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Feb. 1: Heal with Art in Santa Rosa

by Charlie Swanson on January 30, 2019 at 11:46AM

Last year, the Santa Rosa Arts Center called upon local artists to create work to help heal the wounds of the disastrous Tubbs fire in a show, “Healing by Art: After the Fires,” that brought the community together. Now the center is expanding on the healing with the new exhibit, ‘Healing the Environment,’ in which artists react to climate change and the ecological ails of the planet with paintings, photos, sculptures and other media.

Feb. 1-2: California Stories in Napa

by Charlie Swanson on January 30, 2019 at 11:41AM

Al Jardine is back in the North Bay. The founding member of the Beach Boys was recently in Sonoma County with his old band mate Brian Wilson.

Feb. 2: Strings Summit in Sebastopol

by Charlie Swanson on January 30, 2019 at 11:37AM

A perfect outing for musicians and music lovers alike, the seventh annual Sebastopol Guitar Festival returns with a day of live performances, workshops for beginning or advanced players and exhibits of handcrafted guitars. The onstage offering includes afternoon sets from the likes of the Spin Cats and Ruminators, a guitar summit featuring Dave Zirbel, Bobby Lee, Jon Mitgaurd and Bobby Black, and an evening concert featuring Kevin Russell & Some Dangerous Friends and Soul Fuse.

Feb. 2: Caring Concert in Petaluma

by Charlie Swanson on January 30, 2019 at 11:34AM

Twenty-five years into their musical career, Northern California rock and roll stapes the Mother Hips recently produced one of their best records yet with 2018’s Chorus. Next up, the Hips are hosting and headlining a special benefit concert to honor longtime fan Gregory Walsh, who died in 2017, and support the Declan Walsh Special Needs Trust, established for Walsh’s son.

Jan. 24: Return to Roots in Rohnert Park

by Charlie Swanson on January 23, 2019 at 1:15PM

Musician and vocalist Martha Redbone is a melting-pot performer of American Roots music who often conjures up images of blue-collar workers and small-town values. Now Redbone looks to her own roots in a new theatrical experience, “Bone Hill: The Concert,” that mixes her father’s gospel voice and her Cherokee/Choctaw mother’s culture in a show about a young woman returning to the Kentucky coal mines of her youth to explore a rarely seen piece of American history.

Jan. 25: Field Notes in Occidental

by Charlie Swanson on January 23, 2019 at 1:13PM

Cannes award-winning filmmaker Rob Nilsson (Northern Lights) is in the North Bay to present a remarkable series of short documentaries—Prairie Fire, Survivor and Rebel Earth—that makeup ‘The Prairie Trilogy.’ The trilogy of films tells the story of North Dakota’s Socialist Nonpartisan League, who fought a hard-won battle in 1916 to regain voting rights that had been taken from them by those in power. See the three short docs and engage in a discussion on the films’ continued relevance in our current political climate on Friday, Jan. 25, at Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental.

Jan. 26: Parks Art in Petaluma

by Charlie Swanson on January 23, 2019 at 1:10PM

Sonoma County artist and gallery owner Mary Fassbinder spent over three years and traveled more than 70,000 miles to create her latest collection of paintings. Now she displays her works in a new exhibit, ‘The National Parks Painting Project,’ that features dozens of plein air paintings of each of the U.S. National Parks.

Jan. 27: Fire Patrol in Santa Rosa

by Charlie Swanson on January 23, 2019 at 1:07PM

The devastating Tubbs fire sparked many heartfelt stories in 2017, but few are as wild and inspiring as the story of the Pointe Patrol, in which nine residents of Fountaingrove’s Viewpointe Circle snuck back to their homes to save their neighborhood from fires and looting. Local author Earik Beann recounts the ordeal in a new book, Pointe Patrol, which he reads from and signs to help raise money for fire victims and families of fallen first responders on Sunday, Jan. 27, at Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa.

Dec. 6: Shock to It in Santa Rosa

by Charlie Swanson on December 5, 2018 at 11:41AM

Two monumentally heavy bands combine into one monstrous set of music when the Body (Portland, Ore.–based experimental metal heads) and Uniform (abrasive industrial three piece from N.Y.C.) join forces for a collaborative headlining spot at the latest, and possibly last, concert hosted by local promoter Shock City, USA. Also on the bill is former local heavyweights Litany for the Whale, Texas post-punk act Street Sects and L.A.-based darkwave duo All Your Sisters, with an eclectic art showcase also on hand Thursday, Dec. 6, at Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa.

Dec. 8: Holidays & History in Sonoma

by Charlie Swanson on December 5, 2018 at 11:39AM

Step back in time this season in the family-friendly Holidays on the Northern Frontier, an event that features special performances and activities happening throughout Sonoma’s historic downtown. The Mission Chapel is holding several sing-along programs of music.

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