Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn: Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or email news@busjrnl.com.This WeekMarin Designers Showcase
Sponsor: Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership
Date: Jan. 31 - Feb. 26 Cost: $25 - $30
Place: Villa Belvedere, Belvedere
Info: 415-479-5710FORE US: A Golf-Business Networking Group
Sponsor: San Geronimo Golf Course
Date: Feb 1, 3 p.m. Cost: $30
Place: San Geronimo Golf Course, 5800 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo
Info: 415-492-451123rd Annual Great Sonoma Crab and Wine Fest
Sponsor: Sonoma County Farm Bureau
Date: Feb. 4, 5 p.m. Cost: $75
Place: Sonoma County Fairgrounds Grace Pavilion, Santa Rosa
Info: www.sonomafb.orgComing UpFORE US: A Golf-Business Networking Group
Sponsor: San Geronimo Golf Course
Date: Feb 15, 3 p.m. Cost: $30
Place: San Geronimo Golf Course, 5800 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo
Info: 415-492-4511Beyond Health Insurance
Sponsor: Michael Anderson & Company, Inc.
Date: Feb. 16, 6 p.m. Cost: $45 (dinner included)
Place: Hilton Sonoma Wine Country, Santa Rosa
Info: 707-573-0326Crush IQ
Sponsor: Google
Date: Feb. 16 & 17, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Place: Meritage Resort & Spa, Napa
Info: www.napa.crushiq.comVenetian Carnival Masquerade Party
Sponsor: Lake County Marketing & Economic Development Program
Date: Feb. 17, 6--9 p.m. Cost: $15
Place: Rosa D'Oro Vineyards, Kelseyville
Info: www.rosadorowine.comWine & Chocolate
Sponsor: Lake County Marketing & Economic Development Program
Date: Feb. 18, 12--4 p.m. Cost: $35--$40
Place: Mt. Konocti Growers, Lakeport
Info: www.lakefrc.org2012 Buck Institute Symposium: Stem Cell Research and Aging
Sponsor: Buck Institute
Date: Mar. 1 - 2
Place: The Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato
Info: www.thebuck.org/2012-symposiumThe Art of Dessert
Sponsor: Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Date: Mar. 3, 5:30 p.m.
Place: Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa
Info: 707.527.7006Memorial Hospice Volunteer Training
Sponsor: St. Joseph Health System Sonoma County
Date: Mar. 5, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost: $50
Place: Memorial Hospice, 821 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa
Info: 707-778-6242 or 707-568-1094The 2012 Redwood Empire Construction Technology Expo
Sponsor: Redwood Empire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
Date: Mar. 7, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Place: Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Rosa
Info: www.recsi.org/expoOrdinary Marketing is DEAD!
Sponsor: Michael Anderson & Company, Inc.
Date: Mar. 15, 6 p.m. Cost: $45 (dinner included)
Place: Hilton Sonoma Wine Country, Santa Rosa
Info: 707-573-0326CASA Hearts for Children
Sponsor: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Date: Mar. 24, 5 - 10 p.m. Cost: $100
Place: Vintner's Inn and Johna Ash Event Center, Santa Rosa
Info: 707-565-6375