🍎 Wanderlust, Ross Street, and a hot week ahead

Happy Labor Day Monday. I have some live music for you tonight if you're looking for something to do to round out your weekend. Have a wonderful week

In this week's Signal:

Sea otters could return to the Sonoma Coast. Wouldn't this be amazing if it happens. A Doran Beach event gave the public a look at what reintroducing sea otters to this stretch of coast could involve. The conversation happened at Doran Beach and focused on a possible return to the Sonoma Coast. KSRO

Sebastopol Porchfest is back. If you love music, especially local bands, don't miss this. Plan for neighborhood music on Saturday, September 12, with sets staged on front porches across town. The festival’s whole premise is right there in the name: the porches are the point, and the event takes over the neighborhood rather than one central stage. North Bay Bohemian

Go Wild gets you onto North Bay trails. A weekly hiking group is offering guided excursions that are open to newcomers, giving you a standing way to get outside without planning a route from scratch. The group runs weekly outings across North Bay trails, so there is a regular rhythm to follow. Sonoma Magazine

Rosh Hashanah is on the local calendar. Sonoma County’s community guide gathers services, dinners and other observances in one place, helpful if you’re looking for a way to mark the holiday or join someone else’s table. It’s a practical roundup of gatherings around the county rather than one single event. Sonoma Magazine

Now happening: Wanderlust Food Truck Festival — a weekly Thursday gathering at Old Courthouse Square with 15 to 20 rotating food trucks, beer and wine, live music, bounce castles and face painting from 5 to 9:30 p.m. (Press Democrat)

Now open: Dolce Rosa Cafe — a new Santa Rosa cafe serving brunch, pasta and a lot of pistachio. (Sonoma Magazine)

🍎 Ross Street Weekday Food Trucks
Tuesday–Friday, 11am–2pm
Ross Street, Santa Rosa · See more →

🎶 Tim O’Neil at Waterhawk Lake Club
Noon–3pm
Waterhawk, Rohnert Park · See more →

🎶 Los Nadies at Rio Nido Roadhouse
1–4pm
Rio Nido Roadhouse, Rio Nido
Free · See more →

🎶 Miracle Mule at Brewsters
1–4pm
Brewsters Beer Garden, Petaluma · See more →

🎶 Pro Jam – Kyle Rowland at The California
6–9pm
The California Theatre, Santa Rosa
Cost: $17–$20 · See more →

🎶 Kerry Daly Band at Murphys
7:30pm
Murphy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, Sonoma · See more →

🧺 Sonoma Tuesday Night Market
5pm
Sonoma Plaza, Sonoma · See more →

🥾 Taco Tuesday Bike Ride
5:30pm
SRJC parking lot, Santa Rosa · See more →

🎶 Mild Heroes at Murphys
6:30pm
Murphy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, Sonoma · See more →

🎶 Peacetown Summer Concerts finale feat. Tony Magee & Eric Lindell
5–8pm
Ives Park, Sebastopol · See more →

Trivia Night at Moonlight Brewing Co.
6–8pm
Moonlight Brewing Company, Santa Rosa
Free · See more →

🎶 The Bluebyrds | Peacetown at HopMonk Sebastopol
7pm
HopMonk Tavern, Sebastopol · See more →

🎶 Wednesday Night Big Band Jazz at The Big Easy
7pm
The Big Easy, Petaluma · See more →

🎶 The Transatlantic Guitar Trio at The California
7:30–10pm
The California Theatre, Santa Rosa
Cost: $27–$37 · See more →

🎭 West Side Stories Petaluma
7:30pm
Polly Klaas Community Theatre, Petaluma
Cost: $21.50 · See more →

🎤 Big Stage Karaoke Wednesdays with KJ Danny D
9pm
Barrel Proof Lounge, Santa Rosa · See more →

📚 The Rediscovery of George “Nash” Walker
Noon–3:30pm
Santa Rosa Junior College: Frank P. Doyle Library, Santa Rosa
Free · See more →

🍎 Wanderlust Food Truck Event
4–9pm
Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa · See more →

🧺 Summer Nights: Live Music and Outdoor Market
5–8pm
Santa Rosa Vinters Square, Santa Rosa
Free · See more →

🎶 Western Night at Rio Nido Roadhouse
6–9pm
Rio Nido Roadhouse, Rio Nido
Cost: $10 · See more →

🎤 All-Star Improv Showcase at The California
7:30–10pm
The California Theatre, Santa Rosa
Cost: $15–$22 · See more →

🎭 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific at 6th Street Playhouse
7:30pm
6th Street Playhouse G.K. Hardt Theatre, Santa Rosa
Cost: $33–$56.95 · See more →

🎭 macbitches at Raven Performing Arts Center
7:30–9pm
Raven Performing Arts Theater, Healdsburg
Cost: $10–$25 · See more →

🎤 Don’t Tell Santa Rosa at Vintage Space
8pm
Vintage Space at The Flamingo Resort, Santa Rosa
Cost: $27 · See more →

The full weekend rundown lands this Thursday.

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— Ben, writing from Santa Rosa