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Face to Face’s Art for Life Will Happen as an Online Auction September 17 – 22

BRINGING ART INTO YOUR HOMEGreetings!We have re-imagined our beloved event due to the current health crisis and for the first time ever, friends and family from all over the globe can attend one of the most renowned art events and all from the comfort of their homes for FREE! Join us for this Virtual Celebration dedicated to art and the Face to Face mission. Your support will help end HIV in Sonoma County while supporting the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS. 

THE ONLINE AUCTION WILL RUN SEPTEMBER 17-22, 2020

Highlighting art from our regions most talented artists, who have all donated their work in support of our work.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN 
IT’S EASY TO REGISTER TO BID AND FREEREGISTER  TO BIDTake a moment to register and preview the Art and other Experiential Packages that you’ll be able to bid on once the auction goes live on Thursday, September 17th. Check the Preview Gallery often as we update the site as new art and experiences come our way. 

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY TO THIS YEAR’S ONLINE FUNDRAISER

With our event going online that means you can invite your family and friends from all around the globe to participate in this years Art For Life fundraiser. We are excited to be able to expand our event in this virtual way. 

“We Make A Living By What We Get, We Make A Life By What We Give”

Please Consider Becoming An ART FOR LIFE SPONSORTHIS YEAR

Help us achieve our mission of ending HIV in Sonoma County while supporting the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS. Your Sponsorship will reinforce and strengthen our work. THANK YOU.

BECOMING A SPONSOR

Although we will miss your smiles and hugs in person we look forward to seeing you online. We will keep you posted as we create opportunities for you to join us virtually when we bring ART FOR LIFE into your home this year. 

FACE TO FACE / https://artforlife.f2f.org FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAMREGISTER TO BID

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Face to Face’s Three Monkeys Thrift Store Offers Online Shopping

We are thrilled to be able to offer you this new way to shop in our 3 Monkeys Thrift Store.

Enjoy shopping online for the same high-quality furniture, housewares, jewelry and more at thrift store prices and as always there’s NO SALES TAX! Selected items are available for purchase with more being added daily! Merchandise is available for pickup at our store or local delivery for larger items can be arranged. BEST OF ALL YOUR PURCHASES HELP SUPPORT
STORE HOURS TUESDAY – SATURDAY11:00AM -4:00PM

LOCATION116 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa707-541-7227

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Happening This Week at Marin’s Spahr Center

To join the Spahr Senior Groupon Monday, 7 to 8 pm,click the purple button below the Butterfly Heart._____________

Check-in Mondays

We catch up with each other on how we’re doing and have unstructured conversations.

Topical ThursdaysJuly 23: By request, we’ll return to the subject of Black Lives Matterand other movements in culture. Following a deep, meaningful conversation about BLM on June 25, participants asked for more!

August 6: Nancy Flaxman facilitates. While the Comet Neowiseonly returns every 6766 years, thankfully Nancy returns every monthto lead us in discussing a topic.
Creating Community in the Midst of Sheltering-in-PlaceSee old friends and make new ones! Join us!The Spahr Center’s LGBT Senior Discussion Groupscontinue every Monday 7 to 8 pm on Zoom
To Join Group by Video using Computer, Smart Phone or TabletJust click this button at the start time, 7 pm:Join GroupTry it, it’s easy! 
To Join Group by Phone CallIf you don’t have internet connections or prefer joining by phone,call the following number at the start time, 7 pm:1-669-900-6833The Meeting id is 820 7368 6606#(no participant id required)The password, if requested, is 135296#

If you want the meeting to call you to bring you into the group, notify Bill Blackburn 415/450-5339

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Free Online LGBTQI History Class Wednesday Will Feature Beverlee Laird from PFLAG and Positive Images

LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1960s – 1990s

Next Wednesday, 7/22, 1:30 – 3pm we will be talking with 

Beverlee Laird about PFLAG and her role in starting Positive Images.

Both organizations provide support for LGBTQI youth and their families.

We are online this summer via Zoom!

Please contact me to enroll in this FREE class and receive

a Zoom invite: cdungan@santarosa.edu

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Occidental Center fo the Arts Events

Our art gallery will be open on Saturdays from Noon to 4 PM beginning July 18th with an exhibition of artwork by our members! And, although we anticipate limited in-person visitors, we will also be featuring each piece of art and its creator in our next virtual show! 

We’re organizing a special drive-up take in for this show on Tuesday, July 14th from 1-6 PM with special safety protocols in place. OCA members may each enter one original art piece, no entry fees for this show! Please make a reservation for your entry drop off. Due to safety regulations, we will not be having a reception for this exhibit.

Click here to learn more about participating or make a drop-off reservation!‌

More re-openings at OCA!

We’re equally happy to announce the return of two OCA programs: both Readers Theater and Thursday Night Figure Drawing are back in action, with social distancing and appropriate safety precautions in place. Readers Theater meets every other Tuesday afternoon from 4-6 PM in our auditorium beginning July 14th. To learn more or join this group please contact Joan Ambrosini.

The Thursday Night Figure Drawing Group meets weekly from 7-9 PM in our auditorium. Masks required, limited participants, live models. To participate please contact group organizer Andy Rangel.
Please help us serve our community better! 
We’ve designed a short, anonymous surveyabout our recent programs and future events, and how we are all impacted by the COVID19 pandemic. We’d love your input.

Please help us bring more music and art to our community by taking the quick survey!
Click here to take the survey.
Coming Up: Virtual Variety Show #3
Our 3rd Virtual Variety Show will premier on August 8th!

This show will focus on our community, with performers and artists from within Sonoma County. Here’s a preliminary list of performers:
The Musers • Doug Jayne • Kevin Russell • Candy GirardAbbie Gabrielson • Chris Riebli • Sonia Tubridy • River MortensonPatrick Fanning • Steve Fowler • Andrea Van DykeSarah Dupre • David Rosen • Bob Burnett • Stephen PollaineConrad Bishop • Elizabeth Fuller
plus a virtual exhibition of artwork and more!Stay tuned for a complete list of performers TBA soon.

A Great Big Thank You !
To all of the generous donors who have shown their support for OCA during the COVID crisis. We’ve raised nearly $7k of our $10k goal to get us through this extended time without any program income. We can tell – our community values OCA and wants to make sure we are here for you in the future! We are very grateful for the generosity of our community during this time.
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