Arts & Entertainment
‘Mapping MV History’ Digs Into the Sweetwater, a Bay Area Music Icon
Have you ever found yourself looking at a building downtown, admired its architecture and wondered what it looked like in the past? What businesses were there before? Mapping Mill Valley History is a new project that invites you to tour familiar streets and buildings and see how they have evolved over the years. It’s a collaboration between the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce and the treasure trove that is the Mill Valley Public Library‘s Lucretia Little History Room.
Read MoreMovies in the Park Returns with “Cars” 9/17 at Friends Field and “Princess Diaries” 10/8 in Old Mill Park
The Movies in the Park series kicked off in 2014 and has gotten bigger and better every year since. In 2018, the MV Chamber organized a successful fundraising campaign to raise enough money to purchase all of the equipment required to produce the series, propelled by a $5,000 grant from the Outdoor Art Club.
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 MoreWith Star-Studded Films Like ‘Cyrano,’ ‘Dune’ and ‘The French Dispatch,’ 44th Mill Valley Film Festival Is a Return to Some Degree of Normalcy – Oct. 7-17
The 44th edition of MVFF features many of same virtual options of 2020, but it also boasts an excellent lineup of in-person appearances from some Hollywood A-listers. They include BAFTA Award-winning director Joe Wright, set to show the Opening Night California premiere of “Cyrano,” a re-imagining of the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle involving Cyrano de Bergerac, played by Peter Dinklage, and featuring ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust and with brilliant swordplay in a duel.
Read MoreArts Commission’s Concerts in the Plaza Returns Sept. 11-12 With Local Stalwarts and Some Special Guests
UPDATE: To allow for plenty of social distancing at the Mill Valley Arts Commission’s Concerts on the Plaza, the Miller Ave. Closure (between Sunnyside and Throckmorton avenues) will be in effect on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 5-10pm, and on Sunday, Sept. 12 from 11am-9pm).
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 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.
Read MoreMask Up and LOL as Comedy in the Plaza Returns – Sept. 22
Comedy in the Plaza – the Mill Valley Arts Commission’s annual night of hilarity on the downtown plaza – regularly draws some of the best standup comedians in the business, and this year’s edition, in a year when we could all use some laughter, is no different. The event is set for Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 6pm.
Read MoreLet It Rip: The Sweetwater Music Hall is Ready for Its Closeup, With Proper Precautions Given the Moment
Showtime! The Sweetwater Music Hall says goodbye to its largely music-free 17 months this weekend, returning to a blistering live concert schedule fitting for a venue that has been a central piece of the legendary Mill Valley music scene for nearly five decades.
Read MoreIriefuse Frontman Joe Endoso Headlines Miller Closure’s Live Music on the Plaza – Sept. 4
This weekend’s performance, set for 6-8pm, features Joe Endoso, the frontman for IrieFuse, a popular Bay Area based reggae band that has performed at some of the largest reggae festivals such as California Roots in 2014 and the legendary Reggae on the River in 2015.
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