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Byrne at Stake What is the point of this article (“OneStop Shop,” Sept. 12)? Peter Bryne, are you suggesting that one of the most well-qualified homebuilders in Sonoma County, which has also established a successful local bank, should not contribute its expertise and experience to rebuilding our community? If the loan terms at Poppy Bank are inline with those offered at other banks, what is the beef? Kudos to Gallaher Homes

and Poppy Bank for stepping up to help rebuild our community. Shame on Peter Byrne and the Bohemian for badmouthing their efforts and spreading conspiracy theories. Maybe you should interview some of the Coffey Park homeowners who are rebuilding with Gallaher Homes.

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erry Threet, director of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO), has tendered his resignation. The IOLERO is the office created as a result of recommendations from the task force the Board of Supervisors empowered after the killing of 13-year-old Andy Lopez.

Last year, Sonoma County supervisors Shirlee Zane and David Rabbitt, both of whom have campaigns heavily financed by local law enforcement, expressed a desire to rethink IOLERO. This year, citing a tight budget, Zane, who has said multiple times in the supervisor's chambers that she swoons for uniforms, has again expressed a desire to reconsider the existence of the office. More privately, she has said that since the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has refused most of the recommendations from IOLERO and its citizen’s arm, the Community Advisory Council (CAC), IOLERO has proven ineffective. Instead of calling out the Sheriff's Office for its refusal to work with the community, she has suggested the possibility of ending the effort for community input into law enforcement. Zane and Rabbitt may suggest the “auditor” model used by Santa Rosa. When was the last time you heard from Santa Rosa’s auditor? Never? I will note that Santa Rosa Police Chief Hank Schreeder has been much more receptive to input than has former Sheriff Steve Freitas or the much-lauded Rob Giordano. I have asked SCSO Sheriff-elect Mark Essick to speak out for the continuation of IOLERO and its CAC. He campaigned on his role as a member of the task force that recommended the creation of IOLERO. I have asked him to let the board of supervisors know that he wants the opportunity to work in good faith with the office he claims he wanted. Essick voted against the recommendation, but says he was acting as Sheriff Freitas’ paid representative on the task force and that this was not how he would have voted for himself. We hope to hear from him. IOLERO was hampered by state laws which give law enforcement officers more secrecy on the job than anywhere else in the county. Reform efforts are underway in Sacramento to level the playing field. If some of this happens, it may become possible to have some real say in how community law enforcement operates. Please let your supervisor know that you expect them to stand up for you. Let them know that you want IOLERO and its community arm to continue without their meddling. Susan Lamont is a Sonoma County police-accountability activist. To have your topical essay of 350 words considered for publication, write openmic@bohemian.com.

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ASH KICKER The disaster clean-up firm AshBritt and Rebuild Northbay have donated $450,000 to rebuild a wall along fire-damaged Hopper Avenue in Santa Rosa.

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Look who’s building in Coffey Park BY TOM GOGOLA

ast month Rebuild Northbay founder Darius Anderson was in Washington, D.C. Anderson posted on Facebook that he was in the capital “advocating with caring elected officials and concerned business leaders to help the fire survivors of the 2017 fires.” He did not elaborate on who those business leaders were.

Anderson went on share a group photo, which included a couple of caring local officials—including Santa Rosa Mayor Chris Coursey and Sonoma County Supervisor David Rabbitt.

Anderson’s trip came on the heels of news that Rebuild Northbay had partnered with disaster-recovery giant AshBritt to donate $450,000 to rebuild a concrete-and-wood fence along Hopper Avenue in Coffey Park. It’s a pricey deal: the remains of the current wall on Hopper must first be demolished and carted off before any new wall can be constructed. The move was heralded by Coffey Strong in media reports about the outbreak of corporate altruism on AshBritt’s part. Rebuild Northbay is the nonprofit formed by Anderson and has positioned itself as a postfire clearinghouse of contributions from individuals and corporations. Roughly speaking, Rebuild exists to help provide bridge funding for fire-

related projects and alleviate pressure on local budgets in the process. But local union advocates want to know why AshBritt is even operating in the North Bay at all? “They are a low-road, non-union, right-wing, ambulance-chasing company,” says Marty Bennett of North Bay Jobs for Justice. The firm’s arrival locally was met with skeptical eyeballs from the local labor movement, which pushed earlier this year for pay equity for workers hired to conduct the cleanup. AshBritt has been onscene in the county during clearing of debris from the fire sites. AshBritt has been a go-to company for FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005 and neary destroyed New Orleans. With the impact of Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas hitting home—and North Bay residents anxiously waiting out fire season—it’s worth asking just what is the connection between Anderson and AshBritt. The arrangement raises questions about who, if anyone,

stands to gain from it, besides the residents of Coffey Park. One leading candidate out the gate is James Lee Witt, whom Anderson previously tapped to head his nonprofit. Witt showed up in Sonoma County as a sort of goodwill ambassador who counseled local officials on how to get the recovery right. He has since moved on after a brief stint. Witt remains a disaster-capitalist power broker in his own right. He is the former head of of FEMA, and a so-called Friend of Bill from Clinton’s terms in the 1990s. As the Bohemian reported earlier this year, he’s also the head of several disaster-services companies, and private-equity funds devoted to attracting investments into large infrastructure projects. One of his companies, Witt O’Brien’s, was hired by AshBritt in past disasterrecovery work—and subsequently investigated for overcharging for debris-hauling services. AshBritt says that it no longer contracts with a Witt-controlled debris-removal firm following a recent federal investigation into overbilling. AshBritt was created by well-connected Republicans in the 1990s, an effort spearheaded by former Republican National Chairman Haley Barbour. The company has functioned as a meta-contractor of sorts for other disaster-services companies that do the cleanup work after Mother Nature (or a downed PG&E pole) strikes. AshBritt was the subject of a federal inquiry over its billing practices following Superstorm Sandy. When that storm ravaged the Northeast in 2013, AshBritt was awarded a no-bid contract to the tune of $150 million to provide debris-removal services in New Jersey, under the governorship of the portly plutocrat Chris Christie. According to a Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report, and press reports from the Garden State, Christie hired the company after a nudge from Barbour, and immediately after the storm—under “exigent circumstance” rules that don’t require competitive bidding for the work. The OIG report subsequently found that

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ook closely at the grilled cheese sandwich served at Old Possum Brewing in Santa Rosa, and you’ll find something of a symbiotic relationship.

It isn’t the bread itself, although in keeping with the brewery’s mission to source ingredients for its compact menu of bar bites, the crispy, golden sourdough

slices are baked just down the street at Red Bird Bakery. Grains of another sort—the “spent,” mainly malted and milled barley grains that are left over after the brewing process—find their way into the sandwich by way of the house-cured ham ($3) add-on, or the pulled pork sandwich ($13), or even in the bits of bacon in the house pub salad ($10). Old Possum partners with a small hog-rearing operation in

Windsor called Takenoko Farms. It’s a “food recovery farm,” run with the aim of purchasing no commercially processed feed for the pasture-raised animals; rather, edible byproducts are picked up from local dairies, wineries and breweries that would otherwise be a burden for those businesses to dispose of. The hogs are fed a mainly vegetarian diet, according to Old Possum kitchen manager and brewer Nico Silva.

