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Watching ‘Cops’ There’s nothing “out there in the middle of everything” about Cops (“‘Cops’ Under Fire,” March 28). This has got to be one of the dumbest stunts I’ve ever seen. I say ‘NO!’ to filming any episodes here in Sonoma County.
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I say YES! Let people walk in their shoes for a day to get a little understanding of what they are up against.
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So it’s rigged. Any deputy misconduct or unprofessionalism will not see the light of day: “The SCSO contract signed in March gives the sheriff’s office final say over what clips are used.”
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Any blowback on local police agencies that might occur from authorizing Cops to film locally will be well deserved by any dunces who sign off on the deal. Cops is just another corporate-owned attempt to propagandize police work and to marginalize everyone else under fear of “the law.” Why doesn’t Cops instead visit Congress or the United States Capitol Police and get at the real story of this nation’s justice system, which has long since established a multi-tiered system of laws, enforcement actions, and justice that only serves the few at the expense of
the many? Probably because no corporations would advertise on a network that might actually question our ignominiously unjust, failed legal system. Let’s get rid of Cops and cops, the entire U.S. military, and then prosecute all the power-brokers who are the real criminals in this country and put them in the hole for the rest of their sick, twisted lives. True justice has yet to be served in the 241-plus years of this nation’s miserably distorted and corrupt history, so it’s about time for a paradigm shift.
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Re: Districting Gerrymandering election districts to favor downtown property owners and businesses is a cynical and deliberate ploy to weaken the “one person, one vote” basis for our local government. Making seven districts equal in population of registered voters and based on the “manmade breaks” of highways 101 and 12 are more fair and reasonable. Poor planning by downtown business owners and political power brokers in the past divided the city into four quadrants. Now it’s time to let citizens have an equal voice in decision-making processes for a better future for all Santa Rosans, not just businessmen and property owners. There should only be one downtown district for the residents of the downtown area near the concrete plaza at Fourth Street and Mendocino Avenue. Six more districts, with three others on each side of 101, totaling seven voting districts, is a reasonable and helpful approach to better representation for Santa Rosa residents not connected to downtown power brokers.
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It’s high time we all got mad as hell BY ALISSA HIRSHFELD-FLORES
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n the movie Network, the prophetic newscaster says: “[You’ve] got to say, ‘I’m a human being, damn it! My life has value!’ . . . I want you to get up right now and go to the window . . . and yell, ‘I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!’” Here we are, 40 years after Network opened. Many of us are beyond mad, and beginning to say so. Women are speaking out about harassment. People of color are proclaiming that black lives matter. And teens are taking matters into their own hands, speaking out against gun violence and even running for office themselves. Since the Parkland shooting, there have been half a dozen threats at local high schools, including my daughter’s. Today, she wondered if she should wear a certain pair of chic boots, worried that they were impractical from running away from a potential shooter. Our kids should not have to worry about such things! How do we engender a sense of trust in our children when the world is so obviously unsafe? How do we protect our community’s kids, still healing from the trauma of the wildfires? It’s beyond time for commonsense gun laws, as well as stronger gun regulations, and perhaps a community buy-back program and a boycott of gun vendors. In terms of the president’s idea to address mental-health issues, we can start by reinstating the law passed under President Obama making it harder for people with a history of instability to acquire firearms. We can put money into preventive treatment. We can teach our boys that it is manly to express a full range of emotion, not only anger and violence. We can provide mental health coverage as part of a universal health plan and engage in a public health campaign to de-stigmatize seeking treatment. We can adequately fund and staff mental-health institutions or even better, develop a system of safe places people can go to “cool off,” to work through issues of grief and trauma with compassionate healers, without being penalized for taking time off work, charged untenable costs or forced into warehouses to medicate rather than to truly heal. If nothing else in these divided times, we all do share the same humanity and love for our children. So let’s collectively open the windows of our souls and call out: “We’re mad as hell, and we will not take it anymore!”
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if people commit violent crimes, they won’t go to jail. They will go to jail. They are going to jail. The biggest reason [Sessions] came to California is, for almost a year now, he has been under almost a weekly assault from Donald Trump, criticizing how he’s carried out his duties as an attorney general. He’s struggling, fighting to keep his job, so he came here to California to curry favor with his boss. You’ve advocated for creating a public option for healthcare. How is that better than trying to build a single-payer system from scratch? First of all, I supported universal healthcare my entire life. SB 562 is legislation that essentially articulates the goals of a statepaid-for healthcare system that would end Medicare and MediCal as we know it; eliminate all insurance-based healthcare plans, including Kaiser; require a federal waiver from Donald Trump, who wants to eviscerate the Affordable Care Act [ACA] and Medicaid; and cost at least $200 million, assuming you could suspend Proposition 98. And you’d have to suspend it each year, and you’d have to pay back to community colleges the money that would have gone to them. So it’s really a $400 million price tag. So I’ve asked Gavin Newsom, who’s tripled down on SB 562, to debate me on this issue. The number one issue for the next government is to protect the ACA. In California, we need to do the following: one, restore the individual mandate at a state level; two, we need to focus on prevention to a much greater degree; three, we need to look at best practices here and around the country—Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser—where we can adopt cost-containment measures, to drive down the spiraling cost of healthcare. It’s not just a public option; it’s a public option, along with the exchange, along with what we currently have right now. You paid fines in 2011 for
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FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Brian Fies’ depiction of the North Bay wildfires will be expanded next year into a full-length graphic novel.
Drawn from Life Santa Rosa comic artist Brian Fies tells his fire story BY ALEX T. RANDOLPH
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rian Fies and his wife, Karen, fled from the Tubbs fire early in the morning of Monday, Oct. 9. They carried only what they could grab in a hurry. The next day, Fies, 57, came back to Mark West Estates to see if his house was still there. He found nothing but smoke and ash. In that regard, Fies is no different from thousands of other North Bay residents who lost their homes in the worst wildfires
in California’s history. The only thing that sets him apart is that, after seeing the burnt remains of his house, Fies, a professional cartoonist, almost immediately sat down to write a comic about it. “Frankly, it was the first thing that occured to me,” he says. In the months since, Fies’ short online comic, “A Fire Story,” has gone worldwide. Major publications, such as NPR and KQED, have featured the story, and it has gotten praise as a poignant and accurate account of what thousands of people in and around the North Bay are going through.
