Food & Drink
Longtime Local Artist Amanda Reeves’ Gorgeous Paintings – ‘Fluid Geometries,’ Will Be On Display at the First Tuesday ArtWalk on Tuesday, Sept. 2 from 5:30-7:30 pm!
Reeves’ early fascination with natural systems, their networks, and the creatures who inhabit them, initially drew her to study marine biology, where she could revel in the fantastical creatures and unknown realms. The rules did not seem to apply to the morphology of life under water. The visuals of strange and brightly colored creatures swaying and moving in the swells and currents embedded itself and is reflected in these works. These biological systems, so diverse and unique to their surroundings, had such exquisite specificity and yet seemed so fantastical; untethered and floating within the space they inhabit, seemingly weightless – interconnected, related, and yet abstract and nonsensical.
Read MoreLocal Kitchens: Award-Winning Chef Rick Martinez, Sonoran travels, and more at Local Kitchens in Mill Valley!
The famed cookbook author travelled with the restaurant team to Sonora to co-create these dishes, available exclusively at Local Kitchens. Features Martínez’s signature tacos, burritos, caramelos, rice plates, housemade horchata and more. Rick Martínez is a celebrated Mexican-American chef, cookbook author (“Mi Cocina,” “Salsa Daddy”), recipe developer, and regular contributor to The NY Times. His menu created in partnership with Local Kitchens draws from his cultural roots, culinary travels, and signature techniques. Inspired by the Sonoran region of Mexico, the menu pairs expertly seasoned meats with flame-charred flour tortillas, bright housemade salsas, and heritage ingredients like chiltepin chiles, sourced directly from Mexico.
Read MoreArts Commission’s 2025 Free Concerts in the Plaza Are Almost Here!! Los Mendoza y Friends @ 11am, IrieFuse @1pm, Nancy Fawson & Corner Pocket Band, 3pm-4:30pm, Mark Karan’s Buds: 5pm-6:30pm & Soji and the Afrobeat, 7pm-8:30pm!
Mill Valley also showcases thrilling live music at long-cherished festivals like the Homestead Valley Music, which returns to Homestead Meadow, as well as the Creekside Fridays at the Tam Valley Community Center, with Fog Burners on August 22nd and Marble Party on Sept. 5th! And don’t get us started on the venerable nonprofit Sweetwater Music Hall, which has top-notch live music just about every night of the week, as often does the Throckmorton Theatre. While the buskers and bands keep playin’ year-round, one of the most exciting live music events returns this month, on August 31st, with CONCERTS ON THE PLAZA! Concerts in the Plaza returns in 2025 on Sunday, August 31st from 11am to 8:30pm. This year’s concerts are a special Mill Valley 125th Anniversary Showcase as a part of the Labor Day Weekend-long celebration.
Read MoreMill Valley Music Fest News: For now, Given the Current Macro-Economic Climate & Profound Changes in Music Festival Economics & the Impending MVMS Construction Project, We’ve Decided to Take a Pause in 2026 From MVMF. We’ll Keep Innovating & Serving our Members and Community in Every Way We Can. But for now, We’ll Pause MVMF in 2026. We’ll see you around, and we’ll be back!
We hope to get back to being a source of amazing music again in our community. For now, given the current macro economic climate and profound changes in music festival economics, we have decided to take a pause in 2026 from producing the Mill Valley Music Festival. We will keep innovating and serving our members and community in every way we can. But for now, all these years later, we have decided to take a brief pause from producing the Mill Valley Music Fest in 2026. We’ll see you around town, and we’ll be back!
Read MoreMarin IJ: Mill Valley Residents Share Stories, Recipes in New Cookbook
A meatloaf recipe made for a veteran coming home from Vietnam. A casserole dish full of comfort on cold nights. These are just some of the recipes found within the pages of the new “Mill Valley Community Cookbook,” an eclectic collection of recipes and the sweet, funny and historic stories behind them by former and current Mill Valley residents. Created by the Mill Valley Public Library, with support from the Mill Valley Library Foundation and Friends of the Mill Valley Public Library, the cookbook launched earlier this month with a potluck featuring many of the cookbook’s participants. A limited number of free copies are available at the library for people to come and take, and copies of the cookbook will be added to the library’s collection for people to check out.
