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Off with His Head In your article “Resist, Refuse, Sue” (Feb. 1), Drew Caputo, executive director of Earthjustice, was quoted as crediting Henry VIII with “Won’t someone relieve me of this troublesome priest.” It was, in fact, the Plantagenet king, in Henry II by Shakespeare, who implies an order—“Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?”—to his knights in reference to Archbishop Thomas Becket’s challenge to the king’s authority over the Church. Henry VIII, a Tudor king, had his own troubles with Sir Thomas Moore, a Catholic, but not a

member of the clergy. Henry VIII, unlike Henry II, had no problem with subtlety in making his wishes known, and ordered the execution of Moore in 1535 for treason because Moore refused to acknowledge Henry as the Supreme Head of the Church of England.

LINDA MORAND

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Congratulations to Charlie Swanson and his bride for resisting the temptation to spend, spend, spend on their wedding (“Slow Wedding,” Feb.1). In 1971, we got

THIS MODERN WORLD

married in Michigan in the meadow beside the place where we were living. Invitations were mimeographed (the modern version would be photocopied). My wife sewed her own dress. The potluck reception was on the front lawn, with tables and chairs supplied by the Quaker meeting we were attending. We selected one of the four cakes brought by guests as the wedding cake, but the kids ate it before we got back from the ceremony, so we picked another one. A friend was the official photographer, and the band was the sound of guests from across the country

By Tom Tomorrow

meeting each other, talking, playing Frisbee and enjoying the day. Total cost in 1971 for renting the lawnmower and meadow, buying Arlene’s dress material and sending out the invitations: $25. Forty-five years later, we figure it must have worked. The commitment and the people there are what matter; the rest is just decoration.

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Miserable Failure Speaking as a Republican, Donald Trump is one of the worst presidents we’ve ever had. He is not a true fiscal conservative. He intends to build a wall along the 2,000-mile, Mexican-U.S. border, costing billions. He has many conflicts of interest that he doesn’t care to address—foreign dignitaries staying at his Trump hotel, imbibing Trump wine and dining on Trump steaks! He has weakened the NATO alliance by calling it “obsolete” and is friendly with Vladimir Putin, who may or may not have blackmail material on our esteemed president. Trump fails miserably as a role model for young American boys and men. He is not a family-values kind of guy, already on his third wife! It is obvious that he groped a number of women over the years without their consent. Trump made a mockery of religious faith at the National Prayer Breakfast by suggesting that people pray for Arnold Schwarzenegger. He lied about the size of the crowds that attended his inauguration, lied about having a plan to replace Obamacare and reportedly created a blacklist to punish Republicans who did not support him in his race for the White House. Overall, this president is a miserable failure in just two weeks in office. From a Republican or Democratic viewpoint, the destructiveness emanating from the White House’s current occupant is a fact.

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Bearing Witness After eight decades, I will continue to stand strong BY NINA TEPEDINO

stood in the refuge home of the Friedmans, who had escaped from Germany with their two young sons. My father, a teacher at the local high school, met Henry and Herbie. We were invited for lunch. It was 1941. I was nine years old. I stood in the hallway at my high school when our principal announced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I can still feel the frightened shock of the event. It was 1945. I was 13 years old. I stood among the incoming freshman class of my music college, where mostly female students highlighted the obvious absence of young men, who had gone off to war in Korea. It was 1950. I was 18 years old. I stood in my first voter line in New York City to cast my ballot for John F. Kennedy. It was 1960. I was 28 years old. I stood ironing in my kitchen and heard the news: “President John F. Kennedy has been shot in a Dallas, Texas, motorcade. He has died.” It was 1963. I was 31 years old. I stood for Martin Luther King’s funeral prayer service. It was 1964. I was 32 years old. I stood in anti-nuclear protests. It was 1980. I was 48 years old. I stood at the liturgy for the murdered Maryknoll nuns in El Salvador. It was 1982. I was 50 years old. After many more reasons to march, it is now 2017. I am 84 years old. My footprints are in step with millions who are just learning how to stand. Our steps will stretch across a well-worn path of what it means to witness our common history with silence, singing, dancing and speaking to be heard. I will continue to stand for as long as it takes.

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POOR MARKS The demise of Richard Blum–backed ITT Educational Services follows sanctions

from state attorneys general for financial and educational improprieties.

Blum and Doom

Feinstein’s hubby, and pension system, take hit in downfall of ITT Educational Services BY PETER BYRNE

he U.S. Department of Education’s decision in August to ban a troubled for-profit college corporation from taking federal student aid funds made national headlines.

But what went largely unnoticed was the damage the move did to the family fortune

of a powerful senator, as well as California’s pension system. The federal action was a fatal blow to ITT Educational Services; left investment banker Richard Blum, husband of Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein, reeling; hurt the Golden State public pension system; and stuck U.S. taxpayers with a half-billiondollar bill. The dominoes began to fall when the department determined the Indiana-based

chain had not met accreditation standards, prompting ITT to shut down 129 campuses in 38 states and file for bankruptcy. Thousands of students were cast adrift without the degrees for which they had paid tens of thousands of dollars. Taxpayers are reportedly on the hook for $500 million to cover the government-backed loans that ITT banked before it became insolvent in the wake of the ban.

ITT stock is trading at 4 cents, and the company reports that it is unable to make Securities and Exchange Commission filings due to “lack of resources and personnel.” The demise of ITT followed years of governmental and media investigations that began after the FBI raided its corporate offices in 2004. Several state attorneys general have sanctioned ITT for financial and educational improprieties. The ban on federal funding came out of a 2012 U.S. Senate investigation. The SEC filed a complaint in the Southern District Court of Indiana last year, charging ITT and its chief executive officer with fraud. The company claims that it has done nothing wrong and is being persecuted for political reasons. Despite the scrutiny, ITT thrived for years, and reaped big profits for Blum Capital Partners, a private investment bank owned and operated by Blum. The firm bought low on large amounts of ITT stock following the FBI raid. When federal regulators allowed ITT to continue accessing federal student aid money, despite its well-documented troubles, the share price boomed, reaching $122 in 2009. Blum Capital has been ITT’s dominant shareholder for more than 10 years, owning 15 percent of its stock in 2012. Blum Capital was generally bullish on forprofit educational colleges, which composed more than a third of the value of Blum Capital’s 2010 holdings in public companies. With a fortune estimated at $94 million, Feinstein is the ninth richest member of Congress. Under California law, Feinstein, 83, is entitled to 50 percent of her husband’s assets, including his stake in Blum Capital Partners and its investments. Her 2012 financial disclosure report takes 137 pages to list her family’s assets; by contrast, Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s disclosure runs eight pages. Blum has a history of investing heavily in companies funded by the federal government. He has operated firms that constructed multibillion dollar public works projects in the United States;

Blum has a history of investing heavily in companies funded by the federal government. The department’s ban against ITT was taken “to protect students and taxpayers” who paid $1.1 billion to ITT in 2010. Following the 2012 Senate investigation, the Department of Education determined that ITT was failing to teach the trade skills necessary to be hired for jobs that recruiters promised. Pressured by its private equity investors, ITT managers were more concerned with generating profits than in educating its student body of mostly lower

income workers and veterans, investigators found. Investor profit came at the price of student pain. The Senate investigation reported that ITT used a recruiting technique known as the “pain funnel.” “Recruiters are instructed to ‘poke the pain and remind [prospective students] what things will be like if they do not [enroll],’” the report stated. Military veterans testified that ITT recruiters had told them that “the military was going to pay for everything,” which was not true; many veterans also had to take out private loans, which are still owed even though ITT is out of business. In 2010, more than 40 percent of the value of the publically disclosed assets of Blum Capital Partners was invested in two for-profit college corporations, ITT and Career Education Corporation, also a target of the Senate investigation. Blum Capital Partners liquidated its forprofit college holdings during the past year. The publically disclosed value of the firm’s portfolio, worth more than $3 billion a decade ago, has sunk by 98 percent to $52 million, according to SEC filings in late October 2016. Neither Blum nor Blum Capital Partners responded to multiple telephone calls and emails requesting comment for this story. Taxpayers and students are not the only losers in the ITT debacle. During the past decade, CalPERS, the California public employees’ pension fund, paid Blum Capital Partners several million dollars a year in investment-management fees, and directly invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the firm. Through Blum Capital Partners, CalPERS maintained investments in ITT Educational Services and the the Career Education Corporation which have largely tanked in value. Last year, CalPERS reported a $9 million investment in ITT—now worthless. Such a loss may be chump change for the multibillion dollar CalPERS, but it would buy a lot of senior meals and eyeglasses.

