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If you haven’t seen The Russian River: All Rivers—The Value of an American Watershed, you can catch it June 16 at 7 pm at Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol. As drought threatens every aspect of our lives here in Sonoma County, this film is a timely reminder that we have to protect our watersheds for our future and for our children’s future. This independently and locally produced film should be required viewing for all

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secret security clearances at a cost of over $50 billion a year, they have got to keep inventing reasons for their bullying and continued existence. Like Bush’s color-coded security alerts, their main tactic is to make us afraid by using faulty risk analysis.

The so-called Freedom Act further poisons our democracy by allowing access to our private phone calls and emails by merely keeping them one step removed from our voracious National Security apparatus. With 1.5 million contractors and employees holding top

Of course, Congress is either too gullible or too ignorant of the actual probabilities to deny the military anything less than the 50 percent of our federal discretionary budget they feed upon, with great waste and damage to our democracy. Over 70 democracies

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have collapsed and given away to authoritarian regimes during this century, many due to the reckless operations of the CIA and the National Security establishment.

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Crying Foul The California Assembly Health Committee will be the sole committee to vote on SB 277 before it goes to the Assembly for a general vote, and if passed there, will go to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 277 will require a state-mandated vaccination schedule for children to attend public or private school, and will eliminate the personal and religious exemptions, prompting many to call this law draconian, as it infringes on informed consent laws, which are highlighted in the Nuremberg and California Health and Safety codes as a personal right. Previously in the Senate, this bill was heard in the Health, Education and Judicial Committees, but over the protest of thousands, the Assembly Rules Committee bypassed the Education and Judicial Committees in the Assembly. How can we have such a significant piece of legislation that will effect thousands of California children and their education and not have it heard in the Education and Judicial committees? People are crying foul for good reason. It is looking like this bill is being fasttracked by Big Pharma lobbyists and their partners in the California State Legislature like Richard Pan and Ben Allen. Please call your Assembly member and demand this bill be heard in the Education and Judicial Committees and also ask them to vote no.

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As the EPA investigates, a Brown appointee flees BY TOM GOGOLA

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here’s an old joke about state departments of conservation that holds that they’re really better in the department of conversations about environmental issues. They talk the talk but don’t necessarily walk it—especially in the face of deeppocket special interests. In the case of California, it’s a petrochemical industry that has gushed more than $2 million into the pro-fracking campaign coffers of Gov. Jerry Brown.

I was reminded of the canard last week when, on the same day (June 4), the EPA released a draft report on hydraulic fracturing and its impact on water safety, Brown’s head of the California Department of Conservation abruptly quit his post. The Los Angeles Times broke the latter story and reminded readers that Mark Nechodom was a Brown appointee already in the EPA crosshairs. Under his watch, the Times reported, he allowed “oil producers to drill thousands of oilfield wastewater disposal wells into federally protected aquifers.” Nechodom’s resignation came a day after a federal racketeering lawsuit was filed on behalf of Central Valley farmers. They accuse Brown of an oleaginous conspiracy, the Times noted, which “deprived Kern County farmers of access to clean water.” Meanwhile, the EPA report on fracking sparked an instant Rorschach moment in a frack-happy media eager to downplay any note of caution. The report concluded that while there’s been some evidence that water has been contaminated through fracking, it’s not a systemic problem. To the Wall Street Journal, the EPA report meant that the drilling practice, utilized in places like Kern County, was totally safe. Nobody seemed to take much note that the EPA report warned of potential vulnerabilities that could render fracking a systemic problem, if left unchecked, unregulated—or, perchance, in the hands of oil-friendly agency heads such as the departed Nechodom. The first vulnerability the EPA identified was “water withdrawals in areas with low water availability.” Such as, say, Kern County. Time to cue the appropriate line from Chinatown: “Let me explain something to you, Governor. This business requires a certain amount of finesse.” Tom Gogola is the news editor for this paper. To have your topical essay of 350 words considered for Open Mic, write to openmic@bohemian.com.

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Freshman State Sen. Mike McGuire’s office sent us a trio of emails late last week with updates on bills he introduced. The man has definitely taken on some big-ticket issues of statewide concern in his short time in Sacramento—omnibus bills covering medical cannabis, short-term vacation rentals, offshore drilling—but that middle one didn’t make it out of the Senate last week. We wrote about McGuire’s shortterm vacation rental bill, SB 593, a couple of weeks ago (“Short-Term Solution,” May 27) and reported that the Healdsburg Democrat had to contend with the California Association of Realtors (CAR) and their push to be excised from the bill.

MOBY SICK This gray whale on Portuguese Beach was one of a dozen carcasses to wash up on North Bay beaches recently.

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Expanded marine sanctuaries along Northern California coast may help whales BY KATHLEEN WILLETT

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alking Sonoma and Marin county beaches recently has yielded some unusual sights and smells. According to officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 12 dead whales have washed up on Northern California

beaches in the last three months, including two along the Sonoma County coast and one in Marin County. The carcass of a young gray whale showed up on Portuguese Beach on May 23, with another gray whale washing ashore near Jenner around May 28. In Marin, a headless whale came ashore on South Beach along the Point Reyes National Seashore on May 26.

Other than the fact that they are all whales, what do the carcasses share in common? “There is no unifying factor,” says Mary Jane Schramm, spokeswoman for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Marine scientists have identified four species among the dozen dead whales: orca, humpback, sperm and gray, which ) 11

The bill aimed to set a statewide template that would compel Airbnb and other short-termrental platforms to supply the state with basic information about their users’ home-business: How many people did you host, how much did you charge per night? The idea seemed simple enough: SB 593 set out to “assist local jurisdictions in their regulation of local laws and collection of tourist taxes,” says the press release. This paper couldn’t help but note that CAR was one of the top-tier contributors to McGuire’s 2014 senate campaign, at $16,750, and that the organization would oppose the bill unless Realtors were eliminated from the reporting requirements—on the logic that they’re already licensed by the state and shouldn’t get lumped in with the next-door neighbor who uses Airbnb to help make the monthly nut. ) 11

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Scientists have identified four species among the dead whales: orca, humpback, sperm and gray. The sanctuary designation protects these areas from oil and gas exploration, and makes it possible to regulate activities that could be detrimental to the ecosystem, such as commercial shipping speeds and fishing. Frances Gulland, senior scientist with the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, believes that while the number of dead whales seen on North Coast beaches this spring may not be alarming, relative to the 1999– 2000 catastrophe when 40 gray whales washed up on North Coast beaches, it is cause for concern. “We just don’t know what is altering the distribution of these whale carcasses,” Gulland says. The NOAA is hosting a celebration of the sanctuary expansion on June 28 from 11am to 3pm at the Gualala Arts Center.

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McGuire told us he would offer an amendment to scrub Realtors from the scope of his bill by June 5, the deadline for such things in the Senate. On June 4, he said he’d reintroduce SB 593 in January as a two-year bill. That’s where the story ended, at least for now. Meanwhile, support for SB 593 had grown. Sen. Dianne Feinstein supported it, as did more than 100 organizations from around the state with various dogs in the hunt: affordable housing advocates wanted it; lots of city and municipal leaders wanted it; police organizations wanted it— business, labor, you name it. The bill had also been passed out of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, and the Governance and Finance Committee. McGuire recently told us that CAR would support SB 593 with the amendment; the Realtors’ lobby told us it would push for the amendment as a condition of not opposing it. One SB 593 opponent on the Governance and Finance committee vote was Sen. John Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa, whose office gave some perspective on why it may have stalled. Moorlach chief of staff Tim Clark says the McGuire bill “didn’t have a chance in the Assembly. It didn’t feel baked all the way. On the Assembly side, it probably wouldn’t make it out of committee.” Clark says the pushback on SB 593 was around over-regulating a homegrown business, such as Airbnb, that represents the best of the sort of techno-innovation that lawmakers should support. McGuire’s press release emphasized that he was “unable to find common ground prior to the Senate’s legislative deadline.”—Tom Gogola

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are commonly seen heading north along the coast this time of year. Their ages, along with their causes of death, have varied. According to Schramm, one of the dead whales found in Pacifica was mature and possibly died of “old age,” given the condition and apparent wear on various body parts. Several others were young, possibly calves from the winter birthing season in Mexico, and may have been victims of predation by orcas. One humpback was a victim of shipping traffic, while other whale carcasses have shown signs of possible “fishery interactions” such as net entanglements, which can mortally wound the immense animals. In a typical year, one or two gray whale carcasses wash ashore. So what is different this year? Since the 2013–14 winter, climatologists have noticed the formation of a “blob” of water in the northeastern Pacific Ocean that runs 3 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than usual. Nick Bond, a scientist with the Office of the Washington State Climatologist, says it currently extends from Baja to the Gulf of Alaska, and is up to 1,000 miles wide in places. Both Bond and California state climatologist Michael Anderson agree that the warm-water mass is not directly related to climate change or the whale deaths since the phenomenon has been noted before. But Anderson believes that “climate change may be impacting the magnitude of the anomalies.” Though climatologists believe the warmer water is a short-term condition that will likely last only a few years, it is nonetheless an unusual event which, according to Bond, we could consider “a dress rehearsal for climate change.” Scientists agree that linkages between climate and organisms of all types are difficult to make. In order to conduct sound, meaningful research, commercial activities that could disrupt the ecosystem, such as the oil spill near Santa Barbara, need to be tightly managed or eliminated. As it happens, the NOAA recently announced the expansion of marine sanctuaries along the

Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino coasts. The Gulf of the Farallones and the Cordell Bank national marine sanctuaries are both increasing to more than twice the area they previously encompassed. The expanded areas contain significant resources and habitats, including an “upwelling zone” originating off Point Arena. Upwelling is a process by which deep, nutrient-rich water rises to the surface. The upwelling zone along the Sonoma and Marin coasts is one of the most productive systems in North America, and contributes to the rich marine life in local waters.

