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to lead in their water supply

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9 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 10this a. TrADEr Now is a coyote. b. EverglADEs c. MasquerADE

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BONUS Hamiltoncrazy’ (show Last week,ANSWER: with our ‘Coyote title),about as in Alexander, the first Secrestory recent coyote attacks on tary of the Treasury, the man on the Highway 1, we ran a photo of a red $10eating bill. a fly agaric mushroom, fox rather than a photo of a coyote eating the mushroom. We regret the error.

Living with wildlife

1 What San Francisco street is named for the city’s first mayor (1850-51), who later became a Union general in the Civil War, governor of Kansas and of Pennsylvania?

By Howard Rachelson

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2 What animal has the most legs?

3 Which president had solar-powered heater

panels installed on the White House roof ?

Which president had them removed?

4 Ancient Roman chefs commonly mixed

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5 Can you name four movies with titles that begin with ‘B,’ two nominated for the Best Picture Oscar last year and two others this year?

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basil, garlic, olive oil and hard cheese to make what flavorful sauce, as popular today as ever?

6 What Michigan governor is in trouble after the discovery that Flint’s citizens were exposed to what toxic substance?

7a. This year marks Super Bowl No. what? … and will be played in what stadium?

b. Which teams are playing? c. What group, plus what two individual singers, will perform at halftime?

8 Arrange in order, largest mass first: Proton, neutron, electron.

9 What businessman and philanthropist donated the New York landscape on

which the United Nations headquarters was constructed?

10 Identify these words spelled with the letters ‘ADE’ in that order, for example: School (AcADEmy)

a. Stock broker b. National park in a swamp c. Costume party

BONUS QUESTION: Currently one of Broadway’s most popular shows is a hiphop musical about a West Indian immigrant who became one of the founders of the U.S. banking system. What’s the title?

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Last week, rather than running both a Hero and a Zero, we devoted our entire space to a brave man who deserved the full column. This time, we have a Zero, Amber, whose blatant racism qualifies her for all of the ink.

This Sausalito resident’s ugly display occurred on Nextdoor, a social network for neighborhoods, which typically includes posts about community meetings, fundraisers and local traffic. It began when T, a young AfricanAmerican woman from Marin City, announced that she had worked hard and saved money for a backpacking journey across Europe and asked neighbors to contribute to her trip fund. Some people encouraged T to follow her dream, but Amber berated the young woman, stated that her post was inappropriate and asked whether

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I may have been the one person referenced in your recent coyote article who made an inquiry by visiting the Marin Humane Society [‘Coyote crazy,’ Jan. 20]. The person I talked to did not know how many other coyote inquiries had been made, because no one had seen fit to keep count, even though I knew of at least five others who had made a call. But I got to experience the contractual monopoly of animal control that the County of Marin was paying for, by being handed a “How to Live with Wildlife” brochure.

Coyotes are predators. And the human lifestyle of those who live in Marin will be blamed, as you have stated, for the coyote’s encroaching activity. I am not a West Marin person who worships coyotes as cool, magical, spiritual and so forth. That charm was lost when coyotes started eating up family pets and galloping down the streets in daylight and sleeping in my

backyard, just waiting for me to let my cat out.

Coyotes are predators. Afraid of humans? Ever had a coyote stand it’s ground and laugh, when throwing rocks at it? Ever had a coyote slowly saunter away when you are yelling, and then have the last word by lifting its leg to mark your yard?

Coyotes are predators, and not afraid of humans. Sure they will eat all my gophers and mice, but I do not want them in my yard doing that. My cats will do that, and my cats deserve to enjoy their own yard without becoming a coyote snack.

Coyotes are not native, according to government maps; they did not make their way west until the mid 1800s.

In the not-so-distant past, Marin dis-enabled sheep ranchers in the trapping of coyotes, and fired the county coyote culler due to budget cuts; however, the county did not have the foresight to plan for the coyote’s resulting expansion.

There is no wild animal control here in Marin, where most look at this persistent predator as if it were a Disney animal and we are all so lucky to live in our Yellowstone Park.

By contrast, the town of New Castle, New York adopted a Coyote Response Plan (it is on the Internet). You are correct in the assertion that coyotes are not to be blamed for their behavior. But you know what? Blame the coyote lobby in the form of Project Coyote.

We had a bothersome coyote in downtown Woodacre recently and there was nothing to be done about it, except read a brochure, (if it had been a wild dog, it would have been rounded up in a hot hurry). Until one day, it was sauntering down the middle of the road, facing off with an old-timer in his pickup truck, who acted quickly and the coyote met with his demise. When animal control does nothing but hand out brochures, the vigilantes step in.

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she lived in Section 8 housing and received food stamps. A few jumped to T’s defense, while others accused T of being dishonest. One man wrote that he never sees illegal immigrants asking for hand-outs; instead they are looking for work. Amber posted a missive with the racial breakdown of Marin City and statistics that she misinterpreted to conclude that “most people who live in Marin City live in Section 8 housing.” For the record, T said that she works three jobs and doesn’t receive subsidies. Even so, Amber, can’t people who receive assistance take a vacation? Geez.

We have to wonder what the response would have been for a young white woman from Mill Valley trying to raise money for her post-college backpacking trip.—Nikki Silverstein

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Governor Brown, in his 2016 State of the State address last week, emphasized prudence and discipline.

Prudent moves Highlights from Governor Brown’s proposed 2016-17 budget

By Tom Gogola

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mphasizing that the next recession might be right around the corner, Governor Jerry Brown released his $170 billion 2016-17 budget on January 7 with an emphasis on putting a little something aside—$2 billion—for the state’s Rainy Day

Fund. He emphasized prudence and discipline, yet again, during his 2016 State of the State address last week.

It’s hard to not hover around the idea of a “rainy day fund” in a state that’s been dealing with a drought for the past four years—and Brown’s budget has a

number of drought-beating water security items embedded within it, including an update of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), with $3.6 million earmarked to flow the WaterFix Delta conveyance plan into the broader BDCP. That means that, yes, Brown is

Criminal Justice Reform

Brown’s budget summary notably highlights a budget item for the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Center that would send $1.5 million in 2016-17 (on top of $500,000 in 2015-16) to Sonoma to provide the county lockup with 10 “jail-based competency treatment beds,” through a contract with the Department of State Hospitals.

There are 148 such beds already in use around the state; they are used to help rehabilitate inmates to a point where they are competent to stand trial. The push for competency beds comes as Sonoma moves forward on plans to build a new facility dedicated to specialneeds prisoners after securing $40 million in state money late last year.

Brown’s budget also responds to two recent lawsuits brought against the state that address broader issues around criminal

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pushing ahead with his plan to build two large water tunnels to ensure the flow of fresh water from the Sacramento River southward.

The water-security part of the plan has been cleaved from habitat restoration efforts underway in the Delta. The broader effort is now undertaken as the so-called “4A option,” which state and federal authorities proposed last April. Now the California Natural Resources Agency is the lead agency on the habitat restoration part of the deal, under the so-called EcoRestore plan, while WaterFix builds the tunnels and other associated infrastructure to hedge against future droughts and their crippling impacts on Big Ag. The BDCP is just one of a number of budget nuggets released

by Brown that are of especial interest and concern to the North Bay and to progressives, generally.

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Prudent moves «05 justice reform. Under his plan, the state will spend $9.3 million to comply with the ruling in Sassman v. Brown, “which requires the state to expand the existing female Alternative Custody Program to males.” Under this program, inmates serve out the last year or two of their terms in home detention or a residential facility. This bill could prove a boon for private providers of electronic monitoring services, given the expanded pool of inmates.

“It is unclear how many males will ultimately qualify for an alternative placement,” Brown notes in his budget summary. “Consequently, future budget adjustments may be necessary to capture the full impact of this program expansion.”

The state also reached an agreement last year in Ashker v.

Brown that hit on the overuse of solitary confinement in its prison system. The agreement, notes Brown, moves the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation “away from a system of indeterminate terms for segregated housing to a system that focuses on determinate terms for behavior‑based violations.” The state would save $28 million by shutting down some solitary confinement units, and Brown pledges to spend $5.8 million “for additional investigative staff to monitor gang activity in prisons as the new segregated housing policy changes are implemented.”

Fire Protection

Brown is offering some $300 million to deal with damage from last year’s big fires in Lake and Calaveras counties—but the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is hampered in its fire‑stopping efforts because of its fleet of 12 Vietnam‑ era military surplus helicopters, which are aging and not up to the task, CAL FIRE says. Brown offers an unspecified figure for the replacement of the choppers and says he is waiting on a procurement plan from CAL FIRE and the Department of General Services, which should be unveiled this spring, just in time for fire season.

In-Home Supportive Services

Sonoma County went through a big fight last year over raising the wages for In‑Home Supportive Service (IHSS) providers, as wage agitators failed to convince the Board of Supervisors to increase their wage to $15 an hour. Those workers currently make $11.65 an hour in Sonoma, and $13 an hour in Marin County.

Brown says it would be nice, but fiscally foolish to push for a statewide $15 minimum wage (it’s $10 an hour as of January 1) for all workers, but in the meantime, Brown and the legislature have to deal with a federal Department of Labor ruling from last year that said IHSS workers are entitled to overtime payment, travel time

framework that will oversee the “licensing and enforcement of the cultivation, manufacture, transportation, storage, and distribution of medical marijuana.”

Brown is asking for $25 million and 126 new state positions, spread across numerous agencies—Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Food and Agriculture and the State Water Resources Control Board, among others—to ensure a steady and just roll‑out of the new medical cannabis regime.

Sonoma Developmental Center

The feds have pushed the state Department of Public Health to shut down the three so‑called “state developmental centers,”

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It’s hard to not hover around the idea of a ‘rainy day fund’ in a state that’s been dealing with a drought for the past four years —and Brown’s budget has a number of drought-beating water security items embedded within it...

between clients, and wait time related to doctor visits. Brown also proposed to lift a 7 percent reduction in service hours slapped on IHSS workers around the time of the Great Recession, which he says will cost the state $236 million in 2016‑17. The overtime ruling could cost nearly $1 billion a year starting in 2016‑17; about half of that would come from the state’s general fund. “These regulations will lead to over $440 million annually in additional state costs,” notes Brown.

The federal overtime rules are anticipated to be implemented in February.

Medical Marijuana

Last year, Brown signed off on the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, a statewide regulatory

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located in Porterville, Fairview and Sonoma County. Brown notes that the state entered into a settlement agreement with the Sonoma Developmental Center that will keep federal funds flowing there through this July or next, “depending on the state’s continued compliance with the agreement.”

The agreement is that the center will close by 2018. Brown would send $24.5 million to the center “to assist in the development of community resources for placement of current developmental center residents.” Another $18 million is earmarked for the three centers to deal with, among other issues, workers’ compensation claims, and to relocate residents and their personal belongings—a big worry for families of some of the long‑ term residents at the Sonoma County facility.Y

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Campsites and wineries abound, so you never have to leave to ‘get away’

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This remote campsite, on the west bank of Tomales Bay, is accessible by boat.

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Hiking reboot Hipcamp takes the sharing economy into the great outdoors

By Flora Tsapovsky

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ast summer, carfuls of millennials in trendy hats, plaid flannels and new hiking boots descended on Oz Farm, a vast, rural property five miles north of Point Arena, and settled in yurts and tents on the dusty

ground. It looked like an Urban Outfitters catalogue shoot. The tents were provided by The North Face and dinner was catered

by San Francisco’s Hook Fish Co. Bottomless vodka cocktails, free-flowing wine and kombucha on tap kept the crowd happy.

The organizer of the overnight camping event was Hipcamp, an online startup that aims to upgrade the camping-reservation system and expose nature lovers to new experiences on private and public lands. Founded in 2013 by Alyssa Ravasio and Eric Bach, Hipcamp is often called the Airbnb of camping.

“Hipcamp is everywhere you want to camp,” the company proclaims on its website. “Search, discover and book ranches, farms, vineyards, nature preserves and public sites for camping across the U.S.” Its goal is to simplify and improve the often unnecessarily complicated task of booking a campsite.

Ravasio, the company’s CEO, grew up in Corte Madera, “swimming in the oceans of Stinson, hiking the

bluffs of Point Reyes and camping in the valleys of Mt. Tam,” and graduated from UCLA in 2011 with a customized degree in “digital democracy.”

