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The most complete list of events in Anderson Valley, California
For information, questions or corrections contact Jim Rutherford
February
Crab feed at the Boonville Fairgrounds sponsored by Saint Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church
5thAnnual Alsace Varietals Festival at the Boonville Fairgrounds. Wineries from Anderson Valley and around the world will be pouring Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Muscat made by the world’s finest producers of Alsace-style wines. More information and tasting tickets.
March
*19th Annual Variety Show at the Grange Hall in Philo, just a few miles north of Boonville on Hwy 128. This is a mostly local, but open to any kind of talent or variety skit you can put gogether. It is so popular it takes two nights to present all the serious and crazy stuff. Let your hair down and join in ether on stage or in the audience. If you are interested in getting involved call Dave or Paula at 707 895-3580. Tickets at the door.
St. Pactrick Dinner at the fairgrounds in Boonville. Drinks start at 5:30 and dinner at 6pm to 7:30. Adults $15, under 8 $8.
April
*4 - Anderson Valley Lyons Easter Egg Hunt at the fairgrounds in Boonville. 1pm Free
*4 - Easter breakfast at the fairgrounds in Boonville 7-11 proceeds go to the Teen Center
*24-25 - Annual Spring Wildflower Show at the Fairgrounds in Boonville. An indoor display of plants and wildflowers sponsored by the Unity Club. Admission is free.
May
*1 - Opening day of the Farmers Market at the Boonville Hotel parking lot. 9:45 til Noon every Saturday.
*2 - 7th Annual Boontling Classic 5K Footrace. Starts at the Anderson Valley Elementary School across from the Museum at Anderson Valley Way and Highway 128 (about a mile west of Boonville). Race day registratioon $10 8:30-9:30. Pre-registration $8 before May 4. Send payment to North Coast Striders, POB 805, Boonville, CA 95415. Race time is 10:00. Further info call Jan at 707 895-2701
*8 - 14th annual Boonville Beer Festival sponsored by the Anderson Valley Brewery. 53 or more micro brewies pour beer from 1 to 5 pm at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the gate and $5 for non-drinker. RV and tent camping is available at the fairgrounds, $12 for tents and or $30 for RV's. For more information click the link or call 707 895-2337.
Anderson Valley Garden VIP tour with Extra Special Bonus Garden and wine reception. 12 pm – 6 pm. See entry below for details on the tour.
No one knows if they are doing it this year! Anderson Valley Garden Tour 10 am – 5 pm. Public tour of 5 gardens, some never before open to the public, located along the 128 corridor between Yorkville Highlands and Philo. The gardens are between 1 and 5 acres in size. They display water features, xeriscape planting, a living roof, a tree house for adults, a Laburnum Walk, a lavender field, vegetable gardens and small orchards including one featuring multi-grafted fruit trees with local heritage varieties, a large rose garden, and several with spectacular vistas. All tickets must be purchase prior to the event. Tickets may be purchased through the Botanical Gardens’ web site www.gardenbythesea.org or in the Botanical Garden’s store located 18220 North Highway 1, Fort Bragg, CA 95437. Tickets will go on sale the beginning of April. The tour is limited to the first 400 guests. The event has been held since 2004 and always sells out. Saturday Tour: $45 per person or 2 for $80. Friday VIP tickets $125 per person. Box lunches at $15 per person are optional and paid for when purchasing tickets. Lunch ticket holders are invited to eat and visit the garden and vineyard at Goldeneye Winery near Philo. Contact person is Ry Southard 707 964-5352 ext 11
*15-17 - 13th Annual Pinot Noir Festival sponsored by Anderson Valley Winegrowers. More than 40 wineries will pour Pinot at the Boonville Fairgrounds. Local wineries will have open houses for special tastings, seminars, food pairings. Tickets are limited and sells out each year.
*16 - Pinot Party and tasting at Brutocao Cellars, 7000 Highway 128 in Philo. Free pinot testing from the barrel , music, munches and elbow rubbing. 11-4
*23 - Philo Yacht Club Regatta under the bridge on Philo Greenwood Road just off high 128. Build or buy your boat and bring it to the river at high noon. Trophies for best and fastest boats. Bring your lunch and drinks and hang out and watch the boats float or sink. It's free and fun.
