Arts & Culture

Arts, Exhibits & Performances

Museum Mondays for Little Ones

Mar 31, 2025 - Jun 30, 2025

March 31: A pinch of luck, a dash of fun, and a morning of glee! Build a rainbow from your own pot of gold, craft a pair of leprechaun-catching binocu...

Nature Boy – New Paintings

Apr 10, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Tramping through Bay Area country, painting landscapes, birds and other wild creatures, including humans, James likes to think of himself as Nature Bo...

Company – A Musical Comedy

May 2, 2025 - May 18, 2025

Winner of multiple Tony Awards, Company is a sharp and sophisticated exploration of love, marriage, and self-discovery. At the center of the story is...

Olympia Stone Film Screening

May 2, 2025

Join us for a film screening of Olympia Stone’s new film Always Looking, which delves into the work of photographer Titus Brooks Heagins, highlig...

Film Fest Petaluma

May 3, 2025

Film Fest Petaluma returns to the historic Mystic Theatre with its 17th annual showcase of the best short films from around the world. FIlmmakers will...

Guerneville Mayday Block Party

May 3, 2025

The Russian River Chamber is putting on a Block Party to help the businesses downtown that have been affected by the construction! If that is you, we...

Opening Reception: Into the Light by Robb Havassy

May 3, 2025

Into the Light by Robb Havassy features a myriad of dynamic and colorful landscapes, seascapes, figurative work, and intimate portraits of people, ani...

Spring Art & Makers Market

May 3, 2025

Discover an amazing selection of work from local crafters, artists, and artisans—perfect for unique gifts or just treating yourself! Enjoy tasty...

The Planets Concert

May 3, 2025 - May 5, 2025

Holst's The Planets delivers vivid depictions of the seven planets, each with distinct character and musical imagery, uplifted by the choir. Experienc...

Pop-Up Mother’s Day Cards

May 4, 2025

In this class, we will explore the foundations of pop-up design and paper cutting while creating one-of-a-kind greeting cards for Mother’s Day. S...

Home, I’m Darling

May 9, 2025 - May 25, 2025

Home, I’m Darling is Laura Wade’s dark comedy about sex, cake, and the quest to be the perfect 1950s housewife. The play explores the very h...

Native Arts Festival

May 10, 2025

The Progressive Tribal Alliance presents the Second Annual Native American Arts Festival on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Wind...

Second Saturday Cartoonist: Lonnie Garcia

May 10, 2025

Meet, watch, and talk to illustrator and comic artist Lonnie Garcia, whose work includes the graphic novel "Putty Pygmalion."Lonnie Garcia is an illus...

Wood Stock West

May 10, 2025

The rock stars of West Coast Fine Woodworking are coming to Healdsburg on Saturday, May 10, for a casual all day event. This is a rare opportunity to...

Alaska Native Day

May 17, 2025 - May 18, 2025

The Alaska Native Community at Metini-Fort Ross welcomes all to Alaska Native Day. Please join us as we continue to honor our Alaska Native history in...

Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins

May 17, 2025

Join Caitlin McGurk, Curator at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum and Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, for a journey thr...

Considering Matthew Shepard

May 18, 2025

A compassionate musical response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a University of Wyoming student. Come join the Chamber Singers, Symphonic Chor...

Japanese Arts Festival

May 18, 2025

Enjoy the Japanese arts and culture showcase at Juilliard Park in Santa Rosa. Demonstrations of taiko drumming, folk dance and music, martial arts, an...

Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival

May 18, 2025

Enjoy the showcase of Japanese arts and culture at Juilliard Park in Santa Rosa. Demonstrations of taiko drumming, folk dance and music, martial arts,...

Raven Players’ Season Reveal Party

May 21, 2025

Get special savings on season tickets when you join Raven Players’ Artistic Director Steven David Martin as we announce the 2025– 2026 seaso...

The Sound Inside

May 22, 2025 - Jun 7, 2025

When Bella Baird, an isolated creative writing professor at Yale, begins to mentor a brilliant but enigmatic student named Christopher, the two form a...

Creature Comedy – Greatest Hits

May 25, 2025

Creature Comedy is the creation of local Sonoma County comedy writers and performers. Shows are bi-monthly, with every show featuring a new batch of t...

Unruly: Curator’s Guided Reflection

May 31, 2025

Join curator Jude Mooney as she takes visitors around MSC's art exhibition, UNRULY: North Bay Artists from the San Francisco Art Institute.Program is...

Bright Star Play

Jun 13, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025

Cinnabar Theater concludes its thrilling 52nd season “On the Road” with Broadway’s Bright Star, directed by Nathan Cummings. This poign...

Second Saturday Cartoonist: Martin Hsu

Jun 14, 2025

Meet, watch, and talk to Martin Hsu, Asian American artist and character designer for Nickelodeon and Disney TV Animation. Hsu will talk about his wor...

Second Saturday Cartoonist: Janelle Blarg

Jul 12, 2025

Meet, watch, and talk to Janelle Blarg (aka Janelle Hessig), Bay Area writer, cartoonist, and multimedia humorist whose first publication, "Tales of B...

Live Comic Reading: You and Me on Repeat

Jul 19, 2025

Join local cartoonists to celebrate the release of "You and Me on Repeat," the debut graphic novel by Mary Shyne. Hear a reading from Shyne’s rom...

Flavors of Spain

Jul 25, 2025 - Jul 26, 2025

Guests are invited to an unforgettable evening in Sonoma Wine Country at the St. Francis Winery & Vineyards Flavors of Spain Flamenco Wine Dinner,...

Flamenco Show & Dinner

Aug 9, 2025

The urge to clap will be hard to resist during this riveting performance showcasing the art of Flamenco dancing, a Spanish tradition you won't want to...

Savor Sonoma County’s arts scene your way.

Sculpture gardens tucked into hills and intimate performance venues in charming small towns join major performing arts centers like the Green Music Center and Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in sharing the arts. Each Sonoma County community has its own style of artistic expression. Look for one-of-a-kind souvenirs by artists, jewelry makers, artisans, and more in galleries and studios countywide.

Stroll from gallery to gallery in Healdsburg, visit the oldest continuously operating artists' cooperative in California, or take in a show at Jack London State Historic Park.

With thousands of artists and more than 20 performing arts companies in Sonoma County, you’re sure to find something special where Life Opens Up.

Be sure to check out the Music & Nightlife sections for more artistic offerings.