Like many businesses, Hipcamp was born out of necessity and frustration. “I had this dream of spending New Year’s Eve 2013 camping so I could spend the first morning of the year writing in my journal by the ocean,” Ravasio says. “After many painful hours of searching, I almost gave up—it was so difficult to figure out where I could go.” She finally booked a place, but missed a key detail.

“Upon arriving,” she says, “I realized that despite searching a handful of different websites, including the state park page, I’d failed to learn that it was

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Hiking reboot «07 home to a beautiful surf break, and I’d left my surf board at home.”

Instead of spending the first morning of the year writing, Ravasio instead watched, envious, as other surfers had all the fun. “I tried so hard to plan this trip, and still failed,” she says. “So we always joke that Hipcamp ‘started with a wave,’ but really, it’s true!”

Hipcamp initially covered only Northern California, an area “blessed with magical coastlines, soaring mountains and beautiful forests,” Ravasio says, adding the convenient proximity to techcapital San Francisco as well. The website now covers all 50 states. Its popularity grew by word of mouth that was fueled by a clever referral program: refer a landowner and receive $100 if the landlord lists the site.

For aspiring campers, things are made easy through a search engine that filters options by such features as “cave” and “beach”; activities such as “kayaking” and “fishing”; and amenities and types of lodging from RV parking to cabins. (Reviews are also provided.) Prices range from $35 for a campground to $175 for a rustic barn with a shower and a stove.

Land sharing and tapping into the private sector is especially important to Ravasio. “With Hipcamp, you’re going places that you couldn’t go before,” she says.

“You’re also supporting landowners who want to keep their land open and undeveloped.”

Ravasio additionally stresses the communal aspect, which allows campers to mingle with owners and experience “the cultural exchange between urban and rural.” Not all owners will greet you personally, cup of coffee in hand, though many are onsite and willing to chat.

“It’s a great chance for two people who are otherwise unlikely to meet to connect and learn from each other,” Ravasio says.

Hipcamp is not alone on the camping trail. ReserveAmerica, a much older and established website, was the first to marry camping and technology, though Hipcamp’s youthful team and slick design set it apart and welcome lumbersexual millennials. It’s also right in line with the meet-the-locals premise, which promises an authentic experience and fresh air to cynical urbanites.

Hipcamp might seem aimed at big city dwellers, but it’s also ideal

Madrone Cabins

for North Bay residents seeking to discover natural treasures in their own backyard. Driving for an hour or so and checking into a yurt or a coastal cabin can be as far from home as it gets, and who knows, you might end up befriending the plaidwearing, honey-making, sustainablefarming neighbor you never knew you had.Y

Set across from the road and the main camping area in Samuel P. Taylor Park are four cabins with electricity and platform bunk beds that will accommodate up to five people. You can easily hike or bike in this idyllic forest setting.

Oz Farm, Point Arena Just across the Sonoma County border in Mendocino County, this is a 600-acre “hippie-communeturned-organic-farm” that offers a creek for impromptu bathing, seven rustic cabins, redwood campsites and styled-out geodesic domes.

There’s a fully equipped community kitchen and an outdoor woodburning pizza oven.

Hipcamp Spots in the North Bay Pantoll Campground Located in beautiful Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Pantoll Campground boasts 11 sites that you can drive or hike to. Once there, bike, climb, fish, explore … or just relax and enjoy nature.

WineFarm, Sonoma A homestead farm with a Chardonnay vineyard that’s got plenty of room for tents between the vines. Refrigerator and bar facilities are available, and so is the opportunity to buy chicken and duck eggs straight from the farm.

Tomales Bay If you want to get away from it all, this is the place to go. Located in the Point Reyes National Seashore, it’s only reachable by boat, and there are several beach campgrounds to choose from. Boats can be rented at Blue Water Kayak in Marshall.

Overlook, Salmon Creek Located on Chanslor Ranch just north of Bodega Bay, this campsite is windy and rugged, and its location, on a small bluff, offers breathtaking ocean views.

Salamander Ravine and Turtle Pond are short walks away.

More options If staycationing the local way is an exciting notion, there are other websites representing homegrown and cozy adventures, often hosted in private residences. Verlocal.com is a relative newcomer that offers workshops and classes from pottery to making ramen in a casual setting.

While a good portion of those take place in San Francisco, North Bay courses include wilderness survival in Marin County and a beekeeping workshop in Napa County.

For food lovers who look beyond the trendy restaurants, there’s EatWith, an Israeli-born initiative that introduces diners to hosts and home cooks interested in hosting a dinner party, a brunch or a tapas affair. Happening mostly in large cities, EatWith nevertheless welcomes new hosts in slightly less central locations, so stay on the lookout, or become a host and contribute to other folks’ staycations.

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Redwood Camp, at Salmon Creek Ranch, ‘offers privacy and serenity’ in and around redwood groves alongside Salmon Creek.

West Wines You’ve seen one lurid, Victorian wallpapered B&B room too many?

Stay in a crib owned and decorated

by Swedes. Katarina Bonde and Bengt Akerlind rent out a tidy, threebedroom cottage they call the “Big Oak House” adjacent to their tasting room, just outside of Healdsburg.

It’s the oak that’s big, not the house, but it can accommodate up to eight people for a big weekend in Dry Creek Valley. Rates from $395 to $650. westwines.com.

Poetry Inn

The Robert Frost room in Napa’s Poetry Inn features high ceilings that frame valley views.

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Staycation in the vineyard

Come for the wine, stay for the scenery … and the wine

By James Knight

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ew are the cynics who, like one prominent English wine critic, look at a verdant vineyard and see nothing more romantic than a potato field. Lots of folks just love the vineyards and long to roam through the vines. In December, we ran a story [‘Marin wine trail’] about Marin’s wine country. Here, we present a vino trail further north, because, after all, Sonoma County and Napa Valley are what some observers have called a remarkably Tuscan-like experience.

Sound like the right kind of getaway? A number of wineries, most of them small, are adding to their bottom line while helping vacationers do just that by renting out their vineyard houses.

Occidental Road Cellars Follow a collection of rusted crawlers past the old metal box that used to be the Monte Rio jail and up the drive to Joelle and Richard Prather’s three-bedroom

rental overlooking their Horseshoe Bend Vineyard. Located just 70 yards from the Sonoma Coast viticultural area, the vineyard is surrounded by second-growth forest and supplies Schramsberg, Radio-Coteau and other wineries, as well as the Prathers’ own efforts—a bottle of which is included with your stay. Rates average $333, Monte Rio jail not included. occidentalroadcellars.com.

Landmark Vineyards It’s no extravagance to travel across the pond for the weekend, if it’s the placid little pond behind the Landmark tasting room. Here’s a little cottage just for two—or more, with the sofa bed employed—within

Jordan Vineyard & Winery Yes, even in rural Alexander Valley there’s at least one way to fulfill your dream of staying in a real, faux-French chateau, complete with private driver: members of Jordan’s Platinum and Gold rewards clubs may purchase winery stays for as little as $50—plus 5,000 points.

That’s a lot of wine, so start stocking up soon. jordanwinery.com.

In Napa Valley, county regulations prohibit wineries from operating a rental for less than 30 days at a pop, so options are limited. But they are luxurious.

Poetry Inn Developer Cliff Lede was careful to build his expansive, five-room bed and breakfast on the same footprint of a previous residence, and it’s located away from his eponymous winery and vineyards, which guests may view from the lobby veranda, from the decks adjoining their rooms—even while naked, from the capacious open-air showers that overlook Napa Valley. Casual luxury is the mode in this joint, where the uniquely furnished rooms are named for beard-scratchers and tortured souls—poets Walt Whitman, e. e. cummings, Robert Frost, Robert Louis Stevenson and Emily Dickinson. The tub in the Whitman is vast, and could very well contain multitudes. Rates start at $650 in winter and top $1,900 in summer—but that does include a three-course breakfast. With kale! poetryinn.com.Y

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walking distance of Kenwood area dining and hiking. It starts at $325 a night, a comparative economy rate for private accommodations in wine country. (Clearly, the owners of Pom Wonderful aren’t counting on the extra dough.) A guest suite is also available from $300, including continental breakfast and a bottle of gently oaked Overlook Chardonnay. landmarkwine.com.

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Saltwater Oyster Depot, located in Inverness, offers oysters from various ports of call, along with ‘an overall vibe of well-appointed casual.’

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Slurp’s up The oyster house as a staycation destination

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e are lingering over oysters and salads at Saltwater Oyster Depot in Inverness and wondering about the limitless what-to-do-next ideas at our disposal: Check out the shipwreck in Tomales Bay? Plunge into deep Inverness, the upper reaches of Point Reyes National Seashore, way out at the Tule Elk Preserve? Grab the dogs and head to remote Kehoe Beach for a romp? Pop in at the Vedanta Retreat for some spiritual soul-scrubbing?

Decisions, decisions. But meanwhile, it’s a sunny, pitchperfect Sunday afternoon in West Marin, spent dancing between the El Niño raindrops—and Saltwater is brimming with full tables of revelers, solo diners and couples at the short bar. It’s a weekend for regrouping after the recent big rains: Clean the deck, sweep the

leaves, get ready for the next barrage of blustery rain and wind: It’s coming.

For now, a cool, clear respite.

And Saltwater presents itself as the perfect complement: Clean, crisp and wholly competent in its execution and flavorful designs, offering exposed white rafters and an overall vibe of well-appointed casual. Today it feels like a meet-andgreet zone for the workers, artisans and imp-souls who call this part of the world home, who work in and around Inverness and who head to Saltwater for a weekend kickback of chit chat over lunch.

It’s practically a given that you’re going to order oysters, and Saltwater offers a $40 “raw deal” that features a dozen of them, from various ports of call: Hog Island Sweetwaters, Chelsea Gems from Washington State and Island Creeks all the way from Duxbury Bay, Massachusetts.

Saltwater also offers a trio of

cooked oyster options on the menu, and Sunday being Sunday, the day of bacon (and rest), we go for the Devils Oyster—barbecue sauce, bacon from Devil’s Gulch Ranch, parsley, butter. The spicy, juicy, cooked bivalves are first to emerge from the kitchen of chef Matthew Elias, with the platter of raw jewels to follow. We’re keeping it light today, with two accompanying salads to cleanse the palate and seal the health-lunch deal: The County Line chicory salad ($16) is dotted with sunflower seeds and feta; while the Coke Farm beet salad ($17) is a frizzy heap of mustard frills, chunks of Rogue River blue cheese and toasted pistachios. Sections of juicy, firm beets lurk below the mustard frills, slathered with a patina of the honey mustard dressing that zings up the salad without being overly cloying about it.

The lunch menu also features a trio of pizzas ($18-$19) and a couple of homey sandwiches ($17)—bacon with green tomato aioli, roasted radicchio, brioche and pickles and a grilled cheese on sustaining slabs of Parkside levain.

It’s immediately clear that Saltwater is as much a part of the community out here as, say, Perry’s Deli. At least for today, we’re not seeing the hordes of cyclists who zip through nearby Pt. Reyes Station

on any given weekend in their ultra-chic get-ups, hogging the line at the Bovine Bakery. Saltwater instead comes off as a total see-beseen neighborhood place, loaded down with locals enjoying a microstaycation over oysters and/or a serving of that Double 8 Dairy Buffalo Gelato.

The pizzas are tempting, but for another day—if only they delivered the smoked cheddar and merguez pie!—and, speaking of community, the restaurant is just now trying to raise funds to replace its 30-year-old pizza oven. Saltwater’s been going strong for almost four years as a neighborhood joint, and owner Luc Chamberland put out a recent call to regulars to help pay for the new oven. He hooked up with the restaurant investment group EquityEats; check out the plan at equityeats.com.

Meanwhile, the servers at Saltwater are a decidedly pleasant and professional lot. A request for iced coffee is granted, and while the raw deal comes with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, they’ll pour you a rosé or two if that’s your scene.

The conversation has run a few avenues this afternoon: The awesomeness of actual, hand-held maps, the mineral content of the various oysters splayed before us and the absence of a righteous hot tub emporium in these parts.

Sorely needed.

The hot tub conundrum notwithstanding, there are a million staycation options to think about. Mount Vision has 1,282 feet of nearby elevation to conquer, a pleasantly mellow adventure.

Heart’s Desire Beach, on Tomales Bay—that’s a little ways up Sir Francis Drake Boulevard from here.

The Bolinas Ridge Trail beckons across Highway One, and back in the Point Reyes National Seashore, the trails are epic, legion, endless and probably kind of muddy right about now: Estero Trail, Meadow Trail, Horse Trail, Bucklin Trail, Fire Lane Trail, Woodward Valley Trail …

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The word is, ‘Demand more of your journalists! Demand more of the coverage you get from your newspapers or the website you get your news from.’

