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It had been another long day. He leaned back too far in the chair, daring Destiny to take him over backward. She didn't, and he smiled having cheated her one last time. He didn't know it, but it wouldn't be his last opportunity to do so before the sun returned from the other side of the world to char him all over again. He stood up and went to the book closet at the opposite end of the room. He opened the stainless steel door and entered the access code. Once inside he closed the door behind him and made his way to the rear compartment. He lifted his hand, palm out and chest high, to feel for the Bio-I.D. pad that would allow him, and only him, to enter the inner chamber where the article of his attention tonight lay on a luminous blue pad. Standing in front of the article a person is quickly taken by the sense of mass it conveys despite its modest size. It is inside of a rectangular box of about 14 inches across and 8 inches deep. The box is made of a metallic material but a closer look reveals it to be made of an almost fleshy metalized film with a fine pore-like texture to it. He has never opened it and most others who know of its existence hope that he never will. It is said to contain the Law, or something like the Law. At first thought, knowing the actual text of the Law would seem to make the meaning of life here on Earth clearer and possibly even purposeful. However, after a long argu-ment, some of the world's greatest thinkers concluded years ago that given human nature, knowledge of the true nature of the Law, no matter what it was, would quickly render life as we have known it, meaningless. Only chaos and suffering could result. Now, after decades of stew-ardship of the Law, he had determined his course of action and tonight and no man or petty tyrant would keep him from his rondesvous with destiny. He closed his eyes and removed the lid, setting it aside. He opened his eyes and squinted at the glare from the article. He reached in with both hands, cradled it in his palms, and lifted it out of the box. Holding it in one hand, he brushed it up and down against his shirt to shine it up a bit before raising it to his face. Opening his mouth slightly and wetting his lips, he placed it between his front teeth and, with a wet crunching sound, bit a noisy tangent through the article and chewed. Sensing a familiar flavor spreading across his tongue he decided that; Yes, sometimes an apple is just an apple..."I have come to this edge tonight for a reason". She thought as she stepped over the scupper and onto the brick knee wall. Twelve stories up and there would be no mistake about it. As if in a dream, her center of gravity moved out and over the edge of the building. The lights of the taxis and busses below swirled together with the reflections in the wet pavement and the figures of New Years Eve revelers party-bound for champagne. Above this noisy street scene, the only sound she could hear was the satiny rush of air by her ears as she slipped past the 11th floor windows. She seemed to be falling slower as she took in the smell of the air and the beauty of the lights. A peculiar lightness came over her and all of the weight that had pressed on her seemed lifted from her. Falling turned to floating.

Dying became living. Some-thing resembling regret came to her now as she almost hovered by the lonely old guy's window in 7D. She had never actually met him and now wished she had. Slowly, she stretched out her long pale arms and faced the world below for a moment, and then turned towards the stars. Slowly, she rose upward. Lightness turned to stillness as she lofted back past the clothes hung out at apt 9A, and then to optimism as she passed the flowered boxes outside of 11C. Her arms still outstretched, she looked back down at the New Years Eve scene and laughed out loud. Her hair played in silly curls around her face and joy streamed down her cheeks. Her toes gently touched back onto the knee wall at the roofs edge. Eyes closed and smiling, she wrapped herself in her own arms and squeezed until she felt herself returning at last. Down from the roof now and falling awake, she turned over in her bed and smiled. She knew this would be the last time she would have this dream of falling. Falling again now, this time asleep, she the pictured the faces of every person she had ever known and vowed to dream a new dream of life for a life in the new year...Slowly, the forensic pathologist peeled back the thin film of skin that covered the bloody pulp of a skull that lay before him on the examining table. Only hours earlier the stuff he was working on now was a living human being. Reduced by a speeding semi to a viscous meatloaf, the fetid pile of toad slime showed no sign of life. The only remnant that might suggest the prior inhabit-ants identity was the single bugging eyeball. It seemed to twitch left and right from time to time. The pathologist looked shook it off and returned to the dissection. It was a curious sequence of events that landed this load of slop in the morgue. The lucky victim was skulking down the street with an air of aggressive paranoia when a semi-truck driver, who was digging out a wad of ear wax with a screwdriver swerved onto the sidewalk and caught our hero on the undercarrige of the cab. cab.After scraping him along screaming for 50 yards or so, our hero came loose and was pureed under the balance of the 16 wheels that follow the truck cab. For most people this might have been enough, but not for our little scum -bag. He was still alive and blinking out of that cue-ball eye socket. As chance would have it, an airliner crashed moments later on the very blinking spot where he lay, thoroughly lacerated. If that wasn't enough, a passing freight train derailed and accordianed itself onto the pulpy mess. That very train was transporting a circus car. The impact loosed a Grizzly Bear that meandered over and began lapping and chewing on our hero. For him it had been a very bad day indeed, because just then, the whole mess erupted in flames and burned for days on end. Choking back a good belly laugh, the doctor put away his scalpel and invited our hero's former girlfriend out to dinner... I drive mostly back roads far from the lights in the part of the night just ahead of the dawn. It is a world between worlds, maybe the upper or maybe the lower world. You could argue about which is which, but for me, the intersection of a back road and three a.m. is a sanctuary. A vector where no God rules and a man can move freely. Just like this morning, far from the visual stench of eastbay refineries and gas station lasers, I saw the new comet low in the northeastern sky, pure and alone. It had stolen the sky from lesser stars that for centuries had only too carelessly occupied the spot. I drive on through this scene and later past four baby skunks who are following a parent into traffic. Past the deer-like street folk caught for a moment in my headlights, past dark houses and blinding semi's.

Through all of this stuff I am driving, and although I am tired of driving, I keep my eyes on the road. The tank is on empty, but I never stop to refill. Maybe I'll pull over and rest, if I can just get over this hill. I'm sick and tired of driving. When, after you roll past the detritus of some poor son-of -bitch's bad judg-ment in the fast lane, in the dark, alone with the man, and bleeding to death in red and blue moonbeams, don't you have to wonder if the repo-man from the movie was right when he said that 'the more you drive, the stupider you become'? So how is it now that we're all out here together, dedicated road warriors, driving, jockeying for the whole-shot, and no one is certain where to or where from. Grinding down the sharp edge of our I.Q.'s like the disintegrated retreads we dodge in the lanes. Until I hear different, I'll meet you in the number one lane when I have to, and on the narrow back roads when I can. Out here, far from the lights...

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This week, a letter-writer proposes an idea to help with the Syrian refugee crisis.

Time to buy an island I had an idea that might be useful in handling some of the complexities of the Syrian refugee crisis. What if the Obama administration agreed to admit automatically some portion of displaced mothers and their children under the age of 12, leaving behind all the men and teenagers, who would then be subject to a more thorough vetting process, these being the most likely actual or aspiring terrorists (frankly, I can’t imagine a mother of small children inclined to commit suicide by bomb or bullet, so they would be a pretty safe bet to rush through). Some obvious questions that arise from this suggestion are 1) Where do you put the leftbehind men and teenagers while they're being vetted? 2) Who will house and support the women and children while the others are being scrutinized?

I’ve long felt the United Nations should buy up an island somewhere and build decent housing accommodations with cafeterias, schools, medical facilities, libraries, an airstrip, etc., removed from atrisk populations, where refugees and those displaced by natural disasters would be gently detained

with good care until willing countries step up to take them on a permanent basis. We’ve all seen too many millions of unfortunates housed in dusty fields of tents without food, water, toilets, or hope.

I’ll bet many countries would be willing to contribute funds to such a worthwhile and clearly necessary project.

—Marilyn King

A grand opportunity This coming June election presents a dynamic opportunity to unseat three Supervisors for those voters who are not happy with the traffic mess, the homeless, the cheesy developmental blight and the money wasted on consultants and bloated pensions. This election is a grand opportunity to flip the board with three new members and take the county in a new, responsible direction.

Many citizens are outraged by the homeless situation in San Rafael.

I propose shifting them up the road to Marin Commons at Lucas Valley Road which is away from any residential or retail presence where we have this huge, county-owned, ocean liner of a building that could accommodate all the beds, kitchen, showers and social service providers

Please stop exacerbating the fallacy that SMART is in any way “green” or “efficient” [‘Mind the gap,’ Nov.

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25]. Diesel trains emit 19.6kg of CO2 per vehicle mile according to the California Air Resources Board, while the average car on the road in Marin and Sonoma in 2017 [will emit] 0.34kg.

Given that only about 42 percent of riders are displaced car occupants, this means SMART would need an average of 137 riders at all times, on all trains to be “greener” or “more efficient.”

The Hudson-Bergen Line in New Jersey, which goes through a very dense urban area alongside Manhattan, struggles to achieve 32.5 average riders. In Portland, the TriMet line achieves the low 20s.

So if what SMART and here echoed by the Pacific Sun is true then the SMART train will have four times the ridership of a train serving the densest areas of urban New Jersey.

PLEASE STOP PROPAGATING THE FALLACY THAT THE TRAIN IS GREEN! —Richard Hall, via pacificsun.com

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the homeless need to get them off the streets. This would involve some innovative policing and an ongoing ‘round up’ and transfer to the facility as an alternative to a trip to the pokey for loitering or whatever.

This would help convince the casual ‘bum’ to not to try to settle in Marin County and allow us to focus our efforts on those people and families that could really benefit from our help.

County government is a bit topheavy with managers, but I find the rank and file to be generally pleasant and competent. I just think that some groups need to be challenged more. This would take care of most of our over-reliance on consultants. I'm not happy paying consultants to fill in for part of a county workforce which is operating at 90 percent efficiency, or 10 percent as is the case of Juvenile Hall: $900 a day per kid to house all of nine offenders.

I want to offer the hall to the Helen Vine Detox Center as a joint use facility. They actually save lives and turn lives around.

I feel that some of our departments would benefit from a little micro-management. I don’t care for the degree of aloofness and insulation they get from the county administrator who himself might be the problem and I don’t fall for that ‘comparable pay’ nonsense.

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1 One hundred years ago, the largest brick-making factory on the Pacific Coast shut down its operations. The main building remains today, somewhere in Marin County, and is home to an Alpine-type restaurant. Where is it located, and what was the name of the brick kiln or brick factory?

2 In 1989, Japanese company Nintendo introduced an amazing new product: A battery-powered, handheld video game console, with what seven-letter name?

3 What dog breed makes the best sheepdog (two words)?

4 In what year did Washington, D.C. become

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the capital city of the United States?

5 a. Hillary Clinton was born on October 26,

1947, with what family name, and in what city?

b. From what two universities did she receive

her undergraduate degree (1969), and her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in law (1973)?

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the water temperature remain the same, warm slightly or cool slightly?

7 What number describes the sum of the titles of Adele’s three most recent music albums?

8 The upcoming summer Olympic Games will commence in what month of what year, in what host city?

9 In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Queen of the Fairies has what

metallic name, chemical element No. 22?

10 Which city lies farther west (according to longitude)? a. Amsterdam or Paris? b. San Francisco or Seattle? c. Reno or San Diego?

BONUS QUESTION: Complete this sentence with eight words: Benjamin Franklin supposedly said, “Beer is proof that God … ” what?

Howard Rachelson invites you to upcoming team events: Our final live team trivia contest of 2015—Tuesday, December 8 at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael; 6:30pm; free, with prizes. Bring a team or come join one. For more information, contact Howard at howard1@ triviacafe.com, and visit triviacafe.com, the web’s No. 1 trivia site!

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▼ An IRS phone scam alert has been issued by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. Phony “IRS agents” have been busy calling residents with bogus stories about delinquent taxes and other false claims, which includes a particularly aggressive phone scam targeting immigrants. Potential victims are threatened with deportation, arrest, having their utilities shut off, or having their driver’s licenses revoked. Some scammers use insults and hostility as scare tactics, while other con artists are sophisticated and may know the last four digits of a victim’s Social Security number.

Please be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. Remember, the IRS always sends taxpayers written notification via U.S. mail, and they never initiate contact by email. Hang up on scammers.

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Wolf ’s lawsuit against BMW North America and Corbin-Pacific Inc., the seat manufacturer, limped through a San Francisco Superior Court before being dismissed. Not one to be kept down, Wolf appealed the decision to the First District Court of Appeal. Again, a court found his arguments impotent and the matter has been laid to rest.

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Brittany Maynard moved to Oregon to take her life; her death, in November of 2014, started a national conversation about the right to die.

Dying wishes

Will California’s new physician-assisted death law make it too easy to die?

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hysician-assisted death is not suicide. The new End of Life Option Act, passed in August and signed by Governor Jerry Brown on September 8, makes it legal for a physician to prescribe a drug to end a patient’s life.

“But it is not suicide,” says Toni

Broaddus, California campaign director of Compassion & Choices, the organization that lobbied hardest in favor of the bill, “and it will not say ‘suicide’ on the death certificate.” Physician-assisted suicide is still illegal in California.

“Californians like to have options,” she says. The issue is about

choice: choice at the beginning and choice at the end.

The bill allows a patient to choose to end his or her life rather than suffer until its “natural” end. “It’s a relief for people to know that it’s an option,” says Iris Compton, who facilitates the Elders Salon Sonoma, an aging-issues discussion group.

While a majority of Californians hailed the passage of the controversial bill, advocates for the disabled say the implications are grim.

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concern to poor people who are dependent on state insurance: Will the law push them to take the pill rather than endure prolonged suffering without the comforts of quality palliative care?

And what about the elderly?

With a steadily rising population of elders, many of whom are disabled and lack essential services, pressure to expedite their deaths could increase.

But Broaddus believes safeguards in the law protect against such dark outcomes. The process of obtaining the prescription is cumbersome.

