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Jazz Plus initiates capital campaign for 2012 festival

Sonoma Jazz Plus has emerged from its seventh season with an unsustainable operating deficit and has launched an immediate capital campaign to ensure that the 2012 concert returns to Sonoma. Sonoma Jazz Plus will host an open forum to solicit feedback from the community on... Continue

Get on your bike and ride…

[caption id="attachment_25299" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Leslie Blankenship will also cross the country on two wheels this summer.  Her 50th birthday inspired her to challenge herself and fundraise for the Sonoma Valley Boys & Girls Club, too.  Leslie departs Astoria, Oregon on June 19, arriving in Portsmouth,... Continue

Pet tales and travels

Today I wanted to share with you a couple of interesting things that I encountered while on a recent trip to Costa Rica.  Next week I will highlight another trip to Sweden.  It seems that no matter which country I venture into, there are always people... Continue

Do the hustle

Sonoma Academy of Dance and Arts is packing its bags and heading for the big time – the bright lights of the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, that is. It seems that the historic building on First Street East that they’ve inhabited for the past number... Continue

Summer programs get boost from SV Fund

[caption id="attachment_25274" align="alignnone" width="420" caption=" The movers and shakers behind Sonoma Valley Summer School include (back row): Karla Conroy, summer school principal, Harriet Derwingson, Sonoma Valley Fund president, Catherine Harrison, Premier Banker/Exchange Bank, Joe Valentine, Community Foundation Sonoma County, and Rolf Nelson, SVP, Branch Banking/Exchange... Continue

Toga…toga…

Adele Harrison Middle School teacher Richelle Ryan held her annual Greek Festival complete with toga-clad students, Greek food, music, dancing and more. This is the fourth year that sixth-graders have participated in the fun and educational event that is the culmination of their unit on... Continue

Going Hawaiian with Hula Mai

[caption id="attachment_25266" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Hula Mai dancers will once again bring their show to the Grinstead Amphitheater."][/caption] Sonomans are in for a treat as Hula Mai once again brings its annual show to the stage of Grinstead Amphitheater on Friday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m.... Continue

Non-profits hit as City tightens belt

In the first wave of cost cutting to close Sonoma’s projected $170,000 deficit, the City Council decided to reduce support to four non-profit groups by 12 percent. The total outlay will be $123,200: the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley will receive $51,040; the... Continue

Get your Grad DVD

Keepsake DVDs of the 2011 Sonoma Valley High School graduation ceremony are now available. To reserve a copy, call 933.0101. The cost is $19.99 per disc. Continue

Opening night at museum

The exhibitions “Six Tales from the Brothers Grimm: Original Etchings by David Hockney” and “Rebound – a Survey of Contemporary California Artists’ Books” open tonight with a reception at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. bash, from 6 to 8 p.m., is for members, but... Continue
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