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Jared Huffman for refusing to join colleagues who have promised to “vote against any and every cut to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security benefits—including raising the retirement age or cutting the cost of living adjustments that our constituents earned and need.” We want to first say thank you for the story, and for sharing the joys of your journey into Argentina (“Bottling the Tradition,” Feb. 13). We’ve had much to talk about at Guayakí since reading your article, and wanted the opportunity to express our thoughts and share with you our collective experience. One line in particular is very interesting to us, towards the end: “Drinking maté isn’t anyone’s birthright; to drink maté is to share.” We agree with this sentiment; it is this idea that has helped Guayakí evolve from its beginnings as a purely loose-leaf yerba maté distributor to a purveyor of the plant in many forms. This diversification has allowed us to introduce maté to people who may never have discovered it before, and has helped us grow in order to advance our mission of reforesting the Atlantic Rainforest and fostering hundreds of living wage jobs. Our work was not the focus and intention of your article, but we wish for you to know that we are not merely paying homage to yerba maté: we are using it as a force to bring people together, and awaken the country to a new business model which allows us to use our dollars to vote for the planet. They are not just efforts, but the foundation of our business, born into our company DNA. Consider the U.S. energy drink and soda industry, and the chemicals that go into the countless 12-oz. cans lurking on the shelves in your local 7-11 cooler. Think about how many people put the contents of these cans into their bodies, without so much as a thought. Think about the companies involved in this enormous industry, how they produce their product, what their intention is, and the havoc they wreak on a population that can’t stop consuming them. Now imagine that those consuming these products instead drank yerba maté, and beyond the far superior nutrition and energy they were putting into their bodies, every can and bottle they purchased saved a tree and helped remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Seem far-fetched? It’s already happening. Each day, we hear from customers all over the country—and more and more parts of the world— who share their stories about how they’ve started drinking yerba maté and have started feeling so much better, in body, mind, and spirit, and have sworn to never go back to drinking the harmful things they once did. Making the maté available in multiple formats has allowed us to expand upon the loose leaf tradition and bring maté culture to new people in a nonexclusive way. Whether can, bottle, shot, maté bag or gourd, we remain inclusive, and the story is the same: the maté experience brings a feeling of something wonderful. This, to us, is the heart of the yerba maté tradition. A powerful spirit bringing positive change to all who share it. The residents of Argentina in your story had many thoughts on the message on our cans and bottles. These are intended for the U.S. audience—many of whom are learning of the plant for the first time. The labeling is not an accident or a marketing gimmick: in this country, we are used to taking our food, and where it comes from, for granted. We urge you to read up on the organic and non-GMO movements, and understand why labeling is an unfortunate necessity in our current food climate. It is when you begin to discover what is behind the food without a label that you will start asking for immediate transparency in your companies. If you must read so deeply into what we put on our bottles and cans, consider that reading about yerba maté, its history and tradition, is meant to inspire, to get fans to ask questions and imagine the possibilities of the contents of their drink. We’re not going around to Argentinean gourd circles with yerba maté infusion shots and insisting they adopt it as a new world order; that would be like taking your opera-loving grandmother to a metal concert. She’d think it was the What’s going on here? On Feb. 28, I joined a group of a dozen constituents meeting with Huffman’s district director, urging the congressmember to sign a letter initiated by Representatives Alan Grayson and Mark Takano. That letter includes a promise to vote against any cuts to benefits in those three vital programs. Why did we request that our congressmember sign this letter? Republicans and some Democrats in Washington are pushing for cuts to Social Security benefits in cost of living adjustments, as well as raising the Medicare eligibility age. Those changes would directly affect the most vulnerable among us—the elderly and others with low and moderate income, who rely on these earned benefits to provide the basic necessities of life. What was Huffman’s response? On his Facebook page a few days later, he stated: “I won’t be bullied from the left or the right into signing Norquistian vote pledges to outside groups.” I was surprised to see our request characterized as a “Norquistian pledge.” Promising to stand up for the more vulnerable among us is the very opposite of Grover Norquist’s extreme conservative antitax pledge. I was even more surprised to see myself portrayed as a bully. As a constituent, I and those with me were participating in the traditional democratic process. Why won’t Huffman make this particular promise to his constituents? He has certainly made other promises, such as committing to vote against any infringements on a woman’s right to choose. Signing the letter would signal in a very strong way to his district that he is committed to fully defending Social Security and Medicare benefits. It’s disturbing that Huffman has refused to sign the GraysonTakano letter. You can ask him to do so at www.pdsonoma.org. Alice Chan is chair of Progressive Democrats Sonoma County. Open Mic is a weekly op/ed feature in the Bohemian. We welcome your contribution. To have your topical essay of 350 words considered for publication, write openmic@bohemian.com. Rants THIS MODERN WORLD By Tom Tomorrow AFTER A FTER 11 NO RTH BAY BO H E M I AN | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 201 3 | BOH EMI A N.COM VOTED BEST PLASTIC SURGEON worst opera she’d ever heard, run home to crank Pavarotti, and probably cry, but that wouldn’t make metal any less powerful, challenging, or deeply moving to its fans. It’s still music. (Confusing Grams would make a funny article though.) The vital components of yerba maté remain: we know the plant to be a blessing that transcends gourd and bombilla and connects humans to each other, and to nature, in a way that is unparalleled. It is our mission to bring this gift to everyone, and transforming the plant has allowed us to do this in more ways than there is room to write. Perhaps insisting that the gifts of the yerba maté plant should only be experienced as a uniform ritual is a more accurate description of “bottling the tradition.” Let us know if you would like to come to Guayakí headquarters in Sebastopol to meet us, join our gourd circle, and exchange ideas. We have a warm thermos ready. Top Five Magician Julian Sterling sends us an unused lottery ticket—and it’s a winner! (Okay, so the prize was only another lottery ticket, but still, thanks Julian!) 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I, as a lifelong resident of Sonoma County, have struggled for years to put into words exactly how my community feels about lobbyists! The Press Democrat’s investigative reporting has really blown the lid off this one! Surely, no agency would ever receive any funding ever without the valuable assistance of highpaid lobbyists! What’s that, you say? The Press Democrat is owned by Darius Anderson, himself a highpowered Sacramento lobbyist? Who has said that lobbying is a “misunderstood” field, and has surely hoped to correct the misperception of lobbying as, oh, I don’t know, maybe a microcosm of everything that’s wrong with too much money in politics? Who is quoted in his own paper saying, about his own lobbying firm, “I think we’re well-connected. . . . I think we give great advice”? Whose firm, Platinum Advisors, made $8.6 million last year? Who has eight full paragraphs in his paper about his own rising “star” and about Platinum Advisors’ success in Orange County? What a coincidence! 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But Silvestri, who called his politics “far to the left of President Obama,â€? gave a speech arguing that the “top-down, onesize-ďŹ ts-all planningâ€? of the One Bay Area Plan, which allocates housing requirements, isn’t going to solve Marin’s problems. Instead, he argued—to increasing applause and heckles from the audience as the night went on— that what Marin needs is senior housing, inďŹ ll housing, second units and the ability for young, working-class families to buy into the community. Worse, he said, forcing large developments into Marin would ruin small-town communities and do nothing but put money in the pockets of developers. “We already have everything they’re trying to sell,â€? he said. Instead of building more highdensity, low-income projects next to freeways, he argued, the minimum wage should be raised, healthcare should be provided for free, and ground-up community priorities should be created for Marin’s towns. He posited further that Marin should opt out of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and create, with Napa and Sonoma, its own council of governments—an idea supported by Corte Madera’s withdrawal from ABAG last year. While some in the audience cheered at the ideas, others saw Silvestri’s speech as nothing but a smokescreen. “A lot of what you said makes sense, but a lot of your solutions are way down the road,â€? said Steve Bingham, of San Rafael. As the night went on, the town hall forum became a public space for people to decry mortgage payments, question the existence of global warming, and yell at Silvestri that some of his proposals sounded like communist socialism. Toni Shroyer and Susan Kirsh, supporters of the anti-ABAG movement and moderators of the forum, battled with speakers for &IWX7LSI7XSVI MR7SRSQE'SYRX] *EQMP]3[RIHERH3TIVEXIH7MRGI &IWX7IPIGXMSR &IWX7IPIGXMSRSJ (ERWOSMR2SVXLIVR ( ERWOS MR 2SVX 'EPMJSVRME ' EPMJSVRME control of the microphone and encouraged hostile forum-goers to wrap it up. As previously reported in the Bohemian, Marin tops the list of the least affordable markets in the United States, according to an annual study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. The median county rent is $1,523. Due to land-use restrictions, zoning policies and neighborhood opposition, Marin is lacking in below-market-rate units. This has forced up to 60 percent of the local workforce to live outside the county. 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Fresh Blood Barolo’s Angelo Chambrone turning heads as youngest chef in Napa Valley BY JESSICA DUR TAYLOR W hen he was 11 years old, Angelo Chambrone started washing dishes and bussing tables in his parents’ restaurant, Sweet Lou’s, in Cotati. By the time he was 12, he’d been, as he puts it, “lured into the kitchen.” At 14, Chambrone was training new hires who had two decades on him. Little wonder, then, that at an age when many people are still figuring out what they want to do when they grow up, Chambrone has already blazed his career path. The executive chef of Barolo in Calistoga is also, at 23, the youngest chef in all of the Napa Valley. “I like to go to other restaurants,” Chambrone tells me on a recent afternoon, “prepared to get my ass kicked.” Though he’s seen an increase in Barolo’s business since taking over the burners and revamping the menu nearly a year ago, the self-described “old soul” still puts plenty of pressure on himself. His biggest critics are his three older brothers, who all sport the same tattoo of their family name. Their ancestors on both sides are from Calabria in southern Italy—“in the toe of the boot,” Chambrone says, pointing to the tattoo of his motherland on the flip side of his arm. If all the ink isn’t proof enough, Chambrone’s fierce Italian pride is evident in his food. “My dad makes fun of me for being a purist,” he says, “but I just don’t want to cook or eat anything else.” Potential diners, be grateful. Chambrone does as little as possible to his ingredients, allowing them—and not extra sauces or cream or butter, which he refuses to cook with—“to speak for themselves.” The olive oil aficionado makes his own ricotta salata, mozzarella, salami, gnocchi, and cavatelli—a drier fresh pasta that he describes as “toothsome”—in-house. “I cook seasonally and source locally,” he tells me, “not because it’s a fad, but because it’s the Italian way.” Growing up, Chambrone, who was born and raised in Roseland in Santa Rosa, was the kind of picky kid “who always ordered the chicken.” He started working in seventh grade, and by high school was holding down a dizzying schedule of school, football and late nights at the restaurant. He graduated from Elsie Allen High School in June of 2007, the same month his parents closed Sweet Lou’s. “The more I work, the more I stay sane,” testifies Chambrone, who’s shaken skillets at Healdsburg Bar & Grill, Rosso Pizzeria and Francis Ford Coppola Winery, where, together with his childhood friend and sous chef, Dominic Fabiani, he “helped build it into the empire it is today.” These days, the chef duo (Chambrone and Fabiani have been working together since Sweet Lou’s) are happy to be cooking in Barolo’s small kitchen, just a fraction of the size of Coppola’s, where they served an average of 650 diners a day. “When you’re turning over that many people,” Chambrone says, “there’s not a whole lot of love or emotion being put into the food.” When asked what else he enjoys doing, the still-picky Chambrone laughs and says, “Nothing. This is it.” He recently moved into a studio apartment just a 30-second walk from his restaurant, and in his spare time reads biographies of chefs. Chambrone may be singleminded, but as I watch him turn asparagus, bread crumbs, lemon zest and Parmesan into a sumptuous plate-scraping dish, it’s clear that his most potent ingredient is, indeed, love. Barolo, 1457 Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga. 707.942.9900. 