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October in Sonoma County
Published by Sandra Ormerod
Greetings! Welcome to Fall. A season of change. The beautiful fall colors, crisp cool mornings and evenings and harvest activities are a reminder that change can be beautiful. If during this season your change includes buyer or selling, please know that I’m here to assist in making your journey as rewarding as possible.
May your October be filled with abundance. Enjoy the many October activities.
Love where you live!
Sandra
October 1, Pizza + Pinot
Join us for a perfect Wine Country evening, every Tuesday at The General’s Daughter in downtown Sonoma, just steps from the historical square.
Dine indoors or outside under the stars, and gather your friends + family,
this is a perfect excuse to get together for some great food + wine!
Want something stronger than wine? We have a full bar too,
it’s open every Pizza + Pinot for your enjoyment!
October 2, West Side Stories Petaluma
Sonoma Port Works, Petaluma, CA - Visit the Website
1st Wednesday of every month we gather at Sonoma Portworks to tell some true personal stories. If you want to tell a story, just toss your name in the hat. 10 tellers max. get chosen to tell their tale. They tell a 5 Minute-True Story based on that evening's theme.
At the end of the evening, one teller is chosen as the audience favorite and is invited into the GrandSlam in December
@ The Mystic Theatre in downtown Petaluma.
It’s that simple, really.
October 3, Swinging in the Shadows: San Francisco's Wild History Groove Film Screening
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma - Visit the Website
Join us after the Sonoma ArtWalk for the acclaimed documentary film about the untold story of the California Beat Era—"when Bohemia was still alive"—as told by its poets and artists, including Bernice Bing. Director Mary Kerr will be in attendance and lead a special Q & A with the audience.
October 4-5, Harvest Festival
Sonoma Fair Grounds, Santa Rosa, CA - Visit the Website
In 2019, the Harvest Fair will mark its 45th year of showcasing Sonoma County’s grand harvest. Over 100 wineries are featured at the Grand Tasting Pavilion where guests can savor innovative cuisine from the Professional Food Competition, award-winning wines, and more. Everyone is invited to participate in the World Championship Grape Stomp.
October 5, Rob Schneider
Sally Tomatoes, Rohnert Park, CA - Visit the Website
You've seen him on Saturday Night Live and in some of the funniest movies of all time. Now see him LIVE in your own backyard. It's ROB SCHNEIDER!
October 6, 19th Annual Blessing of the Animals at St. Francis Winery
St Francis Winery & Vineyards, Santa Rosa, CA - Visit the Website
October 5-7, Santa Rosa Symphony: Unmasking the Stars
Green Music Center, Rohnert Park, CA - Visit the Website
Anna Clyne’s charming Masquerade evokes the elegantly costumed promenades of 18th century Europe. Beloved Bay Area pianist Garrick Ohlsson returns with Beethoven’s mesmerizing Fourth Piano Concerto, a work that begins with understated sweetness and gentle lyricism and builds to an exultant climax. Matt Browne’s How the Solar System Was Won, a rousing homage to the film 2001: A Space Odessey, is paired with Strauss’ epic tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra, which formed the bold soundtrack for Stanley Kubrick’s cinematic masterpiece.
October 8, Experience Hendrix
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA - Visit the Website
This special event performance represents an ongoing tribute to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix. The tour brings together a diverse group of musical greats paying homage to the abiding genius of Jimi Hendrix.
It’s the fusion of classic Jimi Hendrix music combined with the unique pairing of musical greats that makes the Experience Hendrix Tour such an uncommon musical treat, all in tribute to the musical legacy of the world’s greatest guitarist—Jimi Hendrix.
October 9, The Good Doctor
Newman Auditorium Emeritus, SRJC Santa Rosa Campus, CA - Visit the Website
Two giants of theatre history—the legendary comic genius, Neil Simon, and the game-changing Russian writer, Anton Chekhov—converge and the result is deliciously human. A young writer who is struggling with writer's block shares his frustration through a series of funny, exasperating, poignant, and thoroughly charming stories. As the playwright says, "I can't think of a humorous situation that does not involve some pain.”
By Neil Simon, adapted from Anton Chekhov
October 10, Jazz Day
Green Music Center, Rohnert Park, CA - Visit the Website
We are kicking off Jazz Week! Sonoma State University’s annual Fall semester event, offers workshops, clinics, guest artists and concert performances by selected high school jazz ensembles. Our dedicated jazz faculty evaluates and works to elevate high school students’ jazz and improvisation skills. Only select high school jazz ensembles are invited to participate.
