Free open studios run two weekends starting Saturday, with a Petaluma artist who once designed Disney rides among the 160 participants.

Director Beth de Araújo found her future 10-year-old star, Mason Reeves, at the Clement Street Farmers Market when Reeves was about seven or eight, before the film swept Sundance.

Michaelson plays Weill Hall on October 18 with Allie Moss and Hannah Winkler.

Wild Horse Nine opened the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival Thursday night, with a Sam Rockwell tribute set for Friday in San Rafael.

The Museum of Sonoma County's altar-filled tradition turns 30, with a free block party planned for Oct. 10.

A Larkfield museum born at the Presidio celebrated three decades at a Santa Rosa vineyard, with a James Beard finalist cooking the first course.

That Fiber Bish celebrates its grand opening Saturday on 4th Street, opening as a new specialty yarn shop downtown.

Tickets run $10 to $15, but kids 12 and under get into Ives Park free on October 3.

The Petaluma Arts Center's new show pairs Recology dump treasures with a student exhibition and a separate community mosaic in its North Gallery, running through October 24.

The Sarah Vaughan competition winner plays Green Music Center's Weill Hall Loft Oct. 2, mixing Mexican folk with Taylor Swift covers.

The Rotary Club needs one final push to complete the David Best sculpture rising at Petaluma's southern gateway.

The historic Bale Grist Mill turns 180 this month, and descendants of its pioneer owners are joining the celebration.

Fans from Johnny Depp to Jackie Chan cite Buster Keaton as an influence, per classic film authority Jennifer Churchill, ahead of Sonoma's double-feature screening.