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Mel 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.Ā  Marks and colors swarm around and in me to find their way on to the canvas. I have no expectation except the unexpected.Ā  Here outside of time, surprise follows surprise. Ultimately the marks and colors come to agreement.Ā Ā 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.”

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Scop 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 openedĀ 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.

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Curated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of Jan. 5th

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Mill 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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Sweetwater Music Hall is Honoring the Legendary Austin de Lone, Who Has Performed Around the World and has been a Stalwart Supporter of the Sweetwater from the Beginning – Jan. 8!

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.Ā 

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NY Times: Giving Kids Some Autonomy Has Surprising Results, By Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop, Co-authors of ‘The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better’

Giving kids agency doesn’t mean letting them do whatever they want. It doesn’t mean lowering expectations, turning education into entertainment or allowing children to choose their own adventure. It means requiring them to identify and pursue some of their own goals, helping them build strategies to reach those goals, assessing their progress and guiding them to course-correct when they fall short.

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