If you're looking for an arts center, you might not think of starting in Forestville, but you'd be wrong. Khysie Horn's Quicksilver Mine Co. gallery in Forestville is both a showcase for artists and a gathering place for art lovers. If you've never been to the gallery, January is a [...]
The 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa had such a hit this year with "Always, Patsy Cline" that it has decided to open its new year with another classic country music star -- no less a legend than Hank Williams himself. The Cline show, a co-production with Petaluma's [...]
A locally made horror film called "The Violent Kind" has been accepted into the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, said Don Lewis, co-producer of the movie. "The film was shot entirely in Sonoma County by Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores, two locals who go by the name 'The Butcher Brothers,'" Lewis [...]
Since it’s so cold outside, this seems the perfect time to talk about ... next summer. Summer Repertory Theatre, Santa Rosa Junior College’s beloved festival and training program, has announced its 2010 lineup: * “Forever Plaid” by Stuart Ross. A ‘50s pop song revival that includes “Three Coins in the [...]
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, [...]
Santa Rosa writer and filmmaker John Harden (at right above) and his writing partner, Skot Christopherson of South San Francisco (left), won an award the Austin Film Festival's annual screenwriter's competition in Austin, Texas, last Saturday (Oct. 24). Harden and Christopherson, both 47, won in the science fiction category for [...]
The Sonoma County music scene extends well beyond bar bands covering familiar hits, but you might never pick up on what's out there without a few helpful hints. Current technology makes it possible for almost anyone to make a CD now, and the recent crop includes some new stuff from [...]
Since summer, we’ve been treated to poetry at the workplace and live dance at gas stations, but now it’s coming to a close. Arts Sonoma, a two-month-long, Sonoma County-wide series of exhibits and performances, many of them in unconventional venues, ends Sunday, Oct. 4. Arts Sonoma coordinator John Moran offers [...]
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.” [...]
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 [...]
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.