Shopping local from the comfort of your couch
There is nothing like traffic and bustling parking lots to take away some of our holiday cheer as we franticly fight crowds trying to get in and out of stores shopping for holiday meal ingredients and buying gifts for that special someone. This year, why not try a different approach and support your local vendors at the same time? Shopping online and keeping it local is easy.
Things to do in Healdsburg, Sept. 17 – 25
Thursday, Sept. 17
Upstairs Emo
Mikayla McVey is a songwriter from Oakland, thrilled to bring her band back to the best-sounding room in the greater Bay Area. Doors at 6pm, music at 7pm. At Little Saint, 25 North St., littlesainthealdsburg.com.
‘Red’ on Stage
Continuing engagement of Red, the...
THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE: Primroses and plant sales
August and September often bring hot weather, so make sure mulch is in place and irrigation is working. Local and migrating birds are always thirsty, as are many insects, so dishes of water and birdbaths are appreciated and often vital. When seeds appear on plants, especially annuals, the plant considers it has done its job. If you remove the seed heads, you can prolong the bloom period. This is especially true of cosmos, zinnias, marigolds, and coreopsis. I leave many seed heads as I love to see the birds eating them. Autumn blooming bulbs may be planted this month that will bloom in the fall or the following year. These include certain crocuses and spider lilies. Watch the nurseries for these bulbs.
Arts & Entertainment
Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna
Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.
