Free and Cheap Things to do in the Sonoma County, California Wine Country

Iron Horse Vineyards is offering a complimentary tasting of their 2005 Russian Cuvée paired with property grown heirloom tomatoes, sea salt, and a study of home grown basils on Labor Day.

Labor Day, Monday September 6, 2010 from 11 am until 1 pm
Iron Horse Vineyards, 9786 Ross Station Rd., Sebastopol
(707) 887-1507

Love to draw large, colorful images and playing with words? Join in the fun as Jungle Vibes and Lalas Creamery host Kids Chalk Art & Poetry with artist and former Petaluma Poet Laureate, Geri DiGiorno, and Petaluma poets Nancy Long and Michelle Baynes.  Images of Kids Chalk Art will be submitted to the photo gallery at www.Petaluma360.com. FREE! [Read more →]

Eduardo Carrillo – Within a Cultural Context is a new art exhibit at the SRJC Art Gallery, curated by Deborah  Kirkli,  running  September  9 – September 23.

There will be a free Opening Reception on September 9, 2010  from 4–6 pm. [Read more →]

Most of my old baby things were handed down, but if your last baby was hard on your gear,and you’ve got an new one coming (or here)  Toys R Us is hosting the Great Trade-In Event again. [Read more →]

Get 60% off Restaurant.com $25 Gift Certificates, today and tomorrow. Use code MENU at checkout through 9/2/10.  As always, read the fine print carefully (some gift certificates have restrictions on when or what is covered) , but you can get some great deals, which is why this is a SOTC affiliate.

Tippi Hedren, star of Alfred Hitchcock’s film classic, “The Birds” will be appearing at The Tides Wharf in Bodega Bay Labor Day weekend. A large selection of photos will be available for autographing, or you may bring your own memorabilia. There will be an “autographing fee” . For more info, call (707) 875-2777 ext 2103. For a list of other movies filmed in Sonoma County, see our Sonoma County Movie Locations page. [Read more →]

Get 16 free MP3 downloads from Spin.com through September using this link.

It’s my son’s birthday today, and if he were home, we could cruise Sonoma County picking up an easy 10,000 calories worth of free birthday treats. Gelato at Powells. Ice cream at Cold Stone and  Baskin & Robbins. Pie at Baker’s Square.  Ice cream, a cowboy hat, and a rousing song at Cattleman’s. ( I haven’t seen him in a cowboy hat since he was 4!) The list goes on and on. To see it, click here.

There will be a free series of lectures on raptors, covering migration, species identification, natural history and falconry, starting Friday Sept 3. [Read more →]

Cloverdale’s Friday Night Live (FNL) Live Music is a summer-long, outdoor concert series in partnership with the Cloverdale Certified Farmers Market.

The featured band this Friday is Earl Thomas & the Blues Ambassadors. Earl Thomas captivates audiences with his superior showmanship and combination of blues, rock, soul and funk. Free. [Read more →]