The characters from Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strips have appeared in many media, from animated films to plush dolls. Among the most interesting "Peanuts"-inspired projects are the paintings and silkscreen prints of Southern California artist Tom Everhart. The new Norcal Modern gallery at 115 Plaza St. in Healdsburg [...]
The “Peanuts” comic strip characters always have had a large and loyal fan base in Japan. Tourists from Japan are often among the visitors at Santa Rosa’s Charles Schulz Museum, dedicated to the life and work of the late creator of the strip. Now Charlie Brown and the gang return [...]
A new feature film starring the late Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strip characters is scheduled for release in 2015. The Iconix Brand Group Inc., based in New York, announced today (Oct. 9) that the animated film, as yet untitled will be produced by Schulz’s son, Craig Schulz of Santa Rosa. [...]
Famed former tennis pro Billie Jean King will appear Jan. 15 at the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa. Her visit will come during the “Leveling the Playing Field,” an exhibit of 86 original “Peanuts” strips by Schulz, celebrating women in sports. After meeting King, Schulz highlighted the [...]
See good ol’ Charlie Brown and the whole “Peanuts” comic strip gang at play in “Games Children Play,” an exhibit of 50 original cartoons by Charles Schulz, opening Wednesday, July 13, at the Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. For the nearly 50 years that Schulz drew [...]
Here's an event you might call sketchy, but in this case, that's a good thing. Well over a dozen cartoonists will converge on the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip with a sketch-a-thon from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, [...]
The popular "Peanuts on Parade" project returns to Santa Rosa this summer, with 30 four-foot-tall, polyurethane statues of that fabulous fussbudget, Lucy van Pelt, to be decorated by local artists and distributed around town. But this time there will be a little hidden bonus. Woodstock, the fluffy little yellow bird [...]
One of my father's favorite jokes was to take a cliche and turn it upside-down: "Everybody's crazy except you and me, and sometimes I'm not so sure about me." Or: "Things will get worse before they get worse." Or, appropriate to today's topic: "I know a lot about [...]
Responses to my recent "Art or Not?" blog, about public art on display in Sonoma County, suggested an interesting sidelight. People really seem to like those "Peanuts" character statues scattered around Santa Rosa. "I enjoy seeing the Charlie Brown statues everywhere, each with their respective theme connecting them to whatever [...]
All fans of the "Peanuts" comic strip recall how good ol' Charlie Brown pined in vain for the cute little-red haired girl. He sat alone on the playground at lunchtime, choking down his peanut butter sandwich and wishing he had the courage to speak to her. Alas, his ardor went [...]
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.