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Nineteen years ago, on Christmas day, Fred came into our lives. Fred is a stuffed bear who has become, well ... a member of the family.

Ongoing through December 31 – Healdsburg Center for the Arts presents ‘Hand Made for the Holidays’ Annual Gift Gallery. 130 Plaza Street. www.healdsburgcenterforthearts.com

‘Tis the season

Presents Project 2013 Adopt-a Family benefits local families in need. Groups, businesses, employee groups, and individuals can adopt-a family by purchasing gifts for each family member based on his or her age and holiday wish list. Presents Project connects you with a family. Or you can contribute cash to the Presents Project to help them reach every family in need. Call Beth DeCoss at 433-2721 or email her at [email protected] to get more information and to help.

The hitch in my giddy up

The common trust

“Eugene O’Neill, Son and Artist” by Louis Sheaffer. 750 pp. with illustrations and notes. This is the second volume in the biography of the Nobel winning playwright, taking up his life and career with productions of The Iceman Cometh and Mourning Becomes Electra and his residence at Tao House, now a national monument open to the public in Danville, California.

Presents Project 2013 Adopt-a Family benefits local families in need. Groups, businesses, employee groups, and individuals can adopt-a family by purchasing gifts for each family member based on his or her age and holiday wish list. Presents Project connects you with a family. Or you can contribute cash to the Presents Project to help them reach every family in need. Call Beth DeCoss at 433-2721 or email her at [email protected] to get more information and to help.

Presents Project 2013 Adopt-a Family benefits local families in need. Groups, businesses, employee groups, and individuals can adopt-a family by purchasing gifts for each family member based on his or her age and holiday wish list. Presents Project connects you with a family. Or you can contribute cash to the Presents Project to help them reach every family in need. Call Beth DeCoss at 433-2721 or email her at [email protected] to get more information and to help.