Cover: Oil(paints) and Water(colors)
A few brave, bold artists are taking on that enemy of the muse: marketing.

Critic's Picks: A guide to the week's best arts, theater and music events.

Going Global: Fairfax hosts an ambitious world music fest.

SiFT: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Dead Letters: Can Sonoma County's young poets rekindle a flickering art form?

Switch Hitter: Michael Chabon takes a swing at fantasy in 'Summerland.'

The Legend Unbroken: Carter Family bio assures that influential trio is gone but not forgotten.

Poets and Writers: Lit comes to light at the Sonoma County Book Fair.

Small Plates, Big Tastes: Fork's jewel box of a menu offers gems (and a few clunkers).