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COUNTY LIBRARY APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR AFTER NATIONAL HUNT
Healdsburg, California Healdsburg, California
Date, Date, 20202020
ERIKA THIBAULT
MOVES FROM ACTING TO PERMANENT POSITION
The Sonoma County Library Commission voted to appoint Erika Thibault as the new director for the Sonoma County Library at its Feb. 1 meeting, after a nationwide executive search.
Photo by Ludmilla Malofeeva
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PROMOTED On Feb. 1,
Erika Thibault was named the new director for the Sonoma County Library system, which includes the Healdsburg Library. Thibault has served as interim director since July 2022, when the previous director retired. She was hired as deputy director in 2021 and came to Sonoma County from the Los Angeles Public Library where, as western area manager, she coordinated programs and services for 12 branches. Sonoma County Library spans 12 regional libraries, two community libraries, a mobile library and multiple special collections, including the Sonoma County Wine Library, housed at the Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St. “Erika is moving the Sonoma County Library into the future. We look forward to creating a 21st century library system that will make Sonoma County residents extremely proud,” said Deborah Doyle, chair of the library commission.
MUSING Twenty-one-year-old Alexander Malofeev will perform piano works by Beethoven, Weinberg and Rachmaninoff at The 222 on Sunday, March 14.
Piano Prodigy in Healdsburg Concert MALOFEEV TO PLAY THE 222 PRIOR TO DAVIES DEBUT Alexander Malofeev was just 13 when he came to prominence by winning his first major international competition, the celebrated International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, in 2015. Now 21 and living in Berlin, the young Moscow-born pianist continues to capture the musical world’s attention, winning consistent praise for his technical prowess and emotional maturity. Malofeev will appear locally in concert on Sunday, March 12, at The 222, the arts stage inside the Paul Mahder Gallery at 222 Healdsburg Ave. The
concert will come just days before a major performance by the young artist at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, on March 22. “We are extremely excited to bring the immensely talented Alexander Malofeev to Healdsburg, before his debut at Davies Symphony Hall,” said Gary McLaughlin, classical programmer at The 222. “This intriguing young artist is a brilliant performer, playing with profound sensitivity, youthful passion and stunning virtuosity,” enthused McLaughlin. “He is drawn to difficult pieces, but shows a deep tenderness that can move audiences to tears. Being able to experience him perform, up-close in such an
This intriguing young artist is a brilliant performer, playing with profound sensitivity, youthful passion and stunning virtuosity. GARY MCLAUGHLIN
intimate setting, is truly a unique opportunity for the audience.” Malofeev regularly performs with some of the world’s best-known orchestras and appears with the most distinguished conductors on stage today. In 2022, he made debuts at major summer festivals including the Verbier Festival, Ravinia Festival, Aspen
Music Festival with Vasily Petrenko and the Tanglewood Music Festival with Michael Tilson Thomas, where he delivered a stunning performance of Rachmaninoff ’s Third Piano Concerto. From the 222 stage, Malofeev will open with two sonatas by Beethoven, followed by Polish composer Mieczslaw Weinberg’s masterful Sonata
PAID PARKING COMES TO HEALDSBURG DOWNTOWN 43-CAR LOT BECOMES BATTLEGROUND IN RACE FOR PARKING By Christian Kallen
Photo by Christian Kallen
SIMPLE SIGN An AirGarage sign at 230 Healdsburg Ave. makes it easy to sign in to pay for
parking with a phone, at $3.50 an hour—and The Matheson restaurant will validate for up to two hours.
The blue “P” sign on Healdsburg Avenue, just north of the roundabout, is positioned on the east side of the street between two driveways. Turning into the first takes cars into Lot E, a city-owned lot of 48 parking spaces, most free for up to three hours, some with no time limit at all. Turning into the second driveway brings drivers into the private paid lot behind The Matheson, the three-story building
#4. The program will conclude with the sweeping, virtuosic Rachmaninoff Sonata #2. The March 12 concert will begin at 7pm, and be preceded by a pre-concert discussion at 6:15. Ticket prices are $50-$90. For more information, to buy tickets or to become a member, visit www.the222.org. at 104-108 Matheson St. that was redeveloped in 2019 following a lengthy process of public engagement and appeal. The lot is privately-owned, and signs on the parking stalls clearly state it’s a pay-topark lot, though with validation possible at The Matheson restaurant. In recent weeks, the operator of that lot, AirGarage, has come under study by the City of Healdsburg for several potential issues, including the lack of a city business license, inadequate posting about towing and their right to issue tickets for unpaid parking. AirGarage describes itself as “a full-service smart parking management solution that turns your lot into a revenue generating asset.” Now based in San Francisco, it was founded in 2017 in Tempe, AZ with the idea ➝ Paid Parking, 3