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›› LETTERS And now for something completely different...

I’m writing about Nikki Silverstein’s Single in the Suburbs response [“Single Girl Conquers the Martian,” Sept. 3] to the Sun’s Aug. 27 cover story interview with John Gray.

I’d like to share a universal truth that may surprise you: It doesn’t really matter whether the teacher is true, only whether the “student’s heart” is true. I realize that might sound like just a bunch of Marin New Age woo-woo.

But it is universally true, and the movie that best expresses that view is the movie Leap of Faith, with Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Liam Neeson, (incredible cast so far, right, and there are many more).

Steve Martin is a con-man-type preacher who, at times, will acknowledge perhaps he’s just putting on a show, “but if it gets the job done, what difference does it make?”

This movie is all about “trickster” energy and themes, and as it is with the trickster archetype, in the very last scene in the movie, the last trick is on the con-man trickster himself.

Stories are truth told through fiction, even if that sounds like a contradiction. Even though the movie is fiction, it is talking about a very real principle and truth, which can only be found in the “leap of faith booth.”

Just thought I’d throw out a different perspective, for all you self-reflective detectives.

Dennis Rafkind, San Rafael

Mars & Venus on a grift?

As someone who has personally known John Gray for years and who even conducted interviews helping him research one

of his books—Mars & Venus on a Date— let me state that the only “conning” and “charlatan”—in the words of columnist Nikki Silverstein—here is Ms. Silverstein herself— pretending to be a columnist making a point.

Call what Gray says “drivel,” if you will, but there’s an essential difference between someone who believes in what he preaches, as Gray does, and someone who cynically tries to hustle people out of their money. As for Silverstein (and her editors), they should know the difference between the two before printing her defamatory drivel.

Stan Sinberg, Mill Valley

Hail Charlie, foal of grace Thank you for the great Behind the Sun article [“Charlie’s Angels,” Aug. 27] about Charlie the horse and Evelyn “Tinkerbell” Pervier! Tinker told me about it.

I started riding at the “dairy” in 1966 until 1978; Melanie Pervier was my idol, Tink was my second mother, I basically lived there half of the time. When I retired my horse (not to the slaughterhouse), Tink asked if I would like to ride and show Charlie...I was so happy! I had won the “super horse lotto.”

He was fearless and flawless; I could gallop him straight downhill in slippery mud, and he never missed a step. I rode him into the waves at Muir Beach, and bodysurfed him in to shore (most horses freak out at crashing waves). When I showed him, he was perfect.

Tink called him the “push button horse” because he could hear the announcer and exactly execute the right moves. At one show, I came in fourth, so Mel and Tink said, “Go ask the judge what’s wrong.” The judge replied, “He looks like an old cowhorse.” Little did he know, Charlie had been to the Cal State Championships. Mel was not happy...so, the

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Your soapbox is waiting at ›› pacificsun.com next class was Hunter Hack—you go over two jumps, gallop around the ring and come to a dead stop. Well, Charlie stopped so fast and quick, like a cutting horse, I almost flew over his neck! We won that class and several others after that...ha-ha!

Charlie was a courageous, beautiful and very smart horse. He would follow me around and put his head on my shoulder.

When Tink called him from across the pasture, he would come running to her.

I am grateful to have had the opportunity to ride such an incredible horse, with the support of Tink, Melanie and Dick Pervier.

Now I am lucky enough to ride “Trigger,” a big mustang gelding, over the same hills where I rode Charlie.

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Sheila Fitzmaurice Lorne, Muir Beach

Ode on a billionaire’s yacht While docked in the Sausalito harbor, the billionaires were seen enjoying their afternoon constitutional at Dunphy Park.

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Che cazzo stai dicendo, cacasenno?!

Mr. Gerald Studier’s letter about Neapolitan pizza not originating in Naples [“Next You’ll According to our research, Tell Us Surfeitpizza emigrated to America in ing Children Isn’t the 1920s with Mama Celeste Homogenous to Lizio, a San Angelo native who saw no shame in eating McDonaldland...”

Aug. 27] is a dispizza alone... concerting bit of bald-faced revisionist history.

If I catch his drift correctly, (a) there is no indigenous history of pizza in Naples (he will only go as far as to say that the history of pizza in Naples is “debatable”! “Debatable”?);

(b) Naples only begrudgingly started making pizzas because the Americans were clamoring for it!

Gosh, many thanks to America then, for giving pizza to clueless Italy! Who knew?

What baloney! Or pepperoni, perhaps!

I’m a native Italian from the northern-central part of the country. Though not myself a Neapolitan, I distinctly remember growing up in the 1950s with many tempting offerings of pizza in numerous stores in my hometown, and in any other town in the country that I would visit; like everyone else in the country, I knew of Naples to be the venerable birthplace of the original pizza that we all grew up adoring (and still do).

But don’t take my word for it. Go to Google, look for “Storia della pizza,” and start reading, in Italian, from the source.

(Being such an authoritative-sounding “expert,” Mr. Studier certainly speaks fluent Italian, doesn’t he?)

For example, at Wikipedia under “storia della pizza,” among other bits of information, you read (and I will translate it for you): “L’Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba a Napoli Ë considerata la prima pizzeria della città.

Iniziarono a produrre pizze per venditori ambulanti nel 1738, ma si espansero ad un ristorante-pizzeria con sedie e tavoli nel 1830.” (“The Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba in Naples is considered to be the first pizzeria in that city. They started producing pizza for street vendors in 1738, but in 1830 they expanded their operations and opened a restaurant-pizzeria with tables and chairs.”)

1738. 1830. Not 1968. Not a trivial detail.

Also, it’s “pizza fritta”, with two “T”s, not one. Details, large and small, are important, sir.

Marco Ugolini, Mill Valley

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Building a mosque at the ground zero site would be as classy as the Kennedys building a mansion next to the Kopechne’s house, to show we really care, to aid in their healing, to you know, “bridge” the gap as it were.

Eric Fransen, San Rafael

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The sum of oil fears Transition Towns, a ‘peak’ experience—or a crude awakening?

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t’s either the biggest threat on the horizon or the ramblings of a doomsday cult.

Virtually everyone in touch with the modern world knows petroleum is a finite resource. The question is, how should we meet the challenge of peak oil? That term has been bubbling up through the cauldron of consciousness, triggering a call for action in some and refusal of acceptance in others.

Put another way: What are we going to do when the oil runs out? The challenges inherent in peak oil entered the public sphere in a big way in Canada with the release of The End of Suburbia, a documentary that reached its own cult-like status. The film posits that when the world enters the era of peak oil, the suburban lifestyle that blossomed—or exploded—in the second half of the 20th century will self-destruct without a constantly expanding world supply of oil. In 2004, the film made its way to Kinsale Further Education College in Ireland. Students who saw it took action and founded the Transition Town movement. Using classic communityorganizing tactics, the students began spreading the word that rather than relying on arthritic political systems, concerned citizens around the world should confront the related issues of peak oil and climate change in their own ways in their own communities.

Today, there are about 300 Transition Town organizations around the world, and

that number is growing fast. Seventy-four of them are in this country, according to Carolyne Stayton, executive director of Transition United States. That’s a lot, considering that Transition United States only started in January 2009. In the North Bay, residents in Sebastopol, Cotati and West Marin already have fired up groups, and Mill Valley is in the process of creating a transition organization. “We figure there are at least four significant [attempts] to mull it over, such as in Mill Valley, for each official transition initiative,” says Stayton, whose organization is based in Sebastopol, a hub for the North Bay transition movement.

The foundation of the movement rests on the core principle that unless people take actions in their own communities to decrease carbon consumption and increase self-reliant communities, the country and the world will eventually face catastrophe resulting from declining petroleum supplies and a degraded environment.

And the cornerstone is peak oil—a relatively abstract concept, which makes it easy for people to reject the idea of a declining oil supply. After all, the world has plenty of oil now, right? And there are even untapped reserves. So what’s the problem? In many venues, when transition movement proponents raise the specter of peak oil and 10 > caution that the issue needs attention,

›› NEWSGRAMS Scientists buoy hope for salmon State salmon populations are swimming against the current in their fight against extinction—and now a group of more than 100 scientists have signed on to a marine-life manifesto calling for the Marin County Board of Supervisors to stop chinooking around and enact policies to help cache the coho.

Spearheaded by the Forest Knolls-based Salmon Protection and Watershed Network, the scientists are asking the supes to prohibit the removal of creekside vegetation, require new developments along the stream to permanently stabilize rainwater runoff, monitor illegal building or development within 100 feet of creek beds, and close development loopholes in the stream-conservation zones.

SPAWN’s call to action comes a few weeks after the supes sent a proposal that would strictly limit the clearing of flora from San Geronimo creek sides back for revisions that would provide a bit more wading room for property owners.

Meanwhile, the state coho population has plummeted by nearly 99 percent over the past 50 years. —Jason Walsh PG&E to listen to Fairfax residents Pacific Gas and Electric will be all ears in Fairfax when officials from the utility take part in a “listening session” with community members on Sept. 15.

The 7pm forum is being held so that PG&E officials can take in questions or concerns regarding the controversial SmartMeter program, which has rankled many in Marin over the possible negative health effects of EMF exposure, the inaccuracies of some of the smart meters, and issues surrounding the sharing of data with other businesses.

An “answering session”—when questions from the “listening session” will be responded to by PG&E—will take place later this month.

Fairfax Mayor Lew Tremaine says he’s looking forward to the meeting “as a way to lay out all the possible questions and concerns the community may have” about the program.

Attendees at the listening session will have three minutes to speak and five minutes if representing a group. It will take place at the Fairfax Women’s Club, 46 Park Road in Fairfax.

For info, call 415-458-2345.

Convicted music producer seeks home detention A Nicasio music producer convicted of marijuana possession is seeking permission to serve his 61-day sentence in home detention because of an acute panic disorder. Arrested in a pot raid last January, Richard James Mithun, 60, was found in possession of 160 pounds of marijuana, 1,000 live marijuana plants and at least half a pound of hash.

Mithun’s attorney claims that he legally grew the marijuana for local dispensaries and that he had simply expanded the amount of plants beyond what he had permission to possess. His attorney also stated that Mithun had used a portion of the marijuana for personal and medical reasons.

It remains to be seen whether Mithun’s recording studio, the Site, will remain open after he surrenders to law enforcement on Nov. 15.—Dani Burlison EXTRA! EXTRA! Post your Marin news at ›› pacificsun.com

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1. What has been banned along Highway 101 in Marin County since before the Golden Gate Bridge opened?

2. This food treat (often chocolate flavored), whose name comes from the French word for lather or foam, can range from light and fluffy to thick and creamy.What is it?

3. The 1783 Treaty of Paris formally gave independence to what country?

4. From 1949 until his death in 1976, who was the leader of Communist China?

5. Start with a three-letter verb—something you do every day, move the first letter behind the last letter, and you get the past tense. What’s the word?

6. Pictured below, great performances by movie duos: 6a. They played Jack and Rose in the 1997 blockbuster, Titanic 6b. Starred in Hitchcock’s 1959 classic, North By Northwest 6c. Played Vinny Gambini and Mona Lisa Vito in the 1992 comedy, My Cousin Vinnie

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8. Who was the president of the United States on the day Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii?

9. Name the authors, whose names begin with “D,” of these novels.

9a. 1850, David Copperfield 9b. 1892, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 9c. 1866, Crime and Punishment 9d. 1964, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 10. This creature, which has more legs than any other, protects itself by spraying hydrogen cyanide gas at its predators. What is it?

BONUS: Possibly the world’s second oldest structure still standing today is located in Europe. It was built just one or two hundred years after the Great Pyramids of Egypt. What is it?

Send your best trivia question (with your name and hometown) to howard1@triviacafe. com; if your question is used in the ‘Pacific Sun,’ we’ll give you credit!

