CALABASH - A Festival of Gourds, Art and the Garden

FORESTVILLE - Food For Thought, Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank, in collaboration with the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, will host the 14th annual CALABASH - A Celebration of Gourds, Art and the Garden on Sunday, October 5, 2014. Sonoma County’s unique and inspiring harvest event, Calabash was voted Best Fundraiser by the North Bay Bohemian in 2013 and 2014, and features a silent auction of fine gourd art along with tours of Food For Thought’s beautiful, organic garden. Guests at Calabash enjoy a sumptuous array of fine food and wine from the county’s bountiful harvest, a chance to buy gourd art by local artists, and live music played on hand-made gourd instruments. Tickets: $45 in advance either online (FFT.org) or at the Forestville offices, or $50 at the door the day of the event. For advance tickets sales and more information, call Food For Thought at 707-887-1647.