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HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE
February 24
Fasten your seatbelt. Life takes some dangerous curves! This Pulitzer-winning play by Paula Vogel, is a wildly funny, harrowing and beautiful play tracing a young woman's path through time as she recalls learning the rules of the road (and life) from behind the wheel of her uncle's '62 Buick Riviera. This 1998 drama delicately tells the story of Lil; Bit and her Uncle Peck, while exploring issues of abuse, adolescent sexuality, family alienation and manipulation. This critically acclaimed production was presented last year at Sonoma State university. In a very special benefit for the Glaser Center, it is being restaged as an encore presentation. Age recommended 15 and older.
www.glasercenter.com
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GRAND OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE TSAR'S CABINET
Sonoma County Museum
February 25
Join us for an evening of live music, a vodka bar and Russian-style appetizers, as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition, The Tsar’s Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs. Admission: Museum Members are Free. $15 for the general public.
sonomacountymuseum.org
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PROOF
6th Street Playhouse
Through February 26
Directed by David Lear. Winner of 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play. Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind.
www.6thstreetplayhouse.com
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STREET PERFORMER PERMIT
In 2010 the Santa Rosa City Council approved a new ordinance permitting Street Performers in Santa Rosa! Permit applications are available online and at the Finley Community Center. Permits are free, and you must apply in person at the Finley Community Center with a photo ID.
Application for Street Performer Permit
Guidelines and Information
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On June 2, 2009, the City Council adopted the City of Santa Rosa Arts District Business Plan. Approved by the Art in Public Places Committee in May 2008, the Business Plan identifies and assesses Santa Rosa’s current art and cultural assets and maps out steps which can be taken to develop a rich and vibrant Arts District downtown. It addresses how the Arts District can support itself in the coming years and provides concrete action steps for meeting these goals.
Executive Summary 
Complete Business Plan (4Mb) |
Since the 1990s, the City of Santa Rosa has strived to build a thriving public art program. In recent years, these efforts have paid off with tremendous successes, including the creation of the Santa Rosa Arts District.
Downtown Santa Rosa is now a designated Arts District. The Community is encouraged to bring art and cultural events to the district, benefiting the area and the entire region.
The goal of the Arts District is to create a beautiful and inspiring destination that maximizes the public’s opportunities to experience art.
Arts in Santa Rosa Report 11/06
Arts District Progress Report 12/07
Arts District Phase I Accomplishments & Phase II Focus
The Arts District lies in the area bordered by College Avenue and Bennett Valley Road, and Brookwood Avenue and west of Railroad Square. Click here for a map .
With venues like Courthouse and Railroad Squares, Juilliard Park, Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, A Street Gallery and The Sonoma County Museum, a wide range of arts and cultural experiences will celebrate the full spectrum of arts media and expressions. The goal of the Arts District is to create a beautiful and inspiring destination that maximizes the public’s opportunities to experience art.
You will find perodic listings of our “Happenings” in the City’s Adventure Guide, The North Bay Bohemian and The Press Democrat. This list is updated on a regular basis. To contribute, please email your downtown event info to tmatheny_schuster@srcity.org.
The Arts District is overseen by the Recreation, Parks & Community Services Department and the Art in Public Places Committee. Click here to find other Art in Public Places programs, like the Civic Artwalk, public sculpture installations and more!
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February 6 - 25 The Sonoma County Museum will be closed for the installation of our upcoming exhibition The Tsars’ Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Decorative Arts Under the Romanovs.
February 24 SSU Department of Theater Arts & Dance presents How I Learned to Drive, The Pulitzer-winning play by Paula Vogel. Fasten your seatbelt. Life takes some dangerous curves!'How I Learned to Drive' is a wildly funny, harrowing and beautiful play tracing a young woman's path through time as she recalls learning the rules of the road (and life) from behind the wheel of her uncle's '62 Buick Riviera. This 1998 drama delicately tells the story of Lil; Bit and her Uncle Peck, while exploring issues of abuse, adolescent sexuality, family alienation and manipulation. This critically acclaimed production was presented last year at Sonoma State university, In a very special benefit for the Glaser Center, it is being restaged as an encore presentation. Age recommended 15 and older. www.glasercenter.com
February 25 5-7pm, Grand Opening Reception for The Tsars’ Cabinet at the Sonoma County Museum. Join us for an evening of live music, a vodka bar and Russian-style appetizers, as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition, The Tsar’s Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs. Admission: Museum Members are Free. $15 for the general public. sonomacountymuseum.org
February 25 - 26 An Unfinished Life, A Musical Tribute to Kate Wolf by Randall Keith Horton. The acclaimed California Redwood Chorale presents the world premiere of Randall Keith Horton's moving and electrifying musical-theatrical tribute to one of America's most gifted folk musiciains, the late Kate Wolf. Along with original pieces, the choral pice inlcudes some of Wolf's best-known songs, including 'Across the Great Divide,' 'Give Yourself to Love,' 'Red Talied Hawk,' and more. The California Redwood Chorale will be joined by musician Don Coffin, singer Bonnie Brooks, and vocalist Jacob Brown. www.glasercenter.com
February 26 - May 27 The Tsars’ Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Decorative Arts Under the Romanovs, Kashaya Portratis: Historic and Contemporary, and Inez Storer exhibitions. In honor of the 200th anniversary of Fort Ross, SCM will present The Tsar’s Cabinet exhibition. Organized by the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary, the exhibition highlights more than 200 years of decorative arts under the Romanovs during the 18th and 19th centuries. Most of the works were designed for use by the tsars' and members of their families, while others illustrate prominent styles of the period. Comprising objects ranging from porcelain services, glassware, enamel, silver gilt, and decorated eggs, the exhibition is a comprehensive and inclusive collection demonstrating the majesty and luxury of the Romanov reign. sonomacountymuseum.org
Through February 26 Proof, Directed by David Lear, at the 6th Street Playhouse. Winner of 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play. Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. www.6thstreetplayhouse.com
Thru March 1 Obie G Bowman: Biomorphic Imagery, an exhibition at City Hall Council Chambers. 100 Santa Rosa Avenue. Opening Reception: January 20, 5-7pm (More info)
March 2 - 17 The Wizard of Oz Imaginists Theatre Collective presents Project 104 in an original adaptation of Frank L. Baum's The Wizard of Oz. In this time of tornados with homes uprooted, mortgages defaulted, munchkin millions unemployed, cowardly lions at the nation's helm, and congress peopled by scarecrows, it's time, the Imaginists say, to revisit Oz! The Imaginists Theatre Collective, 461 Sebastopol Ave. www.theimaginists.org
March 8 Arbor Day Celebration at Luther Burbank Home & Gardens. Join us for a light early-morning breakfast, 8:00-9:00am. Meet Tim Womick, the modern-day Johnny Appleseed and a promoter of Luther Burbank. Tim is taking his entertaining “Trail of Trees” educational speaking tour on the road across America planting seeds of thought in the minds of those he meets. Breakfast burritos, juice and coffee will be served. RSVP please! Call 707-524-5445, email burbankhome@lutherburbank.org. A donation is appreciated. www.lutherburbank.org
March 25 Santa Rosa International Film Festival presents Celebrate the Life of Eco Heroine Judi Bari, 2:30 - 6:00pm at the Glaser Center. This inspiring event includes a Reception, live performance by Darryl Cherney, the screening of his new documentary Who Bombed Judi Bari? and a Community Dialogue - Why Forests Matter. Judi Bari was a passionate, articulate, musically talented and sometimes funny advocate for social justice. Purchase tickets www.judibari.eventbrite.com. www.glasercenter.com
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