Sonoma Spotlight

Orientation for Laguna Docent, Guide & Greeter Training
Laguna de Santa Rosa
Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 10:00 am

Orientation includes an overview of the Laguna de Santa Rosa, the work of the Laguna Foundation, an introduction to the training course and each of the volunteer jobs, plus snacks, activities, and an opportunity to meet members of the Laguna Education Team.

Being a Laguna education team volunteer is a fun and enriching way to make new friends and contribute to the community! Volunteer to teach or support Laguna education programs in the schools, at the Laguna Environmental Center, along the trails or at community events throughout the watershed.

There are three Laguna education volunteer jobs to choose from:
1) Docent- teach children in the Learning Laguna school program;
2) Guide- teach about the Laguna during public education programs and trail walks;
3) Greeter- support the smooth running of Heron Hall and provide outreach at community events.

During the training course all volunteers will be together to learn about wetlands, ecology, plants, birds and other animals of the Laguna de Santa Rosa in the classroom and in the field at Laguna Preserves. Then, trainees are divided into tracks to learn and practice the specifics of each volunteer job. Docent training is approximately 46 hours, including observation time spent in elementary classrooms and on school field trips. Guides spend 32 hours in training. Greeters train in 8 hours. Everyone has the option to attend additional educational outings to Laguna locations not usually open to the public.

Curiosity, enthusiasm and a desire to learn, grow, teach and explore the natural world of the Laguna is all it takes to get started. Join the Laguna Foundation for rich, rewarding and renewing experiences!

Docent training classes start March 27!

Admission is free!
Please register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/orientation-for-laguna-docent-guide-greeter-training-tickets-41151286606

For more information:
Christine Fontaine
Organizer of Orientation for Laguna Docent, Guide & Greeter Training
Director of Education Programs, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
(707) 527-9277 x 102
christine@lagunafoundation.org

Location:
Laguna de Santa Rosa
900 Sanford Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

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I Only Have Ives For You
Raven Performing Arts Theater
March 1st – 11th, 2018

Raven Performing Arts Theater presents David Ives’ work in Healdsburg’s Costeaux French Bakery. This critically acclaimed, award-winning evening of comedies combines wit, intellect, satire and just plain fun. Six short plays of inspired lunacy, like sketches for some hilarious, celestially conceived revue. The writing is not only very funny, it has density of thought and precision of poetry. Directed by Zack Acevedo, Amy Lovato, Ron Nash.

Enjoy opening night bubbly (March 1) and Sunday post-show discussions.

Recommended for ages 16 and up.

Showtimes:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8 p.m.

Tickets:
$25 Adults
$230 Seniors (65+)
$10 Student (w/ID)
Thursday Night Value Night, Adults & Seniors $15
Tickets are available via the Raven Theater website and Copperfield’s Books in Healdsburg.

Location:
Costeaux French Bakery
417 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg, California 95448
Costeaux French Bakery features beautiful 19th century inspired architecture and a decidedly European flair, an ideal location for an intimate bit of pleasure.

For More Information:
Carol Noack
(707) 433-6335
info@raventheater.org

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Cotatitarod
La Plaza Park, Cotati
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 @ 10:00 am

We’re back! The 2nd Annual Cotatitarod is now underway. Gather four friends and become a team of five to run the race! Registration is open from February 1st through the 28th, 2018. Register your team of 5 now!

Registration fee is $50 per team prepaid, and each team needs to donate at least 60lbs of food to the Redwood Empire Food Bank the day of the race.

Schedule:
10:00 am – Racer check-in
12:00 pm – Racer’s meeting
1:00 pm – Race begins!
4:00 pm – Award ceremony, then head over to the after party

Vending opportunities available!
Have a Theme Camp that wants to adopt a checkpoint?
Are you a local business wanting to sponsor the event?

VISIT http://northbayburners.org/cotatitarod-2018

Sign up to be a volunteer! You can volunteer as an organizer pre-event, or help out the day of the event.

