California Shakespeare Theatre’s “As You Like It,” which opened last weekend, is a dazzler that lights up a night like a fireworks show filled with one delight after another.

The public debut performances for the new school year of the 2006-07 Napa High School Vocal Music Workshop, Men's Choir, Treble Choir and the afternoon Concert Choir will highlight the annual Singing in the Spotlight show on Sunday at 6 p.m. in the Napa High School Quad at 2475 Jefferson St.

September has been a great month for fish lovers in the Napa Valley. Not only did Cindy Pawlcyn open Go Fish, a terrific fish house in St. Helena, but the Napa Valley Museum in Yountville has opened a remarkable new show, dedicated to fish.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 25 new MacArthur Fellows for 2006, including a developmental biologist, a sculptor, a country doctor, a jazz violinist and a deep-sea explorer. All were selected for their creativity, originality and potential to make important contributions in the future and learned by a phone call from the foundation that they will each receive $500,000 in "no strings attached" support over the next five years.

From her modest beginnings as a singer in English dance halls, Dame Cleo Laine has gone on to achieve international fame by continually expanding her talents in a career which spans some four decades. One of the most celebrated singers of our time, Laine commands a dazzling array of vocal styles, and is the only singer ever to receive Grammy nominations in the Female Jazz, Popular and Classical categories.

"The Black Dahlia"