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YEAR 53, NO. 23 JUNE 10-16, 2015

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Minimally, remove bird droppings and sap the minute you see it. Use a wet wipe or gentle soap and water – no scrubbing! Avoid overfilling the fuel tank, so you won’t get gas on the paint.

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ON THE COVER Shotsie Gorman is a multimedia sculptor, arts educator, poet and 37-year professional tattoo artist. He owns Tarot Art & Tattoo Gallery in Sonoma and is cofounder of the Alliance of Professional Tattooists. He is married to artist and tarot professional Kristine Gorman. Tarotarttattoo.com.

Publisher Rosemary Olson EDITORIAL Editor Molly Oleson (x316) Contributing Editor Stephanie Powell Movie Page Editor Matt Stafford Copy Editor Lily O’Brien (x317) Editorial Intern Janelle Moncada CONTRIBUTORS Amy Alkon, Charles Brousse, Richard Gould, Tanya Henry, Stephanie Hiller, Mal Karman, Leona Moon, Rick Polito, Howard Rachelson, Jonah Raskin, Peter Seidman, Nikki Silverstein, David Templeton, Nate Voge ADVERTISING Marketing and Sales Consultants Rozan Donals (x 302), Danielle McCoy (x311) ART AND PRODUCTION Art Director Jessica Armstrong (x319) Production Director Phaedra Strecher (x335) Graphic Designer Chelsea Dederick (x336) ADMINISTRATION Accounting Specialist Cecily Josse (x331) Courier Gillian Coder CEO/Executive Editor Dan Pulcrano

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Letters No guilt-tripping, please Your water conservation article [“A call for shared sacrifice,” June 3] ends with a clueless question as to whether “MMWD residents ... would, as a matter of social service, be willing to contribute to the wider community’s water supply well-being.” Well, actually, in 2004 MMWD customers annually used 149 gallons a day per capita; for the years 2005-2007, that number dropped to 139 gallons a day. Fast forward to June of 2014—when our residents used only 113.4 gallons daily—and from there to April of this year when that number dropped further to an amazing 78.1 gallons a day (a decrease of 31.13 percent over this nine-month period alone).

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MMWD’s residential customers tend to reject unsustainable mega-engineering boondoggles like desalination and trans-bridge pipelines—understanding full well the large financial costs of

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Alexander Binik, Fairfax

‘Naughty or nice’ I appreciate in theory Tony Good’s suggestion [“Keep the changes coming,” Letters, June 3] that I be allotted more column inches on the Sun’s Letters pages, but not if they come at the expense of Nikki Silverstein and/or Amy Alkon. I, for one, enjoy Amy’s witty and occasionally snarky advice, and I always read Nikki’s Heroes and Zeroes to see who’s been naughty or nice.

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Good fortune to you Hello to new publisher, Rosemary Olson! We are enjoying the new look of our favorite newspaper and are pleased to see that the input from Nikki Silverstein and Peter Seidman continues to be regularly featured.

Any contributions from Skip Corsini will continue to be welcomed!

Additionally, we like the inclusion of activities held in Petaluma and Sonoma and attend a number of them, as there is nothing of corresponding interest here in Central Marin.

What would be a welcome addition to your listings would be listings of clubs, classes, volunteer activities, etc. The “Field Trips” column is much appreciated.

Clubs and Venues. What I need is the music calendar, by day, so I can quickly see what event might be appropriate when I have time to go out.

I am a huge music fan and love all types of live music. I used to leave the paper open on the table all week so I was sure not to miss something epic. Now I have to read each and every venue to see what’s happening. It just isn’t the same.

Can you please make this simple format change, restoring the way it worked before? Your Sonoma readers might like it, too. AND please do not tell me to go online.

That’s why I have the paper. Thanks for listening.

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Upfront Trail Partners launched its trail etiquette campaign at five Marin locations on June 6.

Path of peace

Trail Partners presents campaign for better etiquette in open spaces By Peter Seidman

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he Marin Museum of Bicycling and the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame opened in Fairfax on June 6, the same day that Trail Partners held an inaugural event in that organization’s effort to bring peace to trails in Marin open spaces.

The two events highlighted the history of biking, especially mountain biking, in Marin, as well as the problems that come

with popularity. Marin has been wrestling with the increasing popularity of mountain biking ever since the 1960s, when a small group of enthusiasts pointed their fat-tire bikes down the slopes of Mount Tam. They created a new sport and an industry that has spread across the globe. And while most mountain bikers play nice with other trail-users, a rogue element in Marin has always stirred controversy on the county’s trails.

In writing a draft version of the county’s open space management plan, consultants came out of the gate with this: “Conflicts among visitors, safety concerns, high speed and extreme riding, unauthorized off-trail use, highly destructive trail building in fragile areas, sedimentation into creeks, fire risk and fuel management needs, the proliferation of invasive non-native plans, and subsequent diminution of ecological integrity brought preserve management to a

critical point in 2010.”

Conflict among visitors is a reference to a seemingly intransigent problem: A minority of mountain bikers speed on trails and create hazards for hikers and equestrians.

The conflict between bikers and other users came to a head when two equestrians on a single-track, no-bikes trail in the Indian Tree Preserve in Novato said that two boys on bikes came flying around a blind curve and spooked their horses. One of the riders was thrown and suffered spinal fractures. The horse she was riding bolted and wasn’t recovered until 24 hours later.

Although the boys reportedly were only 10 or 12 years old, an age when reckless behavior is not unheard of, the incident renewed calls for mountain bike management on county trails.

After that incident, Curt Kruger of the Marin Horse Council, Kim Baenisch, former executive director of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition (MCBC) and Tom Boss, off-road and events director at the coalition, started talking in an attempt to begin a peace process among user groups on the trails.

“We recognized that what was really needed was a comprehensive effort at culture change,” Kruger says.

Last year, the two organizations, along with the Marin Conservation League, created Trail Partners. The idea was that through an outreach effort on and off the trails, each user group could better understand why rules and etiquette are necessary when riding and walking on trails. Trail Partners was—and is—an attempt to reroute a conversation that in the past often veered toward the invective, to a new path of cooperation.

Each user group started actually listening to the others, rather than merely hurling accusations. The event on June 6, dubbed “Slow & Say Hello,” saw Trail Partners at locations across the county spreading the share-the-trail message.

It’s been done before. The MCBC has stationed members at trailheads to disseminate safe-trail etiquette, for instance. But the event on June 6 was a coordinated event that could signal a new and invigorated effort to educate and cajole trail-users. That’s tough—Changing trail culture is no easy task.

Speaking for Trail Partners, Kruger says, “For the past few years, we worked on an investigation into the root causes of the conflict issues on the trails and the environmental damage.

need to tighten enforcement of the rules and regulations.

According to a report that the Footpeople compiled, rangers in the county’s open space issued “less than one biker citation per ranger/deputy every two months.” That’s insufficient to control recalcitrant bikers, say the Footpeople, whose report states, “The data provided strongly suggests that enforcement of the Marin County Open Space District code provisions relating to bicycles is not given sufficient priority.”

Hunter Sykes is a spokesman for Access4Bikes, perhaps the most militant organization pushing for increased trail access for mountain bikers. He says that the Footpeople cherry-picked statistics to prove a problem that doesn’t exist. Even with an increased number of enforcement officers (the Open Space District now has 11 rangers and a deputy sheriff), the number of citations has not increased dramatically. Sykes says that’s proof that a problem doesn’t exist.

Nona Dennis, a member of the Conservation League and part of the Footpeople contingent, says that the increased number of officers means little if they fail to issue citations when they should. That’s not such an easy task. An officer must see an infraction to issue a citation. The nature of open space trails makes that difficult, even though many infractions occur at the same spots on county trails.

“Although enforcement of open space rules is an essential foundation for appropriate behavior,” Dennis says, “Rules alone cannot resolve [all] the conflicts. You have to have

strong ground rules as well as active enforcement. There’s a fringe that simply won’t respond to anything else. They’re the ones who ruin the experience for everyone.”

Those uncooperative users— whether they’re hikers, bikers or equestrians—will look at the Slow & Say Hello paradigm and “just say, ‘F you,’” Dennis says. It’s the rest of the users, the majority, who will respond to the Trail Partners’ message, and that’s a worthy contingent to reach.

The ultimate goal, perhaps a bluesky goal, rests on the hope that peer pressure among users can reduce tension and confrontation on the trail.

“We need something positive for people to latch onto, and the majority will respond,” Dennis says.

“There are a lot of people who will do the right thing. It would be really nice to have them self-enforcing more than they do.”

Dennis says that the Trail Partners effort is meeting “a strong sense of cooperation” from the MCBC. But, Dennis adds, “I don’t know what we’re going to get from Access4Bikes.”

Sykes says that his organization supports Trail Partners’ premise, but because Access4Bikes is solely aimed at increasing access to trails, it isn’t an active participant. “The brochure is great,” he says. “But what bothers us a little bit is that two of the three partners are organizations whose members are always speaking against increased bike access. That’s troublesome to us. They don’t seem to be forthcoming about wanting to share trails.”Y

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Not just what is happening, but why, what goes on inside [users’] heads. We also have Tails and Tires.” That’s an education program that’s a precursor to Trail Partners. The investigation and early work led to Trail Partners.

Volunteers for the June 6 event distributed brochures that feature information aimed at each of the three user groups. The information explains why, for example, a mountain biker should proceed with caution when meeting a horse.

It’s the explanation of the rules that could bring a new understanding. It’s also part of Trail Partners’ mission to impart a sense of personal responsibility and cooperation to the users in each group—not just mountain bikers. Kruger says that when some bikers met some equestrians on a trail recently, the bikers slowed and interacted with the equestrians. The horseback contingent said that there was an area to the side of the trail where they could bring their horses and let the bikers pass safely.

And underscoring Trail Partners’ effort to seek across-the-board cooperation, the brochure mentions that horses can be intimidating for hikers, and equestrians should bear that in mind.

Although the inaugural event for Trail Partners signals a positive turn of events, a wave of sweetness and light has yet to shine without exception among the three user groups. Even setting aside the recalcitrant cohort of mountain bikers who will never obey speed limits or courtesy concerns, conflict on county trails seems endemic in Marin. Traffic laws get ignored. Trail etiquette is rejected.

That’s the culture that Trail Partners and those who seek to calm bike road traffic seek to moderate.

But with human nature being what it is, it may be a virtually impossible task to convince the recalcitrants to calm their behavior. Take a look at the reckless vehicle driving on Marin roads. “I often say that the same [minority of] riders who blast down a trail in the open space probably load their bikes on a car and cut people off at an exit on the freeway,” Boss says.

The tension among user groups is nowhere more apparent than in a recently formed, informal association of hiking and equestrian enthusiasts.

Calling themselves the Footpeople, they say that land managers in the county’s open space and the Marin Municipal Water District watershed

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2 Acupuncture 3 Jefferson Davis 4 Starting with the largest, they are: Berlin, Germany; Bucharest, Romania; Budapest, Hungary; and Barcelona, Spain.

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this man served as president of the Confederate States of America. Who was he?

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for the question to Stanton Klose from Terra Linda.

6 The fibrous protein keratin is an important component of what parts of the human body?

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9 The classic 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, features a voyage to what planet?

10 Can you give the last names of the six U.S. presidents named James?

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▲ Steve took advantage of the beautiful weather last weekend by kayaking on Tomales Bay. With stellar scenery and calm water, he expected smooth paddling ahead. Unfortunately, the fun ended when he tipped his boat, landed in the water and was unable to get back in. Experienced kayakers know that you should never underestimate the power of the bay and always have a “plan B.” Steve didn’t. As luck would have it, a group of people fishing nearby reached him quickly. Three men and a woman rescued him and towed his boat to shore. In the excitement, he didn’t get their names and asked us to extend his heartfelt appreciation. Next on Steve’s agenda? He’ll be taking kayaking classes and working on emergency procedures.

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▼ It was almost a year ago that state investigators found that Whole Foods overcharged California customers. Though the grocery chain never admitted guilt, they agreed to pay $800,000 in fines and charge accurate prices going forward. Dionne Warwick and Naked Eyes know about promises, and now Debbie, a Sausalito resident, does too. Upon returning home from the Whole Foods on East Blithedale, she reviewed her receipt and realized that she had paid more than double the posted price for potatoes.

