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Happening This Month at Sonoma County Library

Join the Sonoma County Library for events throughout the month of December, from tamale-making workshops to tai chi classes. All events are free and you don’t need a library card to attend; registration is required for select events. See some of our December events below!

All Ages

Tamales-Making WorkshopsChef Salomé Arenas will guide you in making traditional Oaxacan tamales. Recommended for ages eight and up! Available at four library locations: Northwest Santa Rosa, Windsor, Central Santa Rosa, and Petaluma.

Kids

Gingerbread House WorkshopsCelebrate the season at our annual gingerbread house workshops for kids and families! Choose from festive candy, graham crackers, and frosting to create a holiday masterpiece you can take home. For grades K-6. Registration may be required; please sign up online or call your local library. At eight library locations: Petaluma, Sonoma Valley, Cloverdale, Windsor, Roseland, Healdsburg, Rincon Valley, and Guerneville.

Seeds and Reads: Mushrooms in the WildExplore common wild mushrooms found in Sonoma County and create a mushroom ornament to take home. For grades K-6. Registration encouraged.  At six library locations: Roseland, Healdsburg, Windsor, Northwest Santa Rosa, Petaluma, and Sonoma Valley.

Teens

Festive Cookie Decorating for TeensDecorate your own winter-themed cookie with icing and sprinkles! All materials provided. For grades 7-12. Space is limited; register online or at your local library. At 10 library locations: Cloverdale, Roseland, Rincon Valley, Sonoma Valley, Windsor, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park-Cotati, Guerneville, and Central Santa Rosa.Universal Yums for TeensDiscover a new country every month through music, trivia, and the best snacks and candies they have to offer. For grades 7-12. Registration encouraged. At three library locations: Central Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, and Roseland.

Adults

Crafting with CreativebugLearn to finger knit or fold your own gift boxes with Creativebug! Available at five library locations: Roseland, Cloverdale, Sonoma Valley, Northwest Santa Rosa, and Healdsburg.Tai Chi with David ChungLearn the ancient Asian exercise form to promote balance, relaxation, motion, health, harmony, stability, and inner power. Instructor David Chung teaches tai chi for the Redwood Empire Chinese Association, and specializes in teaching beginners and offering adaptations for people with limited motion.Looking for more? Explore the full calendar! Explore the CalendarThank you for being a member of the Sonoma County Library community. Visit us online or in person at one of our branches. Be sure to check out open jobs at Sonoma County Library here.  Questions? Please call your local library branch or click here to send us a message.  

Eventos de diciembre  Únete a los eventos de la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonomadurante todo el mes de diciembre, donde tendremos desde talleres de elaboración de tamales hasta clases de taichi. Todos los eventos son gratuitos y no se necesita una tarjeta de la biblioteca para asistir; se requiere inscripción para eventos seleccionados.¡Conoce algunos de nuestros eventos de diciembre a continuación!

Para todas las edadesTalleres de elaboración de tamalesLa chef Salomé Arenas nos guiará en la elaboración de los tradicionales tamales oaxaqueños. ¡Recomendados para edades de ocho años en adelante! Disponible en cuatro bibliotecas: Noroeste de Santa Rosa, Windsor, Central de Santa Rosa y Petaluma.Para niñosTalleres de casas de jengibre¡Celebra las fiestas con nuestros talleres anuales de casas de jengibre para niños y familias! Elige entre dulces festivos, galletas y glaseado para crear una obra maestra navideña que podrás llevarte a casa. Para niños desde kinder al 6° grado. 

Es posible que necesites registrarte; por favor inscríbete en línea o llama a tu biblioteca local. En ocho bibliotecas: Petaluma, Sonoma Valley, Cloverdale, Windsor, Roseland, Healdsburg, Rincon Valley y Guerneville.Semillas y lecturas: Hongos silvestresExplora los hongos silvestres más comunes que se encuentran en el condado de Sonoma y elabora un adorno para llevar a casa. Para niños desde kinder a 6° grado. Te recomendamos inscribirte. En seis bibliotecas: Roseland, Healdsburg, Windsor, Noroeste de Santa Rosa, Petaluma y Sonoma Valley.Para jóvenesDecoración de galletas festivas para jóvenes¡Decora tu propia galleta festiva con glaseado y chispas decorativas! Te proporcionaremos todos los materiales. Para jóvenes del 7° al 12° grado. 

