Ongoing Events- Saturdays
-- Sonoma Saturday Farmers' Market
Market: Join us Saturday mornings and experience the best that Sonoma has to offer. Home grown produce, organic cuisine and unforgettable art. Sonoma Community Center, 276 East Napa Street, Sonoma, CA
Fee: Free Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 938.4626 - Ongoing
-- Relish Culinary School Cooking Classes
Food Education: Relish combines professional chefs and distinct venues to create unique cooking classes and other culinary events. Classes cover a wide variety of topics, from cooking basics to gourmet wine pairings, ethnic menus to cooking with children. Call or visit us online for more information. Relish Culinary School, 14 Matheson Street, Healdsburg CA
Fee: Fees vary, according to class, call for more information Time: Time varies, according to class, call for more information Phone Number: 707.431.9999 - Ongoing
-- Cooking and Wine Classes at Ramekins
Food Education: Sonoma Valley's only facility dedicated to the education of the home cook, from amateur to the aficionado. Renowned chefs, authors and culinary experts teach their styles and techniques with class participants. Located just off the Sonoma Plaza, Ramekins features all types of cooking and wine classes year 'round. Call or visit us online for class schedule. 450 West Spain Street, Sonoma
Fee: Varies Time: Varies Phone Number: 707.933.0450 - Daily through Summer 2012
-- Art Exhibit: Ordinary to Extraordinary
Exhibition: Each piece in this exhibit incorporates commonplace items in unorthodox and creative ways—changing scale, composition and perspective to make the art unique and hard to miss. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa
Fee: Free Time: normal business hours Phone Number: 707.546.7006 - December 17 - August 12, 2012
-- New Exhibit:"Leveling the Playing Field"
Exhibition: 2012 is the 40th anniversary of Title IX legislation banning sex discrimination in schools so it's a perfect time to learn about women's sports history & to celebrate Schulz's hilarious, often poignant, depiction of girls and sports in Peanuts. Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa CA
Fee: $10 Adults/$5 Youth & Seniors/Members Free Time: 11am-5pm Weekdays/10am-5pm Sat-Sun/Closed Tuesday Phone Number: 707.579.4452 - March 1 - 31
-- Prelude to Pigs & Pinot @ Hotel Healdsburg & h2hotel
Wine & Food Education: Can’t make it to our Annual Pigs & Pinot event? Stop in during the months of February and March for pork inspired meals paired with our favorite pinots or join us for the weekend and experience a complete Pigs & Pinot immersion. Dry Creek Kitchen Pigs & Pinot Menu Specials & Hotel Healdsburg and h2hotel Pigs & Pinot Inspired Packages. Call for reservations.
Fee: Varies Time: Call for information & reservations Phone Number: (707) 431.0330 - November 5 - April 2, 2012
-- New Exhibit: "Hit the Road, Snoopy"!
Exhibit: Snoopy's famous road trips will be revisited in the 56 original Peanuts strips featured in this exhibit.The full length animated feature "Snoopy Come Home"! will run concurrent with the exhibit in the museum theater. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa CA
Fee: $10 Adults/$5 Youth/Members Free Time: 11am-5pm Weekdays/10am-5pm Sat-Sun/Closed Tuesdays Phone Number: 707-579-4452 - Tour and Tasting with Greg La Follette
-- A Terroir Tour With Greg
Wine& Food Education: Guests will start their visitor experience with a tour of the cellar and hear about our vineyard practices,wine making techniques and sample straight from the barrel. Guests enjoy a private sit-down tasting featuring our current releases of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir as well as a few nibbles of local cheeses. Address and directions will be emailed to you upon reservation confirmation.