Patients must be in hospice care and diagnosed with a terminal illness and then interviewed by a mentalhealth provider to assure mental competence.

Two doctors, seen separately, two weeks apart, must agree that the prescription is warranted. For their protection, patients with terminal dementia are not permitted to

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Peace Press, a bimonthly publication of the Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County. “We don’t want our deaths determined by doctors working for HMOs who understand how much cheaper a suicide pill is than health treatments,” says Lauby, who hosts Pushing Limits, KPFA’s disability show.

All California organizations for the disabled opposed the bill.

“Until you’ve spent many years in and out of hospitals, you may not understand how flawed the healthcare system is,” says Lauby.

“There are regulations, but mistakes are made and patients are manipulated. You have the basic problem of healthcare being profitdriven … It’s easy to imagine people being given the medicine to save money.”

In the Netherlands, where a similar law has been in place since 2002, “the rate of assisted suicide has gone up many times, and the

Those of us born with visible or severe limitations are frequently told that our lives are not worth living.

amount of money for long-term care and medical assistance at the end of life has gone down,” she says.

Dr. Ira Byock, a leader in palliative care in the United States, also cited the Netherlands in a Los Angeles Times op-ed that opposed the law. Instead of letting doctors assist in patients’ deaths, Byock wants to see better palliative care.

“Last fall’s Institute of Medicine report Dying in America detailed deficiencies in medical training and practice that contribute to needless suffering,” he wrote. “It also lays out steps that healthcare and longterm care systems, insurers, medical schools and policymakers can take to reliably resolve this crisis.”

In Oregon, the state whose legislation is the model for the California law, the experience has been different. There, less than 1 percent of patients ask for a prescription, and of those, only onethird actually take it.

If not actually pushing people toward suicide, will the new law tend to decrease the amount of time and money allotted to palliative care for people with prolonged terminal illnesses? This is of special

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—Adrienne Lauby request a prescription, another wrinkle in this complicated issue.

The concern is not so much that patients will be routinely forced to choose death by their insurance companies, but that cutbacks in palliative care will push people to choose to die before it’s their time.

For those whose disease cannot be ameliorated, the value of this option is clear. Brittany Maynard moved to Oregon to take her life after she was diagnosed with a virulent form of brain cancer that blocked the effects of pain medication. An unassisted death would have meant unrelieved misery for Maynard, whose rightto-die advocacy started a national conversation about the issue.

For now, most patients aren’t running off to die under the new state law, says Yvonne Baginski, publisher of Born to Age, an annual digest of information for seniors.

Baginski has done end-of-life work for three decades and says, “I don’t expect to see a huge onslaught of people seeking this. People are afraid to die. They expect a miracle until the end.”Y

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Giving & receiving Our favorite local places for holiday shopping

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he air is brisk, the holiday music is playing, the lights are strung—and the options for gifts are overwhelming. Too many loved ones, and too little time. Jumping online is tempting for last-minute shopping, but what fun is that? It’s so much more rewarding to meet and support the local merchants who spend their days making heartfelt products by hand. The North Bay is full of them, and below, we’ve highlighted some places where you’ll find them. Consider the list a treasure map as you

discover all that Marin, Sonoma and Napa have to offer this season. Happy exploring, and the best of holidays to you and yours.—Molly Oleson

Heath Ceramics Since its founding in 1948, Heath Ceramics has been owned by two families, and has expanded from its Sausalito-based factory to showrooms in San Francisco and Los Angeles. But one of the coolest things about shopping locally for the handmade, brightly colored tableware and architectural tile is that you can see exactly how it’s all produced by a team of 40 craftspeople.

Inside the historic 15,000-squarefoot factory, nestled among artist studios and designed by Marquis

& Stoller, is a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how clay is made, and where product shapes are formed, glazed, trimmed and fired.

Check out Heath’s bold, seasonal classical red collection, meant to “bring warmth indoors when it’s cold outside,” and flip through the new Tile Makes the Room, a book featuring the work of the world’s leading designers and architects.

Working tours of the factory are offered on Fridays and Saturdays, and visitors can even score near-perfect dinnerware that’s discounted because it didn’t meet quality standards—evidence that these guys care deeply about their craft. 400 Gate 5 Road, Sausalito; heathceramics.com.—Molly Oleson

Ink.Paper.Plate Studio & Shop Sirima Sataman’s printmaking shop in downtown Point Reyes Station is more than just that. It’s a gathering space for adults eager to learn something new about printmaking, and maybe jam out a little on some old Townes Van Zandt tunes.

Enter the shop on a typical Saturday afternoon, and Sataman is orchestrating music that’s heavy on the ukulele and cowboy chords as she creates extremely cool linocut prints and teaches people to become skilled printmakers themselves.

Sataman offers a big list of classes and all sorts of personalized teachable moments on a chalkboard menu behind the counter, and she says a number of people have called this holiday season to inquire about

Five years ago, I moved to the North Bay from Santa Cruz, a town with more than its fair share of surf shops (and more than its share of good waves). But when it’s on, the North Coast can be as good as anywhere, yet not so good that surfers are going to come from far away to surf here. And I’ll take the area’s low-key surf scene and friendly locals over Santa Cruz’s crowded lineups and bad vibes any day.

Part of the local surf scene emanates from the year-round stoke served up at Northern Light Surf Shop and Bodega Bay Surf Shack.

Bodega and Bodega Bay don’t get the tourist traffic of warmer beach towns, so these shops have to cater to the crusty, cold-waterloving locals. Yes, they sell plenty of T-shirts, hoodies and glass pipes to fill in the gaps during lean months, but these are core surf shops whose stock in trade are boards and wetsuits made for North Coast waves.

Sure, you can buy everything you want online and you might get it cheaper, but when you shop at one of these stores your dollars stay in the community and you’re doing your part to keep the local surf scene alive. Northern Light Surf Shop, 17191 Bodega Hwy., Bodega; 707/876-3032; Bodega Bay Surf Shack, 1400 Hwy. 1, Bodega Bay; 707/3409404.—Stett Holbrook

Need a special bracelet, necklace or ring for someone who means the world to you? Look no further than the Marin Jewelers Guild, a cooperative of local artists who display their work in a beautiful, inviting gallery on Fourth Street in San Rafael.

Hand-fabricated pieces made of silver, copper, gold and bronze are available, and stones like turquoise, amber and sapphire add splashes of color. The motto of the guild is “Know your jeweler,” and the local community is provided with opportunities to engage with the artisans on a regular basis.

The gallery’s current window display educates curious shoppers about topaz: “When worn as an amulet,” a yellow sign reads, “topaz was said to drive away sadness, strengthen the intellect, and bestow courage.”

Commission a piece and work in collaboration with your favorite jeweler. Your loved ones will thank you for years to come. 1331 Fourth St., San Rafael; marinjewelersguild. com.—M.O.

Calistoga Depot Whenever I read The Boxcar Children books as a child, I imagined a life on the tracks, cozy in a railroad car and solving mysteries. Silly, but every time I visit the Calistoga Depot on Lincoln Avenue in downtown Calistoga, that feeling comes back.

Originally built in 1868 by Napa Valley settler Samuel Brannan, one year before the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, the Calistoga Depot train station and designated California Historical Landmark was restored in 1978 by the Calistoga Depot Association, and today houses six railroad cars containing historical exhibits and retail shops.

One such shop is the Calistoga Wine Stop, located inside a former Central Pacific Railroad car.

Operated by Tom and Tammy Pelter since 1986, this family business has been helping customers find Napa and Sonoma County wines that are a little off the beaten path.

The tasting room, open Thursdays through Mondays, specializes in smaller producers who would not otherwise have their own tasting space. The Wine Stop also has its own family wine, Pelter, a Cabernet Sauvignon that’s available exclusively in the depot.

One of the newer shops in the depot is Flowers & All That Jazz, which opened just this year. By the name, it’s clear that the shop specializes in floral arrangements, and that’s true; but the studio and shop, again cozily packed into another train car, also showcases “jazzy” prints, apparel and jewelry by local artisans that will appeal to all ages. There are even custom gift baskets, and many floral arrangements are available in vintage or repurposed pieces for one-of-a-kind displays. 1458 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.—Charlie »12 Swanson

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The annual ICB Winter Open Studios, which takes place Dec. 5–6, from 11am to 6pm in the lofts of a historic World War II–era building near the Sausalito waterfront, always provides the opportunity for holiday shoppers to find photography, paintings, sculpture and more by local artists. But this year, the talented community has united to try something new: More than 30 artists will donate pieces of work to benefit Doctors Without Borders.

Taking the theme of migration, the collective effort—envisioned by paper artist Ingrid Butler and organized by oil painter Jennifer Fearon—honors the act of those who leave their homes in search of better lives. The idea came about, Fearon says, to call attention to the international refugee crisis, and to support those currently suffering.

“One of the challenges we have as artists is connecting with larger causes,” Fearon says. “As a group, we have an opportunity to do that. Doctors Without Borders is fantastic because their humanitarian aid is completely independent. They give aid to whoever needs it.”

A colorful installation (directed

by Butler, and in collaboration with ICB artists) of more than 4,000

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hand-cut butterflies will symbolize a “movement of hope,” and 100 percent of the sales of designated pieces will support Doctors Without Borders’ work with refugees and internally displaced people affected by conflict.

Fearon hopes that Open Studios visitors will walk away with a sense that the collaborative ICB artists are aware of, and connected to, the events of the larger world.

“As artists, we have a responsibility to bring awareness of what’s going on,” she says. “And we’re interested in trying to have an impact.” 480 Gate 5 Road, Sausalito; icbartists.com.—M.O.

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The shop is also a great stop-in for stocking stuffers and holiday cards—lots of cool mini art-makers are on offer, such as a wallet-size watercolor palette spread through a shop that’s both a working studio and a retail joint. Sataman only asks that you leave the kids outside or at home. This is an adults-only playground where you can learn to create letterpress greeting cards, set type and make your own dang poster. Sataman can help you transfer screen-print artwork onto fabric—scarves, dishtowels, whatever you’ve got—and also offers a class called Scrappy Little Books, which is all about the art of bookbinding. In the era of Kindle, no less. Classes run Wednesday through Sunday. 11401 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes Station; inkpaperplate.com.— Tom Gogola

Heath Ceramics boasts brightly colored tableware that’s made in a historic factory in Sausalito.

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With the wooden planks creaking underfoot and the old-styled street lamps overhead, the scene in Duncans Mills looks straight out of 1880, complete with classic small-town charm and wonder. If you’ve been meaning to stop there, there’s no better time than now to visit the cluster of shops and cafes along Highway 116 that the former logging outpost now offers.

And, there’s no better way to start a day of shopping in Duncans Mills than grabbing a hearty meal at Cape Fear Cafe, a local favorite that serves straightforward California fare with a Southern twist. It’s also a great place to grab a craft beer before you peruse the shops surrounding the cafe.

Make sure to visit Pig Alley, a retail store that sells handmade crafts, jewelry and décor, including items from well-known designers like Northern California jeweler Holly Yashi. Then poke your head into the colorful Worldly Goods, a shop that imports global items, from African masks to Ecuadorian weavings to reclaimed wood furniture, all made through fair trade and sustainable means.

For the artistically minded gift giver, there are several galleries to

«11 choose from. First, check out the Christopher Queen Gallery for classic California art dating from the mid 19th to early 20th century, as well as more contemporary works. Then, make sure to find the Quercia Gallery, where local artists show new works on a regular basis.

Owned and operated by plein air painter Ron Quercia and clay sculptor Bobbi Jeanne Quercia since 1990, the gallery also offers hand-finished frames and frame restoration.—C.S.

NapaStyle I love a kit, and I especially love a kit when you can buy your kit and have a fancy-sounding lunch in Napa at the same time. Enter NapaStyle, which is as much a state of mind as it is a multi-pronged endeavor of goodness and goodies, a catalogue-driven cavalcade of delights that range from hammeredcopper jugs to weird chutneys.

One product in particular jumped out as just the sort of allinclusive kit that is guaranteed to provide at least one night of family pleasure over the holidays, before everyone starts fighting again.

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Favorite Things Corinne and Patrick Murray have called Sonoma County home for more than 40 years, and have owned the popular Favorite Things store in Santa Rosa for 20. After a dead-end job working in an office, Corrine Murray opened the home and garden store, located on Fourth Street and Talbot Avenue. Despite a lack of previous retail experience, she combined a keen eye for décor and gifts with a neighborly attitude and a willingness to

build relationships with regular customers.

Handbags and jewelry, wool scarves and mittens, seasonal gifts and rotating items, bright window displays and a spring garden, too—these are a few of the favorite things you’ll find upon entering the store. While the shop keeps the selection fresh year-round, with holiday-inspired offerings for everything from Valentine’s Day to Halloween, it truly transforms into a winter wonderland for Christmas. In addition to a wide array of ornaments, Favorite Things is the place to go for stockings, mantelpieces and both indoor and outdoor holiday décor, like plush Santa dolls and hanging garden lanterns.

The store tripled in size in 2003, and three years ago, Patrick joined the store’s staff after retiring from a career in liquor distribution.

Favorite Things carries gift items perfect for any age, like hip canvas canteens and mugs, though the Murrays specialize in contemporary women’s items and accessories that anyone’s mom would adore, as well as hard-to-find items like Annie Sloan’s chalk paint. 1500 Fourth St., Santa Rosa; 707/541-7380.—C.S.

Healdsburg Shed In the food- and drink-obsessed North Bay, you really can’t do better than the Shed, an impeccably curated store that celebrates a life well lived, be it in the garden, the

Crafts Fairs Galore Crafts fairs are plentiful this time of year, and offer some of the most friendly and fun environments for finding unique gifts (don’t forget to treat yourself, too!). Plus, seasonal goodies are usually on hand— homemade latkes, eggnog, yummy pastries, live music, snow slides, crafts demonstrations and visits from Santa.

