Of us searching for a purpose to go to the charming woodlands round Mount Tam have an awesome one this weekend with the very first Mill Valley Music Competition. Packed right into a single Saturday, the fest boasts a sturdy lineup of musicians, meals and actions good for each younger and previous.
Headlining is guitar wizard Ben Harper, whose intensive collaborations embrace Pearl Jam and the Blind Boys of Alabama. Different acts embrace Nashville’s psychedelic songstress Liz Cooper, funksters Lettuce, Venezuelan social gathering band Los Amigos Invisibles (a favourite of David Byrne’s) and the Bay Space’s personal La Doña.
Meals comes courtesy of native eating places just like the modern-Californian Floodwater and Mexican cookery Playa. There’s additionally a pop-up roller-skating rink, a child’s play zone with face-painting and magicians, an arcade tent with Skee-Ball and a wellness station serving up massages and, uh, “nutrient injections and IV drips.” (That is Marin, in spite of everything.) Folks wanting a break from the motion can relax at reveals that includes native artists, together with items constructed from marine particles that spotlight the worldwide scourge of plastics air pollution.
Particulars: Midday – 7 p.m. on Might 7, 180 Camino Alto (Buddies Discipline), Mill Valley; tickets are $90 and obtainable at millvalleymusicfest.com