Dreamweavers Theatre opens its 2006 season with "On Golden Pond," heartwarming celebration of the everyday struggles and ultimate triumphs of life, love and family.

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Are you one of those rare individuals who won't be in front of a television Sunday afternoon? The Lincoln Theater has an alternative form of entertainment planned, with an appearance by Michael Martin Murphey, the singing cowboy poet.

The Robert Mondavi Winery's Summer Festivals have been music to the ears of Napa Valley residents and visitors since 1969, but its contribution to life in the valley has always been more than just entertainment. In 2005, the festival raised a record $95,000 to benefit the Napa Valley Symphony and the Napa Valley Unified School District.

The 78th annual Oscar nominations announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are

BEVERLY HILLS -- The cowboy love story "Brokeback Mountain" led the Academy Awards field Tuesday with eight nominations, among them best picture and honors for actor Heath Ledger and director Ang Lee.

Riders in the Sky will perform in "Cowboys In Love" at the Napa Valley Opera House, Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. Their two-hour performance will begin and end with Riders' performing the best in Western music, from "Woody's Roundup" to "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds" and in between, they'll present "Riders Radio Theatre Š On the Road!"

At Oscar time each year, wine country volunteers team up to host festive local Academy Awards parties designed to raise funds for AIDS awareness, prevention and treatment.

LOS ANGELES -- Paris Hilton's diaries, along with photos of her in various stages of undress, are among a trove of the celebutante's personal affects that have found their way into the hands of a broker aiming to sell them.

"When a Stranger Calls" might be the first horror movie ripped from the pages of Architectural Digest.

CHICAGO -- Dave Chappelle told Oprah Winfrey he was stressed out and not crazy or on drugs when he abruptly left his hit Comedy Central show last spring during production.

NEW YORK -- Sheryl Crow, Lindsay Lohan, LeAnn Rimes, Lee Ann Womack and other singing stars strutted their stuff for a new crowd Friday: the fashion editors, stylists and retailers at New York Fashion Week.

NEW YORK -- Buddy Holly's wife, Maria Elena Holly, will auction several items of the rock 'n' roll legend's, including the watch he was wearing when he died in 1959.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow have split, the couple announced in a joint statement Friday night.

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- It's pretty clear who Donald Trump wants voters to hire as Florida's next governor.

NEW YORK -- Al Lewis, the cigar-chomping patriarch of "The Munsters" whose work as a basketball scout, restaurateur and political candidate never eclipsed his role as Grandpa from the television sitcom, died after years of failing health. He was 95.

LOS ANGELES -- Courtney Love told a judge that she has put her drug problems behind her and that she has a new outlook on life.

NEW YORK -- Skinny pants, and clothes that are either shiny or slightly shabby, were among the early trends for fall at New York Fashion Week.