Update for an April Fool’s Weekend

Friday, March 30: Today is Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, and has been such in California since 2010. Jump to this piece in the Marin IJ for some context, and give a Vet his due.

The first of the year’s Jazz in the Gallery shows is tonight at the . It features , a terrific quintet fronted by the charismatic drummer. The band members have been in are schools all week for ; here they cut loose and play for the grown-ups. First of two sets starts at 7:30, tickets (if available) $25 at the door. Proceeds benefit the education programs of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival.

Another way to have some fun in a good cause tonight is the benefitting Healdsburg Elementary, Charter School and Fitch Mountain Campus, held at Affronti from 6 -8 pm. More details on their Facebook Event page.

Saturday, March 31: The long-awaited dedication ceremony set for 10 a.m. was cancelled due to rain and re-scheduled for Friday, April 13. Let's hope we have better luck with the weather that day.

In a gallery far, far away… Or maybe not so far. Geyserville’s Perdita Productions is showing drawings, paintings, rubbings and three major new sculptures in a range of media from monumental reclaimed redwood retaining timbers to engineered ceramic honeycomb blocks, all by Randy Colosky. Reception is Saturday night, 5 – 9. The show runs through May 27 at 21025 Geyserville Ave, in the same building as Diavola and Locals.

Tonight will be the site for an evening of live Mariachi music, passed hors ‘d oeuvres,  wine stations and a  to benefit Camp Núñez in Cazadero. The meal will be prepared by , and servers for the evening will be the counselors and staff representing Camp Núñez, where area school-age kids can get in touch with nature.

Sunday, April 1: Start the day off with , again at  . All you can eat for $7 adults, $4 kids, from 7:30 a.m. to noon. “The club really likes projects where they can get matching funds by placing seed money for projects and watch them grow,” notes Patch blogger. “The $7 donation for the Pancake Breakfast is a great investment for our community and the youth of the community.”

Today is opening day of “Rose Season” at the ., the estate on Magnolia Dr. that’s known for the 650 varieties of roses in their garden. There will be demonstrations and discussions of rose care at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from Jan and Mike Tolmasoff. It’s free, with raffle drawings throughout the day.

Healdsburg Literary Guild member Jeane Sloan, whose newest book is She Built Ships During World War II, does an author event in the reading room of   the , noon – 2 p.m. Admission is just a lunch worth of edibles, $5 or more, from the counter.

Then you can drive to thein Alexander Valley to see , a “food inventor” who wrote Taste What You’re Missing.  This is a complimentary event – Stuckey will lead attendees through some illuminating exercises in tasting, so you will gain insight into your "Taster Type.” She’ll be available to sign copies of her book after the talk.

Opening this weekend are “Mirror Mirror” (PG) with Julia Roberts as the Evil Stepmother in a jokey retelling of Sleeping Beauty; ad “Wrath of the Titans” (PG-13), another epic waste of time and talent in ancient Greece. Continuing: “The Hunger Games” (PG 13) and “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” (PG).