And those expensive nectarines noted on her bill weren’t in her bag, because she actually bought apples, which cost far less. She schlepped back to the store and the manager refunded her money. “Customers at Whole Foods need to review their receipts judiciously,” Debbie said. —Nikki Silverstein

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Twelve dead whales have washed up on Northern California beaches in the last three months.

Whale mystery Expanded marine sanctuaries along Northern California coast may help whales By Kathleen Willett

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alking Sonoma and Marin County beaches recently has yielded some unusual sights—and smells.

According to officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 12 dead whales have washed up on Northern California beaches in the last three months, including two along the Sonoma County coast and one in Marin County. The carcass of a young gray whale showed up on Portuguese Beach on May 23, with another gray whale washing ashore near Jenner around May 28. In Marin, a headless whale came ashore on South Beach along the Point Reyes National Seashore on May 26.

Other than the fact that they are all whales, what do the carcasses share in common?

“There is no unifying factor,” says Mary Jane Schramm, spokeswoman for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.

Marine scientists have identified four different species among the 12 dead whales: orca, humpback, sperm and gray, which are commonly seen heading north along the coast this time of year. Their ages, along with their causes of death, have varied.

According to Schramm, one of the dead whales found in Pacifica was mature and possibly died of “old age,” given the condition and apparent wear on various body parts. Several others were young, possibly calves from the winter birthing season in Mexico, and may have been victims of predation by orcas.

One humpback was a victim of shipping traffic, while other whale carcasses have shown signs of possible “fishery interactions” such as net entanglements, which can mortally wound the immense animals.

In a typical year, one or two gray whale carcasses wash ashore. So what is different this year?

Since the 2013–14 winter, climatologists have noticed the

formation of a “blob” of water in the northeastern Pacific Ocean that runs 3 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than usual. Nick Bond, a scientist with the Office of the Washington State Climatologist, says it currently extends from Baja to the Gulf of Alaska, and is up to 1,000 miles wide in places.

Both Bond and California state climatologist Michael Anderson agree that the warm-water mass is not directly related to climate change or the whale deaths since the phenomenon has been noted before. But Anderson believes that “climate change may be impacting the magnitude of the anomalies.”

Though climatologists believe the warmer water is a short-term condition that will likely last only a few years, it is nonetheless an unusual event which, according to Bond, we could consider “a dress rehearsal for climate change.”

Scientists agree that linkages between climate and organisms of all types are difficult to make. In order to conduct sound, meaningful research, commercial activities that could disrupt the ecosystem, such as the oil spill near Santa Barbara, need to be tightly managed or eliminated.

As it happens, the NOAA recently announced the expansion of marine sanctuaries along the Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino coasts. The Gulf of the Farallones and the Cordell Bank

national marine sanctuaries are both increasing to more than twice the area they previously encompassed.

The expanded areas contain significant resources and habitats, including an “upwelling zone” originating off Point Arena.

Upwelling is a process by which deep, nutrient-rich water rises to the surface. The upwelling zone along the Sonoma and Marin coasts is one of the most productive systems in North America, and contributes to the rich marine life in local waters.

Designating these areas as a sanctuary protects them from oil and gas exploration, and makes it possible to regulate activities that could be detrimental to the ecosystem, such as commercial shipping speeds and fishing.

Dr. Frances Gulland, Senior Scientist with the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito believes that while the number of dead whales seen on North Coast beaches this spring may not be alarming, relative to the 1999-2000 catastrophe when 40 gray whales washed up on North Coast beaches, it is cause for concern.

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The NOAA is hosting a celebration of the sanctuary expansion on June 28 from 11am to 3pm at the Gualala Arts Center.

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Feature: Hot pockets Hey, it’s the post-carbon, pre-apocalypse, North Bay climate-change heroes of 2015!

Sustainable Fairfax board member Jen Jones promoting zero waste at Streets for People. Photo credit: Jennifer Hammond.

Hot pockets Hey, it’s the post-carbon, pre-apocalypse, North Bay climate-change heroes of 2015! By Stephanie Hiller

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overnment efforts to arrest the fact of climate change have been so ineffectual that the call has gone out: What’s needed is a dramatic overhaul of the American political and economic system—before global warming renders the planet—and Sonoma and Marin counties along with it—uninhabitable.

The writer Naomi Klein has argued that rightward-leaning citizens resist climate-change policies because they recognize them as a threat to their

way of life, unfettered consumption and capitalism. Climate change is a direct consequence. But the grim face of climate change glowers over the banquet table. The party’s over, and that’s not easy to accept.

And so, this spring, a group of academics launched the Next System Project. Gar Alperovitz, author of What Then Must We Do? called on think tanks, activists and grassroots visionaries for ideas. The Washington D.C.-based organization’s petition was signed by hundreds, among them the North Bay prophet of peak oil, Richard Heinberg (find the petition at thenextsystem.org; see sidebar for more on Heinberg).

Heinberg, a senior fellow at Santa Rosa’s Post Carbon Institute and author of 12 books, does not mince

words: “If we were going to arrest climate change, we would have started two or three decades ago.”

Instead, we now face spiking temperatures, weird weather, rising sea levels, species die-offs and ocean acidification. Capitalism as a system has failed to address climate change— because capitalism is premised on the idea of unlimited growth and easy credit, he says.

“We built our economic institutions around consumption based on cheap energy and stoked it with advertising,” Heinberg says. “We just can’t continue to grow.”

The economy is in crisis, Heinberg says, and collapse looms. “We’re not very far away from it,” he says. “Two or three years.”

Sustainability as currently practiced

is of no use, he says, unless “we move toward deep sustainability rather than fake sustainability. Fake sustainability asks, ‘How can we sustain what we’re doing right now?’ The answer is: ‘We can’t.’ Resilience is a more important term than sustainability,” Heinberg argues.

“Resilience is being able to absorb shocks and continue functioning.”

Americans are used to having what we want—and many among us have trouble facing the implications of climate change.

Trathen Heckman is the founder of Daily Acts, best known for its annual Community Resilience Challenge in which folks make pledges to save water, grow food, conserve energy, reduce waste or build community— the five spheres of so-called whole-

kind of a blast.”

Goddard ticks off the trip: “Bike, bus, BART, train, walk, run.”

“We ran to Sacramento to get to this transportation summit!”

The emphasis, says Goddard, is in getting people to take stock of the very small things they can do—simple things like, which disposable coffee cups are compostable? It’s tricky.

“We are big on educating people to affect and mitigate the climate crisis impact,” Goddard says, “but we don’t take positions that alienate people.

We are not here to advocate politics.

We advocate collaboration.”

Hammond nods in agreement.

“We’re not going after minds,” she says. “At Sustainable Fairfax, it’s all about the actions, big and small, that can add up.”

The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV)—a group of Napa Valley growers and winemakers—are well aware of their collective actions.

A strong commitment to the environment and the community has been a long-held practice, says Patsy McGaughy, communications director at NVV. The Napa Green Winery and Napa Green Land programs predated, by a few years, a 2011 NVV climate change study—one that aimed to point out what the impact of climate change could be for winemakers. The goal was to help Napa wineries reduce energy use, water use and waste, McGuaghy explains.

A vineyard gets a three-year certification from Napa Green Winery only after the county Public Works Department does its own audit. It’s a tough and coveted designation, and a vineyard that wants to re-certify after three years has to “do even better than you just did,” McGuaghy says.

The organization hopes to get all of its members certified by 2020 (there’s more than 500 of them). This April it highlighted several vineyards for work they’ve done to take up the climatechange call. Among them was Honig Vineyard & Winery in Rutherford, which installed solar fields and got hooked into the Marin Clean Energy community choice aggregate. And, the winery bought a company car for errands—a Nissan Leaf, natch.

Outside of such glowing examples close to home, there is the sluggish national and international response to the climate crisis. But the economic system is not about to unravel, according to Michael Shuman, an economist and a fellow at the Post Carbon Institute.

He’s the author of Local Dollars, Local Sense, his eighth book. Like Heinberg, he is a committed proponent of localism. But Shuman does not believe all is lost under the remorseless yoke of »12 capitalism.

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system regeneration. The program has grown from 628 pledges nine years ago to 6,500 this year, and spread to Humboldt and the East Bay through TransitionUS (Heckman is on the board).

“People say, ‘What if climate change is a hoax?’ If people are healthier, happier, living in community, growing food like this,” Heckman says, “it’s just the best and the right thing to do either way.”

Heckman advocates for the Gandhian idea to “be the change.”

He boasts the first permitted graywater system in Sonoma County and worked with a local group to change state policy on gray-water. The folks at Sustainable Fairfax recently hosted a panel discussion with Heckman where he gave the good word on graywater systems, says executive director Jennifer Hammond.

“We need to look at how we localize, prioritize and manage water,” she says. “As climate change accelerates, we expect the drought to continue to worsen.”

Sustainable Fairfax has been around for more than a decade and had a big role in getting the county’s landmark community-choiceaggregate Marin Clean Energy off the ground.

Climate change “has been a driving force in everything we do,” chimes in Renee Goddard during an engaging interview with Goddard and Hammond at the nonprofit’s office in downtown Fairfax.

Goddard is a volunteer at the organization and also the vice-mayor of Fairfax. She notes that the biggest challenge for climate-change activists in Marin is “finding the best channel for behavior change” among residents, many of whom are somewhat wealthy.

Marin County has pushed out numerous initiatives aimed at localized efforts at climate-change reduction, including the “zero waste” initiative and the MCE, a groundbreaking effort to reduce reliance on fossil fuels by breaking free of the PG&E monopoly with local renewables and other green power sources.

“We’ve become the workhorses for some of the county’s goals and initiatives,” says Goddard, “and we are a fired-up nonprofit!”

Rather than eco-shame luxe residents, Sustainable Fairfax leads by example. As the organization was prepping for an upcoming rollout on a big transportation initiative to get folks to leave their cars at home a couple days a week—Hammond and Collins took their bikes, and then public transportation, from Marin to Sacramento for a transportation conference. “We had to make a lot of connections,” Hammond says. “It was

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Hot pockets «11 “Yes, many features of doing business-as-usual will have to change.

But there’s a lot to be said for a healthy private marketplace with government setting the rules, and a high degree of decentralization.

“I think scenarios of economic collapse are the Y2K of the environmental movement,” Shuman adds, referring to the turn-of-the-lastcentury panic over the computer glitch that wasn’t. “People predict catastrophes that just never happen.

We’re a big economy with many working parts. Chances are things are going to go wrong slowly rather than all at once.

“More self-reliant local economies will make life easier and safer.”

Local business is the core driver of our economy, and Shuman says that the more self-reliant a local economy can become, the more its citizens’ lives will be made easier and safer through whatever climate-change calamities are around the bend.

As Shuman explains, the vast majority of local businesses (about 99 percent of them) have fewer than 500 workers—yet they provide 90 percent of all jobs.

“Over the last 20 years, if local businesses were really becoming less competitive,” says Shuman, “we should have seen a shift from small to large; and while many people believe this is the case, empirically it’s not true.”

Locally directed spending more than doubles the number of dollars that circulate among community businesses. Economists call it the multiplier effect. The Sonoma County Food Action Plan noted that if $100 million more dollars of locallyproduced food were consumed in the county, local economic activity would increase by $25 million.

And, localization nurtures diversity as it fosters accountability: “If a CEO of a company behaves badly, he is exposed to the ire of the community,” says Shuman. Shame is a powerful motivator. He adds, “localization is the ticket for expanding global wealth and even global trade, so long as it is less intensive in non-renewables.”

There are local enterprises all over the place in the North Bay, poking up like mushrooms out of the fecund soil. But the localism movement in the county is so decentralized that it’s actually kind of hard to describe, says Marissa Mommaerts, who works with the Sebastopol-based Transition US. Mommaerts keeps the dismal specter of climate change firmly in view. She gave a talk recently at Chico State University and said, “If we act alone, it will be too little. If we wait for government to act, it will be too

little too late. But if we come together to act as a community, it could be just enough, just in time.”

Kelley Ragala is a co-founder of GoLocal, a point-earning network of local businesses. Now she is now engaged in a new project, North Bay Made, to promote Northern California products. Then there’s Oren Wool, another inspired North Bay visionary who coordinates the Sustainable Enterprise Conference that is now in its 10th year with 160 participating companies.

