Spinning, jumping and whirling a set of silver nunchucks, Kayla Goldberg kicked her way into becoming Miss Napa County 2007.  

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.

It's been nearly a dozen years since the Jarvis Conservatory kicked off its first Saturday Opera Night, and in that time, Leticia and William Jarvis have watched singers climb the ladder of musical success.

Napa student named National Merit Finalist

Education

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.

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?

Whether or not you expect any A-list guests at your Oscars party, a memorable bash can be had with minimal hassle. For decorations, check out most party shops, which have heaps of inexpensive options for glamming up your home.

Even the most dedicated movie buffs probably won’t find their mailboxes jammed with invites to hip Hollywood parties.

Last year I explored some family recipes from northern India where I was raised.

Due to popular demand, Copia is expanding its signature Taste of Copia series.

Indian cuisine has so many spices that this article will not do justice to all of them.

The Register reviews area restaurants, with an emphasis on more affordable establishments . Reader suggestions are welcomed.

Set another place at the table for Fido — it’s dinnertime.

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.

Jennifer Speigle and Matthew Todd, both of Lincoln, announce their engagement to be married June 3 at Meadowood in St. Helena.

Shelley Leal and Jeffrey Wagner, both of Huron, Ohio, announce their engagement to be married Sept. 1 at BGSU Firelands College in Huron, Ohio.

Merlin and Jan (Baker) Woodward, both of Martinez, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Wednesday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with family and friends. The couple married on Feb. 21, 1957, and lived in Napa County for 15 years.

Andrea Vanessa Villanueva of Napa and Gabriel Perfecto Reyes of Angwin announce their engagement to be married on May 12 in Angwin.

Marta Arnopole (formerly of Napa) and Anthony Riggins, both of Los Angeles, were married on Aug. 26 at Peju Winery.

CREECH-FREITAS -- Nathan Creech, 33, Berna Avenue, Napa, to Maria Manuela Sousa Freitas, 32, Berna Avenue, Napa.

St. Helena Hospital

MARSHALL -- Glenn Marshall vs. Jeanette Marshall, Feb. 5, 2007