17 NO RTH BAY BO H E M I AN | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 201 3 | BOH EMI A N.COM 18 NORTH BAY BOH E MI A N | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 20 1 3 | BO H E M I AN.COM Best Chinese Restaurant R estaurant Marin M arin County County We’re Proud to be Voted Dining Our selective list of North Bay restaurants is subject to menu, pricing and schedule changes. Call first for confirmation. Restaurants in these listings appear on a rotating basis. For expanded listings, visit www.bohemian.com. COST: $ = Under $12; $$ = $13-$20; $$$ = $21-$26; $$$$ = Over $27 Left Bank French. $$-$$$. Splendid, authentic French cuisine. Lunch and dinner daily. 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.927.3331. Nick’s Cove Seafood/ contemporary American. $$$$. Fresh from the bay oysters, upscale seafood, some steaks and a great burger. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 23240 State Route 1, Marshall. 415.663.1033. Rating indicates the low to average cost of a full dinner for one person, exclusive of desserts, beverages and tip. S O N O MA CO U N T Y Chloe’s French Cafe Underwood Bar & Bistro European bistro. $$. The Underwood’s classy bistro menu and impressive bar belie its rural setting. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sat; dinner, Sun. 9113 Graton Rd, Graton. 707.823.7023. Poggio Italian. $$-$$$. Truly transportive food, gives authentic flavor of the Old World. The cheaper way to travel Europe. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 777 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.7771. 1238 Fourth 1238 Four th St, St , San San Rafael R af f ae l 415.460.9883 4 15 . 4 6 0 . 9 8 8 3 | www.yetwahsanrafael.com w w w.yet wahsanr af fael.com ese am n t e t Vi Bes t ran u a t Res French. $. Hearty French fare, decadent desserts and excellent selection of French and California wines. Breakfast and lunch, Mon-Fri. 3883 Airway Dr, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3095. Volpi’s Restaurant Italian. $$-$$$. Festive atmosphere teams with great traditional Italian dishes at one of county’s oldest eateries. Accordion in the speakeasy if you’re lucky. Dinner daily. 124 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.2371. Salito’s Crab House Seafood . $$$. Waterfront setting with extensive marine menu plus steak and other American staples. Lunch and dinner daily. 1200 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito. 415.331.3226. Dierk’s Parkside Cafe American. $. Classic, fresh diner food in a comfortable diner setting. Ought to be in a movie. Breakfast and lunch daily. 404 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.573.5955. Small Shed Flatbreads Pizza. $$. Slow Food-informed Marin Organics devotee with a cozy, relaxed family atmosphere and no BS approach to great food served simply for a fair price. 17 Madrona St, Mill Valley. Open for lunch and dinner daily. 415.383.4200. Washoe House Roadhouse. $$. Since 1859, serving straightforward roadhouse grub and Italian fare. Canned green beans, buffalo burgers, amazingly satisfying pies. The bar alone is worth a trip. Lunch and dinner daily. Stony Point and Roblar roads, Cotati. 707.795.4544. Dry Creek Kitchen www.simply-vietnam.com w ww.simply-vietnam.com THANK YOU Sonoma County for your continued support! Simply S imply Vietnam Vietn am 966 9 66 N North orth Dutton Dutton Ave. Ave. Santa Santa Rosa, Rosa, CA CA 95401 95401 M on–Sat 10–9 10–9 ~ Sun Sun 11–8 11–8 707.566.8910 7 0 7. 5 6 6 . 8 91 0 Mon–Sat American. $$$-$$$$. Refined and contemporary American menu with multicultural influence. Seafood and vegetables reign! Dinner daily; lunch, Fri-Sun. 317 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.431.0330. Traditional T raditional Vietnamese Vietnamese Restaurant Restaurant Hamburger Ranch & Pasta Farm American. $. Old-fashioned, informal mom’n’-pop roadhouse. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 31195 N Redwood Hwy, Cloverdale. 707.894.5616. MARIN CO U N T Y Avatar’s Indian-plus. $. Fantastic East-meets-West fusion of Indian, Mexican, Italian and American, with dishes customized to your palate. Lunch and dinner, MonSat. 2656 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.8083. Sol Food Puerto Rican. $. Flavorful, authentic and homestyle at this Puerto Rican eatery, which is as hole-in-thewall as they come. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Two San Rafael locations: 811 Fourth St. 415.451.4765. 901 Lincoln Ave. 415.256.8903. Sorella Caffe Italian. $$. The embodiment of Fairfax casual, with delicious, high-quality food that lacks pretension. Dinner, TuesSun. 107 Bolinas Rd, Farifax. 415.258.4520. Station House Cafe American-California. $$. Innovative menu, fresh local seafood and range-fed meats. Outdoor dining; full bar. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, Thurs-Mon. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes. 415.663.1515. BEST BAKERY Award-Winning Year after Year La Gare French. $$$. Dine in an elegant atmosphere of Old World charm. Dinner, Wed-Sun 208 Wilson St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.4355. Old Chicago Pizza Pizza. $$. Extraordinary deep-dishstyle pizza with tasteful wine list in historic stretch of Petaluma. Delivery, too! 41 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.3897. Pick-up and delivery: 203 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.766.8600. Finnegan’s Marin Pub fare. $$. Irish bar with the traditional stuff. Lunch and dinner daily. 877 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.899.1516. Fish Seafood. $$-$$$. Incredibly fresh seafood in relaxed setting overlooking bay. Lunch and dinner daily. (Cash only.) 350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.FISH. Peter Lowell’s Artisan Hearth Breads & Fine Pastry CALISTOGA 1353 Lincoln Ave 707.942.1443 SANTA ROSA SEBASTOPOL 1445 Town & Country Dr. 7225 Healdsburg Ave. 707.527.7654 707.829.8101 California. $-$$. Casual, organic cuisine with a healthy twist. Italian-inspired cafe, deli, wine bar. All food offered as takeout. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 7385 Healdsburg Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.1077. Joe’s Taco Lounge & Salsaria Mexican. $. Mostly authentic Mexican menu with American standbys. Lunch and dinner daily; takeout, too. 382 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.8164. Sushi Ran Japanese. $$$$. This beautiful restaurant attracts locals and tourists with its fresh catches. A wide selection of nigiri, depending on what’s fresh. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner, Fri-Sun. 107 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.332.3620. ) 20 ųŻ NO RTH BAY BO H E M I AN | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 201 3 | BOH EMI A N.COM Brunc ch Best Brunch Place l a ce t to oD Dine ine S Solo o Best P honorable h onorable me mention ntion Best Best Best Best Best Bar Bar C ocktail is Cocktails Frank r ra ank Dice Dice B artender r, F Bartender, Dining D ining After After 10pm 10pm Restaurant R estau uran nt honorable h onorable me mention ntion Many T Many Thanks hanks B Bohemian! ohe emian! 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The company is inviting Sebastopudlians to harvest those apples before they go bad for a project called Backyard Cider. The idea, says Wade, is to put those apples to good use and donate profits of the resulting brew to Slow Food’s Apple Core Project, which seeks to raise awareness and preserve the heritage Gravenstein apple from extinction. “We kind of wanted to make a political statement and just use Gravensteins,” she says. Well, there will be the occasional oddball thrown in, but “basically it’s going to be all Gravensteins this time of year.” The variety yields cider with a tart, sweet, tangy flavor and a nice spice. “We have no idea what people planted in their backyards 40 years ago,” says Wade. But the taste “really depends on how you make the cider.” The company, which sold over 1,000 cases of cider in 2012 and plans to make 5,000 this year to meet demand, will hopefully produce about 200 cases of Backyard Cider, bringing in a few thousand dollars for the Apple Core Project. The company will announce a late August drop-off date soon. Apple Sauced Cider, 655 Gold Ridge Road, Sebastopol. www.applesaucedcider.com. —Nicolas Grizzle BEST BREAKFAST 528.3278 5 2 8 . 3 2 7 8 823.7492 8 2 3 .74 9 2 Santa S a nta Rosa Rosa Sebastopol S e b a s to p o l N A PA CO U N T Y Ad Hoc American. $$-$$$. Thomas Keller’s quintessential neighborhood restaurant. Prix fixe dinner changes daily. Actually takes reservations. 6476 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.2487. Boonfly Cafe California cuisine. $-$$. Extraordinary food in an extraordinary setting. Perfect pasta and mussels. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 4080 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. 707.299.4900. Thank You Marin! Best Mediterranean Restaurant 8JOOFS #FTU$BCFSOFU )0/03"#-&.&/5*0/ 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd San Anselmo 415.457.7700 www.insalatas.com Tasting by Appointment 4POPNB$PVOUZ DO W NTO N JOE W Bouchon French. $$$. A Keller brother creation with a distinctly Parisian bistro ambiance, offering French classics. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 6534 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.8037. Gott’s Roadside Tray Gourmet Diner. $. Formerly Taylor’ Automatic Refresher. Lunch and dinner daily. 933 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.3486. Also at Oxbow Public Market, 644 First St, Napa. 707.224,6900. elaborate wine pairing menus are luxuriously inspired. Dinner daily. 1314 McKinstry St, Napa. 707.257.5157. Pizza Azzurro Italian. $. Run by a former Tra Vigne and Lark Creek Inn alum, the pizza is simple and thin, and ranks as some of the best in the North Bay. Lunch and dinner daily. 1260 Main St (at Clinton), Napa. 707.255.5552. Shucking & Barbecue Service Oyster Nursery Tours Siena California-Tuscan. $$$$. Sophisticated, terroirinformed cooking celebrates the local and seasonal, with electric combinations like sorrel-wrapped ahi tuna puttanesca. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa. 707.251.1900. Zuzu Spanish tapas. $$. Graze through a selection of tapas in a rustic chic setting with popular wine bar. Bitesized Spanish and Latin American specialties include prawns, Spanish tortilla, and Brazilian style steamed mussels. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 829 Main St, Napa. 707.224.8555. ST PATTY’S DAY STREET FESTIVAL MARCH 17, 11–8 Corned Beef & Beer photo: Marilee Koll Live music featuring The Mountain Squirrel, The Sorry Lot, music sing along with Kevin Belton & Bag Pipes with James Beatty 902 Main St, Napa 707.258.2337 ’S La Toque Restaurant French-inspired. $$$$. Set in a comfortable elegantly rustic dining room reminiscent of a French lodge, with a stone fireplace centerpiece, La Toque makes for memorable special-occasion dining. The BR E ERY W Redd California cuisine. $$$$$. Rich dishes balanced by subtle flavors and careful yet casual presentation. Brunch at Redd is exceptional. Lunch, Mon-Sat; dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 6480 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.2222. 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Bubble Room, Friday–Sunday, 11am–3pm, $60. 888.594.6326. 29 NO RTH BAY BO H E M I AN | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 201 3 | BOH EMI A N.COM Most reviews by James Knight. Note: Those listings marked ‘WC’ denote wineries with caves. These wineries are usually only open to the public by appointment. Wineries in these listings appear on a rotating basis. N A PA CO U N TY Beaulieu Vineyard Something-for-everyone smorgasbord of solid varietal wines, plus library selections of flagship Georges de Latour Cab back to 1970. 1960 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Daily, 10am–5pm. Tastings $15–$20; Reserve Room, $35. 707.967.5233. Buena Vista Winery From the mouths of crocodiles BY JAMES KNIGHT Medlock Ames Tasting Room Low-key urban aesthetic meets selfconscious sustainable land stewardship, with home-grown food pairings–plus a dark and stylish, full bar in the back. Make this your last stop of the day. 6487 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg. Daily 10am–5pm. $12.50 fee. Alexander Valley Bar opens at 5pm. 707.431.8845. I Claypool Cellars “They call me Mister Knowitall, I sup the aged wine.” Sup on Primus frontman’s Purple Pachyderm Pinot Noir and Rhone-style Fancí Blend in wine country’s cutest caboose, a must-see for rock and wine fans alike. 