“That’s the reaction that touches me the most,” Fies says, “when somebody says, ‘I didn’t understand what this was like until I read your comic.’” Fies’ contemporaries in the Bay Area agree. “I think he went a long way toward explaining how all of Santa Rosa felt about those fires in a really effective, graphic way,” says Stephan Pastis, Fies’ friend and creator of the daily comic Pearls Before Swine. He “distilled it all really simply.” This is not the first time Fies has written a comic about something deeply personal and meaningful to him. His first
graphic novel, the Eisner Award– winning Mom’s Cancer, was a biography about his mother’s battle with lung cancer. Fies says he writes such stories from a desire to report events, which he attributes to his background as a journalist, and as a way to cope with the loss. “I experienced this extraordinary event,” he says, “and I have an obligation to tell the people about it.” Fies plans to expand “A Fire Story” into a full graphic novel, and detail the first couple of months after the fire; the original version spans a few days, plus another short entry three weeks later. The redrawn comic will also go into more detail on the day of the fire, such as the frustration he and his wife felt when they initially couldn’t get back to their property. He’ll also include the fire’s greater impact on the region, and other people’s stories of the event. Fies’ wife, Karen, director of Sonoma County Human Services, says the comic “was a way for him to share his emotions and his experiences in a way that was best for him. I think that sharing it with everybody—starting with Sonoma County and then all over the world—has been very wonderful.” The comic is mostly about Fies’ initial reaction, but “A Fire Story” also depicts Karen’s efforts to aid survivors, even as she struggles with losing her home. Some of Fies’ inspirations as a child were Charles Schulz’s Peanuts and Walt Kelly’s Pogo. He read a lot of Marvel and DC, and independent comics, as he got older. He’s also a big admirer of classic animation, such as Max Fleischer’s Superman cartoon from the 1940s. He’s even written a webcomic about a character from one of those cartoons, which have since become public domain. After staying in Novato with their daughters, Laura and Robin, the Fies are back in the area and leasing a home in west Sonoma County. Fies says he and his wife plan to rebuild their home. The graphic novel version of “A Fire Story” is still a work in progress, but Fies says to look for it next year.
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The week’s events: a selective guide
BROADCAST NEWS North Bay resident Mina Kim hosts KQED’s Forum on the Road live broadcast Friday morning, April 6, from Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa. See Events, p24.
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Nonprofit organization Friends of the Santa Rosa Libraries supports the city’s libraries by raising funds for materials and activities. This month, the Friends host one of their biggest fundraising weekends of the year with the Spring Book Faire. The four-day sale boasts affordable books, CDs, DVDs and other media, all of which get more affordable as the weekend wears on, with a halfpriced day on Sunday and a bag sale on Monday. The sale takes place Friday, April 6, through Monday, April 9, at the Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa. Friday, 3–7:30pm; Saturday–Sunday, 10am to 5pm; Monday, 2–6pm. Free admission. sonomalibrary.org.
Like others in the North Bay, the organizers behind Santa Rosa’s longrunning Battle of the Brews have turned their attention to helping those devastated by last October’s wildfires. And they’re doing it the only way they know how: with a lot of beer. This weekend’s Sonoma County Fire Relief Beer Event features dozens of craft brewers and food vendors and benefits ongoing fire relief and recovery efforts. The beer flows on Saturday, April 7, at Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. VIP hours, noon to 3pm; main event, 3pm to 7pm. $50 and up. firereliefbeerevent.com.
Written works come alive when Off the Page Readers Theater troupe performs. Dedicated to supporting local writers and featuring local actors, the group takes selections of prose and poetry and transforms them into staged shows that often revolve around a theme. This month, Off the Page offers a special new show in which they adapt a poem, “500 Days,” by Sonoma County poet laureate Iris Jamahl Dunkle, from her latest collection, Interrupted Geographies, that explores the interchanging relationship between the land and community. Dunkle’s poetry leaps off the page on Saturday, April 7, at Copperfield’s Books, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 8pm. $5. copperfieldsbooks.com.
Do you find yourself still gazing at clouds in the sky like a kid on lazy summer afternoons? Do you still get creative in deciding what shapes those clouds look like, or wonder how they form? You may be a cloudspotter, and you’re not alone. This month, Sonoma Land Trust hosts ‘Look to the Skies,’ a presentation from Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society. Learn the value of engaging with the sky and why cloudspotting is the perfect antidote to the stresses of the digital world on Wednesday, April 11, at Finley Community Center, 2060 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa. 7pm. $10–$15. sonomalandtrust.org.
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AFTER THE FIRES Several local artists contributed to Santa Rosa Arts Center’s first show last month.
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Chroma Gallery transforms into the Santa Rosa Arts Center BY CHARLIE SWANSON
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anta Rosa art lovers love the city’s South of A Street Arts District (SOFA) that’s nestled northeast of the Highway 101 and 12 interchange, and which houses an eclectic amalgamation of art galleries, studios, performance spaces and shops. At the heart of the district is the spacious Chroma Gallery, established in 2014 by artist and
Village Art Supply founder and former owner Simmon Factor. “I decided to form a gallery because there wasn’t anything like what I envisioned happening in Santa Rosa,” says Factor. With Chroma Gallery, Factor has curated some 35–40 group art exhibits featuring local talents, offered classes and hosted concerts both in the gallery space and outside during SOFA’s monthly First Friday Open Studios events. “We’ve served a real function in the community,” he says.
While Factor has long been immersed in the community as an artist, instructor, curator and gallery owner, his vision is larger than that. This year it comes to fruition when the Chroma Gallery transitions into the Santa Rosa Arts Center, acting as a resource for art, music, film and literary shows, lectures, classes and more. “I’m at the point where I wanted to pull back a little on managing the art gallery, and I discovered that by getting a fiscal sponsorship we could get nonprofit status,” says
Factor. In September, Factor received sponsorship from Santa Rosa–based Inquiring Systems Incorporated and officially formed the Santa Rosa Arts Center as a nonprofit, one month before the fires. While that disaster delayed the Arts Center’s plan, it also recommitted Factor to the mission of enriching the community through the arts. Earlier this year, Santa Rosa Arts Center hosted its first show, “Healing by Art: After the Fires.” “We were inspired to create an event for the community that we hoped would help in the healing process,” says Factor, who estimates that nearly a thousand people viewed the show. The center will host a second fire-related exhibit this summer, “Healing by Art: Landscape & Memories,” which Factor hopes will encourage the community to see the fires as a transformative tipping-point for the physical and cultural landscape of Santa Rosa. “We need to look back to look forward,” he says. This week, Factor welcomes the community to the center with the inaugural “Santa Rosa Arts Center Members Show,” featuring works from several local artists. Membership to the center is open to all, and only requires a $30 (or more) donation. Workshops and events will, for the most part, be open to the public. Factor says the venue will retain the name Chroma until next February when the Arts Center will officially take over the name on the building’s lease. “Everybody knows the name ‘Chroma Gallery,’” he says. “Now we have to create the story of the Santa Rosa Arts Center. “ ‘Santa Rosa Arts Center Members Show’ opens with a reception on Friday, April 6, at Chroma Gallery, 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 5pm. Free. 707.293.6051.