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Dining EGG MAN Avian flu has caused egg prices to climb as sick hens have been culled. But North Bay farms remain unscathed.

(Flu) Free Birds Low-density flocks, good weather keep avian flu out of the North Bay BY NATE VOGE

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ince the start of the current U.S. avian flu outbreak in December, more than 46 million chickens, turkeys and ducks—about one-third of the processed egg supply—have been culled to fight the virus. “Because of the outbreak in the Midwest, people are on their toes and there’s a heightened sense of urgency because these are very virulent viruses,” says Sonoma

Country agricultural commissioner Tony Linegar. But so far the North Bay has avoided the problem. Wild birds spread the virus to domestic flocks through contact or contamination in shared waterways. The Centers for Disease Control says the risk for human infection is low, and no human cases have been reported. “We have two fairly goodsized egg-laying operations in Petaluma,” says Linegar. “We’re increasing our biosecurity

measures now just as a precaution.” Precautions include egg inspections, footbaths for those who enter facilities, and washing vehicles. Prices of larger egg brands have already increased as the supply of hens has dropped. To help baking industries, the USDA allowed pasteurized egg imports from the Netherlands, the only country other than Canada from which the United States imports eggs. Though most avian flu cases are in the Midwest, one reached

a Foster Farms turkey ranch in Stanislaus County in January. “California is much more experienced at dealing with these sorts of outbreaks,” says Linegar. “It’s good that we don’t have clusters of large poultry operations all together.” At Sunrise Farms in Petaluma, which more than 1 million hens call home, managing partner Arnie Riebli says they’re taking extra precautions in washing down the facility. “If a chicken gets it, she’s going to die,” he says. “It has nothing to do with eggs.” Riebli says chickens and other poultry are less susceptible to the virus than turkeys. The largest concentration of turkeys are in the Upper Midwest—Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Decentralized poultry operations limit the threat of flockto-flock spread, but wild birds still pose a threat. “It just takes one bird to get in the pens,” says David Marson, a sales clerk at Western Farm Center in Santa Rosa, where they incubate eggs and inspect backyard chickens brought in by the public. The store also put up a net to protect its birds from interacting with wild species. Marson speculates that climate could play a role in the severity of the outbreak in the Midwest, where winter temperatures are much lower and favor the virus. The USDA predicts the hot, dry summer months will help kill off the rapidly mutating virus. At Salmon Creek Ranch in Bodega Bay, the threat of wild birds passing along the virus has raised concern. Jocelyn Brabyn, daughter of owners John and Lesley Brabyn, says that since the recent outbreak they’ve built a prototype flight pen to keep their ducks safe from contact with wild birds. The ducks aren’t crammed into pens and have room to roam the pasture and supplement their feed with bugs. “Our ducks are eating worms out there in the grass,” Brabyn says. “Places that are raising birds naturally have better immunity.”

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Incredibly fresh seafood in incredibly relaxed setting overlooking bay. Lunch and dinner daily. (Cash only.) 350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.FISH.

S O N OMA CO U N TY Chicama Peruvian Grill Peruvian. $-$$. Tantalizing menu of authentic cuisine. The ceviche’s already a hit. 3345 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.570.2057.

Dempsey’s Alehouse Gourmet pub fare. $-$$. Popular brewpub and bistro, award-winning handcrafted beers, outdoor dining in summer and pork chops to die for. Lunch and dinner daily. 50 E Washington St, Petaluma. 707.765.9694.

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. Dierk’s Midtown Cafe, 1422 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.454.2233.

House of Curry & Grill Indian. $-$$. A Sonoma County institution, and for good reason. Of the more than 100 menu choices, all are worthwhile. Lunch, Mon-Sat; dinner daily. 409 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.579.5999.

Monti’s Rotisserie & Bar California cuisine. $-$$. Small plates and a few larger entrées with emphasis on house-roasted meats. Lunch and dinner daily. 714 Village Ct, Santa Rosa. 707.568.4404.

Papas & Pollo Mexican. $. Tasty burritos, West Countystyle. That means tofu is more prevalent than pork, and it’s all organic. Fresh fish, too. Breakfast and lunch, Mon-Thurs; lunch and dinner, Sat; dinner only, Fri. 915 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol. 707.829.9037.

The Red Grape Pizza. $-$$. Delectable New Havenstyle thin-crust pizzas with fresh ingredients and a dazzling array of toppings.

Lunch and dinner daily. 529 First St W, Sonoma. 707.996.4103.

Simply Delicious Italian/ Mediterranean. $-$$. Tiny cafe with huge flavors. All dishes are homemade, with lots of organics. Fantastic lasagna, margherita pizza and meatball or chicken parm sandwiches. Dinner, Tues-Sun. 2780 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.579.2083.

Tonayan Mexican. $ Truly wonderful Sonoran-style classics at rock-bottom prices. The enormous El Jefe combination can’t be beat. Lunch and dinner daily. 500 Raleys Towne Center, Rohnert Park. 707.588.0893.

Yao-Kiku Japanese. $$-$$$. Fresh sushi with ingredients flown in from Japan steals the show in this popular neighborhood restaurant. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8180. Zazu Cal-Euro. $$$. Perfectly executed dishes that sing with flavor. Zagat-rated with much of the produce from its own gardens. Dinner, Wed-Sun; brunch, Sun. 6770 McKinley St #150, Sebastopol. 707.523.4814.

MARIN CO U N T Y Buckeye Roadhouse American. $$-$$$. A Marin County institution. Delightful food, friendly and seamless service, and a convivial atmosphere. Try one of the many exotic cocktails. Lunch and dinner daily; brunch, SatSun. 15 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.331.2600.

Cafe Reyes Pizza. $$. At the end of the main drag in West Marin’s quintessential small town sits a wood-fired oven serving piping pizzas of perfection. Beer and oysters can be had as well. Lunch and dinner, Wed–Sun. 11101 Hwy 1,

Marin Brewing Co Pub food. $-$$. Excellent soups, salads, pub grub and awardwinning pork-beer sausage. Lunch and dinner daily. 1809 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.4677. Nick’s Cove Seafood/ contemporary American. $$$$. 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.

Piatti Italian. $$-$$$.Rustic, seasonal, Italian food. Kidfriendly. Lunch and dinner daily. 625 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.380.2525. 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.

Robata Grill & Sushi Japanese. $$. Mmm. With thick slices of fresh sashimi, Robata knows how to do it. The rolls are big winners. Lunch, MonFri; dinner daily. 591 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.381.8400.

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.

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. San Rafael locations: 811 Fourth St; 901 & 903 Lincoln Ave. 415.451.4765. Mill Valley location: 401 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.380.1986.

The William Tell House American & Italian.

$$. Marin County’s oldest saloon. Casual and jovial atmosphere. Steaks, pasta, chicken and fish all served with soup or salad. Lunch and dinner daily. 26955 Hwy 1, Tomales. 707.878.2403

Yet Wah Chinese. $$. Can’t go wrong here. Special Dungeness crab dishes for dinner; dim sum for lunch. Lunch and dinner daily. 1238 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.460.9883.

N A PA CO U N T Y Angèle Restaurant & Bar French. $$$. Thoroughly French, but not aggressively so. Lunch and dinner daily. 540 Main St, Napa. 707.252.8115.

BarBersQ Barbecue/ California. $-$$. An upscale ’cue joint with a high-end chef and high-end ingredients. Gorgeous chipotle-braised short ribs and pulled pork. Lunch and dinner daily. 3900-D Bel Aire Plaza, Napa. 707.224.6600.

Bistro Jeanty French. $$$. Rich, homey cuisine. A perfect choice when you can’t get a chance to do your Laundry. Lunch and dinner daily. 6510 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.4870. Brannan’s Grill California cuisine. $$-$$$. Creative cuisine in handsome Craftsman setting. Lunch and dinner daily. 1374 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.2233.

Cole’s Chop House American steakhouse. $$$$$. Handsome, upscale 1950s-era steakhouse serving chophouse classics like dryaged porterhouse steak and Black Angus filet mignon. Wash down the red meat with a “nostalgia” cocktail. Dinner daily. 1122 Main St, Napa. 707.224.6328.

Compadres Rio Grille Western/Mexican. $-$$. Contemporary food and outdoor dining with a Mexican flavor. Located on the river and serving authentic cocktails. Nightly specials and an abiding love of the San Francisco Giants. 505 Lincoln Ave, Napa. Lunch and dinner daily. 707.253.1111.

Gillwoods Cafe Diner. $-$$. Classic hometown diner, specializes in the homemade.

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Glen Ellen Green Tour One of the best parts about a hike is satisfying the hunger and thirst you work up after it’s over. The folks at Jack London State Historic Park must have had that in mind when they created the Glen Ellen Green Tour in partnership with Quarryhill Botanical Garden and Benziger Family Winery. The 10:30am–3pm tour covers each property and includes a picnic and winetasting at the end, all for $59. Advance reservations are required and must be made at least two weeks prior to the tour date. The morning begins at Quarryhill Botanical Garden with a docent-led tour of the 25-acre property and its 20,000 wildorigin plants and flowers. Quarryhill is a woodland garden in the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains. Winding gravel paths pass among flowering shrubs and exotic trees, ponds and seasonal waterfalls. Rolling hills are planted with rare and endangered species grown from seed collected in East Asia. Next stop is Jack London park. The docent-led tour here includes a visit to the author’s home and ranch, and a picnic lunch. The tour concludes at Benziger Family Winery with a close-up look at their biodynamic vineyards, fermentation facility, crush pad and barrel caves. The winery tour is about 45 minutes and includes a special tasting of the Benziger wines. Lunch selections are made when you reserve your space at jacklondonpark.com. —Stett Holbrook

Breakfast and lunch daily. 1313 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.1788.

