The Mill Valley Arts Commission's First Tuesday Artwalk, a monthly celebration of local art throughout downtown and at venues all over town, is a great way for art lovers to feed their soul by checking out some incredible art.

But it has always been a very communal, in-person activity, with spaces like the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, the Mill Valley Public Library, Depot Bookstore & Café, City Hall, Famous4, Mill Valley Community Center, Seager Gray Gallery, Throckmorton Theatre and much more opening their doors to art aficionados.

But as it has with seemingly every aspect of human life in 2020, COVID-19 has changed all that, and the Arts Commission has reacted accordingly, transforming the monthly Artwalk into a virtual affair.

"We want to see your art, what you perceive as art, or just some cool or interesting things around town," the commission announced this week. "Post your art / photos on Instagram and tag us @mvartscommission & use the hashtag #MillValleyArtWalk. Get those creative juices flowing and start posting!"

The Commission will choose its weekly top picks to feature on its website and social media channels

​​​Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!.​

Whether you value local businesses' incredible contributions to the local tax base or simply fear the loss of your favorite restaurant, retail shop, arts & nonprofit organizations and service providers (hopefully all of the above!), it goes without saying that we want to see all businesses and organizations survive this shelter in place order amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.

There are a number of ways to support those essential businesses like grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, banks, including restaurants via takeout/delivery, and many non-essential businesses have gone virtual in the meantime. But one way you can help just about any business garner some critically important cash flow is via gift cards/certificates.

Below Is a list of those offering gift cards and gift certificates, and how to get them. If your business isn't listed below and you sell gift cards/certificates, email us. 

Antone's East Coast Sub Shop. Call 415-515-0252.
BOL – Pay It Forward Meals.
Bootjack Wood Fired
Bungalow 44
Buckeye Roadhouse
Equator Coffees
Flour Craft Bakery.
​Good Earth Natural Foods
Gravity Tavern
Hook Fish Co. at Proof Lab Beer Garden
Juice Girl
Playa
Piatti
Peet's
Pizza Antica
Safeway
​Stefano's Pizza. Call 415.383.9666. 
Shoreline Coffee Shop
Tamalpie
The Cantina
Vitality Bowls Cafe
Watershed
Whole Foods Blithedale
Whole Foods Miller
SweetE Organic

​Mountain Home Inn/Pelican Inn. Call 415.381.9000 or email innkeeper@mtnhomeinnn.com. We will mail gift certificates.

​​Cinemark at Sequoia Theatre
Mill Valley Music. Call 415.389.9090.
Once Around: Call 415.326.5217 with credit card info. We can deliver for free to the customer (in southern Marin) or mail to the customer or another recipient, their choice.
Writers Workshop. Owner Karen Benke is happy to send you gift cards for future workshops. Email her here.

Ambatalia.
Bloomingayles. Call 415.298.4047.
MV Flowers. Call 415-388-7781.​
Prevalent Projects. Call 415.888.3257.​
​Terrestra
The Rug Establishment. Contact Michael at 415.755.0922 or Michael@therugest.com to purchase gift cards. Gift cards will be emailed to clients for download.​

Lulu Designs Jewelry
Makers Market. 
​Margaret O' Leary
​Moonstruck Fine Jewelry. Johanna Becker: "Call or email to purchase, can be picked up by appointment or mail." 415.383.0462.​
​Poet and/the Bench.
​​Pollen + Wool.
​​Proof Lab Surf Shop.
The Edit. 415.713.6456.
The Store. Gift Certificates are available for purchase by phone, by calling owners, Evan 415.847.4147 or Ronnie 415.686.0011. We will deliver to your doorstep or keep on file here until you're ready to shop.
Sofia Jewelry. Sophie Priolo: "Gift certificates of any amount are available to purchase and we can deliver or mail them with a personal note if requested. Love is not cancelled! :)"
Stick & Ball.
Diamonds in the Rough Consignment. Purchase gift certificates by emailing sibby23@gmail.com and they will be mailed or kept on file at the store.

​​​Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!.​

There hasn’t been a more visibly vacant commercial space in Mill Valley over the past several years – save for the blank canvas that is the mother of all retaining walls at 500 Miller Ave. – than the former Gira Polli space at 590 East Blithedale and Camino Alto.

