‘Spring Guide #2 & Whats UP! Enter Your Stuff in the Sonoma-Marin Fair


PETALUMA, CA. ~ It’s the smell of cotton candy and corn dogs combined with the sound of live music and carnival that take us back to our favorite fair memories.


But


it’s the creativ- ity of the exhib- its, local


and family tradi- tions that keep us coming back for more. Join the So- noma-Marin Fair in a summer of “Great Eggspec- tations” by enter- ing something in this year’s com- petitive


talent,


and software. It’s really incred- ible to see how talented our own community is”, shares the fair’s CEO Erin Post. Some of this year’s themed


bers of Commerce, Sonoma County Library branches and at


the Sonoma-Marin Fair’s Administration Office, located at 175 Fairgrounds Drive in Petaluma. Down- load a digital copy from


the Fair’s


website at http:// www.sonoma- marinfair.org/en- ter_your_stuff/. Entering your stuff is easy and each exhibitor will save up to 30% off Fair Admission.


exhibits.


Now available, the


Participants’ Guidebook


outlines thousands of fun pos- sibilities for community mem- bers to participate, such as: livestock,


baking, preserved


foods, fine art, photography, gardening, cut flowers, fiber arts, needlework, sewing, hob- by crafts, and so much more. “Community participation in the Sonoma-Marin Fair is a tradition that keeps our fair feeling authentic and special. It’s also a great way for each generation to showcase their talents and creativity. Some categories are age-old such as quilting and painting, while others are the result of techno- logical changes in photography


A


Miracle Production Shekeyna Black


www.AMiracleProductionAMP.com A Miracle Production (AMP)


Produces & Promotes concerts, festivals and events focusing on economic and environmental sustainability.


(707) 529-0816 shekeyna@AMiracleProductionAMP.com “Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” ~ Mark Twain UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • MAY 2017 • 13 categories include photogra-


phy, table setting, and the floral arts. The challenge is to incor- porate eggs into your project to showcase Petaluma’s local heritage. Use your imagination to tell the story of our beloved farming community. Look for the hatching egg icon located next to all of the themed cat- egories in this year’s Guide- book. Entries open Tuesday, April 18 and close May 16. The 2017 Participants’


Guidebook can be picked up for free at many local Cham-


Join us for a cel- ebration of “Great Eggspectations” during


the 2017


Sonoma-Marin Fair from June 21-25, 2017. Enjoy 5 fun-filled days of FREE concerts, unlim- ited carnival rides, the World’s Ugliest Dog ® Contest, action- packed Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Racing, fun games & contests,


delicious fair and more. For details,


food, visit


sonoma-marinfair.org or call (707) 283-3247. Be the first to know about all of the fun by following us on Facebook, In- stagram, and Twitter. Together we can make this summer the best one yet!


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Creative Sonoma Presents the Second Annual NEXT LEVEL: Music Industry Conference


Artist Lia Rose speaks at the 2016 Next Level Conference


Sonoma County, CA. ~ The Next Level Music Industry Conference returns for a second year on May 6-7, 2017. Next Level is designed to support and advance the remarkable musicians that are so abundant in our County and to provide them with expertise and train- ing to move their careers for- ward. The early bird deadline is April 27, 2017. Registration is open at CreativeSonoma.org/


NextLevel. This year’s pre- senters include notable experts from across the west coast in- cluding Tony Magee, founder of Lagunitas and touring musi- cian; LA songwriter Sam Hol- lander whose credits include songs for One Direction, Train, Katy Perry, The Fray, and Car- ole King; Seattle engineer/pro- ducer Glenn Lorbecki who has recorded for The White Stripes, ... continued on page 23


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