🌱 Inspiring Healdsburg Hotline + Quake + Weekend Pop-Up Shops

Guys! It rained! It really rained! To celebrate, here's your weekend edition of the Healdsburg Daily, full of everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Enjoy...

First, your weekend weather:

• Friday: Cool and windy. High: 58 Low: 37.
• Saturday: Mix of clouds and sun. High: 59 Low: 33.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny. High: 64 Low: 33.
• Monday: Sunny again! High: 68 Low: 36.

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Air over Healdsburg:

Here are the top 3 stories in Healdsburg today:

1. There was a small earthquake just north of Healdsburg, near the Geysers, in the wee hours yesterday, reportedly "rousting local residents out of their beds but causing no other damage." It was a magnitude 3.8 — followed by a smaller, 2.4-mag quake a few minutes later. So of course, TV news in the Bay Area took the opportunity to warn us that "scientists say a massive earthquake could strike the Bay Area at any moment." NBC reports: "The so-called Big One could happen at any moment. Seismologists are most concerned about the Hayward Fault, which cuts through the heavily populated Alameda County." USA Today also ran a story recently on similar doomsday predictions for our region. (Healdsburg Patch & NBC Bay Area & USA Today; paywall)
2. Did you know there's a phone number in Healdsburg you can call for "an immediate pick-me-up" and some wise advice from local students? Press Democrat columnist Kerry Benefield recently called the number — 707-998-8410 — and was delighted by what he found. “If you are feeling mad, frustrated or nervous, press 1," the recording says. "If you need words of encouragement or life advice, press 2. If you need a pep talk from kindergartners, press 3. If you need to hear kids laughing with delight, press 4. For encouragement in Spanish, press 5.” And for each option, there are a bunch of unique messages from kids at Westside School, "each in their own voice." Pretty special, right? (Press Democrat; paywall)
3. Healdsburg nonprofit Farm to Pantry is getting press for their new partnership with a local Black-owned fashion company called Gapelii Brand. The org's volunteers, who "glean" any leftover fruits and vegetables from farms in our area and distribute them to the hungry, are now wearing shirts designed by Gapelii. The fashion brand's cofounder explains that the shirts "provide volunteers with something comfortable, something classy looking and something that they could be proud of, and maybe even as a tool to attract more volunteers. So, we came together and went over the design concepts, and we came up with the hunger relief T-shirt and long sleeve being perfect for gleaning out in the fields." (Facebook & SoCoNews Healdsburg & North Bay Business Journal; paywall)

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This weekend in Healdsburg:

Friday, March 4

• Learn About Fire Prevention, Fuels Reduction on Top of Fitch Mountain (10AM)
• Family Storytime at Giorgi Park (11AM-12PM)
• Pentimento Antiques & Interiors Pop-Up Shop on Healdsburg Avenue, North of Big John's (March 3-April 4, Thurs-Sun, 11AM-4PM)
• Wine Road Barrel Tasting Weekend (March 4-6, 11AM-4PM)
• Corazón Healdsburg Info Day at Community Meeting Rooms of Oak Grove and Glen Apartments, Feat. Bilingual Budget Simulation Workshop (2-6PM)
• The BluesBurners Live at Coyote Sonoma (5:30-8:30PM)
• Soundstage Light & Music Show at Healdsburg Plaza (6-8PM)
• Pop-Up Piano Bar at the Raven Theater (8PM)

Saturday, March 5

• Healdsburg Running Company Lake Sonoma Race Series: Auburn Training Run (8AM)
• Healdsburg Little League Equipment Swap (9-11AM)
• Community Gardening at Jardín de Brillo on Terrace Blvd. (9AM-12PM)
• Air Attack Flag Football Developmental Class at Healdsburg Community Center (9:30-11AM)
• Sonoma County Braver Angels Presents: Red/Blue Workshop at Healdsburg Community Church (10AM)
• 4th Annual Corazón Healdsburg Preschool Fair (10AM-12PM)
• Read to a Dog at Healdsburg Library (11AM)
• Celebration of Life for Denny Drowty at Rec Park (11:30AM)
• Architectural Authors Book Signing at ÆRENA Galleries & Gardens (1-4PM)
• Live Music by Adam Lieb at Spicy Vines Winery (3-6PM)
• Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for Alexander Valley School (4:30-7PM)
• Pop-Up Piano Bar at the Raven Theater (8PM)

Sunday, March 6

• Pop-Up Shopping Event Outside Shine Art Gallery, Feat. 15+ Local Businesses (10AM-4PM)
• Come Check Out Eden Village West, Jewish Organic Farm Summer Camp (12-4PM)
• Fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz Live at the Raven Theater (7PM)
• Buddy Guy Live at the Luther Burbank Center, Feat. Special Guest Ally Venable (8PM)

Monday, March 7

• Healdsburg City Council Goal Setting Session (2PM)
• Swim Pre-Team at Healdsburg Pool (March 7-30, 3:30-4PM)
• Beginner Spanish Classes at Healdsburg Community Center (March 7-April 11, 5-6:30PM)
• Intermediate Spanish Classes at Healdsburg Community Center (March 7-April 11, 6:30-8PM)
• Corazón Healdsburg Taller Para Padres / Workshop for Parents: Criando Hijas / Raising Daughters (6PM)

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About me: I was born and raised in Healdsburg, CA, where I was the editor of the Healdsburg High School Hound's Bark. I have since worked as a local journalist for publications in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York City and the Middle East. I'm currently a senior product manager for Patch.