Gott’s Roadside Tray Gourmet Diner. $-$$. Formerly Taylor’ Automatic Refresher. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 933 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.3486. Also at Oxbow Public Market, 644 First St, Napa. 707.224,6900.

Siena California-Tuscan. $$$$. Sophisticated, terroir-informed cooking celebrates the local and

seasonal. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa. 707.251.1900.

Zuzu Spanish tapas. $$. Graze your way through a selection of tasty tapas in a lively rustic chic setting with a popular wine bar. Bite-sized Spanish and Latin American specialties include sizzling prawns and Brazilian style steamed mussels. Lunch, MonFri; dinner daily. 829 Main St, Napa. 707.224.8555.

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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.

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Fetzer Vineyards Even as a corporate giant, Fetzer retains its conscience about the earth, the grapes, the land and its wine. Chardonnay is what Fetzer does especially well. The winery also has a small deli and inn. 13601 Old River Road, Hopland. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 800.846.8637. Gloria Ferrer Winery (WC) Part of the international Freixenet wine empire, owner Jose Ferrer’s family has been in this business since the 13th century. Explore the Champagne caves on a guided tour. 23555 Carneros Hwy., Sonoma. Open daily, 10am– 5pm. Cave tours at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. 707.996.7256.

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Pangloss New name from Audelssa crew, same rugged mountain Cab, plus Zin and Anderson Valley Pinot. 13750 Arnold Drive, Glen Ellen. Tasting room open daily, 10:30am–5pm. 707.933.8565.

River Road Vineyards Russian River Pinot for $21 at no-nonsense, solid producer; sparkling, too. 5220 Ross Road, Sebastopol. By appointment only, Monday–Friday. 707.887.8130.

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There’s more to terroir than the dirt that grapevines grow in—there’s the rock the oak for the barrels grows in. 23568 Arnold Drive, Sonoma. In Cornerstone Sonoma. Open daily, 11am–5pm; weekends to 6pm. Tasting fee, $10. 707.255.4929.

from luxury Cabernet are a drop in the bucket for the Leducq Foundation, supporting cardiovascular research— but the tastiest drop. Lounge comfortably in the historic stone cellar. 3222 Ehlers Lane, St. Helena. Daily by appointment, 10am–4pm. Tasting fee $35. 707.963.5972.

Valley of the Moon Winery This winery was once owned by Sen. George Hearst. Perhaps instead of the epochal utterance “Rosebud,” we could dub in “Rosé.” 777 Madrone Road, Glen Ellen. Open daily, 10am–4:30pm. 707.996.6941.

Folie à Deux A good picnic or party wine, the Ménage à Trois–white, red and rosé–are tasty blends. 3070 N. St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 1.800.473.4454.

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What’s new at Inglenook? Very little. The iconic stone building, robed in green vines, appears exactly as it did in 1890. But that’s news, and all thanks to owner Francis Ford Coppola. Still living up to Gustave Niebaum’s dream of fine wine to rival France, the oncebeloved Inglenook is putting out the goods once again. 1991 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Daily, 10am–5pm. Reservations for tour and tasting ($50) recommended; none required for bistro and exhibits. 707.968.1161.

Bacchus & Venus A trendy place for beginners and tourists. Great place to learn the basics. 769 Bridgeway, Sausalito. Open daily, noon– 7pm. 415.331.2001. Heidrun Meadery This is not your fæder’s mead: flower varietal, regional, méthode champenoise sparkling mead on a farm made for the bees. 11925 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes Station. By appointment only, Monday– Friday. 415.663.9122.

Point Reyes Vineyards The tasting room features many varietals but the main reason to go is for the sparkling wines. Open Saturday–Sunday, 11am–5pm. 12700 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes. 415.663.1011.

N A PA CO U N TY Chimney Rock Winery International beverage man Sheldon S. “Hack” Wilson built this winery in a Cape Dutch style. Now owned by the Terlato Group, produces distinctive Bordeaux-style wines. 5350 Silverado Trail, Napa. Daily 10am to 5pm. $20–$30. 707.257.2641.

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PlumpJack Winery Part of the huge empire in part helmed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. Syrah, Merlot and more. 620 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville. Open daily, 10am– 4pm. 707.945.1220.

Smith-Madrone Riesling is Smith-Madrone’s main fame claim. Its Riesling has steadily gained fame while Napa Valley Riesling in general has become a rare antique. 4022 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena. By appointment. 707.963.2283. Vermeil Wines Pair the Chardonnay with baked brie en croute, if you’re having that kind of Super Bowl party. Also rare Charbono from OnThEdge Winery, and late harvest Sémillon, perfect for potato chips. 1255 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. Sunday–Thursday, 10am–5:30pm; Friday– Saturday, 10am–8pm. Tasting fee, $12. 707.341.3054.

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nvironmental concerns and a hassle with a jammed bottling line inspired Jordan Kivelstadt to go into the wine-on-tap business. Seeing one of the stainless steel kegs that winemakers use to store barrel-topping wine, the 30-something entrepreneur thought, why not just put it into one of those? Today, Free Flow Wines puts wine in over 80,000 of those.

Restaurant patrons also have some good, self-interested reasons to order wine by the glass from a keg: busy restaurant staff don’t always place the highest priority on properly storing open bottles. Serving fresh wine from a pressurized keg, much like beer is served in bars and restaurants, eliminates that problem. But it creates another problem for wineries: how to get your kegs out to—and back from—an industry that only knows glass. “In our world, we signed up to take that pain,” says Kivelstadt. “Most wineries didn’t make that deal.” From their warehouse in Napa, Free Flow fills and distributes kegs for its clients in a streamlined supply chain that started with an improvised $450 keg filler on a sawhorse in 2009—Kivelstadt stashed the first 80 kegs of Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc in cofounder Dan Donahoe’s San Francisco garage. Key to their success is that this isn’t another way to sell jug wine. Customers who feel iffy about drinking wine from a tap may be reassured to find familiar Napa Valley names like Peju Province, Hall and Frog’s Leap on offer. Critics of the wine industry’s environmental impact often point to the vineyard, but 70 percent of the wine industry’s carbon footprint comes from the packaging, according to Kivelstadt. “So far,” he says, “we’ve taken over 5 million bottles out of landfill.” Over the life of a keg, which is 30 years, Free Flow claims a 96 percent reduction in CO2 emissions. Already on the favorable side of the heroes-to-zeros spectrum, one question dogged them: What about all the water they use to wash and sanitize the kegs? Kivelstadt and his director of operations implemented a wastewater system that recycles 99.5 percent of their water—over a million gallons a year they’re not drawing from the municipal system. Now, if some genius can just get restaurants to stop serving good wine in little glasses that are filled to the brim . . . Free Flow Wines, Napa. 415.626.1215. Restaurants serving Free Flow clients’ wine on tap include El Dorado Kitchen, Santé at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, Oso, Solbar, Sam’s Social Club, R&D and Kitchen Door. www.trywineontap.com.

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Hot Pockets North Bay solutions to global climate change BY STEPHANIE HILLER

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run are our best community in fecund soil. But the localism citizens,” says Wool. The movement in Sonoma County is Sustainable Enterprise Conference so decentralized that it’s hard to is intended, he says, “to help people describe, says Marissa Mommaerts, find new ways to keep their money who works with the Sebastopolactive locally. In America, one of based Transition U.S. our biggest problems is economic The Transition Town movement stratification. A sustainable began in Ireland in 2005. Its core community would be addressing tenet is to build resilient person-tothat. If we had built companies to person networks in communities. address environmental problems, Irish neighbors worked together to we wouldn’t install organic have climate gardens, share change.” skills and tools, Farms and enjoy remain the the fruits of heart of the their labor in local network. community getPetaluma togethers. The Bounty is a movement is small urban now global. farm which Mommaerts has helped keeps the start eight dismal specter other farms of climate that are now change firmly in independent. view. She gave The group a talk recently partners with at Chico State the Petaluma University and Health Center said, “If we act to host an eightalone, it will week program be too little. HEINBERG MANEUVER Post Carbon that serves If we wait for guru says the end is near. youth at risk government of obesity. The to act, it will program starts with an invitation to be too little too late. But if we come the farm so young people can see together to act as a community, it how their food is grown. There’s also could be just enough, just in time.” a “produce prescription program” Mommaerts is 28 years old and for needy patients, which lets hails from Wisconsin. Her main goal practitioners write a prescription for is to “slow climate change, adapt to $10 of organic produce, to be filled at impacts and have something left the farm. standing on the other side.” Suzi Grady is the director of She says the American economy programs at Petaluma Bounty, is “at the root of our ecological and which along with dozens of other economic crises” and says a growing organizations is a member of the movement is redefining investment Sonoma County Food System so it is about more than profit, and Alliance. “You can talk until you’re that “extra profit is reinvested in the blue in the face about how things community.” aren’t working,” she says, “and The North Bay is fertile ground until you put your energy into an for this kind of work. Kelley Ragala alternative that does work, you’re is a cofounder of GoLocal, a pointjust blowing hot air.” earning network of local businesses. Grady is not blowing hot air— Now she’s now engaged in a new Bounty’s programs reach deep project, North Bay Made, to promote into the community. The alliance Northern California products. has endorsed Sonoma County’s Oren Wool, another inspired North Food Action Plan, a landmark Bay visionary, coordinates the collaboration of stakeholders Sustainable Enterprise Conference, throughout the county food system, now in its 10th year with 160 which is funded by the Health participating companies. Action Initiative, a county-wide “Companies that are sustainably

