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“I wouldn’t be caught dead in that kind of doctor’s office” RACISM. Everyone agrees that it’s a bad and ignorant thing. But what about other forms of bigotry? This sort of thinking, of behavior, of decision-making, occurs in science, in general, and, very commonly, in health care. Name-calling, viciousness, hatred, instead of reasoned discussion? Some people these days, as bad as their sicknesses and suffering are, as long as they’ve been sick and suffering, refuse to consider any form of care other than what they have always believed in…Establishment Medicine. Logic flies out the window, and you STAY sick and suffering. Let’s consider results, or lack thereof… If you went to a restaurant and the food was terrible, and the service worse, you wouldn’t go back. If you got food poisoning, you’d certainly not go back. If you went to your dentist for a toothache, she or he put you on a lifetime prescription of Oxycontin, Fentanyl or other pain killer, and never fixed your dental problem, you’d see that something was terribly wrong with that dentist, wouldn’t you? So why do you put up with the same thing from your orthopedist, neurologist, rheumatologist, cardiologist, internist, G-I specialist, OB-GYN, psychiatrist, GI specialist, etc.? OK, you got “desperate,” and finally “tried Chiropractic.” Except that you only got three or four visits (because that’s what your insurance paid for.) There was no science behind this experience, not even any X-rays. Maybe you didn’t even get adjusted. Maybe you got “adjusted” by some weird machine that vibrates, instead of a specific, gentle thrust, by hand, as it should be. Maybe you got disgusted and discouraged. I would!

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Wow [‘Lifesavers & life suckers,’ Hero & Zero, June 1]! I went to Mt. Tamalpais Primary School. Kate Mecca was a terrifying figure to me as well as all my classmates. She instilled fear in students and parents and used her power to extort money out of parents. Now I found out she was embezzling over $1 million dollars. It is clear now that Kate Mecca was not good in any way for that school. In fact she was a harmful person in every way. I hope parents look deeper into directors of schools before putting their children under such supervision. I always found Andy Mecca to be a good person. —Brooke Hazen, via pacificsun.com

We all remember the Tito Puente song made more famous by Santana (“Oye Como Va”). That could be Trump’s new theme song: “Oy, A Combover!” Tito’s estate won’t let him, of course.—Carlo V. Gardin

Active resistance And what is this drive for status and wealth doing to the planet and most of the world’s populations of people and other species [Advice Goddess, June 22]? Will our biology drive us to extinction? Is this something that should be actively resisted, or re-cultivated to put it another way? Drive an old, used car rather than buy that Mercedes? —Chris Gilbert, via pacificsun.com

A long way I want to give a different and personal response to the recent spate of race/police incidents across America. My late mother, born in 1925, came from that generation of white Americans who believed that the police were honest, sincere protectors of the public good always. In her later years she became a municipal court reporter in Wichita Falls, Texas (also the hometown of such luminaries as Tommy Tune, Larry McMurtry and Dr. Phil). Nevertheless, after having worked for years within the system in that town she ultimately and unfortunately had to admit via her personal experience that in fact the police ‘look out for their own, often above and beyond what a reasonable person/citizen would consider a prevailing standard of common justice and decency.’ So we still have a long way to go. —Craig Whatley

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This week, a letter-writer questions what the drive for status and wealth is doing to the planet.

Trivia Café

By Howard Rachelson

2 Name these current Olympics sporting events: For example, if I said ‘foil and sabre,’ you would say ‘fencing.’ 2a. Swimming, cycling, running 2b. Dressage and jumping 2c. Double sculls

3 What happens when sodium mixes with water?

4 Identify these popular music recording stars of today. 4a. Duck! when you hear his name 4b. After your working days 4c. Colorful diva

5 What flowers of the Cannabaceae family are cultivated as a flavoring in beer?

6 In the 16th and 17th centuries, England, France

and the Netherlands launched large expeditions to raid Spanish colonies and treasure ships, especially in what body of water?

7 What individual TV star topped the Forbes Celebrity 100 listing of the world’s highest-paid entertainers for 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2013? 8 Almost one third of all U.S. state names begin with one of two letters. Which letters are they? The capital city of one of them is shown in the visual.

9 When accepting what gift from a military veteran supporter did Donald

Trump announce that he’d always wanted one, and this was a much easier way to get one?

10 Manama is the capital and largest city of what powerhouse island nation with a thriving economy? BONUS QUESTION: The earliest vaccines for smallpox were extracted from what animal, after which the word ‘vaccine’ is named?

▲ H planned to pick up some fresh veggies and fruit from the Mill Valley Farmers’ Market on a recent Friday and get on with her day. Simple enough, right? Sure, unless a man hits your car in the parking lot while you’re shopping and slithers away without leaving a note. Enter our heroine, who witnessed the hit-and-run and stuck around to inform H who had damaged her vehicle. The culprit was easy to find because he never left the scene of the crime. Instead, he parked in the same lot and went shopping. Thanks to the observant whistleblower, the $800 repair bill to fix H’s car was covered by the man’s insurance. Scofflaws beware: If there’s not a camera nearby, there might be a good neighbor.

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You are invited to our next team trivia contest hosted by Howard Rachelson—Tuesday, August 30 at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, 6:30pm; free, with prizes. Bring a team or come join one … eat, drink and be trivial. Contact Howard at howard1@ triviacafe.com.

▼ Computer hackers targeted a Novato company that provides medical billing and management services for healthcare providers and created havoc for their clients. Marin Medical Practice Concepts’ data was held hostage by a ransomware attack and was eventually released upon the company’s payment of an undisclosed amount of money. The data-napping, which occurred late last month, prevented some Marin doctors from accessing their patients’ electronic records. (Yowza, that could have been dangerous.) Although both ransomware and data thefts are on the rise in the health-care industry, Marin Medical Practice Concepts reports that the breach did not compromise the private information of individuals. If only the scoundrels behind the attacks would use their admirable skills to help cure cancer or stop ISIS, we’d forgive them. —Nikki Silverstein Got a Hero or a Zero? Please send submissions to nikki_silverstein@yahoo.com. Toss roses, hurl stones with more Heroes and Zeros at ›› pacificsun.com

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1 In 1873, British-born Andrew Hallidie tested what intricate system near San Francisco’s Nob Hill?

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Upfront

Proposition 66, a proposal to reform the death penalty, is headed for the November ballot.

Death penalty duel Voters to choose between eliminating and reforming capital punishment By Lindsey J. Smith

oments before Richard Allen Davis was sentenced to death in a San Jose courtroom for the kidnapping and murder of Polly Klaas, the young girl’s father addressed the court.

“He broke the contract; for that he must die,” Marc Klaas said on Aug. 5, 1996. “Mr. Davis, when you get to where you’re going, say hello to Hitler, say hello to Dahmer and say hello to Bundy. Good riddance, and the sooner you get there, the better we all are.”

Davis entered the Klaas family’s life on Oct. 1, 1993, when he broke into Polly Klaas’ mother’s home in Petaluma and kidnapped the 12-year-old. The ensuing two-month search engrossed the nation, and ended when Davis led investigators to the young girl’s body. But for

Klaas, the torture was far from over, as the case evolved into an emotional three-year trial. Klaas has looked forward to the killer’s execution as the lifting of a burden. But at sentencing, he never imagined that 20 years later he’d still be awaiting that day. Since 1996,

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—Paula Mitchell

Davis—who sits on death row in San Quentin State Prison, a scant 10 miles from Klaas’ Sausalito home— has had just one appeal heard. His situation is not necessarily unique; the majority of the state’s 747 condemned have been on death row for between 16 and 24 years, with one awaiting execution for 38 years. Klaas spends his days running the KlaasKids Foundation, one of several nonprofits started in Polly’s memory. But after receiving a call from the California District Attorneys Association, he’s turned his attention to endorsing Proposition 66, a proposal to reform the death penalty headed for the November ballot. “It was never my intention to be an outspoken advocate of the death penalty,” Klass says, “but apparently it just sort of played out that way.” Come Election Day, Proposition 66 will be up against another deathpenalty initiative, Proposition 62. Each initiative addresses California’s broken death-penalty system, which leaves the condemned to languish for decades. But the two plans present diametrically opposed solutions. Simply called the California Death Penalty Repeal, Proposition 62 would replace the death penalty with life in prison without parole. The legislation sprung from the seeds of 2012’s Proposition 34, which would have abolished the death penalty had it not lost by a narrow margin. “What the polling shows is that there’s a big difference in the way voters react to the question, ‘Do you want to end the death penalty, period?’ to ‘Do you think we should replace the death penalty with life without the possibility of parole?’” says Paula Mitchell, an author of

