Listen & Be Heard Weekly Archives

April 13 the LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS will hold its Annual Garden Tour. This year the tour will be in memory of SANDY OLSEN, a popular League member. The tour runs from 11:00 AM through 4:00 PM. There will be seven “luscious” gardens to tour and light refreshments at the FISH-RIDDELL [...]

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This production deserves nominations for the Solano Community Theatre awards of this season. I definitely plan to return for its final weekend with friends and my little tadpole. But, you do not have to be a child to enjoy the benefits of the productions. I sat next to a group of professional [...]

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…is Vallejo still at the point of having to declare bankruptcy, which has been blamed in large part due to its union-negotiated contracts with the police and fire departments? Why is there no ongoing mention of it in local, state, or national media? With the exception of the ongoing reports posted by the Vallejo Independent [...]

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Local Community Colleges Shine with Great Musical Productions
 
Setzer gives a performance worthy of standing ovation. His solos are heart felt. His singing is brilliant. He gives Nathan Lane a run for his money.  
Jennifer King, head of the Theatre Department at Napa Valley College, directs a family musical of a different feather. [...]

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It’s over but it’s not over.
It’s ending but it’s beginning.
Nothing ever changes
and nothing stays the same.
Truth is in the moment
and encompasses everything
that is transforming
as we participate in it.
With ups and downs of
being who we are
working with what we have
moving toward what
we will become
small changes may go
unnoticed by all but a few
until the vision is complete [...]

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growing up inadequacies
motions slow unbalanced questioning
clouds moving far grasping grays
is it better to know or flow with blind hope
to follow each day’s residue until maybe’s tomorrow
but a kite can fly only with its steady anchor
as the leashed can never be lost
free as one can be- cautious hesitation, contemplation feels key
to be unwatched- thrilling
and looking behind [...]

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What do I do when I don’t have a clue?
sit here, and I wanna be angry,
but it’s so hard tonight.
There are so many reasons to cry,
tonight,
not one can I find.
not a reason.
Wonder Why…
I don’t hear an angry word
all I see is beautiful
everything is dissolved in the night,
it could be ’cause I hear you…
or maybe I [...]

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