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Bummin’ Tom Gogola’s beach bum article (“Shacked Up,” Feb. 17) is very well-written and provides the best description of the ’60s–’70s I’ve heard in an article not ostensibly written about that era. His beach retreat is a microcosm of those days. For those who weren’t there back then, there were so many living spaces—houses, shacks, forests,

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County. Napa agricultural lands are held in a unique agricultural preserve, and there are restrictions on production, sourcing of grapes and events on ag land. None of these restrictions or conditions exists in Sonoma County. Our Sonoma County general plan environmental impact report assessed impacts of 239 facilities by 2020. It’s 2016, and we already have 439 wineries built, with more in the pipeline.

If the Name Fits Coming up with the most insulting anagram of a dead person’s name (“Scalia via Anagram,” Feb. 17) sounds like a “moot goal, g.”

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‘We already have 439 wineries, with more in the pipeline.’ Doing the Right Thing I hope the Bohemian will be running an article soon on the dismal response by the medical cannabis industry to register with the water board and submit to inspections to mitigate environmental damage. We are one of only two or three grows in the entire county who have stepped to the plate and done the right thing. I have been increasingly disgusted by the Bohemian’s coverage of the industry, blindly supporting the bad actors who have been flouting regulations for massive financial gain. The state, finally, has started doing its job. It’s time the growers, the press and the end users start doing theirs.

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n May 1957, a 31-year-old woman entered the New York City offices of publisher J. B. Lippincott, and said to the receptionist, “Good mornin’. I’m Nelle Harper Lee. I’m here for my appointment.”

“Good morning, Miss Lee. The editors are waiting for you.” Thus started Nelle’s journey as an author. When she entered the conference room, she faced several male editors and one woman. The woman’s name was Theresa von Hohoff, but she preferred to be called Tay Hohoff. Nelle was told that the manuscript her agent had sent them, Go Set a Watchman but retitled Atticus, was “more a series of anecdotes than a fully conceived novel,” but since they did like her writing style, they assigned Tay to work with Nelle. Over the next three years, Nelle’s journey, working hand-in-hand with Tay, led to the 1960 publication of one of the most popular and respected books of our time, To Kill a Mockingbird. There are no detailed written records of the work between the two, but by all accounts, they created an enduring work of fiction . Generations have elevated Atticus Finch to folk-hero status, aided by Gregory Peck’s portrayal in the 1962 movie. Parents named their sons “Atticus”; young people were so taken with the character that they chose to pursue a legal career; author Ron Hansen titled his book Atticus in the fictional lawyer’s honor; and now a stage play is destined for Broadway produced by Scott Rudin and written by Aaron Sorkin. Nelle Harper Lee, your author’s journey is done. Rest peacefully and enjoy the company of Atticus, Scout, Jem, Calpurnia, Tom, Dill, Boo, and even Bob and Mayella. We are forever indebted to you for your wonderful characters, who instilled in my generation a higher sense of morality and understanding as the difficult years of the Civil Rights revolution unfolded. And future generations continue to learn the same lessons as well. Waights Taylor Jr. lives in Santa Rosa, and is originally from Birmingham, Ala. He is the author of the award-winning ‘Our Southern Home: Scottsboro to Montgomery to Birmingham.’ Open Mic is a weekly feature in the ‘Bohemian.’ We welcome your contribution. To have your topical essay of 350 words considered for publication, write openmic@bohemian.com.

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WATCH HER RUN ‘We must continue to work for social, economic, educational and environmental justice,’ says Mariko Yamada.

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Talking with progressive State Senate candidate Mariko Yamada BY TOM GOGOLA

ariko Yamada was termed-out of her Napa Assembly seat in 2014 and returns to politics this year running for State Senate in the Third District, which comprises all of Napa County and parts of Sonoma County.

The longtime social worker will face off against Bill Dodd in the California state Democratic primary on June 7; Dodd was interviewed in this space two weeks ago. As with Dodd, the full interview is up on the Fishing Report blog at Bohemian.com. Yamada, who speaks proudly of her 42 years of public service,

lives in Yolo County and is the child of Japanese-American parents who were interned during WWII. I met with Yamada last week at the Bohemian’s office and asked her many of the same questions I put to Dodd, the first of which was whether or not Napa and the North Bay in general had reached a point of “peak wine,”

where there’s just no more space for another vineyard. Mariko Yamada: Yolo County, which is where I live and have lived for 22 years, was one of my first experiences immersing myself in rural and agricultural issues. I was pretty much a city kid all my life, and I consider the last 22 years of my 42 years in public service really important, a change of direction, because that’s part of the issue: what’s the understanding of the rural and urban issues as they relate to wine and the wine industry, which of course is a key part of our agricultural district and heritage? There are significant debates going on right now about land use as it relates to water and the sustainability issues—not just related to wine issues, but all agriculture. The questions are being asked: are we the victims of our own success? You posed the question of just how much more can be done, and I think the issues of climate change and water resources and land resources are going to be self-defining—is there a tipping point over which we can’t go? Bohemian: What’s your view of the Fight for $15 minimum-wage push? Yamada: There are two tenets that I think of. Nothing is getting any cheaper, and none of us is getting any younger. . . . I support an increase in the minimum wage. It has to be in a partnership at the federal level, which doesn’t look too hopeful anytime soon, but there should be a federal commitment to it. But we can’t wait for other levels of government to lead the way. I do support an increase to $15 over a period of time, but I also support a need for small business—there’s got to be something in it for them, and I’d point to the costs of healthcare and the costs of workers’ compensation which are crushing middle class families . . . Bohemian: Who would you describe as the main base of support for your Senate run? Yamada: I want to make sure that people don’t try to typecast anybody in the race, because while I have a track record of 42

that the business community would join us and make a business case for immigration reform. It shouldn’t be either/or, because both sides are benefiting from each other’s existence. Bohemian: You’ve said you didn’t run for office to be a billwriting machine. So let’s say you’re elected to the Senate as a non–bill writing machine, what do you see as the biggest traps that are out there for the state in general? Yamada: I have three primary areas; I call them three legs on my policy stool. I will continue to make aging and longer-term care a top policy priority. . . . Secondly, not only because of the district itself but the future of the state, my focus on natural resources and land use and water resources will also be a very clear sort of policy area, with particularly attention to the Delta. Bohemian: What’s your take on Gov. Brown’s twin Delta Tunnel proposal? Yamada: I oppose them. I have opposed them since the beginning and will continue to oppose them. Bohemian: Since there are two of them, you and Dodd can each oppose one! Yamada: [Laughs] Right. I think the fact that the Senate District 3 is four or five of the Delta counties, we clearly have to be defenders of the Delta. And the third leg on my policy stool and born out of my personal view of the world, growing up in a household where my parents had been interned and in a fairly hardscrabble part of town in Denver called the Five Points— about a 95 percent AfricanAmerican community in the 1950s and ’60s. That was the lens through which my view of the world developed [and] my belief in the fundamental values of our society that we must continue to work for social, economic, educational and environmental justice. Bohemian: How will your experiences in elected office translate to the Senate? Yamada: Having served in Yolo County—that was

my first elected position as a supervisor—there were certain models that were developed. My principal area was in aging and long-term care, so there were a lot of what I would consider to be models of collaboration or integrated services that we attempted to implement in Yolo County that could potentially go statewide. This is a way to reduce inefficiencies in our aging and long-term care system that pits the social model versus the medical model, which leads to a lot of confusion for everyday people—somebody who wants some help with their immediate crisis but doesn’t know where to go to get their needs met. Bohemian: So, Hillary or Bernie? Yamada: My heart’s with Bernie, my head is with Hillary. And I have not, I have honestly not decided. . . . My first election as a voter was George McGovern . . . and we saw what happened there. And honestly, that’s really where I am right now. I know that Mr. Dodd has already participated in headlining fundraisers for Hillary, but I have honestly not made up my mind. Having said that, your primary vote should go to the person who you most believe reflects your values, and that’s where my heart is. But I’m just going to watch it a little bit more and see. Bohemian: It’s interesting that the vernacular of “socialism” around Sanders is lost on a lot of younger voters, who don’t really care about the label as much as older voters do. Yamada: He certainly is contributing to one of the liveliest debates that I have remembered, and very substantive. He is saying exactly what this country needs to hear, and I think he’s worrying a lot of people, he is worrying Wall Street, certainly the Clinton campaign has to pay attention. I understand that [Hillary] is wellprepared. She has an experience level that cannot be matched, and, honestly, Bernie comes from a state that has 600,000 or 700,000 people. My Senate district has more people than Vermont has as a state. That’s a consideration. ...

