West Side Stories - Mysterious
2025-10-08 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Polly Klaas Community Theater, 417 Western Avenue, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Everyone has a story and now it’s your chance to tell it. Every month there is a theme, hopefully that sparks a memory for you. You put your name in a hat (an actual hat!) and 10 people’s names are drawn at random. When your name is pulled you get 5 minutes to tell your personal true story. At the end of the evening everyone votes by text for their favorite story of the night. If that’s you, you get $50 and will join the other monthly winners in December for our GrandSlam at the Historic Mystic Theater. Sounds like fun, right?

TICKETS HERE

Tell My Story Presents - Shift: Do What Moves You Documentary Screening
2025-10-10 18:00 - 19:30
SHIFT: Do What Moves You flips the script on youth mental health by showcasing real stories of 13 teens discovering joy & resilience through their unique interests and passions. This film is more than a viewing experience; it’s an invitation to spark meaningful conversations about mental wellbeing.

Halloween Trick or Treat Trail!
2025-10-31 15:00 - 17:30
A time of Bats and Broomsticks, Blood and Bugs – and of course, Downtown Petaluma’s Safe “Trick or Treat Trail” with the downtown Merchants!
Parents – gather your little ghosts, goblins, monsters, Harry Potters, witches on broomsticks, and princesses, and join the participating downtown merchants for the Annual Trick or Treat Trail this Halloween, Friday, October 31 ~ from 3pm-5:30pm!
Download the Trick or Treat Trail Map which lists all participating locations on Kentucky St, 4th St, Western Ave, Petaluma Blvd, 2nd St, “C” St, Theater District, and the River Plaza Shopping Center. More than 80 businesses will be handing out Halloween candy to costumed children!
The Map will be available the week of the event HERE, or pick up from the Petaluma Visitors Center (hours here), or the Petaluma Museum (hours here).

PKF Annual Gala and Auction
2025-11-07 18:00 - 21:00
Tickets are limited – reserve your seat now!

Join us for an elegant evening of festivities to benefit youth safety in our community. With a silent auction featuring fine art and bespoke experience, a raise the paddle fundraising event, cocktails by Griffo Spirits and wine from the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers, and music from the Dorian Mode, it’ll be an evening to remember!

RagTag Improv: The Mullet/Twilight Zone!
2025-11-08 20:00 - 22:00
Join us 11/8/25 for a special edition of The Mullet (short in the front, long in the back): Improv games + a fully improvised episode of Twilight Zone!
Lots of laughs, plenty of surprises, and a special evening of improvised entertainment. See you there!
We are so excited to bring our engaging, interactive shows to the north bay. Grab your ticket right away to save your spot!
TICKETS HERE >>

Paws for a Cause: “Andy: A Dog’s Tale” Children's Book Release
2025-11-20 16:30 - 19:00
“Andy: A Dog’s Tale” is the story of how one puppy overcomes a series of obstacles to find his purpose in life as a Canine Companions service dog. The popularity of the film is especially appropriate in 2025 as Canine Companions celebrates 50 years of providing expertly trained service dogs, at no cost, to people with disabilities. The film was made possible by Executive Producer Jean Schulz, president of Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates and a Canine Companions board member. This beautiful children’s book based on the film will debut in November, just in time for the holidays.

