The Art of Healing - A Benefit Concert in Honor of Oshalla Marcus at Throckmorton Theatre
2026-01-18 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
The Art of Healing - A Benefit Concert in Honor of Oshalla Marcus3 Marin non-profit arts organizations: Artworks Downtown, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts and Throckmorton Theatre have come together to support another Community Arts Leader in need.

The Art of Healing, a powerful benefit concert dedicated to supporting the recovery of Oshalla Marcus, Executive Director of the Marin City Arts & Culture Center, who is courageously healing from a life-threatening stroke. This special evening is designed as a musical journey of healing, featuring artists whose work centers on restoration, resilience, and the transformative power of sound. Every performance of the evening is a tribute to the power of music to restore, uplift, and reconnect us to one another.
These amazing musicians have donated their time and talent!
MUSICAL LINE UP

STEVEN HALPERN — globally recognized pioneer of modern sound healing. Listen on YouTube
JAMES HENRY AND THE HANDS ON FIRE BAND — Billy Johnson, Drums; Ben Flint and Bob Crawford, Keys; Charles Spikes, Guitar; Eddie M., Sax; James Henry, Percussion; Victor Little, Bass
CRAIG JESSUP — celebrated Cabaret Performer and Musical Storyteller
PIWAI AND THE BASSMINT QUARTET — Piwai Vocalist, Mbira Artist, and Healing Music Practitioner with:Joan Torres, Double Fret Bass; Autmn Salowah, Standup Bass; Mustapha Dondadha, Drums; Simon Mulwa, Guitar
GARY YOST — Handpan rhythms and ethereal melodies

Let’s come together for an unforgettable night of inspiration, honoring Oshalla’s leadership and raising essential funds for her long-term rehabilitation and therapeutic care.
Event will be held at Throckmorton Theatre 142 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

MUSIC LINEUP

STEVEN HALPERN
Pioneer of modern sound healing

JAMES HENRY AND THE HANDS ON FIRE BAND
World Fusion Afro Beat

CRAIG JESSUP
Celebrated Cabaret Performer and Musical Storyteller

PIWAI AND THE BASSMINT QUARTET

GARY YOSTHandpan rhythms and ethereal melodies

Annual Member Meeting 2026
2026-01-26 17:30 - 20:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Annual Members' Meeting & PotluckThis event is open to current OHCA Members only.

This will be a more informal celebration of the past year. We want to hear from the members!
Bring food or Drink to share.
5:30 pm – Potluck
6:00 pm – Meeting

First Tuesday Art Walk - Kris Gordon LOFT & Seeing Music GALLERY
2026-02-03 17:30 - 19:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Join us for the Mill Valley Art Commission’s First Tuesday Art Walk
February 3 from 5:30 – 7:00
MEET THE ARISTS!
Our gallery will have a soft opening of our new show “Seeing Music”
Kris Gordon is in the Loft with her show “Somewhere”

Giacometti's Last Ride - Book event with novelist Bart Schneider and artist Chester Arnold
2026-02-06 19:00 - 20:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Novelist Bart Schneider will present his new book Giacometti’s Last Ride, with artist/collaborator Chester Arnold, in an hour of readings and images from the novel, followed by time for a Q&A. This is the second collaboration for Schneider and Arnold, following their 2022 book of poetry and paintings about food, The Daily Feast. The two longtime friends get together regularly to discuss the corollaries between art and writing. They are now plotting their next collaboration. Books will be on sale at the event.
Bart Schneider is the author of six novels, including Blue Bossa, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Secret Love, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Schneider is also the author of three volumes of poetry and the publisher of Kelly’s Cove Press.
Find out more about Chester Arnold HERE

Seeing Music Artist Roundtable and Reception
2026-02-07 16:00 - 18:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Come listen to the artists talk about their work and the music that inspired it at our Artist Roundtable.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7 4:00 PM TO 6:00 PM
FREE

SOLD OUT A Romantic, intimate evening of Jazz with Deborah Winters
2026-02-14 19:00 - 20:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Enjoy an unforgettable Valentine’s evening filled with radiant musical artistry of passionate, soulful jazz ballads and more. This exclusive concert features the acclaimed Deborah Winters, with Ken Cook on piano and John Hoy on guitar—a trio known for their lush, intimate, and beautifully expressive performances.
A lifelong San Francisco Bay Area resident, Deborah Winters brings a rich musical lineage to the stage. Raised in a household alive with Big Band jazz and classical dance, her artistry was shaped early on by the sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, and Woody Herman, as well as the influence of singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Rickie Lee Jones. Her background in theater and performance lends a storytelling depth to every song.
Over the years, Winters has performed throughout San Francisco and collaborated with some of the Bay Area’s most respected musicians, including Tony Williams, Bobby McFerrin and the Voicestra, Frank Martin, Akira Tana, Tammy Hall and brazilian guitarist Jose Neto to name a few. Other successful collaborations include Noah Griffin and the Cole Porter Society, Grammy winning jazz pianist, Laurence Hobgood (Kurt Elling) and world renown drummer Harold Jones (Tony Bennett, Count Basie Orchestra).
Joined by Ken Cook and John Hoy, she creates an evening of jazz that is warm, nuanced, and deeply engaging—perfect for a Valentine’s celebration.
Seating is limited to 50 guests.Ticket: $30
Reserve your tickets today!