El cupo es limitado; inscríbete en línea o en tu biblioteca local. En 10 bibliotecas: Cloverdale, Roseland, Rincon Valley, Sonoma Valley, Windsor, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park-Cotati, Guerneville y Central de Santa Rosa.Universal Yums para jóvenesDescubre un nuevo país cada mes a través de su música, trivias y los mejores bocadillos y dulces. Para jóvenes del 7° al 12° grado. Te recomendamos inscribirte. En tres bibliotecas: Central de Santa Rosa, Healdsburg y Roseland.Para adultosManualidades con Creativebug¡Aprende a tejer con los dedos o a hacer tus propias cajas de regalo con Creativebug! Disponible en cinco bibliotecas: Roseland, Cloverdale, Sonoma Valley, Noroeste de Santa Rosa y Healdsburg.

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Positive Images LGBTQIA+ Center and North Bay LGBTQI Families Host Social Saturday Intergenerational Gathering on December 9

Join Positive Images LGBTQIA+ Center and North Bay LGBTQI Families for a Social Saturday/End of year Intergenerational Gathering on December 9th from 12-3pm at Brew in Forestville!

All LGBTQIA+ youth, families, adults, and elders are welcome at Social Saturdays, which are a recurring series of monthly events taking place throughout Sonoma County where we are seeking to bring community across generations, particularly gender expansive youth, teens, and adults. 

At our December gathering we invite you to join us in writing letters to LGBTQIA+ elders, art activities and a storytime with grinch!

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Acompañe a Positive Images LGBTQIA + Center y North Bay LGBTQI Families para un sábado social y celebración de fin de año Reunión intergeneracional el 9 de Diciembre de 12-3p en Brew localizado en Forestville!

Todes les jóvenes, familias, adultes y ancianes LGBTQIA + son bienvenides en esta reunión, que es parte de una serie recurrente de eventos mensuales que se llevan a cabo en todo el condado de Sonoma, donde buscamos reunir a nuestra comunidad a través de generaciones, particularmente jóvenes, adolescentes y adultes con género expansivo.

En nuestra reunión de Diciembre los invitamos a escribir cartas para ancianes LGBTQIA+, hacer actividades de arte, y escuchar el grinch leyendo historias!

Estamos emocionades de verles ahí!

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Zero Waste Teach-In at The Peace & Justice Center November 30

The Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County
is proudly presenting members of Zero Waste Sonoma for a

ZERO WASTE Teach-in

November 30, 2023, 7 – 9 PM
467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa
Learn how to improve your zero waste efforts,
what laws support you and the ins and outs of composting.
There will be time for Q&A so you can find out how best to dispose of that special item.
This is the first in a series of teach-ins at the PJC. Its success will help determine our direction with future teach-ins. Please come and tell others. No charge at the door and we’ll pass the hat.

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Spread Cheer this Holiday Season to Local Seniors with Sonoma County ‘Send Our Seniors Mail Program’

Looking for a fun, creative activity that also benefits others? Send artwork and letters of encouragement to seniors with the Sonoma County Library’s Send Our Seniors Mail program! Send Our Seniors Mail offers kindness and support for elders in our community and is an easy way to spread cheer throughout the holiday season.  Interested? Visit the Send Our Seniors Mail page for a list of participating senior living facilities.

Create cards, artwork, and letters for seniors who might need a little extra happiness during the holidays.

