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Jan 13, 2026
‘Phenotype,’ the art of visible consequences
Walking into Phenotype, Annette Goodfriend’s new sculpture exhibition at Sonoma’s Alley Gallery, is like stepping into a natural history museum curated by Dr. Frankenstein.
Rib...
Jan 6, 2026
‘All Is Song’ Sings: Misner & Smith’s New Album Worth the Wait
Some albums announce themselves with urgency. Others arrive the way wisdom does—slowly, after enough living has occurred to make the listening worthwhile. All Is...
Dec 22, 2025
’Twas a Wine Country Christmas, With our Most Sincere Apologies to Clement Clarke Moore
’Twas a Wine Country Christmas and all through the cellar
Were stowed bottles of vino and this lucky feller.
Since I was a guest, I should’ve...
Dec 9, 2025
Color Me Meh: The Coming ‘Color of the Year’ is, Um, White
Pantone has anointed its 2026 Color of the Year and, in an act of breathtaking caution, selected white. Well, basically white. “Cloud Dancer” is...
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Dec 9, 2025
Quiet Miracles, Local Filmmakers Bring Humanity Into Focus
North Bay filmmakers Vince and Alia Beeton have been quietly making some of the most affecting work in their field—quietly, that is, until the...
Dec 2, 2025
Healing Music: Ivan Neville Brings New Orleans to the North Bay
By the time Ivan Neville rolls into Sebastopol on Dec. 7, then glides over the hill into Mill Valley on Dec. 8, the man...
Nov 25, 2025
Gratitude With Attitude, Being Thankful Despite It All
The world is held together with duct tape and denial. The oceans are warming; billionaires are trying to colonize Mars; and half the country...
Nov 18, 2025
Sublime Mediocrity: Art is Where Ambition and Limitation Often Meet
Some artists carry the cultural burden of their genius and mounting legacy. Ahem—not I.
Having run through Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ first four stages of grief as...
