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May 6, 2025

Dept. of Art, Creative Sonoma’s Tara Thomson

There’s a pattern—most every town and county in the North Bay has an “arts council”—a non-profit art agency-advocate.  These plucky non-profits are typically represented by a downtown office and arts-space displaying local art. Typically, they are woefully underfunded for their mission—in the pattern of nonprofits. When, 10-plus years ago, Sonoma’s...
Mar 25, 2025

Art Provocateur Brett Roncelli Tends the Fire

For cool people under the age of 40, what I am about to say will seem untrue. Not just...
Mar 18, 2025

Where Is Home for Musician Eki Shola?

I met with musician and physician Eki Shola on a rainy day. As we sat down, she remarked on...
Mar 11, 2025

Fairy-Tale Fashion with Kaya Suncat

Kaya Suncat is attractive. Beautiful, sure, but I mean in the energetic sense. Kaya Suncat is magnetic. I have...
Feb 11, 2025

The Self-Marriage of Cristie Kiley

When I first heard about mirror weddings, I did a spit-take. But as I mopped my Jack and Coke...
Feb 4, 2025

Meet Kimi Barbosa, Director of Positive Images

I met Kimi Barbosa (they/he/she), executive director of Positive Images, during lunch hour at their art-decorated rainbow clubhouse. I...
Jan 28, 2025

Habitat Forming: Amber Huntington of Cal Flora

I can be certain that this reader has noticed the stirring of currents and movement behind the concept of...
Jan 21, 2025

Helping the Helpers, Katelyn Willoughby of nonprofit CVNL

Fear and anger are go emotions and carry a powerful kinetic charge. Unless they are expressed in action, they...
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