• Dates and Times:
  Monday through Friday, June 29 - July 10, 9:00am-1:30pm with showcase performance on Friday, July 10
• Pricing:
  Tuition is $360 with a deposit of $150 required at registration

MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP 2009 - presented by Rhoten Productions - June 29-July 10

This exciting two-week workshop focuses on developing the skills that all actors and dancers need to deliver a star performance while having a hilarious and exciting time on one of Sonoma's most historic stages. Director Kate Kennedy, of Avalon Players, teams up with choreographer Amee Alioto to bring you an experience you will never forget! This is a fabulous artistic experience for campers ages 10 and up -- truly an opportunity not to be missed!! The workshop culminates in a final showcase performance on July 10 on the Sebastiani Theatre stage.

• Dates and Times:
  Monday, July 6, at 8:00 p.m.
  doors open 7:30pm
• Pricing:
  $20.00 in advance/$25.00 at the door

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LYMIE MURRAY LIVE IN CONCERT at Sebastiani Theatre on Monday, July 6

The Sebastiani Theatre presents LYMIE MURRAY LIVE IN CONCERT on Monday, July 6, at 8:00 p.m. Soul-inspired Jamaican raggae crooner Lymie Murray celebrates the release of his Sonoma-recorded CD—Ites of Meditation—with the cameras rolling throughout the show for a live concert DVD. While Murray is internationally respected for the fidelity of his roots in reggae sound, there is no missing the inspiration he draws from Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and other soul artists. Lymie Murray is backed by a stellar band: Herb Daly on bass, Johnny “Dread” Nevin on keyboards, Rusty Zinn on guitar, and Bruce Benjamin on drums.

Lymie Murray resides in Kingston, Jamaica, when not touring the US, Europe, or Japan, but this Sebastiani Theatre event could be called “Made in Sonoma.” Sonoma brothers Jack and Hap Mapel are co-producing the show. Jack produced the Ites of Meditation CD for his independent reggae label, I Dwell Records. Local Mike Abela, of Abela’s Flicks, is shooting and producing the DVD. The evening’s concert will showcase visual works by local artists, Beau Filipelo, Austen Zombres, and Nomad—and live painting by Nathan Valensky.

“This is an incredible date night opportunity; no one does lover’s rock quite like this man,” co-producer Jack Mapel says, “but Lymie’s also one of the most talented singer-songwriters in reggae music, with appeal for anyone who loves music, period. The whole family’s going to be captivated from the moment he touches the microphone.” Says co-producer Hap Mapel, “Fourth of July in Sonoma is an event not to be missed, and this performance will be the perfect cap.”

• Dates and Times:
  Monday through Friday, July 13-24, 10:00am to 4:30pm with special showcase extravanza on Saturday morming, July 25
• Pricing:
  $470 tuition for first camper, $450 each sibling. $150 deposit per camper req'd at registration

PERFORMING ARTS CAMP 2009! presented by Rhoten Productions - July 13-24

Center stage and enthusiastic applause await you at PERFORMING ARTS CAMP 2009, now in its 16th year at the historic and beautiful Sebastiani Theatre. Campers, ages 5 and up, learn the secrets of great acting, improv, Shakespeare, tap dancing and boys' tap, jazz, movement, hip-hop, magic (advanced and beginner), juggling, bolas, karaoke, puppetry, arts and crafts, costume creating, story-telling, stilt-walking, journalism, video, photography, tumbling, and more! Campers are invited to share their talents in a fabulous stage show extravaganza presented to friends on the Saturday morning following the last day of camp. Join instructors Kate, Amee, Roger, Diana, Calla, and many more!

• Dates and Times:
  Sunday evening through Friday, July 26 - August 1
  residential camp for ages 10 and up
• Pricing:
  Tuition $600 with $200 deposit & a $25 insurance fee per camper required at registration

ADVENTURES IN LEADERSHIP 2009 - RESIDENTIAL CAMP
presented by Rhoten Productions - July 26-August 1

A residential camp, ADVENTURES IN LEADERSHIP 2009 focuses on building team work, improving leadership skills, and having FUN! This camp is recommended for children ages 9 and up who are interested in new challenges, experiences, and learning more about themselves and others in a supportive and non-competitive environment.

The ADVENTURES IN LEADERSHIP 2009 camp is the "next step" for young people who have outgrown Nature Camp and are looking for new ways to improve interpersonal skills and to share some exciting adventures. This year we are sleeping over at Sugarloaf State Park. The Park will serve as our base camp while we explore the challenges of leadership training at Challenge Sonoma Ropes Course, high flying adventures in the High Trapeze, and more. In addition to ropes course adventures, camp activities also include rock climbing, swimming, archery, camping out, and surprise trips among other fun experiences.

• Dates and Times:
  NATURE CAMP 2009 - Session 2 runs Monday through Friday, June 29-July 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Session 1 runs June 15-26)
• Pricing:
  $510; siblings $490; deposit $150 deposit+$25 insurance fee/camper

NATURE CAMP 2009!
at the VanHoosear Wildflower Preserve
presented by Rhoten Productions
Session 2 - June 29-July 10

Let's go to NATURE CAMP 2009! Imagine two marvelous weeks at the beautiful VanHoosear Wildflower Preserve located across from the famous Westerbeke Ranch. Campers ages 5 to 12, will experience exciting and fun activities including hiking, creek walks, nature studies, swimming, arts and crafts, a ropes course, rock climbing, night hike, storytelling, and a family gathering followed by a camper sleepover on the last Thursday of camp. Even an exciting ferry boat ride to Angel Island is in store for Nature Campers! Two sessions are offered each summer.

• Dates and Times:
  April 7, 2009 &
  throughout the 75th Anniversary Year!
  Watch for dates and event times!

SEBASTIANI THEATRE INVITES COMMUNITY
TO HELP PLAN YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION
COMMEMORATING 75th ANNIVERSARY

Seventy-five years ago, on April 7, 1934, the Sebastiani Theatre first opened its doors to the Sonoma Valley community with a screening of the film “Fugitive Lovers,” starring Robert Montgomery. In true Sebastiani Theatre style, owner/operator Roger Rhoten, the Sebastiani Theatre staff, and the newly formed Sebastiani Theatre Foundation Board of Directors is gearing up for a plethora of fantastic events to be scheduled throughout this 75th anniversary year. For the past three-quarters of a century, the Sebastiani Theatre has brought multi-faceted quality entertainment to Sonoma Valley – everything from award-winning cinema, to film festivals, live theatre performances, music concerts and dance events of many genres, magic shows, special holiday extravaganzas, children’s performing arts camps, and so much more.