What's happening in Sebastopol this week?
July 30 to August 6: Screamin' Mimi's Pint for Pint Blood Drive, a SebARTS open house, Family Movie Night and much more
Peacetown Summer Music Series
Wednesday, August 2, 5-8 pm at the Barlow
Five stages, music, dancing, big fun at Peacetown. This week on Wednesday, August 2: Laurie Morvan Band at Blue Ridge Kitchen Event Center; The Harmons at The Foundry; Swing Fling at Community Market; Rodney Sweat & the Groove Unit at Crooked Goat Brewing; Black Porchestra at Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol; and more music at the afterparties at Third Pig and Gravenstein Grill.
Yoga for Back Care with Tessa
Thursdays, August 3-31, 4:30 to 5:45 pm, hosted by Westside Yoga. You'll receive the address when you register.
Learn yoga for back pain in this 5-week series, starting August 3. Improve the overall health of your spine. Each week you will learn unique ways in which you can use Iyengar Yoga to improve spinal balance, mobility and strength. We will focus on lower back, upper back, and the neck. Reserve your spot.
Flynn Creek Circus: Desert Myth
Thursday to Sunday, August 3-6, various times, at Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave. (Hwy. 12). Various prices.
Featuring wild stunts, hilarious comedy, and mind-blowing skills, ‘Desert Myth’ is an acrobatic odyssey. A sudden sand storm separates our nomads from their home. Follow them as they journey through the desert looking for the oasis. Get tickets. (See our two stories on Flynn Creek Circus here.)
Forest Bathing with TreeGirl
Friday, August 4, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm or 3:30 to 6:30 pm at Hidden Forest Nursery, 3970 Azalea Lane, Sebastopol. $30.
This is no ordinary naturalist walk; each of the ecotherapy sessions is its own unique nature ritual. Rooted in ecopsychology and the science of forest medicine, Forest Ecotherapy is a multi-sensory, nature connection experience that offers an opportunity to re-bond with the more-than-human world in a ceremonial container. Learn more. Â (Read our story on TreeGirl here.)
First Fridays at Chimera Arts
Friday, August 4, 5 to 8 pm at 6791 Sebastopol Avenue, Sebastopol
Chimera Arts continues their First Fridays at Chimera Arts, a showcase of the local maker community. There will be live music, food and beverages, activities, and live demonstrations.
Sebastopol Summer Family Movie Night
Saturday, August 5, 6 to 9 pm at Ives Park in Sebastopol
Free Movie Night on the Little League Field. Pre-show music at 6:00 by School of Rock. Featuring The Sandlot at 7 pm. Popcorn, hot dogs (vegan option) and candy will be for sale as well as local beer and wine. Celebrate community - everyone is welcome at this Chamber-hosted event.
Screamin' Mimi's Pint for Pint Blood Drive
Friday and Saturday, August 5-6, 11 am to 4 pm, and Monday, August 7, 1 to 6 pm, at Sebastopol Safeway, 401 N. Main St., Sebastopol.Â
Please join Screamin’ Mimi’s for their Pint for Pint Blood Drive at Sebastopol Safeway. Bloodmobile in the Safeway parking lot. Make your appointment here.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Open House Celebration and Free Concert
Sunday, August 6, 2 to 6 pm at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St. Sebastopol. Free.
SebARTS' summer patio music series kicks off with a day of festivities devoted to art, music and creativity. The afternoon opens at 2 pm with a free concert by the jazz group, Quintessence. You can also enjoy art activities for kids, as well as artist demonstrations. Create pinch pots in the ceramics studio, watch incredible film shorts from the center's award-winning documentary team, and bid on a rare collection of 1100+ original movie posters. Get free ticket or donate here.
SebArts Benefit and Book Launch: Poems of Love & Landscape
Sunday, August 6, 6 to 8 pm at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. $25.
Join SebARTS for an evening of poetry and music with Poet Laureate Elizabeth Herron, Maya Khosla, Raphael Block, and cellist RutiCelli. Delve deep into the meanings of landscapes both literally, as in the forests, oceans, and rivers, and metaphorically, referring to our own inner landscape, attitudes, feelings, emotions, and more. Get your tickets.
WANT TO SEE MORE EVENTS? See the Sebastopol Community Calendar.
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