Proposition 62 and professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. She and others behind the campaign found that voters are much more comfortable with the idea of substituting a life sentence rather than abolishing the death penalty altogether. The legislation would also force death-row inmates to work in prison and pay restitutions to their victims’ families, a facet it shares with Proposition 66. District attorneys and elected officials, including Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and former president Jimmy Carter, have endorsed Proposition 62. It has also drawn an eclectic list of celebrity endorsers, including former CIA operative Valerie Plame, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta and entrepreneurs Richard Branson and Larry Flynt. The death-penalty-repeal campaign is driven by a belief that the state’s system is fundamentally broken. Since 1978, when capital punishment was reinstated by voters after a brief abolition, California has spent more than $5 billion to run the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere. In that time, 930 people have been sentenced to death but only 15 have actually been executed, according to the state Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO). No executions have been carried out in California in the last decade because of challenges to the state’s lethal-injection protocol. For Mitchell, one of the most compelling reasons to abolish the death penalty is the risk of executing an innocent person. Since 1973, she notes, 144 people on death row have been exonerated nationwide. “A lot of people around the world are coming to the same conclusion,”

she says. “It’s a risky thing, it costs a lot of money; it’s just not worth it.” On the other hand, Proposition 66, known as the Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016, contends that the death penalty is not beyond repair, and that it is our duty to fix it. “This arose out of a will to represent the obvious desires of the majority of the citizens of the state of California,” says Michele Hanisee, a key opponent of 2012’s Proposition 34. “They voted not to eliminate the death penalty, which means they want the death penalty and they want it to work. It’s unfair to those citizens that it’s not working.” Proposition 66, which is backed by a long roster of district attorneys, sheriffs and law enforcement, attempts to reform capital punishment on several levels. Appeals to the state Supreme Court based on the trial record would need to be completed in five years. Furthermore, all appeals based on evidence or issues outside the record, known as habeas corpus appeals, would need to be presented in one case; currently the condemned can submit as many habeas corpus appeals as they can muster. The proposition would assign inmates counsel on the day of their sentencing, and would allow the state Supreme Court to force qualified attorneys to take capital appeals cases as a condition for being assigned to other cases in the future. Proposition 66 also allows the condemned to be housed in appropriate facilities other than San Quentin, the state’s death row for male inmates. “When we talk about speeding up appeals, some of it sounds sort of unfair,” says Hanisee. But, she adds, slowing down the process can be equally unjust to inmates. In the first capital verdict she oversaw as a Los Angeles deputy district attorney, the condemned man waited four years to be assigned an appellate lawyer, and another year for the

lawyer to get up to speed on the case. Eight years later, his appeal has received 21 extensions, according to Hanisee, and no opening brief has been filed. “If [he] were innocent or had a legitimate cause, it’s not getting heard,” she argues. She estimates that Proposition 66 could shorten the appeals process by half. Both campaigns claim they will save taxpayers millions of dollars annually. Proposition 62’s website says abolishing the death penalty will save the state $150 million per year, a figure that squares with a May 2016 report from the LAO. Regarding Proposition 66 savings, the LAO said it would come from the way inmates are housed and “could potentially reach the tens of millions of dollars annually,” not hundreds of millions. Overall, the report concludes that Proposition 66’s long-term fiscal impact is unclear because it would likely reduce caseloads but require state courts to be staffed at higher levels. Fiscal arguments may sway some voters, but the death penalty at its core is an emotional issue. The propositions require a simple majority to pass, and if both receive more than 50 percent of the vote, the one with the higher percentage will become law. Decisions on propositions 62 and 66 could come down to choosing between seeing “the worst of the worst” punished or the fear an innocent person may be killed. Twenty years have passed, but the death penalty remains an emotional issue for Klaas. Davis no longer dominates his thoughts the way he once did, but his extended stay on death row prevents the closure Klaas seeks. “Oh, I’m gonna drink Champagne the night that he’s executed,” Klaas says, the white of sailboats in Richardson Bay glinting through his kitchen window. “The mere fact that he still exists on this earth influences my life and it influences my thoughts. So, eliminate him, and you eliminate that burden.”Y

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What the polling shows is that there’s a big difference in the way voters react to the question, ‘Do you want to end the death penalty, period?’ to ‘Do you think we should replace the death penalty with life without the possibility of parole?’

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Spirit Rock Meditation Center expansion allows for further global reach By David Templeton Allen Kennedy

Spirit Rock recently opened a new Community Meditation Center building, which allows for more programs and state-of-the-art connectedness.

large, sprawling tree, apparently growing from the center of a large granite boulder—what geologists might call “an exotic block”—is not just the first thing that people notice as they drive past Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre. It’s more than just the geological-botanical genesis of Spirit Rock’s name. The enigmatic image is also an apt metaphor for the history of what, according to many, has become one of the most influential and well-attended meditation centers in the world. Visited by an estimated 40,000 peace-seekers every year, long connected with acclaimed Buddhist author and co-founder Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Boorstein and others, Spirit Rock has weathered storms and earthquakes, endured time and trial and still continues to thrive, sprout branches and offer shelter and inspiration to those who visit.

Recently, after decades of planning, dreaming and—this being the real world—fundraising, Spirit Rock finally opened a beautiful new Community Meditation Center building. The expansion includes a new administration building, with offices and housing for teachers and staff. There are new restrooms—long a pressing need at Spirit Rock—and generally more space to spread out into. Which is what Spirit Rock plans to do. The new facility will allow the faculty to increase its programs to a degree, and also to expand its reach globally. With state-of-the-art connectedness and internet abilities, the new meeting rooms are wired for video and audio, so events can be recorded or live-streamed around the world. Last week, the Pacific Sun’s David

Templeton spoke with Spirit Rock’s Sally Armstrong, a longtime teacher of Vipassana meditation, and one of the meditation center’s founders. Armstrong, who began practicing meditation in India in the early ’80s, managed Gaia House Meditation Retreat Centre in Devon, England, and was a co-founder of the Sharpham meditation community in Sharpham, England. After moving to California in the mid-’80s, she immediately joined forces with a small group of like-minded folks to create Spirit Rock, for which she now serves as a co-guiding teacher. Currently the chair of Spirit Rock’s Board of Directors, she’s been deeply involved with the center’s gradual evolution of the last 28 years. David Templeton: Spirit Rock has been a part of Marin County for nearly 30 years, but many people

Spirit Rock offers everything from residential retreats to non-residential retreats and non-residential programs, which include daylong classes, benefit workshops and weekly drop-in classes.

we all envisioned together. The short story is, it took longer than that. Templeton: In the beginning, meditation classes were held in those trailers, including those started by Jack Kornfield. His classes became increasingly popular, and through positive word-of-mouth, steadily built up Spirit Rock’s reputation as a place where good things were happening. Armstrong: We gradually built up a whole program of classes and daylong non-residential meditation retreats on the weekends. Within those trailers, Spirit Rock became a flourishing meditation center. And then, in the late ’90s, we finally started building a few more things. We opened our residential retreat center, with a meditation hall and housing for 80 or so people. That opened in 1996. But we still had those trailers. We kept renewing the permits, every five years, and they were eventually starting to show a bit of wear and tear. I taught an event there, just before the trailers were finally taken down, and there were black plastic tarps on the roof, with buckets to collect the rainwater. Those trailers have served us incredibly well, but they were definitely at the end of their life cycle.

The new building offers us opportunities for events and teaching that we just weren’t able to do. Not only do we now have a beautiful new space to hold our non-residential events in, with high ceilings and big windows, it’s got ancillary space, meeting rooms and breakout rooms. In the past, it’s been difficult to have more than one little event at once, but now we can have book groups meeting in one space, while we have a small senior meditation group nearby. We can meet one-on-one with individuals, to help them with their meditation practice, all while a larger event is happening, too. We have much more flexibility now. It’s the next step in the evolution of our being able to share these teachings. Templeton: Speaking of next steps, Spirit Rock, through its website, already sees tens of thousands of downloads of its classes and Dharma talks. With the new technology built into the expanded facility, you’ll be able to use the internet in all kinds of new ways. It’s a bit ironic, isn’t it, that social media and the World Wide Web, which bring so much distraction to so many, can also be used to expand the message that meditation and silent

reflection can be life-changing? Armstrong: It is ironic, but it’s true. So many people get inspired by meditation, and by the effect is has on their lives, their minds, their hearts. But keeping it up is not always easy. It’s like any new undertaking—diet, exercise or whatever. It’s the continuity that is essential if you really want to integrate it into your life in a meaningful way. To do that, most people need support. They need connection. And yes, the business of people’s lives— even just the challenge of driving in traffic in the Bay Area—can be distracting. But even if it’s difficult or maddening to get out here to a meditation retreat, there are ways, through our internet services, [ways] to still connect with our teachers and get the support that is needed— whether you live just down the road or across the planet. I think it’s fabulous, to be able to take what we are offering, and make it more and more accessible, and we’re looking forward to including more of that. Templeton: The faculty of Spirit Rock has, in recent years, been very open about wanting to expand the diversity of »10

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don’t know its history. Can you give the short version of how Spirit Rock came to be? Sally Armstrong: Well, we bought the property in September of 1987, after people spent five years looking for a suitable property. We were a small group of people who came together with the idea of creating a meditation retreat center somewhere in the Bay Area. At that point, it was just an open piece of land, 400 acres of rolling hills, valleys and forests. Since then we’ve built a worldfamous meditation center there. So yes, it’s been a huge evolution in that time, with huge changes along the way. It’s taken us much longer than we thought it would take, but we’re getting there. Templeton: Why has it taken so long to get to this point? Armstrong: This was farmland, originally. When we bought it, it was owned by Nature Conservancy, so the money we paid for the property not only bought the land that would become Spirit Rock. It went to support an organization that does important conservation work throughout the world, literally saving the rainforests. But, there wasn’t much here. It’s a huge project, developing anything, anywhere. In Marin County, there are a lot of zoning and planning guidelines that we had to follow. It was slow going at first, and to tell the truth, at the beginning, people didn’t know what to think of us, a group of people wanting to create a meditation center. But building a sense of connection with the community around Spirit Project was important to us, and that was much easier than dealing with all of the legal requirements and zoning requirements. Templeton: Fundraising, too, was probably a big part of the process. Armstrong: Oh yes. We don’t get any government grants or anything. From the beginning, Spirit Rock has relied on donations from individuals. There have been the occasional grants from nonprofits who like to support this kind of thing, but for the most part, it’s all been done with individual donations. And that’s a slow process. We bought the property in 1988, and in 1990, we installed some trailers, eventually seven of them. We arranged them into one big open space, and used some for meditation, and some for staff to live and work in. We got five-year permits for the trailers, and at that time, we thought we’d certainly have all the plans and permits and funds in place, within five years, to create the kind of facility

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Sally Armstrong, one of Spirit Rock’s founders, has seen the meditation center go through many changes over the years.

