The Sonoma Community Center Podcast

We capture the holiday nuttiness and love by hosting a "stop by" podcast party with some of our SCC staff here at the Community Center! We share some laughs, insight and get the scoop from the programming team on 2023 classes, projects, and events! There's a surprise visit from our nosy SCC mascot puppet, Oscar, and his interview with Jill Valivanis, Visual Arts Program Director, and her guest art...

In this episode, we interview Margaret Hatcher (not Thatcher, The Iron Lady!) but the mind-blowing Costume Designer and Artist. Be it an outfit made of a thousand Christmas lights, a dress of recycled ticket stubs, larger-than-life puppets, or a wearable hat replica of our Sonoma Community Center (complete with the exact amount of windows) - Margaret takes it to the next level! Founder of our belo...

It's all about food in episode 3! First up, we interview the Sonoma Community Center Culinary Arts Director,  Elise Sahota - Gonzales. Spearheading the Community Kitchen program, Elise shares the food clubs, the partnerships, and classes taking place at the Center. She also talks about  being a 6th generation Sonoman, living in India, and her vision for a delicious future.   In the "what's for lun...

In episode two, we deep dive into the thriving world of Sonoma Ceramics and interview emerging Artist in Residence, Reniel del Rosario!  He shares his upbringing,  upcoming Gallery 212 exhibit;  MOFO ( Museum of Found Objects), "bootleg" work, and his penchant for creating fake establishments that question acquisitions, appropriation, art, and antiquity. We also got ya covered on the upcoming holi...

 First up we share the story of Scream , the Wes Craven horror movie that was filmed here in 1996, an interview with our Executive Director, Charlotte Hajer and an entertaining segment on what’s for lunch.  November update of classes, workshops and our annual Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead event.