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Local Photographer Captures World Cultures in Transition
Sky Bergman reveals evolving societies through captivating candid portraits of people in Myanmar, Cuba, and Japan
November 2008

View our EXCLUSIVE ONLINE EXHIBIT of Sky’s work.

  Central Coast professor of photography Sky Bergman explores world culture
WRITE OF PASSAGE
Catherine Ryan Hyde revises her career
September 2008

Read an extended Q&A and read an excerpt from The Day I Killed James, one of her young adult books.		   catherine ryan hyde
REAL LIFE ANGELS
December 2007

Tis the season. For many of us, this is the one time of year that we think about our ability to positively impact the lives of others. Whether it’s dropping a few coins into a Salvation Army pot or depositing dry goods into a Food Bank bin, even those of us who rarely donate tend to do so around the holidays. More involved citizens who volunteer regularly and without condition also kick it up a notch during this time, fueling charity organizations for a great start in the New Year.... read more.
statue of angel

KNOW YOUR FARMER:
Apples to Apples
October 2007

When, in 1971, Mrs. DeVincenzo told her husband Dr. DeVincenzo she’d located the perfect spot for them to settle down on the Central Coast—50 acres in See Canyon supporting 800 apple trees—he really didn’t know anything about growing apples … read more.

   box of apples
LITERATURE MAKES THE MAN: Commerce Profile, Chuck Hebard
November 2006

In the world of a young Santa Marian, Charles (Chuck) Hebard, there was never a more prophetic tale written, nor a more foreboding interpretation of modern society... read more.
   Chuck Hebard
DEJA VIEW:
Photographer Henry Diltz
September 2006

Laurel Canyon in the late ’60s had to
be the coolest place on earth. Just like
Paris in the Roaring ’20s, it was the right place at the right time as elements converged, planets aligned, and a close circle of friends came together to make timeless art that changed the world... read more.		   Henry Diltz photo of Paul and Linda McCartney
ELDON DEDINI:
the king of cartoons
June 2006

How did a small-town boy from the ranchlands of King City become this urbane purveyor of wry whit and bawdy mirth? ... read more.		   Cartoon for Playboy by Eldon Dedini





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