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Italian author Umberto Eco was a man who understood the influences and results of fascism. He wrote that fascism was not a concrete political system, but a collection of behaviors that, taken together, forged something incomprehensible. “Fascism was a fuzzy totalitarianism,” he wrote. “A collage of different philosophical and political ideas, a beehive of contradictions.” In 1995 Eco made a visionary prediction. “There is in our future a TV or internet populism, in which the emotional response of a selected group of citizens can be presented and accepted as the Voice of the People.” It appears that this is exactly where we are now. The president’s fascism is new. It’s a

reality-TV kind of fascism. Typically American, designed to entertain and fed by the internet. The president is its prophet. One need not look any further than to see the rapid rise of xenophobia in our country, how it has occurred, who benefits most from it, how it is legitimized and how it has completely polarized its citizens. Whatever can we do about this vile movement? You can find your congressional representative and your senator online. But be patient, as their boxes may be filled temporarily due to the overwhelming response to what is occurring. It seems to me that this may be the only way to practice democracy in action today. —Dennis Kostecki

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A disappearing breed in the age of robots, Bay Area wedding singers share their secrets on how to turn a party out By John Flynn and David Templeton

inging at weddings has not yet gone the way of paid funeral mourners, hospital leech collectors, and the people who shot peas at the windows of factory workers to wake them up in the morning.

But the profession definitely has been hurting of late. With the rise of iPods, smartphones and laptop technology that can turn anyone’s kid sister into a passable DJ, some people find the use of actual human beings exercising their vocal chords to be too cumbersome and, in some cases, too expensive.

Here in the Bay Area, the art of wedding singing is hardly over and done. Though gigs may be fewer than just a few years ago, today’s professional wedding singers are nothing like Adam Sandler’s crass burnout in The Wedding Singer. They vary from traditionalists, to award-winning singer-songwriters to gaudy ’80s cover bands, but the very best perform a range that rivals any DJ—with more oomph than could ever be extracted from a canned set. They are finding ways to accommodate the hopes and dreams of brides and grooms in increasingly creative ways, and the industry has shifted from local to

national in scale, taking performers from barns to skyscrapers, from Hawaii to Chicago. We interviewed some of the finest wedding singers on the Bay Area nuptials circuit to see what they bring to the table while combatting the rise of the machines. With only one shot at crafting the perfect moment, these men and women persevere through noise ordinances, impromptu song requests outside of their set, windstorms that carry away song sheets and drunk uncles who keep calling for “Free Bird.” With Valentine’s Day approaching, these artists stress that it’s well worth any unforeseen technical

difficulties to serenade a couple that’s just finished pledging their eternal love for one another. So, meet the artists who eschew the spotlight for someone else’s special day.

Juli Christi

“People often ask for wedding songs that are not really appropriate for a wedding,” says singer Juli Christi. A Sonoma County-based pastry chef and private-hire hospice caregiver, Christi has built a steady side business singing for weddings and funerals. Remarkably, she does not advertise or have a Facebook page, getting bookings solely by word-of-mouth, or by making connections through gigs at

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very full, rich orchestration. Ironically enough, she did not sing at her own wedding a few years ago. It was a nerve thing. “My dad was really disappointed,” she says. “But I couldn’t have done it. Seriously. I was a blubbering baby all day.”—D.T.

Anthony Martinez

“I don’t know what’s happened, but iPods and DJs have definitely been trending up, while live bands are trending down,” says Anthony Martinez, keyboardist and back-up vocalist of the North Bay band The CORE. “Last year,” he says, “we were performing a wedding a weekend. The next year, almost nothing. Fortunately, we do a lot of casino gigs and corporate events, so we’re still pretty busy, but we love doing weddings, and it seems like a lot of brides are going to digital recordings of music.” The CORE began in 2010, originally with just three musicians, doing all acoustic music. Today, the band has five members, and a full repertoire of songs ranging through a number of musical genres. “We do classic rock, Motown, pop songs, country songs, all kinds of dance tunes,” he says. “Our job is to play the songs the bride wants to walk down the aisle to, then play the songs that make everyone want to get up and dance.” Martinez says the band’s repertoire grows every time a particular song is requested.

“If we don’t know it, we’ll learn it,” he says. “We’ll do up to three new songs —and then we add those songs to our repertoire. We have to make adjustments, obviously. If you want us to sound like Lady Gaga, we can’t do that. But we can take one of Lady Gaga’s songs and still make it sound really good.” There are, not surprisingly, a number of songs they are asked to play fairly frequently. “We get a lot of calls for ‘Always and Forever,’ by Luther Vandross,” Martinez says. “We get asked to do ‘Faithfully,’ by Journey. And we have a pretty energetic dance set, where our big favorites seem to be ‘Play that Funky Music, White Boy,’ and ‘Sweet Home Alabama.’ Something about those two songs always gets people up and dancing.” For Martinez, who is also an actor— and will be appearing this month in 1776 at Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park—there is a level of drama and performance in every wedding that he finds very appealing. “We did a wedding in Olema,” Martinez recalls. “They wanted a lot of country songs at the reception. So we were playing this one song—I can’t even remember which one—and all of a sudden, the whole wedding party jumped up and started doing this really intricate line dance, all together. They were so coordinated and in sync, it almost looked like a professional dance group. It was obviously some sort of family tradition. “It was awesome,” he continues with

Working since the mid-80s, Joe Sharino reckons that he and his band have probably played more weddings than any other band in Northern California. He clocks the tally at more than 620, and nobody plays that many without having a strategy. “If you get the bride and groom and their family involved, you’ve won the ballgame,” Sharino says. “It gets everybody going.” Sharino calls himself an “observer” of crowds, and he and his band don’t form setlists. Rather, they quiz the bride and groom on the music they like, then read the room to determine how each cover track goes over. Since weddings bring all ages together, it can be tricky to find communal tastes. Well, sometimes. “People getting married now love the ’80s,” he says. “Good lord, you play ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ and the roof blows off the place.” Unable to find a satisfying answer for why that is, Sharino admits that the wedding circuit brings along its own brand of oddities. On his list of top 10 strangest gigs, there’s the mother of the bride who cajoled the band to fire up the party while a guest laid on the ground, suffering from a heart attack. At another, police shut down a reception in Carmel because the band lacked a permit to play musical instruments. Sharino and company beatboxed, mimicked guitar riffs and bass lines and sang a capella—for TWO hours. But the strangest story came in Sun Valley, Idaho, when the best man and groomsman disappeared. After 20 minutes, they descended a staircase, completely nude, except for orange condoms. Without any apparent plan, the two men bounced back onto the packed dance floor. The stunt did not go over well. “They ended up getting arrested,” Sharino says. “The bride did not think it was funny.” And though Sharino just celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary, he mostly lets the ceremony take care of the romance. He figures that by the time he comes on, everyone’s gotten the mushiness out of their system. They just want to get down. “Two weeks after your wedding is over, none of the people will »8

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a laugh. “Moments like that make doing weddings a lot of fun for us. We may sing the same songs over and over, but somehow, it never gets old.” Thecore-music.com.—D.T.

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places like Graffiti Restaurant on the river in Petaluma, where she performs on the last Saturday of every month. She also works at Graffiti, baking desserts and pastries. In other words, Christi has a number of sweet gigs. Over the years, she’s noticed that people often want to be married to a song that contains elements that are silly, unexpected, creepy or jarring— anything but romantic. “Still, I get it,” Christi says. “Songs hold memories of special times in our lives. We fall in love while songs are playing, and they might not be the most appropriate songs, but it doesn’t matter. We love who we love, we love when we love, and we like what we like.” Christi, who is waiting for butter to soften this afternoon, sipping a glass of water at the bar at Graffiti, admits that some songs just won’t work for a wedding. “Sometimes I do suggest changing a line or two to make it fit better,” she says with a smile. Among her favorites are Stevie Wonder’s “Overjoyed,” and John Legend’s “All of You.” The restaurant being lightly occupied this afternoon, Christi demonstrates, singing the chorus of the Legend song. “’Cause all of me loves all of you,” she sings, “love your curves and all your edges, all your perfect imperfections.” Christi stops and smiles again. “I love that song, but it’s a whole lot of words coming really fast,” she says with a laugh. Christi notes that her word-ofmouth policy might not bring as many potential clients as other approaches, but it works for her. And since people often approach her after a performance, she doesn’t have to work as hard to prove she’s got the chops. “They’ll come up to me after a wedding or a show at the restaurant, and they’ll say, ‘I know someone who needs a wedding singer,’ Christi says. “I’ll text them on the spot with my number. That’s how I roll.” Her hospice clients sometime reap the benefits of her musicality as well. Christi does do funerals, after all, often at the request of her clients who she’s helped through the final moments of their lives. “I sing for my clients, sometimes,” she says, “when it’s just me and them. It’s kind of neat.” Though situations vary, during weddings and funerals, Christi usually sings to a pre-recorded music track, rather than with a live band or accompanist. It’s simple, and allows her to sing along with a

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Bobby Jo Valentine, who travels nationally to perform at weddings, originally shied away from being a ‘wedding singer.’

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Viewed through the lens of modern cynicism, Ben Mallare admits that he might be a bit hokey. Clad in a white dinner jacket, Mallare continues the legacy of the old-school wedding singers by gently embarrassing himself as a gregarious master of ceremonies. “I’m cheesy,” he says. “I used to sing at weddings with more traditional band leaders. I was really attracted to the elegance they were able to create, everybody looking super sharp. I like adding on that, really laying it on thick with making sure the bride and groom and parents feel super special.” Though he and his band started out as a rustic group, playing mostly in barns on farms, Mallare broadened his band’s repertoire to perform just about anything, so they can shape-shift to a guest’s desires. He acknowledges that some parties may want to hear familiar music, but he prides himself on his eclectic players’ ability to match the variety of a DJ while allowing him to respond to the crowd. “Sometimes a dance circle will break out,” Mallare says. “Then I’m going to have the band loop or continue the chorus or play softer or louder or make it funky. But the point being, I’ve got unlimited flexibility as to what I can do to match the moment. “It’s all very fly-by-the-seat-of-

your-pants,” Mallare continues. “But once you get used to that, you just trust your instincts and expertise and you know you’ll make it great, regardless of the situation.” Mallare works the West Coast and can customize his band from three pieces to 10, depending upon a customer’s desires and budget. He wants to ensure that anyone can afford the group that he started four years ago after a foray into writing and recording original songs left him unsatisfied. “It was all about me,” he says. “There was no fulfillment. Maybe somebody enjoys the music, but it didn’t really mean anything to them. So doing this, and being the accompaniment for a bride’s processional, or for a first dance, or a parent’s dance, to create that special moment for somebody else, it’s very rewarding.” Benmallareacoustic.com.—J.F.

