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.
Baci weathers challenges following drive-through
It was Saturday of the first high-season weekend in Healdsburg, Memorial Day, and the owners of Baci Café & Wine Bar, looked forward to another successful year, their 16th on Healdsburg Avenue one block from the Plaza. Then a car drove through the front door.
Dana Gioia to speak on inspiration
Man of letters and the arts Dana Gioia will speak at the Healdsburg Library on Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Eliabeth Bishop on July 28.
Things to do in Healdsburg, July 23-31
"Much Ado About Nothing," one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, starts a three-weekend run on stage at Bacchus Landing. Directed by Steven David Martin and staged by the Raven Players, it’s a tale of love and villainy with a happy ending.
Letters: On speed limits and building accidents
"Healdsburg is lucky to be able to have slow streets for our neighbors to walk and bike safely, while also having the highway nearby for those in a hurry traveling from north to south," writes Ariel Kelley. "I know change can be tough, but at the same time, you only get one life."
Where the Redwood Highway crosses the Russian River
Whether a tourist or a local (or that broad category of “visitors from nearby”), everyone knows the first stop is Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach, where the Redwood Highway crosses the Russian River. According to Sarah Campbell of Sonoma County Regional Parks, the most recent headcount showed about 68,000 visitors for the previous year.
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 ...






