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MAN OF GOD Richard Pallaziol is
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Roll Over, Mozart Cinnabar missteps with ‘Amadeus’ BY HARRY DUKE
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n Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, Count Franz Orsini-Rosenberg assesses Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro with the criticism that it has “too many notes.” Cinnabar Theater’s current production suffers from the opposite—it’s missing a few. Amadeus is actually the story of Antonio Salieri (Richard Pallaziol), the most celebrated composer of his time. Salieri has dedicated his life to God and mankind in gratitude for God granting him the gift of musical talent. Enter Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Aaron Wilton), a crude, boorish reprobate, whom God has gifted with musical genius—for reasons Salieri can’t fathom. Salieri, feeling mocked by God and unhinged by what he sees as a betrayal, seeks
‘Amadeus' runs through April 22 at Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. Friday–Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm. $15–$55. 707.763.8920.
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revenge on Him by destroying His vessel. He will bring about Mozart’s ruin while seeming to be his friend, but he destroys himself in the process. Shaffer’s historical fiction won Tony awards for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play (Ian McKellen), and the film adaptation matched that with Oscar wins for Best Picture and Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham). Both Pallaziol and Wilton have their moments as Salieri and Mozart, with Pallaziol at his best when Salieri is at his most duplicitous. While Wilton succeeds in bringing a high level of obnoxiousness to his Mozart, there’s little chemistry displayed in scenes he shares with Rose Roberts as Mozart’s wife, Constanza. Chad Yarish leads an uneven supporting cast as the amusingly befuddled Austrian emperor Joseph II, with Tim Setzer also effective as the pompous Count Johann Kilian von Strack. Director Jennifer King, usually reliable and inventive, really falters here, as does scenographer Peter Parish. Parish brings little more than a few platforms and some haphazardly hung drapes to a play whose settings include an 18thcentury Viennese palace. A large center scrim used occasionally for shadow projections went curiously unused for most of the production. Parish’s lighting design was also lacking, really only effective in a scene where Salieri collapses in frustration after he reads page after page of Mozart’s compositions and finally succumbs to his genius. Skipper Skeoch’s period costume design had to do doubleduty in providing a sense of time and place, with wigs and makeup by Jolie O’Dell also providing nice atmospheric support. The show concludes with Salieri, speaking for all “mediocrities” in the world, absolving them. Sadly, that’s not in my power here. Rating (out of 5):
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SUPER CONDUCTOR Francesco Lecce-Chong hopes to broaden Santa Rosa’s classical audience.
Meet the Maestro
SR Symphony names new music director BY CHARLIE SWANSON
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ver since late 2015, when Santa Rosa Symphony conductor and music director Bruno Ferrandis announced his plan to step down from the podium after the 2017–18 season, the symphony has searched the globe to find his successor.
Last week, they selected 30-yearold Francesco Lecce-Chong, who begins his tenure with the orchestra next season. “I’m feeling fantastic,” LecceChong says. Born in San Francisco, LecceChong is a rising star in the classical world. He is currently also conductor of the Eugene Symphony in Eugene, Ore., and this summer he wraps up his stint as associate conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Last October, Lecce-Chong came to Santa Rosa to meet the community and conduct the orchestra for three concerts as an audition. That audition ended with heartbreak when the last concert was canceled after the fires broke out in October. “I came to care so much about the community and the people here,” says Lecce-Chong. The fire “was one of the most awful things I’ve ever experienced.” Now that he is returning to the region as the Santa Rosa Symphony’s music director, LecceChong says he is committed to helping the healing process after the fires. “That’s what a symphony does so well, what music does so well,” he says. “It gives us a chance to bring people together, and I’m grateful for that opportunity.” Lecce-Chong is also excited about expanding the community’s access to music. “I’m passionate about making sure that people of all ages and all backgrounds have a chance to experience what we do,” he says. That sentiment is a major component of the symphony’s mission, and Lecce-Chong praises its youth orchestra as well as its various school and after-school programs. “It’s important that we not only invite kids to the concert hall, but that we go to them and offer our services,” says LecceChong. “I want to be with an orchestra that has those priorities.” Santa Rosa Symphony president and CEO Alan Silow calls LecceChong the total package. “He’s incredibly talented and exuberant on the podium, inspiring both the orchestra and the audience,” Silow says. “And he has a genuine passion for what we do in music education. He’s eager to support that and build on that mission.” Silow also notes that Bruno Ferrandis is marking his farewell with the symphony’s last two shows of this season. “This will be a great last opportunity to be with Bruno.” Santa Rosa Symphony performs ‘Ode to California’ April 7–9, at the Green Music Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. Saturday and Monday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm. $29 and up. 866.955.6040. srsymphony.org.
Concerts SONOMA COUNTY April Foolery
Fourth annual extravaganza features Wendy DeWitt with Kirk Harwood and Nancy Wright, the Rhythm Drivers and Johnny Tsunami & the Hurricanes. Apr 8, 2pm. $10-$30. The Old Cotati Cabaret, 85 La Plaza, Cotati, socodancebeat.com.
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Symphony conductor Bruno Ferrandis returns to the podium to lead the orchestra and electric violinist Tracy Silverman in “Ode to California.” Apr 7-9. $29 and up. Green Music Center Weill Hall, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.
Jack Tempchin
The songwriter for many Eagles and Glenn Frey solo hits, including “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” hits the North Bay as part of a tour. Apr 6, 8pm. $22-$25. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.823.1511.
