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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  Jun 02, 2023

Rainbow flags fly at Vallejo Museum for first time during Pride Month

“It’s the people’s museum, and we are inclusive,” Museum Director Trevor Allen said....

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  May 31, 2023

Here’s what’s going on in Vallejo during Pride month

A “Night of Divas and Salsa” drag show fundraiser for Solano Aids Coalition will be held from Saturday at Bambino’s Restaurant....

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  May 11, 2023

Cruise along the banks of Vallejo's Mare Island and the Napa River for Mother Nature’s finest

Boat tour of one of the largest marshes in California is an attraction for birders....

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  May 03, 2023

One-of-a-kind goth festival arrives in Vallejo this Saturday

Third annual World Goth Day Festival is an immersion in dark art and music....

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  Apr 25, 2023

‘Small but mighty’ 100-year-old community choir bringing Bach to Vallejo and Benicia

Enthusiastic music lovers share Bach’s influential and inspiring composition, “St Matthew Passion.”...

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  Apr 20, 2023

Vallejo’s Loma Vista Farm to hold spring open house

Visit a country farm without leaving the city....

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  Apr 18, 2023

Vallejo’s historic Herbert House gets guerrilla makeover

Local activists use paint to call attention to long-neglected city property....

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  Apr 07, 2023

Vallejo celebrates National Poetry Month

Alibi Bookshop will host a Poetry Festival starting next week, and the long-missed Poetry By the Bay live open mic will return to the Mira Theatre later this month....

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  Mar 30, 2023

Rhonda Renfro of Club Stride is shaping the future by empowering Vallejo’s youth

Renfro is the CEO and founder of Club Stride Inc., which has a mission to reduce structural, racial and health inequities by cultivating youth-led civic action....

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  Mar 24, 2023

Solano inmates aim to transform prison culture as certified yoga instructors

After four years of work, the first nine instructors graduated last month....

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  Mar 14, 2023

Saturday nights on Ozcat radio, Vallejo hip-hop artists tell stories of struggle and perseverance

Marcel “DJ Flashback” Jones launched the “Underground Slapz'' show on Ozcat radio in 2012....

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  Mar 02, 2023

“Faust” makes a good deal in Vallejo

Community-oriented opera company keeps ticket prices low and provides an audience for opera-loving singers....

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