Fee: $30.00/Complimentary for Vigneron members Time: 10:30am-Noon Phone Number: 707.395.3902 x224 - January 20 - March 5, 2012
-- Exhibit: Clay and Glass @ Petaluma Arts
Exhibition: The Petaluma Arts Center will open an exhibition of sculptural and functional works in clay and glass by members of Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California, ACGA. Functional works in clay and glass will be on sale in the community gallery. Closed Tuesday & Wednesdays. 230 Lakeville Street, Petaluma
Fee: Free Time: 12pm-4pm Phone Number: 707-762-5600 - February 1 - September 30, 2012
-- New Exhibit: "It's a Fine Line"
Exhibition: "It's a Fine Line" examines Schulz's pen line and includes a display and description of his "tools of the trade". (Museum closed on Tuesdays till Memorial Day). Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
Fee: $10 Adults/$5 Youth & Seniors/Members Free Time: 11am-5pm Weekdays/10am-5pm Sat-Sun/Closed Tuesday Phone Number: 707.579.4452 - March 1 - 29
-- Keys to Print Making w/Laurie Reynolds
Instruction: In this class students will learn how to produce clean, fresh drawings in a variety of composition styles and create hand pulled leno block prints. Students will learn how to transfer an image onto a surface and transform it into a printable image. Sonoma County Museum, 425 7th St., Santa Rosa
Fee: $95, $80 for members Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Phone Number: 707-579-1500 - March 9 - 25, 2012
-- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Performing Arts: Sexual desire and repression, death and greed cast a somber mood at the occasion of Big Daddy's 65th birthday celebration and threaten to destroy a wealthy, but dysfunctional Southern family in Tennessee Williams' 1955 Pulitzer Prize winning drama. GK Hardt Theatre, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa
Fee: $15 - $32 Time: 8pm Thurs, Fri & Sat/2pm Sun Phone Number: 707-523-4185 - March 23 - April 15, 2012
-- Don Giovanni
Performing Arts: Mozart's "Don Giovanni," widely regarded as one of the greatest operas ever written, combines comedy, irony, dark dramatic undercurrents and supernatural powers. Cinnabar Performing Arts Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd North, Petaluma
Fee: $25-$35 Time: Fri-Sat 8pm/Sun 2pm/Wed April 4 7:30pm Phone Number: 707-763-8920 - March 23 - April 7, 2012
-- The Tennessee Menagerie
Performing Arts: Peek into the real life of playwright Williams and re-meet his most memorable females characters, including Blanche DuBois, Maggie the Cat and Amanda Wingfield. Gain new insight and understanding of these characters and how they continue to evoke sympathy and serve as martyrs for common women in this new theatrical piece. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 West 6th Street, Santa Rosa
Fee: $10-$25 Time: Thurs-Sat 8pm/Sat April 7 2pm/Sun 2pm Phone Number: 707-523-4185 - Every Sunday
-- Champagne Brunch Buffet at The Flamingo Resort
Dining: Enjoy Sunday Brunch with our Champagne Brunch Buffet in the Terrace Grille. Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa, 2777 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Fee: $27.95 Adults/$12.95 Children/ Kids under 5 free Time: seatings at 10:30AM or 12:00PM Phone Number: 707.523.4745 - Every Sunday
-- Sunday Jazz Brunch @ Affronti
Dining, Live Music: Enjoy our Sunday brunch menu or our Jazz brunch buffet menu with live jazz at Affronti! 235 Healdsburg Avenue, #105, Healdsburg CA 95448
Fee: $15 Buffet/$15 Bottomless Mimosa/A la Carte Available Time: 11:30am-2pm Phone Number: 707-431-1113 - Every Second Sunday
-- Wine, Music & Friends
Wine Education, Live Music: Hang out, listen to great music, sip great wine, visit with great people and watch the world go by. Wines from sparkling to port - something for everybody. Our prime location on the Healdsburg Plaza puts you right in the center of beautiful downtown Healdsburg, no better place to be on a Sunday afternoon. July 10th we are featuring B Rooster Blues Duo, a tasting room favorite! Vintage Wine Estates, 308B Center Street, Healdsburg CA
Fee: Free Time: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Phone Number: 707.921.2893 - February 7 - March 27, 2012
-- Tasting Tuesdays at Willi's Wine Bar
Wine Education: Each Tuesday afternoon we'll host a different local winemaker who will lead a tasting of three special wines paired with small bites of our international small plates. Must be 21 or older to this event. Visit us online for tickets and schedule. 4404 Old Redwood Hwy, Santa Rosa
Fee: $16 Time: 4pm-5:30pm Phone Number: 707-526-3096 - Every Tuesday
-- Gourmet Food Truck "Tasty Tuesdays"
Dining: Every Tuesday mobile food trucks roll into the Community Center serving a large variety of delicious fare. Combine that with a sampling of locally-grown produce and you have a great way to spend your lunchtime. Join your co-workers and friends for this local treat! 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, Sonoma, CA
Fee: Free Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Phone Number: 707.588.3496 - Every Wednesday & Saturday
-- Santa Rosa Original Farmer's Market
Markets: The year round farmers' market is know as the Original Santa Rosa Farmers Market. Along with fruits and vegetables from Sonoma County and other local areas, you'll find food and cooking products, fresh seafood, baked goods, cheese, honey, flowers, plants, and arts & crafts all from local farmers and artisans. Santa Rosa Veteran's Building East Parking Lot, 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa
Fee: Free Time: Wed:8:30 a.m. -12 p.m.; Sat: 8:30am-1pm Phone Number: (707) 522.8629 - Every Thursday night
-- Thursday Night Live Music
Live music: Come enjoy ocean view dining, live music, and martini specials in the Fireside Lounge at the Blue water Bistro. 21301 Heron Dr. Bodega Bay, Ca.
