The Finko! 6.9.26 | Doors open @ 4pm; games start @ 6pm
Each week 100% of the game proceeds benefit a different Napa County-based nonprofit. July 9 is our night! Doors open at 4pm. Games start @ 6pm. 30 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559. Plan to get there early and order from the Fink’s happy hour menu.
How it works:
$10 for 10 games.
Fantastic prizes!
Distinct Drinks and fabulous food!
Doors open at 4:00pm.
Games start at 6:00pm.
Lecture by Lee Pierce | 6.18.26 @ 4:00
A memoir by Lee J. Pierce, chronicling his life from growing up as one of the few Black children in Napa County, California, through his time in the Vietnam War, to becoming the first person of color elected to the Santa Rosa City Council. The book details his experiences navigating racial and cultural divides, his military service, and his career in public service, offering poignant moments and cultural revelations.
Our third annual fundraiser, Dinner in the Museum, is on July 18. Look forward to tapas, Gerard’s paella, flamenco guitar, Napa Valley wines and dessert from Lars Kronmark. Enjoy sampling Rhone-style wines from our corporate sponsor, McKahn Wines.
Event guests can peruse auction items and bid on them from the comfort of their own homes on GalaBid. As always, a big thanks to our community for its support. Buy your ticket now and start bidding on GalaBid! This is a sampling of some of our favorite items.
For those who love long lazy lunches. Lunch for two at Meadowood’s Forum and/or a 3-course lunch or brunch for two at Auberge du Soleil.
From Roman Holiday Gelato: One pint/month for a year! Inventive flavors like Toasted Almond Croissant, 70% Dark Chocolate and Strawberry Rhubarb Sorbet.
From Charles Krug: A tasting and private tour for 6, plus a 3-liter bottle of their 2017 Cabernet. This wine has a 91 rating from Wine Enthusiast. “It’s juicy in flavors of plum, cassis and cherry, balanced by soft tannins and well-integrated oak.”
Bidding and registration information
It’s not necessary to be at the event to bid on auction items. If you’re the high bidder, we’ll make arrangements for pickup/delivery. Dinner is $150. Tickets at GalaBid or by check. Mail to SHHS, Box 87, St. Helena, 94547. Please note preference for chicken/seafood paella or vegetable.
To bid, register for free with your credit card. When the auction has ended, if you are a winner, you will be notified and your credit card will be charged.
GalaBid is providing this platform and support, staffed by real people, free of charge to nonprofits. To cover their costs, a suggested tip to GalaBid is added at checkout. It appears as a sliding scale from 4.9% to 30% and an option to “Enter a Custom Amount”. To change the % on the sliding scale, use your finger to slide the bar from right to left to the % of tip you wish to give. Please give if you are able. GalaBid will donate 10% of your tip to our cause, amplifying your impact.
Please note: If you prefer not to tip, you can choose the option to “Enter a Custom Amount” and leave this blank. Please give if you are able. GalaBid will donate 10% of your tip to our cause, amplifying your impact!
Diane Dillon: The Human Side of Cityhood | 4.2.26
Diane Dillon shared her research of St. Helena’s elections starting in 1876. Expect lively portraits of some of the most outrageous elected officials and a few pre-Brown Act shenanigans. Dillon identified events that, over the years, shaped what she calls our town’s “civic DNA”.
At the Heritage Center, 1255 Oak Avenue, St. Helena
Napa State Hospital and its Multiple Personalities: 4.23.26 @ 4pm
With Architectural Historian Rebecca Yerger
In 1872, work began for the erection of the 500-bed, four-story, Gothic Hospital building. The Hospital was a response to overcrowding at Stockton Asylum, the first State Hospital. It’s the oldest State Hospital still in operation. It was once self-sufficient, with its own dairy and poultry ranches, vegetable gardens, orchards and other farming operations.
But the hospital has a troubled past, and there are reports of paranormal activity . . . join us on 4.24 at the Heritage Center!
