Saturday's Hopping in H-Town!

1. Russian River Chamber Music presents the San Francisco Piano Trio. From RRC’s website, “This newly formed ensemble features the extraordinary young German violinist Axel Strauss, acclaimed French cellist Jean-Michel Fonteneau and well known Bay Area pianist Jeffrey Sykes. They will perform Haydn’s Trio in E-Flat Minor, Beethoven’s Trio in D Major “Ghost”, and the Trio by Maurice Ravel.”  Healdsburg Community Church. Informal interview with the artists 7:00pm; Event; 7:30pm; Free - donations welcome.

2.  Salmon for dinner? The 4th Annual Healdsburg Wild Steelhead Festival kicks off with the WILD Salmon Dinner at the Villa Chanticleer in Healdsburg. Guest speaker Lani Waller, a fly-fisherman, prepared to tell great fish stories. Tickets and merchandise here. 5:30 – 10:00pm

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3.  Something sure is fishy around here! The 4th annual Healdsburg Wild Steelhead Festival is rocking in the Healdsburg Plaza.  There will be a trout pond for young anglers, fly-fishing with the pros, fish cooking demos and more! 10:00am – 4:00pm

4.  Love is in the air—and in Healdsburg Regional Library’s Conference room. Fourteen poets (including me) will be offering a feast of love poems and Valentine’s treats in the Healdsburg Literary Guild’s traditional Poetry Valentine, an annual love-gift to the community.  Pick up a copy of the limited edition Valentine chapbook, LOVE, for only $6.00 (makes a great and affordable Valentine’s gift).  All proceeds benefit the Healdsburg Literary Guild, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. 2:00pm

5.  “Art Central Healdsburg” (aka HCA) is offering yet another show for our visual delight.  The Harvey Brady opening reception is tomorrow. From the Healdsburg Center for the Arts e-mail, “Local artist Harvey Brody…has exhibited his work throughout the states for the past several decades. The art center is proud to present a new body of work of large abstract paintings on paper that are dynamic and intriguing.”  130 Plaza Street 5 – 7pm