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Let It Rest Little is as Machiavellian as scoring political points off the tragic, legally justifiable shooting death of a teenager by a deputy doing his duty. Other than Andy Lopez’s family, no one grieves him more than Sgt. Erick Gelhaus (“Over a Barrel,” May 3). Sgt. Gelhaus saved lives. A less skilled marksman shooting eight bullets would have sprayed them into the other children. Apparently armed with
an automatic weapon bearing on two peace officers, Andy was hit seven times. Given the inhuman stress, that kind of weapon control is rarely seen even among weapons experts. Time should have been put into teaching Andy how to properly handle a gun, i.e., never point it at anyone; always carry it encased when not in use; guns are not toys; gun ownership has very strict, highly enforced rules; and guns require absolute responsibility. At least as much time as put into designing the caps and T-shirts “memorializing” Andy’s life.
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Let Andy and his family, Sgt. Gelhaus and his family, and the community rest. Work on the real problems in our criminal justice system and society. Too many cunning, duplicitous, bad faith points have already been scored by people who don’t really care about Andy’s, Sgt. Gelhaus’ or your life.
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Mother’s Milk Last week, the Washington Post published a major exposé of the U.S. dairy industry, concluding that megadairies scam consumers into paying extra for “organic” milk that isn’t. The timing, a few days before Mother’s Day, could not be more appropriate. Dairy cows, worldwide symbols of motherhood, never get to see or nurture their babies. The newborn calves are torn from their mothers at birth and turned into veal cutlets, so the dairy industry can sell their milk. The distraught mothers bellow for days, hoping in vain for their babies’ return. Instead, they are chained on a concrete warehouse floor, milked by machines, then impregnated artificially to renew the pregnancy and keep the milk flowing. When their production drops, around four years of age, they are ground into hamburgers. This Mother’s Day, let’s all honor motherhood and our natural compassion for animals by rejecting the dairy industry’s cruelty. Let’s replace cow’s milk and its products, laden with cholesterol, saturated fats, hormones, and antibiotics. Let’s choose delicious, healthful, cruelty-free, plant-based milk, cheese and ice cream products offered at our grocery store.
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Congressman Thompson, it’s time to ditch the Donald BY TOM GOGOLA
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DEBR IEFER Freitas & ICE Jerry Threet has been taking a lot of grief from police accountability activists as head of Sonoma County’s Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach, but he did manage to leverage a change in the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) policy toward noncitizens who commit crimes. As first reported in the Press Democrat on May 2, Freitas said he would release prisoners to Immigration and Customs Officials under guidelines set out by the Obama-era 2013 Trust Act, which, as reporter Martin Espinoza noted, was supported by immigrant-rights groups. The Trust Act set out conditions under which detainees could be released to ICE—and also under which conditions they could not. Based on Threet’s recommendation, reported the PD, the SCSO will no longer contact ICE for non-serious crimes such as driving without a license, as Freitas pledged to abide the standards of the 2013 act.
TANKER SORE Will the freight train ever come ’round the bend?
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ere’s a question: If the regional transportation goal is to eliminate gridlock on Highway 101, why doesn’t a plan for expanded freight service enjoy the same support as the long-delayed SonomaMarin Area Rail Transit (SMART) commuter train?
Doug Bosco, an investor and lawyer for Northwestern Pacific Railroad, sounded nonplussed over the phone the night before a significant hearing before the California State Supreme Court in late April. If anything, Bosco, the former North Coast congressman, sounded mildly annoyed. “We’ve won in every court we’ve been in,” he said, referring to ongoing efforts to bring freight service to the North Coast.
This latest legal scrum wasn’t itself the source of Bosco’s annoyance, but the $1 million in legal fees and the ongoing obstacles to reviving freight train service in Northern California. “As a practical matter, this is a difficult undertaking,” says the state’s North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA) executive director Mitch Stogner on the notion of reviving a successful freight industry in ) 10
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10 Trains ( 8 northwestern California. The authority was born in 1989 via the North Coast Railroad Authority Act, Stogner says, to provide for continued rail service in the region. Along the way, the state purchased lines or arranged deals with rail owners to eventually create a connection from Schellville (outside of the city of Sonoma) to Willits. At one time, there was bipartisan support to finance the act, but the project was dealt its first blow when Gov. George Deukmejian nixed a funding bill; the project was eventually awarded $500 million to restore the train lines in 2007 under Gov. Schwarzenegger. Freight service was set to begin in 2009 until a lawsuit filed by Novato stopped the train in its tracks. “We’ve had our share of disappointments, but we’ve not given up,” Stogner says. “It’s just a struggling little freight entity.” The agency inked a five-year deal in 2006, and a 99-year lease with the railroad was signed in 2011; the freight service dates back to 1907, but has historically been subjected to a litany of financial setbacks, multiple operators and serial stoppages in service. Under the lease, Northwestern Pacific would be forced into a partnership with SMART, as the two would have to share the tracks. The respective railroads have relied on the same marketing materials to sustain public support: they claim to be a safer and more environmentally sound means of transport than cars and trucks. “Trains are much more effective than trucks,” Bosco says, as he cites the federal regulations ensuring safe rail transit, adding that trains emit “far less pollution” than trucks. The similar marketing posture is about the only thing the two rail companies have in common. SMART is funded by a voterapproved quarter-cent tax, and has had unwavering support despite budget overages and
delays in service. A who’s who of Sonoma and Marin county officials comprise SMART’s governing board. The freight game isn’t so cushy. “It all depends on getting customers,” Bosco says, explaining that Northwestern Pacific can only gradually expand northward as the SMART tracks are finalized, and paying customers materialize. “Now that SMART is built, we can pick up customers,” Bosco says. “It’s a slow process.” It will likely take up to five years to extend the freight route—currently functional from Schelville to Novato and up to Windsor—as far north as Cloverdale. For freight customers, rail is a viable alternative to trucks. Bosco says one dairy-feed client from Petaluma has already saved $1 million in transportation expenses. There’s a joint-operating agreement between the commuter and freight lines, mostly agreeable but with maybe a tinge of sibling rivalry. “The challenge has been to share the line,” Stogner says. The two services have to coordinate maintenance and repair responsibilities, and determine a schedule to allow them both to flourish. “Freight runs predominantly in the evenings, and does not currently conflict with SMART’s operating schedule,” says SMART spokesperson and marketing director Jeanne Mariani-Belding. The plan is that SMART will rule the rails during the commuter hours; the freight service gets some track time in the middle of day, but primarily runs in the wee hours—currently Sunday through Thursday from 3am to 6am. The two rail companies did have one public spat. Late last year, Northwestern Pacific allowed some cars to be parked on the tracks near its Schellville headquarters. Locals sounded an alarm— what’s in those mysterious cars that never go anywhere? Tanker cars filled with liquefied petroleum gas were being stored in the area, a lucrative practice
that the rail relies upon to goose its revenue. The issue: the tracks in that area are owned by SMART, leading to a dispute that was finally resolved in February. Stogner says safety was never much of a concern—the area is surrounded by remote dairy land, and the cars are heavily reinforced. “There’s not much that people can do to them,” he says, short of someone using “an Uzi or something akin to that.” It’s also a common practice to store product on the track. “There’s never been a problem,” he says, adding that, after a legal standoff, “it was handled amicably.” The squabble did engender a further question: while it was legislated that SMART would own those tracks near Schellville, shouldn’t they be the freight train’s responsibility, since they’re the ones using the track? “It is a little bit nonsensical,” Stogner says. “They have no plans to ever use [the tracks]”—and that the freight rail is the only one that uses that branch. “[SMART has] no immediate plans for any changes there,” says Mariani-Belding. And then there’s the final obstacle, so far, for Northwestern Pacific: the aforementioned appearance in California Supreme Court. This conflict has nothing to do with SMART, but with the Friends of the Eel River and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, which filed the suit and wants to apply state safety standards that are in place for a high-speed commuter rail in central California to the freight trains—when Northwestern Pacific is under federal authority. Bosco says it’s “very unusual not to uphold” federal authority and pledged to go to the Supreme Court if necessary. “It really is a federal issue.” But Northwestern Pacific has already lost. Regardless of the outcome, they’re out more than $1 million in legal fees, with no SMART-style quarter-cent tax to rely on to offset the mounting legal costs.
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like to meet to discuss possible other methods of providing probable cause, I would be happy to meet,” Freitas wrote. The SCSO rejected any implication that Freitas had been working with ICE to assist the agency in deporting noncitizens charged with minor offenses. “The letter specifically states that we are no longer going to accept ICE detainers without probable cause,” says SCSO spokesman Sgt. Spencer Crum via email. “If there was another way to establish the probable cause without a warrant we would be willing to listen to Mr. Meyer’s ideas as we would consult with any other law enforcement agency. To this day, we reject all ICE detainers and will only hold people who we’d otherwise release if we have a valid warrant signed by a judge.”
Potopoly A state Senate budget subcommittee met May 4 to discuss the implementation of Proposition 64. A rider bill to last year’s voter-approved legalization would address taxation and other issues, but the sticking point, says California Growers Association executive director Hezekiah Allen, is a proposed repeal of Section 26051, which gives officials latitude to deny canna-biz applicants if they are concerned they might “create or maintain monopoly powers.” Proposition 64 protects local growers with a five-year window to grow their business and protect their flowers from corporate takeover. Section 26051 covers a range of deniable factors: Applications can be rejected if authorities believe they would encourage underage use or adult abuse; violate environmental protection laws; or contribute to the black market. By every indication, the repeal-26051 effort is not being pushed by children, criminals, addicts or illicit streamside growers. Hmmm . . . —Tom Gogola
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reg Brummett’s roadside smokedsalmon business is open on weekends, except when it’s not.
