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May 20, 2025
Into the Light: Author Samantha Rose’s ‘Giving Up the Ghost’ Event at OCA
Grief leaves its mark in silence, in questions, and sometimes—in stories.
When Susan Swartz died by suicide in 2020, the columnist’s daughter, bestselling ghostwriter Samantha...
May 20, 2025
Unified Field Theories: Life, the Universe and Anguishing
Like many jacks-of-all-trades, I’ve long yearned for a “unified field theory” of my career. I’m not a Renaissance Man in the conventional sense since...
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May 14, 2025
Viva ‘Freddy Chickan,’ Acclaimed Performer Fred Curchack Performs Benefit for Mercury
For half a century, performer, playwright, and professor Fred Curchack has carved a unique and personal path through the world of theater.
He's created dozens...
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May 13, 2025
Murals Take Flight, ‘Slough Birds’ arrives at Lynch Creek Trail
A new flock has arrived in Petaluma, and while it doesn’t fly, it does catch the eye.
Artist Jonny Hirschmugl has completed three new murals...
May 7, 2025
Sweet Dreams: Lucid Dreaming Shows Promise as PTSD Therapy
Sure, Inception, Dreamscape, The Lathe of Heaven or any of a number of sci-fi flicks that explore harnessing the dream state are entertaining—but are...
May 6, 2025
Animator Gene Hamm Dreams Big With Film: ‘The Dream Hat’ Screens in Petaluma
In a village where people have lost the ability to dream, one old man dons a magic hat to dream on their behalf.
When the...
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Apr 29, 2025
‘Permanence’: Pascal Faivre’s New Works at Alley Gallery
Perhaps it’s glib to say that Pascal Faivre’s artistic destiny was written in stone, but it’s true.
By trade, Faivre is the last of eight...
Apr 22, 2025
Day at the Bay: Hitchcock, Hospitality & the Sonoma Coast
Thanks to wine industry conjunctive labeling laws, talking about the “Sonoma Coast” requires some semantic gymnastics—we’re not discussing the sprawling American Viticultural Area, but...