Benefit Concert with New Orleans Icons Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand
2025-12-20 19:00 - 21:00
A concert to benefit Petaluma Historic Advocates and the Polly Klaas Foundation!
Tom McDermott was born in St Louis in 1957. After a master’s degree in music he moved to New Orleans in 1984. With his background in ragtime and traditional jazz he was soon one of the busiest players in town.  He’s appeared with the Dukes of Dixieland at Carnegie Hall and played with Pete Fountain, Irma Thomas and Gatemouth Brown. His 17 CDs have been reviewed in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He looks forward to playing in California for the first time in a while!
Aurora Nealand embarked on a cross country bicycle trip, during which she interviewed rural Americans and compiled their stories into a musical piece titled “American Dreams”. The trip concluded in New Orleans, where she began playing traditional jazz, much of which she had grown up listening to in California. Nealand formed The Royal Roses in 2011 for a tribute concert to Sidney Bechet at Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Along with the Royal Roses, Nealand also performs as a member of the rockabilly band Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers and solo under the name Monocle. In 2019, Nealand, under the name “Monocle”, brought her project “KindHumanKind” to the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center receiving a positive review from OffBeat magazine. She frequently performs in a duo with New Orleans pianist and singer Tom McDermott. As of 2023, her latest project is Aurora Nealand and the Reed Minders. Nealand was voted “Best Female Performer” by the 2016  Gambit. awards, and her band was named “Best Traditional Jazz Band” in the 2015 and 2017 Big Easy Awards. She was named one of Downbeat Magazine's “Rising Stars” on both soprano saxophone and clarinet in 2017, 2018, 2020.
Tom and Aurora can be found performing with many unique New Orleans collaborations in hallowed historic venues such as The Spotted Cat, Three Muses, Snug Harbor, and Buffa’s Back Room – now to include the historic Polly Klaas Community Theater making Petaluma the New Orleans of the West!
Saturday Dec 2oth in Petaluma at the historic Polly Klaas Community Theater, supporting the Polly Klaas Foundation and the Petaluma Historic Advocates. A true collaboration of music, humanity, and history!
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE! >>

Benefit Concert with New Orleans Icons Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand
2025-12-21 19:00 - 21:00
A concert to benefit Petaluma Historic Advocates and the Polly Klaas Foundation!
Tom McDermott was born in St Louis in 1957. After a master’s degree in music he moved to New Orleans in 1984. With his background in ragtime and traditional jazz he was soon one of the busiest players in town.  He’s appeared with the Dukes of Dixieland at Carnegie Hall and played with Pete Fountain, Irma Thomas and Gatemouth Brown. His 17 CDs have been reviewed in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He looks forward to playing in California for the first time in a while!
Aurora Nealand embarked on a cross country bicycle trip, during which she interviewed rural Americans and compiled their stories into a musical piece titled “American Dreams”. The trip concluded in New Orleans, where she began playing traditional jazz, much of which she had grown up listening to in California. Nealand formed The Royal Roses in 2011 for a tribute concert to Sidney Bechet at Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Along with the Royal Roses, Nealand also performs as a member of the rockabilly band Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers and solo under the name Monocle. In 2019, Nealand, under the name “Monocle”, brought her project “KindHumanKind” to the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center receiving a positive review from OffBeat magazine. She frequently performs in a duo with New Orleans pianist and singer Tom McDermott. As of 2023, her latest project is Aurora Nealand and the Reed Minders. Nealand was voted “Best Female Performer” by the 2016  Gambit. awards, and her band was named “Best Traditional Jazz Band” in the 2015 and 2017 Big Easy Awards. She was named one of Downbeat Magazine's “Rising Stars” on both soprano saxophone and clarinet in 2017, 2018, 2020.
Tom and Aurora can be found performing with many unique New Orleans collaborations in hallowed historic venues such as The Spotted Cat, Three Muses, Snug Harbor, and Buffa’s Back Room – now to include the historic Polly Klaas Community Theater making Petaluma the New Orleans of the West!
Sunday Dec 21st in Petaluma at the historic Polly Klaas Community Theater, supporting the Polly Klaas Foundation and the Petaluma Historic Advocates. A true collaboration of music, humanity, and history!
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE! >>

West Side Stories Petaluma: First Things First
2026-01-14 19:00 - 21:00
West Side Stories at PKCT!
Everyone has a story and now it’s your chance to tell it. Every month there is a theme, hopefully that sparks a memory for you. You put your name in a hat (an actual hat!) and 10 people’s names are drawn at random. When your name is pulled you get 5 minutes to tell your personal true story. At the end of the evening everyone votes by text for their favorite story of the night. If that’s you, you get $50 and will join the other monthly winners in December for our GrandSlam at the Historic Mystic Theater. Sounds like fun, right?
TICKETS HERE >>

