Arts & Entertainment
An Absolute Game-Changer: 2024 Mill Valley Music Fest Is Set to Become First-Ever U.S. Festival to Operate Entirely on Mobile Zero-Emission Batteries, Thanks to a Groundbreaking Partnership with Mill Valley-Born Moxion Power
“This crucial leap forward for the Mill Valley Music Festival comes at a critical moment in our community, as City of Mill Valley leaders, the Mill Valley Chamber, local businesses and a multitude of organizations take an all-hands-on-deck approach to reduce the burdens of climate change,” Jim Welte, executive director of the Mill Valley Chamber. “Our City has identified reducing greenhouse gas emissions as a major reduction strategy, along with renewable energy, energy efficiency, EV infrastructure, green building and waste reduction.”
Read MoreHometown Hero: On the Eve of the 2024 Mill Valley Music Fest, Legendary Rocker Sammy Hagar Is Honored With a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
“Being honored like that in front of my family and more friends than I thought I had, touched my heart so there is no word that can come close to saying what I felt and am still feeling,” Hagar said. “The amount of Redheads that showed up was mind blowing to the committee as well who said it was one of the best turnouts ever.” The event included appearances by Guy Fieri, Michael Anthony, John Mayer and Chad Smith, among many more.
Read MoreMarin JCC Hosts Shufuni: Look at Me – Music and Stories from Israel – May 16th, 7pm
Shufuni was established in 2022 to promote young artists coming from Sderot and the Gaza envelope area, with a goal to offer different types of events and platforms aimed at exposing the public to the unique voice of Israel’s southern communities. Current members include folk singer/songwriter Daniel Weiss, soul-folk singer Linor Ein Gedi, guitarist, drummer and music educator Rotem Meir Levi, and performer Mira Semandoyev, who recently appeared in the finals of the Israeli Idol show, Hakochav Haba.
Read MoreSample the Best of Mill Valley Featuring Local Artisans, Muralists, Jewelry Makers, Clothing Designers & Apparel Shops, Along With Local Restaurants, the Debut of Wine Valley, Arts & Crafts Activities, Nonprofit Orgs & Much More!
Beyond the highly-anticipated 2024 music lineup that features headliners Fleet Foxes (Saturday) and Greensky Bluegrass (Sunday), and among other acts like Thee Sacred Souls, Margo Price, Fruit Bats, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, and Rebirth Brass Band, Mill Valley Music Festival will again host a massive outdoor vendor village featuring many of the NorCal region’s best artisans, creatives, and designers as well as important community organizations and nonprofits.
Read MoreKitty Thompson’s Shakespearience Turn 10 in May, Hosts a Fundraising Party at Boomerang Lounge on May 18th, 5-8pm
“Shakespearience needs your help to grow so we can reach more kids, more communities,” Thompson says. “Your support will help us raise money and ensure that, in the coming year, we can offer more financial aid, regardless of background or income, purchase steel stage combat weapons for our advanced students, and hire and support more Bay Area teaching artists.”
Read MoreWith Another MV Memorial Day Parade on the Horizon, Milley Award Winner Tim Ryan and His Creative Comrades Are Back at It Again
“When he’s not brainstorming or working on his next idea, Ryan, a 2023 Milley Award recipient, is the senior director of strategic facility planning at San Rafael City Schools. Not surprisingly, especially with the ever-amazing Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade on the horizon, Ryan and his array of supporters are back at it again. “Thank you for signing up to make flowers for our parade float. Some folks have already started. All are encouraged to make as many flowers that they can. We have people to paint if you just want to cut them out.
Read MoreMill Valley Arts Commission’s First Tuesday Artwalk Adds a Trio of Exciting Venues – ArtWalk is Tuesday, May 7th from 5:30-7:30 pm!
The Mill Valley Arts Commissioner has long been a vital artistic staple in the 94941, and now they’re expanding on the array of venues for attendees to peruse. Starting with the First Tuesday Artwalk on May 7th, 5:30-7:30, a trio of venues are now part of Artwalk: DEI Gallery space in the Mill Valley Aquatics & Fitness Center, Anthony Meier Gallery @ 53 Throckmorton Ave. and the Pyrdek Hasz Building @ 176 E. Blithedale Ave.
Read MoreMarin Theatre Company Closes its 23-24 Season with ‘Torch Song,’ the Bay Area’s First Look at Harvey Fierstein’s Acclaimed, Revised Two-Act Version of His Tony-winning Torch Song Trilogy – Runs Thru June 2
An adaptation of Fierstein’s 1982 play Torch Song Trilogy, this newly revised two-act Torch Song, focuses on Arnold Beckoff, a lovelorn Jewish drag queen armed with the pithy wit of a Fran Leibovitz, who is looking for love in New York City. By turns hilarious and touching, this rollicking work finds Arnold stumbling through modern life, wallowing in cynical despair at ever finding a husband, a child, and a pair of bunny slippers that fit.
Read MoreAmelia Plumb Photography Creates Social Media Photo Sessions For Businesses Who Need Help Creating Content
Her business, Amelia Plumb Photography, has been in business for 14 years. In every shoot, she works hard to make sure her clients feel good and confident while she’s aiming her camera at them—and even have fun! “My ultimate goal? To provide my clients with images that they’ll be proud to have in their home or to represent your business for years to come.
Read MoreIn Collaboration With Harness, the MV Chamber and 2024 Mill Valley Music Fest Are Putting Our Weight Behind a Trio of Non-Profits: Kiddo!, the Tam High Foundation and the Mill Valley Friends of Parks & Recreation – Give Back!
In 2024, we’re supporting an amazing trio of non-profit organizations that serve in vital capacities – two that support the learning and development of our students via Kiddo! and the Tam High Foundation, each of which has served as inimitable backbones for students. We’re also supporting our fields and facilities on which hundreds of kids play by shining a light on the Mill Valley Friends of Parks & Recreation, which plays a peerless role in town in financially supporting our amazing fields.
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