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A Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day story about a man, an intersex individual, an â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s pop star and a love that endures p13

Missed Connections p6 | Rose Petal Raffle p10 | Sweet Films for Bitter Hearts p38

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Over the last nine years, the United States has lost about two-and-a-half million jobs due to growing trade deficits with China,

more than a half-million jobs in the last year alone. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost jobs in every state. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost jobs in every congressional district in the country The problem is that they are violating many, many standards of the World Trade Organization and the IMF that they agreed to when they joined the WTO in 2001. For example, currency manipulation. China has spent almost $800 billion in the last year alone manipulating its currency. That makes its products about 40 percent cheaper than they would be on the open product and acts like a tax on U.S. exports to China and everywhere else in the world.

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3<1=C@/532 0G <3BB:30319 RE â&#x20AC;&#x153;F.A. Nettlebeck, Outlaw Poet, wwwsanta cruz.com, Jan. 24: As the publisher of his last book, Happy Hour, I really regret not having had the chance to meet Fred. I had maintained regular correspondence with him over the last few years, and as such, and for what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth, all those memories are purely positive. He had a huge heart and shared it generously with us all the way in Montreal, full of unbridled enthusiasm and support for what a bunch of â&#x20AC;&#x153;kidsâ&#x20AC;? were doing out here. That encouragement and support, alongside the book project itself got me and my collaborators through some really rough times. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really have the words to thank him right now. He will be missed, and I hope we did right by him. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to get in touch with some of the people within his â&#x20AC;&#x153;literary circle.â&#x20AC;? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out there, please hit me up at kevin_at_lokidesign.net.

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5==2 575 John Laird was appointed secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency on Jan. 5.

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N 1983, as Gov. Jerry Brown was leaving office at the close of his second term, he appointed an energetic young councilmember from Santa Cruz to the Solar Cal Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local government commission on renewable energy sources. John Laird went on that year to become one of the first openly gay mayors in the country and to launch a political career the particulars of which are well known in these

parts: as Cabrillo College Trustee; as assemblymember with an appointment as chairman of the budget committee; as state Senate candidate and now, in a leap from the legislative to the executive branch, as secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sitting here with industrial solar projects on my plate 28 years later,â&#x20AC;? he says.

The journey from obscure solar commission member to Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

chief solar administrator has great dramatic full-circle appeal, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much time to savor it.

Laird, who as a legislator had a staff of perhaps a dozen, now heads an agency with 17,800 employees.

Under the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aegis are eight departments (including Water Resources and Fish and Game), 16 boards and commissions (among them the Energy Commission and the Coastal Commission), 10 conservancies and two councils.

Laird has a seat on each of them, so he has to know the issues.

He also has to know the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position on those issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One thing is I now speak on behalf of the administration,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m no longer speaking just for myself, so I have to be sure what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing is the official administration position and if I speak out itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not being misinterpreted.â&#x20AC;?

Another challenge is making sure nothing goes horribly wrong while heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting up to speed.

On the day we spoke, 29 days into his appointment, Laird had taken home 10 folders to study the previous night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m reading about extending contracts to people on alternative energy, potential lawsuits on energy sites, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re big deals and any of them could blow up if you take a step in the not right direction,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the potential something will blow up on you because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in transition and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have your sea legs. So youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to keep that from happening and at the same time start making some progress on long-term issues.â&#x20AC;?

The issues are extraordinarily complex. Asked to name three of the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priorities, Laird mentions the process of taking down the dams on the Klamath River and restoring the habitat there; designating the last Marine Protected Area, off the North Coast, which means negotiating with tribes in the area who want

continued access to traditional fishing grounds; and coming up with a plan to restore the damaged ecology of the Bay Delta while also preserving its use as a water source. This last issue alone is one of the thorniest problems facing the state, as it pits environmentalists against farmers and mayors in a direct, high-profile way. Laird insists the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sciencebased approach doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t favor one constituency over another, and that timing and management can achieve dual goals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The real thing for fish habitat restoration is cold water for certain times of the year,â&#x20AC;? he says. Wet years pose little problem in terms of water supply, he adds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a drier year at the time you need cold water for fish habitat, you probably donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pull much off.â&#x20AC;?

