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Letters •South Rodeo Beach and trail to South Rodeo Beach (from Battery loop to beach??)

•Coastal Trail from Golden Gate Bridge to junction with Wolf Ridge Trail —Laura Pandapas, via pacificsun.com

Editor’s note We regret publishing the “Young Donald Trump” photo, submitted by a reader as a letter to the editor, that ran in our Feb. 17 issue. Letters received since then have expressed our community’s shock and concern. Please accept our sincerest apology.

Dumping grounds

Strange experience

Man vs. nature How about they are attacking because a lot of animals, not just coyotes, are losing territory to man’s endeavors to live in ignorance of and as separate from nature as he can [‘Coyote crazy,’ Jan 20]?

—Calvin, via pacificsun.com

This plan is more than leashes or no leashes [‘Zero & Zero,’ Feb. 24].

It represents total loss of access, even with a leashed dog, to the most beloved fire roads and trails of the GGNRA[Golden Gate National Recreation Area]/Marin

A public comment period for the Proposed Rule for Dog Management in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) has been extended to May 25; regulations.gov.

Headlands. Many of the fire roads are now called “trails” to somehow make them seem more sensitive and to somehow justify banning a person with a leashed dog on a 15-foot-wide fire road that trucks go up and down. There is nothing fair or reasonable about this plan.

Nothing.

Dogs will be banned on the following routes: Note banned trails constitute full loss of access and terminate the use of many trail loops that are very popular daily hikes amongst local residents walking their dogs. Some banned GGNRA trails are connector trails to community owned trails regularly used by residents.

•Stinson South Picnic Area.

Dogs allowed on leash in parking lot, North & Central Picnic area, and trail from North lot to Marin County (Upton) beach

•Muir Beach at times due to a seasonal closure. No dogs in winter when Redwood Creek flows are high enough to cross beach to reach ocean. (Coho closure not addressed directly in plan) •Coastal Trail (all trails around Muir Beach) From GGNRA website: Coast Trail between Hill 88 (junction of Coastal Trail and Wolf Ridge Trail) and Muir Beach •Wolf Ridge Loop (Coastal Trail to Wolf Ridge Trail; Wolf Ridge Trail to Miwok Trail; Miwok Trail back down to Coastal Trail) •County View Road and Marin Drive connector trails to North Miwok Trail •Miwok Trail from Tennessee Valley parking lot to Rt. 1 above Muir Beach (North Miwok Trail) •Rhubarb Trail (GGNRA portion) •Oakwood Valley Meadow trail

Life and love Well Done [‘Dream team,’ Feb. 10]!

Live on! Art and Love and Life and Haircuts in Fairfax! You guys and the town deserve it. Thanks for making it happen. Xoxo —MG, via pacificsun.com

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Unfair and unreasonable

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I just encountered this coyote yesterday, exactly as described here, complete with tire biting, and staring me down [‘Coyote crazy,’ Jan 20]. It was right before sunset, and less than a half mile from Slide Ranch. It was such a strange experience, that I had to tell the story to the friend in Mill Valley who I was visiting, and learned I’m not the first one to see this guy. I am no expert, but the animal looked spooked and disoriented, and a bit mangy. Not at all like a dog begging for treats.

—Faith Jennings, via pacificsun.com

Until the dumping of industrial fluoride into the Sacramento River is halted, salmon populations will always be [debilitated] [‘On the run,’ Feb. 24]. Just ask the University of Oregon Brent Foster for what happened on the Columbia River.

Salmon are narcotized by miniscule levels of fluoride in fresh water. The 1 ppm levels in salt water buffered with massive levels of calcium are not toxic. Industrial synthetic fluorides used in water fluoridation are all listed toxics.

—Richard Sauerheber, Ph.D., Chemistry, via pacificsun.com

The Forge Tattoo, located in downtown Fairfax, recently opened to become the town’s first tattoo shop.

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3 What section of New York City, well known for its art-

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1 Add one letter to the word ‘Marin’ (as in our county) to form each of the following: a. Jerry Lewis’s straight-man b. French actress who won an Oscar playing Edith Piaf c. NFL superstar quarterback d. The team that the above quarterback played for

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7a. Cleveland, Ohio lies on what lake? b. El Paso, Texas lies on what river? c. Bombay, India lies on what sea?

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to Iran in their fight against Iraq, while profits from the operation funded rebels, trying to overthrow the Marxist Sandinista government in Nicaragua. a. What three-word name was given to this scandal? b. What White House official was directly involved with this program?

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9 Which automobile was named after the French explorer who founded Detroit (1701), and served as governor of Louisiana from 1711-1716?

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10 Verbs that originated from company names—For example, to photocopy (to ‘Xerox’):

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Online menus were often outdated. Ordering over the phone took forever. Sending requests by email risked compromising private data. And delivery dudes were notoriously unreliable.

“Sometimes it took an hour,

sometimes longer, sometimes shorter, but you never really know,” he says. “The larger windows made it difficult to schedule your day.

But since you’re ordering medicine, you’d wait just like you’d wait for the Comcast guy.”

Hua, who has used cannabis for the past five years to relieve chronic neck and shoulder pain, knew there must be a way to improve service,

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Known as the “Uber for medical marijuana,” Meadow became the first pot-related startup to land funding from the Mountain View-based seed accelerator Y Combinator. Meadow has joined a burgeoning medical marijuana industry, which has been dubbed the “green rush” but might as well be the modern-day gold rush, given its growth and profitability.

“Just as the gold rush once needed tools such as pick axes, shovels and jeans, now the tools are online ordering, compliance, streamlining their operations and making sure best practices are followed,” Hua says.

Legal cannabis sales topped $5 billion in 2015, according to industry research firm ArcView Group, and the cannabis sector is expected to reach $6.7 billion this year. By 2020, the legal cannabis market could reach nearly $22 billion in sales.

“In Silicon Valley, entrepreneurs and investors are always looking for the next thing that technology can disrupt, the next marketplace where there’s an incredible growth curve that they can participate in,” ArcView CEO Troy Dayton says.

“In that way, the cannabis industry is seen by many as the next great American industry.”

But unlike other industries, Dayton notes, cannabis will be driven less by technological innovation or customer taste than by changes in public policy. In 1996, California became the first state in the country to legalize medical marijuana.

Since then, 24 states as well as Washington, D.C. have decriminalized the drug to varying extents. California has yet to legalize general adult use—a ballot initiative is in the works after a 2010 effort fell 7 percent short. Meanwhile, 21-and-over adult use is now legal in Washington, Colorado, Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia.

The nation’s shift towards legalization—58 percent of

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that they can now participate.”

Even PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has put his stamp on cannabis startups. Last year his investment firm, Founders Fund, joined a $75 million investment for Privateer Holdings, a private equity firm that invests in the medical marijuana industry.

But not everyone is seeing green.

David Welch, founding partner of DR Welch Attorneys at Law, which specializes in the business aspects of the medical marijuana industry, expresses skepticism toward the socalled modern-day gold rush.

“There’s a lot of fool’s gold out there,” he says. “You’ll become a millionaire a lot faster on Wall Street than buying and selling marijuana.”

Silicon Valley has started to flex its power beyond investments, though; it’s also throwing weight behind policy reforms. In January, Sean Parker, of Napster and Facebook fame, announced that he was donating $250,000 to support a legalization initiative. The Adult Use of Marijuana Act is slated to appear on California ballots this fall.

While the proposal has received support from groups such as the Drug Policy Alliance, the Marijuana Policy Project of California and the NAACP, groups such as the California Growers Association and ReformCA.org feel extensive regulations will hurt small growers.

“It’s disappointing to see Sean Parker attempting to restrict it to where, logistically, only people who have a great deal of money and influence can participate in the industry going forward,” says Mickey Martin, director of ReformCA. org. “It creates a lot of red tape and additional cost that keep the price of cannabis high and makes it difficult for the normal mom and pop business to operate under that regime.”

Welch agrees, adding that the transformation of the marijuana industry has created tensions between new businesses and longtime players.

“You see a lot of fear on behalf of the old guard, that they’re going to lose their livelihood to people who have less experience but a lot more money,” he says.

But ArcView’s Dayton argues this isn’t the case. “The best teams,” he says, “are always a mixture of longtime cannabis talent with longtime business talent.”Y

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Americans now support it, according to Gallup—has opened the doors to a growing cannabis industry in California. Governor Jerry Brown signed off on a slew of new regulations surrounding medical marijuana last fall, giving businesses and buyers more clarity on how to operate above board.

“Because of this shift,” Dayton says, “the best minds of our generation are just finally starting to put their attention on this space.”

Hua agrees: “If we had tried to do this five years ago, I don’t think the market would have been there because people’s risk appetite and exposure weren’t there.”

Cannabis-related startups now include a variety of consumer devices, delivery services, social media, software products and agricultural innovations. Loto Labs, based in Redwood City, developed Evoke, an induction-powered vaporizer that allows users to customize heat and dosage settings on a built-in control panel or smartphone app.

“You’re able to see how much you’re puffing, just like your Fitbit tells you how many steps you’ve climbed,” says Neeraj Bhardwaj, president of Loto Labs. “If you have cancer and you’re trying to dose correctly, or if you’re trying to quit smoking, you can track your progress.”

San Francisco-based HelloMD offers telehealth services that connect patients to cannabisfriendly doctors.

“Going to a regular healthcare provider for cannabis is problematic for most people,” says company founder Mark Hadfield. “Your traditional doctor is going to say, ‘I don’t feel comfortable, I haven’t seen enough studies, or I don’t know how to provide a recommendation.’”

HelloMD also allows patients to order medical marijuana and have it delivered.

“This experience means that patients who have never participated in cannabis are more willing to,” Hadfield says. “We’re seeing the demographic shifting, from young people who are recreationally oriented to an older demographic with more women, who are using cannabis for health and wellness. These people are coming into the market for the first time because of the ease and convenience of the service and lack of stigma. The technology means

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We all scream

Inaugural film festival to bring scares to the North Bay

By Charlie Swanson

Robert Englund (aka Freddy Krueger), along with co-star Heather Langenkamp and producer Marianne Maddalena, will be on hand at the Silver Scream festival for a screening of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street.'

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f Philip Kim has his way, Santa Rosa will become the Sundance of horror and genre films. The senior manager of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and longtime Sonoma County resident is teaming with Neil Pearlmutter, vice president of the Santa Rosa Entertainment Group, to present the inaugural Silver Scream Film & Comic Festival on March 4–6 at the Roxy Stadium 14 theater in downtown Santa Rosa. The three-day event will feature special Hollywood guests like director John Landis alongside up-and-coming independent genre filmmakers and comic-book creators.

