KRCB Sonoma Spotlight

Wednesday May 16th, 2012:

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

14th Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival

June 1-10 - Healdsburg, CA.

The Healdsburg Jazz Festival will take the wine country by storm for the 14th consecutive year with a power-packed roster of jazz “Roy-alty” -- that's Roy as in Haynes, the legendary drummer and NEA Jazz Master -- and a bevy of veterans and jazz rising stars. The festival is proud to present for the first time, NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan, a unique vocal force in the music for over half a century. Healdsburg, which has never compromised its vision of presenting authentic jazz greats, continues this June with a lineup that includes another Jazz Master -- the peerless guitarist Kenny Burrell -- red-hot pianist Vijay Iyer and his trio that's the toast of New York; local jazz mover and shaker Adam Theis' Shotgun Wedding; the dazzling pianist Michele Rosewoman with trombone legend Julian Priester sitting in as special guest; suave, bluesy pianist/singer Freddy Cole; timbales grandmaster Orestes Vilato's brand-new trans-Latin group Azesu, featuring the beguiling Venezuelan singer Maria Marquez; a Dixieland superband led by Mal Sharpe; a Jazz Night at the Movies courtesy of Mark Cantor and his mile-deep cache of rare jazz footage; Northern California soul-jazz guitarist extraordinaire Calvin Keys; and lots more.

As usual, the festival matches the jazz with the area's most beautiful settings, such as Rodney Strong Vineyards, Barndiva restaurant, the Cousteaux Bakery, the town plaza and of course the Raven Performing Arts Theater.

With help from the very prestigious $10,000 NEA Jazz Master's Live grant to present Mr. Haynes and Ms. Jordan, the Festival will also be offering a couple of special programs. A Roy-al Family Panel Discussion featuring headliner Roy Haynes and his two sons, cornetist Graham and drummer Craig and other participants, will air out the limitless legacy of a drummer who has played with practically every significant figure in jazz history, from Louis Armstrong to Charlie Parker to John Coltrane to Chick Corea. A Vocal Master Class led by the divine Ms. Jordan, open to singers of all levels, will reveal secrets she has stored since singing with Charlie Parker as a teenager.

Other treats abound at the fest. Try the late-night jams at the Healdsburg Hotel featuring Lorca Hart's juicy trio, or a wine tasting at Seasons of the Vineyard graced by the superlative Benny Barth Trio.

Come to the festival and soak in the magic that has made Healdsburg an annual mecca for jazz pilgrims who crave the real deal.

2012 JAZZ FESTIVAL EVENTS

- Calvin Keys Organ Quartet – June 1
- Dixieland at the Bakery – June 2
- Wine, Jazz & the Benny Barth Trio – June 2
- The Freddy Cole Quartet – June 3
- Kai Devitt-Lee Trio – June 4
- Azesu at the Healdsburg Plaza – June 5
- Vintage Blues on Vinyl – June 5
- Jazz Night at the Movies – June 6
- Shotgun Wedding – June 7
- The Lorca Hart Trio – June 8 & 9
- Music, Wine and Food Hours – June 8 & 9
- The Michele Rosewoman Trio – June 8
- Sheila Jordan Master Vocal Class – June 9
- Roy-al Family Panel Discussion – June 9
- Kenny Burrell in Concert – June 9
- Festival Finale: Haynes, Jordan, Iyer – June 10

Purchase tickets:
- Online: http://www.healdsburgjazzfestival.org/wordpress/buy_tickets/
- Phone: 24/7 ticket hotline (800) 838-3006
- Walk-in: Available NOW at the below locations:
Levin & Cº., 306 Center St., Healdsburg cash/credit card (707) 433-1118
Last Record Store, 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa cash/checks (707) 525-1963

- Tickets are on sale at the venues on the day of the event, subject to availability. All venues are located in Healdsburg, California.
- To purchase ticket for our events, call our offices at (707) 433-4644

www.healdsburgjazzfestival.org

Friday May 11th, 2012:

Fri, 11 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Roustabout Theater presents FAME

May 18-20 - Wells Fargo Center for the Arts - Carston Cabaret

This 70-minute adaptation of the beloved movie and television series “Fame” is perfect for the whole family. Filled with irrepressible dancers, classic characters and a high-energy, 80’s pop score – including the title song made famous by Irene Cara – this show is a thrilling blast from the past! Join students at “New York’s High School for the Performing Arts” as they sing and dance their way toward graduation. With warm humor and youthful exuberance, this joyous group will have you dancing in the aisles.

- Tickets: Adults $ 26.00 Children (12 and under) $ 16.00
- Purchase tickets online: http://tickets.wellsfargocenterarts.org/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=787
- Box Office: Monday – Saturday, Noon to 6pm
(Also open one hour before show times)
- Phone: 707-546-3600
- Email: boxoffice@wellsfargocenterarts.org

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
50 Mark West Springs Road - Santa Rosa, CA. 95403
http://www.wellsfargocenterarts.org
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roustabout-Theater/64756775010

Thursday May 10th, 2012:

Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Food for Thought - 17th Annual Spring Home & Garden Tour

Now in its 17th year, Food For Thought’s Annual Western Sonoma County Home & Garden Tour features nine wonderfully diverse locations to visit on Sunday, May 20th from 10am to 5pm. That day owners will open their private gardens to a limited number of ticket holders.

This year’s distinctive group of homes and gardens embodies the range of home and gardening lifestyles in West Sonoma County’s unique ecosystem. Showcasing spectacular homes and fascinating gardens, from a unique geodesic dome on three acres to one of the first working homesteads in Sonoma County, visitors can enjoy this self-guided tour at their leisure. Volunteers will be present at each location to help and answer questions. Tickets are on sale now. Garden enthusiasts should move quickly, because the event frequently sells out.

Tickets are $ 45 and include a booklet with descriptions of the homes and gardens and a map for the self-guided tour. All proceeds benefit Food For Thought, Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank. Tickets may be ordered on our website Donations page, by phone at (707) 887-1647, or by visiting the Food For Thought office in downtown Forestville.

Delicious gourmet box lunches from Cottonwood Catering for $ 12.50 can be pre-ordered ahead and will be available for pick-up on the day of the event at Food For Thought in Forestville. There will be shaded areas to eat at Food For Thought’s beautiful organic gardens and an opportunity to tour the food bank.

Food For Thought - 6550 Railroad Avenue - Forestville, CA.
Phone: (707) 887-1647
Email: Info@FFTFoodBank.org
http://fftfoodbank.org/home-garden-tour

Wednesday May 9th, 2012:

Wed, 9 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

6th Street Playhouse presents: Souvenir

May 11th - 27th - Studio Theatre

For more than half a century the name Florence Foster Jenkins has been guaranteed to produce explosions of derisive laughter. Not unreasonably so, as this wealthy society eccentric suffered under the delusion that she was a great coloratura soprano when she was in fact incapable of producing two consecutive notes in tune. Nevertheless, her annual recitals in the ballroom of the Ritz Carlton hotel brought her extraordinary fame. As news of her terrible singing spread, so did her celebrity. Her growing mob of fans packed her recitals, stuffing handkerchiefs in their mouths to stifle their laughter which Mrs. Jenkins blissfully mistook for cheers. The climax of her career was a single concert at Carnegie Hall in 1944. Famously, it sold out in two hours. SOUVENIR, by turn hilarious and poignant, tells her story through the eyes of her accompanist, Cosme McMoon. Faced with her boundless certainty, Cosme comes to revise his attitude, not only towards her singing but to the very meaning of music itself. As the play ends the audience enters her world completely, finding there the beauty she'd heard in her head all along. SOUVENIR is a musical odd-couple for the ages.

