Ongoing
Ravens in Cloverdale
A Good Deal, a play by Ron Nash, will be staged by the Raven Players in Cloverdale, weekends until March 8. It is performed at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd. Tickets at the box office $25 general, $10 students.
Shakespeare’s women
A one-woman play from Robin Goodrin Nordli, an Oregon Shakespeare Festival veteran, explores the women in Shakespeare’s plays in Virgins to Villains. Opens at the 222, performances Friday and Saturday at 7pm, Sunday 2pm matinee. Tickets $35-$85, 222 Healdsburg Ave., the222.org.
Thursday, March 5
Art Night
Monthly community event celebrating art and creativity with over 20 galleries participating. Visit the downtown galleries and collect your stamp, then show the “ArtNite” passport at participating restaurants and wineries for a free treat, pour or special perk. From 5-7pm every first Thursday of the month. Free, downtown Healdsburg.
Jazz on the Menu
Enjoy live music when dining out at Baci Cafe and Wine Bar, Goodnight’s Steakhouse, Spoonbar at H2Hotel or Valette on Center Street on Thursday, 5:30-8pm, when 25% of the bill will be donated to Healdsburg Jazz’s education programs. Information at healdsburgjazz.org.
Elevated Music
Junaco’s sophomore LP, In Motion, is a reflection of the band’s ever-changing lives. Written during a retreat last winter in Northern California, the band will reveal the results on Thursday, March 5. Free. Two nights later, on Saturday, March 7, Colombian-American Kelcy Ayer delivers his latest, $30 cover. Both at 7pm, Little Saint, 25 North St., littlesainthealdsburg.com.
Classic Film Comedy
M. Hulot’s Holiday is the first global hit by Jacques Tati, the most innovative silent film comedian since Buster Keaton. This 1953 film is simple in premise and complex in execution, as are his later films, Playtime and Traffic. Tickets are $20 (free for 18 or under), movie is at 7pm. Stay for an after-film discussion. At The 222, 222 Healdsburg Ave., the222.org.
Friday, March 6
Analog Sessions
A small, intentional weekend of ideas, music and insider access to the people shaping Healdsburg year-round, as a prelude to May’s Analog Reunion (formerly Cosmico). Friday night DJ set with Timoteo Giganté (5:30pm) followed by a Saturday (10:30am) community panel at h2h Hotel, with panelists including Melissa Yanc, Jessica Martin and Circe Sher.
Local Boys
Sonoma songwriter Timothy O’Neil plays Friday, Santa Rosa’s Steve Pile on Saturday. Both bring those Americana sounds to town. $10 cover. Shows 8-11pm at the Elephant in the Room, 177 Healdsburg Ave., elephantintheroompub.com.
Saturday, March 7
Steelhead Festival
Just like the salmonids it celebrates, the Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival returns to the Mike Brandt Visitors Center at Lake Sonoma for the 19th annual Steelhead Festival. This free event attracts 5,000-8,000 people every year to view the nature exhibits and learn about environmental stewardship, preservation of natural resources, and protection of threatened and endangered species. From 10am to 4pm, 3288 Skaggs Springs Rd., Geyserville. steelheadfestival.org
TEDx Sonoma
Time again for the festival of insight that is TEDx Sonoma County, on Saturday afternoon at Sonoma Country Day School. Over a dozen speakers take the stage in the familiar format to present their “ideas worth spreading” starting at 1:30pm at Sonoma Country Day School, 4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa, tedxsonomacounty.com.
Mosaic of Music
A fundraiser for the Healdsburg Dance Collective scholarship program takes place Saturday, March 7, featuring the Upside Dance Company, Young at Heart Theater and others. 6-7:30pm. There’s also a VIP “pre-party” with wine and cheese from Bloodroot at 5pm, and an onstage dance party with DJ Glitterfox until 10:30pm following the performance. Tickets $35 adults, $20 students, VIP $100. At the Raven Theater, 115 North St., tickets at healdsburgdancecollective.org.
Fishing for Jazz
Jazz standards and originals from the Robb Fisher Trio, with bassist Fisher, Laura Klein on piano and Brandon Etzler on drums. At the Spirit Bar, just off Healdsburg Hotel’s lobby at 25 Matheson St., from 6-9pm. Full bar, DCK food menu available. drycreekkitchen.com/spirit-bar/music
Sunday, March 8
America’s Music
Healdsburg’s Community Band presents their spring concert on Sunday, March 8, performing for America’s 250th anniversary. Jon Saler conducts the 40-plus member ensemble through a program ranging from classics like “Fugue on Yankee Doodle” by Sousa, “The Symphonic Gershwin” by George Gershwin, and medleys of Beach Boys and Neil Diamond favorites among others. Raven Theater, 115 North St. 5pm, admission free, donations accepted.
Tuesday & Wednesday, March 10-11
City Commissions
Healdsburg’s citizen commissions meet this week on both Tuesday (Planning Commission) and Wednesday (Parks and Rec). Verify by checking the city’s agenda page at healdsburg.gov/1181/Agendas-and-Minutes. Meetings take place at 401 Grove St., in Council Chambers starting at 6pm, and will be streamed live at facebook.com/cityofhealdsburg.
Upcoming
Book Sale
The Friends of the Healdsburg Library Book Sale returns to the downtown branch after an almost two-year absence. It starts Wednesday, March 11, when FoHL members only will be admitted 10am to 1pm; then it’s open to all until 5:30pm. Friday, March 11, hours 10am to 5:30pm; Saturday, March 14, hours 10am to 3pm.
For additional events, visit healdsburgtribune.com/calendar.
