Weekend Edition
October 28, 2022

Friday

• The Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. this weekend. Weekend activities include hayrides, pony rides, live music, barbecue, face painting and more. 
• Free Covid-19 rapid take-home tests are available for pickup for people who live or work in West Marin from 11 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Fridays at West Marin Community Services.
• The Boo-Linas Folk Fest features Ft. Ismay + Kacie Hill + Ziemba outdoors at 6 p.m. at Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, in Bolinas. $10 tickets at www.smileyssaloon.com.
• Tim O’Neil plays from 6 to 8 p.m. on the creekside patio at Due West, in Olema. No cover. 
• The Ed Early Band plays the blues at 7:30 p.m. at Rancho Nicasio. $15. Reservations required at www.ranchonicasio.com. 
• A country night at the Western Saloon features Le Fuckaroos, the Jeff Manson Band and Kelly McFarling at 8 p.m. at the Old Western Saloon, in Point Reyes Station. $10 at the door. 
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show screens at 8 p.m. at the Tomales Town Hall. Sliding-scale donation. Come in costume if you like.

Saturday

• The Point Reyes Farmers Market takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Toby’s Feed Barn. Story Kushner plays music on the outdoor stage at 9:30 a.m.
• Michael Stocker, founding director of Ocean Conversation Research and an internationally recognized expert on marine acoustics, discusses “The Wonder of Ocean Sounds” from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Bolinas Museum. Free and family friendly. Details at www.bolinasmuseum.org. 
• A Día de los Muertos celebration starts at 4 p.m. in the field outside Ernesto’s Studio in Point Reyes Station, followed by a procession through town to the community altar at the Rotary Peace Garden at Toby’s for a special ceremony. Free; please bring flowers, pictures or mementos of loved ones who have passed to add to the altar. 
• Brenda Hillman and Robert Hass celebrate the release of Hillman’s new collection, “In a Few Minutes Before Later,” at 4 p.m. at the Dance Palace Community Center. Free; donations welcome. Presented by Point Reyes Books. Register at www.ptreyesbooks.com. 
• The Boo-Linas Folk Fest features Ft. Ismay + Kacie Hill + Ziemba outdoors at 6 p.m. at Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, in Bolinas. $10. Then, Epic Sound System plays a Halloween af-terparty with a costume contest indoors at 9 p.m. $5 tickets to either show available at www.smileyssaloon.com.
• Pete Sawyer & the Left-Hand Monkey Wrench Gang plays a Grateful Dead-style Halloween party at 8 p.m. at Rancho Nicasio. $25. Reservations required at www.ranchonicasio.com. 
• The Happys’ Halloween party starts at 9 p.m. at the Papermill Creek Saloon, in Forest Knolls. 

• A kayaking excursion in Drakes Estero takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., presented by the Point Reyes National Seashore Association and Blue Waters Kayaking. $220 for two members, or $260 for others. Register at ptreyes.org/field-institute/classes-date. 
• Red Meat plays country and Western at 5 p.m. at Rancho Nicasio. $15. Reservations required at www.ranchonicasio.com. 

• The Inverness Library hosts a Halloween party with vegetarian chili from 4 to 7 p.m. Sponsored by Manka’s. 
• Sharron Drake tells West Marin ghost stories from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on KWMR. Tune into 90.5 FM in Point Reyes Station, 92.3 FM in the valley or 89.9 FM in Bolinas, or stream it at www.kwmr.org. 
• Smiley’s Second Annual Halloween Hoedown and Spooky Square Dance features veteran caller Connor Maguire and the Bolinas Fiddler’s Union at 7 p.m. outdoors. By donation tickets available at www.smileyssaloon.com.