*29 through 31 - The Anderson Valley Artists' Guild is having it's 8th annual Artist's Open Studio Tour all week-end. Visit the studios and workshops of 20 local artist including painters, sculptures, jewelers, funiture makers, glass blowers, letterpress printers, ceramics, photographers, etc. The tour is 3 days 11-5. Studios will be highlighted by signboards on Highway 128 as well as waving yellow banners at each studio entrance. Brochures with maps to the studios will be available at All That Good Stuff in Boonville next to the ice cream store. And of course it's free. For further information call 707 895-2717.
Memorial Day Flea Market. This is a fund raiser for the Senior Center. In the parking lot in front of the Senior Center.
*30 - Lions Club tri-tip BBQ dinner at the Boonville Fairgrounds. 4-7:30 benefits Anderson Valley Elder Home.
*28-29 - The Anderson Valley Theater Guild's presents the comedy "Dearly Departed" at the Grange on Highway 128, half way between Boonville and Philo. Tickets are $10 in advance. Tickets at All that good stuff in Boonville and Lemon's Market in Philo. Tickets at the door $12 and $10 for seniors and students. The play starts at 7 pm both Friday and Saturday nights. For further information call the director Rod Basehore, 707 895-3191. (See June 4-5 for different play dates)
June
*4-5 - The Anderson Valley Theater Guild's presents the comedy "Dearly Departed " at the Grange on Highway 128, half way between Boonville and Philo. Tickets are $10 in advance. Tickets at All that good stuff in Boonville and Lemon's Market in Philo. Tickets at the door $12 and $10 for seniors and students. The play starts at 7 pm both Friday and Saturday nights. For further information call the director Rod Basehore, 707 895-3191. (See May 28-29 for different play dates)
Farmers Market at the Boonville Hotel 9:45 til Noon every Saturday.
*18-19-20 - Sierra Nevada World
Music Festival. A 3 Day Music and Camping Festival Featuring the Best in Reggae and World Music. Mendocino County Fairgrounds in downtown Boonville. Three days of world music. Camping
July
Farmers Market at the Boonville Hotel 9:45 til Noon every
Saturday.
*4 - Fourth of July Celebration at the Boonville Fairgrounds sponsored
by the AV Education Foundation. Kids costume parade, music, food, drink, chili
cook-off, huckleberry pie, and clowns.
Woolgrower's BBQ and Sheep Dog Trails at the fairgrounds in Boonville.
BBQ and live music at the Navarro Store located on the Navarro curve west of Philo. The Subdudes, a 5 piece New Orleans light rock and blue grass band will play starting at 5pm. There is a rib, steak, chicken BBQ that starts eariler. For more information call Dave at 707 895-9445
*31 - Winetasting Championships at the Greenwood Ridge Winery in Philo. Wine tasting contest for beginners and professionals. Also chocolate and cheese tasting and munches. Information call 707 895-2002
August
Farmers Market at the Boonville Hotel 9:45 til Noon every Saturday.
*14 - Boonville Airport fly-in. Mostly old planes. Small and friendly.
Lyons Club BBQ. Tri-tip and silent auction. 4:40-7:30 at the fairgrounds in downtown Boonville. $15/person benifits the Anderson Valley Ambulance.
*29 - Yorkville Highlands Wine Festival - 2 pm-7 pm. Meyer Family Cellars, Highway 128 @ mile marker 34.2 just west of Yorkville. Wine tasting of local wines, boar burgers & lamb BBQ, games, live music, silent auction, grape stomp. Tickets $40 ($50 at the gate). 707-894-9177. Proceeds benefit the Yorkville Fire Station & the Non-profit Yorkville Highlands Growers & Vintners Association
September
Labor Day Week-End Flea Market. This is a fund raiser for the Senior Center. Located in the parking lot in front of the Senior Center
Farmers Market at the Boonville Hotel 9:45 til Noon every
Saturday
*6 - Yorkville Ice Cream Social at the Yorkville fire station. 11-4. Ice
cream floats, burgers, dogs, cake walk, rummage sale, raffles, BBQed oysters,
fun and games. Benefits Yorkville Fire Station and community efforts.
*17-18-19 - Mendocino County Fair, Apple Show, Rodeo, Sheep Dog Trails, Classic Car Show, Carnival, and so on, at the fairgrounds in Boonville. Fri & Sat 8-midnight, Sun 9-midnight.
California Wool and Fiber Festial. Follow the thread from the animal to the fabric. This festival is part of the Mendocino County Fair listed above.
October
Farmers Market at the Boonville Hotel 9:45 til Noon every Saturday.
Harvest Dance
November
December
Unity Club Bazar at the Boonville Fairgrounds
*=updated to 2010
For information, questions or corrections contact Jim Rutherford