Parks & Recreation
Tam Glad’s Adam Cohen Chats with Marin Filmmaker Solomon Fragakis About His New Film, ‘We’re in the Moment’
Adam Cohen’s latest digest turns its attention to 17-year-old filmmaker and adventure athlete Solomon Fragakis, whose “We’re in the Moment” film premiered at Proof Lab Surf Shop in Tam Junction recently.
Read MoreOutdoor Art Club Touts 120the Anniversary with Community Celebration – Aug, 21, 1-4pm
The Outdoor Art Club, a Mill Valley treasure founded in 1902 by 35 women, is hosting a Community Celebration on Sunday, August 21, 1-4pm, to celebrate 120 years of history and service in Southern Marin with a party open to the public, and free to all. Wine, beer, and food will be served, and guests will enjoy live music from Austin de Lone and The Wreckless Strangers.
Read MoreGroups Behind Engine No. 9 Restoration to Unveil Design Concept at Depot Plaza – July 23
MV Historical Society, MV Arts & Recreation and the Friends of No. 9 are hosting an event on Saturday, July 23, 11am-1pm at the Depot Plaza to unveil a proposed design concept for expanding the plaza and displaying Engine No.9.
Read MoreSF Bay Adventures Unveils Its 4th of July Holiday Weekend Lineup of SF Bay Sails
For more than a decade, Marina O’Neill has honored the adventurous spirit of her grandmother, Freda Marie Been, in thrilling fashion, naming the flagship boat of her Sausalito-based SF Bay Adventures.
Read More40-Plus Years On, Dave Fromer Soccer Continues to Thrive – Summer Camps Now, Fall Program in September
Right around the corner – summer goes by in a flash, as parent know – Fromer’s fall program at Hauke Park serves players from beginner to advanced, practicing, developing and having fun in a supportive environment of peers with weekday practices and fast-paced games on Saturdays.
Read MoreBuckle Up, The 2022 Movies in the Park Series Is a Doozy – Kicks Off June 24th With ‘Brave’
The free series of film screenings under the stars on a giant inflatable screen in local parks – all part of a collaboration among Mill Valley Recreation, the Mill Valley Chamber and the California Film Institute – returns for its ninth season with a quintet of blockbuster films across a pair of incredible venues. The Movies in the Park series kicked off in 2014 and has gotten bigger and better every year since.
Read MoreSave the Date: Volunteer at the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival in Old Mill Park – Sept. 17-18
MVFAF Volunteer Coordinator Phil Garratt hopes you’ll “think of one or two friends or family members you think might enjoy a day in the redwoods (as you do) and ask them to signup. That would help me enormously. Thanks in advance!”
Read More28-Year-Old Eddy Owens of San Francisco Wins 111th Dipsea Race – Youngest Winner Since 1966
“When I reached the top, I knew I had the pace and the momentum,” Owens told the IJ. “I just kept ticking people off the list as I passed them on the downhill. I made the last pass on Insult (Hill) and I knew I had it.”
Read MoreSF Bay Adventures’ Schooner Freda B Returns With Sails for Every Bay Lover
While the Freda B has been forced to sit idle in Sausalito for months at a time over the past two years because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols, the outfit has been back to full blast in recent months.
Read MoreSolemn Yet Joyful, Mill Valley’s First Memorial Day Parade In Three Years Was a Much-Needed Balm
In the span of one Memorial Day weekend featuring a Pancake Breakfast, a solemn, thoughtful Veterans Ceremony, Walks Into History, a joyous parade, a thrilling Carnival to benefit Kiddo! and some fantastic live music, it seemed all of Mill Valley collectively breathed out a sigh of relief, gratitude and renewal.
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