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those attending programs, learning and practicing meditation and even serving on the staff. Can you speak to how that’s come about? Armstrong: It’s always been our intention that the teaching we offer, our events and programs, are open and accessible to anyone who wants to come. That attitude has been there from the very founding of Spirit Rock. Not just in terms of including more people of color, and LGBT people, but also wanting families and young people and seniors and parents and people with mobility issues. Meditation shouldn’t just be for people who want to hide away in a cave on a hillside or something. Meditation should be, and often is, very much a part of being in a community. As we’ve grown and created our center, we’ve realized that there are barriers to that inclusivity, barriers that we weren’t even aware of. Our location is one of them. We’re way out here in West Marin County. It’s a relatively white, rural neighborhood, that doesn’t have much public transport. So, ironically, this beautiful remote location—which is part of the appeal of Spirit Rock to some—is also a liability in our efforts to be more diverse. We’ve woken up to that, and we know there are a lot of things we need to shift and change and address, if we are going to be as truly welcoming as we wish to be.

Templeton: Spirit Rock has publically stated that you’d like to lower any accidental barriers that might exist for people of color, or the LGBTQ community and other underserved groups. How do you do that? Armstrong: Well, I think it starts with the teachers, being aware and willing to use inclusive language, teachers who are aware of the pain and anger that come from systemic racism, classism and gender inequality. But it’s also the makeup of the teachers themselves. We simply have to expand who it is we have in our teaching roles. We’ve been trying to bring more teachers of color in, to train more teachers of color and find ways to encourage more diverse people who enroll in our teacher training programs. Spirit Rock has been in the forefront of holding retreats for people of color. We began that very early on. And they’ve always been well attended. So we learned very early that it wasn’t for lack of interest that there seemed to be so few persons of color participating in the rest of our events. It’s clearly that people feel safe when they are not in the minority. Of course, when you have teachers of color, then you attract more students of color. But when your pool of experienced meditation practitioners of color is small, then your pool of teachers is small. So it’s a chicken and egg thing. But we are very committed to shifting the balance to become more representative of our community. It’s a slow process. Slower than sometimes we would like, but the intention is certainly there. Templeton: When discussions of overt racism and inequality are constantly in the news, along with stories of gender bias and prejudice against gays and lesbians and members of the trans community, it feels like an important time to be making an effort to demonstrate support and inclusivity. Along those lines, how do you believe the practice of meditation can contribute to the healing of a world that is so at odds with itself ? Armstrong: These are huge issues, of course. Not that Spirit Rock is setting out to try and transform the world, or that we believe it’s even possible that it can, but what we really do see as essential is that, as each individual person transforms

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‘Twelfth Night’ mixes romance and comedy By Charles Brousse

fter opening its 2016 season with Lauren Gunderson’s satirical look at America’s obsession with the nexus between sex and electoral politics (The Taming), Marin Shakespeare Company (MSC) gets down to serious business with Twelfth Night. No, forget that I used the descriptive “serious”—the latter’s tangle of romance and comedy is anything but. Having seen the play performed on numerous occasions through the years, I’ve concluded that there are actually two versions, depending on when and where it’s performed: Indoors, over the

winter holidays, it becomes what the title implies: A warm and cozy tale of love overcoming all obstacles to reach a satisfying conclusion for several of the principal characters, with an additional beribboned bunch of candy canes added by Viola’s reuniting with Sebastian, the brother she feared she had lost in a storm at sea. Think: A stage bathed in candlelight, soft sighs and sweet music. The Twelfth Night of summer open-air festivals is usually quite different. Romance is still there. Calling herself Cesario and dressed in male clothing, Viola still searches for her brother and finds both him and love in the process, but these

plot elements no longer dominate. Instead, comedy takes over. The play’s subtitle, What You Will, becomes code for having a kneeslapping good time. Such is the case with the Lesley Currier-directed version currently being performed on weekends in the wooded confines of Dominican University’s Forest Meadows Amphitheatre. Luckily, Currier and her MSC cast have all of the tools necessary to generate laughs—and more. That last reference is to the multitalented Jeremy Vik, whose skills as a gymnast, musician, juggler and clown in the court of Duke Orsino (Dean Linnard), ruler of the fantasy island of Illyria,

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amaze and delight throughout the production. You might even say that Vik steals the show, except that Daren Kelley, as Sir Toby Belch and Michael J. Hume as Sir Andrew Aguecheek are as entertaining a pair of alcohol-fueled old geezers as you’re likely to find anywhere. Falstaff is normally considered Shakespeare’s greatest comic invention, but these two—when portrayed by professionals of this caliber—could lay equal claim. The hilarity reaches its climax in fight director Richard Pallaziol’s nicely choreographed second-act scene, in which Sir Andrew, angered by Cesario/Viola’s (Elena Wright) imagined competition for the affections of the Countess Olivia (Kathryn Smith-McGlynn) and egged on by Sir Toby, engages his rival in a duel that neither of them wants or can hope to win. With its many characters, mistaken identities and unexpected turns of plot, Twelfth Night is as difficult to describe as a computer to an Eskimo. Suffice it to say that while MSC’s production bobs along on waters that are occasionally choppy, its core of good humor remains intact to the end. Not surprising, then, that whether performed at holiday time or in the middle of August, it continues to be one of Shakespeare’s most frequently produced scripts. And, when talent such as that displayed by MSC’s lead actors—in fact, by the company’s entire ensemble and artistic staff—is brought together on a (hopefully) warm summer night, it should be an exhilarating experience for anyone who loves live theater. I might add that the play contains a number of quotable lines. A few examples: “If music be the food of love, play on.” “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” “There is no darkness but ignorance.” (In these anxious times, when dark shadows seem to threaten from every direction, it’s an admonition worth remembering.) And my own favorite: “Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.” Politicians of all stripes, take note.Y

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Novato-based group Ridgway snags a gold record for best reggae band in the North Bay.

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he polls have closed and the readers have spoken. Here’s the full list of the 2016 NorBays winners. See these bands collect their gold records live onstage on Sunday, Aug. 14, at our free outdoor awards party and concert at Juilliard Park in Santa Rosa, featuring The Rhythm Rangers and a duo performance by The Crux. Reggae: Ridgway We recently fawned over Novato-based Ridgway, who blend hot guitar licks and laidback grooves on their new album, Brighter Days. Blues/R&B: Twice As Good The father/son duo pulls from two lifetimes of music when they play in their weekly residency at Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park and throughout the North Bay. Country/Americana: The Rhythm Rangers Led by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Russell, The Rhythm Rangers play timeless Americana. Rock: Derek Irving and His Combo If you’re looking for retro rockabilly, look no further than Irving’s swinging band, who expertly steep themselves in the aesthetics of 1950s rock ’n’ roll nostalgia. Indie/Punk: The Highway Poets A staple at local music festivals and the go-to choice to perform with many touring bands, the Petalumabased Highway Poets are currently working on a new album, set for release next year.

Jazz: Lost Dog Found This last spring, Lost Dog Found frontman Chris Hudlow suffered a stroke, a scare for fans of the wailing jive-swing jazz band he formed in 2010. But you can’t keep a good dog down, and the band is back on the road, performing around Northern California. Hip-Hop/Electronic: Pure Powers Sonoma County’s Pure Powers performs an awesome exhibition of fast rhymes, fat beats and positive energy. He recently worked with Rockwell Foundation and the Vans Warped Tour on the H2FLOW project aiming to provide clean water to those in need. DJ (live): DJ Beset Holding down the turntables at nightclubs near and far, DJ Beset is one of the most indemand DJs in the North Bay today. DJ (Radio): Bill Bowker The beloved KRSH personality just curated the Sonoma County Blues Festival and continues to host the best new music during his weekly Blues with Bowker radio show. Folk/Acoustic: The Crux Led by Josh Windmiller, the chain-rattling folk revivalists celebrate their new release this week. Promoter: Josh Windmiller Aside from his work with The Crux, Windmiller is dedicated to putting The North Bay on many musical maps, and has made his mark as the founder of The North Bay Hootenanny and the organizer of the Railroad Square Music Festival in Santa Rosa.Y

In ‘Suicide Squad,’ a group of imprisoned supervillains is recruited by a secret government agency.

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Dangerous mission Incarcerated supervillains unite in ‘Suicide Squad’ By Richard von Busack

n Suicide Squad, a group of supervillains are harnessed by a covert government organization to fight superhuman threats—to begin with, a pair of brother and sister Elder Gods trying to kick-start the apocalypse. As in an atmosphere-free cocktail lounge, loud music is used to set the mood. Needle drops plague the beginning: “House of the Rising Sun” by the Animals for rainy exteriors of a super-ultra-supermax prison. Then comes “You Don’t Own Me” for our first view of the caged and dangerous Harley Quinn (the overexposed Margot Robbie). Killer Croc—Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, playing the manreptile as Mike Tyson with leprosy, isn’t actually introduced with “Crocodile Rock,” but it’s a near thing. Most uninteresting is the human-sized lead, Deadshot, the helmeted mercenary played by Will Smith; as usual, the Smith character just wants to go home and be a daddy. As per Batman: The Animated Series, Harley was a beguiling Brooklyn ditz in a fine toxic Krazy Kat/Ignatz romance. Who could love the Joker more than himself ? Here,

in buttfloss rollerskate shorts, and a kinderslut outfit complete with bubblegum and pigtails, Robbie wobbles between daft child and supposedly irresistible femme fatale. The picture of Jared Leto’s Joker was worth the thousands of words by outraged fans; the steel teeth look like a sixth-grader’s braces, and the fussy forehead tattoo reading “Damaged” in a copperplate script is about as redoubtable as a fancy Williamsburg beard. Suicide Squad isn’t the Joker’s movie any more than it is Batman’s tale. But Mr. J could have been the cold mad eye of this digital hurricane. Despite it all, there is some good acting in this rote super-melodrama; the military liaison Rick Flag (the Keith Carradine-like Joel Kinnaman) has an attractive mildness to go with the macho certainty. Similarly authentic is the fire-chollo El Diablo (Jay Hernandez), in mourning from having immolated so many people. He brings the suicidal qualities to this movie: He’s grave and sad, but he still amuses himself by making a tiny dancer out of a flame in his hand, as a barroom trick.Y