Bay Area food industry vets Pascal Rigo and Nicolas Bernadi have been hoping to change that, leasing the building with the hopes of making it one of the locations for La Boulangerie, the post-Starbucks, slightly renamed rebirth of their popular La Boulange cafes and eateries. They shifted gears earlier this year and decided to make the space home to Apizza, their simple, affordable pizza shop that already has a successful location on Fillmore Street in San Francisco.

Given the shelter in place order in effect through May 3 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Apizza renovation is on indefinite hiatus, as is all construction in Mill Valley. And even when that prohibition on non-essential construction is over, they face extremely dire economic circumstance wrought by the outbreak.

But before they have a chance to overcome those significant hurdles, they're facing a neighbor protest to the Mill Valley Planning Commission's approval of Apizza's request to remove a few trees in front of the building at the corner of East Blithedale and Camino Alto. Susan Kirsch, representing the Freeman Park Neighborhood Association, filed an appeal to the Planning Commission’s approval of the tree permit earlier this month.

The City Council was set to hear the appeal on April 20, but Kirsch asked to postpone the hearing because a virtual public hearing, as required under the shelter in place order, would not allow their supporters to provide input in a “normal” manner. City officials agreed to postpone the hearing to May 4, which is within the 45-day timeframe required for appeal hearings. The format of the hearing will depend upon the status of the Shelter in Place Order that ends for the time being on May 3, according to Newman.

The five blackwood acacia and eucalyptus trees were determined by an arborist to be non-heritage trees, according to Lisa Newman, a senior planner with the city. The commission backed the request to remove five 50-foot trees and replace them with red maples – up to 11 trees, each with a 48-inch box.

The trees are also considered a fire threat, have shallow root systems that could damage infrastructure and pose a danger to motorists when the branches are not maintained, according to a report by Bartlett Tree Experts.

The tree removal is part of Bay Area food industry vets Pascal Rigo and Nicolas Bernadi's plans to "rejuvenate that corner, bring it back alive, fix the building and the site, which is in terrible repair and give something to the community,” Mill Valley architect Christopher Raker told the Marin IJ.

​​Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!.​

Antone's East Coast Sub Shop: OPEN for takeout & delivery (via Uber Eats, GrubHub), incl. curbside pickup. 558 Miller Ave. 415.888-3585. antoneseastcoastsubshop@gmail.com. 10:30am-8pm. MORE INFO.

​Buckeye Joe: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT. Coffee cart is still open for coffee, pastries and breakfast burritos from 6am to 10am Monday through Friday. 15 Shoreline Hwy. MORE INFO.

​Buckeye Roadhouse: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Special takeout menu. 12-7pm daily. Also delivery via Dine-In Marin. Buy gift cards here. MORE INFO.

Bungalow 44: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY (via DoorDash). 12-7pm. B44's favorites like hamachi poppers, Bungalow's chef salad and kicking fried chicken. Buy gift cards here. 41 Throckmorton Ave./44 East Blithedale Ave. MORE INFO.

Flour Craft Bakery: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. 8am-3pm. We are offering phone orders at 415.384.8244, curbside and storefront delivery. We continue to deliver by Caviar. We've launched a meal series where customers order a full day’s worth of meals ahead of time for pickup the following day. The meal pickup details are live and available here. You can also buy gift cards here. 129 Miller Ave. #300. MORE INFO.
​
​Floodwater: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. 12-8pm Daily. Half off beer & wine. Complementary Roll of TP. Call for curbside delivery. Regular menu. Call 415.843.4545 for takeout orders. Delivery via Uber Eats, Dine-In Marin, DoorDash. MORE INFO.

Gravity Tavern: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. 415.888.2018. 12pm-8pm everyday for lunch and dinner. We are now open for lunch and our new executive chef has prepared some tasty items with locals in mind. Call or ORDER ONLINE HERE. We do ask that anyone picking up an order please wear a face covering at this time. Delivery options are also available through third-party delivery services! Buy gift cards for gifts and/or future use. 38 Miller Ave. MORE INFO. 

