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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
Mar 20 - Undaunting Dante: Art & Music of the Divine Comedy -- Dante’s Divine Comedy has been called the most beautiful poem ever written but it is far more than that. This brilliant work of imagination weaves together Greek and Roman myth, European history and universal psychological development, revealing deep cross-cultural resonances. Join us as we explore the historical, social- political and religious background of the Comedy, discovering how it echoes in the works of Michelangelo, Giotto, Rodin, Dali, Tchaikovsky, TS Eliot and countless others. Kayleen Asbo, PhD, is well qualified to lead this journey.
Mar 21 ~ Douglas Kenning, PhD, presents Oh Jerusalem: A History of the Navel of the World. This is the heart of it, the fault line of East and West. Visiting with no religious agenda, we see why our world is forever transfixed by this bit of unhappy ground. Trace history from Abraham to Solomon, Nebuchadnezzar to Arafat, Lot to David to Jesus to Mohammad to Saladin to failed warriors and failed peacemakers yet unborn. “Oh Jerusalem” wept Jesus. Dr Kenning lives half of each year in the SF Bay Area, giving talks and lecture series on subjects related to ancient Mediterranean civilizations, with the other half year in Sicily, leading Sicily Tour, offering history- focused small group tours.
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/
Mar 10 - Speaker: Vesta Copetakes on contributing to your community. Meets 2nd Sunday - SHE RISES: Women’s Activist Circle of the Russian River - Supporting women who want to be actively engaged in the resistance movement. INFO:l Shannon or Annabele at SheRisesRussianRiver@gmail.com 5 -6:30pm Libertad Community Center, (in the Cinnabar parking lot) 14045 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, SheRisesRussianRiver@gmail.com
Mar 25 ~ Explore Foster Parenting - 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
Mar 25 ~ First 5 Commission Public Meetings - We encourage the participation on matters related to the Commission’s business. 4th Mondays. at 3:30 PM, 3:30pSonoma County Office of Education, 5340 Skylane Blvd, Santa Rosa, 707-565- 6686, first5sonomacounty.org/ About-Us/Calendar/Commission- Meeting-January-28-2019/, first5@ sonoma-county.org
Apr 15 ~ 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 Drive, Suite A212 (upstairs), Sanat Rosa, 707-565- 2041, sonomacounty.ca.gov/Parks- Advisory-Commission/Calendar/ Meeting-2019-02-25/
3rd Fridays - Chamber Perks - Coffee with Ambassadors- Join us for opportunity to talk one-on-one about maximizing your Santa Rosa membership with local business community members who volunteer their time to build relationships between the Chamber and the business community. Chamber Perks is held on the 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 - Come learn about CSW activities, and aboutLa Luz Center as a resource for disadvantaged families. Free, 6p - 8p, 17560 Greger Street, Sonoma, sococsw.org, sococsw@sonoma- county.org
Ongoing ~ Chamber Perks - Coffee with Ambassadors - 3rd Fridays Join us for a casual cup of coffee and the opportunity to talk one-on-one about maximizing your membership. Chamber Ambassadors are local business community members who volunteer their time to build relationships between the Chamber and the business community. Chamber Perks is held on the third Friday of the month and is open to members and prospective members. Brew, 555 Healdsburg Ave., Santa Rosa, 707-545-1414, Kim Williams
University Women (AAUW)
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My Little Free Library ~ I am re- stocking my Little Free Library this week! Please stop by and check it out! , 8893 Jeannette Ave, Graton, ellen.swenson2@gmail.com
Our Free Little Library ~ Forestville We dedicated this library to my husbands’ mother. Lila had been a grade school librarian with a pas- sion for books, reading and teach- ing children to read. 6492 First St., Forestville