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Friday, August 12 - Thursday, August 18 Please note: Below is a selection of summaries of movies playing this week. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (1:31) Edina (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) are back and glitzier and raunchier than ever, boozing and clubbing their way to paparazzi glory. Almeida Live: Richard III (3:20) Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave star in the Bard’s mesmerizing examination of greed, power and politics. Bad Moms (1:41) Three overstressed, overworked suburban mamas go on a long-overdue binge of bad behavior; Mila Kunis stars. Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2:45) Direct from London’s Garrick Theatre it’s Kenneth Branagh’s edgy updated version of the Bard’s timeless tragedy. Café Society (1:38) Kaleidoscopic Woody Allen comedy celebrates the ManhattanHollywood high life of the 1930s; Parker Posey and Jeannie Berlin star. Captain Fantastic (1:59) Thoughtprovoking drama about a family of utopian survivalists forced to brave the outside world; Viggo Mortensen stars. Don’t Think Twice (1:30) Acclaimed comedy about what happens to a tightly knit improv troupe when one of its members is cast on a hit TV show. Finding Dory (1:40) The animated blue tang fish of Finding Nemo is back and trying to reunite with her aquatic family; Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks and Diane Keaton lend voice. Ghostbusters (1:45) The supernatural comedy gets a feminist reboot with Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones taking on the otherworld this time around. Globe On Screen: Measure for Measure (2:45) Direct from London it’s Shakespeare’s edgy dramedy of misplaced virtue, sexual politics and social justice. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (1:41) Wry New Zealand adventure comedy about the unlikely relationship between a cranky backwoodsman and his fellow outlaw, a 13-year-old out-of-his-element city boy.

Ice Age: Collision Course (1:34) Manny, Sid, Diego and the rest of the herd are back and exploring exotic new worlds … including outer space! Indignation (1:50) The Philip Roth novel hits the big screen with Logan Lerman as a working-class Jewish boy from Newark trying to fit into a midcentury Midwestern college town. Jason Bourne (2:03) The amnesiac secret agent is back, trying once again to unlock the secrets of his past; Paul Greengrass directs Matt Damon, of course. The Kind Words (1:58) Quirky dramedy about four Jewish siblings who gad about Europe trying to find out if their dad was actually an Algerian Muslim. Lights Out (1:21) Horror flick about yet another bloodthirsty evil force with a taste for all-American suburban families. The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (1:36) Documentary focuses on the renowned cellist’s multicultural collaborations with folk musicians from China, Syria, Iran and other melodious locales. Nerve (1:36) A goody-two-shoes teen gets caught up in sex, drugs, drink and naughty language when she joins an online gaming group. Our Kind of Traitor (1:48) An unsuspecting couple get caught up in international intrigue when they befriend an on-the-lam Russian Mafia bigwig; Ewan McGregor co-stars with Paris, Morocco and the Swiss Alps. The Secret Life of Pets (1:31) Sneak peek at what pets get up to when they’re left alone in their Manhattan penthouses features vocals from Albert Brooks, Dana Carvey and others. Star Trek Beyond (2:00) The crew of the Enterprise find themselves stranded on a hostile planet, hostile aliens encroaching; Chris Pine stars. Suicide Squad (1:40) Another live-action comic book, this one starring Will Smith and Jared Leto as supervillains seeking redemption by leading a heroic if suicidal mission of mercy.

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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (R) Lark: Fri 8, Sun 8:40; Mon 12:15; Thu 9 Almeida Live: Richard III (Not Rated) Rafael: Mon 6:30 Regency: Sun 2, 7 • Animal House (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:35, 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:10; Sun-Thu 10:35, 1:30, 4:25, • Anthropoid (R) 7:20 Bad Moms (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:10, 9:45; Sat-Sun 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:45, 9:25, 10:10 Rowland: FriWed 12:10, 2:50, 5:15, 8, 10:30; Regency: Fri-Mon, Wed 12:10, 2:50, 5:15, 8, 10:30 Rowland: Thu 10pm; 3D showtimes 7 • Ben-Hur (PG-13) Lark: Sat 10:30; Sun 11:30, 6:20 • The BFG (PG) Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (Not Rated) Lark: Tue 7:30 Café Society (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2, 4:40, 7:30; Sun-Wed 11:30, 2, 4:40, 7:30; Thu 11:30, 2:15, 4:40; Sequoia: Fri 4:05, 6:55, 9:45; Sat 1:45, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45; Sun 1:45, 4:05, 6:55; Mon 4:05, 6:55 Captain Fantastic (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:40, 1:25, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05; Sun-Wed 10:35, 1:25, 4:15, 7:10; Thu 10:40, 1:25, 4:15 Don’t Think Twice (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:45, 10:25; Sun 11:35; Mon-Tue 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:45; Wed 11:35 Equity (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:55, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 10:20; Sun-Thu 11:55, 2:30, 5, 7:40 Finding Dory (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:10 • Florence Foster Jenkins (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30; Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:10, 4, 7, 9:50; Sun 10:30, 1:10, 7:05; Mon-Wed 10:30, 1:10, 4, 7:05; Sequoia: Fri 4:30, 7:15, 9:15; Sat 2, 4:30, 7:15, 9:15; Sun-Wed 2, 7:15 Flash Gordon (PG) Lark: Fri-Sat 10pm Ghostbusters (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05 Globe On Screen: Measure for Measure (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 1 Regency: Thu 7 • Hell or High Water (R) Hunt for the Wilderpeople (PG-13) Rafael: Fri 3:45, 6, 8:15; Sat 1, 3:45, 6, 8:15; Sun 1, 3:45; Mon 3:45; TueThu 3:45, 6, 8:15 Ice Age: Collision Course (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 1:40, 4, 6:20, 8:40 Indignation (R) Rafael: Fri 4, 6:30, 9; Sat-Sun 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9; Tue-Thu 4, 6:30, 9 Jason Bourne (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 10; Sat-Sun 1, 4, 7, 10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:35, 7:25, 10:25 7 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:30, 1:30, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 The Kind Words (Not Rated) Lark: Mon 2:15; Wed 3:15 • Kubo and the Two Strings (PG) Northgate: Thu 8:30; 3D showtimes at 6 Rafael: Sun 4:30, 7 • Laurel and Hardy Vol. One (Not Rated) • The Legend of Tarzan (PG-13) Lark: Fri 5:30, Sat, 7:30, Sun 1:50, Wed 8:30 Lights Out (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 6, 9:30 • Mohenjo Daro (Not Rated) Nerve (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:55, 10:20 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:20, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35 • Nine Lives (PG) • Miss Sharon Jones (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 3:30, 6:15, 8:30; Sat 1:15, Sun 1:15, 6:15, 8:30; Mon-Thu 3:30, 6:15, 8:30 The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (PG-13) Lark: Fri 3:15, Sun 4:10, Mon 4:45, Tue 2:20, Wed 1 Lark: Tue noon; Thu 3:30 • Our Kind of Traitor (R) Sequoia: Thu 11; Rowland: Tues, Thus 10am • Paddington (PG) Fairfax: noon, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55; Larkspur Landing: Fri 6:30; • Pete's Dragon (PG) Sat-Sun 1:15, 6:30; Mon-Wed 6:30 Northgate: Sat-Wed 11:15, 4:25, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 1:50, 7:10; Regency: Fri-Mon, Wed 11, 4:30, 7:10; 3D showtimes 1:40, 9:45 Regency: 8 • RiffTrax Live Mothra (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Thu 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40; Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, • Sausage Party (R) 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8, 10:15; Rowland: Fri-Mon, Wed 12:30, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:25 The Secret Life of Pets (PG) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9; Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:10, 6:30, 9 Northgate: Fri-Wed noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:30, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15; Star Trek Beyond (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, 6:45; 3D showtimes 9:35; Sat-Sun 12:40 6:45; 3D showtimes 3:35, 9:35; Mon-Wed 6:45; 3D showtimes 9:35; Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Mon, Wed 10:20, 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 10:15 Suicide Squad (PG-13) Century Cinema: Fri-Wed 4:20, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 10:30, 1:25, 7:20; Northgate: Fri 11:10, 12:35, 2, 3:25, 4:50, 6:15, 6:15, 7, 7:40, 9:05, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 11:55, 2:45, 4:10, 5:35, 8:25 Rowland: Fri-Mon, Wed 10:10, 1:10, 4, 7, 10; 3D showtimes at 11:10, 2, 4:50, 7:40 Lark: Fri 12:30, Sat 4:30, Tue 4:30, Thu 12:30 • Sunset Song (R) Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm.

In ‘Bad Moms,’ three overworked mothers ditch their responsibilities and let loose.

CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 415-388-1190 Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 415-924-6506 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 415-453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 415-924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 415461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 415-491-1314 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 415-435-1234 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 415-454-1222 Regency 280 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 415-479-6496 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 415-898-3385

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Consort Chorale Now it its 23rd year, under the direction of Allan Petker, Consort Chorale presents "A Musical Tour in Time & Place," contemporary choral music with a flair. Aug 14, 7pm. $10-$20. Free reception follows. First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo, concortchorale.org. Return to Aquarius Day of peace, love and music celebrating Woodstock features Phil Lesh and a rotating cast of friends performing a set dedicated to the memory of Jerry Garcia. Aug 13, 12pm. $65. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

SONOMA Belgrado Local punk-rock promoter Shock City, USA hosts post-punk heavyweights from Spain, with support by UK shoegazers Chain of Flowers and others. Aug 15, 7pm. $10. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.528.3009.

Dave Koz & David Sanborn The two jazz saxophone greats share the stage for the first time as part of their Side-by-Side tour. Aug 13, 5pm. $89 and up. Rodney Strong Vineyards, 11455 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg, 707.431.1533.

