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Letters Editor’s note It has come to our attention that one of our freelance writers, Joseph Mayton, has breached the trust of a respected publication, which has confirmed that multiple reported quotes used by the writer in stories could not be verified. We are currently investigating the work that Mayton has done for the Pacific Sun. Out of an abundance of caution, and because Mayton is unable to provide any documentation of interviews conducted, we are removing his articles from pacificsun.com.

‘Precious mutts’ This is a very biased article [‘Bone of contention,’ May 25]. The author must be a dog owner or at least a dog lover. And the author is way off base claiming that the opposition is larger than those in favor of the regulations.

The dog lovers are just a lot more vocal and in-your-face—kind of like they are about where and when they can walk their precious mutts.

Marin County and San Francisco public spaces and parks are completely overrun by arrogant, entitled dog owners that think their precious mutts are the best dogs in the world.

I have a boat at Schoonmaker Point Marina, Sausalito, arguably the most exclusive marina in the Bay Area and the beach area is private property with public access permitted. There are numerous signs posted on the beach, “NO DOGS ALLOWED,” but local dog owners completely ignore the signs and often there are six-toeight dogs at a time running amok, off leash, tearing across the beach, running and jumping on kids and babies on the beach, barking for owners to throw them a stick or a ball. And peeing and pooping on the sand where little kids play in bare feet.

And the boardwalks are often covered with poop.

There is literally a parade of dogs and often dog sitters every morning that frequent the private beach, and same in the later afternoon. On weekends and holidays, the beach and walkways are often inundated with dogs, mostly all off leash.

And at Le Garage Restaurant at the marina, dog owners often bring their

pets and let them sit at their table, many times wandering off leash, letting them lick and sniff anything nearby, assuming everyone loves their precious pooch. Many times they are tied off nearby and barking incessantly.

Owners even bring their dogs down to the beach in vehicles and park in marina “Tenant Only” parking spots, ignoring “Parking

By Permit Only” signs. If local dog owners have such disregard for private property with signs posted everywhere, you can only imagine how bad it is where dogs actually are permitted now, but soon to be controlled. And with good reason.

I have traveled many places, especially in public parks and areas, in many different states and even foreign countries and haven’t seen anywhere else the complete disregard and total detachment from common courtesy that most dog owners have here locally. Let’s face it, dog owners—you brought this on yourself—and thank heaven that the Park Service is finally doing something about it.

—Edward J. Martin, via pacificsun.com

‘Miserable souls’ My experience has shown me that dogs are a wonderful “filter [‘Bone of contention,’ May 25].” People who don’t appreciate or understand their value to the human race are the kind of people I simply don’t care to know. Unfortunately, these are often the same kind of people who love to make rules to restrict other people’s freedoms. What miserable souls they are.

—Charlie Murphy, via pacificsun.com

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1 The SMART train is coming, to ease you between Santa Rosa and San Rafael (and later, to Larkspur). SMART is an acronym of what fiveword phrase?

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8 Name this actor who plays a nerdy florist, this overgrown, blood-eating, talking flower and the title of this 1986 sci-fi musical comedy film.

9 What person, imprisoned from 1964-1990, was elected president of his southern country in 1994?

10 Name these four musical chords BONUS QUESTION: From 1618 to 1648, Britain, France, Spain, Sweden, the Ottoman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire were combatants in wars known by what collective name?

Howard Rachelson invites you to our next team trivia contest, Tuesday, June 14, upstairs at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael. Free, with prizes; 6:30pm. Bring a team or come join one. Have a great question? Send it in and if we use it, we'll give you credit. Contact Howard at howard1@triviacafe.com, and visit triviacafe.com.

▲ Where’s a policewoman when you need one? We found Marin’s finest working her beat for the Central Marin Police Authority. Officer Cynthia Keast, while on a traffic stop, noticed that a toddler in the vehicle had outgrown his car seat. The mother explained that the family couldn’t afford to buy a new one for the little guy. We think it’s simply wrong that a family must choose between food and child safety in our affluent county, and apparently Officer Keast does, too. Going above and beyond the call of duty, this compassionate cop used her own money and time to purchase a proper car seat for the tyke. The grateful mom repaid the kindness by bringing a plant to the police station for our hero.

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▼ We didn’t want to call out Susan Kirsch, who by the time you read this has either won or lost her bid for a seat on the Marin County Board of Supervisors, before the election. But, as we write this on ballot day, we couldn’t be happier that she has no more reason to robocall Southern Marinites. When we contacted Kirsch to ask about the incessant dialing, she claimed that it was once weekly, though admitted there would be two calls that particular week. Ahem. Her machine phoned frequently enough that we know her number by heart. Over the five days we kept track, our caller ID logged four interruptions from Kirsch, which is more than the one ringy-dingy she promised. Pants on fire.

—Nikki Silverstein

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Dirty Canadian tar sand oil may be headed to Bay Area refineries

By Will Parrish

An emissions cap to stop a dramatic increase in regional tar sands production (and tar sands exports from local ports) has been proposed.

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n recent years, oil corporations have intensified their push to make the San Francisco Bay Area and other areas of the West Coast into international hubs for refining and shipping of one of the world’s most carbon-intensive and polluting fuel sources: The Canadian tar sands.

In April, that long-standing effort spilled into Santa Rosa mailboxes.

Constituents of 3rd District supervisor Shirlee Zane received a letter, addressed to Zane herself, from a group called Bay Area Refinery Workers.

“As a member of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District,” the letter read, “you’ll soon vote on a proposal that will impact our jobs, our refineries and the important work we do refining the cleanest gasoline in the world.”

It asked that Zane “please remember that the Bay Area

refineries provide more good-paying union jobs than any private sector employer in the region.”

Twelve refinery employees provided signatures, but the letter was produced and mailed by an organization called the Committee for Industrial Safety, which is bankrolled by the oil giants Chevron, Shell, Tesoro and Phillips 66.

According to state and federal records, each corporation annually provides the group between $100,000 and $200,000 to advocate on their behalf.

The letter’s apparent aim was to influence Zane’s upcoming vote on a little-known but potentially

far-reaching Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) regulation called Refinery Rule 12-16 that’s aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. If enacted, the measure would make the BAAQMD the nation’s first regional air district to go beyond state and federal mandates in regulating refinery GHG emissions, the pollutants that fuel global climate change.

Zane is one of the BAAQMD’s 24 directors, along with elected officials from nine Bay Area counties extending from Santa Clara in the South Bay to Sonoma and Napa. They will determine the measure’s fate at a yet-to-be-scheduled meeting later this year.

Staff members at the BAAQMD have proposed four alternative forms of Refinery Rule 12-16. But only one has the support of a coalition of environmental groups and the unions

that represent refinery employees: A quantitative limit, or cap, on GHGs. Processing the tar sands would dramatically increase greenhouse gas pollution at the refineries under the BAAQMD’s jurisdiction, and advocates from groups like Oakland’s Communities for a Better Environment (CBE), an environmental justice organization, say an emissions cap would turn back what they call the “tar sands invasion” from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Critics warn that without the cap, the oil industry will continue pursuing new tar sands infrastructure on the West Coast at a frenetic pace. “We’ve seen them come at us at a 10 times faster rate in the last few years,” says CBE senior scientist and refinery expert Greg Karras. “Up and down the refinery belt, refineries are retooling for the tar sands and creating »8 infrastructure for export of

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Experts have warned of the effects of a significantly expanded production of the tar sands—a sticky mixture of sand, clay and bitumen trapped deep beneath Canada’s boreal forest.

It would lock in dramatic increases in global temperatures and result in devastating impacts to ecosystems and human societies throughout the globe.

A 2015 report in the journal Nature found that trillions of dollars’ worth of known and extractable coal, oil and gas reserves (including nearly all remaining tar sands and all Arctic oil and gas) should remain in the ground if global temperatures are to be kept under the safety threshold of 2 degrees centigrade that’s been agreed to by the world’s nations at the Paris climate summit last year.

In an ecologically minded region like the Bay Area, an emissions cap to stop a dramatic increase in regional tar sands production (and tar sands exports from local ports) might seem like a political no-brainer. But staff and some members of BAAQMD say they are concerned that GHG emissions averted in the Bay Area would simply occur somewhere else, since the oil industry would increase production elsewhere. Doing so would render Refinery Rule 12-16 ineffectual in curbing climate pollution because other regions might not be so attentive.

Karras and other advocates believe the opposite is true. The cap offers local elected officials a rare opportunity, they say, to make a significant contribution to heading off the catastrophic impacts of global warming.

Refinery row The San Francisco Bay Area has been a core oil-refining area for over a century. In 1881, the Pacific Coast Oil Company opened California’s first refinery on the island of Alameda.

Pacific Coast Oil Company went on to become Chevron, rated by Forbes as the world’s 16th wealthiest corporation.

In 2014, the Bay Area’s five refineries, including Chevron’s flagship Richmond facility, processed an average of 754,000 barrels of oil per day (45.5 percent of California’s production total) into gasoline, jet fuel, propane and other products.

California, in spite of its reputation as a haven for tree huggers, is the third

leading oil producer among U.S. states, much of it exported to surrounding states.

The Bay Area refinery corridor in Contra Costa and Solano counties constitutes the country’s second largest oil production center west of Houston.

The largest is in Southern California, particularly the south Los Angeles areas of Wilmington and Carson, where the population is more than 90 percent Latino, black and Asian-Pacific Islander. Most people downwind of the Contra Costa and Solano refineries are also people of color.

As with the tar sands, some of California’s petroleum sources— including the oil fields in Kern County—are much denser than more conventional, lighter forms of crude.

California refineries have developed a unique capacity to refine heavy crudes.

A little more than 8 percent of oil produced in the U.S. comes from the tar sands. Due to opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, however, the tar sands industry has been unable to expand its production in the Louisiana–Texas Gulf Coast. Without the pipeline, say industry experts, it’s left to the West Coast to provide the infrastructure for the tar sands’ specialized production requirements on a large scale.

“The tar sands are potentially very cheap, and a lot of refineries in California are already optimized to process it,” says Joshua Axelrod, a policy analyst at the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC). Axelrod is a tar sands expert who co-authored a 2015 report called “West Coast Tar Sands Invasion.”

Oil consumption in Central and Latin America is starting to outstrip production, another factor driving the tar sands industry’s West Coast ambitions. California producers could make up the difference via shipments from nearby ports. The 2015 NRDC report concluded that West Coast tar sands refining could increase eightfold—from 100,000 barrels per day in 2013 to 800,000 over the next decade.

One argument in favor of the tar sands, repeated by most leaders of the Republican Party and some Democrats, is that greater tar sands production would wean the U.S. from oil sources in more politically hostile regions. Environmental advocates counter that the oil industry already receives more than $1.5 trillion in government subsidies, according to a 2015 International Monetary Fund study, that should instead be dedicated to low-carbon transportation and renewable energy.

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Growing public opposition has slowed the tar sands’ entry into the U.S. in recent years, including the grassroots campaign largely responsible for convincing President Obama last year to veto the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline would have carried tar sands crude from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Indigenous people in Western Canada have played a decisive role in delaying two pipelines through British Columbia that would enable large-scale shipments to Washington and California via tanker, barge and train.

In 2013, Valero announced its intention to bring large volumes of tar sands crude oil into Los Angeles and the Bay Area by rail, and applied for permits to the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the BAAQMD. The pipeline proposals were already in limbo, so the company saw railway shipments—up to 70,000 barrels a day, according to the company’s permit application—as an alternative. Both the Bay Area and Southern California air districts have granted the permits; the Benicia City Council is set to make a ruling on the Bay Area spur of the project sometime this year.

Phillips 66 already receives a small volume of tar sands via an elaborate delivery system that involves a railroad line to Bakersfield, truck deliveries to a pumping station and a pipeline extending between its refineries in Santa Maria and Rodeo, with the latter processing it into jet fuel. The company now proposes new Southern and Northern California rail projects that would bring a far greater quantity of tar sands to each facility.

Other possible projects include a Bakersfield rail hub that would bring tar sands crude to existing California pipelines and rail-to-ship projects in Portland and Vancouver, Washington.

A coalition of environmentalists and refinery employees have opposed the oil industry’s push to refine dirtier fuels. The tar sands are a major focus in their efforts, along with Bakken shale oil from North Dakota and other U.S. sources. Among the organizations are the Bay Area chapter of 350. org, the Sierra Club, the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Richmond Progressive Alliance, CBE and Steelworkers Union Local 5—which represents 80 percent of the workers at three refineries.

While climate change impacts are a major focus of this opposition, these groups also oppose the threat that increased tar sands refining poses to public health. Oil refineries have

imposed an especially large pollution burden on the low-income people and people of color who have been disproportionately forced, by historical and economic circumstance, to live alongside them.

The same combustion processes that release climate pollution also emit toxic effluents that cause cancer and neurological damage, as well as particulate matter that penetrates lungs and clogs arteries, as the federal Environmental Protection Agency and state and regional air districts have acknowledged.

In a conversation at a restaurant on San Pablo Avenue in southeast Richmond, CBE community organizer Andrés Soto, who has lived downwind of Chevron for most of his life, described his community’s struggles with cancer, autoimmune disorders and other health problems, and linked local struggles to eliminate pollution to the broader climate-change fight.

“You can either move and hope to get away from it, or you can try to fight back and try to help everybody’s lives,” Soto says. “And I’m not just talking about fighting for people in Richmond or Benicia or Martinez. Because of global warming, I’m talking about the whole planet.”

This merging of climate change and environmental-justice activism solidified following a 2012 episode when a crack in a steel pipe at Chevron’s Richmond refinery caused a fireball to ignite inside the facility.

Nineteen workers escaped with their lives. For several hours, the flame was visible throughout the Bay Area. A toxic plume spread over Richmond and San Pablo, and prompted 15,000 residents to seek medical treatment.