Born in South Korea, Kim emigrated to the United States with his family at age six and grew up in San Rafael. “I remember one of the first things I saw on TV was Twilight Zone, and I was enthralled,” Kim

says. “I was learning English while I was watching it, but the concepts were mind-blowing.”

Kim was also obsessed with comic books as a kid, drawing his own and writing fantastical stories. He

moved to Sonoma County to attend Sonoma State University, earning an economics degree and working as a real estate developer until his mid-30s. That’s when he discovered that the classic genre-film magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland was up for auction in 2007.

“I grew up on the magazine and was amazed that it was available, so I grabbed it,” Kim says.

Launching Famous Monsters as a website first, Kim eventually got into the print game in 2010, reviving the magazine as a bimonthly publication. Today, Famous Monsters is the bestselling magazine of its kind. Kim also steers the comic-book division of Famous Monsters, producing horror and genre comics under the American

Gothic Press label. He has found additional success in the film and comic-book convention scene.

After splitting time for the past five years between Sonoma County and Los Angeles, where the magazine’s office resides, Kim is bringing the monsters to the North Bay with the Silver Scream Festival.

“I live in Santa Rosa, and I never thought that there was a deep enough market in Sonoma County or Northern California for what I do,” Kim says. “But then I started seeing toy conventions come up and the Roxy’s CULT series, and there is a very robust fan base here.”

The CULT Film Series is Neil Pearlmutter’s brainchild, a semiweekly double feature of vintage horror and sci-fi films, largely

scenes at Santa Rosa High School, and reportedly reached a verbal agreement with the school’s principal to do so. Yet the school board denied him access days before filming was to begin due to concerned parents and press who criticised the film’s violent nature.

Though much of Scream was shot in and around Sonoma County, the film’s end credits still say, “No thanks whatsoever to the Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board.”

Silver Scream also honors the birth of the horror movie with special guest Bela Lugosi, Jr., son of the original Dracula and steward of his father’s legacy. Lugosi, Jr. will speak on Saturday, March 5, after an afternoon of screening several of his father’s films, including Dracula.

“I don’t know if people know this, but Lugosi was a stage actor before

he was a film actor,” Kim says. Lugosi originally played Dracula onstage, where Carl Laemmle, Jr., head of Universal Pictures, discovered him in 1931 and adapted the stage show into a film.

Dracula was the first talking horror film in Hollywood history.

It was such a huge hit that many film historians credit it, and other Universal horror films like Frankenstein, with saving the studio.

“The Universal monsters are as classic as it gets, they started it all, and Bela Lugosi is probably one of the most famous names in early Hollywood,” Pearlmutter says.

“Having his son here to talk about what his father accomplished in this genre will be amazing. And, honestly, I think it lends credibility to this festival for people who think horror is a ‘lesser’ genre. I think everyone respects what »10

From Friday, March 4 through Sunday, March 6, monster lovers will flock to Santa Rosa’s Roxy Stadium 14 theater for a good scare.

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and New Nightmare on Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5.

Englund is best known as Craven’s most famous monster, Freddy Krueger, and with more than 150 acting credits to his name, he is still very busy. Yet Kim says that he and Langenkamp immediately signed on for the event when they heard about the tribute.

“They just said, ‘Tell us where it is,’” Kim says. “Robert especially wanted to honor Wes.” Englund, Langenkamp and Maddalena will also speak on panels and take audience questions about Craven’s lasting legacy in film, though the topic of Craven’s famously bitter feud with the Santa Rosa school board over the making of his 1996 teen-slasher hit Scream can probably be skipped.

For those who don’t remember, Craven wanted to film several

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from the 1970s and ’80s. “I see it as a way to bring this community together by doing something a little different,” says Pearlmutter.

He’s also responsible for several special guest screenings that have brought genre film stars like William Katt (Carrie, The Greatest American Hero) and Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator) to Santa Rosa.

Now Kim and Pearlmutter, friends for years, are teaming up to present the Silver Scream Festival, offering a slew of classic Hollywood horror films and new features from underground filmmakers over three packed days of screenings, signings and panels.

Headlining the event are director John Landis, special effects wizard Rick Baker and actor David Naughton, all of whom will be on hand on Saturday, March 5 for a 35th anniversary screening of Landis’ 1981 film An American Werewolf in London.

Landis is best known for his comedies, helming classics like The Blues Brothers and Animal House, though his foray into horror is today considered a landmark in the genre.

An American Werewolf in London updates the classic Universal Pictures monster to a modern-day setting. In a time before computerbased special effects, Baker transformed lead actor Naughton from a goofy American on vacation into a realistic lycanthrope that preyed on unsuspecting Londoners.

Baker took home the Oscar for best makeup that year, and his work has long been held as the standard for such effects.

“It’s fascinating to hear these guys [Baker and Landis] talk about what they went through to create these visual effects,” Kim says. “They just loved the genre, and it shows.”

Kim says that Baker’s work was the inspiration for a lot of contemporary horror films. “They did something with what was already there, and took it to a point where it completely transformed the way Hollywood makes films,” he says.

The Silver Scream Festival is also honoring another genre-changing force in filmmaking, presenting a tribute to the late Wes Craven with screenings of his films and appearances by three of Craven’s closest colleagues. Actors Robert Englund and Heather Langenkamp and producer Marianne Maddalena will accompany screenings of Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street

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Other guest appearances include filmmakers like ’80s grindhouse auteur William Lustig, who will be showing his 1988 horror-action classic Maniac Cop, and modern horror director Jessica Cameron, whose 2015 film Mania, which will also be screening, has already won top honors at several underground film festivals. Both screenings happen on Sunday, March 6.

Aside from the special guests, the festival also includes an awardsbased film competition with categories ranging from featurelength and short films, screenplays and concept art, to off-the-wall categories like “Best Love Scene Amidst Terror.”

“With the digital revolution, there’s an amazing amount of production value and quality from these indie filmmakers who are working outside Hollywood,” Kim says.

Amateur filmmakers from around the world submitted their works over the last six months, and Silver Scream will be showing new genre films from the Middle East, Japan, Mexico and South America, as well as a fresh crop of homegrown American horror.

“The beauty of [the festival] is that you get to see cultural horrors,” Kim says. “As much as horror and science fiction transcend boundaries, there are still things specific to a country’s lore that may not necessarily frighten you or me, but it frightens that culture. And when it is done well, it is scary.”

Aside from films, Kim’s obsession with comic books is as strong as ever, and he is finally getting the chance to help create them through his American Gothic Press, established last year. With Kim’s guidance, the comics coming out of American Gothic are a supernatural mix of classic monsters and original storytelling that boasts talents like writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night).

“We go to a lot of comic conventions, and the one thing we always notice is that there’s not a lot of conversation about how the business works, about how to get your creative stuff published and what steps need to be taken to compete in the marketplace,” Kim says.

With that in mind, Silver Scream will be offering panels

Philip Kim, the horror film fan behind the Silver Scream festival, grew up in San Rafael.

and discussions with comic-book creators and artists including Darick Robertson. A Bay Area native now living in Napa, Robertson cocreated the landmark indie comic book series Transmetropolitan with Warren Ellis, and has worked for Marvel, DC, Vertigo and others.

“He is going to become a very important name in the coming years,” Kim says. “His own story about how he got started is pretty astounding. I think it will be hugely valuable for anybody who wants to create comics or screenplays.”

Along with film awards, the festival will be judging and presenting awards to amateur comic book artists and writers, and the winner of the award for best comic book will get his or her work published in American Gothic Press.

Both Kim and Pearlmutter hope that Silver Scream evolves into a destination event for those in and outside of Hollywood.

“The idea is to definitely grow this event to be a film festival that’s open to anything on the odd side of mainstream,” Pearlmutter says. “We want to give people a new reason to visit Sonoma County and we want to bring some fun to the area for those who call Santa Rosa home.”Y

The Silver Scream Film and Comic Festival scares up a good time Friday, March 4 through Sunday, March 6, at the Roxy Stadium 14 theater, 85 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa. Single day passes start at $25; weekend packages start at $59. For the full schedule of screenings, visit silverscreamfest.com.

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Cox, Boston’s Mauricio Luna (XV Beacon) and the host, Cavallo’s own Justin Everett.

A master mixologist will lead guests through a re-crafting of classic cocktails, and a hands-on cooking class will be led by visiting chefs and the cooking school’s culinary director, Jayne Reichert. Of course the class will culminate in a four-course dinner, prepared by the guests, for everyone to enjoy.

A sparkling wine pairing demo and truffle dinner are also in the mix, and the event wraps with a Grand Tasting on Sunday, March 13 from 12pm to 3pm. Twenty wineries from Marin, Sonoma and Napa, along with the partnering chefs will likely offer plenty of locally inspired nibbles and sips.

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ne of the many perks of living in Marin is the fact that communing with nature is easy. Whether it’s hiking in the Marin Headlands, running the Dipsea Trail, or Camping at Samuel P. Taylor State Park, there are countless ways for us to become one with the outdoors. Many of these favorite spots fall under the jurisdiction of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area (GGNRA), which encompasses more than 30 national parks. Eight years ago, the GGNRA also brought Marin its first luxury resort.

Just like so many things in this county, Cavallo Point Lodge is not your typical resort. Situated at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito’s Fort Baker, the one-time military base now boasts an upscale restaurant, bar, wellness spa, lodging and one of the most charming cooking schools in the Bay Area.

Perhaps the thing that I like most about Cavallo is that it offers so many options. I can order a glass of wine from Farley’s impressive list (their cellar boasts 2,000 choices) and plop down in an overstuffed chair, or take in the vistas from the chilly outdoor terrace (blankets are provided).

Lodging can be contemporary/ modern or refurbished turn-ofthe-century officer’s barracks.

Murray Circle restaurant offers up an uber seasonal California menu with plenty of charcuterie options that chef Justin Everett prepares downstairs in his own makeshift curing chamber. And now, just in time for spring, the lodge is holding its second annual Lexus Culinary Classic—a three-day extravaganza featuring cooking classes, celebrity chefs, premier wine tasting and more.

On Friday, March 11, the celebration kicks off with an opening reception and multi-course dinner prepared by four different chefs, including the James Beard award-winning Michelle Bernstein from Miami, Post Ranch Inn’s John

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‘The River Bride,’ now playing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, was first staged in San Rafael in 2014.

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Depths of love ‘The River Bride’ weaves myth with reality

By David Templeton

A slinky blend of Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Brazilian river mythology, the play rose from the waters of Orta’s imagination as part of the AlterLab new play development program, an arm of Marin’s awardwinning AlterTheater. Co-directed in San Rafael by Ann Brebner and Jeanette Harrison, the original production used only a few wooden blocks as set pieces. In Ashland, Orta’s deeply affecting tale of transformation and heartbreak has itself been transformed, with the use of brilliant projections and ingeniously simple effects that bring the Amazon River and its fishing villages to life while retaining the essential simplicity of the story.

