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Sebastopol, CA. ~ Square danc- ing is a delightful diversion from the stress and challenges of every- day life! It offers the opportunity to make new friends, while also providing physical exercise and mental challenge. Square dance is for everyone - If you can walk, you can square dance. Compared with other dance styles, square dancers seem to emphasize fun more than technique.


Experienced dancers (Angels)


don’t mind partnering with new- bies and nobody cares if you make mistakes! One motto of square dancing is: ‘Friendship set to mu- sic!’ Sonoma County square danc- ing opportunities include danc- ing with Redwood Rainbows at Wischemann Hall in Sebastopol; with Circles & Squares and Singles & Pairs at Monroe Hall in Santa Rosa; and, with the Ukiah Prom- enaders at the Ukiah Senior Center. In addition to square dancing, Red- wood Rainbows Square Dance Club is honored to be the stewards


of Wischemann Hall. Wischemann was the vision of Dave Wisch- emann and a dedicated group of Saucy Squares volunteers who painstak- ingly built the hall over a two year period beginning


in 1978 to provide


a perma- nent home for square dancing in Sebasto-


pol. The hall has a beautiful oak hard- wood fl oor surrounded by lovely knotty pine walls. In ad- dition to square dancing, it is home to Round Dancing; English Coun- try dancing; Contra Dancing; Line Dancing and Friday night Commu-


2016 FALL GUIDE #


1 IT’S UPBEAT AND HIP TO BE SQUARE! SQUARE DANCING THAT IS! by Lucy Whitworth


nity dancing. Square Dancing pro- vides an opportunity to spend some real time off the Internet to once again meet people, face to face and


level, square dancing provided me with the way back from the devas- tation of chemo and radiation after a year long journey with breast cancer. Returning to dancing with the Redwood Rain- bows community helped to clear my foggy chemo brain, restore my bal- ance, increase my stamina, as well as fi lling my heart with the fun-fi lled evenings of laugh- ter and joy. As is also true with singing, it is impossible to be depressed and square dance at the same time!


in person - its an actual hands-on getting together to have fun! In addition to the social outlet,


square dancing offers physical and mental exercise. On a personal


We have Positive Solutions to


Unforeseen Interruptions! From time to time mini fender benders and accidents occur when you least expect them. And they do happen. We are a positive solution to these annoying interruptions. We hope you don’t have to call us. But if you do... We’ll be ready!


To be a successful square dancer your mind can only be focused on the moment! Redwood Rainbows is offer-


ing a fun-fi lled New Dancer Class on Thursday nights from 7:00 - 8:30pm beginning on Sep- tember 15th. The classes will be held at Wischemann Hall, 465 Morris Street in Sebastopol. Ev- eryone is welcome to join in the good time, couples and singles - no partner is needed. Contem- porary music. It’s defi nitely not your 6th grade square dancing.


For more information and to register: redwoodrainbows.org


September 17


Family Fun, BBQ and Football Game


SRJC Alumni Spirit Night:


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Santa Rosa Junior College invites former stu- dents, their families and friends to SRJC’s Santa Rosa campus for Alumni Spirit Night on Satur- day, September 17. The event will provide alumni the opportunity to reconnect with classmates and faculty, enjoy an alumni barbecue on Bailey Field, make spirit signs to cheer the Bear Cubs to victory as they face the San Joaquin Delta College Mustangs, and show their school spirit during the game’s half-time Salute to Alumni. All are invited to wear red and


blue, SRJC’s offi cial colors. In- formation and registration link are available at https://foundation.san- tarosa.edu/alumni-spirit-night.


“You have power over your mind - not outside events.


Realize this, and you will fi nd strength.” Marcus Aurelius


2 for 1


Order 1 entree & 2 beverages and receive 2nd entree FREE of equal or lesser value. Not valid with any other offer. Exp 9/30/16


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Mon-Friday 11:30-3pm & 4:30-9pm Sat-Sun 12pm-9pm


$10 OFF


Any bill $30 or more with receive $10 OFF entiire bill. Not valid with any other offer. Not valid on Lunch specials.


Expires 9/30/16


6961 Sebastopol Ave • Sebastopol • 707-829-8889 2478 W. Third 3rd St. • Santa Rosa • 707-575-9296


“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” ~ Wayne W. Dyer


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