How to Love a Shrub
When I say that shrubs are my new obsession, I’m not talking about the garden variety.
A shrub (of the drinking variety) is a concentrated syrup of sugar, fruit and vinegar that is most often based on apple cider vinegar. These delicious tart little syrups...
Wine Country Beer Grows in Popularity
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...
Healdsburg Happenings, Sept. 28
Design Dialog“Holding Sustainable Development Accountable” is the title of the Thursday, Sept. 28, discussion at CraftWork. Architects of Silver Oak, Harmon House and Enso Village interact, with refreshments. 445 Center St., 5:30pm.
Joni SituationKate Foley-Beining performs songs of Joni Mitchell with Christian Foley-Beining on guitar,...
Goings on in the ‘Burg
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....
Healdsburg Happenings, July 6
Raven Players
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Raven Theater continues through July 16, various dates and times. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, the play is a reimagining of the biblical story of Joseph and his brethren. Visit raventheater.org...
Shakespeare in the Big Easy
The annual summer open-air production of Shakespeare at Healdsburg’s West Plaza Park begins this week with the creative transposition of ‘The Comedy of Errors’ to New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
Once again Steven David Martin, the artistic director of the Raven Players, directs the cast....
It Takes Brains, Courage & Heart
You can’t get any more familiar than The Wizard of Oz. Who hasn’t seen the classic 1939 film a couple of dozen times? See it again at the Raven, this weekend and next.
Vital Living
According to one study of 31,337 children and adolescents, snacking can contribute up to 600 calories per day, mostly from high-fat, high-salt, high-sugar foods. Three snacks per day are common, and more than 27 percent of children’s daily caloric intake is coming from snacks. These snack habits are eroding mealtime where healthier food is generally served. My guess is that adults aren’t too far behind in these statistics.
Healdsburg Happenings, Oct. 12
Goings on around town this week and next in the Greater Healdsburg metropolis.
The Plaza Welcomes a New Holiday Tradition
For a town that’s changing so quickly, Healdsburg sure loves tradition. Whether it’s the second annual Merry Healdsburg or the 73rd annual Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament—or 100 years of Prune Packer baseball at Rec Park—this is a town that values and honors its...