Music in Jack London Park

Sonoma Valley's Live Music Scene

by James Marshall Berry/Index-Tribune Music Columnist

‘Lonesome West’ hits the Rotary Stage

“The Lonesome West,” a drama by Tony-nominated playwright Martin McDonagh is making its way to the Sonoma Community Center, with performances running Thursday through Sunday through June 31.

Gloria Ferrer pinot sales to benefit WillMar

For almost a decade, Gloria Ferrer Caves and Vineyards has partnered with Sonoma Valley’s WillMar Family Grief and Healing Center to raise funds for bereaved children while promoting sustainable agriculture.

Lavender Festival spices up Kenwood

Tiny green bushes are pushing purple stalks to the sky in preparation for the 12th annual Sonoma Lavender Festival, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, in Kenwood.

PlayFest highlights new theater talent

A new competition for playwrights, PlayFest 2013 offered a collection of new short plays presented as staged readings by Sonoma Stage Works.

Shady seats for seniors

Vintage House senior center and the Kiwanis Club of Sonoma Plaza will once again partner to provide shady seating for seniors at the annual Fourth of July Parade in Sonoma.

Blanket Brigade plans workshop

Sonoma’s Blanket Brigade invites members of the community to become part of this volunteer team of blanket makers.

‘Project Censored’ screens Monday

Created by Sonomans Christopher Oscar and Doug Hecker, “Project Censored: The Move” is continuing to earn accolades as it makes its way through the film festival circuit. The filmmakers are returning to Sonoma with a showing of the popular film, on Monday, June 17, at 7 p.m. at the Sebastiani Theatre, which will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.

Park tour looks at life of Charmain London

While in history, Charmian Kittredge London may have been overshadowed by her husband, famed author Jack London, the docents at Jack London State Historic Park know she was a woman worth talking about. She played classical piano, sailed to the Solomon Islands in the South Seas, packed a pistol and knew how to use it, she boxed, rode horses astride, wrote books, and lived as a 21st century woman born in the 19th century.

Lecture looks at ‘Ecology of the Nile’

The Sonoma Community Center and the Sonoma Sister Cities Association are preparing the next installment of its Windows to the World Lecture Series with Dr. Amer El-Ahraf, who will speak on “The Ecology of the Nile” at the center on Thursday, June 13, at 7 p.m.

African artwork on display

An opening to unveil the new works of Wosene Worke Kosrof will be held at Terra Firma Gallery on Saturday, June 8. A reception honoring the noted Ethiopian-born painter will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. that day.