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Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Director Marie Kreutzer and Actor Léa Seydoux to be Honored by Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF49) for 'Gentle Monster' (awardswatch.com) — The Mill Valley Film Festival will honor director Marie Kreutzer and actor Léa Seydoux for their new thriller Gentle Monster, with both appearing in person. Local filmgoers can catch a Spotlight screening and onstage conversation at Sequoia Cinema in Mill Valley during the October 1–11 festival, which continues MVFF's emphasis on bold performances and women filmmakers.
2. Why funny shows about alcoholism are few and far between (petalumanews.com) — Mill Valley's Marin Theatre is staging "The White Chip," a darkly funny, fast-paced play about alcoholism and recovery that balances sharp humor with emotional honesty. A Petaluma critic praises the production's direction, performances, and ability to keep audiences laughing while confronting the real pain of addiction, noting how rare such truthful comedies about sobriety are.
3. New book chronicles 'the Marinaissance,' Marin's cultural and spiritual awakening (marinij.com) — Mill Valley appears as part of a broader Marin backdrop in a new book exploring the county's mid‑20th‑century cultural and spiritual "Marinaissance," from Sausalito houseboats to Stinson Beach and Bolinas. Author and Marin native David Perlis draws on years of research and interviews to capture how local landscapes, artists, and counterculture figures helped shape national culture and still influence the county's creative identity today.
4. 9/11: Marin first responders recall tragedy 25 years later (marinij.com) — Mill Valley is briefly highlighted as the place where Southern Marin's fire chief first learned of the 9/11 attacks, in a wider look at how Marin first responders remember that day 25 years later. Local fire and police leaders describe memorial ceremonies, personal memories, and how they pass the lessons and sacrifices of 9/11 on to younger generations across the county.
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