Equator Coffees: 2 MILLER CAFE IS OPEN FOR PICKUP ORDERS VIA EQUATOR APP. Helen Russell: "After much consideration, we've decided to reopen our cafe at 2 Miller Ave on Friday, March 27 for pick-up orders through our app. We've taken extensive precautions in the hopes that we can serve the community safely. Open 8am-3pm daily. Stretch your legs, fire up the buggy and stop by to pick up your to go order from our complete coffee and waffle menu along with many of our beloved pastries. Enjoy your Equator favorites while we all keep our communities safe from afar. Equator Coffees app only, available for both iOS and Android phones. To encourage proper social distancing we'll employ serving procedures that ensure a contactless coffee experience for both our staff and our customers including waiting spots on the sidewalk spaced 6’ feet apart and a designated pick-up area on an outside table." Buy gift cards for cafes or online gift store here. 2 Miller Ave. Equator Coffees at ProofLab 244 Shoreline Hwy. remains closed for now. MORE INFO.

​Grilly's: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT ONLY. Jim Revoir: "Please take advantage of our take out service. Thank you, we appreciate every customer very much." 9am-8pm, 7 days. Phone orders 415.381.3278. 493 Miller Ave. MORE INFO. 

Hook Fish Co. at Prooflab Beer Garden: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT. Order online at prooflab.com or hookfishco.com. 4-8pm only. Contactless take-out system, orders must be placed online. Orders are ready 15 mins after the order is placed unless otherwise notified, and picked up curbside on a designated table at our side gate. Buy gift cards here. MORE INFO. 

​Joe's Taco Lounge & Cup of Joe's: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT. Gabriel Leis: "As many people are preferring to-go food during this period, we are happy to provide curbside pickup. Just call us when you arrive, and we can bring your food out to you in your car." Cup of Joe's 7am-12pm, Joe's 11:30am-8pm. 382 Miller Ave. MORE INFO.

​Juice Girl: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Karen Olson: "Customers can order and pay by phone (415.322.6160) and items can be picked up curbside. Free delivery between 11am-2pm daily.  Extended delivery time through Caviar." Mon.-Sat., 7am-6pm, Sat.-Sun., 8am-5pm. Buy gift certificates here. 45 Camino Alto. MORE INFO.

Kitchen Sunnyside: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Daily 9am-2pm. 31 Sunnyside Ave. MORE INFO. ​

​Lam's Kitchen: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT. 415.383.6368. lamskitchenmillvalley@gmail.com. 11am-7pm. 89 East Blithedale Ave. MORE INFO. 

​Parranga: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Limited menu, pick up or delivery thru Dine-In Marin, Caviar, Uber Eats, Grubhub. 12pm-8pm, 7 days a week. 800 Redwood Hwy., #801. MORE INFO. 

Peet's Coffee: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT.  “To-Go” service and Mobile Order Ahead thru Peet’s App; Seating areas closed. No personal cups/bags; Restrooms closed; Reduced hours. Get Peet’s delivered directly from our roastery with free shipping on peets.com thru 4/15, no code necessary." Mon.-Fri., 5:30am-8pm, Sat. 6am-8pm, Sun. 6am-7pm. 415.381.8227. Buy gift cards here. 88 Throckmorton. MORE INFO. 

​Piatti: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Will provide deliveries through DoorDash & Caviar, taking calls in house for pick-ups, open 11:30am-7pm, 7 days a week. Look for new menu offerings soon. Limited time offer: Get a $10 promo card on us for every $50 purchased in gift cards. Purchase online here for instant delivery via email. MORE INFO.

Piazza D'Angelo: OPEN FOR PICKUP & DELIVERY. 4-8pm, daily. Owners Luigi Petrone & Felicia Ferguson: "Our takeout menu is available here." Curbside pickup available and delivery through DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Dine-in-Marin. MORE INFO.

Pizza Antica: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. 415.383.0600. 4pm-8pm nightly. Call or order online. All sales are used to support employees. Walk-ups are also welcome. Buy gift cards here. 800 Redwood Hwy. MORE INFO.  

Playa: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. 12-8pm, Wed.-Sat., 12-6pm Sun. "Preorder your lunch or dinner with our new online order form. Visit our website and click the Online Order Form tab.  It's super easy!  Buy gift cards and certificates here. 41 Throckmorton Ave. MORE INFO.

​Prabh Indian Kitchen: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Owner Raghbir Dhindsa: "We're open  5-7pm everyday for pick ups or delivery by Uber Eats, DoorDash, Caviar, Grubhub. Order online. Food will be well-packed and sealed. MORE INFO. 

Rocco's Pizza: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. 12-9pm 7 days a week. Deliveries are from 4:15-8:30pm. 711 E Blithedale Ave. MORE INFO. 

