🌱 Songwriter Festival Heads To Healdsburg + Butterfly Mural Progress

Hey, everybody — how's it goin'? Simone here in the nick of time with your Wednesday edition of the Healdsburg Daily, full of everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Let's hop to it...

First, your daily weather:

• Wednesday: Hot, sunny and windy. High: 89 Low: 51.
• Thursday: Cooling down. More wind. High: 78 Low: 49.

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Air over Healdsburg:

Here are the top 3 stories today in Healdsburg:

1. The person who died in the scary house fire on Prince Street last week has been identified as 26-year-old Chase McCann. He was one of six residents who reportedly lived in the home that burned — but the other five escaped alive. Firefighters were able to save a dog and a cat from the house, but three other cats and four birds died, according to the Press Democrat. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and Healdsburg Fire Department are currently investigating how exactly McCann died and what caused the fire, respectively. But officials have said that "there did not appear to be fire alarms in the house." You can see some pics of the half-burned home in the PD. (Healdsburg Patch & Press Democrat; paywall)
2. There's a new festival coming to Healdsburg this summer. It's called Songwriters in Paradise, or "SIP" for short, and organizers have previously hosted it in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and Hope Town, South Africa. They describe SIP as a "boutique music festival series that showcases singer-songwriters performing in some of the world’s most awe-inspiring destinations." The new Healdsburg version, hosted at various local wineries, is slated for July 18 through July 23. A one-night pass costs $425, and prices go up from there — ending with the "VIP all access" pass for a whopping $5,000. According to the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce, SIP will be "a world class one of a kind experience featuring expertly paired wine & food choices from that evening's host vineyard along with two Bluebird Cafe style 'in the round' acoustic performances by the songwriters in the SIP Healdsburg line up." You can see the full list of artists and more info here. (Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce via Facebook & Songwriters in Paradise & Music Row)
3. Healdsburg native Evelyn Parrish has reportedly passed away at age 88 "after a short battle with cancer." From her obituary: "Evelyn grew up at the end of Limerick Lane in Healdsburg. She attended Grant School and Healdsburg High School, Class of 1951. Evelyn met and married Bill Parrish in 1954, her best friend and love. They bought their life long home in 1955 and started their family." Later in life, Evelyn's "biggest pleasures... were attending her children and grandchildren's sporting events. She also loved caring for her beautiful yard and home. She was always a hard working woman and retired at age 75. She worked 40 years for Windsor Vineyards, from production line to Head of Customer Services." A memorial service will be held for Evelyn on the morning of Saturday, July 16 at Healdsburg's St. John the Baptist Church. "She was beloved by many and will be deeply missed," her obituary says. (Legacy.com)

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Today and tomorrow in Healdsburg:

Wednesday, June 15

• "Camp HBG" Day Camp for Kids Aged 5-11 at the Healdsburg Community Center (June 15-August 12, 8AM-5:30PM)
• "Camp HBG" Preschool Camp for Kids Aged 2-5 at the Healdsburg Community Center (June 15-TBD, 9AM-1PM)
• Monarch Project: Help Paint Butterfly Mural at Black Oak Coffee (June 15-July 1, 10AM-5PM)
• 11-Year-Old Hosts Bake Sale at 1200 Grove St., Featuring "Homemade Goodies" (12:30-3:30PM)
• Women for WineSense’s (WWS) Winemaking & Viticulture Roundtable: Tour & Conversation With Local Sustainability Experts at Silver Oak Alexander Valley (3-5:30PM)
• Healdsburg Unified School District Special Board Meeting at City Hall (5-6PM)
• Healdsburg Jazz Festival: Intimate Dinner Show With Artist-in-Residence Destiny Muhammad at Little Saint (5-7PM)
• Patio Paint Night at Lo & Behold Bar and Kitchen (5:30-7:30PM)
• College Vision Board Workshop / Tablero de Inspiración Para la Universidad at Corazón Healdsburg (6-7:30PM)
• Trivia Night at Coyote Sonoma (7-9PM)
• Healdsburg Jazz Festival: Mads Tolling & The Mads Men Live at Little Saint, Feat. Kenny Washington (9-10:30PM)

Thursday, June 16

• Drew Esquivel Memorial Summer Wrestling Camp at Healdsburg High School (June 16-18, 9AM-12PM)
• National Marine Mammal Foundation Interactive Program at Healdsburg Library on "Southern Resident Killer Whales" (11AM-12PM)
• Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce Networking Mixer at Hotel Les Mars & Chalkboard's Outdoor Patio (4-6PM)
• Healdsburg Running Company Run for Wine With Jeff Cohn Cellars (6PM)
• Healdsburg Prune Packers Baseball Game at Rec Park (June 16-18, 6PM)
• Healdsburg Jazz Festival: Bobi Céspedes & Arenas Dance Company Perform at the Raven Theater (7-9PM)
• Karaoke at Coyote Sonoma (7:30-11PM)
• AVFilm Presents Drive-In Movie at Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds: "Dazed and Confused" (8:45PM)
• Healdsburg Jazz Festival: Late Concert at the Elephant in the Room, With Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini (9:30-11:30PM)

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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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