Single Ticket Prices:
- Fri & Sat at 8:00, Sun at 2:00: General $ 25 / Senior (62+) $ 20 / Youth (13-21) $ 20
- Thurs at 8:00, Sat at 2:00: General $ 20 / Senior $ 15 / Youth $ 15

- Purchase tickets online: http://www.6thstreetplayhouse.com/box-office/buy-tickets/
- Email: boxoffice@6thstreetplayhouse.com
- 24- hour voice mail: (707) 523-4185 ext 1
- Box Office Hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Saturday:11:00 - 2:00 pm

6th Street Playhouse - 52 West 6th Street - Santa Rosa, CA 95401
http://www.6thstreetplayhouse.com
(707) 523-4185
6th St. Playhouse is wheelchair accessible.

Tuesday May 8th, 2012:

Tue, 8 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Sonoma CounterPoints: The Economy

Hosted by the Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights May 12th, 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Friedman Center, Santa Rosa

The unemployment rate in Sonoma County is 9.5%. More than 14 percent of Sonoma County residents are without health insurance. More than 13 percent of Sonoma County residents are living in poverty. That's slightly more than one in eight people who call our county home.

What is being done, and what should be done, in Sonoma County to create jobs and reduce unemployment? Do you agree with the often-cited statement that “The private sector creates wealth and the public sector consumes it”? Do social values correlate with economic values? Does providing a Living Wage hurt or help the economy?

These questions and others will be discussed and debated by a panel of Sonoma County residents with differing viewpoints, from very conservative to very progressive and points between, at the inaugural Sonoma Counterpoints.

Panelists for the inaugural Sonoma CounterPoints will be:

Jack Atkins, President of the Sonoma County Taxpayers’ Association and founder of Landmark Properties & Mortgage Co.

Dan Hamburg, former congressman and two time Mendocino County Supervisor. Hamburg has worked for environmental and social justice, public financing of political campaigns, and single-payer health care.

Lisa Maldonado, Executive Director of the North Bay Labor Council, AFL-CIO. She has previously worked as a Political Director for the San Mateo County Labor Council and Field Director at the ACLU of Northern California. She is an attorney and has a JD from the University of San Francisco Law School.

Richard L. Sutter, Ph.D., former Director of International Programs for the California State University System, an academic administrator and Lecturer in Global Studies at Sonoma State University, and a retired U.S. Army officer. Presently, Sutter is a member of the Sonoma County Republican Central Committee representing the First Supervisorial District.

The forum will be moderated by Pamela Torliatt, former Mayor of the City of Petaluma and 14-year Petaluma City Councilmember.

Special guest speaker Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey will give an opening statement.

The event will be hosted by the Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights at 1 p.m. May 12th at the Friedman Center, 4676 Mayette Avenue, Santa Rosa.

For More Information:
www.facebook.com/SonomaCountyCommissionOnHumanRights
Call: (707) 565-2693
Email: chr@Sonoma-County.org

Monday May 7th, 2012:

Mon, 7 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Sonoma County's Third Annual 350 Home & Garden Challenge

May 12th & 13th, 2012
One audacious weekend. One audacious goal to create lasting change.

On May 12th and 13th, thousands of people across Sonoma County will rise to the challenge of creating a more sustainable community. Building upon the incredible success of 628 garden actions in 2010 and 1,044 home and garden actions in 2011, our goal this year is to inspire 2,012 actions to grow food, conserve water, and save energy. From small to large, every action counts. Together, we can become more food and energy independent, and build our communities stronger, healthier, more beautiful, and more resilient!

Stand up and be counted!
Help others. Inspire a neighbor and help them transform their lawn. Plant extra food and share the bounty. As lead organizers for the 350 Home and Garden Challenge, Daily Acts and iGrow will provide ideas, educational opportunities, community connections, and resources to inspire and support your efforts!

REGISTER TODAY! http://dailyacts.org/350-challenge/node/add/action?destination=node/50

...And be eligible for these terrific offers from our generous business partners, while supplies last:

***Must show proof of registration to redeem***

- One free yard of compost from Sonoma Compost from now through May 13th, 2012.
- 20% off drip irrigation supplies, May 7-20, Sebastopol Hardware.
- Free laundry line consultation with laundry line guru Laura Shafer when you register a laundry line action
- Throughout 2012, redeem 20% off locally-sourced herbal tinctures from Herban Ecology's Apothecary.
- 30% off veggies May 12-13 from Cottage Gardens of Petaluma.
- 20% off potted fruit trees, May 4-13, Grow Gardens Nursery.

Need more ideas or resources? Daily Acts is here to help! Throughout the weeks leading up to May 12-13, we will share tips, tools, resources, inspiration, and connections to help you achieve your 350 goal.

The best way to make Sonoma County more sustainable and locally self-reliant is to do it our selves, together. It’s our community and WE make a difference ... especially when we work and play together. Tell your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors – inspire and invite them to join the 350 Home & Garden Challenge!

For more infomation or to volunteer please contact:
350-challenge@dailyacts.org
707-789-9664
http://www.dailyacts.org/350-challenge

Friday May 4th, 2012:

Fri, 4 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Occidental Community Choir presents "Straw Into Gold"

For its spring, 2012 concert series, "Straw Into Gold," The Occidental Community Choir has woven together threads from a wide array of musical sources into a vibrant and eclectic program of choral works.

"Straw Into Gold" celebrates the power of the human spirit to transcend limitations and transform the humblest of raw materials into riches through the alchemy of imagination, collaboration, and creative expression. Forests spring to life in the desert, a spider explains the internet, Sam Cooke sings of love from beyond the grave, shrinking violets become exultant divas, and dark butterflies mark the blue footpath, among other wonders on display in this collection of outstanding OCC-original songs and arrangements, complemented by the works of renowned contemporary composers from West County and beyond.

Fri. May 4 - 8pm - Subud Hall, 234 Hutchins Ave. (off St. Hwy 116), Sebastopol - Pay What You Will Concert

Sat. May 5 - 8pm - Occidental Center for the Arts, Graton Rd & Bohemian Hwy, Occidental
Benefit Concert for local radio station KOWS FM

Sat. May 12 - 8pm - Occidental Center for the Arts, Graton Rd & Bohemian Hwy, Occidental

Sun. May 13 - 3pm - Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa
Mother's Day Matinee

Fri. May 18 - 8pm - Occidental Center for the Arts, Graton Rd & Bohemian Hwy, Occidental

Sat. May 19 - 8pm - Occidental Center for the Arts, Graton Rd & Bohemian Hwy, Occidental
NOTE: No Sunday Matinee

Tickets are $ 15 general admission, $ 13 for seniors (62 and up), free admission for children 12 years and younger.

Purchase Tickets Online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/17661

Tickets can be purchased at the door the day of performance, on a space-available basis, one half hour before the concert begins.

For more information, phone 707-874-8622
Online: http://www.occidentalchoir.org

Thursday May 3rd, 2012:

Thu, 3 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Sebastopol Center for the Arts presents: Gardens with Sculpture

Sunday, May 6, 2012 10am-5pm
Tickets: $ 25 for seven gardens

A tour of seven West Sonoma County Gardens with world-class local sculpture. Tour map is available to download at http://sebarts.org/index.php/events/gardens-sculpture/

Map is also available to pick up at each garden.

"Gardens with Sculpture" tours seven unique gardens, each featuring a variety of outdoor sculpture on Sunday, May 6, 2012, rain or shine.

