Eight-year-old Bryson meets professional racecar driver J.R. Hilderbrand during a break in test sessions at Infineon Raceway last weekend. The youngster takes Kart driving lessons at the track, where Hilderbrand, from Sausalito, also first started racing. Hildebrand is one of the drivers testing the new... Continue

The long-discussed restoration of Sonoma’s Blue Wing Adobe is one step closer with an official partnership between State Parks and the Blue Wing Adobe (BWA) Trust, a local nonprofit. The agreement, signed by California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman after a tour of the historic... Continue

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Long time big band vocalist Jeff Gilbert, “The Last Crooner,” performs the songs from Tin Pan Alley and The Golden Age of Hollywood in an intimate lounge show on Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Ledson Hotel’s Centre du Vin. The veteran performer, backed by Michael... Continue

An authentic luau lunch, slack-key guitar concert and hula dancing create a traditional Hawaiian experience on Sunday, Feb. 26, at Sonoma’s Moose Lodge. “The word in Hawaiian is ‘kokua,’” explains Betty Ann Bruno of Hula Maui, “a real island kind of event.” The 1 p.m.... Continue

Hoist a pint to the 84th Academy Awards with a dinner viewing party at Murphy’s Irish Pub on Sunday, Feb. 26. The event includes a poll to predict the winners. Participants (adults only) bring a bottle of wine with their Oscar-picks ballot: the auteur with... Continue

There’s not a chateau in site but don’t let the industrial setting fool you. Among the warehouses on Sonoma’s east side are the Eighth Street Wineries. On Saturday, February 25, the 10 tasting rooms throw an open house, offering current and new releases as well... Continue

In 1989 at a pub called the Slug and Lettuce in North London, Edwin Datschefski was sitting with his green design colleagues when he noticed an acquaintance at nearby table. As it turned out, the friend was sitting with a few of his own eco-conscious... Continue