Page 67 - Sonoma County Gazette - May, 2018

By Date
May 2 ~ Westside Stories Story Slam - Listen, or put your name in the hat to tell one yourself. 7:30p, 613 2nd St. Petaluma, 707-477-4416, davepokornypresents.com/ west-side-stories
May 3-6 ~ “Into the Woods”- A theatrical adventure that is both hilarious and heartbreaking. Mari Carrillo High School Auditorium, 6975 Montecito Blvd., SR, 707-527-4307, theatrearts.santarosa.edu/ current-season#three
May 3,4,5 ~ “Anchored” - Exploring diversity and social justice issues - $5-$17, SFSU, 1801 E. Cotati Ave, Evert B. Person Theatre, Rohnert Park, web.sonoma.edu/ theatreanddance/productions/
May 4-27 ~ “Women in Jeopardy” - Thelma and Louise meets The First Wives Club. $25-$40, LBC, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Left Edge Theatre, Santa Rosa, 707- 546-3600, lutherburbankcenter.org
May 4-6 ~ “Bridges & Barriers” – SRJC Spring Dance Production, $15-$18, Santa Rosa High School, 1235 Mendocino Ave, Performing Arts Theater, Santa Rosa, 707- 527-4260, Casandra Hillman, srjcdance. brownpapertickets.com/
Documentary created by 8 to 17 year olds from interviews with family and neighbors. $10-$15, 2p and 7p, 6th St. Playhouse, 52 W 6th St., Studio Theatre, Santa Rosa, 707-523-4185, 6thSt.playhouse. com
May 9,16,23,30 ~ Improvisational Acting Workshop - Great way to improve public speaking skills, overcome shyness, meet new friends. FREE, 6-7:30p, Pre-register, Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State Hwy, Coleman Hall, Gualala, 707-884-1138, gualalaarts.org/
May 11 - 26 ~ “Eurydice” - Re-imagines theclassicmythofOrpheus.$15-$30,Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707-823-0177, mainstagewest.com/plays/ eurydice/
Art and Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa, milobaker.cnps.org/, cnpsmbmembership@gmail.com
May 19 ~ AV Film Society The Hurt Locker - During the Iraq War, an army bomb squad is put at odds due to his maverick way of handling his work. $12 1p - 3p, Raven Film Center, 415 Center St., Healdsburg, web.ovationtix.com/trs/ pe.c/10265462
Jun 1 - 3 ~ 13th Annual
Elliot returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. 18+, $10- $25; 8p, Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 North St., Healdsburg, 707-433-6335, raventheater.org
May 3-20 ~ “La Cage Aux Folles” - Feel good musical comedy is an inspiring lesson in the transformative power of love. $28-$35, 6th St. Playhouse, 52 W 6th St., G.K. Hardt Theatre, SR, 707-523-4185, 6thSt.playhouse.com
By Date
Cloverdale Sculpture Trail Celebrate 15 years of sculptures
cocktails and dessert at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd., and the Cloverdale History Museum, 215 N. Cloverdale Blvd. Music by the Greg Hester Duo, a continuous video in the theatre providing an insight into the world of the 2018-2019 exhibiting sculptors, and a special silent auction. Meet the exhibiting sculptors and some of the sculptors who exhibited in Cloverdale over the past 15 years. FREE! cloverdalesculpturetrail.org.
Matsuri! Japanese Arts
Kyle Abbott — The Awakening of a Shamisen Player, Builder, and
Educator. - May 6 Kyle will be joined by Yuzu, a singer/songwriter and shamisen player from Japan, for a performance at Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival in Santa Rosa’s Juilliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Ave. Kyle Abbott has been playing shamisen since 2004. The shamisen is a three-stringed traditional Japanese lute played with a plectrum, called a bachi in Japanese. Kyle has spent years pursuing instrument construction. For a performance schedule, visit www.sonomamatsuri.com.
Kyle Abbott’s website: www.bachido.com
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May 5 & 6 ~ “Transition Town”
May 3-13 ~ “Water by the Spoonful”
May 4 ~ The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(1948). $5 or FREE for members, 7p, Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707-579- 4452, schulzmuseum.org
Mendocino Film Festival
May 4 ~ Two For The Road - (1967) 7p, $5, $5 parking, Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall, Rohnert Park, 707-664-2606, web.sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule/, nicholse@ sonoma.edu
May 5 ~ 10th annual Film Fest Petaluma - 33 films from six continents will offer film lovers a taste of global cinema. 12p., 3p, 7:30p. and 10:30p. late show offers edgier fare, Tix start at $10, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma PetalumaFilmAlliance.org
May 7 ~ Three Months of Films by Female Directors - Bloodlight and Bami, concert performances of singer Grace Jones. 5:30p, $10-$15, Clover Theater, 121 E 1st St., Cloverdale, avfilmsociety.org/
May 9 ~ Let’s Talk About Death - Captain Fantastic -$5-$15 6:30-9p, Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Avenue, Hwy. 12, Sebastopol, 707-824-0268, Jerrigrace Lyons, finalpassages.org/film-may, info@ FinalPassages.org
May 15 ~ Searching for the Gold Spot - Maya Khosla, Poet Laureate of Sonoma County, her first half hour movie on the wildlife after fires in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, with discussion following. FREE, 7:30p, Luther Burbank
Special events, filmmaker Q&As and panels. $11-$12, Jun 1, 3-8p, Jun 2, 10-8p, Jun 3, 10-5:30p, Mendocino, Fort Bragg, 707-937-0171, mendocinofilmfestival.org/
Wed. Nights ~ Petaluma Cinema Series
- Foreign, & independent films with discussions. $6-$45; 6-10p, SRJC Petaluma Campus, 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Carol Ellis Auditorium, 707-778-3687, petalumafilmalliance.org/2018-spring- schedule/
Saturday, June 2nd 5:00 to 7:30 pm. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, a taco bar, wines,
Rialto Cinemas
6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol, 707-525-4840, rialtocinemas.com/
May 10,19 ~ Macbeth, Directed by Rufus Norris. Starring Rory Kinnear and Anne- Marie Duff. $18-$25, May 10, 7p, May 19, 10a,Tickets
May 16 ~ Indie Lens Pop-Up: Served Like a Girl, Documentary that follows several American women who were wounded in action and are now transitioning from soldier to civilian. FREE, 1 and 7p
May 23 & June 6 ~ Exhibition On Screen 17/18 Season: Vincent van Gogh A New WayofSeeing-Encore!;$16,Mar23,1and 7p, June 6, 1p,