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FREE Zucchini Races Building Workshop
About the Class
Build, decorate and create your zucchini cars for the Annual Zuchinni Races that take place at the Tuesday Farmers’s Market on August 19th! BYOZ (Bring your own zucchini) and come get crazy decorating your mobile for your zuke! Get guidance from Makers Camp specialist, Robert Van de Walle on best ways to construct your zucchini for speed. His most recent creation is an award winning collaborative work called Trashlantis, a human-powered amphibious pedal car decorated as the lost city of trash found beneath the Great Pacific Garbage Patch so Robert knows mobile construction!
Supplies we will have:
- Different wheels like recycled chair wheels, skateboard, CDs, toy cars on hand but PLEASE bring your wheels to ride. (Open for wheel donations for the workshop!Drop off at Sonoma Community Center main office or the SCC Farmer’s Market booth at Farmer’s Market on August 13)
- Recycled materials and art supplies such as Bottle caps, Barbies and Dolls, cloth, buttons, feathers, baubles, googly eyes and other treasures!
Supplies you bring:
- BYOZ! – Bring your own Zuchinni that is no wider than 10’ wide ( See rules for entry below)
- Any personal decor, stuffed animals,wheels, cars or flair you would like to work with or share!
About the Zucchini Races
August 19, 2025 – at the Tuesday Night Farmer’s Market on the Sonoma Plaza
On site registration is 5:00 – 5:45 PM Races start 6:00 PM
All entries need to be 10” wide or smaller or they will not fit on the track. Prizes are given for the fastest zucchini and ‘best in show.’
The registration form has 3 categories
- Small (10” long and under)
- Med (11”-15” long)
- Large (16” and longer
For more information, visit https://www.sonomastuesdaynightmarket.com/
Location
About your Instructor
Robert Van de Walle
Mr. van de Walle made his first mobile at age 4 using a coat hanger, paper, glue and crayons. His most recent creation is an award winning collaborative work called Trashlantis, a human-powered amphibious pedal car decorated as the lost city of trash found beneath the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. In the years between, he studied engineering and art, raised a family, studied facilitation and communication, and eventually found his own path towards environmental activism. He’s worked with youth his entire life.
Schedule
Sunday, August 17, 2025
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
This Session
August 17, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Experience Level
All Levels, Beginning, Intermediate and AdvancedAges
All ages welcome Children must be accompanied by an adult
Class FAQ
We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee (minus the payment processing and services fee), or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
All credits must be used within 1 year.
You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.
The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at [email protected] so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at [email protected] to request a late addition.
We are always looking for new instructors. You can fill out the form directly here.
