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Sebastopol Ballet owners talk about “The Nutcracker”

There’s so much to love about the Anderson Valley year-round, but spring is an especially delightful time of year. With mellow temperatures, gardens bursting with fresh produce, verdant vineyards spotted with mustard and the scent of wildflowers in the air, this is a magical time...

The Raven Players will be performing an abridged version of the complete works of William Shakespeare during the upcoming Shakespeare in the Park series, which will start on Aug. 12 and run through Aug. 29.

Sheriff’s Town Hall On Thursday, June 29, Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram will update the community in an informal town-hall style meeting at Alexander Valley Hall, 5512 Hwy. 128. It’s an event with no agenda, though the sheriff will give an introductory update to kick...

In 1983, Ridley Scott’s astoundingly lyrical sci-fi-noir film Blade Runner took audiences to a place they had never been before. Set 30 years later, Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 has a greater “cool factor” than the original. The dystopia of Greater Los Angeles now stretches south to the trash dump that used to be San Diego, and east to the nuclear wasteland that used to be Las Vegas. An elite team of “Blade Runners” cover the entire region to “retire” (kill) any rebellious replicant (bioengineered slave laborers) who get a little too “uppity.”  Correcting the flaws of the limited life-span original replicants,  the new and imroved models are made in two versions which their uber-industrialist manufacturer labels “bad angels” and “good  angels.”. I have sworn to the powers that be not to give away too many plot secrets, but it is helpful to know that two of the “angel” replicants are named Joi and Luv. One other thing, Harrison Ford returns as Deckard.

As long as one has a ticket, the phrase “sold-out show” is music to the ears of many a concertgoer, who spent much of the past three years pining for the thrill of gathering in a crowd to see and hear a performance.  All over...

The very name “Whiffenpoofs” is whimsical, but followers of the collegiate music space know that the repertoire and reputation of this Yale University a cappella group is anything but laughable. Sure there are old Yale drinking songs, certainly a bit of jazz-era energy, as well as more modern pop. But are they classical? And what exactly is a “whiffenpoof” anyway?