effort to “develop a framework for a community engagement effort to get people involved in creating a healthier Sonoma County.” “The [Sonoma County] health department had great foresight in seeing the link between diet and health,” says Grady. “Sonoma County is considered the foodie destination of the U.S. We’re selling this image, but how do we make it work for everyone? I think we’re ready to have that conversation.” It’s fitting that an emergent localized economy started around food. The entire purpose of an economy is to provide for needs, as “slow money” investment specialist Marco Vangelisti explains in presentations for Transition US. Our economy is in trouble and its precarious condition is largely due to its reliance on debt. “People think that the government creates money,” Vangelisti says, “but it’s the banks that create money, and they create it from debt.” Food, yes. But what of wine? Back in 2011, the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) association ordered a study on climate change in Napa Valley, to figure out what the actual impact could be for winemakers. It found that there was a slight uptick in nighttime temperatures for part of the year. “We can all agree that something is going on with the climate in our world,” says Patsy McGaughy, communication director at NVV. “In Napa Valley, we are trying to figure out what that means.” The Napa Green Winery and Napa Green Land programs predated the organization’s climate change study by a few years—and set out to help Napa wineries reduce energy use, water use and waste, McGuaghy explains. Michelle Novi works in industry relations at NVV and is known as the “queen of green” there. She helps participating vineyards get the coveted certification from Napa Green Winery or Napa Green Land. Vineyards and wineries get a three-year certification from Napa Green Winery only after the county Public Works Department does its own audit. It’s a tough and coveted designation, and a vineyard that wants to re-certify has to “do even better than you just did,” says McGuaghy. ) 18

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remorseless yoke of capitalism. “Yes, many features of doing business-as-usual will have to change. But there’s a lot to be said for a healthy private marketplace with government setting the rules, and a high degree of decentralization. “I think scenarios of economic collapse are the Y2K of the environmental movement,” Shuman adds, referring to the turnof-the-last-century panic over the computer glitch that wasn’t. “People predict catastrophes that just never happen. We’re a big economy with many working parts. Chances are things are going to go wrong slowly rather than all at once. More selfreliant local economies will make life easier and safer.” Local business is the core driver of our economy, and Shuman says that the more self-reliant our local economies can become, the better able we’ll be to weather whatever climate-change calamities loom around the bend. As Shuman explains, the vast majority of local businesses (about 99 percent) have fewer than 500 workers—yet they provide 90 percent of all jobs. “Over the last 20 years, if local businesses were really becoming less competitive,” says Shuman, “we should have seen a shift from small to large, and while many people believe this is the case, empirically it’s not true.” Locally directed spending more than doubles the number of dollars that circulate among community businesses. Economists call it the multiplier effect. The Sonoma County Food Action Plan noted that if an additional $100 million of locally produced food were consumed in the county, local economic activity would increase by $25 million. And localization nurtures diversity as it fosters accountability. “If a CEO of a company behaves badly, he is exposed to the ire of the community,” says Shuman. Shame is a powerful motivator. He adds, “Localization is the ticket for expanding global wealth and even global trade, so long as it is less intensive in nonrenewables.” There are local enterprises all over the place in the North Bay, poking up like mushrooms

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localize, prioritize and manage water,” she says. “As climate change accelerates, we expect the drought to continue to worsen.” Sustainable Fairfax has been around for over a decade and was founded by two women whose main concern was climate change. Those women, Rebekah Collins and Odessa Wolfe, had a big role in getting the county’s landmark community-choice-aggregate Marin Clean Energy (MCE) off the ground. Climate change “has been a driving force in everything we do,” chimes in Fairfax vice mayor and Sustainable Fairfax voluneer Renee Goddard at the nonprofit’s office in downtown Fairfax. Rather than eco-shame luxe Marin County residents, Sustainable Fairfax leads by example. As the organization was prepping for an upcoming rollout on a big transportation initiative to get people to leave their cars at home a couple days a week, Hammond and Collins took their bikes, and then public transportation, from Marin to Sacramento for a transportation conference. “We had to make a lot of connections,” says Hammond. “It was kind of a blast.” Goddard ticks off the trip: “Bike, bus, BART, train, walk, run.” The emphasis, says Goddard, is in getting people to take stock of the very small things they can do—simple things, such as which disposable coffee cups are compostable? It’s tricky. “We are big on educating people to affect and mitigate impacts of the climate crisis,” says Goddard, “but we don’t take positions that alienate people. We are not here to advocate a politics. We advocate collaboration.” The stakes could not be any higher. “In the rocky future we have already made inevitable,” Naomi Klein wrote in last year’s This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, “an unshakable belief in the equal rights of all people, and a capacity for deep compassion, will be the only things standing between humanity and barbarism. Climate change, by putting us on a firm deadline, can serve as the catalyst for precisely this profound social and ecological transformation.” Tom Gogola contributed to this story.

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Richard Heinberg: Cheerleader for the Local arefoot and in a bright green T-shirt, Richard Heinberg kicks back in his Santa Rosa living room and outlines his views on the local, the global and the future of civilization. A charismatic public speaker and the author of a dozen books including Afterburn, his latest, Heinberg and his wife, Janet Barocco, raise chickens, grow vegetables and cultivate backyard fruit and nut trees that nourish them all year long.

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BLOOD AND INK ‘I wanted to create the kind of company I would want to be published by,’ says Ross Lockhart.

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Ross Lockhart used to write horror and sci-fi— now he publishes the genres BY DAVID TEMPLETON

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e’ve been signing things left and right,” says author and publisher Ross Lockhart, describing the terrifying process of buying a house in Petaluma. “Tomorrow, we’re signing something else—and then we wait until we get the word the house is empt,y and we can finally move in.”

Buying a home, for most people, is always a bit scary and more than a little stressful. For Lockhart, who’s been living with his wife in a slightly gothic and gabled rental that used to be a church, the move marks a shift in identity. “‘Lives in an old church’ has been part of the professional bio I’ve run in books and things for so long,” he says, “it feels a little boring and mundane to say I’m moving to a ‘normal’ house.” Adds Lockhart, “I can only hope it turns out to be haunted!”

The distinctively goateed and pony-tailed Lockhart, who works part-time as a bookseller at Copperfield’s Books, has been writing stories about ghosts, werewolves, monsters, time travelers and ethereal netherworlds pretty much since he learned to write his ABCs. His colorful and imaginative fiction has appeared in various magazines and book anthologies. Two years ago, after several years spent working as an editor for small but high-profile genre

publishers, Lockhart made a truly scary move and started his own company, the Petaluma-based Word Horde. With a name taken from the epic poem Beowulf—“The eldest one answered him, leader of the troop, unlocked his wordhorde”—the boutique publisher (www.wordhorde.com) was founded, as the website proclaims, “to fight the continuing battle against monotony, mundanity, and the forces of darkness and illiteracy.” “Basically,” Lockhart explains, “I wanted to create the kind of company I would want to be published by—a company that would be upfront about reporting numbers to authors, that would be honest and above-board, and would put as many resources as possible into making the book look as good on the outside as it reads on the inside.” Word Horde launched in 2013 with just one book that year, Tales of Jack the Ripper, an anthology of stories inspired by the world’s most famous serial killer. Critically acclaimed, the delightfully grisly paperback was followed in 2014 by two more titles, which included the juicy horror anthology The Children of Old Leech: A Tribute to the Carnivorous Cosmos of Laird Barron. Last month, Old Leech—which Lockhart co-edited with Justin Steele—was nominated for a prestigious Shirley Jackson award for best edited anthology. The nomination thrusts the fledgling company alongside some of the best-known publishers of horror, science-fiction and fantasy around. The increased attention couldn’t be better timed, as Word Horde moves through its most ambitious year, with plans to publish five new titles by the end of 2015. The first, Molly Tanzer’s Vermilion, a fantasy novel best described as a “steampunk Western,” was released earlier

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Jo (a magnificent turn by Daniela Innocenti Beem) is the owner of Hiram Hall, once a thriving country-music spot now facing foreclosure. After the death of her dad, Jo plans to save the joint with a concert featuring the Cowgirl Trio. Not too happy are Jo’s employees, Mo (Staci Arriaga, adorably goofy) and Mickey (Taylor Bartolucci, effectively playing against type), who’d hoped Jo would have given them their own shot at stardom. Particularly peeved is Mickey, who, with less talent than she thinks she’s got, unleashes her inner-bitch-diva upon the Trio. Unfortunately, Jo messed up there, accidentally booking the Coghill Trio, a classical group desperate for a successful gig while out on a disastrous reunion tour. As the frazzled Mary Lou, Rita and Lee, the powerhouse threesome of Dyan McBride, Heather Buck and Danielle DeBow are pitch-perfect. With the future of Hiram Hall hanging in the balance, Jo reluctantly gives the Coghills a crash course in country singing, gradually revealing her own singing chops, which she’s dead set on keeping under wraps. Directed by Barry Martin with a keen sense for silly but sensitive comedy-drama, the slight story springs to life in the performances of the marvelous cast. Each character has her own dramatic arc, with all six women having something to prove, hide or learn. What might have descended into a mostly plotless showcase for Murfitt’s catchy songs becomes something much more. Ultimately, Cowgirls is a show about the power of transcending expectations, somehow managing, with loads of heart and heaps of charm, to do the very same thing. Rating (out of 5): ‘Cowgirls’ runs June 4–21 at the Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa. Thursday at 7pm; Friday–Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 2pm. $35. 707.266.6305

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lost a ton of weight, but was he ever that lean? Working against Cusack’s recessiveness, Wilson’s second wife Melinda (Elizabeth Banks) turns on the Klieg lights all the way as his rescuer. She’s irresistible and accurate to the time portrayed, as an open, sweet, alluring soul, with a good spine on her. The expert sound-mixing that gets us into the mind of Wilson is especially fine in Love and Mercy, with its ecstasies and terrors. We’re with the madcap genius composing “Good Vibrations” alongside a group of studio musicians— we see the iridescent shards before it became a stained-glass window. Using a hand-held camera, director Bill Pohlad convinces us that we’re present at the creation. Paul Dano is superb as the younger Wilson. His scarily good impersonation of the troubled Beach Boy is one of the best performances of the year. I hope it’ll ensure a revival of Wilson’s gorgeous, lesser known music—and maybe also serve as a warning to those who trust their therapists too much. ‘Love and Mercy’ is playing wide release in the North Bay.