Bobby JoValentine Bobby Jo Valentine didn’t want his rising star to be clouded by assumptions spawned by Adam Sandler’s mullet-coiffed character in The Wedding Singer. After positive reviews of his burgeoning career, the acoustic guitarist/singer-songwriter had done a few friends’ weddings but shied away from the gigs, fearing that they might be a sell-out move. “I resisted it for a long time” he says. “But I really love feeling like part of someone’s really special moment, and I discovered the music that I already play naturally falls into that romantic, sincere style. It just was a perfect fit.” Now, Valentine travels nationally,

Lori Carsillo

The wedding had already ended when the bride scrambled up to Lori Carsillo and asked her to play the fatherdaughter dance—a request she had neglected to mention during months of planning. Carsillo racked her head for a song and came up with one of her favorites: “Fly Me to the Moon.” As she started to sing, Carsillo noticed a twinkle in the eye of the old man who held his daughter. Turned out, that was the song he’d danced to with his wife on their wedding night. “That couldn’t have gone any better,” Carsillo says with a little laugh. Known around the Bay Area for her jazz singing, Carsillo excels in smoky lounge stylings. She never over-affects her natural singing voice, opting for an unpretentious style that lets lyrics drip slow, steady and smooth, like warm caramel from a spoon. She’s equally happy as the focal point of a room or a pleasing bit of ambience. Carsillo mostly sticks to swing, ballads and bossa nova, throwback styles that compliment slow dancing and the

tinkling of champagne flutes. But she prides herself on her adaptability—able to switch from Sinatra to, per one guest’s request, Incubus. “It was such a neat moment,” she says. “They were so happy. A lot of bands are very versatile. Even if it’s out of your style, sometimes, you can create a really unique moment that no one else will have.” Still, Carsillo recognizes that as the evening wears on, some guests prefer to bust moves that aren’t necessarily conducive to her mellow melodies. After dinner and cocktails, she gladly hands the mic to the DJ who can spark the shift to party time. “Then everybody can dance to the ’80s music that they love. I’m not going to tackle ‘Love Shack’ or anything,” she says, before adding that a slow-jazz rendition of the pop hit might just work. Loricarsillo.com.—J.F.

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doing about 45 weddings a year in addition to touring for his original music, which has been recognized by the West Coast Songwriters association. As opposed to shows where he’s alone in a spotlight, Valentine enjoys the collaborative aspect of a wedding where he’s on a team with the couple, the caterers, the florists and, after he’s set the mood, the DJ. “After everyone has had their wine, the DJ is great,” he says. “But for the first couple hours, let’s stay in the romantic mode. A live musician can bring people into the present moment. The DJ will just take you away to the last time you were at a club. And that’s the key, celebrating what role either artist has to play.” Valentine usually plays the ceremony, dinner and cocktails, then the first couple dances, but not always. Last year, a couple had their officiant drop out and asked him to do the honors. On a windy day in Half Moon Bay, Valentine sang them down the aisle, set down his guitar and led them through their vows. After the kiss, he started singing the recessional, when his music stand toppled over. So he made up lyrics on the spot. “No one blinked an eye,” he says. “After that I was like, ‘OK, most things won’t be as bad as this, and this went fine.’ Part of it is leaning into whatever chaotic thing happens. Like, ‘This was meant to happen. This is OK.’” Bobbyjovalentine.com.—J.F.

Josh Klipp

Josh Klipp’s parents met while singing at a wedding. His father tickled the ivories of the church organ, while his mother sang for the bride, her best friend. They connected during the reception, got married, then played weddings for the next 26 years. “It was perfectly normal for me to have couples sitting in the living room on weekends, talking about what they were going to be doing for their wedding,” Klipp says. After aiding the family business for a few years, Klipp struck out on his own, forming a six-piece band, The Klipptones, with a guitar, drums, upright bass and saxophone along with co-lead-singer, Mayra Swatt. They can handle everything from swing to rock to R&B to New Orleans jazz. Mostly clad in black, but with modern accents like skinny ties and tattoos, they give off the vibe of one of those hip, refurb barber shops. The Klipptones play gigs around the Bay Area, but even after all of these years the frontman hasn’t become jaded watching couples pledge their everlasting love to one another. After some weddings, Klipp will text his own wife, letting her know that he just renewed their vows in his head. “I keep thinking I’ll get tired of it,” he says. “But then when I’m sitting there and I’m watching it—this is what it’s about. This is what we want in life. To feel love and to give that love. It touches me everytime.” Klipptones.com.—J.F.Y

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ith all of this rain, many of us are feeling a tad stircrazy. It’s high time we brush off the winter blues and get out and indulge in some celebratory bubbly, a special brunch or a candlelit dinner on Valentine’s Day. For die-hard foodies, celebrated chef Ron Siegel, most recently of the Western Room in Nicasio, will be teaming up with Dr. Champagne (Jerry Horn) for a six-course dinner complete with champagne pairings. The intimate event will take place at Tiburon Wine on Ark Row in Tiburon at 7pm on Tuesday, February 14; $250; bit.ly/2jFmXGs. We all know that the French do romance better than most. Transport yourself to Paris via the Left Bank Brasserie in Larkspur for their special $65 three-course prix-fixe dinner menu on Feb. 14. Left Bank, 507 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur; 415/927.3331. If Italy is the region of your gastronomic fantasies, be seduced by downtown Mill Valley’s Piazza D’Angelo’s house-made lobster ravioli and chocolate cake drizzled with pistachio Nutella. The menu is a la carte and includes pasta and risotto options, salads, entrees and desserts. Plenty of Italian wines will be

available, including sparkling wines and champagne. Piazza D’Angelo, 22 Miller Ave., Mill Valley; 415/388-2000. Executive Chef Lorenzo Villacampa makes his debut at Fenix in San Rafael for a special Valentine’s Day prix-fixe dinner of crab bisque, butternut squash gnocchi, ribeye steak and Brazilian custard. This “Lovers’ Trip to Paradise” evening (7pm/$85) will also feature live Brazilian jazz by Alexa Morales and BOCA MUNDIAL. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael; 415/813-5600. Through Valentine’s Day, a variety of packaged natural, spicy and sweet walnuts from California’s Central Valley will be available at Stone House Ranch’s Nut & Candy Shop pop-up at the Bon Air Center in Greenbrae. Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm, and Sundays, 11am-6pm. Bon Air Center, Greenbrae; 415/461-0200. Hop on the ferry to experience the Ferry Building Marketplace’s annual Food From the Heart event that will kick off on Friday, Feb. 10, 5pm-7:30pm. Chocolate tastings and seasonal hors d’oeuvres will be offered, local Napa Valley vintners will pour wine and shoppers will be treated to tango dancing and classical music. Ferrybuildingmarketplace.com.Y

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Art’s Place ‘La La Land’ artists on the film’s message By David Templeton

ast October, on opening night of the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF)—and months before La La Land was officially released in theaters—its writer-director, Damien Chazelle, was in Marin with his leading lady Emma Stone, and composer Justin Hurwitz. During a pre-screening press conference, Chazelle was asked about the Oscar potential for the film, a musical about artists in love in modern-day Los Angeles. “Oh my god, I’m not even thinking about that!” he said with a laugh, sitting down for a few super-charged moments with his La La Land cocreators. Chazelle has been through the whole Oscar circus before, having seen his 2014 drama Whiplash earn

five nominations (including a nod for his original screenplay), and winning three, including a trophy for supporting actor J.K. Simmons. During his visit to the film festival, however, his primary hope was just that his new effort wouldn’t flop so enormously that he would never be allowed to make a movie again. After all, choosing a musical as his follow-up to Whiplash is exactly the kind of choice that often sidetracks careers in Hollywood, like Michael Cimino with Heaven’s Gate, or Francis Ford Coppola with One From the Heart, the latter of which was, after all, a musical. “My heart has been pounding non-stop for weeks now,” Chazelle admitted. “I may not calm down till sometime next year.”

a place for love, and for art, and for beauty, and that those things are worth noticing, and worth fighting for, whenever the world gets crazy.” Stone interjected that musicals, and movies in general, have always been a source of calm and healing for her. As a girl, she had crippling anxiety attacks, but acting always saw her through. “Yeah, I used to have very, very horrible anxiety,” Stone said. “It first hit me when I was seven years old. Fortunately, I’d already done a school play before that, and I always remembered what that felt like, how good it felt to be on stage. “It’s like when a very shy kid joins the debate team, and all of a sudden, a very different kid emerges,” she continued. “That’s what acting did for me. It gave me a place to put all that anxiety and emotion. It gave my life a purpose, and that hopefulness—and the friends I made through theater— gave me something very therapeutic and healing. “Now that it’s my job, now that it’s something I do all the time … my relationship to acting has deepened. It’s more than just a comfort thing, now. But it is that, too, even when it forces me into really uncomfortable places. There’s still always joy in it. And I think that joy is contagious.” “I’m actually inspired by the future of musicals,” Hurwitz said. “I think musicals could be a very important part of whatever is coming.” Admitting that he was inspired by musicals along the lines of Singin’ in the Rain, Hurwitz said the big challenge of La La Land was to be inspired by the older movies, but also make room for something new and a little bit fresh. “On my end,” he said, “my dream was to make music that would not sound old-fashioned, that would sound like its own thing. I think, generally, the movie does feel contemporary, while still feeling connected, in its DNA, to some of those other movies.” “Back to the idea of musicals being subversive,” Chazelle said. “One way that might be true, to a degree, is that all movies are collaborative, right? But I think musicals, just by necessity, are even more so. That’s why so many musicals are about people coming together to put on a show. You get into that ‘hey-let’s-do-this-together’ mindset in a really big way when you are doing a musical. “Maybe that’s the real message of musicals,” he added. “We have to work together. And we can work together, and working together we can do some pretty impossible things.”Y

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‘La La Land,’ a musical by Damien Chazelle, has been nominated for 14 Oscars.

