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Dear Ms. Silverstein, With respect, I think this column blew it (Heroes & Zeros, Nov. 13). Women who hover frequently do pee all over a toilet seat and seem not to clean up after themselves. I’ve used gendered bathrooms and run across this problem frequently and in multiple states. And it’s not just men who are pigs— piggy women are worse. I guess reasonable minds may differ. Best, Helen Hamilton Mill Valley One more problem to add to the list. Urinals (with water flush) use less than one gallon. Many urinals now are waterless. Now each pee uses a flush with just a water closet in the bathroom. Water consumption use increases substantially. Michael Burkell Mill Valley

Just a Bill

Dear Editor, Please check your PG&E bill for October if you live in an area

in which the power was off. My power went off on Oct. 24th and power was restored around noon on October 30th. I had no power on Oct. 25; yet I was charged for using about 15kWh (almost twice my daily average). I had no power on Oct 26; yet, I was charged for using about 8kWh. I checked with my neighbors, and they, too, were charged when the electricity was off. Regarding the outage for Oct. 8 to Oct. 11, we were all charged for using electricity for all four days. I went to PG&E the next day and talked to one of the clerks. She checked her “Go” computer and it clearly showed that I had been billed for usage when the power was off. At my request, the supervisor for Northern California phoned and confirmed I should not have been charged for the four days when the power was off. He said he would have billing adjust my bill. I said, “What about my neighbors?” He said he would let billing know that it was likely a glitch for Rincon Valley. My son, who lives in Eldorado Hills, was also charged for days when his power was off. John Lynch Santa Rosa

Han Shot Last And other fake news By Daedalus Howell

an shot first. Every member of Gen X knows this because we were there—all of us— at the Coddingtown Cinemas in 1977—at least in spirit. This is how it went: Everyone’s favorite space cowboy shot bounty hunter Greedo under the table. The end. BUT subsequent futzing by creator George Lucas in later releases of Star Wars changed Han’s M-O from mercenary to self-defense with the digital insertion of a preceding blast by Greedo. Lucas didn’t stop there— he’s rejiggered the scene at least four times, including the version in the new Disney+ edition now streaming to the chagrin of a generation. Which is the definitive version of the

scene? Which is truer to the character of Han Solo? Who cares? I do because the shifting sands of cinematic “reality” are a mere dress rehearsal for how our culture retrospectively contours the shape of its own history. Han Solo doing anything but shooting first is revisionism, an alternative fact—the real fake news. It’s also an object lesson in how the powerful manipulate culture for their own objectives. If you don’t think Mickey Mouse is powerful then you haven’t looked at copyright law in awhile—Disney’s lobbying has systematically inched copyright duration toward infinity and beyond. Now there’s a new wrinkle in spacetime—or as a science journal expressed to harrowing effect, the elemental structures of reality itself: what we consider the facts of the universe might actually be subjective. Gulp. Published in the journal Science Advances under the scintillating title, “Experimental test of local observer independence” and coauthored by eight physics researchers (that’s more credited writers than the WGA would allow on a Marvel movie, just sayin’), a recent experiment suggests (and this is a gross reduction to my own reading level) that independent observations of quantum phenomena can yield different factual results wherein “the objectivity of observations is not so clear …. two observers can experience seemingly different realities,” reads the paper’s abstract. Back to this abstract paper: Quantum quandaries are weird because the observer affecting the observed is part and parcel of how they function. The tree falling in the forest doesn’t make a sound unless someone is there to witness it. However, this eight-person “observer independence” gang is saying that’s a subjective proposition—sure, the tree makes a sound but to you, it’s a thud and to me, it’s Monty Python’s “The Lumberjack Song.” “Consciousness causes collapse,” it’s said. A quantum-scale object can be a particle or wave and until you look— which causes it to “collapse” into one or the other—it’s both. And neither. But this sort of thinking causes my consciousness to collapse—or I’m too far into the weeds to finish the thought (or I need some weed to finish the thought). Suffice to say, they rigged the system for relativism. I mean, no one ever said, “To thine own self be factual.” You’re going to have to seek your own truth, Chewie. Same as it ever was. Even if Star Wars isn’t. Y

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Heroes &Zeroes By Nikki Silverstein

We love our firefighters, but we also hold adoration for our neighbors who jump into action and put out a fire before the fire truck arrives. A group of neighbors in the San Geronimo Valley worked together to douse a stubborn compost-pile fire. Larry saw the smoke coming from behind his neighbor’s house and determined no one was home. After recruiting James and David, the three men hosed the fire and performed other tasks to quash the danger of the fire spreading. A passerby called the local fire department, which responded pronto. However, thanks to the heroic efforts of Larry, James and David, the Woodacre Fire Department had no fire to put out. The firefighters mopped up the mess and ensured there was no further risk. “I feel better about humanity in general and the special spirit of the people of San Geronimo Valley,” said James. Bravo to the team who saved the day.

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How many times do experts have to tell us not to feed the wildlife? Some of us need to hear it more often, especially the person feeding the pigeons in the vacant lot across from the Good Earth in Mill Valley. Neighbors complain the birds create a nuisance by excreting all over the area. Cars, houses, patio furniture and anything left outside now drips with pigeon poop. The waste causes property damage and produces unsanitary conditions. Oh, person feeding the flock, if we can’t appeal to your sense of cleanliness, how about the fact that you’re actually hurting the pigeons and quite possibly people? Keeping the birds fat and happy attracts more birds, which leads to overbreeding and overcrowding. Feeding the wrong food causes nutritional deficiencies in the pigeons and brings disease to other birds. According to a New York Times article, “People with cancer, HIV or AIDS ... are more susceptible to diseases associated with pigeons.” Just quit feeding the pigeons. Your neighbors and fellow bird lovers will thank you.

Upfront A bicyclist looks out from the Marin Headlands across the Bay.

Bike Frame County works on ‘framework’ for safer streets By Will Carruthers

n Saturday, Nov. 16, hundreds of bicyclists pedaled onto the San Rafael–Richmond Bridge to try out a brand-new bicycle path across the 4-mile span. Although completed in 1956, the bridge connecting Marin and Contra Costa counties never allowed cyclists access—until now. Marin County bicyclists consider the bike path a big win, yet Marin County’s roads are among the most dangerous for cyclists in the state, according to a December

2018 transportation safety report commissioned by the county. The report, known as the 2018 Marin County Travel Safety Plan, presents statistics about the rates of dangerous driving habits—including drunk driving and speeding—and lists the county’s most dangerous roads and intersections. The county ranked among the safest in the state in a broad range of categories. Overall, it ranks 48th out of 58 California counties for total fatal and injury collisions. However, it also scored very poorly

in two categories. Between 2012 and 2016, the 5-year period covered by the report, Marin County had the second-highest collision rate for cyclists and third-highest collision rate for pedestrians over the age of 65 among all California counties. There were 2,756 reported crashes and 219 fatalities or serious injuries during the study period, according to the report, which was largely funded by a state grant. The 2018 report was the latest step in the county’s efforts to improve transportation safety and

At a Dec. 18 Board of Supervisors meeting last year, Supervisor Damon Connolly mentioned the prospect of implementing an increasingly popular method of reducing traffic injuries and fatalities in Marin County. The strategy, known as Vision Zero, is an all-encompassing approach for reducing traffic fatalities and injuries. Rather than referring to traffic deaths as “accidents,” the Vision Zero approach stresses that “traffic fatalities are preventable.” As the thinking goes, these deaths—about 40,000 across

