Pumpkin Odyssey
Strange journey — Pumpkin Nights opened on Oct. 10, featuring 3,000 hand carved real and artificial pumpkins arrayed into seven different “lands” along a half mile walking path, including a Pumpkin Pirate Cove, Pumpkin Reef with a giant pumpkin octopus, Maravilla Lane, Monster Mash, the Great Pumpkin Hall, the Forbidden Pumpkin City featuring a wish dragon in a Chinese garden and an Enchanted Pumpkin Forest. At pumpkin Central there are food trucks and a movie area showing “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” as well as a pumpkin-themed play area for kids. Pumpkin Nights was founded in 2016 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds with a mission to showcase local artists and celebrate the most magical time of year without the gore and scares. Now, Pumpkin Nights runs through the month of October in five different cities across the United States. This is its first year in Sonoma County. Pumpkin Nights will run nightly from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. until Nov. 3 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. To purchase tickets and get more information, go to pumpkinnights.com.
You can send Sonoma County seniors mail this holiday season
The Sonoma County Library recently launched a “send our seniors mail” program where folks can send decorated cards, postcards, hand-written messages or even drawings to seniors in local senior-care facilities this holiday season.
Sebastopol Community Needs Summit is Wednesday
The Sebastopol community will have the opportunity to learn more about local issues related
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Rotary Club grant applications open
The Rotary Club of Windsor has begun the search to identify the major beneficiary or beneficiaries of the Windsor Rotary Community Foundation for 2021. Funds are raised to provide support for community projects with fundraisers throughout the year, including a major fundraiser in the spring.
Turning the Page at County Library
In a significant development for the Sonoma County Library, Dara Bradds has recently joined the administrative team as deputy director, becoming the second-in-command within the countywide library system.
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