An online auction runs in conjunction with “Opera in the Garden.”

The Healdsburg Center for the Arts has announced an upcoming fundraising event “Opera in the Garden.” In conjunction with the event, HCA is holding an online auction that started on May 10 and will run through June 19.   Small paintings and sculptures by well-known local artists are ready for auction. Please visit healdsburgcenterforthearts.com to place a bid. All proceeds benefit the Healdsburg Center for the Arts.

For more information: info@healdsburgcenterforthearts.com or 707-431-1970

Smith Robinson was the Healdsburg Future Farmers’ Twilight Parade marshal in 1954, seated with him is his mother, Elzora Robinson. (Photo courtesy of the Healdsburg Museum archives.)

From the Healdsburg Museum:

“This photo shows Smith “Smitty” Robinson, parade marshal of the 1954 Healdsburg Future Farmers’ Country Fair Twilight Parade. Seated next to him is his mother, Elzora Robinson.

Robinson was a beloved Healdsburger best known for rallying the city to ‘adopt’ a battalion of 1,000 American soldiers fighting in the Korean War in 1951. Robinson organized the community effort, which involved most service and volunteer groups in Healdsburg as well as churches and schools. They shipped cartons of magazines, battery radios, notepaper, sewing kits, toilet articles, dried fruit, tobacco, and cookies.”

This year’s Future Farmers’ Twilight  parade begins at 6 p.m. on May 23rd.

(We offer Healdsburg Museum curator Holly Hoods and museum volunteer Holly Fox for their assistance with archival photos and information.)

The Healdsburg pool opens to the public on Memorial weekend. (Photo: Healdsburg Park and Rec Department.)

The City of Healdsburg Summer Recreation Programs have something of offer everyone from toddlers to elders. Sonja Drown, the City of Healdsburg recreation manager, has announced that sign-ups are now open for summer recreation programs that begin the week of June 3. She encourages early registration for swim lessons, summer camps for preschoolers and youth, and for fun specialty programs and camps.

Sizzling Summer Camp is a traditional day camp for 6-11 year olds. Camp activities include crafts, music, enrichment, games and sports, gardening, swimming and more.Options include full-day and half-day camp, as well as drop-ins.

Kinder Camp is geared to children who have finished Kindergarten or first grade and offers them an experience that will include all the traditional camp activities, tailored to their age group.

Preschoolers ages 3-5 years have their own two week camps which operate Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. or Tuesday/Thursday from 9 a.m. – 12 noon.

Skill Seeker (Camp Leader) Training Camp is for young teens 12-15 years who are interested in learning what being a camp leader entails. Completion of one week camp allows participants to volunteer the remainder of the summer in one of the camps.

Healdsburg Park and Rec fun with youngsters. (Photo: Healdsburg Park and Rec Department.)

In addition, Healdsburg Park and Rec is offering specialty camps, including the Sonoma County Open Water Jr. Lifeguard Camp on the Russian River, Jr. Lifeguard Camps at the Healdsburg pool, Art Camps with Kathryn Cerasoli, Engineering with Legos Camps and a wide variety of sports camps.

The Healdsburg pool opens for public swim on Memorial Day weekend, followed by summer schedule on June 3.  Pre-registration is required for all swim lessons.

The Summer Recreation Guide is available at the Healdsburg Community Center, 1557 Healdsburg Ave, at the Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson St., and at City Hall, 401 Grove St.

For more information call 431-3301. Online registration is available at www.healdsburgparksandrec.org

The week opens with a request for volunteer drivers by Healdsburg High School Career Center. They are looking for a parent(s) willing to pick up plants at Home Depot on Friday, May 17, and deliver to Smith Robinson Gym Monday morning, May 20 for Scholarship Night and return plants to Home Depot in Windsor on May 21. Interested volunteers call for more information: Laurie Nimmo 431-3473.

The 5th annual Bravissimo! fundraiser for The Healdsburg School kicks off with ‘Sip ‘n’ Shop. Have lunch at the Stark’s newest restaurant, Bar de Tapas, followed by discount shopping and tasting. $75. 1 p.m., Friday, May 17. At 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, chef, restaurateur, TV personality and cookbook author, Emeril Lagasse and wife Alden will attend the Bravissimo! dinner-dance and auction. Tickets and information healdsburg.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/Bravissimo/tabid/437411/Default.aspx  or 433.4847.

Free children’s art fair.  Jennifer Utsch opens her studio on May 18, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. so children can experience art projects like painting, drawing and clay. Information available about the Healdsburg Center for the Arts Summer Art Camp, including information about available scholarships. Free burritos provided by El Farolito and Agave Restaurants. 444 Moore Lane. More information: 431-1970 healdsburgcenterforthearts.com/events/free-kids-art-fair or email: artclass@healdsburgcenterforthearts.com

The Healdsburg Literary Guild’s Third Sunday Salon features Bay Area poet/performer Marvin R. Heimstra reading from his works, followed by an open mic session, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at Bean Affair, 1270 Healdsburg Ave. Free. Open mic sign-ups start at 1p.m. More information: hbglitguild.org/

The 16^th Annual Opening Celebration of Taste Alexander Valley. Trione Vineyards and Winery host. 5:30 – 8 p.m., Friday, May 17. Tickets $95. 19550 Geyserville Ave. The Old Stone Winery is the perfect venue for evening of top-notch local cuisine, award-winning wines, high-energy music and exclusive auction items. Events continue 11a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19. Weekend pass $65 in advance. Adults only. http://tastealexandervalley.org/opening-gala/ or 814-8100