Pop your goods in the mail! Addresses of senior facilities will be added to the Send Our Seniors Mail webpage as they become available. If you know of a potential Send Our Seniors Mail facility, please email the library at sendourseniorsmail@sonomalibrary.org.
Spread Cheer
A Reminder from Your Library:
Upcoming Holiday Closure
All library branches will be closed Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24, for Thanksgiving. We look forward to seeing you when we reopen on Saturday, November 25!
Thank you for being a member of the Sonoma County Library community. Visit us online or in person at one of our branches. Be sure to check out open jobs at Sonoma County Library here.  Questions? Please call your local library branch or click here to send us a message.  Reparte alegría esta temporada ¿Buscas una actividad divertida y creativa que también beneficia a los demás? ¡Envía obras de arte y cartas de apoyo a adultos mayores con el programa de Envíos de correos postales para adultos mayores de la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma! Envíos de correos postales para adultos mayores extiende amabilidad y apoyo para los adultos mayores en nuestra comunidad y es una manera fácil de repartir alegría durante la temporada de fiestas.   ¿Interesado? Visita la página web de Envíos de correos postales para adultos mayores para consultar la lista de residencias para adultos mayores participantes.
Crea tarjetas, obras de arte, y cartas para brindar un poco más de alegría a los adultos mayores en los días festivos.
¡Envía tus creaciones por correo! Las direcciones de las residencias para adultos mayores se encontrarán en la página web de Envíos de correos postales para adultos mayores en cuanto estén disponibles. Si conoces de una posible residencia, por favor envía correo electrónico a: sendourseniorsmail@sonomalibrary.org. Reparte alegría
Un aviso de su biblioteca: Cierre por feriado 
Todas bibliotecas estarán cerradas el jueves 23 y el viernes 24 de noviembre para el Día de Acción de Gracias.  ¡Nos complace verle de nuevo cuando reabrimos el sábado 25 de noviembre!
Gracias por ser miembro de la comunidad de Bibliotecas del Condado de Sonoma. Visítenos en línea o en persona en una de nuestras sucursales. Asegúrese de consultar los trabajos disponibles en la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma aquí. ¿Preguntas? Por favor llame a su biblioteca local o haga clic para mandar un mensaje.If you would like to manage which emails you receive from us, please click here. Si desea gestionar los correos electrónicos que recibe de nosotros, haga clic aquí.

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Happening This Month in Sonoma County

Thursday, November 30 Dining Out For Life, happens at many local restaurants, cafes, and wineries.  Sonoma County’s largest dine-and-donate event directly benefits Food For Thought.  Make your reservations soon.  A complete list of participating establishments and more information can be found at www.fftfoodbank.org. 

Friday, December 1.  This year’s theme is “World AIDS Day 35: Remember and Commit.” This annual event serves as a reminder of the global struggle to end HIV-related stigma, an opportunity to honor those we have lost, and a rallying cry to committing to working toward a day when HIV is no longer a public health threat. The first World AIDS Day took place in 1988, providing a platform to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and honor the lives affected by the epidemic. 

December 1, 2, 3, 9, 10. Occidental Community Choir presents “Comfort and Joy.” Directed by Gage Purdy. This west county chorale is pleased to present a joyous winter concert of songs and spoken word that soothe and inspire, celebrate resilience, tradition and a keen sense of community.  The show will offer its own choir composers’ ‘ Music from Home’, blended with contemporary and classic compositions spanning many genres and cultures.  Tickets are $25 and are now available at occidentalchoir.org/tickets. Children 12 and under $1 with online seat reservation. All but the final concert happen at Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct. in Occidental.  The Sunday, Dec 10 concert will be performed at Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave. in Santa Rosa.

Friday, December 1 Russian River Bingo Tickets For 2024 go on sale.  Now is your chance to get tickets to upcoming events that sell out in a manner of hours.    The events benefit various local non-profits.  BIINGO happens at in the Lodge Room at the Santa Rosa Vet’s Hall, 1351 Maple Avenue in Santa Rosa.  For ages 18 and older.  Doors open at 5:30 and games begin at 7 PM. Tickets can be purchased at www.rrsisters.org.  


Saturday, December 16 San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will presentHOLIDAY SPECTACULAR,a benefit concert for Face to Face at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park.. Over 250 singing members will dazzle you with classic holiday favorites and some new surprises.  Tickets cost $25 – 110 and are on sale now at www.sfgmc.org. 

Saturday, December 16.  Forbidden Kiss LIVE, the sexy vaudeville show created by Cheryl King.  The show has gathered a regular audience.  Come join the throngs of party people for this extravaganza of burlesque, comedy, song & dance and more.  It happens once a month at The California in Santa Rosa.  For tickets and more information go to www.caltheatre.com. 

