For the week leading up to the Great Amgen Tour of California, many of Railroad Square shop windows will be decorated with vintage bicycles and old photos. Stroll through the historic district and relive your youth!

Title:
Umami Tasting

Venue:
Station 1870 Wine Bar

Summary:
Delve into the world of Umami and learn about your sense of taste as it pairs with wine.

Start Time: 4pm — End Time: 10pm

Start Date: 2012-04-11 — End Date: 2012-0428

Date Repeat: Every Week — Repeat Number: 3

Misc. Notes on Date(s) and Time(s):
Every Wednesday through Saturday for the rest of the month of April

External Site Link:
http://www.station1870.com

Full Description:
Please join us every Wednesday through Saturday from 4pm to 10pm for an Umami Tasting at Station 1870 Wine Bar. Tony Delevati will be taking your taste buds for an adventure. He has picked out certain foods to awaken your taste buds then will pour you a customized wine flight that suits your pallet. So please come and join us. This event is going on for the rest of the month of April and only costs $15.

Title:

Venue:
Sonoma Outfitters

Summary:
Paddle all the latest kayaks for lake, river and ocean at Spring Lake Park

Start Time: 10:00am — End Time: 3:00pm

External Site Link:
http://www.sonomaoutfitters.com/about_us/events.html

Full Description:
Saturday May 19th and June 23rd 2012 from 9am-4pm @ Spring Lake Park by the Boat Ramp

Join the staff of Sonoma Outfitters out at Spring Lake, along with Factory representatives from Advanced Elements, Necky Kayak, Hurricane Kayaks, Kokatat, Liquidlogic, Native Watercraft, NRS, Ocean Kayak, and more to demo the hottest new boats!

Try out the fabulous new Pedal boats from Native Watercraft. Pedal it, Paddle it, or Sail it!

On May 19th, all participants will be automatically entered in our drawing to win a pair of Keen Sandals, a Marmot sleeping bag, a Patagonia Black Hole duffle bag, and a Werner Skagit Paddle.

“Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins”

“They may say I can’t sing, but they can’t say I didn’t.”  ~ Florence Foster Jenkins

PRODUCER:   6th Street Playhouse presents

WHAT:          “Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins”
By Stephen Temperley

“Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins” recounts the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a wealthy, tone deaf socialite who dreamed of being a great opera singer. Memories and experiences are recalled by her accompanist and friend, Cosmé McMoon in this poignant comedy that celebrates the spirit of a woman who defied criticism and followed her bliss.

Perhaps more famous now than when she pursued her dream, Florence Foster Jenkins efforts to become a great coloratura soprano led to fame and notoriety with annual private recitals at the Ritz Carlton Hotel; a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall in 1944; and an impressive list of celebrity fans of her day including Cole Porter, Enrico Caruso and Tallulah Bankhead. Florence Foster Jenkins celebrity continues even today by enthusiastic fans who discover her story and her notorious vocal recordings on the Internet.

Featuring award-winning actress Mary Gannon Graham as Florence Foster Jenkins and John Shillington as accompanist, Cosmé McMoon – “Souvenir” takes audiences into Jenkins’ world completely and even reveals the beautiful voice she believed to possess.

Directed by Michael Fontaine

WHEN:  May 11 to May 27, 2012
8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
2 p.m. Sundays May 13, 20 & 27, 2012
2 p.m. Saturday May 26, 2012

LOCATION:  6th Street Playhouse
Studio Theatre
52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, Calif.  95401

TICKETS:    $15 to $25
Ticket prices 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays: General $25; Senior (62 and over) $20; Youth (13 to 21) $20; Children (5 to 12) $10. Ticket prices 8 p.m. Thursdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays: General $20; Senior (62 and over) $15; Youth (13 to 21) $15.

PHONE:     707-523-4185
Order tickets by telephone, online or purchase at the door. Reservations recommended.

WEB SITE:    www.6thstreetplayhouse.com
http://www.6thstreetplayhouse.com

CAST: Featuring award-winning actress Mary Gannon Graham as Florence Foster Jenkins and John Shillington as accompanist, Cosmé McMoon.