If he’s open and you decide to buy his applewood-smoked fish, that’s great. If not, that’s OK too. It’s not a moneymaker for him. But that hasn’t stopped him from running the business for the past 35 years. Brummett, 73, is as much
a fixture of the West County landscape as apple orchards and Pinot vineyards. He wants to sell you his smoked salmon, but he’s just as happy to sit in his trailer and read esoteric fiction in a worn, easy chair with his shelter dog, Nudge, in his lap. Mainly he likes to talk. “I just like interaction with people,” he says. Right now he’s reading Where I Live Now by Lucia Berlin. (“She’s real good,” he says.) He’s also working on California’s Over by
Louis B. Jones. (“It’s been a year reading it. It’s very lush.”) His current favorite is Nord by LouisFerdinand Céline. (“He’s a crazy son of a bitch. A real anarchist.”) “[Henry] Miller stole all his slang from Céline,” Brummett says. Until last year, Brummett’s squat, green trailer, with its signature salmon-smoking-apipe sign, was a weekend fixture on Highway 1 just south of the Russian River near Jenner. But Caltrans gave him the boot,
so now he parks his trailer on Highway 12 west of Sebastopol. It’s right across the street from his home and where he smokes his Alaskan salmon. (Local salmon is too expensive and sporadically available, he says.) He liked his former location better because it was easier for cars to get on and off the highway. He also misses the drive up Highway 1. But Brummett is adaptable, and so is Nudge, a once anxious and yappy terrier who’s now a friendly, sweet dog who climbs out the window of his trailer to meet customers as they open up the coolers that hold the smoked salmon. Nudge will soon be featured wearing a Superman cape on Brummett’s new business cards. Brummett likes to put his dogs on his cards in crazy get-ups. His current cards have a photo of his former dog Photoshopped on a hang glider soaring above the mouth of the Russian River and Goat Rock. A previous set of business cards depicted another late dog on a surfboard. Because, why not? The salmon, by the way, is dry-brined and hot-smoked—it’s pleasantly salty-sweet. I think the jerky-like end pieces are best. The thicker pieces can be rather dry. Brummett’s is a cash-only business, but Brummett will often float credit to customers who come up short. “You can pay me the rest in February,” he told one. When Brummett worked as a checker at various grocery stores, he loved the express lane best. “It was short and quick. You get the best stories because they don’t stick around very long,” he says. Those are the interactions he has now with his salmon customers. He spends Monday through Friday alone, reading and smoking salmon. Come the weekend, he craves conversation. “You gotta do something,” he says. As I prepare to leave with a package of smoked salmon, Brummett offers a rough quote from another favorite writer (after Henry Miller), Saul Bellow: “The last of the human freedoms is to choose your attitude in any set of circumstances.”
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Animal labels abound at Peterson Winery’s expanded tasting room adjacent the cellar. Is that a Jackalope, or is that just the Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel? Also on hand is Papapietro-Perry and the six Family Wineries of Dry Creek. Dashe Cellars crafts mainly powerful Zinfandels and other reds. At Kokomo Winery, it’s about the reds. Also look for Mietz Cellars, Lago di Merlo and Collier Falls. 4791 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg. Tasting rooms generally open daily from around 11am to 4:30pm. 707.433.0100. 707.431.7568.
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trendy place for beginners and tourists. Great place to learn the basics. 769 Bridgeway, Sausalito. Open daily, noon– 7pm. 415.331.2001.
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is not your fæder’s mead: flower varietal, regional, méthode champenoise sparkling mead on a farm made for the bees. 11925 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes Station. By appointment only, Monday– Friday. 415.663.9122.
Point Reyes Vineyards
The tasting room features many varietals but the main reason to go is for the sparkling wines. Open Saturday–Sunday, 11am–5pm. 12700 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes. 415.663.1011.
NAPA COUNTY Bouchaine Vineyards
Venerable producer of estategrown Burgundian style wine in the rustic wind-scraped hills of Carneros. Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier with a coolclimate, cherry-skin crispness that nearly crunches in the mouth, and Chardonnay with a “mouth of butter.” Patio service in fair weather, cozy hearthside tasting in cooler days; good-humored hospitality throughout. 1075 Buchli Station Road, Napa. Open daily, 10:30am–4:30pm; tasting fee $20–$30. 707.252.9065.
Charles Krug Winery Founded 1861, and owned
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What’s new at Inglenook? Very little. The iconic stone building, robed in green vines, appears exactly as it did in 1890. But that’s news, and all thanks to owner Francis Ford Coppola. Still living up to Gustave Niebaum’s dream of fine wine to rival France, the oncebeloved Inglenook is putting out the goods once again. 1991 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Daily, 10am–5pm. Reservations for tour and tasting ($50) recommended; none required for bistro and exhibits. 707.968.1161.
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glianico—just the name is so lovely. Listen to it as pronounced by a native Italian speaker: Aglianico. The g is silent, not hard as in “Grenache,” and the accent falls on the second a, but more like a woman’s sigh—c’mon, this is Italian we’re talking about—than an exclamation.
Sangiovese says, “Here I am!” But Aglianico laments, “Where are you?” Where is Aglianico, indeed. Trailing even such Cal-Ital grapes of mixed success as Sangiovese and Barbera, Aglianico has a tenuous hold on just a few acres of soil in Sonoma and Napa counties. Grown in Campania, in the vicinity of Naples, Aglianico is “arguably Southern Italy’s greatest darkskinned grape,” according to Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson’s World Atlas of Wine. As the principal ingredient in legendary Falernian wine, Aglianico commanded such high prices in the early Roman Empire that some observers suspected more was sold than was produced. In my search for Aglianico, I reached out to Healdsburg’s DaVero Farms & Winery, where they are happy to point to a map to demonstrate the latitudinal sisterhood of Sonoma and Southern Italy—ergo, we should be growing the same grapes. Last year, they made 18 different Italian varietal wines, but, alas, no Aglianico even here. Late-ripening Aglianico is said to produce finely on volcanic soils. Say, do we have any of those around here? That aren’t already covered with Cabernet Sauvignon? Ah well, Aglianico. In St. Helena Cab country, brave Benessere Vineyards makes a little 2014 Napa Valley Aglianico ($56), along with its other Italian varietals. In Healdsburg, a winery with even deeper Italian roots opts to hold its wine back a few years: the upcoming release from Seghesio Family Vineyards, the 2009 Alexander Valley Aglianico ($38), wears its 30 months in oak well. Sweet oak, blackberry and black cherry float over furry tannins, spicing the palate with Zinfandel-like accents. It’s a challenge to get the extraction from the thick-skinned, late-ripening grapes just right, says winemaker Ted Seghesio. “It’s not for the faint of heart.” The Jacuzzi Family Vineyards 2014 Tracy Hills Aglianico ($28) is evocative of some forgotten arbor of grapes overgrown with blackberries, and rhubarb chocolate cordial, if there is such a thing. Not awesomely tannic, this might be nice with something Cal-Ital, like pizza with figs and goat cheese, or just quiet contemplation of an ancient savor. The Tracy Hills AVA, by the way, is a fancy way of saying the Central Valley west of Modesto. But just listen to how it sounds in Italian.
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n any discussion about Napa Valley culture, the first two words that invariably come up are “wine” and “food.” But there’s a third dimension to the region— the arts—that has been steadily expanding in scope and inspiring residents and visitors to enjoy and embrace their creative side.
At the forefront of this cultural dimension is Nimbus Arts, a nonprofit arts center based in St. Helena that offers eclectic art classes for students and engages with the community through public projects and installations. As Nimbus prepares for its annual Nimbash fundraising event on May 13—the valley’s biggest art party of the year—along with a summer filled with art camps, the close-knit community
of artists and organizers involved in the nonprofit reflect on the center’s history and its two-fold impact on the cultural landscape of the North Bay. “Our mission is to reach communities that need art,” says executive director Jamie Graff. “But our other big mission is to support local artists, to make life feasible for them here, because they’re such an asset to the community.” Nimbus first took shape in 2005 after founder Dana Johnson’s daughter spent a week in a children’s hospital. While there, Johnson saw art projects
in the hospital’s playroom that helped alleviate the stress of the situation. After her daughter’s recovery, Johnson sought to share her experience with the community at large, and recruited Graff to form Nimbus. “It started out just trying to explore what the community wanted from an arts center,” says Graff, who spent 12 years as a winemaker before Johnson approached her. One of the group’s earliest offerings was a sculpture camp, which Graff says involved studying and creating clouds through sculpture. ) 16
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“What’s important about that one is it’s where our name came from,” says Graff. “And it was also the model that would become the Nimbus style to teaching a multidisciplinary approach to creativity.” From the early days of painting and drawing classes, Nimbus grew organically, and as Graff found more and more local artists to work with, the center’s ability to teach other disciplines expanded. “We had a group of people here [in St. Helena] committed to making it work,” Graff says. Today, the center boasts metal, ceramics, glass and other media classes from nearly 40 artists. “We have a think-tank style of developing our programs,” Graff
adds. “We get the artists together for meals, and have conversations about the directions of the center; it’s a really dynamic, creative way to do it as a team.” Graff calls the Napa Valley art scene bohemian and says the region’s artists have an ability to tap into people’s imagination with creative flair. “Everybody here knows everybody; seamstresses, painters, musicians. It’s a really close-knit community. You don’t have to go far if you need something from someone. It’s a really supportive environment.”
