Posts Tagged ‘visual arts’
2023-24 EMV Guide: Connectivity through an Artist’s Lens
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Marin IJ’s Vicki Larson Laments Successful Neighbor Complaints About Outdoor Live Music, Urges Cities to ‘Let the Bands Play On’
“Live music isn’t all that welcome anymore in recent years, at least outdoors, and I can’t help feeling we’ve lost something that made us “just a little out there,” as our county tourism gurus deemed us.”
Read MoreSFGate: An Insider’s Guide to Mount Tamalpais Hiking, Camping and Beyond
Longtime Bay Area writer Kelly O’Mara has cranked out an all-encompassing guide to just about all of it, from the incredible history, the varying jurisdictions between Muir Woods National Monument and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It’s the kind of roundup that simply allows you to forward the link the next time a friend comes in from out of town wondering the outdoor-centric must-do’s of our region.
Read MoreGet Your Groove On: Arts Commission’s Free Concerts in the Plaza Return – Sept. 9-10, 11am-7pm
And 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 MoreMill Valley Library Foundation Toasts More Than $1 Million in Grants to the MV Public Library since 2011
Board President Deborah Sarondo: “This month, the Mill Valley Library Foundation will deliver its 2023 annual grant of $100,000 to the Mill Valley Public Library, bringing the total amount of grants to the Library since 2011 to $1,022,000!. We are excited to reach this milestone – which was achieved thanks to YOU, our generous donors and supporters!”
Read MoreDesta Gallery Hosts a Live Mural Painting By Renowned Local Muralist Nora Bruhn – July 8th & 22nd
“What piece of life do I find important enough so as to spend hours creating something beyond myself; the devotional act of art making. I think living a good life while I’m here in this body and helping others do the same is invaluable.”
Read MoreMarin Magazine to Unveil Its 2023 Best of the County Honorees, Hosts In-Person Fundraiser in Sausalito to Benefit SF Marin Food Bank – Aug. 4
To no surprise on our part, Mill Valley businesses and nonprofits were once again wildly successful in Marin Magazine’s 2022 Best of County issue. With 24 Mill Valley businesses selected as 2023 winners and more than 50 Mill Valley businesses, business owners and events recognized in the top five as readers pics, Marin Magazine is inviting honorees and guests to come together and celebrate – this time in person.
Read MoreA New Era: EDENS, New Owner of Strawberry Village, Debuts New Weekly Farmers Market
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.
Read MoreÆRENA Galleries Presents Renowned Artist Kate Salenfriend’s ‘Fields of Gold,’ Hosts Discussion With the Artist Led by MV Arts Commission Chair – June 22, 6-8pm
On Thursday, June 22 from 6-8pm,ÆRENA Galleries at 53 Throckmorton Ave. is hosting a “Fields of Gold” solo show for its most popular artist, Kate Salenfriend. Sharon Valentino, the chair of the Mill Valley Arts Commission, who is in Kate’s exclusive club of collectors, will lead the discussion with the artist.
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