The West End Farmers Market opens this weekend. We love our vendors and you will too. Live music presented by North Bay Hootenanny- the Timothy O’neil band. Press Democrat Food Writer Michele Anna Jordan calls it “The Happiest Place in Santa Rosa“. See you on Sunday, May 16th 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
2014 WEFM Poster artist- Brian Howlett
March 20th, Thursday at 7 p.m.- W. E. Neighborhood Spring Meeting. Come out and meet your neighbors. We will have updates about local topics such as the W. E. Farmers Market, Shakespeare in the Cannery and more. Our meetings are a great time to check in as a neighborhood. We can discuss current events and future plans. If you are a new neighbor, come out and introduce yourself. Location: DeTurk Round Barn
March 27th, Thursday at 7:00pm Brief Lives of the North Bay: The Man Who Was Torn By the Bear and Body Found in the Laguna Two men, one in 1833 and one in 1878, worked in the region we know as Sonoma County. Both died violently, unexpectedly and both were buried in unmarked graves. Dr. Daniel Markwyn, Professor Emeritus in history at SSU, will weave the scanty particulars of these two men’s lives into the larger history of nineteenth century Sonoma County and show how two obscure and under-documented events can deepen our understanding of Sonoma County’s history. $7.50 members, $10 gen. public. Location: Sonoma County Museum, U of SF SR classrooms 416 B St.
Plan Ahead for April:
Adventures in Writing: A Four Week Workshop with West Ender Leilani Clark This popular four-week creative writing workshop is fun, inspiring, and filled with thought-provoking writing prompts. You’ll have a chance to read your work out loud without judgment or criticism. Mini-craft talks and inspired discussion about the art of writing will get you fired up to unleash those stories, essays and poems from out of your head and onto the page. When: Wednesdays, April 9th,16th, 23rd,30th at 6:30-9pm Where: The Undercover Baking Agency, 463 Sebastopol Rd., Santa Rosa Cost: $100-$125 sliding scale RSVP: clark.leil@gmail.com or petalsandbones@gmail.com More info at: http://www.petalsandbones.com
April 19th, Saturday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.- Earth Day on the Greenway (ages 5 to adult)- Celebrate Earth Day’s 44th birthday on the Prince Memorial Greenway. Help with a cleanup of the S. R. Creek, native plant care and trail maintenance. Tools and refreshments provided. For info contact Alistair Bleifuss ableifuss@ci.santa-rosa.ca.us 543-3845 Location: Meet at the Olive Park footbridge.
Local Success- The West End Neighborhood Association sponsors are West End resident owned or West End/Railroad Square area businesses. As sponsors, they support our neighborhood activities and events. As loyal customers we help their businesses prosper. That’s micro-local success!
Dr. Gary Wong is a West End Sponsor
The West End Neighborhood, home of the West End Farmers Market where urban-ism, preservation, art and people come together. For the latest updates, calendar of events and photos go to srwestend.com
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