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🌱 Patch AM: Free Mill Valley workshop helps parents decode kids’ behavior this Friday
Coming up on the Mill Valley Patch calendar: Bon Air Fall Festival
Cheers Mill Valley! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Free Mill Valley workshop helps parents decode kids' behavior this Friday
- Which jam band is closing its first California tour in Mill Valley?
Also on today's calendar: Bon Air Fall Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 53.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Free Parenting Workshop: Decode Your Child's Behavior (Mill Valley) (funcheap.com) — Parents in Mill Valley can attend a free workshop this Friday, Oct. 2, at Marin Horizon School to better understand their child's behavior at different developmental stages. The session runs 9–10 a.m. at the school library and offers practical strategies for navigating new independence, emotional outbursts, and communication challenges at home. RSVPs are requested. 
• Shakedown Citi Brings an East Coast Edge to the Grateful Dead Tradition on First California Tour (gratefulweb.com) — Shakedown Citi's first California tour will wrap up at Mill Valley's Sweetwater Music Hall on November 15, bringing a Grateful Dead-inspired jam band show right into town. Guitarist Garrin Benfield has a personal history with the venue, recalling a memorable night when Bob Weir borrowed his guitar there, making this homecoming show especially meaningful for local fans.
📸 Around Mill Valley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mill Valley
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★ Featured events ★
- Bon Air Fall Festival →
50 Bon Air Center, Larkspur
11:00 am - Annual Inspiration Dinner →
The Spinnaker Restaurant, 100 Spinnaker Dr, Sausalito
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- Sweetwater presents Spafford →
Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley - EXHIBITION on SCREEN A cinematic immersion into the world's best loved art →
Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur
7:00 pm - 9/30/26 VIP Upgrade →
Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley - Behind the Behavior: Understanding Your Child at Every Developmental Stage and What You Might See at →
305 Montford Ave, Mill Valley
9:00 am - The Singing Garden: an immersive puppet adventure for families →
77 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley
10:00 am - Guide Dogs for the Blind's Graduation Ceremonies Melt Hearts →
Guide Dogs For The Blind Inc, 350 Los Ranchitos Rd, San Rafael
1:30 pm - The Singing Garden: an immersive puppet adventure for families →
77 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley
10:00 am - Blessing of the Animals 2026 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel! →
17 Buena Vista Ave, Mill Valley
4:00 pm - The Great Closet Cleanout →
Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley
4:00 pm - The Singing Garden: an immersive puppet adventure for families →
77 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley
10:00 am
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Went to get milk early this am at the 7-11 in Sausalito.
Heard a kitten crying (to the left of the entrance between the shed and building wall). I tried to coach it out but it wouldn't come. The worker said… (Nextdoor Shelter Ridge) - Nanny or Teen for baby sitting wanted.
We are a little family from switzerland living in mill valley til the end of october. For our 8month old son we are looking for some help for 2h per… (Nextdoor Boyle Park)
- College of Marin posted a job opening for Philosophy Instructor Part Time Temporary Pool in Kentfield. Apply here.
- US Bank posted a job opening for Float Relationship Banker - North Bay, CA in San Rafael. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mill Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Corte Madera
- Corte Madera approves commercial code 'overhaul' (marinij.com)
- MMWD begins environmental review of plan for Nicasio creeks (marinij.com)
Larkspur
- $16M Atherton manse deal comes in at $1M over asking (therealdeal.com)
- Redwood Girls JV Volleyball vs. Palo Alto (maxpreps.com)
- Top 10 Tea Brands In USA: Best Tea Brands To Try (scoopearth.com)
Sausalito
- Jesse Colin Young - Live at the Record Plant, Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, 7-27-1975 (blogspot.com)
Ok Mill Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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