There are those of us, who, however much fun we might have attempting to paint a picture, will still have to admit that the only way we’ll ever have anything we’d actually like to hang on a wall will be to buy it.

If you’ve ever had a yen to take an easel outdoors and paint but don’t know where to begin, Gretchen Kimball has a solution for you.

Wine lovers and art collectors are invited to the unveiling of watercolorist Eric Christensen’s latest painting, which commemorates Grgich Hills Estate’s 30th anniversary.

In what is apparently an effort to relocate most of the gold supply on the planet to Napa in the form of trophies and medals, local choral students are up to all kinds of things.

The whole audience bouncing and swaying to the irresistible rhythm, everybody singing, “Hi-De-Ho!” Who could forget the sounds and imagery of Cab Calloway and his hot jazz orchestra?

Entertainment at Copia in April brings to the stage four concerts that featuring guitar, jazz and the Great American Songbook.

In Mexico the word to describe someone who lives life with zest is “chispa” — Spanish for spark. On Friday evening Oaxacan-American singer Lila Downs brought her chispa to a packed Lincoln Theater at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville.