Gov. Newsom Slashes $11.5 Million for Performing Arts Fund, Devastating Bay Area Organizations

Cuts to public arts funding are now a one-two punch. On Wednesday, May 14, Gov. Gavin Newsom released a budget proposal eliminating the $11.5 million allocated to the state’s small nonprofits arts organizations through the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, or...
Marin IJ Earns Statewide Awards For News Coverage, Photos, Opinion Section & Much More!

Marin IJ Earns Statewide Awards For News Coverage, Photos, Opinion Section & Much More!

The Marin Independent Journal has been a beacon of top-notch journalism for decades, and this year has been no different. The organization earned 20 awards — including five first-place honors — in an annual statewide journalism contest. The California News Publishers...
Marin IJ: Mt. Tamalpais Hiking Acclaimed in State Parks Poll And Insider’s Guide to Mount Tamalpais Hiking, Camping and Beyond

Marin IJ: Mt. Tamalpais Hiking Acclaimed in State Parks Poll And Insider’s Guide to Mount Tamalpais Hiking, Camping and Beyond

Let’s get this out of the way at the outset: if you are a lifelong Mount Tam diehard/know-it-all, knowledgable of every nook and cranny of the brilliance that is the Sleeping Lady, the watershed, trails, campgrounds, incredible hiking and biking and historic...
Marin Voice, Via Dave Perron: Social-Service Organizations Deserve Our Support

Marin Voice, Via Dave Perron: Social-Service Organizations Deserve Our Support

We can do a great deal to stay “in the joy” by supporting the performing arts as well as the nonprofit social-service organizations that are deeply meaningful to us. As Marin’s own rock star Huey Lewis once said, it is a “win-win” for the artists to get back as much...
Behind the Lens: California Dreamin’ 2025 Tour 2025 By Legendary Photographer Henry Diltz – Live at Sweetwater Music Hall, May 27th, 8pm

Behind the Lens: California Dreamin’ 2025 Tour 2025 By Legendary Photographer Henry Diltz – Live at Sweetwater Music Hall, May 27th, 8pm

In the world of music photography, Henry Diltz occupied the upper strata of legendary photographers. His images of popular musicians of the Sixties and Seventies defined the musical landscape of that time, when you were part of the band and a photographer could create...
The 2025 Mill Valley Music Fest Is a Wrap!! With our 4th Year Behind Us, an Event That Has Consistently Marched Forward, Will ALWAYS Have Mill Valley in Mind!

The 2025 Mill Valley Music Fest Is a Wrap!! With our 4th Year Behind Us, an Event That Has Consistently Marched Forward, Will ALWAYS Have Mill Valley in Mind!

We hatched this crazy idea with the support of people all over the 94941 and beyond, connecting us to possibilities, engaging with our neighbors and friends to see if we could get it off the ground. With our 4th year behind us, an event that has consistently marched...