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  • 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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  • City of Pieces

    City of Pieces, featuring the singer from SR band Coffee & Donuts) with Inner Child Protective Services, featuring Larry from Victims Family on drums, and members of Fire Mission/Cast of Thousands and Mason Lane/American Drag. Looking for another local band to fill the line-up

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  • 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

    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, etc.)  

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  • 1 Tribe

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  • 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 tons

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  • Nixil

    Nixil, Drouth, Barren Altar, and Hexen House at Arlene Francis Center Arlene Francis Center for Spirit, Art, and Politics Santa Rosa, CA May 15 at 7PM $15 adv. $20/Door CLICK HERE TO GET TICKETS

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  • Pounding the Past 2026

    Metal on Metal, Hard ‘n Heavy… Forged in Fire! Come out for the epic night with Anvil, Midnight Hellion, Coffin Hunters and Skitzo. $25 in advance $30 at the door. Show starts at 7pm CLICK HERE FOR PRESALE TICKETS

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  • The Highlands

    with Moon Sick, Cherry Spit, Passive Relentless and OKOK The Highlands Sonoma County avant-garde proto-punk rock. First show in 12 years. Moon Sick Psychedelic space-punk from Santa Rosa. Cherry Spit Noise rock band on tour from Denver, CO. Passive Relentless Post-punk synth-pop from Santa Rosa. Members of New Low. OKOK Garage rock from Santa Rosa.

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  • The Sea Shells

    with Lust 4 Blood, Smashed Teeth and MJ Wart & The Disciples. A Crow Feet Collective Production

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  • Vista Francisco

    vista Francisco is this years band supported by Don’t Flunk Me Records. Joining them is Lean-to and Strawberry Farms. Doors at 7

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  • 420 show with Redwood Chrome

    also featuring WayllStoned, Hangnail and Falling Midway. Doors at 7 show at 8pm

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  • Spice World

    The spicy intersection of girl-powered millennial pop and hot chicken wings. Come dressed as your favorite spice girl or 90’s/00’s pop star GIRL POWER! Japanese Chicken and Street Food by Shokakko Food Cart DJ DYOPS hosts a 90’s 00’s Dance Floor 90’s 00’s Karaoke Hot One’s Wing Challenge Pepper Cure Bar + Wine and Beer

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  • Various Areas

    Interfacing Various Areas! New band with some great local players!! They are playing with some of our favorite groups, The Messengers and Laguna Screech. Doors at 7 pm

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  • Sleepbomb

    with Oxide, Theya and Ganghis Bong What is best in life? A night of the heaviest psych, doom and post-metal to hit Santa Rosa for at least a month or two! Featuring SF’s cinematic post-metal/doom outfit SLEEPBOMB performing selections from their brand new record – Songs in the Key of Conan; SF heavy metal psych titans THEYA; Oakland

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  • Professa Gabel

    We are more than excited for this performance featuring Arlene Francis’s grandson, Professa Gabel, with AFT $ the Top Chefs, Nick & Nico Otis and Alwa Gordon & Silvandgold. Doors are at 7:30 pm

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  • 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 to

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  • Introducing: Various Areas

    with The Messengers and Laguna Screech

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  • The Heard Eye

    Funds for Montreux with the Malone Crew Saturday, May 9, the Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa presents funk/rock band the Heard Eye in a fund-raiser for their trip to perform at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland. Help them get there by attending this event!  Saturday, May 9, 99 6th St, Santa

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  • Ike Panick

    with Falling Midway, Phthalo and Creek Cyde

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  • Catnip, Riff Mama

    with Strawberry Farm and Cigmund Floyd

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  • HANGNAIL

    come out for a fun night of some really great live music with Hangnail, OKOK,Hard Pressed Kids and Holy Basil 909. Doors at 7 pm music at 9. This show is all ages! NOTAFLOF AT the Arline Francis Center 99 W 6th st

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  • Kshama Sawant

    Let’s Talk Socialism to Build Socialist Solidarity and Win Social Changel A Conversation with Kshama Sawant aturday. March 21.1:00-3:00 Pr Arlene Francis Center, 99 – 6th gt. Santa Rosa Join the conversation with Kshama Sawant of Revolutionary Workers, and 3 time member of the Seattle City Council, where she won the highest minimum wage in

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  • CircleSing

    Day of Song, Saturday March 14 Join us for an inspiring day of Improv and Singing in Community, with gifted Circle leader and teacher, David Worm at The Arlene Francis Center 99 6th Street (near Railroad Square), Santa Rosa 10:30-Noon: Skill-Building Workshop 12:30-2pm: Afternoon Circle Requested contribution: $20-$30 per session, $40-50 for both no one

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  • Last Thursday Open Mic

    Performance Spotlight Last Thursdays isn’t just an Open Mic, but, it’s a performance spotlight featuring local singer/songwriters and makers of Lucia and poetry. Sign up for an open mic spot at 5:30. Show begins at 6:20.

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  • TLC Fundraiser

    Child & Family Services  Come on out to the 2nd annual benefit concert for TLC Child and Family Services THP (Transition Age Youth Housing Programs) on March 28th at 6pm. TLC’s THP serves youth 16-25 who are current or former foster youth, as well as young adults experiencing homelessness. The housing programs provide the opportunity

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  • Equinox Rite

    Spring Equinox Rite- A new experimental event intent on bringing magic, unity and ceremony into our existence. Please join the glitter goth family for live music, DJs and ritual.

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  • Femme Fest

    Featuring: Lyric Raven and Friends, Astral Static, Diana Dreams, From Vega, Holy Smokes, Sonny Mitchell and DJ DEKS

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