Well, it’s now officially “next year,” and it’s unlikely that he’s calmed down yet. Not only has La La Land turned out to be a box-office success, it’s received 14 Oscar nominations, tying Titanic and All About Eve for most noms ever given to a single film. All three of the artists seated at the table last October have been nominated as well. Clearly, La La Land has struck a mainstream nerve. Ironically, the first question tossed out to Chazelle, Stone and Hurwitz on opening night of the MVFF was to ask whether the film contained any subversive elements appropriate to such a highly politicized time in America. “Well, I don’t know about ‘subversive,’” Chazelle said with a laugh, “but I do think that musicals are so fascinating because they have a way of sneaking up on you. A musical can slip things through that otherwise might not work in a different kind of movie. I think about the Jacques Demy movies, like The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and The Young Girls of Rochefort, movies that talked about the way things were in France at the time. They said things that other movies couldn’t have gotten away with.” “I love The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,” added Stone. “Great movie.” “Or movies like Hallelujah, I’m a Bum!,” Chazelle continued, in reference to the pre-Code Al Jolson film about homeless people living in the shadow of extreme wealth. “There were some overtly proletariat musicals in the 1930s, during the Great Depression,” he says. “I love that tradition of slipping strong political subtext into movies people will still go to, because they want to hear the music and watch the dancing. “In La La Land, I don’t think there is any intentional political subtext,” he mused, “which isn’t to say it isn’t there anyway.” “Hope and love are political,” suggested Hurwitz, who has been nominated for his score, and for his contributions to the songs “City of Stars” and “Audition (The Fools Who Dream).” “Absolutely,” agreed Chazelle. “I always think there’s a place for hopefulness and love, and for celebrating art for art’s sake. It’s the idea that art shouldn’t always have to have a ‘function,’ but should exist as an abstract thing, in the same way that love is an abstract thing, that beauty is an abstract thing. And there should be a place for love, and freedom, and hope, at all times—and there should be a place for art at all times. If La La Land contains any sort of message, I think that’s it, that there’s always

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British playwright Tom Stoppard tackles questions of love and ‘real’ emotions in ‘The Real Thing,’ now playing at Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre Company.

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Aurora Theatre Company revives ‘The Real Thing’ By Charles Brousse

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ill the real Tom Stoppard please stand up!” That echo of the signature climax of What’s My Line?, one of early American television’s most popular shows, almost always pops into my head when I attend a play by the prolific British playwright. It happened again last week after witnessing a revival of The Real Thing by Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre Company. After all, at least in part it’s supposed to be a semiautobiographical musing about the difference between hypocritical assertions of love and the genuine connection of one individual to another, without qualifications:

The selfless bond that makes it the REAL thing. Of course, Stoppard wasn’t present in Berkeley for the opening, but if he were, I’m absolutely certain that if given an order to stand and reveal who he really is and what he really believes about love and marriage, he would remain seated. Like some of the most influential playwrights in this post-modern era—Pinter, Beckett and Albee come to mind—Stoppard has an aversion to expressing a definitive view of virtually anything. Yet, in this and other plays, his characters rattle on about morality, politics, science and philosophy, with a dazzling display of erudition and language, accompanied by more wit than any author since Oscar Wilde. You have to wonder how he does it,

especially since his formal education ended at age 17, and in interviews he admits that he knows very little about the subjects he writes about. He says he likes to think of life as a game of ideas. Hitting them back and forth over a net with a cricket bat is a better choice than struggling to reach some abstract, unreachable truth. The game offers a positive environment for creative expression—and, if you don’t worry too much about the facts, it’s a lot more fun! Does that make sense, or is it simply a moral cop-out? Is Stoppard a brilliant, intellectual provocateur who is guided by Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, or is he a slick purveyor of attractively packaged artistic snake oil? That’s a judgment that I’ll leave to

future historians of the theater. While we’re waiting, let’s circle back to Aurora’s production of The Real Thing. The following are the facts, or should I say they’re my facts. First, director Timothy Near has assembled a first-rate cast to enact this tale of rampant adultery and at least partial redemption. Heading the group, Elijah Alexander provides a memorable performance as Henry (Stoppard’s selfie portrait?), a successful dramatist married to the beautiful and talented, but emotionally unreliable actress, Charlotte (Carrie Paff). In Alexander’s hands, Henry’s progression from willing player in a game of mutual deceit at the play’s beginning to agonizing reflection about how life and art intersect at its end a couple of hours later, is the evening’s highlight. Watching him, I can imagine the excitement caused by a similar journey taken by another fine actor, Jeremy Irons, in the play’s 1984 Broadway premiere. Liz Sklar adds a strong appearance as Annie, Henry’s morally slippery actress/mistress, as does Seann Gallagher as Max, Henry’s friend and Annie’s ingenuous husband. Tommy Gorrebeeck and Emily Radosevich are fine in supporting roles. The problem is that all of these pieces don’t really mold into a cohesive experience. Much is lost in the static caused by Stoppard’s passion for bon mots and his tendency to voice what could be intriguing observations if explored, only to toss them away a few minutes later as if he were husking an ear of corn. This is especially true of the issues surrounding the core trio of Henry, Charlotte and Annie. As the play unfolds, you begin to wish that everything would slow down from what feels like a breathless pace, crowded with gimmicks like the continuous crossing of the line into play-within-a-play fantasy and arguments over the aesthetic value of a play written by a disgruntled exconvict (Tommy Gorrebeeck) who was imprisoned for setting fire to the British flag on London’s Cenotaph. Distractions, all. (Actually, as I write this amidst the chaos in Washington and the bold assertion by people in high places that “fact” is a subjective concept, my appreciation of Stoppard’s ambivalence about reality is rising. The difference is that plays, good or bad, close after a few weeks.)Y NOW PLAYING: The Real Thing runs through March 5 at the Aurora Theatre Company, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley; 510/843-4822; auroratheatre.org.

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Singer and songwriter Shana Morrison, daughter of Van Morrison, toured with her father from 2010 to 2014.

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Natural Path Shana Morrison was born to sing By Lily O’Brien

or some, music is a calling. But singer/songwriter Shana Morrison, daughter of iconic singer and composer Van Morrison, was simply born into it. “Everybody in my family was into music, so it was just a natural thing,” Morrison says. “I was a portable kid and went with [Van] wherever he went. I was at shows my entire life from the time I was a toddler.” Morrison, who grew up in Marin County and Los Angeles, has called Marin home for more than 20 years. She will be performing with her band, Caledonia (also her middle name) on Valentine’s Day at Sweetwater in Mill Valley, a show that she says will include many love songs, of course, and even some penned by her father. “Nobody writes better love songs than Van,” she says. Morrison’s mother was a backup singer and lyricist, and her grandparents moved from Ireland to Marin in the ’70s and opened Caledonia Records in Fairfax— fulfilling one of their longtime dreams. Her grandmother, also a singer, taught her many traditional Irish songs. Although music was always prominent in her life, Morrison initially

wanted to be a dancer. She even went to business school, because being exposed to life in the arts made her keenly aware of the difficulties and pitfalls. “I thought it was a very unstable life and my dream was to have a job where you would get a paycheck every Friday and you would know how much you were going to make,” she says with a laugh. Morrison describes her musical style as an eclectic mix. “I like country, I like blues, R&B, soul music, pop music, rock music,” she says, adding that she enjoys incorporating all of those styles into her shows. Splitting her time between writing, performing and teaching Pilates, Morrison is penning songs for her upcoming CD, which will be mostly a blues album. “We have a lot of people who have met at our shows and gotten married, and then we play at their weddings and they come to the shows for their ‘Shana-versaries.’ It’s really cute.”Y Shana Morrison and Caledonia, Tuesday, Feb. 14, Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley; 8pm; $20-$25; 415/388.3850.

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The film ‘Lion’ is based on Saroo Brierley’s memoir about getting separated from his family in India when he was 4 years old.

The Search ‘Lion’ follows one man’s journey to find his roots By Richard von Busack

magine being lost at age 4 and waking up in a train station on seemingly the other end of the earth, where no one speaks your language. Lion adapts Saroo Brierley’s memoir of an unimaginable childhood nightmare, resolved with the sturdy help of Google Earth … and there is truth to the oft-repeated comment that the film is sort of a feature-film-length commercial for the search engine. Garth Davis directs this story of a rural Indian boy (played in youth by Sunny Pawar) who fell asleep as a stowaway. The boy ended up a thousand miles away in Kolkata. He was one more urchin in a city already full of street kids, and the name of the very small town he came from drew a blank with the local authorities. After a time in a dangerous shelter, he was adopted by a couple from coastal Tasmania. Saroo grew up in affluence, still plagued by the thought of the family he left behind. Davis, primarily an Australian television director, seems to keep a loose hand on the actors, giving them room. As the adult Saroo, the steadily rising Dev Patel holds the screen

with ease. He stands his ground even against the intense acting of Divian Ladwa, who plays his deeply troubled foster-brother. Commonly a pair of icebergs in the movies, Rooney Mara (as Saroo’s girlfriend in Melbourne) and Nicole Kidman (as his adoptive mom) are unusually warm and touching. One never sees Mara this playful, this willing to do a little dance on a night sidewalk. Kidman is at first the perfect kind of mom, who always knows how to say the right thing. In one scene she reveals her own past, and a William Blake-like vision she had when she was a child. Then Kidman’s performance is complete: It’s like a trapdoor opening to reveal the mysteriousness of motherhood. Photographer Greig Fraser’s landscapes of Saroo’s two worlds are extremely handsome. One feels that the remarkable story has been tarted up a little, though—there was enough Dickens in it already, even before the scenes of how Saroo narrowly evades being pimped out as a child. True or not, it doesn’t play true—there’s a gloss all over this movie that keeps us at a respectful distance.Y

