Page 65 - Sonoma County Gazette - January 2018

Jan 4 ~ Writing as a Path to Awakening by Albert Flynn DeSilver - Constructed as a year-long exploration with a new focus for each month and season. 7:30p; Misty Rivers Books & Tea 137 S. Main St. Sebastopol. (707) 829-8871
Jan 8 ~ Snoopy’s Writers, weekly writers group - Read/discuss works in progress, receive feedback from writers 11-2p, Snoopy’s Home Ice, Warm Puppy Cafe, 1667 W Steele Ln, SR, snoopyswriters. com, ggdeb@sonic.net
Jan 11 ~ Hello! A Step-By-Step Guide to Inner Awakening by Susan Feinbloom The book guides you to develop and fine tune your spiritual abilities while deepening your awareness of your spiritual anatomy. 7:30p; Misty Rivers Books & Tea 137 S. Main St. Sebastopol. (707) 829-8871
Jan 15 ~ Sonoma County’s 10th Poet Laureate - Nominations extended due to the fires. The Poet Laureate is a Sonoma County resident whose poetry manifests a high degree of excellence, who has produced a critically acclaimed body of work, and who has demonstrated a commitment to the literary arts in Sonoma County. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 707-829-4797, sebarts.org, cynthi@sebastopolfilm.org
Jan 17, 20 ~ The Sitting Room, a Community Library - Jan 17, Michael Cunningham’s “A Home at the End of the World”: Jan 20, Read Aloud. Free, 7-10p, The Sitting Room, 2025 Curtis Dr, Penngrove, sittingroom.org
Jan 19 ~ Book Launch, “A
Circle of Elephants” - Local author Michael David Fels’ collection of tales of life in L.A. from 1948-1957. 7-9p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, 707-874-9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org
Jan 21 ~ “Heed the Apocalypse” by Waights Taylor, Jr - Third book in the Joe McGrath and Sam Rucker detective novel trilogy. Free, 1:30p-3:30p, Bean Affair Coffee Shop, 1270 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707-291-2483, waights@ sonic.net
Jan 25 ~ Journeys through Word and Image - Poets Phyllis Meshalam and Jodi Hottel will read from their most recent books. 7:30p; Misty Rivers Books & Tea 137 S. Main St. Sebastopol. (707) 829-8871
Feb 3 ~ One Man’s Radically
Unconventional Encounters - Author Gerald Sheinfeld tells stories of his spiritual work with Avatar Adi Da Samraj, . 7-9p, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St, Sebastopol, Fireside Room. NFO: Martin Miller 707-540-0210 www.adidam.org
Ongoing
Writers Helping Writers - Redwood Writers is home to hundreds of writers—from beginners to successful published authors, poets, playwrights, journalists—who enjoy a variety of social, professional networking benefits. redwoodwriters.org
Call to All Writers Book Launch Series Occidental Center for the Arts. All genres considered. Preference to local Sonoma County writers or material about Sonoma County. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental, 707-874-9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org, info@ occidentalcenterforthearts.org
OCA Reader’s Theatre Group - All interested reading 2-3 short plays. Free, 2nd & 4th Tues, 7p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental, 707-829- 2176, occidentalcenterforthearts.org, joanjustjoan@hotmail.com
The Fire Collection: Preserving our Stories - The Fire Project is about memory, expression and shared experience of the firestorms of 2017. History Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St, SR, 707-579-1500,
Readers Books
130 E. Napa St., Sonoma, 707-939-1779, readersbooks.com
Jan 1 ~ Annual No Football, Recycle your Fruitcake Party. 12-5p
Jan 11 ~ Will Shonbrun reads from his work, “The Road to Find Out.” 7p
sonomalibrary.org
Jan 11 ~ Coffee with the Director - Come meet the interim director of the library Tracy Gray. Come share your likes, concerns, and anything else that you want to discuss with the director 10am - 11am. Petaluma Regional Library, 100 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma, INFO: (707) 763-9801
Services & Databases for Sonoma County Library card holders: Tutor.com – LearningExpress – ValueLine – Chilton Auto Repair – ConsumerReports.org – Axis 360 – Lynda.com
Jan 16 ~ Northwest Library will Temporarily Close for Refresh into Spring. Temporary site will have a Book Drop and Holds may be picked up at Guerneville Road Plaza 1331 Guerneville Rd, Ste O, Santa Rosa
Library Mobile App The new app is now available for download from the apple store and the android store.
JANUARY 15 ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED for MLK DAY
Every Sat ~ Tech Classes: Social Media 11a Petaluma Jan 5 ~ Reception Patrick McMurtry 4p Sonoma Valley Jan 6 ~ World Fusion Music Guerneville 2p
Jan 8 ~ Into to Virtual Reality - 3p Healdsburg
Jan 13 ~ Rose Pruning 10:30a Cloverdale
Jan 10 ~ Job Skills Workshop - 7p Healdsburg
Jan 12 ~ Book Sale 10a Sebastopol
Jan 12 ~ Kids Can Cook 4p Rohnert Park
Jan 12 ~ Teen Anime Club 4p Central
Jan 13 ~ Rose Pruning 10:30a Cloverdal
Jan 19 ~ Family Yoga - 11a Guerneville
Jan 20 ~ Reach your Goals 10a Annex
Jan 20 ~ World of Vines 10:30a Rincon Valley
Jan 23 ~ Healthy Living 10:30a Rincon Valley
Jan 24 ~ Tech Help One on One - 7:30p Healdsburg Jan 24 ~ Intro to Ukulele 7p Petaluma
Jan 27 ~ Clutter Busters 10:30 Cloverdale
Jan 27 ~ Gravenstein Mandolin 2p Sonoma Valley Jan 27 ~ National History Day - 10a - Central SR
Jan 13 ~ Random Acts. 5p
Jan 30 ~ Living Other Lives - Solnit’s
“Field Guide to Getting Lost.” 7p
Jan 31 ~ Kathleen Hill’s Last Wednesday
Food Book group meets. 7p
Copperfields Books
copperfieldsbooks.com
Jan 8, 15, 22, 29 ~ Jumpstart Writing Workshops - Susan Bono or Marlene Cullen. $15, Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma, 707-762-0563
Jan 14 ~ “The Craving Cure” - Julia Ross uses science to show that supplements can eradicate cravings. Free, 2p, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma, 707-762-0563
Jan 18 ~ Albert Flynn DeSilver – “Writing as a Path to Awakening: A Year to Becoming an Excellent Writer. Free, 7-9p, 775 Village Ct, SR, 707-578-8938
Jan 19 ~ WTF? What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us - Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media. $40-$50, 7-9p, Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, 707-823-2618
Jan 23 ~ Greg Sestero - “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made.” Free, 7-8:30p, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma
Jan 23 ~ Pizza Party With Judd Winick
Free, 4:00p, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma,
707-762-0563
Jan 26 ~ Anna Gatmon - Living a Spiritual
Life in a Material World. Unconventional approach to the spiritual-material split. Free, 7p, 138 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707- 823-2618,
Jan 28 ~ Grant Faulkner & Ellen Sussman
Executive director of National Novel Writing Month Grant Faulkner, and New York Times bestselling author Ellen Sussman. Free, 2p, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma, 707-762-0563
Jan 31 ~ After-School Book Signing: Kenneth & Sarah Jane Wright - Meet the authors and check out the book. Free, 4p, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma, 762-0563
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