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Walt Ranch owners Craig and Kathryn Hall own Hall Winery, and are a known quanitity in philanthropic circles. Kathryn Hall was U.S. ambassador to Austria under Bill Clinton. The Napa County Board of Supervisors approved their hillside vineyard project in December. In response, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), the Sierra Club and local groups sued the county over what they call an inadequate review of cumulative environmental impacts associated with the project—new roads, more pressure on groundwater aquifers, pesticides, fencing and “activities that will impair water quality in streams crucial to the survival of local salmon, reptiles and amphibians,” according to the Oakland-based CBD. The Halls took to Facebook to assure locals, “we continue to want to be good neighbors, and have worked hard to refine the vineyard plans to make this is an environmentally sensitive project.” The proposed acreage has been whittled down to 209 acres from 365 in the original 2008 proposal. Not enough, say opponents, who will meet Feb. 12 in St. Helena to plan their next move. —Tom Gogola

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sold U.S. Post Offices to his business partners at low prices; built military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world; and sold prosthetic limbs to wounded veterans. Feinstein has a history of not recusing herself from congressional actions that affect her husband’s businesses. In 2007, Feinstein co-authored student loan legislation that benefited the for-profit education industry at a time when Blum Capital Partners was buying stock in ITT Educational Services. Feinstein’s bill enabled ITT to triple its federal student aid revenue; ITT specifically applauded the profitable impact of Feinstein’s legislation in its annual report.

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f there is such a thing as “peak IPA,” it hasn’t happened yet. Crooked Goat, a microbrewery and tap room that opened in Sebastopol’s Barlow last August, already has plans to open a second tap room in March. Located on the opposite end of the unit, with the brewing facility in the middle, the new space will have more lounging options, according to head brewer Will Erickson (pictured), in contrast to the spartan, metalshop setup of the current bar. While showing the plans for the new space amid the dust of construction, Erickson explains why he thinks craft-beer boom part two is different: in the gold rush of the microbrew boom of the 1990s, it was enough just to get beer in the taps—but sometimes

the quality wasn’t there. “People realize you’ve got to have quality,” he says about today’s brewers in an ever-more competitive market. “Otherwise, you’re going to get decimated.” You’ve also got to have hops, and lots of ’em. Drawing on his 20 years of professional brewing experience, most recently at Jack’s Brewing of Fremont, Erickson is making sure that Crooked Goat won’t be left holding the grain bag. The brewery started when he helped his brother and some friends with a garage homebrew project. The beers won awards, and the group chipped in to go pro. The flagship Ibex IPA has the sweet smell of fresh grain but the dry taste of West Coast– style ale—the house style here at Crooked Goat, where you’ll find no barrels, yet, and no funky sours. Fruit infusions, yes—fruity beers that aren’t seen as, well, too fruity are another phenomenon of today’s craft beer, says Erickson. Just 10 years ago, when he was at Mammoth Brewing, a buddy who’d come up from San Diego to hit the slopes mentioned a grapefruit IPA they were making down there. “Grapefruit in an IPA?” Erickson remembers thinking. “Dude, what are you smoking?” A spritz of citrus spices up the creamy, nitrogen-infused Grapefruit Mountain Goat IPA and the otherwise dry, earthy Grain & Blood mandarin orange double IPA. The juicy, bright pink First Crush raspberry wheat ale smacks of fresh fruit lemonade. And then there’s Bazooka Joe, which is brewed with—why not? Crooked Goat beers are not distributed, but can sometimes be found farther afield. This week, Santa Rosa’s La Vera Pizza hosts a Crooked Goat “tap takeover” through Feb. 12. At the tap room, pizza can be ordered in and delivered by the brewery’s Barlowroaming golf cart. Try the chèvre. Crooked Goat Brewing, 120 Morris St. #120, Sebastopol. Open Monday– Thursday, noon–9pm; Friday– Saturday, noon–10pm; Sunday, noon–8pm. 707.835.4256.

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North Bay artists respond to the Trumpian menace

BY CHARLIE SWANSON

MEAT OF THE MATTER

Suzanne Edminster’s ‘Cash Cow’ takes on corporate greed in the Trump era.

f there’s one upside to Donald Trump, it’s that he has spurred local artists to pick up their paintbrushes and pencils.

“I just thought, ‘We need to respond to this,’” says artist Suzanne Edminster. “We need to respond to this as artists, because that is what there is for us to do. I really felt a calling.”

Edminster is an abstract acrylic painter and monotype printmaker whose Saltworkstudio is located in Backstreet Gallery in the SOFA arts district of Santa Rosa. She says Trump’s campaign of lies and capture of the White House has become a cultural climate change as deadly as ) 14 rising sea levels.

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14 Resistance ( 13 Edminster and dozens of other artists in the North Bay rallied to produce new works of accessible, progressive and politically minded art. Edminster called upon more than 30 local artists to create new works on display at Backstreet Gallery’s “The Art of Resistance,” showing on Saturdays and by appointment through March 3. “I thought we need some honest reactions,” she says. When she put the call out for political art, she wasn’t sure what would come in and she says the majority of pieces are not your typical political art. “Artists are making beautiful and useful metaphors, not just reacting to negative public events.” That doesn’t mean the works in the exhibit are all flower-power images of peace and love. Some take a dark look into the hearts of those who refuse to help refugees, though many of the pieces try to find the light in the moment of darkness. Edminster’s contribution to the show is Cash Cow, which tells the story of America’s corporate takeover through arresting visuals. A map of America is overlaid with splatters of color, and a striking image of a cow being led by a chain around its neck to depict the ways that America is being milked for all she’s worth. Though Edminster and other artists involved in the show say emotions are raw and hope fleeting, “we’re all going to keep on creating art, any way we can. I feel that art is a battery that recharges people to do whatever it is they’re going to do,” she says. “It’s maybe an idealistic viewpoint, but, hey, we’re artists.”

