Now 85, Judy Collins says she is not close to retiring. She performs Sept. 8 at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma. Who: Judy Collins When: 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 Where: Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd.

SANTA CRUZ — In six decades of performing, Judy Collins already has had a career most would dream of. She was a major force in the folk scene of the ’60s, has had songs preserved in the National ...

The arrival of the Thanksgiving Weekend means that the holiday season is officially upon us. We all have our traditions of course, and one of mine that stretches back a quarter-century in my family is ...