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Hollywood in Petaluma: Emperor Norton II on the Red Carpet

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In which His Majesty gets ready for the red carpet walk.

All of Petaluma is agog with news of the new movie premiere. Forget Spielberg and Scorsese. On Sunday night you can see H.R. Downs and Paul Francis [the Michael Moore’s of Petaluma minus a few pounds] at the premiere of their big-box documentary in the theatre [note the cool European spelling] district at Boulevard Cinema [go ahead and park in the Basin Street garage, just be careful and walk with a friend].

His Majesty on the red carpet…

All the gliteratti of Petaluma will be there, walking the red carpet [ok, the concrete sidewalk. But you can see the brass plaques of the young girls who were instrumental in getting the cinema built.]. His Majesty will pull up in the royal limo about 6:30 PM [no, your Majesty. You’ll be walking the five blocks to the theater] We’re not sure Brad and Angelina will be on time. And we hear that Newman and Redford have scheduling conflicts. But His Majesty will be there to hobnob with the Petaluma celebs. We hope to get H.R’s and Paul’s autograph.

Be there or be square…

For five bucks and the price of popcorn you can’t beat it. So if you are interested in what the big-box invasion is going to do to Petaluma in the next ten years, Boulevard Cinema at 7PM Sunday September 30 is the place to be.

September 30, 2007

7:00 pm

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8:00 pm

The Petaluma Neighborhood Association ( http://keeppetalumaeggcentric.com/ )is excited to announce the premiere of a documentary film
by H.R. Downs and Paul Francis! LWC coordinator Ben Boyce is one of the contributors. Now on the big screen.

Boulevard Cinema (Petaluma Blvd. @ C St.)
Ticket price $5 This viewing is open to the public so please invite your friends and neighbors!

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Should Petaluma Think Outside the Box?

October 2, 2007
6:30 pmto8:30 pm

Doing the Math on Proposed Big Box Retail

A Community Forum

Tuesday, October 2nd, 6:30-8:30 pm
Petaluma Public Library
100 Fairgrounds Dr.

Panelists:

Sarah Muller, Associate Policy Director, Working Partnerhsips, USA, San Jose

Ken Jacobs, Labor Specialist and Chair, UC Berkeley Center for Labor
Resarch and Education

Vicki Pozzebon, Executive Director, Santa Fe Alliance

Patty Norman, Children’s Specialist at Copperfield’s Books Petaluma.

Moderator, Eileen Morris, Co-Chair, Living Wage Coalition

The forum is free and wheelchair accessible.

Sponsored by the Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County and New
Economy, Working Solutions (NEWS).

For more information call 707-545-7349 x220 or ben.boyce@sbcglobal.net
and see: http://www.livingwagesonoma.org

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Invasion of the Big Box Chains!

September 30, 2007
7:00 pmto8:00 pm

The Petaluma Neighborhood Association is excited to announce the premiere of a documentary film
by H.R. Downs and Paul Francis! LWC coordinator Ben Boyce is one of the contributors. Now on the big screen.

Boulevard Cinema (Petaluma Blvd. @ C St.)
Ticket price $5 This viewing is open to the public so please invite your friends and neighbors!

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