Cincinnatus Hibbard

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Erma Murphy, executive director of O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, standing on a wood board with her hand around a tree branch.

Artistic Acres: Erma Murphy, Director of O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

The O’Hanlon Center for the Arts is a cluster. Found a long way down Throckmorton Avenue, its small buildings ascend the apex of Mill...
Conceptually, the accordion is quite ingenious, consisting of one set of piano keys and one set of buttons blocking reeds and forming chords on each of two banks of “harmonicas” held between a billows, sucking and compressing a captive wind.

Big Squeeze, Second Wind Accordion Repair’s Kalei Yamanoha

As I stood in Kalei Yamanoha’s workshop, I regarded the accordion—really, confronting the instrument for the first time in my 42 years.  That’s my work....
Every George Shult postcard is cut from watercolor paper and fronted with photocopied or hand-reproduced art—iconic, comic, camp, historic.

Postcards From George Shult: Artist Sends Art With Heart

Trigger warning: This article contains broad reference to wartime violence. In the far distance, a firework sounded—pop, pop, bang. It startled George Schult as he...
In 2025 alone, the Russian River Keepers—self-styled protectors of the river—pulled roughly half a million pounds of trash from its waters, a volume that has grown, year over year, for the past five years.

Russian Riverkeeper’s Don McEnhill

Named Ashokawna—“the water to the east”—by the Southern Pomo. Slavyanka, “slavic woman,” by the Russian Colony. “Saint Ignatius” and “big river” by the Spanish...
Artist Kuhlman invites creative exploration and connection through art, movement, performances, guided meditations and hoop dance workshops.

Infinite Heart: The Art of Samantha Dawn Kuhlman

I don’t know why, but some types of people are common (and dominate the social ecology). Others are rare. Some I wish were common....
Neighbors want "Rosie," a healthy 70-year-old redwood, saved from destruction but the City of Santa Rosa claims it has damaged the sidewalk.

Rosie’s Stand, Protecting a Heritage Redwood

Great trees, and not the great houses, are the glory of our old neighborhoods. Their absence, by want of time and designated green space,...
‘Coach’ Bailie is the founding director of Napa Queer Leaders Coalition.

The Art of Joy With ‘Coach’ Bailie of Napa Queer Leaders Coalition

In this political moment, the political dimension of a gay pride parade swings into view. It’s a protest march—albeit a joyous march festooned with...
Locals columnist Cincinnatus Hibbard takes a slight departure from profiling community leaders to interviewing himself.

Love Revolutionary, Cincinnatus Hibbard

This is Locals 100—and I am the subject. It marks the 100th article in this series, or as I see it, the 100th person...
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