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Fri. February 10 - Thu. February 16 • An Affair to Remember (2:10) Threeextraordinaire Keanu Reeves is back in business, reveling in Rome’s dolce vita and hankie weepie stars Cary Grant and taking down the world’s wickedest killers Deborah Kerr as two strangers who meet between espressos. aboard ship, fall in love and dream of a long • La La Land (2:08) Bold, brilliant life together. Leo McCarey directs. Hollywood musical circles around the • A Bitter Legacy (1:18) Hard-hitting bittersweet romance between a struggling documentary about top-secret WWIIjazz musician and an aspiring actress; era Citizen Isolation Centers where Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling star. “troublemakers” were segregated and • The LEGO Batman Movie (1:44) Goofy imprisoned apart from other interned throwback to the Adam West era upends Japanese-Americans. the Dark Knight concept with plenty of • Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake (3:00) Odette help from vocalists Will Arnett, Michael and Siegfried are more graceful than ever in Cera, Rosario Dawson and Ralph Fiennes. the Bolshoi’s eye-filling production of the • Manchester by the Sea (2:15) Poignant, Tchaikovsky classic. bittersweet tale of a Boston janitor who • The Comedian (2:00) Robert DeNiro returns to his seaside hometown to raise his stars as a spiraling, once-revered standup newly orphaned nephew; Casey Affleck stars. comic seeking professional redemption; • Moonlight (1:50) Tender, bittersweet drama Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito and Charles about a young gay black man’s struggle to Grodin lend support. define himself and embrace his sexuality. • Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway • National Theatre London: Amadeus Musical! (2:25) Filmed performance of the (3:00) Live from South Bank it’s Peter hit musical about a band of turn-of-theShaffer’s vivid take on the rivalry between century New York news-kids who lead a Viennese court composer Antonio Salieri and strike against Hearst and Pulitzer. rowdy wunderkind Wolfgang A. Mozart. • A Dog’s Purpose (2:00) A sweet-natured • National Theatre London: Saint pooch learns the meaning of life with a Joan (4:00) Bernard Shaw’s gripping little help from his human cohorts (Dennis dramatization of the life of Joan of Arc stars Quaid and Peggy Lipton among them). Gemma Atherton as the timeless martyr, • The Eagle Huntress (1:27) Eye-filling warrior and revolutionary. documentary about a 13-year-old Mongolian • Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts girl and her quest to become her family’s Catch five cartoons from around the world first female eagle hunter in 12 generations. up for this year’s Academy Awards. • Elle (2:11) Isabelle Huppert plays a danger• Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts ous game of cat and mouse with the man Program of five minimalist documentaries who attacked her; Paul Verhoeven directs. on a wide range of subjects with one thing • Fences (2:19) August Wilson’s Pulitzer in common: A shot at Academy bling. Prize-winning play stars Denzel Washington • Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts as a father struggling to raise his family in The Academy’s picks for the year’s top five racially explosive 1950s Pittsburgh. live-action short subjects. • Fifty Shades Darker (2:00) The S&M • Rings (1:57) Yet another troupe of doofus sweethearts are back, Christian struggling high schoolers get mixed up with an evil with his inner demons, Ana with his legion talisman … this one a diabolical VHS tape! of jealous and conniving exes. • The Salesman (2:05) Gripping Iranian • The Founder (1:55) Michael Keaton stars drama about a young couple whose lives as Ray Kroc, the ruthless entrepreneur who are changed when they move into a new turned Mac and Dick MacDonald’s humble apartment with an old tenant still abiding. L.A. burger joint into a global phenomenon. • Sembene! (1:20) Documentary tribute • The Great Wall (1:44) Chinese to Ousmane Sembene, the great African superproduction stars Matt Damon filmmaker behind Black Girl, Xala and as a Medieval mercenary who finds other classics. himself defending the Great Wall against • Sing (1:48) Animated musical about a marauding monsters. koala impresario’s all-star singing competition • Hidden Figures (2:07) True story of the features vocals from Reese Witherspoon, Seth three African-American women who were MacFarlane and Scarlett Johansson. the brains behind John Glenn’s launch into • The Space Between Us (2:00) A orbit in the early ’60s. human orphan reared on Mars makes his • I Am Not Your Negro (1:33) Compelling first trip to Earth and revels in the home adaptation of an unfinished James Baldwin planet’s wonders—until … manuscript about murdered black activists • Split (1:56) James McAvoy battles his evil Medger Evers, Malcolm X and Martin alter ego with a little help from his 23 other Luther King, Jr. employs archival footage multiple personalities and shrink supreme and Baldwin’s vivid prose; Samuel L. Betty Buckley. Jackson narrates. • Toni Erdmann (2:42) Surreal German • Jackie (1:35) Pablo Larrain’s psychological dramedy about the complex, hard-to-sever biopic of the elegant, mysterious first lady bond between father and daughter. focuses on the tumultuous week following • 20th Century Women (1:58) A groovy her husband’s assassination; Natalie disco-era landlady/single mom enlists her Portman stars. quirky tenants to help her raise her teenage • John Wick: Chapter 2 (2:02) Hitman son; Annette Bening stars. Because there were too many movies playing this week to list, we have omitted some of the movie summaries for those that have been playing for multiple weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience.

• An Affair to Remember (PG) • A Bitter Legacy (Not Rated)

Regency: Sun, Wed 2, 7 Lark: Sat 7 (director Claudia Katayanagi in person) The Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake (Not Rated) Lark: Sun 1 The Comedian (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:25, 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 9:55; Sun-Wed 10:25, 1:20, 4:15, 7:10; Thu 10:25, 1:20, 4:15 • Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical! (PG) Northgate: Thu 7 A Dog’s Purpose (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 9:30; Sun-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:20, 5, 7:25, 9:55 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:20, 1:55, 4:25, 7, 9:40 The Eagle Huntress (Not Rated) Rafael: Sat-Sun 12:30 Elle (R) Lark: Mon 3:50; Wed 9 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (PG-13) Lark: Sat, Sun 10am Fences (PG-13) Lark: Fri 9:10; Sun 4; Tue 11; Wed 6:30; Thu 2:20 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 3:35, 9:30; Sun-Wed 3:35 Regency: Fri-Sat 2:15, 9:50; Mon-Tue, Thu 2:15 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:10, 6:55, 9:45; Sun-Wed 1:15, • Fifty Shades Darker (R) 4:10, 6:55 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:15, 10; Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:05, 1:35, 3:05, 4:25, 5:50, 7:15, 8:40, 10:10 Rowland: FriWed 11:10, 2, 4:45, 7:50, 10:40 The Founder (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 10:10 Northgate: Thu 7:15; 3D showtime at 9:50 • The Great Wall (PG-13) Hidden Figures (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12, 3:35, 6:40, 9:50; Sun-Wed 12, 3:35, 6:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 9:55; Sat-Sun 1, 4, 7, 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Playhouse: Fri 4, 7, 9:45; Sat 1, 4, 7, 9:45; Sun 1, 4, 7; Mon-Wed 4, 7 Rowland: Fri-Wed 1, 4:15, 7:20, 10:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30,1,4,7,10:25; Mon-Thu 10:30,1,4,7 • I Am Not Your Negro (PG-13) Jackie (R) Lark: Sun 6:50; Mon 1:45; Tue 4; Thu 5:10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 12:40, 1:55, 3:30, 4:50, • John Wick: Chapter 2 (R) 6:20, 7:45, 9:10, 10:35 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:35 La La Land (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:10, 3:15, 6:35, 9:35; Sun-Wed 12:10, 3:15, 6:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:30; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:20, 1:15, 4:10, 7:30, 10:05; Sun-Wed 10:20, 1:15, 4:10, 7:30; Thu 10:20, 1:15, 4:10 Rowland: FriWed 12:50, 4, 7:10, 10:10 The LEGO Batman Movie (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:20; Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:15, 12:10, 2, 2:55, 4:45, 5:40, 7:30, 8:25, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 1:05, 3:50, 6:35, 9:20 Playhouse: Fri 3:30, 6:45, 9:35; Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:35; Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:45; Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:45 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:50, 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 12, 2:35, 5:15, 8, 10:30 Lion (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 4:15, 7:05, 9:40; Sun-Wed 1, 4:15, 7:05 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:40, 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10; Sun-Wed 10:40, 1:30, 4:20, 7:20; Thu 10:40, 1:30, 4:20 Loving (PG-13) Lark: Fri 11; Tue 9; Wed 1:25 Manchester by the Sea (R) Lark: Fri 3:50; Sat 8:50; Sun 9; Mon 11; Tue 6:10 Playhouse: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:35; Sat-Sun 12:30, 6:35 Regency: Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 11:15, 6:50; Sun, Wed 10:45; Thu 11:15 Moana (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:55, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Moonlight (R) Lark: Fri 1:30; Mon 9; Tue 1:45; Wed 4:10 Regency: FriSat 11:05, 1:45, 4:35, 7:40, 10:15; Sun-Tue 11:05, 1:45, 4:35, 7:40; Wed 1:45, 4:35, 7:40; Thu 11:05, 1:45, 4:35 National Theatre London: Amadeus (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 1 • National Theatre London: Saint Joan (Not Rated) Lark: Thu 11, 7:30 • Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon-Thu 6:15; Sun 6:45 • Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael: Sat-Sun noon • Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sat 3:30, 8:15; Sun 8:45; Mon-Thu 8:15 Rings (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:25, 5, 7:30, 10 The Salesman (PG-13) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 6, 8:35; Sat-Sun 3:15, 6, 8:35 Rafael: Sun 4:15 (filmmaker Samba Gadjigo in person) • Sembene! (Not Rated) Silence (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 3:25, 9:55; Mon-Thu 3:25 Sing (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 The Space Between Us (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 Split (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Toni Erdmann (R) Rafael: Sat-Sun noon 20th Century Women (R) Lark: Fri 6:40; Sat 4:30; Mon 6:30; Wed 11 Rafael: Fri, Tue-Wed 5:30, 8; Sat-Sun 3, 5:30, 8; Mon, Thu 8 Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm. CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito, 331-0255 CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-4862 Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6505 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, 800-326-3264 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1234 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 800-326-3264

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Sundial Concerts MARIN COUNTY Le Jazz Hot Celebrate Valentine’s Day with romantic French music and fabulous food. Feb 14, 7:30pm. $15. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219. Monophonics Popular Bay Area soul band hits the stage for two high-powered shows. Feb 10-11, 9pm. $22-$27. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850. Novato Live at City Hall Free concert features Tracy Blackman, Danny Click and Kyle Terrizzi. Feb 11, 6-8pm. Novato City Hall, 901 Sherman Ave, Novato. novato.org. Spark & Whisper North Bay folk duo plays an album release show for the new record, “Monument.” Feb 11, 8pm. $20-$35. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Sweethearts of the Radio Benefit concert for West Marin community radio station KWMR features Dear John Love Renee, Skillet Licorice, Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan. Feb 11, 8pm. $25. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075.

SONOMA COUNTY Dead Horses Milwaukee-based band has cultivated a sensibility well beyond their years. Feb 14, 8pm. $12-$15. Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868. The Dixie Giants The fun, New Orleans-inspired big band plays an album-release show with help from Highway Poets and Oddjob Ensemble. Feb 11, 7:30pm. $16. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121. Johnny Mathis The legendary vocalist performs his classic hits and personal favorites. Feb 11, 8pm. $79-$129. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600. Santa Rosa Symphony Dynamic pianist Alessio Bax joins the symphony in a program titled “Tales of Love,” just in time for Valentine’s Day. Feb 11-13. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

NAPA COUNTY Kellye Gray The accomplished jazz vocalist spends Valentine’s Day in Napa for two lovely performances. Feb 14, 7 and 9:30pm. $15$25. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258. Carlos Reyes The world-renowned violinist and harpist plays two Valentine’s Day sets of lovely music. Feb 14, 6:30 and 9pm. $20-$25. Silo’s, 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833. Valentine’s Show with Napa Valley Duo A night of classic love songs performed by pianist Terry Winn and cellist Jeffrey McFarland Johnson. Feb 11, 8pm. $35. The White Barn, 2727 Sulphur Springs Ave, St Helena. 707.987.8225.

