Missing adventure in your life? No plans for the weekend? Grab your helmet with the horns on it, put a tag on your shirt that says, "Hello, my name is Lars," and head for the annual Viking Fest. The event is a celebration of all things Norwegian, running 10 a.m. [...]
This year's second annual ArtsSonoma Festival, which began Aug. 28, wraps up this weekend, with arts events popping up at various venues around Sonoma County. Jennifer Sloan, executive director of the Arts Council of Sonoma County, offers a few highlights from the remainder of the festival's very busy schedule: Today, [...]
Kathleen McCallum -- art photographer, teacher, event organizer and former gallery owner -- is always looking for ways to draw public attention to the work of local artists. Her latest efforts will be evident at the Fine Arts Festival, running from 11 am. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. [...]
Need a shot of the blues? Head for Mendocino. Blues singer Shemekia (“Shameeka”) Copeland, daughter of famed Texas blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, performs on July 23, during the last weekend of the Mendocino Music Festival. Raised in New York, now based in Chicago, she gets around. “Last year, [...]
Now for something completely different ... Well, actually, it's sort of the same. Last year, Paul Stokeld of the Toad in the Hole Pub in Santa Rosa's Railroad Square put on a street party he called "Mostly Python." "It was great success and a lot of fun," Stokeld says. So, [...]
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 [...]
After two hugely successful fall festivals, Santa Rosa's lengthily named Great West End & Railroad Square Handcar Regatta & Exposition of Mechanical & Artistic Wonders is getting its own art exhibition. "Sideshow: Art of the Handcar Regatta" opens with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 4, and [...]
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.