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Calling young artists

Sonoma’s 2014 Student Creative Arts Award Program is now open for entries. This award program is open to Sonoma Valley residents between the age of 16 and 21 who are studying visual, literary or performing arts. “We are pleased to again be able to offer... Continue

Next stop, Glen Ellen

A Dunbar School science and garden lesson culminates with the tossing of seed balls into an open field on the grounds of the Lasseter Family Winery. Kids prepared for the outing by stuffing an empty egg shell with wet dirt and seeds of plants attractive... Continue

Cat's back!

Producer, director, theater youth mentor and all-around impresario Cat Austin has the bug again. Her ETC (Experiential Theatre Company) is aiming for a teen production of the musical “Rent” (school edition) in February. “It's been a while since we rocked this town with Michael Jackson,... Continue

‘Prolific car thief’ finally nabbed

The Santa Rosa man suspected of nearly 20 thefts from unlocked Glen Ellen vehicles in May is in jail, captured while driving a stolen car. After a brief but dangerous car chase, Zachary Joseph Mayers, 23, was pursued on foot and apprehended by Sheriff’s deputies... Continue

Strange days

The Narrow Way Stage Company brings “Marisol,” the 1993 Obie award winning play by Jose Rivera, to Andrews Hall for three weeks beginning Thursday, October 31. The near-future fantasy follows a young urbanite who, barely surviving the city’s existing threats, learns her guardian angel has... Continue

Fatal crash on Arnold Drive

One person was killed and three others badly injured Tuesday night when two cars collided on Arnold Drive near Meadowlark Lane. Damodar Chandradas, 25, of San Francisco, was driving a 1997 Jaguar southbound when the car suddenly veered into oncoming traffic and collided with a... Continue

‘Family’ portrait

With its mix of pianos, horns and acoustic guitars, The L.A.-based band Family of the Year, coming to Gundlach Bundshu on November 8, has garnered heavy radio airplay and much attention over the course of two albums and four EPs. The group’s catchy indie-rock sound... Continue

Getting crafty

The Sonoma Valley Woman’s Club presents its annual Holiday Boutique Craft Fair on two November weekends, Saturday and Sunday, November 2 and 3 as well as November 9 and 10. The sale, held at the historic clubhouse at 574 First St. E., will feature a... Continue

New Williams-Sonoma store will recreate 1956 original

The first store in the $3 billion Williams-Sonoma empire, a humble hardware-turned-culinary shop opened by Chuck Williams in 1956, will be recreated in a project approved for 599 Broadway in Sonoma. A culinary center and café are also part of the new use for storefront... Continue

Sudden reversal on Sonoma blower ban

Sonoma’s ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, initially approved by the city council two weeks ago, is suddenly gone with the wind. A vote to enact the ban looked like a mere formality on Monday’s council agenda until Mayor Ken Brown announced he had changed his... Continue