Category Archives: .Sonoma

P L A Y T I N E R A R I E S : Bay Area

Best playgrounds in the Bay Area

The list and comments have some favorites (Adventure Playground, Yerba Buena Gardens, Children’s Park) and new finds we’ll try in future itineraries:

Missing favorites:

And of course the best playground is always in the neighborhood park :-)

AROUND THE BAY: Shell Beach

Geological Outings Around the Bay: Shell Beach

2011 California Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest

W H A T :    2011 California Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
W H E N :    March 25 (judging 10am – 5 pm), March 26 (celebration)
W H E R E : CornerStone Gardens, Sonoma

This event is free to the public.

M O R E : Free Spring Nature Festival

Expert judges to announce State of California’s “best of show” Federal Junior Duck Stamp on Friday afternoon approx. 3:00-4:00PM. Four student age groups (K-12) will be judged all day Friday. The public is welcomed to observe. Nearly 2,000 CA. entries are expected. The United States winners will be announced on April 15th in Washington DC. A free Spring Nature Festival with live raptors, the 2010 & 2011 student JDS winners, optics, decoy carvers, pollinator pals, beavers, burrowing owls and the California’s National Wildlife Refuges is slated for Saturday 3/26 in Sonoma. “Connecting Kids with Nature” is the 2011 event theme sponsored by – the U.S. Dept. of Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. – The celebration is hosted by Sonoma Birding & Cornerstone Gardens located at 23570 Arnold Drive in Sonoma. Directions. Phone 707-939-8007 for information. The current Federal & Junior Duck Stamps can be purchased at the event and through the U.S.Post Office.

CORNERSTONE’S BIG BLUE TREE…

…TO COME DOWN

Sunday, March 20th, 2pm sharp
CornerStone Gardens Sonoma
Complimentary Blue Balls will be handed out to all guests.
The first 100 will receive signed balls by the artist – Claude Cormier.

African-International Music Festival

HEALDSBURG JAZZ HARVEST PARTY

BAY AREA PUMPKIN (DIS)PATCH

Pumpkin patches and harvest festivals around the Bay, old time favorites or something different on the wishlist for this year:

PUMPKIN PATCHES AND M O R E :
+ Fun Pumpkin Patches For Kids
+ Harvest Festivals Around the Bay
+ Pumpkin Patches, Harvest Festivals with kids in the Bay Area

ARTISTS & FARMERS

at a favorite play place, Cornerstone Gardens:
SONOMA PROJECT
video ARTISTS & FARMERS: *the SHEPHERD & the DOLLMAKER* (teaser) from TINBIKE on Vimeo.

Weekend along the Farm Trails

H2Hotel in Healdsburg


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