Read MoreThe Redwoods, A Community of Seniors in Mill Valley, Is Building a Community That Thrives Today and Tomorrow
After a Friday night in Boston turned into a fractured pelvis, longtime Redwoods board member Robert Reynolds knew exactly where he wanted to be for his recovery: right here at The Redwoods. “I found myself receiving the best of care with friendly, personalized, professional service from a facility that had enough staff to meet my every need—from pain management to therapy. ”Robert’s gratitude wasn’t just for his own healing. He saw the same loving care extended to his roommate, a skilled nursing resident of three years. “I would recommend The Redwoods to anyone who needs skilled nursing care. ”This August, during National Make-A-Will Month, we’re reminded that the compassionate care Robert experienced is made possible because people like you believe in this community.
Read MoreThe 2025–26 Enjoy Mill Valley Guide Has Arrived Just in Time to Celebrate Mill Valley’s 125th anniversary on September 1!
The 2025–26 Enjoy Mill Valley Guide has arrived just in time to celebrate Mill Valley’s 125th anniversary on September 1! It’s packed with local history, “then & now” photos, a 1900–2025 timeline, and endless inspiration for things to see and do. Inside, you’ll find feature stories, a complete Chamber member directory, and a calendar full of member events. It reached 25,000 Marin Magazine subscribers in August—pick up your copies at the Chamber office or at our next After Hours. The guide’s arrival comes right on the heels of an amazing, blockbuster series of events that comes with Mill Valley’s celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the 94941!! Join us Labor Day Weekend as we celebrate Mill Valley’s 125th! Additional details about the events below, including specific times and locations, are coming soon.
Read MorePaseo: A California Bistro, and a Mill Valley Icon, Is Participating in the Mill Valley Art Walk on Tuesday, August 5! Don’t Just Walk the Art Walk — Be the Art Walk!
This August First Tuesday, dive into the beautiful Paseo Bistro for a one-night creative celebration of art, music, food, and community. Hosted by Paseo Bistro, with featured art experiences led by artist Laura Palmer and Andrea de Francisco (founder of Mystic), this immersive evening invites you to make art, enjoy delicious food and drinks, and soak in the joyful energy of Mill Valley’s beloved Art Walk in a whole new way.
Read MorePhotographer Bob Hemstock Returns to the MV Chamber to Showcase His Latest Work, ‘Super Bloom’ – Runs From July 25th Thru the End of August – Artwalk Is Tue., Aug. 5th, 5:30-7:30pm!
“10 years ago, I happened to find myself in The Image Flow in Mill Valley and saw a brochure about their first Cuba Photographic Workshop that was coming up and I immediately sign up! That’s when I experienced for the first time “The Allure of Cuba”. I’ve been to Cuba three times and Viet Nam once and Southern India once on photographic workshops, but my real education started when I joined the Marin Photo Club nine years ago. Numerous club photo classes and competitions, field trips and photo show opportunities helped me get to where I am now.”
Read MoreMarin IJ Restaurant Review: Mill Valley’s Tamalpie Still Delivers Great Food, Cocktails
I’d describe the pizza served at Tamalpie in Mill Valley as one with a Neapolitan crust and California-style toppings. This style suits its clientele just fine. The crust is thinnish, softly chewy and just a little crisp on the bottom. Toppings are fresh and first-rate, like Hobbs’ meats and house-made tomato sauce. Tamalpie, which opened in 2011, is firmly grounded in Mill Valley at the foot of Mount Tamalpais with a list of pizzas named after hiking trails and old camps on the mountain, like Cascade, Railroad Grade and Bootjack.
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