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General Admission $150
Champagne, Wine, and Beer reception, Delicious food from Mill Valley’s finest local businesses, Silent and live auction, The Fall Arts Gala Jam Band featuring excellent local talent whom have played with Sammy Hagar, Carlos Santana, Chicago, Bonnie Raitt and others (with the promise of local musical guest appearances)
Can’t Get Enough! $225 (limited to 40 attendees)
We are pleased to offer a limited number of VIP tickets that include reserved seating for the gala and a very special “after party” experience courtesy of Mill Valley’s own El Paseo. Owner Sammy Hagar invites you to walk the two short blocks to El Paseo after the music finishes at 9:30pm. Enjoy wine and light food with artist Tom Killion, musicians from the gala, Festival luminaries and other special guests. El Paseo (established a few years earlier than the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival in 1947!) is a rich and active part of the Mill Valley community that continues to create great experiences with excellent and approachable food and drink. http://www.elpaseomillvalley.com
Great Food. Great Music. Great Art Needs You!
The Fund Raiser GALA, Saturday September 10
As with so many local, non-profit, volunteer-led organizations, outdoor art festivals are increasingly in need of outside funds to survive. The Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival is no exception. Your support ensures this authentic 60 year old Mill Valley tradition will endure and better yet thrive. We must continue to welcome great artists to our towns, both local and national. We all suffer when the arts suffer.
All proceeds go directly in support of the festival via the 501c3 Friends of the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, which also makes the majority of the cost of tickets fully tax deductible.
The Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival (MVFAF) is a well-loved and well-attended tradition now in its 60th year. Founded by local artists to celebrate art and Community, the Festival has grown and evolved over the years, along with Mill Valley. Today, the two-day event features over 130 juried-in artists working in a wide range of media. Unique among art festivals, MVFAF is set in our beautiful redwood grove, Old Mill Park. Meandering through the redwoods, surrounded by great art, artists and your neighbors, sipping a glass of wine or a latte, listening to some fine music – does it get any better? Join your neighbors and fellow art lovers in supporting the Festival at the first annual Gala.
This year the festival is Saturday / Sunday September 17 and 18, the weekend immediately following the Gala . Special anniversary events are planned!
The Fall Arts Gala Jam Band
Jimmy Dillon (Guitar/Vocals/Director)
In his long career as an A-list sideman, Mill Valley guitarist Jimmy Dillon has toured the world with Clarence Clemons and shared stages with Sting, Springsteen, Dylan and Santana.
Bill Champlin (Keyboards/Guitar/Vocals)
Singer, guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter for the band Chicago, Bill grew up in Mill Valley and has won multiple Grammy Awards as well as playing with Al Jarreau, Boz Scaggs, Elton John, The Tubes, and Lee Ritenour.
Tony Lindsay (Vocals)
Carlos Santana’s front man for 14 years who won 11 Grammy awards, this Bay Area native has also worked with artists as diverse as Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls, Steve Winwood and Curtis Mayfield.
Deszon Claiborne (Drums)
Another native of the Bay Area, drummer Deszon Claiborne began his musical career at the age of ten. Virtually self taught, Deszon has had the pleasure to perform or record with Boz Scaggs, Charles Brown, and Ernie Watts among many others.
Eric McCann (Bass)
Eric was born in Berkeley and started playing bass and guitar in 1971, performing with many local top 40 bands while attending Berkeley High. He has played with Sammy Hagar, Bonnie Raitt, Al Di Meola, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and Charlie Musselwhite among others.
Austin DeLone (Keyboards/Vocals)
For three decades, Austin de Lone has graced the Marin music community and indeed, the world stage with his soulful piano playing and a confident, easygoing stage presence. He has worked with Elvis Costello, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Nick Lowe, Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs and many more.