The Family Anne Pentland has been living and working in Napa Valley for the last 25 years, teaching
and making art, and organizing projects for the Napa Valley Wine Auction, the Calistoga Education Foundation and Safari West in Santa Rosa, among other groups. Graff recruited Pentland while she was teaching after-school classes in Calistoga. Pentland, coming up on 11 years at Nimbus, is now the resident artist. She designs a lot of the programming and collaborations with groups like Mariposa, a prevention program of the Napa County Office of Education that empowers Latina youth in middle and high school to break the cycle of violence through the creation of large murals in locations like downtown Napa and the St. Helena elementary school. “The magic of Nimbus is that
we are really a family,” Pentland says. “We’re a lot of artists doing different things, but when we come together there’s a synergy and the sum is greater than the parts.” Nikki Ballere Callnan echoes that statement. A ceramicist who takes inspiration from natural forms and found objects, Ballere Callnan runs NBC Pottery with her husband, Will, and creates custom works for clients like the Restaurant at Meadowood. She has also taught at Nimbus since the satellite days. “Where we live is a very special place. We are lucky enough to have a lot of people in the community who support art,” says Ballere Callnan. “Like a cat, Nimbus has always landed on its
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feet. We just want to share our passion, and Nimbus, when you’re there, you’ve found home.”
Hidden Gems While art is largely supported by locals, tourists and visitors still struggle to see the creative side of Napa Valley when they swirl at the wineries and nosh at the restaurants. “When I first moved here, I wasn’t sure we were going to see any art,” says artist and graphic designer Nick Cann. “We soon found out that there were thousands of artists in the valley, but you don’t hear much about it. Nobody talks about it; they just do it.” After working in Los Angeles as a freelance set and costume designer and living in Sausalito
“Art, at its core, is another form of communication,” Pentland says. “In this day and age, when everyone is so connected and you have the whole world at your fingertips, literally, to have a deeper understanding or sense of your world in all of its forms and formats is important. Art is another way of processing your world, and for me, creativity is one of the most important aspects of living.” Pentland also notes that children learn in a variety of modalities. “Some are visual learners, some are auditory learners. So art and creativity is another format for children to learn,” she says. As a nonprofit, Nimbus partners with several grant-donating organizations, such as the Clif Bar Family Foundation, and private individuals in the region to fund its programs and pay its artists a fair rate for their time and talent. In the last few months, ) 18 the political climate
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for many years, Cann and his wife moved to Napa Valley to retire. But he says he’s nowhere near retirement, teaching classes at Nimbus and inspiring students to pursue their passion. Like many of the artists working for Nimbus, Cann credits the center with providing a place where artists can make a living and express themselves at the same time. “It’s a lot more than meets the eye,” he says of the arts community. “The schools encourage art, but they really don’t tell young people all the possibilities for careers in art, from interior design to industrial design and all the rest. I consider it my job to let the students, and their parents, know that there is a future in the arts if they want to do it.” In addition to the center’s calendar of classes, Nimbus, located on St. Helena’s Main Street across from the Napa Valley Wine Train’s rail line, is open for visitors to schedule customizable art experiences like one-on-one classes. “We encourage them to come in with a crazy, fantastical idea,” Ballere Callnan says, “and then let them see it happen.”
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has not been encouraging for the arts, with the president eager to cut funding for the National Endowment of the Arts and further limit the potential for public schools to teach extracurricular classes like art. Still, the staff at Nimbus see these times as an opportunity to further the conversation about the importance of art in our daily life. “In fact, as a result of the current national dialogue, there is a greater spotlight on arts and arts in education,” Pentland says. “I think this is when Nimbus has to work harder to keep art at the forefront of our community and keep it alive,” says Ballere Callnan. “Everyone at Nimbus is passionate. We do art seven days a week. Sure, you gotta work a little bit harder these days, but that’s what you do when you love what you do.”
Nimbash Nimbash is a unique event, says Graff. “I really want the community to understand who we are through the event, and doing an auction just didn’t feel like enough.” With that inspiration, Nimbash
opens the fundraising evening with an interactive art party for guests that includes various hands-on activities, demonstrations, silentauction items and live music. “We have trouble getting everyone out of that party when it’s over,” Graff says. During dinner, an art fashion show and gallery of new works displays top-notch creations from artists like St. Helena’s Baker Sisters. The annual event adopts a different theme each year, and this year’s theme of “Street Art” will drive the creative output. After the fashion show, a live auction and a dance party cap off the night. For anyone looking to become involved in Nimbus’ programs, the center offers two seasons of classes open to everyone in the North Bay and beyond. Graff also says that any artists in the area who are interested in working with the center simply need to call her up. “I’m always eager to get new people involved.” Nimbash happens on Saturday, May 13, at the Barn at St. Helena Montessori School, 880 College Ave., St. Helena. 5:30pm. $150 and up. nimbusarts.org.
Throwback Horror
CLOVERDALE When the original ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ was released in 1956, America was a country of sock-hops, soda jerks and drive-in movies. Now, more than 60 years later, Body Snatchers remains one of the most memorable horror films to come out of the era of McCarthy and the Cold War, and the term “Pod People” still generates shivers down the backs of those who saw it. This week, the film lovers at Alexander Valley Film Society are dialing the clock back and presenting the film in true 1950s fashion, with a drive-in screening of the movie on Friday, May 12, at the Citrus Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Drive, Cloverdale. Gates open at 6:30pm. $15–$60. avfilmsociety.org.
Space Mom
YOUNTVILLE/ ST HELENA Chemist, physician and former NASA astronaut Anna Lee Fisher became the first mom in space when she flew aboard Discovery in 1984. Her highly decorated career has inspired generations, and her empowering stories have made her a popular figure at events around the country. This week, Fisher is in the Napa Valley for a pair of appearances. First, she’ll be in conversation with her daughter, Emmy-winning newswoman Kristin Fisher, on Friday. Then, she appears at a screening and panel discussion of the film Hidden Figures on Saturday. Catch Fisher on May 12 at 7pm at the Napa Valley Museum (55 Presidents Circle, Yountville; $10–$20; 707.944.0500) and on May 13 at 2pm at Cameo Cinemas (1340 main St., St. Helena; $8–$15; 707.963.9779).
Home-Style Helping
RIO NIDO The Clean River Alliance is all about talking trash—in the Russian River, that is. After seeing the flow of garbage that heads out into the ocean after heavy rains, founder Chris Bokate developed the alliance to remove trash from the lower Russian River and prevent it from devastating the local environment. This week, the Clean River Alliance is raising funds with an old-fashioned spaghetti cook-off that features family fun and lots of food. Vote for your favorite sauces, dance to the tunes of Midnight Sun, enter to win door prizes, bid on silent auctions and sign up to help the alliance on Saturday, May 13, at the Rio Nido Roadhouse, 14540 Canyon Two Road, Rio Nido. 4pm. $10–$20. cleanriveralliance.org.
Amazing Ink
S A N TA R O S A Graphic designer Curt Barnickel is a collector and creator of screen-printed works of art, and his eye for exceptional pieces is on display at his new Agent Ink Gallery in downtown Santa Rosa. Featuring limited-run posters and apparel, Agent Ink’s walls are adorned with works by some of the best poster artists and screen printers from around the world. This week, Agent Ink officially unveils its eclectic collection with a grand opening that lets you feast your eyes on new releases by several famed West Coast artists. Food, beer, wine and live music will also be on hand for the party on Saturday, May 13, at Agent Ink Gallery, 531 Fifth St., Santa Rosa. 6pm. Free admission. agentinkgallery.com.
—Charlie Swanson LOL Comedian, writer and ‘Daily Show’ co-creator Lizz Winstead speaks at the In Celebration of Mother Luncheon on May 12 in San Rafael. See Events, p30. i
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American Pod Pod People and the culture of dissent in the Trump era BY TOM GOGOLA
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he other day, I was driving through Petaluma, flipping through the radio, and there was Rush Limbaugh, engaging with a man who had called in to let him know that he didn’t believe anything he saw on the news anymore. Not a darn thing. It’s all fake news.
Say it, man, say it! Limbaugh cooed to the man. The Pod People are coming!
Defiant in their ignorance, pugnacious in their reactionary outbursts, the Trump invasion has snatched the body politic from the grasp of a culture-war victory and is pulling out the stops to enforce a platform of rote subjugation to whatever nutbag edict emerges from the White House. Just in time, this week the Alexander Valley Film Society is airing the original ’50s-era Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Charlie Swanson has the details in the Crush column (p19). Body Snatchers was subjected
to the politics of Hollywood editing, and wound up as both a critique of the Joseph McCarthy, anti-communist witch hunts, and a critique of the potential for American totalitarianism courtesy of the Russians. The more things change . . . The film has something of a happy ending—Hoover’s FBI arrives in time to keep the pods and the Pod People out of the big cities—where, in our recent election, voters by and large did not turn out for Trump and the FBI was less than helpful.
