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You can do it! Ornish Lifestyle MedicineTM program offers heart attack survivors a way back to cardiac health by Sonya Angelone, MS, RDN
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little more than a year ago, Cardiovascular Center of Marin began offering cardiac patients an opportunity to enroll in the Ornish Lifestyle Medicine program as part of the recovery process after a heart attack or heart procedure. A pioneering approach to the cause and treatment of the number one cause of death in our country, the program was developed by Dr. Dean Ornish, a Marin county resident. More than three decades of research has shown that the progression of coronary artery disease and other chronic conditions can be treated and reversed through lifestyle changes. The nine-week program guides participants through making lifestyle management changes in four key areas: exercise, stress management, nutrition and group support. All four elements work together to help a patient recover from heart disease and in many cases, research has shown, to reverse the disease itself. The nutrition element, however — what is usually referred to the Ornish Diet — is the source of most questions among potential enrollees in the program. Although the Ornish Diet offers a range of acceptable food choices for any individual seeking a healthier lifestyle, the strictest and most effective part of the diet as factor in reversing heart disease is a very low fat (10%), almost exclusively plant-based diet. “I can’t live without meat and cheese,” is a typical question of people considering the program. I also hear “Eating won’t be fun anymore,” or “I’ll never be able to meet the strict requirements.” I can understand their concern. We are very attached to our food. Eating is a social activity and it brings us much comfort and
satisfaction. To change to a whole new way of cooking and eating is daunting. Making the significant changes the cardiac reversal diet requires, however, is possible, especially when what motivates you as someone with heart disease is your continued survival. As the nutritionist for the Ornish program, it has been my privilege to get these concerned, sometimes fearful, but very motivated people started on their journey back to good cardiovascular health. As people who have heart disease or who have survived a heart attack, they have a keen awareness of why they are seeking a change in their lifestyles. My job is to show them how. In our nutrition sessions, we talk about the practicalities involved in being able to stick to the diet such as new ways to choose and prepare food; how to make menu planning easier; mealtime choices that don’t have to involve cooking; where to eat out, and much more. Even before the nine-week session comes to an end, people in the class say their new way of eating has become natural — a new normal. Our participants say the Ornish Lifestyle Medicine experience is transformative. Exercise becomes more enjoyable, stress relieving techniques such as yoga and meditation no longer feel unnatural, the new way of eating brings rewards such as increased vitality and weight loss. Participants also gain an increased sense of health and wellbeing from the strong group support and increased social interactions the program provides. It is not uncommon for our participants, once they graduate from the program, to socialize together, and to lean on each other for support if motivation for sticking to the diet or exercise is lagging.
Addressing the prevention, cause and treatment for cardiac disease is key. More than 700,000 people in the U.S. experience a heart attack each year. An estimated 50% of those do not have high cholesterol; for 35% of heart attack victims, death, unfortunately is the first symptom. Approximately 795,000 people in the U.S. suffer a stroke each year The third leading cause of death in the U.S, stroke is fatal in about 10 to 20 percent of cases. Even if you survive, the damage can be major and can affect the rest of your life. As a result of the research-validated findings, Ornish Lifestyle Medicine is reimbursed by Medicare and other commercial payers for qualified patients who meet criteria similar to traditional cardiac rehab. While post heart attack individuals make up the majority of the Ornish Lifestyle Medicine program at the Cardiovascular Center of Marin, persons interested in applying the cardiac disease reversal principles as a preventative measure against heart attack and stroke are also eligible to participate on a self-pay basis. The principles of the Ornish heart disease program we offer here at the Cardiovascular Center of Marin can be found in Dr. Ornish’s book, “Reversing Heart Disease.” Dr. Ornish’s book, “The Spectrum,” offers a wider range — or spectrum — of groups of food from which to choose for the person who wants to eat better to avoid cardiovascular disease. More information about the diet can also be found at https://health.usnews.com/best-diet/ ornish-diet/reviews, a review of best diets by U.S. News and World Report, and the Ornish Lifestyle Medicine website itself, https://www.ornish.com.
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Who needs Whole Foods when you have an old-school, local grocery store like the Mill Valley Market, opines one of our letter writers.
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Nikki Silverstein’s “Heroes & Zeroes” ( July 4) on Whole Foods’ new approach to small and local vendors prompts me to put in an enthusiastic word for our own locally owned store: Mill Valley Market. The market carries a lot of local products, and the Canepa brothers are always interested in learning about others. Buy local! Tom Conneely Mill Valley OK, call me a curmudgeon, but Whole Foods never was a good store. They bought up Jerry’s Meats’ little quonset hut on Miller and
messed up the entire traffic pattern and drove five locally owned natural food stores out of business. Then after a few months, they literally doubled their prices and took the profits back to Texas. I have my own permanent lifetime boycott of Whole Foods. I’ll never shop there, so those who do, deserve what they get. Call me a zero if you wish, but it won’t hurt a bit. By the way, I miss Long’s Drugs, too—another California chain gobbled up by corporate greed. CVS is not as good. Safeway looks better and better. Lou Via PacificSun.com
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Heroes &Zeroes By Nikki Silverstein
It really works. Writing a letter, sending an email or attending a public hearing to express your opinion has an impact. Case in point: Bus route 92, which provides service between Sausalito and San Francisco, was in jeopardy of elimination due to poor ridership. After dozens of people protested the proposal to nix the route, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District reconsidered its plan. Public outcry saved the bus service! In fact, the district is going one step further by implementing a robust marketing campaign for route 92 to increase ridership and ensure the commuter service continues. Kudos to the folks that took the time to give their input, and to the district for listening. Let’s remember this local victory and that activism makes a difference. Trump’s choice for the Supreme Court vacancy, Brett Kavanaugh, is sure to produce a huge wave of public outcry to save Roe v. Wade, gay rights and more. Make your voice heard. Write letters, volunteer, call your reps, knock on doors and register voters. “Damn this traffic jam. How I hate to be late. Hurts my motor to go so slow.” Oh, James, we feel your pain every morning as we slog south on 101 trying to get to work in the city. Adding insult to injury, we watch carpool lane cheaters clip along in the left lane, leaving us far behind. Gives us law abiders some time to wonder about the motives of those passenger-less scofflaws. Maybe that solo woman behind the wheel of her Range Rover in the carpool lane is texting because she’s gone into labor and wants her husband to meet her at the hospital? Well, we slow lane drivers were treated to a different, and dare we say gleeful, sight last Thursday. The CHP in Marin sent out its specially marked patrol vehicle, aka “the Polar Bear,” to catch carpool violators. The most common excuse was, of course, late for work. Ironically, on enforcement day, the offenders were even later. Got a Hero or a Zero? Please send submissions to nikki_silverstein@yahoo.com. Toss roses, hurl stones with more Heroes and Zeros at ›› pacificsun.com
Upfront Bay Area immigrant detention centers are booming under President Trump.
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Fairfield detention facility housing migrant youth suspected of gang activity under fire By Tom Gogola
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s fallout from the Trump administration’s family-separation immigration policy plays out along the Mexican border and around the country, local elected officials are increasingly engaged in an effort to determine the status of undocumented youths currently housed at a handful of Bay Area immigrant detention centers.
