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Sunday, October 11
🎬 MVFF49 Family Screenings at Sequoia Cinema (25 Throckmorton Ave):
11:00am–12:30pm: Shorts: All the Young Punks (Sequoia 2, Ages 14+) – Dynamic youth-produced shorts.
11:15am–12:42pm: Splish Splash Forever! (Sequoia 1, Ages 10+) – Animated feature produced by Natalie Portman.
1:30–1:41pm: Shorts: College Animation Showcase 2 (Sequoia 2, Ages 6+) – Female/nonbinary student animator showcase.
2:00–3:35pm: Boss Cat (Sequoia 1, Ages 12+) – Inspiring coming-of-age story of a dancer with Down syndrome.
🎈 MVFF49: Family Film Day at the OAC, The Outdoor Art Club, 12–4pm. All-ages festival celebration with face painting, glitter tattoos, optical toy workshops, and treats at 1 W. Blithedale Ave. Free.
🤝 Friendship & Connection Club, Mill Valley Public Library, 1:00–2:00pm. Informal social mixer and community connection space in the Conference Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; registration required.
🎥 Where Do We Belong? Screening & Conversation w/ Amber Allen-Peirson, Mill Valley Public Library, 1:00–4:00pm. Screening of the MVFF49 feature documentary The Unrooted Bloom followed by a community conversation with the filmmaker in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; registration required.
🎸 Moonalice Sunday Matinee, Sweetwater Music Hall, 1pm. Psychedelic soul and roots rock at 19 Corte Madera Ave. All ages; doors open at 12pm.
🎸 Blondsided, The Depot Cafe and Bookstore, 4–6pm. Pop and classic rock favorites live on the downtown plaza at 87 Throckmorton Ave. Free entry; all ages.
🎬 MVFF49 Closing Night: The Debut, Sequoia Cinema (Sequoia 1 & 2), 5–6:45pm. Closing night feature screening simultaneously at 25 Throckmorton Ave.
Monday, October 12
No public events scheduled at community venues.
Tuesday, October 13
🎶 Sing & Stomp, Mill Valley Public Library, 10:15–10:45am. Emily Bonn leads interactive music and movement for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and caregivers in the Outdoor Amphitheater at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; no registration required.
🎨 Tuesday Perception Workshop, O'Hanlon Center For the Arts, 10am–2pm. Intuitive art-making and critique at 616 Throckmorton Ave.
🪡 O’Hanlon Stitching Circle, O'Hanlon Center For the Arts, 3:00–5:00pm. Sarah McNeil and Naomi Tamura facilitate hand-stitching, embroidery, and mending in the Loft at 616 Throckmorton Ave. Free with RSVP.
📋 Teen Advisory Board (TAB), Mill Valley Public Library, 4:00–5:00pm. Youth planning meeting for upcoming programs in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave.
🔥 Alta Molino Neighborhood Response Group Community Meeting, Mill Valley Public Library, 6:00–7:30pm. Stu Tanenberg of Fire Safe Marin presents emerging home hardening standards and vegetation management practices for wildfire prevention in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; open to all residents.
🎭 Tuesday Night Comedy, Throckmorton Theatre, 8–10pm. Headliner Darren Carter takes the stage alongside Jeremy Curry, Emily Van Dyke, and more at 142 Throckmorton Ave. Doors open at 7:30pm.
⚡ Live Dead & Brothers, Sweetwater Music Hall, 8pm. An all-star celebration of the Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band at 19 Corte Madera Ave. All ages; doors open at 7pm.
Wednesday, October 14
👶 Toddler Storytime, Mill Valley Public Library, 10:15–10:45am. Morning stories, songs, and rhymes with Librarian Miranda in the Outdoor Amphitheater at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; drop-in.
🎨 Drawing with Confidence with Naomi Tamura, O'Hanlon Center For the Arts, 10am–1pm. Observational and expressive drawing course continues in the Loft at 616 Throckmorton Ave.
