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Dr. J. Xavier Prochaska, a professor of Galactic and Stellar Studies at UC Santa Cruz, studies galaxies and fleeting phenomena known as transient sources using the light from stars and quasars to examine matter that reveals itself in silhouette. At a virtual event hosted on Zoom by the Outdoor Art Club pn Thursday, May 13…

Seager Gray Gallery’s The Art of the Book, 2021. Now in its 16th year, the Seager Gray Gallery‘s renowned annual The Art of the Book exhibit continues to grow by leaps and bounds. The exhibit, focused on a variety of art related to books, aims to hit as many buttons as possible in its investigation of text, image and form. This…

William Callahan. Callahan Financial Planning, an independent, fee-only fiduciary financial advisory firm, announced last month that it will be merging its operations with TS Prosperity Group. The partnership doubles the size of the combined businesses to an estimated $450 million in assets under management, and help the firms provide trustee services, enhanced tax planning, and improved technology to clients. Callahan…

After pivoting its kids’ summer camp program to Zoom last summer, Mt. Tam Church in Mill Valley is ready to welcome children back in person for two great summer camp opportunities, one for kids and one for youth. The first is Peace Camp for kids ages 5-12 the week of June 21st-25th. 9am-1pm. $125. The…

From left, Matt Clark, Kier Holmes, Jack Clark, Kathleen Holmes at Marin MOCA’s 12th Annual Altered Book Exhibit. Courtesy image. The Marin Museum of Contemporary Art’s 12th Annual Altered Book Exhibit, which runs through May 23 and features more than 135 inventive book art objects, has a quartet of participating artists participating from one generation-spanning family. Matt…

Hoping to have a less turbulent, bug-laden rollout than the Small Business Administration’s long-delayed Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program, which went live on Monday, the SBA is set go live on Monday, May 3rd with the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The $28.6 billion program, created as part of last month’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, will offer grants of up to $10…

Cheryl Modica, at far right, at her eponymous store at 15 East Blithedale Avenue. Spend a few minutes with Cheryl Modica and you quickly realize that she is a “take the bull by the horns” kind of person. Modica, who has lived in Mill Valley since the 1970s and had an illustrious career in retail…

A sand-laden parking lot playa is not in the cards for Cinco de Mayo at The Cantina this year, but the festivities will still abound at the longtime May 5th go-to spot, as it will be at Mill Valley’s fantastic array of Mexican restaurants, all of whom have outdoor seating. For Cinco de Mayo, set…

The grass is still mostly green and the dirt is still wet in the morning, especially after the rain over the weekend. But as hard as it is to believe, Fire Season is coming up quick, say Southern Marin Fire District officials. It’s that time again to start clearing your Defensible Space around your home,…

Federal officials hope for a less turbulent rollout for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Sweetwater Music Hall. The day that independent live music venues, movie theaters and theatrical and performing arts organizations – those businesses and nonprofits most economically ravaged by the COVID-19 crisis – has finally arrived. ​That’s because the Small Business Administration launched the long-delayed Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program on Monday.…

While a sense of growing excitement permeated Marin earlier this month after Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis told the Board of Supervisors that Marin could move into the less restrictive yellow tier as soon as April 20, a proper reminder that we are nowhere near out of the woods arrived last week, when…

Makers Market‘s regular series of Open Air Artisan Faires at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard return this month as owner Suzy Ekman and her team look to build on the recent sustained momentum through the state’s reopening framework and return to more outdoor, socially distanced markets. With springtime in the air, the outdoor fair, set for Saturday, May 8, 11am-5pm, features…