In response, the BAAQMD proposed a set of refinery regulations geared toward monitoring refinery emissions and requiring further health studies. By 2014, the BAAQMD board of directors unanimously passed a resolution directing staff to “prepare a strategy to achieve further emissions reductions from petroleum refineries which shall include as a goal a 20 percent reduction in refinery emissions, or as much emissions reductions as are feasible.”

Three years after the Chevron fire, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board pinpointed managerial negligence as one cause. But the main factor was the refinery’s reliance on oil with high sulfur content, which caused rapid corrosion of the pipe. The tar sands contain even more toxic metals and chemicals than Chevron’s existing crude sources, as well as a higher concentration of sulfur, the

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Frustrated by the BAAQMD staff members’ slow progress, numerous environmental groups demanded last year that the agency impose a refinerywide numerical cap on particulate matter and greenhouse gases. The tar sands are more carbon-intensive and more toxic to refine than conventional crude. Tar sand bitumen is heavy and takes more energy than conventional crude to refine into usable products.

The refining process also leaves behind large quantities of petcoke, the only fossil fuel the EPA regards as dirtier than coal.

The 2015 “Tar Sands Invasion” report noted that tar sands oil production causes about three times the carbon pollution of conventional crude, and that 800,000 barrels per day of the sticky substance—the amount the oil industry is pushing to bring to California in the next decade—equals the annual emissions of 33.7 million vehicles.

Meanwhile, existing BAAQMD regulations have reduced smog, but have failed to reduce emissions of very fine, extremely small particles, which are greatly increased in tar sands refining. Particulate matter is already causing an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 deaths in the Bay Area—it’s the region’s most lethal pollutant.

Refineries are the largest industrial source of GHGs and particulate matter pollution alike, with refined products—namely, gas and diesel burned in vehicles—being the biggest source overall.

Yet BAAQMD staff declined to include the particulate matter emissions-cap proposal as part of Refinery Rule 12-16. Instead, they proposed four possible means of regulating GHG pollution: A refinery-wide emissions cap; limits on GHG emissions from specific pieces of refinery equipment; restricting refinery emissions of methane; and a two-pronged regulatory structure like the one in Washington state that requires refineries either to increase their energy efficiency or reduce GHG emissions by a set amount by 2025.

At a June 1 BAAQMD committee meeting in San Francisco, Executive Officer Jack Broadbent acknowledged that three of the measures would take years to study and implement. The only option that could happen quickly is a cap.

But Broadbent and other BAAQMD staff members were strongly critical of the cap idea and asserted that they had no legal authority to implement it. Staff member Eric Stevenson said in an interview that the biggest flaw in the emissions-cap proposal is that it would “cause production to go somewhere else to meet the demand in California, so that you don’t end up achieving an overall reduction in emissions.”

About 50 proponents of an emissions cap attended the meeting and several said the BAAQMD should adopt all four of the proposals. Some noted that the cap would be a first step in meeting the air district’s longrange goal of reducing regional GHG emissions by 40 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050. Refineries are responsible for roughly 15 percent of Bay Area GHGs. “It’s really absurd, in the truest sense of the word, that these folks from communities alongside refineries have to be here to implore you to not allow emissions to be going up in an era of declining emissions, and given what the air district’s job is,” said Jed Holtzman of 350 Bay Area.

“Preventing an increase is part of reducing. If you know you’re going the wrong way, then arguing about how fast you’re going, or whether you know everything you could about your tires, is not a smart move, and it’s not what you’re here for.”

Tip of the cap Ironically, one of the main bulwarks against the emissions cap so far has been the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the agency that implements California’s climate change programs. In a letter to the BAAQMD last September, executive officer Richard Corey flatly stated that “a local cap on Bay Area refinery emissions will have no effect on overall GHG emissions . . . Any emissions reductions from a Bay Area refinery cap would likely be compensated by emissions increases (also called emissions leakage) in other parts of the state. This emissions leakage would likely be associated with shifts in business activity outside the Bay Area.”

Corey’s reasoning is tied to a state-level greenhouse gas reduction program that applies to stationary pollution sources like refineries and power plants: Cap and trade. The program caps carbon emissions from these entities, with yearly reductions in allowable levels of pollution. From 2015 to 2020, for example, the cap is dropping by 3 percent per year.

But the program is aimed at providing maximum flexibility to

Big oiled The oil industry has been California’s biggest spender on lobbying and elections for years, with much of their effort aimed at climate-change legislation, California secretary of state data reveals.

California mandates GHG emissions reduction by 20 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. Last year, the state moved beyond that goal with SB 350, which requires that 50 percent of electricity generation must come from renewable sources, and that energy efficiency of buildings double, both by 2030.

In the run-up to the adoption of SB 350, oil companies unleashed a gusher of cash. The industry spent more than $31 million lobbying California legislators in 2015, according to data on the California secretary of state website. The effort appeared to pay off, as moderate Democrats agreed to strip a provision from SB 350 that would have required a 50 percent reduction in petroleum use by California’s cars and trucks by 2030.

Gioia says he has never seen anything quite like the industry’s recent Bay Area Refinery Workers mailer. At the June 1 BAAQMD meeting, he noted that it has become well known in Sacramento that the oil industry will attempt to pass legislation to limit the authority of local air districts if Refinery Rule 12-16 goes forward. Proponents say that a regional refinery emissions cap will enable the BAAQMD to fulfill its role in a struggle to starve the tar sands beast, and to stand up to the power of the oil industry. In that way, the agency would fill a regulatory gap not addressed by state climate programs, such as cap and trade and the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

But proponents say the cap is also a pragmatic approach to the tar sands invasion the Bay Area faces. The full BAAQMD board of directors will hear a staff presentation on Refinery Rule 12-16 at a San Francisco meeting on June 15. Expect it to be well attended.

“Oil refining is the largest industrial emitter of GHG and [particulate matter] in the Bay Area,” reads a recent letter from 13 regional community groups who are tracking the tar sands invasion, “and yet refineries here have no facility-wide limits on these emissions, though other industries do.

Keeping emissions from increasing would not require any change in current operations of any refinery.”Y To read the full story, visit pacificsun.com.

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the oil industry, so it allows them to buy credits, or offsets, from carbonsaving projects elsewhere in the United States, or in Quebec, or to sell credits themselves if they’ve reduced their own emissions.

Environmental-justice advocates have criticized the program for allowing polluters to buy their way out of reducing emissions at the source—and thereby allowing them to continue burdening communities with pollution. Chevron is a case in point. The company was California’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter in 2013, according to CARB data. But it was also the largest purchaser of offsets under the cap-and-trade program in its inaugural two years between 2013 and 2014, according to a recent study by the Oakland-based California Environmental Justice Alliance.

The company used forests in Maine, Michigan, South Carolina, Willits and Humboldt County—and an Arkansas-based project to destroy ozone-depleting substances—to offset its pollution, which mainly occurred in Richmond. As a result, its emissions were undiminished. If the facility were to increase emissions through full-tilt tar sands processing, it could purchase additional credits. Another state program, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, also creates an incentive to reduce at-source refinery emissions but does not require it.

The proposed Bay Area emissions cap would have no trading component. While some sources say that CARB may be reconsidering its stance, the oil industry’s chief regional lobbying group, Western States Petroleum, has seized on the agency’s current position. In a statement for this story, lobby president Catherine Reheis-Boyd noted that “if BAAQMD is considering a local greenhouse gas cap on refinery emissions, [Western States Petroleum] strongly encourages the District to take into account the California Air Resources Board’s concerns. CARB has clearly stated that a local cap will: (1) not reduce statewide GHG emissions; (2) reduce cap-and-trade efficiencies; and (3) undermine statewide efforts to reduce GHGs.” Environmentalists describe these arguments as right-wing and defeatist.

“Cap and trade is being used as a barrier to creating a simple limit on refinery pollution,” Karras says. “Tell me if their argument doesn’t sound a lot like what the Republicans are saying about why we shouldn’t have a climate policy, which typically goes something like, ‘China will just pollute more anyway, so we might as well get the economic benefits.’”

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want to get people off dairy and make it easy for them to switch to a plant-based diet,” explains Myoko Schinner, founder of Myoko’s Kitchen, which produces more than 10 different nut-based artisan cheeses.

Remarkably, the Fairfax-based operation, located behind the Marin Museum of Bicycling, opened its doors in September of 2014 with four employees. Less than two years later, Myoko’s Kitchen now employees 45, ships products nationwide and its cheeses are sold by more than 50 retailers in the Bay Area.

Schinner—a vegetarian since she was 12 and now a vegan—is clearly on a mission. “If we want to be sure the planet will be inhabitable for future generations, we each have a responsibility to change the way we eat,” says the longtime Marin resident, who moved to Mill Valley in 1964. After going off to college in Maryland and living in Japan for 10 years, she returned to Marin and now lives in Nicasio where she has created a sanctuary for her goats, a sheep, pigs, dairy calves and chickens—all saved from being slaughtered or rescued from abandonment.

Schinner firmly believes that adopting a plant-based diet is the single most important factor in

solving the world’s climate change issues. She notes on her website that by adopting a plant-based diet, we can reduce our global footprint by a whopping 94 percent! Instead of the 2 ½ acres needed to feed an omnivore, a vegan diet requires only a half-acre, so the savings in energy, water and resources are huge.

Not only are Myoko’s Kitchen’s cheeses an eco-friendly product alternative, they also taste good.

But Schinner didn’t develop them overnight. She spent several years experimenting with ingredients, temperature and multiple flavors.

In 2012 she published a cookbook entitled Artisan Vegan Cheese. She also looked to culinary great Julia Child for inspiration, and that is perhaps why her cheeses are more refined, have a silky feel in the mouth and bear no resemblance to those unidentifiable blocks of faux cheese that we have encountered over the years at our favorite health food stores.

It’s safe to say that vegan products from Myoko’s Kitchen, including the creamy rich Mt. Vesuvius Black Ash and buttery Double Cream Garlic Herb, are making nut-based cheeses far more palatable than they have ever been before.Y To find out where to find Myoko’s products and to order online, visit miyokoskitchen.com.

HOME & GARDEN

Lawn be gone Give Dad the gift of sustainable gardening

By Annie Spiegelman, the Dirt Diva

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hen I speak at sustainable gardening seminars I like to harp on two topics. One is to plant natives in your yard so you can spend less time begging your plants to stand up straight and look happy, and the second is to get rid of your front lawn so you can stop wasting so much water. It’s usually the men in the audience who freak out at the idea of losing the grass. They’re really attached to their big lawns; and yes, you can interpret that any way you’d like.

So for Father’s Day (June 19), here are two new books filled with facts, advice, designs, statistics and simple construction tips to help lower your outdoor water bill and also create a natural landscape that won’t be so demanding. We want dads to sit down and enjoy their yards—not just fix things outside all of the time.

The first one is called Water-Smart Gardening: Save Water, Save Money, and Grow the Garden you Want by Diana Maranhao. Maranhao is one of the nation’s leading garden water conservationists and go-to hydro

experts in the Southwest. She is fired up and ready to take readers from water dumb to water smart.

“I’m tired of everyone just talking about drought,” she says. “Let’s do something!” Recent drought index shows that nearly 40 percent of the country is in the midst of a drought.

Areas that are traditionally rich in rainfall—when hit with drought— get hit hard. Plants react badly to a cycle of wilt and stress, and their root systems stop producing deep far-reaching lines. Maranhao urges gardeners to get ahead of climate change. “Take stock of your landscape now and take the steps to bring it to water thrifty before it’s much too late.”

She gives an example of the typical backyard filled with the poor guy pushing a lawn mower to keep the weed patch in check. The sprinklers are misdirected, watering both browned-out turf and water-gouging shrubs. Yearly water use: 28,000 gallons. Take the same small backyard and retrofit it to a small terrace garden, a tree for shade, droughttolerant shrubs and just enough turf to cool everything down. Yearly water use: 6,000 gallons.

From smart zonal planting to installing rain barrels to directing the flow of water in the form of swales, berms and basins, you’ll find a host of techniques that you can adopt to make sure your landscape thrives in practically any climate.

Midwest garden writer Lynn M. Steiner has recently come to save the day with her new book called Grow Native: Bringing Natural Beauty to Your Garden. Just what is a ‘native’ plant?

At its most basic, a native plant is one that is endemic to the ecosystem where you live. It has survived for years and has proven that it can adapt and flourish in your yard. In other words, it is not a diva plant. It is a selfsufficient plant. (Trust me. These are the plants you want to grow if you want a life!) On top of that, the local birds, butterflies and bees expect to find native plants in the ’hood. There they can hang out, stop for a feast and flourish.

Steiner fears that the art of gardening has turned away from “green” and toward the imported.

After gardening for 30 years, she knows that what happens in our gardens has ramifications well beyond

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According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, nearly 80 million pounds of pesticide-active ingredients are used on U.S. lawns annually.

our property boundaries. “The plants we choose don’t always stay in our gardens,” Steiner says. “Some are from other areas of the country or the world and can have serious effects on our natural areas and our native pollinators, birds and other fauna.

The chemicals and fossil fuels (for mowing, fertilizing and so forth) often used in traditional gardening are also cause for alarm. The bottom line is, gardening isn’t always a ‘green’ hobby.”

Grow Native nudges gardeners to experiment with natives that either blend into existing landscapes or stand out as garden stars in more gutsy gardens. She addresses common complaints such as “native messy” and natives that flip and flop or take on an untamed look. If unruly isn’t the desired look, she can redirect you to natives with a bit more structure or predictability. She also lists a detailed index of comprehensive plant profiles featuring native flowers, ferns, grasses, groundcovers, trees, shrubs and vines.

In each individual plant listing you will find the botanical and common name along with a photo and the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone. You’ll also find descriptive information on the size of the plant when fully grown, which pollinators and beneficial insects the plant attracts and how the plant can be used in your landscape and its long-term maintenance.

