Published Februuary 9, 2006

Carneros Chefs’ Showcase, Saturday and Sunday as part of the Sonoma Valley Olive Festival. Six Carneros wineries host olive-themed cooking demonstrations at 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Start at any winery, taste recipes cooked before your eyes, as well as the winery’s finest wines. Participating wineries include Cline, Gloria Ferrer, Homewood, Larson, Robledo, and Schug, with chefs Salvador Blanco, Mary Karlin, Steve Stone, Drew Watson, Maria Robledo, and Kristine Schug. Chefs’ Showcase recipe collection available. $10 per class with logo glass included. Reservations advised. Call wineries directly. Cline 707.935.4310; Gloria Ferrer 707.933.1999; Homewood 707.996.6353; Larson 707.938.3031; Robledo 707.939.6903; Schug 707.939.9363.

Wine and Farmstead Cheese Pairing Class at certified organic Moon Mountain Winery, organized by Sheana Davis and The Epicurean Connection. Includes tour of winery and caves, gathering in picturesque Tower Room overlooking vineyard, with tastings of wines, farmstead cheeses, breads, nuts, and fruits. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., 1700 Moon Mountain Drive, Sonoma. $75 or $60 for wine club members. Call for reservations (707) 996-5870.

Boys & Girls Club 21st Annual Sweetheart Gala and Auction includes dinner catered by Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and music by Crossfire, Saturday. $150 per person. 100 Verano Avenue, Sonoma. Call (707) 938-8544 for reservations.

NPR’s Riders Radio Theatre performs “Cowboys in Love” live at Napa Valley Opera House, Friday, which may have a whole new connotation post-“Brokeback Mountain.” Stars Texas Bix Bender and Professor Zeno Klinker will be joined on stage by well known locals. Hear great old cowboy songs. $30. 1030 Main Street, Napa. Call (707) 226-7372 or visit www.nvoh.org.

Totally Tango Milonga at Sonoma Community Center Saturday, featuring Tango #9 in concert, intro tango dance lesson by Christy Cole and Chelsea Eng at 9:00 p.m., followed by a jazzy tango dance party. $12 for concert, class, and Milonga. Starts at 8 p.m., 276 East Napa Street, Sonoma. Call (707) 938-4626, ext. 2 for more info.