Ziggy Marley The six-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer with a humanitarian heart performs in Napa. Aug 11, 8pm. $41 and up. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123.

Global Guitar Summit Indian nylon-string guitarist Konarak Reddy, American scalloped fretboard guitar pioneer Matthew Montfort and German fingerstyle guitarist Teja Gerken perform solo and ensemble pieces. Aug 12, 8pm. $20$23. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, 707.874.3176.

Clubs&Venues Marin

Angel Island State Park Aug 13, 2pm, Blithedale Canyon. Aug 14, 2pm, Savannah Blu. 1 Main St, Tiburon, 415.435.3972.

Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy Two of the world’s most renowned guitarists tear it up together onstage. Aug 17, 8pm. $79 and up. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Belrose Theater Second Wednesday of every month, Ragtime jam. Thurs, open mic night. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, 415.454.6422. Benissimo Ristorante & Bar Thurs, Fri, live music. 18 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera, 415.927.2316.

NAPA Fruition The harmonic Portland, Ore, band belts out their roots-rock with chef Stephen Barber cooking up Southern-inspired dishes over the live fire pit. Aug 13, 8pm. $35-$45. Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, 738 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.4555.

Book Passage Sun, 11:30am, Songs & Stories with Megan. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, 415.927.0960. The Club at McInnis Park Aug 12, the 7th Sons. 350 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael, 415.492.1800. Fenix Aug 10, pro blues jam. Aug 11, Dyson & Special Occasion. Aug 12, Kahulanui. Aug 16, Brian Travis Band. Aug 17, pro blues jam with the Marinfidels. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600. George’s Nightclub Tues, hip-hop open mic. Aug 11, college night with guest DJs. Aug 13, DJ Marlo. Aug 14, Mexican Banda. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.226.0262. Grazie Restaurant Aug 13, Doug Adamz. 823 Grant Ave, Novato, 415.897.5181.

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HopMonk Novato Aug 10, open mic night with Reveneant. Aug 12, Wonderbread 5. Aug 13, Hunter & the Dirty Jacks with Luke Erickson. Aug 14, 5pm, Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono with Korby Lenker. Aug 17, open mic night with Dillon Gradl. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200. Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Aug 10, Bermuda Grass. Aug 17, Todos Santos. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax, 415.485.1005. Lagoon Park Aug 14, Festival Gastronomico Salvadoreno with Alvaro Torres. Marin Civic Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

CALENDAR Marin Country Mart Aug 12, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with the Joshua Smith Trio. Aug 14, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with the Larkdales. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. Menke Park Aug 14, 5pm, Summer Sunday Concerts with Bubba’s Taxi. Redwood and Corte Madera avenues, Corte Madera, 415.302.1160. 19 Broadway Club Mon, open mic. Aug 10, Diamond Lung and DJ Brycon. Aug 11, Dance/House at Club 19. Aug 12, 5:30pm, Jump to It. Aug 12, 9pm, Bradford and Hurricane Gulch. Aug 13, 5:30pm, Donna Eagle. Aug 13, 9pm, Plasticsoul with the Armoires and Tomas D. Aug 14, 2pm, the Jazz Roots Band. Aug 14, 5pm, the Little Bit Show. Aug 17, the Hubcap Stealers. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091. No Name Bar Tues, open mic. Aug 11, Gail Muldrow Blues Band. Aug 12, Michael Aragon Quartet. Aug 13, Art Khu Trio. Aug 14, Doug Nichols and friends. Aug 15, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Aug 17, Robert Elmond Stone and friends. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392. Osteria Divino Aug 11, Passion Habanera. Aug 12, Nicholas Culp Trio. Aug 13, James Henry’s Hands on Fire. Aug 14, Brian Moran Duo. Aug 16, Gabrielle Cavassa with Keith Saunders. Aug 17, Jonathan Poretz. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito, 415.331.9355. Panama Hotel Restaurant Aug 10, EMK. Aug 11, Wanda Stafford. Aug 16, Swing Fever. Aug 17, Martha Crawford and friends. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael, 415.457.3993. Peri’s Silver Dollar Mon, Billy D’s open mic. Aug 10, the New Sneakers. Aug 11, Mark’s Jam Sammich. Aug 12, Matt Bolton. Aug 13, Tom Finch Trio. Aug 16, Waldo’s Special. Aug 17, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910. Rancho Nicasio Aug 12, Jesse Brewster. Aug 13, Bluesiana dance party with Maria Muldaur. Aug 14, 4pm, Zulu Spear and Soul Ska. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219. Rickey’s Aug 13, Moonglow Trio. Aug 13, Vince Charming. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato, 415.883.9477. San Anselmo Town Hall Aug 12, 5pm, the Jazz Roots Band. 525 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo, 415.258.4600.

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Sausalito Seahorse Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Aug 11, Marin Jazz Trio. Aug 12, salsa with DJ Jose Ruiz. Aug 13, Marinfidels. Aug 14, 5pm, Karabali with Karl Perrazo and Michael Spiro. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899. Servino Ristorante Aug 12, Liza Silva & Voz do Brazil. Aug 13, Harmonica Jazz. 9 Main St, Tiburon, 415.435.2676. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Mon, Epicenter Soundsystem reggaae. Aug 12, French Oak Gypsy Band. Aug 13, Just Friends. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311. Spitfire Lounge Second Thursday of every month, DJ Romestallion. Second Friday of every month, DJ Beset. 848 B St, San Rafael, 415.454.5551. Sweetwater Music Hall Aug 10, Rhett Miller and Jackie Bristow. Aug 11, Darrell Scott and Mark Nelson. Aug 12, Futurebirds. Aug 13, Nigel Hall. Aug 14, Fog Swamp. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100. Terrapin Crossroads Aug 11, San Geronimo. Aug 12, Top 40 dance party with the Terrapin All-Stars. Aug 14, 4pm, “Stories & Songs” with Phil Lesh & the Camp Terrapin Family Band. Aug 14, 7:30pm, Midnight North with Scott Law. Aug 15, Grateful Mondays with Scott Law, Grahame Lesh and friends. Aug 16, Stu Allen and friends. Aug 17, Cochrane McMillan and friends. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773. Throckmorton Theatre Wed, 12pm, noon concert series. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600. Town Center Corte Madera Aug 14, 12pm, Audrey Moira Shimkas & Infinity. 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, 415.924.2961. Travis Marina Second Sunday of every month, the Lonestar Retrobates. Fort Baker, Sausalito. The Trident Aug 13, 6:30pm, Audrey Moira Shimkas Jazz Trio. 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.331.3232. Whistlestop Active Aging Center Aug 15, 2-3pm, Tina Carella Duo, accompanied by John Hoy on the guitar, serenades with her charismatic musical standards. Free. 930 Tamalpais Avenue, San Rafael. 415-456-9062

SONOMA Aqus Cafe Aug 10, open jazz jam. Aug 11, Sonoma Strings. Aug 12, Tito & the Harmonic Three. Aug 13, Wisps & Willow. Aug 14, 2pm, Gypsy Jazz Guitars. 189 H St, Petaluma, 707.778.6060. The Big Easy Aug 10, Wednesday Night Big Band. Aug 11, T Luke & the Tight Suits with Run Boy Run. Aug 12, the Reverend Shawn Amos. Aug 13, Second Line. Aug 14, B3B4 Organ Trio. Aug 16, American Alley Cats. Aug 17, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics. 128 American Alley, Petaluma, 707.776.4631.

Flamingo Lounge Aug 12, the Zins. Aug 13, Salsa Band. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8530. Francis Ford Coppola Winery Aug 13, 6pm, Lost Dog Found. 300 Via Archemides, Geyserville, 707.857.1400. Green Music Center Aug 11, Lindsey Stirling. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040. HopMonk Sebastopol Tues, open mic night. Aug 11, the Iguanas. Aug 13, the John Brothers Piano Company. Aug 15, Monday Night Edutainment with DJ Jacques and DJ Guacamole. Aug 17, David Shaw. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300. HopMonk Sonoma Aug 12, David Thom. Aug 13, Jaydub & Dino. Aug 14, 1pm, Anthony Presti. 691 Broadway, Sonoma, 707.935.9100. Juilliard Park Aug 14, 5pm, the Norbays Music Awards with the Crux (duo) and the Rhythm Rangers. 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. Lagunitas Amphitheaterette Aug 15, 4:20pm, Blind Pilot. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776. Lagunitas Tap Room Aug 10, Puff Puff Beer. Aug 11, Lipbone Redding. Aug 12, Go by Ocean. Aug 13, the Stu Tails. Aug 14, Junk Parlor. Aug 17, the Sextones. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776. Mystic Theatre Aug 11, 10,000 Maniacs. Aug 12, Rhett Miller. Aug 16, Scott Stapp. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121. Redwood Cafe Aug 10, Sound Kitchen. Aug 11, 4pm, Smooth Sam Harley. Aug 11, 8pm, Hart n’ Soul. Aug 13, Rhythm Rangers. Aug 14, 3pm, Celtic Fiddle Music. Aug 14, 6pm, Irish jam session. Aug 15, open mic with DJ Loisaida. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868. Rock Star University House of Rock Aug 12, the Official Blues Brothers Revue. 3410 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa. Rossi’s 1906 Wed, Paint Nite at Rossi’s. Thurs, open mic night. Aug 13, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs. Aug 14, 5pm, Brandon & the Bee’s Knees. Aug 14, 9pm, Sunday Night Blues Jam. 401 Grove St, Sonoma, 707.343.0044. Twin Oaks Roadhouse Aug 12, Stax City. Aug 13, Train Wreck Junction. Aug 14, 4pm, Sunday Funday BBQ with Hibbity Dibbity. Aug 15, the Blues Defenders pro jam. Aug 16, open mic night with Rojo. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, 707.795.5118.