±Teachers play a crucial role in shaping the minds of our youth, yet are rarely paid as well as many in the private sector. Still, they take on the challenges of the job. This week, we recognize the dedication of Marin’s 1,900 public school teachers and take the opportunity to honor Maria Sharp Tinnel, Marin County Teacher of the Year 2011. An English teacher and department chair at Terra Linda High, Ms. Sharp Tinnel inspires students and colleagues, says Michael Watenpaugh, superintendent of San Rafael schools. Believing every child is capable of reaching high standards, she also understands that success is measured differently for each student. Her nomination will be submitted to the California Department of Education for consideration as one of the five California Teachers of the Year. Congrats, and best wishes for another outstanding school year.

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² If you use the streets of Marin, you probably have a story about a motorist oblivious to the notion of sharing the road with bicycles or a cyclist who believes traffic laws don’t apply to bikes. Last week, Kathleen G. of San Rafael witnessed a middleaged woman driving a white car intentionally hit a young man on a bike at the busy corner of Miller and La Goma in Mill Valley. She berated the cyclist and left the scene. Quick-thinking bystanders got her license plate number and called the police. Apparently, a verbal disagreement between the motorist and cyclist started in the previous block and the driver decided to finish it with a hit-and-run. Fortunately, the cyclist was not hurt. Lady, we recommend some anger management classes to keep that road rage under control.—Nikki Silverstein

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ful of years before the BP Gulf of Mexico oilrig explosion. Even with the raised awareness about the fragility of deep-well offshore oil and the increasingly risky attempts to extract increasingly remote pockets of petroleum, many people reject the notion that the well will run dry in the foreseeable future. But the concept of peak oil rests on the disturbing assertion that the well doesn’t actually have to run dry before problems erupt.

The term refers to production, not reserves. Oil production from a reserve increases after discovery, reaches a peak and then gradually declines. According to the Hirsch report, an oil ďŹ eld typically reaches peak production in a matter of decades. The Alaska pipeline oil ďŹ eld is a good example.

The oil doesn’t run dry in the reserve, but the amount extracted declines. Peaking typically occurs when half of the oil in a reserve is gone. Just as an individual oil ďŹ eld reaches a peak, so does the world’s total supply. When that happens, the supply of oil becomes irrevocably ďŹ nite, triggering violent and unavoidable price increases that disrupt the world’s economic system. The theory is that oil doesn’t have to run out, it just has to peak.

Critics say the world oil supply is nowhere near that tipping point. But the Hirsch report includes a survey of experts who in 2005 predicted peak oil would occur anytime between 2006 and 2025 or later. The implication is clear: No one really knows exactly when it will happen (or has happened), but they know it will happen (or has happened), and the effects are imminent.

< 8 The sum of oil fears they are met with derision, sometimes veiled, sometimes not. The interaction of the peak oil activists, the scientiďŹ c community and the deniers is strikingly similar to the climate change debate, now in its third act. Peak oil has just taken the stage. Going back even further, the peak oil debate is reminiscent of the discussion in the 1960s over whether the environment is under any real stress from human activity. The proponents of environmentalism and organic farming won that debate. Climate change came next.

Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peak oil.

Countering the response that peak oil is an alarmist possibility not to be taken seriously is a report titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, & Risk Management.â&#x20AC;? Robert Hirsch led the team that compiled the report, which was published in 2005 at the request of the U.S. Department of Energy. Hirsch has been a senior energy analyst for the Rand Corp. and SAIC; a major defense contractor; vice president of the Electric Power Research Institute; director of fusion research for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; and vice president and manager of research and technical services for Atlantic RichďŹ eld Co. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also held research posts at other oil companies and served as consultant on numerous government and industry advisory committees.

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Although some say thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an alarmist position, the call for communities to become more self-sufďŹ cient echoes in the local food movement now in favor as much for the quality of produce as for the effect on gas consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The transition movement aims to seek change from the bottom up, acknowledging that a dysfunctional political system will not meet the huge challenge peak oil presents.

Recent inaction, or paralysis, on an energy bill in Washington seems to underscore that assessment. Even on the local level, says Heinberg, the key is to create a constituency

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Hirsch offers three scenarios. If the effort begins when peaking occurs, the disruption would leave the world with a liquid fuel deďŹ cit for more than two decades after peak oil. Starting mitigation 10 years before peak oil would mean a fuel shortfall for about a decade. Starting a crash-course mitigation program 20 years before peak oil would avoid a liquid-fuel shortfall.

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Richard Heinberg, senior fellow-inresidence at the Post Carbon Institute, based in Santa Rosa, is also an adviser to Transition United States. He sees a darker pictureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; darker than some clean-energy advocates see.

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Transition West Marin collaborates with Sustainable Marin and similar organizations, says Bernie Stephan. He and Bing Gong have a radio program on KWMR (90.5 FM) titled the Post Carbon Show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sustainable groups and transition are colleagues,â&#x20AC;? says Stephan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to give a strong nod to Sustainable San Rafael and Sustainable Novato.â&#x20AC;? Stephan gives the nod to the San Rafael organization for its efforts to help the city create and implement a climate change strategy. And he notes that Sustainable Novato is in the mix to support affordable housing in that town.

After all the abstract talk about world peak oil and its possible effects, West Marin stands out as a North Bay microcosm of a possible peak oil future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We in West Marin feel that vulnerability from being cut off more than others,â&#x20AC;? says Stephan. We know, for instance, that when storms hit and power gets cut, PG&E is going to take the high density areas ďŹ rst, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sort of last on that priority list. That kind of thing has [fostered] a more independent culture.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kind of mind-set, says Heinberg, more suburban residents should think about when considering the effects of peak oil.

West Marin already has begun a program the transition movement espouses: sharing resources in a community to obviate the need for outside supply. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tool library in West Marin, a community garden. Stephan

says Transition West Marin is planning events for Oct. 10 that will include another garden and several other projects, culminating in a get-together at the Dance Palace in Point Reyes Station.

Inclusion is a key to the West Marin group, says Stephan. Transition West Marin adopted a â&#x20AC;&#x153;consensus-based decision-making model, and we invite all people to our meetings and invite them to be heard and participate in this thing.â&#x20AC;?

One effort that received attention recently was the creation of a West Marin coin, which local stores accept. The coins also are attractive souvenirs for tourists. The coins, tokens really, cost $1 to make; they sell for $3. The money goes to help nonproďŹ t organizations. What went unreported is that transition programs promote tokens as an alternative currency that will be handy when peak oil comes and gas prices run riot and national currency collapses.

While that may seem extreme, the call for keeping as much commerce (and transportation) as local as possible makes sense to most people with even a cursory understanding of climate change.

Stephan says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re constantly working to support local farmers and merchants and not be so reliant on UPS and FedEx to come over the hill for stuff.â&#x20AC;? â&#x153;š Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.

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What makes PAX unique is that the workshop presenters do their best to highlight differisfying Women,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrating Men and Marriageâ&#x20AC;? and even one or two on empowering women.

All workshops are taught by women for all-female audiences and satisfaction is guaranteed or ences between how they believe men and women think, feel and communicate, focusing on the behaviors that they suggest men have inherited and passed down over timeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;since the participants get a full refund.

The seminars promise to provide women with the tools and terminology that PAX says caveman days, they say. Examples include the inability to multitask (they really drive this one are essential in order to maintain satisfying relationships with not only male mates, but our home) and the overwhelming desire to have sex with women who are blessed with long, shiny fathers, brothers, co-workers and sons, as well. Some past attendees claim that the workshops hair and shapely bodies. As much as it is pointed out that men have not evolved, it is of equal importance, according to PAX, to understand that women have. Women may need to have even changed interactions with random men in places like grocery revolve and make lifestyle adjustments to accommodate stores and banks. Graduates of PAX Programs insist that they now live Housekeeping Monthly those differences. PAX also emphasizes the need for new and fulďŹ lling lives, gracefully coasting through the world with newMay 13, 1955 women to help restore menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power and strongly found vocabularies, attitudes and conďŹ dence as women. They all swear The good wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guide suggests that women stop alienating men, and do that they now get exactly what they want from men and ďŹ nd that they s (AVE DINNER READY 0LAN AH EAD EVEN THE so by learning â&#x20AC;&#x153;Menglish.â&#x20AC;? By speaking a language are less frustrated and upset by the various male/female interactions NIGHT BEFORE TO HAVE A DE LICIO ON TIME FOR HIS RETURN 4HIS I US MEAL READY that men can truly understand and will quickly and they previously experienced.

LETTING HIM KNOW THAT YOU S A WAY OF HAV wholeheartedly respond to, ladies can avoid comAt the core of PAX teachings is the message that women need to ABOUT HIM AND ARE CONCERNE E BE THINKING D ABOUT HIS NEEDS -OST MEN ARE HUNG mon miscommunication problems that result in hurt change language and behavior in order to get men to just take out the RY WHEN THEY GET HOME AND THE PROSPECT OF A GO feelings and subsequent breakups. Women, say PAX damn trashâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;because, as I learned in the intro night, men are providers, OF THE WARM WELCOME NEEDE OD MEAL IS PART s 0REPARE YOURSELF 4AKE M D workshop facilitators, tend to make assumptions about not doers, and they need to be asked to do things (in a very speciďŹ c way, INUTES TO REST SO YOU LL BE REFRESHED WHEN H E ARR I might add). Men canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take the initiative unless there is something in it the information they receive from men. When men YOUR MAKE UP PUT A RIBBON IVES 4OUCH UP IN YO FRESH LOOKING (E HAS JUST BEE UR HAIR AND BE for them. It is also heavily implied that men are set in their ways and are mention possibilities of future dates, trips, etc., women N WITH A LOT OF WORK WEARY PEOPLE unable and not expected to evolve in the same ways that women have. hear promises that often go unfulďŹ lled. And that, quite s "E A LITTLE GAY AND A LITTLE M ORE INTERESTING FOR HIM (IS BORING DAY MAY N With this information women should have the ability to see men in a frankly, just pisses us off and leads to a heap of hurt EED A LIFT AND ONE OF YOUR DUTIES IS TO PROVIDE IT

different light and will therefore stop expecting too much. Again, men feelings on both ends. s #LEAR AWAY THE CLUTTER -A KE O THROUGH THE MAIN PART OF THE NE LAST TRIP are apparently only responding to our behavior. If we act â&#x20AC;&#x153;right,â&#x20AC;? men PAX Programs spokeswoman Patrice McKinley HOU SE JU ST BEFORE YOUR HUSBAND ARRIV ES 2UN A DUSTCLOTH will conduct themselves accordingly. asserts that the workshops promote peaceful partnerOVER THE TABLES s $URING THE COOLER MONTH One beneďŹ t of PAX Programs is the communication style that is ships based on mutual understanding and mutual apS OF THE YEAR YOU SHOULD PREPARE AND LIGHT A lRE FOR HIM TO UNWIND BY 9OUR HUSBA taught. Like any non-confrontational, emotion-owning language, it preciation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The information we provide gives women REACHED A HAVEN OF REST AN ND W ILL FE EL HE HAS D OR ING TO HIS COMFORT WILL PROV DER AND IT WILL GIVE YOU A LIFT TOO !FTER ALL CATER can be utilized for dialogue between anyone at any time, regardless of and men a different way of relating to one another that IDE YOU WITH IMMENSE PERSO s -INIMIZE ALL NOISE !T TH NAL SATISFACTION E TIM gender. PAX teaches exactly what parents learn in â&#x20AC;&#x153;positive disciplineâ&#x20AC;? brings out the best in both of them,â&#x20AC;? she writes in an DRYER OR VACUUM %NCOURA E OF HIS ARRIVAL ELIMINATE ALL NOISE OF THE WASHER

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< 13 Stop making sense consciously and diligently to challenge patriarchy by engaging in the tough and humbling work to acknowledge—and correct—their privileged roles in our sexist society. Honestly, these experiences factor heavily into my personal inability to jump onto the PAX train and just chug along with the masses. Still, I wanted to learn more about the PAX philosophy and why it wouldn’t sink in for me.