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. Open SaturdaySunday, 1–5pm. 707.861.9358. Copain Wine Cellars Barn-style tasting room provides panoramic view of the Russian River Valley and a peek into the cellar from whence emanate low-alcohol, food-friendly, continentalstyle Syrah and Pinot Noir crafted with subtle oak, forest-floor notes and cool dark fruit flavors on a smooth finish. 7800 Eastside Road, Healdsburg. Open Thursday– Sunday, 11am–5pm; Tuesday– Wednesday, by appointment. 707.836.8822. Beringer Vineyards (WC) This historic winery offers some seven daily tours for nominal fees, most of which end gratefully with a glass and a spin through the underground wine-aging tunnels. Open daily, 10am– 6pm (summer hours). 2000 Main St., Napa. 707.963.7115. t was the best of times, it was the rowdiest of times. One thing it wasn’t was a gentler, slower time. Michel-Schlumberger Highly recommended, but by appointment only. The family has been making wine in France for 400 years. 4155 Wine Creek Road, Healdsburg. 707.433.7427. Hess Collection Winery An intellectual outpost of art and wine housed in the century-old Christian Brother’s winery. Cab is the signature varietal. 4411 Redwood Road, Napa. Open daily, 10am–4pm. 707.255.1144. Murphy-Goode Winery The new tasting room is a classy, low-key experience. 20 Matheson St., Healdsburg. Open daily, 10:30am–5:30pm. 800.499.7644. Paradise Ridge Winery A gorgeous, provocative sculpture garden with annually changing exhibits set amid a pygmy forest. Stay for sunset Wednesday evenings April–October. 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Drive, Santa Rosa. Open daily, 11am–5:30pm. 707.528.9463. Paradise also offers its food-friendly wines at an accessible little shack in the heart of Sonoma Valley. Try structured clarets from the estate’s high-elevation Rockpile vineyards. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 8860 Sonoma Hwy., Kenwood. 707.282.9020. Francis Coppola Winery A Coney Island of the wine that candidly promises fun for the whole family, from Rosso table wine to Director’s Cut Pinot Noir; from poolside cabanas to an Argentinean-Style grill, plus movie memorabilia from The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and more. 300 Via Archimedes, Geyserville. Tasting daily, 11am–6pm; restaurant till 9pm. 707.857.1400. St. Supéry Expect to find the tasting room crowded with a harrassed staff, but St. Supéry features an interesting art gallery with changing exhibitions. 8440 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Open daily, 10am– 5pm. 800.942.0809. Swanson Vineyards Whimsically elegant Salon or informal, candy-striped Sip Shoppe. Known for Merlot. 1271 Manley Lane, Rutherford. Sip Shoppe Thursday–Sunday 11am–5pm; call or ring gate. Fee $15–$20. Salon by appointment, $60. 707.754.4018. V. Sattui Though a regular stop on the tourist circuit, it remains charming in the Italian style. With no distribution except via the Net, wines can only be purchased onsite. 1111 White Lane, St. Helena. Open daily, 9am–6pm. 707.963.7774. J Vineyards & Winery Save the sit-down, threecourse food and wine pairing in the Bubble Room for a special occasion, like, “Hey, it’s Sunday.” Weekend program offers deceptively wee courses that change Robledo Family Winery Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and “Los Braceros” red blend are highly recommended. 21901 Bonness Road, Sonoma. Open daily, Monday–Saturday, 10am–5pm; Sunday, 11am– 4pm. 707.939.6903. Just eight years after the 1849 Gold Rush, only two years after Bordeaux was classified in 1855, a character by the name of Agoston “Count” Haraszthy caught grape fever here in Sonoma. Haraszthy had already built a whole town in Wisconsin, wagon-trained it to California, dabbled in law, politics and business, held all manner of respectable titles and was dogged by controversy before he founded Buena Vista Winery. In the end, after his own board ousted him, the irrepressible Hungarian launched headlong into the Nicaraguan rum business, and, it’s believed, accidentally into a river full of crocodiles, full stop. Since then, Haraszthy as legend soldiered on, while ivy overtook the winery’s stone walls. From 1879 to 1949, the building went disused. Since the 1920s, its grounds were home to generations of feral Angora cats, the last of which, Fluffy, passed away only months ago. In recent decades, a succession of corporate owners kept the lights on. But now, suddenly, the ivy is gone, and the Count is back—at least as channeled by local character actor George Webber, who happened to be strolling by the Sonoma Plaza in full historical regalia when new owner Jean-Charles Boisset was brainstorming with associates on just how they might find the ideal Haraszthy impersonator to represent the winery. Webber, who shares “Count” duties with several colleagues, is a veteran historical actor with a voice that echoes with authority during weekend tours through the restored, Tokaij-style wine caves, and he’s quick with the anecdote or impromptu aside. Inside the tasting room, a wood fire crackles before a cozy parlor area below a portrait of the Count. Hanging from the ceiling lurks a crocodile, leering with its jagged maw, safely taxidermied. The resurrections continue on the wine list. The panoramic “Buena Vista Vinicultural Society” labels are etched with 19thcentury optimism; the 2008 Karoly’s Selection Zinfandel ($N/A) a light and juicy claret style Zinfandel. The 2010 Sparkling Brut ($38), all strawberries and cream, celebrates the expensively restored champagne cellars, while the classic Cream Sherry ($50) is a nod to a once-popular wine country product. This June, Buena Vista hosts a centennial reenactment of the 1863 double wedding of two Vallejo daughters with two Haraszthy sons. “Our future is our past” is the motto, brought by forwardthinking new management dedicated to taking a good look back. Buena Vista Winery, 18000 Old Winery Road, Sonoma. Daily, 10am–5pm. Tasting fee $10, Saturday tour $20. 800.926.1266. 30 NORTH BAY BOH E MI A N | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 20 1 3 | BO H E M I AN.COM BADDER THEN BAD Sam Riley as Sal Paradise and Garrett Hedlund as Dean Moriarty in the new film version of ‘On the Road.’ The Highwaymen ‘On the Road’ finally makes it to the big screen BY RICHARD VON BUSACK T he one and only time I met Allen Ginsberg, I wasted the moment talking about the 1991 movie of William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch. Ginsberg started the conversation, though, by asking me what I thought of David Cronenberg’s work. I said I thought it was expurgated. Ginsberg responded in about these many words: “The movie didn’t ruin the book. The book’s still on the shelf. Next customer!” Produced by Napa’s own Francis Ford Coppola, this film version has been 50 years in the making, not counting some re-editing and time on the shelf after its debut in May 2012 at the Cannes Film Festival. It’s been a long road. Right So Walter Salles’ long-delayed film version of Jack Kerouac’s famed novel On the Road cannot ruin the book, at least by the standards of Ginsberg, who is portrayed in its pages as Carlo Marx (played by Tom Sturridge). after the novel’s 1957 publication, Kerouac claimed to friends that Marlon Brando was interested. Brando’s people passed, however. Years later, Gus Van Sant was interested—a seeming natural to direct the adaptation, particularly in light of My Own Private Idaho. Rumors blue-skyed Johnny Depp as the Kerouac figure, Sal Paradise, with Brad Pitt as Kerouac’s solar deity/car thief Dean Moriarty, based on legendary local Monte Sereno character and live wire Neal Cassady. Billy Crudup and Colin Farrell were also proposed as Sal and Dean. Garrett Hedlund, who eventually got the role of Dean, told me that a version with Paul Newman—at about the time Newman starred in Hud—would have been the one he wanted to see. Director Salles previously made the Great (South) American road movie, The Motorcycle Diaries, clearly influenced by the Kerouac frame of mind. Making On the Road, this seemingly unmakable movie, Salles spent many years and what he claims were 60,000 miles finding the kinds of locations Cassady and Kerouac would have seen from their car windows in the late 1940s. The filmmakers borrowed and rented cars from collectors of the since-vanished Hudson. The California desert town of Twentynine Palms doubled for Silicon Valley’s Campbell, where Kerouac once did a stint of manual labor loading boxcars back when the region was devoted to orchards instead of chips. At long last, On the Road— linked with Twain and Whitman as quintessential Yankee literature—has been achieved with an Argentine director, a Puerto Rican–born script writer named José Rivera and a British actor as Sal Paradise (Sam Riley, star of the Ian Curtis biopic Control). As Moriarty, Minnesota’s Hedlund excels in depicting radiating sexuality and lightninglike motion; he’s introduced in a balletic slamming of cars into the tight spaces of a New York City valet parking lot. Sometimes, the other characters carry baggage from previous acting work. Kirsten Dunst’s Camille is based on Carolyn Cassady, a former local who has been trying for decades to set the record straight about her years with Kerouac and Cassady. Camille is introduced by Carlo as “Helen of Troy with a fucking brain.” A description like that is hard to live up to, and Dunst must also compete with memories of Sissy Spacek in the 1980 film Heart Beat, with Nick Nolte as Neal and John Heard as Jack. Kristen Stewart, who filmed this between her two last Twilight movies, is maybe not as naive and sad as the real life LuAnne Henderson, known to posterity BEHIND THE MYTH 6th Anniversary Director Walter Salles adds biographical material to Kerouac’s well-known classic. 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Salles deals with perhaps the number one problem with making a movie of On the Road: that is, Sal Paradise’s tendency to adore Dean Moriarty, who, as his fictional name suggests, is both a teacher and a criminal. The sheltered writer learns from proscribed people—from homosexuals, drug addicts, jazz musicians. Since the film is more intense about Moriarty’s own exploits (including a little hustling with a moist-eyed trick played by Steve Buscemi), the movie is ultimately more broadening and frank, believe it or not, than the book. The Man No need to revise the standard view of Kerouac as a tragic figure, to ignore the surfeit of drink that diluted a writer’s talent. Whether he liked it or not, Kerouac was the front man for the “Beat Generation”—a marketer’s wet dream of pointy beards, berets and septic (and overpriced) coffeehouses. Less well-known than the famous thirst is Kerouac’s achievement at being an ESL writer, as he was French-speaking until deep into his childhood Happily, the film emphasizes the serious prose apprenticeship, the love for Thomas Wolfe and Marcel Proust, which proceeded Kerouac’s scatting and bopping in print. Kerouac’s grim side was worsened by the idea that “the wrong son died,” as the running joke in the movie Walk Hard had it. He was haunted by his brother’s death at an early age. He was a born-again Buddhist who never shook the old-school Catholic worship of (in his words) “little lamby Jesus.” He dwelt in the shadow of his bigoted French-Canadian mother, a woman as tough as the army boots she used to make in the factory. Kerouac was a football player who dropped out, a macho with a taste for bisexual experimentation. He was above all, a sufferer of the typical malaise of Depressionera kids who went into the arts: the inner terror that he was, despite all the admiration and all the love, at bottom, a bum. The movie mentions Paradise’s father scorning him on his deathbed for having uncalloused hands. On The Road covers a small period in the late 1940s when Kerouac crisscrossed the United States by thumb, or more often by bus, or drive-away rental: New York/Bay Area/Mexico City via Denver and New Orleans. These were the freest years in Kerouac’s life, before mad fame, the final crash and the sodden last decade in Florida. Ayurvedic Indian Head Massage • improves mobility in neck and shoulders • relief from tension headaches, eyestrain, and sinusitis ON SITE MASSAGE AVAILABLE The Searchers Via phone, Salles says, “You know, this was ultimately an eight-year search. We interviewed the persons who inspired the characters in the book in San Jose and Los Gatos, [including] several members of the Neal Cassady family. And we met with Al Hinkle, who is Ed Dunkel in the book. “This in-depth research process allowed us to understand the complexity, the social and cultural background of the book. The late 1940s and early 1950s were very hard times to live. A generation was seeking to redefine their future. The book is ) 32 Margery Smith 707.544.9642 32 NORTH BAY BOH E MI A N | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 20 1 3 | BO H E M I AN.COM On the Road ( 31 at once an ode to freedom, an ode to youth, and an ode to literature.” From the start, this version of On the Road added biographical behavior to Kerouac’s fictional surrogates, Salles says. “Yes—we were so informed of the real stories that we were able to somehow improvise their logic. The book is so rich and polyphonic that you can actually select the leitmotifs. “This is a