Healdsburg Happenings, May 16 – 22
The 3rd annual Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience begins on Thursday, May 16, but that's not the only thing going on in Healdsburg Happenings this week. More music, meetings, farmers markets and a Fire & Safety Expo in Cloverdale...
Healdsburg Jazz Comes Home
The music festival that put Healdsburg on the jazz map begins this weekend, starting with a Juneteenth Celebration in the Plaza on Saturday, June 17, and ending nine days later on June 25 with another celebration, this one an immersion in the brassy, rhythmic...
Taking Action for Harm Reduction
A new metal drop box, gray and orange, has appeared in the parking lot next to the Alliance Medical Center next to Healdsburg Hospital. It’s not a mailbox or a book drop or a bank deposit box, but it looks like one—aside from the bold phrase, “Secure Sharps.” Medical professionals know what that means...
Movies: ‘Black Bag’ a Battle of Wits
Since 1989’s Sex, Lies and Videotape, Steven Soderbergh has not only helped revolutionize independent film in the United States, but has consistently found ways to move cinema into blazingly original spaces of storytelling and technical innovation while remaining so prolific that it remains to be seen if he ever actually sleeps.
Charlie Musselwhite: ‘I ain’t lyin’!’
Charlie Musselwhite talks about his gunslinging grandfather, playing with Elvin Bishop, his favorite restaurants in Healdsburg and Geyserville, and how he worked his signature phrase into a Hollywood blockbuster...
With Three Open Seats, Majority of Council is Up for Grabs
There has never been a better time for local residents to think about participating in local democracy.
In the Nov. 8 general election, three Healdsburg City Council seats will be on the ballot: two four-year terms and a two-year term to fill the remainder of...
Active Aging Week Underway
True to Healdburg’s designation as the first Age Friendly City in Sonoma County, the City Council officially recognized International Active Aging Week at its Oct. 2 meeting. The message is that regardless of age or health conditions, adults over 50 can live fully in...
Healdsburg stakes claim as year-round jazz destination
This year brings the second Healdsburg Winter Jazz Festival, which starts Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Harmon Guest House’s Merritt Hall and concludes Sunday night, Feb. 1, at the Healdsburg Community Church. It once again showcases a diverse line-up of jazz talent, genres and venues. A total of six programs are being presented at off-beat stages, with a suitably wide-ranging menu of music.
Fairy Doors Open into Imaginary Spaces
Walk through the town of Healdsburg on any given day and one will often find a family or a group of children running around trying to find as many doors as possible. The doors spark imaginations—who doesn’t want to know where the fairies reside when they are not working?
First Lady Jill Biden Comes to Healdsburg
Jill Biden is visiting Healdsburg this week to meet with prospective donors to her husband's re-election campaign, and is expected to speak and interact with the attendees.
Arts & Entertainment
The good, the bad and the Oscars
Now that the nominations have been announced, let’s talk about them and what people should try to see before the big show. And once we get closer (the Oscars are March 15 this year), I’ll write my annual piece on what will win versus what should win.






















