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Thank You to all the muscians who have graced our stages! Aja Vu Angela Strehli Annie Sampson Austin deLone Avett Brothers Baguette Quartette Beso Negro Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys Bill Kirchen Billy Joe Shaver Billy Lee Lewis Bonnie Hayes Booker T. Jones Box Set Buck Nickels and Loose Change Buckwheat Zydeco Bud E. Luv Butch Hancock Butch Whacks and the Glass Packs Cafe R & B California Honeydrops Candye Kane Carlene Carter Carmen Getit Carolyn Wonderland Cate Brothers Band Charlie Musselwhite Chazz Cats Chris Cain Band Chrome Johnson Chuck Prophet Commander Cody
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What Is My Problem? Well, I could not have said it better than Russ Young did (Letters, Nov. 14). I live in Novato, and I drive a lot up to Petaluma and over to Sonoma each week, and I make every effort to obey the speed limits and rules of the road. However, what this seems to do is aggravate many of the other drivers out there. I seem to be always dealing with
tailgaters, and they always look at me as they pass on the right like, “What is your problem, stupid?” I guess I am, but it has become a real problem for me. Where is the California Highway Patrol these days? Think of the money it would bring in for them! I don’t have a good suggestion as to how to monitor this problem and survive, and I’m not sure if Russ’ idea is the answer. Anyone got a good thought?
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Privileged Drivers Let us hope that Mr. Russ Young’s skillfully presented overview of the nightmares of driving in the modern day was not overlooked. My claim is that the worst drivers in America are from California; the worst drivers in California are from the Bay Area; and the worst drivers in the Bay Area are from Marin. I work retail and observe acts of driving stupidity every day in the parking lot
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CRAIG J. CORSINI Sebastopol
The Fire Next Time Weeks after the anniversary of our own tragic fire, California is in flames again, while rebuilding in Fountaingrove continues at a record pace. We’ve had a year to find those responsible for that fire, name names, hold them accountable and make changes to prevent a recurrence. None of that has happened. The Fountaingrove area burned twice before last year’s disaster. It’s a wellknown tinder box, placed off limits in the general plan. Somehow, assorted supervisors, council members, mayors and other politicians ignored the rules. Knowing the history and the risks, they still allowed those multimillion dollar mansions to be built. Complicit were developers, real estate agents and insurers who got rich off that development. Did they make full disclosure to the future victims that the area would burn again? PG&E shares the blame, but we still need to ask, how did this happen, who signed off on it, and why? Why are the same types of homes being rebuilt using the same materials? Why are no regulations in place to minimize the damage from future fires? These are questions I’ve yet to see any public official or journalist raise. And I think I know why. There’s a lot of vested interest in that real estate, and a number of the elites who allowed those neighborhoods to be built now live there themselves. But not having the answers to these questions puts all of us at risk. Because next time, it may not stop there. Just ask the folks in Coffey Park.
MARK PAVLICHEK Sebastopol
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Story of Heroism Remembering Stan Lee, a fighter for tolerance BY ALEX T. RANDOLPH
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LINES OF AUTHORITY Mangled power lines in Santa Rosa, October 2017.
Paradise Glossed Why does PG&E get to decide when to turn off the power? BY TOM GOGOLA
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t’s been two weeks since the Camp fire broke out in Butte County, and the North Bay air is still filled with smoke from the catastrophic blaze that destroyed the town of Paradise.
Or was that the town of . . . Pleasure? President Trump couldn’t seem to get that fact straight when he showed up in California last week to implore
residents to break out the rakes, just like they do in Finland, to stop forest fires in their tracks. Smokey the Landscaper, anyone? The presidential visit last week is worth noting for its awkwardness. There was Trump, sandwiched between a bewildered-looking Gov. Jerry Brown, and Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, as the reality-show president bloviated about the fake news of climate change and blamed a lack of raking for the
cataclysmic fires that have taken dozens of lives and destroyed thousands of homes. Trump’s antics aside, serious people are now asking serious questions about how this latest round of devastation will play out for the Pacific Gas & Electric Company; press reports about the investor-owned utility have contemplated whether the Paradise fire will bankrupt the company, whose stocks have tumbled since the flames broke out on Nov. 8.
The official line from PG&E is that the cause of the fire is under investigation. “The cause of the fire has not been determined,” says PG&E spokeswoman Deanna Contreras, “so it is uncertain if we could be liable for any of the damages.” The utility filed a letter with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 11 indicating that, were it found liable for the Camp fire, it could lead to bankruptcy. That letter prompted news reports on the national wires speculating about whether this was the fire that would finally break the utility, and a follow-up round of stories seemed to assure investors, if not consumers, that bankruptcy was not afoot. (The company declared bankruptcy around the time of the great California brownouts of 2000–01.) As the Camp fire raged, California legislators, including State Sen. Jerry Hill, speculated that this year’s round of devastation could lead to the utility being broken up. But there’s another question for the utility, its regulators in the state and lawmakers as they re-engage on California’s “new abnormal” of climate-change-driven weather events that scorch the state on a routine basis: Should PG&E continue to make the decision about whether to keep the power on when wind conditions pose a significant threat of blowing tree limbs into live power lines? Should that decision be off-loaded to state officials? Will the question be taken up by lawmakers when they reconvene in Sacramento to figure out a fire-free path forward? It’s an open question that’s got a “third rail” political quality about it, insofar as decisions about de-energizing power lines are currently PG&E’s alone to make (it’s a private corporation and not a state-run utility). The de-energizing issue was brought into harsh relief on Nov. 8, when PG&E elected to not shut down the power in Butte County and other Northern California counties (including parts of Napa and Sonoma counties) after announcing that it was planning to do so. ) 10
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In a statement on Nov. 8, PG&E senior vice president of electric operations Patrick Hogan wrote to the company’s customers to thank them for their understanding “and for their actions in preparation of a possible Public Safety Power Shutoff [PSPS]. We know how much our customers rely on electric service, and we will only consider temporarily turning off power in the interest of safety and as a last resort during extreme weather conditions to reduce the risk of wildfire.” The Camp fire broke out on Nov. 8. As the cause of the fire is investigated, PG&E defends its decision to keep the power on. “Regarding the Public Safety Power Shutoff situation,” says Contreras, “beyond a Red Flag warning, there are a number of other factors PG&E considers when deciding to initiate a Public Safety Power Shutoff [PSPS]. These include strong winds, very low humidity levels, critically dry vegetation and onthe-ground observations by our