One of those centers, the BCFS Health and Human Services facility in Solano County, was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union last August, along with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and numerous federal immigration officials. The Fairfield facility is one of several youth detention centers operated by the San Antonio–based nonprofit company, which this year
received $121 million in federal grants to house unaccompanied minors and other migrants. According to an Open Secrets investigation, $3.9 million of that $121 million was for housing for 18 males in California. According to the Federal Register, in February of this year the company received an addition $15 million in federal funds to help
7 and U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier toured an HHS facility in Contra Costa County. In a statement, Thompson noted the high standard of care at the center, but said that “no amount of care at these facilities can make up for the fact that children are being subjected to the harmful and lasting trauma of being separated from their families.” His office did not respond to questions related to the Fairfield facility. Last week, two Bay Area women and other volunteers attempted to bring food and supplies to the undocumented migrant children being held at the BCFS facility in Fairfield, which is located in U.S. Rep. John Garamendi’s district. The women, Elizabeth DeCou and Jesse Inglar, were from Berkeley and part of an organization called Solidaridad con Niños. DeCou was arrested and charged with trespassing. Garamendi spokesman Dillan Horton says the congressman, who was on the Mexican border this week before returning to Washington, has a “general concern about what conditions these kids and families are in, in general across a variety of facilities across the country.” He emphasized a concern over the mental health of the children being detained, “and the degree of access—it’s valuable for the kids to have access to the community and for the community to have access.” A report on July 4 in the New York Times highlighted links between numerous privately run detention facilities for undocumented youths, and the Trump administration. It reported that BCFS’s board members include former U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla, who was on the shortlist to be Trump’s secretary of agriculture, and lobbyist Ray Sullivan, who was Rick Perry’s chief of staff when Perry was governor of Texas. Perry is now Trump’s energy secretary. As the family-separation crisis grows, the company has pushed off media inquiries to the ORR or other federal agencies, but told the Times on July 4 that its work had “spanned Democratic and Republican administrations.” The Fairfield BCFS Health and Human Services facility opened in 2009 when Barack Obama was president. During Obama’s
‘I hope the federal government comes together to adopt thoughtful, humane reform.’ presidency, the number of children in the ORR program averaged around 7,500 a year between 2005 and 2011. By 2012, there were about 13,000 youths in the program, and by 2015 there were close to 35,000, according to a recent audit of BCFS undertaken by the HSS Office of Inspector General in 2016. That audit determined that the company’s Texas centers had overbilled the government by more than $600,000. BCFS disputed the results of the audit. In 2010, the state Department of Social Services Care Licensing Division sued to close the privately owned facility, which was the first apparent BCSF youth-detentioncenter foray into California. The state regulators argued that the facility ran afoul of state laws governing child center regulations. Court documents indicate that the suit stemmed in part from the state charging that BCFS was monitoring detainees’ phone calls, and that the company violated a state regulation which said the youths could not “be locked in any room, building or facility premise at any time.” The state did not prevail in its effort to shut the facility down, and in its response to the suit, BCFS lawyers argued that the state didn’t consider “the unique concerns and issues relating to the children residing at the BCFS facility, such as the criminal history associated with some of the residents and their illegal status.” Anti-immigration organizations took an interest in these facilities before Trump was elected. In 2014, the far-right organization Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the federal Health and Human Services which sought information on numerous detention centers then being utilized to house the undocumented. The FOIA request was completed in 2017, and the documents are mainly incident reports from
immigrant detention centers around the country, including the Fairfield BCFS facility. The FOIA request spanned several months in 2014 and incident reports from Fairfield indicate that there were several instances of alleged sexual abuse or inappropriate sexual behavior committed by youthful detainees against other detainees. Another incident report states that a Mexican detainee at the Fairfield facility was threatened with a beating by an ICE officer for not signing an English-language document the detainee did not understand. The federal Department of Health and Human Services released the incident reports at Fairfield and other unaccompanied-minor detention centers to Judicial Watch on July 14, 2017. The ACLU filed its lawsuit against Sessions and the BCFS Health and Human Services less than a month later, on Aug. 11, 2017. The focus on California detention centers this month is being undertaken just as a federal judge in California upheld most of the legislative pieces that bolster California’s push to become a socalled sanctuary-state. One of the laws that was upheld was AB 103, which empowers the state to review the federal detention of immigrants in the state. State Sen. Bill Dodd represents Fairfield and says that “the federal government should be doing everything possible to reunite these children with their parents,” and applauded the federal judge’s ruling that prevents ICE officials from detaining immigrants seeking asylum. “The decision vindicates the premise that the state of California shouldn’t be forced to pay for federal immigration enforcement,” he says. “I hope the federal government comes together to adopt thoughtful, humane reform.” Dodd’s office says he doesn’t have all the facts on the Fairfield arrests last week and could not comment. Y
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President Trump implement his “zero tolerance” policy for asylum seekers from Central America crossing into the United States through Mexico. The money was earmarked for BCFS to provide an additional 450 beds. The Fairfield Health and Human Services facility is used to house undocumented immigrant youth from various Central American countries, who, according to the ACLU suit, were mostly rounded up more than 3,000 miles away under the guise of a “gang crackdown.” The ACLU alleges that the male youths were sent to privately owned detention centers and denied immigrant benefits and services because of “flimsy, unreliable and unsubstantiated allegations of gang affiliation.” One youth who wound up at the Fairfield detention center, identified as “F.E.” in court documents, is an El Salvadoran teenage refugee who was living with his mother and step-father on Long Island, N.Y., when he was arrested by local Suffolk County police and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Under the aegis of the federal government’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), he was sent to a Virginia detention center, then to the Fairfield facility before finally being transported to an ORR contracted facility in New York. He is one of numerous youth from an immigrant-heavy part of Long Island who were, charges the ACLU, “arrested, denied access to family and legal counsel, transported far away from home and held in jail-like conditions for weeks on end without any process through which they could challenge their confinement or deny gang affiliation.” Earlier this month, U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson attempted to visit an unidentified detention center and was rebuffed by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. Thompson sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, saying that it was “unacceptable that you have denied my request and are doing a bureaucratic shuffle aimed at covering up the tragedies of the president’s policy of separating undocumented families,” as he implored HHS to switch course and provide access. On Monday this week, Thompson
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Standing Up for Girls Making the world safer for girls
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ince #MeToo burst onto the stage this past fall, sexual violence against women has finally achieved the public recognition long overdue a crippling problem, one that has plagued women and girls for decades—maybe centuries. And it’s not going away. But perpetrators are beginning to be held accountable. In May, Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein turned himself into police in New York for sex crimes. Bill Cosby, similarly accused of
molesting dozens of women, faces 30 years in prison after his conviction. Still, the National Crime Victimization Survey shows that 99 percent of perpetrators walk free. “The more high-profile these situations are, the more people will have to open their eyes and ask why this is happening,” says Yesenia Gorbea of Futures Without Violence in San Francisco. “Survivors are able to step forward because they feel they can be heard. It’s a cultural shift we’re seeing. Finally, issues are being talked
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about, informed by the survivors themselves.” “#MeToo is fantastic, a huge breakthrough,” says Jan Blalock, chair of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women. “It does bring to light what has been going on. But are people safer? No, but it’s safer to talk about things. “We’re in a very dangerous time,” Blalock continues, “with the internet and easy access to pornography—especially for boys who think this is normal or what
girls want. You can order a child to have sex with as easily as ordering a pizza.” But even more dangerous are the trafficking networks that use social media to trap young girls into forced sex work. Sexual abuse is about power, says Caitlin Quinn, communications coordinator at Verity (formerly Women Against Rape), a social service nonprofit in Santa Rosa. “Abusers prey upon people that they perceive as weak in some form or another, with more marginalized identities or with disabilities,”
Quinn says. According to a yearlong study by National Public Radio, people with mental or physical disabilities are five to six times more likely to be abused. “It’s an epidemic no one talks about.” The National Sexual Violence Resource Center reports that one in four girls will experience sexual violence before the age of 18. If it’s about power, will empowering girls help keep them safe? G3: Gather, Grow and Go is a Sonoma-based nonprofit for women that “creates experiences
to help you leverage your best.” It offers programs for teen girls, and recently has developed programs for mothers with their daughters. The group holds daylong and weekend workshops aimed at “empowering girls to leave with a heightened awareness of who they are and who they want to become,” says cofounder Michelle Dale. But Dale is clear that G3’s programs, which pre-date #MeToo, have not been adapted in response to that movement. Dale is a bright, beaming single
‘Survivors are able to step forward because they feel they can be heard. It’s a cultural shift we’re seeing.’ mother of two teen girls. She says the workshops take a holistic approach “to reignite the magic inside us that sometimes grows dim,” and encourage wellness to support self-confidence, as well as recognizing “the power of no.” “We believe the work changes how people look at themselves,” she says. Workshops for teens are designed to address the many challenges girls face. “First and foremost is technology and social media,” says Dale. “It makes girls feel left out, not good enough. Everyone else is doing everything they want to be doing. . . . It also limits your basic face-to-face social skills.” And it also exposes them to the creeping tentacles of traffickers. Dale favors limiting a child’s time on social media, and not only for girls. Perhaps most damaging is “the epidemic of young boys thinking it’s OK to play video games eight hours a day, winning the game by killing each other.” What about their social skills, their ability to feel empathy, she asks. G3 workshops provide “opportunities for girls to feel empowered to stand up and give voice to what they will accept or not.” But they do not address the issue of sexual assault directly. “We build voice and confidence and sisterhood, and those things work to allow women and girls the courage and support to live strong, live brave and speak their truth and help others to do the same,” Dale writes in an email. Bringing mothers and daughters together for quality time is key. “It allows everybody to slow down to find the connection that brings them closer together. “Your relationship with your mother is very important, maybe the most important one you have.” Quinn seconds that. “Mothers need to do everything they can to talk to their daughters. Sometimes that means being vulnerable. A lot of mothers don’t want to share what violence has happened to them, but that can help a daughter understand
her point of view. Lots of women are still blaming themselves for what happened to them.” But for Dmitra Smith, vice chair of the Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights, it’s not possible to look at this issue without considering intersectionality, the interplay of race, class and gender. “What if Mom is a single mom working several jobs to make ends meet? She may not have time to talk to her daughter,” Smith says. “If you look at the #MeToo movement, that term was coined over 10 years ago by Tarana Burke, a black woman who was largely ignored. For me, as a woman of color, it’s great that so many women are finding their voice, but there’s a sense of frustration at how it took a segment of mostly white women who are affluent to talk about it for it to be receiving the attention that it deserves.” Reports vary, but generally white women and Latinas experience more assault than black women, while Native American women endure the most abuse; and assault by a white man is the most common. “I’m still reminded that women of color, indigenous, undocumented and poor women are systematically sexually and physically abused by law enforcement and incarceration systems who then evaluate themselves and find nothing wrong with their actions,” said Smith. Worsening the problem for all women, social media has made the world more dangerous than ever, especially for young women, and it is one of the hardest to combat. “As soon as the police or our advocates have figured out one new lure or app,” says Quinn, “these guys come up with another one.” One example is Snapchat, “an app that teens love to use,” Quinn says. Users can have their location “turned on,” allowing friends and contacts to see where they are. Kids need to know that setting it “public” is risking trouble, Quinn says. Social media has enabled traffickers to make easy contact with
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One of the biggest challenges girls face is the negative impact of technology and social media, says G3’s Michelle Dale.
