What's happening this week in Sebastopol?
What's happening this week in Sebastopol?
Oct. 2-8: Hiking, sewing, dancing, singing and making monsters
Senior Saunter in Ragle Park
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 10 am to 12 pm, at Ragle Ranch Regional Park (Meet at the parking lot near the restrooms.)
Walk under stately oaks, past cool groves of redwoods and take in all the other sights of this much-loved park. For more information, contact Alexis Puerto-Holmes at communityengagementprograms@sonoma-county.org. Parking is $7 or free with a Regional Parks membership. Learn more.
Weekly Stitch 'n Bitch Circle
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Community Market's Garden Taproom, 6720 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. Free.
Join this community of creative companions for a weekly gathering of casual crafting and lively conversation. Bring your work in progress and enjoy Happy Hour prices in The Garden Taproom and Espresso Bar.
Fall Lecture Series at the Senior Center: Diet & Osteoporosis
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2:30 to 4 pm at the Sebastopol Area Senior Center, 167 North High St., Sebastopol. Free.
Caitlin Beale, RDN, discusses the connection between diet and osteoporosis as a part of the senior center's fall lecture series.
PULSE Dance Party
Thursday, Oct. 5, 7 pm to 10 pm, at Soft Medicine, 186 North Main St., Sebastopol. $20-$25
Kick off a fresh season of PULSE Partner Dances at "The Loft" at Soft Medicine Sanctuary. We will be returning once a month in this fresh beautiful space. 7 pm - Fusion dance lesson with Elliot Katz; 8 pm - Opening circle and first-timer orientation, followed by social dancing; 10 pm - Closing circle. Learn more and get tickets.
Carbon Conversations: Compost as a Climate Solution
Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 7 pm at the Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Hwy 12, Sebastopol. Free
Xinci Tan, Organics Program Manager at Zero Waste Sonoma, will share the ins and outs of composting in Sonoma County. Learn of the role of compost in reducing food waste, building healthy soil, and its role in reducing and sequestering carbon emissions. We’ll hear about the current municipal compost system and efforts to restore capacity in our county. Several strategies for back-yard composting will be shared by local folks. Learn more.
Fall Introduction to Weaving
Thursdays, Oct. 5-26, 9:30 am to 1 pm, at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. 4 Sessions for $175.
A four-session class to experience the full weaving process on a four-shaft loom. Students will learn all the steps involved in basic weaving, from designing to finishing, and proudly accomplish your very own handwoven scarf. Looms available courtesy of the Redwood Guild of Fiber Arts. Project costs will vary. Materials not included. Marta Shannon, instructor. Reserve your spot.
Family Fun: Monster Makers with Clay
Saturday, Oct. 7, 10:30 am to 1 pm at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. $25.
Transform clay into a one-of-a-kind little friend, using your imagination and your sense of humor! This class is suitable for ages 6 to adult. For children under the age of 10, we recommend having an older sibling or adult register to join us and make a monster, too. Reserve your spot.
CircleSing Sebastopol
Saturday, Oct. 7, 11 am to 4 pm, at the Ives Park stage. $20-$40.
Master facilitator David Worm returns to Sebastopol each month for an improv singing workshop and an open CircleSing, outside by the Ives Park stage. 11 to 1 pm is a workshop ($40). 2-4 pm is the circle sing ($20). Learn more.
Head West
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, 11 am to 5 pm on McKinley Street in the Barlow. Free.
Head West is an outdoor marketplace of makers, merchants, crafters, designers and artists in partnership with The Barlow in Sebastopol.
Healthy Hustle Circuit Training at Ragle Park
Saturday, Oct. 7, 9 am to 10 am at Ragle Ranch Regional Park (Meet at the Lions Grove/Redwood Grove Group Picnic Area parking lot.) $15.
Looking for a good workout? Come out to Ragle Ranch and be supported towards health and wellness. With a 12-station circuit, we’ll focus on upper body, core, lower body and cardio to address physical fitness and mental and emotional wellness. Exercising outdoors offers fresh air and beautiful views while building a team of support and having fun! This is a mixed-level class. The cost for in-county residents is $15 and $17 for out-of-county residents. For more information, contact Mich Swannucci at communityengagementprograms@sonoma-county.org. Learn more.
Community Garden Work Party at Sebastopol Community Garden
Sunday, Oct. 8, 10 am to 1 pm, at the end of Flynn Street behind the Skate Park
Family-friendly garden work party. Come support or learn how to prepare garden beds and use a ‘green mulch.' No experience needed. Kids welcome to participate with their grown person. You are welcome to bring gloves or shovel if you have them. Garden beds are available now for your spring 2024 garden!
See ‘The Birds’ at the Sebastopol Library
Sunday, Oct. 8, 1:15 pm to 4 pm at the Sebastopol Library, 7140 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol. Free.
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of ‘The Birds.’ Free popcorn and related library materials to check out. The Birds is a 1963 American horror-thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Loosely based on the 1952 short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, it focuses on a series of sudden and unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California, over the course of a few days. Learn more and register. Limited seating.
PEEK INTO NEXT WEEK: Sustained Reading: Reclaim your focus and re-learn reading for pleasure
Mondays, Oct. 9, 16, and 23, 12 pm to 1 pm, at the Sebastopol Library, 7140 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol.
Inspired by Johann Hari's "Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention - and How to Think Deeply Again," facilitator Laura Hagar Rush will host 3 one-hour sessions at the Sebastopol Library where people come together to discuss solutions to reclaiming our focus and then read silently for 45 minutes in a phone-free environment. Copies of Hari’s book will be made available by the library for those that wish to read it.
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