Healdsburg
The Ramble
What began as a passion project from Kelly Dorrance and Noah Dorrance has evolved into one of Sonoma County’s more appealing combinations of Wine Country conviviality and indie-rock credibility. Returning for its fourth year, The Ramble transforms the Abel de Luna Community Center Fields into a daylong gathering of music, food and local wine, headlined this year by Spoon and Lucius. The lineup also includes soul innovator Devon Gilfillian and psychedelic cumbia outfit Tropa Magica, alongside culinary programming and pours from some of Sonoma County’s more adventurous wineries. Beneath the festival atmosphere sits a serious mission: All proceeds benefit GIFFORDS, with the event raising more than $250,000 for gun violence prevention efforts since 2023. Saturday, June 6, at Abel de Luna Community Center Fields, 1557 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. Tickets required. More information at bloodrootramble.com.
Larkspur
Magic & Mystery
Cinema and sleight-of-hand converge at the Lark Theater when Bay Area magician and mentalist Christian Cagigal returns with another evening of live illusion paired with film. Following a successful earlier appearance built around Nightmare Alley, Cagigal opens the night with a 30-minute performance of interactive mysteries before the screening of The Illusionist, the Oscar-nominated French animated feature about a fading magician navigating the cultural upheavals of the rock ’n’ roll era. The pairing feels fitting: melancholy stagecraft, old-world wonder and the strange dignity of performers trying to keep enchantment alive in changing times. A classy little evening for anyone susceptible to disappearing acts and bittersweet European animation. 7pm, Saturday, June 6, at Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. Tickets required. More information at larktheater.net.
Point Reyes Station
Q Is for Love
Portraiture becomes both tribute and quiet resistance in artist Kelley Berg’s twin exhibitions at Gallery Route One. Q Is for Love presents etched portraits of queer artists and writers including James Baldwin, Cy Twombly, Agnes Martin and David Wojnarowicz in recognition of Bay Area Pride, while the companion exhibition All the Time in the World turns toward Berg’s own circle of friends and family in paintings exploring love, grief and endurance. Together, the shows form an intimate meditation on memory, identity and the faces that shape a life. Berg also joins fellow artists Sharon Paster and Rachel Davis for a June 6 panel discussion on figurative art and process. The exhibit runs May 30–July 5 at Gallery Route One, 11101 CA-1, Point Reyes Station. Gallery hours 11am–5pm Thursday–Monday. Free admission. More information at galleryrouteone.org.
Petaluma
Time & Tide
Wetlands tend to get overlooked until they disappear, which is part of what makes Time & Tide: An Artful Exploration of Petaluma’s Wetlands feel so timely. As part of National Historic Preservation Month, the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum hosts an evening exploring the evolving relationship between the community and the Petaluma River watershed. From Past to Future: Stewarding Our Wetlands Together brings together conservation leaders, artists and environmental advocates for a discussion on restoration, climate resilience and the role storytelling and art can play in shaping a sense of stewardship. Featured speakers include representatives from Point Blue Conservation Science and Sonoma Land Trust alongside artist and volunteer Anne Chadwick. Civic ecology with a cultural pulse. 6pm, Thursday, May 28, at Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 20 4th St. Free admission. More information at petalumamuseum.com.