I dove deeper. I spoke with women who had participated in the workshops, and they either loved the workshops—or hated them.

I borrowed a colleague’s seminar notes, read Alison Armstrong’s articles and even listened to a PAX CD during a weekend road trip with friends. Still, as a strong feminist woman in the trenches single-handedly raising two daughters, I was flabbergasted and offended. My mind repeatedly referenced the infamous, and possibly apocryphal, 1955 “Good Wife’s Guide” in Housekeeping Monthly, in which the woman’s role as a secondary and less important participant in the relationship is clearly detailed. Also, I was sick of hearing about oxytocin and how it supposedly justified human behavior.

I still had more questions. What about those of us who naturally or consciously defy traditional gender stereotypes with the hope that someday our kids will feel confident in expressing themselves, knowing that both women and men strive to understand one another? What about transgender men and women? What about bisexual men and women? What about men and women with distinct cultural differences? And what about drag queens? Although PAX has recently begun offering a new workshop titled “Celebrating Black Men, Satisfying Black Women,” it doesn’t appear that the myriad diverse lifestyles and backgrounds are taken into account and that PAX instead makes sweeping generalizations, which reinforce the traditional gender roles that simply don’t work for everyone in today’s changing and fun (drag queens!) times. Maybe it’s simple and the demographic of men that Alison Armstrong interviewed while doing her research live on a different planet from my male friends.

I would like to believe that all humans have evolved from the ideologies of the Dark Ages (aside from a handful of extremely backward sexists and white supremacist wing nuts).

I’ve read of amazing humans of both genders setting world records, building rocket ships that blast through space and even removing foreign matter from inside of brains—all of which we would never have dreamed of witnessing as a species even just 100 short years ago. Women and men have created musical and artistic masterpieces and have saved entire generations with the invention of medications and conflict-resolving communication techniques. It is for these reasons and because of the amazing, multitasking men in my life that I have faith that men have the ability to take out the trash and communicate openly— at the same time, even! Reinforcing gender stereotypes does little more than disempower women and encourage men to carry on as barbaric, simple-minded doofuses.

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I’m just screwed...

As the program concluded, I was no longer perplexed, but felt anxious and annoyed as I gathered my things, passed the table of products that would presumably change my life and headed outside. Knowing that I couldn’t justify forking over a chunk of my rent money for a weekend workshop that would teach me the mysterious “six words” women should use in order to get men to do what they want— and come back offering to do more!—I was also a little bitter. “So that’s it?” I asked myself.

“If I don’t go to the workshops and join this PAX movement then am I just screwed and deserve the miscommunication that comes up in my relationships?”

As I pondered the question while pushing my way out onto the hot San Francisco street, I also understood how the programs have become so successful. People, regardless of gender, are looking for answers to all sorts of tough questions. Generally, we tend to feel more open to receiving them in well-structured formats like 12-step meetings, churches or organizations like Landmark forums.

People also feel more secure when the information they are seeking comes from authority figures. Alison Armstrong is a marketing genius and her presenters are strong, confident women who provide fun, engaging conversations that are easily absorbed if one is curious and desperate enough to make changes in relationships with men. Still, some of us feel the forum only lets men and their choices off the hook, leaving the burden of relationship work on women and our pocketbooks.

I held the door open for the 40-something divorcee and she looked at me, astonishment blazing from her face.

“Did they just spend three hours telling us that it’s all our fault and all our responsibility?” she asked, flustered at the thought of returning to the dating world after the end of a 20-year marriage.

We walked in silence for a few moments, but were thinking the exact same thing: “Yup. They totally did.” ✹ Speak ‘Menglish’ with Dani at dburlison@pacificsun.com.

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Shils says the teens were inspired by Mi- 22, is Project Lunch Prep Day, when stuchelle Obama’s recent invitation to over 1,000 dents will have a hands-on opportunity school chefs to visit the White House, calling to learn about local farms and ranches. on each school with a healthy lunch program Thursday, Sept. 23, is Farmers Market Day, in place to mentor another. “Living in Marin where students can speak to farmers at loCounty, where sustainability is a core value cal markets and select final ingredients for and local farms and produce are plentiful, I Friday’s lunch celebration. The week culbelieve that every student should have access minates Friday, Sept. 24, with the School to wholesome, nutritious, organic, waste- Lunch Celebration, where each food club free and delicious meals at schools,” said will be asked to prepare a menu and host a locally sourced, wholesome, Carly Wertheim, a Teen Turnorganic lunch using gleaned ing Green campaign member. and farmers-market-fresh in“Project Lunch provides the opgredients. portunity to encourage thought Seeing heads Next month, a screening of around what we eat, where it of cabbage and the movie Dirt, along with a comes from and the impact that cauliflower discussion with its producer, healthy food can have on our slowly rising up Gene Rosow, is scheduled. bodies and the earth.”

November will highlight Wow! A real, live teenager do- from the ground Chef Bobo, who has revoluing something besides blaring an is like watching tionized the Calhoun School iPod and kvetching? in NYC, making it one of the ‘Night of the Something’s not right. foremost green school lunch How can we clone her?

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ebster’s New World College Dictionary defines comfort food as “any food eaten not only for its pleasing taste but also for a sense of contentment, nostalgia, etc. that it provides.”

For many of us, it means dishes Mom or Grandma prepared that, though ordinary, seemed special.

Then along comes Dish, Mill Valley’s casual-chic eatery from Peter Schumacher (Bungalow 44, Buckeye), to confuse the concept—but in an oh-so-good way. The restaurant’s mission is to serve “healthy, locally sourced, high quality, fresh comfort food that won’t break the bank.” I thought it was just supposed to fill a void temporar- The essence of casual-chic. ily. But, if this is comfort food for the 21st century, I’m all for it. featuring local and organic products. Though Located in Tam Commons, the new, green- I can’t recall anyone mentioning quinoa certified work/live space, Dish has a rustic, cakes ($11.50) as a source of solace, after cabin-like look and quality; the concrete en- eating the moist, delicious super-grain patties tryway, recycled wood beams and flooring topped with green and wax beans, mushand stone fireplace, along rooms, marinated heirloom with the long front patio tomatoes and goat cheese, I DISH lined with tables, lend a cacan see that changing. At the 507 Miller Avenue, sual, lived-in ambience. Our other end of the spectrum, Mill Valley; 415/388-3474. wobbly table and stained the steak frites ($18.95), a www.dishmillvalley.com chair (already?) reinforced reasonably sized Angus flat the homey feel. The dining iron steak with onion confit area is cozy without being and Pt. Reyes blue cheese cramped, with tables of various sizes and sev- butter, is just as good. Fresh horseradish and eral booths. Just off the main dining area is a pistachios impart an unexpected contrast in large, communal table. flavor and texture to the beet salad ($8.50).

And Dish offers something for just about Each night features a different special—fish everyone. Pick up pre-made sandwiches, tacos ($12.75) on Monday, coq au vin blanc salads, beverages and other offerings in the ($14.95) on Tuesday, etc. Regular entrees—or refrigerated case in the entrance foyer; orlarge dishes—ranging from $9.95 to $19.95, der ahead or walk in for takeout; sit inside include pasta, sustainable fish, grilled chicken or out, at a table, booth or communal table and the Dish burger (which looked hefty). and tuck into breakfast, lunch, dinner or Again, taste is amped up by tweaking the fapastries and coffee. miliar, such as chicken with mashed potatoes So far, so good. But we were a little put ($14.75) served with an olive tapenade. off before being seated. Advised that our The generous cup of coffee invites diners wait would be a half hour, we ordered wine to linger—and check out the dessert menu. A (20-plus wines by the glass, carafe or bottle wedge of lemon-olive oil sponge cake ($6.75) and a good selection of beers on tap) and sat was tangy and lemony, though a bit dry; that down to people-watch and wait...and wait. was remedied by the Grand Marnier sauce After 15 or 20 minutes, we were told our table and organic berries. And the dark chocolate was being set. Twenty minutes later we asked pudding ($6.95) defies description: perfectly what happened, and the hostess explained whipped cream and salted caramel top this they were short-staffed; no, that our server creamy, dense pudding. was overwhelmed; no, that our server was so Dish is an upscale “Marin-style diner”—a busy he couldn’t get to us, so she didn’t to seat casual spot with reasonably priced, very good us yet. Once seated, we noticed other empty and, for the most part, familiar food. I’m so tables waiting for diners as well. relieved to know that when feeling low, I don’t But we didn’t let that get in the way of have to turn to stringy, dried-out brisket or enjoying our meal. The fresh, inventive take tasteless overcooked chicken. ✹ on old standards (fresh horseradish and Dish it out to Carol at cinkellis@pacificsun.com. pistachios on the beet salad, $8.50) absoGive us a taste of your thoughts at lutely meets the restaurant’s mission—and ›› pacificsun.com chef Derek Belanger’s menu is full of dishes

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MORE ETHNIC AND ECLECTIC EATS Two more restaurants opened quite recentlyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one brand new, the other a replay. First up is Taste of the Himalayas in Sausalito, which made its debut Aug. 20 in half the building that formerly housed Samurai Restaurant. In the words of the owners, it features â&#x20AC;&#x153;spices from India, spirituality from Tibet, hospitality from Nepal and the freshness of ingredients from California,â&#x20AC;? an unusual combination in these parts. Its serene setting is more sophisticated than many of the Himalayan places in the Bay Area, and attention is paid to artful presentation of the food.

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ANTICIPATING AUTUMN Ready for a change of mood in food? A new season is almost upon us and we have Marin restaurant events coming up that should help us shift gears to fall dining. Capture those last long daylight hours with an early dinner at Poggio in Sausalito during the annual Festa del Pesce (Sept. 14-18); an outside table would be ideal if the weather cooperates.

Chef Peter McNee will offer ďŹ sh and shellďŹ sh in glorious abundance: marinated, raw, cured, whole roasted, oak-grilled and fried.

Among these will be a wide selection of imaginative antipasti with whole ďŹ sh meant for sharing. Make a reservation at 415/3327771 or visit www.poggiotrattoria.com...

Chef Sean Canavan of Left Bank Brasserie in Larkspur was born in Germany and he will bring his love for that countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cuisine to a French-German Friendship Dinner Sept. 15. His menu will feature seasonal fruits (ďŹ gs in balsamic vinegar with rabbit pate, apple-horseradish and beets in a relish with sauteed walleye and warm lentil salad, plum compote with Quark cheese dumplings). Each course may be paired with a selected wine. Reservations: 415/927-3331 or www.leftbank.com.

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STUDY AIDS SusieCakes in the Bon Air Shopping Center in Greenbrae is helping parents ďŹ ght homework woes by giving out sweet rewards. During its September Apple Festival, the bakery will hand out a free applesauce cupcake with cream cheese frosting to any student (preschool through sixth grade) who can show an assignment marked with an A. Not only that, each high achiever may enter a competition to score cupcakes for the whole class. Look for apple goodies in the cases this month, desserts like caramel apple cheesecake and crumble-topped apple pies. â&#x153;š Contact Pat at patfusco@sonic.net.

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Requiem for the Dead Marin Symphony goes a-truckin’ with Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir

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rainy quote of the day: “A love of classical music is only partially a natural response to hearing the works performed,” said pianist, educator and music writer Charles Rosen. “It also must come about by a decision to listen carefully, to pay close attention, a decision inevitably motivated by the cultural and social prestige of the art.”

So, listen up, people.

