Friday, May 22 Saturday, May 23 Sunday, May 24 Monday, May 25 Tuesday, May 26 Wednesday, May 27 Thursday, May 28 Paul Franson is the editor and publisher of NapaLife, a county-wide newsletter listing events and news for food, wine, the arts and business in Napa County. Learn more and subscribe at napalife.org. To suggest news for […]
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Paul’s Picks – May 15 – 21
Friday, May 15 Saturday, May 16 Sunday, May 17 Monday, May 18 Tuesday, May 19 Thursday, May 21 Paul Franson is the editor and publisher of NapaLife, a county-wide newsletter listing events and news for food, wine, the arts and business in Napa County. Learn more and subscribe at napalife.org. To suggest news for inclusion, email paul@paulfranson.com.
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Paul’s Picks – May 8 – 14
Friday, May 8 Saturday, May 9 Sunday, May 10 – Mother’s Day Monday, May 11 Tuesday, May 12 Wednesday, May 13 Thursday, May 14 Paul Franson is the editor and publisher of NapaLife, a county-wide newsletter listing events and news for food, wine, the arts and business in Napa County. Learn more and subscribe at napalife.org. To […]
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Paul’s Picks – May 1 – 7
Friday, May 1 Saturday, May 2 Sunday, May 3 Monday, May 4 Tuesday, May 5 – El Cinco de Mayo Thursday, May 7 Paul Franson is the editor and publisher of NapaLife, a county-wide newsletter listing events and news for food, wine, the arts and business in Napa County. Learn more and subscribe at napalife.org. To suggest […]
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Paul’s Picks – April 24 – 30
Friday, April 24 Saturday, April 25 Sunday, April 26 Monday, April 27 Tuesday, April 28 Wednesday, April 29 Thursday, April 30 Paul Franson is the editor and publisher of NapaLife, a county-wide newsletter listing events and news for food, wine, the arts and business in Napa County. Learn more and subscribe at napalife.org. To suggest news for […]
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From the Napa Valley to Ukraine: How poetry, war and translation make connections
A story that stretches across continents will unfold through poetry, language and memory next week in Yountville. Dr. Amelia Glaser, a former Yountville Elementary School and Vintage High School student turned scholar of Eastern European literature, will return to her hometown next week to share what she has learned translating Ukrainian poetry during wartime and […]
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Les Deux Magots: ‘Why do people write poetry?’
Why do people write poetry? Some believe that poetry is only for lovers and poets but think again. Composing poetry (like a symphony) can speak of parts of the human experience that other genres cannot. Poets and writers met at the Les Deux Magots, AKA Hill Family tasting room, in Yountville for our monthly gathering […]
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Les Deux Magots: ‘Pondering music, wine and poetry’
Writers gathered at the Les Deux Magots, AKA Hill Family tasting room, for our monthly poetry sharing on Feb. 11. We shared verses about music, wine and poetry. “If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry,” Emily Dickenson wrote. Charles Darwin wrote, “If I […]
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Les Deux Magots: ‘The connection of music and poetry’
Writers gathered at the Les Deux Magots, AKA Hill Family tasting room, for our monthly poetry sharing on Jan. 14. Poets captured the personal as well as the universal nature of the connection of music and poetry. Charles Darwin said, “If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule […]
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Les Deux Magots: ‘Simply Being Right Here Right Now’
Writers gathered at the Les Deux Magots, AKA Hill Family tasting room, on Dec. 10 to share poems, capturing the personal as well as the universal nature of being right here with profound, memorable verses. I remember singing a song as a Threshold Singer in Napa that invited the listener to stay in the present […]