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CRITIC’S CHOICE
3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.
Slip-Goose Monkey Improvised comedic theater games on the fly. Last Thurs monthly at 7. Free. Aqus Cafe, 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.
Standup Comedy Mar 30, Baby Boomer Comedy Allstars. Apr 6, Kurt Weitzmann, Myk Powell and Kristen Friske. $10. George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.
Tuesday Evening Comedy Tues at 8. $15-$20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Dance Printz Dance Project High-velocity company rooted in modern dance. Apr 3 at 5. $20-$22. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.
Spring Dance Concert
B e st P Best Place lac e for f or Singles Meet S i ng les to to M eet
Dance faculty choreographs and performs annual show. Apr 1-2 and 8-10 at 8. $10-$15. College of Marin, 835 College Ave, Kentfield. 415.485.9385.
Events Bouquet Workshop
H A PP Y H HAPPY HOUR OU R Mon–Thurs M on –Thu rs 5–7pm 5 –7pm U PS C A L E L UPSCALE LOUNGE OU N G E &L LIVE IVE E ENTERTAINMENT N T E RTA I N M E N T
Floral designer Tasha Drengson demonstrates techniques for brilliant Spring arrangements. Apr 2, 10 to noon. $25. Sonoma Garden Park, 19990 Seventh St E, Sonoma. 707.996.0712, ext 110.
Fool’s Day Parade
Live Jazz every Thursday & Friday
Don your finest lunacy in colorful downtown festival and parade. Apr 2 at 1. Free. Occidental Community Center, 3920 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9392.
Matsuri Japanese arts festival highlights exhibits, food, crafts, performing arts and more. Apr 2, noon to 4. Free. SOFA, South of A, Santa Rosa. 707.303.5925.
Green Arts Festival
96 Old Courthouse Squaree Santa Rosa ~ 707-528-8565 65 www.christysonthesquare.com w w w.ch rist ysont he squa re .com
Celebration of earth through arts with music by Brick N’ Honey and members of ‘Til Dawn. Apr 2, 7 to 10. $5$15. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350
Buy a Vowell Sarah Vowell treks the musty corners of American history
Anyone who’s listened to This American Life is probably familiar with Sarah Vowell. A contributing editor from 1996 to 2008, the New York–based writer tells witty, deeply researched stories skirting the line between obscure historical excavations and modern insights, and does so in a distinctive lispy, almost overly cutesy voice that belies the brute intellectual force of her ideas. (That voice was even featured in the Pixar kids movie The Incredibles, in 2004.) Vowell’s latest book, Unfamiliar Fishes, is an examination of annexation and colonization of Hawaii, and the place where, according to Vowell, “Manifest Destiny got a sunburn.â€? Part of the painfully clever stable of writers who contribute to McSweeneys, Vowell takes things that others might not give a second glance to and turns them into stimulating thought pieces, inspiring the idea, for example, that there’s much more to be said about Puritans than turkey, black bonnets and buckle shoes. Sarah Vowell reads and discusses Unfamiliar Fishes on Friday, April 1, at Book Passage (51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 1pm; Free; 415. 927.0960) and that same day at CopperďŹ eld’s Books (140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma; 7pm; Free; 707.762.0563). —Leilani Clark Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.
Stargaze Look at night sky with amateur astronomer Mike Johnson. Apr 2 at 8. Free. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 707.944.0500.
Food & Drink Fox & Moon Tearoom Mother’s Day appreciation with
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