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Christina Mueller, Long One of the Bay Area’s Best Chroniclers of the Deliciousness and Beauty That Surrounds Us In Mill Valley, Has Done It Again – And We’re So Grateful!
We wake up every day extolling the bounty of natural beauty, amazing restaurants, world class arts & culture organizations, innovation and creativity that serves as the backbone of the 94941. It’s in our DNA to promote the heck out of the town we love. But it sure is amazing when others share that love of Mill Valley, as journalist and longtime local resident Christina Mueller has done below.
Read MoreMill Valley’s Terra Marin School Welcomes The Lunar New Year – January 21, 10am-12pm
Like past years, there will be Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese foods and traditional dances feverishly rehearsed by students. To minimize risks associated with the ongoing pandemic, masks are encouraged (but not required). We are proud of our safety track record, having hosted over 800+ attendees last year with no known outbreaks at our 2022 Lunar New Year Festival.
Read More‘After Much Thought and Reflection,’ Kiddo! Executive Director Bill Lampl to Step Down
“After much thought and reflection, I am writing today to share with you my decision to move on. With a strong leadership team, a healthy Kiddo! Endowment and Program Reserve, and the passage of Measure G and Prop 28, this feels like the right time for a transition.”
Read MoreOutdoor Art Club Doles Out $72,000 Via 20 Grants to Local Orgs Throughout Marin
The projects listed below needed to fit with the OAC’s purpose of being “dedicated to the protection and beautification of outdoor spaces, wildlife conservation, and other civic, literary, and charitable work.” They span 20 local organizations garnering $72,000 in grants.
Read MoreEmebet Korn’s Desta Gallery Presents Jeffrey Long’s 20-Year Survey of Abstract Paintings – Thru Feb. 16
From January 5 – February 16, with an artist reception and talk on January 14, 4-6pm, Desta Gallery presents a 20-year survey exhibition of abstract paintings by Jeffrey Long. In the last 50 years, Long has created an immense body of work and achieved great notoriety. “This exhibition features selected abstract work from the past twenty years,” Korn says.
Read MoreVictress Arts Productions and O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Present ‘Boundless Heart’ Screening, Live Music and Poetry – Jan. 7, 5-7pm
“The evening’s events arise from silence. Poetry, classical and improvisational music,
and the short documentary film all point to the great classic mystery, and to its nourishing beauty as discovered by many mystics around the world,
historically and in our modern times.”
After a Legendary Run, Steve Bajor Resigns As Director of the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival
“Sometimes we are lucky and have opportunities that help define us and bring out the best in our skills and character. Their challenges and complexity help us grow in many wonderful ways. My time with the festival has been one of those magical gifts and I feel blessed and honored to have been part of it, both professionally and personally.”
Read MoreMill Valley Library Foundation Touts Annual Fundraising Appeal and Matching Gifts
The Mill Valley Library Foundation has long established itself as a powerhouse organization in support of one of Mill Valley’s treasures: the Mill Valley Public Library. It has done so in myriad ways, from its establishment of a multi-million-dollar endowment and a Legacy Giving program to creative events that celebrate literature for all ages like the Beyond the Book Bash and the Storybook Ball. In the spirit…
Read MoreArtist Carol Jacobsen to Showcase Her Work at Homestead Valley Community Center in January
Since 2020, Carol Jacobsen has been working on her latest series, Women of Color and Accomplishment.
Thirty-one of her portraits are in her first book of the series published in 2021. Jacobsen now has her second book published with another 31 portraits.
Read MoreAfter Nearly 40 Years in San Francisco, Art Dealer Anthony Meier Relocates Gallery to Mill Valley: ‘Change Is Good’
After nearly four decades in San Francisco, dealer Anthony Meier will leave the city for more picturesque environs nearby, according to ARTnews. Early next year, he will move his namesake gallery across the Golden Gate Bridge to Mill Valley taking over the spaces on Throckmorton that were previously occupied by Pollen + Wool and Christopher Salon.
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