The Time Is Now

“This S___ Is Broken” is painted in thick black letters above a row of cuckoo clocks in Kristen Throop’s studio at Backstreet Gallery. Throop’s work is also featured in “The Art of Resistance.” Her latest works

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began as ruminations on time and over the past few months evolved to represent a very particular moment: now. Throop works in series, taking a concept or idea that she says usually manifests in a dream or in her subconscious, and creates paintings and other works based on that idea over the course of a year or more. Her past series have included color-changing LED sculptures and ruminations on her own mortality. Throop became fascinated with broken cuckoo clocks and made a connection between their classic aesthetic and fragile gears and mechanisms. She began researching and sketching clocks and soon was buying old pieces off the internet with the intention of fixing them up. By the time the election came about last year, the

broken timepieces took on a new dimension. Displayed on Throop’s studio wall is a collection of these clocks, some beautifully designed but missing vital pieces, some only partially built, with exposed gears and springs. Rather than fix them, Throop started tagging each broken piece with the name of a branch of government or political institution. “It just all came together for me in November,” says Throop. “It was always on some level political, but it became a lot clearer for me.” Since the inauguration, Throop says “kookiness” has taken on a new aspect in her work. “I feel like we’re all inside something that’s so crazy,” she says. Throop calls her new series a readymade installation, taking inspiration from the post-WWI art of the Dada movement. Rooted in

avant-garde art circles in Europe and New York City in the early 20th century, Dadaists channeled the horror and meaninglessness and subversion they experienced into art often made with ordinary objects. One of the most famous examples of readymade art is Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain, a porcelain urinal. Throop’s message is also a timely reminder to act in the moment, and she sees the clocks juxtaposing what the ancient Greeks called chronos, the personification of chronological time, with kairos, the moment of time itself—or as Throop puts it, the moment for action. For Throop and other North Bay artists in the show, the driving imperative is a sense of solidarity within the community and the chance to start meaningful conversations. “I think it’s

important to have someplace to put your energy, but we have to have art that people can connect to, that’s accessible,” she says. “That’s an important aspect of art, to be able to create meaning and allow people to synthesize that in some way. I think people are really hungry for this.”

Doomed to Repeat History

“Like everyone else, I’m totally horrified by Trump, by the whole tenor of the thing,” says Dennis Calabi. The conservator and director of the Calabi Gallery in Santa Rosa is especially chilled because he is a child of Holocaust refugees. “It feels so much like the horror stories I grew up with,” he says, “what it was like for my mother in Vienna and my father in Bologna, Italy.” Calabi’s focus is on restoration and preservation. His gallery exhibits late-19th century and 20th century works, as well as current and local art. On Saturday, Feb. 18, Calabi Gallery opens a show titled “We Shall Overcome,” that looks at the art of defiance in the face of government corruption and corporate greed from the 1850s to today. “I wanted to have a lot of historical material that shows a

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continuum,” says Calabi. “The history of this art is the history of the world, which has always been the people versus the power elite.” Many of the historical pieces are from Calabi’s gallery collection, such as an 1875 political cartoon from artist Thomas Nast titled “The American River Ganges.” The print shows religious figures, in garb resembling crocodiles, rising from the waters of a swampy Capitol Hill to devour children while “U.S. Public Schools” sits precariously on a crumbling cliff. Fast forward 140 years, and you could easily replace those figures with appalling secretary of education Betsy DeVos and the cartoon would carry the same significance. Several pieces in the show are social commentaries from artists representing the bleak political periods they lived in, including the current one. “I think this is certainly the biggest crisis in my lifetime,” Calabi says. “We’ve had dark times with the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam and Bush’s wars, and that’s part of the idea of the continuum. We’ve all seen this before, but Trump brings it to a new level.” “We Shall Overcome” also carries the message that those who don’t learn from history are indeed doomed to repeat it. One of the show’s darkest pieces is a 1948 expressionist painting by Jean Halpert-Ryden titled Strange Fruit, based on the poem by Abel Meeropol and the Billie Holiday song, that depicts a lynching. “It seemed like a historical remnant until Trump got in, and now it’s a very visceral reminder that the battle has not been won,” Calabi says. “The advances we’ve had are not that racists were convinced not to be racist, but that society at large was frowning on speaking racism in public,” he continues. “But now they feel emboldened, knowing that Trump is one of them, and they’re coming out of the woodwork. We’ve already lost a lot of ground.” In the face of these backslides, Calabi suspects that many

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printmaker Art Hazelwood. While we’re still in the early days of the Trump administration Calabi predicts more artists will join the movement. “These times drive this kind of art,” he says. “When things are really bad, the art of the time shows empathy and solidarity for those who are suffering, and of course artists are typically among them because they’ve traditionally been in the undertrodden class.” ‘The Art of Resistance’ shows through March 3 at Backstreet Gallery, in the art alley behind 312 South A St., Santa Rosa. Open by appointment. 707.568.4204. ‘We Shall Overcome’ opens with a reception on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Calabi Gallery, 456 10th St., Santa Rosa. 4–7pm. 707.781.7070.

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The second Classical Arts Film Festival screens short films and documentaries centered on performing and visual arts of all kinds. Films include opening night’s Concerto, which follows two brothers who both grow up to be top symphony musicians while coming to terms with their abusive past. Also playing is Written by Mrs. Bach, which sets out to prove that Anna Magdalena Bach, the second wife of Johann Sebastian, was the composer of some of his most famous works. The festival commences Thursday, Feb. 9, through Saturday, Feb. 11, at Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St., Napa. $10 and up. 707.255.5445.

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San Francisco’s multilingual Le Gente are the perfect antidote for today’s toxic politics. Highlighted by boundless positive energy, the group has been around since 2002 and has brought their inclusive world music and salsa sounds to major festivals in the States and international venues. They hit up the North Bay with a host of other like-minded artists, including inspiring San Francisco chamber pop singer-songwriter Kendra McKinley, eccentric Sonoma County Americana outfit Buck Thrifty, rag-tag Santa Rosa songwriter Charlie Davenport and cabaret performer Strangely on Friday, Feb. 10, at Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa. 7pm. $8–$15. 707.528.3009.

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New Look Back The upcoming History Becomes Art fundraiser has been a labor of love for several local artists and the St. Helena Historical Society for more than a year. The show features 30 original pieces of art inspired by historical photos, lending an artistic eye to past events and scenes of the Napa Valley. These works and a slew of other items are part of the action at the fundraiser, which will benefit the historical society’s ongoing project to establish a permanent home for its extensive collection. Get in on the art on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Brasswood Estate, 3125 St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena. 1pm. $150. 707.967.5502.

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New Orleans–influenced big band the Dixie Giants have spent four years getting parties started throughout the North Bay with a traditional jazz sound full of high energy. This week, the band releases their giant new album of infectious instrumentals, Dressed & Ready to Go with an eclectic concert party. Joining the Dixie Giants are rockers Highway Poets and progressive jazz Gypsies Oddjob Ensemble, also releasing their debut EP at the show. The first 50 people in the door get a free album from either of the new releases on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. 7:30pm. $16. 707.765.2121.

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ooky” is a word often ascribed to people who are offbeat and unusual to an uncomfortable degree— people like playwright Clare Barron, whose effectively oddball drama You Got Older just opened at Left Edge Theatre. Also new is 6th Street Playhouse’s Buyer & Cellar, a one-actor exploration of the eccentricities of Barbra Streisand, another routine recipient of the “kookiness” label. Written by Jonathan Tolins and directed with energetic simplicity by Sarah Muirhead, Buyer & Cellar takes a well-documented fact about Streisand—that she built a miniature shopping mall in her cellar to hold the costumes and

kitsch acquired over the years— and launches a flight of fancy about an unemployed actor named Alex (Patrick Varner), who is hired as a make-believe storekeeper in Babs’ bizarre basement playground. The joke-packed script contains one truly effective twist, but its insights into Streisand’s psyche mostly tend toward the obvious (her mother never told her she was pretty). And the story, while funny and affectionate, strains for purpose and relevance. The real reason to see Buyer & Cellar is Varner’s outstanding performance. It is Varner’s inventive characterizations and clear emotional arc that carry this kooky comedy along, with only occasional lapses of momentum. Rating (out of 5):

n the brilliantly crafted You Got Older, skillfully directed by Argo Thompson, 20-something lawyer Mae (an excellent Paige Picard) has lost her job, her apartment, her boyfriend and her self-confidence, at the same moment that her father (Joe Winkler, absolutely marvelous) is diagnosed with a mysterious, possibly fatal throat cancer. She’s also got a terriblesounding rash. Barron’s kookiness manifests itself mainly through the candid dialogue between Mae and Mac (Jared Wright), a rash-loving stranger she meets in a bar, and her loving but distracted siblings (Sandra Ish, Devin McConnell, Victoria Saitz). Then there’s the sexy, dangerous cowboy (Chris Ginesi), who Mae conjures up in a series of increasingly disturbing sex fantasies. Weirdness aside, there is a palpable honesty and realness to the story that sneaks up on you. 'You Got Older’ runs Friday–Sunday through Feb. 19 at Left Edge Theatre. 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. $15–$27. Times vary. 707.546.3600. ‘Buyer & Cellar’ runs Thursday–Sunday through Feb. 19 at 6th Street Playhouse. 56 W. Sixth St., Santa Rosa. $10–$26. Times vary. 707.523.4185.

