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.
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.
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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O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Debuts the World of Its Board of Directors in ‘On Board’ Exhibit – Thru Sept. 23
In addition to helping steer the artistic, logistic and financial sustainability of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, its board of directors is also comprised of talented artists unto themselves. Its latest exhibit celebrates that fact as it showcases the art of its board of directors with “On Board,” which showcases the work of Dan Cassidy, Dana Kelly, Jackie La Lanne, Laura Diecks, Laurel Shear, Peller Marion and Zoe Porkowski.
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After Lengthy Delay, Dipsea Race Runners Can Sign Up for Nov. 7th Race Starting Friday, Aug,. 20
For legions of Dipsea Race runners that have patiently waited through a coronavirus-induced cancellation of the 2020 edition and a postponement of the 2021 race from its planned June 13th launch to Nov. 7, the delay is almost over.
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