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.

In celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 252nd birthday, Napa Valley Music Associates present the 14th Mostly Mozart in Napa Valley gala concert on Sunday, Jan. 27 —Mozart’s birthday — at 3 p.m. This year the concert will take place at Copia.

We’ve all received one of those e-mails.

Rob Becker’s “Defending the Caveman” is a worldwide, blockbuster theatrical hit that has played in more than 30 countries in 15 different languages.

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.

The Napa Valley Evangelical Free Church continues their series Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. on “Discovering Your Divine Destiny.” The message during the worship service investigates how God intertwines His purposes with our lives. Looking through the Old Testament book of Samuel, some of the most interesting and famous people who were given opportunity to be used by God in extraordinary ways can be found. 1050 Hagen Road, Napa.

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.   

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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.

As a marketing scheme it is risky but evidently effective: Hang your hat on a premium product with a past so intriguing and at times dark that people will flock to your door. Or in the case of absinthe, to your distillery where you happily dispense limited quantities of the once-banned elixir to the devoted, the macabre, the well-heeled and the curious, all at a high price. In this case that works out to $75 for a 750ml bottle of the St. George Verte that is made in Alameda.

Bob Flook and Vic Vasquez have come up with a way to save money for vintners and save the environment at the same time.

Imagine a wine trade show without wine.

Napa Valley Vintners is sponsoring a Green Winery Workshop on Jan. 29 at the Solage Resort in Calistoga and will feature the launch of its new Green Certified Winery program.