Many suggested plants will be familiar to you, such as blackeyed Susan, tickseed, coneflower, garden phlox, beardtongue, bee balm, cardinal flower, Virginia bluebells, coral bells, blanket flower and milkweed.

Are you ready to break up with your turf and plant a low-growing native that can take some light foot traffic instead? There are recommendations for native grasses, groundcovers and sedges that can happily replace a grass lawn. These natives do not need so much care and are not hooked on drugs (synthetic fertilizers). According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, nearly 80 million pounds of pesticide-active ingredients are used on U.S. lawns annually.

In addition, one gas-powered mower, used for one hour, emits as much pollution as eight new cars driven at 55 mph for the same time.

Maybe it’s time to say farewell to your thirsty turf ? Check out these books, design a plot, and come fall (a better time to plant, since you can rely on rainfall) get to work sheet-mulching the area or have it removed. RIP enormous front lawn. Thanks for the memories!Y

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The San Francisco-based music ensemble Kronos Quartet (left to right: John Sherba, Sunny Yang, David Harrington and Hank Dutt) often draws musical inspiration from environmental films.

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Natural choice Kronos Quartet addresses environmental issues through music

By David Templeton

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think a lot of what I watch or read ends up in the work of Kronos, one way or another,” says David Harrington, acclaimed violinist and founder of the San Francisco-based music ensemble Kronos Quartet. “And as it so happens,” Harrington adds, “I tend to watch a lot of documentaries.”

For example, he recently saw a documentary about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

“So I wouldn’t be surprised if we did a piece of music dealing with that sometime in the near future,” he says with a laugh.

Harrington might be laughing, but he’s dead serious.

The master musician has just finished a daylong rehearsal with his fellow Kronos members—violinist John Sherba, violist Hank Dutt and cellist Sunny Yang. The group has been rehearsing, in part, for this Sunday’s open-air show at Rancho

Nicasio Restaurant and Bar. It’s a location Harrington and company have performed at several times in the past, and one that Harrington appreciates for the vividness of its gorgeous outdoor setting. The natural world—and the damage humankind routinely wreaks upon it—is a common theme in many of the films Harrington has been thinking about lately.

“Have you ever seen Vietnam 40 Years After: Children of Agent Orange?” he asks. “One of the reasons I wanted to do the opera, My Lai—which Jonathan Berger proposed to us—was because I’d just seen that documentary. The story it told was just so incredibly awful. To think about what our country, and our military, had done to the people, the culture and the environment of Vietnam, it was just shocking.”

My Lai is an emotionally searing opera by composer Berger and Bay

Area novelist Harriet Scott Chessman.

Kronos performed the premiere last October at Stanford University. It is just one of dozens of Kronos’ projects to carry a pronounced environmental and social message.

Hurricane Sandy (2012), and its effect on New York City, inspired Laurie Anderson’s 70-minute composition “Landfall,” which Kronos first performed with Anderson in 2013. Derek Charke’s 30-minute “Dear Creator, help us return to the centre of our hearts,” is a response to the composer’s visit to Alberta’s ecologically sensitive Athabasca Oil Sands. And last year, Kronos performed a number of works about climate change for a program titled “Music for a Sustainable Planet,” at the International Conference on Sustainable Development.

Since the subject seems to be “cinematic influences,” Harrington goes on to mention another film that’s had an especially powerful influence on him personally. It’s 1982’s Koyaanisqatsi, the stunning and groundbreaking documentary that used images of nature together with jarring footage of urban life.

“When I first saw Koyaanisqatsi, back in the ’80s, the experience was just … ” Harrington pauses, searching for a word big enough to describe the emotions he felt after watching the film that many have called the most devastating environmental film of all time. He never finds the word.

“I’d certainly been concerned about environmental issues before Koyaanisqatsi,” he says, “but something about that film just did a number on me. It deposited something in my consciousness that gave me a new way of seeing the world—and the precarious position we are in.” That was right around the time Kronos began collaborating with Philip Glass, who composed the iconic Koyaanisqatsi score. Kronos eventually recorded Glass’ score for the 1985 film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.

“Much later,” he continues, “I saw Spike Lee’s When the Levees Broke, about the human suffering in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina—that was another movie that affected me deeply. I thought it was devastatingly, incredibly, fabulously well done, and so catastrophic. It was just shocking.

“And the damage isn’t over yet,” he says. “In the same way that Chernobyl isn’t over, and won’t be for millennia.

We recently did a song cycle with Mariana Sadovska, from Ukraine. It was called “Chernobyl: The Harvest.”

I’d seen several documentaries about Chernobyl, and the meltdown of the nuclear power plant there. Mariana

Sadovska gave me a book about the elders of Chernobyl, people who’d lived there for their whole lives, but then left after the explosion. And now, they are moving back to Chernobyl, and they are bringing their music back. They want to write their songs there, and they want to die there.”

One has to wonder if such enormous worldwide problems— nuclear radiation, chemical defoliation, global warming, statesized masses of pollution in the Pacific Ocean—aren’t too large to be solved by mere songs, or operas and musical compositions, or even hardhitting documentary films about those problems.

“Well, from the standpoint of Kronos, and the work we do,” Harrington says, “I feel like our job is to be aware of those sorts of issues, to the maximum extent that we can be. And then to try and create experiences that give energy to our audience to help in the solving of those problems. So, while our problems may be absolutely vast and large, larger than any of us, we might be able to point out some directions for the future. I’m thinking about this all the time, trying to find ways that feel musical, to bring these sorts of issues into the concert hall, into our work.”

Harrington mentions that his grandkids recently participated in a coastal cleanup day, and came home talking of the astonishing pile of plastic they collected on the beach.

“It was enormous,” he says, “and who knows where it all came from? Maybe some of it broke off of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

It’s possible it came from another country. The world is small, and we’ve become so connected, in so many ways.”

Although such connections bring obvious problems, Harrington believes it’s through exploring those very connections that the solutions to our problems can be found.

“The more we try to demonstrate our connectedness,” Harrington says, “in our education, in our conversations, in our films and in our music, the better our chances are of figuring it all out. To me, those are positive steps, and we should all be trying to take those steps as much and as often as possible.”Y Kronos Quartet performs on Sunday, June 12 at 4pm as part of ‘BBQs on the Lawn’ at Rancho Nicasio Restaurant and Bar, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio; $35; ranchonicasio.com.

THEATER

Gee whiz Transcendence Theatre Company creates unusual an electrifying experiences By David Templeton

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ou know the thing about the purple cow?” asks Brad Surosky—actor, singer and co-executive director of Sonoma’s fast-rising Transcendence Theatre Company.

Purple cow? As in, “I’d never want to be one?” I reply.

Um, no … not that purple cow. The other purple cow.

Surosky is searching for the best way to describe his company’s rapid rise from out-of-town upstarts to invested resident artists—singers and dancers and dreamers who, against all odds, have created a certified North Bay theatrical phenomenon. This weekend, Transcendence launches its fifth full season of summertime performances, having first established itself in 2012 with its popular musicaldance showcase, Broadway Under the Stars. Featuring enormous casts of

performers from New York and Los Angeles, the splashy musical revues are staged outdoors in the old winery ruins at Jack London State Historic Park, in Glen Ellen.

Which brings us back to that cow.

“You’re driving down the street,” Surosky says, “and you see a cow, and you think, ‘Well, there’s a cow,’ and you keep driving. But if you see a purple cow, you’re going to stop, get out of the car and say, ‘Hey! That’s a purple cow!’ And then you’re going to take pictures and send them to all your friends.

“The goal we have had from the very beginning of Transcendence,” he goes on, “is to create a purple cow— something so special and unusual and different that people will have to notice it, and will want to come and see it, and tell people about it, and want to be part of the experience.”

Mission accomplished.

The Transcendence team has demonstrated a remarkable ability to capture an audience’s attention, and do it again and again. Before they could be pegged as one-trickponies—or one-trick-purplecows—Transcendence began adding other types of events to its popular Broadway Under the Stars series.

They’ve produced one-night concerts at Jack London Park featuring such Broadway stars as Sutton Foster and Ben Vereen. They host casual monthly open mic get-togethers in wineries, calling the series “Skits Under the Stars,” and encouraging visitors to strut their own stuff. Last year, they added a massive Christmas show at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, and this year will be rolling out other projects, including an immersive “speakeasy” event where ticket buyers will learn the location 24 hours ahead, and a theatrical scavenger hunt

‘This Magic Moment’ runs June 17– July 3. ‘Fantastical Family Night’ runs July 15 & 16. ‘Dance the Night Away’ runs August 5–21. Season closing gala shows Sept. 9-11. All performances at Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd., Glen Ellen. Doors open for picnicking at 5pm, show starts at 7:30pm; $42-$134; 877/4241414; transcendencetheatre.org.

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This weekend, Transcendence Theatre Company launches its fifth full season of summertime performances, having first established itself in 2012 with its popular musical-dance showcase, Broadway Under the Stars.

planned for November.

“Along with the new stuff, we’re really trying to up the volume on the event side of the Broadway Under the Stars performances,” Surosky says.

“That’s part of the challenge and the excitement of putting these shows together. We don’t want people to think they are coming to the same show over and over.”

That said, Surosky clearly knows that part of the appeal of the Transcendence experience is the “Gee whiz, aw shucks” joy the performers exude to an electrifying degree. For all of its Broadway razzle-dazzle, there is something innocent and infectiously sweet about what these performers bring to the stage.

“Our first show this year is called ‘This Magic Moment,’” Surosky says, “and the show will be an exploration of those magical moments that happen throughout life. Motherhood is one of those moments, right? Well, in the show, audiences will see two pregnant women—a month or so from giving birth—performing in the show. There will be songs about that, and songs about every other kind of magic moment we experience in life.”

All Broadway Under the Stars shows feature popular pop songs and Broadway tunes, performed by stellar voices and first-rate dancers. But Surosky says the goal, especially this year, is to do more than just present a series of favorites.

“The goal is to make this year very unique,” he says, “by taking songs people are used to hearing one way, and working them around and turning them upside down, so you hear them and feel them in a whole new way.”

Surosky himself will take the stage a time or two.

“I’m usually in there somewhere, for a little comic relief,” he says with a laugh.

Surosky adds that what he and the other Transcendence founders have created is as rewarding for the artists as it is for the audience.

“It’s passion, it’s hard work—and it’s luck,” he says. “We do work hard, and we do dream big, but we know we have been very lucky.”Y

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Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Jarosz will share new songs this week with Marin and Berkeley audiences.

MUSIC

New waves Folk star Sarah Jarosz shares new album with North Bay audiences

By Charlie Swanson

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fell in love with music from an early age, it was always surrounding me,” says Austin, Texas-born singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Jarosz. “It just seemed like a natural thing to do.”

Gifted with nuanced lyricism and sublime vocals, 25-year-old Jarosz has turned her love into an impressive career, earning Grammy nominations and touring the country from the time she was 16 years old.

This summer, the rising folk star releases Undercurrent, her fourth album. She performs at Mill Valley’s Sweetwater Music Hall on June 9 and Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage on June 12.

Music turned from a love into an obsession when Jarosz received her first mandolin at age nine. From there she began playing open mics and soon local festivals, studied music with a disciplined intensity and caught the attention of Sugar Hill Records rep Gary Paczosa, who signed her to a record contract in 2009. “And the rest is history,” she says. “It all came together really naturally.”

Recently, Jarosz graduated with honors from the New England Conservatory of Music. She relocated to New York City and began work on Undercurrent, her first album comprised entirely of original songs and the first she recorded without also being in school.

“It feels extremely personal and honest, almost more than ever before,” Jarosz say of the new songs. “In a way, I felt a lot more present and able to devote a hundred percent of my time on this new record.”

Jarosz says she now approaches songwriting as a craft, a full-time pursuit that requires a dedicated work ethic even if the inspiration isn’t forthcoming on a particular day.

Yet, she doesn’t have to go it alone.

Undercurrent also contains a lot of collaboration and Jarosz co-wrote several songs on the album with the likes of Jedd Hughes, Aoife O’Donovan and Joey Ryan of The Milk Carton Kids.

Even though Undercurrent isn’t officially released until June 17, Jarosz will be playing all of her new songs and will have copies of the album on hand when she appears in the Bay Area with her touring band. Though Jarosz has performed in the area numerous times, this will be her first time playing at both Sweetwater and Freight & Salvage. “I have heard about both of these venues for a long time, and I’m especially excited for both shows.”Y Sarah Jarosz performs on Thursday, June 9, at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley; 8pm; $27-$30; 415/388-3850; and on Sunday, June 12 at Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley; 7pm; $28; advance tickets are sold out; 510/644-2020.

The documentary ‘Being George Clooney’ illustrates the world of audio-dubbing Hollywood films for the international market.

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Clooney alley ‘Being George Clooney’ a glimpse into the world of voice acting

By Richard von Busack

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t was said that Cary Grant had “a mid-Atlantic accent”—as if the Bristol-born actor had arisen out of the foam in the middle of the Atlantic halfway between New York and London. George Clooney, who turned 55 last month, is rightfully considered Grant’s successor, but his distinctive voice is harder to place. It’s “crumbly,” as Mary Astor said of Gable’s voice; gregarious, Midwestern yet edgy, unimpeachably masculine without being aggressive.

Former Contra Costa County public defender-turneddocumentary filmmaker Paul Mariano’s Being George Clooney has some infectious fun with how Clooney’s coolness is treasured around the world. Is it the voice?

Apparently, it’s more than just that.

Mariano searches out the men who dub Clooney in the movies, in regional markets from India to Turkey.

