By Jackie Lee | Sun Fine Arts Visitors to Christine MacDonald’s studio may be astonished to meet the shy, petite woman with the brogue of a Scottish lass; she is, after all, the painter of very large canvases that require quite a lot of muscle... Continue

[caption id="attachment_99915" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Photo by Arthur Cohen[/caption] Stephan Stubbins, co-executive director and chief marketing officer of Transcendence Theatre Company, has announced he will step down from his role in February. Stubbins married Broadway actress Libby Servais, one of Transcendence’s performers, in August of last... Continue

Sonoma’s Planning Commission approved three small cell towers in commercial zone locations within city limits. Basically, it had to: federal laws – heavily weighted in favor of the carriers – don’t give local governments much choice in the matter, except for the category of “aesthetics”.... Continue

Do you know where this photo was taken? Look in the Jan. 30 of The Sun to check your answer! Continue

The Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation has announced that Nancy Cline and Yong Liu, MD (above left) and Nancy Cline will receive the organization’s Pulse Award, given each year to recognize outstanding Sonoma Valley women who have made significant contributions to the community through their volunteerism,... Continue

A truck hauling debris from a home demolition cut the corner too tight Friday morning, smacking into a pole at the corner of Patten and Fifth Street East. Continue

[caption id="attachment_99823" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Congressional Wine Caucus Co-chairs Rep. Mike Thompson greets Sonoma filmmaker Julie Morrison at a D.C. screening of her documentary film.[/caption] Call of the Valley: The Enduring Lure of Sonoma, the unique historical documentary film about Sonoma Valley, has traveled to Capitol... Continue

Sonoma Arts Live opens its 2020 theater season with Enchanted April, a comedy of manners with three women at a sun-drenched Italian castle, and the wisteria is not the only thing in bloom. The show runs January 25 through February 9 on the Rotary Stage... Continue

Twice each year, the Sonoma Community Center accepts a new six-month resident ceramic artist to teach, run the kilns, and create a new body of work in Sonoma. From the many applicants for the coveted spot, Maxwell Mustardo has been named the Center’s first ceramics... Continue