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Jerlena Griffin-Desta, the new chief of staff at Sonoma State, says her husband’s last name, Desta, means happiness in Amharic, the language of his native Ethiopia.

After nearly 30 years

Jerlena Griffin-Desta, the new chief of staff at Sonoma State, had some concerns about working and living in Sonoma County. Today, Why she’s thrilled she’s making the move.

Yesterday we heard

Whatever else one has to say about the year 2016, for those in the North Bay who love live theater, it’s been an especially strong year. If you were willing to

Let’s talk a little about New Year’s Eve.

I know, I know. It’s not even Christmas yet.

But given that some of the New Years Eve events I’m about to mention

Victoria Fleming is the first new Santa Rosa councilmember to join since the city moved to district elections. She took the seat that opened up when Mayor Chris Coursey decided not

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors heard an update Tuesday on how the pandemic is affecting the local economy. Nearly a hundred people have died from COVID-19 in the county and businesses are struggling to safely reopen. Robert Eyler, President of Economics and Forensics Incorporated, told the Board of Supervisors it will likely take years for the county’s economy to recover. KRCB’s Adia White asked Eyler, about his projections for job and revenue loss in 2020. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week brings the paperback release of a story collection from writer and teacher Greg Sarris. You may know Sarris from his other job – Chairman of the Federated Indians of

It’s not every writer and professor who gets to help spend tens of millions of dollars to improve his community.

Yesterday, we talked with Sonoma State professor Greg Sarris about his

Next Level Conference 2019: Expanding Boundaries
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Sunday, February 10th, 2019

You may be making music in Sonoma County, but your creative playground is much bigger.

Next Level Conference 2019: Expanding Boundaries
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Sunday, February 10th, 2019

You may be making music in Sonoma County, but your creative playground is much bigger.

Nicaraguan Legends in Concert
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center
Thursday, April 18^th, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Nicaraguan Legends Carlos Mejía Godoy andLuis Enrique Mejía Godoy sing in benefit for the people

Nicaraguan Legends in Concert
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center
Thursday, April18^th, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Nicaraguan Legends Carlos Mejía Godoy andLuis Enrique Mejía Godoy sing in benefit for the people of

Nick Davoren of Local Spicery returns to Mouthful with tales of procuring, milling and selling his ultra-premium spices and spice blends, now available at a new retail store in Tiburon.

 

Mouthful explores the long history of Nick’s Cove, which began as a fish shack nearly a century ago and has emerged today as one of our finest coastal restaurants, with luxurious

Mouthful explores the long history of Nick’s Cove, which began as a fish shack nearly a century ago and has emerged today as one of our finest coastal restaurants, with luxurious

Nina Gerber & Chris Webster in concert
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

This week, Mouthful asks: WHAT???? NO DUNGENESS CRAB????

The season for our favorite winter shell fish has been delayed for 180 days or until it tests free of a deadly

Noam Lemish and Amos Hoffman: Jazz From Israel and Elsewhere
Schroeder Hall – SSU Main Campus
Thursday, October, 11, 2018 @ 6:30 pm

Jewish Music Series continues with Amos Hoffman and

Noises Off
6th Street Playhouse
March 9th – 31st, 2018

To quote Lloyd Dallas, “…doors and sardines. That’s what it’s all about, doors and sardines. Getting on, getting off. Getting the

North Bay Community Engagement Fair
Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Sunday, January 29th, 2017

A healthy democracy is determined not simply by what happens on voting day, but by what takes place between

In the fall of 2018, “the State of Working Sonoma” reported on income inequality and low-wage employment in Sonoma County. The report was commissioned by North Bay Jobs with Justice and

At Santa Rosa’s twice-yearly Blue-Green Eggs and Ham conference, progressive North Bay elected officials and non-profit leaders spoke about the successes of 2018 and their hopes for the New Year. Reporter

North Bay Suicide Prevention Hotline
Ongoing Volunteer Recruitment

Listening can save lives! Volunteer at the Suicide Prevention Hotline!

