KRCB-FM: Sonoma Spotlight

Cinnabar’s 3rd Annual Broadway Bash Ellis Auditorium – SRJC Petaluma Campus Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 6:00 pm The third annual Broadway Bash, Cinnabar Theater’s signature gala fundraiser, showcases the very best of Cinnabar: professional actors and singers together with the best and brightest from our Young Repertory. Artistic Director Elly Lichenstein and Education Director Nathan Cummings are staging the musical revue, featuring never-before-seen performances of old classics and new favorite Broadway tunes by popular professionals and promising up-and-comers. Hosted by veteran Broadway and Bay Area actor Clark Sterling, the Broadway Bash features favorite Cinnabar actors including Dani Beem, Mary Gannon-Graham, Michael Van Why and more. They will be joined onstage by many of Cinnabar’s talented Young Repertory kids, performing featured duets and group numbers. Michael McGurk (Emcee, Cabaret) will visit from New York to offer one-week workshop with select Young Rep kids to create and polish a specia

Amit Peled Occidental Center for the Arts Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 4:00 pm Israeli cellist Amit Peled is returning to Occidental! Kit Nuestadter, Redwood Arts founder, introduced to him to our series 13 years ago when he was a young, upcoming cellist. The love affair between him and our audiences was immediate and has continued over the years. Now world famous, Mr. Peled has graciously agreed to make his fifth appearance in our concerts. He will be playing Pablo Casals’ historic cello, a Gofffriler ca. 1733, presented to him by Mrs. Marta Casals Istomin, widow of Maestro Casals. Mr. Peled will perform both pieces for solo cello and others with pianist Noreen Polera From the United States to Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Amit Peled, is a musician of profound artistry and charismatic stage presence, acclaimed as one of the most exciting instrumentalists on the concert stage today. At 6'5" tall, Peled started life as a basketball player and was called "larger than life" when he enveloped his cel

Rumi’s Caravan Performance Sebastopol Center for the Arts Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 7:00 pm Rumi's Caravan -- now in its 20th year -- returns to the Sebastopol Center for the Arts with an evening of poetry and music in the ecstatic tradition. There will be no ticket sales. Doors will close once all seats are filled at the Center. We welcome your donations at the door with the hope of sufficiently covering our costs to be able to offer this gift again next year. Admission is free. Location: Sebastopol Center for the Arts 282 High St, Sebastopol, CA 95472 www.sebarts.org (707) 829-4797

Bubbles and Bonbons for Bounty The Petaluma Hotel Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Announcing Bubbles and Bonbons for Bounty, a benefit concert and reception for Petaluma Bounty. Musical entertainment provided by critically acclaimed jazz musician Bonnie Brooks with accompaniment by John Simon. Enjoy an evening of delectable desserts, sparkling and fine wines, non-alcoholic beverages, and live music. Dancing and romancing is smiled upon but not necessary to celebrate your love for community on St. Valentine’s Day. All proceeds support Petaluma Bounty's programs and mission to make healthy food available to everyone through access, education, engagement, and empowerment. Tickets: $35 “Seed Starter” level $50 “Pollinator” level $75 and up “Harvestor” level All tickets provide full access to the event. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4033073 Location: Hotel Petaluma 205 Kentucky Street Petaluma, CA 94952 (707) 559-3393

Laguna Docent Orientation Laguna Environmental Center Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Learning Laguna Docents are trained volunteers who teach the Learning Laguna school program in 2nd-4th grade classrooms throughout the watershed and during student field trips to Laguna preserves. Help the children of our community deepen their enthusiasm, appreciation and knowledge of the Laguna de Santa Rosa and their home environment! Docents lead groups of school children in the Learning Laguna program, a two-part wetland education experience for 2nd-4th grade students. Docents visit classrooms throughout the Laguna Watershed with specially designed, hands-on, engaging activities, then lead those students on an experiential field trip to the Laguna the following week. Expand and share your love of nature and nurture the next generation of naturalists! Becoming a docent is a fun and enriching way to make new friends and contribute to the community! Experts in biology, natural history, and environmental

