For Brock Wagstaff and Eric Rogers, principals at Wagstaff + Rogers Architects on Miller Avenue, have long been at the forefront of green design across an array of custom residential and commercial projects in Marin County and well beyond. Now the pair is making a technological leap to fuel their firm's digital transformation and provide their clients and stakeholders with the most robust and collaborative content support.

That leap is driven by their deployment of Box’s Cloud Content Management (CCM) platform solution alongside of mxHero’s Mail2Cloud to drive innovation, content security and collaboration objectives to fuel the firm’s strategic growth posture.

“Architect firms are challenged by content proliferation as we adhere to engineering requirements, regulatory compliance, and seek to offer our clients the most robust communication solutions to fuel our firm’s commercial and private architect firm business objectives," Rogers says. "With these things in mind, Wagstaff + Rogers Architects is keenly aware that our firm must be digital first, mobile ready, with content access anywhere, at any time from any device."

"mxHero’s ability to auto-capture our email-based content and attachments and enrich it with meta-data and security powered by Box, is a game-changing move for our architecture firm and gives us security improvements, workflow synergies and enhances our ability to collaborate both internally and externally with our valuable constituents. Rogers adds. "It's game-changing for us as we continue scale our business.”

Rogers joined Wagstaff in 2004, drawn to one another by their shared focus on “traditional craftsmanship with a passion for new technologies, materials and a strong philosophy about art in architecture,” as well as their shared love of the outdoors.

Rogers recalls that when he went to interview with Wagstaff those many years ago, he worried a bit about showing up on his motorcycle, his long-preferred method of travel. Wagstaff, an avid rock climber, didn’t flinch.

“I threw the jacket and tie aside and been wearing jeans everyday since,” Rogers says.

The pair also connected in terms of design aesthetic. “Brock designs buildings on a scale that you can feel how a family interacts with each other and the area,” says Rogers. “He’s mostly into craftsmen and cottage style design, which was different from the commercial work I had been doing. But he allowed me to bring my modern contemporary taste with me as well.”

“He’s kind of a father figure to me and he allowed me to experiment and focus on things I’m passionate about like green design,” adds Rogers, who became a partner in the firm in 2015. “And we’ve found clients over the years who are just as passionate about it.”

Wagstaff and Rogers’ time together has been fruitful, to say the least. Some of the highlights include a sustainable design in St. Helena that Rogers says he’s most proud of, as well as the San Rafael Home in Belvedere, whose design was inspired by a trip to Indonesia a couple of years ago as well as the influence of Wagstaff, who is a partner in the Bali Beach House.

The duo’s Austin Ave. in San Anselmo was the first home GreenPoint Rated under the town’s new ordinance requirements and was featured in Flourish Magazine, while their “huge experiment in sustainable material” for the Marin Builders Association in San Rafael has stood the test of time and the firm has remodeled, added space and subdivided space it several times for over 10 years now.

The 411: Wagstaff + Rogers Architects is at 275 Miller Ave, #202. MORE INFO.

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For more than 30 years, the MarinScapes Reimagined art exhibit and sale has been raising money to support Buckelew Programs, which provide treatment and support services for people with mental health and addiction challenges.

For the 31st annual edition of the event, organizers have leaned two of Mill Valley's most renowned artistic minds, Donna Seager and Suzanne Gray of Mill Valley’s renowned Seager/Gray Gallery, to curate the event, which is set for June 20-23 at the Escalle Winery in Larkspur.

Seager and Gray have curated “The Invented Landscape,” an installation organizers dubbed "abstract yet familiar, the new pieces are created by contemporary artists who have reimagined the local scenery with work from their studio practice. Variations in surface, palette and locale offer patrons a different interpretation of iconic Marin; familiar vistas seen through an open and expansive lens. These large-scale pieces remind us that there are a variety of ways to interpret a view, an action or an event."

“Buckelew Programs is thrilled to bring a fresh new look to MarinScapes after 30 years and we are and incredibly honored that renowned gallerists Donna Seager and Suzanne Gray are donating their time and talents to curate a very special new element to our benefit art show,” said Katrin Ciaffa Buckelew Programs Director of Development “Not only will MarinScapes’ visitors see Marin County landscape artwork that they are accustom to enjoying, but they will find the new abstract, yet familiar, ‘reimagined’ art thought-provoking and inspiring.”
 
