Market Report
As I write this I’m getting ready for the July 3 market; on the cusp of our country’s anniversary. This year’s celebration has some of us waving flags vigorously, while others have theirs hidden in the closet. But one realm where we could likely all agree is that we live in an area of remarkable abundance.
EX LIBRIS
New at the Healdsburg Library: DVD 364.162 ART: “Art of the Heist – Inside the Art World’s Biggest Thefts” (14 episodes on four discs) and a viewer’s guide. From famous forgeries to Hitler’s plundering, and thefts of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and Munch’s The Scream, we are given details and reenactments of the process by which these events transpired and the lengths taken to retrieve the art works involved. A fascinating account from the Athena learning program.
Windsor Democrats: A Conversation with the Superintendent
On Thursday, Jan. 21, Jeremy Decker, Superintendent of Windsor Unified School District, spoke on Zoom to the Windsor Democratic Club about COVID-19 vaccinations and plans for reopening schools.
Flashbacks
The following snippets of history are drawn from the pages of the Healdsburg Tribune, the Healdsburg Enterprise and the Sotoyome Scimitar, and are prepared by the volunteers at the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society. Admission is always free at the museum, open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Flashbacks
The following snippets of history are drawn from the pages of the Healdsburg Tribune, the Healdsburg Enterprise and the Sotoyome Scimitar, and are prepared by the volunteers at the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society. Admission is always free at the museum, open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Let’s Book It: Book Groups
Four library book groups are again meeting this month, and what wonderful selections to discuss. “The Last Bookaneer” is a swashbuckling tale about greed, highlighting thieves, spies, smugglers and tricksters, whereas “The Secret Place” is a terrifying mystery, featuring giddy, devious and untrustworthy schoolgirls. The middle schoolers will be enjoying the charming graphic novels “Awkward” and “Brave,” full of humor, realism and kindness.
Snapshot: ‘T’ That Rhymes With ‘P’ That Stands for ‘Pool’
The game of pocket billiards started in France. Louis XI had the first table built in 1496. It was an indoor version of croquet, also a French game. Dubbed the “Sport of Kings” when embraced by French aristocrats in the 1600s, its popularity spread as billiard tables became standard fixtures in French cafés in the 1800s.
Arts & Entertainment
Return to the Russian River
When Jake Messing stood in front of the mural he had just completed for Russian Riverkeeper on the north side of the nonprofit’s headquarters at 139 Healdsburg Ave., he had finished more than another mural. He had made a return to the source from the sea himself, like the salmon he portrayed.
