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years of public service, I think our support comes from a pretty diverse group of people. Certainly, I’m a lifelong Democrat, unlike my principal opponent who recently became a Democrat, just around the time, I think, that he was deciding to possibly run for the Assembly. . . . My support has traditionally come from what I would call “everyday people.” You need only look at our finance reports to tell. I think Mr. Dodd has, maybe, a little over 400 donors or donations, but he’s managed to raise about a million dollars. And we have more than twice that number of donations, but we’ve raised a quarter of a million dollars. We have over 800 donations. . . . I have both Democratic and Republican support, I have Green support, and I have support from independents. I think we appeal most to what I would call a pragmatic approach to solving some of our state’s most difficult problems. Bohemian: Given the limits of the Affordable Care Act related to providing healthcare to the undocumented, and the heated rhetoric around immigration, what more can the state do to help the undocumented? Yamada: If you look at this in a historical context, our country was really built on taking advantage of labor. . . . This is not a new phenomenon in our country. We’ve had varying levels of success partly due to the rise of the labor movement and other activists that pointed out the problems in how our capitalist system, frankly, operates. . . . We’ve taken incremental steps to bring people out of the shadows, given that we don’t have a partnership with the federal government, which is exactly where comprehensive reform resides. We are going to have to continue to make these incremental steps towards ensuring that people who have come here, live here, work here, really pay taxes in their own way but don’t get certain benefits out of it. . . . As it relates to a general contractor and his or her ability to meet a bottom line, I would hope

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very year, Baum+Whiteman, a nationally renowned restaurant consulting firm in Brooklyn, issues its list of food trends. The No. 1 trend this year is “Amazoning and Uberizing” in the form of tech-driven, fooddelivery services. Unlike pizza delivery, the food is meant to be high-quality and prepared with

flair. The goal is to offer a gourmet experience, minus the restaurant wait list, or a hearty homemade meal you don’t have to lift a finger to cook. During 2015, services like UberEATS and Blue Apron energized the niche, delivering restaurant dishes and prepared meals to homes everywhere in the country. San Francisco launched homegrown apps such as Sprig, a healthy lunch and dinner service, and Caviar, a restaurant delivery

app. While these successful newcomers don’t go beyond the Golden Gate Bridge, meal services have popped up in the North Bay too. In Santa Rosa, Three Leaves (threeleavesfoods.com) allows customers to pre-order a weekly or a monthly meal service online. Customers pick up their meals Wednesdays between 3pm and 6pm, and Thursdays from 11am to 2pm. The menu changes weekly and includes six items. For a one-

time $25 member fee and $80 for six people or so, you’ve got dinner covered. Tiana Kraus, a nutritionist and certified baker of gluten-free goods, started the service over a year ago with her brother and chef, Jeff Nunes. “We see ourselves as a middle person between the farmers and the people searching for the food they wish they had time to make,” Kraus says. Another Santa Rosa–based service is Vivace Gourmet Meals (707.570.6214), founded in 2013 by Ashley Rarick. Rarick, who educated herself on healthful cooking after suffering various health issues, creates “luxury meals using only organic ingredients” delivered to clients’ homes twice a week. She tailors her menus to a customer’s needs, “whether it be an allergy, preference or goals like weight loss or weight gain, alkaline diets, paleo—you name it.” “I think organic meal delivery has become popular because people are realizing what’s in their food and are focusing on their health, not to mention how convenient it is to have customized meals made for you and delivered to your door,” Rarick says. The service costs about $54 a day, per person, which includes an all-organic lunch and dinner, with snacks as an additional option. There is a $10 fee for Sonoma County deliveries. Deliveries are on Tuesdays and Fridays. Ruthy’s Real Meals (ruthysrealmeals.com), based in Cotati, offers Tuesday deliveries just in time for that midweek fatigue. Packed in sturdy microwave and oven-safe containers, dishes include honey miso glazed fish and pineapple brown rice. Special-occasion menus are available too. (On Valentine’s Day, Ruthy’s featured a holiday brunch menu.) Prices vary from $10 for a single serving of a side dish to $50 for three to four servings of an entrée. Delivery is free with orders of $75 and up—easily achievable if you order a large family meal. Sonoma has its own luxury

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S O N OM A CO U N T Y Equus Restaurant

Steakhouse. $$-$$$. Classic steakhouse with expertly prepared cuts of beef, prime rib, grilled fish and chicken and classic salads and side dishes. 101 Fountaingrove Parkway. 707.578.6101.

Glen Ellen Star

California. $$. A comfy-casual, farmhouse-style restaurant with classic American -nspired dishes. Wood-fired pizzas, roasted and grilled meats, and uniquely prepared seasonal vegetables. 13648 Arnold Dr., Glen Ellen. 707.343.1384.

La Gare French. $$$. Dine in an elegant atmosphere of Old World charm. 208 Wilson St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.4355.

The New Sizzling Tandoor Indian. $-$$. The

original chef is back, with old favorites and new menu. 409 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.579.5999.

NY Pie Pizza. $. Large New

York–style pies with a hefty selection of toppings and fair sizes. Open and delivering till 3am (!) most nights. (“NY Pie or DUI” is a common slogan in downtown Santa Rosa). 65 Brookwood Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.526.9743.

Riviera Ristorante

Italian. $$. Family-owned and -operated, serving authentic Italian cuisine made using only the freshest ingredients. 75 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa. 707.579.2682.

Twist Eatery California.

$$. Quaint little spot in a quaint little town that serves satisfying, homemade plates from fresh ingredients. The pulled pork sandwich and organic beet salad are standouts on this winning menu. 6536 Front St, Forestville. 707.820.8443.

Yao-Kiku Japanese. $$-$$$. Fresh sushi with ingredients flown in from Japan steals the show in this popular neighborhood restaurant. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8180.

Zazu European. $$$. Perfectly executed dishes that sing with flavor. Zagat-rated with much of the produce from its own gardens. 6770 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.523.4814.

MARIN CO U N T Y Copita Tequeliera y Comida Mexican. $$. A casual Mexican restaurant that’s much more than super burritos. California inspired preparation of traditional Mexican fare, including spitroasted chicken, homemade tamales, and “eight hour” carnitas. Some ingredients are sourced from the restaurant’s own organic garden. All dishes can be enjoyed with one of their tequila cocktails. 739 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.331.7400.

123 Bolinas California. $$. Urban-moderne decor pairs with a locally sourced menu for a must-try highlight on the Fairfax dining scene. Pizza, soups, local cheese and charcuterie, greens and a wine bar, all done well. 123 Bolinas St., Fairfax. 415.488.5123.

Plate Shop Classic California. $$$. Mediterraneaninflected, Bay Area farm-totable cooking. Don’t be afraid of the excellent rabbit-liver crostini, but the pork chops, chicken and ravioli are good as well. 39 Caledonia St., Sausalito. 415.887.9047.

Poggio Italian. $$-$$$. Truly transportive food, gives authentic flavor of the Old World. The cheaper way to travel Europe 777 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.7771.

Portelli Rossi Italian. $$. Tasty and affordable fare in a cozy setting. 868 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.892.6100.

Sweetwater Cafe

California. $$. A casual, musically influenced ambience with fresh and tasty food. A large menu includes favorites such as huevos rancheros, French toast, chicken and steak sliders and fried apple pie. 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 707.388.1700.

Tavola Italian Kitchen

Italian. $$. Cozy-casual dining within a stucco-clad strip mall. Thin crust pizzas, homemade pasta and sausage, meat and fish entrees, and crisp greens. An authentic gem within the Hamilton Marketplace. 5800 Nave Drive, Novato. 415.883.6686.

Tommy’s Wok Chinese. $-$$. Tasty and filling Chinese fare without the greasy weigh-down. Nice vegetarian selections, too. 3001 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito. 415.332.5818. The William Tell House American. $$. Marin

County’s oldest saloon. Casual and jovial atmosphere. Steaks, pasta, chicken and fish all served with soup or salad. 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. 1238 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.460.9883.

N A PA CO U N T Y Cielito Lindo Mexican. $$. Two words: octopus tacos. If that doesn’t tell you what you need to know about this bright spot on Napa’s dining scene, then try your luck with the bigger dishes like the chile relleno and the pan-roasted halibut—but know that the tacos are the stars here. 1142 Main St., Napa. 707.252.2300. Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen Eclectic. $$-$$$. As comfortable as it sounds, with a rich and varied melting pot of a menu. 1327 Railroad Ave, St Helena. 707.963.1200.

Cole’s Chop House

American steakhouse. $$$$$. Handsome, upscale 1950s-era steakhouse serving chophouse classics like dry-

aged porterhouse steak and Black Angus filet mignon. Wash down the red meat with a “nostalgia” cocktail. 1122 Main St, Napa. 707.224.6328.

Farmstead Restaurant

American. $$$. Gourmet home-style cooking with an emphasis on local and organic ingredients. Fresh soups and salads to start. Chicken, fish, and “cut of the day” grass-fed beef are only some of the entrée options. 738 Main St., St Helena. 707.963.9181.

Fumé Bistro & Bar

California cuisine. $$$. California bistro fare that nearly always hits the mark. 4050 Byway E, Napa. 707.257.1999.

La Condesa Mexcian.

$$$. Part of a small explosion in upmarket Mexican dining in the region, this attractive location in the old Keller Bros. Meats building on Main Street serves a creative yet accessible menu of regional delights and modern dishes. The zanahoria, the bife lento, the panza de puerco–it’s all very good. 1320 Main St., St. Helena . 707.967.8111.

La Toque Restaurant

French-inspired. $$$$. Set in a comfortable elegantly rustic dining room reminiscent of a French lodge, with a stone fireplace centerpiece, La Toque makes for memorable special-occasion dining. The elaborate wine pairing menus are luxuriously inspired. 1314 McKinstry St, Napa. 707.257.5157.

Mustard’s Grill American. $$$. “Deluxe truck stop classics” include Dungeness crab cakes with chipotle aioli, grilled Laotian quail with cucumber-scallion salad and a bacon-wrapped rabbit roulade. 7399 St. Helena Hwy, Napa. 707.944.2424.

Napa Valley Biscuits

American. $$. A very casual diner serving up biscuits and gravy, fried chicken, and chicken and waffle sliders. And they aren’t kidding when they say “sweet tea.” 1502 Main St., Napa. 707.265.8209.

