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Napa Valley Weekend Events Sept. 28-30, 2012

A multicultural open mic, farmers markets, Open Studios and the library book sale — just a handful of this weekend's happenings around the Napa Valley. Check our Events calendar for more choices and add your own events for all the valley to see.

When you're looking for things to do with your precious free time, our Napa Valley Patch events calendar is the place to go to find options from Napa to Calistoga.

This weekly tipsheet you're reading lists just a few of the many upcoming events that Napa Valley community members like you have added to our calendar.

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Friday, Sept. 28

The Napa County Library is closed today for staff training, but the Friends of the Napa Library September Book Sale continues today and through the weekend at 580 Coombs St. in Napa.

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Live Music at Taste at Oxbow, 4:30 p.m., 708 1st St, Napa: FREE. Acoustic guitar duo, wine for purchase.

Open Mic Honoring Latino Heritage Month, 7:30 pm Slack Collective Art Studios and Gallery, 964 Pearl St, Napa: FREE. You don't have to be Latino to take part and all are welcome.

Saturday, Sept. 29

Napa Farmers Market: Tuesdays, 7:30 am, Oxbow Public Market, 610 1st St, Napa: FREE

Calistoga Farmers Market, 8:30 am 1311 Washington St, Calistoga: FREE

Napa Valley Open Studios resumes for its final weekend of the 2012 season, from 10 to 5 today and tomorrow at more than 40 locations around the valley. FREE

An 11 a.m. ceremony in downtown Napa's Veterans Memorial Park honors six Napa Valley service members who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. FREE

West Park School Carnival - Fall into Fun!, 11 a.m., West Park Elementary School, 2315 W Park Ave, Napa: FREE

Tomatoville at Bardessono - Build Your Own BLT, noon, 6526 Yount St, Yountville: $60

Copperfield's Cooks with Sondra Bernstein, 1 p.m., Whole Foods Markets, 3682 Bel Aire Plz, Napa: FREE

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 8 p.m., 1637 W Imola Ave, Napa: $30

Sunday, Sept. 30

The Napa Valley Art & Boutique Showcase (AIDS benefit), 10 a.m., Napa River Inn, 500 Main St, Napa: FREE

BEER BUST to benefit Napa Valley AIDS Walk 2012, 3 p.m., 6764 Washington St, Yountville: FREE

, 4 p.m., Copperfield's Books, 3900 Bel Aire Plz, Napa: FREE

, 8 p.m., 1313 Main, 1313 Main St, Napa: $30

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