“Companies that are sustainably run are our best community citizens,” Wool says. The Sustainable Enterprise Conference is intended, he says, “to help people find new ways to keep their money active locally. In America one of our biggest problems is economic stratification. A sustainable community would be addressing that.

If we had built companies to address environmental problems, we wouldn’t have climate change.”

Farms remain the heart of the local network. Petaluma Bounty is a small urban farm that has helped start eight other farms that are now independent. The group partners with the Petaluma Health Center to host an eight-week program that serves youth at risk of obesity. Suzi Grady is the director of programs at Petaluma Bounty, which along with dozens of other organizations is a member of the Sonoma County Farm System Alliance.

“You can talk until you’re blue in the face about how things aren’t working,” she says, “and until you put your energy into an alternative that does work, you’re just blowing hot air.”

“The county health department had great foresight,” Grady says, “in seeing the link between diet and health. Sonoma County is considered the foodie destination of the U.S. We’re selling this image, but how do we make it work for everyone? I think we’re ready to have that conversation.”

It’s fitting that an emergent localized economy started around food. The entire purpose of an economy is to provide for needs, as “slow money” investment specialist Marco Vangelisti explains in presentations for Transition US. Our economy is in trouble and its precarious condition is largely due to its reliance on debt. “People think that the government creates money,” Vangelisti says, “but it’s the banks that create money, and they create it from debt.”

The Napa Valley Vintners understand the complexity and challenges wrought by climate change—but wanted a better understanding of actual impacts in Napa County. The organization notes on its website that over the

past decade, there’s been quite a lot of dramatic headlines around climate change and its impact on winemaking.

They’re not denying it, but they are looking for some localized context.

“While the news is titillating and makes for dramatic headlines that Napa’s famed wine industry is doomed, the headlines belie the fact that there is a lot that is unknown about climate change as it affects the wine industry and particularly Napa Valley.

“There’s 30,000 Napa Valley jobs and billions in revenue at stake, and even as the vintner’s group noted that climate change can and will affect all fine wine-growing regions worldwide ... the results will not necessarily be a blanket effect, as climate change is not a one-size-fits all phenomena.”

Enter the next-economy movement, where optimism splashes

forth from all quarters—a refreshing and diverse development. But if governments and big corporations continue to push policies that contribute to climate change, will local efforts to understand and work the problem really do any good?

The stakes could not be any higher.

“In the hot and stormy future we have already made inevitable through our past emissions,” Naomi Klein wrote in This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate, “an unshakable belief in the equal rights of all people, and a capacity for deep compassion will be the only things standing between civilization and barbarism. Climate change, by putting us on a firm deadline, can serve as the catalyst for precisely this profound social and ecological transformation.” Y

Tom Gogola contributed reporting.

RICHARD HEINBERG

Richard Heinberg:

Cheerleader for local

By Jonah Raskin

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

“I’m a cheerleader for local and all in favor of local solutions to economic problems,” he says. “We need to reverse the trend toward the global civilization that creates instability and imbalance, and that wreaks havoc with communities everywhere.”

Heinberg offers suggestions for local consumers: Take your money out of big banks and deposit it in credit unions; buy at food co-ops; vote with pocketbooks; and push for local power apart from PG&E. He also urges political activism. “Citizens should tell their representatives to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that was negotiated in secret and that’s meant to increase the volume of international trade at the expense of local businesses and local economies,” he says. “One provision of the TPP says that if municipal governments promote local over imported, the importers can sue for lost profits.”

Born in Missouri in 1950, Heinberg didn’t tune into localism until 1992, when he settled in Sonoma County and began to track the dangers of globalization.

From 1998 to 2008, he taught localism at the New College of California in Santa Rosa. In 2009, he joined the Post Carbon Institute, where he’s now the senior fellow-in-residence.

Heinberg points out the limits to localism. “If your goal is to be 100 percent local, then you won’t consume very much at all,” he says. “The point, however, ought not to be 100 percent local. Trade from distant places will always be necessary. But we ought to return to some kind of balance.”

He adds, “In the last three decades, long-distance manufacturing and trade has greatly superseded local manufacturing and trade, which means that our civilization is much more brittle and far less resilient than it was, say, 30 years ago.”

In Afterburn, Heinberg offers gloomy thoughts on Santa Rosa, Sonoma County and California generally. They’ve all “bet their futures mostly on cars, trucks, airplanes, highways and runways—and therefore, in effect, on oil,” he writes. “It appears to be a losing bet.”

Heinberg hopes to see a dismantling of the power of corporations to maximize profits at the expense of society as a whole. “Our civilization is well in decline,” he says. “The process will accelerate, though we can slow it by moving away from corporations and toward co-ops that operate locally and that offer high-quality products to consumers.”Y

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FOOD & DRINK

(Flu) Free Bird

Low-density flocks, good weather keep avian flu out of the North Bay By Nate Voge

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ince the start of the current U.S. avian flu outbreak in December, more than 46 million chickens, turkeys and ducks—about one-third of the processed egg supply—have been culled to fight the virus.

“Because of the outbreak in the Midwest, people are on their toes and there’s a heightened sense of urgency because these are very virulent viruses,” says Sonoma Country Agricultural Commissioner Tony Linegar.

But so far the North Bay has avoided the problem.

Wild birds spread the virus to domestic flocks through contact or contamination in shared waterways.

The Centers for Disease Control says the risk for human infection is low, and no human cases have been reported.

“We have two fairly good-sized egg-laying operations in Petaluma,” says Linegar. “We’re increasing our biosecurity measures now just as a precaution.” Precautions include egg inspections, footbaths for those who enter facilities, and washing vehicles.

Prices of larger egg brands have already increased as the supply of hens has dropped. To help baking industries, the USDA allowed pasteurized egg imports from the Netherlands, the only country other than Canada from which the United States imports eggs.

Though most avian flu cases are in the Midwest, one reached a Foster Farms turkey ranch in Stanislaus County in January. “California is much more experienced at dealing with these sorts of outbreaks,” says Linegar. “It’s good that we don’t have clusters of large poultry operations all together.”

At Sunrise Farms in Petaluma, which more than 1 million hens call home, managing partner Arnie

Riebli says they’re taking extra precautions in washing down the facility.

“If a chicken gets it, she’s going to die,” he says. “It has nothing to do with eggs.”

Riebli says chickens and other poultry are less susceptible to the virus than turkeys. The largest concentration of turkeys are in the Upper Midwest—Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Decentralized poultry operations limit the threat of flock-to-flock spread, but wild birds still pose a threat. “It just takes one bird to get in the pens,” says David Marson, a sales clerk at Western Farm Center in Santa Rosa, where they incubate eggs and inspect backyard chickens brought in by the public.

The store also put up a net to protect its birds from interacting with wild species. Marson speculates that climate could play a role in the severity of the outbreak in the Midwest, where winter temperatures are much lower and favor the virus. The USDA predicts the hot, dry summer months will help kill off the rapidly mutating virus.

At Salmon Creek Ranch in Bodega Bay, the threat of wild birds passing along the virus has raised concern. Jocelyn Brabyn, daughter of owners John and Lesley Brabyn, says that since the recent outbreak they’ve built a prototype flight pen to keep their ducks safe from contact with wild birds. The ducks aren’t crammed into pens and have room to roam the pasture and supplement their feed with bugs.

“Our ducks are eating worms out there in the grass,” Brabyn says. “Places that are raising birds naturally have better immunity.” Y

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MUSIC

For the greater good San Rafael Rocks benefits at-risk kids

By Tom Gogola

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t was a pretty outrageous idea,” says Bruce Burtch, of what began, seven months ago, as a dream to bring together art by—and of—rock legends of the ‘60s, and at-risk kids. “But the outpouring of support has been phenomenal.”

Burtch, known as the “Father of Cause Marketing” for his work over the last 40 years in building “win-win” partnerships—focused on creating a greater good—between for-profit, nonprofit, education and government sectors, is the author of the highly-acclaimed book Win-Win for the Greater Good.

Burtch, who says that he’s technically retired, has been working around the clock on a project close to his heart: Forty-five works of art by some of the most well-known musical icons will be part of a month-long fandango to celebrate rock icons and benefit DrawBridge, a Bay Area art program for homeless and other underserved children that was founded in San Rafael more than 25 years ago.

The event is called, naturally, San Rafael Rocks, and San Rafael will commence to rock in June. It will rock through July, thanks to Burtch, who has produced and curated a multi-platform celebration of the art of rock that includes the biggest-ever showing of original art by the late Garcia (thanks to the good graces of the Jerry Garcia Foundation, which is overseen by the musician’s family).

This is the first-ever project of the foundation in the United States, Burtch says.

With the Fare Thee Well hoopla as backdrop, Burtch’s first move was to approach well-known musicians who are also noted visual artists, and get them to donate paintings to benefit DrawBridge.

Now there’s an art show, a film festival, a street fair, a planned musical tribute to Garcia and a local webcast of the final Fare Thee Well

Grateful Dead show.

The Art of Rock Legends kicks off on Friday, June 12 from 5 to 8pm at Art Works Downtown (1337 Fourth St., San Rafael), and runs through July 24. Burtch has, along with snagging 21 original Jerry Garcia artworks for the exhibition (seven of which will be for sale) used his powers of persuasion to coax works into the San Rafael gallery from the likes of the Jefferson Airplane’s Marty Balin, Carlos Santana and Rolling Stone photographer Baron Wolman.

The Rock and Roll Film Festival unspools July 6-8 at the Rafael Theater (1118 Fourth St., San Rafael) and will emphasize films about the Grateful Dead and the Jer-Man. As a high-impact warmup show, on July 5, the Smith Rafael Film Center will webcast the last of the Fare Thee Well Dead shows from Soldier Field in Chicago.

A rock and roll Block Party in downtown San Rafael on July 11 will include all kinds of cool, vintage and contemporary poster art from the folks at the Rock Poster Society.

And finally, the Fenix (919 Fourth St., San Rafael) is tentatively putting July 17 on the calendar for a musical event hosted by Merl Saunders Jr., and called “In the Spirit of Garcia.”

Merl Jr. works at the theater and Merl Sr. was a musical collaborator with Garcia. Burtch says to expect “a very special guest” at this show, the details of which are still being hashed out.

Burtch is too excited to retire any time soon. “People are saying, ‘Let’s have some fun, let’s make some noise about the need to help homeless kids,’” he says. “‘And let’s celebrate the great art, music and film we have here in the Bay Area.’”

For more information, visit sanrafaelrocks. com and drawbridge.org.

This piece of Janis Joplin will be included in The Art of Rock Legends exhibit on June 12.

A painting of Jerry Garcia by Marty Balin.

THEATER

One for the books

Wayne Barker adds a vital dimension by keeping his orchestral tempos a bit livelier than usual.

Together, the two blend to make the show look and sound more like the dynamic Sondheim of Company than a slow-moving Chekhovian knockoff.

All of the production elements are of the highest quality. They include an impressive (and flexible) scenic design by Riccardo Hernandez that utilizes every inch of the company’s capacious stage, an elegant lighting plot by Robert Wierzel, an assortment of attractive costumes from designer Candice Donnelly and a live (though hidden) group of seven instrumentalists whose rich sound belies their small number.

Of the large cast of actors/singers, given my space limitations, I can say very little, except that they are thorough professionals—even 14-year-old Brigid O’Brien, who cut her performance teeth in Marin’s Mountain Play—and several have extensive experience on top New York stages. Karen Ziemba’s quietly introspective delivery of “Clowns” is just what the song requires, and Marissa McGowan brings down the house with her defiant assertion of independence in “The Miller’s Son.” In the end, though, everyone involved has a part in making this production of A Little Night Music one for the history books. Y

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Kevin Berne

Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm (Paolo Montalban) caresses Desiree Armfeldt (Karen Ziemba) in A.C.T.’s ‘A Little Night Music.’

creative team is 100 percent native born, the show is not American enough. Certainly, its formative influences are foreign. Hugh Wheeler’s book and Sondheim’s lyrics closely mirror the content of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman’s acclaimed 1955 film, Smiles of a Summer Night, a sophisticated romantic comedy in which lust, love and despair intertwine among a group of affluent Swedes gathered on a country estate for the annual Midsummer celebration.

