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As 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 MoreMV Chamber Music Society Rolls Into 2022 With Ilya Yakushev – Jan. 23
The Mill Valley Chamber Music Society continues its season this month with a performance by Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev, who has garnered myriad awards and honors over the years.
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 MoreWith Omicron on the Rise, Sweetwater Music Hall Opts for Short-Term Closure
The temporary closure means that a few regular holiday shows, like those by the renowned Christmas Jug Band and local stalwart Matt Jaffe have been canceled. Refunds will be issued at the point of purchase, according to Sweetwater officials.
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 MoreThe Case to #ShopMV: NY Times’ Wirecutter Says Shopping Local Returns 3x More Money to the Local Economy
When you buy local, your money does much more for your community than it does when you shop at national chains. Three times more money returns to the local economy when you shop locally, while eating at locally owned restaurants brings in two times more money.
Read MoreThrice As Nice: Chabad Mill Valley Hosts Trio of Hanukkah Celebrations – Dec. 1 at Brooklyn, Dec. 2 in Tiburon and at the Enjoy Mill Valley on Dec. 5
Chabad Mill Valley’s celebration of the season kicks off Wed., Dec. 1 at 5:30pm at its Brooklyn space, followed one day later with a grand menorah lighting in downtown Tiburon at 5:30pm. They cap it off with a lighting of the first-ever ice-sculpted menorah at Winterfest at 4:30pm.
Read MoreMusic Heals International Tees Up 8th Annual Benefit at Sweetwater Music Hall – Nov. 23
Sara Wasserman’s Music Heals International, which brings music and musicians to the children of Haiti and globally “to inspire achievement, resiliency, and creativity,” hosts its 8th annual benefit show at the Sweetwater Music Hall on Nov. 23. The lineup features DJ Logic, Jay Lane & Dave Ellis from RatDog, as well as the MHI All-Stars with Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz and many more.
Read MoreVinyl Music Lover Alert: Record Store Day at Mill Valley Music Is On Nov. 26
Mill Valley Music shop owner Gary Scheuenstuhl’s past 20 months have been about adaptation to conditions beyond his control. But there have also been pandemic-fueled enhancements: more people stuck at home, ready to dig into their music collections and, most importantly, ready to buy some records and expand on those collections. Record Store Day arrive Nov. 26.
Read MoreCity Council Digs Into the Marin County Restrictive Covenants Program
The County of Marin has been taking steps to identify and rectify historical documents and records that reflect its shameful past. At the Mill Valley City Council’s meeting in late October, Liz Darby, Social Equity Programs and Policy Coordinator for the Marin County Community Development Agency, gave a presentation on the County of Marin’s Restrictive Covenant Project.
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