A&E

This weekend’s opening marks the culmination of 10 years of research, inspiration and introspection for playwright Francine Schwartz, now 75, along with a lifetime of memories. That decade began in 2014 while she went through family possessions in the family home, cleaning things out because her mother had moved into assisted living...

Francine Schwartz’s new play, The Germans Upstairs, inspired by true events, premieres this week at the Raven Theater. The audience will be seated on the stage for this intimate drama...

San Francisco’s Stone Foxes play rock & roll this week at Cloverdale’s final Friday Night Live show of the year, Aug. 30. This and more events in our weekly calendar, Healdsburg Happenings...

New Moon on Monday, a tribute to pop band Duran Duran, will end the 2024 season of Tuesdays in the Plaza this week, Aug. 27. Vendors offer locally sourced food for sale starting at 5pm; music from 6-8pm, complimentary bike valet services available...

When Junior Brown rolls into Healdsburg on Saturday for his show at the Raven, it will be the first time the performer plays the Raven Theater. That’s a surprise: Like any good ol’ truck driving cowboy, you think he’s been everywhere...

The Healdsburg Museum continues its newest exhibition, “Trails to Fitch Mountain,” about the human and natural history of our local landmarks, the mountain and the river, until Oct. 13. Plus salsa and bluegrass, theater and farmers markets, surf-rock and more...

The Healdsburg Museum premieres its newest exhibition, “Trails to Fitch Mountain,” about the human and natural history of our local landmarks, the mountain and the river. Aug. 8-Oct. 13. Free admission, Wednesdays through Sundays, 11am to 4pm, plus other events coming up in Healdsburg this week...

The 222, the newest and some might say most sophisticated performance venue in the North Bay, is about to begin its fourth year of programming with a National Endowment for the Arts-supported premiere performance of “Misterioso,” an exploration of the music of Thelonious Monk...

The annual Zucchini Festival is Saturday, Aug. 3, at the regular Healdsburg Farmers’ Market in the West Plaza parking lot, from 8:30am to noon. Judging, races and prizes including gift certificates and Market Bucks for biggest and fastest squash. All that and more in our weekly calendar...

Singer-songwriter festival, Louisiana Blues, tribute bands and Ladysmith Black Mambazo are among the concerts and events happening in Healdsburg this week...