​Shoreline Coffee Shop: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT. 8am-2pm. Order online via shorelinecoffeeshop.com. MORE INFO. 

​Samurai Sushi. OPEN FOR TAKEOUT ONLY. Mon.-Sat., 5-8:30pm. Phone orders only: 415.381.3680. MORE INFO. 

​Sol Food: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY ONLY. "Sol Hernandez: "We're open for takeout and delivery only." 11am-8pm. 415.380.1986. 401 Miller Ave. MORE INFO & ORDER ONLINE.

​Stefano's Pizza: OPEN. Take Out, Delivery and Online Ordering. "We offer take out and delivery of our full menu. Gift cards available - order from store and pick them up curbside." 11am-10pm, 7 days/week. 11 East Blithedale Ave. MORE INFO. 

​Super Duper Burger: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT/DRIVE-THRU. Manager Jesus Garcia: "We remain open for to go, drive thru is open, phone or walk ins for placing orders. New hours: 11am-8pm, 7 days. 430 Miller Ave. MORE INFO.

​Tamalpie Pizzeria: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Take-out & delivery 4-9 pm. MORE INFO. 

The Cantina: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. 3-7pm, 7 days a week. Call for curbside delivery, offering beer & wine selections for pickup. 415.381.1070. Delivery via Dine in Marin or Uber Eats. Family Fiesta - fajitas for 4 - see website. Buy gift cards here. 651 E. Blithedale Ave. MORE INFO. 

Vasco: OPEN for TAKEOUT AND CURBSIDE PICKUP. 415.381.3343. Paul Lazzareschi: "Reopened for takeout orders of our full menu. At the outset of the SIP, Lazzareschi had launched a GoFundMe campaign to support the employees. 106 Throckmorton Ave. MENU HERE. MORE INFO.

​Vitality Bowls Cafe: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Seven days a week 8am-7pm. Orders to go, curbside, deliveries UberEats, DoorDash. Online and phone orders preferred - 415.381.1700 - vs. ordering from UberEats and DoorDash directly. Buy gift cards here. 765 E. Blithedale Ave. MORE INFO. 

Watershed: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT. Ged Robertson: "We launched a special temporary online Take Out menu in addition to regular menu. Order thru website. We are temporarily closing Bootjack Wood Fired and putting its menu over at Watershed. Drive up easier & extended hours. Watershed open 12-8pm." ​Buy Bootjack gift cards here. Buy Watershed gift cards here.  MORE INFO.  
​
Anne Minkin - Boisset Collection: OPEN FOR DELIVERIES. Anne Minkin 415-250-7771; anne@minkindesign.com. Free shipping for six or more bottles, delivered to your doorstep, online and phone orders, daily virtual happy hours. MORE INFO.

Vintage Wine & Spirits: OPEN. 415-388-1626. Open Mon.-Sat., 10am-7pm, Sun. 10am-6pm. 82 Throckmorton Ave. MORE INFO.

West Coast Wine • Cheese: OPEN FOR DELIVERIES ONLY. Delivery to SF and Marin counties only. On the Bottle List, you will see two prices that pertain to delivery: 1) "To-Go" = the bottle price for 1-3 bottles Mix/Match (which is 1/3 off the Restaurant or 'Here' price); 2) "4+" = the bottle price for 4 or more bottles Mix/Match (also our Wine Club Members price)
Place your order over email to chris@westcoastsf.com or by texting to 415.577.9357. 31 Sunnyside Ave. MORE INFO.
​
BOL: CLOSED. But owner Chelsea Hutchison has launched First Responder Meals, a program whereby customers can "purchase a meal for a firefighter, a police officer or a nurse, and we will deliver those pre-ordered custom meals to a local first responder. We've connected with local agencies to feed our Sheroes + Heroes, but we need your help. Without income at BŌL I couldn't personally sponsor all the meals but didn't want to stick nurses with a bill either. That's where the community comes in. So many people that want to support but can't, lonely from this forced social separation. Supporters simply go to the BŌL website, with each purchase of a $15 gift card funding BŌL of a first responder's choice, an immunity boosting Fire Cider and a strict CDC + Marin Health Department approved delivery. BŌL donates all labor and delivery costs. All meals will be made and delivered by me and coordinated through our BŌL family. The pay it forward campaign, which you can contribute to here, has already funded more than 200 meals. 129 Miller Ave. MORE INFO.