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Double Feature A buddy and I meet for a movie about once a month at Sebastopol’s Rialto Cinemas. We generally go to one of the last shows on a weeknight, around 9:30pm or so, after the kids are tucked away in bed and all is clear. The plan is grab a beer, maybe a bite to eat and then watch some kind of violent movie our wives would never want to see. Trouble is, food and drink options near the theater get rather sparse after 9pm on weeknights, and the nearby Barlow can feel like a ghost town. What to do? That problem is now a thing of the past, thanks to the Rialto’s recently completed remodel. In addition to a new façade and updated interior, the theater now has a cafe that serves wine and beer. It’s open as long as the theater is open, which is later than just about anyplace else nearby. And it serves everyone, not just moviegoers. The food menu goes way beyond popcorn and Twizzlers. There are soups (black bean and lentil, roasted red pepper; $5.50), paninis ($8.95), various bruschettas ($9.95) and sharable snacks like deviled eggs ($5.95), a Middle Eastern plate ($5.95) and even nachos ($10.95) made with mozzarella and cheddar instead of the dayglow “cheese” dispensed out of a hand pump. The drink menu is top notch, too. There are more than half a dozen beers on tap, like Moonlight Brewing Co.’s Death and Taxes, Henhouse’s saison and Bear Republic’s Racer 5 IPA. Wines by the glass include Longboard Vineyards Point Break Red and Sauvignon Blanc, Shannon Ridge Petit Sirah and a Pali Pinot Noir. The best part? You can bring your pint or glass of wine into the theater and enjoy it with your movie. My pint of Death and Taxes fit right into the cup holder on the armrest. How civilized. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.—Stett Holbrook

Norman Rose Tavern

American. $$. More than just suds ‘n’ grub–though that’s the name of the happy hour– this old-fashioned hangout with dark wood and rustic touches does pulled-pork nachos, wild boar burgers, osso bucco and crab-potato

tots right. 1401 First St, Napa. 707.258.1516.

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, Spanish tortilla, and Brazilian style steamed mussels. 829 Main St, Napa. 707.224.8555.

Breweries Petaluma Hills Brewing Co. Seeing

One of the originals on the North Bay craft-beer scene, this family-owned brewery only gets better with age. Most famous for Racer 5, the Healdsburg location offers a surprisingly diverse selection of beers beyond the better-known names. 345 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 707.433.2337. www. bearrepublic.com.

how it’s located across from Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma Hills Brewing Co. had to do something to distinguish itself from the 500-pound gorilla. For one, Petaluma Hills has a friendly taproom where you can see beer being made and are encouraged to ask questions. And the brewery is known for great dark brews like the full bodied but balanced Porteluma. Petaluma Hills Brewing Company, 1333 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. 707.766.4458.

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Ruth McGowan’s Brew Pub Straight outta

Bear Republic Brewing Company

a rest from the hopped-up West Coast ales and try the maltier Irish ales at one of Sonoma County’s oldest breweries. Or just go for it and get a Boneshaker, a big IPA at 8.7 percent ABV—but you may need to take a dunk in the nearby Petaluma River to recover. 50 E. Washington St., Petaluma. 707.765.9694. www. dempseys.com.

Fogbelt Brewing Company Born from

winemaking families, brewers Paul and Remy mix rich flavors and hop-driven beers to form complex and tasty brews. Each release from Fogbelt is named for North Coast Redwood trees, from the Armstrong Stoutchocolaty and balanced- to the Hyperion Red Ale-with roasted malty flavor highlighted by crisp citrus undertones. 1305 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.978.3400. www.fogbeltbrewing.com.

Old Redwood Highway Brewery Now that they’ve

made the leap from the garage to an actual building, this Windsor-based brewery has really taken off. Part of the appeal, beyond delicious beers, is the focus on locally sourced ingredients. 9000-A Windsor Road, Windsor. 707.657.7624.

101 North Brewing Company A new addition to

the North Bay craft beer scene, this brewery’s Heroine IPA has 101 North winning at the beer game just out the gate. Based in Petaluma, put it on your “oneto-watch” list. 1304 Scott St., Ste. D. Petaluma. 707.778.8384. www.101northbeer.com.

Cloverdale, Ruth McGowan’s citrus wheat ale makes summer days fly by just right. During the colder days of winter, try the dry Irish stout. 131 E. First St., Cloverdale. 707.894.9610. www. ruthmcgowansbrewpub.com.

Sonoma Springs Brewing Co. With a focus

on German-Style beers (try the Uncle Jack’s kolsch or the Summer Altbier, when available) and California ales, Sonoma Springs Brewing Co. boasts a good-looking lineup of ales. 19449 Riverside Drive, Ste. 101, Sonoma. 707.938.7422. www. sonomaspringsbrewery.com.

St. Florian’s Brewery

Started by local firefighter Aron Levin and his wife, Amy, St. Florian’s Brewery has exploded of late. The company has plans to expand its space, staff and line of beers. St. Florian’s also gives back, donating 5 percent of all profits to community and fire-related organizations. 7704-A Bell Road, Windsor. www.stfloriansbrewery.com.

Stumptown Brewery A day on the river isn’t complete without a stop at Guerneville’s best (and only) brewery. Better yet, sip ale on the expansive patio overlooking the Russian River, and let those kayakers do all the work for you. 15045 River Road, Guerneville. 707.869.0705. www. stumptown.com.

Third Street Aleworks Third Street is sometimes overshadowed by a worldrenowned brewery just around the corner, but their Bombay rouge—a malty,

drinkable IPA—can hold its own in a roomful of crowded beers. 610 Third St., Santa Rosa. 707.523.3060. www. thirdstreetaleworks.com.

MA R I N CO U N TY Baeltane Brewing & Tasting Room Marin

brewery proudly produces artisanal ales specializing in Belgian, French and West Coast Ale styles. Enjoy a pint in the inviting tasting room featuring live music and absolutely zero TVs. 401-B Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato. 415.883.2040. www.baeltanebrewing.com.

Marin Brewing Co.

Excellent soups, salads, pub grub and award-winning porkbeer sausage. 1809 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.4677.

Mill Valley Beerworks If there is a beer heaven, it might look a little like this Mill Valley gem of a spot. An impressive draft list is well stocked with old and new favorites. 173 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 415.888.8218. www.millvalleybeerworks.com.

N A PA CO U N TY Napa Smith Brewery

Brewer Don Barkley was part of the revered New Albion Brewery, America’s first craft brewery since Prohibition, back in 1978. He’s now part of the team creating goldmedal winning IPAs, wheat beers, pilsners and more at Napa Valley’s only production brewery. 1 Executive Way, Napa. 707.254.7167. www. napasmithbrewery.com.

Napa Valley Brewing Company Located within

the Calistoga Inn, this brewery produces an admirable Dugan oatmeal stout that just might replace your next egg-andbacon breakfast. What’s for dinner? Why, a Calistoga porter, of course! 1250 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. 707.942.4101. www. calistogainn.com.

Barrels of Fun No-frills Cooperage Brewing draws a crowd BY JAMES KNIGHT

oopers do their coopering in a cooperage, that we know. But cooperage can also mean the use of wooden barrels, generally. Let’s use cooperage in a sentence: “Hey,” said the craft beer enthusiast, “that new craft brewery Cooperage has major cooperage.”

“Major stokage!” replied the second craft beer enthusiast. “I love funky, barrel-aged sour beers.” Not so fast. Barrel-aged beers take time to get their funk on— one year in the case of Cooperage, which opened seven months ago in a warehouse in a Santa Rosa business park around the corner from Siduri Winery. The beer is still aging in some 60 second-hand barrels that formerly held wine, port and whiskey. But even without a namesake beer (as of yet) and no food service besides bags of popcorn, and residing in a hard-to-find spot, Cooperage is already an off-the-hook popular destination brewery. On a recent Monday afternoon, even before 4pm, every spot at the redwood slab bar is taken save one, and most of the high tables in the no-frills space are filled. The music’s good, the buzz is convivial, nobody’s anxiously crowding the bar and I heard neither hoot nor holler during the hour I spent there. Like a cross between a student union and a coffeehouse—but where the menu is all beer—Cooperage is a neat illustration of the difference between the current “craft beer” boom and the “microbrew” heyday of the 1990s: no brewpub is required. And it’s OK to order pizza in, the bartender tells me, and some days, a food truck finds its way there. The beer sampler is “choose your own adventure”–style, $3 per five ounce pour; 10 ounces are $4, pints and tulips a buck extra. It might be the Mandarina Bavaria hops adding a citrus note to the current blonde ale on tap, A Fish Called Blonda, and because this is a slice of beer-geek heaven, the yeast selection is listed on the chalkboard, too. A stout in the American style, Thriller packs 8 percent alcohol by volume. It’s hoppy, with a thick, roasted barley and soy sauce ice cream palate. In the tutti-frutti camp of aromatic IPAs, Mission from Hop is sweet and malty on the finish. My favorite, the Quad-Di-Da-Di Belgian dark strong beer, is clean, ripe and juicy with black licorice, tamarind and banana, and bodes well for the funky beers now napping in cooperage. At 9.3 percent abv, it’ll make you want to curl up in a barrel and wait it out, too. Cooperage Brewing Co., 981 Airway Court, Ste. G, Santa Rosa. Open 2pm–midnight, Monday–Friday; noon–midnight, Saturday– Sunday. 707.293.9787.

