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Oct. 16, 2017

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NapaLife is the insider's guide to Napa Valley; this is only a taste of the whole newsletter. The weekly newsletter is published by insider Paul Franson.

NapaLife runs 12 to 20 pages each week including a list of almost everything happening in Napa Valley in the next week. It is e-mailed each Monday and an online version is also available. It costs only $1 per week, $50 per year.

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This week in NapaLife

See NapaValleyNow.com for future events

Fires devastate parts of Napa County
JCB Salon Privé opens
Enjoying the Film Festival
Charles Krug sponsors Film Festival
News for the wine community
U.C. Davis wine grape short course
This week in Napa Valley
The Crucible postponed
This week at the Cameo Cinema
Burgundy with Samantha Sheehan
Mike Greensill at Silo’s
Wine Wednesday
Thursday, Oct. 19
Don Bassey & Friends at Silo’s
Jennifer Vranes at Gallery 1870
La Notte Latina Second Street Band at Silo’s Book Signing at Beringer
Sausage 101
Dinner with Silver Oak and Twomey
A haunting at Kitchen Collective
Jarvis presents What's in a Name?
Guitarzilla Monsters of Surf Guitar
Osteria Live!
Teatro Bistecca
Joe Galambos at White Barn
Napa Strong benefit concert
Music on the Lawn
El Día de los Muertos
Future events
Clairdee’s Letter to Lena Horne
Mike Thompson's holiday party

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For a free guide to public relations for wineries, retailers or non-profit events, email paul@napalife.com.

Music and Drama in Napa Valley

See NapaValleyNow.com for details on future events.

Silo's Club

Silo's is at 530 Main St. in Napa. See www.silosnapa.com.

Blue Note Club

The Blue Note is at 1030 Main St. in Napa.

Visit www.bluenotenapa.com or call 880-2300.

Napa Valley Opera House Ballroom (Upstairs JaM CellarsBallroom in Margrit Mondavi auditorium)

Nov. 8 – 12 Napa Valley Film Festival
Dec. 2 USAF Band of the Golden West

Opera House Ballroom, 1030 Main St. Napa. 880-2303
www.operahouseballroom.com.

Uptown Theatre

October 21 - Howie Mandel
October 28 - Louis Prima Jr. & The Witnesses
October 29 - Home Free
November 8-12 - The Napa Valley Film Festival
November 25 - The Fab Four
November 30 - An Irish Christmas
December 1 - Comedian TJ Miller
December 2 - Hotel California
December 7 - Chris Isaak's Holiday Tour
December 8 - the Pixies (2nd Show!)
December 9 - the Pixies
December 22 - Todd Rundgren
January 27 - Five for Fighting
April 5 and 6 Boz Scaggs
February 16 - Sebastian Maniscalco
April 20 - Kathleen Madigan
May 20 - Weird Al Yankovic

Most shows are at 8 p.m. The Uptown Theatre is at 1350 Third St. in Napa. The box office phone is 259-0123 x 6 and website is www.uptowntheatrenapa.com.

Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater

Nov. 4 Howell Mountain Harvest Celebration
Dec. 9 VOENA: Voices of the Season...Wonderland
Dec. 10 Holidays in Buenos Aires
Dec. 16 & 17 The Nutcracker

Get information and tickets at www.lincolntheater.org or 944-9900.

Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center

E & M Presents

Jan. 14 Doktor Kaboom in “Lookout, Science Is Coming”!

Buy tickets at www.EandM.Eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www.EandMpresents.org, email EandMpresents@gmail.com or call 224-4353 or 501-8567.

Napa Valley Music

Visit www.musicnapavalley.org or call 256-7500.

Napa Valley Theater

Visit www.napavalleytheater.org or call 256-7500.

Lucky Penny Community Arts Center 2016-17 Season

Oct. 27 - Nov. 5 The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Dec. 1 - 23 Annie
Jan. 19 – Feb. 4 8x10: Ten Minute Play Festival
Feb. 23 - March 11 Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical
March 29 - April 8 Scream Queens
April 27 - May 13 The Miss Firecracker Contest
June 1 - 17 Hands on a Hardbody

Visit www.luckypennynapa.com or call 266-6305.

Lucky Penny Community Arts Center is at 1758 Industrial Way, Suite 208
in Napa.

Books by Paul Franson

The 2017 NapaLife Insider's Guide to Napa Valley

by Paul Franson

The NapaLife Insider's Guide to Napa Valley tells the stories behind the valley and its people, and learn everything from the best views in Napa Valley to why Napa Valley is the unique place it is.

Buy at https://www.createspace.com/6831466 for $19.99 Buy Kindle version at Amazon.com for $4.99

Spinning the Bottle Again

By Paul Franson and Harvey Posert

Spinning the Bottle Again contains strategies, tactics and case studies of wine public relations. It’s a heavily updated and revised version of the seminal book on wine public relations, Spinning the Bottle.

Spinning the Bottle Again is a collection of theory, practical information and case studies about promoting wine, wineries and wine related issues.

Print version is $19.95 from Createspace, part of Amazon, at www.createspace.com/3794516.

Kindle version from Amazon.com $9.99.

Escapes to Paradise: Adventures and Misadventures in the Romantic Caribbean Sea

by Paul Franson

You may dream of buying a boat in the tropics, but you’d do well to read this book before you do.

Author and sailor Paul Franson has had some of the best times in his life on the varied islands of the West Indies, but he’s also had some experiences that he can be philosophical about only decades later.

The book also includes tales of other sailing adventures, a guide to sailing some popular islands, and a cookbook of Caribbean recipes.

Print version www.createspace.com/4938856 $9.99

Kindle version $4.99 from Amazon.com.

You can also contact Paul Franson to find out how to buy copies locally or pdf versions for use on computers and tablets. Email paul@paulfranson.com.