Arts & Entertainment
Get Out! Weekend Planner
It's Thursday, and you have no idea what you'll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for your done-work,-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.
1. First Friday Open Mic Night
Where/When: , 948 Main Street
Friday, March 4, 2011, 6 to 9 p.m.
www.wanderingrose.org
Why Go: Listen to some local musicians, poets—even watch some jugglers—at downtown Napa’s favorite coffee shop hangout. The event’s open to all ages and drinks and pastries are available for the snack inclined.
Pricing: Free (but for coffee and pastries, you’re on your own).
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2. Mustard, Mud, and Music Festival
Where/When: Downtown Calistoga
Saturday, March 5, 2011, 12 to 6 p.m.
www.calistogavisitors.com
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Ticket Info: (707) 942-6333
Why Go: Over 24 wineries will be pouring, live jazz will fill the streets, and the whole weekend's filled with marvelous deals in Calistoga restaurants up and down Lincoln Avenue. The music's free and good.
Pricing: $30 for wine tasting ticket; music is free
3. Mardi Gras Weekend Celebration
Where/When: 4089 Silverado Trail
Saturday, March 5th, 1 p.m. & Sunday, March 6th, 2011, 1 p.m.
www.blackstallionwinery.com
Ticket Phone: 707-227-3250
Why Go: Black Stallion's pouring some new wines, including the Bucephalus Red Blend, and serving up the Big Easy's ritual Jambalaya -- just in time for Mardi Gras. Make the good eating count before Lent arrives!
Pricing: $15 per person in advance / $20 per person at the door
4. A Dragon is in the Valley Book Release Party
Where/When: 1275 McKinstry St.
Sunday, March 6, 2011, 4 – 6 p.m.
www.artscouncilnapavalley.org
Ticket Info (RSVP): (707) 257-2117
Why Go: Join A Dragon is in the Valley author Dr. Lee Block and Arts Council Napa Valley as they celebrate the publication of Block's personal memoirs about the development of the Napa Wine Train! Block is one of the original founders of the beloved railway. All book sales will go to benefit .
Pricing: Free admission. Book: Paperback, $14; Hardcover, $20.
5. Cochon 555 Tasting (Say what? Think pork).
Where/When: The Culinary Institute of America 2555 Main St., St. Helena
Sunday, March 6, 2011, 5 – 8 p.m.
www.cochon555.com
Why Go: A group of chefs (including Curtis de Fede and Tyler Rodde of Oenetri) will each prepare pork in a true Napa chef-off competition. Guests and local judges will choose a winner at the end of the night, and everyone gets to sample some wine alongside some delicious food. COCHON 555 is a tribute to "heritage, chefs and winemakers."
Pricing: $125/person.