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Born in South Korea, Kim emigrated to the United States with his family at age six and grew up in San Rafael. “I remember one of the first things I saw on TV was Twilight Zone, and I was enthralled,” says Kim. “I was learning English while I was watching it, but the concepts were mind-blowing.” Kim was also obsessed with comic books as a kid, drawing his own and writing fantastical stories. He moved to Sonoma County to attend Sonoma State University, earning an economics degree and working as a real estate developer until his mid-30s. That’s when he discovered that the classic genre-film magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland was up for auction in 2007. “I grew up on the magazine and was amazed that it was available, so I grabbed it,” Kim says. Launching Famous Monsters as a website first, Kim eventually got into the print game in 2010, reviving the magazine as a bimonthly publication. Today, Famous Monsters is the bestselling magazine of its kind. Kim also steers the comic-book division of Famous Monsters, producing horror and genre comics under the American Gothic Press label. He has found additional success in the film and comic-book convention scene. After splitting time for the past five years between Sonoma County and Los Angeles, where the magazine’s office resides, Kim is bringing the monsters to the North Bay with the Silver Scream Festival. “I live in Santa Rosa, and I never thought that there was a deep enough market in Sonoma County or Northern California for what I

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do,” says Kim. “But then I started seeing toy conventions come up and the Roxy’s CULT series, and there is a very robust fan base here.” The CULT film series is Neil Pearlmutter’s brainchild, a semiweekly double feature of vintage horror and sci-fi films, largely from the 1970s and ’80s. “I see it as a way to bring this community together by doing something a little different,” says Pearlmutter. He’s also responsible for several special guest screenings that have brought genre film stars like William Katt (Carrie, The Greatest American Hero) and Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator) to Santa Rosa. Now Kim and Pearlmutter, friends for years, are teaming up to present the Silver Scream Festival, offering a slew of classic Hollywood horror films and new features from underground filmmakers over three packed days of screenings, signings and panels. Headlining the event ) 14 are director John Landis,

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f Philip Kim has his way, Santa Rosa will become the Sundance of horror and genre films. The senior manager of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and longtime Sonoma County resident is teaming with Neil Pearlmutter, vice president of the Santa Rosa Entertainment Group, to present the inaugural Silver Scream Film & Comic Festival on March 4–6 at the Roxy 14 Cinemas in downtown Santa Rosa. The three-day event will feature special Hollywood guests like director John Landis alongside up-and-coming independent genre filmmakers and comicbook creators.

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special effects wizard Rick Baker and actor David Naughton, all of whom will be on hand for a 35th anniversary screening of Landis’ 1981 film An American Werewolf in London on Saturday, March 5. Landis is best known for his comedies, helming classics like The Blues Brothers and Animal House, though his foray into horror is today considered a landmark in the genre. An American Werewolf in London updates the classic Universal Pictures monster to a modern-day setting. In a time before computer-based special effects, Baker transformed lead actor Naughton from a goofy American on vacation into a realistic lycanthrope that preyed on unsuspecting Londoners. Baker took home the Oscar for best makeup that year, and his work has long been held as the standard for such effects. “It’s fascinating to hear these guys [Baker and Landis] talk about what they went through to create these visual effects,” Kim says. “They just loved the genre, and it shows.” Kim says Baker’s work was the inspiration for a lot of contemporary horror films. “They did something with what was already there, and took it to a point where it completely transformed the way Hollywood makes films,” he says. The Silver Scream Festival is also honoring another genrechanging force in filmmaking, presenting a tribute to the late Wes Craven with screenings of his films and appearances by three of Craven’s closest colleagues. Actors Robert Englund and Heather Langenkamp and producer Marianne Maddalena will accompany screenings of Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street and New Nightmare on Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5. Englund is best known as Craven’s most famous monster, Freddy Krueger, and with over 150 acting credits to his name, he is still very busy. Yet Kim says he and Langenkamp immediately

signed on for the event when they heard about the tribute. “They just said, ‘Tell us where it is,’” Kim says. “Robert especially wanted to honor Wes.” Englund, Langenkamp and Maddalena will also speak on panels and take audience questions about Craven’s lasting legacy in film, though the topic of Craven’s famously bitter feud with the Santa Rosa school board over the making of his 1996 teenslasher hit Scream can probably be skipped. For those who don’t remember, Craven wanted to film several scenes at Santa Rosa High School, and reportedly reached a verbal agreement with the school’s principal to do so. Yet the school board denied him access days before filming was to begin due to concerned parents and press who criticised the film’s violent nature. Though much of Scream was shot in and around Sonoma County, the film’s end credits still say “No thanks whatsoever to the Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board.” Silver Scream also honors the birth of the horror movie with special guest Bela Lugosi Jr., son of the original Dracula and steward of his father’s legacy. Lugosi Jr. will speak on Saturday, March 5, after an afternoon of screening several of his father’s films, including Dracula. “I don’t know if people know this, but Lugosi was a stage actor before he was a film actor,” says Kim. Lugosi originally played Dracula onstage, where Carl Laemmle Jr., head of Universal Pictures, discovered him in 1931 and adapted the stage show into a film. Dracula was the first talking horror film in Hollywood history. It was such a huge hit that many film historians credit it, and other Universal horror films like Frankenstein, with saving the studio. “The Universal monsters are as classic as it gets, they started it all, and Bela Lugosi is probably one of the most famous names in early Hollywood,” says Pearlmutter. “Having his son here to talk about what his father accomplished in this genre will be amazing. And, honestly, I think

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UNDEAD Bela Lugosi Jr. will speak

March 5 after screenings of several of his father’s films.

it lends credibility to this festival for people who think horror is a ‘lesser’ genre. I think everyone respects what Bela Lugosi did for cinema. I hope it lets people understand horror, where it started, where it is now and what we are celebrating.” Other guest appearances include filmmakers like ’80s grindhouse auteur William Lustig, who will be showing his 1988 horror-action classic Maniac Cop, and modern horror director Jessica Cameron, whose 2015 film Mania, which will also be screening, has already won top honors at several underground film festivals. Both screenings happen on Sunday, March 6. Aside from the special guests, the festival also includes an awards-based film competition with categories ranging from feature-length and short films, screenplays and concept art, as well as off-the-wall categories like

“Best Love Scene Amidst Terror.” “With the digital revolution, there’s an amazing amount of production value and quality from these indie filmmakers who are working outside Hollywood,” Kim says. Amateur filmmakers from around the world submitted their works over the last six months, and Silver Scream will be showing new genre films from the Middle East, Japan, Mexico and South America, as well as a fresh crop of homegrown American horror. “The beauty of [the festival] is that you get to see cultural horrors,” Kim says. “As much as horror and science fiction transcend boundaries, there are still things specific to a country’s lore that may not necessarily frighten you or me, but it frightens that culture. And when it is done well, it is scary.” Aside from films, Kim’s obsession with comic books is as

strong as ever, and he is finally getting the chance to help create them through his American Gothic Press, established last year. With Kim’s guidance, the comics coming out of American Gothic are a supernatural mix of classic monsters and original storytelling that boasts talents like writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night). “We go to a lot of comic conventions, and the one thing we always notice is that there’s not a lot of conversation about how the business works, about how to get your creative stuff published and what steps need to be taken to compete in the marketplace,” Kim says. With that in mind, Silver Scream will be offering panels and discussions with comicbook creators and artists such as Darick Robertson. A Bay Area native now living in Napa, Robertson co-created the landmark indie comic book series

Transmetropolitan with Warren Ellis, and has worked for Marvel, DC, Vertigo and others. “He is going to become a very important name in the coming years,” Kim says. “His own story about how he got started is pretty astounding. I think it will be hugely valuable for anybody who wants to create comics or screenplays.” Along with film awards, the festival will be judging and presenting awards to amateur comic book artists and writers, and the winner of the award for best comic book will get his or her work published in American Gothic Press. Both Kim and Pearlmutter hope that Silver Scream evolves into a destination event for those in and outside of Hollywood. “The idea is to definitely grow this event to be a film festival that’s open to anything on the odd side of mainstream,” Pearlmutter says. “We want to give people a new reason to visit Sonoma County and we want to bring some fun to the area for those who call Santa Rosa home.” The Silver Scream Film and Comic Festival scares up a good time Friday, March 4, through Sunday, March 6, at the Roxy 14 Cinemas, 85 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa. Single day passes start at $25; weekend packages starts at $59. For the full schedule of screenings, visit silverscreamfest.com.

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Part of Santa Rosa’s 14-screen Roxy Stadium gets transformed into a mini festival of chills for Silver Scream.

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TIMELY FOLK Bluegrass singersongwriter Aoife O’Donovan plays from her brand-new album, ‘In the Magic Hour,’ on Leap Day, Feb. 29, at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma. See Clubs & Venues, p23.

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Sonoma County again welcomes international ink masters and live bands to the Santa Rosa Tattoos & Blues Festival, which turns 25 this year. Tattoo artists will compete in traditional and unusual bodyart contests, while festival-goers move to the music of Tessie Marie & the Poor Man Band, Country Pete McGill & Side of Blues Band and Stevie G & the Blue Collar Blues Band. There will also be tons of tattoo merchants and informative sessions that are perfect for body-art enthusiasts and curious tattoo virgins alike. Circus acts, fire dancers, delicious food and more join the Tattoos & Blues Festival on Friday, Feb. 26, through Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Flamingo Resort, 2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. $20– $35. santarosatattoosandblues.com.

On display through April, ‘Generate: One Family’s Painting, Photography & Music’ is a one-of-a-kind exhibit collecting two generations of artistic output from a multitalented Bay Area clan. The show includes the work of husband-and-wife artists John and Donna Bonick, as well as their sons, Dylan and Max. John’s abstract paintings have been shown in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco. Donna’s filmnoir-inspired photography is printed on glass to achieve the look of vintage negatives. Dylan will be showing both his photography and street-art-style paintings, and Max, an accomplished musician, will perform at the reception, taking place Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Robert Mondavi Winery, 7801 St. Helena Hwy., Oakville. 2pm. 707.226.1395.