Closing the loop, Old Possum periodically buys an animal after, having led a comparatively good, non-factory-farmed life up to then, its number is up. That’s when in-house butcher Christian Velasquez gets to work. Silva, who studied in the culinary and brewing programs at SRJC and is taking on more brewing duties from co-founder and restaurateur Sandro Tamburin, describes the ham as sweet and succulent, unlike any he’s eaten. Tamburin and business partner Dan Shulte opened the taproom adjacent to their brewing business with a vision of something more than the now-traditional, oncenew microbrewery “brewpub” concept: a brewery and eatery that’s geared toward sustainability, closing the loop as they brew, refresh and feed (and repeat). Well, most of the time. Silva allows that it’s difficult to obtain and prepare a whole hog every time you need it. The pork rillette ($10), a pork paté with accompaniment, for example, is off the menu just now. But the intention is to get more on the menu. They are working on a local source for the beef in the Old Possum Philly cheesesteak sandwich ($13). Beer drinkers on a vegetarian diet might find a hearty falafel sandwich on the slate, which is due to change to the new fall menu soon, according to Silva. Despite its location on a deadend street in the Standish Avenue light industrial district of south Santa Rosa—the kind of place that’s anything but high traffic outside of the work week—patrons are nearly elbow to elbow at the bar on a recent Saturday afternoon. And despite all of the above, the aspirational “we feed the animals, and they feed us” ethos, and what may sound like all the trappings of the latest foodie gastropub, it’s a regular beer bar at heart, as well, where college football is playing on two screens, and bacon jalapeño poppers are a big hit—house-made bacon jalapeño poppers, that is. Old Possum Brewing Co., 357 Sutton Place, Santa Rosa. Open noon–10pm, Thursday–Sunday. 707.303.7177.

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he first time I heard about brut IPA, I was tasting through beers at Crooked Goat Brewing with head brewer Will Erickson this summer. We’d tasted an un-hopped raspberry beer, a pineappleinfused IPA and, a first for me, a “milkshake IPA” made with lactose and vanilla to taste like, well, a milkshake, because what more is there left to do with the IPA category?

Erickson had one more innovation to present: the brut IPA. “This is the new juicy IPA,” he declared, pointing to a recent cover story in a brewing magazine. Was I ever late to the game! By July, this new IPA trend, attributed to brewmaster Kim Sturdavant of San Francisco’s Social Kitchen and Brewery, was already seven months old. So what is this brut IPA? “As the trend in beers has generally been towards making them drier and less sweet,” answers Erickson in a Q&A with the Bohemian, “the idea with a brut IPA is to take dryness to the extreme and eliminate as much residual sugar as possible, like a dry Champagne. We do this with the help of enzymes, and, in some cases, the beer will have no sugar left in it at all.” But IPA is already so dry with the hops, right? “The dryness in a beer is not due to the hops, but a byproduct of the fermentation process. The idea with a brut IPA is that since it is so dry, what is left to taste in the beer is the hops, so the hop flavor can be accentuated.” Erickson says the style has been a hit at the taproom. “These beers are also easier to drink as they are so dry, making for a more enjoyable drinking experience.” Crooked Goat’s brut IPA is available on tap at the brewery. Meanwhile in Windsor, Barrel Brothers Brewing Company lost no time putting four-pack cans of Champaderade brut IPA on local beer shelves. At 7.5 percent alcohol by volume, it’s only half a percent lower than Lagunitas Brewing’s latest iteration of full-bodied Super Cluster Citra–hopped ale, also available in cans this year, and also a blast of floral, fruity hops. Besides a dash of firm hop bitterness on the finish, however, the Champaderade doesn’t seem dry at all, it’s so packed with juicy, tangy and sweetness-evoking flavors of candied kiwi, Meyer lemon and light malted barley. Going brut on a homebrew budget? They’ve got all the fixings at Santa Rosa’s Beverage People fermentation supply. Just ask for the amylase enzyme.

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round 1800, the Russian czar realized the obvious when it came to Russian America (now Alaska): it’s impossible to grow food there. To solve this problem, the Russia-America Company sailed south in search of fertile soil and a temperate climate. What would become Washington and Oregon were too cold and wet, but the Russians stopped to plant flags there just in case. Then, in 1809 or so, Russia-America Company official Ivan Kuskov explored a river no European had ever traversed. Venturing inland, Kuskov discovered just what Russian America needed. In 1812 he founded Fort Ross, and for the next 30 years, the Russian Empire extended from the gates of Warsaw to the virgin wilderness that would one day become Santa Rosa.

Today we call the river Kuskov navigated the Russian River, and in Santa Rosa, the Russian River Brewing Company produces some of the world’s finest beer. As a history nerd and beer lover, I wondered about the beer in Russia. Was RRBC living up to the beer produced by its namesake country, or were Russian craft brewers playing catch-up with the West? To find answers, on May Day I flew to Moscow with one goal in mind: to drink copious amounts of beer. The trip was a success,

WEST IS BEST While American beer is generally superior to Russian brews, there are a few worth seeking out.

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I battled jet lag during my second full day in Moscow. After waking up from an afternoon nap, I set off for the Museum of the Great Patriotic War. Within the immense museum are many solemn exhibits detailing the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany: a gallery of books containing the names of the 25 million Soviet war dead, an impeccably detailed, lifesize recreation of the Battle of Berlin and multiple murals that capture the horror of war from the perspective of soldiers and civilians alike. By the time I left the museum, I needed a beer and some traditional Russian cuisine.

