Author: Sonoma Magazine Staff

Upcoming Outdoor Sonoma County Events

Written by James Lanaras for The Press Democrat. Take a nature walk, join a fun run, learn to dye wool or plan your Mt. Whitney trek. These are just a few ways to enjoy the outdoors in Sonoma County this week. GUIDED NATURE WALK, FEB. 27 Glen Ellen: Take a 2- to 5-mile guided nature […]
Stephanie Holmes, left, Emmett Hanlon and Judy Holmes walk along a trail in Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, in Guerneville, on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. (Christopher Chung/ The Press Democrat)

Trail of the Week: Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve

Wintertime visitors to Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve in Guerneville are as likely to spot colorful galoshes as hiking boots as they trek along the family-friendly trails that wind among the towering redwoods within this majestic state park. Although several moderate and strenuous trails can challenge more advanced hikers within the 805-acre reserve, families with toddlers […]
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Sonoma Florists Create Drought-Friendly Arrangements

Written for the Sonoma Weddings Issue by Abigail Peterson Photographs by Emily Hagopian Styling by Abigail Peterson and Tamara Apple Shot on location at Annadel Estate Winery California’s weather challenges have proved to be a creative gift for our region’s top wedding florists. While the classic look of peonies and other water-demanding blooms never goes […]

Things to Do in Sonoma County This Week

Whether you’re in love or you’re ready to mingle, we have a whole list of fun things for you to do this weekend. Learn about the birds and the bees, and the lemurs and the giraffes at the annual Wild Jungle Love tour at Safari West. Also happening this weekend is the Cloverdale Citrus Fair, […]

“Sex Safari” in Santa Rosa for Valentine’s Day

Sick of dressing up for a two hour, $200 dinner you dread once a year? Ditch it, and take your sweetheart for a wild Sex Safari adventure. Safari West in Santa Rosa is known for giving visitors a glimpse into the African Savannah, but this tour is beyond your average safari adventure. This adult only […]

Zydeco Music Sensation in Sonoma

Close your eyes and you’d think you were in a bar on a Louisiana bayou. The dance hall is packed. The band plays zydeco, which melds French and Caribbean music styles, with accordions and washboards front and center. Dancers fill the floor, quickstepping and stomping. Beer flows, and the high-energy beat surges through everyone. But […]
Book cover for "Bright Dead Things." (Photo courtesy of Ada Limón)

Award Winning Poet Shares Sonoma Childhood Story

Ada Limón, who grew up in Sonoma and Glen Ellen, uses poetry to tell her life story, impressions, emotions and creative thoughts. Her fourth book of poems, “Bright Dead Things” (Milkweed Editions, $16), made her a finalist for the prestigious 2015 National Book Award. And while she lost to fellow Californian Robin Coste Lewis in […]
The Inn at Newport Ranch.

Inn at Newport Ranch Opens for Business in Fort Bragg

A new luxury hotel has opened on ocean bluffs about 9 miles north of Fort Bragg, brimming with eye candy for naturalists and lovers of unusual architecture and décor. It also promises solitude, with just six guest rooms and the owner’s vacation home on the 2,000-acre parcel. Located in the footprint of a long-gone lumber […]