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Arlene Francis Center


The Arlene Francis Center is a non-profit, community-centered cultural hub with a vision of a better world, a new way of being. Situated in Santa Rosa’s historic Railroad Square and West End Districts, the Center produces nonprofit and charitable cultural, educational, social, ethical and ecological activities united by a common purpose—the development of a theory and practice that will foster the creation of a better world, one in which human beings will come to see one another as the source of each other’s completion, as inherently good and caring social and ecological beings who seek to fully recognize each other’s common humanity and interconnection with all of life, and to create a world based upon justice, kindness, love, and respect for the earth…

FEATURED EVENTS

To have your event at The Arlene Francis Center email us what kind of event you want to do, how it aligns with our mission to bring spirit, Aat and politics to the community, the dates your looking to host your event and what non-profits you might be associated with.
contact:
arlenefrancisevents [at] gmail [dot] com

  • The Voice of Hind Rajab

    The Voice of Hind Rajab

    come out to The Arlene Francis Center May 29th at 6pm to watch this captivating movie. Volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Society stay on the phone with a 6-year-old girl who gets trapped in a car in war-torn Gaza. Come hungry as there will be delicious food.

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  • Stop and Smell the Flowers

    Stop and Smell the Flowers

    with Hangnail, Dust Absorber, Falling Midway and Kill Mary Kill come out Friday for this STACKED line up! Doors at 7 pm

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  • Harm Redux

    Harm Redux

    Join Positive Images at the Arlene Francis Center for our Gender Affirming Care and Harm Reduction Access Fair!  This event is for community members to access essential gender affirming & harm reduction resources like: ⭐️ Free binders and other gender affirming aids ⭐️ Free clothing and accessories ⭐️ Free harm reduction supplies (such as Narcan, fentanyl test strips,…

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  • Peelander-Z

    Peelander-Z

    with Redwood Chrome and Big Tractor and Slagathor Originally hailing from the Z area of the planet Peelander, Peelander-Z is a Japanese-American punk rock band formed in 1998. You’ll see the band in colorful costumes reminiscent of Japanese anime or punk rock Power Rangers, though they describe their outfits as their skin. They bring…

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  • Monthly Open Mic

    Monthly Open Mic

    Come on out for this really neat open mic/Performance spotlight series. Bring the clothes your done with and grab something new for your closet and your instrument of choice to join in the music festivities. We will be serving Kava drinks! $10 NOTAFLOF. SIGN UPS ATE AT 6:30, so make sure to be there…

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