The North Bay Suicide Prevention hotline is a toll-free, confidential 24/7 suicide prevention

North Bay Suicide Prevention Hotline Training
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Ongoing

Sonoma County Department of Health Services – Behavioral Health Division provides resources for people and their loved ones that are experiencing

North Bay Suicide Prevention Program
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Ongoing

Sonoma County Department of Health Services – Behavioral Health Division provides resources for people and their loved ones that are experiencing depression

With September come football games that actually matter, open season on California tree squirrels (daily limit of four) and the opening of the new artistic season for many North Bay theatre

 

 

Northern Sonoma County Fire Preparedness Fair
Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds
Sunday, September 29, 2019 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

“Not Alone” – Film Screening & Community Discussion on teen suicide.
Mill Valley Community Center
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Driven by a desire to understand why her

Novato Elks Lodge Charity Golf Classic
Indian Valley Golf Club
Monday, October 7, 2019

Join us for the

Novato Elks Lodge Charity Golf Classic
Indian Valley Golf Club
Monday, October 7, 2019

Join us for the

Word by Word host, Gil Mansergh, welcomes a return visit withnovelist and particle physicist Ransom Stephens and his newest

Our Word By Word conversation for august is the novelist, nonfiction author and podcaster, Patricia Volonakis Davis, Better known as Patricia

Novelists who write inside of their calling. D.J. Green is a geologist and writer who brings her love of the planet into a drama that ranges from the external challenges of earthquake prone Turkey to the inner lives of an American family living there in her book No More Empty Spaces.

Historian and archivist, Lynn Downey talks about her interests in Western fashion and dude ranches in her novel set on one, Dude or Die.

Both authors join host Suzanne Lang on A Novel Idea.

 

 

Award-winning novelist Jamie Ford joins host Gil Mansergh for Conversations With Writers. Ford has followed his beloved novel The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet with a much-anticipated second

Gil Mansergh once again welcomes the celebrated novelist and former Sonoma County resident, T.C. Boyle for an hour-long conversation on Word By Word. They chat about T.C.’s newest novel “San Miguel”

Gil Mansergh once again welcomes the celebrated novelist and former Sonoma County resident, T.C. Boyle for an hour-long conversation on Word By Word. They chat about T.C.’s newest novel “San Miguel”

NUTS
Left Edge Theatre
September 6 – 29, 2019

Set in a courtroom in New York’s Bellevue Hospital,

Word By Word host Gil Mansergh welcomes the NYT bestselling historian Julia Flynn Siler with her newest work, The White Devil’s Daughter.

Subtitled The Women Who Fought Slavery

It’s hard to fathom that this effort to develop and establish Food Studies programs, and therefore an all new academic discipline, happened way back in 1996.
Since that time some form of this good work has emerged all across the country. Some of the extraordinary people who pioneered and lead this good work have gathered their own writings and that of other smart folks and have produced a wonderful, important book, “Practicing Food Studies.”
Today, you’ll hear directly from these educators and editors of the book: Amy Bentley, Fabio Parasecoli, and Krishnendu Ray, and, of course, from the powerhouse who made it all possible, Marion Nestle. Marion wrote the forward for the book.

Obi Kaufmann Presents
Ecological Connectivity and Restoration in Art and Science
Finley Community Center
Tuesday, February 11,

A Novel Idea comes from  9000 ft above sea level in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains of California, where Suzanne M. Lang brings you her conversation with Obi Kaufmann on his latest work, The Forests of California, a follow-up to the best-selling The California Field Atlas, and The State of Water. Kaufmann’s work is filled with art, science, poetry, and maps, all infused with his love of California. 

A Novel Idea airs on the first and fifth Sundays of every month at 10:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org /Download the FREE KRCB mobile app @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photos: Courtesy of the author)

 

 

 

 

Occidental Community Choir
Winter Concerts 2019
Occidental Center for the Arts

Now in its 41st year, the consistently melodious OccidentalCommunity Choir offers up a winter concert

Occidental Community Choir
Winter 2017 Concert – Alleluia Anyway
December 2nd – 10th, 2017

OCC ushers in the holiday season with its unique blend of original compositions, old favorites, and contemporary

Occidental Community Choir
Winter Concerts 2018
Occidental Center for the Arts
November 30th – December 9th, 2018

Born around a bonfire in the town of Occidental in 1978, the Occidental

Occidental Holiday Crafts Faire
Occidental Community Center
December 8th – 9th, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Occidental Community Council presents the annual Holiday Crafts Faire, highlighting over 35

Oceans Flamenco en Vivo
Santa Rosa Arts Center
Friday, June 14, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

An evening of Spanish Flamenco music and dance featuringdancer Savannah Fuentes, guitarist Pedro Cortes, and

Word By Word host Gil Mansergh has a conversation with former police officer, detective, hostage negotiator and forensic artist Robin Burcell, the Award-winning author of the Kate Gillespie series featuring the