Healdsburg Happenings, April 4
A two-person drama by Katori Hall about the last day of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., entirely set in his Lorraine Motel room the evening before his assassination. It opens April 4 and plays most days through April 14, 7:30pm. At The 222 stage, 222 Healdsburg Ave. Tickets start at $45, students free, available at www.the222.org.
AVFilm Changes Its Name, Not Its Focus
As AV Film prepares for its 10th annual AV Fest, from April 26-May 5, the news that the festival, school and projected Healdsburg cinema would be changing its name was a bit of a shocker.
‘Weapons’: An endorphin rush of fear
Horror has an elasticity to it that other genres don’t come close to achieving. Just in 2025, for example, we’ve had some of the best new horror releases of the century and to describe them is to examine how dissimilar and expansive they are as pieces of writing and visual art. 'Weapons' joins that list...
Sonoma County hosts its first ever all Black artists, Black-curated exhibition
The Museum of Sonoma County opened a new show June 25. Collective Arising: The Insistence of Black Bay Area Artists will run through Nov. 27.
The show is co-curated by Ashara Ekundayo and Lucia Olubunmi R. Momoh, and features work from 11 different artists, all...
The historic Village Inn Restaurant in Monte Rio
will serve a three-course murder mystery dinner for 10
Healdsburg Happenings, Aug. 22
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...













