Sonoma Valley Museum of Art announces holiday events

The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art announces holiday events featuring art, poetry, food, wine and more for 2023.|

Celebrate this holiday season with the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art’s festive events.

December Look Club

Join new and returning members of the Look Clubbers on the second Wednesday of each month for a glass of wine and mind-opening conversations around selected artworks displayed in the “Richard Mayhew: Inner Terrain” exhibition. From 6 - 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 for the month of December. $10 tickets, free to SVMA members.

Sonoma Art Walk

From 5 - 7:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, the SVMA is hosting free art walks. On Dec. 7, The Valley Quartet is performing music from classical, folk and modern genres as well as Holiday favorites. Quartet members include Violinists Kyle Craft and Caleb Forchen, Melinda Ellis on the viola and Cellist Tess Van Wagner.

Leaning Toward Light

SVMA annually hosts a poetry pairing combining poetry, art, food and wine. This year highlights “Leaning Toward Light ― Poems for Gardens and the Hands that Tend Them.” The event will feature four of the book’s poets; Editor Tess Taylor, Forrest Gander, Katie Peterson, Genine Lentine and Brynn Saito. Food pairings will be provided by Chef Kyle Kuklewski of Sonoma and wines from Coplan Vineyards, Dysfunctional Family Winery and Sonocaia Estate Vineyards. From 4- 6 p.m. on Dec. 6, $15 members, $25 nonmembers. Register online, svma.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/13594.

Great Places, Great Spaces: Home For The Holidays

Celebrate the holiday season at SVMA’s Home for the Holidays party. Hosted by Vickie Soulier at her home, the community is invited to indulge in wine, cocktails and appetizers. Enjoy the diverse selection of art, sculptures and Soulier’s home, decked out for the holidays. From 5 - 7 p.m. on Dec. 16, tickets cost $225, maximum 25 guests. Register online, svma.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/12839.

SVMA is a nonprofit organization servicing the Sonoma Valley since 1998 and continuing its mission of building community around art. Visit the website to learn more, https://svma.org/.

You can reach Intern Emma Molloy at emma.molloy@pressdemocrat.com.

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