LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1947-2000.
Wednesdays 1:30-3pm. Online via Zoom.
Spring semester 2023 begins January 18! Looking forward
to seeing you there! Please contact me to enroll in this
FREE class and receive a Zoom invite: cdungan@santarosa.edu
| The Spahr Center team is looking forward to an amazing year! We have a ton of great programs happening, and even more in the works, so we are committed to sending weekly updates in your inbox, as well as sharing details on our social media accounts. Keep reading for this week’s highlights and upcoming programs, and share this email with a family member or friend who could benefit from our services! Don’t miss a beat! Follow us on social media to stay up to date on a moment’s notice. This Week in ourLGBTQ+ Youth Groups  Learn Safety StrategiesThis week’s Sparks groups will feature a coach from Teenpower presenting on the topic of learning skills to protect yourself and others from bullying, harassment, and assault. Join us at The Spahr Center, or via Zoom by emailing Nikki Millett (they/them), cultural and community programs manager. Registration required for Zoom. Sparks Group for middle school youth: Tuesday, January 10th, 4:00pm-5:00pmSparks Group for teens: Tuesday, January 10th, 5:30pm-6:30pm.Register for Zoom Now NEW: LGBTQIA+ Adult Community Group  Building Community with Queer AdultsThe first meeting for this new group has been moved to THIS Thursday, January 12th, and will meet every Thursday from 6:00pm-7:00pm at The Spahr Center. Join us to get support, explore your identity, and build queer community with other LGBTQIA+ adults in Marin. To join the group, click the link below to email Iain Jasko (they/them), clinical intern.Sign Up Now Marin LGBTQ+ Student Panel Hear from LGBTQ+ Students in Marin This LGBTQ+ student panel is presented by The Spahr Center’s Training Institute. We provide LGBTQ+ cultural competency and awareness trainings to businesses, health care organizations, government agencies, schools, nonprofits, and more. This special panel will feature LGBTQ+ students speaking about their experiences navigating Marin schools as young queer people, and is open to the public.Register Now Advocate for Mental Health Servicesfor LGBTQ+ People in Marin We Need Your Voice! Marin County’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Services is conducting a survey on ways to use three-year funding from the Mental Health Services Act. Complete the short survey by clicking the button below to provide your input on how funding should be prioritized for LGBTQ+ people in Marin. When you complete the survey, you earn a $10 gift card!Take the Survey Upcoming Events & OpportunitiesJanuary 9 – January 15  Virtual Group for SeniorsEvery Monday, 7pm-8pmEvery Thursday, 12:30pm-2pmZoom Join us on zoom every Thursday for a chance to connect with your community and discuss different topics that are relevant to your life.Email Bill Blackburnto Register   Senior Gathering in NovatoEvery Second Tuesday12:30pm-2:30pmMargaret Todd Center, 1560 Hill Rd, Novato Bring your lunch and get together with other LGBTQ+ older adults for open discussion and to build community.Learn More  LGBTQIA+ Youth Drop-In GroupsEvery TuesdayMiddle School Group: 4pm-5pmTeen Group: 5:30pm-6:30pmThe Spahr Center The Spahr Center hosts drop-in community groups for LGBTQ+ and questioning young people. These are fun and supportive spaces for queer, trans, questioning, and allied youth.Learn More  Support Group for Parents & CaregiversSecond & Fourth Tuesdays7:00pm-9:00pmZoom The Spahr Center provides a welcoming space for parents and caregivers to speak openly, find and give support, and get the information needed to best show up to support their trans children.Email Janna Barkinto Register  Monthly LGBTQ+ Seniors MixerSecond Wednesday4:30-6:00pmSan Rafael Joe’s This is a fun and casual space for LGBTQ+ seniors to connect while supporting our organization. 10% of drink purchases benefit senior programs at The Spahr Center. Email Will Boemerto Register  Internships AvailableOur internships provide students with high-quality experiential learning opportunities at an LGBTQ+ community-based nonprofit organization. Available for development, finance, community programs, harm reduction, and training institute. Apply Today… and much moreView The Spahr Center’s events calendar! Get Involved Today! DonateYour thoughtful donation today addresses the critical needs of people living with HIV and LGBTQ+ people across Marin County. We can only do this work with your support.Donate TodayInternshipsInternships provide undergraduate and graduate students with high-quality experiential learning opportunities at an LGBTQ+ community-based nonprofit organization. Apply TodayVolunteerThe generosity of volunteers supports our programs and fundraising efforts, and are instrumental in making our work possible.Volunteer |