Garden designer Maile Arnold will give a talk at 2pm at the Kissin/Smith Garden. Maile has had her gardens featured in Sunset Magazine; has been featured on a number of national television shows on gardening; and her garden has been toured by Garden Conservancy, and The Strybing Arboretum.

Do not miss this chance to visit private gardens, admire diverse plantings, and see a wide range of sculpture integrated into a living palette.

To buy tickets in advance:
- Online http://www.brownpapertickets.com/e/240966
- At Sebastopol Center for the Arts Tues - Fri 10am - 4pm or Sat 1-4pm.

Visit these wonderful gardens:

Sara Schomp – 501 Sandretto Dr.
Enjoy a colorful unique pool/cabana garden oasis with contemporary use of bamboo and corrugated metal in gates and fences. Sculpture by Sara, Beth Hartmann and Jane Lang.

Michael MacLean and his sister, Tamara MacLean– 452 Sandretto Dr.
Deeply wooded with a canopy of mature trees, vibrant rhododendron understory and a central glass house for orchid collection. Marble sculptures by Karen Ryer, water sculptures by John Christian.

Gale Kissin and JoAnn Smith – 854 Martin Ln.
A feel of the southwest, with crushed gravel paths flowing past oceans of meadow grasses. Lively plantings throughout. A sinuous wall embraces the fire pit and leads to long views. Sculptures by Robyn Spencer-Crompton and Peter Crompton. Garden design talk by Maile Arnold at 2 pm.

Ann Chambers – 8490 Occidental Rd.
Ann, a Master Gardner, has developed many garden rooms: one of natives, another dedicated to shade lovers, a food garden in apple boxes, and a trellis area with pipe vine, hops, and kiwi. This is home to Greencraft Studio, originator of “woven” wisteria and figs. Carolyn Horan will display her whimsical sculptures. And, stop by the Master Gardener's table to ask questions about plants, and receive handouts on free talks. Ask all your gardening questions here!

Jackie and Tim Reuling – 8600 Templeman Rd.
A mature English-style garden which reflects the joy of outdoor entertaining. Raised cinder block beds, sweeps of lavender and roses, surrounded by award-wining vineyards. Sculpture by Warren Arnold. Enjoy poetry in the garden at 3 pm.

Carole Lansdown – 5720 Pride Rd.
One has the feel of being in Europe here – the only garden of such design in our area. Focused on the well laid out perennial shrubs and trees, the garden includes: a tea house, green house, trellises, fountain, parterre, and pebble mosaics all designed by Carol. This garden is a sculpture in itself.

Kathy and Ted Klopp – 1855 Laguna Rd.
This very large garden, embraced by Klopp Ranch pinot noir grapes, has many areas to explore: perennial flower beds, veggie beds, a green house where starts are begun, unique container gardens. Metal sculptures by Susandra Spicer and Jan Schulz, and antique plantings by Theresa Joyce will be displayed.

For more information contact lindag@sonic.net.

Tuesday May 1st, 2012:

Tue, 1 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

AUDUBON CANYON RANCH: 2nd ANNUAL “ART OF EATING”

2nd ANNUAL “ART OF EATING” Food & wine fundraiser for environmental education celebrates food, friends and community in spirit of MFK Fisher

WHEN: Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 - 1:00pm – 4:30pm

WHAT: A food and wine benefit inspired by the writings of MFK Fisher held in the rustic chic setting of the Bouverie Preserve. Guests will enjoy an afternoon meeting the chefs and vintners that are growing and producing food and wine sustainably. In addition, this year’s event will celebrate our local female chefs.

WHY: Proceeds from the event will benefit the education programs of the Audubon Canyon Ranch, including the school program which annually provides over 6,000 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students the opportunity to experience nature first-hand, at no cost to the schools.

WHERE: Bouverie Preserve is located at 13935 Sonoma Hwy. in Glen Ellen (across from the Sonoma Valley Regional Park.)

WHO: Non-profit Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR) will host its second annual benefit for environmental education at its 500-acre Bouverie Preserve, where MFK Fisher lived many years. ACR owns a system of wildlife sanctuaries and manages approximately 5,000 acres of wildlands in Marin and Sonoma Counties.

COST: $ 125.00 Sponsorships available.

MORE INFO: For information about sponsorships and tickets, contact Laurie Vermont at 415.868.9244 or
laurie.vermont@egret.org
http://www.egret.org

Monday April 30th, 2012:

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Bike to Work Day 2012 - Thursday, May 10th

Are you ready for Bike to Work Day 2012? Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition hopes to see you, your family, your friends, and co-workers out there in numbers on May 10th (and all month long), enjoying the many benefits of bicycling for transportation.

Don't worry if you're not working that day, you can still pedal to the store, to a softball game, to the movies -- anywhere you need to go!

To help entice you, our partners will set up Energizer Stations throughout Sonoma County to serve anyone on a bike coffee, snacks, good cheer, and our collectible canvas giveaway bags. Visit an Energizer Station between 6-9a.m., including our first-ever station in Guerneville, right downtown at Dawn Ranch Lodge.

After work, party with fellow bicycle people at a Bike Home Celebration. So far, there are parties planned in Sonoma, Windsor, and Santa Rosa. We're hoping to add a few more.

Throughout May, celebrate National Bike Month by forming a team of 5 and joining the Team Bike Challenge. Registration is now open.

More events and information during Bike Month online at:
http://www.bikesonoma.org or 707-545-0153

Friday April 27th, 2012:

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

6th Street Improv presents: Improvised Musicals

April 27 & 28!

Come join the fun at 6th Street Improv April 27 and 28 as we present one of our favorite formats: the improvised musical, featuring stories, songs, and choreography inspired by your suggestions. Last year’s Sweeney Dog had the audience on the edge of their seats wondering how the performers would solve the mystery. Musical accompaniment by the fabulous Win Meyerson, performer on the television show “Who’s Line Is It, Anyway?”

April 27, 28 at 8 PM

General Admission: $ 14
(though seating is not reserved, tickets may be purchased in advance by phone, online, or at the Box Office)

Purchase Tickets online here: http://www.6thstreetplayhouse.com/guides/season-201112/6th-street-improv/
OR Call (707) 523-4185

Box Office: 52 West 6th Street - Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 1:00 - 4:00 pm // Saturday: 11:00 - 2:00 pm
Email: boxoffice@6thstreetplayhouse.com

6th Street Playhouse
52 W. 6th Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone: (707) 523-4185 (24-hour voice mail)

Thursday April 26th, 2012:

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

16th Annual California Herdeljezi Roma Festival
A benefit for Voice of Roma Cultural and Educational Programs, and Humanitarian Aid for the Roma of Kosovo
Friday, May 4, and Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Sebastopol California

HERDELJEZI is a traditional Romani (Gypsy) neighborhood celebration announcing the end of the cold indoor season and the beginning of the warmer season of movement and outdoor life. Survival from the winter and the seasonal renewal of life is celebrated at Herdeljezi through the sharing of music, dance, food and community.

Two events to help the Roma of Kosovo:

- Friday May 4 - Romani Education Night
- Veterans Building, 282 South High St., Sebastopol, CA

7:30 pm - Presentation by Romanichel activist Mario Williams of Austin, Texas, founder of the new website Gypsy.com. Topics include Romani unity, diversity, identities, civil rights, education, plans for a Romani-centered online school and for a Romani civil rights/education non-profit organization. University of Oregon professor Carol Silverman will moderate the discussion that follows.

9:00 pm - Live music and dancing, festival performers.

