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

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Free Cone Day At Ben & Jerry’s

icecream Free Cone Day At Ben & JerrysBen & Jerry’s Free Cone Day will be March 23!  So mark your calendars and make sure to check that your local Scoop Shop is participating. It’s Ben & Jerry’s  way of saying “thank you” to you! Hey! We ALL scream for ice cream.

Ben & Jerry’s
408 1st Street East
Sonoma, CA 95476
707-996-0660

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March 18, 2010   No Comments

Free Growing Healthy Tomatoes Class

tomatoes Free Growing Healthy Tomatoes ClassLocal resident and  author Mimi Luebberman presents a program about growing tomatoes. Mimi Luebbermann is the author of almost 20 books on gardening and cooking – including Terrific Tomatoes – and is a contributor to numerous national cooking and gardening magazines. She lives on a small farm in Petaluma, California. Open to the public free of charge.

If you’re interested in veggie gardening, you might want to check out this post on Sonoma County Veggie gardening for some other local resources.

Saturday, March 20, 2010 2 pm to 3 pm
Petaluma Library

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March 18, 2010   No Comments

Beary Good Breakfast

teddys1 Beary Good BreakfastPancakes, scrambled eggs, &  sausages, orange juice, milk, coffee and tea,  prepared by the Santa Rosa Host & Montgomery Village Lion’s Clubs
Adults: $7.00 Children 10 & under: $4.00

Children 5 & under FREE

Proceeds to benefit Teddy Bear Project for Sonoma County Sheriff, Santa Rosa Fire Dept, Kases for Kids and other local charities.  Raffles every 30 minutes.  For tickets or to make  donations call 707-542-3945.

8 am to 11:30 am
Sunday March 21, 2010
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Blg.

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March 17, 2010   No Comments

Holocaust Lecture Series

The 27th annual Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series, “Repercussions of Genocide: Family, Community and Society,” runs every Tuesday through May 25 from 4-5:40 p.m. in Warren Auditorium at Sonoma State University.

 The speakers  include survivors of the Holocaust and other more recent genocides such as those of Rwanda, Bosnia, Cambodia and more. Admission is free.

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March 17, 2010   No Comments

Low cost health exams

Low-cost physical examinations and health appraisals for well adults and children are available through the Nursing Department’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program at SSU on Wednesdays from March 17 through May 19. [Read more →]

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March 17, 2010   No Comments

Tumbao at Aqus Cafe

latin jazz hugo sandoval 150x150 Tumbao at Aqus CafeTumbao (world/latin jazz), will play free at Aqus Cafe on Saturday evening. March 20, 2010 7 pm to 10 pm
Aqua Cafe
189 H St. Petaluma
707-778-6060

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March 17, 2010   No Comments

Free Drum Jam & Bellydancing

There will be a free casual drum jam running basic Middle Eastern rhythms on Saturday, March 20 from 10 am to noon (they meet every 3rd Saturday of the month, weather permitting) at Howath Park. [Read more →]

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March 16, 2010   No Comments

Story Time with Pam Brown: “Wow Cows!”

cow stories 150x150 Story Time with Pam Brown: Wow Cows!Kids can come hear cow stories and make a cow craft with Pam Brown.
Saturday, March 20, 2010 11 am
Rohnert Park/Cotati Library

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March 16, 2010   No Comments

Download a free Cheshire Cat Papercraft Pattern

cheshire cat DSCN6949 300x225 Download a free Cheshire Cat  Papercraft PatternOur friends at Madison on the Cheap found a cool art project: a free paper pattern and directions that you can download from the fan blog “Alice 2010″ to make a 3D paper Cheshire Cat. It’s not a little kid project, but kids old enough to handle an exacto knife can probably handle it.

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March 15, 2010   No Comments

Friends of the Healdsburg Library March Book Sale

booksale Friends of the Healdsburg Library March Book SaleOn March 18 – 20,  the Friends of the Healdsburg Library Book Sale will be held at  the Healdsburg Regional Library. Lots of great used paperbacks, fiction and non fiction, children’s books, CD’s, DVD’s, Books on Tape, all at great prices.  The sale opens to the general public on Friday from 1 pm-5 pm, and all day Saturday. Don’t miss the $5/bag sales on Saturday from 2 pm-4 pm. Teachers can receive a free bag of books on Saturday from 3-4 pm. For more information please visit www.sonomalibrary.org or call  707-433-3772.

Friday, March 19, 1 pm-5 pm
Saturday March 20 10 am-4 pm general public, 2-4 pm bag sale $5.00 Healdsburg Regional Library
139 Piper Street, Healdsburg

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March 15, 2010   1 Comment