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Inviting our LGBT Family, Friends & All Allies  Hosted by Scotty King, LGBT Liaison, Rainbow Connection of the Sebastopol FUN Senior CenterHalloween, Thursday, Oct 31st  Cost: FreePlease Register in advance.Register online here. or Call 707-829-2440When: 6:30 PM Meet outside the Senior Center.  What: Wear a fun hat or costume! Dance to the best of the Halloween Dance songs!(Monster Mash, Addams’s Family, Time Warp, Ghostbusters, I Put a Spell on You, Werewolves of London, etc)  Then: 7:30 PM, we walk 4 blocks together to the Halloween Street Party on Florence Ave.We will mingle, float, and parade through the crowds. We will find and dance to the glorious Hubbubb […]

We will be bringing you into the exquisite home of a local LGBT household to view their collection of stunning artworks. Join us for lunch at the senior center, visit Alan Beckstead, the main collector of the art, then we visit a their West County elegant and distinguished home that’s filled with exquisite works of art.20 FOLKS MAX, WILL SELL OUT, RESERVE NOW What: LGBT Art Tour   Date: Wednesday, October 16When: 11:30 AM meet at the Harvest Cafe in the Sebastopol Senior CenterThen: 12:30 carpool to Art Tour at Alan, Danny and Steve’s place  Tour: 1.5 hour   Leave: To return […]

Remembrance. Resistance. Resilience. October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, an annual tribute to the rich and diverse history of LGBTQIA+ communities. This month-long recognition, created by high school teacher Rodney Wilson and fellow educators in 1994, aligns with National Coming Out Day on October 11.  Join us throughout the month for celebratory events and explore our lists of books, movies, and more. Together, we continue to shape a future characterized by acceptance, love, and unity.  Events for Everyone For families. Join us at the Rincon Valley Regional Library on Saturday, October 12, at 10:30 am for Family is a Rainbow Storytime, an event for queer families and allies celebrating family, […]

LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1947-2000Mondays 6-7:30pm. Online via Zoom through SRJC LifeLong Learning. On Oct 14, we will be talking with Ruth Mahaney and others about the interface between Lesbian liberation and the Women’s Movement in SoCo in the 1970s. Please contact me to enroll in this FREE class and receive a Zoom link: cdungan@santarosa.edu

Are you LGBTQ+ and 50 years of age or older? Rural-living and low-income? The Sebastopol Area Senior Center is looking for focus group participants as part of a state-wide project focusing on the experiences of LGBTQIA+ older adults. Your participation will directly influence resources, services and policies to better support the LGBTQIA+ communities. Email Scotty at scotty@sebastopolseniorcenter.org to potentially take part in this important focus group which seeks to amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ individuals who live rurally and are low-income. The date is Saturday, October 5, from 1-3 p.m. at our Sebastopol Senior Center.Participants must register and be approved ahead of […]

September 22-28 is Banned Books Week, an annual recognition of the freedom to read and the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together all who support the freedom to seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction, including those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. In the last few years, there has been a significant increase in book bans and challenges across the country. The unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2023 more than triples the number reported in 2022. The number of titles targeted for censorship at public libraries increased by 92 percent over […]

Sebastopol songwriter Anne Carol Mitchell aka Brightdarkdawn, who writes music inspired by ecology and conservation, is teaching a day-long, collaborative workshop with Pepperwood’s Education Program Manager, Holland Gistelli. The workshop, Nature as Muse: Songwriting with the Land, will take place at Pepperwood Preserve on Saturday, October 19th.  Mitchell and Gistelli are providing a workshop to inspire connections with nature through artistic expression and discovery in the natural world. Gistelli, who has over 14 years of experience in environmental education, will lead participants on a hike where they will be invited to explore the extraordinary beauty of Pepperwood through their senses […]