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Thru Dec 16 ~ Regional Parks Public Meetings ~ Please visit our website for the current agenda and to submit agenda items for consideration. 5-7p, Sonoma County Regional Parks, 2300 County Center Dr., Suite A212 (upstairs), Sanat Rosa, 707-565-2041, sonomacounty.ca.gov
Thru Dec 16 ~ Explore Foster Parenting Meeting ~ Meet with local foster care agencies and foster parents for an introduction to foster parenting. Free, Sonoma County Family, Youth and Children’s Services, 2225 Capricorn Way, Santa Rosa, 707-565-4274, sonomafostercare.org, sonomafostercare@schsd.org
Thru Dec 2 ~ First 5 Commission Public Meetings ~ We encourage the participation on matters related to the Commission’s business. 4th Mondays. 3:30p Sonoma County Office of Education, 5340 Skylane Blvd, Santa Rosa, 707- 565-6686, first5sonomacounty.org, first5@sonoma-county.org
SHE RISES - Second Sundays of each month from 6-7:30p. We meet in circle format with the intention to empower, support, network, educate and strengthen each other. Marshall House behind the Russian River Senior Center, 15010 Armstrong Woods Rd Guerneville. INFO: SheRisesRussianRiver@ gmail.com
3rd Fridays - Chamber Perks - Coffee with Ambassadors - One-on-one conversations about maximizing your Santa Rosa membership with local business community members. Third Friday of the month and is open to members and prospective members. Brew, 555 Healdsburg Ave., Santa Rosa, 707-545-1414, Kim Williams
Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women Meeting - Learn about CSW activities, and aboutLa Luz Center as a resource for disadvantaged families. Free, 6p - 8p, 17560 Greger St, Sonoma, sococsw.org
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If you haven’t had a chance to see Brad Pitt in “Ad Astra” it’s still in theaters. Don’t miss this!. The cinematography is amazing. so see it on the BIG SCREEN. Pitt might win his first
acting Oscar for this!,
New in theaters in October include
“Joker” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Robert DeNiro. Phoenix will surely be nominated for an Oscar for his turn as the failed comedian Arthur Fleck. Opens October 4th.
Also opening October
4th is “The Woman in
the Window” starring Amy Adams, Julianne Moore and Gary Oldman. Agoraphobic Dr. Anna Fox witnesses something she shouldn’t while keeping tabs on the Russell family, the seemingly picture perfect clan that lives across the way.
On October 11th “Gemini Man” opens. It stars Will Smith as Henry Brogan as an elite assassin who becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, he soon learns that the man who’s tryingto kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.
Ad Astra space antenna - 20th Century Fox
On October 18th “Maleficent-Mistress of Evil” opens. Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer. A formidable queen causes a riff between Maleficent and Princess Aurora. Also opening October 18th is “Zombieland 2: Double Tap” starring Woody Harrewlson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Luke Wilson. Zombie slayers Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock square off against the newly evolved undead.
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October 17 ~ Lower Russian River Municipal
Advisory Council Meeting. Agenda and location will
be published on the website and posted at the meeting site at least 72 hours before the meeting date.
INFO: http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Lower-Russian-River-
Municipal-Advisory-Council/ and Elise VanDyne at Elise. VanDyne@sonoma-county.org. 707.565.2241
Finally, there’s “Frankie” starring Isabelle Huppert, Marisa Tomei, and Greg Kinnear. A family confronts a life-altering crisis while vacationing in Portugal. On Halloween night at 7pm the Reading Theater in Rohnert Park is showing “Psycho” on the big screen. For those of you who haven’t seen it on the big screen, this is your chance!
Oct 9 ~ Yom Kippur - Break the Fast ~ Come join us for readings, music and a shared potluck meal. Guests $18, members free, 4:30p Riverlane Beach, At the end of Church St. , Guerneviile, 707-869-3273, russianriverjc@gmail.com
Thru - Oct 9 ~ High Holiday Services ~ High Holidays at Chabad; inspiration, and joy in a warm and welcoming environment. Free, Yom Kippur: 10/8-10/9, Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma, 205 Keller St, Petaluma, 619-602-2849, Devorah Bush, JewishPetaluma.com, rabbi@jewishpetaluma.com
Thru Jan 4 ~ Sacred Space ~ Meditative service with guitar music. Free, 6-7p, Presbyterian Church of the Roses, 2500 Patio Ct., Santa Rosa, churchoftheroses.org
Thru Nov 10 ~ Dances of Tara ~ Movement meditation. Pot luck follows. Donation $10-$15. 4:30-6:30p, Sebastopol Dance/Art Space, 172 N.Main St., Sebastopol, 707-823-7710, Lori, TaraLotusCircle.org, lorijane_99@yahoo.com
Ongoing ~ Undocumented: A Free Resource for Your Faith Community -Concerned about helping immigrants, refugees, and Dreamers? FREE videos and other resources are available. Trinity Church Wall Street offers these, including religious talks, and links to organizations. FREE, trinitywallstreet. org/social-justice/undocumented
The Mill Valley Film Festival starts October 3rd with “Just Mercy” starring Jamie Foxx. Fans of Foxx will want to go because he will be there. $125 for the program and opening night gala or $60 for film only. 7pm. On October 5th there’s “The Lighthouse” starring Robert Pattinson who will be there. $95 for film and reception. 730pm. On October 6th there’s “Clemency” starring Alfre Woodard who is coming. $85 for film and reception at 5pm. On October 7th is “Seberg” starring Kristen Stewart who will be there. $75. 7pm. On October 9th is “Waves” starring Sterling K Brown who will be there.
$85 starting at 7pm. Finally there’s “Ford v Ferrari” starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale. October 13th at 430pm. $95. Who needs to fly to Sundance!
For my live theater fans you still have time to see the fabulous “Gypsy” at 6th Street. It CLOSES October 20th. Call 707 523 4185 for information and tickets. The powerful “Laramie Project” opens at the Raven in Healdsburg October 18th. This is the story of Matthew Shepard. Students only pay $5. This has to be the best student rate in Sonoma County. Call 707 433 6335 for more information.
Fans of Masterchef Jr on television will want to see it live at the Luther Burbank Center October 19th. Call 707 546 3600 for more information. Then there’s “Boom” at the Main Stage West in Sebastopol. A grad student’s online personal ad lures a mysterious journalism student to his subterranean research lab, but when a major global catastrophic event strikes the palnet, their date takes on evolutionary significance and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. It opens October 18th. Thursdays are pay what you will, which is very generous.
Of course I wish you all a Happy Halloween. Drive safe.