MARIN COUNTY Anders Osborne & Todd Park Mohr
Swedish-born Americana and Blues singer-songwriter and Colorado rocker and frontman of Big Head Todd share an evening featuring two sets of music. Apr 6, 7 and 10pm. $30. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.
Danny O’Keefe
Celebrated songwriter performs a rare concert as part of the 41st anniversary of the Save the Whales Japan Concert, with concert film screening and panel discussion featuring Wavy Gravy. Apr 10, 7pm. $22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
Peter Rowan’s Twang & Groove
Legendary Grammy-winning guitarist and songwriter fronts a band featuring bluegrass luminary Bobby Black on pedal steel. Apr 7, 8pm. $10$35. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.
NAPA COUNTY It’s a Grand Night for Singers
Music Director Richard B Evans accompanies singers from all over the Bay Area for an engaging evening of classical and musical theater selections. Apr 7, 7pm. $20. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa. 707.255.5445.
The Reverend Shawn Amos
Chart-topping Los Angelesbased bluesman is back in the North Bay and performs in an intimate jazz club setting. Apr 11, 7:30 and 9:30pm. $10-$25. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
Unique concert experience reimagines contemporary pop, rock and R&B hits in vintage musical styles like swing, doowop, ragtime and Motown. Apr 8, 8pm. $60-$90. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY Arlene Francis Center
Apr 8, 2pm, Craig Corona. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg. 707.578.1826.
Coffee Catz
Wed, 3:30pm, Randall Collen and Hal Forman Jazz Duo. Thurs, 3:30pm, PR Jazz Duo. Fri, 1pm, Jerry Green. Apr 8, 2pm, Gypsy Jazz. Apr 9, 6pm, open mic. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.
Elephant in the Room
Apr 6, Matt Silva and Nick Otis. Apr 7, Reverend Hylton and Oddjob Ensemble. Apr 8, 6pm, Paul Riley and friends. 177-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.
Green Music Center Schroeder Hall
Apr 6, Pulsoptional Band of Composers. Apr 7, 2pm, Seawolf Day Sampler Concert. Apr 8, 2pm, Navarro Trio. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.
Gundlach Bundschu Winery
Apr 7, the Residents. 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma. 707.938.5277.
HopMonk Sebastopol
Apr 6-7, members of Little Feat with Megan Slankard. Apr 11, Jerry Douglas and Amber Cross. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300. Apr 6, Aki Kumar and Jon Lawton. Apr 7, Shelby, Texas. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.
Lagunitas Tap Room
Apr 4, the Fourth Son. Apr 5, Solid Air. Apr 6, Thrown Out Bones. Apr 7, Jenny Kerr Band. Apr 8, Rusty String Express. Apr 11, New Skye Band. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.
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Apr 5, the Honey Toads and Tin Whiskers. Apr 6, Foxes in the Henhouse. Apr 7, the Melt and Mike Saliani. Apr 8, Dollar $hort and Skyler Lutes Band. Apr 11, Wednesday Night Big Band. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.7163.
Brewsters Beer Garden Apr 5, Emily Bonn & the Vivants. Apr 6, Z & the Benders. Apr 7, 2 and 6pm, Blues Bottle Band and Mr Chuffy. Apr 8, 3pm, the Fabulous Biotones. 229 Water St N, Petaluma. 707.981.8330.
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Din n er & A Show Nickels and Apr 6 Buck Loose Change 8:00 / No Cover Sat Apr 7 Chuck Prophet and the Fri
Mission Express 8:30 Sun Apr 8 Mike Lipskin and Dinah Lee Stride Piano/Vocal Prowess 5:00 / No Cover Fri Apr 13 GV and the Ramble Band with Rusty Gauthier 8:00 / No Cover
Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs! 8:30 Sun Apr 15 Johnny Allair Sat
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Apr 6, Sharkmouth/Oddjob Ensemble/the Crux superset with Nasalrod and Hawai’fi. Tues, Didgeridoo Clinic. Wed, open mic. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009. Apr 6, Burnside. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.
Lunch & Dinner Sat & Sun Brunch
Apr 7, 2pm, Laura Benitez and the Heartache Duo. 1899-A Mendocino Ave,, Santa Rosa.. 707.525.1963.
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Apr 4, I’m With Her. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
Main Street Bistro
Apr 5, Susan Sutton. Apr 6, Tumbleweed Soul. Apr 7, Levi Lloyd Blues Band. Apr 8, Greg Hester. Apr 10, Mac & Potter. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.
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Apr 6, Bennett Friedman Quartet. SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4372.
Occidental Center for the Arts Apr 7, “Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments & Wondrous Stories” with Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.
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Apr 5, 12pm, “Alternate Side” with Anna Quindlen. Literary Lunch event includes signed book and a meal. $55. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.
Fenix
Apr 5, Pro Blues Jam with R Moone and Jimi James. Apr 6, Farzad Arjmand & his Fabulous Band. Apr 7, Nzuri Soul Band. Apr 8, French Oak. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.
HopMonk Novato
Wed, open mic. Apr 6, Rock Candy with the Butlers. Apr 8, 1pm, Natural Gas Jazz Band. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.
Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
Apr 4, Chris and Lorin Rowan with Ken Emerson. Apr 11, Matt Jaffe. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.
Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap
Key Tea
Apr 5, 6:30pm, Kevin Durkin. Apr 7, 6:30pm, Pongo’s Lucky 7th Anniversary Party. 701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. 707.774.5226.
The Reel Fish Shop & Grill
Rio Nido Roadhouse
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Book Passage
Apr 6, Iamsu! and JT the 4th. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
Apr 5, Grateful Bluegrass Boys. 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044.
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Apr 7, Misner & Smith. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.
Sebastiani Theatre Apr 7, “One Night in Paris” with Rue Manouche. 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.
Sonoma Speakeasy Apr 4, the Acrosonics. Apr 7, the Sidemen. Apr 8, Sonoma blues jam. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.
The Star
Apr 6, the Levoná Ensemble. 921 C St, San Rafael, 808.428.3233.
Marin Center Showcase Theatre
Apr 8, 7pm, R Carlos Nakai Quartet. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.