La Ginestra: CLOSED, but open for to-go dinner service on March 15. "The health and safety of our customers, employees and community is most important to our restaurant. Therefore, effective Monday, March 16th, La Ginestra will be temporarily closing. While we have taken multiple steps to minimize the health risks to our team, customers and community at large, based on our assessment of recent developments with this viral outbreak, we have decided to take this step in order to do our part in protecting and promoting the health and safety of our community. Please check our website or our Facebook page for updates. MORE INFO. 

Amberjack Sushi: OPEN. To-go orders welcome. 72 East Blithedale Ave. MORE INFO. 

Avatar's Punjabi Burritos: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT. 415 381-8293, Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm, call in or walk in for orders, no delivery. 15 Madrona Ave. MORE INFO.

Bamboo Hut Chinese Bistro: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Mon.-Sat., 11am-9pm, Sun. 12-9pm. MORE INFO.

Boo Koo: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Owner Matt Holmes: "Order and pay online and we can either deliver to your homes or walk them right out to their idling cars." MORE INFO.

Extreme Pizza: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Mon.-Thu. & Sun., 11am-8pm, Fri.-Sat., 11am-10pm. 393 Miller Ave. ​MORE INFO.

Harmony Restaurant: OPEN FOR TAKE HOME. 11am-2:30pm and 5-9:30pm. Strawberry Village, 800 Redwood Hwy., Ste. 401. MORE INFO.​

​India Palace. OPEN for TAKEOUT. 415.388.3350. Open everyday for pickup and delivery. 11am-2pm and 4:30pm-9pm.  MORE INFO.

Lucinda's Mexican: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT. 415.388.0754. Mon.-Sat., 8am-8pm. Pickup orders only. "Call ahead for large orders, products freeze well and they will wrap them extra well." 930 Redwood Hwy. MORE INFO.

McDonald's: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DRIVE-THRU. To-go only, drive thru, no dine in. Open 7 days/week, 5am-1am. 600 Redwood Hwy. MORE INFO. 

Phyllis' Giant Burger: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Deliveries through Uber Eats, DoorDash or pick up. 8 East Blithedale Ave. MORE INFO.

Robata Grill: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. Mon.-Sat., 4:30-8pm. Dine-In Marin. 415.381.8400. 591 Redwood Hwy. MORE INFO. 

Starbucks Strawberry: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT VIA MOBILE APP ONLY. Pickup from 5am-5pm everyday, until further notice. 800 Strawberry Village, Ste 205. MORE INFO. 

Starbucks Camino Alto: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT VIA MOBILE APP ONLY. Pickup from 5am-5pm everyday, until further notice. 415-388-1811. 45 Camino Alto. MORE INFO. 

Thailand Restaurant: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. 415-381-1800. Tue.-Sat., 11am-3pm & 4-9pm, Sun. 3-8pm. Delivery via DoorDash. MORE INFO.

Thep Lela Thai: OPEN FOR PICKUP & DELIVERY. Case by case delivery with a fee. 11:30am-9:30pm, 7 days. MORE INFO.

The Whisk + Skillet: OPEN FOR TAKE HOME. 8am-3pm. Strawberry Village. 800 Redwood Hwy., Ste. 125. MORE INFO.

Urban Remedy: OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY. "We've launched a new mobile order & delivery program, enabling us to deliver our clean, healing foods to customers, wherever they are. We offer freshly prepared salads & grain bowls, wraps, snacks and drinks for immune support like Cold Crusher, Turmeric Relieve, and Booster Shot. How to order: Get the rewards app - App Store, Play Store or order online – urbanremedy.com/retaildelivery. 9am-5pm. 34 Miller Ave. MORE INFO.

​Mill Valley Beerworks: CLOSED. 173 Throckmorton Ave. MORE INFO. 

Nekter Juice Bar: CLOSED. 415-360-8000. MORE INFO.

​Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!.​

Americans are turning to all sorts of new or reinvigorated pursuits amidst the shelter in place order due to the COVID-19 outbreak, including binge-watching, bread-baking, puzzle-mastering – and even victory gardens.

The latter of those has been a boon for Mill Valley garden supply shops like Green Jeans Garden Supply In Strawberry, according to KTVU.