The musical’s title is a direct English translation of “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,” the popular name given to Mozart’s “Serenade in G Major.” Sondheim’s score, with its unusual reliance on minor key three-quarter time waltz tempos has antecedents in Ravel, Weill and other European composers.

A second damaging perception has been that Night Music is lugubrious to the point of boredom.

From what I’ve read, director Harold Prince’s original Broadway version was exceptionally slow-paced, and others have followed his example.

This extended to the show’s hit song, “Send in the Clowns,” which potential ticket-buyers took as a signal that they would be in for a long evening.

Sophisticated? Foreign? Slowmoving? That’s not what Americans look for in a genre they think they own!

The American Conservatory Theater has done a number of things to restore the sparkle that was lost when Bergman’s comedy moved to the stage. First and foremost, director Mark Lamos keeps the action moving at a nice clip—brisk, but not to the point that the underlying poignancy is compromised. Music director

Charles Brousse can be reached at cbrousse@att.net.

NOW PLAYING: A Little Night Music runs through June 21 at A.C.T., 405 Geary St., San Francisco. For more information, call 415/749-2228, or visit act-sf.org.

A.C.T.’s ‘A Little Night Music’ more than a little impressive By Charles Brousse

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Truth be told, this show’s position in the pantheon of American musical theater is something of an enigma. Although the 1973 Broadway debut received six Tonys (including Best Musical), along with numerous other critics’ awards, and seemed to please audiences once they were in the theater, it ran for only 601 performances—fairly brief

by New York standards, and its revivals have been similarly limited.

So, what explains the disconnect?

My guess is that it’s mostly a public perception that even though the

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f you’re hungering to see one of the best late-20th century American musicals (arguably the best) presented with that unmistakeable Broadway panache— but without the effort and expense of a trip to Manhattan—here is your golden opportunity. In an extended run that closes on June 21, San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) hosts a superb production of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music that should satisfy your craving—and then some.

The cast of ‘A Little Night Music’ sings at San Francisco’s A.C.T.

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•New Movies This Week Aloha (PG-13)

By Matthew Stafford

Wed. June 3 - Tues. June 9 Aloha (1:45) Cameron Crowe rom-com about a military contractor triangulated between old flame Rachel McAdams and sassy pilot Emma Stone; Bradley Cooper stars.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2:30) Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and posse are back, saving the world from one disaster or other; Joss Whedon directs.

Benefit Nepal Film Festival Enjoy a day of movies from or about Nepal (including the newly remastered “Himalaya”) and benefit grassroots earthquake relief efforts at the same time.

Dolphin Tale 2 (1:47) Newly orphaned Winter the dolphin looks for a new caregiver with a little help from Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson.

Effie Gray (1:48) Insightful glimpse into the closeted marriage of the Victorian-era socialite and art critic John Ruskin; Emma Thompson writes and costars.

Entourage (1:45) Studio head Jeremy Piven, movie star Andrian Grenier and their sleazy band of boozers and bimbos hit the big screen, moving and shaking their way through the Hollywood jungle.

Exhibition On Screen: Leonardo (1:23) Go behind the scenes at London’s National Gallery during its blockbuster exhibition of Da Vinci’s works.

Ex Machina (1:50) Sci-fi thriller about a sexy robot with more on the ball than the nerds who invented her.

Far from the Madding Crowd (1:59) Thomas Vinterberg directs a sumptuous new version of the earthy Thomas Hardy novel; Carey Mulligan stars as headstrong, passionate Bathsheba Everdene.

5 Flights Up (1:32) Aging marrieds Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton confront terrorism threats, their dog’s illness and New York’s skyrocketing rental market during one crazy weekend.

Home (1:34) DreamWorks cartoon about the unusual friendship between a rambunctious Earthling and an extraterrestrial misfit; Jim Parsons and Rihanna lend voice.

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (1:54) Darkly comic Swedish mega-hit about a seen-it-all centenarian who escapes from his retirement home with a cache of drug money, cops and crooks in hot pursuit.

I’ll See You in My Dreams (1:32) Widow Blythe Danner begins a new life with friends old and new, a newly disestranged daughter and hunky beau Sam Elliott; Mary Kay Place costars.

Inside Out (1:42) Pixar cartoon about the five conflicting emotions guiding a young girl through the vagaries of life; Lewis Black voices Anger.

Insidious: Chapter 3 (1:37) Prequel follows psychic Elise Rainier up and down the slippery slope of contacting the dead.

In the Name of My Daughter (1:56) True-life French crime thriller based on the unsolved case of a casino owner’s daughter who disappeared 30 years ago amid rumors of crooked croupiers and the Mob; Catherine Deneuve stars.

Iris (1:18) Documentarian extraordinaire

Albert Maysles trains his camera on the flamboyant Iris Apfel, the 93-year-old style maven who continues to dominate New York’s fashion scene.

Jurassic World (2:04) As gate receipts at the dino DNA amusement park peter, backers cook up a new (less cuddly) attraction … uh-oh.

Live from New York! (1:30) Fun-filled documentary traces the 40-year history of “Saturday Night Live” through classic clips and interviews with Chevy Chase, Candice Bergen, Chris Rock, Jon Lovitz and a host of others.

Love & Mercy (2:00) Biopic stars Paul Dano and John Cusack as mercurial Beach Boy extraordinaire Brian Wilson; Elizabeth Banks costars.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2:00) Part 4 of the post-apocalyptic saga finds Tom Hardy hooking up with Charlize Theron, on the run from a savage warlord; George Miller directs, of course.

The Magnificent Ambersons (1:28) Orson Welles’ somber masterpiece about the decline and fall of a wealthy Midwestern family and the automobile-choked century that destroyed it.

The Mask You Live In (1:30) Documentary looks at how our skewed concept of masculinity has had a negative impact on men, boys and society as a whole; Jennifer Siebel Newsom directs.

Pitch Perfect 2 (1:55) The Barden Bellas are back and bowed but not broken after a disastrous concert at Lincoln Center; Anna Kendrick and Hailee Steinfeld star.

The Salt of the Earth (1:49) Wim Wenders’ documentary pays tribute to the photographs of Sebastião Salgado and his primary subjects: suffering humanity and the beauty of the Earth.

San Andreas (1:54) The Big One finally rocks California into rack and rubble; luckily, Dwayne Johnson is around to rescue his estranged daughter.

Spy (2:00) Comedy thriller stars Melissa McCarthy as a CIA analyst who has to go undercover when top agents Jude Law and Jason Statham go missing.

Tangerines (1:29) Best Foreign Film Oscar nominee set in post-Soviet Estonia focuses on two separatists, one Georgian and one Abkhazian, recovering from battle on a remote farm.

The Terminator (1:47) Modern classic about a deadly cyborg sent from a bleakly mechanized future to kill the mother-tobe of the next generation’s great anti-tech humanist.

Tomorrowland (2:10) Jaded genius George Clooney teams up with a nerdly teenager to unlock the secrets of a mysterious land somewhere beyond time and space.

Wild Tales (2:02) Rollicking Best Foreign Film Oscar nominee dovetails six morality tales of lust, greed and anger in modern-day Argentina.

Woman in Gold (1:50) True tale of a Viennese socialite who fought to reclaim her family’s artworks 60 years after they were seized by the Nazis; Helen Mirren stars.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG-13) • Benefit Nepal Film Festival (Not Rated) • Dolphin Tale 2 (PG) Effie Gray (PG-13) Entourage (R)

• Exhibition On Screen: Leonardo (PG) Ex Machina (R) Far from the Madding Crowd (PG-13) 5 Flights Up (PG-13) Home (PG) The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (R) I’ll See You in My Dreams (PG-13)

• Inside Out (PG) Insidious: Chapter 3 (PG-13)

• In the Name of My Daughter (R) Iris (Not Rated) Jurassic World (PG-13)

• Live from New York! (Not Rated) Love & Mercy (PG-13) Mad Max: Fury Road (R)

• The Magnificent Ambersons (Not Rated) The Mask You Live In (Not Rated) Pitch Perfect 2 (PG-13) The Salt of the Earth (Not Rated) San Andreas (PG-13)

Spy (R)

Tangerines (Not Rated) • The Terminator (R) Tomorrowland (PG) Wild Tales (R) Woman in Gold (PG-13)

Regency: Fri-Sat 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:40, 10:15; Sun-Thu 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:40 (Sun and Wed showtimes may change) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 10:15 Rafael: Mon 2, 5, 7:30 Rowland: Tue, Thu 10am Lark: Sat 3 Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:25, 7:15, 9:55 Larkspur Landing: Fri, MonWed 7:25, 10:10; Sat-Sun 11:15, 2, 4:45, 7:25, 10:10 Marin: Fri 4:20, 7, 9:30; Sat 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:30; Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7; Mon-Thu 4:35, 7:15 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:40, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25; Sun-Thu 11:40, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:50, 5:25, 8, 10:35 Lark: Thu 6:15 Lark: Mon, Wed 8:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:35, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 Lark: Fri, Wed 5:45; Sat 8; Sun 3:30; Thu 3:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:50, 1:35, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05 Lark: Sat 5:40; Mon 6:10; Thu 8:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:10, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40 Rafael: Fri, Mon-Tue 3:30, 6, 8:30; Sat, Wed-Thu 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30; Sun 6, 8:30 Marin: Fri 4:35, 7:15, 9:35; Sat 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:35; Sun 1:55, 4:35, 7:15; Mon-Thu 4:55, 7:30 Playhouse: Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:15 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:40, 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:40; Sun-Thu 10:40, 1:10, 4:05, 7 Northgate: Thu 7, 9:40; 3D showtimes at 7:50, 10:30 Rowland: Thu 8, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 7, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 2:55, 5:25, 8, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Lark: Fri 8:30; Tue 3:30 Rafael: Fri-Sat, Tue-Thu 4, 6:15; Sun 4 Cinema: Fri-Wed 1, 9:55; 3D showtimes at 10:10, 4, 7 Fairfax: FriWed 12:15, 1:15, 3:25, 4:30, 6:55, 8, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 2:15, 5:30, 9 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:15, 1:45, 3:15, 6:15, 7:45, 9:15; 3D showtimes at 10:45, 11:30, 1, 2:30, 4, 4:45, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 9:55, 10:35 Playhouse: Fri-Wed 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9:45 Rowland: Fri-Mon, Wed 10:30, 1:30, 7:30; 3D showtimes at 12, 3, 4:35, 6, 9, 10:25 Tue 10:30, 1:30, 7:30; 3D showtimes at 12:35, 3:30, 4:35, 6:25, 9:20, 10:25 Sequoia: Fri 1:30, 7:30, 3D showtimes at 4:30, 10:25; Sat 1:30, 7:30, 3D showtimes at 10:40, 4:30, 10:25; Sun 1:30, 7:30, 3D showtimes at 10:40, 4:30; Mon-Thu 1:30, 7:30, 3D showtime at 4:30 Rafael: Fri, Mon-Tue 4:45, 6:45, 8:45; Sat-Sun, Wed-Thu 2:45, 4:45, 6:45, 8:45 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:35, 1:35, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20; Sun-Thu 10:35, 1:35, 4:30, 7:30 Sequoia: Fri 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:55; Sat 10:20, 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:55; Sun 10:20, 1:10, 4:05, 7; Mon-Wed 1:10, 4:05, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:45, 9:45; Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Marin: Fri 4:05, 6:45, 9:25; Sat 1:25, 4:05, 6:45, 9:25; Sun 1:25, 4:05, 6:45; Mon-Thu 4:20, 7 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:10; Sun-Thu 10:30, 1:20, 4:15, 7:10 (Sun and Wed showtimes may change) Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:30 Rafael: Sun 4:15, 7 (presented by cineaste Joseph McBride) Lark: Sun 1:15; Tue 6:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:50, 4:35, 7:25, 10:10 Lark: Fri 3; Sun 6:15; Tue 8:30 Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 Larkspur Landing: Fri, MonWed 7, 3D showtime at 10; Sat-Sun 1:15, 7, 3D showtimes at 11, 4, 10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:25, 3:20, 6:05, 8:55; 3D showtimes at 11, 1:55, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:50, 7; 3D showtimes at 1:40, 4:20, 9:50 Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1, 4, 7, 9:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:30; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:55, 12:10, 1:40, 3, 4:25, 5:50, 7:15, 8:40, 10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 2, 4:55, 7:50, 10:40 Lark: Wed 3:30 Regency: Sun 2; Wed 2, 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:15, 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:40, 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 Rafael: Fri, Tue 8:15; Sat, Wed-Thu 1:30, 8:15; Sun 1:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:10, 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 10; Sun-Thu 11:10, 1:55, 4:40, 7:20 (Sun and Wed showtimes may change)

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm.

CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito, 331-0255 CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-4862 Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6505 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 800-326-3264 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1234 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 800-326-3264

Concerts MARIN Craig Chaquico Original founding member and former lead guitarist of Jefferson Starship celebrates 40th anniversary of “Red Octopus.” Jun 13, 9pm. $40-$45.

Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

DjangoFest Mill Valley Popular Gypsy-jazz weekend of shows features headliners Joscho Stephan, Hot Club of Holland and the Rhythm Future Quartet as well as workshops and more.

Jun 12-14. $45-$140. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

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

Video Stolen Breath After failing for more than a decade to interest United Artists in a star-studded film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, John Boorman went off to write, produce and direct (and star most of his family in) a little pet project that he’d been nursing all of that time: The $11 million-budgeted Arthurian saga EXCALIBUR. The film was released theatrically in 1981 with a soft R, got mixed reviews and went on in years following to steal the breath from nearly every person who has ever seen it. True believers like myself continue to press the Blu-ray edition—a beautiful copy of the 35mm print—on friends and the uninitiated. Nothing that came before could have prepared us for Boorman’s fever-dream telling of the Arthur/Lancelot/ Guinevere & Merlin legend, which until then had been stuck in mawkish costumers like Richard Thorpe’s Knights of the Round Table, to say nothing of the Renn Fayre reenactments and pizza restaurants. In Boorman’s hands, the cycle lifted to a gossamer realm of high seriousness—the same one that’s haunted the English mind for nine centuries, from Geoffrey of Monmouth to The Waste Land. The gritty battles, the loves and lusts and the betrayals and intrigue seen here are simply overwhelming—and never has Wagner’s music been borrowed to better effect. Nigel Terry (who died last month) stars as the young squire of uncertain parentage who happens one day upon a sword in a stone. The film was a siege-catapult to stardom for a generation of actors—Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne and Liam Neeson—but Nicol Williamson steals the show as the mercurial Merlin: Magician, buffoon, demon.—Richard Gould

Mike G & Left Brain Two members of the LA rap collective Odd Future appear as part of their Mind Gone Tour, with D-12 rapper Bizarre opening.

Jun 17, 8pm. $20-$22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

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

Huichica Music Festival Allah-Las, Amen Dunes, McCombs Skiffle Players, Jessica Pratt and others take to three stages for this annual event that also features local wines, beer and food trucks.

Jun 12-13. $40-$120. Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma, 707.938.5277.

Clubs&Venues MARIN Belrose Theater Thurs, open mic night. Second Wednesday of every month, Ragtime jam. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, 415.454.6422.

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

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

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

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

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CALENDAR Jun 10, Rick Hardin and Scott Lipsitz. Jun 11, Jimmy & Ray Ray Allstars. Jun 13, Fuzzy Slippers. Jun 14, 3pm, Flowtilla. Jun 17, Marc Bourguignon and Hallie Richards.

Fri, Michael Aragon Quartet. Mon, Kimrea and Dreamdogs. Tues, open mic. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392.

Osteria Divino Jun 10, Deborah Winters. Jun 11, Robert Overbury Trio. Jun 12, Parker Grant Trio.

Jun 13, Denise Perrier. Jun 16, Brian Moran.

Jun 17, Pedro Rosales Con Quimba. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito, 415.331.9355.

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

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

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

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

Sausalito Seahorse Jun 11, Marin Jazz Trio. Jun 12, Michael LaMacchia. Jun 13, DJ Richard Habib. Jun 14, Avance. Wed, Tango with Marcello and Seth.

Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Sun, open mic. Jun 11, Amanda Ashley.

Jun 13, High Tide Collective. Wed, Larry’s karaoke. Mon, reggae. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Spitfire Lounge Second Thursday of every month, DJ Romestallion. Second Friday of every month, DJ Beset. 848 B St, San Rafael, 415.454.5551.

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

Studio 55 Marin Jun 12, the Tuttles plus Sound of Sirens.

1455 E Francisco Blvd, San Rafael, 415.453.3161.

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Bickert and Mike Quig. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg, 707.431.2800.

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

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey Wed, open mic night. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma, 707.772.5478.

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

Todos Santos, an acoustic trio with a “Cantina American” style, plays this Friday, June 12, 6-9pm at Riley Street Art Supply on Fourth Street, as part of the San Rafael downtown Second Fridays Art Walk. For more information, call 415/451-8119, or visit artworksdowntown.org Sweetwater Music Hall Through Jun 10, Steve Kimock. Jun 11, Tracy Blackman with Carlos Santana and Cindy Blackman Santana. Sold-out. Jun 12, the Dirty Knobs. Jun 14, Ike Stubblefield and friends. Jun 16, Crossroads school showcase. Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

Andrews Hall Jun 16, a Grand Night piano concert.

Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, 707.938.4626.

Annex Wine Bar Thurs-Sat, live music. 865 W Napa St, Sonoma, 707.938.7779.

Terrapin Crossroads Jun 11, Willie Watson Rambles with Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band. Jun 12, Grateful Bluegrass Boys. Jun 12-13, Phil Lesh and friends celebrate the Grateful Dead 1977.

Jun 13, Terrapin All-Stars with Jon Graboff.

Jun 14, Terrapin All-Stars with Cochrane McMillan. Jun 15, Grateful Monday’s. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Friar Tuck’s Fri, DJ Night. Wed, Sat, karaoke. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.792.9847.

True North Pizza Tues-Sun, live music. 638 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo, 415.453.1238.

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

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

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

Arlene Francis Center Wed, Open Mic. Tues, Open Didgeridoo Clinic. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.528.3009.

Travis Marina Second Sunday of every month, the Lonestar Retrobates. Fort Baker, Sausalito.

Finley Community Center Mon, 11am, Proud Mary’s ukulele jam and lessons. Second Friday of every month, Tom Shader Trio. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.543.3737.

Forestville Club Jun 13, Mountaindawg. 6250 Front St, Forestville, 707.887.2594.

Aqus Cafe Jun 10, open jazz jam. Jun 11, Richard Torres. Jun 12, Vespertine Orchestra.

Jun 13, Keller Sisters. Jun 14, 2pm, Mood Swing. Jun 17, West Coast Songwriters Competition. 189 H St, Petaluma, 707.778.6060.

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

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

HopMonk Sebastopol Jun 13, One Drop. Jun 15, Monday Night Edutainment with Kabaka Pyramid and Iba Mahr. Tues, open mic night. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

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

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Jasper O’Farrell’s Jun 10, Jon Gonzales. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.2062.

Lagunitas Amphitheaterette Jun 15, James McMurtry. Jun 16, Delta Spirit. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

Main Street Station Jun 10, Greg Hester. Jun 11, Susan Sutton.

Jun 12, Susan Sutton Jazz Combo. Jun 13, T. Jackson Trio. Jun 17, Pocket Canyon Ramblers. 16280 Main St, Guerneville, 707.869.0501.

Mc T’s Bullpen Wed, Sun, DJ Prodkt. Tues, Thurs, karaoke with Country Dan. 16246 First St, Guerneville, 707.869.3377.

Mystic Theatre Jun 12, Mason Jennings. Jun 14, Jonathan Richman and Tommy Larkins. Jun 17, Easy Star All-Stars. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121.

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

Phoenix Theater Jun 11, Neutral Milk Hotel. Sold-out.

Sun, 5pm, rock and blues jam. Tues, 7pm, Acoustic Americana jam. 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

Redwood Cafe Jun 10, 4pm, Levi & Donny. Jun 10, 8pm, Sound Kitchen. Jun 13, 2pm, Carl & Eddie.

Jun 13, 7:30pm, Foxes in the Henhouse.

Jun 14, Irish jam session. Jun 16, 4pm, Matt Silva and Nick Otis. Jun 17, Gypsy Kisses.

Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Rio Nido Roadhouse Jun 13, Rick Lenzi & Roustabout. 14540

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Thurs, open mic night. Fri, live music.

605 First St, Napa, 707.927.5864.

Welcome Grange Hall Second Friday of every month, Ecstatic Dance. 3275 Hagen Rd, Napa.

Hot Club, a gypsy jazz band from Holland, will headline Saturday night at the 10th Annual DjangoFest Mill Valley, June 12-14 at the Throckmorton Theatre. For more information, visit djangofest.com.

Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido, 707.869.0821.

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Rocker Oysterfeller’s Jun 14, Lucky Drive Bluegrass Band.

14415 Hwy 1, Valley Ford, 707.876.1983.

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

Rossi’s 1906 Jun 10, the California Honeydrops. Jun 12, DJ Izak. Jun 13, Trainwreck Junction.

Thurs, What’s Shakin’ jam session. 401 Grove St, El Verano, 707.343.0044.

Zodiacs Jun 10, Delta Nove. Jun 11, Shafty. Jun 12, Bex Marshall & What’s Shakin’ with Layla Musselwhite. Jun 13, Gigantis with MoeTar and the Vespertine Orchestra.

Jun 15, David Thom with Linda McRae and Vintage Grass. 256 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.773.7751.

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

Sally Tomatoes Jun 12, Rick Lenzi & Roustabout.

1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.665.0260.

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

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

Stark Wine Tasting Room Jun 12, the Narwhals. 441 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707.431.8023.

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Jun 12, Gator Nation. 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.5712.

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

Tradewinds Wed, Sonoma County Blues Society.

Thurs, DJ Dave. Tues, Jeremy’s Open Mic. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7878.

Twin Oaks Tavern Jun 10, Old School Country Band. Jun 11, Bootleg Honeys. Jun 12, the Sorentinos.

Jun 13, 5pm, Detroit Disciples. Jun 13, 8pm, FiveAM. Jun 14, 1pm, Doug Smith Memorial featuring Markus James and HugeLarge. Jun 14, 5pm, Blues and BBQ with the Soulshine Band. Jun 17, David Thom Band. Mon, Blues Defenders Pro Jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove,

NAPA Billco’s Billiards Sun, live music. 1234 Third St, Napa, 707.226.7506.

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

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

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

Hydro Grill Sun, 7pm, Swing Seven. Fri, Sat, blues. 1403 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga, 707.942.9777.

Methode Bubble Bar and Restaurant Fri, Sat, David Ruane. 1400 First St, Napa, 707.254.8888.

Molinari Caffe Thurs, Open Mic. 828 Brown St, Napa, 707.927.3623.

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

Jun 17, Steve Taylor-Ramirez. 530 Main St, Napa, 707.251.5833.

Uncorked at Oxbow

Art Opening MARIN Gallery Route One Jun 12-Jul 19, “Art Works!” art by the gallery’s artist members. Reception, Jun 14 at 3pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station.

Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

SONOMA Healdsburg Center for the Arts Jun 11-Aug 16, “Clay & Glass,” sculpture works by more than a dozen artists display. Reception, Jun 13 at 5pm. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6.

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

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

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

Mind Gone Tour feat Mike G & Left Brain of Odd Future + Bizarre of D-12 With Larry (Odd Future), Speak! & Pyramid Vritra (Stones Throw) Fri 6/19 • Doors 8pm • ADV $30 / DOS $32

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CONTINUING THIS WEEK MARIN 142 Throckmorton Theatre Through Jun 30, “Legends & Superstars,” Dan Dion presents a career’s worth of his photos of celebrities and Bay Area venues. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Bolinas Museum Through Jun 14, “40 Years of the Hearsay News,” exhibit includes more than 50,000 pages bound in volumes to peruse. 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri, 1 to 5; Sat-Sun, noon to 5; and by appointment.

415.868.0330.

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

Marin Community Foundation Through Sep 25, “Black Artists on Art,” legacy exhibition features over 40 African American fine artists, spanning three generations. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.

