A retirement party is in the works for Craig Bonds, the longtime and much beloved choir director at St. Helena High School, and organizers are trying to get the word out to the former students  — 13,060 in all — who passed through Bond’s classroom in his 33 years of teaching. His impressive statistics include 1,910 concerts presenting 30,000 songs in 157 cities and 15 countries.

The party is scheduled for Oct. 21 from 2 to 5 p.m., with a presentation at 3:30 p.m., at Charles Krug Winery, 2800 St. Helena Highway, in St. Helena

Tickets are $20. To reserve a ticket, mail a check payable to Craig Bond Retirement Party, to Craig Bond Retirement Party, P.O. Box 642, St. Helena , CA 94574.

Include the number of tickets you want to buy, names of the people that you are buying tickets for, and a phone number and address in case the organizers need to contact you./Register

Opera Night

Oct. 7 at the Jarvis Conservatory is Saturday Opera Night  — an evening of spontaneity, music and song with Kristin Pankonin accompanying the talented singers who come from around the Bay Area and beyond to sing and showcase their talents. As always, the evening will be impromptu. Slater Smith will be leading an audience sing-a-long, and Lou Zanardi will charm the crowd with his accordion during intermission.

Singers who show up to sing at Saturday Opera Night take the stage with sheet music in hand when called by the pianist. At each Opera Night performers range in experience from student to diva. Guests will enjoy the acoustics of the theater from several vantage points, and general seating and open doors encourage guests to wander through the historic building and patio.

Tickets are $15 and are available at the door. The house opens for general seating at 7:30 p.m.; the singing starts at 8:00. Complimentary tapas and wine are offered at intermission.

The Jarvis Conservatory is  at 1711 Main St. near downtown Napa, at the corner of Main and Yount. For further information,call 255-5445./Register

Getting it covered

Award-winning CAV Media Studios was on hand at the Opera House on Sept. 15 to film the Terry Bradford concert benefiting Hospice. Under the direction of Robert  Burton, “Terry Bradford Live in Napa Valley” was taped using three high definition cameras and 24 tracks of audio recording. CAV Media had on board two of their key people Vladislav Ponomarov, director of photography, and Steve Limonoff, sound engineer. The crane operator, Jim Dunn, captured shots that would be impossible with only tripod-mounted cameras. /Register