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ongwriters Velvy Appleton and Anita Sandwina share a special musical chemistry. The driving forces behind North Bay folk-rock outfit Spark & Whisper are like two sides of a coin, and they display that connection when they return from a recent hiatus to unveil their new album, Monument, with a pair of record-release shows this month.

Even though the two aren’t exactly sure when they met, they remember where: a communal jam at the Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite. Going to the festival “was such a revelation about how you could interact with music and musicians,” Appleton says. After their initial meeting, the two started collaborating seriously in 2008 and formed Spark & Whisper in 2010. Like the name implies, Spark

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& Whisper’s music is filled with electric energy and hushed acoustics. After two celebrated folk-centric albums, the duo expands on their dynamic sound with Monument. On the record, Spark & Whisper are backed by upright bassist Paul Eastburn, drummer Scott Johnson, pedal steel guitarist Robert Powell, keyboardist Michael Wray and cellist Joshua McClain. Appleton and Sandwina both helped in arranging each other’s music. “We are accompanists as well as songwriters,” Appleton says. With all hands on deck, the music achieves a lively back-andforth in style and tone, and the album builds on the group’s folk foundations with a high-tempered rhythm that kicks in right away on Monument’s title track, the album’s opening song. Several songs, like “Far from This World,” begin as intricately plucked acoustic melodies and evolve into authentic alternative rock numbers. Then there are songs like “Little Bit More,” a straight-up funk jam with an irresistible groove that’s spiked by a guitar solo, one of many that Appleton provides throughout the album. Lyrically, Monument is also a back-and-forth affair, with Sandwina and Appleton splitting the songwriting credits. The songs are largely personal and confessional, and speak to the musicians’ hopes, fears and memories. “Monument,” for instance, refers not to a national landmark, but rather to Sandwina’s grandfather’s house. Some of the songs have changed in resonance with the changing times, as both songwriters enter middle age in an uncertain political climate. “We’re not trying to take over the world, but it’s important for us to say these things we want to say, and to be able to make something we’re proud of,” Appleton says.

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The accomplished jazz vocalist spends Valentine’s Day in Napa for two lovely performances. Feb 14, 7 and 9:30pm. $15-$25. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

The fun, New Orleans-inspired big band plays an albumrelease show with help from Highway Poets and Oddjob Ensemble. Feb 11, 7:30pm. $16. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

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Santa Rosa Symphony Dynamic pianist Alessio Bax joins the symphony in a program titled “Tales of Love,” just in time for Valentine’s Day. Feb 11-13. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

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Spark & Whisper

North Bay folk duo plays an album release show for the new record, “Monument.” Feb 11, 8pm. $20-$35. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

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A night of classic love songs performed by pianist Terry Winn and cellist Jeffrey McFarland Johnson. Feb 11, 8pm. $35. The White Barn, 2727 Sulphur Springs Ave, St Helena. 707.987.8225.

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Feb 8, open jazz jam. Feb 9, Sonoma Strings. Feb 10, the Mountain & the Moon. Feb 11, Jack Symes and Nat Lefkoff. Feb 12, 2pm, Madera Marin. Feb 14, 6pm, La Guingette. Feb 15, West Coast Songwriters Competition. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

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Brew

Feb 10, Eki Shola. 555 Healdsburg Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.303.7372.

Coffee Catz

Tues, 12pm, Jerry Green’s Peaceful Piano Hour. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.

Corkscrew Wine Bar

Feb 10, Two of Us. Feb 11, Ain’t Misbehavin’. Feb 14, Valentine’s Day with the Lisa Stano Trio. 100 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.789.0505.

Flamingo Lounge

Feb 10, the Igniters. Feb 11, Orquesta Borinquen. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Geyserville Gun Club Bar & Lounge

Feb 11, the Gentlemen Soldiers. 21025 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville. 707.814.0036.

Green Music Center 1029

Feb 8, 1pm, SSU Jazz Forum with Kahil El’Zabar & Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Feb 15, 1pm, SSU Jazz Forum with John Stowell. SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 707.664.2122.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall

Feb 11, 3pm, Musicians from the Valley of the Moon Music Festival. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Feb 10, La Gente with Kendra McKinley and Strangely. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Feb 9, Major Powers with Black Sheep and Buck Thrifty. Feb 10, Cabbagehead with Trebuchet. Feb 11, Whole Lotta Love burlesque night with Cabaret de Caliente. Feb 12, Aceyalone with AZ.Redsmoke and Africali. Feb 13, Monday Night Edutainment with El Kool Kyle and Deuce Eclipse. Feb 15, Songwriters in the Round. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

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Feb 10, Aiden Eljumaily. Feb 11, Mark McDonald. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

The Big Easy

Feb 9, Howard Wales. Feb 1011, the Reverend Shawn Amos with Coyote Slim. Feb 12, T-Rex. Feb 14, Willow & Hounds. Feb 15, MEG. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.

Blue Heron Restaurant & Tavern

Feb 14, 6pm, Michael Hantman.

Feb 10, David Thom & Vintage Grass. Feb 11, Jaydub & Dino. Feb 12, Peter Case. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg

Feb 11, romantic jazz with David Udolf and friends. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

Jack London State Park

Feb 12, 2pm, Jack London Piano Club’s Valentine’s Day concert.

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Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

Feb 10, the Timothy O’Neil Band. Feb 11, Osito. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.

Jasper O’Farrell’s

Feb 8, 6pm, open jazz jam. Feb 11, Tropic Tiger and Gabriel Francisco. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2062.

Lagunitas Tap Room

4pm, Redwood Arts Council presents the TEE Trio. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

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Twin Oaks Roadhouse

Feb 8, singer-songwriter competition. Feb 11, Jay Field and friends. Feb 12, 3pm, Celtic Fiddle Music. Feb 12, 6pm, Irish jam session. Feb 13, Open Mic with DJ Loisaida. Feb 15, Irish set dancing. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.

Feb 8, the Gentlemen Soldiers. Feb 9, MangoBus. Feb 10, the Gypsy Trio. Feb 11, Nate Lopez. Feb 12, Cordovas. Feb 15, Roem Baur. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Rio Nido Roadhouse

Main Street Bistro

Feb 11, the Bohemian Highway. 131 E First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.9610.

