s
s
Sections
Sections
Sections
Sections
Subscribe

Author Carlos Ruiz Zafon comes to Montgomery Village

"Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.” --- Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Copperfield's Books “Authors in the Village Court” series in Montgomery Village will host Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of “The Shadow of the Wind,” at 7 p.m. Friday, July 13. Zafón, a [...]

By | July 10th, 2012|1 Comment

Santa Rosa poet comes out with a new book

Aside from occasional public poetry readings, Santa Rosa poet and playwright David Beckman, former New York professional actor and retired advertising writer, has been a relatively quiet presence in the community since he settled here in 2003. But some of his neighbors took notice when his play, “Becoming [...]

By | February 10th, 2012|0 Comments

Rolling Stone photographer speaks

Baron Wolman took photos of Jimi, Janis, all the greats. And you'll get a chance to hear about it first-hand this weekend. Wolman was a Rolling Stone magazine photographer from 1967 to 1970. Wolman's early days with the magazine, photographing the major rock music stars of the day, made his [...]

By | November 29th, 2011|0 Comments

Turning Away from Hate at SSU

Here’s a heavy topic for a Monday night: At 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, Associated Student Productions at Sonoma State University will present a free lecture titled "Turning Away from Hate." Former white supremacist T. J. Leyden still bears swastika tattoos, but now he speaks out against racism in [...]

By | September 28th, 2011|1 Comment

New poetry book speaks up for the parks

When citizens stand up and speak out on public issues, they tend to use the professional skills and resources they have at hand. It’s no different with the impending closure of nearly one-fourth of California's 270 state parks by September 2012, prompted by the state's budget crisis. Some [...]

By | September 23rd, 2011|0 Comments

Glee star Jane Lynch speaks in San Rafael

Jane Lynch, one of the stars of the hit FOX-TV television series, “Glee,” will talk about her new memoir, “Happy Accidents,” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, in Angelico Hall at Dominican University in San Rafael. Tickets cost $35 per person and include a copy of “Happy Accidents.” To purchase [...]

By | September 21st, 2011|1 Comment

100 Thousand Poets for Change goes global

What happens when the ancient art of poetry ventures out on the Internet? Verse goes viral. About six months ago, Michael Rothenberg, 60, a poet and web site editor who lives in a cabin on a wooded hillside at the edge of Guerneville, had a idea. He wanted [...]

By | September 19th, 2011|1 Comment

Theater couple celebrates a milestone

Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller of Sebastopol will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and their five decades of partnership in theater this weekend. They’ll launch their new memoir, “Co-Creation: Fifty Years in the Making,” with a free reading and performance party at the Sebastopol Masonic Center, 373 N. [...]

By | August 12th, 2011|0 Comments

Artist salutes Thomas Eakins

Sonoma County artist Terence Howell believes in taking his art to the people. Sidestepping the gallery circuit, he showed his work last winter at a small shopping center coffee shop in Santa Rosa. This month he’s showing large oil paintings in the coffee shop area of Borders Books, 2825 Santa [...]

By | July 18th, 2011|1 Comment

‘Wimpy Kid’ author to visit Schulz Museum

Tickets will be available starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, for the June 11 appearance by author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, creator of the bestselling “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series, at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa. Free tickets for this event can be picked up [...]

By | May 9th, 2011|1 Comment