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››LETTERS ‘Fire sauce’ on the mountain Another opinion about the food and costs at Terrapin Crossroads [“Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion, Indeed!” Feb. 1; “Beat It On Down the Line,” Feb. 15]. Admittedly I am a fan of Grateful Dead music, but my financial resources are somewhat limited. I’ve been to Terrapin four or five times. The food is fine if not incredible, the cost is high or moderate depending on what you compare it to. They are not really high end but neither are they Taco Bell. I find the service competent and friendly. I appreciate that I can go there sometimes and hear live music, as I eat, at these “high” prices but pay no cover. The shows with Phil [Lesh] and Jackie Greene were $65. That’s not that high in today’s market for high quality live music in a small setting. My guess is that there has always been, and there still are, some folks that have an attitude about the Dead and their devoted following. Maybe because they just don’t get it; maybe it’s the old drug associations; maybe it’s the hippie thing for people that just don’t get that. Whatever. There’s always Taco Bell— or Grilly’s for a big splurge. Thank you to Phil—and Weir at Sweetwater—for bringing more live music to Marin. Roger Marsden, Fairfax
Sorry Deadheads, it’s either a ‘Box of Rain’ or a box of seven-layer burritos...
He’s come to take his children home... I’d like to respond to the recent letters to the editor regarding Phil Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, the main complaint of the writers was the excessive ticket costs for shows there. I live near Santa Cruz and have been to Terrapin Crossroads around a dozen times since it opened. I do not have much excess income after all the bills are paid but I choose to spend most of my entertainment budget on seeing live music or sporting events. The idea that Mr. Lesh opened this business because he is “entitled” and sees his customers as his “minions” is not only ridiculous but rude as well. Lesh was involved with a very large business that existed for around 30 years that famously earned very little profit due somewhat to their hyper-generosity, and that business was the Grateful Dead. For decades, tens of thousands of music fans were treated to concerts that they found so enjoyable that they would forget about their normal lives and do everything they could to go to another show. The Grateful Dead were the most popular live music act in history based on ticket sales, yet they were often broke and in debt. Considering the amount of unbridled joy that Lesh and his various bands have brought to just my friends and acquaintances over the years, it seems just to me that he and his family should be able to live comfortably without having people bitch about how much money he makes. Being that he is currently 72 years old, I also found it completely reasonable when I read that Mr. Lesh decided that he’d
prefer not to live on a tour bus so much anymore. So he decided to open up his own place so that he could keep doing what he loves, which is play music and I’d wager that fans of him and Grateful Dead music were psyched to hear that news. Every Wednesday so far in 2013 Phil has played a free show with the “Terrapin Family Band.” On most Sundays at brunch you can come down and see the same band or other musicians playing for free. I have paid $35, $65 and $150 for tickets and have left happy every time. The ticket prices for shows are based on who Phil is playing with. The $150 show I went to was a reunion of one of his old bands featuring musicians who currently tour with the likes of the Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic—and they are very well paid at those gigs. For those musicians to fly into the area for the week and play, it costs money. The venue holds about 250 people, which is a tiny place to have concerts like these. These events are special and appreciated. Most people I see at Terrapin Crossroads concerts love the place and love the opportunity to see Phil play in such an intimate venue at this point in his life. While reading the letter to the editor and seeing that someone had managed to get into print that Mr. Lesh feels entitled and treats his customers like his minions or personal ATM made me sick to my stomach. This man has given and given and continues to give and every time I get to see and hear him live I consider myself lucky. The fact that he has taken the music that his fans would travel thousands of miles to see in big theaters, arenas and stadiums and is putting it on regularly at an intimate venue with great food and a great staff is truly amazing. Thank you Phil and Terrapin Crossroads and please keep up the good work. Chip, Ben Lomond
‘The mouth of a fool feeds on folly, chain pizza’—Proverbs 15:14 A wise man once said, “He who is unaware of his ignorance will be only misled by his knowledge.” David from Ross Valley is really unaware [“Hoity Toity Pizza Won’t Be Seeing My Dough,” Jan. 4]. I suggest he stop by (possibly after his next Eat the Rich meeting) at Pizzalina around 7pm or so and then apologize for being so wrong about Red Hill taking away familyfriendly places. The owner and staff are warm, friendly and welcoming to people of all ages. During his visit he might have a salad and a glass of wine and improve his disposition. Another wise man said, “It is better to be thought a fool than to write bad letters to the editor and remove all doubt.” Or something like that.
Johnny got his ‘Grand Theft Auto’ It’s not the “violent videos” that need to be removed, but the dumb parents who leave guns around for their truly disturbed children to get their hands on and use them inappropriately. How come girls (who see the same violent videos) aren’t playing with guns and killing people? We live in a culture that glorifies WAR, promises our youth if they join the military and kill a few strangers...they’ll get a free college education and be heroes. Marcia Blackman, San Rafael
Why blame a silly game for desensitizing nation’s youth to violence?
Greenbrae highway scheme will curb itself! There’s been plenty of opposition to the northbound segment of the Greenbrae/Twin Cities Corridor Project [“Un-Lucky Drive,” Feb. 15] expressed at public meetings, in the press, in written comments objecting to the Negative Declaration, and on Facebook, YouTube, and the Marin Deserves Better website where people can get information on alternatives. Removal of the existing pedestrian-bicycle overpass in order to build the northbound segment will create a highly dangerous situation for students going to Hall Middle School and Redwood High, transit users going between bus stops, and all others on foot or bicycle who must go from one side of the freeway to the other. The Steinhauser spin machine can’t cover up all the flaws in their preferred project, and it will sink under the weight of public opposition. Walter McClellen, Corte Madera
We prefer ‘the Vicar of Crostini’... Proposition: Let’s call the soon-to-be-former pope “Ex Benedict.” Kimberly Clark, Greenbrae
Larry Walsh, San Rafael
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hat’s a good way to balance the state budget? The governor’s office thinks cutting a successful program that promotes child health and reduces greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion is a good place to look for savings. Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration is proposing to eliminate dedicated funding for the state’s Safe Routes to School program, which began in Marin and has benefited more than 1,400 schools nationwide since 1999. The plan calls for implementing the 2013-14 state budget July 1 with a consolidation of programs for bicycle and pedestrian projects. It would consolidate five programs—Transportation Alternatives Program, the Recreational Trails Program (which funds things like hiking and mountain bike trails), Safe Routes to School, the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program and the Bicycle Transportation Account—into one program called Active Transportation, to be administered by the state Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. A component disconcerting to local bicycle and pedestrian transportation advocates is the inclusion of a funding cut
for the consolidated program. According to the budget trailer bill proposed by the Brown administration and released Feb. 1, funding available for active transportation will decline from $147 million a year in fiscal 2012 to $134 million. The consolidation in California mirrors a federal plan. In March 2012 the Senate passed its version of the federal transportation-funding bill, MAP-21. A battle in the House and deliberations between the House and the Senate were a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the perspective of the observer. The good, at least in the eyes of environmental advocates, was the excising of congressional support for the Keystone pipeline and coal in the transportation bill. The bad was that the excision came at the price of sacrificing the standing of alternative transportation in the legislation. Under the previous transportation bill, three programs, Safe Routes to School, Transportation Enhancements and the Recreational Trails program, received dedicated funding. MAP-21 eliminated their dedicated status and put them into the same funding pot, along with some other programs, including environmental mitigation projects, some former scenic byways projects like turnouts and some other roadway projects. All the pro9>
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San Rafael to put homeless to work The San Rafael City Council is taking the bull by the horns—or, rather, the litter by the dust pan—and contracting with a nonprofit agency to put the town’s homeless population to work cleaning the streets. The council voted unanimously this week to pay Palo Alto agency Downtown Street Team $272,000 to launch a one-year temporary employment program that recruits a dozen homeless participants, supplies them with cleaning tools and assigns them 20-hour-per-week tidying shifts in areas around the town. Those who take part in the program will receive gift cards of about $100 to be used for food and clothing and will have access to a program advocate who will assist them in writing resumes and finding housing. Andrew Hening, of Downtown Street Team, is slated to be the local project manager for the San Rafael program.
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Accrediting ‘warning’ status lifted for College of Marin In a month that’s included the announcement of a 9 percent enrollment drop at College of Marin, the community college received some good news this week—it’s out of the state accreditation naughty corner. A year ago COM was back on the accreditation hot seat when the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges issued a formal warning to the Kentfield school—saying it hadn’t sufficiently heeded previous ACCJC calls for better long-term planning, more services at the Indian Valley campus, improved board leadership, better library access and more options for online classes. College of Marin has been walking a tightrope with the Accrediting Commission since the 1990s; in 2008 the college was placed on probation—a more 9
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Places in the heart Love is never having to say, ‘Happy Valentine’s Day, here’s 200 bucks...’ by Nik k i Silve r stein
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alone doing nothing in a dark bedroom, do you?” He knows he won’t be alone with my mother hovering over him and there’s not a dark room in that sunny Florida house. I ask him to be rational. “Google it,” he yells. “Joe Paterno and Bear Bryant.” This from the man who has never used a computer in his life. Oy. He wins. I report back to my mother to let this drop for a while. Instead, Mimi fights back like an insolent teen, responding to anything Sol says with one word. Yes. No. Hi. Bye. That’s about the extent of her vocabulary with him, unless she needs money. Then she’s willing to speak a complete sentence or two. He still phones her every morning and evening as though life is dandy. In the beginning of February, he asks her what she wants for Valentine’s Day. She remains silent for days, which prompts him to continue pestering her. Finally, she blows. “Every year I’ve told you and I’m not telling you anymore. Take the initiative and get me something you think I want.” When the mail arrives on Valentine’s Day, she receives a red envelope with Sol’s sloppy scribble. Inside is a check for $200. Mimi feels hurt by the obvious absence of any effort on his part. Until she looks at the big card. The cover depicts a dog dancing. The next page shows the pooch asleep. The third has him in the doghouse, hanging his head. On the final page, she finds the pup with his arms around a woman and a little ditty that melts her anger away: “I’ve been in moods both good and bad, I’ve been in bed too late, And truth to tell in times in times of stress, I’ve been in quite a state, I’ve been in your good graces and in the doghouse too, But there’s one thing I say, And that’s I’m in love with you.” A diamond necklace wouldn’t bring her more joy. Her man understands. She calls him. “Thank you for the card, Sol. It must have taken you a long time to find the perfect sentiment.” Instead of simply accepting her thanks, my father says the stupidest thing he’s probably ever uttered: “I don’t know what I sent you.” Our time is up. Please come back in two weeks to find out how my mother responds to my father’s admission that he was buying my sister’s birthday card and grabbed the Valentine’s card without reading it. See you then. < Email: nikki_silverstein@yahoo.com
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1. What are Sausalito’s three main shopping streets? 2. How many films were nominated for this year’s Academy Award as Best Motion Picture: five, nine or 10? 3. What is the loudest insect, whose noise can be as loud as 120 decibels, especially during its mating season? 4. In what year did Christopher Columbus and his ships first arrive in the New World? 7a 5. Complete these song titles: 5a. Beach Boys: “Help Me, ...” 5b. Roberta Flack: “Killing Me ...” 5c. Cyndi Lauper: “Girls Just ... 5d. U2: “I Still ...” 6. What 19th-century writer is considered Denmark’s greatest author of fairy tales? 7. Pictured, right: All named for birds: 7a. Team Melky Cabrera will play for 7b this season 7b. She did her noble work during the Crimean War 7c. Name the movie title and actor who played him 8. Detroit’s Lake Shore Drive follows what lake, located between Lake Huron and Lake Erie? 9. A dog named Terry was paid $125 a week for his role in The Wizard of Oz, playing what character? 10. Women’s stockings were originally made of silk, but from the 1920s-1940s were increasingly constructed from what two synthetic fibers? BONUS QUESTION: How many U.S. state capitals are farther west than Los Angeles?
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VU.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer are working hard to protect Marin’s water and wildlife. Earlier this month, they introduced the San Francisco Bay Restoration Act, a bill that would provide five years of funding for the San Francisco Estuary. “I am pleased to work with Sen. Feinstein to move forward on legislation that will protect and restore the health of the bay and continue improving water quality,” said Sen. Boxer, a former Pacific Sun reporter. If all goes well, there’s a plan for a 25,000-acre wildlife refuge in east Marin and southern Sonoma County. The Marin sites include the former Hamilton Airfield, Bel Marin Keys and Bahia. Thank you, senators, for caring about Marin and the future of our land, water and precious wildlife.
