Happy 4th of July and a thought-provoking 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence! Sebastopol celebrated in style last night at the Kiwanis’s 3rd of July Fireworks and Music Extravaganza on Morris Street.
We tend to think of the 3rd of July celebration as our own little, small-town thing, but when our photographer Mark Fernquest dropped in to take some pics yesterday evening, he found folks from all over Sonoma County and the Bay Area—and a few from across the country—all decked out in their best red, white and blue.
LEFT: Madeleine Bruce, Santa Rosa; Lee Jones, Sebastopol; Suzanne Mitchell, Sebastopol; Hannah Jones, Sebastopol. RIGHT: Josephine and David Wellman, Sebastopol.
LEFT: Poppy Dasaro-Fritzch and Avy Card of Santa Rosa. RIGHT: Lyn Jose, Sebastopol ; Chase Cody, Orlando, FL; Tom Cody, Sebastopol.
LEFT: Dani Carter, Berkeley; David and Alia Tu, Redwood City. RIGHT: Kat Breithaupt, Healdsburg ; Melanie Conley, Santa Rosa
LEFT: Kyreen Jorgensen, Sebastopol; CENTER: Jim Corbett (Mr. Music), Sebastopol; RIGHT: Chris Beaven, Sebastopol.
LEFT: Vivien Eyen, Ohio; Vanessa Eyen, Sebastopol. RIGHT: Tori Dougherty, Trevor Matulich - Sebastopol.
LEFT: Persephone and Lucienne Bischof, Sebastopol. RIGHT: Suzanne Mitchell and Courtney Williams, Sebastopol,
LEFT: Wyatt Robbins, Santa Rosa; Aliyah Pamele, Sebastopol; Nate Hammond, Santa Rosa. RIGHT: Maddy Christensen, Sebastopol; Hunter Valencia, Sebastopol; Maggie Syversen, Forestville; Drake Romero, Santa Rosa; Adriana Sanabria, Los Angeles.
LEFT: Fable Goldman-Shock, Santa Rosa; Jeanette Hickey, Sebastopol. RIGHT: Lawrence Jaffe, Ann Austin, Eleanor Jaffe, Sebastopol.
Great pics Mark. Loved the vibe and the fireworks, but like you, I didn’t see any people of color either. Wonder why.
Super pics! Thanks.