The 1978 remake of the film stars Donald Sutherland and takes on the post-’60s cultural shift toward “Me-ism,” and does not have a happy ending—but it’s a great, scary ending. The Pod People are victorious in the remake—victorious in their mandate to enforce a monoculture sameness, and in San Francisco, no less. The original version arrives in Sonoma County amid a national convulsion over free speech in the Trump era, where, for example, high-media supporters such as Ann Coulter blast Berkeley’s recent and reasonable decision to cancel her appearance after she refused to accept security demands made by the university. It comes as “heritage”supporting citizens arrive in New Orleans to stand by cultural signifiers of the Confederacy and make free speech arguments about the expressive content of a Robert E. Lee statue. And it comes as the White House just told federal agencies that the house TV channel is now Fox News, turn off that CNN—fake news. The Pod People are coming! And they don’t care about free speech. Indeed, the queen-bee of the Pod hive-mind violently opposes the free speech rights of those she disagrees with. When the misguided Marin native John Walker Lindh joined the Taliban, Coulter noted that “we need to execute people like [him], in order to physically intimidate liberals.” When domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh blew up a federal building, Coulter noted, “My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times building.” The Pod People are coming! Keep an eye out for this nasty, invasive species in our parts. It’s a real killer. Break out the RoundUp if you need to, desperate times require desperate measures.
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BIZARRE BEAUTY Rushi Kota and Jason Kapoor anchor the superb ‘Guards at the Taj.’
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That’s the effect that director Jasson Minadakis’ bizarre and beautiful new production at Marin Theatre Company had on me,
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he summer blockbuster season starts with a bang. Our heroes in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 are pursued by the Sovereign, a gilded, genetically engineered race of stuck-ups with a lot of money for bounty hunters. Thanks to the light fingers of the thieving yet endearing Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), the gang is chased by a sky full of drones operated by the golden aristos with arcade-like video game controls and vintage sound effects.
Rescue comes from an omnipotent old hippie named Ego (Kurt Russell), a self-declared “small-g god.” This omnipotent beardo is the real father of “Star-Lord” Peter Quill (Chris Pratt). Ego owns a planet that looks like million-dollar van-art, with orderly little creeks and fountains. But even with his newly gotten brawn, Pratt has to do more heavy lifting as an actor than he can sometimes handle. The dad-and-son bonding is interspersed with the continuing quarrel between space-princess Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and her evil sister, Nebula (Karen Gillan), an iridescent creature with an enameled head. As played by the improbably gigantic Dave Bautista, Drax is the funniest interstellar muscle since Adam Baldwin in Serenity. He gets the best comeback in a movie full of them when he answers Quill’s scoff “You sound like an old woman” with “Because I’m wise?” Baby Groot, the simple little sprout, is fairly adorable as he’s coached through the process of planting an atom bomb. The sequel shares the first Guardian’s taste for impalement, with a series of closeup reaction shots of the transfixed, as when bluebruiser Yondu (Michael Rooker) launches a fire arrow that leaves glowing tracers as it speeds through the chests of a small army of men. Even when the victims are murderous space pirates who deserve it, there’s an unsettling amount of barbaric glee in these movies. To enjoy them, you have to accept their argument that it’s not about violence—it’s all about fireworks. Ah, summer. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ is playing in wide release in the North Bay.
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rowing up, vocalist and songwriter Pamela Rose didn’t want to be Doris Day; she wanted to be Aretha Franklin. The San Francisco–based jazz and blues star celebrates several powerful female figures of music this weekend with her new show, “Blues Is a Woman,” that features a genre-spanning selection of music performed by a stellar ensemble. Best known for her long-touring project “Wild Women of Song: Great Gal Composers of the Jazz Era,” Rose has spent the last two years creating “Blues Is a Woman” to shine a spotlight on often overlooked women singers and songwriters. “Blues is thought of as a man’s world,” Rose says. “But the history shows that women really were the early popularizers of the form.” Rose points to long-forgotten
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San Francisco educator and vocalist Pamela Rose’s newest theatrical concert celebrates women blues artists from Ma Rainey to Bonnie Raitt. May 14, 7:30pm. $15$30. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.
King Tuff Songwriter Kyle Thomas royally rocks out in an old redwood barn. May 14, 7pm. $27. Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma. 707.938.5277.
MARIN COUNTY Jimmy Dillon Band Mill Valley guitar hero celebrates the album release of “Live at Sweetwater” with several special guests. May 13, 8pm. $24-$27. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
Melvin Seals & JGB Seals serves up a tasty mix of funk, rock and jazz on his Hammond B-3 organ alongside the talented players of the Jerry Garcia Band. May 12-13, 8pm. $30. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.
NAPA COUNTY Boz Scaggs Legendary frontman performs benefit concert for the Oxbow School’s Mondavi Scholarship Fund, which provides students the opportunity for intensive art experiences. May 13, 6pm. $125 and up. The Culinary Institute of America at Copia, 500 First St, Napa. 707.967.2530.
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May 11, Sabertooth Zombie with Acrylics and Slow Bloom. May 12, Plan 9 with Death N Taxes and the Happys. May 13, 3pm, Clothing Swap show with Hawai’Fi, Tyler McCourtney and others. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
May 14, 3pm, the Occidental Community Choir Spring Concert. 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.568.5381. May 12, SSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Concert Band. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.
May 11, SSU Musical Theatre Scenes. May 13, 3pm, “The Multifaceted Brahms” with contralto Emily Marvosh. May 14, 3pm, Benjamin Beilman. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.
HopMonk Sebastopol
May 11, Dave Hamilton. May 12, Amha Selassie Baraka. May 13, the Tahoes. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.
May 12, Wonderbread 5. May 13, Cash’d Out. May 15, Monday Night Edutainment with DJ Ball-D. May 17, Songwriters in the Round. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.
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May 11, Feinstein, Brooker and Lipp (Not a Law Firm). May 12, the Melt. May 13, Foxes in the Henhouse with the Mike Saliani Band. May 14, Total Rex. May 16, Derek Booker & the Mellow Fellows. May 17, Wednesday Night Big Band. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.
Brewsters Beer Garden May 12, 5pm, the Smiling Iguanas. May 13, 3pm, Soulshine Band. May 14, 3pm, Todos Santos. 229 Water Street N, Petaluma. 707.981.8330.
Cellars of Sonoma
May 14, 2pm, Ricky Alan Ray. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg. 707.578.1826.
Center for Spiritual Living
May 12, Tao of Music with Bodhi Setchko. 2075 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.4543.
Congregation Ner Shalom
May 14, 4pm, Mother’s Day concert with Zoe Lewis. 85 La Plaza, Cotati. 707.664.8622.
El Verano Inn
May 13, Bowie Forever Tribute Show. 705 Laurel Ave, El Verano. 707.935.0611.
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Songwriter plays an intimate solo acoustic concert, with optional VIP experience available. May 12, 7:30pm. $30 and up. JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.
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May 12, the Igniters. May 13, Orquesta Borinquen. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.
May 13, Buck Thrifty. 21025 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville. 707.814.0036.
May 12, 5pm, Clay Bell. May 12, 8pm, Dawn Angelosante and Tony Gibson. May 13, 1pm, Craig Corona. May 13, 8pm, Kyle Williams. May 14, 1pm, Nate Lopez. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.
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May 13, Christian FoleyBeining with Tom Hayshi and Todd Smith. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.
Jack London State Park
May 14, 2pm, Mother’s Day concert with the Jack London Piano Club. 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216.
Jamison’s Roaring Donkey
May 14, Sam Chase and Ben Morrison. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.
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May 12, Hype It Up with DJ Konnex and DJ Jacalioness. May 13, KNGSPRNGS and Gabriel Francisco. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2062.
Lagunitas Tap Room
May 10, the Coffis Brothers. May 11, Friends the Band. May 12, Hot Grubb. May 13, Jinx Jones. May 14, Sherita Perez. May 17, Cave Clove. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.
Main Street Bistro
May 10, Matt Silva and Nikki Otis. May 11, Lynne Billig. May 12, Susan Sutton Jazz Trio. May 13, Levi Lloyd & the 501 Blues
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May 12, DJ MGB. May 13, Citizen Flannel. May 14, George Heagerty. May 15, DJ MGB. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.
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May 12, Deluxe. May 13, Kevin Russell & His So Called Friends. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.
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May 13, 5:30pm, T-Luke & the Tight Suits. 9380 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood. 707.933.9305.
Mystic Theatre
May 10, Todd Snider and Great American Taxi. May 11, Geographer with Nine Pound Shadow. May 12, Foreverland. May 13, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs with Stu Allen & Mars Hotel and Elliott Peck. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.
Occidental Center for the Arts
Through May 13, the Occidental Community Choir Spring Concert. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.
Phoenix Theater
May 12, the Freak Accident with Roadside Bombs and Lucky Ol’ Bones. May 13, Thought Vomit with Skitzo and EveryDayFreak. May 14, Legal Disaster and Drinking Water. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap May 11, 6:30pm, Hannah Miller. 701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. 707.774.5226.
Ray’s Deli & Tavern Wed, 6pm, Levi Lloyd and friends. 900 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.762.9492.
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May 10, Blue Doria. May 11, I-Trinity and the POI Band. May 13, belly dancing night. May 14, 3pm, Celtic Fiddle Music. May 14, 6pm, Irish jam session. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.
