A Shakespeare play set in a Las Vegas nightclub? Not such a stretch, really. After all, the Bard's timeless comedy, "Twelfth Night," is basically about a cross-dressing love triangle. Disguised as a boy, Viola fends off advances from Olivia (a torch singer in this version) and pines instead [...]
Anyone who has ever dreamed of wearing a really flashy dress -- and we do mean anyone -- ought to check out the costume inventory liquidation sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 26-27, at the 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W. Sixth St., Santa Rosa. "There [...]
The Purple Onion nightclub in San Francisco has hosted many of the top names in comedy — Woody Allen, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, the Smothers Brothers and Phyllis Diller. Juan Carlos Arenas, a 32-year-old construction worker from Santa Rosa, will admit he’s not a star — at least, [...]
This weekend, you’ll have a chance not only to see the current 6th Street Playhouse production, “Kite’s Book: Tales of an 18th Century Hitman,” but also meet the playwright. Playwright Robert Caisley of Moscow, Idaho, will present a pre-show discussion of his play at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. [...]
Argo Thompson of Santa Rosa, executive director of the Marin Arts Council for the past three years, was laid off Tuesday by the council’s board of directors. The board announced it was eliminating the executive director position because of budget cuts. The Arts Council plans to focus on [...]
Sonos, a vocal quintet co-founded by Santa Rosans, lasted four weeks on the NBC talent contest series “The Sing-Off” before getting eliminated on Monday night’s episode. The group was the sixth of the 16 ensembles competing on the show to make an exit. The series ends its season [...]
If you’re driving through downtown Santa Rosa’s Courthouse Square, see if you notice what’s gone. “Renaissance,” Robert Ellison’s brightly painted steel sculpture of a giant pair of scissors, installed downtown in 2007, has been relocated to the A New Leaf Gallery in Sonoma, Tara Matheny-Schuster, City of Santa [...]
What happens when the ancient art of poetry ventures out on the Internet? Verse goes viral. About six months ago, Michael Rothenberg, 60, a poet and web site editor who lives in a cabin on a wooded hillside at the edge of Guerneville, had a idea. He wanted [...]
Lauded by some locals, and mocked by others, the “Cyclisk” sculpture on Santa Rosa Avenue has been honored in the Public Art Network’s Year in Review. The 60-foot-tall obelisk, made of recycled bicycle parts, was one of 47 public art projects nationwide that were honored at the Americans [...]
How do you define an authentic Americana band? Well, if the group plays the Gilroy Garlic Festival, that’s a pretty good indicator. Lucas Ohio and the Shamblers, a very active Bay Area band since 2009, will play July 30 in Gilroy. But long before that, you can see [...]
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.