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his week is bittersweet as we say goodbye to our Managing Editor Stephanie Powell and welcome our staff writer Molly Oleson, as our new editor. Stephanie will stay on as a contributing editor to the Pacific Sun, but we will miss her as she steps down from the day to day rigors of producing a weekly newspaper as well as editing our website PacificSun.com and our PS Today newsletter. It has been great to see the growth in Stephanie’s leadership and editing skills over the past year, and we wish her the best of luck in her new position at Strings magazine.

This week we also welcome Lily O’Brien as copy editor. Lily has lived in Marin County for more than 15 years. Her passions include singing, music, writing, world travel, bicycling and Buddhism.

Our new Editor Molly Oleson is a writer, editor, photographer and illustrator with a B.F.A. from Boston University and a master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley. She has produced content for local and national publications, and has traveled as far as India, South Africa and Brazil for stories. Molly looks forward to taking the helm at the Sun, and is committed to making the paper the best that it can be.

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››LETTERS I Harte quack-a-be

that’s a leap of logic.

Mr. Harte then revealingly concludes by saying children won’t get diseases if you just “eat right” and get chiropractic care from someone like him. Of course he’s anti-doctor, that’s how he makes money. Blatant self-promotion, not to be believed, but some will.

I saw the letter from Donald Harte about vaccines [“Measles Schmeasles!,” Feb. 13] and my guess is he is Dr. Donald Harte from Corte Madera. First he should be identifying himself as a chiropractor and, secondly, if he is said chiropractor he should also include the disputes he has had with the medical field because of his practices and marketing.

John Larmer, Mill Valley

It’s gonna be a long four years, folks ...

Wesley Knitter, Marin

The telltale Harte

Why must you print Don Harte’s letter, which is basically just an ad for his own chiropractic practice? It’s almost word-forword what he wrote to the SF Chronicle on Jan. 28; he just cuts and pastes the same tired arguments against vaccines. Lots of people in Marin fall for those arguments, which will lead to more kids not being vaccinated, more people getting diseases.

The claims he makes are such obviously fuzzy thinking: “In the past 50 years, children are sicker than ever”—really? Didn’t there used to be a lot more polio, pertussis, smallpox and influenza epidemics? Equating vaccines with Nazis, eugenics and Big Brother—doesn’t that kind of over-the-top language give us a clue that he’s gone beyond rational argument? And does he really not

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understand how herd immunity works? If a high enough percentage of the population are vaccinated, the few who are not—because they have medical reasons, compromised immune systems, are too young, or are poor or lack access to good health care—will be protected; the disease doesn’t spread far. The fact that occasional outbreaks of a disease occur doesn’t mean all vaccinations don’t work,

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It is incredible to see that President Obama and the Senate Democrats are openly proclaiming that they consider the protection of illegal aliens more important than the protection of American citizens.

In just a few days, funding for the Department of Homeland Security will lapse. The House has passed a bill to fully fund the Department, and 53 Republican senators have voted in its support. However, the Democratic senators have blocked it by a filibuster and President Obama has threatened to veto the funding if it reaches his desk.

Democrats have insisted that they would rather end funding for Homeland Security than accept a bill that does not also provide funding for President Obama’s amnesty program. That amnesty, carried out without any legislative authority, has already been halted on constitutional grounds by a Federal judge and cannot proceed. Despite that judicial ruling, Obama and his fellow Democrats continue to insist that that will not allow a funding bill to become law unless it allows funding for amnesty.

It is time to end this gridlock. The House has done its job, passing a funding bill. A majority of the Senate has voted in support of the bill. Senate Democrats must end their filibuster and President Obama must sign the bill.

Peter J. Thomas, Americans for Constitutional Liberty

Early West Bank settlement, Judea, 1700 B.C. ...

And now for this week’s Hitler comparison ...

Having read Alex Easton-Brown’s letter last week [“Sure, But Then How Would the Incumbents Get Re-elected?” Feb. 20], I can unequivocally state that calling him an idiot is an insult to all the other semi-informed, knee-jerk liberal, Marin reactors (newly coined term). Son, many of us disagree with Israel’s settlement policies although, it is more complicated than your simple-minded statement. Conservative Israelis might accurately argue that these settlements in the historical Judea and Samaria circa 1700 B.C. are the true Israel while Tel Aviv was little more than a swamp until 1904 A.D. But that’s a discussion for another time.

Perhaps, Alex should read the government elected by the Palestinians in Gaza, Hamas’s Charter: Article. 7 “The prophet, prayer and peace be upon him, said: The time will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews (and kill them); until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, which will cry: O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him!”

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called peaceful solutions, and the international conferences to resolve the Palestinian problem, are all contrary to the beliefs of the Islamic Resistance Movement ... Sura 2 (the Cow), verse 120 There is no solution to the Palestinian problem except by Jihad.

The initiatives, proposals and International Conferences are but a waste of time, an exercise in futility.”

These quotes are out of context. Google it and read the whole Charter if you can bear prolix, rambling, verbiage. You really think that if Israel dismantled settlements, Hamas would cease firing rockets and revoke their sworn oath to “kill Jews” as the sacred fulfillment of Allah’s demands? Oh I forgot— they don’t really mean it; just as another guy who wrote a book called Mein Kampf didn’t mean it.

Mark Gainer, Marin

Congress is beyond reproach!

Alex Easton-Brown somehow believes that American supporters of Israel act against our country’s own interests. When you look around the Middle East, there’s only one true democracy. There’s only one country that supports women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of the press. There’s only one country where dissident bloggers

aren’t imprisoned, flogged or tortured to death.

Israel and its supporters don’t want either Israel or the U.S. to go to war against Iran, despite the Tehran regime’s weekly “death to America, death to Israel” rallies. What we do want is a deal that will actually prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, not a deal that will leave it one flip of a switch away from a bomb. Israel and her supporters also want peace, which is why a Palestinian state (with evacuation of all settlements within it) was offered in both 2000 and 2008. Sadly, the Palestinian leadership has repeatedly rejected living in peace and mutual recognition alongside the Jewish state.

Let’s abandon the canard of “dual loyalty” and the implication that our elected representatives in Congress are somehow also disloyal Americans. The simple truth is that Israel is our most important ally in a region of extremism. And while even allies can have disagreements, the fundamental interests of both countries are on the side of a genuine peace—one that is based on the realities of the region and the world.

At least it wasn’t a case of kid napping ...

An incident that took place last week at a local childcare center here in San Carlos bears watching.

The odd thing is that it didn’t involve the controversy over vaccinations in any way.

But the San Mateo County Sheriff ’s department was duly notified, and two officers came to the center.

It turned out that one of the children was resisting a rest.

Skip Corsini, San Carlos

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Five-finger discount MCE continues to meet or beat PG&E rates after five years of service

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arin Clean Energy (MCE) is about to celebrate its fifth anniversary.

The success of the alternative power agency continues to trigger paroxysms of consternation among its critics.

The energy agency began supplying power to Marin residents in May of 2010.

Critics of public power agencies, dubbed community choice aggregators, attacked the concept in general—and Marin Clean Energy in particular—in an attempt to prevent the Marin power agency from becoming the first community choice aggregator to operate in California.

Paul Fenn, a former Marin resident, wrote the legislation that allowed communities to choose where they buy their power.

The legislation mandated that community choice aggregators could form their own power agencies and buy power from wherever they chose rather than from the investor-owned utilities in California. The legislation, AB 117, became law in 2002. It took until 2010 before a community choice aggregator formed and started operating a power agency. That was MCE. The Marin Energy Authority (MEA) is the joint powers agency that took on the administrative role for MCE. Former Marin County Supervisor Charles McGlashan championed the cause of creation for MCE and was an igniting spark until his untimely death. The goal McGlashan wanted for MCE was to meet or beat the rates that PG&E charged. That, and striving toward providing as clean and as renewable an energy product as possible, would be the foundation of success for MCE, McGlashan often said.

Stiff opposition rallied even before MCE could start operating, but critics failed to put a spike in forward progress. The opposition did, however, delay the start of service.

Nevertheless, MCE threw its first switch in 2010 and started providing customers in Marin with two options: Light Green, which provides an energy product that’s 50 percent renewable at a price that meets or beats PG&E, or Dark Green, which gives customers power from 100 percent renewable sources. Even before MCE started service, critics said the meet or beat goal was a pipe dream.

McGlashan and other early supporters also wanted MCE to produce clean power in Marin County (and elsewhere as close as possible). Local generation could contribute jobs and valuable injections into the economy, supporters said. Critics said that would never happen. It was a pipe dream.

MCE has, and continues, to meet or beat PG&E rates with the MCE Light Green product. According to Jamie Tuckey, MCE communications director, in 2015, MCE customers who choose the Dark Green option will pay $3.20 more per month than Light Green customers for electricity.

PG&E raised its rates about 6 percent in January. That adds about $5 per month to the bill for an average PG&E customer who consumes 500-kilowatt hours of electricity per month.

MCE now serves customers in Marin and Richmond. Unincorporated Napa County and the cities of San Pablo, Benicia and El Cerrito will begin receiving MCE service in the first half of this year. With additional service areas, Tuckey says, the typical MCE customer uses 463 kilowatt hours per month.

The Marin Energy Authority Board of Directors took a preliminary vote on Feb. 4 to raise MCE rates. The power agency meets just once a year to set rates for the year.

PG&E sets rates throughout the year. Its customers can see increases as the year progresses. Even with a 4.2 percent increase for 2015, MCE still will beat the PG&E rates for 2015, Tuckey says. The Marin Energy Authority board will meet Thursday, March 5 to adopt the new rates, which go into effect in April. Using the typical MCE customer kilowatt residential consumption number, the MCE customer will pay $80.14 per month for Light Green. The typical PG&E customer will pay $81.58 per month.

MCE commercial customers also save over their colleagues who choose PG&E. The lower rate has attracted commercial customers, Tuckey says. MCE embarked on an advertising strategy in 2014 to broadcast its lower commercial rate—and its stability. Commercial customers in particular respond to a power agency that has a track record and a shot at longevity. Enter the value of MCE’s fifth anniversary.

While MCE is meeting or beating PG&E rates, critics continue to charge that the agency is a fraud that merely bills customers for some kind of ethereal or downright nonexistent clean power. They scoff at the MCE statistic that says it’s providing 50 percent renewable energy to its customers.

PG&E supplies 24 percent renewable to its customers. Those PG&E percentages follow state guidelines that prevent PG&E from including nuclear power and large hydroelectric generators. Even considering the state’s restrictions in calculating allowable renewable power, the PG&E track

record shows it has been slow to meet state guidelines to produce renewable energy.

PG&E hasn’t always been on the bandwagon, even reluctantly. The utility first tried to scuttle community choice in general and MCE in particular by pushing legislation that would have stopped MCE dead.

The utility backed Proposition 16 in the June 2010 election. That was one month after MCE started operating. The proposition required a two-thirds vote of residents within an area in which a community choice aggregator contemplated providing service. It also required a two-thirds vote within an area that an existing aggregator wanted to expand.

PG&E was the largest financial supporter of the proposition, contributing to the $46.1 million that went toward passage, as opposed to a mere $100,000 that opponents spent to defeat Prop. 16. The effort backfired for PG&E; voters rejected the proposition by a 52.8 percent margin.

But that didn’t stop critics of community choice—or of MCE. In 2014, another legislative attempt bubbled up in Sacramento that could have frozen community choice in California. AB 2145, authored by Assemblyman Steven Bradford—a southern California Democrat who once worked in public relations for the investor-owned utility Southern California Edison—called for restricting community choice agencies from expanding beyond their initial geographical range. It also called for using an opt-in system for signing up new customers to a public-power agency rather than the opt-out system in the original community choice-enabling legislation.

