“Performing arts is important in teaching children how to express their feelings in a safe place.” Dr. Margaret Kenrick As the last of the autumn leaves drop from the trees and the holidays approach, professional ballet companies and…
For centuries, ships of all sizes have crisscrossed the oceans, eventually connecting everyone in the world. In Benicia, we have our own unique shipping lanes: tiny portholes and narrow passageways between houses or trees, through car windows, at the end…
Have the vibrant colors and whimsical images caught your eye as you drive or walk the streets of our fair city? All over Benicia, the neighborhood traffic signal control boxes have taken on a second vital service to the community,…
Dìa de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has become part of the annual Halloween celebrations in many Southwestern cities and communities. Northern California is no exception. First held in Central and Southern Mexico in the 1500’s, the holiday…
Brian Giambastiani is a resident of Benicia and Bay Area native, he is a multi-faceted artist whose work spans several mediums, including glass, metal, bone, and illuminated sculpture. Brian trained under world-renowned glass artists at the Eugene Glass School in…
Some folks don’t wait until October to dress in costume. A growing group of women periodically don Victorian steampunk garb for special get-togethers, “Damsels’ Night Out” at Cullens’ Tannery Pub. Steampunk style is adapted from the vintage science fiction writings…
October and Halloween have always been a big deal in Benicia. Benicia Main Street has a month long Scarecrow Contest, the Haunted Depot starting on October 18th, and the Halloween Costume Contest and Sidewalk Stroll on Saturday October 26th. Zeppelin…
Discover amazing art found in downtown galleries while doing a scavenger hunt. Participants will receive a free “I Love Benicia” bag and be entered in a drawing to win $100 in Downtown Dollars.
Sponsor: Benicia Main Street
Discover amazing art found in downtown galleries while doing a scavenger hunt. Participants will receive a free “I Love Benicia” bag and be entered in drawing to win $100 in Downtown Dollars.
Carnegie Hall classical guitarist, Peter Fletcher, will include Benicia in his 2019 tour. Peter will be performing the Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor and the Lute Suite No. 3 in A minor and will include the ever popular Spanish classic Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega, the exciting Rumores de la Caleta by Isaac Albeniz, William Walton’s fiendishly difficult Five Bagatelles, and four preludes by Manuel Ponce.
