Listen & Be Heard Weekly Archives

The loquat trees originated in China and were brought to Europe by the early explorers, and later to our western hemisphere. The trees produce an enormous amount of fruit each year. The fruit has a mixture of sweetness and tartness. I think they’re delicious, and every year I make a batch of jam from them. [...]

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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 Wednesday morning when Mercury, the planet of communication and the details of daily life at 26? Aries, will trine Pluto, the planet of regeneration and soul evolution at 26? Sagittarius. The energy of this early morning [...]

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Part two of ?Study and Training? will be a continuation of the three study barriers. The first barrier to study is ?Lack of Mass.? The second barrier to study is ?Too Steep a Gradient.? These study barriers are part and parcel to any activity one is learning. In particular, Martial Arts schools could not accomplish [...]

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Dillon Bread Company 451-C Ryder Street, Vallejo 707-557-3525 Monday- Friday 8 a.m ? 2 p.m. The Dillon Bread Company takes the art of sandwich making to a new height in a cozy narrow room filled with an eclectic assortment of memorabilia and mismatched tables across the street from Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District offices. [...]

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Subterranean Shakespeare brings the Bard to Berkeley with a production of one of the playwright?s most popular histories: Richard III. The depiction of England?s last King Richard has generated much debate as to its historical accuracy, but there?s no question that few literary figures are as recognizable as Shakespeare?s ?foul bunch-back?d toad.? The Wars of [...]

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I have been fortunate enough to hear orchestras in Boise, Chicago, Boston, London and Prague, and I can say without reservation that Vallejo has a gem with the superb Vallejo Symphony Orchestra directed by Maestro David Ramadanoff. As a member of Solano Choral Society, I had the distinct honor to sing with The Vallejo Symphony [...]

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I first heard Mumbo Gumbo play as part of the Summertime at the Maritime free music series in Vallejo last year. I was knocked out and kept a watch on their website, www.mumbogumbo.com, to see when they would be playing within driving distance again. When I saw they would be playing at the Palms in [...]

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The cover for Tia Carroll?s self-titled CD is its own Da Vinci Code: intentional or not, it gives the first-time listener a clue regarding the music about to be heard. The cover is a double-exposed photograph of Ms. Carroll in the same pose, right hand holding a cordless microphone, in either mid-breath or in the [...]

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Few things in life are as pure and simple as a child singing. Nothing matters but the song and the joy of singing it. The child matures and begins to sing in school choruses, church choirs, or with family members. The purity and simplicity are multiplied by the gathering of fellow singers and shepherded by [...]

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A month ago, the Vacaville City Council offered Vacaville Community Television a firm, one-time only grant of $75,000 to purchase equipment. Disappointed, but undaunted, the Vacaville public access group, no stranger to shoe string budgets ? decided to take the grant and make the most of it. ?At least we are at a point where [...]

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To our B Street Neighbors who we have come to care for and respect throughout the last 21 years, we say thank you!!! We hope that you enjoyed the art exhibit held for Kash Earley at the Listen and Be Heard Cafe’, 22 April 2006. It was extremely impressive that so very many of you [...]

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