Mark your calendars: Music and more!
In the mood for a night out - maybe a great meal accompanied by some sumptuous tunes? Glen Ellen's Stephanie Ozer, a fabulous pianist with a repertoire that includes Brazilian jazz spiced with standard gems and what she calls “between-the-genres compositions,” has a date in February that should be on your calendar. The Stephanie Ozer Trio will be playing on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 7:30 to 11 p.m., at the Hotel Healdsburg, 25 Matheson Ave. on the square. She'll be accompanied by Peter Barshay on bass and Phil Thompson on drums.
In addition to her local shows, this mom and wife (kids are Gabe and Maris; husband is David Schoenbach) also has performance experience on both national and international stages. Her CD, “O Começo,” is available online. For more information, visit www.stephanieozer.com.
Arthur Dawson has resigned his position as historical ecologist with the Sonoma Ecology Center and is now devoting himself full-time to his new venture, Baseline Consulting. With a new office in Suite 3 at 13750 Arnold Drive in Glen Ellen, Dawson is consulting with the SEC on several projects, working with private landowners on property histories, and has expanded his scope to include research and reporting on cultural history. He's recently been certified by the state as a historical consultant, which “qualifies me to provide Cultural Resource Inventories and Surveys required under CEQA (the California Environmental Quality Act).” Visit his website at www.baselineconsult.com for more information, or give him a call at 509-9427.
Arthur's also been chosen as president of the board of directors for Glen Ellen's Historical Society, according to executive director Jim Shere. At the annual membership meeting held last month additional officers were named as well, including vice president Archie Horton, secretary Angela Nardo-Morgan, and treasurer Mary Carter. Board members also include Marge Everidge, Anne Teller, Phyllis Heppe, Steve Lee, Jim Berkland, Gregg Montgomery, and Michael Carnahan. Dorothy Johnson is an honorary advisor.
The historical society's next free forum, titled “When the Trains Ran through Our Valley,” is slated for Saturday, March 3, at Mayflower Hall. The next issue of the society's newsletter, Tales of Glen Ellen, is set for distribution to members this month. To guarantee you get your copy, become a member of the society. Dues are $25/year ($15 for seniors and students); checks made out to the historical society may be mailed to GEHS at P.O. Box 35, Glen Ellen CA 95442.
And finally, back to the music: On Feb. 12, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., members of the Piano Club will be performing a benefit concert for Jack London State Historic Park in the park's House of Happy Walls. In addition to the concert, visitors can participate in a “Valentine Delight” auction, which will include romantic treats from local vendors including a session at Magical Massage, yummies from Wine Country Chocolates, and wine from Eric Ross.
All proceeds from the event will go to the Valley of the Moon Natural History Association (VMNHA), which hopes to be able to keep the park open after state funding is withdrawn in July of this year. According to Elisa Stancil, vice president of the VMNHA, a previous benefit concert was a great success. “The community efforts to save the park are key to our future success, and events like the piano concerts fit our mission to bring the people to the park and the park to the people,” Stancil wrote in statement announcing the concert.
For more information on the concert, and to help with efforts to keep Jack London State Historic Park open, contact the VMNHA by visiting the website at www.jacklondonpark.org, or call 938-5216. Tickets for the concert are $20 and may be purchased online at the VMNHA website.
That's all for now. If you have a tale to tell or news to share with neighbors here in Glen Ellen, contact me at laughink@vom.com.
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