What's happening this week in Sebastopol?
What's happening this week in Sebastopol?
CORRECTION: Pride March, Outwatch Film Festival, a film about Palestine, youth poetry, garden totems, dancing and singing
Danceypants
Monday, June 3, 7:15 pm, and Wednesday, June 5, 9 am, at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 425 Morris St., Sebastopol. $15.
Ever tried Danceypants at the community center? Now’s the time. At the start of each month, they learn a new dance routine and build on it each week. Come to either class or both if you want extra practice. Danceypants is a fun dance class open to all sizes, shapes and levels. You’ll warm up, stretch, strengthen and learn simple choreography to popular 80s, 90s, 00s music. They do a dance to a new song each month. Our June routine will start June 3 (Monday class) and June 5 (Wednesday class). Come to either. Reserve your spot.
Sebastopol Pride March
The event will start at Many Rivers Books on the corner of Main and Burnett streets on Tuesday, June 4 at 4:30 pm and will wind through town and end up at city hall in time for the official raising of the Pride flag by the city at 5 pm. LGBTQ+ and allies are encouraged to participate! Find out more.
Sebastopol City Council Meeting
Tuesday, June 4 at 6 pm at Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris St., Sebastopol. Free.
More debate over water and wastewater increases and discussion of the replacement of the Ives pool heater. Plus three public hearings on the solid waste contract with Recology; user fee schedule; and weed abatement. See the agenda and supporting documentation here.
New Class: Nurturing Connections
Wednesday, June 5, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm, at the Sebastopol Senior Center, 167 N. High St., Sebastopol.
Connect with other seniors looking for socialization. The purpose of this group is to cultivate practices that support care in wellbeing thru connecting with oneself and one another. There will be readings, group dialog and exercises to explore our thoughts openly with one another. Reserve your spot.
Carbon Conversation: Optimizing Rooftop Solar
Wednesday, June 5, 6 to 8:30 pm, at Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave. (Hwy. 12), Sebastopol. Free.
How to optimize a rooftop solar system, build resiliency, improve economics, and reduce greenhouse gases… in the age of NEM3? California’s 28-year-old Net Energy Metering Law’s newest change, coined NEM3, dramatically devalued any excess solar electrons sent to the grid. This encourages strategies to utilize more solar generation onsite through the use of a battery, switching to electric appliances and shifting loads. Challenging? Yes. Doable? Yes.
Where Olive Trees Weep: film screening and Q&A with the directors
Wednesday, June 5, at 6:30 pm to 9 pm at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. $15-$25.
Where Olive Trees Weep is a beautiful, poignant, heartbreaking new film about the struggles and resilience of Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma and the quest for justice. We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. Get tickets.
Fundamentals of Creating Ceramic Garden Totems
Thursday, June 6, 2 pm to 5 pm, at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. $250.
Using basic-level hand-building skills, participants will learn to create unique garden totem pieces. The course will cover skill building with pinch pots, coils, and slabs. We will explore applied textures, as well as the use of colored slips and glazes to personalize each piece. Participants can expect to have fun while skill-building— leading to an elegant 2’6” piece of art. Reserve your spot.
OUTwatch – Wine Country’s LGBTQI Film Festival
Saturday, June 8, at Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley, Sebastopol. Tickets are $13.75 per film or $11.75 for seniors and children.
As part of Sonoma County Pride’s Calendar of Events. OUTwatch will showcase an entertaining narrative film and two thought-provoking documentaries at Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol. Learn more and get tickets.
Masonic fundraiser: Pasta Dinner
Saturday, June 8, 6:15 pm, at Sebastopol Masonic Center, 373 North Main St., Sebastopol. $15.
Fundraiser dinner to help support the Sebastopol Royal Arch Masons Chapter 117. Pasta dinner with spaghetti, minestrone soup, salad and garlic bread. Dine-in or take out. Adult: $15; 8-12, $8; under 8 free. Get tickets.
Dance Bollywood with Rabia
Saturday, June 8, 3 to 4:30 pm, at Sirens Studio at Sebastopol Subud Hall, 234 Hutchins Ave., Sebastopol. $40.
Bollywood Dance Workshop Series at Sirens Studio. If you have never danced Bollywood with Rabia before, you are in for a real treat. Her infectious energy will have you breaking a sweat while having the most fun. Get tickets.
Sebastopol Sing
Sunday, June 9, 1:45 to 4 pm, at Wischemann Hall, 465 Morris St., Sebastopol. $15-$60 sliding scale
Sing soul-stirring songs with Kira Seto and Karly Loveling on their California song-leading tour! Join them on a journey of healing and connection as you learn songs that will lift your spirits and open your heart. This singing is for all to join in and enjoy, non-singers and timid ones (car and shower singers too). Come as you are, you and your voice belong. Show up early and pay at the door. Bring friends!
'24-'25 Youth Poet Laureate Inauguration & Teen Poetry Open Mic
Sunday, June 9, 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. $10-20.
Enjoy an evening of poetry readings with the latest Youth Poet Laureate Lisa Zheng and Sabine Wolpert followed by Teen Poetry Open Mic. Special guest reader: current adult SoCo Poet Laureate, Elizabeth Herron. Get tickets. Sign up for the Teen Poetry Open Mic here.
For a musical schedule for Sebastopol, see happeningsonomacounty.com and choose Sebastopol from the dropdown.
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