· The Phoenix ·

Phoenix Open Door

The Phoenix Theater is open seven days a week, from 3pm to 7pm*, for drop-in “unstructured” use. Our building interior is large and soulful, with several rooms to accommodate a variety of activities. On a typical afternoon, you’ll find kids playing acoustic music (we’ve got two pianos and a big stage), skateboarding (across the large wooden floor and up one of four quarter-pipe ramps), doing homework in the tutoring room, or sitting in one of the overstuffed sofas: reading, talking with friends, or napping. There’s always a staff member onsite, but the atmosphere is casual. This place belongs to the kids. (*These hours may be extended during the summer vacation months.)

Phoenix School of Music more info

Free Sunday Evening Jams with Gio, every Sunday, 5-7pm

The Phoenix School of Music is focused on helping young musicians realize their own creative voice, and supplying them with the tools for expressing that voice, through music. It is our goal that through a playing/performance intensive and professionally guided musical experience, the students will become familiar with their own creative process, their musical voice, their skills as a musician, and their worth as a member of a musical group. more info

The Phoenix Tutoring Center more info

Open Monday–Thursday, 3:30pm–5:30pm
Volunteer Director Dave Murphy

The Tutoring Center is organized to help junior high and high school students improve their academic skills (especially in writing and math), meet deadlines, and successfully complete projects. It also offers writing and poetry events and workshops, and provides a quiet place with some supplies for students to work on art. Volunteer high school and SRJC student tutors are available on site to help with short or long term school projects. more info

Phoenix Teen Health Clinic more info

Drop in Visits: Thursdays 3:30–6:00 PM
Volunteer Program & Clinic Director Cheryl Negrin, FNP/PA/MSN/PHN

The mission of the Phoenix Teen Clinic is to provide education, literature, and free or low cost services for various adolescent issues, including reproductive health and sexually transmitted infections, in an environment that is relaxed and teen friendly. The Teen Clinic fosters an open dialogue on issues facing teens today and encourage teens to make conscious, more informed decisions and choices regarding their health. The Teen Clinic seeks to form community partnerships to provide a wide range of services to teens. It is the only clinic exclusively serving teens in Petaluma since the closure of the public health clinic in 1994. more info

Quarterly Free Dental Clinic

The Dental Hygiene Department at Santa Rosa Junior College has recently partnered with the Teen Clinic at the Phoenix to provide a quarterly free dental clinic. The first clinic, on November 1, 2005, saw 35 clients (in portable dental chairs at the Theater), for dental exams, teeth cleaning and referrals to dentists who will do low cost or free follow-up work.

On The Job Mentoring Program

The Phoenix Theater has run on teen power for the last 18 years. All of the jobs involving show production, sound, stage lighting, area supervision during shows, street supervision during shows, door and ticket taking, janitorial service before and after each show, are performed by teens and young adults who are being mentored by the Theater Manager. Teens are constantly being trained to fill different positions as older teens move on. This part of the Phoenix has functioned as an informal mentoring program. To find out more, see Tom Gaffey, Phoenix Theater Manager.

Other Programs

The Phoenix Center from time to time sponsors other programs, like group excursions and community service projects. We’ll announce them at the theater, to our email list and here on our website.