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the country every year—should not be accepted as a natural, unavoidable cost of car culture. Over the past decade, major cities across the United States, including San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, have passed Vision Zero policies. San Mateo, San Jose, Santa Barbara and San Diego have also passed Vision Zero legislation in California. Jurisdictions that join Vision Zero must set a goal for zero traffic deaths and serious injuries. They then attempt to reach the goal through a combination of collaborative strategies including, but not limited to, education, enforcement and engineering projects. In San Francisco, which set a goal for zero traffic deaths by 2024, transportation planners teamed up with public health and law enforcement officials to accurately track deaths and injuries and then enacted joint efforts to reduce fatalities and injuries. Five years after setting the goal, the annual fatality rate in San Francisco during the past two years has been lower than the historic average of about 30 deaths per year. The framework that Marin County officials are working on is not branded as a Vision Zero policy—it doesn’t have a name at all yet—but it may share some similarities with a Vision Zero approach to reducing fatalities, including collaborative approaches between county and city departments. Connolly, who raised the issue at last year’s Board of Supervisors meeting, says he supports Vision Zero, adding that Marin County “can learn a lot from Vision Zero’s implantation in other jurisdictions.” “There are some things like speeding, aggressive driving and distracted driving that are beyond engineering solutions,” Connolly told the Pacific Sun via email. “But coupling the work our engineers do in improving intersections and roadways with more education of road users and tactical law enforcement, we can make our roads safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. Bjorn Griepenburg, policy and planning director at the Marin County Bicycle Coalition, said that some of Marin’s cities have made early efforts to pass Vision Zero policies but, so far, none of them the policies have passed.

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to encourage walking and biking. These methods of transportation— known as active transportation— are seen as both healthy for community members and a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The county’s report does more than diagnose the problem; it also suggests 51 high-priority engineering solutions for the most dangerous stretches of road throughout unincorporated Marin County and the cities within the county. At the time of the report, three of the projects were funded and underway last December. County staff and politicians hope the report will help the county qualify for additional transportation funding from the state but, so far, the county hasn’t received funding for any of the suggested projects just yet. Still, traffic safety efforts require more than just engineering projects, in part because the projects are expensive and time-consuming. Thus, county staff spent much of the past year partnering with Marin’s cities to create a “framework to reduce collisions countywide,” according to Craig Tackabery, the chief assistant director of the Department of Public Works. “This framework is aimed at actions to best advocate for safe streets, safe speeds, safe people and safe vehicles,” Tackabery told the Pacific Sun in an email. The county hopes to release the document in early 2020. Tackabery says staff see the document as “a guide that advances actions collectively to reach desired outcomes.” He adds, “It is possible that individual agencies may implement policies.”

Cyclists in the Tour De MALT, an annual fundraising ride for the preservation of Marin agricultural land.

Jurisdictional Lines In addition to requiring participation between local agencies, traffic safety often involves input from state agencies. For instance, CalTrans, the state transportation agency, controls and maintains the freeways and some other streets throughout the state. That can lead to differences of opinion or delays in roadway improvements. In October, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the Complete Streets for Active Living Bill, a piece of legislation which would have required CalTrans to consider implementing safety improvements every time it repairs or repaves statemaintained roadways which serve as local streets.

In Marin County, the legislation would have impacted Tiburon Boulevard (Route 131) and Shoreline Highway (Route 1), according to an analysis by the California Bicycle Coalition. Marin County’s 2018 report lists both CalTransmaintained roadways as candidates for priority safety projects in . In a statement explaining his decision, Newsom stated that, while he valued the bill’s intent, the legislation used “a prescriptive and costly approach” to improving transportation safety. In compliance with an earlier executive order “CalTrans is increasing and accelerating its investments in active transportation where appropriate and feasible,” Newsom stated. Y

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The longest school strike in California history came to an end last week — a grueling nine-week walkout by teachers and office workers of the Jefferson High School District in northern San Mateo. Two WEEK weeks before, the San Francisco Federation of Teachers was fined $3000 for its refusal to obey a Superior Court order halting a September strike against city schools. Both strikes were marked by scenes of bitterness and violence. Jefferson officials plan to press criminal charges against 20 teachers for infractions committed in the heat of the strike. And in San Francisco, striking teachers were accused of slashing tires, blocking milk and food deliveries, and marching into school buildings and frightening the children. Such reports cannot help but add to the growing disenchantment with public education. It becomes difficult for parents, even liberal pro-union parents, to reconcile the teacher as the purveyor of civilized ideals with the teacher-activist defying the law. —Linda Xiques, 11/16/79

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Ross got tough on smoking. The council unanimously passed an ordinance that bans cigarette smoking in all indoor public areas. That includes restaurants, shops and medical offices. Council WEEK member Peter Barry’s measure hadn’t looked like a winner until backers collected 200 signatures supporting it in a six-hour stint in front of the post office. —Newsgram, 11/17/89 Homeless people were dealt a blow recently when the Supreme Court left standing a Florida law that prohibits people from panhandling or soliciting change around the beach. This seems like a blatant form of WEEK discrimination against the poor, especally when you consider that for most of us, the bulk of what we do each day in some way involves asking for money. ...This Supreme Court inaction follows on the heels of a report that the Contra Costa County Public Health Department is doing a documentary on the homeless, and is on the lookout for some, and I quote, “good homeless families.”

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Even off the mountain By David Templeton

The cast of a recent production of Grease goes for higher elevation.

heater with altitude. That’s a clever slogan for a theater that produces shows 1,900 feet above sea level, but for the Mountain Play Association, it’s more than just a catchphrase to slap on a T-shirt. For the 107-year-old company, the general organizational attitude has always been about elevation (elevated challenges and elevated hopes, elevated expectations and, whenever possible, elevated

quality in each annual production), ever since staging a pageant (about Abraham and Isaac) high on Mt. Tamalpais in the summer of 1913. And then another, the Sanskrit epic Shakuntala, in 1914. And another, Rip Van Winkle, in 1915. Except for the summer of 1924, when an epidemic of hoof-andmouth disease closed the area, and a four-year period during WWII when the U.S. Army occupied the

grounds, there has been a Mountain Play production at the Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre every year since. After years of drawing crowds with a mix of pageants and plays and musicals, and at least one stab at Shakespeare, the nonprofit company decided in 1981 to focus on musicals only during the annual five-weekend, Mayto-June extravaganza, which now draws thousands of people up the

mountain every year. The most recent production was the rockmusical Grease, and the company has announced Hello Dolly as its 2020 production. “We’re continuing to evolve deeper into the 21st century,” said Eileen Grady, the Mountain Play’s executive director and artistic producer, in between handshakes and speeches at the organization’s grand fundraising Gala at Marin

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Osher JCC on Nov. 2. “We’re constantly fine-tuning everything we love and enjoy about the Mountain Play. Right now we are working hard to be—if I had to state it in a single sentence—just deepening our roots into the community.” One of the ways the organization will do that is by co-producing a show off the mountain in the fall. This is a longtime plan for the company, which announced a year ago it would look

into turning the Mountain Play into a year-round experience by staging productions closer to sea level, at other times in the year. Thus the current collaboration with the Ross Valley Players, a production of the Christmasset musical She Loves Me, which opened last weekend at the Barn Theater and runs through Dec. 22. “We’ve had a strong, collaborative relationship with Ross Valley Players since the 1930s,” Grady said.

