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North Bay Bohemian
April 4-10, 2007

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News

Goya Blockbuster at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Rare, first-edition Los Caprichos exhibit travels to Sonoma.

News

Cure for the Common Health Care Crisis?
Sen. Sheila Kuehl may have a bill, at least, for what ails us.

News briefs for Sonoma, Marin and Napa
Urban water management makes waves in Sonoma, Marin debuts its shiny new Homeland Security machine and bocce ball troubles soothed in St. Helena.

Opinion: Reimagining Marin County
In support of Marin's countywide plan, warts and all.

Columns

Ask Sydney: No question too big, too small or too off-the-wall
Skinflint grandpa, ye olde sexual harrassment in the school yard and the Miserable Martyr Mother.

Movies

Preview: The Sonoma Valley Film Fest Turns 10
Growing from a small in-crowd event for friends, this year the SVFF salutes John Lasseter.

Review: 'The Hoax'
Only Lasse Hallström could take Richard Gere's smarmy charm and make it work.

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Music & Clubs

Epiphany Music Closes in Santa Rosa
With hundreds of kids protesting the closure of a favorite all-ages venue, Gabe Meline takes a closer look at what really happened.

Interview: Chris Dreja of The Yardbirds
On Clapton, Beck, Page, longevity and the enduring power of this band to support new guitar gods.

Preview: Double Hyphy in Sonoma County
Zion I and the Grouch at the Phoenix; RBL Posse and Tech N9NE at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds' Super Hyphy 16.

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Restaurants

Honeybees and Colony Collapse Disorder
The bad news: Albert Einstein once remarked that humankind has four years to exist if the honeybees disappear. The good news: We have two years left.

Review: Revisiting Wine Spectrum in Santa Rosa
Oh, what a difference nine months makes! Elegant, toothsome tapas with outstanding wine choices are the mark of this Railroad Square establishment.

Winery review: Selby Winery in Healdsburg
If it's good enough for Bill Clinton and Tony Blair, it just might be good enough for you.

Spoof: In Praise of Convenience
Fast 'n' Easy: In a single transaction, one can buy 10 sticks of beef jerky, a chocolate milk, three cupcakes, a lottery ticket, NoDoz and some tobacco. Should one, you know, choose to.

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The Arts

Stage Review: The Rep's 'Long Day's Journey into Night'
Sonoma County Repertory Theater takes O'Neill's famously difficult posthumous play and returns a tour de force.

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
April 4-10, 2007.




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