On the menu that night were pelmeni (the best Russian food to pair with beer!) at Lepim I Varim. A waitress wearing a T-shirt that proclaimed “Make Pelmeni Great Again!” rang up my order. The fresh, piping-hot lamb and cilantro-stuffed dumplings arrived at my table less than five minutes later. Accompanying this excellent meal was an American Style IPA courtesy of Jaws Brewery. The beer caught my eye for the psychedelic design on the bottle. As you’ll see again with the next beer, I’m a sucker for flashy labels. Unfortunately, the beer did not live up to its counter-culture advertising. Again, there just wasn’t a lot going on with the taste. Light on the bitterness, not much mouthfeel, not much anything. But it was a good beer to pair with pelmeni, as the flavor, what there was of it, didn’t overpower the dumplings. The only surprise was that the taste didn’t suggest anything near 7 percent ABV. However, I didn’t doubt that fact an hour later when I nearly dozed off during the metro ride back to my hotel. Jet lag and alcohol made for a sleepy combination. Verdict: The beer is a square in hippie’s clothing. Also, I’m a lightweight. Saturday, May 5 Beer: Rizhaya Sonya Ginger IPA Brewery: One Ton Brewery ABV: 6.2 percent It took three days, but I finally visited the real Russia on Saturday morning when I traveled to the Central Air Force Museum in Monino. During the hour-anda-half commuter train ride, local entrepreneurs walked between train cars, hawking everything from knives to umbrellas. Just take a moment to imagine what would happen if a guy started waving around a knife on a SMART train. Arriving in Monino, I walked a mile among crumbling apartment blocks before reaching one of the largest outdoor aviation museums in the world. I giddily snapped pictures of MiGs, Ilyushins and Tupolevs. It was a blast getting to see all those Cold War–era fighter

jets and passenger planes, but by the time I returned to Moscow around 2pm I was hungry and, more importantly, thirsty for beer. Rizhaya Sonya Ginger IPA’s label depicts a grinning ginger lass brandishing a Medieval mace wrapped around a bazooka. Like the old warplanes I had seen that morning, it has an industrial vibe, so I had a bottle with lunch. The beer was an acceptable complement to the food, but didn’t deliver on the promise of ginger. It was there, but only slightly, as if the brewer had thrown a single hand of ginger into the tank at the last minute. Honestly, the beer would have been better without it. Verdict: Sorry, fellas, but she’s not a natural redhead.

Do you enjoy the kitsch of a ’90s Applebee’s, the nostalgia of a ’50s diner and the Soviet Union? If so, then Varenichnaya No. 1 is the restaurant for you! The chain appeals to Russian adults who grew up in the late ’70s-early ’80s and now pine for the era’s simple comfort food. Surrounded by knick-knacks that included an old Soviet radio and television, I ordered a Sibirskaya (Siberian Crown) unfiltered lager and two pastry shells stuffed with minced lamb. Sibirskaya has an interesting American connection. A couple of years ago, some company reps pulled up to actor David Duchovny’s house in a dumptruck full of rubles and convinced him to star in a two-minute commercial where he extolled the virtues of being Russian. To its credit, the ad boasts the highest production value of any Russian propaganda film since the end of the Cold War. But like life in the Soviet Union under Brezhnev, the lager is stagnant. The beer’s only redeeming quality was that it cut the taste of my meal—the pastry shells exploded with grease the moment I cut into them. Verdict: David, you fool! You sold your soul for some ersatz Blue Moon!

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Wednesday, May 9 Beer: Boro-da Lager Premium Brewery: Daka Brewery ABV: 7 percent To quote George Bluth from Arrested Development, “There’s a good chance I may have committed some light treason” when BETTER THAN PRETZELS Cured and pickled I wore the Ribbon of St. fish go well with beer—at least in Russia. George during the Victory Day festivities Tuesday, May 8 on May 9. To patriotic Russians, Beer: Black Currant and Victory Day is like the Fourth of Raspberry Berliner Weisse July, the Super Bowl, Brewery: Bakunin Thanksgiving and St. Patrick’s Day ABV: 4.5 percent all rolled into one. Who says you can’t pay your respects to the past If I was going to write an article while eating, drinking and partying about Russian beer, I had to yourself into utter oblivion? consult with an expert in the field. In the morning I witnessed a On Tuesday night, I took part in a military flyover near the Kremlin bar-hopping escapade organized that climaxed with fighter jets by a local tour company. My guide streaming the colors of the for the evening was Anna, partRussian flag over the city center. time tour guide, English tutor After finding a bar with and, interestingly enough, former an empty seat, I ordered a confectioner. The other members Boro-da Premium Lager. From of the tour were a pair of Austrian appearances alone, it looked like a nurses taking a break from their refreshing, malty beer, and for the jobs and small-town life. The most part, it was. Taking my first three bars we visited that evening sip, though, I had to do a double were packed with Russian men take. I half-expected to find a and women who didn’t care if they handful of Werther’s Originals had a hangover in the morning. floating in my glass. To put it The next day was a national another way, if Starbucks ever holiday: Victory Day. plans to release a sugary-sweet Between bites of salted fish, Frappuccino beer, they know pickled fish and fried cheese, I which brewery to consult. sampled many unique beers that Verdict: “I got a Frap Pliny for adequately represented the malty Vlad ready at the bar!” to bitter spectrum. However, the black currant and raspberry specter is haunting Berliner Weisse was the most Russia—a specter of hops. memorable of the bunch. It poured IPAs are everywhere, dark purple and smelled of crushed and most rank as “good enough.” berries. The taste was slightly Russia’s best beers are those that sour, but not so much as the brewers have imbued with Russian River Brewing Company’s traditional Russian flavors. sour ale. It was a solid B+ beer. My fellow beer comrades, if you The only downside was that its should find yourself in Moscow, flavor would overpower anything St. Petersburg or somewhere in you might want to eat alongside the provinces, seek out these it—a problem, as Russians always unique beers over the IPAs and snack when they drink. watery, imitation lagers. And Verdict: Following in the whatever you do, avoid Sibirskaya footsteps of the real-life Mikhail like the pestilence it is. Bakunin, this fruity beer wages Nazdarovya! anarchy on bourgeoisie flavors.

P E TA L U M A The nonprofit organization Lifeschool empowers teens from all backgrounds through outdoor adventures that combine education and community building. This week, the school gets a boost from the community with the fundraising Adventure Film Festival, showcasing several short films that highlight the kind of world-traveling escapades Lifeschool engages in. With films about a young man biking across the Yukon tundra and a paraplegic who sets out to climb El Capitan in Yosemite, this fest celebrates 20 years of Lifeschool’s work on Friday, Sept. 21, at the Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. 7:30pm. $20. 707.775.6048.

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Tread On Me Located in the Santa Rosa Plaza and featuring downtown Santa Rosa’s largest outdoor drinking space, 2 Tread Brewing marks its first year of brews and bites with a day of bands and a full bar. Celebrate the craft brewer’s inaugural year to the tune of local acts Myles and Myles, Dan Martin & the Noma Rocksteady Band and Awesome Hotcakes while enjoying games, winning prizes and, of course, drinking plenty of beer. 2 Tread turns one on Saturday, Sept. 22, 1018 Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa. 1pm to 11pm. Free admission. 707.327.2822.

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The Good Life NEW STAR Cuban pianist Harold LópezNussa leads his jazz trio in a concert on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Paul Mahder Gallery in Healdsburg. See Concerts, p21.

A faculty member at New York University and an expert in sustainable development, William Powers does things that others only dream of. He’s lived off the grid in rural North Carolina, occupied a microapartment in New York City and recently built an adobe hut and organic orchard in Bolivia. That last experiment is the subject of his new book, Dispatches from the Sweet Life: One Family, Five Acres and a Community's Quest to Reinvent the World. Powers shares his sustainable mission when he appears for a reading on Saturday, Sept. 22, at Copperfield’s Books, 138 N. Main St., Sebastopol. 7pm. Free. 707.823.2618.