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“Shut It Down For Palestine” March & Protest Friday @ Railroad Depot Park Santa Rosa, 9 W 4th Street

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There is a growing global movement for a Free Palestine. Across the world, millions of people are engaging in demonstrations and organizing major marches in solidarity with Palestine. Our demands for an immediate ceasefire, cutting all aid to Israel, and lifting the siege on Gaza have broader support than ever. On November 4th, over 500,000 gathered in Washington DC for the largest march in recent times to stand in solidarity with Palestine. Protests with half a million people erupted on the streets of London, constituents across Canada occupied over 17 MP offices from coast to coast, and Belgian dock workers’ unions have refused to transport weapons by plane or sea that are destined for Israel. We must keep building momentum and increase the pressure with more marches, walk-outs, sit-ins, and other forms of direct action directed at the political offices, businesses, and workplaces that fund, invest, and collaborate with Israeli genocide and occupation.
NOW is the time for our mobilizations to grow in size, frequency, and focus; building a political climate that makes Israel’s business of genocide unsustainable.

Forbidden Kiss LIVE celebrates one year at The California with a Bad Santa Party


In the 13 months that Cheryl King has presented this sexy vaudeville show at this hot new
downtown venue, the audience has tripled, and the company of performers has grown to
nearly three dozen.

This savvy producer, who moved to Sonoma County in 2018, originally created the show for
her own theater in NYC, Stage Left Studio. It ran monthly for eight years in the unique Midtown
Manhattan space, and was lauded by the Village Voice as “NY’s Sexiest Theater.”
Now the show is delighting audiences from Marin, Sonoma and Napa County and has been
praised in the Sonoma County Gazette as “an evening of free-spirited sex-positive fun for the
ones we love – and for ourselves!” Cheryl has recently started building each show around a
central theme – and inviting the audience to come in costume. Many of the shows feature
audience participation routines, with contests and prizes donated by Secrets Boutique on
Santa Rosa Avenue.

Cheryl’s company of performers includes burlesque dancers Velvet Thorn, Jonni Machado,
Indiana Bones, Natasha Nightmare, and The Phoenix Dancers. Singers Jake Turner, Karenna
Slade, Brandy Noveh, and Alia Beeton have presented original songs and show tunes. Of late
the show has also featured table-to-table magic from Vixen, the Forbidden Magician, who also
performs hoop and acro dance routines, and onstage magic acts as well. And a crowning glory
of the series are comedy sketches written by Cheryl, which she performs with brilliant
actor/comics including Martin Gilbertson, Alia Beeton, Shannon DeJong, Noah Sternhill, and
Dwayne Stincelli. There are also improvised sketches with Alia and Shannon, which are
greeted by the audience with hoots of laughter and wild applause.

Cheryl’’s brought in friends from Los Angeles to perform in the show, including National
Monologue Slam winner Katie Northlich, and Strong Words performer and producer Marlene
Nichols.

The audience has recently started exceeding 100 on Wednesday evenings so the show is
moving to weekends where it is expected to draw an even larger audience..

The Saturday, Dec 16 holiday show, entitled Bad Santa Party, will feature guest star Dwayne
Stincelli as Bad Santa. The line-up includes new comedy routines from Cheryl, including a
special holiday Dubbers sketch. Serena Elize and Blue return to the show with new routines
performed with Sam Minnifield, Lexus Fletcher and Lauren DePass. The show also features
crowd pleasers Natasha Nightmare, dancer/magician Vixen and the debut of magic/belly
dancing duo Ray Hoey and Treja!​ Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Adult-oriented
material. Audience members are invited to stick around for two hours of great dancing music
from DJ Vino and DJ Bootysattva, as we celebrate Serena Elize’s birthday!
For more information about Forbidden Kiss LIVE, visit https://www.caltheatre.com/forbidden-
kiss-live.

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Governor Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments Includes Kinna Crocket to Sonoma County Superior Court

Kinna Patel Crocker, of Sonoma County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Sonoma County Superior Court. Crocker has been a Sole Practitioner since 2013. She was an Associate at Terre Family Law from 2011 to 2013, at Lozano Smith from 2010 to 2011 and at Northern California Family Law Group from 2004 to 2008. Crocker earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Arthur Wick. She is a Democrat.

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