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The 2025 Mill Valley Music Fest Is a Wrap!! With our 4th Year Behind Us, an Event That Has Consistently Marched Forward, Will ALWAYS Have Mill Valley in Mind!

With our 4th year behind us, an event that has consistently marched forward, willĀ ALWAYS have Mill Valley in mind. We’ve had plenty of ups and downs along the way, but we are as committed to this community as any organization could possibly be. We are forever grateful for your support at so many levels, and we hope to keep putting vibrancy, honesty, care and mindfulness behind everything we do!Ā Want to share your input, good, bad and indifferent? Email us here!

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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

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.Ā sweetwatermusichall.com

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With Plenty of Help, The Mill Valley Music Fest Is Once Again Powered by Zero-Emission Batteries, Thanks to a Reconstituted Group of Brilliant Minds From Amped Solutions and Sunbelt Rentals!

Dan Martin, whoseĀ Amped Solutions leverages experts in the design, construction, financing, and operation of commercial and industrial solar and energy storage projects. TheyĀ own energy storage systems themselves and are quite familiar with the changing regulatory, tax, operations, maintenance, and monitoring challenges of this asset class. Working with world-class engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms, they can design, install, and maintain a photovoltaic and/or energy storage solution for your facilities to achieve maximum energy savings across your entire commercial real estate portfolio. As the team reached out to some amazing minds within the battery power business, they connected with the ever-growing Sunbelt Rentals unit in Richmond, California.Ā 

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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 theĀ MMC 2025 Young Artists on May 18

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 theĀ MMC 2025 Young Artists – its annual ā€œYoung Artists Concertā€ 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):Ā  Isabella Lo (piano) of Kentfield, and Owen Xu (piano) of San Rafael.

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PG&E Is Hosting an Open House for Mill Valley Customers at the Mill Valley Community Center on Thursday, May 15, from 6-8pm – They Hope to Share More About What They Are Doing to Reduce Wildfire Risk

During the event, we will share the latest updates on local wildfire safety work and provide community resources available to keep customers safe. Additionally, we will discuss critical topics affecting the community such as: Land use and substation initiatives; Electric and natural gas projects; and Customer resources and savings. This is also an opportunity for participants to ask questions, share feedback and connect with their local PG&E leaders, including North Coast Region Vice President, Dave Canny.

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Marin IJ: Trump Administration Warns Marin Schools About DEI Programs

Carroll said that federal money, which accounts for approximately 10% of local schools’ total funding, is not used for DEI efforts. Carroll said the California Department of Education has not heard back from the federal government since issuing its responses. News of the ultimatum to Marin schools surfaced during the April 15 meeting of the Marin County Board of Education. Carroll provided members of the board with a brief summary of the DEI issue as part of the report that he provides at every meeting. The matter wasn’t agendized for discussion.

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Janis Ganaden’s Surf + Sand Joins Ever-Creative Bre Russell at Elevate & FemThrive, a Transformational Day of Connection, Clarity & Style – May 29th, 5:30–7:30pm

Now she’s working with the ever-creative Bre Russell on a multi-faceted event set for May 29th, from 5:30–7:30pm at Surf + Sand in Downtown Mill Valley. Join us for a transformational day of connection, clarity, and style at ELEVATE: A Free Event for Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders. The event includes bubbles & bites, networking, shopping, styling, a Value & Time Alignment workshop, and optional professional headshots. Expect to feel incredible in your style and look, mindset breakthroughs, and a community of women who GET IT. If you’re ready to elevate with purpose, this is your room. The event, set for March 18th, 6pm-7:30pm, features speakers Erin Hull and Christine Calegari.

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The San Francisco Standard: ā€˜Two Crazy Women’ Are Bucking Multiple Industry Trends: Expand to the Presidio, Then Mill Valley in Early 2026, Near the Seaplane Adventures Space Along the Waterfront

Margherita Sagan’s husband, Loring, is the cofounder and partner in Build, a firm that does residential development in San Francisco. He and Margherita recently bought a decrepit waterfront building in Mill Valley, at 242 Redwood Highway Frontage Road, where the Grateful Dead once practiced and still functions as the base for seaplane tours. It will house Piccino No. 3. Like everything Rogat and Sagan do, the Mill Valley project has been a little nuts, as any property dealing with water elements will be. But with the building permits secured, they hope things are on track for 2026.

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