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 January 8, 2023Hello Gary, We hope you are beginning your new year surrounded by chosen family and community doing things that bring you joy and peace. The Spahr Center team is looking forward to an amazing year! We have a ton of great programs happening, and even more in the works, so we are committed to sending weekly updates in your inbox, as well as sharing details on our social media accounts. Keep reading for this week’s highlights and upcoming programs, and share this email with a family member or friend who could benefit from our services! Don’t miss a beat! Follow us on social media to stay up to date on a moment’s notice. This Week in ourLGBTQ+ Youth Groups Learn Safety StrategiesThis week’s Sparks groups will feature a coach from Teenpower presenting on the topic of learning skills to protect yourself and others from bullying, harassment, and assault. Join us at The Spahr Center, or via Zoom by emailing Nikki Millett (they/them), cultural and community programs manager. Registration required for Zoom. Sparks Group for middle school youth: Tuesday, January 10th, 4:00pm-5:00pmSparks Group for teens: Tuesday, January 10th, 5:30pm-6:30pm.Register for Zoom Now NEW: LGBTQIA+ Adult Community Group Building Community with Queer AdultsThe first meeting for this new group has been moved to THIS Thursday, January 12th, and will meet every Thursday from 6:00pm-7:00pm at The Spahr Center. Join us to get support, explore your identity, and build queer community with other LGBTQIA+ adults in Marin. To join the group, click the link below to email Iain Jasko (they/them), clinical intern.Sign Up Now Marin LGBTQ+ Student Panel Hear from LGBTQ+ Students in Marin This LGBTQ+ student panel is presented by The Spahr Center’s Training Institute. We provide LGBTQ+ cultural competency and awareness trainings to businesses, health care organizations, government agencies, schools, nonprofits, and more. This special panel will feature LGBTQ+ students speaking about their experiences navigating Marin schools as young queer people, and is open to the public.Register Now Advocate for Mental Health Servicesfor LGBTQ+ People in Marin We Need Your Voice! Marin County’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Services is conducting a survey on ways to use three-year funding from the Mental Health Services Act. Complete the short survey by clicking the button below to provide your input on how funding should be prioritized for LGBTQ+ people in Marin. When you complete the survey, you earn a $10 gift card!Take the Survey Upcoming Events & OpportunitiesJanuary 9 – January 15 Virtual Group for SeniorsEvery Monday, 7pm-8pmEvery Thursday, 12:30pm-2pmZoom Join us on zoom every Thursday for a chance to connect with your community and discuss different topics that are relevant to your life.Email Bill Blackburnto Register Senior Gathering in NovatoEvery Second Tuesday12:30pm-2:30pmMargaret Todd Center, 1560 Hill Rd, Novato Bring your lunch and get together with other LGBTQ+ older adults for open discussion and to build community.Learn More LGBTQIA+ Youth Drop-In GroupsEvery TuesdayMiddle School Group: 4pm-5pmTeen Group: 5:30pm-6:30pmThe Spahr Center The Spahr Center hosts drop-in community groups for LGBTQ+ and questioning young people. These are fun and supportive spaces for queer, trans, questioning, and allied youth.Learn More Support Group for Parents & CaregiversSecond & Fourth Tuesdays7:00pm-9:00pmZoom The Spahr Center provides a welcoming space for parents and caregivers to speak openly, find and give support, and get the information needed to best show up to support their trans children.Email Janna Barkinto Register Monthly LGBTQ+ Seniors MixerSecond Wednesday4:30-6:00pmSan Rafael Joe’s This is a fun and casual space for LGBTQ+ seniors to connect while supporting our organization. 