What's Happening this Week in Sebastopol?

June 6-11: Electric Vehicles, Ukuleles and Art Galore

See a presentation on electric vehicles on Wednesday, June 7, 6 to 7 pm, at the Sebastopol Grange

Sebastopol City Council
Tuesday, June 6, at 6 pm at the Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris St., Sebastopol. Free.

The upcoming council meeting consists of several public hearings on utilities fees, solid waste fees, lighting fees and other user fees, plus weed abatement. Yes, it's going to be a thrill a minute. 

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Clay classes at SebARTS: Handbuilding and Intro to Peaceful Pottery
Wednesday, June 7, at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol.

Learn how to make things with clay and join a great local community of ceramicists at Sebastopol Center for the Arts. See class descriptions, times, and prices here.

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Carbon Conversation on Electric Vehicles
Wednesday, June 7, 6 to 7 pm, at the Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave. (Hwy. 12), Sebastopol. Free.

Electric vehicles and their owners will be in the Grange parking lot for community members to stop by, take a look and ask questions. At 7 pm, a presentation on electric vehicles will include affordability, incentives, charging options, road trips, fuel savings, vehicles available, zero emissions, vehicle-2-grid, car sharing, electric public transit, and buying a used EV. For more information and to sign up for this free event, please go to https://rahus.org/scc/.

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Absolute Beginners Ukulele Workshop
Starts Thursday, June 8, 7:15 to 8:15 pm at the Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris St., Sebastopol. $125.

For those new to the ukulele, this class covers tuning, reading chord diagrams, basic strumming. Learn the basic chords to play hundreds of songs. Class runs from June 8 to July 6. Bring a ukulele and tuner. Reserve your spot now.

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OUTwatch – Wine Country's LGBTQI+ Film Festival
Friday to Sunday, June 9-11, at the Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol

OUTwatch, Wine Country’s LGBTQI Film Festival, will happen Friday, June 9, through Sunday, June 11, as part of Sonoma County Pride’s Calendar of Events. After a three-year pandemic pause, OUTwatch returns to showcase three entertaining narrative films and two thought-provoking documentaries. Get tickets.

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Sebastopol Ballet Spring Recital
Saturday, June 10, 11 am and 4 pm, at Analy High School Theater, 6950 Analy Ave., Sebastopol

This year's recital features our students in original choreography and selections from the ballet "Sleeping Beauty." Get tickets.

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Art at the Source Final Weekend
Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11, at art studios throughout Sonoma County. Free.

Don't miss the final weekend of Art at the Source. Visit the studios of 116 exceptional artists in Sonoma County and see their amazing art up close. Art at the Source is a self-guided tour of artists in their personal studios all over Sonoma County. See the preview exhibit, featuring one work from each artist, Thursdays through Sundays at Sebastopol Center for the Arts to help you plan your itinerary. Find out more.

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Head West Marketplace at the Barlow
Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11, 11 to 5 pm in the Barlow

This open-air marketplace of vintage and handmade goods returns to the Barlow this weekend.

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Botanical Illustration Exhibit and Talk
Sunday June 11, 3-4 pm at Sebastopol Gallery, 150 N. Main St., Sebastopol. Free.

Come to Lucy Martin's artist talk and demonstration at Sebastopol Gallery. She will discuss the origins of her art and give a demonstration of her painting methods, using gouache and watercolor. The slow, many-layered, meditative process of creating her detailed paintings invites viewers to a deeper appreciation of the wonders of the natural world. Learn more.

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PEEK INTO NEXT WEEK: The Peacetown Summer Concert Series begins Wednesday, June 14, 5 pm to 7:30 pm, featuring music on five stages around the Barlow.