Posts Tagged ‘live music’
Throckmorton Theatre’s Summer Youth Ensemble Debuts Drought- and Nature-Themed Production – July 29-31
For Throckmorton Theatre founder Lucy Mercer, the unexpected quiet moments of running a largely shuttered live arts venue provided the time to conceive of “The Water Spirit,” a new family musical play that explores what happens to the smallest creatures – a mouse and a rat, in this case – when drought hits a small town named Happy Valley.
Read MoreRenowned Marin Girls Chorus Comes to Mill Valley and Southern Marin
The breadth and depth of another key sector of our arts community far outweighs the rest in terms of number of participants: kid-centric arts venues. Now we can add the Marin Girls Chorus to the mix – it’s coming to Mill Valley.
Read MoreTop of the Charts: Marin Magazine’s Best of the County 2022 Lauds Mill Valley Businesses
To no surprise on our part, Mill Valley businesses and nonprofits were once again wildly successful in Marin Magazine’s 2022 Best of County issue. “We asked, and you submitted 46,183 votes: Now it’s time to reveal our 2022 Best of the County winners!”
Read MoreSingers Marin Ready a Comeback, Focus on Broadway Showtunes at Summer Concert
Fancy enjoying an afternoon of toe-tapping show tunes along with a wine reception in the sunshine? Come to the August 14th Summer Concert by Singers Marin, the nonprofit choral organization founded 35 years ago by Jan Pedersen Schiff, a towering figure in the Marin music community who retired in 2020.
Read MoreThrockmorton Theatre’s Twilight Series Hosts The Florestan Trio – July 21
The members of the trio – Janet Guggenheim on piano, Carol Sindell on violin and Hamilton Cheifetz on cello – have performed throughout the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe and received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Read MoreSave the Date: Volunteer at the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival in Old Mill Park – Sept. 17-18
MVFAF Volunteer Coordinator Phil Garratt hopes you’ll “think of one or two friends or family members you think might enjoy a day in the redwoods (as you do) and ask them to signup. That would help me enormously. Thanks in advance!”
Read MoreRecord Store Day’s Latest Drop Is Saturday, June 18 – Mill Valley Music Has You Covered
The arrival of rare or never before released always creates an extra amount of buzz at Gary Scheuenstuhl’s Mill Valley Music shop, the longtime go-to hub for vinyl music lovers throughout Mill Valley and beyond.
Read MoreArtists and Poets to Perform Climate Disruption-Focused ‘World on Fire’ – June 18
If the climate disruption isn’t front of mind for you, a group of multi-talented artists, poets and musicians are bringing the emergency directly to the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in the form of World on Fire, a spoken-word and musical performance of 15 poems by diverse poets, responding to climate disruption and its effects on the planet, with grief, humor, remorse, outrage and love.
Read MoreSolemn Yet Joyful, Mill Valley’s First Memorial Day Parade In Three Years Was a Much-Needed Balm
In the span of one Memorial Day weekend featuring a Pancake Breakfast, a solemn, thoughtful Veterans Ceremony, Walks Into History, a joyous parade, a thrilling Carnival to benefit Kiddo! and some fantastic live music, it seemed all of Mill Valley collectively breathed out a sigh of relief, gratitude and renewal.
Read MoreMemorial Day Delivers The Full Gamut of Emotions In Weekend for the Ages
Of the dozens of parade entries awarded for Best Car, Best Float, Best Dog, Best Music, Best Novelty, Best Business, Best Community Spirit and Best Overall, the big winner was the Tim Ryan Family Float, a visually dazzling pickup truck float that asked a simple question: “What are you grateful for?” and encouraged attendees to “Have Unprotected Gratitude.”
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