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ormed a little over two years ago, the locally grown jazz ensemble the Dixie Giants have won a vibrant fan base in the North Bay with their busking style and ability to start a party under any condition. A popular sight everywhere from foodie fests to standup showcases, the young group kicks off a summer tour at HopMonk Tavern in Sebastopol with music from a new album. Formed by banjo plucker Dan Charles, clarinetist Casey Jones and sousaphonist Nick Pulley, the Dixie Giants are a strong septet of music students, educators and the requisite winemaker,

who emphatically embrace the boisterous and raucous aspects of New Orleans jazz. Pulley ďŹ rst fell in love with the sound when, as a student music teacher, his class came back from a trip to the Big Easy and begged for some funky Dixieland. “When I sunk my teeth into it, I thought it was the greatest thing ever,â€? says Pulley. “It was fantastic.â€? “It’s hard to sit and play this music,â€? Pulley continues. “The tunes are geared for a parade atmosphere.â€? To that effect, the Dixie Giants have made a name for themselves with hyperactive live shows that involve improvisation and dancing with the crowd. Now the group takes its music into uncharted territory when they pile into a van and head to the PaciďŹ c Northwest. “We’ve played as far south as San Diego,â€? says Pulley, “but I don’t think we’ve ever gone north of, gosh—Cloverdale?â€? This summer the Dixie Giants embark on a six-state tour that will see them hitting hot spots like Portland and Seattle as well as towns like Missoula and Spokane, where they’ll be playing the streets as much as the clubs. And just in time for the tour, the group has their sophomore album, A-Salted, available for download. “It’s a pretty bad pun,â€? laughs Pulley. The story goes that the band was playing alongside a burlesque dancer at Lagunitas last year when a disgruntled audience member threw a salt shaker in protest. “What’s crazy is that she got arrested for assault. You can’t make this up.â€? A-Salted features 10 terriďŹ c tracks with six original compositions alongside the band’s kinetic take on classic standards. Vinyl pressings will be on the way soon; for now, the group will have downloads available when they get the send-off treatment this week. Folk-rock friends Trebuchet open the show. The Dixie Giants perform on Friday, June 12, at HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. 9pm. $10–$12. 707.829.7300.

Concerts SONOMA COUNTY The Dixie Giants North Bay’s Best Jazz Band plays a send-off party before embarking on their upcoming summer tour, with Trebuchet opening. Jun 12, 9pm. $10-$12. HopMonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

Huichica Music Festival Allah-Las, Amen Dunes, McCombs Skiffle Players, Jessica Pratt and others take to three stages for this annual event that also features local wines, beer and food trucks. Jun 12-13. $40-$120. Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma. 707.938.5277.

John Oates & Holly WIlliams The Blue Rose Ball fundraiser returns to Sonoma with one half of Hall & Oates and the granddaughter of Hank Williams performing together. Jun 13, 8pm. $50. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.

MARIN COUNTY Craig Chaquico Original founding member and former lead guitarist of Jefferson Starship celebrates 40th anniversary of “Red Octopus.� Jun 13, 9pm. $40$45. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.1100.

DjangoFest Mill Valley Popular Gypsy-jazz weekend of shows features headliners Joscho Stephan, Hot Club of Holland and the Rhythm Future Quartet as well as workshops and more. Jun 12-14. $45-$140. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

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collective Odd Future appear as part of their Mind Gone Tour, with D-12 rapper Bizarre opening. Jun 17, 8pm. $20-$22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.1100.

Clubs & Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Andrews Hall Jun 16, a Grand Night piano concert. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma. 707.938.4626.

Aqus Cafe Jun 10, open jazz jam. Jun 11, Richard Torres. Jun 12, Vespertine Orchestra. Jun 13, Keller Sisters. Jun 14, 2pm, Mood Swing. Jun 17, West Coast Songwriters Competition. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

The Big Easy Jun 10, Tracy Rose and friends. Jun 12, Eric Wiley Organ Trio. Jun 13, Temptation (New Order tribute). Jun 14, Left Coast Syncopators. Jun 16, the American Alley Cats. Jun 17, Bruce Gordon and Nicky Otis. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.

Burgers & Vine Tues, “Reggae Market� DJ night. 400 First St E, Sonoma. 707.938.7110.

Christy’s on the Square Wed, Casa Rasta. Thurs, Throwback Thursdays with DJ Stevie B. 96 Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa. 707.528.8565.

Coffee Catz Jun 11, 3:30pm, Jazz Duet with Randall Colleen and Todd Smith. Jun 13, 11am, Gary T. Mon, open mic. Tues, 12pm, peaceful piano hour. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.

Album-release show for the celebrated country-roots band also features North Beach Brass Band and benefits NAMI. Jun 13, 8pm. $15. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

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Mon, 11am, Proud Mary’s ukulele jam and lessons.

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Second Thursday of every month, open mic with Josh Windmiller. 122 West Napa St, Sonoma. 707.935.7960.

Finley Community Center

Flamingo Lounge Jun 12, Neon Velvet. Jun 13, the Best Intentions. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

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French Garden Jun 12, Haute Flash Quartet. Jun 13, Honey B and the Pollinators. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

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HopMonk Sonoma Jun 12, 5pm, Folias Flute and Guitar Duo. Jun 12, 8pm, Clay Bell. Jun 13, 1pm, Dan Martin. Jun 14, 1pm, Pat Hull. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

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7/31 Pat Benetar & Neil Giraldo 35th Anniversary Tour

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Main Street Station Jun 10, Greg Hester. Jun 11, Susan Sutton. Jun 12, Susan Sutton Jazz Combo. Jun 13, T. Jackson Trio. Jun 17, Pocket Canyon Ramblers. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. ) 707.869.0501.

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Jun 12, Mason Jennings. Jun 14, Jonathan Richman and Tommy Larkins. Jun 17, Easy Star AllStars. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

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Occidental Center for the Arts Jun 13, Rhythm Future Quartet: Gypsy Jazz. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Phoenix Theater Jun 11, Neutral Milk Hotel. Sold-out. Sun, 5pm, rock and blues jam. Tues, 7pm, Acoustic Americana jam. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

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Jun 10, 4pm, Levi & Donny. Jun 10, 8pm, Sound Kitchen. Jun 13, 2pm, Carl & Eddie. Jun 13, 7:30pm, Foxes in the Henhouse. Jun 14, Irish jam session. Jun 16, 4pm, Matt Silva and Nick Otis. Jun 17, Gypsy Kisses. Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.

Rio Nido Roadhouse Jun 13, Rick Lenzi & Roustabout. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.

Rocker Oysterfeller’s Jun 14, Lucky Drive Bluegrass Band. 14415 Hwy 1, Valley Ford. 707.876.1983.

Rossi’s 1906

Fri 6/12 • Doors 8pm • ADV $32 / DOS $37 / VIP $72

The Dirty Knobs with Mike Campbell, Jason Sinay, Matt Laug, Lance Morrison Sat 6/13 • Doors 8pm • ADV $40 / DOS $45

Craig Chaquico – Original founding member and former lead guitarist of Jefferson Starship Celebrates 40th anniversary of “Red Octopus” Sun 6/14 • Doors 7pm • ADV $22 / DOS $25

Grammy Winner Ike Stubblefield (Marvin Gaye, Eric Clapton, Al Green) & Friends featuring Dave Shul (Michael Franti & Spearhead), Rich Aguan & Leslie Mendelson & Guests Wed 6/17 • Doors 7pm • ADV $20 / DOS $22

Mind Gone Tour feat Mike G & Left Brain of Odd Future + Bizarre of D-12 With Larry (Odd Future), Speak! & Pyramid Vritra (Stones Throw)

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Jun 10, the California Honeydrops. Jun 12, DJ Izak. Jun 13, Trainwreck Junction. Thurs, What’s Shakin’ jam session. 401 Grove St, El Verano. 707.343.0044.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub Jun 13, the Rains. Sun, Evening Jazz with Gary Johnson. 131 E First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.9610.

Sally Tomatoes Jun 12, Rick Lenzi & Roustabout. 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.665.0260.

Sebastiani Theatre Jun 14, “Joe Hill’s Last Will” with John McCutcheon. 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.

Spancky’s Jun 13, Thadeus Gonzalez. Thurs, 7pm, Thursday Night Blues Jam. Thurs, 11pm, DJ Selecta Konnex. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.

Stark Wine Tasting Room Jun 12, the Narwhals. 441

Jun 12, Gator Nation. 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.5712.

Taft Street Winery Jun 14, 3pm, Gator Nation Band. 2030 Barlow Lane, Sebastopol. 707.823.2049.

Twin Oaks Tavern Jun 10, Old School Country Band. Jun 11, Bootleg Honeys. Jun 12, the Sorentinos. Jun 13, 5pm, Detroit Disciples. Jun 13, 8pm, FiveAM. Jun 14, 1pm, Doug Smith Memorial featuring Markus James and HugeLarge. Jun 14, 5pm, Blues and BBQ with the Soulshine Band. Jun 17, David Thom Band. Mon, Blues Defenders Pro Jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Jun 13, Michael W. Smith. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Zodiacs Jun 10, Delta Nove. Jun 11, Shafty. Jun 12, Bex Marshall & What’s Shakin’ with Layla Musselwhite. Jun 13, Gigantis with MoeTar and the Vespertine Orchestra. Jun 15, David Thom with Linda McRae and Vintage Grass. 256 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.773.7751.