“For me, coming off the mountain to start doing shows in between the summertime Mountain Play musicals really is about deepening that relationship, and working to build other relationships like it. It’s a little like coming out of the closet— ‘Guess what? We’ve been partners behind the scenes for years!’ It really feels good to be out there working together in a way that’s mutually beneficial to both companies, and

gives the Mountain Play some visibility in a whole new way.” Grady just completed her first year as executive director of the Mountain Play, a role she took over from Sara Pearson, who last year, after 12 years at the helm, stepped into a newly created role of director of leadership and development. Grady has been with the company for a number of years as associate producer. During her after-dinner »12

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Sarah Pearson with one of her ‘favorite projects,’ the book ‘Marin’s Mountain Play: 100 Years of Theatre on Mt. Tamalpais.’

speech at the Gala, and before offering a stirring and grateful tribute to Pearson—who officially retired this month as a staff member of the Mountain Play— she admitted her first year was quite literally a trial by fire and storm, and continued to call up the concept of gratitude. “Gratitude is something I’ve been thinking a lot about, because gratitude is the key word for, ‘I survived this last year,’” she said from the podium, to a room full of supporters and donors. “Thanks to the weather last season, we lost our opening weekend performances to rain and pushed through a red flag

advisory weekend, complete with a fire on one of those days. I say gratitude because every member of the Mountain Play family, from the garbage crew to the audience, showed up. They were present, they had smiles on their faces, it was beautiful—and I don’t think I said ‘Thank you’ enough, but I don’t know that I ever stopped saying ‘Thank you.’” A few days later, and one day after her retirement officially took place, Pearson is clear that her commitment to the Mountain Play, and the future she’s worked a dozen years to strengthen, is far from over. Though she’s technically no

longer on staff, she’s been hired as an independent consultant and will focus on major-donor development and support. Of the roughly 5,000 regular supporters and donors to the Mountain Play, the staff considers about 170 of them “major donors.” Pearson says connecting with those folks, having more regular conversations over coffee and the like, will be her primary job. “These are people I’ve become friends with over the years and I will finally have the time to just sit down and talk to them,” says Pearson, speaking on the phone. “So, retirement isn’t exactly retirement, but for me, this change

does have one immediate impact: I didn’t go into the office today. That’s new. Not having to go into the office opens up all kinds of possibilities for me in regards to my love for this organization.” In many ways, she says, this was the right time, organizationally, for this personal and professional evolution, and her own selection of Grady as her successor was a key element in the progression. “Eileen is the one thing I’m proudest of when I look back on my years in leadership with the Mountain Play,” Pearson says. “And there are a lot of things I’m proud of, and thankful that I was able to be a part of.” When Pearson came aboard as executive director in 2007, after several years on the board of directors, there were a number of intimidating landmarks ahead of her. They included longtime Director Jim Dunn’s retirement in 2012—after 30 years as the public face of the Mountain Play—followed in 2013 by the 100th anniversary of the Mountain Play, with an accompanying commemorative coffee table photography/history book which Pearson spearheaded. She also led the charge on a comprehensive, strategic Mountain Play plan for 2017–2021. “To get to that, we went through a huge exercise in planning for the future,” allows Pearson, who has long championed the current drive to expand the Mountain Play beyond a once-a-year, mountaintop event. “The organization is ready for some big things, and I take some satisfaction in helping it to get there, but I do feel I can step away now. We’ve been staffing up, making gradual, calculated changes. We have big dreams, high hopes and big plans; and we have a lot of people in this community on our side—the Mountain Play is ready for the future.” “She Loves Me” runs through Dec. 22 at Ross Valley Players’ Barn Theater, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. $25–$40. Show times Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. “Hello Dolly” on Mt. Tamalpais runs May 24–June 21 at the Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre on Mt. Tamalpais. General Seating tickets $20–$45, reserved seating $60–$175. Tickets on sale by the end of November. MountainPlay.org.

NOVATO Deal Days

Follow the balloons placed on the storefronts of participants of the annual Novato Warehouse Sale, with local businesses offering deals on winter gifts for all tastes. New participants for this year’s sale includes Black Cat Studio, which crafts quality prints from digital photos, and the Marin Humane Society, which is waiving fees to adopt senior animals and offering clearance prices on animal apparel. Other highlights of the sale includes Circa Home decor shop, European Jewelry shop, an “End of Vintage” wine sale and John & Jill’s Cheesecake. Thursday–Saturday, Nov. 21–23, Bel Marin Keys Blvd and Commercial Blvd, Novato. 10am to 5pm each day. novatowarehousesale.com.

SAUSALITO Water Art

Canadian artist and photographer Bill Peters has captured a bird’s-eye-view of the San Francisco Bay for over a decade, taking shots of the region’s salt ponds, sloughs and wetlands from a helicopter. Those colorful images are collected in Peters’ new exhibit, “When Water Dreams,” which features landscape images that more-closely resemble abstract paintings in their composition. The exhibit opens with a reception on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 1pm, art talk begins at 1:30pm. Free. 415.332.3871.

SAN RAFAEL Mindful Movies

Swedish director Ingmar Bergman once described his 1982 drama Fanny & Alexander as “A summoning of my entire life as a filmmaker.” Indeed, the semi-autobiographical period piece garnered both praise and controversy for its depiction of family conflict. Fanny & Alexander is best known in America as a 188-minute film, though the full work is a 300-minute television miniseries, and it’s that version that film program Cinema & Psyche presents in a new, four-week series led by educator Terry Ebinger, Mondays beginning Nov. 25 at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael. 2pm. $25; $100 full series. cinemaandpsyche.com.

MILL VALLEY Send Up

Founded by Mill Valley–native and cancer-survivor Jamie Schou, the Send It Foundation inspires young adult cancer fighters and survivors to stay positive through engaging outdoor adventures. This week, the nonprofit raises funds through its annual Send It Jam, which brings the funk with a superstar lineup of musicians including BoomBox-frontman Zion Godchaux and Jerry Garcia Band–keyboardist Melvin Seals among others, with a silent auction featuring outdoor gear and trips. Get ready to jam on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 5pm. $75 and up. Senditfoundation.org.

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Tennessee singersongwriter Darrell Scott spends an evening in Novato with a solo show on Sunday, Nov. 24 at HopMonk Tavern. See Concerts, pg 31.

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Southern California trio Brainstory are ready to get cozy with Point Reyes Station on Nov. 23 at the Old Western Saloon.

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Lucid Pop Brainstory bucks indie-rock expectations on debut LP By Charlie Swanson

rom the opening riff to the closing chorus, the music of Brainstory’s full-length debut album, Buck, feels like it’s from a different era; though which particular era is a matter for discussion. At times, the San Bernardino Valley trio offers ‘60s-inspired psychedelic jazz melodies set meticulously against laidback vocals. Alternatively, the band also makes ’70s-infused Motown soul sounds that are authentically emotional and smoothly delivered. Through it all, Brainstory—led by brothers Kevin and Tony Martin, with drummer Eric Hagstrom— remains unmistakably chic, blending the elements in a post-

modern mash of memorable tunes that are as hip as they are hypnotic. The brothers give credit for their eclectic tastes to their upbringing in a musical household, with a grandfather who was a swing saxophonist and a father who was an in-demand gospel soloist. “He was the first person who showed us James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Chicano Rock, all kinds of music,” Tony Martin says. The brothers formed their first band before they were in high school. “We had a punk-rock duo,” Martin says. “We would play in our room, but when no one was home— we were really embarrassed.” When the brothers got serious about performing, they also got into

jazz music, met Hagstrom and played with him in a jazz trio originally. Brainstory—named after a yearbook typo for one poor Brian Story—was a recording project that transformed into a full band once Tony moved back from the Bay Area to the brothers’ hometown of Rialto in 2014. “In Rialto there’s not many opportunities, so the difference between us and places closer to L.A., is that we did it for the love of music,” says Martin. “Brainstory and other groups from the Inland Empire came out of that basic drive to make something from the soul. That soulfulness and passion and abandonment is in our music.” Brainstory released two EPs on Chicano Batman band member

Eduardo Arenas’ El Relleno Records before signing to Big Crown Records and recording Buck, released this month. With the record out, the band is gearing up for a West Coast tour and more. “Honestly, my brother and I have been talking about ‘the band’ and making an album since way back when we were 13 years old,” Martin says. “It feels surreal, but that surreal feeling is giving me so much fire inside myself. I can’t wait to play and show the world what we do.” Brainstory plays with Holy Hive and Kelly McFarling on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Old Western Saloon, 11201 Hwy One, Point Reyes Station. 9pm. $10. 21 and over. brainstorymusic.com.