With the wedding of Belmira (a playfully sexy Jamie Ann Romero) and local fisherman Duarte (a coiled and intense Carlo Albán) just three days away, the bride’s older

trick, placing simple set pieces—a wooden dock, a boat, a framed house on stilts—above a glistening splash of watery blue, with a silky curtain behind it all, occasionally opening to show hints of the village and the ocean beyond.

The video design by Mark Holthusen also works wonders, from a glittering sprinkle of stars and the rising and setting of the sun, to the glorious, sometime ripple effect that plays across the whole set, making us wonder if the entire story is no more than a dream itself. Or perhaps only the echo of life-altering love, nearly found, but lost at last in the depths of the river.Y

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ove is for the bold! You have to be willing to risk everything!”

So exults Belmira, an impetuous young brideto-be, in an evocative early scene in Marisela Treviño Orta’s stunning The River Bride. It’s easily the best new show in a strong current batch of four that just opened the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, in Ashland (where seven more shows will be added throughout the year).

With her line about love and boldness, the flirtatious Belmira is speaking of romance and escape, but she could just as well be describing the artistic risks taken

by Orta with her extraordinary script, first staged in San Rafael in 2014, now given a magical makeover in Ashland by director Laurie Woolery, and a first-rate team of theatrical artists.

sister Helena (Nancy Rodriguez, spectacular) is doing her best to hide her own broken heart, having loved Duarte since childhood.

During a stormy day of fishing, Duarte and the sisters’ goodhearted father Senhor Costa (a delightful Triney Sandoval) haul up their nets to discover that they’ve caught a well-dressed, unconscious stranger named Moises (Armando McClain, who makes an art of enigmatic smoldering). Initially suspicious, Senhora Costa (Vilma Silva, also excellent) so welcomes the sweetly mannered newcomer, who has formed an instant and obvious bond with Helena.

On the Amazon, there are legends of trickster porpoises, who for three days in June take the form of human men, looking for love among those who dwell on the land. This myth, or is it more, overlaps reality in powerful ways as Moises courts Helena, stirring up deep and forbidden passions long hidden within the hearts of Helena’s family and friends.

The cast is uniformly exceptional, and they each expertly straddle the line between fantasy and true emotion. The scenic design by Mariana Sanchez works a similar

In ‘The River Bride,’ Belmira (Jamie Ann Romero) is to marry local fisherman Duarte.

NOW PLAYING: The River Bride runs various days and times each week, in repertory with ‘Twelfth Night,’ ‘Great Expectations’ and others, Tuesday through Sunday in the Angus Bowmer Theater at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, Oregon. For information on this and 10 other shows opening throughout the year, visit osfashland.org.

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Mini Music exposes kids to music at an early age By Charlie Swanson

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t started in a Mill Valley living room in 2009, when Ali Weiss gathered 12 babies and their moms in a circle for her first interactive music class. Six years on, Mini Music has grown into a tri-county experience for the littlest music lovers in the North Bay. A Bay Area native, Weiss is a lifelong musician and singer. After pursuing the music industry in Los Angeles, she returned to the North Bay in 2005 and earned a teaching credential at Sonoma State University. “As much as I loved rockin’ and rollin’,” Weiss says, “I decided I needed to settle in somewhere.”

Weiss says that happening upon a music class for babies sparked the idea for her. “I knew it was something I could do and wanted to do,” she says. What she didn’t know then was how popular Mini Music would become.

Mini Music offers dozens of classes in Sonoma, Napa, Corte Madera, Santa Rosa and Sebastopol, taught by Weiss, her musician husband, Warren Mann and a roster of three other instructors.

Each 10-week class is open to a dozen infants and children up to 5 years old, and their parents.

At the start of the sessions, each family receives an original album of music written and performed by Weiss and Mann, and each song is performed in different ways during the sessions.

Kids are inspired to dance, move about, sing, use egg shakers and play instruments, but the class also aims to “inspire the parents to be making music with their children and to be passionate about music in general,” Weiss says.

“What we really strive to do as musicians ourselves is share the joy that music can bring out in people,” Mann adds. “Our thought is that this is music for people, not just kids. We want to create that experience that only musicmaking can create.”

This month, Mini Music is offering a series of free family concerts open to kids and families interested in joining the program. Mann and all of the instructors will be performing onstage with sing-alongs and dancing.

On Saturday, March 5, Mini Music will be at the Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa at 4pm. The show then moves to the Tam Valley Community Center on Sunday March 6, at 10:30am.

The following weekend, Mini Music will hold afternoon concerts in Napa on March 12 and Sebastopol on March 13.Y Mini Music’s next 10-week session begins April 11, and enrollment is open now. For more information, visit minimusictime.com.

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he Oscar-nominated Embrace of the Serpent is the biggest European guilt-whip since Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man. The Colombian film contrasts two incidents in the life of the Amazonian shaman Karamakate, the last of his nation. He encounters two explorers, some 40 years apart, in the first half of the 20th century. Karamakate (played in youth by Nilbio Torres) is a noble, scornful warrior. Braced against his 7-foot blowgun, he wears his thong like Superman’s trunks.

In 1909, the feverish explorer Theo ( Jan Bijvoet), on assignment from the museum in Stuttgart, has traveled deep into Karamakate’s forest. He arrives in a dugout canoe by his friend and guide Manduca (Yauenkü Migue), a refugee from the rubber plantations.

The two seek a semi-legendary drug, derived from a rare flower called “Yakruna.”

The riverlands are blighted with massacres. There are border wars between the Colombians and the Peruvians. Rubber planters commit atrocities that rival Heart of Darkness.

Forty years later, a North American explorer named Evan (Brionne Davis) encounters the shaman (now played

by Tafillama, aka Antonio Bolivar

Salvador). The outsider says that he’s come to study plants. “That’s the most sensible thing I ever heard a white man say,” the shaman says. But the aged Karamakate has forgotten all his lore and become, he says, a “chullachaqui,” a spiritless ghost haunting the jungle clearings. On their travels together, they see rot and decline. A mission, once ruled by a flagellating monk, has gone full Kurtz.

Seeing the crypto-Christian savages there, Karamakate exclaims—in case we didn’t get it—“They are now the worst of two worlds.”

The young director, Ciro Guerra, working from the diaries of two real-life explorers, lures you in with visuals so verdant and dense, in black and white widescreen, that you can almost overlook the moral simplicity.

The shaman is self-sufficient—it’s the white men who need and want and grasp. Embrace of the Serpent bypasses heading back to Carlos Castaneda right into the realm of James Fenimore Cooper’s super-Indians.

The movie keeps rebuking the clumsy packrat whites who carry so much with them: “They’re just things,” Karamakate says, as if he were one of those professionals you hire to get the clutter out of your house.Y

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Friday March 4 - Thursday March 10 hit comedy about an out-of-work hangman and other colorful denizens of an Oldham pub.

The Other Side of the Door (1:36) Horror flick about a spooky portal between life and death and the grieving mother who lingers there.

The Phoenix Incident (2:00) Sci-fi thriller based on a mysterious 1997 light show over Arizona: UFOs, you say?

Queen: A Night in Bohemia (1:30) Catch rarely seen, newly restored concert footage from the band’s legendary 1975 London concert, complete with recently discovered backstage interviews.

Race (2:14) Stephan James stars as Jesse Owens, the black American track star who took on Hitler’s Aryans at the 1936 Nazi Olympics.

Requiem for the American Dream (1:15) Philosopher-activist Noam Chomsky offers a lucid, in-depth analysis of the nation’s moneydriven devolution to its current state of income inequality.

The Revenant (2:36) Epic biopic stars Oscarwinner 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 Iñarritu directs.

Risen (1:48) Biblical epic follows a Roman centurion investigating rumors of a risen Jewish messiah by the name of Jesus Christ; Joseph Fiennes stars.

The Rock and Roll Trailer Show (1:30) Rollicking collection of vintage trailers from the Academy Film Archive stars Elvis, Dylan, Bowie, The Beatles, The Who, The Talking Heads and many more … all in lively 35mm!

Spotlight (2:08) Best Picture Oscar winner is the true story of the Boston Globe’s tenacious investigation into a decades-long 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.

To Kill a Mockingbird (2:09) Harper Lee’s timeless novel hits the big screen with Gregory Peck as small-town Alabama lawyer Atticus Finch and Mary Badham as his daughter Scout.

Triple 9 (1:55) Crooked fuzz hook up with the Russian mob to pull off an impossible heist … too bad rookie cop Casey Affleck is around to screw things up.

Where to Invade Next (2:00) Michael Moore’s latest documentary is a broadly comic look at what makes Europe great (in a wobbly sort of way) and what the U.S. can “take” from it.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (1:51) Tina Fey stars as real-life reporter Kim Barker, who covered Pakistan and Afghanistan in the dangerous years after 9/11.

The Witch (1:32) Somber period horror film examines guilt, treachery and hysteria in 17th century Puritan New England.

The Young Messiah (1:51) Biopic follows Jesus Christ through his childhood and early maturity; Adam Greaves-Neal stars.

Zoolander 2 (1:40) Supermodel rivals-turnedpartners Derek and Hansel are back and hipstergroovier than ever; Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson co-star with the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Will Ferrell and Justin Bieber.

Zootopia (1:48) Disney cartoon about a melting-pot mammal metropolis where a rookie bunny-rabbit cop teams up with a grifting fox to fight crime.

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

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Aloha Wanderwell Baker: Silent Film Adventuress (1:30) The Academy Film Archive presents rare footage of and by Aloha Wanderwell, a 1920s adventuress who circled the globe befriending Amazon tribesmen, Chinese bandits, Hollywood stars and other exotics.

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.

The Boy and the Beast (1:59) Japanese cartoon about a boy’s adventures in an alternative universe with a fatherly bear-man.

Deadpool (1:45) Adults-only Marvel Comics comedy adventure about a sardonic mercenary with super powers and a taste for vengeance; Ryan Reynolds stars.

Downton Abbey Tea Party (2:30) The Lark invites you to experience the final episode of Masterpiece Theatre’s acclaimed soap opera with a festive tea party followed by the series finale on the beautiful big screen. Come in your best Downton-esque costume!

Eddie the Eagle (1:46) Biopic of underdog Olympic ski jumper Michael Edwards stars Christopher Walken, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton as Eddie.

Embrace of the Serpent (2:05) Colombian portrait of a Cohiuano shaman whose peaceful life in the rainforest is threated by missionaries and other interlopers.