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WAccording to a Marin County Sheriff ’s report, three men stole two cases of beer from the Safeway in Strawberry Village in the wee hours of the morning Sunday. Shoplifting—bad, but not violent. Hardly worthy of a Zero. Until, that is, the trio of idiots left in a gold minivan and began shooting a gun when a security guard followed them. They fired real bullets over 40 bucks worth of beer. Thankfully, the guard wasn’t harmed and he was able to get the van’s license plate number, 4DWZY. (Safeway should give that man a big bonus.) If you know the trigger-happy morons or have information about this incident, please call the Marin Sheriff ’s office at 415/473-7265. Seriously, Marin isn’t the Wild West. Turn these guys in. —Nikki Silverstein
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’d heard about this role reversal phenomenon that occurs between aging parents and their children. Mostly, my middle-aged single girlfriends kvetched about the unpleasant experience, but they complain about everything, which is why I never gave it a second thought. I should have. For the past month, I’ve been in the middle of a silly disagreement that my folks are having about Valentine’s Day. It’s both amusing and unsettling to listen to my mother and father turn into naughty children. The stories they tell me are entertaining. Still, I’m uncomfortable acting as the go-between and the judge in the dramas they create. I feel like a kid. How can I play the role of a grown-up? Mustering up the small amount of maturity that I possess, I plunge into my parents’ private affairs. Which, I now share with you. Let me assure that I’m not breaking confidences. I actually used this column as a threat to force my mom and dad to behave. Each had a similar response: “Go ahead and write about it. Your (insert mother or father) is wrong and I don’t care who knows.” A little background on my parents’ interesting relationship. My mother, Mimi, and my father, Sol, have two homes in two different states. She lives primarily in South Florida and he in South Carolina. They spend holidays, vacations and the summer months together. When apart, they speak on the phone every day. At 83, Sol works full-time. Mimi has a job too. She works hard at spending his money. The tiff between them has been brewing. Mimi wants Sol to move to Florida. Even though he doesn’t need the paycheck, he stubbornly refuses to retire and relocate. “It’s my privilege to keep working,” Sol points out. “Your mother can come here if she wants to be with me.” There’s the rub. She wants to be with my father, just not in South Carolina. “His brother is here,” Mimi says. “My friends and relatives are here. He should stop already and come here.” As the intermediary, I ask my dad to give me specific reasons for his pigheaded position. He plays the death card. “If I quit work, I will wither away and die in six months, just like Joe Paterno and Bear Bryant.” “Dad, you’re not a football coach. You sell vinyl siding.” “It happens to be my mind-set that I need a challenge,” he counters. “Selling challenges me. You don’t want me to die
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< 7 Safe Routes program not so safe… grams and projects were lumped together as Transportation Alternatives—and federal funding was cut for them. California advocates of alternative transportation, walking and biking programs, including Safe Routes to School, thought the state could navigate the new transportation-funding landscape without making big changes. As other states looked to consolidate their programs, local advocates thought that somehow it would be different here. Marin resident Deb Hubsmith, a founder of Safe Routes, helped organize the program and was instrumental in getting it off the ground in Marin before anywhere else in the country started the program. She currently is director of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. “The current proposal is a step backward for California’s active transportation future,” says Hubsmith. “The budget proposal needs to ensure that pedestrian and bicycle funding continues to flow to local agencies. We need a bold vision for California that improves the health and safety of children and everyone.” Under the governor’s proposal, Safe Routes would be forced to compete with other transportation programs for funding—its dedicated funding gone. Program advocates worry that large transportation programs could overwhelm the new system at the expense of Safe Routes. The issue is far from academic—but academic studies have shown consistently that Safe Routes yields health benefits for children and clean-air benefits for everybody. Meeting clean-air targets is a key goal of the Brown administration. Promoting bicycle and pedestrian transportation should be a component in plans to reach that goal, say bicycle and pedestrian advocates. And reducing traffic congestion by promoting a program that encourages walking and biking to school is a no-brainer, they say. A big portion of local traffic congestion in Marin during weekdays comes from motorists dropping off and picking up children at schools. “Programs like California’s Safe Routes to School are critical to reducing congestion around schools,” says travel behavior analyst Nancy McGuckin. They also ensure that children are safe in their travel to school, and create “a generation of healthy and active children in California.” A California National Household Travel Survey shows that rates of walking to school in California increased 10 percent in the decade since Safe Routes started. Nearly one third of school-age children in California walk or bike to school. The national average is just 13 percent. But bicycle and pedestrian fatalities are higher in California than the national average, another reason not to put Safe Routes in jeopardy, say advocates. Safe Routes is a multi-pronged program that seeks to educate children and parents about the health and lifestyle
benefits of walking and biking. It also is responsible for creating and improving bike and pedestrian routes. In the words of Suzanne Loosen, transportation planner at the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM), Safe Routes administers programs that deal with “education, encouragement and engineering.” After the federal MAP-21 received congressional approval, California biking and walking advocates gathered to look at how the federal action would affect the state and how California could navigate the new transportation landscape. Hubsmith received an appointment to the state’s official working group for MAP21 implementation. “We had a lot of meetings from August to November [2012]. And everything was trending in the right direction. There was a recommendation to keep the state and the federal Safe Routes programs. They were basically going to keep everything the way we wanted.” Then, says Hubsmith, “all of a sudden,” the state Department of Finance released the results of an audit of the Caltrans Division of Local Assistance, the agency that has been administering the state programs that include Safe Routes. That was when, says Hubsmith, “everything changed.” The Department of Finance saw savings and called for reducing the staff at the Caltrans Division of Local Assistance from eight employees to two. To accommodate the repercussions of the personnel cut, the proposal included consolidating the five existing alternative transportation programs into one, streamlining the funding process. “Safe Routes is a unique program,” says Hubsmith. “It brings together schools and counties and cities and students and teachers to be able to make the program work. We’re concerned that would not happen in a big Active Transportation Program. There will be new criteria set for the programs, and Safe Routes may not compete well.” Whether it will or will not is an open question because many of the details in the governor’s plan still are inchoate. Also uncertain is exactly when and how the reformation of the alternative transportation programs will take place—and that has bike and pedestrian advocates nervous. Under the current proposal, the existing programs, including Safe Routes, will sunset June 30. But no date has been set on when the revamped Active Transportation Program will begin, so there is no sunrise for these programs yet. “If it is going to take a year [to get up and running],” says Hubsmith, “let’s make sure the legislation indicates that the new program guidelines will be complete in legislative statute by July 1, 2014. There needs to be congruency. It’s just not wise to sunset programs and not have a deadline for when the new ones” kick in, especially when staff gets cut. Jeannie Ward-Waller, California advocacy organizer for Safe Routes, says that the unknowns surrounding the governor’s proposal should give pause. “We’ve
been trying to approach it positively, but if dedicated funding for Safe Routes is eliminated, communities across the state, especially lower-income communities that have been prioritized through [Safe Routes] are going to be affected and are not going to have the same opportunity they have had in the past.” Marin is in a bit of a better position because of two measures local voters passed that generate funds benefiting Safe Routes projects, including creating and upgrading sidewalks as well as bike and pedestrian pathways. In 2004, voters approved Measure A, which increased the local sales tax to generate funds that go to transportation projects, including Safe Routes. In 2010, Marin voters passed Measure B, which increased the vehicle license fee. The Marin Safe Routes program receives about $700,000 a year from the measures Marin voters approved, according to Loosen. The remaining money in the local Safe Routes annual budget, which is about $1 million, Loosen says, comes from grants, state and federal funds. The portion that comes from state and federal funds would be at risk with the new consolidated transportation program budget because Safe Routes will be forced to compete for money it previously had received as dedicated funding. David Chan, TAM’s manager of programming, says a source of uncertainty comes from not knowing what other projects will be in competition for the new Active Transportation dollars. “There’s less certainty and the possibility that other projects will take up a greater share of money. We don’t really know what’s going to happen.” Chan says a recent report issued by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission says the same thing. Hubsmith and other advocates have been walking the halls in Sacramento, spreading the word about what the changes would mean for the highly successful Safe Routes program. She and WardWaller say legislators are listening. Hubsmith says it may come down to introducing a bill that would on its own extend the
life of Safe Routes. Then, if the governor’s proposal gets hammered into acceptable shape, Safe Routes would support folding the new bill into the governor’s plan. Above all, say Safe Routes advocates, the end game should result in stable dedicated funding for their program. There has been pushback in the form of petitions and letters. Among others, TAM, the Marin County Council of Mayors and Council Members, the city of Novato and the county Board of Supervisors have written to the governor urging him to support Safe Routes. “We understand the governor’s rationale for creating this consolidated program,” says Supervisor Judy Arnold, “but we believe that the gains we have achieved in traffic safety and health benefits for children since Safe Routes to School started far outweigh any financial gain. Marin County is the leader in the Safe Routes program in the whole state.” The county is asking for a stable funding level in the budget trailer bill. Without that stable funding, adds Arnold, “I think we are going to see the program drastically reduced if not eliminated. I think that would be a real shame.” Hubsmith is equally worried. She says sunsetting transportation programs without setting a firm new startup date would encourage eliminating them. When programs stop receiving funds, even temporarily, she notes, it gets hard to start up again unless legislative provisions have been enacted. “We’re interested in working with the administration and the Legislature to ensure that the Active Transportation Program serves the needs of California,” says Hubsmith. After all the details have been enumerated and the bottom line has been tallied, a legitimate question remains: Is it beneficial to reduce spending a relatively small amount by altering a program that’s producing long-term health and safety and environmental results? < Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.
< 7 Newsgrams serious nudge toward loss of accreditation—at a time of particular turmoil for the longstanding community college. Jose Ortiz, chancellor of the Peralta Community College District, led an accrediting commission team visit to COM in November. He says he’s impressed with the progress the college faculty and staff have made since being issued the warning last February. “It is clear that there has been a shift in the college culture,” Ortiz said in a statement.
New lease on life for Marin General The boards of Marin General Hospital and the publicly elected Marin Healthcare District have approved a draft of a new lease for the hospital; the current lease expires in December 2015. Public meetings being held throughout this month give community members an opportunity to voice their opinions. Two more public meetings are scheduled: Thursday, Feb. 21, 7 pm at the MGH Conference Center, 250 Bon Air Road, Greenbrae Saturday, Feb. 23, 1 pm at the Dance Palace, 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station The draft of the lease and more information can be accessed at www.marinhealthcare. org/lease.
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Welcome back! Harbor porpoises skipped town more than six decades ago, and no one’s sure why they've returned.
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hat would possess four men to work all week at their paying jobs and voluntarily spend weekends documenting the comings and goings of harbor porpoises in the San Francisco Bay? “It’s a labor of love,” says Bill Keener, an attorney for the Environmental Protection Agency by day, who transforms into a marine mammal investigator by night. Corte Madera resident Keener and his longtime marine mammal cohort, biologist Jonathan Stern of Mill Valley, had studied porpoises for decades, though never in the San Francisco Bay. There was never any reason to. For about 65 years, there wasn’t a single sighting of a porpoise within the Golden Gate—not one morsel of a dorsal. But that all changed about five years ago, for reasons still a mystery. It was 2008. Stern was in his boat, the Boston Whaler, motoring just off the Sausalito shore, when he spotted a pod of harbor porpoises, including cows and calves, careening through waves. Stern
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called Keener; his friend was dubious. organization devoted to researching local “The very next day, I went out, and porpoises, as well as dolphins and whales. sure enough, Jonny was right,” says The group also received a federal permit Keener. “Everywhere I searched, I saw allowing them to make a close approach porpoises. It was very intriguing to see to the porpoises by boat for observation these big mammals come back into the and photographic studies. (The Marine bay after a long absence.” Mammal Protection Act requires boats In the following days and weeks, the and people to stay at least 100 yards away researchers watched the shy harbor from the animals.) porpoises from the unique vantage point The bay has turned out to be a treaof the Golden Gate Bridge, which gave sure trove for the investigators. In the them a bird’s eye view of behaviors never five years since Stern saw that first pod of seen before in the wild, including matporpoises there, the GGCR has assembled ing. These observations were significant a comprehensive photographic catalog of because, until then, most scientific data the species. It has identified 575 differon porpoises were the result of postmorent porpoises, each with unique scarring tem examinations of animals that washed or pigmentation. Included in the cataashore. With porpoises suddenly populat- log is an extremely rare white porpoise, ing San Francisco Bay in large numbers, it nicknamed Mini-Moby. In the past 100 became possible to study their freeyears, worldwide, there have been ranging behavior. This prompted only six other documented Keener and Stern—along with reports of white porpoises. A by porpoise-lovin’ pals Izzy Szcznumber of “citizen scientists” N ik k i epaniak and Marc Webber—to have reported white porpoise SILVERSTEIN sightings to the GGCR, some found Golden Gate Cetacean Research (GGCR), a nonprofit sending photos snapped from
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fishing boats and the bridge. “This is the most recognizable porpoise in the Bay Area,” says Keener. As the GGCR continues evaluating the behaviors and distribution of porpoises in the bay, it is also trying to answer the two most often asked questions: Why did the animals leave the bay—and why have they returned? Keener and Stern took a break from their research one sunny February afternoon at the Bayside Cafe in Sausalito to help me wade into their pool of porpoise proficiency. The longtime friends first met in the 1970s while volunteering at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito (Keener later served as its executive director). Stern, now a biology professor at San Francisco State, hobbled into the restaurant using two canes, the result of a recent bilateral knee replacement surgery. Then the energetic Keener rushed in, having just left Cavallo Point at Fort Baker, where he photographed several harbor porpoises, possibly ones he’s never seen before.
