Page 64 - Sonoma County Gazette April 2019

Apr 5 ~ Giants ~ Dr. Peter Phillips will speak on his book Giants. Free, 7-9p, Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa, 707-545-8902
Apr 6 ~ The Odyssey Read Along ~ Engage deeply with Odysseus’s famous journey. Free, 2-4p, Sebastopol Regional Library, 7140 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol, 707-823-7691, sonomacounty.libcal.com
Apr 10 ~ Author Victoria Golden, Last Survivor of the Orphan Trains ~ Orphan Trains transported 250,000 children from the East Coast into the West. Free, 6:30-7:30p, Guerneville Regional Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, sonomacounty. libcal.com
Apr 24 ~ Foodie Book Club ~ Great food & great reads. Free, 7-8:30p, Sebastopol City Hall, 7125 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol, 707-823-7691, Mathew Rose, sonomacounty.libcal.com
Copperfields
copperfieldsbooks.com
Apr 1 - Apr 23 ~ Jumpstart Writing Workshops ~ Marlene Cullen & Susan Bono use prompts to inspire deep writing. $15, Mon 6:30-8:30p, Tues 10a-11:45a, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma,
Apr 10 ~ Dine with Local Authors
Ongoing ~ Snoopy’s Writers Meetings ~ Meet with writers Mondays. Snoopy’s Home Ice Arena, Warm Puppy Café, 1667 West Steele Ln, Santa Rosa, Georgette G. deBlois, snoopyswriters. com, ggdeb@sonic.net
Ongoing ~ Writers Helping Writers ~ Redwood Writers ~ California Writers Club is open to writers of all genres, redwoodwriters.org
Sonoma Poetry Festival, a Month-Long Local Celebration of Poetry, invites Everyone to Get Involved - California Poets in the Schools (CalPoets), a nationally renowned, launches April 1st for a month-long celebration of local poetry during National Poetry Month. Offerings are meant to be accessible by nature, and geared towards families, children and the general public. There are ways for classrooms and workplaces to participate. All festival opportunities and events listed at www.californiapoets.org/sonoma- poetry-festival and will continue to grow throughout the month. INFO: meg@cpits.org, (415) 221-4201
Call to All Writers!
Jumpstart Writing Workshops. For your enjoyment & can lead to writing short stories, novels, memoir, personal essays and poetry. $15, Copperfield’s, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma, Marlene Cullen, thewritespot.us/jumpstart.php
Book Launch Series ~ Occidental Center for the Arts - All genres: Preference given to local writers or material about Sonoma County. Send a sampling of 2-3 chapters if prose; 5-10 pages if poetry. Include brief bio and any writing credits. Occidental Center for the Arts - Attention: Book Launch, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental, 707-874-9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org/call-to- all-writers
Readers Theatre Group - All interested in learning, sharing and reading 2-3 short plays, please come!. Performers bring the text alive by using voice, facial expressions, and some gestures. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, at 7pm FREE, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, 707- 829-2176, occidentalcenterforthearts. org/oca-readers-theatre-group/
Writers Helping Writers ~ Enjoy camaraderie of other writers. The California Writers Club is open to writers of all genres. redwoodwriters. org/membership/join/
~ Event is FREE, but we ask you to purchase at least $5 worth of food and beverages, 6-8:30p, Gaia’s Garden, 1899 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, Jeane Slone, info@jeaneslone.com
Apr 27 ~ Healdsburg Area Book Expo
Apr 5 ~ Illustrator: Chris Van Dusen ~ A tiny piglet brings love (and chaos) to Deckawoo Drive. Free, 4p, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma
Apr 5 ~ Steven Rowley : The Editor ~ A long-held family secret is revealed: Free, 6p Thumbprint Cellars, 102 Matheson St, Healdsburg
Apr 5 ~ Thomas Lennon : Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles ~ Ronan, the youngest recruit to Ireland’s secret Garda, faces danger. Free, 5p, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma
Apr 7 ~ Roz Chast & Patty Marx : Why Don’t You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It? ~ $30, 3p Charles M. Schultz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
Apr 10 ~ Lisa See : The Island of Sea Women ~ female friendship and family secrets. Free, 7p, 138 Main Street, Sebastopol
Apr 12 ~ Alice Kuipers : Polly Diamond and the Super Stunning Spectacular School Fair: Polly & her magic book, Spell, have adventures. Free, 4p, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma,
Apr 18 ~ Writers Forum with Poet and Writer Iris Jamahl Dunkle ~ A talk about how research can inspire biographical work. Free, 6:30-8:30p, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma, thewritespot.us
Apr 23 ~ Jacqueline Winspear : The American Agent: A Maisie Dobbs Novel ~ The mysterious murder of an American war correspondent. Free, 7p, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa
Apr 24 ~ Adam Rubin : High Five ~ Discover the lost art of the high five and improve your slapping skills. Free, 4p, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma
Apr 26 ~ Cherrie Moraga : Native Country of the Heart ~ Elvira, hired out as a child. Her daughter is a brilliant, pioneering, queer Latina feminist. Free, 7p, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa,
Apr 26 ~ Pam Houston : Deep Creek ~ Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Free, 7p, 138 Main St, Sebastopol
~ Meet local authors and buy their books. 2-5p, Healdsburg Library, 139 Piper St., Healdsburg, Jeane Sloane, sonomalibrary.org, info@jeaneslone.com
Marlene Cullen, jumpstart.php
thewritespot.us/
Occidental Center for the Arts
3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, 707-874-9392, occidentalcenterforthearts. org, info@occidentalcenterforthearts.org
Apr 12 ~ Disposable Man by Michael Levitin ~ Novel about a young man’s longing to make sense of his family’s history. Free Admission, all donations happily accepted, 7p
Ongoing ~ Book Launch Series ~ Send a sampling of 2-3 chapters if prose; 5-10 pages if poetry. Please include brief bio and any writing credits. Occidental Center for the Arts,
Ongoing ~ Readers Theatre Group
~ Learning, sharing and reading 2-3 short plays, Performers bring the text alive by using voice, facial expressions, and some gestures. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, at 7p FREE
Apr 11 ~ Book Discussion - The Night Circus ~ A lively book discussion: Free, 12:30-1:30p, Guerneville Regional Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, sonomacounty.libcal.com
Apr 17 ~ ARCs and Recreation Book Club ~ Free, 6-8p, Sebastopol Regional Library, 7140 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol, 707-823-7691, Madeline Lutman, sonomacounty.libcal.com, MLutman@ sonomalibrary.org
Apr 17 ~ We STAND for the Stans! ~ With Diane Edgecomb & Cathryn Fairlee. $15, 6p Cotati Great Room, Cotati, brownpapertickets.com
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
announces a new Forum lecture series, with two popular instructors returning with topics sure to be of interest. Classes are held at the Raven Performing
Arts Theater, 115 North Street, Healdsburg. Enrollment fee is $95 for each six week course, and are non-refundable. All proceeds support local educational programs and scholarships for women and girls. INFO: healdsburg-ca.aauw.net
Apr 27 ~ Myla Goldberg : Feast Your Eyes
~ Story about a female photographer grappling with ambition and motherhood. Free, 5p, 106 Matheson St, Healdsburg
May 2 ~ Breakfast with David Brooks : The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life ~ Start your morning with David Brooks. His book, coffee, & light breakfast included. $32, 8a, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma
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