Clubs

Adobe Squares

The Adobe Squares square dance club meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Petaluma Woman?s Club, 518 B St. The public is invited to watch. Experienced square dancers are welcome to take part.

Saturday night hoe-downs are held four times a year. Call 762-6922 or 763-4284 for details.

Community Garden CAPS

This Collaborative Action Planning Session group is sponsored by the Healthy Community Consortium and promotes development of community gardens around the city.

Call John Kinsella, 776-4665, to find out how to get involved.

Dianetics Club

The Dianetics Club of Peta-luma meets Monday nights for a potluck and instructional meeting on how to use Dian-etics and self-analysis to handle stress, anxiety and depression.

The potluck begins at 6:30 p.m. with instruction and practical application at 7 p.m. For details, contact Claudia O?Flynn at 765-9633.

FOPAS

Friends of the Petaluma Animal Shelter meets Thurs-day, Oct. 25 in the conference room at the Petaluma Animal Shelter, 840 Hopper St.

This non-profit supports the city?s animal welfare through fund-raising, education and community involvement. It meets the fourth Thursday of each month, excluding holidays.

For details, call 778-4396.

Hadassah

Haddasah holds a paid-up membership brunch at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25.

The group holds regular meetings the fourth Thursday of each month at B?nai Israel Jewish Center, 740 Western Ave.

For information on the org-anization, visit www.hadassah.org. For details, contact Lil Krulevitch at 762-4442 or Ann Weinstock at 762-7560.

International Order of Rainbow for Girls

International Order of Rain-bow for Girls meet the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Mason-ic Center, 9 Western Ave.

This youth group for girls 11-20 is sponsored by Masonic orders. Girls learn leadership, public speaking, organization, teamwork and charitable service.

For information, contact Lynn Taylor at 765-0650.

Pacific Empire Chorus

The local chorus of Sweet Adelines International welcomes singers to join rehearsals each Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., at the Petaluma Veterans Memorial Building, 1094 Petaluma Blvd. South.

Call (877) 772-0087 for details or go to www.pacificempire.org.

Petaluma Chorale

The Petaluma Chorale meets from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays at Petaluma High School, 201 Fair St.

For details, contact Laila Schoenlein at 762-7170.

Community Band

The Petaluma Community Band encourages newcomers with prior band experience to join. The band is organized as a class of the Petaluma Adult School, and rehearses Monday nights at Casa Grande High School. For more information, call director Jim Reynolds at 769-9521 and visit the Web site at petalumacommunityband.org.

Petaluma Mothers Club

The Petaluma Mothers Club club offers friendship and sup-port to expectant mothers and families with young children.

The club?s special events and social gatherings are open to the public and held at different locations throughout the year.

For details about the club or upcoming meetings and events, call 778-6494 or visit www.petalumamothersclub.org.

Petaluma Mothers of Preschoolers

Petaluma Petaluma Mothers of Preschoolers meets from 9:20 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2 at Petaluma Valley Baptist Church, 580 Sonoma Mountain Parkway.

MOPS strives to provide a nurturing environment for women facing the specific challenges of pregnancy and parenting children from infancy through age 6. Meetings feature a guest speaker, activities, fellowship with other moms and refreshments.

For information, contact Audrey at 769-3054 or 763-2277.

PETaluma Pet Pals

PETaluma Pet Pals is a non-profit group that funds discount spaying and neutering, provides veterinary care, offers assistance in trapping feral cats, provides education about pet overpopulation and helps dogs and cats in need.

Meetings are held alternate months.

All interested persons are welcome. Call 769-2199.

Petaluma Quilt Guild

The Petaluma Quilt Guild meets the first Tuesday of

each month at 7 p.m. in Room A at the Veterans Memorial Building, 1094 Petaluma Blvd. South.

Guests are welcome.

Call 763-0283 for information.

Petaluma Sea Scouts

The Petaluma Sea Scouts meets from 7 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday.

This group, for young adults ages 14 and up, teaches hands-on maritime skills and leadership.

For details, call 762-0520.

Petaluma Wheelmen

The Petaluma Wheelmen Cycling Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Cafe Bella, 3120 Lakeville Highway.

Food and beverages may be purchased beginning at 6 p.m. A guest speaker is featured at each meeting to address a cycling-related topic.

All those interested in any aspect of cycling are welcome to attend.

For information, contact Jim Janakes at 778-7796 or visit www.petalumawheelmen.org.

Redwood Empire Porcelain Artists

The group meets at 11:15 a.m. at Bank of the West, 20 Petaluma Blvd. South.

Meetings are held the first Saturday of each month and are open to the public.

Sonoma County Railroad Society

The Sonoma County Railroad Society meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month at HobbyTown USA, 171 N. McDowell Blvd. next to Trader Joe?s in the Petaluma Plaza shopping center.

The public is welcome.

Call 762-2176 for information.

Spirituality Book Club

The Spirituality Book Club meets from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 24 at Aqus Caf? 189 H St.

This month the club is reading and discussing ?Muhammed: A Prophet for Our Time,? by Karen Armstrong.

Anyone who has read the book is welcome to attend. The group meets the fourth Wednesday of each month.

For more information, contact Steve Tubbs at steve@kresky.com or Ruah Bull at 762-3404.

Spiritual Health

This interfaith discussion and activism group is open to anyone, of any faith or no specific belief, interested in addressing the spiritual health of the community and talking about the nature of spirituality as it impacts our lives. The group meets at 9 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Hospice of Petaluma, 416 Payran St.

This group is sponsored by the Healthy Community Consortium (HC2).

Toastmasters

Toastmasters of Petaluma meets at 7:15 p.m. at the Community Center, 320 N. McDowell Blvd.

The public is welcome to enhance their leadership skills and learn to speak with confidence in a friendly and professional environment. The group meets the first and third Thursdays of each month.

For details, call Frank Jamieson (415) 884-9902.

Wings of Glory

Wings of Glory community choir meets Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Elim Lutheran Church, 504 Baker St.

Anyone with a desire to sing Black gospel is welcome to join this interfaith and interracial group. No audition or ability to read music is necessary.

For details, call director Patty Graham at 763-4196.