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Viewing from the Golden Gate and Cavallo Point offers excellent glimpses of the habits of harbor porpoises.
time. Treasure Island was built in the late ’30s, ship traffic was on the rise and pollution became a problem with the intense urbanization of the surrounding land. During World War II, the United States
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HARBOR PORPOISES WERE common in the bay until they vanished from its waters in the early 1940s. Keener says that several factors likely contributed to their departure. The bay was a busy place at the
Navy closed off the bay by and herring into the bay,” installing a steel net, which Stern says. reached from the bay floor Today, you can find hunto the surface, and exdreds of harbor porpoises tended from Crissy Field in the San Francisco Bay, to Sausalito. While the with sightings reported net effectively blocked enfrom the Carquinez emy ships and submarines Strait to the Golden Gate from passing into the bay, Bridge. “In the open it would also have kept ocean, they’re preyed harbor porpoises away as upon by killer whales well. and great white sharks,” The more difficult quesStern explains. “In the tion to answer: Why have bay, they’re pretty safe, so they returned after 65 they’re top predators.” years? According to Stern, Keener: An EPA attorney by day, a porpoise The porpoises have porpoises live approximate- paladin by night. returned in great numbers, ly 10 years—and therefore, yet Keener hasn’t seen any after such a long absence, any knowledge effect on the other marine mammals in of the S.F. Bay in their society was certainly the area. “The harbor seals are faring well,” gone. There was no institutional memory he says. “The California sea lions have had of the bay as a place to go. Still, somehow some movements over the years. More porpoises made their way into the bay and were at Pier 39 and now less are there, but were rewarded, probably with food. it probably has to do with food distribuThe “State of the Bay Report 2011” tion shifts that are going on oceanically. It indicates that while the Delta is having seems unlikely that the porpoises coming food-source issues, the central bay is doing into the bay would displace hundreds of well in terms of fish productivity. The San sea lions.” Francisco Bay is teeming with baitfish, Even bottlenose dolphins have surfaced a staple for porpoises. “There’s a local recently in the bay. About 30 to 40 have resident population of anchovies that are been seen here, although the San Franthriving, as well as an influx of anchovies cisco coast is at the extreme north end 12>
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cide. Keener thinks that sexual frustration may of their range. A small trigger the behavior in group of 500-600 dolphins dolphins, since the perpelives from here to Mexico. trators tend to be young ‘”We’re collaborating with males. Or, it could be researchers in Monterey that the smaller porpoise Bay,” Keener says. “Basically, reminds the bottlenose all of the adult dolphins dolphin of a baby dolphin that we’ve seen here have and sets off the infanticide been identified already in trigger. Stern thinks it Monterey Bay, or further could stem from bullying south in Los Angeles or Stern discovered the cetacean comeback that goes too far. San Diego.” in 2008. “This behavior underThough the bottlenose scores that cetaceans are dolphins and harbor porpoises may look similar at first glance, brutal with each other. We always look Keener has some tips for cetacean watchers at dolphins and porpoises as peaceful to distinguish the two species. The dolphin humans in wet suits. We have to rememis much larger with a bigger, curved dorsal ber that anthropomorphizing is a terrible fin. You might hear dolphins whistle. The thing to do,” says Stern. Even within the harbor porpoise speharbor porpoise is smaller and has a triangular, stubby dorsal fin. Their ultrasonic cies, behaviors may vary by geographic sounds are above human hearing; however, location. Stern has noticed that porpoises they make puffing sounds when they come in the bay behave differently from those up to breathe. “The old sailors called them he frequently saw in the San Juan Islands puffing pigs and the term pig was used in while studying minke whales. “In the many languages to refer to the porpoise. San Juans, they don’t seem to cotton to The name porpoise is derived from the boats as much as they do here,” he says. “The porpoises here get pretty close to Latin word for pig,” Keener adds. the boats. Typically, they mind their own O O O O business, but once in a while they come over to look at us. I had a mother and calf THE GGCR IS primarily interested in come up behind me and swim under the harbor porpoises, but the group is moniboat. They were curious. The calf was on toring dolphins as well. “We’ve seen them his side looking at me.” together in the bay ignoring each other,” While observing porpoises close up says Keener. Not so in neighboring areas, from their 22-foot boat is invaluable to where there are documented cases of porpicide, which is when a bottlenose dolphin their research, it is the photos Keener took from the Golden Gate Bridge that stunned kills a harbor porpoise. Scientists videomarine mammalogists around the world. taped a lethal attack in Monterey Bay and Some showed porpoises mating. “No one last year a porpoise washed up on Ocean has seen this before anywhere,” Keener deBeach in San Francisco, dead from blunt clared. “We’ve seen this many times now. force trauma consistent with a bottlenose We’ve photographed actual coitus, which dolphin attack. is completed in one to two seconds.” Researchers are just beginning to study With Keener’s telephoto lens, he has the behavior, but Stern and Keener have captured images of the male genitalia of some theories about the cause of porpi-
harbor porpoises. “The penis is 18 inches, about a third of their body size,” Keener says, showing me the remarkable pictures. “The word for this type of mammalian penis is fibroelastic. It’s not vascular like a human penis.” Discussion ensued between Keener and Stern about the nature of the porpoise penis. In the end, Keener agreed with Stern that it is a combination of fibroelastic and blood supply. The penis may also be prehensile (adapted to grasp or hold), making it all the more interesting to researchers. After the cow is impregnated, her gestation period is 10 to 11 months. The calf is usually born in the summer and stays with its mother until the following spring. The mother then separates from her offspring. As the porpoise population in the Bay Area has grown, porpoise reproduction has been fruitful. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) surveys, there is a stock of about 9,000 harbor porpoises from Point Arena in Mendocino County to Pigeon Point in San Mateo County, which includes the animals in the San Francisco Bay. Keener has often stood on the Golden Gate Bridge at high tide and seen more than 100 porpoises during a two-hour period. While the pedestrian walkway of the bridge is the best place to porpoise-watch, Stern and Keener also recommend viewing from Cavallo Point in Fort Baker, located at the east end of the yacht harbor. The animals can be seen from shore during high tide. Bring binoculars, a camera and a notebook, because the GGCR is seeking information from citizens about porpoise sightings in the bay, especially in areas other than the Golden Gate Bridge. To submit a sighting or make a donation to the nonprofit Golden Gate Cetacean Research organization, visit www.ggcetacean.org. “Marin and San Francisco are among the few places in the world now where you
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inging onstage is something that as “Brown Eyed Girl”). Shana’s local roots has always come naturally to me,” run deep: She was born in New York, but Shana Morrison says. “Not being raised in Marin, where as a teen she worked onstage acting, speaking or doing anything at Caledonia Records, the small Fairfax reelse, but singing, I feel in my element. cord store operated by her paternal grand“A music education was a priority in parents George and Violet. my upbringing, not the kind of educaShana went on to earn a business degree tion you get in school or in lessons, but from Pepperdine University in Los Angeles. more in terms of exposure to great music. In the mid-’90s she returned to Marin Having listened to great vocalists like Ray and currently resides in Mill Valley. Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Sam Cooke, Nina Gifted with what the L.A. Times once Simone, Louis Prima. And I’m not going characterized as a “booming, bluesy” to leave out Van Morrison—throughout voice, she entered the music business, remy childhood [he] gave me an arsenal of cording five solo albums, including 2010’s tools to use in my own singing: dynamics, Joyride, and has appeared onstage and on phrasing, alternate melodies, interplay, record with her famous father. improvisation.” “I have been splitting my time between That connection to Van Ireland and Marin for Morrison is a familial one— the past couple years,” COMING SOON Shana Caledonia Morrishe says. “I’ve toured Shana Morrison & Caledonia, son, 42, is the daughter of there with my band, dowith Jimmy Leslie & the Flow, the legendary Northern ing club dates, as well as perform Saturday, Feb. 23, at Irish pop, R&B, jazz singer opening shows for Van 8:30pm, at the Sweetwater Muand songwriter and Janet and singing backup for sic Hall, 119 Corte Madera Ave., “Planet” Rigsbee Minto him. In the past, I’ve sat Mill Valley. $15. 415/388-3850. (the troubled muse imin for a duet or two with mortalized in such songs him whenever our paths
Morrison finds her true comfort zone on stage, and in the occasional easy chair...
crossed, but now I’m singing for the whole show, and that has been a fun challenge as well as great exposure for my own music.” Other highlights of the past year have included opening shows for Don Henley and performing on the TRI webcast “Weir
Here” with Bob Weir and Jason Crosby. She’s also popped up as a guest singer at local shows, sitting in last week at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma with Rhythmtown Jive at the band’s annual Mardis Gras party. Her own band is laden with talent. Her longtime rhythm section features Dawn Richardson (4 Non Blondes) on drums, Paul Olguin (Mazzy Star, Mark Karan) on bass and Ricc Sandoval (Bill Cutler & the Hounds of Time) on guitar. For her upcoming Sweetwater Music Hall show, she’s added multi-instrumentalist Jason Crosby (Robert Randolph Band, Susan Tedeschi) and Texas blues-guitar stalwart Danny Click, a Marin transplant. “He sat in for the last Sweetwater show and was so great,” she says. “We’re having him back to play the whole show.” Expect to see a lot more of Morrison in coming months. She has dates set at Rancho Nicasio (April 13), the Fenix in San Rafael (tentatively scheduled for May), the Novato Festival of Art, Wine and Music (June 9) and the Hopmonk Tavern in Novato (June 29). In regard to her powerhouse voice, Morrison is modest and can be quite selfeffacing, though she can’t hide the sheer joy that singing brings to her. “We all have our good days and bad days as singers, because your voice is your instrument and some days your voice is more fatigued, or you can’t hear yourself through the monitor,” she says. “But, when my voice is feeling rested and I have a great sound system to hear myself clearly, singing is like running from the slide to the swings to the trampoline and then back to the slide. “It’s that much fun!” < Share your joy with Greg at gcahill51@gmail.com. FEBRUARY 22- FEBRUARY 28, 2013 PACIFIC SUN 13
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Creature comforts Comfort-ize your lives, Marinites—but not your style! by Ka t i e Ri ce Jones
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or many of us who leave the hustle and bustle of “the city” and move to “the county,” we come to comfort-ize our lives. Whether we are looking for a more comfortable living situation (a bigger house or lower rent), a better public school system, a reconnection with family or a plethora of parking spots, the quest for a more relaxed lifestyle inspires much of our new lives in Marin even down to our clothes. In fact, from Novato to Fairfax to Sausalito, a relaxed style off dress defines es Marin living. Marinites take great pride in being underdressed ressed for all ns, and it occasions, shows. d out I moved ort to “Comfort most County” almost three years ago et and my closet he hasn’t been the nce same since. Once que filled with unique nd pieces of this and ds a that, it now holds preponderance off d pullover fleece and Lululemon spandex pants. Even for a style watcher like me, it’s been difficultt to resist the comfort-
izing of my personal look. However, my giving in to this uber-casual way of dress has come at a cost: diminished originality and flair. Since everyone in Marin wants to be an original, one wonders: What can be done to recognize and counteract the impact of comfort-izing? In that vein, the following are a few fashion it items and routines that big appear to be the biggest culprits—along with some advice on how to regain a unique sense of style style. bee fleeced You’ve been While there may always be room in a Marin closet for one more piece of flee fleece, it really isn’t appro appropriate to wear for ever y social outin Why not outing. expa your coat expand opt options with casua styles like sual a slimming ca coat, sexy car tr trench or a fi fitted deni jacket? im Ta k e baby steps, if you like, by limiti your coat investment and iting shop sh consignment boutiques such as Sax
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(San Anselmo), Diamonds in the Rough h (Mill Valley) or What at Poppy Wants (Larkrkspur) for a selection n of uniquely appropriate ate coat options. You’re suffering from a style clog Clogs are easy to slip p on and quite comfy, but unless less you have a real purpose for or wearing these clodhoppers ers (like you are on your feet all day) closet them before they hey suck your style dry. Instead, d, stop by Item (Larkspur) and peruse the assortment of sensiblyy chic slipons like UGGs or Toms. ms. You wear “mom-ish” h” jeans From choices on leg cut to ans can be fit to rise to rinse, jeans a tricky purchase, no doubt. It’s really no wonderr so many women throw their hands up wever, you and go baggy. However, haven’t solved yourr problems ny favors) if (or done yourself any you don a pair of shapeless apeless jeans that do nothing forr your rear view. Next time you are in the market for jeans, cut through the denim clutter and search for a pair that has these universally flattering design elements: t Slim leg cut (trims legs) t Medium rise (curbs muffin top) t Dark-ish rinse (slims all over) t Back pockets placed close to the jeans’ center seam (narrows rump). And start your hunt at Kismet (San Anselmo). You’re out for a run, not! Around here, workout wear is everyday wear even when there isn’t any sweat in
ssight. To my mind tthere is something disingenuous about d w wearing clothes that a suited for an active are p purpose in which you ar not planning to are pa partake. Running erra rands isn’t technically ru running, yet grocery sto across Marin are stores fill with shoppers filled L in Lululemon. As cute and comfortable as the new new-fangled running pan can be they really pants aren everyday wear. You aren’t g that same casual can get yet sa sassy look when you choos a basic black choose cotton cotton-blend legging or a skinny black jean. Check out the assortment at LiqMa (San Rafael). uid Marin You’ve ponied-up too man many times I get it it; nobody wants to look too coiffed in Marin b (it could blow your county how cred); however, a little effort in the hair department can go a long way. This means habitual ponytail wearing must come to an end. Maybe you would consider fashioning your hair in other similarly easy ways? Try a bun; it’s the “new” pony. Make “bunning” a twist by visiting Target’s (Novato) hair/beauty aisle and picking up a Goody bun spiral. Or try a blowout. According to Siren Salon of San Anselmo stylist Kimberly Rose, for as little as 35 bucks you won’t have to touch your styled hair for up to five days (except for an occasional combing). < Katie Rice Jones is a Marin-based style consultant. Check out KatieRiceJones.com or follow her @KatieRiceJones.
