In the digital age, paper is an entity often overlooked. Not by Thomas Wojak though. The associate professor at the California College of the Arts in Oakland and member of Arts Benicia is the curator of the gallery’s new exhibition “Paper Cuts 2016,” featuring paper-based works by Master of Fine Arts graduates from nine Bay […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Cuddly Weather”
Night closes in. Doves have fed among the rocks. Water glistens in the distance. Tiny whitecaps rise and fall. Shadows stretch from shore to shore. Life ritually settles. A quiet time drops slowly. Calmness enfolds us all. A tugboat muscles its way, Pushing water aside in its journey. Long rays of light, Signal end of […]
Benicia Old Town Theatre Group’s ‘Game’ promises surprise, entertainment
The Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (BOTTG) will open Ken Ludwig’s farcical holiday drama, “The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays” on Friday, Oct. 21 at the historic BDES Hall in downtown Benicia. Director Clinton Vidal expects a good turnout for the highly entertaining production. “It’s unique, at least among the six to seven […]
Zombies return to descend on Benicia for craft beer samples
The Benicia Herald has received word that in just three days’ time, zombies will be roaming downtown Benicia in search of their favorite craving. No, it is not brains or flesh but rather craft beer. Benicia Main Street’s Zombie Brew Crawl, in which participants go from downtown merchant to downtown merchant to sample craft […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Want
Some of these and some of those, one more and then another Gotta have it! I can’t wait; just give it to me brother It starts when we are young with cookies, dolls and model planes Albums, clothes and baseball bats, computers, Lionel trains A chocolate swirl, a boy, a girl a laptop or PC […]
Benicia yoga studio to celebrate Spirit Day with rainbow chakra class
Oct. 20 is Spirit Day, a tradition observed since 2010 where people are encouraged to wear purple to show support for LGBTQ youth and raise awareness of the issues they face, especially bullying. Benicia Yoga and Wellness will be celebrating four days earlier with a special class. The yoga studio, located in the Arsenal, has […]
Local brew, authentic German food to make debut at 3rd annual Oktoberfest
October is just around the corner, which means the weather will become cooler and you will have convinced yourself to just give pumpkin-flavored ice cream a try. The Benicia Human Services Board will not wait long to ring in the new month. On Oct. 1, the board will be hosting its 3rd annual Oktoberfest at […]
Thoughts of the Carquinez Straits in Benicia’s golden days
FIRST THOUGHTS At the Benicia Grammar School, that site now holds Benicia Unified School District offices, some teachers had stacks of Life Magazines in their classrooms which had been published during World War II. I often looked at them while eating my brown bag lunch. Among photos in the magazines which I thought of at […]
Giddy up for Arts Benicia’s Wild West-themed auction, Sept. 24
Dust off your cowboy boots and Victorian top hats. This attire will serve you well at Arts Benicia’s 24th annual Art Auction and Gala with the theme “Wild Wild West: Silver Screen to Steampunk.” The art auction is an important fundraiser for Arts Benicia, as it provides support for all of the organization’s programs. “This […]
California Coastal Cleanup Day returns, Sept. 17
The third Saturday in September is coming up, which means it is time to take out the trash that is currently littered along California’s coastlines. It is the 32nd annual Coastal Cleanup Day. Coastal Cleanup Day was founded in 1985 by the California Coastal Commission to pick up the plastic debris that was flowing into […]