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We Know Who You Are Donald Trump is himself a white supremacist. The reason we are at all confused about that is simply because he doesn’t pursue white supremacy as a hobby; it is secondary to his primary interest, which is making money. Let’s review the instances of blatant racism that President Trump has exhibited over the years:
•Discriminating against blacks in renting apartments during the 1970s •Promoting the idea that Barack Obama was born in Kenya and is not a true American •Sending out a tweet plastering Hillary Clinton’s face on a Star of David with piles of cash
•Hiring Steve Bannon as White House chief strategist (the former executive chairman of racist and anti-Semitic Breitbart News) •Putting Sebastian Gorka into the role of White House deputy assistant—a man who strongly defends white supremacy
•Mocking Asians by speaking in broken English at a campaign rally
This isn’t even an exhaustive list. This is by far the worst president this country has ever had. He makes George W. Bush look ethical by contrast.
•Appointing racially insensitive Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
And Richard Nixon’s Watergate looks like child’s play in comparison to the
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neverending ethical breaches in the Trump administration. The Republican Party should pay a big price in the Congressional elections in 2018—for being responsible for the disastrous Donald Trump reality-show presidency. Let’s make it happen with a good strong victory for the Democrats. And please don’t quibble over details.
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America: Great Again! Wow! Our current administration has accomplished a great deal in its first six months. Look at all of the bans, sanctions, firings, resignations and investigations; budget cuts for art, education, health, science and the environment and budget increases for the military; no healthcare changes; penalties for sanctuary cities and marijuana use; pressuring neighboring countries, alienating allied nations and threatening major adversaries. Good goin’, guys!
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SPRECKEL-FACED Sure, this pic was taken in Scotland—but Sheri Lee Miller is still a fixture in the
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Miller’s Time
Spreckels goes local to replace long-time artistic director Gene Abravaya BY DAVID TEMPLETON
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fter a monthslong, nationwide search, the city of Rohnert Park has named Santa Rosa native Sheri Lee Miller as supervisor of Spreckels Performing Arts Center’s and artistic director of Spreckels Theater Company.
Miller follows in the footsteps of Gene Abravaya, who retired in June, and has since relocated to Tucson. Miller, an Equity actor and an acclaimed stage director and theater administrator, says that it has been a lifelong dream to become artistic director of a thriving theater company.
Her early on-stage experiences were as a student at Piner High School, and then Santa Rosa Junior College, under the mentorship of the late Joan-Lee Woehler-LaSalle. “She’s the one who encouraged me to become a director,” Miller says. “Joan-Lee told me she loved casting me in her shows, but that she also saw
the director in me and wanted to explore that.” Miller went on to study acting and directing at San Diego State University, and over the ensuing years appeared on the professional stage in San Diego (she once understudied with Amy Irving at San Diego’s Old Globe Theater. After returning to Sonoma County, she’s worked as an actor and director at Cinnabar Theater, Main Stage West, Actors Theater, Sonoma County Repertory Theater, 6th Street Playhouse, Spreckels, and other venues. She earned her administrative chops as director of marketing and education at Cinnabar Theater, general manager of the Performing Arts Center at Napa Valley College, and operations manager of the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County. Most recently, she taught theater in the ArtQuest program at Santa Rosa High School. It should come as no surprise that the 59-year-old Miller comes to the Spreckels position with plenty of ideas and enthusiasm. “Oh, I have lots of plans!” she says. “I am very big on nurturing future and emerging artists. I want to build the Youth-inArts program into a year-round educational program. I would also like to develop a lab series to nurture artists who want to stretch themselves. For example, perhaps one of our awesome techs would like to try his or her hand at design. Or perhaps an actor wants to try directing. The lab could provide them with a forum in which to try their hand at developing that new skill.” The lab won’t be happening this year, she says, “but it’s something I really want to explore.” Another plan is to embrace the original intention of the center’s small, 99-seat black box theater, the Bette Condiotti Experimental Theatre. “I don’t think anyone even notices that sign above the door anymore,” Miller says, “but one thing I hope is to make the experimental theater a bit more experimental.
‘We will still do musicals, absolutely! But the large stage is also perfect for epic straight plays.’ “It was not an easy decision at all,” she admits, “but I felt Peter Pan, for various reasons, was a stronger choice for the May slot. Peter Pan, also, was my favorite childhood story. Mary Martin may very well have been my first exposure to theatrical staging, albeit on television, and Peter Pan was definitely my first true love. “As for future shows,”, she adds, “we will still do musicals, absolutely! But I think the large stage is also perfect for epic straight plays. It just might be time to bring Shakespeare indoors.” Abravaya says the theater company is in great hands with Miller as he reflects on his run as artistic director. “My time at Spreckels was the happiest, most satisfying years of my professional life,” he writes in a recent email from the Arizona desert. “The relationships I developed with so many creative
people will stay with me, and in my heart, forever. Knowing Sheri and the depth of her talent, the depth of her feelings and her integrity, I am confident that Spreckels Theater Company will continue to reach new heights. I wish her all the best.” Abravaya racked up a number of notable accomplishments in his 17-year tenure. In 2010, he founded the Spreckels Theater Company and established a focus on elaborate musicals. He created the company’s signature Paradyne Projection System and saved the center thousands in construction costs by augmenting small, practical sets with opulent projections and animations. He is also widely credited with keeping the center afloat during the Great Recession, as he simultaneously enhanced its reputation as one of the largest and best-appointed performance venues in Sonoma County— with 40,000 square feet, a 550 seat theater, and the 99-seat black box—all while remaining committed to the center’s original purpose: live performances of theater, music, and dance. “It’s pretty well known that Gene saved live theater at Spreckels,” says Miller as she recalls the 2008 economic crisis, during which Rohnert Park considered eliminating theater productions and came close to closing the center altogether. “But they gave Gene the opportunity to make it work,” Miller continues. “He dug deep, and with his amazing team, brought about a renaissance at the theater by producing big, splashy, Broadway-style extravaganzas. He brought in the projection system, which was genius, too. Gene really did Sonoma County a wonderful service.” And now it’s Miller’s time to put her stamp on the continuing legacy of Spreckels. “I wish JoanLee was still here,” she says. “I’d love her to know that I did what she suggested. I think she’d be terribly happy.”
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D EBRI EF ER Hyatt Times Sonoma County’s numerous hotels servicing the luxe grape economy are mostly non-union shops—which only serves to highlight the breakthrough unionization effort last week at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek hotel in Santa Rosa. More than 50 hotel workers joined Unite Here Local 2850, the regional hospitality union with 270,000 members in the United States and Canada.
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The 2017–18 season at Spreckels was largely selected by Abravaya and begins in September with the Larry Shue comedy The Foreigner. One of Miller’s first decisions was to cancel the planned May 2018 run of The Hunchback of Notre Dame—based on the animated Disney film—and replace it with the classic musical Peter Pan.
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Dining MEAT ME AT THE BAR Cathy and Pete Seghesio broaden their legacy with new butcher shop and salumeria.
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Seghesio opens Journeyman Meat Company—to go with the family wine BY STETT HOLBROOK
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fter five years of planning, delays and a whole lot of work, Pete and Cathy Seghesio opened Journeyman Meat Co. this month, a long-anticipated salumeria, butcher shop and wine bar located on the site of Healdsburg’s old post office.
The small, gray-and-redaccented shop is dominated by the gleaming, Ferrari-red Berkel meat slicers that artfully shave
cuts of the sublime, housemade salume. A glowing, wood-fired oven produces tangy thin crust pizzas ($15), roasted sausage skewers from Seghesio family recipes ($24) and petit, three-ounce steaks served with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and grilled bread ($18). On the kitchen wall above the day’s specials is an illustration of different cuts of beef listed in Italian and English. Rosetta is a sirloin tip. Costata is ribeye. The terms sound so much more delicious in Italian, no?
