Sonoma Spotlight

People’s March
El Pueblo Unido
Saturday, April 29th, 2017

El Pueblo Unido presents the People’s March for Jobs, Justice, and the Climate.

Over 3 dozen organizations are working in coalition for this day of unity and action. Combining the traditional local May Day march and rally with the People’s March for Jobs, Justice and Climate in Washington, DC, to create a united voice against destructive policies on immigration, Native American rights, public lands, environmental protections and alarming threats posed to marginalized populations in the US, including the LGBTQ community, women, immigrants, and people of all intersectional identities, regardless of their color, ability or faith. We are part of the nationwide effort to focus on like the Women’s March on Jan. 21.

UNITED FOR:
• Immigrant rights! – No detentions! No deportations!
• Workers rights!
• Climate justice!
• Protection of our Muslim brothers and sisters!
• Rent control!
• Women’s reproductive rights!
• Loving our LGBTQ brothers, sisters, and siblings!
• Disability rights!
• Indigenous rights from Standing Rock to Palestine!
• The defense of Black lives!

Event timeline:
12:00pm – Gather at Roseland Plaza (by Dollar Tree parking lot on Sebastopol Road)
1:00pm – Rally with speakers
2:00pm – March led by traditional Aztec danza, through downtown to Old Courthouse Square.

More information:
https://www.facebook.com/events/839104149562613/

Location:
From 675 Sebastopol Rd (by Dollar Tree) Santa Rosa to Courthouse Square.

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Healdsburg Chorus
Upcoming Concerts

Come swing with us!

Join us as we sing an assortment of popular American standard songs. We’re swinging into Spring with a bit of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, and other composers. This jazzy repertoire will get your toes tapping.

This year, our Healdsburg Concerts will be held at the Raven Performing Arts Theater in downtown Healdsburg. We’re excited to perform at the Raven where we can accommodate a larger audience.

Performances:
Sunday, April 23, 2017 @ 4:00pm
Saturday, April 29th, 2017 @ 7:00pm
Sunday, April 30th, 2017 @ 3:00pm

Tickets:
$15 General
Available at Copperfield’s Book Stores in Healdsburg and Santa Rosa, Pages bookstore on the Town Green in Windsor, and at the door at each performance.

Locations:
Sunday, April 23rd
Glaser Center
547 Mendocino Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA

Saturday, April 29th
Raven Performing Arts Theater
115 North Street
Healdsburg, CA

Sunday, April 30th
Raven Performing Arts Theater
115 North Street
Healdsburg, CA

For more information:
http://www.healdsburgchorus.com/

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Anne Cummings Jacopetti Book Launch
Occidental Center for the Arts
Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 @ 2:00pm

Anne Cummings Jacopetti is author of, What Are We Going To Learn Today? How all children can become enthusiastic lifelong learners.

From a fifty-year career of teaching, Anne Cummings Jacopetti shares engaging and heartwarming reflections on the power of relationship, hands-on experience and the arts in helping children come alive to learning. Teachers, mentors, parents and families are enthusiastically invited to attend.

The event will feature readings from the author and some of her former students, Q&A with the author, book sales and signing.

Free admission, all donations gratefully accepted.

Refreshments will be served.

OCA is accessible to people with disabilities.

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

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Day of the Child • Día Del Niño
12 locations throughout Sonoma County
Saturday, April 29, 2017 @ 11:00am

On April 29, 2017, the Sonoma Environmental Education Collaborative will be hosting and celebrating Día Del Niño “Children’s Day”. Many countries around the world celebrate children through an annual holiday. In Mexico, Day of the Child takes place each year in April, and it’s a big deal! Many parents buy their children a gift, and schools hold big celebrations complete with games, music, performances, piñatas, and outings. Parks, restaurants, and sporting facilities hold special celebrations as well.

In celebration of our community’s children environmental education sites in Sonoma County will host a wide variety of FREE activities from 11am to 3pm. Each site will provide different opportunities for children and adults to engage with the outdoors, highlighting the work that the SEEC organizations do throughout Sonoma County. Activities will include nature crafts, visits with animals, bug catching, family nature walks, bird watching and so much more!

End the day with a concert by the amazing Zun Zun at the Roseland Village Neighborhood Center from 4pm to 5:30pm.

As we recognize the biodiversity of Sonoma County our event will seek to focus our outreach on cultural diversity, Latino outreach, families, and students of all ages. Hablamos Español.

www.sonomacountyee.org

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Players on the Stage
Main Stage West
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 @ 7:00pm

Join us for our inaugural monthly musicians showcase! A curated selection of Sonoma County’s finest musicians performing for the first time in the intimate setting of the Main Stage West theatre.

This month’s performance will feature David T. Carter.

