Artist Jos Sances amazing artwork, The Whale, returns to SebARTS this week. (Photo by Laura Hagar Rush)

Hopmonk Sebastopol Presents: Labor of Love, a free concert

Monday, Sept. 5, noon to 8 pm at Hopmonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. Free Admission.

Join the Hopmonk Sebastopol family for the first annual Labor of Love, a free live music event in Hopmonk’s spacious beer garden, featuring Burnside, Burrows & Dilbeck and the Thugz.

Sebastopol City Council Meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 6 pm on Zoom

The next meeting will feature a discussions of 1) Changes to the Sonoma County Tourism business improvement district that would require all vacation rentals to pay 2% of their income to Sonoma County Tourism (This is in addition to the 12-16% they aleady pay to TOT taxes); 2) A response to the Grand Jury's report on affordable housing; and 3) the final Calder Creek Naturalization plan.Find the agenda and Zoom link here.

Peacetown
Wednesday, Sept. 7, at The Barlow, Hopmonk and Gravenstein Grill

Peacetown, a multi-stage concert event centered around the Barlow, happens every Wednesday night throughout the summer. This is the Peacetown finale! Here's this week's line-up:

• Doc Craft at BBQ Smokehouse Bistro, 4 to 8 pm

• Bluebyrds at the Foundry, 4:30 to 7 pm

• Poor Man’s Whiskey in the Blue Ridge Kitchen Backyard, 5 pm to 7:30 pm

• Burnside at Crooked Goat Brewery, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

• The Familiar Strangers at Hopmonk Tavern, 6 to 8:30 pm

• SOR All Stars at School of Rock stage, 4:30 to 7:30 pm

• The Highway Poets at the Community Market Stage

• Bolero at Seismic Brewery, 7 to 9 pm

• Bob Culbertson at Gravenstein Grill, 7 to 9 pm

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Creative Dance Movement
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 9:30-11 am at the Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave.

Individual movement exploration with no formal instruction. Footwear and mat for floor work suggested. Suggested donation $5-$10. First and third Wednesdays.

The Return of “The Whale”
Friday to Sunday, Sept. 9-11, 10 am to 4 pm at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 High St., Sebastopol. Free.

Artist Jos Sances’ magnificent art piece, The Whale, a 51-square feet scratchboard history of American capitalism etched into the shape of a whale, returns to SebARTS this week. Don’t miss it!

Live Music @ Pax Winery
Friday, Sept. 9,  5 pm at Pax Wines, 6780 Mckinley St, Sebastopol Ca. Free With Tasting.

Every Friday evening & Sunday afternoon, enjoy live music at the tasting room. This week hear Gabe Duran.

Makers Market
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 12-4 pm in the Sebastopol Downtown Plaza

The Makers Market is held in the downtown plaza the second Saturday of every month. Vendors are encouraged to participate once or regularly. Contact the SDA if interested in setting up a booth! sebastopoldowntown@gmail.com

Sturgeon's Mill Historic Steam Sawmill Demonstration Run
Sunday, Sept. 10-11, 2022, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, 2150 Green Hill Road, Sebastopol

Enjoy a tour of a powerful steam-driven sawmill and experience more than 100 years of California history.

Looking ahead: Next week look for Nina Gerber & Chris Webster at Sebastopol Community Cultural Center on Fri, September 16, 2022, 8:00 pm - 10 pm, playing originals, tasteful covers, soulful ballads, jazzy tunes and sweet folk, a great show.

Head West Marketplace
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-11, 11 am to 5 pm at The Barlow, Sebastopol

Head West is an outdoor marketplace of makers, merchants, crafters, designers and artists in partnership with The Barlow.  Second weekends every month, March to December.

• 75+ local brand and small business booths w/ new, handmade, eco-friendly, locally sourced goods and found vintage goods

• Enjoy live local music, food + drinks!

• Free entry for all!

• Kid and pet friendly - bring those lil' babes and pups!

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A look ahead to next week: Nina Gerber & Chris Webster will be returning to the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center on Friday, September 16, 8:00 pm - 10:15 pm with original songs, tasteful covers, soulful ballads, jazzy tunes and sweet folk, a great show. Cost: $30.00 Buy tickets here.

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