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.
Curated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of Dec. 11
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Mill Valley Winterfest Returns on Dec. 17th for a Massive Holiday Bash at the Community Center – Indoors and Outside, 12-4pm!
We are FAR from finished. On Sunday, Dec. 17th from 12-4pm at the Community Center, we’ll have another lineup of great performances – including the one and only Millbillies, Sweaty Baby, Marin Conservatory of Dance, Rock the Ages, Ellie McKee and Roco Dance & Fitness, as well as a bunch of great children’s games and activities like the huge slide, a jumpy house, cornhole and an array of additional activities, both inside and outside at the Community Center. We’ll have Cousin’s Maine Lobster and Hopmonk food trucks, a beverage program for adults and kiddos alike, and much more and live music throughout the day.
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Edward Payson Ferry, a World Class Athlete and Much-Loved Free Spirit, Passed Away Peacefully in September in the House He Built in Mill Valley – A Private Celebration Was Held in October
Ed Ferry will be remembered for his modesty, kindness, his irrepressible sense of playfulness and a laugh that could fill a room and not infrequently cause heads to turn in restaurants. He was always in motion around the property, hammer or shovel or weed-whacker in hand. He loved his family and wide circle of friends and was grateful every day for the fulfilling, adventurous, privileged life he led.
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Mill Valley’s Santa Is Coming Out for World Peace & Happiness!
Hohoho, hold your horses and reindeer. Santa is in town! Whether you have seen Santa yourself during the lighting of the tree this past Sunday (see below), at the Depot or you are planning to book a visit with Santa, be informed that this year, Santa announced publicly that he is coming out more strongly for his principles and beliefs.
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As Always, Sweetwater Music Hall Rolls Into the Holidays With a Quartet of Dynamite Holiday Shows
The Sweetwater Music Hall – Mill Valley’s venerable live music institution and one of the most exciting live music venues in Bay Area history – continues to curate and spotlight incredible bands. And as usual, the Sweetwater team is inviting in a series of holiday season shows that seek to both get us all in the holiday spirit and get us up and out to shake our respective tail feathers.
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Marin IJ: Marin Authorities Focus on Curbing Holiday Retail Theft
In the Mill Valley Market instance, employees delayed and detained the suspect after they tried to flee. Ryan Canepa, a manager and co-owner of the store, said that his staff hasn’t noticed a spike in thefts during past holidays. He said the staff hasn’t changed its policy of detaining suspected thieves. “We always tried to catch people who steal from us,” Canepa said.
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Piazza D’Angelo Is Ready to Toast New Year’s Eve With a Live Performance From Local Favorite Band Michael White & Friends – Dec. 31
Piazza D’Angelo co-owners Luigi Petrone and Felicia Ferguson are taking it up a notch for 2023 New Year’s Eve! They’ve invited longtime local favorite band Michael White & Friends to perform at the restaurant. Celebrate New Year’s with a special 3-course prix-fixe menu, live music and festive party favors,” D’Angelo’s owners say.
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Leftover Salmon Brings Its Bluegrass Thrills to the Sweetwater Music Hall for Three Nights – Dec. 29-31
For its annual end-of-year toast to the end of one year and a an excited bear hug of the year ahead, the Sweetwater Music Hall is welcoming in Leftover Salmon, a widely renowned band that has stuck around for 30 years and has left a legacy during that time. It marks them as a truly special, once-in-lifetime type band. Few have done all that and had as much fun as Leftover Salmon.
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Mill Valley Library Foundation Launches Annual Year-End AppealToasts More Than $1 Million in Grants to the MV Public Library since 2011
Your support helps make it possible for the Mill Valley Public Library to increase access for all by offering a wide range of free programs and services such as WiFi in the Plaza, ‘Tech to Go’, expanded digital content and streaming services, and both in-person and virtual programs for kids, teens, and adults.
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What a Wonderful Winterfest!! Part One Is In the Books – See You All Again on Dec. 17th for a Massive Holiday Bash at the Community Center, 12-4pm!
With the grateful support of our partners at Mill Valley Recreations’ Mill Valley Community Center, the second half of our two-part Winterfest will feature another fantastic lineup of singers, dancers and musicians to perform from 12-4pm, along with great activities, Cousin’s Maine Lobster and Hopmonk food trucks, a beverage program for adults and kiddos alike, and much more. Performers on 12/17include the one and only Millbillies, Sweaty Baby, Marin Conservatory of Dance, Rock the Ages, Ellie McKee and Roco Dance & Fitness.
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Curated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of Dec. 4
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Aerena Galleries to Showcase a Selection of Gifts from the Likes of Kevin Box, Houston Llew, Kate Salenfriend and More for the Holidays
Santa Fe-based Kevin Box’s sculpture of cranes – birds that convey a message of peace and hope – are perfect for art lovers as gifts or collectibles. “It took two years of tireless experimentation for me to develop the process of casting paper into bronze, another seven years to perfect, and it continues to evolve today,” Box says.
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