Free Bocce Ball Clinic on Saturday

The Santa Rosa Bocce League will be hosting a free clinic on March 7 in Juilliard Park (map) at 2pm. Teams are forming now and games will run from mid-April to mid-June. By popular demand, kids can play in the Family Night games.

If you're not familiar with bocce, think of it as outdoor bowling. (Don't tell the die-hard players I said that.) Yes, there is a fun, physical activity in there somewhere. But, the real point is to hang out with other folks, talk, have a few drinks, roll a ball, hang out and talk some more. And the kicker is that you get to do it outside instead of inside some noisy building. Considering how beautiful the weather is around here, it's little wonder that bocce ball is so popular in Wine Country.