Community Memorial Service for Kathleen Dale Mirtoni
2026-01-24 13:00 - 15:00
Community Memorial Service will be held 1/24/26, 1-3pm
Kathleen Dale Mirtoni, an educator and longtime drama teacher at Petaluma Junior High School who founded the campus theater program and touched the lives of thousands of students over more than three decades, passed away on Oct. 9, 2025, at the age of 79.
To honor her life and work, Polly Klaas Community Theater has launched the Kathleen Dale Mirtoni Memorial Children’s Fund in her honor. All donations will be used to fund children’s theatrical productions, workshops, and summer camps at Polly Klaas Community Theater.
Mirtoni began teaching at PJHS in the early 1990s and quickly became known for establishing the school’s Drama Club as a formal extracurricular program. What began as a small student activity grew under her leadership into a thriving theatrical community that staged full productions—including classics such as Little Women—at the Polly Klaas Community Theater and other community venues.
Her classroom and rehearsal spaces became safe havens for students seeking expression, confidence, and connection. Known for her infectious enthusiasm, sharp wit, and trademark “Big Italian Hugs,” Mirtoni had an extraordinary ability to see potential where others might not—and to nurture it with warmth, humor, and high expectations. She also was a fiercely loving safe harbor for the student community during the tragedy of Polly Klaas’s abduction by championing a continued production of King Arthur. Polly and her friends were a part of the production, and she kept close watch and care over her students at that time and beyond. Polly Klaas Community Theater cherishes all Mirtoni did for our community and children, and the Children’s Fund will continue her legacy.
DONATE TO THE MEMORIAL FUND HERE >>

Black History Jazz Concert presented by PBCD!
2026-02-06 18:30 - 21:00
Join us February 6th for the annual Black History Jazz Concert at PKCT!
Presented by Petaluma Blacks for Community Development and featuring the incredibly talented jazz quartet THE doRiaN MODE, this concert will surely get your February off to a good start. Hang with friends, enjoy a beverage, and come soak up the classic jazz and the sounds of history while learning all about it!
Tickets are available HERE >>

West Side Stories Petaluma: No Pain Without Gain
2026-02-11 19:00 - 21:00

Petaluma Police Department Awards Ceremony
2026-02-17 17:00 - 19:00
Petaluma Police Department Awards Ceremony at PKCT

PGWA Annual Meeting
2026-02-22 16:30 - 18:30
Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance Annual Meeting

Missoula Children's Theatre Auditions for The Jungle Book
2026-02-23 15:00 - 19:00
Missoula Children's Theatre is bringing The Jungle Book to Petaluma 2/23-2/28!
Auditions begin at 3:30pm, and all kids K-12 can try out! Visit our sign up page to register today: 2/23 Audition Signup Form >>
For more information about Missoula Children's Theatre Red Truck Tour, visit them at www.mctinc.org/red-truck-tour/

Missoula Children's Theatre Auditions for The Jungle Book
2026-02-24 15:30 - 19:30
Missoula Children's Theatre is bringing The Jungle Book to Petaluma 2/23-2/28!
Auditions begin at 3:30pm, and all kids K-12 can try out! Visit our sign up page to register today, or just come on by! 2/24 Audition Signup Form >>
For more information about Missoula Children's Theatre Red Truck Tour, visit them at www.mctinc.org/red-truck-tour/

The Jungle Book - By Missoula Children's Theater - 2/28 @ 2pm
2026-02-28 14:00 - 15:30
PKF & PKCT in association with Missoula Children’s Theater present:
THE JUNGLE BOOK
Adapted by Michael McGill
Music and Lyrics by Michael McGill
Ever been abandoned in the jungle, adopted by wolves, taught by a bear, befriended by a panther and chased by a tiger? In the Missoula Children’s Theatre musical adaptation of THE JUNGLE BOOK, Mowgli the man-cub has all these adventures and more. Join him as he escapes from the Bander-log, outwits a tiger, enlists the help of a rock-python, explores what it means to be human and learns a lesson from the brave mongoose Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Original music and rollicking humor give new life to the classic tale by Rudyard Kipling.
Three shows are scheduled: 2/27 at 7pm and 2/28 at 2pm and 5:30pm. Get your tickets now to see local kids put on an amazing performance of this classic; all auditioned, rehearsed, produced, and presented in just one week!
Celebrating over 50 years of touring, the Missoula Children’s Theatre International Tour has fostered developmental life skills in more than a million kids. Our tour reaches 65,000 children in more than 1,000 communities in all 50 states and 15+ countries each year. One of the many ways the Missoula Children’s Theatre remains vibrant is through generous donors all over the world.

Zipline Improv presents: Long & Shortz
2026-03-07 19:30 - 21:00
Half short scenes, half “movie”… All improvised!

