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Sorry for the lack of post. We will be returning to blogging in October. Just in time for all the Autumn Events taking place in Sonoma County.

Weekend Fun for the Whole Family 7/25-7/26

Saturday, July 25

Landmark Winery Complimentary Concert Series
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Music, Horse Carriage rides,
http://www.landmarkwine.com/news.html?c=events
FREE

Garden Story Time & Family Fun
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bayer Farm 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa
Free
see calendar for more info

Border’s “space camp for kids
2 pm
"a space-age schedule of cool astronaut and spacewalk games, solar system crafts and trivia, and other out-of-this-world activities"
Borders Book Store, 2825 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa
FREE

Teen Crafts
3 pm to 4 pm
"make a cool design on their brand new colored t-shirt."
The library will provide the bleach, you provide your t-shirts. Instruction will be provided.
Rincon Valley Library
teenspace (at) sonoma.lib.ca.us.

Meet the Illustrator/ Book Signing Storytime
10:00 am
"Marley's Treasure! A do-not-miss special storytime. Come meet illustrator Jennifer Fitzgerald as she tells the tale of how Marley's life changes when he discovers a great treasure! She will read and draw with the kids!"
Barnes and Noble
700 4th Street, Santa Rosa
FREE

Family Weekend at Charles M. Schulz Museum
10:00a to 5:00p
"Enjoy hands-on activities for kids incluidng exploring the Fire Department's fire safety trailer and learning about other health and safety issues."

Sunday, July 26

Concert at Julliard Park
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Julliard Park, Santa Rosa
Music, Food and Fun
This event is kid friendly with lots of room for the kids to run around and play.
This week features The Thugz
http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/news/Pages/LiveatJulliard.aspx
FREE

Family Weekend at Charles M. Schulz Museum
2 pm
enjoy the Felix String Quartet's performance of String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 by Claude Debussy.




*Sorry about the late post.

SpongeBobs 10th Anniversary

Santa Rosa's Borders Vooks is having a free Day of Happiness Kids Party this Saturday at 2:00 pm.  

2009 is the Year of the Sponge! Bring the whole family to Borders for a special Day of Happiness celebration with stories, games, giveaways and more. SpongeBob is stuck in Bikini Bottom and can't be with us, but we'll have fun anyway!

http://www.borders.com/online/store/EventView?city=&state=&zipCode=&within=&all_stores=&selectedStoreId=10834&eventId=310577&

Weekend Fun for the Whole Family 7/17-7/19

Weekend Long Events

Shakespeare on the Green The Tempest
Preshow at 6:30; curtain at 7pm
July 17, 18, 19
Windsor Town Green
FREE!
http://www.theatergreen.com/


Friday, July 17

Bayer Farms Open Gardens
Children's Activites
2:00 pm - 6: 00 pm
Bayer Farm 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa
Free
see calendar for more info

Saturday July 18

Kids Day Parade and Festival
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Food, Arts, Crafts, Festival
Cotati
http://www.ci.cotati.ca.us/sections/events/
FREE

Petaluma Airport Classic Wings & Wheels
10 am -5pm
over 50 airplanes on display and over 60 vehicles including emergency vehicles
http://papapetaluma.org/2009/05/06/classic-wings-wheels-july-18-2009/
FREE

Landmark Winery Complimentary Concert Series
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Music, Horse Carriage rides,
http://www.landmarkwine.com/news.html?c=events
FREE

Garden Story Time & Family Fun
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bayer Farm 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa
Free
see calendar for more info

C. Donatiello Winery Concert Series
1:00pm - 4pm
Jason Damato
http://www.cdonatiello.com/visit/calendar/Live-from-the-Middle-Reach---Jason-Damato.aspx
FREE

Free Art Workshop
12 pm - 1:30 pm
Jungle Vibes, Petaluma
http://www.junglevibes.com/images/flyers/natureseye.jpg
FREE for ages 6-16

Sunday July 19

Concert at Julliard Park
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Julliard Park, Santa Rosa
Music, Food and Fun
This event is kid friendly with lots of room for the kids to run around and play.
This week features Santiago. They love the Julliard Park Concert Series so much they wrote a song about it:
http://new.us.music.yahoo.com/santiago/tracks/down-at-juilliard-park--176662425
http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/news/Pages/LiveatJulliard.aspx

First Ever Kids’ Open Mic
1:00 pm
Jungle Vibes, Petaluma
"Children ages 6-16 who want to play guitar, sing, dance, play keyboard or recite before an audience are invited to sign up"
http://www.junglevibes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=4&Itemid=10

Theater for Kids!
Tater Tot Productions presents "The Girl Who Cried Wolf"
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm
Downtown Sebastopol at the dance/art space down the hall from the Sebastopol Cookie Company at 172N. Main
$6 includes free cookie
707/331-8158 or adamsquid2003@yahoo.com

Petaluma Arts and Equestrian Festival
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
San Francisco Polo Club, Petaluma
http://www.paefestival.org/

Free Concert Julliard Park

"Extend the weekend, come and enjoy a picnic dinner on a summer Sunday evening filled with music, fun, and food. All performance are free. The 16th annual summer concert series takes place at Juilliard Park."

This free concert series takes place at Julliard Park in Santa Rosa. It is a beautiful park with lots of shade trees, a pond and plenty of open areas for play. This week's concert features The Pulsators. They describe their music "as a spicy blend of driving blues, New Orleans-funky R&B, rock."


