Picket Fences — July 2023
Picket Fences As evening approaches, the residents of Benicia are getting ready for their evening rituals; putting dinner on the table, and taking the dog out one last time. Sydney Walker is getting ready to meet Payton to go to his night class at the Benicia...
Bruce Pope
Bruce Pope: [Playing With] How Things Look “I was always an artist, I don’t remember not being one,” reflects Bruce Pope, talking about his life-long pursuit of both painting and photography. Pope displays his artwork at the HQ Gallery on First Street in Benicia,...
Picket Fences — June 2023
Picket Fences As the sun comes up over the bay, it brings with it a new day for the residents of Benicia. But for one resident, the new day brings trepidation about the unknown. As Angela pulls up in front of the police station, she checks her makeup one last time and...
Booktails: “Woman, Eating”
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda “I’m not really sure what I am anymore, though — whether I am a monster or whether I’m just a woman, or both.” Usually, June is full of fluffy romance novels and cozy mysteries perfect for reading on a sandy beach. However, we’re doing...
NY2CA
NY2CA: New Gallery on First Street Opens Vickie Marchand and Terry Twigg have opened NY2CA, Benicia’s newest art gallery, at 617 First Street. Their first exhibition, featuring Oakland-based ceramic artist Vicki Gunther and abstract painter Terry Twigg, opened on...
Meet the Artists at Open Studios
Meet the Artists at Benicia Arsenal Artists’ Open Studios, May 6-7 Approximately 45 artists have extended an invitation to Benicia Arsenal Artists’ Open Studios, taking place on Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7, from 10am to 5pm. Participating artists’ working studio...
Booktails: “How High We Go in the Dark”
Booktails: How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu “People have forgotten how to care for each other, for themselves. We can’t expect them to care about the world if they don’t care about what’s in front of them.” I’ll be surprised if you haven’t heard of this...
Picket Fences — May 2023
Picket Fences As the night settles in and a cool breeze flows off the waters of the bay, Payton is looking at his text messages. Reading a text from Xavier, he decides to call. “So, what’s this idea you have?” Payton says sarcastically. “Well, I’m going to have our...
Songs of Truth: Holocaust Awareness
Songs of Truth: A Holocaust Awareness Project for Benicia and Beyond Photos by Luke George Photography “Dear Urs & Kate - Hoorah. Bravo, Bravo! ...truly we are so floored at the incredible accomplishment of today. The intimacy and powerfulness of the day was...
