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.
Revisiting Hopland
Hopland is happening.
Downtown tasting rooms welcome walk-ins and boast affordable fees, and are happy to share their wines with anyone they have the capacity to serve.
Low Tasting Fees
Tasting fees at downtown Hopland tasting rooms range from $5 to $25, with most ranging between $5...
Wheel of Light
This month five planets, including the Sun and Moon, will transit through the sign Scorpio. One of the most complex and intense of the 12 signs, Scorpio tends to get a lot of bad press. It’s not that what most people think about Scorpio is wrong. It’s more that there is little understanding about its nature. Each of the signs contributes something vitally significant to the human experience. What Scorpio contributes is the process of transformation and, through it, an understanding of eternal life.
The Sculpture Trail
When the 101 freeway was finally built to go around the town of Cloverdale instead of through it, a window of opportunity opened to revamp the downtown core.
Drama: Loneliness v. Love
The 222 is a non-profit, member-supported arts, culture, and entertainment venue that’s housed in the Paul Mahder Gallery in Healdsburg. Open since 2021, to date it’s presented musical programs, literary readings, film showings and other community events.
Professional theater now enters that mix with a...
Q&A about anti-slavery hero Josiah Henson: Author Jared Brock at Copperfield’s on June 15
Josiah Henson overcame incredible odds to escape from slavery, and improved the lives of hundreds of freedmen throughout his long life. He found international fame as the real "Uncle Tom" in the novel that fueled the abolitionist movement and ignited the Civil War. Join us on Josiah Henson’s birthday in celebrating his powerful story with author Jared Brock. Brock’s sweeping biography immortalizes Henson in an epic tale of courage and bravery in the face of unimaginable trials. Author Jared Brock has also made a short documentary called JOSIAH (Narrated by actor and activist Danny Glover), which will be screened at this event, followed by Q&A and a book signing with Jared.
Goings on in the ’Burg
City offices will reopen on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023.
Healdsburg Museum: Vintage wooden toys and Wayne Padd's model train on display through Jan. 8, along with “Stories Behind the Structures,” a local architecture exhibit. Open 11am-4pm, Wednesdays through Sundays (Closed New Year’s Day).
Fellow Pynins: “Dad...