narrative about the transitional years from youth to adulthood. You also have to face pain, and we wanted that to be part of the film.” Before the filming, Hedlund came to the South Bay to talk to some of the survivors who remember the real men and women behind the fictional alter egos. It was “a wonderful experience,” says the 28-year-old actor. First in Montreal, which doubled for post-war New York City, Hedlund went through what he described as “Beatnik Boot Camp,” reading and listening to tapes of LuAnne Henderson and Jack and Neal Cassady. “Then I flew to San Francisco,” he continues. “While I was here, I also got over to Berkeley to meet Michael McClure—that was incredible. I met with John Cassady [Neal’s son, who lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains] and heard a lot of anecdotes. I realized how the Cassady family wanted their father perceived, how great a father he was and how much his family loved him.” When I interviewed John Cassady last year in connection with the documentary The Magic Bus, I was surprised at his enthusiasm. Commonly, the children of bohemian types grind an axe about how they suffered from the absenteeism and the bad behavior. Cassady said, “Are you kidding? My upbringing was the complete opposite. I had an idyllic existence. I felt like a rock star—my father was not famous, he was infamous. I loved the attention. To this day, it’s like, don’t get me started.” “That’s what he told me, too,” Hedlund said, “that he couldn’t wait for his father to get home from work, that all the kids would be hanging on Neal’s biceps.” Hedlund had read On the Road in high school. “I started with Fitzgerald and Salinger—I moved on to Kerouac, Bukowski and those cats,” he told me. “I was fascinated by the spontaneous prose and the thought process— reading about getting out and living life. Of course, you’re reading it, and you’re still in high school and you have a curfew. You get jealous.” A Kerouac Revival? On the Road spearheads the beginning of a small wave of Kerouac adaptations: Michael Polish’s version of Big Sur—the story of an alcoholic breakdown previously described in Curt Worden’s 2008 documentary One Fast Move or I’m Gone. This new film of Big Sur uses the real names of the characters; Josh Lucas is billed as Neal Cassady. Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe plays Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings, a film of a key event in Kerouac’s life: the time the author (played by Jack Huston) was nearly arrested as a accessory after the fact to a murder. The other day, a fellow fan and I were wondering why The Dharma Bums, one of Kerouac’s best books, never made it to screen. It could be shot for cheap in the Sierra Nevada; moreover, of all Kerouac’s mentors, the poet Gary Snyder (called “Japhy Ryder” in the book) is perhaps the least ambiguously admirable. Kerouac’s books are still carried by travelers, who can read the rapid prose and marvel at the eye and ear, the ebullience and the sorrows. We’re already nostalgic for the time and space of the pre–Interstate America. The Fort Sumter of the Culture War may have been the 1978 deregulation of airlines, making airfares cheap and making the restless want to go airborne, changing what once was the Heartland into what is now Flyover Country. The film of On the Road, done at last after so many false starts, recovers the beauty of speeding over land, heading no place in particular. Crush CULTURE 33 NO RTH BAY BO H E M I AN | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 201 3 | BOH EMI A N.COM The week’s events: a selective guide THE DUDE Jeff Bridges brings his country tunes to the Wells Fargo Center on April 2. See Concerts, p37. S A N TA R O S A R O H N E R T PA R K P E TA L U M A CORTE MADERA Funny Bunny For those who’ve ever pined to spend Easter Sunday afternoon in search of a six-foot man dressed in a bunny suit, Hunt for the Hare at Safari West provides just that quirky sort of entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Hare serve up Easter brunch at Safari West’s cafe—that is, if their guests can find Mr. Hare, who seams to disappear every year to chase down his longtime rival Mr. Tortoise. Attendees board a Safari trailer for a tour in order to get the mischievous rabbit in back in time for brunch, and afterward children participate in an Easter egg hunt and face painting. The 11th annual event promises “hare-rising” adventure on Sunday, March 31, at Safari West Wildlife Preserve. 3115 Porter Creek Road, Santa Rosa. $19-$68. 10am-3pm. 707.579.2551. Itchy April Fools It’s the only day of the year when it’s OK to fake a pregnancy—what better way to celebrate than attending a stand-up comedy show? Hey! That’s Funny is a night of performances by Mike E. Winfield, along with local comedians Josh Argyle and Chris Storin. Audiences may recognize Winfield from his appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Office, or on Comedy Central; he’s been known to joke about faking sickness to get out of church or attempting to win back his ex after cheating on her and giving her the clap. (Ooh!) Watch him crank out the laughs on Saturday, March 30, at the Spreckels Center. 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. $20. 8pm. 707.588.3400. Politics and Love Times have changed since Billy Bragg first started writing music, but in many ways, Bragg himself has not. After buying himself out of the British army for 175 pounds, the British musician began writing about peace instead of participating in war. Inspired by punk and folk, he penned instant classics like “A New England” and “The Milkman of Human Kindness,” and over the years, Bragg’s collaborations included teaming with Wilco to record the phenomenal Mermaid Avenue, an album of Woody Guthrie lyrics set to music. This month marks the release of Tooth & Nail, his first album in five years; hear Bragg’s new and old tunes alike on Saturday, March 30, at the Mystic Theatre. 23 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma. 8:30pm. $31. 707.765.2121. The End Is Near Looking for an intellectual conversation about whether society will crumble due to an overdose of apps? Look no further than Evgeny Morozov’s appearance this week at Book Passage. A follow-up to his buzzed-about The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom, Morozov’s new book To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism bashes Silicon Valley’s obsessive search for perfection though technology. The author has also written for the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Economist; join the debate on Saturday, March 30, at Book Passage. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 1pm. Free. 415.927.0960. —Estefany Gonzalez 34 NORTH BAY BOH EMI A N | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 20 1 3 | BO H E M I AN.COM Arts Ideas Baron Wolman ‘MISS PAMELA’ Photos of 1960s backstage hangers-on are part of ‘The Groupies’ show at Markham Vineyards. Spring Fever April is the artsiest month in Napa BY CHRISTINA JULIAN with the collectors—think names like Coppola and Mondavi—gets underway on Thursday, April 4, from 6-8pm at the museum. For many moons, St. Helena’s Markham Vineyards has been host to the ’60s rock photos of Rolling Stone magazine’s ďŹ rst chief photographer, Baron Wolman. But this April brings a brand-new Wolman exhibit, “The Groupies.â€? The collection debuted in London in December, and Markham marks the ďŹ rst (and possibly only) stop on the stateside tour. The collection of photos is anything but tame, especially in St. Helena. Wolman is quick to classify the work more W ith the giant BottleRock music festival coming in May, the Napa Valley Film Festival approaching its third year and new resorts on the rise, Napa Valley is well on its way to becoming a year-round arts destination. Spring has always brought the breaking of buds, but now art is also bursting into full bloom, with the onset of the third annual Arts in April. Throughout the month, a bevy of weekly delights from Calistoga to Carneros highlights a different region’s offerings. The monthlong showcase features more than 30 wineries presenting artsy affairs and tastings paired with events and exhibits at local galleries on the weekends. Here’s a hint at some of the highlights. The month kicks off with an opening reception for the “Napa Valley Collectsâ€? exhibit at the Napa Valley Museum, highlighting select works from Marc Chagall, Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Robert Arneson, Joan Brown, Roy De Forest, Stephen De Staebler, Peter Voulkos and more, on loan from local vintners and friends. An opening reception clearly: “It’s not X-rated, just on the edge.â€? “The Groupiesâ€? is indeed a probing photographic presentation of the women who hung out backstage with popular rock bands. While Wolman is far from bashful about his affinity for women, and even less so in his conjuring of excuses to photograph them, he maintains that his catalyst for the collection was less about backstage sexual encounters than a new subculture of chic style burgeoning at the time. Wolman was so impressed with his subjects, who dressed for backstage “appearancesâ€? with aplomb, that he pitched the idea of a groupies exposĂŠ to Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner. The breadth of material was such that it morphed into a dedicated issue, centered around “The Groupies.â€? Wolman is reverential when he speaks about the experience; on his life as a photojournalist, he quips, “The big darkroom in the sky will go away, but the stories will remain.â€? Wolman will be on hand in person on Saturday, April 13, from 11am-1pm, at Markham Vineyards. The event is free; RSVP required. Other funky fare includes a live taping of the popular Judd’s Hill Winery video series “Wine Booty,â€? staring Judd Finkelstein and a man known only as the Pirate. Red carpet attire is encouraged, which in this realm means nautical wear (or black tie if you’re really angling to impress). In true Tinseltown form, attendees can bump elbows with the stars of the show and chow down on not only movie popcorn, but Hollywood’s famed Pink’s hot dogs, which are being own in fresh for the event. Tickets are $25 per person and limited to 75 attendees. The taping takes place at the winery on April 26 from 5:30-8pm. Stags’ Leap Winery, which serves up stellar views of the valley, showcases artist-inresident Seth Carnes’ work in the Manor House. Carnes, who grew up in St. Helena but now resides in New York, enjoys the melding of digital and physical form; this is evidenced in some of his latest works, spawned from digital iPhone images that are developed, printed and melted onto wood blocks with solvents. More traditional art forms are found at Calistoga’s Chateau Montelena, which just garnered a spot on the National Register of Historic Places—yet it’s probably most famous for taking home a top prize at the famous Paris tasting of 1976. April brings another draw with plein air artist Timothy Howe, whose arresting local landscapes are on display in the winery’s Estate Room. Howe, a New Zealander, moved to the valley three years ago after 30 years in his native land and stints in Vancouver and Barcelona. Howe shoots photos which he then paints on canvas with heavy oil paint and a palette knife. He prefers oils to watercolor, which dry too quickly; “I can cheat a lot more this way,” Howe jokes. His work is available for viewing throughout the month, but those looking for face time with the man can hit the artist reception (with wine, cheese and canapés) on Saturday, April 6. Throughout the month, staple studios feature special events and openings, including “Ekphrasis,” a photography and mixed media exhibit at the Calistoga Art Center, and “Awaken,” at Yountville’s Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley. Midmonth culinary arts cravings can be cured at Appellation St. Helena’s splish-splashy-spendy affair, bASH, at the Culinary Institute of America, where cooking wizards face off and the audience casts their votes. Regardless of what type of art ultimately rocks your boat, this year’s Arts in April is sure to keep the scene afloat, all month long. 