Juan Carlos of Santa Rosa will be one of five stand-up comedians performing Saturday, Sept. 25, at the legendary Purple Onion nightclub in San Francisco. Carlos, 31, moved to Sonoma County from Mexico with his parents when he was 9, and went on to attend Elsie Allen High [...]
California troubadour Chuck Prophet will star at the second annual "June Bug Dance" benefit for Napa Valley farm workers, at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the Native Sons Hall, 1313 Spring St., St. Helena. The show also features singer and songwriter Sean Garvey, who created and organized the event [...]
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 [...]
Artists and local leaders will gather in downtown Santa Rosa at 5:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Aug. 25) to honor Sonoma County artist Daniel Oberti, who died of cancer at age 64 last May. A memorial bench, decorated with a portrait of Oberti at work, will be dedicated to the artist [...]
Labor Day looms ahead of us, on Sept. 7, the holiday that traditionally celebrates the working folk. It's also the traditional transition from summer to fall. That made more sense when Labor Day weekend was the last one before school started, but now many schools open in mid-August. My mother, [...]
Last weekend, The Press Democrat ran a story titled “Cheap Thrills,” about entertainment that costs less than 10 bucks and sometimes nothing at all. The story prompted readers to send in some suggestions we missed, so we’re passing those along: Jenny Randall says: “I thought I would put in my [...]
Within a short drive from each other in western Santa Rosa, there are two museums, each devoted to the work of one man. One is the Charles M. Schulz Museum, just off West Steele Lane, commemorating the life’s work of the late cartoonist, world-famous as the creator of the “Peanuts” [...]
There is something about the accordion that encourages good humor. The instrument itself can sound like a happy chuckle. And its players have gotten used to teasing. Good times will abound Aug. 22-23 at Cotati's La Plaza Park, when the 19th annual Cotati Accordion Festival presents Los Texmaniacs, Frank Maroco and Those [...]
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.