California Corner : Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

SAN FRANCISCO--The San Francisco Sports and Boat Show brings about 600 exhibitors to the Cow Palace, Jan. 14-23. Noon-10 p.m. weekdays, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays, and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays. Geneva and Santos streets in Daly City. $6, general; $3, kids; $3 for seniors during the week. (415) 931-2500.

BLYTHE--Strummers, pickers and fiddlers gather for the seventh annual Colorado River Country Music Festival, Jan. 21-23 at the Colorado River Country Fairgrounds, two miles east of Blythe on Riverside Drive. Information on tickets, camping or competition registration: (800) 445-0541.

SAN DIEGO--Marvel at the migration of California gray whales during Cabrillo National Monument’s Whale Watch Weekend, Jan. 22-23. Exhibits, lectures and a children’s program are planned. All day both days, starting at 10 a.m. At the end of Catalina Boulevard (California 209), on the southern end of Point Loma. (619) 557-5450.

HEALDSBURG--Taste your way through the Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River valleys in Sonoma County at the second annual Winter Wineland, Feb. 4-6. More than 25 bed and breakfast inns host special wine tastings and dinners Friday night. On Saturday-Sunday, more than 45 wineries host special activities, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets for self-guided wine tours: $15. Tickets (with a wine glass included) available at participating wineries and inns. (707) 433-6782.