You have a chance to distinguish yourself from the short-attention-span limitations of those flashy digital devices you drag through life like a postmodern Jacob Marley with unlimited credit at the iTunes store.

The North Bay resounds with classical music, including world-class chamber artists who are bringing world premieres to the ’burbs. These gifted players can dazzle with virtuosity that exceeds anything emanating from the fretboard of the region’s punk-funk bassists or rock-guitar shredders.

And this fall, one of the North Bay’s rock heroes will take the stage with local classical musicians.

Check it out.

On Oct. 22, Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir will join the Marin Symphony for a once-in-a-lifetime benefit concert that’s being billed as First Fusion. During the twopart concert, Weir will sit in with the Marin Symphony Orchestra, under music director Alasdair Neale, as they re-invent some of the Dead’s most popular songs, rearranged by Weir and noted composer-arranger Giancarlo Aquilanti. The second half of the show brings together selected Marin Symphony players and the Quartet San Francisco—led

by Grammy Award-winning jazz violinist Jeremy Cohen—along with Weir and his allstar band to create imaginative, improvised works. ($50, $150, $350. 415/499-6800.)

Marin Symphony’s star-studded 20102011 concert season kicks off Oct. 3 and 5 with a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, featuring pianist Joyce Yang.

Meanwhile, the Redwood Arts Council will open its 31st season Sept. 25 with the highly acclaimed Ives Quartet. The program includes works by Haydn and Dvorak

We’re looking forward to their 45 minute version of ‘Dark Star.’

and the world premiere of a work by Dane Rudhyar. The home for the Redwood concerts is now the Occidental Center for the Arts, with improved acoustics and sight lines. Among the other series artists are the Chiara String Quartet, Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas, and the Altenberg Piano Trio Wien. ($10, $25.

707/874-1124; redwoodarts.org.)

If you need proof that the future of chamber music is in good hands, check out 20-something violinist Nigel Armstrong. A senior at the Colburn School of Music in Los

Angeles (where he studies with the illustrious Robert Lipsett), Armstrong is a rising star with a mantel full of national and international awards. On Oct. 3, he performs, with pianist Miles Graber, a program that ranges from Bach to Tchaikovsky, at the underrated Santa Rosa Junior College chamber concert series. ($12, $20. 707/527-4372.)

On Oct. 10, in the intimate Mt. Tamalpais Methodist Church, the Mill Valley Chamber Music Society will host the Takacs Quartet, a foursome who can wrap their nimble fingers around their stringed instruments and their minds around a Beethoven late quartet like nobody’s business. The program will feature the music of Haydn, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn. Also appearing this season are the Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo, Albers Trio, the Ives Quartet and violist Jennifer Strumm with pianist Elizabeth Pridgen. ($25. 800/838-3006.) ✹

›› SPiN OF THE WEEK Roam (BC), The Beth Custer Ensemble Beth Custer sings and plays clarinet.

She has a resume that boasts a stint in the eccentric Club Foot Orchestra. She’s a helluva songwriter specializing in lyrics that are somewhat theatrical, a bit quirky and a lot personal. And she heads an ace chamber-jazz ensemble. That’s a winning combination. As a talented film score composer, she knows how to spin a tale through vivid imagery and an uncluttered, but always engaging, soundscape.

Dulcet tones with a splash of funk. Custer roams into 142 Throckmorton in Mill Valley on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 8pm. $18, $21.

415/383-9600.—GC

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Hold me while I’m Kuchar!

Jennifer Kroot’s movie paean to a little-known film legend...

by D av i d Te m p l e t o n

Kuchar in attendance.

Asked what he thinks of the completed film, Kuchar laughs.

“It’s fine. It’s colorful. It shows me working at school, and it’s positive! It could have gone either direction, up or down, and it went up, which is nice. When Jennifer first approached me, I wasn’t so thrilled. There was a documentary done about me 15 years ago or so, when I looked better, so at first thought, ‘Oh gee, I don’t look so good now, maybe you should shoot me working with my class, so you can have some better-looking people in your movie.’ Then I realized that Jennifer Kuchar has taught more than a thousand budding filmwas just getting into it totally, she really makers over the course of 38 years at the San Francisco Art got me and what I was doing, so I figured, Institute.

OK, she should come over to my house, do eorge Kuchar, 68, has always been the interview with me and to hell with it. an underground filmmaker; his “As a filmmaker, Jennifer is fantastic,” films rarely screen in theaters, Kuchar adds. “She always completes her with the vast majority of filmgoers work.” entirely unaware of who George Kuchar Kroot, who played a character named is and what he’s done. Kuchar likes that, Princess Helen Darling in the film Sirens the not knowing. of the 23rd Century—the sci-fi epic she “You never know whose been looking worked on while taking Kuchar’s class in at your pictures,” he says. “When I was the 2003—has wanted to put Kuchar in a growing up, going to movies all the time, film since she first met him.

I was influenced by so many people, and “When I first started taking George’s it’s been a little bit surprising—and kind film production of fun—to learn that class,” Kroot says, people have gone “I was just blown to my movies and away. Almost been influenced also. immediately I So that makes me started fantasizing happy.” about making a A died-in-thedocumentary. As I wool eccentric, went on and made Kuchar, with his other movies, that twin brother, Mike, idea kept commade a name for ing back to me. himself in the I really wanted underground film to capture the scene of the 1960s magic, and fun, and ’70s, his films— and inspiration of with names like Hold George Kuchar’s Me While I’m Naked, A typical Kuchar film moment... bizarre, FelliniThe Devil’s Cleavage esque classroom and Pagan Rhapsoexperience.” dy—are cited as strong early influences by That experience, captured with outrathe likes of John Waters, Buck Henry, Guy geous charm in the documentary, looks Maddin and others. All of those filmmaklike a blend of film school and kindergarers appear in the documentary It Came ten. In other words, it looks like a blast.

From Kuchar, by Marin filmmaker Jen“People who take George’s class,” says nifer Kroot, who was influenced by Kuchar Kroot, “pretty much tend to never get in a completely different way—he was her over it. He’s definitely my favorite teacher film professor at the San Francisco Art I’ve ever had.”

Institute, where he has taught 30 students “In my class,” explains Kuchar, “we actua year for the last 38 years. The documenally make a movie. So what my students tary, which Kroot began in 2005, will be screened this Sunday at the Christopher B. are taking away is the knowledge of how to start a movie and finish it. We try to speed Smith Rafael Film Center, with Kroot and

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George Kuchar, with brother Mike and Jennifer Kroot behind, left a lasting impression on John Waters, Buck Henry and Guy Maddin, to name a few.

up the process in the class, because in real that fun will rub off on the audience, even movies you have to wait a long time. You if the picture is about serious matters.” have to do knitting between scenes, or read Because of their deliberately low-budget a book, stuff like that. In class, we have to looks, the type of underground films that speed it up, not only because we have less Kuchar has made his name with might be money than Hollywood, but because we dismissed by some as ephemeral oddities. have less time.”

But to Kuchar, a successful movie is a sucThat appreciation of the down-andcessful movie, regardless of its price tag. dirty, no-time-to-waste method of film“A good movie, simply put, is a movie making is one of the key things Kroot took that works,” He says. “Some movies just away with her from Kuchar’s class, and it don’t work. Their characters don’t make was a major influence on an impression, the shots her approach to making the are lousy or the whole documentary. thing is dead. So it stinks.

IT CAME FROM KUCHAR “I did have a very small But sometimes a picture One-time-only screening, crew, because it was a very can stink in a good way, Sunday, Sept. 12, at 6:30pm, small-budget film,” says where it’s kind of interat the Christopher B. Smith Kroot. “It wasn’t quite esting, where it shows a Rafael Film Center, 1118 as low-budget as one of particular aspect of huFourth St., in San Rafael. Call George’s films, because all man nature, like people 415/454-1222 for information he needs is a camera. And trying to put on a show and tickets. his cameras tend to be subby failing, and in so doing stantially cheaper than the expose something else cameras I was renting. The that is very human.” low-budget, high-creativity that George When told that over a thousand stuembodies is something that interests me dents have taken his class over the years, a lot, and it was certainly part of how we Kuchar is initially surprised. made this movie.”

“Really? That many? A cast of thouIn discussing the influence his class sands!” He laughs. “You know, I get a kick has had on his students, and the power of out of that. It does feel good to know that his films over generations of filmmakers, somewhere out there are a thousand or Kuchar is characteristically shy. more people who I’ve influenced through “Have I influenced other filmmakers?” my class, and even more I’ve influenced he asks. “People tell me I have, so I guess I through my pictures. That does feel good, have to believe them. If I’ve inspired anyand none of them have ever come back to one, I hope it’s in inspiring them to simthreaten me, so that feels even better.” ✹ Level with David at talkpix@earthlink.net. plify, to have fun and to have their movies look like they were having fun. If you are It’s your movie, speak up at having fun, as a filmmaker, then perhaps, ›› pacificsun.com when people are watching your movies, SEPTEMBER 10 - SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 PACIFIC SUN 21

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Jean (Vincent Lindon) works in construction and lives happily with his wife, AnneMarie (Aure Atika), a factory worker, and little son, Jeremy (Arthur Le Houerou). One day, picking Jeremy up from school, he meets the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teacher, Veronique Chambon (Sandrine Kiberlain, who in real life either is or was married to Lindon). She asks him to give a talk to Jeremyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class about the work he does.

The talk goes well, and Veronique asks Jeanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice about a leaky window. He replaces the window for her, then asks her to play him a tune on her violin.

The tune is a romantic melody by early 20th-century Hungarian composer Franz von Vecsey, and it opens up something unexpected in Jean. Is it the music, or is it the willowy, mysterious Mademoiselle Chambon, who never stays at a teaching job for more than a year?

Mademoiselle Chambon, directed by Stephane Brize from a novel by Eric Holder (no, not Eric Holder, the attorney general), excels in conveying the sweetness of family life: Jean playing with his son, washing his elderly fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feet, the easy companionship of husband and wife. When the old man asks Jean to take him to look at cofďŹ ns and make funeral plans, it seems totally normal, and

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Mademoiselle Chambon is uniquely French: the big outdoor birthday party; the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exacting homework and classwork (where else do children still take dictation?); the coffee drunk out of large bowls. At the same time, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a universal story of passion and reason, told in a leisurely and painstaking way.

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Requiem for a nightmare Movies just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get more cursed than THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS. Its star, Heath Ledger, died halfway into shooting, its producer died a week into the sound mix and director Terry Gilliam was seriously injured in a car crash during the edit. Gilliam was convinced that the film, one of his most profoundly felt and beautiful in conception, was unsalvageable.

But thanks to his own resourcefulness, along with the help of three of Ledgerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Heath Ledger out-jokes the Joker in his ďŹ nal screen role.

Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Lawâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the result is one of the directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very best. Already a big-time meditation on life and death before events overtook it, Imaginarium co-stars Christopher Plummer as the thousandyear-old leader of a magic troupe, trundling his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wooden cart through the streets of modern London and promising patrons a trip through the looking glass into the world of their dreamsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;be they true love or Prada, a wild carouse or gumdrops. (True to Gilliam form, these dreams are mind-bending in the best psilocybin tradition.) A long-ago pact with the devil (Tom Waits) might separate Dr. Parnassus from his beloved daughter, unless a stranger (Ledger) can somehow save them all.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Richard Gould

›› MOViES

Friday September 10 -Thursday September 16

Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford Anne Hathaway as the White Queen in ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ playing beneath the stars Friday night in Mill Valley’s Old Mill Park. Info: 272-2756.

