Posts from — November 2009

A bonanza of free musical performances is being offered at Sonoma State University in the first two weeks of December and the community is invited to share in the wealth with free admission.

The concerts are an opportunity for SSU’s music, band, choir, chamber, jazz, and musical theater majors to perform (for grades) in a professional setting. The free recitals begin on Tuesday, Dec. 1 and run almost daily until Dec. 16.

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Tomorrow (Tues. Dec. 1st) the first 20,000 to go to Photoworks and click on the Photoworks picture to request your coupon code. Once you’ll get the coupon code, you can create your free photo gift. Choose from  25 photo paper cards, an 11″ by 8″ calendar,  or a photo clutch book.

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A Reader’s Theater production of the acclaimed Holiday Play, Too Many Tamales, based on the book by Gary Soto. First in Spanish, then in English, with Tamales in between.

Saturday, December 5, 2009 2 pm
Healdsburg Library

Friday, December 11, 2009 6 pm
Santa Rosa Central Library

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McEvoy Ranch in Petaluma will open its olive mill  for a community milling day from 9 am to noon Sunday, December 6, 2009. They’ll charge $1 a pound for milling (extra for containers unless you bring your own.) Reserve here.

From 11 am to 5 pm Sunday, the private ranch will open to the public for holiday shopping, tasting of olio nuovo olive oil, music, and light refreshments. The open house is free but online reservations are required.

Sunday December 6, 2009
McEvoy Ranch, 5935 Red Hill Road, Petaluma.

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The Sonoma County Museum Free First Friday will include Zigi Bachi, playing old world songs and refreshments on Friday and a Museum Shop Holiday Sale and free family admission on Saturday,  with free hot cider and music from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Friday Dec. 4, 2009 5 pm to 7 pm First Friday
Saturday Dec. 5, 2009 1 pm- 4 pm free admission and Holiday Gift Shop Sale
Sonoma County Museum
425 Seventh St.,  Santa Rosa
707- 579-1500

Looking for more affordable holiday events  in Sonoma County? Check out this comprehensive list.

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The Petaluma Wetlands Alliance, the Madrone Audobon Society, and the City of Petaluma, are together offering a half-day camp on Dec 29, 2009 for kids 9-15. The kids will experience bird-counting, biodiversity, wetland ecology, rescue birds, and more. Kids will meet up with experienced birders at Kenilworth Recreation Center, 175 Fairgrounds Dr. Petaluma and be transported to Shollenberger Park, Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility, and Alman Marsh. You provide a sack lunch, they provide drinks. Rain or shine.

Dec 29, 2009  9 am to 2 pm $5 per kid, and space is limited. To sign-up call Al Hesla, 765-9411, or Mary Edith Moore , 763-3577.

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Several local manufacturers are holding annual warehouse sales this weekend: it’s a great chance to do some gift hunting at bargain prices. [Read more →]

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Bring the whole family to the Windsor Library and learn how to make origami ornaments to decorate the Library’s holiday tree and to take home.
Saturday, December 5, 2009 1 pm- 4 pm
Windsor Library

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You can download 22 free songs, courtesy of Suburban Home Records here. The freebie was originally advertised in Beer Advocate magazine. (The folks at Suburban Home Records are Craft beer fans. Their goal is to become the independent label for Craft beer fans.)

Suburban Home Records also  owns the Vinyl Collective, an online store specializing in (you guessed it) vinyl. You can get 12% off Vinyl Collective store purchase with promo code “BEERADVOCATE”.

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You can download a free eBook of Makers by Cory Doctorow. The freebie is Doctorow’s way of fighting the eBook publishers’ attempt to alter copyright law (i.e. when you buy a book, you own the book, and you can share it with anyone you please). There are several official versions available, including plain text, HTML, and PDF files, as well as conversions that make the file compatible with Kindle, ePub, eReader, Mobi, & more.

Thanks to Jennifer Maciejewski, Atlanta on the Cheap, for finding this one.

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