Stolen gear, van force reset for The Lone Bellow
The Lone Bellow returns to recording after 2025 theft
Brian Elmquist, of the Lone Bellow, has come to appreciate conflict as an essential element of the creative process. It’s an ingredient he and bandmates Zach Williams and Kanene Pipken have tapped into dating back to...
Things to do in Healdsburg, Sept. 17 – 25
Thursday, Sept. 17
Upstairs Emo
Mikayla McVey is a songwriter from Oakland, thrilled to bring her band back to the best-sounding room in the greater Bay Area. Doors at 6pm, music at 7pm. At Little Saint, 25 North St., littlesainthealdsburg.com.
‘Red’ on Stage
Continuing engagement of Red, the...
Stage: ‘Red’ explores the lore of painter Mark Rothko at The 222
The age-old art-vs.-commerce debate takes center stage in The 222’s production of John Logan’s Red. Amy Kossow directs the factually based but fictionally woven two-hander about artist Mark Rothko that’s now running at the Paul Mahder Gallery in downtown Healdsburg through Sept. 20.
For those...
Midweek menus for Healdsburgers
We’ve all read about the downturn in the wine economy, with its dread forecasts and images of ripped-up vines. But people keep coming to Healdsburg on holidays and weekends, or whenever the latest “cool small town” poll comes out. In between times, though, people still live here, and they like to go out to eat every now and then, keeing their eye on their budget.
Things to do in Healdsburg, Sept. 10 – 17
Among this Friday's Events, "Welcome Oakland’s Skyline High football team to town for the second home game of the year for the 2026 Greyhounds varsity. Everybody up for the kickoff! That’s at 7pm, Rec Park."
‘macbitches’ delivers on its promise
Few plays telegraph the plot dynamics and setting as clearly in their title as 'macbitches.' We know it’s got to be a cutting play about theater people vying for a key role in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, probably college-age—a sort of 'Mean Girls' in the drama department.
Things to do include Art Nite, Pachanga, music
Pachanga & Art is a vibrant, family-friendly annual event that celebrates the richness of local artists, featuring dancers, photographers, musicians, singers, visual artists and more. It's this Saturday at the Pavilion...
$20k split 3 ways in Arts for All grants
The recent reveal of Jake Messing’s River Dreams mural at Russian Riverkeeper was one of three projects from the city’s Arts & Culture Commission that received awards in the program’s inaugural year, 2026. The Arts for All grants program is designed to support arts...
Things to Do in Healdsburg, Aug. 27 – Sept. 4
This is the last week for community music in most Northern Sonoma County towns. But the libraries, music venues, and local galleries supply plenty of fun, meaningful events for locals and visitors to Healdsburg.
Return to the Russian River
When Jake Messing stood in front of the mural he had just completed for Russian Riverkeeper on the north side of the nonprofit’s headquarters at 139 Healdsburg Ave., he had finished more than another mural. He had made a return to the source from the sea himself, like the salmon he portrayed.
Arts & Entertainment
Open up to Healdsburg Design
Starting concurrently with this week’s Art Nite on Thursday is the return of the four-day Design Healdsburg, produced by Design Bay Area. It’s in...






