MARIN COUNTY Fenix Jun 11, Eric Wiley. Jun 13, Fleetwood Mask. Jun 14, Carl Nagin. Jun 16, West Coast Songwriters Competition. Wed, Pro blues jam. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

George’s Nightclub Jun 12, Bradford. Wed, Rock and R&B Jam. Sat, DJ night. Sun, Mexican Banda. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

HopMonk Novato Jun 10, open mic night with Untamed Creatures. Jun 12, Supersuckers. Jun 13, Freddy Clarke’s Wobbly World. Jun 14, EN Young. Jun 17, open mic night with DJ Powermove. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

19 Broadway Club Jun 10, Sticky’s Backyard. Jun 11, Steppin’ Up Thursdays. Jun 12, Soul Ska. Jun 13, Lyrics Born. Jun 14, Migrant Pickers. Jun 17, Kortuzi Band. Mon, open mic. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar Jun 10, Rick Hardin and Scott Lipsitz. Jun 11, Jimmy & Ray Ray Allstars. Jun 13, Fuzzy Slippers. Jun 14, 3pm, Flowtilla. Jun 17, Marc Bourguignon and Hallie Richards. Fri, Michael Aragon Quartet. Mon, Kimrea and Dreamdogs. Tues, open mic. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Osteria Divino Jun 10, Deborah Winters. Jun 11, Robert Overbury Trio. Jun 12, Parker Grant Trio. Jun 13, Denise Perrier. Jun 16, Brian Moran. Jun 17, Pedro Rosales Con Quimba. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Jun 10, Donna D’Acuti. Jun 11, Wanda Stafford. Jun 16, Swing Fever jivin’ with Fats. Jun 17, Dave Getz. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Jun 10, the Substitutes. Jun 11, Mark’s Jam Sammich. Jun 12, the Receders. Jun 13, Fairfax Fest After-Party. Jun 16, Fresh Baked Blues. Jun 17, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. Mon, Billy D’s open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Jun 12, Stompy Jones. Jun 14, Doug Adamz Trio. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Sausalito Cruising Club Jun 12, Charles Wheal Band. Jun 14, Medicine Ball Band. Mon, Blue Monday Blues Jam. 300 Napa St, Sausalito.

Sausalito Seahorse Jun 11, Marin Jazz Trio. Jun 12, Michael LaMacchia. Jun 13, DJ Richard Habib. Jun 14, Avance. Wed, Tango with Marcello and Seth. Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Station House Cafe Jun 14, Gypsy Kisses. Third Monday of every month, Blue Monday with Paul Knight. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1515.

Studio 55 Marin Jun 12, the Tuttles plus Sound of Sirens. 1455 E Francisco Blvd, San Rafael. 415.453.3161.

Sweetwater Music Hall Through Jun 10, Steve Kimock. Jun 11, Tracy Blackman with Carlos Santana and Cindy Blackman Santana. Sold-out. Jun 12, the Dirty Knobs. Jun 14, Ike Stubblefield and friends.

Jun 16, Crossroads school showcase. Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.1100.

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Terrapin Crossroads Jun 11, Willie Watson Rambles with Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band. Jun 12, Grateful Bluegrass Boys. Jun 12-13, Phil Lesh and friends celebrate the Grateful Dead 1977. Jun 13, Terrapin All-Stars with Jon Graboff. Jun 14, Terrapin AllStars with Cochrane McMillan. Jun 15, Grateful Monday’s. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

Town Center Corte Madera Jun 14, 2pm, James Moseley Band. 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera. 415.924.2961.

NAPA COUNTY City Winery Napa Jun 10, Help Rebuild Nepal Benefit Concert with the Iron Heart, James Patrick Regan and others. Jun 11, the Dirty Knobs. Jun 12, Gordon Lightfoot. Sold-out. Jun 13, the New Mastersounds with On the Spot Trio. Jun 14, Hot Rize. Jun 15, the Ray Charles Project. Jun 16, World Party with Gabriel Kelly. Jun 17, Leftover Cuties with Sam Outlaw and Taylor Scott. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.260.1600.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Jun 10, Jamie Wyatt Band. Jun 13, Jinx Jones and the KingTones. Sun, DJ Aurelio. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.

FARM at Carneros Inn Jun 10, Carlos Herrera Trio. Jun 11, Dan Daniels Trio. Jun 17, Whiskey & Honey Trio. 4048 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. 888.400.9000.

Goose & Gander Jun 14, Groove Session. 1245 Spring St, St Helena. 707.967.8779.

Silo’s Jun 10, Mike Greensill jazz. Jun 11, Nate Lopez. Jun 12, the Nickel Slots with the Funk Pickles. Jun 13, Icons musical tribute. Jun 14, Steve Sage and friends. Jun 17, Steve TaylorRamirez. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Uva Trattoria Jun 10, Tom Duarte. Jun 11, Le Jazz Hot. Jun 12, Tony Macaroni Trio. Jun 13, Jack Pollard and Dan Daniels. Jun 14, Bob Castell Blanch. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.

Strong ‘Will’ John McCutcheon takes on Joe Hill in one-man play Popular folk songwriter John McCutcheon is a regular sight at Sonoma’s Sebastiani Theatre, but this week he sings a different tune when he stars in Joe Hill’s Last Will, a one-man play that examines the activist and songwriter on the last day of his life through some of Hill’s most enduring songs. “No one would be more surprised than Joe Hill that someone is doing a one-man show based on him,” says McCutcheon. Utah authorities executed Hill 100 years ago over a dubious conviction. Hill was a member of the International Workers of the World union and a prolific songwriter who practically invented the protest song. “He’s a central figure that almost nobody knows,” says McCutcheon. An influence on icons like Woody Guthrie, Hill repurposed old melodies with new, socially conscious lyrics that are still relevant today. McCutcheon feels an affinity with the character, whom he first portrayed when the show originally debuted in 2011. “The wonderful thing about theater is that, much more so than books or songs, they are real living documents,” says McCutcheon. With an expanded set of Hill’s songs, McCutcheon commands the stage in this stirring show that he says “treads the turf” between live concert and live theater. Joe Hill’s Last Will is presented on Sunday, June 14, at Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St. E., Sonoma. 7:30pm. $22. 707.996.9756.—Charlie Swanson

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Arts Events Galleries RECEPTIONS Jun 12 Art Works Downtown, “The Art of Rock Legends,” works by Jerry Garcia, Grace Slick, Carlos Santana and others display. 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.451.8119.

Jun 13 Healdsburg Center for the Arts, “Clay & Glass,” sculpture works by more than a dozen artists display. 5pm. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. 707.431.1970. Seager Gray Gallery, “Contemporary Lyrical Abstraction,” sensuous and imaginative works from artists Leslie Allen, Tim Craighead, Frances McCormack and others. 5:30pm. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Jun 14 Gallery Route One, “Art Works!” art by the gallery’s artist members. 3pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1347.

SONOMA COUNTY Chroma Gallery Through Jul 10, “METAMORPHOSiS: The Art of Change and Rebirth,” group show explores transformative changes in appearance, character or substance, such as the profound changes in our lives. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

Cutting Edge Salon Through Jun 30, “Close” showing works from eight young photographers. 7773 Healdsburg Ave, Sebastopol. 707.823.3307.

EoMega Grove Through Jun 28, “Photography & Jewelry Group Show,” renowned photographer Bo Svenson and master jewelers

Joanne Quirino and Dianne Collins display. 7327 Occidental Rd, Sebastopol. Various 707.824.5632.

Finley Community Center Through Jul 16, “A Course Neither Bitter Nor False,” Kristen Throop’s paintings of cows and repetitive song lyrics; black bears. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. MonFri, 8am-6pm; Sat, 9 -11 am. 707.543.3737

Gallery One Through Jun 10, “Art at the Source Showcase,” celebrating 21 years of Art at the Source, this exhibition features painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics and more. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.778.8277.

Graton Gallery Through Jun 28, “three,” oil, glass and pastels from Sandra Rubin, Carla Sarvis, E Ryder Sutton plus guests. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sun, 10:30 to 6. 707.829.8912.

Guerneville Library Through Jun 20, “Reach,” photography show. 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9004.

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Stones Throw Through Sep 15, “Art of the Mystical Divine,” artist Suzanne de Veuve displays striking paintings of worldly images and influence. 15 Charles Street, Cotati. Tues-Sat, 11am to 5:30pm. Sun, Noon to 5pm. 707.242.6669.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Through Aug 30, “Root 101,” new outdoor Sculpture Garden and Art Walk opens with a show featuring redwood sculptures by highly acclaimed local artist Bruce Johnson. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. Daily, noon-6pm 707.546.3600.

MARIN COUNTY 142 Throckmorton Theatre Through Jun 30, “Legends & Superstars,” Dan Dion presents a career’s worth of his photos of celebrities and Bay Area venues. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Through Jun 14, “40 Years of the Hearsay News,” exhibit includes more than 50,000 pages bound in volumes to peruse. 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri, 1 to 5; Sat-Sun, noon to 5; and by appointment. 415.868.0330.

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Orpheus Wines Tasting Room Through Jun 28, “Fine Lines,” an exhibit of steel and wire sculptures by Steve Lohman. 8910 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood. 707.282.9231.

Riverfront Art Gallery Through Jul 5, “Wine Country Retrospective,” photographs by Lance Kuehne and Jeff G. Allen. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. FriSat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART.