There are a few seats at the counter and a dozen or so more in front of the massive wall hanging shaped like a pig. “It’s kind of a meat bar,” says Pete Seghesio. “That’s what we were looking for.” Indeed, customers can belly up for a taste of the six kinds of salume paired with a glass or two of wine. Two wines and salumi goes for $15; four wines with seven salumi is $28. The small but exciting wine list reads like an old family photo album. Each wine is made by friends or family and has
a story detailed on the wine list. The Center Street shop is the public face of the meat enterprise, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. The Seghesios are opening a USDA-certified production facility in Cloverdale, where meat will be made into salume for Journeyman and other producers. Journeyman’s beef comes from its own herd of Wagyu and Angus cattle. Pork comes from Llano Seco in Chico. Journeyman has a dream team of butchers. Chef and general manager Gillian Tyrnauer is a multitalented cook’s cook whose résumé includes Healdsburg Shed, Ramen Gaijin and Oakland’s Oliveto. Samueli Grigio trained under famed Tuscan butcher Dario Cecchini, and Crystal Waters has a Ph.D. in meat science. Seghesio is no slouch himself. He also trained under Cecchini, as well as a famed salume maker in Florence. Seghesio’s roots in Sonoma County run deep. His grandfather, Edoardo Seghesio, emigrated from Piedmont, Italy, in 1883 to work for the Italian Swiss Colony in Asti, at one time the largest wine producer in California. In 1895, Edoardo purchased a home on 56 acres in the Alexander Valley, and made his first Zinfandel in 1902. He later went on to found Seghesio Family Vineyards, which Pete ran from 1987 to 2011, when the family sold the winery to Crimson Wine Group. Together with his teen sons, Will and Joe, who also work at Journeyman, Seghesio makes two wines under the Journeyman and San Lorenzo labels. The San Lorenzo wines are made from a vineyard purchased by Seghesio’s great grandfather in 1896. The 2015 San Lorenzo “Rock Garden” ($48) is an elegant and velvety Zinfandel, while the 2015 “Pearl” ($70) is a juicy but complex and long-finishing old vine red blend. A visit to Journeyman feels like being invited into a Seghesio family reunion, where the sense of history and great food and wine flow freely. Well, at least the history is free. Journeyman Meat Co., 404 Center St., Healdsburg. 707.395.6328.
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San Francisco garbage firm Recology, preaching radical composting methods, poised to truck into the North Bay BY TOM GOGOLA
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Get it? Recology gets it. For the San Francisco–based Recology, the stinky business of garbology is really picking up.
The pioneering trash company, a national and international pace-setter when it comes to landfill-diversion strategies (most
notably through its composting initiatives), has just completed the purchase of the North Bay’s Ratto Group and is poised to start rolling the trucks and picking up the trash within the next few months, from Santa Rosa to the wilds of West Marin. The company’s been around for more than 100 years and started as a scrap-scavenging outfit in San
Francisco, where, according to corporate materials, it still holds the exclusive contract to deal with that town’s epic waste stream. The firm also recently signed off on a garbage-collection contract in Humboldt County, filling in a previously empty coastal zone on a company map that’s dotted with Recology outposts in Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California—
(SRCC) then nixed the two original finalists and allowed Recology to resubmit its bid, when it promptly became a finalist. As of Monday, Aug. 15, the Santa Rosa city manager’s office had recommended Recology to the SRCC, which will take up the recommendation and likely approve it at its Aug. 29 meeting, according to the city website and Joey Hejnowicz, the administrative analyst for the city manager’s office who is charged with the nitty-gritty of the Recology contract rollout. Recology has made its bones in the trash business by preaching and practicing a philosophy of radical food-waste diversion, which it pioneered in San Francisco in the early aughts when it launched a composting program that would divert food and yard waste into composting facilities and then into the rows at local farms, providing top-notch soil for ground cover. The company’s corporate cri de coeur is “zero waste,” a laudable objective that’s been taken up by municipalities and counties around the state—but not by Sonoma County. Marin County has set its zero-waste goal for 2025. Zero waste is a tough nut to crack given the practical limitations of current curbside, street-bin sorting systems. But industry leaders and garbologists have noted that the multiplier impacts in eliminating food and yard waste from the landfill stream goes far beyond any benefit that recycling provides. The purchase (Potashner averred on offering the final sale price) included all of the Ratto assets, he says, including the machinery, trucks and real estate. The current garbagecollection matrix in Sonoma County has proven inadequate to the demands of residents and civic leadership to reduce landfillbound waste and achieve a zero waste outcome. Even if the county hasn’t embraced the concept as a policy mandate, Sonoma County did host its first-ever zero-waste summit in May. It’s a start. Compared with Ratto, the Recology business model appears
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better poised to deliver on recycling and composting, but will it? Potashner notes that the Ratto Group just upgraded its recycling facility in Santa Rosa. “That is in much better shape than it has been in 10 years,” he says, and notes that Recology plans “to add some capital improvements” to ensure that waste that winds up in those blue recycling bins stays out of the landfills. The recycling and wastetransfer stations are where that particular rubber hits the zero-waste road, and a better recyclables yield, Potashner notes, comes through employing the latest technology, which for Recology includes optical-sorting scans and new screening tech. “That does move the needle forward insofar as what you can do on the recycling end.” But landfills are typically filled with 30 to 40 percent organic matter that creates methane and all sorts of environmental havoc on the global-warming front. Composting food and yard waste is key to achieving the zero-waste goal. “The other side is the composting,” says Potashner, “and we are going to expand those operations on the North Coast as well—we intend to provide an organic solution that frankly
hasn’t been there.” Recology’s landfill-diversion rates are the best in the country, and as the company expands into Marin and Sonoma counties, the challenge will be to maintain its industry edge while getting the North Bay up to speed on its wildly successful curbsidecomposting program, launched in San Francisco. But Potashner cautions against an immediately apparent golden age of composting in the North Bay. “One thing to talk about is expectations,” he says. “This is not about just flipping a switch.” Even as there’s upcoming technology upgrades to the region’s current landfill-diversion facilities, the key human pieces have to fall into place, too. “You need a partnership with public works agencies and the customer, and it takes a little while to build up.” And of course it’s far cheaper in the short term to just dump it all in the landfill, he says, but the long-term costs are untenable. A common refrain in most regional stories about the changing landscape of the North Bay garbage scene is that whoever is picking up the trash moving forward, it’s likely going to get more expensive. ) 16 But Potashner says
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but none in the North Bay. Until now. The company has had its eye on the golden coastal swath that runs from San Francisco to Eureka, says Eric Potashner, the San Francisco–based vice president and senior director of strategic affairs at Recology as he notes that “these opportunities don’t come around that often.” This particular opportunity arose in part out of Ratto subsidiary the North Bay Corporation’s failure to fulfill the terms of its contract in Santa Rosa—notably, the company’s dodgy track record on diverting recyclables out of landfills—and by extension, to all the other municipalities in Sonoma County who use the service. (The towns of Sonoma and Windsor are the only two municipalities in the county that don’t use the Ratto service; Windsor recently signed on with Sonoma County Resource Recovery after it ditched the Ratto affiliate that held the contract.) And the process in Santa Rosa to replace Ratto with another firm has been a bit awkward, to say the least, as Recology was initially rejected in a request for bids sent out by Santa Rosa earlier this year, when it picked two other companies as finalists, even as Recology was negotiating to buy Ratto. Santa Rosa—and the county as a whole—has cited multiple failures on Ratto’s part to fulfill the contract as their reason to not re-sign the locally based company, whose subsidiary trucks roll around the North Bay under the banner of Redwood Empire in Marin County. Those failures included a demonstrably poor track record of diverting recyclables from regional landfills. In April, Santa Rosa was poised to pick between the nation’s number-one trash hauler, Waste Management, and local upstart GreenWaste Recovery, when Recology chimed in and told the city that they were in the final push to purchase the justunionized Ratto, even as Santa Rosa was about to pick someone else to pick up the garbage. The Santa Rosa City Council
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hile Trump was busy tending his various altright dumpster fires and tweeting from the sandbox, world leaders were digging into the dirt of carbon-emission-reduction and embracing the Recology model at the Paris Climate Summit in December. The upshot of the climate conference was to highlight that creating healthy soil through composting could conspire to offset between half and all carbon emissions. The Recology model is custom-tailored to that end, collecting food and yard waste in its urban outposts and providing the ensuing soil to farms around the Bay Area. The company’s Jepson Prairie Organics facility in Vacaville has emerged as a go-to facility for journalists and officials from other states and countries who want to get a glimpse of what a super-advanced compost facility can do. Recology is among the largest waste-collection firms in the United States (Waste Management is the industry’s largest player and has contracts throughout Marin County municipalities), and business really hit its stride in the early aughts when the San Francisco food-scrap and yardwaste composting program demonstrated that the proof of concept was sound and economically viable. Since then, “the state has done a lot