vulnerable girls. And once they target a young girl—promising her a fabulous career as a model—it may be hard for her to resist. Even harder is for a girl once trafficked to get out. Tiburon’s Shynie Lu, a recent graduate of Sonoma Academy, made a video as a project for the Sonoma County Junior Commission on Human Rights, called Strong Survival. In it, she interviews Maya Babow, who managed to escape from her traffickers after six years. “People ask, why didn’t she leave sooner?” says Lu, “But when you hear her talk about the threats they made, how they would hurt her family, and about withholding food and water from her, she made it clear why she wasn’t able to walk out.” Now an ambassador for Shared Hope International in Marin, Lu helps inform high school students about the danger. So once #MeToo drops off the radar, will perpetrators again find refuge in the surrounding silence? Rates of sexual violence are
declining, and continued outcry will certainly help, but empowering girls may not be enough to create the kind of change women rightfully demand. “I was a highly empowered teen,” says Blalock, “an athlete, but I was raped.” Maybe change has to happen on the other end of the spectrum. As Babow says in the film, “We need to stop the demand. If you can stop the demand, there is no need for supply.” Futures Without Violence has started a nationwide program called Coaching Boys into Men, in which male athletic coaches are trained to lead workshops for their teams to deliver the message that is is manly to respect girls. But there do not seem to be many such programs currently in place in local schools. “The onus is on society to see girls and women as equal, intelligent beings worthy of respect rather than objectifying them,” said Blalock. Instead of teaching girls not to get raped, we can teach boys not to rape—soon. Y
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Standup comedian Myq Kaplan (pronounced “Mike”) holds a masters degree in linguistics, which won’t surprise fans of his tightly constructed comedy, which is packed with wordplay and puns that are equally smart and silly. This week, Kaplan is in the North Bay with fellow standup smarty-pants Zach Sherwin, known for the web series Epic Rap Battles of History. The two take the stage on Thursday, July 12, at the Fenix (919 Fourth St., San Rafael; $20; 415.813.5600) and on Tuesday, July 17, at the Throckmorton Theatre (41 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; $17–$27; 415.383.9600). Both shows start at 8pm.
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Eclectic songwriter Keller Williams takes a deep dive into his wide range of music when he performs on Friday, July 13, at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael. See Clubs & Venues, p18.
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Santa Fe Style The American Southwest is on display at the inaugural Cinema Santa Fe festival, combining film screenings with Santa Fe–style cuisine, crafts and live music. The schedule includes the Bay Area premiere of the documentary Awakening in Taos, about New Mexico art patroness Mabel Dodge’s work in creating a thriving artistic community in her town, with director Mark Gordon on hand for a Q&A. The day also features several short films and a screening of Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges and shot in Santa Fe. See these and more on Saturday, July 14, at the Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 1pm. $11–$30. 415.924.5111.
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Beers for Breasts Since 2001, the annual Breastfest Beer Festival has helped low-income women diagnosed with cancer get access to medical treatment and find relief through alternative options. To do this, Breastfest employs the North Bay’s rich bounty of brewers to come together for a day of bottomless beer-tasting, free eats, live music and community support. This year’s breweries includes locals like Marin Brewing Co., Russian River Brewing, Henhouse Brewing, 101 North Brewing, Moonlight Beer & Ale and many others, and proceeds will go to Marin-based breast cancer foundation To Celebrate Life. Saturday, July 14, Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 1pm. $50–$65. thebreastfest.org.
NAPA
Bounty of Performance
C Taylor Crothers
World-class performances, award-winning cuisine and stunning scenery make the annual Festival Napa Valley the region’s most indulgent cultural celebration. Happening over 10 days, the festival boasts concerts, dining experiences and gala events, including several free performances. On Wednesday, July 18, the festival opens with a series of admission-free chamber music concerts. Hear the “Serenade for Wind Instruments” at the Napa Valley Opera House (1030 Main St., Napa; 5pm). Enjoy a string quartet and sextet at CIA at Copia (500 First St., Napa; 6pm), or attend one of two concerts in St. Helena. For details and passes, visit festivalnapavalley.org. —Charlie Swanson
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Many of the Happys’ songs probe not-so-happy mental-health subjects.
MUSIC
All Smiles The Happys embrace their emotions on new EP By Charlie Swanson
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uitarist and singer Nick Petty understands the positive impact that music can make on people. Music is one of the ways he pulled himself together after a troubled youth that included depression, addiction and brief incarceration— and music is what he has dedicated himself to sharing with his friends and fans as the frontman of Novatobased surf-punk band the Happys. “I want to be in a band that’s making an impact,” Petty says. “I strive to entertain people and let people know it’s OK to be weird, it’s OK to be different.” The 26-year-old Petty first formed the Happys in 2012. Over the years, the band’s membership has moved around, though the lineup solidified in early 2018 with lead guitarist Alex Sanchez, bassist Brett Brazil and drummer Ryan Donahue. Musically, the group draws from ’90s upbeat punk-pop bands like Blink 182 and Sublime, while also delving into heavier territory akin to Nirvana and Tool. Petty also lists influences ranging from Frank Sinatra to Tupac Shakur. That spectrum is represented on the band’s new EP, Bipolar, which came out last month and is available online. Petty doesn’t shy away from talking about mental health on the
new EP, which features four songs that open up a dialogue many people still have trouble engaging in. Opening track “Birdy” is about living with depression, while track two, “Cut the Rope,” examines elements in people’s lives that hold them back emotionally. Petty describes the third title track as a love letter to mental health, and the EP’s closer, “Manic,” is about being, well, manic. Despite the subject matter, the tempo on the EP stays pulsing, and the guitars occasionally shred with hints of heavy metal flair in their surf-punk rhythms. “Every day I deal with some serious emotional stuff,” says Petty. Currently, the Happys are working with artist management guru Rick Bonde—whose résumé includes both Blink 182 and Sublime—at Tahoe Artists Agency, and the band is recording a follow-up full-length album. This month, the Happys take the show on the road with a tour covering Southern California between July 11 and 15. “As a band, we want to look out for people,” Petty says. “We want to show them love and make them feel that they’re not alone.” The Happys play Tuesday, July 17, at the Milk Bar in San Francisco. For details and to stream ‘Bipolar,’ visit facebook.com/thehappysband.
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Santa Fe in Focus Celebrating the artistic capital of New Mexico By David Templeton
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hining a contemporary light on a part of the country best known for cowboy films, Wells Fargo commercials and a popular chicken sandwich at Carl’s Jr., the Lark Theater will be hosting a day-long celebration of the film, food and art of Santa Fe, N.M. “There are so many brilliant artists living and working in Santa Fe and throughout the state,” says filmmaker Mark Gordon,
director of the feature-length documentary Awakening in Taos: The Mabel Dodge Luhan Story, “that when I started talking with Ellie Mednick, executive director of the Lark Theater, about screening my film, the idea quickly expanded to a whole day of programming with films made by Santa Fe filmmakers, or shot in and around Santa Fe.” The event, taking place Saturday, July 14, will include two screenings of Awakening in Taos (at 1pm and
7pm); a block of shorts about influential artists and writers who made New Mexico their home (2:30pm), including Georgia O’Keeffe (Memories of Miss O’Keeffe and A Woman on Paper) and Pulitzer-winning poet and author N. Scott Momaday (Return to Rainy Mountain); the award-winning documentary Grab a Hunk of Lightning, about Depression-era photographer Dorothea Lange (4pm); and a screening of Jeff
Cinema Santa Fe, Saturday, July 14, 1–10:30pm, at the Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. larktheater.net.
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‘Awakening in Taos: The Mabel Dodge Luhan Story’ explores the life of Luhan, left, a friend of Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso, and a champion of Native American rights in New Mexico.
Bridges’ Oscar-winning feature film Crazy Heart (8:30pm), much of which was shot in the bars and on the streets of Santa Fe. According to Gordon, who will be in attendance to introduce and discuss his film at both of its screenings, Awakening in Taos began as a way to call attention to the artists of New Mexico, and quickly became a 10-year-long cinematic obsession to tell the story of Mabel Dodge Luhan. “I had relocated to Santa Fe, and soon became really interested in this time period in Taos, from 1910 to 1920, when a lot of East Coast artists moved to Taos,” Gordon says. “They had a lot of style and did a lot of very interesting work, and became known as the Taos Society of Artists. I was talking to a docent in a Taos museum, and I mentioned that I was interested in making a film about the Taos Society of Artists, and he said, “You know, they’ve already made movies about that. What about Mabel Dodge Luhan?’ I said, ‘Who’s Mabel Dodge Luhan?’ and he replied, ‘Well, I don’t care for her writing. She’s kind of a chatty feminist. But you might like her.’” The docent suggested Luhan’s memoir Edge of Taos Desert: An Escape to Reality. Once Gordon read the book, he knew he’d found the subject of his film. “I immediately fell in love with Mabel’s life story,” he says. “She was this wealthy New York woman who became connected with all of these famous movers and shakers of the 20th century.” A lifelong patron of the arts, Luhan had spent time in Greenwich Village, Santa Barbara and Paris, where she became acquainted with Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso and others. Over the course of her life, Luhan had many lovers, both men and women. Once in Taos, she fell in love and eventually married a Native American, Tony Luhan, and soon became a champion of Native American rights. “She was a 21st-century woman coming out of a period that was still steeped in the 19th century,” says Gordon. “I knew her story would make a great movie. And I knew I needed to do a little more research. I just didn’t know it would take me 10 years. But they’ve been the best 10 years of my life.”
