Arts & Entertainment

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6th Street Playhouse Concert Series presents Big Brother & The Holding Company April 16

Big Brother & The Holding Company Big Brother & The Holding Company are considered, along with the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane, the pioneers of the “San Francisco Sound”. They are also the band that launched the career of Janis Joplin. They are the band that recorded ‘Cheap Thrills’, which has been voted by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest classic rock albums of all time and which, along with their hit version of “Piece of My Heart” is in the Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Library of Congress. Their energy, spirit and their story define a time when music […]

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SRJC Student Film Festival Happens March 31

Sonoma County student short films for the 15th annual student film festival to be held on Friday, March 31st, 2023, at 6:00 pm. Select films will be shown to the public and will be followed by a Q & A.  The Sonoma County Student Film Festival was initiated 15 years ago by the Student Government President, Amanda Swan, and launched at SRJC Petaluma. The Sonoma County Film Festival (SCSFF) encourages students to build academic and professional connections with their peers and community. The goal of the event is to connect and introduce student filmmakers within the community to our own […]

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Delightful Short Queer Film “Inside The Beauty Bubble” Shows in 2 shorts programs at Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival

Enter The Beauty Bubble Salon & Museum, a pastel dreamland of 3,000 vintage beauty artifacts in the desert community of Joshua Tree, California and meet its owner, proprietor, and “America’s hairstorian” Jeff Hafler. Inside The Beauty Bubble chronicles Hafler’s struggle to keep his roadside attraction afloat during a remarkable year that changed his life and those of his husband and son. In doing so, the film tells a story of family, fabulous-fness and folk art, and provides a reminder that sometimes strong people on the margins hold a community together. Awards Audience Award – Dances with Films ● Heart of […]

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‘Nelly & Nadine’ Which Uncovers Post-War Lesbian Romance Screens at the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival Saturday, March 18

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Positive trends in filmmaking are hard to come by these days, so a recent wealth of documentaries uncovering lost chapters of queer history is cause for celebration. This year saw “Casa Susanna” and “Loving Highsmith,” two excellent entries in a growing canon that can always use more. While those films discovered a queer community ahead of its time and celebrated one of our most influential lesbian writers, the poignant documentary “Nelly & Nadine” uncovers an inspiring love story between two unsung queer heroes. Bolstered by gorgeous archival Super 8 footage of queer life in the 1950s, “Nelly & Nadine” offers […]

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Chicago’s Most Popular Gay Bar’s Long Life Explored “Art & Pep” at Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival Friday, March 17

Director Mercedes Kane’s touching and surprisingly expansive feature documentary Art and Pep, which received its world premiere at the 40th anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, introduces us to two Chicagoans, Art Johnston and José Pepe Peña, who’ve been at the centre of the city’s queer community together for nearly fifty years. Partners in life and in business, they’ve owned and run the popular Boystown’s bar Sidetrack since April 1982. Signless and windowless, the bar first opened with homophobic spray-painted graffiti on the front door that read, ‘fag bar’. At least its patrons knew where to come. That first night was […]

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Wild Gypsy Dance Party with Dgiin and Barrio Manouche Perform at Occidental Center for the Arts March 18

Saturday March 18 @ 7 pm. Wild Gypsy Dance Party with Dgiin and Barrio Manouche at Occidental Center for the Arts. Join us for an evening of French and Spanish Gypsy Flamenco music! Local favorite gypsy band DGIIN is joined by SF based Barrio Manouche for an energetic evening of revelry and dancing. The perfect pick-me-up as we await Springtime’s renewal! Each band will play a 75 minute set: Dgiin plays from 7:00-8:15 PM; Barrio Manouche plays 8:45-10:00 PM. Tickets are $35 GA, $28 for OCA members @ www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org; or at the door. Fine refreshments for sale, art gallery open during […]

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Sarah Burgess’ High-finance Drama “Dry Powder” Opens at Left Edge Theatre March 18

In the cut-throat world of high finance, making the next billion is the  name of the game – and whatever you need your PR team to do to spin it. But what is the human cost of getting the deal done? DRY POWDER is a razor-sharp, dark comedy about ruthlessness and greed and how the decisions made in America’s corporate boardrooms can impact us all.Directed by Jenny HollingworthWritten by Sarah Burgess BUY TICKETS

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Occidental Center for the Arts proudly presents Patrick Ball: Celtic Harp & Story March 11

Saturday March 11 at 7 pm. Occidental Center for the Arts proudly presents Patrick Ball: Celtic Harp & Story. Don’t miss the return of one of our most popular performers who will be visiting from his home in Ireland! World renowned modern day bard and premier Celtic harpist Patrick Ball weaves the marvelous old Irish tales of wit and enchantment together with ethereally gorgeous Celtic harp melodies into a warm and magical performance that will leave the audience spell-bound. $35 General/$28 for OCA Members. Tickets/Info @ www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org. Fine refreshments including wine and beer available. Art Gallery exhibit will be open for […]

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The Musers and Evie Ladin Band Perform at Occidental Center for the Arts March 10

Friday March 10 @ 7 pm. The Musers and Evie Ladin Band at Occidental Center for the Arts. Local favorites The Musers and Evie Ladin Band join forces for an energetic double-bill show that will lift your spirits and get your toes tapping! Don’t miss this great rescheduled show with two of our finest Bay Area bands.Tickets are $30 GA, $25 for OCA members at www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org. Fine refreshments available, art gallery open during intermission. OCA is wheelchair accessible. Become an OCA Member and get discounted admission to all events. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct. Occidental, CA. 95465.707-874-9392

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6th Street Playhouse presents the American Classic “A Raison in the Sun” March 2 – 19

Tensions run high in this groundbreaking drama by Lorraine Hansberry. Set in the 1950’s, three generations of a Black working-class family fail to thrive in a cramped apartment on Chicago’s Southside.A widow and her two grown children eagerly await an insurance payout they see as a means to escape their plight and achieve the American dream.Only each has their own idea of what that is and how to use the money to achieve it. Lorraine Hansberry wrote this Pulitzer Prize-winning play, her first, at age 27. Her’s was the first play by a Black female to be produced on Broadway.She was also the first Black playwright to receive both the […]

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