Author: Sonoma Magazine Staff

Sonoma County Regional Parks Director Caryl Hart sits for a portrait in Sebastopol's Ragle Ranch Regional Park. (photo by Charlie Gesell)

The Finish: Caryl Hart

Creating a world-class park system is the goal of this local

Ceramics artist Amy Halko working in her home studio near Lake Sonoma. (photo by Erik Castro)

Table Mates

Thoughtfully arranged atop the hand-woven table runner are curved wooden salad servers, a soft cotton towel and a hand-glazed tea cup, the work of three local women artisans.

Elias Fotou, 13, of Petaluma makes a gingerbread house at the Gingerbread Doghouse Workshop at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California. (photo by Ramin Rahimian, 2011)

Gingerbread Contest

Traditional gingerbread houses go upscale in Sonoma, Dec. 1 to 31.

The Petaluma Holiday Lighted Boat Parade illuminates the Petaluma River Turning Basin. (photo by Kent Porter, 2012)

Petaluma Lighted Boat Parade

A flotilla of decorated, lighted vessels will gather at Petaluma Turning Basin on Dec. 7

The Green Music Center's "Messiah" is only in its second year, but is sure to become a Sonoma tradition.

Magical Messiah

Holiday classic comes to the Green Music Center

Bill Kortum feels fortunate to have a beautiful coastline to enjoy. Kortum has a trail named after him that begins at the mouth of the Russian River and ends at Wright's Beach in Bodega Bay. (Christopher Chung)

Reasons to rejoice

What the holidays actually mean to three of our favorite folks