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ne of the best means of honing your tasting skillsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and increasing your wine-judging confidenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is a comparative tasting. As it happens, the comparative tastings you hear the most about are wine judgings, those artfully, artificially choreographed competition tastings where a gold medal is money in the bank and lesser medals are merely a sisterly kiss. Wine judgings are best for those of us who do the judging: We get to taste a lot of wines...and someone else has to wash the glasses! You can gain far greater benefits from comparative tastings at home. Simply tasting two different chardonnaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like this one better than that oneâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;can be quite instructive. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;triangleâ&#x20AC;? tasting helps you to more effectively spot similarities and differences. Pour two glasses of one wine and a single glass of another, placing a sticky label on the bottom of each glass to identify which wine it is (so you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the name). Move the glasses about so that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know which is which, then taste each one to see if you can spot the one that is different. This is an excellent beginning exercise, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably be surprised at how good you are at picking out the different wine. (The confidence-building thing.) Regional tastings can be quite enlightening. You might compare merlot-based wines from France (Bordeaux), Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Washington state and Australia...and be startled at the differences (and similarities). Vertical tastings are also intriguing, tasting the same wine
from the same winery through a series of vintages. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to note the wineryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;style,â&#x20AC;? yet find differences from one year to the next (most of which are caused by weather differencesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;less here, for example, than in France, where it often rains, even hails during the growing season). My favorite comparative technique is this: Buy two bottles of one pinot noir and a case of another, tasting one against the other at the outset, then only tasting daily from the case (for weeks) until you get to the last bottle; then compare it with the other bottle of the second wine. By getting to really know the one wine, it will really stand out in the final tasting. Tasting wineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;mostly smelling wine, as we have discussed at one point or anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is all about putting all of our senses to work. If you count the satisfying â&#x20AC;&#x153;thunkâ&#x20AC;? of a cork popping out of the bottle, you use every one of your five senses to fully appreciate a bottle of wine.
So, after our sense of hearing, we next put our sense of sight into play. What is the wineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s color? A white wine should show a range from near clear to rich, buttery yellow, reds cherry to plum. Brown tinges imply oxidation. The wine should also be fairly clear, without cloudiness. Then we smell. This is our focal point. Is the fruit fresh, bright, brisk and inviting? Or are there stale or moldy smells that are off-putting, that do not invite a meal, a snack? That would be a major problem. The best wines make our mouth water for something equally tasty. When we put wine in our mouth, we do taste the wine. Is the sweetness appropriate? Are tannins and acidity in balance? Texture becomes a big part of our wine experience. We call this â&#x20AC;&#x153;mouth feel.â&#x20AC;? Good pinot noirs have a succulent, juicy, sensual texture that is just this side of sinful. Sauvignon blancs, when they are young, often have a hard, mineral quality that turns oily and rich with time (years) in bottle. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen serious tasters swirl the wine in the glass. This exposes the wine to oxygen, which releases flavor components into the air, the better for you to smell the wine. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also why tasters draw air over the tongue, to further release flavor esters into their nasal passages. What of spitting? Well, unless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re tasting a dozen wines, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably not necessary. But do think designated driver if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the road. Wine folk are responsible folk, after all. Cheers! < Taste Richard at www.RichardPaulHinkle.com.
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f this year’s Academy Awards were the American Civil War, Lincoln would be about to lose the Union. When the Oscar nominees were announced in January, Steven Spielberg’s 13th Amendment civics lesson was touted as the clear frontrunner in a best picture category filled with several candidates flawed by, let’s see, the overuse of a racial slur, the apparent condoning of torture and, well, being Dutch. The excellent Argo was written off because Ben Affleck wasn’t nominated for best director—supposedly a sign of also-ran status. But as Argo began collecting such Oscar “precursor” awards as best picture at the BAFTAs and the same again at the Golden Globes, etc., the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences seemed clearly a house divided. When Argo took home the Director’s Guild award—arguably the most accurate predictor of a best picture Oscar—things began looking like “Affleck’s march to the sea.” We’ll find out Sunday night whether Lincoln was able to emancipate enough Academy votes to...OK, OK, enough of the Civil War analogies. Here are our picks. Once again, any contestant (ballots were due at the Pacific Sun on Feb. 20) to pick more winners than our on-staff stable of Academy Awards experts will win tickets for two to the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center. Whoever gets the highest total out of all entries will receive a 2013 Gold Star membership to the California Film Institute, which includes discounts on regular screenings and more. Remember, the Big Show is Sunday at 5:30pm.
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Best picture This was supposed to be Lincoln’s to lose— director Spielberg hasn’t won anything since Schindler’s List in the mid 1990s, and the award backlash against him (he’s too good, too often and tends to play it safe these days) may have finally worn off after he turned a civics-history lesson about the 13th Amendment into quite a palatable two hours. And yet Ben Affleck and his big-screen treatment of the declassified Iran-hostage “Canadian Caper,” Argo, seem to be winning all the run-up-to-the-Oscars awards, including best picture and director at the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. It even earned Affleck a best director award from the Director’s Guild of America—which predicts the eventual best director Oscar about 90 percent of the time. Thing is: Affleck wasn’t even nominated for best director by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, meaning Oscar nominating members weren’t that enamored of the film. Who deserves to win: Personally, we wish
Flight or End of Watch were nominated. But instead of those we get Silver Linings Playbook...really? Who will win: Argo has all the momentum; we’d have preferred it, though, if they’d done the “Argo f---k yourself” joke about a dozen fewer times. Leading actor The Academy loves people who play famous people—and Daniel Day-Lewis has swept practically every best actor award this season for his turn as the mumbling, anecdote-loving, emancipating, assassinawaiting 16th prez. Who deserves to win: Joaquin Phoenix in The Master—he may be the best actor in the country at the moment; he’s also the most likely to be in films that don’t win Oscars. Who will win: Daniel Day-Lewis, for being so Lincolnesque. Supporting actor Both Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) and Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) have won this award previously, and both have earned a statue this year from Oscar-predicting groups (Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globes, respectively). Who deserves to win: Philip Seymour Hoffman, in The Master, made L. Ron Hubbard seem even slimier than what we’ve been led to believe already—no small task there. Who will win: We’ll go with Tommy Lee Jones for lending more intrigue to a blowhard named “Thaddeus” than one would expect. Leading actress Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) is either a naturally gifted actress—or, more likely with kid actors, very good at following a director’s cues. Nevertheless, her name is an almost certainty to be butchered by the award presenter—and Oscar voters don’t like to put their own kind in awkward situations (unless it’s as host of the show). Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) and JenAre You Experienced? For contestants who wish to compare their picks with ours on the Big Night, we recommend the California Film Institute’s Oscar Experience, where guests can tally their ballot via live telecast in the Rafael’s main theater, win raffle prizes, bid in a silent auction and eat like a star. Feb. 24. $60 general; $50 members; memories—priceless. Check out www.cafilm.org/oscars.
nifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) each took home Golden Globes—but Lawrence followed with a SAG award. She’s the frontrunner. Who deserves to win: Emmanuelle Riva, in Amour, caps a stellar career with a moving and dignified performance as an elderly woman whose life—as she well knows—is quietly fading away. Who will win: Jennifer Lawrence is Hollywood’s current hottie. Supporting actress At first glance, lotsa mediocre stuff here: Amy Adams overshadowed by the male leads in The Master...Sally Field gobbling up scenery as Mary Todd Lincoln...more of Helen Hunt’s typical condescension in The Sessions...Jacki Weaver was better two years ago in Animal Kingdom...Sheesh. It was a pretty unspectacular year for supporting actress performances. But then: Anne Hathaway started singing, or whatever it was she was doing when those sounds emanated from her mouth in Les Mis. Who deserves to win: Hathaway was quite believable as the hooker with a heart of gold, larynx of aluminum. Who will win: Anne Hathaway’s won the Golden Globe, the SAG and the BAFTA for her turn as Fantine, in Tom Hooper’s update of the Victor Hugo classic. Animated feature As much as we like Tim Burton, we just don’t see any presenters getting up on stage, opening an envelope and saying, “weenie.” Which leaves the frontrunners as Pixar’s yearly contender, Brave, and Wreck-It Ralph, a nostalgic ode to ’80s video games. But the Academy is comprised of mostly over-50s— will they rally behind references to Final Fantasy and Mortal Kombat? Who deserves to win: Anything but the tepid princess story Brave—another play-itsafe entry from Pixar. Who will win: Brave, of course.