FILM

Lie To Me Dishonesty is a virtue in new thriller By Richard von Busack

ging performers can be sad to watch. Right when they should be doing the best work of their careers, they’re playing wise codgers and lending their years of integrity to luxury-car-commercial voiceovers. Happily, Bill Condon’s The Good Liar rejoices in old age’s boundless

capacity for treachery, the senior citizen’s avidity for just one more piece of pie. On the typewritten titles McKellen (Ian) and Mirren (Helen) get last-name credits before their first names bleed up through the paper. Do they really need first names at this stage? It’s 2009, and a couple is busily typing away at a computer dating

site for people in their sunset years. They tell little white lies as they correspond. He, Roy, claims not to smoke, as he puffs on a cig; she, Betty, denies drinking as she takes a nice swig from a glass of white wine. They meet. He’s a kindly, tweedy, wrinkly old gentleman with a trustworthy Walt Disney mustache. He practically signals his virtue with

‘The Good Liar’ is now playing in wide release.

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Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen have a few tricks up their sleeves in ‘The Good Liar.’

semaphore flags: “What I deplore most in life is dishonesty.” He has a son with whom he’s estranged: “I don’t approve of his lifestyle … he designs kitchens.” Meek Betty has a grandson, Steven (Russell Tovey) who watches Roy like a hawk—he’s worrisomely muscled and his ears stick out as if he’s always listening in. After the first date, Roy departs for a titty bar’s private lounge, there to meet an equally dodgy circle of “financiers,” including his main partner in grift (the great Jim Carter). All get ready to launder some Russian money. Roy could use a hideout. Over the objections of Steven, Betty moves the old man into her guest room, far out in the suburbs. She’s in frail health, poor dear; stroke prone, she must be kept in beige surroundings lest colors over-excite her. As they grow closer, Betty suggests a trip to Berlin. The thrilling city has some unhappy history. In long flashbacks that don’t knock this film off its axle, we learn more about Roy and that mysterious scar on his neck he’d rather not talk about. If you don’t suspect The Good Liar’s title ought to be plural, you’re far younger and more innocent than the cast. We can predict Roythe-enterprising-weasel will become a cornered rat. Still, McKellen shows he’s a virtuoso of villainy, glowing in false benevolence, groaning bravely about his gammy leg or flicking a police CCTV camera away with the point of his umbrella so it won’t record his next crime. He’s a pleasure even in slighter moments of disgust, scowling at a squad of power-walking seniors huffing up the street in front of Betty’s house. And his last cowed glare at the audience is a payback scene worthy of a Lon Chaney movie. At this point, Mirren has kept her personal magic as long as Marlene Dietrich, and with a great deal less artifice; the keenness of eye and firmness of mouth projects enough force to hold this film’s stories together. And there’s a shrewd final moment where Betty, alarmed by the noises of three little girls in her yard, has second thoughts. The girls are there to keep a happy ending from being too happy. A skyscape is all the more beautiful for having a cloud in it.

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Movies

• New Movies This Week By Matthew Stafford

Friday November 22-Thursday November 28 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (1:48) True tale of the friendship between children’s TV legend Fred Rogers and Esquire-lapsed cynic Tom Junod; Tom Hanks stars. Charlie’s Angels (1:59) Elizabeth Banks’ reboot of the ’70s TV classic finds Angels Naomi Scott, Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska righting wrongs with a little help from twin Bosleys Djimon Hounsou and Patrick Stewart. A Collection of Indigenous Short Films (1:07) Celebrate National Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month with screenings. Dark Waters (2:06) A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway star. Deconstructing The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour (1:35) Musicologist Scott Freiman explores the music written for the Magical Mystery Tour TV show, as well as the additional songs that appeared on the 1967 LP. Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest (1:35) Catch the British synth-pop alternarockers in concert al fresco at Berlin’s openair Waldbühne arena. Don Pasquale-Royal Opera House (2:30) Opera favorite Bryn Terfel heads the cast for this new production of Donizetti’s comedy. Downton Abbey (1:30) The veddy British cult TV series hits the big screen with the household in a dither over an upcoming visit by King George and Queen Mary their bloomin’ selves! Eifman Ballet: The Brothers Karamazov (1:26) Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel is brought to life with dance, live from Russia. Everybody’s Everything (1:56) Hardhitting documentary portrait of Lil Peep, the genre-expanding punk-music icon who died of a drug overdose at 21. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2:44) From London’s West End, the awardwinning musical is inspired by the true story of a boy who overcomes prejudice and takes the spotlight. Ford v Ferrari (2:32) Matt Damon and Christian Bale star as two rogue Ford Motor designers whose revolutionary race car took on Ferrari’s finest at Le Mans in 1966. Frozen II (1:43) Anna, Olaf, Sven and the rest of the gang head to an enchanted forest in search of age-old wisdom; Kristen Bell and Alfred Molina vocalize. The Good Liar (1:49) Suave grifter Ian McKellen sets his sights on rich widow Helen Mirren, but one damned thing leads to another… Harriet (2:05) Cynthia Erivo stars as the legendary Harriet Tubman, the escaped slave who liberated hundreds of others and became a human-rights icon. Honey Boy (1:34) Shia LeBeouf writes and stars as his own dad in semiautobiographical story of a young actor's stormy childhood and struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health.