Feb 9, Willie Perez. Feb 10, Susan Sutton Jazz Trio. Feb 11, Bad Ass Boots. Feb 12, Eric Wiley. Feb 14, Mac & Potter. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

Murphy’s Irish Pub

Feb 10, Misner & Smith. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre

Feb 9, Steel Pulse. Feb 10, Pride & Joy. Feb 13, the Revivalists with Con Brio. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Feb 11, 7pm, Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen. Feb 12,

Feb 11, the Beer Scouts. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub

Sebastopol Center for the Arts Feb 10, North Bay Winds. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.4797.

Sonoma Speakeasy

Feb 8, the Acrosonics. Feb 9, Wildflower Weed. Feb 12, 5pm, Valentine’s show with Acoustic Soul. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.

Spancky’s Bar

Feb 11, Paulies Garage and Blue Rock Country Club. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.

Feb 11, Weekend at Bernie’s. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7878.

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Feb 10, the Lake Charlatans. Feb 11, the Bobby Young Project. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip

Feb 11, DJ Crisp. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.

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Feb 12, 3pm, Mobius Guitar Trio. Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael. 415.457.4440.

The Belrose

Second Wednesday of every month, Ragtime jam. Thurs, open mic night. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. 415.454.6422.

Fenix

Feb 8, pro blues jam. Feb 9, Paris Escovedo. Feb 10, the 415s. Feb 11, Greg Ballad and Honee Parkks. Feb 12, 11:30am, Sunday Brunch with Jenna Mammina and Rolf Sturm. Feb 12, 6:30pm, Greg Johnson & Glass Brick Boulevard. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

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Feb 14, Doug Adamz. 823 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.897.5181.

HopMonk Novato

Feb 9, Country Line Dancing. Feb 10, Back n Black and Ann Halen. Feb 11, the B Sharp Blues Band. Feb 14, Cabaret D’Amour with Moana Diamond. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

INCAVO Wine Tasting & Collective Feb 10, 7pm, Fairfax Social Club. 1099 Fourth St, Ste F, San Rafael. 415.259.4939.

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Aaron Redner & His Band of Love Ninjas

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Feb 8, the New Sneakers. Feb 9, Heath Haberlin and friends. Feb 10, Slim Jenkins. Feb 11, Michael Brown Band. Feb 12, the Substitutes. Feb 13, Billy D’s open mic. Feb 14, Fresh Baked Blues. Feb 15, Elvis Johnson’s soul review. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

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Feb 10, 5:30pm, Friday Night Jazz with Redwood Tango. Feb 14, 11:30am, Valentine’s Day Lunch with Zigi Baci. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. Feb 8, the Substitutes. Feb 9, Dagmar/Toma/Bows. Feb 10, 5:30pm, Shaana Marie. Feb 10, 9pm, Cordovas. Feb 11, Sister Carol with DJ Ebony Slam and DJ RA. Feb 12, 2pm, the Jazz Roots Band. Feb 12, 5pm, the Little Bit Show with Gail Muldrow. Feb 13, open mic. Feb 14, 6pm, Jeb Brady Band. Feb 15, Overbite. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar

Feb 9, Jesse Kincaid and friends. Feb 10, Michael Aragon Quartet. Feb 11, Fuzzy Slippers. Feb 12, Doug Nichols and friends. Feb 13, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Feb 14, open mic. Feb 15, Festival Speed. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Feb 12, 3pm, VNote Ensemble. 999 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.763.3052.

Osher Marin JCC

Feb 11, Mardi Gras Dance Party with Andre Thierry. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Osteria Divino

Feb 8, Deborah Winters with Ken Cook. Feb 9, Yacht Club of Paris. Feb 10, Walter Earl

Vince Herman. Feb 12, Lazyman with Scott Law. Feb 13, Grateful Mondays with Stu Allen. Feb 14, “Songs of Love” with Scott Law and friends. Feb 15, Danny Click & the Others. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

Feb 8, J Kevin Durkin. Feb 9, Wanda Stafford. Feb 15, Panama Jazz Trio. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Feb 8, Kurt Huget and friends. Feb 15, Honeysuckle Roques. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

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Feb 10, King & Ace. Feb 11, the Linda Imperial Band. Feb 12, 4pm, Jeremy D’Antonio with Darren Nelson and friends. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

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Trio. Feb 11, Music Box West. Feb 12, Gabrielle Cavassa. Feb 14, Passion Habanera. Feb 15, Jonathan Poretz. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Feb 10, Andoni. Feb 11, Lilan Kane and James Harman. Feb 12, Chime Travelers. Feb 14, Valentine’s Dinner with Lady D. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato. 415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse

Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Feb 9, Marin Players. Feb 10, Cole Tate Band. Feb 11, the Marinfidels. Feb 12, 5pm, Somos el Son. Feb 14, Valentine’s party with COM Jazz Ensemble. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

Feb 9, Jesse Cotton Stone. Feb 10, the Oakland Stroke. Feb 11, PSDSP. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall

Feb 8, Aaron Redner & His Band of Love Ninjas. Feb 9, Bob Marley tribute with IrieFuse and Sol Horizon. Feb 12, 1pm, Bob Tatum’s Student Showcase. Feb 12, 8pm, the Cold Hard Cash Show. Feb 13, open mic with Austin DeLone. Feb 14, Shana Morrison & Caledonia Valentine’s Day Concert. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads

Feb 8, Danny Click & the Others. Feb 9, Ross James’ Cosmic Thursday. Feb 10, Top 40 Friday dance party. Feb 11, Aaron Redner and friends. Feb 11-12, Leftover Nelson featuring

Feb 10, Linda Tillery’s Oaktown Funk. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Feb 10, Teja Gerken and Steve Baughman. 1820 Sir Francis Drake, Fairfax. 415.457.4754.

NAPA COUNTY Blue Note Napa

Feb 8, 6:30 and 9pm, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. Feb 9, 7 and 9:30pm, Foreign Frontiers acoustic show. Feb 10-11, 7 and 9:30pm, Royal Jelly Jive. Feb 12, 7 and 9:30pm, Masters of Hawaiian Music with George Kahumoku Jr, Nathan Aweau and Kawika Kahiapo. Feb 15, 6:30 and 9pm, the Cookers. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

Ca’ Momi Osteria

Feb 10, Nate Lopez Duo. Feb 11, the Brothers Reed. 1141 First St, Napa. 707.224.6664.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Feb 11, Jinx Jones & the King Tones. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.

Grgich Hills Estate

Feb 12, 11am, Les Violettes and Ensemble Vermillian. 1829 St Helena Hwy, Rutherford. 707.963.2784.

RaeSet

Feb 8, Howell Mountain Boys. Feb 10, Friday Night Blues with Gretschkat. Feb 11, Mother Earth Brewery tasting with Brian Coutch and friends. Feb 13, jazz lab with Jeff Johnson. 3150 B Jefferson St, Napa. 707.666.9028.

Silo’s

Feb 8, David Kelleher. Feb 9, the David Correa Trio. Feb 10, AgapeSoul. Feb 11, Forejour. Feb 12, Tuck & Patti. Feb 15, Bluewind Jazz Band. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Uncorked at Oxbow

Feb 10, Elephant Trampoline. 605 First St, Napa. 707.927.5864.

Uva Trattoria

Feb 8, Justin Diaz. Feb 9, Duo Gadjo. Feb 10, Nicky DePaola. Feb 11, Jackie and friends. Feb 12, Tom Duarte. Feb 15, David Ranconi. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.

Arts Events Feb 9

Peace & Justice Center, “Katie Ketchum Solo Show,” Sebastopol artist and songwriter is featured. 5:30pm. 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.575.8902.