“We were excited to be asked by the Buckelew Programs to create a special curation in conjunction with their annual MarinScapes exhibition, a wonderful tradition in Marin that raises money and awareness for their programs for mental health and addiction, said Seager.

“We wanted to create an installation that complimented the wonderful plein air landscapes that are such a part of the art history of beautiful Marin County, but to offer a contrast to traditional landscape by choosing artists whose work departs from the norm,” Gray added. 
 
The new installation will be complimented with art from beloved, local favorites like Kathleen Lipinski, Tom Killion and Susan Schneider Williams, showcasing the works of painters who capture Marin County’s spectacular views and magnificent scenic vistas through classic plein air landscapes. A full list of participating artists can be found here.         
 
The 411: Donna Seager and Suzanne Gray of Mill Valley’s renowned Seager/Gray Gallery curate the MarinScapes Reimagined art exhibit and sale to support Buckelew Programs, which provide treatment and support services for people with mental health and addiction challenges. The event is set for June 20-23 at the Escalle Winery in Larkspur. Seager MORE INFO & TIX.
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Few are as committed to moving towards Zero Waste as Ambatalia owner Molly de Vries.

And while she continues to practice what she preaches, she's going even further to that end, hosting with Marin Primary & Middle School teacher Rebecca Wunderlich a day-long Mt. Tam EcoFest at her space within the MV Lumber Yard (129 Miller Ave.) to spread the word on reducing waste.

The event features speakers, live music, DIY workshops and a forum for local restaurants on best practices to provide environmentally sustainable and cost effective ways to reduce waste. Speakers and workshops will cover learning ways to improve your recycling habit and getting clarity on which items go into the compost vs. the landfill. There will also be a Restaurant Forum to help restaurant owners and managers learn about best practices to provide environmentally sustainable and cost effective ways to reduce waste. Speakers include Miriam Gordon of Upstream and Grace Lee of ReThink Disposable.

THE 411: Ambatalia hosts a day-long Mt. Tam EcoFest within the MV Lumber Yard (129 Miller Ave.) to spread the word on reducing waste. MORE INFO.

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Successful entrepreneurs often credit inspiration drawn from former bosses or mentors for imbuing them with the confidence to take the plunge. But just as many of those success stories have drawn fuel from moments when they were doubted or passed over.

James van Kriedt, owner of Bootjack Creative, a burgeoning local branding and design studio, has drawn inspiration from a bit of both camps in his professional career, but perhaps none moreso than an ill-advised doubter when he worked in the restaurant industry in Carmel.

Van Kriedt grew up on Molino Ave. in Mill Valley as an infant and later in Sausalito. After graduating from Tam High, he went to San Francisco State, where he studied industrial arts with an emphasis in visual communication. He met his wife, with whom he lives in Sycamore Park along with their 10-year-old son, while he was working at Piazza D'Angelo as a waiter and bartender. 

While taking a break from college, van Kriedt decided that he wanted to open a wine bar in Carmel, and he and his wife moved there for a year. He worked at local restaurants and garnered his certification as a sommelier. "I worked at a really nice restaurant and got wrapped up in it," he says. "They told me they were opening a place in Napa, which got me excited at the opportunity."

Shortly thereafter, he was told that he'd never be a manager with that restaurant group. "Now they are telling me what I can and cannot do," van Kriedt says, noting the irony of the moment, when he'd hear constantly from co-workers how places like Sausalito and Mill Valley "were talked about like they were the promised land."

As van Kriedt continued to develop his business plan for his wine bar, he came to the realization that he was considerably more excited about working on his would-be business' logo than he was the actual business plan. It was then that he decided to go back to school for design, graduating in 2012. He started freelancing while also working as a wine buyer for the Tipsy Pig restaurant in San Francisco's Marina district. 

"The work just kept coming and coming, so I quit the restaurant business and did design full-time," he says. 

Six years on, van Kriedt says he and his small team of creatives at Bootjack work with a wide variety of entrepreneurs and small businesses that are looking to stand out and have a perception of high quality. Ideally, Bootjack targets clients that aren't simply looking for one component of their brand – a website or a logo, for instance – but who "are committed to doing the whole process."

