Russian River

Guerneville’s food and drink renaissance continues with the soon-to-open El Barrio cocktail lounge on September 27, 2014.  It’s the next in a series of food and drink projects by Crista Luedtke, who also owns big bottom market, boon eat+drink and boon hotel+spa. The “Mexican modern cocktail lounge” will focus on spirits–bourbon, tequila and mezcal–rather than food, with a robust drink program developed by SF bartender and consultant Christina Cabrera (Novela, Range, Marlow, Michael Mina). Luedtke says the name, which translates as ‘the neighborhood’ is also a play on words “bar” and “rio”, or river bar. The lounge replaces  Whitetail Winebar, and the […]

Fan favorite and RuPaul’s Drag Race season 5 queen Alaska Thunderf**k has chosen Labor Day Weekend in Guerneville to perform her new show Stevie Forever, a dragged-out, musical fairy tale from hell that tells the story of Stevie Nicks’ rise to rock goddess fame. It sounds pretty amazing: In Stevie Forever, RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist and cosmic starlet of stage and screen Alaska invites you to join her as she channels the grand high priestess of rock herself. Alaska will be joined by her stalwart companion and pianist Handsome Jeremy who becomes Stevie’s on-again-off-again love and lifetime musical partner Lindsay […]

Buck’s Rivermill Dinner Theater presents a feast for the senses with Burlesque at Buck’s, Friday, August 8. The monthly show features performers from Wine County Burlesque Troupe Cabaret de Caliente and visiting acts. Each ticket includes a glass of champagne and dessert. A raffle benefitting The Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will include gift certificates from Buck’s and tickets for Bubbly Burlesque and Shakespeare in The Cannery. Guests may increase their chances of winning by bringing packages of basic school supplies for The Sisters Pencil & Paper Project; 1 additional ticket per package of supplies. A wish list of […]