🌱 More Details On New Campo + Jazz Fest Lineup + Local Ed Leader Dies

Hello there, Healdsburg! I'm here in your inbox per usual to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on around town. This weekend edition of your Patch newsletter includes updates on:

• The restaurant replacing Campo Fina — their planned menu items, prices, decor and vibe
• Who's playing at this year's Healdsburg Jazz Festival
• The death of a well-known local education leader
• Gillions of events happening this weekend in town
• And more...

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Air over Healdsburg:

Here are the top 3 stories today in Healdsburg:

1. It's all anyone can talk about — a trio of well-known local restaurateurs are opening a casual new Italian restaurant called Molti Amici in the old Campo Fina space downtown. And the San Francisco Chronicle and Healdsburg Tribune have some more exciting details. They say the new restaurant will be opening "this summer," although the Press Democrat previously reported it could be as soon as May. “It’s not going to be the same menu that Campo had, but it’s going to be wood fire pizzas, wood fire entrees, handmade pastas, extruded pastas, vegetable forward dishes, where the meat becomes more of a condiment,” new owner Jonny Barr tells the Trib. He says the lunch and dinner menus will be slightly different, with the latter including “more wood-fired proteins and large shared items out of the woodfire oven.” More from the Trib: "The space at 330 Healdsburg is now gutted back to its brick walls — furniture and facilities are gone, but the woodfire oven still stands immovable in the back dining area. The bocce court will remain as well, and Barr plans to keep the 'wall of champions' intact through the remodel, which he describes as 'just a facelift.'" And the Chronicle reports: "Expect Neapolitan pizzas, handmade pastas and hearty wood-fired entrees like whole fish and steak. An in-depth wine program will focus heavily on Italian and European wines, but will highlight local producers, too. For cocktails, diners will find Italian classics like the negroni, spritzes and digestifs for dessert. ... Barr said he hopes to keep prices reasonable — similar to what they were at Campo Fina, where a pizza cost about $20 — and will bring back the popular Wednesday night bocce league. ... He described Molti Amici’s design as a cross between filmmaker Wes Anderson and Sonoma County. While Campo Fina was warm, classic and cozy, this space, which seats 115, will be light and airy with pastel colors." (Healdsburg Tribune & SF Chronicle & Press Democrat; paywalls)
2. The lineup is live and tickets are about to go on sale for this year's Healdsburg Jazz Festival, which will be the 25th anniversary edition. It will last for nine days, from June 17 through June 25. Healdsburg Jazz members will be able to purchase their tickets starting next Tuesday, April 4, and ticket sales open for everyone else on April 9. The lineup will include "today’s hottest artists like NEA Jazz Master Dianne Reeves, 2023 Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy Award winner Samara Joy, percussion maestro and Healdsburg Jazz artist-in-residence John Santos, and so many more," organizers say. "With ticketed and free community concerts, the Festival has something for everyone. Join us for this spectacular celebration as we honor our glorious past and pave the way for the next quarter century!" Shows will be held at local venues like the Elephant in the Room pub, Hotel Healdsburg, The Madrona hotel, the Raven Theater, the Bacchus Landing wine tasting collective and Ferrari-Carano Winery. Plus one show — by Carlitos Medrano and Sabor de mi Cuba — in the Healdsburg Plaza! You can see the full lineup on the Healdsburg Jazz website. (Healdsburg Jazz via Facebook & Healdsburg Jazz & SF Chronicle Datebook)
3. Longtime Healdsburg resident Rebecca Gallagher, a prominent local educator and mother to Courtney and Rory, reportedly passed away "suddenly" a couple of weeks ago at age 70. She and her husband Bob moved to Healdsburg in the early 1980s and lived here for more than 30 years, according to her obituary. She spent a long career "as an educator and career developer for Sonoma County students," her obit says, and "was passionate about supporting and educating at-risk youth whose backgrounds made continued schooling a particular challenge. She taught at many Sonoma County schools, including Marce Beccera, Ridgeway, Montgomery High School, and Sonoma County Juvenile Hall, covering subjects from English to History to Entrepreneurship. More recently, Rebecca spent much of her time outside the classroom as a Career Development Coordinator for the Sonoma County Office of Education and as a Board Chair for the California Jump$tart Coalition. She developed curriculum specific to career readiness, financial literacy, business creation, and other competencies that broadly prepare students for success in the workplace and professional life. Hearing from former students who found their way to enriching careers was an immeasurable joy for Rebecca." May she rest in peace. (Legacy.com)