of regulation in this area,” says Potashner. “The whole world has looked at San Francisco and taken that model.” As is often the case with wholesome and cutting-edge public policy, California has taken a lead and used the Recology success story to game out a future California where, by 2022, all state jurisdictions will have to have implemented a food-waste diversion program. The aggression is warranted, Potashner says, given that 30 to 40 percent of all compostable trash material currently winds up in landfills. With the sale of Ratto finalized, the next step for Recology, Potashner says, will be to go through a contract-reassignment process at each of the North Bay jurisdictions that has a Ratto contract, including the Marin County contracts. Interviewed on Aug. 11, Potashner said that work should be completed by mid-October. “These types of deals happen somewhat frequently,” he says. “We don’t expect any problems.” North Bay labor activist Marty Bennett applauded the acquisition as he highlighted Recology’s unique status as an employee-owned company and one of the top-five largest garbage-collection outfits in the nation. Bennett labored mightily with the North Bay Jobs with Justice coalition to get Ratto workers under the Teamsters umbrella in May. “I would say that in terms of labor standards, Recology maintains perhaps the highest in the entire industry,” says Bennett as he notes that waste-collection is the fifth most hazardous industry in America. The only possible knock on Recology, he says, is that as an expanding business, it’s also in some way putting those labor and environmental standards somewhat at risk. Recology currently boasts an average recyclable-retrieval rate of between 80 and 85 percent, Bennett says, but is entering a Sonoma County landscape where Ratto was “down there at around 39 percent.” He credits the company with
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“expanding cautiously as it works to replicate the San Francisco model” as he notes (and the company website verifies) that Recology currently collects the garbage in 127 communities in California. Locally, the multiple failures of Ratto to fulfill its contract led Santa Rosa to sue the company for more than $12 million. The Santa Rosa garbage contract alone is worth some $27 million. The union-membership won by the 440-odd Ratto employees in Sonoma County is safe even if there’s a promised review of current Ratto personnel on the horizon. All of Recology’s numerous facilities in California are union shops, which makes for a better shop, overall, when there is labor buy-in to the overall prospects for the company. “It’s an interesting dynamic,” says Potashner, “where you have union members that are also employee owners of the company. Yeah, they wear two hats, but at the end of the day, we do make
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Crush The week’s events: a selective guide
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Matriarchs of Music
The North Bay’s Cotati Accordion Festival, devoted to the old squeezebox, turns 27 this year and is marking it the “Year of the Woman” to celebrate all the contributions that women have made to the instrument. This year’s honorary director is longtime North Bay musician and instructor Marjorie Konrad, who’s responsible for teaching generations of accordion players. Headlining the fest are other veteran players, like Amy Jo Sawyer and Gail Campanella, and the event boasts international talents along with the local stars. The festival goes all weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 19–20, at La Plaza Park, Cotati. 9:30am to 8pm both days. $15–$30. cotatifest.com.
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Hometown Heroes
The blues are strong in Sonoma County—just take a look at the lineup of stars gracing the stage at the Sonoma County Blues & Arts Festival. At the top of the bill is Blues Hall of Fame harmonica player and Healdsburg resident Charlie Musselwhite, with Santa Rosa High School alum Doyle Bramhall II, returning to to rock out. Local mainstays the Blues Defenders, Levi Lloyd and Volker Strifler are among others slated to play. In addition to the tunes, North Bay artist Kathleen McCallum juries a fine-art exhibit, new to the festival this year. Get the blues on Saturday, Aug. 19, at SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park. 3pm. $40. somoconcerts.com.
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Down-home diner Singletree Cafe is practically a historical landmark, having served breakfast and lunch to hungry patrons in Healdsburg for decades. But, times are tough at Singletree. Extensive street work, including the installation of a traffic roundabout, has made accessing the diner difficult, sometimes impossible. The sidewalk closures are hitting the cafe in the pocketbook, but local support is on the way with the Save the Singletree event. Headed by the folks at Healdsburg Jazz Festival, this daylong barbecue and concert features a lineup of popular bands and edible delights on Sunday, Aug. 20, at Singletree Cafe, 165 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 1pm. $20 minimum donation. healdsburgjazzfestival.org.
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Think About Tomorrow
There’s a lot to be concerned about today, and the need to reverse climate change is at the top of the list for many. While inconvenient documentaries are great at forecasting doom, filmmakers Mélanie Laurent and Cyril Dion show concrete and positive actions that are already working to address climate concerns in their 2015 documentary ‘Tomorrow.’ Praised as a refreshingly inspirational film, Tomorrow screens in Napa Valley as a benefit for Napa County Watershed Projects. Complimentary wine is provided by Joel Gott Wines, and free popcorn will be handed out for those who bring their own (reusable) bowl. See Tomorrow on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St., St. Helena. 5:45pm. $10. 707.963.9779.
HAD ME A BLAST L.A. comedian and television writer Ian Karmel headlines the Summer Lovin’ Comedy Show on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Sonoma Cider in Healdsburg. See Comedy, p27.
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STEP INTO THE LIGHT Several works from marginalized members of the community display in new show.
Inside Outsider Local outsider artists step out of the shadows and into the light BY CHARLIE SWANSON
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n the art world, the term “outsider art” is a label created by those who live and work on the fringes of society. These artists often suffer from mental-health issues or disabilities, and their brilliant works are frequently only brought to light after their death.
In the North Bay, several mental-health-service providers are determined to put a positive spin on the term “outsider art” and recognize the contributions of otherwise marginalized community members through the Sonoma County Wellness Art Collaborative.
The organization hosts a new group exhibit, “Out of the Shadows: A Collection of Transformative Art,” opening Friday, Aug. 18, at the Steele Lane Community Center in Santa Rosa, with a reception featuring spoken-word and musical entertainment. At the forefront of the collaborative is Adam Kahn, a licensed marriage and family therapist who has worked for the past 10 years at Buckelew Programs, a community-based service provider that helps people with mental-health challenges to live independently within the community. Now a supervisor at Buckelew, Kahn formed the Sonoma County Wellness Art
Collaborative to promote the creative works of many of these individuals. “Culturally, we appreciate our artists who have eccentricities, but I don’t know that we really appreciate our eccentrics who have artistic abilities,” says Kahn. “And a lot of the folks we work with do have those artistic abilities. Their way of being in the word is so unique, but oftentimes it’s not something that’s appreciated by the mainstream. A lot of that expression is shoved into corners or dark places.” For the wellness art collaborative, Kahn reached out to other North Bay mental-health service providers, including Community Support Network,
Telecare Sonoma ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) and St. Joseph’s Health. Kahn says the partners all see the benefits of the intersection between arts and mental health. “The arts brings in people from all different backgrounds, we’re really experiencing that while gearing up for this show,” says Kahn. “Out of the Shadows” will include more than 60 pieces of art from over 30 participating artists. The range of art at the show runs the gamut of media, including painting, photography, sculpture and even puppetry. The subject matter of the work reflects the role that art plays in each artist’s life, be it for coping or to express the anguish of their situation. “The muse is as unique as the artist,” says Kahn. All the artwork will be for sale, and the proceeds will go to the artists, many of whom live under the poverty line or are homeless, in addition to living with severe mental illnesses or traumatic brain injuries. “To me, the sale of the artwork is almost secondary,” Kahn says. “Some of our artists might feel differently, but I’ve seen such a great response, not just from the public, but from the artists who have the opportunity to show their work and have that kind of interaction with the public. “It really does create a sense of self-worth for them.” ‘Out of the Shadows: A Collection of Transformative Art’ opens with a reception featuring a lineup of entertainment on Friday, Aug. 18, at Steele Lane Community Center, 415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa. 4pm. Free. facebook.com/ wellnessartcollaborative.