crews.” According to PG&E, “the forecasted conditions didn’t meet the criteria” to initiate a shutdown in Butte County. In fairness to utilities such as PG&E, they’re in a kind of “damned if they do, damned if they don’t” bind when it comes to decisions about shutting down the power. The utility was blasted by Lake County leaders and businesses in October when it pro-actively shut down the power to some 70,000 residents under high-wind Red Flag conditions. No fire broke out, but one liability question for PG&E is whether shutting down the power is in itself an acknowledgement of potential wrongdoing on its part. In other words, why shut down the power if the utility’s vegetation-clearance work, as claimed, is up to snuff? The current de-energizing protocols are part of the deeply controversial Senate Bill 901 from this year’s session, which aimed to compel PG&E to address the “new abnormal” while not driving the utility out of business
11 was given to customers and community representatives, the number and types of customers affected, the steps they took to restore power, and any other mitigation provided by the utility,” Prosper says. “The CPUC may assess de-energization events that occur, and may take enforcement actions if a utility’s actions were unreasonable.” The shutoff protocol is “an additional precautionary safety measure implemented following [2017’s] wildfires and is used under specific extreme weather conditions to further reduce the risk of wildfires,” says PG&E’s Contreras, “and is not deployed as a response to an active fire.” The de-energizing issue is complicated by the nature of the power lines being considered for de-energizing, and the intersection of oversight of those lines, Contreras explains. High-voltage transmission lines are not part of the PSPS program and are regulated by the feds through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and operated by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). Transmission lines operate at higher voltage than distribution lines, and outages impact a much larger number of customers, Contreras says via email. The CAISO does allow utilities to de-energize high-voltage transmission lines (those that operate at 115 kV or above)— for example, at the request of Cal Fire—but only through coordination with the utility. “In light of the potential public safety issues resulting from de-energizing higher-voltage transmission lines, including the potential to impact millions of people and create larger system stability issues for the grid,” Contreras writes, “PG&E has not extended the PSPS program to transmission lines that operate at 115 kV or above.” The question remains: Will lawmakers de-energize PG&E’s power to shut off the juice when the Red Flags start flying again next year?
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in the process by foisting all liability for wildfires onto it (and despite failures on PG&E’s part to adequately remove vegetation from around power lines). The utility was found liable for several of the fires that broke out in California in late 2017, including the catastrophic Tubbs fire that destroyed Coffey Park in Santa Rosa. Among PG&E’s highpowered friends in Sacramento is the lobbying organization Platinum Advisors, which was founded by Darius Anderson, a Sonoma County power broker who is also the founder of the nonprofit Rebuild Northbay. The Anderson-led nonprofit includes a PG&E employee on its board. The utility has been actively engaged in highly visible, subcontracted vegetationremoval work in the North Bay over the past few weeks. As currently regulated, PG&E’s actions around de-energizing power lines are only reviewed in the aftermath of a decision to shut the power down. The state of California has no role in making the de-energizing decision, says Terrie Prosper, director of the news and outreach office at the California Public Utilities Commission (whose past leadership has been charged with acting as a rubber-stamp agency for PG&E’s interests). Senate Bill 901 requires utilities such as PG&E to submit wildfire mitigation plans, Prosper notes; those plans are under review by the CPUC, as of Oct. 25. Under the current regulatory structure, the CPUC’s role is to investigate utilities’ decisions to de-energize power lines that distribute electricity to consumers; critically, the CPUC has no regulatory role in investigating a utility’s decision to not de-energize power lines. The CPUC’s role is not so much advisory as it is investigatory when it comes to de-energizing decisions. The utility is required to file a report within 10 days of the deenergizing event, says Prosper, “explaining their decision to shut off power, the notice that
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Dining DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT GHEE The ’80s hits wafting in just make all the well-slathered food at the Sherpa better.
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t’s a warm and smoky day in St. Helena, and Main Street is a-bustle with shoppers and hungry sub-sherpas fresh from the winding St. Helena Road, looking for a good lunch and sporting the latest in fashionable face masks. Paradise is ablaze with the Camp fire, everyone’s got bronchitis, and life goes on. The sun is shrouded in smoke but the day is otherwise lovely.
Me and the dog grab a table near the sidewalk on the outside courtyard at Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen and tune in to our noisy surroundings. The restaurant’s located in the St. Helena Plaza, right in the heart of the downtown commercial district; the plaza also hosts the St. Helena Bistro next door to the Sherpa, from whence the 1980s hits just keep on coming off the outdoor sound system and bleed into the Sherpa’s courtyard. “Don’t you forget about me,” I sing to my weird and hairless dog as the
friendly waitress drops off a menu and a water bowl for the pooch. “Hey, hey, hey, hey, oooooohh-ohhhhh,” I sing, upon a full investigation of the lunch specials menu by way of the accompanying Breakfast Club soundtrack. We scan the menu. There are tandooris and curries of a meaty and veggie variety, and all the expected items you’d find on a restaurant serving Indian and Nepalese food—pakoras and samosas, saag paneers and various vindaloos. It is said that the key
ST. HELEna to happiness is to always have something to look forward to—so next time I’m here, those momosteamed dumplings are at the top of the list of to-orders. But today, I settle on the tried and true, my Indian food go-to dish—the chicken tikka masala special, served here on a metal compartmentalized platter with buttery naan, a side of broccoli, rice peppered with peas and a wee bowl of cool lentil daal. Advertised as a “smooth creamy sauce,” the tikka masala delivers on the sentiment; it’s a super-buttery sauce with a tinge of curry spice and dotted with a generous portion of moist and organic chunks of chicken. The tikka masala appears to be engaged in an epic battle to outbutter the buttery naan, which is also quite buttery and tasty. Dipping the buttery naan into the buttery tikka masala, I’m reminded of the sacred cows of India. Would they approve of such richness? In a nod to local product, the Sherpa Kitchen also offers a few vegetarian and tofu-based tikka masalas, along with a salmonbased version. I’ll try the lamb next time I’m out this way. “Yo.” The dog was looking at me with those pleading eyes. “Well, dog, you’re not getting a sauce-soaked chunk of chicken, OK? It’s way too spicy for you.” “C’mon, man!” Those pleading eyes again. I relent. I pour a little water from my glass onto the metal tray and rinse the sauce off the last of the chicken, and feed it to the dog. And then, despite him egging me on, I resist the temptation to lick the metal tray dry of the last remnants of that rich and homey special sauce. Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen, 1148 Main St., St. Helena. 707.963.4439. Open every day for lunch and dinner except Tuesday.