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everal dozen of Napa Valley’s most creative minds open their doors to the public for the 31st annual Open Studios Napa Valley self-guided art tours Sept. 22–23 and Sept. 29–30. The popular event is the highlight of the Art Association Napa Valley, a nonprofit organization that provides

funding, marketing and exhibiting opportunities to over a hundred member artists in the county. Along with the association’s co-operative Art Gallery Napa Valley, the annual open studio tour is art lovers’ best chance to see works from local masters, buy art directly from the source and peer into the minds of each the 64 exhibiting artists. “Napa Valley seems to be a very picturesque surrounding for many artists to live in,” says

Open Studios Napa Valley 2018 chairperson Lis MacDonald. “But not every artist does grape leaves and wine bottles. We have all sorts of different artists. We have furniture makers, we have potters, ceramicists, painters, people who make silk scarves.” MacDonald knows each participant in the open studios tour by name, and is an artist herself, specializing in watercolor and recently working with colorful alcohol inks, which she

tilts onto synthetic Yupo paper to create vivid abstract pieces. With 14 new artists contributing to this year’s tour, MacDonald is especially excited for people to see what Napa Valley has to offer. She also points out that the Tubbs and Atlas fires of last October affected several returning artists, who will be showing new works created in the aftermath of that experience. “We had a number of artists that lost everything,” says MacDonald. “But they’ve made new work and are still participating.” Those artists include Calistogabased landscape painter Karen Lynn Ingalls, who lost her barn studio in the Tubbs fire, and award-winning artists Edmund Ian Grant and Kristi Rene, whose home on Soda Canyon Road in Napa served as studio and gallery space until the couple fled from the Atlas fire. “They barely escaped with their lives,” MacDonald says. Visitors can see these artists in locations like the Calistoga Art Center, which will have five artists exhibiting, and Markham Vineyards in St. Helena, hosting four artists this year. Maps and other information can be found in the Open Studios Napa Valley catalogue, available in print throughout the region and online. Next month, Jessel Gallery continues to support Napa Valley art with a one-year wildfire anniversary show, “From the HeART,” dedicated to and featuring local artists affected by the October 2017 wildfires. Open Studios Napa Valley takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22–23 and 29–30, at various venues. 10am to 5pm each day. Free. Info and maps at artnv.org.

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preckels Theatre Company opens its season with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Simon Stephens’ adaptation of Mark Haddon’s 2003 novel about a boy with “behavioral difficulties” took England and Broadway by storm and earned multiple awards on both continents.

Christopher (Elijah Pinkham) is a 15-year-old boy with an unspecified behavioral condition, which some have read as autism or Asperger’s, living with his father in Swindon, England. He discovers that a neighbor’s dog has been killed and, to his father’s consternation, decides to investigate. That investigation leads to another mystery that

If you’re only going to see one “five British women of varying ages, socio-economic statuses and body types bonding over pole dancing” play in your lifetime, might as well make it Dave Simpson’s Naked Truth. A big hit in England, director Argo Thompson imports it to the North Bay for its U.S. premiere at Left Edge Theatre. Its story of five disparate individuals brought together with the goal of putting on a charity show is hardly original and its characters are pretty stock (the shy one, the bawdy one, the snobby one, etc.), but it’s well-acted and the five performers (Angela Squire, Bonnie Jean Shelton, Katie Kelley, Anabel Pimentel, Serena Elize Flores) and their instructor (Heather Danielle) have chemistry. Once you get past the accents, there’ll be two hours of laughs and tears as the ladies deal with selfimage and relationship issues, sex talk, ill health and betrayal. Will all conflicts be resolved in time to put on the big charity pole dance?

‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ runs through Sept. 30 at Spreckels Performing Arts Center. 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. Times and dates vary. $16–$26. 707.588.3400. spreckelsonline.com. ‘The Naked Truth’ runs through Sept. 30 at Left Edge Theatre. 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. Times and dates vary. $25–$40. 707.546.3600. leftedgetheatre.com.

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This month, O’Neil and his band set a new course in their Americana adventures with the release of the group’s sophomore album, All Hands on Deck, O’Neil’s most soulful music to date. The Timothy O’Neil Band play off the new record at a release show on Sept. 22 at the Big Easy in Petaluma. Growing up in Southern California with a folk-singer mother, O’Neil was playing guitar and piano by the age of six. “Music was always ingrained in me,” he

says. “Not forced on me—I just always wanted it.” His first concert was Santana and the Rolling Stones, which cemented his love of live music, and he played in punk bands in his hometown of Temecula. O’Neil got his first taste of the North Bay 15 years ago when he visited the Sonoma State University campus out of high school. Graduating from SSU in 2008, he fell in love with the region and has been a fixture on the local scene ever since, releasing his first solo album, Hangovers and Hospitals, at age 25 and performing regularly around Sonoma County. That’s how he met and began playing with longtime North Bay musician (and now New Orleans resident) Frankie Boots. “We started getting out of the garage and started touring,” O’Neil says. “That whet my chops in terms of gigging, booking and gaining a new respect for being a bandleader and not just a guy with a voice.” Forming the Timothy O’Neil Band five years back, O’Neil’s music is a combination of steampunk anthems and blue-collar folk ballads, andAll Hands on Deck is a culmination of those ideals, with imaginative songs about sailing the high seas, and personal odes to trekking across the country and making memories along the way. “I feel like a lot of my other records are about struggling, heartbreak and hardships of life,” says O’Neil. “This record is much more about the positivity of traveling, camaraderie, brotherhood and experiences both negative and positive that end up shaping you.” Joined by bassist Brian Crites, mandolinist Tony Gibson and banjo player Eric “Sweden” Harriman, the band is much more, as O’Neil makes clear, than the name implies. “This album would not be anything without Brian, Tony and Sweden,” O’Neil says. “Those guys are my family.” Timothy O’Neil Band plays Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 8pm. $10. 707.776.7163.

Concerts Clubs & SONOMA COUNTY Venues The Harold LópezNussa Trio Healdsburg Jazz Festival presents a concert with one of Cuba’s most acclaimed emerging musical stars. Sep 26, 7pm. $30. Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.473.9150.

Tower of Power Oakland R&B legends perform as part of their 50th anniversary tour, with special guests Average White Band opening. Sep 22, 7:30pm. $25 and up. Green Music Center Weill Hall, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040.

MARIN COUNTY San Rafael Porchfest Inaugural event features six blocks of musical performances on front porches throughout the Gerstle Park neighborhood. Sep 23, 12pm. Free. Gerstle Park, San Rafael Ave, San Rafael, sanrafaelporchfest.com.

