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The hard drive of a computer is a mysterious place that most humans dare not attempt to fully understand. Is it all wires and hardware? Or is it the computer’s soul? This week, robotics professor Ken Goldberg from UC Berkeley will screen the short film ‘I’m Here,’ a computer love story from director Spike Jonze (Where the Wild Things Are, Being John Malkovich, various kickass music videos). In this short science-fiction romance between two computers in the everyday world, professor Goldberg presents his examples of new robots in relation to his research in “superhuman surgery” and “cloud robotics.” In other words, computers might have feelings too, so think twice before calling your computer every name in the book when it’s running really slow. See the film on Sunday, March 18, at the Rafael Film Center. 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. $12. 7pm. 415.454.1222.
(Attention: The following must be read through a “talk box.”) Well, I woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand. Who’s wine? What wine? Where the hell did I dine? And can I get in on this week’s old-fashioned Peter Frampton action? Playing live this weekend in celebration of the 35th anniversary of his multi-platinum-selling double-live album Frampton Comes Alive!—in “a highlyspirited and expertly played recreation of the live album”—Frampton brings back memories of being stoned and wondering what the hell he was saying in that extended guitar-voice solo. Maybe find out this year on Saturday, March 17, at the Marin Center. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 8pm. $50–$90. 415.499.6400.
SONOMA
Nameless Dame In local author Bart Schneider’s novel Nameless Dame, a mysterious murder is the talk of the town in Guerneville. Without giving too much away, this gripping mystery travels around Sonoma County in search of information linked to the crime. It’s just like getting in the middle of a real police investigation in the local neighborhood, without having to deal with the actual liferisking danger that’s involved. It’s up to Minnesota private investigator Augie Boyer to uncover the strange schemes happening up and down the coast before it’s too late. Get even closer to the action when Schneider reads and discusses his book on Thursday, March 15, at Readers’ Books (130 E. Napa St., Sonoma; 7:30pm; free; 707.939.1779) and Thursday, March 22, at Guerneville’s own River Reader (16355 Main St., Guerneville; 7pm; free; 707.869.2240).
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Little Feat What’s it called when you put 30 years of California rock, funk, folk, jazz, country, rockabilly and New Orleans swampboogie music together? It’s Little Feat—and that has nothing to do with the Land Before Time dinosaur movies. A distinctively American rock band, the group was created after Frank Zappa fired Lowell George and told him to start his own band. Thanks, Frank! In the years since, Little Feat has jammed all over the country with artists like Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Plant and John Lee Hooker, just to mention a few. Though George is no longer with us, Little Feat is still going strong. Catch them on Sunday, March 18, at the Uptown Theatre. 1350 Third St., Napa. 8pm. $35–$40. 707.259.0123.
—Jennifer Cuddy
BEETHOVEN BELLES The Eroica Trio appear with the Santa Rosa Symphony March 17-19. See Concerts, p29.
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CULTURE
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