Fourth of July events around the North Bay

<p>SATURDAY</p><p><MC>SONOMA COUNTY<MC></p><p>BODEGA BAY: Westside Regional Park. 2400 Westside Road, Bodega Bay. Fireworks over the bay. Display begins at approximately 9 p.m. FREE 875-3866. www.bodegabay.com</p><p>GLEN ELLEN: Reds, Whites & BBQ at Benziger Family Winery. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Price: $20. Phone: (800) 989-8890.</p><p>Red, Whites & BBQ! Come for an introduction to some of our great new wines. </p><p>We're featuring new releases of summer white wines. Get your tickets at the door-- cost is $20 or $15 for wine club members.</p><p>HEALDSBURG: All American Zin Day at Family Wineries Dry Creek Valley. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Price: $20, Designated Drivers $10. Phone: (707) 433-0100.</p><p>Wineries participating will be Amista, Mazzocco-Sonoma, Rued, Wilson and Family Wineries Dry Creek, Join us for good food, great wines, commerative glass all for $20 ($10 Designated Drivers). Pizza at Amista Winery, Hamburger at Wilson Winery, BBQ Chicken at Rued Winery, Tri-Tip Steak at Family Wineries Dry Creek, and Skirt Steak at Mazzocco-Sonoma along this progressive party.</p><p>HEALDSBURG: Bella Vineyards and Wine Caves Zindependence Weekend Celebration. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Price: Celebration is $15 per person and includes all festivities - wine, food bites and live music. Phone: (707) 473-9014.</p><p>Declare your “Zindependence” at Bella Vineyards and Wine Caves! Bella's Zindependence Celebration will add the bang to your Fourth of July weekend with swinging soulful roots/blues, tasty food bites, and lots of delicious Zinfandels. Throughout the day you will be able to explore Bella's barn and wine caves as you sample an exciting lineup of wines. The event will feature five tasting stations, including a decadent chocolate and wine pairing station.</p><p>HEALDSBURG: Celebrate Fourth of July Weekend at SIMI Winery. 2-6 p.m. Price: $20-$25. Phone: 1-800-746-4880.</p><p>Celebrate the Fourth of July weekend at SIMI Winery! On July 2-3, SIMI Winery Chef Eric Lee will serve three specialty barbequed pizzas – one red, one white, and one blue – to serve at SIMI's Landslide Terrace Pizza Café. Red BLT Pizza is created with mozzarella, applewood smoked bacon, heirloom tomatoes and red leaf lettuce. White Pizza is composed of grilled lemons with fresh corn, leeks and zucchini. Blue Pizza is made with a blue corn crust, blue potatoes and blue cheese.</p><p>MONTE RIO: Monte Rio Beach. Water carnival, boat parade, water curtain, fireworks, and games for kids. Games 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Fireworks at dusk. FREE. 865-9956. www.mrrpd.org</p><p>KENWOOD: Landmark Vineyards' "Day Before Independence Day” Celebration, noon to 4 p.m. Price: Admission is free; lunch and wines priced separately. Phone: (707) 833-0053.</p><p>Enjoy a special afternoon of Latin music, incredible Landmark wines, all-American eats and family-friendly fun at Landmark Vineyards. Guitarist Carlos Herrera with Stan Adela on bongos will perform at 1 p.m. Chicago Hot Dog will serve the Overlook Chardonnay Hot Dog, the Steel Plow Syrah Hot Dog and the full-on Chicago Hot Dog. Or pack your own picnic to enjoy on Landmark's postcard-perfect grounds. The fun also includes vineyard tours on a horse-drawn wagon, bocce ball, lawn games and more.</p><p>PENNGROVE: Rancho Adobe Fire District breakfast, 7-11 a.m. at the penngrove fire station, Main Street and Old Redwood Highway. Tickets available at the door.</p><p>SEBASTOPOL: Analy High School. 6950 Analy Avenue, Sebastopol. Fireworks, food, activities and more! Live music by The Mighty Chiplings, Love Rustlers, and Buzzy Martin and the Buzztones. Gates at 5:30 p.m., fireworks at dusk. Adults $7, Ages 6-11 $3. 707-823-1511 </p><p>WINDSOR: Windsor High School. 8695 Windsor Road. Kettle corn, snow cones, and hot dogs available for purchase. Best place to view the fireworks! Parking at Windsor High School. No alcohol, pets, or personal fireworks allowed. Sponsored by the Town of Windsor. Fireworks launched from Keiser Park, no viewing at park due to construction.7:00 - 10:15 p.m. $1. 707-838-1260</p><p>WINDSOR: Windsor Town Green. 