Sweetwater in the Sun Mill Valley venue heads to the park for inaugural fest featuring co-owner and Grateful Dead alum Bob Weir with Steve Kimock, Skiffle Players, Eric Krasno and many others. Sep 23, 12pm. $85$120; kids 12 and under are $35. Stafford Lake Park, 3549 Novato Blvd, Novato.

NAPA COUNTY Robben Ford Guitar virtuoso combines artful blues songwriting and stunning instrumental talent. Sep 22, 8pm. $35-$55. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Shovels & Rope South Carolina duo of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst play stomping Americana rockers and delicate acoustic-based numbers, with local favorites Royal Jelly Jive opening. Sep 20, 8pm. $30. JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.

SONOMA COUNTY 2 Tread Brewing Company

Sep 21, Ricky Ray Band. Sep 22, 1pm, 2 Tread Brewing 1-Year Anniversary. 1018 Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa. 707.327.2822.

A’Roma Roasters

Sep 21, Dawn Angelosante and Tony Gibson. Sep 22, Collaboration with David Scott. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.576.7765.

Aqus Cafe

Sep 19, La Guinguette. Sep 20, Bob & Brandon. Sep 22, Jesse Kincaid Band. Sep 23, 2pm, Alan Early. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Bear Republic Brew Company Lakeside

Sep 23, 4pm, Un AmOur Band. 5000 Roberts Lake Rd, Rohnert Park. 707.585.2722.

The Big Easy

Sep 19, Rockville Roadkill Big Band. Sep 20, Two Lions. Sep 21, Sharlet Crooks. Sep 22, Timothy O’Neil Band album release show with Stella Heath. Sep 23, Zaragoza. Sep 26, Wednesday Night Big Band. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.7163.

Elephant in the Room

Sep 19, Chala. Sep 20, Marshall House Project. Sep 21, Tony Presti Band. Sep 22, Levi Lloyd and compnay. Sep 23, 6pm, Zander Valley Quintet featuring Paul Schneider. 177-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. elephantintheroompub.com.

First Presbyterian Church of Petaluma

Sep 23, 3:30pm, “Dance for Humanity” benefit for Doctors Without Borders featuring Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble. 939 B St, Petaluma. danceforhumanity. brownpapertickets.com.

Flamingo Lounge

Sep 21, Stax City. Sep 22, Super Cool Thangs. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Geyserville Gun Club Bar & Lounge Sep 22, Two Lions. 21025 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville. 707.814.0036.

Healdsburg Plaza

Sep 25, Tuesdays in the Plaza with New Skye. 217 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.431.3301.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Sep 20, Dusty Green Bones Band. Sep 21, Last Day of Summer Party with Un AmOur Band and Midnight Sun. Sep 24, Young Fyah. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

Sep 21, Static & Surrender. Sep 22, Chime Travelers. Sep 23, 1pm, Smorgy. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

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Sep 20, 5pm, Duarte. 21301 Heron Dr, Bodega Bay. 707.875.3513.

Sep 22, Adam Schulman Trio. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

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Sep 22-23, Sonoma Harvest Music Festival. Sold-out. 15000 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen. 707.938.4064.

Brewsters Beer Garden Sep 20, the Wildcat Mountain Ramblers. Sep 21, Michael Capella Band. Sep 22, 1pm, Oktoberfest party with Big Lou’s Polka Casserole. Sep 23, 3pm, Matt Bolton. 229 Water St N, Petaluma. 707.981.8330.

Cellars of Sonoma

Sep 21, 4pm, Emily Hamilton. Sep 23, 2pm, Ricky Alan Ray. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg. 707.578.1826.

Crooked Goat Brewing Sep 22, 3pm, Craig Corona.

Sep 19, the Budrows. Sep 20, Le Hot Club. Sep 21, Z & the Benders. Sep 22, the RevTones. Sep 23, Swoop Unit. Sep 26, Gypsy Trio. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Sep 20, Norah Jones. Sold-out. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Main Street Bistro

Sep 21, the Fargo Brothers. Sep 22, Bad Ass Boots. Sep 23, Memory Lane. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

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Sep 20, 5:30pm, Unauthorized Rolling Stones. Sep 22, 12pm, Pop Rocks. Sep 23, 1pm, Vernelle Anders and the Michael Brandeburg Jazz Trio. 911 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.545.3844.

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Red Brick

Sep 20, Joe Kelner Quartet. Sep 21, Rhythmtown Jive Tet. Sep 22, the Rhythm Drivers. Sep 23, Dorian Mode. 101 Second St, Petaluma. 707.765.4567.

Redwood Cafe

Sep 20, Patrick Sweany. Sep 21, the Aces and HUGElarge. Sep 22, Rowan Brothers. Sep 23, Irish jam session. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.

Rio Nido Roadhouse

Sep 22, Big Brother & the Holding Company with THUGZ. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.

Sebastopol Community Center Sep 23, True Blues with Corey Harris and Guy Davis. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.823.1511.

Sonoma Speakeasy

Wed, Acrosonics. Sep 20, Plan Be. Sep 21, Atomic Cocktail. Sep 22, Loralee Christensen Combo. Sep 23, Sonoma blues jam. Sep 25, R&B and Zydeco night. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.

The Star

Sep 23, Coyote Slim. Sep 24, super emotional singersongwriter showcase. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.634.6390.

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Whiskey Tip

Sep 20, open turntables with Cera Sera. Sep 21, Skunk Funk. Sep 22, Family Room silent disco. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.

MARIN COUNTY Fenix

Sep 20, Alpha Rhythm Kings. Sep 21, Harvey Mandell. Sep 22, Soul Revue. Sep 23, the Bonafides. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

George’s Nightclub

Sep 21, Aries Show. Sep 22, DJ Alex. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

HopMonk Novato

Sep 20, Paula Boggs Band. Sep 23, Joe Purdy and Garrison Starr. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery

Sep 19, Jonathan Warren & the Billy Goats. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

Marin Country Mart

Sep 21, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with Jon Krosnik and Charged Particles. Sep 23, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with Moonlight Rodeo. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700.

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Sep 21, the RevTones with Los High Tops. Sep 22, SunHunter. Sep 23, Jon Chi and friends. Sep 26, Frankie Bourne Band. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

Sweetwater Music Hall

Sep 20, Jon Cleary Trio. Sep 21, Julian Lage Trio. Sep 23, Martin Sexton. Sold-out. Sep 24, Hiss Golden Messenger. Sep 26, John Doe Folk Trio. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads

Sep 19, Colonel & the Mermaids. Sep 20, acoustic evening with Tim Bluhm and Scott Law. Sep 21, Top 40 Friday. Sep 22, Garcia Birthday Band. Sep 23, Holly Bowling. Sep 24, Grateful Monday. Sep 25, Victoria George Band. Sep 26, Grant Farm. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

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Sep 19, Vince Costanza. Sep 22, Michelle Lambert. Sep 26, Benny Bassett. 1450 First St, Napa. 707.687.1234.

