The Community of Rio Nido

Pegasus Theater Company presents “Norman, Is That You?”

Get your tickets now for “Norman, Is That You?”–Pegasus Theater’s comedy by Ron Clark and Sam Brobrick, with John Rowan as Director and Diz Struffles as Co-Director. Norman runs for five weekends from May 11 through June 10 at the Rio Nido Lodge.

Thinking About Spring Cleaning?

Now is the time to get organized for Spring.

Here are some ideas to get you started — “How to Go Green: Spring Cleaning tips” from TreeHugger.com.

Reduce The first step to fighting messes and keeping your home spic-and-span is getting rid of all that stuff you never use. Go through all the places where it accumulates–try closets, junk drawers, out-of-reach shelves, attics and basements, and any other place where you’re inclined to toss stuff as you say, “I’ll deal with this later”and be diligent about– separating out what you really will use someday from what you never will. Be honest: you may say you like that sweater your aunt gave you for Christmas in 2004, but if it still has the tags on it, you aren’t ever going to wear it. And be practical: do you really need that quesadilla maker? We’re not suggesting that you trim down to an uber-minimalist lifestyle, but the quickest way to cut your cleaning time is to simply have less stuff to clean.
Reuse Now you have a pile that you’re ready to get rid of–but wait: don’t just trash it. First, go through and see if any of those items could serve a purpose you haven’t thought of before: Do you have enough books to stack up and use as a side table? Can you take the frames off those ugly paintings and use them elsewhere? We know of ways to reuse everything from single mittens and broken guitar strings to holiday greeting cards and ceramic tiles–so while we aren’t suggesting you keep all this around just in case, see if any of what you have can save you from buying something else.
Donate Once you’ve taken stock of what you can use, separate out items that someone else might need. This includes dishes, kitchen gadgets, clothes, books, magazines, toys, home decor–all of these items could find a second life with someone else. If you need instant gratification, just drop it all off at your local Goodwill or Salvation Army; if you’re slightly more patient, try offering items for sale or barter on Craigslist, turning your goods over to an artist, donating through Freecycle, or seeing what you can get for that collection of comic books on eBay. Your house will be less cluttered; someone else can skip buying new; and the landfills will be that much emptier.

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Volunteers Needed for RR Rec & Park Cleanup this Saturday

Russian River Rec & Park is looking for helpers to plant, trim, water, rake, and dig on Saturday from 9am to 3pm. Show up a at the Bruno Farnochhio Park at 9am or later. Bring your landscaping and yard tools (and don’t forget your gloves and sunscreen!) Free burgers and hot dogs for volunteers. For more information, email us here.

Community Potluck Sunday, March 25 to Benefit Pegasus Theater

Join the Rio Nido Roadhouse for a Community Potluck Sunday, March 25 from 5-8pm to help support the Pegasus Theater. Due to a set of unfortunate circumstances, they’re having to cancel this month’s production “Murder for Marriage.”

Bring a potluck dish to share like your favorite appetizer, salad, side or dessert, and the Rio Nido Roadhouse will donate part of their proceeds. For more information on Pegasus theater’s financial crisis, read their website here.

Can’t make the potluck? You can donate by sending a check made out to: Pegasus Theater, P.O. Box 2814, Guerneville, CA 95446.

Pegasus Theater Looking for 2012 Tapas Submissions

Tapas New Short Play Festival is looking new 10 to 15-minute plays for the sixth annual Tapas at Pegasus Theater Company.

Please send up to two plays to the Tapas committee by May 1, 2012.

Tapas 2012 is scheduled to run five weekends, Sept. 21 through October 21 in Rio Nido. Then it will move to other venues in Sonoma County. For more information or to submit your play, click here.

Chili Cook-off and the Brothers of Siren on March 10

From 1 – 5pm the Roadhouse will be hosting a Chili Cookoff benefit for Russian River resident Brian Roberts and the American Cancer Society. Enter your chili or enjoy the food while you listen to music by the David Luning Band and Old Jaw Bone. Pick up your entry forms at the RNR or talk to Kim at 707-869-0821. The entry fee is $20.00. If you just want to taste all the chilis along with salad and cornbread, it’s $15 per person, $5 for children, and kids 3 and under free.

