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BAFTA-Winning & Oscar-Nominated Actor Jude Law to Appear and Receive MVFF Award at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival – Oct. 3-13
On the heels of the exhilarating return of the Sequoia Cinema last month, a cornerstone of entertainment for residents and visitors alike, this week unveiled an exciting teaser that the 2024 Mill Valley Film Festival will feature a Tribute to the remarkable contributions of esteemed BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated actor Jude Law at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival. Law will be on hand for this special onstage conversation and presentation of the MVFF Award.
Read MoreSweetwater Music Hall & Howard Rachelson to Host the Ever-Popular Trivia Cafe – June 16th, 5:30pm
The folks at the Sweetwater Music Hall want to find out. They’re once again hosting the popular Trivia Cafe on Sunday, June 16th at 5:30pm, with Howard Rachelson, Marin’s trivia master and the author of the Pacific Sun’s Trivia Cafe column at the helm. “It’s Father’s Day – Bring your man to Trivia,” Rachelson says. “Great food menu and full bar. Free with Prizes. Bring a Team or Come Join One!
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of June 10
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Read MoreChris Lundy Nails a Trifecta With Third Dipsea Victory! Congrats to all Dipsea Finishers!
At age 53, Chris Lundy, who boasts the best actual time for the past two years, and who had already won the race twice and owns a record nine Women’s Best Time trophies, won the 2024 Dipsea Race with a time of 48:10. Her actual time was 1:03:09.35. Clara Peterson finished second, followed by Julia Maxwell Bailey. Darrin Banks, 58, placed third. Dominic Vogl was fifth. Eddie Owens was 6th. Diana Fitzpatrick was 7th. Mark Tatum was 8th, Buzz Burrell, 72 was 10th. In 2018, for the 108th Dipsea Race, Lundy outlasted Alex Varner of San Rafael and his then-record-tying performance. “But this one was more enjoyable,” said a smiling Lundy at the time, having suffered a torn left knee ligament near the finish the prior year.
Read More“It’s Just Hard to Get Hit With”: Council Unanimously Approves a Waste Collection Hike of 8.26%, Among the Highest in Southern Marin
Gene Della Zoppa, CEO of Mill Valley Refuse Service, said the rate increase is due to the current economy. Della Zoppa said for the years 2022 to 2024, the company had an average rate increase of 4.25%. “Other cities across the Unites States are also seeing increases related to solid waste collection,” Della Zoppa said. Additionally, he said some of the biggest costs are labor, disposal costs, workers compensation, and insurance. A union contract negotiated last year resulted in a 15% hourly wage increase for drivers, and this year the drivers’ get a 5.5% increase.”
Read MoreThe 113th Dipsea Race Arrives on June 9th: Who Will Best the Field in One of the Most Competitive Editions of This Legendary Race?
As usual, prognostication from Dipsea Race guru Barry Spitz, via the Marin Independent Journal, brings plenty of speculation about who will win. Here’s how Spitz calls it: 1. Chris Lundy. 2. Julia Maxwell Bailey, 28. 3. Diana Fitzpatrick, 66. 4. Clara Peterson, 40. Paddy O’Leary, 36. 6. Eddie Owens, 30. 7. Audrey MacLean, 18. 8. Mark Tatum, 64. 9. Fiona Lyon, 37. 10. Fred Huxham, 28 Huxham is one of fewer than 10 Marin athletes ever to win a California State track title, in the 3,200 meters while at Redwood High. 11. Don Stewart, 63 Stewart was eighth place in 2011. 12. Buzz Burrell, 72.
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of June 3
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Read MoreFree Mill Valley Arts Commission’s Legendary Comedy in the Plaza Turns 20, Returns With a Dynamite Quartet of Comics – June 20, 6pm
A quintet of dynamite comedians are set to tickle your funny bones in a night of hilarity on the Depot Plaza, including Dauood Naimyar (Event MC), Gary Michael Anderson, Jeff Applebaum, Giulio Gallarotti and Michael Yo. Comedy in the Plazacregularly draws some of the best standup comedians in the business, and this year’s edition is a special one, as one of the Bay Area’s truly one-of-a-kind comedic joyrides returns to the heart of Mill Valley. In doing so, the event is crossing a landmark moment, as it turns 20 this year. The event is set for Thursday, June 20 at 6pm.
Read MoreMill Valley Once Again Crushes A Blockbuster Memorial Day Weekend, Honoring Fallen Heroes, a Pancake Breakfast, MVHS Walk Into History, 4-Day Kiddo! Carnival and Much, Much More!
It all kicked off with the return of the Mill Valley Volunteer Firefighters’ Association’s Pancake Breakfast from 7-11am in front of Mill Valley City Hall, serving as the biggest fundraiser of the year for Mill Valley’s volunteer firefighter program. The gathering continued with an array of law enforcement and other agencies Honoring Our Fallen Heroes with a Memorial Day ceremony at Lytton Square, the newly redesigned, tree-laden island that splits the road between Miller and Corte Madera avenues into two and is named for Lytton Barber, Mill Valley’s first WWI casualty.
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of May 27
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