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SONOMA
Koi & Queens ens If you’ve ever wandered the str streets eets of o San Fr Francisco ancisco and seen those brigh brightly htly color colored ed koi lks and aband doned buildings, you can thank celeb rated str eet artist fish stenciled on sidewalks abandoned celebrated street ding voice in the t city’s queer str eet-art movement is also known ffor or Jeremy Novy. The leading street-art ag-queenn portr aits,, pop-cul ture-inspired pieces piecees that explode his series of stenciledd dr drag-queen portraits, pop-culture-inspired ma, opening this with color and attitude.. Pridee Month brings Novy’s work to Sonom Sonoma, ant Fund. A Collection of week and benefiting thee Russian River Sisters Sisters’’ Gr Grant ueens and KKoi ooii SStencils tencils byy Jer Jeremy emyy Novyy exhibits thr through rough g June,, with Drag Queens pening rreception eceptiion Friday y, June 6, at the Epicurean Epicurean Connection, C an opening Friday, West Napa SSt., t.,, Sonoma.. 6pm.. 707.935.7960. 7077..935.7960. 122 West
SEBASTOPOL
Ready dy to Rock R As North Bay super supergroups groups go, ffew ew can claim all-star statu status us as readily readily as he five-piece collabor ative gr the Rock Collection Collection.. Th The collaborative group oup is led by drummer n and ffeatures eatures e heavy hitters Melvin Seals (Jer ry Gar cia Band), Greg Anton (Jerry Garcia (ALO) and Robin Sylvester Sylvester (RatDog). (RatDogg). This week, Stu Allen, Dan Lebowit Lebowitzz (ALO) ollection returns retuurns to Hopmonk, and they’r history the Rock Collection they’ree set too make history he band band’ss deb but music video live. live Join these very talented by filming the debut ay Friday y, June 6, musicians for a night of funn and filming. The Rock Collection pla play Friday, bastopol, 230 0 Petaluma Petaluma A ve.,, Sebastopol.. 8pm.. $20. $20. 707.829.7300. 7077..829.7300. at Hopmonk Sebastopol, Ave.,
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Healing Journey Journ ney Jessica Peters Malmberg, mberg, aka sin singer nger and songwriter P Petracovich, etracovich, has h spent the ncer with thee help of her ffamily, amilyy, friends and thee community at last year battling cancer om succe ssful tr eatments, P etracovich gets back b large. As she recoverss fr from successful treatments, Petracovich onstage, nual Journeyy to Heal benefit this week. The pow werful and headlining the first annual powerful oined byy acco omplished p musician TTad aad W agner; g ar rt and a silent melodic songwriter is joined accomplished Wagner; art ed, rraising aising m oney to give ffamilies amilies battling cance er a chance to auction are also featured, money cancer etracovich plays the Journey to Heal show Sun nday, June 8, at recover and reconnect. P Petracovich Sunday, ter, 99 Sixth SSt., t., Santa Rosa. 3–6pm. $15–$25. 707 7707.528.3009. 7..528.3009. the Arlene Francis Center,
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HONESTY ROOM M Dar Williams Wiilliams Wi plays pl ays C City ity W Wi Winery inery i in n Napa on Thursday, Thursdayy, June 5. See See Concerts, Concertss, p25. p225. 5
Garrison Keillor is the consummate storyteller storyteller.. Best known ffor or his natio national nal rradio adio eillor has spent 40-plus years spo spotlighting otlighting gr great eat program, A Prairie Homee Companion, KKeillor Keillor is in tthe he spotlight himself newest collection, The music and stories. Now Keillor himself,, with his newest from om The New YYorker oorkerr, monologues fr from om A Pr Prairie raairie Home Keillor Reader. Compilingg work fr ever before-p ever-bef e published p pieces, pieces The KKeillor eeillor illor Readerr is essential ffor or Companion and new, never-before-published aconteur. Keillor Keillor makes two North Bay appear a ances any fan of the masterfull rraconteur. appearances this week, Lincoln Theater (100 California California Drive, Yountville; Younntville;; $20–$35; first on Monday, June 9, at the Lincoln Tuuesdaayy, June 10, at Book Passage Passage (51 Tamal Taam mal Vista Blvd., 7pm; 707.226.8742) and again Tuesday, 9277..0960). Corte Madera; 1pm; 415.927.0960).
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