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

Gods of Egypt (2:07) Two divines named Bek and Set battle their way through the afterlife for the soul of ancient Egypt.

Hollywood Home Movies (2:00) Enjoy rare glimpses of Hollywood stars frolicking in Disneyland in its early days in home movies culled from the Academy Film Archives; live piano accompaniment by Michael Mortilla.

How to Be Single (1:50) A group of single New Yorkers navigate the pleasures and perils of blissful noncommitment; Leslie Mann, Dakota Johnson and Damon Wayans star.

How to Smell a Rose (1:30) Loving tribute to Richard Leacock and Les Blank captures the legendary documentarians chatting, cooking and strolling through the beautiful Normandy countryside.

Ingrid Bergman—In Her Own Words (1:54) Bio-documentary of the Swedish superstar is highlighted with home-movie footage she herself shot throughout her life.

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.

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.

London Has Fallen (1:38) A state funeral for England’s PM threatens to become a terrorist bloodbath … unless Gerard Butler has anything to say about it.

The Metropolitan Opera: Manon Lescaut (3:35) The Met updates Puccini’s torrid tale of desperate, forbidden love to Nazi-occupied Paris.

National Theatre London: As You Like It (4:00) Rosalie Craig stars in the Bard’s timeless rom-com of love, liberation and gender confusion.

National Theatre London: Hangmen (3:00) Direct from the West End it’s Matthew Dunster’s

Rafael: Sun 4:15 (Academy Film Archive preservationist Heather Linville and piano accompanist Michael Mortilla in person) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:25, 1:25, 4:25, 7:30, 10:25; Sun-Tue, Thu 10:25, 1:25, 4:25, 7:30; Wed 10:25am • The Boy and the Beast (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:35, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15; Sun-Thu 10:35, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20 Deadpool (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:25, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 • Downton Abbey Tea Party (NR) Lark: Sun 7:30 Eddie the Eagle (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11, 1:40, 4:15, 7, 9:40; Sun-Thu 11, 1:40, 4:15, 7 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:30 Embrace of the Serpent (NR) Rafael: Fri 3:45, 6:15, 8:45; Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45; Mon-Thu 6:15, 8:45 45 Years (R) Rafael: Fri, Mon 6, 8:15; Sat-Sun 2:30, 8:15; Tue-Thu 8:15 Gods of Egypt (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:25, 7:25; 3D showtimes at 4:25, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12, 7:10; 3D showtimes at 3:30, 10:05 • Hollywood Home Movies (NR) Rafael: Sat 7:15 (Academy Film Archive’s Lynne Kirste and Randy Haberkamp, Harold Lloyd’s granddaughter Suzanne Lloyd and piano accompanist Michael Mortilla in person) How to Be Single (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 2:40, 7:55, 10:30 • How to Smell a Rose (NR) Rafael: Thu 7 (filmmaker Gina Leibrecht in person) Ingrid Bergman— In Her Own Words (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 3:30; Sat 1, 3:30; Sun 1 Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:55, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35 The Lady in the Van (PG-13) Regency: Fri 10:55, 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:20; Sat 4:40, 7:40, 10:20; Sun-Tue, Thu 10:55, 1:50, 4:40, 7:40; Wed 10:55am London Has Fallen (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12, 12:50, 3:10, 4:10, 6:15, 7, 8:45, 9:35; Sun-Wed 12, 12:50, 3:10, 4:10, 6:15, 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Playhouse: Fri 4, 7:15, 9:10, 9:35; Sat 1, 4, 7:15, 9:10, 9:35; Sun 1, 4, 7:15; Mon-Thu 4, 7:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10 • The Metropolitan Opera: Lark: Sat 9:55am; Wed 6:30 Regency: Sat 9:55am; Wed 6:30 Sequoia: Sat 9:55am; Manon Lescaut (Not Rated) Wed 6:30 • National Theatre London: As You Like It (Not Rated) Lark: Thu 7:30 National Theatre London: Hangmen (Not Rated) Lark: Sun 1 • The Other Side of the Door (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15 • The Phoenix Incident (R) Regency: Thu 7:30 • Queen: A Night in Bohemia (NR) Regency: Tue 7 Race (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 6:45, 9:45; Sun-Wed 6:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 2, 5, 8 • Requiem for the American Dream (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 4:45, 6:30, 8:30; Sat-Sun 4:45, 6:30; Mon 6:30, 8:30; Tue-Thu 6:30 The Revenant (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:45, 3:20, 6:45, 10:10 Risen (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 5:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:20, 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 • The Rock and Roll Trailer Show (Not Rated) Rafael: Sun 7 (Cassie Blake of the Academy Film Archive in person) Spotlight (R) Regency: Fri 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10; Sat 4:05, 7:10, 10:10; Sun 10:45, 7:10; Mon 1:05, 4:05, 7:10; Tue, Thu 1:05, 4:05; Wed 10:45, 1:45 Sequoia: Fri 4:05, 7, 9:55; Sat 10:35, 4:05, 7, 9:55; Sun 1:10, 4:05, 7; Mon-Tue, Thu 4:05, 7; Wed 4:05 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:55, 4, 7:05, 10:10 • To Kill a Mockingbird (NR) Regency: Sun 2; Wed 2, 7 • Triple 9 (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:25, 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Where to Invade Next (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:25; Sun-Thu 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:25 • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:45, 4, 6:50, 9:40; Sun-Thu 12:45, 4, 6:50 The Witch (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:05, 4:30, 6:55, 9:25 • The Young Messiah (PG-13) Northgate: Thu 7, 9:45 Zoolander 2 (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Zootopia (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:10, 1, 2:45, 3:50, 5:20, 6:40, 8, 9:15, 3D showtimes at 12:40, 3:10; Sun-Wed 12:10, 1, 2:45, 3:50, 5:20, 6:40, 8, 3D showtimes at 12:40, 3:10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 3, 5:40, 8:20 Playhouse: Fri 3:30, 5, 6:45, 7:45; Sat 12, 12:45, 2:30, 3:30, 5, 6:45, 7:45; Sun 12, 12:45, 2:30, 3:30, 5, 6:45, 7:45; Mon-Wed 3:30, 5, 6:45, 7:45 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:50, 7; 3D showtimes at 4:25, 9:40 Silent Film Adventuress (NR) The Big Short (R)

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Irish-American Crossroads Festival Grammy award-winning Celtic violinist Eileen Ivers and her band headline the annual event. Mar 4, 8pm. $25-$60. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.473.6800.

142 Throckmorton Theatre Wed, 12pm, Noon concert series.

Mar 6, 5:30pm, Nathan Bickart Trio.

142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

The Mother Truckers High-octane country rock band from Austin, Texas, make their way to the North Bay with Kehoe. Mar 3, 8pm. $20-$22.

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

SONOMA Shinedown Platinum-selling hard rockers from Florida make their Santa Rosa debut. Mar 5, 8:30pm. $45-$50. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

NAPA Shooter Jennings & Lukas Nelson Prolific and eclectic songwriters with deep country roots join forces for a night in Napa.

Mar 6, 8pm. $20-$40. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123.

4, Pop Fiction. Mar 5, Stone Cold Mollie with the Happys. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium Mar 5, Willie K. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.473.6800.

Mt Tamalpais United Methodist Church Mar 6, 4pm, the Russian Chamber Orchestra. 410 Sycamore Ave, Mill Valley.

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

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

Fenix Wed, Pro blues jam. Mar 3, Eric Wiley Band. Mar 4, Big Mountain. Mar 5, Reed Fromer Band. Mar 6, Marin School of the Arts showcase. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

George’s Nightclub Mar 4, Bradford. Mar 5, DJ Jorge. Mar 6, Mexican Banda. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.226.0262.

Studio 55 Marin Mar 5, Rita Hosking Trio and Stadler Gibbons Band. Mar 6, 3pm, the Black Brothers Band. 1455 E Francisco Blvd, San Rafael, 415.453.3161.

No Name Bar Tues, open mic. Mar 4, Michael Aragon Quartet. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392.

Terrapin Crossroads Mar 2, Communion with Phil Lesh. Mar 5, the California Honeydrops with Steep Ravine. Sold-out. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Rickey’s Mar 4, SwingSet. Mar 5, Charles Wheal Band. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato, 415.883.9477.

San Domenico School Mar 6, 3pm, “Hearts, Flowers & Postcards” with Orchestra da Camera. 1500 Butterfield Rd, San Anselmo.

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Grammy Award-winner Eileen Ivers, who the ‘New York Times’ called “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin,” headlines with her band at the Irish-American Crossroads Festival on March 4 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael.

St Vincent’s School Mar 4, Lighthouse Gospel Singers Choir and 4th Day Gospel Singers. 1 St Vincent Dr, San Rafael.

Sweetwater Music Hall Mon, Open Mic. Mar 4, Meiko and Marie Digby. Mar 5, Petty Theft. Mar 6, Jerry Joseph. Mar 7, Crossroads Music School vocalist workshop. Mar 8, HAPA. Mar 9, Crossroads Music School concert. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Mon, Billy D’s open mic. Mar 2, the Weissmen. Mar 3, Burnsy’s Sugar Shack.

Mar 4, the Smokedaddies. Mar 5, San Anselmo Co-Op benefit with Puzzle Room.

Mar 6, the Milestone. Mar 8, Waldo’s Special. Mar 9, the New Sneakers. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910.

HopMonk Novato Mar 2, open mic with Disrupted Continuum. Mar 3, the Jungle Studs. Mar

Truthlive. 848 B St, San Rafael, 415.454.5551.

19 Broadway Club Mon, open mic. Wed, Walt the Dog. Mar 3, Dance/House at Club 19. Mar 4, 5:30pm, Danny Montana and friends.

Mar 4, 9pm, First Friday reggae with Broken Silence Sound System. Mar 5, El Metate with Alligator West. Mar 6, 6pm, 19 Broadway Good Time Band. Mar 6, 9pm, Elvis Johnson’s blues jam. Mar 8, Jeb Brady’s Band. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Mar 2, Kurt Huget and friends. Mar 3, Dave Getz. Mar 8, Panama Jazz Trio. Mar 9, Schuster and Bay. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael, 415.457.3993.

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

CALENDAR

Sausalito Seahorse Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends.

Wed, Tango with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Mar 3, Gini Wilson Trio. Mar 4, the 7th Sons. Mar 5, Marinfidels. Mar 6, 5pm, Orquesta la Moderna Tradicion. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Sun, open mic. Mon, Epicenter Soundsystem reggaae. Mar 4, Insects vs Robots and Runson Willis III. Mar 5, Barrio Manouche. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Spitfire Lounge First Thursday of every month, the North Bass DJ night. First Friday of every month,

Tam Valley Community Center Mar 6, 10:30am, Mini Music concert. 203 Marin Ave, Mill Valley.