Abraham Entin Book Launch & Reading Arlene Francis Center Sunday February 3rd, 2019 @ 2:00 pm Abraham Entin Reads from his new Book LIving on The Fringe, as well as sing a few of his songs. When Ed Entin decided to torch his draft card, everything about his life changed. He had his whole life mapped out. It was 1966 and Eddie had just been accepted into Yale Law School—his ticket out of the Army and Vietnam and into a life of secure prosperity. It took only one day, one decision to change the course of his life. What follows is a sometimes harrowing, often hilarious, and always illuminating ten-year journey through the social, political, and spiritual turmoil of the era. For anyone wondering how it was back then—or how to get through right now—Living on the Fringe provides a look at how one person waded into the turbulent waters of his time and came out whole, dry, and ready to face the future. And with a new name to match the person he had become. Light refreshments will be available. Free admiss

Art from the Heart SSU Art Gallery Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm The 35th annual Art from the Heart silent art auction and party at the University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University takes place this Saturday, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Proceeds from the auction directly benefit the Art Gallery's exhibition, publication, and lecture programs. There will be a free preview of the artwork on Wednesday, January 30th; Thursday, January 31st; and Friday, February 1st, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. As always, Art from the Heart is exciting evening of art, food, wine, and music that has become one of the oldest continually-held fundraising events in the area and a “must” for novice and seasoned collectors alike (Dave Getz Jazz Trio will perform this year). The auction features modestly priced works of art that are sold during a silent auction. It’s a wonderful way to have a good time, support the Gallery (and in turn, the careers of worthy artists), and go home with an original work of art. Loca

Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition Sebastopol Center for the Arts Friday, January 18th, 2019 @ 7:30 pm Members of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra will perform music by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Weber, Vaughn Williams, Fiala, Enescu, and Accolay. Featuring soloists on flute, violin, bassoon, oboe, trumpet and piano. The students, ages 13-23, are members of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra and have auditioned for the Concerto Competition to be a soloist with the orchestra. Enjoy wonderful music performed by extraordinarily talented young people. This performance is a benefit for the Santa Rosa Symphony Institute for Music Education. Tickets: $15 General $10 Student http://sebarts.org/sca-events/ Location: Sebastopol Center for the Arts 282 S. High Street Sebastopol, CA 95472 (707) 829-4797 info@sebarts.org

Next Level Conference 2019: Expanding Boundaries Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Sunday, February 10th, 2019 You may be making music in Sonoma County, but your creative playground is much bigger. Creative collaboration is definitely not bound by geography. The opportunity to connect with both fans and musical partners from all over is getting easier. By working with a broader palette of partners, with different tools and skills, you can push the limits of your capacity, grow your audiences, and ultimately increase revenue streams. The 2019 Next Level Music Industry Conference, to be held at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, will explore and help break down barriers of many types, including a live-remote recording between a Santa Rosa songwriter and Nashville musicians (see Songwriting Contest, below!). Other session topics will include getting more from your live recordings and making your home studio play “bigger,” connecting with regional and national resources, networking, and more. To learn more a

Wednesdays at Hospice – “Dying Well with Hospice” Memorial Hospice, Santa Rosa Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 @ 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Caregiving for a loved one is challenging and stressful at times, but the rewards are immeasurable. “Dying Well with Hospice,” written from a family perspective as well as a hospice nurse perspective, validates the importance of end-of-life care. It also helps us to discover the spiritual and emotional benefits that can be attained by supporting a loved one through this poignant time. Paula Wrenn spent more than 25 years as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines, and has assisted several family members in their transition from life to peaceful death. Jo Gustely, hospice RN, shares the importance of entering hospice at the appropriate time, enhancing quality of life. Admission is free. Location: Memorial Hospice 439 College Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95401. (707) 778-6242 or (707) 568-1094 www.sonomacountyhospice.org

Book Launch: The Last Devadasi: A Novel by Barbara Baer Occidental Center for the Arts Sunday, January 13th, 2019 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Please join us for a book launch featuring local author Barbara Baer’s new novel The Last Devadasi. The event will include selected readings, Indian dance troupe performance, author Q & A, book sales and signing. Barbara L. Baer received her BA and MA at Stanford University before going to South India to teach and study dance. She has reviewed classical and contemporary dance for newspapers and periodicals in America and France. Credits include fiction in Redbook and reportage for The Nation. She lives in Sonoma County, California, where she and her husband, Michael, who is also a writer, cultivate pomegranates and olives. Exotic refreshments served. Admission is free. Location: Occidental Center for the Arts 3850 Doris Murphy Ct. Occidental, CA 95465 (707) 874-9392 info@occidentalcenterforthearts.org