That legislation, AB 17, calls for an opt-out system in which potential customers in a service area that will become part of a new public-power district must take action if they want to opt out. That requirement yields significantly more customers for a new public-power agency. Industrial psychologists say that requiring potential

customers to take the positive action of opting in to a community choice aggregator is a mortal requirement for a new power agency. It’s just human nature to stay with the known and familiar.

AB 2145 failed to make the grade, but while it was bouncing around Sacramento, it sent shock waves through the community choice community. MCE was the first power agency in California to start operating under community choice. Since it began, public-power agencies have become hot topics across the state. San Francisco has been debating how to start an agency.

The sticking point there is how much local generation to provide. Sonoma County Clean Power has already started operating.

In addition to creating local power agencies that initiate building projects and generate jobs and revenue for local economies, the new public-power agencies help spur the investor-owned utilities toward a more renewable future. Despite Prop. 16 and AB 2145, competition in the renewable world is alive and thriving, despite a continued harangue from critics.

Given the success of MCE, it’s curious why critics continue their vocal attacks on the agency. One of their harshest contentions is the assertion that Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), which MCE uses to boost its renewable portfolio to 50 percent for Light Green, are a scam.

It’s true that the staunchest advocates of renewable energy would rather see publicpower agencies eschew RECs in favor of local brick and mortar projects. But even they often acknowledge that the certificates can be a legitimate way to subsidize renewable energy. Still, they also contend that RECs may be stultifying the renewable-energy industry. (Critics of MCE using RECs usually fail to mention that PG&E also uses RECs to meet its renewable portfolio.)

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2. That crumbly white cheese famously eaten in Greece is called what?

3. What two traditional birthstones are also common first names for women?

4. Specifically targeting Google, last May Europe’s highest court gave consumers the right to opt out of search engine results if they so desire; this case was known as the “right to be ...” what?

5. In what competitive sport do overly rotund, sweaty men wearing the flimsiest of garments, face each other with full contact?

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10. The abbreviations of what three days of the week are actual three-letter words?

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Blackie’s Pasture is a beautiful, safe setting. Sure we have to listen to people yelling into their mobile phones, dodge dog poop and watch out for speeding cyclists, but we manage. Now, there’s a new menace to our Zen time: a drone with cameras, flown by a middle-aged man. It loudly moved several feet above the fields and walking path. It hovered for minutes over three women at the water fountain. What’s he gawking at? The scenery. He also claims to be at Blackie’s frequently and is emphatic that drones can’t read your mobile phone screen, though his “is a pricey one.” His noisy toy is intrusive, creepy, and should be banned from the park. — Nikki Silverstein

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▲ While many view the Boyd Memorial Park closure as a violation of the rights of the homeless, we have a different perspective.

Our close friend who lives within shouting distance of the park had his life disrupted daily as park-goers screamed obscenities, threatened to kill one another and had physical altercations. Unfortunately, this behavior occurred at all hours. Druguse, litter and human waste made it a harsh environment for families to enjoy Boyd Park. Hurrah to the San Rafael City Council for temporarily closing the park, cleaning it up and planning organized activities once the park reopens. It’s time for the mayor and council to take the next step. Anyone displaced by the closure should receive access to shelter, drug counseling and job training.

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In essence, RECs provide a stimulus mechanism for the renewable energy industry, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

When a wind farm, for example, produces one megawatt-hour of renewable energy, it gets one renewable energy credit. It can sell the energy along with the one REC. The REC proves that the energy was produced from a renewable source. The RECs can be sold along with the energy or decoupled and sold separately. RECs are a tradable commodity. Once they are bought and put into an agency’s renewable portfolio, the RECs are retired and can no longer be bought or sold. MCE renewable credit transfers are administered through a clearinghouse for renewable energy transactions and tracking called the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System. Green-e, a recognized independent nonprofit, certifies the RECs. Critics often say that the MCE renewable portfolio is a fraud because no one knows where the electricity coming into a home originates or how it was generated. Just because a customer pays for renewable doesn’t mean the power received actually has been cleanly generated. The concept of the power grid is a complicated and confusing one.

Some critics honestly fail to comprehend its intricacies. Others trade on its complexity to confuse people into believing that renewable power and RECs are a phantasm.

McGlashan liked to explain the concept of RECs using a pond on a farm as a metaphor. The key is the aggregate of what goes into the pond. The more clean water in the pond, the cleaner the water farmers can take out of it. Although not all the water is clean, the more clean water added to the pond, the cleaner the overall product that can be withdrawn. That’s just like the power grid.

The more renewable power—no matter the origin—that gets generated and added to

the grid, the cleaner and more renewable the total amount of power that gets distributed. RECs provide a bridge to a renewable paradigm, say proponents.

MCE critics also attack on the ground that the agency contracted with Shell, hardly known for its clean energy history. But in starting a new public-power agency, early proponents wanted to go with a stable, known quantity. The Shell contract ends in a few years, and MCE has no current plans to continue with Shell, according to Tuckey.

MCE critics who say that they’re sticking with PG&E rarely acknowledge that the investor-owned utility also uses RECs and has dealt with Shell.

MCE critics also said a Marin publicpower startup could not possibly produce local generation projects. “Nine new solar projects in MCE’s service area will be built through our feed-in tariff program and local renewable development fund,” Tuckey says.

“Half of the revenue from the Deep Green premium is directed to this fund, so it is our customers’ commitment to renewable energy that will make it possible to build MCE-owned, locally sourced power.” In addition to the solar projects on tap, MCE will begin generating power from methane now burned off at the landfill.

Given the benchmarks that MCE has met, it’s curious that critics continue their attacks. No tax dollars are at stake. MCE customers choose to stay with the agency and support it by paying the (lower than PG&E) rates MCE charges. Their choice seems to irritate the critics, who seem to think MCE customers have been duped. It’s an irrational attack.

Marin is, indeed, special when it comes to public power—in more ways than one.

A highly vocal minority of critics continues to sling (unfounded) accusations with a vociferous enthusiasm that just doesn’t exist in the East Bay or Napa. Y Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.

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They have a whole FRIDAY, FEB. 27 Prometheus Ridley Scott, truck of Ben & Jerry’s maker of the original Alien film waited 33 on hand. ABC. 8pm. years to disappoint everybody. If he even I am Dale Earnheardt utters the words“Blade Runner sequel,”an The story of stock car elite squad of comic book store commandos racer Dale Earnhardt has vowed to kidnap him and secure him in dramatizes his start on an isolated holding facility. (2012) FX. 8pm. the dirt track circuit, his prowess in the NASGlee The New Directions group is booked CAR races, his untimely death to sing at a barand his posthumous beatificamitzvah. This tion by the Southern Baptist is how a lot of Church. (2004) Spike TV. 10pm. great bands got started—bands TUESDAY, MARCH 3 The like The Rolling King’s Speech A therapist Gladstones and helps King George V1 overPearlman Jam. come a speech impediment Few people and make a rousing broadcast know that Lynyrd speech at the onset of World She had a similar reaction when she lost Skynyrd’s classic War II after deciding that a during her senior year championship “Free Bird” was first swimming match. hilarious outtake reel would do performed as “Freilittle to inspire the British peodberg. “ Fox. 9pm. ple. (2010) Turner Classic Movies. 7pm.

Deepak Chopra: The Future of God Appar- Misery Kathy Bates plays an obsessed fan ently, God is going to need a yoga mat. who cripples a novelist and chains him to KQED. 9pm. a typewriter, forcing him to produce more

SATURDAY, FEB. 29 Jaws marathon A series of sharks and a series of really bad swimmers make cinematic history. American Movie Classics. 6pm.

Sister Act Doubleheader On the run from the mob, Whoopi Goldberg poses as a nun and coaches her fellow nuns to sing classic R&B. Whatever sin you have committed, whatever wrong plagues your conscience, you do not deserve this. Give yourself permission to watch something else. VH1. 6:30pm.

Kept Women A woman is lured into a neighbor’s basement, where she is trapped with another woman and held there for years.

Over time, they bond. And get really good at foosball. (2015) Lifetime. 8pm.

Saturday Night Live Dakota Johnson, star of 50 Shades of Grey hosts the show. She was going to host earlier in the season but she was tied up.

NBC. 11:30pm.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1

Sister Wives One of the wives wants a divorce.

We’re not sure how that works with polygamists.

How many lawyers can you fit in one room? The Learning Channel. 8pm.

copy. At our company, they’d call that an “employee incentive plan.”(1990) Sundance Channel. 7:45pm.

Hell’s Kitchen The winner tonight gets to spend an evening with William Shatner.

The loser has to go to lunch with Will “Wesley Crusher” Wheaton. Fox. 8pm.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 Snow White and the Huntsman The fairytale gets a violent reboot. Dopey is replaced by Deadly and Doc is a combat medic. (2012) FX. 7pm.

Survivor The new season has three tribes— blue collar, white collar and “no collar.” The no collar contestants are free-spirited people who follow their passions with seasonal jobs and artistic endeavors. The winner from this tribe will get to move out of his or her parents’ extra bedroom. CBS. 8pm.

Last Vegas Robert Denior, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline play seniors who gather in Las Vegas for a bachelor’s party weekend. It’s basically The Hangover, but they replaced the cocaine If those sport coats and sweaters don’t scream with Metamucil. (2013) The ‘party,’ we’re not sure what does.

Movie Channel. 8pm.

The Last Man on Earth With the world’s population decimated by plague, the star finds himself alone in the world. It’s a lonely existence, but on the plus side, there is plenty of parking. Fox. 9pm.

MONDAY, MARCH 2 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World To date the woman of his dreams, a young bass player must defeat all of her ex-boyfriends. You have to do this in real life, too, only it happens in the woman’s head and she never tells you. And you can never win.

(2010) Independent Film Channel. 7:45pm.

The Bachelor This is the episode where the rejected women recall their experiences.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Real Housewives of

Melbourne Apparently, the United States does not have an exclusive on obnoxious rich women. Bravo. 9pm.

Dig In this new series, an FBI agent investigating the death of an American in Jerusalem uncovers a conspiracy set across thousands of years. As we have said of The DaVinci Code, if your conspiracy takes thousands of years to reach the goal, you need a better conspiracy.

USA Network. 10pm.

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Graham Nash’s sound & vision

Musical star’s second ‘instrument’—the camera—showcased in new exhibit

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or a few years in the 1970s, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young by were America’s Beatles—the Steve most popular rock “supergroup” of Heilig them all, known widely as “CSNY.” And Graham Nash was the band’s George Harrison—he was the Brit in the group, and even looked like “the quiet Beatle”—with Neil Young and Stephen Stills being John Lennon and Paul McCartney, leaving David Crosby as Ringo Starr—which doesn’t quite work, as he says below, but close enough. They played the original Woodstock festival, sold out 100,000-seat stadiums and their songs were No. 1 anthems for a generation. Each of them had simultaneous, successful solo careers, but the band melted down in a blaze of excess, ego, addiction and infighting—only to reunite again and again to this day. All four of the members have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—twice. And what music they have made, together and on their own.

Nash was no newcomer to rock stardom when he helped form CSNY. Born in a bombed-out Manchester slum in 1942, his passion for rock and roll was ignited

by Elvis and the harmonies of the Everly Brothers. He was singing onstage for cash by his early teens, and his first real group, The Hollies (named for Buddy Holly), was among the most popular British bands, and a star of what became known as “Swinging London.” Nash drove a Rolls-Royce, and opened not only for the real Beatles but for The Rolling Stones and Little Richard, whose band at that time included a young Jimi Hendrix on guitar.

