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Poet and/the Bench Welcomes Elina Peduzzi and Rosemary Carmen Smith for ‘Interconnected Opposing Forces’ – Thursday, October 24, 3-7pm

Bonnie Powers and Jeffrey Levin, owners of the multi-faceted Poet and/the Bench lifestyle store and jewelry atelier space at 11 Throckmorton Ave., continue to curate creativity, with ‘Interconnected Opposing Forces,’ an event set for Thursday, October 25 from 3-7pm. The event features a pair of artists via both sculpture and Cut Paper Collage.Ā Seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interdependent and interconnected. Finding harmony and balance in systems in which the forces are constantly changing, can trip the imagination into innovation gear. Such is the story with the two artists, featured in Poet and/the Bench’s latest exhibit.

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Former Colleagues of Vicki Larson Share What Made Her Such a Fantastic Journalist & Milley Award Recipient: ‘Her Work Engages Communities, From ‘How It Is’ Essays to ‘Six-Word Stories’ & Challenging us to Become Better Within our Communities

Seven accomplished Mill Valley residents will be honored at an elegant program and buffet supper from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, October 27 at the Mill Valley Community Center. The six will receive bronze statuettes designed by the late sculptor John Libberton. Mill Valley is the only city in Marin County that officially recognizes the talents and achievements of people in the arts.

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PAAM Once Again Hosts ‘Pumpkin Bash,’ a Free Halloween Community Event – Oct. 26th, 3-5pm!

PAAM’s CEO and Mill Valley Resident, Annie Leese Thistle is ā€œbeyond thrilled to offer our Third Annual Pumpkin Bash – an idea I’ve been wanting to execute since the early days of the studio and brought to life for the first time two years ago. We are excited to have the fun activities that we had last year, as well as the opportunity to connect with our larger community. It is going to be an amazing afternoon filled with laughter, joy, music, movement, pumpkins, treats and festive fun!ā€

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The 47th Mill Valley Film Festival Boasts an Abundance of Cinematic Riches, Including Appearances by Actors Jude Law & Ralph Fiennes, Amy Adams in Nightbitch as Well as ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Director Edward Berger at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival – Oct. 3-13

On the heels of the exhilarating return of the Sequoia Cinema earlier this year, along with the unveiling of the ever-creative new Visual Design for the 2024 Mill Valley Film Festival, and the amazing news thatĀ BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated actor Jude Law will appear at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival (October 3–13), there’s even more exciting MVFF coming our way. ā€œConclave,ā€ a Vatican-set drama that takes us inside one of the world’s most secretive events, will make its West Coast premiere as the opening night film of the 47thĀ Mill Valley Film Festival, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, with its star Ralph Fiennes set to appear in person.

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Sacramento Bee: With a 7.40 Rating, Marin Would be the 7th Happiest Nation in the World, Between the Netherlands and Canada, if it Were its Own Country

ā€œWe find that happiness is aligned with specific quality of life ratings. In particular, jobs, leisure, and housing,ā€ Baldassare said, according to the report. ā€œIn our polling, we also looked at personal finance. But the biggest change we’ve seen over time has been satisfaction with jobs, which went from 52% saying they were very satisfied in our first polling to 31% today.ā€ Other polling, by Gallup, asked Californians to rate their satisfaction of life from 1 to 10. A research team from the University of Oxford then compiled all 215,801 responses into a map of the state, broken down by county.

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Dick Spotswood: Marin Must Face Change as Housing, Traffic Challenges Persist

“There are benefits to a workforce that isn’t compelled to commute daily from East Bay counties with lower housing prices. Having grocery store cashiers, teachers, police officers and firefighters who live and work in the towns they serve outweighs any conceived downsides. Traffic is a plague common to all prosperous suburbs. We’re in fantasyland if we believe that congestion on Highway 101 and Marin’s east-west boulevards will ever evaporate.”

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Free Westminster Events: The Science Behind Living Better Longer with the Buck Institute – Nov. 10th, 3-5pm

Vibrant health and well-being are within reach at any age, and Westminster Events is back this fall to help you discover how to make the most of it! As we grow older, taking care of our mental and physical wellness becomes not only more essential but also an exciting and empowering journey. Staying updated with the latest research can help us build a healthier, stronger future. On Sunday, November 10 in Tiburon, Westminster Events will host an inspiring presentation by Sidharth Madhavan, a USC-Buck PhD Fellow from the renowned Buck Institute. His talk, The Science Behind Living Better Longer, will dive into how exercise and fasting can unlock powerful metabolites that may lower the risk of dementia.

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The 2024 Milley Awards Grow Near! Seven Mill Valleyans Will Be Honored at the Mill Valley Community Center – Oct. 27th

Seven accomplished Mill Valley residents will be honored at an elegant program and buffet supper from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, October 27 at the Mill Valley Community Center. The six will receive bronze statuettes designed by the late sculptor John Libberton. Mill Valley is the only city in Marin County that officially recognizes the talents and achievements of people in the arts.

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Longtime MV Resident Patricia Gwilliam Ziegler, Creator of the Gorgeous Back Cover of the 2024-25 Enjoy Mill Valley Guide,Ā is the Chamber’s Selection as Artist of the Month for October – Artwalk Is Oct. 1st, 5:30-7:30!

To Patricia Gwilliam Ziegler painting is her lifelong personal journal, a visual expression of her relationships and experiences, interpretations of memories that linger in her heart beyond words. Family, parenting, marriage, as well as the simple moments of every day are her inspirations. To Ziegler the act of painting is like vivid dreaming. She starts with a color or a vague memory and follows her brush as it reveals the image, developing into an enchanted vision with a life of its own.

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