12th annual Sunday LOVE SALON
2026-02-15 17:00 - 18:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Bring beverages to share at 4:30
Meet and Mingle!
Advanced tickets over, but tickets will be available at the door.

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Bits & Pieces - First Tuesday Art Walk Reception
2026-03-03 17:30 - 19:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Soft Opening for our March Gallery Exhibition: Bits and Pieces. 5:30 – 7 in the Gallery.

LOFT Art Opening - Robb Havassy "Liquid Daydreams"
2026-03-03 17:30 - 19:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Meet the artist – Our March Loft Show:

Sold Out: Mads Tolling & John R. Burr in Concert – Ramblin’
2026-03-07 19:00 - 20:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Special Event Concert

Mads Tolling & John R. Burr — Ramblin’
SOLD OUT

Saturday, March 7 • 7:00 pm
Join us for a captivating evening of genre-crossing music with Mads Tolling and John R. Burr, celebrating their acclaimed album Ramblin’ (Blue Coast Records).
Having first met in 2015, Tolling and Burr bring a deep musical rapport to the stage. Their collaboration explores inventive arrangements drawn from across the musical landscape—featuring songs by Toto, Lennon/McCartney, Victor Young, and John McLaughlin, alongside selections from the Great American Songbook and original compositions by both artists.
This performance will include highlights from Ramblin’ as well as additional favorites, offering a richly textured evening of artistry, improvisation, and musical storytelling.
Tickets: $30
Max. 50 guests

About the Artists

MADS TOLLINGMads Tolling is a two-time Grammy Award-Winning Violinist and the 2016 Winner of DownBeat Critics Rising Star Poll. As a former nine-year member of both Turtle Island Quartet and bassist Stanley Clarke’s band, Mads has spent most of his professional life touring internationally. Mads has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, and his recordings have received rave reviews in DownBeat Magazine, Strings Magazine, Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He has performed with Chick Corea, Ramsey Lewis, Kenny Barron, Paquito D’Rivera, and he is a member of Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, appearing on three album releases from Red Rocks and Radio City Music Hall. In 2015 Mads was commissioned to write a violin concerto by the late great conductor Michael Morgan, which he performed with Oakland Symphony at the Paramount Theatre. madstolling.com

JOHN R. BURR
John R. Burr is one of the most in-demand pianists around the Bay Area. He has toured extensively with Maria Muldaur and The Alison Brown Quartet. Mads and John met back in 2015, and in 2023 released their first album together, Ramblin’ on Blue Coast Records. The CD, which was recorded a day before the COVID lockdowns 2020, features creative arrangements of songs from all corners of the music world, including Toto, Lennon/McCartney, Victor Young and John McLaughlin.

CBD In Concert
2026-03-14 19:00 - 20:30
CBD is a four-piece folk band built on shared voices, mutual respect, and a deep love of song. This Bay Area Supergroup brings together songwriters Claudia Russell and Christopher Smith, multi-instrumentalist Bruce Kaplan, and bassist Daniel Patrick. With two distinctive writers at its core and an eclectic sound that draws on Original tunes, Americana, and bluegrass traditions, CBD plays with the ease of old friends and the spark of something new. Their performances are rich with harmony, humor, and engaging songs that linger long after the show.
Advanced ticket sale ends at 4:00 pm day of show. Tickets will be available at door starting at 6:30.

Cayen Robertson: Current Complexities. Loft Gallery Opening Reception
2026-04-07 17:30 - 19:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Art of the Africa Diaspora - Opening Reception
2026-04-07 17:30 - 19:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Sunday Salon: How you Feeling?
2026-04-12 17:00 - 18:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Today! Advanced tickets end at 2 pm, but tickets will be available at the door starting at 4:30. $15

Join us for our Sunday Salon all about Feelings.
Advanced tickets end at 2 pm, but tickets will be available at the door starting at 4:30.
Poetry, Dance, Storytelling, Music & More!
Working Lineup:
Ellen Deck
Tim Ryan
Daniel Patrick
Don Kline
Collette Sell
Margery Kreitman
J. Livingston
Jill Morris
Zan Adu
Victoria Bankole
Dana Kelly
Jess Bentley
Caylia Chaiken
Lee Ann Prescott

