If you’re like me, the news of the past week about the Trump administration’s policy of separating kids from their parents at the border has you both livid and emotionally drained. What’s worse is that every time you think the story is as bad as it could possibly get, it sinks deeper and deeper. Children(…)
Isle of Klezbos In Concert Sunday, July 8 at 7:00PM Klezbos TIckets Brooklyn-based Isle of Klezbos approaches tradition with playful irreverence and deepest respect. Now celebrating two decades together, the soulful, fun-loving powerhouse all-gal klezmer sextet has toured from Vancouver to Vienna since 1998. The band repertoire ranges from rambunctious to entrancing: neo-traditional folk dance, mystical melodies,(…)
Teaching at Three Local Synagogues about Spirit and Authentic Living. Yiscah Smith was once a Chasidic man, living in Jerusalem with wife and children. But her quest to be her most authentic self led her on a decades-long journey, resulting not only in her transitioning to become the woman she knew she was, but returning(…)
Chef and Volunteers Cooking in a New Kitchen! Freshly prepared food for our congregate lunch program is now being prepared in a new location! Local nonprofit, Worth Our Weight, is generously renting its kitchen to Food For Thought every Monday. Chef Coby Leibman and our volunteer cooking crew (featured above) couldn’t be happier in this(…)
Artists’ Reception for Call & Response Exhibit Saturday, June 9th 4 – 7 pm Please join us for a hosted reception to celebrate the opening of our “Call & Response” invitational exhibit! Enjoy the latest creations of local artists Dave Gordon, Adam Wolpert and Victoria Wagner. Exhibit runs Friday, June 8th through Sunday, July 29th;(…)
Beefest, The Good One returns to the lawn of the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts on June 9! Expect mouth puckering sour beers, hop bombs, barrel-aged brews, and a wide range of other cool libations that make Northern California one of the best beer producing regions in the world. More than 60 breweries &(…)
A man who allegedly threatened to harm the LGBTQ community with explosives and twice stole a rainbow flag from the Guerneville Chamber of Commerce made an appearance in court Tuesday. It began with a pride flag stolen, and then tossed into the Russian River. Today, the story entered a new phase in Sonoma County Superior(…)
Sonoma County LGBTQI Pride is sponsoring the creation of The North Bay LGBTQI Historical Timeline. We are seeking photos of Sonoma County LGBTQI communities during 1970-90s. We need photos of people attending events, business and gathering locations, marches/demonstrations, other local happenings during those years. Please include descriptions with dates, locations and people’s names if possible(…)
Santa Rosa March For Our Lives Courthouse square 600-636 fourth street Santa Rosa, CA 95404 0 mi away When: Saturday, March 24, 10:00 AM The mission and focus of March For Our Lives (Santa Rosa) is to demand that a comprehensive and effective bill be immediately brought before Congress to address gun violence. Our only(…)
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been several years since Julie Goldman (HBO, Showtime, LOGO, Bravo) has performed in Sonoma County. So, we’re bringing her out for a one-night only show! Julie Goldman’s stand-up is delightfully in-your-face, honest and aggressively funny. Headlining throughout the US at clubs, colleges, festivals and events; she’s been described as(…)