📷 O’Hanlon Photo Forum, O'Hanlon Center For the Arts, 10:00am–12:00pm. Peer critique and photography review session at 616 Throckmorton Ave.
🎲 Senior Bingo, Tam Valley Community Center, 11am–1pm. Friendly community bingo games hosted by TCSD at 203 Marin Ave.
💻 Database Deep Dive: The News, Mill Valley Public Library, 11:00am–12:00pm. Learn research techniques using Newsbank, Newsreel, and ProQuest Newsstand in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; registration required.
🏰 Tween Hangout: Haunted Gingerbread Houses (Ages 9–13), Mill Valley Public Library, 2:30–4:30pm. Seasonal treat crafting and spooky architectural builds in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; snacks provided.
🎸 Bill Washauer, The Depot Cafe and Bookstore, 5:30pm. Live folk and acoustic rock outdoors on the downtown plaza at 87 Throckmorton Ave. Free entry; all ages (weather permitting).
🎷 The Floozies w/ KAIPORA, The Junction Beer Garden, 6pm. Kansas City electronic-funk and future-groove duo perform outdoors at 226 Shoreline Hwy ($32 ADV / $37 DOS; all ages). Note early 6pm start.
🧠 Trivia '66 Night, Mill Valley Public Library, 6:00–7:30pm. Celebrating the library building’s 60th anniversary with 1960s-themed team trivia (teams up to 6) in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; registration required.
🏛️ TCSD Board of Directors Meeting, Tam Valley Community Center, 7pm. Tamalpais Community Services District public board meeting at 203 Marin Ave.
🪕 Shovels & Rope with Nolan Taylor, Sweetwater Music Hall, 8pm. Acclaimed indie-folk duo perform at 19 Corte Madera Ave. All ages; doors open at 7pm.
Thursday, October 15
✍️ Creative Writing w/ Abby Wasserman, O'Hanlon Center For the Arts, 10:30am–12:30pm. Weekly freewriting exercises and peer critique at 616 Throckmorton Ave ($30 drop-in).
✂️ The Collage Club: Cut, Paste, Create Together!, O'Hanlon Center For the Arts, 3:00–5:00pm. Community mixed-media collage gathering in the Loft at 616 Throckmorton Ave. Free with RSVP.
🔴 Inspired Artists: Yayoi Kusama with Kier Holmes, Mill Valley Public Library, 3:30–4:30pm. Children's modern art workshop reading Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity and exploring patterns and dots in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; registration required.
🧠 Trivia Night, The Depot Cafe and Bookstore, 5:30pm. Weekly team trivia on the downtown plaza at 87 Throckmorton Ave. Free entry; all ages (weather permitting).
🎙️ Mic Drop: Community Open Mic, Mill Valley Public Library, 6:30–8:00pm. Three-minute readings of poetry, prose, and spoken word in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; sign-ups open at the door at 6:15pm.
☘️ The Young Dubliners with Ockham’s Razor, Sweetwater Music Hall, 8pm. Celtic rock favorites perform at 19 Corte Madera Ave. All ages; doors open at 7pm.
Friday, October 16
🧘 Vimala Sangha, O'Hanlon Center For the Arts, 9:00–10:30am. Morning meditation and mindful practice at 616 Throckmorton Ave (by donation).
👶 Pop-Up Storytime in the Park, Boyle Park, 10:15–10:45am. Outdoor morning songs and stories on the grass for young families. Free; bring a blanket.
🍿 Family Movie Day: Coco, Mill Valley Public Library, 3:00–4:30pm. Screening of Disney/Pixar's Coco with free popcorn in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; all ages; no registration required.
🎸 Musical Feast, The Depot Cafe and Bookstore, 5:30pm. Classic roots, folk, and rock favorites live on the plaza at 87 Throckmorton Ave. Free entry; all ages (weather permitting).
🍝 Spaghetti Bingo, Tam Valley Community Center, 5:30–7:30pm. Family-friendly Tam Valley community dinner tradition featuring spaghetti dinner and bingo games at 203 Marin Ave ($10 per person; advance registration recommended).