Cayen Robertson: Current Complexities. Loft Gallery Show Artist Reception
2026-04-18 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Musical Medicine for the Soul with Jenna Mammina and John R. Burr
2026-04-18 19:00 - 20:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Tickets available at the door at 6:30Performance by vocal stylist Jenna Mamina with master pianist John R. Burr

Saturday, April 18, 7 PM
Doors open at 6:30O’Hanlon Gallery
Advanced Sales end at 3 pm, but a few tickets will be available at the door.
Please join us for an evening of music with acclaimed vocal stylist and songwriter Jenna Mammina and renowned pianist John R. Burr.

Experience the exceptional musical partnership of Jenna Mammina, celebrated vocal stylist and songwriter, and John R. Burr, master pianist and longtime collaborator. With over two decades of shared artistry, Mammina and Burr bring an intimate, uplifting chemistry to the stage—one filled with authenticity, warmth, and plenty of laughter.

This concert offers a rare opportunity to experience these two remarkable performers together, in an intimate setting that supports the musical medicine they create.

The program features a heartfelt and thoughtfully curated selection of songs by Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Fields, James Taylor, along with original compositions by Mammina. Audiences can look forward to an evening of solid musicianship, engaging storytelling, and even a joyful sing-along.

Join us for a night that celebrates connection, tenderness, and the simple beauty of songs from two souls who share that share the heart of the song.
Tickets: $30Advanced sales end May 18 at 3pm. Some tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:30.

About the Artists:
Jenna Mammina, hailing from Michigan, is renowned for her versatile vocal style that seamlessly blends jazz, pop, and folk influences. She has shared the stage with notable artists including Bob Weir, Al Jarreau, and David Sanborn. John R. Burr, a distinguished pianist, is celebrated for his dynamic performances and collaborations with various acclaimed musicians. Together, Mammina and Burr have released several recordings, including tributes to legendary artists.

Piwai & Mystic Gong - Resonance: Pan-African Sound Journeys
2026-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Special Event Concert

Piwai & Mystic Gong
Resonance: Pan-African Sound Journeys
Saturday, April 25 • 7:00 pm
$25
An evening of hypnotic Afro-jazz fusion and soul-centered rhythms.
For this special performance, the group will present a transcendent Afro-fusion trio featuring Piwai on vocals, mbira, and percussion, Joan Torres on double-fret bass, and Miracle on keys. This intimate configuration distills the collective’s expansive sound into a focused, ethereal experience—lush, rhythmic, and deeply immersive.
Piwai & Mystic Gong is an Afro-jazz fusion ensemble led by Zimbabwean vocalist, mbira player, and percussionist Piwai, whose hypnotic sound has been described as spiritual nirvana. Blending jazz, reggae, folk, and Southern African rhythms, Piwai creates trance-like, soul-centered performances that invite deep listening and connection.
Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Piwai has collaborated with Grammy-winning artist Fantastic Negrito on the album Last Days of Oakland.

Canceled - Deborah Winters in Concert
2026-05-08 19:00 - 20:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Concert Canceled due to Illness. All ticket holders will be fully refunded. We expect to reschedule in the Fall.
We are sorry for any inconvenience and wish Deborah back to full health very soon!

Reception for FLOW & ROOT with Elizabeth Addison
2026-05-16 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Join Elizabeth Addison in the LOFT for a reception celebrating her solo show: Flow & Root: water, memory, place.
Flow & Root reflects my ongoing exploration of freshwater systems as living beings with a collection of dimensional works on paper, prints, and sculpture. This collection is inspired by the Smith, California’s last wild river, and her unique presence.

Karen Stein - Abstract Works Opening Reception
2026-05-17 14:00 - 18:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

First Tuesday Art Walk Receptions: Loft and Main Gallery
2026-06-02 17:30 - 19:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
We have two new exhibitions to see on First Tuesday, June 2, from 5:30 – 7:30.
Soft opening for “Magic and Mystery of the Mountain” in the Gallery.
MELINDA DISESSA – Art Thief in the LOFT
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Writer's Night Out 2026
2026-06-03 19:00 - 20:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Abby Wasserman’s Thursday Creative Writing Group presents the annual Writer’s Night Out in the O’Hanlon Gallery on Wednesday, June 3, 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Come and bring your friends! Free admission.
Readers will include:
Bruce Nelson, Jonathan Erb, Natalie McCullough, Jane Ferguson Flout, Jenny Jedeikin, Potter Wickware, and Valentina Gnup.

After the readings, the audience is urged to stay to enjoy refreshments, chat with the writers, and peruse books for sale.