Mariano interviews six “Clooneys,” including Brazil’s Marco Antonio Costa, the regular dubber of Clooney who is also an emergency room physician. Still, Francesco Pannofino, the Italian voice for Clooney, tends to steal this small and amusing documentary. The dubber has been doing a buttery yet hyper-macho version of the movie star’s voice

since 1996’s One Fine Day. Pannofino, a dapper, hirsute party guy with an open collar, met his wife Emanuela Rosi when she was dubbing Michelle Pfeiffer’s part on One Fine Day. Rosi admits that she hears jokes about being married to George Clooney— “Many women would like to take my place.”

This leads Mariano into a sidebar on the importance of dubbing to Italian movies, a matter considered by both fans and critics, who give an award for best dubbing annually.

American actors—such as Robert De Niro in The Godfather: Part II—who tried out their Italian-speaking chops dismayed the Italian fans: Used to the regular dubber, the audiences fretted that De Niro didn’t sound like himself.

Perhaps Being George Clooney is a small thing considered, but its particular focus adds a fascinating footnote to the study of voice acting in the movies, along with such comedic inquiries as Maria Bamford’s Netflix show Lady Dynamite and Lake Bell’s In A World.Y Filmmaker Paul Mariano will present and discuss a special advance screening of ‘Being George Clooney’ at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center on Sunday, June 12 at 7pm; rafaelfilm. cafilm.org.

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•New Movies This Week

By Matthew Stafford

Friday, June 10 - Thursday, June 16 Alice Through the Looking Glass (1:48) Alice is back and traveling through time to save the Mad Hatter from some mysterious unpleasantness; Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are back, too.

Alvin and the Chipmunks (1:32) Rambunctious rodents Alvin, Simon and Theodore bring their distinctive a cappella phrasing to the big screen.

The Angry Birds Movie (1:35) Three chronically annoyed chirpers go ballistic when happy green pigs invade their domain; Sean Penn and Maya Rudolph lend voice.

Being George Clooney (1:16) Documentary focuses on the art and craft of dubbing Hollywood movies for the international market and the “voice actors” who put the global in filmmaking.

A Bigger Splash (2:05) Steamy thriller about an aging rock star’s complicated tropical vacation with a boyfriend, an ex and the ex’s sultry daughter; Tilda Swinton stars.

Captain America: Civil War (2:26) When the federal government clamps down on the Avengers’ frequently bloody escapades, Steve Rogers goes rogue: Run for cover.

The Conjuring 2 (2:13) Spook sleuths Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are back, this time investigating a haunted house owned by a hapless single mom.

Dark Horse (1:25) Inspiring documentary about a champion racehorse bred and raised by a group of dirt-poor Welsh miners.

Don’t Think Twice (1:30) Acclaimed comedy about what happens to a tightly knit improv troupe when one of its members is cast on a hit TV show.

Dough (1:34) A Jewish baker and his Muslim apprentice form an unlikely alliance when the apprentice’s stash accidentally brings joy and happiness to their clientele.

Duck Soup (1:09) The Marx Brothers’ greatest epic takes on war, politics, sex, capitalism, diplomacy and lemonade and throws in a few musical numbers to boot.

Eye in the Sky (1:42) Hard-hitting drama about the moral implications of drone warfare stars Helen Mirren as an antiterrorist Army colonel in dangerous Kenya.

Finding Dory (1:40) The animated blue tangfish of Finding Nemo is back and trying to reunite with her aquatic family; Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks and Diane Keaton lend voice.

Genius (1:44) Loving biopic of Maxwell Perkins, the Scribner’s editor who brought out the best in Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe; Colin Firth stars.

Ghostbusters (1:47) Freelance parapsychologists Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd take down New York’s spookiest spooks, including one possessing the body of Sigourney Weaver.

The Great Race (2:40) Epic Blake Edwards comedy stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as rivals in a 1908 New York-to-Paris automobile race; Natalie Wood and Peter Falk come along for the ride.

A Hologram for the King (1:38) Tom Tykwer drama stars Tom Hanks as a fish-out-of-water businessman in Saudi Arabia who gets by with a little help from a beautiful doctor and a wiseguy cabbie.

The Jungle Book (1:51) The Kipling classic hits the big screen with Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson and Ben Kingsley lending voice to a variety of tropical fauna.

The Landscape Architecture of Roberto Burle Marx (1:00) Documentary celebrates the lyrical, life-affirming work of Brazil’s greatest urban designer.

Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius in Milan (1:40) Explore the life and work of the Renaissance era artist, scientist, inventor and all-around genius.

The Lobster (1:59) Surrealist satire abut a future society in which singles are rounded up and given

the choice of mating or being turned into the animal of their choice.

Love & Friendship (1:33) Jane Austen’s sharply honed comedy of manners stars Kate Beckinsale as a titled widow juggling three disparate suitors; Whit Stillman directs.

Maggie’s Plan (1:38) Romantic comedy stars Greta Gerwig as a cheerful screw-up who falls into a love triangle with Julianne Moore and Ethan Hawke.

Ma ma (1:51) Penelope Cruz stars in a poignant Spanish drama about the relationship between a widower and a woman recently diagnosed with cancer.

The Man Who Knew Infinity (1:49) Historical drama about the enduring friendship between a self-taught mathematical genius (Dev Patel) and his eccentric Cambridge professor-mentor (Jeremy Irons).

The Martian 3-D (2:16) Ridley Scott sci-fi adventure about a daring NASA attempt to rescue an astronaut marooned on Mars; Matt Damon stars.

Me Before You (1:50) Jo Jo Moyes’ bestseller hits the big screen with Emilia Clarke as a country girl hired to tend to a wealthy, paralyzed Londoner (Sam Claflin).

Money Monster (1:38) Thriller stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts as the host and producer of a financial affairs program who stumble upon a global money-market conspiracy; Jodie Foster directs.

Mötley Crüe: The End (2:20) Catch the heavy metallurgists rocking “Kickstart My Heart” and other hits during their final-ever concert at L.A.’s Staples Center this past New Year’s Eve. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (1:31) The hapless Radners join forces with former frat boy Zac Efron to take down the denizens of the unruly sorority next door.

The Nice Guys (1:56) Action comedy stars Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling as mismatched disco era private eyes who find themselves in the middle of a Hollywood porn-industry conspiracy.

Now You See Me 2 (2:06) The flashmobbing merry men of magic are back and taking on an evil tech magnate; Woody Harrelson and Daniel Radcliffe star.

Popstar: Never Stop Stopping (1:26) Raucous comedy stars Andy Samberg as a failed rapper and Sarah Silverman, Bill Hader, Will Arnett and “Weird Al” Yankovich among his fans and rivals.

Sing Street (1:46) Irish musical about a Dublin lad who forms a rock band to impress a spirited colleen.

Teatro alla Scala (1:40) Explore the art and history of opera’s greatest temple through footage of and interviews with Maria Callas, Plácido Domingo, Arturo Toscanini and many others.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (1:37) The rad reptiles are back and teaming up with Megan Fox and Will Arnett to take down super-villain Tyler Perry and his crew.

Time to Choose (1:37) Oscar-winning documentarian Charles Ferguson examines the climate change crisis and how we can still save our beautiful blue planet.

T-Rex (1:31) Inspiring documentary follows teenage boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields from the mean streets of Flint, Michigan to the 2012 London Olympics.

Warcraft (2:03) The video game hits the big screen with a peaceful nation fighting off a race of desperate warriors.

Weiner (1:36) Acclaimed, envelope-pushing documentary follows former congressman Anthony Weiner’s rollercoaster race for mayor of New York and the sex scandal that derailed it.

X-Men: Apocalypse (2:23) Jennifer Lawrence leads a team of junior X-persons in a fight to save humanity from a troupe of nicely coiffed mutants.

Alice Through the Looking Glass (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:55, 4:25, 10:05; 3D showtimes at 1:40, 7:25 • Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG) Rowland: Tue, Thu 10am Sequoia: Thu 11 The Angry Birds Movie (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 2:20, 7:20; 3D showtimes at 11:50, 4:45, 9:50 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:30, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 • Being George Clooney (NR) Rafael: Sun 7 (filmmaker Paul Mariano in person) A Bigger Splash (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:45, 4:20, 10; Sun, Wed 10:45; Mon 10:45, 4:20; Tue, Thu 10:45, 4:10 Captain America: Civil War (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:10, 6:55; 3D showtimes at 3:30, 10:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7, 10:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:10, 1:15, • The Conjuring 2 (R) 4:25, 7:30, 10:35 Dark Horse (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 3:30, 6, 8; Sat 1, 3:30, 6, 9; Sun 1; Mon-Thu 3:30 Rafael: Mon 7:30 (filmmaker-star Mike Birbiglia in person) • Don’t Think Twice (R) Dough (Not Rated) Lark: Fri 4:20; Tue 3:45; Thu 2:15 Lark: Sun 3 • Duck Soup (Not Rated) Eye in the Sky (R) Lark: Mon 3:40; Wed 5; Thu noon Fairfax: Thu 7 Northgate: Thu 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40; 3D showtimes at 12:40, • Finding Dory (PG) 3:20, 6, 8:40 Playhouse: Thu 7 Rowland: Thu 9:30; 3D showtime at 7 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:55, 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:40; Sun-Thu 10:55, 1:30, 4:15, 7 • Genius (PG-13) Ghostbusters (PG) Regency: Sun, Wed 2, 7 • The Great Race (Not Rated) Rafael: Wed 7 (this red carpet celebration of the 2016 Great Race from San Rafael to Moline, Illinois features the film’s two star cars on display on Fourth Street) A Hologram for the King (NR) Lark: Fri 6:30; Sat 7:30; Sun 12:20; Tue 8:20; Wed 2:45; Thu 6:40 The Jungle Book (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 2:30, 7:50; 3D showtimes at 11:45, 5:10, 10:30 • The Landscape Architecture Rafael: Sun 4:15 (filmmaker Zara Muren and landscape architects Bonnie Fisher of Roberto Burle Marx (NR) and Gary Strang in person) Leonardo Da Vinci: The Genius in Milan (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 1; Tue 6:15 The Lobster (R) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 3:45, 6:30, 9; Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9 Love & Friendship (PG) Regency: Fri-Sat 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; Sun-Thu 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40 Sequoia: Fri 4:40, 7:20, 9:50; Sat 2, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50; Sun 2:05, 4:40, 7:20; MonWed 4:40, 7:20; Thu 11:30, 2, 4:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:10, 1:50, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55; Sun-Thu 11:10, 1:50, 4:25, 7:10 • Maggie’s Plan (R) Lark: Fri 1:50; Sun 7; Mon 1:10 • Ma ma (R) The Man Who Knew Infinity (PG-13) Regency: Fri, Sat, Mon 1:40, 7:20; Tue, Thu 1:35 The Martian 3-D (PG-13) Rafael: Thu 6:30 (Dr. Pascal Lee of NASA in person) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:05, 1:55, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15; Sun-Thu 11:05, 1:55, 4:40, • Me Before You (PG-13) 7:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:15, 2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Sequoia: Fri 4:15, 7, 9:45; Sat 1:35, 4:15, 7, 9:45; Sun, Thu 1:35, 4:15, 7; Mon-Wed 4:15, 7 Money Monster (R) Lark: Fri 8:45; Sat 3; Sun 4:45; Mon 8:30; Wed 12:30; Thu 8:50 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:40, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:15; Sun-Thu 11:40, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45 Regency: Tue 7 • Mötley Crüe: The End (R) Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40 The Nice Guys (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:30; Sat-Sun 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:30; Mon-Wed 6:45, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Mon, Wed 10:45, 1:35, 4:40, 7:45, 10:30; Tue 1:35, 4:40, 7:45, 10:30 • Now You See Me 2 (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:50, 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:20, 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:15

• Popstar: Never Stop

Stopping (R) Sing Street (PG-13) • Teatro alla Scala (PG) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (PG-13)

Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10 Lark: Sat 5:20; Mon 6; Tue 1:20; Thu 4:20 Regency: Thu 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:55, 3D showtimes at 5:15, 10:35; Sat-Sun 1:45, 7:10, 3D showtimes at 4:30, 9:50; Mon-Wed 7:10, 3D showtime at 9:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55; 3D showtimes at 12:35, 3:15, 5:55, 8:35 Rowland: Fri-Wed 1:50, 7:20; 3D showtimes at 11, 4:35, 10 • Time to Choose (Not Rated) Lark: Wed 7:30 (producer Jeff Horowitz in person) Rafael: Mon noon (boxer/martial artist Suzi Howard in person; free • T-Rex (Not Rated) admission; reservations required at eventbrite.com) Warcraft (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 10, 3D showtime at 7; Sat-Sun 3:50, 10, 3D showtimes at 12:45, 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 12, 3, 6, 9 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:30, 4:10, 7; 3D showtimes at 1:20, 9:55 Weiner (R) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 4, 6:15, 8:30; Sat-Sun 1:30, 4, 6:15, 8:30 X-Men: Apocalypse (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:40; Sat-Sun 12, 3:15, 6:30, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 2:10, 3:45, 7:05, 8:40, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 11, 5:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:45, 3:15, 6:50, 10:05 Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm.

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

Concerts

Belrose Theater Second Wednesday of every month, Ragtime jam. Thurs, open mic night. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, 415.454.6422.

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

DjangoFest Mill Valley The spirit of Django Reinhardt is celebrated with a world-class lineup, three nights of concerts and various workshops. Jun 1012. $45-$65. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Book Passage Sun, 11:30am, Songs & Stories with Megan. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, 415.927.0960.

Ismay Young Petaluma singer and songwriter performs classic bluegrass and folk music inspired by the ghost towns of the American west. Jun 9, 8pm. Free. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Fenix Jun 8, Dallis Craft Band. Jun 9, the Bloodstones. Jun 10, Reed Fromer Band.

Jun 11, Zulu Spear. Jun 12, 6:30pm, John Wubbenhorst and Facing East. Jun 15, the Marinfidels. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

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Gabrielson Park Jun 10, 6:30pm, Jazz & Blues by the Bay with Tiffany Austin. Anchor St, Sausalito.

