Four Things You Can Do to Prevent Falls
Monday, Nov. 2, 3 pm to 4:30 pm, at Sebastopol Area Senior Center, 167 N. High St., Sebastopol. $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers.
Dr. Rhonda Berney, who is board-certified in family medicine and has more than 40 years of experience caring for patients of all ages, gives a practical talk on reducing the risk of falls. She covers how medications and sleep affect that risk, how the hips, knees and ankles work together, why regular vision and foot checks matter, and simple changes that make a home safer. The talk is part of the center’s 2026 Fall Prevention series. Pre-registration is required. Register here or call 707-829-2440.
Life Drawing Meet-Up
Monday, Nov. 2, 6 pm to 9 pm, at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. $20.
Draw from a live model at this weekly artist meet-up, which has no instructor. Participants bring their own supplies. Signing up in advance guarantees entry, and drop-ins are admitted as space allows. Ages 16+. Register here.
Country Line Dance
Monday, Nov. 2, 6 pm at HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. $12.95.
Head over to the Abbey at HopMonk Sebastopol for their Monday-night line dancing. Classes start at 6 pm. Tickets.
Floral Design Workshop
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1 pm to 4 pm, at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. $98.
In this floral design workshop, create a different arrangement using seasonal blooms and colors. Enjoy step-by-step guidance, learn floral design techniques, and connect with new friends. Leave with a beautiful arrangement you made yourself. No experience needed. Register
Beginning Knitting: Fundamentals
Tuesday, Nov. 3 and Nov. 10, from 4 pm to 6 pm, at Gather Sebastopol, 122 N. Main St., Sebastopol. $90 for both sessions.
This is the first installment in a two-session class covering the basics of knitting. You’ll leave class with the confidence to knit your first handmade piece and a new creative ritual to return to again and again. Reserve your space.
The rNov. 3 city council meeting has been cancelled due to the election.
Potluck Produce and Seed Swap
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 5:30 pm to 8 pm, Hessel Grange, 5400 Blank Road, Sebastopol. Free.
Join the Hessel Grange in slowing down, sharing a good meal and getting to know your community. Bring a dish to share; optional seeds or homegrown produce to swap. Every first Tuesday.
Sister Hazel
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 8 pm, at HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. $65.28.
Florida’s Sister Hazel brings its Southern rock to HopMonk. The five-piece band’s 1997 single, “All for You,” topped the adult alternative charts. The group has since built a career across rock, alternative and country, with several albums on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. San Francisco indie rocker Megan Slankard opens. Tickets.
Holiday Handbuilding
Thursdays, Nov. 5, 12,19, from 6 pm to 9 pm, at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. $135.
This is the first installment in a series of clay handbuilding classes where participants will make holiday-themed pieces. Projects include ornaments, mugs, seasonal decor and handmade gifts. Classes will be led by artist Michael Citrino. Register here.
Film — Miss Representation: Rise Up
Thursday, Nov. 5, 6:30 pm, Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol. $16.
Over a decade after Miss Representation exposed the media’s contribution to the underrepresentation of women in leadership, “Miss Representation: Rise Up” dives deep into the cultural backlash against women’s agency and power. With the proliferation of AI and deepfakes, this new era of tech-facilitated violence is exacerbating sexism and misogyny towards women and girls, in an attempt to control and silence them. Conversation to follow the film with special guests. Get tickets.
Community in Bloom: Native Plant Trivia Night
Thursday, Nov. 5, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa. Free.
The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, the California Native Plant Society’s Milo Baker Chapter and Sonoma County Ag + Open Space are hosting an evening of trivia about native plants. Participants can come solo or form a team. Sonoma County’s quarter-cent Ag + Open Space sales tax funds this event. Register here.
Radium Girls at Analy
Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 5-7, 7 pm, and Nov. 8 at 2 pm, at the Analy Theater, Analy High School, 6950 Analy Avenue, Sebastopol. $10 students, $20 general
Come to Analy High School’s performance of this gripping drama based on the true story of female factory workers poisoned by radium-based paint in the 1920s. Get tickets.
Jizo Peace Project: Clay Gathering for Remembrance and Peace
Friday, Nov. 6, 1:30 pm to 4 pm, at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. $10 suggested donation.
In Buddhist tradition and other cultures, Jizo figures symbolize compassion, protection and peace, and they honor children, the dead and people in distress. The project remembers people lost to war, with a current focus on children killed in Gaza and Israel. The finished figures will go into public exhibits and peace sites, and each gathering ends with a short ritual honoring the children’s lives. The donation confirms attendance because space is limited. Register here.
‘Finely Crafted’ docent tour and discussion
Friday, Nov. 6, 4 pm to 5 pm, at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. Free, sliding scale.
Join a walk-through and group discussion of the exhibition SebTimes called ‘sly, funny and surprising’ with guides Steve Forrest, wood artist and writer, and exhibition co-coordinator Jamie Studley. “Finely Crafted” features work in ceramics, glass, wood and metal. Artists and fellow craft fans join the conversation, and refreshments are served. Members and the public are invited. RSVP is recommended. RSVP.
First Friday at Chimera Arts Maker Space
Friday, Nov. 6, 5 pm to 8 pm, at Chimera, 6791 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. Free.
