SIP Healdsburg
Four-day music and wine event is the third annual “Songwriters In Paradise” in Healdsburg from July 24-27, at various wineries in the area. Tickets from $300 per event to $1,200 for the full four days. Information and tickets at songwritersinparadise.com/2024-passeshbg.
Taylor & Trouble
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble play the regional blues of Louisiana at Summer Night on the Green in Windsor, Thursday, July 25. Farmers’ Market 5pm, music 6-8pm.
Cosmic Americana?
Singer/songwriters Grahame Lesh and Elliott Peck formed Midnight North 10 years ago; they will play this week’s Friday Night Live show in Cloverdale, July 26. Street fair 6pm, live music 7-9:30pm.
Stax City
Stax City is an old school horn-driven R&B band based in Sonoma County, celebrating the music of James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Al Green, Tower of Power and the like. They play Coyote Sonoma on Friday, July 26, as part of Wilson Wineries’ Summer Music Series. No cover, 6pm, at 44-F Mill St.
Raven Friday
Two exceptional music shows at the Raven Theater later this week. On Friday, July 26, the Traveling Wilburys Revue will play tribute to the mid-1980s collaboration of Dylan, Harrison, Petty, Orbison and Lynne, 8-10pm. Tickets from VIP Front 2 Rows Center: $95; General Admission: $28; Youth 12 and under: $15. 115 North St.
Raven Saturday
The next night, July 27, South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo with their acapella repertoire, 7:30pm. Same ticket rates as above. More details and ticket links at www.raventheater.org.
Farmers’ Markets
The weekly Saturday Healdsburg Farmers’ Market gets rolling in the West Plaza parking lot on July 27, from 8:30am to noon. The Tuesday Farmers’ Market is held at the Plaza, 9am to 12:30pm, July 30, before the Tuesday Night in the Plaza jam.
Mojo & Otis
The duo of Gail Mojo and Nick Otis run through their repertoire of funk and soul classics at Furthermore on Saturday, July 27. Never a cover, always cool music and good wine at Furthermore Wines, 328-A Healdsburg Ave.
Healdsburg History
Healdsburg Museum holds free weekly history lectures and tours on Saturdays, starting from the Plaza stage. History overview at 10am, guided tour 10:30-11am.
Early Birthday
The OC band Rising Tide comes to Healdsburg on Sunday, July 28, to get the jump on Jerry’s Aug. 1 birthday. $20 show from 7-10pm. The pub also has music Fridays and Saturdays, sometimes Tuesdays, maybe Thursdays—check out the Elephant in the Room, 177 Healdsburg Ave., www.elephantintheroompub.com.
Collaboration
Local guitarist Christian Foley-Bening is joined by reed man Paul McCandless (of the group Oregon) in an evening of original music, with Tom Shader (bass) and Kendrick Freeman (drums). At Healdsburg Hotel’s Spirit Bar on Saturday, July 27. No cover, partial Dry Creek Kitchen menu available, 25 Matheson St.
Sundays at the Plaza
The Real Sarahs, a Northern California-based Americana/folk ensemble and touring band who have traveled North America, the U.K. and Ireland share music and stories from the Gazebo stage on Sunday, July 28, from 1-3pm.
Harrisongs
Steve Pile offers up a George Harrison tribute for Tuesday in the Plaza from 6-8pm, July 30. Vendors offer locally sourced food for sale starting at 5pm; complimentary bike valet services available.
Rhumba Country
Tuesday, July 30, Pokey LaFarge returns to town to play the Second Story, following an opening set by Noelle and the Deserters. Doors open 6pm, show starts at 7pm. No cover, get there early or listen from downstairs at Little Saint, 25 North St.
Wine Education
There’s never an end to wine education, says Mary Beth Vierra, so she’s offering three seminars in August to bolster the knowledge and confidence of local wine lovers, amateur or professional. Classes at Leo Steen Wines at The Drink, Old Roma Station. Thursday, Aug. 1 introduces a framework for decoding a wine’s character; Aug. 15 and Aug. 29 continue the insights. To enroll, visit Crush Course Wine at crushcoursewine.com/enroll.
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