● The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector (1:42) Insightful documentary about the savvy, smooth-talking rock music impresario and convicted killer. ● The American (1:43) Professional assassin George Clooney endangers his carefully nurtured anonymity when he stops and smells the roses at an idyllic Italian village. ● Cairo Time (1:29) Canadian journalist Patricia Clarkson makes an unexpected love connection on a sojourn to the Egyptian metropolis. ● The Concert (1:59) The long-retired conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra gathers his former musicians together to perform in Paris with a young violin virtuoso. ● Despicable Me A wicked suburban supervillain is waylaid in his plans to steal the moon by three little girls in search of a papa. ● Dinner for Schmucks (1:50) Comedy in which well-meaning buffoon Steve Carell systematically destroys the well-ordered life of yuppie Paul Rudd. ● Eat Pray Love (2:13) Julia Roberts as a woman on the brink who circles the globe in search of meaning, romance and good gelato. ●The Expendables (1:43) Sylvester Stallone directs himself and a cast of aging muscles, including Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li and the California governor (as “Trench”) in an action/thriller set in South America. ● Flipped (1:30) Kid-sized Rob Reiner romantic comedy about the push me-pull you relationship between two very different second-graders. ● Get Low (1:42) Spooky backwoods recluse Robert Duvall invites the local townsfolk (Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray among them) to find out exactly what he’s been hiding from for lo these many years. ● The Girl Who Played with Fire (2:09) Sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo finds edgy computer hacker Lisbeth Salander accused of murder and on the run from the cops. ● Going the Distance (1:49) The summer fling between a San Franciscan and a New Yorker blossoms into true love despite 3,000 miles’ worth of texts, emails and phone calls. ● I Am Love (2:00) A Milanese family dynasty is shaken to the core when Mama has an affair with her son’s best friend. ● Inception Christopher Nolan sci-fi thriller stars Leo DiCaprio as an outlaw adept at the art of stealing thoughts and secrets.

● It Came from Kuchar (1:26) Twin filmmakers George and Mike Kuchar and the groundbreaking underground films they’ve been creating since the Beat Era are the subject of this witty documentary. ● The Kids Are All Right (1:44) The happy household of gay couple Julianne Moore and Annette Bening is upended when the sperm-donor daddy of their two kids drops by for a visit. ● Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones Flashback to 1972 (2:00) Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear as Mick and the boys cut a swath through Nixon-era North America. ● The Last Exorcism (1:28) A con-artist preacher finds himself performing an honestto-goodness exorcism on a definitely demonic farmer’s daughter. ● Machete (1:45) Robert Rodriguez actioner about a rogue Mexican cop on the run from feds and assassins in the scorching American Southwest. ● Mao’s Last Dancer (1:57) Bruce Beresford biopic of ballerina extraordinaire Li Cunxin, who began her career at age 11 in Madame Mao’s Beijing Dance Academy. ● Mesrine: Killer Instinct (1:53) Biopic of notorious gangster Jacques Mesrine, whose robberies, murders and overall naughtiness made him France’s Public Enemy Number One in the 1960s. ● Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2:14) The Gallic gangster extraordinaire is back, plotting and executing a prison escape, living la vie demimonde and crafting his own gaudy legend. ● Nanny McPhee Returns The awesome au pair is back and better than ever, enlisting an animatronic statue and an agile piglet to inflict a series of life lessons on her unwary charges. ●The Other Guys(1:47) Mismatched detective partners Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg attempt to amuse audiences and solve crimes in New York City. ● Piranha 3D (1:29) Prehistoric razor-toothed fish turn a Spring Break resort town into a human smorgasbord. ● The Prankster An unassuming straight-A high schooler is torn between love and ambition and the demands of his secret life: leader of a gang of Robin Hood-like goof-pullers. ● Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D (1:36) Alice the Zombie-Slayer is back, leading her virus-free followers to the safe haven of…Los Angeles?!? ● Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (1:53) Righteous dude Michael Cera discovers his new girlfriend comes with a posse of wacky exes who want him out of the picture. ● Soul Kitchen (1:39) German comedy about a Hamburg greasy spoon that becomes a nouvelle cuisine hot spot. ● Sunday Salon Drop by the Lark for coffee, muffins, a (secret and unannounced) movie and a lively chat afterwards. ● The Switch Wannabe mother Jennifer Aniston impregnates herself with a turkey baster, not knowing that the sperm in question belongs to BFF Jason Bateman. ● Takers (1:47) An ingenious band of modernday outlaws is pursued by hard-bitten lawman Matt Dillon. ● Toy Story 3 (1:32) What’ll happen to everybody’s favorite playthings now that their owner is all grown up and heading off to college? ● Vampires Suck (1:28) Parody of “Twilight” et al. follows the trials and tribulations of a troubled teen with no fangs to call her own.

›› MOViE TiMES ❋ The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Fri 4, 7, 9:15 Sat 1:45, 4, 7, 9:30 (filmmaker Vikram Jayanti in person) Sun 1:45, 4, 9:15 Mon, WedThu 7, 9:15 Tue 9:15 The American (R) ★★ Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:20, 10 Sat-Sun 11:25, 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10 Mon-Thu 6:40, 9:25 Century Rowland Plaza: 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10:05 CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 2, 4:45, 7, 9:30 Sun 2, 4:45, 7 MonThu 4:45, 7:30 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 2, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50 Sun-Thu 2, 4:35, 7:15 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4, 7:15, 9:40 Sat 1:30, 4, 7:15, 9:40 Sun 1:30, 4, 7:15 MonThu 4, 7:15 Cairo Time (Not Rated) ★★★ Rafael Film Center: Fri 4:30, 6:30, 8:30 Sat-Sun 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30 Mon-Thu 6:30, 8:30 The Concert (PG-13) Lark Theater: Fri-Sat, Wed-Thu 4:30, 7 Sun 2, 4:30 Mon-Tue 4:30 Despicable Me (PG) ★★1/2 Century Northgate 15: 12:10, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10, 9:25 Dinner for Schmucks (PG-13) ★★1/2 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 9:15 Eat Pray Love (PG-13) ★★1/2 Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:10, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:40, 3:55, 7:10, 10:15 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:50 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Fairfax 5 Theatres: 1:20, 4:25, 7:30 Tiburon Playhouse 3: 4:10, 7:10 Sat-Sun 1, 4:10, 7:10 The Expendables (R) Century Northgate 15: 12, 2:35, 5:20, 7:50, 10:25 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:50, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45 ❋ Flipped (PG) Century Northgate 15: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45

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= New Movies This Week

Get Low (PG-13) ★★★ Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:30, 7, 9:35 Sun-Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7 The Girl Who Played with Fire (R) ★★ Rafael Film Center: FriSun 4:15, 9 Mon-Thu 9 Going the Distance (R) ★★ Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:30, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 MonThu 7, 9:30 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4:30, 7, 9:30 Sat 1:45, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Sun 1:45, 4:30, 7 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7 I Am Love (R) Lark Theater: Fri-Sat, Wed-Thu 9:15 MonTue 7 Inception (PG-13) ★★★1/2 Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 7, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:15 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:45 Century Northgate 15: 2:55, 8:30 Fairfax 5 Theatres: 1:10, 4:15, 7:20 ❋ It Came from Kuchar (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Sun 6:30 (filmmaker Jennifer M. Kroot and star George Kuchar in person) The Kids Are All Right (R) ★★★★ CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 2:10, 4:45, 7:30, 10 Sun 2:10, 4:45, 7:30 MonThu 5, 7:40 ❋ Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones Flashback to 1972 (Not Rated) Century Regency 6: Thu 7:30 CinéArts at Sequoia: Thu 7:30 The Last Exorcism (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: 11:55, 2:10, 4:20, 6:50, 9:05 Machete (R) Century Northgate 15: 11:45, 2:25, 5, 7:25, 9:50; digital projection showtimes at 12:55, 3:45, 6:15, 8:50 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 Mao’s Last Dancer (PG) ★★ CinéArts at Marin: Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55 Sun 1:50,

4:35, 7:15 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7:20 Mesrine: Killer Instinct (R) CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri-Sun 1:45, 7 Mon-Wed 4:15 Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (R) CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri-Sat 4:15, 9:25 Sun 9:25 MonWed 7 Nanny McPhee Returns (PG) ★★1/2 Century Northgate 15: 11:25, 1:55, 4:25, 7:05 Fairfax 5 Theatres: 1:30, 4, 6:50 The Other Guys (PG-13) ★★★ Century Northgate 15: 11:50, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:20 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Piranha (R) Century Northgate 15: 9:35 ❋ The Prankster (Not Rated) Lark Theater: Sun 7 (writer/ director Tony Vidal and the film’s stars in person) ❋ Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) Century Cinema: 12, 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10 Century Northgate 15: 12:15, 1:30, 2:45, 4, 5:15, 6:30, 7:45, 9, 10:15 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 10 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (PG-13) ★★★1/2 Century Northgate 15: 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 Soul Kitchen (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: 6:45 Sat-Sun 2, 6:45 ❋ Sunday Salon (Not Rated) Lark Theater: Sun 10:30am The Switch (PG-13) ★★★ Century Northgate 15: 12:05, 2:40, 5:25, 7:55, 10:30 Takers (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: 11:40, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:55 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:10, 2:40, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 Toy Story 3 (G) ★★★★ Century Northgate 15: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Vampires Suck (PG-13) Century Northgate 15: 12:45, 6:20

Showtimes can change after we go to press.

Please call theater to confirm schedules.

›› THEATERS 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 • 800-326-3264 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

Meet the cast of ‘The Prankster’ (filmed at San Rafael High!) Sunday at the Lark.

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Highlights from our online community calendar— great things to do this week in Marin

Pacific Sun‘s Community Calendar The Starduster Orchestra will have 142 Throck twinkling in a Sirius way on Sept. 12.

Check out our Online Community Calendar for more listings, spanning more weeks, with more event information. www.pacificsun.com/sundial

Live music

Acoustic Vortex, 82 Corte del Coronado, Larkspur. www.acousticvortex.com

09/10: David Grier Guitar flatpicker extraordi-

Country. 9:30pm. Peri’s Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

259-5597. www.perisbar.com 09/11: Em-K Extreme acoustic guitar. 8-10:30pm.

No cover. Whipper Snapper Restaurant, 1613 Fourth St., San Rafael. 256-1818. www.whipsnap.biz 09/11: Jazz Philosophy Jazz. 7-10pm. No cover.

Saylor’s Restaurant & Bar, 2009 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

332-1512. www.saylorsrestaurantandbar.com 09/11: Joan Getz Quartet Jazz, bossa and blues.

8-11pm. No cover. Caffe Divino, 37 Caledonia, Sausalito. www.caffedivinosausalito.com 09/11: Mill Valley Fireman’s Ball Live music with Dan Hicks Bayside Jazz Band and Uphill Both Ways. 7-11:45pm. $25. The Woods Music Hall at Mill Valley Masonic, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley.

389-6637. www.woodsmv.com 09/12: Adam Heldring Original rock from Sweden. 8 p.m. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax.

459-1091. www.19broadway.com 09/12: Marcia Ball Blues and barbecue on the lawn. 4pm. $25. Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com 09/12: Michael: Images of Elvis Elvis tribute.

naire. Limited tickets. Call to reserve. 8-10:30pm. $20-25. Eric Schoenberg Guitars, 106 Main St., Tiburon. 789-0846. www.om28.com 09/10: Dr. Elmo and Wild Blue Americana. 5 p.m. Free. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 782-4600. www.localmusicvibe.com/marincountrymart 09/10: Jose Neto Acoustic guitar. 8-10:30pm.

No cover. Whipper Snapper Restaurant, 1613 Fourth St., San Rafael. 256-1818. www.whipsnap.biz 09/10: Lisa Lindsley Jazz. 7-10pm. Saylor’s Restaurant & Bar, 2009 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

332-1512. www.saylorsrestaurantandbar.com 09/10:Dgiin Rock. 9:30 p.m. Peri’s, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.perisbar.com

09/11: Acoustic Vortex Benefit House Concert and Dinner Guitarists Stevie Coyle, Walter Strauss, Eric Schoenberg, Doug Adamz, John McCormick, Rory McNamara, David Siegler, Bruce Victor and Tom Neylan will all perform at this cool benefit for a cool collective. 7:30 p.m.