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‘Spotlight,’ Tom McCarthy’s film about the true story of a team of reporters at the ‘Boston Globe,’ raises awareness about the importance of good, investigative journalism.

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appy New Year,” says Daedalus Howell, author and journalist, toasting with a glass of his favorite, delicious red wine. “I’ve really been looking forward to talking about Spotlight, ever since I first saw it in November.” Howell, a Petaluma native, has spent years in Hollywood (his IMDB profile is crammed with short films bearing unusual names), followed by a stint running a marketing media company in Sonoma, before resettling in his home town, where we are meeting now to talk about the acclaimed newspaper-themed movie— nominated for Best Film and a slew of other Oscars. It’s the true story of the Boston Globe’s elite team of investigative reporters, called Spotlight, and how they busted the Catholic Church for covering up hundreds of incidents of child abuse

in Boston and beyond.

“It’s been a couple of months since I first saw Spotlight,” Howell says, “but it really had a huge and immediate impact on me—as a longtime journalist who’s been wondering for a while if the newspaper business is still all that relevant.”

It’s a question shared by the protagonist of Howell’s new novel, Quantum Deadline, which he’ll be reading from at Mill Valley’s Depot Bookstore and Cafe on Thursday, February 25, at 7pm. The hard-to-categorize novel, a kind of nourishing, comedic, satirical sci-fi mystery is about a disgraced newspaper journalist—also named Daedalus Howell—who encounters an adolescent thief from another universe and sets out on a mission to find the truth, save the boy from an evil technology kingpin, dodge the killers sent to stop him and possibly file the story before deadline.

“What appealed to me more than anything about Spotlight,” says Howell, “was the vibe of the movie. The idea that journalism is meaningful and can change lives for the better. That’s an idea I once had, but it’s an idea that’s been lost to me for some time. Spotlight, this movie about journalists doing journalism—making calls, knocking on doors, going through records, talking to people, whatever it takes to get the story—this movie brought that back to me front and center, and made me a believer again in the possibilities of journalism.

“It also highlighted the potential ridiculousness of my own career, which has mostly been arts and entertainment journalism,” he continues. “Yes, there have been some forays into hard news, but those experiences have been few and far between. As a consequence of this movie, it’s really inspired me to want to do something more significant.”

Howell pauses a moment, then laughs.

“But, you know, first I have to finish promoting my science-fiction novel about people from other dimensions,” he says, illustrating the struggle of artistic people who have crazy, creative ideas, and still want to do something that actually matters.

“So, let’s drink to contradictions.”

“To contradictions,” I echo, lifting my glass.

Howell, of course, is not alone.

I too, a lifelong arts and entertainment writer, was forced to analyze the relative importance of covering film festivals, theatrical world premieres, book signings and puppet show adaptations of Shakespeare tragedies, when I might instead be rooting out corruption and forcing tearful confessions from guilty perpetrators.

“I think Spotlight has had that effect on every journalist,” Howell says. “I think it’s reminded us that, even in a world where most people would rather click on lists of which celebrities are using which skin product, there is still meaningful journalism, journalism of consequence, that is out there to do. And perhaps we should try to do better.

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“Not to denigrate anything that any of our colleagues are doing, including you and me,” he goes on, “but there’s been a certain lack of deep diving in most of the journalism I see these days. I think that the powers that be have forgotten that that’s our job, to find those stories, and get those stories into the hands of our readers.”

“But is that what the readers want?” I ask.

Who, beside journalists and film critics, have really felt the inky excitement generated by director Tom McCarthy’s love letter to the hardworking reporters who, against all odds, battled intense opposition to tell the public about an unspeakable injustice? Spotlight, after all, has made just $32 million in 80 days, a mere fraction of what The Revenant—with it’s brutal bear attack and graphic horse disembowelments—has made in a third of that time. How much can people care about the future of good journalism if they didn’t even bother to see the best movie about the subject since All the President’s Men? “It doesn’t matter,” Howell replies. “It’s OK if only journalists went to see Spotlight, because it’s those journalists who can then say something about it in public. They can be inspired to dig a little deeper, to not give into despair and to keep telling the stories that need to be told.

“Even if you and I are the only two people in the North Bay who saw that film,” he adds, “it’s OK, because at least we’re very ‘blabby.’

We talk a lot, and we have our fingers on the keyboards, so even if just a few people read us, the word will still get out there. And that word is not just, ‘Go see Spotlight, people!’

“The word is, ‘Demand more of your journalists! Demand more of the coverage you get from your newspapers or the website you get your news from. Yeah, print may be dead, or dying or in a coma.

“And journalism may be changing,” he says, “but it’s still alive.

And it still matters. And it’s up to all of us to keep it that way.

“So let’s drink to that.”

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When we are not building drones, smart watches, search engines and self-driving cars, we enjoy the amenities, culture and natural beauty of this amazing area. You’ll find the Silicon Valley culture welcoming, surprisingly rich in options and very diverse. Join us for the Big Game and come back to explore some more because there is a lot to sample and experience. This insider’s guide to the San Jose area was prepared by the editors of Silicon Valley’s weekly, Metro, with the support of Team San Jose. If you are already a local and know all this stuff, please give this to the cousin from Nebraska who’s sleeping on your couch, otherwise he’ll never get him out the door and you’ll be vacuuming up nacho crumbs all weekend.

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The city blazed a trail in 1881 with the gigantic, 237-foot tower San José Electric Light Tower at Santa Clara and Market Streets in 1881. It blew down in a 1915 windstorm, but a scale replica of it exists at History Park at 635 Phelan Ave. A series of LED stripes, known as Show Your Stripes, adorns the residential highrise at 88 E. San Fernando St. at Second Street in Downtown San Jose. To change the light pattern, call 408.287.0128 between sunset and 3am. After the tone, enter a 3 number combination (* and # can be used), then press zero, and end the call.

San Carlos Street Lantern Relay: Eight interactive lanterns on lampposts on San Carlos Street from Market through Fourth streets. Buttons allow pedestrians to change the patterns of the lanterns’ LED light displays. Seattle artist Dan Corson’s “Sensing You” installation lights up two underpasses under Highway 87 with LED rings of pulsing color in 35 different variations. Look for what locals affectionately call the “blue doughnuts.” Displayed on Adobe Corp.’s Almaden Avenue Tower, the San José Semaphore displays four wheels at four distinct positions, to display 256 possible combinations. The four wheels turn every 7.2 seconds. Try to crack the code.

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Silicon Valley’s global consciousness is evident in the cornucopia of delicious ethnic cuisines found throughout the area. Zeni at 1320 Saratoga Ave. and Gojo at 1261 W. San Carlos St. are two popular Ethiopian choices. Tayyibaat in Milpitas Center serves grilled kababs, wraps and rotisserie chicken platters, all hormone-free and halal. Established ramen hotspots like Santa Clara’s Orenchi Ramen draw long lines; newer places like Noodle Dude on Santa Clara Street and Konjoe Tei in the SoFA Market are a good bet. Vietnamese pho soup, a local staple, can be found near downtown hotels and museums at Pho 69 on South First Street (try the filet mignon).

For a more formal dining experience, try Vung Tau at 535 E. Santa Clara St or Tamarine at 546 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Other Southeast Asian cuisines include Chez Sovan (Cambodian) at 923 Oakland Rd., Layang Layang (Malaysian) at 1480 S. De Anza Blvd., and Krungthai (Thai) at 642 S. Winchester Blvd. Downtown hole-in-the-wall SA-By Thai Cuisine at 346 E. William St. is popular with locals. Experience two countries for the price of one at Thaibodia, located at 910 Meridian Ave. Campbell’s Naschmarkt is a modern European fine dining experience serving Viennese cuisine. Greek cuisine can be enjoyed at top-tier restaurants like Evvia in Palo Alto, Dio Deka in Los Gatos and Nemea in Downtown San Jose, as well as budget-friendly places like Opa! at 1100 Lincoln Ave, Nick The Greek at 143 W. Santa Clara St., and Souvlaki Skewers on 577 W. Alma Ave. Culinary dining trends like shared tables and comfort food are a good way to get to enjoy local culture. A totally off-the-radar option for most visitors is the Naglee Park Garage at the corner of 11th and San Carlos, a neighborhood casual dining destination. Jeffrey Stout’s new Orchard City Kitchen (OCK) in Campbell is a local hot spot and Bib Gourmand selection. Henry’s World Famous Hi-Life at 301 W. St John St. is a local institution that has been serving barbecued meats for more than half a century. Original Joe’s at San Carlos and First Street also belongs on any shortlist.

The San Jose area boasts a wealth of options for healthy and delicious casual dining that reflects its amazingly diverse population and various fusions thereof. Falafel Drive In at 2301 Stevens Creek Blvd. has been serving up Middle Eastern fare since 1966 and it’s legendary for falafels, foul and banana shakes. La Victoria Taqueria, home of the world famous Orange Sauce, has five San Jose locations and one in Hayward. Iguana’s in Downtown San Jose and Santa Clara is known as the “Home of the Burritozilla,” a 5-pound, 18-inch Super Burrito that’s caught the fancy of competitive eaters, but they have plenty for regular folks with a good appetite. Pizza Bocca Lupo at San Pedro Market is known for its thin-crust, individual-sized pizzas. The Hawaiian poke bowl craze is in full swing here, with Hawaiian Poke Bowl in the SoFA Market, Japantown’s Santo Market and Poki Bowl on the Almaden Expressway.

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The area that produced such legendary skateboarders as Steve Caballero and the late Tim Brauch keeps rolling. Circle-A Skateboards at 108 Paseo de San Antonio is a good place to pick up a deck. And even with the region’s gloriously warm weather, ice skating is also deeply embedded in our culture. The San Jose Sharks play at San Jose’s SAP Center, while Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi grew up in Fremont and Rudy Galindo trains and coaches at Sharks Ice San Jose. Olympic medalist Debi Thomas—the first African American to win a national championship in figure skating—grew up in San Jose, and the Five Skaters Art Piece in Guadalupe Park commemorates Peggy Fleming, Brian Boitano, Galindo, Thomas and Yamaguchi.

ASIAN TEAS & SWEETS Big straws, melon flavors and chewy tapioca pearls made from cassava root have become part of Silicon Valley’s culture and character. Boba Bar is right in the thick of things at 310 S. Third St. Tucked way inside Grand Century’s East San Jose shopping plaza is the forest-themed Tea Lyfe, 989 Story Rd. in Suite 818. Meow Tea, located by the San Jose fairgrounds at 2857 Senter Rd., is for cat lovers and prominently features portraits of the owner’s marmalade tabby, Uni. For amazing milk tea head over to nearby Soyful Desserts, 999 Story Rd. in Suite 9048-B. Brace yourself for purple everything— walls, lights, straws and fuzzy seats—at ChaTime, 311 N. Capitol Ave., which also serves a variety of fried foods. Newly opened last year, Vanitea Snow Lounge at 1195 Branhan Ln. boasts an in-house art gallery, and the jasmine milk and panda boba teas at Palo Alto’s Gong Cha, 439 Waverly St., draw loyal patrons to all of its locations, including San Jose spots 1701 Lundy Ave. and 1600 Saratoga Ave.

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bartenders to walk patrons through their preferences to identify the perfect drink.

A short drive—at this point a cab, Lyft or Uber would be smart—to Los Gatos offers two more destination lounges in Lexington House, located at 40 N. Santa Cruz Ave., and Jack Rose Libation House at 18840 Saratoga Los Gatos Rd.

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Downtown San Jose has the craft cocktail scene on lock, and the indie appreciation for spirits all began at the speakeasy-style saloon Haberdasher (originally known as Single Barrel) at 43 W. San Salvador St. in the SoFA District. The basement bar pours smoky and sweet, and it's a perfect place to start a cocktail crawl before stopping off at The Continental at 349 S. First St. Then head north to South First Street neighbors 55 South and Paper Plane, located by Post Street. Both have an extensive selection of spirits and experienced

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The Chromatic small batch roaster is located in downtown San Jose, with a flagship coffee shop at 5237 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara.

Another boutique roaster founded in San Jose and now based in Santa Clara is the award winning Barefoot Roasters. Rollup/Training Lab is at 408 Martin Ave. in Santa Clara, and its baristas also practice latte art at 1819 S. Bascom Ave., in Campbell. Bellano Coffee slow pours and espressos a selection of regional brand at 3985 Stevens Creek Blvd. in Santa Clara and in downtown’s San Pedro Square Market.