The Irishman (3:29) Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated cinematic epic stars Robert De Niro as a real-life mobster recalling past glories; Al Pacino is Jimmy Hoffa. Jojo Rabbit (1:48) Edgy dramedy about a young boy in Nazi Germany confronting nationalism and antisemitism with input from doofus imaginary friend Adolf Hitler. Knives Out (2:10) Writer/director Rian Johnson’s latest is a who-dunit centered on the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Last Christmas (1:42) Emma Thompson romcom stars Emilia Clarke as a department store elf falling in love in Yuletide London. Marriage Story (2:16) Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver star as a married couple in writer/director Noah Baumbach’s comedic drama. The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten (3:31) Direct from New York, composer Philip Glass’ vivid opera finds an Egyptian pharaoh who attempts to inspire his people to adopt a new religion. Midway (2:18) WWII epic focuses on the historic battle that turned the tide in the Pacific theater. National Theatre London: Hansard (1:37) Direct from South Bank it’s Simon Wood’s scathingly witty day in the life of a rulingclass marriage on the rocks. Pain and Glory (1:53) Pedro Almodóvar drama stars Antonio Banderas as an acclaimed film director reflecting on his past as he grapples with age and mortality. Parasite (2:12) Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed dark dramedy about the symbiotic relationship between two Korean families, one wealthy, the other not so much. Playing with Fire (1:36) A group of firefighters get more than they bargained for when they rescue three rambunctious kids and have to become babysitters too. The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (1:35) Experience masterworks by Greco, Goya, Vélazquez and Titian on the occasion of the Madrid museum’s 200th birthday. Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins (1:31) Boisterous documentary focuses on a Texas journalist whose razor-sharp wit was feared by the rich and powerful and cherished by everyone else. Retablo (1:35) Segundo Paucar, a 14 year old Ayacucho boy who wants to be an altar boy, has his world fall apart in director Alvaro Delgado Aparicio’s drama. Terminator: Dark Fate (2:08) The Austrian automaton and his kickass compadre Sarah Connor are back and defending humankind against an even bigger, badder Terminator. 21 Bridges (1:39) Action thriller stars Chadwick Boseman as a New York cop searching for killers trapped in Manhattan after the island’s bridges are closed down. Where’s My Roy Cohn? (1:37) Insightful documentary dissects the life of the brash, ruthless fixer.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 11:45am, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40; Sun-Thu 11:45am, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:15am, 2:10, 4:55, 7:45, 10:35 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:50am, 1:30, 4:20, 7, 9:40; Sun-Tue 10:50am, 1:30, 4:20, 7 Rowland: Fri-Thu 11:10am, 1:55, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Charlie’s Angels (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Mon 10:40am, 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10:25am, 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05 Collection of Indigenous Short Films (NR) Lark: Sat 2; Wed 2:15; Thu 3 Regency: Tue 7, 8; Wed-Thu 10:30am, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 • Dark Waters (PG-13) • Deconstructing The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour (NR) Rafael: Sun 4:15 Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest (NR) Rafael: Wed 7 Rafael: Sun 12 • Don Pasquale-Royal Opera (NR) Downton Abbey (PG) Lark: Fri 2:15; Sat 5:45; Sun 3:20; Mon 6:30; Tue 8:30; Wed 3:45; Thu 12:20, 4:45 • Eifman Ballet: The Brothers Karamazov (NR) Lark: Tue 6:30 Everybody’s Everything (NR) Lark: Fri 9:30; Sun 8:15; Mon 9; Thu 10am, 9:30 • Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (NR) Lark: Sat 8 Ford v Ferrari (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Mon 10:30, 12, 2, 3:30, 5:30, 7, 9, 10:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:40, 4:05, 7:30, 10:15; Sun-Tue 12:40, 4:05, 7:30 Rowland: Fri-Tue 11:20am, 2:45, 6:10, 9:50 Frozen II (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 11:30am, 12, 2, 2:30, 4:30, 5, 7, 7:30, 9:30, 9:50; Sun-Thu 11:30am, 12, 2, 2:30, 4:30, 5, 7, 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Sun 10am, 10:45am, 11:40am, 12:40, 1:35, 3:25, 4:15, 5:20, 6:15, 7:15, 8:10, 10:05; Tue-Thu 10:45am, 11:40am, 1:35, 4:15, 5:20, 7:15, 8:10, 10:05; 3D showtime at 2:30; Playhouse: Fri 3, 4:35, 5:30, 6:50, 8, 9:20; Sat 12:30, 2:20, 3, 4:35, 5:30, 6:50, 8, 920; Sun 12, 12:30, 2:20, 3, 4:35, 5:30, 6:50, 8 Mon-Tue 3, 4:35, 5:30, 6:50, 8; Wed 12, 12:30, 2:20, 3, 4:35, 5:30, 6:50, 8, Thu 3, 4:35, 5:30, 6:50, 8 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10:20am, 11am, 12:20, 1, 1:40, 3:40, 4:20, 5:40, 6:20, 7, 8:20, 9:40, 3D showtime 3, 9; Wed-Thu 11am, 12:20, 1:40, 4:20, 5:40, 7, 8:20, 9:40 3D showtime 3 The Good Liar (R) Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:05, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 Rowland: FriTue 10:45am, 1:30, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 Harriet (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:25, 4:30, 7:20, 10:50; Sun-Mon 10:30, 1:25, 4:30, 7:20; Tue 10:30am, 1:25, 4:30 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 3:55, 6:45, 9:35; Sun 1:05, 3:55, 6:45; Mon-Tue 3:55, 6:45; Wed 1:05, 3:55, 6:45 Regency: 11:55am, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35; Sun-Tue 11:55am, • Honey Boy (R) 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 The Irishman (R) Rafael: Fri 3:30, 7:30; Sat-Sun 11:30am, 3:30, 7:30; Mon-Thu 6:30 Jojo Rabbit (PG-13) Regency: Fri 11:30am, 2:10, 5, 7:50, 10:25; Sat 5, 7:50, 10:25; Sun-Mon 11:30, 2:10, 5, 7:50; Tue 11am, 1:40, 4:20 Sequoia: Fri 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; Sat 11:10am, 1:45, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; Sun 1:45, 4:25, 7:15; Mon-Tue 4:25, 7:15; 1:45, 4:25, 7:15 Joker (R) Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:35am, 2:40, 5:40, 8:40 Northgate: Fri-Sat 7; Tue 7, 10:10; Wed-Thu 10:15am, 1:20, • Knives Out (PG-13) 4:25, 7:30, 10:35 Last Christmas (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Mon 7:50, 10:30 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (NR) Rafael: Fri 4; Sat 12, 2, 4; Sun-Tue, Thu 6:15 Rafael: Fri 4:30, 7:15; Sat-Sun 11am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15; Mon-Thu • Marriage Story (R) 7:15 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (PG) Northgate: Fri-Mon 10:10, 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 10 • The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten (NR) Lark: Sat 9:55am; Wed 6:30 Regency: Sat 9:55am Sequoia: Sat 9:55am Midway (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:50; Sun-Mon 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:25 National Theatre Live: Hansard (NR) Lark: Thu 7:30 Pain and Glory (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sat 6, 8:30; Sun-Tue, Thu 8:15 Parasite (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40; Sun-Tue 10:30, 1:40, 4:40, 7:40 Playing with Fire (PG) Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:45, 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 Rowland: FriMon 11:30am, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:10 The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (NR) Lark: Sun 1 Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins (NR) Lark: Sat 3:30; Sun 6; Tue 4:20; Wed 4:15

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Retablo (NR)

Terminator: Dark Fate (R) 21 Bridges (R) Where’s My Roy Cohn? (PG-13)

Lark: Fri 7(director Q&A follows screening); Sun 10am; Mon 2:15 Northgate: Fri-Sat 10am, 1:10, 4:20, 7:25, 10:30; Sun 10am, 1:10, 10:30; Mon 12:45, 10:30 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:55am, 2:35, 5:15, 8, 10:35 Lark: Fri 4:45; Mon 4:20; Tue 2:15

We have omitted some of the movie summaries and times for those that have been playing for multiple weeks.

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

STAGE

He & She Love is in the air, and onstage, in Ross By Harry Duke

t’s been almost 85 years since two of Marin’s oldest theatre companies joined forces to present a full theatrical production. Apparently, it worked so well that the Mountain Play and the Ross Valley Players have

decided to do it again. Their coproduction of She Loves Me, the 1963 musical adaptation of the 1937 Hungarian play Parfumerie, runs through Dec. 22 at The Barn Theater in Ross. The original Miklós László

play is the tale of two combative coworkers who, unbeknownst to them, have been exchanging lonely-hearts letters. Does that plotline sound familiar? It’s the basis for Hollywood’s 1940 Jimmy Stewart/Margaret Sullivan film

‘She Loves Me’ runs Wednesday– Sunday through Dec. 22 at the Barn Theater in the Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. Times vary. $25–$40. 415.383.1100. mountainplay.org.

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In addition to romance, Mountain Play and Ross Valley Players’ co-production captures the frantic spirit of the holidays.

The Shop Around the Corner, 1949’s In the Good Old Summertime with Judy Garland and Van Johnson, and 1998’s You’ve Got Mail with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. With a book by Joe Masteroff (Cabaret) and music and lyrics by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof), She Loves Me returns to the original play’s setting of a perfumery and its staff. Chief Clerk Georg Nowack (Max Kligman) leads a staff that includes the perpetually-afraidto-lose-his-job Ladislov (Patrick Barr), the looking-for-love Ilona (Chelsey Ristaino), the shop lothario Steven (Anthony Maglio), and the wanting-to-be-more-thana-delivery-boy Arpad (Alex Cook). Soon they’re joined by Amalia Bosch (Marah Sotelo) who, much to Georg’s consternation, shop owner Mr. Maraczek (Ron Dritz) hires after she impresses him with her salesmanship. Georg and Amalia don’t like each other very much—which means, of course, they’ll be embracing by the end of the second act. Director Nicole Helfer and her team deliver the very definition of a pleasant show. The story is uncomplicated, the cast and their characters are (mostly) charming and the music is agreeable and pleasing—if unmemorable when compared to Fiddler. Budgetary constraints and venue limitations were no doubt a factor in the decision to utilize a music track—under the on-stage control of vocal director Jake Gale—in place of a live orchestra. It works fine, but the richness of live music is sorely missed, as was the amplification of the vocals. The experienced cast does well, with the energy and enthusiasm that young Mr. Cook brings to Arpad worthy of note. There’s a Christmas connection to the story which is why it’s often programmed in the holiday season. Not quite a complete package, it’s a nice theatrical stocking stuffer.

