The Neil Sedaka Pops Concert with the Napa Valley Symphony, originally scheduled for Feb. 24, has been rescheduled to May 26, due to a medical emergency for Sedaka. Tickets for the Feb. 24 concert will be honored at the May 26 concert. If you cannot attend on the rescheduled date, contact the Napa Valley Symphony as soon as possible to indicate if you would like a tax receipt for your donation or a refund. The symphony can be reached at 226-8742 or  www.napavalleysymphony.org.

Eva Etzioni-Halevy’s own life is the stuff of novels, but she prefers to set her fiction in the ancient, legendary times of the Bible.

Lady Harriet is blessed with everything usually considered desirable  — youth, beauty, intelligence, charm, wealth and position. Living under the placid rule of Queen Anne in an era of relative peace and prosperity (for the lucky few), why is she unhappy? Why the ennui, melancholy, discontent and restlessness? What is the missing ingredient?

Love — what can’t it do? In Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man,” the tender passion thaws a spinster, reforms a swindler and conjures that marvelous marching band — all to the tune of unforgettable melodies.

Olivia Voss sits in a dark corner, facing the evening’s audience; she flashes a Crest-white smile at the bar, then turning her attention to the dining room she announces her next song. Acoustic guitar in tune she begins:

In the last five years, donors and funders in Napa County have invested close to $150 million dollars in the arts — without an overarching plan. The result? 

WEST HOLLYWOOD — The Police announced their first tour in decades Monday at a rehearsal at the Whisky a Go-Go as a throng of fans crowded near the legendary Sunset Strip nightclub.

If you walked into the Napa Valley Opera House Saturday night pondering weighty matters such as the collapse of Western civilization, you quickly lost your moribund mindset. That’s because for its third visit to the Opera House, San Francisco’s resident musical troupe, the Lamplighters, chose one of the most popular and delightful operettas of all time, Frank Lehar’s “The Merry Widow.”    

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, comes a bouquet of classical and romantic gems with a lollipop finale. Flutists Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway headlined the latest in the current season’s subscription series presented by the Napa Valley Symphony.

Editor’s note: We asked readers to share their experiences with online dating for Valentine’s Day, and as the tales came in we noticed a startling thing: They were nearly all happy ones — quite a shock to a journalist. In one case, both partners sent their stories. Thanks to readers for sharing them. Sasha Paulsen

Education

You’ve got to love beans.

The crab feed is the local tradition but here’s another idea for easy entertaining for a crowd: Boil everything in one pot, and when it’s done, drain it and tip the contents out onto a table and let the guests fill a plate. Tongs are optional.

When Hurricane Katrina forced Mary Prater to flee New Orleans, she left much behind, including cherished family heirlooms.

The most important thing to remember about healthful cooking — if it doesn’t taste great, it doesn’t get eaten.

Once so costly and rare that it was reserved for czars and emperors, now fresh caviar is often farm-raised and can be enjoyed by the masses — at least on special occasions, like Valentine’s Day.

Generally, I shy away from any menu item modified by “deconstructed.”

The Napa Valley Grapegrowers present “The Future of Napa Valley: Beyond Hang Time,” a seminar for the winegrape industry March 8, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Copia.

What, exactly, is a Napa Valley wine?  It’s difficult, if not impossible, to define, because all 14 of Napa Valley’s American Viticultural Areas, or sub-appellations, as they are often called, produce wines with different characteristics.

The Rockin' V is a business where the raw materials, dozens of old red wine barrels in various stages of dilapidation, line the owner's Atlas Peak driveway. Frank Villas started with a hobby of creating objects from the wine barrels and turned it into a business.

Tree root myth-conceptions

Standing in front of the fertilizer section of any nursery or garden store can be a bewildering experience. So many brands and so many specialized uses...how can you possibly make a choice? And what do those numbers on the packages mean? Do your plants even need feeding?

The regular meeting of the Napa Valley Orchid Society takes place next Friday (Feb. 23) at 7:30 p.m. at the Napa Senior Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson St., Napa.

Carrie Gregory of Napa and Ryan Taylor of Willows announce their engagement to be married on May 12 at Napa Valley Country Club.

Tiffanie Gregory and Keith Feigel, both of Napa, announce their engagement to be married on Aug. 4 at the First Presbyterian Church in Napa, where Tiffanie's parents were married 38 years ago.

Leah Marie Captanian, originally from Angwin, and Scott Cameron Bronson were married Sept. 23, 4 p.m., at Unity Center, Hamilton Field, Novato. The ceremony was outdoors and featured a string ensemble. There was an indoor buffet dinner and slide show of the bride and groom's childhood years, following by dancing with a band and DJ under an indoor canopy and outdoor seating and cocktails under the stars.

Michelle Renee Fullner of Napa and Andrew Allen Barker of San Jose announce their engagement to be married on May 27 at the Elks Lodge in Napa.

Robert Paul Vanderslice and Teresa Ida Lubarsky are pleased to announce their marriage. The wedding ceremony took place on Dec. 25 aboard the cruise ship "Spirit." The marriage was officiated by Minister Wallace J. Kimari and the reception was held at the Singapore Lounge. The couple celebrated their marriage with a holiday cruise through the Mexican Riviera.

Jennifer Speigle and Matthew Todd, both of Lincoln, were married June 3 at Meadowood in St. Helena.

Larry Scorza and Tammy Scorza, both of Napa, are very excited to announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Scorza, to Andrew Crane, son of Van and Debbie Crane of Lincoln.

AGUILAR-IRUCUTA GARCIA -- Gonzalo Aguilar, 33, Shurtleff Avenue, Napa, to Maria Isabel Irucuta Garcia, 28, Shurtleff Avenue, Napa.

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