”We have had a large increase of customers buying vegetable starts, fruit trees, vegetable seed,” co-owner Kevin Sadlier told KTVU. He has been busy with both old and new customers. I think people are hunkering down and are beginning to wonder about the food supply coupled with the fact they are hunkered down. And they want to have something to do at home. Gardening is a perfect activity for the family.”

Victory gardens came about during World War I and again during World War II. The government encouraged the public to grow food at home to feed their families.

FULL STORY HERE & IN VIDEO BELOW.

​Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!.​

Churches and religious organizations of every stripe have been forced in recent weeks to shift their focus to virtual services amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, which celebrated its church building's 50th anniversary in 2018, has been among those leading the charge.

Father Patrick Michaels, the church's pastor, has been saying a daily mass streamed live online for the Mt. Carmel parishioners, and is ramping up with an array of services as Easter Sunday approaches on April 12.

That includes a Palm Sunday Mass at 10:15 am on April 5 via Livestream on Facebook Live. You can sing the songs and join in the Passion Narrative by downloading our worship guide. The first two pages contain the hymns and Mass parts, followed by the Narrative.

Here is the Holy Week schedule, all of which will be livestreamed.

• MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER: Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
• LITURGY OF GOOD FRIDAY: Friday, 1:30 - 3 p.m. (Note that according to the Church's ancient tradition, Mass is not celebrated on this day. The celebration includes the Liturgy of the Word, Adoration of the Cross and, in this case, Spiritual Communion.)
• EASTER VIGIL: Saturday, 8:30 p.m.  At this special Holy Saturday Vigil Mass, we celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord, beginning in darkness and moving in and towards His light. This is the major celebration of the Church's year. 
• EASTER SUNDAY: April 12, 10:15 a.m. 
• Note that Daily Mass will be livestreamed at 7:45 a.m. this week Monday through Wednesday. There will be no 7:45 a.m. Mass Thursday through Saturday due to the Triduum schedule. Daily 7:45 a.m. Mass will resume Easter Monday, April 13. 

Appointments for both the Sacrament of the Sick (especially Last Rites, Communion for the last time) and Reconciliation may be made by contacting Father Pat at 415-388-4190. He can come to your home for Sacrament of the Sick, and you can come to the church for Reconciliation in the sacristy, where 6-feet distance can be respected.

"In this time of tribulation, our spiritual connections are of the utmost importance to our well-being," Father Pat says. "It is to our hearts that we need to go so that Jesus may die and rise there. Even as we celebrate Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum remotely, we are not re-enacting historical events. We are observing them unfold anew in our lives, and celebrating our good fortune to be those observers and participants. We are the Body of Christ. We celebrate in Reconciliation and Eucharist a union that only Christ's death and resurrection can achieve. Christ's action takes place in us as we grow in our belief in the power of God's love to make it so. Join our online community for all these livestreamed celebrations."

​Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!.​

The party's not over – but it is on hold.

Organizers of the 39th Annual Mill Valley Wine, Beer and Gourmet Food Tasting, one of Mill Valley's iconic events and a benefit for Kiddo!, the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation and the Mill Valley Chamber, have postponed the event from its scheduled date of June 7 because of the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting shelter in place order, which extends at least through May 3.
​
This landmark event, sponsored by Mill Valley Market since 1981, features wine from more than 65 premium wineries, fine craft beers from 15 breweries and food from nearly 30 food purveyors and 10 local restaurants and chefs.

It is postponed to September 2020 and may be reconfigured to "provide an opportunity for the community to gather, fingers crossed, to celebrate Mill Valley's bounty of great food, drink and boundless energy and creativity," says Mill Valley Chamber Co-Director Paula Reynolds. "While we're disappointed to put this incredible event on hold for now, we can't wait to all get together again and celebrate the amazing place we get to call home."

Those of you who have already purchased tickets to the event may request a refund here or choose to turn it into a donation. 

​Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!

The Outdoor Art Club, one of Mill Valley’s oldest and historically important nonprofit organizations, has unveiled its annual list of Outreach Grant recipients, and once again it's supporting a laundry list of discrete projects within Marin that further the Club’s purposes.

The project's listed below needed to fit with the OAC's purpose of being "dedicated to the protection and beautification of outdoor spaces, wildlife conservation, and other civic, literary, and charitable work." They span 20 local organizations garnering $55,000 in grants.

