Playing through

Getting silly, “Saturday Night Live” style, are Woodland Star School supporters (in character and rare form) at the school’s mini golf fundraiser. The cast, from left: Sheila “Linda Richman” Reilly; Annie “Mrs. Bill” Cassidy; Ben “Pete Schweddy” Dewess; Michael “Garth Algar” Reilly; and, in victory... Continue

Roof raising

The tent venue for this week's Sonoma Jazz Plus music festival is taking shape on the Field of Dreams on First Street West. The event opens Friday night, May 20, with guitarist/songwriter John Fogerty, who fronted Creedence Clearwater Revival in its swamp-rocking, hit-machine heyday. Saturday... Continue

Shop while it drops

Rain did little to dampen the enthusiasm at the Glen Ellen Farmers Market, which debuted Sunday in the parking lot of Jack London Village. The event will be held Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through October. The market is organized by Agricultural Community... Continue

Lawrence of Arabia

The film that put the wide into wide screen, “Lawrence of Arabia,” winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture of 1962, plays the Sebastiani Theatre on Monday, May 16 at 7 p.m., and May 18 at 1 p.m. Peter O’Toole gave a career-making performance as... Continue

Two Valley parks on state hit list

Jack London and Sugarloaf Ridge parks will be shut down for two years as a cost-cutting move, California State Parks announced today. Across the state, 70 of the system’s 278 parks will be closed, some as early as Labor Day. Nearby closures include the Petaluma... Continue

Moldovan to host first Sonoma preschool recognition ceremony

The Moldovan Academy is hosting the first ever Preschool Recognition Ceremony on May 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. The ceremony will provide an opportunity for the community of Sonoma to participate in honoring and acknowledging administrators and teachers of local preschools for educating the... Continue

Coop de Villa

Showing off the rustic yet spacious chicken coop at the Sonoma Garden Park are Rebecca Bozzelli and some the roost’s feathered residents. Smith’s 23-hen operation is one stop on the May 14 “Le Tour de Coop,” a self-guided tour of six backyard coops. Tickets are... Continue

It's a howl!

It’s the final weekend for “Dogs! It’s the Musical!” at the Sonoma Community Center. A troupe of 27 actors, most in full fur, tell and sing the story of angel sent to earth as a dog. The heaven-sent mutt learns the ways of the canine... Continue

Larson Park will add community garden

The county’s first community garden, a pilot project more than two years in the planning, is coming to Larson Park in Boyes Hot Springs. The action caps a long-term effort to team public and private resources to create easier access to healthy, locally grown foods,... Continue

Get out there and move!

May is here, and from a healthy living standpoint this is one of the best times of the year to embrace a healthy lifestyle in Sonoma. The sun is shining, the Farmers Market is in full swing, and outdoors is where it’s at. What more... Continue

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