But by the late 1960s, tensions in The Hollies and in Nash’s young marriage led him to flee to California, not only into the arms and Laurel Canyon home of new flame Joni Mitchell, but into his lifelong partnership with Crosby and Stills, which he has called both the joy and the bane of his existence. He calls his musical NOW PLAYING partners “brash, egotistical, opinionated, My Life Through My Lens, provocative, volatile, temperamental and Photographs by Graham Nash, Mumm so f____g talented.” Crosby, Stills, Nash Napa, 8445 Silverado Trail, Rutherford, CA. (and sometimes Young) is a musical unit 707/967-7700. mumm.napa.com. that has endured sporadically for decades,

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earning Nash fame, fortune and pretty much every award popular music offers.

He has sung for presidents, and in an unlikely pinnacle for a kid from the slum, Queen Elizabeth made him an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

Notified of this, Nash, at first, thought it was David Crosby playing a practical joke, and with an OBE being just below true Knighthood, Nash reflects, “Would I have to suck up to Sir Paul and Sir Elton? Not in this lifetime.”

All of this and much more is told with great recall and candor in Nash’s 2013 autobiography, Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life, which is full of yes—sex, drugs and rock wildness, but wherein Nash also comes off as the most grounded of his famous partners. “It’s all about the music,” he proclaims over and over, and it must indeed be, for he relates much tension and outright conflict between himself and

A Nash photograph on display at Mumm Napa.

the mercurial Stills and “the strangest of my friends,” Neil Young. Nash often has taken on the role of peacemaker among the prickly group, but his best friend and former longtime Marin resident Crosby seems to have given him the most unintentional grief, by spiraling into severe cocaine and heroin addiction, entailing extreme dishonesty, non-repaid loans, bankruptcy, prison and near-death experiences, all of which Nash painfully endured

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with the devotion of deepest friendship.

Theirs is an inspiring tale of lifelong mutual support and survival, and Nash still calls singing with Crosby and Stills “the best high I’ve ever had.”

Long a devoted family man with three grown kids and two grandsons, Nash, at 71, is still trim and spry with a twinkle in his eye, and divides his time between Los Angeles and Kauai when not on the road with various musical partners. A commit-

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with taking pictures,” he writes. “And not just any old snapshots but pictures that captured something significant, something insightful about the subject.” This second obsession, after music, has resulted in his large collection of other noted photographers’ work, a book of his own and others’ shots and exhibits in major cities and galleries—including the one currently on display at the Mumm Napa winery’s Fine Art Photography Gallery through Sunday, May 31.

YYYYY Let’s start with your photography. In your book you recall being very into cameras since you were 10 years old. What drew you to it?

I was looking for stuff that interested me beyond the “normal.” I realized that I saw things a little differently than my friends. And I think I kept doing that.

Have you always shot in black and white?

Yes, but now I do both that and color, only because of digital cameras—what I do is shoot color and then put that into black and white using conversion software that is part of my own company.

You’ve said that you try to blend in and not be part of any photograph you shoot.

Yes, I don’t want my presence to be affecting the photograph I am taking. It makes one self-conscious—I know when I am being photographed myself. I know I want to look like Elvis or somebody—that I want my best side forward. Because we’re supposed to be cool, and we have ego. And that ruins the picture.

On that note, you wrote that you’ve always wondered if you were cool enough; that “I’ve always had trouble with my coolness quotient.” Even when you were mobbed onstage and hanging out with The Beatles and Stones and Dylan?

Yes. I never thought I was cool. I’ve always tried, but I’ve never made it.

You think that comes from your poverty-stricken childhood?

Must be. I’m a very ordinary man in many ways. I know I do some things special, and I don’t want to ever lose sight of the fact that I am just incredibly grateful to be here, to have done what I have and still do. I’m very lucky and I know it.

In your book you say that you are no genius, but it sure seems like you hung out with a few of them, and maybe some of that rubbed off.

I’m certainly no genius. I’m good at some things, but listen, the first thing I did when I moved to this country was move in with Joni Mitchell. Now that should make just about anybody humble about making music.

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A Nash photograph on display at Mumm Napa.

era when you were still quite young. Do you think that has something to do with you being so devoted to photography?

Of course. It has everything to do with it. I’m taking these photographs for me and my father. I’m extending his life by expanding what he taught me about the magic of photography many years ago, when I was 10 years old. He stood me before a crude enlarger and this blank piece of paper and 47 seconds later this image appeared out of nowhere—now that’s magic, and I’ve never forgotten it.

Have you been inspired by any photographers that you most admired and even collected?

Oh yeah. There are several—I love Diane Arbus and her sense of dark humor and her courage to face some of the subjects that she did. In fact, the very first image I ever collected was her [“Child With Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park”]. At a photo auction once, where all the VIPs and moneyed collectors come to preview things, I was there with a glass of wine and a guy comes over to me and goes, “Do you know who I am?” I have a pretty good memory for things and looked at him and said, “No, I don’t think we’ve met.” And he said, “Oh, yes we have,” and I’m thinking, this is getting weird, you know—“Hey, security?”—and he says, “I’m the boy in Central Park.” He was by then about 40 years old, and I wanted to know what

had happened for Arbus to get that angry photo of him. He told me he would take all his toy soldiers to Central Park but one day he pissed his mother off and she wouldn’t let him take any of them, just one thing, and he took that hand grenade. And he said this little lady in black came up and said, “Son, can I take your picture?”

And that was it.

You don’t seem to shoot nature photos, like Edward Weston or Ansel Adams, but focus on people and odd moments ...

Right, you have to have incredible respect for their ability and masterpieces, and I’ve even collected it, but it’s not the kind I take. People do like to see shots of some of my friends, but I concentrate more on surreal kinds of moments and disappear into those.

So do you have any particular memories of Marin?

Oh yeah, are you kidding, did you ever eat at El Paseo? Crosby lived in Mill Valley forever and we used to eat there constantly. It was fantastic, and the wine selection was unbelievable. [Laughter.]

So, as for music, I loved the story of you as a poor British kid getting completely turned on by Elvis and the Everly Brothers ...

Yeah, but probably even more, Buddy Holly.

Yes, and so much so that your first real band was named after him. And with

The Hollies, you had many hits and were chased by girls and screamed at and all that hysteria at an early age. How did that affect you?

Well, that whole thing about playing for half a million people with CSNY and all that rock and roll stuff— by the time I got here I’d already been through all that, and really didn’t give a s__t. We’d had 16 Top 10 records over there, so I could sing “Guinevere” with David and one guitar in front of 100,000 people, no problem.

In fact, you were trying to get away from all that “stardom” madness when you left England and The Hollies, and ironically you wound up in something much bigger here. Try this analogy on—I was thinking of CSNY as the American Beatles, with Young and Stills as Lennon/ McCartney and you as George Harrison, but that leaves Crosby as Ringo and the analogy kinda falls apart there ...

[Laughing.] Oh, it falls completely apart there for many reasons. I mean, for one thing, have you ever heard David play drums? No, no, no.

But I wonder if your previous experience with stardom in The Hollies kind of inoculated you against the really tough struggles all of your CSNY bandmates seem to have gone through.

Yeah. Good point. And the truth is, I’ve always been much more interested in the music than any of the other crap that goes

on around it. All I really have wanted was to touch people’s hearts and minds with our songs and singing.

And you wrote that singing harmony with Crosby and Stills has always been the greatest high of your life.

Absolutely. Again, how lucky for me, right?

As for music nowadays, the Grammy Awards were on last night, and it was pretty much all appalling to my ears and eyes. What do you think of the most popular stuff now? It seems to me there is just something missing ...

Er, yeah, it must be melody and message? I mean, with today’s music you can certainly shake your ass, and nothing wrong with that. But I’m a fan of great lyrics—I want to be able to hear a song, and then walk away singing it, to be affected and remember it. But a lot of modern music just doesn’t move my soul at all.

Does that make you feel old to say that?

Only in that exact moment when I just said that! [Laughing.]

Another difference I see and hear is the blatant, constant self-promotion and bragging, about being rich and all that.

Maybe it was there before, but not like this?

It was there, but not like now, right.

You know, in a way Woodstock was the beginning of the end, when corporations

realized that they could sell stuff to millions of kids in new ways—sneakers, soft drinks, whatever. All of a sudden money raises its head everywhere in a different way. Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice to get paid well to do a show so you can pay your roadies and everybody, but it’s gotten out of control. I think it was blatantly brought to my attention when we went back to the Woodstock 25th anniversary show in 1994 and they were charging $12 for a bottle of water to a quarter-million kids on a slab of concrete—and then they wondered why they were getting upset and things went bad?

Locally, we had Bill Graham, who made the music into a paying business.

You knew him well, I think.

Yes, and he paid you fairly. Bill used to piss off a lot of people but he was always great with me—very kind and fair.

He was also big on doing benefits for good causes, like the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic and so forth. You’ve long been very involved in philanthropy and benefits, too. You’re a longtime activist on many issues. Why? I think it just comes from wanting to give back. Again, I’m this kid from Northern England, and look what I’ve been given. It shouldn’t all be happening to me, but it has. But then you have to prioritize your time and money, because we get asked to do benefits by the million. So I’ve

asked myself, what are the three things most important to me? And the answer has been the planet, the fate of our kids and our environmental health.

Environmental health as opposed to that of the planet?

Yes, because regarding the planet, if every single human being dropped dead this instant, the planet wouldn’t give a s__t, it would keep spinning and something else would take over. Environmental health is how what we are doing is affecting our health—between environmental pollution on many levels, we face a lot of problems.

You wrote about overpopulation, too, and not many environmentalists even want to talk about that, even though that underlies so much environmental distress; the projections are very bad and there’s no denying now that we are in big trouble.

They don’t want to talk about it, because you know why? Because the response is often, “Wait a second, let me get this straight—you want me to stop f___ing?” Sorry, never gonna happen.

So beyond providing contraception, what can be done?

Well, for instance, the Chinese have done their share for the world by not bringing into the world 300 million more Chinese this year. And they have an interesting point, with their 1.5 kids per couple policy, even though it may be in trouble

now and is of course very controversial, they say, “Wait a minute, we didn’t bring 300 million more people into this world, that’s our contribution,” and it’s a good point. In any event, I wrote my first population song in 1964 with The Hollies and just called it “Too Many People.”

You also once did a benefit for child immunization efforts. Have you heard of the controversies regarding that, and the recent disease outbreaks? It’s a real problem here in Marin.

Yep—I’ve got that problem going on in my own family! I think we need to get more and more science into this, to defuse the link between vaccination and autism, to bring down that evil myth. I’m willing to do my part to help with that if I can. Y Ask Steve what his favorite photo is at letters@pacificsun.com.

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Clean bill of health Mix health with pleasure at upcoming ‘Lunch and Learn’ series

by Tanya H e nr y

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emember those New Year’s resolutions? Chances are a healthier you was on that well-intentioned list.

Circling back to make good on some of those plans, here are a few ideas to keep you—or get you—back on track.

FOOD ON THE BRAIN Book Passage in Corte Madera presents chef Rebecca Katz, who will discuss and sign her new book, The Healthy Mind Cookbook: Big Flavor Recipes to Enhance Brain Function, Mood, Memory, and Mental Clarity. Her book shares how the food we consume can improve the brain’s ability to control cognition, emotion and physical function—hence mood, memory and motion.

