Mouthful: Art Trails begins this weekend
Sonoma County Art Trails Preview Reception: Art Trails gets started this weekend and continues next weekend, with scores of studios and galleries open on both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
If you can’t make it on the weekend, there is a special exhibition at Fulton X Gallery at Fulton Crossing (1200 River Rd., Fulton). The show features three pieces by each participating artist. The exhibit is on view from October 9 through November 2.
Next Wednesday, October 15, there’s a special reception, with artists on hand, from 6 to 8 p.m.
If you are out and about for Art Trails, don’t miss the South A Arts District. This year, Mary Linnea Vaughan, one of Ms. Mouthful’s favorite artists, will not be present, as she is undergoing treatment for a rare form of leukemia. Her work will be well represented; you can see it in Studio H on the first floor of Backstreet Studios, down the Art Alley just off South A st. Special t-shirts, designed by graphic artist Lara Andrea Taber, will be for sale, too, with proceeds going toward the costs of Vaughan’s lengthy recovery.
For a preview of Vaughan’s work, visit maryvaughan.com. For a preview of Art Trails open studios, visit sonomacountyarttrails.org.
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It’s Turkey Time: Slow Food Russian River’s joint project with members of local 4-H clubs celebrates this Sunday, October 12, with its annual 4-H Heritage Turkey Harvest Dinner and Auction.
This year the fete takes place at Shone Farm (7450 Steve Olson Lane, Forestville) from 3 to 7 p.m.
Things get started with a reception featuring Devoto Orchard ciders and wines from the James Family Cellars, along with a selection of charcuterie and salumi, a cheese table with Madame De Fromage Colette Hatch and breads from Della Fattoria Bakery. A silent auction with more than 30 lots takes place during the reception.
Next comes a three-course dinner, served family style, and presided over by Rocky Maselli of San Francisco’s A16; Tony Ferrari and Jonathan Sutton of Hillside Supper Club and Dominique Cortara of Dominique’s Sweets, whose apple pies will wrap up the feast.
Heritage turkey will be featured in the main course. Following dinner there will be a live auction.
Eight of the 175 heritage turkeys being raised this year by nine 4-H members will attend the event and be available for photographs with guests. They will be auctioned off towards the end of the evening but, don’t worry, you won’t be taking home a live turkey.
All turkeys, fully dressed, will be available for pickup the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Cost of the dinner and auction is $95 for members of Slow Food and $120 for nonmembers. For tickets, visit brownpapertickets.com.
Those turkeys not participating in the fete are available for purchase; cost is $7.50 a pound. For information about purchasing a turkey and to reserve yours, email cthode@pacbell.net.
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Fall Festival: Speaking of Shone Farm, it’s a busy weekend at this jewel of the Santa Rosa Junior College.
The Shone Farm Fall Festival takes place this Saturday, October 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This free family-friendly fete includes children’s games, apple pressing, wine and olive oil tastings and u-pick pumpkins and vegetables. There are always yummy nibbles to enjoy on the spot, too.
The 365-acre teaching farm, located at 7450 Steve Olson Lane, Forestville, is home to horses, beef cattle, sheep, four acres of olive and apple trees, 70 acres of vineyards, 100 acres of pasture and 120 acres of forest. If you’ve not visited it yet, this is a great opportunity.
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Fall Fiber Fest: This Sunday, October 12, Mimi Luebbermann’s Windrush Farm (2263 Chileno Valley Rd., Petaluma) hosts Fall Fiber Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Throughout the day, there will be local fiber for sale from several vendors.
A series of demonstrations begins at 10:30 a.m., with a look at wool from difference animals, including rabbits, goats, sheep and alpaca. At 11 a.m., you can learn how to card wool and at 11:30 the focus is on natural dyeing.
At 1:30 p.m., there will be a felting demonstration and the final demonstration of the day, at 2:30 p.m., focuses on pattern dyeing on cloth with natural materials. There will also be a sale of used spinning wheels.
Pizza from the farm’s brick oven will be available throughout the day.
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Heads Up, Bat Lovers: On Saturday, October 11, the Laguna Environmental Center Open House has a special theme - bats! And we don’t mean baseball bats.
From noon to 3 p.m., there will be displays and bat-related activities for all ages. You can learn how to build your own bat house, try insect snacks, play a bat-and-moth game, learn bat origami and more.
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