Feb 10

Art Works Downtown, “Iceland: Blue,” Barbara Bryn Klare’s recent works on paper, inspired by the colors and textures of Iceland, show in the Underground Gallery, while Nathan Durfee’s whimsical pixelated art shows in the Founders’ Gallery. 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.451.8119. City Hall Council Chambers, “Hreint,” the Icelandic word for pure centers Santa Rosa photographer Collin Morrow’s new collection of photos from a summer tour of Iceland. 5pm. 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Ste 10, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3010. Marin Society of Artists, “Two of a Kind,” members show explores artistic visions where two works are more than the sum of their parts. 5pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. 415.464.9561.

Feb 11

Art Museum of Sonoma County, “Outside Voice,” painter Marc Katano debuts his recent series of abstract

Galleries SONOMA COUNTY The Art Wall at Shige Sushi Through Feb 26, “Sami Lange: Paintings & Drawings,” Lange’s works on paper, created by stitching together detailed drawings, give the appearance of intricate paper quilts. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. Hours vary. 707.795.9753.

Arts Guild of Sonoma Through Feb 27, “Romance Month,” features the artisan

works, done on massive canvas tarps. 4pm. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. 707.579.1500. Jupiter Moon Art & Gifts, “Animal Magnetism,” new dog-focused art from Mylette Welch displays, with a portion of proceeds donated to Sonoma Humane Society. 4:30pm. 507 S Main St, Sebastopol. 707.634.6304. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, “Birds of the Laguna,” exhibit features local artist Diana Majumdar’s mixed media and encaustic paintings of birds and landscapes of the Laguna de Santa Rosa. 3pm. 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.

Feb 14

Belvedere-Tiburon Library, “Abstract, Figure & Landscape Paintings,” artist Mary Valente displays a wide range of new works in this solo show. Reception, Feb 14 at 6pm. 1501 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon. 415.789.2665.

Feb 15

University Art Gallery, “Black, White, Color, Life,” recent works on paper from nationally recognized, New York-based artists Laurie Fendrich and Peter Plagens. 4pm. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 707.664.2295.

jewelry of Nancy Martin. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.

Blue Door Gallery Through Feb 26, “Let’s Make Some Love,” hearts abound in this show featuring works by Dianne Neuman and Douglas DeVivo. 16359 Main St, Guerveville. 707.865.9878.

Calabi Gallery Through Feb 11, “The Beat Went On,” paintings by Beatera artist and poet Sutter Marin are accompanied by works from other artists of his milieu, including Paul Beattie, Dorr Bothwell, Roy DeForest

and others. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.

Charles M. Schulz Museum

Through Feb 19, “Lucky Dogs & Presidential Pets,” learn more about the lives of presidential pets, and how Snoopy himself handles being elected to high office. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.

Fulton Crossing

Through Feb 28, “February Art Show,” featuring works by Richard Peden and Chelley Bondurant. Reception, Feb 17 at 5pm. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

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Through Feb 19, “Hidden,” juried exhibition featuring the artists of MarinMOCA explores the concept of concealed or disguised imagery. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Through Feb 23, “Red,” group show features art centered around the striking color. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

Comedy Kingpins of Comedy Valentine’s Show

Bay Area comic Alexandria Love appropriately headlines a night of laughs in the lounge. Feb 14, 8:30pm. Double Decker Lanes, 300 Golf Course Dr, Rohnert Park.

Smit Show Comedy Night

The taproom turns into a comedy club and hosts several Bay Area standup comics. Feb 12, 8pm. $5. Fogbelt Brewing, 1305 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.978.3400.

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Herba Buena hosts a celebration of biodynamic flowers, tinctures and more, with sensuality coach Arielle Brown offering consultations and lively dialogue on how to utilize cannabis. Feb 11, 4pm. Wu Wei Tea House, 1820 Sir Francis Drake, Fairfax. 415.457.4754.

History Becomes Art

Fundraiser for the St Helena Historical Society features live music, wines, art auction and more. Feb 11, 1pm. $150. Brasswood Estate, 3125 St Helena Hwy, St Helena. 707.968.5434.

Red Light Lit Event

Explore love, relationships and sexuality through poetry, prose, art and song. Feb 10, 8pm. $20. h2hotel, 219 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.7222.

Sebastopol Talent Show Compete to become one of 12 semi-finalists from West County to perform in front of a live audience and panel of local professionals. Feb 11. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, sebastopoltalentshow.com.

Shaolin Warriors

Popular theatrical experience performed by masters of kung fu represents over a thousand years of Chinese martial arts culture. Feb 10, 8pm. $25-$45. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800. Feb 11, 7pm. $30-$60. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900.

Taiko & Japanese Culture Workshop

Activities include taiko drumming, Japanese language, storytelling, origami, crafts, food, games and more. Feb 11, 1pm. $20-$45. Enmanji Buddhist Temple, 1200 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol. 707.823.2252.

The Taste of Love

The first in a series of ‘Sensations’ events explores the senses with live music by Stella Heath & the Gypsy Trio, dancers, acrobats, exotic birds, culinary arts, wine, magic and more. Feb 11, 7pm. $75-$175. Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.473.9150.

Film The Bad Kids

Indie Lens pop-up screening of the documentary that chronicles one principal’s mission to help students who were given up on by the system. Feb 13, 1 and 7pm. Free. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.

Classical Arts Film Festival

Second annual fest includes documentaries and short films about classical arts and music. Feb 9-11. $10 and up. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa. 707.255.5445.

Fidel: Personal Portrait of a Political Legend Controversial 1968 film includes archival footage and interviews with Fidel Castro. Feb 9, 7pm. Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.575.8902.

My Love Affair with the Brain

Documentary about neuroscience founder Marian Diamond shows as part of the Science on Screen series. Feb 9, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Oscar Nominated Shorts Get a look at the often underseen nominees in the short film categories. Feb 10. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Sembene!

Filmmaker Samba Gadjigo presents and discusses his acclaimed documentary about the “father of African cinema,” Ousmane Sembene. Feb 12, 4pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

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Sonoma International Film Society hosts a sneak peek screening of the new international drama, with optional VIP reception. Feb 9, 7pm. $20-$75. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.

Chocolatiers and Keller Estate wines take you on a sensory taste journey. Feb 10-12, noon. $60 per couple. Keller Estate Winery, 5875 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma. 707.765.2117.

Chocolate Truffle Workshop

This Valentine’s Day, make your own gifts from the heart with instruction from pastry chef Lorrette Patzwald. Feb 12, 1pm. $65. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

Double Barrel, Bacon & Blues

Try the 2014 Double Barrel, paired with bacon bites by Monday Bakery and live music by Denis Johnson. Feb 11, 3pm. $40-$45. Priest Ranch Tasting Room, 6490 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.8200.

Fogbelt Anniversary Party

The brewing company celebrates three years with live music from Down Dirty Shake and the Restless Sons, a pig roast and plenty of beers. Feb 11, 11am. Fogbelt Brewing, 1305 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.978.3400.

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Food & Drink Alice in Wonderland English Tea Party

Enjoy afternoon tea in this benefit for Fairfax Theatre Company, with a colorful cast of characters and hot chocolate for the kids. Feb 12, 2pm. $15-$20. Fairfax Women’s Center, 46 Park Rd, Fairfax.

Be My Valentine

Workshop features chef Victor Scargle creating a romantic meal paired with Hall Winery’s 2014 “Eighteen Seventy-Three” Cabernet Sauvignon. Feb 12, 12pm. $150. Hall Winery, 401 St Helena Hwy S, St Helena. 707.967.2620.

Cheese & Wine Love Fest

Get into the Valentine’s mood with a guided tasting featuring seven wines and seven cheeses that are made for each other. Feb 13, 5:30pm. $70. Silverado Cooking School, 1552 Silverado Trail, Napa. 707.265.0404.