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here has always been this perception that Shakespeare is long and boring,” says Jared Sakren, executive director of 6th Street Playhouse and the director of FairyWorlds!, the recently opened outdoor extravaganza at Santa Rosa’s Shakespeare in the Cannery Festival. Formerly artistic director of Southwest Shakespeare Company in Mesa, Ariz., Sakren says he’s heard the “long-and-boring” thing over and over. “So,” he says, “I decided to take it on and change people’s minds.” That’s how FairyWorlds! was born. A 90-minute, elaborately visual, audience-interactive take on Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, the dazzling show was originally staged outdoors at the Desert Botanical Garden in
Phoenix in 2014. “The show was huge, produced on a very grand scale,” Sakren says. “It had ballet, fire-eating, amazing costumes, fairies with electric wings and all kinds of outrageous circus-type elements. It was not boring.” Furthermore, it was successful at attracting people who had always believed Shakespeare was overly complex and hard to appreciate. “It was a show done for people who love Shakespeare, and for people who hate Shakespeare,” says Sakren. And now that he’s relocated to Sonoma County, Sakren has brought FairyWorlds! to life again. Staged in the old cannery ruins in Railroad Square, the show has been adjusted to the open landscape of the cannery. Featuring a cast of nearly 40 actors, and enough space for the audience to be surrounded by fantastical folk, the Santa Rosa version is, if anything, even more interactive than the Arizona version. “We have more fairies in this show than we had in the desert—not a lot more, maybe six,” says Sakren. “But they come in much closer contact with the audience now.” Though stripped-down textually, the basic story of Midsummer is intact. After fleeing Athens to avoid the marital demands of their parents, four young lovers (Abbey Lee, Devin McConnell, Haley Rome, Benjamin Stowe) find themselves lost in the woods, and right in the middle of a battle between two powerful fairies, Oberon (Chris Schloemp) and Titania (Elizabeth Henry). Complicating matters is a band of Athenian craftsmen, led by the dim Bottom (Craig Miller), all taking to the woods to rehearse a very strange play. “The story is all there, and then some,” Sakren says. “I don’t want to spoil it, but there’s a scene that Shakespeare refers to but never actually shows us. It’s a very, very big scene, and it involves swords. Well, in FairyWorlds! we finally get to see it. It’s pretty cool.” ‘FairyWorlds’ runs Thursday–Saturday through Sept. 2 at the Cannery. 3 W. Third St., Santa Rosa. 8pm. $10–$36. 707.523.4185.
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MAN OF A THOUSAND MOVIES The great character actor Robert Forster gets
some local love at the Roxy Stadium.
Respect
Robert Forster, ‘Jackie Brown’ come to Santa Rosa BY RICHARD VON BUSACK
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here are few reactors, let alone actors, as impressively cool as Robert Forster. Currently co-starring in Twin Peaks, Forster comes to Santa Rosa for an appearance at the Roxy’s screening of Jackie Brown (1997). He was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel Rum Punch.
Jackie Brown is an uncharacteristically pulp-free crime drama about weariness and risk. It enshrines actress Pam Grier, whos used to say at interviews, “I come from a long line of skillet-throwing women.” She can be fierce, but this is also about her grace: a woman walking against a background of walls covered with ceramic tiles, so that the reflected light gives her a little extra glow. In the title role, Grier plays a $16k a year flight attendant on a puddle-jumper airline, who’s also a bagman for the ruthless gun dealer Ordell, played by Samuel L. Jackson. The man who—almost— gets Jackie Brown is Forster’s Max Cherry, an unruffled South L.A. bail bondsman. He has a walnut tan and hair transplants that show a little. Jackie perplexes him. It goes without saying that a stewardess is always going to be a flight risk. Yet Cherry is keen enough to tell the difference between an out-and-out criminal and a real lady in trouble with the police. In its insistence that people only really get interesting when they’re on the unhappy side of 40, Jackie Brown paves the way for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Forster’s quiet competence holds its own against Jackson’s remarkable force. When Ordell tries to jive him into sympathy, Cherry says quietly: “Is white guilt supposed to make me forget that I’m running a business?” Forster is not only a first-rate actor, but an impressive public speaker— one hopes someone in the audience will ask Forster for his definition of the word “respect,” a Jackie Brown–worthy lesson for anyone who tries to impress through the act of oafishly threatening others. Robert Forster appears at the Aug. 17 screening of ‘Jackie Brown’ at the Roxy Stadium 14, 85 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.525.8909.
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ifth-generation San Francisco native Danny Montana is old enough to remember seeing shows at the original Lion’s Share club in Sausalito, where he first saw legendary folk songwriter Ramblin’ Jack Elliott in 1968. Nearly 50 years later, Montana has established himself in the North Bay as an authentic connection to bygone days, living in Woodacre in the San Geronimo Valley and often performing his style of country-western music at Marin watering holes like the Papermill Creek Saloon and Nick’s Cove. This week, Montana heads to Guerneville to open for a longtime
hero of his, when Ramblin’ Jack Elliott performs at the River Theater on Aug. 18. As countrified as Montana is today, he almost went in a different direction, growing up a fan of the Beatles and the Kinks. Montana’s love for country music began when the Columbia House record club mistakenly sent him a George Jones record instead of the Kinks when he was 12 years old. “Eventually, Bob Dylan got me looking into folk and back in time to Woody Guthrie, who had a huge influence on me,” says Montana. “And that’s how I discovered Ramblin’ Jack, and he was always a huge influence as well.” Born Danny Morrison, Montana got his name after he spent a year living in the state. “It was 1970, I was in Mill Valley at Camino Alto and East Blithedale, at the brand-new four-way traffic light,” remembers Montana. “And I was sitting there, going, ‘Wow, it’s too crowded here. I’m moving to Montana.’ It wasn’t nearly as crowded, of course.” After experiencing a Montana winter, the musician decided it wasn’t too crowded in Marin after all. Upon his return, a young Mill Valley harmonica player named Huey Lewis insisted he start going by Danny Montana. “What am I going to do?” laughs Montana. “Say no to Huey Lewis?” Throughout his musical career, Montana has stayed true to the outlaw country and classic folk that he fell in love with way back when that George Jones album made its way to him. Montana’s swinging sound will be on full display for the upcoming show. To open the evening, banjo and fiddle player Phil Richardson will join Montana for an intimate set. After Ramblin’ Jack’s headlining performance, Montana will return with a full band, including Lagunitas Brewing Company founder and guitarist Tony Magee, and party late into the night. “I’m just loving playing right now,” Montana says. “I just keep plugging along.” Danny Montana opens for Ramblin’ Jack Elliott on Friday, Aug. 18, at the River Theater, 6135 Main St., Guerneville. 8pm. $30. 707.869.8022.
Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Chick Corea Elektric Band, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
guitarist for a three-night residency. Aug 17-19. $40-$45. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
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Brewsters Beer Garden Aug 17, Bluegrass & Bourbon with One Grass Two Grass. Aug 18, the Clay Bell Band. Aug 19, Rock and Roll Rhythm Revue. Aug 20, T Luke & the Tight Suits. 229 Water St N, Petaluma. 707.981.8330.
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Two of the most innovative bands of the last 30 years join forces for their first co-headlining performance. Aug 18, 7:30pm. $25 and up. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.
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Premier Cuban dance orchestra plays an acclaimed blend of tropical music. Aug 17, 8:30pm. $40-$75. JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.
Aug 18, DJ Cal. Aug 19, DJ Willie. 400 First St E, Sonoma. 707.938.7110.
Cotati Accordion Festival
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It’s the “Year of the Woman,” as the 27th annual fest features honorary director Marjorie Konrad and performers like Amy Jo Sawyer, Royal Jelly Jive, Gail Campanella and others. Aug 19-20. $15-$30. La Plaza Park, Old Redwood Highway, Cotati, cotatifest.com.
Sonoma County Blues & Arts Festival
Blues Hall-of-Famer Charlie Musselwhite headlines a daylong pop-up party, with local stars Doyle Bramhall II, the Blues Defenders, Levi Lloyd and others, a curated art gallery and food vendors. Aug 19, 3pm. $40. SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, somoconcerts.com.
MARIN COUNTY Consort Chorale
Choral group’s 24th annual summer concert features Camille Saint-Saens’ “Messe de Requiem” and Bay Area composer Sanford Dole’s “Songs of Isaiah,” with soloists, harp, organ and orchestra. Reception to follow. Aug 20, 7pm. $10-$20. First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo. consortchorale.org.