Below is a roundup of upcoming Marin fairs, where you’ll find plenty of treasures made by local artists.

Visit and browse through ceramics, paintings, glasswork, centerpiece decorations, floral note cards, jewelry, antiques and collectibles, fine art, textiles and ornaments.

And meet the creative movers and shakers—it doesn’t get more local than that.—Lily O’Brien 44th Annual Dance Palace Holiday Crafts Fair Friday, Dec. 5, 4pm-9pm, Sat-Sun, Dec. 6-7, 10am-5pm. 503 B Street, Point Reyes, Station. 415/663-1075; dancepalace.org.

Marin JCC Festival of Lights Sunday, Dec. 6, 11:30am-2:30pm.

Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael, 415/444-8000, marinjcc.org.

San Geronimo Holiday Arts Faire Friday, Dec. 5, 11am-5pm. San Geronimo Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo, 415/488-8888; sgvcc.org.

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For 99 bucks, it ought to. The kit is centered around the parlor dice game Shut the Box and also includes a couple of bags of “beerkissed” caramel popcorn, some beer brittle, pistachios dipped in chocolate, all packed in a retro-notchic wooden crate. It’s sort of like when Blockbuster threw in some microwave popcorn with your rental—remember those days?

And how about that lunch?

NapaStyle is kind of amorphously epic when it comes to its output of products, which include a grilled chèvre and strawberry-walnut pesto panini, along with fancy sets of forks and knives on the retail side. The goods are available at the V Marketplace in Yountville, the NapaStyle flagship, which also fields a “paninoteca e insalateria” menu.

That’s a fancy way of saying they’ve got some choice sandwiches and salads for you, too. 6525 Washington St., Yountville; 707/945-1229.—T.G.

Landmarks Holiday Art & Craft Sale Friday, Dec. 5, 10am-4pm.

Tiburon Art & Garden Center, 841 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon, 415/4351853; landmarksociety.com.

BINBA Holiday Gift Show Friday, Dec. 5, 12pm-4pm. Brain Injury Network of the Bay Area, 1132 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 415/461-6771; binba.org.

Mill Valley Winterfest Saturday, Dec. 6, 11am-6pm.

Depot Plaza, downtown Mill Valley, 415/388-9700; enjoymillvalley.com.

Mill Valley Holiday Craft Fair Friday, Dec. 5, 10am-5pm. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, 415/3831370; cityofmillvalley.org.

Kentfield Craft Fair Thursday, Dec. 10, 3pm-7pm.

Bacich Community Center, 699 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield; www.kspta.org.

Advent Festival and Faire Sunday, Dec. 6, 11am-1pm, First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, 1510 Fifth Ave., San Rafael; 415-4566760.

Margaret Todd Senior Center Holiday Craft Faire Friday, Dec. 4, 6-9pm, Sat., Dec. 5, 10am-4pm. Margaret Todd Senior Center, 1560 Hill Road, Novato, 415/899-8290; sanfranciscobazaar. org.

Marin Indoor Antique Market 31st Annual Christmas Show Saturday, Dec. 12, 10am-6pm and Sunday, Dec. 13, 10am-5pm. Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael; 415/388-2252; goldengateshows.com.

Marin County Club Holiday Boutique Wednesday, Dec. 9, 11am-2pm, Marin Country Club, 500 Country Club Drive, Novato; www. novatorwf.org. $33, includes lunch.

Muir Beach Holiday Arts Fair Friday, Dec. 12, 10am-5pm and Saturday, Dec. 13, 10am-4pm.

Community Center, 19 Seascape Drive, Muir Beach; 415-388-8319; www.muirbeachartsfair.com.

Novato Arts Center Holiday Fair Sunday, Dec. 6, 11am-4pm, Novato Arts Center, 500 Palm Drive, Novato; www.novatoartscenter.org.

Hawaiian Holiday Craft and Bake Sale Saturday, Dec. 12, 10am-4pm, St. Patrick’s Parish Center, 409 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur; www. hulaon.org. Y

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You can find something for everyone at one of the many crafts fairs in Marin this holiday season.

kitchen or at the table. To be sure, not everything is locally made.

There are dowry-worthy garden tools, beekeeping supplies, and what is surely the North Bay’s top spot for Japanese knives, garden tools, rice cookers and donabe (fireproof clay) cookware.

The countertop donabe smoker ($250) is at the top of my wish list.

The pantry section of the store is like a museum of the world’s best condiments, spices, oils, vinegar and chocolates. Choose a bottle from the lineup of local olive oils for a great locally grown and made gift.

There’s a small but well-chosen selection of food and drink books, too. Oh, and how about a little cloth bag of locally grown wheat, milled in-house? It pretty much comes in its own stocking. The modern, creekside building (which won a James Beard Award for architectural design) and the superb restaurant are no slouches either. 25 North St., Healdsburg; 707/431-7433.—S.H.

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Raising a glass to locally made beverages

By Tanya Henry

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ne of the best things about living in Marin is its proximity to so much locally produced food. The ability to buy world-class cheeses, fresh oysters from Tomales Bay and grass-fed beef from Point Reyes Station are just a few of the reasons that I live here. As interest in our food systems continues to grow, more and more folks are trying their hands at producing and selling their own products. With the holidays upon us, here are a handful of locally made beverages that are sure to add a little more cheer to any get-together.

San Anselmo-based Laughing Glass Cocktails follows up their premade margaritas with a ruby-hued pomegranate version just in time for the holidays. Made with blanco

agave tequila, triple sec and organic agave nectar, the new flavor offers tequila drinkers a festive option.

Founders Sydney Rainin-Smith and Carey Clahan bring a genuine enthusiasm to their favorite cocktail and take great pride in sourcing high-quality ingredients, while also keeping the calorie count down.

“We like to make grown-up, clean cocktails,” Clahan says. Try it over ice with a squeeze of lime, or as a base for other tequila concoctions— get creative and make your own signature drink this holiday season! laughingglasscocktails.com.

Ironically, ex tech executive Kara Goldin, who began selling her fruit-sweetened water out of her garage, used to drink as many as 10 to 12 Diet Coke’s a day. Now, a

San Rafael’s Red Whale Coffee became an underground favorite in Canada before coffee-maker Sean Boyd moved his operation to Marin in 2012.

decade later, her fruit-sweetened Hint Water (now a $30 million company) is a regular offering at places like Google headquarters, yoga studios, and if all goes according to plan, on college campuses around the country.

Though these mildly flavored drinks might seem more like a post-holiday beverage, they are ideal for replacing sugar-laden sodas and helpful for those pacing their alcohol intake during marathon party-going.

There are multiple flavors to choose from—seasonal pear, pomegranate and apple—and sparkling and

mixed fruit options available. drinkhint.com.

Given the popularity of kombucha—grocery store shelves are overflowing with options—let me make it easy for you: Look for the 16-ounce brown glass bottles of Marin Kombucha, produced locally

by Brian Igersheim. His mild flavors include Original Oak, Pinot Sage and Apple Juniper. Igersheim keeps the pH levels of his brews slightly more alkaline than most, which results in a softer, less tangy experience. My personal favorite is the Pinot Sage. marinkombucha.com.

“We are determined to make the world a better place, one cup of coffee at a time,” reads Red Whale Coffee’s website. Chefturned-coffee-maker/sourcer/ roaster extraordinaire Sean Boyd left his restaurant work in New Brunswick, Canada and started a coffee operation in 2012 off of Smith Ranch Road in San Rafael.

Recognized as a finalist in the Good Food Awards, Red Whale is developing a devoted following for their seriously good coffee and sincere interest in educating the world about America’s favorite beverage. Visit them at 169 Paul Drive or online at redwhalecoffee.com.Y

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This holiday season, you can give nature-loving friends and family a piece of the outdoors by making your very own terrarium.

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Indoor nature Homemade terrariums provide the gift of the outdoors

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alling all of you crafty plant lovers! Here is a simple homemade gift idea that you can create for friends and family who may crave a bit of indoor nature on their desk. New York Botanical Garden terrarium designer, Maria Colletti, has a new book titled Terrariums: Gardens Under Glass.

Colletti is a terrarium purist. She likes designs that mimic the natural world—desert, woodland, bog or tropical jungle—and she emphasizes tone, texture and architectural detail. With just the tweak of a leaf or a plant one shade or direction,

she argues, a terrarium can come alive. “It’s the little things that bring joy,” Colletti says.

Why a terrarium? “Terrariums are a wonderful way to return to the beautiful world we see around us in parks, gardens, historic estates, seashores, forests and deserts,” Colletti says. “But to do it indoors, as we crave the natural world in our homes and workplaces.”

Though the author doesn’t shy away from complex terrariums (she has a Victorian terrarium in her living room that’s designed to mimic the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Materials: 1. Succulents (pictured here are jade plants—Crassula and Haworthia) 2. Glass container 3. Aquarium gravel 4. River stones 5. Pea gravel topping 6. Paper divider Step 1. Arrange the gravel and river stones on the bottom half of the glass. Use a paper divider to separate materials. (This way if any soil spills down from the plant’s root ball, it will not ruin the layered arrangement.)

Step 2. With a spoon, carefully remove the plants from the potting mix in their original container, working to keep the root ball intact and still in a bit of soil. Gently place each plant into the narrow cylinder.

Step 3. Fill in the top layer with some pea gravel that has a slightly different but natural color.

If possible, place near an eastfacing window so it can bathe in the morning sun.

Peer in through the top and around the sides to admire the symmetry, structure and placement of your plants, and adore them.

Maintenance:

“I am one of those people who thinks about plants 24/7,” Colletti admits. “I’m sure everyone does not spend their day obsessed with their plant collection. Well, maybe a few of you do.” Count me in. I’m a horticultural daydreamer. The good news is that there is very little maintenance work to be done. With these succulent terrariums, all you need to do is squirt a few bursts of water into the roots every few weeks. You can achieve this with a

Troubleshooting:

Some signs to look for: Are your plants leaning sideways? Plants receiving light from only one direction will gradually face that way. Stop tormenting your plants!

Turn your terrarium occasionally.

Is there a white cottony substance underneath the leaves? Mealybugs especially adore jade plants, and feed on their succulent leaves. Dip a cotton swab into rubbing alcohol and dab the insects to physically remove them. Do this weekly if they become a problem. Then monthly.

Are there yellow, dried, dead or black leaves that have fallen off the plants? Yes, you should feel horribly guilty. Your plants hate you!

Actually Coletti is much calmer and says to remove the sad leaves.

If the soil is dry around the root ball, mist it. Maybe the terrarium has been baked by the hard sun.

Try moving it away from the sun temporarily. Black leaves mean the opposite; too much water and not enough light.

“Some terrariums will live contently without being touched for months,” the author says. “But pay attention! This can be a delicate balance. The ultimate goal is to reach a state of equilibrium; then hands off and enjoy. The other ultimate goal is to experiment, have fun and enjoy for years on end.”

For more, check out Colletti’s website at green-terrariums.com.Y

Here’s a fun little fact for you fellow plant geeks: Crafty plant nerd Charles Darwin created terrariums in the 1830s! He sailed around the world on the HMS Beagle from 1832 to 1836, including a trip to the Galapagos Islands. Darwin and his team brought back botanicals that were kept alive on the ship because the explorers transported their findings—from the jungles of faraway continents and back to civilization—in large, enclosed glass jars.

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How to make a small tower of succulent and stone:

spray bottle with a mister setting on the top. Or, if you want to be fancy, Colletti recommends using a long funnel for cylinder-shaped vessels.

Trickle the smallest amount of water down the tube of the funnel until it’s at the plant’s roots. One ounce should be plenty of water.

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Garden in Seal Harbor, Maine), her book has DIY projects for the novice as well as the expert. She wrote the book for the reader who may be thinking, “I want a new craft.

I want a living thing near me that I can see every day. Maybe I need it to take up a very little amount of my free time.”

Free time. Yes! I’m not so crafty, so I chose one of her simplest designs, the Soilless Pebble Display with succulents. It came out surprisingly well.

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The 6th Street Playhouse production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ has a strong, adaptable cast and a clever script.

Among the many reasons that 6th Street Playhouse’s current production of A Christmas Carol can claim to be called one of the best surprises of 2015, is that it embraces what’s made the tale so enduring, while also blazing new trails, finding fresh, entertaining possibilities in what has, in some adaptor’s hands, become stale and predictable.

THEATER

Brave staging 6th Street Playhouse presents inspiring ‘A Christmas Carol’

By David Templeton

“I

wear the chains I forged in life!”

This ghostly report from the doomed spirit of Jacob Marley is among the most famous supernatural utterances in English literature. It’s also a fair metaphor for the heavy weight of responsibility carried by any theater company brave enough to stage Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

This unstoppably popular story has been around for more than 170 years, and along the way it’s forged a long, weighty chain of expectations, adorations, misinterpretations, criticisms, dismissals and the weird, unkind backlashes that spring from any legendary story’s overfamiliarity in the public eye.

Among the many reasons that 6th Street Playhouse’s current production of A Christmas Carol can claim to be called one of the best surprises of 2015, is that it embraces what’s made the tale so enduring, while also blazing new trails, finding fresh, entertaining possibilities in what has, in some adaptor’s hands,

become stale and predictable.

With a strong, adaptable cast, an inventively clever script by Michael Wilson, sprightly, emotionfocused direction from Craig Miller and a delightfully steam-punk production design, this incarnation of the Dickens classic also makes maximum use of actor Charles Siebert as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Performing rarely on local stages, Siebert’s North Bay appearances are always occasions to celebrate (6th Street’s Red, Cinnabar’s The Price).