701 McClelland Drive.. Live Music by Sugarfoot! Food, beer & wine available for purchase. Games and jumpies for the kids. Sponsored by Old Downtown Windsor Merchants Association. Keiser Park fireworks display can be seen from Town Green. No personal BBQs allowed. 5:00 - 10:00 p.m. FREE 707-838-1260 www.ci.windsor.ca.us</p><p> </p><p><MC>LAKE COUNTY<MC></p><p>CLEARLAKE: Austin Park, 14077 Lakeshore Drive. Street fair, kinetic sculpture racing, live music, car show, arts and crafts, BBQ, children's activities, worm race, and more. Sponsored by the Lakeshore Lions Club and the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce. Parade kicks off event at 11 a.m. from Redbud Park to Austin Park. Fireworks over Clear Lake follow event at dusk 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. FREE 994-3600 www.clearlakechamber.com</p><p><MC>MENDOCINO COUNTY<MC></p><p>FORT BRAGG: Pomo Bluffs Park at Todd's Point. Fireworks and family fun. Take Ocean View Drive to Cliff Way. Parking for disabled persons only at the park. Additional parking at Patton/Carlson property at Todd Point, College of the Redwoods, and on Ocean View Drive. Park open to pedestrians only. 9 p.m.- 11 p.m. Parking $5. 707-961-6300 www.mendocinocoast.com</p><p>FORT BRAGG: Noyo Harbor, South Harbor Drive. “World's Largest” Salmon Barbeque and live music to benefit salmon restoration. From highway 1 north or south, look for the "BBQ Parking" signs. 11 a.m.- 6.pm. $25. 707-961-6300 www.salmonrestoration.com</p><p>POINT ARENA: Arena Cove off Port Road. Street Fair: music, food, drink, crafts, and activities for all ages. Fireworks at Dark. FREE 707- 882-2122 www.cityofpointarena.com</p><p></p><p>FOURTH OF JULY </p><p><MC>SONOMA COUNTY<MC></p><p>SANTA ROSA: Sonoma County Fairgrounds Carnival Area Lawn. 1350 Bennett Valley Road. Red, White, and BOOM! Food, Drinks, Live Music with the Wonderbread 5 and High Speed Wobble. Fireworks presented by Santa Rosa's Police Officers, Firefighters Local 1401 and Active 20/30 Club #50. 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Parking $5. Ages 13 and up $7, 6-12 $3, 12 and under free.707-578-7800 www.sonomacountyfair.com</p><p>SANTA ROSA: Taylor Mountain Open Space Preserve. Family hike and picnic led by LandPaths. Reservations required. 8 p.m.- 10:30 p.m. 707-524-9318 www.landpaths.org</p><p>PETALUMA: Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive. Live music, food booths and other entertainment. Gates open at 4pm fireworks at Dusk. FREE. 778-4380 cityofpetaluma.net/parksnrec</p><p>PENNGROVE: Penngrove Parade, “The biggest little parade in Northern California.” Penngrove Park, 11 a.m. Floats, marching bands, tractors. Barbecue following at Penngrove Park.</p><p>SONOMA: Parade starts at First East and Spain streets at 10am. Food, game, and info booths by local non-profits in the Plaza. Patriotic ceremony on the lawn in the SE quadrant of the Plaza, Noon. Music by the Home Town Band, presentation of colors. Live music: The Carlos Herrera Band 1:00pm, The Cynthia Tarr Trio 3:00pm. Kid's activities. Fireworks at dusk in Gen. Vallejo's field a.k.a. "Field of Dreams" 707- 938-4626 x 1. sonomacommunitycenter.org</p><p>SONOMA: Fourth of July BBQ at Ramekins Event Center & Inn, 6-10 p.m. </p><p>Price: $85 per adult & $43 per child 12 & under. Phone: (707) 933-0450 </p><p>Ramekins' first annual Fourth of July BBQ is going to present an exciting night of food and music by the Spirit of '29 Dixieland Jazz Band for Sonoma's famous fireworks display. Guests can enjoy fresh bites from the grill while listening to live music. Kids can participate in a Patriotic Hat Decorating Contest. Located steps away from Sonoma's historic square, Ramekins offers front row seating for the evening's festivities. Bring the entire family for a memorable evening under the stars.</p><p>SONOMA: The All American Music Festival at Murphy's Irish Pub, Noon. FREE. Phone: (707) 935-0660.</p><p>The All American Music Festival. The largest party in Sonoma! Over nine hours of live music, locally brewed beer, great BBQ, and so much more.</p><p>HEALDSBURG: Healdsburg High School athletic fields. 440 Monte Vista Avenue. 20th annual fireworks show, sponsored by American Legion Sotoyome Post 111. 9:30 p.m. FREE but donations are appreciated. www.healdsburg.com</p><p>CLOVERDALE: Cloverdale High School football field. 