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BADONKADONK Trace Adkins serenades the country-lovin’ hot mamas at the Sonoma County Fair on Aug. 11.
the Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. $25, all-day food and winetasting; $15, food only. 800.310.6563. Napa Valley Art Festival This juried art exhibit and sale features 27 representational artists from the around the country, and finds guests sipping on Napa Valley wines and other delicacies while listening to live music. Aug. 20 at the Yountville Community Center, 6516 Washington St. (at Yount Street), Yountville. 707.256.3828. www.napavalleyartfestival.com. Cotati Accordion Festival Use an accordion—go to Cotati! This year marks the 21st festival of keys and bellows. Polkacide, Those Darn Accordions, Culann’s Hounds and many others carry on the spirit of the late Jim Boggio ending with giant “Lady of Spain” playalong. Aug. 21–22. La Plaza Park, Cotati. $15–$25; under 15, free. 707.664.0444. www.cotatifest.com.
Seafood Art & Wine Festival Bodega Bay celebrates for the 17th time with seafood and music. This event showcases the best of California’s wineries and breweries, artists and craftspeople and, of course, the legendary rubber duck races. Benefits Stewards of the Coasts and Redwoods and the Bodega Volunteer Fire Department. Aug. 27–28. 16855 Bodega Hwy., just east of the town of Bodega. $8–$12; under 12, free. No dogs this year. 707.824.8717. www.winecountryfestivals.com.
September Sonoma Wine Country Weekend Three-day foodie lovefest, Sept. 2–4, features the 32nd annual Taste of Sonoma (Sept. 3) at MacMurray Ranch, various winery lunches and dinners (Sept. 2–3), and Sonoma Valley Wine Auction (Sept. 4). For details and tickets, see www. sonomawinecountryweekend.com.