As Scrooge—the miserly skinflint whose Christmas Eve haunting takes him backwards and forwards through his own history—Siebert is fancifully mesmerizing and terrifically, touchingly real, maintaining a remarkable level of creative generosity toward all others with whom he shares the stage.

As Marley—materializing to deliver a dire warning to his former business partner Scrooge— Alan Kaplan is wickedly, wackily menacing and also heartbreakingly

earnest. As the various spirits of Christmas—past, present and future—Miller has assembled a trio of comic actors ( Jessica Headington, Nick Christenson and Ryan Severt) who deliver delightfully spectral comedy while consistently landing sharp emotional punches when necessary—in one case, while towering over the stage on stilts.

The large, multi-age cast—with notably strong and/or hilarious performances by Jeff Coté as Bob Cratchit, Harry Duke as Mr. Fezziwig and Crystal Carpenter as Belle—works incredibly well as a shape-shifting, character-changing, scenery-moving ensemble. Tice Allison does nice work as well in a number of roles, bringing an admirably effective, clockwork creepiness to the blind undertaker he plays in just a few visually impressive scenes, and Janine LaForge makes the most out of the role of Mrs. Dilbert, Scrooge’s alternately opportunistic and aghast housekeeper, who gets a few more interesting notes to play in Wilson’s adaptation than in the original novel.

Beyond the performances themselves, praise must also be given to Miller’s technical team, whose clockwork set ( Jesse Dreikosen), mood-making lights (Steven Piechocki) and otherworldly sound-design (Miller, with John Gromada) are some of the best seen at 6th Street in many a Christmas.

But, technical wizardry aside,

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no Christmas Carol can be a success without a first-rate actor in the role of Scrooge, upon whose shoulders the entire enterprise rests. Siebert, playing Scrooge as fully fleshedout and appealingly human, is fascinating to watch, whether he’s snarling, gaping and recoiling in terror and heartbreak, or simply watching his fellow cast members turn this weighty warhorse into something truly light, lovely and inspiring.Y

NOW PLAYING: A Christmas Carol runs Thursday, Dec. 3 through Sunday, Dec. 20 at the 6th Street Playhouse; 52 W. 6th St., Santa Rosa; Thurs-Sat., 8pm; 2pm matinees on Saturday, Dec. 12 and 19, and all Sundays; $15-$37; 707/523-4185.

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MUSIC

Alex Bleeker on freaks and friends

By Charlie Swanson

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ongwriter Alex Bleeker first gained national attention as the bassist for popular New Jersey indie-rock band Real Estate. While that outfit is known for dreamy pop songs filled with ethereal melodies, Bleeker shows a very different musical side as the founder and frontman of Alex Bleeker & the Freaks.

This year, Bleeker, who was living in Brooklyn, traded in the East Coast crowds and weather for a fresh start, moving to West Marin and soaking up the outdoorsy vibes heard throughout his latest album, Country Agenda. Bleeker and his Freaks play from the new record at Sweetwater Music Hall on December 8.

“It’s really beautiful,” Bleeker says, when asked about his recent change of scenery. “I recorded this new album in Stinson Beach, met some friends in the area through that, and it just felt like the right thing to do.”

An East Coast native, Bleeker nonetheless has long been influenced by Bay Area bands like the Grateful Dead. “American Beauty was the first Dead I ever heard, and I was just completely hooked,” Bleeker says. “I stole the album from my mom.”

Bleeker’s obsession with the Dead has only grown in the last few years.

“There’s this perfect storm of rich country soul music,” he says. “There’s a deep Americana that really resonates with me that you can probably hear in the new record.”

Indeed, Country Agenda is an album awash in alluring melodies and acoustic warmth that recalls the stirring analog sounds of classic folk records. Recorded at Panoramic House Studio, Country Agenda also successfully encompasses the beauty and splendor of the North Bay, as the Freaks employ catchy hooks, resonating harmonies and soulful instrumentation.

When Bleeker formed the band six years back, it was more or less an amalgamation of friends and musicians that rotated regularly.

His first two records were, as he puts it, “cobbled together.” The band is now a permanent fixture consisting of Alex Steinberg (guitar), Nick Lenchner (bass), Dylan Shumaker (drums) and Jacob Wolf (keys).

Bleeker says this new album was a welcome collaborative effort.

“Creatively, it’s been amazing. I think this record is far and away our best, and that’s totally because of the people who play on it,” he says. “It actually feels a little silly to have the band be called Alex Bleeker & the Freaks anymore, because it’s such a group effort. Together, the sum is greater than all the parts.”Y

Alex Bleeker & the Freaks perform on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley; 8pm; $15–$17; 415/388.1100.

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Michael B. Jordan stars in ‘Creed,’ the latest Rocky movie.

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Style and skill Coogler’s ‘Creed’ is well-built

By Richard von Busack

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hether snorting with fury in the ring or shyly avoiding a lady’s eyes, Michael B. Jordan is something to see in Creed.

It’s the latest Rocky movie—the seventh. It’s also the one with the best director of any of them, Ryan Coogler, previously of Fruitvale Station.

Jordan plays Adonis—“Donny”—the illegitimate posthumous son of Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa’s challenger in the 1976 original. Back then, it was a “million to one shot” when Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) had his time in the ring with the mouthy Muhammed Ali surrogate Apollo Creed, played by former Oakland Raider Carl Weathers.

Rocky and Apollo Creed later became the best of pals. And today, Adonis “Donny” Johnson (Jordan) is a buppie who club-fights in Mexico on his weekends. Adonis leaves his suit-and-skyscraper job in L.A. to go to Philadelphia, where he can revisit the city where his celebrated father triumphed. Adonis is also there to tug on the sleeve of Rocky Balboa, because he needs a trainer. Under Rocky’s tutelage, Donny gets good enough to attract the attention of a larger, meaner champ in Liverpool (played by the fearsome pro boxer Tony Bellew).

Philly provides texture, above all else. If we don’t believe in the

adventures of Rocky Balboa, we can believe in the walls behind the boxer, the salt-damaged brick, mold and torn wallpaper. Surrounded with an entourage of revving dirtbikes, the new contender Apollo does his roadwork on funky streets of bodegas, railway viaducts and row houses with plywood-covered windows.

The original Rocky, reportedly written in a couple of days, was a reprise of serious ’50s television programming such as Studio One, blended with something on the order of the mainstream script that Barton Fink aimed for. Its unexpected success muscled out films that told something true about the boxing world—say, John Huston’s Stocktonset Fat City (1972), now available restored on Blu-ray.

Coogler’s skill and style is demonstrated in a real-time, one-take fight, reminding us that throwing punches and ducking is as key to a bout as enduring the blows.

The fight scenes recall Mike Tyson’s comment—“Everyone has a plan, until they get hit”—stressing the importance of a clear head despite the pain. No matter how commercial Creed is, it’s well-built, well-acted and inclusive. We’re a hot-tempered nation and we could use a lesson in trust and coolness.Y

By Matthew Stafford

Friday, December 4 - Thursday, December 10 about a daring NASA attempt to rescue an astronaut marooned on Mars; Matt Damon stars.

Meet the Patels (1:28) Reality rom-com about 30-year-old Ravi Patel, the apex of a triangle between himself, his parents and the woman of his dreams.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1:37) All-American doofus Chevy Chase tries to craft the perfect family Christmas, but Randy Quaid, Doris Roberts, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Juliette Lewis have other ideas.

National Theatre London: Hamlet (4:00) Catch Benedict Cumberbatch as the Bard’s conflicted, vengeful prince of Denmark, direct from London in big-screen high definition.

The Night Before (1:41) Ethan (Joseph GordonLevitt), Isaac (Seth Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) are childhood friends searching for the ultimate experience during their annual Christmas Eve reunion.

The Nutcracker (1:55) Direct from Lincoln Center it’s the New York City Ballet’s sumptuous production of the Balanchine holiday classic.

The Peanuts Movie (1:26) Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the gang return to the big screen in 3D animation; the Red Baron co-stars.

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (1:37) Documentary by Lisa Immordino Vreeland about the colorful art collecor who was not only ahead of her time but helped to define it.

A Royal Night Out (1:37) Teen princesses Margaret and Elizabeth hit London’s hot spots in search of adventure on VE Day 1945.

Secret in Their Eyes (1:51) Thirteen years after a cop’s teenage daughter is murdered, an unspeakable secret is discovered. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman star.

Spectre (2:30) Daniel Craig’s farewell to James Bond finds 007 on the trail of his favorite crime/ terrorism/revenge/extortion outfit; Christoph Waltz and Monica Bellucci co-star.

Spotlight (2:08) True story about the Boston Globe’s tenacious investigation into a decades-long Catholic Church cover-up; Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton and John Slattery star.

Standing in the Shadows of Motown (1:48) Documentary tribute to the unheralded studio musicians behind Motown’s monster hits of the ’60s and ’70s.

Steve Jobs (2:02) Aaron Sorkin-Danny Boyle biopic of the tech industry’s top nerd; Michael Fassbender stars.

Suffragette (1:46) Carey Mulligan stars as a turnof-the-century activist who uses civil disobedience to fight for women’s suffrage; Meryl Streep cameos as Emmeline Pankhurst.

Trumbo (2:4) Bryan Cranston stars as the legendary screenwriter who won two Academy Awards before he became one of the Hollywood 10 and took on the absurdity and injustice of the Blacklist; Helen Mirren co-stars.

Truth (2:01) True tale about the firestorm following a 2004 CBS News exposé of George W. Bush’s military service stars Robert Redford as Dan Rather.

Unbranded (1:45) Eye-filling documentary follows four modern-day cowboys and a platoon of burros and mustangs on an epic journey across wild Western terrain from Mexico to Canada.

Victor Frankenstein (1:50) Reinterpretation of Mary Shelley’s horror classic follows the deranged doctor on his obsessive quest for regenerated immortality; Daniel Radcliffe is Igor.

The Wonders (1:51) Cannes Grand Prix-winner about a family of Tuscan beekeepers and how their lives are upended by an invasive reality TV program.

Bridge of Spies (PG-13) Brooklyn (PG-13)

• A Christmas Story (PG) Creed (PG-13)

• Crime After Crime (NR) • The Girl King (NR) The Good Dinosaur (PG)

Grandma (R)

• The Great Beauty (NR)

Heart of a Dog (NR) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (PG-13)

The Intern (PG-13) • James White (R) • Janis: Little Girl Blue (NR) • Krampus (PG-13)

• The Letters (PG)

Love the Coopers (PG-13) The Martian (PG-13) Meet the Patels (NR)

• National Lampoon’s

Christmas Vacation (PG-13) National Theatre London: Hamlet (Not Rated) • The Night Before (R)

Lark: Sat 8:30; Mon 5:15; Tue 8; Wed 1:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 2:10, 5:20, 8:30 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7:05, 9:40; Sun-Wed 1, 4, 7:05 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:15, 1:55, 4:45, 7:40, 10:25; Sun-Thu 11:15, 1:55, 4:45, 7:40 Sequoia: Fri 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; Sat 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:30; Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30; Thu 4:40 Lark: Sun 11 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:55, 6:55, 9:55; Sun-Wed 12:50, 3:55, 6:55 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:15, 10:15; Sat-Sun 12:45, 4, 7:15, 10:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1, 4:10, 7:20, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:40, 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 Lark: Wed 7 Lark: Fri 3:10; Sat 3:30; Thu noon Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12, 2:35, 5:15, 7:50 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 9:40, 3D showtime at 7; Sat-Sun 11, 4:15, 9:40, 3D showtimes at 1:30, 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:50, 12:30, 1:20, 3, 3:50, 5:30, 6:20, 8, 8:50, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 11:40, 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Playhouse: Fri 3:20, 5:40, 8; Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:20, 5:40, 8; Mon-Wed 3:20, 5:40, 8 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 1:50, 6:50; 3D showtimes at 4:20, 9:40 Lark: Fri 1:15; Sun 5; Mon 12:30 Rafael: Mon 7 Rafael: Sat-Sun 2:30 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:15, 3:25, 6:40, 9:50; Sun-Wed 12:15, 3:25, 6:40 Marin: Fri 3:50,6:45, 9:40; Sat 12:55, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40; Sun 12:55, 3:50, 6:45; Mon-Wed 4:05, 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:10, 12:45, 2:20, 5:25, 7, 8:40 Playhouse: Fri 3:30, 6:50, 9:50; Sat 12, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50; Sun 12, 3:30, 6:50; Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:50 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 12:45, 4, 4:45, 7:20, 10:30 Lark: Tue 5:20; Thu 2:15 Rafael: Fri 4:45, 6:45, 9; Sat-Sun 2:45, 4:45, 6:45, 9; Mon-Tue 9; Wed-Thu 6:45, 9 Rafael: 8:30 daily Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:20, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 4:15, 10:05 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:45, 10; Sat-Sun 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 4:05, 10:25; 3D showtimes at 12:55, 7:15 Rafael: Fri-Sun 4:30 Regency: Sun 2; Wed 2, 7

Lark: Thu 7:30 Marin: Fri 4:20, 7:15, 9:50; Sat 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50; Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:15; MonWed 4:35, 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12, 2:45, 5:20, 8, 10:40 Regency: Sat 12:55; Thu 7 • The Nutcracker (G) The Peanuts Movie (G) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50 Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (NR) Rafael: Fri 4, 6:15; Sat-Sun 1:45, 4, 6:15; Mon-Thu 6:15 • A Royal Night Out (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:25, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45; Sun-Thu 11:25, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10 Secret in Their Eyes (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:25, 2:05, 5:05, 7:50, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15 Spectre (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:30, 8 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:50; Sat-Sun 11:50, 3:10, 6:30, 9:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:40, 7:05, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:25 Spotlight (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 9:45; Sun-Wed 12:30, 3:40, 6:45 Regency: Fri 11, 12:45, 2, 3:55, 5:25, 7, 8:30, 10:05; Sat 11, 2, 3:55, 5:25, 7, 8:30, 10:05; Sun 11, 12:45, 3:55, 5:25, 7; Mon-Tue 11, 12:45, 2, 3:55, 5:25, 7; Wed 11, 12:45, 3:55, 7; Thu 11, 12:45, 2, 3:55, 7 Sequoia: Fri 4:25, 7:20, 10:15; Sat 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15; Sun 1:30, 4:25, 7:20; Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:20; Thu 4:25 • Standing in the Shadows of Motown (PG) Lark: Tue noon (includes lunch and speaker TBD) Steve Jobs (R) Lark: Fri 5:40; Mon 8:10; Wed 4:15 Suffragette (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:35, 2:10, 4:55, 7:50, 10:20; Sun-Thu 11:35, 2:10, 4:55, 7:50 Trumbo (R) Marin: Fri 4:05, 7, 9:45; Sat 1:15, 4:05, 7, 9:45; Sun 1:15, 4:05, 7; Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:15 Playhouse: Fri 3:45, 7, 9:55; Sat 12:30, 3:45, 7, 9:55; Sun 12:30, 3:45, 7; Mon-Wed 3:45, 7 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:25; Sun-Thu 10:30, 1:30, 4:20, 7:20 Truth (R) Lark: Fri 8:20; Sat 5:50; Mon 2:30 Unbranded (PG-13) Lark: Tue 3; Thu 4:45 Victor Frankenstein (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 2, 4:45, 7:35, 10:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 2:10, 7:50, 10:35 The Wonders (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sun, Wed-Thu 8:45 Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm.

CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito, 331-0255 CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-4862 Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6505 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 800-326-3264 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1234 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 800-326-3264

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Bikes vs. Cars (1:30) Documentary focuses on the ecological dangers of automobile addiction and the global fight for bicycle-friendly streets.

The Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels (2:05) Balanchine’s sparkling three-part tribute to Paris, New York and St. Petersburg is performed by the Bolshoi to the music of Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Fauré.

Bridge of Spies (1:35) Real-life Spielberg thriller stars Tom Hanks as a Brooklyn lawyer recruited by the CIA to rescue an American pilot from the Soviet Union; screenplay by Ethan and Joel Coen.

Brooklyn (1:23) Moving story about Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn.

A Christmas Story (1:33) Jean Shepherd’s hilarious childhood anecdotes of Christmas in Indiana becomes a modern holiday classic.

Creed (2:12) Rocky Balboa is back and better than ever, coaching the son of late rival Apollo Creed to be boxing’s next champ; Sly Stallone and Michael B. Jordan star.

Crime After Crime (1:33) Hard-hitting documentary examines the case of Debbie Peagler, incarcerated for three decades for the murder of her abusive boyfriend.

Everest (2:01) Docudrama follows several dangerfilled expeditions up towering Mt. Everest; Jake Gyllenhaal stars.

The Girl King (1:46) Biopic stars Malin Buska as Queen Christina, the sexually liberated feminist who tried to bring progressive ideas to 17th century Sweden.

The Good Dinosaur (1:40) Pixar Animation’s take on what would have happened if the asteroid that hit earth and killed all the dinosaurs— missed! Raymond Ochoa lends voice to Arlo the Apatosarus.

Grandma (1:20) Sundance fave follows a cash-strapped poet and her equally bereft granddaughter as they spend a day raising funds from friends and former lovers; Lily Tomlin stars.

The Great Beauty (2:22) Felliniesque satirical dramedy about an aging writer’s bittersweet adventures in beautiful, bizarre Rome.

Heart of a Dog (1:15) Musician Laurie Anderson’s acclaimed, unconventional documentary weaves together art, politics, philosophy and memory into a celebration of her late pooch Lolabelle.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2:10) Rebel leader Katniss Everdeen is back, raising an army against the president as violence consumes the Capitol; Jenifer Lawrence and Donald Sutherland star.

The Intern (2:01) Retired business tycoon Robert De Niro lands an internship at a fashion startup run by perky Anne Hathaway.

James White (1:34) Touching drama about a hedonistic New Yorker who has to pull himself together to help his mother through a serious illness.

Janis: Little Girl Blue (1:46) Documentary employs concert footage, correspondence and interviews (with Bob Weir, Country Joe McDonald and other notables) to craft a portrait of the blues-rock icon.

Krampus (1:38) Horror holiday comedy about a dysfunctional family’s un-merry Xmas at the hands of vengeful seasonal spirits.

The Letters (1:59) Biopic stars Juliet Stevenson as Nobel Prize-winning humanitarian Mother Teresa; Max von Sydow and Rutger Hauer lend support.

Love the Coopers (1:46) Comedy about the kooky mishaps surrounding a Christmas Eve family reunion; Diane Keaton, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei and John Goodman star.

The Martian (2:16) Ridley Scott sci-fi adventure

Rafael: 6:30 daily • Bikes vs. Cars (NR) • The Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels (NR) Lark: Sat 1

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Sundial Concerts

7:30pm. $49-$59. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

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The North Bay Sinfonietta Newly created chamber orchestra, under the auspices of the Santa Rosa Junior College, present a concert of Baroque favorites. Dec 4, 8pm. $5. Church of the Incarnation, 550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.579.2604.

Alex Bleeker & the Freaks New Jersey musician, recently relocated to Marin, brings the classic psyche-folk rock grooves from his latest album, “Country Agenda.” Dec 8, 8pm. $15-$17. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

Del McCoury Band Famed bluegrass master and his longtime backing band perform two shows in one unforgettable night. Dec 4, 7pm and 9:30pm. $37-$47. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

Donna De Lory Soulful singer and sacred world music artist Donna De Lory, who toured internationally for two decades as a singer and dancer with Madonna, creates original compositions that blend eastern and western influences, choruses of Sanskrit mantras, chill beats and electronica textures. Dec 5, 8pm. $25.

The Marin School, 150 N. San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415/924-4848.

Michelle Schmitt’s Holiday Concert Bay Area singer and songwriter presents her seventh annual holiday benefit show, with VIP reception available. Dec 3, 8pm. $25-$100. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

SONOMA LeAnn Rimes Acclaimed country music star performs a holiday-themed concert as part of her national Today is Christmas tour. Dec 8,

Ragtime jam. Thurs, open mic night. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, 415.454.6422.

Benissimo Ristorante & Bar Thurs, Fri, live music. 18 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera, 415.927.2316.

Church of Saint Raphael Dec 5, 7:30pm and , Dec 6, 4pm, Holiday choral concert by candlelight with Marin Symphony Chamber Chorus. 1104 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, 415.479.8100.

Valley of the Moon Chamber Ensemble The ensemble returns for its ninth annual gala holiday concert, preceded by a wine and appetizer reception. Dec 5, 5pm. $125.

Madrone Family Vineyards Estate, 777 Madrone Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.938.4626x1.

Commonweal Dec 6, 2pm, Quartet San Francisco. 451 Mesa Rd, Bolinas.

Fenix Dec 4, the Ray Charles Project. Dec 5, Forejour. Dec 6, Dos Four. Wed, Pro blues jam. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

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George’s Nightclub Dec 5, DJ Maroquien. Wed, George’s Jazz Time jam. Thurs, California Flight Project.

Sun, Mexican Banda. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.226.0262.

Carlene Carter Americana legend performs classic Carter family tunes and original roots songs off her new album, “Carter Girl,” her first in 10 years. Dec 5, 7pm. $20-$40. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

Ghiringhelli Pizzeria Grill & Bar First Sunday of every month, 5pm, Erika Alstrom with Dale Alstrom’s Jazz Society. 1535 South Novato Blvd, Novato, 415.878.4977.

Milk Carton Kids Grammy-nominated folk duo play off their new album, “Monterey.” New York composer Julian Lage opens. Dec 2, 8pm. $30-$50. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123.

HopMonk Novato Dec 2, open mic night with Jungle Studs.

Dec 3, Sonic Steps and X’s For Eyes. Dec 4, Beer Drinkerz & Hell Raiserz and Pretend 2 Jett. Dec 5, Sacred Saturdayz reggae night.

224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Clubs&Venues

JB Piano Company Dec 4, Audrey Moira Shimkas Trio. 540 Irwin St, San Rafael, 415.456.9280.

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Marin Center Showcase Theatre Dec 5-6, Performing Arts Academy of Marin Holiday Spectacular. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.499.6800.

Belrose Theater Second Wednesday of every month,

Marin Country Mart Dec 4, Lorca Hart Trio. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

Mill Valley Library Dec 6, 11am, children’s musician Randy Kaplan. 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.389.4292.

Mt Tamalpais United Methodist Church Dec 5, 3pm, Merola Opera Program’s “Opera & Ornaments” recital. Dec 6, 4pm, the Russian Chamber Orchestra. 410 Sycamore Ave, Mill Valley.

Del McCoury Band

Grammy Award-winner The Del McCoury Band (which includes two of McCoury’s sons), has been a fixture and a favorite in the bluegrass scene for many years. Catch them at Sweetwater in Mill Valley on Friday, Dec. 4.

19 Broadway Club Dec 2, Book of Birds. Dec 3, Benefit for Mitch Brown. Dec 4, First Friday reggae night with Broken Silence Sound System.

Dec 6, 6pm, 19 Broadway Good Time Band. Dec 6, 9pm, Fairfax blues jam. Dec 8, Walt the Dog. Dec 9, Great Spirit Band.

Mon, open mic. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091.

CALENDAR No Name Bar Dec 4, Michael Aragon Quartet. Mon, Kimrea and the Dreamdogs. Tues, open mic.

757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Dec 2, Martha Crawford and friends. Dec 3, Joan Getz Quartet. Dec 8, James Moseley.

Dec 9, Lip Sticks with Paula Helene. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael, 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Dec 2, the Weissmen. Dec 3, Burnsy’s Sugar Shack. Dec 4, Featherwitch. Dec 5, Achilles Wheel. Dec 8, Waldo’s Special. Dec 9, Sticky’s Backyard. Mon, Billy D’s open mic.

29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Dec 4, Jerry Hannan. Dec 5, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs. Dec 6, the Coverlettes Christmas Show. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219.

Rickey’s Dec 4, SwingSet. Dec 5, Charles Wheal Band. Dec 6, Chime Travelers. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato, 415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse Dec 3, Connie Ducey with Lauralee Brown and Judy Hall Quartet. Dec 4, the Marinfidels. Dec 5, Havana Nights with Tito y su Son de Cuba. Dec 6, Orquesta la Moderna Tradicion. Mon, Marco Sainz Trio.

Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends.

Wed, Tango with Marcello and Seth. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Dec 4-5, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. Mon, Epicenter Soundsystem reggaae.

Sun, open mic. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Spitfire Lounge First Thursday of every month, the North Bass DJ night. First Friday of every month, Truthlive. 848 B St, San Rafael, 415.454.5551.

St Vincent’s Chapel Dec 4-6, “Holidays in Harmony” with Novato Music Association Chorus. 1 St Vincent’s Dr, San Rafael.

Sweetwater Music Hall Dec 2, Cy Curnin. Dec 5, Hot Buttered Rum. Dec 6, the Blasters. Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

Terrapin Crossroads Dec 4, New Monsoon. Dec 5-6, North Mississippi All Stars. Dec 8, Jason Crosby and friends. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Throckmorton Theatre Dec 4, “Jazzin’ Up Joys of the Season” with Deborah Winters & the Peter Welker All Star Band. Dec 6, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble. Wed, 12pm, Noon concert series. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

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Burbank Auditorium Dec 8, SRJC Orchestra and SRHS Orchestra.

SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille Dec 4, the Bumblin’ Bones and Bang!

Bang! Bang!. Dec 5, DJ Cal. Tues, “Reggae Market” DJ night. 400 First St E, Sonoma, 707.938.7110.

Glaser Center Dec 6, 4pm, A Christmas Collage with the Healdsburg Chorus. 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.495.5620.

HopMonk Sebastopol Dec 3, Dragonsmoke. Dec 4, Dixie Giants and Mipso. Dec 5, the Bootleg Honeys and Dirty Cello. Dec 6, the California Honeydrops. Dec 7, Monday Night Edutainment with DJ Konnex. Dec 8, Reverend Horton Heat with the Bell Rays.

Dec 9, Lila Rose and Rachel Lark. Tues, open mic night. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

Jack London State Park Dec 6, 2pm, Music of Mozart holiday piano concert. 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.938.5216.

Lagunitas Tap Room Dec 2, the Royal Deuces. Dec 3, Matt Bolton.

Dec 4, the Steven Bates Band. Dec 5, the Stu Tails. Dec 6, the Bitter Diamonds. Dec 9, Sound of Sirens. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

Mystic Theatre Dec 3, Cy Curnin. Dec 4, Della Mae. Dec 5, Tommy Castro & the Painkillers. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121.

Newman Auditorium Dec 2, Santa Rosa Junior College Jazz Combos. Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.527.4249.

Occidental Center for the Arts Dec 5, “Got Nog?” with Occidental Community Choir. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental, 707.874.9392.

Petaluma Historical Library & Museum Dec 6, 3pm, “A Renaissance Christmas” with the Festival Consort. 20 Fourth St, Petaluma, 707.778.4398.