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• New Movies This Week Ant-Man and the Wasp (PG-13)
By Matthew Stafford
Friday, July 13–Thursday, July 19 Ant-Man and the Wasp (1:58) More Marvel superheroes go celluloid as Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly impersonate two very tiny world-savers. Awakening in Taos (1:00) Documentary portrait of Mabel Dodge Luhan, the iconoclastic grandma of New Mexico art, politics and culture whose salon attracted the likes of D. H. Lawrence, Carl Jung and Thornton Wilder. Big (1:38) Tom Hanks stars as a 13-year-old who sprouts into adulthood overnight and has to navigate his way through grownup New York City; Penny Marshall directs. Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet (2:30) Shakespeare’s tragedy of star-crossed love in Renaissance-era Verona comes to terpsichorean life with a little help from Sergei Prokofiev and star choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. The Catcher Was a Spy (1:38) True tale of renaissance man Moe Berg, the erudite, multilingual major league catcher who spied for the OSS during WWII; Paul Rudd stars. Crazy Heart (1:51) Jeff Bridges plays a dilapidated country music star who glimpses salvation in the person of Maggie Gyllenhaal. Equalizer 2 (2:09) Denzel Washington’s back as the moody and mysterious righter of wrongs; Melissa Leo costars. Ferdinand (1:47) Munro Leaf ’s flowersniffing bull ambles onto the big screen with a troupe of merry misfits in tow; John Cena vocalizes. The First Purge (1:37) Dystopian horror flick about a not-so-distant United States where rampant, violent lawlessness is celebrated one night per year. Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Ondolf (1:15) Celebration of the cutter-edge urban designer whose works include Chicago’s Millennium Park and New York’s High Line. Florence and the Uffizi Gallery (1:40) Take a cinematic stroll through the onetime cradle of the Italian Renaissance and its masterpiece-packed jewel, the Uffizi Gallery. The Gardener (1:28) Eye-filling documentary about Les Jardins de Quatre-Vents, an enchanted 20-acre English garden, and its creator, legendary horticulturalist Frank Cabot. Grab a Hunk of Lightning (1:00) Filmmaker Dyanna Taylor’s documentary about her grandmother, Dorothea Lange, focuses on the great photographer’s life, work and breathtaking Depression-era images. The Guardians (2:14) Lush, meditative French period piece stars Nathalie Baye as the matriarch of a family farm who discovers her independence when the menfolk march off to war. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (1:25) The monstrous cartoon innkeepers are back and looking for fun on a spookfilled ocean cruise; Mel Brooks, Steve
Buscemi and Fran Drescher vocalize. Incredibles 2 (1:58) The super-family is back with Mama Helen saving the world and Papa Bob staying home with the kids; Holly Hunter and Craig T. Nelson lend voice. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2:09) Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt head to Isla Nubar to rescue the local dinosaurs from a life-devouring volcano! Keep the Change (1:34) Charming indie romcom about the offbeat love affair between a wannabe filmmaker and a free spirit on the autism spectrum. A Kid Like Jake (1:32) Enlightened New Yorkers Claire Danes and Jim Parsons struggle with their precocious son’s aborning gender identity. The King (1:49) Documentarian Eugene Jarecki crosses the U.S. in Elvis’ 1963 Rolls, revisiting the King’s old haunts with ridealongs from Emmylou Harris, Dan Rather, Chuck D and other luminaries. Leave No Trace (1:48) Poignant tale of a father and daughter’s idyllic life in the Oregon wilds and the encroaching urban Zeitgeist that threatens it. Let the Sunshine In (1:34) French romantic comedy about the many (flawed) loves of a Parisian artist (Juliette Binoche); Claire Denis directs. The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (2:20) Catch diva extraordinaire Nina Stemme in Franco Zeffirelli’s dazzling production of the Puccini opera in big-screen high definition. Ocean’s 8 (1:50) Rat Pack redux as Sandra Bullock leads a gang of unstoppable sisters through a $150 million heist; Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter costar. Skyscraper (1:43) Security expert Dwayne Johnson goes all Die Hard when he finds himself in the world’s tallest skyscraper with a stem-to-stern inferno and several hundred people who want to kill him. Sorry to Bother You (1:45) Boots Riley absurdist fantasy satire about an Oakland telemarketer striving his way through a netherworld of big-tech billionaires and anti-Zeitgeist revolutionaries. Southwest Shorts (1:20) Celebrate this cradle of American culture with a triple bill of short documentaries: Memories of Miss O’Keeffe, A Woman on Paper and Return to Rainy Mountain, a portrait of poet N. Scott Momaday. Tag (1:36) Five middle-aged Peter Pans continue their lifelong game of über-tag despite an impending marriage; Jon Hamm stars. Three Identical Strangers (1:36) Cascadingly astonishing documentary about identical triplets separated at birth, reunited decades later and . . . Uncle Drew (1:43) Aging hoopsters round up a team of superstars and enter a Harlem street ball tournament; Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller and Nate Robinson star.
• Awakening in Taos (Not Rated) • Big (PG) • Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet (PG)
Book Club (PG-13) The Catcher Was a Spy (R)
• Crazy Heart (R) Deadpool 2 (R) • Equalizer 2 (R) • Ferdinand (PG) The First Purge (R) Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Ondolf (Not Rated) Florence and the Uffizi Gallery (Not Rated) • The Gardener (Not Rated) • Grab a Hunk of Lightning (Not Rated) The Guardians (R) Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (PG-13)
Cinema: Fri-Wed 10, 1, 4, 10; 3D showtime at 7 Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 7, 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10, 10:45, 11:30, 1, 1:45, 2:30, 4, 4:45, 5:30, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 10, 10:45; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30; Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45 Lark: Sat 1, 7 (filmmaker Mark J. Gordon in person) Regency: Sun, Wed 2, 7 Regency: Mon 7 Lark: Fri 4:50; Sun 10:30am; Tue 12:10; Wed 4; Thu 4:30 Lark: Fri 7; Sat 10:40am; Sun 3, 9; Mon 5; Tue 2:15; Wed 1:50; Thu 10:20am Lark: Sat 8:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 5:50, 8:40 Northgate: Thu 7, 9:55 Northgate: Tue 10am Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 4
Lark: Sun 1 Rafael: Fri-Tue 5:45; Wed-Thu 4:15 Lark: Sat 4:30 Lark: Fri 12:10; Mon 12:15; Tue 6:15; Wed 11; Thu 8:40 Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12, 2:25, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:45, 10; Sat-Sun 11:15, 1:45, 6:45, 10, 3D showtime at 4:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:05, 11:15, 1:55, 3:10, 4:35, 7:15, 8:20, 9:45; 3D showtimes at 12:35, 5:45 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5, 7:30, 9:45; Sun-Wed 12:15, 2:45, 5, 7:30 Rowland: Fri-Sun 9:30, 12, 2:30, 7:30, 10; 3D showtime at 5 Incredibles 2 (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Larkspur Landing: Fri, MonWed 7, 9:15; Sat-Sun 1, 4, 7, 9:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:10, 11:40, 1:15, 2:45, 4:20, 7:30, 10:30 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:25, 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Sequoia: Fri 4:10, 7:15, 9:35; Sat 1:15, 4:10, 7:15, 9:35; Sun 1:15, 4:10, 7:15; Mon-Tue 4:10, 7:15; Thu 4:10 Keep the Change (Not Rated) Lark: Fri 2:50; Sun 5:05; Mon 10:20am, 7:05; Tue 8:50; Thu 12:30 A Kid Like Jake (Not Rated) Lark: Fri 9; Mon 3; Tue 10:20am; Thu 6:40 The King (R) Rafael: Fri-Sun 1:15, 7:45; Mon-Thu 7:45 Leave No Trace (PG) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:50, 2:10, 3:30, 5, 6:10, 7:40, 9, 10:20; Sun, Wed 11:30, 2:10, 5, 7:40; Mon 11:30, 12:50, 2:10, 3:30, 5, 7:40; Tue, Thu 11:30, 12:50, 2:10, 3:30, 5, 6:10, 7:40 Let the Sunshine In (R) Lark: Fri 10:20am; Sun 7:05; Mon 9; Tue 4:15; Thu 2:30 The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (G) Lark: Wed 6:30 • The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (G) Regency: Wed 1, 7 Sequoia: Wed 1, 7 Ocean’s 8 (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:50, 7:15, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 RBG (PG) Rafael: Fri-Sun 1, 3:15, 5:30, 8; Mon-Tue 3:15, 5:30, 8; Wed-Thu 3:15, 5:30 Sicario: Day of the Soldado (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:30; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:35, 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10; Sun-Thu 10:35, 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 Skyscraper (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:15, 9:50; Sat-Sun 11:45, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50, 3D showtime at 2:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:35, 11:50, 2:25, 3:50, 5:05, 7:50, 9:10, 10:25; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 6:30 Rowland: Fri-Sun 9:40, 12:10, 2:40, 7:40, 10:10; 3D showtime at 5:10 Solo: A Star Wars Story (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 2, 7:35 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:40, 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:40; Sun-Thu 10:40, • Sorry to Bother You (R) 1:20, 4:10, 7 Sequoia: Fri 4:25, 7, 10:10; Sat 1:30, 4:25, 7, 10:10; Sun, Wed 1:30, 4:25, 7; Mon-Tue 4:25, 7; Thu 4:25 Lark: Sat 2:30 • Southwest Shorts (Not Rated) Tag (R) Northgate: Fri-Mon, Wed 11:35, 5, 10:40; Tue 5, 10:40 Three Identical Strangers (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50; Sun, Wed 11, 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 Mon, Tue, Thu 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 Uncle Drew (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 8, 10:35 Whitney (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:50, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15; Sun-Tue, Thu 10:50, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30; Wed 4:10 Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (PG-13) Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20; Sun-Wed 12, 2:30, 4:45, 7 Rafael: Fri-Sun 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:15; Mon-Thu 3:45, 6, 8:15 Yellow Submarine (G) Rafael: Sun 4:15 Because there were too many movies playing this week to list, we have omitted some of the movie summaries and times for those that have been playing for multiple weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm. CinéArts Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-1190 Century Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6506 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 491-1314 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1251 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-6496 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 898-3385