Founded in 1995 and taking its name from California’s state flag, the Bear Republic Brewing Company has skyrocketed from a small brewpub to one of the top 40 brewers in the United States over the last two decades. This month, the company, recently named small business of the year for Northern California by the U.S. Small Business Administration, celebrates its 20th anniversary with a blowout party. Bear Republic’s award-winning lineup of beers will be flowing from the taps, and you’ll get to taste them all in your commemorative pint glass. The anniversary party starts pouring on Monday, Feb. 29, at Bear Republic Brewing Company, 345 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 7pm. $20. 707.433.2337.

Everyone knows Neil Young as singersongwriter, but not as many know him as filmmaker. Fans get a chance to see him on the big screen this month when theaters across the country simultaneously present ‘An Evening with Neil Young.’ The evening opens with his 1982 cult-classic Human Highway, which finds Dennis Hopper and members of Devo living in a postapocalyptic world. Then Young’s 1978 concert film, Rust Never Sleeps, screens before Young appears for a Q&A with filmmaker Cameron Crowe. Feb. 29, at Century Silverado (195 Gasser Drive, Napa; 707.251.3780) and the San Rafael Regency Six (280 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael; 800.326.3264).

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Arts Ideas THE WINNER IS . . . ? Best Bear Fight isn’t an Oscar award category, but Leonardo DiCaprio makes a case for it.

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Iñárritu and ‘The Revenant’ are the favorites, so let’s hope for an upset BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

s “Round Robin” McAllister, critic of the Saskatoon Muskeg put it, “It’s time once again for that gilded, gelded, gelid statue to make his annual sashay.” The old Saskatchewanian is right, as usual.

The 88th Oscars are to be presented Feb. 28. It’s Superbowl Sunday for moviegoers, a time to scream at the fumbles. Protesters

are countering the gleaming whiteness of the nominations, a subject we can trust that coproducer Reginald Hudlin and host Chris Rock will address. Generally, the safest way to handicap the awards is to guess the tastes of the longest-lived voters. Rita Moreno won what is always the most interesting category, Best Supporting Actress (West Side Story), back in 1961. Her favorite film of 2015? “I was absolutely nuts about Mad Max: Fury Road,” she told me. “It’s one

of the most imaginative movies I’ve ever seen, so creative and spectacular.” Fury Road was directed by George Miller, in his 70s and still making movies 20-year-olds rave about. I’d bet the Oscar pool on Miller over the favorite Alejandro Iñárritu, just as I’d put it on Leonardo DiCaprio to win Best Actor for battling that furious bear and eating trout sushi. Adam McKay’s The Big Short was a triumph of tone, and a perfect reflection of populist

outrage; it would have been my choice, even over Spotlight. But I’m baffled by The Revenant juggernaut. Best movie of the year? It was a satisfying Western, if as supersized as a $20 hamburger—a consolation prize when The Hateful Eight turned out to be so claustrophobic. Sylvester Stallone’s presence in the Best Supporting Actor list makes this year’s choices less interesting. Mark Rylance ought to win for Bridge of Spies, but Stallone for Creed is the sentimental favorite. Seeing him makes the Academy feel young and relevant. The Best Supporting Actress category always has the most fascinating range of talents. Jennifer Jason Leigh had the most screentime and endured the most punishment in The Hateful Eight. She’s the natural. Kate Winslet won the British Oscar, the BAFTA, for putting up with Michael Fassbender’s Steve Jobs, a potential dark horse win here. Less likely: Rooney Mara in Carol as Therese Belivet (as for Carol, I didn’t belivet either). Rachel McAdams did her career best in Spotlight, and deserved the nod. Since Alicia Vikander should win an Oscar for Ex Machina, her nomination in the stale Danish Girl is some sort of thrown bone. My night will be made if Don Hertzfeldt’s “World of Tomorrow” wins best animated short, if Saoirse Ronan wins best actress for Brooklyn, or if Ennio Morricone gets a lifetime achievement award for The Hateful Eight. Even if all that fails, we can expect the usual diversions. Cruel glamazons herding noble thespians as if they were goats. The gaffes. The bizarre frocks. And a refreshing snivel during the “Parade of the Dead” sequence.

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Coen brothers’ latest celebrates Tinseltown of old BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

t’s not a bad movie, Hail, Caesar!, because it’s not really a movie at all. Rather, it’s a tangle of subplots that never fully cohere. Still, the exuberance of the actors makes much of it worthwhile, as does the faithful recreation of the mania of a Hollywood movie studio in the last years before television mortally wounded the system.

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There really was an Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) at MGM. He was a former bouncer whose duties included covering up the scandalous behavior of movie stars in the 1940s and 1950s. The Coens present this fictional Mannix of circa 1951 as a tormented Catholic, requiring daily confessions to a priest. At Capitol Pictures, Mannix has other people’s sins to worry about. The Esther Williams–like DeeAnna Moran (Scarlett Johansson) is unmarried, pregnant and starting to have trouble fitting into her rubber mermaid costume. Cowboy hero Hobie Doyle (Alden Ehrenreich) is being groomed into roles as a debonair playboy. Baird Whitlock (George Clooney), a Stephen Boyd–style star of epics, is currently wrapping up Hail, Caesar!, which strongly resembles The Robe. Meanwhile, the Van Johnson–ish Burt Gurney (Channing Tatum) is shooting the kind of all-male musical that calls to mind the line about “Sailors fighting in the dance hall” from David Bowie’s “Life on Mars.” When it ends, one wonders if it’s more than just a chance for soundtrack artist Carter Burwell and cinematographer Roger Deakins to revive the strangeness and charm of the Hollywood studio style. They’re experts at it. It’s easy to be charmed by the gang of actors. It’s less compelling to wonder whether Mannix should continue to serve God or Mammon. At the end, you’re unsure how much this distant echo of Sullivan’s Travels is based on anything real. Even at their age and level of success, do the Coens fret much about selling out? ‘Hail, Caesar!’ is playing in wide release in the North Bay.

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Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Alien Family Hip-hop collaboration between North Bay rappers Catalyst and Obvi joins other heavy hitters for an album release concert. Feb 26, 9pm. $10-$20. SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park.

Frobeck 2015 NorBay Music Award winners perform off their funky new album, “Sea of Truth.” Feb 28, 8pm. $10. HopMonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

Next Women of Country Tour An evening of rising country stars features Jennifer Nettles, 2015 Best New Artist Grammy nominee Brandy Clark, Lindsay Ell and Tara Thompson. Feb 26, 8pm. $58-$78. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

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Vocalist and composer mixes classic piano melodies and personal lyrics, with accompaniment by acclaimed cellist James Hoskins. Feb 27, 8pm. $15-$20. TMS Performing Arts Center, 150 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.924.4848.

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The funk soul band is the brainchild of composer, mutiinstrumentalist, singer and former Parliament-Funkadelic band member RonKat Spearman. Feb 28, 8pm. $12$15. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.1100.

Marin Symphony Masterworks Classical guitarist Robert Belinic is featured in a program titled “The Romance of Rodrigo” that includes Eastern European folk music and Brahms’s Fourth Symphony. Feb 28, 3pm and Mar 1, 7:30pm. $15-$80. Marin Center Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

NAPA COUNTY The Charlie Daniels Band

In his 50-year career, the country and gospel songwriter has received endless acclaim and performed for millions of fans. Feb 26, 8pm. $45-$95. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Clubs & Venues

French Garden

Feb 26, De Colores Trio. Feb 27, Bohemian Highway. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

Gaia’s Garden

Feb 24, Klezmer Creek. Feb 25, Le Hot Club Swing. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.544.2491.

Green Music Center

Feb 26, the Band of the Royal Marines. Feb 27, Paddy Moloney & the Chieftains. Mar 1, the William Barclay Memorial Scholarship Concert. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

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A’Roma Roasters

Feb 25, Dave Len Scott in Recital. Feb 28, 3pm, Cypress String Quartet. Mar 2, 2pm, Instrumental Repertory Recital. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

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SONOMA COUNTY Feb 26, Hank Levine. Feb 27, Hoytus Roland. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.576.7765. Feb 27, Electric Funeral with Vincula and eNegative. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.542.1455.

Aqus Cafe

Feb 24, bluegrass and old time music jam. Feb 25, flamenco gathering with Mark Berry. Feb 26, Sugar Mountain. Feb 27, Jubilee Klezmer. Feb 28, 2pm, Kenneth Roy. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Barley & Hops Tavern

Feb 25, Ricky Alan Ray. Feb 26, Jen Tucker. Feb 27, Earstu. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

The Big Easy

Feb 24, Certified Organic. Feb 25, the Incubators. Feb 26, the Voice. Feb 27, Dirty Cello and Jon Gonzalez. Feb 28, Junk Parlor. Mar 1, the American Alley Cats. Mar 2, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.

Cellars of Sonoma

Feb 25, John Pita. Feb 26, Clay Bell. Feb 27, Falcon Christopher. 133 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.578.1826.

Corkscrew Wine Bar Feb 26, French Oak. Feb 27, the Sticky Notes. Mar 1, the Rivertown Trio. 100 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.789.0505.

Dry Creek Kitchen

Feb 29, Jim Adams and John Potter Duo. Mar 1, Christian Foley-Beining and Tom Shader Duo. 317 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.431.0330.