Art OPENING MARIN Art Works Downtown Aug 12-Sep 16, “Musical,” a showcase of artwork relating to the art of music through subject matter, medium or composition. Reception, Aug 12 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

Marin Society of Artists Aug 13-27, “The Abstract Eye,” featuring abstract or semi-abstract artwork by MSA artists with paintings, photography and 3D work and jewelry. Reception, Aug 14 at 2pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, noon to 4pm 415.464.9561. San Geronimo Valley Community Center Aug 10-29, “Brian McLachlan (1944-2015),” a retrospective sampling of artist and woodworker’s 50-year career. Reception, Aug 14 at 4pm. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.

SONOMA Art Museum of Sonoma County Aug 13-Sep 25, “Exposure,” femininity in photographic portraiture is explored through works by Imogen Cunningham, Helmut Newton, Nobuyoshi Araki, Robert Mapplethorpe and others. Reception, Aug 13 at 6pm. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. TuesSun, 11 to 5. 707.579.1500. Graton Gallery Aug 17-Sep 25, “Anything Goes,” juried art show is up for anything. Reception, Aug 20 at 2pm. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4. 707.829.8912.

CONTINUING THIS WEEK MARIN Bay Model Visitor Center Through Aug 17, “The Periphery Project: Walking the Bay,” photographer and artist Lisa Kairos’ encaustic paintings, drawings, water media and photo prints are inspired by her walks on shorelines of San Francisco Bay. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871. Corte Madera Library Through Aug 18, “Commitment to Creativity,” group show by Golden Gate Marin Artists celebrates women in the visual arts. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444. Desta Art & Tea Gallery Through Aug 15, “Shifting Tides,” encaustics painter Robin Denevan’s imagined landscapes and scultpor Phyllis Thelen’s telling forms display. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. Mon-Sat, 10 to 6 415.524.8932. Headlands Center for the Arts Through Aug 26, “Summer Project Space Exhibitions,” witness and engage with the artist-in-residence space both as working studios and complete exhibitions. Reception, Aug 14 at 3pm. 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. Sun-Fri, noon to 4. 415.331.2787. Marin Society of Artists Through Aug 10, “Sparks,” juried photography exhibit features works from guest artists as well as MSA members. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, noon to 4pm 415.464.9561. MarinMOCA Through Aug 28, “Artists of MarinMOCA,” juried group show features a diverse selection of works by over 70 Bay Area artists. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Aug 25, “Bay Area Women Artists,” a collection of the latest from several talented artists. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

Room Art Gallery Through Aug 28, “Laurel Shear Solo Show,” the artist’s large, lush oil paintings of abstract expressionism are on display. 86 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Mon-Fri, 10 to 6; Sat, 10 to 4. 415.380.7940. Throckmorton Theatre Through Aug 31, “Oceans Art Exhibit,” group show is inspired by our magnificent oceans and sea creatures and our desire to understand and protect them. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Toby’s Gallery Through Aug 30, “Bay Area Painting 2016,” showing experimental media and nontraditional artists as well as traditional art forms. 11250 Hwy 1, Point Reyes Station.

Comedy Comedy Showcase Fresh and funny faces of the Bay Area standup scene appear, with host Howard Johnson. Aug 14, 7pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600. Desi Comedy Fest Bay Area-based Indian-born comedians, Samson Koletkar and Abhay Nadkarni, host third annual showcase of comedians from South Asian communities. Aug 13, 7pm. $20-$40. Muscardini Cellars Tasting Room, 9380 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood. Aug 16, 8pm. $20-$40. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, desicomedyfest.com. Mort Sahl Social Satire from Sahl. Thurs. $15-$20. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600. Rocky LaPorte Headlining comedian, seen on “The Tonight Show” and Comedy Central, takes the stage, presented by Marincomedyshow. Aug 17, 8pm. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato, $20-$25. Tuesday Night Live Featuring comedians at the top of their game, both rising stars and names known worldwide. Tues, 8pm. $17-$27. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Dance Belrose Theater Sundays, 4pm, Argentine Dance. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael 415.454.6422. Club 101 Wednesdays, 8:20pm, salsa dancing with lessons. 815 W Francisco Blvd, San Rafael 415.460.0101. Dance Arts Studios Aug 14, 3pm, Tea Dance, lace up your dancing shoes and join a class in Rumba followed by general dancing. $10. 704 Mission Ave, San Rafael 415.459.1020. Dance Palace Wednesdays, 6pm, Women’s Collaborative Dance. $5-$15 per month. Sundays, 10am,

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

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

HopMonk Novato Aug 11, 7pm, Country Line Dance. 224 Vintage Way, Novato 415.892.6200.

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

Mill Valley Community Center Mondays, 6pm, swing dance lessons. 925.267.2200. 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley.

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

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

Events Artisan’s Bazaar & Cosmic Cowboy Fashion Show An all-day market with local artisans vending artwork, clothing, jewelry, and other wares includes live music, local brews and facepainting. Followed by an evening warehouse party and fashion show. Aug 13, 10am. Free/$10. Chimera Arts & Maker Space, 6791 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, chimeraarts.org. Color Me Calm Adult Coloring Group A relaxing and brain-stimulating group for adults, with supplies provided. Second Thurs of every month, 6:30pm. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael, 415.485.3323. The Draped Figure Draw or paint from live models in a variety of costumes and settings. Tues, 10am. $15. MarinMOCA, 500 Palm Dr, Novato, 415.506.0137. The French Market Stroll through aisles of antique treasures and vintage bargains, grab a crepe and listen to live French music. Second Sun of every month, 9am. Through Oct 9. Free. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.499.6800. Gravenstein Apple Fair The apple of Sebastopol’s eye offers live music, arts and crafts vendors, local food, wine, cider and beer, contests, children’s corner and more. Aug 13-14. $10-$15. Ragle Ranch Park, 500 Ragle Rd, Sebastopol. Marin Bonsai Club Annual Auction Bonsai, pre-bonsai, pots, books, stands and more will be available. Aug 16, 7pm. Free admission. San Rafael Corporate Center, 750 Lindaro St, San Rafael, 415.454.3077. The Marin Referral Network Join a group of 30+ professionals and entrepreneurs who meet to share success stories, challenges, and brainstorm how to grow our businesses through referrals and leads. Every Thur, 8am. Come as our guest. Annual Dues upon joining $135. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin, 240 Channing Way, Terra Linda. 949-680-6153, marinreferral.net. Meditation Class Experience meditation in a form that is natural and easy to follow. Second Sat of every month, 10:30am. $15. Healing for People, 7 Mt Lassen Dr, San Rafael, 415.380.8600. Monday Painting Group An open space to paint with fellow artists. Space is limited. Mon-noon. $10. MarinMOCA, 500 Palm Dr, Novato, 415.506.0137.

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

Field Trips Afternoon Community Service Participate in center restoration projects. Third Wed of every month. Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, 415.388.2524. Drakes Estero Adventure Hike Walk to Drakes Head and take in gorgeous views and wildlife. Aug 13, 11am. $40-$60. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, ptreyes.org. Drawing on the Trail Learn to draw while you hike in this leisurely walk and art workshop. Aug 13, 9am. $90-$110. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, ptreyes.org.

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Sanctuary Bird Walk Led by experienced staff of volunteers. Second Thurs of every month, 10am. Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, richardsonbay.audubon.org. Skip to the Spit Walk the trail out to Limantour Spit, long utilized by thousands of birds and seals on their daily and seasonal migrations. Aug 13, 11am. $40-$60. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, ptreyes.org.

Film Marin Country Mart Movie Night Gather friends and family to enjoy a classic film on the green throughout the summer. Wed, 6pm. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 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. Women Are the Answer Tiburon Film Society presents the Australian/Indian produced documentary on attempts at achieving population control in developing countries without coercion. Aug 13, 1:30pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.3871.

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Bay Area Discovery Museum Ongoing, “Animal Secrets.” Hands-on art, science and theater camps, art studio, tot spot and lookout cove adventure area. Wed-Thurs at 10am and 11am, music with Miss Kitty. $5$6. Fri at 11am, aquarium feeding. Ongoing. Admission, $8-$10. Bay Area Discovery Museum, Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Rd., Sausalito., 415.339.3900.

Book Passage Aug 10, 7pm, “On the Nose” with Jayme Moye and Hans Florine. Aug 10, 7pm, “The River in My Backyard” with Mikkel Aaland. Aug 11, 7:30pm, “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena” with Anthony Marra, in conversation with Don George. Aug 15, 7pm, “The Immigrant Princess” with Variny Yim. Aug 16, 7pm, “American Heiress” with Jeffrey Toobin. Aug 17, 7pm, “Girl in the Afternoon” with Serena Burdick. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

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.

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Indian Valley Farm Stand Organic farm and garden produce stand where you bring your own bag. Sat, 10am. College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, 415.454.4554. Living Foods Get a taste of Headlands chef Damon Little’s kitchen. Aug 14, 5:30pm. $30-$40. Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito, 415.331.2787. Marin Country Mart Farmers’ Market Sat, 9am. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5715. Marinwood Farmers’ Market Sat, 9am. Marinwood Plaza, Marinwood Avenue and Miller Creek Road, San Rafael, 415.999.5635. Mill Valley Farmers’ Market Fri, 9:30am. CVS parking lot, 759 E Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.382.7846.

