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July 5, 2025

Jazzed About NBA Championship

Hammer sculpture at the Healdsburg Community Center.
Looks like Steph, Steve, Dray and company dropped the hammer on the Celtics!  Wow! Was that unexpected at the beginning of the season or what? Time to geek out on a great basketball win.  The video that told the whole story occurred in the final...

Proud of Healdsburg’s Pride

H’burg’s bridge was lit a few months ago to honor Ukraine’s struggle. This month it is lit to celebrate pride, denoting self-affirmation, dignity and equality of humans.  A friend from graduate school was in town, here from Boston, attending a wedding of a “thruple.” When...

Summer Reading Adventure Begins

Little boy reading a book under big linden tree
Track reading throughout the summer to win free books and be entered into the library’s Summer Reading Raffle, to be held at the end of the program.  The most exciting part about this year’s summer program is the reintroduction of in-person events at the library.  This...

New Beginnings

Healdsburg Center for the Arts is stepping boldly into the future from its new downtown location.  Recent years have been tough. Kathy Birdsong, board president and gallery artist, says, “The Covid shutdown and the fires impacted us negatively—so many changes in when we could be...

Future Farmers Country Fair

Kids and livestock enjoy the day at the Future Farmers of America country fair.
Since 1950, Healdsburg has celebrated Memorial Day weekend with a country fair to support its youth in agriculture via Future Farmers of America and 4-H clubs. There’s a twilight parade, a barn dance, hot dogs and hamburgers, livestock exhibits, judging and auction. It’s a centerpiece...

Healdsburg’s Dustin Valette Named ‘Chef Honoree’ for Wine Auction

Chef Dustin Valette prepares a dish
Sonoma County Vintners Foundation has announced that Healdsburg’s Dustin Valette will be the chef honoree for the 2022 Sonoma County Wine Auction (SCWA). Jean-Charles Boisset will be honored as the vintner honoree. Presented by climate-controlled wine storage company Vintec, the annual auction spotlights the philanthropy...

More ‘About Time’

Elena Zolotnitsky’s 30”x30” painting
About Time is getting a second wind up. The Paul Mahder Gallery’s most resented exhibition, by Russian-born artist Elena Zolotnitsky, will stay on the walls until June 19, giving the residents of Healdsburg and any lucky visiting tourists an opportunity to experience the show. It’s...

Musical Offerings and More at Healdsburg Jazz Festival

BLUES Charlie Musselwhite performs at the Jackson Theatre on June 17.
Jazz pianist and composer Keith Jarrett once opined, "Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple." Fortunately, we know precisely when and where jazz will happen locally when the Healdsburg Jazz Festival returns for its 24th year. Running...

Here Comes the Parade

The color guard and Boy Scouts led the 73rd annual FFA Twilight Parade in Healdsburg on May 26.
The color guard and Boy Scouts led the 73rd annual FFA Twilight Parade in Healdsburg on May 26. Cal Republic Trees was first-place winner in commercial floats, and won the sweepstakes as well. Other float winners included Boy Scouts of America Troop 21 (youth...

Tuesdays in the Plaza

Terri Odabi performs on June 28 with the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra.
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department was finally able to release the schedule for the popular Tuesdays in the Plaza series, which began May 31 and will run through the summer until Aug. 30, from 6 to 8pm. This is the only time of...
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