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his is nice, I think as I follow fellow CampoVelo riders deeper into Pope Valley one crisp morning. But how much farther east are we going to ride along Pope Valley Road, a long and mostly flat, if scenic, route? That’s when I get turned onto Ink Grade Road. Specifically, it’s a left turn.
Outside of CampoVelo, a well-supported Gran Fondo that starts and finishes at Charles Krug Winery in April, the year-round starting line for your Ink Grade Road ride is Clif Family Winery’s Velo Vino tasting room in St.
Helena. Besides the winetasting bit, and the bruschetteria food truck for later, Velo Vino is a veritable candy store for Napa Valley cycling, with biking apparel, an espresso bar and, naturally, the namesake power bars that Clif Bar founder Gary Erickson shopped around to bike stores in the early ’90s and met with some measure of success. One of nine rides detailed on a handy little map offered at the tasting room, the 24-mile Velo Vino version begins south of town, so there’s less time spent on busy Silverado Trail before the turn at Sage Canyon Road. Even with some traffic, winding past Lake Hennessey is more relaxed than I’d thought after many times driving this route; and after the split at Chiles Pope Valley Road, it’s absolutely sylvan cycling as mossy canyons and scrubby digger pines give way to moss-draped oaks, high valley vineyards and rustic roadside attractions like a hundred year history of rusting automobile hulks. Near the top of the Ink Grade climb, at 1,170 feet in elevation, Erickson and cofounder Kit Crawford’s Cold Springs Estate appears in a clearing in the woodland. Here’s an organic produce farm, which feeds their food truck in the valley below, an estate Zinfandel vineyard, and the ruins of an historical stone winery. They’re not open to drop-in visits here, so take White Cottage Lane over the hill and through the woods back to the tasting room. Clif Family Winery 2016 Napa Valley Estate Zinfandel ($60)
A toothsome Zin with a toothy label, this has smoky aromas of French roast coffee, oiled teaks and plum wine spiced with pine needles—is that the sweet scent of balsam, or is it just the holidays approaching? This is a chewy, not jammy Zin, thick with dried black cherry, dates and Cab-like tobacco notes. The bottle is heavy, so best not to pack it for a mid-ride lunch, but the high relief silver label, shaped like a sprocket wheel, surely inspires reflection on a glass or two well earned. Velo Vino, 709 Main St., St. Helena. Open daily, 10am–5pm.
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THEY’RE IN THE GARDEN SECTION One hundred and 37 years of selling rakes—Steves has done its job protecting California forests!
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had a friend once whose sister really thought that “window-shopping” was when you went shopping for windows. Window-shopping can, of course, mean you’re shopping for windows, but usually not. This is the sort of confusion that can ensue when your retail norm is dominated by enclosed suburban malls instead of street-fronting downtowns like that of the rugged and rich town of St. Helena.
I’m here today windowshopping and checking the commercial hub along Main Street, which centers a town whose boundaries are roughly the massive Beringer Vineyards estate and the Culinary Institute
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icons is a bustling and pretty luxeoriented downtown where all I can pretty much afford to do is wander around with my dog, checking stuff out for another day and appreciating the holiday vibe that’s taken over the town. I note a stuffed peacock in one window and hover a minute at Steves Housewares, in business since 1878 and going strong with the full array of home products. The president is in the state this week, and I wonder aloud: Do they sell rakes here? I need a rake. The president says all I need is a rake,
and all this fire business will be a thing of the past. Just rake up that forest, like they do in Finland. And don’t you know it but Steve’s carries rakes! The store also got a recent shout-out from Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop, for its kitchen products. Also worth a drop-in is the nextdoor New West Knifeworks, an emporium of high-end cutlery. I’m mesmerized by shiny things, and the knives at home are getting a little old. “If you’re wondering what to get me for Christmas,” I tell the dog, “that Iron High Polish Damascus six-piece knife ) 16
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St. Helena ( 15 set is exactly what I need, and at $4,274, we’ll both be eating dog food for much of 2019.” The dog is always up for checking out some new sniff territory. We’re led to Fideaux, where a turkey treat is met with great pleasure, and the dog politely noses tubs filled with snacks. We have to leave Fideaux at once, given my propensity for blowing paycheck after paycheck on dog treats and toys. Another time, dog. I was kind of taken aback at the sheer volume of wine-industrial machinery that whips through town along Main Street; it gives away the game that we’re in an industrial zone here, and the industry is grape. I counted numerous potable water tanks and big wooden wine casks and backhoes rumbling up and down Main Street—where one of the more interesting outdoor motorized sights are the airplane-mobiles out in front of the Harley Davidson renta-bike place, Neiman’s Motorcycle Rentals. There’s an old VW Bug that’s painted with a Germanic Iron Cross and which is powered by an old airplane engine. Hands down, the most alluring of all windows along Main Street are the two storefronts of Ottoman Art; one shop sells lovely rugs, the other is a brightly lit shop with all sorts of lamps and Ottomanian treasures. I can barely afford to look at the rugs, but the brightly lit façade next door is now surrounded with shopping outposts tricked in the holiday guise. It’s all coming together now. We came into town via the wistful St. Helena Road, from the west, an enjoyable drive characterized by numerous vineyards, lots of redwoods, a few hair-pin turns and a smattering of ‘Wine Sucks’ signs. Departing St. Helena in the late afternoon, I opted to take the southern route home, and left Main Street behind. Before long, we came upon that big metal rabbit (Dean & DeLuca is located here too). I stopped the car and got out to marvel at the rabbit. As the sun set over the rabbit and the hills to the west, the sky was the color of burnt orange; the smoke has settled into the Valley from the Camp fire, and it’s quite nasty. It’s Apocalypse Now! meets
Sideways, with elements of The Road thrown in for good measure— not to mention Watership Down, in honor of the rabbit, and water. As we make our way home, I recite some of the history of St. Helena to the dog, who is indifferent to my interest in this star-studded redoubt of literary giants. The food writer M. F .K. Fisher lived in town for about 15 years before moving to Glen Ellen—but what does he care. I’ve got some other numbers and factoids too. According to the 2010 census count, there are about 5,000 residents of St. Helena, a town with a low crime rate overall. But according to police data, there was a big spike in auto thefts in 2016, when 14 vehicles were stolen. “This is why I didn’t leave you in the car,” I tell the dog, who is ungrateful. It’s also hard to sniff past the fact that the post-crush Napa Valley smells like sour grapes—the smell tickles the nostrils as it mingles with the smoke, and the dog’s had enough of this; he’s buried his head and over-sensitive schnoz in a blanket for the ride home. “No, but look,” I say to him, “there’s a lot of interesting politics here, too.” St. Helena was one of the Napa towns that battled over last year’s Measure C, which sought to limit vineyard growth in the hills and failed at the hand of the Big Grape overlords, who are nice people, but still. “This part of the world is ground zero for the argument about ‘peak wine’— don’t you get it, dog?” One Measure C supporter was former St. Helena council member Geoff Ellsworth, who ran for mayor this year and won as part of a county-wide slate of progressive candidates motivated by the defeat of Measure C. Outgoing Mayor Alan Galbraith only conceded defeat this week. Earlier in our St. Helena day we were walking along the tracks of the Napa Valley Wine Train that cuts through town, and spotted a lonesomelooking “Ellsworth for Mayor” sign placed along the tracks. At the sight of the sign, the dog began the ritualistic lifting of leg. “Hey, cut that out! This is a classy town, dog!”