SONOMA Annie O’s Music Hall Sun, 5pm, Sunday Dance Party with the Blues Defenders. Mar 4, Levi Lloyd and friends. Mar 5, IrieFuse with Synergy. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.542.1455.

Arlene Francis Center Tues, Open Didgeridoo Clinic. Wed, Open Mic. Mar 3, M Section and Bucc Nyfe. Mar 5, 4pm, Mini Music concert. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.528.3009.

The Big Easy Mar 2, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics. Mar 4, the Coffis Brothers. Mar 5, doRian Mode.

Mar 6, Miano Jazz Trio. Mar 8, American Alley Cats. Mar 9, Tracy Rose and friends.

128 American Alley, Petaluma, 707.776.4631.

Cellars of Sonoma Tues, Wavelength. Mar 3, John Pita. Mar 4, Greg Yoder. Mar 5, Craig Corona. 133 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.578.1826.

Cloverdale Performing Arts Center Mar 3, 7pm, Santa Rosa Symphony Young People’s Chamber Orchestra. 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, 707.829.2214.

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

Flamingo Lounge Mar 4, the Igniters. Mar 5, UB707. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8530.

Gaia’s Garden Mar 2, Judith Lerner’s Hand Pans. Mar 4, Virgil Elliott. Mar 5, the Keepers. Mar 9, Gaian String Trio. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.544.2491.

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The Mother Truckers w/Kehoe Fri 3/4 • Doors 8pm • ADV $17 / DOS $20

The Hapa Tour featuring Meiko & Marie Digby

HopMonk Sebastopol Tues, open mic night. Mar 2, KIMOCK. Mar 3, Jerry Joseph. Mar 4, New Monsoon. Mar 5, Kingsborough and Midnight North. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

Lagunitas Tap Room Mar 2, Rhythm Drivers. Mar 3, McHugh & Devine. Mar 4, Deluxe. Mar 5, Shake Baby Shake. Mar 6, the Budrows. Mar 9, the Lower 48. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

Main Street Bistro Mar 4, Rob Wright Jazz Combo. Mar 5, Yancie Taylor. Mar 6, Tia Carrol. Mar 8, Greg Hester. Mar 9, Willie Perez. 16280 Main St, Guerneville, 707.869.0501.

Mc T’s Bullpen Mon, Wed, Fri, DJ Miguel. Mar 5, Levi Lloyd.

Mar 6, 3pm, Jimi James. Mar 6, 8pm, George Heagerty & Never the Same. 16246 First St, Guerneville, 707.869.3377.

Murphy’s Irish Pub Mar 4, Kevin Russell & His So Called Friends. Mar 5, Sean Carscadden Trio. Mar 6, Ten Foot Tone. 464 First St E, Sonoma, 707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre Mar 3, Rivvrs and Distant Cousins. Mar 4, California Honeydrops with Royal Jelly Jive.

Mar 5, House of Floyd. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121.

Phoenix Theater Mar 4, Parcivillian with Mars Retrograde and Ositis. Mar 5, I the Breather and Forevermore. 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

Redwood Cafe Mar 2, Irish set dancing. Mar 3, Band Showcase. Mar 4, Hot Grubb. Mar 5, Moonlight Rodeo Band. Mar 6, Gypsy Kisses. Mar 7, Open Belly Dance. Mar 9, KRSH noon concert with Kaleo. Mar 9, 8pm, Sound Kitchen. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Married artists Kathleen Lipinski and Steve Emery, recipients of the 2015 Marin Cultural Treasure Award, celebrate 35 years of art with ‘Two Views,’ opening on March 4 at the Falkirk Cultural Center in San Rafael.

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.

photography of Michel Kotski. Reception, Mar 13 at 4pm. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.

The Tradewinds Bar Tues, Open Mic. Wed, Sonoma County Blues Society. Mar 5, the Hot Zone. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7878.

Calabi Gallery Mar 5-Apr 30, “3/16th Off,” gallery artists group show includes discounted sale of select works from the vintage collection.

Reception, Mar 5 at 4pm. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.

Art OPENING MARIN Aroma Cafe Mar 7-May 6, “Images of China Camp,” Marin photographers Osher Levi and Brian Byrnes exhibit their photos of the state park and local treasure. Reception, Mar 10 at 6pm. 1122 Fourth St, San Rafael.

Bay Model Visitor Center Mar 8-Apr 23, “The Mooring Series,” collection of watercolors by Nelson W Hee is full of meditative detail. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Bolinas Gallery Mar 4-Apr 3, “Colorists of Northern California,” featuring over 60 paintings by 11 painters working in the colorist tradition, using vibrant colors to interpret the warm and cool effects of sunlight. Reception, Mar 20 at 2pm. 52 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri-Sun, 11am to 6pm 415.868.0782.

Falkirk Cultural Center Mar 4-Apr 30, “Two Views,” married artists Steve Emery and Kathleen Lipinski show their individual and collaborative works.

Reception, Mar 4 at 5pm. 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael. 415.485.3438.

Rio Nido Roadhouse Mar 5, the Fargo Brothers. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido, 707.869.0821.

Osher Marin JCC Mar 6-May 31, “Rescue, Relief & Renewal,” exhibit of rare archival photographs from Poland, originally presented at the Galicia Jewish Museum Krakow in 2014. Reception, Mar 6 at 2pm. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Sebastopol Community Center Mar 4, Old Blind Dogs. Mar 5, Kathy Kallick Band. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, 707.874.3176.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center Mar 2-30, “Natural Abstracts, Fantasies & Digital Manipulations,” showing the eclectic

Remy’s Bar & Lounge First Friday of every month, Jay Fresco. 130 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.578.1963.

Sat 3/5 • Doors 8pm • ADV $27 / DOS $32

Petty Theft

Tom Petty Tribute Sun 3/6 • Doors 7pm • ADV $12 / DOS $14

Jerry Joseph

with Kate Gaffney Acoustic Trio Tue 3/8 • Doors 7pm • ADV $30 / DOS $35

From Hawaii - HAPA with Miss Hawaii 2006

with Radasha Ho'ohuli dancing hula Thur 3/10 • Doors 7pm • ADV $12 / DOS $15

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Christie Marks Fine Art Gallery Mar 3-Apr 16, “Translations,” exhibition of stunning fine photography by Sonoma County artist Don Van Amerongen features digitally painted photos taken in Myanmar, India and Tibet. Reception, Mar 4 at 5pm. 312 South A St, Ste 7, Santa Rosa.

Thurs-Sun, noon to 5, and by appointment.

707.695.1011.

Finley Community Center Mar 8-Apr 28, “Debbie Van Dyke: The Fine Art of Fiber,” tactile works from the collage and fiber artist are thought-provoking and unexpected. Reception, Mar 9 at 5pm. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 6; Sat, 9 to 11am. 707.543.3737.

Petaluma Library Mar 4-19, “Spring Art Show,” works by artist members of the Petaluma Arts Association includes watercolors, oils, acrylics, photography, collage, sculpture and more.

Reception, Mar 9 at 5pm. 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma. 707.763.9801.

Rohnert Park-Cotati Library Mar 8-19, “Annual Library Art Show,” featuring works by several Sonoma County artists including Tim Chadsey, Linda Schroeter and Judith A Eisen. Reception, Mar 9 at 6pm. 6250 Lynne Conde Way, Rohnert Park. 707.584.9121.

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

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HopMonk Sonoma Mar 4, Dawn Angelosante and Tony Gibson. Mar 5, Aaron Ford. 691 Broadway, Sonoma, 707.935.9100.

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Green Music Center Schroeder Hall Mar 2, 2pm, Instrumental Repertory Recital. Mar 4, Latin Band & Alberto Faya Quintet. Mar 5, 3pm, Musicians from the Valley of the Moon Music Festival. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

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Green Music Center Mar 5, 3pm, Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra. Mar 9, 2pm, Vocal Repertory Recital. Mar 9, 7:30pm, Jazz Orchestra with Michael Blake Quartet. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

SONOMA Art Museum of Sonoma County Through Apr 17, “Running Fence: 40 Years Post,” exhibit displays works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the renowned artists behind large-scale art projects like “Running Fence,” donated to the museum in 2001 by the late Tom Golden. 425 Seventh Street, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.579.1500.

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Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Through Mar 6, “Contemplative Elements,” Sonoma artists Danae Mattes and Frances McCormack split the museum with “Between Nature and Technology” exhibit from New Orleans artists Courtney Egan and David Sullivan. 551 Broadway, Sonoma.

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Marin’s own Lighthouse Singers Gospel Choir (directed by Rev. Ulis Redic) presents a benefit concert for St. Vincent’s School for Boys and for their upcoming trip to perform in Birmingham, Alabama, at St. Vincent’s Holy Rosary Chapel in San Rafael on March 4.

Art Works Downtown Through Mar 5, “It’s a Beautiful Day for a Watercolor,” special exhibit and art sale features watercolors by Ronald and Suzanne Bean. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael.

Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

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.

Community Media Center of Marin Through Mar 31, “Wear & Tear: Living Woman,” artist Sheri Park’s exhibit features poetry, biology, fact, fantasy, dance and drama. 819 A St, San Rafael. 415.721.0636.

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MarinMOCA Through Apr 10, “Travels with Phil,” expansive exhibit of cartoonist Phil Frank’s strips includes the San Franciscobased “Farley” and nationally syndicated “Elderberries.” Also showing, “Dark World,” Bolinas photographer Ken Botto utilizes collected miniatures, bones and found objects to create tiny dioramas. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5.

415.506.0137.

Novato City Offices Through Apr 26, “MarinMOCA Artists on Exhibit,” paintings by Tania Walters and Jane Liston display. 922 Machin Ave, Novato.

Desta Art & Tea Gallery Through Apr 19, “Atmospheric Moments,” featuring works of Ann Bernauer and Claire Smith. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo.

Mon-Sat, 10 to 6 415.524.8932.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Mar 24, “New Territories,” artist Patricia K Kelly shows several of her works on paper and large panels, painted with egg tempera. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

First & Third Floor Galleries Through May 31, “Celebrating Colors,” eight local longtime artists carry distinctly individual styles to explore the visual power of colors. Marin Civic Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

Robert Allen Fine Art Through Mar 31, “Works on Paper,” group exhibit features prints, drawings and mixed media from Susan Adame, Tracey Adams, Aleah Koury and others. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5. 415.331.2800.

Gallery Route One Through Mar 27, “In Formation,” installation artist Dennis Peterson’s work conveys confusion and humor, showing along with “The Pacific Gyre Series,” with works addressing plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. WedMon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

Marin Community Foundation Through 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. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.