Roy's Station in Japantown has made good use of a converted gas station. In the SoFA District, options include the Italian-themed Cafe Frascati and the highly regarded Vero's Coffee Bar in the SoFA Market. Cupertino’s Bitter + Sweet is known for pouring Sightglass Coffee and serving specialty desserts. Bay Area favorite Blue Bottle is now at SAP’s HanaHaus at 456 University Ave., in Palo Alto. And Red Rock Coffee Co. on Mountain View’s Castro Avenue is known for specialties such as salted caramel espresso along with its community-building programming.

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Gatos just this month. Celebrities and presidents dine at The Grill on the Alley at the Fairmont Hotel, and next door, on the 17th Floor, the exclusive Silicon Valley Capital Club allows David Kinch private club members and their guests to enjoy a commanding view of Silicon Valley.

Of course if you want to drink the same coffee as they drink on the Facebook and Google campuses, there are Philz Coffee locations in San Jose, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale.

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Google’s original chef, Charlie Ayers. Jobs was also known to scarf sushi at Jin Sho at 454 S. California Ave. in Palo Alto and was fond of frozen yogurt at Fraiche Yogurt at 644 Emerson St., since relocated to 200 Hamilton Ave. Jobs recruited execs and dined with billionaire VC John Doerr at Il Fornaio in Palo Alto. Elon Musk dined with Ashlee Vance at Alexander’s The Sea. The family friendly farm-tofork restaurant in Los Altos, Bumble, is owned by the billionaire Anne Wojcicki. David Kinch’s legendary Manresa restaurant just won its third Michelin star and he opened the New Orleans cafe Bywater in Los

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Deals are cut over breakfast at Buck’s in Woodside. The Rosewood Hotel’s Michelin-starred Madera restaurant and the Village Pub in Woodside are two other favorite VC haunts. Palo Alto’s Fuki Sushi and Palo Alto Sol, a burrito and margarita cantina, catered Mark Zuckerberg's wedding, and the Facebook founder has been photographed at Walia Ethiopian restaurant in San Jose. Steve Jobs was fond of Calafia in Palo Alto, where a photo of him hangs over his table and where he was once paparazzied having coffee with billionaire Eric Schmidt. The restaurant is owned by

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Could football, as we know it, even exist without beer? Interesting question, though there’s no need to entertain the thought, as the South Bay and Peninsula are home to plenty of great microbreweries and craft beer pubs. Gordon Biersch, a pioneer in the microbrew movement, was founded in Palo Alto and is now headquartered in San Jose. Around the corner from GB’s downtown restaurant is Good Karma—home to vegan comfort food and a large (and hoppy) beer selection—and Original Gravity, where gourmandizers can order duck dogs and all kinds of great brew. San Jose is also home to some up-andcoming breweries, including Santa Clara Valley Brewing and Hermitage. On the edge of the city’s historic Japantown, you won’t find anyone calling themselves a “gastronomist” at the neighboring pubs of Teske’s Germania and Trials—just great beer and hearty food. Head south to Campbell, recently named one of the West Coast’s coolest suburbs by Sunset Magazine, to find the upscale pub Liquid Bread. And trek north to Mountain View, home to Google and Castro Street, a gourmet ghetto where the tech elite dine and sip on suds at the likes of Steins, Beirhaus and Tied House.

Wine Trails, SPEED CITY’S Tasting Rooms SPORTS & Wine Bars STARS San Jose earned the nickname “Speed City” thanks to Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who blazed their way to historyat the 1968 Summer Olympics. The San Jose State track stars and their raised fists are commemorated in a massive statue on the school’s campus. Before her transformation, gold-medal winner Caitlyn Jenner chased Olympic dreams training at San Jose City College. Others greats to come out of San Jose include former MLB pitcher Dave Righetti, iconic women’s World Cup shootout winner Brandi Chastain, pro skateboarder Steve Caballero and the late Pat Tillman (pictured), who put country before multi-millions.

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Alum Rock Park and Almaden Quicksilver County Park are two destinations for nature lovers within the city limits of San Jose. The 3,988-acre Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve and the Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve offer high level views of the valley floor. The Ed R. Levin County Park has 19 miles of trails and the 3,600-acre Castle Rock State Park is a great way to immerse one’s self in forests of coastal redwoods, Douglas-fir and madrone.

Three distinct wine countries, each with their own appellation, surround Silicon Valley. They are easy to get to, generally less crowded and offer better values than regions to the north. The 28-mile Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail loop has revived America’s original premium wine region. The Santa Cruz Mountains viticultural area encompasses 850 square miles and is highly regarded for premium pinots, syrahs and small production chardonnays. The Livermore Valley has more than 30 easily accessible wineries.

Tasting rooms in the central part of the valley include Travieso in Campbell, Testarossa in Los Gatos, J. Lohr at 1000 Lenzen Ave. and Big Dog Vineyards in Milpitas. Paul Draper’s Ridge Vineyards in Cupertino produces some of the best wine in the world, and many wine bars offer local wines as well, among them the Vintage Wine Bar at Santana Row, Vino Vino at the San Pedro Square Market, Vyne Bistro on Paseo De San Antonio, Wine Affairs on the Alameda, Rootstock in Los Gatos and CooperVino in, where else, Cupertino.

COUNTERCULTURE HISTORY

The Grateful Dead hail from Palo Alto, and last summer they celebrated their 50th year with two concerts at Levi’s Stadium. They first played a concert at a party thrown by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters at Fifth and Santa Clara streets in San Jose, where the City Hall dome now sits. Just up the street, Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg made literary history. Those are just two footnotes in the rich history of an area that was central to the cultural and technological transformation of popular culture in the last third of the 20th Century. Bands like Moby Grape and Journey have their roots in the South Bay and on the Peninsula. The Doobie Brothers lived in a house on 12th Street in Naglee Park, next to Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.

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that have repercussions for everyone.

But the real beauty of Wilson’s script is his ability to use those two questions as starting points for examining a whole host of issues that continue to affect race relations in today’s America.

Obviously, this structure demands actors of the highest quality, and MTC has them. In particular, Hall’s portrayal of Aunt Ester is a triumph of epic proportions, but they’re all superb. Director Daniel Alexander Jones’ staging is effective—especially in the pivotal visit to the “City of Bones” segment—but his attempt to impose a fusion of speech, dance gesture and jazz background (a style he calls “theatrical jazz”) comes across as needing more consideration of its benefits and, if still desired, several more months of exploration and rehearsal. Luckily, though, its work-in-progress feel shouldn’t interfere with your appreciation of what is indisputably an outstanding company achievement.Y

NOW PLAYING: Gem of the Ocean runs through February 14 at the Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley; 415/388-5208; boxoffice@ marintheatre.org.

‘Gem of the Ocean’ dramatizes 20th century African-American experience

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American community’s difficult journey through the 20th century.

True, the entry price at MTC is a bit higher, but if you go you will be rewarded with a production of such quality, freshness and professionalism that its impact will probably remain with you for months to come.

Set in 1904, Gem is predominantly a play of ideas and atmosphere, rather than plot. What exists of the latter revolves around a large old house in Pittsburgh’s Hill District that local authorities have allowed to become a no-questions-asked “sanctuary home” for former slaves arriving from the South.

In the opening scene we meet the residents. There’s Black Mary (Omoze Idehenre), the formidable cook/housekeeper, who keeps the place in some semblance of order; Eli (David Everett Moore), a kind of household assistant; Solly Two Kings ( Juney Smith), an imposing escaped

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ere in the North Bay, there’s more good news than the recent rains.

The opening weeks of 2016 have also been exceptional ones for local theatergoers. First came Ross Valley Players’ moving Holocaust classic, The Diary of Anne Frank, whose run at the Marin Art & Garden Center’s Barn ends on February 7. Simply staged with a strong non-union cast, the production’s emotional honesty never wavers and (as an added bonus) ticket buyers will find it relatively easy on the wallet or purse. Community theater at its best.

On the other hand, if you want to move up a notch, Mill Valley’s Marin Theatre Company (MTC) has just opened August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean, the first (in historical setting, but not date of authorship) of the late double Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist’s series of 10 plays that trace, decade by decade, the African-

Margo Hall plays Aunt Ester in MTC’s ‘Gem of the Ocean.’

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Citizen Barlow (Namir Smallwood) is comforted by Black Mary (Ozmoze Idehenre) and Eli (David Everett Moore) in MTC’s ‘Gem of the Ocean.’

slave from Georgia who hates white Americans because they don’t accord him the respect he enjoyed during a prior stay in Canada; and a new arrival from Alabama, Citizen Barlow (Namir Smallwood).

Visiting from outside are Caesar Wilks (Tyee J.Tilghman), Black Mary’s brother, who has gained respectability as a Pittsburgh law enforcement officer, and Rutherford Selig (Patrick Kelly Jones), a white travelling salesman whose easygoing demeanor has earned him a ready welcome.

Presiding over this motley assemblage is a small woman with a huge reputation—Aunt Ester (Margo Hall)—who not only is renowned for her ability to “cleanse people’s souls” if they are troubled by past misdeeds, but also lays claim to being 285 years old!

The immediate issue that concerns the group is a report that a black brother has leapt to his death from a bridge over one of the rivers that divides the city after he was charged with stealing a bucket of nails on a construction job. Two questions buzz like bees. Did he really steal the nails? Even if guilty (which is uncertain), why was it necessary for him to kill himself ?

Eventually, answers are provided

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Magic man Discovering Fionn O Lochlainn

By Charlie Swanson

The film ‘Son of Saul,’ which reflects the calamity of 20th century history, was the 2015 Grand Prize winner at Cannes.

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Close focus ‘Son of Saul’ a startling view of 1944 Auschwitz

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hopes of burying it with the traditional Jewish prayer, the Kaddish, to be performed by a rabbi.

“Apparently” is the right word to describe the kinship, since there’s some doubt among Saul’s fellow inmates about the identity of the boy. And there’s a counterpoint. The war is already lost, and the Nazis are accelerating the process of killing, intensifying the violence and fury of the camp.

Son of Saul’s model might be the Dardennes Brothers’ film The Son, which follows a subject from a distance of about three feet, as he carries out a mysterious, perhaps lethal errand. The superb Röehrig may have the thousand-yard stare of a traumatized man, but what he sees is in very close focus—we’re in his own personal bubble, and the carnage around him is all out of focus. He’s beyond shock. He’s slumped, trying not to be a looker or a listener (people not minding their own business get shot faster). Seeing the Shoah through his experience makes you feel that you’ve seen more of the camp than you’d imagined possible. Saul’s seizure of his own humanity through this insistence of a proper burial is a grand act of defiance.Y

“I’ve always been inspired by American music,” O Lochlainn continues. Growing up on a steady diet of jazz, rock and soul courtesy of his father’s record collection, O Lochlainn has long held a special place in his heart for both the large and loud music of classic British rock bands like Led Zeppelin and the blues-inspired rock of American masters like B.B. King.

O Lochlainn also highlights the integral value of America’s First Amendment in allowing artists to say what they want. “It’s an amazing thing; any time freedom of speech is threatened we are vulnerable to totalitarianism, which is a diabolical concept.”

After living in New York for a few years and releasing his debut album, Spawn of the Beast, in 2007, O Lochlainn developed the traveling bug and has spent the last decade traversing the highways of America, performing recently in Nevada and on the West Coast, where he hopes to relocate permanently in the coming year. Also on the horizon is a new album, in the finishing stages right now.

“It’s very different sounding from my first album,” hints O Lochlainn, who is working with string and orchestral arrangements for a rock and soul sound that’s more akin to a religious experience. “It’s all about humanity, it’s all about the truth and it’s all a message.”Y Fionn O Lochlainn performs on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley; 8pm; $20-$35; 415/383-9600.

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ne of the top 10 films of last year, and one of the finest ever made about the Holocaust, is Son of Saul, the 2015 Grand Prize winner at Cannes by the debuting László Nemes.

It’s impressive in many ways, but the film’s successful blend of the closely focused with a leafy, transcendental finish is maybe the most startling.

Shooting in 35mm film, Nemes takes a monochrome subject and gives it vivid, lurid color—the expressionist green of stricken faces are sometimes encrimsoned by the constant fires.

“Béla Tarr was my school,” Nemes has said. The great Tarr’s seriousness, spaciousness and focus on the calamity of 20th century history are reflected in this distillation of 36 hours at Auschwitz.