Beringer Vineyards

Sep 22, 11am, Carlos Herrera Trio. 2000 Main St, St Helena, 866.708.9463.

Blue Note Napa

Sep 19, Katie Thiroux. Sep 20, Mordy Ferber Quartet. Sep 2122, Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton. Sep 25, the Smart Fellers. Sep 26, Homenaje. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.

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Sep 21, Latin Nights with DJ Jose Miguel. Sep 22, Mike Annuzzi. 1141 First St, Napa. 707.224.6664.

Deco Lounge at Capp Heritage Vineyards Sep 22, Leigh Guest. 1245 First St, Napa. 707.254.1922.

Fairwinds Estate Winery

Sep 22, 1pm, Rhythm Method 4. 4550 Silverado Trail N, Calistoga, 877.840.6530.

Goose & Gander

Sep 23, 5pm, San Geronimo. 1245 Spring St, St Helena. 707.967.8779.

JaM Cellars

Sep 20, Tim Marconett. Sep 21, Mosaics. 1460 First St, Napa. 707.265.7577.

Priest Ranch Tasting Room

Sep 20, 6pm, Full Chizel. 6490 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.8200.

River Terrace Inn

Sep 20, Nate Lopez. Sep 21, Brian Coutch. Sep 22, Amber Snider. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa. 707.320.9000.

Silo’s

Sep 20, Rhinestone with Andrew Kahrs. Sep 21, Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums with Miss Carmen Getit. Sep 22, Orleans. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

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Charles M Schulz Museum

Sep 22-Mar 10, “Then Came the Dog,” new exhibition simultaneously traces “Peanuts” creator Charles Schulz’s life-long love for dogs and Snoopy’s life-long love for himself. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.

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Sep 23-30, “Robert Benson Solo Show,” the Sonoma County watercolor artist presents his latest works. Reception, Sep 23 at 11am. 3100 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol. Daily, 10am to 4:30pm. 707.827.3600.

Fulton Crossing

Sep 21-30, “Donna McGinnis: Two Views,” studio’s featured artist paints in the landscape and abstract genres. Reception, Sep 21 at 5pm. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

Glaser Center

Sep 21-30, “Parched, Drenched & Scorched,” an exhibit of text by Jonah Raskin and photos by Karen Preuss looks at drought, flooding and fire. Reception, Sept 21 at 7pm. 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.568.5381.

Tuesdays, 6:30pm, Introduction to Flamenco. 189 H St, Petaluma 707.778.6060.

Flamingo Lounge

Sep 19, LGBTQ & Friends Video Dance Party. Sep 23, Sunday night salsa. Sep 25, Tuesday night kizomba. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa 707.545.8530.

Hermann Sons Hall

Mon, Sep 24, 7pm, International Folk Dancing, classes with Carol Friedman include folk dances from all over the world. $7; $85 full session. 860 Western Ave, Petaluma 707.762.9962.

Sebastopol Grange Hall

Sep 23, 8pm, Diamantes de Color, an evening of Flamenco from Seattle-based dancer Savannah Fuentes. $7-$22; $34 VIP, savannahf.com. 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

Events Accessible Tours Day

Schulz Museum hosts tours for for deaf, hard of hearing and low vision visitors. Sep 23. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.

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River Friends of the Library host this annual fundraiser. Sep 19-22. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9004.

San Francisco Comedy Competition Semi-Finals

Cloverdale Performing Arts Center Fundraising Party

See the comedy stars of tomorrow competing for their chance at fame and fortune in the 43rd annual competition. Sep 22, 8pm. $46. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Selene Luna

Laugh Cellar co-hosts an evening of standup comedy from the trail-blazing little person who, at 3’10”, is a small package with very big presence. Sep 22, 5pm. $28. Flamingo Lounge, 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

A line-up of Bay Area comedians, local musicians, small bites, beer and wine, raffle, silent auctions and more commence in the annual gala. Sep 22, 5pm. $75. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.829.2214.

Fall Plant Sale at Quarryhill

Over 130 species of trees, shrubs and perennials are available. Sep 22, 9am. Quarryhill Botanical Gardens, 12841 Hwy 12, Glen Ellen. 707.996.3166.

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Find out about all the upcoming classes and workshops being offered through the season. Sep 19, 4pm. Free. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

Open Studios Napa Valley

Artists open their doors for this annual event, where selfguided tours around Napa Valley let you discover new and exciting art. Maps and info online. Sep 22-23. Free. Napa Artists’ Studios, various locations, Napa, artnv.org.

Roller Derby

Resurrection Roller Girls and Quad City Derby Bombshells go head-to-head in a rolling bout of action. Sep 22, 7pm. $5-$12. Cal Skate, 6100 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park.

Sonoma County Black Youth Summit

Sonoma State University Black Student Union and Sonoma County Black Forum host a day of coding, college and career workshops and more for students grades 9 to 12. Sep 22, 8am. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, sonomacountyblackforum. weebly.com.

Sonoma County Heart Walk

American Heart Association’s walk encourages healthy habits while raising funds to support research and education efforts to fight heart disease. Sep 23, 8am. Free. Howarth Park, 630 Summerfield Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3425.

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Spirit of SRJC Picnic

Join the SRJC community in it’s yearlong 100th anniversary celebration for an old-fashioned picnic with antique car show, photo booth, barbecue, birthday cake and more. Sep 22, 11am. Free. Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 1.800.564.SRJC.

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Field Trips Medicinal Plant Walk

Author and Chinese herb grower Peg Schafer and Chinese medicine practitioner Sean Fannin lead an informative stroll. Sep 23, 10am. $20. Quarryhill Botanical Gardens, 12841 Hwy 12, Glen Ellen. 707.996.3166.

SUP 101 Wohler Bridge Tour

Stand Up Paddle tour travels along one of the most secluded areas of the scenic Russian River. Sun, Sep 23, 9am. $79. Wohler Bridge, Wohler and Westside roads, Forestville.

Water Bark

Dogs can romp and play off-leash in the swimming lagoon. Through Sep 23, 9am. $5/$30 season pass. Spring Lake Park, 391 Violetti Dr, Santa Rosa, 2018waterbark. brownpapertickets.com.

Film Adventure Film Festival

Several exciting short films screen, benefiting Lifeschool. Sep 21, 7:30pm. $20. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048.

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Film series blends art, history, psychology and more to explore three films about eldership. Sep 21, 1:30pm. $75. Vintage House, 264 First St E, Sonoma. cinemaandpsyche.com.

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Undead prom dates and deadly snails pair well when campy ‘80s horror favorites “Night of the Creeps” and “Slugs” screen together. Sep 20, 7pm. $10. Third Street Cinema Six, 620 Third St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.8770.

