Picket Fences — July 2021
As mid-day approaches and Benicia residents are in full swing, Madalyn was no different; she was arriving at Jefferson Street Mansion to go over the finishing touches for the fundraiser. Angela pulls up with her black Mercedes screeching to a stop right behind...
BookTails: “People We Meet on Vacation”
“I'm on vacation. Vacations always end. It's the very fact that it's finite that makes traveling special. You could move to any one of those destinations you loved in small doses, and it wouldn't be the spellbinding, life-altering seven days you spend there as a...
Daniel Hunter’s “Pages from a Painted Book”
Featured Artist At Gallery 621 Daniel Hunter will be the featured artist at Gallery 621 for the month of July, exhibiting a series of paintings that Hunter calls Pages from a Painted Book. Hunter joined Gallery 621 in 2017 after showing his work there earlier that...
Picket Fences — June 2021
As the morning progresses into midday the residents of Benicia continue with their daily tasks, one young resident only has one task in mind; Payton pulls up in front of Chars to find Xavier waiting with a hotdog and soda in hand. Xavier hands Payton the food and the...
BookTails — Watch Over Me
“I'm learning that it's good to think about what scares you. To bring it into the light. Even to hold it in your hands, if you can, and feel how it can't hurt you anymore. To think of it and say, 'I am not afraid.’” If you’ve read a Nina LaCour novel in the past,...
Benicia Art Walk is Back!
Locals and visitors alike are invited to make downtown Benicia their destination on Saturday, June 12, for the first Benicia Art Walk of 2021. Sponsored by the City of Benicia, and now in its tenth year, this popular event takes place on the second Saturdays of June,...
Picket Fences — May 2021
Previously in Picket Fences… Connie has been weaseling her way into Angela’s comfortable Benicia life and threatening to out her past to her friends and loved ones. Connie learned about the upcoming F.A.C.T. fundraiser and has been scheming a plot around the event....
Booktails — Shadow and Bone
Shadow and Bone The once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a lightless void populated with monsters that feast on human flesh. Surrounded by enemies, Ravka’s last hope lies in the hands of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov is an apprentice...
Get to Know the Arata Art Gallery
As a relative newcomer to Benicia’s long-time arts community, the Arata Art Gallery reaches out beyond the region with a roster of both local and nationally known artists. Opened in November 2018 at 637 First Street, the gallery is owned by artist and businesswoman...
