Posts Tagged ‘Live Arts’
Marin Theatre Company Rolls On With Sara Porkalob’s Smash ‘Dragon Lady’ – Thru Dec. 17, Tix on Sale Now
Dragon Lady starts in the year of the Water Dragon on the eve of Grandma Maria’s 60th Birthday, “your most important birthday of your old people birthdays,” when Maria Porkalob Sr. must share the dark secrets of her fantastical life with her first-born grandbaby Sara “so they remember after you are dead.”
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.
Read MoreMill 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 MoreSingers Marin To Perform Its Annual Winter Concert, Titled ‘Out of the Darkness, We Have Light’ – Dec. 9, 4pm
Singers Marin will perform its annual Winter Concert, titled “Out of Darkness, We Have Light” on December 9th from 4-5:30pm. The concert will be held at the Westminster Presbyterian Church at 240 Tiburon Blvd. in Tiburon.
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 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 MorePlanning Commission Approves Proposed Treehouse Project at Former BofA Building and Makes a Compelling Case for More Vibrancy and Less Car Dependency
“This is a challenging place to try to get anything approved,” Commissioner Greg Hildebrand said. “It’s a lot of the same issues: noise, privacy, parking. If this doesn’t move forward, it could sit empty for five years.” “This is going to bring more people downtown, and it will help the businesses around it.”
Read MorePAAM Hosts ‘Pumpkin Bash,’ a Free Halloween Event – Oct. 28th, 3-5pm
The event marks the latest chapter in the nearly 14 years since Annie Thistle launched her Performing Arts Academy of Marin (PAAM) in her living room, a journey that took her from the Community Church of Mill Valley in 2009, then in the Alto Plaza shopping center in early 2010, and then to the 2,800-square-foot storefront space above Balboa Cafe at Mill Creek Plaza.
Read MoreMusic Heals International Tees Up 10th Annual Benefit at Sweetwater Music Hall on Nov. 20
The 2023 edition of the event serves as the 10th anniversary concert, a “one-time only night of musical collaborations honoring the late, great Rob Wasserman – a gathering of legends, including acclaimed jazz bassist Christian McBride, ALO guitarist Lebo (Dan Lebowitz), Arcade Fire guitarist Paul Beaubrun, Dead & Company drummer Jay Lane and turntablist DJ Logic.
Read MoreAs Planning Commission Considers Proposed ‘Treehouse’ Arts & Culture-Oriented Club That Seeks to Re-Envision the Historic Bank of America Building, MV Chamber Weighs In
The founders of the popular Marine Layer clothing brand initially saw the building as a possible retail concept, but pivoted after learning of the significant aforementioned obstacles they saw as untenable. Instead, they chose a concept that has garnered excitement in cities and towns across the U.S. that look to create gathering spaces for communities wanting reconnection after the years of pandemic disruption. A “recurring revenue” model is important for a very large space with little curb appeal.
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