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07/01/2010
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Business Beat
Beginning July 2, Lunita Farm will have a produce stand at the Kenwood Farmhouse every Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Lunita Farm is a Kenwood-based small-scale sustainable farm. Come visit their stand, and try some fresh, local, and sustainably grown vegetables, directly from the farmer. Opening day will feature green and purple beans, mixed summer squash, spring onions, kale, lettuce, beets, radishes, flower bouquets, and more. Heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, and peppers coming soon. Lunita Farm’s weekly vegetable subscription still has space available. One month trials, as well as full-season memberships are available. For more information, visit www.lunitafarm.net, or call Rachel at 201-247-2496. Rediscover Jack London Village on July 11 The businesses at Jack London Village in Glen Ellen will be holding a community event on Sunday, July 11, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Check out the grand openings of new businesses that are now on the scene as well as all the others that make up the vibrant Village. Participating businesses include Bluegrass Bar & Grill, Eric Ross Winery, Magical Massage & Inspiration Gallery, Moondance Cellars, Olive & Vine, Shirley Roberts Gallery, Wine Country Chocolates, and Yeti Restaurant. There will be live music, food, wine, art exhibits and entertainment. Don’t miss it! Jack London Village is located at 14300 and 14301 Arnold Drive in Glen Ellen. SOS Hair Art & Gallery opens in Glen Ellen  Longtime Sonoma Valley resident Jennifer Cabaud has opened up shop in Jack London Village in Glen Ellen, offering full salon services and providing a venue for exhibiting her oil paintings.Cabaud is a 37-year resident of Sonoma, and is Sassoon trained, a long-time esthetician, and a fully licensed cosmetologist. She offers Hair extensions, coloring, permanents, straightening, make-up, lash-tinting, you name it. Jennifer also offers full bridal services, and will go out to the wedding site to perform her magic if you desire. “I’m trying to bring to this end of the valley great high end services at a very affordable price,” said Jennifer. SOS Hair Art is open by appointment on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and some Saturdays. Call 337-7605, or go to www.soshairart.com. As for her artwork, Jennifer has been an artist all her life, and attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco. She started out in watercolors, and now focuses on oils, specializing in landscapes. Jennifer currently helps curate the gallery at the Sunflower Café in Sonoma. To check out her work, drop by her gallery in Jack London Village, or go to www.cabaudart.com. Shirley Roberts Gallery now at Jack London Village  Local artist Shirley Roberts has moved her longtime gallery from Duncan’s Mills to Jack London Village. Called Shirley Roberts Main Street Gallery, the location is home to other artists as well, including Annie Falandes, Heidi Pelot, Bobbi Kabage, and Barbara Perry.Shirley attended Scottsdale Art School and has studied with nationally known artists such as Kevin Macpherson, Don Ward, Charles Movalli and Albert Handel. She has been teaching art for 25 years out of her studio on the Serres Ranch in Sonoma. Shirley is an avid plein air painter, and works with both oils and pastels, specializing in the beautiful scenery of Sonoma County. To contact Shirley Roberts Main Street Gallery, call 933-8003, or go to www.shirleyrobertsgallery.com. Michael Ford, Inc. relocating Michael Ford, Inc. Land Surveying is moving. After 12 years in Kenwood (currently in the Kenwood Shopping Center) they are relocating their offices to the Valley Point Professional Center in Santa Rosa. “While we’ll miss all of our Kenwood neighbors, the relocation will better serve our changing business needs,” said Michael Ford. “We hope to see many of you in our new offices.” The company will be setting up shop at 2300 Bethards Drive, Suite J, in Santa Rosa beginning July 6. They can still be reached by phone at 833-6468. Stroke discussion at Oakmont Gardens On July 13, 2-3:30 p.m., Oakmont Gardens is hosting “Stroke 2010: Know Stroke, Know the Signs and Act in Time,” with Dr. Jet Ho, Chief of Neurology, and Medical Director of the Stroke Center at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Rosa. Also on hand will be Sandra Akrawi, Outpatient Nutrition Services Supervisor, and Chronic Conditions Education Program Coordinator for Kaiser in Santa Rosa. The two will discuss such topics as the early signs of stroke, prevention, and medications. Seating is limited, so please RSVP by calling 538-1914. Oakmont Gardens is located at 301 White Oak Drive in Oakmont. For more information about Oakmont Gardens, go to www.oakmontgardens.com. Richard Arrowood leaves Arrowood to focus on Amapola Richard Arrowood is leaving his longtime position as winemaster at Arrowood Vineyards & Winery in Glen Ellen to make a full-time commitment to his newest venture, Amapola Creek. Founded in 2007 with wife, Alis Demers Arrowood, Amapola Creek is a small ultra-premium winery that focuses on organically farmed, estate grown, small-lot cabernet sauvignon, syrah and zinfandel from the Sonoma Valley. Spread along 600 feet of the western slope of the Mayacamas range, the 110-acre Amapola Creek ranch borders the highly acclaimed Monte Rosso Vineyard, where all 20 acres of mountain estate vineyards are CCOF certified organic. For more information, go to www.amapolacreek.com. Benson exhibits at Chateau St. Jean  Robert Benson, Curator and Artist in Residence at Chateau St. Jean and a Kenwood resident, presents his own artwork at his 4th Annual “Show at The Chateau,” which runs through September.Benson has been busy creating a number of new works for this exhibit including “Big and Juicy”, a large 3 by 4 foot acrylic grape cluster on canvas. This work represents a new direction in oversize imagery that has proven quite popular with Wine Country art collectors. In addition to the brightly hued watercolors that are a signature of Benson’s work he feels that “experimenting with larger surfaces has loosened up my technique. I think my newer pieces have helped me evolve into an even more fluid and painterly style.” Benson finds inspiration from his life here in Kenwood, “the fruits from the trees, hard working backyard chickens, our own CSJ vineyards and grounds, and sometimes just what I see on our farm.” Still life works continue to include wine, vines, and all of Sonoma County’s locally grown bounty. Some paintings even include the added backdrop of vintage California tile tables from his wife’s personal collection. “It’s all unique to my personal experience of California. I want to share the sunny colors and light that you find nowhere else.” Ask for Robert Benson and get a personally guided tour of the upstairs gallery, and enjoy a “tasting” of art and wine! You’ll see a comprehensive body of Benson’s work at www.bensonfinearts.com. Hop Kiln/ HKG opens tasting room in Glen Ellen Hop Kiln Winery in Healdsburg has opened an HKG tasting room in Glen Ellen at 13647 Arnold Drive, right next to the Garden Court Café. The tasting room will provide an opportunity to sample HKG’s Russian River Valley estate grown and produced wines. Produced by winemaker Chuck Mansfield, the selections at the tasting room include Pinot Grigio Russian River Valley Estate 2009; Rosé of Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Estate 2009, Chardonnay Russian River Valley Estate 2009, and the award-winning Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Estate 2008, which recently took a gold medal at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. To contact HKG , call the tasting room at 938-7622, or go to www.hopkilnwinery.com. Valley of the Moon Village Association mixer The Valley of the Moon Village Association, a group created to promote businesses in the Kenwood and Glen Ellen area, is having a business mixer on Tuesday, July 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the courtyard of the Kenwood Shopping Center. Association members and other local businesses are invited to come and enjoy a summer evening with friends and colleagues. Take this time to learn about the Valley of the Moon Village Association and what it can do to help your business. For more information on the Valley of the Moon Village Association, go to www.valleyofthemoonvillages.com. |
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