Page 62 - Sonoma County Gazette November 2018

November is the month dedicated to families.
Oct 31 - Nov 4 ~ MR. BURNS: A Post- Electric Play - In a post-doomsday wasteland, ragged bands of survivors gather together for protection. $5.to $17. 7:30p-9:30p. 11/4: 2p-4p, 7:30pEvert B. Person Theater, 1801 E Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, 707-664-4246, web.sonoma.edu/theatreanddance/ productions/burns_fall_2018.html, tickets@sonoma.edu
Nov 3 - Nov 11 ~ ATFC’s 101 Dalmatians KIDS - Delightful performance of Disney’s 101 Dalmatians KIDS presented by A Theater For Children. $5, 7 p Steele Lane Community Center, 415 Steele Ln, Santa Rosa, 707-483-5800, atheaterforchildren.com/, admin@ atheaterforchildren.com
Nov 16 - Dec 1 ~ Shrek the Musical
Planning Thanksgiving dinner and what to do the days following Thanksgiving. For those of you who don’t go to the movies together, change your tradition and go! Trust me you’ll feel a lot better.
- Everyone’s favorite ogre is back! Based on the Oscar-winning film. Recommended for ages 6 & up. Nov 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30 & Dec 1 @ 7:30p, Nov 17, 18, 24, 25 & Dec 1, 2 @ 1:30p, Maria Carrillo High School Theatre, 6975 Montecito Boulevard, Santa Rosa, theatrearts.santarosa.edu/current- season#two
Dec 6 - Dec 16 ~ Yo Ho Ho - A Pirates Christmas - It’s up to a little seven year-old girl named Eve to save Christmas for everyone! What will become of Christmas when Santa Claus and the citizens of the North Pole are kidnapped by a bunch of directionally challenged pirates? Suggested audience 5 years and older. Pay-what- you-can preview on Dec 6 at 7:30p. $12- $25, Dec 6-9, 14-15, 7:30, Dec 9,16, 2p, Cloverdale Performing Art’s Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale, cloverdaleperformingarts.com/copy- of-nutcracker-musical-starts-d
Reader’s Theatre Group ~ Read a script adapted from literature, and the audience picturing the action from hearing the script being read aloud. It requires no sets, costumes, props, or memorized lines. Performers bring the text alive by using voice, facial expressions, and some gestures. Regular Reader’s Choice nights: Can be play, poetry, story, essay, your own writing. FREE; 2nd & 4th Tue; 7p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, 707- 829-2176, occidentalcenterforthearts. org/, joanjustjoan@hotmail.com
Performing Arts - Dance
Nov 5 ~ World of Dance - World of Dance is the world’s largest international urban dance competition. $39, 8a, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, 707-546-3600, lutherburbankcenter.org/ event/world-of-dance/
Dec 5 ~ So You Think You Can Dance - So You Think You Can Dance presents its best dancers of 2018.. $55, 8p Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, 707- 546-3600, lutherburbankcenter.org/ event/so-you-think-you-can-dance/
This month there are 10 movies you should see in the theater. “Creed
II” is the sequel to “Creed” which stars Sylvester Stallone and Michael B Jordan. This film is appropriate for the whole family. It opens the day before Thanksgiving. Also opening that day is “Ralph Breaks the Internet” which is the sequel to “Wreck It Ralph”. Also appropriate for the whole family.
The film I’m excited to see this Thanksgiving is “Instant Family” starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne. Yes, it’s also appropriate for the whole family. Opening November 2nd is “Bohemian Rhapsody” starring Rami Malek who plays the iconic Freddie Mercury.
Also opening this weekend is
“Nobody’s Fool” starring Whoopi
Goldberg and the hilarious Tiffany
Haddish. Opening November 9th
is “The Grinch” starring Benedict
Cumberbatch and the loveable Angela Lansbury. Definitely appropriate for the whole family. Also opening November 9th is “A Private War” starring Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan. Look for Pike to earn another Oscar nomination. “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” starring Claire Foy also opens November 9th.
Johnny Depp fans will be happy that he’s back in the movies. He stars in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindel Wald” with Eddie Redmayne. It opens November 16th. Also opening November 16th is “Widows” starring Viola Davis and Michelle Rodriguez. “Widows” was a hit at the Mill Valley Film Festival last month.
Speaking of film festivals, one of my favorite film festivals
Nov 9 - Nov 17 ~ Radium Girls - Don’t miss this groundbreaking play by the Analy High School Theatre Department.- $12 General // $8 Students & Seniors, 2p & 7p, Analy High School Theatre, 6950 Analy Ave., Sebastopol, 707-326-2646, facebook. com/events/2244429322510709/, analy. arts@gmail.com
Nov 12 ~ Becoming Independent’s Annual Talent Show - Popular & inspiring event packed with entertainment and talented performances by our BI STARS! 10a - 12p, Bayside Church, 3175 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa
Nov 14 ~ #IMOMSOHARD: Mom’s Night Out - Moms, besties and funny ladies Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley of the viral web-series #IMOMSOHARD! $45, 8p Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, 707- 546-3600, lutherburbankcenter.org/ event/imomsohard-round-2/
is the Napa Valley Film Festival which starts November 7th and ends November 11th. The film I’m excited about is “Green Book” starring Viggo Mortensen and recent Oscar winner Mahershala Ali. This is the opening night film showing at the Uptown Theatre in Napa. Tributes this year go to Geena Davis, Billy Bob Thornton and Laurence Fishburne. Go to nvff.org for more information. My good friend Frank Grillo will be at the film festival this year with his new film, “Wheelman” showing at the Uptown Theatre
in Napa at 830pm. Saturday November 10th. Wendy Moniz also stars and “Guiding Light” fans will know that she worked with Grillo on that show over 20 years ago.
If you haven’t had a chance to see “A Star is Born” yet you still have time to go! I guarantee you will love it and Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are sure to receive Oscar nominations. For those of you who haven’t seen “Home Alone” in the theaters you have your chance November 18th and 21st at the Airport theater. Call 707 571 1412 for more information.
There are a lot of cool events at the Luther Burbank
Theater this month. Starting with “Straight Up Paula!”. Paula Abdul fans will be in their glory! November 7th is the date! My friend, Crystal Rangel, presents the 4th Annual Miss Latina Wine Country Grand Finale on November 9th at 6pm. Go to MissLatinaWineCountry@weebly.com for more information. Also at the Luther Burbank is “The Righteous Brothers” on November 18th. Finally, the return of Transcendence Broadway Holiday Spectacular. I saw it last year and it was amazing. It’s showing November 30th through December 2nd.
A lot to see this month! Any questions feel free to email me at dongibblecast@hotmail.com. Happy Thanksgiving everybody.
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Becoming Independent’s Annual Talent Show
Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne