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Bay Area Reporter: After Spahr Center’s Closure & With a Major Pride Event Set for June 7th in Mill Valley, The Marin LGBTQ+ Center Is Leasing Space from the Marin Multi-Cultural Center at 709 Fifth Ave.

May 27, 2025

The new center has raised $50,000 thus far, Spahr said. The center’s rent is $1,200 a month, Otton confirmed. The top expenses are rent, insurance, and program costs, Spahr stated. “We too have basic operational expenses and will use some for community building events,” Spahr stated. “As you know, we are all volunteers and we hope to raise enough money to be able to employ staff one day. It is a community effort.”

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Marin IJ Earns Statewide Awards For News Coverage, Photos, Opinion Section & Much More!

May 21, 2025

The Marin Independent Journal has been a beacon of top-notch journalism for decades, and this year has been no different.The organization earned 20 awards — including five first-place honors — in an annual statewide journalism contest. The California News Publishers Association announced the results of its California Journalism Awards at a gala in Universal City on May 17. The association, which distributes awards by circulation division, includes hundreds of publications. The judges honored the IJ with a first-place award for in-depth reporting for a six-part series on President Trump’s impact on Marin. The paper also took the top prize for outstanding local news coverage of the November 2024 elections.

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Marin IJ: Mt. Tamalpais Hiking Acclaimed in State Parks Poll And Insider’s Guide to Mount Tamalpais Hiking, Camping and Beyond

May 19, 2025

The state’s park system has 280 parks and about 5,200 miles of trails. The poll, conducted this spring, garnered more than 1,300 responses from the foundation’s members and supporters. Rachel Norton, the executive director of the foundation, said the effort was about introducing places to people who might not know about them. The survey featured 10 categories, including best for dog-friendly adventures, best for birdwatching, most kid-friendly, best for camping and best for wildflowers. “To people in San Francisco and in southern Marin, Mount Tam is not a secret, but it could be to someone from Southern California who is visiting the area for the first time, or somebody from the East Bay who hasn’t been over the bridge in a while,” Norton said.

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Internationally Acclaimed Australian cellist Anthony Albrecht, a Juilliard School’s Performance Program Grad, Performs an Unmissable Recital in Mill Valley – United Church of Christ Community Church, Tuesday, May 27th, 7:30-8:45pm

May 19, 2025

Internationally acclaimed Australian cellist Anthony Albrecht is set to perform an unmissable recital in Mill Valley. A graduate of The Juilliard School’s Historical Performance program, where he received his Master of Music on full scholarship, Anthony has appeared as soloist and with prestigious ensembles throughout the world. Don’t miss this concert of love and compassion!

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Marin Voice, Via Dave Perron: Social-Service Organizations Deserve Our Support

May 18, 2025

All of us are impacted in different ways by actions on the national scale. You can help us sell out our upcoming benefit on May 29 at The Sweetwater in Mill Valley. We plan an outstanding concert titled, “Lebo and Friends Play Dylan.” Those joining us will experience the joy of a talented collaboration playing iconic acoustic and electric tunes by Bob Dylan interpreted through their own unique lens.

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Behind the Lens: California Dreamin’ 2025 Tour 2025 By Legendary Photographer Henry Diltz – Live at Sweetwater Music Hall, May 27th, 8pm

May 16, 2025

In the world of music photography, Henry Diltz occupied the upper strata of legendary photographers. His images of popular musicians of the Sixties and Seventies defined the musical landscape of that time, when you were part of the band and a photographer could create lasting friendships and document each artist’s beginning through their assent to greatness. Behind The Lens is a one-hour plus visual feast of music photography and stories as told from one of the worlds iconic music photographers who documented those memorable times. Featuring The Doors, Eagles, Crosby Stills & Nash, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Woodstock and many more… and the stories!

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Pardon the Interruption Brings High-Energy New Wave and Prog-Pop to Sweetwater Music Hall on June 5th with Ska/Soul Favorites Jethro Jeremiah Band

May 14, 2025

Blending New Wave nostalgia with prog-pop punch, Pardon The Interruption (PTI) returns to Sweetwater Music Hall for a high-energy set guaranteed to get Mill Valley moving. Led by guitarist and vocalist David Noble—whose credits range from Wreckless Strangers to Nina Hagen—PTI draws from funk, ska, jam and vintage rock to deliver a sound that’s both retro-chic and totally its own. The band features a killer lineup of NorCal session talent including bassist Rob Fordyce, drummer Rob Hooper and sax maven Jamison Smeltz. Opening the night is soulful ska powerhouse the Jethro Jeremiah Band. Thursday, 8pm, June 5, Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. Tickets $30. sweetwatermusichall.com

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Chamber Music Marin Continues its 2024-2025 Chamber Music Concert Series at Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church With Chamber Music Concerts – Next Up is a Spotlight on the MMC 2025 Young Artists on May 18

May 3, 2025

Chamber Music Marin continues its 2024-2025 Chamber Music Concert Series at Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church in Mill Valley. Next up is a spotlight on the MMC 2025 Young Artists – its annual “Young Artists Concert” on May 18. The concert, co-sponsored by Chamber Music Marin, will showcase solo performances by (LtoR back): Dheyan Lim (violin) of Mill Valley, Sydney Li-Jenkins (violin) of Sausalito, and Arya Dev (violin) of San Rafael. (LtoR front):  Isabella Lo (piano) of Kentfield, and Owen Xu (piano) of San Rafael.

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