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Kimberley Carr Harmon to Showcase Her Photography at MV Chamber in April
Marin photographer Kimberley Carr Harmon, who says she draws inspiration from nature, composition, and an emotional connection to the earth, is set to display her gorgeous photography at the Mill Valley Chamber’s office at 85 Throckmorton throughout April.
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Vitamin Em’s Improvisation Comes to Throckmorton’s Noon Concert Series – April 20
Formed in 2015 by Grammy-nominated and award-winning musicians from around the Bay Area, Vitamin Em celebrates jazz, funk, R&B, soul and fiddle music with verve, creativity and fearless improvisation. Lucy Mercer: “If you like to have fun, be exhilarated and groove to the music, this band is for you.”
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48th Annual Muir Beach Volunteer Firemen’s BBQ Returns – May 29
After a two-year hiatus, the 48th Annual Muir Beach Volunteer Firemen’s Barbecue – a festive fundraiser for the Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department – returns on Sunday, May 29 (12-5pm) at Santos Meadows on Frank Valley Road.
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Tam High Students March Down Miracle Mile to Celebrate Cesar Chavez’s 1970 March to Support Striking IJ Typographers
On Wednesday, March 30, the students are set to celebrate the late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez by walking the route of the 1970 march he led down San Rafael’s Miracle Mile in support of the local Marin Independent Journal typographers union. The students will walk from the San Anselmo Hub to Albert Park.
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Heather Wyatt’s Path Less Traveled Has Created a Premium Canned Cocktail Juggernaut
Wyatt says she’s thrilled to showcase all five of her canned cocktails at the inaugural Mill Valley Music Fest on May 7th. “Being from Marin, these types of events are few and far between, and opportunities, as a small company in the spirits industry, are very hard to get. There’s often no consideration unless you’re linked to one of the major conglomerates.”
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MV Volunteer Firefighters Association’s Blockbuster Pancake Breakfast to Return on May 30
Let’s be clear: pancakes are always a good idea. But when they come on the feels of two years of unimaginable turbulence, fear, loss and endless cancellations of Mill Valley’s landmark events, oh boy are we ready for the return of the Mill Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association’s Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, May 30.
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Channeling Walt Whitman’s ‘Barbaric Yawp,’ the Mill Valley Howl Returns for a Night
According to longtime Mill Valley resident Tom Singer, a psychiatrist, Jungian psychologist, writer and editor, it’s “not howling as we generally know it. It’s rather Walt Whitman’s ‘Barbaric Yawp,’ and coming from the poet whose work touches the soul of America, it is lovely and strangely moving.”
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Two Neat Puts Out a Call to Artists to Turn Their Art Into Cards
Bijou is looking for some artists to turn their art into cards. Looking for some guidance on content and style? “We’re looking for humor, photography, humor, paintings, humor, cartoons, humor, wordplay, and humor,” Bijou says. Got it?
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Dr. Robin Engelman’s ‘The Happier Hour’ Is All About Creating Good Habits and Breaking Bad Ones
Her exposure to the “Honor Yard” inmates set Engelman on a path of happiness research. “I was intrigued,” she says. “If they can be happy, why can’t we? The reason these men were able to thrive in such an unstimulating setting is that happier is not something to pursue, it is something to decide and then practice.”
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Kiddo! Celebrates Four Decade Milestone, Hosts 40th Anniversary Party at MV Lumber Yard – April 26
On April 26th, the Kiddo! community is set to celebrate a big ‘ol 40th Anniversary Party at the ever-gorgeous Mill Valley Lumber Yard (6:30-8pm). “Come celebrate as you enjoy delicious bites and beverages from Watershed Restaurant, Mill Valley Boards, Millie’s Crepes, and Eddy Wine Bar.”
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Curated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of March 21
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Love, Passion & Politics: Ben Harper, Our MV Music Fest Headliner, Oozes Soul Power
At each and every performance, through the trials and tribulations of life, he has never failed to deliver a rousing set of full of his trademark blend of spirited political protest songs, searing guitar solos and sweetly soulful love ballads that make thousands go weak in the knees.
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