Sonoma’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission will hold a mid-November reception to honor Linda Rawls, recently named 2008 Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year.
Since 1983, the Sonoma Treasure Artist has been selected and recognized for outstanding achievement in a chosen artistic medium, including the performing, visual, theatrical, literary and craft arts. Past honorees include musician Norton Buffalo, writer M. F. K. Fisher and cartoonist Linus Maurer.
A former financial aid advisor, Rawls is best known for her work as a costume designer for the Sonoma City Opera, Sonoma Valley schools, the Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma Ballet Conservatory, Vintage House, Hootchi-Doo Productions and the 42nd Street Moon in San Francisco.
The public is invited to attend the event, which will be held Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma. The cost is $20 per person in advance. Reservations are necessary and will be accepted until 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12. at City Hall, No. 1 The Plaza, Sonoma, CA 95476. For additional information, call City Clerk Gay Rainsbarger at 707.933.2216.
City sets Treasure Artist celebration
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