Arts & Entertainment
Art, To Go: Marin Cultural Association, Marin County Free Library Branches Unveil New ‘On the Wall’ Program Allowing Patrons to Borrow Art Via a Library Card
“We think it’s really exciting that art will be available to borrow with a library card, just like a book or a magazine,” said Raemona Little Taylor, an assistant director at the library. “This is a way for us to support a diverse group of local artists and enhance the library’s collections. It’s also a way to give library cards new power.”
Read MorePlanning Commission Approves Proposed Treehouse Project at Former BofA Building and Makes a Compelling Case for More Vibrancy and Less Car Dependency
“This is a challenging place to try to get anything approved,” Commissioner Greg Hildebrand said. “It’s a lot of the same issues: noise, privacy, parking. If this doesn’t move forward, it could sit empty for five years.” “This is going to bring more people downtown, and it will help the businesses around it.”
Read MoreMarin County Officials Unveil Online Database and Map of Public Art Throughout Marin!
“The program is designed to bring the power and delight of art into our everyday experiences of our natural environment through the transformation of ordinary objects, so this new art map is a great tool for us,” she said.
Read MoreMill Valley Arts & Culture Alert: National Endowment for the Arts Reports That Fewer People are Going to Movies, Theater and Museums
While Mill Valley is rich with arts and culture at every level, we should never take it for granted. “Research released by the National Endowment for the Arts found that significantly fewer American adults are attending cultural activities such as classical music concerts, theater productions and movies than they did before the coronavirus pandemic.”
Read MorePAAM Hosts ‘Pumpkin Bash,’ a Free Halloween Event – Oct. 28th, 3-5pm
The event marks the latest chapter in the nearly 14 years since Annie Thistle launched her Performing Arts Academy of Marin (PAAM) in her living room, a journey that took her from the Community Church of Mill Valley in 2009, then in the Alto Plaza shopping center in early 2010, and then to the 2,800-square-foot storefront space above Balboa Cafe at Mill Creek Plaza.
Read MoreChamber Music Marin Continues 2023-24 Concert Series With the Illustrious Alexander String Quartet – Nov. 12th, 5pm
Chamber Music Marin continues its 2023-24 Chamber Music Concert Series this month, which will run through May 19, 2024 at Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church in Mill Valley, with the Alexander String Quartet, which formed in New York in 1981 and has performed in the major music capitals of five continents and has an extensive discography.
Read MoreMV Chamber Hosts Artist Jamie Madison’s ‘Partly Truth, Partly Fiction’ Paintings Abstracted from Photos in November – Artwalk is Nov. 7, 5:30-7:30
Madison studied printmaking and painting with Wayne Thiebaud at UC-Davis and returned to painting full time over the past six years. Rooted in a sense of place among farmlands and coastal regions of Northern California, her paintings navigate a partly seen, partly imagined terrain.
Read MoreSeager Gray Gallery Showcases Diane Williams’ ‘Bold Silence’ Paintings, Nov. 1-30, with a Reception on Nov. 4th, 4-6pm
Using gesture and color to evoke intense emotional states, Williams was drawn to the dynamic power she was able to capture with pure paint. It was when she went to China that she began to realize the potential of contrasting strong physical gestures of color with areas of stillness.
Read MoreMusic Heals International Tees Up 10th Annual Benefit at Sweetwater Music Hall on Nov. 20
The 2023 edition of the event serves as the 10th anniversary concert, a “one-time only night of musical collaborations honoring the late, great Rob Wasserman – a gathering of legends, including acclaimed jazz bassist Christian McBride, ALO guitarist Lebo (Dan Lebowitz), Arcade Fire guitarist Paul Beaubrun, Dead & Company drummer Jay Lane and turntablist DJ Logic.
Read MoreMurphy Productions, O’Hanlon Center Serve Up Another Sunday Salon, This Ones Themed Around Impermanence – Oct. 29
They’re back at it again on Sunday, October 29th at O’Hanlon to “Celebrate the Brevity of Life, Honoring those who have passed and Embracing Change,” according to the organizers. Gather at 4pm. Show at 5pm. $15. Doors open open at 4:30pm. Show begins at 5pm. $15. Expect music, poetry, storytelling, videos and much more.
Bring photos and memorabilia for the Day of the Dead Altar.
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