Smooth moves

[caption id="attachment_45271" align="alignnone" width="431"] Dietitian Gigi Kwok whips up a healthy smoothie for students of Amber Willams's fifth-grade class at El Verano Elementary School, part of a kick-off event for the NutriLiving UNI Project.[/caption] The school was one of five nationally to win a $10,000... Continue

Largest U.S. floating solar project coming to Sonoma County

Power generated by solar arrays floating on wastewater ponds will become part of the energy mix of Sonoma Clean Power (SCP), the County’s default electricity provider. The venture with Pristine Sun represents the largest floating solar project in the United States, and the second largest... Continue

Creating Enlightened Society

What should be a natural symmetry of social and cultural forces is out of whack...we can often feel it in the speed, greed and aggression of everyday life. In this talk we will explore how this has happened and its antidote by bringing awareness to... Continue

Open Audition Night for Tenors and Baritones!

Open Audition Night for Tenors and Baritones! Cantiamo Sonoma, a 20-member a cappella chamber choir, has an immediate need for tenors. We sing a variety of repertoire from the Renaissance to the present. Only seasoned sight-singers need apply. We are having an "Open Audition" on Tuesday evening, March... Continue

Opening Reception at the Arts Guild of Sonoma

Artists, friends and the extended community are invited to attend this lively social gathering and enjoy refreshments and local wine! New day and time - now first Saturday of each month from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Exhibits include acrylic, encaustic, oil and water color... Continue

City calls for volunteer policymakers

[caption id="attachment_45229" align="alignnone" width="419"] (Photo Credit: Cory Maylett, CC BY SA 3.0)[/caption] The City of Sonoma is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on three commissions. Interested citizens may apply by submitting an application, by March 18, to the City Clerk. Forms are available at... Continue

Sonoma Valley death notices

Donald Francis Glennon, 90, of Sonoma, passed away on January 31, 2015. Robert Thomas Hansen, 70, of Sonoma, passed away on January 12, 2015. Kenneth Michael Hardin, 61, of Sonoma, passed away on January 13, 2015. John Holloway, 45, of Eldridge, passed away on January... Continue

Sonoma’s annual Student Artist Award

Sonoma Valley High School graduate Jeffrey Peterson, now a third year undergrad at the University of the Pacific, is the recipient of the 2015 Student Creative Art Award. The annual award was announced today by the Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts Commission. Applicants submitted a... Continue

Willmar's grief services to continue under new agency

Services offered by the WillMar Family Grief & Healing Center, the Sonoma-based nonprofit slated to cease operations in March, will be undertaken by Social Advocates for Youth. “We are pleased to announce that under SAY's leadership WillMar services for grieving children will continue uninterrupted in... Continue

Foraging fields of green at Benziger Family Winery

[caption id="attachment_45194" align="alignright" width="420"] Foraging at Benziger Family Winery[/caption] "How allergic are you to poison oak?" Chris Benziger asked me as we both hunched over, trudging slowly, ankle deep, in a muddy forest on his family's winery property. "I don't know if I am, and... Continue

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