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North Bay Bohemian
05.04.11

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News

Dry Farmed Vineyards in Sonoma and Napa Counties
With unregulated groundwater a huge problem in California, meet the dry farming wineries who use no water at all for irrigation-just like the old days.

News

AB 1081, the TRUST Act
The solution to Sonoma County's collaboration with ICE is in sight with Tom Ammiano's advancing Assembly bill.

News Blast: Gary Helfrich as Bike Coalition Director; JR Valrey at SSU
Sonoma County Bike Coalition replaces Christine Culver, and 'Block Report Radio' host speaks at SSU.

Columns

Green Zone: Napa Valley Vine Trail
Small vintner Chuck McMinn had a dream; now he's the leader for a bicycle and pedestrian trail in Napa County.

Open Mic: Let's Not Forget
Norman Solomon on closing California's nuclear power plants.

Music & Clubs

Preview: Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars
Extraordinary band plays May 8 at the Mystic Theatre.

Preview: The Devil Makes Three
Perennial bluegrass-punk faves record live album in Petaluma.

MORE NIGHTLIFE    NIGHTLIFE LISTINGS    NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR PICKS

Movies

Review: 'Thor'
Kenneth Branagh makes a hit to be savored.

Restaurants

Cooking: Championship Chili
'When Harry Met Sally' inspires a Reuben sandwich chili for Petaluma's cookoff.

Preview: Food Crisis, Marin Farm-to-Fork Tour
Marin says no to Monsanto, yes to local farming.

Wine Review: Dry-Farmed Wines
The latest waterless wonders from Frog's Leap, Dehlinger, Kunde and Bouchaine.

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The Arts

Preview: 'Four Mexicans and a White Girl'
Jaime Crespo curates cartooning art show-including Janelle Hessig, our favorite white girl.

Stage Review: 'Two Sisters and a Piano'
AlterTheater takes on this strong political drama set in Cuba in 1991.

Preview: 'Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes' at Petaluma Museum
Smithsonian exhibit of gigantic photographic images from space are sure to awe.

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    SONOMA COUNTY / NAPA COUNTY / MARIN COUNTY MOVIE TIMES

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
May 4 - 10, 2011




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