Carmina Salcido's Story of Survival and More This Weekend

Carmina Salcido's father murdered his wife, his wife's family and slashed the throats of his three children 22 years ago near Petaluma. Carmina, then 3, survived the attack. She returns Sunday to in Petaluma with copies of her book, "."

That's just one of dozens of events taking place this weekend in and around Petaluma that are listed on the Petaluma Patch Events Calendar. 

--- Try out mole, the tasty Mexican dish made of chocolate and chile, and help raise money for the at the same time. The mole tasting is from 6-9 p.m. Friday at the center and costs $15. Mariachi music included.

---The rain and cold from early in the week is gone, so Saturday could be a great day to get out that with the folks over at , from 10am-5pm.

---It's crawl time again. As in the , a quarterly community event organized by Aqus co-owner John Crowley. Meet your neighbors, check out some local art (including a short performance) and then dance the night away at Pazzo.

--- Looking for more to do this weekend? Check out all the events listed for the weekend on our calendar.

--- Do you have an event going that is not in our calendar? Well, our calendar is open for everyone to post your own events and have them go live on the site right away.