With a background steeped in the food and hospitality industries, Van Kriedt is fluent in the nuances of that business and has many prominent local clients to show for it, including Grilly's, Flour Craft Bakery, the Pelican Inn and Mountain Home Inn, as well as restaurateur Ged Robertson's Shoreline Coffee Shop, Bootjack Wood Fired and the soon-to-open Watershed at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard. But he's well-versed in design and branding across all industries and has also spearheaded the design and branding for local businesses like Iron Lion Gym and the Makery.

"He’s really really amazing," Robertson says of van Kriedt. "He's done so much for our brands. And he gets into it fully and he completely understands the process in a way that drives the brand forward."

So how about the moniker van Kriedt shares in part with one of Robertson's restaurants, and about which the pair joke over who had it first – where'd he come up with it? 

"I'm born and raised in Mill Valley and Sausalito, and for most of my life, I have lived where I can see Mt. Tam every day," van Kriedt says. "I love living at the foot of it, I love the trail that bears its name and I will always be connected to Mt. Tam."

The 411: Bootjack Creative is a branding and design studio. MORE INFO.

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By Brian Murphy 

Another “Super Saturday” is in the books for Mill Valley Little League, ending in City Championships for both Majors and Minors, “O’Dogg” Award recipients for inspirational play and, of course, the 12s, 11s and 10s All-Star hat ceremony.

District 3 All-Star play for the 12/11/10U group begins on June 22.

To the action:

MAJORS CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Brewers 6, Giants 1 — In a matchup of the two top seeds, the Brewers rode a standout performance from Bennett Dammann to the City title. 

Dammann threw three shutout innings, stifling the No. 1 seed Giants’ bats, then did damage with a bat in his hand — going 2-for-3 and scoring three runs. Big Ryan Simon threw the final three innings to make sure the Brew Crew would hold the trophy.

Dammann set the tone early with a base hit to lead off the game, took second on a wild pitch, then tagged up on a Cooper Kift fly out to right field, drawing a wild throw that allowed him to score and give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.

The Brewers added three more in the critical fourth inning, turning a 1-0 lead into a 4-0 lead when Dammann again singled, followed by a two-out Will Gensler single, and then a critical two-out, two-strike RBI single from Kaelin Christman to plate Dammann. After Simon was intentionally walked to load the bases, Nate Ryan came through with the game’s biggest hit, another two-out, two-strike single to left, plating Gensler and Christman.

The Giants weren’t dead. Julian Barnes singled to left, took second on a wild pitch, tagged up and went to third on a deep fly ball by Cole Maxson off of Simon, who had relieved Dammann. Barnes scored when Jackson Van Til reached by error. After a Cooper Mitchell walk, Declan Murphy stroked a single to right field that loaded the bases and the Giants had life.

But after Lucas DiPippa hit the ball hard to third base, Brewers third baseman Cooper Kift made a nifty snag and threw home to force Van Til in a key play. A strikeout then ended the threat, and the Brewers closed out the City Championship. Both teams finished the regular season and playoffs with identical 16-5 records.

Giants 10, Padres 0 — In the semifinal, Cooper Mitchell, Finnegan McGrane and Jackson Van Til combined on the shutout and the Giants banged out 13 hits, including multi-hit days from Van Til, McGrane, Cole Maxson, Declan Murphy and Ivan Pudelka.

Brewers 4, Rays 1 — In the semifinal, Bennett Dammann, Cooper Kift and Ryan Simon each hit a key double, and Will Gensler had a key single as the Brewers scored four in the first inning.  Dammann and Simon combined on the mound for the Brewers, as Simon whiffed eight in three innings. For the Rays, Shade Murray hit an RBI single.

MAJORS ZEPHYR CUP
Tigers 9, Rays 2 — Tito Fierstein pitched a complete game and Eli Solem hit a long two-run home run as the duo led the Tigers to the Zephyr Cup, the Majors’ consolation championship. Fierstein threw 70 pitches and struck out eight, while Solem had a four RBI day.

MINORS CITY CHAMPIONSHIP 
Tigers 5, Mets 3 — The Tigers overcame an early three-run deficit to snag the Minors City title, riding clutch hits, strong pitching and key defense to the title, finally pulling ahead in the fourth inning when Brady Kanter singled home Brayden Clifford and Kai McGarry. Will Ostrander and Levi Burrows did the rest on the mound, combining to toss 3 and 1/3 scoreless innings to make room for the comeback.