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Pt Reyes Farmers’ Market All certified organic produce market also features live music and chef demos. Sat, 9am. through Nov 5. Free admission. Toby’s Feed Barn, 11250 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station, 415.456.0147. Sunday San Rafael Farmers’ Market Sun, 8am. Marin Farmers Market, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, 415.472.6100. Sunday Supper New weekly dinner series and etiquette class celebrates classic French cuisine that reflects the season. Sun, 4pm. $30-$45. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.927.3331. Tam Valley Certified Farmers’ Market Meet the farmers and enjoy fresh, seasonal, certified organic, local and regional produce, baked goods and more. Tues, 3-7pm. through Nov 22. Tam Valley Community Center, 203 Marin Ave, Mill Valley. Thursday San Rafael Farmers’ Market Thurs, 8am. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.472.6100. Wags, Whiskers & Wine Gala Celebrate the power of unconditional love and second chances. Enjoy fine local wines and beer, a gourmet dinner, auctions, live music and lots of animals from Sonoma Humane Society. Aug 12, 5:30pm. $175. Trentadue Winery, 19170 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville, 707.577.1903.

Circus of Smiles These clowns know how to make your whole family grin using juggling, acrobatics and comedy. Aug 10, 3:30pm. Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.389.4292. Marin Theatre Summer Camp For grades K through 12, spend the summer developing your passion for theater. Through Aug 12. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208. Summer Nature Camp Campers up to 12 years old get an unforgettable wildlife experience, including live animal visits from rescued wildlife ambassadors, animal-themed games, nature crafts, hikes and more. Through Aug 12. $160$330/week. WildCare, 76 Albert Park Ln, San Rafael, 415.453.1000.

Lectures Advance Care Planning for End of Life Learn about options, advance health care directives, and physician orders for lifesustaining treatment. Aug 15, 10:30am. Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, 415.927.5072.

Commonweal Aug 17, 3pm, “The Biology of Wonder” with Andreas Weber, registration requested. Free. 451 Mesa Rd, Bolinas. Point Reyes Books Third Tuesday of every month, 7pm, women’s book group. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1542. Point Reyes Presbyterian Church Aug 12, 7pm, “A Way to God” with Matthew Fox. by donation. 11445 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station 415.663.1349. Studio 333 Second Thursday of every month, 7pm, Why There Are Words, acclaimed authors reading their works on the theme of “Provenance.” $10. 333 Caledonia St, Sausalito 415.331.8272. The Western Gate Teahouse Fridays, 6pm, Candlelight poetry and tea session with Scott Traffas. 7282 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Lagunitas 4157858309.

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PublicNotices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140231 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: A-C-U, 980 BUSH ST, # 204, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109: 1)SARAH BURNS, 980 BUSH ST, # 204, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109 2) JULIA McCONE, 1775 O’FARRELL ST # 22, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. 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 Jul 08, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jul 20, 27, Aug 03, 10 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140246 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: STRAWBERRY SHORES, 111 SEMINARY DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: 1) FELIPE R. SANTIAGO, TRUSTEE OF THE DOROTHY KALISKI CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST, 35 MOUNTAIN LANE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 2) FELIPE R. SANTIAGO, TRUSTEE OF THE MARTELL J. KALISKI, IRROVOCABLE TRUST, 35 MOUNTAIN LANE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 3) RACHELLE KALISKI, TRUSTEE OF THE RACHELLE KALISKI 2013 REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, 75 EUCALYPTUS KNOLL, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. The business is being conducted by UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OTHER THAN A PARTNERSHIP. Registrant is renewing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jul 12, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jul 20, 27, Aug 03, 10 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140253 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: LIMELIGHT PRODUCTIONS, 825 SEAVER DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: 1) KHADIJA A HANSIA 825 SEAVER DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 2) JEREMY HANNIGAN, 55 REED BLVD, APT 4, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. The business is being conducted by CO-PARTNERS. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Jul 13, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jul 20, 27, Aug 03, 10 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140224 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: COWBOY CONSTRUCTION WEST, 1291 MAPLE CT # C, NOVATO, CA 94947: MERWIN LOPEZ, 1291 MAPLE CT # C, NOVATO, CA 94947. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jul 08, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jul 20, 27, Aug 03, 10 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140280 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CENTRAL PAYMENT ONE, 2350 KERNER BLVD SUITE 300, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HUNG WEI LI, 2142 YELLOW ROSE CIRCLE, FAIRFIELD, CA 94534. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL.

Registrant is renewing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jul 18, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jul 20, 27, Aug 03, 10 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140277 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BUFF WINDOW CLEANING AND MORE, 225 PALOMA AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: WHIT JEROME HARGROVE, 225 PALOMA AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jul 15, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jul 27, Aug 3, 10, 17 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140315 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MAMA BEAR’S TONICS. 260 BRETANO WAY, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: 1) VICTORIA R HERON, 260 BRETANO WAY, GREENBRAE, CA 94904 2) JESS B HERON, 260 BRETANO WAY, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. The business is being conducted by UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OTHER THAN A PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Jul 22, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jul 27, Aug 3, 10, 17 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140291 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MV EYES, 25 EVERGREEN AVE # 2, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: NINA MARGOLIS, 410 HILLDALE WAY, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jul 19, 2016 (Publication Dates: Jul 27, Aug 3, 10, 17 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140349 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: STRUCTURAL CONCEPTS, 8 OAK WAY, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: STEPHEN HOSFORD, 8 OAK WAY, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jul 28, 2016 (Publication Dates: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140365 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: VALLEY WAGONWORKS, 193 MILL STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MICHAEL DINGER, 54 EGRET VIEW, 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 ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Jul 29, 2016 (Publication Dates: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 of 2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140309 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 3D CONSULT WORLDWIDE, 7 E. PIER KAPPAS MARINA, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: ELANA YONAH ROSEN, 7 E. PIER KAPPAS MARINA, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jul 21, 2016 (Publication Dates: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 of 2016) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No: 304715 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 June 25, 2014 Under File No:135103. Fictitious Business name(s) VALLEY WAGONWORKS, 193 MILL STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: PAUL CONRAD MAKUH, 238 SAUNDERS AVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Jul 29, 2016. (Publication Dates: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140381 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: VISIONEERS AV, INC, 70 LAMBERT WAY, NOVATO, CA 94945: 1) MATTHEW STACHNIK, 1435 5TH ST, ALAMEDA, CA 94501 2) SROJAN ZIZIC, 70 LAMBERT WAY, NOVATO, CA 94945. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant is renewing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Aug 02, 2016 (Publication Dates: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140335 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: EXCELSIOR BY GMP CARS, 86 HAMILTON DR, NOVATO, CA 94949: GMP CARS LLC, 448 IGNACIO BLVD # 339, 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 ClerkRecorder of Marin County on July 26, 2016 (Publication Dates: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140414 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: PAWS ON A TRAIL, 101 CORRILLO DR, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: OKAN OZKAN, 101 CORRILLO DR, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Aug 08, 2016 (Publication Dates: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140397 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HOLISTIC FOOD SOLUTIONS, 524 SAN ANSELMO AVE, STE 115, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: TINA R GRAY, 27 WESTGATE WAY, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Aug 04, 2016 (Publication Dates: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140388 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HUMANE WILDLIFE EXCLUSION, 104 ACORN DR, PETALUMA, CA 94952: 1) DONNA PENALES, 104 ACORN DR, PETALUMA, CA 94952; 2) ERICK BLANDINO, 104 ACORN DR, PETALUMA, CA 94952.The business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Aug 03, 2016 (Publication Dates: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 of 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2016-140299 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: GOLD DREAMS DAMSELFLY UNLIMITED, 848 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: JEAN M JUNG, 848 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing with changes under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 20, 2016 (Publication Dates: Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 of 2016)

OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN No: CIV 1602642. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner HANS MORITZ AND LORI MORITZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ATLAS HAYDEN MORITZ to ATLAS KARSTEN MORITZ. 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: 09/02/2016 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JUL 21, 2016. (Publication Dates: Jul 27, Aug 3, 10, 17 of 2016) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN No: CIV 1602677. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner REBECCA NICOLE COOK filed a

petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: REBECCA NICOLE COOK to REBECCA NICOLE WAHBA. 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: 09/23/2016 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT L, ROOM L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JUL 25, 2016. (Publication Dates: Jul 27, Aug 3, 10, 17 of 2016) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARLENA AMELIA ALLISON Case No. PR-1602659 filed on July 22, 2016. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARLENA AMELIA ALLISON. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by court. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DEANNA ROBINSON be appointed as the personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action). The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: SEP 2, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. M, ROOM: PLEASE REPORT TO COURTROOM A of the Superior Court of California, Marin County, located at Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or A CONTINGENT CREDITOR OF THE DECEDENT, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative , as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice

under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: PATRICIA A.MAYER, SBT 133171, LAW OFFICES OF PATRICIA MAYER, 1108 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 202B, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.Telephone:415-482-7525. (Publication Dates: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 of 2016) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN No: CIV 1602728. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner THAM KHAC NGUYEN AND QUYNH THI NGOC LUU, PARENT OF LOC THIEN NGUYEN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: LOC THIEN NGUYEN to LUKE LOC THIEN NGUYEN. 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: 09/20/2016 AT 08:30 AM, DEPT B, ROOM B, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JUL 28, 2016. (Publication Dates: Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 of 2016)

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By Amy Alkon

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I’m a Harvard-educated man in my late 30s. I’ve had many ugly arguments with girlfriends, probably because I am highly opinionated and won’t give in when I’m right. I’ve always dated smart, professional women around my age, but I’m now dating a 21-year-old girl, and I’m thinking this could be it. She doesn’t complain, bug me, or question or challenge me. It strikes me that having a partner who challenges you is overrated. Could this be a lifelong relationship? Can’t I just pursue intellectual discussions elsewhere?—Peaceful

