Proclamation: SRJC
100 YEARS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE—Mayor Joe Palla (pictured right) and the Cloverdale City Council recognized the 100th Anniversary of Santa Rosa Junior College, in January of 2018, by presenting a proclamation to (pictured left) Ricardo Navarrette, vice president, SRJC Emeritus (retired) – 2016. Navarrette said access to quality higher education for all residents in the district continues to be the same motivation that drives the district 100 years after it was chartered in 1918.  Over its one hundred years, SRJC has served more than 1.7 million individuals with a vision of being an inclusive, diverse and sustainable learning community that engages the whole person, thus reflecting the legacy of its imprint on the entire North Bay region, a vision guarded vigorously throughout the test of time. Photo Patricia M. Roth
Screenings: Beasts of the Southern Wild
In the fairy tales of old, peasants survive in squalor while palaces glitter in the distance; magic is wielded when heroes evolve from unlikely origins; a mercurial Mother Nature is both friend and enemy, and mysterious deadly beasts travel the land.
Healdsburg Jazz — still evolving after all these years
15th annual lineup spread over 10 days, multiple stages
Leave No Trace
Debra Granik directed her cinematographer Michael McDonough to open her new film Leave No Trace with National Geographic-style shots of a verdant Oregon rainforest. There, among all the shades of green, we eventually distinguish a hooded-jacket-wearing figure ... no, it is two figures, carefully making their way through the dense undergrowth.
BloodRoot Ramble: Concert With a Cause
Healdsburg is where you find airy and coastal-feeling tasting rooms and quaint vineyards spanning the slopes of Sonoma County. In contrast, The Ramble is a sexy, loud and grungy indie-rock music festival with bold orangey-red colorways and skull motifs throughout the marketing. The two shouldn’t mix, but they do at the Ramble...