Comprised of native Hawaiians, surfers and friends — all master musicians — Manaleo is committed to preserving the music, traditions and culture of old Hawaii.

St. Helena artist Nancy Willis hosts a series of upcoming workshops, plus a 10-day painting tour to France.

Reuniting a pair of key fundraisers for the first time in many years, the Napa Valley Unity League and Napa designer Michael Holmes will stage the Napa Valley Academy Awards Gala Black Tie and Black T-shirt Parties at Sterling Vineyards on Sunday, Feb. 24, from 5 to 11 p.m.

Some of the most talented teenage musicians in Napa County will perform Saturday night in a concert that will raise money to help rebuild a community center in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans.

Many world-renowned artists share a nonconformist attitude, and it turns out that some of Napa's youngest artists are no different.

If I had made a list of 2007 games that should have been played but weren't, "Eternal Sonata" would have been on it.

There's plenty of crab in this week's Register! Tell everyone what your favorite ways are to turn crab into a tasty dish.

The sweetest of all crabs, Dungeness come from coastal Pacific waters stretching from Alaska to Monterey Bay.

Greg Higgins, Higgins Restaurant, Portland, Ore.

Susan Spicer, 'Crescent City Cooking'

8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18: It's such a pleasure to watch men cook. Even at what feels like dawn, I find the sight of men wielding pots, pans and spoons is downright beautiful.

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.

Many know Mike Sjoeblom as the innovative vintner who creates a sparkling wine from cabernet sauvignon grapes, but before he started his enterprise here in the valley, he had another career well underway as the president of EuroOffice, a company based in Sweden and devoted to developing and selling ergonomically-sound products.

The National Geographic Green Guide, a quarterly publication  to help consumers develop smarter, greener behavior to support a healthier planet, makes its debut March 4.   

ST. HELENA HOSPITAL

ANTOLIN ESTRADA-VAZQUEZ HUERTA — Arturo Antolin Estrada, 35, Sierra Avenue, Napa to Maria Del Carmen Vazquez Huerta, 31, Cabot Way, Napa.

RINCON — Tobias Noe Rincon vs. Mary Mayr, Jan. 10, 2008.

Anyone who hangs around the wine business soon notices that a lot of doctors and other medical practitioners are involved in making wine.