PROMO VIDEO: http://animoto.com/play/CENbadOTDkaf8Wc91oRtMg

Title:

Venue:
Station 1870 Wine Bar

Summary:
An evening of appreciation for the hard working employees in the Public Service Industry.

Start Time: 5pm — End Time: 8pm

Start Date: 2012-04-18 — End Date: 2012-04-18

External Site Link:
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_85ffe1e9-8ec2-5c0f-91e4-53743bed376d.html?mode=story

Full Description:
Come join us April 18, 2012 from 5pm to 8pm for our Public Service Industry Night! Bring a business card or industry ID and you’ll receive apps, raffle prizes and happy hour pricing all night long! All food is prepared by Firefighter Kris Graves, Winner of Food Network’s 24 Hour Restaurant Battle.

Station 1870 is a brand new Wine Bar located in Santa Rosa’s Historic Railroad Square. Our focus is to bring friends together to enjoy a relaxing evening in a lounge setting while sipping some amazing wines. Please come out and join us for an
evening of great wine, food and raffle prizes!

Any questions please call Kristina or Tony at 707-623-9619.

Welcome to Iron Stone, a casual California cuisine restaurant located in Hotel La Rose in the historical Railroad Square. We feature fresh cuisine with products from local Sonoma County farms, from produce to beef and cheeses. Our wines are Sonoma County wines and are almost all small boutique wines. Local micro brews and craft beers will also be available.

Echelon Cycle, 528-1133

Since opening in 2008, Echelon Cycle & Multisport has blossomed into a resource for both road cycling and triathlon. We pride ourselves on being a hub for knowledge, advice, and quality training and racing equipment. Since we hate to buy things twice ourselves we employ programs like our saddle demo project, wetsuit rentals, and extended bicycle test rides to ensure that you’re getting the propper fit and the perfect equipment to get you to the next level in your athletic pursuits.

Feb 27 through March 4

Prepare your forks and warm up your taste buds: Sonoma County Restaurant Week is about to begin.

All of the prix-fixe, three-course menus are in the $19 and $39 range, making it an affordable way to sample several restaurants throughout the seven-day event.

Check out your favorite Railroad Square restaurants:

$19 and $39 dinner choices prix-fixe:

• Iron Stone Restaurant, 595-4348

$29 prix-fixe:

• Jackson’s Bar & Oven, 545-6900
• The Brasserie Restaurant, 636-7388
• Jack & Tony’s Restaurant & Whisky Bar, 526-4347
• La Gare French Restaurant, 528-4355

$39 prix-fixe:

• Petite Syrah, 568-4002
• Stark’s Steak & Seafood, 546-5100

For more information and menus: www.SonomaCountyRestaurantWeek.org.

Title:

“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

By Tennessee Williams

The 6th Street Playhouse proudly presents “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” with a cast led by its 2012 Distinguished Guest Artist – actor of stage, film and television,  Charles Siebert as Big Daddy.

Sexual desire and repression, death and greed cast a somber mood on the occasion of Big Daddy’s 65th birthday celebration and threaten to destroy a wealthy, but dysfunctional Southern family in Tennessee Williams’ 1955 Pulitzer Prize winning drama.

Revelations about alcoholic son Brick and his sexually frustrated wife, Maggie are at the heart of this story. Family dynamics are further strained when Big Daddy’s terminal illness is revealed and brother Gooper and his wife Mae contrive to gain control of the family inheritance.

This 6th Street Playhouse production features the 1974 revision by playwright Tennessee Williams and features Charles Siebert* (who played brother Gooper in the 1974 Broadway production) as Big Daddy; Jenifer Coté as Maggie; Clint Campbell as Brick; Kate Brickley* as Big Mama; Tice Allison as Gooper; Beth Deitchman as Mae; Joe Winkler as Doctor Baugh; and Samson Hood as Reverend Tooker.