10% of drink purchases benefit senior programs at The Spahr Center. Email Will Boemerto Register Internships AvailableOur internships provide students with high-quality experiential learning opportunities at an LGBTQ+ community-based nonprofit organization. Available for development, finance, community programs, harm reduction, and training institute. Apply Today… and much moreView The Spahr Center’s events calendar! Get Involved Today! DonateYour thoughtful donation today addresses the critical needs of people living with HIV and LGBTQ+ people across Marin County. We can only do this work with your support.Donate TodayInternshipsInternships provide undergraduate and graduate students with high-quality experiential learning opportunities at an LGBTQ+ community-based nonprofit organization. Apply TodayVolunteerThe generosity of volunteers supports our programs and fundraising efforts, and are instrumental in making our work possible.Volunteer |
Volunteer delivery drivers are vital in delivering healthy food to our home-bound clients. Delivery drivers pick up food at our facility in Forestville and deliver to about 5-7 clients per delivery route. We have delivery routes across Sonoma County, so we may be able to find a route near where you live!
We especially need help on Tuesday delivering to our housebound clients living in Petaluma.
If you are willing to get involved, please reach out to Liv at: LivC@FFTfoodbank.org or
(707) 887-1647 ext. 109
Our volunteer driver, Sandy, has been an active and integral part of the Food For Thought community since 2007! Over the years, Sandy has helped in many different capacities and has offered her time and energy by picking up in-kind donations from local farms, helping collect food and funds at local Food Drive events, offers her handwriting skills for our thank you mailings, and she even served as a board member in 2009. Sandy continues to help serve our homebound clients every week living in the Petaluma area.
Sandy shares, “The ease and joy of volunteering is increased by the kindness and incredible support of the amazing staff at the food bank. They have such passion for nourishing those in our community who are ill. The joy in their effort is contagious, encouraging all of us who volunteer.”
Are you interested in “trying on” a Food Drive? Sign up for a Saturday training day! Food Drive Coordinator, Amanda, will be on site to orient and train new volunteers!
Available dates and shifts
Shifts are from 10am-12:30pm, 12:30pm-3pm and 3pm-5pm at these food drive events:
Jan. 21 at Safeway on Mendocino Ave. in Santa Rosa
Jan. 28 at Safeway in Sebastopol
Feb. 11 at Oliver’s Market in Windsor
Feb. 18 at Safeway on Mendocino Ave. in Santa Rosa
Contact Amanda at AmandaW@FFTfoodbank.org or (707) 888-5578 for an enthusiastic welcome and streams of flattery and gratitude!
| Join the Sonoma County Library for in-person and virtual eventsthroughout the month of January, from Afro-Peruvian drumming workshops to author talks. All events are free and you don’t need a library card to attend; registration is required for select events. See some of our January events below! Kids & Families Learn about barn, screech, great horned, and burrowing owls at Seeds & Reads: All About Owls—then dissect a real owl pellet to discover what owls eat! For grades K-6. Advance registration required. Available at seven library locations: Northwest Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park-Cotati, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Roseland, Healdsburg, and Rincon Valley.Join North Bay Events for Family Trivia at the library. Play for free and have fun with the whole family—and earn prizes if you win! For grades K-8. Get your trivia on at two library locations: Healdsburg and Central Santa Rosa. Teens Experience the history, culture, and societal impact of hip hop on Tuesday, January 17, at 4:00 pm! Join us at the Rohnert Park-Cotati Library for live and interactive presentations focused on historic and current examples of hip hop’s founding principles: peace, love, unity, and fun. North Bay Trivia always brings the fun and now they’ve added an audio round, taking the party to the next level! Test your memory skills and win prizes. For grades 7-12. Available at two library locations: Sebastopol and Rincon Valley. All Ages Experience live cultural performances at your libraries! Enjoy lion dancing from the Sonoma Vietnamese Association, dragon dancing by the Redwood Empire Chinese Association, and Afro-Peruvian Cajón Drumming workshopswith the Tradición Peruana Cultural Center. Adults Don’t miss the Gravenstein Mandolin Ensemble‘s entertaining and eclectic performances at two library locations: Windsor Library: Saturday, January 7, at 2:00 pm Guerneville