Sonoma County, One Year Later Finley Center Auditorium Thursday, January 10th, 2019 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm As we commemorate the anniversary of the fires that devastated so much of Sonoma County, those of us who live in and love this county reflect on the past year’s efforts to rebuild and rethink our priorities. KSRO Host Pat Kerrigan is moderator for the conversation between Sheriff Rob Giordano, Fire Chief Tony Gossner, and Supervisor Shirlee Zane, as they come together to discuss the setbacks, victories, and the community’s resilience this past year and look towards the future. Doors open at 6:00 pm This event is sponsored by the City of Santa Rosa. Admission is free. Pre-registration is highly recommended; seating is limited to 300 seats. https://www.museumsc.org Location: Finley Center Auditorium 2060 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (707) 579-1500

Moon Over Buffalo 6th Street Playhouse January 11th – February 3rd, 2019 By Ken Ludwig Directed by Carl Jordan Fading actors frantic for their former glory! Set in Buffalo, New York, in 1953, a couple in a crumbling marriage struggles to keep their acting ensemble together long enough for a famed director to see them perform. But with a pregnant ingénue, a drunk leading man, and a surprise visit from their daughter, things quickly go horribly and hilariously wrong. Tickets: Friday & Saturday @ 7:30 pm, Sunday at 2:00 pm $30 Adult $28 Senior (62+) Saturday @ 2:00 pm, Thursday @ 7:30 pm $28 Adult $26 Senior All performances $20 Under 30 $22 Value seats Season subscriptions available. Location: G.K. Hardt Theatre 6th Street Playhouse 52 W. 6th Street Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (707) 523-4185 www.6thstreetplayhouse.com

The Frisson Ensemble Community Church of Sebastopol Saturday, January 19th, 2019 @ 7:30 pm The Frisson Ensemble is explosive! From New York City, the chamber ensemble features the best and brightest of classical music's rising stars drawn from many of the nation's major music schools including Juilliard, Curtis, and Yale. With its flexible grouping, Frisson is able to showcase a myriad of rarely-performed masterworks. An ensemble of six are touring the west coast and Redwood Arts is indeed lucky to have been able to book them. The Frisson Ensemble are: Jeremías Sergiani Velázquez, violin Caeli Smith, viola and Associate Director Julian Schwarz, cello Ji Weon Ryu, flute Thomas Gallant, oboe and Artistic Director Stas Chernyshev, clarinet Program: W. A. Mozart: Finale from Quartet K.370 for oboe and strings J. C. Bach: Quintet for violin, viola, cello, flute and oboe G. Gershwin: Preludes for clarinet and strings Frisson Celtic: Suite of traditional Celtic Tunes and improvisations Cassado: Allegro from

Off the Page Readers Theater Presents: What Goes Around Copperfield’s Books Saturday, January 18th & 19th, 2019 @ 7:30 pm Off the Page Readers Theater presents their new show, "What Goes Around" at Copperfield's, Montgomery Village January 18th & 19th. Off the Page is a Sebastopol based Readers Theater group that is dedicated to supporting the works of local writers and actors. Performances span a wide range of material from comic, tragic, dark, light, and beautiful. Tickets at the door: $15 general $10 students Location: Copperfield’s Books 775 Village Court Santa Rosa, CA 95405 (707) 578-8938 Additional Show: Sunday January 20th, 2019 @ 3:00 pm at Abacus, 101 S. Main St., Sebastopol, CA 95472.