KEEPING MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS
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Like a Stone ‘School of Rock’ musical sinks By Harry Duke
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ne might think that the talents behind Downton Abbey and Phantom of the Opera would be odd choices to make a Broadway musical out of a 2003 movie starring Jack Black. One would be correct. School of Rock, now on the San Francisco stop of its national tour, is Julian Fellowes and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s overblown take on that modest film whose charm relied mostly on its star. Dewey Finn (Rob Colletti, doing Jack Black–light) has been kicked out of his band, has no visible means of support and is months behind on the rent due his best friend, Ned (Matt Bittner). After receiving an ultimatum from Ned’s girlfriend (Emily Borromeo) to raise the money or get out, he answers a phone call seeking Ned’s services as a substitute teacher. Since subbing obviously requires no skills at all, Dewey decides he can impersonate Ned and make some quick money. It’s off to the toney Horace Green Academy where Dewey takes charge of an elementary class whose students have two things in common: they’re all musically gifted and their parents all ignore them. Why not turn them
into a backup band and enter them in a competition? How long can he fool the stern headmistress (Lexie Dorsett Sharp, doing Joan Cusack–light) and bring his plan to fruition? Well, almost to the end of the show’s two hours and 40 minutes, which is about an hour longer than the film took to tell the story. Webber’s score is his least memorable, as may be this entire production. The characters are stubbornly one-dimensional. Every adult comes off poorly (except, of course, Dewey) with every parent self-absorbed, every educator an idiot and every child a prodigy. The kids are talented musicians—yes, they play their own instruments— but when it comes to acting, not so much. Maybe that’s a lot to ask of a group of pre-teens. The best parts of the show, beyond the kids’ musical performances, are drawn straight from Mike White’s film script. There are laughs, but kids deserve a better School than this. ‘School of Rock’ runs Tuesday–Sunday through July 22 at the SHN Orpheum Theatre, 1192 Market St., San Francisco. Show times vary. $40–$256. 888.746.1799. shnsf.com.
Railroad Earth
The Brothers Comatose • Melvin Seals & JGB Royal Jelly Jive • Ron Artis II & The Truth The Sam Chase & The Untraditional Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs • Rainbow Girls The Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men Afrofunk Experience • La Gente Black Sheep Brass BanD • Mike Saliani Band Dirty Red Barn • The Peach Thieves
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Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, Petaluma, Ca TICKETS : WWW.PETALUMAMUSICFESTIVAL.ORG
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Matthew Murphy
A few laughs can’t save this remake of the classic Jack Black movie.
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friday nights on main 2018
live music | dancing | wine & dine al fresco Downtown Tiburon | 6 pm - 9 pm
Let’s get this party started! Mark your calendars for these upcoming
Friday Nights on Main:
NUGGET
May 25 – La Dolce Vita
Days of Malaise
June 29 – A Whale of a Time
Six months into legalization, mood is grim By Stett Holbrook
Neon Velvet - new wave and modern rock hits Spirit of the Caribbean - calypso music
July 27 – That’s Life – in Tiburon Jonathan Poretz - hits from the Rat Pack era
August 31 – Back to School
The Flaming O’s - dance hits and classics
September 28 – Firefighters’ Dance The Fundamentals - red hot rockin’ soul
for more information: www.tiburonchamber.org Thanks to our additional Sponsors: Town of Tiburon | The Ranch
Caffe Acri | Guaymas | Luna Blu | Salt & Pepper | Sam’s Anchor Cafe | Servino Ristorante | Waypoint Pizza
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e’re halfway into the first year of recreational cannabis sales and taxation under Proposition 64. So how goes it for the rank-andfile growers and manufacturers who were coaxed into support for Proposition 64? Not so good. That’s the assessment of the California Growers Association’s “Mid-Year Outlook, 2018,” a report on the state of the industry thus far. “From disappointing [first quarter] tax revenue, to disappointing license numbers, the market is inundated with a general sense of malaise,” writes CGA executive director Hezekiah Allen. “What was once a dynamic and diverse marketplace is now stagnant, with significant barriers disrupting commerce and communities.” Most discouraging, Allen says that legalization has not happened yet for most of the state because city and county governments are still working to implement permitting ordinances. Many have no plans for cannabis sales. “The general outlook for the California market is likely to be depressed until things change at the local level,” he says. The new report warns that the costly transition from temporary to annual licenses “may change the landscape” as businesses without
sufficient means fade away. License fees range from $1,200 for small growers to $77,000 for the largest cultivation license, and $4,000 to $120,000 for retail operations. The new report also points to an oversupply “ticking time bomb” created by large-scale growers who have ramped up production ahead of retail outlets. “There are a handful of businesses, some rookie and some veteran, seeking to bring some of the state’s largest harvests ever to market,” says the report. “Fortunes may be earned and most certainly will be lost.” On the plus side, the report is bullish on the first legal lightdeprivation crops about to hit the market later this month, followed by sun-grown cannabis by year’s end. “These harvests are marked by some of the richest and most delicate entourages of flavors, aromas and cannabinoids.” Meanwhile, in what may be a case of the cart before the horse, Sen. Mike McGuire and Assemblyman Jim Wood announced last week that the North Coast Regional Office of the Bureau of Cannabis Control is open in Eureka. The office will save North Coast growers and retailers a trip to Sacramento to pay their taxes— cold comfort for the many growers struggling to pay their taxes and stay afloat. Y
‘After all these years we felt it was time, and so did many of our customers.’ Hamachi crudo with avocado is one of new chef Gabe Charpentier’s creations on Bungalow 44’s revamped menu.
DINING
Old Made New Mill Valley’s Bunglaow 44 gets a makeover By Flora Tsapovsky
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pening a new restaurant is an exciting and risky endeavor everyone wants to keep hearing about. But what if you have a stable restaurant that happens to be 13 years old? A restaurateur could move on to something new or freshen things up. Bill Higgins, the owner of Mill Valley’s Bungalow 44 chose the latter, and as of last month, “the old bungalow,” as Higgins calls it, is new again.
The renewal happened on all fronts. “The look was getting a little old-fashioned, a little too brown, so we modernized it to look a bit more exciting and sexier,” says Higgins, who hired designer Doug Washington for the task of adding color accents, modifying the lighting and updating the sitting situation, as well as updating the Bungalow’s patio. On the menu, a complete reboot was the mission of chef Gabe Charpentier, a new recruit with past
stints at Chicago’s lauded Aviary and Jean Georges’ now-closed Chambers Kitchen in Minneapolis. Adding “fresher, lighter vegetable and raw fish dishes,” according to Higgins, Charpentier adorned the current menu with Asian and Californian touches, like hamachi crudo with avocado and crispy rice cake, appetizers like beets and blackberries with beet hummus and amaranth, and green onion tempura, and mains such as a fresh
On the drinks side, Bungalow 44 added a must-have item to the mix, a mixologist, Jason Sims. Sims reinvigorated the bar program and included a selection of signature cocktails with on-trend ingredients like mezcal, Aperol and aquafaba, the gelatinous cooking water of fava beans, which makes for thicker, frothier drinks. The prices of the menu items and the cocktails were adjusted to modern times as well. While there has been some online grumbling, as co-owner of Real Restaurants group, responsible for Marin go-to’s like Picco and Buckeye Roadhouse, Higgins isn’t too worried. Making changes at a beloved restaurant won’t make everyone happy. “Any time you change something that’s been around for 10-plus years, you’re going to get feedback,” Higgins says. “After all these years we felt it was time, and so did many of our customers.” Bungalow 44, 44 E. Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley. 415.381.2500.