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

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

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Seager Gray Gallery Through Jun 28, “Contemporary Lyrical Abstraction,” sensuous and imaginative works from artists Leslie Allen, Tim Craighead, Frances McCormack and others. Reception, Jun 13 at 5:30pm. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Toby’s Gallery Through Jun 24, “Tree Peoples,” works

by GRO’s Artists in the Schools program tackles the question, what do trees and people have in common? 11250 Hwy 1, Point Reyes Station.

Comedy Adult Content Hosted by Helen Pachynski. Second Fri of every month, 9pm. $4. Gaia’s Garden, 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.544.2491.

Comedy Magic Show Evening of family-friendly magic and comedy performed by the Brooklyn Kid and friends. Jun 12, 8pm. $15. Shuffle’s Magical Ice Cream Shoppe, 528 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, 707.544.3535.

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Comedy Night Queenie T T headlines a night of laughs.

Every other Thurs, 7pm. Bui Bistro, 976 Pearl St, Napa, 707.225.5417.

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

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

Laughing Tomato Comedy Showcase Local and Bay Area comics, hosted by Tony Sparks. Third Tues of every month, 8pm.

Free. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.665.0260.

Mort Sahl Social Satire from Sahl. Thurs. $15$20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Open Mic Comedy Wed. Spancky’s, 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.664.0169.

Open Mic Comedy Night Second Thurs of every month, 8pm. $5.

Guayakí Maté Bar, 6782 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.824.6644.

Stand Up Night Featuring the best local comic talents. Jun 12, 8:30pm. $10. Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Tuesday Night Comedy Mark Pitta hosts ongoing evenings with established comics and up-and-comers. $15-$20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Dance Belrose Theater Sundays, 4pm, Argentine Dance. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael 415.454.6422.

Cinnabar Theater Jun 14, 7:30pm, Amanacer Flamenco, Cinnabar’s Sunday concert series comes to a rousing conclusion. $26-$30. 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma 707.763.8920.

Club 101 Wednesdays, 8:20pm, salsa dancing with lessons. 815 W Francisco Blvd, San Rafael 415.460.0101.

Dance Palace Wednesdays, 6pm, Women’s Collaborative Dance. $5 / $15 per month. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1075.

Ellington Hall Fridays, Friday Night Swing. 3535 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa 707.545.6150.

Finnish American Home Association Wednesdays, 5:30pm, African dance and drum workshop, all ages and skill levels are welcome to move and groove with Sandor Diabankouezi, world-class Congolese master drummer. $15. 191 W Verano Ave, Sonoma.

Flamingo Lounge Sundays, 7pm, salsa with lessons. Tuesdays, swing dancing with lessons. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa 707.545.8530.

George’s Nightclub Thursdays, 8pm, Salsa y Sabor Thursday, lessons followed by DJs spinning the best of salsa and jazz tunes. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.226.0262.

Hermann Sons Hall Mondays, 7pm. through Aug 3, Summer Folk Dancing, all are welcome to get together for weekly dances that explore worldly styles from Serbia, Turkey, Israel and others. $5. 860 Western Ave, Petaluma 707.762.9962.

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

Monroe Dance Hall Wednesdays, Singles and Pairs Square Dance Club. Thursdays, Circles ‘n Squares Dance Club. Sundays, Country-Western dancing and lessons. Mondays, Scottish Country Dancing. Tuesdays, Razzmataz folk dance club. 1400 W College Ave, Santa Rosa 707.529.5450.

Sebastopol Community Center Jun 14, 7pm, Kinsey Sicks, presenting their

latest and greatest dragtastic a cappella musical. $28-$35. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol 707.874.3176.

Sebastopol Senior Center Fridays, Beginning Line Dancing. 167 High St, Sebastopol 707.829.2440.

Songbird Community Healing Center Wednesdays, Biodanza. 8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati 707.795.2398.

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

Wischemann Hall Tuesdays, 6pm, Square Dance Beginner Class, put on by Redwood Rainbows.

707.478.6409. 465 Morris St, Sebastopol.

Events ‘Art at the Source’ Open Studio Tour Discover art and artists in western Sonoma County. Maps and artist info available at www.artatthesource.org. Through Jun 14.

Free. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, 707.829.4797.

Beginning Tai Chi Classes Learn the relaxing techniques that increase energy, flexibility and balance. Mon, 10:30am. Christ Church United Methodist, 1717 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa.

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

Center Literary Cafe Meeting of poets, writers and artists with rotating speakers and readings. Second Wed of every month, 7pm. Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

Community Meditation Practice Sitting and walking meditation with free instruction. Followed by tea and snacks.

Sun, 9am. Free. Santa Rosa Shambhala Meditation Center, 709 Davis St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.4907.

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

Cultivators Unite Panel discussion and picnic advocates for patient, cultivator, citizen and environmental rights in Sonoma County.

Jun 14, 2pm. $10-$15. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

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

Domestic Violence Advocate Training Become an advocate over five day-long

sessions, and make a difference in your community. Jun 17-27. $300. Center for Domestic Peace, 734 A St, San Rafael.

Game Tournaments Various card and role-playing games including Yu-Gi-Oh, Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering.

Mon-Thurs-Sun. Outer Planes Comics and Games, 526 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, 707.546.2000.

Heighten Your Experience Through Drumming Six-week class led by Sahar will explore aspects of life that make us feel stuck and help us break through with rhythm. Tues, 7pm. through Jun 23. $108 all sessions. Daisies Magical Musical Wonderland, 790 Hurlbut Ave, Sebastopol, 707.824.1796.

Trauma Recovery Exercises Shed chronic emotional stress with Kristi Doden. Tues, 7:30pm.

Sonoma County Healing Academy, 6741 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.799.8080.

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

Kundalini Meditation Tues, 7pm. Free. Keene Acupuncture, 7 Fourth St, Ste 50, Petaluma.

Laguna Open House Take a self-guided nature walk or a guide-led tour of the historic house and barn. Second Sat of every month. Free.

Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.527.9277.

Learning Through Art Program for fourth and fifth graders to visually explore art through their own interpretations. Second Sat of every month-noon. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, 707.944.0500.

Low-Cost Physicals Family physicals for adults and children by appointment. Ongoing. $20-$65.

Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 707.664.2880.

Meditation Group for Mothers Mindful meditation and sharing experiences for benefit of mothers and their children. Wed, 8:30am. $10.

Shambhala Meditation Center, 255 West Napa St, Ste G, Sonoma.

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

Downtown Novato, Grant Ave, Novato.

Organic Nursery Open House Sat-Sun through Jun 28. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707.874.1557.

Plant Nursery Work Day Volunteer at the Sonoma Garden Park.

Thurs, 9am. Sonoma Ecology Center, 20 E Spain St, Sonoma, 707.996.0712.

Resource Clinic Get info on housing, transit, food stamps and Medi-Cal. Wed, 11am.

Free. Petaluma Health Center, 1301 Southpoint Blvd, Petaluma, 707.559.7500.

The Return of Close-Up Magic Close-up magic performed at your tabletop by Jay Shatnawi. Sat, 5:30pm.

Flamez Grill Restaurant, 8499 Old Redwood Hwy, Windsor, 707.687.5258.

San Rafael Art Walk Second Fri monthly, 5 to 8, galleries and retailers host artists and artwork, receptions and entertainment. Second Fri of every month, 6-8pm. Downtown San Rafael, Fifth and A streets, San Rafael.

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

Senior Bridge Meet up and play a few hands, no partner required. Fri. Napa Senior Center, 1500 Jefferson St, Napa, 707.224.2055.

Spray Can Slam Watch bay area artists create street art on canvas and join in on the massive communal art mural. Jun 13, 11am.

Free. Napa Valley Art Supplies, 3250 California Blvd, Napa, 707.224.2775.

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

Teen Health Clinic Thurs, 3:30pm. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

Vital Alchemy Fermentation Workshop Wed, Jun 17, 7pm. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

Mother’s Kirtan Second Thurs of every month. Open Secret, 923 C St, San Rafael, 415.457.4191.

Field Trips

Native Plant Nursery Workday All ages welcome to join LandPaths for garden care. Jun 17, 1pm. Bayer Farm,

Afternoon Community Service Participate in center restoration projects. Third Wed of every month.

Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, 415.388.2524.

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

Garden Volunteer Day Sink your hands into the beautiful, rich soil at the Center’s garden and learn from the diversity of plant life.

Wed. Free. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707.874.1557.

Hiking for Fitness Designed to promote fitness and fun while learning the basics of hiking. Sat, 8:30am. through Jul 18. $15. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.938.5216.

Nature Walk Petaluma Wetlands Alliance and Madrone Audubon leads a nature walk.

Jun 13, 9am. 707.763.3577. Shollenberger Park, 1400 Cader Ln, Petaluma.

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

Public Star Party Observatory’s three main telescopes plus many additional telescopes are open for viewing. Sat, Jun 13, 9pm. $3.

Robert Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.6979.

Resorts in Bloom Garden tour with 10 stops at spectacular spots in Western Sonoma County plus special VIP evening events, benefiting West County Health Centers. Jun 1214. $30-$50. Sonoma County, multiple locations, Sonoma, 707.869.5977, ext 3313.

Sanctuary Bird Walk Led by experienced staff of volunteers.

Second Thurs of every month, 10am.

Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, 415.388.2524.

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

Sugarloaf Trail Work Day Add your helping hand to improve lower Bald Mountain Trail. Every other Thurs, 9am. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.5712.

Film

American Graffiti Plays as part of the vintage film series.

Jun 15, 7pm. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma, 707.996.9756.

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

A Film About Coffee Filmmaker Brandon Loper examines the processes, preferences and preparations of specialty coffees around the world.

Jun 14, 3pm. $20. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.3946.

Mind Reels Weekly series presents notable documentary films as well as guest speakers and performers bringing the film’s ideas to life. Tues-noon. $25$30. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

Welles 100 Weekly retrospective of Orson Welles’ classic films honors the legendary artist on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Sun through Jun 28. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

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

Bodega Bay Community Certified Farmers Market Sun, 10am. through Oct 25. Bodega Bay Community Center, 2255 California 1, Bodega Bay, 707.875.9609.

Calistoga Farmers Market Sat, 9am. Sharpsteen Museum Plaza, 1235 Washington St, Calistoga.

Cloverdale Certified Farmers Market Fri, 5:30pm. through Aug 28. Cloverdale Plaza, Cloverdale Blvd between First and Second St, Cloverdale, 707.893.7211.

Corte Madera Farmers Market Year-round. Wed-noon. Town Center, Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, 415.382.7846. Wed-noon. Town Center Corte Madera, 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, 415.382.7846.

Demystifying Wine & Food Interactive discussions on pairings with delectable demonstrations. Sat-noon. $75. Hall Winery, 401 St Helena Hwy S, St Helena, 707.967.2620.

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

Downtown Novato Community Farmers Market Tues, 4pm. through Sep 29. Downtown Novato, Grant Ave, Novato, 415.999.5635.

Downtown San Rafael Farmers Market Thurs, 5:30pm. through Oct 1.

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Drop-In Meditation Classes for all levels include guided meditation and brief commentary. Kids welcome. Ongoing. $10. Mahakaruna Buddhist Center, 304 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.766.7720.

1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.524.9318.

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Downtown San Rafael, Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.492.8007.

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

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

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

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

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

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

SHED, 25 North St, Healdsburg, 707.431.7433.

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

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

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

Locals Night Special menu items, musical performances and activities. Tues, 5pm.

Free. Oxbow Public Market, 610 First St, Napa.

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

Marin Country Mart Sat, 9am. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5715.

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

The air is abuzz with anticipation! Find out what the San Francisco Giants and the Grateful Dead have in common at the 32nd annual Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music on Saturday, June 13 from 10am to 7pm and Sunday, June 14, from 10am to 6pm.

Tim Flannery, former Major League Baseball player who recently retired as the third base coach for the San Francisco Giants, will be rockin’ the stage with his band, the Lunatic Fringe, on Saturday at 5:30pm. Flannery once sang the National Anthem with Bob Weir Tim Flannery: Star of and Phil Lesh at two of the Giants’ games! baseball and rock.

A prolific and talented songwriter, Flannery has recorded 11 albums and has been packing venues around the globe, with the support of some pretty heavy names in the industry: Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, Garth Brooks and Jimmy Buffett.

