Community Centered, Vanessa Rognlien of Sonoma | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

Community Centered, Vanessa Rognlien of Sonoma | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

Four sure weeks after Sonoma Trash Fashion 15 (the Bohemian’s April 15 cover story, “Trash into Treasure”; see link at end), I returned to Sonoma Community Center with a question on my mind. I have long held the Sonoma Community Center to be an example-exemplar of a community venue fully realized in its potential. There aren’t enough venues—that’s damnably true.  But the equally challenging problem is that most of the venues that are, are only h…

Community Centered, Vanessa Rognlien of Sonoma

Four sure weeks after Sonoma Trash Fashion 15 (the Bohemian’s April 15 cover story, “Trash into Treasure”; see link at end), I returned to Sonoma Community Center with a question on my mind. I have long held the Sonoma Community Center to be an example-exemplar of a community venue fully realized in its potential. There aren’t enough venues—that’s damnably true.  But the equally challenging problem is that most of the venues that are, are only h…