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Since its inception, this event has always been about four crucial elements: raising the profile of our wondrous community in the eyes of the broader Bay Area, providing a platform for our local businesses and non-profits that spans before, during and long after MVMF via our MVMF Perks program, and to continue to celebrate the depth and breadth of live music in the 94941,” said Jim Welte, Executive Director of the Mill Valley Chamber.

City Officials and Local Developers are Coming to Grips with the Complexities of the City’s New Housing Element and Its Impacts on Developers Hoping to Build Our Way to State Mandates

In a Planning Commission Study Session earlier this month designed to allow commissioners and applicants to have a back-and-forth exchange without yet committing to a public hearing and thus a verdict on the proposal from the commission, Geiszler learned that his target is a moving one. “You’re the guinea pig,” Commissioner Jon Yolles said.

Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra Eyes a Summer Trip to Austria in 2025 to Play at Three Different Venues – They’re Seeking Raffle Donation to Support Their Fundraising

Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra is hoping to raise funds to help support this trip for everyone (there are students that are part of this group that are from lower socioeconomic background and are supported by the Marin Symphony leadership. The orchestra is seeking donations for raffles, donating for advertisement on the brochures for the three concerts that the kids have per year, and donations.

Kitty Thompson’s Shakespearience Turn 10 in May, Hosts a Fundraising Party at Boomerang Lounge on May 18th, 5-8pm

“Shakespearience needs your help to grow so we can reach more kids, more communities,” Thompson says. “Your support will help us raise money and ensure that, in the coming year, we can offer more financial aid, regardless of background or income, purchase steel stage combat weapons for our advanced students, and hire and support more Bay Area teaching artists.”

With Another MV Memorial Day Parade on the Horizon, Milley Award Winner Tim Ryan and His Creative Comrades Are Back at It Again

“When he’s not brainstorming or working on his next idea, Ryan, a 2023 Milley Award recipient, is the senior director of strategic facility planning at San Rafael City Schools. Not surprisingly, especially with the ever-amazing Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade on the horizon, Ryan and his array of supporters are back at it again. “Thank you for signing up to make flowers for our parade float. Some folks have already started. All are encouraged to make as many flowers that they can. We have people to paint if you just want to cut them out.

Mill Valley Arts Commission’s First Tuesday Artwalk Adds a Trio of Exciting Venues – ArtWalk is Tuesday, May 7th from 5:30-7:30 pm!

The title of the exhibition, whose medium acrylic on canvas, is “My Community – portraits of teachers, coaches, friends, parents and other members of the community that the student wished to recognize.”

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From Philly to Mill Valley: Incarcerated Artists From Different Prison Systems on Either End of the Country Collaborate in ‘The View From Here,’ at the Mill Valley Library Thru June 3rd

Artists incarcerated inside State Correctional Institute Phoenix, in suburban Montgomery County just outside Philadelphia, collaborated with their counterparts inside San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, near San Francisco, California, to stage an art exhibition. “The View From Here” has been on view at Paradigm Gallery in Philadelphia’s Old City. “The View From Here” will be on display from May 4th-June 3rd. Opening reception is on Tuesday, May 7th. The event is set for Thursday, May 23 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm in the Creekside Room.

In Collaboration With Harness, the MV Chamber and 2024 Mill Valley Music Fest Are Putting Our Weight Behind a Trio of Non-Profits: Kiddo!, the Tam High Foundation and the Mill Valley Friends of Parks & Recreation – Give Back!

In 2024, we’re supporting an amazing trio of non-profit organizations that serve in vital capacities – two that support the learning and development of our students via Kiddo! and the Tam High Foundation, each of which has served as inimitable backbones for students. We’re also supporting our fields and facilities on which hundreds of kids play by shining a light on the Mill Valley Friends of Parks & Recreation, which plays a peerless role in town in financially supporting our amazing fields.

Planning Commission Backs Draft Climate Plan, Seeks to Cut Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Nearly Half by the End of the Decade

As of 2020, 56% of the city’s emissions come from transportation, most of it from passenger vehicles. The built environment, which includes residential and commercial buildings that use natural gas, makes up 33% of the emissions. The electricity, water, waste and off-road sectors make up a small portion of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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