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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The store hired the Napa High School Jazz Band to perform at its gala Monday night. Today, the store has donated a $500 gift basket for a raffle benefiting the Napa Valley Opera House.
Eternal Vision brings its energetic style of southern gospel and contemporary Christian music to Lincoln Theater Saturday.
The Lincoln Theater has just announced they’ve added comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White to their spring schedule. Tickets go on sale Friday for his March 2 appearance in Yountville.
New radio show debuts on VoiceAmerica
Doris Smeltzer, author of “Andrea’s Voice: Silenced by Bulimia,” hosts Savor Yourself ... Beyond Skin Deep, an Internet radio show premiering on VoiceAmerica Jan. 21.
Romantic getaway provides fodder for high comedy at Dreamweavers
Of all the talking heads in operation last week, the best one I heard was at Dreamweaver’s. It was a deer head, complete with antlers, mounted trophy-style. It spoke out at various times, and as far as making sense and being useful, it left all political pundits far behind in the dust. For that matter, so did the singing fish.
Unfolding Napa's cultural road map
Four years from now, Napa County could be home to a vibrant, interconnected cultural community, with well-funded programs for artists of all ages and a reputation for quality that attracts visitors who have money to spend.
An enchanting afternoon at Safari Westv
I’d always been intrigued by the open lands of Africa. I like to imagine being up close and personal with dark-eyed cheetahs and exotic birds. Like many folks, however, reality always got in the way. Hearing about all those jungle diseases, and rough and tumble conditions talked me out of it every time.
Exploring the art of collecting at the Napa Valley Museum
Coming up at the Napa Valley Museum in January:
Recipe Talk: What is your favorite soup recipe?
We have quite a few soup recipes available this week, including Joanne Weir's Smoked Ham, White Bean, and Tomato Soup with Mint, Winter Roots and Sausage Soup, Julia Child's Soupe l'Oignon and more.
Joanne Weir's Smoked Ham, White Bean, and Tomato Soup with Mint
From 'Soup's On!' by Leslie Jonath and Frankie Frankeny
Jeannette Ferrary and Louise Fiszer, 'A Good Day for Soup'
'Mollie Katzen's Recipes: Soups'
Winter Pot-au-Feu with Pureed Eggplant and Roasted Garlic
'Mostly Vegetables,' Susan Costner
Warm up with a New England favorite: Indian Pudding
American culinary history is a marriage of many cultures. On any given day, in any given American kitchen, we invoke the memory of our ancestors with dishes that speak to their heritage. From Greek to Brazilian, Italian to Lithuanian, Mexican to French, what defines American cuisine is as new as the newest wave of immigrants and as fresh as the latest fusion cuisine.
Ladle up steaming bowls of savory soup for your family any time soon and that cold, wet winter storm outside won't seem so threatening.
'Mastering the Art of French Cook, Volume One'
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.
Free crapemyrtles for new members
The Arbor Day Foundation is sending five free crapemyrtle trees to California residents who become members in January 2008.
Water wisdom: Lake Berryessa rangers develop field program for kids
Mark Twain once said, “Whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fighting over.”
The regular monthly meeting of the Napa Valley Orchid Society will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at the Napa Senior Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson St., Napa.
South Napa teens doing fine with swine
The face of the Hardin residence -- a sprawling, light blue, ranch-style home in south Napa County -- offers few clues about the hog hierarchy that thrives on the three-acre property.
Until this week, it had been years since I played a Crash Bandicoot game. In fact, the last one I played was the original on the PlayStation (and I loved it).
FERNANDEZ — Barbara vs. Saul, Jan. 3, 2008.
MONTELLI-GONZALEZ — Anthony Batista Montelli, 18, Tripoli Court, St. Helena to Marina Gonzalez, 19, Tripoli Court, St. Helena.
Local student wins scholarship
Standard Pacific Homes of Northern California has awarded Raisa Angeles, a senior at Vintage High School in Napa, a $1,000 college scholarship as part of its StanPac Scholarship Program.
College installs new piano fleet
A wet day in Angwin found two big white trucks and a forklift outside Paulin Hall, the hub of the Pacific Union College music department and the community Paulin Center for the Creative Arts (PCCA). 21 piano boxes marked the first phase of a $1.2 million dream.
The Napa County Regional Occupational Program (ROP), operating under the Napa County Office of Education, is pleased to announce the graduates of the fall 2007 ROP Nurse Assistant Training Program.
Discovering Ontario’s Niagara-on-the-Lake wine route
Niagra-on-the-Lake, Ontario – My wife and I are driving down a two-lane road bordered by vineyards, a scene you’d say was vintage Napa Valley. Except for one thing: We’ve just pulled off the Queen Elizabeth Highway after the hour-and-a-half drive from the north shore of Lake Ontario at Toronto and find ourselves in the storybook town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, where the vineyards of Ontario’s Niagara Peninsula spread out across a 30-mile plain.
Tulocay is one of the proposed American Viticultural Areas that is currently on hold pending review of recommendations offered by the Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
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