Friends of the Petaluma River » Events http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org Celebrate and Conserve Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:41:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Friends Year End Celebration is December 2! http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/friends-year-end-celebration-is-december-2/ http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/friends-year-end-celebration-is-december-2/#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:32:26 +0000 JaimeyWB http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/?p=986 Continue reading →]]> Join us December 2nd for Friends' 5 year Celebration!

2010 has been a wonderful year for Friends of the Petaluma River. We want to share the year’s stories with our supporters, highlight some of our successes and recognize a few of the many people who made this year’s achievements possible.

Help commemorate our 5th year of Celebrating and Conserving the Petaluma River

Members, volunteers and supporters are invited to join us for:

  • Delectable hors d’oeuvres, fine beverages and other goodies
  • Slide show and stories highlighting Friends 2010 accomplishments
  • Award presentations
  • Dancing and merriment with  - music by the Rivereens!

Thursday – Dec. 2nd – 5:30 to 7:30PM (and beyond)
P.O.S.T. Wellness Center “Ballroom”
224 Weller St.  Petaluma -  (overlooking the River)

Hope you can join us!

]]> http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/friends-year-end-celebration-is-december-2/feed/ 0 River Heritage Day is October 9 http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/937/ http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/937/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:02:57 +0000 JaimeyWB http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/?p=937 Continue reading →]]> In conjunction with the Alma & Grace Quan’s annual visit to Petaluma Friends of the Petaluma River is having our 2nd River Heritage Day on Oct. 9th. We invite our members and the community at large to join us for day and evening activities in the downtown turning basin and at the Petaluma River Heritage Center (RHC). An general overview of the day’s events are below. Check back here for more details, to follow soon!

Click to download the River Heritage Flyer.

Oct. 9th – Schedule of events:

  • 9 AM on– Alma & grace Quan open for visits in turning basin.
  • 9 AM on – Boat building (Tule Splitter) at Cavanaugh Landing Park
  • 10 AM – 5 PM – Aquatic frivolity, impromptu dining, & heritage displays
  • 5 – 7 PM – Benefit Bar B Q – Petaluma River Heritage Center
  • 7 PM on – Music, song and campfire- Petaluma RHC
]]> http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/937/feed/ 0 Friends to Host Jon Young at River Heritage Center July 30 http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/jon-young-july30/ http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/jon-young-july30/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:07:01 +0000 JaimeyWB http://www.friendsofthepetalumariver.org/?p=874 Continue reading →]]> Tracker, mentor, author and educator Jon Young – http://jonyoung.org/ will share stories of his recent experience living with the Kalahari Bushmen.

Bring a picnic dinner and share a wonderful evening learning about ancient tribal ways of living in harmony with nature, and how we can benefit from that knowledge today.

This event is for people of all ages so bring the family. Suggested donation $15 ea. – $30 family Hosted by Friends of the Petaluma River – Get directions to the River Heritage Center by clicking on the icon to the left.

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Tom Sawyer Days coming to River Heritage Center:

On April 10th & 11th Friends of the Petaluma River will host “Tom Sawyer Days” at the River Heritage Center, near downtown Petaluma. The events will encourage children, adolescents and adults to engage in activities that reflect episodes in the book Tom Sawyer and life in a river town in general. Materials will be made available for a variety of book related activities and distributed around the 10 acre park.
Tom Sawyer
Click image for more event information
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Friends’ Year-end Celebration Party!

Sunday Dec 6th, 12 – 4pm

At the River Heritage Center (Steamer Landing Park)

6 Copeland St. –  near downtown Petaluma

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Schedule of events:

12pm – A River Sutra – blessings for the River
12:15 –  Pot luck picnic lunch (finger food to share)
1:00 –    Music, singing & dancing
2:00 –    Celebration of Friends 2009 achievements
2:30 –    More music, singing and dancing
4:00 –    Pack it up
Join us for an afternoon of fun. Come by land or by water
Bring the whole family and see what Friends is doing to Celebrate and Conserve the Petaluma River
Friends of the Petaluma River
707 763-7756
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