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Concerts Darrell Scott Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter recently toured with Robert Plant. Nov 24, 7pm. $40-$45. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Osteria Divino Nov 21, Ian McArdle Duo. Nov 22, Barrio Manouche. Nov 23, Ken Cook Trio. Nov 24, Javier Santiago Trio. Nov 26, Greg Jacobs. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito, 415.331.9355. Panama Hotel Restaurant Nov 21, Deborah Winters. Nov 26, Schuster and Bay. Nov 27, Ricky Ray. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael, 415.457.3993.

George Lawson Gallery Nov 20-Dec 22, “Ira Watkins: Hidden Gems,” artist’s work focuses on the AfricanAmerican experience, notably the Bay Area community. Reception, Nov 21 at 5:30pm. 18 E Blithedale Ave #12, Mill Valley. georgelawsongallery.com.

Comedy Dean Delray Heavy metalhead-turned-comedian appears in the Grate Room for a night of hardhitting laughs. Nov 21, 8pm. $18. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Mariah Parker’s Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble Evening of global fusion music features top Indian, jazz and Latin players. Nov 23, 8pm. $25-$35. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Papermill Creek Saloon Nov 22, Swamp Thang. Nov 23, Mother Magica. Nov 24, 3pm, Pump Espresso benefit with Sharone Digitale and friends. Nov 27, Jimi Hendrix birthday party with Eli CarltonPearson and friends. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls, 415.488.9235.

Send It Jam Fundraiser for Send It Foundation features music from Zion Godchaux, Melvin Seals and others. Nov 26, 8pm. $75 and up. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Nov 21, Sloan Logan. Nov 22, Andre Theirry. Nov 23, Art Alive presents “Extra Thankful” with A-Plus and Emoney. Nov 24, West Grand Brass Band. Nov 27, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910.

Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium Nov 24, 2pm, Just Dance Academy Winter Performance, enjoy an abbreviated version of the classic ballet production “The Nutcracker.” $22-$27. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.473.6800.

Rancho Nicasio Nov 22, Charley Paul. Nov 23, Johnny & June Forever dinner show. Nov 24, 4pm, Blithedale Canyon. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219.

Events

Clubs & Venues Church of Saint Raphael Nov 22, Dominican Chorale Fall Concert. 1104 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. dominican.edu. College of Marin James Dunn Theatre Nov 23, Golden Gate Brass Band. 835 College Ave, Kentfield, 415.485.9460. HopMonk Novato Nov 22, Kelly Willis and Bruce Robinson. Nov 23, Eddie Spaghetti and JD Pinkus. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200. Iron Springs Public House Nov 21, Patrick Winningham Trio. Nov 23, 4th Street bluegrass jam with Fog Holler. 901 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.457.6258. Jillie’s Wine Bar & Shop Nov 22, Todos Santos. Nov 23, Eldon Brown Band. 906 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, 415.521.5500. Mantra Wines Nov 23, Brad Curtis. Nov 24, 4pm, Marin Bluegrass Sessions. 881 Grant Ave, Novato, 415.892.5151. Marin Center Showcase Theatre Nov 24, 2pm, Marin Barbershop Chorus. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.499.6800. Mill Valley Community Church & Tamalpais Hall Nov 21, 7pm, “Legends of the Celtic Harp” with Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter. 8 Olive St, Mill Valley, 415.388.5540. 19 Broadway Nightclub Nov 22, the Raskins. Nov 23, Crossroads Music School showcase concert. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091. No Name Bar Nov 21, Michael LaMacchia Band. Nov 22, Michael Aragon Quartet. Nov 23, Well Known Strangers. Nov 24, Timothy O & Co. Nov 25, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Nov 27, Banda Pandas. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392.

Sausalito Seahorse Nov 21, Gini Wilson & the San Francisco Chamber Jazz Quartet. Nov 22, TDK. Nov 23, Groove Eternal. Nov 24, 4pm, Edgardo Cambon and Candela. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Nov 21, JimBo Trout. Nov 22, Emily Afton. Nov 23, Diego’s Umbrella. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311. Sweetwater Music Hall Nov 21, Orgone with Gene Washington & the Sweet Sounds. Nov 22, “Gratitude Gala” with Notorious. Nov 23, the Hidalgos with Book of J. Nov 24, Sister Carol and Lee Tafari. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850. The Tavern on Fourth Nov 22, Keith Waters 4tet. Nov 23, ColdSol. 711 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.4044. Terrapin Crossroads Nov 21, Stu Allen and friends. Nov 22, Top 40 Friday with the Rowan Brothers Band. Nov 25, Casual Coalition performs “Exile On Main Street” with Stu Allen. Nov 26, Terrapin Allstars with Scott Law and Mark Karan. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773. Way Station Nov 22, 6pm, Coastal Wreckage. Nov 23, 6pm, Daphne Moore. 2001 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, 415.300.3099.

Art Opening Bay Model Visitor Center Nov 23-Jan 25, “When Water Dreams,” Canadian artist and photographer Bill Peters presents large-scale color images of the salt ponds, sloughs and wetlands of San Francisco Bay. Reception, Nov 23 at 1pm. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

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132 Woodland Ave Open Studios Six artists show their work and offer plenty of winter gift ideas. Nov 23, 11am. Free. 132 Woodland Ave Art Studios, 132 Woodland Ave, San Rafael. Novato Warehouse Fall Sale Get ready for the holidays with great prices on many favorite household and gift items. Nov 21-23. Bel Marin Keys Boulevard Warehouses, 359 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato, novatowarehousesale.com. Thrive Alive Interactive program improves brain health and increases longevity with music, movement and relaxation. Wed, Nov 27, 1pm. $15-$30. St Columba’s Episcopal Church, 12835 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Inverness, 415.669.1039.

Film Cinema & Psyche Four-session film class studies Ingmar Bergman’s “Fanny & Alexander” in its original, unabridged version. Mondays, Nov 25 through Dec 16. 2pm. $25; $100 full series. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael, cinemaandpsyche.com. Living In the Future’s Past Documentary explores environmental and social issues with notable scientists, spiritual and military leaders, psychologists and others. Nov 21, 6:30pm. Free. Novato City Hall, 901 Sherman Ave, Novato, 415.899.8900.

Food & Drink Beaujolais Nouveau Celebrating the first wine of the harvest all day with special menu items and pairings. Nov 21, 5pm. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.927.3331.

International Association of Sufism Dinner Master of ceremonies Michael Krasny hosts an evening honoring Rabbi Michael Lerner. Nov 21, 7pm. $80. Embassy Suites Hotel, 101 McInnis Pkwy, San Rafael.

Lectures Introduction to Beekeeping Learn about bees and basic considerations in caring for them. Nov 23, 9am. $65. Fairfax Backyard Farmer, 135 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, 415.342.5092. Irises in a New Light British landscape-architect Heidi Howcraft gives an illustrated talk about the flower. Nov 21, 1pm. Outdoor Art Club, 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.2582.

Readings Book Passage Nov 22, 7pm, “Dreams of El Dorado” with HW Brands. Nov 23, 1pm, “The Feminist Revolution” with Bonnie Morris. Nov 23, 4pm, “The Imaginary Corpse” with Tyler Hayes. Nov 24, 1pm, “City of Immortals” with Carolyn Campbell. Nov 25, 7pm, “Homewreckers” with Aaron Glantz. Nov 26, 7pm, “The Transformation” with James S Gordon. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960. Dance Palace Nov 24, 4pm, “Gordon Onslow Ford: A Man on a Green Island” with Fariba Bogzaran. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1075. Point Reyes Books Nov 23, 7pm, “OYSTERS” book-release party. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1542.