Géza Röehrig is a “sonderkommando”—a trustee in the death camp, on hand to grease the wheels of the death machinery. During the routine of scrubbing bodily fluids off the floor of the gas chamber, Saul discovers something doubly remarkable: A boy who is still alive despite the Zyklon-B … a boy who is apparently his own son. While the boy dies, something in this shutdown man comes alive. Using favors and pleading, he claims the body in

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ow musician and songwriter Fionn O Lochlainn has remained undiscovered after two decades of masterful performances and acclaimed music is a mystery. Born and raised in London and taught by musician father Ruan to play guitars, drums, keys and more at a young age, O Lochlainn has spent most of his life in a recording studio or on the road as a touring musician.

He’s been living in America since 2000, and later this year plans to release his second album of original music, though music fans in Marin have the chance to discover O Lochlainn for themselves this week as he performs solo at Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley on Friday, January 29.

“Playing music and touring let me travel to many parts of the world,” says O Lochlainn by phone. “But America was my destination.”

After signing a major deal with Universal Records at the turn of the century, O Lochlainn moved all of his worldly possessions to New York City and began working there with producer Andy Wallace (Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters).

“I thought I was going to stay for a few months, then arriving here I developed an amazing resonance with, and still have a resonance with America,” he says.

“Growing up in England with my name was a challenging experience,” remembers O Lochlainn. “When I got to America, I immediately resonated with the social atmosphere and sense of culture.”

Musician and songwriter Fionn O Lochlainn, born and raised in London, says that he’s always been inspired by American music.

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Friday January 29 - Thursday February 4 Anomalisa (1:30) Charlie Kaufman animated dramedy about a chance encounter that upends an embittered writer’s mundane life; David Thewlis and Jennifer Jason Leigh vocalize.

The Big Short (2:10) Envelope-pushing comedy about the 2007 recession stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt as rogue financiers who take on Wall Street.

Blazing Saddles (1:33) Mel Brooks’ zany Western stars Cleavon Little as an AfricanAmerican sheriff out to clean up a corrupt frontier town; Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn and Count Basie co-star.

The Boy (1:38) Horror flick about a nanny forced to tend to a creepy life-sized doll.

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

British Arrows Awards (1:13) Eclectic and compelling cornucopia of the UK’s top TV commercials from the past year.

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

Carol (1:58) Acclaimed Todd Haynes drama about the love affair between an elegant housewife (Cate Blanchett) and a humble shopgirl (Rooney Mara) in 1950s New York.

Daddy’s Home (1:30) Doofus comedy about the battle of wills between affable Will Ferrell and his wife’s hipster ex (Mark Wahlberg).

The Danish Girl (2:00) Fictionalized account of the complicated relationship between 1920s artist Gerda Wegener and her husband Einar, aka Lili Elbe, a transgender pioneer.

Dirty Grandpa (1:42) Robert De Niro tries to teach uptight millennial Zac Efron the finer points of boozing and getting laid on a road trip to Daytona.

An Evening with Illeana Douglas (2:00) The acclaimed writer-director-actress shows film clips and shares stories from her new memoir, I Blame Dennis Hopper.

The 5th Wave (1:52) As aliens carpet-bomb planet Earth, a plucky teenager and her little bro seek a safe haven.

Fifty Shades of Black (1:32) Wayan Brothers spoof of you-know-what stars Marlon as an S&M-loving entrepreneur in search of that special someone.

The Finest Hours (1:58) True tale of a desperate mission to save 30 sailors trapped in a sinking storm-tossed tanker.

45 Years (1:35) Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling star in a powerful examination of a 45-year marriage on the edge of dissolution.

Jane Got a Gun (1:38) Pioneer-turnedgunslinger Natalie Portman takes on a nasty band of varmints in the Wild West.

Josh Groban: Stages (2:00) Catch the soulful singer-songwriter in concert and in interactive chitchat about his life and career.

Joy (2:03) Sweeping family saga stars Jennifer Lawrence as the matriarch of a treacherous business dynasty; David O. Russell directs.

Kung Fu Panda 3 (1:35) Po the panda meets his long-lost father and takes on an evil villain to boot; Jack Black, Jackie Chan and Dustin Hoffman vocalize.

Labyrinth (1:41) David Bowie stars in Jim Henson’s fantastical tale of a teenage girl’s quest to rescue her brother from a Muppetfilled castle.

The Lady in the Van (1:44) True tale of the quirky relationship between playwright Alan Bennett and an eccentric who lived in his driveway for 15 years; Maggie Smith stars.

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

The Messenger (1:29) Eye-opening documentary looks at the role songbirds play in the global ecosystem and how their drastically diminishing numbers affect us all.

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (2:20) Catch Franco Zeffirelli’s dazzling production of the Puccini opera in big-screen high definition.

National Theatre London: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (3:30) Direct from South Bank it’s Christopher Hampton’s torrid tale of lust and vengeance in pre-revolutionary France.

Norm of the North (1:30) Cartoon about a grumpy polar bear who heads to New York to take on the developers who want to build condos in the Arctic.

Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts (1:31) Catch five cartoons from around the world up for this year’s Academy Awards.

Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts (2:43) Program of five minimalist documentaries on a wide range of subjects with one thing in common—a shot at Academy bling.

Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts (1:47) The Academy’s picks for the year’s top five live-action short subjects screen at the Rafael this week.

The Revenant (2:36) Epic biopic stars Leo DiCaprio as 19th century explorer Hugh Glass, who survived a bear attack and a brutal winter to track down a friend-turned-foe (Tom Hardy); Alejandro González Iñárritu directs.

Ride Along 2 (1:42) Tough Atlanta cop Ice Cube and his doofus brother-in-law Kevin Hart head to Miami to take down an evil drug kingpin.

Room (1:58) A 5-year-old boy who’s spent his life trapped in a tiny room with his loving mother gets to savor the outside world for the first time.

Son of Saul (1:47) Powerful Cannes Grand Prix winner about an Auschwitz inmate’s desperate search for a rabbi to recite Kaddish before he buries his son.

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

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2:20) Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford are back in a post-Return of the Jedi reboot from J.J. Abrams and The Walt Disney Corporation.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2:24) Michael Bay’s bright and noisy account of what happened when three special forces ops headed to Libya to protect the U.S. embassy from an enemy attack.

Youth (1:58) Old cronies Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel grapple with art, music, love and showbiz at an elegant Swiss spa; Jane Fonda and Paloma Faith co-star.

Anomalisa (R) The Big Short (R)

Blazing Saddles (R) The Boy (PG-13) Bridge of Spies (PG-13) British Arrows Awards (NR) Brooklyn (PG-13) Carol (R) Daddy’s Home (PG-13) The Danish Girl (R) Dirty Grandpa (R) An Evening with Illeana Douglas (Not Rated) The 5th Wave (PG-13) Fifty Shades of Black (R) The Finest Hours (PG-13) 45 Years (R) Jane Got a Gun (R) Josh Groban: Stages (PG) Joy (PG-13) Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

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

Labyrinth (PG) The Lady in the Van (PG-13) The Martian (PG-13) The Messenger (Not Rated) The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (Not Rated) National Theatre London: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (NR) Lark: Thu 7:30 Norm of the North (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:35, 1:55, 4:20 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon-Thu 8:45; Sun 8:30 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael: Sat-Sun noon Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 6:30; Sun 8 The Revenant (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:40, 7, 9:40; Sun-Wed 12:20, 3:40, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 10; Sat-Sun 11:30, 3, 6:30, 10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:55, 3:25, 6:55, 10:20 Playhouse: Fri, Mon-Wed 3:50, 7:10; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:50, 7:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:50, 3:30, 7, 10:25 Sequoia: Fri 3:30, 7, 10:25 Ride Along 2 (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:50 Room (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 4, 9:40; Sun-Wed 4 Lark: Sat 2; Mon 12:15; Thu 2:15 Regency: Fri 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; Sat 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; Sun-Tue, Thu 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30; Wed 11, 1:50 Sequoia: Fri 4:50, 7:35, 10:30 Son of Saul (R) Rafael: Fri 3:45, 6:15, 8:30; Sat 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:30; Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:15; MonWed 6:15, 8:30; Thu 6:15 Spotlight (R) Lark: Sat 4:30; Mon 2:50; Tue 12:15; Wed 12:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:55, 7:10, 10:15; Sun-Thu 12:30, 3:55, 7:10 Star Wars: Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50; Sun-Wed 12:10, 3:30, The Force Awakens (PG-13) 6:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:05, 10:15 13 Hours: The Secret Northgate: Fri-Wed 1, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 Soldiers of Benghazi (R) Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:30, 4, 7:10, 10:25 Youth (R) Rafael: Fri-Sat 4 Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm.

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

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Sundial Concerts MARIN ECHO Chamber Orchestra Enjoy an evening of Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and more performed by the ECHO Chamber Orchestra, led by Daniel Canosa.

Jan. 31, 7pm. $15-$30. First Presbyterian Church, 72 Kensington Road, San Anselmo.

Fionn O Lochlainn British-born songwriter now travels America’s highways and plays big, bold rock and roll with masterful skill and songwriting. Jan 29, 8pm. $20-$35.

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

The New Orleans Suspects Ensemble features drummer “Mean” Willie Green (Neville Brothers), bassist Reggie Scanlan (The Radiators) and others bringing an authentic New Orleans sound to the North Bay. Jan 29, 9pm. $22-$27.

Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

SONOMA Oden Sun Santa Rosa metal band celebrates the release of their new album, “Impending Doom,” with a hardcore party that also features local thrashers Thought Vomit, Hellbender and others. Jan 29, 8pm. $12.

Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.528.3009.

Belrose Theater Thurs, open mic night. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, 415.454.6422.

Robert Huw Morgan Longtime organist at Stanford University plays on Schroeder Hall’s immaculate organ in a program that includes selections from Bach and many others. Jan 31, 3pm. $30. Green Music Center Schroeder Hall, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

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

Corte Madera Community Center Jan 29, “Joy in Our Hearts” with Karen Drucker. 498 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera, 415.721.2492.

Sebastopol Guitar Festival Fourth annual fest is a full day of performances and classes with headlining sets from Jim Hurst, Jim & Morning Nichols and Stevie Coyle. Jan 30, 12pm. $28$45. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, 707.874.3176.

Fenix Wed, Pro blues jam. Jan 28, the Van Burdon Project. Jan 29, Danny Click acoustic. Jan 30, Silver Moon Band. Jan 31, 6:30pm, Lis Addison. Feb 2, West Coast Songwriters Competition. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

NAPA The Beach Boys Led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, the iconic pop band are still surfing with classic hits and good times. Jan 27, 7:30pm. Soldout. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123.

George’s Nightclub Thurs, California Flight Project. Sun, Mexican Banda. Wed, George’s Jazz Time jam. Jan 30, DJ Marlo. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.226.0262.

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HopMonk Novato Jan 27, ope mic night with Angel & the Little Devils. Jan 29, the Cheeseballs. Jan 30, Kingsborough and Three Star General.

Feb 3, open mic night with Revenent. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Angelico Hall Jan 31, 3pm, Enso String Quartet.

Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, 415.457.4440.

Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts Jan 30, Latin dance party with Los Pinguos.

Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

Clubs&Venues

Mill Valley Community Church Jan 31, 4pm, Bay Area Rainbow Symphony chamber concert. 8 Olive St, Mill Valley.

19 Broadway Club Mon, open mic. Jan 27, Sanford Barnett Trio. Jan 28, 12pm, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs. Jan 28, 8:30pm, the Incubators. Jan 29, Honeydust. Jan 30, Soul Section. Jan 31, Scotty & Jake. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar Tues, open mic. Jan 27, Billy Dee & Fiddling Cal. Jan 28, Snake Plissken Band. Jan 29, Michael Aragon Quartet. Jan 30, Ken Cook Band. Jan 31, Barnyard Hammer and friends. Feb 1, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392.

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Get a taste of the signature 'Big Easy' sound on January 29 when The New Orleans Suspects take the stage at Sweetwater and play originals mixed with popular covers.

Osteria Divino Jan 27, Deborah Winters with Ken Cook.

Jan 28, Passion Habanera. Jan 29, Eric Markowitz Trio. Jan 30, David Jeffrey’s Jazz Fourtet. Jan 31, Jane Lenoir Duo. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito, 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Jan 27, Bob Gordon & the UFOs. Jan 28, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. Feb 2, Swing Fever. Feb 3, Ricki Rush. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael, 415.457.3993.