Fee: Free Time: 5-8pm Phone Number: 707.875.3513 - Thursday-Monday
-- Food & Wine Pairing at St. Francis Winery
Wine & Food Education: Chef Dave creates an assortment of small dishes to pair with hand-selected artisan wines. Enjoy a casual atmosphere and fine dining presentation at a communal table. Each seating is hosted by one of our friendly wine experts, creating a relaxing, fun and educational wine country experience. Reservations strongly recommended. 100 Pythian Road, Santa Rosa CA
Fee: $38/Club Members $30 Time: Fri-Sun 11am,1pm & 3pm/Mon & Thurs 11am & 2pm Phone Number: 888-675-WINE - Every Thursday
-- Sultry Salsa Nights
Recreation, Instruction: Today, salsa is everywhere, ranging from college classes to the TV spotlight of "Dancing with Stars.", so don't be left out and join our us. We offer group salsa lessons for dancers of all ages and levels. No Experience, No Partner Necessary! 7 PM Level I:Basic steps and technique. 8 PM Level II:Partner Technique and Combinations. Santa Rosa Salsa, 528 Seventh Street, Santa Rosa, CA
Fee: $50 for 4/Weeks, $15 Drop in Time: Time Varies, Please call for more information Phone Number: 707.217.2203 - Every Thursday
-- Wine Down Thursdays at D'Argenzio Winery
Live Music: Join us Thursday evenings in our weekly wine down event. D'Argenzio Winery features local musicians playing rock, folk, jazz, blues and Americana. Wine is served from six boutique wineries in Santa Rosa Vintners Square. Come discover new boutique wineries in downtown Santa Rosa, enjoy a friendly ambiance and live music. 1204 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA
Fee: Free Time: 5:30pm-9pm Phone Number: 707.280.4658 - Every Thursday
-- Celebrity Wine Experience @ Carneros Bistro
Wine Education: Celebrity Wine Tender. Join us every Thursday for a local winemaker and educator from different local wineries to taste some of their finest offerings. The Lodge at Sonoma, 1325 Broadway, Sonoma
Fee: Free Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Phone Number: 707.931.2042 - Every Friday
-- Sonoma Valley Friday Farmers' Market
Market: Sonoma Farmers Market features some of Sonoma County's freshest fruits and vegetables, along with artisan breads, cheeses, and arts and crafts. Local growers come and sell their freshly picked crops at reasonable prices. 270 First Street West (1 Block North of Sonoma Plaza)
Fee: Free Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 538.7023 - Every Friday & Saturday Night
-- Live music at The Flamingo Resort
Live Music: The Flamingo Lounge provides the ideal atmosphere to enjoy great Happy Hour. As the evening progresses, this “retro” Lounge becomes one of Sonoma County's premier nightspots, with an exciting and ever-changing lineup of music and dance, including live music Friday and Saturday nights. 2777 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Fee: Free Time: Varies, call for more information Phone Number: 707.545.8530 - Every Friday & Saturday Night
-- Live Jazz at the Hotel Healdsburg
Live Music: Come relax and enjoy a cocktail or glass of wine in the Fire Side Lounge while listening to some of the Bay Area's finest jazz musicians in duo, and trio combinations! 25 Matheson Street, Healdsburg
Fee: Free Time: 7:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 431.0330 - May 4- May26, Friday and Saturday Nights
-- Live Jazz At The Dry Creek Kitchen
Live Music: Enjoy live jazz in the fire lounge at the Dry Creek Kitchen every Friday & Saturday. Hotel Healdsburg, 25 Matheson Street, Healdsburg, CA
Fee: Cost of meal Time: 7:30p.m. - 11 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 431.0330 - Every Friday & Saturday
-- Ravenswood Wine Blending Seminar
Wine Education: Feeling daring? We have the place for the novice blender or the most seasoned wine drinker to learn the art of winemaking! Create your own melange of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Carignane, then take your masterpiece home in a 375-ml bottle to impress your friends and family! Reservations required. 18701 Gehricke Road, Sonoma, CA
Fee: $50 Time: 11 a.m. Phone Number: (707) 933.2349 - January 6 - March 30, 2012
-- Friday Night Guest Sommeliers @ Dry Creek Kitchen
Wine Education: Acclaimed Sonoma County winemakers offer diners complimentary tastes of their wine and helpful, insightful advice about what to enjoy with dinner at Dry Creek Kitchen. 317 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
Fee: Call for information Time: 6pm-9pm Phone Number: 707-431-0330 - Saturdays & Sundays
-- Art, Food, and Wine Experience at Kenwood Vineyards
Exhibition: Come taste exceptional Cabernet Sauvignons while learning and viewing the renowned “Artist Series Collection”. Gourmet appetizers will be paired to bring out the best characteristics of the wine. Please call for reservations or book online. 9592 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood
Fee: $30/$25 Wine Club Members Time: 2pm Phone Number: 707.282.4228 - Every Saturday
-- Public Tastings @ MacRostie Winery