Theater Middletown Dramatic comedy follows down-to-earth folks in a small town. Nov 22-Dec 8. College of Marin Kentfield Campus, 835 College Ave, Kentfield, 415.457.8811. Mother of the Maid Playwright Jane Anderson reimagines Joan of Arc’s epic tale through the eyes of her mother. Through Dec 8. $25-$60. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208. She Loves Me Mountain Play and Ross Valley Players co-production is a delightful musical treat. Through Dec 22. $25-$40. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, mountainplay.org.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147726. The following individual(s) are doing business: ATELIER CONSTRUCTION, 225 FLAMINGO RD, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: ATELIER CONSTRUCTION INC., 225 FLAMINGO RD, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 9, 2019. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147771. The following individual(s) are doing business: LUCAS VALLEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, 18 MT. SUSITUA COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: FERMAIN FRANK LAHORGUE., 18 MT. SUSITUA COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 18, 2019. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File

No: 147775. The following individual(s) are doing business: BLOOMING V STUDIO, 160 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, UPSTAIRS UNIT, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: BRITTANY EVANS., 117 HAWTHORN WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 18, 2019. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147691. The following individual(s) are doing business:

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147834. The following individual(s) are doing business: PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, 506 DE CARLO AVE, N. RICHMOND, CA 94801: COMSEECO, INC., 506 DE CARLO AVE, N. RICHMOND, CA 94801. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 01, 2019. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 13, 20,

27 DECEMBER 4 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147781. The following individual(s) are doing business: REAL MARIN GROUP, 300 DRAKES LANDING STE 120, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: CATHERINE YOUNGLING., 302 DURANT WAY, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941., TRACI THIERCOF., 300 DRAKES LANDING STE 120, GREENBRAE, CA 94904., MICHELLE DODD., 300 DRAKES LANDING STE 120, GREENBRAE, CA 94904., CHRISTINE FLECHSIG., 300 DRAKES LANDING STE 120, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. This business is being conducted byUNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OTHER THAN A PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 21, 2019. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 13, 20, 27, DECEMBER 4 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147738. The following individual(s) are

doing business: MARIN CANINE ADVENTURES, 745 SUN LANE, NOVATO, CA 94947: SHAUNNA L ANDERSON., 745 SUN LANE, NOVATO, CA 94947. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 11, 2019. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 13, 20, 27, DECEMBER 4 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147829. The following individual(s) are doing business: F.M.G CABINETRY, 25 GELDERT DR, TIBURON, CA 94920: FRANÇOIS MARIE GOUNARD., 25 GELDERT DR, TIBURON, CA 94920. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 31, 2019. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 13, 20, 27, DECEMBER 4 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147860.

The following individual(s) are doing business: SANTOS CONSTRUCTION, 249 JOHNSTONE DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SANTOS MAZAREIGOS F ROSELI, 249 JOHNSTONE DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 06, 2019. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 20, 27, DECEMBER 4, 11 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147871. The following individual(s) are doing business: RS HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC, 249 JOHNSTONE DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: RS HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC, 249 JOHNSTONE DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 07, 2019. (Publication Dates:

NOVEMBER 20, 27, DECEMBER 4, 11 of 2019) OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1904094 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): DIEGO RODRIGO ALONZO KROELL, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: DIEGO RODRIGO ALONZO KROELL to Proposed Name: DIEGO RODRIGO KROELL 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 12/30/2019, Time:

9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: NOVEMBER 06, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (November 13, 20, 27 December 4 as of 2019). NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE AND ANCILLARY PROBATE: Francis McDonough Culver, also known as Francis M. Culver CASE NO.: PR 1904045 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Francis McDonough Culver, Francis M. Culver, Mickey Culver. A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: Ann E. Bardeen, in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin. The Petition for~Probate~requests that: Ann E. Bardeen, be appointed as person-

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PublicNotices al representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. Decedent died on 12-01-2018, a resident of Massachusetts, Essex County. Bond not to be required for the reasons stated in item 3e. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 12/16/2019, Time: 9:00AM, Dept.: J, Address of court: 3501 Civic Center Drive, PO Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. If you object to the granting of the petition,

you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of theCalifornia~Probate~Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Carole J. Gray, Esq. , McNeil,

Silveria, Rice & Wiley 55 Professional Center Parkway, Ste. A, San Rafael, CA 94903 415.472.3434. FILED: November 01, 2019, James M. Kim, Court Executive Officer, MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: K. Yarborough. Deputy. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27, December 4 of 2019) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE AND PROBATE: Sonja M. Lind CASE NO.: PR 1904576 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Sonja M. Lind also known as Sonja Lind. A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: R. Craig Lind, in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin. The Petition for~Probate~requests that: R. Craig Lind, be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. Decedent died on 03-11-2019, a resident of The Tamalpais, City of Greenbrae, County of Marin, CA. Decedent was a citizen of a country other than the United States: South Africa. Bond not to be

required for the reasons stated in item 3e. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 12/16/2019, Time: 9:00 AM, Dept.: J, Address of court: 3501 Civic Center Drive, PO Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal represen-

tative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of theCalifornia~Probate~Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Carole J. Gray, Esq. , McNeil, Silveria, Rice & Wiley 55 Professional Center Parkway, Ste. A, San Rafael, CA 94903 415.472.3434. FILED: October 25, 2019, James M. Kim, Court Executive Officer, MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: K. Yarborough. Deputy. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27, December 4 of 2019)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF LILLIAN R. HINDS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the creditors and contingent beneficiaries of the above-name Trust & Settlor that all persons and entities having claims against the LILLIAN R. HINDS 2014 REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST and decedent, are required to file them with ALEXANDER T. HINDS & SARAH G. MEGENHARDT, P.O. Box 827, Inverness, CA 94937, Co-Trustees of the said Trust dated August 19, 2014, wherein the decedent was the settlor, within the later of four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice to creditors (November 20, 2019, or within sixty (60) days after the date of mailing or delivery to you if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you. For your protection, you are encouraged to file any claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. Lois A. Prentice, Esq. (SBN 36499) 1301 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965 (Tel.) (415) 3321066, Attorney for ALEXANDER T. HINDS & SARAH G. MEGENHARDT, Co-Trustees of the LILLIAN R. HINDS 2014 REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST. (Publication Dates: November 20, 27, December 4 of 2019)

By Amy Alkon

I’m dating a guy an estranged friend of mine was engaged to and dumped 25 years ago. She broke his heart. She’s been engaged eight times and married five, so I hardly think he was special. But some of my girlfriends say I’m breaking “girl code.” Am I betraying her?—In A Quandary

When you put your old couch out on the curb, you don’t get to make restrictions about who picks it up: “Free sofa!* *Except for that hussy Linda.” It is cruel to take up with a guy who’s just dumped and devastated your friend. But this woman is your ex-friend, and they were engaged 25 years ago and she dumped him. Yet you are having “girl code” invoked on you. “Girl code,” like “guy code,” is a deterrent to would-be mate poachers, powered by peer pressure. However, girl code tends to play out differently from guy code. Psychologist Joyce Benenson, who researches evolved sex differences, finds that males, from early childhood on, are verbally and physically direct with one another in a way girls and women aren’t: “Bro, that’s my girlfriend you just dissed. You’re gonna need directions to the ER.” Women, on the other hand, are covert competitors, undermining rather than openly attacking their female rivals. Benenson believes this strategy evolved so women could avoid physical violence, which could harm their reproductive parts or leave them incapable of fulfilling their role as their children’s primary caretaker. Women instead use sabotaging tactics like informational warfare—the threat of reputation-destroying gossip—and social exclusion. Referencing “girl code” is part of this, revving up a woman’s fears of being ostracized and creating a virtual moat around a man. Unlike in the male world of “Fight Club,” where the rules are clear—“The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club”—the rules of girl code are nebulous, unspoken. Because women compete in sneaky and undermining ways, this nebulousness makes potential transgressions of girl code more dangerous and powerful. So in deciding whether to continue with this guy, you should understand that there could be real costs for you for being thought to have violated girl code. Can you weather those costs? Is it worth it to continue with this guy? Focus not on what’s fair but on what’s realistic. Some women will talk trash about you—never mind the fact that the guy was dumped decades ago by a woman who swaps out her husbands more often than most of us replace the kitchen sponge.

