The theatrical experience that defies classification by populating the stage with comic amphibians, acrobatic larvae and metamorphosing humans, Frogz stops for one night this Saturday at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville.

Next up in Copia’s Community Spotlight Concert series is Una Bella Sera: An Evening of Italian Music with Steve Albini and friends Thursday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m.

In 1956 photographer Pirkle Jones was commissioned by Life Magazine to document the last year in the life of Monticello, the town doomed to be flooded to create Lake Berryessa.

Napa weather notwithstanding, conditions are predicted to be balmy and bright on the evening of Feb. 23 when the Maikai Gents return to Copia.

A lifelong love of poetry and music led Sean Garvey from the Napa Valley to New York and Nashville.

Before the Napa High School spiritleaders leave to defend their titles in the National Dance Championships in Feb. 28-March 3 in Orlando, Fla., they’ll present a National Preview Night at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25 at the Napa gym. The performers will be showcasing their highly technical, crowd-pleasing routines in this one hour show, which also includes performances from the undefeated JV spiritleader team and the Jazz 1, Jazz 2, Jazz 3, Breakers and Latin Rhythm dancers from the NHS dance department.

The Justin-Siena High School Theatre Department continues its 2007-2008 season with a “black box” production of John Steinbeck’s classic “Of Mice and Men” this weekend.

Jim West and company present “Aesop’s Fables II,” an all-new, large-scale puppet extravaganza Saturday at the Opera House.

Oh the perils of a classical music concert. One always risks showing one’s ignorance and suffering acute embarrassment.

It’s Oscar time in the Napa Valley and that can only mean one thing — the return of San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle.

Jazz guitar icon Pat Metheny must like playing in wine country.