2 Best Performing Arts in Petaluma, Napa and Sonoma

In keeping with its roots as a vaudeville house, the Mystic, which opened in 1911, books all sorts of acts and events, from indie bands and comedians to folk and alternative acts and old-school rockers. The space holds about 500 people.

The bill at this nonprofit-run 1904 structure that debuted as an opera house might include anything from boxing to Rocky Horror Show screenings. On most nights, though, local and sometimes traveling bands take the stage.