Larry Vuckovich Jazz Trio Sebastopol Center for the Arts January 20th, 2019 @ 4:30 pm Larry Vuckovich presents an exciting jazz historic trio format. Before the modern jazz piano trios of piano/bass/drums such as Bud Powell, Oscar Peterson, and Hank Jones trio formats, the original jazz piano trio included the combination of piano/guitar/bass. Nat King Cole popularized this format. Art Tatum also at times played in this combination. Vince Guaraldi's first recordings were also in this form. One of Jim Hall's favorite recordings was done with Carl Perkins on piano and Red Mitchell on bass. Larry Vuckovich is excited to bring this swinging jazz trio, a rarely heard concept today, to Sebastopol, featuring the veteran bassist Jeff Chambers and highly gifted young discovery Kai Lyons on guitar. Don't miss this special concert! Refreshments will be served. Tickets: $15 Presale $20 Door $10 Student Free for 10 and under Location: 282 S Main Street Sebastopol, CA 95472 www.sebarts.org

Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Community Event Santa Rosa High School Auditorium Sunday, January 20th, 2019 @ 7:00 pm On Christmas Day many celebrate a man known as the Prince of Peace. On Sunday, January 20, there will be a celebration of the birthday and legacy of a more recent Prince of Peace and Justice, Martin Luther King, Jr. It's the annual event to unite the community to honor the activism of Dr. King and the Civil Rights and Anti-War movement. Doors open 6:30 pm, Program begins at 7. Keynote Speaker: Morris Turner, advocate for youth Performances by: MC Radioactive (positive Hip Hop) Prayer Chapel Singers Adam Ivy Ballet Folklorico Jazmin (Folkloric dance) Tina Rogers, spoken word Student Presentations Youth Art Contest and Awards Presented by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Committee Admission is free. Location: Santa Rosa High School Auditorium 1235 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Conserving the Ghost Cat of the Himalayas and Beyond First United Methodist Church Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 7:00 pm The Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia), a large mammal, has an estimated remaining world population of under 10,000. The Snow Leopard's habitat is high altitude in the rugged mountains of Central Asia. Snow Leopards are solo traveler and elusive, known as the "Ghost Cat." Females raise their cubs alone for up to 18 months. The internationally recognized conservation nonprofit, Snow Leopard Conservancy (SLC), is headquartered in Sonoma County. For almost 20 years, the Conservancy has been dedicated to preservation of the Snow Leopard. Dr. Rodney Jackson, Director of SLC, will share with us the Conservancy's work on habitat and species preservation. Important in SLC's work is the interface with farming and livestock herding, the main land uses and sources of human livelihood in the Snow Leopard's home range. Dr. Jackson's passion is helping local citizens co-exist with the Snow Leopard,

Room Service Raven Performing Arts Theater January 25th – February 10th, 2019 Set in 1937, a nimble-witted producer, living on credit with several actors in a Broadway hotel, stumbles onto a great script – and an angel with $15,000 to invest! But when the angel wants to back out, the producer eludes the reluctant angel, outwits creditors, and manages to produce his play in spite of unexpected obstacles in this classic screwball comedy. By Allen Boretz and John Murray Directed by Joe Gellura Showtimes: January 25th, 26th, 31st, February 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th @ 8:00 pm January 27th, Feb 3rd, and 10th @ 2:00 pm Opening Night Bubbly, January 25th. Sunday Post-Show Discussions, January 27th, Fabruary 3rd, and 10th. Tickets: $25 Adult $20 Senior (65+) $10 Student (w/ID) $15 Thursday Value Night (Adults & Seniors) http://www.raventheater.org/event_calendar.php Tickets also available at Copperfield's in Healdsburg & Santa Rosa. Location: Raven Performing Arts Theater 115 North Street Healdsburg, CA 9

Yountville International Short Film Festival February 7th - 10th, 2019 Join Us for Our Premiere Festival and Culinary Event! A true celebration of cinema with over 75 World Class Short Films, select VIP film and wine events with local Yountville wineries, plus other culinary events with multiple venues all within walking distance. Tickets: $12 Individual screenings $15 Opening Night Premier Screening $59 Festival Pass $249 VIP Festival Pass Other packages available https://www.cellarpass.com/2019-yountville-international-short-film-festival-tickets-3183 Opening Night Screening Event: Heritage Room - Thursday Febreuary 7th, 2019 @ 7pm Locations: Bardessono 6526 Yount St. Yountville, CA 94599 Barrel Room 6481 Washington St. Yountville, CA 94599 Heritage Room 6516 Washington St. Yountville, CA 94599 For more information: https://www.yisff.com/