Mural of Ruby outside of Paris, France, dated 2020. (rotated 90% here for easier viewing)

Clayton Valley High School graduate, Class of 2015, Sarah Williams, was recently nominated for an Emmy in the category of “Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Animated Program” for Nickelodeon’s “Baby…

by David King I realize the headline invokes images of a scenario resembling the movie “Weekend at Bernies”. However, this is an intriguing, true tale for Clayton residents Robert and…

(photos by Pierce Herrmann, www.pthphotography.com) Claire Churchill of Concord, will be returning to New York to dance with Steps on Broadway. Claire spent the past month dancing with American Ballet…

 aRT Cottage by FROgard  Members from the Concord Art Association, Las Juntas/East Bay Artist Guild, and the aRt Cottage have been active in attending Concord’s city council meetings advocating for…

By Fran Cain   My art teacher at the Lafayette Community Center, Gary Bergren, comes by and reminds me for the third or fourth time today that in order to…

Improv-a-ganza competition was started three years ago when former CVHS drama teacher Tom Wills passed away. The event was started as a way to raise money for a new scholarship…

Meet Jelly Belly Artist Kirsten Cumings      Local Artist has Jelly Belly Fame Some people land unique careers or jobs that are just really cool.  Kristen Cumings is one of those…

Tucked away just a few blocks from downtown Concord is a quaint Art Gallery that proudly displays local artists works, some for sale, and offers a quiet studio for artists…

Clayton’s Robert Chislett of Chisel-It Ice Creates Ice Masterpieces (updated January 2018) by David King Neither San Francisco 49ers nor the Oakland Raiders made it to Superbowl 50.  But Clayton’s…

Yes, you can draw a water droplet….

The idea that cover models look halfway decent when they go in for photo shoots, is a myth. Everything from the size and shape of body parts, lips, hair, breast…