Wine Education: MacRostie Winery and Vineyards are opening its Sonoma winemaking facility every Saturday for walk-in tastings. 21481 8th Street East, Sonoma
Fee: $10 (waived with wine purchase) Time: 11am-4pm/M-F or By Appt Phone Number: 707.996.4480 - Every 2nd Saturday of the month
-- BBQ Smokehouse Smokin' 2nd Saturday
Food & Wine Education: Sonoma County chef Larry Vito promises Bay Area gourmands an extravagant slow-smoked barbeque and local wine pairing adventure every second Saturday. Cooked up by a chef with culinary credentials that stretch from M.F.K. Fisher to the the Kansas City BBQ Association, Smokin' 2nd Saturdays promises BBQ to write home about! 6811 Laguna Park Way, downtown Sebastopol
Fee: Varies Time: Carving at noon. Serving noon until 8:30 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 575.3277 ext. 2 - TBA
-- Sonoma County Bluegrass & Folk Festival
Festival, Live Music: Annual festival features seven bands, workshops, jamming and more! Some of the best in local Bluegrass & Folk music. Bring your instruments! Children 12 and under free with paying adult. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris Street, Sebastopol CA
Fee: $28 Advance/$33 At the Door Time: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 829.8012 - TBA
-- Artisan Cheese Festival
Festival, Food Education: California's Artisan Cheese Festival returns with talented cheesemakers, scrumptious cheeses, chef demonstrations and pairings, expert panel discussions and more. Stay tuned to find out about all the events and happenings for this highly anticipated weekend of cheese, chefs, wine, beer & more! 745 Baywood Drive, Petaluma
Fee: $45-$150 Time: 9:00 AM Phone Number: 707-523-3728 - TBA
-- Wine Road Barrel Tasting
Wine Education: Members of Wine Road Northern Sonoma County, would like to welcome you to our wineries for an exciting weekend of wine tasting. This is your chance to sample wines from the barrel, talk to winemakers, purchase futures and explore the beautiful Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys. No one under 21 years of age.
Fee: $30 Advance/$40 At the Door/Designated Drivers Free Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Phone Number: 800-723-6336 - TBA
-- Spring Home & Garden Show / Boat, RV & Sport Show
Festival, Exhibition: Over 500 exhibits in seven buildings and acres of outdoor space filled with every product and service to turn your home and garden into a showplace. Plus select that perfect boat or RV for great family fun this year. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa
Fee: Adults $7/Ages 12 & under Free/Seniors $4 Fri. only Time: Fri 12pm-7pm/Sat 10am-7pm/Sun 10am-6pm Phone Number: 800-655-0655 - TBA
-- Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
Performing Arts: Independent documentary films and filmmakers are coming to Sonoma County for the Annual Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. The Sebastopol Center for the Arts presents the festival, which brings 58 films from 21 countries to seven Sebastopol venues.
Fee: $10-$20 per film Time: Varies Phone Number: (707) 829.4797 - TBA
-- Wine Road Barrel Tasting
Wine Education: Members of Wine Road Northern Sonoma County, would like to welcome you to our wineries for an exciting weekend of wine tasting. This is your chance to sample wines from the barrel, talk to winemakers, purchase futures and explore the beautiful Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys. No one under 21 years of age.
Fee: $30 Advance/$40 At the Door/Designated Drivers Free Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Phone Number: 800-723-6336 - TBA
-- Annual Savor Sonoma Valley
Celebration, Wine Education: Taste hand-selected reserve wines and 2011 vintage wines straight from the barrels while tasting culinary creations prepared by local Sonoma Valley chefs. Meet winemakers and winery owners, mingle with wine lovers behind-the-scenes, peruse art from local artists and listen to live music.
Fee: $65 Weekend Pass/$50 Sunday Only Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phone Number: 866-794-9463 - TBA
-- Pigs and Pinot
Celebration, Food & Wine Education: The celebratory weekend offers a series of intimate dining and educational events hosted by Chef Palmer. A cast of Master Sommeliers and international celebrity chefs will showcase some of the world's greatest Pinots with perfect pork pairings. Proceeds from this event will benefit Share Our Strength. Hotel Headsburg, 25 Matheson Street, Healdsburg CA
Fee: Varies by event Time: Varies by event Phone Number: 800-889-7188 - TBA
-- Symphony of Food, Wine and Art
Benefit: Symphony of Food, Wine and Art, presented by the Santa Rosa Symphony League. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. Benefits Santa Rosa Symphony's music education programs for Sonoma County children.
Fee: $35 in advance, $40 at the door Time: 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Phone Number: (707) 546.8742
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