$ 12-15 suggested donation.

- Saturday May 5 - Herdeljezi Stage
- Ives Park, Sebastopol, CA - RAIN OR SHINE!
(if rain, next door in Veterans Building, 282 South High St.)

11 am - Romani Music and Dance Workshops $ 20

- Violin - Hüsnü Tuzsuz
- Singing - Beni Kurtis and Ferdi Demir
- Drumming - Amdi Seyfedinov
- Dance (Roman Oyun Havası) - Reyhan Tuzsuz
- Clarinet - Sal Mamudoski

12:30 - 9:00 pm: Live music and dancing, plus authentic Romani/Balkan food by Julia Pecak and her crew, handcrafts by "Threads That Connect Us" (VoR sewing project).

Performers and teachers include: Sazet Band (NYC Romani), Ruzsa Nikolic-Lakatos (Vienna), Reyhan and Hüsnü Tuzsuz (Istanbul), Stevens Brothers "Gypsy Boys" and Danny Lee Fender (Los Angeles), Vadim Kolpakov and "Via Romen" (Russia), Inspector Gadje (Bay Area Balkan).

Advance tickets are $ 15/$ 18 at the gate, children under 12 are free. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/238380

Information and advance tickets are available on the VOR website: http://www.voiceofroma.com. Contact Sani Rifati (707)823-7941 if you have questions.

More information at: http://www.voiceofroma.com/culture/HDZ-12.shtml

Wednesday April 25th, 2012:

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

May 1st March and Rally for Economic Justice & Immigrants Rights!

Date & Time: Tuesday May 1, 3:30 PM
Location: 655 Sebastopol Road, just west of Dutton, Santa Rosa

Since the 2006 Mayday national mobilization for immigrant rights when over 10,000 people marched in Santa Rosa CA, the May 1st Coalition of Sonoma County has organized an annual march and rally.

This year's Mayday falls on a Tuesday. Although a nation-wide general strike has been called, many people, especially in the immigrant community, must work. For that reason the gathering and rally at "Roseland Plaza" (Old Albertson’s lot) in Roseland will begin at 3:30 pm. The march will start at 4:30 pm, to Juilliard Park where there will be a theatre performance, music and informational tables.

The events on this International Workers Day, Tuesday, May 1st, will create opportunity for the diverse community of Sonoma County to unite in solidarity for a just society. Let's have 15,000 people from all sectors of the County turn out as a critical mass to say to the 1%, enough is enough!! It's time!

Sponsored by: North Bay Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Committee for Immigrant Rights, So. Co., Peace and Justice Center, So. Co. Organized by the May 1st Coalition,Sonoma County For more info 707-571-7559

Volunteers are needed for set up on May 1st, in Roseland at 2:30 pm and in Juilliard Park at 2:00 pm. For more information, call 707-795-1044

Tuesday April 24th, 2012:

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

ACLU of Sonoma County’s 2012 AWARDS CELEBRATION & ANNUAL DINNER

Friday, April 27th, 5:30 pm - Friedman Event Center

Keynote speaker: JEANNE WOODFORD - Former Warden of San Quentin Prison; Executive Director of Death Penalty Focus WHY A PRISON WARDEN DECIDED TO FIGHT THE DEATH PENALTY

DAVID GRABILL – 2012 Jack Green Civil Liberties Award Honoree

The Awards Ceremony and Annual Dinner is the chapter’s only fundraising event and is always an interesting and fun time. The event features a delicious dinner by Capers & Co., the presentation of the Jack Green Civil Liberties Award that honors a Sonoma County resident for furthering the cause of civil liberties, live music, 50-50 raffle (winner receives ½ of the sales), community groups tabling and a room full of people who celebrate civil liberties.

Community groups that wish to table, please contact us:
Email:aclu@sonic.net
Phone: 707-765-5005

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW BY DOWNLOADING, FILLING OUT PRINTING AND MAILING THIS FORM (http://aclusonoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012-Awards-Celebration-Order-Form.pdf) with your check to:

ACLU of Sonoma County P.O. Box 14181, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Please make out your check to: ACLU

ACLU of Sonoma County’s 2012 AWARDS CELEBRATION & ANNUAL DINNER
Friday, April 27th, 5:30 pm - Friedman Event Center
4676 Mayette Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA
http://aclusonoma.org

Monday April 23rd, 2012:

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Sonoma County Film Premiere: “Being Adept”

The Jackson Theater at Sonoma Country Day School
4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 7 pm - No Admission Fee

The documentary film, Being Adept, explores the issue of alcohol and drug use among adolescents. Interviews with numerous college and high school teens shed light on why Sonoma and Marin Counties are experiencing the highest rate of binge drinking and drug use in decades. The documentary also provides answers to this disturbing problem. Recommended for all parents, and students in grades six and up.

Please join us on this special evening as we unveil this new film, followed by a question and answer period with filmmakers and special guests, including nationally recognized motivational speaker and youth advocate Michael Pritchard.

http://www.beingadept.org/
http://www.scds.org

Friday April 20th, 2012:

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

It's a Party for the Parks!

PastaPalooza for the Parks
Saturday, April 28 - Veterans Memorial Building Santa Rosa

PastaPalooza will be an evening of fun, dancing, great food and auction items that you can’t get anywhere else – all to benefit Regional Parks and Annadel. Get your tickets now!

The evening will feature music and dancing with popular local band Cahoots, as well as a fabulous silent auction with special outings, dinners, vacations, massages and facials, kids' summer camps and activities, and much more! The Pasta King will serve his popular pasta and polenta, and guests also will enjoy Barefoot Wine, Lagunitas Beer, Costeaux bread, and dessert from Worth Our Weight.

Tickets are $ 30 each for individual tickets or $ 500 for a VIP reserved table. Tickets are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/230112 or at the Regional Parks office, 2300 County Center Drive, Suite 120A, Santa Rosa.

PastaPalooza for the Parks
Saturday, April 28, 2012 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Building
1351 Maple Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95404
http://www.sonoma-county.org/parks/foundation

Thursday April 19th, 2012:

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

The 6th Street Playhouse presents: The Marvelous Wonderettes

April 20-May 13 - In the GK Hardt Theatre
By Roger Bean
Directed by Craig A. Miller
Musical Direction by Janis Wilson
Choreography by Alise Girard

The Marvelous Wonderettes takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, we are treated to the girls performing such classic '50s and '60s songs as "Lollipop," "Dream Lover," "Stupid Cupid," "Lipstick On Your Collar," "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me," "It's My Party" and over 20 other classic hits!

Featuring Ashley McKenna as Cindy Lou; Katie Veale as Missy; Julianne Lorenzen as Suzy; and Shari Hopkinson as Betty Jean.

Tickets:
Fri, Sat @ 8:00 & Sun @ 2:00: General $ 35; Senior (62+) $ 30; Youth (13-21) $ 30; Children (5-12) $ 15

Discount Thurs at 8:00 & Sat at 2:00: General $ 28; Senior $ 23; Youth $ 23; Children $ 15

Box Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 - 2:00 pm
Email: boxoffice@6thstreetplayhouse.com
24- hour voice mail: (707) 523-4185 ext 1

6th Street Playhouse - 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, California in Historic Railroad Square
http://www.6thstreetplayhouse.com

Tuesday April 17th, 2012:

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

The Bird Rescue Center

Arnold is celebrating his 30th birthday, and everyone is invited!!

Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 11am-4pm

Arnold, our oldest resident turkey vulture, was rescued in August 1982. He was a first-year bird with a wing injury serious enough to prevent his release back into the wild. Since then he has been one of the star Ambassadors of our Education and Outreach Program.

