January 2023
- Roaring Donkey Open Mic
- The best Open Mic on the West Coast, with Comedy, Music, Chances to win free drinks, AND MORE
- January 4-5 : 9:00 pm – 12:00 am
- Jamison’s Roaring Donkey 146 Kentucky Street Petaluma, CA 94952
- Sing up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roaring-donkey-open-mic-tickets-481487641497?aff=ALLEVENTS
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Intermediate Swing Dance
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4 wk series | No partner needed
- Let’s dance, Sonoma County! Enjoy a 4-week series of Intermediate level east coast swing dance lessons in Petaluma with Jasmine Worrell.
- January 5 – 26 : 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- 860 Western Ave 860 Western Avenue Petaluma, CA 94952
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intermediate-swing-dance-4-wk-series-no-partner-needed-tickets-480215586747?aff=ALLEVENTS
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- Petaluma Mothers Club
- Let’s get festive! Don your favorite party attire and join other PMC members for a holiday celebration. Partners are encouraged to attend, but please leave the kiddos at home for this one.
- January 5 : 6:00 – 9:00 pm
- La Dolce Vita Wine Lounge, 151 Petaluma Blvd South
- Register: https://petalumamothersclub.org/event-5065305/Registration
- Swing Dance Lessons for Absolute Beginners!
- Happy New Year! It is time to learn a fun, new hobby — SWING DANCING! Singles and couples alike are welcome to this fun and lively 4 part series in Petaluma, No partner needed ,Let’s dance, Sonoma County! Enjoy 4 weeks of beginning level east coast swing dance series in Petaluma with Jasmine Worrell. Open to all!
- January 5: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- 860 Western Ave 860 Western Avenue Petaluma, CA 94952
- tickets : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/swing-dance-lessons-for-absolute-beginners-no-partner-needed-petaluma-tickets-480217773287?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Roaring Donkey Karaoke
- The Roaring Donkey brings you Karaoke Night hosted by Danny Duclos every single Thursday starting at 9PM and going in till 1AM. It is the best karaoke night that has ever been created, the best of vibes, with the best of people, surrounded by the best alcohol.
- January 5 – 6: 9:00 pm -12:00 am
- Jamison’s Roaring Donkey 146 Kentucky Street Petaluma, CA 94952
- register : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roaring-donkey-karaoke-tickets-481900145307?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Awesome Hotcakes at The Big Easy
- The band is back at The Big Easy!! Saturday night, 8pm, C’mon out!!
- January 6: 8:00 pm
- The Big Easy, 128 American Alley,Petaluma,CA
- Learn Acoustic Guitar Setup & Maintenance with Sonoma County Guitarworks
- Learn what your guitar is capable of, how to assess problems, and gain skills to knowledgeably repair and maintain your own guitars.
- January 7 : 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Sonoma County Guitarworks, 3091 Eastman Lane, Petaluma
- tickets : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-acoustic-guitar-setup-maintenance-with-sonoma-county-guitarworks-registration-429440105917?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Flight Club
- Fun movement class will focus on arm balances, handstands, and creative flow skills to help you reach for the skies!
- January 10 : 7 pm – 8pm
- Renew Yoga, 35 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma
- tickets : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flight-club-tickets-461869402817?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Meet Frances Rivetti, Author & Gail Foulkes, Illustrator
- Frances Rivetti will present her latest book, a domestic drama taking place in a Victorian house in Petaluma, illustrations by Gail Foulkes.
- January 10: 5:30 pm – 7: 00 pm
- Petaluma Woman’s Club Event Space, 518 B Street, Petaluma
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-frances-rivetti-author-gail-foulkes-illustrator-tickets-390878767917?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Social Media Safety Presentation for Families
- Join experts in the field of social media safety, so that you and your children can understand how to stay safe online and in the real world!
- January 10: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- 417 Western Ave, Petaluma, CA
- Tickets: https://www.pollyklaastheater.org/event/free-social-media-safety-presentation-for-families-open-to-the-public/
- Roaring Donkey Trivia Night
- Test your knowledge with the best trivia night this side of Florida. The best questions, free drinks, fun, and child like joy.
- January 10: 7:30 – 10:00 pm
- Jamison’s Roaring Donkey, 146 Kentucky Street, Petaluma
- Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roaring-donkey-trivia-night-tickets-481896293787?aff=ALLEVENTS
- SONOMA COUNTY SOL TRYOUTS
- January 11: 6:30 pm
- Petaluma Sports Complex, ,Petaluma,CA
- Roaring Donkey Open Mic
- The best Open Mic on the West Coast, with Comedy, Music, Chances to win free drinks, AND MORE
- January 11-12 : 9:00 pm – 12:00 am
- Jamison’s Roaring Donkey 146 Kentucky Street Petaluma, CA 94952
- Sing up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roaring-donkey-open-mic-tickets-481487701677?aff=ALLEVENTS
- 2023 Vision Board Party for Charity
- All the supplies you need to create your 2023 Vision! Plus complimentary local crafted wine.Join us for our 2023 Kick Off Fundraiser! Start the year off right by creating your own vision board & helping local at risk youth in the process. Dine and Donate to follow at Mcnear’s Downtown Petaluma; Keyword “COMPASS”. They will be donating 15% of your bill to the Charity!
