A&E

When we were in New Mexico at our land this summer, we couldn’t locate one of the corner property stakes – until an old New Mexico rancher used divining rods to dowse out the exact spot, buried in dirt beneath the mesquite.

Charles Noland has enjoyed a lengthy stage career, including work at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle, Fort Worth Shakespeare, and several small companies in Los Angeles. Living with his family in Burbank, Charles is also a professional film/TV actor, appearing in more than 100 films and TV episodes, including “Blow,” “Wayne’s World,” “Old School” and regular roles on “The West Wing” and “ER.” He is currently in Sonoma County to play in “Terra Nova” at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Theatre.

Tis the season for rolling pins, sugar cookie dough, cookie cutters, and little drops of color added to a bowl of white frosting that turns it into pumpkin orange, Christmas tree green and ornament red. The problem is what is in those little jars of color.

Jeff Martin is a bass player and an arranger who plays on live shows. He is also the owner of Studio E in Sebastopol.