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The excitement and sense of discovery that a good film brings to its audience is doubly alive in the short film format. The genre is defined by the industry as 40 minutes or under including credits, and a selection of the best from last year's Healdsburg Short Film Festival is this weekend.

"For me, being present was not optional," writes the former mayor. "While I attended as an individual, my role on the City Council carries a profound responsibility to do everything I can to protect and support our community."

Let’s take a look at the day as it happened in these snapshots taken along Healdsburg Avenue, midday on March 25, 2026.

The proprietors of BloodRoot Wines, Kelly and Noah Dorrance, have been organizing an annual music and wine festival called The Ramble as a fundraiser benefitting  GIFFORDS, a national organization dedicated to preventing gun violence.

Various nondenominational events this weekend include the Rotary Club’s annual Easter Egg Scramble on Saturday at the Fitch Mountain School (565 Sanns Lane) at 9am. Easter Egg Hunts at local wineries include Dry Creek Vineyard (Saturday, 10am), Francis Coppola Winery (Saturday, 11am), and others...

The softball team turned up for Tuesday’s game against Piner about the same time the rains began to fall, so the meeting of the NCS Redwood teams was postponed to a later date. The Greyhounds were hoping for an upset to reverse their four-game losing streak—the last time they won a game was against Willits, 13-3, on March 9.

The Healdsburg City Council spent much of the day on March 25 discussing existing and future city goals, and how to maintain and enhance services in a goal-setting session for the coming year.

A full spread of fruit, cookies and cupcakes, coffee and tea helped take the edge off dinner-hour munchies at the SMART Open House in Healdsburg on March 23.

The vendors themselves seemed pretty darn happy with the pop-up Farmers Market experience, too. “I love this market; I love the community; I love everyone coming,” said olive-oil maker Russ Messing, who found himself on the front page of The Tribune last week. “It’s always smile time!”

“What’s impactful about these selections is that they are decided on by all of the peer head coaches in the girls league. Each girl is talked about; some advocated for stat by stat, others in a speech-like cadence. These girls selected are getting head nods from all these other coaches. It’s a special recognition.”