Posts Tagged ‘Arts & Entertainment’
Mill Valley City Council Unanimously Rejects Former Councilman’s Appeal to Reverse Planning Commission’s Approval of the Treehouse Project at Former BofA Building
Among the testimonials for and against was Andrew Reeder, a representative of the building’s owner, Spruce CRE, who said the company did not receive any other application to rent the building in the past two years. He said they will take on a “significant capital improvement” to the property. The Chamber’s case for vibrancy extended to a long-empty bank. “As Reynolds said, “Let’s breathe life into a dead bank building.”
Read MoreMill Valley-Based Bright Antenna Records to Showcase a Pair of Emerging Artists – Windser and Akira Galaxy – at the Sweetwater Music Hall on Dec. 11th.
Longtime Mill Valley-based indie record label Bright Antenna, founded by novelist and filmmaker Tiffanie DeBartolo in 2007, has been curating and spotlighting fantastic bands in the Bay Area and well beyond the region. DeBartolo is set to collaborate with another Mill Valley music dynamo with a showcase of two Bright Antenna bands – Windser and Akira Galaxy – at the Sweetwater Music Hall on Dec. 11th.
Read MoreO’Hanlon Center for the Arts Hosts ‘Off the Shelf’ – an End-of-Year Party & Fundraiser Featuring Altered Books on Silent Auction, Great Food, Crafts & More – Dec. 9
On Dec. 9, O’Hanlon is hosting a winter fundraiser and party. The event is free but they request that people register in advance. A centerpiece of the event is an array of Altered books are on silent auction – auction will close at 8pm. There will be small craft sale in the Loft as well. O’Hanlon will have food provided by a wide range of local restaurants, including Mill Valley Market, Whole Foods, Good Earth Natural Foods, Piazza D’Angelo, Mamahuhu, the Depot Cafe and more.
Read MoreMill Valley Native Todd Barbee Was a Force Behind the Recent Transition of the SkyStar Observation Wheel to Fisherman’s Wharf as Part of APEC
While there was plenty of heavy lifting all around to relocate the ferris wheel, which was placed in 2020 as part of Golden Gate Park’s 150th-anniversary celebration from the Music Concourse between de Young Museum and the California Academy of Sciences to Fisherman’s Wharf, Mill Valley native Todd Barbee, a multi-talented designer, helped make the transition happen.
Read MoreKelly Scott, Owner of The Goods, Debuts ‘More Goods,’ a Pop-Up in the Former Terrestra Space at 30 Miller Ave. That Runs Thru December
Now Scott is taking over the space at 30 Miller and turning it into More Goods, a combination of two of the aforementioned business above – a kitchen and holiday store.
Read MorePolls Are Open: Vote For Your Favorite MV Businesses & Organizations in the Marin IJ’s 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards
“Everyone is encouraged to vote and every organization is encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to humbly promote ‘the vote’ and bask in the good vibes whether or not they win a recognition award,” organizers say.
Read MoreOscar-Nominated Film Producer Orian Williams Debuts Exhibit of B&W Photography at Solstrice Gallery in Mill Valley – Dec. 2
In his first exhibition of black and white photography, WIlliams shares a rare and intimate glimpse into life on the international film and music scene. In his signature cinematic style, WIlliams documents the scene behind the scenes using the world’s most celebrated performers as his personal subjects.
Read MoreFormer MV City Councilman Files Appeal to Reverse Planning Commission’s Unanimous Approval of the Proposed Treehouse Project at Former BofA Building
Wachtel seeks to compel the City Council to reverse the decision on a number of grounds, including that “there was no consideration of the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” that it went against the city’s MV2040 General Plan, as well as noise, parking and the membership concept.
Read MoreCalling Female Entrepreneurs: A Trio of Local Marin Founders Host an Evening of Inspiration, Resilience, Innovation & More – Assembly, Nov. 15th, 5:30-7:30
The trio “seeks to provide both networking opportunities and encouraging lessons and insights from panel trailblazers in our own backyard,” Powers says. “From a birds eye view to curated questions related to the panelists’ business this ambitious team hopes you leave with at least one take away that inspires an action.”
Read MoreDazzled by the Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Amanda and Richard Weld Expand their Ultra-Creative Tantrum Shop to Mill Valley
“Walking around the property, you could feel the incredible care, the sound of the huge lumber trucks rolling through the old yard. “It almost feels as if Matt and his team built the place from scratch – it’s incredible,” Richard Weld says.
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