Katz, author of the award-winning cookbooks The Cancer Fighting Kitchen and The Longevity Kitchen, has worked with a number of leaders in the field, including Andrew Weil and Deepak Chopra. She is the director of the Healing Kitchens Institute at Commonweal in Bolinas and a core faculty member at the Center for Mind-Body Awareness, where she serves as the executive chef for their annual Food as Medicine Training Program. Tickets

are $110/single or $175/ couple, and include lunch, wine, tax, tip and a signed copy of the book. The event will take place at Left Bank, 507 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, on Sunday, March 29 at 12:30pm.

LUNCH AND LEARN Speak to Me, a forum created for women to learn and explore new ideas together has launched a Lunch & Learn series. It kicks off the spring season with a Health & Wellness program sponsored

by Marin General Hospital. Coming up on Thursday, March 19 is a lecture, “What’s Happening to Me? Hormones & Other ‘Taboo’ Topics,” to be presented by K. Jennifer Voss, M.D. and Sujatha D. Pathi, M.D.—both from Marin General Hospital. Tickets are $50 and will include lunch at Piatti’s Restaurant in Mill Valley from 11:30am-1:30pm. Learn more at: www.speaktomeevents.com.

Come join us for our

ORDER, ORDER! Want to get involved with local food issues? Marin Food Policy Council (FPC) was created to serve the unique purpose of bringing together various organizations and people who play a role in the local food system in a roundtable format that allows for information exchange, resource identification and prioritization of needs. FPC develops policies and practical solutions based on a systems approach to solving problems of food access. Lean more at: www.ucanr.edu/sites/MarinFoodPolicyCouncil.

SLOW DOWN Here is another opportunity to take a closer look at our food systems and learn about solutions that can help our ever-growing population lead healthier lives. Slow Food San Francisco is holding its annual Childhood Obesity Bay Area Conference; Building Our Community, Empowering Our Children. The conference brings together local stakeholders in childhood obesity prevention to promote innovation and provide insight into work being done on this critical issue. Along with

an impressive roster of keynote speakers and panel discussions, the two-day conference will feature opportunities in the spirit of Slow Food, including tastings from sustainable wineries, a school garden workshop led by Education Outside and small group dinners at Hillside Supper Club, Pauline’s Pizza & Wine Bar, Plant Cafe Organic and Bar Tartine. The conference will be held at the UCSF Medical Center, 500 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, on Friday, March 6 through Saturday, March 7. For more information and to register, visit: www.slowfoodsanfrancisco. com/event/childhood-obesity-bay-areaconference-2015.

CONGRATS TO OUR NORTH BAY NEIGHBORS Finally, a big congratulations is in order! The James Beard Award SemiFinalists—the country’s top food and wine professionals—were announced last week. A number of San Francisco chefs and restaurants were nominated, but I want to give a nod to our neighbors further north in the wine country who also made it onto this impressive short list. Winners will be announced on Saturday, March 24. Y

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ow! That was definitely not inspired by Downton Abbey, was it?” observes actresscomedian Debi Durst, with a cringe, as the credits for Fifty Shades of Grey roll up the screen of this strangely silent theater in San Francisco. Durst (and yes, her husband is renowned political satirist Will Durst) knew very little about the content of the Shades of Grey movie, or the books by E L James, when she accepted my invitation to see and discuss the movie this President’s Day afternoon. “I know the book has sold a bazillion copies, and that they are not suitable for children,” Durst says. “And I knew that Charlie Hunnam from Sons of Anarchy was originally going to be in it but was replaced with this guy. But that was about all I knew. I had no expectations. Now that I actually do know what Fifty Shades is about, all I can say is ... good God! I’m sure at the end of my life I’m going to want those two-and-a-half hours back!”

“I know,” I tell her. “I still feel the same about All Dogs Go to Heaven, and that was only 89 minutes long.”

“Well then,” Durst says with a laugh, rising to escape the theater, “at least the movie was kind of pretty.”

Yes it was. Pretty bad.

The story of Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson), a meek, virginal, lit major drawn into a relationship with a cold-but-handsome billionaire, Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan)—and her gradual introduction

into his world of kinky behavior—not to mention his whips-and-chains playroom known as the Red Room of Pain—makes for a very strange movie, with its eerie reverse-rom-com sensibility and a chilly sense of distance between the characters, even in mid-coitus, gasping and grunting on the plush sex-bench in the Red Room of Pain. Not that the film’s lack of charm or plot, its epic running length, and the total lack of chemistry between its two leads stopped the film from earning nearly $250 million over its opening weekend alone.

With a built-in audience of rabid fans of the books—the trilogy has sold more than 60 million copies—those opening-weekend numbers speak more to the massive public awareness of the film that they suggest any actual quality or longevity.

“I can’t imagine that anyone would want to see this twice,” notes Durst as we walk through the opulent lobby of the theater, where a pair of leather-covered massage machines stand like sentries by the door.

At my observation that the Fifty Shades people missed an opportunity to convert such machines into spanking devices, Durst laughs at roughly the same volume with which Anastasia gasps with pleasure the first time Christian paddles her. “They should make them out of red leather,” Durst remarks. “The Red Chair of Pain! I bet they could get a $25 ‘massage.’”

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“You’re kidding me!” Durst guffaws.

“Really?”

Nope, not kidding.

The best-selling trilogy about vampires in love did inspire Fifty Shades—all the former’s bloodsucking and twinkling transformed into the latter’s spanking, bondage and sadomasochistic sex. The last time Hollywood attempted to turn a popular S&M novel into a movie, it was Anne Rice’s 1985 sex-fantasy-island romance Exit to Eden, and the movie adaptation, starring Dana Delany and Paul Mercurio, was clearly made by a studio so nervous about the BDSM (Bondage and Discipline; Dominance and Submission; Sadism and Masochism) goings on that they buried it under added-on comedy routines involving diamond thieves and a pair of bumbling cops played by Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O’Donnell.

It was not a success. People just weren’t prepared for it, it seems. But evidently, the world is finally ready for a big-screen, nonvampire BDSM blockbuster, though not everyone is thrilled about the film’s existence—and I’m not talking about fundamentalist Christians or people working to stop spousal abuse and glorified violence against women.

“I understand,” I inform Durst, “that a lot of people in the BDSM community are not happy about the movie either,

Hollywood’s first attempt at an Anastasia Steele!

because it suggests that Christian Grey is into domination and pain-giving because he’s psychologically screwed up—and that

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makes real people who are into BDSM look bad!”

“Wow!” says Durst, as we take a table, caffeinated beverages in hand. “I don’t even know how to respond to that. Because sadomasochism is a lifestyle, we shouldn’t judge it? Well, OK, I don’t judge it—as a lifestyle. But I do have the right to judge this movie, don’t I? And this movie is a few too many shades of grey for my taste.”

“How many shades of grey are there?” I wonder.

“Only Ansel Adams knew for sure, and he’s dead,” Durst says with a laugh. “He was the master. That guy, with his black and white photography, knew more about grey than the rest of us will ever know.

This movie was more like, fifty shades of what?”

“The only way I got through it,” I confess, “was by imagining a young Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks doing these roles back in the ’80s. It was a lot funnier imagining it that way.”

“Yeah! The contract negotiation scene would have been extra fun with them, I think,” Durst says, referring to the movie’s most entertaining scene. Fully clothed, sitting at opposite ends of a boardroom table, Anastasia and Christian go over the contract he’s asked her to sign, negotiating which sexual practices she will agree to and which are off the table.

Anastasia, for example, is OK with rope, but not masking tape, and while she never

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officially rules out butt plugs, she does draw the line at vaginal clamps.

“And after all of that,” Durst says, “when we finally get to the big S&M scene in the playroom, it comes down to him spanking her six times with a belt. Compared to all the whips and chains hanging on the wall, and all the stuff talked about in the negotiation scene, it was actually sort of tame and disappointing. Kids who went to Catholic school suffered worse on a daily basis.”

“I had a ninth grade English teacher named Mrs. Martin,” I tell Durst, “who, for those who agreed to submit to it, would paddle us with a ruler on our birthday.

She’d hit us once for every year we’d been alive, and then we could choose a pencil from this box of cool pencils with funny sayings. Even that looked worse than this.

“The movie was kind of funny, at first,” I add. “It was like this really dark comedy, but by the end, when things get serious, it’s hard to not really hate this guy for needing to inflict pain in order to feel pleasure.”

“Though I could name a few politicians who fit that description,” Durst says with a laugh. “Ultimately, I think all there is to say about Fifty Shades of Grey, the ultimate movie about pain and pleasure, is that the pain is having to sit through it.

“And the pleasure,” she laughs, “is leaving at the end.” Y Ask David if it was more pleasure or pain at talkpix@earthlink. net.

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F R I D AY F E B R U A R Y 2 7 — T H U R S D AY M A R C H 5 Movie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d A la Mala (1:39) An aspiring actress crafts a lucrative second career flirting with other women’s boyfriends to test their fidelity. l American Sniper (2:12) Bradley Cooper stars as Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL sniper who became a feared legend in war-torn Iraq; Clint Eastwood directs. l Banff Mountain Film Festival Sample the best stuff from the celebrated fest’s 2014 lineup of films about adventure, exploration, mountaineering and the environment. l Big Eyes (1:46) Tim Burton biopic of Margaret Keane, the artist whose paintings of big-eyed waifs made her husband rich and famous; Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz star. l Birdman (1:59) Offbeat Oscar-winning comedy from 21 Grams director Alejandro González Iñárritu about a onetime movie superhero (Michael Keaton) trying to get himself some thespian cred by starring in a Broadway play. l Charade (1:53) Chic damsel in distress Audrey Hepburn and suave man of mystery Cary Grant take on a gang of colorful crooks in romantic 1963 Paris. l The Drop Box Presented by Focus on the Family (2:00) Testimonial to Lee Jong-rak, the Korean pastor who has rescued scores of abandoned newborns from the mean streets of Seoul. l The DUFF (1:41) The Designated Ugly Fat Friend of two popular high school girls reinvents herself with the help of a slick and suave male jock. l Fifty Shades of Grey (2:02) EL James’ B&D best-seller hits the big screen with Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as a college student sub and her businessman dom. l Focus (1:45) When estranged con artists Will Smith and Margot Robbie re-meet in Buenos Aires, their latent chemistry threatens the biggest grift of his career. l Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (1:55) Acclaimed Israeli film about an unhappy woman’s nightmarish attempts to get a divorce in a patriarchal, rigidly devout society. l Hermitage Revealed (1:23) Take an eye-filling tour through the 250-year-old St. Petersburg museum and its priceless collection of everything from prehistoric artifacts to Old Masters to Catherine the Great’s private jewels. l Hinokio (1:51) Family-friendly Japanese film about a grieving boy who reenters his social circle with the help of a surrogate robot. l Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (1:33) The timetraveling tubsters try to revisit the past to fix a present-day problem but wind up in the future instead … uh-oh! l The Imitation Game (1:53) Benedict Cumberbatch as ace cryptologist Alan Turing, leader of Britain’s top code-breakers, who raced against time to crack the Nazis’ Enigma Code during World War II. l Jupiter Ascending (2:07) The Wachowski kids write and direct the far-flung tale of a washerwoman-turned intergalactic wunderkind; Mila Kunis stars. l Kingsman: The Secret Service (2:09) A l

