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Seasons of the Holidays
LAST-MINUTE GIFT IDEAS
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DANCE CLASSES Classes in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Ages 2-Adult Spring Semester begins January 16, 18, 2022 January 2024
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Last minute gifts Come visit our tasting room, to sip and shop for unique gifts and great wines for anyone on your list! Purchase an e-Gift card online at www.francisfordcoppolawinery.com/store/gift-cards or give us a call at 707.857.1484.
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www.francisfordcoppolawinery.com ©2023 Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Geyserville, Sonoma County, CA | Enjoy Responsibly | All rights reserved
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GIFT TIP LIVE PERFORMANCE MAKES GREAT GIFTS AND GREAT MEMORIES JOHNNY CASH - JANUARY 17 T H E O FFICI A L CO N CE RT E X PE R I E N CE
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Downtown Santa Rosa Holiday Shopping
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December Move in Special--$1000 off for 3 months on select apartments. Call today to schedule your personalized tour. Now Open
The Lodge at Piner Road 1980 Piner Road Santa Rosa, CA 95403 707-608-6281 www.pinerroadseniorliving.com License # 496804112
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YOUR SONOMA YARN SHOP Knitting, Crochet & Crafting Supplies Classes, Gift Cards, & More 730 W Napa St., Sonoma nomaknits.com (707) 721-1495
It wouldn’t be Christmas without visit to Positively Fourth St.
Gift Certificates Available Handcrafted leather goods made in that fine European craftsman tradition 481 A First Street West . Sonoma . CA 95476 (707) 938-1042 . LARGE-LEATHER.com
Positively Fourth Street Handmade products from local artists and interesting treasures from around the world. Open Monday-Sunday Free gift wrapping! 628 4th St. Santa Rosa, Ca (707) 526-3588 positivelyfourthstreetstore@gmail.com
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Shop Small, Shop Local,
Olympic Fencing, Shop PAW-sitively Archery, & More! Perfect Presents! GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR THE HOLIDAYS ON SALE NOW! 917 Piner Rd., Suite D, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (707) 596-3626 www.egfencing.com
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SHARE THE GIFT OF
POSSIBILITY... YMCA Gift Cards are a great way to show friends and family you care about their health and well-being.
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WANTED: Dirty Aquariums & Ponds Get regular maintenance from our friendly service technicians.
Ask for Details! “Talk to your friendly salesperson”
We have everything you need to fill your Fish Lover’s tank during the Holidays!
1648 Piner Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403 707-546-7456 CaesarTropicalFish.com
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You’ve got enough to stress about this holiday season. Let Groome Transportation take the sting out of airport transportation with our convenient and dependable service. Our luxury coaches will provide you with the most efficient and affordable travel solution to and from SFO & OAK and Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park and Petaluma.
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A PERFECT PLACE TO FIND SOMETHING UNIQUE FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST
We are your one-stop gift shop for everyone on your list! Bonus Super Saturday: December 16th 20% off most items!* *See website ffor details.
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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Sportswear
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Best prices, service and selection. Period. NOW OPEN SANTA ROSA
Lowest prices in town It’s been our commitment to you for over 30 years. And it’s simple—we buy more so you pay less.
At your service Quite simply, we have the best trained people in the biz. What’ll it be today?
You won’t believe your eyes But believe this—a typical store carries over 8,000 wines, 4,500 spirits and 2,500 beers.
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Shop award-winning sustainable olive oil gifts and enjoy festive fare & activities! M c E VOY R A N C H . C O M
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This Is the Gift
That You’re Searching For:
Shen Yun Still looking for that perfect gift? Look no further. Shen Yun is returning to the Bay Area with an all new production this holiday season.
D
ust off your memory of what a more compassionate world used to be like. And experience China before communism. Shen Yun’s performance is a beautiful display of goodness, wisdom, and faith. Its timeless legends celebrate valor and traditional virtues. For our world today, it is a message of hope.