The Mets struck first when Ryder Weber smacked a two-run triple, plating Connor Grant and Anthony Murphy. Down 3-0, the Tigers climbed back when McGarry hit a triple of his own, and Max Downie drove in two runs. McGarry would drive in Kanter for an insurance run and the final margin.

Clifford struck out seven for the Tigers, while the Mets relied on Grant, who struck out six in three innings.

Defense was big for both teams. Downie threw out an attempted steal, Ryan Bindeman ended a rally with a backhanded stop, Clifford helped start a double play and Burrows made a play on a ball that ricocheted off the pitcher. For the Mets, catcher Murphy tagged out two runners at home plate.

MINORS LA GINESTRA CUP
Cubs 2, Giants 0 —JT Cochrane and Luke Nurney combined to shut out the Giants and take him the La G trophy for the Cubs. Cochrane struck out six in three innings, and Nurney did the same in his three.

Cochrane added two hits and an RBI for the Cubs, who received strong defense from Dane Migliori at second base. For the Mets, Lukas Welter struck out five in three innings and Hudson Renga and Julian Gioia shined with the glove.

Giants 8, KC Monarchs 2 —In a La G semifinal, David Keane had two hits and Lukas Welter and Elvis Green also contributed with a double each. Welter and Eli Keith led the way on the mound.

9U ALL STARS
Mill Valley 12, Novato North 9 — In the simmering heat at Babe Silva Field in Novato on June 9, Mill Valley rallied for four runs in the sixth inning to improve to 2-0 in District 3 pool play. Henry Edwards had three hits, including a triple, and closed out the final inning on the mound. Terje Steele had three RBIs for Mill Valley.

Mill Valley 14, Dixie-Terra Linda 5 — At Gallinas Field in San Rafael on June 6, Mill Valley banged out 15 hits, including four from Bradley Marshall and three from Henry Edwards. Colton Zinn and Alex Moore had two hits each for the winners.

Brian Pilcher, a 62-year-old Kentfield resident, came into the 109th Dipsea Race among the consensus favorites to win the from inimitable footrace, a solid choice given that he'd won it in 2009, 2015 and 2016 and hadn't participated in the race in 2017 and 2018.

Pilcher, fueled by the tragic death last week of his best friend Mark Richtman after he went missing on a kayak trip in Tomales Bay, conquered the oppressive race on Sunday, running from downtown Mill Valley to Stinson Beach in . In doing so, Pilcher became one of only three competitors to have won the Dipsea Race at least four times.

The 7.4-mile run traverses from downtown Mill Valley, up the 688 Dipsea Steps and the eventual peak at the summit of Cardiac Hill – 1,360 feet above sea level – and then down the narrow Dipsea trail through Steep Ravine, across the panoramic Moors toward the finish line at Stinson Beach. The race uses staggered starts determined by age, gender and past performances, allowing runners both young and old a legitimate chance to win the historic event.

Colorado Springs runner Mark Tatum finished second at , and Alex Varner, despite nabbing the overall best time in the race for a Dipsea-record ninth time, finished third. Sausalito’s Chris Lundy, who came into the race with the chance to three-peat, finished fourth. 

FULL LIST OF WINNERS.

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​The 16th Comedy in the Plaza – the Mill Valley Arts Commission’s annual night of hilarity on the downtown plaza – regularly draws some of the best standup comedians in the business, and this year's edition is no different. The event is set for Wednesday, June 19 at 6:30pm.

This year’s headliner is Dana Gould, and he’ll be joined by special guest Jake Johannsen and opener Krista Fatka in what promises to be an evening of tremendous laughter. Mark Pitta is the emcee. Bring a chair. Depot Plaza. 6:30pm. Free.

The 411: The 16th Comedy in the Plaza is set for Wednesday, June 19 at 6:30pm, featuring Dana Gould, Jake Johannsen and Krista Fatka. Mark Pitta is the emcee. Bring a chair. Depot Plaza. 6:30pm. Free. ​MORE INFO.

NOTE: Comedy in the Plaza regularly draws a big crowd. Get there early to get a good seat!

On Sunday, June 2, the 38th Annual Mill Valley Wine, Beer & Gourmet Food Tasting drew droves to delight in the deliciousness that Mill Valley has to offer.