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Apr 4, Damon LeGall Band. Apr 5, Small Change Romeos. Apr 6, 5:30pm, Danny Montana and friends. Apr 6, 9pm, First Friday reggae with Broken Silence Sound System. Apr 7, 5pm, Michael Brown and friends. Apr 7, 9pm, Blacklight & White Party. Apr 8, 4pm, Zeena Quinn. Apr 8, 9pm, Cascade Canyon Band. Apr 9, open mic. Apr 10, Guy & the Ghosts. Apr 11, Parts & Labor. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.
Peri’s Silver Dollar
Apr 7, Trebuchet with Commissure, Scarlet Pumps and Manzanita Falls. Apr 8, American roots night. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.634.6390.
Apr 5, Afroholix. Apr 6, Merle Haggard tribute with Atilla Viola & the Bakersfield Boys. Apr 7, Koolerator. Apr 8, Fog Holler. Apr 9, open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.
Twin Oaks Roadhouse
Rancho Nicasio
Apr 5, Country Line Dancing. Apr 6, Johnny Tsunami & the Hurricanes. Apr 7, Jesse Lee Kincaid Band. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.
Whiskey Tip Apr 7, Jelly Boy the Clown. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.
Apr 6, Buck Nickels & Loose Change. Apr 7, Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express. Apr 8, 5pm, Mike Lipskin and Dinah Lee. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.
Sausalito Seahorse
Apr 5, Edgardo Cambon y su Conjunto Latido. Apr 6, the 7th Sons. Apr 7, Last Call
Troubadours. Apr 8, 4pm, Rumbache. Mon, DJ GEI. Tues, Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.
Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Apr 5, Speakeasy. Apr 6, Muncie. Apr 7, Epicenter Sound System. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.
Sweetwater Music Hall Apr 5, Five Alarm Funk. Apr 6, House of Floyd. Apr 7, 1:30pm, Lucinda Williams tribute with Lake Charlatans. Apr 7, 9pm, Wonder Bread 5. Apr 8, 11am, the Plage Boys. Apr 8, 8pm, Jerry Joseph. Apr 11, Go by Ocean. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
Terrapin Crossroads Apr 5, Ross James’ Cosmic Thursday. Apr 6, Top 40 Friday dance party. Apr 7, Zigaboo Modeliste and the New Aahkesstra. Apr 8, 12:30pm, Scott Law Bluegrass Dimension. Apr 8, 7:30pm, Midnight North and Scott Law. Apr 9, Grateful Mondays. Apr 10, Avi Vinocur and friends. Apr 11, the Casual Coalition. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation Apr 7, 4pm, “Celebrating Women Composers” with Amanda Morando and Milton Wong. 240 Channing Way, San Rafael. 415.479.4131.
NAPA COUNTY Andaz Napa Apr 5, Austin Hicks. Apr 8, John Vicino. 1450 First St, Napa. 707.687.1234.
Blue Note Napa Apr 5, the Oakland Crush. Apr 6-7, Edwin McCain. Apr 10, Jealous Zelig. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.
JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre Apr 4, 6pm, Festival Napa Valley’s springboard series with Wé McDonald. $10-$20. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.
River Terrace Inn Apr 6, 4pm, Johnny Smith. Apr 7, 5:30pm, Douglas Houser. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa. 707.320.9000.
Uptown Theatre Apr 5-6, Boz Scaggs. 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
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GALLERY RECEPTIONS Apr 5
Sofie Contemporary Arts, “Flower Bomb,” exhibition pairs contemporary artwork from the galleries current exhibit, “Artists Spring: the Fire & the Rose Are One,” with artistic floral designs. 4pm. 1407 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.341.3326.
Apr 6
Blasted Art Gallery, “Dempster / Leon / Risch,” Sonoma County artists Nancy H Dempster, Dayana Leon and Michael Dirk Risch share the element of risk-taking and adventure in their artworks. 5pm. Art Alley, South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.888.1026. Chroma Gallery, “Santa Rosa Arts Center Members Show,” inaugural exhibit features several local artists and live music during SOFA Arts District First Friday open studios event. 5pm. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051. The Gallery at Corrick’s, “Watercolors of Art Trails,” featuring a selection of Sonoma County watercolor painters. 5pm. 637 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.546.2424.
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Graton Gallery, “Graton Gallery Ninth Invitational Exhibition,” featuring 33
Comedy As You Are
Improvisational sketch show celebrates the wonder of people in our community, hosted by the charming Brooks Palmer. Wed, Apr 11, 7pm. Free. Sebastopol Library, 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.823.7691.
Durst Case Scenario
Veteran comedian Will Durst offers his hilarious show live onstage. Apr 7, 7:30pm. $20$25. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.
Spit & Swallow
World-class standup comedy
Northern California painters, printmakers and sculptors. 2pm. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. 707.829.8912. Napa Valley Museum, “Eyes & Words to the Land,” student artmaking project includes photography and poetry by St Helena students. 5pm. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 707.944.0500. Paul Mahder Gallery, “Chris Blum & Patrick Duegaw,” pop-culture inspires Blum’s mixed-media dioramas, while Duegaw’s recent paintings fit as an allegory to social anxieties. 6pm. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.473.9150. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, “Past & Future Connections to Pond Farm Pottery,” exhibit features works of master potter Marguerite Wildenhain and her students. Noon. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.4797.
Apr 8
Dutton-Goldfield Winery, “Sandra Rubin Solo Show,” artist depicts figures, landscapes and the occasional still life in expressive, abstract oil paintings. 10am. 3100 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol. 707.827.3600.
blotter and psychedelia art from several talented artists, with music by DJ Zack Darling and beverages from Shady Oak and Barrel House. Apr 6, 6pm. Agent Ink Gallery, 531 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.595.1372.
Chimera Anniversary Party
Makerspace celebrates two years in its new location with an open house featuring food, drinks, live music, art and maker demos and more. Apr 7, 12pm. Free admission. Chimera Arts & Maker Space, 6791 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, chimeraarts.org.
Cotati Historical Society’s OldFashioned Chicken BBQ Live music, vintage cars, local history exhibits and more accompany the meal. Apr 8, 12pm. $14-$17. Ray Miller Community Center, 216 E School St, Cotati.
Coyolxauhqui Ceremonia
All-night vigil and dance ceremony features Danza groups and Aztec dancers. Apr 6-7. Courthouse Square, Third Street and Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa. 707.701.3620.
Creativity Crawl
Visit open houses and receptions at art galleries, shops and tasting rooms in Calistoga, with wine tasting, local artists and live music along the way. Apr 7, 4pm. Free. Downtown Calistoga, Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.6333.
