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For one weekend only, Pegasus Theater Company takes you back to 1948, the glory days of live radio theater, with a musical send-up of Lux Radio Hour’s “Miracle on 34th Street.” Be part of the “studio audience” for the radio version of this popular holiday film classic. Kris Kringle, Macy’s and Gimbel’s, live sound effects, popular tunes of the 30s and 40s, and Santa Claus on trial — all “broadcast” live from the fabulous Rio Nido Lodge. Reserve your ticket online.
Spend this weekend dancing in Rio Nido at the Roadhouse. Saturday features the SoulShine Blues Band and Sunday D’GIIN takes the stage. Showtimes are at 6pm. For those of you who’ve never heard D’GIIN, check out this performance at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. Dgiin at the De Young from pablo on Vimeo. Here’s a list of helpful suggestion from the California Energy Commission to help you save money: Energy prices are on the rise across the nation. As a result, heating costs will consume an increasingly larger portion of a household’s energy budget. That’s why it’s important to check your home to insure that your heating dollars aren’t being wasted. When cold weather approaches, use this checklist of simple ways to make your home more comfortable and keep those escalating energy bills at bay. Check for Leaks Weatherstripping and caulking is probably the least expensive, simplest, most effective way to cut down on energy waste in the winter. Improperly sealed homes can waste 10 to 15 percent of the homeowner’s heating dollars. Take these steps:
 Winter Afternoon by kanelstrand on Flickr
 Rio Nido Post Office, 1910 Thought we’d share this historic image with you. Is that Memory lane to the right? Here’s an excerpt from the Rockin Rio Nido Column from the October 2011 Sonoma County Gazette. Thanks to Elena Chronis, Kim Link, and local Russian River residents for sharing this info:
As our home prices continue to fall, you might ask yourself what you can do to help retain what equity you may have left, if any. The answer is simple, consider street appeal. Did you know that messy yards can lower your home value, and the homes in your area, as much as 15% pursuant to the Appraisal Institute*? The math is also simple. For example, if you feel your house is worth $200,000 in today’s market, divide by 0.85. You will see that your house could be worth approximately $235,000 if it wasn’t for blight attributed to unkempt yards in your neighborhood, in theory. Now take that $35,000 in lost equity, and multiply it by the 50 or so homes in your immediate area, and you’ll see that you and your neighbors could be losing up to $1,750,000 in equity. Additionally, a cluster of unkempt and cluttered yards can, and likely will, stigmatize an area. There can be long term benefits if a neighborhood presents itself well, and avoids potential home buyers developing a bad first impression that may last for years. In this time of economic hardship, it is imperative that every homeowner makes the most out of their home investment. Remember, $5,000 in equity can easily make or break a refinancing deal that could, in turn, save you tens of thousands of dollars. Some of you may be happy that you’re paying fewer taxes due to your depressed home value, but did you ever take time to think of how the lost tax revenue to the County affects your life? We all enjoy living in our natural environment; it’sprobable that many of us appreciated County’s prompt attention to picking up roadside trash when the County could afford to pay to keep our roads clean. It’s not to say that this particular issue would be solved if your neighbor cleaned up their messy yard, but it does eventually all tie together. Furthermore, it is likely that the amount of taxes you’re saving is very minor to the amount of equity you could cash in on, should you need to sell your house. If your fence is broken down, consider either repairing it properly, or simply removing it. A broken-down or unprofessionally patched fence implies neglect, another culprit in property devaluation. When the perception of your neighborhood improves, likely so will the equity in your home. *Attributed to 7 Neighborhood Threats to Your Home’s Value by Brian O’Connell and several Russian River residents.
For more reading on this topic, check out 5 Neighbors That Can Boost Home Prices by Jason Notte,
Join Rio Nido Roadhouse for their 4th Annual Spaghetti Cook Off, this year with The Symptomatics! Event benefits 4Cs· Festivities run from 4:00pm – 10:00pm. Download the special entry form here. Dinner include spaghetti with garlic bread and caesar salad. Prices are as follows Adults $15/each, Children $6/each, Family of 5 for $45.
Opening August 26, Pegasus Theater Company’s annual festival of northern California’s finest new short plays will run five weekends through September 25. Here’s a taste of what’s to come–a nature lover’s tears fall into the sea and a mythical Selkie appears, an actress auditions for a new play that seems strangely familiar, a bankrupt son wants to turn his mother’s house into a B&B, and an estranged wife breaks into her rival’s home and demands the furniture.
Come on by the Roadhouse for another music-filled weekend! Friday night features the SoulShine Blues. Listen to soulful renditions of familiar blues standards as well as gritty and infectious original tunes. Music starts at 6pm. Cover charge at the door. On Saturday you’ll see Levi Lloyd & the 501s Blues. Levi is guitar and vocals blues veteran and has played with B. B. King, John Lee Hooker, and toured worldwide. |
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