Feb 24, Bill Callahan. 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma. 707.938.5277.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Tues, open mic night. Feb 24, Bleep Bloop. Feb 25, Garcia Project and Buzzy Martin. Feb 26, Mojo Green and Royal Jelly Jive. Feb 27, the Mother Hips. Feb 29, Monday Night Edutainment with DJ Guacamole. Mar 2, KIMOCK. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

Feb 26, Matt Bolton. Feb 27, Jeff Campbell. Feb 28, Dan Bern with David Luning. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

Feb 26, Arizona & the Volunteers. Feb 27, the Grain. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Feb 24, Lowell Levinger. Feb 25, Nate Lopez. Feb 26, True Life Troubadors. Feb 27, Banana Gun. Feb 28, Trevor McSpadden. Mar 1, Mother Jones Band dinner show. $40. Mar 2, Rhythm Drivers. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Mc T’s Bullpen

Feb 27, George Heagerty & Never the Same. Feb 28, 4pm, Johnny Be Good. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.

Murphy’s Irish Pub

Feb 26, Danny Morris & the California Stars. Feb 28-29,

Belrose Theater

Mystic Theatre

Fenix

Feb 27, Sons of Champlin with David Luning. Feb 29, Aoife O’Donovan and Robert Sarazin Blake. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Feb 26, Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Rincon Valley Library

Feb 27, 2pm, Susan Comstock Swingtet. 6959 Montecito Blvd, Santa Rosa. 707.537.0162.

Rio Nido Roadhouse

Feb 27, Weekend at Bernie’s. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.

Rossi’s 1906

Feb 25, Paint Night at Rossi’s. Feb 26, Rubber Soul dinner show. Feb 27, Frankie Boots & the County Line with Trevor McSpadden. Feb 28, the Second Street Band. 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub

Feb 27, New Skye. 131 E First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.9610.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Feb 27, Bonnie Brooks jazz duo. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.4797.

Sebastopol Community Center

Feb 27, Ani DiFranco. Sold-out. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.874.3176.

SHED

Feb 25, 6pm, Jazz on the Menu with Doug Lipton and Chris Amberger. $75-$100. 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

Whiskey Tip

Feb 26, Elephant with the Mud the Blood and the Beer. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts

Feb 29, 2 and 7:30pm, “In the Mood” big-band tribute concert. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

MARIN COUNTY 142 Throckmorton Theatre

Wed, 12pm, Noon concert series. Feb 27, David Lindley and Steve Kimock. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Thurs, open mic night. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. 415.454.6422. Feb 25, San Francisco Medicine Ball. Feb 26, John Santos Quartet. Feb 27, 1st Avenue Revue. Feb 28, John Mattern Band. Mar 1, West Coast Songwriters Competition. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

HopMonk Novato

Feb 26, Fog City Swampers. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Mt Tamalpais United Methodist Church Feb 28, 5pm, Mill Valley Chamber Music Society presents Nicolas Altsaedt & Alexander Lonquich. 410 Sycamore Ave, Mill Valley. 415.381.4453.

19 Broadway Club

Feb 25, Sticky’s Backyard and Tripp. Feb 26, Soul Ska with Stymie & the Pimps Jones Love Orchestra. Feb 27, Roots Reggae with Ryan the Operator and Mi Gaan. Feb 28, 5pm, Namely Us featuring Connie Ducey. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar

eb 24, Fiver Brown and friends. Feb 25, Snake Plissken Band. Feb 26, Michael Aragon Quartet. Feb 27, Fuzzy Slippers. Feb 28, Hurricane Gulch. Feb 29, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Osher Marin JCC

Feb 27, Blame Sally. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Osteria Divino

Feb 24, Joan Getz. Feb 25, Passion Habanera. Feb 26, Ken Cook Trio. Feb 27, Denise Perrier. Feb 28, Brian Moran. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

Feb 24, the Jazz Roots Band. Feb 25, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. Mar 1, Swing Fever. Mar 2, Kurt Huget and friends. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar

Mon, Billy D’s open mic. Feb 24, the New Sneakers. Feb 25, Mark’s Jamm Sammich. Feb 26, Michael Brown Band. Feb 27, 3pm, Soul Saturdays. Feb 27, 9pm, El Cajon. Feb 28, Jitterbug Riot. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Feb 26, Tom Finch Trio. Feb 27, Ron Thompson & the Resistors. Feb 28, 4pm, Spark & Whisper. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Rickey’s Feb 26, Kimrea & Dreamdogs. Feb 27, Tracy Rose Trio. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato. 415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse Feb 25, Marco Sainz Jazz Trio. Feb 26, M6 Band. Feb 27, Wobbly World with Freddy Clarke. Feb 28, 5pm, Candela. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

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Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Feb 24, Midnight North. Feb 25, Sofia Talvik. Feb 26-27, “Project Amplifi Residency” with Hibbity Dibbity and the Ha. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

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Station House Cafe Feb 28, Paul Knight and friends. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1515.

Studio 55 Marin Feb 26, Ray Bonneville. 1455 E Francisco Blvd, San Rafael. 415.453.3161.

Sweetwater Music Hall Feb 25, Rudy Colombini & the Unauthorized Rolling Stones. Feb 26, Otis featuring Freddie Hughes and Erin Honeywell. Feb 27, the Garcia Project. Feb 29, the Grateful Bluegrass Boys with Greg Loiacono and Jason Crosby. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.1100.

NAPA COUNTY Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Feb 25, the Last Resort. Feb 26, Twice as Good. Feb 27, C4 Inc. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center Feb 27, 9 and 11am, LolliPOPS chamber music concerts for kids. 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900.

River Terrace Inn Feb 26, Dawn & Tony. Feb 27, Craig Corona. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa. 707.320.9000.

Uva Trattoria Feb 24, Le Hot Jazz. Feb 25, Gentlemen of Jazz. Feb 26, Tony Macaroni Trio. Feb 27, Party of Three. Feb 28, Duo Gadjo. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.

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Galleries RECEPTIONS Feb 27

MarinMOCA, “Travels with Phil,” expansive exhibit of cartoonist Phil Frank’s strips includes the San Franciscobased “Farley” and nationally syndicated “The Elderberries”. Also showing, “Dark World,” Bolinas photographer Ken Botto utilizes collected miniatures, bones and found objects to create tiny dioramas. 5pm. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. 415.506.0137.

Feb 28

Robert Mondavi Winery, “GENERATE: One Family’s Painting, Photography and Music” features the paintings of John Bonick, the photography of Dona Kopol Bonick, and the work of their sons, Dylan and Max. 2pm. 7801 St Helena Hwy, Oakville. 707.968.2203.

Mar 1

First and Third Floor Galleries, “Celebrating Colors,” eight local longtime artists carry distinctly individual styles to explore the visual power of colors. 4pm. Marin Civic Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, “New Territories,” artist Patricia K Kelly shows several of her works on paper and large panels, painted with egg tempera. 6pm. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.4331.

SONOMA COUNTY Chroma Gallery

Through Mar 5, “Small Works Show,” ninth annual show features several galleries in the SOFA arts district displaying paintings, sculptures and

ceramics no larger than a square foot. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

Fogbelt Brewing

Through Feb 29, “SuperMonks,” images by artist Clay Vajgrt that show the calm and peaceful side of superheroes. 1305 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. Wed; 3pm to 9pm, ThursSat; noon to 10pm, Sun; noon to 8pm 707.978.3400.

Fulton Crossing

Through Feb 29, “February Art Show,” Alanna Tillman’s exhibit of acrylic paintings, Craig Janakos’ vintage antiques and art showroom, Robert Redus’ jewelry and new gallery artists Henrik Liisberg, Teri Sloat and Adam Springer are all featured. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Through Mar 6, “Young Artists Show,” sixth annual exhibit features works by students from Sonoma County elementary schools. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

My Daughter the Framer

Through Feb 29, “Botanicals, Birds & Butterflies,” Sonoma County colored-pencil artists Vi Strain, Elizabeth Peyton and Nancy Wheeler Klippert show detailed depictions of nature’s subjects. 637 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. Daily, 10 to 5:30. 707.542.3599.

Petaluma Arts Center

Through Mar 5, “Art Shapes the World,” fifth annual youth exhibition. 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. Thurs-Mon, 11 to 5. 707.762.5600.

Riverfront Art Gallery

Through Mar 6, “Bicycles & Birds,” winter show highlights the work of Petaluma artist Karen Spratt. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART.

Sonoma Community Center

Through Feb 26, “Andrews Hall Renovation 2013,” Owen Orser presents a photographic tribute to the center’s recent renovations. 276 E Napa St, Sonoma. Daily, 7:30am to 11pm. 707.938.4626.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Through Mar 6, “Contemplative Elements,” Sonoma artists Danae Mattes and Frances McCormack split the museum with “Between Nature and Technology” exhibit from New Orleans artists Courtney Egan and David Sullivan. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.939.SVMA.

The Back House Gallery at Heebe Jeebe Through Mar 5, “Glittersweet,” a show dedicated to the late David Bowie features works with glitter. 46 Kentucky St, Petaluma. Mon-Sat: 10 to 6; Sun 10:30 to 5. 707.773.3222.

MARIN COUNTY 1108 Gallery

Through Feb 29, “Peer to Peer Tobacco Education Art Exhibit,” presented by Bay Area Community Resources and Community Action Marin. 1108 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael. Thurs-Fri, 5pm to 8pm 415.454.1249.

