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2nd annual Sonoma County Glass Pumpkin Patch to Open

by JenJones7 months ago in Art.0 Comments

Sonoma County is potentially at its most gorgeous in the fall and harvest is under way. It’s time to start planning trips to the pumpkin patch and you won’t find more stunning seasonal décor than at the Sonoma County Glass Pumpkin Patch on Oct. 8 and 9, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s collection of glass pumpkins will be {…}

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Nature Comes Alive with outdoor theater in Sonoma County

by DavidTempleton7 months ago in Insiders Guide.0 Comments

There are few places in California as beautiful in the fall as Sonoma County. Add to that the fact that Sonoma County has more operating theater companies (around 55) than some urban centers, and it’s no surprise that, even with the summer having officially come to an end, there is still plenty of theater happening outdoors – often in unexpected {…}

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Rising to the Occasion: Sonoma County Bakeries

by careysweet8 months ago in Food.0 Comments

Nothing says lovin’ like something from the oven. And somehow, it’s even more delicious when someone else does the baking. Here are some of our favorite places for a beautiful loaf of bread or crazy good cookie: Wild Flour Bread, Freestone We might start simply with how to find this bakery. Follow Highway 12 about five miles past Sebastopol toward {…}

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Wind Gap Wines blowing in to Barlow

by careysweet8 months ago in Insiders Guide.0 Comments

Since 2007, Wind Gap Wines has operated quietly within the Historic Wine Building of Forestville. But next year, it will gust into Sebastopol, when it moves its entire production and bottling operations to The Barlow. In good news for the wine-loving public, Wind Gap owners Pam and Pax Mahle promise that the space will include a tasting room, too. For {…}

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An Apple a Day – Celebrate National Apple Month

by MiguelLujan8 months ago in Wellness.3 Comments

The month of October is National Apple Month (it actually spans September, October and November); what better way to celebrate it than being in Sonoma County and experiencing the wonder flavors of our apple – the Gravenstein. Throughout Sonoma County you can find amazing apple ciders, home-style apples pies, apple preservers to eat with homemade apple bread, apple sauce, and {…}

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$1,400 Dinner at Osmosis to Benefit Ceres

by careysweet8 months ago in Insiders Guide.1 Comment

Chefs and students serve up a $1,400 dinner at Osmosis to benefit Ceres Community Project, which works to bring teens into the kitchen to learn about growing, preparing and eating healthy foods through serving as the program’s chefs. The inspiration for the gathering had been fermenting for a while. In fact, it had been inspired by the auction at the {…}

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Lovers, Losers, Poets and Other People – Has Sebastopol become the new hub for cutting edge performance?

by DavidTempleton9 months ago in Insiders Guide.0 Comments

Sebastopol—which its residents have long considered the center of the known Universe—really is on its way to becoming the hub, heart, and middle of a thriving Sonoma County theater scene. Not only has the Sebastopol Shakespeare Festival managed to resurrect itself after the demise of its long-time progenitor The Sonoma County Repertory Theater (may it rest in peace!), but the {…}

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Dining Alfresco in Sebastopol’s French Garden

by TravelAndrew9 months ago in GLBT.0 Comments

The dining room at the charming French Garden Restaurant & Bistro is unquestionably inviting, with its hardwood floors, Oriental rugs, crimson and mustard walls, and white tablecloths. On a sunny day, however, there’s no place I’d rather dine than at one of the granite-top tables on the restaurant’s breezy patio, which is fringed by floral and herb gardens. Umbrellas and {…}

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A Verbal Collage of Wacky Art Events

by DavidTempleton10 months ago in Art.1 Comment

Inspired by this weekend’s opening of a wild new collage/assemblage themed art show at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, I thought I might throw together a little verbal “assemblage” of my own. Beginning in the upper left corner of your brain, please imagine the beautiful main gallery of the Arts Center (6780 Depot Street Sebastopol), festooned, bedecked, adorned and {…}

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Whole Spice Expansion to The Barlow

by careysweet10 months ago in Food.0 Comments

There’s more spicy news to report at The Barlow. Literally. Whole Spice has just signed a lease within the 220,000-square-foot culinary and art center in downtown Sebastopol, bringing yet another opportunity for foodies to shop for exotic seasonings like porcini mushroom powder, chipotle honey rub, Turkish baharat and Moroccan ras el hanout. Whole Spice is based in Petaluma, and has {…}