Library: Saturday, January 21, at 2:00 pm Virtual EventsAdvance registration required for all virtual events in order to receive a Zoom link. Join local historian John Patrick Sheehy on Wednesday, January 25, at 7:00 pm for part two of the popular series, The Real Main Street. Part II focuses on Petaluma’s early Irish, Black, and German communities, whose contributions made Petaluma’s Main Street a bustling melting pot of commerce, community, and celebration.Join us on Tuesday, January 31, at 11:00 am for what is sure to be the most fun-filled hour of the day as we chat with Randall Munroe about his new book, What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions.Looking for more? Explore the full calendar! Explore the CalendarA Reminder from Your Library: Upcoming Holiday Closure All library branches will be closed on Monday, January 16. We look forward to seeing you when we reopen on Tuesday, January 17! Thank you for being a member of the Sonoma County Library community. Visit us online or in person at one of our branches. Be sure to check out open jobs at Sonoma County Library here. Questions? Please call your local library branch or click here to send us a message. Eventos de enero Únase a la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma para eventospresenciales y virtuales este enero. Brindamos un poco de todo, desde talleres de tambor afroperuano hasta charlas con autores. Todos los eventos son gratuitos y no es necesario tener una tarjeta de la biblioteca para asistir, pero algunos eventos requieren registro. ¡Puede ver una selección de nuestros eventos de enero a continuación!Niños y familias¡Aprende acerca de las lechuzas de campanario, los tecolotes del oeste, los búhos cornudos y los búhos madrigueros en Semillas y Libros: Todo acerca de los búhos, y después disecta una bolita de tejido de búho de verdad para descubrir lo que comen las lechuzas! Para los grados de K a 6. Es necesario registrarse. Este evento estará disponible en siete bibliotecas: Northwest de Santa Rosa, Rohnert-Park Cotati, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Roseland, Healdsburg, y Rincon Valley.Les invitamos a Trivia en familia en la biblioteca. Este evento gratuito es presentado por North Bay Events. ¡Diviértanse jugando, y habrán premios para los ganadores! Para los grados de K a 8. Los esperamos en las bibliotecas de Healdsburg y Central de Santa Rosa.Adolescentes¡Experimente la historia, la cultura y el impacto cultural que tiene en la sociedad el hip hop el martes 17 de enero a las 4:00pm! Únase a nosotros en la Biblioteca de Rohnert Park-Cotati donde tendremos presentaciones interactivas en vivo enfocadas en ejemplos históricos y actuales de los principios fundamentales del hip hop: paz, amor, unidad y diversión. |
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| SECOND TUESDAY!January 10In-person at Mgt Todd Senior Center 1560 Hill Road, NovatoHill Community Roombehind the main buildingsee site map below new people warmly welcomed! 12:30 to 1 pm brown bag & social1 to 2:30 pm discussion Wear a mask if you wish. And let’s be sensitive to others needs for safety, approaching with a hug only if the other is open to hugging. |
Social Committee Calendar Coming Soon Sam’s Place, the restaurant that has given the Social Committee activities a home for many years, has a new banquet room policy that needs clarified before the Games Day, Senior Breakfast and Women’s Coffee schedule can be confirmed. Watch for the Social Committee calendar soon. |
Stress In Our Lives Studies continue to show that moderate amounts of stress in our lives can actually improve our physical and mental health as we age. This applies to the stress our bodies experience through exercise but also the kind of mental or emotional stress of tasks to accomplish or the pressure of challenges. Of course, too much stress can have the opposite effect, impacting us negatively. You can read a great article about these findings here. A short TED talk by one of the major researchers in this area can be found here. |
Buz Is Back withAging Gayfully! Wednesdays 11 am to 1 pmJanuary 18 to May 24 Buz Hermes brings his much-loved course back online, offered at no charge to all California residents through the Santa Rosa JC. Beautifully structured based on the Conscious Aging Movement, adapted for LGBTQ elders, filled with warmth & humor, oriented toward building community among participants, many of Marin’s LGBTQ seniors express gratitude for having experienced this course. Buz is a delight! See flyer below; click here for the course description.For more information or to register, contact Buz atghermes@santarosa.edu or 707/227-6935. |
