In Our May Issue:
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ON THE COVER: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

MOTHER’S DAY SHOPPING GUIDE: PAGE 2

MAY DAYS: PAGES 3, 4 and 5
Petaluma’s Salute to American Graffiti
The Marin Greek Festival
The Relay for Organ Donation
Petaluma Farmers’ Markets Begin
Tomales History Center Tea & Fashion Show
Happy Day School Food & Wine Tasting
Sonoma Ox Roast

MUSIC: PAGES 6 and 7
Petaluma City Ballet presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Choral Concerts Celebrate Spring
Earth, Wind & Fire at Wells Fargo Center
Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Ensembles in Concert
Santa Rosa Symphony Summer Academies for Kids
Santa Rosa Symphony performs “Firebird”
American Philharmonic Concert Spans 4 Centuries
Bach & Brahms to Big Band in Point Reyes

THEATER: PAGES 8 and 9
Stage Door Slasher Visits Novato
Dance Palace Hosts “Once Upon a Shoe” & harpist Patrick Ball
Adult Puppet Theater in Sebastopol
Noel Coward’s “Private Lives” at Cinnabar
“They’re Playing Our Song” at Spreckels
Writers Read in Occidental

IN WINE COUNTRY: PAGE 10
“Terroir of the Mind” by Von Hurson

DINING DIRECTORY: PAGES 11, 12, and 13
PLUS: Karma Bistro Adds Music to Its Menu

EPICUREAN EPISODES: PAGE 14
The Dining Detectives visit The Plumed Horse in Saratoga,
Metro Kathmandu in San Francisco,
and Maritime East in Berkeley

GALLERY GUIDE: PAGE 15

ARTS: PAGES 16, 17 and 18
Aurora Colors Celebrates Chrome & Glass
Plein Air Paint Out in Point Reyes
Riverfront Gallery: Sinsheimer Photographs & “Happy Days”
Make Mom’s Day Art at Art Jam
Plaza Arts Plans Artist Showcases
Call for Functional Art
“Spring Fever” in Sebastopol
Petaluma Artwalk May 9th
Stanley Mouse to Sign Posters at Pelican Art
Gallery One Features Sonoma 8
Photographer Steve Brock’s “Bicycles of Florence”

BUSINESS: PAGE 19
“Put Your Tax Rebate to Work” by Jim Becker

COMMUNITY: PAGES 20 and 21
Small Dog Socials at Our Best Friends
Live With Less Stress
Petaluma Candles Shine at Cannes
Petaluma River Clean-Up
Visit India Without Leaving Petaluma
Free Dental Exams for Children
Mimosas, Mutts, and Manicures
Walk for MS
Paula Lane Lasagna Feast
Bauman Offers Nutritional Programs

EVERYDAY ADVICE: PAGE 22
Advice column by Kim Schimke

SPIRIT, MIND & BODY: PAGE 23
“Are You the Fuel for Dreams, or the Water That Puts Them Out?” by Pamela Bell

STORIES FROM THE PAGE: PAGE 24
“The Victorian Era Wasn’t So Nifty” by History Editor Skip Sommer

SONOMA-MARIN FAIR: PAGE 25
Tower of Power, Smash Mouth, and Pat Monahan to Headline
Virtual Fair Online

HUMOR: PAGE 26
PETALUMA PETE: “The periphery of travel” by Richurd Somers
THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE: “Beware of the Dust Mites” by Joe Tinney

MAY SHOPPING & EVENTS GUIDE: PAGES 27 and 28