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Sonoma Film Festival: The Sun’s “don’t miss” list

This weekend Sonoma Valley International Film Festival audiences will have their choice of more films to see – both long and short, feature and documentary – than time permits in three short days. After previewing most of the films, here are our picks for your... Continue

Roll ‘em

Over the past eight years, Peter Hansen has built his video production class into one of the best programs Sonoma Valley High School has to offer. Three classes of approximately 32 students in each are educated in every aspect of the art of filmmaking.  From... Continue

Sold!

Consider the auctioneer – at once a salesman, entertainer, and comedienne. Someone who can capture a crowd’s attention, keep it for several minutes or several hours ... depending on the event. The auctioneer has a sense of humor to put a crowd at ease and... Continue

Coming attractions: Sonoma International Film Festival

The film just added to the opening night line-up, the romantic comedy “Outsourced,” was the one Program Director Cevin Cathell planned on – three years ago. “We had it for Sonoma, but they pulled it,” she told The Sun. “It never got released.” She ran... Continue

Plaza Easter Egg Hunt set for Saturday

The Annual Soroptimist International Sonoma Valley Easter Egg Hunt hops into Sonoma Plaza on Saturday, April 3. Special guest The Easter Bunny, after hiding candy and prize eggs about the park, will personally greet children in advance of the 10 a.m. hunt. Bunny, reached at... Continue

The Vagina Monologues returns to Sonoma

A quick Google search yielded a plethora of synonyms for the word vagina. Among them: foo-foo, cha cha, va-jj, muffin, toolbox, and of course the ever popular, “down there.” These are just a few of the NICE names – there are plenty of others which... Continue

Sonoma Pet Talk celebrates five years on Sun FM 91.3

Dr. Rhonda Stallings is used to anniversaries and birthdays. With a menagerie of dogs, cats and children at home, it seems that there is always something to celebrate. This time, it’s her turn. The owner and lead veterinarian at Arroyo Veterinary Hospital is celebrating five... Continue

Senior Project Profile: Amanda de la Torre and Mackenzie Mackling

Ag Education Amanda de la Torre and Mackenzie Mackling have each been enjoyed their involvement in Future Farmers of America during their high school years. So when it came time for senior projects, sharing the knowledge they’d gained seemed a natural choice and the two... Continue

Sonoma Valley Best of 2009

Thank you Sonoma Valley Sun readers for your overwhelming response to our 2009 Best of Sonoma Valley awards and congratulations to all of our winners! Best place to take your dog Bike Path Runner-up: Sonoma Dog Park Best second hand store Church Mouse Runner-up: Sisters... Continue

Senior Project Profile: Pete Coburn

Sonoma Valley High School (SVHS) senior, Pete Coburn’s film, “The Roomies,” will be showing at the Sebastiani Theatre on Sunday, March 28 at 1:30 p.m. Ten months in the making, the film stars Coburn’s classmates and friends in lead roles and even a cameo appearance... Continue