Here they are:
Center for Domestic Peace: To fund three weeks of child-parent therapy.
City of Mill Valley: To purchase emergency neighborhood kits for 30 Block Captains.
Curtain Theater: For the set, props, and costumes for the 2020 Shakespeare in the Park season.
Enjoy Mill Valley Fund: For downtown plantings, “Welcome Mill Valley” kiosk renovation, and a sculpture installation at the Mill Valley Community Center.
Homestead Valley Community Association: For the creation of a fire-safe demonstration garden in Homestead Valley.
Lifehouse: For native garden plantings.
Marin Foster Care: To fund two forums for foster parents.
Marin Symphony: To fund two shows, and educational materials, for 120 local high school students.
Marine Mammal Center: For necroscopy kits to aid in autopsies of beached whales.
Milley Awards: To underwrite the attendance of one award recipient at the awards dinner.
Mill Valley Chamber Music Society: To bring two professional musicians to local schools.
Mill Valley Philharmonic: To fund one free preview performance for 250 people.
Mountain Play: For a “Hello Dolly” concert at The Redwoods, with ASL interpreters.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts: For outdoor lighting for the center’s pathway and stairs.
The Redwoods: To purchase furniture for the Hospice Serenity Garden.
St. Vincent de Paul: To support grants to people in crisis in Mill Valley and Marin.
Schools Rule: To sponsor one table at the gala fundraiser supporting all Marin public schools.
Send It Foundation: To fund a scholarship for one cancer survivor to attend a five-day surf/bike program.
Throckmorton Theater: To fund scholarships for three children for a half-day summer camp.
Whistlestop: To deliver meals to seniors and terminally ill adults under 65 years old.

Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!

What to do when the vast majority of local businesses are deemed non-essential and thus need to be closed or significantly scaled back to comply with the shelter in place order that now extends through May 3?

As we have already seen countless times by Mill Valley businesses, the answer Is: create, innovate and leverage the power of the internet. Thirteen of the tenants in the Mill Valley Lumber Yard are doing just that. Here's a list of how they're making the most of an unprecedented moment in history. With a shelter-in-place spring break, Easter and Passover on the horizon, there's no shortage of things you can do, eat and buy right from the (inescapable) comforts of your own home!

BŌL Superfood Cafe is surging toward its goal of delivering "Pay It Forward" 600 meals to First Responders. 

If Chelsea Hutchison and her team make it to the goal, Mon Rêve Chocolate Studio, the latest addition to MVLY, has offered to donate 35 of their chocolate eggs to the “Heros + Sheros.”

Mad Dogs and Englishmen is offering heavily discounted daily and weekly e-bike rental rates: daily rates are 50% off and weekly rates start at $100/ per week. Payment and electronic insurance waiver can be done electronically before you pick up your bike(s). Curbside pickup or delivery available. All bikes are being sanitized before and after each ride. Also offering 2-for-1 gift cards to be used towards future bike rentals and guided tours with no expiration date.

The Mill Valley Studio has $5 photo editing, $50 Zoom photoshoots, $15 product photography (drop on doorstep). Call 415.320.3897 for details or click here to schedule.

Lulu Designs Jewelry is offering 20% off online orders with code VIP20, free shipping and returns, virtual appointments available.

Makers Market has free shipping on online orders over $75 with code SHIPPING100, plus elizabeth W Hand Spray (made with 70% alcohol) is back in stock!

Victoria Mimiaga Fine Art is providing 20% off commissioned pet portraits.

Bloomingayles is also giving 20% off all inventory, including spring wreaths, dreamcatchers, succulent planters, candles, cbd cream, vintage french vases, champagne buckets, rosaries, crystals and dry flowers. Delivery to home or arrange for pick-up. Please call Gayle 415.298.4047.

FarmHouseUrban has 20% off in-stock merchandise, including table top, blankets, essential oil diffusers, and bees wax candles. Open by digital appointment. Click here to email for details.

Watershed Restaurant remains open for takeout and delivery, and is offering half off wine bottles, 8oz wine glass pours and discounted beer for take out.

Flour Craft Bakery has created “Bundles,” easy to-go packs for your family. Now offering Sunday Brunch Boxes, Bagel Boxes, and Bread Family Packs amongst other items, all available for pre-order online or for same day orders call 415.384.8244. You can also grab a Family Dinner for 4 box, in time for weekend orders. Gift cards and e-gift cards now available, click here to inquire.

