October 11, 5-8pm – SONOMA COUNTY MUSEUM BLOCK PARTY
Sonoma County Museum, 425 Seventh Street
Join Sonoma County Museum for a Block Party celebrating of two new art installations: The Street Art installations at 505 B Street by artists Julia Davis aka Bud Snow, Carlos de Villasante, and Judy Kennedy and the Peace Tree Sculpture by artist Mario Uribe in collaboration with the Museums Connect program at SCM. Joel Bennett’s band BATACHA! Beer & Wine & Create your own street art activities! www.sonomacountymuseum.org
October 11, 7:30pm – WATER FROM THE WELLES
Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue
A lyrical one woman show written and performed by Elizabeth Welles. In this evening of inspired tales, author-actress Elizabeth Welles takes us on a vivid journey through the lives of a number of remarkable women: a German widow whose gripping description of surviving WWII is alternately funny and shattering; a sassy Southern belle with mama issues; Welles own teenage self, on a journey of discovery in India; and her older self discovering that even a terrible (and terribly funny) day on the road can feel like a fairytale come true. All Seats $15. www.glasercenter.com
October 12 & 13, 10am-5pm – ARTRAILS OPEN STUDIOS
SOFA Arts District and various locations countywide.
The SOFA Arts District boasts the highest concentration of ARTrails open studios in the county. Grab a free artist directory with maps and enjoy some of the very best art Sonoma County has to offer with this self-guided open studio tour. ARTrails provides that rare glimpse into the artist’s studio, where visitors can see how the magic happens. Two weekends, Oct 12-13 and 19-20. www.artrails.org