This all-day event is free of charge
October 11, T.G.I.F.C. Wine and Pizza Fridays at Ferrari-Carano
Ferrari-Carano, Healdsburg, CA - Visit the Website
Visit Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery for wine and wood-fired pizza! Fridays from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. through October, weather permitting. Includes a 10″ wood-fired pizza—four cheese, meat, or veggie—and a glass of Pinot Grigio, Dry Sangiovese Rosé, or Siena.
Additional wines by the glass or bottle available.
No reservations are necessary!
October 12, Native Plant Sale & Laguna Foundation Open House
Laguna Environmental Center, Santa Rosa, CA - Visit the Website
Enjoy warm fall colors while learning about California native plants and shopping for new additions to your garden. California natives are optimal for saving water, attracting pollinators, creating habitat for wildlife, and adding a beautiful local touch to your landscape. The plants for sale are tended with love and care all year round by dedicated CNPS Milo Baker volunteers.
Explore the grounds, visit the native plant garden, and stop by Heron Hall for educational activities and displays. It's also a chance to see the latest Heron Hall exhibit “A Watershed Event” by artist James R. Reynolds.
October 13, Sturgeon's Mill Historic Steam Sawmill Demonstration Run
Sturgeon's Mill, Sebastopol, CA - Visit the Website
At Sturgeon’s Mill, you can bask in the rich resonance of more than 100 years of California history. Imagine the mighty redwoods that passed through this once-bustling facility, creating the timber that built a great state. Close your eyes, and you can almost hear the voices of the workmen as they labored and laughed together.
Members of the restoration project will activate and run the mill to demonstrate its workings. There will be tours given by Docents who will give you a history of the mill and answer questions. It is a wonderful opportunity to experience the mill as it was in its hey-day.
If you take pictures, the best time to record the steam engines is in the morning when the temperature is lowest to show off the steam.
October 15, Night with Janis Joplin
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA - Visit the Website
Like a comet that burned too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of rock & roll. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts invites you to share an evening with Janis and her musical influences in the hit musical A Night With Janis Joplin.
October 17, Build a Bat Box
Chimera Arts and Maker Space, Sebastopol, CA - Visit the Website
Build a home for bats or owls! Learn how to use a few hand and power tools in a safe environment and enjoy the beautiful woodworking space at Chimera. Take home a painted, decorated, complete bat/owl box made from reclaimed/salvaged materials. Give local bats and owls a beautiful habitat and reduce the bugs/rodents in your area.
October 18, Gypsy: A Musical Fable
6th St Playhouse, Santa Rosa, CA - Visit the Website
Starring Broadway's Kathy Fitzgerald as the needy, greedy 'Showbiz Mother' Mama Rose!
This sizzling musical inspired by burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee chronicles the young performer, her greedy momager Rose and the family's rise to stardom.
October 19, Birding Across the Watershed
Laguna Environmental Center, Santa Rosa, CA - Visit the Website
Join Pepperwood Preserve and Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation staff and naturalists for a day of birding from the wetlands to the headwaters. We will look for a variety of year-round resident birds, the first migrants passing through, and those arriving to stay for the winter. We will start the day at Laguna de Santa Rosa – heading first to Santa Rosa Creek and then on to Delta Pond. As we explore these two water features we will keep our eyes and ears open for Nuttall’s Woodpeckers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Great Egrets, and American White Pelicans as well as many other riparian and waterbird species. After lunch, we will reconvene in the Mayacamas Mountains to explore the birds of Pepperwood’s oak woodland and grassland habitats. Here we will be on the lookout for Oak Titmice, Northern Harriers, Say’s Phoebes, and Meadowlarks. Expect a wonderfully robust species list as a result of this big day of birding!
October 20, Harvest Fiesta
Gundlach Bundschu, Sonoma, CA - Visit the Website
Join the Bundschu family and our winemaking team for a very special harvest celebration – fiesta style! Spend a fall evening with us at the peak of harvest, enjoying a Mexican-style barbecue in our Picnic Arbor, complete with live Mariachi music. We’ll be tasting freshly squeezed grapes and learning about all stages of harvest, all while enjoying Gun Bun favorites!
October 21, Women Chefs Women Winemakers Dinner
Catelli's Restaurant, Geyserville, CA - Visit the Website
Buy a ticket, bring a friend, and be prepared to be dazzled by internationally famous chefs Domenica Catelli of Catelli's, Liza Hinman of The Spinster Sisters, Crista Luedtke of Boon Eat + Drink, and Duskie Estes of Zazu Kitchen + Farm, along with local favorite wine stars Ashley Herzberg of Amista Vineyards, Shelly Rafanelli of A. Rafanelli Winery, Jen Higgins of Lambert Bridge, and Jackie Van Sant Downes of Comstock Wines.
Don't miss out on this evening of truly fine dining, creative wine pairings, and incredible fun and camaraderie. This powerhouse team will create an original multi-course dinner menu using seasonally sourced local ingredients. Their artisanal preparation of each course and the wines selected by the winemakers combine for a Sonoma County evening extraordinaire.