Family Friendly Films at the Rio

Monthly series screens “Toy

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Family Vineyards pairs wine with a multi-course gourmet feast prepared by chef Donald Young. Sep 22, 6pm. $272. Napa Valley Wine Train, 1275 McKinstry St, Napa. 800.427.4124.

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David Lynch’s Cannes-winning road movie “Wild at Heart” screens with pre-show lecture and post-show discussion. Sep 26, 6pm. $5-$6; $45 season pass. Carole L Ellis Auditorium, SRJC Petaluma Campus, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma, petalumafilmalliance.org.

A River’s Last Chance

Director Shane Anderson joins the audience for a screening of his environmental documentary. Head to Trading Post for dinner after the movie and a portion of your bill will be donated to CalTrout. Sep 20, 6pm. Clover Theater, 121 East First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.6347.

Food & Drink Beer Garden at CIA Copia

Brews, bites and bands come together with special guest Seismic Brewing Company and music from Ordinary Sons. Sep 23, 1pm. Free admission. CIA at Copia, 500 First St, Napa. 707.967.2530.

Cooking by Heart

Author Jessica Battilana presents a handful of simple, stunning recipes in a hands-on class. Sep 22, 11am. $75-$90. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

Landmark’s Lobster Feed

Landmark’s single vineyard Chardonnay is paired with lobster and more in the courtyard. Sep 21, 6pm. $125. Landmark Vineyards, 101 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.0216.

Mary Poppins Etiquette Tea

Special guest Mary Poppins offers tea and entertainment for all ages. Reservations are required. Sep 23, 12pm. $50. Tudor Rose English Tea Room, 733 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.535.2045.

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Dine al fresco on a Tuscan terrace and enjoy a familystyle meal. Space is limited. Thurs, Sep 20, 5:30pm. $30. Seghesio Family Vineyards, 700 Grove St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3579.

Sonoma County Wine Auction Many exquisite wines are available in this signature fundraising event that also boasts local celebrity chefs and honored guests. Sep 22, 1pm. La Crema Estate at Saralee’s Vineyard, 3575 Slusser Rd, Windsor. sonomacountywineauction.com.

For Kids Family Fun Night Children’s Museum stays open until 7pm with interactive exhibits and pizza. Fri, Sep 21. $12. Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, 1835 W Steele Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.546.4069.

Kid’s Night at the Museum Drop your kids off for afterhours fun, including pizza, games, art and crafts. Advance reservations required. Sep 22, 5pm. $25-$32. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.

Museum Mondays Meet and greet real live working dogs from Canine Companions for Independence and enjoy stories, crafts and fun for preschoolers. Sep 24, 10am. $5. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.

Lectures Can We Crack the Cancer Code? Medical oncologist Dr Eric Collisson discusses genetic sequencing and how it can influence cancer treatments. Sep 25, 7:30pm. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.9779.

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Apiarist Michael Thiele discusses the natural behaviors of honeybees and beekeeping strategies that value their well-being. Sep 23, 1pm. $15. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

Rise Up

North Bay Jobs with Justice discuss topics related to today’s labor movement. Sep 24, 7pm. donations welcome. Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.575.8902.

Streaming Simplified: Easier Access and Better Sound

Gain a better understanding of music and media streaming with an interactive educational session led by industry veteran Steven Lester. Sep 20, 5:30pm. Free. Lavish HiFi, 1044 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.595.2020.

What Is Spiritual Freedom?

Discussion covers freedom of expression, religious freedom, economic freedom, political freedom, social freedoms like the freedom to marry and more. Sep 20, 7:30pm. $5. Many Rivers Books & Tea, 130 S Main St, Sebastopol. 707.829.8871.

Readings Carole L Ellis Auditorium

Sep 19, 3pm, “On the Other Side of Freedom” with DeRay McKesson, co-hosted by Copperfield’s Books. $40 for two, plus book. SRJC Petaluma Campus, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma.

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Sep 22, 10:30am, “Boats on the Bay” with Jeanne Walker Harvey. 610 First St, Shop 4, Napa. 707.726.6575.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Sep 23, 3pm, “Petaluma Slough” with Ken Nugent. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental 707.874.9392.

Sep 19, 4pm, “Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker” with Shelley Johannes. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Readers’ Books

Sep 20, 7pm, “Pause Breathe Smile” with Gary Gach. Sep 22, 1:30pm, “Never Parted: A Brother’s Loving Teachings from the Afterlife” with Terri Lynn Segal. 130 E Napa St, Sonoma 707.939.1779.

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Sep 22, 7pm, “Lost Carousel of Provence” and “Daisy Children” with Juliet Blackwell and Sofia Grant. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

This stage adaptation of the novel about a teenage detective solving a neighborhood crime is alternately funny, enthralling, heart-wrenching and triumphant. Through Sep 30. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400.

Guys & Dolls

The broadway classic opens 6th St Playhouse’s season with high-stakes fun. Through Oct 7. $25-$35. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

Into the Woods

Sep 22, 7pm, “Dispatches from the Sweet Life” with William Powers. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

One of Stephen Sondheim’s most popular musicals opens the 2018-19 season at Napa’s Lucky Penny Productions. Through Sep 23. $30-$40. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa. 707.266.6305.

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Sep 20, 6:30pm, “Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win” with Jo Piazza, includes winetasting. 102 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.2393.

The White Barn

Sep 22, 8pm and Sep 23, 3pm, Readers Theatre, actors reading scripts onstage premiere two one-act plays. $25. 2727 Sulphur Springs Ave, St Helena 707.987.8225.

Theater As You Like It

Shakespeare Napa Valley presents an interactive and family friendly adaptation of the comedy that plucks at the heartstrings and tickles the funny bone. Sep 21-23, 7pm. Free admission. CIA at Copia, 500 First St, Napa. 707.967.2530.

Cabaret

Cinnabar Theater opens their 2018-19 season with the infamous musical set in a pre-WWII Germany nighhtclub. Through Sep 23. $25-$40. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.

A Chorus Line

Classic musical is for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put everything on the line to make it come true. Through Sep 30. $18-$30. Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato. 415.883.4498.

Left Edge Theater opens their season with the uplifting comedy about five women struggling to conquer pole dancing for a breast cancer charity fundraiser. Through Sep 30. $25-$40. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Tapas Short Play Festival

Pegasus Theater Company performs a collection of 10-minute plays written by Northern California playwrights. Sep 21-Oct 7. $15$18. Mt Jackson Masonic Hall, 14040 Church St, Guerneville. 800.838.3006.

Time Stands Still/ Church & State

Raven Players’ mini-rep presents two contemporary plays about complex issues we face in these tumultuous times; performed on alternate days. Sep 20-Oct 7. $10-$25. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3145.

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his is a story about Dave. That’s not his real name, but his story is real enough for the many small-time cannabis growers in California feeling the shakeout wrought by legalization.