After the Chili Cook-off, Brothers of Siren will plays on the enclosed and heated patio, 6-10 pm.

Pegasus Theater Announces 2012 Season

Mark your calendar for the 2012 season of Rio Nido’s own Pegasus Theater. For more information on pricing or to purchase flex tickets for the season, go to pegasustheater.com.

Sylvia, by A.R. Gurney, January 20 – February 12 (Directed by Beulah Vega)
Sylvia is a story about a man (Greg) and his dog (Sylvia). When Greg brings Sylvia home, his wife Kate is less than enthused. She’s already raised her children and her children’s dogs. But what does Sylvia have to say about all this? Fortunately you can find out because Sylvia is able to express her own opinions quite clearly and at times profanely.

Marriage is Murder, by Nick Hall, March 16 – April 8 (Directed by Sylvia D. Jones)
Murder mystery writers Paul and Polly Butler are now divorced, but the opportunity to turn their literary creation into a movie has them writing together again. As they test out various plots involving a variety of lethal schemes, they find that, like murder, marriage is in the details in this funny, fast-paced play.

Norman, Is That You? by Ron Clark & Sam Brobick, May 11 – June 10 (Directed by John Rowan)
Ben’s marriage is in trouble – in fact, his wife has run off to Canada with his brother. Seeking solace, he pays an unannounced visit to his son in NYC and finds him living with another man. It then becomes Ben’s mission to try and straighten out his son. This drama with much comedy is set in the 1970s with costumes, hairstyles and fantastic, familiar music. So come out and shake your groove thing!

Panache, by Don Gordon, July 20 – August 19 (Directed by Jacquelyn Wells)
Wikipedia describes panache as a word of French origin that carries the connotation of a flamboyant manner and reckless courage. Characters Kathleen Trafalgar (wealthy, married, society woman) and Harry Baldwin (bad boy, boozer, artist, fry cook) give us a bit of both in this romantic comedy of two opposites.

Tapas: A New Short Play Festival, September 21 – October 21 (Produced by Lois Pearlman)
Tapas 2012 is the 6th installment of our annual festival of new short plays by northern California playwrights. Our committee will, once again, select an evening’s worth of short works from the dozens we receive each year. Comedy, tragedy, romance, the personal, the political, the heartfelt and the absurd.

Holiday Show TO BE ANNOUNCED

Free Peoples tonight at 6pm–Rio Nido Roadhouse

Free Peoples performs tonight at the Rio Nido Roadhouse. They’re an Americana-Rock-Jazz Hybrid. It’s music to take you on a planetary trip to Mars and back. A hip quintet to rock your socks and stir your soul.

And don’t forget to sign up for the Rio Nido Roadhouse’s almost weekly newsletter.

Give Back Tuesday at Rainbow Cattle Benefits Pegasus Theater Company’s 2012 Season

Awkward Moments--Pegasus Theater Company Photo

Unleash yourself and come join Pegasus Theater for food and fun at the Rainbow Cattle Company’s Give Back Tuesday on January 17, 2012 ~ 6-9 P.M.

Menu: Mac and cheese, German potato salad, spicy turkey and bean chili, chicken wings, green salad, double chocolate brownies and Wallie’s famous rugelach. Suggested donation is $5. The Rainbow Cattle Company is located at 16220 Main St., Guerneville, CA.

The opening show of the 2012 season is the comedy Sylvia, by A. R. Gurney. Sylvia is part lab-part poodle, knows how to speak her mind, and proves Pegasus is really going to the dogs!

Holiday Tree Collection on Thurs Jan 5th

Rio Nido tree pickup will be on Thurs Jan 5th for customers of Redwood Empire Disposal. More information can be found on their site. If you’re not a current customer, you can recycle your tree by reading the information below.