Here on the Central Coast, Laird says the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans will be felt most noticeably in likely parks closures, which will be announced in the next two weeks as part of Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget-balancing program. In order to save some $22 billion over two years, parks that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t produce enough revenue, draw enough visitors or meet certain qualifications as historic places will take a time-out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Central Coast, with the number of parks they have, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get out of that,â&#x20AC;?

Laird says.

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HEN the Good Earth tea factory on the Westside of Santa Cruz shut down a few weeks ago, local landscaper Ken Foster acquired 930 pounds of dried pink rose petals and decided they could help quell addictions in Santa Cruz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just love the process of finding something that was going to go to the landfill and thinking about how it can be used to benefit the community. I kind of wanted to do something that had more benefit than just buying it for mulch,â&#x20AC;? says Foster, who for years has used tea byproducts as mulch in his business, Terra Nova.

And so Foster will be raffling off a bed of food-grade, kosher rose petals on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day and has offered to personally arrange them wherever and however the lucky winner chooses. Part of the raffle proceeds go to Transition Santa Cruz, a local branch of the international movement to rethink oil dependency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We rely on it [oil] for everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; bringing our food to us, transportation, plastic. The production and discovery of oil is very likely at its peak. The mission of Transition Santa Cruz is to design our future in a way that can raise our quality of life by building a resilient community that is more connected with its neighbors,â&#x20AC;? says Foster, who believes that the creative genius of the people of Santa Cruz is

capable of developing local self-reliance in food, energy and transportation.

The Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day raffle also supports the fight against one of Santa Cruzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more familiar dependencies: addiction to drugs and alcohol. The winning ticket will be drawn at noon at Greenspace by local celebrity surfer Darryl â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fleaâ&#x20AC;? Virostko, the three-time Mavericks winner and founder of Fleahab, a nonprofit program that helps recovering addicts find sobriety through surfing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look forward to helping people through sports. I know how important it is to get endorphins flowing and I know firsthand how you can be sidetracked by drugs and alcohol,â&#x20AC;? says Virostko, whose openness about his methamphetamine addiction helped shine a light on drug use in the surf community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to help Ken shower his loved ones with rose petals any way that I can,â&#x20AC;? he says.

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HE FIRST single off the singer Tiffanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-titled 1987 debut album f lopped. It was the second, a remake of Tommy James and the Shondellsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1967 hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Think Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Alone Now,â&#x20AC;? outfitted with drum machine beats and some serious bass synth, that would propel the album to the top of the charts in the United States, the U.K., Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Ireland. It sold 4.1 million copies all told, making it a platinum record four times over.

Tiffanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s star burned fast and bright. By 1989, infighting on her management team had stalled the singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career, and she all but vanished from the public eye.

Her stint in the spotlight lasted just long enough to spark a love that smolders to this day in the hearts of thousands of fansâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in some more than in others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Think Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Alone Nowâ&#x20AC;? is a song about two people against the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;running just as fast as they ca-an, holdinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on to one anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ha-andâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;forced to keep their love hidden from outsiders (â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;cause what would they sa-ay, if they ever knew?â&#x20AC;?). In many ways, it is appropriate that a documentary film out of Santa Cruz takes its name from the song. It too is a story of misunderstood love. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about a boy, Jeff, and a girl, Kelly. They are not in love with each other, though. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in love with Tiffany.

