Listen & Be Heard Weekly Archives

The Unicorn is possibly the only fantastic creature not fashioned from human fears. Early Greek mythology does not include this beast, as their natural history writers were convinced of the reality of the creature somewhere in India. It is a surprisingly universal symbol for a fictitious creature; its legends could have risen from encounters [...]

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Coffee beans are the second largest traded commodity after oil. However, the comparison between coffee and oil stops here, as many coffee farmers live below the poverty level, even by third world country standards. One of the contributing factors to this sad fact is that often coffee trades far below the cost of production, [...]

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Centrally located, near the Solano Superior Courthouse, Body Rhythms is an oasis of relaxation. Lovely stenciled walls of ivy and flowers surround a comfortable and safe, sunny waiting room. Two private massage rooms also display lovely pastoral murals painted by local Vallejo artist Nancy Razes. Body Rhythms has been in Vallejo for six years, and [...]

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Flowing water can sound so wonderful, relaxing and energizing at the same time. They also release cleaning negative ions in the air, and can help keep your skin moisturized in dry climates. When the premade indoor fountains are not exactly what you want, too loud, too soft, just the wrong shade, not the right style, [...]

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The Dead Fish
20050 San Pablo Ave., Crockett
(510)
787-3323

Perched above the Carquinez Straits and the new Al Zampa Bridge, the Dead Fish crab house and prime rib restaurant is a lively place to eat, drink and enjoy the view. Tugs, barges, and sailing vessels animate the water below. Lights and the endless flow of traffic [...]

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“Take only what you can carry!”
- What each Nisei hears to this day
Their frail house wares,
Bed slates, pillows, chairs,
piled against the pole
in the space between the side walk
and the street.
It was usable rubbish day.
The City’s men would truck
it to the recycle yard.
Someone else had set it there,
as they could not.
Lived in that Section 8 apartment
around [...]

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Not to sound like I�m over 30 or anything, but what�s happening with kids these days? I ask that question every time I see children running amok in a public place while their parents stand by and do nothing. I also wonder when a good friend of mine tells me that her 2 [...]

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I would like to welcome you to another week of self discovery and universal understanding. Your week’s forecast will begin Thursday when the Moon at 7� Taurus will conjunct the Sun. This conjunction of the Moon and the Sun is better known as the New Moon. Each month the Moon conjuncts the Sun in the [...]

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There are very specific things that have to be in place for study and training to be effective. These are the very basics of study. It does not matter what activity it is, because it sweepingly encompasses all learning. Martial Arts or any field of endeavor are not excluded from study technology. [...]

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I got hooked on hummus the very first time I tasted it. Maybe it�s the fact that it�s made with ceci beans, (garbanzos) that I love. But this spread, common in all of the Middle East, will become a staple for you, once you�ve tasted it. When I called my Peruvian son-in-law, [...]

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Mumbo Gumbo
The Palms
13 Main Street, Winters
April 29 at 8pm; $17
530-795-1825
An Evening with Joe Montana
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa
April 29 at 8pm; $10-30
707-546-3600
University of the Philippines Concert Chorus
Hogan High School Auditorium
850 Rosewood Ave., Vallejo
April 30 at 4pm; $20
707-552-1105

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Where do we go to find meaning & satisfaction in our lives? Is it work? Our relationships? A hobby? For many of us, the act of survival in the high-priced Bay Area is fully consuming our time and attention. The pursuit of meaning and satisfaction may seem a luxury. But not [...]

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Take the Lead was fun to watch! Oh, it was hardly original in the genre of “feel good” films, nor was did it offer any fresh insight into the plight of escaping the life of drugs, crime, and prostitution for inner city kids, but it was a good time. I enjoyed the music [...]

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Everything old is new again with Contra Costa Civic Theatre�s production of the Marx Brothers� classic Animal Crackers. It�s a winning reminder of the wacky wit and silly slapstick that made Groucho, Harpo, and Chico American comic icons.
The plot is merely an excuse to assemble a cast of zany characters. A well-known explorer, [...]

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Benicia Old Town Theatre is serving up their latest offering, Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen�s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery (hereinafter referred to as FAHETGDSMM). The play, written by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr., is a typical British farce about a small town ladies� social club putting on a play for the locals. [...]

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