I know I’m a little late getting this event calendar together this month.  What can I say?  I’ve been busy.

Now, on to the important stuff:  FUN!!!

May 1 thru 13 – Your last 13 chances to enjoy Deuce!  One of my very favorite restaurants of all time!  They have sold and it’s going to be a spaghetti factory or something underwhelming like that…

May 3 – Hike for GirlVentures Fundraiser at Santos Meadow at Mount Tamalpais State Park

May 3 – Marin County Civic Center Farmer’s Market from 8am – 1pm

May 4 – Sean Penn Presents “The Films Of My Life” Series at the Rafael Theater in San Rafael

May 5 – Annual Cinco de May Celebration at the McInnis Golf Club in San Rafael

May 5 – Sonoma Plaza’s Tuesday Night Farmer’s Market and Festival from 5:30 – 8:30pm

May 7 – Downtown San Rafael Farmer’s Market and Festival in Downtown San Rafael

May 8 – George Winston is at the Napa Valley Opera House

May 9 – May Madness Downtown San Rafael Classic Car Parade and Rockin’ Street Dance

May 9 – Grand RE-Opening of the Red Hill Dog Park in San Anselmo

May 9 – Marin Human Race a 5K, mostly flat, course starting and finishing at the Marin Center Fairgrounds

May 10 – Marin County Civic Center Farmer’s Market from 8am – 1pm

May 10 – There are a TON of places serving special Mother’s Day Brunches in Marin County, Sonoma and Napa Counties, on the San Francisco Bay, and even a few in San Francisco itself 

May 12 – Sonoma Plaza’s Tuesday Night Farmer’s Market and Festival from 5:30 – 8:30pm

May 13 – Waist Watchers Cooking Class with Amey Shaw at ITK (In The Kitchen) Culinary in Sausalito

May 14 – Downtown San Rafael Farmer’s Market and Festival in Downtown San Rafael

May 16 – 26^th Annual Tiburon Wine Festival

May 16 – Dog Wash Fundraiser at Red Hill Dog Park in San Anselmo

May 16 – Flappers and Fedoras, an event to kick-off the Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance, a benefit for Hospice By The Bay

May 16 –  Best of San Francisco International Comedy Competition at the Napa Valley Opera House

May 17 – Marin County Civic Center Farmer’s Market from 8am – 1pm

May 17 – Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance to benefit Hospice By The Bay

May 19 – Sonoma Plaza’s Tuesday Night Farmer’s Market and Festival from 5:30 – 8:30pm

May 19 & 20 – Wild Care’s 24^th Annual Dining For Wildlife… here’s how it works: You choose the restaurant you’d like to dine at from our list of 30 participating establishments.  Call WildCare (415-453-1000 x11) to schedule and pre-pay for your reservation. Then all you have to do is show up on time and enjoy!

May 21 thru 24 – Jazz+ is once again at the Field of Dreams in Downtown Sonoma.  As usual they have a great line up including (fasten your seat belts….) Joe Cocker, Lyle Lovett, Ziggy Marley, Chris Isaak, Big Dad Voodoo Daddy and much more!

May 21 – Downtown San Rafael Farmer’s Market and Festival in Downtown San Rafael

May 22 – Singles Night at ITK Culinary in Sausalito:  Tapas!

May 24 – Marin County Civic Center Farmer’s Market from 8am – 1pm

May 24 – Mountain Play 2009:  Man of La Mancha at the Mount Tamalpais Amphitheater

May 25 – Memorial Day Services and Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael

May 26 – Sonoma Plaza’s Tuesday Night Farmer’s Market and Festival from 5:30 – 8:30pm

May 28 – Young Professional’s Night at Teatro Zinzanni in San Francisco

May 28 – Downtown San Rafael Farmer’s Market and Festival in Downtown San Rafael

May 30 – 20^th Annual Downtown Larkspur Flower and Food Festival

May 30 & 31 – 33^rd Annual Marin County Home Show and Benefit Jazz Fest at the Marin County Exhibit Hall and Fairgrounds

May 31 – Marin County Civic Center Farmer’s Market from 8am – 1pm

 As usual, this is only a sampling!