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The Museum of Sonoma County opened a new show June 25. Collective Arising: The Insistence of Black Bay Area Artists will run through Nov. 27.  The show is co-curated by Ashara Ekundayo and Lucia Olubunmi R. Momoh, and features work from 11 different artists, all...

The Dutchman, If I Don't Make It, I Love You, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, My Name is Asher Lev, Mary Jane, and A Raisin in the Sun were the top-rated plays produced in the North Bay in 2023.

The 222 is a non-profit, member-supported arts, culture, and entertainment venue that’s housed in the Paul Mahder Gallery in Healdsburg. Open since 2021, to date it’s presented musical programs, literary readings, film showings and other community events.  Professional theater now enters that mix with a...

Art show celebrates treasured West County painters with deep local roots.

First let’s get the name right: It’s the Healdsburg Future Farmers Country Fair, taking place for its 74th year, once again at Rec Park on Piper and University. Though its first day was Wednesday of this week for families involved in Future Farmers and...

Sonoma County Vintners Foundation has announced that Healdsburg’s Dustin Valette will be the chef honoree for the 2022 Sonoma County Wine Auction (SCWA). Jean-Charles Boisset will be honored as the vintner honoree. Presented by climate-controlled wine storage company Vintec, the annual auction spotlights the philanthropy...

Benefits, performances, movies, work parties and public meetings in Healdsburg from now until St. Patrick's Day.

By Dave Gil de Rubio  In an age of performers making their name as Instagram influencers and TikTok flavors-of-the-month, Charlie Musselwhite is the equivalent of a land line—steady, reliable and a link to the past. Born in Mississippi and raised in Memphis, the 78-year-old musician...

The ninth annual AVFest will return to northern Sonoma County Friday, April 28 through Sunday, May 7, bringing 10 days of indie film screenings with wine country flavor to Cloverdale and Healdsburg, promises AVFilm. Opening in Cloverdale, AVFest kicks off with a block party on...

The effort to raise enough money for AVFilm, the Alexander Valley Film Society, to begin work on their dream Plaza Cinema Center is ongoing.  As community lead and programmer Chelsea Kurnick clarified, the lease for the Healdsburg Avenue property is not yet finalized; any plans...