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North Bay Bohemian
May 9-15, 2007

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News

'Crystal Daze' at SF DivaFest
How Petaluma playwright Deborah Eubanks turned her family's tragedy into art--and triumph.

News

Small Business is Big Business
Petaluma businessman Lloyd Chapman's crusade against the core corruption of the Small Business Administration.

News briefs for Sonoma, Marin and Napa
Torch on Everest: North Bay activists arrested trying to stop the running of Olympic torch.

Column. The Byrne Report. War genes
Nature or Nurture--which one is responsible for making us so bad?

Columns

Ask Sydney: No question too big, too small or too off-the-wall
Nosy gym partners, poor moms and knowing when the thrill is gone.

Movies

Film Cheats
Former con man Simon Lovell rates the great con flicks.

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

Music & Clubs

Bad Band Names, a Primer
Anything that takes longer than five minutes to explain to your mom is a bad idea.

Preview: Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg at Santa Rosa Symphony
The pain and passion of a prodigy.

Review: Arctic Monkeys' 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'
Our favorite lad band begin a bit of that growing-up thing.

MORE NIGHTLIFE    NIGHTLIFE LISTINGS    NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR PICKS

Restaurants

Essay: Bucolic Bullshit
'Plenty' to say about the rise of ethical stunt-eating.

Winery review: Sapphire HIlls in Healdsburg
Not driven by market expectations, Sapphire produces no Cab and no Merlot. Zin, Pinot and Chard rule the day.

Review: AVA in San Anselmo
Hot new resto focuses on one of America's richest culinary AVAs: its own backyard.

James Beard Awards
Thomas Keller, Paul Drager, Leslie Sbrocco and John Scharffenberger are your neighbors who won the Oscars of the food world.

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Stage review: 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' at PASCO
A joyous production as warm and comfortable as a well-worn blanket.

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
May 9-15, 2007.




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