Raven Performing Arts Theater

Specialties

Live performance space primarily for concerts, plays, and community events, such as Healdsburg Jazz Festival, school performances, talent shows, and the infamous Mr. Healdsburg Pageant. Home to the Raven Players and Philharmonia Healdsburg.

History

Established in 2001.

Built in 1949 as the Aven Cinema; after being dark for several years, the Raven was taken over by a grassroots team looking to turn it into a community gathering space and performance center. Incorporated in 2001, it now hosts more than 120 events a year and seats nearly 500 patrons.

Meet the Manager

Community T.

Manager

We are a group of individuals just like you — community-​minded individuals with an interest in preserving performing arts. With funding for arts disappearing in our schools, the responsibility for supporting the arts lies firmly with us. When we banded together to save the historic Raven Theater, we had big dreams of enhancing the lives of every community member by offering a conveniently located, eclectic array of entertainment.

That same goal pushes us forward today, as we now look to add more offerings for youth, broaden our role as a gathering place, wow audiences with top-​name acts, bring in both amateur and professional stage productions, add more world music and dance shows to our lineup, and enable a stimulating exchange of ideas through a speaker series.