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Through Jun 22, “Ain’t Natural,” mixed-media show features Jenny Honnert Abells fantastical images, John Hundt’s collage landscapes and others. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. Tues-Fri, 10 to 6. Sat, 10 to 5. 707.473.9600.

Through Jul 5, “Summer Solstice,” the OCA’s gallery shows this juried group exhibit. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

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Through Jul 9, “Marin Meanderings,” an exhibit of watercolors by members of Marin County Watercolor Society, celebrating 45 years. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.

Through Jul 3, “Artist’s View of the News,” art inspired by articles in the Marin Independant Journal, an open juried show. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. Mon-Thurs, 11am to 4pm; Sat-Sun, noon to 4pm. 415.454.9561.

MarinMOCA Through Jul 5, “Summer National Juried Exhibition,” artist from around the country display. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4, 415.506.0137.

Red Barn Gallery Through Jun 30, “Connections,” women environmental artists

encourage care for our habitat. 1 Bear Valley Rd, Pt Reyes Station. 415.464.5125.

Robert Allen Fine Art Through Jul 30, “Realism: Architecture and Landscape,” group show features Everett Jensen, Davis Perkins, Victoria Ryan and others. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.2800.

Toby’s Gallery Through Jun 24, “Tree Peoples,” works by GRO’s Artists in the Schools program tackles the question, what do trees and people have in common? 11250 Hwy 1, Point Reyes Station.

NAPA COUNTY di Rosa Through Jul 19, “Tongue-inCheek,” group show employ humor as a critical tool to explore complex social themes and illuminate the follies of daily life. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sun, 10am to 6pm. 707.226.5991.

Comedy Comedy Magic Show Evening of family-friendly

magic and comedy performed by the Brooklyn Kid and friends. Jun 12, 8pm. $15. Shuffle’s Magical Ice Cream Shoppe, 528 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, 707.544.3535.

Comedy on the Crush Pad Enjoy world-class comedy out on the crush pad with the gorgeous Mayacama Mountains as the backdrop. Jun 13, 6pm. $20. Deerfield Ranch Winery, 10200 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood, 707.833.2270.

Eddie Izzard The comic genius brings his massive Force Majeure world tour back to the U.S. and makes his Santa Rosa debut. Jun 17, 8pm. $51-$71. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Laughing Tomato Comedy Showcase Local and Bay Area comics, hosted by Tony Sparks. Third Tues of every month, 8pm. Free. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.665.0260.

Dance Little Feet Dance Recital Jun 14, 1pm. Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville 707.944.9900.

Hula: Heartbeat of the Hawaiian People Jun 13, 2pm. Sonoma Valley Regional Library, 755 W Napa St, Sonoma 707.939.0379.

Events ‘Art at the Source’ Open Studio Tour Discover art and artists in western Sonoma County. Maps and artist info available at www.artatthesource. org. Through Jun 14. Free. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, 707.829.4797.

Book Discussion Group Discussing “Confessions of a Sociopath” by ME Thomas. Jun 11, 12:30pm. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707.869.9004.

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Cultivators Unite Panel discussion and picnic advocates for patient, cultivator, citizen and environmental rights in Sonoma County. Jun 14, 2pm. $10-$15. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

Discover SoulCollage Mirabai Joan Kolari leads a session of collage making that can be used for selfinquiry and guidance with life-challenging questions or as a healing tool encouraging you to consult your inner guru. Jun 12, 7:30pm. Songbird Community Healing Center, 8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.2398.

Domestic Violence Advocate Training Become an advocate over five day-long sessions, and make a difference in your community. Jun 17-27. $300. Center for Domestic Peace, 734 A St, San Rafael.

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

Spray Can Slam Watch bay area artists create street art on canvas and join in on the massive communal art mural. Jun 13, 11am. Free. Napa Valley Art Supplies, 3250 California Blvd, Napa, 707.224.2775.

Summer Flea Market Resurrection Roller Girls host a flea market to fund their travel fund. With local vendors and a bake sale. Jun 14, 9am. Cal Skate, 6100 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park.

Swinging on the Moon Second annual “VOICES in the Vineyard” fundraising event features swinging sounds, dinner and silent auction. Jun 14, 5:30pm. $100. Jacuzzi Family Vineyards, 24724 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, 707.931.7575.

Japanese Cultural Day Osmosis celebrates their Japanese roots with music, cuisine, art bazaar and treatments, as well as a local’s evening event with cedar enzyme foot baths and a Japanese sword demonstration. Jun 17, 10am. $199. Osmosis Day Spa, 209 Bohemian Hwy, Freestone, 707.823.8231.

Laguna Open House Take a self-guided nature walk or a guide-led tour of the historic house and barn. Second Sat of every month. Free. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.527.9277.

Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music Music by Petty Theft, Mustache Harbor, Royal Jelly Jive, the Brothers Comatose, Mojo Rising and more joins art from hundreds of local vendors and beer and wine tastings. Jun 13-14. Free. Downtown Novato, Grant Ave, Novato.

San Rafael Art Walk Second Fri monthly, 5 to 8,

Field Trips Afternoon Community Service Participate in center restoration projects. Third Wed of every month. Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, 415.388.2524.

Cemetery Walking Tour Led by cemetery historian Nancy Brennan. Jun 13, 10am. $5-$10. Tulocay Cemetery, 411 Coombsville Rd, Napa.

Garden Volunteer Day Sink your hands into the beautiful, rich soil at the Center’s garden and learn from the diversity of plant life. Wed. Free. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707.874.1557.

Hiking for Fitness Designed to promote fitness and fun while learning the basics of hiking. Sat, 8:30am.

through Jul 18. $15. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.938.5216.

Nature Walk Petaluma Wetlands Alliance and Madrone Audubon leads a nature walk. Jun 13, 9am. 707.763.3577. Shollenberger Park, 1400 Cader Ln, Petaluma.

Organic Garden Tour Includes an introduction to the center’s organic gardens and bordering wild lands, educational programs and resident intentional community. Sun, Jun 14, 1pm. Free. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707.874.1557.

Public Star Party Observatory’s three main telescopes plus many additional telescopes are open for viewing. Sat, Jun 13, 9pm. $3. Robert Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.6979.

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Sanctuary Bird Walk Led by experienced staff of volunteers. Second Thurs of every month, 10am. Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, 415.388.2524.

Solar Viewing Specially filtered telescopes allow safe observation of our favorite star, the Sun. Sat, Jun 13, 11am. Free. Robert Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.6979.

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Film American Graffiti Plays as part of the vintage film series. Jun 15, 7pm. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma, 707.996.9756.

The Beastie Boys: Beastie/ography Documentary on the popular group screens. Jun 14, 8pm. Free. Zodiacs, 256 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.773.7751.

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Multigenerational event features fun, inspirational activities providing tools for enhancing family living today and in the future Jun 13, 10am. Free. Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.543.3737.

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A Film About Coffee Filmmaker Brandon Loper examines the processes, preferences and preparations of specialty coffees around the world. Jun 14, 3pm. $20. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.3946.

On the Edge Director Rob Nilsson presents a rare screening of his 1986 drama starring Bruce Dern. Jun 11, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

The Russian River: All Rivers Film screening benefits Preserve Rural Sonoma County. A discussion with the filmmaker follows. Jun 16, 7pm. $15. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol, 707.525.4840.

Welles 100 Weekly retrospective of Orson Welles’ classic films honors the legendary artist on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Sun through Jun 28. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

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Food & Drink Artisan Cheese Making at Home A hands-on event with Louella Hill. Jun 12. $160. The Fork, 14700 Hwy 1, Point Reyes Station, 800.591.6878.

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Tues-Sat, 8am. through Oct 31. Oxbow parking lot, 500 First St, Napa, 707.501.3087.

Organic farm and garden produce stand where you bring your own bag. Wed, 10am. College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, 415.454.4554.

Eat, Learn, Shop Enjoy a guided tour of Shelton’s Market and information about healthy and delicious recipes to make at home. Jun 16, 2pm. $20. Healdsburg Yoga Studio, 432-B Center Street, Healdsburg, 707236-2030.

Fairfax Community Farmers Market Wed, 4pm. through Sep 30. Peri Park, 124 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, 415.999.5635.

Farm to Table Dinner Experience the bounty of Sonoma County on the farm with a delicious multi-course meal and accompanying live music performance. Sat, Jun 13, 7pm. $100. SucherNova Farm, 900 West Sierra Ave, Cotati.

Farmers Market at Long Meadow Ranch Fri, 9am and Sat-Sun, 11am. Long Meadow Ranch Winery, 738 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.4555.

Forestville Certified Farmers Market Tues, 4pm. through Oct 27. Corks Restaurant, 5700 Gravenstein Hwy N, Forestville, 707.887.3344.

Friends of the Healdsburg Farmers’ Market Dinner A benefit dinner prepared with fresh, local produce from the farmers and ranchers of the Healdsburg Certified Farmers’ Market. Jun 10, 6pm. $95. SHED, 25 North St, Healdsburg, 707.431.7433.

Harvest Market Selling local and seasonal fruit, flowers, vegetables and eggs. Sat, 9am. Harvest Market, 19996 Seventh St E, Sonoma, 707.996.0712.

Healdsburg Certified Farmers Market Sat, 9am and Wed, 3:30pm. through Oct 7. Healdsburg Farmers Market, North & Vine St, Healdsburg, 707.431.1956.

Home Cheesemaking Class Award-winning cheese maker Sheana Davis leads a monthly class that features new cheeses each session. Second Sun of every month, 1pm. $55. Epicurean Connection, 122 West Napa St, Sonoma, 707.935.7960.

Kenwood Community Certified Farmers Market Sun-noon through Sep 13. Kenwood Plaza Park, 200 Warm Springs Rd, Kenwood, 415.999.5635.