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Families and nature lovers have the chance to escape Black Friday, the year’s biggest and most stressful shopping day of the year, by taking to the hills at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park with a full “Green Friday” schedule of activities. The morning starts with a docent-led family hike at 10am that offers insights into the park’s abundance of wildlife. The afternoon also includes a yoga hike at 3pm, and up at the top of the ridge, the Robert Ferguson Observatory holds its monthly Solar Viewing at 11am and Star Party at 8pm. Weather permitting. Friday, Nov. 23, 2605 Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood. Prices vary. 707.833.5712.
Eat, drink and be merry as you do your shopping this season at the Holiday Marketplace at CIA Copia. Napa’s newest epicenter for fine food and wine, the Culinary Institute of America’s downtown campus will open its doors for the public to peruse artisan foods from local vendors, including K+M Chocolates, Anna’s Danish Cookies and La Saison, as well as artwork such as pottery from Amanda Wright, jewelry from Nicole Apostoli, and woven baskets and other textiles from Kathleen Heafey. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23–24, 500 First St., Napa. 11am to 5pm both days. Free admission. 707.967.2500.
You don’t have to suffer at big-box stores to complete your holiday gifting this season; instead, make sure your loved ones get handcrafted, one-of-akind pieces of art and other goodies that can be found at the 17th annual Holiday Gift Gallery at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts. Dozens of regional artists participate in the gallery show, offering gift-appropriate works ranging from paintings, photography, ceramics, glass, wood and other textiles. Opening in conjunction with the Healdsburg Downtown Holiday Party, the HCA’s Gift Gallery opens with a reception on Friday, Nov. 23, at 130 Plaza St., Healdsburg. 5pm. Free. 707.431.1970.
Journalist and author Michael Levitin has a knack for taking on contemporary issues with an approach that turns heads and opens minds. In 2012, when Occupy Wall Street began in New York City, Levitin co-founded the underground publication The Occupied Wall Street Journal, which helped legitimize the movement. Now, Levitin has taken a stance on this year’s national conversations about masculinity, feminism, generational conflicts and even anti-Semitism in his debut novel, Disposable Man. The Forestville native, now living in Berkeley, reads from the book on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Aqus Cafe, 189 H St., Petaluma. 7pm. 707.778.6060.
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Arts Ideas NIGHT LIGHT Illusions Lighting Design keeps the power going for local performers like
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Losing Illusions Longtime Sonoma lighting design company suffers warehouse fire BY HARRY DUKE
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f you’ve attended a large wine country wedding reception or North Bay nonprofit fundraiser in the last two decades, chances are you’ve enjoyed the ambient work of Sonoma’s Illusions Lighting Design. The company, whose origins can be traced to a condominium garage 20 years ago, is a family business. Larry and Claire Ginesi, and their sons Tony
and Chris, built a company whose reputation took it to places like Pebble Beach, Jackson Hole and Miami for events with people like Dana Carvey, Tony Bennett and the Golden State Warriors. That all changed last week. “My dad was at the warehouse by himself in his office,” says Tony Ginesi. “He went out the front door to go outside for, like, 10 minutes. When he came back inside, he looked down
the hall and he saw massive flames in the warehouse. He immediately called the fire department. They are not sure yet exactly what happened.” The warehouse and almost all of its contents, including lighting, sound and video equipment, were destroyed. All that remains of Illusions Lighting Design is the equipment that was stored in two company trucks that survived the blaze. Ginesi, who reduced his involvement with the family
company when he took the position of general manager of Sonoma’s historic Sebastiani Theatre, is also the technical director for Cirque de Bohème, an old-style circus based on the French tradition of the 1920s. Some of the circus’ decorations and stage curtains were also lost in the fire. “Luckily,” says Ginesi, “we just had a gig in Calistoga and hadn’t unloaded the trucks yet, so we saved about 90 percent of the circus stuff.” In a statement, Cirque de Bohème producer Michel Michelis assures the public that the show will go on. They are working on replacing the lost stage material and hope that the news won’t deter audiences from coming out when they present their new original show, “Yesterday,” under a tent located at Cornerstone in Sonoma from Nov. 23 through Dec. 16. A great deal of Illusion Lighting Design’s work has been in supporting local nonprofits like the Boys & Girls Club, the Hanna Boys Center, Pets Lifeline, Sonoma Mentoring Alliance, the Petaluma Education Foundation and La Luz Center with lighting and audio/visual design for fundraising events. In a great example of giving back, La Luz Center is now raising funds for a Ginesi Fire Relief fund to get the company back on its feet. And the Ginesi family is determined to get back to work. “We want to find a warehouse space and start over so we can keep helping our local community,” says Ginesi. Family matriarch Claire Ginesi adds, “Our motto in Sonoma since last year’s fires still rings true. ‘The love in the air is thicker than the smoke.’” Cirque de Bohème performs Friday– Sunday, Nov. 23–25, and Saturday–Sunday, Dec. 1–16, at Cornerstone Sonoma gardens and marketplace, 23570 Arnold Drive, Sonoma. Show times are 1pm, 3pm and 5pm each day, except Dec. 1 (11am and 1pm). Each show is limited to 150 guests. General admission, $34–$38; VIP, $55; kids under 15, $27. cirquedeboheme.com.