CALENDAR Peri’s Silver Dollar Mon, Billy D’s open mic. Jan 27, the New Sneakers. Jan 28, Mark’s Jam Sammich.

Jan 29, Physical Suicide Deterrent System Project. Jan 30, Tommy Odetto Group. Jan 31, Jitterbug Riot. Feb 2, Fresh Baked Blues & Waldo’s Special. Feb 3, the Weissmen. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Jan 29, the String Rays. Jan 30, Shana Morrison. Jan 31, 4pm, Emily Bonn & the Vivants. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219.

Rickey’s Jan 29, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Jan 30, Andoni. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato, 415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse Mon, Marco Sainz Trio. Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Tango with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Jan 28, Marlina Teich Trio. Jan 29, Stax City. Jan 30, Wobbly World with Freddy Clarke. Jan 31, 5pm, Orquesta Somos el Son with Braulio Barrera. Feb 1, Judy Hall Band open mic and jam. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Sun, open mic. Mon, Epicenter Soundsystem reggaae. Jan 27, Midnight North. Jan 29, Go by Ocean. Jan 30, Archer Monk. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

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

Studio 55 Marin Jan 30, Daniel Champagne. 1455 E Francisco Blvd, San Rafael, 415.453.3161.

Sweetwater Music Hall Mon, Open Mic. Jan 27, Scary Little Friends.

Jan 28, House of Floyd. Jan 30, Jessica Lynn with TV Mike & the Scarecrows. Jan 31, Caravan of Thieves. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

Terrapin Crossroads Jan 27, “New Nashville Night” with the Terrapin All-Stars. Jan 28, Colonel & the Mermaids with Scott Law. Jan 29, Alex Nelson & the Terrapin All-Stars. Jan 29, T Sisters and Midnight North in the Grate Room. Jan 30, Free Peoples. Jan 31, Midnight North. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Throckmorton Theatre Wed, 12pm, Noon concert series. Jan 31, 7pm, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble presents Oboe Bliss. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

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SONOMA Annie O’s Music Hall Sun, 5pm, Sunday Dance Party with the Blues Defenders. Jan 30, Rudy Columbini & the Unauthorized Rolling Stones. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.542.1455.

Aqus Cafe Jan 27, bluegrass and old time music jam.

Jan 28, Jammin in the Parlor. Jan 29, Robbie Elfman. Jan 30, Saffell. Jan 31, 2pm, Blue Seven. 189 H St, Petaluma, 707.778.6060.

Barley & Hops Tavern Jan 28, Kyle Martin. Jan 29, Clark Williams.

Jan 30, Now & Zen. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, 707.874.9037.

The Big Easy Jan 27, Certified Organic. Jan 28, Choppin Broccoli. Jan 29, Archer Monk. Jan 30, the Zins. 128 American Alley, Petaluma, 707.776.4631.

Flamingo Lounge Jan 29, Groove Foundation. Jan 30, Touch of Class Band. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8530.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall Jan 30, 3pm, Musicians from the Valley of the Moon Music Festival. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol Tues, open mic night. Jan 27, Ini and Dr Dylan. Jan 29, Parcivillian and the Honey Toads. Jan 30, Beso Negro and Junk Parlor.

Feb 2, Jessica Lea Mayfield. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma Jan 29, Chris Hanlin. Jan 30, Roem Baur.

Jan 31, Matt the Electrician with Dawn & Hawkes. 691 Broadway, Sonoma, 707.935.9100.

Lagunitas Tap Room Jan 27, Jason Bodlovich. Jan 28, the Grateful Bluegrass Boys. Jan 29, Derek Irving & His Combo. Jan 30, Parlor Tricks. Jan 31, the Incubators. Feb 3, JimBo Trout. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

Mc T’s Bullpen Mon, Wed, Fri, DJ Miguel. Jan 30, George Heagerty & Never the Same. Jan 31, 4pm, Jhonny Be Good. Jan 31, 9pm, DJ Miguel.

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Murphy’s Irish Pub Jan 29, Full Circle. Jan 30, Misner & Smith.

464 First St E, Sonoma, 707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre Jan 30, Steel Pulse. Feb 3, Snoop Dogg.

Sold-out. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121.

Redwood Cafe Thurs, Open Mic. Jan 27, Irish set dancing.

Jan 29, Tito & the Harmonic Three. Jan 30, 3pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band. Jan 30, 8:30pm, Maldito Tango Duo. Feb 2, Rock Overtime student performance. Feb 3, Irish set dancing. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Rossi’s 1906 Jan 29, Tommy Thomsen birthday party.

Jan 30, Funktopus with the Stone Cold Mollies. Jan 31, 5pm, Sweet Potato 5. Jan 28, 6:30pm, Paint Night at Rossi’s. 401 Grove St, Sonoma, 707.343.0044.

Sonoma Speakeasy Thurs, R&B classics. Fri, Sat, R&B party.

Sun, R&B diva night. Tues, New Orleans R&B night. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma, 707.996.1364.

Spancky’s Bar Thurs, 7pm, Thursday Night Blues Jam. Thurs, 11pm, DJ Selecta Konnex. Jan 29, Triple Threat. Jan 30, Twisted Psychology with Six Sixty Six and Hellbende. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.664.0169.

Twin Oaks Tavern Mon, Blues Defenders Pro Jam. Jan 27, the Bootleg Honeys. Jan 28, Back in Black open mic night. Jan 29, SugarFoot. Jan 30, Stax City. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, 707.795.5118.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Jan 27, the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Art OPENING MARIN Community Media Center of Marin Feb 1-Mar 31, “Wear & Tear: Living Woman,” artist Sheri Park’s exhibit features poetry, biology, fact, fantasy, dance and drama.

Reception, Feb 19 at 6:30pm. 819 A St, San Rafael. 415.721.0636.

Fairfax Library Feb 2-28, “For the Love of Art,” group show of oil and acrylic paintings by local artists.

Reception, Feb 4 at 7pm. 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax. 415.453.8092.

Marin Community Foundation Jan 27-May 20, “Tony King: 50 Years of Paintings,” retrospective exhibit includes paintings, drawings, watercolors and prints King made in New York City and following his move to Sonoma County in 1992.

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O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Jan 28-Feb 18, “Art of Love,” romance is in the air with a group showing of Valentine’sinspired work. Reception, Feb 2 at 6pm. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

Bay Model Visitor Center Through Mar 5, “Traces,” San Francisco photographer Elena Sheehan shows her abstract images of rocks and water, shot in Greece and in the San Francisco Bay Area.

2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Seager Gray Gallery Jan 30-Feb 28, “Material Matters,” third annual exploration of the interactions of artists with their materials features several local artists in various media. Reception, Feb 6 at 5:30pm. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Desta Art & Tea Gallery Through Jan 30, “The Way of Art,” featuring paintings, bronze sculptures and jewelries from local Bay Area artists. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. Mon-Sat, 10 to 6 415.524.8932.

Throckmorton Theatre Feb 2-28, “Ellen Litwiller Solo Show,” the artists’ paintings of moons of our Solar System are on display through the month.

Reception, Feb 2 at 5pm. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Zener Schon Contemporary Art Feb 2-Mar 19, “Reconstructed Abstractions of the Urban Experience,” charged exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by Bay Area expressionists Carly Ivan Garcia and Benito Rangel de Maria.

Reception, Feb 2 at 6pm. 23 Sunnyside Ave, Mill Valley. 415.738.8505.

SONOMA Finley Community Center Feb 1-Apr 1, “National Arts Program Exhibit,” annual show celebrates 13 years of displaying Santa Rosa’s wide ranging artistic talents. Reception, Mar 6. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 6; Sat, 9 to 11am. 707.543.3737.

Fulton Crossing Feb 1-29, “February Art Show,” Alanna Tillman’s exhibit of acrylic paintings, Craig Janakos’ vintage antiques and art showroom, Robert Redus’ jewelry and new gallery artists Henrik Liisberg, Teri Sloat and Adam Springer are all featured. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat & Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

Gaia’s Garden Feb 1-Mar 15, “The Art of Jonnie Chrystal,” Santa Rosa artists displays her wildlife and farm life works. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat; lunch and brunch, Sun. 707.544.2491.

Graton Gallery Jan 27-Feb 28, “Small Works Show,” fifth annual group show is juried by Sandra Speidel and Clark Mitchell. Reception, Jan 30 at 2pm. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. TuesSat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4. 707.829.8912.

CONTINUING THIS WEEK MARIN Alemany Library Gallery Through Apr 9, “Summer’s Lease,” artist Lynn Sondag’s expressive watercolors show in conjunction with another exhibit, “Twilight,” featuring Pamela WilsonRyckman’s found photos turned into artistic explorations. Reception, Jan 28 at 5pm.

Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael. 415.485.3251.

Art Works Downtown Through Feb 26, “Climate Change,” several artists open the dialogue on this timely issue with their art. Reception, Feb 12 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

Gallery Route One Through Feb 14, “Aqua,” group show interprets the word aqua in a variety of ways as selected by Susan Snyder, of the Caldwell Snyder Gallery in San Francisco. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5.

415.663.1347.

Marin Society of Artists Through Jan 30, “New Beginnings” and “In the Deep Sea,” dual exhibits open the society’s new location in downtown San Rafael. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, noon to 4 pm 415.464.9561.

MarinMOCA Through Feb 21, “Layers,” group show features MarinMOCA members interpreting the theme in materials or meaning. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137.

Osher Marin JCC Through Jan 31, “Birds of Longing: Exile & Memory,” new exhibit by New Yorkbased fiber artist Laurie Wohl explores and connects several different religious parallels. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael.

415.444.8000.

Robert Allen Fine Art Through Jan 29, “Lands End Allegory,” solo show of new works from San Francisco artist Jay Mercado. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5. 415.331.2800.

Throckmorton Theatre Through Jan 31, “Question of Identity,” sculpture by Mark Jaeger pursues insight into personal and social projections and purposes. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

NAPA Mumm Napa Through May 1, “Jim Marshall Seen Through the Eyes of Carlos Santana,” an exhibit of photographs by Marshall, curated

by Santana, show Marshall’s genius as a photographer, a chronicler of history and portraitist of no equal. 8445 Silverado Trail, Rutherford. Daily, 10am to 4:45pm 707.967.7740.

Napa Valley Museum Through Mar 30, “Recognition,” Chris Thorson’s sculpture deceives the eye by mimicking everyday objects, from keys to fruit, that often evade everyday regard.

Through Mar 27, “Trashed and Treasured,” features work from Recology’s significant collection of alumni artists. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Tues-Sun, 10 to 4.

707.944.0500.

Comedy David Cross Celebrated writer, actor and comedian comes to Santa Rosa as part of his new “Making America Great Again!” tour. Jan

31, 7:30pm. $35. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Hanging with Creed Actor and musician Creed Bratton, best known for his role of “The Office,” shares stories in a musical comedy show at the University’s student center. Feb 3, 7:30pm.

Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 707.664.2880.

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

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

Scott Capurro’s Queer Theories Bay Area standup star delivers a wickedly controversial comedy special. Jan 30, 8pm. $20-$35. 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.

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

Dance Alma del Tango Studio First Wednesday of every month, 7pm, Introduction to Argentine Tango, learn to dance like they do in Buenos Aires, no experience necessary. $18. 167 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo 415.459.8966.

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

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

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

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater Jan 30, 2 and 5pm, Continuum & Subject Matter, two dance presentations feature choreographed pieces by MFA dance students. Free/$10. Jan 31, 3pm, Cirque Ziva, awe-inspiring artistry and dance from China’s Golden Dragon Acrobats troupe. $20-$45. 100 California Dr, Yountville 707.944.9900.

Events Attic Sale The church opens its doors and offers goods at discount prices. Jan 30-31. St Mary Star of the Sea, 180 Harrison Ave, Sausalito, 415.332.1765.

Beginning & Intermediate Ukulele Classes Come and learn to play the ukulele from teacher Fred Riley or continue learning if you are already playing. Space is limited, registration recommended. Wed, 12:30pm. through Feb 10. $35-$40. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael.

Color Me Calm Adult Coloring Group A relaxing and brain-stimulating group for adults, with supplies provided. Fourth Wed of every month, 2pm. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael, 415.485.3323.

Community Media Orientation Get answers to all your media questions, including how you can produce content and get it on the air in Marin. Tues, Feb 2, 7pm. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael, 415.721.0636.

Divorce Options Workshop Volunteer group of attorneys, financial specialists and mental-health professionals offer four-hour workshops on divorce.

