Posts Tagged ‘live music’
Scintillating Live Music + Fashion Show + Beer Garden to Benefit Kiddo! = Larry the Hat’s Community Block Party – Sept. 25
On Sunday, Sept. 25 from 1-6pm, Larry the Hat’s “Mill Valley Community Block Party” once again takes over the block of Miller Ave. between Throckmorton and Sunnyside avenues, with the Depot Plaza used for kids activities.
Read MoreSweetwater to Toast Its 50th Anniversary with a Series of Live Shows & a Gala to Benefit Its Nonprofit Arts Fund
Bob Weir, Sweetwater co-owner and a musical icon, made news this week by announcing that he’ll once again take the Sweetwater stage as part of the venue’s 50th anniversary gala on Thursday, November 17, all part of a multi-night benefit for the venue’s recently created nonprofit Sweetwater Music Hall Arts Fund.
Read MoreElvis Costello to Perform a Pair of ‘Elvis Sings Hunter-Garcia’ Shows To Benefit Austin & Leslie de Lone’s Prader-Willi Home of CA
The de Lone family had paused the event in recent years, but it’s coming back in a massive way this month. Music legend Elvis Costello, long a fan, collaborator and colleague of the late icon Jerry Garcia, as well as songwriting guru Robert Hunter, is set to perform Elvis Sings Hunter-Garcia, a pair of intimate shows at the Great American Music Hall.
Read MorePlanning Commission Unanimously Backs One-Year Extension of Non-Seasonal Outdoor Business Use and Evaluation of a Permanent Program – Ultimate Decision Goes to City Council in September
“If we took this to a public vote, this would be a landslide.”So said some of the residents who turned out Tuesday evening for the Mill Valley Planning Commission’s hearing on issues related to the City Council’s unanimous decision in April to pare back some of the elements of our community’s incredibly popular use of outdoor space.
Read MoreAt an August 23rd Hearing, City Council Seeks Planning Commission Blessing of a Proposal to Make Outdoor Dining Only Seasonal and Bar Use of Private Property If It Reduces Parking
At an April 2022 hearing, City Manager Alan Piombo told the council that “in order to make zoning changes, the Planning Commission would need to review those changes prior to them coming back to council for adoption. But there would be no open or ongoing deliberation over what the program would look like.” That hearing is set for Tuesday, August 23 at 6:30pm.
Read MoreLet’s Dance: Arts Commission’s Free Concerts in the Plaza Are Almost Here – Sept. 10-11
Come Sept. 10-11 (11am-7pm), the Depot Plaza’s going to be rockin.’ The Mill Valley Arts Commission is bringing back the series with two full days of live music featuring an array of acclaimed local bands, as well as a few exciting special guests. For both events, City officials are closing the block of Miller Ave. between…
Read MoreSound Summit Returns to Benefit Mt. Tam, Boasts Lineup Led by ‘The War on Drugs’ – Oct. 22
For the 2022 edition of Sound Summit, Nash & co. have landed one of the best rock bands on the planet in Philadelphia’s The War on Drugs. as well as Faye Webster, folk rockers Fruit Bats and local stalwarts Wreckless Strangers.
Read MoreHomestead Valley Is a Hub of Excitement This Week: Pool Grand Opening Aug. 20, Music Festival Aug. 27
Homestead Valley Pool Grand Opening is set for Saturday, Aug. 20 (11am-2pm), and the music fest is Aug. 27 featuring headliner Lyrics Born.
Read MoreMarin City, a Foundational Marin Community, Is Set to Celebrate Its 80th Anniversary With a Series of Blockbuster Events – Aug. 20-Nov. 1
Marin City is set to have an extended, much-deserved opportunity to celebrate its rich history and deep cultural impact with a series of events that kick off Aug. 20 and run through early November. The over-arching series – dubbed Marin City 80 – celebrates eight generations of Black people from Marin City.
Read MoreVolunteer at the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival in Old Mill Park – Sept. 17-18
With nearly 140 artists scattered and thousands of patrons scattered throughout the massive, gorgeous redwood grove at Old Mill Park, Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, set for Sept. 17-18, is a massive undertaking. MVFAF Volunteer Coordinator Phil Garratt is lining up volunteers to make it all happen.
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