Arts & Entertainment
PAAM, the Performing Arts Academy of Marin, Is Getting Ready for Their 2025 BAYPAC Premiere, Featuring Competitive Routines From Their Talented Dancers – Jan. 25th, 3pm at Showcase Theater!
PAAM’s CEO and Mill Valley Resident, Annie Leese Thistle is beyond excited for this year’s show. “Our BAYPAC Premiere is a celebration of all of our competitive dances as we get ready to compete and perform regionally through the spring. It is our opportunity to come together as a community, enjoy a fabulous show, and celebrate our BAYPAC and PAAM Squad dancers all the way through our graduating seniors.”
Read MoreThrockmorton Theatre Dives Into a Classic With ‘Chicago: Teen Edition,’ Which Kicks off on March 3rd and Runs through March 23rd!
This vibrant musical is fabulously brought to life by our superbly talented teen performers. Set in Chicago during the “jazz” age, the original musical was based on a 1926 play with the same name, written by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, about actual criminals and crimes on which she reported. The musical was brought to life with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book written by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb.
Read MoreHelp Clove Galilee and Jenny Rogers, Former Mill Valley Arts and Recreation Director, Recover After Wildfires
Clove and Jenny are pillars of their community who now face the challenge of rebuilding their lives after experiencing unprecedented losses. They are overwhelmed by where to start, and any contribution will be immensely appreciated. We are raising funds to help them with immediate needs like clothing, housing, food and essentials, as well as to rebuild their home in the aftermath of this terrible tragedy. At top left is a photo showcasing their home and the fruits of their love and labor.
Read MoreMarin IJ: Mill Valley Looks to Rehabilitate Roof of Historic Mill
“If you look under it from the inside, you can see daylight throughout it, and there’s some places vegetation is starting to grow and get hold, and it’s an untreated wood-shingle roof, so it has a fairly short lifespan,” said Mark Neumann, the city’s deputy director of operations and utilities. The creekside mill in Cascade Canyon was one of the first built in the Bay Area, according to the Mill Valley Historical Society. Erected around 1835 by John Reed, it is one of the oldest standing mills in California.
Read MoreChamber Music Marin Presents the Tesla Quartet – Sunday, February 2
Chamber Music Marin (CMM) presents the Tesla Quartet as part of their 2024-2025 Chamber Music Concert Series. Now in its 52nd year, Chamber Music Marin will present a diverse repertoire for their new season featuring newly commissioned works and timeless classics. The season consists of five intimate concerts, all reflecting CMM’s mission of presenting world-class musicians at affordable prices.
Read MoreOn Jan. 8th, Sweetwater Music Hall, Along With An Amazing Array of Musicians From Far and Wide, Honored the Late, Legendary Austin de Lone, Who Performed Around the World and Was a Stalwart Supporter of the Venue
Sweetwater Music Hall is excited to honor Austin de Lone, the legendary musician in Mill Valley and beyond, who has played all over the country and around the world for many years, and has been a stalwart supporter of the Sweetwater from the very beginning. Austin is going to hang up his rock ’n’ roll shoes, but has one more party up his sleeve to which you are invited! Please come and pay tribute to Austin and his many musical companions as we toast and roast him on January 8.
Read MoreMel Ziegler, Who’s Had a Multi-Faceted Career as a Journalist, Author, Entrepreneur, Founder of Banana Republic and The Republic of Tea, Is Set to Showcase His Work at the MV Chamber
“Turning away thought, I fall into a relaxed pace of working for the painting, The pictures start to build themselves. One stroke leads to the next and hours pass. Marks and colors swarm around and in me to find their way on to the canvas. I have no expectation except the unexpected. Here outside of time, surprise follows surprise. Ultimately the marks and colors come to agreement. The picture is complete. From the silence I see the work. As I look into the nameless field newly painted, the work whispers a name.”
Read MoreScop Family’s Chabad Mill Valley, Hosts a Teen Challah Bake – Sun., Feb. 9, 7-9pm
Chabad Mill Valley, the local chapter of one of the largest Hasidic groups and Jewish religious organizations in the world, has been in Mill Valley for 20 years. Chabad Mill Valley founders Rabbi Hillel and Chana Scop, who saw a 20-year dream become reality when they opened Brooklyn, a Project of Chabad Mill Valley, in the space formerly occupied by True Botanicals in the downtown strip of shops on Miller Ave. near the Depot Plaza, have another reason to celebrate. They’re hosting a Teen Challah Bake! Delicious refreshments! Make your own Challah dough. Explore the coolest braiding techniques. Challah toppings bar. Take home your own masterpiece to bake.
Read MoreSweetwater Music Hall is Honoring the Late, Legendary Austin de Lone on Jan. 8! Show Is Sold Out But the Amazing Folks at SW Have Made It Available on Youtube (See Below)
Sweetwater Music Hall is Honoring the Late, Legendary Austin de Lone on Jan. 8! Show Is Sold Out But the Amazing Folks at SW Have Made It Available on Youtube (See Below)
Read MoreMill Valley Flowers’ Customers & Friends From Far & Wide Share the Passing of Annabella Margarita Eriksson, Husband to Lars Eriksson, Who Ran Mill Valley Flowers Together for Many Years
We invite all who loved her to visit once the stone is completed, and in her memory, she requested that you continue to bring beauty and love into your lives by filling your homes and special occasions with flowers. Mill Valley Flowers, the small shop she cherished, will continue to carry on her legacy through her daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren, and her team of devoted designers, who have been with us for over a decade.
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