Clubs & Venues MARIN COUNTY Angelico Hall Feb 12, 3pm, Mobius Guitar Trio. Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael. 415.457.4440. The Belrose Second Wednesday of every month, Ragtime jam. Thurs, open mic night. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. 415.454.6422. Fenix Feb 8, pro blues jam. Feb 9, Paris Escovedo. Feb 10, the 415s. Feb 11, Greg Ballad and Honee Parkks. Feb 12, 11:30am, Sunday Brunch with Jenna Mammina and Rolf Sturm. Feb 12, 6:30pm, Greg Johnson & Glass Brick Boulevard. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600. George’s Nightclub Feb 10, Fuego Latino. Feb 11, DJ Rigs. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262. Grazie Restaurant Feb 14, Doug Adamz. 823 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.897.5181. HopMonk Novato Feb 9, Country Line Dancing. Feb 10, Back n’ Black and Ann Halen. Feb 11, the B Sharp Blues Band. Feb 14, Cabaret D’Amour with Moana Diamond. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200. INCAVO Wine Tasting & Collective Feb 10, 7pm, Fairfax Social Club. 1099 Fourth St, Ste F, San Rafael. 415.259.4939.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Feb 8, Kurt Huget and friends. Feb 15, Honeysuckle Roques. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005. Marin Country Mart Feb 10, 5:30pm, Friday Night Jazz with Redwood Tango. Feb 14, 11:30am, Valentine’s Day Lunch with Zigi Baci. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 19 Broadway Club Feb 8, the Substitutes. Feb 9, Dagmar/Toma/ Bows. Feb 10, 5:30pm, Shaana Marie. Feb 10, 9pm, Cordovas. Feb 11, Sister Carol with DJ Ebony Slam and DJ RA. Feb 12, 2pm, the Jazz Roots Band. Feb 12, 5pm, the Little Bit Show with Gail Muldrow. Feb 13, open mic. Feb 14, 6pm, Jeb Brady Band. Feb 15, Overbite. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091. No Name Bar Feb 9, Jesse Kincaid and friends. Feb 10, Michael Aragon Quartet. Feb 11, Fuzzy Slippers. Feb 12, Doug Nichols and friends. Feb 13, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Feb 14, open mic. Feb 15, Festival Speed. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392. Novato Copperfield’s Books Feb 12, 3pm, VNote Ensemble. 999 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.763.3052. Osher Marin JCC Feb 11, Mardi Gras Dance Party with Andre Thierry. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000. Osteria Divino Feb 8, Deborah Winters with Ken Cook. Feb 9, Yacht Club of Paris. Feb 10, Walter Earl Trio. Feb 11, Music Box West. Feb 12, Gabrielle Cavassa. Feb 14, Passion Habanera. Feb 15, Jonathan Poretz. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355. Panama Hotel Restaurant Feb 8, J Kevin Durkin. Feb 9, Wanda Stafford. Feb 15, Panama Jazz Trio. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993. Peri’s Silver Dollar Feb 8, the New Sneakers. Feb 9, Heath Haberlin and friends. Feb 10, Slim Jenkins. Feb 11, Michael Brown Band. Feb 12, the Substitutes. Feb 13, Billy D’s open mic. Feb 14, Fresh Baked Blues. Feb 15, Elvis Johnson’s soul review. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910. Rancho Nicasio Feb 10, King & Ace. Feb 11, the Linda Imperial Band. Feb 12, 4pm, Jeremy D’Antonio with Darren Nelson and friends. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219. Rickey’s Feb 10, Andoni. Feb 11, Lilan Kane and James

CALENDAR Harman. Feb 12, Chime Travelers. Feb 14, Valentine’s Dinner with Lady D. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato. 415.883.9477. Sausalito Seahorse Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Feb 9, Marin Players. Feb 10, Cole Tate Band. Feb 11, the Marinfidels. Feb 12, 5pm, Somos el Son. Feb 14, Valentine’s party with COM Jazz Ensemble. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Feb 9, Jesse Cotton Stone. Feb 10, the Oakland Stroke. Feb 11, PSDSP. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311. Spitfire Lounge Second Thursday of every month, DJ Romestallion. Second Friday of every month, DJ Beset. 848 B St, San Rafael. 415.454.5551. Sweetwater Music Hall Feb 8, Aaron Redner & His Band of Love Ninjas. Feb 9, Bob Marley tribute with IrieFuse and Sol Horizon. Feb 12, 1pm, Bob Tatum’s Student Showcase. Feb 12, 8pm, the Cold Hard Cash Show. Feb 13, open mic with Austin DeLone. Feb 14, Shana Morrison & Caledonia Valentine’s Day Concert. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850. Terrapin Crossroads Feb 8, Danny Click & the Others. Feb 9, Ross James’ Cosmic Thursday. Feb 10, Top 40 Friday dance party. Feb 11, Aaron Redner and friends. Feb 11-12, Leftover Nelson featuring Vince Herman. Feb 12, Lazyman with Scott Law. Feb 13, Grateful Mondays with Stu Allen. Feb 14, “Songs of Love” with Scott Law and friends. Feb 15, Danny Click & the Others. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773. Throckmorton Theatre Feb 10, Linda Tillery’s Oaktown Funk. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Travis Marina Second Sunday of every month, the Lonestar Retrobates. Fort Baker, Sausalito. Wu Wei Tea House Feb 10, Teja Gerken and Steve Baughman. 1820 Sir Francis Drake, Fairfax. 415.457.4754.

SONOMA COUNTY Aqus Cafe Feb 8, open jazz jam. Feb 9, Sonoma Strings. Feb 10, the Mountain & the Moon. Feb 11, Jack Symes and Nat Lefkoff. Feb 12, 2pm, Madera Marin. Feb 14, 6pm, La Guingette. Feb 15, West Coast Songwriters Competition. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Concerts

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Barley & Hops Tavern Feb 10, Aiden Eljumaily. Feb 11, Mark McDonald. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

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The Big Easy Feb 8, Wednesday Night Big Band. Feb 9, Howard Wales. Feb 10-11, the Reverend Shawn Amos with Coyote Slim. Feb 12, T-Rex. Feb 14, Willow & Hounds. Feb 15, MEG. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.

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Cinnabar Theater Feb 14, dinner concert with Nicolas Bearde. 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.

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Coffee Catz Tues, 12pm, Jerry Green’s Peaceful Piano Hour. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.

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Green Music Center 1029 Feb 8, 1pm, SSU Jazz Forum with Kahil El’Zabar & Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Feb 15, 1pm, SSU Jazz Forum with John Stowell. SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 707.664.2122. Green Music Center Schroeder Hall Feb 11, 3pm, Musicians from the Valley of the Moon Music Festival. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040. HopMonk Sebastopol Feb 9, Major Powers with Black Sheep and Buck Thrifty. Feb 10, Cabbagehead with Trebuchet. Feb 11, Whole Lotta Love burlesque night with Cabaret de Caliente. Feb 12, Aceyalone with AZ.Redsmoke and Africali. Feb 13, Monday Night Edutainment with El Kool Kyle and Deuce Eclipse. Feb 15, Songwriters in the Round. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

Jack London State Park Feb 12, 2pm, Jack London Piano Club’s Valentine’s Day concert. 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216. Redwood Cafe Feb 8, singer-songwriter competition. Feb 11, Jay Field and friends. Feb 12, 3pm, Celtic Fiddle Music. Feb 12, 6pm, Irish jam session. Feb 13, Open Mic with DJ Loisaida. Feb 15, Irish set dancing. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868. Sonoma Speakeasy Feb 8, the Acrosonics. Feb 9, Wildflower Weed. Feb 12, 5pm, Valentine’s show with Acoustic Soul. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.

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NAPA COUNTY Blue Note Napa Feb 8, 6:30 and 9pm, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. Feb 9, 7 and 9:30pm, Foreign Frontiers acoustic show. Feb 10-11, 7 and 9:30pm, Royal Jelly Jive. Feb 12, 7 and 9:30pm, Masters of Hawaiian Music with

George Kahumoku Jr, Nathan Aweau and Kawika Kahiapo. Feb 15, 6:30 and 9pm, the Cookers. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258. RaeSet Feb 8, Howell Mountain Boys. Feb 10, Friday Night Blues with Gretschkat. Feb 11, Mother Earth Brewery tasting with Brian Coutch and friends. Feb 13, jazz lab

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HopMonk Sonoma Feb 10, David Thom & Vintage Grass. Feb 11, Jaydub & Dino. Feb 12, Peter Case. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

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Arlene Francis Center Wed, Open Mic. Feb 10, La Gente with Kendra McKinley and Strangely. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

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with Jeff Johnson. 3150 B Jefferson St, Napa. 707.666.9028.

8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. Hours vary. 707.795.9753.

Uva Trattoria Feb 8, Justin Diaz. Feb 9, Duo Gadjo. Feb 10, Nicky DePaola. Feb 11, Jackie and friends. Feb 12, Tom Duarte. Feb 15, David Ranconi. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.

Arts Guild of Sonoma Through Feb 27, “Romance Month,” features the artisan jewelry of Nancy Martin. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.

Galleries

BackStreet Gallery Through Mar 3, “The Art of Resistance,” pop-up show includes powerful new work by 30 local artists, curated by Suzanne Edminster and Adrian Mendoza. Behind 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. Open by appointment. 707.568.4204.

MARIN COUNTY Bay Model Visitor Center Through Feb 25, “Fixed Landscapes,” sculptor Brian Andrews works with wood, employing traditional techniques to explore contemporary cultural issues. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871. Corte Madera Library Through Feb 10, “Corte Madera the Way It Was,” an exhibit of historical images shows Corte Madera from 1887 to 1960. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444. Desta Art & Tea Gallery Through Mar 16, “Unbridled Flow,” featuring works by longtime Marin artist Nicholas Coley. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. Mon-Sat, 10 to 6. 415.524.8932. Falkirk Cultural Center Through Feb 25, “High School Arts Mashup,” local high school student poetry and art coordinated through the Arts Mashup exchange program. 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael. 415.485.3438. Gallery Route One Through Feb 19, “Beginnings,” juried group show features Northern California artists working in all media. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347. MarinMOCA Through Feb 19, “Hidden,” juried exhibition featuring the artists of MarinMOCA explores the concept of concealed or disguised imagery. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Feb 23, “Red,” group show features art centered around the striking color. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331. Osher Marin JCC Through Mar 10, “Traces of Sepharad,” etchings by New York-based artist Marc Shanker are based on Judeo-Spanish proverbs and densely layered with meaning and cultural connections. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000. Marin Center Through June 2, “Animalia Musicale: A Chorus of Critters.” Artist Leslie Lakes paints images of animals over musical score sheets. A portion of the proceeds benefits Enriching Lives through Music (ELM). Redwood Foyer Gallery, Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

SONOMA COUNTY The Art Wall at Shige Sushi Through Feb 26, “Sami Lange: Paintings & Drawings,” Lange’s works on paper, created by stitching together detailed drawings, give the appearance of intricate paper quilts.

