Art
‘Mapping MV History’ Digs Into the Landmark Mill Valley Lumber Yard
MVLY is the subject of the latest installment of Mapping Mill Valley History, a collaboration between the MV Chamber and the MV Public Library‘s Lucretia Little History Room in which we invite you to tour familiar streets and buildings and see how they have evolved over the years. MVLY signifies an aspect of the early and ongoing commercial character of Mill Valley, including the connection between the town and its region to the 19th century lumber trade.
Read MorePoet and/the Bench Unveils ‘Made with Love’ Mural, Debuts a Photo and Coloring Contests
Poet and/the Bench is launching a pair of contests to celebrate the mural: an Instagram-centric photo contest featuring the mural and a “Made with Love” coloring contest.
Read MoreMV Library Foundation Debuts ‘Story Walk,’ a Walkathon-Style Fundraiser in Support of the Public Library – Oct. 24
On Oct. 24, the Mill Valley Library Foundation hosts Story Walk, an all-ages, community-based fundraising event benefiting the foundation that calls for attendees to walk from the Mill Valley Public Library to Tam High and/or the Mill Valley Lumber Yard.
Read MoreO’Hanlon Center, Murphy Productions to Host ‘Surreal and Imaginative Sunday Salon’ – Oct. 31, 5pm
Event will be a progressive circuit salon with attendees divided into small, Covid-safe pods 6 pods across six different stations to visit with music, dance, storytelling and more.
Read MoreArtists Dazzle Across Myriad Mediums at 2021 Mill Valley Fall Art Festival
As has been the case with all of Mill Valley’s major events over the past 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the most important outcome of the two days of the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival is that they happened, safely and beautifully in the always-stunning redwood grove at Old Mill Park.
Read MoreFeel the Love: Marin Arts’ UpTake Culture Feed Shines a Light on Mill Valley Artistic Bounty (and Much More)
We spend all day, every day shouting into the hills about the wonders of Mill Valley. But we’re incredibly grateful when other organizations do the same, and that is certainly the case with a recent post by Pamela Coddington, Editor at MarinArts’ UPTAKE Culture Feed.
Read MoreMill Valley Arts Commission Revives In-Person First Tuesday Artwalk – Oct. 5
For the Mill Valley artistic community, opportunities to showcase their work in person have been few and far between over the past 18 months. If all goes according to plan, that will change on Oct. 5, when the Mill Valley Arts Commission returns to in-person First Tuesday Artwalks.
Read MoreArrive in Style: Ride Your Bike & Save $5, or Take a Stress-Less, Free Shuttle to MV Fall Arts Fest – Sept. 18-19
With logistics and health and safety protocols in mind, the organizers of the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, set for Sept. 18-19, are pulling out all the stops to ensure a positive experience for all at the event, set for 10am-5pm on both days.
Read MorePoet and/the Bench to Host Calligraphy Event – Sept. 11
With the delta surge on a steady decline since its peak in mid-August in Marin, retailers are dipping their toes back into masked, socially distanced small gatherings. Poet and/the Bench (11 Throckmorton Ave. at El Paseo Lane) is hosting one such event – a live calligraphy event with artist Sarah Hanna on Saturday, Sept. 11 (12-3pm).
Read MoreMakers Market’s 2021 Open Artisan Faires Roll On – Sept. 11, 2nd Saturdays Thru December
Makers Market‘s regular series of monthly Open Air Artisan Faires at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard continues Sept. 11 from 11am-5pm. “These Open Air Artisan Faires bring the best of the Bay Area’s skilled craftspeople into one space for residents to enjoy,” Makers Market founder Suzy Ekman says.
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