Cinematography The American Society of Cinematographers gave its yearly award to Roger Deakins’ work in Skyfall. But the ASC only predicts this Academy Award correctly about half the time—member photography geeks are impressed by different things than the average Academy voter. Who should win: Skyfall—who are we to doubt the Society of Cinematographers. Who will win: Say what you will about Life of Pi, it was eye candy. Costume design Who deserves to win: Our wife, for making us look halfway presentable in public. Who will win: Anna Karenina won the Costume Designers Guild award; it’s the safest bet. Directing The Director’s Guild most often indicates a win here—but with DGA victor Ben Affleck’s snub by the Academy, we have a conundrum. Michael Haneke, Benh Zeitlin and David O. Russell weren’t even nominated by the DGA, so scratch them off. That leaves Spielberg and Ang Lee in contention—neither of whom is winning many pre-Oscar awards. Who deserves to win: For about 30 seconds after the Academy announced its contenders, it was in wide agreement that Spielberg would win his third directing Oscar. Who will win: Steven Spielberg, whose Lincoln momentum has certainly fallen, but it’s not like any of the other contenders are overtaking him. Documentary feature Who deserves to win and who will win: Searching for Sugar Man combines the love of music with a fall from grace that many in the entertainment world can relate to firsthand. It’s won the BAFTA documentary award, as well as two major awards at the Sundance Film Festival. Docum Documentary short Ah Ah, the wrist-slashing category. This yea year’s group pits a struggling homeless ggirl (Inocente) against women with cangi ccer (Mondays at Racine) against aging lo loners (Kings Point) against people who eearn their living collecting soda cans (Redemption) against Rwandan children (R in need n of heart surgery (Open Heart). Who deserves to win: They all do, for trying in some small way to make the try world a better place. wo Who will win: Oscar tracker Ed Gonzalez, of Slant, says that the last decade zale of sho short-doc winners reveals that the Oscar voters v ters have an apparent predilection toward vo disease, d sease kids and deformities. Congratuladi tions, Open O Heart! Film editing e Who deserves to win: Despite its outcome being pretty p much a forgone happy conclusion, Argo A managed to build up tremendous suspen via William Goldenberg’s incredible suspense
pacing; the Academy loves to give editing Oscars to suspense films. We’d like to point out, though, that much of the amusement in David O. Russell’s passive-aggressive dialogue—in all his films, not only this year’s Silver Linings Playbook—is down to excellent editing. But it has no chance. Who will win: Argo deserves it, and won the BAFTA for editing, to further cement its Oscar. Foreign language film Who deserves to win and who will win: Amour is no day at the beach, but it’s an elegant, dignified take on a subject the movie world shies away from (elderly folks slowly dying, committing spousicide—why would they shy away from that?!). It’s also a foreign film hopelessly nominated for best picture; here’s its consolation prize. Makeup and hairstyling The makeup category is now called “makeup and hairstyling.” If The Hobbit doesn’t win, they’ll have to change it to “makeup, hairstyling and bearding” for next year’s “Desolation of Smaug” nomination. Deserves and will: The Hobbit—did you see those prosthetic noses? Original score Who deserves to win: Life of Pi’s music is probably the most crucial to setting the mood and place of any of the nominees. That being said, we haven’t heard “Skinny Vegetarian Boy” at any dinner parties yet... Who will win: Life of Pi took the original score Golden Globe. Original song Who deserves and will win: “This is the end, hold your breath and count to 10...” The other nominees should embrace these sentiments when Adele wins for Skyfall. Production design The Art Director’s Guild hands out awards nna Karfor “period” and “fantasy” films—Anna enina and Life of Pi won them, respectively. ectively. ok the Les Mis won the BAFTA; Lincoln took Satellite Award. This one’s kinda up in the air. vWho deserves to win: Pretty movies tend to win this, but we thought eaze Lincoln really captured the oozing sleaze om of Congress we’ve come to expect from our historical fiction. Who will win: Sure, Life of Pi will but win its share of technical awards—but this one’s less about digital processess d than it is about sets and baubles and enina. big dresses. We’ll go with Anna Karenina.
Curfew...look for writer, director, star Shawn Christensen to get a feature deal after this (that is if he’s willing to leave his indie rock band Stellastarr.) Sound editing, sound mixing Who deserves to win: Skyfall is the best Bond movie of the Craig years, and these films always depend a lot on sound to mix the action with witty repartee. Who will win: Studios are pushing for Life of Pi and Les Miserables, respectively, and to be frank, the mixers who made Russell Crowe and Sacha Baron Cohen sound on key probably warrant a Congressional Medal of Honor, let alone an Oscar. Editing: Life of Pi. Mixing: Les Miserables. Visual effects Deserves and will: This is the category Life of Pi was computer graphically created to win. Adapted screenplay Who deserves to win: Tony Kushner’s been racking up the few precursor awards Lincoln has mustered, and for good reason. Self-important 19th-century windbags never sounded so poetic. Argo took the Writers Guild America adapted screenplay award—but dialogue and character development were an afterthought to the suspense. Who will win: This category will be a moment of sun in a possibly murky evening for Lincoln. Original screenplay Who deserves to win: A better question: Will more Academy members vote against Zero Dark Thirty for its non-damning of torture, or will more vote against Django Unchained for its prolific use of “n----r”? Zero took the Writers Guild award; Django won the Golden Globe and BAFTA. Who will win: The deal breaker to us: No one outside of Spike Lee really thinks Quentin Tarantino is a racist; jury’s out on what screenwriter Mark Boal is getting at in Zero. We say Django Unchained. <
Animated short film Deserves and will: The beauty of the short film categories is there’s not a lot of politics going on in who wins...it’s typically the best of the lot. This year it’s Paperman. Live action short film Deserves and will: We liked FEBRUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 28, 2013 PACIFIC SUN 19
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Academy Awards Night Party Catch the
Oscars on the Lark’s big, big screen at an evening of fun, glitz and frabjous food and drink. Prizes for most glam getups. O Amour (2:05) Critically acclaimed French drama stars Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva as an elderly Parisian couple battling the realities of old age. O Argo (2:00) Ben Affleck directs and stars in the true-life story of the Iran hostage crisis and an unbelievable covert operation to rescue six American prisoners. O Beautiful Creatures Kami Garcia’s gothic horror romance comes to the big screen with Jeremy Irons as the mysterious overlord of Ravenwood Manor and Alice Englert as his cursed niece Lena. O Dark Skies (1:35) Yet another mysterious disembodied force targets yet another clean-cut suburban family; this time the victim is Keri Russell. O Django Unchained (2:45) Quentin Tarantino über-Western about a slave-turned-bounty hunter (Jamie Foxx), his still-enslaved wife (Kerry Washington) and the plantation owner (Leo DiCaprio) who stands in their way. O Escape from Planet Earth (1:29) Cartoon comedy about a dashing extraterrestrial astronaut, his nerdy brother and their dangerous mission to violent, crazy faraway planet Earth. O 56 Up (2:24) Michael Apted’s acclaimed ongoing documentary series, checking in on 14 disparate Britons every seven years, is back, this time examining Apted’s diverse subjects at the age of 56. O The Gatekeepers (1:36) Thought-provoking documentary features six former heads of the Israeli Secret Service discussing their mixed feelings about the agency’s often controversial counterterrorism methods. O A Good Day to Die Hard (1:38) Rogue cop John McClane teams up with his CIA-agent son to halt a global nuclear showdown, Russian Mafia be damned; Bruce Willis stars, of course. O Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (1:34) Documentarians Dmitry Vasyukov and Werner Herzog examine a year in the life of an inaccessible Siberian village practically untouched by the modern (post-18th century) world. O Identity Thief (1:51) Denver ad exec Jason Bateman’s savings and self spiral out of control 20 PACIFIC SUN FEBRUARY 22 – FEBRUARY 28, 2013
when Miami grifter Melissa McCarthy taps into his virtual-plastic soul. O Life of Pi (2:05) Ang Lee’s adaptation of the Yann Martel novel about an Indian teenager’s challenging odyssey: navigating across the Pacific in a life raft with a hyena, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger. O Lincoln (2:29) High-pedigree look at the 16th president’s four tumultuous years in office features a screenplay by Tony Kushner and stars Daniel Day-Lewis under the direction of Steven Spielberg. O Les Miserables (2:38) All-star adaptation of the Victor Hugo musical extravaganza stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert and Anne Hathaway as the lovely Fantine. O Oscar Experience The Rafael hosts the Bay Area’s only Academy-sanctioned Oscar Night event replete with prize-packed raffle, silent auction, fine wines, delectable noshes and the live telecast in dazzling high definition. Michael Krasny emcees. O Oscar Marathon Bone up for the 85th Academy Awards at an all-day marathon of Best Picture nominees: “Argo” (1pm); “Silver Linings Playbook” (3:20); “Zero Dark Thirty” (5:20); “Django Unchained” (8:20). $30 admission includes discounted snacks and drinks! O Quartet (1:38) The cozy elegance of a retired musicians’ home is torn asunder when an exwife/diva arrives to open old wounds; Dustin Hoffman directs Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay and Michael Gambon. O Safe Haven (1:55) Lasse Hallström drama about a woman with a haunted past who tries to make a new life for herself in an idyllic North Carolina village. O Side Effects (1:45) Steven Soderbergh thriller follows the unraveling life of a successful Manhattan couple after they partake of a new anti-anxiety wonder drug; Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jude Law star. O Silver Linings Playbook (2:02) David O. Russell comedy about a down-and-outer’s attempts to rebuild his life after losing his wife and his job and moving in with his parents; Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence star. O Snitch (1:35) Angry dad Dwayne Johnson tracks down and turns in a top-shelf drug dealer to reduce his recreationally mellow teenage son’s three-strikes 10-year prison sentence. O Stand Up Guys (1:35) Alan Arkin, Christopher Walken and Al Pacino as very old buddies trying to recapture their glory days of sex, drugs and criminal malfeasance. O Still Moving: Pilobolus at Forty (0:40) Documentary focuses on the cutting-edge dance troupe, still dazzling audiences with its astonishingly pliant choreography. O Warm Bodies (1:37) Zombie comedy about the unusual romance between an undead slacker and a totally alive knockout. O Zero Dark Thirty (2:37) Kathryn Bigelow’s brutal docudrama about an elite team of ops and agents and their decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden. <
N New Movies This Week N Academy Awards Night Party (Not Rated) Amour (PG-13) Argo (R)
Beautiful Creatures (PG-13)
N Dark Skies (PG-13)
Django Unchained (R) Escape from Planet Earth (PG) 56 Up (Not Rated) N The Gatekeepers (PG-13)
A Good Day to Die Hard (R)
N Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Not Rated)
Identity Thief (R)
Life of Pi (PG) Lincoln (PG-13) Les Miserables (PG-13) N Oscar Experience (Not Rated) N Oscar Marathon
Quartet (PG-13)
Safe Haven (PG-13)
Side Effects (R)
Silver Linings Playbook (R)
N Snitch (PG-13)
Stand Up Guys (R) N Still Moving: Pilobolus at Forty (Not Rated)
Warm Bodies (PG-13) Zero Dark Thirty (R)
Lark: Sun 5 Rafael: Fri 3:15, 6:15, 9 Sat 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9 Mon-Thu 6:15, 9 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:20, 7, 9:40 Sun-Thu 1:20, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:15, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:20 Northgate: 10:50, 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:15 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Sun-Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:40 Marin: Fri 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sat 2, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 2, 4:50, 7:30 Mon-Thu 5, 7:45 Northgate: 11:30, 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10 Rowland: 1, 4, 7, 9:50 Northgate: 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:40, 10:05 Rowland: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:55, 10:20 Regency: 12:30, 4:10, 7:50 Northgate: 10:55, 3:25; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 5:40, 7:55, 10:10 Rowland: 11:45; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 8 Sat 8:45 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:25, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Sun-Thu 11:25, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10 Cinema: Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45 Sun-Thu 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30 Northgate: 10:45, 12, 1:20, 2:35, 3:55, 5:10, 6:30, 7:45, 9:05, 10:20 Rowland: 12, 1:15, 2:35, 3:55, 5:05, 6:30, 7:30, 9, 10:10 Rafael: Fri 3:45, 6 Sat 12:30, 2:30, 6:45 Mon-Thu 6 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:30, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:10, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 Mon-Thu 7:15, 9:50 Northgate: 11:10, 12:35, 1:55, 3:15, 4:35, 6, 7:15, 8:45, 10 Rowland: 11:35, 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15 Fairfax: 1:30, 4:10 Northgate: 10:45, 4:40, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 1:45, 7:35 Regency: 12:10, 3:35, 7 Sequoia: Fri 4, 7:15, 10:30 Sat 12:45, 4, 7:15, 10:30 Sun 12:45, 4, 7:15 Mon-Thu 4, 7:15 Northgate: 11:35, 3:10, 6:55, 10:25 Rafael: Sun 3:30 Marin: Sat only—Argo (1), Silver Linings Playbook (3:20), Zero Dark Thirty (5:30), Django Unchained (8:20) Playhouse: Fri 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:10 Mon-Thu 4:15, 7 Rafael: Fri 4, 6:30, 8:45 Sat 1:30, 4, 6:30, 8:45 Mon-Thu 6:30, 8:45 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 Sun-Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:30 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10 Sat-Sun 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:30 Marin: Fri 4:10, 7, 9:45 Sat 1:30, 4:10, 7, 9:45 Sun 1:30, 4:10, 7 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:20, 10:10 Sun-Thu 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:20 Rowland: 11:30, 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 4:40, 7:10, 9:45 Sun-Thu 4:40, 7:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 7:55, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 7:55, 10:25 Mon-Thu 7, 9:35 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:05, 1:50, 4:35, 7:30, 10:15 Sun-Thu 11:05, 1:50, 4:35, 7:30 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:35 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4, 6:50 Lark: Fri, Mon-Thu 5:15, 8 Sat 2:30, 5:15, 8 Marin: Fri 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 Sun 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 Mon-Thu 4:45, 7:30 Northgate: 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 Playhouse: Fri 4, 6:50, 9:30 Sat 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:30 Sun 1:10, 4, 6:50 Mon-Thu 4, 6:50 Northgate: 11:55, 2:25, 5, 7:30, 9:55 Rowland: 11:55, 2:30, 5, 7:25, 10 Regency: Fri-Sat 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Sun-Thu 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40 Rafael: 4:30 (Pilobolus dancers in person!) Northgate: 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 Northgate: 11:45, 3:20, 7:05, 10:30 Sequoia: Fri 3:40, 7, 10:25 Sat 12:15, 3:40, 7, 10:25 Sun 12:15, 3:40, 7 Mon-Thu 3:40, 7
Samuel L. Jackson in ‘Django Unchained,’ one of four Best Picture nominees screening Saturday at the Marin’s all-day Oscar Marathon.
