LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – 2-23-12

Support music and dance
Editor: In the middle of budget cuts to education and a tough
economic climate, there is much to celebrate in our local public
high schools. Analy’s committed administration and teachers have
been dealing with these cuts creatively, sharing the pain instead
of cutting teachers and important programs. Yes, our campus could
use some help from the community, and Measure I funds will soon
begin to help fix some of the long deferred maintenance to our
facility. Thanks, voters, for voting in Measure I.
But throughout the hardship, Analy’s music, art and drama programs
have continued to flourish. Though the town comes out to enjoy
drama productions regularly, we rarely have a chance to enjoy Analy
music in a space large enough to accommodate more than the usual
crowd of parents. But here’s a chance, this Friday at 7:30 p.m. …
That’s practically now.
We warmly invite everyone to come celebrate and support arts in
education and enjoy big band jazz and a variety of music by Analy
Jazz Band in our wonderful Sebastopol Community Cultural Center for
In The Mood! The SCCC is co-sponsoring with us, along with the law
firm of Spaulding, McCullough and Tansil, joined by kind community
donors of food, wine and ale. If you haven’t heard the Jazz Band,
you are truly in for a treat. When you hear these kids solo, it
will knock your socks off. Last week we heard them play In The
Mood, and almost swooned.
There’s absolutely no pressure to dance, but if you love to,
there’s plenty of room. Stephen Nordquist of Nordquist Social Dance
and his granddaughter Brina Cimino of Dance Studio B have offered
us a beginners’ dance lesson at 9 p.m. There will be plenty of
seating for non dancers, great folks to socialize with, and free
dancing as well, to a variety of music, not only swing. So don’t
worry if you don’t have a partner, don’t couple dance, or don’t
dance at all. No auctions or hard sell, just a glorious good
time.
Please put aside stress, politics, worries – get a babysitter if
you need one – don’t worry if it’s a bad hair day, just come on out
after dinner to enjoy great music, fine wines and ale, delicious
light eats and a fabulous time with us. This is a chance to support
music education, at an affordable price ($20) and have fun doing
so.
Did you come to the Core Project and enjoy the amazing crowd there?
Isn’t it great when so many people from town come together? Aren’t
we a unique and delightful community? Let’s celebrate that
too.
Please buy tickets in advance, and we’ll reward you with a free
drink from the cash bar. Call 824-2337, go to Copperfield’s
Bookstore, or buy online tickets at analybandwagon.org. Proceeds
support the Analy High School Instrumental Music Program: three
concert bands, a jazz band, and a 65-member symphony orchestra. In
The Mood! is 7:30 to 11 p.m. this Friday night at the Community
Center. Band starts at 8. Don’t be late!
Thanks and we hope to see you there,
Carey Caccavo Wheaton
Analy Band Wagon
Doesn’t get it
Editor: Help me understand why people are so fervent and aggressive
about supporting the construction of buildings in the center of
town to house CVS and Chase enterprises, two national corporations
that already exist in Sebastopol locations. They bring nothing to
our lovely unique town center. We’re loaded with banks and already
have two corporations that sell products offered by CVS – i.e. Rite
Aid and Safeway. The proposed buildings are not pretty or unique
and add nothing new. So why are people including one councilmember
in particular so fervent about supporting this? I don’t get
it.
In addition to the obvious, both sides are slinging barbs at each
other in support of their position. Come on. We can do better than
this. And we certainly can do better than complying to the wishes
of these two corporate companies. If we have patience and look for
compatible ideas, we’ll create an even more beautiful town with the
opportunity offered by the vacant Pellini property.
Calm down everyone.
Nancy LoDolce
Sebastopol
Protesteth Macbeth
Editor: While it may have been appropriate for Chris Beaty to use a
Shakespearean quotation to underscore a point in Letters to the
Editor (“Protesteth too much,” Feb. 16), methinks the lady who
protested is not to be found in “Macbeth,” but rather,
“Hamlet.”
Andree MacColl
Sebastopol
Falling in line
Editor: It would appear that anyone attempting any development
project in Sebastopol would be wise to first get Helen Shane’s
approval. With that, the City Councilmembers would, more than
likely, fall quite nicely into line. Enough already.
William Yoes
Sebastopol