As it embarks on a new era marked with exciting exhibitions and arts engagement activities, the Sonoma Valley Musuem of Art has added four new members to its board of directors. Yvonne Hall, Nancy Kivelson, Jane Milotich and Bonnie Tempesta were elected November 19 at... Continue
Local hero and two-time Academy Award-winning director John Lasseter received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this month. In addition to his many and varied feature animation film credits, Lasseter serves as Chief Creative Officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios... Continue
The Sonoma Valley High School Drama Department presents the multi-cultural comedy “Real Women Have Curves” in three performances this weekend. Written by accomplished poet, playwright and screenwriter Josefina López, the play is a coming-of-age story about a young Mexican-American woman torn between her own ambitions... Continue
[caption id="attachment_26158" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="For Olivia Cole, 13, summer camp was an intense month-long program with one of San Francisco’s finest ballet companies. "][/caption] Laura Lee Cole | Special to The Sun Some kids choose to experience time away from home on a camping trip... Continue
[caption id="attachment_26107" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The museum’s 2011 Wet Paint Committee is comprised of, from left, Rick Tackett, Jackie Lee, Kate Eilertsen, Barbara Pascoe, Lance Walker, Frank Cavez, Michael Muscardini, Jane Milotich. Not pictured: Jeff Zimmerman, Gerry Snedaker, Christine Curry and Jim Lamb."][/caption] Wet Paint, the... Continue
The fifth grade class at Dunbar School is the acting posse for “Wrongful Doings at Woeful Ranch… or I Hate Dat Wascal!” The 19th annual melodrama runs Memorial Day weekend at the school’s outdoor Haver stage. A full-length production with western costumes, sets, and sound... Continue
The 14th annual Sonoma International Film Festival, all 90 short and feature films of it, is underway. The works will be shown at a variety of venues centered around the Plaza, with the marquee events – a tribute night for Susan Sarandon tops that bill... Continue
Prestwood students Luis Garcia (l) and Vianny Paredes (r) took top prizes in last week’s California Junior Duck Stamp contest. Out of a total 1,084 entries in the fourth through sixth grade category, Paredes was awarded a second place while Garcia received an honorable mention.... Continue
[caption id="attachment_24379" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Lance Walker of the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art in the new reference library. "][/caption] More than 2,500 books on art, a portion of a huge private collection, have been donated to Sonoma Valley Museum of Art to establish The Stanley... Continue
[caption id="attachment_24200" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Artist Pat Patterson (foreground) puts the finishing touches on her painting in anticipation of the Senior Art Show being help throughout the month of April in the Delong Room at the Sonoma library. "][/caption] The Vintage House Art Club will have... Continue