Page 61 - Sonoma County Gazette December 2017

Sonoma County Wildfires Anthology – Call for Submissions
Each of us has a story to share. Tell yours here. Two weeks since the fires today I remember to brush my hair Local haiku poet, Jessica Malone Latham, along with community activist and environmental advocate Kristin Maharg Suarez are gathering various stories about the October 2017 Sonoma County wildfires as a way to process, heal, and come together. Fire symbolizes dan- ger and destruction, but also transformation and rebirth. How are these wild- fires impacting your life? How have they come into your home, your relation- ships, or your community? Prospective submitters are asked to share their personal experiences through poetry or short story. While each of our stories is unique, we are bound together in this life-changing event. This anthology aims to give Sonoma County residents a forum to share their voice and create a breathing piece of history. Youth of any age are highly encouraged to par- ticipate! While we seek high-quality work, our goal is to accept all forms of writers and styles. Though we are focusing on writing, photography and art will be considered as a way to incorporate imagery into the anthology. Poetry in all forms (50 lines or less) and photography/art to Jessica Malone Latham: senoritamalone@hotmail.com cell: 707-396-8803 Short Story (750 words or less) to Kristin Maharg Suarez: kristinmaharg@gmail.com cell: 303-564-4119
Copperfields December Events
Petaluma 140 Kentucky St. 707-762-0563; SR Montgomery Village 775 Village Ct. 707-5788938; Sebastopol 138 N. Main St.707-823-2618
Dec 2 ~ Book Signing: Chris Haft & Danny Leroux; 1:30p Petaluma Store
Dec 3 ~ Community Event: Literacyworks Presents Ambassador Ted Eliot 3:45p
Petaluma Campus | Santa Rosa Junior College
Dec 9 ~ Community Event: Teddy Bear Tea At Muir’s Tea Room; 4:30p Muir’s Tea Room
Dec 11 ~ Chanukkah Storytime With Altie Wolvosky; 4:00p Montgomery Vil- lage Store, Santa Rosa
SONOMA COUNTY BOOKMOBILE
Dec 1 ~ Cotati / Tree Lighting Ceremony, La Plaza Park 4-8p
Dec 9 ~ Santa Rosa / SR Marketplace, Kawana Springs Rd 9:30-11:30a
Dec 9 ~ Kenwood / Kenwood Market 12-1p
Dec 9 ~ Glen Ellen / Post Office 1:30-2:30p
Dec 9 ~ Boyes Hot Springs / Fiesta Center 3-5p
Dec 16 ~ Larkfield / SR Farmers Market, Luther Burbank Center 10-1p
Dec 16 ~ Cotati / Oliver’s Market 2-3:30p
Dec 16 ~ Roseland / Dollar Tree, Sebastopol Rd 4-5:30p
Dec 19 ~ Geyserville 5-6:30p
Dec 30 ~ Freestone 9-10a
Dec 30 ~ Valley Ford 10:30-11:30a
Dec 30 ~ Bodega Bay / Bodega Bay Veterinary Hospital 12 – 1p Dec 30 ~ Jenner 1:30-3p
Dec 30 ~: Monte Rio / Beach Parking Lot 3:30-5p
Glen Weaver, Director,Free Bookmobile of Sonoma County freebookmobile.org
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More than 230,000 books given away, and counting.
Free - Donations Welcome ~ Submission Deadline: December 31st 2017, jessicalatham.com
Dec 5, 12, 19; ~ Preschool Storytime - These fun librarian-led early literacy classes will model the everyday practices -- talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing -- that will help your child get ready to read. No registration required. Free. 11-11:30a Free! 2-3p Guerneville Regional Library 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707-869-9004 sonomalibrary.org
Dec 6-8 ~ River Friends of the Library Book & Bake Sale. Dec 6;10-7p, Dec 7-8; 10-5p
Dec 9 ~ River Friends of the Library Bag Sale 10-3p
Dec 14~ Brown Bag Book Discussion Group - You’ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. 12:30-1:30p Guerneville Regional Library 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707-869-9004 sonomalibrary.org
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