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May 12, Kevin Russell & His So Called Friends. May 13, Loosely Covered. 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044.
Sonoma Valley Women’s Club
May 13, 7:30pm, “Women
Dance Fever Napa electronic outfit loves the ’80s Skylight Motion Picture sounds like something out of a flashy 1980s movie. The new Napa-based electronic dance trio utilize the era-appropriate synthesizers and effects for a jazzy, melodic and beat-driven pop that would have taken the charts by storm in the decade of Miami Vice and New Order. This week, Skylight Motion Picture premieres their debut, self-titled EP, with a dance party in Napa that also features San Francisco electronic wizards Vice Reine. Made up of Napa-based wine-industry professionals, Skylight Motion Picture was founded by keyboardist Ezekiel Hampton and drummer Joel Quigley as a bedroom project done in the after hours. The two focused on creating swirling synth-pop that carried emotional weight. Soon after their initial sessions, they brought in singer and
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May 12, Union Jack & the Rippers. May 13, Joose. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.
Stumptown Brewery May 14, AllwaysElvis Outta Rehab Mama’s Day Show. 15045 River Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.0705.
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Music ( 25 Junction. May 13, Domenic Bianco and Fontaine Classic. May 15, the Blues Defenders pro jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.
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May 13, 2pm, Cinnabar Singers Spring Concert. 825 Middlefield Dr, Petaluma.
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May 13, Iriefuse with DJ Dinga & Sizzlak and Dollar $hort. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.
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May 11, the Golden Gate Brass Band. May 14, 3pm, “Dazzling Debuts” with College of Marin Symphony Orchestra. 835 College Ave, Kentfield, marin. edu.
Corte Madera Library May 11, 7pm, Golden Gate Flute Choir Concert. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.
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May 10, pro blues jam with Wayne “Guitar” Sanders. May 11, Tracy Cruz. May 13, Project 4 Band. May 14, 11:30am, Mother’s Day Brunch with George Cole. May 14, 6:30pm, Tribute to Luther Vandross with Greg Ballad. May 16, Kevin Russell and friends. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.
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May 11, Country Line Dancing. May 12, Cash’d Out. May 13, Ras I Trinity. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.
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May 10, Matt Jaffe & the Distractions. May 17, Fly by Train. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.
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May 13, 7pm, Tribute to Bill Evans with jazz pianist Dick Fregulia. 540 Irwin St, San Rafael. 415.456.9280.
Marin Center Showcase Theatre
May 12-13, Mayflower Chorus Spring Show. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.
Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium May 16, Sewer Band Spring Concert. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.
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Marinfidels. May 14, 5pm, Orquesta la Moderna Tradicion. May 16, Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.
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May 14, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with the Shots. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. May 11, IrieFuse and the Heritage Band. May 12, 5:30pm, Damir & Derek. May 12, 9pm, Lucky Drive with Bubba’s Taxi. May 13, the Wild Kindness with Yeah Sure Whatever and Light Magic. May 14, Agents of Change. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.
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May 12, Michael Aragon Quartet. May 13, Michael LaMacchia and April Grisman. May 14, 3pm, Flowtilla. May 14, 8:30pm, Doug Nichols and friends. May 15, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. May 17, Tin Whiskers. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.
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May 13, 6pm, the New American Songbook Project. 999 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.763.3052.
Osher Marin JCC
May 13, Blame Sally. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.
Osteria Divino
May 10, Jonathan Poretz. May 11, Passion Habanera. May 12, Marcos Sainz Trio. May 13, Parker Grant Trio. May 14, Gabrielle Cavassa. May 16, Suzanna Smith. May 17, Dan Zemelman Trio. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.
May 11, Hunter & the Dirty Jacks. May 12, Felsen. May 13, Killer Whale. May 14, James Patrick Regan. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.
Sweetwater Music Hall May 11, the Sam Chase with T Sisters and Ben Morrison. May 14, Doclands Afterparty with Steve Kimock and friends. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
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May 13, Aaron Redner and friends. May 14, Midnight North with Phil Lesh. May 15-16, Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band with Eric Krasno. May 17, Edge of the West with Buddy Cage. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.
Throckmorton Theatre May 17, 12pm, Ian Scarfe and James Jeffe. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
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May 12, Plausible Deniability. May 13, Role Models. 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.
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May 10, Ricky Ray. May 11, San Geronimo. May 16, Wanda Stafford. May 17, EMK. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.
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May 10, the New Sneakers. May 11, Mark’s Jam Sammich. May 12, Afroholix. May 13, Go by Ocean. May 16, the Bad Hombres. May 17, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.
Presidio Yacht Club May 12, the 7th Sons. 600 Sommerville Rd, Sausalito. 415.332.2319.
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May 12, John Maxwell. May 13, Soul Ska. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.
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May 11, Skylight Motion Picture with Vice Reine. May 12, Garage Band 101 for Adults. May 13, Heartless. May 17, David Kelleher. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.
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Arts Events RECEPTIONS May 12
Art Museum of Sonoma County, “Eye Fruit: The Art of Franklin Williams,” show of unconventional art from the introspective and innovative 20th century artist is curated by noted art historian Susan Landauer. 6pm. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. 707.579.1500. Cavallo Point Lodge, “Wonder & Awe,” renowned artist and award-winning filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg shows his 2D and 3D moving images, created as fine art for digital screens. 6pm. 601 Murray Circle, Sausalito. 415.339.4700. Gallery 300, “Hineni (Here I Am),” new works by Jennifer Hirshfield focus on women’s issues during these political times, including actual images painted from the recent Women’s March in San Francisco. 5pm. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.332.1212. Journey Center, “Root2Bloom,” local artist Alana Ciena Tillman displays vibrant botanical and wildlife art. 5pm. 1601 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.578.2121. Napa Main Library, “The World of Lady M,” Karen
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Through May 30, “In Honor of Motherhood,” local nonprofit Better Beginnings hosts a mixedmedia art show dedicated to mom. 3840 Finley Ave, Bldg 33, Santa Rosa. 415.601.5323.
Arts Guild of Sonoma
Through May 29, “Small But Grand,” group show of small works. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.
BackStreet Gallery
Through May 28, “A Search
Nagano exhibits pieces from her ongoing body of work, a visual representation to her Japanese culture. 6pm. 580 Coombs St, Napa. 707.253.4070. Napa Valley Museum, “Like Mother Like Son,” Napa Valley mother-son duo of artists Phoebe and Geoff Ellsworth display in the spotlight gallery. 4pm. “Sound Maze,” interactive installation created by composer and inventor Paul Dresher includes a dozen original musical instruments to experience. 5pm. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 707.944.0500.
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Agent Ink Gallery, “Agent Ink Gallery Grand Opening,” avid collector Curt Barnickel showcases limited-edition screen prints, rock-art posters, apparel and stickers. 6pm. 531 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.595.1372. Jupiter Moon Art & Gifts, “It’s All Good,” artist Deni Marrone presents mixed-media paintings in a retrospective art show that draws from a lifetime of inspiration. 4pm. 507 S Main St, Sebastopol. 707.634.6304.
for a Road & a Search for Freedom,” artist Kristen Throop collects all six of her various artistic series’ for a deeper exploration. behind 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm and by appointment. 707.568.4204.
Calabi Gallery Through May 31, “Retrospective of Robert P McChesney,” the Bay Area-based master of abstract art gets a showing that spans his 60-year career. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. TuesSun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.
Christie Marks Fine Art Gallery Through Jun 10, “Aging with Attitude,” photography series by John Martin shows models
ages 60 and over dressed in fearless fashion. 312 South A St, Ste 7, Santa Rosa. Thurs-Sun, noon to 5, and by appointment. 707.695.1011.
Chroma Gallery
Through May 27, “Nature Unbound,” juried exhibit of a wide range of art interprets and reacts to the awesome powers of nature. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.
Graton Gallery
Through May 28, “Transparency,” group show is all about glass. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4. 707.829.8912.
Healdsburg Center for the Arts
Through May 14, “Art of Gastronomy II,” exhibit celebrates the bounty of Sonoma County food and its wine industry in the context of art. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.
IceHouse Gallery
Through May 10, “Daily Patterns, Daily Prayers,” solo exhibition of new art works by Tracey Rolandelli features watercolors, sketches, oil and acrylic paintings on a wide range of subject matter. 405 East D St, Petaluma. 707.778.2238.
Occidental Center for the Arts
Through May 14, “The Spring Equinox: When Day and Night Are Equal,” group exhibit honors the significance of the spring equinox with works that express the power and beauty of new beginnings. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.
Paul Mahder Gallery
Through May 21, “Natural Occurrence,” solo show by artist Barry Masteller features layered paintings that build upon themselves like geological formations. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.473.9150.
Petaluma Arts Center
Through May 20, “theNeuwPolitic,” over 50 artists representing Northern and Central California explore the current political climate as each individual artist envisions it. 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. Tues-Sat, 11 to 5. 707.762.5600.
Sebastopol Library
May 16-Jun 17, “Collage in Three Acts,” mixed-media collage artist Cynthia Poten creates three sequences tracing human history from early consciousness to our present crises. 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. Mon-Tues, 1 to 5 and 6 to 9; Wed-Sat, 1 to 5. 707.823.7691.