Blue Rose Foundation Fundraiser Benefit concert features Jackie Greene, Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers and special guests Nicole Atkins and Jason Crosby.

Jun 11, 8pm. $50-$60. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121.

Healdsburg Jazz Festival Varied and innovative week of jazz presents shows by Claire Daly Quintet, Fred Hersch and Anat Cohen Duo and others with a New Orleans celebration and a Billy Hart retrospective. Through Jun 12. several venues, various locations, Healdsburg, healdsburgjazzfestival.org.

Huichica Music Festival Mystic Braves, Dengue Fever, Fruit Bats, Giant Sand, Silver Apples and many others take the stage for this annual event that also features local wines, beer and food trucks.

Jun 10-11. $40 and up. Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma, 707.938.5277.

NAPA Napa Valley Jazz Getaway All-star concerts featuring headlining performers, dinners, wine receptions, jam sessions and more are all part of the fifth annual getaway event. Jun 8-12. Westin Verasa Hotel, 1314 McKinstry St, Napa, jazzgetaway.com.

Clubs&Venues 142 Throckmorton Theatre Wed, 12pm, noon concert series.

142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Grazie Restaurant Jun 11, the Ray Bans. 823 Grant Ave, Novato, 415.897.5181.

HopMonk Novato Jun 8, open mic night with Luke Erickson.

Jun 9, Country Line Dancing. Jun 10, Choppin Broccoli. Jun 11, Volker Strifler.

Jun 15, open mic night with Beth Marlin.

224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Jun 8, Aaron Redner and friends. Jun 15, the Jones Gang featuring Mark Karan. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax, 415.485.1005.

Old St Hilary’s Landmark Jun 12, 4pm, TonaLaura Jazz Duo. 201 Esperanza, Tiburon.

Osteria Divino Jun 8, Jonathan Poretz. Jun 9, Passion Habanera. Jun 10, Ian McArdle Trio. Jun 11, Joe Warner Trio. Jun 12, Noel Jewkes Duo. Jun 14, Deborah Winters with Ken Cook.

Jun 15, Bay Tones Trio. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito, 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Jun 8, John Hoy. Jun 9, Wanda Stafford. Jun 14, the Jazz Roots Band. Jun 15, Panama Jazz Trio. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael, 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Mon, Billy D’s open mic. Jun 8, the New Sneakers. Jun 9, Mark’s Jamm Sammich. Jun 10, 5pm, Chris Brown and Simon Costa. Jun 10, 9pm, Sol Doc and the Optimystics. Jun 11, Fairfax Festival After-Party. Jun 12, Casa Manana Benefit. Jun 14, Fresh Baked Blues.

Jun 15, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910.

Presidio Yacht Club Jun 10, Festival Speed with the Bearcat Duo and the Town Howlers. Fort Baker, Sommerville Rd, Sausalito, 415.332.2319.

Rancho Nicasio Jun 10, Gary Vogensen & the Ramble Band. Jun 12, 4pm, BBQ on the Lawn with the Kronos Quartet. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219.

CALENDAR Rickey’s Jun 10, 6:30pm, Phillip Percy Pack. Jun 11, 6:30pm, Charles Wheal Blues. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato, 415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends.

Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Jun 9, James Mosely with Beverly Freeman. Jun 10, the 7th Sons. Jun 11, 1pm, Jason Wright flamenco guitar. Jun 11, 8:30pm, the Brigham Brothers and Morgan Bolender. Jun 12, 5pm, Somos el Son with Braulio. Jun 13, open mic and jam with Judy Hall. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Mon, Epicenter Soundsystem reggaae. Jun 8, Erica Sunshine Lee. Jun 10, Whitherward.

Jun 11, Urban Grass. Jun 12, Ovando. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Spitfire Lounge Second Thursday of every month, DJ Romestallion. Second Friday of every month, DJ Beset. 848 B St, San Rafael, 415.454.5551.

Sweetwater Music Hall Jun 8, Nicole Atkins. Jun 9, Sarah Jarosz and Curtis McMurtry. Jun 10-11, Zepparella. Jun 12, MY AMP student showcase. Jun 13, Open Mic. Jun 14, Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

Terrapin Crossroads Jun 10, Anders Osborne solo acoustic. Jun 11, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams. Jun 12, 12pm, Summer Kickoff Party with Phil Lesh and friends. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

JB Piano Company Jun 11, 7pm, the Jeff Denson Quartet. 540 Irwin St, San Rafael, 415.456.9280.

Menke Park Jun 12, 5pm, Summer Sunday Concerts with Ruth Gerson. Redwood Ave and Corte Madera Ave, Corte Madera, 415.302.1160.

19 Broadway Club Mon, open mic. Jun 8, Koradub. Jun 9, Dance/House at Club 19. Jun 10, 5:30pm, Chris Alexander. Jun 10-11, 9pm, the Monophonics. Jun 12, 1pm, Jazz Roots Band. Jun 12, 5pm, the Little Bit Show. Jun 12, 9pm, Marcus Machado. Jun 14, 6pm, Jeb Brady Band. Jun 14, 9pm, Barnyard Hammer. Jun 15, Lender. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar Tues, open mic. Jun 8, Marshall Rhodes and friends. Jun 9, Gail Muldrow Blues Band.

Jun 10, Michael Aragon Quartet. Jun 11, Art Khu Trio. Jun 12, Doug Nichols and friends.

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George’s Nightclub Jun 10, Mania. Sun, Mexican Banda. Tues, hip-hop open mic. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.226.0262.

Jun 13, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Jun 15, Fiver Brown and friends. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392.

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The 39th Annual Fairfax Festival and Ecofest (June 11-12) kicks off with a parade on Saturday morning at 10am.

Jasper O’Farrell’s Tues, Sessions hip-hop and reggae night.

Second Friday of every month, DJ Konnex and DJ Jaclyn JacaLioness. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.2062.

Lagunitas Amphitheaterette Jun 13, 4:20pm, the Growlers. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

Thur 6/9 • Doors 7pm • ADV $27 / DOS $30

Sarah Jarosz

with Curtis McMurtry

Lagunitas Tap Room Jun 8, Little Jonny & Aki Kumar. Jun 9, Muncie. Jun 10, JimBo Trout. Jun 11, Jinx Jones. Jun 12, Lazyman. Jun 15, Shelley King. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

Fri 6/10 & Sat 6/11• Doors 8pm • ADV $22/DOS $25

Zepparella

the All-Female Zeppelin Powerhouse Tue 6/14 • Doors 7pm • ADV $25 / DOS $30

Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins on Drums Fri 6/17 • Doors 8pm • ADV $27 / DOS $32

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Tainted Love

Sat 6/18 • Doors 8pm • ADV $27 / DOS $32

Jay Farrar Trio

performs songs of Son Volt's “Trace” Mon 6/20 • Doors 6pm • $15

An Evening with Bill Walton “Back From the Dead" Book Signing, Q&A and More Thur 6/23 • Doors 7pm • $ADV 26 / DOS $29

Junior Brown

with TV Mike and the Scarecrows Fri 6/24 • Doors 8pm • $ADV 15 / DOS $17

Deadphish Orchestra

www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

The Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music (June 11-12) features a great lineup of bands, hundreds of local vendors and beer and wine tastings.

Town Center Corte Madera Jun 12, 12pm, David Correa Group. 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, 415.924.2961.

Cinnabar Theater Jun 12, 7:30pm, Dirty Cello album release show. 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.763.8920.

Travis Marina Second Sunday of every month, the Lonestar Retrobates. Fort Baker, Sausalito.

Coffee Catz Tues, 12pm, Jerry Green’s Peaceful Piano Hour. Jun 9, 3:30pm, Randall Collen & Todd Smith Jazz Duet. Jun 10, 3:30pm, PR Jazz Duo. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.6600.

SONOMA Annie O’s Music Hall Sun, 5pm, Sunday Dance Party with the Blues Defenders. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.542.1455.

“Keeping the Living Music Alive” JUNE 16 • 7:30 PM advance $15/door $20

Karen Drucker “Women’s Song Circle” Women’s Circle: “Chanting the Season”

“Car & Shower Singers & All Ages welcome!”

JUNE 18 • 8 PM advance $25, premium $40/door $35 (general)

Tina Malia in Concert

“Music from the HEART of the World” Tina’s only West Coast Concert of 2016 JUNE 19 • 1:30-3:30 Tina Malia “Song Design” Workshop “The art of song creation”— intimate “Tina time”!

Yoga Mountain Fairfax – $40 All Ages • Pre-concert Reception at 7pm Plenty of Parking • Welcoming Atmosphere

TMS Performing Arts Center 150 N. San Pedro Rd, San Rafael 415.924.4848 • www.dancemarin.com

Aqus Cafe Jun 8, open jazz jam. Jun 9, Sonoma Strings.

Jun 10, Dawn & Tony. Jun 12, 2pm, Gary Vogensen’s Sunday Ramble. Jun 14, Project Censored. Jun 15, West Coast Songwriters Competition. 189 H St, Petaluma, 707.778.6060.

Arlene Francis Center Tues, Open Didgeridoo Clinic. Wed, Open Mic. Jun 11, I Declare War with Here Comes the Kraken. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.528.3009.

Mystic Theatre Jun 10, Kaki King and Glockabelle. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121.

Phoenix Theater Jun 8, Afroman. Jun 10, Dej Loaf and Chozen. Jun 11, Heap of Stone with R4id and the Leaders. 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

French Garden Jun 10, Tone Bent Duo. Jun 11, Honey B & the Pollinators. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol, 707.824.2030.

Redwood Cafe Jun 8, Sound Kitchen. Jun 9, 4pm, Smooth Sam Hurley. Jun 9, 7pm, Buzzy Martin.

Jun 10, 4pm, Ramble & Rose. Jun 11, 3pm, Shawna Miller student recital. Jun 11, 8:30pm, Dream Farmers. Jun 12, 3pm, Celtic Fiddle Music. Jun 12, 6pm, Irish jam session.

Jun 15, Irish set dancing. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Friar Tuck’s Wed, Sat, karaoke. Fri, DJ Night. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.792.9847.

Healdsburg Plaza Jun 14, 6pm, Lost Dog Found. 217 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

Bergamot Alley Jun 14, Moonshiner Collective. 328-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707.433.8720.

HopMonk Sebastopol Tues, open mic night. Jun 11, Stacy Jones.

Jun 12, Shook Twins and John Craigie. Jun 13, Monday Night Edutainment with the Beat Poet Delwin G. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

Cheryl Teach Music Second Saturday of every month, 6:30pm. through Dec 10, all ages family jam. Free.

4910 Sonoma Hwy, Ste C, Santa Rosa, 707.326.8797.

Murphy’s Irish Pub Jun 10, Deluxe. Jun 11, Mostly Simply Bluegrass. Jun 12, 2pm, Ridgeway. Jun 14, Sean Carscadden Trio. 464 First St E, Sonoma, 707.935.0660.

Raven Theater Jun 11, Fred Hersch and Anat Cohen Duo. Jun 12, 11am, Marcus Shelby Orchestra with Tiffany Austin and Craig Handy. 115 North St, Healdsburg, 707.433.3145.

Hood Mansion Jun 10, Funky Fridays with Hour of Tower.

1450 Pythian Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.833.6288. www.funkyfridays.info.

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille Tues, “Reggae Market” DJ night. 400 First St E, Sonoma, 707.938.7110.

Montgomery Village Shopping Center Jun 11, 12pm, Petty Theft. Jun 12, 1pm, Brenda Reed & the Collaboration Jazz Band. 911 Village Court, Santa Rosa.

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

Barley & Hops Tavern Jun 9, Hilary Marckx. Jun 10, Dave Hamilton. Jun 11, Gypsy Cafe. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, 707.874.9037.

The Big Easy Jun 8, the Wednesday Night Big Band.

Jun 9, Howard Wales with Terry Haggerty and Kevin Hayes. Jun 10, Dusty Green Bones Band. Jun 11, Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s. Jun 14, American Alley Cats.

Jun 15, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics. 128 American Alley, Petaluma, 707.776.4631.

Main Street Bistro Jun 9, Eric Wiley. Jun 10, Susan Sutton Jazz Trio. Jun 11, Levi Lloyd & the 501 Blues Band. Jun 12, Sister Candy’s Novice Project.

Jun 15, Songwriters Showcase Nite. 16280 Main St, Guerneville, 707.869.0501.

HopMonk Sonoma Jun 10, 5pm, Solid Air. Jun 10, 8pm, David Thom. Jun 11, 1pm, the Battlefield.

Jun 11, 8pm, Whitherward. Jun 12, 1pm, Nate Lopez. 691 Broadway, Sonoma, 707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg Jun 10-11, 9pm, Babatunde Lea and friends.

25 Matheson St, Healdsburg, 707.431.2800.

Jackson Theater Jun 10, Joey Alexander Trio. Sonoma Country Day School, 4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa, 707.284.3200.

Rio Nido Roadhouse Jun 10, the Dylan Black Project. Jun 11, the Pulsators. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido, 707.869.0821.

Rossi’s 1906 Wed, Thurs, Paint Nite at Rossi’s. Jun 10, the Tri Tip Trio. Jun 11, the Grateful Bluegrass Boys. Jun 12, 5pm, the Good Ol Boys. Jun 12, 9pm, Sunday Night Blues Jam. 401 Grove St, Sonoma, 707.343.0044.

Sonoma Speakeasy Tues, New Orleans R&B night. Thurs, R&B classics. Fri, Sat, R&B party. Sun, R&B diva night. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma, 707.996.1364.

