Community Corner 3-24-16

Ongoing through April 10 – Healdsburg Center for the Arts presents ‘Full Circle: Pond Farm Revisited,” an exhibition of pottery by alumni of Pond Farm. 130 Plaza Street. www.healdsburgcenterforthearts.com.
Ongoing through July 10 – Healdsburg Museum exhibit “Discover Oak Mound Cemetery.” 221 Matheson Street. Open Wed – Sun 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. 431-3325 www.healdsburgmuseum.org.
March 24 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents Tapigami Workshop for teens in grades 7 – 12. Learn tactile methods for creating sculpture from tape and scissors. All materials provided. 4 p.m.
March 24 and April 7, 14, 21, 28 – Healdsburg Library Homework Help coaching at the library. 3:30 p.m. Free for grades K – 12. Help with all subjects on a drop-in basis.
March 24 – Alexander Valley Film Society presents “Songs My Brothers Taught Me” at Raven Film Center, 415 Center Street, 7 p.m. General admission at the door $14, AVFS members $12. www.avfilmsociety.org.
March 24, 31 and April 7, 14, 21, 28 – Geyserville Kiwanis #K03810 meeting at Oriental Hall, 1000 Highway 128. 7:30 p.m.
March 25 and April 1, 8, 15, 22 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents Wee Read Bilingüe, story time in English and Spanish for babies and toddlers 0 – 3 years with caregivers. Fun with books, songs, rhymes, flannel boards and puppets. 10:30 a.m.
March 26 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents Engineering for Kids. Sign up at library ahead of time. This Saturday is Mechanical Engineering Workshops Marble Run. 10 a.m. for 5 – 8 year olds, 11 a.m. Catapult for 9 – 11 year olds.
March 26 and April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents Read to a Dog, children practice reading to specially trained dogs. 11 a.m. – noon.
March 28 and April 4, 11, 18, 25 – Healdsburg Rotary Club meetings at noon, Tayman Park Clubhouse. www.healdsburgrotary.org.
March 28 – Schulz Museum presents Museum Mondays for Little Ones. Stories, games, arts and crafts for children ages 1 – 5 with caregivers. $5 per child, up to 2 adults per child are free before 11 a.m. 10 a.m. – noon. www.schulzmuseum.org.
March 28 – Healdsburg Senior Citizens Club potluck dinner, at the Senior Center 6 p.m. Bring a dish to share.
March 29 and April 5, 12, 19, 26 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents Preschool Storytime. Stories, songs, movement, crafts and fun for ages 3 – 6 with caregiver. 10:30 a.m.
March 29 and April 5, 12, 19, 26 – Healdsburg Kiwanis Club meeting at Villa Annex at noon, except April 26, at 7 p.m. www.healdsburgkiwanis.org.
March 30 and April 6, 13, 20, 27 – Healdsburg Boy Scout meetings, Clary Hall, 437 First Street. 7 p.m. www.troop21healdsburg.com.
March 30 and April 6, 13, 20, 27 – Rotary Club of Healdsburg Sunrise meets at Tayman Clubhouse, 7 a.m. www.rotaryclubofhealdsburgsunrise.org.
April 2 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents Engineering for Kids, ages 5 – 8, Environmental Engineering Windmill. 10:30 a.m. Sign up at the library ahead of time.
April 4 – Healdsburg Greyhound Booster Club meeting at the high school in room 13, 6:30 p.m. www.healdsburghighboosters.org.
April 4 – Healdsburg Junior High School Boosters meeting at the school in room 2. 7 p.m. All Junior High parents are encouraged to attend.
April 6 – Healdsburg Museum volunteer meeting at the museum, 221 Matheson Street, 9:30 a.m. www.healdsburgmuseum.org.
April 6 – Healdsburg Schools Walk and Roll to school today. Watch for extra walkers, skaters, boarders.
April 7, 21 – Active 20-30 Club of Healdsburg #205 meetings. www.facebook.com/hbg2030.
April 8 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents “Mindful Minis” for children 6 – 11 years. Yoga and meditation workshop at 4 p.m. Space limited. Register at the library ahead of time, or call 433-3772.
April 8 – 24 – Raven Players presents “All My Sons” at the Raven. Check website for times and tickets. www.raventheater.org. 433-6335 x15.
April 9 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents Spring Craftapalooza for children ages 4 – 12. They supply everything for all sorts of unique creations. 11 a.m.
April 9 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents “Build It” Lego Club, ages 4 – 12. You provide creativity, they will provide Lego bricks and a theme or challenge.
2 p.m. at the library. Families welcome.
April 9 – Healdsburg Fire Department CPR Class at the fire station. Must pre-register by calling 431-3360. $40. 9 a.m. – noon.
April 10 – Geyserville Annual Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast at Oriental Community Hall 8 – 11 a.m. Adults $10 Children $5 (under 12). Benefits Geyserville High School Scholarship Fund, and all Geyserville schools.
April 10, 17, 18 – Healdsburg Chorus presents the 28th Spring Concert “Songs That Touch the Heart: Music from the British Isles to the American Shores,” April 10 at Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa 4 p.m. April 17 at Healdsburg Community Church, 1100 University Avenue at 4 p.m. and April 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets at www.healdsburgchorus.com or Copperfield’s Books in Healdsburg.
April 11 – Linus Project at Purls for Joy, 429 Healdsburg Avenue. 2 – 4 p.m. Knit or crochet blankets for needy local children.
April 12 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents Tween Book Chats for grades 4 – 6. Pick up book ahead of time from Charity in the Children’s Room. Will chat about the book and have snacks at 3:30 p.m.
April 12 – Healdsburg Junior High Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) meeting at the school library, 6 p.m.
April 13 – Healdsburg Regional Library presents National Library Week with The Alphabet Rockers. For ages 3 and up. 6 p.m.
April 16 – Master Gardeners of Sonoma County present It’s Thyme to Think Outside of Basil, facilitated by Ellyn Pelikan. 10:30 a.m. at the Healdsburg Library.
Grad Night Celebration for the Class of 2016 needs parent volunteers to help with the planning of the event and also to work the night of the event, June 10. All parents of freshmen, sophomore and junior students should be volunteering. It is a lot of fun to help these students have a safe final celebration with their classmates. Call Susan Esquivel 477-5301 or email her at [email protected].
Geyserville Volunteer Fire Department (GVFD) benefits from the sale of the booklet entitled “The Fires, and a Brief, Early History of the Geyserville Volunteer Fire Department.” It is available for $10 at Bosworth’s General Store in Geyserville, the Geyserville Fire Station, or by contacting Ann Howard, 473-9803. $6 from the sale of each copy goes to the GVFD.
Healdsburg Hospital Volunteers need more members to sign up and help run the gift shop. Please call and leave a message for the Volunteer Coordinator at 431-6500.
AARP Tax Aid Group helps all ages with no income limit. Come to the Healdsburg Library Forum room on Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. until April 13. Bring 2014 tax return, all income statements for 2015, social security card and photo ID for taxpayer and all dependents.
The Healdsburg Senior Center Boutique carries a wide variety of items for all members of the family. Baby bibs and blankets and crocheted clothes, jewelry, greeting cards, wood items and more. Remember to shop local and support the Senior Center at the same time. 133 Matheson Street. Open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Chris Love is a longtime Healdsburg resident who believes each of us can make a difference. Submit your Healdsburg and Geyserville nonprofit events/fundraisers/meeting times, or club community service projects to [email protected], or by calling 433-1178.