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Local library programs introduce children to reading at a very early age

We all know the general rules of staying healthy during the holiday season — wash our hands, cover our coughs and sneezes and stay home from work (and holiday parties) when we’re sick. But what else can we do to give ourselves the best chance of staying happy and healthy during what can be a difficult time of year?

Author and painter Obi Kaufmann will be at Copperfield’s in Sebastopol on June 14, discussing his new book, “The State of Water: Understanding California’s Most Precious Resource,” published by Heyday Books.

“Peter & Albert, Sept. 14” reads the marquee at the Raven Theater. And while the names are familiar, their conjunction is not. Dig a little deeper and it begins to make sense. That’s Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon. Although Albert Lee only rarely...

It seems that almost every little girl goes through a

The Healdsburg Jazz Winter Festival runs from Thursday, Jan. 30, to Sunday, Feb. 2, with shows at the Paul Mahder Gallery, Spoonbar, Montage, the Michel-Schlumberger winery—even St. Paul’s Catholic Church, where Stella Heath’s tribute to Ella Fitzgerald will take place Saturday afternoon. (Heath performs locally year-round, but this Feb. 1 show is already sold out.)

The Museum of Sonoma County opened a new show June 25. Collective Arising: The Insistence of Black Bay Area Artists will run through Nov. 27.  The show is co-curated by Ashara Ekundayo and Lucia Olubunmi R. Momoh, and features work from 11 different artists, all...