[caption id="attachment_64276" align="alignnone" width="420"] Libby Oberlin is the founder executive director of The Theatre School, as well as Education Director for Sonoma Arts Live working with its Teens ‘N Training program.[/caption] So, The Theater School is your own creation? Yes. I wanted to work with... Continue
Under The Sun: Interviews
I’d like to start by taking your picture, so our readers can see you. No, no photo. I never allow that. I’m sorry. I never let anyone take my picture. Why did you decide to interview me? Because of Halloween? I’m not gonna lie. But... Continue
You’re a poet, as well as an historical ecologist. Have you been writing about the fires, about losing your home? I’ve have been writing articles for the Kenwood Press. Recently I talked about the trips we took, both gifts from friends. These took us away... Continue
Under the Sun: Rob Samson, keeping Sonoma institutions going You’re on the board of the Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival. Is that a big job? Over the course of a year, I put in at least 2,000 hours. The weekend of the festival, I’m... Continue
The Sun Q and A You and your wife Jen opened Harvest Moon in 2006. What did that take? We took a big chance, even re-financed our home to do it. We had met at the Culinary Institute of America; I graduated in ’95. I... Continue
Justin Mori took over as principal of Sonoma Valley High School on July 1, replacing departing principal Kathleen Hawing, who has returned to teaching. Mori had been the principal of San Jose Intermediate School with the Novato Unified School District since 2012. The Sun’s Sarah... Continue
Where did you grow up, Byron? I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, the third of three children of working parents. I hated Jacksonville, and in 1968 when I was fourteen, though I looked older, I began working at my aunt and uncle's 24-hour diner in... Continue
2017 SVHS graduate Aaron Marcus-Willers recently returned to Sonoma after a year in China, studying Mandarin and living with a Chinese family. In the fall he is off to NYU Abu Dhabi. The Sun’s Sarah Ford checked in with him the other day about his... Continue
Your photography of the October fires has drawn sensational numbers of views. Yes, over three million pictures viewed in the last twelve months. My site, Sonomaslife.com, has a life of its own. I’ve never advertised it. How many pictures usually get viewed, in a normal... Continue
What is a Master Gardener? Well, the mission of the program is to “teach home gardeners sustainable gardening.” Master Gardeners love gardening, have experience, and become certified by the University of California Cooperative Extension. You have to apply to get into the program, which entails... Continue