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Arts Commission’s 2025 Free Concerts in the Plaza Are Almost Here!! Los Mendoza y Friends @ 11am, IrieFuse @1pm, Nancy Fawson & Corner Pocket Band, 3pm-4:30pm, Mark Karan’s Buds: 5pm-6:30pm & Soji and the Afrobeat, 7pm-8:30pm!

Mill Valley also showcases thrilling live music at long-cherished festivals like the Homestead Valley Music, which returns to Homestead Meadow, as well as the Creekside Fridays at the Tam Valley Community Center, with Fog Burners on August 22nd and Marble Party on Sept. 5th! And don’t get us started on the venerable nonprofit Sweetwater Music Hall, which has top-notch live music just about every night of the week, as often does the Throckmorton Theatre. While the buskers and bands keep playin’ year-round, one of the most exciting live music events returns this month, on August 31st, with CONCERTS ON THE PLAZA! Concerts in the Plaza returns in 2025 on Sunday, August 31st from 11am to 8:30pm. This year’s concerts are a special Mill Valley 125th Anniversary Showcase as a part of the Labor Day Weekend-long celebration.

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Curtain Theatre Returns With a Dynamic Series of Free Performances of William Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It,’ Directed by Doyle Ott – Celebrating 25 years in Old Mill Park!

As You Like It is a play about exile, the challenges and rewards of living outside the centers of power and knowledge–and the self-knowledge and healing that emanate from Bohemia, symbolized here by the Forest of Arden in Shakespeare’s home county.This production will lean into the dangers of exile, including the need to escape and to stay hidden, the tension between the need to trust strangers and not knowing whom to trust. As the broken exiles learn to heal, shepherds and farmers reclaim the dignity of their craft and a tyrant Duke is transformed, emerging like a prayer for the wisdom the people deserve in a ruler.In design, staging and music, we will pay homage to the Bohemian ideals that Northern California—and particularly, Mill Valley—have represented for 125 years.Free! No tickets or reservations.

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Sweetwater Music Hall, the Intimate Nonprofit Live Music Venue Established in 1972, Rolls into August & Sept. With a Packed Slate of Performances Across a Variety of Genres!

Sweetwater Music Hall, the intimate nonprofit live music venue established in 1972, rolls into late August and September with a packed slate of performances across rock, blues, bluegrass, reggae, Americana, tributes, open mics, and community benefits. Doors open one hour prior to show time. All Ages | Wheelchair Accessible. We believe in the transformative power of music to inspire change and unite communities. Memberships and donations directly support workshops, exhibitions, performances, and educational programs—expanding access to the arts for emerging artists and underserved communities. Join us:Ā https://sweetwatermusichall.org/donate/

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CBD, a Four-Piece Folk Band Built on Shared Voices, Mutual Respect, and a Deep Love of Song.Ā See This Bay Area Supergroup – August 30th, 5:30-8:30 at The Depot

CBD is a four-piece folk band built on shared voices, mutual respect, and a deep love of song.Ā This Bay Area Supergroup brings together songwriters Claudia Russell and Christopher Smith, multi-instrumentalist Bruce Kaplan, and bassist Daniel Patrick. With two distinctive writers at its core and an eclectic sound that draws on folk, country, Americana, English Folk, and bluegrass traditions, CBD plays with the ease of old friends and the spark of something new. Their performances are rich with harmony, humor, and engaging songs that linger long after the show.

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Singers Marin Hosts a Rejuvenating Sound Fest to Beat the Summer Doldrums With a Hollywood Hit Parade Feat. ‘La La Land,’ ‘Black Panther’, ‘Fellowship of the Ring & More’ – Aug. 9th, 4pm, Novato High Center for the Arts

Need a rejuvenating sound fest to beat the summer doldrums? Come join Singers Marin for our concert, a choral Summer Film Festival, where cinematic stories come alive through song. This Hollywood hit parade will bring you some of the best and most uplifting songs from movies that span the decades—everything from La La Land, to Black Panther, to the Fellowship of the Ring, and more. The concert will be held at Novato High Center for the Arts, reception with our audience to follow.Tickets are on sale now at https://www.singersmarin.org/new-events. Buy in advance and save $5 on adult tickets!

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Sean McGrew, One of the Most Impactful Figures in Recent Mill Valley History, Passed Away in Late February – Join us in Celebrating His Life and Memories of our Friend and Loved One

Join us in celebrating the life and memories of our friend and loved one Sean O’Neill McGrew. We will gather to honor the joy, love, and cherished memories that Sean brought to our lives. The event is set for Friday, August 1st, 2025 at Trocadero Clubhouse, Stern Grove, San Francisco, from 5-8pm. Please share this invitation to friends we may have missed.Ā If possible, please RSVP toĀ carlifullerton@gmail.comĀ orĀ oskar_rosas@hotmail.com. Casual dress and aloha spirit welcome.

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SFGATE Unveils Winners of the Best of Bay Area 2025 and, Not Surprisingly, Mill Valley Got Some Love Once Again

To no surprise on our part, Mill Valley businesses and nonprofits were successful in capturing awards across a variety of business types, a particularly massive achievement considering the fact that SFGate’s Best of Bay Area included the entire Bay Area in its purview:Ā “A reader-driven popularity contest with more than 150 categories accepting nominees, per Editor in Chief’s Grant Marek.

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