Posts Tagged ‘holidays’
Still Looking for an Appropriate New Year’s Resolution for 2024 – We Found the Perfect Fit for Mill Valley Residents!
My resolution this year is to, whenever possible, shop in person instead of online. I like this resolution because it lines up with other objectives I have concerning my finances, community, sustainability, simplicity. And it’s not totally about me, so it feels a little less dreary and narcissistic than typical resolution fare.
Read MoreA Little Drizzle Can’t Stifle the Holiday Spirit as Mill Valley Winterfest Pt. 2 Delivers a Heartwarming, Multi-Faceted Extravaganza!
The event was vast and multi-dimensional, including great performances from the one and only Millbillies, Marin Conservatory of Dance, 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.
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 More“Please Do Not Eat the Display”: Teresa Rea and Friends Have Created an Incredible Gingerbread House Replica of the Depot Cafe & Bookstore – Don’t Miss This Must-See Creation!
Rea has teamed up with the Depot Cafe & Bookstore on a gorgeous replica “Gingerbread Dream” house, located within the bookstore. Rea had some help from her friends Adrienne, Jill, Maggie and Tom – in “elfabetical order.”
Read MoreMill 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.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreMarin 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.
Read MoreLeftover 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.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreThe Church of Our Saviour Hosts Christmas Pageant – Dec. 24th, 4pm
“Join us for a memorable evening of Christmas celebrations,” says Br. Richard Edward Helmer. “We invite you to come together with your loved ones and and share in the joy and festivities of this wonderful holiday season.”
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