The Tradewinds Bar Tues, Open Mic. Wed, Sonoma County Blues Society. Jun 9, G Rex. Jun 11, the AllwaysElvis Show & Band. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7878.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Wed, open mic night. Jun 9, Dore Coller and Bermudagrass. Jun 10, American Honey. Jun 11, Trainwreck Junction. Jun 13, the Blues Defenders pro jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

NAPA

RaeSet Jun 10, 7pm, Gretschkat Delta Blues. Jun 11, 7pm, Zak Fennie. Jun 12, 1pm, Jimmy Duhig slack key. Jun 13, 7pm, Blues in All Keys. 3150 B Jefferson St, Napa, 707.666.9028.

Silo’s Jun 8, Kevin Patrick Radley and Tim Peck.

Jun 9, Coffee House featuring Kith & Kin. Jun 10, Sweet Plot. Jun 11, Guitarzilla. Jun 15, Michael Annuzzi. 530 Main St, Napa, 707.251.5833.

Corte Madera Library Through Jul 7, “Found Sculpture,” photography exhibit by Joseph Bacon draws inspiration from the familiar and reveals the beauty in the everyday. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.

Falkirk Cultural Center Through Sep 20, “3D/3Seasons,” presenting a dozen free-standing sculptures from Bay Area artists. Reception, May 27 at 5pm. 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael. 415.485.3438.

Uva Trattoria Jun 8, Tom Duarte. Jun 9, Duo Gadjo. Jun 10, Party of Three. Jun 11, Justin and friends.

Jun 12, Nate Lopez. Jun 15, David Ranconi.

1040 Clinton St, Napa, 707.255.6646.

Gallery Route One Through Jun 19, “Place Markers,” Mary Mountcastle Eubank uses textured and organic materials to memorialize events of change and loss, with Sukey Bryan in the project space and Kellie Flint in the annex.

11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

Veterans Memorial Park Jun 10, 6:30pm, Napa City Nights with Twice as Good and others. Third and Main St, Napa, napacitynights.com.

The Image Flow Through Jul 29, “As the Allure Fades,” photographs by Jay Ruland. 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley. 415.388.3569.

Art

Marin Society of Artists Through Jun 11, “Splish Splash,” members display their talents in this water-themed exhibition. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. WedSun, noon to 4 pm 415.464.9561.

OPENING MARIN

MarinMOCA Jun 11-Jul 17, “Summer National Juried Exhibition,” features contemporary artists from around the nation and includes sculpture, paintings and photography with a strong emphasis on abstract explorations.

Reception, Jun 11 at 5pm. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5.

415.506.0137.

SONOMA Gallery One Jun 13-Jul 23, “Lens Point of View,” features four unique photographers with their unusual perspective. Reception, Jun 18 at 5pm. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma.

707.778.8277.

Pie Eyed Open Studio Jun 11-12, “Ruth Gendler & Richard Stangl Show,” painter and photographer display their explorative works and unique perspectives. 2371 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol. Sat-Sun, 12pm to 4pm 707.477.9442.

CONTINUING THIS WEEK MARIN Art Works Downtown Through Jun 17, “Marin Contemporary,” Art Works main gallery showcases artists who live or have an art studio in Marin County and create work in contemporary themes or materials. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael.

Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

Robert Allen Fine Art Through Jul 29, “Selected Realism,” group exhibition of works on canvas featuring Regina Case, Jon Francis and others. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5.

415.331.2800.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center Through Jun 30, “Shadowcatcher,” collection of photogravure images by Edward S Curtis from the collection of Neil C Schauf. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.

Thompson Dorfman Partners Through Jun 30, “Quartet,” group exhibit of oil paintings, mixed-media work and digital abstracts. 39 Forrest St, Mill Valley.

Weekdays, 10 to 5.

Toby’s Gallery Through Jun 30, “Latino Photography Project,” presented by Gallery Route One’s artists in the schools program. 11250 Hwy 1, Point Reyes Station.

Two Bird Cafe Through Jun 26, “Borrowed World,” vibrant celebration of the natural world by poet Barbara Swift Brauer and photographer Laurence Brauer. Valley Inn, 625 San Geronimo Dr, San Geronimo. Wed-Sun, 8am to 3pm, 5:30 to 9pm. 415.488.0528.

SONOMA Finley Community Center Through Jun 16, “The Wonder of Shape & Color,” a wide range of media is presented

by Santa Rosa Art Guild. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 6; Sat, 9 to 11am. 707.543.3737.

Gallery One Through Jun 12, “Art at the Source Preview Exhibition,” a community showcase of art in advance of the June open studios event. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.778.8277.

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Bay Model Visitor Center Jun 14-Jul 30, “Transformation,” Bibby Gignillit’s collage works feature bold colors and whimsical geometric shapes. Reception, Jun 25 at 1pm. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.3871.

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Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Jun 9, Jimmy James. Jun 10, Levi Lloyd & the 501 Blues Band. Jun 11, Jinx Jones. Jun 12, DJ Aurelio. Jun 14, West Coast Blues Society Caravan of All-Stars. 902 Main St, Napa, 707.258.2337.

Bay Model Visitor Center Through Jun 11, “Wall Sculptures,” mixedmedia pieces include works created with wood, metal, wire and found objects. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

'Magical Thinking,' by Rik Ritchey, is one of the pieces featured in MarinMOCA's Summer National Juried Exhibition, June 11-July 17 (reception, June 11).

Sebastopol Center for the Arts Through Jun 12, “Art at the Source Preview Exhibition” features work from artists participating in the upcoming Art at the Source open studios weekends. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat, 1 to 4.

707.829.4797.

Comedy in Mill Valley Plaza Master of ceremonies Brian Copeland hosts an evening of fun with comedians Laurie Kilmartin, Greg Behrendt and Natasha Muse. Jun 15, 6:30pm. Free admission. Mill Valley Depot Plaza, 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Sebastopol Gallery Through Jun 12, “Treen,” woodturner Kalia Kliban’s new show exhibits works made from walnut, alder, birch and other fine woods. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6. 707.829.7200.

Comedy Night Queenie T T headlines a night of laughs.

Every other Thurs, 7pm. Bui Bistro, 976 Pearl St, Napa, 707.225.5417.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Through Jun 12, “Modern Twist,” contemporary bamboo sculpture from 17 Japanese artists joins “Contemporary Calligraphy,” with writer Thomas Ingmire in collaboration with artist Manuel Neri.

551 Broadway, Sonoma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.939.SVMA.

Comedy The Bubble Lady Magic Performance A zany and silly show for all ages features dancing bubbles, magic and plenty of laughs. Jun 13, 3pm. $5-$7. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael, 415.456.9062.

Comedy Night at the Redwood Cafe The best standup comics from the Bay Area and beyond come to Cotati. Second Fri of every month, 8:30pm. $10. Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

The Dude Bra Tour Hilarious standup Kate Willett and musician Rachel Lark bring their West Coast tour to Sonoma County. Jun 15, 7pm. $13. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.665.0260.

Mort Sahl Social Satire from Sahl. Thurs. $15-$20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

MarINSANITY Some of the Bay Area’s top standup comics will tape for a new TV show and are in need

of a live studio audience. Space is limited.

Jun 13, 6:30pm. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael, cmcm.tv/ marinsanity.

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DON’T FORGET…WE SERVE FOOD, TOO!

McNear’s Dining House Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner SAT 6/10 • 7:30PM DOORS • 21+ SINGER SONGWRITER

KAKI KING

GLOCKABELLE SAT 6/18 • 7:30PM DOORS • 21+ REGGAE

MORGAN HERITAGE IRIEFUSE

TUE 6/21 • 7:30PM DOORS • 21+ COUNTRY

JUNIOR BROWN

T.V. MIKE AND THE SCARECROWES

The Thread Acting and improv workshop is perfect for beginners and pros alike. Wed, 7pm. through Jul 20. $20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Tuesday Night Live Featuring comedians at the top of their game, both rising stars and names known worldwide. Tues, 8pm. $17-$27. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Will Durst North Bay political standup comedian appears with special guest Ian Williams, presented by Marincomedyshow. Jun 9, 8pm. $20-$25. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato, 415.899.9883.

TUE 6/28 • 7:30PM DOORS • 21+ ELECTRIC GUITAR

Dance

THU 6/30 • 7:30PM DOORS • 21+ WORLD

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

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FRI 7/1 • 7:30PM DOORS • 21+ GUITAR

JORGE SANTANA

No Children Under 10 to All Ages Shows 23 Petaluma Blvd, Petaluma

707.765.2121

www.mcnears.com

Lunch & Dinner Sat & Sun Brunch

Outdoor Dining 7 Days a Week

D I N N E R & A S H OW

BBQS ON THE LAWN !

Sun, June 12 • KRONOS QUARTET Sun, June 19 • THE SUN KINGS / UNAUTHORIZED ROLLING STONES Sun, June 26 • RUTHIE FOSTER Sun, July 3 • PETER ROWAN Mon, July 4 • THE ZYDECO FLAMES Sun, July 10 • TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS / DANNY CLICK & THE HELL YEAHS Sun, July 17 • THE BLUES BROADS / SHANA MORRISON Sun, July 24 • ELVIN BISHOP / BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO PAUL THORN WEEKEND Sat, July 30 • Dinner Show 8:30 Sun July 31 • BBQ on the Lawn Sun, Aug 7 • the subdudes Sun, Aug 14 • ZULU SPEAR

& INTRODUCING SOUL SKA

Sun, Aug 21 • PETTY THEFT Sun, Aug 28 • ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL On-line tickets for BBQs available Gates open at 3pm / Music at 4pm Reservations Advised

415.662.2219

On the Town Square, Nicasio www.ranchonicasio.com

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

Dance Palace Wednesdays, 6pm, Women’s Collaborative Dance. $5-$15 per month. Sundays, 10am, Ecstatic Dance Point Reyes, explore different rhythms with no experience necessary. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1075.

Mill Valley Community Center Mondays, 6pm, Swing Dance Lessons.

925.267.2200. 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley.

Sausalito Seahorse Sundays, 4pm, Salsa class. Free. Wednesdays, 7pm. through Aug 10, Tango classes with Joe and Courtneay, for all levels $18. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito 415.331.2899.

Events Annual Multicultural Party Live entertainment by Bread & Roses Presents, as well as live Mexican and ukulele music. The menu features BBQ chicken, roast potatoes, salad, fruit, juice and dessert.

Jun 8, 10:30am. $3-$6. Pickleweed Park, 50 Canal St, San Rafael, 415.454.0998.

Art at the Source Open Studio Tour Discover more than 150 artists in western Sonoma County and visit their studios. Maps and artist info available at artatthesource.org. Through Jun 12. Free.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, 707.829.4797.

Can’t Keep a ‘Lost Dog Found’ Man Down Benefit event for local musician Chris Hudlow, frontman and saxophone player for Lost Dog Found, who recently suffered a major stroke. Food, raffle, auctions, and entertainment abound. Jun 12, 12pm. by donation. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, 707.874.3176.

Color Me Calm Adult Coloring Group A relaxing and brain-stimulating group for adults, with supplies provided. Second

Thurs of every month, 6:30pm. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael, 415.485.3323.

Community Blood Drive Benefits Blood Centers of the Pacific. No appointment necessary. Jun 12, 8am. St Patrick’s Parish Center, 409 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.948.5904.

Community Meditation Practice Sitting and walking meditation with free instruction. Followed by tea and snacks.

Sun, 9:30am. Free. Santa Rosa Shambhala Meditation Center, 855 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.4907.

Connecting Labor & Community Music, refreshments and more come together for a fundraising celebration for North Bay Jobs with Justice. Jun 10, 6pm. $25. Odd Fellows Hall, 545 Pacific Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.235.2200.

Don’t Miss a Beat Learn CPR from Marin County emergency medical services agency at venues throughout Marin. Jun 11, 10am. Marin County, various locations, Marin, www. handsonlycpr.org.

The Draped Figure Draw or paint from live models in a variety of costumes and settings. Tues, 10am. $15. MarinMOCA, 500 Palm Dr, Novato, 415.506.0137.

Fairfax Festival Two days of live music as well as arts and crafts, an eco fest and downtown parade, kids activities and a flea market. Jun 11-12.

Free. Bolinas Park, 124 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, www.fairfaxfestival.com.

Food Lover’s Book Group Tackle the history, philosophy, and politics of food with works by some of our favorite authors. Jun 15, 5:30pm. Free. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg, 707.431.7433.

The French Market Stroll through aisles of antique treasures and vintage bargains, grab a crepe and listen to live French music. Second Sun of every month, 9am. through Oct 9. Free. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael., 415.499.6800.

Guide Dogs for the Blind Graduation Ceremony Family fun abounds when guide dogs and those who raise them celebrate graduation.

Every other Sat, 1:30pm. Guide Dogs for the Blind, 350 Los Ranchitos Rd, San Rafael, 415.499.4000.

Healdsburg Antiques & Arts Fair Over 90 vendors, artists and craftsmen display their treasures and artistry. Jun 12, 9am. Free. Healdsburg Plaza, 217 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

Meditation Class Experience meditation in a form that is natural and easy to follow. Second Sat of every month, 10:30am. $15. Healing for People, 7 Mt Lassen Dr, San Rafael, 415.380.8600.

Mermaid Festival Enjoy the mermaid art show, auction and sales items, community forum and videos, face painting, photo ops with mermaids and more. June 12, 1-6pm, $5-$20 donations requested. Benefit for All One Ocean. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, 415.377.9447.

Monday Painting Group An open space to paint with fellow artists. Space is limited. Mon-noon. $10.

MarinMOCA, 500 Palm Dr, Novato, 415.506.0137.

Mother’s Kirtan Second Thurs of every month. Open Secret, 923 C St, San Rafael, 415.457.4191.

Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music Live music from Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs, Wonder Bread 5, Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express, Rebel Rebel, Mother Truckers and more joins art from hundreds of local vendors and beer and wine tastings.

Jun 11-12, 10am. Free. Downtown Novato, Grant Ave, Novato.

