Snow Days Return to the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County (Aired: January 16, 2020)

Snow Days
Children’s Museum of Sonoma County
Saturday, January 18 – Sunday, January 20, 2020

The Children’s Museum of Sonoma County invites you to hit the slopes for this year’s 4th annual Snow Days!

Fifty tons of fresh snow will be delivered to the back parking lot of the museum. Our snow area will feature a toboggan hill for the entire family to enjoy! Toddlers will love our many programs dedicated to the science of snow, along with new all-ages activities throughout the Museum – including blizzard machines that make snow flurries!

Along with the snow there will be even more fun inside the Museum!

A Life-sized Snow Globe photo-op!
Toddler blizzard dance party (check schedule on arrival for times)
Art projects
Snow science experiments
Face painting* with Clementine the Amazing
Wicked Slush*
Chacho’s Catering* (Menu includes: Tacos, Chicken Paella, Cajun Pasta, Quesadilla, Grilled Cheese)
(*available for purchase, accepts cash and credit card)

Snow Day Hours:
General admission 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Members only hour 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Tickets:
$10 Members
$15 General admission
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Location:
Children’s Museum of Sonoma County
1835 W. Steele Lane
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 546-4069

Favorite Edible Mushrooms of Sonoma County at the Laguna De Santa Rosa (Aired: January 15, 2020)

Favorite Edible Mushrooms of Sonoma County
Laguna De Santa Rosa
Thursday, January 23, 2020 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Calling all Foragers, naturalists, and enthusiasts!

Join us for one of the most popular and timeless winter topics in natural history: edible mushrooms. If you’ve ever been stopped on a hike by a curious-looking mushroom and wondered, “Could I eat that?” this presentation is for you. The forests, grasslands, and woodlands of Sonoma County host about 3,000 species of mushrooms, half of which are edible. Local mushroom hunter, Darvin DeShazer, will take us on a visual journey through some of his favorite local fungi fares and even offer some hints on where to find them

NOTE: No mushroom should be eaten unless it can first be positively identified as edible. Successful identification of mushrooms requires practice and expertise beyond this presentation.

Darvin DeShazer is a retired science teacher with forty years of mushroom hunting. He is one the co-founders of SOMA (Sonoma County Mycological Association) and creator of SOMA Camp, which is the fund raiser for his scholarship program. His love for hunting mushrooms has resulted in over 10,000 color photos of fungi on Mushroom Observer and iNaturalist and contributed to the popular book 100 Edible Mushrooms.

Pre-registration required:
$14 (non-refundable)
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Location:
Laguna De Santa Rosa Foundation
900 Sanford Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95401


Off the Page Readers Theater Presents Transformation at Copperfield’s Books (Aired: January 14, 2020)

Off the Page Readers Theater – Transformation
Copperfield’s Books
Friday, January 24, 2020, at 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 25, 2020, at 7:00 pm

Off the Page Readers Theater Winter Show, Transformation brings you intriguing stories and poems from local writers.

Doors open at 6:30

Tickets:
$15 General
$10 Students
A percentage of ticket sales to be donated to Sonoma County fire victims

For more information: sonomacountyoffthepage@gmail.com

Location:
Copperfield’s Books
775 Village Court
Santa Rosa, CA 95405

Redwood Arts Council presents San Francisco Piano Trio (Aired: January 13, 2020)

Redwood Arts Council presents San Francisco Piano Trio
Occidental Center for the Arts
Sunday, January 19, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

Redwood Arts Council presents The San Francisco Piano Trio
Jeffrey Sykes, piano
Axel Strauss, violin
Jean-Michel Founteneau, cello

Program:
Haydn: Piano Trio no. 28 in E Major, (Hob. XV:28)
Brahms: Piano Trio in C minor, op. 101
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, op. 97 (“Archduke”)

Artists’ Website:
http://www.sfpianotrio.com

Tickets:
$30 General
$10 Students (w/ID)
Children free with paying adult.
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Location:
Occidental Center for the Arts
3850 Doris Murphy Court
Occidental, CA 95465
(707) 874-1124

Peter and the Wolf Family Concert at the Green Music Center (Aired: January 9, 2020)

Peter and the Wolf – Santa Rosa Symphony Family Concert Series
Green Music Center
Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 3:00pm

The irresistible music of Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf captures the imagination of young and old as Peter and his forest friends, the bird, the duck and the cat, are confronted by the wolf. This timeless story and Carnival of the Animals come alive through the antics of Roustabout Theater.

Conducted by Bobby Rogers, this concert runs for 60 minutes with no intermission.

Enjoy pre-concert fun for kids of all ages.

Come one hour early to visit our Instrument Petting Zoo!

Tickets:
$20 Adults
$10 Child (10 & under)
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Location:
Weill Hall at the Green Music Center
Sonoma State University
1801 E Cotati Ave
(Rohnert Park Expy and Petaluma Hill Rd)
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
(707) 664-4246

Words & Music: Laurie Lewis, Don Henry, Claudia Russell, and Nina Gerber at the Occidental Center for the Arts (Aired: January 8, 2020)

Words & Music: Laurie Lewis, Don Henry, Claudia Russell, and Nina Gerber
Occidental Center for the Arts
Sunday, January 12, 2020 @ 3:00pm

Join us for a memorable afternoon performance of outstanding music as three award-winning songwriters trade songs in a Nashville-style song circle. Prepare to be moved as Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Don Henry, Grammy winner and bluegrass musician/educator Laurie Lewis, and singer/songwriter extraordinaire Claudia Russell perform some of their favorite tunes, accompanied by virtuoso guitarist  Nina Gerber. You won’t want to miss this unique sharing of talents in our intimate acoustic space!

