Posts Tagged ‘Arts & Entertainment’
Chamber Music Marin Continues 2023-24 Concert Series With the Black Oak Ensemble’s ‘Silenced Voices’ Created by Jewish Composers Silenced by the Holocaust – January 28, 5pm
The concert will include selections from their concert and recording project, “Silenced Voices,” string trios created by Jewish composers silenced by the Holocaust. About Silenced Voices: Aurélien’s mother, a history teacher who comes from a Sephardic family, devoted her life to bringing awareness to the Holocaust. One of her proudest endeavors was bringing students every year on a teaching voyage to Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Terezin.
Read MoreMill Valley Music and the Marinfidels Return to the Throckmorton Theatre With the Ultimate Battle of the Bands feat. the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and ‘Awake,’ a “Doors” Experience – Feb. 2
On February 2, celebrate Mill Valley Music’s 16th Anniversary with the ultimate battle of the bands. Join them for “The Beatles vs The Stones” performed by The Marinfidels and Friends! Special guest Awake will present a “Doors” experience opening the show.
Read MoreFeel the 94941 Love: WorldAtlas Shines a Light on ‘7 Picture-Perfect Towns in Northern California’
The visitor center for this old-growth redwood forest, named in honor of the influential American author, activist, and naturalist, is just over three miles west of Mill Valley. Cameras struggle to capture both the height and depth of this magical place. In town, the quiet, yet communal streets crisscross around Lytton Square, rewarding aimless afternoon strollers with cool coffee shops and unexpected boutiques.
Read MoreMarin JCC Hosts Multi-Talented Singer-Songwriter Brett Dennen – January 20, 7:30pm
Dennen’s impact has been to gather like-minded music fans to consistently try to make the world a better place, and he’s doing so at the Marin JCC in San Rafael on Saturday, January 20th at 7:30pm.
Read MoreSupporters, Opponents Ramp Up Their Case For and Against Measure, Which Seeks to Upgrade Facilities at the Five Tamalpais Union High District Schools to the Tune of $517 Million in Bonds
Voters in the district will consider a proposal to repair and upgrade the district’s five high schools. If approved, Measure A authorizes $517 million in bonds at legal rates, levying $30 per $100,000 assessed value while bonds are outstanding ($36 million annually) with independent oversight, annual audits, no funds for administrators and all funds locally controlled.
Read MoreMill Valley’s Santa Will Appear With Senior Residents Across from Tam High This Friday, Dec. 22nd from 4-5pm!
Santa and the dedicated “senior” residents will be across the street from Tam High with young and old, this Friday, the 22nd of December from 4-5pm. All are invited to join. If your Holiday plans do line up with a visit with Santa for this event, there is good news. Send your message to request a personal visit this Holiday to Santa via the website SantaClausVirtual.com If available, Santa will be delighted to come see you soon.
Read MoreFamous4 Is Alive & Well: Larry ‘the Hat’ Lautzker’s Pop-Up Shop at 31 Sunnyside Ave. #4 Behind Kitchen Sunnyside Remains Your Go-To Spot for Hip Apparel
Since his arrival in Mill Valley in 1974, Larry “the Hat” Lautzker, purveyor of hip apparel, producer of an array of live concerts as well as some of the 94941’s most cherished events, including the Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade and the Community Block Party for more than 15 years, has been a force of nature unto himself.
Read MoreMill 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.
Read MoreMV Chamber Hosts Artist Barry Toranto’s ‘Windowscape’ Photography in December – Artwalk is Dec. 5, 5:30-7:30
“The Windowscapes are each a single exposure,” Toranto says. “Window reflections merge with what is on the other side of the glass. These photographs are not created by layering. Looking through glass is always surprising. Changing the camera angle changes the reflection: shadows change the way the objects show or do not show. Inanimate objects in a window can seem to have personality, as photographs are inanimate and yet arouse feelings.”
Read MoreDon’t Miss PAAM’s Holiday Spectacular at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre – Dec. 2nd at 7pm, Dec. 3rd 1pm
Performing Arts Academy of Marin (PAAM), Mill Valley residents Annie and DJ Thistle’s multi-faceted artistic juggernaut that seeks to equip young artists with well-rounded, whole-person dance and theater arts training and the confidence to take on whatever path they choose, is getting ready for their annual Holiday Spectacular, this time at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco.
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