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Live music 02/22: Adam Traum Original Americana, roots. 8pm. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 02/22: Afrofunk Experience Homegrown afro-beat, reggae, funk. 9pm. $10. Hopmonk Tavern Novato Session room, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 650-302-1138. www.hopmonk.com/novato.
02/22: Alphabet Soup featuring Jay Lane and Kenny Brooks Local, live hip-hop/jazz originals. 9pm. $15. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.swmh.com. 02/22: Counter Culture Dub-rock reggae. 9:30pm. $5. Fourth St. Tavern, 711 Fourth St., San Rafael. 320-1420. www.counterculturemusic.com. 02/22: Farallons Rock. 9pm. $10. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com. 02/22: Misdemeanor Band Funk, soul, rock. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com. 02/22-23: The Motherhips The Terrapin Family Band opens. 7:30pm. $20. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. www.terrapincrossroads.net. 02/22: Nicolas Culp Trio Jazz. 8pm. Caffe Divino, 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 331-9355. www.osteriadivino.com. 02/22: Staggerwing Americana, roots rock. 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com. 02/22: Swoop Unit Funk, jazz. 9:30pm. Peri’s Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com. 02/22: Twista Hip-hop. 9pm. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com. 02/23: Acacia Collective Jam rock. 9:30pm. Peri’s Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com. 02/23: Black Water Gold Afrobeat with live horn section. 9pm. $10. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com. 02/23: Carlos Reyes and Guests With special guests including Rick Stevens,Tony Lindsay, Peppino D’Agostino and David Denny. 8pm. $25. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org 02/23: James Moseley Band Motown, blues, funk and reggae. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com. 02/23: Lonestar Retrobates Roadhouse, western swing. 8:30pm. $12. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 02/23: Lucid Dezmo, B-Pos “Give Back to the Community” event. 9pm. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com.
02/23: Mari Mack and Livin’ Like Kings Singer-songwriter Mari Mack and her band deliver fresh originals as well as favorite blues and soul covers. 8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. www.fenixlive.com. 02/23: Moonlight Rodeo Original roots-rock, Americana. 9pm. Old Western Saloon, 11201 Hwy. 1, Pt. Reyes Station. 663-1661. 22 PACIFIC SUN FEBRUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 28, 2013
02/23: Shana Morrison and Caledonia With Jimmy Leslie and the Flow 8:30pm. $15. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.swmh.com. 02/23: Stompy Jones Jump jazz, rhythm & blues. With Denise Perrier 8:30pm. $10. George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 877-568-2726. www.georgesnightclub.com.
02/23: Swing Dance with The Lonestar Retrobates Jump jazz, swing. 8:30pm. $12. Rancho Nicasio Bar and Restaurant, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 02/23: The House Jacks An evening of a capella opens with local teen group ’Til Dawn. 7:30pm. $2025. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 444-8000. www.marinjcc.org/arts. 02/23: The Phillip Percy Pack Jazz. 7pm. No cover. San Rafael Joe’s, 931 Fourth St., San Rafael. 244-2665. www.sanrafaeljoes.com. 02/24: Cabaret Underground All-Star Celebration of Black History Through Music and Poetry with Mwanza Furaha, Richard Howell, Franklin Hall, Michael J. Ilnicki, Jef Labes, Jim Lee, Patrick Duckett, Sandy White, Blake Richardson and Dirk Johnson 3pm. $25. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake, San Geronimo. 662-2005. www.sgvcc.org. 02/24: Candela with Edgardo Cambon Salsa. 5pm. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com.
02/24: Dave Rocha and Celia Malheiros Brazilian jazz. 7:30pm. Caffe Divino, 37 Caledonia, Sausalito. 331-9355. www.osteriadivino.com.
02/24: Deke Dickerson and the Ecco-fonics With Misisipi Mike and the Midnight Gamblers 5pm. $10-12. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 02/24: Goitse Traditional Irish music. 3pm. $1315. Studio 55 Marin, 1455-A East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael. 453-3161. www.studio55marin.com. 02/24: La Mandanga Gypsy jazz. 9pm. Peri’s Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com.
02/24: Lisa Kindred with Snowblind Traveler With her bluesy rock ’n’ roll vocal stylings, Kindred’s been a fixture in the Bay Area for decades. 8pm. $15-20. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.swmh.com.
02/24: Tim, Dan and Dedrick Legal Fund Benefit Concert With Nate Lopez Trio, Bohemian Highway, Danny Uzilevsky, Next, Buddy Owen, Kwiji-Bone and Bret Bradford & the Tide. 11am11:30pm. Donation. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com.
02/25: Hot Club of Marin Monthly Jam West Coast’s longest running gypsy jazz jam. All experience levels welcome. 7pm. Free. Taste of Rome Restaurant, Bridgeway, Sausalito. 215-7196. www.hotclubofmarin.com. 02/25: Peri’s Open Mic Electric open mic. 9pm. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. www.perisbar.com. 02/26: Lorin Rowan Solo acoustic guitar and vocals. 7pm. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com. 02/26: Noel Jewkes and Friends Jazz. 8pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com.
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Now in its 29th year, the MARIN SHOW: ART OF THE AMERICAS once again brings together the most extensive collection of art from both North and South America. Featuring textiles, pottery, jewelry, baskets, artwork and so much more, the show’s collection represents work from Hopi, Navajo, Zuni, Plains Indian, Iroquois and items from throughout Latin America. The showcase, however, not only provides a look into the cultural lives of pre-Colombian and contemporary artists, Friday’s opening night reception also raises funds for Novato’s Homeward Bound, the Marin nonprofit working with county’s homeless Photographer F.A. Rinehart snapped this photo of a Sioux Indian in Omaha, and at-risk populations. To round out the weekcirca 1899; this year’s Marin Show end’s festivities, anthropologist Vin Steponaitis features a plethora of American Indian hosts a talk about Mississippian effigy pipes. Art jewelry, textiles and photos. of the Americas will be on exhibit this weekend at the Embassy Suites and Marin Center Exhibit Hall. The opening night reception is Friday, Feb. 22, from 6:30-9pm, with doors open Saturday, 10am-6pm and Sunday, 11am-5pm. The talk with Steponaitis is Sunday at 10am. $15-$25. Visit www.marinshow.com for tickets.—Dani Burlison 02/27: Amy Levine with Josh Neddleman Piano and bass, jazz standards. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com. 02/27: Blues Night Featuring the Fenix Band and special guests Fernando Aragon, Philip Gallo, Kyle Hixon, Larry Vann and Michael Warren. 7:30pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. www.fenixlive.com. 02/27: Royal Wednesday Reggae, dancehall and hip-hop with Selecta Konnex and other local DJs. 9:30pm. No cover. Ghiringhelli Pizzaria Bar & Grill, 1535 S. Novato Blvd., Novato. 320-1420. www.ghirpizza.com.
02/27: Tanglo lesson with Joe & Anna Dance lesson and dinner at 6:30pm. Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow provide live music at 7:30pm. $15. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Drive, Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com. 02/27: The David Thom Band Bluegrass. 8pm. $10. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.swmh.com. 02/27: Tom Finch and Friends Jazz, rock. 9pm. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com. 02/28: Dan Bern Singer/songwriter. 8pm. $15. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.swmh.com. 02/28: Eli Carlton-Pearson Singer/songwriter. 9pm. No cover. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com. 02/28: Kit Weagant Jazz. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com.
02/28: Steve Wolf, Teja Bell, David Smadbeck and Iseult Jordan Jazz, Americana. 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com. 02/28: The Skinny Guns Midnight Bellows opens. 9pm. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com.
02/28: Will Magid Trio Electro-swing, indie dance fusion. 8pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com.
Theater 02/23: Warp Speed: An Improvised Trek! Salute to the classic TV series of the 60s. Instead of Kirk and Spock, you’ll meet a crew of all new characters, inspired by audience suggestions and created and introduced on the spot. 8pm. $17-20. Bayfront Theater, B350 Fort Mason Center, S.F. 474-6776. www.improv.org. 03/01-17: Big River Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller and Book by William Hauptman. 8pm. James Dunn Theatre, 835 College Ave., Novato. 485-9385. www.marin.edu.
Concerts 02/22: Trinity Alps Chamber Players Ian Scarfe, piano; Lux Brahn, clarinet; Charles Akert, cello. Program features works by Beethoven, Poulenc, Schumann and Italian composer Nino Rota. Donations happily accepted. Bring canned food for the Marin Food Bank. Easy parking. Handicapped accessible. 8pm. Free. Novato United Methodist Church, 1473 South Novato Blvd., Novato. 668-8733. 02/22: Unity Through the Arts, A Celebration of Black History Month with James Henry and Guests In celebration of the traditions of African American Heritage,Henryhas put together music and dance to chronicle the journey of the African American people.Performers include: Steel Pan and African Dancers. 8pm. $20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org. 02/24: Doris Williams Soprano and lute. Renaissance European lute repertoire plus Celtic dance tunes and ballads. 3:30pm. $15. Resurrection Parish, 303 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa. 707-824-5611. www.creativeartsseries.com.
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02/24: Moscow String Quartet Part of the Mill Valley Chamber Music Society’s fourth season. The program features works by Beethoven, Borodin and Shostakovich. 5pm. $15-30. Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore Ave., Mill Valley. 381-4453. www.chambermusicmillvalley.org.
Dance 02/22: Dominican Lines Ballet BFA Senior Project Students present the first of two weekend
ties a bounce house, face painting, arts and crafts, holiday storytelling, snacks and live music. Come in costume and join a Purim parade. In the tradition of giving to those in need, please bring at least one can or package of food to be donated to the Jewish Family and Children Services Food Pantry. 11:30am. Free. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 444-8000. www.marinjcc.org
02/24: Sunday Special: Marin Theatre Company’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Watch Aslan the Great Lion and Mr.
performances of their Senior Project. Performance also held at 3pm March 23. 7pm. $10. Angelico Hall, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. 482-3879. 02/22: Pilobolus Celebrating over 40 years as one of the nation’s most beloved and pioneering dance companies, Pilobolus dance will present five dances including four Bay Area premieres. 8pm. $20-75. Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. 473-6800. www.marincenter.org.
Tumnus the Faun battle the forces of evil in this live production of C.S. Lewis’s heroic tale for young audiences. Recommended for ages 5 and up. 11am. Free. Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 389-4292 ext. 4741. www.millvalleylibrary.org.
02/23: Paco Pena Flamenco Dance Company “Flamenco Vivo!” 8pm. $20-50. Marin Veter-
An intriguing presentation that highlights the role of healthy soil in creating a healthy planet.Written, directed and produced by Deborah Koons Garcia. Produced by Lily Films. 6:30pm. Donation. Fairfax Women’s Club, 46 Park Rd, Fairfax. 454-9898.
ans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. 473-6800. www.marincenter.org. 02/27: International Folk Dance Class Beginners and newcomers welcome; no partner is necessary. With instructor Carol Friedman. 7pm. $12 drop-in. Dance Palace Community Center, 503 B St., Point Reyes Station. 663-9512. www.dancepalace.org.
Art 02/22: Artist’s Self Portrait Show ICB artist group exhibition. 6pm. Free. ICB Bldg. Gallery 111, 480 Gate 5 Road, Sausalito. 383-0128. 02/22: Focus on Women: A Photographer’s Journey Homestead Valley Village presents Ginna Fleming’s photographs of indigenous people and cultures.Join friends and neighbors for tea and cookies, and a compelling photographic story. 3pm. Free. Homestead Valley Community Center, 315 Montford Ave, Mill Valley . 388-9315. www.ginnafleming.com.