Blue Door Gallery Through Feb 26, “Let’s Make Some Love,” hearts abound in this show featuring works by Dianne Neuman and Douglas DeVivo. 16359 Main St, Guerneville. 707.865.9878. Calabi Gallery Through Feb 11, “The Beat Went On,” paintings by Beat-era artist and poet Sutter Marin are accompanied by works from other artists of his milieu, including Paul Beattie, Dorr Bothwell, Roy DeForest and others. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070. Charles M. Schulz Museum Through Feb 19, “Lucky Dogs & Presidential Pets,” learn more about the lives of presidential pets, and how Snoopy himself handles being elected to high office. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452. City Hall Council Chambers Through Mar 9, “Hreint,” the Icelandic word for “pure” centers Santa Rosa photographer Collin Morrow’s new collection of photos from a summer tour of Iceland. Reception, Feb 10 at 5pm. 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Ste 10, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3010. Daredevils & Queens Through Mar 12, “Cheryl Alterman Solo Show,” featuring rock ‘n’ roll photography and original oil paintings. 122 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.575.5123. Riverfront Art Gallery Through Mar 5, “Photoshopped or Not?” Riverfront Gallery co-owner and photographer Lance Kuehne shows new work that concentrates on magnificent and vibrant local landscapes. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. FriSat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART. Sebastopol Center for the Arts Through Feb 12, “Marvelous!” an international exhibit of collage, assemblage and other constructed works. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797. The Spinster Sisters Restaurant Through Mar 5, “Clark Swarthout Drawings,” Santa Rosa artist presents an exhibit of intricate and imaginative pen and ink drawings. 401 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7100. West County Museum Through Mar 5, “The Hippies,” memorabilia recreates the environment of rebellion against consumerism and conformity built in the forests of Graton and Occidental in the 1960s and ‘70s. 261 S Main St, Sebastopol. Thurs-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.6711.

Events

All You Need is Love A VALENTINE’S SEASON ROUNDUP OF SWEET EVENTS The 21st annual Marin Valentine’s Ball Dance the night away to the sounds of Wonderbread 5, enjoy cocktails, a live auction and more at this elegant and romantic event, which is a benefit for several children’s organizations. February 11, 5:30pm; Marin Civic Center Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.; 415.686.3516; marinvalentinesball.org. Lovers’ Trip to Paradise Enjoy a sumptuous prix-fixe dinner, including a red rose, along with live Brazilian jazz. Feb. 14, 7-11pm. Fenix, 919 Fourth Street, San Rafael; 415.883.9477; fenixlive.com. Black Olive Jazz Meets Big Band Spend Valentine’s Day with the College of Marin Jazz Ensemble and special guest Kay Kostopoulos; special pre-fixe menu.

Comedy Comedy Night at the Redwood Cafe The best standup comics from the Bay Area and beyond come to Cotati. Second Fri of every month, 8:30pm. $10. Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868. Kingpins of Comedy Valentine’s Show Bay Area comic Alexandria Love appropriately headlines a night of laughs in the lounge. Feb 14, 8:30pm. Double Decker Lanes, 300 Golf Course Dr, Rohnert Park. Smit Show Comedy Night The taproom turns into a comedy club and hosts several Bay Area standup comics. Feb 12, 8pm. $5. Fogbelt Brewing, 1305 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.978.3400.

Events All You Need Is Love Cannabis Pop Up Herba Buena hosts a celebration of

Feb. 14, 7-10pm; Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Drive, Sausalito; 415.331.2899; sausalitoseahorse.com. Cabart D’Amour Join Mademoiselle Kiki (Moana Diamond) for a Parisian-style, sensuous European cabaret performance with Moulin Rouge dancers and the Chez Kiki Orchestra. Feb. 14, 7pm; HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato; 415.482.6200; hopmonk.com/Novato. Live Jazz by the Fire Sip a cocktail and relax to the mellow sounds of live jazz with Lady D. Feb. 14, 6-9pm (no cover). Special holiday dinner also available. Rickey’s Restaurant & Bar, 250 Entrada Drive, Novato; 415.883.9477; rickeysrestaurant.com. Special Date Night Class Learn how to make a dish with special aphrodisiac ingredients at this Valentine’s edition of a weekly cooking class. Includes a glass of wine. Feb. 14, 6:30-9:30pm. The School at Cavallo Point, Cavallo Point Lodge, 601 Murray Circle, Sausalito; 1.888.651.2003; cavallopoint.com. Sweethearts Sunset Sail What could be more romantic than a sunset sail on a luxury tall ship? Light snacks and drinks available. Feb. 14, 6:309:15pm; schoonerfredab.com.

biodynamic flowers, tinctures and more, with sensuality coach Arielle Brown offering consultations and lively dialogue on how to utilize cannabis. Feb 11, 4pm. Wu Wei Tea House, 1820 Sir Francis Drake, Fairfax. 415.457.4754. Dream Circle Explore dreams together using Robert Moss’s Active Dreaming process. Feb 8, 6:30pm. $25. Harmonia, 2200 Marinship Way, Sausalito. 415.332.1432. Get Ready for Otters Family-friendly evening of stories, video, photos and lots of great otter natural history is presented by the Inverness Garden Club and the River Otter Ecology Project. Feb 10, 7pm. $5-$20. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075. History Becomes Art Fundraiser for the St Helena Historical Society features live music, wines, art auction and more. Feb 11, 1pm. $150. Brasswood Estate, 3125 St Helena Hwy, St Helena. 707.968.5434.

One Love Diversity Festival Celebrate diversity through entertainment, food and student services and programs. Feb 15, 11am. Bertolini Student Center, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4266. Paws for Love Gala Art by animals, auction, wine, live music and more benefits the animal shelter network. Feb 11, 6pm. $45-$55. Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. pawsforlove.info. Red Light Lit Event Explore love, relationships and sexuality through poetry, prose, art and song. Feb 10, 8pm. $20. H2 Hotel, 219 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.7222. Sebastopol Talent Show Compete to become one of 12 semifinalists from West County to perform in front of a live audience and panel of local professionals. Feb 11. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, sebastopoltalentshow.com. Second Saturday Cartoonist Meet, watch and talk to Michael Atiyeh, who has worked on a variety of projects for Dark Horse and DC Comics. Feb 11, 1pm. Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452. Shaolin Warriors Popular theatrical experience performed by masters of kung fu represents over a thousand years of Chinese martial arts culture. Feb 10, 8pm. $25-$45. Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800. Feb 11, 7pm. $30-$60. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900. Taiko & Japanese Culture Workshop Activities include taiko drumming, Japanese language, storytelling, origami, crafts, food, games and more. Feb 11, 1pm. $20-$45. Enmanji Buddhist Temple, 1200 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol. 707.823.2252. The Taste of Love The first in a series of ‘Sensations’ events explores the senses with live music by Stella Heath & the Gypsy Trio, dancers, acrobats, exotic birds, culinary arts, wine, magic and more. Feb 11, 7pm. $75-$175. Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.473.9150. Valentine Mixer Singles Party Meet your Valentine at this fun party at a lovely historic restaurant with panoramic views. Feb 12, 4pm. $10. Hilltop 1892, 850 Lamont Ave, Novato. 415.893.1892.

Field Trips Bald Eagle Viewing & Photography Get a glimpse of these spectacular birds in Jenner. Feb 11, 7am. Jenner Visitor Center, 10439 Hwy 1, Jenner, stewardscr.org. Family Night Hike & Campfire Environmental science educator-led hike in

the Marin Headlands is followed by campfire including S’more roasting, campfire skits and fun sing-alongs. Sat, Feb 11, 5:30pm. $12. NatureBridge at Golden Gate, 1033 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito. 415.332.5771.

Film The Bad Kids Indie Lens pop-up screening of the documentary that chronicles one principal’s mission to help students who were given up on by the system. Feb 13, 1 and 7pm. Free. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840. Best of the SF Jewish Film Festival See top selections from last year’s festival. Wed, 7pm. Through Feb 22. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000. Classical Arts Film Festival Second annual fest includes documentaries and short films about classical arts and music. Feb 9-11. $10 and up. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa. 707.255.5445. Fidel: A Personal Portrait of a Political Legend Controversial 1968 film includes archival footage and interviews with Fidel Castro. Feb 9, 7pm. Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.575.8902. My Love Affair with the Brain Documentary about neuroscience founder Marian Diamond shows as part of the Science on Screen series. Feb 9, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222. Oscar Nominated Shorts Get a look at the often underseen nominees in the short film categories. Feb 10. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222. Sembene! Filmmaker Samba Gadjigo presents and discusses his acclaimed documentary about the “father of African cinema,” Ousmane Sembene. Feb 12, 4pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222. A United Kingdom Sonoma International Film Society hosts a sneak peek screening of the new international drama, with optional VIP reception. Feb 9, 7pm. $20-$75. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756. Vanishing Cultures Tiburon Film Society screens the documentary on the Bushmen of the Kalahari in southern Africa. Feb 9, 6:30pm. Free. Belvedere-Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon. 415.789.2665. Witness for the Prosecution The courtroom drama starring Marlene Dietrich from 1957 screens as part of the Vintage Film Series. Feb 13, 7pm. $10. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.

Food & Drink Alice in Wonderland English Tea Party Enjoy afternoon tea in this benefit for Fairfax Theatre Company, with a colorful

cast of characters and hot chocolate for the kids. Feb 12, 2pm. $15-$20. Fairfax Women’s Center, 46 Park Rd, Fairfax.

Be My Valentine Workshop features chef Victor Scargle creating a romantic meal paired with Hall Winery’s 2014 “Eighteen Seventy-Three” Cabernet Sauvignon. Feb 12, noon. $150. Hall Winery, 401 St Helena Hwy S, St Helena. 707.967.2620. Cheese & Wine Love Fest Get into the Valentine’s mood with a guided tasting featuring seven wines and seven cheeses that are made for each other. Feb 13, 5:30pm. $70. Silverado Cooking School, 1552 Silverado Trail, Napa. 707.265.0404.

