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Pollinator Pals proliferate

By now you’ve surely noticed the wine barrel planters around town, popping with bright and cheery sunflower blossoms, each with a notice planted jauntily in its soil.  If you haven’t taken time to read the notice, the planters are the latest from the Pollinator Pals... Continue

Intervention options help students stay on track

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District provides a variety of intervention options for students struggling academically to meet grade level expectations. Offered as after-school classes, the elementary school level interventions go a long way towards helping students succeed. At the August school board meeting, Lynn... Continue

On the lookout

In keeping with its mission to identify, preserve and promote the historic architectural character of the City of Sonoma, the Sonoma League for Historic Preservation seeks nominations for its 35th Annual Preservation Awards. Adrian Martinez, Ginny Richardson, Suzanne Brangham and Barbara White Perry are among... Continue

Singular sensation

“A Chorus Line,” one of Broadway’s all-time mega hits, is the 1975 musical about dancers auditioning for spots in a Broadway show. Produced here by Abbey Lee, herself a young, ambitious talent, the show is a blunt, backstage view of life among aspiring performers. Cat... Continue

200th birthday bash for Count Haraszthy

What do you get a legend on his 200th birthday? A bottle of wine, for yourself. Count Agoston Haraszthy would have wanted it that way. The Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee and Buena Vista Winery invite all lovers of Sonoma’s rich history and wines to a... Continue

Bone marrow transplants save lives

Sonoma Valley Hospital is offering a chance for interested community members to register with “Be The Match,” the largest and most diverse registry of its kind in the world, as possible donors for life saving bone marrow transplants. Since not all bone marrow matches are... Continue

Take a bow

An all-star lineup of local entertainers will earn ovations at “Applause Sonoma,” the Rotary Club fundraiser on August 25 at Hanna Boys’ Center: performers from “A Chorus Line,” “Grease,” and “Rocky Horror Show,” along with members of Silver Moon Kids Theatre and Vox Populi, plus... Continue

Stage three alert!

There’s Broadway, off-Broadway and, suddenly, Sonoma Valley. With “A Chorus Line” waiting in the wings – the musical opens a three-weekend run on Aug. 24 at Andrews Hall – the area boasts no less than four live theatre productions this week: “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”... Continue

Here comes IndyCar

Intensity on the IZOD IndyCar Series circuit is at an all-time high with 15 drivers still eligible for the 2012 championship heading into this weekend’s GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, Aug. 24-26. A mere 28 points separate the first four competitors as the top... Continue