Dear Dr. Forsythe: For the past two weeks, my sister’s golden retriever has been taking to eating grass. She goes out into the side yard several times a day and slowly chews grass for several minutes, as if she were a cow. A few times... Continue
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submitted photo Musica Pacifica is: Judith Linsenberg on recorder, Elisabeth Blumenstock on baroque violin, David Morris on baroque cello/viola da gamba and Charles Sherman on harpsichord. Musica Pacifica, the Bay Area’s acclaimed baroque ensemble, returns to Sonoma on Friday, Sept. 5 to present “A Continental... Continue
The Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival takes place Sept. 26-28, in and around Sonoma’s historic Plaza. This year’s theme is “Rootstock: Blending Time and Tradition.” If you or your nonprofit group is interested in having a food, game, or information booth at the Vintage... Continue
To the untrained ear, a “battle of the bands” might sound like some order of tribal warfare. To aspiring musicians, the phrase is a four-word invitation to work over their competition with their own brand of musical mastery. On Saturday, Aug. 23, the historic Sonoma... Continue
The Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival is sponsoring its Annual Amateur Wine Makers Competition in conjunction with its 111th Vintage Festival. Deadline for all entries is Aug. 26. All wines should be dropped off at the Wine Exchange no later than Aug. 26. Each... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I have a three-year-old Cocker that has chronic problems with her ears. I’ve been cleaning them for a long time and using every medication possible, but they have never been completely well. It seems like just when her ears start to show... Continue
MFK Fisher wrote about the joys of food. Photo Submitted. Sonoma lost a leading example of how Sonoma women contribute to the Valley’s cultural life recently with the passing of our dear friend Charlotte Lamb. In the fields of visual art, literature, music, drama, education... Continue
Imagine that you’re walking through a hay field south of Schellville, along a smoky red line burning gold into black with a sound like a million pounds of frying bacon. Heat licks up your legs as you stumble over the uneven ground with a water-heavy... Continue
Parents and teens returned to Sonoma Valley High School on Saturday, August 9 for RUSH, marking the inevitable end of summer. With less than a week left of school, some 1500 students picked up schedules, bombarded their guardians with paperwork and picked up essentials such... Continue
In the wine country, blending is something of an art. If your cabernet lacks complexity, bolster it with some cabernet franc. Though the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art certainly isn’t lacking in complexity (consider its current exhibit “From Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art: Johns, Rauschenberg... Continue