Simone’s Healdsburg Event Log: March 11-17, Including St. Patrick’s

Tuesday, March 11

• Women’s history scavenger hunt at the mini Healdsburg Library inside the Community Center (daily through Mar 31, 10am-6pm)
• “Toast Tuesday” at Costeaux French Bakery: Get a free loaf of bread when you dine in (weekly, 7:30am-3pm)
• Healdsburg High School softball team plays home game against Lower Lake High (3:30pm)
• Homework help for kids in grades K-12 at the mini Healdsburg Library (weekly, 4:30-6:30pm)
• Aikido class for adults at the Healdsburg Community Center (weekly through May 20, 5:15-6:15pm)
• City of Healdsburg’s Planning Commission holds regular meeting at City Hall: Agenda includes discussion of the Mill District’s “common area” plans and the demolition of a 1950s house on Matheson (bimonthly, second and fourth Tue, 6pm)
• Healdsburg Running Company hosts run to the Dry Creek General Store & Bar (6pm)
• Computer basics class at the mini Healdsburg Library (6-7:30pm)
• Healdsburg High School baseball team plays home game against Cloverdale High (6:30pm)

Wednesday, March 12

• Five local artists participating in international Art & Found Day: Look for surprise artworks hidden around Healdsburg by T Barny, Linus Lancaster, Haley Pierce, Melinda Barnard and Wendy Dayton (all day)
• Farm to Pantry hosts volunteer lemon harvest at Geri and Andrew Biehl’s property in Healdsburg (9am-12pm)
• Farm to Pantry hosts community garden workday at the Mason Street Garden: Weeding, mulching, planting and more (10am-12pm)
• Open studio at Healdsburg Art Atelier: Working session for artists and creatives (weekly, 10am-12:30pm)
• Sonoma County government hosts webinar on energy management for all-electric homes (11:30am)
• “Yoga for back care” class at the Yoga on Center studio (weekly through Apr 9, 12-1pm)
• “Book Buddies” at Healdsburg Elementary: Teens read to kids in grades K-3 (weekly, 2:45-4:15pm)
• “Intercambio” grupo de conversación para principiantes / beginning conversation group at the mini Healdsburg Library inside the Community Center (weekly, 4:30-5:30pm)
• California history lecture at the Healdsburg Museum (weekly through Apr 9, 4:30-5:30pm)
• Healdsburg Library Advisory Board holds quarterly meeting at the mini library (5-6pm)
• Second annual entrepreneur meetup at the CraftWork Healdsburg co-working space: “Casual meetup for founders, business owners and startup leaders to connect, collaborate and share ideas over food and drinks” (5-7:30pm)
• “What Moves You?” spiritual reflection and community potluck at The 222 (monthly, second Wed, 5:30pm)
• City of Healdsburg’s parks and rec commission holds regular meeting at City Hall (monthly, second Wed, 6pm)
• Healdsburg Unified School District’s board of trustees holds regular meeting at the high school library (monthly, 6-9pm)
• “Canon Book Group” meeting at the mini Healdsburg Library: “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Monthly, second Wed, 7-9pm)

Thursday, March 13 🌚🌝

• AARP Foundation hosts tax help session at the mini Healdsburg Library (weekly through Apr 10, 10am-3pm)
• “Artful play” workshop for kids in grades K-6 at the mini Healdsburg Library (3:30-5pm)
• “Writers Space” at The 222: Work quietly together (monthly, second Thu, 4-6pm)
• Live jazz at Furthermore Wines (weekly, Thu-Sat, 5:30-8:30pm)
• Trivia night at the Fogbelt Station beer garden (weekly, 6-8pm)
• Women’s clothing swap party at Heartizens on Moore Lane: “BYOB and refresh your wardrobe” (monthly, second Thu, 6-8pm)
• Marty O’Reilly, an indie-folk singer-songwriter, plays free show at Little Saint (6-9pm)
• “Dragons and Mythical Beasts” show for kids at the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa (6:30pm)
• Beginning “Lindy Hop Swing” dance class at Dragonfly Farm & Floral (weekly through Mar 27, 7-8pm)
• Total lunar eclipse, aka “blood moon,” during the full “worm moon” (10pm-2am)

Friday, March 14

• Minimum day to kick off spring break for Healdsburg public schools (Mar 14-23)
• Solar panel recycling event at the Conservation Corps warehouse near the Sonoma County airport in Santa Rosa (9am-5pm)
• Bilingual storytime for babies and toddlers at the mini Healdsburg Library inside the Community Center (weekly, 10:30-11:15am)
• “Science of cooking” class for kids aged 5-12 at the Healdsburg golf course clubhouse (weekly through Apr 24, 10:30-11:30am)
• Art therapist Erin Partridge hosts “intuitive movement to art” dance session at The 222 (weekly, 1-3pm)
• “Book Buddies” at Healdsburg Elementary: Teens read to kids in grades K-3 (weekly, 2:45-4:15pm)
• Healdsburg High School softball team plays home game against Piedmont High (5pm)
• Healdsburg High School baseball team plays home game against Montgomery High from Santa Rosa (6pm)
• The Remedies, a local dance band, plays classic rock, blues and R&B at Coyote Sonoma (7pm)
• New musicalat the Raven Theater: “The Bridges of Madison County,” a romantic journey through America’s heartland (Fri-Sat, Mar 14-15, 7:30-9:30pm)
• Electric Tumbleweed, a bluegrass jam band, plays the Elephant in the Room pub (8pm)
• Folk musicians Gillian Welch and David Rawlings play the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa (8pm)