09/11: Buck Nickels and Loose Change

BEST BET The Wall of Spector One of the most successful, and completely insane names in music business, Phil Spector is the proverbial train wreck that you just can’t tear your eyes away from. A pioneer in the world of rock ‘n’ roll record producing, Spector worked with a variety of performers, including the Beatles, the Ramones, Leonard Cohen, Tina Turner and the solo ventures of both John Lennon and George Harrison. Through his decades-long career, Let’s just say he’d ‘lost that lovin’ feeling’...

Spector drew attention both for his innovative recording techniques as well as his alleged collection of wigs and his abusive role in his family of adopted children. Spector’s reputation took a final decline as he was accused of murder in 2003—when actress Lana Clarkson was found, shot dead, in Spector’s Southern California mansion. Many argued that it was no surprise. After a mistrial in 2007, for what Spector claimed was Clarkson’s accidental suicide, he was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2009 retrial and sentenced to 19 years in prison. In the brief time between trials, BBC managed to engage in a three-and-a-half-hour recorded conversation with Spector, which is now the basis for a new documentary: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector. Best known for his 1997 Mohammed Ali documentary, When We Were Kings, director Vikram Jayanti allows Spector to expose his own narcissism and idiosyncrasies (but leaves out answers to questions that the public may have about the details of Spector’s trials). Jayanti will be in attendance for a screening this Saturday at 7pm at the Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St. San Rafael. $10.25.

415/454-1222. —Dani Burlison 24 PACIFIC SUN SEPTEMBER 10 - SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Town Center Corte Madera’s Summer Music Series 2-4pm. Free. Town Center, Tamalpais Dr., Corte Madera. www.shoptowncenter.com 09/12: Sunday Open Mic With the New Moon Players. 8pm. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311.

09/14: Lorin Rowan Sweet solo acoustic guitar and vocals. 7-10pm. No cover. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www. panamahotel.com 09/15: Dick Fregulia Bill Evans tribute. Jazz piano. 7:30 p.m. Caffe Divino, 37 Caledonia St., Sausalito. 331-9355. www.caffedivinosausalito.com 09/15: LynAnn King “Life and Times of Johnny Mercer.” Jazz vocalist. 7:30-10pm. $15. Aurora Ristorante, 8 Commercial Blvd., Novato. www. aurora-novato.com

09/15: Ms. Joey Davis and the Dogtown Players Jazz. 7-10pm. No cover. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com 09/15: Rattlebox Psst...be in the know and check out Lorin Rowan, Barry Sless and Doug Harmon tearing it up on the down low. 8 p.m. Free. Iron Springs Pub, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax. 485-1005. www.ironspringspub.com 09/16: Beth Custer Ensemble Wide ranging, funky songs and instrumentals. Eclectic and awesome. 8-10pm. $18-21. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600 . www.142throckmortontheatre.org 09/16: Deborah Winters With Jean Michel Hure. 7-10pm. No cover. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www. panamahotel.com 09/17: Wonderbread 5 Rock. 9 p.m. $17.

Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd. N, Petaluma.

707-765-2121. www.mystictheatre.com Danilo y su Orquesta Universal Salsa Sundays. Dance lesson at 3:30pm. 3:30-7pm. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. www.sausalitoseahorse.com The Tickets Rock, blues, country. 9pm-midnight. $5. Seahorse Restaurant, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. www.sausalitoseahorse.com

Concerts 09/11: 4th Annual Marin Phoenix Rising Experience Featuring the mantric voice of Yuan Miao and resonant chanting by Lama Norbu. They will be joined this year by “sound healers” including special guest Steven Halpern.

7:30-10:30pm. $15-25. Marin Center Showcase Theater, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 3323392 X102. www.marincenter.org 09/11: Classical Revolution String quartet

performs 18th and 19th-century chamber music.

12-2 p.m. Free. Bon Air Shopping Center, Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae. 461-0200. www.bonair.com 09/11:Harp Bard Chris Caswell “The Heart of the Harp.” 7:30-9:30pm. $22-25. Song & Spirit Center, 31 Commercial Blvd. Ste. F, Novato. www. musicforjoyandhealing.com 09/12: Starduster Orchestra Featuring Sheilah Glover and Noah Griffin with the 17-piece Starduster Orchestra. 2-5pm. $15-25. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600 . www.142throckmortontheatre.org

Theater/Auditions 09/15:‘Immortality’ Staged reading of a new play by Playwrights’ Lab member Lynne Kaufman.

7:30pm. $10-20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600 . www.142throckmortontheatre.org 09/17-10/17:‘November ‘ Ross Valley Players presents David Mamet’s political comedy about bad behavior in high places. James Dunn directs. Visit website for performance dates and special events.

8pm. $15-25. Ross Valley Players’ Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 456-9555. www.rossvalleyplayers.com Through 09/19:‘As You Like It’ Presented by the Curtain Theatre Company. Shows are 2pm Sept. 4-6, Sept. 11-12 and Sept. 18-19. Free. Old Mill Park, 350 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. www. curtaintheatre.org Through 09/25:‘Antony and Cleopatra’ Love story about a powerful man derailed by the enchantment of a powerful woman. See website for showtimes. $20-35. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 1475 Grand Ave., San Rafael. 459-4488. www.marinshakespeare.org

Through 09/26:‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Cast off with Marin Shakespeare for a swashbuckling romp for all ages with a “Pirates of the Caribbean” setting. 11am and 8pm Sept. 10. $20-35. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 1475 Grand Ave., San Rafael. 499-4488 . www.marinshakespeare.org

Through 10/03:‘In the Red and Brown Water’ Part One of “The Brother/Sister Plays Trilogy.” West Coast Premiere by Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Directed by Ryan Rilette. 8pm Sept. 10-11. See website for additional showtimes. $20-53. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. www.marintheatre.org

Through 10/03:‘The Philadelphia Story’ Novato Theater Company presents the classic 1939 comic play that made Katherin Hepburn a star. 8pm Thurs.-Sat. 3pm matinee on Sun. $12-22. Novato Theater Company Playhouse, 484 Ignacio Blvd., Novato. 883-4498. www.novatotheatercompany.org

Comedy 09/10:â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Get Rich Cheatingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jeff Kreislerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hilarious one-man show based on the best-selling satirical how-to book which explores real world scams that have brought the world to its knees. 8-10pm. $17-20.

142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org 09/17-18: Magic Circus With Benny Bendiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Incredible Magic Hat Showâ&#x20AC;? and Germarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Comedy Magic with a Twist.â&#x20AC;? 8-10pm. $20. Belrose Theatre, 1415 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. www.magiccircus.com

Art 09/03-11/18: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Las Expresiones: Celebrating Latino Artists of the Bay Areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Showcase of works by Latino artists from around the Bay Area. 9am-5pm. Free. Marin Community Foundation, 5 Hamilton Landing #200, Novato.

666-2442 . www.marinarts.org

09/10-11/13: Falkirk Bi-Annual Juried Exhibition Group exhibition of works by Marin and Bay Area artists. Opening reception 5:30-7:30pm Sept. 10. Free. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. 485-3328. www.falkirkculturalcenter.org

09/10: 2nd Fridays Art Walk | San Rafael Join Art Works Downtown and numerous merchants up and down Fourth St. for art shows, gallery receptions, open studios, refreshments and inspiration. 5-8pm. Free. Various locations, Downtown Fourth St., San Rafael. 451-8119. www.artworksdowntown.org/2ndFridays.html

09/12-10/02: Marin Society of Artists Fall Rental Show Artworks to rent from the MSA Gallery. 11-4pm. Free. Fall Rental Show, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 454 -9561. www. marinsocietyofartists.org

09/14-10/18: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Flotsam and Jetsamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Art Exhibit An astonishing assortment of found objects from the shorelines of S.F. Bay have been recreated into art by artists Peter Tonningsen and Mark Olivier. 9am-4pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/index.html

09/17-10/24: Zea Morvitz, Madeline Nieto Hope, Anne-Katrin Spiess, and Vickisa â&#x20AC;&#x153;12 Views from the Countryside.â&#x20AC;? Morvitz, graphite drawings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After Hours Stuff.â&#x20AC;? Hope. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothingness Projects / Journey to Green Horizons.â&#x20AC;? Spiess, new works. 11am-5pm. Free. Gallery Route One, 11101 Highway One, Point Reyes Station. 663-1347. www.galleryrouteone.org

Through 09/12: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Box Showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Closing reception 2-3pm Sept. 12. Reputed to be a wild party with a live auction. Bidding starts at 3pm.

11am-5pm. Free. Gallery Route One, 11101 Highway One, Point Reyes Station. 663-1347. www.galleryrouteone.org Through 09/13: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Art of Peaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 8th annual Sausalito Art Festival exhibit at the Bay Model.

Encourages artists to depict the visual impact of peace found in art. 9am-4pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 3323871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/index.html Through 09/17: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dancing in the Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Nancy Cicchetti, paintings and monotypes. Free Belvedere-Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon. 453-6880. www.bel-tib-lib.org Through 09/17: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dynamic Imagesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Marin Arts Council sponsored group exhibition features diverse photographic images from Marin artists meant to draw the viewer inward. 9am-5pm. Free. Marin County Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Dr, Room 329, San Rafael. 459-4440. www.marinarts.org

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09/12: Pt.Reyes Equestrian Trails Book Talk When hikers and equestrians visit Pt. Reyes they can choose from over 70,000 acres of beautiful trails. Trying to navigate can be a daunting task. Not anymoreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dennis Portnoy and his horse Phily describe the trails from both of their perspectives. Both informative and entertaining Riding the Pt. Reyes Equestrian Trails: A Comprehensive Guide includes photos, maps, time frames for each trail and even poetry. The guide describes trail conditions, shortcuts to waterfalls, beaches, ocean views and can fit in your pocket or saddlebag. 7-8:30pm. Free.

Book Passage, Corte Madera. www.bookpassage.com

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BEST BET Get Your Write On The Marin Literacy Center has changed more than 9,000 lives since its inception in 1985. Serving as a catalyst into the world of literacy, the center has acted both as a tutorial center and an advocate for emerging readers, writers and speakers in Marin County. A testament to the hard work and dedication of a mostly volunteer staff, the center has recently published an anthology of work written by students in their programs and invites the public to join in celebration of 25 years Celebrate student authors! of success in the community. The book release party for Student Voices: Celebrating 25 Years will be hosted by ABC-7â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cheryl Jennings and includes refreshments and a meet and greet with student authors.

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Light refreshments will be served following the program. 1pm. Free. Outdoor Art Club, One West Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley. www.theoutdoorartclub.org 09/16: Art as a Way of Sensing Ecstasy Anthony Lawlor talks on reconnecting thoughts, sensations, and places in a fresh, affable way. Join OHCA for this engaging evening that will be sure to enhance your everyday perceptions. 7-9pm. $12-15.

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Readings 09/10: Linda Watanabe McFerrin Left Coast Writers Launch author talks about her supernatural thriller â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dead Love.â&#x20AC;? 7pm. Free.

Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 09/10: William Gibson Gibson presents his novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zero History.â&#x20AC;? 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 09/11: Best Stressed List Carol Scott talks about â&#x20AC;&#x153;Optimal Stress: Living in Your Best Stress Zone.â&#x20AC;? 2pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www. bookpassage.com 09/11: Build a Book Jane Vandenburgh talks about â&#x20AC;&#x153;Architecture of the Novel: A Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handbook.â&#x20AC;? 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 09/11: Power Partners Gary Zukav presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spiritual Partnership: The Journey to Authentic Power.â&#x20AC;? 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 09/11: Todd Crawshaw Left Coast Writers Launch. Cranshaw talks about his debut novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exploits of the Satyr.â&#x20AC;? 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 09/12: Carolyn Scott Kortge The author discusses â&#x20AC;&#x153;Healing Walks for Hard Times: Quiet Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Get Your Life Back.â&#x20AC;? 2pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com

09/13: Literary Lives David Burke presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad Boys and Bad Girls of Literature in Paris,â&#x20AC;? an illustrated talk based on his long years of literary detective work on his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Writers in Paris: Literary Lives in the City of Light.â&#x20AC;? 7pm. Free.

Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 09/14: Elizabeth Rosner Rosner talks about her novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Nude.â&#x20AC;? 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com

09/14: Traveling Poetry Show Reading Ken Dickenson, Marvin Hiemstra, Lonner Holden, Liz Underwood, Lynda Beigel and Martin Hickel in a reading hosted by Barbara Martin. 7-9pm. Free. Stinson Beach Library, 3521 Shoreline Hwy., Stinson Beach. 868-0252. www. marinpoetrycenter.org 09/15: Rick Bass The author presents his novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nashville Chrome.â&#x20AC;? 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 09/15: Sunset Poetry by the Bay Poets Gillian Conoley, Stefanie Marlis, and Zara Raab, reading from their work. 7-9pm. Free. 333 Art Gallery, 333 Caledonia St., Sausalito. 332-4179. www.sixteenrivers.org 09/16: One World, Many Voices Book Passage and Bank of Marin welcome Marin Literacyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Student Authors, honoring the achievement of those adults who have mastered the skill of reading, and writing as well. With host Cheryl Jennings. 6pm.

Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com

Film Events 09/10: Film Night in the Park Presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Wonderland.â&#x20AC;? Starring Johnny Depp. Popcorn, candy and sodas will be sold. Bring blankets, pillows, backrest and low chairs. Please leave pets at home.

8pm. Donations appreciated. Old Mill Park, 300 Block of Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 272-2756. www.filmnight.org

09/11:â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Save Tibet - An Evening of Tibetan Filmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Films by Tibetans living in exile in India and from The Tibetan Photo Project. Joe Mickey, founder of The Tibetan Photo Project will moderate a discussion after the screening. 4-9pm. $16-20.

142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org

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For most of us, the days of the practical jokes, adolescent pranks and light-hearted revenge of our youth are but faint, smile-producing memories of yesteryear. Long gone are the days of scheming acceptable retaliations to cleverly triumph over the evils in the locker room. For those who have mostly grown up but cling longingly to the nostalgia of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember when...â&#x20AC;? The Castmembers from â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Pranksterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; will be joyPrankster is the film for you. Filmed buzzing movie fans this weekend at the Lark. primarily at San Rafael High School, writer, director and Larkspur resident Tony Vidal walks us down the memory lane of his alma mater and through the changing life and times of his lead practical joker, Chris Karas. The delightful and sincerely warm film will play one night only at the Lark Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with Vidal on hand to introduce several of the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actors on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 7pm. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Avenue Larkspur. 415/924-5111. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dani Burlison

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924-5111. www.larktheater.net/ 09/12: Sunday Salon at the Lark Film buffs, meet at the Lark Theater for some surprise cinema, culture and a continental Sunday brunch. Take in a movie and participate in a moderated discussion.

10:30am-1pm. $13-15. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 924-5111. www.larktheater.net 09/13: Monday Night at the Movies â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Wave.â&#x20AC;? (2008) This hard hitting documentary details the Exxon Valdez supertankerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Despite massive cleanup efforts, environmental and social problems persist. 7:30-9pm. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 389-4292, x203. www.millvalleylibrary.org 09/14:â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Band that wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Dieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tiburon International Film Festival. 6-7pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/index.html 09/16: Sustainable Film Festival Inspiring films and local experts discuss skills needed for living sustainably. Collaboration from Sustainable Fairfax & Permaculture Marin. 7-9:30pm. $10, suggested donation. Drake High School Little Theater, 1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 455-9114. www.sustainablefairfax.org

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09/10-12: San Rafael Gem Faire Browse and buy quality gems, beads, fossils, minerals and silver.

Noon-7pm, Sept. 10; 10am-6pm, Sept 11; 10am-5pm. Sept. 12. $5, weekend pass Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. www.gemfaire.com

09/10: Peace Symposium: Celebrating Oneness! Commemorative service, workshops with motivational leaders, lunch, live music and kids peace camp followed by VIP reception at 5:30pm

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09/16: Whistlestop Multicultural Picnic Celebrate the last days of summer with older adults, friends and families. RSCP required. 11am-2pm. $6. Piper Park, 250 Doherty Dr., Larkspur. 456-9062 X 131. www. thewhistlestop.org

09/17: San Rafael Santa Cop Fundraiser â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keep the Magic of Christmas Alive for All Childrenâ&#x20AC;? auction and museum tour. 6-9pm. $50. San Rafael Santa Cop Fundraiser, 565 Jacoby St., San Rafael. 302-1203. www.sanrafaelsantacop.org

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and Keynote Presentation with Patricia Sun: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inspiring the Visionâ&#x20AC;? at 7pm. 9am-9pm. $15-55.

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very successful annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair, which takes place on Nov 19 & 20. Deadline 09/13/10. 8:30am-4pm. $50 for 2 days. Tamalpais Community Center, 203 Marin Ave., Mill Valley.

388-6393. www.tcsd.us

Through 12/31: Louise A. Boyd Exhibition Learn the history of a local historical gold heiress/Arctic adventurer who was described by press as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Girl Who Tamed The Arctic.â&#x20AC;? 11am-4pm. Free. Marin History Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Boyd Gate House, 1125 B St., San Rafael. 454-8538. www. marinhistory.org

Kid Stuff 09/12: Sunday Morning Storytime With singer/songwriter Christopher Smith. 11am.

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This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 9, 2010. (Publication Dates: August 20, 27; September 3, 10, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124780 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MINI NOTARY, 310 HARBOR DR., SAUSALITO, CA 94965: JANICE L. CALLON, 310 HARBOR DR., SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 19, 2010. (Publication Dates: August 27; September 3, 10, 17, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124766 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as EUPHORIA SPA, 1104 LINCOLN AVE. SUITE 1, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: SON SUN SEO, 2005 MISSION ST. #45, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 18, 2010. (Publication Dates: August 27; September 3, 10, 17, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124745 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as E3: EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE & EQUITY, 1010 LOOTENS PLACE STE.17, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: FUTURE LEADERS FOR PEACE, 2910 DERBY ST., BERKELEY, CA 94705. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 16, 2010. (Publication Dates: August 27; September 3, 10, 17, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2010124784 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as FOXFIRE COMMUNICATIONS, 80 CORTE TOLUCA, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: FOXFIRE CAPITAL, 80 CORTE TOLUCA, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

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›› STARSTREAM

by Ly nd a R ay

Week of August 12-August 18, 2010

ARIES (March 20 - April 19) Disruptive Uranus backs out of your sign Friday night, easing a little of the stress you’ve been feeling. This could be helpful in making amends with your sweetie in the event you’ve been particularly hard to handle. Monday points out the challenge of experiencing freedom without damaging your one-on-one relationships. Can you be close to someone and still be true to your sense of individuality? This is the $64,000 question.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 19) Your ruler, cooperative Venus, has to handle a mixed bag of influences as the mushy Moon, feisty Mars and ambitious Saturn all put in their two cents’ worth. It might take time to decide what you should be doing. Meanwhile, shocking Uranus has reentered your house of group activities. Before joining any new clubs, make sure you understand their purpose. A “naturalist group” may be more about not wearing clothes than learning botany.

GEMINI (May 20 - June 20) Although filled with creative ideas, you are not making the type of progress that translates into financial security. The reality of the current economic climate can be a blessing in disguise as it forces you to focus on what makes you happy. Of course, if you have both an amazing social circle and a fascinating career, you do indeed have lucky stars. Count yourself as one of the fortunate few...

CANCER (June 21 - July 21) While the Moon in Libra should be quite peaceful, being targeted by too many stressful aspects on Thursday and Friday spoils the effect. So, if you were planning to reconnect with an estranged family member, hold off for a couple days.

In better news, unsettling Uranus has backed out of your career house. While this doesn’t mean you’re about to get promoted or find the perfect new job, it makes it less likely that you’re going to suddenly get a pink slip.

LEO (July 22 - August 22) One is never too old or too young to learn something new.

The planets are suggesting that you are meant to be expanding your mind while disciplining your thoughts. As mentioned last week, this birthday is not your usual one with lots of presents and self-indulgent celebrations. However, it could be the one that makes you realize there is more to life than catnaps, fine wines and a trendy wardrobe.

VIRGO (August 23 - September 21) Your ruler, clever Mercury, in your sign may help you cope with uncertainty in financial matters. As for your love life, independent Uranus just returned to your relationship house. If already involved, reassure your sweetie that your detachment shouldn’t be taken personally. If casually dating, seek out those who don’t need constant attention. If attached, but not happy about it, now’s your chance to make a clean break—without feeling guilty.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22) You are overwhelmed with contradicting sensations on Thursday and Friday. While your pals want to help, your family may be making things worse by trying to control the situation. The good news: Aloof Uranus has left your relationship house, just in case you’ve lost that lovin’ feeling during the last month. With unruly Mars in your sign, you probably won’t suddenly return to being all mushy and softhearted. At least you’re not feeling like an ice cube, right?

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Your ruler, powerful Pluto, continues to experience certain limitations due to being in a difficult angle to constricting Saturn. This may be especially true if you’re attempting to persuade someone that your ideas should be taken seriously. But you are in a better place than many of the other signs—if you can only believe this. Overcome your own skepticism and your power returns. Sort of like Harry Potter...

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 20) Some friends need your help; some want to order you around; some want to play with you; and some want to cry on your shoulder.

It’s all happening simultaneously and it is exhausting. On the other hand, isn’t it great to have so many friends? The Moon in your upbeat sign on Tuesday makes it easy to deal with any problems (or tyrants) with a sense of humor.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 18) The opposition from jolly Jupiter to your ruler (serious Saturn) means that it is time to balance the duties in your life with an equal dose of delights. Look at the Dalai Lama. In spite of his rather serious role in the world, he is always smiling. It’s easy to find reasons to be unhappy, but it’s much more satisfying to ignore the depressing and laugh anyway. Try it. You’ll like it.

AQUARIUS (January 19 - February 17) As the sign most associated with humanitarian efforts, the current state of the planet presents an array of worthy causes. Your chart suggests looking abroad for ways to help. If you cannot travel right now, consider joining the local chapter of an international organization. This is a great week to start learning a foreign language. Or, for those of you who prefer domestic challenges, it’s time to perfect your skills with exotic or ethnic recipes. You’re having a globally influenced week. Enjoy.

