Paul Franson's NapaLife
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May 27,
2013
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Here are the upcoming shows for the Napa Valley Opera House.
- Tuesday May 28 Tuesday Night Flicks: GASLIGHT (1944)
- Tuesday June 4 Documentary: A Fierce Green Fire
- Thursday to Friday June 6-7 Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway
- Saturday June 8 Film: Paul McCartney - Wings Over America
- Friday to Saturday June 14-5 Little Feet School of Dance Recital
- Thursday June 20 Fatoumata Diawara
- Saturday June 22 Mariachi Divas
- Tuesday June 25 Tuesday Night Flicks: Adam's Rib
- Saturday June 29 Greg Brown
- Sunday June 30 Estonian National Ballet
- Sunday July 21 Pocket Opera: The Merry Wives of Windsor
- Aug. 2 Oliver Mtukudzi
- Aug. 9 Madeleine Peyroux
- Aug. 10 The Gypsy Allstars
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Aug. 16 Poncho Sanchez
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Aug. 24 Tommy Castro
Buy tickets at nvoh.org, 226-7372 and 1030 Main St. in downtown Napa.
Uptown Theatre Lineup
Here’s the upcoming schedule at Uptown Theatre.
- May 31 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with The Deadlies Uptown 3rd Year Anniversary party
- June 8 The Fab Four: The Ulitmate Beatles Tribute
- June 12 Cheap Trick
- June 15 Jerry Douglas with Peter Rowan
- June 23 Lily Tomlin
- June 29 Berlin & Big Country
- July 18 Jewel
- July 20 Mary Chapin Carpenter with Mark Cohn
- July 28 Porchfest in the Courtyard 2-5 pm
- Aug. 3 Kenny Loggins and Blue Sky Riders
- Aug. 9 Anjelah Johnson
- Aug. 14 Los Lonely Boys Acoustic with Sarah Gwenn
- Aug. 15 The Monkees
- Aug. 17 Jerry Jeff Walker and Band
- Sept. 1 The Psychedelic Furs
- Sept. 6 The Zombies with E Tu Bruce
- Sept. 11 John Hiatt & The Comb
- Sept. 21 Dr. John
- Nov. 16 Sylvia Browne
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.
Robert Mondavi Summer
Concert Series
Robert Mondavi Winery has announced its Summer Concert Series:
• June 29 Martina McBride
• July 6 Lifehouse
• July 12 Huey Lewis and The News
• July 13 Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
• July 20 ZZ Ward & Delta Rae
You can find details and buy tickets at www.robertmondaviwinery.com if
you preserve.
Long Meadow/Farmstead concert
series
Long Meadow Ranch Winery and Farmstead’s third annual summer
concert series features
June 2 singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Matt Costa on
June 30 San Francisco-based alt-country darlings Nicki Bluhm & The
Gramblers
July 14 a “summer pairings” concert collaboration with Outside Lands
Music & Arts Festival featuring folk artist Langhorne Slim &
The Law
Aug. 25 San Francisco rock and power pop stars The Mother Hips
Sept. 15 the return of singer-songwriter cult favorite Sean Hayes
Plus more to be announced.
For tickets and more information, visit www.longmeadowranch.com or call
963-4555
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Spinning the Bottle Again updates seminal how-to book on wine public relations
Paul Franson and Harvey Posert have introduced Spinning the Bottle Again: More strategies, tactics and case studies of wine public relations, a heavily updated and revised version of the seminal how-to 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.
In all, almost 50 experts tell how tell how to conduct effective public relations campaigns with examples of their programs what they accomplished.
The studies were collected by PR experts Harvey Posert and Paul Franson, who both live in Napa Valley. Each also contributed chapters to the mix.
Posert was the long-time head of public relations for renowned Robert Mondavi Winery as well as the Wine Institute. He also worked in general public relations and spent time as a daily newspaper reporter.
Franson has extensive experience in corporate and agency public relations as well as business reporting and editing. He founded one of Silicon Valley’s largest public relations firms. For the last 16 years, he has specializing in writing about wine and related subjects.
The book is must reading for anyone involved in managing a winery or marketing wine. It's relevant to the student of wine and marketing, the seasoned exec or owner, and a source of ideas for PR pros.
Both print and electronic versions are available.
The print version is $19.95 from Createspace, part of Amazon, at www.createspace.com/3794516.
The Kindle version is $9.99 from Amazon.com.
A pdf version is $9.99 at www.spinningthebottle.com.
The original Spinning the Bottle is available for $20.
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