SMART to visit Geyserville Aug. 10
SMART’s efforts to lock a Geyserville station into its plans move forward next week with a public hearing on Monday evening, indicating the commuter rail agency’s full-speed-ahead commitment.
High infidelity on Cloverdale stage
The play exhibits all the hallmarks of a classic Noël Coward comedy: an early 20th-century setting, an English countryside abode, philandering spouses, lots of drinking and smoking, and witty banter delivered in British accents. That it was written in 2013 is given away by the addition of two non-Coward-esque elements—mass murder and flatulence.
1976: Sports restored, art and music classes cut
In News from 1976, "The nurse, two music teachers, an art teacher, one history teacher and the adult education teacher are laid off. Cafeteria service is eliminated. Five district paid aide positions are cut, including three for junior high reading programs."
Things to do in Healdsburg, Aug. 6 – 14
Three headliners at Elephant in the Room this weekend, starting with the Anthony Collins Band featuring guitarist “Johnny V” Vernazza on Thursday ($20 cover), tribute band Burning Down the House on Friday ($20), and Eric Lindell and the Westside Summer League on Saturday ($45). One could spend the weekend there... Fortunately there’s a bakery, pizza parlor and dispensary nearby.
Boys & Girls Club builds to meet its future
Modernizing a club that has served the community for nearly 80 years and its Piper Street clubhouse built in the 1960s is no easy task. The project aims to balance state-of-the-art educational spaces with historical preservation, specifically retaining the original gymnasium structure
Arts thrive in Healdsburg schools
During the 2025-26 school year, two years of planning moved into action as the committee became the Arts Professional Learning Team (PLT). Members mapped essential arts standards across grade levels and created new opportunities for students to learn, perform and share their work.
‘Narcan Squad’ returns to work
Three Healdsburg men continue to save lives by distributing Narcan nasal spray throughout Healdsburg public locations, as first reported two years ago in the Tribune. Now they are putting up signs to make the life-saving antidote easier to find.
Monte Rio Variety Show distracts the hoi polloi
The Bohemian Grove Club first met in San Francisco in 1872. Its founding was intended to help creatives flourish. Summer camping started in 1878. In 1899 the club purchased 160 acres from M.C. Meeker, but the grounds have now expanded to about 2,700 acres.
Things to do in Healdsburg, July 30-August 6
This month’s exhibit at the Upstairs Art Gallery features a collection of oil and acrylic paintings by Willow LaLand, along with the Staircase Smallworks showcase featuring Gen Zorich’s ‘Summertime’ exhibit. Meet the artists on ...
GALLERY: Oaxacan festival, FIFA final add up to one big Sunday
Last Sunday, July 19, said Mayor Chris Herrod, Healdsburg pulled off another ‘two-fer’ with the Guelaguetza festival at Foley and a screening of the World Cup final at the Plaza. We have the story, with a photo gallery, online now.
Arts & Entertainment
Area stages preview their performance year
With summer drawing to a close, local theater companies are prepping their houses for a robust 2026/27 season. Live theater productions in Northern Sonoma County will include the usual mixture of the tried and true along with a sprinkling of newer works to keep things interesting ...






