Norcal MODERN Gallery artists reception and opening ‘Once Upon a Time,’ with Grace Slick. Slick offers attendees “a view of her songs and her fantastic life in ‘California Wonderland.’” 6 – 9 p.m., Saturday, May 18. 115 Plaza St..544-1125 or 326-5177

Teresa Lubarsky’s Healdsburg Ballet’s production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at the Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 North St. is family entertainment. “The magic and mystery of this classic children’s book is superbly captured on stage, with magnificent music and dance including ballet, jazz, and hip hop.”  7 p.m., Saturday, May 18; 2 p.m. Sunday May 19. Tickets adult $18; children/seniors $13 More information: 431-7617 brownpapertickets.com/event/351597

Climbing Over Cancer fundraiser for the Allen Losh Family at the Bear Republic Brewery. Tickets $30. Saturday, May 18, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.  Tickets: climbingovercancer.eventbrite.com or email: climbingovercancer@gmail.com.

On Saturday, May 18, the Sonoma County Master Gardeners offer a free workshop.  10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., at the Healdsburg Library meeting room, “Making Your Sonoma County Garden More Sustainable,” presented by Kim Pearson. 139 Piper St. More information: 565-2608.

Fred McMurray and June Haver read through a script. (Photo: Fred and June MacMurray Foundation through the Healdsburg Museum.)

From the Healdsburg Museum:

Lettuce grown at the Bernier Farm at the Warren Ranch.

Some of the farmers that will be at the Healdsburg Farmers’ Market tomorrow with produce and vegetable starts:

1. Russ Messing with Deergnaw Olive Oil.
2. Healdsburg Farm Fresh Eggs & Produce with eggs.
3. Bernier Farms will have zuccchini, shallot starts, and basil starts.
4. Foggy River Farm will have pea shoots.
5. Preston Farm will be adding kohlrabi and kale to their offerings this week.
6. Strong Arm Farm will have variegated elderberry starts and padrone pepper starts.
7. Ed Miller of Carrot Top Farm will have fava beans.
8. Sharon Vyborny of Vyborny Farms will have Kumquats

And new to the Healdsburg Farmers’ Market: Wayside Ranch with duck eggs and almonds.

The Healdsburg Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday from May through November in the parking lot behind Bear Republic, enter from North Street. For more information: healdsburgfarmersmarket.org

Healdsburg Relay for Life 2010. (Photo: Ann Carranza.)

Twelve relay teams will have separate booths at the sale. Tappin expects to see furniture, plant stands, ceramics and more at the sale. Funds will benefit the American Cancer Society and its programs.

Healdsburg Relay for Life’s 21 teams have raised more than $20,000 toward an overall goal of $50,000. Currently 107 participants have signed up for the event.

Coffee and morning “goodies” will also be available for purchase.

For more information or to sign up relay.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife and search by zipcode.

Healdsburg Literary Laureate John Koetzner reads at the April’s Third Sunday Salon. (Photo: Ann Carranza.)

The Healdsburg Literary Guild has announced the submission period for Literary Illuminations, their quarterly short prose and poetry contest. Only members may  submit to the contest but all are welcome to join the Guild. Membership is $20 a year.

Founded as the Literary Arts Committee of the Healdsburg Arts Council in the late 1990s, the Guild became a stand-alone nonprofit organization in early the early 2000.

Every two years the Healdsburg Literary Guild selects the Healdsburg Literary Laureate. The current laureate is John Koetzner, whose term will expire in December.The organization will soon begin its search for the next laureate. Each laureate serves for two years.

The organization hosts the Third Sunday Salon each month with a featured reader of literary merit followed by an open mic session at Bean Affair, 1270 Healdsburg Ave. from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Guild also publishes a ‘Valentine to Healdsburg’ chapbook each year near Valentine’s Day, as well as an all-open-mic Graveside Readings at Oak Mound Cemetery’s tipsy fountain on Memorial Sunday. This year’s event is Sunday, May 27, 2 – 4 p.m.

For more information on becoming a member or about the contest email healdsburgliteraryguild@gmail.com or on the web hbglitguild.org/

Babatune Lea. (Photo: Curis Thomson.)

On Friday, May 10,  the Healdsburg Jazz Festival presents drummer and percussionist Babatunde Lea in a special concert at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 130 Plaza St. This is the first of the 2013 concert series “Jazz in the Gallery”  co-sponsored by Healdsburg Center for the Arts to support and benefit the Healdsburg Jazz Festival. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Bababtude Lea has assembled a power-packed group with saxophonist Howard Wiley, trumpeter Geechi Taylor, trombonist Danny Armstrong,  with Frank Martin on keyboards and Jeff Chambers on bass.

According to organizers, “This concert coincides with Operation Jazz Band (OJB) week in the schools. All of the performers are participants in the popular community program which educates 5^th grade students in the Healdsburg area about the jazz band and art of jazz. This concert will be an opportunity for OJB parents and others in the community to experience the energy and talent of these top-flight musicians.”

Wine and desserts will be available for purchase. Tickets $25.

For more information call the Healdsburg Jazz Festival 433-4633 or visit healdsburgjazzfestival.org.

Firefighter Dan Zimmerman outside Terrace Boulevard home. (Photo: Tenaya Fleckenstein Photography.)

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