Don Landis offers his expertise and olive curing techniques to fellow olive enthusiasts in the Cline Cellars Barrel Room on Sunday. Enjoy the history of the olive in California. Learn about the growing and harvesting of olives and receive Don Landis’ recipe for “No Lye” curing. Olive tasting, wine tasting and wine discounts will be offered to all participants. [Read more →]

The annual Lighting of the Snowmen will take place at Cornerstone Sonoma on Saturday. There will be popcorn balls, cotton candy, face-painting by Popo the Clown, a kids’ holiday craft table, hot chocolate, grab-bag gifts, photo booth,six different raffles with fancy, pick-your-own prizes and the lighting of an entire platoon of lighted plastic snowmen. Free.

Saturday November 26, 2011 4 pm
Cornerstone Sonoma
23570 Arnold Drive, Sonoma

Transition Sonoma Valley is hosting a free airing of the movie HOME  next Monday Evening at the Sebastiani Theatre.

HOME is the first major film about climate change that has been made using only aerial photography. The film marks artist and activist, Yann Arthus-Betrand’s feature film directorial debut. You can see the preview here.

Monday November 7, 2011  7 pm
Sebastiani Theatre

Discovery Day at Infineon Raceway is a FREE  event designed to ignite imaginations and introduce the fun of science to children. Discovery Day at Infineon Raceway is part of the Bay Area Science Festival.
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The Sebastiani Theatre Foundation presents a Vintage Film Series with classic movies showing one Monday evening each month and one Wednesday matinee, through December, 2011. Patrons are invited to “dress in the era” for each film. Wine by the glass will be offered for sale.  Tickets are $8 (no senior discounts). Here’s the schedule: [Read more →]

Transitions Sonoma Valley is hosting a free workshop on Saturday called the “30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds”, that will show you, step-by-step, how to dramatically reduce your CO2 footprint  in just a month’s time.

The workshop is free, but registration is required.

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“The Count of Buena Vista”  is a free 20 minute long performance in front of the historic Buena Vista Winery,  running Saturdays in October at 2 pm. [Read more →]

Qualifying seniors can get a free eye exam from volunteer ophthalmologists. EyeCare America provides eye care to US citizens and legal residents through volunteer ophthalmologists at no cost to those who qualify. There are volunteer opthalmologists in Petaluma, Santa Rosa, and Sonoma. Go here to see if you qualify.

As always, there is a plethora of haunted happenings in Sonoma County, many free or cheap, some not so much.  Here is a listing of what’s available: [Read more →]

The annual Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival takes place Sept 23-25, 2011  in Sonoma. [Read more →]