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Chocolate & Wine Pairing Custom-made chocolates created by Sonoma Chocolatiers and Keller Estate wines take you on a sensory taste journey. Feb 10-12, noon. $60 per couple. Keller Estate Winery, 5875 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma. 707.765.2117. Chocolate Truffle Workshop This Valentine’s Day, make your own gifts from the heart with instruction from pastry chef Lorrette Patzwald. Feb 12, 1pm. $65. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433. Double Barrel, Bacon & Blues Try the 2014 Double Barrel, paired with bacon bites by Monday Bakery and live music by Denis Johnson. Feb 11, 3pm. $40$45. Priest Ranch Tasting Room, 6490 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.8200. Fogbelt Anniversary Party The brewing company celebrates three years with live music from Down Dirty Shake and the Restless Sons, a pig roast and plenty of beers. Feb 11, 11am. Fogbelt Brewing, 1305 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.978.3400. Give Me Shelter An evening of great wine, food and auctions benefits the Healdsburg Center for Animals. Feb 11, 6pm. $125. Villa Chanticleer, 900 Chanticleer Way, Healdsburg, sonomahumane.org/gms/. Lovers Trip to Paradise Monthly prix fixe dinner gets all romantic for Valentine’s Day. Feb 14. $55. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600. MCL Business Breakfast with Sen Mike McGuire Sen McGuire updates on upcoming state environmental legislation, including cannabis, as well as housing and transportation. Full breakfast buffet included. Feb 10, 7:30am. $15-$20. The Club at McInnis Park, 350 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael. 415.492.1800. Olive Odyssey Don Landis takes you on a trip through all things olive in this delicious weekend event. Feb 11-12, 11am. Free. Jacuzzi Family Vineyards, 24724 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.931.7551. SF Beer Week: Oregon vs Sonoma County Annual throwdown features 11 Oregon and Sonoma County beers going headto-head. Feb 10-19. Jamison’s Roaring Donkey, 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.

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McDougall Program Advanced Study Weekend Broaden your understanding of plant-foodbased nutrition as an alternative to excessive medical intervention. Feb 10-12. Flamingo Resort Hotel, 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

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Queer Lecture Series Honey Mahogany presents a talk on selfdiscovery and identity politics. Feb 13, 12pm. Ives 101, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. Women Who Shaped Impressionists Discover the inspirational women who helped shape the culture of 19th century Europe and the world we live in today. Feb 9, 7pm. Larkspur Library, 400 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.927.5005.

Readings Book Passage Feb 8, 7pm, “Refinery Town” with Steve Early. Feb 9, 7pm, “Holy Moli” with Hob Osterlund. Feb 9, 7pm, “Inkspirations Love By Design” with Arielle Ford. Feb 11, 1pm, “Elegy from the Edge of a Continent” with Austin Granger. Feb 11, 4pm, “Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom” with Acharya Shunya. Feb 11, 7pm, “Reptile Wines” with John Hewitt. Feb 11, 7pm, “Revolutionary Grain” with Suzun Lucia Lamaina. Feb 12, 1pm, “Strings of Shining Silence” with Raphael Block. Feb 12, 4pm, “A Book of American Martyrs” with Joyce Carol Oates. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Local artist Leslie Lakes paints images of animals over musical notation in the exhibit ‘Animalia Musicale: A Chorus of Critters,’ currently on display at the Redwood Foyer Gallery at the Marin Center in San Rafael.

SRJC Wine Classic Third annual event boasts tastings with over 30 wineries and honorary co-chairs Art Ibleto, widely known as “The Pasta King,” and Evelyn Cheatham, founder of Worth Our Weight. Feb 12, 2pm. $75. Bertolini Student Center, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. srjcwineclassic.com.

Free. Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, 1835 W Steele Ln, Santa Rosa. 707.546.4069.

Valentine’s Day at Left Bank Offering brunch, lunch and dinner menus plus à la carte dinner specials in the spirit of the occasion. Feb 14. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.927.3331.

Museum Mondays for Little Ones Children ages 1 through 5 and their families are invited to enjoy storytime, arts, crafts and museum activities. Mon, 10am. Through Feb 27. $5. Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.

Valentine’s Day Dinner at John Ash & Co The three-course, fixed-priced dinner includes passion-inspired dishes. Feb 14. $69. John Ash & Co, Vintners Inn, 4350 Barnes Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.7687. Valentine’s Weekend Grilled Cheese & Wine Pairing Sample current release Meadowcroft wines while nibbling the crisp treats coming off American Grilled Cheese Kitchen’s griddle. Feb 11-12. $30-$40. Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.933.3010. Wine & Dine Your Valentine Wow your honey with tempting libations and sweet and savory dishes. Feb 14. $95. Spoonbar, 219 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.7222.

For Kids Early Education Fair Learn about preschool and early education services in Sonoma County. Feb 11, 10am.

Family Fun Day Get in on a Valentine’s card-making jamboree with all supplies included. Feb 11, 2pm. Free. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 707.944.0500.

Lectures Human Trafficking Awareness Program Marin County Coalition to End Human Trafficking and the Marin County District Attorney host public talks to educate the community on human trafficking prevention. Feb 13, 6pm. Free. Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St, Marin City. 415.332.6157. I Love You, You Drive Me Crazy! A fun and educational event with relationship experts. Feb 10, 7:30pm. $10$20. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato. 415.475.5000. Message to the Future View American history through photographic records in this presentation from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Feb 14, 12pm. San Anselmo Library, 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo. 415.258.4656.

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Book Passage By-the-Bay Feb 11, 1pm, “A Bride’s Planner” with Marsha Heckman. Feb 11, 4pm, “The Bellman” with Heidi Barnes. 100 Bay St, Sausalito. Diesel Bookstore Feb 9, 6:30pm, “At the Edge of the Universe” with Shaun David Hutchinson. 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 415.785.8177. Healdsburg Copperfield’s Books Feb 9, 6pm, “The Dressmaker’s Dowry” with Meredith Jaeger, followed by wine reception at Thumbprint Cellars. 104 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.433.9270. Napa Bookmine Feb 11, 4pm, “How to be an Artist Without Losing Your Mind” with JoAnneh Nagler. 964 Pearl St, Napa. 707.733.3199. Napa Bookmine at Oxbow Feb 12, 12pm, “The Three Things” with Annie Ruygt. 610 First St, Shop 4, Napa. 707.726.6575. Novato Copperfield’s Books Feb 10, 7pm, “On Second Thought” & “Secrets She Kept” with Kristan Higgins and Brenda Novak. 999 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.763.3052. Occidental Center for the Arts Feb 10, 7pm, “The Man with the Portable Love Room and Other Stray Thoughts” with Andrea Granahan. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392. Petaluma Copperfield’s Books Feb 10, 7pm, “The Master Plan” with Brian Fishman. Feb 15, 4pm, “Simon Thorn and the Wolf ’s Den” with Aimee Carter. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.762.0563. Point Reyes Books Feb 11, 7pm, “Finks” with Joel Whitney. Feb 15, 7pm, “The Unsettlers” with Mark Sundeen. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1542. San Anselmo Library Feb 8, 7pm, “A Crooked Smile” with Terri

Tate. 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo. 415.258.4656. San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Feb 11, 2pm, “All Our Wrong Todays” with Elan Mastai. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.524.2800. Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books Feb 15, 7pm, “Journeyman” with Marc Bojanowski. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8938.

Theater 1776: The Musical Spreckels Theatre Company presents this Tony Award-winning musical that brings history to life as it recalls America’s contentious founding fathers. Feb 10-26. $16$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400. Buyer & Cellar A struggling actor in L.A. takes a job working in the mega-basement of Barbra Streisand’s mansion in this one-man comedy making its North Bay premiere. Through Feb 19. $10$26. Studio Theatre, 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185. Heartfelt Stories Bay Area Playback Theatre performs preValentine’s theater pieces from audience stories using movement, music and spoken word. Feb 11, 8pm. $12-$20. Open Secret, 923 C St, San Rafael, bayareaplayback.com. Lettice & Lovage Comedy about a flamboyant tour guide prone to outrageous embellishment of the history of the English country house where she works. Through Feb 19. $12-$27. Novato Theater Playhouse, 5420 Nave Dr, Novato. 415.883.4498. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters African drumming, colorful staging and powerful choreography brings this awardwinning take on the Cinderella story to life. Feb 8, 6:30pm. $12-$17. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600. Native Son Stage adaptation of Richard Wright’s famous novel gets a West Coast premiere. Through Feb 12. $22-$60. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208. One Stone Playwright Trevor Allen’s exploration of the genius of Albert Einstein employs an array of multimedia magic, including puppetry and projections, for a dazzling experience. Feb 1019. $9-$25. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920. Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles Live multimedia spectacular takes you on a musical journey through the life and times of the world’s most celebrated band. Feb 15, 7:30pm. $49-$69. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600. You Got Older Left Edge Theatre performs the quirky, darkly comic new play about family and illness. Through Feb 19. $25-$40. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

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PublicNotices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141350. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: DEVELOPMENTAL RHYTHMS, 925 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, KENTFIELD, CA 94904: PIERRE BRENNAN, 5 CREST RD, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 10, 2017. (Publication Dates: Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141347. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) M11, 2) M SQUARED, 420 OCEANA DR, DILLON BEACH, CA 94929: MTOO, LLC, 420 OCEANA DR, DILLON BEACH, CA 94929.The 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 Jan 10, 2017. (Publication Dates: Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141358. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) MEALS OF MARIN 2) MARIN MEALS ON WHEELS 3) CAREPOOL 4) JACKSON CAFÉ, 930 TAMALPAIS AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MARIN SENIOR COORDINATING COUNCIL DBA WHISTLESTOP, 930 TAMALPAIS AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The 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 Jan 11, 2017. (Publication Dates: Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141373. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) MARA FLOWERS 2) FRANGIPANI, 1203 4TH STREET, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901: MARA CHIANDOTTO, 5 IKE COURT, NOVATO, CA 94945. The 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 Jan 12, 2017. (Publication Dates: Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141396. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MARINWOOD PROFESSIONAL CENTER, LLC; 2400 GALLINAS AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: THE DIAS GROUP,LLC; 280 MILLER CREEK RD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The 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 Jan 17, 2017. (Publication Dates: Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141424. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CENTER FOR BALANCE, 712 D ST, SUITE G, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: WILLIAM T. CAREY, 220 MARINDA DR, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. The 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 Jan 20, 2017. (Publication Dates: Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017141522. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: WOMEN ACTIVIST TOPS, 1 CHANNING WAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: 4TH HORSE FITNESS, INC, 1 CHANNING WAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. The 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 FEB 02, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—FFile No: 2017-141437 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: OCEANS WAX STUDIO, 1206 THIRD STREET, SUITE 1, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: CECELIA R. STRAWN, 256 RICHARDSON DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. The 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 Jan 23, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141345. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) PRESTON POINT LAMB 2) PRESTON POINT FARM 3 ) MARIN MEAT COMPANY 4) POZZI RANCH 5) MARIN LAMB 6) PRESTON POINT RANCH 7) POZZI RANCH TRUCKING 8) PRESTON POINT, 1775 DILLON BEACH ROAD, TOMALES, CA 94971: 1) MARTIN POZZI, 851 CLEVELAND LANE, PETALUMA, CA 94952 2) SALLY POZZI, 851 CLEVELAND LANE, PETALUMA, CA 94952.The business is being conducted by MARRIED COUPLE. 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 Jan 09, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141385. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MONTARE, 55 NELSON AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: TODD GRAHAM WYNNEPARRY, 55 NELSON AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 13, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141465. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: F.J. DRYWALL, 612 CHANSLOR AVENUE, RICHMOND, CA 94801: FRANCISCO JAVIER PENUNURI NAVARRO, 612 CHANSLOR AVENUE, RICHMOND, CA 94801. The 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 Jan 27, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017141515. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: XANADU ENTERTAINMENT, 15 INDIAN ROAD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: 1) CYNTHIA PEPPER, 15 INDIAN ROAD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903 2) MELINDA DARLINGTON-BACH, 31 MANZANITA AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by CO-PARTNERS. 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 FEB 02, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1 of 2017)

this court for a decree changing names as follows: SHIRIN MICHELLE MOYNIHAN to SHERRY MICHELLE MOYNIHAN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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: 03/07/2017 AT 08:30 AM, ROOM B, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. 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 following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JAN 24, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22 of 2017)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1700369. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ANGELA RATTO CHECK filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ANGELA RATTO CHECK to ANGELA BETH

