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Bluegrass guitar concert in Sebastopol

Bluegrass guitarist Jim Hurst -- voted guitar player of the year by the International Bluegrass Music Association for 2001-2002 -- will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at Sudbud Hall, 234 Hutchins Ave., Sebastopol. Hurst has played and/or recorded with the greats of the genre, including Bill [...]

By | February 18th, 2010|0 Comments

Poor Man’s Whiskey in Sebastopol

Sonoma County bluegrass band Poor Man's Whiskey reprises "Dark Side of the Moonshine," a bluegrass interpretation of the classic Pink Floyd album, in Sebastopol this weekend. And Jason Beard, guitarist and mandolinist with the band, urges you not to miss your chance to see this show. "We last [...]

By | February 11th, 2010|0 Comments

LA acts play Sebastopol’s Studio E

A Los Angeles country rock band with an intriguing name -- "I See Hawks in L.A. " -- releases its new17-song  CD, "Shoulda Been Gold," today (Tuesday, Jan. 26.) But if you wait until Friday, Feb. 5, you can see the band live at Studio E, the intimate 100-seat club [...]

By | January 26th, 2010|0 Comments

Sonoma County’s new poet laureate

Some of you who live in Sonoma County may not even know you have a poet laureate, but you do. You've had a half a dozen of 'em so far, in fact. The sixth and newest Sonoma County Poet Laureate is Gwynn O'Gara of Sebastopol, known in Northern California both [...]

By | January 19th, 2010|2 Comments

Sebastopol’s Gilbert and Sullivan sing-along

We've all heard about "going green" and getting all eco-friendly but what, exactly, what is a "green concert"? The question comes up because Sebastopol Savoyards Ltd. is presenting one, the eighth and latest in its Series of Savoy Celebrations, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Sebastopol Center for [...]

By | January 13th, 2010|0 Comments

Santa Rosa one-man show heads to Marin

After well-received runs in Santa Rosa and Sebastopol, North Bay writer and performer David Templeton is taking his "one-sinner show" south to Marin County. "Wretch Like Me," Templeton's autobiographical tale of religious zealotry opens Jan. 20 at the  142 Throckmorton Theatre, located (logically enough) at 142 Throckmorton Ave. in Mill [...]

By | January 12th, 2010|0 Comments

New art gallery opens in Sebastopol

What do you do in a depressed economy? If you're Richard Martin and James Oliver, you open a new art gallery. Their gallery, Art Saves the Day, opens with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at 200 s.  Main St. in Sebastopol. "Because of what's happening [...]

By | December 2nd, 2009|5 Comments

“Peanuts” look-alike photo contest

Do friends tell you that your child looks just like Charlie Brown, Lucy or Linus? Or even Snoopy? (Good grief, some friends.) Anticipating the 60th anniversary of the “Peanuts” comic strip next year, a panel of celebrity judges has agreed to jury entries in the “First Official Peanuts Look-a-Like Contest.” [...]

By | September 30th, 2009|2 Comments

Mr. Music’s Sebastopol birthday bash

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 [...]

By | September 10th, 2009|3 Comments

“All the Great Books” opens Vol. II in Napa

Last spring, Jennifer King directed a production of “All the Great Books (Abridged)” at Sebastopol’s Sonoma County Repertory Theater that had audiences howling with laughter. If you missed it, don’t worry. You’re getting a second chance. Long a mainstay at the Rep, King is also artistic director at Napa Valley [...]

By | September 9th, 2009|2 Comments