October 22, TIPS Test Kitchen
TIPS Roadhouse, Kenwood, CA - Visit the Website
An exclusive evening featuring the creative talents of Chef Thaddeus Palmese and his team. Enjoy a 4-course dining experience with optional wine pairing. Held on the fourth Tuesday of each month, limited to 32 guests
October 23-24, Fall Vineyard Hike
Jordan Vineyard and Winery, Healdsburg, CA - Visit the Website
Lace-up your boots and experience the ultimate Sonoma County hiking adventure across the beautiful Jordan Estate, home to Jordan Vineyard & Winery. Your guided journey begins with a continental breakfast at the Winery Chateau before starting the four-mile hike, which begins and ends at the winery and traverses hills and valleys with an elevation change of about 300 feet. This moderate hike will pass through woods, meadows and sustainably farmed vineyards before a break at Jordan Vista Point, the highest hilltop of this peaceful 1,200-acre ranch, boasting a sweeping panorama of multiple wine regions and mountain ranges. Then descend into the olive orchards and make your way around the lake and cattle pasture to reach the chef’s garden and apiary. The experience culminates on the winery terrace for a charcuterie picnic and wine tasting of Jordan Chardonnay and Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon. Discover an adventurous way to experience wine country.
October 25-26, 12th Annual Cirque de Sebastopol
HopMonk Tavern, Sebastopol, CA - Visit the Website
Join us for our 12th annual 2 night - Cirque Du Sebastopol extravaganza !! Sebastopol's most legendary Halloween party. Every year the circus stops at HopMonk transforming the historic landmark into a vintage circus full of stilt walkers, clowns, Zoltar's, cabaret shows, carny acts, cotton candy, popcorn, photo booths and much much more. NOT TO BE MISSED!
October 26, Harvest and Halloween Masquerade Ball
Buena Vista Winery, Sonoma, CA - Visit the Website
In October of 1864, Buena Vista Winery hosted the first Masquerade Ball in California’s history—-honoring that year’s magnificent harvest. Our Count Haraszthy had acquired the most modern equipment available; the finest presses, pumps, and crusher-destemmers. Most of these technological marvels were powered by the Wonder of the Age: the steam engine. Our Steam-Punk themed 2019 Harvest Masquerade Ball celebrates this exciting moment in History, when elegant 19th Century fashion collided with the wonders of modern technology!
Dance the night away on the third floor of the Historic Champagne Cellar and enjoy a modern twist on a historic ball with great music, light hors-d’oeuvres, and delicious Buena Vista wines. Guests are encouraged to dress for the occasion with their favorite Steam-Punk themed masquerade style mask and evening attire. At 9:00 pm we will announce winners and hand out prizes for “Best Costume” in the Buena Vista Museum, so dress to impress!
October 27, Dia de Los Muertos
Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg, CA - Visit the Website
Corazon Healdsburg and the City of Healdsburg invite you to celebrate the Day of the Dead at the Healdsburg Plaza on Sunday, October 27th. The event includes live music, Aztec dancers, folkloric dance, delicious food, traditional altars, children’s activities and much more. All are welcome!
October 29, Blind Scream Haunted House
Formerly Sears Auto Center at Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa, CA - Visit the Website
Blind Scream is waiting for you with two terrifying Haunted Houses in over 15,000 square feet of pure exhilaration, all indoors.
Lil Horrus is back and wants to have a lil fun! Be careful or you might wind up in his Lil Freak Show. If you stumble upon Lil Horrus, you better run for your life!
NEW this year: Witch House! Deep in the dank, dark woods stands a dilapidated old dwelling inhabited by three terrible sisters who are as evil as hell itself. They have cursed anyone who dares enter this vile place they claim as home. Those brave enough to cross the threshold, well, they NEVER RETURN.
October 30, Frankenstein
Evert B. Person Hall, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA - Visit the Website
The Sonoma State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble will bring to life James Whale’s classic thriller Frankenstein, with music by composer Michael Shapiro.
Starring Colin Clive and Boris Karloff, in his debuting role as the Monster, the 1931 classic film did not contain any incidental music. Thanks to composer Michael Shapiro, that has changed! The SWE will perform his haunting 2002 score to accompany the screening of the film. Bring the popcorn and don your favorite costume, because this event is going to be a scream!
October 31, All Hallows Eve: Vicious Villians Soiree
Hop Monk Tavern, Sebastopol, CA - Visit the Website
Come as your favorite VILLAIN and wreak havoc to the sounds of Ultimate Fantastic, The Fungineers, Mr. Rogers, Dephi, and Malarkey! Silent Disco in the garden with Blueprints and Juke Joint.
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