Marin Society of Artists Through Mar 6, “1515,” celebrating their new location, the society shows works from its talented artist members in a wide range of media. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, noon to 4 pm 415.464.9561.

Sausalito Library Through Mar 27, “Living on the Anchor,” an exhibit of photographs of Sausalito’s anchor-out community by Bente Marei Stachowske. 420 Litho St, Sausalito.

415.289.4121.

Tiburon Town Hall Through Apr 28, “Vibrant Colors,” exhibit of works from the Marin County Watercolor Society is bold and beautiful. 1505 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon.

Zener Schon Contemporary Art Through 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. 23 Sunnyside Ave, Mill Valley.

415.738.8505.

The Back House Gallery at Heebe Jeebe Through Mar 5, “Glittersweet,” a show dedicated to the late David Bowie features works with glitter. 46 Kentucky St, Petaluma. Mon-Sat: 10 to 6; Sun 10:30 to 5.

707.773.3222.

University Art Gallery Through Mar 13, “Yes! Glue,” exhibiting a half-century of collage art by Bruce and Jean Conner. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. Tues-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, noon to 4. 707.664.2295.

NAPA 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. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4.

707.944.0500.

Comedy Dana Carvey The SNL alumni and standup favorite is back in the North Bay with his classic impressions and incisive humor. Mar 4, 8pm. $50-$95. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123.

Laugh Sabbath San Francisco-based standup comedian, actor and writer Kate Willett headlines monthly comedy event. Mar 6, 8pm. $10.

HopMonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

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

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

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.

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.

Green Music Center Mar 4, 7pm, Lip Jam, lip synching and dancing competition raises funds for diabetes awareness and education. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park 866.955.6040.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation Mar 3, 7pm, Contra Dance. $14. 240 Channing Way, San Rafael.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Mar 4, 8pm, Spring Dance Festival, North Bay Stage Company presents original choreography created and performed by regional dance companies and students. $18. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa 707.546.3600.

Events Alternative Medicine Demonstration Come see how auricular medicine works before becoming a patient. Mar 5, 2pm.

Free. Transcendental Acupuncture, 820 Fifth St, San Rafael, 415.686.1193.

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

Sun, 9:30am. Free. Santa Rosa Shambhala Meditation Center, 709 Davis St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.4907.

Cosmic Q&A Channeling Salon Marguerite Rigoglioso, PhD, brings her 17 years of work exploring expanded states of consciousness and psychic development to channel her priestess self, Dove. Mar 6, 10am. $20-$30. Sausalito Healing Arts, 85 Liberty Ship Way, Ste 103, Sausalito.

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

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

International Women’s Day Celebration Celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day in the Jackson Café with a musical performance by Lucina Tison and Sandy Bailey, performing the songs of three great woman legends: Marlene Dietrich, Patsy Cline, and Tina Turner in costumes you won’t forget!

Regular menu pricing. Mar 8, 11:30am.

Whistlestop Active Aging Center, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael, 415.456.9062.

Senior Access Caregiver Support Group Caring for an adult can be challenging. This group is facilitated by a specially trained professional. First Thurs of every month, 11am. Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 333 Ellen Dr, San Rafael. uptowntheatrenapa.com

Osher Marin JCC Mar 3, 1:30pm, Israeli Folk Dancing Class, taught by Carol Friedman. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael 415.444.8000.

Parkinson’s Exercise Program Physical therapy class designed for people with Parkinson’s consists of aerobic and learning-based exercises that help 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.

Field Trips Afternoon Community Service Participate in center restoration projects.

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

Aramburu Island Enhancement Work continues to convert this 17-acre island from an eroding bay dredge dumpsite into prime shorebird and wildlife habitat.

Sat, Mar 5, 9am. Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, 415.763.2977.

Broom Buster Work Day Help remove the invasive French broom and allow native plants to thrive at the Preserve. Registration is required. Mar 5, 9am. Old St Hilary’s Landmark, 201 Esperanza, Tiburon, 415.473.7191.

CSA Farm Open House Multi-city event makes Community Supported Agriculture farms and farmers accessible so you can choose which CSA will fit your lifestyle the most. Registration requested. Mar 5. CSA Member Farms, various locations, west county, caff.org.

Family Bike Ride Bring your family to learn to safely navigate the streets and then enjoy a neighborhood ride. Mar 5, 10am. Free. Tam Valley Community Center, 203 Marin Ave, Mill Valley.

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

Marsh Stroll A “Healthy Parks, Healthy People” event.

Mar 5, 10am. Free. Santa Venetia Marsh, N San Pedro Rd, Marin.

Nature for Kids Walk to the waterfalls and learn about local wildlife and critters. Mar 6, 10am. College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, 415.893.9527.

Sunset Explorations A family hike and campfire is led by environmental science educators. Mar 5, 5:30pm. $12. NatureBridge, 1033 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito, 415.332.5771.

For a good laugh, visit Napa’s Uptown Theatre on March 4 to see Saturday Night Live alumni and standup favorite Dana Carvey.

Wetlands Habitat Enhancement Help install native plants in tidal wetland areas adjacent to Las Gallinas Creek. RSVP requested. Mar 6, 10am. McInnis Park, 310 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael, 415.763.2977.

Film Aloha Wanderwell Baker: Silent Film Advenutress Through rare film and photographs, learn about this pioneering and unique filmmaker and her adventures traveling and working in 40 countries across the globe. Mar 6, 4pm. $8-$12. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Best of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Selections from the most recent SFJFF screens in a four-part series. Tues, Mar 8, 7pm. $36. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia Film recounts the experiences of children and young adults with dyslexia, and features interviews with highly successful individuals with dyslexia, such as Sir Richard Branson and Charles Schwab. Mar 5, 10:30am. Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, 707.924.6444.

Hollywood Home Movies Culled from the Academy’s extensive collection of home movies by Hollywood stars and directors, this installment looks at early vacations to Disneyland with vintage film and photos. Mar 5, 7pm. $8-$12. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Israeli Film Festival Three-week series of Israeli-made films, including a Spaghetti Western, a comicdrama and a documentary is presented by the Jewish Community Center Sonoma County Tues, 7:30pm. through Mar 22. $12. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol, 707.525.4840.

Keeper of the Beat Filmmaker David L Brown and pioneering drummer Barbara Borden appear to screen the documentary on her journey and perform. Thurs, Mar 3, 7pm. $8-$12. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

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

The Rock & Roll Trailer Show Vintage film collection offers a virtual history of rock ‘n’ roll using some of the wildest and most artful pre-show entertainment from the last several decades. Mar 6, 7pm. $7-$11. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Silver Scream Film & Comic Festival Inaugural event seeks out the next great genre filmmakers and shares their creations with the world. Special guests include horror film legends Rick Baker, John Landis, Heather Langenkamp, Darick Robertson and more. Mar 4-6. Roxy Stadium 14 Cinemas, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.525.8909.

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

925.267.2200. 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley.

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

Network Entrepreneurial Women of Marin NW of Marin hosts an evening where you can network with other entrepreneurial women, hear from guest speaker and celtic songwriter Shannon Warto and enjoy delicious dining. RSVP required.

Mar 8, 6pm. Piatti’s Ristorante & Bar, 625 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley, 415.380.2525.

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Food & Drink CabFest Napa Valley Event pairs extensive tastings of first class Cabernet with fine food, engaging symposiums and a main stage kick-off concert with Nashville songwriter Mat Kearney. Mar 4-6. $35 and up. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

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

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

Oyster Night First Fri of every month, 4pm. Gourmet au Bay, 913 Hwy 1, Bodega Bay, 707.875.9875.

Sunday Supper New weekly dinner series celebrates classic French cuisine that reflect the season. Sun, 4pm. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.927.3331.

Surf & Turf Special monthly prix fixe dinner is prepared by chef Gator. Mar 8, 7pm. $55. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

Taste of San Rafael Featuring a State of the City speech from San Rafael mayor Gary Phillips and more with major networking opportunities and sumptuous dinner. Mar 3, 5:30pm. $85.

Peacock Gap Country Club, 333 Biscayne Dr, San Rafael.

For Kids Professor Smart’s Fun With Physics Show Todd Victor, AKA Professor Smart, brings his wild and crazy Science Show to Marin.

Mar 9, 3:30pm. Free. Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St, Marin City, 415.332.6157.

SF Opera’s Sing a Story: Hansel and Gretel Mar 6, 11am. Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.389.4292.

Lectures Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group For family members giving care to an elder with Alzhiemer’s or dementia. First Thurs of every month, 3pm. Rianda House Senior Center, 1475 Main St, St Helena, 707.967.5502.

BEMER Technology Presentation Learn about the importance of a healthy blood flow in your body’s tiniest blood vessels and how to achieve with technology.

Mar 9, 11:30am. Free. Breathing Retraining Center, 12 Mitchell Blvd, San Rafael.

Binge-Worthy Journalism Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, co-creators of massively popular podcast “Serial,” give the audience a backstage look at the cultural phenomenon. Mar 8, 7:30pm. $35 and up. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

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

Did the Climate Change in Paris?

Conversation with attendees of the recent climate change conference in Paris looks at what happened then and what needs to happen now. Mar 2, 6:30pm. First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo, 415.456.3713.

Editing: Making an Invisible Art Visible Explore scenes from TV shows, movies and documentaries and learn how editing shapes plot, pace, character and structure.

Mar 2, 6pm. $250. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael, 415.721.0636.

The Future of Israeli Democracy Acclaimed author, journalist and thought leader Yossi Klein Halevi addresses the topic, with audience Q&A and book signing.

RSVP required. Mar 3, 7pm. Free. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

Getting to the Root of the Matter Marin master gardener Lois Stevens provides home gardeners with an overview of why deep infrequent watering is recommended for healthy plants. Mar 9, 12pm. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 415.499.6058.

The History of Applique The Mt.Tam Quilt Guild presents Laurel Anderson, who describes the many styles and uses of appliques over the years. Mar 8, 7pm. $5. Aldersgate Methodist Church, #1 Wellbrock Heights, San Rafael.

Intro to Watercolor Basics Small classes with lots of one-on-one instruction, drop-ins welcome. Sat, 10am. through Mar 26. $85, four classes. Tennessee Valley Cabin, 60 Tennessee Valley Rd, Mill Valley.

Let’s Grow a Mini Succulent Garden Learn to care for succulents and make small gardens with household objects. Mar 2, 10am. Free. Belvedere-Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon, 415.789.2665.

Marin Green Drinks Monthly lecture series focuses on “green” business and practices and includes a round of drinks. Tues, Mar 8, 5:30pm. Free. Lotus Cuisine of India, 704 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.307.1866.

