Posts Tagged ‘live music’
Despite Sunday Downpour, MV Fall Arts Fest Captivates Once Again
For the 2022 edition of the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, the towering redwoods stood tall for the art lovers attending on Sept. 18, when heavy rain at times and gusty winds made for less than optimal art loving. But because MVFAF is one of Mill Valley’s most deeply treasured events, a packed Saturday and a less-so Sunday balanced out – and the result was another beautiful event.
Read MoreWith Gusto, a 50th Anniversary and a New Moniker, Chamber Music Marin Readies Blockbuster 2022-23 Season
The organization returns for its 2022-23 season with momentum fueled by a fantastic lineup up performances and a new, shorter moniker that broadens its horizons: Chamber Music Marin. As we prepare for the next fifty years, we decided to adjust the name to better reflect our mission and the broader audience we actually serve,” Board President Jane Rogers says.
Read MoreNew City Manager Todd Cusimano Seeks to Navigate The Road Ahead for Outdoor Business Use With an Extension thru April 2023 & Extra Time For Those Who Need to Address Parking Requirements
City of Mill Valley leaders continue to do the heavy lifting necessary to create an outdoor business use program that is right-sized for the 94941 community, respects the varying priorities of different business sectors and acknowledges the overwhelming popularity for all things al fresco. New City Manager Todd Cusimano seems determined to strike that balance.
Read MoreGabe Burczyk, a Force of Nature in Mill Valley, to Be Honored at 2022 Spirit of Marin Awards – Sept. 23
Thanks to the relentless, positive energy of Gabe Burczyk, the Mill Valley Music Festival was a huge success, which is why Gabe truly exemplifies the Spirit of Marin. Burczyk will be honored at the Spirit of Marin Awards on Sept. 23 at Marin Center Fairgrounds.
Read MoreWith Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Set to Return to Golden Gate Park Sept. 30-Oct. 2, Sweetwater Lands a Pair of Dynamite ‘Out of the Park’ Shows
On Sept. 30, Waco Bros. & Bob Schneider perform w/ a special screening of the Hazel Dickens Documentary “Don’t Put Her Down.” And on Oct. 1 the ever-amazing post-Fela Kuti Afrobeat band Antibalas takes the stage at the Sweetwater fr the first time in a couple of years, and will be joined by the guitar-driven Algerian Tuareg desert rock quintet Imarhan.
Read MoreO’Hanlon Center Dials Up Free-Form Jazz Sept. 24, Margery Kreitman’s Humorous Navigation of a month-long silent retreat on Oct. 2
The O’Hanlon Center for the Arts is back at it with a pair of events in September. On Sept. 24, the Deb Winters Band plays an intimate evening of jazz and contemporary styles. On Oct. 2 at 3pm, O’Hanlon shifts gears from music to comedy with “retreat,” a humorous exploration of playwright and solo performer Margery Kreitman’s journey as she navigates her way through a month-long silent retreat.
Read MoreScintillating 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.
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