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The Arts in Sonoma County

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Opening Reception Sept. 2 for ‘Roseland on Canvas’

by DavidTempleton8 months ago in Art.0 Comments

Local artists capture the vibrancy of a unique Sonoma County community The very notion of painting everyday life in Roseland may seem redundant to any who’ve become familiar with the always-colorful South Santa Rosa community. Mere paint cannot capture the sheer vibrant energy, vivid effervescence and multihued gaudiness of Roseland, from the community garden at Bayer Farm, blooming with urban-agricultural {…}

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Pegasus’ ‘Tapas’ showcase offers something for everybody

by DavidTempleton8 months ago in Art.0 Comments

It’s nearly fall in Sonoma County, and once again, a delicious-sounding menu of short tasty plays has been ordered up by the theatrical gourmands out at Rio Nido’s Pegaus Theater Company. “Tapas,” an annual offering short original works presented by a fresh, well-seasoned team of North Bay directors and actors, serving up eccentric and entertaining dishes a night. The shows {…}

La Sevillana by Maite Klein, from Focus on Flamenco

See the World – Travel Photography in Sonoma

by DavidTempleton9 months ago in Art.0 Comments

Most people dream of traveling across the planet, glimpsing sites rare and dazzling, meeting fascinating new people on the deep blue sea and out the distant corners of the world. Not everyone gets a chance to actually do that, unfortunately, but for those willing to consider less adventurous alternatives, there is always the eye-opening art of “travel photography.” In Sonoma {…}

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Together Again: The Donkey Barn Group

by DavidTempleton9 months ago in Art.0 Comments

Paris in the ’20s had “The Lost Generation.” New York in the ’60s had Andy Warhol’s infamous “Factory.” And Sonoma County in the ’90s had “The Donkey Barn Group.” It’s the stuff of local legend. Artist Elizabeth Ryder Sutton, whose Sebastopol art studio had once been the home of several donkeys, began to invite other artist over for weekly group-painting {…}

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A Double Coating of Hairspray

by DavidTempleton9 months ago in Art.0 Comments

This summer, there sure is a lot of hair spray in the air, and I don’t mean the ozone-depleting, polymer-based cosmetic product. Currently, there are two different productions of the hot, hit musical ‘Hairspray’ running in Santa Rosa, each with it’s own unique theatrical flavor. First, the show has been playing to packed houses at Santa Rosa Junior College, where {…}

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A Verbal Collage of Wacky Art Events

by DavidTempleton10 months ago in Art.1 Comment

Inspired by this weekend’s opening of a wild new collage/assemblage themed art show at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, I thought I might throw together a little verbal “assemblage” of my own. Beginning in the upper left corner of your brain, please imagine the beautiful main gallery of the Arts Center (6780 Depot Street Sebastopol), festooned, bedecked, adorned and {…}

Ann Langston's studio will be open to the public at The Sea Ranch Art Tour.

Art Tours in Sonoma County

by JenJones10 months ago in Art.1 Comment

Art lovers get ready, there are some amazing self-guided studio tours coming up in Sonoma County. Mingle with the artists, learn about their methods, and soak up the atmosphere of the place the art was created. SOFA Artwalk Aug. 6 and 7 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. sofasantarosa.com With over 28 artists’ studios in one block, this is one chance {…}

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Theater for the Whole Family! ‘Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’

by JenJones10 months ago in Art.0 Comments

Santa Rosa’s 6th Street Playhouse School of Drama presents student actors on its main stage in a fully produced presentation of the Tony award-winning musical “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Playing July 15 to 17, “Big River” features Jerrid Beach as Jim and Troy Evans as Huckleberry Finn and is directed by Holly Vinson. Framed by a theatrical {…}

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Summer Rep celebrates 40 years

by DavidTempleton10 months ago in Art.0 Comments

This weekend, on the campus of the Santa Rosa Junior College, an impressive anniversary will be celebrated as the annual Summer Repertory Theater series opens for its fortieth consecutive year. Founded in 1972 by theater educator Frank Zwolinski Jr., the program was conceived as a concentrated education program in which young actors, designers, set painters and other theater specialists could {…}

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Irma Vep Ticket Deal

by kerih10 months ago in Art.0 Comments

6th Street Playhouse has just announced “screaming deal” ticket prices, for its hilarious comedy “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” playwright Charles Ludlam’s definitive spoof of Gothic melodramas for the evening of June 23 & the June 25th matinee performances. The two-act, quick-change, cross-dressing marathon features Craig Miller and Ryan Schabach playing numerous characters while making more than 30 costume changes. {…}