Fine refreshments available.
The OCA is wheelchair accessible.

Tickets:
$22 Advance
$25 at the door.

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Location:
Occidental Center for the Arts
3850 Doris Murphy Ct.
Occidental, CA 95465
(707) 874-9392
www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at the 6th Street Playhouse (Aired: January 7, 2019)

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
6th Street Playhouse
January 10 – February 9, 2020

Buddy Holly’s amazing story and highlights of his career—in just two hours!

Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story tells the true story of Buddy’s meteoric rise to fame, from the moment in 1957 when “That’ll be the Day” hit the airwaves, until his tragic death less than two years later on the “Day the Music Died.”

Starring Kyle Jurassic, as Buddy Holly, the show features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits, including “That’ll be the Day,” “Peggy Sue,” and “Oh, Boy.”

Back in the early 1950s, Buddy got together with a drummer, a bass player and a rhythm guitarist (played in our production by Nick Ambrosino, Engin Yesilyemis, and Steve Lasiter) and formed The Crickets. Lubbock, Texas had never seen anything like it. His twangy delivery and hard rock rhythms took the world by storm.

By Alan Janes
Directed by DJ Salisbury

Tickets:
Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday at 2:00 pm
$45 Adult
$43 Senior
Sunday at 2:00 pm
$48 Adult
$46 Senior
Thursday at 7:30 pm
$40 Adult
$38 Senior
$35 Value seats and Under 30 – All performances
Group Discounts Available
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Location:

Sixth Street Playhouse
G.K. Hardt Theatre
52 W. 6th Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 523-4185

Heisenberg (The Uncertainty Principle) at the Left Edge Theater (Aired: January 6, 2019)

Heisenberg (The Uncertainty Principle)
Left Edge Theater
January 10 – February 2, 2019

Amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, Georgie spots Alex, a much older man, and plants a kiss on his neck. This electric encounter thrusts these two strangers into a fascinating and life-changing game. Heisenberg brings to blazing, theatrical life the uncertain and often comical sparring match that is human connection

Written by Stephen Simons
Directed by Carla Spindt

Showtimes:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 pm
Sunday at 2:00 pm

Tickets:
$28 General
$42 VIP
$15 Thursday General
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Location:
Left Edge Studio Theatre
50 Mark West Springs Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 546-3600

Redwood Empire Food Bank Offers Service to Anyone in Need – January 3, 2020

Who We Serve: Our Three Initiatives:
Every Child, Every Day
Four robust programs address the nutritional needs of children, targeting both schools and seasonal meal gaps.

Senior Security
Through two programs targeted at seniors, we ensure that a monthly average of 4,250 low income seniors across five counties have access to a consistent source of healthy, fresh food.

Neighborhood Hunger Network
Improving the health and well-being of our community with food and nutrition education. We are winning the fight against hunger by helping anyone in need of food.

Food Connections
The REFB’s Food Connections Market offers a dignified grocery shopping experience and excellent customer service. This unique program helps bridge food assistance and self-sufficiency.

Next door at Food Connections Resources, our team helps individuals and families navigate the CalFresh application process, provides free emergency food boxes, and offers information about hunger-relief programs.

VOLUNTEER:
Every month we rely on volunteers’ generous support, which would otherwise require the work of 45 full-time staff members. We have a variety of fun jobs to choose from.

GET FOOD:
Anyone in need of food can contact Food Connections at the Redwood Empire Food Bank. We can also help you find Produce Pantry & Groceries to Go sites in your neighborhood.

DONATE:
Help the Redwood Empire Food Bank stock our warehouse shelves and distribute food to our neighbors in need. Without your help, we couldn’t do what we do.

Hours:
Monday-Friday | Lunes-Viernes
9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Location:
3990 Brickway Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 523-7903
info@refb.org

(Originally aired December 17, 2019)

Face to Face Serves Those with HIV and AIDS in Sonoma County (Aired: January 2, 2020)

The mission of Face to Face is ending HIV in Sonoma County while supporting the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS.

Founded in in 1983, Face to Face has addressed the ever-changing challenges presented by the HIV epidemic in Sonoma County.

To this end, they offer HIV prevention education and services to Sonoma County and empower clients living with HIV with supportive services including housing assistance, benefits counseling, information, referrals, and transportation.
Face to Face further strengthens our community through outreach, education and HIV policy advocacy on a local and national level.

Rapid HIV Testing is available at Face to Face Tuesdays through Fridays 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

The service is free of charge and no appointment needed. Results can be kept confidential or Anonymous.

Learn more about the full array of services offered at Face to Face.

For more information on the rapid HIV testing, you can visit the Center for Disease Control website.

See the long list of Sonoma County Community Health Centers.

Location:
Face to Face
873 Second Street
Santa Rosa, CA  95404
(707) 544-1581

(Originally aired on December 26, 2019)