top-secret espionage organization turns a tough street kid into an international superspy; Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson star. l The Lazarus Effect (1:23) Horror flick about two modern-day Frankensteins who learn how to bring the dead back to life. l Leviathan (2:21) Politically charged Russian sensation about a rural family’s determination to hold onto their land despite fearsome pressure. l McFarland, USA (2:09) Kevin Costner stars in the inspiring story of a disadvantaged high school’s triumphant long-distance racing squad. l Maps to the Stars (1:52) Dark, edgy David Cronenberg comedy about a dysfunctional onlyin-Hollywood family of misfits, oddballs and Alist hustlers; Julianne Moore and John Cusack star. l A Most Violent Year (2:05) Critically acclaimed drama about a young entrepreneur’s pursuit of the American Dream and the crime and corruption that stand in his way. l Network (2:01) The ratings skyrocket when a suicidal anchorman becomes a modern Messiah in Paddy Chayefsky’s edgy satire; Peter Finch, Bill Holden and Faye Dunaway star. l Paddington (1:29) Michael Bond’s lovable little bear hits the big screen, wandering London in search of a home; Sally Hawkins and Hugh Bonneville oblige him. l Selma (2:08) Biopic recounts the events leading up to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery and the passage of the Voting Rights Act; David Oyelowo stars. l She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (1:27) Vibrant documentary history of the modern women’s movement of the late ’60s; Kate Millett, Susan Brownmiller and Rita Mae Brown share insights from the front lines. l The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (1:33) Everybody’s favorite Porifera makes his way ashore to soak up a little terra firma and ends up tangling with pirates! l Still Alice (1:41) Drama stars Oscar-winner Julianne Moore in an acclaimed performance as a college professor grappling with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. l The Theory of Everything (2:03) Biopic focuses on the young yet degenerating Stephen Hawking (Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne) as he woos and wins his future wife (Felicity Jones) and breaks new ground in physics and medicine. l UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano (4:00) “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey meets “Alpha” Cat Zingano for a five-round scramble to the women’s bantamweight championship. l What We Do in the Shadows (1:26) Mockumentary looks at four geeky vampires trying to live a fairly normal life in Wellington, New Zealand.

Whiplash (1:46) Indie sleeper about the edgy, ferocious mentor-pupil relationship between a gifted young jazz drummer and his exacting taskmaster (Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons).

k New Movies This Week k A la Mala (PG-13)

Northgate: 11:45, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Tue 6:30, 9:30; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Marin: Fri 3:55, 6:50, 9:45; Sat 1, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45; Sun 1, 3:55, 6:50; Mon- Thu 3:55, 6:50 Northgate: 11:10, 2:10, 5:10, 8:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 2, 7:30 Rafael: Mon-Tue 7 Lark: Fri 3:10; Sun 8:30; Wed 12:30 Lark: Fri, Thu 8:30; Sat, Mon 5:45; Tue 12:35; Wed 3 Marin: Fri 4:10, 7:05,

American Sniper (R) k Banff Mountain Film Festival (Not Rated) Big Eyes (PG-13) Birdman (R)

9:50; Sat 1:30, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50; Sun 1:30, 4:10, 7:05; Mon-Thu 4:10, 7:05

Playhouse: Fri-Sat 4, 9:35; Sun-Wed 4 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:35, 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25; Sun-Thu 10:35, 1:40, 4:30, 7:30 (Sat-Sun and Tue-Thu schedule may change) k Charade (Not Rated)

Regency: Sun 2; Wed 2, 7

k The Drop Box Presented by Focus on the Family (PG) Regency: Tue-Thu 7

The DUFF (PG-13)

Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Tue 7:15, 9:50; Sat-Sun 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50 Northgate: 11:50, 2:25, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:50,

Fifty Shades of Grey (R)

Northgate: 10:45, 1:35, 2:45, 4:25, 7:20, 8:40, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed

k Focus (R)

Cinema: Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:40 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7, 9:45; Sun-Wed 1, 4, 7 Northgate: 11, 12:25, 1:45, 3:05, 4:20, 5:40, 7, 8:20, 9:40 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Sequoia: Fri 5, 7:30, 10; Sat 2:30, 5,

k Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Not Rated)

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

4:30, 7:10, 9:45 11:15, 2:10, 5:05, 8

7:30, 10; Sun 2:30, 5, 7:30; Mon-Wed 5, 7:30

Hermitage Revealed (Not Rated) k Hinokio (Not Rated) Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (R) The Imitation Game (PG-13)

7:10 (Sat-Sun and Tue-Thu schedule may change)

Jupiter Ascending (PG-13) Kingsman: The Secret Service (R)

Northgate: 1:10, 7:10; 3D showtimes at 4:10, 10:10 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:40; Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Tue 6:45, 9:40; Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:05, 12:40, 2:15, 3:50, 5:20, 7, 8:25, 10:10; Sun-Thu 11:05, 12:40, 2:15, 3:50, 5:20, 7 (Sat-Sun and Tue-Thu schedule may change) Rowland: Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:20

k The Lazarus Effect (PG-13)

Northgate: 11:20, 1:30, 3:40, 5:50, 8, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 10

k Leviathan (R)

Rafael: Fri 4:30, 7:30; Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30; Mon-Thu 7:30 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:15, 3:35, 6:55, 9:50; Sun-Wed 12:15, 3:35, 6:55 Northgate: 10:45, 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 1, 4, 7, 10:10 Regency: Fri-Sat 1, 4:05, 7:20, 10:15; Sun-Thu 1, 4:05, 7:20 (Sat-Sun and

k Maps to the Stars (R)

McFarland, USA (PG) A Most Violent Year (R)

Tue-Thu schedule may change) k Network (R)

Paddington (PG) Selma (PG-13) She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (Not Rated) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (PG) Still Alice (PG-13)

Lark: Sun 3 Northgate: 12, 2:30, 5, 7:25, 9:50 Lark: Fri, Wed 5:40; Sat 2:50; Tue 3:20 Northgate: 10:55, 1:50, 4:50, 7:50 Lark: Tue 6:15 Northgate: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35; 3D showtimes at 11:05, 1:25, 3:45, 6:05, 8:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:20, 1:45, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:35; Sun-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:05 Playhouse: Fri 5, 7:15, 9:50; Sat 12:15, 2:30, 5, 7:15, 9:50; Sun 12:15, 2:30, 5, 7:15; Mon-Wed 5, 7:15 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 11:55, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20; Sun-Thu 10:30, 11:55, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50 (Sat-Sun and Tue-Thu schedule may change) Sequoia: Fri 4:20, 7, 9:40; Sat 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40; Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7; Mon-Wed 4:20, 7

The Theory of Everything (PG-13)

Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12:30, 6:40 Lark: Fri 12:25; Sun 5:45; Mon 3; Tue 8:30; Thu

k UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano (PG-13)

Regency: Sat 7 Rafael: Fri 4:15, 6:30, 8:45; Sat-Sun 4:15, 6:30, 8:45; Mon-Tue 8:45; Wed-

12:30

What We Do in the Shadows (Not Rated)

Thu 6:30, 8:45

Whiplash (R)

Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:25; Sun-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50 Lark: Sat, Mon 8:30; Thu 3:20 Playhouse: Fri 4:15, 6:45, 9:20; Sat 12:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:20; Sun 12:45, 4:15, 6:45; Mon-Wed 4:15, 6:45

Oscar-winner Julianne Moore in David Cronenberg’s ‘Maps to the Stars,’ opening Friday at the Fairfax.

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules.

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

FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5, 2015 PACIFIC SUN 17

Sat 2/28 • 2 shows: 7 & 9:30pm • ADV $37 / DOS $47

Del McCoury Band

SUNDiAL Howl: Next Thursday’s full moon will be a micromoon. This is the smallest lookin’ luna of the year.

Sun 3/1 • Doors 6pm • ADV $17 / DOS $19

Lauren Murphy & Achilles Wheel with Jessica Fierro & Special Guests Mark Karan, Ryan Scott (Monophonics), Sunshine Becker & Lisa Bond Wed 3/4 • Doors 7pm • ADV $20/ DOS $22

Heartless Bastards With Lee Gallagher and the Hallelujah Fri 3/6 • 2 shows: 7 & 9:30pm • ADV $30 / DOS $35

Grammy Award Winning Rebirth Brass Band Sat 3/7 • Doors 8pm • ADV $17 / DOS $22

Megan Slankard With Matt Jaffe & The Distractions, Caroline Sky Tue 3/10 • Doors 7:30pm • ADV $12/ DOS $15

Dharma Bums feat Tim Carbone from Railroad Earth Free Tibet Concert Thu 3/12 • Doors 7pm • ADV $30/ DOS $35

Billy Joe Shaver With The Easy Leaves (duo)

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Live music 02/27: 4:20 Happy Hour with Alex Nelson and Craig MacArthur 4:20pm. No cover.

Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

02/27: Alex Nelson and Friends 9pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

02/27: Anton Schwartz Trio 5:30pm.

Free. Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing, Larkspur. 461-5700. marincountrymart.com 02/27: Big Mountain, Rasun 9:30pm. $1820. Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma. 707/765-2121. mystictheatre.com.

02/27: The California Honeydrops Soul, roots, blues. 9pm. $20. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. smileyssaloon.com 02/27: Jazzitude Jazz. 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

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02/27: Jeremy D’Antonio, Darren Nelson and Friends 8pm. No cover. Rancho Nicasio,

1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

02/27: Kimrea and Dreamdogs Jazz. 6:30pm.

Rickey’s, 250 Entrada Dr., Novato. 883-9477. rickeysrestaurant.com 02/27: Larry Vukovich Jazz piano. 6-9pm. No cover. The Trident, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 3313232. thetrident.net.

02/27-28: Melvin Seals and JGB 8pm. $25.

Grate Room, Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

02/27: Razor Blade and the Blade Band

9pm. $15-20. George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 578-2707. georgesnightclub.com 02/27: Roncat and Katadelic, Moetar 9pm. $15-20. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

02/27: The Rowan Brothers Locally brewed original Americana. 6:30pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael.

To the beat of your own drum

sat 2/28 @ 8pm

the house jacks a Capella with attItude

thInk Pitch Perfect & Glee !

sun 3/22 @ 5pm

kronos quartet sF’s own Grammy Winners ReImaGInInG & RedeFInInG the stRInG quaRtet coming soon

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Why has WHIPLASH struck the chord it has, coming from nowhere to bring A-list fame upon J. K. Simmons (our friendly Farmer’s agent) and garner a best picture nomination? Maybe because Simmons’ Terence Fletcher, Shaffer Conservatory’s charismatic demon-instructor offers a bracing alter- If this doesn’t give you flashbacks of trying to learn the native to participant-trophy youth. recorder, we’re not sure what will ...

Call it focused feedback, or Amy Chua meets Dr. House. Young student drummer Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) and Fletcher actually share a belief that the heights of jazz, like all excellence, are privileged spaces where craft is everything and the muses are fickle. If you’re lucky enough to rate—never mind where you’re from—you might win yourself 50 shades of love and caring from the likes of a Mr. Fletcher. Any emotional wreckage that follows, Fletcher might argue, is a misplaced concern if the faith is good and the zone is felt. When a lawyer queries, “Did he ever intentionally inflict emotional distress?” the question’s cluelessness at that late stage of the film only serves to highlight the looking-glass world Whiplash has brought us through, and the growing distance between where we thought young Andrew’s humanity lay and where it actually might be. Hardly a reviewer has missed the chance to use “abusive” or “sadistic” in describing J.K. Simmons’ tempominded studio jazz band leader Fletcher, but sadists haunt every room in the multiplex these days. Some third-act cheating eventually bring Whiplash down on the side of the angels—but just barely. As an anonymous Oscar voter told the Reporter last week, “There are many people in Hollywood who would model themselves on Fletcher.” A film that clouds your thinking on mentors—just slightly—it might bring to mind the best teacher you ever had ... or the worst.—Richard Gould

F R I D AY F E B R UA R Y 2 7 — F R I D AY M A R C H 0 6 Pacific Sun‘s Community Calendar 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

02/27: Rhythm Drivers Blues, r&b, soul. 9pm. $8. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 8926200. hopmonk.com/novato.