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

Pierre Bonnard: Painting Arcadia Illustrated lecture by museum docent Kathryn Zupsic explores the defining modernist painter. Mar 8, 7pm. Free. Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, 707.924.6444.

Space Trivia Bring a team or join one and test your knowledge of space and space exploration at this fast-paced, fun event for adults and students in sixth grade or up. Mar 5, 2pm.

Free. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 415.499.6058.

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

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

Watercolor with Anna Explore the world of watercolor painting and experiment with paints, brushes, various watercolor paper and variety of watercolor techniques. Wed, 10:30am. through Mar 30. $30-$35. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael.

Women’s Wisdom with Patricia Holt Internationally known book critic, editor and author speaks at a breakfast event, as part of the “Women in Action” series presented by Sufi Women Organization.

Mar 5, 9:30am. $25-$30. The Club at McInnis Park, 350 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael, 415.492.1800.

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

Readings Book Passage Mar 2, 5:30pm, “Oysters” with Cynthia Nims. Mar 3, 7pm, “Pieces of My Mother” with Melissa Cistaro. Mar 4, 7pm, Dr Matthew Fox & Sister Abegail Ntleto in conversation. Mar 5, 1pm, “Lucifer’s Game” with Will Schneider. Mar 6, 1pm, “Mindfulness & Madness” with Ira Rechtshaffer. Mar 8, 7pm, “Life from Scratch” with Sasha Martin. Mar 9, 7pm, “The First Congress” with Fergus Bordewich. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

HopMonk Sebastopol First Sunday of every month, 8:30pm, North Bay Poetry Slam. Free. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol 707.829.7300.

Mill Valley Library Mar 4, 7pm, First Friday Slam Poetry Competition. Free. 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley 415.389.4292.

Napa Bookmine Wednesdays, 11am, Read Aloud for the Young’uns. Mar 3, 7pm, “This Afternoon” with Morrie Warshawski. First Friday of every month, 6pm, First Friday Night Write.

964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.

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

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

Theater Arches, Balance & Light Ross Valley Players present the world premiere production of Bay Area playwright Mary Spletter, inspired by Julia Morgan, California’s first woman licensed architect. Through Mar 6. $10-$20. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555.

Emotional Creature SRJC arts department presents the ensemble play made up of original monologues and songs about the lives, voices and innermost thoughts of girls the world over. Mature content. Mar 4-13. Burbank Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.527.4307.

The Good Body Pegasus Theater Company presents the first of four staged readings taking place at intimate venues with a reading of the eye-opening exploration from Eve Ensler, author of the Vagina Monologues. Mar 6, 6pm. donations welcome. Blue Door Gallery, 16359 Main St, Guerveville, www. pegasustheater.com.

Gossamer Fanciful and poignant play, written by celebrated children’s author Lois Lowry, explores the power of dreams and the magical creatures that create them. Mar 4-20. $10-$20. College of Marin Kentfield Campus, 835 College Ave, Kentfield.

Guys & Dolls The classic oddball romantic comedy is staged by the Napa Valley Conservatory Theater. Mar 4-20. Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa, 707.256.7500.

Jack & the Beanstalk Children and families will be delighted by this contemporary, fractured adaptation of the timeless tale. Mar 5, 10am, 1 and 3pm. $10-$12. Marin Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.473.6800.

The King and I A family-friendly production of the classic musical from Throckmorton Youth Performers. Mar 4-13. $15-$35. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

The Little Mermaid Marin Theatre Company rounds out its first Family Series season of plays with an imaginative adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale. Recommended for ages 5-8. Through Mar 6. $18-$22. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208.

Masque Unit Junior Theatre Fun one-hour interactive musical offering is the perfect introduction to theater for ages three and up. Mar 5, 10am, 1 and 3pm. $10-$12. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.499.6800.

Swimmers World premiere production of Rachel Bonds’ award-winning play is a beautiful “slice of life” ensemble work that explores workplace relationships. Mar 3-27. $10-$58.

Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208.✹

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RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES? Tired of endless relationship or marital challenges? Or single and sick of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join coed Intimacy Group, Single’s Group or Women’s Group to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships and life. Weekly, ongoing groups or 9-week groups starting on Monday, 03/07/16. Evenings in Central San Rafael. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT#35255 at 415-453-8117.

SHAMANIC APPRENTICESHIP Wiccan Priestess Cerridwen Fallingstar, author of “The Heart of The Fire”, offers her 23rd year-long Apprenticeship Program beginning mid-April.. Call / email for brochure/ interview.

415-488-9641 • 415-310-2155 • c.fallingstar@gmail.com www.CerridwenFallingstar.com EQUINE FACILITATED PSYCHOTHERAPY SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN, rolling admission - offered by Equine Insight at Willow Tree Stables, Novato. Begins Monday, February 29, 10:30 - 12:00p. We will explore how horses, with their innate sense of empathy, heal through your own personal processes issues of grief, loss, trauma, ongoing depression and anxiety. Our workshop will introduce you to our equine therapy partners who will introduce you to the profound healing nature of horses and the varied ways they communicate. Each participant will be offered the individual experience of connecting with our horses who are skilled in facilitating healing. There will be time to process before and after each group. Group size will be limited to 6 participants to maximize personal attention. No previous horse experience necessary as we will do most therapeutic exercises on the ground. This group is presented by Equine Insight and Judy Weston-Thompson, MFT, CEIP-MH (MFC#23268, PCE#4871). Judy has been using equine facilitated psychotherapy in her psychotherapy practice since 2006. Please see call or email with questions & sign up availability - equineinsight@aol.com; 415-457-3800

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PublicNotices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 139084 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: RENOVIA MASSAGE CENTER, 1770 NOVATO BOULEVARD, NOVATO, CA 94947: LUMIN S MASSAGE HEALTH CENTER LLC, 425 BEL MARIN KEYS, BOULEVARD, NOVATO, CA 94949. The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 02, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 2 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 139076 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: WSW CONSULTING, 155 ALLYN AVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: WENDY SULLIVAN, 155 ALLYN AVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.

The business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 02, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 2 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 139105 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: THE CHEF & LA DAME, 1816 2nd STREET, UNIT 8 & UNIT 9, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: LAVIER, 21 HYANNIS COVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 4, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 2 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 139113 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: LAWTON HOUSE, 817 MISSION AVE, SUITE 1A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JONATHAN LIN, 16 FLAMINGO LN, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 5, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 2 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016139115 The following individual(s) is

(are) doing business: IKOI SUSHI, 601 DEL GANADO RD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: LIANG LIANG JIANG, 2840 SHELDON DR, EL SOBRANTE, CA 94803.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 5, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 2 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016139162 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BE WELL NATURAL MEDICINE, 655 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 200, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: LISA BRENT, NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR, LAC, INC, 171 TERRACE 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 Feb 11, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 17, 24, Mar 2, 9 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 138976 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SUPER DUPER, 430 MILLER AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: DBURGER LLC, 430 MILLER AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. 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: Feb 17, 24, Mar 2, 9 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016139140 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: JACOBI STRATEGIES, 1 DEER PARK LANE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: JACOBI INC, 1 DEER PARK LANE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEB 09, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 17, 24, Mar 2, 9 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 139167 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: OSOS SECURITY SERVICES, 55 MILLAND DR, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: OSOS SECURITY SERVICES INC, 55 MILLAND DR, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. The business is being

conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEB 11, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 17, 24, Mar 2, 9 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016139171 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) PRICE NUTRITION, 2) DISHIN’ ON NUTRITION, 4 STANFORD COURT, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: CHRISTINE PRICE, 4 STANFORD COURT, LARKSPUR, CA 94939.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEB 12, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 17, 24, Mar 2, 9 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 139142 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: GOLDEN GATE MEDICAL PROVIDER NETWORK, 300 PROFESSIONAL CENTER DRIVE, 326B, NOVATO, CA 94947: JEFFREY STEVENSON, 300 PROFESSIONAL CENTER DR 326, NOVATO, CA 94947. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEB 09, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 17, 24, Mar 2, 9 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 139165 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BOURBON WORKS, 25 LEAFWOOD CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: 1) KATE HAMEL, 25 LEAFWOOD CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 2) RACHAEL KANTERMAN, 25 LEAFWOOD CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEB 11, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 17, 24, Mar 2, 9 of 2016) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No: 304676 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 October

9, 2015, Under File No: 2015-138349.

Fictitious Business name(s) STAR SMOG CHECK, 2080 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: REBECCA J RANCATORE, 2553 DAYSAILOR COURT, RICHMOND, CA 94804. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Feb 02, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 17, 24, Mar 2, 9 of 2016) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No: 304678 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 APRIL 28, 2015, Under File No: 2015137258.

Fictitious Business name(s) VICTORY HOUSE PROPERTIES, 817 MISSION AVE, SUITE 1A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JONATHAN LIN, 16 FLAMINGO LN, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Feb 06, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 17, 24, Mar 2, 9 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 139186 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) ACANTHUS CABINETS, 2) ACANTHUS CUSTOM CABINETS, 209 EL PRADO AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: DANIEL STECKLINE, 209 EL PRADO AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 17, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 24, Mar 2, 9, 16 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016139151 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) BRIGHT MOUNTAIN PRESS, 2) WISDOM KEEPER BOOKS, 320 MELROSE AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: BRIGHT MOUNTAIN LLC, 112 NORTH CURRY STREET, CARSON CITY, NV 89703. The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 10, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 24, Mar 2, 9, 16 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 139233 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: EL BRAVO 86 JANITORIAL, 195 LOS ROBLES RD, NOVATO, CA 94949:

AUGUSTO JAIME GONZALEZ, 195 ROBLES RD. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 23, 2016 (Publication Dates: Feb 24, Mar 2, 9, 16 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016139215 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 420 LEGAL ADVISORS, 912 LOOTENS PLACE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: SCOTT M SANDERS, P.C., 912 LOOTENS PLACE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 19, 2016 (Publication Dates: Mar 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016139263 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MARIN OPTIMAL HEALTH, 55 PROFESSIONAL CENTER PARKWAY, STE F, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SARA KENDALL GORDON, 17 WASHINGTON AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

The business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 26, 2016 (Publication Dates: Mar 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016139155 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BAYSIDE BUILDERS, 394 BEL MARIN KEYS, SUITE #2, NOVATO, CA 94949: TEMBROCK-INGRASSIA BUILDERSM LLC, 394 BEL MARIN KEYS BLVD, SUITE #2, NOVATO, CA 94949. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 10, 2016 (Publication Dates: Mar 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016139220 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MEDICAL DENTAL GUILD, 130 LA CASA VIA, BLDNG 2, 104 B, WALNUT CREEK CA 94598: PETER F. CHASE ,DDS.,INC, 15 WOODSIDE WAY, ROSS, CA 94957. The business is being conducted by

A CORPORATION. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 22, 2016 (Publication Dates: Mar 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2016) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No:304664 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 Feb 5, 2014 Under File No:2014134033.

