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| Out, About & Around the County:
06/15/2010
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Out, About and Around the County
Sonoma County Regional Parks has announced a Summer After-Work Series. Get your nature fix by joining retired parks employee Bill Arenander on a series of after-work hikes in Sonoma County's Regional Parks. Bill has a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm about the park system. He has been leading hikes with the Sierra Club for over 14 years. These hikes are moderately paced, and will take place on the following Thursday evenings: June 17, Foothill Regional Park, 1351 Arata Lane in Windsor; July 15, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park, 5750 Faught Rd, Santa Rosa; Aug 12, Riverfront Regional Park, 7821 Eastside Rd., Windsor. All hikes meet in the parking lot promptly at 6 p.m. and go until sunset. Friendly dogs on 6-foot leash are allowed, except at Shiloh Ranch. Parking is $6 per vehicle, or free with Park Pass. Reservations are required. Call Bill at 763-8133 to reserve your spot. For more parks information visit www.sonomacountyparks.org. The Writer's Forum of Petaluma will present Carolyn Jewel on June 17, 7-9 p.m., at the Petaluma Community Center, 320 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. The topic will be “Fitness for Fiction - Getting Your Novel Finished and Into Shape.” The main theme is a discussion of strategies and methods that can help you get your novel finished and then polished. There isn't a right way, just the way that's right for you. Are you a plotter or a pantser, or something in between? Do you need a structured approach to your writing or could that be keeping you from getting your novel done? Also covered will be what to do when you're done with your novel, including finding an agent, targeting publishers and writing a query letter and synopsis. For more information visit www.thewritespot.us. The Charles M. Schulz Museum will present Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist on June 19, 1-3 p.m. Learn about the pioneering life of this very special woman as author Nancy Goldstein shares the life and art of Jackie Ormes. At a time when men dominated newspaper cartooning, Ormes drew sophisticated, smart, outspoken, black women comic characters that defied the mammy stereotypes of the era. Nancy Goldstein's biography takes a glimpse into the social and political culture of the mid-20th century, while exploring the talent of cartoonist Jackie Ormes. From 1937 to 1956, Orme's stories and characters engaged readers of African American newspapers. It was through her comics and cartoons that Ormes was able to express herself politically, which eventually led to an investigation of her by the FBI during the McCarthy era. The museum is located at 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. For more information go to www.SchulzMuseum.org. The 2nd Annual Solar Energy & Efficiency Fair features the Pathway to Clean Energy, a step-by-step interactive experience on how to “First Reduce, Then Produce,” plus speakers, workshops, solar and energy efficiency professionals, green jobs information, food and beverages, live local entertainment on a solar powered stage, and much more. Want to use less energy? Lower your utility bills? Reduce your footprint? Make the move to clean energy? Solar and energy efficiency is more affordable and easier to do than ever before. Anyone interested in energy efficiency and clean renewable energy - homeowners, business owners, green job seekers, families, green students - should attend. The event will take place June 19, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Finley Center & Park in Santa Rosa (entrance at 68 Stony Point Rd.). Additional details are available by calling 284-9799. The Marin County 99s (Women Pilots Association), in conjunction with Petaluma Area Pilot's Association, invites women and girls to its Women On Wings (WOW) Display Day on Saturday, June 19, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Petaluma Municipal Airport, off East Washington St. Meet extraordinary women, and some of their airplanes, to help discover your future in aviation. Talk to women airline pilots, flight instructors and private pilots about flying for fun or as a career. Admission is free. For more information got to marin99s.org. Celebrate Father's Day with a hike at Tolay Lake Regional Park. This two-hour guided hike on the west ridge takes place on June 20, from 10 a.m. to noon. Join this hike to learn about this incredible property, east of Petaluma, and how you can access it on your own via the Day Use Permit Program. You are advised to wear sturdy boots, long sleeves and long pants. Also, bring a hat and sunscreen. You'll need to bring your own food and water. Children (no strollers please) and dogs (on 6 ft. leash) are permitted. Hiking tours allow a limited number of participants so reservations are mandatory. Please call 565-2730 and leave the following information: name, phone, email or mailing address, and number of people in your vehicle. Parking is $6 per car. Call 565-2041 for further details. The Petaluma Arts Center is offering Summer Art Classes for Kids and Teens. Take an art vacation in downtown Petaluma this summer. Starting June 21 and running through July 30, the Arts Center is giving a variety of week-long art classes that are designed for kids and teens and taught by artists in a professional studio setting. Classes are creative and fun as well as educational. “Summer Art for Kids” classes are geared for children ages 7-11. “Summer Art for Teens” is aimed at youth ages 12-16. Participants may register for one or more weeks or enroll in the entire five-week session. Fees