A&E

The last time Leo Kottke came to Healdsburg was over three years ago—on March 7, 2020. If the date rings a certain bell, it’s because exactly one week later everything changed: COVID was declared a pandemic, and most public gatherings in Healdsburg and indeed...

Farmers’ Market Startup On April 15, the Healdsburg Certified Farmers’ Market returns to West Plaza Parking Lot at North and Vine, and every Saturday thereafter into December, from 8:30am to noon.  Grunge Saturday Celebrate tax day on April 15 with a grunge immersion at Coyote Sonoma, where...

Student Art Thursday, March 16, two receptions for “The Art of Food” student art exhibit, which runs now through April 9 at both the Healdsburg Center for the Arts (HCA), 334 Center St., and at Little Saint, 25 North St. Receptions at 5-7pm at both...

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...

The weekly summer concerts at the downtown Plaza provide an eclectic and unusual line-up of bands to please a wide array of musical interests. Though previous Tuesdays have emphasized the aging boomer crowd (formerly described as “the brie-and-chardonnay crowd”), the bands have become increasingly diverse with the passing years....

Not to be overlooked in the return of the Healdsburg International Short Film Festival—a one-day banquet of narrative inspiration, 22 films spread over two screenings on Saturday, Sept. 23—is the name. It’s an international festival, with films from Argentina, Cameroon, Germany, Ireland and other...

Get SMARTA community workshop to evaluate the planned location of the SMART station will be held from 6-7:30pm on Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson St. City staff and representatives from SMART and Sonoma County Transit will be available to...

A little-known country song of recent years begins with the words: “I shook the hand of the man who shook hands with the King.” It’s about being close enough to greatness to touch it—at least second hand. Roy Rogers has touched the hand of so...

There’s something downright weird about L. Frank Baum stories. There are scarecrows and robots that come to life, flying monkeys, and both terrifying and comforting witches, to say nothing of interdimensional travel and a small dog named Toto.