You Give Love a Bad Name When Tiffany embarked on her â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Beautiful You: Celebrating the Good Lifeâ&#x20AC;? coast-to-coast shopping mall tour, Sean Donnelly was only 5 years old. Donnelly grew up in Santa Cruz and attended film school at New York University. He was home from college in 2002, asking random strangers on Pacific Avenue to audition for a short film he was making with his best friend Jordy Cohen, also from Santa Cruz, when he met Jeff Turner. ¨ #

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On any day of the week an assortment of vagrants, grifters and undesirables can found along Santa Cruzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main drag. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeff was different than that,â&#x20AC;? Donnelly says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a crazy guy walking around on the street. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very outgoing and put-together, his hair is perfectly combed over, and he has a nice shirt with birds on it. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very quick and excited about things.â&#x20AC;?

The pair asked Turner to read a monologue about murdering people for his screen test. Donnelly recalls, â&#x20AC;&#x153;He got really into it. He was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The looks on their faces!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D;really dramatic.â&#x20AC;? At the time Donnelly and Cohen did not have serious plans for making a film, but they liked Turnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enthusiasm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we called him up and said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jeff, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got the part.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

They shot a short and, in retrospect, rather silly film in which Turner had a bedroom scene with Donnellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former girlfriend. From that point on, Donnelly and Cohen were friends with Turner. They would go over to his house, hang out with him and occasionally he would mention his friend Tiffany. They did not think much of it.

The pair was downtown with Turner one day when they ran into an old friend of his. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you know who this guy is?â&#x20AC;? Donnelly remembers the man asking them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jeff Turner.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous. Tiffany has a restraining order against him,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Every Breath You Take â&#x20AC;&#x153;LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Teenage pop singer Tiffany asked a court to issue a restraining order against a man who once approached her with a Samurai sword and has been writing her and following her ever since.â&#x20AC;? The article was stuck in the corner on the inside fold of the Sept. 13, 1989, edition of the Watsonville Register-Pajaronian under the headline â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santa Cruz man trails pop singer.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard in the media of people who are stalkers or obsessed with celebrities, but you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually meet somebody whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been accused of being a stalker,â&#x20AC;? says Donnelly. When he found out Turner was one of them, he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I realized I had so many questions that I started filming them. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what it was going to be. I was just curious, really.â&#x20AC;? ¨ %

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Owner of a Lonely Heart Jeff Turner and Kelly McCormick are not the typical leading man and woman. He is 57 years old, unemployed and an enthusiastic collector of conspiracy theories. He has Aspergerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s syndrome, a highly

functioning form of autism that often comes with obsessive tendencies.

McCormick identifies herself as an intersex individual, born with both male and female sex characteristics, living as a lesbian woman.

Both display signs indicating something is a little off. Sure, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unconventional that McCormick only met Tiffany once at a mall in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s yet still professes a deep, abiding love for the singer, and, yeah, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weird that Turner dons a bicycle helmet festooned with crystals and wires in order to communicate telepathically with Tiffany.

In some ways, though, Turnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and McCormickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attitudes toward their beloved are perfectly rational.

When McCormick is asked what she is going to talk about with Tiffany when they meet, she answers that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ask questions about Tiffanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son and â&#x20AC;&#x153;make it more about her.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make it more about the other personâ&#x20AC;? is standard-issue dating advice, along with adages like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take an interest in things your partner enjoys,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Show them you are listeningâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make gestures.â&#x20AC;? Turner explains that the reason he approached Tiffany with a Samurai sword in 1989 was because in an interview she expressed an interest in Japanese culture, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d read that the highest honor in Japan was to be presented with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;katana.â&#x20AC;? He had a bouquet of chrysanthemums with him too.

The film shows Turner and McCormick making jokes, dancing and goofing off with their best friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Turner is smart and jovial, McCormick is funny and sarcasticâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and it also shows both talking about the social and romantic rejection they endure on a regular basis. It paints a full and intimate portrait of two typically marginalized, deeply lonely people and challenges the audience to say they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the right to love and be loved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve created a love that exists, a fictitious loveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they both think that Tiffany cares about and loves them,â&#x20AC;? Donnelly says. Their relationships are complete with problems they rationalize away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m no psychologist, but I think people do that even in their own lives. Even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a relationship and the ¨ '

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Over the next five years, Donnelly says, he started taping sessions with Turner regularly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just filmed him every bit when I came home. I would check in with him and see how he was doing and see if any Tiffany events were coming up.â&#x20AC;? The film that would eventually become I Think Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Alone Now began to take shape.