Vitality@Vivalon8-week Healthy Aging CourseThursdays 9:30 to 11:30 am, begins January 12at Vivalon next to the San Rafael transit mall Taught by physical therapist Krissy Waller, DPT, it provides participants with a baseline assessment of their current health, followed by information, tools, and support to encourage shifts toward new habits that promote healthy aging and includes free individual appointments for additional support. Topics include physical activity and falls prevention, social engagement, cognitive & mental health, nutrition, sleep & stress management, and spirituality. Free. See flyer below. Space is limited so register early if interested. To register, call Megan Farmer at 415-456-9062 or email her at mfarmer@vivalon.org. |
UPCOMING EVENTSall events are free January 10Second TuesdayLGBT Senior Groupin-person @ Mgt. Todd Senior Center, Novato  12:30 t0 1 pm brown bag, 1 t0 2:30 discussionJanuary 11Monthly Mixer at San Rafael Joe’splease RSVP to Will: wboemer@thespahrcenter.org4:30 to 6 pm -from 4th Street entrance January 24Fourth TuesdayWest Marin LGBT Senior Town Hallin-person at San Geronimo Valley Community Center 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd12:30 to 1 brown bag/1-2:30 discussionJanuary 27Men’s Brown Bag Lunchat Spahr Center’s Conference Roomsemi- (ramp and elevator but no automatic door)noon to 1:30** See flyer below |
To join the Spahr Senior Groupon ZoomMondays, 7 to 8 pm, &Thursdays, 12:30 to 2 pm,click the purple button below the Butterfly Heart or here: |
| New participants are warmly welcomed!If you’re zoom-challenged, let me know and I’ll work with you! |
| Topical Thursdays12:30 to 2 pm January 5Making the Year New The rain we’ve been experiencing can lift us out of our concerns about drought and fires. The political winds, though still turbulent, seem to be turning in our favor. You are still here and our community is still here despite the pandemic. What else do you sense on the New Year’s horizon that can uplift you – and us? |
Living Room Mondays7 to 8 pm We share with each other about how we’re doing and have unstructured conversations focused on listening from our hearts and deepening community. |
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| SECOND TUESDAY!In-person at Mgt Todd Senior Center 1560 Hill Road, NovatoHill Community Roombehind the main buildingsee site map above |
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The Northbay LGBT+ Senior Social Committee has been consistently offering meaningful, fun events for the senior community. Everyone born in any month will be celebrated in that month’s email – including your birthday if you’ll let them know when it rolls around! To sign up for their emails or register for events, click here. |
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| Unity In Marin is a welcoming and inclusive spiritual community committed to individual and collective transformation. Unity offers an open-ended approach to spirituality rather than a closed or dogmatic one. Whatever our race, faith background, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, or culture, Unity’s goal is to have us remember our true divine nature and support & encourage the evolution of our consciousness. Their vision is to realize “a world powerfully transformed through shared spiritual awakening.” You can learn more about Unity In Marin’s commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion at https://unityinmarin.org/dei/ |
| Coronavirus Updates A new Bivalent Covid Vaccine is available and it is recommended that most seniors get that shot. Contact your health provider for more information. The Spahr Center has coronavirus rapid home test kits & masks and they are available for free in the office – 150 Nellen Avenue, Suite 100, Corte Madera 94925; 415/457-2487. The office is open 10 am – 3 pm weekdays. Only vaccinated people may come to the office and masks must be worn inside the building. Any staff person can direct you to the kits. This is a great resource we are pleased to offer, please don’t hesitate to get these kits! In order to keep track of new infections, the County asks that we report self-test results here. To see Marin County’s latest pandemic information, click here. The mask recommendations of the Mask Nerd– an aerosol scientist who studies mask effectiveness – are featured in this article and highly informative video. May we all be safe and well! |
