Sonoma Spotlight

North Bay Suicide Prevention Program
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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Comedy Cabaret: Sandy & Richard Riccardi!
Occidental Center for the Arts
Sunday, February 11th, 2018 @ 4:00 pm

OCA is pleased to host an afternoon-almost-Valentine’s-Day Cabaret featuring the popular comedy cabaret duo of Sandy Riccardi (vocals) and Richard Riccardi (piano and vocals). This talented and clever couple combine ‘tastefully raunchy’ original comedy songs with progressive political parody- plus expert musicianship – to charm your socks off …maybe more! With over 35 million views on social media, the Riccardis have been dubbed “ My new favorite singing songwriting team!!!” by Rosie O’Donnell. Their political hits e.g. ‘Covfefe’ and ‘Boy from Mar-A-Lago’ leave no doubt as to their persuasion, while their intelligent and sexy comedy songs, beautifully sung and delivered about New Age (‘Tinder-ly’) and Older Age love and life will leave you roaring with laughter and/or tears.

Richard Riccardi has played for such greats as Joel Grey, Martha Raye, Diahann Carroll, Tom Jones, Wesla Whitfield and Mel Torme; as well as numerous Broadway tours. He frequently records at Skywalker Ranch for movies and video games, and it is entirely possible he’s the guy playing piano on your ringtones. Sandy spent 11 years in NYC doing musical theater and light opera with NY Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Westchester Broadway Theater, and many more. www.partyriccardi.com

Come to the Comedy Cabaret from 4 to 6 pm!

Bring your Funny Valentine or your own loveable self to our acoustic “sweet spot” with cabaret seating and complementary chocolates at your table!

Fine refreshments for sale; including Korbel champagne, wine, and beer.

Wheelchair Accessible.

Tickets:
$22 Advance/$25 at the door
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3234246

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

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Rhetoric of Images
Wednesdays at Hospice
Thru Wednesday, May 16th, 2018

Wednesdays at Hospice is a free Community Education series running January to June at our Petaluma and Santa Rosa locations.
Food for your Mind, Body, and Spirit, each offering highlights a variety of topics relevant to our daily lives. Light refreshments provided by Whole Foods and Petaluma Market.

The topic for our February events will be: “Rhetoric of Images”

Everyone has a story to tell …

Join Inese Heinzel, MA, educator and media producer, in this interactive multimedia seminar and learn how to create a compelling visual memoir drawn from your own life or of someone you love …

Discover how you can Show, not Tell, your story.

Visual memoir is a story based on the evocative power of images, arguably the most potent trigger of memory and emotion. Images—culled from photo albums, journals, personal mementos and other sources—will form the foundation of your story and the basis of your descriptive text. You’ll learn how to:

• Choose a personal yet relatable topic for your story
• Write a short script
• Create a storyboard
• Select, prepare and organize the best photos to drive your story

Whether you decide to post or publish your memoir on social media, or simply save it as a family keepsake, what you will take away from this seminar will make it memorable.

Location:
Memorial Hospice
439 College Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 568-1094

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Resurrection Roller Girls is out for blood again. They are holding a Make ’em Bleed blood drive on Saturday, February 10th from 10 am to 4 pm. This time Team Phoenix (skaters) will be going head to head with Team Zebra/Flamingo (Refs/NSOs) to see who can get more units of blood donated on their behalf.

Schedule an appointment by visiting www.redcrossblood.org and entering the sponsor code DERBY or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Make ‘Em Bleed Blood Drives are a joint effort between Brown Paper Tickets, the American Red Cross and roller derby leagues all over the nation. This is a great opportunity to serve your local community and help fill an important need.

Location:
CANW American Red Cross Chapter
5297 Aero Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95403.

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Equus
6th Street Playhouse
February 9th – 25th, 2018

Dr. Dysart, a psychiatrist, is confronted with Alan Strang, a boy who has blinded six horses in a violent fit of passion. This very passion is as foreign to Dysart as the act itself. To the boy’s parents it is a hideous mystery; Alan has always adored horses. To Dysart it is a psychological puzzle that leads both doctor and patient to a complex and disturbingly dramatic confrontation. Part detective story and part psychological thriller, this international success reached new acclaim on Broadway when revived in 2008, starring Daniel Radcliffe, and now comes to the 6th Street Playhouse Studio Theatre.

