Posts from — September 2009

A program of the Arts Council of Sonoma County, ARTrails is an annual fall tradition and Sonoma County’s largest and most visible arts event. Celebrating its 24th year and voted “Sonoma County’s Best Outdoor Art Event”, ARTrails provides a rare opportunity for the public to meet local artists in their studios and learn about their diverse creative processes and techniques. Bring a picnic and go “art-tasting”. Free. Pick up a map at local galleries libraries, the Arts Council Office, or any of at the open studios.

Two weekends, Oct 10-11 and Oct 17-18 10 am to 5 pm.

Come watch renowned Chef Martin Yan in a program entitled “Yan Can Cook at the Petaluma Library”!

Chef Yan will present an entertaining and fun cooking presentation, question and answer discussion and a meet and greet. Copies of Chef Yan’s most recent book Martin Yan’s China will be available for purchase following the program and Chef Yan will autograph copies during a book-signing. [Read more →]

Dragon’s Head Inn started out as a home haunt to give the neighborhood children some added fun on Halloween. Over the last 16 years the haunt has slowly grown and changed from the child friendly haunt, to a much larger haunted attraction fill with high tech animatronics and special effects to increase the scare factor, running Oct 2-31.

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Massage Envy in Petaluma will be having an open house tomorrow evening with free refreshments and free chair massage, plus a drawing for free massage, facials, and spa products.

Thursday, October 1, 2009  5-7 pm

Massage Envy, 247 North McDowell, Petaluma

(in the Plaza North Shopping Center (Near Trader Joes)

707-763-6274

Starbucks just launched its Starbucks VIA Ready Brew (instant coffee) at all U.S. locations. Stop by participating Starbucks locations from October 2-5 to take the VIA Taste Challenge. You’ll taste the Colombia Starbucks VIA & the fresh-brewed Pike Place Roast & be asked to guess which is which. Whether or not you can taste the difference, you’ll walk away with a coupon for a free tall brewed coffee on your next visit plus a coupon for a $1 off a VIA purchase.

Disney is partnering with the HandsOn Network for the Give a Day, Get a Disney Day Free promotion. The premise is simple: If you give your time & volunteer for a day, you’ll get voucher for a free day at Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme parks.

As always, the deal has stipulations. Here are the highlights: [Read more →]

Reminder: to celebrate National Cookie Month (October, what a month! Halloween candy and cookies, too!) , Mrs. Fields Cookies is giving away a free chocolate chip cookie  tomorrow (Oct. 1, 2009) from 11 am to 1 pm.  There is a Mrs. Fields in Santa Rosa Plaza.

The Red Rose Cafe, in the little strip mall at the corner of Piner and Coffey has an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet for $7.95 on weekdays, and a terrific brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Beer and wine, southern-style cooking, and it’s fabulous! But don’t take MY word for it – go and check it out yourself. [Read more →]

Meet the author of Don’t Just Retire and Die: A New Approach to Your Life and Work After 40.

Craig Nathanson, vocational coach and Petaluma resident, specializes in working with people over 40 to help them to discover and do what they love and make the income they need as well.

Oct 3, 2009 2 pm Guerneville Library

Oct 10, 2009 2 pm Sebastopol Library

Oct 24, 2009 2 pm Sonoma Library

Wendy’s Trick-or-Treat coupon books are back at participating locations. We don’t eat a lot of fast food, so I haven’t stopped by our local Wendy’s to find out if they’re participating, but the basics are fairly consistent: Essentially, the coupon books are valid for a couple of months starting November 1, 2009, and each one contains 6-10 coupons for free Jr. Frostys. [Read more →]