14 • APRIL 2017 • UPBEAT TIMES, INC. SONOMA COUNTY STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL, APRIL 7


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Sonoma County students have submit- ted various short fi lms for the ninth annual Sonoma County Student


Film Festi- val. Winning fi lms will be shown to the public


on


Friday April 7, 2017 at the Carole L. Ellis Au- ditorium at SRJC Peta- luma.


The free


event will include a student mixer party, open to all stu- dents, beginning at 6 p.m. Film screenings will begin at 7 p.m. The Sonoma County Student Film Festival will also high- light the fi lmmaking program at SRJC. Student fi lmmakers invited to screen at the event will receive passes to attend Film Fest Peta-


with industry


luma, Sonoma County’s pre- mier international short fi lms festival, held on May 6, 2017 at the historic Mystic Theatre in downtown Petaluma. Students


with fi lms designated as “Best of Show” will be invited to screen in Film


Petaluma, where


Fest they


can network and engage professionals


from around the world. The Sonoma County Stu-


dent Film Festival is the re- sult of collaboration between the SRJC Student Affairs and Communication


Studies de-


partments. More information about the Sonoma County Stu- dent Film Festival can be found at www.santarosa.edu/SCSFF


‘Spring Guide 1 & Whats UP!


FREE TAX SERVICE! No Strings Attached!!


50 years or older! Really! For Lower Income!


Sonoma, County, CA. ~ Tax- Aide is the nation’s largest free, volunteer-run


tax counseling


service for middle and low- income taxpayers, with spe- cial attention to those age 50 and older. In Sonoma County, the program operates at twelve sites and prepares more than 4,000 tax returns each year, from


February mid-April. 1st through Details on loca-


tions and hours are at http:// aarpca2.org/sites/default/fi les/ documents/2017AARPTax- AideSites.pdf ~


TM Preparedness Fair


First Annual Graton Area Disaster


Graton, CA, ~ Announcing the First Annual Graton Area Disaster Preparedness Fair, to be held at the Graton Fire Department, located


at 3750


Gravenstein Hwy N on Satur- day, April 1, 2017 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. “People Help- ing People” Games, Prizes, Smokey the Bear and more! Free admission. The event is a family friendly fair that will feature booths from sponsor- ing non-profi t organizations, such as the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team, the Graton and Sebas- topol Fire Departments, the Community Disaster Response Team, the American Red Cross, Sonoma West Medical Center and the Palm Drive Health- care District - among others. KOWS 107.3 FM radio station mobile broadcasters will be on site to interview attendees. For more information, please con- tact: Jody James, L.Ac., Gra- ton Community Emergency Response Team ~ gratonia@ hotmail.com ~ (707) 823-2866


“If


obstacles are large, jump


higher.” Steve Backley 14 • APRIL 2017 • UPBEAT TIMES, INC. JOKES & Humor # 5


When I was a mother’s helper, the mom of the family I worked for sat with her three oldest children and watched a PBS special showing the birth of a baby. The mom thought it would be a good starting point for answering questions about the facts of life. As her fi ve- year-old studied the baby coming out of the birth canal, he asked, “Mom, does that hurt?” “Oh, yes, it does,” she said, remembering her diffi cult deliveries. “Wow,” he continued in awe, “does it hurt the mother too?”


Saturday, May 27, 2017


Free ‘Upbeat’ KGGV Strawberry Festival


Sonoma County, CA. ~ This will be a very fun upbeat event, hope you can talk about it. Thank you!It’s almost time for the 12th annual Strawberry Festival with music by Buck Thirty, the Jennerators, Osito, andToken Girl! There will be strawberry mimosas, BBQ, and strawberry desserts available for purchase, along with a raffl e and silent auction, all to benefi t KGGV 95.1 FM Community Radio! The fun goes from 12 pm-5 pm. Bring the kids and the dog and come join the fun at the KGGV studio / Guern- eville


Community Church,


14520 Armstrong Woods Road, Guerneville. More information available at http://kggv.fm/.


“Peaceful mind is Masterpiece.” ~ Lailah Gifty Akita


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