Sonoma County Event Guide Fri 2/19 Sun 3/14 Plaza Arts Center hosts SCULPTURES, ETC.  Plaza Arts Center hosts a juried, a sculptor and mixed media showcase, "Sculptors, etc." The exhibit features eight local artists showcasing their works in bronze, stone, cast glass, paper, wood, photography and assemblage.  The artists featured are Jennifer Baker, Mary Bramwell, Rene Dayan-Whitehead, Leslie Guinan and Rob Matthew, Jacquie Lolich, Bob Sorani, Sue Toorans and Phil Wright. Open daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Tuesday 130 Plaza Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448 707-431-1970 Email Website  Fri 2/26 Sun 3/14 Dirty Blonde Dirty Blonde Comedy with music by Claudia Shear   The wit, career and irresistible appeal of legendary Hollywood star Mae West is remembered and explored in this awarding winning musical comedy. Two devoted Mae West fans swap stories and admiration of Mae West with comedy, history and musical flashbacks that honor the campy, sexy, groundbreaking icon who challenged film censors while titillating 1930s movie audiences with her memorable double entendres and erotic, independent female characters. Directed by Tara Blau   Feb. 26 to March 14, 2010 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays   Senior (62+) $22; Senior $18; Youth $18.   6th Street Playhouse – GK Hardt Theatre 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa Located in historic Railroad Square   707-523-4185   www.6thstreetplayhouse.com   Featuring Liz Jahren, Paul Huberty and Jeff Cote Thurs, Fri, Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA 707-523-4185  Website  Fri 3/5 First Friday - Entertainment and Refreshments Come join us at the Sonoma County Museum as we stay open late with entertainment and refreshments. First Friday has a suggested donation $5 for general and $2 for students and seniors. 5-7pm Sonoma County Museum, 425 7th Street, Santa Rosa, CA 707.579.1500 Email Website  Fri 3/5 The Moss Henry Band Original acoustic Americana, beautiful, powerful and sometimes provocative. Gailene Grillo provides wonderful harmony and percussion. Moss won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the Great American Songwriting Contest in 2008 in the Folk/Acoustic category. He was also nominated for a North Bay Music Award in the same year. He has just released a new CD, Roll the Bones. To hear some of his music check out his web site or http://www.myspace.com/mosshenry The French Garden is an elegant venue with great food and drink. No cover charge.         7-10 PM The French Garden 8050 Bodega Avenue Sebastopol, CA (707) 824-2030 Email Website  Sat 3/6 Sun 3/7 Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen in Concert Steve Gillette is best known as a songwriter, with songs recorded by artists from Ian &Cindy has brought me back to my roots, and I think I've influenced her in terms of ensemble playing, rhythmic development, arrangement and performing. We're very fortunate to play for people who really listen and who come to a concert with a certain sense of history. There's a strong feeling of community about this music." www.compassrosemusic.com 8:00 (doors at 7:30) Studio E, Sebastopol (map supplied with tickets)  Email Website  Sat 3/6 Wine fundraiser to Benefit Breast Cancer Network of Strength Cline Cellars and United Airlines Invites You! www.clinecellars.com/BCNSfundraiser     Cline Cellars, 24737 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, CA. 95476 707-940-4030 Email Website  Sat 3/6 Sat 6/12 MFA SELECTIONS A salute to emerging artists from Bay Area Master's of Fine Arts Programs An exhibition in the tradition established by founder, Rene di Rosa, for discovering and supporting new talent, the MFA exhibition showcases the work of artists who recently completed their Master’s of Fine Art degrees at Bay Area art schools and colleges. The artists included in the exhibition were chosen, by a jury of arts professionals, from a pool of artists nominated by faculty from regional institutions. Artists include Joanne Hashitani, Leigh Merrill, Sandra Ono, Gina Tuzzi and Andrew  Witrak from Mills College; Carina Baumann and S. Patricia Patterson from San Francisco Art Institute; Jina  Valentine from Stanford University; Aaron Maietta-Dehaven from UC Berkeley; Josh  Short from UC Davis. This year’s jury, included Packard Jennings, an accomplished Bay Area artist represented in the di Rosa collection; gallerist Kimberly Johansson of Johansson Projects in Oakland; and Griff Williams, Owner of Gallery 16, San Francisco. Reflecting the diverse voices of young artists working today, MFA SELECTIONS will include works in a broad cross section of media, from painting and sculpture to video, and installation. The works on exhibition are chosen with the artists, who may create and/or select works especially for the show at di Rosa’s Gatehouse Gallery 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM. di Rosa 707.226.5991 x32 Email Website  Sun 3/7 Sun 3/7 The Dallas Brass Dallas Brass, “interactive  and captivating” With traditional brass instruments and a full complement of drums and percussion, they perform classical masterpieces, Dixieland, swing, Broadway, Hollywood and patriotic music.  