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Monthly prix fixe dinner gets all romantic for Valentine’s Day. Feb 14. $55. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

MCL Business Breakfast with Sen Mike McGuire Sen McGuire updates on upcoming state environmental legislation, including cannabis, as well as housing and transportation. Full breakfast buffet included. Feb 10, 7:30am. $15-$20. The Club at McInnis Park, 350 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael. 415.492.1800.

SF Beer Week: Oregon vs Sonoma County

Annual throwdown features 11 Oregon and Sonoma County beers going head to head. Feb 10-19. Jamison’s Roaring Donkey, 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.

SRJC Wine Classic

Third annual event boasts tastings with over 30 wineries and honorary co-chairs Art Ibleto, widely known as “The Pasta King,” and Evelyn Cheatham, founder of Worth Our Weight. Feb 12, 2pm. $75. Bertolini Student Center, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, srjcwineclassic.com.

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PIXEL LIFE Pop artist Nathan Durfee shows his

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dinner menus plus à la carte dinner specials in the spirit of the occasion. Feb 14. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.927.3331.

Valentine’s Day Dinner at John Ash & Co The three-course, fixed-priced dinner includes passioninspired dishes. Feb 14. $69. John Ash & Co, Vintners Inn, 4350 Barnes Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.7687.

Valentine’s Weekend Grilled Cheese & Wine Pairing Sample current release Meadowcroft wines while nibbling the crisp treats coming off American Grilled Cheese Kitchen’s griddle. Feb 11-12. $30-$40. Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.933.3010.

Wine & Dine Your Valentine

Wow your honey with tempting libations and sweet and savory dishes. Feb 14. $95. Spoonbar, 219 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.7222.

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Human Trafficking and the Marin County District Attorney host public talks to educate the community on human trafficking prevention. Feb 13, 6pm. Free. Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St, Marin City. 415.332.6157.

I Love You, You Drive Me Crazy!

A fun and educational event with relationship experts. Feb 10, 7:30pm. $10-$20. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato. 415.475.5000.

Queer Lecture Series

Honey Mahogany presents a talk on self-discovery and identity politics. Feb 13, 12pm. Ives 101, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

Women Who Shaped Impressionists

Discover the inspirational women who helped shape the culture of 19th-century Europe and the world we live in today. Feb 9, 7pm. Larkspur Library, 400 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.927.5005.

Readings Book Passage

Feb 8, 7pm, “Refinery Town” with Steve Early. Feb 9, 7pm, “Holy Moli” with Hob Osterlund.

Book Passage By-the-Bay

Feb 11, 1pm, “A Bride’s Planner” with Marsha Heckman. Feb 11, 4pm, “The Bellman” with Heidi Barnes. 100 Bay St, Sausalito.

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Feb 9, 6:30pm, “At the Edge of the Universe” with Shaun David Hutchinson. 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 415.785.8177.

Healdsburg Copperfield’s Books

Feb 9, 6pm, “The Dressmaker’s Dowry” with Meredith Jaeger, followed by wine reception at Thumbprint Cellars. 104 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.

Napa Bookmine

Feb 11, 4pm, “How to be an Artist Without Losing Your Mind” with JoAnneh Nagler. 964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.

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Feb 12, 12pm, “The Three Things” with Annie Ruygt. 610 First St, Shop 4, Napa 707.726.6575.

Novato Copperfield’s Books

Feb 10, 7pm, “On Second Thought” & “Secrets She Kept” with Kristan Higgins and Brenda Novak. 999 Grant Ave, Novato 415.763.3052.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Feb 10, 7pm, “The Man with the Portable Love Room and Other Stray Thoughts” with Andrea Granahan. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental 707.874.9392.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

Feb 10, 7pm, “The Master Plan” with Brian Fishman. Feb 15, 4pm, “Simon Thorn and the Wolf’s Den” with Aimee Carter. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Point Reyes Books

Feb 11, 7pm, “Finks” with Joel Whitney. Feb 15, 7pm, “The Unsettlers” with Mark Sundeen. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1542.

San Anselmo Library Feb 8, 7pm, “A Crooked Smile” with Terri Tate. 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo 415.258.4656.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Feb 11, 2pm, “All Our Wrong Todays” with Elan Mastai. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books Feb 15, 7pm, “Journeyman” with Marc Bojanowski. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

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A struggling actor in LA takes a job working in the megabasement of Barbara Streisand in this one-man comedy making its North Bay premiere. Through Feb 19. $10-$26. Studio Theatre, 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

The Clean House

Play about a housekeeper with aspirations toward comedy mixes humor and heartbreak in a whimsical look at class, comedy and the nature of love. Through Feb 12. $10-$25. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3145.

Heartfelt Stories

Bay Area Playback Theatre performs pre-Valentine’s theater pieces from audience stories using movement, music and spoken word. Feb 11, 8pm. $12-$20. Open Secret, 923 C St, San Rafael, bayareaplayback. com.

Lettice & Lovage

Comedy is about a flamboyant tour guide prone to outrageous embellishment of the history of the English country house where she works. Through Feb 19. $12-$27. Novato Theater Playhouse, 5420 Nave Dr, Novato. 415.883.4498.

Murder at Joe’s Speakeasy

Get a Clue Productions presents an interactive murder-mystery dinner theater show set in the Roaring Twenties. Sat, Feb 11, 7pm. $68.

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Feb 9, 7pm, “Inkspirations Love By Design” with Arielle Ford. Feb 11, 1pm, “Elegy from the Edge of a Continent” with Austin Granger. Feb 11, 4pm, “Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom” with Acharya Shunya. Feb 11, 7pm, “Reptile Wines” with John Hewitt. Feb 11, 7pm, “Revolutionary Grain” with Suzun Lucia Lamaina. Feb 12, 1pm, “Strings of Shining Silence” with Raphael Block. Feb 12, 4pm, “A Book of American Martyrs” with Joyce Carol Oates. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Native Son

Stage adaptation of Richard Wright’s famous novel gets a West Coast premiere. Through Feb 12. $22-$60. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

One Stone

Playwright Trevor Allen’s exploration of the genius of Albert Einstein employs an array of multimedia magic, including puppetry and projections, for a dazzling experience. Feb 10-19. $9$25. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles

Live multimedia spectacular takes you on a musical journey through the life and times of the world’s most celebrated band. Feb 15, 7:30pm. $49-$69. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

1776: The Musical

Spreckels Theatre Company presents this Tony Awardwinning musical that brings history to life as it recalls America’s contentious founding fathers. Feb 10-26. $16-$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400.

A Steady Rain

Gripping drama about two police officers and lifelong friends whose accounts of a harrowing case are wildly opposed. Through Feb 19. $15-$30. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.0177.

You Got Older

Left Edge Theatre performs the quirky, darkly comic new play about family and illness. Through Feb 19. $25-$40. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

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ong before I came into “the industry,” an old friend participated in various international cannabis competitions and walked away with some awards. His explanation for his success was simple: play jazz for the plants. John Coltrane, to be precise. But only between 3 and 6am. Huh? Only early in the morning? What about Miles Davis? McCoy Tyner? Is Chuck Mangione good for anything?