San Francisco Airship
The Summer of Love comes to life as the tribute band, whose members have performed with Jefferson Starship, Big Brother & the Holding Company and more, rocks out with two sets of music. Aug 19, 9pm. $15-$20. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.
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Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY A’Roma Roasters
Aug 18, VHS. Aug 19, Levi Lloyd. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.576.7765.
Annie O’s Music Hall Aug 19, Darude. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.542.1455.
Aqus Cafe
Aug 16, West Coast songwriters competition. Aug 18, Dictator Tots. Aug 19, the Farallons. Aug 20, Gary Vogensen & the Ramble Band. Aug 23, Bluegrass and old-time music. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.
Arlene Francis Center Aug 18, Sonoma County Roller Derby’s Hella ‘90s Bash. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
Cellars of Sonoma
Aug 19, Ricky Ray. Aug 20, 2pm, Simply Lyrical. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg. 707.578.1826. Aug 19, 2pm, bluegrass jam. Aug 18, 3:30pm, PR Jazz Duo. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.
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Aug 18, Sugarfoot. Aug 19, Crossfire reunion. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.
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Aug 18, the Peter Welker Sextet. 101 Second St, Petaluma. 707.765.4567.
Guerneville Community Church
Aug 20, 2pm, Tyler McCourtney & Clementine Darling. 14520 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.2514.
Guerneville Plaza
Aug 17, 7pm, Rockin’ the River with Invasion Latina. 16201 First St, Guerneville, rockintheriver.org.
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Aug 16, 5pm, Annie Sampson and Haute Flash Quartet. Aug 23, 5pm, Mr. Music and Love Choir. Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol, peacetown.org.
Jack London State Park Aug 19, 2pm, Jack London Piano CLub presents Jud Goodrich Retirement Concert. 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216.
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Aug 18, Train Wreck Junction. Aug 19, Elephant. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.
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The Laugh Cellar
Aug 20, 12pm, Cuba Sunday with Ariel Garcia. 5755 Mountain Hawk Way, Santa Rosa. 707.282.9319.
Madrone Family Vineyards Estate
Aug 20, 1pm, Michael Hantman. 777 Madrone Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.996.6941.
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Aug 16, Willie Perez. Aug 17, the Rhythm Drivers. Aug 18, Susan Sutton Jazz Trio. Aug 19, Eric Wiley. Aug 20, Blue Alley Cats. Aug 22, Mac & Potter. Aug 23, Matt Silva and Nikki Otis. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.
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Aug 18, DJ MGB. Aug 19, Stone Peoples Medicine. Aug 20, George Heagerty. Aug 21, 5pm, Lithium Jazz. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.
Montgomery Village Shopping Center Aug 19, 12pm, Caravanserai featuring Tony Lindsay.
Aug 20, 1pm, Hot Rods. 911 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.545.3844.
Mystic Theatre
Aug 19, IrieFuse with Clear Conscience and Dollar $hort. Aug 20, Judith Owen with Leland Sklar. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.
Occidental Center for the Arts Aug 18, the Hohlax Trio. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.
Phoenix Theater
Eardley. Aug 20, 8:30pm, Sonoma blues jam. Aug 22, American roots night with Lou Rodriguez and friends. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.
Spancky’s Bar
Aug 19, Mojo Child. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.
Stumptown Brewery Aug 19, the AllwaysElvis Outta Rehab Show. 15045 River Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.0705.
Aug 18, Trecelence with X-Method and From the Ruins. Aug 19, Streetbreaker with the Down House. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
Taft Street Winery
Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap
Aug 20, 3:30pm, Lazyman. 151 Petaluma Blvd, Petaluma, theatre-district.com.
Aug 17, 6:30pm, Hannah JernMiller. 701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. 707.774.5226.
Pub Republic
Aug 18, Holus Bolas. Aug 19, the Thundering Herd. 3120 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma. 707.782.9090.
Redwood Cafe
Aug 17, the Fargo Brothers. Aug 18, 5:30pm, Cotati Accordion Student Stage Scholarship fundraiser. Aug 18, 9pm, Afro Funk Experience. Aug 19, Sidemen with Peter Welker. Aug 20, 5pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band. Aug 21, Open Mic with DJ Loisaida. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.
Rio Nido Roadhouse
Aug 19, country night with Courtin’ Disaster. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.
Aug 20, 2pm, Jamie Lin Wilson. 2030 Barlow Lane, Sebastopol. 707.823.2049.
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Aug 17, country line dancing. Aug 18, the Rhythm Rangers. Aug 19, the String Rays. Aug 20, 3pm, David Thom Bluegrass Jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.
Viansa Winery
Aug 19, 12pm, Blue Noiz. Aug 20, 12pm, Clay Bell. 25200 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.935.4700.
Whiskey Tip
Aug 18, North Bay Cabaret Explains It All. Aug 19, DJ Smokie. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.
Windsor Town Green Aug 17, 6pm, David Luning. 701 McClelland Dr, Windsor, townofwindsor.com.
River Theater
Aug 18, Ramblin Jack Elliot and Danny Montana. 16135 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.8022.
Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub
MARIN COUNTY Belvedere Community Park
Aug 18, Crow’s Landing. Aug 19, the Rains. 131 E First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.9610.
Aug 20, 3:45pm, RuMoRs with Windsor Street Blues Band. 450 San Rafael Ave, Belvedere, belvedereconcerts.org.
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City Green
Aug 19, Richard Howell & Sudden Changes. 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.
Aug 19, 5pm, La Mixta Criolla. 901 Sherman Ave, Novato, novato.org.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Community Congregational Church
Aug 19, It’s a Beautiful Day acoustic. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.4797.
Sonoma Speakeasy
Aug 16, the Acrosonics. Aug 17, Plan Be. Aug 18, 6:30pm, Bruce Gordon. Aug 18, 8pm, Jim Caroompas and friends. Aug 19, 5:30pm, the Marks Brothers. Aug 19, 8pm, John Allair & Julia Harrell. Aug 20, 5pm, Brandon
Aug 20, 4pm, “Joyful Sound” concert and picnic with Singers Marin. 145 Rock Hill Dr, Tiburon.
Fenix
Aug 16, pro blues jam. Aug 18, tribute to Amy Winehouse with Victoria Wasserrman. Aug 19, Illeagles. Aug 20, 11:30am, Sunday brunch with Lady D. Aug 20, 6:30pm, Dave Jenkins
and friends. Aug 23, pro blues jam. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600. Aug 18, 6:30pm, Dr Mojo. Anchor St, Sausalito. 415.289.4152.
George’s Nightclub
Sat, DJ party. Sun, Banda Night. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.
HopMonk Novato
Aug 17, Jeff Ray & Rok Mob. Aug 18, Metal Shop. Aug 20, 5pm, cookout concert with Matt Jaffe & the Distractions. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.
Insalata’s
Aug 17, 5:30pm, Parker Grant. 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 415.457.7700.
Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
Aug 16, Fly by Train. Aug 23, HowellDevine. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.
Marin Country Mart
Aug 18, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with the Singer & the Songwriter. Aug 20, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with I See Hawks. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700.
Mill Valley Depot Plaza Aug 16, 6:30pm, concerts in the plaza with Dave and Reed Fromer. Aug 20, 3pm, concerts in the plaza with Todd Morgan & the Emblems and HowellDevine. 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.1370.
19 Broadway Club
Aug 16, songwriters in the round with Danny Uzi. Aug 18, 5:30pm, No Filler. Aug 18, 9pm, Blacklist Union with Sabbath Lives. Aug 19, 5:30pm, Mwanza and McQ. Aug 19, 9:30pm, Soul Jah Family Band. Aug 20, 4pm, Dale Alstrom’s Jazz Society. Aug 20, 8pm, Marin’s Got Talent. Aug 21, open mic. Aug 22, Matt Bolton. Aug 23, High Heels & Hip-Hop with Kaila Love. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.
No Name Bar
Aug 16, Sun Hunter and Harmonic Law. Aug 17, Michael LaMacchia Band. Aug 18, Michael Aragon Quartet. Aug 19, Chris Saunders Band. Aug 20, Migrant Pickers and friends. Aug 21, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Aug 22, open mic. Aug 23, Maayan and Fly by Train. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.