Once Around is offering FREE Knit Night on Wednesdays from 6-7pm OR FREE Sewing Bee to make masks for you or someone at risk. For Zoom info or to learn more, click here.

The Writer’s Nest, home to on-site author, Karen Benke, is hosting a virtual “Snail Mail Museletter Adventure” for girls 9-13 years-old. This upcoming “Adventure” has room for 15 participants and involves snail mail surprises, writing buddies, and virtual check-ins. For more info click here or email Karen.

The 411: The Mill Valley Lumber Yard is at 129 Miller Ave. MORE INFO. 

​Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!

George Lawson Gallery, one of a pair of acclaimed galleries that moved from San Francisco to Mill Valley in 2019, was set to debut its latest exhibit last month – Johanna Baruch's—Himma: Selections from the Cosmos Series, a selection of gorgeous paintings that study the heavens – only to have the shelter in place order to combat the COVID-19 outbreak shut down art galleries.

But with the order being extended until at least May 3, Lawson is making certain that as many people as possible can view Baruch's work. He's created a slideshow of the pieces on his website, which you can view here or by clicking the image above.

"If you happen to have snuck out for a breath of air, you can catch it through our window," Lawson says. "In the meanwhile, here’s a scrolling presentation of the work."

The 411: The George Lawson Gallery is showing Johanna Baruch's—Himma: Selections from the Cosmos Series, a selection of gorgeous paintings that study the heavens, as a slideshow of the pieces on its website. MORE INFO.

​Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!

Over the past few weeks, as the shelter in place order spurred on by the COVID-19 outbreak turned into a open-ended necessity, Tam High senior Kylie Frame has watched many of the quintessential milestones of her senior year evaporate.
​
Her final lacrosse season: canceled.
​
Hanging out with close friends as they get ready for their next life chapter: Digitally, sure.

College visits: not happening.

Prom: Nope.

Graduation: Same.

But to the good fortune of the Marin community of first responders, healthcare workers, grocery clerks and those that are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response in Marin, Frame is not the shrinking violet type. 

Over the past week, Frame has launched Feed the Frontlines Marin, a two-pronged effort to deliver meals to those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and raise money to support the costs associated with it. To date the campaign has raised more than $14,000 towards it’s $20,000 goal to buy meals from local restaurants and deliver them to frontline workers, and has garnered meal support from Ged Robertson’s Shoreline Coffee Shop and Watershed as well as Karen Olsen’s Juice Girl for juices and smoothies. The move is similar to the efforts of Chelsea Hutchison’s BOL “pay it forward” meal program.

Frame made her first deliveries this week, starting with 30 breakfasts from Shoreline and fresh-pressed juices from Juice Girl to Marin General, with another 40 dinners to follow.

Frame was inspired by family friends in New York City who own Tarallucci e Vino and other restaurants in the city and launched Feed The Frontlines NYC as a way to feed first responders but also to support local restaurants trying to sustain themselves on takeout/delivery service only to comply with the shelter in place order. That effort has raised more than $100,000, providing thousands of meals and saving a number of jobs.

As has been the case with so many of the philanthropic efforts amidst COVID-19 over the past several weeks, the effort to launch Feed the Frontlines Marin was all hands on deck. Frame set it all in motion, including the outreach to the various frontline destinations like Marin General and UCSF, while Quincy Robertson, just home from college, coordinated the logistics of the meals from his father’s restaurants.

Local designer James van Kriedt of Bootjack Creative whipped up some branding for the campaign (at left), and off they went.

Beyond supporting local restaurants and frontline workers, Ged Robertson noted that restaurants like Shoreline and Watershed source their ingredients from local farms, including Green Gulch bread, Star Route lettuce, Stemple Creek beef, eggs from Wooly Egg Ranch so the money spent at local restaurants goes into our local food systems.
​
“I just saw this as an opportunity to do something proactive when it seems like all we can do is sit inside,” Frame says. “The goal is to deliver as many meals as possible. It’s a welcome distraction and a way to make a difference. I feel lucky to be able to do it.”

The 411: Tam High senior Kylie Frame has launched launched Feed the Frontlines Marin. MORE INFO & DONATE.

​Want to know what's happening around town? Click here to subscribe to the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog by Email!.​