Donnelly attended the concerts and conventions with Turner, and as he did, began to make other contacts in the fiercely loyal Tiffany fan base, including a moderator on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;True to Tiffanyâ&#x20AC;? Yahoo group (1,879 members at presstime).

Donnelly asked the woman if she had ever known anyone else who liked Tiffany as much as Turner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;There is one other person . . .â&#x20AC;&#x2122; She gave us Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number and we called her up.â&#x20AC;?

In the film, when the camera pans around Kelly McCormickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Denver apartment, photos of Tiffany are plastered at eye level on every available surface. Some have notes or doodles stuck on them. There is a poster of Tanya Chalkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iconic photograph The Kiss depicting two women in bed. Taped under it is a hand-drawn caption: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me,â&#x20AC;? with an arrow pointing at one of the women, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tiffany,â&#x20AC;? with an arrow pointing at the other woman, and the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Will Happen Very Soon.â&#x20AC;?

McCormickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love for Tiffany dates back to 1987, when she woke from a 16-day coma. The first thing she heard was the song â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Think Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Alone Now.â&#x20AC;? Since that moment she has held fervently to the belief she belongs with the pop singer. In the film she explodes at one point, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My destiny is: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m supposed to be with Tiffany. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not kidding you. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not making this up. If I am, put shackles on me, take me to fucking jail, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;cause you know what? I have the right to love and be loved.â&#x20AC;?

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Donnelly asks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even when people are treated really badly they think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out of love, and you could say thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good or bad. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting.â&#x20AC;?

Addicted to Love What is most interesting, and unexpected, is that Turnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and McCormickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s respective relationships with Tiffany, while unconventional, are not necessarily one-sided. In Donnellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film the pop star never speaks to the camera directly (she was interviewed twice but the filmmakers ultimately chose not to include the footage), but on numerous occasions throughout she is shown interacting with McCormick and Turnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; particularly Turner, who is, after all, the person for whom she requested a restraining order. She smiles, poses for pictures, embraces them, allows them to kiss her cheeks.

At a concert the two love-struck fans attend, Tiffany addresses the audience, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to do

one more song, if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK, and then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping to meet each and every one of you guys right over here in the front. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be signing autographs.â&#x20AC;?

Since her first appearance on the scene, Tiffany has staged a number of comebacksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as a country singer, as a contestant on VH1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Celebrity Fit Club, and most recently alongside â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s rival Debbie Gibson in the made-for-TV movie Mega Python vs. Gatoroid. It has been almost a quarter-century since she was a full-blown celebrity, but Tiffanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dreamâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;kind of like Turnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and McCormickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t died.

People need to feel loved, right?

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I ask Turner if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to move on to other people, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tiffany and I are still friends,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We still see each other and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very close.â&#x20AC;?

He starts to catalog the dates and circumstances under which they met: â&#x20AC;&#x153;in 1986â&#x20AC;&#x201C;87, when she visited Capitola on the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;School Spiritâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tour with the singing group the Jets. . . .â&#x20AC;?

Donnelly cuts in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think she wants to know what do Tiffany and Alyssa have in common, and Jenny Lewis and these peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;there are so many beautiful, famous womenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; why are you attracted to those ones in particular?â&#x20AC;?

Turner goes quiet for a moment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really have an explanation why Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m attracted to them except that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re justâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very nice, spiritual women, as well as the inner beauty radiates out,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean, anyone can look good from the outside, but the real beauty come from within, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s who and what they are within.â&#x20AC;?

Our interview is wrapping up and Donnelly has to shoot a few still photographs of Turner. I start to move out of the frame and he protests, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know what? You radiate inner beautyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you should be in there!â&#x20AC;?