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Through Jun 5, “s+oryprobl=m :: alternate route,” installation from mixed-media artist CK Itamura turns fragile objects into emboldened beacons of encouragement. 401 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7100.
University Art Gallery Through May 21, “BFA 2017 Exhibition,” paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking and more is on display. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. Tues-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, noon to 4. 707.664.2295.
Upstairs Art Gallery
Through May 28, “Dreamscapes,” paintings by Dee Andreini possess ethereal qualities. 306 Center St, Healdsburg. Sun-Thurs, 11 to 6; Fri-Sat, 11 to 9. 707.431.4214.
MARIN COUNTY Art Works Downtown
Through Jun 3, “Abstracticum,” San Rafael artist Mark Olson experiments with color and time in the Underground Gallery, and “Stories to Tell, features a art installation by Cynthia Tom in the Founders Gallery. Reception, May 12 at 5pm. Through Jun 2, “Paper as Voice,” Bay Area artists use innovative techniques, concepts and compositions to feature paper as the prominent “voice” of their work in the 1337 Gallery. Reception, May 12 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.
Bay Model Visitor Center
Through May 20, “Vanishing Species,” award-winning artist Rita Sklar explores the
wonders of nature and the decline of many beautiful creatures. Beverly Mayeri’s art highlighting endangered species also shows. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.
Corte Madera Library
Through Jun 1, “Painting Music & More,” showing of exuberant abstracts by Guillermo Kelly and intimate landscapes by Heidi Hafer. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.
Desta Art & Tea Gallery
Through May 18, “East West Rhythmical Harmony,” featuring mixed-media works by modern Chinese and French impressionism expert Anita Wong and acrylics by eclectic California artist Elizabeth Geisler. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. Mon-Sat, 10 to 6 415.524.8932.
Gallery Route One
Through May 14, “Rising to the Surface,” Inverness artist Zea Morvitz exhibits large-scale drawings of found objects in the center gallery, with a Lucid Art Residency and Mary Mountcastle Eubank’s mixedmedia sculptures in the annex. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.
Marin Center Redwood Foyer Gallery Through Jun 2, “Animalia Musicale: A Chorus of Critters,” artist Leslie Lakes paints images of animals over musical score sheets. Proceeds benefit Enriching Lives through Music. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.
MarinMOCA
Through May 20, “Altered Book & Book Arts Exhibition,” annual show displays the work of 150 Bay Area artists who reconstruct and rework books into unique pieces of art. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. WedFri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Through May 25, “Luminosity,” artwork by Jeremy Thornton explores light and space in nature. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.
Robert Allen Fine Art
Through May 31, “Landscapes Reimagined,” works on canvas by Amy Donaldson, Beatrice Findlay, William Leidenthal and
John Maxon. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5. 415.331.2800.
The Room Art Gallery
Through May 31, “Modern Masters,” the gallery that houses works by Picasso, Matisse, Dalí and more paints the walls black and display contemporary artists in a significant showing. 86 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Mon-Fri, 10 to 6; Sat, 10 to 4. 415.380.7940.
The Studio Shop
Through May 22, “Alchemy,” artists Dominique Caron and Martine Jardel team up for a two person gallery show. 244 Primrose Rd, Burlingame. MonFri, 10am to 6pm; Sat, 10am to 5:30pm 650.344.1378.
Tricia George Studio & Gallery
Through May 28, “For the Sake of Wildlife,” acrylic and mixed-media artist tunes into the spirituality of local animals and birds. 122 Paul Dr, B1, San Rafael. 415.577.5595.
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Through May 15, “Gregory Kondos: Recent Paintings,” the artist is considered one of the world’s foremost landscape painters. 1328 Main St, St Helena. Open daily, 10 to 6. 415.531.6755.
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Comedian, writer, actor and director Mike Birbiglia performs at benefit show for two Napa nonprofits each celebrating 45 years of service, with optional afterparty. May 13, 8:30pm. $65-$125. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.
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Through May 28, “Windows Round Robin,” Sebastopol Gallery celebrates its 10th anniversary with a rotating exhibit of members’ works in the window. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6. 707.829.7200.
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Dance Festival de Primavera
Cali Calmécac students mesmerize with their colorful costumes and beautiful choreography. May 10, 6:30pm. $6.50. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa 707.546.3600.
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Showcase of new dance works from Broadway choreographer Dylan Smith, Afro-Congolese artist Pierre Sandor Diabankouezi, SRJC faculty and students. May 12-14. $12-$15. Burbank Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa 707.527.4307.
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ArtStart fundraising event at a private house features sake tasting, tea ceremony, Shakuhachi Flute by Elliot Kalle and large brush painting by Mario Uribe. May 12, 5pm. $75-$125. ArtStart, 716 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.2345.
Celebration of Women
Proceeds benefit women’s health and wellness programs at Sonoma Valley Hospital. May 11, 11am. Sold-out/waitlist only. Hanna Boys Center, 17000 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, 707.935.5331.
Chimera Anniversary Party
Makerspace celebrates a year in its new location with beer and wine, live music, art
and maker demos and more. May 13, 6pm. Free admission. Chimera Arts & Maker Space, 6791 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, chimeraarts.org.
museum admission. May 14. Free. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707.579.4452.
Color Me Rad
Napa Valley’s biggest art party of the year benefits Nimbus Arts and features art activities, fashion show, live auction and more. May 13, 5:30pm. $150 and up. The Barn at St Helena Montessori School, 880 College Ave, St Helena, nimbusarts.org.
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Fun-filled 5K run includes lots of folks tossing colored powders for a festive affair. May 13, 8am. $15-$45. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, colormerad.com. Come dressed as your favorite artist, performer or piece of art and celebrate the center with live music by Vitamin Girl, food and fun. 21 and over. May 13, 6pm. $100. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, 707.938.4626.
The French Market
Outdoor antique market features vintage, retro and antique furniture, decor, clothing, jewelry, housewares and more. Crepes and live music add to the ambiance. Sun, May 14, 9am. Free admission. Marin Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, goldengateshows.com.
In Celebration of Mother Luncheon
Center for Domestic Peace hosts nationally recognized comedian Lizz Winstead, cocreator of “The Daily Show,” in a keynote talk at this annual meeting of business and community members. May 12, 11am. Peacock Gap Country Club, 333 Biscayne Dr, San Rafael.
Lafont 30th Anniversary
Trunk show honors the French eyewear company’s 30 years in North America. May 13. Rims & Goggles, 606 Strawberry Village, Mill Valley, 415.383.9480.
Laguna Open House
Take a self-guided nature walk or a guide-led tour of the historic house and barn. May 13, 10am. Free. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.527.9277.
Marin Open Studios
This well-loved, self-guided event spans two weekends and features over 250 artists in their studios. Guides available at marinopenstudios.org. Through May 14. Marin County, various locations, Marin.
Mother’s Day at the Schulz Museum All mothers receive free
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Enjoy a preview of the company’s slate of radio plays, as well as an encore performance of “The Railroad Detectives.” May 11, 7pm. Free. Hotel Petaluma, 205 Kentucky St, Petaluma, petalumaradioplayers.com.
Field Trips Family Night Hike & Campfire
Environmental science educator-led hike in the Marin Headlands is followed by campfire including s’more roasting, campfire skits and fun sing-alongs. Sat, May 13, 6pm. $12. NatureBridge at Golden Gate, 1033 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito, 415.332.5771.
Introduction to the Coastal Prairie
Hike through and learn about the most diverse and endangered native grassland in North America. May 13, 9:30am. $20. Shell Beach Parking Area, Hwy 1, Jenner, stewardscr.org.
Little Carson Falls Hike
Naturalist-led hike lets you view the popular waterfall safely. May 16, 10am. Azalea Hill Parking Lot, Bolinas-Fairfax Rd, Fairfax, marinwater.org.
Mother’s Day Picnic
Guided nature walks, great views and a lunch provided by the Marin Audubon Society. Reservations required. May 14, 12pm. $28. Martin Griffin Preserve, 4900 Shoreline Hwy 1, Stinson Beach, marinaudubon.org.
Mother’s Day Bioluminescence Paddle Tour
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CHUCKLES FOR A CAUSE Comedian and filmmaker Mike Birbiglia performs in
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Mother’s Day Yoga in the Vineyards
All-level class honors Mother Earth, followed by winetasting flight and bites. May 14, 9:30am. $30. Martin Ray Winery, 2191 Laguna Rd, Santa Rosa, mollyvogelyoga.com.
Film DocLands Documentary Film Festival
Noncompetitive festival showcases documentary films in a variety of genres and content, while also building connections and partnerships to invigorate the world of nonfiction filmmaking. May 10-14. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.
Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?
Timely documentary explores how both major political parties destroyed consumer protection and organized labor while moving wealth to a small group of elites. May 11, 7pm. by donation. Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.575.8902.
Hidden Figures
Former NASA astronaut Anna Lee Fisher is on hand for the screening of the recent
film about African-American women’s contribution to the space race. May 13, 2pm. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.9779.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Alexander Valley Film Society presents a drive-in movie screening of the 1956 sci-fi film. May 12, 6:30pm. $15-$50. Citrus Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Dr, Cloverdale, avfilmsociety.org.
La La Land
Last year’s Hollywood musical screens on the Green Music Center’s lawn. May 13, 7pm. Free. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.
Thelma & Louise
Ridley Scott’s 1991 drama starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis screens as part of the Vintage Film Series. May 15, 7pm. $10. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma, 707.996.9756.