The event, sponsored by the Mill Valley Market since 1981, continues to amaze throngs of people well into its fourth decade, largely behind the incredible community spirit and dedication of legions of organizers, volunteers, organizers, sponsors, restaurants, wineries, breweries, gourmet food makers and, of course, hundreds and hundreds of food and drink lovers (with a gorgeous day of weather thrown in for good measure). And organizers once again diverted more than 90 percent of the event's waste from the landfill in support of the goals of Zero Waste Marin. All photos by Gary Ferber Photography.

The appeal of the 38th annual edition of the event was clear: wine from more than 60 premium wineries, fine craft beers from 11 breweries and food from nearly 30 gourmet food purveyors, as well as 10 of the best restaurants in the North Bay, let alone in the 94941. Those restaurants were: Bungalow 44, Flour Craft Bakery, La Ginestra, Parranga, Piazza D'Angelo, Pizza Antica, Playa, Prabh Indian Kitchen, Sol Food and Urban Remedy.

"We're absolutely thrilled at the turnout for this fantastic community event," said Paula Reynolds, co-director of the Mill Valley Chamber, which manages the event and is one of its beneficiaries, along with Kiddo!, the non-profit Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation. "We are so grateful to the sponsors who helped make it happen, particularly the Canepa family, which has played such an incredible role in the event's success over the years. Thanks also to the amazing wineries, breweries, gourmet food providers and 10 great local restaurants that attracted so many food and drink lovers, and to the volunteers and Kelli Tonnesen's Corporate Concepts event production for putting on such a well-organized, popular event."

The event benefited greatly from sponsorship and support from Mill Valley Market, Vintage Wine & Spirits, Zephyr Real Estate. WrapManager/Assembly, Belle Marin Aesthetic Medicine, West Coast Wine • Cheese, Porsche Marin, Redwood Credit Union, FastSigns and U.S. Pure Water, along with partners Kiddo!, City of Mill Valley, Mill Valley Refuse, US Bank and Gary Ferber Photography. And back by popular demand, the event also featured complimentary valet bicycle parking, provided by the Marin County Bicycle Coalition and sponsored by Tam Bikes in Mill Valley.

We'll be back at it again on June 7, 2020!!

More fantastic photos of the event from Gary Ferber Photography.

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In what has long been one of the biggest musical events in Mill Valley, the 2019 edition of DjangoFest, the 15-year-old event inspired by the late gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, returns to the Throckmorton Theatre June 21-23 for a series of shows featuring some of the biggest names and brightest stars of the genre..

The event, which regularly attracts legions of fans of the “hot” jazz sound Reinhardt pioneered as well as guitarists from all over the Bay Area, has long been one of the landmark local venue’s most popular events. Djangofest kicks off June 21 with a set from Bina Coquet Trio plus Simon Planting, followed on June 22 with Paulus Schäfer, Tim Kliphuis, Simon Planting and special guest Samuel Farthing. The weekend concludes June 23 with Jason Anick Acoustic Trio & Nick Lehr Memorial Djam featuring DjangoFest Mill Valley artists from all three days.

Though Reinhardt died 65 years ago, gypsy jazz continues to find new audiences. Its popularity surged in the aftermath of Woody Allen’s 1999 film Sweet and Lowdown, in which Sean Penn portrayed 1930s, fictional jazz guitarist Emmet Ray, who idolizes Django Reinhardt.

A Romani gypsy from Belgium, Reinhardt emerged in the 1930s as Europe’s best-known jazz musician, a virtuoso guitar player who combined his love for American greats like Louis Armstrong with the rich and mysterious Romani musical tradition. Though he died tragically young at age 43, Reinhardt’s musical legend was by that time cemented within jazz circles, and the past few decades have seen a worldwide spike in interest in both his music and his place in jazz history.

“He transformed jazz in a lot of ways,” said Nick Lehr, the late co-founder of DjangoFest Mill Valley who produced his first such festival in Whidbey Island, Washington back in 2001. “Not only was he the most famous European jazz musician, but he’s also probably the only European that really contributed to the development of the art form.”
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Mill Valley resident's Elizabeth Goodwin Welborn’s eight-year-old Stick & Ball equestrian, country polo-inspired brand, which opened its first retail shop at 186 East Blithedale Ave. in 2016, has struck a unique partnership with Mandarina, a new One&Only property with private residences, a hotel and a world class equestrian center North of Puerto Vallarta. 