142 Throckmorton Theatre

Through Feb 28, “Ellen Litwiller Solo Show,” the artists’ paintings of moons of our Solar System are on display through the month. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Art Works Downtown

Through Feb 26, “Climate Change,” several artists open the dialogue on this timely issue with their art. Through Mar 5, “It’s a Beautiful Day for a Watercolor,” special exhibit and art sale features watercolors by Ronald and Suzanne Bean. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

Bay Model Visitor Center

Through Mar 5, “Traces,” San Francisco photographer Elena Sheehan shows her abstract images of rocks and water, shot in Greece and in the San Francisco Bay Area. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Fairfax Library

Through Feb 28, “For the Love of Art,” group show of oil and acrylic paintings by local artists. 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax. 415.453.8092.

Through Mar 6, “1515,” celebrating their new location, the society shows works from its talented artist members in a wide range of media. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, noon to 4 pm 415.464.9561.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center

Through Feb 29, “The Floyd Family Traveling Picture Show,” featuring two generations of work from San Geronimo photographers Harlan and Hank Floyd. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.

Seager Gray Gallery

Through Feb 28, “Material Matters,” third annual exploration of the interactions of artists with their materials features several local artists in various media. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

NAPA COUNTY Caldwell Snyder Gallery

Through Feb 29, “Cole Morgan Solo Show,” abstract, playful and enigmatic, the shapes and forms represented in Morgan’s paintings seem to live somewhere between imagination and reality. 1328 Main St, St Helena. Open daily, 10 to 6. 415.531.6755.

Comedy Brad Barton: Reality Thief

Two shows from the masterful musician will leave you asking, how did he do that? Feb 25, 7 and 10pm. $12. Bergamot Alley, 328-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707.433.8720.

Comedy Magic Show

Popular comedy magician Ken Garr brings his unique style to the stage for an all-ages show. Feb 25, 8pm. $5. Shuffle’s Magical Ice Cream Shoppe, 528 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, 707.544.3535.

Dance Flame of the Hert

Performing artist and dance ethnographer Hannah Romanowsky presents mystical dance inspired by the Middle East. Suzie’s Studio. Feb 27, 8pm. $20-$25. 425 Irwin St, San Rafael 415.342.3425.

Hawaiian & Hula

Dance showcase with Hula Manu O’o. San Anselmo Library. Feb 26, 7pm. 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo 415.258.4656.

Events Bats!

Meet real, live bats and learn about these amazing, hardworking creatures. Feb 26, 7pm. $20. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1075.

Jewish Day of Learning

Afternoon event features reading from Sebastopol resident and author/ photographer Penny Wolin, a talk from Rabbi Stephanie Kramer, Jewish yoga and live music. Feb 28, 12:30pm. Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.543.3737.

Santa Rosa Tattoos & Blues Festival

Body art meets live music in this 25th anniversary blowout. Feb 26-28. $20-$35. Flamingo Resort Hotel, 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8530.

Film Academy Awards Night Party

San Francisco film critic Jan Wahl hosts an Oscars party, with a telecast on the big screen, music from Tin Sandwich Harmonica Quartet, delicious food, costumes and door prizes. Feb 28, 4pm. $80-$85. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

Academy Awards on the Big Screen

Watch the Oscars at the Cameo, bring appetizers to share, enjoy selected wines and bubbly, and win prizes for your Awards IQ. Feb 28, 3:30pm. $25. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.3946.

Academy Awards Telecast

Watch the 88th annual Oscars in a fun, casual setting and enjoy Champagne, games, prizes and popcorn. Feb 28, 3:30pm. $12-$30. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Academy Night

Fourth annual event, hosted by

Food for Thought, features the Oscars on the big screen with prizes and plenty of local color on hand. Feb 28, 4:30pm. $25. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol, 707.525.4840.

Classic Movie Night

Outstanding concert organist Christian Elliott accompanies the epic silent film, “The Mark of Zorro” with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Includes a Champagne reception. Feb 27, 7pm. $50. Buck Institute, 8001 Redwood Blvd, Novato, 415.209.2000.

The Envelope Please

Oscar-night extravaganza presents the awards on the big screen with drinks and fun benefiting KPCA Radio. Feb 28, 4pm. $50-$75. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121.

An Evening with Neil Young

The acclaimed musical comedy “Human Highway” and Young’s “Rust Never Sleeps” concert film screens in select movie theaters nationally. Feb 29, 7:30pm. San Rafael Regency Six, 280 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael, 800.326.3264. The acclaimed musical comedy “Human Highway” and Young’s “Rust Never Sleeps” concert film screens in select movie theaters nationally. Feb 29, 7:30pm. Century Silverado, 195 Gasser Dr, Napa, 707.251.3780.

Fruitvale Station

Award-winning film screens with discussion and Q&A with family of the film’s subject to follow. Feb 26, 7pm. $10. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato.

Keeper of the Beat

Filmmaker David L Brown and pioneering drummer Barbara Borden appear to screen the documentary on her journey and perform. Thurs, Feb 25, 7pm. $8-$12. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Life on the Water Film Series

The world of maritime lore comes to screen with the remarkable personalities who make their home in Sausalito. Feb 24-25, 7:30pm. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Red Carpet Gala

Alexander Valley Film Society’s second annual funraising gala features a red carpet experience, local wines, silent auction and the Oscars live on the big screen. VIP after-awards dinner )

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is available as well. Feb 28, 4pm. $100-$200. Clover Theater, 121 East First St, Cloverdale.

Food & Drink Bear Republic 20th Anniversary

The brewing company celebrates two decades of craft beer greatness with drinks, food and fun. Feb 29, 7pm. $20. Bear Republic Brewing Company, 345 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707.433.2337.

Cooking for Solutions

Join supporters of the Monterey Bay Aquarium for a conversation and seasonal winter lunch that’s nourishment for the body and mind. Feb 28, 11am. $85-$100. SHED, 25 North St, Healdsburg, 707.431.7433.

Crab Feed at Finley

Bring a hearty appetite and join the City of Santa Rosa Recreation and Parks department for the annual feast. Feb 27, 6pm. $50. Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.543.3737.

Mozzarella Making Class

Class and demonstration of the proper techniques for making quick mozzarella curd and stretching it in a hot whey bath. Thurs, Feb 25, 6:30pm. $30. The Beverage People, 1845 Piner Rd, Ste D, Santa Rosa, 707.544.2520.

Wine Cellaring Class

Learn to improve your homemade wine prior to bottling. Sat, Feb 27, 1pm. $45. The Beverage People, 1845 Piner Rd, Ste D, Santa Rosa, 707.544.2520.

Wine, Cheese & Chocolate

Get into the month of love with delicious food and wine pairings in the picturesque Alexander valley. Fri through Feb 28. $35. Hanna Winery, 9280 Hwy 128, Healdsburg, 800.854.3987.

Lectures Did the Climate Change in Paris?

Conversation with attendees

of the recent climate change conference in Paris looks at what happened then and what needs to happen now. Mar 2, 6:30pm. First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo, 415.456.3713.

Editing: Making an Invisible Art Visible

Explore scenes from TV shows, movies and documentaries and learn how editing shapes plot, pace, character and structure. Mar 2, 6pm. $250. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael, 415.721.0636.

Exploring the Sacredness of Darkness

Black History Month celebration features a talk by author/film producer China Galland. Feb 24, 7pm. Honoring the sacredness in Black History, China Galland speaks about her sacred pilgrimage of darkness, with Bobby Ellison Finney singing spiritual songs. Feb 24, 7pm. Free. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato.

Good End of Life Tea

Bestselling author Katy Butler talks on navigating a good end of life, followed by tea. Feb 25, 1:30pm. Free. Outdoor Art Club, 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.2582.

Living Well Is the First Medicine

Eat real food, practice mindfulness, rest more and learn how in this lecture by scientist and author Kelly G Wilson. Feb 24, 7pm. $35. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 510.594.6157.

Marching for Human Rights: We Were There

Black History Month celebration program features a dialogue by two prominent Civil Rights leaders from Atlanta; Charles A Black and Dr Lonnie C King Jr. Feb 28, 2pm. Free. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

Mission to Mars

Learn about the plans for sending astronauts to Mars, with Dr Pascal Lee of the Mars Institute. Feb 24, 12pm. Free. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 415.499.6058. Learn about the plans for sending astronauts to Mars, with Dr Pascal Lee of the Mars Institute. Feb 24, 7pm. Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, 707.924.6444.

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The Space Station Museum

presents retired Air Force pilot Don Shields with a presentation about his experiences with the Apollo Lunar Module, Skylab, and being in the space race. Feb 24, 6:30pm. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael, 415.485.3323.

Painting (Is) Not Dead Art historian Ann Wiklund and curator Kate Eilertsen lead a discussion on classic painters in a modern age. Mar 1, 2pm. $10-$15. Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma, 707.939.SVMA.