Saturday, March 15

• Healdsburg Running Company hosts half marathon training run at Lake Sonoma (8am)
• “Ritmos Latinos” fitness class at Dragonfly Farm & Floral (weekly, 9-10am)
• Watercolor class at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts (monthly through Jun 28, 10am-1pm)
• Read to a dog at the mini Healdsburg Library (weekly, 11am-12pm)
• CPR certification course for teens at the mini Healdsburg Library (11am-12:30pm)
• Healdsburg Children’s Choir practice at the Community Center (weekly through May 17, 2-5pm)
• Rock ’n’ roll cover band JOOSE plays St. Paddy’s party at Coyote Sonoma (8pm)
• Laura Klein Trio plays live jazz at Hotel Healdsburg (weekly, 6-9pm)
• Alexander Valley Vineyards hosts candlelight dinner in the wine cave (6-9pm)
• “Intimate and swinging” springtime jazz concert at The 222, with singer Tierney Sutton and pianist Tamir Hendelman (7pm)
• Roustabout Theater troupe performs Broadway musical “Awake and Sing!” at the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa (7:30pm)

Sunday, March 16

• Body movement class for adults at Heartizens on Moore Lane (monthly, third Sun, 11am-12pm)
• Matinee performance of the Raven Theater’s new musical, “The Bridges of Madison County” (2pm)
• Matinee performance of Roustabout Theater musical “Awake and Sing!” at the Luther Burbank Center (2pm)
• “Vinyl Sundays” at Furthermore Wines: Hang out and listen to ’80s post-punk records with local winemaker and musician Ross Cobb (weekly, 4-7pm)
• Paul Blanchard, music director of St. Paul’s Church on Matheson, celebrates 10 years in the role with free pipe-organ concert and choral evensong at the church (5pm)
• Maxim Lando, a young piano prodigy, plays The 222 (7:30pm)

Monday, March 17 🍀

• Meet at John & Zeke’s for Irish coffees before the parade (6am)
• Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade through Healdsburg, starting at Sanderson Ford: “The Biggest, Shortest Parade in the World” (7am)
• Post-parade Celtic Celebration in the Healdsburg plaza, with performances by Celtic rock band Tempest and the Shiloh Step Irish Dancers (12-1:30pm)
• “Jumpstart Your Art” working session for artists and creatives at The 222 (weekly, 1-4pm)
• Lucky Ol’ Bones, a seven-piece Celtic folk-punk band, plays St. Patrick’s Day party at the Elephant in the Room pub (5-8pm)
• Healdsburg City Council holds regular meeting at City Hall: Tentative agenda includes discussion of “growth management ordinance” and fourth public hearing on district-based elections (bimonthly, first and third Mon, 6pm)

Tuesday, March 18

• Red Cross lifeguard certification course at the Healdsburg pool (Tue-Thu, Mar 18-20, 8am-5pm)
• Book club meeting at the Healdsburg Senior Center: “West With Giraffes” by Lynda Rutledge (monthly, third Tue, 10-11am)
• Homework help for kids in grades K-12 at the mini Healdsburg Library inside the Community Center (weekly, 4:30-6:30pm)
• Aikido class for adults at the Healdsburg Community Center (weekly through May 20, 5:15-6:15pm)
• Healdsburg Running Company hosts Magnolia loop run and parklet party (6pm)

Wednesday, March 19

• Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce hosts “Women in Business” coffee chat at Coyote Sonoma: Speakers include the female owners of Rena Charles Gallery, Carmella, Falling for Dainty and Healdsburg Bubble Bar (8:30-10:30am)
• Open studio at Healdsburg Art Atelier: Working session for artists and creatives (weekly, 10am-12:30pm)
• Sonoma County government hosts webinar on funding your home sustainability improvements: incentives, rebates and more (11:30am)
• “Yoga for back care” class at the Yoga on Center studio (weekly through Apr 9, 12-1pm)
• Dr. Alan Bernstein, a local neurologist, hosts talk on “The Biology of Memory” at Healdsburg Senior Living (1-2pm)
• “Intercambio” grupo de conversación para principiantes / beginning conversation group at the mini Healdsburg Library (weekly, 4:30-5:30pm)
• California history lecture at the Healdsburg Museum (weekly through Apr 9, 4:30-5:30pm)
• Vincent Neil Emerson and Grayson Jenkins, rising Americana stars, play alt-country at Little Saint (6-10pm)

Note from Simone: These event listings originally appeared in the weekly email newsletter I write for the Healdsburg Tribune, called Healdsburg Today. Subscribe here!