To celebrate Arnold’s 30th birthday, all are invited to the Center between 11 and 4 to enjoy snacks and beverages, tour the new Ambassador Compound, and schmooze with Arnold and the rest of our resident raptors. We will also have a silent auction of a few pieces of original artwork recently donated to the Center.

Arnold is hoping we will serve his favorite, Carrion cake, but otherwise requests no presents. (However, a generous donation to BRC will help ensure an ample supply of mousies for Arnie and his many friends.)

Bird Rescue Center - 3430 Chanate Rd.-Santa Rosa, CA 95404
PHONE: 707/523-BIRD (2473)
http://www.birdrescuecenter.org

Monday April 16th, 2012:

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Sebastopol Center for the Arts presents: Tre Winds and Gary Digman

Friday April 20 - 7:30pm

Tre Winds (Kathrin Williams, flute; Neil Herring, clarinet; Michael Tallman, bassoon); and guest Sonia Tubridy, piano will perform pieces spanning musical eras from baroque to contemporary.

Mr. Digman, will present a recital of music for viola da gamba, 13 course baroque lute and baroque guitar on modern reproductions of period instruments by luthiers Lyn Elder and Ed Greenhood spanning the seventeenth to the eighteenth centuries.

Friday, April 20, 7:30pm.
Tickets: sliding scale $ 10 - $ 15 at the door.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts
6780 Depot Street Sebastopol CA 95472
707.829.4797
http://www.sebarts.org

Friday April 13th, 2012:

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Yom Hashoah Commemoration

Sonoma County’s Yom Hashoah Observance - Sunday, April 22, 2012

Europe was home to many vibrant Jewish communities before the Holocaust. Three such communities – then and now – will be explored through pictures, music and words at Sonoma County’s annual community-wide Yom Hashoah commemoration, “Remembering Home: Music and Memories of Our Lost Communities.”

The event, to remember those who died in the Holocaust, will take place on Sunday, April 22, 2 – 4 p.m. at the Friedman Center, 4676 Mayette Ave. Santa Rosa. It is free and open to the public. For information, visit www.jccsoco.org.

The program will feature authentic music, candle lighting by Sonoma County’s Holocaust survivors – each escorted by a teen, and a reading of the winning essay of the Susy Raful Student Essay Contest. Special yellow Holocaust memorial candles will be available for attendees for lighting at home.

The commemoration is co-sponsored by Sonoma County synagogues, the Jewish Community Center, Sonoma County, The Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide, Remember Us: The Holocaust B’nai Mitzvah Project, the Jewish Community Federation/Sonoma Region, and the Jewish Community Relations Council/ North Bay Region.

Yom HaShoah is Hebrew for the day of the Shoah or Holocaust. Jewish communities around the world hold commemorations every year, both in memory of those who died and to ensure that this genocide, in which six million Jews and five million others were killed, is not forgotten.

www.jccsoco.org

Thursday April 12th, 2012:

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Main Stage West presents: Silver Spoon

A Romantic Musical Comedy by Si Kahn and Amy Merrill
Directed by Elizabeth Craven
Music Direction by Dave MacNab

Starring: Heather Lane, John Craven, Karen Pinomaki & Peter Warden

April: 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 - 8:00pm; Sunday April 29 at 5:00 pm
May: 3, 4, 5 - 8:00 pm

West Coast Premiere – Set in the late 1960s, “Silver Spoon”, the new romantic musical comedy by Amy Merrill (book) and Si Kahn (music and lyrics), is a love story about the dividing lines of personal convictions and class. Polly Bullock is leading a double life, working by day in her family’s Wall Street brokerage firm while editing a radical underground newspaper by night and falling for Dan, a passionate organizer for the national grape boycott. At the heart of “Silver Spoon” is the age-old struggle between family commitments and discovering your true identity.

Tickets: $ 20.00 - $ 25.00
Purchase tickets online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/214731

Main Stage West - 104 N. Main Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Ph 707.823.0177
http://mainstagewest.com/silver-spoon-7

Wednesday April 11th, 2012:

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

ENSO STRING QUARTET

Friday – April 20, 2012 – 7:30 PM
Healdsburg Community Church
Free admission

The much sought-after Enso String Quartet will present Russian River Chamber Music’s 2011-12 season finale concert on Friday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. at Healdsburg Community Church (1100 University Street). The concert will be preceded at 7:00 by an informal interview with members of the quartet and RRCM artistic director Gary McLaughlin.

Founded in 1999 at Yale University and now based in New York City, the Enso Quartet has quickly emerged as one of the country’s most accomplished young ensembles. They are recipients of two Grammy nominations— the most recent in 2010 for “Best Chamber Music Performance” (Naxos, works of Ginastera). International critics claim the quartet’s “jaw-dropping prowess” and “edge-of-the-seat vitality.”

The Quartet will perform a wonderfully diverse program of works by Boccherini (Quartet in G minor, Op. 32 No. 5), Benjamin Britten (String Quartet No. 2), and Edvard Grieg (Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27). ADMISSION IS FREE with donations gladly accepted.

The ensemble’s name, Enso, derives from the Japanese Zen painting of the circle which represents perfection and imperfection, the moment of chaos that is creation, the emptiness of the void, the endless circle of life, and fullness of the spirit.

Following the performance will be a gala reception for the artists and RRCM members at Just For You Gallery on the Healdsburg Plaza featuring local wines, noshes, and a celebratory nod to RRCM’s achievement of presenting 20 seasons of top-flight chamber music performances for North Bay audiences.

http://www.russianriverchambermusic.org

Tuesday April 10th, 2012:

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Analy Arts 2012 Presents: My Fair Lady

April 20, 21, 26*, 27, 28 at 7:00 pm
April 22 and 28 - Matinees at 1:30
*April 26 show is a Benefit Performance – for The Adult Literacy League of Sonoma County

Directed by Starr Hergenrather
Music Direction by Robert Cullinen
Vocal Direction by Janis Dunson Wilson
Choreography by Virginia Matthews

Award winning Analy Arts happily presents Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady", that wonderful musical that everyone loves, adapted from George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion", the story of how Henry Higgins transforms a common flower girl into a lovely lady--No! A duchess!

A benefit performance will be Thursday, April 26th for The Adult Literacy League of Sonoma County, a non-profit all volunteer community organization teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to persons 18 years and older residing anywhere in Sonoma County. Tickets for this benefit show will be sold at the door only.

Buy tickets online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/237679
- Tickets purchased through Brown Paper Tickets are $ 12 for general admission and $ 8 for students and seniors.
- Tickets sold at the door will be $ 15 for general admission and $ 8 for students and seniors.
- Those 62 and over a considered seniors. All seating is general seating.

Help the Analy Theatre Arts Students get to Ashland for a 6 day educational trip of workshops and seeing the amazing Oregon Shakespeare Festival plays!! There will be an opportunity to donate to this event at the production.

Analy High School - 6950 Analy Ave. - Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 824-2300

Friday April 6th, 2012:

Fri, 6 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

ArtStart's 1st Annual Drawing Rally

Friday April 13th - 6-10pm
Artstart Arthouse - 716 Bennett Valley Road - Santa Rosa
Admission: FREE!

The Drawing Rally is a live drawing event and fund raiser featuring professional and emerging artists, and Artstart’s alumni apprentices creating works of art in front of a live audience!

THE DRAWING RALLY.
The evening will consist of 3 forty minute drawing sessions starting at 6:00pm with approximately 10-15 artists drawing LIVE simultaneously.

