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Sonoma’s own Nigel Armstrong and the Peresson Quartet return on Friday, May 13, for a 7 p.m. concert at the Jacuzzi Family Winery. The ensemble made a sensational debut in Sonoma last year and has since played to great acclaim throughout the western United States... Continue

I scream, you scream…

We all scream for ice cream. Sonoma Valley High School students and staff recently got their fill of the frosty treat when Brigitta Crews’ Culinary Arts class made and sold ice cream in ceramic bowls hand made by Peggy Feuer’s art class. The Empty Bowls... Continue

College Bound success story: Mariana Mendoza

Sonoma Valley High School senior Mariana Mendoza will be attending UC Santa Barbara this fall on an almost full ride, thanks to the Boys & Girls Clubs’ College Bound program. Introduced to the program through a friend and fellow SVHS student, Mendoza was initially planning... Continue

Open for play

[caption id="attachment_24924" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The City of Sonoma Public Works department is soliciting feedback on the renovated Jean KT Carter Park in the Fryer Creek neighborhood."][/caption] The City of Sonoma received state funding to update both Jean KT Carter and Pinelli Parks to be compliant... Continue

Super group

The band from Union Bank has a hit on its hands –- a guitar autographed by members of the rock group Foreigner. One lucky entrant in the bank’s sweepstakes raffle will receive the one-of-a-kind piece of rock n’ roll memorabilia, with the winner drawn on... Continue

Hot jazz meets Texas swing

After years of crisscrossing the USA in a Ford van, opening stadium shows for Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson and as the first American band shows in Azerbaijan, the Hot Club of Cowtown must be the hardest working swing band in the music business. Or... Continue

Live session

Sonoma writer (and musician) Bill Moody has been riffing on the jazz mystery genre for seven books now, through which his Evan Horne character shows hands for the piano and a nose for trouble. His latest, “Fade to Blue,” finds Horne in Los Angeles tutoring... Continue

Impact100 Sonoma $100,000 grant goes to Sonoma Valley Teen Services

Impact100 Sonoma awarded its second $100,000 grant to Sonoma Valley Teen Services to fund its Skills for Life Program. Over 160 people, including Impact100 Sonoma members, sponsors, guests, and representatives from the Sonoma Valley nonprofit community attended the annual meeting and reception at the Sonoma... Continue

Mix, mingle, repeat

Part gallery opening, part club scene, “Mix,” the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art’s series of after-hours parties, returns Saturday night, May 7. Guests can enjoy two gallery exhibitions, dance to DJ Lionize and participate in a hands-on art project. The 8 p.m. mingler is free... Continue

Senior project profile: Victoria Vincent

Sonoma Valley High School senior Victoria Vincent is on a mission. She has been working with the teen parent program since the beginning of the year collecting baby clothes and assisting in infant and toddler development. “I really like kids and want to learn different... Continue