Why not take this to the next level and get an inflatable girlfriend? You wouldn’t need to feed her, and you could save big on travel if you’d just let the air out of her, fold her up and stuff her in your carry-on. This actually might make some sense. After all, conflict is bad, right? Well, not exactly. It turns out that there’s good conflict and there’s bad conflict. Bad conflict involves the stuff of “ugly arguments”—sneering, mocking and getting up on moral high ground … just so you can shoulder-check the other person off the edge. Good conflict, on the other hand, involves getting (and giving) healthy pushback—which means being what Nassim Taleb calls “antifragile.” In Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder, risk researcher Taleb, a former derivatives trader, explains that antifragile is “the exact opposite of fragile”—but it goes beyond “resilience or robustness.” Antifragile describes the way living things are improved by stressors—becoming better, stronger and more able to cope with difficult, unpredictable stuff that comes their way. Beyond how being challenged improves you as a person, marriage researcher John Gottman finds that the happiest, most stable relationships are those in which husbands accept “influence” from wives, making wives “far less likely” to go ugly in disagreements. This starts with what Gottman calls “deep friendship”—love between two equals with mutual respect, not one person who can’t believe his luck at finding another who, intellectually and emotionally, is basically a zygote with boobs. Of course, this woman’s silent partner thing may just be a feature of her being 21. Increasingly, 21 is the new, oh, 8 and a half. Kids are, as Taleb might say, raised “fragile”—helicopter-parented to encounter as few stressors as possible and then bubble-wrapped off to college for more of the same. Universities, formerly centers of free speech and free inquiry, now have speech codes so nobody gets hurt feelz, and have “trigger warnings” about course material, lest someone suffer emotional trauma from something untoward in, say, Plato’s Republic. (Yes, college is now basically nursery school with beer.) Still, even these kids have to grow up sometime—which is to say, your girlfriend could begin to have opinions and get a little miffy that you have a heartfelt interest in, um, never, ever hearing them. Your welcoming opinions and influence from a partner—this woman or a more challenging (but still loving and good-natured) woman—starts with having humility, which those frail of ego tend to see as a sign of weakness. The truth is, it takes a strong person to admit that he may be wrong and maybe doesn’t know everything in the known universe (and any yet-to-be-discovered galaxies). Should this come to describe you, you might start to see the appeal of a woman with more to say than those “three little words”—“Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh.”

Q: A:

My new boyfriend is sweet, successful and handsome, and he rocks my world in bed. The problem? I’m 5 feet 8 inches and he’s 5 feet 6 inches. I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I’m just not that attracted to him when he’s standing up.—Shallow

Women like things that are tiny and cute, so it’s been kind of a trend to go around with a little dog poking out of your purse. Sadly, dressing your itsy-bitsy boyfriend in a sailor shirt and sunglasses and tossing him in your handbag has yet to catch on. OK, 5 feet six inches isn’t exactly itsy-bitsy—but it might as well be to you. Your preference for taller men—which biological anthropologist Boguslaw Pawlowski finds 89 percent of women have—didn’t come out of nowhere. Tallness in a man suggests an ability to protect a woman and is associated with social status and access to resources. It also suggests good genes, because ancestors who weren’t starving to death and riddled with parasites would have had the metabolic resources to put toward growing tall. People say that looks shouldn’t matter—which doesn’t for a moment change the fact that they do. Clearly, shortness is a deal-breaker for you. This doesn’t make you “shallow.” It makes you somebody who should stop dating short guys—ideally before you blurt out your true feelings in bed: “Grow, Bradley! … I mean, ‘Oh … Bradley!’”Y Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com.

For the week of August 10

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Using scissors,

snip off a strand of your hair. As you do, sing a beloved song with uplifting lyrics. Seal the hair in an envelope on which you have written the following: “I am attracting divine prods and unpredictable nudges that will enlighten me about a personal puzzle that I am ready to solve.” On each of the next five nights, kiss this package five times and place it beneath your pillow as you sing a beloved song with uplifting lyrics. Then observe your dreams closely. Keep a pen and notebook or audio recorder near your bed to capture any clues that might arrive. On the morning after the fifth night, go to your kitchen sink and burn the envelope and hair in the flame of a white candle. Chant the words of power: “Catalytic revelations and insights are arriving.” The magic you need will appear within 15 days.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This would be

a good time to have a master craftsperson decorate your headquarters with stained glass windows that depict the creation stories of your favorite indigenous culture. You might also benefit from hiring a feng shui consultant to help you design a more harmonious home environment. Here are some cheaper but equally effective ways to promote domestic bliss: Put images of your heroes on your walls. Throw out stuff that makes you feel cramped. Add new potted plants to calm your eyes and nurture your lungs. If you’re feeling especially experimental, build a shrine devoted to the Goddess of Ecstatic Nesting.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You Geminis are as full of longings as any other sign, but you have a tendency to downplay their intensity. How often do you use your charm and wit to cloak your burning, churning yearnings? Please don’t misunderstand me: I appreciate your refined expressions of deep feelings—as long as that’s not a way to hide your deep feelings from yourself. This will be an especially fun and useful issue for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. I advise you to be in very close touch with your primal urges. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be vulnerable

and sensitive as well as insatiable and irreverent. Cultivate your rigorous skepticism, but expect the arrival of at least two freaking miracles. Be extra nurturing to allies who help you and sustain you, but also be alert for those moments when they may benefit from your rebellious provocations. Don’t take anything too personally or literally or seriously, even as you treat the world as a bountiful source of gifts and blessings. Be sure to regard love as your highest law, and laugh at fear at least three times every day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Let’s assume, for the

sake of fun argument, that you do indeed have a guardian angel. Even if you have steadfastly ignored this divine helper in the past, I’m asking you to strike up a close alliance in the coming weeks. If you need to engage in an elaborate game of imaginative pretending to make it happen, so be it. Now let me offer a few tips about your guardian angel’s potential purposes in your life: Providing sly guidance about how to take good care of yourself; quietly reminding you where your next liberation may lie; keeping you on track to consistently shed the past and head toward the future; and kicking your ass so as to steer you away from questionable influences. OK? Now go claim your sublime assistance!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Although you may not yet be fully aware of your good fortune, your “rescue” is already underway. Furthermore, the socalled hardship you’ve been lamenting will soon lead you to a trick that you can use to overcome one of your limitations. Maybe best of all, Virgo, a painful memory you have coddled for a long time has so thoroughly decayed that there’s almost nothing left to cling to. Time to release it! So what comes next? Here’s what I recommend: Throw a goingaway party for everything you no longer need. Give thanks to the secret intelligence within you that has guided you to this turning point.

By Rob Brezsny

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here comes a special

occasion—a radical exemption that is so rare as to be almost impossible. Are you ready to explore a blessing you have perhaps never experienced? For a brief grace period, you can be free from your pressing obsessions. Your habitual attachments and unquenchable desires will leave you in peace. You will be relieved of the drive to acquire more possessions or gather further proof of your attractiveness. You may even arrive at the relaxing realization that you don’t require as many props and accessories as you imagined you needed to be happy and whole. Is enlightenment nigh? At the very least, you will learn how to derive more joy out of what you already have.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the coming

weeks, I suspect that life will attempt to move you away from any influences that interfere with your ability to discern and express your soul’s code. You know what I’m talking about when I use that term “soul’s code,” right? It’s your sacred calling; the blueprint of your destiny; the mission you came to earth to fulfill. So what does it mean if higher powers and mysterious forces are clearing away obstacles that have been preventing you from a more complete embodiment of your soul’s code? Expect a breakthrough that initially resembles a breakdown.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Maybe you know people who flee from the kind of Big Bold Blankness that’s visiting you, but I hope you won’t be tempted to do that. Here’s my counsel: Welcome your temporary engagement with emptiness. Celebrate this opening into the unknown. Ease into the absence. Commune with the vacuum. Ask the nothingness to be your teacher. What’s the payoff ? This is an opportunity to access valuable secrets about the meaning of your life that aren’t available when you’re feeling full. Be gratefully receptive to what you don’t understand and can’t control. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I placed

a wager down at the astrology pool. I bet that sometime in the next three weeks, you Capricorns will shed at least some of the heavy emotional baggage that you’ve been lugging around; you will transition from ponderous plodding to curioushearted sauntering. Why am I so sure this will occur? Because I have detected a shift in attitude by one of the most talkative little voices in your head. It seems ready to stop tormenting you with cranky reminders of all the chores you should be doing but aren’t— and start motivating you with sunny prompts about all the fun adventures you could be pursuing.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What you are most afraid of right now could become what fuels you this fall. Please note that I used the word “could.” In the style of astrology I employ, there is no such thing as predestination. So if you prefer, you may refuse to access the rich fuel that’s available. You can keep your scary feelings tucked inside your secret hiding place, where they will continue to fester. You are not obligated to deal with them squarely, let alone find a way to use them as motivation. But if you are intrigued by the possibility that those murky worries might become a source of inspiration, dive in and investigate. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you ready

for your midterm exam? Luckily I’m here to help get you into the proper frame of mind to do well. Now study the following incitements with an air of amused rebelliousness: 1. You may have to act a bit wild or unruly in order to do the right thing. 2. Loving your enemies could motivate your allies to give you more of what you need. 3. Are you sufficiently audacious to explore the quirky happiness that can come from cultivating intriguing problems? 4. If you want people to change, try this: Change yourself in the precise way you want them to change.Y

Homework: What do you foresee happening in your life during the rest of 2016? Make three brave, positive predictions. Truthrooster@gmail.com.

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Exam - 1 DHPP - 1 Bordetella - 1 Rabies - 1yr/3yr Fecal test - 1 Deworming - 1

SE HABLA ESPAÑOL!

VACCINATION PRICES less then VIP • • • • •

DHPP - $15 Bordetella - $15 Rabies - $12 FVRCP- $15 Felv - $15

Voted by Bay Woof magazine readers as one of the Best Veterinary Clinic - North Bay (2016)

Recommended by Consumer Business Review as Veterinary Clinic of the Year 2016

High quality pet care at affordable prices! OPEN UNTIL 8PM ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAYS! Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Sat 9am-6pm Tues and Fri 9am -8pm

*Offers cannot be combined with any other offer. *Valid until 8/31/16. *Multiple Pet Offer: Call for details!

4140 REDWOOD HWY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903

415-499-8387 • www.sanrafaelvet.com