Napa High School’s Concert and Chamber choirs are among the 10 high schools that have been invited to perform Tuesday in the Golden State Choral Competition at Pacific Union College in Angwin. The performances from the elite of Northern and Central California high school choirs are open to the public.

When Japanese pianist Hiroko Miyagi first appeared in Napa in 1995 with the North Bay Philharmonic Orchestra, Napa double-bassist and composer Rob Wright told her he’d like to write a piece for her. She has held him to that promise.

The deadline for applications to participate in the Arts Council of Napa Valley Open Studios Tour 2007 is May 25. Any artist and arts council member who lives or works in Napa County may participate in the tour, scheduled for  Sept. 22, 23, 29 and 30.

History will be made in Yountville this weekend.

This is how the world grows smaller: When the paths of a refugee from El Salvador, a privileged young woman from Iran, and the math genius son of a Cuban-American magician all intersect in the crossroads of America.

There could not have been a more fitting tribute to a dance teacher than the vibrant, polished and joyful show the Napa High School dancers presented last weekend at the District Auditorium.

To take on Shakespeare is a challenge; to make it fun for the audience and the players is even more of one, but the Vintage High School drama managed this with flair in their final production of the school year, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

This weekend Trinity Prep high school presents the classic comedy, “Cheaper by the Dozen,” the real life story of the large and lively Gilbreth family.

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Last weekend’s two-day final show at the Oxbow School in Napa provided a tantalizing sample of what gifted teenagers are capable of creating at the end of their Oxbow semester.

It was a last minute invitation, but well worth juggling lunch dates to watch a Vintage High School production of “The Laramie Project,” last week. Amanda Bennett directed the performance as part of her senior thesis, which, she explained, was a study of attitudes toward homosexuality.

On Saturday at the Napa Valley Opera House the Moscow Cats Theatre was in town and the show featured 35 housecats, five clowns, a ballerina and one dog to complete the cast.

On Saturday evening l6 Trinity Prep student thespians performed a feat of magic. In their Theatre Under the Stars these talented young men and women brought “Cheaper By the Dozen” back to life.

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“Napa is not known as an arts mecca. If the arts had the respected allure that wine and food does here, being a Napa artist would have more meaning. It’s a great place to live and work, but the art world doesn’t perceive Napa as supporting a thriving artists community.”

Sunday afternoon at Yountville’s Lincoln Theater, we Napans were treated to a performance of “Cats,” directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford and featuring 29 talented dancers and singers bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic to life for the 25th anniversary Broadway tour.