Category: Things To Do in Sonoma

Events, art, culture and entertainment in Sonoma County

The Green Music Center has announced the lineup for its Summer 2016 Season at Weill Hall + Lawn, with an array of 22 events spanning all genres of music, several comedy shows and an outdoor movie marathon. Click through to see some of the lineup. (WILL BUCQUOY)

Green Music Center Announces Summer Line-Up

Written by Diane Peterson for the Press Democrat. The Green Music Center has announced the lineup for its Summer 2016 season at Weill Hall + Lawn, with an array of 22 events spanning all genres of music, several comedy shows and an outdoor movie marathon. Headliners range from double bill of bluesmen Boz Scaggs and […]
A group led by the Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods sets out on a therapy walk through Pomo Canyon Environmental Campground near Jenner. (Jeremy Portje / For The Press Democrat)

Trail of the Week: Pomo Canyon Trail

Written by Robert Stone for the Press Democrat. Pomo Canyon Campground sits on the alluvial flats above broad Willow Creek canyon in a beautiful redwood grove. The Pomo Canyon Trail begins at the campground and winds across the rolling coastal hills, skirting the north slope of Red Hill. The trail follows an ancient trading route […]

Earth Day and Outdoor Events Around Sonoma County

ANTHROPOCENE SHOW, APRIL 22-24 Redwood Valley: Celebrate Earth Day during the three-day Anthropocene Show at the Redwood Valley Grange, 8650 East Road. Two inspiring films about veterans becoming farmers will be shown at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday, “Ground Operations” and “Terra Firma.” Enjoy Home Grown Music 6-9 p.m. Saturday, and brings seeds and […]

Things to Do in Sonoma County This Week

Looking for something to do this weekend? We have a few ideas. Enjoy the Petaluma Butter & Egg Days Festival with a parade on Saturday and the annual Spring Antiques Faire on Sunday. Celebrate Earth Day in Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa with live music and fun activities. Or get in touch with your creative side when 100 Thousand Poets for Change present poetry and music at Gaia’s Garden. All this and more is in our list of things to do.

Things to Do This Week in Sonoma County

Written by Crissi Langwell & Dan Taylor for the Press Democrat. If you’re looking for fun, you’ve come to the right place. This weekend, head over to Sebastopol for their annual Apple Blossom Festival and Parade. You can also view the bounty of spring on several wildflower hikes at Jack London Historic State Park. And […]

Trail of the Week: Bartholomew Memorial Park Trail

Some days all you need is a little walk through the woods, with enough ups and downs to make the blood pump and enough shade to keep you cool. If it comes with a little refreshment at the end, who could complain? That’s the formula for this “only in Sonoma” hike, the 2.4-mile Bartholomew Memorial […]

Trail of the Week: Laguna de Santa Rosa Trail

Written by Diane Peterson for The Press Democrat. The Laguna de Santa Rosa Trail is a popular destination for dog lovers such as Genevieve Jago of Sebastopol, who hooked up her energetic, 8-month-old English Cocker Spaniel in the Highway 12 parking lot and embarked on a restorative walk on a warm, spring day in early […]
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Pairing Sonoma Wine with Waterfowl

The birds are back — ducks, geese, egrets, avocets, grackles, pelicans, herons, hawks and sparrows — at the wetlands at Viansa Sonoma winery, and there’s no better place from which to view them than a wood-framed outlook equipped with binoculars, telescope, bird identification guide and blankets for chilly days. Not into focusing on fowl? The […]

Things to Do This Week in Sonoma County

Written by Crissi Langwell & Dan Taylor for the Press Democrat. Don’t be a fool and stay home. There’s plenty to do this week in Sonoma County. On Saturday is the annual Occidental Fool’s Day Parade, an afternoon of mischief and good-natured mayhem. Saturday evening is the Mad Hatter’s Ball, a chance to wear your […]