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| Carpool to Queer Chorus rehearsals? Any singers out there? Want to sing? A member of Queer Chorus (formerly the Lesbian/Gay Chorus) of San Francisco would love to find someone to carpool with to SF rehearsals. It’s a fun, welcoming, warm community of singers. Check out the website &/or contact Rebecca: https://www.qcsf.org/ ; rebeccab@unforgettable.comMarin County Renters and Landlords Rental Assistance Program can help low-income residents and landlords receive rental assistance for back rent due between April 2020 and now if income impacted by covid or experiencing housing instability or in a low-income household. The program also assists people who borrowed to pay rent. For more information, click here or see the form just below. A recent “bivalent” covid booster is available and is especially advised for older people and those with immune-compromised conditions, etc. Contact your health provider for more information. Hearing Aids will now be available without prescription at places like Costco, Walmart and Walgreens at a saving of upwards of $3000. You can learn more by clicking here. |
| The Spahr Center’s Food Pantry is open to seniors who need support in meeting their nutritional needs. We want to help! Items such as fresh vegies, fruit & meats, eggs and dairy, prepared meals, pasta, sauces, and canned goods are delivered weekly to people who sign up. Glen & Robert, our Pantry Managers, do a terrific job in trying to meet the individual needs and preferences of the people we serve. |  |
| Contact The Spahr Center for more information: info@thespahrcenter.org or 415/457-2487Space for your Community Notice here. Email Bill with information at bblackburn@thespahrcenter.org. |
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| Vivalon Resources for Seniors Whistlestop, now renamed Vivalon, offers many resources for us seniors, now listed in this easy-to-print one-page guide. Access to rides, food, classes, activities, resources, referrals, and more. Membership not required for most classes and services during the pandemic. Some in-person events are being planned. To get Vivalon’s listings, clickhere. They also provide access to resources including rides for older adults. Please note: there is a 3-week registration process for the ride program so register now if you think you may need rides in the future. Click here for their website. The Jackson Cafe has great specials, a roomy dining room, small tables and big round tables for groups. Open 11:30 to 1:45; $8 for members, $10 for guests, with takeout readily available. You can find their daily changing menu and more information here. |
| Building Community in the Midst of Sheltering-in-PlaceSee old friends and make new ones! Join us!The Spahr Center’s LGBT Senior Discussion Groupscontinue everyMonday, 7 to 8 pm& Thursday, 12:30 to 2 pm on zoom |
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| To Join Group by Video using Computer, Smart Phone or TabletJust click this button at the start time, 6:55 pm Mondays / 12:25 pm Thursdays:Join GroupAlways the same link! |
In 2023 we will achieve 40 years of HIV prevention and support in Sonoma County. F2F began as a grassroots movement of caring and compassionate people who came together to provide love and support for people living with, and dying from, AIDS. Over the years our work has evolved and is currently more important than ever.
We’ve had a chance to reflect on the lessons of the pandemic and make strategic decisions about how to best serve our community in the future. We went out into the community and determined a real need to reach those that are most vulnerable. With specific goals in mind, we embarked on our very first capital campaign to raise funds for a mobile van.
Soon, we will be launching our all-electric mobile van which will enable us to expand both our prevention and care services. While our van is being retrofitted for our specific needs, our care and prevention teams are hard at work getting ready to put their plans in motion.
With our new van we will be able to provide the following services remotely:
But in order for us to expand these programs, we need the support of people like YOU! With your contributions, we can end HIV in Sonoma County. We can help reduce the number of overdoses in Sonoma County. And we can find housing for clients and provide them with what they need to thrive.
