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.
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.
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Midweek menus for Healdsburgers
We’ve all read about the downturn in the wine economy, with its dread forecasts and images of ripped-up vines. But people keep coming to Healdsburg on holidays and weekends, or whenever the latest “cool small town” poll comes out. In between times, though, people still live here, and they like to go out to eat every now and then, keeing their eye on their budget.






















