New Exhibitions at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art 

The di Rosa Preserve is opening its first major exhibits for 2021. Saturday, April 17, di Rosa presents The Incorrect Museum: Vignettes from the di Rosa Collection, curated by Executive Director Kate Eilertsen. Utilizing founder Rene di Rosa’s collection of Northern California art, the collection of works celebrates the region’s rich artistic and cultural legacy. Also

Festival Napa Valley Returns to Live Season in July

The 15th Festival Napa Valley plans to present a full program of events in outdoor settings July 16-25. “While the decision to present all performances outdoors was made primarily for the health and safety of our artists, audience members, and community, it is in harmony with what people have come to love about Festival Napa

Another Reason to Love Yountville Just a Little Bit More

Napa Valley’s Poet Laureate is none other than our very own Marianne Lyon! And she will be participating in ‘Poem to Picture” on April 11, 2 – 4:00 PM at Gallery at the Yountville Community Center. This is an opportunity to see the beautiful photographs by Quinn Saine and write a poem about them and

That’s Why They are All Here!

A friend here in Yountville turned me on to USA Facts, which gives us “our nation in numbers” to “drive fact-based discussion.” According to them, adults are reporting how they will spend their stimulus checks. By far, the largest response was 57% for food, and we all know food includes wine! Yountville = food and

Thompson Announces 2021 Congressional Art Competition Open to High School Artists

This competition allows the chance for students to have their art displayed in the United States Capitol for an entire year. The Congressional Art Competition is a way to connect with local students and showcase their incredible artwork to our district and our nation. The grand prize winner will have their artwork displayed in the

Vaccine Clinic for Yountville Restaurant Workers

Town Staff has been working with Whitney Diver McEvoy at the Yountville Chamber to offer a Vaccine Clinic at the Yountville Community Center specifically targeted to restaurant workers. The Town and Chamber will offer the clinic on March 23rd and April 20th, 2021. The Town will also be supporting the event with two bilingual Team

Behind The Lens with Quinn Saine

Yountville Arts held a very successful live stream featuring their Gallery Artist Quinn Saine last week. They had between 65-80 people live on the stream and as of Friday afternoon, it has been viewed 190 times on the Yountville Arts Youtube channel. Check it out. Considerable time and energy went into this all. Thanks to

No Commercial Cannabis Cultivation for Napa County

Last week, the Board of Supervisors for Napa County chose not to consider allowing commercial cannabis cultivation in the area, an initiative that was proposed by The Napa Valley Cannabis Association. The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) continues to oppose commercial cannabis cultivation in Napa Valley as well for several reasons, most notably that wine and

Napa County May Streamline the Process for Winery Use Permits for Micro-Wineries

Recently, the NVV’s Board of Directors voiced their support for smaller wineries seeking a streamlined process for obtaining a Winery Use Permit through Napa County, and topic that was originally brought up by Save the Family Farms. The NVV has consistently advocated for changes to ease arbitrary and unnecessary regulatory burdens on wineries, helping secure robust

Yountville 6-Pack and Support Kiwanis

Enjoy the wines of Yountville at home with a self-guided virtual tasting of wines from six Yountville tasting rooms and wineries. View exclusive “Only in Yountville” content while sipping and savoring each wine at your own pace. You can even set up your own personal virtual tasting with the individual wineries on a future date.