ENGAGE Art Fair sets and wine tasting co-mingle throughout the evening. Apr 7, 7:30pm. $25. The Laugh Cellar, 5755 Mountain Hawk Way, Santa Rosa. 707.843.3824.
Roy Zimmerman
World-renowned musical satirist brings his sharp humor and bright wit to a benefit for KOWS Community Radio. Apr 8, 7:30pm. $20. dhyana Center, 186 N Main St, Sebastopol. 800.796.6863.
Events The Big Blotter Art Show
See a curated collection of new
Arts in April event gathers an eclectic array of art curated to create an immersive sensory and interactive experience with the Bay Area’s best professional artists, craftspeople and performers. Fri, Apr 6, 6pm and Apr 7-8, noon. Free/ $80 preview party. Napa County Fairgrounds, 1435 N Oak St, Calistoga, engageartfair.org.
Exploring the Depths of our Summer Sky
Planetarium show looks at celestial bodies and stars that come out in the summer nights. Fri-Sat through Apr 28. $5-$8. SRJC Planetarium, Lark Hall, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. ) 707.527.4465.
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Festival Napa Valley’s Sun Run
Participants can run, jog, or walk the 5k and 10k course along the Vine Trail, through charming downtown Yountville and surrounding vineyards. Apr 8, 9am. $35. Yountville Community Center, 6516 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.2959.
KQED Forum on the Road
Live radio broadcast includes discussions on the the North Bay fires. Advanced ticket required. Apr 6, 8:30am. Free. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, fotrsantarosa. eventbrite.com.
MidSummer MusiCamp Orientation Napa Valley Music Associates presents a presentation on the three upcoming one-week camps for all ages and abilities. Families and their children are invited to attend. RSVP by April 5 recommended. Apr 7, 5pm. Free. Napa First United Methodist Church, 625 Randolph St, Napa. 707.322.8402.
Omiyali Obabunmi Celebration
A celebration for the eternal Stream Goddess, Omiyale Obabunmi. Apr 7, 2pm. Free. Center for Spiritual Living, 2075 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.4543.
Riverboat Captains & Mansions Tour
Walking tour goes through the oldest neighborhood in Napa, along the river, with historical information. Apr 7, 10am. $10. Hatt Building, 500 Main St, Napa, napacountylandmarks.org.
Sonoma County Festival of Peace, Love & Unity
Inaugural event features several different artists, bands and vendors throughout Sonoma County Area and benefits local volunteer firefighters. Apr 7, 2pm. $15$25. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
SRJC Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner
Public is invited to recognize deserving nominees at an induction ceremony hosted by the Bear Cub Athletic Trust. Apr 7, 5:30pm. $75. Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country, 170 Railroad St, Santa Rosa, srjcathletics.com.
Storytelling Speakeasy Curated presentation of poetry, spoken word and storytelling focuses on words as an artistic medium, with after-hours winetasting. Apr 7, 6pm. Free. Tank Garage Winery, 1020 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga. 707.942.8265.
Wonder Dog Rescue AdoptionEvent
Find out about the good work of WDR and fall in love with a new furry friend. Apr 7, 12pm. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
You Are a Badass at Money
Author Jen Sincero provides inspiration and practical information for women wanting to take charge of their financial future. Apr 5, 8am. $60. Graton Resort & Casino, 288 Golf Course Drive W, Rohnert Park, badassatmoney.com.
Field Trips Nature Journaling
Spend a day with docent and naturalist-in-training Kate Williams connecting to nature with creative writing and art techniques. Registration required. Apr 7, 10am. $30. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.
Pond Farm Tour
Docent-led talk and tour gives visitors an inside look at the pottery studio and historical site. Reservations required. Apr 9, 9:30am. Armstrong Volunteer Center, 17000 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, stewardscr.org.
roll double-bill when ‘80s flicks “Streets of Fire” and “Eddie & The Cruisers” screen. Apr 5, 7pm. $10. Roxy Stadium 14 Cinemas, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.525.8909.
Sunset Boulevard
First Friday Film Series
The Theory of Everything
Enjoy 1957 Best Picture Oscar nominee “12 Angry Men,” starring Henry Fonda as a jury holdout trying to prevent injustice. Apr 6, 7pm. $5. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.
In Search of Mozart
Documentary screens in a benefit for the Santa Rosa Symphony League. Apr 5, 1 and 7pm. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.
Indie Lens Pop-Up
Series hosts screening of “Look & See,” about several residents of Henry County, Kentucky who face difficult choices in their relationship with the land and their community. Apr 9, 1 and 7pm. Free. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.
Keep the Change
Alexander Valley Film Society hosts a screening of director Rachel Israel’s feature film debut as part of a series featuring female directors. Apr 7, 1pm. Clover Theater, 121 East First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.6347.
Let’s Talk About Death Monthly series features the film “What Dreams May Come” and a discussion with Jerrigrace Lyons, a leader in the conscious dying and home funeral movement. Apr 11, 6:30pm. $5-$15. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, finalpassages. org.
The Mask You Live In
Film André: The Voice of Wine
Lincoln Theater and Festival Napa Valley co-present Napa Valley’s gala premiere screening the feature-length documentary on the “Dean of American Winemakers,” André Tchelistcheff. Apr 7, 3pm. $20/ $95 VIP. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900.
CULT Film Series
Michael Paré stars in a rock ‘n’
Verity and the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women present a screening of the new film with a discussion. Apr 11, 7pm. Free. Boulevard 14 Cinemas, 200 C St, Petaluma. 707.762.SHOW.
Petaluma Cinema Series Petaluma Film Alliance presents significant classic and modern films with guests, lectures and discussions. This week, Ireland’s entry in the 2018 Oscars, “Song of Granite,” screens. Apr 11, 6pm. $6/$45 season pass. Carole L Ellis Auditorium, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma, petalumafilmalliance.org.
Film-noir classic is ready for its close-up in the Vintage Film Series. Apr 9, 7pm. $10. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.
Recent biopic about late astrophysicist Stephen Hawking gets a special screening. Apr 6, 8pm. $8. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048.
Food & Drink The Art of Dessert
Thirty pastry artists from North Bay bakeries, restaurants and catering companies participate in the 15th annual confection competition that raises funds for the Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation. Apr 7, 5:30pm. $250. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
Dine with Local Authors Literary salon features different authors in conversation over a meal. Apr 9, 6pm. Gaia’s Garden, 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.544.2491.
