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Sunday, January 06, 2008
Artists Nancy Willis and Helen Wilson lead a painting workshop for working artists or beginning painters who want to immerse themselves in a weekend of painting Jan. 4, 5 6 at Nimbus Arts in St. Helena.
The nightmare struck without warning. One moment, Sandra Ogle was her usual self: “The healthy-as-a-horse kind of person,” she recalls. “Never been sick at all.”
Comedy and community music at Copia in January
January is Classic Comedy Month at Copia. Friday Night Flicks begin on Jan 11 with “Some Like It Hot,” the 1959 classic starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. When Chicago musicians Joe ( Curtis) and Jerry (Lemmon) witness a gangland shooting, they quickly board a southbound train disguised as Josephine and Daphne, the two newest and homeliest members of an all-girl jazz band. Their cover is perfect until a singer (Monroe) falls for Josephine, an aging playboy falls for Daphne, and the mob picks up their trail. The night includes as special “live” appearance with Diana Dawn as Marilyn Monroe in the Copia theater at 8 p.m..
To get the new year off to a great start, music lovers in the Napa Valley are invited to enjoy two performances featuring a Bay Area native, cellist Rebecca Rust, and her husband, bassoonist Friedrich Edelmann. Known as the Mozart Duo, they now reside in Germany and have been touring internationally.
Education
Redwood Middle School honor roll -- first trimester 07/08
Eighth grade
Recipe Talk: How do you like this week's offerings?
So, what do you think of this week's recipes, including:
The similarity between wild Alaska and foodie Yountville may not be readily apparent to all — except to someone like Ad Hoc’s new, bright, young pastry chef who hails from that northernmost state.
Editor’s note: I tried this one at home. It’s extremely easy but yields a huge amount of batter. Cutting in half produced one Bundt pan full of batter, but I had to adjust the cooking time (it was much longer) for a deep baking dish. Mandy suggested serving it with cinnamon flavored whipped cream — Sasha Paulsen
Kirsten Dixon
Hot Chocolate
Mandy Dixon
Dungeness Crab and White Corn Chowder
Kirsten Dixon
Boutique owner promotes a 'mannerfesto' for gracious living
Fête, a newly opened boutique at the Oxbow Public Market in Napa, takes its name from the French word that means to celebrate, entertain or honor.
The Napa County Master Gardeners are trying to determine the best way to serve the local gardening public with workshops, and they welcome your ideas.
ST. HELENA HOSPITAL
Local woman inducted into honor society
Becky Elaine Timcang will be inducted into the Beta Beta Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Napa Valley College on May 17, 2008.
For two years photographer Charles O’Rear and his writer wife, Daphne Larkin, lived a vagabond life, bumping along country roads, breathing in summer dust and sheltering from spring rains as they criss-crossed the nation searching out unexpected wineries.
Story of the wine industry in 2007
The story of the wine industry in 2007 continues to be one of old-timers and newcomers, new ideas and new wines and a couple of legislative efforts — one finished and one that will continue into 2008.
Breathable glass brings out the best in wines
We’ve all heard the expression, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
Patrick Sullivan is the new winemaker at Rudd Winery in Yountville. He fills the position left vacant earlier this year when Charles Thomas moved to Quintessa Winery.
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