PISCES (February 18 - March 19) Having go-for-it Mars, give-me-a-massage Venus and let-me-check-your-references Saturn in your intimacy house simultaneously is certainly a confusing experience. Your lover doesn’t know whether to book a hotel room or hire an attorney. To make matters even more interesting, outrageously changeable Uranus has returned to your sign for a seven-month stay. Hot. Cold. High. Low. Stay. Go. Your lover may need to hire a therapist along with that attorney... ✹ Email Lynda Ray at cosmicclues@gmail.com or check out her website at www.lyndarayastrology.com 30 PACIFIC SUN SEPTEMBER 10 – SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

PUBLIC NOTICES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 29 20, 2010. (Publication Dates: August 27; September 3, 10, 17, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124809 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as SHROOMIN NEWMANS PHILIN STATION, 139 MONO AVE., FAIRFAX, CA 94930: DANIEL W. MACLENNAN, 139 MONO AVE., FAIRFAX, CA 94930; PHIL NEARY, 139 MONO AVE., FAIRFAX, CA 94930. This business is being conducted by a general partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on August 23, 2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 24, 2010. (Publication Dates: August 27; September 3, 10, 17, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2010124776 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as PRIOLO & CO., 80 THROCKMORTON AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: SUSAN PRIOLO, 11 CRESCENT LANE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930; CARL PRIOLO, 11 CRESCENT LANE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. This business is being conducted by a husband & wife. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on August 19, 2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 19, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124792 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as LITTLE MOVEMENTS DAY CARE, 424 WILLIAM AVE., LARKSPUR, CA 94939: ANN LASHELLE-SALVETTI, 424 WILLIAM AVE., LARKSPUR, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on December 2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 20, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124790;1-4 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as SEQUOIA FILMS;MADRONE POST; PLUTO ENTERTAINMENT; SUNRISE RENTALS, 155 N. REDWOOD DR. #250, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: INDIGO FILMS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC., 155 N. REDWOOD DR. #250, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 20, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124705; 1-2 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as KEY PROPERTY; KEY BAY PROPERTY, 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE #199, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: BONNIE R. LEVINE, 16 CASTLEWOOD DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 10, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124820 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as NOBLE BUILDERS, 233 PRINCE ROYAL DR., CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: NOBLE QUAIL CORP., 233 PRINCE ROYAL DR., CORTE MADERA, CA 94925. This business is being conducted by a corporation.

Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 25, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124819 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as ROSS PLUMBING, 233 PRINCE ROYAL DR., CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: NOBLE QUAIL CORP., 233 PRINCE ROYAL DR., CORTE MADERA, CA 94925. This business is being conducted by a corporation.

Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 25, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124837 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as CHEZ SUZANNE, 268 PRINCETON AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: SUSAN

PRIDMORE, 268 PRINCETON AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on October 1, 2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 27, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124855 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MICRO-MED SERVICES, 2400 LAS GALLINAS AVE. SUITE 165, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: THOMAS ATTARDI, 2400 LAS GALLINAS AVE. SUITE 165, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on August 31, 2010.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 31, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124870 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as APPETIZER MEDIA, 1 BLACKFIELD DR. #402, TIBURON, CA 94920: SHIFFCO, INC., 1 BLACKFIELD DR. #402, TIBURON, CA 94920. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on September 1, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 10, 17, 24; October 1, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124875 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as A FORCE OF NATURE, 111-C STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MYRA JEAN PANALIGAN, 111-C STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by a individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on January 12, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on September 1, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 10, 17, 24; October 1, 2010) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304221 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder’s Office.

Fictitious Business name(s): PINK LILY, 111-C STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. Filed in Marin County on: January 12, 2009. Under File No: 119589. Registrantâ ™s Name(s): MYRA J. PANALIGAN, 111-C STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on September 1, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 10, 17, 24; October 1, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124737 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as PAGE LARKIN EVENTS, #1 WEATHERLY DR. #204, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: KERRY DALY, #1 WEATHERLY DR. #204, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 13, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 10, 17, 24; October 1, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 124857 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as DOVETAIL COLLABORATION, 15 SAUSALITO BLVD., SAUSALITO, CA 94965: KARE ANDERSON, 15 SAUSALITO BLVD., SAUSALITO, CA 94965; KRIS SCHAEFFER, 200 VAN NESS AVE. #162, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is being conducted by a co-partners. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 31, 2010. (Publication Dates: September 10, 17, 24; October 1, 2010)

997 All Other Legals STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304208 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder’s Office.

Fictitious Business name(s): JAYNE SALON, 160 EAST BLITHEDALE AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. Filed in Marin County on: March 26, 2008. Under File No: 116699. Registrant’s Name(s): JAYNE WHITTLES, 153 SEQUOIA

DR., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on July 19, 2010. (Pacific Sun: August 20, 27; September 3, 10, 2010) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304218 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder’s Office.

Fictitious Business name(s): EUPHORIA SPA, 1104 LINCOLN AVE. SUITE 1, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. Filed in Marin County on: October 1, 2008. Under File No: 2008118722.

Registrant’s Name(s): LIU JI CHEN, 202 KENT AVE., KENTFIELD, CA 94904. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on August 18, 2010. (Pacific Sun: August 27; September 3, 10, 17, 2010) PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE. SAUSALITO MINI STORAGE according to the provisions of Division 8 of the California Business and Professional Code, Chapter 10, Section 21707(a) hereby gives NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE. SAUSALITO MINI STORAGE will conduct a public sale of the contents of the storage units named below, with the contents being sold for lawful money of the United States of America. The Sale is being held to satisfy an OWNER’S LIEN and will be held at: SAUSALITO MINI STORAGE, 415 COLOMA STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965.

The property will be sold to the highest bidder on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 at 11:00AM. Should it be impossible to sell all of the lots on the above date, the sale will be continued to another date as announced by the auctioneer, Duane M. Hines, Bond No. RED 1016142. The property to be sold consists of household goods and personal effects belonging to the occupant(s) identified below. For additional information call: (415) 332-6520, Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Name of owner is followed by lot number: STANLEY HUDSON: UNIT #D-104; TAMARA NACE: UNIT #805; JOHN SAUL: UNIT #222; RODNEY ANDERSON: UNIT #J-17; ROBERT CHRISTMAN: UNIT #D-7; ROBERT CHRISTMAN: UNIT #D-10; STEVE SAYAD: UNIT #169; CONSTANCE WALTERS: UNIT #206. Pacific Sun: (September 3, 10, 2010) SUMMONS AMENDED (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case Number (Numero del Caso): VCU 10-236793 NOTICE TO DEFENDENT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): L. RYDMAN AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS CLAIMING INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS “THE EAST 20.38 FEET OF LOT 16 AND THE WEST 36.27 FEET OF LOT 17 IN BLOCK 3 OF VISALIA HOME BUILDER’S NO.2 ADDITION TO THE CITY OF VISALIA, COUNTY OF TULARE AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 17, PG 32 MAPS, OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.” YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): BRIAN A. DUNN. NOTICE!You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you; your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) the California Courts Online Self-help Center (www.courinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp) or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The courtÆs lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO: Lo han demando. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escucher su version.

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Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado immediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision de abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los resquisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California. (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperaciĂ&#x192;Š n de $10,000 Ă&#x192;Š mĂ&#x192;ÂĄs de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesiĂ&#x192;Š n de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de las corte es) TULARE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, VISALIA DIVISION, 221 S. MOONEY BLVD., VISALIA, CA 93291. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante es): BRIAN A. DUNN, 1510 W. MINERAL KING AVE., VISALIA, CA 93291, TEL (559)936-5163. Date (Fecha): June 25, 2010 /s/ LaRayne Cleek, Clerk, by (Secretario); Samantha Quevedo, Deputy (Adjunto) (Pacific Sun: August 27; September 3, 10, 17, 2010)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: THOMAS N. WOOTERS. Case No. PR-1004374. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of THOMAS N. WOOTERS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: AARON L. IVEY in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that AARON L. IVEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: September 20, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept: K, Room: K, of the Superior Court of California, Marin County, located at Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice

form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: GREGORY R. BEYER, 3230 RAMOS CIRCLE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95827; (916)369-9760. (Publication Dates: September 3, 10, 17, 2010) AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. JV 24869A. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MICHAEL DEHNERT filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: OLIVIA DAWN GARDNER to LEILANI LABOURDETTE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: October 19, 2010, 1:30PM, Dept. A, Room A, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 113, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. 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: August 24, 2010 /s/ Hal E. Goldfine, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Pacific Sun: September 10, 17, 24; October 1, 2010)

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Q:

I met my dream girl in my poker group in grad school. I recently moved far away to start my own company, but I plan to move back in about six months, once itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up and running. I just learned on Facebook that she and her boyfriend broke up, so I sent her ďŹ&#x201A;owers. She posted a picture of them and thanked me publicly on Facebook, but hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t answered my email asking about her plans after grad school. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too interested in me, so I need some good ideas. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on a shoestring budget, so what can I do from 1,000 miles away that would rub her the right way?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hopeful

A:

Your best bet? Invent time travel, go back to the day you sent her those ďŹ&#x201A;owers and get drunk and pass out before you can click â&#x20AC;&#x153;submit order.â&#x20AC;?

Sending ďŹ&#x201A;owers to a girl youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had no sexual or even romantic contact with is only appropriate if the girl is a racehorse who just won the Preakness. Once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve slept with a girl, sure, send her a bouquet. Otherwise, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty much like going to the ďŹ&#x201A;orist and saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What color roses say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m lacking in social intelligenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;? Oh, yeah...and could you add a few sprigs of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Boy, am I glad you stopped sleeping with that other guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;?â&#x20AC;?

As somebody whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starting a company on a shoestring budget, chances are, your regular daily form of transportation isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a Gulfstream V with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;My other car is a primer gray Volvoâ&#x20AC;? bumper sticker on the back. While you can keep in touch with the occasional witty email, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s otherwise no way but the wrong way youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll rub this girl by trying to pursue her from 1,000 miles away.

Of course, the single best reason to stop pursuing this girl is that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shown no interest in you beyond whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the one holding the ace of spades. But, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s say you have a chance with her. If you spend six months obsessing over her (and worse yet, if sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reason you move back), when you do see her, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sure to radiate all the personality of a trapped animal. Quit clinging to your faraway â&#x20AC;&#x153;dream girl,â&#x20AC;? go ask a real live local girl out and rediscover the joy of old-fashioned instant messaging. No, no more sending questions off into space to sit unanswered on some girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s computer. Just whisper them straight from your pillow to the cute neighbor girl on the pillow across from yours, and get answers instantly to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Got plans after grad school?â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;or, better yet, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Got time to do that again before you leave for work?â&#x20AC;?

Q:

After a great date with a guy I met online, he suggested going out again.

Later that evening, he texted that he looked forward to hanging out again. Four days later, he emailed, wanting to know my schedule. I emailed it to him and never heard back. A week later, I got an apologetic email, saying heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d had the stomach ďŹ&#x201A;u all week. Pardon my insensitivity, but how hard would itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to email that he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hang because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s puking his brains out? Part of me wants to give him another chance, part of me wants to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;See ya.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Flake Avoider

A:

It takes a special kind of person to stare into a toilet bowl of his own vomit and wonder whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in his inbox. Come on. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like the leaves changed while you were waiting to hear from him. Besides, he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t your boyfriend, just some guy you had a single date with. And, by the way, he actually showed a pretty remarkable level of communication and considerationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;verbally, and by email and textâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;before he found himself watching instant replays of his lunch.

Part of you wants to give him another chance? Which part, the part that hopes to not be so prosecutorial as to ďŹ nd no guy appropriately perfect to be your boyfriend? Sure, we all have about ďŹ ve modes of near-instant communication, but having the ability to respond instantly doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t translate into a mandate that we do. OK, maybe youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d leap up out of a coma to check your email, but he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a bad person if he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do the same. What kind of person is he? Go on a few more dates with him and you might ďŹ nd out. (Time, not angry assumptions, will tell.) Consider yourself lucky if his big character ďŹ&#x201A;aw is an inability to multitask while projectile vomiting. â&#x153;š Š Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. www.advicegoddess.com. Got a problem? E-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com or write to Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405.

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HADDOCK FILLETS

Wild caughtâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;previously frozen. Make ďŹ sh kabobsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; thread ďŹ sh, green peppers, pineapple and red onions on skewers. Marinate in 1/2c lime juice and 11/2 Tbsp brown sugar for 30 min. Grill at medium-high heat for 10 min. or until ďŹ sh ďŹ&#x201A;akes.

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