FOOD & DRINK
Santa Rosa’s Americana Restaurant Serves Up Breakfast Happy Hour
I’m always up for a good dining deal, and I’ve found a couple to share. Plus, this week’s reader question. Americana restaurant — best known for fastidiously sourced diner fare — offers a breakfast Early Bird menu from 8 to 10 a.m. daily at their Santa Rosa and Sebastopol locations.
‘Somebody Feed Phil’ star coming to Santa Rosa
Phil Rosenthal, creator, executive producer and host of the popular Netflix food and travel show, “Somebody Feed Phil,” gave a hint earlier this week of what to expect from his live performance tour starting this month. Rosenthal will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at Santa Rosa’s...
Royal Wood: From Canada, with love, to Rohnert Park
When he’s not touring, Canadian composer, singer and musician Royal Wood is on his 100-acre spread east of Toronto, where he has his own recording studio. He recently returned from a three-week Canadian concert tour and is working on his own briefly before going out again. “I love my...
Santa Rosa novelist scores national honor with mystery
There actually is a Violent Crime Investigations unit at the Santa Rosa Police Department, but Lt. Eddie Mahler doesn’t work there. Mahler is the fictional hero of the Violent Crime Investigations, or VCI, mystery series written by Santa Rosa novelist Frederick Weisel and set in his hometown. The detective...
Globetrotting California Redwood Chorale sings in Santa Rosa
You can live in a community for a long time and still not experience all that the local talent has to offer. Sometimes, our gifted neighbors are better known elsewhere. Lovers of choral music will soon get a chance to hear two live performances by the California Redwood Chorale, a 54-voice ensemble that includes singers from Sonoma, Marin and Lake counties. The chorus has traveled many miles to perform in other countries during its 17-year history.
Culture Crush, Week of 4/17
The Northwest Santa Rosa Library is set to host the dynamic and ever-expanding Santa Rosa Zine Fest (SRZF24) on Saturday, April 20. This year marks the festival’s fourth anniversary, a testament to the burgeoning interest in zine culture. Co-presented by the Sonoma County Library and the Santa Rosa Zine Collective, the festival will feature over 60 exhibitors from Sonoma County and beyond. This free outdoor event showcases do-it-yourself publications and the creative minds behind them. Attendees can have interactive experiences with workshops conducted by notable artists like Rayona Lovely Wilson, Amanda Ayala and Gladys Ochoa, who will host a session in Spanish. Print.Organize.Protest will be on-site offering free screen-printing. Participants are encouraged to bring items for personalization. The festival, which has tripled in size, will provide a map detailing exhibitor locations and language capabilities, enhancing accessibility with ASL interpreters for the deaf community. Free DIY zine kits will be available, ensuring participants can start their zine-making journey. For more details and registration, visit sonomalibrary.org/zinefest2024.
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