Join us the evening of Wednesday, June 28th, for an Idea Lounge conversation with Lisa Lightman and Karleen Arnink-Pate. Come for drinks and mingling at 6:30pm, and enjoy the program from 7:00-8:00pm.

ART- Lisa Lightman - "Mixing it Up: Policy Wonk and Fine Arts Painter"

LIFE - Karleen Arnink-Pate - "It All Started with the ‘Funny Papers’: Funding Quality Journalism"

The 2023 season of Idea Lounge is, once again, generously hosted by Barber Lee Spirits, 120 Washington Street, in downtown Petaluma. We convene the fourth Wednesday of each month, taking a break for the holidays in November and December.

Idea Lounge is a series of unexpected conversational pairings rooted in Petaluma. It pairs two unlikely speakers musing on unrelated topics, then invites the audience to uncover unexpected connections through questions and continued conversation. One speaker is always from the arts in some form, the other not. The events last one hour, with each speaker presenting for 20 minutes and the audience getting equal time to ferret out the connective threads between two seemingly disparate topics.

PAC members $12 | Non-members $15