Blackburn Music Academy is looking for host families for musicians performing at Festival Napa Valley this summer. Blackburn Music Academy, now in its second year, is a tuition-free music education experience in which pre-professional musicians from around the world train with renowned performers from such collectives as the San Francisco Opera, Vienna Philharmonic and Russian […]
Retired architect showcases art in new Gallery 621 show
Napa artist Dennis Smith is one of Gallery 621’s newer members, having joined in 2017. However, he has been painting for more than 30 years. Benicians hoping to become acquainted with Smith’s art can do so for his new show at Gallery 621, unofficially titled “Napa and Other Things,” where he is the featured artist. […]
New Benicia Library art exhibit by Napa couple features images of Mare Island, Cuba
The new art show at the Benicia Public Library is a showcase of the talents of two different artists from two different mediums who live under the same roof. It will also provide an artistic view of two different islands: Mare Island and Cuba. “Two Islands/Two Artists” is a joint show by husband and wife […]
2017 BottleRock Napa Valley music festival lineup announced
Although the year just started, music lovers will have plenty to look forward to this summer when it comes to music festivals. However, if you live in the Bay Area, you will have to spend a lot of travel time just to go to them. There is Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, but they require plane tickets […]
Napa CARE program offers support for special needs kids and adults
A unique equine therapy program for people with special needs has grown significantly since its move from American Canyon a few years ago. In its new space, beautifully situated among active vineyards just off the Napa/Vallejo Highway, Cornerstone Assisted Riding & Equitherapy (CARE) now offers more space and facilities better suited for the horses and […]
ArchiTalk: What the Napa earthquake taught me
Editor’s note: Last of two parts. Read the first part by CLICKING HERE. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE RECENT NAPA EARTHQUAKE, builder John Laverty told me he had seen several of the Napa projects we had done together and that they held up great in the shaking. That was good to hear. Year after year, we […]
Supes seek quake help
■ After Sunday temblor, Solano County declares state of emergency; First Street Benicia building ‘sinking’ Solano County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to declare the county in a state of emergency after Sunday’s magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Napa. County Administrator Birgitta E. Corsello initially proclaimed a local emergency after the earthquake, but because of […]
Thompson: $2 million available for quake repairs
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, the Napa Democrat who represents Benicia in the House, said $2 million in federal emergency relief funds would help cover the cost to repair area infrastructure damaged by Sunday’s magnitude 6.0 earthquake. He said the money is coming from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, and would go to […]
Benicia escapes serious damage from earthquake
■ City undertakes survey of historical sites after 6.0 temblor; one First Street building taped off for possible damage Sunday morning’s earthquake centered in Napa damaged buildings in Vallejo, interrupted rail service for 12 hours and shook residents from Ukiah to Monterey, according to multiple reports. But for the most part, the magnitude 6.0 temblor […]