509 North Cloverdale Boulevard. Fireworks at dusk. Sponsored by Cloverdale Lions Club. Free., 894-4470 www.cloverdale.net</p><p>GUERNEVILLE: Downtown Craft Fair on the Plaza, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Russian River Rotary BBQ at Lark's Parking Lot, 12 noon-8 p.m.; chicken, pulled pork, hamburgers, hotdogs beer/wine bar. Block party downtown with activities for children. Pick a spot in the Plaza, on the pedestrian bridge or along Main Street to view the fireworks over the river. FREE admission. 869-9000 www.russianriver.com</p><p> </p><p><MC>LAKE COUNTY<MC></p><p>LAKEPORT: Library Park, between first and third streets. All Day Street fair, arts and crafts, music, food, beverages, and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Cardboard/duct tape boat race at 11 a.m. Presented by Lakeport Main Street Merchants Association and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. FREE admission. 263-5092 www.lakecochamber.com</p><p> </p><p><MC>MENDOCINO COUNTY<MC></p><p>BOONVILLE: Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Highway 128 downtown. Old Time Fourth of July celebration sponsored by the Anderson Valley Education Foundation. Food, fun, and games. FREE entry, food and drink for sale. 895-2379 www.andersonvalleychamber.com</p><p>MENDOCINO: Fourth of July Parade starting near Crown Hall on Ukiah Street, continuing down Main Street, and up Lansing Street. 1p.m. FREE 961-6300 www.mendocinocoast.com</p><p>POINT ARENA: Parade and Picnic. Parade marches down Main Street at 12 noon. Picnic following the parade at Bower Park to benefit Acorn Independent Learning Center and Pacific Community Charter School. 882-2122 www.cityofpointarena.com</p><p>WILLITS: Parade starts at Main and East Commercial streets. 11 a.m. Free; Barbecue follows at Recreation Grove Park, Commercial and South Lenore streets. $15, $8 kids; Black Bart gunfighters at 3 p.m., free, and rodeo at 4 p.m., $5-$15; water fight, 6 p.m. free. 459-6330. www.willitsfrontierdays.com.</p><p><MC>NAPA COUNTY<MC></p><p>CALISTOGA: Antique tractors, fire engines, floats, clowns and marching bands make up a parade departing from Cedar Street and Lincoln Avenue and ending at Napa County Fairgrounds. 11 a.m. Free. County fair plus fireworks around 9 p.m. Noon to 11 p.m. Adults $8, ages 7-12 $4. 6 and under FREE. 1435 N. Oak St., 942-5111.</p><p>NAPA: Veterans Memorial Park. Fireworks at dusk. FREE 257-9529</p><p>YOUNTVILLE: The Veterans Home, 100 California Drive. Starting at noon: music, food, activities for kids, watermelon cake walk, and Hills Angels Veterans drill team to perform. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. FREE entry, food for sale. 944-4500.</p><p>NAPA: Red, White & Bar-B-Que Bites! at Trefethen Family Vineyards, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Price: $10 & $25. Phone: (800) 556-4847 or (866) 895-7696.</p><p>Drop by Trefethen Family Vineyards on July 4 and enjoy our signature Reds, Whites, and Bar-B-Que Bites! Estate Tasting $10 per person, Winemaker's Reserve Tasting $25 per person, includes complimentary 4th of July Bar-B-Que bites.</p><p>NAPA: Napa Valley Wine Train Fourth of July Fireworks Train, 5:50-9:30 p.m. Price: $99-$129 per person. Phone: (800) 427-4124.</p><p>See fireworks as you never have before … from a train. The Napa Valley Wine Train's Fourth of July Train is an extremely popular and fun way to experience the founding of our great Nation. First, indulge in an elegant gourmet meal. Then relax as we pull into our front row seat and stop for the fireworks celebration. No rushing, no traffic, and no mosquitoes. The Fourth of July Wine Train sells out fast, so reserve your space today.</p><p>ST. HELENA: Louis M. Martini Winery 15th Annual Fourth of July Celebration, 7 p.m. Price: Tickets are at $110 for the general public, and $85 for Founder's Club Members.</p><p>The Martini family will open the doors of the Louis M. Martini Winery for its 15th annual patriotic celebration featuring local restaurants, music, and fireworks. The Martini extravaganza is widely recognized as Napa Valley's largest fireworks demonstration. The winery is located at 254 South St. Helena Highway (Hwy. 29).</p><p>For more information or to reserve tickets, call the Wine Club office at 866-549-2582 or email info@louismartini.com.</p><p>Compiled by News Researcher Janet Balicki.</p>