🎬 Hitchcock in Bodega Bay, Rocky Horror in Petaluma and Trashlantis

Happy Friday, Sonoma County. It's hard to keep up with the weather lately. Freezing in the morning, baking in the afternoon. Friday warms up and the weekend cools off by Sunday. We've got more Halloween fun this weekend with more coming. If you're looking for more ideas, we have the Halloween guide here.

In this week's Signal:

PG&E power shutoffs, possibly through Saturday. It's the season for power shutoffs. I hope you all make it through just fine. PG&E began a Public Safety Power Shutoff in Sonoma County Wednesday around 7:30 pm, and it could last through Saturday, so check the PG&E outage map for your area's shutoff and restoration times. The county put the count at about 2,041 PG&E customers here, and dry conditions and gusty winds pushed PG&E to widen its North Bay list to nearly 10,000 customers. SoCo Emergency · KSRO

Public forum on license-plate cameras, Oct. 19. The county Commission on Human Rights hosts a public forum Monday on local police use of automated license plate readers like Flock cameras, with a long public comment period, and it moved to the Sonoma County Fairgrounds because of the expected turnout. Panelists include Sheriff Eddie Engram, local police chiefs, elected officials and privacy advocates, and the forum's recommendations go to the Board of Supervisors and city councils. KSRO

Now open: Wild Poppy Cafe and Marketplace — I always wanted to, but never stopped by their old location west of Sebastopol. I'm looking forward to trying the new one. The cafe's second location fills a 3,500-square-foot former brewery at The Barlow, with brunch and lunch on a sunny patio. (Sonoma Magazine)

Good eats: The Greek at Appellation Healdsburg — I do love good Greek food. It's a bit pricy, but looks fantastic. Food-truck chef Dino Moniodis cooks an $85 five-course Monday dinner at Folia Bar + Kitchen in Healdsburg, sold out every week since it began in late September. (Sonoma Magazine)

More good eats: Black Cod Week — The lesser known local fish is getting it's day in the sun. Oct. 17–25, restaurants countywide put a black cod dish on the menu and local markets sell the fish fresh, to support the local fishing industry. (Sonoma County Tourism)

🍎 Black Cod Week
Restaurants across the county put a black cod dish on the menu through Oct. 25, and local markets sell the fish fresh.
Saturday to Sunday, Times vary
Sonoma County
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🎪 “Growing Our Future” Flower Show & Plant Sale
Friday to Saturday, 9 am–4 pm
Graton Community Club, Graton
Free · See more →

Blind Scream Haunted House
Friday to Sunday, 7 pm
Blind Scream Haunted House, Santa Rosa
Cost: $25 – $50 · See more →

🎬 Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live shadow cast
Friday to Saturday, 10 pm
Phoenix Theater, Petaluma
Cost: $10 · See more →

🎬 Hitchcock Film Festival, Bodega Bay
Hitchcock films in the town where “The Birds” was shot.
Friday to Saturday, Times vary
Bodega Bay Grange Hall, Bodega Bay
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🎨 Art Trails: Sonoma County Open Studios
Free county-wide open studios: 160 local artists open their workspaces.
Saturday to Sunday, 10 am–5 pm
Sonoma County
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🎨 Art Trails at the Art & Music Gallery, Petaluma
Saturday to Sunday, 10 am–5 pm
Art & Music Gallery, Petaluma
Free · See more →

🍎 The Art of Botanical Syrups and Shrubs with Land + Local
Friday, 4–6 pm
Gather Sebastopol, Sebastopol
Cost: $150 · See more →

📚 Sebastopol City Council Candidate Forum
Friday, 6–8 pm
Grange Hall Sebastopol, Sebastopol
Free · See more →

🖼️ Family Friday: Hocus Pocus at Rio Nido Roadhouse
Hocus Pocus on the big screen, all ages. Bring blankets.
Friday, 6:30–8:30 pm
Rio Nido Roadhouse, Rio Nido
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🎶 Froggy’s 30th Birthday: Corey Kent with Max Vogel
Froggy 92.9 turns 30 with a country show.
Friday, 8 pm
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
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🥾 4th Annual NAMIWalks Sonoma County
Saturday, 10 am–1:30 pm
Howarth Park, Santa Rosa
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🎪 Fort Ross Harvest Festival
Saturday, 10 am–4:30 pm
Fort Ross State Historic Park, Jenner
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Open Cockpit at the Pacific Coast Air Museum
Saturday, 10 am–4 pm
Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa
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🖼️ Trick-or-Treatment: Mysteries of the Laguna Treatment Plant
A free Halloween open house at the city’s wastewater plant, with spooky science and candy.
Saturday, 10 am–2 pm
Laguna Treatment Plant, Santa Rosa
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🎪 Trashlantis!
An eco-festival with a costumed bike and kinetic sculpture rally, bands and a trash-fashion show.
Saturday, 11 am–5 pm
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center’s Youth Annex, Sebastopol
Free · See more →

🧺 The SoCo Halloween Market
Saturday, 12–5 pm
Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa
Free · See more →

🖼️ It’s the Great Pumpkin 60th Anniversary at the Schulz Museum
Saturday, 1–5 pm
Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa
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🎪 Pie in the Park in Forestville
Saturday, 2–5 pm
Downtown Forestville
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🖼️ Pumpkins on Pikes at Tara Firma Farms
Carve a pumpkin on site and mount it on a pike for the farm’s Halloween display.
Saturday, 2–9 pm
Tara Firma Farms, Petaluma
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🎬 Thy Neighbor: Local Documentary Film
A local documentary on the Joe Rodota Trail encampment, with a filmmaker Q&A.
Saturday, 2–4 pm
SRJC Student Activities Center, Santa Rosa
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📚 Poesía del Recuerdo – Poetry of Remembrance
RSVP may be required.
Saturday, 6–8 pm
Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Petaluma
Free · See more →

🎶 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Saturday, 8:30 pm
Mystic Theatre, Petaluma
Cost: $37.18 · See more →

🎬 Spooky (Not Scary!) Sunday Screening: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Sunday, 2–5 pm
Ross Street, Santa Rosa
Free · See more →

🎶 Symphony Pops: A Tribute to John Williams, The Movie Maestro
Sunday, 3 pm
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
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🎶 Ingrid Michaelson
Sunday, 7–9 pm
Green Music Center, Rohnert Park
Cost: $61 – $121 · See more →

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— Ben, writing from Santa Rosa