Samantha McNally joined Benicia Plein Air Gallery in late 2014. This month she became the gallery’s featured artist. An opening reception for McNally’s show, “Bay Area Color,” is Saturday. The exhibit, now on display, features about 13 watercolor depictions of Bay Area vistas, all painted “en plein air,” or in the open air.
Juvenile blamed for small library fire
A juvenile admitted to setting the fire that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Benicia Public Library’s bathroom.
After parade, artist to ‘box paint’
Friday night, when Benicia’s Torchlight Parade is over, an unusual form of patriotic entertainment will begin on First Street. Benicia artist Randy Bernard will put his own spin on the Independence Day holiday with a performance art exhibition at Gallerie Renee Marie, located near the top of First Street. Inspired by the documentary film “Cutie […]
All revved up: NorCal Knockout returns for ‘Round 6’
In its first five years, the NorCal Knockout has established itself as a premier summer event at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo, always taking place on the first Saturday of July. This year, for Round 6, the NCKO has an even more special date: it falls on Independence Day. And even with all the […]
Renowned glass artist memorialized
A retrospective of the works of celebrated Benicia glass artist Micheal Nourot will open Thursday in the vault of Nourot Glass Studio. Nourot, who passed away in May at 66, was known for a range of glass techniques, including cased glass, slumped glass, stained glass, enameled glass, murrini — colored patterns or images made in […]
BUSD OKs ’15-’16 budget
The final two acts of the Benicia Unified School District Board of Trustees before the summer break were the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and the 2015-16 budget. There were public hearings for both of these items at the board’s June 11 meeting. On June 18 outgoing Superintendent Janice Adams presented the LCAP for approval.
School board bids farewell to superintendent
3 bond money contracts approved The final 2014-15 meeting of Benicia Unified School District trustees opened with an appreciation for long-time Superintendent Janice Adams, who is retiring. Board President Gary Wing, like all present trustees, spoke of his memories of Adams, saying he has known her since his daughters started at Robert Semple Elementary School, […]
School board OKs first step toward suicide policy; will look at budget, bond projects Thursday
Last week Benicia Unified School District trustees approved Board Policy 5141.52, which addresses teen suicide. But that approval came after Barbara Gervase and other community members addressed the board to voice their concerns, and to ask them to consider creating a teen center. Gervase is the mother of Kyle Hyland, a Benicia High School student […]
School board to hold public hearing on LCAP, budget
Two public hearings will take place Thursday at the penultimate 2014-15 meeting of Benicia Unified School District trustees: one on the Local Control Accountability Plan, and one on next year’s school budget. The open hearings will be a last opportunity to comment on both the LCAP, required by all public schools in California to receive […]
‘Olio in Oils’: The art of Susan Street
The word “olio” means variety or melange, says Benicia artist Susan Street. Her olio of oil paintings celebrating local scenes will be celebrated this month at Benicia Plein Air Gallery. Sixteen of Street’s paintings are on the gallery’s feature wall, a colorful variety of oils on canvas that represent the artist’s first work in many […]