Page 35 - Sonoma County Gazette - June 2018

In summer, the song sings itself. ~ William Carlos Williams
Windsor Parks & Recreation Rec Guide has lots of options for kids. Week-long themed day camps happen all summer for the under 12 yr olds and excursions to fun places like IFly or a Giants game with the cool Teen Camps.
It’s summer! Which means, thanks to its brilliant producer, the Cloverdale Arts Alliance, and its generous sponsors (including The Gazette), you’re invited
to the FREE, summer-long concert series Friday Night Live and Street Fair.
Offered again this summer for ages 16+, beginner to advanced, is the Second Sunday Mindful Meditations Circle with Marcia Singer. Making time to nurture yourself from the insight out is essential to Happiness in Body, Mind, Spirit. Mindfulness- based meditation and stress reduction methods (MBSR) ) are our nation’s
The Windsor Kiwanis will
Friday Night Live, FNL as it’s affectionately known, brings fun for the whole family to the city’s inviting
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
June 8th—Blue Water Highway joins us with their Indie Americana band consisting of a “signature three-part harmony, excellent musicianship, and great songs”.
be holding their annual Pancake Breakfast for Father’s Day, at the Windsor Farmers Market on Sunday, June 17th, from 9:00 – 12:30. This breakfast is sure to please with plain and blueberry pancakes, a slab of ham, eggs, fresh fruit from the Farmers Market, juice, coffee and tea, 10 and up - $10, Under 10 - $5, Under 3 – free. Pick up your breakfast and eat on the Town Green with your whole family.
June 1st—John “Papa” Gros opens the season “mixing the sounds of rock & roll, funk and rootsy Americana into a genre-bending gumbo that carries on the tradition of New Orleans.”
June 15th—Tommy Castro & The Painkillers once again to delight us with their Blues Rock featuring “guitar playing honed to a razor’s edge, intensely passionate vocals and memorable songs”.
Be sure to visit Dad’s Tractor Show with tractors new and old on display. Bring Grandpa and Dad and play the “What the Heck is it?” Guessing Game. The Market has put together a collection of old gadgets from farms and ranches for you to guess what they are. Prizes awarded for anyone who gets them all correct. Live Music with The Jam Nation String Band, BBQ & Dutch Bros Coffee of Santa Rosa.
opens on Thursday, June 7th with band Hip Service, guest favorite from last year, then June 14th with Dirty Cello, June 21st with Soul Fuse and June 28th with local Country favorite McKenna Faith. Best bet is to arrive by 5 for a good parking space or ride your bike to the Bike Valet and get $2 to spend at the Market for saving the planet. You can pick-up your dinner from one of the food vendors at the Market and find a spot on the vast 5 acre Town Green to sit and relax. The Market offers fresh handmade foods from cultures all over the world including Lata’s Indian food, Ume & Chinois Pacific Rim cuisine and BurtoNZ New Zealand meat pies, both businesses in Windsor. Enjoy Local Beer & Wine with the Windsor Lions Club, the Windsor Chamber and Margaritas with the Windsor Rotary. Balloon Animals & Face Painting with Oops the Clown.
June 22nd—Afrolicious thrills us with their “8-piece band that emphasizes the organic elements, instrumentation and energy of a live ensemble combined with club heavy beats” of Afro-Tropi-Disco-Funk.
Windsor Summer Nights Concert Series and Farmers Market
June 29th—David Luning Band features “gritty, joyful, soulful Americana” and his “earnest songwriting, lively storytelling, and rich, captivating voice”.
MORE SUMMER FUN IN CLOVERDALE: A sample of
other activities in June that summer fun brings:
June 2nd—The 2018-19 Cloverdale Sculpture Trail Artist’s Reception
marks the 15th year of wonderful, delightful, and, often, huge sculptures between here and Geyserville. Wander down Cloverdale Boulevard! New art pieces! Cloverdale’s part of The Trail starts with the “Big Red Candy Apple” in front of the Cloverdale Library and extends down the boulevard to the Citrus Fair Grounds. The reception is being held at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 North Cloverdale Boulevard, 5-7:30pm. www. cloverdalesculpturetrail.org
This year is the 17th year the Town of Windsor and the Windsor Farmers Market have worked together to bring the community the Summer Nights
on the Green Concert Series. The event has gone through exciting transitions over the years as Windsor has grown. In the beginning there was a center
stage concert every other week and the alternate week the Farmers Market would have smaller bands in the East Pavilion. After a few years the next step was for a center stage concert every other week and a family Movie Night
the alternating week with the Farmers Market there every week. The Market started to change as the crowds grew, needing more local meals-to-go to feed everyone. It was in 2010 that funding was cut for 12 concert nights and the Farmers Market stepped in and has produced the final 4 and some years final 3 concerts of the season since.
June 8th—Cloverdale High School Graduation! Congratulations to all of you, including Jaslyn Ortiz, who won the 2018 Congressional Art Competition. Her painting, “I Love You California”, will reside in the U.S. Capitol Building for the next year.
June 9th—The Drive-In Summer Series brought to us by the Alexander Valley Film Society kicks-off with a showing of E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial. Back to the Future and Wizard of Oz follow later in the summer. $40 per car/ $100 for series; $12 per individual/$30 for series. Check www.avfilmsociety.org for dates.
June 17th—The 53rd annual Father’s Day Breakfast prepared by the Lions’ Club. Cloverdale City Park on West Second Street; 7:30-11:30am; $8 adults/ $4 under 12. www.cloverdalelionsclub.com
Summer Nights was created by and for local partnerships, good partnerships build great community. Windsor, California—We Are Community
Downtown Plaza area, including:
a myriad of musical genres by popular bands; a range of tasty foods; unique vendors; a Kids Zone, and the FNL tradition of joyfully spontaneous dancing by its diverse, intergenerational audiences!
#1 choice for well-being at home, work, and in relationships. Renew your spirit, breathe easy, clear your head. Sundays, June 10, July 8 and Aug 12 from 2-3:30 pm, Windsor Senior Center, 9231 Foxwood Drive, Windsor. Must Pre-Register: 838- 1260, or online: Course # 15961. $30 residents/$35 non residents: online. activenetwork.com/registration/ Activities/ActivitiesAdvSearch.asp
FNL’s food and arts/crafts vendors plus many popular restaurants and shops open at 6 p.m. while the music starts at 6:30 p.m. Come early to
relax, people watch, or stroll up the Boulevard enjoying family friendly activities.
Excitement’s been building all spring for announcement of this year’s line-up. The ENTIRE Schedule in on the Gazette’s website SUMMER CONCERTS.
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