🎤 Tam High Open Mic Fundraiser for ELM, Sweetwater Music Hall, 6:30pm. Student and youth showcase benefiting Enriching Lives Through Music at 19 Corte Madera Ave. Doors open at 6pm.
🎼 Mill Valley Philharmonic: Where Flowers Sing (Autumn Concert), Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 7:30pm. Artistic Director Jaco Wong conducts Huang Ruo’s Folk Songs for Orchestra, Jean Françaix’s L'Horloge de flore, and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G major at 410 Sycamore Ave. Pay-what-you-will; registration required.
🌺 Led Kaapana, Throckmorton Theatre, 8pm. Legendary Hawaiian slack key guitar master performs at 142 Throckmorton Ave.
Saturday, October 17
🎨 Saturday Perception Workshop, O'Hanlon Center For the Arts, 10am–2pm. Weekend intuitive visual arts and perception session at 616 Throckmorton Ave.
👞 Tap Dance Tells America's Story with Cece Bechelli, Mill Valley Public Library, 2:00–4:00pm. Creative Practice Series tracing the cultural history of American tap dance through archival footage, performance, and discussion in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; registration required.
👶 Family Storytime, Mill Valley Public Library, 2:30–3:00pm. Weekend books, rhymes, and flannel stories in the Children's Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; drop-in.
🎸 Acoustic Son, The Depot Cafe and Bookstore, 5:30pm. Live acoustic rock on the downtown plaza at 87 Throckmorton Ave. Free entry; all ages (weather permitting).
🌌 Star Party in Hauke Park, Hauke Park South, 6:30–8:30pm. Join the Mill Valley Public Library and Marin Stargazers for an outdoor evening of astronomy. Look through the library’s Orion Starblast 4.5-inch reflector telescope and volunteer rigs. Free; registration required (dress warm).
🍸 Jonathan Poretz: Sinatra vs. Darin – Sex, Swagger & Swing, Throckmorton Theatre, 8pm. Bay Area crooner Jonathan Poretz and his Little Big Band pit classic hits against each other at 142 Throckmorton Ave.
🎸 Wolf Jett with Sqwerv, Sweetwater Music Hall, 8pm. Cosmic Mountain Music and psychedelic rock at 19 Corte Madera Ave. All ages; doors open at 7pm.
Sunday, October 18
🖨️ Monoprint Workshop, O'Hanlon Center For the Arts, 10am–3pm. Hands-on printmaking session at 616 Throckmorton Ave ($50–$60).
🧒 The Rock and Roll Playhouse: Music of Talking Heads + More for Kids, Sweetwater Music Hall, 11:30am. Family concert introducing classic rock grooves to the next generation at 19 Corte Madera Ave. All ages; doors open at 11am.
📚 Authorpreneurship with Brooke Warner, Mill Valley Public Library, 1:00–2:30pm. She Writes Press publisher and author Brooke Warner breaks down how independent writers navigate the modern publishing market in the Creekside Room at 375 Throckmorton Ave. Free; registration required.
🎼 Mill Valley Philharmonic: Where Flowers Sing (Sunday Concert), Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 3:00pm. Full orchestral performance featuring works by Huang Ruo, Jean Françaix, and Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 at 410 Sycamore Ave. $25 admission.
🎸 David Bettner, Very Stable Genius, The Depot Cafe and Bookstore, 4–6pm. Live music on the downtown plaza at 87 Throckmorton Ave. Free entry; all ages (weather permitting).
🏆 2026 Milley Awards Gala, 5:00–8:00pm. Annual civic awards ceremony honoring Genna Panzarella, Brian Narelle, Valerie Andrews, Sharon Valentino, and George Daly. Tickets: $125 via Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce.
🎸 Josh Zee & Friends Sunday Residency (Free Show), Sweetwater Music Hall, 6pm. Guitarist Josh Zee hosts his monthly community jam residency at 19 Corte Madera Ave. Free entry; doors open at 5pm.
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