Redwood Cafe Dec 4, Edith Piaf centennial tribute with Gypsy Kisses. Dec 5, Rhythm Rangers. Dec 7, open belly dance. Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Rossi’s 1906 Dec 2, Hot Grubb with dance lessons. Dec 4, Rett Hamer Blues Band. Dec 5, Pato Banton. Dec 6, Sweet Potato 5. Dec 9, Ricky Ray Band with dance lessons. 401 Grove St, Sonoma, 707.343.0044.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts Dec 5, 3pm, Healdsburg Community Band Holiday Concert. Dec 6, 3pm, “Got Nog?”

Twin Oaks Tavern Dec 2, Old School Country Band. Dec 3, Levi’s Workshop with Levi Lloyd. Dec 4, Hot Grubb. Dec 5, Johnny Rawls. Dec 6, 5pm, Blues and BBQ with Ricky Alan Ray. Dec 8, PaintNite. Dec 9, Timothy O’Neil Band.

Mon, Blues Defenders Pro Jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, 707.795.5118.

United Methodist Church Dec 5, 2pm, Sing-Along Messiah. 500 N Main St, Sebastopol.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Dec 3, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s ‘Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party’. Dec 4-5, “Joy to the World” with Transcendence Theater. Dec 6, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus ‘Home for the Holidays’. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

NAPA City Winery Napa Dec 3, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood.

Dec 4, Justin Townes Earle. Dec 9, David Wax Museum with Marty O’Reilly. 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.260.1600.

Jarvis Conservatory Dec 5, It’s a Grand Night for Singers. 1711 Main St, Napa, 707.255.5445.

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater Dec 3, Rock the Season Holiday Concert.

Dec 4, the Sound of Christmas with the von Trapps. Dec 6, 4pm, VOENA: Voices of the Season. Dec 7, USAF Band of the Golden West Holiday Concert. 100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

Art OPENING MARIN Robert Allen Fine Art Dec 3-Jan 29, “Lands End Allegory,” solo show of new works from San Francisco artist Jay Mercado. Reception, Dec 3 at 5:30pm. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. MonFri, 10 to 5. 415.331.2800.

SONOMA Arts Guild of Sonoma Dec 5-27, “Holiday Invitational Show,” guild members get festive with these holiday-inspired works. Reception, Dec 5 at 4pm. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. WedThurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8.

707.996.3115.

Atlas Coffee Company Dec 2-30, “Upland & Plain,” Richard Ciccarelli’s exhibit of oil paintings offers amazing looks at Taylor Mountain and the Llano de Santa Rosa. Reception, Dec 4 at 5pm. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa.

707.526.1085.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts Dec 4-31, “Annual Members Show,” eclectic and inclusive exhibition displays members’ multimedia works that are available to purchase. Reception, Dec 4 at 6pm. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.

Sonoma Community Center Dec 4-27, “Ephemeralities,” Ceramic works by artist-in-residence, Xia Zhang. Reception, Dec 4 at 5pm. 276 E Napa St, Sonoma. Daily, 7:30am to 11pm. 707.938.4626.

CONTINUING THIS WEEK MARIN Art Works Downtown Through Dec 31, “Small Works Exhibition,” a wonderful opportunity to find affordable, quality artwork for the holiday gift-giving season. Reception, Dec 11 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5.

415.451.8119.

Bay Model Visitor Center Through Dec 26, “Art & the Environment,” exhibit of oil paintings by Bay Area environmental impressionist George Sumner promotes conservation. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Falkirk Cultural Center Through Dec 20, “Fall Juried Exhibit,” annual show displays works by many local artists. 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael.

415.485.3438.

Gallery Route One Through Dec 6, “The Museum of Curious Thought,” a retrospective exhibit of contemporary artist Betty Woolfolk is matched with video installation by Minoosh Zomorodinia and abstract work from Johanna Baruch. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

MarinMOCA Through Dec 6, “Drawing / Secrets,” a nationally juried exhibit of drawings joins a member juried show revolving around the theme of secrets. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. WedSun, 11 to 4, 415.506.0137.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Dec 19, “Art of the Spirit: Epiphany,” eclectic exhibit is juried

by Rosemary Ishii MacConnell. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

Seager Gray Gallery Through Dec 6, “James Shay: Grove Studies,” the Lucas Valley artist depicts the dramatic rolling hills of west Marin’s landscape. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Thomas Wood Fine Art Through Dec 6, “Thomas Wood Solo Show,” Wood’s new oil landscapes of Marin County express the beauty of nature and experience of time and place. town square, Nicasio. SatSun, 1pm to 4pm 415.662.2006.

Throckmorton Theatre Through Dec 27, “Sherry Williamson Solo Show,” the artist and architect’s work includes ceramics, sculpture and mono type prints. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

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Acclaimed country music star LeAnn Rimes will perform holiday-themed music at her Today is Christmas concert at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

Comedy The Adam Carolla Show Enjoy a live taping of the top-rated comedy podcast. Dec 3, 8pm. $35-$50. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123.

Ha Ha Ha Holiday!

A Chirstmas comedy bonanza from the Crushers of Comedy brings cheer to all. Dec 5, 7pm. $20. Flamingo Lounge, 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8530.

Mort Sahl Social Satire from Sahl. Thurs. $15-$20.

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

My Rise to the Middle Funny new one-man show from standup and actor Brad Zimmerman. Dec 9, 7:30pm.

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Popovich Comedy Pet Theater Family-friendly romp combines the awardwinning comedy and juggling skills of Gregory Popovich plus the extraordinary talents of his performing pets. Dec 5, 11am and 2pm. $35. Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa, 707.256.7500.

Silliness at Its Best With Dan Goodman, America’s favorite buffoon. Dec 9, 5:30pm. Free. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

Tuesday Night Live Featuring comedians at the top of their game, both rising stars and names known worldwide. Tues, 8pm. $17-$27.

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Dance Alma del Tango Studio Dec 4, 7pm, Hoiday Tango Gala, special performance and milonga is set to the live music of Seth Asarnow y Su Sexteto Tipico. $25-$30. 167 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo 415.459.8966.

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Green Music Center Dec 5-7, “Joy to the World” with Santa Rosa Symphony. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

St Seraphim Orthodox Church Dec 3-4, Cantiamo Sonoma Christmas concert. 90 Mountain View Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.539.3379.

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Finley Community Center First Friday of every month, Larry Broderick Trio. Mon, 11am, Proud Mary’s ukulele jam and lessons. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.543.3737.

St Andrew Presbyterian Church Dec 6, 2:30pm, Valley of the Moon Chamber Ensemble. $30. 16290 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, 707.996.6024.

Petaluma Arts Center Dec 5-Jan 24, “Petaluma Arts Center Members’ Exhibition,” Hella Merrill is the featured artist. Reception, Dec 5 at 4pm. 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. Thurs-Mon, 11 to 5.

707.762.5600.

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Angelico Hall Dec 4, 8pm, LINES Ballet Senior Solo Concert, talented senior students display their artistry with commissioned solos by various choreographers. $10. Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael 415.457.4440.

Belrose Theater Sundays, 4pm, Argentine Dance. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael 415.454.6422.

Club 101 Wednesdays, 8:20pm, salsa dancing with lessons. 815 W Francisco Blvd, San Rafael 415.460.0101.

Dance Palace First Wednesday of every month, 6pm, First Wednesday Line Dancing, with Carol Friedman. Wednesdays, 6pm, Women’s Collaborative Dance. $5-$15 per month.

Sundays, 10am, Ecstatic Dance Point Reyes, explore different rhythms with no experience necessary 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1075.

Evert B. Person Theater Dec 3-6, Heart & Soul Fall Dance Concert, bold and expressive dancing is choreographed and performed by SSU students $5-$17, sonoma.edu. SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

Marin Center Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium Dec 5-6, 1 and 5pm, Stapleton Ballet’s Nutcracker, now in its 27th year, this production features inspired dancing and beautiful sets and costumes. $22$35. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.473.6800.

YogaWorks Larkspur First Saturday of every month, 7:30pm, DanceMarin!, where yoga and and dance meet. $15. 2207 Larkspur Landing Cir, Larkspur 415.924.4848.

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9th Annual Sausalito Gingerbread House Tour Take a walking tour to view the handmade gingerbread houses on display in stores and restaurants throughout Sausalito. Dec 1-31.

Free Gingerbread House tour map available at Sausalito Chamber office, 1913 Bridgeway, Sausalito; sausalito.org.

Caledonia Street Holiday Open House and Late Night Shopping Enjoy festive treats and holiday promotions while browsing local shops for gifts. Dec 10, 4-8pm. Caledonia Street, Sausalito; sausalito.org.

Calistoga Art Walk Follow the signs and view art with strolling tour of shops and galleries. First Wed-Thurs of every month, 5pm. Free. Downtown Calistoga, Lincoln Ave, Calistoga, 707.225.1003.

Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade Calistoga’s ag heritage and the holiday season comes together in this festive event.

Dec 5, 7pm. Free. Downtown Calistoga, Lincoln Ave, Calistoga.

Cascade Canyon School Tour Learn all about the school’s curreiculum and arts programs in this open house event.

Dec 3, 9am. Cascade Canyon School, 2626 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, 415.448.5125.

Chanukah on Ice A Jewish Unity & Pride event at the iceskating rink at Northgate includes music,

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Expect a visit from Santa at the Mill Valley Winterfest on Sunday, Dec. 6. latkes and gifts for sale. Dec 6, 6pm. Free.

Northgate Mall Community Room, 7000 Northgate Dr, San Rafael.

A Christmas Market & Craft Fair Fun holiday shopping comes easy with these hand-crafted items made by local crafters, artisans and bakers. Dec 5, 10am. Free. Faith Lutheran Church of Sonoma Valley, 19355 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, 707.996.7365.

Dance Palace Holiday Crafts Fair Annual fair is filled with the sights, sounds and scents of the winter holidays, with a special focus on “Made in West Marin” handcrafted items and gifts. Dec 4, 4pm.

Free. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1075.

Festival of Lights Marin’s biggest Hanukkah celebration includes live music, latkes, crafts marketplace and kids’ activities. Dec 6, 11:30am. Free. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

First Sunday Open Studios Walk through the studios of over 40 artists and view their latest works, including those still in progress. First Sun of every month, 11am. Novato Arts Center, 500 Palm Dr, Novato.

Hands-On Hanukkah Hanukkah-themed event for families with young children. Decorate a Hanukkahthemed marshmallow dreidel; get your picture taken with Danny the Dreidel and more. Dec 5, 1pm. Free. Fundemonium, 579 Rohnert Park Expy W, Rohnert Park, 707.540.0701. Hanukkah-themed event for families with young children. Decorate a Hanukkah-themed marshmallow dreidel, get your picture taken with Danny the Dreidel and more. Dec 7, 10am. Free. Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707.579.4452.

Hanukkah Hootenanny Latkes and libations rule the day in this 10th annual event. Dec 6, 12pm. $55. Judd’s Hill Winery, 2332 Silverado Trail, Napa, 707.255.2332.

Holiday Arts Faire Annual arts faire boasts handmade goods, Lagunitas School Band, a special appearance

by Santa Claus and home-baked food and desserts. Dec 5, 11am. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo, 415.488.8888.

Holiday Book & Bake Sale Books and baked goods go together in this annual event hosted by River Friends of the Library. Dec 9-12. Guerneville Library,

14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707.869.9004.

Holiday Book Sale Everything is marked down and proceeds benefit the San Rafael Library. Through Dec 5. Friends Books, 1016 C St, San Rafael, 415.453.1443.

Holiday Gathering Tour along beautiful Mark West Creek and enjoy live music, hot cider, wreath-making and other holiday crafting. Dec 5, 1pm. by donation. Rancho Mark West Farm, 7125 St Helena Rd, Santa Rosa, landpaths.org.

Holiday Gift Show BINBA’s annual show offers unique handcrafted items for that someone special on your holiday list. Dec 5, 12pm. Brain Injury Network of the Bay Area, 1132 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

Holiday Lighted Boat Parade A parade of sparkling boats shine on the Petaluma River to ring in the season. Dec 5, 6pm. Free. Petaluma River Turning Basin, 222 Weller St, Petaluma.

Holiday Lighting of the Vines Festive event offers crafts, snacks and fun with a lighting of the grapevine at dusk. Dec 5, 4pm. $25. Hamel Family Ranch, 15401 Sonoma Hwy, Sonoma, 707.996.5800.

Holiday Parade of Lights Old-fashioned parade fun for all features more than a hundred floats, horses, marching bands, antique cars, trucks and more all decorated with Christmas lights.

Dec 5, 7pm. Free. Downtown Guerneville, Main St, Guerneville.

ICB Winter Open Studios Over 100 artists invite you to their 47th annual event, a “Migration Project” this year full of vibrant, multi-media art. Dec 5-6, 11am. Free. Industrial Center Building, 480 Gate Five Rd, Sausalito.

It’s a Wonderful Life Holiday Party Step out in style in your best vintage attire and get swinging with the sounds of live music from the 1940s on. With limbo, dance cards and a James Stewart and Donna Reed lookalike contest. Dec 5, 8pm. $25. Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 20 Fourth St, Petaluma, 707.347.6692.

Landmarks Holiday Art & Craft Sale The Belvedere Tiburon Landmarks Society and local artists bring a wide range of gifts and holiday items to the historic farm cottage setting of the Landmark Art Center. Dec 5, 10am. Free. Tiburon Art & Garden Center, 841 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon, 415.435.1853.

Menorah Building Workshop The whole family is invited to construct a menorah for the upcoming Hanukkah holiday, with treats and more. Dec 6, 10am.

Free. Home Depot, 111 Shoreline Pkwy, San Rafael.

