The beautiful grounds of the Sonoma Developmental Center are the site of the Sixth Annual Sonoma Valley Footrace and Festival, a day of outdoor exercise and fun on Saturday, May 12. The race starts 9 am with a 5k run/walk and an advanced 10k run.... Continue

The Sonoma Community Center’s wraps up its “Puppet Playhouse” series with “Big Bad Bruce” on Sunday, May 6. The local company Images In Motion designed and created hand, rod and shadow puppets to tell the story of a Bruce, a big bully of a bear... Continue

California State Parks, in cooperation with Sonoma-Petaluma State Historic Parks Association, will host Children’s Day at the Sonoma Mission on Saturday, May 5, noon to 4 p.m. The family adventure presents a day of Mission life circa 1823. Park volunteers and staff, dressed in period... Continue

Felix Justice stars in “The Remarkable Return of Ambrose Bierce,” in which the 19th century writer and satirist is reframed 100 years later as a black man. T he show plays Andrews Hall at the Sonoma Community Center on Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and... Continue

The teenager arrested for setting his ex-girlfriend’s house on fire is still in jail (bail: $1.06 million) but the charges have been reduced. The 19-year-old was found outside the burning Boyes Blvd. home at dawn on April 22. He was initially charged with attempted homicide,... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Community Health Center will receive a $5 million federal grant, Congressman Mike Thompson announced Wednesday. The funds will be allow the health center to expand its facilities, improve existing services and serve more patients. “Community health centers are a critical component to... Continue

With a new menu and new venue, the Sonoma Valley High School Booster Club’s annual Booster Bash is firmly set for Saturday, May 5, at Hanna Boys Center. Cocktails and appetizers, a barbeque tri-tip dinner and dancing to the band Tudo Bem are all part... Continue