02/22-23: ‘Reflections on Water: Marin Watershed Magic Creekwalker Photographs’ A photographic exhibition celebrating the life and beauty of Marin County creeks. Sponsored by the Gallinas Watershed Council. 9am. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc.
02/22-24: 29th Marin Show: Art of the Americas Long considered the nation’s most significant and extensive showcase of American Indian art and art from across North, Central and South America, the show celebrates its 29th year at the Marin Civic Center. $15. Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Francisco. www.marinshow.com.
02/24: ‘Figure and Form: Part 1 in the Arts in Education Series’ Mark Jaeger, paintings. Reception 5-7 p.m. Feb. 24. Enjoy a glass of wine, snacks, live music and the art. The Arts In Education Series, curated by Susan Schneider, features multi-disciplinary artworks by both teachers and students. 5pm. Free. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org. 02/22-24: Loco 6 Works by six local artists; Tripp Carpenter, Kim McNeelan, Alison McLennan, Hj Mooij, Michael Cullen and Jude Fletcher. Furniture, sculpture, printmaking, painting, more. pm. Free. Bolinas Gallery, 52 Wharf Road, Bolinas . 868-1542.
02/22-28: ‘Gallery II, Quilts From the Gold Mind’ Michael Gold, quilt art. 2pm. Free. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org.
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lowed by a conversation with local director Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee. Sponsored by Pt. Reyes Books. 7pm. $15. Dance Palace, 503 B St., Pt. Reyes Station. 663-1542. www.ptreyesbooks.com. 02/24: 2013 Awards Night at the Lark Share the excitement with your friends at this popular Larkspur event, live in HD on the big screen. With a Hollywood costume contest, live and silent auctions, appetizers, gourmet box dinner and dessert, wine and champagne.Proceeds benefit the Lark Theater. 4pm. $55-75. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 924-5111. www.larktheater.net.
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02/23: Waterfall Walks: Baltimore Canyon Meet a ranger for a walk down the popular Dawn Falls trail. A discussion of creek ecology, watersheds and water conservation will be included. Walk will be approximately 2 miles, half uphill. Dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes and bring water and snacks. Friendly, leashed dogs welcome. Rain does not cancel. 10am. Free. Baltimore Canyon Open Space, Meet at the end of Crown Rd, Kentwoodlands. 473-2816 . www.marincountyparks.org. 02/24: Indian Valley Open Space By now the treefrogs and newts will have started their breeding activity, and the toads might already be arriving at the pools here. Discuss the histories of these amphibians and then walk up the ridge to look for wildflowers and other signs of spring. This walk is for adults. No animals (except service) please. Heavy rain may cancel. Call 893-9527 for info. David Herlocker will lead. 10am. Free. Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato. 893-9508. www.marincountyparks.org. 02/28: Baltimore Canyon A car shuttle will allow a start on a ridge above Phoenix Lake. Look for early flowers and listen for the song of the orangecrowned warbler to remind us that spring is right around the corner. This walk is for adults. No animals (except service) please. Heavy rain may cancel. Call 893-9527 for info. David Herlocker will lead. 10am. Free. Baltimore Canyon Open Space, Meet
her new book “With Every Step I Take.” Live music with Val Serrant, steel drums. 4pm. Rebound Bookstore, 1611 Fourth St., San Rafael. 482-0550. www.reboundbookstore.com. 02/23: Chris Rainier An evening with the National Geographic Fellow documentary photographer. His presentation will includes a digital visual display of his current project, “Cultures on the Edge.” 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/23: Deborah Crombie The author discusses her mystery “The Sound of Broken Glass.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/23: Gretel Erlich Erlich presents “Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami.” 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
02/24: Leave the Lipstick, Take the Iguana Readings from the latest “Traveler’s Tales” humor anthology. With Spud Hilton (S.F. Chronicle Travel Editor), Laura Deutsch, Kimberley Lovato, and Jill Robinson. They’ll be joined by editor Marcy Gordon for a Q&A following the readings. 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/24: Poetry and Prose at MINE With Jacqueline Kudler reading poetry from her new book “Easing Into Dark”and Kaitlyn Gallagher from “181.” 3pm. Free. Mine Gallery, 1820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax. 755-4472. www.gallerymine.com. 02/25: Margaret Wrinkle The author discusses her debut novel “Wash.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/25: Phil Lapsley In “Exploding the Phone” Lapsley unearths the forgotten history of the protohackers, tinkerers and pranksters who turned AT&T’s telephone system into an electronic playground.
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02/26: Best Women’s Travel Writing Vol. 8 Join Lavinia Spalding, Laurie Weed, Laura Fraser, Kristin Zibell and Marcy Gordon for an evening of reading and celebration honoring this years “Best Women’s Travel Writing.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
02/26: SF Bay American Cetacean Society presents: Bryant Austin: “Beautiful Whale” Bryant offers insight into three major areas of his work: The journey to follow the inspiration given to him by two whales, the external and personal challenges he had to overcome to document and share these creatures on their scale. 7pm. $5 donation. Bay Model Visitor Center, Bay Model Visitor Center 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 937-0641. www.acs-sfbay.org. 02/27: Karen Russell N.Y. Times bestselling author presents her new collection of stories “Vampires in the Lemon Grove.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/28: Manil Suri The author presents “The City of Devi.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.
Community Events (Misc.) 02/23: Conversation on the Affordable Care Act Presented by Marin Community Clinics. “What You Need to Know About Healthcare Reform.” Presentation by Bobbie Wunsch of Pacific Health Consulting Group. 10am. Free. Health & Wellness Campus Connection Center, 3240 Kerner Blvd., Room 110, San Rafael. 526-8527. www.marinclinics.org.
02/23: Dowsing Triage: Exploring InterDimensional Energies with Susan Collins Look at sources of energy imbalances originating in the past, present and future time frames. Basic dowsing instruction will be offered. 1:30pm. $5-7. Town Center of Corte Madera, 770 Tamalpias Drive, Corte Madera. 564-6419. 02/23: How the Tides Work for You Racers, cruisers and recreational boaters will see and learn
how the waters move on San Francisco Bay. Reservations needed. 1pm. $15 cash. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 408-263-7877. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc. 02/23: Run of the Salmon Years later and many millions of dollars invested, the endangered Chinook population is not recovering in ways hoped. With Ranger Linda. 1:30am. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc.
02/23: The Redwoods 9th Annual CrabFest, Fundraiser and Raffle Proceeds benefit The Redwoods Bus, providing transportation for the retirement community residents.Raffle Grand prize is a Holland America Line cruise for two. Dinner includes all you can eat fresh Dungeness crab, caesar salad, pasta, bread and dessert. Seatings at 5 or 7pm. 5pm. $60 nonresidents, $40 residents. The Redwoods, 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 383-2741 ext 295. www.theredwoods.org. 02/24: 2013 Awards Night at the Lark With a Hollywood costume contest, live and silent auctions, appetizers, gourmet box dinner, dessert, wine and beer. 4pm. $45-75. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 924-5111. www.larktheater.net. 02/24: Civic Center Clean-up The Marin County Civic Center is a national historic landmark and a place that all Marin residents take pride in. Help work to keep the grounds beautiful and litter free, focusing on clean-up of flat areas around the farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market area and Lagoon Park. Leashed dogs welcome. 2pm. Free. War Memorial Monument, Intersection of Ave. of the Flags and Civic Center Dr., San Rafael. 897-0618. www.marincountyparks.org. 02/24: Movie Awards Night Watch the 85th annual Academy Awards telecast on big screen televisions while enjoying fine food, wines and other activities. There will be a 2013 Oscar Pool, a silent auction and a movie trivia contest. 100% of the proceeds will go toward the Downtown Novato Theater renovation project. 5pm. $50-125. Trek Winery, 1026 Machlin Ave., Novato. 539-7155. www.trekwine.com. 02/24: Oscar Experience Live HD Telecast of the 85th Annual Academy Awards.The only official Bay Area Oscar night event.With a raffle and silent auction, food and Francis Ford Coppola wines. 3:30pm. $60. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 526-5828. www.cafilm.org/oscars. 02/24: The San Rafael Camera Show Marinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first â&#x20AC;&#x153;Camera Show Photo Swapâ&#x20AC;? in over a decade. Buy, sell and trade new and used digital and film gear with vendors from all over the Bay Area. 9:30am. $3. Carpenters Local 35, 647 Lindaro St., San Rafael. 460-6466. 02/25: Crows: Smarter Than Required Join local resident and crow enthusiast Robert Timineri as he discusses crows in mythology, their amazing brains and problem solving abilities, and their interaction with other species.With special guest Alicia M. Retes, Cultural Arts Interpreter at the Museum of the American Indian in Novato. She will share a Pacific Northwest Coast story and a Cherokee story about Crow and Raven. Sponsored by the Friends of the Sausalito Library 7pm. Free. Sausalito City Hall-Council Chambers, 420 Litho St., Sausalito. 289-4121. www.ci.sausalito.ca.us. 02/25: NAMI Marin General Meeting Speaker Margaret Kisliuk, Cief Assistant Director, Health and Human Services Acting Director of MHSUS will talk about efforts to improve our hospital. Bring questions or concerns about any part of the system, such as access/transparency of services, quality of care, care over incarceration and family partnership. 7pm. Free. Center for Nonprofit Leadership, 555 Northgate Dr., San Rafael. 444-0480. www.namimarin.org.
02/26: Black History in Marin: From the Spaniards through the Great Migration In celebration of Black History Month, historian Marilyn Geary will be speaking on African American history in Marin. The majority of African-Americans migrated to Marin from the Deep South during World War II, but the earliest Blacks came as settlers and slaves prior to the Civil War. 7pm. $5-10. MHM
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02/26: Happy with Hormone Balancing: Feeling great into your 40s and beyond Learn about the sex, adrenal and thyroid hormones, the impact of the environment on hormonal health and what to do about it. You will be given information on herbal, dietary and lifestyle methods to help balance your hormones naturally as well as when it may be time to visit your physician.With Dr. Jacqueline Chan. 7:30pm. $15-25. Sunrise Center, 645 Tamalpais Dr., Corte Madera. 924-7824. www.sunrisecenter.org. 02/26: Marin Orchid Sociey: Pleiones Dr. Holger Perner will speak on Pleiones. These are a small group of miniature orchids native to southeast Asia. He is the senior advisor for the management of the Huanglong National Park and the technical director of Hengduan Mts. Biotechnology, Ltd. both in Sichuan, China. His conservation work includes breeding rare orchids. 6:30pm. Free. 750 Lindaro St., San Rafael. 457-0836. www.marinorchidsociety.com.
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02/27: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Visiting Vermeer: A Journey to the 17th Centuryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Prepare for a visit to the current de Young exhibition at this illustrated lecture by a museum docent. 7:30pm. Free. Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 924-6444. 02/27: Edible Landscaping Join the Marin Master Gardeners for a series of lectures about the ancient practice of growing food plants with flowers and other ornamentals in a landscape.Even if you have limited space you can still enjoy growing edibles in containers or vertically. WithVicki Joslin and Toni Gattone. pm. Free. Civic Center Library, Room 427, 3501 Civic Center Dr., San Rafael. 473-6058.
02/27: Exploring Patagoniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Torres del Paine National Park and More Majestic peaks, hanging glaciers, turquoise lakes, condors soaring overhead; southern Chileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Torres del Paine National Park offers hikers some of the most magnificent mountain scenery in the world. Join Susan Alcorn, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patagonia Chronicle: On Foot in Torres del Paine,â&#x20AC;? for a digital presentation of her recent backpacking trips. 7pm. Free. Corte Madera Town Center Community Room, 770 Tamalpais Dr. Ste. 201, Corte Madera. 927-1938. www.rei.com/cortemadera. 02/27: History of Marinship Join Ranger Bill as he facilitates an in-depth discussion on the history of the Marinship Shipyard at the Bay Model built by the Bechtel Corporation at the request of President Roosevelt 2pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc. 02/27: Hunger in Africa The Rev. James McDonald, president of the S.F. Theological Seminary is making a presentation about hunger in Africa. Sponsored by the Marin chapter of the World Affairs Council. 7:30pm. $6-9, students Free. Dominican University, Creekside Room, Caleruega Dining Hall, 50 Acacia Ave. , San Rafael. 293-4601. 02/27: International Folk Dance Class Learn folk dances from around the world. Beginners and newcomers are welcome; no partner necessary. The dances are fun, great exercise and feature an assortment of world music. With instructor Carol Friedman. 7pm. $12 drop-in. Dance Palace Community Center, 503 B St., Point Reyes Station. 663-9512. www.dancepalace.org.
