Review by Elizabeth Warnimont Special to the Herald Lucas Hnath’s “Red Speedo,” Center Repertory Company’s current production at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek, delves into the inner life of a competitive swimmer in an intense format – a single, poolside setting and a short, 80-minute time slot with no break for intermission – that […]
Review: Vallejo Symphony Orchestra opens season with triad of classical compositions
The Vallejo Symphony performed the first concert of its 2017-18 season to a packed house Sunday, celebrating its new permanent home at the Empress Theatre with a trio of classical works spanning the 18th to 19th centuries. Piano soloist Cecile Licad thrilled the packed house with impressive technical proficiency and careful sensitivity in the exciting […]
Review: Starlight Players deliver the ‘Unexpected’
When a stranger appears at her door one foggy evening, the flustered matron of a South Wales estate (Dorian Taylor as Laura Warwick) is forced to think fast. She concocts a hasty story to explain the dead body the visitor has discovered seated in a wheelchair by her window, unwittingly setting in motion a fantastic […]
Review: Suitors shine brightest in Old Town ‘Apparel’
Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (BOTTG) marked the opening of its current production, Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Intimate Apparel,” with an impressive, catered gala at the historic B.D.E.S. Hall on West J Street Friday. The play’s set, a melange of scenes from Teddy Roosevelt-era New York City, extended into the first rows of the audience, […]
Review: Lead ‘Sister’ carries grand high school musical at the Lincoln
Review By Elizabeth Warnimont Special to the Herald Spunky Justin-Siena High School senior Tyler Bertani rocks the lead as young soul singer Deloris Van Cartier in Alan Menken’s musical, “Sister Act,” on stage at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville through April 2. Bertani kills the lead role, but beautifully-choreographed dance numbers (Lisa Clark Schmeling) and […]
Council presents employee awards, hears financial reports Tuesday
The Benicia City Council presented employee recognition awards at its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday before commencing with other business, including the formal appointment of new City Manager Lorie Tinfow, who will begin serving the city on April 17. Awards were presented to: Employee of the Year – Danilo Stanovich, Public Works; Rookie of the Year […]
Benicia women go to the Oscars
Former City Councilmember and current fashion aficionado Christina Strawbridge brought a key group of Benicia movers and shakers to the Oscars Sunday, landing in the front row on the coveted red carpet where they cheered the stars of the big screen as they made their way inside Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. Community services officer for […]
City Council to appoint commission members, city manager tonight
The Benicia City Council will consider approval of six members to boards and commissions and the appointment of Lorie Tinfow to city manager, among other items, at the city council meeting tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. Additional agenda items include a second reading and adoption of an ordinance to establish speed limits on […]
Council addressed food waste, fleet vehicles and finances Tuesday
At its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, the Benicia City Council heard presentations from the Benicia Historical Museum and Republic Services and considered budget policy amendments, among other items. Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Marie Knutson of Republic Services presented a report to the council regarding California Senate Bill 1383, passed in August, 2016, and how it is […]
Black Irish Band returns to Camel Barns on Saturday
The Black Irish Band returns to the Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns Saturday, with a concert themed after the men and women who immigrated to California in the 1800s. Selections will tell tales in story and song of some of the hardships and successes that play an integral part in California and American […]