Petaluma East Side Certified Farmers Market Tues, 10am. Petaluma Community Center, 320 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 415.999.5635.

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

Chops Teen Club Hang-out spot for Santa Rosa teens ages 12 to 20 offers art studio and class, open gym, tech lounge, cafe, recording studio and film club. Hours for high schoolers: Mon-Thurs, 3 to 9; Fri, 3 to 11; Sat and school holidays, noon to 11. For middle school kids: Mon-Fri, 3 to 7; Sat and school holidays, noon to 7. Film club meets Tues at 4. Ongoing. Membership, $5$10 per year. Chops Teen Club, 509 Adams St, Santa Rosa, 707.284.2467.

Saddle Club Children six and up are welcome for horse- and stable-related games and a casual dinner. Fri, 5:30pm. $20. Sunrise Stables, 1098 Lodi Lane, St Helena, 707.333.1509.

ZunZun Hands-on music celebrating how to be an Earth Hero. ZunZun uses instruments from around the world. Jun 17, 11am. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707.869.9004.

Pocket” with Sukey Forbes. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

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Evening of sitting meditation, tea and dharma talk. All are welcome. Mon, 7pm. Free. Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.568.5381.

Clutternomics Learn how to declutter your life and grow your business with Kathleen Reynolds. Jun 13, 4pm. Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.6600.

Farming for Mother Nature Discussion on soil health, habitat resiliency and intensive no-till vegetable agriculture with farmers from Singing Frogs Farm. Registration required. Jun 13, 3pm. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.527.9277.

Female Energy & Yoni Steams Learn to run female energy and about Yoni Steams, an ancient Mayan women’s tradition from Crystal-Rose and Chris Perkowska of Women’s Health Alchemy. Jun 17, 7pm. $25. Sonoma Body Balance, 210 Vallejo St, Ste C, Petaluma, 707.658.2599.

Managing Water When Water Is Scarce A comprehensive approach to conserving water from the Sonoma Ecology Center. Jun 13, 10am. Free. Sonoma Garden Park, 19990 Seventh St E, Sonoma.

Painting Intensive Weekend of immersive art for experienced students. Jun 1314. $125. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, 707.938.4626.

Readings Book Passage Jun 10, 7pm, “The Enchanted” with Rene Denfeld. Jun 11, 7pm, “Palace of Treason” with Jason Matthews. Jun 12, 7pm, “Shrinkage” with Bryan Bishop. Jun 13, 1pm, “Ordinary Medicine” with Sharon Kaufman. Jun 13, 4pm, “Find Momo Coast to Coast” with Andrew Knapp & Momo. Jun 14, 7pm, “We Are Not Ourselves” with Matthew Thomas. Jun 16, 7pm, Marin Poetry Center Traveling Show. Jun 17, 7pm, “The Angel in My

Jun 12, 7pm, “Love in Every Stitch” with Lee Gant. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books Jun 10, 6:30pm, Book Club Drop-in Read-up. Jun 12, 7pm, “In Touch” with John J Prendergast. Jun 13, 2pm, “Book of Aron” with Jim Shepard. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Healdsburg Copperfield’s Books Jun 12, 7pm, “Eight Hundred Grapes” with Laura Dave. 104 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books Jun 13, 7pm, “Tantra for the West” with Marc Allen. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

HopMonk Sebastopol Jun 10, 6pm, “The Sunlit Night” with Rebecca Dinerstein. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol 707.829.7300.

Occidental Center for the Arts Jun 12, 7pm, “There’s a Man with a Gun Over There” with RM Ryan. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental 707.874.9392.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Jun 10, 7pm, “Ruby” with Cynthia Bond. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.

country musical features six of the best female voices in the Bay Area. Through Jun 21. $26$35. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa, 707.266.6305.

Falstaff Cinnabar’s season ends on a high note with this irreverent opera, sung in English, that combines Verdi’s glorious score with Shakespeare’s uproarious rogue. Jun 12-28. $25-$40. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.763.8920.

Little Murders Sonoma Arts Live presents this satirical story of a severely dysfunctional family. Jun 11-28. $12-$26. Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, 707.974.1932.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Co-directors Amy Lovato and Yave Guzman present Shakespeare’s play with an accessible approach perfect for those less familiar with the Bard. Jun 12-21. $12-$18. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, 707.829.2214.

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Pegasus Theater Company puts on their annual short play festival, serving seven tasty new works in four different towns. Jun 12-14. Jenner Community Center, 10398 Hwy 1, Jenner, 707.583.2343.

The Clean House Ross Valley Players present this acclaimed romantic comedy centered around a cleaning lady more interested in cracking jokes. Through Jun 14. $14-$29. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555.

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GEMINI (May 21–June 20) I think it’ll be better if you don’t engage in much sacrifice, compromise or surrender in the next two weeks. Normally they are valuable tools to have at your disposal, but for now they may tend to be counterproductive. Judging from the current astrological omens, I suspect you need to be more commanding than usual, more confident in your vision of how to take action with maximum integrity. It’s time for you to draw deeper from the source of your own power and express it with extra grace and imagination. CANCER (June 21–July 22) You will soon be escaping—or maybe “graduating” is the right word— from your interesting trials and tribulations. In honor of this cathartic transition, I suggest you consider doing a ritual. It can be a full-fledged ceremony you conduct with somber elegance, or a five-minute psychodrama you carry out with boisterous nonchalance. It will be a celebration of your ability to outlast the forces of chaos and absurdity, and an expression of gratitude for the resources you’ve managed to call on in the course of your struggle. To add an extra twist, you could improvise a rowdy victory prayer that includes this quote adapted from Nietzsche: “I throw roses into the abyss and say: ‘Here is my thanks to the monster who did not devour me.’”

LEO (July 23–August 22) I propose a Friends Cleanse. It would be a three-week-long process of reviewing your support team and web of connections. If you feel up for the challenge, start this way: Take inventory of your friendships and alliances. If there are any that have faded or deteriorated, make a commitment to either fix them or phase them out. Here’s the second stage of the Friends Cleanse: Give dynamic boosts to those relationships that are already working well. Take them to the next level of candor and synergy. VIRGO (August 23–September 22) After Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he made sure it would get the publicity he wanted. He wrote anonymous reviews of his own book and submitted them to several publications, all of which printed them. “An American bard at last!” began the glowing review that appeared in one newspaper. According to my reading of the astrological omens, Virgo, you now have license to engage in similar behavior. You will incur no karma, nor will you tempt fate, if you tout your own assets in the coming weeks. Try to make your bragging and self-promotion as charming as possible, of course. But don’t be timid about it. LIBRA (September 23–October 22) If you carry out the assignments I recommend, you will boost your charisma, your chutzpah, and your creativity. Here’s the first one: Try something impossible every day. Whether or not you actually accomplish it isn’t important. To merely make the effort will shatter illusions that are holding you back. Here’s your second assignment: Break every meaningless rule that tempts you to take yourself too seriously. Explore the art of benevolent

mischief. Here’s the third: Clear out space in your fine mind by shedding one dogmatic belief, two unprovable theories and three judgmental opinions. Give yourself the gift of fertile emptiness.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

In the 16th century, roguish French author Francois Rabelais published a comic novel titled The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel. In the course of his satirical story, a learned teacher named Epistemon takes a visit to the afterlife and back. While on the other side, he finds famous dead heroes employed in humble tasks. Alexander the Great is making a meager living from mending old socks. Cleopatra is hawking onions in the streets. King Arthur cleans hats and Helen of Troy supervises chambermaids. In accordance with the Rabelaisian quality of your current astrological aspects, Scorpio, I invite you to meditate on the reversals you would like to see in your own life. What is first that maybe should be last? And vice versa? What’s enormous that should be small? And vice versa? What’s proud that should be humble? And vice versa?

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) There’s no better time than now to ask the big question or seek the big opening or explore the big feeling. People are not only as receptive as they will ever be, they are also more likely to understand what you really mean and what you are trying to accomplish. Which door has been forever locked? Which poker face hasn’t blinked or flinched in many moons? Which heart of darkness hasn’t shown a crack of light for as long as you can remember? These are frontiers worth revisiting now, when your ability to penetrate the seemingly impenetrable is at a peak. CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) The writer Donald Barthelme once came to see the artist Elaine de Kooning in her New York studio. Midway through the visit, loud crashes and bangs disturbed the ceiling above them. De Kooning wasn’t alarmed. “Oh, that’s Herbert thinking,” she said, referring to the metal sculptor Herbert Ferber, who worked in a studio directly above hers. This is the kind of thinking I’d love to see you unleash in the coming days, Capricorn. Now is not a time for mild, cautious, delicate turns of thought, but rather for vigorous meditations, rambunctious speculations and carefree musings. In your quest for practical insight, be willing to make some noise. (The story comes from Barthelme’s essay “Not-Knowing.”) AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18)

Sidney Lumet was an American director who worked on 50 films, including 14 that were nominated for Academy Awards, like Network and Dog Day Afternoon. Actors loved to work with him, even though he was a stickler for thorough rehearsals. Intense preparation, he felt, was the key to finding the “magical accidents” that allow an actor’s highest artistry to emerge. I advocate a similar strategy for you, Aquarius. Make yourself ready, through practice and discipline, to capitalize fully on serendipitous opportunities and unexpected breakthroughs when they arrive.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

“It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient one, too,” said American writer Josh Billings. I agree with him. It’s not impossible to solve the mystery of who you are, but it can be hard work that requires playful honesty, cagey tenacity and an excellent sense of humor. The good news is that these days it’s far less difficult and inconvenient than usual for you to deepen your self-understanding. So take advantage! To get started, why don’t you interview yourself? Go here to see some questions you could ask: http://bit.ly/interviewyourself.

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