Last Sat of every month, 9am. $45. Family Service Agency, 555 Northgate Dr, San Rafael, 415.492.9444.

Domestic Violence Advocate Training Become an advocate over five day-long sessions, and make a difference in your community. Jan 27-Feb 6. $300. Center for Domestic Peace, 734 A St, San Rafael.

Friends of Marin Library’s Winter Sale Find books, audiobooks, CDs, DVD and more and half the price. Bring a grocery bag on Sunday and fill it for $7. Jan 29-31.

The Book Place, 1608 Grant Ave, Novato, 415.209.0212.

Heirloom Craft Hub Each evening includes instruction for a specific craft. Last Thurs of every month. $5.

Marin History Museum, Boyd Gate House, 1125 B St, San Rafael, 415.454.8538.

Intuition Workshop SIx-class workshop is for those interested in developing or increasing their intuition or psychic ability to utilize it for their work or their personal lives. Space is limited, RSVP to janica@bigsurtapes.com. Feb 3. $95.

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

LumaCon Comic convention for youth attracts wellknown artists and writers of comic books and give local kids a chance to show off their own work, with cosplay competitions and several exhibitors and vendors. Jan 30, 10am. Petaluma Community Center, 320 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

Media Mixer Public is invited to a mixer that features CMCM member Andy Goldman presenting a “Climate Reality in Marin” presentation. Feb 3, 7pm. Free. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael, 415.721.0636.

Mill Valley Art Walk Downtown area galleries and businesses showcase local artists. First Tues of every month, 6pm. Free. Downtown, Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, 415.721.1856.

Mill Valley First Tuesday Art Walk Stroll among the amazing art exhibits at various Mill Valley galleries and stores, as well as City Hall and the community center.

Tues, Feb 2, 6pm. Mill Valley Depot Plaza, 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Music CD Swap Bring in your unwanted CDs and pick up

new tunes. No burned CDs are accepted.

Jan 30, 1pm. Marin Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, room 427, San Rafael, 415.473.6058.

Parkinson’s Exercise Program Physical therapy class designed for people with Parkinson’s consists of aerobic and learning-based exercises that challenge the heart and lungs. Wed, 1:30pm. through Mar 30. $20-$25. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

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

Rare & Special Book Sale Hosted by the Friends of the Library, this weekend-long sale benefits the library. Jan 30-31. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael, 415.485.3323.

Sunday Cruise-In Last Sun monthly at noon, fire up your hot rod and bring the kids for day of live music, food, prizes and more. Last Sun of every month. Free. Fourth and Sea Restaurant, 101 Fourth St, Petaluma, www. sundaycruisein.com.

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.

West Side Stories Petaluma’s own story-slam event invites you to come to tell or listen to true stories, told on stage without notes. This month’s theme is “it takes two to tango.” Hosted by Dave Pokorny. Feb 3, 7:30pm. $8-$10. Sonoma Valley Portworks, 613 Second St, Petaluma, 707.769.5203.

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Sunset Hike & Dine Meet at parking area across from inn for two-hour hike on moderate-to-steep trails with midhike wine and cheese overlooking Pacific Ocean. Last Sat of every month. $15.

Mountain Home Inn, 810 Panoramic Dr, Mill Valley, RSVP, 415.331.0100.

White Hill Naturalist Walk Explore and enjoy the scenery on this ascent. Bring water, food for lunch and binoculors. Meet at the roadside parking area near the top of White Hill Grade. Feb 2, 9am. White Hill Preserve, Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Larkspur, marincountyparks. org.

Film 2016 British Arrow Awards Featuring the best UK commercials of the year. Jan 28-31. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Amsterdam Stories USA Tiburon Film Fest presents the roadtrip doc from Dutch filmmakers Rogier van Eck & Rob Rombout that visits 15 small places in the United States, all of them named Amsterdam. Feb 2, 6pm. Free. Bay Model

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Happy Rotary Club of West Marin presents the documentary film that travels the globe to get different perspectives on happiness. Jan 28, 7pm. $5-$12. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1075.

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.

Food&Drink 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.

Sausalito Herring Festival Fourth annual festival celebrates Sausalito’s fishing and maritime history and showcases food, beverages, live music and more on the waterfront. Jan 31, 11am. Free admission.

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BONUS ANSWER: Hamilton (show title), as in Alexander, the first Secretary of the Treasury, the man on the $10 bill.

Digital Photography for Kids Constance Chu will lead a group of aspiring young photographers on a fun and challenging six- week journey of photographic exploration and learning for those aged 11-14. Feb 3. $325. The Image Flow, 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley, 415.388.3569.

Lectures Adventure Racing Kyle Peter, one of the world’s top adventure racers, presents some of his team’s amazing worldwide adventures, tell stories and field questions from the audience on the big screen. Jan 28, 7pm. $5-$10. Marin Museum of Bicycling, 1966 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, 415.450.8000.

A Cuban Vision of Cuba Small-group photography workshop taking place in Cuba is led by exhibitor Stuart Schwartz and Jock McDonald. Feb 1-7. $7450. The Image Flow, 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley, 415.388.3569.

Folded Book Art Transform old, unwanted hardback books into unique works of art. Jan 30, 11am. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 415.499.6058.

GreenBrief: Building Value for Your Organization Energy lessons from Marin’s high performance buildings is presented by the San Rafael Chamber Green Business Committee and Sustainable San Rafael. Jan 27, 5:30pm. San Rafael Corporate Center, 750 Lindaro St, San Rafael.

How to Keep New Year’s Resolutions Evan Shepherd Reiff discusses the ancient Buddhist teaching of View-Path-Action as it relates to making lasting changes in life, starting with your New Year’s Resolutions.

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John Reber: the Man with Grand Ideas Talk focuses on Reber’s visualization of a massive civil works project in the SF Bay that led to the Bay Model Visitor Center. Jan 30, 1:30pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.3871.

Kindness Made Audible Kate Munger speaks on the work of the Threshold Choir to provide comfort for the dying and the community at large. Jan 29, 7pm. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo, 415.488.8888.

Lightroom: From Start to Finish Workshop covers all aspects of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom program. Fri through Mar 4. The Image Flow, 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley, 415.388.3569.

O’Hanlon Roundtable Continuing parade of experienced artists share thoughts on creative process. All artists welcome. First Tues each month, 4 to 6. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.4331.

Photo Essentials Develop your passion for photography and learn to take control of your camera. Thurs through Mar 3. The Image Flow, 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley, 415.388.3569.

Quick & Easy Painting Techniques Velda Newman, artist and quilter, presents a workshop on how to paint on fabric. Jan 30, 10am. $65. Aldersgate Methodist Church, #1 Wellbrock Heights, San Rafael.

on Intention and Being” with Rolf Gates.

Feb 1, 7pm, “The Way of Wanderlust” with Don George. Feb 2, 7pm, 2016 One Book One Marin Launch with “The Martian.”.

Feb 3, 7pm, “Let the People Rule” with Geoffrey Cowan. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books Jan 29, 7pm, “Veronika Layne” series with Julia Park Tracey. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Jan 28, 7pm, “The Poison Artist” with Jonathan Moore. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books Jan 30, 7pm, “Clutter Busting Your Life” with Brooks Palmer. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

West End Cafe First Wednesday of every month, 7pm, First Wed at 7, open mic poetry evening. 1131 Fourth St, San Rafael.

Theater Brighton Beach Memoirs The Raven presents part one of Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy, a bittersweet memoir that nostalgically captures the life of a struggling Jewish household in 1930s Brooklyn. Jan 29-Feb 14. $10-$25.

Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg, 707.433.3145.

A Cajun Midsummer Night’s Dream Novato Theater Company transports Puck to the Bayou in this spicy rendition of Shakespeare’s fantastical comedy, adapted and directed by Clay David. Jan 29-Feb 21. $12-$27. Novato Theater Playhouse, 5420 Nave Dr, Novato, 415.883.4498.

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The Diary of Anne Frank The Ross Valley Players and director James Rose Pruning Workshop Dunn present this powerful adaptation of Master gardener Nena Hartstreet offers tips on What San Francisco is named for the the dramatic true life ordeal captured in rose pruning along with techniques for city’s first mayor (1850-51), who later became a young girl’s famous diary. Through Feb achieving bountiful blooms and shapelier a Union theBelvedere-Tiburon Civil War, governor of7. $14-$29. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and plants.

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From Russia with Love Substance into Color The Comedies of Anton Chekhov are Eight-week workshop works with Whichart president had solar-powered heater explored in this light-hearted love letter natural pigments in painting, led by painter panels installed on the White House roof ? to theater. Jan 29-Feb 14. $10-$25. Studio and installation artist Kate Temple. Feb Which president hadCenter them removed?

Theatre, 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth 3, 10am. $435.

O’Hanlon for the St, Santa Rosa, 707.523.4185.

Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, Ancient Roman chefs commonly mixed 415.388.4331. basil, garlic, olive oil and hard cheese to makeGem of the Ocean Playwright August Wilson’s first of a 10 Writing Workshop what flavorful sauce, as popular today as ever? play century cycle dramatizing the AfricanGet motivation and writing assistance from experience in the 20th century is rotating Wed, 7pm.

Canhosts. you name fourSmiley’s moviesSchooner with titles thatAmerican directed by New York City-based performer Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311. begin with ‘B,’ two nominated for the Best PicDaniel Alexander Jones. Through Feb 14. ture Oscar last year and two others this year?$10-$58. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208.

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Jan 27, 7pm, “Rain” with Cynthia Barnett. this compelling serio-comic play about Jan 28, 7pm, “Poor Your Soul” with Mira capitalism and greed. Through Jan 31. $26. a. This marks Super Ptacin.

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Left Edge presents this urban noir Better” with Steve Scheier. Jan 30, 7pm, play that pits two childhood friends and “Over My Head” with Margaret Winslow.

Arrange in order, largest mass first: Proton, neutron,against electron. policemen each other in a morally Jan 31, 1pm, “From Silicon Valley to gray thriller. Through Feb 6. $30-$40. Wells Swaziland” with Rick and Wendy Walleigh.

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PublicNotices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138828 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BRETANO HOUSE ONE TWO THREE, 675 ROSAL WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: MARIN HOUSING FOR THE COGNITIVELY CHALLENGED, INC., 675 ROSAL WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Dec 28, 2015 (Publication Dates: Jan 6, Jan 13, 20, 27 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138760 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1)SYMBOL 2) SYMBOL SNACKS 3) TWO DIVINE ,245 GREENE ST, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: RUBIN TWINS LLC, 245 GREENE ST, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant is renewing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Dec 11, 2015 (Publication Dates: Jan 6, Jan 13, 20, 27 of 2016) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

File No: 304659 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder’s Office on OCT 16, 2015 Under File No: 138393.

Fictitious Business name(s) SWEET GEMINI, 245 GREENE ST, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Dec 11, 2015 (Publication Dates: Jan 6, Jan 13, 20, 27 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138889 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL

GROUP 2) ICG , 165 N. REDWOOD DRIVE STE 150, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: ALLUSA INVESTMENTS INC, 165 N.REDWOOD DRIVE, STE 150, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant is renewing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 07, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138888 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: LIVING WHOLE, 165 N. REDWOOD DRIVE STE 150, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903:ADIEL

GOREL, 165 N. REDWOOD DRIVE, STE 150, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 07, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138886 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MGK INTERNATIONAL, 216 MARIN ST, # 107, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MICHAEL G KOLLIN, 216 MARIN ST, # 107, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will

begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 06, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138769 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: AGCI CONSTRUCTION, 1034 LAS PAVADAS AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: LEONORDO TORRES, 1034 LAS PAVADES AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County

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PublicNotices Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Dec 14, 2015 (Publication Dates: Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016138907 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: THE CHEF & LA DAME, 1816 4TH STREET, UNIT 8 & UNIT 9, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: LAVIER, 21 HYANNIS COVE, SAN RAFEL, CA 94901.

The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 08, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2015138784 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: INCAVO, 1099 FOURTH STREET, SUITE F, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94688: 1) VICKI L BARRIOS, 189 CIRCLE OAKS DRIVE, NAPA, CA 94558 2) BENEDICT J BARRIOS, 189 CIRCLE OAKS DRIVE, NAPA , CA 94558.The business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Dec 16, 2015 (Publication Dates: Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3 of 2016)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No: 304665 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder’s Office on Sep 24, 2014, Under File No: 2014135739.

