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The Secret’s Out! The Mill Valley Music Festival Takes Over Friends Field on May 7!
None other than Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals have been tapped to kick off the new festival, which also features funk-jam band Lettuce, Nashville psychedelic-folk rocker Liz Cooper & the Stampede; Latin Grammy Award-winning Venezuelan disco-funk trio Los Amigos Invisibles; and the Bay Area-based La Doña, a Latin-Alternative music project from Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea.
Read MoreThe Terra Schools Host Lunar New Year Festival – Feb. 5, 10am-12pm
On Saturday, Feb. 5 from 10am-12pm, Xa and her team are hosting a Lunar New Year Festival on their campus at 70 Lomita Drive. The event – outdoors and with plenty of space for social distancing – will feature Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese programs, performances, phenomenal raffles prizes and multicultural activities.
Read MoreInnovative BiOAID95’s Replaceable Filters Turn Everyday Cloth Masks Into a KN95
The result of all that iterating is the reusable BiOAID Traveler Mask and a replaceable, adhesive filter that turns any cloth mask into a scientifically-rated KN95.
Read MoreMarin Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis Eyes Omicron Plateau ‘This Week or Next’
“I think we’re seeing early signs that the omicron surge is waning,” Dr. Matt Willis, Marin public health officer, told scores of parents, teachers and students on a webinar hosted by the Marin County Office of Education, according to the Marin Independent Journal. “We’re seeing it plateau this week and next.”
Read MoreAs We Creep Into Year Three, Mill Valley Has Shown Innovation & Resilience in Spades
Mill Valley examples of creativity and innovation amidst crisis abound over the past nearly three years of the pandemic, from how the community continued to embrace the outdoors for al fresco everything, including street closures that infused the downtown with vitality.
Read MoreA Mill Valley Year in Review: Joy, Pain, Sunshine…What Else? (Lately), Plenty of Much-Needed Rain
As we near the third year of an absolutely relentless, seemingly never-ending and ever-changing global pandemic, it can be difficult to take it all in, to view 2021 with a macro-level perspective, particularly as we are currently awash in the incredibly transmissible Omicron variant. Here’s as good a starting point as any: holy sh** vaccines are an absolute wonder!
Read MoreWinterfest Holiday Hunt Continues Thru Dec. 17 – More Clues, and Answers, Below
While we ready the return of an in-person Winterfest, we’re bringing back last year’s quasi-virtual, hugely popular Winterfest Holiday Hunt, a three-week, scavenger hunt-style contest at dozens of businesses throughout Mill Valley. Kids accompanied by a parent can travel around town, preferably by bike or on foot, to take photos of iridescent stars, as selfies in front of the stars they choose, in at least eight of the 40 participating businesses, including some amazing local restaurants and retail shops.
Read MoreKiddo! Touts 40 years of Funding Arts Education in Mill Valley Public Schools, Deploys Its Distinctive Thermometers to Track Fundraising Progress
“Our community continues to step up year after year to support excellence in education in Mill Valley,” says School Board President Emily Uhlhorn. “We’re particularly thankful this year as we recognize that Covid has impacted every aspect of life, yet our community continues to support our students, teachers, and staff.
Read MoreMt. Tam Church Hosts Drive-Thru Nativity 12/19, Christmas Eve Services 12/24
Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church dives into Christmas this month with a pair of events, a Drive-Thru Nativity scene on Dec. 19, and a pair of Christmas Eve services five days later.
Read MoreAmidst Supply Chain Insanity, Get Out of the House For Some In-Person Shopping That Lifts Up Your Community!
But while there’s still reason for safety-first caution with in-person shopping, there’s retail gold to be found in Mill Valley’s commercial districts, from the apparel and jewelry shops downtown and the the ever-vibrant Mill Valley Lumber Yard to funky Miller Avenue, eclectic Tam Junction and the vast Strawberry Village outdoor shopping center.
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