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Chef and Volunteers Cooking in a New Kitchen! Freshly prepared food for our congregate lunch program is now being prepared in a new location! Local nonprofit, Worth Our Weight, is generously renting its kitchen to Food For Thought every Monday. Chef Coby Leibman and our volunteer cooking crew (featured above) couldn’t be happier in this large kitchen with plenty of room to prepare healthy food for our clients. We are very thankful that Worth Our Weight has allowed us to use their kitchen and encourage you to support them. The Worth Our Weight Cafe serves brunch every Sunday from 8 am […]

Artists’ Reception for Call & Response Exhibit Saturday, June 9th 4 – 7 pm Please join us for a hosted reception to celebrate the opening of our “Call & Response” invitational exhibit! Enjoy the latest creations of local artists Dave Gordon, Adam Wolpert and Victoria Wagner. Exhibit runs Friday, June 8th through Sunday, July 29th; gallery open Fri-Sat-Sun 11 AM to 4 PM. Monica Pasqual & the Handsome Brunettes and Dear John Love Renee (members of the band Blame Sally) Saturday, June 9th at 8 PM OCA is pleased to host a concert by talented bandmates from the popular Bay […]

Beefest, The Good One returns to the lawn of the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts on June 9! Expect mouth puckering sour beers, hop bombs, barrel-aged brews, and a wide range of other cool libations that make Northern California one of the best beer producing regions in the world. More than 60 breweries & cideries will be pouring their samples for you to enjoy from 1-4:30 pm. ​ Generous community partners like Oliver’s Market, Trader Joe’s , and BJ’s Brewhouse will be serving delicious complimentary treats, while supplies last. Net proceeds from Beerfest – The Good One benefit Face […]

Sonoma County LGBTQI Pride is sponsoring the  creation of The North Bay LGBTQI Historical Timeline. We are seeking photos of Sonoma County LGBTQI communities during 1970-90s. We need photos of people attending events, business and gathering locations, marches/demonstrations, other local happenings during those years. Please include descriptions with dates, locations and people’s names if possible so we can let viewers know the stories behind the photos.  Send these to gary@sonomacountypride.org.

The Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights will hold public meetings in each of the five districts throughout the year. The goal is to increase visibility and awareness of the commission, build bridges with existing organizations, and provide a platform for the public to access information and participate in discussion on issues that are of interest to communities. The Commission’s first road show meeting was in Petaluma in January and focused on Housing. The next meeting will be an Education Forum in Sonoma Valley on Wednesday March 28th at the Sonoma Springs Community Hall, 18627 Sonoma Highway, from 5:30-7:30pm. Speakers […]

10 Dates · Mar 15 – Dec 21 Rainbows and Crystals The Star Sebastopol’s LGBT Party…..Third Thursdays…..Pride Celebration and Drag Show’s in the works! Lets BUILD!! Resident DJ’s Lori Z. and Mr. Element are pleased to have Joshua Lapides occasionally slide through to bring the party to a fun, positive and soulful start!