THE AUCTION.
As the drawings are completed they will be hung on the walls of Artstart’s newly created gallery space and available for purchase starting at $40 each in a silent auction. The first auction closes at 7:10pm!

THE MUSIC. DRINKS. FOOD.
Music will be performed all night by local DJ’s. Wine from Kokomo Winery, beer from Lagunitas, and delicious pizza from Pizza Politana will be for sale all night! Thank you to Kokomo Winery and Lagunitas Brewing for their support!!

The Drawing Rally provides spectators the unique opportunity to experience the process of creation, and to purchase a work of art minutes after it's completion. This year’s Drawing Rally will launch Artstart’s annual fundraiser event. The Drawing Rally promises to be an action-packed spectacle you won't want to miss!

Friday April 13th - 6-10pm
Artstart Arthouse - 716 Bennett Valley Road - Santa Rosa
Admission: FREE!

Information: http://www.artstart.us
Phone 707-546-2345
Email info@artstart.us

Thursday April 5th, 2012:

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Petaluma Arts Center presents A Culture Within: The Japanese American Experience through Art

April 7th - May 28th, 2012
Petaluma Arts Center - 230 Lakeville Street, Petaluma
In the Historic Railroad Station

The Petaluma Arts Center is pleased to present this timely exhibit featuring the work of Henry Sugimoto, an iconic figure in 20th century art, and a man whose life (1900-1990) is emblematic of the Japanese American experience. The exhibit will include works by Chiura Obata, a contemporary of Sugimoto, both of whom managed to pursue their art while incarcerated.
Mark your Calendars for…Lectures, Workshops, Films, Sake Tasting and More…

Saturday April 14, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Opening Reception

Saturday April 14, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The Craft of the Japanese Woodblock Print. $ 5 Members, $ 10 General Public. Reservations are required. Please call 707-762-5600

Tuesday April 17, 7:00 p.m. – Lina Hoshino hosts a screening of two short films: Leap of Faith: How Enmanji Buddhist Temple was Saved, and Caught in Between: What to call Home in Times of War; $ 10 donation – Bite Sized Pies from Petaluma Pie Company will be served.

Wednesday April 18, 7:00 p.m. – Delphine Hirasuna, will give a talk on her book, The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942-1946. $ 5 Members, $ 10 General Public. Refreshments will be served.

Saturday April 21, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Origami Workshop with Henry Kaku. $ 10 donation. For all ages. Materials included

Sunday April 22, 1:00-4:00 p.m. - Ikebana Workshop with Keiko Hitchcock. Hitchcock is an Assistant Professor of Ikenobo Ikebana, 1st Grade (Jun-Kyoju). $ 40 class fee – Please register for this class by calling the Arts Center 707-762-5600. The class fee includes flowers. Students must supply their own clippers and frogs and are welcome to bring additional natural materials for their arrangements. Vases may be purchased from the instructor or supplied by the student. Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday April 28, 2:00 p.m. – George Yoshida will discuss his book, Reminiscing in Swingtime. $ 5 Members $ 10 General Public. Refreshments will be served.

Thursday May 3, 6:30 p.m. An Evening of Sake. Learn the history and culture of sake, how sake is made and enjoy a sake tasting with Izumi Motai, Marketing and Tasting Room Manager for Sho Chicku Bai Sake. $ 15 Members - $ 20 General Public. Reservations are required. Please call 707-762-5600

Saturday May 12, 2:00 p.m. – Kimi Kodani Hill author of Topaz Moon will present a slideshow and talk on the art and life of Chiura Obata. $ 5 Members - $ 10 General Public. Refreshments will be served.

Friday May 25, 7:00 p.m. – Poetry Reading and Discussion – of Heart Mountain, poems by Jodi Hottel, followed by a conversation with Japanese American Citizens League oral history members, Marie Sugiyama, Jodi Hottel, Henry Kaku and others. FREE to General Public. Refreshments will be served.

Petaluma Arts Center - 230 Lakeville Street - Petaluma, CA. 94952
Phone: 707-762-5600
http://petalumaartscenter.org

Wednesday April 4th, 2012:

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

ACLU of Sonoma County - 2012 AWARDS CELEBRATION & ANNUAL DINNER

With keynote speaker JEANNE WOODFORD
Former Warden of San Quentin Prison
Executive Director of Death Penalty Focus
WHY A PRISON WARDEN DECIDED TO FIGHT THE DEATH PENALTY

DAVID GRABILL – 2012 Jack Green Civil Liberties Award Honoree

Friday, April 27th, 5:30 pm
Friedman Event Center – 4676 Mayette Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW!!!

The Awards Ceremony and Annual Dinner is the chapter’s only fund raising event and is always an interesting and fun time. The event features a delicious dinner by Capers & Co., the presentation of the Jack Green Civil Liberties Award that honors a Sonoma County resident for furthering the cause of civil liberties, live music, 50-50 raffle (winner receives ½ of the sales), community groups tabling and a room full of people who celebrate civil liberties.

For reservations and more information:
http://www.aclusonoma.org
Email:aclu@sonic.net
Phone: 707-765-5005

Tuesday April 3rd, 2012:

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Monday April 2nd, 2012:

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Del Monte Lecture

Monday, April 16, 2012, 12:15 PM
Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
SRJC Santa Rosa Campus

Santa Rosa Junior College will host the David Del Monte Lecture, “Who Do I Believe: Media & The Politics of Division” on April 16, 2012, at 12:15 p.m. in the Newman Auditorium on SRJC’s Santa Rosa campus. The event is sponsored by the SRJC Foundation David Del Monte Lectureship Endowment as well as the SRJC Arts & Lectures committee.

The lecture will primarily be a panel discussion on how media messages often widen our political divide, as well as proposing means to remedy the problem. The panel itself will consist of various local experts including Paul Gullixon, Editorial Director of the Press Democrat, and Susan Lamont, the Director of the Peace & Justice Center. Furthermore, the lecture will be moderated by SRJC faculty member, Michael Aparicio of the Philosophy Department. The lecture will also be conveniently video-conferenced in the Mahoney Library, Room 726, on SRJC’s Petaluma campus, for those unable to attend in Santa Rosa.

Admission to the event is free but a $4 parking permit is required to park on either campus. The Santa Rosa campus is located at 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, and the Petaluma campus is located at 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Petaluma, CA 94954.

Friday March 30th, 2012:

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Santa Rosa Recreation and Parks - Finley Community Center presents:

ArtFest 2012; and Art at the Source Open Studios Tour Preview

ArtFest 2012: Featuring Work from Chop’s Teen Club
April 3 – April 26, 2012
Reception: Thursday, April 5, 5-7pm

This remarkable multi-media show will display artwork from local Santa Rosa teens. The collection includes clay, pottery, wood assemblage, metal work and paintings. The art pieces demonstrate the raw skill and incredible talent from the youth perspective. The exhibition also includes fine art from the Chop’s Art Studio staff. These latest creations have been displayed in our neighboring Railroad Square storefronts. For this presentation the teens have compiled their most revered and inspired pieces to share with the general public.

Information: http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/departments/recreationandparks/programs/artsandculture/exhibitions/Pages/finley.aspx

Art at the Source Open Studios Tour Preview: May 3 - June 10

Finley Community Center will host a preview exhibit featuring a piece of each participating artist’s work from May 3 through June 10. The Opening Reception is May 3, 5-7pm.

Information: http://artatthesource.org/index.php/preview-exhibits

Thursday March 29th, 2012:

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Chew On This!

Dine With Bay Area Authors. Support Your Public Library.