Like us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/cotatitarod/

Location:
La Plaza Park, Downtown Cotati

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Orientation for Laguna Docent, Guide & Greeter Training
Laguna de Santa Rosa
Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 10:00 am

Orientation includes an overview of the Laguna de Santa Rosa, the work of the Laguna Foundation, an introduction to the training course and each of the volunteer jobs, plus snacks, activities, and an opportunity to meet members of the Laguna Education Team.

Being a Laguna education team volunteer is a fun and enriching way to make new friends and contribute to the community! Volunteer to teach or support Laguna education programs in the schools, at the Laguna Environmental Center, along the trails or at community events throughout the watershed.

There are three Laguna education volunteer jobs to choose from:
1) Docent- teach children in the Learning Laguna school program;
2) Guide- teach about the Laguna during public education programs and trail walks;
3) Greeter- support the smooth running of Heron Hall and provide outreach at community events.

During the training course all volunteers will be together to learn about wetlands, ecology, plants, birds and other animals of the Laguna de Santa Rosa in the classroom and in the field at Laguna Preserves. Then, trainees are divided into tracks to learn and practice the specifics of each volunteer job. Docent training is approximately 46 hours, including observation time spent in elementary classrooms and on school field trips. Guides spend 32 hours in training. Greeters train in 8 hours. Everyone has the option to attend additional educational outings to Laguna locations not usually open to the public.

Curiosity, enthusiasm and a desire to learn, grow, teach and explore the natural world of the Laguna is all it takes to get started. Join the Laguna Foundation for rich, rewarding and renewing experiences!

Docent training classes start March 27!

Admission is free!
Please register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/orientation-for-laguna-docent-guide-greeter-training-tickets-41151286606

For more information:
Christine Fontaine
Organizer of Orientation for Laguna Docent, Guide & Greeter Training
Director of Education Programs, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
(707) 527-9277 x 102
christine@lagunafoundation.org

Location:
Laguna de Santa Rosa
900 Sanford Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

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North Bay Suicide Prevention Hotline Training
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Ongoing

Sonoma County Department of Health Services – Behavioral Health Division provides resources for people and their loved ones that are experiencing depression and/or thoughts of suicide.

The North Bay Suicide Prevention hotline is a toll-free, confidential 24/7 suicide prevention hotline (855) 587-6373 that will connect you a trained crisis counselor.

NBSPP reduces suicide in the four North Bay counties of Marin, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino. All people living in these North Bay counties now have access to immediate, confidential, high-quality and effective 24/7 suicide prevention hotline services.

The 24-hour toll-free phone number for the North Bay Suicide Prevention Hotline of Sonoma County is (855) 587-6373.

The hotline is operated by Buckelew Programs, in partnership with its primary funders, the Marin, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino County Mental Health Departments and MHSA.

In Marin County, call 415-499-1100

For suicide grief support call 415-499-1195.

To volunteer (extensive training provided) call 415-499-1193, extension 3003.
Or email: hotline@buckelew.org

Know the Warning Signs of Suicide:
Talking about wanting to die or to kill oneself.
Looking for a way to kill oneself, such as searching online or buying a gun.
Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live.
Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain.
Talking about being a burden to others.
Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs.
Acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly.
Sleeping too little or too much.
Withdrawing or feeling isolated.
Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge.
Displaying extreme mood swings.

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Cajun Mardi Gras Dance Party!
Occidental Center for the Arts
Saturday, February 17th, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Mardi Gras is early this year! So come on down to OCA to celebrate with a unique Cajun Mardi Gras Dance Party featuring Suzy Thompson and Aux Cajunals. Renowned roots musician and master teacher Suzy Thompson is a powerful singer who plays Cajun accordion, fiddle and guitar as she joins her husband, famed flatpicker Eric Thompson and vocalist daughter Allegra of ‘Thompsonia’ plus other fine musicians for some foot-stomping, smoking hot Cajun dance music as Aux Cajunals. Suzy has performed with many influential roots groups (Bluegrass Intentions, Klezmorim, Blue Flame String Band), has recorded with Louisiana’s finest musicians, and formed the award-winning ‘California Cajun Orchestra’. Learn more about them at Ericandsuzy.com.

You won’t want to miss this! Your admission includes Dance lesson at 7 pm. The band starts playing at 7:30 pm. There will be instructors and plenty of dance space available. Beads will be provided! Costumes encouraged!