RATTO. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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: 04/04/2017 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT B, ROOM B, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. 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 following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JAN 31, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1 of 2017)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1700349. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JUAN VELASQUEZ HERNANDEZ & MARIA PEREZ HERNANDEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: AIDA MARGARTIA VELASQUEZ PEREZ to AIDA SOPHIA VELASQUEZ PEREZ. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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: 04/04/2017 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT B, ROOM B, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. 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 following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JAN 30, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1 of 2017)

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OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1700151. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ALISON KEANY GALLO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ALISON KEANY GALLO to HUNTER BENNETT. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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: 03/06/2017 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT L, ROOM L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. 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 following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JAN 17, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22 of 2017)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1700269. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SHIRIN MICHELLE MOYNIHAN filed a petition with

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I’m a 28-year-old guy in a corporate job. I’m out there trying to meet women and date (or hook up), but I’m not doing so well. In college, I was able to hook up and get girlfriends pretty easily, and I haven’t put on 100 pounds or anything. I’ve noticed that three of my male co-workers (at my same level at work) are getting lots of girls. All three are in major debt from buying clothes and leasing cars they really can’t afford. Is being on the road to bankruptcy really what it takes to impress the ladies?—Living Within My Means

Candlelight all over your apartment is really romantic—unless you’re using it because they’ve cut your power off again. When women finally start looking to settle down and make a life with a man, the last thing they want is some credit-card-surfing spenditarian who gets his exercise running from collection agents. However, despite this, women can also be like blue jays on shiny objects—especially shiny objects with, say, Audi emblems. Research on men and women ages 18 to 45 by evolutionary social psychologist Daniel Kruger found that men who had run up credit card debt were more likely to have multiple sex partners than their more sensibly spending bros. Again, rather obviously, women aren’t all, “I’m looking for a man who’ll eventually have to crowdfund our children’s dental bills.” However, looking at Kruger’s findings, another evolutionary psychologist, Glenn Geher, speculates that men’s overspending “may act as a false signal of wealth, and although it is a false signal” (of the ability to provide resources for a woman and any children) “sometimes this deception is effective.” Going into the red to get girls is ultimately a bad strategy for any guy who wants more than a string of flings. However, what would probably lead more women to give you a chance are the first-glance trappings of success—beautiful shoes, designer eyeglass frames, that fab cashmere sweater and maybe a really nice soft leather jacket. The thing is, you can get these items simply by shopping shrewdly—like at end-of-year sales or on eBay. Remember, even women who want a boyfriend who’s fiscally responsible are likely to be impressed by that sweater that took four years combing a Mongolian goat to make. And let’s say some woman is just looking for a hookup. It’s all good; she won’t know you long enough to discover that although you do drive a brand-new “alternative-fuel” vehicle, it isn’t a Tesla; it’s a Schwinn.

I love my girlfriend and try to be good to her. However, her folks came to visit, and she thinks I was rude because I seemed uninterested and was on my phone the whole time. I told her that I think her parents are boring. I was just being honest. She got really mad. Am I supposed to lie about being entertained by her parents?—The Boyfriend

There comes an age when other children’s parents shouldn’t have to hire monkeys and birthday clowns. Twenty-some years ago, in the hospital maternity ward, your girlfriend’s mom and dad heard the wonderful news—and it wasn’t, “It’s an iPhone!” So, when her folks are visiting, there’s a reasonable expectation that, yes, you would redirect your attention from “Words With Friends” to words with parents. Surely, this is not news to you—or really anyone whose brain has not been relocated to a jar. So you might ask yourself whether this ignore-athon of yours reflects some subconscious desire to sabotage your way out of the relationship. If that’s not the case, consider something the late German social psychologist Erich Fromm pointed out: “To love somebody is not just a strong feeling—it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.” Tragically, this acting lovingly business may sometimes require you to put your entertainment needs second—even if the only way to survive the crushing tedium of being with your girlfriend’s folks is to spend the evening secretly pacing the floater in your right eye.Y Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com.

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By Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your reputation

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Even if you’re not an occult wizard or pagan priestess, I suspect that you now have the power to conjure benevolent love spells. There’s a caveat, however: They will only work if you cast them on yourself. Flinging them at other people would backfire. But if you do accept that limitation, you’ll be able to invoke a big dose of romantic mojo from both your lower depths and your higher self. Inspiration will be abundantly available as you work to reinvigorate your approach to intimacy and togetherness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Using a blend of

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here’s some advice from Scorpio writer Norman Rush: “The main effort of arranging your life should be to progressively reduce the amount of time required to decently maintain yourself so that you can have all the time you want for reading.” It’s understandable that a language specialist like Rush would make the final word of the previous sentence “reading.” But you might choose a different word. And I invite you to do just that. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to devotedly carve out more time to do The Most Important Thing in Your Life.

is in a state of fermentation. Will this process ultimately produce the metaphorical equivalent of fine wine or else something more like pungent cheese? The answer to that question will depend on how much integrity you express as you wield your clout. Be as charismatic as you dare, yes, but always in service to the greater good rather than to selfaggrandizement. You can accomplish wonders if you are saucy and classy, but you’ll spawn blunders if you’re saucy and bossy.

warfare and diplomacy, Napoleon extended French control over much of Western Europe. In 1804, he decided to formalize his growing sovereignty with a coronation ceremony. He departed from tradition, however. For many centuries, French kings had been crowned by the Pope. But on this occasion, Napoleon took the imperial crown from Pope Pius VII and placed it on his own head. Historian J. David Markham writes that he “was simply symbolizing that he was becoming emperor based on his own merits and the will of the people, not because of some religious consecration.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Taurus, you have the right to perform a comparable gesture. Don’t wait for some authority to crown you. Crown yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Have you heard the fable about the four blind men who come upon an elephant for the first time? The first man feels the tail and declares that the thing they’ve encountered must be a rope. The second touches one of the elephant’s legs and says that they are in the presence of a tree. The third strokes the trunk and assumes it’s a snake. Putting his hand on a tusk, the fourth man asserts that it’s a spear. I predict that this fable will NOT apply to you in the coming weeks, Gemini. You won’t focus on just one aspect of the whole and think it’s the whole. Other people in your sphere may get fooled by shortsightedness, but you will see the big picture. CANCER (June 21-July 22): For now, at least, your brain is your primary erogenous zone. I suspect that it will be generating some of your sexiest thoughts ever. To be clear, not all of these erupting streams of bliss will directly involve the sweet, snaky mysteries of wrapping your physical body around another’s. Some of the erotic pleasure will come in the form of epiphanies that awaken sleeping parts of your soul. Others might arrive as revelations that chase away months’ worth of confusion. Still others could be creative breakthroughs that liberate you from a form of bondage you’ve wrongly accepted as necessary. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Human beings upload

300 hours of videos to YouTube every minute of every day. Among that swirling flow is a hefty amount of footage devoted exclusively to the amusing behavior of cats. Researchers estimate that there are now more than two million clips of feline shenanigans. Despite the stiff competition, I suspect that there’s a much better chance than usual that your cat video will go viral if you upload it in the coming weeks. Why? In general, you Leos now have a sixth sense about how to get noticed. You know what you need to do to express yourself confidently and attract attention—not just in regards to your cats, but anything that’s important to you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I know that you haven’t literally been wrestling and wrangling with a sweaty angel. But if I were going to tell a fairy tale about your life lately, I’d be tempted to say this: Your rumble with the sweaty angel is not finished. In fact, the best and holiest part is still to come. But right now you have cosmic permission to take a short break and rest a while. During the lull, ratchet up your determination to learn all you can from your friendly “struggle.” Try to figure out what you’ve been missing about the true nature of the sweaty angel. Vow to become a stronger advocate for yourself and a more rigorous revealer of the wild truth.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sixteenth century Italian painter Titian was renowned for his brilliant use of color. He was also prolific, versatile and influential. In 2011, one of his paintings sold for $16.9 million. But one of his contemporaries, the incomparable Michelangelo, said that Titian could have been an even greater artist if he had ever mastered the art of drawing. It seems that Titian skipped a step in his early development. Is there any way that your path resembles Titian’s, Sagittarius? Did you neglect to cultivate a basic skill that has subtly (or not so subtly) handicapped your growth ever since? If so, the coming weeks and months will be an excellent time to fix the glitch. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Our

obsessive use of digital devices has diminished our power to focus. According to a study by Microsoft, the average human attention span has shrunk to eight seconds—one second less than that of a typical goldfish. I’m guessing, though, that you Capricorns will buck this trend in the coming weeks. Your ability to concentrate may be exceptional even by pre-internet standards. I hope you’ll take the opportunity of this fortunate anomaly to get a lot of important work and play done.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The time is now, brave Aquarius. Be audacious about improving the big little things in your life. (That’s not a typo. I did indeed use the term “big little things.”) For example: Seek out or demand more engaging responsibilities. Bring your penetrating questions to sphinxlike authorities. Go in search of more useful riddles. Redesign the daily rhythm to better meet your unique needs. Refuse “necessary” boredom that’s not truly necessary. Trust what actually works, not what’s merely attractive. Does all of that seem too bold and brazen for you to pull off ? I assure you that it’s not. You have more clout than you imagine. You also have a growing faith in your own power to make subtle fundamental shifts. (That’s not a typo. I did indeed use the term “subtle fundamental shifts.”) PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Love does not at

first mean merging, surrendering and uniting with another person,” wrote the poet Rilke, “for what would a union be of two people who are unclarified, unfinished, and still incoherent?” That’s an excellent meditation for you to entertain during the Valentine season, Pisces. You’re in the right frame of mind to think about how you could change and educate yourself so as to get the most out of your intimate alliances. Love “is a high inducement for the individual to ripen,” Rilke said, “to become something, to become a world for the sake of another person.” (Thanks to Stephen Mitchell for much of this translation.)Y

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