Blues Performer Navigates YouTube, COVID, the Metaverse
The blues ain’t what they used to be, that’s for sure. No longer played by a solitary vagabond with a Stella and a bottleneck, or a sweaty quartet in a dank Chicago club, or even a spot-lit superstar on stage at the Royal Albert...
Healdsburg Jazz Reveals 2023 Festival Schedule
What some like to call “Sonoma County’s premier summer music and wine event,” the Healdsburg Jazz Festival returns to full flower and robust musical health for its silver anniversary this summer.
The festival celebrates its 25th anniversary from June 17-25, with a varied lineup of...
The Man in Black Meets Elvis at the Raven
It’s been five years since Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley last took the stage in Healdsburg. That changes this Saturday, Aug. 27, when Steven Kent brings them back to town with his Cash & King show on the Raven stage.
Okay, so it’s not really...
‘macbitches’ delivers on its promise
Few plays telegraph the plot dynamics and setting as clearly in their title as 'macbitches.' We know it’s got to be a cutting play about theater people vying for a key role in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, probably college-age—a sort of 'Mean Girls' in the drama department.
Healdsburg Happenings, June 29
Sheriff’s Town Hall
On Thursday, June 29, Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram will update the community in an informal town-hall style meeting at Alexander Valley Hall, 5512 Hwy. 128. It’s an event with no agenda, though the sheriff will give an introductory update to kick...
New Year’s Eve Restaurants Serve It Up
Chances are the house is decorated with red and blue lights, the tree is festooned with collectible ornaments, all the bespoke presents are wrapped and family plans for the Christmas weekend are already in place.
But what about New Year’s Eve? It’s only a week...
Cosmico Moves Rustic Festival to Guerneville
Massive music festivals are an acquired taste, as each typically runs three days and is jam-packed with stages, musicians, food trucks and all sorts of sundry goods. However the Cosmico Music Festival is offering a much more thoughtful and chill fest as it ambles out of the summer festival gate early with dates set for May 17-19 at Dawn Ranch in Guerneville....
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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.


