Featuring “The Tim and Sam Show.” With 75 years of combined musical grit and over a decade of locking into the same tight groove, Sam Cole (Marshall House Project & Free Peoples) and Tim Sawyer (Free Peoples) deliver a live experience you won’t catch anywhere else. Seamlessly fusing raw blues, high-lonesome bluegrass, deep funk, heavy soul, and classic rock, they craft a sound that completely defies standard genres. With special guest Laila Hamby. Free to attend. Drinks and Food by donation.
An Evening of Poetry: Tim Hunt in Conversation with Pat Nolan
Friday, Nov. 6, 6 pm to 7:30 pm, at North Bay Letterpress Arts, 925D Gravenstein Hwy. S., Sebastopol. Free or $25 suggested donation.
Tim Hunt and Pat Nolan are both American poets, authors, and literary figures associated with independent publishing, mid-century literary scholarship, and the West Coast poetry scene. They share a distinct connection through their work on American literature—particularly the Beat Generation—and have actively supported each other’s literary endeavors. Light refreshments, including Pax Wines, and fantastic poetry served in equal measure. Beautiful letterpress broadsides of poets’ work available with a donation to NBLA. Reserve your spot.
Dionysian Revel
Friday, Nov. 6, 7 pm to 9:30 pm, at Subud Hall, 234 Hutchins Ave., Sebastopol. $10 at the door.
The evening celebrates the release of Milk & Honey owner and author Phoenix La Fae’s new book, Dionysus. Guests are invited to come and make merry with the wild girl-faced god. Sing, drink, dance, and allow your inner maenad to enjoy in ecstasy. This is a 21+ event, wine will be served.
Porcini Foraging: From Forest to Kitchen
Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 am to 1 pm, at a 10-acre property near Sebastopol. $155.
Head into the woods just outside Sebastopol for a hands-on morning of porcini foraging. In this small-group workshop, property owners and local foragers Gary and Whitney will guide you across their private 10-acre property as you learn how to identify, harvest, and work with one of our region’s most prized wild mushrooms. This workshop goes beyond finding mushrooms. You’ll learn what to look for as you forage, how to distinguish porcini from other mushrooms, and important principles of mushroom safety. Reserve your spot.
Sourdough from Scratch
Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 am to 1 pm, at Gold Ridge Organic Farms, 3387 Canfield Road, Sebastopol. $125.
Monica Flaherty of the Sebastopol Sourdough Company will lead a three-hour, hands-on bread-making class in the farm’s Apple Cottage. More info.
Wreath Making with Dried Flowers
Saturday, Nov. 7, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, at Gather Sebastopol, 122 N. Main St., Sebastopol. $135.
Learn to create a beautiful dried flower wreath with local farmer-florist Victoria Levy. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll work with a selection of locally grown dried flowers while exploring the techniques for arranging, securing, and combining delicate botanical materials into a cohesive design. Register.
Falling Leaves Festival
Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 am to 3 pm, at SunRidge Charter School, 6285 Hayden Ave., Sebastopol. Free.
Join SunRidge Charter School for this celebration of the season with live music, delicious wholesome food by Tacos de Pepe, treats, crafts to make, games to play, and a marketplace of handmade items to help you get started in your holiday shopping.
Raise the Steaks “Fund-grazer”
Saturday, Nov. 7, 5 pm to 9 pm, at Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 390 Morris St., Sebastopol. $125.
This is the center’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Proceeds support its concerts, classes, youth programs, arts education and community facility rentals. This special evening will include an “All-You-Can-Eat” dinner with a steak or (portobello mushroom) option. This event will also feature a silent auction, a wine pull with the opportunity to walk away with a fantastic bottle of wine, and a live DJ. Register.
Art opening: STIMULANT: Art as Remedy for a Diseased Culture
Saturday, Nov. 7, 7:30 pm, at Laguna Lab, 117 Morris St., Sebastopol. Free.
Come to the opening of this new exhibition. STIMULANT is a two-week exhibition of large-scale paintings and digital works by Apocalypse Studio, Sebastopol’s multidisciplinary father-and-daughter artist duo. Why is civilization declining? And what can be done about it? STIMULANT’s response is that only culture can rebalance our dysfunctional systems of money and power. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday this week and next, from 12 pm to 4 pm, see the exhibition and meet the artists. Learn more.
Gravenstein Lions Club and CHA Vision Clinic
Sunday, Nov. 8, 12 pm to 4 pm, at Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. Free.
Lions In Sight and CHA are sponsoring this free vision clinic. The clinic offers free vision screening and free eyeglasses for children while supplies last.
Lucy Foley and Amy Meyerson
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2 pm, at Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 390 Morris St., Sebastopol. $40-46.
Copperfield’s Books presents the New York Times bestselling author Lucy Foley, who returns to Sonoma County to celebrate her new Miss Marple mystery, Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel. She will be in conversation with novelist and professor Amy Meyerson. Purchase tickets.
Donavon Frankenreiter + The Band of Heathens
Sunday, Nov. 8, 4 pm, at HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. $40 general admission before fees.
Born in Southern California, Donavon Frankreiter spent most of his youth chasing waves, turning pro at the age of 16. Now he entertains audiences with his unique blend of laid-back grooves, philosophical lyrics and soulful delivery. The opening act is Austin-based country rock band, Band of Heathens. Tickets.
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