Classic Movies Shot in Sonoma County - Series Starts Tonight!

Celebrate the area Peanuts-creator Charles Schulz called home with the "First Friday Film Series" at the Charles M. Schulz Museum, featuring classic movies shot in Sonoma County. The series begins tonight at 7 p.m. with Alfred Hitchcock's creepy and possibly incest-themed "The Birds," filmed in 1963 on location in Bodega Bay.

Next on the list is 1992's "Forever Young" on March 1, featuring scenes of Jenner and the Russian River. On April 5, the film will be 1963's "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" featuring scenes filmed at the Sonoma County Airport. And, saving the best for last, 1973's "American Graffiti" will be shown on May 3. Starring a very young Harrison Ford, this film was filmed on location in Petaluma.

Cost is free to museum members and $5 for the general public. Enjoy the films on a theatre screen with complimentary popcorn and candy, which is pretty nice of the museum to provide.

The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center was designed to reflect the modest, low key, and comfortable personality and style of an internationally-famous cartoonist.The Museum is located at 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, California, across the street from Snoopy’s Home Ice, and near Schulz’s drawing studio.

The film series event is sponsored by Craig Schulz, a pilot and son of the famous cartoonist.