Please join us on April 21st for an evening of fine wine, food and conversation with Bay Area authors to benefit the Sonoma County Library system and Book Festival.

Space is limited. The event will sell out!

Buy your tickets now at www.scplf.org.
Individual tickets: $105*
Table sponsorships: $750
*Includes applicable sales tax.

Central Library Branch - 211 E Street in downtown Santa Rosa

Contact jadams@scplf.com for more information.

Wednesday March 28th, 2012:

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Westside Stories in Petaluma

Storytelling???

NOT, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Myths, Legends, not even Bedtime Stories nothing wrong with that except, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO!

West Side Stories is where everyday people drop their name in the hat, to tell Five Minute, True Stories, Live on Stage, Without Notes, 10 get pulled and when it's all over a random audience member chooses their favorite and that teller wins $50.

That's how we do it, it's what's called a StorySlam!

It sort of feels like sitting around a campfire with a bunch of friends, everybody telling stories. (the only things missing are you, the smores, and an actual fire) There’s no other show like it in Northern California.

Come see what everybody's talking about, the 2nd Wednesday every month. You’ll need to get to this hot monthly event early to get a good seat - we have been jam-packed and tickets are only $5 cash at the door.

Call 707-477-4416 for more information

Practice your story once or twice, sign-ups are at 7pm and don't fear because we're all in this together.

We put on this show because we love it, but it can't be done with out help, so a special thanks to our sponsors Pelican Art Gallery, Petaluma Community Access and our newest one Electric Crayon.

Here are the monthly themes for 2012 so you can get a head start:

April 11th CRIME DOESN’T PAY
May 9th MY HERO
June 13th IT JUST SEEMS LOGICAL

Pelican Art Gallery provides a stage, a microphone, & a theme for evening, a lively supportive audience, & Dave Pokorny to host & guide the festivities.

Every 2nd Wednesday of the month - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Pelican Art Gallery & Custom Framing Studio
143 Petaluma Blvd. North - Petaluma, CA
Phone: (707) 477-4416
Admission - $ 5

https://www.facebook.com/events/257888874298585/

https://www.facebook.com/dave.pokorny3

Monday March 26th, 2012:

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Dave Alvin @ Sebastopol Masonic Center - Nonesuch School Benefit

Saturday - March 31st

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Alvin headlines the Nonesuch School Benefit Concert on March 31st at the Sebastopol Masonic Center.

Dave Alvin continues to blaze trails through musical genres: rock, blues, country and now roots. His deep voice and visceral guitar work are widely admired by musicians and music lovers as well. His present music combines the roots traditions with a sharp, poetic eye and ear for present day struggles.

Alvin makes a special solo stop in Sebastopol between his upcoming US and European tours with his newest lineup The Guilty Ones.

Presale tickets are $ 25 at People’s Music in Sebastopol, the Last Record Store in Santa Rosa, and brownpapertickets.com.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/233433
Tickets will be $ 30 at the door. Dinner and drinks will be available for sale, as well as a silent auction.

Doors open at 5:30, with Sonia Hunter and Erik Thompson performing at 6:30. Dave Alvin will perform at 7:30.
Nonesuch School is a small, 501(c)(3) non-profit located in the hills of Western Sonoma County. Since its inception in 1969 Nonesuch has provided a stimulating and caring environment for students and families seeking an education that encourages intellectual growth and creativity.

Sebastopol Masonic Center - 373 N. Main Street - Sebastopol, CA. 95472

For more information about Nonesuch, visit:
http://www.nonesuchschool.com

Friday March 23rd, 2012:

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Redwood Arts Council presents: Borromeo String Quartet

March 31st, 8:00pm
Occidental Center for the Arts

Since performing for us in 1994, this quartet has grown in maturity and depth, as well as creating additional appeal for listeners by going digital. Their original idea to record every live performance so as to make it accessible to audiences after the fact, not only allowed for specific memories to be held, but as an acute tool for improvement in the ensemble. In addition, by incorporating four lap top computers into their performance, all of which hold their sheet music, they can project the actual four part score, in the composer’s handwriting, to be viewed by the audience. This is a special multimedia experience for our audience, with our small venue.

Tickets: $ 25.00 -
Online - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/189782

Occidental Center for the Arts
3850 Doris Murphy Court - Occidental, CA 95465
phone: 707.874.9392
email: info@occidentalcenterforthearts.org
Web: http://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org

Redwood Arts Council
P.O. Box 449
Occidental, CA 95465
Phone: 707-874-1124
Email: racmusic@sonic.net
Web: http://www.redwoodarts.org

Thursday March 22, 2012:

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700

The Tennessee Menagerie: An Evening with the Women of Tennessee Williams

March 23 - April 7
6th Street Playhouse - The Studio

Written by Tennessee Williams and co-conceived by Craig A. Miller and Lennie Dean

Directed by Lennie Dean

In this new visit with the female characters of one of America's greatest playwrights we see glimpses into William's own life as a son to a single mother and brother to a mentally disabled sister, and how some of his early women in his one act plays went on to mature into the most powerful matriarchs, sexually repressed ingenues, and tragic female victims of the American stage; now populating his better-known works such as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Summer and Smoke, and more. Co-conceived by Artistic Director, Craig A. Miller, and company Dramaturge, Lennie Dean, this evening is sure to be a perfect companion to our G. K. Hardt production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Ticket pricing and information online at:
http://www.6thstreetplayhouse.com/box-office
Box office phone: (707) 523-4185

6th Street Playhouse - 52 W. 6th Street - Santa Rosa - 95401
Phone: (707) 523-4185 (24-hour voice mail)
Fax: (707)523-3544

Wednesday March 21st, 2012:

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's & Dementia

This seminar will address The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Presented by the author himself, David Troxel, an internationally known expert in Alzheimer’s & memory care. David is an informative and engaging speaker.

- No fee for general admission
- $ 40 for 6 CEU credits
- Lunch included
- April 19th, 2012 from 9am to 4:30pm
- Event held at Brookdale Senior Living The Lodge of Paulin Creek

RSVP to 707-586-1516 - *seating is limited so call today to make your reservation!

http://www.homeinstead.com/sonoma

Monday March 19th, 2012:

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Sonoma CASA Training Program

What is a CASA?

Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are everyday people who are trained and then appointed by judges to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children. When a CASA volunteer is appointed to a child's case, he or she spends time with the social workers, foster parents, family, and most importantly- the child. The advocate then provides the judge with information that assists in providing a unique and heartfelt understanding of the child's needs. A CASA volunteer remains with each child until they are placed in a safe, permanent and nurturing home.

Renew hope in a child. Consider volunteering today.

CASA Training

After acceptance into the CASA program, the child advocate completes 24 hours of a comprehensive training program taught by the CASA Advisory Committee. There are additional hours of internship including site visits for courtroom observation and case reviews. Continuing education training of at least 12 hours per year is required for all CASA's.

In completing the CASA training program, you will:

- Gain practical knowledge of your roles and responsibilities as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).
- Examine major issues related to your work as a CASA.
- Practice the skills required for a CASA.

More information: www.sonomacasa.org/training.html

Please call 707-565-6375 or send us an email if you would like to sign up or would like more information about attending the CASA Training. Registration is required.