Flannery is the icing on the cake at this free festival, which is the Novato Chamber of Commerce’s biggest event of the year. It will feature more than 200 arts and crafts booths, a premium wine garden, an ample array of food and plenty of live music on two stages. An eclectic mix of music—from R&B to gypsy rock to honky tonk to blues—will be offered by local favorites like Mustache Harbor, Petty Theft, the Brothers Comotose and Mojo Rising. Locally brewed beer from Novato’s own Moylan’s Brewery, premium wines poured by Cline, Jacuzzi and Grant Marie Wineries and even “natural” margaritas will be on hand.

Coy Smith, CEO of the Novato Chamber of Commerce, said that he’s excited about an expanded kids’ area this year, which will include a petting zoo, pony rides, a rock-climbing wall and a stage that will feature performances by students from the Marin School of the Arts (at Novato High School). “I totally enjoy it,” Smith says of the festival. “It’s a lot of work—it’s the only party I throw all year!”—Lily O’ Brien Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music, Saturday, June 13, 10am to 7pm and Sunday, June 14, 10am to 6pm. Grant Street, between Redwood Blvd. and Seventh St. in downtown Novato. For more information, call 415/897-1164 or visit novatoartwinemusic.com.

Marinwood Farmers Market Sat, 9am. Marinwood Plaza, Marinwood Ave & Miller Creek Rd, San Rafael, 415.999.5635.

Mill Valley Farmers Market Fri, 9:30am. CVS parking lot, 759 E Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.382.7846.

Oakmont Certified Farmers Market Sat, 9am. Berger Center, 6575 Oakmont Dr, Santa Rosa, 707.538.7023.

Petaluma Certified Farmers Market Sat, 2pm. through Nov 21. Walnut Park, Petaluma Blvd & D St, Petaluma, 707.762.0344.

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

Petaluma Evening Certified Farmers Market Wed, 4:30pm. through Aug 12. farmers market, 2nd St between B and D streets, Petaluma, 707.762.0344.

Redwood Empire Farmers Market Sat, 8:30am and Wed, 8:30am. Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa.

Roseland Lions Certified Farmers Market Sat-Sun, 10am. through Nov 1. Roseland Plaza, 665 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 415.215.5599.

Ross Valley Farmers Market Thurs, 3pm. through Oct 1. Downtown Ross Post Office, Ross Commons & Lagunitas, Ross, 415.382.7846.

Russian River Certified Farmers Market Thurs, 3pm. through Sep 24. Sonoma Nesting Company, 16151 Main St, Guerneville, 707.953.1104.

Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market Sat, 9am and Wed, 9am. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.522.8629.

Santa Rosa West End Certified Farmers Market Sun, 9am. through Dec 13. West End

Farmers Market, 817 Donahue St, Santa Rosa, 707.477.8422.

Sebastopol Certified Farmers Market Sun, 10am. Sebastopol Plaza, Weeks Way, Sebastopol, 707.522.9305.

Sonoma Mountain Marketplace Certified Farmers Market Sat-Sun, 10am. Sonoma Mountain Village, 1400 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.588.9388.

Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market Fri, 9am. Arnold Field parking lot, 241 First St W, Sonoma, 707.538.7023.

St. Helena Farmers Market Fri, 7:30am. through Oct 30. Crane Park, Crane Ave & Grayson Ave, St Helena.

Sunday San Rafael Farmers Market Sun, 8am. Marin Farmers Market, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, 415.472.6100.

Tam Valley Farmers Market Tues, 3pm. through Nov 24. Shoreline Shopping Center, 219 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley, 415.382.7846.

Thursday San Rafael Farmers Market Thurs, 8am. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.472.6100.

Totally Truckin’ Thursdays Four food trucks park in the O’Reilly parking lot, provide you with local goodness and donate 10 percent of sales to a monthly selected nonprofit. Thurs.

O’Reilly & Associates, 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, 707.827.7190.

Vintner Vinyl Tastings and tunes come together in the tap bar and restaurant. Mon, 6:30pm.

City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.260.1600.

Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market Tues, 5:30pm. through Oct 27. Sonoma Plaza, First St E, Sonoma, 707.694.3611.

West End Wednesdays West End merchants offer wine, coffee and food tastings. Wed, 5pm. Free.

Downtown Napa, First Street and Town Center, Napa.

Windsor Certified Farmers Market Sun, 10am and Thurs, 5pm. through Aug 27. Windsor Town Green, Market St and McClelland Dr, Windsor, 707.838.5947.

Wine Down Friday Wine and live music to wind down after the week. Second Fri of every month. $10. Muscardini Cellars Tasting Room, 9380 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood, 707.933.9305.

Wine Up Award-winning wines and delicious food make for a perfect combination.

Sat. Free. Stephen & Walker Trust Winery Tasting Room, 243 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

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Babytime Stories, songs and more for kids ages 3 to 5. Wed, 10am. Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, 707.763.9801.

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

Belvedere-Tiburon Library Mon at 10:30 and 11, songs and fingerplays for kids under two. Wed at 11, toddler storytime; at 4, readalong program for ages seven and up.

Mon. Belvedere-Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon, 415.789.2665.

Breakfast with Enzo Bring clapping hands, singing voices, dancing feet and breakfast for weekly family music show. Sun at 10 and 11.

Mill Valley Golf Clubhouse, 267 Buena Vista, Mill Valley, 415.652.2474.

Calistoga Library Storytime with “Library Grandparent,” Mon and Thurs at 2:30. Bilingual storytime for ages three and up, second and fourth Wed at 10:30. Ongoing.

Free. Calistoga Library, 1108 Myrtle St, Calistoga, 707.942.4833.

Carolyn Parr Nature Center Learn about Napa County habitats and birds of prey through tours, dioramas, games, hands-on activities and books.

Ongoing. Free. Carolyn Parr Nature Center Museum, Westwood Hills Park, 3107 Browns Valley Rd, Napa, 707.255.6465.

Central Library Babytime, Tues at 10:15. Storytime for toddlers, Tues at 11. Preschool storytime, Fri at 11. Tues-Fri. Free. Central Library, Third and E streets, Santa Rosa, 707.545.0831.

Children’s Garden Whimsical environments for kids’ exploration. Hours: Mon, noon to 4; Tues-Sun, 9 to 5. Ongoing. Free.

Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, 707.933.3010.

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

Cloverdale Library Tues at 10:30, preschool storytime.

Ongoing. Cloverdale Library, 401 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale,

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Corte Madera Library Preschool storytime. Wed, 11am. Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, 707.924.6444.

Fairfax Library Tues at Sat at 11, storytime for ages three and up. Tues-Sat, 11am. Fairfax Library, 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, 415.453.8092.

Family Story Time Thurs. Petaluma Historical Museum, 20 Fourth St, Petaluma, 707.778.4398.

Guerneville Library Wed at 11, Preschool storytime. Wed, 11am. Free. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707.869.9004.

Messy Mucking About Every Saturday, 9:30 to 11:30, toddlers and their parents are invited to a drop-in, free-form art studio to create with paint, ceramics, collage, construction, found objects and feathers. Sat. $15. Nimbus Arts, St Helena Marketplace, Ste 1-B, 3111 St Helena Hwy, St Helena, 707.965.5278.

Northwest Regional Library preschool storytime. Mon, 10:30am.

Northwest Regional Library, 150 Coddingtown Center, Santa Rosa, 707.546.2265.

Petaluma Library Tues at 10, storytime for ages three to five; at 3, read to a specially trained dog from PAWS for Healing. Wed at 10, babytime; at 7, evening pajama storytime in Spanish and English.

Fri at 10, storytime for toddlers. Sat at 4, parent-child reading group for second- and third-graders. Tues-Wed-Fri. Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, 707.763.9801.

Preschool Storytime A lap-sit program for infants, one day to 17 months old, accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Fri, 10:45am. Free.

Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, 707.763.9801.

Readers of the Pack A chance for new readers to get together. Tues-Sat. Free. Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, 707.763.9801.

Rincon Valley Library Wed at 10:30, storytime for toddlers; at 11:30, for preschoolers. Wed, 10:30am. Free. Rincon Valley Library, 6959 Montecito Blvd, Santa Rosa, 707.537.0162.

Rohnert Park-Cotati Library Toddler storytime, Tues at 10 and 11; preschool storytime, Wed at 10:30. TuesWed. Free. Rohnert Park-Cotati Library, 6250 Lynne Conde Way, Rohnert Park, 707.584.9121.

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

St Helena Library Free film series, story and craft time.

Tues-Wed-Fri. St Helena Library, 1492 Library Lane, St Helena, 707.963.5244.

Toddler Storytime High-energy storytime for toddlers 18 months to three years old. Fri, 10am.

Free. Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, 707.763.9801.

Windsor Library Preschool storytime and storytime for babies and toddlers. Tues-Wed. Free.

Windsor Library, 9291 Old Redwood Hwy, Windsor, 707.838.1020.

Yountville Library Storytime with “Library Grandparent,” Tues, 3pm. Free. Yountville Library, 6548 Yount St, Yountville, 707.944.1888.

ZunZun Hands-on music celebrating how to be an Earth Hero. ZunZun uses instruments from around the world.

Jun 17, 11am. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707.869.9004.

Lectures Art Rising Workshop Local artists Gayle Madison and Lorrie Ragozzino lead. Thurs, 4pm. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

CityZen Evening of sitting meditation, tea and dharma talk. All are welcome.

Mon, 7pm. Free. Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.568.5381.

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

Farming for Mother Nature Discussion on soil health, habitat resiliency and intensive no-till vegetable agriculture with farmers from Singing Frogs Farm. Registration required.

Jun 13, 3pm. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.527.9277.

Female Energy & Yoni Steams Learn to run female energy and about Yoni Steams, an ancient Mayan women’s tradition from Crystal-Rose and Chris Perkowska of Women’s Health Alchemy.

Jun 17, 7pm. $25. Sonoma Body Balance, 210 Vallejo St, Ste C, Petaluma, 707.658.2599.

Grow Clinic Weekly medicinal gardening clinic with master cultivators explores changing and seasonal topics. Wed. Free. Peace in Medicine, 6771 Sebastopol Ave, Hwy 12, Sebastopol, 707.823.4206.

Managing Water When Water Is Scarce A comprehensive approach to conserving water from the Sonoma Ecology Center. Jun 13, 10am. Free.

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Public Discussion Institute for the Fulfillment of Human Society invites all for public chat on current issues. Third Tues of every month, 7pm. $5. Subud Hall, 234 Hutchins Ave, Sebastopol, 707.793.2188.

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Readings Book Passage Jun 10, 7pm, “The Enchanted” with Rene Denfeld. Jun 11, 7pm, “Palace of Treason” with Jason Matthews. Jun 12, 7pm, “Shrinkage” with Bryan Bishop.

Jun 13, 1pm, “Ordinary Medicine” with Sharon Kaufman. Jun 13, 4pm, “Find Momo Coast to Coast” with Andrew Knapp & Momo. Jun 14, 7pm, “We Are Not Ourselves” with Matthew Thomas.

Jun 16, 7pm, Marin Poetry Center Traveling Show. Jun 17, 7pm, “The Angel in My Pocket” with Sukey Forbes.

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

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

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

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

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

Napa Bookmine Wednesdays, 11am, Read Aloud for the Young’uns!. 964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.

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

Point Reyes Books Third Tuesday of every month, 7pm, women’s book group. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1542.

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

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Sebastopol Center for the Arts Second Sunday of every month, 4pm, Westword Salon. $1, 707.829.1549. 282 S High St, Sebastopol.

The Sitting Room Third Wednesday of every month, 2pm, Sitting Room book club. 170 E Cotati Ave, Cotati 707.778.3972.

Studio 333 Second Thursday of every month, 7pm, Why There Are Words, literary reading series. $10. 333 Caledonia St, Sausalito 415.331.8272.

Yo el Rey Roasting Third Tuesday of every month, poetry night. 1217 Washington, Calistoga 707.942.1180.

Theater Choir Boy An intimate coming-of-age story threaded throughout with haunting a cappella gospel music. Through Jun 28. $35-$51. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208.

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

Cowgirls: The Musical Written by Betsy Howie with music and lyrics by Mary Murfitt, this funny and warm country musical features six of the best female voices in the Bay Area.

Through Jun 21. $26-$35. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa, 707.266.6305.

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

Little Murders Sonoma Arts Live presents this satirical story of a severely dysfunctional family.