The deal has the two companies hosting a Polo & Dinner Series in the Bay Area, Aspen and Santa Ynez this summer to introduce the property to the West Coast. Email here for more info on the property or events.

“We are excited to partner with and introduce this new, extraordinary, equestrian-centric destination in Mexico’s majestic Riviera Nayarit,” says Goodwin Welborn, Stick & Ball founder and creative director. "Mandarina's vision for sustainable design and architecture and equestrian centric facilities make the partnership a perfect match."

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By Brian Murphy

Here comes ‘Super Saturday’, June 8, when the Majors and Minors City Championships will be played at a buzzing Boyle Park. But first came ‘Mini-Super Saturday,’ when seven playoff games thrilled Boyle on June 1, a Minors AAA City Champion crowned and the 9-year-old All-Star hat recipients were named. To the action:

MAJORS — QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS 

Rays 5, Tigers 4 — The Rays stunned the Tigers with four runs in the bottom of the sixth, taking advantage of walks and errors to surge into the semifinals. The Rays stayed in the game because of standout pitching from Henry Pearson, who struck out nine in five innings. Pearson also smacked an RBI double. For the Tigers, Tito Fierstein allowed one run in four innings and also scored two runs, while Eli Solem had two RBIs.

Brewers 10, White Sox 0 — Bennett Dammann threw a five-inning no-hitter to lead the Brewers into the semifinals. Dammann also had a multi-hit day, as did Will Gensler (RBI triple) and Ryan Simon. 

Giants 6, Yankees 1 — Jackson Van Til threw five shutout innings, allowing only two hits and striking out six, to lead the Giants into the semifinals. The Giants also received a key two-run single from Oliver Shore. For the Yankees, Elliott Dasovich struck out eight in four innings on the mound.

Padres 4, Red Sox 1 — Hugo Barberie cracked a key RBI double and pitched three shutout innings to lead the Padres into the semifinals. Reed Hanna threw the final three for the Padres, striking out five. For the Red Sox, Cole Kramlich struck out four in two innings on the mound.

MINORS

Tigers 6, A’s 2 — Levi Burrows, Brayden Clifford, Brady Kanter and Kai McGarry (three RBIs) each had multi-hit games to lead the Tigers as they advanced to the Minors City Championship. Clifford pitched two innings and was relieved by Ryan Bindeman, Will Ostrander and Burrows, who closed out the game. The A's got solid pitching from Charley Blumberg and Seamus Nesbit.

Mets 3, KC Monarchs 2 — The Mets rode strong pitching from Connor Grant, Raef Bradley, Evan Stoll and closer Ryder Weber, and received a key two-run double from Hutch Frank to advance to the City Championship. Catcher Anthony Murphy made a big play at the plate, stopping the tying run from scoring on a passed ball. For the Monarchs, Conrad Zirkle had two hits.

KC Monarchs 5, Cubs 4 — In a Minors quarterfinal, the 8-seed Monarchs shocked the 1-seed Cubs behind Conrad Zirkle’s two-run double, and pitching from Zirkle, Brady Stewart and Ethan Camposano, who combined to strike out 12. For the Cubs, JT Cochrane struck out four on the mound.

Tigers 6, Dodgers 2 — Brayden Clifford and Will Ostrander each had two hits and Brady Kanter had a key RBI in a quarterfinal win. Clifford, Will Ostrander and Levi Burrows got it done on the mound for the Tigers. For the Dodgers, Henry Reynolds had two hits and pitched three innings, while Carson Farmer hit a double and threw a shutout inning.

MINORS AAA 

Orioles 7, Astros 0 —The 7-seed Orioles, who only won three games in the regular season, finished a magical playoff run by capturing the Swirl Cup championship on June 1 at Boyle Park, knocking off the No. 1 seed (Astros), No. 2 seed (Rockies) and No. 3 seed (Rangers) en route to the title. 

Henry Edwards and Dillon Fahey were dominant on the mound against the Astros, combining to strike out 15, and only surrendering one hit and one walk. It didn’t come easy, though. The game was scoreless into the fifth before the Orioles broke through for five runs.

