Chili Bowl 2026 is here, and with it, the online silent auction. Bidding began today at noon and will be open through Monday at 10 AM. If you will be at the Chili Bowl in person, make sure you preregister for the auction to make browsing and bidding easier at the event.

Thanks to the generosity of our chili providers and our very zealous ceramicists, we have enough food and bowls to add a limited number of seats to the two sold-out lunches and the nearly sold-out dinner! Don’t wait to grab these tickets. We won’t add more. Would you like to volunteer? Click here.

We are entering the Year of the Horse, but more significantly, 2026 brings a “Fire Horse” Year. It is a year for rapid progress, innovation, and breaking old patterns to achieve personal growth. Our 3rd Annual Lunar New Year Community Celebration will once again take place on the back patio of the Center with performers and food vendors. We will also have kid crafts, a Chinese calligraphy demonstration, & more. It is free for everyone in the community.

Are you wanting to create a doll or a bag for the Gallery 212 exhibit in April, Barbies & Bags: Reclaimed & Reinvented Exhibit and Auction? Do you feel like you need the tools or guidance to get going? You’re in luck. Molly Spencer will be hosting a workshop in the Fiber Arts Studio. The cost of the workshop is the entry fee for submissions to the show: $25 for one entry, $40 for two (bags or dolls).

MUSE 2026, August 15, 2026 is not about a single honoree. Instead, it is a tribute to the collective spirit that has sustained and grown the Sonoma Community Center for three-quarters of a century. From its earliest days to today, the Center has thrived because of the people who believed in its mission and invested their time, talent, and passion. Our Community is the inspiration—the MUSE—that keeps the Center evolving to meet the needs of a diverse and ever-changing community.

Learn runway design with recycled materials at this free Trashion Fashion workshop. Get tools, supplies, and expert guidance to create sustainable couture. This open studio is free thanks to support from Creative Sonoma.

This free opening night reception includes a talk by the curators, light refreshments, and entertainment from duo Tim Curley and Gary Halter. The exhibit will run through February 19 in the Sonoma Community Center’s Gallery 212. Click here to learn more about the artists.

Sonoma Community Center and Dos’Bar present the work of Stefani Threet Ceramics. To celebrate the end of Stefani’s 6-week residency at the Center, join us for a sale of her work and light refreshments. No RSVP necessary.

You’re not out of time! There is still room in tomorrow’s class, and you can learn to make special treats that will make you the hit of the holiday parties. Make Mini Panettones, a Christmas classic! Learn the steps to make a Cranberry & Pistachio Braid and Pan de Jamón. Hands-on learning, eating, and the skills to recreate on your own at home.

The Winter Art Market is one of Sonoma Community Center’s most lively and talent-filled annual fundraisers and community markets! Once a year, the center is transformed into a magical winter wonderland, filled to the brim with handmade goods – many of which have been made inside the very walls of the Center.