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This weekend in Healdsburg:

Friday, March 31

• Ticket Sales Open for AVFilm's 9th Annual Alexander Valley Film Festival Later This Spring (All Day)
• Healdsburg Running Company & Mill District Velo Host "Critical Mass" Community Bike Ride (4:30PM)
• Montagne Russe Tasting Room Hosts "Vinyls & Vino" Trivia Night at Bacchus Landing, Featuring "All Things '80s" Theme (5-7PM)
• Friday Evening Wine & Song at Hudson Street Wineries, Feat. Rock Band Used Goods (5-8PM)
• DJ Urn Mac & DJ Jolu Play House Music at Furthermore Wines (5PM-12AM)
• Pianist Inna Faliks & Poet Ellen Bass Perform at THE 222, Feat. Pre-Concert Discussion (6:45PM)
• Play at the Raven Theater About School Shootings: "If I Don't Make It, I Love You" (March 31-April 1, 7:30PM)
• SOLD OUT: Rufus Wainwright Performs at Little Saint (8PM)
• Comedy Night at Coyote Sonoma (8-10PM)
• Mike Saliani & The Canyon Stars Live at the Elephant in the Room (9PM-12AM)

Saturday, April 1

• Healdsburg Running Company Hosts Saturday Morning Trail Run at Lake Sonoma (8AM)
• Spring Craft Fair at the Healdsburg Senior Center (10AM-2PM)
• University of California Master Gardeners Give Presentation at the Healdsburg Library: "All About Oaks" by April Lynch (10:30AM)
• Read to a Dog at the Healdsburg Library (11AM)
• Copain Winery Hosts Spring Release Celebration Event (11AM-1PM & 2-4PM)
• Loz Bluz Plays Live Music on the Piazza at Bacchus Landing (12-4PM)
• Bosa Nova Duo Live at Furthermore Wines (5PM)
• The Funky Dozen Live at Coyote Sonoma (8-11PM)
• Joshua James Jackson & The Dream Team Live at the Elephant in the Room (8-11PM)

Sunday, April 2

• Healdsburg Kiwanis Club Hosts Annual Pancake Breakfast & 100th Anniversary Celebration at the Villa Chanticleer (8:30-11:30AM)
• Montagne Russe Wines Hosts Spring Release Party at Bacchus Landing (11AM-4PM)
• Matinee Showing of Raven Theater Play About School Shootings: "If I Don't Make It, I Love You" (2PM)
• Hand Fan Museum Hosts Re-Opening Reception, Feat. Presentation by Founder & Curator Pamela Sher (2-4PM)
• Sunday Night Standup Comedy at Furthermore Wines (7PM)
• Spike Sike's First Sunday Jazz Night at the Elephant in the Room (7-1oPM)

Monday, April 3

• Tween Hangout for Kids in Grades 4-6 at the Healdsburg Library, Feat. "Oversized Games & Ozobots" (3:30PM)
• Healdsburg City Council Holds Closed-Session Meeting (5-6PM)
• Healdsburg City Council Regular Meeting (6PM)

Tuesday, April 4

• Spanish Music & Movement for Kids Aged 0-6 at the Healdsburg Library (11AM)
• Strength Training for Senior Citizens at Rec Park (Tuesdays & Thursdays, April 4-27)
• Brown Bag Book Club at the Healdsburg Library: "Nightcrawling" by Leila Mottley (12PM)
• Healdsburg High School Swim Team Hosts Home Meet Vs. Piner (4PM)
• Healdsburg High School Badminton Team Plays Roseland Collegiate Prep at Home (4:30PM)
• English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Meeting at Healdsburg High School (6PM)
• Meditative Sound Bath by Phoenix Song at the Healdsburg Library (6PM)
• Discussion at the Healdsburg Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on the Memorial of Jesus' Death: "What Can His Sacrifice Mean for You?" (7:30PM)

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— Simone Wilson

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.

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