Enjoy Mill Valley Blog
The Enjoy Mill Valley Blog is the official storytelling platform of the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce — and the most comprehensive source for what’s happening in and around town.
Designed for residents, visitors, and business owners alike, the blog delivers timely, relevant coverage that captures the spirit of Mill Valley. From new business openings and community spotlights to local event previews, seasonal guides, and insider recommendations, Enjoy Mill Valley brings together everything that makes this community exceptional.
With a focus on connection and discovery, the blog:
- Highlights local businesses and entrepreneurs
- Covers Chamber initiatives and civic partnerships
- Promotes community events and cultural happenings
- Shares curated guides for dining, shopping, and experiences
- Celebrates the people who shape Mill Valley’s character
Whether you’re looking to explore something new, support a neighborhood business, or stay informed about upcoming events, the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog is your trusted source for local insight — thoughtfully curated and proudly community-driven.
Marin County Parks Seeks to Put Measure A on June 2022 – Have Your Say in Their Community Survey
Marin County Parks, the agency that manages the vast majority of those parks and open spaces, is asking users to take a community survey about their use and value, particularly as it seeks to put an extension of Measure A, a quarter-cent sales tax to support parks and open space that was first approved by voters in 2012, on the ballot in June 2022.
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Zero Breast Cancer Turns 25, Hosts Renowned Dipsea Hike Sept. 25, Virtual Hike Sept. 18-Oct. 9
Zero Breast Cancer has long been an essential Bay Area nonprofit. But as it nears its 19th Dipsea Hike for Zero Breast Cancer fundraising walk on Sept. 25 – with a virtual version set for Sept. 25-Oct. 9, it’s got a couple of extra reasons to celebrate in 2021.
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Local Stalwart Jamie Clark Band to Perform at Miller Closure – Aug. 28
Late summer is almost here, the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival and Mill Valley Film Festival are on the horizon and it’s high time to bring one of our local stalwarts to the Miller Closure (5-10pm) for a scintillating set of live music on Aug. 28 (6-8pm), part of our ongoing effort to infuse vitality into our community during this insane rollercoaster ride that the COVID-19 crisis hath wrought.
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Artist Arlene Wohl Shows Her Mixed Media Fiber Work at O’Hanlon Loft in September – Artist Reception on Sept. 11, 5-7:30pm
Marin fiber artist Arlene Wohl is set to showcase her work at the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts throughout September, with an opening reception set for Saturday, Sept. 11 (5-7:30pm), with a poetry reading from Clive Matson at 6:30pm.
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Mother-Daughter Duo Brings California Girl Jewelry to Strawberry Village
California Girl Jewelry, which specializes in rare, colored gemstone fine jewelry, opened within Strawberry Village. The mother-daughter duo of Mariellen Baker and Denise Forbes say they’re thrilled to be in the 94941 after five years near San Francisco’s Union Square.
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Murphy Productions’ Sunday Salon Returns to Celebrate Women at Amphitheatre in Old Mill Park – Aug. 29, 6-8pm
Murphy Productions, the acclaimed firm Daniel Patrick and Erma Murphy, has been hosting Sunday Salons – potluck-style meals that have attendees performing music, poetry, dance, storytelling and much more – for many years. The COVID-19 crisis has certainly put a damper on in-person event over the past 17 months, but the duo continues to march on.
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Despite Genuine Efforts to Address Racial Inequity in Marin, We’ve Got a Long, Long Way to Go – Let’s Keep Celebrating Biz Owners Like Strength Den’s Denzel Allen
Mill Valley resident Denzel Allen had a horrible, but unfortunately not shocking, start to his Friday last week. As he got set to go to his martial arts practice in San Rafael, Allen, the owner of the Strength Den MV strength training facility on Miller Avenue in Mill Valley, got a voicemail from a Novato resident he’d never met.
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Mill Valley Recreation’s ‘No Clubs, Just Play’ Returns to MV Golf Course – Aug. 22, 2-7pm
Want to wander, play, picnic and relax amidst 42 acres of pristine hills, creeks and mature redwoods right in your own backyard? Mill Valley Recreation’s No Clubs, Just Play event, returns this Sunday, Aug. 22 from 2-7pm, to the 9-hole, par 33 Mill Valley Golf Course for all kinds of community uses – except golf.
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Volunteer in an Art-Laden Redwood Grove at the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival in Old Mill Park – Sept. 18-19
With nearly 140 artists scattered and thousands of patrons scattered throughout the massive, gorgeous redwood grove at old Mill Park, the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, set for Sept. 18-19, is a massive undertaking. To make it all happen, organizers need an outpouring of volunteers.
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Fideaux at MVLY to Host a Puppy Adoption Day with Little Trooper Ranch and Odessa Gunn – Aug. 21, 12-3pm
On Sat., August 21, 12-3pm, Fideaux is hosting a Puppy Adoption Day with Little Trooper Ranch and Odessa Gunn, featuring an array of puppies at the shop that are in need of forever homes, so people can come by and meet them and possibly fill out an application for adoption.
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Mill Valley-Centric Arts Organizations Land Much-Needed Relief Via Federal SVOG Program
A sextet of Mill Valley-centric arts organizations were among the 29 Marin entities that collectively garnered more than $17 million via the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grants program that sought to help them recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Citing Health and Safety Concerns Amidst Delta Variant Surge, MTC Moves ‘The Sound Inside’ to 2022, Eyes ‘Christmas at Pemberley’ in November
The seemingly endless rollercoaster ride for Mill Valley arts organizations continued this week as the delta variant surge has caused the Marin Theatre Company to halt its planned in-person opening of the West Coast premiere of Obie Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp’s new play, The Sound Inside.
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