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Whale Watching at Bodega Head

January-May — Whale Watching at Bodega Head. Docents are here every weekend to assist the public in viewing the migration. Heavy rain and very windy conditions cancel. Noon-4pm. The Stewards are also offering some wonderful community education seminars in '08, with field sessions on Redwood Ecology, Geology of the Sonoma Coast, Exploring the Intertidal Zone and more.

Contact Ruby Herrick at volparks@mcn.org, or (707) 869-9177, ext. 01, for a full listing and to register.

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Filming “The Birds” in Bodega Bay
by Alfred Hitchcock

After filming “Shadow of A Doubt” in Santa Rosa in 1948, Alfred Hitchcock returned to Sonoma County in 1961 to find a remote coastal location for his next project “The Birds.” He chose Bodega Bay, with surrounding bleak treeless hills, quiet fishing harbor and fog. Based on a short story by Daphne DuMaurier, the original story took place in an English seashore village where murderous birds attacked the local villagers… read more here.

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Upcoming Events…

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Gourmet Au Bay Winemaker Series

We're bringing back the Winemaker series for 2008 and it's lined up with some excellent, small-production wineries. These are casual events out on Kaya's Deck and will take place from 3-5pm on the first Saturday of the month. A $10 tasting fee will be waived towards your purchase of the featured wines.

• August 2nd with Valentine Boutique Wines
• September 6th with Vision Cellars winemaker, Mac MacDonald & his lovely wife Lil

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Historic Painters of the Carmel Art Association, plus Master Painters of the Sea
July into September 2008

Linda and Dan of Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery present a special collection of original paintings by well-regarded artists from the early period of the Carmel Art Association.  In addition, they have selected spectacular seascapes from the most important California and American painters of the sea, with many local views.  Educational videos and books by and about these artists.

The Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery is down the driveway to the lower parking lot of the Blue Whale Building on Eastshore, behind Local Color Gallery and not far from the Ren Brown Collection.

Regular hours are Fridays Saturdays and Sundays noon to 5PM. Special appointments are always available 875-2911

Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery

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