- Through November 9 :
Snoopy in Fashion
The Schulz Museum presents an exclusive viewing of Peanuts-inspired fashions, straight from the runway of New York City’s September fashion week. The fashions on display were crafted by some of today’s top designers, including Isaac Mizrahi, Betsey Johnson, and Laura Bennett (a Project Runway finalist). Each designer has taken inspiration from their favorite Peanuts character to create a couture runway outfit. The fashions will be auctioned on eBay to support Dress for Success, a non-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women.
Regular museum hours; $8 , free to museum members; 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa; (707) 579-4452- Go to the museum’s website to see a video from the fashion show in New York. Click on the picture of the model on the top right hand side to go to the video.
- Through November 4 :
Dia de Los Muertos at SVMA
During Halloween, death is scary business. Everywhere you look, yards are decorated with gravestones and zombies and other ghoulish frights. So, once trick-or-treating is over, it’s a good idea to go beyond the scary stuff and reflect on the cyclic nature of life and death and to honor the dead. A great way to do this is to visit the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art for their annual Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) exhibit. The museum invites local Latino families to erect commemorative altars in the gallery to celebrate departed generations and family members in the tradition of the Mexican Day of the Dead.
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Sunday; Free; (707) 939-7862 - November 3 and 4:
A Wine & Food Affair
A Wine & Food Affair is the main event for the Russian River Wine Road. Attendees can drive from one winery to the next in the Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys and sample not only the wines but the food that was prepared specifically to be paired with the perfect wine. The recipe for each of these winery dishes is included in the new Tasting Along the Wine Road cookbook, and the book, as well as a logo wineglass, is included in the ticket price. Plus, this event gives you a great excuse to go roaming through the back roads of this beautiful part of the county at a gorgeous time of year.
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; $60 for the weekend; $40 for Sunday only; $25 for the Designated Driver, (800) 723-6336. - November 3 :
3rd Annual Sonoma Heritage Tour
Sonoma has a rich and colorful history full of audacious and daring types. Learn something about our past while strolling around downtown Sonoma. The town’s rich and unique history is spotlighted in this annual event in which docents, wearing period costumes, lead tours around the Sonoma Town Square, including candlelight tours at night. Don't forget, part of the fun is dressing up. Nothing fancy required.
Sonoma Plaza; $25; (707) 939-9420 - November 11 :
Petaluma Veterans Day Parade
Vintage war birds will fly above downtown Petaluma between 1 and 2 p.m. as part of the largest Veterans Day Parade north of the Golden Gate.
The parade, which begins at 1 p.m., winds its way north from Walnut Park at "D" Street. Free; (707) 762-5710.
November 2007 Calendar of Events for Sonoma County
November 1 - 15
From Maja Wood, former About.com Guide
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