Fictitious Business name(s) INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL GROUP,165 N.REDWOOD DR, STE #150, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: NATIONWIDE ACQUISITIONS INC, 165 N.REDWOOD DR, STE #150, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Jan 07, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138955 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BIALLA PARTNERS, 4000 BRIDGEWAY , SUITE 201, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: BIALLA & ASSOCIATES, 4000 BRIDGEWAY, SUITE 201, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. The business is being conducted by

A CORPORATION. Registrant is renewing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 14, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138957 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CAZADERO WINERY, 13 MEADOW WAY, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: CAZADERO WINERY LLC, 13 MEADOW WAY, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 14, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138863 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MORGAN & CLAYPOOL LIFE SCIENCE, 1210 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 250, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: BIOTA PUBLISHING LLC, 40 OAK VIEW DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

The business is being conducted

by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant is renewing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein .This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 05, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016138935 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: EFS ASSOCIATES, 1101 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 305, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: THOMAS VOGELHEIM, 1101 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 305, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 12, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138934 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CAESAR CONTRACTOR, 65 DUBOCE AVE, RICHMOND, CA 94801: CESAR MORENO, 65 DUBOCE AVE, RICHMOND, CA 94801.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder

of Marin County on Jan 11, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138983 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: DIMENSIONAL FURNITURE OUTLET, 115 BELLAM BLVD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: THINH N NGUYEN, 3718 WILLOW PASS RD #113, CONCORD, CA 94519. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 20, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138854 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: LOGAN BIOTECH, 383 PINEHILL RD, APT D, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: RICK HOLMES, 383 PINEHILL RD, APT D, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing filing with no changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 04, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016138965 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: WILL BUILT, 79 BELVEDERE ST # 6, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ARNOLD HASSINGER, 1949 LAKE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing filing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein .This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 19, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016138980 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ONTRACK SCHOOLS, 1717 5TH AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: VERUS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC., 1717 5TH AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 19, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17 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 1504645.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner TINA LEI LARSEN & NOAH JOSEPH CASON- ZESIGER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1) TINA LEI LARSEN to TINA LEI KINGSLEY 2) NOAH JOSEPH CASON- ZESIGER to NOAH JOSEPH KINGSLEY. 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: 02/19/2016 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: DEC 30, 2015.

(Publication Dates: Jan 6, Jan 13, 20, 27 of 2016) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1504634. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner VAN PHAM KURTENBACH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: VAN PHAM KURTENBACH to VAUGHN VAN KURTENBACH. 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: 02/11/2016 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: DEC 29, 2015.

(Publication Dates: Jan 6, Jan 13, 20, 27 of 2016) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1504429.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner INGRID AVILA CASTILLO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ABIGAIL MAZARIEGOS to TAYLOR AVILA. 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: 03/17/2016 AT 08:30 AM, DEPT B, ROOM B, 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: JAN 12, 2016.

(Publication Dates: Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10 of 2016) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1504666. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MONIQUE ALMENDARES filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JESUS EMANUEL GUTIERREZ to EMANUEL CHRIS ALMENDARES. 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: 03/07/2016 AT 09:00 AM, 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: DEC 21,2015. (Publication Dates: Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10 of 2016)\ ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1600238.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KIMBERLY ANN PALCZYNSKI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: KIMBERLY ANN PALCZYNSKI to KIMBERLY ANN CHAUDOIN. 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: 03/15/2016 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: Jan 21, 2016.

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By Amy Alkon

Goddess

I’m a 35-year-old woman, and I’ve been involved with a guy around my age for almost two years. It’s been “open.” Well, that is, he’s had the freedom to sleep with other people. I haven’t wanted to. I finally realized that I am not happy with this and want more, but he made it very clear that he’s not interested in being monogamous—with me or anybody. I’m having a very difficult time cutting things off, as there’s a lot that’s great about our relationship. How do you leave somebody you really care about who you know is bad for you?—Stuck

A:

It isn’t exactly a shocker that the thing you want to be asking your boyfriend when he comes home is not, “Hey, cuddlebug, how was your booty call?”

There’s this notion that being sexually sophisticated means being all “no probski” about your partner having sex on the “I love a parade” model. But it turns out that jealousy isn’t so easily disabled. Research by evolutionary psychologist David Buss suggests that jealousy is basically love’s burglar alarm— an evolved psychological warning system that goes off in response to threats to a relationship. So, sure, you can try to talk yourself into being cool with the sexual variety pack—just like when you hear your downstairs window breaking, you can try to roll over and catch a little more shut-eye while the burglars ransack your house.

It must seem kind of unbelievable to be so miserable yet so unable to keep enough of a grip on that to get out. You can probably blame the limits of what’s called “working memory.” It’s essentially a mental workspace—a kind of whiteboard in your head—where you lay out and kick around a few sets of information. These info sets are called “chunks,” and one example might be the experiences that make up the idea, he cooks me these wonderful dinners! But according to research by psychologist Nelson Cowan, working memory holds only about four chunks at once. We also tend to give priority seating to info sets that justify the choices we’ve made. So, all aboard for the he’s a great kisser chunk, the he was really sweet when I was in the hospital chunk, etc., etc. And whoops—whaddya know—seems there’s no room for he insists on having sex buffet-style.

You need to look at all the information at once, and this requires a piece of paper and a pen. On either half of the page, list the pros and cons of being with him, giving them blocks of space that correspond to their importance. For example, his home-cooked meals should probably get a sliver of space on the pro side, while his need to go home with Linda should get a big block on the con side.

Carry this paper around and look at it until it becomes clear to you that you need to be somebody’s “one and only” and not just the one before their Tuesday tennis lesson.

Q:

I’m a 32-year-old guy, and my girlfriend has been complaining that the only time I’m cuddly or affectionate is when I want to have sex. I don’t really see the problem. It’s my way of initiating versus … I don’t know, asking her … which would be weird.—Confused

A:

Aw … how sweet … cuddling that comes with a trap door to the sex dungeon!

From a woman’s point of view, it’s nice to have your boyfriend, say, grab your hand, and not just because he’d like you to put it on his penis. This isn’t just some mysterious form of sexual etiquette. It comes out of how women evolved to be “commitment skeptics,” as evolutionary psychologist Martie Haselton puts it. Erring on the side of underestimating a man’s level of commitment was how ancestral women kept themselves from ending up single mothers with a bunch of cave-lings to feed.

Economist Robert Frank calls love “a solution to the commitment problem.”

As he explains it, being emotionally bonded keeps you from making a coldly rational calculation about who’s got more to offer, your girlfriend or the new neighbor with boobs so big that each should be sending a delegate to the U.N. So, because women are on the lookout for signs that you love them, a hug is a hug is a hug needs to be the deal much of the time. Otherwise, whenever you’re affectionate, it’ll just seem like the boyfriend version of a wino telling a woman she’s beautiful—because it would be really beautiful if she’d give him the last dollar he needs to get drunk on cheapo aftershave.Y Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com

For the week of January 27

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you know Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights? At one point, the heroine Catherine tells her friend about Edgar, a man she’s interested in. “He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace,” Catherine says. “I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee. I said his heaven would be only half alive; and he said mine would be drunk: I said I should fall asleep in his; and he said he could not breathe in mine.” If you’re a typical Aries, you’re more aligned with Catherine than with Edgar. But I’m hoping you might consider making a temporary compromise in the coming weeks. “At last, we agreed to try both, …” Catherine concluded, “and then we kissed each other and were friends.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): People turn to

you Tauruses for help in staying grounded. They love to soak up your down-to-earth pragmatism.

They want your steadfastness to rub off on them, to provide them with the stability they see in you. You should be proud of this service you offer! It’s a key part of your appeal. Now and then, though, you need to demonstrate that your stalwart dependability is not static and stagnant—that it’s strong exactly because it’s flexible and adaptable. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to emphasize this aspect of your superpower.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When winter

comes, pine trees that grow near mountaintops may not be able to draw water and minerals from the ground through their roots. The sustenance they require is frozen. Luckily, their needle-like leaves absorb moisture from clouds and fog, and drink in minerals that float on the wind. Metaphorically speaking, Gemini, this will be your preferred method for getting nourished in the coming weeks. For the time being, look UP to obtain what you need. Be fed primarily by noble ideals, big visions, divine inspiration and high-minded people.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): We all go through

phases when we are at odds with people we love.

Maybe we’re mad at them, or feel hurt by them or can’t comprehend what they’re going through. The test of our commitment is how we act when we are in these moods. That’s why I agree with author Steve Hall when he says, “The truest form of love is how you behave toward someone, not how you feel about them.” The coming weeks will be an important time for you to practice this principle with extra devotion—not just for the sake of the people you care about, but also for your own physical, mental and spiritual health.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): After fighting and

killing each other for years on end, the Roman and Persian armies agreed to a truce in 532 A.D. The treaty was optimistically called “The Endless Peace.” Sadly, “endless” turned out to be just eight years. By 540 A.D., hostilities resumed. I’m happy to announce, though, that your prospects for accord and rapprochement are much brighter. If you work diligently to negotiate an endless peace anytime between now and March 15, it really is likely to last a long time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I shiver, thinking

how easy it is to be totally wrong about people, to see one tiny part of them and confuse it for the whole.” Author Lauren Oliver wrote that, and now I’m offering it to you, just in time for your Season of Correction and Adjustment. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to get smarter about evaluating your allies—and maybe even one of your adversaries, as well. I expect you will find it relatively easy, even pleasurable, to overcome your misimpressions and deepen your incomplete understandings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In June 1942, the U.S. Navy crushed Japanese naval forces at the Battle of Midway. It was a turning point that was crucial to America’s ultimate victory over Japan in World War II. One military historian called it “the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare.” This milestone occurred just six months after Japan’s devastating attack on U.S. forces at Pearl

By Rob Brezsny

Harbor. To compare your life to these two events may be bombastic, but I’m in a bombastic mood as I contemplate your exciting possibilities. I predict that in the second half of 2016, you’ll claim a victory that will make up for a loss or defeat you endured during the last few months of 2015. And right now is when you can lay the groundwork for that future triumph.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Playwright

Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) had a lot of friends, and they often came to visit him uninvited. He found it hard to simply tell them to go away and leave him alone. And yet he hated to be interrupted while he was working. His solution was to get naked and write for long hours while in his bathroom, usually soaking in the bathtub. His intrusive friends rarely had the nerve to insist on socializing. In this way, Rostand found the peace he needed to create his masterpiece Cyrano de Bergerac, as well as numerous other plays. I suggest you consider a comparable gambit, Scorpio. You need to carve out some quality alone time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost.

The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.” The preceding reminiscence belongs to a character in Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner. I bring it up in hopes that you will do the opposite: Say the words that need to be said.

Articulate what you’re burning to reveal. Speak the truths that will send your life on a course that’s in closer alignment with your pure intentions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to some traditional astrologers, you Capricorns are vigilant to avoid loss. Old horoscope books suggest that you may take elaborate measures to avoid endangering what you have accumulated. To ensure that you will never run out of what you need, you may even ration your output and limit your selfexpression. This behavior is rooted in the belief that you should conserve your strength by withholding or even hiding your power. While there may be big grains of truth in this conventional view of you Capricorns, I think it’s only part of the story. In the coming weeks, for instance, I bet you will wield your clout with unabashed authority. You won’t save yourself for later; you’ll engage in no strategic self-suppression. Instead, you will be expansive and unbridled as you do whatever’s required to carry out the important foundation work that needs to be done.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “It seems that the whole time you’re living this life, you’re thinking about a different one instead,” wrote Latvian novelist Inga Abele in her novel High Tide. Have you ever been guilty of that, Aquarius?

Probably. Most of us have at one time or another.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that the coming months will bring you excellent opportunities to graduate forever from this habit.

Not all at once, but gradually and incrementally, you can shed the idea that you should be doing something other than what you’re doing. You can get the hang of what it’s like to thoroughly accept and embrace the life you are actually living. And now is an excellent time to get started in earnest on this project.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Even

nightingales can’t be fed on fairy tales,” says a character in Ivan Turgenev’s novel Fathers and Sons.

In other words, these marvelous birds, which sing sublimely and have long been invoked by poets to symbolize lyrical beauty, need actual physical sustenance. They can’t eat dreamy stories. Having acknowledged that practical fact, however, I will suggest that right now you require dreamy stories and rambling fantasies and imaginary explorations almost as much as you need your daily bread. Your soul’s hunger has reached epic proportions. It’s time to gorge.Y

Homework: What could you do to free your imagination from its bondage? Read “Liberate Your Imagination:” http://bit.ly/Liberate.

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