02/27: Rue ‘66 1960s pop, lounge. 6:30pm. $12-15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 8135600. fenixlive.com.

02/27: Swoop Unit Funk, rock. 9:30pm. $8.

Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax.

459-9910. perisbar.com.

02/27: Tainted Love 9pm. $27-32. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley.

388-1100. swmh.com.

02/27: Chime Travelers 6:30pm.

Rickey’s, 250 Entrada Dr., Novato. 883-9477. rickeysrestaurant.com 02/28: Blame Sally 8pm. $13.50-25.50. Dance Palace, 503 B St., Pt. Reyes Station. 663-1075. dancepalace.org

02/28: Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express 8:30pm.$20. Rancho Nicasio,1Old

RancheriaRoad, Nicasio.662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

02/28: The Convergents String Trio 8pm. $15-20. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. 488-8888. sgvcc.org or kitka.org

02/28: Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs

Blues, r&b, rock. 9pm. $20. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/ novato.

02/28: Del McCoury Band Epic bluegrass. 7 and 9:30pm. $37-47. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh. com.

02/28: Hot Buttered Rum Jam rock. 9pm. $20. Hopmonk, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol.

707/829-7300. hopmonk.com.

02/28: The House Jacks A capella ensemble.

8pm. $10-35. Marin Osher JCC. 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. marinjcc.org

02/28: The Mermen, The Shitones Featuring Prairie Prince 9pm. $15-20. 19

Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 4591091. 19broadway.com.

02/28: The Overcommitments Rock, blues.

9pm-midnight. $12. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.

02/28: Saffell R&B, funk, soul. 9pm. $10.

Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 8681311. smileyssaloon.com 02/28: Sara Laine and Friends Jazz. With Robert Powell, Mark Karan, Susie Davis, Andius Jent and Eddie Berman. 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

02/28: Soul Mechanix Rock, soul. 9:30pm. $8.

Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax.

459-9910. perisbar.com.

02/28: Terrapin Allstars with Stu Allen

12:30pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

02/28: To Lay it Down Grateful Dead Funk Night with Scott Guberman, Cochrane, Sean Leahy and Alex Jordan. 9pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 5242773. terrapincrossroads.net.

02/28: Zan Stewart Jazz. 6:30pm. No cover.

Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/01: The Abe Train 6:30pm. No cover.

Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

“Views of Marin Through the Lens,” Michael Arrighi photography exhibit is on display at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library Friday, Feb. 27, from 10am-6pm.

03/01: Chuck Prophet and Stephanie Finch Blues, rock. 8pm. $35. Hopmonk, 691

Broadway, Sonoma. 707/395-9100. hopmonk. com/sonoma.

03/01: The Easy Leaves Part of the Folkish Festival live music series. 12:30-2:30pm. Free.

Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing, Larkspur. 461-5700. marincountrymart.com 03/01: Kindred Duo With Peter Burchard and Lee Rockwell. 8pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/01: Lauren Murphy and Achilles Wheel With Jessica Fierro, Mark Karan, Ryan

Scott, Sunshine Becker and Lisa Bond. 7pm. $17-19. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

03/01: Midnight North 7:30pm. No cover.

Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/01: Monica Pasquale and the Handsome Brunettes with Amie Penwell 6:30-9:30pm. $12-15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

03/01: Phil Lesh and Friends Celebrate The Grateful Dead:1971 Dude, you’ll need

a miracle for this one. With Stu Allen, Scott Metzger, Jason Crosby and Jay Lane. 7pm. $79.

Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/01: Terrapin Allstars with Grahame Lesh12:30pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads,

100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/01: Terry Haggerty Guitar. 5pm. No cover.

Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio.

662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

03/02: Open Mic Night Hosted by Marty Atkinson. 7pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.

acoustic mashup. 8pm. Free. Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax. ironspringspub.com.

03/04: Heartless Bastards Lee Gallagher and the Hallelujah open. 8pm. $20-22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley.

388-1100. swmh.com.

03/04: Open Mic with Dennis Haneda: Matt Moller and Friends 7pm. No cover. All ages. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 8926200. hopmonk.com/novato.

03/04: Tierney Sutton with Mads Tolling Quartet 8pm. $22-35. Napa Valley Opera

House, 130 Main St., Napa. 707/260-1600. citywinery.com.

03/04: The Weissmen With Micheal Weiss.

9:30pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/05: Burnsy’s Sugar Shack 9pm. No cover.

Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax.

459-9910. perisbar.com.

Friday Night Jazz live music series. 5:30-8:30pm.

Free. Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing, Larkspur. 461-5700. marincountrymart.com 03/06: Lipbone Redding Blues, rock guitar/ vocalist. 8pm.No cover. Rancho Nicasio,1Old RancheriaRoad, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio. com.

03/06: Lumination Ska, rock, dance. 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/06: Ozomatli 8pm. $40. Napa Valley Opera House, 130 Main St., Napa. 707/260-1600. citywinery.com.

03/06: Pride and Joy 60s r&b, rock. 9pm. $20.

Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

03/06: Rebirth Brass Band Grammy winning New Orleans based band. 8pm. $30-35.

Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

03/06: Something Big 6-9pm. No cover.

The Trident, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 331-3232. thetrident.net.

03/06: Son de Cana Live salsa band. Dance lesson at 8pm. 9pm. George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 578-2707. georgesnightclub.com 03/07: Annie Sampson Blues Broads vocalist.

8:30pm. $10. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

03/07: Betty LaVette 8:30pm. $26-29. Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma.

707/765-2121. mystictheatre.com.

03/07: Kingsborough Rock. 9:30pm. $8.

Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax.

459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/07: Megan Slankard Matt Jaffe and the Distractions plus Caroline Sky open. 8:30pm. $17-22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera

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03/05: Judy Hall Quartet with Pamela Joy

Jazz. 7:30-10:30pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.

03/05: Lazyman 8pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 5242773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/05: Loose Blues, Soulshine Blues Band, Fabulous Funkyband Blues, r&b,

rock. 7:30pm. $6. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

03/05-07: Phil Lesh and Friends Celebrate Phil’s Birthday You may get lucky

1. Quite full 2. Feta 3. Pearl, ruby 4. “ ... forgotten” 5. Sumo wrestling, in which a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyo )

03/02: Open Mic with Austin DeLone

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03/02: Open Mic with Simon Costa

8:30pm. $31-36. Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma. 707/765-2121. mystictheatre.com.

03/06: Chloe Jean 8-11pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

03/06: Doc Kraft and Company Rock.

8:30pm-midnight. $10. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.

Palace, 503 B St., Pt. Reyes Station. 663-1075. dancepalace.org

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8:30pm. Free. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

03/03: Galactic, Kung Fu 8:30pm. $37. Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma.

707/765-2121. mystictheatre.com.

03/03: Noel Jewkes Jazz 7-10pm. No cover.

Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.

03/04: Bermuda Grass Caribbean bluegrass

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and score a ticket for one of these, however, you will need to act soon. Upon writing only the March 7 show has available tickets online. With Chris Robinson, Neal Casal, Adam MacDougall, Stu Allen and Ezra Lipp. 7pm. $89. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 5242773. terrapincrossroads.net.

7:30pm. No cover. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

03/02: Open Mic with Billy D 9:30pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/02: Open Mic with Derek Smith 8:30pm.

Free. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

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03/06: John Reischman and the Jaybirds, Tim Weed Bluegrass. 7:30pm. $25-28. Dance

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02/27: ‘Junie B. Jones’ Presented by

guitar. Noon. Free. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

03/06: Kitka International Women’s Day benefit performance with a true local treasure.

8pm. $28-60. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. 488-8888. sgvcc.org or kitka.org

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner • BBQ, Pasta, Steak, Desserts

Feb 28

03/01: Cuarteto Casals Works by Brahms and

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Kids Events

Haydn. With Vera Martínez Mehner, violin; Abel Tomàs, violin; Jonathan Brown, viola; Arnau Tomàs, cello. 5pm. $18-35. Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, Camino Alto at Sycamore, Mill Valley. chambermusicmillvalley.org

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Concerts

“Northbay’s Best Band” Nominee SAN GERONIMO In the Hard Charging Americana Rancho Room 5:00

HE PINE NEEDLES Mar 13 T Acoustic JazzGrass 8:00 / No Cover Fri

Best of the 60’s REVOLVER 8:30 Irish Night with Sun Mar 15 JERRY HANNAN AND HIS ST. PADDY ’S JIG BAND 6:00 “Spring Fever Tour” Sat Mar 21 the MAD MAGGIES Hard to Describe, Easy to Love 8:30 Sat

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Ave., Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

03/07: Mojo Rising 9pm. $12-15. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091.

19broadway.com.

03/07: Push 8-11pm. $12. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

03/07: Wobbly World with Freddy Clarke Rock, world, jazz. 9pm-midnight. $12.

Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.

03/08: San Geronimo Local rockin’ Americana.

5pm. $5. Rancho Nicasio,1Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

03/08: Sound of Sirens Part of the Folkish Festival live music series. 12:30-2:30pm. Free.

Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing, Larkspur. 461-5700. marincountrymart.com

Comedy 02/27: Hello Dere with Marty Allen and Karon Kate Blackwell 8pm. $24-38.

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

03/03: Tuesday Night Comedy with Mark Pitta and Friends Established headliners

and up-and-coming comics drop by and work on new material. $16-26. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley.

383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

03/05: Mort Sahl: Social Satire Provocative humor and engaging conversation. 7pm. Free.

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

03/07: Scott Capurro Stand up. 8pm. $20-30.

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

Theater Through 03/01: ‘The Bat’ By Mary Roberts

Rinehart. Clay David, director. 8pm Fri.-Sat.; 2pm Sun. $15. Novato Theater Company, 5420 Nave Dr., Novato. novatotheatercompany.com Through 03/15: ‘The Convert’ By Daniel Gurira. Directed by Jasson Minadakis. 7pm Feb. 20-22 and Feb. 24-March 1; 2pm Feb. 22, 28. $3547. Marin Theatre Company, Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. marintheatre.org.

Say You Saw it in the Sun

Glenn Dicterow conducts works by Brahms and Mozart. 5pm. $29-61. Marin Osher JCC. 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. marinjcc.org

03/11: Noontime Concerts: Pam Freund, Ji Soo Choi and Yana Reznik Viola; violin;

piano. Noon. Free. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

03/11: Mill Valley Philharmonic “Fate Knocks.” Works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Berlioz. 7pm. Free. Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore, Mill Valley. millvalleyphilharmonic.org

Art 02/26-03/21: Medium Juried group

exhibition. Reception 2-4pm March 1. Marin Society of Artists, 30 Sir Francis rake Blvd., Ross.

454-9561. marinsocietyofartists.org.

Through 02/22: (Im)materiel—Winter Exhibition at Headlands Center for the Arts Opening reception noon-5pm Jan.18. What

Theatreworks USA. Adapted from the popular children’s books by Barbara Park. Arts and crafts in the lobby at 5:30pm. 6:30pm. $12-17.