Shen Yun invites you to discover a magical land where emperors, generals, and philosophers seek harmony with the Way of the Universe, where celestial maidens dance with ethereal grace, and warriors battle with explosive athleticism.
performing arts. Every year, Shen Yun premieres an all-new production and takes the world by storm. More than just a performance, Shen Yun is a taste of a world and a culture that can inspire us to be better. Journey to where heaven and earth intersect. This is what you have been waiting for. When audience members give their remarks leaving the performance, many find themselves searching for words that could properly capture their experience. You can hear everything from an entire alphabet of superlatives to “it just defies description.” Tears come out of their eyes when their mind travels back to the experience, finding it profoundly touching, enlightening, even healing. They say it’s just something you have to see to believe.
Based in New York, Shen Yun’s mission is to revive the best of 5,000 years of civilization. Combining the singular expressivity of classical Chinese dance with traditional stagecraft, an EastWest live orchestra, and innovative backdrops, Shen Yun is being hailed as a breakthrough in Get your tickets now!
CHINA BEFORE COMMUNISM
AN ALL-NEW PROGRAM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA
“It was absolutely amazing to be able to sit here and witness history in the making, real time... I do believe that it's a message that is necessary for today. And you have some great things to do while you're here on this earth.” —Rep. Regina G. Young, Pennsylvania state representative
“Simply gorgeous stage magic. A must-see!” —Broadway World
Give the Gift of a Lifetime. Holiday Promo code SM9 to waive ticketing fee. San Jose Dec 29–Jan 1, Jan 31 San Francisco Jan 4–7 Berkeley Jan 12–14
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Seasons of the Holidays
LAST-MINUTE GIFT IDEAS
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One Stop Gift Shop Friends • Hostess • Family
Harvest Home & Fat Pilgrim 20820 Broadway • Sonoma Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5 • 707-933-9044
Sonoma’s Premier Shopping Center ~just steps from Historic Sonoma Plaza~ TOYS MEN'S & WOMEN'S FASHION ICE CREAM BANK WHOLE FOODS MARKET CHINESE CUISINE KIDS & TEENS CLOTHING COIN OP LAUNDRY BOBA & TEA ART SUPPLIES & FRAMING CVS/PHARMACY PET CENTER SPICE SHOP BEAUTY SALON PIZZA TANNING OPTOMETRY JEWELERS CARDS & GIFTS BLACK BEAR DINER CLEANERS THAI CUISINE FAMILY HAIRCUTS NAIL SALON FITNESS BAGELS SUSTAINABLE GIFTS SANDWICH SHOP
SONOMA MARKETPLACE 201 W. Napa Street • Sonoma, Ca 27 Shops & Restaurants
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WEILL HALL | SCHROEDER HALL
Give the Gift of Tickets this Holiday Season!
Renée Fleming, soprano
Mardi Gras with Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
Thurs, January 11 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
Thurs, February 8 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
The Rebirth of Apsara
Created and Choreographed by Charya Burt Thurs, February 1 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
Magdalena Kuzma, soprano Sun, February 4 at 3 p.m. Schroeder Hall
Julián Castro
The H. Andréa Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series
Tue, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
Trailblazing Women of Country A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly Sat, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
Kronos Quartet Five Decades Tour
Thurs, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
Tonality You Are Not Alone
Thurs, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
This Land is Our Land Martha Redbone and the American Patchwork Quartet
Bandaloop Downstream
Voctave
Royal Wood
Thurs, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
The Corner of Broadway & Main Street
Fri, April 19 at 7 p.m. Weill Hall Facades
Thurs, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall Loft
Thurs, February 29 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
The Sound of {Black} Music
Rogers & Hammerstein melodies reimagined in Afrofuturism Fri, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
Wild Up Feminine
Fri, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
New Century Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hope, music director Awadagin Pratt, piano Fri, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
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