Kate Kennedy’s Avalon Players revives the faux restoration farce “La Bête,” named Best New Comedy in 1992 on London’s West End, in a run at Andrews Hall at the Sonoma Community Center. The Moliere pastiche follows the antics of a stately acting troupe in 17th... Continue
A breakthrough program piloted at El Verano Elementary School has resulted in the recent grant of $3 million to all five elementary schools in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. A program of the Exploratorium’s Institute for Inquiry and El Verano elementary school, it involves... Continue
A fearless African warrior silently tracked a wildcat through the jungle. Suddenly, he heard beautiful music drifting through the air. He stopped, hypnotized by the throbbing rhythms and in a clearing an amazing sight met his eyes. A lion swung his wild, tawny mane and... Continue
La Luz Center announced with great pride that Yvonne Hall has been chosen to take the helm of the nonprofit which has been serving the community since 1989. Board president Kimberly Blattner made the announcement following a meeting on Monday, August 9 at which the... Continue
[caption id="attachment_18223" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Submitted Photos Arleen Curry was elected to the Impact100 Sonoma board of directors."][/caption] Impact100 Sonoma’s board of directors elected Arleen Curry and Ann Reder as new board members at its recent meeting. Both women are founding members of the organization. Within... Continue
The criteria for vendors, who’s on the waiting list and how to lodge a complaint – topics long obscured to the point of city council complaint – are among the fresh content on the revamped Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market website. “All the old concerns... Continue
In celebration of National Honeybee Awareness Day and the fact that beekeeping is soon to be legal in Sonoma city limits, the Sonoma County Beekeeper’s Association present a fundraising reception – complete with honey tasting – and movie screening August 21 at the Sebastiani Theatre. “I’m... Continue
Olivia Donald didn’t set out to be a “princess” – she simply wanted to learn more about her Sicilian heritage when she entered a contest for the annual Madonna del Lume celebration in San Francisco. Nonetheless Donald, selected from a pool of 13 other young... Continue
We live in a “me” world, where attention to self is a daily preoccupation. “I want this and you want that” is the basic functioning of contemporary society and we routinely go to sleep each night expecting to greet our “selves” the next morning. Our... Continue
When Susan Rickert celebrated her 60th birthday and all five children were raised, educated and out the door, she declared to her husband Tom, “I’m out the door to see the world.” Rickert was no bus-riding tourist. She focused instead on her long-standing love affair... Continue