- January 13 : 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Compass Real Estate 11 5th Street ## 202 Petaluma, CA
- contact : 707-324-9567 / raisingfunds2dogood@gmail.com for more ticket information
- VIBE Soul Collage Workshop
- VIBE Gallery and Michelle Minero invite you to attend a Soul Collage workshop to create your own cards of creativity, discovery, and personal growth. SoulCollage® is the process of choosing images and placing them on a card. Each card symbolizes a part of you that you can access whenever you need to connect to your inner wisdom. A deck of cards can be made and used as a guide throughout your life.
- January 14: 9:30 – 11:30 am
- VIBE Gallery 1 Petaluma Boulevard North Petaluma, CA 94952
- tickets : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vibe-soul-collage-workshop-tickets-466030879907?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Flamenco! LIVE!
- Join us for an intoxicating evening of fiery flamenco performances when FLAMENCO! LIVE! sets the stage on fire with the fury and passion of Spain’s legendary Gypsies (Roma) in the intimate atmosphere of THE BIG EASY. Stirring dances, blazing guitars, and soulful singing will transport you to another place and time
- January 14: Doors open at 6:00pm and Showtime at 7:00 pm
- The Big Easy, 128 American Alley,Petaluma,CA
- Tickets are $20 at the door
- Suite G Studio Holiday Art Show
- Join Suite G Studio in celebrating its 2nd Annual Holiday Art Show and Party. A juried gallery will feature the works of local artists, along with artisans, live music, food and drinks. 10% of all sales will go to COTS, aiding the the y sheltered in Petaluma.
- January 15 : 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Suite G Studio @ The Hatchery 620 Petaluma Boulevard North Petaluma, CA
- Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/suite-g-studio-holiday-art-show-tickets-482667560667?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Your Community – The Press Democrat
- We want to hear from you! Please attend our Your Community meeting to help The Press Democrat inform the community and help us to tell our stories. We will have staff on-site, including our Executive Editor, Rick Green, the editorial team, reporters, and management.This will be an open format to discuss unique issues, opportunities, and challenges facing our community.
- January 18: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
- Petaluma Community Center – Meeting Room
- Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-community-the-press-democrat-tickets-463672004447?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Phoenix Pro Wrestling
- Professional wrestling returns to the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma!
- January 20: 8:00 pm & doors open at 7:30
- The Phoenix Theater 201 Washington St. Petaluma, CA
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/phoenix-pro-wrestling-tickets-471970124347?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Boots Open House
- Boost School, an affiliate program of United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay, is a unique community for students with mobility challenges that nurtures physical, academic, and social-emotional independence.Visit Boost School and learn more about the rich programs we offer for people with CP and other mobility needs. Guest speaker Pia Stampe!
- January 21: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- 3880 Cypress Dr 3880 Cypress Drive Petaluma
- Save a spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boost-open-house-with-pia-stampe-tickets-480129067967?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Ghost Walk
- True tales of mysterious Petaluma ripped straight from the historical headlines. Ghostly visitations, strange sightings, dark crimes, and deadly dealings in a frontier town. The real dangers of everyday life in Victorian times. Petaluma’s early law enforcement and the fight against bandits and vigilantes. Stories that transcend time and go beyond the grave.
- January 22: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 20 4th Street, Petaluma
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-jan-21-ghost-walk-tickets-490031797297?aff=ALLEVENTS
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A Benefit for Play It Forward feat Crape, Quest Clown, Sun Casino, District
- ALL AGES,Indie Sunshine: A Benefit for Play It Forward featuring Crape, Quest Clown, Sun Casino and District
- January 21: 8:00 pm & doors open at 7:30
- The Phoenix Theater 201 Washington St. Petaluma, CA
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-benefit-for-play-it-forward-feat-crape-quest-clown-sun-casino-district-tickets-500204453987?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Pho Sonoma’s Lunar New Year Celebration
- Family & Children Fun & Friendly Event, Lion Dance and Prizes Hand-Out
- January 22: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Phở Sonoma | Vietnamese Cuisine, 140 2nd St #120, Petaluma, CA 94952
- Tickets: https://allevents.in/petaluma/pho-sonomas-lunar-new-year-celebration/80001657966200
- Itty Bitty Craft Fundraiser
- Pregnant Mare Rescue presents our first annual craft fair! It’ll be small but worth a visit! Great for last min gifts- proceeds go to PMR. Handcrafted gifts and goodies perfect for last minute holiday shopping!!! We have gorgeous stones, local handmade dream catchers and sun catchers, treasure candles (hand made by faeries with love) and many other unique crafts and goodies you won’t find elsewhere
- January 22: 7:00 – 10:00 pm
- 1545 Mauro Pietro Dr Petaluma, CA
- Reserve a spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/itty-bitty-craft-fair-fundraiser-tickets-488297008497?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Free to Laugh Comedy Show @ The Roaring Donkey
- They are bringing the best professional club comedians in the State to Petaluma. This show shouldn’t be free, But we love you and want you to come experience professional comedians in your very own backyard while being able to spend your money on our amazing craft beer selection, our huge variety of amazing cocktails, including our Moscow Mule Menu! We have gathered the top standup comedians who preform in clubs across California and the country and brought them to Petaluma to make you laugh harder than you ever have before.