Edwards had a big day, also smacking a double and a triple, while Kai Sold had two hits and threw out a baserunner at third base. The Orioles also received key hits from Gael O’Brien, Charlie Lieginger, Seamus Mauer, Nate Lee and Ty Watson.

For the Astros, Terje Steele threw three shutout innings and Nico Rocherelle made two sterling plays on defense, while catcher Luke Hyman threw out a runner at second base.

MAJORS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
City Bracket. June 5
Rays vs Brewers, 4 pm
Padres vs Giants, 6 pm

MINORS CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Mets vs Tigers, June 8, 2 pm

Movies in the Park, the free series of film screenings under the stars on a giant inflatable screen in local parks – all part of a  collaboration from Mill Valley Recreation, the Mill Valley Chamber and the California Film Institute – returns for its sixth season with a quartet of blockbuster films.

The series kicks off July 12 in Old Mill Park with Where the Wild Things Are, Spike Jonze's 2009 adaptation of the classic 1963 children's book by Maurice Sendak. Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, the film combines live-action, costumed performers and CGI, all centered around a lonely boy named Max who sails away to an island inhabited by the majestic and fierce Wild Things creatures, who declare Max their king. Max soon finds that being king is not easy and confesses that he's "just a boy, pretending to be a wolf, pretending to be a king," and he eventually sails home to his mother.

On August 9, the series returns with one of the most heralded films of 2018, as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse screens in Old Mill Park. The film tells the story of Miles Morales, who struggles to live up to the expectations of his police officer father and is sent to a boarding school. He sneaks out to visit his uncle and is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains spider-like abilities. From there, Morales crosses paths with five counterparts from another dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.

On Sept. 13 in a special screening at Friends Field outside the Mill Valley Community Center, the 2018 hit Ralph Breaks the Internet hits the screen, following Wreck-It-Ralph characters Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, as they discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure on the World Wide Web as they risk it all to must risk it all to find a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, "Sugar Rush." 

And to close out the series on Oct. 13 as part of CFI's 42nd Mill Valley Film Festival, the Halloween classic Coraline takes over Old Mill Park. The 2009 stop-motion animated film is based on Neil Gaiman's 2002 novel of the same name and tells the story of a girl named Coraline (Dakota Fanning), who moves into a new home and discovers a secret door, behind which lies an alternate world that closely mirrors her own but, in many ways, is better. She rejoices in her discovery, until Other Mother (Teri Hatcher) and the rest of her parallel family try to keep her there forever. 

The Movies in the Park series kicked off in 2014 and has gotten bigger and better every year since. In 2018, the Mill Valley Chamber organized a successful fundraising campaign to raise enough money to purchase all of the equipment required to produce the series, propelled by a $5,000 grant from the Outdoor Art Club.

For the 2019 edition, Ralph Breaks the Internet screens on Friends Field outside the Mill Valley Community Center, while the remaining screenings are set in the redwood grove adjacent to the playground in Old Mill Park at the corner of Throckmorton Avenue and Cascade Drive. Seating is general admission, and attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket and/or low beach chair. The main feature begins at sunset.
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"Watching the Movies in the Park series blossom into such a popular, cherished community event has been fantastic," says City of Mill Valley Arts and Recreation Director Jenny Rogers. "Our collaboration on this series with the Mill Valley Chamber and the California Film Institute has been incredible – the City simply could not do it without the generous support of our awesome partners."

Here are the screening dates and trailers for each film:

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Little Folkies Family Band, a folk, old-time and bluegrass band for kids, returns to the Sweetwater Music Hall on Saturday, June 8 for its annual summer show.

The band, led by founder Irene Eide, hosts an award-winning folk music class for children ages 0-5 and their parents and caregivers at multiple locations throughout the Bay Area in San Francisco, Berkeley and Mill Valley. Their catalog includes songs that span original, and obscure traditional folk songs for children, from bluegrass legends like Peter Rowan (Bill Monroe, Old And In The Way), Blaine Sprouse (Bill Monroe, The Osbourne Brothers, Jimmie Martin), Paul Knight (Peter Rowan Bluegrass band, Sharon Gilchrist (Uncle Earl), Avram Siegel (Kathy Kallick) and more. 

The 411: Little Folkies Family Band performs at Sweetwater Music Hall on Saturday, June 8 at 10:30am. Tix $12 advance, $14 at the door. 19 Corte Madera Avenue. MORE INFO & TIX.


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