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Menorah lighting returns to Benicia Library on Sunday

December 13, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Last night marked the beginning of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. This Sunday, the Benicia-Solano Jewish Women’s Network will once again be welcoming people of all faiths to celebrate the tradition at the Benicia Public Library this Sunday for the Meghan Campbell Memorial Menorah Lighting. This year marks the 28th anniversary of the first […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Public Library, hanukkah, Judaism, meghan campbell, Menorah lighting

Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Dec 10, 1942, 1967 and 1992

December 7, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago 150 engage in fight at dance (Dec. 10, 1942) Approximately 150 men including soldiers, sailors and civilians engaged in a free-for-all fight at the I.D.E.S. weekly dance last Friday night with result that the city has ruled against any more public dances except those sponsored by the Women’s […]

Filed Under: Features, History Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Herald, Benicia Public Library, drunken dance brawl, Herald New-Era, Humble Oil, Throwback Thursday

Artist’s Northern California neighborhood series on display at library

December 6, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich 1 Comment

For the past eight years, Benicia artist Donna Covey has made a name for herself by painting images of local landmarks in Northern California communities such as Benicia, Napa, Vacaville, Truckee and Suisun Valley. Those who have spent any amount of time in said places might have seen her paintings, but the uninitiated will be […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: art exhibit, Benicia, Benicia Public Library, Marilyn O'Rourke Gallery, Suisun valley Inn

Diablo Regional Concert Band returns for winter library gig

December 6, 2017 by George Johnston Leave a Comment

Like Christmas itself, the Benicia Public Library’s Winter Concert– starring the Diablo Regional Concert Band–comes once a year. It’s a free event and all ages are welcome to enjoy some festive music played by a band with a long history. The Diablo Regional Concert Band was formed in 1910 when it was called the Martinez […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, Music, News, The Arts Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Public Library, concert, Diablo Regional Concert Band, music

‘Back in the Day’ is back

November 9, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Benicians invited to share memories of town from ’40s, ’50s Last year, the Benicia Historical Society and Benicia Public Library hosted the first-ever “Back in the Day” event, where longtime residents were invited to share their memories of growing up in Benicia prior to its period of heavy growth and development from the late ‘60s […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, Local Events, News Tagged With: Back in the Day, Benicia, Benicia Historical Society, Benicia Public Library

Panel to answer questions on potential Industrial Safety Ordinance at library

November 8, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich 1 Comment

Following the May 5 flaring incident at the Valero Benicia Refinery in May, local organizations have been advocating for the city to adopt an Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO) to ensure that such an incident is never repeated. These organizations will be hosting a panel at the Benicia Public Library to go over how a similar […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Public Library, Cal EPA, Cal/OSHA, Contra Costa County, Industrial Safety Ordinance, Valero Benicia Refinery

Library exhibit brings tribes together through artwork

October 26, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

It is a family affair at Benicia Public Library’s art gallery. The new exhibition “Gathering Tribes” features the work of not one, not two but three artists who are all related either by blood or through marriage. The artists showcased are Vicki Byrum Dennis, a Gallerie Renee Marie member; her sister and HQ Gallery member […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Visual Arts Tagged With: art exhibit, Benicia, Benicia Public Library, gathering tribes, Joyce Byrum, Les Overlock, Vicki Dennis

Gerna Benz: The importance of having a plan to pay for college

October 3, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

By Gerna Benz Special to the Herald College loan debt is ranked second in all consumer debt, second only to mortgages. The outstanding student loan debt is nearly $1.3 trillion and continues to grow and there are 7 million borrowers that are currently in default of their student loans. The importance in knowing these figures […]

Filed Under: Features, Opinion Tagged With: Bay Area College Planners, Benicia, Benicia Public Library, college planning, Gerna Benz

Photo: Poets’ minds at work

September 29, 2017 by Editor 1 Comment

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News, Poetry, The Arts Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Public Library, Don Peery, Johanna Ely, Lois Requist, poet laureate, poetry, Ronna Leon

Eclipse marred by clouds in Benicia

August 22, 2017 by George Johnston Leave a Comment

As the late Leonard Nimoy once remarked, “A solar eclipse, the cosmic ballet goes on.” Like the rest of the country, Benicia witnessed this space dance. Some even gathered with their fellow citizens to watch the moon partially block out the sun. Unfortunately, in many parts of Benicia, the eclipse was obscured by the overcast […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Public Library, NASA, solar eclipse

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