UPTOWN ENTERTAINMENT ~ SONOMA COUNTY & BEYOND July 7, 2018


July 7 & 14, 2018


Wine Country Big Q - BBQ Competition and Festival


FREE Solar Viewing at the Robert Ferguson Observatory


Kenwood, CA. ~ Held at Robert Ferguson Observatory on 2 Saturdays, July 7 & 14, 2018. This fun and safe Solar Viewing is from 11am – 3pm. Listen to and safely observe of our favorite star – our Sun. FREE! Public Star Party 8pm- midnight.


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main telescopes plus additional telescopes are open for view- ing. Ongoing presentations on astronomical topics are given in the classroom. Friendly and knowledgeable docents are available to answer your ques- tions. 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 www.rfo.org or fol- low us on Facebook!


Petaluma, CA. ~ The 8th An- nual Wine Country Big Q BBQ Competition and Festival fea- tures pit masters from through- out the West Coast. Sample mouth-watering


UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • July 2018 • 15


JOKES & Humor # 4 Actual Police Calls


• A deputy responded to a report of a vehicle stopping at mailboxes.


It was the mail carrier. • A woman said her son


was attacked by a cat, and the cat would not allow her to take her son to the hospital.


• A resident said someone had entered his home at night and taken five pounds of bacon. Upon further investigation, police discov- ered his wife had gotten up for a late-night snack.


• A man reported that a squir- rel was running in circles on Davis Drive, and he wasn’t sure if it was sick or had been hit by a car. An officer responded, and as he drove on the street, he ran over the squirrel.


“authentic”


barbecued meats, world class wines, award winning brews, great local spirits and delec- table desserts while enjoying great live music. Fun for the whole family. Professional and amateur categories. Benefit for Sonoma County Vet Con-


nect. Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 01:00pm - 05:00pm. Cost: $50 Advance Tickets / $20 Children under 12. It is Lo- cated at Sonoma-Marin Fair- grounds, 175


Fairgrounds


Drive, Petaluma, California 94952. More Information: Local: 707-837-1928 Email: judy@wcbigq.com


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Stay Cool This Summer with our Wicked Slushes!


You don’t have to go all the way to Healdsburg to get the


Wicked Slush anymore!


Try some of our favorites:


Root Beer


Orange Cream Cotton Candy Mango & More!


DONT MISS OUR CAR SHOWS EVERY FRIDAY!


Shows Run THROUGH THE entire SUMMER!


Fiori’s Buns & Burgers


406 Larkfield Center Santa Rosa, CA 707-546-6835


Open 11am to 8pm Daily! The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do. ~ James M. Barrie UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • July 2018 • 15


What movie earned Tom Hanks his third straight Oscar nomination, in 1996? A: Apollo 13.


What jazz musician got his aristocratic nickname in


high school for his neat attire and fastidious manners? A: “Duke” Ellington.


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