Tickling Giants
Documentary on one man’s comedic turn during Arab Spring events in Egypt is presented by Seventh Art Stand, a nationwide act of cinematic solidarity against Islamophobia. May 10. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol, 707.525.4840.
Turning the Tide
Documentary By Tiburon historian David M Gotz retells
the Saving of Richardson Bay, one of the earliest environmental preservation efforts in Marin County. May 11, 7pm. Free. Tiburon Town Hall, 1505 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon.
A Will for the Woods
Documentary follows musician and psychiatrist Clark Wang as he prepares for his own green burial. Followed by discussion. May 10, 6:30pm. $10. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.
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Annual fundraiser is a wine and food event by and for the local community featuring North Bay wineries, restaurants and caterers. May 13, 5pm. $65. Sebastopol Senior Center, 167 High St, Sebastopol, 707.829.2440.
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Chappellet Winery Private Reserve Train
Winemaker Cyril Chappellet pairs selections with a threecourse meal and discusses tasting notes. May 13, 6:30pm. $269 and up. Napa Valley Wine Train, 1275 McKinstry St, Napa, 800.427.4124.
Mother’s Day Brunch at Falkirk Mansion
A gallery of art, artisan market, flowers and gifts and a scrumptious brunch make for mom’s special day. May 14, 11am. $12-$32. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael, 415.485.3438.
Mother’s Day Brunch at Sally Tomatoes
Full-service brunch includes fresh carved meats, eggs Benedict and unlimited Champagne. May 14. $14-$26. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.665.0260.
Mother’s Day Brunch at the FARM
Family-style brunch features the region’s finest seasonal ingredients in a beautifully appointed setting. May 14, 10am. $85. FARM at Carneros Inn, 4048 Sonoma Hwy, Napa, 888.400.9000.
Mother’s Day Celebration at Left Bank
Word to your Mother
Bring Mom to a fun meal with specials and more. May 14, 10am. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.927.3331.
An old-fashioned Mother’s Day tea party with light refreshments. May 14, 1pm. $10. 33 Arts, 3840 Finley Ave, Bldg 33, Santa Rosa, 415.601.5323.
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Food, live music, and lots of wine are on hand for this inaugural event. May 13, 1pm. $35. Stewart Cellars, 6752 Washington St, Yountville, 707.963.9160.
Taste & Tales of Terra Madre
Four-course spring dinner includes live music and fundraising for Slow Food Sonoma County. May 13, 5:30pm. $85. Odd Fellows Hall, 21027 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville, 707.276.6067.
To Blend or Not to Blend That is the question, as this wine seminar looks at Cabernet Sauvignon and the Red Bordeaux varieties. May 13, 10am. $210. Silver Oak Cellars, 915 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville.
Veuve Clicquot Mother’s Day Weekend Special weekend includes a dinner on Friday, a poolside happy hour with bubbles and oysters, and a Veuve Clicquot Mother’s Day brunch. May 12-14. Meritage Resort, 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa.
Yoga & Beer
Beginner-friendly Vinyasa style yoga class goes well with drinking fine craft beer. Sun, May 14, noon. $12. Cooperage Brewing Co, 981 Airway Ct, Santa Rosa, 707.293.9787.
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Mother’s Day Weekend at Muscardini Treat mom to a relaxing afternoon with wine, oysters, gourmet grilled cheese and mountain views. May 13-14, 1pm. Muscardini Cellars Tasting Room, 9380 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood, 707.933.9305.
Mum’s the Word
Workshop features chef Kara Lind of Kara’s Cupcakes, creating a dessert-based meal paired with 2014 Ellie’s Cabernet Sauvignon. May 14, 12pm. $150. Hall Winery, 401 St Helena Hwy S, St Helena, 707.967.2620.
Spring Bash Wine Blending Party
Winemaker Kevin Hall will lead
For Kids Soundsational Celebration
Create musical instruments and explore sound experiments. May 13, 2pm. Free/ ticket required. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, 707.944.0500.
Lectures Bird Language Day with Peter Bergen
Part of the Nature Connections program series at the preserve. Check for times. May 13. Martin Griffin Preserve, 4900 Shoreline Hwy 1, Stinson Beach, egret.org.
Coffee & Conversation with Creative Sonoma Get information on the county
agency’s work supporting the arts and hands-on assistance on how to build your profile in its directory. RSVP requested. May 15, 6pm. Chimera Arts & Maker Space, 6791 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, creativesonoma.org.
Creating an Alzheimer’s Inclusive Society
The last program in a four part Alzheimer’s Community Education series. May 13, 10:30am. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 415.473.6058.
First Mom in Space
Launch Mother’s Day Weekend with American astronaut Anna Lee Fisher, in conversation with her news correspondent daughter Kristin Fisher. May 12, 7pm. $10-$20. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, 707.944.0500.
Let’s Stop Pretending
Artist Kristen Throop talks about her fairy tale-inspired works. May 14, 1pm. BackStreet Gallery, behind 312 South A St, Santa Rosa, 707.568.4204.
Luminarias
Healdsburg Literary Guild presents authors Vanessa Hua and Shanthi Sekaran in conversation with Oscar Villalon, managing editor of the San Francisco literary journal ZYZZYVA. May 11, 7pm. $15. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg, 707.431.7433.
The Music of the Summer of Love
Dennis McNally, biographer and former publicist of the Grateful Dead, talks about the Summer of Love and his exhibit of photos and ephemera at the California Historical Society. May 16, 7pm. Larkspur Library, 400 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.927.5005.
The Myth of Male Power
Interactive discussion is focused on how each gender can best solve issues unique to their own sex in a spirit of empathy and active listening. May 11, 6pm. $20. Institute of Noetic Sciences, 101 San Antonio Rd, Petaluma, favors.org.
The Power of the Wounded Healer
Panel discussion touches on healing through many types of suffering. May 13, 10am. Free. USF Santa Rosa Campus, 416 B St, Santa Rosa.
What’s on a Label
Talk is part of the library’s
Healthy Living series. May 15, 6pm. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707.869.9004.
Book Passage
May 10, 1pm, “Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage” with Dani Shapiro. May 10, 7pm, poetry with José Gutiérrez and Dean Rader. May 11, 1pm, “Ginny Moon” with Benjamin Ludwig. May 12, 7pm, “The Girls” with Emma Cline. May 13, 4pm, “Love & Death in Burgundy” with Susan C Shea. May 13, 7pm, “Filling Her Shoes” with Betsy Graziani Fasbinder. May 15, 7pm, “The Evolution of Beauty” with Richard Prum. May 16, 7pm, “A Little Book on Form” with Robert Hass, co-presented with Marin Poetry Center. May 17, 7pm, “Sweetbitter” with Stephanie Danler. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.
Book Passage By-the-Bay
May 13, 1pm, “Fierce Kindness” with Melanie SalvatoreAugust. May 13, 4pm, “The Secret Life of Clowns” with Jeff Raz. May 16, 6pm, “A Dog’s Way Home” with W Bruce Cameron. 100 Bay St, Sausalito 415.339.1300.
Calistoga Copperfield’s Books
May 10, 4pm, “The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre” with Gail Carson Levine. May 12, 7pm, “Big Impact Landscaping” with Sara Bendrick. May 16, 4pm, “Gertie’s Leap to Greatness” with Kate Beasley. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.
Point Reyes Books
May 12, 7pm, “Animals Strike Curious Poses” with Elena Passarello. May 15, 7pm, “Borne” with Jeff VanderMeer. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1542.
San Rafael Copperfield’s Books
May 13, 2pm, “‘Round Midnight” with Laura McBride. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.
Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books
May 10, 7pm, “Pantsuit Nation” with various authors. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8938.
Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books
May 13, 7pm, “The Last Days of Cafe Leila” with Donia Bijan. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.
Studio 333
May 11, 7pm, Why There Are Words, seven authors read on the topic of “Suggestible.” 333 Caledonia St, Sausalito 415.331.8272.
May 12, 7pm, “The Light We Lost” with Jill Santopolo. 1330 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga 707.942.1616.
Theater
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Valley Players presents the madcap comedy about three actresses navigating their show biz dreams in a wonderland of American theater. Through May 11. $20. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, valley-players.com.
May 16, 6pm, “The Book of Summer” with Michelle Gable, followed by a reception at Thumbprint Cellars. 104 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.
Napa Bookmine
May 11, 7pm, “Live Your Happy” with Maria Felipe. May 12, 7pm, “The Weight of Him” with Ethel Rohan. 964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.
Napa Bookmine at Oxbow
May 13, 12pm, “Escargot” with Dashka Slater. 610 First St, Shop 4, Napa. 707.726.6575.
Osher Marin JCC
May 16, 7pm, “She Is Wisdom: A Celebration of the Feminine Divine” with Miki Raver. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael 415.444.8000.
Anton in Show Business
The Bob O’Klock Variety Hour
A wild and crazy homage to the great TV variety shows of the ‘60s and ‘70s. May 12-13. $20. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg, 707.433.3145.
Boom!
Traditional masked theater and live music come together for a unique circus spectacular. Through May 13. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.
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into action in this memorable theater experience for all ages, with music, choreography and high-flying aerial acrobatics. Through May 21. $16-$30. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, 707.588.3400.
