Alex de Grassi has played acoustic guitar at a wide variety of venues, from coffeehouses to Carnegie Hall, so performing at a winery doesn’t seem out of place at all. Parducci Winery’s Acoustic Café concert series presents de Grassi in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at [...]
Master guitarist Alex de Grassi grew up in San Francisco, but he was born in Japan. That bit of trivia seems relevant this week, because he has composed original music to accompany Yasusjiro Ozu's 1934 silent film, 'A Story of Floating Weeds,' which he'll perform at a screening [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.