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There’s more than sugar plum fairies on stages this season BY HARRY DUKE
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or folks looking for some respite from Christmas shopping or from becoming participants in the demolition derby that is mall parking, North Bay theater companies are providing several seasonal entertainments to help keep you in the holiday spirit. Spreckels Theatre Company (spreckelsonline.com) is doing The Tailor of Gloucester, an original holiday musical based on the Beatrix Potter story. Michael Ross directs. Sonoma Arts Live (sonomaartslive. org) brings Anne of Green Gables to its Rotary stage. This musical version of the L. M. Montgomery classic is about a spunky redheaded orphan winning over her new family and an entire Canadian island. Speaking of spunky redheaded orphans, 6th Street Playhouse (6thstreetplayhouse.com) assures us the sun’ll come out tomorrow with Annie. It’s Daddy Warbucks versus the evil Miss Hannigan, with Annie, and her little dog too, as the objects of their attention. The 12 Dates of Christmas—a “holiday survival guide” for the single woman—will run in the 6th Street Studio Theater.
For nostalgia fans, Redwood Theatre Company (redwoodtheatrecompany.com) will be presenting It’s a Wonderful Life in the live radio play format. A plucky little girl—this time named Eve—takes center stage at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center (cloverdaleperformingarts.com) in Yo Ho Ho: A Pirate’s Christmas. Can she rescue Santa and Christmas from the clutches of a gang of directionally challenged pirates? Over in Napa, Lucky Penny Productions (luckypennynapa. com) presents Scrooge in Love, which musically answers all the questions you may have about what happened after the end of Dickens’ classic Christmas Carol. For those in the mood for a big, splashy music and dance extravaganza, there’s always Transcendence Theatre Company (transcendencetheatre.org) and its “Broadway Holiday Spectacular.” They’ll be doing three performances at Santa Rosa’s Luther Burbank Center and two performances in Napa at the Lincoln Theatre in Yountville. Lots of entertainment options, and I’m sure the producing companies would like to remind you that theater tickets make great stocking stuffers . . .
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espite the promisingly wide scope of the world wide web, the animated Ralph Breaks the Internet doesn’t get to be about what it’s about until the second half. The highly witty original was about appreciating the groove you’re in; the sequel, for the first half, seems stuck in it.
In this follow up to 2012’s Wreck-It Ralph, the 8-bit ape-like video game crusher Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) is now BFFs with Vanellope (Sarah Silverman), but she’s restless, bored with driving around the same sugar-coated racetrack in a candy car. Ralph’s attempt to bring novelty into her game accidentally breaks the machine. As a result, the game will be carted off from the arcade to the scrapyard. As denizens of an out-of-order machine, Vanellope and her other girl drivers are homeless, or rather “gameless.” But the management has just added a wifi portal to the internet. Naturally, the pair sneak inside. This cartoon version of the world of William Gibson is a lot cleaner than the real thing. It’s a blue-white giant mall, stuffed to the
gills with product placement for websites. Discovering a rare part for Vanellope’s Sugar Rush game on eBay, Ralph oafishly outbids himself and ends up owing $20,000. He hunts this small fortune with the help of pop-up hustlers trying to grab internet visitors with clickbait (“These Child Stars Went to Prison”) before learning that the secret to success is making viral videos. The cartoon wakes up when Vanellope wanders into a Grand Theft Auto landscape called Slaughter Race. She gets a bit of a crush on the dangerous leatherclad Shank (Gal Gadot), and loves the slummy, smoggy neo-L.A. they race their cars through. A great big man and a squeakyvoiced little girl buddy-buddying it in the immemorial Disney way may look a little strange, but here Ralph is revealed as an anxious parent worrying about an offspring going to the dangerous city and hanging out with sketchy people. This is a real hook, and easier to latch on to than simple adventures in a too-clean, too-safe internet, where promises are to be believed and personalities are easily monetized. ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ is playing in wide release in the North Bay.
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n Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, Hamlet’s chief counselor, Polonius, gives him the advice, “to thine own self be true.” If there was ever a mantra that Chris Robinson embraced fiercely, this is it. While he found enormous commercial success alongside his younger brother, Rich, in the rock band the Black Crowes, personal dynamics and expectations fueled by the corporate music industry fractured the band in 2002 and eventually led to its breakup in 2015 after several attempts at regrouping. For the elder Robinson, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, which formed in 2011, has been an escape from commercial expectations and a chance to satisfy his creativity. “I had this music, and the songs were piling up,” says Robinson. “[Keyboardist] Adam MacDougall and I were on the Black Crowes tour putting together a little repertoire of songs. We did this knowing that the Black Crowes were this dysfunctional weird thing, which was nothing new. “I’m a different person,” he continues. “I wanted my presentation to be different. Luckily, we got in with
a group of people and made a sound that we liked, and we can exist in our little utopian music bubble.” The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, which found a home in the hills of West Marin that Robinson refers to as “Unicorn, California,” and which solidified into a lineup that includes guitarist Neal Casal, MacDougall, bassist Jeff Hill and drummer Tony Leone, is currently touring in support of 2017’s Barefoot in the Head. For Robinson, the band’s fifth full-length studio album was a chance to get rootsy with material he was penning while on previous tours. “When we went in to make Barefoot in the Head, I didn’t want any instruments that we used before or anything that we played on tour,” he says. “We had different amps and guitars, and I wanted us to play a lot of acoustic instruments.” The band’s been playing the new songs live for over a year and excels at creating a communal, musically satisfying experience for all. “That’s what we shoot for,” says Robinson. “Where everyone is involved.” Chris Robinson Brotherhood plays Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St., Sonoma. 7pm. $45 and up. gunbun.com.
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Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Cocoa Tea
Socially conscious reggae star mixes laidback vibes and smooth vocals. Nov 24, 9pm. $20-$30. The Reel Fish Shop & Grill, 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044.
Los Lonely Boys
Close-knit Chicano rock trio continues to broaden their musical horizons. Nov 28, 8pm. $36-$38. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048.
