UPBEAT HOLIDAY EVENTS, FOOD, CELEBRATIONS & GIFT IDEAS December 14 & 15


LIGHT DANCE GALA Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Te Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Dance program presents their second annual Winter Spotlight Dance Gala to take


DANCE PROGRAM- WINTER SPOT-


place at the Black Box Teater, Tauzer 951, on Dec. 14 and 15 at 7:00 p.m. General Admis- sion tickets will be $10, $5 for students with a student


ID card, and free for children under 12. Tickets go on sale at the door one hour before


the event or can be purchased through an SRJC Touring Dance Company (TDC)


member. Proceeds will benefit the SRJC dance department. More Information?


Contact: Casandra Hillman ~ Phone: 707-527-4260 ~ chillman@santarosa.edu


December 26


Holiday Tree Recycling


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ 8am-5pm - Whole Trees may be dropped off. Flocked Trees are NOT


accepted. Enter at Jockey Club. 1350 Bennett Valley Rd., Santa Rosa.


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t last the long awaited rains have arrived, charred land quenched and will slowly


begin to heal. Thick white mois- ture laden clouds overhead, tiny brown birds rustle in gray apple branches and filled bird feeders hang with


offer-


ings. Breath in


the moist


air filled with the hope of a new day. It’s gift giv- ing time and for gardeners it’s always fun! On line check out wonderful handmade products on Etsy.


“Keeping it Bright!”


by Kimberly Childers • Mizzkimberly@outlook.com


aryllis kits, cyclamens native to Europe and the Mediterranean. Their flowers are red, pink, white and mini varieties too. They re- ally brighten up the winter gar- den in pots or planted directly in the


ground


with good dra i na ge . Blooming ca- melias are in the nurseries now along with


Citrus A


lovely set of Artisan Spice Blends created by a son-in-law and moth- er-in-law team in Hershey Penn- sylvania, Calcutta Spice Company. Give a kitchen compost bucket so folks will start composting, a fast growing trend to deal with food waste, turning it into compost. I hope you are getting on board with the O-waste movement. Check out washable, reusable bags to re- place plastic bags. Visit garden centers that are all ‘done up’ for the holidays.


Ev-


eryone has beautiful Poinsettias from the diverse spurge family from Mexico. Always bright and cheerful and a perfect addition to the holiday table.


and speckled leaf varieties for something different.


There are red Offer Am-


varieties like kumquats, manderins, Myer lem- ons, and Yuzu used for traditional Ponzu sauce. Look for in- teresting stat- uaries for the


garden, crows, angels, dragons, frogs and turtles to name a few. A memorable gift for a special friend. You decide!


Hand trow-


els are a great gift as well. Look for aluminum trowels with bright plastic handles, easy to find if left in the rain.


If you are shopping at Trader Joes look for their $10.set of dif- ferent honeys, clover, sunflower, orange blossom, eucalyptus, mac- adamia and dark mimosa.


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Toys and playthings for Cats & Dogs - .99 cents & up!


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For the cool weather...


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Vaccination clinics every Sunday from 9:30am to 11:30 am They


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