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Not for Mary (a grounded, moving Allison Rae Baker) or for her two estranged sisters, the highstrung Teresa (Bronwen Shears, all brittle nerves and frozen ďŹ re) and the serially lovesick Catherine (Shannon Rider, never better). It is only Mary, an unhappy doctor haunted by past mistakes and obsessed with a young memory-loss patient, who’s begun seeing her dead mother (a lovingly passiveaggressive Mary Gannon Graham) popping up dressed to the nines, dispensing hard motherly advice— F MK2 AND AMERICAN ZOETROPE PRESENT A FILM DIRECTED BY WALTER SALLES, SCREENPLAY BY JOSÉ RIVERA, THE FILMMAKING TEAM BEHIND ‘THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES. ’ BASED ON THE NOVEL BY JACK KEROUAC despite having died of Alzheimer’s a few days before. As the sisters come together to make funeral plans and divide up mom’s stuff, it’s clear that neither daughter remembers her mother exactly the same way. Death, it seems, has somewhat improved Vi’s mothering skills. In none of her daughters’ memories was she particularly attentive or supportive, and the result of her parenting— either outright neglectful or overly controlling and manipulative—is that all three sisters are now riproaring emotional messes. Teresa, who owns a homeopathic remedy company with her reluctant husband Frank (a nicely understated Keith Baker) recites cookbook recipes to calm her rapidly unraveling nerves. She was the one who cared for Vi during her illness, and she clearly resents her sisters’ lack of empathy for her sacriďŹ ce. Catherine is only concerned about the state of her relationship with her current ing Xavier, the latest in a string of 78 failed hook-ups. Once described as a cross between Chekhov and Neil Simon, The Memory of Water, nicely directed for MSW by John Craven, swings wildly between moments of genuine piercing pain and stretches of spot-on, laugh-out-loud comedy. Paul Huberty, as Mary’s married lover Mike, is hilarious, especially in a sequence where he tries desperately to unfreeze himself after being locked outside in the cold. Stephenson’s lovely writing, tightly woven and focused, becomes a bit diluted in the ďŹ nal thirty minutes, losing some of its potency as the playwright piles on so many sudden revelations, secrets, and hidden betrayals that it all threatens to become shrill and overwrought. That said, the play works. The steady magniďŹ cence of the cast and the raw, clear-sighted honesty of Stephenson’s characters combine into a thought-provoking—and largely unforgettable—evening of theater. ‘The Memory of Water’ runs ThursdaySunday through April 7 at Main Stage West. 104 N. Main St, Sebastopol. Thurs-Sat at 8pm; 5pm matinees on Sundays. $15-$25; Thursdays, pay what you will. 707.823.0177. EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 29 SUMMERFIELD CINEMAS 551 SUMMERFIELD DR (707) 522-0719 SANTA ROSA WWW.THEMADONES.US Music LA DIVA Renee Fleming performs Sept. 15 at the Green Music Center. Loud Quiet Loud Announcements, closures and more BY GABE MELINE ne hour ago, I stood in danger of being trampled by a throng of bodies, strangled by a microphone cord and kicked in the face by ailing feet. In other words, it’s 1am, and I’ve just returned from seeing Iceage, a punk band made up of 20 year-olds from Copenhagen, Denmark. With the exception of excellent local punk bands like Ceremony, No Sir, Creative Adult and a bevy of others playing in warehouses, basements and living rooms, the North Bay’s top music offerings for the next several months are of the decidedly calmer, quieter variety—and after all, everyone needs a breather. To wit: the Green Music Center this week announced their second-season lineup, and it’s got plenty to dazzle classical music fans. The great Renee O Fleming kicks off the season on Sept. 15, with Lang Lang and Izthak Perlman also part of the opening-week festivities. Hilary Hahn, Jessye Norman, Herbie Hancock, Richard Goode, JeanYves Thibaudet, Mariza, Bryn Terfel, Garrick Ohlsson, Ruth Ann Swenson and more round out the concert headliners. Because of the center’s partnership with MasterCard, you’ll have to be a MasterCard holder to buy tickets on April 2; the general public onsale is April 22. (Remember, SSU students get 50 percent off.) The Healdsburg Jazz Festival this year honors the great jazz bassist Charlie Haden in a two-day tribute, featuring six sets of don’t-miss jazz; collaborators include Geri Allen, Chris Potter, Lee Konitz, Ravi Coltrane, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Bill Frisell and Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra. The Fred Hersch trio, Oliver Lake solo, the Azar Lawrence Quartet and a unique duo of Charles Lloyd and Jason Moran—who’ll be fresh from his jazz-and-live-skateboarding shows in San Francisco—are among the many other top-notch jazz acts in Healdsburg this June; tickets will be on sale within the week. The rumors are true: the Last Day Saloon appears to be closing in May. The for-sale banner draped from the side of the Railroad Square venue says it all: “Owner Retiring.â€? Dave Daher, who has certainly earned his retirement, is selling the building through Sotheby’s; asking price is $2.15 million. After a retirement roast and party featuring Commander Cody, Bill Kirchen and special guests on April 28, the venue has a few select shows booked with Pride & Joy, John Courage and others until closing day on May 5. The Lincoln Theater in Yountville has been quiet as of late, but country star Travis Tritt drops by on April 20, with a Napa Valley Youth Symphony Red Gala on May 25. Not to be outdone, on Sept. 21, Symphony Napa Valley holds an opening gala as well. As for the tougher music fans out there who look forward to getting kicked in the face? Not to worry: Leftover Crack plays the Phoenix Theater on April 14. 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INS INSPIRING SPIRING An intimate celebration of unforgettable cinema, world-class food and wine on Sonoma’s historic plaza Music Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Billy Bragg The leading figure of the antifolk movement of the ‘80s has teamed up with Wilco, Less Than Jake and others. Jerry Hannan opens. Mar 30, 8:30pm. $31. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121. vocalist Tyrell appears with jazz vocalist Schuur. Mar 30, 8pm. $85-$100. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.226.7372. Tech N9ne One of rap’s most innovative, creatively fearless artists appears with Brotha Lynch Hung, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Rittz and Ces Cru. Apr 1, 8pm. $35. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565. Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY Aubergine Mar 28, Brino & friends. Mar 29, Cheap Date 13, Revenant, Steve Sutherby Band. Mar 30, the Rock Collection, Girls & Boys. Mar 31, Firewitch. 755 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.2722. MARIN COUNTY Dumpstaphunk Ivan Neville’s New Orleans funk ensemble. Apr 3, 7pm. $20. Hopmonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415-892-6200. Cuban Music Festival Mar 27, film, 7pm, “Sons of Cubaâ€?; Mar 29, concert, 8:30pm, Rebeca MauleĂłn & Her Cuban Collective. Mar 27-29. Free. SRJC Petaluma Campus, 680 Sonoma Mtn Pkwy, Petaluma, 707.778.3974. In Santa Rosa, Mar 27, noon, lecture, “Women on the Frontlines of Transforming a Nationâ€?; Mar 28, 6:30pm, film, “Luciaâ€?; Mar 29, lecture, 12:30pm, Rebeca MauleĂłn on Cuban music; Mar 30, concert, 8:30pm, “Carlitos Medrano y el Sabor de Mi Cuba.â€? Mar 2730. Free. Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 1.800.564.SRJC. Janis Ian Songwriter penned “Jesse,â€? “Starsâ€? and “At Seventeen.â€? Mar 30, 8pm. $16-$32. Dance Palace, Fifth and B streets, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1075. Burbank Auditorium Mar 27, 7:30pm, Verdi’s Requiem. 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Mar 29, 8pm. $25-$30. Dance Palace, Fifth and B streets, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1075. For passes & membership info: -CBCA5 - =@A 9GHCF;‡VOV 9GHCF;‡VOVXRRQUOO VXRRQUOO Finley Community Center Mar 29, Jess Petty. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.543.3737. Sex, Swagger & Swing Jonathan Poretz & the Mini Basie Big Band presents Sinatra vs Darin in the concert that never was. Mar 30, 8pm. $25-$35. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600. Flamingo Lounge Mar 30, Koncept Party Band. Mar 29, Jeff Edwin Band. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8530. Elvin Bishop Guitarist and singer has been traveling the Blues road longer than most, and he’s got the stories to prove it. Mar 30, $30. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300. French Garden Mar 29, Prismova Trova. Mar 30, Bohemian Highway Duo. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol, 707.824.2030. Steve Kimock Guitar improv master appears with Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram and Andy Hess. Mar 31, 8pm. $30. Hopmonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415892-6200. Jeff Bridges & the Abiders After his Academy Awardwinning role in Crazy Heart, he took his guitar on the road. Apr 2, 8pm. $45-$85. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600. Green Music Center Mar 31, Trio Navarro. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. Hopmonk Sebastopol Mar 28, Juke Joint Finale with JPod. Mar 29, Moonalice. Mar 30, Elvin Bishop. Mar 31, Sol Flamenco. Mon, Monday Night Edutainment. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300. NAPA COUNTY Crystal Bowersox Singer’s emotive folk-rockcountry style comes from coffeehouses and subway tunnels of Chicago. Monte Mar opens. Mar 30, 8pm. $25. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123. Juke Joint Finale with JPod “The Beat Chefâ€? appears with Malarkey, iNi, Zack Darling and Damian as the Juke Joint moves on. Mar 28, 10pm. $5. Hopmonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300. Hopmonk Sonoma Mar 29, the Hellhounds. Mar 30, 3 on a Match. 691 Broadway, Sonoma, 707.935.9100. The Dan Band The foul-mouthed wedding singer from the movie “Old Schoolâ€? now with a real band. Mar 29, 8pm. $30. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123. Hotel Healdsburg Mar 29, Susan Sutton & Bill Fouty. Mar 30, Myron Cohen Trio. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg, 707.431.2800. Les Filles Rouges Burlesque Song, dance and underpants in “Stars and Strips Forever.â€? Mar 29, 8:30pm. $20 - $25, www. mystictheatre.com. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121. Jasper O’Farrell’s Mar 29, Counter Culture. Apr 2, Monstaville Music. Last Saturday of every Steve Tyrell with Diane Schuur Grammy-award winning month, Good Hip-Hop. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.2062. CRITIC’S CHOICE Lagunitas Tap Room Mar 27, Rick Swanger. Mar 28, Mokai. Mar 29, Jimbo Trout. Mar 30, the Grain. Apr 3, the Easy Leaves. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776. 1 $ 3 $ 9$//(< 2 3 ( 5 $ +286( 0DLQ6WUHHW LQGRZQWRZQ1DSD 7LFNHWV ,QIRUPDWLRQ 39 NO RTH BAY BO H E M I AN | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 201 3 | BOH EMI A N.COM BEST MUSIC BEST M US I C V VENUE E NUE B EST PLACE PLACE TO DANCE DANCE BEST B E ST O UTD O O R D INING BEST OUTDOOR DINING HONOR ABLE B EST BR EWPUB HONORABLE BEST BREWPUB BEST B EST PL PLACE ACE F FOR OR S SINGLES INGLES TO M MEET E ET 1 92 + 2 5 * 67(9(7<5(// ',$1(6&+885 6$70$530 -(66(&22.6$7$3530 .$7+<0$77($6$7$3530 0('(6.,0$57,1 :22' )5,$35 30 Last Day Saloon Mar 29, Cruella, Electric Funeral, High Voltage. Mar 30, Lutan Fyah. Tues, karaoke. Wed, Caribbean Wednesday. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.2343. THUR THUR – MAR MAR 28 GHETTO G HET TO F FUNK UN K | B BOOGIE OOGIE B BREAKS REAKS | G GYPSY YPSY D DOODLE O O D LE WEEKLY W EEKLY EVENT EVENT SEB S EB F FAMILY AMILY P PRESENTS R E SE NT S $5/2*87+5,( +(5(&20(67+(.,' 6$7$3530 7+()$%8/2867+81'(5%,5'6 )5,$3530 JUKE J UKE J JOINT OINT FINALE: FINALE : T THURSDAY HURSDAY FAREWELL FAREWELL + MALARKEY MALARKEY | INI INI ZACK ZACK D DARLING ARLING | D DAMAIN AMAIN THUR THUR – MAR MAR 28 $5/DOORS $ 5/ D O O R S 1 10PM/21+ 0PM /21+ FILM F ILM | T TALK ALK | I INDIE NDIE WITH W ITH JPOD J POD (BC, ( BC , C CANADA) ANADA) Main Street Station Apr 3, Pocket Canyon Ramblers. Mon, Gypsy Cafe. 16280 Main St, Guerneville, 707.869.0501. &2:%2<-81.,(6 :('0$<30 Mavericks Mar 29, Midnight Sun Massive. 397 Aviation Blvd, Santa Rosa, 707.765.2515. Hangin’ Tough Tegan & Sara, New Kids on the Block playing Napa Seems like BottleRock won’t be the only music festival in Napa Valley this year. Between April 5–7, Napa offers yet another big music fest, except this one is so exclusive, attendees cannot buy tickets. ‘Live in the Vineyard’ is a three-day festival with performances from the Goo Goo Dolls, Tegan & Sara, New Kids On The Block and more, and the event pairs with top notch chefs for a night of sweet tunes, good food and an endless wine hangover. So how does one get tickets to this shindig? Hopeful concertgoers must win their place at the festival by applying online at the event website. New Kids On The Block fans also have the chance to win tickets to the last day of the festival by tuning in to Mix 104.9 middays with Monika and being the ninth caller for select giveaways. Chefs, wineries and small acoustic concerts are all part of the deal, and most bands will perform at the Uptown Theatre; the closeout concert with New Kids on the Block is held at Sutter Home Winery in order to accommodate the band’s fanbase, consisting of screaming teenagers thirtysomething moms. For more info., see liveinthevineyard.com. —Estefany Gonzalez Society: Culture House Sun, Church on Sundays. Thurs, Casa Rasta. 528 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, No phone. Armageddon Trio. Apr 2, NorBay Pyrate Punx. 446 B St, Santa Rosa, 707.544.8277. :((./<),/06 192+25*),/0 -(66(&22. JUKE JUK E JOINT JOINT PRESENTS PRESENTS THE BLOOM THE BLOOM S SERIES: ERIES : INDIE F ILM S CREENING INDIE FILM SCREENING EPISODE E PISODE 1 WITH WITH Q&A'S Q & A'S $10/DOORS $ 10 / DOORS 7 7PM/21+ PM/21+ JAM J AM | FO FOLK LK | R ROCK O CK Murphy’s Irish Pub Mar 28, David Thom Band. Mar 29, Belly Sprites. Mar 30, Dan Martin. Mar 31, Amy Wigton. 464 First St E, Sonoma, 707.935.0660. FRI F RI – MAR MAR 29 29 THE T HE ABBEY ABBEY PRESENTS PRESENTS MOONALICE M OONALICE SAT S AT – MAR MAR 30 30 .$7+<0$77($ Mystic Theatre Mar 29, Les Filles Rouges Burlesque. Mar 30, Billy Bragg, Jerry Hannan. Apr 3, Anuhea, Justin Young, Faith Ako trio. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121. FREE/DOORS F REE/ DOORS 8PM/21+ 8PM /21+ BLUES B LUES | C CLASSIC L ASSIC | R ROCK O CK + SUSAN SUSAN J JAMES AM ES THE T HE ABBEY ABBEY PRESENTS PRESENTS (STANDING ( STANDING R ROOM OOM ONLY) ONLY) +T TBA BA SUN S UN – M MAR AR 31 31 $30/DOORS $3 0 / DOORS 7 7:30PM/21+ : 30PM /21+ THE T HE ABBEY ABBEY PRESENTS PRESENTS LIVE L IVE | FLAMENCO FL AMENCO | DANCE DANCE ELVIN E LVIN BISHOP BISHOP Phoenix Theater Mar 29, Say It Backwords Local Artist Showcase. Mar 30, Iron Assault, Reckless Flesh, Whitetrash Superstars, Frailed Sanity, Amongst Reason, Aftertayst. Apr 1, Tech N9ne, Brotha Lynch Hung, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Rittz, Ces Cru. Ongoing, Ricky Watts painting a badass mural on the south wall of the building. 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565. Wed, Mar 27 10:15am– 12:45pm 7–10pm 8:45–9:45am; 5:45-6:45pm Jazzercise SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE Youth and Family SINGLES & PAIRS SQUARE DANCE CLUB $15 $ 15 S STANDING TANDING R ROOM/$20 OOM /$20 G GA/$25 A / $ 25 1 1ST ST R ROW OW D DOORS OORS 7PM/ALL 7PM /ALL A AGES GES MON M ON – APR APR 1 W WEEKLY EEK EKLY E EVENT VENT WBLK W BLK DANCEHALL DANCEHALL MASSIVE MASSIVE PRESENTS PRESENTS SOL S OL F FLAMENCO LAMENCO REGGAE/DANCEHALL R EGGAE/ DANCEHALL MONDAY M ONDAY N NIGHT IGHT E EDUTAINMENT DUT TAINMENT $3 $ 3 RED RED STRIPES STRIPES & $4 $4 JAMESON JAMESON ALL ALL NIGHT NIGHT $5/LADIES $ 5/ LADIES F FREE REE B B4 41 11/DOORS 1/ DOORS 1 10PM/21+ 0PM/21+ TUES T UES – APR APR 2 WEEKLY W EE EK KLY E EVENT VENT HOPMONK H OPMONK PRESENTS PRESENTS OPEN O PEN MIC MIC NIGHT NIGHT HOSTED HOSTED BY BY E EVAN VAN FREE/DOORS F R EE / D O O R S 7 7PM/ALL PM /ALL AGES AGES Thur, Mar 28 8:45–9:45am; 5:45-6:45pm Jazzercise 7:15–10pm Circles N’ Squares Square Dance Club Fri, Mar 29 7–11pm 8:45–9:45am Jazzercise Steve Luther hosts A NIGHTCLUB TWO-STEP PARTY DJ D J JACQUES JACQUES & DJ DJ GUACAMOLE GUACAMOLE Redwood Cafe Mar 30, the Planbe Band. First Tuesday of every month, Rock Overtime. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868. River Theatre Thurs, Thugz. 16135 Main St, Guerneville, 707.869.3194. Sat, Mar 30 8:30–9:30am Jazzercise 8–11pm North Bay Country Dance Society/ Contra Dance present THE NEWTS Sun, Mar 31 5pm–9:25pm DJ Steve Luther COUNTRY WESTERN LESSONS & DANCING Mon, Apr 1 7–9:25pm 8:45–9:45am; 5:45–6:45pm Jazzercise SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING FRI F RI – APR APR 5 DOWNTEMPO D OWNTEMPO | ELECTRONICA ELEC TRONIC A | CHILL CH I L L THE T HE J JUKE UKE J JOINT OINT PRESENTS PRESENTS Russian River Brewing Co Mar 31, Twice as Good. 725 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545. BEER. DREAMER, DREAMER, DAKINI DAKINI STAR STAR & DJ DJ DELPHI DELPHI +D DJ J DELPHI DELPHI W WITH ITH A AIMA IMA THE TH E $15/DOORS $ 15/ DOORS 9PM/21+ 9PM /21+ BRASS B RASS | J JAZZ A ZZ | FUNK FUNK LYNX LY NX Sunflower Center Mar 30, 9pm, Pato Banton. 1435 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.792.5300. SAT S AT – APR APR 6 Spancky’s Mar 28, Joshua Paige Band. Mar 28 and Mar 29, Joshua Paige Band. Mar 30, E Minor & the Dirty Diamonds. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.664.0169. THE T HE ABBEY ABBEY PRESENTS PRESENTS Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub Mar 29, Bruce Halbohm & the Blue Jazz Combo. Mar 30, the Sticky Notes. 131 E First St, Cloverdale, 707.894.9610. Toad in the Hole Pub Mar 31, Girls & Boys. 116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.544.8623. Tues, Apr 2 8:45–9:45am Jazzercise 7:30pm–9pm AFRICAN AND WORLD MUSIC & DANCE CALIFORNIA C ALIFORNIA HO HONEYDROPS NEYDROPS $15 $ 15 A ADV/$17 DV/$17 D DOS/DOORS OS / D O O R S 8 8:30PM/21+ : 30PM /21+ +T TBA BA Santa Rosa’s Social Hall since 1922 1400 W. College Avenue • Santa Rosa, CA 707.539.5507 • www.monroe-hall.com Sprenger’s Tap Room Mar 28, Odd Man Out. Mar 29, Tradewinds Mar 27, Crossroad ) 40 40 NORTH BAY BOH E MI A N | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 20 1 3 | BO H E M I AN.COM Music ( 39 Drifters. Mar 29, Blueshift. Mar 30, Levi Lloyd & the 501 Band. Mar 31, Cadillac Phil. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7878. Mar 29, Duelling Piano. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.226.0262. Getz Duo. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Peri’s Silver Dollar Mar 27, Dr Mojo. Mar 29, Soul Satellites. Mar 30, Chrome Johnson. Mar 31, La Mandanga. Apr 2, Bedrock. Apr 3, the Weissmen. Mon, acoustic open mic. Fourth Thursday of every month, Mark’s Jam Sammich. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910. Hopmonk Novato Mar 30, Rock Candy, the Receders. Mar 31, Steve Kimock. Apr 3, Dumpstaphunk. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200. Wells Fargo Center Apr 2, Jeff Bridges & the Abiders. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600. Marin Center Mar 30, Tina Malia. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.499.6800. MARIN COUNTY 142 Throckmorton Theatre Mar 28, Jules Broussard. Mar 29, Terry Garthwaite. Mar 30, Sex, Swagger & Swing. Apr 3, Tam High’s Broadway Review. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600. Rancho Nicasio Mar 29, Danny Uzilevsky. Mar 30, Stefanie Keys. Town Square, Nicasio, 415.662.2219. 19 Broadway Club Mar 27, Honor Role. Mar 28, Moe Tar, Extra Ordinary Astronauts. Mar 29, Lutan Fyah. Mar 30, D-LO, L-White, Nutso Fly & Drisker, Dolla $ign Gang, Brand New Money, Yung Lotto, Big Brim. Mar 31, the David Thom Band, Steep Ravine. Apr 1, All Aries. Apr 2, Bailey. Apr 3, Sol Horizon, Worlds Finest. 19 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.1091. Sausalito Seahorse Mar 28, Will Magid Trio. Mar 29, Trenz. Mar 30, Wobbly World with Freddy Clarke. Mar 31, Pacific Mambo Orchestra. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. Dance Palace Mar 29, Quartet San Francisco. Mar 30, Janis Ian. Fifth and B streets, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1075. Sleeping Lady Mar 27, Jim Page. Mar 29, Ray Obiedo. Mar 30, Tom Finch Group. 23 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.485.1182. Fenix Mar 28, Jose Neto. Mar 29, the Zins. Mar 30, Kevin Russel Band. Wed, Blues Night. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600. Old Western Saloon Mar 29, Staggerwing. Main Street, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1661. Smiley’s Mar 28, Kelly Peterson Band. Mar 29, Dirty Desert Sound. Mar 30, This Old Earthquake. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311. Osteria Divino Mar 27, Jonathan Poretz. Mar 28, Passion Habanera. Mar 30, Tammy Hall Trio. Mar 31, Joan George’s Nightclub Thurs and Fri, DJ Rick Vegaz. Sweetwater Music Hall Mar 27, Roberta Donnay & the Prohibition Mob Band. Mar 28, Spark & Whisper. Mar 29, Petty Theft. Mar 30, Wonderbread 5. Mar 31, Moonalice. Apr 3, the Crux, Supermule. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850. San Francisco’s City Guide George Clinton Grandfather of G-funk appears with Parlaiment Funkadelic for three nights. Mar 27-29 at Yoshi’s Oakland. Terrapin Crossroads Tues, American Jubilee. Wed, Terrapin Family Band Bar Show. Sun, Terrapin Family Band. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. Anthrax It’s like 1989 never left when thrash icons play with Exodus opening. Mar 28 at the Regency Ballroom. NAPA COUNTY Napa Valley Opera House Mar 30, Steve Tyrell with Diane Schuur. 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.226.7372. Major Lazer Now Switch-less, Diplo forges on with dancehall flavor and opener Lunice. Mar 28 at the Independent. Lindsey Stirling YouTube sensation combines classical violin, modern dance and the Legend of Zelda. Apr 3 at the Warfield. Silo’s Mar 27, West Coast Songwriter Competition. Mar 30, Singa-Song. 530 Main St, Napa, 707.251.5833. Low Minneapolis trio set to release ‘The Invisible Way.’ Apr 3 at Great American Music Hall. Black & White Center Mar 29, Half Trick Pony, the Buttercream Gang, the Rebobs. 964 Pearl Street, Ste B, Napa. Find more San Francisco events by subscribing to the email newsletter at www.sfstation.com. Uptown Theatre Mar 29, the Dan Band. Mar 30, Crystal Bowersox. 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123. Arts Events Galleries SONOMA COUNTY Art Without Labels Through Mar 31, “In the Rough,â€? highlighting the work of artists facing mental-health challenges. 111 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.775.3794. to 5, and by appointment. 707.332.1212. Lunch & Dinner Sat & Sun Brunch Fri Fireside Dining 7 Days a Week 41 NO RTH BAY BO H E M I AN | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 201 3 | BOH EMI A N.COM Gallery of Sea & Heaven Through Apr 6, “Alkonost,â€? two- and three-dimensional art from Becoming Independent and community artists. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. Thurs-Sat, noon to 5 and by appointment. 707.578.9123. and Tyler Burton. Cornerstone Place, 23588 Hwy 121, Sonoma. Daily, 10 to 5. 707.933.1300. DIN N E R & A SHOW The One and Only Mar 29 DANNY UZILEVSKY DON’T FORGET‌WE SERVE FOOD, TOO! "REAKFAST s ,UNCH s $INNER FRI 3/29 s 0- $//23 s !$6 s BURLESQUE Occidental Center for the Arts Through May 5, “M for Mystique,â€? exploring the theme of intrigue. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392. Original Music 8:00 / No Cover Americana/Rock 8:30 McNear’s Dining House Mar 30 STEFANIE KEYS Sat Petaluma Arts Center Through Mar 29, “Art Shapes the World,â€? youth art exhibit. 230 Lakeville St at East Washington, Petaluma. 707.762.5600. MARCH 31, 10AM–4PM Reservations Advised Fri Easter Sunday Buffet RANCHO NICASIO’S LES FILLES ROUGES BURLESQUE PLUS 3!4 s 0- $//23 s !$6 $/3 s FOLK/ROCK Calabi Gallery Through May 11, “The Human Presence in Art,â€? group show. 144 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070. Graton Gallery Through Apr 7, “Small Works,â€? juried show of mixed media. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. TuesSun, 10:30 to 6. 707.829.8912. Apr 5 Sat Obscure/Contemporary Blues 8:15 / No Cover o THE WILSON-HUKILL Rancht! Debu BLUES REVIEW BILLY BRAGG ANUHEA JERRY HANNAN WED 4/3 s 7PM DOORS s !$6 $/3 s ACOUSTIC/ROCK/REGGAE PLUS JUSTIN YOUNG & FAITH AKO TRIO 3!4 s 0- $//23 s !$6 $/3 s FOLK/ROCK Quercia Gallery Through Mar 30, “Free Flight,â€? paintings and sculptures with no restricted theme or size. 25193 Hwy 116, Duncans Mills. 707.865.0243. Apr 6 Sun STOMPY JONES The Coolest Swing 8:30 5:00 / No Cover Charles M Schulz Museum Through Apr 1, “Peanuts Celebrationsâ€? highlights 70 original strips which celebrate the major holidays throughout the year and features the history of the Peanutsthemed balloons in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Through Apr 28, “Usable, Loveable Peanuts,â€? highlights from 33 years of Peanuts products plus the licensing and manufacturing stories behind them. Through Sep 1, “Art of the Line,â€? describing Schulz’s process, from the tools he used to the research he undertook. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452. Hammerfriar Gallery Through Mar 30, “Eight-Year Anniversary,â€? works by various artists celebrating the gallery’s birthday. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. Tues-Fri, 10 to 6. Sat, 10 to 5. 707.473.9600. FREDDY CLARKE Apr 7 Classical/Flamenco Guitar Virtuoso SHANA MORRISON Apr 13 Sassy Songwriter/Singer Sat IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY PLUS JILL COHN Riverfront Art Gallery Through May 5, “Juried Photography Show,â€? featuring local artists. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART. Sat 8:30 8:30 Healdsburg Center for the Arts Through Apr 7, “Everything Equine,â€? horse-themed show benefiting Sonoma County Equine nonprofits. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970. JOHNNY ALLAIR’S Apr 20 Birthday Dance Party Reservations Advised PORTUGAL. THE MAN PLUS WILDCAT 4(52 s 8PM DOORS s $26 s ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/ROCK WILDCAT Sebastopol Center for the Arts Through Mar 30, “Gardens and Figures,â€? paintings by Diane Toso and sculpture by Jonnie Russell. Through Mar 30, “Playground,â€? art inspired by childhood. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797. On the Town Square, Nicasio www.ranchonicasio.com 415.662.2219 .O #HILDREN 5NDER TO !LL !GES 3HOWS 0ETALUMA "LVD 0ETALUMA WWWMCNEARSCOM 7 Healdsburg Museum Through Apr 20, “Healdsburg: 100 Years Past and Present,â€? Historical artifacts, ephemera and more from life 100 years ago. 221 Matheson St, Healdsburg. Tues-Sun, 11 to 4. 707.431.3325. City Hall Council Chambers Through May 9, “Places Near and Far,â€? paintings by EG Singer. 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Ste 10, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3010. & Beer Sanctuary Listen to Live Local Music while you knock back a frosty beer & a sandwich in the Tap Room TAP ROOM Sebastopol Gallery Through Apr 28, “Feast Your Eyes,â€? featuring work by ceramicist Chris Boyd and painter Paula Matzinger. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6. 707.829.7200. John Denning Studio Through Apr 14, “John Denning & Friends,â€? including art from five local artists. 23570 #D Arnold Dr, Sonoma. Dutton-Goldfield Winery Through May 14, Gerald Huth’s artwork on display. 3100 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol. Daily, 10am–4:30pm 707.827.3600. Local Color Gallery Through Apr 21, “Illusions,â€? distinctive, imaginative, abstract paintings by David Kingwill. 1580 Eastshore Rd, Bodega Bay. Daily, 10 to 5. 707.875.2744. Side Street Gallery Through Mar 31, “Spring Forward,â€? new work by member artists. 