Some of our wild turkeys

Coming Events nearby

•We are just minutes from Bodega Bay where you can pick up freshly caught fish and barbque it here or eat it there!
•A beautiful drive through Valley Ford to nearby Marshall, and you can pick the oysters from the bed, bring them back and barbque or eat them fresh!

THE grapes are ripening. Come see, smell and taste what's happening at the MANY nearby vineyards.

You are always invited to Visit artist studios-call for appointment or visit during open studios:

Sculpture Jam 2008 - Sebastopol Plaza
October 3 (set up - 10-4 pm
October 4 & 5 10 to 4 pm
Closing ceremony 3 pm

Art Trails/Open Studios
Oct 11 & 12 and 18 & 19.
Art at the Source (West County)

Things to Do

Farmer's Markets Everywhere. Click to see the schedule

Visit Quicksilver fine art gallery
Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Visit Paradise Ridge Winery Sculpture Garden. The best in Sonoma County
Di Rosa Preserve art collection
Canoe or kayak on the Russian River

Jazz at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts

EVENTS:
August Events:

The Northern Hemisphere is about to experience the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. The Earth enters the Perseid meteor stream in late July, when a night-sky observer can expect to see about five meteors an hour. Right now (08/08/08), it's possible to see about 15 meteors per hour. By August 12, the peak of the shower, there will be more than 60 meteors an hour. If you can get to a reasonably dark location, it will be a spectacular show. NASA says:

"Serious meteor hunters will begin their watch early, on Monday evening, August 11th, around 9PM when Perseus first rises in the northeast. This is the time to look for Perseid Earthgrazers--meteors that approach from the horizon and skim the atmosphere overhead like a stone skipping across the surface of a pond."

You can do that here!

Rodney Strong Winery Summer Concert Series: Through Sept.

Aug 7, 5-8 pm Windsor Summer Nights on the Green - Charlie Musselwhite (Blues)
free, bring a blanket food available, also farmer's market.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts:
Beach Boys . Aug 2,
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Aug 3,
Donna Summer Aug 17,
Melissa Etheridge  Aug. 20,
Steely Dan  Aug 26 & 27

Gravenstein Apple Fair Aug. 9 & 10
Ragle Ranch Park, Sebastopol. Two music stages, children's corner, farm animal exhibits, life on the Farm, arts and crafts, apple pie eating contest, apple pie baking contest, Chef demonstrations, beer and wine tasting. Fee $10. Children 6-12 free. Seniors -$8.

Petaluma Waterfront Jazz Festival 
Aug. 9
Jazz and blues artists in the Theater Square District of downtown Petaluma with wine tasting set along the scenic waterfront of the Petaluma River. This year's festival will feature these talented artists: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Sheila E, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, The Peter Welker All Stars and more!

Aug Sat. 23, 10-6 & Sun. Aug 24, 10-5
Bodega Seafood Art & Wine FestivalWine and Microbrew tasting, 3 stages (Tommy Castro, Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's, Stumpy Jones, Zydeco Flames, Poor Man's Whiskey, Joe Craven, Malcolm Watson, L Cura. Scotty & Trink California Puppets) Large Dance Floor, 3 stages, Watts Ranch, Bodega (less than 10 mins. from here).
Benefit for volunteer fire departments.
$12. adult, $10. Senior, $8. 12-16 yrs FREE, under 12 yrs.

Art in the Redwoods Festival
Aug 14 -17- Gualala
a full array of entertainment in addition to the extensive display of art and crafts. Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Gualala Road, Gualala, CA 10 am - 5 pm 707 884-1138

August 15 - 17 -- 13th Annual Grape to Glass Weekend
Wine Education: Join our family of Russian River Valley grapegrowers, winemakers, chefs and innkeepers for the 13th Annual Grape to Glass Weekend. 77 521-2534

Aug 15 - 31 Sebastopol Shakespeare Festival - Taming of the Shrew
707 823-0177 Outside in Ives Park.

Aug. 16 Old Grove Festival open 5pm start 7pm $25. preferred: $40. 707 869-9403 Junius Courtney Big Band lifts off in live performance to delirious realms of swing. A benefit for Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods. Armstrong Redwoods State Park, Guerneville

For a list of more events to go this link:
Sonoma.com

September

Aug. 30 - Sept.1 & Sept. 6-7 10am - 5pm
Studio Discovery Tour This free, self-guided tour along the coast,from Stewarts Point north through the architectural award-winning Sea Ranch. Artists you meet share their unique vision and studio works. To receive a free full-color catalog call: 707-884-1138.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Margaret Cho  Sept. 13 comedian.
Lewis Black - Let Them Eat Cake Sept. 18
Stand up comedian.
Black Crowes Sept. 21
American Ballet Theatre  Sept 23
SF Comedy Competition  Sept 26,
Dennis Miller Sept. 27 Saturday Night Live
  comedian.

Sept. 6 & 7
Jazz on the River  formerly Russian River Jazz Festival Johnson's Beach Guerneville. Sat: KEM, Wayman Tisdale, Bobby Caldwell, Mindi Abair...more.
Sun: George Duke, Guitars & Saxes 2008: Gerald Albright, Peter White, Jeff Lorber & Jeff Golub, Earl Klugh...more. $45. day, $80. weekend, Under 10 Free.
949 360-7800

Sept. 6 - Sebastopol Cajun/Zydeco Festival Music, huge dance floor, Cajun food. 10:30 am - 7 pm $12. advance 707 823-1991 Sebastopol Community Center.

Sept 13-14 Spotlight on Zinfandel
Celebration, Wine Education: Join us for our 5th Annual Spotlight on Zin! Taste and explore one of California's most notorious wines - Zinfandel - while mingling with fellow wine lovers and sampling dozens of Zinfandels!
Fee: $20Time: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Phone Number: (866) 794.9463

For further events, see Sonoma.Com Upcoming Events.

Food and wine events, jazz, music, dance, tours, cooking, wine education, flower walks, lectures, symphony, movies....
Or visit the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Calendar