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shrimp tagliatelle with tomatoes and caviar cream and a hoisindoused short rib. “The menu was getting kind of heavy,” says Higgins, “Now we have much more interesting salads and vegetarian offerings.” The format has changed, too. Higgins recently celebrated 40 years in the restaurant business and still remembers the time of a regimented meal with a main and a soup course. Now, he says, “people are sharing their dishes more and enjoying smaller portions and tasting everything at the table. The customer these days is much more sophisticated and fastidious.” Some classics, like the hamburger, grilled octopus and steakfrites, however, stayed put.
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Sundial CALENDAR Concerts SONOMA Green Music Center Bluegrass & Craft Beer Festival Grammy-winner Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Laurie Lewis and Phoebe Hunt perform alongside tastings from 22 local breweries. Jul 15, 2pm. $25 and up. Green Music Center Weill Hall, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040. Midsummer Mozart Festival Ani Bukujian, principal second violin for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, leads a program of Mozart’s symphonies and violin concerto, with wine reception. Jul 14, 6:30pm. $65. Buena Vista Winery, 18000 Old Winery Rd, Sonoma. 800.926.1266. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Longtime indie-rock frontman plays off his new album, “Sparkle Hard.” Jul 17, 8:30pm. $20-$23. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048.
MARIN Cash & King High-energy concert with singer-songwriter Steve Kent celebrates the music of Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley Jul 13-14, 8pm. $28. Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato. 415.883.4498. Mike Farris & the Fortunate Few Critically acclaimed roots and gospel songwriter plays off his highly anticipated forthcoming album, “Silver & Stone.” Jul 13, 9pm. $22-$27. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850. Summer Nights Festival Outdoor concert features the Hawaiian rhythms of Henry Kapono and Johnny Valentine with food, drinks and more. Jul 14, 6pm. $22-$32; kids 17 and under are free. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.
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Clubs & Venues MARIN Belvedere Community Park Jul 15, 4pm, LaVay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. 450 San Rafael Ave, Belvedere. belvedereconcerts.org. The Club at McInnis Park Jul 13, the 7th Sons. 350 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael. 415.492.1800. Fenix Jul 13, Shine Delirious. Jul 14, tribute to Sly & the Family Stone. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600. First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo Jul 14, Marin Baroque summer workshop for singers. 72 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo. 415.497.6634. Gabrielson Park Jul 13, 6:30pm, LaTiDo. Anchor St, Sausalito. 415.289.4152. Harmonia Jul 14, Bastille Day celebration with Mademoiselle Kiki. 2200 Marinship Way, Sausalito. 415.332.1432. HopMonk Novato Jul 13, Petty Theft. Jul 14, Tim Bluhm and John Elliott. Jul 15-16, Bob Schneider Band and Travis Linville. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200. Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Jul 11, Matt Jaffe. Jul 18, Buck Nickels & Loose Change. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005. L’Appart Resto Jul 12, Amanda Addleman and Lee Dynes. 636 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.256.9884. Marin Country Mart Jul 13, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with Brian Ho. Jul 15, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with Steve Canal St Music. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700.
Festival Napa Valley Chamber Series Professional and student musicians join together for several lively chamber music concerts to kick-off the performance arts, food and wine festival. Jul 18, 5pm. Free. Napa Valley, various locations, Napa.
19 Broadway Nightclub Jul 11, Lulu & the Rent Party. Jul 12, Seventh Street Band. Jul 13, Scott Guberman Band. Jul 14, Chrissy Lynne Band with Luv Planet. Jul 15, Cascade Canyon Band. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.
Hot Club of Cowtown Western swing-gypsy jazz trio are equally inspired by the music of Django Reinhardt and traditional Texas hoedowns. Jul 13, 7:30 and 9:30pm. $20-$40. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.
No Name Bar Jul 13, Michael Aragon Quartet. Jul 14, Chris Saunders Band. Jul 15, Andrew Reis and friends. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.
Straight No Chaser Male a cappella group, originally formed over a dozen years ago, has reassembled and reemerged as a phenomenon. Jul 12, 8pm. $60-$90. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
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Petty Theft channels Tom Petty on July 13 at the HopMonk Novato. See Clubs & Venues, this page.
Papermill Creek Saloon Jul 13, Loose with the Truth. Jul 15, the Sky Blue Band. Jul 17, Agents of Change. Jul 18, OMEN. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls. 415.488.9235. Peri’s Silver Dollar Jul 12, Mark’s Jam Sammich. Jul 13, Afroholix. Jul 14, Beso Negro and War Cloud. Jul 15, Scott Guberman. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910. Piccolo Pavilion Jul 15, 5pm, Barbara Nesbitt. Redwood and Corte Madera avenues, Corte Madera. 415.302.1160. Rancho Nicasio Jul 13, Tom Finch Trio. Jul 15, 4pm, BBQ on the Lawn with Tommy Castro & the Painkillers. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219. Rickey’s Restaurant & Bar Jul 13, 5:30pm, Lady D. Jul 14, 5:30pm, Zeena Q. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato. 415.883.9477. San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Jul 13, 6pm, Ian Dogole & Music Beyond Borders. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.524.2800. Sausalito Seahorse Jul 12, Scott Silverber. Jul 13, Bait & Switch Blues Band. Jul 14, Orquestra la Moderna
Tradition. Jul 15, 4pm, Mazacote. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Jul 14, Matt Jaffe & the Distraction. Jul 15, Born Twins. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311. Sweetwater Music Hall Jul 11, Scott Pemberton and Dirty Revival. Jul 12, Matt Schofield. Jul 14, the Weight Band with Jeffrey Halford & the Healers. Jul 15, 12pm, Roger McNamee. Jul 15, 8pm, Goodnight, Texas and Amo Amo. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850. Tam Valley Community Center Jul 13, Key Lime Pie. 203 Marin Ave, Mill Valley. Terrapin Crossroads Jul 12, Alex Jordan Band. Jul 13, Keller Williams. Jul 14, Lonesome Locomotive. Jul 15, 2pm, Phil Lesh and friends with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. Jul 17, Koolerator. Jul 18, Colonel & the Mermaids. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773. Throckmorton Theatre Jul 12, 6:30pm, Berkeley Choro Ensemble. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Town Center Corte Madera Jul 15, 12pm, Stephanie Teel. 100 Corte
Trek Winery Jul 14, Aint Misbehavin. 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.
Gallery Openings Art Works Downtown Jul 13-Aug 4, “Energy Uncovered,” paintings and sculpture from Nini Lion displays in the Founders’ Gallery, while Rosario Sapienza shows work in the Underground Gallery, Jenny Snodgrass exhibits in the Donors’ Gallery and “Storytelling” continues in the 1337 Gallery. Reception, Jul 13 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.
CONTINUING THIS WEEK ART Bolinas Museum Through Aug 12, “Devine Gardens,” Mayumi Oda and the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center is featured in the main gallery, with Linda Connor’s “In the Himalayas” photography and Patricia Yenawine’s “Fired Up!” ceramics. Reception, Jun 16 at 2pm. 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri, 1 to 5; Sat-Sun, noon to 5; and by appointment. 415.868.0330. Book Passage Through Nov 30, “Tom Killion Residency,” acclaimed Marin artist returns to Book Passage’s gallery for a year-long exhibition of his original prints and handcrafted books. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. Daily, 9am to 9pm. 415.927.0960. Gallery Route One Through Aug 12, “Tell Tale,” members’ show offers an invitation to visit private worlds of imagination from 26 artists. Reception, Jul 7 at 2:30pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347. Headlands Center for the Arts Through Aug 23, “Gala Porras-Kim: Trials in Ancient Technologies,”Los Angeles-based artist investigates ancient methodologies of decay and documentation. Reception, Jul 15 at 4pm. 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. Sun-Fri, noon to 4. 415.331.2787. Marin Community Foundation Through Sep 20, “Human...Nature: A Guy Colwell Retrospect,” exhibition spans the artist’s figurative social surrealism from the 1970s to current day. Reception, May 30 at 6pm. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5. Marin Society of Artists Through Jul 28, “On the Road,” juried art exhibit features depictions of highways and byways across America. Reception, Jul 13 at 5pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, Noon to 4pm. 415.464.9561. MarinMOCA Through Jul 29, “Make Your Mark,” exhibition of work by artists who explore making marks in unique ways
commemorates MarinMOCA’s 35th year. Reception, Jun 16 at 5pm. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137. Robert Allen Fine Art Through Jul 31, “Landscapes & Cityscapes,” group exhibition of works on canvas. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5. 415.331.2800. Throckmorton Theatre Through Jul 31, “Sharon Paster & Robbie Sugg,” oil paintings inspired by coastal scenes and works that intersect painting and print media show. Reception, Jul 10 at 5pm. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Tiburon Town Hall Through Aug 30, “Celebrating Life,” featuring works by members of Marin Society of Artists. Reception, July 8 at 5pm. 1505 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon.