Orientation and training are held at our offices in Santa Rosa, CA. Please call or email for directions.

http://www.sonomacasa.org

Friday March 16th, 2012:

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:06:05 -0700

5th Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival

The Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival is entering its fifth year of bringing strong, independent documentaries to Sonoma County. This year's festival will be held March 29-April 1, 2012.

http://www.sebastopolfilmfestival.org/
http://www.facebook.com/SebastopolDocumentaryFilmFestival

Thursday March 15th, 2012:

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700

Move to Amend Sonoma County

http://www.facebook.com/MoveToAmendSonomaCounty

Wednesday March 14th, 2012:

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700

United Way Wine Country's 2012 Big Read Creativity Contest

In association with the 2012 Big Read Sonoma County, we are coordinating a Creativity Contest on Facebook to encourage young readers to exhibit their creative interpretations of Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima, The First Tortilla and The Roadrunners Dance. The competition will occur from February 27-March 23. A volunteer team of judges will critique the projects with the top three winners for EACH book being announced on April 6. The announcements will be on our Facebook fan page as well as on KRCB. Prizes for the contest will include gift certificates to local book stores and a grand prize of a reading tablet for our Bless Me, Ultima contestants. Groups (family, classes, etc.) are encouraged to submit art projects for children's books category featuring The First Tortilla and The Roadrunners Dance for a chance to win other exciting prizes! Instructions on how to post submissions will be available through our United Way Facebook Fan Page. Be sure to "like" us if you're not already a fan.

Types of creative projects may include, but aren't limited to:

- Poems
- Songs (either just the lyrics or a video taping of the song being performed)
- Paintings
- Drawings
- Collages
- Photos
- Creative dance interpretations (videoed)
- Recipes
- Photos of panoramas
- Anything else you might think of to creatively express the book(s)

United Way’s Big Read, Sonoma County creativity contest is endorsed by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Latino Service Providers, local school districts, and other for profit and non-profit partners. The Big Read in Sonoma County is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

Email your creativity project to: tamara@unitedwaywinecountry.org

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/unitedwaywinecountry?sk=app_79458893817

http://www.unitedwaywinecountry.org/bigread2012

Tuesday March 13th, 2012:

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Credo High School

Open House - March 24th

http://www.credohigh.org

Credo High School - 1290 Southwest Blvd., Rohnert Park, Ca.
(707) 664 0600

Friday March 9th, 2012:

Fri, 9 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0800

The Big Read, Sonoma County

What is The Big Read, Sonoma County?

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. KRCB is the lead agency for The Big Read, Sonoma County and will be partnering with the Sonoma County Library and other community organizations to encourage everyone in Sonoma County to read Rudolfo Anaya’s award-winning novel, Bless Me, Ultima.

How Can I Participate?

The Big Read, Sonoma County is inviting teachers, students, seniors, arts and community organizations, private business, public entities, and other individuals or groups with an interest in supporting literacy and the promotion of reading as a pleasurable activity to participate in The Big Read, Sonoma County by creating their own event or project. Events must take place during March 2012 and can be for one day or a series of days, serve public or private groups, focusing on any age or demographic. Projects (art, theatrical, musical) are encouraged (especially by classroom teachers) in order to engage “reluctant readers.”

http://www.neabigread.org/communities/?community_id=1276

Thursday February 23rd, 2012:

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800

You can help link Sebastopol and Petaluma for bikes, peds, and horses!

Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition is working with citizens in Sebastopol and Petaluma to support an exciting new multi-use trail project, and we need your help!

Sonoma County Regional Parks has identified the planned Petaluma Sebastopol Trail as a priority, and is moving ahead with the project. At this time, Regional Parks is preparing to submit through CalTrans a $190,000 grant proposal that would fund a required feasibility study. Once the study is completed, the Petaluma Sebastopol Trail will be eligible to receive federal and state funds toward construction.

Imagine, a Class I (off the road, paved) multi-use pathway connecting Petaluma and Sebastopol. It'll add a safe route for transportation and recreation currently lacking in our local bicycle network. The path is planned to link up in Sebastopol with the Joe Rodota Trail -- that means a continues bike route between Santa Rosa and Petaluma; the connection to the West County Trail means a bikeway from Petaluma to Forestville. Awesome!

Sonoma County Bicycle Coaltion is so excited about this trail, that we're working with Sebastopol TrailMakers, BikeWalk Sebastopol, and citizens in Petaluma to raise the $19,000 match required by the Cal Trans grant. We've already raised nearly $10,000 toward this goal.

Here's your chance to help build a trail!

Between February 1st and March 15, 2012, we need to raise $9,000 to complete the matching fund from individuals like you, who understand what this trail will mean for us in the near future and generations to come: the potential for reduced traffic and greenhouse gas emissions, improved public health, safer routes to school, and more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.

Will you help build this trail by making a tax-deductible contribution? As a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization (Tax ID #: 68-0467440), Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition is receiving and acknowledging donations for this matching fund.

It's easy to donate online, here on SCBC's website: http://www.bikesonoma.org/donatePStrail

Or, download the flyer below, complete the donation form, and send it with your check by March 15, 2012 to: Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, PO Box 3088, Santa Rosa, CA 95402.

Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
Mail: PO Box 3088, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
In person: 750 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 6, Santa Rosa, CA
Phone: 707-545-0153
Email: General inquiries: info@BikeSonoma.org

Tuesday January 31st, 2012:

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:19:28 -0800

Roustabout Theatre Company Auditions

APPRENTICE PRODUCTIONS
FAME Jr. auditions: Saturday, Feb. 11th
INTO THE WOODS auditions: Saturday, Feb. 18th

"Fame" rehearsals run Feb. 27 - May 20
Mondays 4 - 7:30pm and Saturdays 11am - 3pm

"Into the Woods" rehearsals run Feb. 29 - June 3
Wednesdays 4 - 7:30pm and Saturdays 1:30pm - 6pm

Rehearsals include two-day Master Class with acclaimed playwright Eugenie Chan and Conservatory Classes in Dance and Movement

Information available online at: http://www.roustabout-theater.org/
(707) 527-0983 - info@roustabout-theater.org

Monday January 30th, 2012:

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:34:08 -0800

SAFE California Act - Death Penalty Initiative

About the SAFE California Act

The SAFE California Act will replace California’s death penalty with life in prison with no chance of parole. This means convicted killers will remain behind bars forever and it will eliminate the risk of executing an innocent person.

Innocence: Since reinstatement of the death penalty in the U.S., 139 innocent men and women have been freed from death row.

Safety & Accountability: Our limited law enforcement resources should be used to solve more crimes, get more criminals off our streets and to protect our families.

Unsolved Rapes & Murders: In an average year in California, over one thousand homicides go unsolved - 46% of homicide cases are never closed - and 56% of rapes go unsolved.

Savings: By replacing the death penalty with life in prison without possibility of parole, California taxpayers would save well over $ 100 million every year

Our Broken System For many people it is puzzling to learn that death row inmates are more likely to die of old age or infirmity than to be executed. But there are important reasons why that is the case.

Families of Murder Victims Justice requires accountability to survivors of murder victims. We must ensure that every survivor of a murder victim is treated with respect and gets the justice they deserve.

More information available at: http://www.safecalifornia.org

Tuesday January 10th, 2012:

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:49:32 -0800

Redwood Empire Food Bank's Winter Food and Funds Drive

Food and Fund Drives are a great way to help end hunger in your community. The REFB makes hosting drives a snap. We offer tools to get you started (check out the online tool kit), deliver barrels and donation cans for you to collect food and funds, and pick up the food at the end of your drive.

Also, visit our Virtual Food Drive page . . . shop for food without leaving your chair, and make your purchasing power stronger!

For more information contact Food Drive and Events Coordinator, Billy Bartz, 707-523-7900 ext. 27, or e-mail, wbartz@refb.org.