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Annual Spring Guide 2016 “Funky Fridays” Concert Series Moves to New Venue Healthy Kids Day
Kenwood, CA. ~ Te Sonoma County Regional Parks Foun- dation, in conjunction with concert organizers Bill Myers and Linda Pavlak, an- nounced today that Funky Fridays will move to the grounds of Hood Mansion for the 2016 summer concert series. Hood Mansion is
conveniently located in Sonoma Valley off Highway 12 at Py- thian Road. “We are pleased to secure this new location for this family-oriented event,” said Myers and Pavlak, who co- founded Funky Fridays in 2013. “We welcome the opportunity to have Funky Fridays con- tinue to benefit the remarkable parks in our community.” “Our organization is honored to be involved with Funky Fridays,”
said Melissa Kelley, executive director of the Sonoma County Regional
Parks Foundation. “Funds raised from this con-
ing the 4th Annual Funky Fri- days. Te 15-week concert se- ries will be held on the spacious front lawn of Hood Mansion from 7 to 9 PM on Fridays throughout the summer, debuting Friday, May 27. Con- cert-goers can walk to the venue from near- by neighborhoods or park at one of three parking lots in the Los Guilicos complex. Ticket prices remain $10 per person. Park- ing will be $10 per vehicle or free for Re-
cert series will help support our parks, and the concert location also will introduce attendees to the historic landmark of Hood Mansion and the potential for improvements at this site.” Te promoters have an-
nounced a vibrant line-up of popular bands to perform dur-
gional Parks members with a parks pass.
Te band schedule and more details are available on the
event website at www.funkyfri-
days.info and on the Sonoma
County Parks’ website at www.
sonomacountyparks.org.
Samta Rosa, CA. ~ Healthy Kids Day is a National Y initia- tive and a Sonoma County Fam-
ily YMCA tradition. Te mis- sion of Healthy
Kids Day to em- power our youth’s potential by promoting healthy eating, physical activity, and nutrition- al self-awareness. Research shows that during
the summer time, youth are prone to gaining weight and falling behind in their studies, and both are a testament to un- healthy habits formed during
the down-time of summer. Join us for a day of active games, healthy snacks, creative
craſts, sil- ly science projects, commu-
nity re- sources
and much
more! Sign up for YMCA Sum- mer Camps as well! Come check out the FREE
positivity April 30th, 11am to 2pm at the Sonoma County Family YMCA (1111 College Ave, Santa Rosa) Taylor Fal- bisaner. E-mail: tfalbisaner@sc-
fymca.org. (707)545-9622 x 3320
Public Star Party is April 9th! Veiw the Sun for Free!
Kenwood, CA. ~ Robert Fer- guson Observatory. Saturday, April 9, 2016. Solar Viewing 11am-3pm. Specially filtered telescopes allow safe observa- tion of our favorite star – our Sun. Solar viewing is FREE. 8 pm. Observatory’s 3 main telescopes plus additional tele- scopes are open for viewing. Ongoing presentations on as- tronomical topics are given in the classroom. Friendly and
knowledgeable docents are available to answer your ques- tions. Please arrive before 10 PM to assure that we stay open for you! Admission to RFO Star Parties is $3.00 per adult (18 and older), under 18 FREE. State Park Admission is $8.00 per car. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood, CA. Visit our Website at
http://rfo.org
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