Fictitious Business name(s) TACK ROOM ESSENTIALS , 50 DORIAN WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: 1)MIMI O’ CONNOR, 126 REDWOOD DR, WOODACRE, CA 94973 2) WILLIAM FRITZ, 50 DORIAN WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Jan 06, 2016.

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OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1600608. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner YURIN MAYDONY ZARAT PÉREZ & MARVIN BENITO HERNANDEZ VELÁSQUEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: SOFIA BELEN HERNÁNDEZ to SOFIA BELÉN HERNÁNDEZ ZARAT. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 04/18/2016 AT 08:30 AM, DEPT 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: FEB 19, 2016. (Publication Dates: Feb 24, Mar 2, 9, 16 of 2016)

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By Amy Alkon

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I’m in a new relationship with the sweetest, most generous girl, but I’m hesitant to let her do nice stuff for me. In my previous relationship, every single nice thing my ex did was held against me later. I can hear her now: “Remember that time I brought you food at work? All the way across town?”

Eventually, I’d wince anytime she did anything for me. However, my new girlfriend seems so happy to make me food or run an errand for me. Still, I feel uneasy. I keep waiting for her to turn into my ex and present me with a list of what I owe her.

—Bad History

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I used to have a terrible temper. My girlfriend never experienced it, because I did major therapy before meeting her. Now, when I get upset, I step back, consider whether my beef is legit, and then think about how I can present it calmly.

My girlfriend, who gets frustrated that I can’t always discuss things immediately, says I “bottle up” my feelings.—Formerly Volcanic

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Rarely do you hear someone say, “So, I ran the issue by my therapist, made a list of pros and cons, meditated on it … and then went out and put a bat through the guy’s windshield.”

Admirably, instead of continuing to lose your temper, you got it a little red leather collar, and now you just walk it out of the room on a matching red leash.

This doesn’t mean you “bottle up” your feelings. You’re simply giving reason first crack at your problems—which doesn’t exactly come naturally. Psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky explain that we have two thinking systems: A fastresponding emotional system and a slower rational system. Your rational system does come around eventually—typically, just in time to grab a broom and dustpan to sweep up the pieces of the job or relationship that your trigger-happy emotional system just exploded.

Because relationships are happier when those in them feel understood and appreciated, it seems that you need to give your girlfriend the details on where you were and how far you’ve come. (Whaddya know, you didn’t spend those courtmandated anger management sessions with headphones on listening to Metallica.)

Explaining this to her should help her understand that when you’re mulling things over, she isn’t waiting; she’s benefiting. Maybe you’ll get speedier at the reasoning process in time, but rushing you out of your cool-out corner is a bit like saying, “Hey, let’s make conflict resolution more like drunk dialing!”Y Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Actress Blythe Baird writes about the problem that arises when her dog sees her eating a peanut butter and chocolate chip bagel. Her beloved pet begs for a piece and becomes miserable when it’s not forthcoming. Baird is merely demonstrating her love, of course, because she knows that eating chocolate can make canines ill. I suspect that life is bestowing a comparable blessing on you.

You may feel mad and sad about being deprived of something you want. But the likely truth is that you will be lucky not to get it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “I do not

literally paint that table, but rather the emotion it produces upon me,” French artist Henri Matisse told an interviewer. “But what if you don’t always have emotion?” she asked him. This is how Matisse replied: “Then I do not paint. This morning, when I came to work, I had no emotion. So I took a horseback ride.

When I returned, I felt like painting, and had all the emotion I wanted.” This is excellent advice for you to keep in mind, Taurus. Even more than usual, it’s crucial that you imbue every important thing you do with pure, strong emotions. If they’re not immediately available, go in quest of them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Some night soon,

I predict that you’ll dream of being an enlightened sovereign who presides over an ecologically sustainable paradise. You’re a visionary leader who is committed to peace and high culture, so you’ve never gone to war. You share your wealth with the people in your kingdom. You revere scientists and shamans alike, providing them with what they need to do their good work for the enhancement of the realm. Have fun imagining further details of this dream, Gemini, or else make up your own. Now is an excellent time to visualize a fairy tale version of yourself at the height of your powers, living your dreams and sharing your gifts.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s not always

necessary to have an expansive view of where you have been and where you are going, but it’s crucial right now. So I suggest that you take an inventory of the big picture. For guidance, study this advice from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: “What have you truly loved? What has uplifted your soul, what has dominated and delighted it at the same time?

Assemble these revered objects in a row before you and they may reveal a law by their nature and their order: The fundamental law of your very self.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Sportswear manufacturer

Adidas is looking for ways to repurpose trash that humans dump in the oceans. One of its creations is a type of shoe made from illegal deep-sea nets that have been confiscated from poachers. I invite you to get inspired by Adidas’ work. From an astrological perspective, now is a good time to expand and refine your personal approach to recycling. Brainstorm about how you could convert waste and refuse into useful, beautiful resources—not just literally, but also metaphorically. For example, is there a ruined or used-up dream that could be transformed into raw material for a shiny new dream?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “There isn’t enough

of anything as long as we live,” wrote Raymond Carver. “But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance, prevails.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Virgo, you’ll soon be gliding through one of these intervals. Now and then you may even experience the strange sensation of being completely satisfied with the quality and amount of sweetness that arrives. To ensure optimal results, be as free from greed as you can possibly be.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “For a wound to heal, you have to clean it out,” says author Yasmin Mogahed. “Again, and again, and again. And this cleaning process stings. The cleaning of a wound hurts. Yes. Healing takes so much work. So much persistence. And so much patience.” According to my analysis, Libra, you should be attending to this tough but glorious task. Although the work might be hard, it won’t be anywhere near as hard as it usually is. And you are likely to make more progress than you would be able to at other times.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “The other day,

lying in bed,” writes poet Rodger Kamenetz, “I felt my heart beating for the first time in a long while.

I realized how little I live in my body, how much in my mind.” He speaks for the majority of us. We spend much of our lives entranced by the relentless jabber that unfolds between our ears. But I want to let you know, Scorpio, that the moment is ripe to rebel against this tendency in yourself. In the coming weeks, you will have a natural talent for celebrating your body. You’ll be able to commune deeply with its sensations, to learn more about how it works and to exult in the pleasure it gives you and the wisdom it provides.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In his “Dream Song 67,” poet John Berryman confesses, “I am obliged to perform in complete darkness operations of great delicacy on my self.” I hope you will consider embarking on similar heroics, Sagittarius. It’s not an especially favorable time to overhaul your environment or try to get people to change in accordance with your wishes. But it’s a perfect moment to spruce up your inner world—to tinker with and refine it so that everything in there works with more grace. And unlike Berryman, you won’t have to proceed in darkness. The light might not be bright, but there’ll be enough of a glow to see what you’re doing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here’s the dictionary’s definition of the word “indelible:” “having the quality of being difficult to remove, wash away, blot out, or efface; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.” The word is often used in reference to unpleasant matters: Stains on clothes, biases that distort the truth, superstitions held with unshakable conviction or painful memories of romantic breakups. I am happy to let you know that you now have more power than usual to dissolve seemingly indelible stuff like that.

Here’s a trick that might help you: Find a new teacher or teaching that uplifts you with indelible epiphanies.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to poet Tony Hoagland, most of us rarely “manage to finish a thought or a feeling; we usually get lazy or distracted and quit halfway through.” Why? Hoagland theorizes that we “don’t have the time to complete the process, and we dislike the difficulty and discomfort of the task.” There’s a cost for this negligence: “We walk around full of half-finished experiences.” That’s why Hoagland became a poet.

He says that “poems model the possibility of feeling all the way through an emotional process” and “thinking all the way through a thought.” The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get more in the habit of finishing your own feelings and thoughts, Aquarius. It will also be more important than usual that you do so! (Hoagland’s comments appeared in Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts.)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Unless you

work at night and sleep by day, you experience the morning on a regular basis. You may have a lovehate relationship with it, because on the one hand you don’t like to leave your comfortable bed so early, and on the other hand you enjoy anticipating the interesting events ahead of you. But aside from your personal associations with the morning, this time of day has always been a potent symbol of awakenings and beginnings. Throughout history, poets have invoked it to signify purity and promise.

In myth and legend, it often represents the chance to see things afresh, to be free of the past’s burdens, to love life unconditionally. Dream interpreters might suggest that a dream of morning indicates a renewed capacity to trust oneself. All of these meanings are especially apropos for you right now, Pisces.Y

Homework: Imagine gazing into the eyes of the person you were 10 years ago. What do you want to say to the Old You? Freewillastrology.com.

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Aww, a relationship with an accounts receivable department.

Your ex’s human abacus approach—running a relationship on the, “Hey, what’s in it for me?” model—doesn’t bode well for happily ever after, and not just because it makes it hard to tell your girlfriend apart from one of those aggressive strangers who call at dinnertime, threatening to repo your car.

Social psychologist Margaret S. Clark explains that partners are more loving and generous toward each other when a relationship runs on the “communal” model (which describes love or friendship) rather than the “exchange” model (the merchant-customer relationship). The main difference between these relationship types is in the motivations for giving and the expectations in the wake of it. You give to somebody you love—like by giving your honey a massage—to make her feel good; you don’t wipe the lotion off your hands and then hand her a bill for $80.

Love relationships are often not entirely 50/50, and the payback from a romantic partner often comes in different ways and at a later date, and that’s OK. In an exchange relationship, however, people give to get. There’s careful accounting and speedy invoicing. When the mechanic fixes your bum tire, immediately after doing the work, he expects equivalent compensation—in cold, hard cash (or plastic). You can’t just kiss him on the cheek, chirp, “Thanks, cookieface!” and be on your way.

Looking back at your relationship with your ex, ask yourself something: Why did she view popping over with a lunchtime cooler—probably containing sandwiches and a Snapple—like she’d brought you her left kidney? Maybe she’s been counting in all of her relationships. Or … maybe this reflects Clark’s finding that people in relationships switch to an “exchange norm” when they notice that their partner is all take and take.

In your current relationship, remind yourself to credit your girlfriend for who she is—which you do by observing her actions and attitude—instead of fearing who she might be. You should also make sure you’re holding up your part of the giving.

But give for the right reason: To make her happy—and not because you can’t bear to hear another woman yelling, “Owe, owe, owe!” during sex.

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