Screenings: Disney’s Moana
The flawless diamond of an ocean sparkles in the sunlight and caresses the pearlescent shell and coral sand on the beaches of volcanic islands that are so real you can smell the lush frangipani and plumeria blossoms wafting on the trade winds. On one of these islands, little Moana (voiced by Louise Bush) is a wide-eyed toddler in a class of Polynesian preschoolers learning their lessons from the self described “village crazy woman,” Gramma Tala (Rachel House).
Friendship not fear: Standing up against hate
An alarming wave of Islamophobia is sweeping our nation. It has taken the form of hate crimes, profiling and verbal attacks. Increasingly inflammatory political rhetoric has included calls for internment camps and halting the resettlement of Muslim refugees who are fleeing war and terror.
Someday We’ll Laugh About This . . . Right? On to fresh new beginnings…
To end 2019, I purged time. Well, technically, I purged thyme, the spice, but it seemed a fitting metaphor.
Arts & Entertainment
Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna
Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.