Pick of the Vine
Annual event lets you taste from 30 local wineries and breweries, and sample local bites from 15 local chefs while supporting local seniors. Apr 7, 6pm. $75. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sonoma Wine Country, 1 Double Tree Dr, Rohnert Park, pickofthevine.org.
Printmaking & Chocolates
A delicious day of art making with chef Wendy Sherwood. Apr 8, 9:30am and 2pm. $115-$200. Nancy Willis Studio, 1830 Soscol Ave, Napa. nancywillis.com.
Signature Sonoma Valley
Second annual event offers three days of immersive winetasting activities among the valley’s most acclaimed vineyards and a pop-up lounge in Sonoma plaza. Apr 6-8. $65-$175 and up. Sonoma Valley wineries, various locations, Kenwood, sonomavalleywine.com.
Sonoma County Fire Relief Beer Event The folks behind Battle of the Brews host fundraiser
featuring dozens of breweries and brewmasters in a competition, followed by tastings, live music and food vendors. Apr 7, 12 and 3pm. $50-$100. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, FireReliefBeerEvent.com.
The Spinster Sisters Spotlight Series
Meet, chat and sip with a local winemaker. Reservations recommended. Fri, Apr 6, 5pm. The Spinster Sisters, 401 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7100.
Tartan Day Whisky Tasting
Evening includes curated tasting of five whiskies, winetasting by Scottishthemed Stewart Cellars, food pairings and admission to “France Is a Feast” exhibit. Apr 7, 5:30pm. $50-$75. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 707.944.0500.
For Kids Girl Scout Day
Apr 8, 10am. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.
Spring Wonder Camp
Kids can spend their spring break enjoying daily hands-on activities and experiments. Through Apr 6. $80 per day. Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, 1835 W Steele Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.546.4069.
Lectures Creating a Fire-Safe Landscape
Learn how to manage the landscapes to protect homes and keep fire susceptibility to a minimum. Apr 8, 9:30am. Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.933.3010.
Look to the Skies
Learn to become a cloudspotter in this entertaining and revealing talk by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the international Cloud Appreciation Society. Apr 11, 7pm. $10-$15. Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3737.
Readings Book Passage
Apr 4, 7pm, “The Punishment
She Deserves” with Elizabeth George. Apr 5, 7pm, “The Son Does Shine” with Anthony Ray Hinton. Apr 6, 7pm, “Orphic Paris” with Henri Cole. Apr 7, 1pm, “Battle for Beverly Hills” with Nancie Clare. Apr 7, 4pm, “Love, Mom and Dad” with Noelle Barton, in conversation with Peter Coyote. Apr 7, 7pm, “City of Sharks” with Kelli Stanley. Apr 8, 1:30pm, “The Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas” with Aaron Blabey. Apr 8, 4pm, “Fear Less” with Dean Sluyter. Apr 10, 7pm, “Sophia of Silicon Valley” with Anna Yen. Apr 11, 7pm, “Baboons for Lunch” with James Dorsey. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.
Newman Auditorium
Apr 9, 12pm, “White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son” with Tim Wise. SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa 707.527.4372.
Osher Marin JCC
Apr 10, 7:30pm, “Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff: A Novel” with Sean Penn. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael 415.444.8000.
Petaluma Veterans Memorial Hall
Apr 8, 4pm, “The Common Good” with Robert B Reich, in conversation with former US Representative Lynn Woolsey. Co-hosted by LiteracyWorks and Copperfield’s Books. $10$40. 1094 Petaluma Blvd S, Petaluma 707.762.8928.
Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books
Apr 7, 7:30pm, “500 Days” with Off the Page Readers Theatre, the ensemble presents the works of Iris Jamahl Dunkle. $5. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.
Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books
Apr 7, 7pm, “The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit” with Michael Finkel. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.
Theater Amadeus
Dramatic biographical look at musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is as provocative today as when it premiered nearly 40 years ago. Through Apr 15. $15$55. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.
• Bike Relay Races! • The Best Napa Valley Food Trucks! • Mouth-Watering Cuisine! • Delicious Wines! • Refreshing Beers! • Live Music featuring the T Sisters Trio
Magic Circle Cycle
In-development collaboration with composer and musician Kalei Yamanoha and the Imaginists continues to evolve into a new hybrid form of storytelling. Apr 4-5, 8pm. $5$20 and up. The Imaginists, 461 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7554.
‘The Spy Who Killed Me’ Murder Mystery Dinner Enjoy a lovely three-course meal and interactive entertainment. Apr 7, 7pm. $75. Tudor Rose English Tea Room, 733 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.535.2045.
The Time of Your Life
Set in a San Francisco saloon, this heartfelt character study is the first play to win both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award. Apr 5-15. $12$25. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.829.2214.
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Established in 1975, the North Bay– based Redwood Writers is the largest chapter in the statewide California Writers Club, and serves the local literary community through events, workshops and contests, as well as an annual anthology. For the past 10 years, members of Redwood Writers have gathered all their resources each spring to host the popular Pen to Published Conference on Saturday, April 21, in Santa Rosa. This full-day conference is the place for North Bay writers to get insight from keynote speakers, including publisher and author Brooke Warner (pictured), who will talk about the importance of creativity in today’s climate of fame over merit, and television writer and producer Ellen Sandler, who will share her personal experiences in TV and give advice on how to open the doors to writing for television. New this year, the conference features a lineup of in-depth workshops that focus on writing fiction, nonfiction and memoir. Also new this year, one-on-one coaching is available from experts in the publishing world. Healdsburg’s Raven Players even get in on the action with a lunchtime performance of Shakespeare’s most famous scenes. The Pen to Published Conference happens on Saturday, April 21, at Finley Community Center, 2060 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa. 8am to 5pm. $135–$175. Pre-registration required. redwoodwriters.org.—Charlie Swanson
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She says she would move to expunge misdemeanor pot cases and take the extra step of bringing the process out into the community—specifically, the community of Marin City, whose population is roughly 40 percent African-American. “This is a racialjustice issue in my view,” says Pletcher, a former lawyer at the Department of Justice. Pletcher said she would “table” with the public defender in Marin City: “The purpose in proactively expunging the cases is this: to undo the damage done by the war on drugs.” Lori Frugoli has worked at the Marin County District Attorney office for 27 years, and the deputy district attorney says that she, too, favors proactively expunging low-level pot convictions. She emphasized that “I would want to carefully review the cases to ensure they did not involve firearms or sophisticated sales operations involving large quantities of cash or proceeds. Those cases would require more scrutiny.” Frugoli says she would go to the county Board of Supervisors to make sure she had the staff as she noted that requests for expungement are piling up. “Our public defender’s office has a robust expungement program with dedicated staff who research cases and file expungements on a regular basis. Often, we are unable to keep up with the motions’ response dates due to the number of requests.” A. J. Brady is also a currently serving assistant district attorney in the county, and says Proposition 64 provides an opportunity for DA’s to affirmatively call up data “rather than waiting for people to file petitions.” Brady noted that it would be easier to call up more recent cases, since the county has a mixed digital and analog system, and the digital system only goes back to the early 2000s. Anything before that, he said, exists as paper files and would require more labor and time to review. I couldn’t commit to something that would destroy our staffing, but we could make a spreadsheet. It’s the job of the Marin elected DA to do this.”