* This actor appears through the courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Directed by Michael Fontaine
For mature audiences

WHEN: March 9 to March 25, 2012
8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
2 p.m. Sundays
2 p.m. Saturday, March 24

LOCATION: 6th Street Playhouse
GK Hardt Theatre
52 West 6th Street
Santa Rosa, Calif.  95401

TICKETS: $15 to $32
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays: General $32; Senior (62+) $27; Youth (13-21) $27; Children (5-12) $15. 8 p.m. Thursdays: General $25; Senior $20; Youth $20; Children $15

PHONE: 707-523-4185
Order tickets by telephone, online or purchase at the door. Reservations recommended.

WEB SITE: www.6thstreetplayhouse.com

PROMO VIDEO: http://animoto.com/play/jxMIBxvtObX031LY82Yg4Q
CAST: Featuring Charles Siebert* as Big Daddy; Jenifer Coté as Maggie; Clint Campbell as Brick; Kate Brickley* as Big Mama; Tice Allison as Gooper; Beth Deitchman as Mae; Joe Winkler as Doctor Baugh; and Samson Hood as Reverend Tooker.

* – This actor appears through the courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

This production has been generously underwritten by Anne Hildebrand

On a weekend following the death of her father (a famous mathematician), romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draws Catherine into the most difficult problem of all – how much of her father’s madness ‘or genius’ will she inherit?

“Proof” explores the power of love, trust and talent with thoughtfulness and humor as Catherine must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind.

Directed by David Lear

WHEN: Feb. 10 to Feb. 26, 2012
8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
2 p.m. Sundays
2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25

LOCATION: 6th Street Playhouse
Studio Theatre
52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa, Calif.  95401

TICKETS: $10 to $25
Ticket prices 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays: General $25; Senior (62 and over) $20; Youth (13 to 21) $20; Children (5 to 12) $10. Ticket prices 8 p.m. Thursdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays: General $20; Senior (62 and over) $15; Youth (13 to 21) $15; Children (5 to 12) $10.

PHONE: 707-523-4185
Order tickets by telephone, online or purchase at the door. Reservations recommended.

WEB SITE: www.6thstreetplayhouse.com

PROMO VIDEO: http://animoto.com/play/DK1WOkflH0sYOyBM9WWNDA

CAST: Starring Dana Scott of Healdsburg. Also featuring Alan Kaplan of Santa Rosa, Mark Bradbury of Santa Rosa and Jill Zimmerman of Santa Rosa.

Photo by Eric Chazankin

“The Drowsy Chaperone”

PRODUCER: 6th Street Playhouse presents

WHAT: “The Drowsy Chaperone”
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

What happens when a lonely man has a love affair with his favorite Broadway musical? “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a classic, jazz-age musical-comedy and all its hilarious characters come to life in his living room.

The Tony awarding-winning Broadway hit “The Drowsy Chaperone” is the ultimate love letter to musical theater as it delights with pure escapism when a man’s vivid imagination transforms his drab apartment into a glittering showcase of show stopping singing and dancing, dazzling costumes and magical sets.

At the heart of this show within a show is the “man in the chair,” who leads the audience in and out of reality when he plays the LP of his favorite cast recording “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a fabled 1928 musical featuring all the usual suspects – a conflicted Broadway starlet and an eclectic parade of show people, servants, gangsters and absent-minded millionaires – all entangled in a classic, old-fashioned, musical-comedy of mix-ups and mayhem.

The “man in the chair” says his favorite show does what a musical is supposed to do. “It takes you to another world and gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you’re feeling blue.”
Directed by Gene Abravaya
Musical direction by Janis Wilson

WHEN: Jan. 13 to Feb. 5, 2012
8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
2 p.m. Sundays
2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012

LOCATION: 6th Street Playhouse
GK Hardt Theatre
52 West 6th Street
Santa Rosa, Calif.  95401

TICKETS: $15 to $35
8 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays & 2 p.m. Sundays: General $35, Senior (62+) $30, Youth (13-21) $30 and Children (5-12) $15
8 p.m. Thursdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays: General $28, Senior $23, Youth $23, Children $15

PHONE: 707-523-4185
Order tickets by telephone, online or purchase at the door. Reservations recommended.

WEB SITE: www.6thstreetplayhouse.com