Sonoma County Focus: United Way of the Wine Country

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Host Jeff Woodworth talks with Suzanne Harris, Community Impact Director for United Way of the Wine Country, about the EARN IT! KEEEP IT! SAVE IT! program--free tax assistance program low and moderate-income individuals and families! To learn more about the EARN IT! KEEP IT! SAVE IT! program, as well as other programs services available through the United Way of the Wine Country, visit https://www.unitedwaywinecountry.org

 

Sonoma County Focus: Secret Santa

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Host Jeff Woodworth chats with Lauren Oblad, Event & Secret Santa Coordinator of the Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership, about this year's Secret Santa Program. To learn more about the Secret Santa Program, as well as other programs and events at the Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership, visit www.secretsantanow.org.

 

Sonoma County Focus: Wild West Holiday Extravaganza

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Host Jeff Woodworth chats with Sean Armstrong, Youth Programs Coordinator at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, about their upcoming Wild West Holiday Extravaganza. To learn more about the Wild West Holiday Extravaganza, as well as other programs and events at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, visit seb.org

 

Sonoma County Focus: Blind Scream 2024

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Michelle Marques speaks with Judy Groverman Walker, co-owner of Blind Scream, as they celebrate 15 Years of Fears with the Blind Scream Haunted House. (Open select nights from October 11th through Halloween)

 

Sonoma County Focus – 2024 Farm Trails Fall Tour

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Host Michelle Marques talks with Ellen Cavalli, Program Manager at Sonoma County Farm Trails about the upcoming Weekend Along the Farm Trails - Fall Tour, Saturday and Sunday, October 12th and 13th, 2024. Registration is FREE but required. And you will be amazed by the interactive map that you get upon registration, helping you to customize your visit along Farm Trails. There are tours, tastings, and educational activities! You can pick pumpkins, veggies, and flowers! Bring a tote bag and a cooler so you can buy treasures to take home with you! Meet animals, learn about beekeeping, cheesemaking, and soap making! There's also a pumpkin trebuchet (think massive slingshot for gourds - lol)! And most important of all, meet the amazing farmers and ranchers of Sonoma County, and support their hard work. Click here for more details and to register for this free Fall Tour.

 

At the Table – 2024 SF Cheese Fest

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Host Clark Wolf talks with Debra Dickerson, Customer Liaison for The Fine Cheese Company, Rick Lafranchi, Managing Partner of Nicasio Valley Cheese Company, and Brandon Wood, Owner of The Cheese Parlor in Livermore. It's all a celebration of CHEESE, as these experts chat about the 9th Annual SF Cheesefest, September 21st at the San Francisco Ferry Building Grand Hall. And they taste cheese on air!

 

Sonoma County Focus – Backstage Sonoma Podcast

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Host Michelle Marques talks with Steve Roby, host of the music journalism podcast Backstage Sonoma. Steve is the bestselling author of "Hendrix on Hendrix: Interviews and Encounters with Jimi Hendrix" and he has hosted shows on radio and the internet. After hosting a similar show in Denver, when Steve moved to Sonoma County, he started Backstage Sonoma as a way to interview artists visiting the Bay Area, as well as local musicians. In this interview, we hear clips from his conversations with Aoife O'Donovan and Craig "Doodlebug" Irwin of Digable Planets. Check out his podcast by going to BackstageSonoma.com

 

Sonoma County Focus – 2024 St. George Greek and Middle Eastern Food Festival

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Host Michelle Marques talks with Linda Tams, spokesperson for the 2024 St. George Greek and Middle Eastern Food Festival - A Taste of Greece and the Middle East under the Sonoma County Sun! The festival is happening in the parking lot of St. George Greek Orthodox Church on College View Drive in Rohnert Park, Saturday and Sunday, September 28th and 29th from noon to 7pm each day. Enjoy live music and entertainment, authentic Mediterranean cuisine, traditional dance, arts, a marketplace, and more! Proceeds benefit the local community. The event is FREE, but you will need money for the food, desserts, beverages, and marketplace. Learn more by clicking here.