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muckraking book turned into a movie. Directors Christopher Oscar and Doug Hecker in person. Sep 18, 6pm. $5-$10. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
Queen of the Sun Documentary about bees and colony collapse. Sep 19, 7pm. $10. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Rialto Classics Sep 25, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” 7pm. $8. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.
Sonoma Film Institute Sep 20, “TRUST: Second Acts in Young Lives.” Fri-Sun, 4 and 7pm. $7. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.
Food & Drink Cheese Curd Basket Making Learn to make Italian-style fiscelle baskets (cheese strainers) out of juncus. Sep 21, 9am. $65-$75. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.
Farmer Landy Dinner Five course vegetarian meal and tea. Sep 18. $40. Epicurean Connection, 122 West Napa St, Sonoma. 707.935.7960.
Paws & Pasta Food by the Pasta King. Proceeds benefit Sonoma County Animal Care & Control. Sep 22, 5pm. $50. Richard’s Grove and Saralee’s Vineyard, 3575 Slusser Rd, Windsor.
A Taste of Downtown Local restaurants and merchants offer food and drink samples. Sep 18, 4pm. $20$25. Downtown San Rafael, Fifth and A streets, San Rafael.
Lectures Embody Your Soul Calling Workshop for women seeking to succeed in business. Sep 20, 7:30pm. Donation. Songbird Community Healing Center, 8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.2398.
History of Rio Nido Historian John McCarthy presents the riverside town’s unique story. Sep 19, 1pm. Free. Sebastopol Senior Center, 167 High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.2440.
Reality, Truth & Conscious Light A video presentation on the life, teaching and living spiritual presence of Avatar Adi Da Samraj. Sep 21, 7:30pm. $5. Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.568.5381.
Science Buzz Cafe Sep 24, Nova Science: Drones & the NSA film with conversation. Tues, Sep 24, 6:30pm. $5. Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.
Fork It Over Multi-course, family-style sit down dinner by the artisanal merchants at Oxbow. Sep 21, 5pm. $150. Oxbow Public Market, 610 First St, Napa.
Kathryn Hall Release Party Crawfish, zydeco and wine mark the release of a new cabernet. Sep 21. $100. Hall St Helena, 401 St Helena Hwy S, St Helena. 707.967.0700.
Oktoberfest & Car Show Classic American muscle cars and classic German muscle grub. Sep 21, 12pm. Free. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 707.944.0500.
Paella Patio Party Cooking demo and tasting with the Spanish Table. Sep 22, 12pm. $10. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.
Kizzia. Sep 19, 7pm, Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts (Poetry). Sep 20, 1pm, “Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York’s Underground Economy” with Sudhir Venkatesh. Sep 20, 7pm, “The Cairo Codex” with Linda Lambert. Sep 21, 1pm, “Talking Back to Dr Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology” with David Bedrick. Sep 21, 4pm, “Extra Love” with Jill Abelson. Sep 21, 7pm, “Killer Weed” with Michael Castleman. Sep 22, 1pm, Celebrate the Writing Life with Constance Hale, presented by the California Writers Club $30. Sep 22, 4pm, “Fast Lane to Faith: A Jet Jockey’s Search for Significance” with Bert Botta. Sep 23, 7pm, “Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views of San Francisco” with Gary Kamiya. Sep 24, 7pm, “Fevered: Why a Hotter Planet Will Hurt Our Health and How We Can Save Ourselves” with Linda Marsa. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.
Petaluma Copperfield’s Books Sep 18, 4pm, “United We Spy” with Ally Carter. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.
Healdsburg Copperfield’s Books Sep 19, 7pm, “The President’s Hat” with Antoine Laurain. 104 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.
Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books Sep 24, 7pm, “Talking Back to Dr Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology” with David Bedrick. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.
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Readings Angelico Hall Sep 25, 7pm, “Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist” with Bill McKibben. Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael.
Aqus Cafe Sep 23, 7pm, “The Holy Universe” with David Christopher. Mondays, 9:30am, Storytelling with Phaedra. 189 H St, Petaluma 707.778.6060.
Book Passage Sep 18, 1pm, “The House in the Sky” with Amanda Lindhout. Sep 18, 7pm, “The Returned” with Jason Mott. Sep 19, 7pm, “Pilgrim’s Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier” with Tom
Sep 21, 2pm, “Professor Moriarty” with Michael Kurland. 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma 707.763.9801.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Sep 21, 7pm, Word Temple Poetry Series with Philip Terman and Iris Jamahl Dunkle. 282 S High St, Sebastopol 707.829.4797.
Theater All’s Well That Ends Well Marin Shakespeare Company presents the Bard’s romantic comedy. Dates and times vary. Fri-Sun through Sep 28. $20-$38. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave,
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Semi-autobiographical story about love and second chances by renowned playwright Neil Simon. Presented by Ross Valley Players. Thurs, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through Oct 13. $13-$26. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.456.9555.
A Comedy of Errors Marin Shakespeare Company’s presentation of the Bard’s classic with a Texas twist. Fri-Sun, 8pm. through Sep 29. $20-$37.50. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael.
The Pavilion Hailed as “Our Town” for our time, two former lovers encounter each other at a high-school reunion. Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through Sep 22. $25-$35. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.
The Rocky Horror Show The sweet transvestite, Frankenfurter, dances the “Time Warp” in person with his motley crew. Thurs-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through Oct 13. $15-$25. Studio Theatre, Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.
Spamalot Musical comedy lovingly ripped from the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Thurs-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through Sep 22. $15$35. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.
A Streetcar Named Desire Tennesssee Williams’ classic tale of Blanche Dubois’s steamy showdown with her sister Stella’s husband, Stanley. Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through Sep 22. $20-$25. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3145.
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Simon Says
Charming, clever ‘Chapter Two’ at RVP Everyone knows it’s too soon. When recently widowed novelist George (David Shirk) falls for freshly divorced actress Jennie (Kate Fox Marcom), the love-struck twosome (above) believe they’re both ready to heal from their respective losses. But it turns out George is still in the throes of grief, and his impulsive marriage to Jennie is instantly complicated by his emotional instability. In Neil Simon’s brutally autobiographical 1977 play Chapter Two—now running at the Ross Valley Players’ Red Barn Theater—the famously quirky playwright mines his own troubled relationship with actress Marsha Mason, whom he married just two weeks after their first date, soon after the death of his wife Joan. In RVP’s affecting and charming—if a bit pace-challenged production—director James Nelson cleverly emphasizes the notion of two partially lived lives patched into one by dividing the stage into two halves, showing the simultaneous activities which lead to the accidental phone call that links George and Jennie together. The cast is solid, including supporters Johnny DeBernard and Jennifer Reimer. And Marcom, as Jennie, is outstanding. Chapter Two runs Thursday–Sunday through Oct. 13 at the Red Barn Theater. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday–Saturday at 8pm; 2pm matinees on Sundays. $20–$26. 415.456.9555.—David Templeton