Aug 16, Jonathan Poretz. Aug 17, Marcos Sainz Trio. Aug 18, Barrio Manouche. Aug 19, James Henry Hands on Fire Band. Aug 20, Yacht Club of Paris. Aug 22, Con Quimba. Aug 23, Nathan Bickart Duo. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.
Pacheco Plaza
Aug 18, 6pm, Jimi James Band. 366 Ignacio Blvd, Novato. 415.883.4648.
Panama Hotel Restaurant
Aug 16, Rusty String Express. Aug 17, Patrick Ford Trio. Aug 22, Panama Jazz Trio. Aug 23, Doug Adamz. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.
Peri’s Silver Dollar
Aug 16, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue five-year anniversary. Aug 17, Ancient Baby. Aug 18, Swamp Thang. Aug 19, Crooked. Aug 20, Grateful Sunday. Aug 21, open mic. Aug 22, Fresh Baked Blues. Aug 23, the New Sneakers. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.
Piccolo Pavilion
Aug 20, 5pm, Ruth Gerson. Redwood and Corte Madera avenues, Corte Madera. 415.302.1160.
Rancho Nicasio
Aug 18, Todos Santos. Aug 19, Unauthorized Rolling Stones. Aug 20, 4pm, BBQ on the lawn with Petty Theft. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.
Sausalito Seahorse
Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Aug 17, Toque Tercero. Aug 18, the 7th Sons. Aug 19, DJ Neiel. Aug 20, 5pm, Mazacote and DJ Jose Ruiz. Aug 22, Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.
Smiley’s Schooner Saloon
Aug 18, Fly by Train. Aug 19, Africali. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.
Spitfire Lounge
Third Friday of every month, DJ Jimmy Hits. 848 B St, San Rafael. 415.454.5551.
Sweetwater Music Hall
Aug 20, 11am, brunch show with Evan Lanam & the Live Oaks. Aug 20, 9pm, the Abyssinians with Bernard Collins. Aug 21, open mic with Austin DeLone. Aug 22, Staring At Stars with Domenic Bianco and the Soulshake. Aug 23, Mad Mama & the Bonafide Few
with Southbound Sinners. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
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Terrapin Crossroads Aug 16, Elliott Peck and friends. Aug 17, Ross James’ Cosmic Thursday. Aug 18, Top 40 Friday dance party. Aug 19, Scott Law & Ross James’ Cosmic Twang. Aug 20, 3:30pm, “Stories & Songs” with Scott Law Bluegrass Dimension. Aug 20, 7:30pm, Scott Law and friends. Aug 21, Grateful Mondays. Aug 23, Lazyman. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.
NAPA COUNTY Beringer Vineyards Aug 19, 12:30pm, Carlos Herrera. 2000 Main St, St Helena, 866.708.9463.
Blue Note Napa Aug 16, Paula Harris and the Nate Ginsberg Trio. Aug 17, Julius Meléndez & the Cuband. Aug 18, Tony Lindsay’s Soul Soldiers. Aug 19, Tyrone Wells. Aug 20, 3 and 7pm, Peppino D’Agostino and Carlos Reyes. Aug 22, Soul Kat. Aug 23, Go by Ocean. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.
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Fulton Crossing, “August Open Studios,” artist residents of the studio space open their doors and display their works in progress. 5pm. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. 707.536.3305. 6th Street Playhouse, “Laughing Matters,” juried show curated by Christie Marks has a sense of humor, at the Studio Gallery. 6pm. 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185. Steele Lane Community Center, “Out of the Shadows,” Sonoma County Wellness Art Collaborative hosts a showing of transformative art from individuals on the fringes of our society. 4pm. 415 Steele Ln, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3282.
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Bay Model Visitor Center, “Movement & Reflection,” Point Reyes Station artist Sue Gonzalez paints images of water inspired by Tomales Bay. 11am. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871. Untitled by Ray Jacobsen, 1976
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Petaluma Arts Center, “Tidal Response,” art and science intersect through a series of artworks depicting coastal environments, particularly Sonoma County. 5pm. 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. 707.762.5600.
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Through Aug 30, “The Bird Show,” high-flying art. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.
Art Museum of Sonoma County
Through Aug 27, “Eye Fruit: The Art of Franklin Williams,” show of unconventional art from the introspective and innovative 20th-century artist is curated by noted art historian Susan Landauer. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.579.1500.
The Art Wall at Shige Sushi
Through Sep 3, “Dialogues with Nature,” paintings by Bob Nugent are inspired by the Amazon River Basin. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. Tues-Sat, 11:30am to 2pm; Tues-Thurs & Sun, 5:30 to 9pm; Fri-Sat, 5:30 to 9:30pm. 707.795.9753.
Arts Guild of Sonoma
Through Aug 28, “Jennifer Whitfield Exhibition,” awardwinning artist shows her mixed-media works, including her latest water color and pastel creations. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.
Calabi Gallery
Through Aug 19, “Forty Years of Ray Jacobsen,” a retrospective of the Sonoma Valley artist. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. TuesSun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.
Charles M Schulz Museum
Through Sep 10, “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night,” explores the theme of writing in “Peanuts” through original cartoons and family-friendly activities. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.
City Hall Council Chambers
Through Aug 24, “Jim Davidson: Globe Trotter,” Sonoma County photographer shows images of everyday life from around the world. 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Ste 10, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3010.
Flying Goat Coffee
Through Sep 16, “David Carlson Solo Show,” the artist exhibits large abstract paintings with floral themes. 324 Center St, Healdsburg. 707.433.9081.
Gallery One
Through Sep 3, “Summer Small Works Invitational,” Donna DeLaBriandais, Lynn Davis, Joyce Kelly, Judy Klausenstock
and Joanne Tepper exhibit. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.778.8277.
Graton Gallery
Through Aug 20, “Stormy Weather,” politically charged paintings by Mylette Welch and sculptures by the late Richard Benbrook resist and protest against today’s toxic political climate. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4. 707.829.8912.
Hammerfriar Gallery
Through Aug 16, “Beneath the Sea Ice,” exhibit features paintings from Lily Simonson’s three-month trip to Antarctica. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. Tues-Fri, 10 to 6. Sat, 10 to 5. 707.473.9600.
Healdsburg Center for the Arts
Through Sep 17, “Stories Through Photography,” Erik Castro shows portraits of immigrant labor and John F Martin captures regular folks in elaborate costumes as part of a juried show. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.
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Through Aug 31, “Asian Rhapsody,” photos and collages by Deborah and Gerald Huth are inspired by travels in Asia. 6542 Front St, Forestville. Thurs-Mon, 11 to 5. 707.975.4927.
Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center Through Aug 29, “FAUNA,” paintings and mosaics by Stacey Schuett display in Heron Hall. 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.
Paul Mahder Gallery
Through Sep 17, “Words Matter,” the Bay Area premiere of new paintings by internationally acclaimed artist Wosene Kosrof. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.473.9150.
Redwood Cafe
Through Aug 31, “August Art Show,” exhibit is curated by Eolah Bates. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. Open daily. 707.795.7868.
Riverfront Art Gallery Through Sep 3, “Showin’ on the River” juried show features work by member and invitational artists. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.
Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. FriSat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART.
Through Sep 3, “International Fiber Arts,” national and international artists submit innovative and traditional fiber art work using either traditional or unusual materials. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.
Sebastopol Gallery
Through Aug 30, “Teri Sloat & Stacey Schuett Show,” the artists display in the gallery’s windows as part of the gallery’s 10-year anniversary. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6. 707.829.7200.
Sebastopol Library
Through Sep 6, “Pentimento,” exhibit features multimedia works by local artists Alan Azhderian, Phyllis Grannis and Greer Upton. Reception, Aug 16 at 6pm. 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. Mon-Tues, 1 to 5 and 6 to 9; Wed-Sat, 1 to 5. 707.823.7691.
Sebastopol Senior Center
Through Aug 30, “Senior Center Art Show,” local artists Virginia Fenley and Cheryl Traendly show their vibrant works. 167 High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.2440.
West County Museum
Through Sep 3, “The Hippies,” memorabilia recreates the environment of rebellion against consumerism and conformity built in the forests of Graton and Occidental in the 1960s and ‘70s. 261 S Main St, Sebastopol. Thurs-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.6711.
