Looking to fill a couple hours of your day while in the North Bay? With so many offerings in the area, we’ve curated five of the top events this month so you don’t have to. Less researching and more enjoying your time in the area. Enjoy!
Featured Photo: John Margaretten
Sound Summit
September 11
Head over to Mount Tamalpais’s outdoor amphitheater for a full day of music from the likes of Lukas Nelson, Father John Misty, Allah-Las and Mill Valley’s own Teal Collins.Â
More info: soundsummit.net
Hidden Hillside
September 9
Step into the Sonoma home of Ken Stokes & Dana Simpson-Stokes to view an eclectic collection of contemporary art, including various sculpture, painting, print, ceramic, and mixed-media pieces while nibbling appetizers, sipping wine and supporting the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art.
More info: svma.org
The Box
September 10–12
San Rafael’s Forest Meadows Amphitheater, with support from the Art for Justice Fund, presents a piece of transformative theater based on true stories of resistance to solitary confinement that asks viewers to reconsider notions of punishment.
More info: marinshakespeare.org
IPA 10K
September 25
A beer themed race at the Barlow in Sebastopol mixes road racing events and the sudsy stuff in a weekend’s worth of events, including a Beer Mile Invitational (chug! chug! run!), Brewfest with food trucks and music, and 10K and 3K road races.
More info: ipa10k.com
Cotati Accordion Festival
September 25–26
Equal parts zydeco dance party, polka paradise and extended jam session, a weekend’s worth of Conjunto, klezmer and everything in-between drops into downtown Cotati.
More info: cotatifest.com
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