‘Summer Guide & Whats UP!


SONOMA COUNTY, CA. ~ What music-centric activities will you pursue this summer? Who will you see live in con- cert?


Where will you


take in a fes- tival? Why


Photo: Eolah Bates


is your favorite song of sum-


mer on the top of your list? How will you choose the con- certs and festivals from the bountiful selection? Te pin- nacle event of one’s summer ideally should include a superb concert experience, whether it is a solitary chamber orchestra or a fabulous festival weekend, or anything in between. People of all ages flourish


around live music! Te weekly farmers markets are under way and feature free live entertain- ment throughout the summer months. Petaluma on Saturday aſternoons at Walnut Park, Co- tati’s Concerts in the Park on Tursday evenings, Wednes- day Night Market in down- town Santa Rosa, Windsor has its Tursday Night Concerts on the Green, Healdsburg hosts Tuesdays in the Plaza and Cloverdale celebrates with Friday Night Live at the Plaza. Te weekly Peacetown Sum-


“Half of seeming clever is


keeping your mouth shut at the right times.”


Patrick Rothfuss


mer Concert Series starts on Wednesday, June 28 in Sebas- topol’s Ives Park. Montgomery Village in Santa Rosa features three


distinct concert series


including; Saturday aſternoons Rockin’ Concerts, Sunday Ter- race Concerts and Tursdays Concerts Under the Stars, all for free! Also free and family- friendly, is the 37th annual Co- tati Jazz Festival on June 17 in La Plaza Park. Te 19th Annual Healdsburg


Jazz Festival takes place from June 2 -11 at various locations in the City of Healdsburg. Folks can venture northwest of Clo- verdale (the northern-most city in Sonoma County) to the Mendocino Fairgrounds in Boonville for the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival for a sin- gle day or experience all three days by camping onsite from June 16 -18. Summer Solstice


arrives early this year on June 20, just in time for the annual pilgrimage to the Kate Wolf Fes- tival for a line-up of four won- derful days of bands and sun- shine. Te travel distance from Santa Rosa to Laytonville is just over 100 miles, well worth the drive for the 22nd annual fes- tival held on June 22-25 at the beautiful Black Oak Ranch. Nestled in the small Sonoma


County hamlet of Kenwood, music-lovers can enjoy danc- ing to the great bands on the Funky Fridays’ stellar line-up. Transcendence Teater Com- pany hosts its 2017 season of Broadway Under the Stars, a ‘must-do’ for Sonoma County residents and visitors. Enjoy the classical music of Johann Sebas- tian Bach presented by Sonoma Bach on June 2 & 3. Experience the Huichica Music Festival in the City of Sonoma on June 9


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TM Musical Notes in Sonoma County by Shekeyna Black • Shekeyna@AMiracleProductionAMP.com


&10. Te 2017 Sonoma County Pride Celebrations include con- certs on June 2 at Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park and on June 30 at Redwood Cafe in Cotati. Share your Summer 2017 live music experience by sending an email to Shekeyna@ AMiracleProductionAMP.com. Music is part of a well-balanced summer!


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Sports Trivia


Spitting into your hand before picking up the bat is said to bring good luck.


A wad of gum stuck on a player’s hat brings good luck.


It is bad luck if a dog walks across the diamond before the first pitch.


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