#DeleteFacebook

Anti-social media

by Daedalus Howell on February 19, 2020 at 5:15PM

I've been recovering from a recent bout of digital marketing. I don't want to go into where or how I got it, just that it's left me itchy in that way that creative types get because we needed the money.

Cloverdale Citrus Fair Heats Up Northern Sonoma County Feb. 14-17

by Charlie Swanson on February 12, 2020 at 3:42PM

It’s not even Spring in Sonoma County, yet the Cloverdale Citrus Fair already has its sights set on summer. This year’s fair theme, “California Dreamin’,” features a veritable boardwalk of entertainment and exhibits.

Garagiste Wine Fest Exposes Micro-Wineries in Sonoma on Feb. 15

by Charlie Swanson on February 12, 2020 at 3:39PM

Now in its third year, the Garagiste Wine Festival is the North Bay’s best chance to try the region’s small-scale wines from hard-to-find winemakers who often do not have their own tasting rooms. The afternoon tasting also includes artisan food vendors pairing bites with the more than 150 wines on hand, and the VIP all-access experience lets you get in the door before anyone else on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, 126 First St. W, Sonoma.

Local Stars Burrows & Dilbeck Headline Mystic Theatre on Feb. 16

by Charlie Swanson on February 12, 2020 at 3:35PM

It’s an insanely packed week of concerts at the Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, with touring acts like punk icons the Melvins on the 14th, funk legends George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic on the 17th and an already sold-out Ani diFranco show on the 19th. In the middle of all that, don’t pass on a local showcase featuring power duo Burrows & Dilbeck, who join forces for a pop-soul sound on their new album, All The Same.

How I Became an Art Thief

Media malfeasance

on February 12, 2020 at 3:35PM

Ever want to post a nude online but fear future repercussions? Conceptual artist Andy Sewell has you covered—literally.

Parlor Jazz Returns to Healdsburg with Album-Release Concert on Feb. 7

by Charlie Swanson on February 5, 2020 at 11:02AM

Acclaimed bassist, vocalist and composer Jeff Denson is known as a trailblazer of jazz, and he recently joined forces with French guitarist Romain Pilon and powerhouse-drummer Brian Blade for a virtuoso trio that can be heard on the new album, Between Two Worlds, released last October. Featuring originals by Denson and Pilon, the album has amazing interplay and melodies that North Bay audiences can hear live in concert when Denson, Pilon and Blade perform an album-release show on Friday, Feb. 7, at Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg.

Isabella Rossellini Brings the Circus to Sonoma on Feb. 8

by Charlie Swanson on February 5, 2020 at 11:01AM

Actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini is known for her fearless and peerless performances on screen and stage. Lately, her off-screen interest in animals and wildlife conservation has made its way into her work, and this weekend Rossellini is in the North Bay with a new live show, Link Link Circus, that blends lecture, puppetry, performance and film for a funny and insightful show starring herself and her dog Pan that’s about the connection between animals and humans on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St. E., Sonoma.

Rumi's Caravan Presents Ancient Poetry in Santa Rosa on Feb. 8

by Charlie Swanson on February 5, 2020 at 11:00AM

North Bay collective Rumi’s Caravan is now in its 20th year, though the poetry they present at their live events goes back thousands of years and carries on an oral tradition of storytelling known as the ecstatic tradition that dates back to the 13th-century Persian poet and scholar Rumi. This weekend, Rumi’s Caravan presents an evening of poetry recited from memory but offered in the moment and accompanied by music on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.

Suffrage Centennial Exhibit Opens at Museum of Sonoma County

by Charlie Swanson on January 22, 2020 at 2:12PM

This year marks a century since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the constitutional right to vote. This momentous centennial is honored and explored on a local level at the upcoming exhibit, “From Suffrage to #MeToo: Groundbreaking Women in Sonoma County.” The exhibit covers over a dozen North Bay women who made strides in the suffrage and other social movements, and details their struggles and successes with artifacts and other eye-opening displays when the exhibit opens with a reception on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St., Santa Rosa.

Napa Valley Music Associates Performs 'Mostly Mozart' This Weekend

by Charlie Swanson on January 22, 2020 at 2:08PM

The most famous composer in the world, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, turns 264 years young this weekend, and Napa Valley Music Associates is throwing a party at the 25th annual “Mostly Mozart in Napa Valley.” The afternoon concert features several professional musicians and soprano vocalist Dr. Christina Howell in a program that is, indeed, mostly Mozart’s compositions, as well as selections from Beethoven and others. The concert supports NVMA’s ongoing music education and performance programs on Sunday, Jan. 26, at First Presbyterian Church, 1333 Third St., Napa.