MicahTron
San Francisco hip-hop artist headlines a benefit for Sonoma County LGBTQ+ youth organization Positive Images. Nov 23, 8pm. $15. The Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
MARIN COUNTY Bone Diggers
Nov 23-24, 7 and 9pm. $35; $55 meet-and-greet. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.
Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY 2 Tread Brewing Company
Nov 23, Janie and the Reformed. Nov 24, the Renovators. 1018 Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa. 707.327.2822.
Aqus Cafe
Nov 23, Kurt Huget and Chris Smith. Nov 24, Blue Seven. Nov 25, 2pm, Alan Early. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.
The Big Easy
Nov 21, Rockville Roadkill Big Band. Nov 23, Hot Damn Scandal and Buck Thrifty. Nov 24, Akes. Nov 25, Trace Repeat. Nov 28, Wednesday Night Big Band. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.7163.
The songs of Paul Simon are explored by Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, Reed Mathis and others. Nov 24, 9pm. $17-$22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
Elephant in the Room
Jackie Greene
Flamingo Lounge
Spend an intimate evening with the popular singersongwriter. Limited tickets can be purchased at jackiegreene.com. Nov 24, 8pm. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Terrapin Thanksgiving
Enjoy a full day of live music from Ross James, Cmac, Danny Eisenberg, Steve Adams and Danny Luehring. Nov 22, 12pm. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.
NAPA COUNTY Joshua Radin
Folk songwriter has toured the world, sold hundreds of thousands of records and has been featured in films, commercials and TV shows.
Nov 24, John Courage Trio. Nov 25, 6pm, Jason Wright Flamenco Duo. Nov 27, 6pm, Logan Mason. 177-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. elephantintheroompub.com. Nov 23, Ricky Ray Band. Nov 24, the Poyntlyss Sistars. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.
Geyserville Gun Club Bar & Lounge Nov 24, Trace Repeat. 21025 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville. 707.814.0036.
HopMonk Sebastopol Nov 21, Shlump with Eazybaked and Higrade. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.
Jamison’s Roaring Donkey Nov 23, DJ Kemist. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.
Lagunitas Tap Room
Nov 21, Fox and Bones. Nov 23, Attila Viola & the Bakersfield Boys. Nov 24, Miracle Mule. Nov 25, Sugar
Murphy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
Nov 23, Gentlemen Soldiers. Nov 24, Foxes and Bones. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.
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Nov 23, the Beguilers. Nov 24, Rivertown Trio. 101 Second St, Petaluma. 707.765.4567.
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Redwood Cafe
Nov 23, Lee Tafari. Nov 24, 3pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band. Nov 25, Irish jam session. Nov 27, pop-up jazz jam with Debra Anderson. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.
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Transcendence’s Broadway Holiday Spectacular
Sonoma Speakeasy
Nov 23, New Copasetics. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party
The Star
Nov 25, the Syllables with Sakoyana and Star Blue Band. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.634.6390.
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LeAnn Rimes You & Me & Christmas
Starling Bar
Nov 24, Three on a Match. 19380 Hwy 12, Sonoma. 707.938.7442.
Twin Oaks Roadhouse
Nov 23, Weekend at Bernie’s. Nov 24, Soulbillies. Nov 26, the Blues Defenders pro jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.
Whiskey Tip
Nov 23, Freddy Loza with Miss Vicky. Nov 24, Lee Vandeveer Band. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.
MARIN COUNTY Sweetwater Music Hall
Nov 25, 12pm, Doobie Decibel System. Nov 25, 5pm, Jerry’s Middle Finger. Nov 26, 5pm, Crossroads music school concert. Nov 27, Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms with the Bow Ties. Nov 28, Luz Elena Mendoza with Sea of Bees. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. ) 415.388.3850.
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Terrapin Crossroads
Geyserville Tree Lighting & Tractor Parade
Nov 21, Los Gardeners. Nov 23, Top 40 Friday with the Pamela Parker Band. Nov 25, Alex Jordan Band. Nov 26, Grateful Monday. Nov 27, Rattlebox. Nov 28, Colonel & the Mermaids. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.
NAPA COUNTY
Annual events sparkles with family fun and includes caroling and a visit from Santa. Nov 24, 5pm. Free. Downtown Plaza, Geyserville Ave, Geyserville. geyservillecc.com.
Healdsburg Turkey Trot
Nov 27, David Ronconi Band. Nov 28, DJ Williams & Shots Fired. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.
Annual 5k run and walk goes through downtown Healdsburg. Nov 22, 8am. $25-$35; kids five and under are free. Healdsburg City Hall, 401 Grove St, Healdsburg. healdsburgturkeytrot.com.
Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant
Holiday Marketplace at CIA Copia
Blue Note Napa
Nov 23, Salty Dawgs. Nov 24, the Special Guests. Nov 25, DJ Aurelio. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.
JaM Cellars Nov 23, Static and Surrender. 1460 First St, Napa. 707.265.7577.
Art Openings Healdsburg Center for the Arts Nov 23-Dec 30, “Holiday Gift Gallery,” art from regional artists is on display and for sale through the holiday season. Reception, Nov 23 at 5pm. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.
Comedy Best of the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition: Home for the Holidays Headliner Jackie Flynn and several SF Comedy Competition alumni offer a night of holiday laughs. Nov 24, 8pm. $30. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.
Jay Alexander’s Mind Tricks Live! Enjoy a captivating and fun show with the master magician, mentalist and comic. Nov 23, 8pm. $25-$45. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Start your holiday shopping with seasonal and local offerings from Napa and Bay Area vendors, featuring handmade items and culinary delights. Nov 23-24, 11am. CIA at Copia, 500 First St, Napa. 707.967.2530.
Holidays in Yountville The town transforms into a winter wonderland with sparkling lights, live entertainment, art shows, shopping, food and wine tours, carriage rides and more. Through Jan 1, 2019. Downtown Yountville, Washington St, Yountville. yountville.com.
A Magical Cirque Christmas
Variety show includes magic, circus acts, and live music celebrating the season. Nov 23, 8pm. $35 and up. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
Napa Christmas Parade Evening parade features creative floats built by Napans themselves, focusing on the theme “Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas.” Nov 24, 5pm. Free. Downtown Napa, First Street and Town Center, Napa. donapa.com.
