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  • Poster with a black background featuring a photo of the Russian River Ramblers. The text "New Orleans-Style Jazz" and "Dry Creek Wines" is prominent below the image. The title "Russian River Ramblers" is prominent above the image, in a teal blue color.

    Enjoy Dry Creek Vineyard wine with the Russian River Ramblers

    Join Dry Creek Vineyard founder Dave Stare and the Russian River Ramblers for a lively afternoon of traditional New Orleans-style…
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  • Colorful poster with the Healdsburg International Short Film Festival logo and The Taste of Tea log promoting their 20% off promotion over the festival's weekend.

    Get 20% off at Sonoma County’s best ramen restaurant

    Our friends at The Taste of Tea Japanese restaurant are offering 20% off to Healdsburg International Film Festival-goers over the…
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  • Pretty triptych with an image of writer Billy Ray signing books, the cover of his newest book, and a headshot of him.

    Welcome preeminent screenwriter and author Billy Ray for a meet and greet featuring his electrifying debut novel!

    The Healdsburg International Short Film Festival welcomes preeminent screenwriter and author Billy Ray for a meet and greet featuring his…
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  • A pretty Latina woman in a pink midriff outfit appears to be singing with her hands on her hips. The image is taken from a film in the Cine Latine screening block of the Healdsburg International Short Film Festival.

    Introducing Cine Latine at the Healdsburg International Short Film Festival

    This year, HISFF introduces a new screening block: Cine Latine—a first annual showcase celebrating Latine filmmakers and featuring Spanish-speaking films…
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  • Close up profile photo of an African-American man talking on his phone and looking anxious on the top of the poster with a close up profile photo of a white woman with pink hair on the bottom of the poster. The images have the Healdsburg International Short Film Festival 2026 logo superimposed over them with the Raven Performing Arts Theater logo and the dates of the festival.

    The official trailer for the Healdsburg International Short Film Festival has dropped!

    Set in the heart of California wine country, the highly anticipated Healdsburg International Short Film Festival (HISFF) returns this September…
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  • Brothers Gabriel and John Fraire, authors of Who Will Dance with Pancho Villa? stand in front of the Raven Theater marquee on opening night of the play. (Photo by Ed Fraire)

    Read The Healdsburg Tribune’s profile of the Fraire brothers and Who Will Dance with Pancho Villa?

    Brothers John and Gabriel Fraire have written two plays so far, including the one opening this weekend at the Raven, Who…
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  • A man in a tan suit is smiling as he dances with a woman in traditional Folklórico dress. Her back is to us and she has a large sombrero hanging down her back

    The Press Democrat: ‘Who Will Dance with Pancho Villa?’ returns to Healdsburg with timely story of identity and belonging

    In January, not long after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carried out immigration raids in Minneapolis, the Raven Players…
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  • Black and white photo collage of Bill Frisell, Petra Haden, Hank Roberts, Luke Bergman, Tim Angulo

    Tickets on sale now for Bill Frisell’s Harmony Five

    The guitarist and composer Bill Frisell — a “mild-mannered maverick [who] has made a colossal impact,” per The New Yorker — likes to remember…
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  • One man sits on the floor hugging a man sitting in front of him, trying to console him.

    The Healdsburg Tribune covers Angels in America:

    “One of the country’s most important plays is being presented at the Raven Theater this month in the way it’s…
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  • Graphic representation of blue ocean at the bottom and yellow hills above, with the Press Democrats Best of Sonoma County logo in foreground and "Vote for us!"

    Nominated for a Readers’ Choice Award!

    The Raven Performing Arts Theater and its resident theater company, the Raven Players, have been nominated for Best Live Theater…
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