Beginning Saturday, March 8, Sonoma Cinemas will be screening performances by the San Francisco Opera. The series kicks off with Puccini’s “La Rondine.” Submitted photo A whole lot of love went into making over 1,500 tamales for last month’s Valley of the Moon Teen Center... Continue
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The Barking Dog Café, 18133 Hwy. 12, is now home for café-style entertainment called UniverSoul, on the first Saturday of each month from 5-8 p.m. FILE photoDo you ever wonder what happened to the poetry and music in Sonoma? The mystery is solved. Sonoma County... Continue
I’ve decided to distill my previous two bartending columns down to one simple phrase that is both easy to digest and not offensive in any way shape or form. Here’s my message thus far: be kind to service industry professionals. That’s it. Easy breezy. No... Continue
Grammy winning blues guitarist, Bonnie Raitt will appear at the Sonoma Jazz + festival on Sunday, May 25. Photo submittedEclectic as always, the fourth Sonoma Jazz + festival will bring musical all-stars from the genres of funk, jazz and blues/pop/rock to the Field of Dreams... Continue
Some of the “brides” who participated in this year’s Prestwood Benefit Ball. More than 200 Prestwood parents attended the ball. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun The curious bevy of brides who converged on the Lodge at Sonoma last Friday night, Feb. 29, might have confused onlookers.... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My 10-year-old cat has been diagnosed with pancreatitis, and the situation is chronic and somewhat serious. We only get to have the pet home for a few weeks and he gets sick again and has to go back to the hospital. We... Continue
Marianne Frost (center) makes bread with her morning students. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun At Ruby Morning Playgarden, Marianne Frost creates a safe place for “the whole child” to integrate thinking, feeling and doing. The Sonoma resident opened the school, for children ages two to five,... Continue
Photos by Ryan LelyWhether you want to be in show biz or are just tired of being a wannabe in show biz, you don’t have to cross the Golden Gate to find a few golden opportunities. From ballroom dancing to voice over training to trapeze... Continue
Les Vadasz (left) was named the 2008 Sweetheart along with wife Judy. The event netted $195,000 for Boys and Girls Club programs. MELANIA MAHONEY/Sonoma Valley Sun The Sweetheart Auction and Gala netted some $195,000 on Feb. 9 for the benefit of the Boys & Girls... Continue
Shawnda Jo Hansen models the piano designed by Viennese piano master J. Wolpaterny. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Woodland Star Charter School’s eighth annual fundraiser, “Stars in the Night” on March 8 at Cline Cellars will feature dinner, live entertainment and both live and silent... Continue