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Myq Kaplan& Zach Sherwin Standup stars hit up the North Bay. Jul 12, 7pm. $20. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600. Standup stars hit up the North Bay. Jul 13, 8:30pm. $20. The Reel Fish Shop & Grill, 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044. Standup stars hit up the North Bay. Jul 14, 8pm. $20. Barrel Brothers Brewing, 399 Business Park Ct #506, Windsor. 707.696.9487. Standup stars hit up the North Bay. Jul 15. Griffo Distillery, 1320 Scott St, Petaluma. 707.879.8755.
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Breastfest Sample beer from some of the best California breweries, eat BBQ, listen to live music, win prizes and enjoy an afternoon in the sun while raising money to help low-income women with cancer. Jul 14, 1pm. $40-$65. Marin Fairgrounds, Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. Family Fun Day at Bolinas Museum Hands-on creative event led by beloved local artist and art educator Janis Yerington is a delight for all ages. Jul 14, 2pm. Free. Bolinas Museum, 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.0330. Marin Gem Faire Over 70 vendors offer fine jewelry, precious gemstones, millions of beads, crystals, minerals and much more at manufacturer’s prices. Jul 13-15. 503.252.8300. Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6400.
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Second Fridays Art Walk Anchored by Art Works Downtown galleries and artist studios, the art walk links venues throughout downtown San Rafael with receptions and entertainment. Second Fri of every month, 5pm. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.451.8119. Sundays on Sherman Enjoy live music and lots of food and family activities by local restaurants and organizations. Sun, Jul 15, 11am. Free. City Green, 901 Sherman Ave, Novato. novato.org.
Field Trips Nature Journaling Learn a new way to observe nature in West Marin. Jul 14, 10am. Martin Griffin Preserve, 4900 Shoreline Hwy 1, Stinson Beach. 415.868.9244. Point Reyes Hike & Sing Immerse into the sounds and songs of West Marin at this outdoor Point Reyes singing tour with musician and naturalist Tim Weed. Jul 15, 10am. $80-$95/$20 kids up to 14. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Rd, Pt Reyes Station. soundorchard.org. Pond Farm Tour Learn about the culturally significant Pond Farm Pottery from a docent. Jul 14, 9:30am. $20. Austin Creek State Recreation Area, 17000 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9177. Trekking the Model Join a ranger-guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Jul 14, 1:30pm. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.
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Art & Architecture in Cinema Art film “Florence and the Uffizi Gallery” takes audeinces on a journey through the city that was once the cradle of the Italian Renaissance. Jul 15, 1pm. $10-$18. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111. Cinema Santa Fe Inaugural festival celebrates the Southwest with film, art, food and music. Jul 14, 1pm. $11-$30. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111. McKellen: laying the Part Revealing documentary on actor Ian McKellen screens for one night only. Jul 12, 7:15pm. $10-$15. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222. Rockin’ at the Lark See the concert film “Muse: Drones World Tour.” Jul 12, 7:30pm. $10-$18. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111. Served Like a Girl Marin Women’s Political Action Committee presents Lysa Heslov’s documentary about Ms Veteran America, helping women vets transition from soldier to civilian. Jul 11, 6:30pm. $5. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael. 415.721.0636.
Food & Drink Bastille Day Celebration at Left Bank It’s Bastille Day all weekend, with menu specials, traditional French garb, festive decorations and live music. Jul 13-15. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.927.3331. Bastille Day Dinner at Jordan Winery Epicurean evening celebrates all things French. Jul 14, 5:30pm. $200. Jordan Winery, 1474 Alexander Valley Rd, Healdsburg. 800.654.1213. Farm Dinner at Greystone Culinary students show off their skills and team with local farmers, food purveyors and producers for a special meal. Jul 14, 6pm. $150. The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, 2555 Main St, St Helena. 707.967.2320. Give Back Monday at Iron Springs Public house donates 10 percent of the evening’s sales to PATH (Prison Arts Touching Hearts). Jul 16, 4pm. Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005. Off the Grid Food Trucks Eat your way through the largest gathering of mobile food trucks in Marin, listen to live music and take in great views. Sun, 11am. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700.
Lectures Breast Cancer & the Environment: What We Know, What We Can Do Special event is led by guest speakers from the Breast Cancer Prevention Partners. Jul 11, 5:30pm. Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.455.5260. Chair Yoga Teacher Training Learn to teach yoga at all ages and levels of health and mobility. Jul 14-15. BodyVibe Studio, 999 Anderson Dr, Ste 170, San Rafael. 415.939.9642. Don Nolan’s Bay Area Ridge Trail Cycling Adventure Napa Valley chef shares his unique Bay Area nature-and-landscape experience, with an illustrated talk and Q&A. Jul 12, 7pm. Marin Museum of Bicycling, 1966 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax. 415.450.8000. Humane, Sustainable, Organic: What Do the Labels Really Mean? Compassionate Living continues the LEAP (Loving Earth, Animals & People) Marin summer speaker series with author and vegan advocate Hope Bohanec. Jul 14, 6:30pm. Free. Marin Humane, 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato. 415.883.4621. It’s Complicated Conversation covers the complex relationship between Mexico and the United States. Jul 11, 7pm. Outdoor Art Club, 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.2582. Marin Shakespeare Company Preview Actor Dameon Brown and director Lesley Currier lead a spirited discussion about
collaborating to bring to life Shakespeare’s “Pericles,” now playing. Jul 16, 7pm. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960. Meditation at Whistlestop Learn how to lower stress levels, reduce anxiety and depression, and restore healthy sleep patterns. Thurs, 3:30pm. $5. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael. 415.456.9062. Senior Circle Share the challenges of aging in a safe and supportive environment in partnership with the Center for Attitudinal Healing. Wed, 10am. Free. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael. 415.456.9062. Transformational NLP Carl Buchheit clarifies how the brain really works and offers a new approach to achieving personal change and happiness. Jul 13, 7:30pm. $20. Sunrise Center, 645 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera. 415.924.7824.
Readings Book Passage Jul 11, 7pm, “Slow” with Brooke McAlary. Jul 12, 7pm, “Rendezvous with Oblivion” with Thomas Frank. Jul 13, 7pm, “Wisdom Rising” with Lama Tsultrim Allione. Jul 14, 11am, “Mixed” with Arree Chung. Jul 14, 1pm, “Champions of Women’s Soccer” with Ann Killion. Jul 14, 4pm, “Mira’s Way” with Amy Maroney. Jul 14, 7pm, “Help Your Group Thrive” with Ann Steiner. Jul 15, 4pm, “West Marin Review Vol. 8” with various authors. Jul 17, 7pm, “A Gathering of Secrets” with Linda Castillo. Jul 18, 7pm, “Order of the Sacred Earth “ with various contributors. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960. Novato Copperfield’s Books Jul 13, 7pm, “Murder on the Left Bank” with Cara Black. 999 Grant Ave, Novato 415.763.3052.
Theater Cosmos: Planet Home Fairfax Theatre Company’s original production uses special effects, dance and music to tell the story of the universe. Through Jul 21. $10-$20. Fairfax Pavilion, 142 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax. 415.779.8382. Pericles Marin Shakespeare Company presents the bard’s exciting adventure story full of comedy and romance. Jul 12-Aug 5. $10-$38. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael. The Savannah Sipping Society Ross Valley Players presents a laugh-a-minute comedy about four Southern women trying escape their day-to-day routines. Jul 12-Aug 12. $22-$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.456.9555. Straight White Men When Ed and his three adult sons come together to celebrate Christmas, they confront issues about identity and privilege. Through Jul 15. $10-$49. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.
