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Navajo dancer and musician Tony Redhouse to perform in Petaluma

Tony Redhouse, Grammy-nominated performer from Tucson, Ariz., will perform at a “Native American Song Dance & Music Concert” from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at the Petaluma Veterans Memorial Building, 1094 Petaluma Blvd. S. Redhouse, a dancer, musician and spiritual teacher of the Navajo Nation, also [...]

By | May 13th, 2013|0 Comments

Massive Monkees break dance crew performs at SSU

Massive Monkees, a high-energy break dance crew, performs Monday, April 29, on the Sonoma State University campus in Rohnert Park. Formed in Seattle in 1999, the Massive Monkees were on the fourth season of the MTV show "America's Best Dance Crew" in 2009. In 2012 they won the international b-boy [...]

By | April 23rd, 2013|0 Comments

Former Santa Rosan dances with Shen Wei troupe in San Francisco

The four-day sold-out run of  star choreographer Shen Wei’s dance piece “Undivided Divided” ended Sunday at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The dancers included former Santa Rosan Russell Stuart Lilie, 23, who also danced in the Hong Kong and Beijing performances of “Undivided [...]

By | March 25th, 2013|0 Comments

Flurry of “Nutcracker” ballet shows due in Sonoma County

If you can’t get through the weekend, or the rest of month, without seeing a holiday ballet, you’re in luck. Sonoma County dance schools and others offer half a dozen productions of “The Nutcracker,” and more: “The Nutcracker” — Petaluma School of Ballet. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. [...]

By | December 5th, 2012|0 Comments

‘Romeo & Juliet’ ballet simulcast at Summerfield Cinemas

Think you could get to London and back for under $20? Probably not. But if you want to see the Royal Ballet production of "Romeo and Juliet," simulcast live from London, you'll save a fortune. Summerfield Cinemas,  at 551 Summerfield Road in Santa Rosa, will present this program [...]

By | March 15th, 2012|0 Comments

‘Riverdance’ takes final steps

Fans of traditional Irish step dancing won't want to miss the first "Riverdance" performances at 4 and 8 p.m. Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa. Because they also will be the last. After 17 years, the stage celebration of Celtic culture is on [...]

By | November 25th, 2011|0 Comments

Send us your ‘Nutcrackers’ and ‘Christmas Carols’

The season has come for Sugarplum Fairies, and Scrooges, too. We're putting together our annual list of local holiday dance and theater productions, and we need your help. We've compiled a long list already but it's dangerous to assume we've got them all. Send the details on your [...]

By | November 2nd, 2011|1 Comment

Sheena Easton sings in Petaluma

Sheena Easton, the Scottish singer best-known for the title song of the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only," stars Saturday, Oct. 1, at the 24th annual Carousel Fund Casino Night benefit for families with critically ill kids. The event runs from 5 p.m. to midnight at  the [...]

By | September 28th, 2011|1 Comment

Wells Fargo Center announces new season

Question: What do these people  all have in common? Musicians Herbie Hancock and Dave Koz, comedians Ron White, Lisa Lampanelli and Dana Carvey, talk show legend Larry King, the Moscow Ballet, the Vienna Boys Choir and the New Shanghai Circus. Answer: They’re all playing Santa Rosa’s Wells Fargo Center for [...]

By | May 10th, 2011|0 Comments

After-hours mixer at Sonoma Valley museum

For some inexplicable reason, museums seldom seem to get due respect as a great venue for special occasions. I’ve never understood why. I once attended a banquet at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., with priceless artifacts everywhere, and columnist Art Buchwald as guest speaker. It was memorable, to say [...]

By | May 3rd, 2011|0 Comments