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For the next month, the Rialto will be home to the 24th annual Jewish Film Festival. The festival, which is put on by Sonoma County’s Jewish Community Center, will be showing films on select days from Oct. 10 to Nov. 12.

This weekend’s opening marks the culmination of 10 years of research, inspiration and introspection for playwright Francine Schwartz, now 75, along with a lifetime of memories. That decade began in 2014 while she went through family possessions in the family home, cleaning things out because her mother had moved into assisted living...

In 2023, North Bay theater companies produced a variety of excellent musicals, including Evil Dead: The Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Side by Side by Sondheim, Something Rotten!, A Little Night Music, Side by Side by Sondheim, and Tuck Everlasting, which showcased the talent of the younger generation.

Design Dialog“Holding Sustainable Development Accountable” is the title of the Thursday, Sept. 28, discussion at CraftWork. Architects of Silver Oak, Harmon House and Enso Village interact, with refreshments. 445 Center St., 5:30pm. Joni SituationKate Foley-Beining performs songs of Joni Mitchell with Christian Foley-Beining on guitar,...

Little Saint: The only part of Little Saint at 25 North St. open this month is the upstairs Lounge, usually on Thursdays from 5–11pm, with live music. On Jan. 19, the Sacramento indie band Güero plays two sets, starting at 5pm. On Saturday, Jan....

With San Francisco Beer Week (sfbeerweek.org) kicking off this Friday, it’s high time to raise a glass to the North Bay brews making their mark here in Wine Country.  There are more than 40 craft breweries in the North Bay, so one is almost always...

Raven Players Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Raven Theater continues through July 16, various dates and times. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, the play is a reimagining of the biblical story of Joseph and his brethren. Visit raventheater.org...