Mill Valley Holiday Craft Fair Over 55 artists sell their fine handmade arts and crafts, including woodwork, jewelry, glasswork, ceramics, decorations, knitwear, fiber arts and more. The day also features strolling vocals by Girls Night Out and baked goodies. Dec 5, 10am. Free admssion.

Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, 415.383.1370.

Napa B&B Holiday Tour & Taste Tour the town’s historical inns and savor winetastings and treats. Benefits local charities. Dec 5, 3pm. $75. Downtown Napa, First Street and Town Center, Napa, napaholidaytour.com.

Orange Ball Open Tennis Tournament Tennis tournament for kids seven to 10 is followed by an exhibition match and a free BBQ. Proceeds benefit SummerAde, a nonprofit enabling children with special needs to attend summer camp. Dec 5, 1pm.

Mt. Tam Racquet Club, 1 Larkspur Plaza Dr, Larkspur, www.orangeballopen.com.

Radiant Presence With Peter Brown. Every other Tues. Open Secret, 923 C St, San Rafael, 415.457.4191.

Sausalito Tree Lighting and Carol Singing Get into the holiday spirit with family and friends. Dec 2, 5:45pm. Ferry Landing and Vina Del Mar park; sausalito.org.

Sausalito Winterfest On The Waterfront Dec 11, Naughty or Nice Ball and Frank Sinatra 100th Birthday Celebration featuring a Rat Pack tribute, food, drinks, dancing and music; Winterfest Tent, 6:30pm, $125, (before Dec 1); cocktail attire required; Dec 12; Marin Kids Make Merry, featuring holiday crafts, entertainment cookie decorating, face painting and more; 10am to 2pm, Winterfest Tent, free; 28th Annual Lighted Boat Parade, featuring more than 50 lighted and decorated boats cruising along the Sausalito waterfront, 5pm, free; “Baby it’s Cold Outside” party featuring no-host bar, food trucks, live music and dancing, 5-10pm, Winterfest Tent, free; Dec 13, Jingle Bell 5K, a scenic 5K run along the Sausalito waterfront.

8am. $40/adults, $25/(16 and under); Dec 13, Pancake Breakfast, 9am, $10, Winterfest Tent; Kids Fun Run, 9:15am, $5, Winterfest Tent; winterfestsausalito.org.

Toys for Tots Holiday Drive Santa Claus will be on hand for this festive family event that features craft-making activities, holiday music and refreshments.

Please bring an unwrapped new toy or game. Dec 6, 1pm. Free. American Legion Log Cabin, Memorial Park, 20 Veterans Place, San Anselmo.

West Side Stories Petaluma GrandSlam Former comic turned storyteller Dave Pokorny hosts over a dozen local storytellers in competition. Dec 2, 7pm. $13-$18. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.477.4416.

Winter Market Holiday fun for all features pop-up shops, live music, mulled cider and treats. Also includes special Christmas Circus shows. Sat, 5pm. through Dec 26. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

Field Trips Afternoon Community Service Participate in center restoration projects.

First Wed of every month. Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, 415.388.2524.

AmeriCorps Stewards Project Marin Municipal Water District teams with the Watershed Stewards Program to give the San Geronimo Creek a make-over. marinwater.org. Dec 5, 10am. San Geronimo Creek, 106 Railroad Ave, Woodacre, 415.945.1188.

Birding for Seniors Well-maintained and wheelchair-accessible trails allow for views of birds and raptors. Dec 9, 10am. Free. Las Gallinas Sanitary District water treatment ponds, 310 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael.

Broom Buster Work Day Help remove the invasive French broom and allow native plants to thrive at the Preserve.

Dec 5, 9am. Old St Hilary’s Landmark, 201 Esperanza, Tiburon, 415.473.7191.

Deer Island Walk See raptors and other birds that spend the winter locally and discuss the changes that take place in the plant and animal communities as the wet season begins. Dec 6, 10am. Free. Deer Island, Deer Island Lane, Novato.

Headlands Nightlife Family-night hike lets you explore the lifestyle of nocturnal animals and have some fun around a campfire. Sat, Dec 5, 5:30pm.

NatureBridge, 1033 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito.

Marin Moonshiners Hike Monthly three-mile hike to experience sunset, moonrise, picnic and spectacular views. Pack your own picnic. Second Tues monthly at 7:30. $15. Pelican Inn, 10 Pacific Way, Muir Beach, RSVP, 415.331.0100.

Marsh Stroll A “Healthy Parks, Healthy People” event with Ranger Luke Bishop. Dec 5, 10am. Free. Santa Venetia Marsh, N San Pedro Rd, Marin.

Native Garden Work Days Help improve our native habitats and create gardens. First Thurs of every month, 10am. Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, 415.388.2524.

Operation Native Plant Rescue Join the SPAWN restoration team and salvage native plants along a section of San Geronimo Creek that will be restored for coho salmon. RSVP preston@tirn.net. Dec 5, 10am. San Geronimo Golf Course, 5800 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo, 415.488.4030.

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Stress-Free Wanderland Take a break from the holiday planning to relax in a serene area where you can take a solo stroll along the path towards a stressfree you. Dec 5, 11am. Free. Point Bonita YMCA, 981 Fort Barry, Sausalito, 415-3319622.

Trail Crew at Cataract Creek Join the Marin Municipal Water District as we perform rock work, tread maintenance, erosion control, and possibly some vegetation reduction. marinwater.org. Dec 5, 9am. Laurel Dell Fire Rd Gate, Ridgecrest Blvd, Mill Valley, 415.945.1128.

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Film 1915 to 2015 Film reenactment of the library’s original dedication, “1915 to 2015: San Anselmo Library Celebrates 100 Years,” is presented by historical commissioner Judy Coy. Dec 3, 7pm. Free. San Anselmo Library, 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo, 415.258.4656.

CULT Film Series A double feature of “The Shining” and “Curtains” is sure to chill the blood. Dec 3, 7pm. $10. Roxy Stadium 14 Cinemas, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.525.8909.

Mind Reels Weekly series presents notable documentary films as well as guest speakers and performers bringing the film’s ideas to life. Tues-noon. $25-$30. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

Sorrentino Due Volte One admission to Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty” on Monday gets you a free admission to an advance screening of “Youth,” Sorrentino’s latest film. Dec 7-8.

Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home This “Science on Screen” event includes a presentation by conservationist Mary Jane Schramm and a rare 35mm print of the beloved film. Dec 3, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

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Cookie Swap Bake up your favorite holiday cookies and trade them with other bakers to diversify your cookie supply this season. Benefits low-income families. Dec 8, 2pm. $5. Laguna Farm, 1764 Cooper Rd, Sebastopol.

Date Nite: Kiss ‘Em Once for Me! Grab a date and join the Cooking School for a night of delicious servings. Dec 4, 6:30pm. $75. Cavallo Point, 601 Murray Circle, Fort Baker, Sausalito, 415.339.4700.

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Tree of Remembrance & Candle Lighting An opportunity to create a new holiday tradition that includes hanging an ornament on the tree and lighting a candle in memory of your loved one with a coral program. Dec 3, 6pm. Fred Young Funeral Home, 428 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. An opportunity to create a new holiday tradition that includes hanging an ornament on the tree and lighting a candle in memory of your loved one with a coral program. Dec 8, 6pm.

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Holidaypalooza Wine club members only event lets you into the caves and meet the merry winemakers at Gun Bun. Dec 5. Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma, 707.938.5277.

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Southern Christmas Prix fixe dinner takes inspiration from the holidays down south. Dec 8, 7pm. $55. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

Zen Fest Holiday Sale Everyone will find something of interest with handcrafted gifts, used books, a silent auction, spiritual practice supplies and food.

Dec 6, 9am. Free. Masonic Center, 373 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707.829.1129.

For Kids Photos with Santa Claus Town Center Corte Madera will find itself once again on Santa Claus’s annual route from the North Pole during this holiday season to help spread holiday joy for families and children of all ages. Through Dec 24. Town Center Corte Madera, 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, 415.924.2961.

Lectures The Art of Being Brave: Women in Film Brenda Chapman, Academy Awardwinning director of “Brave,” and Zoe Elton, director of Programming for the Mill Valley Film Festival, talk about film, animation and women in the film industry. Dec 2, 7pm. $35-$70. Outdoor Art Club, 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.2582.

Art Talk Tuesday Get into the holiday spirit with a look at the beautiful and intriguing paintings that depict giving, feasting and the enjoyment of holidays and other festivities. Dec 8, 12pm.

Free. San Anselmo Library, 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo, 415.258.4656.

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The Blasters with Gamblers Mark, Thayer Sarrano Tue 12/08 • Doors 7pm • ADV $15 / DOS $17

Alex Bleeker & The Freaks PLAY DEAD! with The Range of Light Wilderness, Big Light

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Zepparella the All-Female Zeppelin Powerhouse with The Sherrie Phillips Band

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Mark Karan & Friends Ibogaine For the World Addiction Interruption Resources Benefit Price: $32 Concert / $52 Panel + Concert / $102 VIP www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

Camera Basics Workshop Get comfortable with the core features of your camera. Learn how to take your camera off automatic mode and make the most of manual adjustments including aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Dec 2, 11:30am. $80. The Image Flow, 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley, 415.388.3569.

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Presented by genealogist and president of the Sonoma County Genealogy Society Jeffery Vaillant. Dec 2, 6pm. Free. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael, 415.485.3323.

CBT/DBT Group for Depression Skills-based education and training group is designed to help you cope with facing basic everyday problems including distressing emotions like depression and anxiety. Tues, 6pm. $20-$40. Community Institute for Psychotherapy, 1330 Lincoln Ave #201, San Rafael, 415.459.5999.

Climate Solutions from the Ground Up Join John Wick, co-founder of the Marin Carbon Project in conversation with Larry Bragman, MMWD board member, as they discuss one of the most promising solutions to climate change. Dec 2, 7pm. First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo, 415.456.3713.

A History of 20th-Century Photography Join photographer and art historian Jeffrey Martz to examine the technologies, practitioners, and key works that made photography integral to the last 100-plus years. Thurs, Dec 3, 7pm. Free. The Image

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Marin Green Drinks Monthly lecture series throws a holiday party with organic wine and beer tasting.

Dec 8, 5:30pm. Lotus Cuisine of India, 704 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.456.5808.

Pleasures of the Heart First Monday, women’s salon. Second Monday, coed discussion group. First Mon of every month, 7pm. Pleasures of the Heart, 1310 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.482.9899.

Support Group for Women in Transition Encouragement during life transitions such as relationship changes, career changes and difficult life events. Thurs, 6pm. $20-$40.

Community Institute for Psychotherapy, 1330 Lincoln Ave #201, San Rafael, 415.459.5999.

Twenty-Something Support Group Explore adulthood with emphasis on life skills such as mindfulness, interpersonal skills and healthy coping skills. Thurs, 6pm. $20-$40. Community Institute for Psychotherapy, 1330 Lincoln Ave #201, San Rafael, 415.459.5999.

Where Two Rivers Meet Ranger-led discussion covers California’s water crisis. Dec 5, 1:30pm. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.3871.

Readings Book Passage Dec 2, 7pm, “Furiously Happy” with Jenny Lawson. Dec 5, 1pm, “The Killing Vote” with Bette and JJ Lamb. Dec 5, 4pm, “Not All Bad Comes to Harm You” with Janice Mock. Dec 5, 7pm, “Faces of Courage” with Mark Tuschman. Dec 6, 1pm, “Passage to Cuba” with Cynthia Carris Alonso. Dec 6, 4pm, “Dog Medicine” with Julie Barton.

Dec 6, 7pm, “The Creative Journal” with Lucia Capacchione. Dec 7, 7pm, “The Way of Wanderlust” with Don George. Dec 8, 7pm, “The Paradox of Evolution” with Stephen Rothman. Dec 9, 7pm, “David Brower” with Tom Turner. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Depot Bookstore & Cafe Dec 5, Local Children’s Book Authors, Four authors appear and read. 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley 415.383.2665.

Diesel Bookstore Dec 4, 6pm, kid’s pajama party with Jim Averbeck. Dec 5, 1pm, “California’s Wild Edge” with Tom Killion, with art sale 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 415.785.8177.

Open Secret Dec 5, 8pm, “Sweet Healing: A Whole Health Journey” with Michael Bedar. Free.

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Russian River Brewing Co Dec 2, 4pm, “The Comic Book Story of Beer” with Mike Smith and Jonathan Hennessey, happy hour sale and signing.

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San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Dec 5, 7pm, “Plotted: A Literary Atlas” with Andrew Degraff. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.

San Rafael Library Dec 8, 6:30pm, virtual author talk with Ann Leckie, author of “Ancillary Justice!” talks via broadcast. Free. 1100 E St, San Rafael 415.485.3323.

Theater A Christmas Carol New stage version of the famous Dickens story of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to life for the whole family this holiday season.

Through Dec 20. $15-$37. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 West Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.523.4185.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The family-friendly musical about everyone’s favorite flying car is presented by Cinnabar’s Young Rep. Through Dec 6. $10$15. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.763.8920.

Dead Accounts The College of Marin Drama Department presents the roller coaster comedy about greed, morality and family values. Through Dec 6. $10-$20. College of Marin Kentfield Campus, 835 College Ave, Kentfield, 415.485.9385.

The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical Lucky Penny Productions presents an allnew and hilarious holiday romp that looks at Christmas antics in a Florida trailer park.

Dec 4-19. $27-$38. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa, 707.266.6305.

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Beloved American holiday classic of idealistic George Bailey’s fateful Christmas Eve comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. Dec 4-20. $10-$25. Raven Theater Windsor, 195 Windsor River Rd, Windsor.