To find out more about the park:
http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/departments/recreationandparks/parks/cityparks/neparks/Pages/julliardpark.aspx

To find out more about the concert series:
http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/news/Pages/LiveatJulliard.aspx

To find out more about the band:
http://www.pulsators.com/

Weekend Fun for the Whole Family 7/10-7/2

Weekend Long Events

Shakespeare on the Green The Tempest
Preshow at 6:30; curtain at 7pm
July 10, 11, 12
Windsor Town Green
FREE!
http://www.theatergreen.com/

Friday, July 10

Bayer Farms Open Gardens
Children's Activites
2:00 pm - 6: 00 pm
Bayer Farm 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa
Free
see calendar for more info

Children’s Dance and Movement Class
9:30 am to 10:15 am
Journey Center, Santa Rosa, CA
$10 donation
'An opportunity for children to explore music and movement in a peaceful place with Johanna Vanderbeek. "
http://www.journeycenter.org/hapKids.php


Saturday, July 11

Landmark Winery Complimentary Concert Series
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
FREE
Adam Traum Folk Music
http://www.landmarkwine.com/news.html?c=events

Garden Story Time & Family Fun
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bayer Farm 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa
Free
see calendar for more info

Art in the Garden
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
community garden located at 19990 7th Street East., sonoma
FREE
Arts Guild artists will instruct children on how to create art from recycled materials."

Kite Flying Day
2:30 p.m.
McNear Peninsula park, Petaluma
Learn stunt kite control, launch an armada of kites and stake them off in the sky.
http://www.junglevibes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61:kite&catid=4:events-newsletter&Itemid=10

Free Art Workshop
12 pm - 1:30 pm
Jungle Vibes, Petaluma
http://www.junglevibes.com/images/flyers/natureseye.jpg
FREE for ages 6-16

Free Art Project
Summer Fun Tote Bags
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
'Stop in and make your own personalized tote bag using a variety of paints and stencils from Tulip®. Ages 5-12 welcome. While supplies last. Powered by Tulip®."
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/events?storeid=2019
Michael's crafts stores

Sunday July 12

The Petaluma Art & Garden Festival
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fourth Street , Kentucky Street and A Street parking lot Historic Downtown
"The free event for the whole family offers a wide variety of garden specialties for sale as well as the work of local artists in more than 100 art and crafts booths. "

Weekend Fun for the Whole Family 7/3-7/5

Friday, July 3

Bayer Farms Open Gardens
Children's Activites
2:00 pm - 6: 00 pm
Bayer Farm 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa
Free
see calendar for more info

First Fridays on Fourth
Music, Art, Food
4:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Santa Rosa Railroad Square and Courthouse Square
Free
http://www.firstfridaysonfourth.com/


Saturday, July 4

Redwood Empire Live Steamer's Interactive Railroad Museum
train rides
12pm-4pm
Youth Community Park
Fulton Rd., Santa Rosa, CA, 95403

45th Annual Petaluma Bell Ringing Ceremony @ Historical Library & Museum
tradition started in 1964, get in line and ring the bell cookies and lemonade to follow
starts at 10:30 am
FREE
Petaluma Historical Library & Museum
20 Fourth St., Petaluma, CA
(707) 778-4398

Landmark Winery Complimentary Concert Series
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
FREE
Adam Traum Folk Music
http://www.landmarkwine.com/news.html?c=events
http://www.adamtraumguitar.com/listen.htm

North Bay Patriots July 4TH Celebration and Rally
Patriotic music, family friendly activities,
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Old Court House Square Park, Santa Rosa, CA
http://WWW.northbaypatriots.com/

Bicycle Santa Rosa
celebration of all things bike. Bike-themed contests for adults, games and activities for kids. Live music.
11:00am to 3:00pm
FREE
Juilliard Park, Santa Rosa, CA
http://www.bikesonoma.org/BSR.html

"Music in the Village Courtyard"
4th of July BBQ and celebration
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
FREE
Montgomery Village Shopping Center, Santa Rosa, CA

Lavender Festival
Annual Lavender Festival at the Petaluma Farmer's Market featuring live music and all things Lavender including Lavender Ice Cream
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
FREE
Walnut Park, Petaluma, CA

11th Annual "Concert In The Park"
3:00 pm to 5:30 pm
FREE
Eagle Park, Rohnert Park, CA
http://rohnertparkcommunityband.art.officelive.com/schedule.aspx


B.R. Cohn Winery Classic Car Exhibit
Live music, food
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
FREE
B.R. Cohn Winery, Glen Ellen, CA
http://www.brcohn.com/carclassic/index.asp
free

Zindependence Weekend at Bella
music, wine caves, food bites. All Ages
11:00 am to 4:30 pm
$10
at Bella Vineyards and Winery, Healdsburg, CA

Russian River Water Carnival/Pararde
Big Rocky Games - Cookie Walk, Horseshoe tournament, obstacle race, canoe race, watermellon eating contest, rubber duckie contest
11AM-3PM
FREE
www.russianriver.com/

Sunday, July 5

Taste of Railroad Square
District's finest foods, brews, wines and fare.
all benefiting the 6th Street Playhouse, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
12:00 am to 11:59 pm
Santa Rosa's Historic Railroad Square - The Depot, Santa Rosa, CA
http://www.tasteofrailroadsquare.org/

for a list of firework displays and celebrations:
http://sonomaforkids.blogspot.com/2009/07/fireworks-in-sonoma-county.html