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Giving Back to His Home Country
It took leaving the country of his birth to make it possible for Ben Cabral Dos Santos to later return and make positive contributions to the way of life for the people of Guinea-Bissau, a small country on the western coast of Africa.
Napa Valley Writer’s Conference Welcomes Former US Poet Laureate Robert Hass & Faculty Lineup of Distinguished Poets and Fiction Writers
After a year away, the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference is back and celebrating its 40th anniversary. The conference will meet in person on the Napa Campus of Napa Valley College, a move from their longtime home in Saint Helena. Events take place from August 1-6, and evening readings and faculty craft talks are open to the public as well as participants. All events are either held outside or in the Performing Arts Center of Napa Valley College. Tickets may be purchased at the box office at each event.
Napa Valley College to offer National University bachelor’s degree in criminal administration
Aspiring law enforcement officers will now be able to complete a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration without leaving Napa, thanks to a partnership between Napa Valley College (NVC) and National University (NU), a nonprofit university in San Diego.
Napa Valley College Performing Arts Announces Auditions for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Napa Valley College (NVC) Performing Arts is accepting audition videos for the fall musical production, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The deadline to submit audition videos is Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.
Education is the key to reinvention: Local man reinvents himself during pandemic with education
2020, with its global pandemic and attendant economic downturn and social isolation, affected nearly everyone on the planet, leaving millions of stories of resilience, coping, grief and healing. For one Napa Valley man, the story is of reinvention.