507 David Clayton Rd, Windsor. Finley Community Center Through Apr 5, National Arts Program, featuring over 200 works by artists of all ages and backgrounds. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 7; Sat, 9 to 1 707.543.3737. Sonoma Academy Through Apr 30, Boback Emad creates sculpture on site as part of artist in residence program. 2500 Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.545.1770. Mahoney Library Gallery Through Apr 15, “The Diversity of Cuba: Images of Today,â€? photos, paintings and video by artists who have traveled and lived in Cuba. SRJC, 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Petaluma. Mon-Thurs, 8 to 9; Fri, 9 to 1; Sat, 10 to 3. 707.778.3974. Come see us! Wed–Fri, 2–9 Sat & Sun, 11:30–8 Sonoma County Museum Through Apr 21, “Harry Dixon: The Metalsmith’s Workshop,â€? well-known metalsmith was the brother of painter Maynard Dixon. Through Apr 21, “Mail Call,â€? story of military mail and communication Gallery 300 Mar 30-Apr 27, “Light/Wave 450nm,â€? Collaborative Sculptures By Virginia Harrison and Patrick Scott. Reception, Apr 6, 5pm. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa. Open Sat, 12 Brewery Tours Daily at 3! 1280 N McDowell, Petaluma 707.769.4495 New Leaf Gallery Through Apr 1, “Sisters,â€? ceramic sculptures by Jane w w w.L AGU N ITAS.com ) 42 42 NORTH BAY BOH E MI A N | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 20 1 3 | BO H E M I AN.COM Fri March 29 As seen in "The Hangover" Best Pilates EXgX›6th Year! B The Dan Band Sat March 30 Crystal Bowersox Fri April 12 Del The Funky Homosapien plus 'Ĺ?ĹŒĹ˝Ä¨'Ä‚Ä? Wed April 17 707.257.7382 70 7.25 7. 738 2 Dead Can Dance Sat April 20 An evening with Helen Reddy 1338 Pearl Street, Napa www.downtownpilates.com Fri April 26 Ä¨ÄžÄ‚ĆšĆľĆŒĹ?ĹśĹ? hĎŽÍ—ZÄ‚ĆŠĹŻÄžÎ˜,ƾž Music Meets Movies Sat April 27 The Rock Collection featuring Foghat Fri May 3 An evening with Tainted Love Sat May 18 Adam Carolla Θ Dr Drew’ ’ s Reunion Tour Fri May 24 Dan Lebowitz (Lebo)/ ALO Greg Anton/Zero Mark Karan/Rat Dog Robin Sylvester/Rat Dog AUDREY TALE ‘Wait Until Dark’ screens at Rialto Cinemas on Mar. 27; see Film. A E ( 41 Forma Home & Office Through Apr 30, “Fine Art Botanicals,â€? paintings by Robert Ahrens on cracked linen. 930 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley. Marin Society of Artists Through Mar 30, “Spring Rental Show,â€? works for rent by MSA members. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. MonThurs, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 12 to 4. 415.454.9561. Naughty By Nature Sat May 25 Aubergine After Dark March 30, 2013 9:30pm, Doors Open at 9pm 755 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol 707.861.9190 tickets: $15, available at www.eventbrite.com/event/5272133092 dĆŒĹ?Ć?ƚĂŜWĆŒÄžĆŠÇ‡ĹľÄ‚Ĺśplus Ben Taylor Sat June 8 &Ä‚Ä?&Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒÍ´dŚĞhĹŻĆ&#x;žĂƚĞdĆŒĹ?Ä?ƾƚĞ Planning an event? Contact us for rental info 1350 Third St, Napa | 707.259.0123 www.uptowntheatrenapa.com from the American Revolution to current wars. Storytelling with Kenneth Foster, Mar 21, 7pm. Through Jun 2, “Tools as Art,â€? collection of witty and light-hearted works based on familiar forms. Artist talk with Monty Monty, Apr 4, 7pm. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. TuesSun, 11 to 4. 707.579.1500. Gallery Route One Through Apr 28, Eric Engstrom’s digital photography of the American landscape. Artist talk, Apr 28, 4pm. Through Apr 28, “Mars’ Book: Confessions of My Inner Dog,â€? paintings by Dorothy Nissen. Artist talk, Apr 28, 4pm. Through Apr 28, “The True Cost of Plastic,â€? mixed-media installation by Judith Selby Lang and Richard Lang. Artist talk Apr 28, 4pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Apr 2-30, “Myths of your Life,â€? abstract and expressionistic mixed-media art works that reflect the world of dreams. Round table discussion, Apr 2, 4pm. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331. +++++++++++++ University Art Gallery Through Apr 14, “Juried Student Exhibition,â€? featuring student art. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. Tues-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, noon to 4. 707.664.2295. -(55<.1,*+76+,6725,& 5,9(57+($75( 16135 Main Street, Guerneville +++++++++++++ 5A830H0?A$+ +'?<3>>AB B054CH>A0=64 H0AA>F ADBCH27>?B 5A830H0?A !+! +'?<3>>AB A^RZP]SA^[[fXcWcf^WXbc^aXRQP]Sb 0caXQdcTc^BdQ[X\TP]SATS7^c2WX[T?T__Tab B0CDA30H0?A%+$3>=0C8>=+'?<3>>AB <dbXR4eT]cW^]^aX]V "Palm Prints" by Doug Ballou, 2012 MARIN COUNTY 142 Throckmorton Theatre Open Wed thru Sun, 11 to 5pm 144 Petaluma Blvd North, Petaluma San Geronimo Valley Community Center Through Mar 29, “Celebrating Color Eight Different Ways,â€? work of eight artists and friends. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888. Marin Community Foundation Through May 31, “Millennial Abstractions,â€? choice of color, form, shapes and mark making are transformational and inspiring in the deepest sense. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5. 707tcalabigallery.com Through Apr 30, “Lost in Translation,â€? paintings by Orin Carpenter. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Seager Gray Gallery Through Mar 31, “Materials Matter,â€? focus on materials and their interactions. 23 Sunnyside Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat; 11 to 6. Fri-Sat, 11 to 7; Sun, 12 to 5. 415.384.8288. Bolinas Museum Through Apr 27, “Cross Pollination,â€? molas and huipiles from the collection of Sandy Dierks. Artist talk, Apr 7, 2pm. Through Apr 28, “Of Golden Light,â€? Photographer Patty Mulligan’s prints on glass backed in gold. 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri, 1 to 5; Sat-Sun, noon to 5; and by appointment. 415.868.0330. 70AE4H<0=34; 0=3C74B=0:4 ?;DB A>=C7><?B>= 0=3C74A4B8BC>AB B0CDA30H0?A "+ +')" ?<3>>AB 2^\TRT[TQaPcTP[XeX]V[TVT]S½b18AC730H?0ACH Marin History Museum History Center Gallery Through Apr 6, “Dorothea Lange at Steep Ravine,â€? photos of Marin Coast in 1950s. 1026 Court St, San Rafael. NAPA COUNTY di Rosa Through Mar 31, “MFA Selections: A Salute to Bay Area Emerging Artists,â€? artists who recently completed MFA degrees explore sculpture with light, sound, textiles and other unusual materials. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sun, 10am to 6pm 707.226.5991. ;4BC4A270<14AB ^UC74270<14AB1A>C74ABP]Sb_TRXP[VdTbcb 4E4AHC7DAB30H +++++++++++++ CXRZTcbPccWTS^^a ! fXcW?W^c^83 Marin MOCA Through Apr 14, “AB/Normal,â€? works by Dan Herrera, Aron Meynell and Paula Moran that skew the idea of normalcy through surreal and nostalgic narratives. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4, 415.506.0137. Elsewhere Gallery C74C7D6I 707.869.8022 At the Veterans Building 282 South High St. Sebastopol, CA 95472 707.829.4797 www.sebarts.org Through Apr 10, “Thresholds,â€? a mother-son collaboration between Nadine Gay and Adrian Curtet. 1828 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax. Daily, 11 to 6. 415.526.2855. Downtown Napa Through Nov 30, 6pm, “Art on First,” the third annual exhibition bringing art to empty storefronts in downtown Napa. Includes work by 13 Bay Area artists on display through 2013. Main and Third streets, Napa. samples of student work and performances. Mar 28, 6:30pm. Free. Santa Rosa High School, 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. Day of the Horse Seminars, lectures and demonstrations by local leaders in equine health, behavior and training. Mar 30, 10am-8pm. $10-$25. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.499.6800. and art in this celebration to create safe communities and respectful relationships through awareness events and initiatives. Mar 28, 6pm. Free. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.528.3009. and ideas inspired by locally grown foods. Thurs, 8am-1pm and Sun, 8am-1pm. Marin Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 800.897.3276. CRITIC’S CHOICE 43 NO RTH BAY BO H E M I AN | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 201 3 | BOH EMI A N.COM Corte Madera Farmers Market Wed, noon-5pm. Town Center, Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, 415.382.7846. ECHO Gallery Through Mar 31, “Proof of Some Existence,” works by Maki Aizawa, Peter Hassen, Angela Willetts and Michelle Wilson. Through Apr 30, “Radiant Ruins,” local artists focus on dimension, reflection and process. 1348 A Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.812.2201. Field Trips Bird Walk Bring the binoculars. Apr 3, 9am. Free. Bolinas Lagoon Preserve, mile marker 15.45, Hwy 1, north of Stinson Beach, Bolinas. Friday Night Bites Interactive classes with tastes every Fri at 6. $75. Fri. Cavallo Point, 601 Murray Circle, Fort Baker, Sausalito, 888.651.2003. Easter Celebration Hunt for Easter eggs on the lawn and pack a picnic. Ticket include half bottle of wine. Mar 31, 11am. $40. Cline Cellars, 24737 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, 707.940.4025. Easter Egg Hunt for kids and sparkling syrah for adults, with a chocolate fountain and a variety of fresh fruit for everyone. Mar 30-31, 11am. Free-$10. Amista Vineyards, 3320 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, 7074319200. Redwood Empire Farmers Market Sat, 9am-noon and Wed, 9am-noon. Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa. Grand Hand Gallery Through Apr 30, “Vernal Equinox,” paintings by Sandra Juniper Booth and Kim Frances. 1136 Main St, Napa. No phone. Public Season See one of the most studied great egret nesting sites on the West Coast. Sat-Sun through Jul 14. Free. Martin Griffin Preserve, 4900 Shoreline Hwy 1, Stinson Beach, 415.868.9244. Oh, Baby! Better birthing and breastfeeding benefit Though the U.S. spends more money on maternal health care than any other country, it’s statistically safer to give birth in Cuba, Estonia, and over 40 other nations worldwide. Part of our problem is the fact that nearly one out of every three babies (twice as high as recommended by the World Health Organization) is born by Caesarean section, a leading cause of complications and death in childbirth. Since its inception in 2008, the nonprofit Better Beginnings for Babies has worked to debunk this trend of pathologizing birth. Led by veteran midwife Rosanne Gephart, who runs the Women’s Health and Birth Center in Santa Rosa, Better Beginnings promotes the idea of “faith and trust that, for most women, pregnancy and birth are normal.” The nonprofit provides emergency doula services to laboring mothers, educates people about birth options and breastfeeding, and helps to fund the lactation clinic, open to all mothers in the community, at the Birth Center. “Trust the wisdom of your body,” Gephart often told me while pregnant, “it knows what to do.” This weekend, the community is invited to support Better Beginings’ endeavors at an annual benefit. The event includes dinner, a silent auction, an Easter egg hunt for the kids, and a keynote address by filmmaker David Stark, creator of the popular BabyBabyOhBaby films. The event gets underway on Saturday, March 30, at the Sebastopol Masonic Center. 5pm. $14–$16. 707.539.1544. —Jessica Dur Taylor their owners in this unique live event. Mar 29, 8pm. $45-$65. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600. Santa Rosa Farmers Market First Wed of every month. Oakmont Farmers Market, Oakmont Drive and White Oak Drive, Santa Rosa, 707.538.7023. Westin Verasa Hotel Through May 31, Paintings by Mike VanDuyn. 1314 McKinstry St, Napa. Garden Swap Spring Hike Join Sonoma Ecology Center naturalists for an exploration of the preserve. Mar 30, 9am. Free. Calabazas Creek Open Space Preserve, available by tour only, Sonoma. Comedy Comedy Headliner Different headliner each month. Last Fri of every month. Heritage Public House, 1305 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.540.0395. Bring used tools to exchange them for other used tools. Mar 30, 3pm. $5. Share Exchange, 531 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.393.1431. Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market Sat, 9am-1pm and Wed, 9am1pm. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.522.8629. Heirloom Craft Hub Each evening includes instruction for a specific craft. Last Thurs of every month. $5. Marin History Museum, Boyd Gate House, 1125 B St, San Rafael, 415.454.8538. Film Film Classics Mar 27, “Wait Until Dark.” 7pm. $8. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol, 707.525.4840. West End Wednesdays West End merchants offer wine, coffee and food tastings. Wed, 5-7pm. Free. Downtown Napa, First Street and Town Center, Napa. The Fool in All of Us Featuring Rhoda Bodzin, Michael Bossier, Dick Bright, Will Durst, Gil Gross, Marc Hershon, Mari Magaloni, Bob Sarlotte and Johnny Steele. Apr 1, 7:30pm. $15-$18. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600. International Folk Dancing Classes with Carol Friedman include folk dances from all over the world. Mon, 7pm. through May 6. Hermann Sons Hall, 860 Western Ave, Petaluma, 707.762.9962. Winemaker Nights Taste new releases and meet the makers. Thurs, 6-9pm. Stave Wine Lounge, 1149 First St, Napa, 707.259.5411. Notes on a Road Less Taken If you were to were to walk from Gibraltar to Bamako, what sort of encounters would be in store for you? Apr 2, 6pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.3871. Hey! That’s Funny! Featuring comedian Mike E Winfield and others. Mar 30, 8pm. $20. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, 707.588.3400. Ken Garr Mix of magic, mentalism and comedy. Last Sat of every month, 7pm. through May 25. $15-$20. Hotel la Rose, 308 Wilson St, Santa Rosa, 707.579.3200. Lectures The Bilingual Belle SSU and SRJC professor Nora Wilkins leads bilingual discussion on life and works of Emily Dickinson. Mar 27, 7pm. Free. Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, 707.763.9801. The Tales of Hoffman Offenbach’s haunting tale of one man’s desire for a parade of unattainable beauties, presented from the Opera de Paris. Mar 30, 7pm. $20. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa, 707.255.5445. Tuesday Evening Comedy Mark Pitta hosts ongoing evenings with established comics and up-and-comers Tues at 8. $15-$20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600. Spring Break Discovery Days Kids programs include: Mar 26, time capsule memory book; Mar 27, ribbon wind socks. Mar 27, 2pm. $7. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, 707.944.0500. Black Holes & Space Time Shed some light on black holes with the concepts of gravity and space-time. Fri-Sat, 7pm and Sun, 1:30pm. through Mar 31. $5-$8. SRJC Planetarium, Lark Hall 2001, 1502 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.527.4465. Take Back the Night Events ArtQuest Spring Showcase Theme of “Contemporary Renaissance” includes Guest speakers followed by a march to Juilliard Park. Sponsored by the Trans & Womyn’s Caucus. Mar 28, 4pm. Free. Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 1.800.564.SRJC. Music Food & Drink Civic Center Farmers Market Sun at 10am, “Eat Local 101” provides walking tour with information, cooking advice Four Treasures Christine Renden Haggerty talks about the “Four Treasures” of Asian Calligraphy. Apr 2, 7:30pm. Free. Cesar Millan World renowned dog-behavior specialist shares his secrets on how to transform dogs and ) 44 44 NORTH BAY BOH E MI A N | MAR C H 27-AP R I L 2, 20 1 3 | BO H E M I AN.COM A E ( 43 Sonnets” with Jim Wilson. 130 S Main St, Sebastopol. 707.829.8871. Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St at East Washington, Petaluma, 707.762.5600. Rebound Bookstore Mar 30, 4pm, New Bay Bridge Poetry. 1641 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.482.0550. Fred Biletnikoff & George Atkinson Raider greats talk about football. Mar 27, 7:30pm. $12$15. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600. Scarsdale discovers that a fry cook in Brooklyn has the vanity plate she wants, which reads “Panache.” Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through Apr 7. $15. Pegasus Theater Company, Rio Nido Lodge, Canyon Two Rd, Rio Nido. Sausalito Presbyterian Church First Wednesday of every month, 7:30pm, First Wed at 7:30, Sausalito Poetry Night with poets, open mic and chats. 415.332.3790. 112 Bulkley, Sausalito. The Price Two estranged brothers meet to dispose of their late father’s belongings in this powerful play. Dates and times vary. Through Apr 7. $15$25. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.763.8920. Passing with Purpose Moderated by Lauren Servais and Angela Romagnoli. Part of Work of Literary Merit lecture series. Apr 3, 12pm. Free. Newman Auditorium, Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.527.4372. West End Cafe First Wednesday of every month, 7pm, First Wed at 7, open mic poetry evening. 1131 Fourth St, San Rafael. Readers’ Theater Plays by local authors, directed by Damien Olsen. Wed, Mar 27, 7pm. Free. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707.869.9004. Readings Book Passage Mar 27, 7pm, “Leaving Everything Most Loved” with Jacqueline Winspear. Mar 28, 8pm, “Fractured Lives” with William Gordon. Mar 29, 7pm, “The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language” with Natalie Goldberg. Mar 30, 1pm, “To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism” with Evgeny Morozov. Mar 30, 4pm, “The Paris Affair” with Teresa Grant. Apr 2, 7pm, “Paradise Guest House” with Ellen Sussman. Apr 3, 7pm, “The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards” with Kristopher Jansma. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960. Theater Dance with Me Presented by Curtain Call Theatre. Fri-Sat, 8pm. through Apr 6. $12-$15. Russian River Hall, 20347 Hwy 116, Monte Rio, 707.849.4873. The Séance A mosaic of personalities struggling against the harsh environment of a literal and spiritual drought. Times vary. Through Mar 30. $10-$17. Ives Hall Studio 76, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. Enchanted April Romantic comedy set in 1920s London. Two frustrated housewives who take a trip to Italy in hopes of rediscovering themselves. Presented by Ross Valley Players. Thurs, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through Apr 14. $22-$26. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555. Tastefully Raunchy Sandy & Richard Riccardi in a comedic musical show. Mar 31, 7:30pm. $15-$20. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.763.8920. West Side Stories Five-minute true stories told live onstage without notes. Mar 6, “Fame & Fortune”; Apr 3, “Practical Jokes”; May 1, “The Greatest Game Ever”; Jun 5, “I’ll Never Do That Again.” First Wed of every month, 7:30pm. through Jun 5. $5. Sonoma Valley Portworks, 613 Second St, Petaluma, 707.769.5203. Ivy & Bean The mischievous second-grade heroines of the “New York Times” bestselling stories plot their exploits on stage in this lively musical. Sat, 10:30am and 12:30pm. through Apr 6. $15$20. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208. Coffee Catz Fourth Thursday of every month, 6pm, Sebastopol Great Books discussion group. 707.829.5643. 6761 Sebastopol. Ave, Sebastopol. The Whipping Man Days after the Emancipation Proclamation, two former slaves find themselves caring for their former owner’s son. Tues-Thurs-Sat-Sun, 2 and 7pm and Wed, 7:30pm. through Apr 21. $20-$52. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208. 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Never follow a rule off a cliff. 2. Have the courage to honor your peculiarities. 3. It’s never too late to have a rebellious adolescence. 4. Criticize by creating. 5. Never make anything simple and efficient when it can be elaborate and wonderful. 6. Complex problems have simple, easy-to-understand, morally clear, wrong answers. APRIL FOOL! I lied. I wasn’t lazy at all. I worked hard to ensure that all the suggestions I just provided are in strict accordance with the astrological gestalt. It’s a perfect time to watch the cult classic film Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead. It will provide you with just the right inspiration as you deal with your own problems. APRIL FOOL! I lied. Don’t you dare watch any horror movies. You’re in a phase when you can make dramatic progress in transforming long-standing dilemmas—but only if you surround yourself with positive, uplifting influences. true that now is an excellent time to be aggressive about going after the intimate connection you want. But I suggest you accomplish that by being ingenious and imaginative rather than crazy and extreme. SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) TAURUS (April 20–May 20) British comedy team Monty Python did a sketch in which a policeman apprehends a criminal. The bad guy says, “Yes, I did it, but society is to blame.” And the cop says, “Right! We’ll arrest them instead.” You should adopt this attitude, Scorpio. Blame everyone else but yourself for your problems and flaws. APRIL FOOL! I lied. In fact, the truth is the opposite of what I said. It’s time to take more responsibility for your actions. Bravely accept the consequences of what you’ve done—with your sense of humor fully engaged and a lot of compassion for yourself. SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) Banzai skydiving is a step beyond ordinary skydiving. To do it, you hurl your folded-up parachute out of the airplane, wait a while and then leap into mid-air yourself. If all goes well, you free-fall in the direction of your parachute and catch up to it. Once you grab it, you strap it on and open the chute, ideally before you hit the earth. This is the kind of beyond-ballsy activity that would be perfect for you right now. APRIL FOOL! In truth, I don’t recommend banzai skydiving now or ever. Plain old skydiving is fine, though. The same principle applies in relation to any adventurousness you’re considering: push yourself, yes, but not to an absurd degree. GEMINI (May 21–June 20) The coming week will be an excellent time to wash dishes, clean bathrooms, scrub floors, vacuum carpets, wash windows, do laundry and clean the refrigerator. The more drudge work you do, the better you’ll feel. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is, you now have astrological license to minimize your participation in boring tasks like the ones I named. It’s high time for you to seek out the most interesting work and play possible. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You know what would be a really cool prank to pull off this April Fool’s Day? Arrange to have rubber tires airlifted into a dormant volcano, then set them on fire. Smoke will pour out the top. Everyone who lives nearby will think the volcano is getting ready to explode. Don’t forget to videotape the event for YouTube. Later, when you reveal the hoax, your video will go viral and you’ll become a celebrity. APRIL FOOL! I don’t really think you should try this prank. It’s old hat. Back in 1974, a guy named Porky Bickar did it to Alaska’s Mt. Edgecumbe. Here’s my real oracle for you: It is a good time to boost your visibility by doing something funny. Or to build your brand by being mischievous. Or to demonstrate your power by showing off your sense of humor. CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Should you relocate to Kazakhstan and grow sunflowers? Is it time to think about getting a job in Uruguay and living there for the next 10 years? Can you see yourself building your dream home in Morocco on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean? I suggest you spend some quality time thinking way, way outside the box about where you belong on this earth. APRIL FOOL! I went a bit overboard in my recommendations. It is true that you should brainstorm about the kind of home you want to create and enjoy in the future. But that probably means revising and refining your current situation rather than leaving it all behind and starting over. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) Your brain has a bigger capacity than you realize. According to professor of psychology Paul Reber, it can hold the equivalent of 3 million hours’ worth of television shows. As I’m sure you know, your brain is not even close to being full of that much data. And in accordance with the current astrological omens, I suggest you cram in as much new material as possible. APRIL FOOL! I told you a half-truth. While it’s correct that now is an excellent time to pour more stuff into your brain, you should be highly discerning about what you allow in there. Seek out the richest ideas, the most stimulating information, the best stories. Avoid trivial crap. PISCES (February 19–March 20) July 2012 was a sad time in the history of mythic creatures. The National Ocean Service, a U.S. government agency, made a formal proclamation that there are no such things as mermaids. But I predict those stuffy know-italls will soon get a big shock, when a Piscean scientist presents evidence that mermaids are indeed real. APRIL FOOL! I was exaggerating. I don’t really foresee the discovery of a flesh-and-blood mermaid—by a Pisces or anyone else. I do, however, suspect that your tribe is now highly adept at extracting useful revelations and inspirations from dreams, visions and fantasies—including at least one that involves a coven of Buddhist Ninja clown mermaids. LEO (July 23–August 22) In the animated TV show The Simpsons, 10-year-old Bart is constantly getting into trouble because of the monkey business he loves to perpetrate. His teachers punish him by compelling him to write corrective declarations on the classroom blackboard. It so happens that some of those apologetic statements should be coming out of your mouth in the coming week, Leo. They include the following: “I will not strut around like I own the place. I will not claim that I am deliciously saucy. I will not instigate revolution. I will not trade pants with others. I will not carve gods. I will not Xerox my butt. I will not scream for ice cream.” APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is, you should consider doing things like that. And don’t apologize! VIRGO (August 23–September 22) The sport of ferret legging is an endurance contest. Participants vie to determine who can last longest as a live ferret runs loose inside their pants. The current record is five hours and 26 minutes, held by a retired British miner. But I predict that a Virgo will soon break that mark. Could it be you? APRIL FOOL! I misled you. I don’t really think you should put a ferret in your pants, not even to win a contest. It is possible, however, that there will soon be a pleasurable commotion happening in the area below your waist. And I suspect that you will handle it pretty well. Risk being a crazed fool for love, Libra. Get as wild and extreme as you’ve ever been if it helps you rustle up the closeness you’re hungry for. Get down on your knees and beg, or climb a tree with a megaphone and profess your passion. APRIL FOOL! I was exaggerating a little. 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