The Benicia Chamber Players are playing a show at the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park this Mother’s Day. The Chamber Players were formed 15 years ago by Clif Foster with a little help from Stan Houston of ABC Music– now Mozart, Einstein & Me. The Chamber Players’ first gig was at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, […]
Letter: Play on, Benicia Chamber Players!
Play on, Benicia Chamber Players! Congratulations to the Benicia Chamber Players for their magnificent performance at the Benicia Capitol on Sunday afternoon! The playing was flawless, full of energy and very moving – everything that one could hope for. But then, the musicians are all professionals with standards of the highest order. Many thanks to […]
Presentation on 1850s vigilante movement to be held at Capitol
An upcoming presentation sponsored by the Benicia State Parks Association (BSPA) will bring attendees back to a time of looting, murder and gang activity and the people who took it upon themselves to stop it all. That period is the 1840s and 1850s and will be the subject of Sunday’s presentation “Vigilante Movement in 1850s […]
Benicia reacts to parks chief resignation
California State Parks Director Anthony L. Jackson announced Wednesday he will retire June 30. The retired U.S. Marine major general was appointed Nov. 13, 2012, by Gov. Jerry Brown to head a department rocked by a financial scandal — and to the relief of Benicians, he immediately declared that the era of park closures was […]