Peggy Sue’s All-American Cruise Classic car event returns with live music, cook-offs, car showings and a downtown Santa Rosa cruise on Saturday night. Jun 1011. SOMO Village Event Center, 1400 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park.

SEC Sports Festival Inaugural festival explores the future of athletics and celebrates the human potential through sports. Jun 10-12. $50-$195.

Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, .sportsenergygroup.com.

Second Fridays Art Walk Anchored by Art Works Downtown galleries and artist studios, the art walk links venues throughout downtown San Rafael with receptions and entertainment. Second Fri of every month, 5pm. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.451.8119.

Second Saturday Cartoonist with Scott Jeralds Meet, watch, and learn to draw with Emmyaward winning animation producer and director, known for his work on Scooby-Doo and the new Peanuts comic books. Jun 11, 1pm. Included in museum admission.

Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707.579.4452.

Toastmaster’s Open House Group invites the public to join them in unlocking communication skills. Express yourself, find your voice and shape your words Thurs-noon. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael, 415.485.3438.

Yard Sale & Flea Market Furniture, electronics, games, toys and vintage items will be offered at great prices to benefit the church’s programs. Jun 11, 9am. First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo, 415.456.3713.

Field Trips Afternoon Community Service Participate in center restoration projects.

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

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

Muddy Hollow Adventure Hike Enjoy scenic views and keep an ear out for bird calls. Jun 12, 11am. $40-$60. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, ptreyes.org.

Sanctuary Bird Walk Led by experienced staff of volunteers.

Second Thurs of every month, 10am.

Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, richardsonbay.audubon.org.

SnapShot Cal Coast BioBlitz Biodiversity event uses your smartphone to identify and catalogue several living species.

Jun 9, 9am. Fort Ross State Historic Park, 19005 Hwy 1, Jenner, 707.847.3437.

Film Being George Clooney Filmmaker Paul Mariano is on hand to present his new documentary about the creative and humorous world of audio dubbing Hollywood films for the international market. Jun 12, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

The Clean Bin Movie Join the City of San Rafael’s Green Initiatives for a screening of the awardwinning film that takes a light-hearted approach to the serious topic of waste. Jun 15, 7pm. Free. First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, 1510 Fifth St, San Rafael.

Dirty Wars Academy Award-nominated documentary reports on America’s covert actions in the Middle East and beyond. Jun 9, 7pm. by donation. Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.575.8902.

Duck Soup Lark Theater’s Family Series continues with the classic Marx Brothers’ comedy hit. Jun 12, 3pm. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

The Landscape Architecture of Roberto Burle Marx Screening of illuminating doc features filmmaker Q&A and panel discussion. Jun 12, 4pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

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

The Pink Panther The original 1963 comedy screens as part of the Vintage Film Series. Jun 13, 7pm.

Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma, 707.996.9756.

Renoir: Reviled & Revealed Documentary based on the collection of 181 Renoirs at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia looks at the artist’s changes in style and substance. Jun 8, 1 and 7pm. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol, 707.525.4840. Jun 8, 6pm. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

Time to Choose Neighbors to Preserve Rural Sonoma County presents the climate change documentary, includes post-screening discussion with executive producer Tom Dinwoodie. Jun 15, 4:30 and 7pm. Rialto

Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol, 707.525.4840. Screening of the climate change documentary includes postscreening discussion with executive producer Jeff Horowitz. Jun 15, 7:30pm.

Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

Zara Muren: Master Design Series The Bay Area filmmaker appears in person and presents a documentary film followed by a panel discussion. Sun, Jun 12, 4pm.

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

Food&Drink Ballroom & Dining Room One-hour dance lessons followed by a special three-course menu created by chef Aaron Wright. Second Mon of every month. $40. Lark Creek Inn, 234 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

Corte Madera Farmers’ Market Wed-noon. Town Center Corte Madera, 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, 415.382.7846.

Friday Night Live Enjoy delicious themed buffet dinners with live music on hand. Fri. $7-$14. San Geronimo Golf Course, 5800 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo, 415.488.4030.

Girl’s Night Out Happy hour lasts all night long, even for the guys. Thurs. Bootlegger’s Lodge, 367 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, 415.450.7186.

Indian Valley Farm Stand Organic farm and garden produce stand where you bring your own bag. Sat, 10am.

College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, 415.454.4554.

Marin Country Mart Farmers’ Market Sat, 9am. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5715.

Marinwood Farmers’ Market Sat, 9am. Marinwood Plaza, Marinwood Avenue and Miller Creek Road, San Rafael, 415.999.5635.

Mill Valley Farmers’ Market Fri, 9:30am. CVS parking lot, 759 E Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.382.7846.

Shavuot Ice Cream Party Enjoy the Jewish holiday of Shavuot with a dairy buffet including cheesecakes, blintzes, ice cream spread with delicious toppings, coffee bar and more. Jun 12, 11am. Free with RSVP. Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma, 1970 Rainier Circle, Petaluma, 707-559-8585.

Summer Dinner Under the Redwoods Forest Unlimited presents delicious food and live music with a presentation by forestry lawyer Sharon Duggan, who talks on saving the future for children through legal challenges. RSVP required. Jun 11, 3pm. $30-$50. Anderson Hall, 5240 Bohemian Hwy, Camp Meeker, 707.887.7433.

Sunday San Rafael Farmers’ Market Sun, 8am. Marin Farmers Market, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, 415.472.6100.

Sunday Supper New weekly dinner series and etiquette class celebrates classic French cuisine that reflects the season. Sun, 4pm. $30-$45. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.927.3331.

Thursday San Rafael Farmers’ Market Thurs, 8am. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael., 415.472.6100.

The Way Mama Liked It Chef Gator cooks up a prix fixe dinner from the recipes he grew up with. Jun 14, 7pm. $55. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

Wine Up Award-winning wines and delicious food make for a perfect combination. Sat. Free.

Stephen & Walker Trust Winery Tasting Room, 243 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

For Kids Bay Area Discovery Museum Ongoing, “Animal Secrets.” Hands-on art, science and theater camps, art studio, tot spot and lookout cove adventure area. WedThurs at 10 and 11, music with Miss Kitty. $5-$6. Fri at 11, aquarium feeding. Ongoing.

Admission, $8-$10. Bay Area Discovery Museum, Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Rd., Sausalito., 415.339.3900.

Breakfast with Enzo Bring clapping hands, singing voices, dancing feet and breakfast for weekly family music show. Sun at 10 and 11. Mill Valley Golf Clubhouse, 267 Buena Vista, Mill Valley, 415.652.2474.

Carolyn Parr Nature Center Learn about Napa County habitats and birds of prey through tours, dioramas, games, hands-on activities and books.

Ongoing. Free. Carolyn Parr Nature Center Museum, Westwood Hills Park, 3107 Browns Valley Rd, Napa, 707.255.6465.

Children’s Garden Whimsical environments for kids’ exploration. Hours: Mon, noon to 4; TuesSun, 9 to 5. Ongoing. Free. Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, 707.933.3010.

Fanwar Summer Camp Live action role playing day camp for students. Jun 13-17. $250. Willard Libby Park, Valentine Ave and Pleasant Hill Ave N, Sebastopol, 7075694859.

Summer Classes for Kids Take classes in cartooning, art, iPad moviemaking, LEGO animation, and even ice skating. Also features a Youth Volunteer Program for children ages 12 and 13. Preregistration required. Through Aug 12. $32 and up. Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707.579.4452.

Lectures Abstract WaterColor Techniques Basic instructions on abstract visual elements allows you to freely create your own works of art in a fun session. Through Jun 29, 10:30am. $40-$45. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael, 415.456.9062.

Art Rising Workshop Local artists Gayle Madison and Lorrie Ragozzino lead. Thurs, 4pm. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

Ask the Experts: Directing Oscar-winning director John Korty delves into the differences between helming a documentary versus a narrative film. Jun 15, 6:30pm. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael, 415.721.0636.

Bike Skills Class & Beginner’s Ride Workshops for beginning cyclists and those who want to hone their skills is followed by ride on trails around town. Registration required. Fri-noon. Sebastopol Bike Center, 6731 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.2688.

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

Color: Shades of Meaning in Art Discover why we respond emotionally to colors as individuals and go through phases of color preference as a society in this new presentation from the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Jun 14, 12pm. San Anselmo Library, 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo, 415.258.4656.

Curiosity Cured the Cat Dr Shruti Vaikhary presents an educational cat-wellness workshop on how to provide the most optimal care for your felines, with Q&A. Jun 13, 7pm. $10. Cats Meow Grooming Spa & Shop, 85 E Blithdale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.888.2730.

Drawing Summer Flowers Draw your favorite flowers while exploring a variety of techniques, theory, and application and incorporating the techniques of botanical drawing. Jun 11, 10am. $90-$110. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, ptreyes.org. eBook Help Get one-on-one help in downloading library eBooks to the Kindle, iPad and other devices. Call ahead to reserve a session.

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India for Textile Lovers The Mt. Tam Quilt Guild presents local quilt teacher Mary Mashuta, giving a lecture on her latest textile tour to India. Jun 14, 7pm. $5. Aldersgate Methodist Church, #1 Wellbrock Heights, San Rafael.

Introduction to Bird Language Understand bird calls better and expand your awareness of your surroundings. Jun 12, 8:30am. $60-$80. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, ptreyes.org.

Acrylic Landscape Painting Both beginners and experienced will profit from these interesting sessions. Fri, 10am. through Jun 24. $85-$100. MarinMOCA, 500 Palm Dr, Novato, 415.506.0137.

Marin Green Drinks Monthly lecture series focuses on “green” business and practices and includes a round of drinks. Tues, Jun 14, 5:30pm. Free. Lotus Cuisine of India, 704 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.307.1866.

All About Electric Cars Hear how Marin can benefit from electric cars over gas vehicles. Jun 15, 12pm. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 415.499.6058.

Network Enterpreneurial Women of Marin A dinner and networking event with guest speaker Linda Welch presenting a lively and interactive talk on stepping into greatness.

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New Poems & Prose Writing workshop focuses on craft and form in the natural setting. Jun 9, 6pm. $290-$310. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, ptreyes.org.

Book Passage Jun 8, 7pm, “Before the Fall” with Noah Hawley. Jun 8, 7pm, “The Latter Days” with Judith Freeman. Jun 9, 7pm, “The Good Lieutenant” with Whitney Terrell.

Jun 10, 7pm, “December Boys” with Joe Clifford. Jun 11, 11am, “Our Pristine Mind” with Orgyen Chowang. Jun 11, 1pm, “Five Presidents” with Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin. Jun 11, 4pm, “The Inventors” with Peter Selgin. Jun 11, 7pm, “Bamboo Secrets” with Patricia Dove Miller. Jun 12, 1pm, “Murder on the Quai” with Cara Black. Jun 12, 4pm, “Engineering Eden” with Jordan Fisher Smith. Jun 12, 7pm, “The Hour of Land” with Terry Tempest Williams. Jun 13, 7pm, “What We Become” with Arturo Pérez-Reverte.

Jun 14, 7pm, “Flight Patterns” with Karen White. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

The Portrait & the Figure: Sketching Your Vision Develop your own style of painting the figure under the tutelage of Kathleen Lack. Thurs, 10am. through Jun 30. $185$215. MarinMOCA, 500 Palm Dr, Novato, 415.506.0137.

Rogue Taxidermy Learn about the art and process behind Napa’s own rogue taxidermist, Amber Keithley. Jun 14, 7pm. Free. Napa Main Library, 580 Coombs St, Napa, 707.253.4070.

Shoulder Pain Orthopedic Seminar Learn about the latest treatment options, ask questions and see how to get back to pain-free movement in a seminar led by an orthopedic surgeon. Jun 13, 6pm. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley.

Smartphone Movie-Making Video maker Allen Bronstein covers what you’ll need to know to plan, shoot and edit a movie on a mobile device. Jun 8, 6:30pm.

Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael, 415.721.0636.

Support Group for Women in Transition Group for women offers encouragement during life transitions such as relationship changes, career changes and difficult life events. Thurs, 6pm. $20-$40. Community Institute for Psychotherapy, 1330 Lincoln Ave #201, San Rafael, 415.459.5999.

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

Uses for Reverse Mortgages in Income & Estate Planning Get useful and timely information for you and your clients about the implications of Reverse Mortgages. Jun 15, 12pm. Free.

Community Room, 201 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera.

Why Independent Bookstores are Vital to Authors Sam Barry of Book Passage speaks at the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association’s meeting on Sat, June 9.

Meeting starts at 9am, talk at 11am. Free to $60. The Key Room, 1385 N. Hamilton Pkwy, Novato. baipa.org.

Wild Canines of Marin Chief park ranger Rob Ruiz discusses the habits and identifying characteristics of our canine neighbors, the coyotes. Jun 9, 6:30pm. Free. Novato Library, 1720 Novato Blvd, Novato, 415.898.4623.

Writing Workshop Get motivation and writing assistance from rotating hosts. Wed, 7pm. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Diesel Bookstore Jun 14, 7pm, “Bad: The Autobiography of James Carr” discussion, Betsy Carr, Gea Carr and Paul Harris discuss the re-issue of the book. 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 415.785.8177.

Dr Insomnia’s Coffee & Teas Second Monday of every month, 7pm, “Poetry Farm” with local writers. 800 Grant Ave, Novato 415.897.9500.

Guerneville Library Jun 9, 12:30pm, Book Discussion Group, read and be ready to talk about “A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki.

14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville 707.869.9004.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books Jun 11, 7pm, “Dining at the Ravens” with Jeff and Joan Stanford. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

Studio 333 Second Thursday of every month, 7pm, Why There Are Words, acclaimed authors reading their works on the theme of “Solidarity.” $10. 333 Caledonia St, Sausalito 415.331.8272.

The Western Gate Teahouse Fridays, 6pm, Candlelight poetry and tea session with Scott Traffas. 7282 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Lagunitas 4157858309.