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Are you an evolving Taurus or an unevolving Taurus? Are you an aspiring master of gradual, incremental progress or a complacent excuse-maker who secretly welcomes inertia? Will the theme of your next social media post be “The Smart Art of Compromise” or “The Stingy Glory of Stubbornness”? I’m hoping you will opt for the former rather than the latter in each of the three choices I just offered. Your behavior in the coming weeks will be pivotal in your long-term ability to animate your highest self and avoid lapsing into your mediocre self.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) If you fly in a passenger jet from New York to London, the trip usually takes more than six hours. But on Jan. 8, 2015, a powerful jet stream surging across the North Atlantic reduced that time significantly. With the wind’s extra push, several flights completed the trip in five hours and 20 minutes. I suspect you’ll have comparable assistance in the course of your upcoming journeys and projects, Gemini. You’ll feel like the wind is at your back. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Actor Keanu Reeves’ career ascended to a higher level when he appeared as a lead character in the film Speed. It was the first time he had been a headliner in a big-budget production. But he turned down an offer to reprise his starring role in the sequel, Speed 2. Instead he toured with his grunge band Dogstar and played the role of Hamlet in a production staged by a local theater company in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I admire him for being motivated more by love and passion than by fame and fortune. In my estimation, Cancerian, you face a choice that in some ways resembles Keanu’s, but in other ways doesn’t. You shouldn’t automatically assume that what your ego craves is opposed to what your heart yearns for and your soul needs. LEO (July 23–August 22) A Leo sculptor I know is working on a 40-foot-long statue of a lion. Another Leo friend borrowed $30,000 to build a recording studio in her garage so she can pursue her quixotic dream of a music career. Of my other Leo acquaintances, one is writing a memoir of her time as a black-market orchid smuggler, another just did four sky dives in three days and another embarked on a long-postponed pilgrimage to Slovenia, land of her ancestors. What about you? Are there any breathtaking challenges or smart gambles you’re considering? I trust you can surf the same astrological wave. VIRGO (August 23–September 22) How sexy is it possible for you to be? I’m referring to authentic soulstirring sexiness, not the contrived, glitzy, counterfeit version. I’m alluding to the irresistible magnetism that wells up in you when you tap in to your core self and summon a reverent devotion to your life’s mission. However sexy it is possible for you to be, Virgo, I suggest you unleash that magic in the coming weeks. It’s the most reliable strategy for attracting the spiritual experiences and material resources and psychological support you need. LIBRA (September 23–October 22)
According to my analysis of the cosmic omens, your impact is rising. You’re gaining influence. More people are tuning in to what you have to offer. And yet your stress levels also seem to be increasing. Why is that? Do you assume that having more power requires you to endure higher
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immediate future will challenge you to revisit several fundamental Scorpio struggles. For best results, welcome these seeming intrusions as blessings and opportunities, and follow these guidelines: 1. Your control over external circumstances will increase in direct proportion to your control over your inner demons. 2. Your ability to do what you want will thrive to the degree that you stop focusing on what you don’t want. 3. Your skill at regulating and triumphing over chaos will be invincible if you’re not engrossed in blaming others.
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I’m about to say things that sound extraordinary. And it’s possible that they are in fact a bit overblown. But even if that’s the case, I trust that there is a core of truth in them. So rejoice in their oracular radiance. First, if you have been hoping for a miracle cure, the next four weeks will be a time when you’re more likely than usual to find it or generate it. Second, if you have fantasized about getting help to address a seemingly irremediable problem, asking aggressively for that help now will lead to at least a partial fix. Third, if you have wondered whether you could ever retrieve a lost or missing part of your soul, the odds are more in your favor than they’ve been in a long time.
CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) The French government defines books as an “essential good,” along with water, bread and electricity. Would you add anything to that list of life’s basics? Companionship? Stories? Deep sleep? Pleasurable exercise and movement? Once you identify your “essential goods,” I invite you to raise the level of reverence and care you give them. Take an oath to treat them as holy treasures. Boost your determination and ability to get all you need of their blessings. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to enhance your appreciation of the fundamentals you sometimes take for granted. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) Buckingham Palace is the home and office of the Queen of England. It has been the main royal residence since Queen Victoria took the throne in 1837. But in earlier times, the site served other purposes. The 17thcentury English lawyer Clement Walker described the building occupying that land as a brothel, a hotbed of “debauchery.” Before that the space was a mulberry garden where silkworms tuned mulberry leaves into raw material for silk fabrics. I see the potential for an almost equally dramatic transformation of a certain place in your life, Aquarius. Start dreaming and scheming about the possibilities. PISCES (February 19–March 20)
Poet Carolyn Forché is a role model for how to leave one’s comfort zone. In her early career, she earned writing degrees at placid universities near her childhood home in the American Midwest. Her first book mined material about her family; its first poem is addressed to her grandmother. But then she relocated to El Salvador, where she served as a human rights advocate during that country’s civil war. Later she lived and wrote in Lebanon at the height of its political strife. Her drive to expand her range of experience invigorated her poetry and widened her audience. Would you consider drawing inspiration from Forché in the coming weeks and months, Pisces? I don’t necessarily recommend quite so dramatic a departure for you, but even a mild version will be well rewarded.
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