All proceeds to benefit Main Stage West.

Tickets:
$10 Adult
$5 Student
www.mainstagewest.com

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

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Flying Leap Improv
Russian River Hall
Friday, April 14, 2017 @ 8:00pm

Please join us for a special evening of ‘Improv Without A Net’ in Monte Rio.

Making a change from our “house show ” format, we will be performing in what used to be the Pegasus Theater, now the Russian River Hall.

If you missed our recent shows due to lack of seating now is your chance. Help us fill the theater. Invite those friends you know who will appreciate an evening of profound fun and laughter.

Thanks,
Gordon, Anita, Craig, Susan, Gail, Mia, and Stephen.

Tickets:
$25 General
To reserve your seat, please email Susan – susanjpacker@gmail.com

Location:
Russian River Hall
20347 Hwy 116
Monte Rio, CA 95462

“Brilliant!” “Hilarious!” “You are all so talented.”

“I never know what’s coming next.”

“You mesh together beautifully.”

“That song could be on the radio – great!”

“I laughed so hard I peed!”

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The Birds
Main Stage West
April 7th – 23rd, 2017

The Birds is boldly adapted by Conor McPherson in a gripping, unsettling, and moving look at human relationships in the face of societal collapse.

Based on Daphne Du Maurier’s short story, which was also the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film.

“Deliciously chilling…spring-loaded with tension…claustrophobic, questioning, frightening; and with a twist.” —Irish Independent.

Directed by Elizabeth Craven

Showtimes:
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sundays at 5:00pm

Tickets:
$30 Adult
$25 Senior
$15 Student

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

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Laguna Uplands Preserve Celebration
Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 @ 5:00pm

Celebrate the Laguna Uplands Preserve!

A 15-Year Success Story: Special Laguna Foundation Members’ celebration with refreshments, ceremonial planting, and evening bird stroll with Laguna Foundation staff, Board, and volunteers

In 2002, the 8-acre Laguna Uplands property was crisscrossed with fencing and grazed down to nearly bare ground. Fast forward 15 years to the present. What was once a barren field is now a thriving wildlife habitat area.

The Laguna Uplands Preserve is one of many sites the Laguna Foundation conserves and restores. This vital work is made possible by memberships.

RSVP:
(707) 527-9277, ext. 106
bev@lagunafoundation.org

All 2017 Laguna Foundation members are invited to attend this celebration.
Admission is free with your 2017 Laguna Foundation membership.

To renew your membership or join:
https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/LagunaFoundation
For membership information contact Nancy@lagunafoundation.org
(707) 527-9277, ext. 109

Location:
Laguna de Santa Rosa Upland Preserve.
Further details emailed upon registration.

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SonoMusette
Cinnabar Theater
Sunday, April 9th, 2017 @ 7:30pm

SonoMusette recaptures the moody, melancholic sound and spirit of mid twentieth-century Paris. French chanteuse, musette accordion, gypsy-jazz guitar, upright bass, and drum kit combine to revive the enchanting songs of that era. This music has retained its power to charm and transport listeners, and SonoMusette taps that nostalgia with artistry in both vocals and instrumentation. Inspired by the great performers of that era, such as Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, and Django Reinhardt, along with contemporary artists such as Zaz, SonoMusette brings bal-musette to the “moderne” era.

Vocalist, Mimi Pirard
Drums, Richard Andrews
Accordion, Robert Lunceford
Upright bass, Jan Martinelli
Guitar, Jason Briggs

Tickets:
$25 in advance/$30 at the door
$15 Youth/$20 at the door

Location:
Cinnabar Theater
3333 Petaluma Blvd North
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 763-8920
www.cinnabartheater.org

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Son of the Wind, Leela Dance
Green Music Center, SSU
Saturday, April 8, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Bringing together the world’s leading Kathak artists to charter new and unprecedented directions in Kathak dance, Leela Dance presents the exclusive premiere of their latest work Son of the Wind. This tour-de-force kathak dance drama brings to life the Ramayana’s hidden hero. Hanuman, the son of the mighty wind god, through his mischievous ingenuity and indomitable vigor, proves to be an integral force in the rescue of the kidnapped princess Sita and the defeat of the arrogant King Ravan. Told through dramatic storytelling, powerful movement, and exquisite costume design and lighting, this production exposes the contemporary relevance of a timeless story while capturing the hearts of all.

Principal Artists of Leela Dance:
Seibi Lee
Rachna Nivas
Rina Mehta

Tickets:
$35 – $85 General

Musical Insights Pre-Concert Lectures
$5 (Glass of wine included)
Join us one hour prior to curtain for a pre-concert lecture in Privé presented by a member of Leela Dance.

Location:
Weill Hall
Green Music Center
Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
(866) 955-6040

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