We invite you to join us as we take our work on the road and help us to be certain that we begin from the strongest position possible.
Will you contribute to this effort today? We truly appreciate your support of our work through the years. If you have already given this year, a heartfelt Thank You
Join Positive Images LGBTQIA+ Center and North Bay LGBTQI Families for an end-of-year Social Saturday: Intergenerational Gathering on December 17th from 12-3pm at Brew (555 Healdsburg Ave) in Santa Rosa! Come by to celebrate the season with us!
All LGBTQIA+ youth, families, adults, and elders are welcome at this gathering, which is part of a recurring series of monthly events taking place throughout Sonoma County where we are seeking to bring together members of our community across generations, particularly gender expansive youth, teens, and adults. This event will also serve as the December monthly gathering for the North Bay LGBTQI Families Gender Expansive Youth Under 12 social and family program.
This event will feature art and music, as well as a card-making station for folks interested in creating winter greetings to send to local LGBTQIA+ seniors.
We’re excited to see you then!
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Acompañe a Positive Images LGBTQIA + Center y North Bay LGBTQI Families para un sábado social de fin de año: ¡Reunión intergeneracional el 17 de diciembre de 12 a 3 pm en Brew (555 Healdsburg Ave) en Santa Rosa! ¡Ven a celebrar la temporada con nosotrxs!
Todxs lxs jóvenes, familias, adultxs y ancianxs LGBTQIA + son bienvenidxs en esta reunión, que es parte de una serie recurrente de eventos mensuales que se llevan a cabo en todo el condado de Sonoma, donde buscamos reunir a miembrxs de nuestra comunidad a través de generaciones, particularmente jóvenes, adolescentes y adultxs con género expansivo. Este evento también servirá como la reunión mensual social y familiar de diciembre para el programa de North Bay LGBTQI Families para jóvenes de género expansivo menores de 12 años.
Este evento contará con arte y música, así como una estación de creación de tarjetas para las personas interesadas en crear saludos de invierno para enviar a lxs ancianxs LGBTQIA + locales.
¡Estamos emocionadxs de verte entonces!
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LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1947-2000.
Wednesdays 1:30-3pm. Online via Zoom. Next Wed., 12/14
join us for a semester review and a discussion about Lesbian
Voters Action Caucus. Please contact me to enroll and get a
Zoom invite: cdungan@santarosa.edu
| Join the Sonoma County Library for in-person and virtual eventsthroughout the month of December, from crafting classes to Zero Waste workshops. All events are free and you don’t need a library card to attend; registration is required for select events. See some of our December events below! Kids & Families Join us for December’s Seeds & Reads program and create a wildflower seed bomb! For grades K-6. Available at six library locations: Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Rohnert-Park Cotati, Sebastopol, and Windsor.Light up the holidays with our Maker Studio: Light Up Cards! Learn how to make a greeting card using LEDs, wires, and coin-cell batteries. Tinker with us at four library locations: Central Santa Rosa, Cloverdale, Rincon Valley, and Sonoma Valley. Advance registration required; supplies are limited. Teens Make your own mini watercolor palette and tiny sketchbook with Amanda Ayala’s Bookbinding & Watercolors Workshops! For teens in grades 7-12. Join Amanda at three library locations: Cloverdale, Northwest Santa Rosa, and Sebastopol. Advance registration required; supplies are limited. Celebrate the season at our annual Gingerbread House Workshops for Teens! Decorate a gingerbread house at five library locations: Cloverdale, Guerneville, Healdsburg, Rincon Valley, and Windsor. Advance registration required; supplies are limited. All Ages Join us for Zero Waste Workshops that will show you how to reduce waste during the holidays, from décor to gift-wrapping. Learn how to celebrate the holidays waste-free at two library locations: Sebastopol and Rohnert Park-Cotati.Join us at the Roseland Library on Sunday, December 18, at 2:00 pm for a show