Gretchen Zimmermann

Gretchen Zimmermann

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Gretchen Zimmermann founded the Vallejo Arts & Entertainment website, joined the Vallejo Sun to cover event listings and arts and culture, and has since expanded into investigative reporting.

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  Jul 26, 2023

Upcoming Vallejo Events — New art gallery, Hamlet in the park, National Night Out

Plus the Vallejo Zen Center’s annual ‘Jazz in the Garden’ fundraiser features talented local performers in a beautiful setting....

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  Jul 20, 2023

‘Carquinez Quad Squad’ begins roller derby boot camp Sunday at Solano Fairgrounds

Fun, empowering womens’ contact sport in a friendly, inclusive league....

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  Jul 19, 2023

Upcoming Vallejo Events — Curious Creatures art show, On Golden Pond and Christmas in July

Plus, the USS Saginaw parade float will be christened at the Vallejo Museum....

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  Jul 12, 2023

Upcoming Vallejo Events — The circus comes to Vallejo

Some somber events are happening this week, as well as levity....

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  Jul 06, 2023

Local historian Dorothy Lazard to visit Vallejo’s Alibi Bookshop Saturday

Popular Oakland historian and librarian has a new memoir: “What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World.”...

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  Jul 05, 2023

Upcoming Vallejo Events – Blues legend to perform, roller derby tournament

Longtime Oakland History Center librarian Dorothy Lazard will give an author talk about her new memoir, “What You Don’t Know Will Create a Whole New World,” at Alibi Bookshop on Saturday....

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  Jun 30, 2023

New Vallejo youth center vandalized with racial slur

The glass doors and surrounding facade were coated with thick beige and red paint. Old tires, a mattress and other garbage were piled in front of the door....

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  Jun 28, 2023

Upcoming Vallejo Events – Activities for the long July 4 weekend

Vallejo will begin Independence Day celebrations with a parade on Tuesday....

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  Jun 26, 2023

Vallejo’s Townhouse Cocktail Lounge proud to be Solano County’s only gay bar

Owners Jeff Linn and Andrew Pembroke will celebrate the second anniversary of the Townhouse reopening on July 3....

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  Jun 21, 2023

Vallejo veterinarian leaving town after assault and police non-response

Following a public beating and being served a restraining order, Sonia Amador says, ‘Vallejo has kicked my ass for the last time.’...

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  Jun 15, 2023

Vallejo-based film festival seeks submissions for September Art Walk screening

The biannual event celebrates the local filmmaker community....

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  Jun 06, 2023

Paintings by Scott Hewitt on display at Temple Arts Loft Gallery during Vallejo Art Walk

The paintings on display this week represent a new phase in Hewitt’s work....

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