#Petaluma’s Riverfront Art Gallery Celebrates Their 7-Year Anniversary

Supported by volunteers and donations, the The Petaluma Arts Association helps attract local artists by providing a great venue for them to share their artwork. One way is by hosting Art In The Park at Walnut Park in downtown Petaluma. In 2003 it attracted two very talented local photographers Lance Kuehne and Jerrie Jerné Morago who carted their art and booths around in vans and passenger cars to show at this event. These two artists came to know each other at Art In The Park and shared a vision of a true cooperative fine-art gallery. Five years later that vision would become a reality when they opened the Riverfront Art Gallery. It has since become a mainstay of Petaluma’s culture and downtown landscape. Frequented by locals and visitors this gallery has come to be voted “Best of the North Bay” for “Best Art Gallery in Sonoma County” by the readers of the Bohemian in 2013 (for 6 years in a row). After surviving one of the worst recessions in decades they were also our 2012 Petaluma People’s Choice Award for Best Art Gallery. The gallery now has twelve regular member artists. If you include the Juried and Invitational artists the collection can contain as many as 25 to 30 artist’s work at a time. Some of the artists are Petalumans and many are from surrounding Marin and Sonoma Counties.

Click here to learn more about the Riverfront Gallery and the people behind it.

Pomplamoose's Music Video Shot at #Petaluma's Tall Toad Music

This music video filmed in Petaluma has been viewed over 300,000 times with almost 5,000 thumbs up. Tall Toad Music and Pixel Corps are thanked by these two artists at the end of the video.

2014 9th Annual Taste of #Petaluma a Great Success

Today the streets of Petaluma were bustling with thousands of locals and visitors for the 2014 Taste of Petaluma. Almost everywhere you walked in the downtown you really did experience the best tastes of Petaluma restaurants.  What is interesting about this event is that it seems the entire town is involved. For example you can walk into a beauty supply store like Blush and you will find sliders from Palm Grill and wine from a local vineyard.  I can’t remember when I have seen so many different bands playing in every nook and cranny in town.  There were thousands of people walking the streets and enjoying the food and entertainment.  A side benefit to everyone enjoying their time was money to benefit the Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma.

Click here is a short video of this event so you can see some of the highlights.

Earthquake: No Apparent visual damage to #Petaluma Historic Buildings

Last evening we experienced a 6.1 earthquake in Sonoma/Napa Counties with the epicenter being American Canyon. We were awoken in the early AM with our home moving back and forth a few feet and Chandelier in our bedroom swinging back and forth.

We were concerned with the historic buildings downtown #Petaluma knowing they have been earthquake retrofitted in the pasts. So we drove downtown and looked over the historic buildings and fortunately there is no apparent visible outside damage to the building. We did walk through this historic Herold Building on Kentucky Street and did not see any visible structural damage to the inside of that building.

So while many were affected by this earthquake, mostly in the American Canyon and Napa area, our historic downtown seems unaffected.

Click here to some YouTube Videos of the earthquake caught on tape that were recently released that shows what people were awoken to last night.

Video: KRON 4 News #Petaluma a Culinary Destination

KRON 4 News weekend anchor Marty Gonzalez states that Petaluma has grown from a small quiet town to a culinary destination. Yelp's north bay community manager Kevin Blum runs through many of the great Petaluma restaurants and shops as well as advising the best way to dive into the city's culinary experience is to take advantage of the Taste of Petaluma.

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Video: #Petaluma’s Cerra Pampa Draws Internationally for the “The Game of Kings”

Today CBS San Francisco KPIX Channel 5 News released a video on their Where’s Roberta? segment. Reporter Roberta Gonzales takes us to Petaluma to learn about the game of poetry and motion with Polo SF.  

Click here to see more information on Cerra Pampa and the video clip.

#Petaluma Resident Rescues Rare Aquatic Chick The Size of a Cotton Ball

The Black Rail chick is seen at the International Bird Rescue, left, and in the hand of DioneRochelle when she found it, right. International Bird Rescue Isabel Luevano / Dione Rochelle.

Dione Rochelle probably had no idea what was in store for her on her walk at Shollenberger Park. In the middle of the path she found a rare aquatic shore baby chick. The baby chick is as small as a cotton ball and looks like a small puff of black fur but will grow to the size of a Sparrow.

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XLRC Race At The #Petaluma Ranch - Video Cam on RC

Video: #Petaluma’s Jonny Gomes Great Stand-up Comedy Host Potential

Video Clip MLB Network Intentional Talk

Jonny Gomes appears on MLB Network show Intentional Talk with hosts MLB broadcasters Chris Rose and 2004 World Series Champion Kevin Millar introducing Gomes as a “ratings booster”.  It’s not clear who is actually running the show or if the hosts were ready for what Gomes was going to do.  Gomes, now an Oakland Athletic, brings on a special guest Steve who is a satirical “Oakland Athletics NBA Basketball Referee”.  Gomes choreographed this hilarious interview like a pro.  Positively Petaluma sees great potential for Gomes to take over Kimmel’s job in the future.  This referee is a crack-up.  

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VIDEO IN #PETALUMA: Tyler O'Hara | Pre Indianapolis Moto GP Teaser

#Petaluma City Council Comments On Positively Petaluma

Councilman Chris Albertson comments on Positively Petaluma during August 4, 2014 City Council meeting.