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UPBEAT HOLIDAY EVENTS, FOOD, CELEBRATIONS & GIFT IDEAS


Sonoma Songwriters Compete for a Professional Recording Session with Nashville Musicians


December 8 10th Annual


Holiday Boutique - Healdsburg


Healdsburg, CA. ~ 10am- Small Gas Insert starting at


$1783.00 INCLUDING Vent kit


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Creative Sonoma announces the third annual Next Level program for local musicians and bands slated to take place in early 2019.


Te program consists of


• Heat up to 950 Sq. Ft. • No Power Required to operate • Optional Fan, Remote Thermostat • Made in the U.S.A.


three components: a day-long industry conference focused on “Expanding Boundaries” and featuring regional and na- tional music experts; a song- writers contest for the oppor- tunity to have an original song workshopped and recorded with some of Nashville’s best session players; and a grant program that will award five $2500 grants


to local musi-


cians to take their careers to the Next Level. “Tis program, now in its third year, contin- ues to offer our professional musicians great opportunities to expand their business skills and professional networks in order to move forward,”


said


Supervisor James Gore, Chair of the Board of Supervisors. “Te theme of the conference this year, ‘Expanding Bound- aries’ will help our musicians position themselves


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laborations, recognition and work well beyond our County borders.” Te Contest: Sonoma County songwriters are invited to submit a demo tape to be considered for the opportunity to have the track workshopped and re-recorded with a backing band drawn from Nashville’s finest musicians. Te live remote recording


session will occur as a live web- cast at the Next Level Confer- ence on February 10, 2019 at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. Local songwriter and producer Cliff Goldmacher will work one-on-one with the selected songwriter to reshape the original song, record the track, and lead the remote re- cording session. Goldmacher is a multi-in-


strumentalist, chart-topping songwriter and tri-coastal pro- ducer whose credits include collaborations with Keb’ Mo, Lisa Loeb, Mickey Hart, Mindy Smith, Ke$ha and more. Nash- ville musicians for the session will be drawn from Goldmach- er’s extensive network of great


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4pm - Free Admission. 1-Stop Shopping with 20+ Vendors to choose from. Raffle items do- nated by each Vendor. All pro- ceeds to toward Toys for Kids Battling Cancer at UCSF in


memory of “Holly Kettmann.” Bring Friends & Family for a FUN Day of Shopping! KRUG Event Center - Dry Creek Inn 198 Dry Creek Rd., Healdsburg.


December 16


Holiday Concert for Compassion


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ 2pm AND 5pm - Performances. Local Musicians playing


Holiday Classics, plus Raffles, Holiday Card Sale & more.


$10/Donation, $12/Door, Free/ Kids 6 & under with a dona- tion of canned food, winter coat, or new socks.


Saturday Aſternoon Club 430 10th St., Santa Rosa.


December 22


Holiday Gift-Making Workshop


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ 10am-1pm - Kids will make a variety of


unique giſts to give for the hol- idays. Fee: $25/Member, $32/


General. Advance Registration Required. (707) 284-1272


Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa.


My normal life is like being on holiday. ~ Valentino Rossi


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