Santa Train
The Wine Train turns into an enchanting holiday experience with hot cocoa, freshly baked cookies, games and sing-alongs. Through Dec 26. $39 and up. Napa Valley Wine Train, 1275 McKinstry St, Napa, 800.427.4124.
Santa’s Riverboat
Arrival Welcome Santa and Mrs Claus to Petaluma with
live music and family fun. Nov 24, 11:30am. Free. River Plaza, E Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.9348.
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Downtown Santa Rosa’s annual tree-lighting event brings the community together to celebrate the holidays with activities for all ages. Nov 23, 4pm. Free. Courthouse Square, Third Street and Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa. 707.701.3620.
Field Trips Green Friday Family Hike
Avoid shopping stress with a peaceful hike through the woods. Nov 23, 10am. Free. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.5712.
Turkey Waddle
Extend the spirit of the holiday with a refreshing and inspiring post-Thanksgiving day hike. Nov 23, 10am. $10. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216.
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The Essential Blue Eyed Film follows Jane Elliot, a former teacher leading a fight against prejudice, ignorance and racism in society. Nov 27, 6pm. Free. Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St, Marin City. 415.332.6157.
Petaluma Cinema Series
Director John Cassavetes’ 1980 drama “Gloria” screens with lecture and discussion. Nov 28, 6pm. Carole L Ellis Auditorium, SRJC Petaluma Campus, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. petalumafilmalliance.org.
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Warren Miller’s Face of Winter Annual winter sports adventure film screens. Nov 23, 7:30pm. $18. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048.
Yountville Holiday Movie Series Celebrate the holiday season with movies, featuring “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” on Friday and “Polar Express” on Sunday. Fri, Nov 23, 7pm and Sun, Nov 25, 3pm. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900.
Food & Drink Black Friday Wine Down Take a break from shopping with a glass of wine. Nov 23, 10am. Yao Family Wines, 929 Main St, St Helena. 707.986.5874.
Free Thanksgiving Dinner All are welcomed on a firstcome, first-served basis. Dessert and cash donations are welcomed. Nov 22, 3pm. Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, 126 First St W, Sonoma. 707.938.4105.
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Enjoy a selection of seasonal items and classic Thanksgiving dishes with a twist. Nov 22, 1pm. $85 plus wine pairing. La Toque Restaurant, 1314 McKinstry St, Napa. 707.257.5157.
Post Turkey Day Brunch Hang out with the Clif Family Bruschetteria Food Truck at the winery’s tasting room. Nov 23, 11:30am. Clif Family Winery, 709 Main St, St Helena. 707.968.0625.
Taste Destination 128 Black Friday Open House Join six family wineries in the heart of the renowned Alexander Valley with Cabernet tastings and other
holiday fun. Nov 23, 11am. $45. Alexander Valley Vineyards, 8644 Hwy 128, Healdsburg, tastedestination128.com.
Thanksgiving Buffet at Suite D
Pop-up space holds an afternoon holiday buffet with all the fixings. Nov 22, 1pm. $55. Suite D, 21800 Schellville Rd, Sonoma. 707.933.3667.
Thanksgiving by the Sea
Enjoy a cornucopia of delicious food from the land and sea. Nov 22, 7pm. Bay View Restaurant at the Inn at the Tides, 800 Hwy 1, Bodega Bay. 707.875.2751.
Thanksgiving Day Tasting
Enjoy free bites alongside a flight of wine. No RSVP required. Nov 22. BR Cohn Winery, 15000 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen. 707.938.4064.
Thanksgiving Dining at Meritage Resort Seasonal favorites include roasted turkey, honeyglazed ham, prime rib with kids buffet. Nov 22, 12pm. $33-$89. Meritage Resort, 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa. 855.318.1768.
Thanksgiving Dinner at FARM
Three-course family-style dinner boasts classic Thanksgiving dishes and desserts. Nov 22, 12pm. $42-$95. Carneros Resort & Spa, 4048 Sonoma Hwy, Napa, 888.400.9000.
Thanksgiving Feast at Spoonbar
Three-course dinner balances tradition with innovation. Nov 22, 2pm. $65; kids under 12 are $35. Spoonbar, 219 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.7222.
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Nov 27, 7pm, “Disposable Man” with Michael Levitin. 189 H St, Petaluma 707.778.6060.
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Nov 26, 4pm, Hanukkah story time with Altie Wolvovsky. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.
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everyone’s favorite orphan is a family favorite holiday musical. Nov 23-Dec 16. $22$35. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.
Every Brilliant Thing
Left Edge Theatre presents the poignant and humorous story of a young boy who lists everything worth living for. Nov 24-Dec 9. $25-$40. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
Le Cirque de Bohème
Old-style circus troupe presents a new show, “Yesterday,” with an amazing cast of characters. Nov 23-Dec 16. $27-$55. Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. cirquedeboheme.com.
The New Century
Pegasus Theater Company presents a hilarious and affecting comedy. Through Nov 25. $15-$18. Mt Jackson Masonic Hall, 14040 Church St, Guerneville. 707.708.8604.
Nuncrackers the Musical
Holiday show is filled with “Nunsense” humor and beloved caroles. Nov 23-Dec 9. $20-$30. College of Marin Studio Theatre, 835 College Avenue, Kentfield. 415.485.9555.
Shrek the Musical
Santa Rosa Junior College theater arts department presents the play based on the Oscar-winning film. Through Dec 2. Maria Carrillo High School, 6975 Montecito Blvd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4307.
The Tailor of Gloucester
Delightful family musical, based on the famed Beatrix Potter story, is a holiday treat for all ages. Nov 23Dec 16. $16-$34. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400.
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Lincoln Theater, Yountville Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Yountville are proud to present our 2nd annual FREE Holiday Movie Series. Bring the whole family to experience these modern holiday classics on the big screen: The Santa Clause, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The Polar Express and The Muppets Christmas Carol.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2ND @ 3PM Soprano Marnie Breckenridge returns with Symphony Napa Valley, under the direction of Michael Guttman, to offer a selection of holiday favorites by Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. This program features the Messiah, one of the most magnificent achievements in classical music. THIS EVENT IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:
DECEMBER 6TH - 7TH From Transcendence, the award-winning creators of Broadway Under the Stars in Sonoma Valley comes this holiday celebration for all ages, with performers from Broadway shows such as Wicked, White Christmas, Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia and more.
