SUNDAY, OCT 17 - Bartender's Bragging Rights Bloody Mary Contest

Taste Bloody Mary's from several Sonoma County restaurants and bars as well as amateur Bloody Mary makers! Lunch will be available for tasters to buy and snack bar at Foxtail Golf Club will be open. Benefits the Education Foundation and Airborne Cheer

Place: Foxtail Golf Club Time: Public tasting starts at 10 AM!! Golf tournament tee off at 1:30  Fee: $20 for tasting, $100 includes golf, Bloody Mary Tasting and BBQ lunch!

SUNDAY, OCT 17 - SoCo Uplugged

Great music, great food, great wine and great people all in one place. come out for the inaugaral music event SoCo uplugged in the Russian River. Check out our amazing music lineup!!

Perfoming at the first SoCo unplugged will be:

• Natalia Zuckerman  www.nataliazukerman.com

• Tom Freund  www.myspace.com/tomfreundmusic

• Raining Jane www.rainingjane.com/home.rj

• Heather Combs www.myspace.com/heathercombssolo

Come get unplugged- drink amazing Russian River wines, eat great food from boon eat + drink (served up out of a bitchen converted airsteam from Thomas George Estates) and enjoy the sounds of some amazingly talented artists from NY and CA.  Bring a blanket - get comfy-  Its gonna be a great day!

Time: 2pm - 7pm Fee: $20 general addmission in advance Place: boon hotel + spa,  Guerneville


*while boon is a dog friendly hotel venue- no dogs allowed for the event .

SAT & SUN OCT 16-17 Mineral & Gem Show

Place: Sonoma County Veteran's Memorial Building
Time: 10-6pm Fee: $5 person, Kids under 12 FREE, Parking for this event is FREE. Print our coupon and SAVE $1 at www.srmgs.org (Santa Rosa Mineral and Gem Society)

SATURDAY, OCT 16 - Asti Tour de Vine

Cloverdale Rotary is hosting it's 3rd Annual Asti Tour de Vine Bicycle Tour. Several Bike Tours to choose from: 25k, 50k, 100k & 100 mile. Asti Winery in the beautiful Sonoma County countryside. Start @: Cellar No. 8 Wines. After your tour, return to Asti Winery for a bountiful luncheon, accompanied by Cellar No 8 wines.

Time: Start time: 7am Fee: Pre-registration fee is $60/adults, $35/Students/Minors 14-18 years of age. Place: Asti Winery, 26150 Asti Road, Cloverdale Phone: (707) 894-7848

SUNDAY, OCT 17 - Cruise'n Classic Car Sunday at B.R. Cohn

Bruce Cohn, proprietor of the B.R. Cohn Winery in Sonoma and himself a classic car collector, builder and aficionado is pleased to announce Cruise'n Classic Car Sundays to be held at B.R. Cohn Winery. Classic car enthusiasts are encouraged to bring their own cars to exhibit.  

Place: B.R. Cohn Winery,15000 Sonoma Hwy 12, Glen Ellen
Fee: Free Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Phone: (800) 330.4064

SUNDAY, OCT 17 - Blake Shelton at the Wells Fargo Center

With the title track of his seventh album “All About Tonight” tearing into the Top 3 on the charts, Oklahoma native Blake Shelton brings his “6 pack” to Santa Rosa for his first Sonoma County performance!

Place: Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa, CA Fee: $30 - $45 Time: 8 p.m. Phone: (707) 546.3600 Web: http://www.wellsfargocenterarts.org

SUNDAY, OCT 17 - FREE Pancake Breakfast

The Sebastopol Volunteer Firefighters cordially invite you & your family to breakfast!
Raffle Tickets available @ the Door: $5/Each or $25/6. Raffle: Hand made Fire Quilt. See Clo the Cow from 9am-11am

Place: Sebastopol Fire Station, 7425 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol Fee: Free! Time: 7am-12noon Phone: 823-8061

SATURDAY, OCT 16 - Adobe Creek Fall Festival

Costume parades for kids & canines, trick-or-treating, puppet & magic shows, art for kids, local craft vendors, a “green” Halloween costume swap & food tastings, plus animal adoptions, a blood drive & donation drive for the homeless.

Place: Adobe Creek Center, 3100 Lakeville Hwy (at McDowell) in Petaluma. Time: 12-5pm Fee: Free!

SATURDAY, OCT 16 - Oktoberfest Petaluma

Partake in beer, live music, dancing, & delicious food. A day spent at Oktoberfest will be the highlight of your Oktober.

Place: Petaluma Community Center at Lucchesi Park 320 N. McDowell Blvd Petaluma, CA 94954 Fee: $10 in advance/$12 at the door, $4 in advance Time: 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. Phone: (707) 763.9556

SATURDAY, OCT 16 - Healdsburg Crush Festival

The who's who of Sonoma County wineries and restaurants will gather under one roof for an evening of food and wine tasting in downtown Healdsburg, just one block east of the Plaza, for the Healdsburg Crush Festival, sponsored by St. John Catholic School. Raffle drawings, silent auction lots, buy-in parties and live music round out the evening’s festivities.

Place: Downtown Healdsburg, one block east of the Plaza Fee: $65 Time: 6pm - 9pm Phone: (707) 318.7997

NOW UNTIL OCT 24 - Tolay Fall Festival

Hay rides with a Park Ranger, World Record Pumpkin Seed Spitting, Native American Village, Nighttime Creatures Barn with the Creepy Crawly Critter Room, Children’s Farm Crafts, Giant Straw Maze Pyramid, Farm Animals, Nature Hikes and, of course, pumpkins! 

Place: Tolay Regional Park, 5869 Lakeville Highway, Petaluma
Fee: $3 age 13 and older, $1 age 12 or less. Parking $6. Time: Th-Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am - 5:00pm Phone: (707) 565.2041