MA: This production contains adult themes and nudity.

By Peter Shaffer
Directed by Lennie Dean

Tickets:
Friday & Saturday @ 7:30 pm and Sunday @ 2:00 pm
$28 General
$25 Senior (62+)
$18 Under 30

Thursday @7:30 pm and Saturday @ 2:00 pm
$25 Genreal
$22 Senior
$18 Under 30

http://www.6thstreetplayhouse.com/201718-season/studio-theatre/equus/

Location:
6th Street Playhouse
52 W. 6th Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 523-4185

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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Spreckels Performing Arts Center
February 9th – 25th, 2018

Set in an island paradise during World War II, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific brings the themes of romance, duty, and prejudice to create a classic story that still rings true today. Both heartbreaking, and thought-provoking the musical follows two intercultural love stories: Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with Emile, a French plantation owner and U.S. Lieutenant Cable who falls for a beautiful island native named Liat. Both Americans find themselves struggling to reconcile their own cultural prejudices with their amorous feelings, all the while under the dark cloud of a war that is coming ever closer to their island paradise.

Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II & Joshua Logan

Directed by Jim Coleman
Music Direction by Nancy Hayashibara

Tickets:
$28 General

Special FREE preview performance for Rohnert Park Residents Thursday, February 8th.
Call box office for details (707) 588-3400.

Location:
Spreckels Performing Arts Center
Codding Theater
5409 Snyder Lane
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
(707) 588-3400

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Give Kids A Smile Day
Various Sonoma County Locations
February 2nd & 3rd, 2018

Join us for Give Kids a Day 2018 on February 2nd and 3rd from 9am to 4pm at various locations. Free dental exams and treatment for children age 0 to 18 provided through a public/private partnership between public dental clinics and private dentists.

Pre-Registration is required. Call (707) 535-3302 to register.

Since 2005, GKASD, a program of Community Action Partnership, has been serving the dental needs of the underserved children of Sonoma County. In the past ten years, GKASD has provided dental services to over 5,000 children who would not have otherwise had access to care.

2016 marked the 12th year of GKASD in Sonoma County! Ten different clinics and private dental offices participated in the event. During the two-day event, 442 children received exams, cleanings, and fluoride treatments. Last year, our chairperson was selected to visit ADA headquarters in Chicago, IL as part of a national Give Kids A Smile Advisory Board to work on implementing improvements and changes to the national GKAS program and in helping improve the branding and marketing of GKAS on a national level.

Additionally, we received a “Gold Resolution” from the Department of Public Health with the County of Sonoma in recognition of the positive impact of our work in the community. The Resolution was presented to Stacey Stirling, Operations Manager of the St. Joseph’s Dental Clinic, who has been working with the GKAS since its inception in Sonoma County. Present were many prominent members of the dental community such as, State Assemblyman Jim Wood, the President of the Redwood Empire Dental Society, members of the board of Community Action Partnership, and a member of the board of Supervisors.

Now, as we celebrate our 13th Anniversary of GKAS! Day in Sonoma County, we hope to continue to partner with more dental professionals and supporters to help children achieve optimal dental health.

Locations:
Various throughout Sonoma County

For more information:
(707) 535-3302
http://www.capsonoma.org/givekidsasmile/

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“Not Alone” – Film Screening & Community Discussion on teen suicide.
Mill Valley Community Center
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Driven by a desire to understand why her best friend killed herself at 16, filmmaker Jacqueline Monetta, invites teens suffering to share their struggles with mental illness and suicide attempts. Through her intimate one-on-one interviews, Jacqueline and the audience learn about depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicide attempts, getting help and treating mental illness.

Join our host for the evening, Michael Pritchard, teen mental heath advocate, comic and motivational speaker, along with Kiki Goshay, the Director/producer of Not Alone. Participate! Audience Q & A following the film. Light refreshments. This evening made possible with the generous sponsorship of The Marin County Sheriff’s Office
and our friends at Kaiser Permanente.

