Sonoma Jazz + announces 2010 dates
The 6th Annual Sonoma Jazz + Festival will return to the Field of Dreams May 21-23, 2010, one day shorter and a week earlier than its traditional Memorial Day run. The change gives the region a chance to get an early start on summer, according to Executive Producer Jim Horowitz.
“We had many requests from ticket-holders,local businesses and sponsors to free up Memorial weekend, and so be it,” said Horowitz, also announcing the music festival will be cut from four days to three. “While our festival will be shortened by a day, we expect to bring music lovers the same high level of national programming they expect.”
Information about tickets and performers will be announced the first week of February 2010. Sonoma Jazz +, a not-for-profit 501c3 organization produced by Jazz Aspen Snowmass, raised $65,000 for Music Education programs and grants for Sonoma Valley students last year.
In its first five years Jazz+ has presented headline acts including Diana Krall, Steve Miller, Tony Bennett, Lyle Lovett, Smokey Robinson and Steve Winwood. For more information visit www.sonomajazz.org.
H1N1 vaccine remains in short supply
A shortage of H1N1 flu vaccine has idled shot programs at area pharmacies, but the vaccine will be available to priority groups at a handful of upcoming clinics.
California had received about 2.95 million doses as of Nov. 4, about half of what was allocated, according to the California Department of Public Health.
“The delay is in production at the national level. It’s a slow process, and is taking longer than anticipated,” said Dr. Gil Chavez, California Department of Public Health’s acting chief deputy director. “We share the public frustration.”
Chavez said a statewide network of 30,000 providers, primarily private doctors, is in place and efficient in administering the vaccine, when it is available. “Counties are eager to vaccinate and we are eager for them to vaccinate.”
Chavez said the California Department of Public Health expects 20 million doses for the season, but did not project if and when production would be increased to meet that goal.
Vaccine supplies are targeted for these high risk groups: Anyone who lives in a household or provides daily care to an infant less than 6 months old; Children and young adults ranging from 6 months to 24 years old; All pregnant women; Adults ages 25 to 64 who have an underlying medical condition that puts them at risk from flu complications; Health care workers and emergency medical personnel.
The vaccine has not been delivered equally throughout the state, Chavez said, but this should be soon rectified. By mid-November, “we will bring everybody to parity. All counties will have a fair share.”
Upcoming 2009 H1N1 vaccinations:
Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Windsor High School in Windsor, and at Lawrence Cook Middle School in Santa Rosa.
Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Casa Grande High School in Petaluma.
Note: people not in one of the high-risk groups may be asked to wait until more vaccine becomes available later.
