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Fun RunThe annual Healdsburg Turkey Trot kicks off at 8am on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23. Start and finish are at 333 Center St. in front of Healdsburg Running Company. The 5k run supports the Drew Esquivel Memorial Scholarship. Registration $25 adults, $20 under 12,...

t goes without saying that the first Thanksgiving was nothing like the holiday dinner we celebrate today. Right? Truthfully, it wasn’t all that different. Except we've got wine.

By Beulah F. Vega Shepherding a play from an idea to a fully-staged production is a long and sometimes arduous process. It’s also a bit of a financial risk for theaters because audiences tend to want to see things they know. Any theater that’s willing...

Raven PlayersBetty and Edith and Sue are lifelong friends who share the same godmother. On stage at the Raven Performing Arts Center, 115 North St. Performances until Nov. 19, various times. See review this issue. Thursday through Saturday, 7:30pm. Sunday 2pm. Basketball OpenerHealdsburg High basketball...

By Dave Gil de Rubio The adjective “Renaissance” is often overused when describing someone proficient in a wide range of fields. In the case of Rhiannon Giddens, the term is drastically insufficient to describe the ride she’s been on since releasing her 2015 solo debut,...

Goings on around town this week and next, starting Nov. 9.

As many as 6,000 people visited Healdsburg’s Plaza area on Sunday, Oct. 19, to celebrate the 2013 Dia de Muertos festival, presented by Corazon Healdsburg and the City of Healdsburg. Photographer Rick Tang (ricktangphotography.com) was on hand and took many images of the colorful event,...

A little-known country song of recent years begins with the words: “I shook the hand of the man who shook hands with the King.” It’s about being close enough to greatness to touch it—at least second hand. Roy Rogers has touched the hand of so...

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the 123-year-old redwood church on the corner of Matheson and East streets, is hosting an informal music festival to recognize one of the most colorful characters in classical music, Max Reger, on the 150th anniversary of his birth in 1873. While...

Book SaleThe Friends of the Healdsburg Library fundraising book sale continues through Saturday, Nov. 4. All are welcome Thursday and Friday, 10am to 5:30pm, but bring your own bag for special “bag sale” prices on Saturday, 10am to 3pm. The Healdsburg Library is at...