July 2010

A Conversation with Michael Trahan

Children’s Day at the Benicia Historical Museum

To continue the celebration of the Benicia Historical Museum’s 25th Anniversary on Sunday, July 18 from 1-4pm, we will explore how Benicians and other Californians coped with everyday life as pioneers in the 1840s-1850s, the time of the building of the Arsenal.

By Mary Marino

First Street Vendors Suggest Three Unique Dishes for Your Picnic Basket

By Samuel J Adams

Napa Getaway at the Churchill Manor Bed and Breakfast Inn

By Jeanne Steinmann

A Festival for Specialists, Devotees—and Everybody Else

For those looking to beat the summer heat without air-conditioning and see top rate entertainment without leaving town, there’s a festival for you on the way and it’s humming a merry tune.

By Samuel J Adams

An Interview with Rhonda Lucile Hicks

Rhonda has brought an eclectic array of musicians and comedians to Solano stages since she started producing shows in 2005.

By Sue Sumner-Moore

Benicia’s New Community Center

By Michael Dotson

Fashionista – the 3/50 Project

By Christina Strawbridge

July Art Scene

California History in Your Backyard

By Nancy Otter