In Our August Issue:
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ON THE COVER: Waterfront Weekend/Summer Refreshments

AUGUST SHOPPING GUIDE: PAGE 2

ARTS: PAGES 3, 4 and 5
O’Hanlon Center Monoprinters at Gallery One
Award-Winning Group Show at Aurora Colors
Sachal Returns to Pelican Art
Grisman & White Featured at Riverfront Galley
Box Show Celebrates 10th Year
Photography Show at Plaza Art Center
Calls for Abstract & Youth Art
Art in the Park’s 51st Edition

MUSIC: PAGE 6
Outdoor Concerts in Occidental
Musical Chairs on Petaluma’s Waterfront
Cotati Accordion Festival
Armstrong Woods Performances in the Redwoods
Musicians Rock for River Montessori School

MUSIC EVENTS & SHOPPING GUIDE: PAGE 7

STORIES FROM THE PAST: PAGE 8
“The Dawn of a New Age” by History Editor Skip Sommer

BUSINESS: PAGE 9
“How Should You Respond to Market ‘Dips’?” by Jim Becker

PRESERVING HISTORY: PAGE 10
Petaluma Museum Celebrates 30 years with New Donor Wall

THEATER: PAGE 11
Cinnabar Season Set
Sherlock Holmes’ Great Grandson
“The Music Man” Comes to Santa Rosa
“The Sweetest Swing in Baseball”

EVENTS: PAGE 12
PEF Rewinds the Twine
Taste of Railroad Square
Celebrate Milpitas
Notes & Greetings Made Easy
Sky Hill to Host Two Parties

WATERFRONT WEEKEND PULL-OUT SECTION: PAGES 13, 14, 15 and 16
Saturday, August 9: Petaluma Wine, Jazz & Blues Festival
Sunday, August 10: Petaluma Sesquicentennial River Fest

FICTION: PAGE 17
“Garter Snake” by Ed Rau

COMMUNITY: PAGES 18 and 19
Centre of Light Transformed
Petaluma Annexes Eco-Friendly Neighbor: Heritage Salvage
Fall Plant Sale at Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
PEP Offers Affordable Housing Applications
Back-to-School Sale at Alphabet Soup
National Health Center Week
Mosquito School Now in Session
Big Read Sonoma County: “To Kill a Mockingbird”

EVERYDAY ADVICE: PAGE 20
Advice column by Kim Schimke

SPIRIT, MIND & BODY: PAGE 21
“Resourcefulness is Your Best Defense” by Pamela Bell

HUMOR: PAGE 22
PETALUMA PETE: “Icon left country” by Richurd Somers
THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE: “A Green Quiz” by Joe Tinney

IN WINE COUNTRY: PAGE 23
“Celebration Squared!” by Von Hurson

DINING DIRECTORY: PAGES 24, 25 and 27
PLUS: B’nai Jewish Center to Settle “Chicken or Egg?” Debate
Have Lunch with Alice Waters
Graziano’s Introduces $25 Anniversary Menu
Dempsey’s Unveils New Logo & Summer Menu

EPICUREAN EPISODES: PAGE 26
The Dining Detectives Try Risibisi’s Rustic Italian Cuisine

AUGUST SHOPPING & SERVICES GUIDE: PAGE 28