Sonoma agrees to subsidize Jazz Plus event

The Sonoma City Council is willing to grant the Sonoma Jazz Plus music festival up to $50,000 in annual subsidies to lock the event into a five-year commitment. Councilmembers unanimously agreed that any money invested in the event would be more than returned in sales... Continue

Sonoma agrees to subsidize Jazz Plus event

Giants’ giant trophy visits Sonoma

The 2010 World Series trophy will appear in Sonoma for a photo-opp on Friday, Jan 28. The coveted hardware, 52 years in the making for long-suffering San Francisco fans, will be on display at Sonoma Community Center’s Andrews Hall for a free public viewing from... Continue

Last call for Little League

Tryouts and final sign-ups for the 2011 Valley of the Moon Little League season will be held Saturday, Jan. 29 at Paul's Field from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All players ages 8-12 that are not returning to a Majors team must try out. Paperwork... Continue

Arts Guild names new officers

The Arts Guild of Sonoma held its annual membership meeting January 19th, saying goodbye to outgoing Guild President, Thena Trygstad who, along with long-standing Guild member Sandy Lane, leaves the Board of Directors after a six year term. The membership elected new co-Presidents and welcomed... Continue

Lights, camera, action

Third year filmmaking student Ghitta Ferrara brought together camera and crew last weekend for a first-rate movie making experience. The Sonoma Valley High School junior was granted access to the Swiss Hotel’s back lot for the setting of her movie, “There is No Such Thing... Continue

School district reinstates April furlough day

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District has reinstated the April 25, 2011 furlough day taken due to state budget cuts to education. The furlough day was to be taken by each district employee, resulting in one less day of instruction for SVUSD students. The instructional... Continue

All Sonoma Valley Schools to have gardens this spring

All of the students in Sonoma Valley will have school gardens this spring to dig, plant and further their education thanks to the School Garden Project. Kathleen Hill has been formally named as the School Garden project director, and Alissa Pearce just joined the effort... Continue

Blackstone to close Kenwood facility

The label will live on, but the Blackstone winery and visitor center in Kenwood will close at the end of February. Some production will move to the Ravenswood Quarry facility south of Sonoma and the Kenwood property, owned by Constellation Wines U.S., will be put... Continue

Paranoia with a view

Jimmy “It’s a Wonderful Life” Stewart reveals a perverse side as a voyeuristic photographer in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 thriller “Rear Window,” showing Monday, Jan. 24 at the Sebastiani Theatre. Stuck in wheelchair with a broken leg, Stewart spies on his neighbors, and becomes obsessed with... Continue

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