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Throckmorton Theatre Through Aug 27, “Driven to Extinction” exhibition of works by San Francisco sculptor Cynthia Jensen. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Town Books
Through Aug 30, “Painting Explorations,” group show of acrylic and oil paintings by local artists. 411 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. Tues-Sat, 10am to 4pm 415.526.3791.
Villa Marin
Through Aug 30, “Waterworks,” Marin County Watercolor Society’s group show interprets water through visuals and textures. 100 Thorndale Dr, San Rafael. 415.492.2408.
NAPA COUNTY Caldwell Snyder Gallery
Through Aug 16, “Melissa Chandon & Matt Rogers,” two California artists display in a joint exhibition of recent paintings. 1328 Main St, St Helena. Open daily, 10 to 6. 415.531.6755.
Napa Valley Museum
Through Aug 20, “Sound Maze,” interactive installation created by composer and inventor Paul Dresher includes a dozen original musical instruments to experience. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4. 707.944.0500.
Comedy Steve Barkley
Standup comedian has been seen on HBO, Showtime and ABC networks. Aug 19, 8pm. $20. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.
Osher Marin JCC
Cowboy comedian and actor takes the stage. Aug 18, 8pm. $55-$90. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
Robert Allen Fine Art
Through Sep 29, “Landscapes: Four Points of View,” group show features works on paper and canvas by Regina Case,
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High-stakes improv comedy. Aug 18-20. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
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Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County hosts an evening of drinks, dinner, live music and a silent auction. Aug 22, 5:30pm. $25. Lagunitas Brewing Company, 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707769-4495.
Clover Artisans
See artisan-made goods and enjoy refreshments, music and more. Aug 16, 5pm. Free. Clover Artisans, 603 Second St, Petaluma, cloverartisans.com.
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One-night-only show explores the beauty of eclipses and how to safely observe the phenomena when it occurs locally on Monday, Aug 21. Aug 19, 7pm. $5-$8. SRJC Planetarium, Lark Hall, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4465.
Havdalah with the Horses
Congregation Ner Shalom hosts Jewish celebration with potluck dinner, Shabbat and cowboy songs, and horses to feed and pet. Space is limited, RVSP required. Aug 19, 5pm. Renaissance Healing & Learning Center, 7695 Derby Lane, Cotati, nershalom.org.
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Through Sep 9, “Down on the Corner & Monochrome,” a double dose of exhibits display. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, Noon to 4pm. 415.464.9561. Through Aug 25, “This Is Bay Area Jewry,” photo essay exhibition shows the diverse local community through intimate portraits. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.
Cider, 44-F Mill St, Healdsburg. 707.723.7018.
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Comedians Ian Karmel (Chelsea Lately, Conan), David Gborie (MTV, Viceland) and Casey Ley (SF Weekly Best Comedian) appear for a special event. Aug 19, 9pm. $25. Sonoma
An evening of magic with dynamic performer Nick Fedoroff. Aug 19, 7pm. $25. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.
Save the Singletree
Benefit concert and BBQ aims to help the Healdsburg landmark stay in business. Aug 20, 1pm. $20 donation. Singletree Cafe, 165 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, healdsburgjazz.org.
Sbragia Carnival
Enjoy classic carnival food and games, wine by the glass and bottle specials offered all day. Aug 19, 10:30am. $20. Sbragia Family Vineyards, 9990 Dry Creek Rd, Geyserville. 707.473.2992.
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Sonoma City Party
Annual event recognizes and honors local Sonoma citizens, business and nonprofits with live music, food and drinks and family fun. Aug 18, 5:30pm. Sonoma Plaza, First St E, Sonoma.
Summer of Puppy Love Paws for Love Foundation hosts a Summer of Love party with costume contest, food and drinks, raffle and more. Well-behaved dogs on leash are welcome. Aug 19, 11am. $25. Simi Winery, 16275 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.3686.
Field Trips Healing with Nature & Yoga
Meditation hike is followed by a yoga class. Registration required. Aug 19, 10am. $25. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, landpaths.org.
Solar & Star Party
Telescopes are open for viewing, with presentations held in the classroom. Aug 19, 11am and 8pm. $3. Robert Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.6979.
Solar Eclipse Viewing
Robert Ferguson Observatory is at Courthouse Square in downtown Santa Rosa and at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park for this historic event. Aug 21, 9am. Robert Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.6979.
Film The Farthest: Voyager in Space
Documentary explores the people and events behind NASA’s Voyager mission, which has been cruising through the Solar System for 40 years. Aug 16, 1 and 7pm. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Real Food. Real People.®
Alexander Valley Film Society hosts an authentic drive-in screening of the ‘80s class-
cutting classic comedy. Aug 19, 6:30pm. $15-$50. Citrus Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Dr, Cloverdale, avfilmsociety.org.
Film & Fork
Pair a screening of the new film “Dunkirk” with a meal at Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen. Space is limited. Aug 21, 5:45pm. $50. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.9779.
Good Morning Vietnam
Classic comedy starring Robin Williams screens. Aug 19, 7:30pm. $8. Rio Theater, 20396 Bohemian Hwy, Monte Rio. 707.865.0913.
Saltwater Buddha
Summer film and discussion series welcomes author Jaimal Yogis for a screening of the film based on his book. Aug 16, 6:30pm. Free. Diesel Bookstore, 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.785.8177.
Tomorrow
Sustainably minded documentary screens as a benefit for Napa County Watershed Projects, with complimentary wine. Aug 23, 5:45pm. $10. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.9779.
Unleashed
Bay Area filmmaker Finn Taylor is in person to present the quirky comedy about a software designer recently transplanted to San Francisco. Aug 21, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.
Who Does She Think She Is?
Documentary examines women’s issues regarding parenting and work, partnering and independence, economics and art. Aug 18, 7pm. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.4331.
Food & Drink Accordion Festival Pancake Breakfast
Cotati Lions Club loads you up with pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and more to get you ready for a full day of accordion music. Aug 19-20, 8am. $12/ kids 5 and under are free. Cotati Lions Club, 86 La Plaza, Cotati.
Burgers & Bocce Tournament
Sporty afternoon of Bocce Ball competition works up an appetite for gourmet burgers, fries and wine. RSVP required. Aug 19, 12pm. Roth Estate Winery, 10309 Chalk Hill Rd, Healdsburg. 707.836.7030.
Summer on the French Riviera
Chef Pierre Lagourgue presents a demonstration of several French dishes. Aug 18, 11am. $95. Ramekins Culinary School, 450 W Spain St, Sonoma. 707.933.0450.
Taste of Petaluma
Sample food and drink from over 50 Petaluma culinary establishments. Aug 19, 12pm. $40. Helen Putnam Plaza, 129 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, tasteofpetaluma.org.
Lectures Civil Discourse: How Do We Do It?
A thoughtful, interactive inquiry into the nature of civil discourse. Aug 17, 7pm. San Rafael Corporate Center, 750 Lindaro St, San Rafael.
Literacyworks Lecture Series
Michael Krasny, host of the award-winning KQED FORUM, speaks. Aug 20, 3:45pm. $20$25/students are free. Carole L Ellis Auditorium, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma, literacyworks.org.
Reinvent Yourself After 50
Engage in exercises, discussions, journaling and short lectures to create a vision and a plan for your happy, healthy and fulfilling future. Aug 20, 4pm. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.
Readings Book Passage
Aug 16, 7pm, “The Education of a Coroner” with John Bateson. Aug 18, 7pm, “Fully Alive” with Tyler Gage. Aug 19, 1pm, “All Is Well” with Marilynn Preston. Aug 19, 4pm, “This Is Cancer” with Laura Holmes Haddad. Aug 19, 7pm, “Your Crocodile Has Arrived” with Laurie McAndish King. Aug 20, 1pm, “Dipped in Black Water” with Kate Peper. Aug 20, 4pm, “American Family” with
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Aug 22, 6pm, “The Golden Shore” with David Helvarg. 100 Bay St, Sausalito 415.339.1300.
Petaluma Copperfield’s Books
Aug 18, 7pm, “The HalfDrowned King” with Linnea Hartsuyker. Aug 20, 2pm, Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling Show. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.
Readers’ Books
Aug 17, 7pm, “On This Day in California History” with Jim Silverman. 130 E Napa St, Sonoma 707.939.1779.
Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books
Aug 18, 7pm, “Giants vs. Dodgers: The Coast-to-Coast History of the Rivalry Heard ‘Round the World” with Joe Konte. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8938.
Theater The 39 Steps
Ross Valley Players presents the 2005 farcical version of the classic Hitchcock mystery. Through Aug 20. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, rossvalleyplayers.com.
Broadway Under the Stars
Transcendence Theatre Company’s summer series presents “Fascinating Rhythm,” filled with spectacular music and dance featuring Broadway performers. Through Aug 20. $45 and up. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, TTCsonoma.org.
Raven 24/7
Annual event groups together actors, writers and directors to produce original short plays in 24 hours. Aug 18-19. $20. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3145.
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Eclipse Tips
What to know about the upcoming celestial event It’s being called the Great American Solar Eclipse. On Monday, Aug. 21, the moon will cross in front of and completely block the sun along a path that stretches from Oregon to South Carolina. While many astronomical enthusiasts are trekking to this “path of totality” to see the Continental U.S.’s first total solar eclipse in nearly a century, North Bay residents will see almost a full 80 percent of the sun eclipsed between 9am and noon. Not too shabby. Got questions? Many will be addressed before the big day, when the Santa Rosa Junior College’s planetarium holds a one-night-only show, Eclipse!, on Saturday, Aug. 19. The history, cultural impacts and science behind the celestial event will inform and fascinate. It’s not safe to stare at the sun without protection, and regular sunglasses won’t cut it. With that in mind, the Sonoma County Library is handing out free eclipse-viewing glasses for safe watching. Supplies are limited, so head to any branch of the library and get your fashionable accessory now. On Monday, the best spot to watch the eclipse locally will be at the Robert Ferguson Observatory in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, where filtered telescopes will give an upclose look. RFO, Shutterbug and KSRO also host a free viewing party at downtown Santa Rosa’s Courthouse Square. See for yourself! For details, see Field Trips, adjacent page— or just look up, Monday, Aug. 21, 9am–noon. —Charlie Swanson
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For the week of August 16
ARIES (March 21–April 19) “To disobey in order to take action is the byword of all creative spirits,” said philosopher Gaston Bachelard. This mischievous advice is perfect for your use right now, Aries. I believe you’ll thrive through the practice of ingenious rebellion—never in service to your pride, but always to feed your soul’s lust for deeper, wilder life. Here’s more from Bachelard: “Autonomy comes through many small disobediences, at once clever, well thought-out and patiently pursued, so subtle at times as to avoid punishment entirely.” TAURUS (April 20–May 20)
Congratulations! I expect that during the next three weeks, you will be immune to what psychoanalyst Joan Chodorow calls “the void of sadness, the abyss of fear, the chaos of anger and the alienation of contempt and shame.” I realize that what I just said might sound like an exaggeration. Aren’t all of us subject to regular encounters with those states? How could you possibly go so long without brushing up against them? I stand by my prediction, and push even further. For at least the next three weeks, I suspect you will also be available for an inordinate amount of what Chodorow calls “the light of focused insight” and “the playful, blissful, allembracing experience of joy.”
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) The coming days would an excellent time to celebrate (even brag about) the amusing idiosyncrasies and endearing quirks that make you lovable. To get you inspired, read this testimony from my triple Gemini friend Alyssa: “I have beauty marks that form the constellation Pegasus on my belly. I own my own ant farm. I’m a champion laugher. I teach sign language to squirrels. Late at night when I’m horny and overtired I may channel the spirit of a lion goddess named Sekhmet. I can whistle the national anthems of eight different countries. I collect spoons from the future. I can play the piano with my nose and my toes. I have forever banished the greeneyed monster to my closet.” CANCER (June 21–July 22) Your education may take unusual forms during the coming weeks. For example, you could receive crunchy lessons from velvety sources, or tender instructions from exacting challenges. Your curiosity might expand to enormous proportions in the face of a noble and elegant tease. And chances are good that you’ll find a new teacher in an unlikely setting, or be prodded and tricked into asking crucial questions you’ve been neglecting to ask. Even if you haven’t been particularly street smart up until now, Cancerian, I bet your ability to learn from uncategorizable experiences will blossom. LEO (July 23–August 22) “If you love someone, set them free,” said New Age author Richard Bach. “If they come back, they’re yours; if they don’t, they never were.” By using my well-educated intellect to transmute this hippy-dippy thought into practical advice, I came up with a wise strategy for you to consider as you re-evaluate your relationships with allies. Try this: Temporarily suspend any compulsion you might have to change or fix these people; do your best to like them and even love them exactly as they are. Ironically, granting them this freedom to be themselves may motivate them to modify, or at least tone down, the very behavior in themselves that you’re semiallergic to. VIRGO (August 23–September 22)
In 1892, workers began building the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. But as of August 2017, it is still under construction. Renovation has been and continues to be extensive. At one point in its history, designers even changed its architectural style from Neo-Byzantine and Neo-Romanesque to Gothic Revival. I hope this serves as a pep talk in the coming weeks, which will be an excellent time to evaluate your own progress, Virgo. As you keep toiling away in behalf of your dreams, there’s no rush. In fact, my sense is that you’re proceeding at precisely the right rate.
LIBRA (September 23–October 22) In accordance with the astrological omens, I hereby declare the next two weeks to be your own personal Amnesty Holiday. To celebrate, ask for and dole out forgiveness. Purge and flush away any non-essential guilt and remorse that
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are festering inside you. If there truly are hurtful sins that you still haven’t atoned for, make a grand effort to atone for them—with gifts and heart-felt messages if necessary. At the same time, I urge you to identify accusations that others have wrongly projected onto you and that you have carried around as a burden even though they are not accurate or fair. Expunge them.
SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)
How many countries has the United States bombed since the end of World War II? Twenty-five, to be exact. But if America’s intention has been to prod these nations into forming more free and egalitarian governments, the efforts have been mostly fruitless. Few of the attacked nations have become substantially more democratic. I suggest you regard this as a valuable lesson to apply to your own life in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Metaphorical bombing campaigns wouldn’t accomplish even 10 percent of your goals, and would also be expensive in more ways than one. So I recommend using the “killing with kindness” approach. Be wily and generous. Cloak your coaxing in compassion.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) You know about the Ten Commandments, a code of ethics and behavior that’s central to Christianity and Judaism. You may not be familiar with my Ten Suggestions, which begin with “Thou Shall Not Bore God” and “Thou Shall Not Bore Thyself.” Then there are the Ten Indian Commandments proposed by the Bird Clan of East Central Alabama. They include “Give assistance and kindness whenever needed” and “Look after the well-being of your mind and body.” I bring these to your attention, Sagittarius, because now is an excellent time to formally formulate and declare your own covenant with life. What are the essential principles that guide you to the highest good?
CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Here’s a definition of “fantasizing” as articulated by writer Jon Carroll. It’s “a sort of ‘in-brain’ television, where individuals create their own ‘shows’— imaginary narratives that may or may not include real people.” As you Capricorns enter the High Fantasy Season, you might enjoy this amusing way of describing the activity that you should cultivate and intensify. Would you consider cutting back on your consumption of movies and TV shows? That might inspire you to devote more time and energy to watching the stories you can generate in your mind’s eye. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) In 43 cartoon stories, the coyote named Wile E. Coyote has tried to kill and devour the swift-running flightless bird known as the Road Runner. Every single time, Wile E. has failed to achieve his goal. It’s apparent to astute observers that his lack of success is partly due to the fact that he doesn’t rely on his natural predatory instincts. Instead, he concocts elaborate, overly complicated schemes. In one episode, he camouflages himself as a cactus, buys artificial lightning bolts, and tries to shoot himself from a bow as if he were an arrow. All these plans end badly. The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned: To reach your next goal, trust your instincts. PISCES (February 19–March 20) You temporarily
have cosmic permission to loiter and goof off and shirk your duties. To be a lazy bum and meander aimlessly and avoid tough decisions. To sing off-key and draw stick figures and write bad poems. To run slowly and flirt awkwardly and dress like a slob. Take advantage of this opportunity, because it’s only available for a limited time. It’s equivalent to pushing the reset button. It’s meant to re-establish your default settings. But don’t worry about that now. Simply enjoy the break in the action.
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