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Family Dance: Healdsburg Elementary School (HES) students and parents of both the HES and Fitch Mountain campuses are invited for a night of music, dancing and family togetherness, Friday, Feb. 17. Held at Healdsburg High, 6-8pm; $10 requested donation gets the whole family in....

When it comes to coffee, Sonoma County is blessed with a panoply of amazing local roasters and cafes. But how much of what is tasted and smelled in coffee comes from the bean itself or from the roasting process? And what is the best...

Gold Medal Gala: Wilson Artisan Wines celebrates their 118 gold medals from the recent International Wine Competition in San Francisco, at Coyote Sonoma, on Friday, Feb. 10, 6:30pm. Owners Ken and Diane Wilson (she’s also chief winemaker), as well as others from the 11-winery...

With San Francisco Beer Week (sfbeerweek.org) kicking off this Friday, it’s high time to raise a glass to the North Bay brews making their mark here in Wine Country.  There are more than 40 craft breweries in the North Bay, so one is almost always...

Don’t expect dragon parades or a lantern festival at the Healdsburg Plaza this Sunday, Feb. 5.  Instead, a number of nonprofits and community volunteers will be holding a Lunar New Year festival. Drumming, jazz, tai chi and Asian-American street food will be part of...

Little Saint: The only part of Little Saint at 25 North St. open this month is the upstairs Lounge, on Thursdays from 5-11pm. Jan. 26, Lael Neale featuring Guy Blakeslee, music starts at 5:45pm. The restaurant reopens Feb. 2.  Homeless Village: Grand opening of interim...

Mounting a production of a little-known play in these pandemic and inflationary-influenced times is something of a risk for most theater companies. Audiences have yet to return in full-force to live theater, so a significant leap of faith is required to produce material that...

In an era when it sometimes feels like big brands are taking over everything, custom crush and cooperative tasting room facilities that cater to small and micro producers offer consumers an opportunity to connect with small, burgeoning or start-up wineries. Launched in 2017 by wine...

The blues ain’t what they used to be, that’s for sure. No longer played by a solitary vagabond with a Stella and a bottleneck, or a sweaty quartet in a dank Chicago club, or even a spot-lit superstar on stage at the Royal Albert...

Little Saint: The only part of Little Saint at 25 North St. open this month is the upstairs Lounge, usually on Thursdays from 5–11pm, with live music. On Jan. 19, the Sacramento indie band Güero plays two sets, starting at 5pm. On Saturday, Jan....