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County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on June 8, 2018. (Publication Dates: June 20, 27, July 4, 11 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No: 144794 The following individual(s) are doing business: SUMMIT AT SKYWALKER RANCH, 3838 LUCAS VALLEY ROAD, NICASIO, CA 94946: 3838 LVR HOSPITALITY, LLC, ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING A, STE. 3700, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129. This business is being
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The British Empire, stretching over parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America and Australia. BONUS ANSWER: “Drunk Native”
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By Amy Alkon
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I’m sober, but my boyfriend smokes pot. I’m fine with that, but I don’t want him smoking in the house. He says it’s his house, too, so I’m not being fair. Plus, it’s cold in the rural area where we live and rains a lot, so he’d have to put on a jacket, go on the porch, etc., to smoke. I get it, but I hate the smell, and I don’t want to go to 12-step meetings smelling like weed. That’s just not right. Help.—Upset Girlfriend
A:
Surprisingly, the road to respect and good standing in the 12-step world does not involve strolling into meetings smelling like you live in a onebedroom bong. Your taking care not to show up all “I just took a bath in Chanel No. 420!” at 12-step meetings, lest you trigger any recovering potheads, is what I call “empathy in action.” I write in my science-based manners book, Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck, that empathy—caring about how your behavior affects others—is “at the root of manners.” Rudeness, on the other hand, is the lack of consideration for what one’s behavior does to another person. I explain it as a form of theft, theft of “valuable intangibles like people’s attention (in the case of cell phone shouters who privatize public space as their own).” In this case, there’s the theft of your reputation in a group that’s an integral part of your life (and maybe even of your sobriety). Somebody reading this might make the argument, “Ha, dummy—wouldn’t empathy involve her caring about how her ‘no toking in the house’ thing affects her boyfriend?” Well, yes. But generally speaking, the person whose behavior changes an environment, in negative ways for others in it, is the one who needs to bear the burden of whatever they’re doing. This is why considerate people have long asked others, “Mind if I smoke?” rather than expecting others to ask, “Mind if I breathe?” And let’s have a look at the level of “burden” here: Oh, boo-hoo, might your boyfriend sometimes have to put on a parka to smoke some weed? Put both arms into the sleeves and everything? You could try to fire up some empathy in Pol Pot–head by explaining that coming into 12-step meetings smelling like you just smoked a bowl is embarrassing on the level of strolling in swigging from a big bottle of Jim Beam. (Of course, it’s also completely understandable to want to live in a place that doesn’t reek of reefer.) You might also consider whether his stubbornness on this points to a bigger issue, a general lack of generosity and/or interest in your happiness. We are self-interested mofos, but when we love somebody, we’ll often set aside our immediate self-interest and do what’s best for them. And because we love them, it ultimately benefits us to benefit them. This is why you see people do extraordinary things for the ones they love: Donate a kidney! Build the Taj Mahal! Move to the jungle for a year so they can do their anthro fieldwork! And then there’s your boyfriend, all “Honey, you’ll just need to stand outside a window and participate in your meeting from there: ‘Hi, my name is Belinda, and I’m an alcoholic . . . who’s about to be mauled by a bear.’”
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I’m tired of being angry at my ex-boyfriend. My best friend suggested I write an email to him, saying everything I want to say, but send it to her instead. It seemed like a bad idea, delving into those feelings even more, but I did it anyway. Miraculously, I felt much better afterward. A fluke?—Puzzled
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I get it: You were all, “Write a letter he’ll never read? Um, I wasn’t dating Santa.” However, psychologist James Pennebaker finds that writing about upsetting events in our lives can act as a sort of mental crime scene cleanup, in a way that simply thinking about these events or venting emotions does not. Pennebaker theorizes that the process of organizing your thoughts to write them down coherently leads you to reinterpret and make sense out of what happened, thus diminishing the power of the events to keep upsetting you. Accordingly, Pennebaker’s research suggests you could speed your healing by using what I’d call “explainer” words, such as “because” or “caused” as well as insight words (like “understand” and “realize”). The research also suggests it may help to do this writing thing more than once, even repeatedly. So you might want to keep hammering out those emails about him as long as you continue to have strong feelings about him, like, say, the recurring idea that he should part his hair down the middle. Ideally with an axe. Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com.
Astrology
For the week of July 11
ARIES (March 21–April 19) Your key theme
right now is growth. Let’s dig in and analyze its nuances. 1. Not all growth is good for you. It may stretch you too far too fast—beyond your capacity to integrate and use it. 2. Some growth that is good for you doesn’t feel good to you. It might force you to transcend comforts that are making you stagnant, and that can be painful. 3. Some growth that’s good for you may meet resistance from people close to you; they might prefer you to remain just as you are, and may even experience your growth as a problem. 4. Some growth that isn’t particularly good for you may feel pretty good. For instance, you could enjoy working to improve a capacity or skill that is irrelevant to your long-term goals. 5. Some growth is good for you in some ways, and not so good in other ways. You have to decide if the trade-off is worth it. 6. Some growth is utterly healthy for you, feels pleasurable and inspires other people.
TAURUS (April 20–May 20) You can’t sing
with someone else’s mouth, Taurus. You can’t sit down and settle into a commanding new power spot with someone else’s butt. Capiche? I also want to tell you that it’s best if you don’t try to dream with someone else’s heart, nor should you imagine you can fine-tune your relationship with yourself by pushing someone else to change. But here’s an odd fact: You can enhance your possibility for success by harnessing or borrowing or basking in other people’s luck. Especially in the coming weeks.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) You wouldn’t attempt to cure a case of hiccups by repeatedly smacking your head against a wall, right? You wouldn’t use an anti-tank rocket launcher to eliminate the mosquito buzzing around your room, and you wouldn’t set your friend’s hair on fire as a punishment for arriving late to your rendezvous at the cafe. So don’t overreact to minor tweaks of fate, my dear Gemini. Don’t over-medicate tiny disturbances. Instead, regard the glitches as learning opportunities. Use them to cultivate more patience, expand your tolerance and strengthen your character. CANCER (June 21–July 22) I pay tribute to your dizzying courage, you wise fool. I stagewhisper “Congratulations!” as you slip away from your hypnotic routine and wander out to the edge of mysterious joy. With a crazy grin of encouragement and my fist pressed against my chest, I salute your efforts to transcend your past. I praise and exalt you for demonstrating that freedom is never permanent but must be reclaimed and reinvented on a regular basis. I cheer you on as you avoid every temptation to repeat yourself, demean yourself and chain yourself. LEO (July 23–August 22) I’m feeling a bit helpless as I watch you messing with that bad but good stuff that is so wrong but right for you. I am rendered equally inert as I observe you playing with the strong but weak stuff that’s interesting but probably irrelevant. I fidget and sigh as I monitor the classy but trashy influence that’s angling for your attention; and the supposedly fast-moving process that’s creeping along so slowly; and the seemingly obvious truth that would offer you a much better lesson if only you would see it for the chewy riddle that it is. What should I do about my predicament? Is there any way I can give you a boost? Maybe the best assistance I can offer is to describe to you what I see.
VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Psychologist Paul Ekman has compiled an extensive atlas of how emotions are revealed in our faces. “Smiles are probably the most underrated facial expressions,” he has written, “much more complicated than most people realize. There are dozens of smiles, each differing in appearance and in the message expressed.” I bring this to your attention, Virgo, because your assignment in the coming weeks—should you choose to accept it—is to explore and experiment with your entire repertoire of smiles. I’m confident that life will conspire to help you carry out this task. More than at any time since your birthday in 2015, this is the season for unleashing your smiles.
By Rob Brezsny
LIBRA (September 23–October 22) Lucky vibes are coalescing in your vicinity. Scouts and recruiters are hovering. Helpers, fairy godmothers and future playmates are growing restless waiting for you to ask them for favors. Therefore, I hereby authorize you to be imperious, regal and overflowing with self-respect. I encourage you to seize exactly what you want, not what you’re “supposed” to want. Or else be considerate, appropriate, modest and full of harmonious caution. CUT! CUT! Delete that “be considerate” sentence. The Libra part of me tricked me into saying it. And this is one time when people of the Libra persuasion are allowed to be free from the compulsion to balance and moderate. You have a mandate to be the show, not watch the show. SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)
Emily Dickinson wrote 1,775 poems—an average of one every week for 34 years. I’d love to see you launch an enduring, deep-rooted project that will require similar amounts of stamina, persistence and dedication. Are you ready to expand your vision of what’s possible for you to accomplish? The current astrological omens suggest that the next two months will be an excellent time to commit yourself to a Great Work that you will give your best to for the rest of your long life!
SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) What’s the biggest lie in my life? There are several candidates. Here’s one: I pretend I’m nonchalant about one of my greatest failures; I act as if I’m not distressed by the fact that the music I’ve created has never received the listenership it should have. How about you, Sagittarius? What’s the biggest lie in your life? What’s most false or dishonest or evasive about you? Whatever it is, the immediate future will be a favorable time to transform your relationship with it. You now have extraordinary power to tell yourself liberating truths. Three weeks from now, you could be a more authentic version of yourself than you’ve ever been. CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19)
Now and then you go through phases when you don’t know what you need until you stumble upon it. At times like those, you’re wise not to harbor fixed ideas about what you need or where to hunt for what you need. Metaphorically speaking, a holy grail might show up in a thrift store. An eccentric stranger may provide you with an accidental epiphany at a bus stop or a convenience store. Who knows? A crucial clue may even jump out at you from a spam email or a reality TV show. I suspect that the next two weeks might be one of those odd grace periods for you.
AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) “Reverse psychology” is when you convince people to do what you wish they would do by shrewdly suggesting that they do the opposite of what you wish they would do. “Reverse censorship” is when you write or speak the very words or ideas that you have been forbidden to express. “Reverse cynicism” is acting like it’s chic to express glee, positivity and enthusiasm. “Reverse egotism” is bragging about what you don’t have and can’t do. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to carry out all these reversals, as well as any other constructive or amusing reversals you can dream up. PISCES (February 19–March 20) Poet Emily
Dickinson once revealed to a friend that there was only one Commandment she ever obeyed: _ “Consider the Lilies.” Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki told his English-speaking students that the proper Japanese translation for “I love you” is Tsuki ga tottemo aoi naa, which literally means “The moon is so blue tonight.” In accordance with current astrological omens, Pisces,_ I’m advising you to be inspired by Dickinson and Soseki. More than any other time in 2018, your duty in the coming weeks is to be lyrical, sensual, aesthetic, imaginative and festively nonliteral.
Go to realastrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1.877.873.4888 or 1.800.350.7700.
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