DECEMBER 15TH - 16TH Napa Regional Dance Company’s beloved production of The Nutcracker is back for its 18th season! Join Clara and her Nutcracker Prince on an enchanted journey through the Snow Flake Forest to The Land of Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier in this timeless classic.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22ND @ 7:30 PM Spend the holidays with this tribute to ABBA! From Dancing Queen, Waterloo, SOS and Take a Chance on Me to Voulez-Vous, Super Trouper, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! and many more not to mention a seasonal sprinkling of Christmas music to celebrate the holidays.
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In his autobiography On the Move, neurologist Oliver Sacks praised his friend Jerry’s curiosity and knowledge. “Jerry has one of the most spacious, thoughtful minds I have ever encountered, with a vast base of knowledge of every sort,” wrote Sacks, “but it is a base under continual questioning and scrutiny.” So willing was Jerry to question and re-evaluate his own assumptions that Sacks said he had “seen his friend suddenly stop in mid-sentence and say, ‘I no longer believe what I was about to say.’” That’s the gold standard to which I hope you will aspire in the coming weeks, Aries. As bright and articulate as you’ll be, you will have an even higher calling to expand your mind through continual questioning. In recent years, a few pioneers have gotten microchips implanted under their skin. These technological marvels enable them to open doors and turn on lights with merely a wave of their hands, or receive up-to-the-minute readings on what’s transpiring inside their bodies. Now an additional frontier has arisen: people using do-it-yourself kits to experiment on their own DNA. For example, some have tweaked their genes so their bodies create more muscle than is natural. I would love for you to change yourself around in the coming weeks, Taurus, but not in these particular ways. I’d rather see you do subtle psychological and spiritual work. The astrological omens suggest it’s a favorable time for focused self-transformation.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Are you smart enough to take advantage of the fact that your best relationships would benefit from bursts of innovative energy in the coming weeks? Are you brave enough to banish the ghost that still haunts your romantic life? Do you have the moxie to explore frontiers with collaborators who play fair and know how to have fun? Will you summon the curiosity and initiative to learn new strategies about how to enhance your approach to intimacy? I’ll answer those questions in your behalf: yes, yes, yes and yes.
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CANCER (June 21–July 22) Would you agree with me that there are both boring, tiresome problems and fun, interesting problems? If so, read on. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re at a fork in your path where you could either get further involved with a boring, tiresome problem or else a fun, interesting one. (I think you’ll have to engage with one or the other.) Of course, I’m rooting for you to proactively wrangle with the fun, interesting one. Here’s timely inspiration from Cancerian author John W. Gardner: “We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.” LEO (July 23–August 22) The Jharia Coalfield in eastern India is a 110-square-mile reserve of underground coal. In some places, it’s on fire, and has been burning for over a hundred years. This isn’t a good thing. It’s wasteful and causes pollution. But now I’ll ask you to put aside that scenario and imagine a more benevolent kind of steadily burning fire: a splendor in your soul that never stops radiating warmth and light; that draws from an inexhaustible source of fuel; that is a constant source of strength and courage and power. I’m happy to tell you that the coming months will be a favorable time to establish and nurture this eternal flame. VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Marilyn Monroe, Georgia O’Keeffe and President Franklin Roosevelt were direct descendants of the pilgrims who sailed from England to the New World on the famous Mayflower ship in 1620. I, on the other hand, am a direct descendant of a 19th-century Slovakian coal miner who toiled in the underground darkness. What about you, Virgo? Now would be a rich and provocative time to reconnect with your roots; to remember where your people originated; to explore the heritage that served as the matrix from which you sprouted. LIBRA (September 23–October 22) According to researchers who study animal behavior at two Italian universities, chickens can do arithmetic. The birds don’t even need to be trained; the skill seems to be innate. (Read details here: tinyurl.com/ChickensDoMath.) I’m
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SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)
In March 2005, far more people than usual won big money in a regional Powerball lottery in the United States. The average for each draw is four winners, but on this special occasion, 110 players were awarded at least $100,000 and as much as $500,000. The reason for the anomaly seemed to have been an oracle that appeared in a number of widely distributed fortune cookies. It provided five of the six winning numbers. Inspired by this crazy stroke of good fortune, and in accordance with the favorable financial omens now coming to bear on you, I hereby offer you six numbers to use as your lucky charms. Will they help you win a game of chance? I can’t be sure. At the very least, they will titillate and massage the part of your psyche that is magnetic to wealth. Here they are: 37, 16, 58, 62, 82 and 91.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) “You have two ways to live your life,” writes spiritual teacher Joseph Vitale, “from memory or inspiration.” In other words, you can take your cues about how to live your life from what happened in the past, or else you can make your decisions based on what you’re excited to do and become in the future. According to my analysis, the next 10 months will be an excellent time for you to fully embrace the latter approach. And it all starts now.
CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) You’ve always got more help available than you imagine, and that’s especially true these days. Both people you know and people you don’t know may come to your assistance and offer extra support—especially if you meet two conditions: first, you sincerely believe you deserve their assistance and support; and second, you clearly ask for their assistance and support. Now here’s more good news about the help that’s available. Whether or not you believe in spiritual beings, they, too, are primed to offer blessings and resources. If you don’t believe in their existence, I invite you to pretend you do and see what happens. If you do believe in them, formulate clear requests for what you’d like them to offer you. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) In one of his poems, Arthur Rimbaud extolled the exquisite evenings when the mist soaked his face as he strolled, and he sipped that heavenly dew till he was drunk. Was he speaking literally or metaphorically? Probably both, if I know Rimbaud. Anyway, Aquarius, I’d love for you to engage in similar exploits. What are some natural adventures that might intoxicate you? What simple pleasures may alter your consciousness, nudging you free of its habits? Meditate with sweet abandon on how to free yourself through the power of play and the imagination. PISCES (February 19–March 20)
It’s illegal to hunt animals in Kenya. But members of the Dorobo tribe circumvent the law to provide food for their families. As three or more Dorobo men wander out on the savanna, they wait for hungry lions to kill a wildebeest or other creature. Then they stride toward the feasting beasts in a calm show of force until the predators run away in confusion. The brave scavengers swoop in and swiftly remove a portion of the wildebeest, then coolly walk away, leaving plenty for the lions when they return to their meal. I bring this scene to your attention, Pisces, because I suspect that in the coming weeks you will have similar levels of courage and poise as you go after what you want.
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