[caption id="attachment_84490" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Music instructor Rebecca King works with Dunbar School student Bryan Vasquez Torres[/caption] An innovative music program, Keys of Inspiration, was launched this fall at Sassarini and Dunbar Elementary Schools. The Sun’s Sarah Ford spoke to the program's Piano Instructor, Rebecca... Continue

Two productions in the Sonoma Arts Live season, which ran January through July, were winners of three Marquee Theater Journalists Association Awards. “Becky’s New Car,” which ran to critical acclaim in June, took home two awards. Melissa Claire won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy,... Continue

By Val Robichaud With a crew coming in from L.A. the next day to shoot a commercial, Jonny Westom, the executive director of the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau, who also had details of the Plaza Lighting Ceremony to deal with, it was going to be... Continue

The Lighting of the Historic Sonoma Plaza –100,000+ sparkling lights spread over the eight-acre Square – has special meaning this year, as the November 18 event includes a tribute to emergency responders, community volunteers, and fire victims. The festivities begin at 4 p.m., and include a... Continue

The free community workshop “After the Widfires: Emerging Stronger Together” will be held Thursday, November 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Altimira Middle School. The evening will provide hands-on skills to help you and your family alleviate the stress from the trauma of the recent fires.... Continue

By Anna Pier | Sonoma Sun Bringing together over 30 people from a broad spectrum of interests in the Valley, the group Sustainable Sonoma Council met for the first time as representatives of nonprofits, health, business, wine, tourism, workforce, construction, and city and county government... Continue

A motorist drove into and knocked over a fire hydrant Monday evening at the corner of First Street West and Napa Street, sending a geyser of water well over two stories high and flooding the street. Emergency vehicles and personnel were on scene quickly, but... Continue

Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) released this statement following the President’s remarks about Sunday’s mass shooting: “In response to the horrific mass shooting at a Texas church on Sunday, President Trump said it wasn’t a ‘guns situation,’ but a ‘mental health’ problem. While the prevalence... Continue