Arts & Entertainment
Sweetwater Music Hall Hosts Dick Bright’s Book Launch and All-Star Concert 6/11 and Mountain, the Venue’s Free, All-Ages Monthly Collab Series Presented by Desert Daze June 17 Featuring Skyway Man and Brainstory
On June 11 at 12pm at the Sweetwater Music Hall, Bright is making the most of the book launch by gathering a who’s who of Bay Area music people for an all-star concert featuring Bruce “Babyman” Baum, Dooney Jones (Club 90), Lilan Kane, Anna Kristina (Zepperella), Ben Fong-Torres, Little Roger, Chris Rowan (Rowan Bros.), The Rubinoos, Bob Sarlatte and Kevin Fagan of the SF Chronicle live Q&A With famed rock journalist Joel Selvin.
Read MoreDouble the Juneteenth: Mill Valley’s Freedom Festival on Downtown Plaza Is June 17, Marin City’s Follows on June 19
There are pair of Juneteenth in our neck of the woods, starting with the Freedom Festival, which is on June 17th from 11am-3pm on the Downtown Plaza in Mill Valley. Two days later, the Marin City community galvanizes around the theme of “Ascension: And Still We Rise,” Marin City’s 7th annual Juneteenth Festival at Rocky Graham Park, starting at 9am.
Read MoreHilarity Will Ensue: MV Arts Commission’s Comedy in the Plaza Returns With a Dynamite Lineup – June 15, 6pm
A quintet of dynamite comedians are set to tickle your funny bones in a night of hilarity on the Depot Plaza.
Read MoreA Long Memorial Day Weekend for the Ages Is In the Rearview Mirror – Thanks to All Who Participated and Made It Happen!
The day had the perfect capper, a post-parade party, with live music from the likes of Greg Loiacano and Stingray, El Radio Fantastique and other guests. Tasty treats and beverages were aplenty.
Read MoreÆRENA Galleries Presents ‘When The Change Came’ Featuring Katy Kuhn’s Amazing Abstracts – Artist Reception June 6, 5:30-7:30pm
The latest example of those commitments is Aerena’s latest showcase of longtime Mill Valley artist and resident Katy Kuhn, who’s presenting “When The Change Came,” featuring her amazing abstracts. A reception for the artist is set for Tuesday, June 6 as part of the Mill Valley Arts Commissioner’s First Tuesday Artwalk from 5:30-7:30pm.
Read MoreMill Valley Chamber Hosts Award-Winning Painter Elizabeth Geisler’s Latest Work in June – First Tuesday Artwalk Is Tuesday, June 6th, 5:30-7:30pm
Best known for her water reflection paintings, Geisler creates images that reside somewhere between photorealism and abstraction. Up close, the color use and brushwork read as abstraction, but from a distance, they blend into a more representational depiction.
Read MoreDesta Gallery to Lead New Art Curatorial Program at the Depot Cafe and Bookstore – Debuts June 7-July 19
Emebet Korn’s renowned Desta Gallery continues to showcase gorgeous art at her gallery at 100 Throckmorton Avenue, and is debuting a new art curatorial program at the venerable Depot Café and Bookstore starting on June 8 with a showcase of the work of artist Katheryn Holt.
Read MorePoet and/the Bench to Showcase ‘Peripheral Visions’ Mixed Media and Collage by SF Artist Jamie Kelty – Runs June 6 – Sept. 30
The raw materials and meticulous details in Jamie Kelty’s collages and mixed media paintings are magical worlds she creates to reflect memories, history and a crafted world of design.
Read MoreMarin Theatre Company Unveils 2023-24 Season – ‘Where Did We Sit on the Bus?’ Runs Through May 28
The third play of the current season, the West Coast premiere of Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, runs through May 28. Brian Quijada’s one-person musical play investigates where Latinos fit in an American racial history narrative that too often poses a false dichotomy of Black or white. Satya Chávez, who wrote some of the show’s compositions, stars, and Matt Dickson directs.
Read MoreSound Summit Returns to Benefit Mt. Tam, Unveils Loaded Lineup Headlined by Lord Huron – Sept. 9
Founder Michael Nash produces the event as an annual celebration of and fundraiser for Mount Tamalpais State Park by his nonprofit organization, Roots & Branches Conservancy. To date, Sound Summit has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in support to Mount Tam.
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