Santa Rosa's beloved annual Great Handcar Regatta has apparently ended after four great years, at least in its original form, because the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit district expects to close the tracks at Railroad Square for new construction next year. But the Regatta Mural, created in 2009 by [...]
Fund-raising events have become part of everyday life, but this one is different. Every year, Artstart -- a program that employs young apprentice artists in Sonoma County to create benches, murals and other public art -- holds its Party for Art to raise money for the stipends the apprentices get. [...]
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.