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Guards at the Taj
As the Taj Mahal is unveiled, childhood friends Humayun and Babur must carry out a task that tests their friendship in this hilarious and heartbreaking fable making its Bay Area premiere. Through May 21. $10$37. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208.
Guys & Dolls in concert North Bay Stage Company sings the score from the classic gangster musical comedy. Through May 14. $36. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.
Maple & Vine
Intriguing comedy concerns a community of burned-out professionals and nostalgic suburbanites who collectively turn back the clock to the 1950s. Through May 21. $10$20. College of Marin Kentfield Campus, 835 College Ave, Kentfield, 415.457.8811.
A Masterpiece of Comic…Timing
Bay Area premiere of playwright Robert Caisley’s newest and funniest work to date. May 12-28. Studio Theatre, 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.523.4185.
The Music Man
Stapleton Theatre Company celebrates 10 years with resident director Bruce Vieira reprising his first show. Through May 14. $16-$22. The Playhouse, 27 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo, 415.258.4640.
Power Lines
Three short plays debut in this festival. Through May 13. Ives Hall room 119, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 707.664.4246.
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ne of the big questions facing those who wish to participate in the emerging cannabis industry is whether to focus on the medical market or the adultuse market. The medical market in California is relatively mature, with existing infrastructure and patients used to going to the dispensary. However, it remains to be seen how that system survives the adultuse market which comes online Jan. 1, 2018. Right now, in order to go to a dispensary and buy medical cannabis, one must get a recommendation from a doctor. Though this is a not a particularly difficult process, it still takes time and money—usually less than $100. When the adult-use market opens, one will be able to buy medical cannabis with a driver’s license. So who will go to a medical dispensary? Customer loyalty will only go so far if the adult-use market is more convenient.
I see two scenarios in which the medical-market survives. First, I expect a difference in how medical and adult-use cannabis is taxed. If the tax difference is significant, people may still find value in getting a recommendation and buying medical cannabis. Second, it is possible that the medical system obtains higher grades of cannabis, at least initially. While many Californians use cannabis, the adultuse market remains in its infancy, and it’s unclear how the industry will respond to this new system. One concern is that, in either system, it is possible that the cost of cannabis will increase—or plummet. I think that this is a real tension in the system. There is no question that the cost of growing and producing is about to go way up. The draft of state regulations is out, and it is estimated that compliance will be hundreds of dollars per pound. Will growers operate on a much thinner margin, or will they try to pass those increases on to consumers? Will the average consumer be willing to pay $20 a gram, as has happened in other states? Given the availability of cannabis, and the right to grow six plants, I think consumers will push back. This may lead to a race to the bottom in pricing. I think all of these problems are solvable. The market will mature and many of these questions will be answered. My fear is not that some people won’t be successful; my fear is that most of the people I know in the cannabis industry now will not be in it within a few years. To me the system seems to favor wealth and capital. Most small producers, unless they can find a niche market quickly or are doing it as a hobby, will soon find the cost of production too high to make a living. Again, I think this is a short-term problem, but by the time it gets sorted out, most of the small producers will have been driven out. Ben Adams is a local attorney who specializes in cannabis law and compliance.
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Astrology For the week of May 10
ARIES (March 21–April 19) The process by which Zoo Jeans are manufactured is unusual. First, workers wrap and secure sheets of denim around car tires or big rubber balls, and take their raw creations to the Kamine Zoo in Hitachi City, Japan. There the denim-swaddled objects are thrown into pits where tigers or lions live. As the beasts roughhouse with their toys, they rip holes in the cloth. Later, the material is retrieved and used to sew the jeans. Might this story prove inspirational for you in the coming weeks? I suspect it will. Here’s one possibility: You could arrange for something wild to play a role in shaping an influence you will have an intimate connection with. TAURUS (April 20–May 20)
“Kiss the flame and it is yours,” teased the poet Thomas Lux. What do you think he was hinting at? It’s a metaphorical statement, of course. You wouldn’t want to literally thrust your lips and tongue into a fire. But according to my reading of the astrological omens, you might benefit from exploring its meanings. Where to begin? May I suggest you visualize making out with the steady burn at the top of a candle? My sources tell me that doing so at this particular moment in your evolution will help kindle a new source of heat and light in your deep self—a fresh fount of glowing power that will burn sweet and strong like a miniature sun.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Your symbol of power during the next three weeks is a key. Visualize it. What picture pops into your imagination? Is it a bejeweled golden key like what might be used to access an old treasure chest? Is it a rustic key for a garden gate or an oversized key for an ornate door? Is it a more modern thing that locks and unlocks car doors with radio waves? Whatever you choose, Gemini, I suggest you enshrine it as an inspirational image in the back of your mind. Just assume that it will subtly inspire and empower you to find the metaphorical “door” that leads to the next chapter of your life story. CANCER (June 21–July 22) You are free to reveal yourself in your full glory. For once in your life, you have cosmic clearance to ask for everything you want without apology. This is the later you have been saving yourself for. Here comes the reward for the hard work you’ve been doing that no one has completely appreciated. If the universe has any prohibitions or inhibitions to impose, I don’t know what they are. If old karma has been preventing the influx of special dispensations and helpful X-factors, I suspect that old karma has at least temporarily been neutralized. LEO (July 23–August 22) “I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions,” said Irish writer Oscar Wilde. “I want to use them, to enjoy them and to dominate them.” In my opinion, that may be one of the most radical vows ever formulated. Is it even possible for us human beings to gracefully manage our unruly flow of feelings? What you do in the coming weeks could provide evidence that the answer to that question might be yes. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you are now in a position to learn more about this high art than ever before. VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Africa’s highest mountain is Mount Kilimanjaro. Though it’s near the equator, its peak is covered year-round with glaciers. In 2001, scientists predicted that global warming would melt them all by 2015. But that hasn’t happened. The ice cap is still receding slowly. It could endure for a while, even though it will eventually disappear. Let’s borrow this scenario as a metaphor for your use, Virgo. First, consider the possibility that a certain thaw in your personal sphere isn’t unfolding as quickly as you anticipated. Second, ruminate on the likelihood that it will, however, ultimately come to pass. Third, adjust your plans accordingly. LIBRA (September 23–October 22) Will sex be humdrum and predictable in the coming weeks? No! On the contrary. Your interest in wandering out to the frontiers of erotic play could rise quite high. You may be animated and experimental in your approach to intimate communion, whether it’s with another person or with yourself. Need any suggestions? Check out the
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“butterflies-in-flight” position or the “spinning wheel of roses” maneuver. Try the “hum-and-chuckle kissing dare” or the “churning radiance while riding the rain cloud” move. Or just invent your own variations and give them funny names that add to the adventure.
SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)
Right now the word “simplicity” is irrelevant. You’ve got silky profundities to play with, slippery complications to relish and lyrical labyrinths to wander around in. I hope you use these opportunities to tap into more of your subterranean powers. From what I can discern, your deep, dark intelligence is ready to provide you with a host of fresh clues about who you really are and where you need to go. (P.S.: You can become better friends with the shadows without compromising your relationship to the light.)
SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)
You can bake your shoes in the oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, but that won’t turn them into loaves of bread. Know what I’m saying, Sagittarius? Just because a chicken has wings doesn’t mean it can fly over the rainbow. Catch my drift? You’ll never create a silk purse out of dental floss and dead leaves. That’s why I offer you the following advice: in the next two weeks, do your best to avoid paper tigers, red herrings, fool’s gold, fake news, Trojan horses, straw men, pink elephants, convincing pretenders and invisible bridges. There’ll be a reward if you do: close encounters with shockingly beautiful honesty and authenticity that will be among your most useful blessings of 2017.
CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Of all the signs of the zodiac, you Capricorns are the least likely to believe in mythical utopias like Camelot or El Dorado or Shambhala. You tend to be über-skeptical about the existence of legendary vanished riches like the last Russian czar’s Fabergé eggs or King John’s crown jewels. And yet if wonderlands and treasures like those really do exist, I’m betting that some may soon be discovered by Capricorn explorers. Are there unaccounted-for masterpieces by Georgia O’Keeffe buried in a basement somewhere? Is the score of a lost Mozart symphony tucked away in a seedy antique store? I predict that your tribe will specialize in unearthing forgotten valuables, homing in on secret miracles and locating missing mother lodes. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) According to my lyrical analysis of the astrological omens, here are examples of the kinds of experiences you might encounter in the next 21 days: (1) interludes that reawaken memories of the first time you fell in love; (2) people who act like helpful, moon-drunk angels just in the nick of time; (3) healing music or provocative art that stirs a secret part of you—a sweet spot you had barely been aware of; (4) an urge arising in your curious heart to speak the words, “I invite lost and exiled beauty back into my life.” PISCES (February 19–March 20)
Ex-baseball player Eric DuBose was pulled over by Florida cops who spotted him driving his car erratically. They required him to submit to a few tests, hoping to determine whether he had consumed too much alcohol. “Can you recite the alphabet?” they asked. “I’m from the great state of Alabama,” DuBose replied, “and they have a different alphabet there.” I suggest, Pisces, that you try similar gambits whenever you find yourself in odd interludes or tricky transitions during the coming days—which I suspect will happen more than usual. Answer the questions you want to answer rather than the ones you’re asked, for example. Make jokes that change the subject. Use the powers of distraction and postponement. You’ll need extra slack, so seize it!
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