The Ladies of the Camellias Ross Valley Players perform this funny farce about two famous theater divas embroiled in competitive productions and the Russian anarchist who threatens to blow it all up.

Through Dec 20. $14-$29. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555.

Little Women: The Musical Thomas Chapman directs award-winning actress Rebekah Pearson of Santa Rosa in the Broadway musical based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott. Through Dec 20. $12-$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, 707.588.3400.

Mary Poppins The magical musical based on the classic story and Disney film. Through Dec 6. Burbank Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

Miracle on 34th Street This holiday classic of the People vs Kris Kringle never fails to warm hearts and spreading seasonal joy. Dec 4-13. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, 707.829.2214.

Polar Bears New one man play from Bohemian contributor David Templeton is a heartwarming and holiday tale of fatherhood, death and Santa Claus. Dec 4-20. $15-$27. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707.823.0177.

Santaland Diaries Stage version of the David Sedaris memoir recounts an out-of-work slacker who decides to become a Macy’s elf during the holiday crunch. Dec 4-13. $10-$25. Studio Theatre, 6th St Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.523.4185. ✹

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This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 3, 2015 (Publication Dates: Nov 11, 18, 25, Dec 2 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2015138519 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1)K&G MEDIA 2) MADE TO ORDER, 208 EL PRADO AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: MARKYAR, INC., 208 EL PRADO AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 4, 2015 (Publication Dates: Nov 11, 18, 25, Dec 2 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138523 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BANYAN ACUPUNCTURE, 753 C CENTER BLVD, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: BREE DELLERSON, 6 SNOWDEN LN, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 4, 2015 (Publication Dates: Nov 11, 18, 25, Dec 2 of 2015)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138616 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: GREEN THUMB LANDSCAPING, 6 TURNER DR, NOVATO, CA 94949: AUDON MAGANA, 6 TURNER DR, NOVATO, CA 94949. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 18, 2015 (Publication Dates: Nov 25, Dec 2, 9, 16 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2015138608 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: GOLD COUNTRY MODERN REAL ESTATE, 2144 FOURTH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MARIN MODERN REAL ESTATE,INC., 2144 FOURTH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 17, 2015 (Publication Dates: Nov 25, Dec 2, 9, 16 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138650 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SPECS AND TECH, 8 REDWOOD ROAD, SAN ANSLEMO, CA 94960: DENISE IRENE BONDY, 8 REDWOOD ROAD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 23, 2015 (Publication Dates: Nov 25, Dec 2, 9, 16 of 2015) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No:304655 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder’s Office on Sep 25, 2015 Under File No:138228.

Fictitious Business name(s) JC AUTOBODY,49 LARKSPUR ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: SOPHEAK CHAO, 49 LARKSPUR ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Nov 23, 2015.(Publication Dates: Nov 25, Dec 2, 9, 16 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2015138660 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: GT COMPUTERS, 50 TIBURON STREET, SUITE 4-A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MAURICIO A GALVEZ, 124 MERRYDALE RD. Apt #11, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under

the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 24, 2015 (Publication Dates: Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138554 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SHERRY PAGE BOOKS 77 CENTRAL AVENUE, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: SHERRY LAWSON FLANDERS, 77 CENTRAL AVENUE, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 09, 2015 (Publication Dates: Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138628 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CIEL TRANQUIL, 175 OAK VIEW DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: CONSTANZE LASOWSKI, 175 OAK VIEW DR, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 19, 2015 (Publication Dates: Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2015138567 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MHA CREATIVE LANDSCAPES, 1142 MISSION AVE #C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MICHEAL H ALVARADO, 1142 MISSION AVE # C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 10, 2015 (Publication Dates: Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2015)

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1504255. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JESSE GOLDING filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: KANYA KUMARI HART to KANYA HART. The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 01/11/2016 AT 09:00 AM, ROOM A, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date OF FILING: NOV 23, 2015. (Publication Dates: Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2015)

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By Amy Alkon

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I’m a man who has been married three times. Upon reflection, it seems to me that most women are ultimately not that interested in sex as a recreational activity. I try to be a selfless and devoted lover, but I always see a steep drop in a woman’s sexual interest after we’re together for a while. Can I do something to avoid this?—Wondering

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My friends are shocked at how honest my boyfriend and I are with each other. He’ll tell me I need to brush my teeth … again. I’ll ask him if he’s heard of deodorant. We tease each other a lot, but it’s not mean-spirited. We love each other. Also, he says he’s grateful that he doesn’t have to constantly censor himself with me as he did with his previous girlfriends. But are we being too honest?—Worried

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Sometimes the naked truth needs a back wax before it gets presented to anyone. But it really depends on the audience. You two, for example, seem to have a mutual admiration society with moments of, “Umm … perhaps you hadn’t noticed … ” The message? “Be yourself ! But with one fewer green thing between your teeth.”

Marriage researcher John Gottman finds that what matters is the overall climate of the relationship—whether it’s a warm and loving friendship or the kind of “ship” where one longs to shove the other overboard when the cruise director rounds the corner. Gottman also emphasizes the importance of raising issues gently and sooner rather than later. Your way may not seem gentle to your friends, but providing that you don’t start seasoning your humor with contempt (which Gottman finds is a real relationship-killer), you probably have a good chance of growing old (and smelly) together. Picture yourselves in the old fogies home, reciting romantic poetry to each other—like this one (which I think is from Tennyson): “Roses are red, violets are blue, you look like a monkey, and you smell like one, too.”Y Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Charm is a way of getting the answer ‘yes’ without having asked any clear question,” wrote French author Albert Camus.

I have rarely seen you better poised than you are now to embody and capitalize on this definition of “charm,” Aries. That’s good news, right? Well, mostly.

But there are two caveats. First, wield your mojo as responsibly as you can. Infuse your bewitching allure with integrity. Second, be precise about what it is you want to achieve—even if you don’t come right out and tell everyone what it is. Resist the temptation to throw your charm around haphazardly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I suspect that in

the coming days you will have an uncanny power to make at least one of your resurrection fantasies come true. Here are some of the possibilities: 1. If you’re brave enough to change your mind and shed some pride, you could retrieve an expired dream from limbo. 2. By stirring up a bit more chutzpah than you usually have at your disposal, you might be able to revive and even restore a forsaken promise.

3. Through an act of grace, it’s possible that you will reanimate an ideal that was damaged or abandoned.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): To the other 11

signs of the zodiac, the Way of the Gemini sometimes seems rife with paradox and contradiction. Many non-Geminis would feel paralyzed if they had to live in the midst of so much hubbub. But when you are at your best, you thrive in the web of riddles. In fact, your willingness to abide there is often what generates your special magic. Your breakthroughs are made possible by your high tolerance for uncertainty.

How many times have I seen a Gemini who has been lost in indecision but then suddenly erupts with a burst of crackling insights? This is the kind of subtle miracle I expect to happen soon.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In September of

1715, a band of Jacobite rebels gathered for a guerrilla attack on Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. Their plan was to scale the walls with rope ladders, aided by a double agent who was disguised as a castle sentry. But the scheme failed before it began. The rope ladders turned out to be too short to serve their intended purpose. The rebels retreated in disarray. Please make sure that you’re not like them in the coming weeks, Cancerian. If you want to engage in a strenuous action, an innovative experiment or a bold stroke, be meticulous in your preparations. Don’t scrimp on your props, accouterments and resources.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you give children the

option of choosing between food that’s mushy and food that’s crunchy, a majority will choose the crunchy stuff. It’s more exciting to their mouths—a more lively texture for their teeth and tongues to play with. This has nothing to do with nutritional value, of course. Soggy oatmeal may foster a kid’s well-being better than crispy potato chips. Let’s apply this lesson to the way you feed your inner child in the coming weeks. Metaphorically speaking, I suggest you serve that precious part of you the kind of sustenance that’s both crunchy and healthy. In other words, make sure that what’s wholesome is also fun, and vice versa.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your mascot is a

famous white oak in Athens, Georgia. It’s called the Tree That Owns Itself. According to legend, it belongs to no person or institution, but only to itself. The earth in which it’s planted and the land around it are also its sole possessions. With this icon as your inspiration, I invite you to enhance and celebrate your sovereignty during the next seven months.

What actions will enable you to own yourself more thoroughly? How can you boost your autonomy and become, more than ever before, the boss of you? It’s prime time to expedite this effort.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Police in Los Angeles conducted an experiment on a 10-mile span of freeway. Drivers in three unmarked cars raced along as fast as they could while remaining in the same lane. The driver of the fourth car not only moved at top speed, but also changed lanes and jockeyed for position. Can you guess the results? The car that

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weaved in and out of the traffic flow arrived just slightly ahead of the other three. Apply this lesson to your activities in the coming week, please. There will be virtually no advantage to indulging in frenetic, erratic, breakneck exertion. Be steady and smooth and straightforward.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You will generate lucky anomalies and helpful flukes if you use shortcuts, flee from boredom and work smarter rather than harder. On the other hand, you’ll drum up wearisome weirdness and fruitless flukes if you meander all over the place, lose yourself in far-off fantasies, and act as if you have all the time in the world. Be brisk and concise, Scorpio. Avoid loafing and vacillating. Associate with bubbly activators who make you laugh and loosen your iron grip.

It’s a favorable time to polish off a lot of practical details with a light touch.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Like all explorers, we are drawn to discover what’s out there without knowing yet if we have the courage to face it.” Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön said that, and now I’m telling you. According to my divinations, a new frontier is calling to you. An unprecedented question has awakened. The urge to leave your familiar circle is increasingly tempting. I don’t know if you should surrender to this brewing fascination. I don’t know if you will be able to gather the resources you would require to carry out your quest. What do you think? Will you be able to summon the necessary audacity? Maybe the better inquiry is this: Do you vow to use all your soulful ingenuity to summon the necessary audacity?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Once I witnessed a windstorm so severe that two 100-yearold trees were uprooted on the spot,” Mary Ruefle wrote in her book Madness, Rack, and Honey.

“The next day, walking among the wreckage, I found the friable nests of birds, completely intact and unharmed on the ground.” I think that’s a paradox you’d be wise to keep in mind, Capricorn.

In the coming weeks, what’s most delicate and vulnerable about you will have more staying power than what’s massive and fixed. Trust your grace and tenderness more than your fierceness and forcefulness. They will make you as smart as you need to be.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aztec king Montezuma II quenched his daily thirst with one specific beverage. He rarely drank anything else. It was ground cocoa beans mixed with chili peppers, water, vanilla and annatto. Spiced chocolate?

You could call it that. The frothy brew was often served to him in golden goblets, each of which he used once and then hurled from his royal balcony into the lake below. He regarded this elixir as an aphrodisiac, and liked to quaff a few flagons before heading off to his harem. I bring this up, Aquarius, because the coming weeks will be one of those exceptional times when you have a poetic license to be almost Montezuma-like. What’s your personal equivalent of his primal chocolate, golden goblets and harem?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Unfortunately,

I’m pretty lucky,” my friend Rico said to me recently. He meant that his relentless good fortune constantly threatens to undermine his ambition.

How can he be motivated to try harder and grow smarter and get stronger if life is always showering him with blessings? He almost wishes he could suffer more so that he would have more angst to push against. I hope you won’t fall under the spell of that twisted logic in the coming weeks, Pisces.

This is a phase of your cycle when you’re likely to be the beneficiary of an extra-strong flow of help and serendipity. Please say this affirmation as often as necessary: “Fortunately, I’m pretty lucky.”Y

Homework: What’s the most selfish, narcissistic thing about you? Do you think that maybe you should transform it? Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.

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Admittedly, women aren’t going to psychics and asking, “Tell me, Madam Sasha … will he have recreational sex with me? I NEED TO KNOWWW!” Still, there are plenty of lusty women who are just looking to bed and shed a guy. And I do get emails from women desperate to get their man to put down Call of Duty and put out. But anthropologist Peter B. Gray and evolutionary biologist Justin Garcia write in Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior that a survey of the scientific literature finds what many of us probably recognize—that men, on average, have stronger and more consistent sex drives. As social psychologist Roy Baumeister put it in one of these studies: “Men want sex more than women at the start of a relationship, in the middle of it, and after many years of it.”

Gray and Garcia explain that “within an evolutionary lens, this (difference) makes sense.” They’re referring to how it was in an ancestral man’s (gene-spreading) best interest to have sex with any woman who’d have him. Women, however, benefited from being choosier—holding off from going into the bushes with just any “hit ’em and quit ’em” Mr. Neanderbrow, which could leave them as the sole caretaker for one or more little Neanderbrows.

But there’s choosiness and there’s choosing to replace hot sex with hot scrapbooking. When sexologist Rosemary Basson read a 1999 study with more than a third of women reporting “low sexual desire,” she began to wonder whether the problem is in the women or in the expectation that desire in women will play out the way it does in men.

Basson found that in the early stages of a relationship, or if women are away from their partner for days or weeks, they will have that from-out-of-nowhere lust to get it on that men do. But once a woman settles into a relationship, sex often becomes a “responsive event.” This doesn’t mean that her sex drive is permanently up on blocks on the front lawn. It’s what Basson calls “triggerable,” meaning that a woman first needs to start fooling around, which will lead to her getting aroused.

She’ll then feel desire and be up for sexcapades. But because many couples don’t know this, their sex lives (and often their relationships) go to pot while they wait around for the woman’s desire like a bus that never comes.

This should tell you that it’s wise, when in a relationship, to schedule not just date night but sex date night. Sure, having this as an event alert on your iPhone— just below “City Council meeting”—probably sounds pretty unsexy. However, it’s ultimately a whole lot sexier than getting to the point where your penis starts rogue-answering your phone with charming little greetings like, “Death Row, how may I direct your call?”

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