For years, Dave worked as an illicit cannabis grower. He grew pot at several Sonoma County outdoor locations. When I first met him, life seemed good. He provided a good living for his wife and kids. He had new cars and a growing collection of customshaped surfboards in his shed. Then came legalization. He hired an attorney to help him comply with California’s new laws. He opened a new, above-board business. But he struggled. Prices were falling and the cost of compliance was rising, and so was the competition. Dave tried one business plan after another, but the ground had shifted. “Work here in the legal realm is not materializing in a way that I need it to, especially salary-wise,”

he says. “I had one prospective job here, but nothing is really opening up for months because of the laws.” Finally, Dave found a good job with a cannabis company. The only rub: it was across the country. Dave faced a difficult decision, but in the end he thought it was the best for his family, who stayed behind while he migrated east for work. One might say, “A pot grower has to find a real job like the rest of us? Boo-hoo. Suck it up.” But Dave’s story is not unique. The collective impact has the potential for great socio-economic disruption, given the size of Northern California’s cannabis industry and how many people depend on it, directly or indirectly. Last year in Sonoma County, there were an estimated 9,000 cannabis growers and another 12,000 in the industry at large. That number is surely smaller now, and so are the economic benefits those workers contribute to the local economy. Formerly bustling Emerald Triangle towns like Laytonville in Mendocino County are beginning to resemble ghost towns, with shuttered businesses and empty storefronts. In spite of their conditional support for legalization, many Northern California growers foresaw this economic disruption and pleaded with regulators to lower the costs of compliance and keep the heavyweight newcomers at bay. Because of the high costs, very few growers came out of the shadows to go legit. As predicted, Big Pot is only too happy to fill the void. One encouraging development is the rise of cannabis cooperatives. Hezekiah Allen just announced his resignation as executive director of the California Growers Alliance trade group. He will now serve as chair of the Emerald Grown coop, where he’ll focus on business development for small-scale Northern California growers like Dave fighting for their economic lives and the future of their cannabisdependent communities.

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GEMINI (May 21–June 20) In one sense, a “patron saint” is a Catholic saint who is a heavenly advocate for a person, group, activity, thing or place. St. Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, for instance. St. Francis of Assisi is the guardian of animal welfare, and St. Kentigern is the protector against verbal abusers. “Patron saint” may also be invoked poetically to refer to a person who serves as a special guide or influence. For example, in one of his short stories, Nathaniel Hawthorne refers to a veteran nurse as “the patron saint of young physicians.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to fantasize about persons, groups, activities, things or places for whom you might be the patron saint. To spur your imagination, here are some appropriate possibilities. You could be the patron saint of the breeze at dawn; of freshly picked figs; of singing humorous love songs in the sunlight; of unpredictable romantic adventures; of life-changing epiphanies while hiking in nature; of soul-stirring music. CANCER (June 21–July 22) In August 1933, author Virginia Woolf wrote a critical note to her friend, the composer Ethel Smyth, lamenting her lack of emotional subtlety. “For you,” Woolf told Smyth, “either things are black, or they’re white; either they’re sobs or shouts—whereas, I always glide from semi-tone to semi-tone.” In the coming weeks, fellow Cancerian, you may encounter people who act like Smyth. But it will be your sacred duty, both to yourself and to life, to remain loyal and faithful to the rich complexity of your feelings. LEO (July 23–August 22) “People think of education as something they can finish,” said writer and scientist Isaac Asimov, who wrote or edited over 500 books. His point was that we’re wise to be excited about learning new lessons as long as we’re on this earth. To cultivate maximum vitality, we should always be engaged in the processes of absorbing new knowledge and mastering new skills and deepening our understanding. Does that sound appealing to you, Leo? I hope so, especially in the coming weeks, when you will have an enhanced ability to see the big picture of your future needs for education. VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Virgo businessman Warren Buffet is among the top five wealthiest people on the planet. In an average year, his company Berkshire Hathaway adds $36 billion to its already swollen coffers. But in 2017, thanks to the revision of the U.S. tax code by President Trump and his buddies, Buffet earned $65 billion—an increase of 83 percent over his usual haul. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re entering a yearlong phase when your financial chances could have a mild resemblance to Buffet’s 2017. I’m not predicting your earnings will increase by 83 percent. But 15 percent isn’t unreasonable. So start planning how you’ll do it! LIBRA (September 23–October 22) As he stepped up to use an ATM in a supermarket, a Scottish man named Colin Banks found £30 (about $40 U.S.) that the person who used the machine before him had

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SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

As you dive down into your soul’s depths in quest for renewal, remember this testimony from poet Scherezade Siobhan: “I want to dig out what is ancient in me, the mistaken-for-monster . . . and let it teach me how to be unafraid again.” Are you brave and brazen enough to do that yourself? It’s an excellent time to douse your fear by drawing wild power from the primal sources of your life. To earn the right to soar through the heights in November and December, delve as deep as you can in the coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) According to author Elizabeth Gilbert, here’s “the central question upon which all creative living hinges: do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?” When I read that thought, my first response was, why are the treasures hidden? Shouldn’t they be completely obvious? My second response was, why do you need courage to bring forth the treasures? Shouldn’t that be the easiest and most enjoyable task imaginable? Everything you just read is a perfect riddle for you to contemplate during the next 14 months, Sagittarius.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) A blogger named Sage Grace offers her readers a list of “cool things to call me besides cute.” They include dazzling, alluring, sublime, magnificent and exquisite. Is it OK if I apply those same adjectives to you, Capricorn? I’d like to add a few more, as well: resplendent, delightful, intriguing, magnetic and incandescent. I hope that in response you don’t flinch with humility or protest that you’re not worthy of such glorification. According to my astrological analysis, now is one of those times when you deserve extra appreciation for your idiosyncratic appeal and intelligence. Tell your allies and loved ones that I said so. Inform them, too, that giving you this treatment could help mobilize one of your half-asleep potentials. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) Many educated Americans and Europeans think of reincarnation as a loony delusion, even though it’s a cornerstone of spiritual belief for over 1.5 billion earthlings. I myself regard it as a hypothesis worthy of intelligent consideration, although I’d need hundreds of pages to explain my version of it. However you imagine it, Aquarius, you now have extra access to knowledge and skills and proclivities you possessed in what we might refer to as your “past lives”— especially in those past lives in which you were an explorer, maverick, outlaw or pioneer. I bet you’ll feel freer and more experimental than usual during the next four weeks. PISCES (February 19–March 20)

“When the winds of change blow,” says a Chinese proverb, “some people build walls while others build windmills.” Since the light breezes of change may soon evolve into brisk gusts of change in your vicinity, I wanted to bring this thought to your attention. Will you be more inclined to respond by constructing walls or windmills? I don’t think it would be foolish for you to favor the walls, but in the long run I suspect that windmills would serve you better.

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