Posts Tagged ‘visual arts’
Marin IJ: Mt. Tamalpais Hiking Acclaimed in State Parks Poll And Insider’s Guide to Mount Tamalpais Hiking, Camping and Beyond
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.
Read MoreMarin Voice, Via Dave Perron: Social-Service Organizations Deserve Our Support
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.
Read MoreHappy Feet Dance School Presents Three Shows of ‘Dancing Through Life’ – Sunday, May 4th, 12pm, 3pm & 6pm at Novato High School’s Center for the Arts
Happy Feet is proud to celebrate 47 years of dance in our community! This year they are back at Novato High School’s Center for the Arts Theatre with three shows. The title of their performances is “Dancing Through Life.” All three shows will feature Happy Feet’s advanced student ensemble performing a suite of dances from Wicked, with original choreography by their teaching staff. Show 1 and Show 2 will feature their younger dancers, preschool through middle school, along with their advanced high school students. Show 3 will feature their middle school and advanced high school dancers, along with their adult dancers.
Read MoreMill Valley Chamber Once Again Is Set to Showcase the Artwork of Tam High Students in Zachary Gilmour’s Drawing and Painting Class in May – ArtWalk is Tuesday, May 6th, 5:30–7:30pm!
Longtime Tam High art teacher Zachary Gilmour, who is largely responsible for supporting the array of creative artwork from his students that ends up being showcased each year, is showcasing his students’ drawing and painting work on the walls of the Mill Valley Chamber’s space at 85 Throckmorton Ave., including a reception on May 6th, 5:30-7:30 as part of the Mill Valley Arts Commission’s First Tuesday Artwalk. The student’s work focuses on “In Our Community.” Acrylic paintings on canvas by Intermediate Drawing & Painting. Students were asked to paint an acrylic painting of a member of our community. Students chose teachers, school staff members, coaches, people who work in local businesses, and family.
Read MoreWoander Owner Matthew Purdon, Councilmember Katherine Jones, Kathy Bakshandeh From the Mill Valley Chamber Host a Delightful Grand Opening!!
The wait is over— Woander Store has officially opened its doors! Woander is a family play store featuring family friendly games and storytelling products that opened in downtown Mill Valley at 73 Throckmorton on April 19th! Lots of supporters and on-lookers celebrated the event with a ribbon cutting ceremony, with lots of fun and magic all afternoon. There was a live magic show, open gameplay, puppet greeters and a puppet making activity. There is so much more to come!
Read MoreThe Ever-Resilient, Always Creative Grace Kraaijvanger, Founder of The Hivery Co-Working Space, Revived Her Business and Hosting Grand Re-opening Happy Hour on Thursday, May 1st, 5pm-7pm!
Now they are hosting a Grand Re-opening Happy Hour on Thursday, May 1st, 5:00- 7:00 PM. RSVP Here: https://www.thehivery.com/events-calendar/2025/5/1/grand-re-opening-party. Come raise a glass with us at our beautiful new space as we kick off this exciting new chapter together. Enjoy light bites, happy hour sips, music, and connection with a vibrant community of creatives, entrepreneurs, and changemakers. All are welcome to celebrate this joyful comeback—we can’t wait to see you there. Who’s Invited: Open to all! Feel free to invite a friend or two.
Read MoreMarin IJ: Marin City Bus Shelter Art Project Honors Community’s Black Pioneers
“Her granddaughter and my brother are married,” she said. “So the legacy doesn’t stop — because we are a close community. Even though a lot of first-generation people who came here are gone, their legacy continues.” The bus shelter art project is part of an ongoing effort to tell the enclave’s Black history led by Felecia Gaston, a local historian, educator and nonprofit executive who has partnered with the county’s schools and libraries to teach this California story. “There were maybe 20,000 Black people who worked in the shipyard from 1942 to 1945,” said Gaston. “We selected a few because we actually have their oral histories.”
Read MoreTam High’s AIM Program Garners Incredible Accomplishment With Six Student Emmys!
Tam High wants to give a massive shoutout to all of you in AIM for your incredible accomplishment, six Student Emmys! That’s seriously amazing. These awards are no joke; they’re the most significant honor in high school film, and you earned them through talent, hard work, and collaboration. Whether a student’s name is on one of the winning projects or you contributed behind the scenes, everyone in AIM helped make this happen. That makes AIM so special—how you all come together to create something bigger than yourselves.
Read More2025 Marin Open Studios May 3 & 4 and May 10 & 11: Marin’s Popular Self-Guided Tour of Art Studios Returns for its 32nd Year and Features More Than 265 Artists
“We are so pleased to present our 32nd year of Marin Open Studios and to continue highlighting all the brilliant and diverse artists here in our county,” said Kina Lamblin, newly appointed executive director of Marin Open Studios. “This year we are presenting more artists’ events in the community in addition to our much loved Open Studios event, making art more accessible to the public year round.”
Read MoreMill Valley Parks & Rec and Donors Are Set to Move Forward With a Long-Sought Pair of Sand Volleyball Courts Near Bayfront Field!
“This has been an idea that’s been going on for many many years and there’s been stops and starts to it. And some of that is because this is a pretty major construction project,” said Vanessa Justice, whose term on the Mill Valley Parks and Recreation Commission recently ended. In Mill Valley, hundreds of youths play the sport in clubs and programs. For years, enthusiasts have set up makeshift nets and courts on the city’s hockey fields on Sunday, when those fields are closed to organized sports, Justice said.
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