I’m a 32-year-old woman, and I went on one date with a guy I’d been talking to online. We have texted some since our date but haven’t made solid plans to hang again. He’ll text me and we’ll chat, and then I won’t hear from him for a week. The waiting is making me obsessive. I find myself constantly wanting to text him. I know I shouldn’t chase him, but the urge is strong. What’s going on?—Disturbed

Sometimes, when two people get engaged, the intended groom is the last to know. The guy asks you, “So, whatcha up to Saturday? Wanna grab a coffee?” And you’re like, “I thought we’d have an afternoon wedding. But coffee’s fine, too.” It should help to understand that this sort of crazy—the intense desire to text him—doesn’t come out of some magical, mental love fountain within you. There’s nothing romantic about it—it’s just the mechanics of our human motivational system. Russian psychologist and psychiatrist Bluma Zeigarnik discovered that just as pressure in a machine builds up and needs to be released, tasks we’ve left incomplete seem to cause emotional tension—a sort of mental itching. This motivates us to do what we’ve left undone. So, sure, you like the guy, but one date in, you’re dying to text him not because he’s “the one” but because you’re suffering through the emotional version of a really bad need to pee. Reminding yourself that it’s just psychological hydraulics might help you weather the discomfort of not texting and then be cool when the guy eventually calls: “Jason? Jason who? ... Oh, right! Heyyy! Hold on a sec,” you say, as you descend the ladder and put down the glue roller you’ve been using to wallpaper your bedroom ceiling with huge, blown-up photos of his face. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email adviceamy@aol.com. @amyalkon on Twitter. Weekly radio show, blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon

Astrology

For the week of November 20

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Beware of what

disturbs the heart,” said Ibn Mas’ud, a companion of the prophet Mohammed. “If something unsettles your heart, then abandon it.” My wise Aries friend Artemisia has a different perspective. She advises, “Pay close attention to what disturbs the heart. Whatever has the power to unsettle your heart will show you a key lesson you must learn, a crucial task you’d be smart to undertake.” Here’s my synthesis of Ibn Mas’ud and Artemisia: Do your very best to fix the problem revealed by your unsettled heart. Learn all you can in the process. Then, even if the fix isn’t totally perfect, move on. Graduate from the problem for good.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus social

critic Bertrand Russell won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950. He’s regarded as the founder of analytic philosophy and one of the 20th century’s premier intellectuals. But he went through a rough patch in 1940. He was adjudged “morally unfit” to accept his appointment as a professor at the City College of New York. The lawsuit that banned him from the job described him as being “libidinous, lustful, aphrodisiac and irreverent.” Why? Simply because of his liberated opinions about sexuality, which he had conscientiously articulated in his book Marriage and Morals. In our modern era, we’re more likely to welcome libidinous, lustful, aphrodisiac and irreverent ideas if they’re expressed respectfully, as Russell did. With that as a subtext, I invite you to update and deepen your relationship with your own sexuality in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In her poem “What the Light Teaches,” Anne Michaels describes herself arriving at a lover’s house soaked with rain, “dripping with new memory.” She’s ready for “one past to grow out of another.” In other words, she’s eager to leave behind the story that she and her lover have lived together up until now—and begin a new story. A similar blessing will be available for you in the coming weeks, Gemini: a chance for you and an intimate partner or close ally to launch a new chapter of your history together. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Some scientists

deride astrology despite being ignorant about it. For example, they complain, “The miniscule gravitational forces beaming from the planets can’t possibly have any effect on our personal lives.” But the truth is that most astrologers don’t believe the planets exert influence on us with gravity or any other invisible force. Instead, we analyze planetary movements as evidence of a hidden order in the universe. It’s comparable to the way weather forecasters use a barometer to read atmospheric pressure but know that barometers don’t cause changes in atmospheric pressure. I hope this inspires you, Cancerian, as you develop constructive critiques of situations in your own sphere. Don’t rely on naive assumption and unwarranted biases. Make sure you have the correct facts before you proceed. If you do, you could generate remarkable transformations in the coming weeks.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As you glide into the Season

of Love, I’d love you to soak up wise counsel from the author bell hooks. (She doesn’t capitalize her name.) “Many people want love to function like a drug, giving them an immediate and sustained high,” she cautions. “They want to do nothing, just passively receive the good feeling.” I trust you won’t do that, Leo. Here’s more from hooks: “Dreaming that love will save us, solve all our problems or provide a steady state of bliss or security only keeps us stuck in wishful fantasy, undermining the real power of the love—which is to transform us.” Are you ready to be transformed by love, Leo?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Burrow down as deep as you dare, Virgo. Give yourself pep talks as you descend toward the gritty core of every matter. Feel your way into the underground, where the roots meet the foundations. It’s time for you to explore the mysteries that are usually beneath your conscious awareness. You have a mandate to reacquaint yourself with where you came from and how you got to where you are now.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s natural and healthy to feel both the longing to connect and the longing to be independent. Each of those urges deserves an honored place in your heart. But you may sometimes experience them as being contradictory; their opposing pulls may rouse tension. I bring this to your attention because I suspect that the coming weeks will be a test of your ability to not just abide in this tension, but to learn from and thrive on it. For inspiration, read these words by Jeanette Winterson. “What should I do about the wild heart that wants to be free and the tame heart that wants to come home? I want to be held. I don’t want you to come too close. I want you to scoop me up and bring me home at night. I don’t want to tell you where I am. I want to be with you.” SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Louvre

Museum in Paris displays 38,000 objects throughout its 18 acres of floor space. Among its most treasured 13th-century artworks is The Madonna and Child in Majesty Surrounded by Angels, a huge painting by Italian painter Cimabue. When a museum representative first acquired it in the 19th century, its price was five francs, or less than a dollar. I urge you to be on the lookout for bargains like that in the coming weeks. Something that could be valuable in the future may be undervalued now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian performance artist Marina Abramović observes that Muhammad, Buddha, Jesus and Moses “all went to the desert as nobodies and came back as somebodies.” She herself spent a year in Australia's Great Sandy Desert near Lake Disappointment, leading her to exclaim that the desert is “the most incredible place, because there is nothing there except yourself, and yourself is a big deal.” From what I can tell, Sagittarius, you’re just returning from your own metaphorical version of the desert, which is very good news. Welcome back! I can’t wait to see what marvels you spawn. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Upcoming

events may bedevil your mind. They may mess with your certainties and agitate your self-doubts. But if you want my view about those possibilities, they’re cause for celebration. According to my analysis of the astrological indicators, you will benefit from having your mind bedeviled and your certainties messed with and your self-doubts agitated. You may ultimately even thrive and exult and glow like a miniature sun. Why? Because you need life to gently but firmly kick your ass in just the right way so you’ll become alert to opportunities you have been ignoring or blind to.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Every writer I’ve ever known says that a key practice to becoming a good writer is to read a lot of books. So what are we to make of the fact that one of the 20th century’s most celebrated novelists didn’t hew to that principle? In 1936, three years before the publication of his last book, Aquarian-born James Joyce confessed that he had “not read a novel in any language for many years.” Here’s my take on the subject: More than any other sign of the zodiac, you Aquarians have the potential to succeed despite not playing by conventional rules. And I suspect your power to do that is even greater than usual these days. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “If you are lucky

enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it,” wrote Piscean novelist John Irving. In the coming weeks, Pisces, you will have the power to get clearer than ever before about knowing the way of life you love. As a bonus, I predict you will also have an expanded access to the courage necessary to actually live that way of life. Take full advantage!

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