Elmo Shropshire was once a humble Northern California veterinarian. Then, 30 years ago, he recorded a Christmas novelty tune called "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." And he became Dr. Elmo. At 3 p.m. Saturday, March 13, Dr. Elmo and his bluegrass band, Wild Blue, will perform [...]
When Antoinette Kuhry founded the Sonoma City Opera 25 years ago, one of her goals was to bring fine singing to a broader audience, especially young people. With that in mind, Sonoma City Opera will present "Joy to the World," a family Christmas concert, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, [...]
Leave it to Sonoma County’s “Mr. Music” to give other people presents on his birthday. He’s giving you seven hours of live bands on Sunday, Sept. 13, at Mr. Music’s 60th Birthday Bash and Free Music Festival. For those who don’t already know, the Sebastopol musician is founder of The [...]
The time has come to rename this blog. The word "Arts" doesn't cover it all. It doesn't describe a blog that includes political humor by Will Durst, one-liners by Eric Idle, a long list of accordion jokes and a short shot at the latest "Star Trek" film. It is true [...]
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.