This program is suitable for teens and their parents, concerned community members and heath care professionals.This screening was made possible through the generosity of Kiki Goshay for the benefit of the Suicide Prevention Hotline in Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake Counties, a service of Buckelew Programs.

On site Spanish language translation provided through the generous support of Marin County Office of Education.

Buckelew Programs is committed to providing scholarship tickets to those who need financial assisstance.

Find out more at http://www.buckelew.org/

Tickets:
$25 General

Location:
Mill Valley Community Center
180 Camino Alto
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 383-1370

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Celebrating World Wetlands Day:
Laguna Kayaking Adventure by Anita Smith
Laguna De Santa Rosa
Friday, February 2nd, 2018 @ 9:00 am

In celebration of World Wetlands Day, we’re getting outdoors to experience the Laguna up close and personal, and we’d love to have you join us. Kayaking the Laguna gives us a different perspective of this amazing, dynamic place. We’ll enjoy birding, looking for wildlife, and cruising through the upper canopy of oaks while getting some exercise and fresh air. We’ll also keep our eyes open for trash to pick up so it doesn’t flow out to the Russian River and the ocean.

The Laguna de Santa Rosa is one of 2,289 sites around the world designated as a Wetland of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an intergovernmental treaty that provides a framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. This year’s theme for World Wetlands Day is “Wetlands for a sustainable urban future: Urban wetlands making cities livable.” We’ll discuss how a healthy Laguna reduces flooding downstream and how our collaborative restoration, conservation, and education work is helping make the Laguna Watershed more resilient. We’ll meet at Heron Hall (hot drinks and light snacks will be provided), and after a brief welcome and overview, head out to explore. We have all the kayaks, life vests, and paddles needed (or you’re welcome to bring your own). Heavy rain or wind cancels, in which case you’d receive a full refund. Group size is limited, so sign up today!

Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Tickets:
$50 General
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-world-wetlands-day-laguna-kayaking-adventure-tickets-41065608340

CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received more than 30 days in advance of the event date will receive a refund minus a $10.00 processing fee. Cancellations made between 30-7 days in advance will receive a 50% refund. We are sorry but refunds cannot be given on cancellations made less than 7 days in advance. Please also note that we need a minimum of 8 people to conduct this workshop. If the Laguna Foundation needs to cancel or reschedule the workshop, we will notify you at least 1 day prior to the workshop and you will receive a full refund.

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

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Buried Child
Main Stage West
February 2nd – 25th, 2018

Written By Sam Sheppard
Directed by Elizabeth Craven

Buried Child is a gothic tale of family secrets and lost inheritance. With epic themes, the play is shot through with hilarious comic moments delivering an entertaining and profound evening of theater. This winner of 1979 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Grandpa Dodge (John Craven), the family patriarch, is on his last leg. He wheezes in front of a flickering TV, sneaking sips of whiskey, listening to his unseen wife Halie (Laura Jorgensen) rattle on as she dresses for a lunch date with the local preacher (Dwayne Stincelli). The couple once tended a successful mid-western farm that produced a bounty of harvest, including three strapping sons. However, on this rainy night when grandson, Vincent (Sam Coughlin), and his girlfriend, Shelly (Ivy Rose Miller) arrive unannounced, it becomes quite clear something is very wrong in this house. No one recognizes Vincent, not even his father Tilden (Keith Baker), who is mysteriously bringing in vegetables from a field that has been fallow for years; nor his menacing uncle Bradley (Eric Burke), who once sawed his leg off with a chainsaw. Throughout the night, as these vividly bizarre characters encounter one another, we come to suspect that this family’s deep, dark secret, buried for twenty years, is about to be unearthed. Humor and pathos abound in this masterwork of modern drama, a tribute to the late Sam Shepard who died of ALS on July 27, 2017 at age 73 on his farm in Midway, Kentucky.

Tickets:
$30 General
$25 Senior
$15 Student with ID
Preview February 1st, (Pay What You Will);

Location:
Main Stage West
104 N Main St
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 823-0177

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