Slick

The “Grease-Sing-Along” is karaoke on steroids – the 1978 film with all the lyrics up on the big screen. On Feb. 26, the audience is encouraged to belt out the songs in a special showing of the high school musical, circa 1957, with John Travolta... Continue

Lights, camera, Sonoma

Flanked by his cameraman and Sonoma City Historian George McKale, television traveler Doug McConnell was on Sonoma Square last week. The Emmy-winner was in town shooting an informational video for the Blue Wing Adobe Preservation Committee. According to committee Chair Patricia Cullinan, the video will... 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

Teaching by example

The work “All Around,” by instructor Teddy Elston, is among those featured in a faculty exhibition at the Sonoma Community Center’s Gallery 212. The show of original paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture by SCC faculty members opens with a 5 p.m. reception on Friday, Jan.... Continue

Picking a winner

Picking a winner of the original Helen Minelli painting ‘”Iris” is the late Sonoma artist’s granddaughter, Sassarini fifth-grader Michelle Minelli, right, and her great niece Maria Toimil of Exchange Bank, which sponsored the raffle to benefit the school’s Outdoor Education Program. The winner, contacted by... Continue

National exposure for photo contest winners

[caption id="attachment_21802" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="VHS Junior Maddie Goertzen won third place in the advanced Timed Exposure category."][/caption] Five Sonoma Valley High School students took top honors in the Association of Texas Photo Instructors Fall Contest, a prestigious national competition that attracted more than 6,000 entries... Continue

An artist to be treasured

The Cultural and Fine Arts Commission of Sonoma will honor Gayle Manfre, the 2010 Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year, at a Dec. 3 reception. The public is invited to attend the event, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. Manfre has... Continue

Inside the sculptor’s studio at SV Museum

Kids have playrooms. Fletcher Benton has a studio. “Most of my life is motivated by childishness,” admits Benton, the world-renowned sculptor whose childlike wonder and worldly-wise vision will be on display at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. “Fletcher Benton: The Artist’s Studio,” curated by... Continue

Calling young artists

The 2011 Student Creative Arts Award Program is now open for entries. This award program, overseen by the city’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission, is open to Sonoma Valley residents between the ages of 16 and 21 who are studying visual, literary or performing arts. ... Continue