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March 16: Texas Hold 'Em at Laguna Environmental Center

Estefany Gonzalez — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:06:00 -0700

Who knew gambling, beer and a good poker face could benefit the environment? The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation is holding the Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament, a fundraiser for the largest area for wildlife in Sonoma County.…

Sept 1: George Winston at Dance Palace

Catherine Zaw — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:02:04 -0700

If you’ve recently been sick of the overplayed pop music on the radio, then turning your ears south to Marin might be the choice for you. Classical and jazz pianist George Winston hits the eighty-eights for “Summer Show,” a concert benefiting the community and cultural center.…

July 19: Rumi's Caravan at Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary

Catherine Zaw — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:00:00 -0700

Water isn’t the only thing you’ll be soaking up—this week, Rumi’s Caravan stops at Osmosis to immerse attendees in a soft lit evening in the bamboo-lined zen garden, filling the sweet night of poetry with musical accompaniment. Words from the works of Jellaludin Rumi, Hafiz, William Blake, Mary Oliver and others follows a fresh and healthy vegan Middle Eastern meal provided by Ceres Community Project.…

June 19: Joan Baez at Cascade Canyon School

Gabe Meline — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:31:49 -0700

The children of Cascade Canyon School receive a rare treat this weekend, as the star attraction performing at their Kidzstock fundraiser is none other than Joan Baez. Or perhaps it’s more a treat for the parents—do the kids know or care about Baez?…

Feb. 14: Zumba-Thon for Haiti at Monroe Hall

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:48:16 -0800

You’ve got it all perfectly planned. The dinner reservation, the vase of roses, the handmade valentine, the box of chocolates.…

Nov. 1: John Gaines benefit at Tradewinds

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:39:52 -0800

There are bartenders and then there are bartenders. First settling behind the bar at the Tradewinds in Cotati in the 1970s, John Gaines falls into the latter, emphasized category.…

Oct. 31: Team Guerrilla at the Lincoln Theater

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:05:32 -0800

Since Napa has no real gay bar, a group of friends called Team Guerrilla bounce around the valley hosting what they call the Napa Guerrilla Gay Bar. The idea is simple: to descend on a local pub or bar and make it “gay for a day” with fabulous fashion sense and even more fabulous dancing.…

Aug. 21: We Three Wives in Glen Ellen

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:28:46 -0700

What do a left-leaning country rocker, a poet turned chiropractor, the “Japanese Joni Mitchell” and the founder of one the country’s first rock music magazines have to do with each other? Well, they make up a unique kind of family.…