Theater Anna in the Tropics Ross Valley Players present the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama set in a 1929 Cuban cigar factory. Through Jun 19. $14-$29. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555.

Concepción Written by Marin local Mary Ann Rodgers and set in El Salvador, this black comedy about two sisters coming of age during a bloody civil war gets a staged reading. Jun 12, 7pm. $10. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555.

Dancing at Lughnasa Tony award-winning play that focuses on a family in 1930s Ireland features a cast of well-loved Marin and greater Bay Area actors. Through Jun 12. $12-$27. Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato, 415.883.4498.

The Invisible Hand Healdsburg Copperfield’s Books Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Jun 9, 6pm, “Lily and the Octopus” with Akhtar’s provocative drama examines how Steven Rowley, followed by wine reception fanatical devotion can have devastating

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-139966 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ERIKA & TASHI, ASSISTANT STUDIO, 87 CENTRAL AVE, UNIT 1, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: 1)ERIKA KASPAR, 87 CENTRAL AVE, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. 2) TASHI BARNETT, 87 CENTRAL AVE, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. 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 May 26, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jun 1, 8, 15, 22 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-139920 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: COMPASS ROSE, 19 3RD ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: APRIL GASTON, 19 3RD ST, 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 May 20, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jun 1, 8, 15, 22 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-139973 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BURNS FLORIST, 1414 4TH ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: KELLY PARE, 10 CHANNEL DR, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925.

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 May 27, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jun 1, 8, 15, 22 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-139938 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ROSS VALLEY DENTAL, 915 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, SUITE 1, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: RICHARD H. DOYLE JR, D.D.S, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION,915 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, SUITE 1,SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. 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 May 24, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jun 1, 8, 15, 22 of 2016) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No: 304699 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County ClerkRecorder’s Office on June 24, 2015 Under File No: 2015-137621. Fictitious Business name(s) ROSS VALLEY DENTAL, 915 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, SUITE 1, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: CONSTANTINE KARSANT DDS, 915 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, SUITE 1, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on May 24, 2016.

(Publication Dates: Jun 1, 8, 15, 22 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-139915 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business:1) HOSE DOCTOR 2) JW MOBILE 3) COOLCATS, 3115 KERNER BLVD, SAN RAFAEL,

CA 94901: JIM WILLIAMS, 3115 KERNER BLVD, 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 May 20, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jun 8, 15, 22, 29 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140041 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TARGET TECH COMMUNICATIONS, 404 DONAHUE, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: 1) ALEX CAREY, 404 DONAHUE ST, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 2) SHAWN NELSON, 20 WOODSIDE DR, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.

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 June 7, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jun 8, 15, 22, 29 of 2016)

OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN No: CIV 1601745. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LISA HUETTNER ROSENLUND filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: LISA HUETTNER ROSENLUND to MARY ELIZABETH HUETTNER. 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: 07/08/2016 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT E, ROOM E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913-. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: MAY 16, 2016. (Publication Dates: May 18, 25, Jun 1, 8 of 2016) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN No: CIV 1601788. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JULIE MAJDOUBI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JULIE LEUMAN MAJDOUBI to JULIE SUMMER LEHMAN. 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: 07/01/2016 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT L, ROOM L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: MAY 19, 2016. (Publication Dates: May 25, Jun 1, 8, 15 of 2016) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN No: CIV 1601795. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LONDON COHEN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: LONDON COHEN to SUMMER COHEN. 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: 07/07/2016 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT E, ROOM E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: MAY 19, 2016. (Publication Dates: May 25, Jun 1, 8, 15 of 2016) Notice Content: SUMMONS FAMILY LAW CASE NUMBER: D15-03707 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: PAULA O.MIRA You have been sued. PETITIONER’S NAME IS: JOSE E. NAVARRO

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE--RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

The name and address of the court are: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,751 PINE STREET, MARTINEZ, CA 94553.

The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: JOSE E. NAVARRO, 104 MARKET AVENUE, RICHMOND, CA 94801.

Clerk, by /s/ STEPHEN H. NASH, CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CA, By K.RAY, Deputy Date: MAY 3, 2016 STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. removing the minor children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties

and their minor children; 3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court.

Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be files and served on the other party.

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

NOTICE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California.

Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www.coveredca. com. Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506.

WARNING IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption.

You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

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My girlfriend sleeps with her two medium-sized dogs. They are, to quote her, her “babies.” I see them more as her bodyguards. We don’t live together, but even when I sleep over, which is a few times a week, she refuses to kick them out of the bed. She has a nice bed they could sleep on downstairs in a spare room, but she says she doesn’t trust them down there.—Second Fiddle

A:

She doesn’t trust them down there in the spare room? What will they do, get on the landline and make prank calls to Taiwan?

The truth is, a dog (or dogs) left alone in a room may, in short order, chew a $900 leather chair into a $900 pile of stuffing. People tend to see this as the dog’s scheming attempt to show its owner who’s boss. However, anthrozoologist and doggy behavior researcher John W.S. Bradshaw says the notion that dogs are engaged in this fight for dominance with humans just isn’t supported by modern science. Unfortunately, widespread belief in this myth has led many to see (highly effective) reward-based dog training as coddling and instead opt for Stalinistic confrontation- and punishment-based training, which Bradshaw writes “may initially suppress (some unwanted) behavior but can then cause the dog to become depressed and withdrawn.”

Chewing, Bradshaw explains, is actually a form of tension relief for a dog.

Tension? Because the dog has a big project due at the office? Well, actually, we bred dogs to bond with us, so they evolved to find human contact very rewarding.

And according to Bradshaw’s research, many dogs experience serious “separation distress” when isolated from their owner—which they often express in all sorts of decor-destroying ways. (Welcome to Bed Bath & Look, It’s A Giant Dog Bone With Throw Pillows!)

Now, maybe you’re thinking, “The girlfriend’s two dogs have each other!” If only that counted in dog terms. Bradshaw references a study in which mutts in a kennel, separated from their usual canine kennel mates, didn’t act out; however, those separated from their usual human caretakers freaked. As Bradshaw puts it, for a dog, the key pack member is “almost always a human.”

As for the human conflict here, relationships researcher John Gottman explains that the answer to gridlock on an issue isn’t solving the problem (which may be impossible) but being able to talk about it with humor, empathy and affection.

What’s essential is that your feelings seem to be important to your girlfriend and that she at least considers possible compromises, like having the doggies in her bedroom but on beds on the floor. (It may take some training to get a bed dog to be a floor dog.) Ultimately, in the bedroom, the Reign of Terrier may not end, but on the upside, paw print place mats have yet to appear on the dining table, and your customary glass of merlot isn’t being set next to a bowl of pasta primavera on the floor.

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I’m a guy in my late 30s. I don’t fear commitment; I fear surprise—the surprise I get when I find I’m with yet another crazy woman. My previous two girlfriends eventually turned out to be total psychos—mean, controlling and paranoid that I was cheating (which I’ve NEVER done). I’m beginning to think love is a ruse, with women pretending to be cool and balanced until their true crazy colors come out.—Weary

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There are events in life that are totally unexpected, like getting sucked up by a big vacuum hose into a passing alien spaceship. If you’re the one who ends up under the probe, we don’t get to go all accusey on you, like, “You … went out to the mailbox on a Saturday afternoon?! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!!”

In relationships, however, though there are a few gifted crazies who can pull the long con, most reveal who they really are in many small ways—long before you wake up strapped to a chair with a bright light shining in your eyes: “Tell me why you had sex with the neighbor!” she bellows. You: “Wait—the 90-year-old?”

Identifying which ladies are from Batshitistan involves two things: 1. Taking things really slowly so you can look at a woman’s behavior over time (especially when she doesn’t think you’re looking). 2. Wanting to see more than you want to believe.

It also might help you to take an honest approach to the past—admitting that you treated hope as a creative alternative to critical analysis. This should help keep you from rashly welcoming the wrong people into your life, like that dark stranger ringing your bell in the hooded cloak: “Come on in, mister! There’s a bowl of nuts on the table and there are cocktails on the minibar. May I take your scythe?”Y Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com.

For the week of June 8

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Mythologist

Joseph Campbell analyzed fairy tales for clues about how the human psyche works. For example, he said that a fairy tale character who’s riding a horse is a representation of our relationship with our instinctual nature. If that character drops the reins and lets the horse gallop without guidance, he or she is symbolically surrendering control to the instincts. I bring this to your attention because I suspect that you may soon be tempted to do just that—which wouldn’t be wise. In my opinion, you’ll be best served by going against the flow of what seems natural. Sublimation and transcendence will keep you much stronger than if you followed the line of least resistance.

Homework: Visualize yourself, as you ride your horse, keeping a relaxed but firm grasp of the reins.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I will provide

you with two lists of words. One of these lists, but not both, will characterize the nature of your predominant experiences in the coming weeks.

It will be mostly up to you which emerges as the winner. Now read the two lists, pick the one you like better and instruct your subconscious mind to lead you in that direction. List 1: Gluttony, bloating, overkill, padding, exorbitance. List 2: Mother lode, wellspring, bumper crop, gold mine, cornucopia.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his poem

“Interrupted Meditation,” Robert Hass blurts out the following exclamation: “I give you, here, now, a magic key. What does it open? This key I give you, what exactly does it open?” How would you answer this question, Gemini? What door or lock or heart or treasure box do you most need opened? Decide today. And please don’t name five things you need opened. Choose one, and one only. To do so will dissolve a mental block that has up until now kept you from finding the REAL magic key.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The following

excerpt from Wendell Berry’s poem “Woods” captures the essence of your current situation: “I part the out thrusting branches and come in beneath the blessed and the blessing trees. Though I am silent there is singing around me. Though I am dark there is vision around me. Though I am heavy there is flight around me.” Please remember this poem at least three times a day during the next two weeks. It’s important for you to know that no matter what murky or maudlin or mysterious mood you might be in, you are surrounded by vitality and generosity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A half-dead blast

from the past is throttling the free flow of your imagination. Your best possible future will be postponed until you agree to deal more intimately with this crumbled dream, which you have never fully grieved or surrendered. So here’s my advice: Summon the bravest, smartest love you’re capable of, and lay your sad loss to rest with gentle ferocity.

This may take a while, so be patient. Be inspired by the fact that your new supply of brave, smart love will be a crucial resource for the rest of your long life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Five times every

day, devout Muslims face their holiest city, Mecca, and say prayers to Allah. Even if you’re not Islamic, I recommend that you carry out your own unique version of this ritual. The next three weeks will be a favorable time to cultivate a closer relationship with the inspirational influence, the high ideal or the divine being that reigns supreme in your life.

Here’s how you could do it: Identify a place that excites your imagination and provokes a sense of wonder. Five times a day for the next 21 days, bow in the direction of this treasured spot. Unleash songs, vows and celebratory expostulations that deepen your fierce and tender commitment to what you trust most and love best.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The road reaches every place, the short cut only one,” says aphorist James Richardson. In many cases, that’s not a

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problem. Who among us has unlimited time and energy? Why leave all the options open? Shortcuts can be valuable. It’s often smart to be ruthlessly efficient as we head toward our destination. But here’s a caveat: According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re now in a phase when taking shortcuts may be counterproductive. To be as well-seasoned as you will need to be to reach your goal, you should probably take the scenic route. The long way around may, in this instance, be the most efficient and effective.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Truth is like

the flu,” says poet James Richardson. “I fight it off, but it changes in other bodies and returns in a form to which I am not immune.” In the coming days, Scorpio, I suspect you will experience that riddle first-hand—and probably on more than one occasion. Obvious secrets and wild understandings that you have fought against finding out will mutate in just the right way to sneak past your defenses.

Unwelcome insights you’ve been trying to ignore will finally wiggle their way into your psyche. Don’t worry, though. These new arrivals will turn out to be good medicine.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): According to Guinness World Records, the most consecutive hours spent riding on a roller coaster is 405 hours and 40 minutes. But I suspect that during the next 15 months, a Sagittarian daredevil may exceed this mark. I have come to this conclusion because I believe your tribe will be especially adept and relatively comfortable at handling steep rises and sudden dips at high speeds. And that won’t be the only rough talent you’ll have in abundance. I’m guessing you could also set new personal bests in the categories of most frequent changes of mind, most heroic leaps of faith and fastest talking.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Whether we like to admit it or not, all of us have acted like puppets. Bosses and teachers and loved ones can manipulate us even if they’re not in our presence.

Our conditioned responses and programmed impulses may control our behavior in the present moment even though they were formed long ago. That’s the bad news. The good news is that now and then moments of lucidity blossom, revealing the puppet strings. We emerge from our unconsciousness and see that we’re under the spell of influential people to whom we have surrendered our power. This is one of those magic times for you, Capricorn.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A few weeks ago you undertook a new course of study in the art of fun and games. You realized you hadn’t been playing hard enough, and took measures to correct the problem. After refamiliarizing yourself with the mysteries of innocent joy, you raised the stakes. You began dabbling with more intensive forms of relief and release. Now you have the chance to go even further: To explore the mysteries of experimental delight. Exuberant escapades may become available to you. Amorous adventures could invite you to explore the frontiers of liberated love. Will you be brave and free enough to meet the challenge of such deeply meaningful gaiety? Meditate on this radical possibility: Spiritually adept hedonism.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Poet Sharon

Dolin compares artists to sunflowers. They create “a tall flashy flower that then grows heavy with seeds whose small hard shells you must crack to get to the rich nut meat.” As I contemplate the current chapter of your unfolding story, I see you as being engaged in a similar process, even if you’re not literally an artist. To be exact, you’re at the point when you are producing a tall flashy flower. The seeds have not yet begun to form, but they will soon. Later this year, the rich nut meat inside the small hard shells will be ready to pluck. For now, concentrate on generating your gorgeous, radiant flower.Y

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