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		<title>Country swinging</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 23:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Cowboy Cab,” a country casual benefit for Sonoma Valley Teen Services, takes over Larson Family Winery on Saturday night, May 19 for an evening of down home fun, upscale wines and Country Swing music with Tommy Thomsen. Appetizers and vintage wine tasting, plus live and silent auction. 6 p.m. $100. 23355 Millerick Rd. 939.1452.]]></description>
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		<title>Kids, animals and a ranch of happy campers</title>
		<link>http://news.sonomaportal.com/2012/05/18/kids-animals-and-a-ranch-of-happy-campers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 23:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In her fast-paced career as a business owner staging events for Fortune 500 companies, Linda McDonald traveled the world, saw the sights and experienced many things. “But nothing has given me more joy,” says the founder of McDonald Ranch, “than the laughter of children, the beauty of nature and the devotion of animals.&#8221; Combining her entrepreneurial talents with a love for children and animals, Linda started McDonald Ranch – “a university for children, a sanctuary for animals” &#8212; in 1994. Now a non-profit organization, the Santa Rosa ranch has always relied on the personal and financial support, and long hours, &#8230; <a href="http://news.sonomaportal.com/2012/05/18/kids-animals-and-a-ranch-of-happy-campers/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The event tie dye for</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be there with bells on, preferably corduroy, for the annual Bell Bottom Bash, a night of retro fashions and groovy tunes on May 19 at the Sonoma Community Center. Period threads encouraged (finally, your Granny Glasses are for effect, not reading the menu.) Costume contest and dancing to live music from BackTrax and Wildflower, plus Popo the Clown and other fun for kids. 6 to 11 p.m. (At midnight, your VW van turns back into a pumpkin.) $15, kids under 12 free. Bellbottombash.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Your weekend music calendar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who&#8217;s playing what, where, and when. No cover charge unless noted. Friday, May 18 NooBrass Innovative jazz quintet comprised if hour horns (Graham Bruce, Tim Acosta, Chris Barnes and Jerry Dibble) and bass (Chris Amberger). Presented by the Sonoma Valley Jazz Society. 7 p.m. Plaza Bistro. 996.4466. The Cork Pullers Folk/Americana trio plays customized covers of forgotten hits. 8 p.m. Murphy’s Irish Pub. 935.0660. The Whiskey Thieves Hard-rocking quartet rolls into the Moose Lodge. Train Wreck Junction opens the show. 8:30 p.m. $10, to benefit the Lodge. 20580 Broadway. 996.3877. Black Cat Bone Acoustic duo is veritable jukebox of classic &#8230; <a href="http://news.sonomaportal.com/2012/05/18/your-weekend-music-calendar/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>De-jazzed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does it feel any different? In years past, this was the week to gear up for the Sonoma Jazz Plus Festival. After last year’s reported $300,000 loss, organizers “postponed” the annual event after an appeal for community donations fell flat. So, music lovers, Aspen-based event staffers, volunteers, Sheryl Crow, we all have next weekend free. Enjoy This was the event that received tens of thousands of fee waivers and concessions from the city of Sonoma over the years, all in the name of promoting the town and filling up the hotels and restaurants. It will be interesting to see if &#8230; <a href="http://news.sonomaportal.com/2012/05/18/de-jazzed/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Adversary w/special guest Tony Gibson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday Night will mark the arrival of Brooklyn&#8217;s The Adversary at Hopmonk Tavern. Prepare yourselves for a night haunting infectious tunes. The Adversary&#8217;s sound is a compelling bend of folk, rock, electronica, trip-hop and even a little gypsy. Their result is a distinctive and engaging sound, both highly danceable and beautifully atmospheric. Special guest opener, local favorite Tony Gibson.]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher of the Year – David Donnelley</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long-time educator David Donnelley will be honored as Teacher of the Year at a celebration on Friday, May 18 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Temple Lodge at 669 Broadway. Donnelley has been a teacher for 28 years, the last 19 of them in Sonoma.  Having taught most every subject, he currently teaches College Prep and Honors Economics at Sonoma Valley High School. Of the honor, Donnelley humbly declined to take credit saying that when senior students arrive in his classroom, they’ve already been prepared by the best of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District’s teachers, making his job all &#8230; <a href="http://news.sonomaportal.com/2012/05/17/teacher-of-the-year-%e2%80%93-david-donnelley/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Springs circa 1915</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On what is now the intersection of Hwy 12 and Boyes Blvd., this scene from the resort heyday shows the Boyes Hot Springs train station, with the Spring’s Hotel to the left and the forerunner of the Sonoma Mission Inn in the background. “Trains, Tourism and Sonoma County” is the topic of The Sonoma Valley History Society&#8217;s general meeting on Friday, May 18, with Dr. Charles Siebenthal, president of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society. The topic will encompass the resorts, cabins, and beautiful natural resources which attracted San Franciscans to the Valley starting in the mid-1870’s. 2 p.m. Free. &#8230; <a href="http://news.sonomaportal.com/2012/05/15/springs-circa-1915/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>View a la Fondo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seen from the escort helicopter hovering over Broadway, nearly 2,000 bicyclists mass for the start of the Echelon Sonoma Gran Fondo, the fundraising bike race that made its Sonoma debut on May 12. The rides of 11, 50 and 75 miles were followed by a food and music festival on the Plaza. “It was an off-the-charts success,” said event producer Hunter Zeising. “We love the town and want to come back. This could really become a signature event.” Among the top fundraising teams were Sweetwater Spectrum, with $4,486 in pledges, Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation ($2,475) and Pets Lifeline ($2,180).]]></description>
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		<title>A call for global resilience</title>
		<link>http://news.sonomaportal.com/2012/05/14/a-call-for-global-resilience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a world prone to pessimism, even among those endeavoring to change it, the documentary “Transition 2.0” shares stories of hope, ingenuity and a kid growing lettuce on a vacant lot. Sharing their “engaged optimism,” Director Emma Goude shows ordinary people doing extraordinary things. The new film will be presented by Transition Sonoma Valley, the local chapter of the worldwide Transition social movement, on Thursday, May 17, at the Sonoma Valley Grange. The 7 p.m. screening is free. The film, far brighter than its gloomy 2009 predecessor “Transition 1.0,” documents innovation and success. Communities printing their own money, growing food &#8230; <a href="http://news.sonomaportal.com/2012/05/14/a-call-for-global-resilience/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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