Posts Tagged ‘visual art’
Poet 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 MoreMarin Magazine Unveils 2024 Best of Marin County and, Once Again, Mill Valley Garners a Ton of Honors Across an Array of Categories
To no surprise on our part, Mill Valley businesses and nonprofits were successful in capturing awards across a variety of business types, particularly in Dining, Mill Valley romped, including Le Marais Bakery, Super Duper Burger, Floodwater, Kitchen Sunnyside, Samurai Sushi, Prabh Indian Kitchen, Watershed, The Junction, Cantina, Playa, Joe’s Taco Lounge, Sol Food, Corner Bar, Depot Cafe, Antone’s East Coast Sub Shop, Mill Valley Market, Hook Fish Co., Buckeye Roadhouse, Bungalow 44, Mamahuhu, Piatti, Lam’s Kitchen, Piazza D’Angelo, La Ginestra and Gravity Tavern.
Read MoreKid-Centric Shop Tantrum at MV Lumber Yard Turns One, Celebrates First Year, Touts Slim Chance Circus Performance & Free Popcorn – July 21st, 2-3pm
Tantrum – the ultra-creative retail shop that moved into the Mill Valley Lumber Yard in October 2023 – is celebrating its first anniversary, and they’re doing so with plenty of fun, as usual. They’re bringing in a Slim Chance Circus performance, as well as free popcorn, on July 21st from 2-3pm, with 10% off in MV Tantrum all day long.
Read MorePhotographer Callie Zimmerman, a Recent Marin Academy Grad and the Winner of the EMV Guide Cover Contest, Is the MV Chamber’s First Tuesday Artwalk Artist – Aug. 6th, 5:30-7:30!
Callie Zimmerman, who just graduated from Marin Academy and will be attending Tufts University in the fall, is the Mill Valley Chamber’s selection as Artist of the month and more. “I will be pursuing a dual degree and will end with a masters in photography from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA), so I am excited to continue to pursue photography,” Zimmerman says.” She will show her work from Jul 16 through Aug 31, with First Tuesday Artwalk set for August 6th, 5:30-7:30pm.
Read MoreSFGATE Unveils First-Ever Winners of the Best of Bay Area 2024 and, Not Surprisingly, Mill Valley Got Some Love
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: “A reader-driven popularity contest with more than 150 categories accepting nominees, per Editor in Chief’s Grant Marek.
Read MoreO’Hanlon Center for the Arts Hosts Readings From Molly Giles, Katy Butler and Abby Wasserman – July 9, 7pm, Free With RSVP
On Tuesday, July 9 at 7pm in the OHCA Gallery, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts are hosting readers from a trio of brilliant writers. (Free but RSVP encouraged). The great Molly Giles is reading with Katy Butler and Abby Wasserman on July 9. “Please join us for an evening of readings from three very talented Marin authors,” says Erma Murphy, executive director of the OHCA.
Read MoreOn the Heels of an Impactful, Festive Juneteenth at Tam High With MV Rec and Hip Hop for Change, Let’s Celebrate This Treasured Holiday More Broadly Today!
In 2021, Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday. And, that’s about the time a certain segment of our country’s population became aware of Juneteenth. Just because the holiday seemingly appeared overnight, doesn’t mean it wasn’t always there.
Read MoreThe Still Collective, a Staging and Design Company Offering a ‘Soulful Nod to California Casual Living,’ Opens Their a Retail Store This Week at the Iconic MV Lumber Yard – Thursday, June 20, 4pm
Lori Sperling, the founder and creator of the Still Collective, a San Anselmo-based staging and design company that offers a “soulful nod to California casual living,” is opening a second location this week at the iconic Mill Valley Lumber Yard. Sperling and her team are having their grand opening this Thursday, June 20th at 4pm. Still has a curated collection of soulful goods, rich textures, and earthy shades (soulful, California cool designs with a nod to slow living).
Read MoreMV Free, Hip Hop for Change & MV Recreation Take Juneteenth to Another Level With Food, Festivities, Live Music Basketball & Plenty of Fun – June 15, 11am-3pm @ Tam High
On June 15th at Tam High from 11am-3pm, there’s a free, exciting Juneteenth event in our neck of the woods. This event is all about honoring our past through the celebration of African American Independence Day with live music, food, basketball tournament, activities for all ages & more. Sponsored by the MV Free, Hip Hop for Change & Mill Valley Recreation, the event seeks to take Juneteenth up a notch with food, festivities, live music, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and plenty of fun.
Read MoreEDENS, Owner of Strawberry Village, Continues to Innovate, Adding a 2nd Saturday Marin Motor Social on Top of Its Weekly Farmers Market – Starts June 8th!
The first EDENS-driven activation to launch at Strawberry Village is a new weekly farmers market, held every Tuesday from 10am-2:30pm, starting June 13 in the parking lot along the frontage road between West Elm and Starbucks. The market is in conjunction with Marin Community Farmers Markets.
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