Live theater is back, my friends, but, perhaps just as importantly, so are in-person galas. Glide’s legacy galas is just one of many returning in-person fundraisers that also includes virtual events. And if you have not yet been to the Legion of Honor’s Last Supper in Pompeii exhibit yet, August is your last chance. The […]
Stay cool this weekend with a visit to the Museum of Illusions, Highwood’s Pride Fest, back-to-school shopping at the Fashion Outlets, Evanston Art Fest and more. Museum of Illusions 25 E Washington St, Chicago This museum offers more than 80 engaging exhibits that will teach you and your family about the human brain — all […]
Parents rejoice, it’s almost back to school time! From lunch boxes and gelly pens to stress toys and backpacks, here are 10 items from stores around the North Shore and Chicago that will make your kids excited for that big first day. Tonies HeadphonesWild Child, $31.99 657 Vernon Ave., Glencoe & 1114 Central Ave., Wilmette […]
What’s all the “brew-haha” about the Lake Tahoe beer scene? In recent years, the area’s ale brewers have figured out that mixing 99.99% pure water from North America’s largest alpine lake with yeast, malted barley and hops produces some of the craftiest beers to flow from a tap, winning over Tahoe’s local residents and visitors […]
If blasting off to a galaxy far, far away sounds like your bucket-list getaway, then this is the vacation you’re looking for. Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, Disney’s new Star Wars Hotel experience, launches in spring 2022 at Walt Disney World. The two-day, two-night adventure will cost you a few more credits (that’s Star Wars speak […]
In what feels like the world aligning with itself, San Anselmo’s Equator Coffees is reopening the historic Art Deco Round House Cafe in early fall. Perched at the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, the café first opened in 1938, a year after the bridge itself opened. Often called the Bridge Café, its former […]
Headlands Center for the Arts, housed in several repurposed military buildings in the Marin Headlands, held its annual art auction and fundraiser with a goal of raising $500,000 — which it exceeded by $180,000. Funds raised will support the center’s multidisciplinary artist programs ranging from visual arts to music, dance, videography and creative storytelling. The […]
Bloom Marin’s annual fundraising event, held virtually on May 27, was geared to assisting Marin families who have fallen on hard times and cannot afford clothing for work or school. The volunteer-run non-profit, which has been based in downtown San Rafael since 1999 and was originally known as Image for Success, operates a retail storefront […]
Billed as “Marin’s most unique art show,” the Altered Book Exhibit and Fundraiser is Marin Museum of Contemporary Art’s biggest fundraiser of the year, with proceeds supporting its exhibition programs for up to 450 emerging and established artists. It also supports the museum’s educational programs such as the art enrichment program for all fourth and […]
As we gear up to watch the Tokyo Olympic Games, and in honor of the Olympic spirit, Mill Valley Living is excited to be featuring the Hardiek Azzi family: Jennifer Lynn Azzi – a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in Women’s Basketball and current Associate Vice President, Development at University of San Francisco – and her […]