Jun 11-28. $12-$26. Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, 707.974.1932.

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

The North Plan Dark political comedy is set in a nearfuture martial law society and focuses on a government agent looking for hope. Through Jun 21. $15-$27. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707.823.0177.

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PublicNotices Fictitious BusiNEss NamE statEmENt FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137351 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: KAIA FIT SAN RAFAEL, 1417 4TH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: 1)KIRSTA MARTINO, 45 KEY LARGO COURSE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: 2) MICHAEL MOORE, 45 KEY LARGO COURSE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 11,2015. (Publication Dates: May 20,27, June 03,10 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137340 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SHANDS STUDIO, 194 SCENIC AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: BARBARA ANN SHANDS, 194 SCENIC AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on May 08,2015. (Publication Dates: May 20,27,June 03,10 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015137303 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SAN FRANCISCO SEO PRO, 20 PLAZA DEMIRA, NOVATO, CA 94947: HEATHER MCCARTHY, 20 PLAZA DEMIRA, NOVATO, CA 94947.

The business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 05,2015. (Publication Dates: May 20,27,June 03,10 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015137359 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: NEW EQUATIONS, 111 BUTTERFIELD RD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: 1) BARBARA TOVEY, 111 BUTTERFIELD RD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960 2) ALAN SPECKS, 111 BUTTERFIELD RD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.The business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 12,2015.

(Publication Dates: May 27,June 03,10,17 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137290 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: AUTOSONICS, 19 F DIGITAL DR, NOVATO, CA 94949: NEIL E BYERS, 265 1ST ST # 202, PETALUMA, CA 94952.

The business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 04,2015. (Publication Dates: May 27,June 03,10,17 of 2015) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No:304628 The following person(s) has/ have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder’s Office on April 02,2010 Under File No:2010124174.Fictitious Business name(s) SAM AMATO SOUND, 596 TAMARACK DR, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SAM B. AMATO, 596 TAMARACK DR, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on May 19, 2015.

(Publication Dates: May 27,June 03,10,17 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015137314 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: RIDERS CHOICE TAXI, 557 EAST FRANCSICO BLVD, GATE 7, SLIP C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: KIRK KNUTSON, 557 EAST FRANCISCO BLVD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on May 06,2015. (Publication Dates: June 03,10,17,24 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137466 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: THE MARIN POST, 73 SURREY AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: COMMUNITY VENTURE PARTNERS, INC, 73 SURREY AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.

The business is being conducted

by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 1,2015. (Publication Dates: June 03,10,17,24 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015-137364 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: INFUSION, 1100 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, KENTFIELD, CA 94904: AMY LITTLE PAGE, M.O. INC, 393 SONGBIRD WAY, PETALUMA, CA 94954. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 12,2015.

(Publication Dates: June 03,10,17,24 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137460 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BARBARY BAY SECURITY, 225 CAMELLIA CIRCLE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: GARY P. DELAGNES, 225 CAMELLIA CIRCLE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 29,2015.

(Publication Dates: June 03,10,17,24 of 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015-137302 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MINARET, 398 MEADOW WAY, SAN GERONIMO, CA 94963-0222: JENNIFER HENDERSON, 398 MEADOW WAY, SAN GERONIMO, CA 94963-0367. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on May 05,2015. (Publication Dates: June 03,10,17,24 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137417 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CALIFORNIA TIRES& WHEELS, 825 FIFTH AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: IRFAN NAZIR, 825 FIFTH AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on May 21,2015. (Publication Dates: June 03,10,17,24 of 2015

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137432 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1)

CAMPOTERRA, 2) SPECTRUM IMPORTS 3) TASMANIAN PURE, 1325 MONTE MARIA AVENUE, NOVATO, CA 94947: SPECTRUM IMPORTS LLC, 1325 MONTE MARIA AVE, NOVATO, CA 94947. The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 26,2015. (Publication Dates: Jun 10,17,24, Jul 1 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137440 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: EBA CONSULTING, 220 APOLLO COURT, NOVATO, CA 94947: JOSEPH DERUVO, 220 APOLLO COURT, NOVATO, CA 94947.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 27,2015.

(Publication Dates: Jun 10,17,24, Jul 1 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137399 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ERIK’S HOME SERVICES, 57 WREDEN AVE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: ERIK ORTMAN , 57 WREDEN AVE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 18,2015.

(Publication Dates: Jun 10,17,24, Jul 1 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137405 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MATISON REPAIR SERVICES, 345 CATALINA BLVD #20, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ANGEL RODAS, 345 CATALINA BLVD #20, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 20,2015.

(Publication Dates: Jun 10,17,24, Jul 1 of 2015)

othEr NoticEs ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1501766. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ANDREA MICHELLE SIPE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ANDREA MICHELLE SIPE to ANDREA MICHELLE VARNAI. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 07/01/2015 AT 09:00 AM, ROOM A, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published

at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date OF FILING: MAY 13, 2015 (Publication Dates: May 20,27, June 03,10 of 2015) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1502067. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner 1)DELIA ARALI MALDONADO VASQUEZ 2) WALTER ALEXANDER CHAVEZ RAMOS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JUNIOR ALEXANDER CHAVEZ MALDONADO to DAVID ALEXANDER CHAVEZ MALDONADO. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 07/31/2015 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT E,ROOM E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date OF FILING: JUN 5, 2015 (Publication Dates: Jun 10,17,24, Jul 1 of 2015)

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Q:

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My girlfriend always cries that she’s “broke.” I just ended up buying her groceries and paying to have her car fixed, and then I discovered by accident that she’d recently paid hundreds of dollars for hair extensions, beauty products and a facial. She isn’t the first girlfriend I’ve had who prioritizes beauty stuff over necessities.

I really don’t get some women’s relationship with money.—ATM on Legs

A:

Some personal financial crises are caused by unexpected events, and others simply by how one answers certain basic questions, such as “Hmm, get waxed or continue living with electricity?” or “I can’t decide: New brakes or traffic-stopping hair?”

Old-school economists, who view humans as hyper-rational, data-crunching machines (like big, sweaty chess-playing computers), would tell you that it makes no sense for your girlfriend to keep ending up, as the saying goes, with so much month at the end of the money. (And sure, car trouble can pop up out of nowhere, but it isn’t like the need to eat comes as a surprise.)

Evolutionary economists take a more nuanced view of human rationality. They find that our glaringly irrational choices in one domain (like the survival domain, including financial survival) aren’t so irrational in another (like the mating domain).

For example, because men evolved to have a very visually driven sexuality, women looking to land a man or retain one’s interest will (often subconsciously) prioritize beauty measures—sometimes buying eye creams so pricey they should come with power steering and a sunroof.

And though we aren’t in a recession right now, a July/August 2014 Public Religion Research Institute poll found that 72 percent of people believe that we are. This is relevant because research by evolutionary psychologist Sarah Hill finds that though economic downturns lead both men and women to cut their spending across the board, they also seem to prime women to increase their spending in one area: beauty enhancement. Hill explains that a scarcity of resources appears to cue an evolutionary adaptation in women to “increase the effort they invest in attracting a mate who has them.” (And this seems to be the case even when a woman has resources of her own.)

Still, it isn’t fair for your beauty-binging girlfriend to treat you as her boyfriendslash-overdraft-system, taking advantage of how you’d rather pay for her car and groceries than see her hoof it and crash wedding buffet lines with a big purse. Tell her that you feel bad being put in this position and though you love her, her abusive relationship with her debit card is eating away at your relationship. (A mate-retention warning light should go off in her head.) Next, show empathy. Mention that many people find themselves in her position, mainly because nobody ever taught them how to budget, and we aren’t all natural fiscal wizards. In fact, we’re more like chimps with credit cards.

To help her conscious mind better understand her subconscious one, explain the evolutionary view of human rationality and offer to help her plot out her finances.

You might get her the book Smart Women Finish Rich, by David Bach. And because our decision-making ability evolved in an ancestral environment where we typically had just a handful of visible choices in front of us (like five bison and one with a limp)—as opposed to big mathematical abstractions to chew on—you can help her get a better grip on her spending by making it visual. As for how helpful visuals can be in decisionmaking, evolutionary cognitive psychologist Gary Brase finds that people are far better at understanding medical risks when they are communicated with pictures (for example, 100 little people on a page shaded to show that this many of 100 will be cured and this many will end up going home in an urn).

In keeping with Brase’s findings, you could draw little rectangles all over a page to represent $100 bills (in the amount of her monthly salary). Color in blocks of dollars to indicate all her monthly expenses, including any potential expenses, and offer to help her budget until she gets the hang of it. If you’re open to paying for the occasional item that’s not in her financial plan, let her know, but explain that you’d like to be asked first, not just informed that all of her dollar bills have run off and taken up residence in the cash register at Sephora. And finally, while you’re helping her tally things up, you might take a moment to count your blessings. Your girlfriend might be a little money-dumb, but she seems to understand the importance of keeping up her curb appeal—mindful that there’s a reason men get accused of talking to a woman’s breasts and not her calculator. Y Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at pacificsun.com

WHAT’S YOUR

Sign?

By Leona Moon

For the week of June 10

Aries

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) It’s

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) A

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) Can

(March 21 - April 19) Upgrade your iPhone already, Aries!

Mercury goes direct on June 11— hallelujah! You’ve been breaking appliances left and right all month. It’s time for the madness to stop. If you’ve been asking your significant other for a 60” TV, he or she will finally agree on June 14. job offer is headed your way, Taurus.

That’s right—upgrading your LinkedIn account actually did pay off. And it looks like it’s actually going to pay you.

Expect the unexpected in your career sector on June 10. Your long-lost dream of becoming an entomologist might finally come true.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Did

you shoot a screw into your hand again, Gemini? It’s time for a doctor’s appointment on June 12. This is something that a little Super Glue and Neosporin won’t fix. Everyone knows how hard you work and that you’re practically Superman, but quit playing the hero before you lose all of your fingers.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Do you

hear that round of applause, Cancer? It’s all for you! What started off as a slow, awkward clap has built momentum and a fan base. Bask in the glory, but keep up the hard work on June 10. Your sign is just around the corner and that’s when you’ll finally be able to unveil your masterpiece to all of your adoring fans.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) BottleRock

time to invest, Libra! Don’t worry, flighty one—we’re not talking about emotional investments. We’re talking lottery tickets. Saturn is heading into Scorpio on June 14 and begging you to take a closer look at your finances. Quit the QVC, and pick up a CD account— or two.

you say “trust issues,” Scorpio? Your final ride with Mercury in retrograde may be a wild one. Skeletons from your relationship closet will keep you busy and, maybe even second-guessing. Do your best to avoid ending up on an episode of Snapped.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 -

Dec. 21) Are your family and friends wondering what’s gotten into you, Sagittarius? Someone special has moseyed into your life—and just at the perfect time, too. It’s love or nothing these next few weeks. Dreams do come true—it looks like you finally have someone to share your guilty pleasure and watch The Bachelorette with.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Feel like you’re in the fast lane, Capricorn? Mercury finally went direct on June 11 and your life is about to get back on track. No more email mix-ups or computers crashing. It’s all about to be relatively boring once again.

Embrace the adjustment period on June 12—everything is going to feel gogo-go compared to the past few weeks, but you’ll adjust.

Aquarius

wasn’t enough of a getaway for your ostentatious taste, Leo? Looks like you and yours will be taking another mini-vacation on June 12. A weekend getaway can do the soul good—and exposing yourself to new scenery might trigger the creative spark that you’ve been searching for. Cut corners where you can to save money—you’ve been rather spendy this month.

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Traveling might be just the medicine you need, Aquarius. Pack your bags and head out of town on June 13. This retrograde has worn you down quite a bit. A little sightseeing might help you appreciate what you’re working with back at home—a broken toilet, and no heat or air conditioning.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Is your

(Feb. 19 - March 20) It’s time to make a decision, Pisces! We told you to put a halt on all life-altering decisions last month. Well you can rest assured that Mercury has gone direct and wants you to either quit your job, propose to your sweetheart or move to Canada. Y

mom proving to be a little much these days, Virgo? If you’ve taken over primary care for a relative, you’re about to get the rest that you’ve been daydreaming of. There’s only so many times that you can handle finding mom’s socks in the toilet or dad’s toothbrush in the microwave—take a break on June 14.

Pisces

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