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The inaugural Concert Series at 6th Street Playhouse features Shana Morrison & Caledonia on Saturday, July 30 at 8:00pm. Shana Morrison’s musical style has been called pop with a side of blues and a side of rock, but she has never shied away from including other ingredients, like country, R&B, and jazz into the mix. Her material is ever-changing, but what always remains the same is Shana’s unique and wide-ranging voice. Her dynamic and charismatic talent has earned the attention of national newspapers and magazines as well as airplay on major radio stations. The daughter of legendary Northern Irish musician Van Morrison, Shana began […]

Join Positive Images LGBTQIA+ Center and North Bay LGBTQI Families for a Social Saturday: Intergenerational Gathering on July 9th from 11am-2pm at Golis Park in Rohnert Park!  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 together members of our community across generations, particularly gender expansive youth, teens, and adults. Our July gathering will be a casual event where we will provide art activities, games, and snacks for folks who are interested. Feel free to bring a blanket, lawn chairs, or a picnic, […]

Sunday June 19 @ 4 pm. The Quitters at Occidental Center for the Arts.The Quitters return to OCA for a special afternoon performance in our amphitheater! Stevie Coyle and Glenn Houston make up the dynamic guitar duo known as The Quitters. Having each quit some of the best bands in the business, both are founding members of The Waybacks and each have performed at Strawberry in other configurations.They have joined forces, to the delight of California audiences, to become a right-handed, right-side up fingerpicking and left-handed upside down flatpicking twosome.Tickets are $30 General/$25 for OCA members at www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org. This event will […]

Sunday June 26 at 4 pm. Occidental Center for the Arts presents: ’Dublinesque’ The Show!, a celebration of Dublin, Ireland in song and story. Led by Eamonn Flynn on vocals and piano, Dublinesque features Darcy Noonan on fiddle, Hector Bragado on banjo and Felim Egan on accordion and bodhran. Produced by singer-songwriter and pianist Eamonn Flynn (The Commitments, Maria Muldaur, Elvin Bishop, The Black Brothers), the show offers a fascinating mix of music, songs and stories, with a big dash of Irish humor and souls it takes a memorable glimpse into the past and present of Ireland’s capital. Through it all […]

 The Trading Post in Cloverdale is going to host a Pride Event on Sunday, June 19th from 4pm to 8pm. There will be dancing, schmoozing, and cruising. We’ll also be selling food, wine and cocktails. Proceeds from the event will go to OutRight Action International’s Ukraine Fund, which supports LGBT refugees and organizations impacted by the war.  The Fund has already raised close to $1 million since the war began.  Thanks to some generous sponsors all proceeds from food and beverages will benefit the Ukraine Fund. We have also generated more than $3,000 in contributions to the Fund before the party has […]

Join Petaluma Pride, Amor Para Todos, Positive Images LGBTQIA+ Center, North Bay LGBTQI Families, and Petaluma TIDE on Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 4-6pm for OUT in the Park, a Pride month picnic and celebration on the Petaluma City Hall Lawn (11 English Street)! This gathering will also serve as the Positive Images and North Bay LGBTQI Families Social Saturday Intergenerational Gathering for the month of June. Bring your own snacks and seating to this all-ages, family-friendly Pride month gathering, and connect with your Petaluma LGBTQIA+ community and allies. Activities will include a drum circle (bring your own instrument if you have one!), bubbles for kids, and […]

Celebrate Pride Month with Your Library June is Pride Month, a time to honor, recognize, and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. The Sonoma County Library honors Pride through our collections, events, and programs. Celebrate this June and beyond with our round-up of resources and offerings! Join us for upcoming Pride Month events and learn more here. Advanced registration is required for all events.  Celebrate Pride and share your story with Here + Queer, Sonoma County, a new archive project that collects and amplifies the histories of Sonoma County’s LGBTQ+ communities. This project accepts digital content in the form of personal narratives, essays, anecdotes, photographs, creative works, audiovisual material, and […]

AIDS Memorial Quilt Display Golden Gate Park June 11 & 12 Marking the 35th Anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, formerly called the Names Project Quilt, nearly 3000 memorial panels will be on display in the park’s Robin Williams Meadow. A ceremonial Quilt unfolding begins at 9:30 am Saturday and a closing ceremony takes place at 4 pm Sunday. The opening ceremony will be followed by the continuous reading of the names of those whose lives have been lost to AIDS. There will be several community villages for visitors including a panel-making workshop and Quilt history village, a volunteer village, a social […]

This Pride Month, following two years of subdued celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sonoma County residents are getting ready to don their rainbow garb and spread the love at in-person events and festivals. Sparked by the 1969 Stonewall uprising in Manhattan and the first Pride march in New York City in June the following year, LGBTQ+ pride celebrations have long been held in June across the United States to recognize the impact of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people and the intolerance they often face. Sonoma County has its own unique LGBTQ+ history. While there has long been […]