Audiences of  all ages, from 5 to 95, can relate.   140 middle and high school music students who participated in Dallas Brass music classes will be selected to perform with Dallas Brass at the concert.      www.dallasbrass.com     7:00pm Wells Fargo Center for the Performing Arts 707-546-3600 Email Website  Thu 3/11 Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans Jimtown Store & Rialto Lakeside Cinemas present 'Faubourg Tremérevelatory” and “flat out brilliant”. A powerful testament to why New Orleans matters. On the heels of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and winning “Best Documentary” awards at the San Francisco International Film Festival. This Benefit Screening is for the Worth Our Weight Culinary Apprenticeship Program. The evening will start with New Orleans Refreshments and Wine followed by the Film Screening and Q&A with Filmmakers. Tickets can be purchased at www.worthourweight.com/tickets.html. 7:15 p.m. Rialto Cinemas Lakeside 707-433-1212 Email Website  Sat 3/13 Sbragia Family Vineyards Pasta Party $25 Wine Club $35 Public RESERVATIONS Required Come join us for a celebration of three different pastas accompanied by three different sauces, salad, garlic bread, wine, etc… Live Music | Italian Traditions | Award Winning Wines | Incredible Views Book your reservation NOW! Marisa Manna | events@sbragia.com | 707.473.2992 x.10 9990 Dry Creek Road, Geyserville, California 95441 | www.sbragia.com 4:30pm - 6:30pm Sbragia Family Vineyards 7074732992 x.10 Email Website  Tue 3/16 Sun 5/16 SPRING SHOW - RIVERFRONT ART GALLERY Featured artists John Gowan, showing "An Expression of Light," and Jerrie Jerné, showing "The Splendor of Spring," 10:30-6:00 Tues-Thurs, Sun; 10:30-8 Fri, Sat Riverfront Art Gallery, 132 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA 94952 707-775-4278 Email Website  Wed 3/17 Sun 4/11 PLAZA ARTS CENTER - ART MELANGE SHOWCASE  Plaza Arts Center hosts a juried, all media showcase, "Art Melange" from March 17 through April 11 with an Opening Reception at the gallery on  The exhibit features eleven northern California artists showcasing their works in watercolor, collage, fiber, mixed media, oil, acrylic, prismacolor, latex, pastel and assemblage.  The artists featured are Derrolyn Anderson, Robert Benson, Kirk Henshaw, Harry Jackson, Cat Kaufman, Ed Liu, Douglas Restivo, Davina Rubin, Kathryn Stotler, Ron Sumner, and Rebeca Trevino. 11:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Monday 130 Plaza Street, Healdsburg, CA 650-430-9539 Email Website  Thu 3/18 Tone Bent An intimate musical evening with singer/songwriters Robin Eshner, Bill Horvitz & Friends  7 pm The Quicksilver Mine Co. 707-887-0799 Email Website  Thu 3/18 Sun 4/4 The Gin Game Weller Martin is playing solitaire on the porch of a seedy nursing home.  Enter Fonsia Dorsey, a prim, self-righteous lady.  They discover they both dislike the home and enjoy gin rummy, so they begin to play and to reveal intimate details fo their lives.  ery soon they are using those secrets as weapons against one another in this eloquent, touching and often fiercely funny study on loneliness, disillusion and old age.  Starring Normal A. Hall and Shirley Nilsen Hall, two long-time veterans of Bay Area theatre. Condiotti Theater - Open seating Full $24; Youth/Senior $21   Thursday 7;30pm; Friday & Saturday 8:00pm; Sunday 2:30pm Spreckels Performing Arts Center 7075883400 Email Website  Fri 3/19 Sun 4/11 The Chairs An elderly couple living on an island spend their time sharing old stories and entertaining imaginary guests in this daring and timeless farce by Eugene Ionesco. Directed by David Lear   March 19 to April 11, 2010 March 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 and April 2, 3, 9, 10 & 11 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays No performance Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010.   6th Street Playhouse - Studio Theatre 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa Located in historic Railroad Square       $17 to $22 General $22; Senior (62+) $17; Youth (13-21) $17   707-523-4185 Order tickets online, by telephone or at the door. Reservations recommended   www.6thstreetplayhouse.com  Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm. Sundays at 2:00 pm. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA 707-523-4185  Website  Fri 3/19 Sat 3/27 Analy Arts Presents "The Wedding Singer"  s upcoming trip to Carnegie Hall! Tickets are $12 general admission, $6 students and seniors. The Analy Theater is at 6950 Analy Ave., Sebastopol.  Tickets will be available online at brownpapertickets.com  Evening shows start at 7 pm. Sunday matinee 3/21 starts at 1:30 Analy High School, 6950 Analy Ave., Sebastopol 707-824-2360  Website  Sat 3/20 Expressive Motion Dance Studio/North Bay Dance Festival The festival allows for emerging and established dance companies, both youth and adult, to come together and share in a collaborative performance experience.  NBDF will present numerous styles, genres and interpretations of dance.  The goal of our festival is to encourage the evolution of every dance style and promote the participants wonderful work.  ANY dance style is welcome!  Styles include but not limited to - contemporary, jazz, hip hop, modern, tap, ballroom, ballet, ethnic dance and capoeira.  We are excited to present this unique dance festival in Sonoma County! 7:30pm Spreckels Performing Arts Center 7075883400 Email Website  Mon 3/22 Harlem Gospel Choir The world famous Harlem Gospel Choir is the most respected gospel choir in America today. It travels the globe, sharing its joy of faith through its music and raising funds for children's charities.  They have performed for Nelson Mandela and Pope John Paul II; and have shared the stage with such legendary artists as Bono, Sinead O'Connor, Diana Ross and more. Please call Sonoma State University Student Union at 707-664-2382   8:00pm Spreckels Performing Arts Center 707-664-2382 Email Website  Thu 3/25 Indigo Girls With a brilliant blend of acoustic guitar and socially relevant lyrics, the Indigo Girls have been wowing audiences for more than 20 years. Singles such as “Close to Fine” and “Peace Tonight” keep fans coming back for more. Yet, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have kept their sound fresh and edgy—most recently proven on their new independently released 2-CD album, Poseidon And The Bitter Bug. 8:00pm Wells Fargo Center for the Arts 707.546.3600 Email Website  Fri 3/26 Sat 4/17 Is He Dead? Set in Paris in 1846, a talented, but struggling landscape painter, is convinced by his bohemian friends that faking his own death will inflate the value of his art. The artist disappears only to reappear as his imaginary twin sister. Written in 1898, this Mark Twain comedy was rediscovered in 2002 by scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin, who found the manuscript at the University of California, Berkeley. “Is He Dead?” had its Broadway debut in 2007.   Directed by Elizabeth Craven & Barton Smith.    March 26 - April 17, 2010 8 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays 8 p.m. Thursday April 15 2 p.m. Sundays    $20 to $28 Presale $25 General, $20 Seniors & Students $22 to $28 at the door.    Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma, Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA   707-763-8920 Order tickets by telephone 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday Or tickets can be purchased online or at the door.    www.cinnabartheater.org Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd North, Petaluma CA 707-763-8920  Website  Sat 3/27 Sat 3/27 HAPA LIke the Hawaiian Islands themselves, HAPA's Pan-Polynesian music is an amalgam of influences ranging from ancient genealogical chants to the strummed ballads of Portuguese fisherman, Spanish cowboys and the inspired melodies and harmonies of the traditional church choirs of the early missionaries.  Add to this a dose of American acoustic folk/rock and you have what has been described as the "most exciting and beautiful contemporary Hawaii music the world knows!" Codding Theater - Reserved Seating Full $28; Youth/Senior  $25     Saturday, 8:00pm Spreckels Performing Arts Center 7075883400 Email Website  Sat 3/27 Sun 3/28 Food Photography Class how to mix types * how to set up lights & propping a set * how to correctly color balance & color balance theory We will have several different food sets which we’ll photograph as practice. Last we will review our images, talk about techniques and have a light lunch with a glass of Italian wine. To Register http://www.studyabroaditaly.com/viva/register.html   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM VIVA 7160 Keating Ave, Sebastopol, CA 707-824-9913 Email Website  Thu 4/1 Wed 5/12 Artist Katherine Fell Intricate  impressionistic landscapes  and winsome illustrations of nature describe the variety of beautiful watercolors that artist Katherine Fell paints. daily 11-4, closed Easter Sunday Rochioli Winery, 6192 Westside Rd, Healdsburg 433-2305 Email