Person theater, Wells Fargo Arts Center, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 707/546-3600. wellsfargocenterarts.org 02/27-03/01: ‘Mary Poppins’ Presented by Yes! Theater and Brookside Elementary. 7pm Feb.27-28; 1pm Feb.28-March 1. San Anselmo Playhouse Theater, San Anselmo. 456-8555. playhousesananselmo.org 02/28: Chinyakare Ensemble Zimbabwean music and dance. 11am. Bay Area Discovery Museum, 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito. 3393900. baykidsmuseum.or.org.

02/28: Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Meet the one and only Cat in the Hat, face painting, goodie bags and gelato. Free-$5. 11am-3pm.

Powell’s Sweet Shoppe, 879 Grant Ave., Novato.

898-6160. powellsss.com

03/01: Nature for Kids: Indian Valley

Start the day learning about the frogs, toads, salamanders, and insects that live in the ponds at the upper end of the valley, and then walk up to a waterfallfor lunch and exploration of the shallow pools. Remember to bring lunch. No pets except service animals please. Rain may cancel. 10am.

Free. Meet at the College of Marin Indian Valley Campus,1800 Ignacio Blvd., Novato. 893-9508. marincountyparks.org.

03/06-15: 42nd Street: A Broadway Celebration Presented by the Throckmorton Youth Theater Program. 7:30pm Fri.; 2pm Sat.-Sun. $14-35. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

03/06-08: ‘Into the Woods’ Presented by Yes! Theater and Hidden Valley Elementary.

7pm March 6-7; 1pm March 7-8. San Anselmo Playhouse Theater, San Anselmo. 456-8555. playhousesananselmo.org

humans are able to physically see represents only a minute fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum.

But given the proper means, the invisible can become visible. Group exhibition guest curated by Kevin B. Chen. Includes photographs, sculptures and video installations by 18 artists. Presented by Headlands Center for the Arts. Free. Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. 3312787. www.headlands.org/.

02/27: Don George “An Innocent Abroad.”

1pm. Free. Kentfield Library, College of Marin, 835 College Ave., Kentfield. 485-9652. bookpassage.com.

works. “Unearthing: Two WEAD ARtists.”

Reenie Charriere and George-Ann Bowers, new collaborative works. “White White Red: Living Woman.” Sheri Park, video installation, performance-based works. 11am-5pm daily.

Closed Tuesdays. Gallery Route One, 11101 Hwy. 1, Pt. Reyes Station. gro.org.

Story of Two Restaurants.” Noon. $115-180, includes lunch and a book. Insalata’s, 120 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Anselmo. bookpassage.com 02/28: Rebecca Katz “The Link Between Diet and Dementia.” 10am. $60-75. Buck Institute, 8001 Redwood Blvd., Novato. bookpassage.com

“Plants of Alkatraz Gardens,” botanical prints.

Stinson Beach Library, 3521 Shoreline Hwy., Stinson Beach. 454-9561. marinlibrary.org.

Through 03/26: Dwelling in Art James Heron, Jeff Daniel Smith, Mark Schatz, Kristen Jensen, Cyndra Bradford and Curtis Arima, mixed media group exhibition. Desta Tea and Art Gallery, 417 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo.

524-8932. desta.com.

Through 04/05: Strewnfield Thomas Campbell, bronze sculpture, large scale mixed media paintings, paper quilts, ceramic works.

“A Life in Transition.” Brian Gaberman, photographs. “Returning Gold to the Sun.” Charlie Callahan, video installation, mixed media works. Artist talk with Thomas Callahan 2pm Feb. 21.Bolinas Museum, 48 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-0330. bolinamuseum.org.

Outdoors

Through 03/15: Looking Back, Going Forward Andrew Romanoff, mixed media

Through 03/24: The Alcatraz Florilegium

Readings

02/28: Heidi Insalata Krahling: Cooks with Books “Insalatas and Marinatas: The

02/28: Annual Frog Docent Training

Docents monitor habitat conditions for and educate hikers about native foothill yellowlegged frogs. The required training begins at Sky Oaks Watershed Headquarters with a discussion of frog biology and population threats, radio training and methods for engaging the public.

At noon thre will be a 3-mile round-trip hike to Little Carson Falls. Post training, the minimum commitment is three 5-hour shifts between March and June, when the frog eggs and tadpoles are most vulnerable. Rain will not cancel the training. Docents must be at least 18 years old.

Please RSVP. 9am-2:30pm. Free. Sky Oaks Watershed Heaadquarters, 49 Sky Oaks Road, Fairfax. 945-1128. marinwater.org ✹

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A safe, successful MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS GROUP for women who have lost their mothers through death, separation, illness, or estrangement in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood meets every other Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:00 PM in San Anselmo. In a supportive environment, women address and explore relevant issues in their lives, current and past, including relationships, self-identity, the many consequences of mother loss, other loss, and trauma. The group provides opportunities for healing and growth, deepening self-empowerment, gaining acknowledgement for “normal” responses, and support for pursuing individual goals. Facilitated and developed since 1997 by Colleen Russell, LMFT (MFC29249), CGP (41715) with over 20 years experience, whose mother’s death at 15 was a pivotal event in her life. Individual, couple, and family sessions also available. Phone: 415/785-3513.Email: crussellmft@earthlink.net. Website: www.colleenrussellmft.com .

OVER 55 WITH AN EMPTY NEST? STAY OR MOVE? Please join our panel of experts for a discussion of living options in The Bay Area and beyond.

Topics to include: Staying in your home, downsizing to a smaller home, and a easy to understand description of the five types of senior communities, including their costs and qualifications. There is no“one size fits all,”so come find out what works best for you or your loved ones.

Call now to sign up for next presentation: Sue at (415) 297-1554

Sue Dwight, Senior Living Specialist • Bradley Real Estate BRE#01035908 www. bradleyrealestate.com Please join me for San Rafael’s Friday Nite ARTWALK on March 13th from 5 to 8PM at PASSION SPA &NAILS: 1027 C Street. REFRESHMENTS & ART FOR SALE. RAISING SELF ESTEEM IN GIRLS - WITH EQUINE FACILITATED PSYCHOTHERAPY. Girls aged 10 -13 first session March 7, 1:15-3:35p// 2 spaces still open Girls aged 14+ first session March 14, 1:15-3:15p// group limited to 8 participants Girls face many stressors which erode away self esteem. The media all too often portray girls and women in a sexual and frequently demeaning manner. Join us to learn the game changing life skills of increased self awareness. In these monthly groups we will work to develop self confidence and natural leadership skills to empower young women to ignore common social media stereotypes & negative messages. No horse experience necessary - all groups meet at Willow Tree Stables, Novato. Facilitated by Judy Weston-Thompson MFT, (license #MFC23268), CEIP-MH • For more information contact us - equineinsight@aol.com OR 415-457-3800

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FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5, 2015 PACIFIC SUN 21

WHAT’S YOUR SIGN? WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5, 2015

BY LEONA MOON

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Feeling a little inspired for some new thrills after watching 50 Shades of Grey, Aries? It looks like love and adventure will meet up on March 3—encouraging you to make a bold gesture with your significant other, or to add a little spice to your afterhours activities.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Warning: Full moon ahead, Taurus!

This isn’t just any full moon—we’re talking full moon in fellow soul sign Virgo. Bring out the candles, iron your button-up and practice some ice breakers on your lunch break—love is jet-setting in your direction.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Get ready for a battle of the sexes, Gemini! On Feb. 27, all parties come out swinging and ready to state their case. If the passive-aggressive quarrels continue to add up, it might finally be time to let your partner know how you really feel about the flavor of his or her toothpaste. Honesty is the best policy.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22) The times they are a-changin’, Cancer!

Expect new paths to open up in your house of career on March 3. Jupiter is teaming up with Uranus—a rare meet-up that is sure to provide the extra dose of luck you’ve been yearning for. Feeling a little more than stuck in the doldrums lately? This planetary duo will get you motivated to make the big bucks again.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) Time for a raise, Leo? The March 5 full moon in Virgo—your house of cha-ching moneymaking—will have you smiling all the way to the bank. However reluctant you might be, change is a good thing and you’re overdue for a little growth. Pat yourself on the back while you shift gears.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Speak your mind, Virgo! You’ve got control of the floor on March 5 with the full moon in your sign. Are you nervous to drop the “L-bomb” with a partner? Do you want to quit your job? Maybe you want to go back to school—whatever your life-changing decision might be, get to the changin’!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) Feel like you’re stuck in the friend zone, Libra? Chances are a once-platonic bombshell might change his or her tune and finally make a move. In this case, the friendship and foundation you’ve already established will only help the chemistry flow between you two kindred souls.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) Get to organizing and prioritizing, Scorpio! March 3 brings a day of breakthroughs and big changes. No need to take no for an answer any longer. Put yourself first and call the shots.

Whatever organizational systems you implement—we’re talking housecleaning or emotional—they will make all the difference.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Careful what you Tweet, Sagittarius! You might be speaking your mind on social media lately, but you have a few admirers who are just waiting on pins and needles to hear from you. A carefree message sent via social media might have you wind up walking down an aisle and expecting the unexpected nine months from now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Sure you’re slow to the uptake, Capricorn. There’s nothing wrong with being cautious—in fact, most of your closest confidants applaud you for it. But watch out for a daring surge of energy on March 3. You might feel like expanding your family. Baby makes three and three really is company—just keep that in mind.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Have you been chatting with a financial advisor, Aquarius? Your bank account is looking real good on March 5—prepare for the raise you’ve been waiting for! The planets have you thinking long-term, and with a financial commitment from the higheruppers, it’s easier for you to plan accordingly. Go wild at your next teambuilding happy hour—drinks on you!

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) Make it official, Pisces! Someone is waiting for you to take it to the next level on March 5—and that Virgo full moon won’t let it go! Your house of committed relationships is at an all-time high and is waiting for you to make it Facebook official and change your relationship status. Duh. Y 22 PACIFIC SUN FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5, 2015

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136579 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: PILOT PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL, 615 MAIN STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: MATTHEW DOMINIC ASHE, 615 MAIN STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965.The business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant expired for more than 40 days ago and is renewing, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Jan 30 ,2015.

(Publication Dates: Feb 6,13,20,27 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136583 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: D & R VENTURES, 87 OAK GROVE DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94949: 1) MAXIMO INVESTMENTS, LLC, 87 OAK GROVE DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94949, 2) DASH STRATEGIES, LLC, 12342 CRAYSIDE LN, SARATOGA, CA 95070.The business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Jan 30 ,2015.

(Publication Dates: Feb 6,13,20,27 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136461 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ARSEA SERVICES, 237 PICNIC AVE # 10, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ROLANDOCARLOS PARAJON VERISTAIN- PIZARRO, 237 PICNIC AVE # 10, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 15 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 6,13,20,27 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136399 The following individual(s) is(are) doing business:GREENHOME 5, 38 MILLER AVE, #508, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: KENNETH I. BROOKS, 15 BERNARD ST, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL.Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business, under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 08,2015.(Publication Dates: (Publication Dates: Feb 6,13,20,27 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136560 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) PAUL DE BENEDICTIS & ASSOCIATES, 2) DB MUSIC, 3) DE BENEDICTIS MUSIC, 4) MNEMONIC RECORDS, 170 ARROYO ROAD, LAGUNITAS, CA 94938: PAUL J DE BENEDICTIS, 170 ARROYO ROAD, LAGUNITAS, CA 94938.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 28,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 13,20,27, Mar 6 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136561 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: THE PUPPY LADY, 170 ARROYO RD, LAGUNITAS, CA 94938: AMY W DE BENEDICTIS, 170 ARROYO RD, LAGUNITAS, CA 94938.The business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Jan 28,2015.