- Jan 22: 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
- Jamison’s Roaring Donkey, 146 Kentucky Street, Petaluma
- Reserve a spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-to-laugh-comedy-show-the-roaring-donkey-tickets-453531463817?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Petaluma Fire Department Community Blood Drive
- Blood drive.There is currently an urgent need for blood donors to give now to prevent delays in lifesaving medical care for patients. Heart transplant patients and infants born with heart defects can often require blood transfusions during surgery. Your donation can help those currently battling life-threatening emergencies. The Bucket Brigade is a friendly competition among fire departments to see which can hold the largest blood drive. Support your local department by donating blood.
- January 24: 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- 2105 S McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94954
- Register: https://donors.vitalant.org/dwp/portal/dwa/appointment/guest/phl/timeSlotsExtr?token=k%2BegpU83H88wSysSV2k7stPpuVw8xK9tS1yDC%2Fuj0XU%3D
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Idea Lounge
- Idea Lounge is a series of unexpected conversational pairings rooted in Petaluma. It pairs two unlikely speakers musing on unrelated topics, then invites the audience to uncover unexpected connections through questions and continued conversation. One speaker is always from the arts in some form, the other not. The events last one hour, with each speaker presenting for 20 minutes and the audience getting equal time to ferret out the connective threads between two seemingly disparate topics.
- January 25: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Barber Lee Spirits 120 Washington Street Petaluma, CA 94952
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idea-lounge-tickets-476639440397?aff=ALLEVENTS
- PWC All You Can Eat Crab Feed
- The Best Little Crab Feed in Petaluma! For 2023 Two Ways to Join in the Fun! Drive Through Take Out or Dine-In Person & Live Auction you can eat and drink all evening long and help to restore one of Petaluma’s beloved historic buildings built by Brainerd Jones! Tell your friends and family, because this event sells out fast. Enjoy all you can eat.
- January 27: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- 518 B Street, 518 B Street, Petaluma
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pwc-all-you-can-eat-crab-feed-2023-tickets-396954029187?aff=ALLEVENTS
- Madilyn Mei with MJ Ward
- Madilyn Mei headlines the Phoenix with special guest MJ Ward!
- January 27: 7:30 PM, Doors at 6:30 PM
- The Phoenix Theater 201 Washington St. Petaluma, CA
tickets : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/madilyn-mei-with-mj-ward-tickets-466621215617?aff=ALLEVENTS
- The Creator Faire at River Montessori
- The post-pandemic revival of Petaluma’s beloved maker event. We hope to see more than 200 children and their families return to take part in art or science-related, hands-on activities, provided and run by folks just like you! Local companies, nonprofits, community members, parents and kid volunteers work side-by-side at tables, under tents and indoors to provide a one-of-kind, fun and educational experience for families.
- January 28: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
- River Montessori Foundation, 3880 Cypress Dr, Petaluma
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- School of Rock Santa Rosa: Season 12 Show #1
- January 28 : 12:00 PM
- The Phoenix Theater 201 Washington St. Petaluma
- School of Rock Santa Rosa: Season 12 Show #1
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- Warren Miller’s Daymaker At Griffo Distillery
- Celebrate winter at Griffo Distillery with a screening of Warren Miller’s Daymaker! A killer storm cycle in British Columbia’s Monashees. Greece’s Olympus Range. The ultimate grass skiing run. Alaska (twice). Get in on the action with Warren Miller’s 73rd annual ski and snowboard film, Daymaker, and kick off your winter right.
- January 28: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Griffo Distillery & Tasting Bar, 1320 Scott Street, Petaluma
- Warren Miller’s Daymaker At Griffo Distillery
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- The Highwayman Show
- The Highwayman Show – Tribute to the Music of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson
- January 28: 8:00 pm
- 23 Petaluma Blvd N Petaluma CA 94952, Petaluma
- The Highwayman Show
- 2022 California Fire Code Updates
- Significant changes to 2022 California Fire Code. Classes are in person only and local Health Department guidelines will be followed.
- January 31: 08:30 am – 4:00 pm
- Petaluma Community Center, 320 North McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-california-fire-code-updates-tickets-405999965827?aff=ALLEVENTS