Mill Valley

Had your fill of Nutcrackers? A winsome alternative this holiday is “Christmas at Pemberly” running through December 23 at the Marin Theater Company in Mill Valley. It’s a sequel to “Pride and Prejudice”, Jane Austen’s novel that keeps on giving birth to more novels, musicals and zombie versions. The plot focuses on the romantic travails […]

Here’s a solution to the ever maddening hassle of driving to the City’s cultural events. Stay in your hometown. I’m delighted to see that rustic little Mill Valley for example has its very own symphony. On November 4th,5th and 6th the ambitious Mill Valley Philharmonic in collaboration with the Throckmorton Chrous will be performing works […]

Bay seniors, watching the Range Rovers purr along Throckmorton Avenue, can be understandably concerned about the Los Angelization of Mill Valley. But the half-timbered Tudor charms of the town are still intact as is the bucolic Outdoor Art Club. Designed in 1904 by arts and crafts master Bernard Maybeck it is a registered historic landmark […]

Bay seniors needing a break from today’s gushing joyousness might want to beat a retreat to the Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley tonight at 7. The master political commentator Mort Sahl –yes, that satirical icon of our youth, the “father” of Bill Maher, John Stewart and Stephen Colbert – is still alive and kicking at […]

Bay seniors with fond memories of the once bucolic, bohemian town of Mill Valley (before it became a northern extension of Santa Monica) have reason to feel optimistic. This weekend the Throckmorton Theatre hosts a full-on, three-day salute to jazzmaster Django Reinhardt. From Friday to Sunday there will be concerts, workshops and jam sessions honoring […]