Scene Seen: Live Music in Cloverdale in April
What’s the difference between a violin and a fiddle? Nothing, really, except maybe an approach to playing it and the musical style. Fiddle is actually just a nickname for the violin, although any bowed string instrument can be called a fiddle (or so Wikipedia tells me). But most of the time, a fiddle is a violin. Just played in a different style.
Running out of water and time: How unprepared is California for 2021’s drought?
When James Brumder and his wife Louise Gonzalez moved into their home tucked up against the mountains northeast of Los Angeles, he applied all his know-how to the task of undoing the thirsty garden they inherited.
Women’s March Santa Rosa
On Jan. 19, people from all around the county gathered in downtown Santa Rosa to take part in Women’s March Santa Rosa.
Musical march celebrates progress, calls for equality and justice
A lively group of marchers with musical instruments, shakers and hand-made signs made their way down Center and Johnson Streets Friday evening, July 31, celebrating the progress and diversity that’s come from sustained civil disobedience and calling for further equality and justice for George Floyd and the deaths of many other Black, Indigenous and people of color at the hands of law enforcement.
Police Log, Aug. 17 – 23
This week Otis Hardin graduated from the Santa Rosa Junior College Public Safety Training Center in Windsor. Other police news to follow...
Healdsburg Winery Debuts New Wine-Cellar Mural
Local winery Papapietro Perry, located out Dry Creek Road, just unveiled a cute new mural with vintage postcard vibes on their wine-cellar door. It’s around 14 feet tall by 14 feet wide, and boldly declares: “Peace Love and Pinot.”
Oh, and if you post a photo of...
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.