Ian Dogole and René Jenkins - Sacred Spaces and Wild Places
2026-06-05 19:00 - 20:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Join us for this Special Event!

Friday June 5, 2026 7:00 pmTickets $30
Two adventurous musical spirits who delight in the here and now. Over the last decade, internationally acclaimed recording artist and multi-percussionist Ian Dogole (www.iandogole.com) and master multi-instrumentalist and sound healer René Jenkins (www.vibetherapy.org) have developed a symbiotic chemistry that knows no bounds. Their musical forays are deeply rooted in the ancestral indigenous music cultures of the Americas, Africa and beyond, and when combined with their irrepressible spirit of adventure, the result is a sonic feast for the senses and an uplifting, healing experience that is transformational.

Artists' Talk - Mystery and Magic of the Mountain
2026-06-06 16:00 - 18:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Join us for a roundtable art talk about the works selected for the Gallery Exhibition.
From 4:00 – 5:00, we will hear from the artist, and then from 5:00 – 6:00, we will have a reception.
ALL WELCOME!

Art by Fawn Bailey

Summer Solstice Celebration with Nina Wise
2026-06-20 19:30 - 21:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Solstice Celebration at O'Hanlon Center for the ArtsWith Nina Wise and Yaz Shehab

Saturday, June 20 – 7:30 PM
Doors open at 7O’Hanlon Gallery

Join us for an evening in celebration of the solstice, marking the longest day of the year. Nina will be join by multi-instrumentalist and composer Yaz Shehab.
Together we will mark the turning of the sun through guided meditation, meaningful ritual, uplifting chants and songs that calm the mind, quiet the heart and uplift the spirit. The evening will unfold as a time to pause, reflect, and align with the fullness of light within and around us.
The evening will also be a celebration of Nina’s recently released album By This Light, Nina’s debut album of chants and blessings. Through the hands of world renown producer of spiritual music, Ben Leinback, and featuring some of the Bay Area’s finest instrumentalists and vocalists, By This Light, blends the wisdom of Buddhist teachings with the joy of kirtan, the uplifting rhythms of world music, and the trance inducing power of layered vocal harmonies.
This is a relaxed, participatory gathering. All are welcome. No prior mediation of chanting experience is necessary. Come as you are and join in as you feel comfortable as we gather in community to honor the solstice
Tickets: $25

About the Artist:
Since earning her degree in Religious Studies and the Aesthetics of Movement, Nina Wise has devoted her career to developing theater and writing stories that address the complex relationship between body, intellect, and spirit. Her original works, performed in prestigious venues in the United States, South America, Europe and Asia have won awards for playwriting, innovative design, and new theater including three NEA fellowships and seven Bay Area Theater Critics Awards. Her book, A Big New Free Happy Unusual Life, was published by Broadway Books and her stories and articles have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals.
Wise’s immersive theater piece The Kepler Story, created in collaboration with California Academy of Sciences Morrison Planetarium, is the first theater piece ever created about an astronomer for domes. The production played to sold out crowds at Morrison Planetarium in San Francisco and the Fiske Planetarium, UC Boulder and is currently in development for a world tour.
The founder of Motion Theater®, an original form of autobiographical improvisation, Nina offers performances and trainings in this unique form of authentic self-expression. She has performed custom-designed improvised works at theaters, think tanks, conferences, medical institutions, and political events around the world.
As an artist and teacher who specializes in innovation, she has coached numerous individuals and teams in creativity, the cultivation of presence, stress reduction, communication and leadership. In addition, authorized to teach by Jack Kornfield, Wise teaches Buddhist practice at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and other spiritual centers worldwide.
www.ninawise.com/music

Gallery Closed June 26 through July 6
2026-06-26 08:00 - 2026-07-06 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

haiku and handpans - Chuck Brickley & Gary Yost
2026-06-27 19:30 - 21:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Find out more
www.garyyost.com
www.chuckbrickley.com

From the Archives: Ann O'Hanlon: Shifting Perception LOFT show opening
2026-08-04 17:30 - 19:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Please come celebrate the 2026 Archives Loft Show focused on Ann O’Hanlon.
Tuesday Aug 4 from 5:30 – 7:00 – All Welcome!

Opening Reception August Gallery "In the Abstract" Exhibition
2026-08-04 17:30 - 19:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Please come to the opening reception for IN THE ABSTRACT.
Tuesday Aug 4 from 5:30 -7 pm
Show juried by Robert Green. Poster art by Woodward Payne.

Artists Talk about their Abstract Work in the Gallery
2026-08-08 16:00 - 18:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Come hear the artist discuss their work in the current gallery show: “In the Abstract”

Artwork by Woodward Payne.