(Publication Dates: Feb 13,20,27, Mar 6 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136621 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: THE R DYNAMIC, 145 CORTE MADERA TOWN CENTER, SUITE # 174, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: 1) JOESPH BENCHARSKY, 503 PALMA WAY, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941,2) FAY LANDAV, 2445 TOPAZ DR, NOVATO, CA 94945, 3) SANFORD FRIEDMAN, 1310 FULTON ST, # 309, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117.The business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. The registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 4,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 13,20,27, Mar 6 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136616 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MILAIDY HOUSE CLEANING, 330 CANAL ST, APT # 20 A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ELVIRA M. LOPEZ PEREZ, 330 CANAL ST APT 20 A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

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 Feb 03,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 13,20,27, Mar 6 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136601 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MARIN OPTIMAL HEALTH, 1925 EAST FRANCISCO BLVD STE 12, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: SARA KENDALL GORDON, 63 VENDOLA DRIVE, 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 Feb 02,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 13,20,27, Mar 6 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136594 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TIPPING TALENT, 59 CORTE FEDORA, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: MINOO AYAT, 59 CORTE FEDORA, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. 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 Feb 02,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 13,20,27, Mar 6 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136628 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: PANACHE KITCHEN INNOVATIONS, 1464 GRAND AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: CHRIS THEOFEL, 1464 GRAND AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

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 Feb 04,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 13,20,27, Mar 6 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136574 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SPOTLESS OFFICE, 205 LAUREL PL, APT # 13, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: 1) JOSEPH A CATANIO, 205 LAUREL PL, APT # 13, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901, 2) ALYSSA CATANIO, 205 LAUREL PL, APT # 13, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 30,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 13,20,27, Mar 6 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136668 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CANNEDPEACE, 86 WREDEN LANE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: GREGORY SCOTT NEWCORN, 26 WREDEN LANE, 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 Feb 11 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 20,27, Mar 6,13 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136674 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) SPACE ON WAVES, 2) ATLAS WET SUITS 3) SURFBOARDS BY OLIVER PARKER, 855 E.BLITHEDALE AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: OLIVER DREW PARKER, 855 E. BLITHEDALE AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 11 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 20,27, Mar 6,13 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136655 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: POZIVENEC SAUSAGE, 10 SKYLARK DR #16, LARKSPUR, CA 94936: 1) MARION POZIVENEC, 10 SKYLARK DR, # 16,LARKSPUR, CA 94936, 2) RACHEL POZIVENEC, 10 SKYLARK DR # 16, LARKSPUR, CA 94936.The business is being conducted by CO- PARTNERS. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 10 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 20,27, Mar 6,13 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136662 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BERKOV DESIGNS, 1876 INDIAN VALLEY ROAD, NOVATO,CA 94947: MELINA V BERKOV-ROJAS,1876 INDIAN VALLEY ROAD,NOVATO,CA 94947.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 Feb 10 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 20,27, Mar 6,13 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136681 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HI 5 STUDIO, 28 JEFFERSON AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SOPHIA MAVRIDES, 28 JEFFERSON AVE, 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 Feb 12, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136689 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HEAD FIRST, 905 B IRWIN STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JUNE BELLEN, 317 REDWOOD AVE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant expired for more than 40 days ago and is renewing, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 13, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136735 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ASTOR AND MALLET, 161 GREENFIELD AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: AGRELL ARCHITECTURAL CARVING, 161 GREENFIELD AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 19, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136669 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ASP IMAGES, 1337 FOURTH STREET, # 25, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ALAN S. PLISSKIN, 67 OAKMONT AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business, under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 11, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6, 13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136740 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) TWO CHICKS SPECIALTY GOODS 2) TWO CHICKS BEEF JERKY, 41 CLARK ST # C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: TWO CHICKS SPECIALTY GOODS LLC, 41 CLARK ST #C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABITLITY COMPANY. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business, under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 20, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136565 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BROCKOB DESIGN GROUP, 416 BEE STREET, # B, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: 1) ROBERT BROCKOB, 416 BEE STREET, # B, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 2) DIANE BROCKOB , 416 BEE STREET, # B, SAUSALITO, CA 94965.The business is being conducted by MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Jan 29, 2015.

(Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136761 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CRITERIUM MARKETING, 330 LOWELL AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: MARK MARINOZZI, 330 LOWELL AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 24, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015)

filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: LUIS ANTHONY GAJON ZELAYA to ANTHONY ZELAYA. 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: 04/01/2015 AT 09:00 AM, ROOM L, 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: Jan 20, 2015, (Publication Dates: Feb 13,20,27,Mar 6 of 2015.)

Public comments will be received at the public hearing or may be presented in writing to the Secretary of the District at the above address. Comments may also be sent by email to publichearing@goldengate.org.

Written comments should be received no later than Thursday, March 12, 2015, at 4:30 p.m.

For transit information on how to get to the public hearing locations, either log on to www.511.org or call 511 (711 TDD).

The public hearing location is accessible to everyone. To request special assistance due to a disability at this public hearing, please call the District Secretary's Office at (415) 923-2223 three days before the hearing date. /s/ Amorette M. Ko-Wong, Secretary of the District Dated: February 20, 2015 2/20, 2/27/15

STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM PARTNERSHIP OPERATING UNDER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO. 2011127133 The following person(s) have/has withdrawn as a general partner(s) from the partnership operating under the fictitious business name of: WELL - ECOM, 405 TAMARACK PLACE, NOVATO, CA 94945. The fictitious business name statement for the partnership was filed on 06/20/2011 in the County of Marin. The full name and residence of the person(s) withdrawing as a partner(s): 1) ELBERT LANE, JR, 405 TAMARACK PLACE, NOVATO, CA 94945. Signed: ELBERT LANE, JR. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Marin County on January 27, 2015, indicated by file stamp. RICHARD N. BENSON, MARIN COUNTY CLERK, S.OLIVA,DEPUTY CLERK. (Publication Dates: Feb 13, 20, 27, Mar 6, 2015) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON INCREASED SERVICE ON GOLDEN GATE TRANSIT ROUTES 4 AND 27 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (District) will hold a Public Hearing to receive public comment, as follows: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.

Board Room, Administration Building Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza, San Francisco, CA

OTHER NOTICES

The District implemented a nine-month demonstration project to provide off-peak service on two Golden Gate Transit (GGT) routes between the San Francisco Financial District and Central and Southern Marin County in an effort to fulfill the District's Vision for Golden Gate Transit, and fulfill other important goals, which included: a) Utilize existing “deadhead” trips which do not carry passengers to provide reverse commute service between San Francisco and Marin County; b) Provide mid-day, allday service between Central and Southern Marin County and the San Francisco Financial District; c) Offer a connection between Central Marin County and the Caltrain Station at Third and Townsend Streets for interregional trips while also serving employees located in the vicinity of the Caltrain Station and Mission Bay including the new UCSF Medical Center.

This increased service adds 21 additional trips and converts 14 deadhead trips to passenger trips on GGT Routes 4 and 27.

As a result of the demonstration project, staff recommends implementation of the increased mid-day service as fulfilling an important role connecting Central and Southern Marin County to San Francisco, and linking the Financial District to the Caltrain Station as well as noteworthy employers in Mission Bay.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1500213. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ROSA M.ZELAYA

Reports regarding these proposals may be obtained from the Secretary of the District, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, P.O. Box 9000, Presidio Station, San Francisco, CA, 941290601, at www.goldengate.org/board/2015/

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136423 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TIME CRUNCH HEALTH & FITNESS, 400 TAMAL PLAZA 401 B, CORTE MADERA, CA 94947: 1) VICKI RICHTMAN, 451 INDIAN SPRING RD, NOVATO, CA 94947, 2)GABRIEL PRUITT, 90 TAMARACK RD, SAN GERONIMO, CA 94963.The business is being conducted

by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 12, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015)

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CNS-2719232# PACIFIC SUN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1500599. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LYSSA NOVITSKY RIBBLE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: LYSSA NOVITSKY RIBBLE to LYSSA MICHELLE JAYE. 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: 04/03/2015 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT E, ROOM E, 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: FEB 18, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13,20 of 2015)

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There’s a girl who works at the hotel where my co-workers and I go for drinks. She’s hot and smart and fun, and I really like her and want to ask her out. The problem is that when she laughs, she cackles in this really annoying way. I’m wondering whether, if we started dating and hit it off, I could subtly hint to her that she should change her weird, witchy laugh. Because, honestly, she’s perfect otherwise.—Bothered It’s great to find a woman who laughs at your wit, but not when she sounds like she’ll follow up with, “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!”

I know, the “expected” reply to a man wanting a woman to change something about herself is, “How dare you, you shallow pig?!” And I’m aware that behaviors that initially seem mildly annoying can, in time, make you want to bludgeon the person with the soup ladle. But it does seem a shame to nix a woman you really like right off the bat simply because it’s hard to tell whether she’s laughing or you’re around the corner from a donkey engaged in erotic asphyxiation.

It’s possible that her laugh really is her laugh, “designed” by the shape and location of her larynx. HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain explains that when we’re laughing, the larynx gets half-closed by the epiglottis. (Laughter, most charmingly, is the sound of a person struggling for air, which we each do in our own special way.) But the reality is, some people with disturbing laughs have created them, often out of a desire to seem unique or get attention. They repeat their fabricated ha-ha, and it becomes part of them. And then time passes, and they forget to check whether their creation is still serving them or whether it might be to potential dates what garlic and crosses are to working vampires.

Obviously, a woman is likely to be to hurt and offended if you announce, “If we’re going to have any future together, you’ll need a laughectomy.” However, IF you started dating her and IF you saw that she’s one of those (rare) people who “would rather know,” you could ask her about her laugh: “Have you always laughed that way?” But brace yourself for her to come back with something like “Do you hate my laugh?” At this point, like a rat on flotsam after a shipwreck, all you can do is grab for a piece of flattery: “Uh, um ... it’s just that you’re so elegant. It doesn’t seem to go with the rest of you.”

But first things first. You haven’t even asked her out. She might say no (laughing raucously and scaring away crows). Or, if she said yes, things might fizzle after a date or two. So maybe go out with her a few times, taking it slowly (no sex, tickling, or comedy club visits), and weigh whether her general fabulousness is enough to offset the intermittent cackly audio. Who knows ... maybe you’ll fall for her to the point where her laugh becomes endearingly awful—always making you long to grab her and kiss her in the back seat of her broomstick.

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The guy I’m seeing revealed that he is hesitant to get into a relationship because it means “taking responsibility” for another person on a level you don’t have to when you’re just friends with benefits. In his words: “I mean, what if you got cancer?” He wants the friendship and connection of a relationship, but he inevitably fails to step up and women bail. (What a surprise.) He did have a three-year relationship in the past, and I really like him. Should I stick around and hope he calms down?—Unsure Here’s a guy who will have your back—getting smaller and smaller in his rearview mirror at the first sign of a serious problem, such as a bad hangnail. Sadly, it isn’t enough to “really like” a guy. You need to really like a guy who’s prepared to respond to your needs with loving concern instead of burning rubber. And in keeping with this unfortunate automotive theme, assessing a guy’s boyfriendability should be approached like selling cars. The successful car salesman will not spend his morning singing the praises of heated seats and in-car Wi-Fi to the customer wearing a blanket and cardboard sandals. That guy sure could use a car, just as your guy sure could use the “friendship and connection” (and, no doubt, the sex) of a relationship, but neither will be able to make the required payments. So, yes, waiting and hoping this guy “calms down” is an option—but you’d probably have better luck waiting for the brown bird outside your window to turn into a UPS driver. Y

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