One of the five core areas of programming at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley includes the Arts. These initiatives help young people enhance self-expression and creativity, develop multicultural appreciation, provide exposure to and develop skills in crafts and visual, performing and literary... Continue
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Submitted Photo Left to right: Simon Blattner, SVMA board president; Lia Transue, SVMA executive director, Pamela and John Story The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art received an exceptional gift from Pamela and John Story for the Charlotte Lamb Exhibition Reserve Fund. The fund was initiated... Continue
Melania Mahoney The Sonoma Valley Chorale will begin its 2008- 2009 season with “A Magnificent Christmas,” featuring the Chorale, soloists and orchestra performing the “Magnificat” of Giovanni Pergolesi on Dec. 13 and 14. The Sonoma Valley Chorale is happy to present the performance schedule for... Continue
Ryan Lely/Sonoma Valley Sun The Plaza Bistro contestant on stage during last year’s Battle of the Bartenders competition. Lately I have been inundated with questions about the Battle of the Bartenders, so I would like to clear the air and explain a few things. The... Continue
Fashion in the Vineyards Photos by Melania Mahoney Kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley participated in the Fashion in the Vineyards. Helen Lyall (center) takes the stage at the end of the fashion show. Lyall provided the womens clothing portion of... Continue
As Woody Allen so famously said, “Showing up is 80 percent of life.” This may not sound like much of a concept, let alone a marketing plan, but it’s worked for E&J Gallo in Europe, where that enigmatic winery has become one of the dominant... Continue
With apologies to Dorothy Gale, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Eldridge anymore.” And in a way, we’re not. The tiny burg, located at the southern approach to Glen Ellen, is home to the Sonoma Developmental Center, the state-operated residential facility serving those with... Continue
Ryan Lely/SonomaValley Sun Sophie d’Angelique (left) and Melissa Barnett (right) hold up a rainbow silk while Wyatt Cerles and Audrey Conder run through. A couple of local preschoolers took their first baby ballet steps on Monday, Sept. 15, at the Dazzle Dance Studio in Fetters... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My sister insists that her miniature dachshund, Lola, can tell the difference between a Democrat and a Republican. She insists that her little dog, who evidently supports Barack Obama, barks incessantly at any and all Republicans, and that she can “sniff them... Continue
Time alarm clock went off: 7 a.m. Minutes took to get dressed: 20 (due to the fact that half my outfits had solid blue shirts and if I wore them, I’d be a hazard to the safety of our school). Food ate for breakfast: Swedish... Continue