Music
Upstairs
Erin Durant (starting at 7pm) and Luke Sweeney (at 8pm) guest in the music room at Little Saint on Thursday Sept. 4. No cover, doors at 6pm, music upstairs at the hippest treehouse in town, Little Saint, 25 North St., littlesainthealdsburg.com. (Next week’s show with Rufus Wainwright is sold out.)
Elephant Weekend
Big weekend at the Elephant starts with the Meters cover band Meter Made (Friday Sept. 5), followed by avant garde pop from the Crux (Sept. 6) and the Sunday return of Spike Sykes and his Awesome Hotcakes (Sept. 7). Cover is usually $10, sometimes more, sometimes less at the Elephant in the Room, 117 Healdsburg Ave., elephantintheroompub.com.
Guitar Doc
Saturday evening, Sept. 6, drop into the Hotel Healdsburg’s Spirit Bar and swing to the classic jazz of the ’50s and ’60s. Led by John Mihalik on guitar, the Blue 7 Septet plays a repertoire of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock and more. From 6-9pm at the Spirit Bar. No cover, limited menu and drinks available. 25 Matheson St., drycreekkitchen.com/spirit-bar.
Pure Jazz
Pianist Alan Broadbent and bassist Harvie S share evident delight in each other’s company. The music unfolds in its purest form on Saturday Sept. 6 at The 222. Tickets $35 to $85, under 18 free. 222 Healdsburg Ave., the222.org.
Furthermore Sunday
Not in Healdsburg, but Sunday Sept. 7 finds Mimi Pirard and SonoMusette at the Sebastopol tasting room, recreating the French chanson style of mid-century Paris. Usually no cover, from 1-4pm at 3541 Gravenstein Hwy. N. Check the website for Healdsburg music, furthermorewines.com.
Stage
‘Laundry and Bourbon’
Staging of a black comedy by James McLure that offers a picture of life in a one-horse town, where the women get drunk during the day and the men get drunk at night. Directed by Emilie Talbot, this is the first play presented this season by The 222, which is expanding its theatrical offerings. Opening night is Friday Sept. 5. The 222, 222 Healdsburg Ave., the222.org.
‘Eureka Day’
By odd coincidence, this Tony Award-winning play by Jonathan Spector is receiving two productions in the North Bay this month. The first opened on Aug. 28 and plays until Sept. 21 in Mill Valley. The second opens this week, on Friday Sept. 5, also until Sept. 21 at the Raven Theater in Healdsburg, 115 North St. Tickets and information at raventheater.org.
The Arts
Art Night
Artnite Healdsburg is a new community event celebrating art and creativity with over 20 galleries participating. Show your Artnite passport at participating restaurants and wineries for a free treat, pour or special perk. Thursday Sept. 4 (and every first Thursday of the month all year ’round) 5-7pm, downtown Healdsburg.
Exhibition
Starts Sept. 1, “Being There in Plein Air,” by Beverly Bird and Willow LaLand. The gallery is upstairs at Levin & Co. Community Booksellers, 306 Center St., open 11am to 6pm daily.
Pachanga & Art
The city’s celebration of arts grants winners is Saturday Sept. 6 at the Healdsburg Plaza, starting at 5:30pm. This free and family friendly event shines a spotlight on the talented recipients of the Diversity in the Arts Grant as a Latin American fair with live music, dancers, photographers, visual artists and more. Information at corazonhealdsburg.org/diversity-in-the-arts.
Community
Book Donations
Finally, book and media donations will be accepted by a Friends of the Healdsburg Library volunteer team inside the Library lobby, every Friday starting Sept. 5 from 11:30am to 2pm. For more information, contact fr*****************@***il.com.
Farmers’ Markets
The longstanding Healdsburg Certified Farmers’ Market is held twice weekly in town, on Saturdays (Sept. 6), at the West Plaza parking lot from 8:30am until 12:30pm. The year’s Saturday market season ends on Dec. 20. The Farmers’ Market is also held on Tuesdays (Sept. 9) on Plaza and Center streets surrounding the Plaza, 9am to 12:30pm, Tuesdays until Sept. 30.
Chili Cook-Off
The 12th Annual Windsor Chili Cook-Off is a popular community event for foodies, amateur chefs and culinary pros to “bring the heat and compete” while supporting Farm to Pantry, a local nonprofit dedicated to rescuing food. Saturday Sept. 6 from 12-4pm, at the Windsor Town Green. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids, available at windsorchamber.com/chili-cook.
Healdsburg Museum
History comes alive at 221 Matheson St. with two local-centric exhibitions. The new semi-permanent installation for “Many Roads to Healdsburg” outlines the town’s rich history, from the Pomo to early settlers and recent influencers. Continuing is a display of the contemporary Pomo Weavers Society. The Healdsburg Museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays, from 11am to 4pm. healdsburgmuseum.org
Pioneer Awards
The Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society celebrates the contributions of Henry Wetzel and Katie Wetzel Murphy at its annual Pioneer Awards event. The Wetzels have spent decades turning Alexander Valley Vineyards into both a family legacy and a community treasure. The History Lives gala is Tuesday Sept. 9 starting at 6pm, at Villa Chanticleer. Tickets $225, registration ends Monday Sept. 1 at midnight. To order visit secure.qgiv.com/event/historylives2025.
For additional events, visit healdsburgtribune.com/calendar.
