This Week in Bodega Bay

Celebrate women Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Occidental Center for the Arts with dancing, poetry readings, improvisational theater, an art show and a seminar. Tickets are $10-$30. 4008 Bohemian Highway, Occidental. Information: Andrea Van Dyke, 865-2388.

Hear published authors share experiences, techniques and methods Monday at 6 p.m. in a panel discussion presented by The Redwood Writers. Everyone welcome; no reservations required. Sebastopol Library, 7140 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol. 823-7691. Free.

Join volunteers every Wednesday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. as they work to restore habitat along the Russian River. All ages; no experience necessary. Light refreshments provided. Meet at 16153 Main Street, Guerneville. More info: Victoria Wikle, 865-2474, or www.russianriverkeeper.org.

Twenty-two Salmon Creek Middle School students will perform “Alice in Wonderland” Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Harmony/Salmon Creek School Environmental Center, 1936 Bohemian Hwy., Freestone. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 children. 874-1205.

Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods will hold a seminar on the geology of the Sonoma Coast from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sonoma Coast Visitors Center, 10451 Hwy. 1, Jenner. $15 donation; reservations at 869-9177, ext. 1.

The Amelia Trio will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Occidental Center for the Arts, 4008 Bohemian Highway. Expect to hear music by Debussy, Hua Wanjun, Mozart, Yang Yong and Ravel. Tickets are $25, $10 students, at redwoodarts.org or brownpapertickets.com. 874-1122.

 

ON THE CHEAP

“Every bike and every body welcome” is the motto for the Bullfrog Pond Bicycle Cruise, a casual, all-ages ride held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday. The route takes about an hour, depending on your legs. Meet at Stumptown Cycles, 14028 Armstrong Woods Road, Guerneville. Info: Contact: Paddy Hart, 869-9665. Free.

Sunny Lowe will play swing and blues Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Bluewater Bistro’s Fireside Lounge, 21301 Heron Dr., Bodega Bay. Martini specials, free admission.

— Laurie Weed and Andrea Granahan