ZipLine Improv performs a range of improvised theater around Sonoma County, from short comedic scenes to full-length “movies” — this show has both!
Joining founder Laura Wachtel (BATS Improv, 3 Women/No Script) for this show are some of the finest improvers from around the Bay Area: Rafe Chase (BATS Improv, 3 For All), Lisa Rowland (BATS Improv, Improv Playhouse of San Francisco), Regina Saisi (BATS Improv, Improv Playhouse of San Francisco) and Bill Stahl (Your Favorite Story, 5 Deadly Improvisers). Add improvising musical magician Richard Leiter into the mix and you've got quite a show!

TICKETS HERE >>

West Side Stories Petaluma: Don't Give Up Your Day Job
2026-03-11 19:00 - 21:00

West Side Stories Petaluma: Too Many Irons In The Fire
2026-04-08 19:00 - 21:00

Transition Express Presents - Be a Cool Example
2026-04-18 18:00 - 20:00
OUR FUTURE – Making Impact For A Livable Planet
Saturday, April 18, 2026 6PM – 8PM
Doors Open at 5:45 PM

Petaluma Safety & Wellbeing Series: Social Media Safety & Crisis Prevention
2026-04-23 18:00 - 19:30
Join us at 6pm for a FREE dinner from Jersey Mike's Subs, and learn more about these vital resources!
Social Media Safety director, Lyn Romstad, will be teaming up with Mario Castillo, a Community Outreach Education Coordinator with Buckelew’s 988 Suicide Prevention, for a public presentation at the Theater on April 23! This is the next of PKF’s ongoing Petaluma Community Wellbeing Series presentations in collaboration with other subject matter expert organizations to bring you a free resource to promote safety, health, and wellbeing in our community.

West Side Stories
2026-05-20 19:30 - 21:00
Everyone has a story and now it’s your chance to tell it. Every month there is a theme, hopefully that sparks a memory for you. You put your name in a hat (an actual hat!) and 10 people’s names are drawn at random. When your name is pulled you get 5 minutes to tell your personal true story. At the end of the evening everyone votes by text for their favorite story of the night. If that’s you, you get $50 and will join the other monthly winners in December for our GrandSlam at the Historic Mystic Theater. Sounds like fun, right?
Doors open at 7pm. You should purchase tickets in advance to secure your seat, so follow the link to get yours. Show time is always 7:30 pm and because we normally sell out in advance there is a “stand-by line” for any last minute tickets

SANDCASTLE DRAMA CAMP - Princess & The Pea Theme
2026-06-08 09:00 - 2026-06-12 15:00
What: Kids explore the theater-making process through games and activities that build creativity, collaboration, and confidence. Each Sandcastle Drama Camp session explores a different story theme, the campers re-write the script as an ensemble to incorporate all their *original creative ideas for story, character, and design* resulting in a completely unique final play for performance each week.

Discounts & Flexible Pricing (sliding scale) available to all. Please complete a form and we will confirm your discount code via email https://forms.gle/QixDYDky7VUUhy6b9

Who: Kids ages 6-12

Program led by Sandcastle Theater Company's professional teaching artists
Approx. 16 students per weekly session (1:8 student/staff ratio)

Where: Polly Klaas Community Theater, 417 Western Ave. Petaluma, CA
When: Monday – Friday, 9am – 3pm

June 8 – 12 — make-your-own-play! Theme: The Princess & the Pea
July 6 – 10 — make-your-own-play! Theme: Alice in Wonderland
July 27 – 31 — make-your-own-play! Puss in Boots

Final Performances: Families and invited guests join us for a staged-reading/performance at 2:30pm on last day of the session.
Daily Schedule:

9am check-in/drop-off
9:30am warm-up games
10am session activities
10:30am snack
10:45am session activities
12pm lunch
12:30pm session activities
1:30pm recess
1:45pm session activities
3pm check-out/pick-up

Notes:

Kids bring their own lunch, water bottle, snacks

Dragons and Drama: A Summer Day Camp in Petaluma by RagTag Improv
2026-06-29 09:00 - 2026-07-03 14:00

SANDCASTLE DRAMA CAMP - Alice In Wonderland Theme
2026-07-06 09:00 - 2026-07-10 15:00

SANDCASTLE DRAMA CAMP - Puss In Boots Theme
2026-07-27 09:00 - 2026-07-31 15:00