Readings Book Passage

Feb 24, 7pm, reading the poets with John Hart. Feb 25, 7pm, “Collecting Shakespeare” with Stephen Grant. Feb 26, 7pm, “Green Island” with Shawna Yang Ryan. Feb 27, 1pm, “Dining at the Ravens” with Jeff and Joan Stanford. Feb 27, 4pm, “The Heart of Sustainability” with Andres Edwards. Feb 28, 1pm, “Stop Being Lonely” with Kira Asatryan. Feb 29, 7pm, “Anatomy of a Calling” with Lissa Rankin. Mar 1, 7pm, “A Man Without A Shadow” With Joyce Carol Oates. Mar 2, 5:30pm, “Oysters” with Cynthia Nims. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

Feb 26, 7pm, “50 Shades of Grammar” with Arlene Miller. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Rebound Bookstore

Feb 24, 6:30pm, Hand to Mouth/ WORDS SPOKEN OUT, with authors Joseph Zaccardi and Les Bernstein. 1611 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.482.0550.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

Feb 25, 7pm, “Letters to Malala” with Leslie Mancillas and Ann Foster. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

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Feb 26, 7pm, “Sorcerers” with Jacob Needleman. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

Theater Don Juan in Chicago The classic tale of Don Juan gets a hilariously skewed

adaptation, resented by Pegasus Theater Company. Through Feb 28. $18. Graton Community Club, 8996 Graton Rd, Graton, 800.838.3006.

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Heart in the Hood

Bay Area TV, film and stage actor Michael Sommers writes and performs part two of his funny true story about moving from Vermont to west Oakland. Feb 24, 7pm. $5-$10. Presidio Yacht Club, Fort Baker, Sommerville Rd, Sausalito, 415.332.2319.

Kismet

This award-winning Arabian Nights musical adventure is packed with mirth and melody for a wild and magical ride. Through Feb 28. $16-$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, 707.588.3400.

Les Miserables

A fundraising concert event. Feb 27, 7pm. by donation. Church of Our Saviour, 10 Old Mill St, Mill Valley.

Murder at Sea

Get a Clue Productions’ new mystery dinner theater show is a Caribbean cruise who-done-it, with audience participation and islandthemed attire encouraged. Fri, Feb 26, 7pm. $68. Charlie’s Restaurant, Windsor Golf Club, 1320 19th Hole Dr, Windsor, 707.837.0019.

Once on This Island

A Caribbean adaptation of the popular fairy tale “The Little Mermaid,” presented by Justin-Siena’s award-winning theatre program. Through Feb 27. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

Shrek the Musical

This musical production features performers ages 9 and up from PAAM’s Youth MainSTAGE. Feb 26-28. $24. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.499.6800.

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Glitz & Glamour Step onto the red carpet at these Oscar parties

Hollywood’s biggest night this year is Feb. 28, Oscar night. From the red-carpet fashions and lavish productions to the celebrity sightings, it’s a must-see for film fans everywhere. In the North Bay, there are plenty of parties showing the awards on the big screen, from potlucks to black-tie affairs. If you’re looking to dress to the nines, consider the Alexander Valley Film Society’s Red Carpet Gala at the Clover Theater in Cloverdale. A fundraising event for the community-focused film society, the gala will transform the Clover into a decadent gold lounge with wine, beer and bites. There’s also the Totally Tinseltown After-Awards dinner, and silent and live auctions. In Sebastopol, the Rialto Cinemas rolls out its own red carpet affair, benefiting Food for Thought, complete with VIP Champagne reception and a prix fixe menu. There’s also a costume contest and trivia contest, and prizes on hand if you can guess who’s going home with the gold statues. McNear’s Mystic Theatre in Petaluma asks for “The Envelope, Please.” Appetizers, signature drinks and the Phoenix Theater’s main man Tom Gaffey are all part of the fun, with proceeds going to KPCA FM radio. In St. Helena, Cameo Cinemas is making Hollywood’s big night a community gathering. Everyone is asked to bring appetizers to share, while bubbly and popcorn flow and games test your Oscar IQ. For more details on these and other Oscar events, see Film listings, p25. —Charlie Swanson

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ARIES (March 21–April 19) Just one species has a big enough throat to swallow a person whole: the sperm whale. If you happen to be sailing the high seas any time soon, I hope you will studiously avoid getting thrown overboard in the vicinity of one of these beasts. The odds are higher than usual that you’d end up in its belly, much like the Biblical character Jonah. (Although, like him, I bet you’d ultimately escape.) Furthermore, Aries, I hope you will be cautious not to get swallowed up by anything else. It’s true that the coming weeks will be a good time to go on a retreat, to flee from the grind and take a break from the usual frenzy. But the best way to do that is to consciously choose the right circumstances rather than leave it to chance. TAURUS (April 20–May 20) You have cosmic

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clearance to fantasize about participating in orgies where you’re loose and free and exuberant. It’s probably not a good idea to attend a literal orgy, however. For the foreseeable future, all the cleansing revelry and cathartic rapture you need can be obtained through the wild stories and outrageous scenes that unfold in your imagination. Giving yourself the gift of pretend immersions in fertile chaos could recharge your spiritual batteries in just the right ways.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) “Hell is the suffering of being unable to love,” wrote novelist J. D. Salinger. If that’s true, I’m pleased to announce that you can now ensure you’ll be free of hell for a very long time. The cosmic omens suggest that you have enormous power to expand your capacity for love. So get busy! Make it your intention to dissolve any unconscious blocks you might have about sharing your gifts and bestowing your blessings. Get rid of attitudes and behaviors that limit your generosity and compassion. Now is an excellent time to launch your “Perpetual Freedom from Hell” campaign! CANCER (June 21–July 22) “A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking,” said journalist Earl Wilson. Do you fit that description, Cancerian? Probably. I suspect it’s high time to find a polite way to flee your responsibilities, avoid your duties, and hide from your burdens. For the foreseeable future, you have a mandate to ignore what fills you with boredom. You have the right to avoid any involvement that makes life too damn complicated. And you have a holy obligation to rethink your relationship with any influence that weighs you down with menial obligations. LEO (July 23–August 22) “Your illusions are a part of you like your bones and flesh and memory,” writes William Faulkner in his novel Absalom, Absalom! If that’s true, Leo, you now have a chance to be a miracle worker. In the coming weeks, you can summon the uncanny power to rip at least two of your illusions out by the roots—without causing any permanent damage! You may temporarily feel a stinging sensation, but that will be a sign that healing is underway. Congratulations in advance for getting rid of the dead weight.

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resilient willpower necessary to turn the mishmash into passable nourishment. Or here’s another alternative: You could procrastinate for two weeks, when more of the available resources will be natural.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) Your

Mythic Metaphor for the coming weeks is dew. Many cultures have regarded it as a symbol of life-giving grace. In Kabbalah, divine dew seeps from the Tree of Life. In Chinese folklore, the lunar dew purifies vision and nurtures longevity. In the lore of ancient Greece, dew confers fertility. The Iroquois speak of the Great Dew Eagle, who drops healing moisture on land ravaged by evil spirits. The creator god of the Ashanti people created dew soon after making the sun, moon and stars. Lao-tzu said it’s an emblem of the harmonious marriage between earth and heaven. So what will you do with the magic dew you’ll be blessed with?

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) It’s prime time for you to love your memory, make vivid use of your memory and enhance your memory. Here are some hints about how: 1. Feel appreciation for the way the old stories of your life form the core of your identity and self-image. 2. Draw on your recollections of the past to guide you in making decisions about the imminent future. 3. Notice everything you see with an intensified focus, because then you will remember it better, and that will come in handy quite soon. 4. Make up new memories that you wish had happened. Have fun creating scenes from an imagined past.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Most of us know about Albert Einstein’s greatest idea: the general theory of relativity. It was one of the reasons he won a Nobel Prize in physics. But what was his second-best discovery? Here’s what he said it was: adding an egg to the pot while he cooked his soup. That way, he could produce a soft-boiled egg without having to dirty a second pot. What are the first and second-most fabulous ideas you’ve ever come up with, Capricorn? I suspect you are on the verge of producing new candidates to compete with them. If it’s OK with you, I will, at least temporarily, refer to you as a genius. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) You may be familiar with the iconic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are. It’s about a boy named Max who takes a dreamlike journey from his bedroom to an exotic island, where he becomes king of the weird beasts who live there. Author Maurice Sendak’s original title for the tale was “Where the Wild Horses Are.” But when his editor realized how inept Sendak was at drawing horses, she instructed him to come up with a title to match the kinds of creatures he could draw skillfully. That was a good idea. The book has sold over 19 million copies. I think you may need to deal with a comparable issue, Aquarius. It’s wise to acknowledge one of your limitations, and then capitalize on the adjustments you’ve got to make. PISCES (February 19–March 20) “People don’t

defined by the lines we choose to cross or to be confined by,” says Virgo writer A. S. Byatt. That’s a key meditation for you as you enter a phase in which boundaries will be a major theme. During the next eight weeks, you will be continuously challenged to decide which people and things and ideas you want to be part of your world, and which you don’t. In some cases you’ll be wise to put up barriers and limit connection. In other cases, you’ll thrive by erasing borders and transcending divisions. The hard part—and the fun part—will be knowing which is which. Trust your gut.

want their lives fixed,” proclaims Chuck Palahniuk in his novel Survivor. “Nobody wants their problems solved. Their dramas. Their distractions. Their stories resolved. Their messes cleaned up. Because what would they have left? Just the big scary unknown.” Your challenge in the coming weeks, Pisces, is to prove Palahniuk wrong, at least in regards to you. From what I can tell, you will have unprecedented opportunities to solve dilemmas and clean up messy situations. And if you take even partial advantage of this gift, you will not be plunged into the big scary unknown, but rather into a new phase of shaping your identity with crispness and clarity.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) When life gives you lemon juice from concentrate, citric acid, high-fructose corn syrup, modified cornstarch, potassium citrate, yellow food dye and gum acacia, what should you do? Make lemonade, of course! You might wish that all the raw ingredients life sends your way would be pure and authentic, but sometimes the mix includes artificial stuff. No worries, Libra! I am confident that you have the imaginative chutzpah and

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