Downtown Mill Valley
Arts 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 MoreMill Valley Arts Commission Revives In-Person First Tuesday Artwalk – Oct. 5
For the Mill Valley artistic community, opportunities to showcase their work in person have been few and far between over the past 18 months. If all goes according to plan, that will change on Oct. 5, when the Mill Valley Arts Commission returns to in-person First Tuesday Artwalks.
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 MorePoet and/the Bench to Host Calligraphy Event – Sept. 11
With the delta surge on a steady decline since its peak in mid-August in Marin, retailers are dipping their toes back into masked, socially distanced small gatherings. Poet and/the Bench (11 Throckmorton Ave. at El Paseo Lane) is hosting one such event – a live calligraphy event with artist Sarah Hanna on Saturday, Sept. 11 (12-3pm).
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 More2021 Spirit of Marin Awards to Honor Mill Valley Market, City Manager Alan Piombo – Sept. 24
In a typical year, the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce selects a business or “business citizen” of the year at Bank of Marin’s annual Spirit of Marin Awards to be honored for their community contributions and achievements. As we all can attest, 2021 was not even remotely a typical year, so the Chamber is honoring both a business and a business citizen.
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.
Read MoreAmidst Fire Season and a Drought, Marin Agencies Up Seek to Empower Community at Free OAC Event – Sept. 15
Between the seemingly ever-expanding fire season and this year’s drought, on the heels of 2020 the second driest year in almost a century in 2020, Marin has been on high alert for months. A pair of local agencies are teaming up with the Outdoor Art Club for a virtual presentation on both of those issues and, most importantly, what they are doing to combat our new realities and what residents can do to protect themselves and be proactive.
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