Rolando Barrero, an award-winning local artist, will be exhibiting his work at Benicia Plein Air Gallery for the eighth time. The topic of the show happens to be its very title, “Urban Landscapes,” which is a favorite subject of Barrero’s. Barrero began painting as a student at the Philippines’ Mapua Institute of Technology in 1966 […]
Poetry Corner: Johanna Ely “Summer Twilight”
Sit quietly at the water’s edge, under the delicate calligraphy of black branches. Listen for the tiniest ripple of still water- let it soothe your heart. Notice how a pale blue-gray sky sweetens to dusky apricot on the horizon, how it softens the distant bridge, the sleepy hills. Watch the gulls careen and swoop, fly […]
Scene on the Strait returns to Martinez for 20th year, Benicia artists will take part
Art festival aims to raise money to restore butterfly habitat This Saturday, Martinez’s Scene of the Strait art festival will hit an important milestone: 20 years of helping kids help the environment. The festival began in 1995 as a fundraiser for the Carquinez Regional Environmental Education Center (CREEC) in Crockett, which employs underserved teenagers […]