Page 58 - Sonoma County Gazette April 2017

Apr 1~ Expanding your Horizons Conference Encourage 7th and 8th grade girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering & math.. Must Register. $15, 8:30a Haehl Pavillion - Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino, Ave., Santa Rosa, eyh-soco.org
Apr 1 ~ Fool for Art Springtime Open Studios - Wear your foolish attire and funny hat and bring a joke to share. Family event. 4 - 8p, SOFA Arts District, A Street at Sebastopol Ave, south of the Plaza, Santa Rosa, 707-293-6051, Simmon Factor, sofasantarosa.com/events/
Apr 3 ~ Spelling Bee Grades 4-6 - 20 elementary students will compete for the title of county champion 4:00p - 6:00p, Sonoma Office of Education, 5340 Skyline Blvd., Santa Rosa, 707-524-2823, Connie Anderson, canderson@scoe.org
Apr 4 ~ Spelling Bee Grades 7-9 - 20 elementary students will compete for the title of county championt. 4:00p - 6:00p, Sonoma Office of Education, 5340 Skyline Blvd., Santa Rosa, 707-524-2823, Connie Anderson, canderson@scoe.org
Apr 8 ~ Family Fun Day - Jack London State Park Young learners (pre-k- 2ndgrade), will combining natural science, art, and sustainability at Beauty Ranch Meadow. Free / park entry $10 per vehicle, 10:00 AM - 12:30p, Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd., Glen Ellen, 707-938-5216, jacklondonpark. com/family-fun-days.html
April 8 – Nature’s Recyclers: How can humans can reduce, reuse, and recycle too? 45 min. walk leaves at 10a and ends with activities to play games and make crafts. Meet in Beauty Ranch Meadow. Free Park entry $10 per vehicle, 10:00 AM - 12:30p, Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd., Glen Ellen, 707-938-5216, jacklondonpark. com/family-fun-days.html
Apr 8 ~ Family Ties: String-Making for All - Ages 9 and up. Cordage- making using a variety of native and garden plants, and see nets made from dogbane and iris vein fibers. Pre-register through LandPaths. Recommended 9 and up. Free, registration required , 9:30 - 1:00p, Heron Hall, Laguna Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa, landpaths.org/eventdetails. aspx?EventId=30990
Apr 8 ~ Sheep Shearing at the Petaluma Adobe. Watch our shearer, John Sanchez, as he demonstrates both historical and modern ways of shearing sheep. Rain or shine. $2- $3, 11- 1:p, Petaluma Adobe State Park, 3325 Adobe Road, Petaluma, 707-762- 4871, Ranger Crystal Battles, parks. ca.gov/Events/Details/8361
Apr 9 ~ A Year with Frog and Toad - Performance Four, fun-filled seasons. Arrive early for Free arts & crafts projects. Pizza and drinks at our concessions starting one-hour before the show! 60 minutes Lap passes (for children 2 and under) are available for $5 on the day of the show only $16 - $21.,3p, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, 707-546- 3600, tickets.lutherburbankcenter. org/single/eventDetail.aspx?p=2288
Apr 18 ~ Risky Business Panel: A Chance for Parents and Their Teens to Talk About It - Panel is intended to provide unbiased information for teens in grades 7 through 12 and their parents about Risky Businesses-- sex, substances, and relationships. Open to all, Rsvp required, 6:30p - 8:30p, Sonoma Academy, 2500 Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa, facebook.com/ events/642124739314315/, mackenzie. nekton@sonomaacademy.org
Apr 22 - Apr 23 ~ Family Overnight at Pepperwood Preserve All ages. Hike in the forests and meadows. Potluck dinner & campfire program. Sleep under the stars or in the Bechtel House. Overnight includes hike of 1-3 miles at a slow pace. Saturday, April 22 2pm – Sun., April 23, at 12pm Meet at the Bechtel House $20 - $25 per participant. Pepperwood Preserve, 2130 Pepperwood Preserve Rd., Santa Rosa, pepperwoodpreserve. org/?event=family-overnight-at- pepperwood-3&event_date=2017- 04-22, info@pepperwoodpreserve. org
Celebrate Day of the Child
By Sandi Funke
Celebrate Day of the Child/ Dia Del Niño with Family, Nature, and Fun
on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at twelve locations throughout Sonoma County. Hosted by the Sonoma Environmental Education Collaborative (SEEC), Sonoma County parks, nature centers,
preserves, interpretive centers, and even a
wild animal rehabilitation center will open their doors from 11 am to 3 pm offering amazing outdoor explorations, nature crafts, tractor rides, creek walks, ropes course, bird box building, hands-on activities, visits with animals, family nature walks, and more! Day of the Child will end with an amazing concert by Zun Zun . The concert will take place at Roseland Village Neighborhood Center from 4 to 5:30 pm.
“The goal of SEEC’s Day of the Child
event is to connect our community’s diverse
families with the multitude of local outdoor
opportunities available. Sonoma County
has so much to offer and this will be the
perfect opportunity for folks to get out and
explore new areas. It will be a fabulous day to have fun with your kids and get outside!” explain county supervisor James Gore. Herman Hernandez, Chairperson of Los Cien explains,
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Charles M. Schulz Museum
FREE and several will be in English and Spanish. To learn more, visit our interactive storymap at sonomacountyee. org under the tab “Day of the Child.” Participants can visit one of the twelve sites or may choose to visit several. The storymap includes directions to each site as well as times for site-specific activities.
SEEC is a regional collaboration of environmental education groups whose aim in working together is to increase environmental literacy in Sonoma
County. To learn more about the Sonoma Environmental Education Collaborative, please visit: sonomacountyee.org. This event is possible with generous support from the Community Foundation
Sonoma County and the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District.
~ 2301 Hardies Ln, Santa Rosa 707- 284-
1263. www.schulzmuseum.org
Apr 4 ~ Family Day -- 3 - 6p
Apr 7 ~ Series:Father Goose -- 7p Apr 8 ~ Knave Murdok -- 1- 3p
Apr 9 ~ Girl Scout Day 10 – 2:30p Apr 15 ~ Kids are Free Day
Apr 21 ~ Pearls Hogs 7:30 p
Apr 4 ~ Little Ones -10:00 - Noon Apr 29 ~ Bookshelf - Paige Braddock
-2p
Event site location list:
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• Forestville—Westside Water Education Center, Sonoma County Water Agency
• Guerneville—Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
• Occidental—Westminster Woods Camp and Conference Center, Westminster Woods Environmental Education Program, Santa Rosa
• Spring Lake Environmental Discovery Center, Sonoma County Regional Parks
• Laguna Environmental Center, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
• Pepperwood Preserve, Pepperwood Preserve
• Rancho Mark West, LandPaths
• Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, South County
•Penngrove—Fairfield Osborn Preserve SSU, Center for Environmental Inquiry • Petaluma—Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue, Sonoma Valley
• Maxwell Farms Regional Park, Sonoma Ecology Center, Sonoma Land Trust • Sonoma Barracks/Montini Preserve, California State Parks
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Apr 4 ~ Jonathan Stokes - Petaluma Store Apr 8 ~ Amy G book party - Petaluma 7p Apr 11 ~ Tom Angeberger Petaluma 4p Apr 13 ~ Todd Parr Healdsburg Lib.4p Apr 18 ~ Daska Slater Petaluma Store 4