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Slammin'! 'Best of' local culture (Readers' Poll Results) Best Art Gallery SMOVA LBC, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, 527-0297 Honorable Mention Quicksilver Mine Co. 154 N. Main St., Sebastopol, 829-2416 Best Ballet Company Ballet California 569 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa, 537-0140 Honorable Mention Santa Rosa Ballet 631 Coddingtown Mall, Santa Rosa, 575-9444 Best Band Kabala Honorable Mention Mom's a Hippie Best Bookstore-New First Place (tie) Copperfield's 138 N. Main St., Sebastopol, 823-2618; 210 Coddingtown Mall, Santa Rosa, 575-0550; 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma, 762-0563; 2316 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa, 578-8938 Barnes & Noble (chain) 700 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 576-7042 Honorable Mention North Light Books 550 E. Cotati Ave., Cotati, 792-4300 Best Bookstore-Used Copperfield's 176 N. Main St., Sebastopol, 829-0429; 650 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 545-5326; 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma, 782-0228 Honorable Mention Treehorn Books 625 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 525-1782 Best Bowling Alley Double Decker Lanes 300 Golf Course Drive, Rohnert Park, 585-0226 Honorable Mention Windsor Bowl 8801 Conde Lane, Windsor, 837-9889 Best Cafe Scene A'Roma Roasters 95 Fifth St. (Railroad Square), Santa Rosa, 576-7765 Honorable Mention Coffee Catz 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol, 829-6600 Best Card Room Winners Circle Card Room 3020 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa, 579-9424 Honorable Mention Kodiac Jack's 256 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma, 765-5760 Best Classical Music Series Santa Rosa Symphony LBC, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, 546-8742 Honorable Mention Redwood Arts Council-Chamber Music in Occidental Series P.O. Box 449, Occidental, 874-1124 Best Dance Company Dance Center 56 W. Sixth St., Santa Rosa, 575-8277 Honorable Mention Santa Rosa High School Dance Company 1235 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, 528-5291 Best Dive Bar Red's Recovery Room 8175 Gravenstein Hwy., Cotati Honorable Mention Moonlight Restaurant & Bar 515 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 526-2662 Best Festival Health & Harmony Festival P.O. Box 7040, Santa Rosa, 575-9355 Honorable Mention Apple Blossom 265 S. Main St., Sebastopol, 823-3032 Best Free Entertainment Wednesday Night Market 637 First St., Santa Rosa, 524-2123 Honorable Mention Downtown Summer Concerts 638 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 542-7827 Best Mindless Chatter A'Roma Roasters Honorable Mention (tie) Coffee Catz 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol, 829-6600 Squeezer's 419 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 573-8080 Best Movie Theater Sebastopol Cinemas 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol, 829-3456 Honorable Mention (tie) Raven Theater 115 North St., Healdsburg, 431-1214 Airport Cinema 8 (Chain) 409 Aviation Way, Santa Rosa, 522-0330 Best Museum SMOVA Honorable Mention Sonoma County Museum 425 Seventh St., Santa Rosa, 579-1500 Best Music Festival Russian River Blues Festival P.O. Box 21329, Oakland, 510/655-5200 Honorable Mention Russian River Jazz Festival P.O. Box 1913, Guerneville, 869-3940 Best Music Indoor Venue Phoenix Theatre 201 Washington St., Petaluma, 762-3566 Honorable Mention (tie) Inn of the Beginning 8201 Old Redwood Hwy., Cotati, 664-2394 Mystic Theatre 21 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma, 765-9211 Best Music Outdoor Venue Health & Harmony Festival Honorable Mention Russian River Jazz Festival Best Outdoor Art Event ArtTrails P.O. Box 7400, Santa Rosa, 579-ARTS Honorable Mention Health and Harmony Festival Best Performing Arts Center Luther Burbank Center 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, 527-7006 Honorable Mention Spreckels Performing Arts Center 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, 588-3434 Best Place to Dance First Place (tie) Inn of the Beginning Cantina (chain) 500 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 523-3663 Honorable Mention Rumors 120 Fifth St., Santa Rosa, 545-5483 Best Radio Personality Matthew in the Morning 101.7 The Fox, 1410 Neotomas Ave., Santa Rosa, 543-0100 Honorable Mention Bill Bowker KRSH, 3565 Standish Ave., Santa Rosa, 588-0707 Best Radio Station First Place (tie) 101.7 The Fox 1410 Neotomas Ave. Box 2158, Santa Rosa, 543-0100 KRSH 3565 Standish Ave., Santa Rosa, 588-0707 Honorable Mention KRCB 5850 LaBath Ave., Rohnert Park, 585-8522 Best Spot for Intelligent Conversation A'Roma Roasters Honorable Mention (tie) Squeezer's 419 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 573-8080 Barnes & Noble (chain) 700 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 576-7042 Best Teen Haven Phoenix Theatre 201 Washington St., Petaluma, 762-3566 Honorable Mention Sebastopol Teen Center 425 Morris St., Sebastopol, 824-1503 Best Theater Troupe Actors' Theatre LBC, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, 523-4185 Honorable Mention Santa Rosa Players 709 Davis St., Santa Rosa, 544-7827 Best Community Event Wednesday Night Market Honorable Mention First Night 606 Wilson St., Santa Rosa, 527-6448 Best Gripe Highway 101 Traffic Honorable Mention Growth and Development Best Nonprofit Face to Face 823 Second St., Santa Rosa, 539-6192, 544-1581 Honorable Mention Home Hospice 1110 N. Dutton Ave., Santa Rosa, 542-5045 Best Official Rep. Lynn Woolsey 1101 College Ave. Suite 200, Santa Rosa, 542-7182 Honorable Mention Noreen Evans 1637 Manzanita Ave., Santa Rosa, 539-7224 Best Pastime Winetasting Honorable Mention Hiking Best Smartest Political Move Urban Growth Boundaries Best Stupidest Political Move Not Widening Highway 101 Honorable Mention Golf Course Nets on Highway 12 Best Unsung Hero Tom Ribbit 1410 Neotomas Ave., Santa Rosa, 543-0100 [ Sonoma County | MetroActive Central | Archives ]