range from $125 for week-long classes to $550 for the entire five-week series. A limited number of partial scholarships are available for the classes. To register or obtain a scholarship application contact Jonna Ramey at 762-5600, ext. 110. “ZE Show…” will be opening the Theater Season at the new theater space at Sonoma Community Center. How do you put on a show? The original fast paced revue, “Ze Show” has the answer! “Ze Show…” is a compilation of some of the best comedy sketches and music about the challenges of putting on live theater. Using comedy and music, directors Cat Austin and Philip Sales take you on a rambunctious “behind the scenes tour.” Audiences will meet Anguished Auditioning Actors, Dramatic Divas, Pretentious Playwrights, Monumental Musical Masterpieces, Cruel Critics, Dilettante Designers, Attentive Audiences and Acerbic Awardees. The production will take place in the refurbished Andrews Hall at the Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma. The show will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 24-26, July 1-3 and 8-10, with curtain at 8 p.m. There will also be a Sunday Matinee, June 27, with the curtain at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available at Reader's Books, Pharmaca and the Sonoma Stage Works Box Office, 996-6003. The Raven Players will present the North Bay Premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Greatest Musical, Cats, June 25, 26, and July 1-3, 9-11, 16-18 and 23-25. The Raven Players' innovative North Bay premiere production of Cats tells the story in song and dance of the annual gathering of Jellicle cats where one special cat is selected to ascend to the Heavyside Layer. This musical theater phenomenon will take place at the historic Raven Theater, 115 North St., Healdsburg. Cats ran on Broadway for 18 years making it one of Broadway's longest running shows. It is Webber's finest score, featuring the haunting song, “Memory.” Winner of numerous awards, Cats has been performed around the world in numerous productions, and in more than 20 languages. Tickets are $20-$25. For a complete schedule or to purchase tickets, visit www.ravenplayers.org, or call 433-6335, ext. 11. AARP's Driver Safety Program offers an 8-hour, or a 4_ hour Classroom Driving Course. The 4_ hour course is for persons who have taken the 8-hour course within the last four years. Both courses are for drivers 50 years of age and older. By law, auto insurance discounts are available upon completion for those over age 55. Some insurance companies allow discounts for ages 50-55, as well. Cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for Non-Members To obtain the discount, bring your AARP membership card. Advance registration is required. Please call the number given for the class: June 25, 1:30-5 p.m. and June 26, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson St., Healdsburg. 431-3324. H. Flowers Valley of the Moon Golf Range, 18709 Arnold Drive in Sonoma, is featuring “Screen on the Green” on Saturday, June 26. The film The Great Outdoors, with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd, will show at 8:45 p.m. Tickets are $15 per adult for a bucket of balls and a movie candy, kids 12 and under are $10, and children under five are free. For more information, call Nancy at 217-5544. Enjoy an evening of food, wine, live music and dance at Salsa Cubana!, a benefit for Napoles Ballet Theater June 26, 6 p.m., at Fountaingrove Golf and Athletic Club. Tickets are $75 per person. The fundraiser is designed in part to help NBT offer free dance programs in schools throughout Sonoma County and the Bay Area. In addition to the live and silent auctions, NBT will perform pieces from their current repertoire featuring an innovative style of modern ballet with Cuban influences. Rounding out the evening will be dancing to the salsa band Sandy Perez y Su Lade of San Francisco. The Club is located at 1525 Fountaingrove Parkway, Santa Rosa. Call 732-3472 for more information. The Sonoma Ecology Center will hold a workshop “Introduction to Medicinal Herbs”on June 26, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Sonoma Garden Park, 7th St. East, Sonoma. Join Tina Tedesco, graduate of the California School of Herbal Studies, for this workshop on utilizing common garden herbs. Learn about using herbs for first aid, fever, and digestion. Examples of tinctures and salves will be provided. Registration fee is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. To register, or for more information, contact Jessica Glatt at 996-0712, ext. 108. Santa Rosa Junior College has announced two upcoming productions from the SRT (Summer Repertory Theatre). Dangerous Liaisons with Vampires will run June 30 through Aug. 3. This unforgettable tale of lies, mistrust and manipulation is based on the 1782 French novel by Choderlos de Lucio's. This new adaptation imagines the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Mertueil as immortals that play their vicious game over centuries. Filled with seduction, treachery and passion, the play leaves audiences hungering for more. Note: Mature themes. The play will take place at Newman Auditorium - Elliot Ave. and Emeritus Circle. The Full Monty will return by popular demand July 6 through Aug. 5. Don't miss the men of The Full Monty as they return to SRT. Seeing how much their wives enjoy male strippers, unemployed steelworkers come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. In the process they find renewed self-esteem, the importance of friendship, and the ability to have fun. Mature themes. The play will be in the Burbank Auditorium - 1501 Mendocino Ave. Tickets are $15-$25. For show times and information call 527-4343. |
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