Recalling that story, it seemed time for an update. There is some deep, thought-provoking plant science out there. But reminding myself that music, not science, was the topic, I quickly wriggled out of the scientific rabbit hole and began the flimsiest of investigative journalism. In general, reggae, specifically Bob Marley, is the default music of choice for cultivation. Classical, namely Beethoven and Mozart,

got a few mentions from people I spoke to. Apparently, “Moonlight Sonata” is a standard on the cannabis-cultivation set list. Brahms is a no-go. Sad trombone. Probing a bit deeper, I asked if there was different music for different qualities. Do you play the same music for growth, aromatics and potency, or does it change? What’s optimal for planting, flowering and pre-harvest phases? Here are some responses that do nothing to answer those questions: “Music? Yeah, some, but I don’t want to raise any uneducated plants. I pipe in an hour of local news every day. . . . I want my plants to know the weather.” Suspending the underlying anthropomorphic subtext of that statement for later analysis, that takes the “go local” thing to a whole new dimension. “For max potency, I start Metallica 10 days before harvest and stop three days before harvest. It stresses out the plants and increases potency.” “All I know is my neighbors up in Lake County played some crappy country music, and their plants died.” Uh, Willie, you need to make a few calls. “I play Slayer—not for the plants, but to keep away the mountain lions.” Lastly, I approached my friend Patrick on this topic. “Dude, this is my PhD thesis,” he said. “If you have smoked Cali weed, you have undoubtedly felt the irie reggae vibrations. Any strain that is dubwise will want to be cultivated in organic and vegan fashion, will require remote care, as it will undoubtedly attend both Sierra Nevada World Music Festival and Reggae on the River, and at the mention of any political discourse, will proclaim ‘Babylon fall!’” Well, at least we know that cultivators, when not cultivating, have short attention spans and digress easily. Michael Hayes works for the CBD Guild. Contact him at mhayes339@ comcast.net

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Astrology For the week of February 8

ARIES (March 21–April 19) Your reputation is in a state of fermentation. Will this process ultimately produce the metaphorical equivalent of fine wine or something more like pungent cheese? The answer to that question will depend on how much integrity you express as you wield your clout. Be as charismatic as you dare, yes, but always in service to the greater good rather than self-aggrandizement. You can accomplish wonders if you are saucy and classy, but you’ll spawn blunders if you’re saucy and bossy. TAURUS (April 20–May 20)

Using a blend of warfare and diplomacy, Napoleon extended French control over much of Western Europe. In 1804, he decided to formalize his growing sovereignty with a coronation ceremony. He departed from tradition, however. For many centuries, French kings had been crowned by the pope. But on this occasion, Napoleon took the imperial crown from Pope Pius VII and placed it on his own head. Historian David J. Markham writes that he “was simply symbolizing that he was becoming emperor based on his own merits and the will of the people, not because of some religious consecration.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Taurus, you have the right to perform a comparable gesture. Don’t wait for some authority to crown you. Crown yourself.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Have you heard the fable about the four blind men who come upon an elephant for the first time? The first man feels the tail and declares that the thing they’ve encountered must be a rope. The second touches one of the elephant’s legs and says that they are in the presence of a tree. The third strokes the trunk and assumes it’s a snake. Putting his hand on a tusk, the fourth man asserts that it’s a spear. I predict that this fable will not apply to you in the coming weeks, Gemini. You won’t focus on just one aspect of the whole and think it’s the whole. Other people in your sphere may get fooled by shortsightedness, but you will see the big picture. CANCER (June 21–July 22) For now, at least, your brain is your primary erogenous zone. I suspect it will be generating some of your sexiest thoughts ever. To be clear, not all of these erupting streams of bliss will directly involve the sweet, snaky mysteries of wrapping your physical body around another’s. Some of the erotic pleasure will come in the form of epiphanies that awaken sleeping parts of your soul. Others might arrive as revelations that chase away months’ worth of confusion. Still others could be creative breakthroughs that liberate you from a form of bondage you’ve wrongly accepted as necessary. LEO (July 23–August 22) Human beings upload 300 hours of videos to YouTube every minute of every day. Among that swirling flow is a hefty amount of footage devoted exclusively to the amusing behavior of cats. Researchers estimate there are now more than 2 million clips of feline shenanigans. Despite the stiff competition, I suspect there’s a much better chance than usual that your cat video will go viral if you upload it in the coming weeks. Why? In general, you Leos now have a sixth sense about how to get noticed. You know what you need to do to express yourself confidently and attract attention—not just in regards to your cats, but anything that’s important to you. VIRGO (August 23–September 22) I know you haven’t literally been wrestling and wrangling with a sweaty angel. But if I were going to tell a fairy tale about your life lately, I’d be tempted to say this: your rumble with the sweaty angel is not finished. In fact, the best and holiest part is still to come. But right now you have cosmic permission to take a short break and rest a while. During the lull, ratchet up your determination to learn all you can from your friendly “struggle.” Try to figure out what you’ve been missing about the true nature of the sweaty angel. Vow to become a stronger advocate for yourself and a more rigorous revealer of the wild truth. LIBRA (September 23–October 22) Even if you’re not an occult wizard or pagan priestess, I suspect you now have the power to conjure benevolent love spells. There’s a caveat, however: They will only work if you

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cast them on yourself. Flinging them at other people would backfire. But if you do accept that limitation, you’ll be able to invoke a big dose of romantic mojo from both your lower depths and your higher self. Inspiration will be abundantly available as you work to reinvigorate your approach to intimacy and togetherness.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

Here’s some advice from Scorpio writer Norman Rush: “The main effort of arranging your life should be to progressively reduce the amount of time required to decently maintain yourself so that you can have all the time you want for reading.” It’s understandable that a language specialist like Rush would make the final word of the previous sentence “reading.” But you might choose a different word. And I invite you to do just that. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to devotedly carve out more time to do The Most Important Thing in Your Life.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) Sixteenth-century Italian painter Titian was renowned for his brilliant use of color. He was also prolific, versatile and influential. In 2011, one of his paintings sold for $16.9 million. But one of his contemporaries, the incomparable Michelangelo, said that Titian could have been an even greater artist if he had ever mastered the art of drawing. It seems that Titian skipped a step in his early development. Is there any way that your path resembles Titian’s, Sagittarius? Did you neglect to cultivate a basic skill that has subtly (or not so subtly) handicapped your growth ever since? If so, the coming weeks and months will be an excellent time to fix the glitch.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Our obsessive use of digital devices has diminished our power to focus. According to a study by Microsoft, the average human attention span has shrunk to eight seconds—one second less than that of a typical goldfish. I’m guessing, though, that you Capricorns will buck this trend in the coming weeks. Your ability to concentrate may be exceptional even by pre-internet standards. I hope you’ll take opportunity of this fortunate anomaly to get a lot of important work and play done. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) The time is now, brave Aquarius. Be audacious about improving the big little things in your life. (That’s not a typo. I did indeed use the term “big little things.”) For example: Seek out or demand more engaging responsibilities. Bring your penetrating questions to sphinx-like authorities. Go in search of more useful riddles. Redesign the daily rhythm to better meet your unique needs. Refuse “necessary” boredom that’s not truly necessary. Trust what actually works, not what’s merely attractive. Does all that seem too bold and brazen for you to pull off? I assure you that it’s not. You have more clout than you imagine. You also have a growing faith in your own power to make subtle fundamental shifts. (That’s not a typo. I did indeed use the term “subtle fundamental shifts.”) PISCES (February 19–March 20)

“Love does not at first mean merging, surrendering, and uniting with another person,” wrote the poet Rilke, “for what would a union be of two people who are unclarified, unfinished, and still incoherent?” That’s an excellent meditation for you to entertain during the Valentine season, Pisces. You’re in the right frame of mind to think about how you could change and educate yourself so as to get the most out of your intimate alliances. Love “is a high inducement for the individual to ripen,” Rilke said, “to become something, to become a world for the sake of another person.” (Thanks to Stephen Mitchell for much of this translation.)

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