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ARIES (March 20 - April 19) Having your ruler (assertive Mars) occupying the indirect sign of Pisces can be frustrating. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been playing the martyr role instead of expressing your anger openly and immediately. Frankly, everyone will be more comfortable when you revert to the more typical Aries behavior of â&#x20AC;&#x153;yell first and ask questions laterâ&#x20AC;?. In the meantime, try to remember that â&#x20AC;&#x153;passiveâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;aggressiveâ&#x20AC;? really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work well togetherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;except perhaps during certain bedroom activities...
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GEMINI (May 20 - June 20) Like last week, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still dealing with career issues. This could require that you actually sit still and muse over your choices. (OK, OK. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to sit completely stillâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re too restless for that...) On Saturday, your ruler (clever Mercury) starts moving in reverse through the mystical and escapist sign of Pisces. Think of it as another opportunity to develop your intuitive skills. Or another opportunity to open the vodka. CANCER (June 21 - July 21) You think you have it all figured outâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the best spot for your next vacation, including airline, type of lodging and travel companion. Then, restless Mercury does a 180 on Saturday and you begin to second-guess all your choices. No matter how good the deal, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the best time to book anything nonrefundable. After Monday, you may meet and fall in love with an exotic foreigner. Maybe by the time you take that vacation you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to pay for lodging... LEO (July 22 - Aug. 22) Now that your ruler (the confident sun) is moving through Pisces (the humble water sign), your persona may be described as drizzling rather than dazzling. Before shaking the water out of your mane, consider how lucky you are to have the opportunity to see life from this alternate reality. Speaking of alternate reality, you may notice that you are experiencing an increase in psychic powers. Maybe you should make a bet now on next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Super Bowl. VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 21) It is the time of year when you feel like it is you against the world. The number of celestial energies in opposition to your sign is daunting at best. Making matters even more difficult, your ruler (Mercury) starts moving retrograde on Saturday, causing the usual problems with poor communication and technical malfunctions. Fortunately, on Monday, peaceful Venus steps in to smooth any choppy waters in your closest relationships. See? It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the WHOLE world against you after all. LIBRA (Sept. 22 - Oct. 22) Sit down and enter a meditative state. Ready? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your mantra for this week: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When one door closes, another one opens.â&#x20AC;? Your 15 minutes of fame for your recent creative efforts may be winding down, but your talents continue to grow on the jobâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in spite of a certain problematic business associate. Just remember that inside your accommodating exterior is an iron will. When pushed, feel free to push back. Right after you finish meditating. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) You usually donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t indulge in acts of drama unless no one is around except you and your lover. With the planetary pileup in your house of self-expression, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not as compulsive about keeping your private life private this week. Finally, we all get to hear what you really feel. We may even catch you smooching your honey on a park bench. Wow, a display of public affection. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bound to go viral on YouTube.
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FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131264 The following individuals are doing business as YOU MOVE ME, 3060 KERNER BLVD. STE F, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: TOMBOX LLC, 3060 KERNER BLVD. STE F, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on MARCH 4, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 22, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131252 The following individual is doing business as ENERGY COST CONSULTANTS, 20 SANCHEZ RD. STE P, FOREST KNOLLS, CA 94933: GEORGE A PETERSON, 20 SANCHEZ RD. STE P, FOREST KNOLLS, CA 94933. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JUNE 23, 2006. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 18, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131271 The following individual is doing business as ROMAN’S PLUMBING, 1707 CAPELLA COURT, PETALUMA, CA 94954: ROMAN VINCENT AUDA SCANAGATTA, 1707 CAPELLA COURT, PETALUMA, CA 94954. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on SEPTEMBER 30, 2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 23, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131314 The following individual is doing business as COLLINS & ASSOCIATES REPORTING, 11 BRASSIE CT., NOVATO, CA 94949: MARGARET COLLINS, 11 BRASSIE CT., NOVATO, CA 94949. 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 JANUARY 29, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131318 The following individuals are doing business as OUT THERE WINE COMPANY; OUT THERE WINE CO.; OTWC; VINERGY; VINERGY BRANDS; WOOP WOOP WINES; 1682 NOVATO BLVD. SUITE 151, NOVATO, CA 94947: AWDIRECT INC., 1682 NOVATO BLVD. SUITE 151, NOVATO, CA 94947. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JANUARY 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 29, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 8, 15, 22; MARCH 1, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131319 The following individuals are doing business as BLUE POND SIGNS, 4460 REDWOOD HWY #9, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: GIGABYTE GRAPHICS INC., 4460 REDWOOD HWY #10, 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 JANUARY 29, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 8, 15, 22; MARCH 1, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131337 The following individuals is doing business as STUDIO BLU, 2 MAGNOLIA AVE. SUITE A, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: CORA LEE NELSON, 20 RIVER OAKS RD., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-
ness name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 31, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 8, 15, 22; MARCH 1, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131363 The following individuals are doing business as HERITAGE CLEANERS, 915 IRWIN ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DOUG CHEON, 2500 DEER VALLEY RD. #127, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903; LINDA CHEON, 2500 DEER VALLEY RD. #127, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A HUSBAND & WIFE. 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 FEBRUARY 4, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 8, 15, 22; MARCH 1, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131202 The following individuals are doing business as UAKEA PARTNERS, 106 ALDER AVE., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: UAKEA HOLDINGS LLC, 106 ALDER AVE., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on DECEMBER 19, 2008. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 15, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 8, 15, 22; MARCH 1, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131376 The following individual is doing business as THE WRITE IMAGE, 142 WILLOW AVE., CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: LYNN CAROL BREGER, 142 WILLOW AVE. APT 2, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925. 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 FEBRUARY 5, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 8, 15, 22; MARCH 1, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131377 The following individuals are doing business as THE PIRATE CAVE, 1601 4TH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ITEN MANAGEMENT INC., 1601 4TH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. 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 ClerkRecorder of Marin County on FEBRUARY 5, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 15, 22; MARCH 1, 8, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131391 The following individuals are doing business as MARIN COUNTY TRIATHLON AND DUATHLON; MARIN COUNTY MARATHON, HALF MARATHON, 10K AND 5K; MARIN COUNTY SWIM, 4330 REDWOOD HIGHWAY #200, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SUSTAINABLE SPORTS FOUNDATION, 4330 REDWOOD HIGHWAY #200, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A FOUNDATION. 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 FEBRUARY 6, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 15, 22; MARCH 1, 8, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131126 The following individuals are doing business as WORLDWIDE CAPITAL GROUP, 11 ESCALON DR., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: DEBBIE SULTAN, 11 ESCALON DR., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941; CRAIG SULTAN, 11 ESCALON DR., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by A HUSBAND & WIFE. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JANUARY 7, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 7, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 15, 22; MARCH 1, 8, 2013)
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304437 The following personhas abandoned the use of a fictitious business name. 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: INNOVATIVE ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS, 49 CLARK ST. #B, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. Filed in Marin County on: JUNE 6, 2012. Under File No: 129636. Registrant’s Name: FUHUI ZHANG, 49 CLARK ST. #B, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on FEBRUARY 1, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 8, 15, 22; MARCH 1, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131432 The following individuals is doing business as MGA LANDSCAPING, 1725 MARION AVE., NOVATO, CA 94945: MARTIN G ASCENCIO, 1725 MARION AVE. M2, NOVATO, CA 94945. 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 FEBRUARY 11, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 22; MARCH 1, 8, 15, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131285 The following individuals is doing business as TAMALPAIS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1963, 800-D SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: CHARLES R KELLY, 800-D SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JANUARY 25, 2013. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JANUARY 25, 2013. (Publication Dates: FEBRUARY 22; MARCH 1, 8, 15, 2013)
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1. Bridgeway, Princess Street, Caledonia Street 2. Nine (any number between five and 10 can be nominated) 3. Cicada 4. 1492 5a. Rhonda 5b. Softly With His Song 5c. Wanna Have Fun 5d. Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For 6. Hans Christian Andersen, 1805-75 7a. Toronto Blue Jays 7b. Florence Nightingale 7c. Birdman of Alcatraz, Burt Lancaster 8. Lake St. Clair 9. Toto 10. Rayon or nylon BONUS ANSWER: Six—Honolulu, Juneau, Sacramento, Olympia, Salem and Carson City
››ADViCE GODDESS® by Amy Alkon
Q:
Ten years ago, my friend and I met our husbands on the same night (they were friends who challenged us to a game of pool), and we both got married the same year. We all pledged to spend our 10th anniversary in Hawaii together, but my friend’s husband is making it difficult, saying no to every flight, activity and hotel my friend and I propose. He’ll call a hotel “overrated” or “too touristy,” but his one bad quality is that he’s seriously cheap, and it’s becoming clear that he’s trying to torpedo the whole vacation because of it. (They are well off, by the way!) He keeps joking that we should just stay home and celebrate—but I don’t think he’s really joking. I’m angry with my friend for never telling her husband to curb his cheapness and for not standing up for our plans and worried that my anger could affect our friendship. —Frustrated
A:
While the Hawaiian Islands are home to some of the world’s most beautiful tropical gardens, your friend’s husband would like to point out that your hometown boasts not just one but several Olive Gardens. (You can still wear leis!) Your friend probably feels embarrassed about her husband’s tightwaddy ways (and her inability to change them) but probably feels disloyal saying so. Still, despite how the man must get blisters from clinging so tight to a dollar, being married to him must work for her. (You don’t mention anything about his being horrible to her or even just making her persistently unhappy, like by promising to have children with her and then insisting they have goldfish instead because they’re cheaper.) To feel less suckered, try to have some sympathy for the guy, who probably isn’t cheap just to irritate you and everyone he knows. People say “money talks.” To him, it probably says stuff like, “If I leave you, I’m never coming back!” The origins of his cheapitude may be in his upbringing—and may even be in his genes, according to a 2010 study by Dr. Itamar Simonson and Dr. Aner Sela surveying attitudes about risk and spending in identical and fraternal twins. As in other twin studies, identical twins (who are born from a single egg and are thus genetically identical) were significantly more alike in a number of measures, including how risk- and loss-averse they were, suggesting a genetic component to being a cheap mofo. Swap your anger at your friend for acceptance of reality: She isn’t able to stand up to him, and he isn’t able to say yes to spending money on a pricey vacation when he probably spends much of his life worrying that he’ll someday have to pawn a kidney to buy groceries. Tell your friend—sans animosity—that you’re weary of searching, you’re booking a hotel and you hope they’ll join you if it works for them. Who knows, when you’re all looking at celebrating your 20th together— maybe on a tropical cruise!—things may be different. Not because either of them is likely to change but because Orbitz may start offering great deals on floating to Hawaii on pieces of broken barrels.
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Those in the “Pickup Artist” community claim that looks don’t matter; it’s all about technique. Well, I’ve got the techniques down, and I’m still always going home alone, whereas my friend is constantly hooking up. He’s a 6-feet 2-inches, traditionally handsome alpha male. (He looks like he could have been a quarterback.) I’m 5-feet 9-inches, with a face grandmas love to pinch. I could lose some weight, but I’ve been told I’m cute and have beautiful eyes. Am I looking for excuses, or is technique not all it’s cracked up to be?—Overlooked
A:
Any guy can learn Pickup Artist techniques. Any guy who is 6-feet 2-inches and has a jawline like cut glass is more likely to have them pay off. In fact, certain guys—the cuddly grandma-pleasers—may be wasting their time trying to get casual sex. As evolutionary psychologists Dr. Glenn Geher and Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman write in Mating Intelligence Unleashed, research suggests that men who are not “tall, masculine, muscular, facially attractive, and socially dominant...are not likely to be successful in short-term mating.” Geher and Kaufman suggest that guys who lack that “constellation of features” are probably better off taking the long view—developing relationships with women seeking partners instead of hookup partners. In doing that, they say technique also matters—being assertive, confident, easygoing and sensitive (without being wimpy). Follow their advice and in addition to all the women putting their hands on you in an “Oh, those dimples! Grandma’s gonna eat you up!” kind of way, you should eventually have one doing it in an “I sure hope my late grandma can’t see what we’re about to do” kind of way. < © Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. www.advicegoddess.com. Got a problem? Email AdviceAmy@aol.com or write to Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405.
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