Get in the Spirit
ClusterFunk Studios brings their popular “paint party” format back to town with a witch-themed party at Healdsburg Bar & Grill on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 5-7pm. Paint your witch with the help of artist guides and a live DJ to help the flow, 245 Healdsburg Ave. All ages and skill levels welcome. $25 ticket includes all materials, clusterfunkstudios.com.
Murder in Two Acts
Ira Levin’s Deathtrap, the longest running comedy-thriller on Broadway, comes to Healdsburg this month, presented by the Raven Players. It starts this Friday, Oct. 11, and will run on weekends until Oct. 27. It’s a perfect drawing room comedy for the Raven Theaters stage; tickets and times at raventheater.org.
Pot Shop
Solful Healdsburg, the city’s first licensed cannabis dispensary, is set to officially open its doors to the public on Oct. 11. The grand opening will commence with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10am outside the store. Celebrations and special offerings will continue throughout the weekend, at 465 Healdsburg Ave.
String Quartet
The Callisto Quartet, currently the Fellowship Quartet in Residence at Yale University, will perform for the Healdsburg classical music fans on Friday, Oct. 11, at The 222. This American-Canadian ensemble brings together four musicians who share a passion for performing chamber music to audiences around the world. Tickets range from free for students 18 and under, to $87 for platinum seating front and center. Music starts at 7:30pm, 222 Healdsburg Ave., the222.org.
Shades of Bluegrass
Fog Holler keeps bluegrass alive throughout the West. Traditionalists with an edge, they bring their four-piece config to the Elephant in the Room on Friday night, Oct. 11, starting at 8pm. $10 cover, 177 Healdsburg Ave.
Young Talent
Healdsburg Jazz, the same group that throws our local jazz festival, is hosting a free, all-day North Star Performing Arts Camp for teens at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa on Saturday, Oct. 12. “Students work with acclaimed teaching artists in music, visual art, theater, poetry and dance,” organizers say, “and come together at the end of the day to perform a work created that day in a showcase performance.” Register at healdsburgjazz.org.
Makers Market
Back for its fourth year, the Fall Makers Market at Rodney Strong Vineyards will feature the season’s best crafts from dozens of local artisans. Stop by from noon to 4pm on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 11455 Old Redwood Hwy.
First of Its Kind
Healdsburg Crush is an outdoor wine-tasting extravaganza downtown that can still boast it’s the “ONLY wine tasting event held on the Healdsburg Plaza.” (The Healdsburg Food & Wine Experience is relegated to the West Plaza Parking Lot.) More than 60 of California’s top wineries will pour again this year from noon to 4pm on Sunday, Oct. 13, benefitting the Boys & Girls Club. Tickets from $135-$185 at healdsburgcrush.com.
‘Trails’ Closing
The Healdsburg Museum’s latest exhibit, “Trails to Fitch Mountain,” closes this weekend after 10 weeks. It features local history on the Russian River that loops around Fitch Mountain, its beaches and lore, trails and more. Open 11am to 4pm, Wednesday through Sunday, 222 Matheson St.
St. Paul’s Fundraiser
“Sip, Savor and Serve” will be a fundraiser featuring former Oregon hornman Paul McCandless and local jazz-guitarist Christian Foley Beining, at The 222 on Thursday, Oct. 17, 6-8pm. Its purpose is to raise money to upgrade and repair facilities that serve the Healdsburg community at St. Paul’s Episcopopal Church. The church’s programs include hot meals, hot showers, support groups and other events held at 209 Matheson St. year-round, serving more than 1,500 persons a year. Tickets $100 plus fees. For more information, visit stpauls-healdsburg.org.
Howl-O-Ween
One of Healdsburg’s favorite Halloween traditions, the annual pet costume parade, returns to the Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 19. Register your pet at noon; parade starts at 12:45pm. “Bring your dog, cat, mouse or potbelly pig and strut your stuff,” the city says. Best-costume prizes and bragging rights on the line. Enjoy other games like “dog toy ring toss” and donate pet food to the Healdsburg animal shelter. Details at humanesocietysoco.org/get-involved/events.
Ongoing
Waste Not: Zero Waste Sonoma presents the 2024 North Bay Zero Waste Week Oct. 12-19, 2024. The week will feature 51 no-cost events throughout Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties and online. Of particular interest is a screening of Common Ground, a documentary with Laura Dern, Woody Harrelson and others, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 5:45pm at the Raven Performing Arts Center. More about Zero Waste Week (ZWW) at www.northbayzerowasteweek.org.
Scarecrow Auction: Wondering why dozens of scarecrows are currently haunting the Healdsburg Plaza? They were created by neighbors and businesses to raise funds for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin. Bid on your favorite ’crow through Oct. 20; if you win, you’ll pick up your prize on Oct. 23 in downtown Healdsburg. More auction info at bgcsonoma-marin.org/scarecrow.
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