from the Sonoma Vietnamese Association Lion Dance Team! The team will welcome the Lunar New Year with lion dancing, a Vietnamese art form that combines martial arts with folk dancing.AdultsLove to create? Join our community of crafters! Our Crafting Classes for Adultsoffer everything from calligraphy to knitting. Enjoy a class at six library locations: Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sebastopol, and Windsor. Virtual EventsAdvance registration required for all virtual events in order to receive a Zoom link.Join us for a virtual author talk with art historian Celia Stahr and the Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library on Thursday, December 8, at 6:00 pm. Stahr will discuss Frida Kahlo’s creative and personal journey while living in the United States, with a particular focus on Kahlo’s time in San Francisco and Santa Rosa. Learn about the Silk Road and globalization in the ancient world with the Asian Art Museum on Saturday, December 10, at 11:00 am! Come discover the complexity of the exchanges and variety of cultures transformed as a result of goods, knowledge, and techniques transmitted between East and West.Looking for more? Explore the full calendar! Explore the Calendar Thank you for being a member of the Sonoma County Library community. Visit us online or in person at one of our branches. Be sure to check out open jobs at Sonoma County Library here. Questions? Please call your local library branch or click here to send us a message. Eventos de diciembre Únase a la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma para eventos presenciales y virtuales durante el mes de diciembre, desde los talleres de No Desperdicio hasta talleres de manualidades. Todos los eventos son gratuitos y no se requiere una tarjeta de la biblioteca para asistir. Para eventos selectos es necesario que se registre. ¡Vea algunos de los eventos de diciembre a continuación! Niños y familias ¡Únanse a los programas de Semillas y Libros en diciembre para crear una bomba de semillas de flores silvestres! Taller disponible en Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Rohnert-Park Cotati, Sebastopol y Windsor. Grados de Kinder a 6º. ¡Enciendan las fiestas con las Tarjetas iluminadas del estudio creativo! Aprenderán a hacer tarjetas usando LED, alambres, y baterías pequeñas. Vamos a crear juntos en cuatro bibliotecas: Central Santa Rosa, Cloverdale, Rincon Valley y Sonoma Valley. Es necesario registrarse; materiales limitados. Adolescentes¡ Hagan sus propias minipaletas de acuarelas y cuadernos diminutos con el Taller de encuadernación y acuarelasde Amanda Ayala! Para adolescentes de los grados 7 a 12. Únanse a Amanda en tres bibliotecas: Cloverdale, Northwest Santa Rosa, y Sebastopol. Es necesario registrarse; materiales limitados. ¡Celebren la temporada con los Talleres anuales de Casitas de Jengibre para adolescentes! Vengan a decorar una casita en seis bibliotecas: Cloverdale, Guerneville, Healdsburg, Rincon Valley, Sonoma Valley y Windsor. Es necesario registrarse; materiales limitados. |
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OutWest Holiday Dance
Saturday, December 17
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Wischemann Hall
465 Morse St. Sebastopol
“OutWest events are open to everyone.
(The events are predominantly attended by lesbians, but open to everyone, men, women, trans, straight, queer, pan… etc.) Thanks for asking!
Joy
outwestdance@gmail.com
Exciting Announcement!
LGBT+ Movie Night
We are launching a monthly evening activity at our Senior Center for our LGBT+ folks.
LGBT+ Movie Night (Bring your own dinner / snacks / drinks)
LGBT+ Movie Night
The 3rd Thursday of each month
Date: Jan 19th & Feb 16th & Mar 16th
Time: 5:30pm meet and greet
6 pm movie starts (Bring your own dinner / snacks / drinks)
7:30 Movie discussion
8 clean up
Cost:
$5 for members; $10 for non-members; scholarships are available.
The movie will be announced closer to the date in our LGBT+ Blog. Be sure you get Scott’s LGBT+ Blog. Email Scott to subscribe
scotty@sebastopolseniorcenter.org
or visit https://www.sebastopolseniorcenter.org/lgbt-1
or call 707-827-8429
Other Activities?
email Scott and let him know what you want
Please email SCOTT
FYIFrom the California Men’s Gathering: