Picket Fences – April 2021
Previously in Picket Fences: Bruce and Angela made up after their quarrel over her past. Payton had gone to meet up with Xavier at a mysterious mobile home when they were interrupted by unwelcome guests. With Payton in the closet, Xavier heads to the back of the...
Arts Benicia: A Showcase of Regional Artistic Talent
The strength of Arts Benicia, a non-profit regional art center, has always been its community, its long-time members, its generations of artist-teachers mentoring the next generation, its volunteer origins and spirit, and the amazing artistic talent of its artist...
BOOKTAILS Book and Cocktail Club: “Anxious People”
“This story is about a lot of things, but mostly about idiots. So it needs saying from the outset that it’s always very easy to declare that other people are idiots, but only if you forget how idiotically difficult being human is.” At first glance, this novel had me...
Picket Fences – March 2021
Previously in Picket Fences ...Angela’s run-in with Connie, an unwelcome figure from her past, shook her. After she reluctantly revealed part of that past to her husband, Bruce, he stormed off in disbelief. We rejoin the story the following day, with Angela distracted...
Benicia: City of Art and Artists
Benicia is a city of art and artists... ...and the most celebrated Benicia artist of all was a sculptor named Robert Arneson. Arneson, whose work is known and collected around the world, grew up in Benicia and lived and worked here until his death in 1992, at the...
Picket Fences – February 2021
Previously, in Picket Fences… Angela’s run-in with Connie, an unwelcome figure from her past, shook her. After she reluctantly revealed part of that past to her husband, Bruce, he stormed off in disbelief. We rejoin the story the following day, with Angela distracted...
Discover HQ Gallery
Taking pride in showing diverse artistic styles is what makes the HQ Gallery, now in its fifth year, a favorite of repeat visitors to Benicia. Located at 333D First Street in the Historic Washington House in the heart of downtown, the HQ Gallery is a collective of...
Picket Fences – January 2021
Previously in Picket Fences… Prompted by threats from an unwelcome visitor, Angela had just finished recounting a dark story from her past to her husband, Bruce. Astonished by the story, Bruce had stormed away from the house. We rejoin our story that same night with...
Local Artists at de Young Museum
Currently on exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco is The de Young Open, with the theme of "On the Edge." The submissions are from artists who live in the nine Bay Area counties. A juried show, 762 artists were selected from 6,188 artists who submitted their...
