Posts Tagged ‘Mill Valley’
Murphy Productions, O’Hanlon Center Host a Sunday Salon Special Evening – The Singer-Songwriter “Sessions” – Sunday, Sept. 8th, 5pm, $20
The multi-faceted gatherings create community, inspire creativity and generally foster the vital need for connectivity. The next edition is a special one: A Sunday Salon Special Evening dubbed The Singer-Songwriter “Sessions” at O’Hanlon on Sunday, Sept. 8th, at 5pm. Entry is $20. “Come and enjoy an evening of original music by the talented recording artists Christopher Smith,” Murphy says.” Claudia Russel, and Bruce Kaplan. Daniel Patrick will be joining Christopher Smith on the bass.
Read MoreFree Movies in the Park From MV Recreation, City of Mill Valley & the MV Chamber Are Set to Showcase ‘Trolls Band Together on 9/6 & ‘Barbie’ on Oct. 4!
As we head into the fall, with Concerts in the Plaza, Mill Valley Film Festival and the Fall Arts Fest, Mill Valley Recreation still has a pair of exciting films for fans of all ages tee’d up for the annual Movies in the Park series! The series launched in August with “Trolls Band Together” on August 2nd in Old Mill Park, and there are two more coming very soon. On Sept. 6, “Trolls Band Together” hits the big screen on Sept. 6th at Old Mill Park. One month later, “Barbie,” one of the most successful film of the past five years, will be showcased on Oct. 4 at Old Mill Park in Mill Valley. Movies begin at sunset. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair. Admission is free.
Read MoreCFI: Danielle Deadwyler to Receive the MVFF Award for Acting at the 47th MVFF as Part of a Spotlight Presentation of Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ on Oct. 6 – MVFF Runs Oct. 3-13
“Malcolm Washington’s confident directorial debut both honors the soul of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play and infuses it with a vibrant cinematic sensibility. He’s assembled a great cast, actors who have an incredible sense of the language and spirit that made Wilson one of America’s greatest playwrights,” said Zoë Elton, MVFF Director of Programming. “And Danielle Deadwyler’s work in this film is exquisite. As she did in Till, she again proves herself to be one of the most outstanding actors of her generation.”
Read MoreFall Is on the Horizon, and That Means that the 67th Mill Valley Fall Arts Fest Is Almost Here! – Sept. 14 & 15, 10-5pm
Daniel Oliver, Amy Faust, Cynthia Minoli, and Hilary Williams received Special Recognition awards for their outstanding work at the artist reception Saturday night.
Read MoreWhat a Thrill: KTVU Gives Our Amazing Town the Zips Trips’ Treatment, Highlighting Our Character, History, Food, Shopping, Deep Roots of Arts & Culture and Much More!!
What a Thrill: KTVU Gives Our Amazing Town the Zips Trips’ Treatment, Highlighting Our Character, History, Food, Shopping, Deep Roots of Arts & Culture and Much More!!
Read MoreIt’s Almost Time to Once Again Shake Your Tail Feather, as the Arts Commission’s Free Concerts in the Plaza Return – Sept. 7 & 8, 11am-7pm
While the buskers and the bands keep playin’ year-round, one of the most exciting live music events returns September 9-10 as the Mill Valley Arts Commission’s brings back the Concerts in the Plaza series with two full days of live music featuring an array of acclaimed local bands, as well as a few exciting special guests.
Read MorePoet and/the Bench Welcomes Topanga Canyon-based Artist Danielle Hutchens, Thru December 31
“Danielle’s artwork is modern and down to earth with its neutral palette, pops of colors, and shapes, lines, and textures inspired from the world around her,” says co-curator Powers.”Style and beauty are inherent in her compositions. The artist uses a combination of natural pigments, acrylics, oil pastels and charcoal; she sources natural pigments from stones collected on hikes that she determines to have color, grinding them to powder and using water and walnut oils on raw canvas to let their color make art. These foraged and hand made pigments are archival.”
Read MoreNorth Bay Biz Journal: Marin County Sees July Unemployment Rates Rise Across North Bay, Including Mill Valley
The unemployment rate in Marin County was 4.1% in July, up from a revised 3.8% in June. The county’s unemployment rate in July 2023 was 3.4%. The county added jobs in construction, trade, transportation and utilities, leisure and hospitality. Fewer jobs were available in government.
Read MoreSouthern Marin Fire Protection District Garners Significant Recognition as a Top 15 Fire Service Agency In 2024
At the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)’s Fire-Rescue International (FRI) Conference, the IAFC recognized the Southern Marin Fire Protection District as one of the top 15 fire service leaders from across North America and around the globe, an honor worthy of profiling to the International Fire Service Community.
Read MoreCity of Mill Valley Takes Next Steps to Make the Community Case on a November Ballot Measure to Address $150M-$180M Infrastructure Needs
“From the beginning of this process a year ago, my emphasis was on this generation doing what it takes to harden our town for subsequent generations,” Vice Mayor Stephen Burke said. “A new roof on the library is certainly part of that, but it’s the deeper investments we have to make that we haven’t necessarily fully understood the scope of yet.” “We may feel comfortable at the moment, but this investment is what our generation needs to do on behalf of those who come after us,” he said.
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