The City of Cotati's Earth Day 1998 will be held on Sun., April 19. Free lunch will be given to those who participate in either of the creek clean-ups. From 1 pm to 5 pm, local environmental organizations will be on hand in La Plaza Park to discuss their programs and offer helpful solutions for preserving the planet. Entertainment will feature performances by the Dub'alites at 1 pm, the Boogie Down Jugglers at 3 pm, and interactive cultural music by Zun Zun at 4 pm. This event is sponsored by the Cotati City Council and the Environmental Advisory Commission, Sonoma State University's Sonoma Earth Action and Associated Student Productio ns.
Admission is free.
For more information, call 792-4633. An intensive, 40-hour training program on Small Business Management is available free to Sonoma County business owners through the Redwood Empire Small Business Development Center. The training sessions will be held Saturdays, April 25 through May 23, and consist of 33 hours of classroom instruction followed by seven hours of in-depth consulting for each business. Business owners must have been in business for at least six months and have between one and nine full-time employees. For more information, contact the Redwood Empire Small Business Development Center at 524-1770.