Fine refreshments including local sausage, beer and wine for sale.

Let the bon temps roll!

OCA is Wheelchair accessible.

Tickets:
$20 General ($25 at the door)
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3234255

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

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Vintner’s Chamber Orchestra
Schroeder Hall – Sonoma State University
Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 7:30

Vintner’s Chamber Orchestra Preview Concert.

Please join us for an evening of exquisite music for string orchestra! Our program will include four masterpieces of the string ensemble repertoire, with music that spans across the globe and ranges from the 1800s to the present day.

We open our concert with music by the contemporary American composer John Corigliano. His “Invitation au voyage” (Invitation to the Voyage) is a hauntingly beautiful setting of a poem by the French Romantic poet Charles Baudelaire, transcribed by the composer for string orchestra from the original choral work. Then it’s on to the Bohemian countryside, with the joyful “Serenade for Strings” by the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. Next it’s up north, with the tender and epigrammatic “Romance” by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. We conclude the concert with one of the most beloved works of all time, Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, a virtuoso tour de force of Russian Romanticism.

Tickets:
$8 General – All
https://www.vintnerschamberorchestra.org/events

Location:
Schroeder Hall
Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Ave.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
(707) 664-2880

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Thalea String Quartet
Community Church of Sebastopol
Saturday, February 17th, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Redwood Arts presents the Thalea String Quartet in the Community Church of
Sebastopol on Saturday, February 17 at 7:30 pm. They will perform quartets by Haydn, Mendelssohn, and a new composition by Garth Knox commissioned by the Kronos Performance Project, “Fifty for the Future,” entitled “Satellites.”

Tickets:
$30 General
$10 Students
Children (6-18) Free with paying adult.
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3080066
Tickets purchased online can be picked up at Handgoods in Occidental.

Location:
Community Church of Sebastopol
1000 Gravenstein Hwy North
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 874-1124

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A Trio of Voices: Poets Hottel, Meshulam and Emerson celebrate latest books
Occidental Center for the Arts
Sunday, February 18th, 2018 @ 2:00 pm

Local poets (pictured from left to right) Donna Emerson, (The Place of Our Meeting), Jodi Hottel, (Voyeur) and Phyllis Meshulam (Land of My Father’s War) will take you from home to farm, Yo-Yo Ma to Georgia O’Keeffe, to New York, Italy, Tibet and many places in between with their three separate and unique books of recently published poetry. This is a free event; donations heartily welcomed. Selected readings, Q& A, book sales and signing. Donna’s son, Jared, will play violin, fiddle, ukulele, and sing at the opening of the event.

Hottel’s Voyeur is the result of an ongoing interest in ekphrastic poetry related not just to visual art but many artistic forms, including literature and film. When a work of art creates heightened emotion, she responds with poems as varied in style as the works of art themselves.

In poetry that ranges from formal to experimental, Phyllis Meshulam in Land of My Father’s War, her first full-length poetry collection, chronicles her parents’ journey through separation during World War II, her own history, and the search for the lands of our roots and redemption.

Donna Emerson’s first full-length poetry collection, The Place of Our Meeting, celebrates significant encounters between human beings, generations, between people and nature, and human relationships with art and music. Settings range from California to New York. Poet Molly Peacock calls Donna “a new American pastoralist.”

Book sales and refreshments will be available. Wheelchair accessible.

Admission is free. Donations gratefully accepted.

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

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Romantic Master & Their Muses Robyn Carmichael
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Saturday, February 17th, 2018 @ 4:00 pm

Have you ever wondered what or who inspired the Great Composers to write their Masterpieces? Please join acclaimed international pianist, Robyn Carmichael for her popular Romatic Masters and their Muses – a rare glimpse into the lives of four great masters of the keyboard: Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Mendelssohn.

Discover many new insights about these great geniuses, in a program combining Music, Poetry, Images, Commentary, and a Pre-Concert Reading List.

Candlelight, linens, champagne and chocolate covered strawberries will set the mood for romance.

Tickets:
$20 General
https://robyncarmichael.brownpapertickets.com/

Location:
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
282 South High Street
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 829-4797

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