Donnelly said that with this film he set out to show the person behind the label. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tribute to his success that, hearing Turner say this, I felt only a split second of alarm. Mostly, I just felt overwhelming sympathy for a person who has so much love to give and who, as of yet, hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found someone with whom to share itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and maybe a little bit flattered, too.

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It went on to screen at more than 20 other film festivals around the world; it was an official selection at IDFA in Amsterdam, the True/ False Festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival, and won â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Documentaryâ&#x20AC;? at Montrealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fantasia Festival.

Despite the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local angle, the national attention it generated and its acceptance to arguably more prestigious film festivals, I Think Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Alone Now was snubbed by the Santa Cruz Film Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;twice, to the dismay of Turner and his best friend, Doug Hawes, who also appears in the film. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, Jeff and Doug suspect conspiracy,â&#x20AC;? Donnelly says, but even he is at a bit of a loss.

Donnelly now lives in Brooklyn, where his production company, Awesome and Modest, does animation for documentaries (most recently Waiting for Superman), music videos and commercials. He is also working on an animated series and a narrative film and considering doing another documentary, this time about the burgeoning therapeutic hookworm trade in Mexico.

He is still in touch with Turner and McCormick. McCormick calls and emails regularly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She likes to talk about sports, the weather, movies, her favorite thing about Tron: Legacy,â&#x20AC;? says Donnelly. On a recent trip home, Donnelly went to dinner at Margaritaville in Capitola with Turner and Hawes. Before the meal, though, there was some business to attend to. The film was recently released on DVD, and Donnelly asked Turner to explain the bonus features for a promo heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll post on YouTube.

I went with him to Turnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apartment in Aptos. It looked much like it did in the film: boxes stacked to the ceiling in his living room draped with clothes next to plastic bags full of laundry and scattered items of nonperishable foodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Doritos, evaporated milk, a small plastic container of nacho cheese.

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EN AND WOMEN donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always get along in Elizabeth Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lyrics. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the mechanic who cons his housewife clientele in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes It Takes Balls to Be a Woman.â&#x20AC;? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the mullet-haired charmer who may or may not slip Quaaludes to his dates in â&#x20AC;&#x153;El Camino.â&#x20AC;?

Then, of course, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the guy who gets so loaded he can hardly get it up in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes to Booty.â&#x20AC;? Cook draws on her own background in this war of the red-state genders. Though currently a Nashville resident, the country singer grew up in what she calls a â&#x20AC;&#x153;depressed, forgotten, inland rural county in central Florida.â&#x20AC;? Her parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;then divorcees with five children eachâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;met after her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release from an eight-year stint in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary for running moonshine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could have been a lot of guysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; little woman,â&#x20AC;? she says when we speak on the phone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing up in a blue-collar surrounding in the South, expectations of what you do and what you say and what you do with your life are definitely carved out.â&#x20AC;?

But the guitar-slinger certainly doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live, or write, according to anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pre-conceived standards. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Grand Ole Opry regular whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mostly unnoticed by the FM set, a Loretta Lynn fangirl who covers the Velvet Underground, a serious songwriter who clogs. Her dual personas started young. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My daddy raised me to be like a

A=CB63@< 1==97<5 Elizabeth Cook turns up the heat when she opens for Todd Snider on Feb. 18. boy â&#x20AC;&#x2122;cause he wanted me to be tough,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been a petite blonde at the same timeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a petite blonde that could go frog-gigging and deal with business situations in a forward way.â&#x20AC;?

Despite the dark incarnations of Southern machismo in her lyrics, Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s men arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all bad. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock n Roll Man,â&#x20AC;? she satirizes a self-styled rock god boyfriend with a lightningbolt earring and dagger tattoo, but one gets the feeling she adores him, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Sid and Nancy or Courtney and Kurt,â&#x20AC;? she sings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get higher than Heaven, we get lower than dirt/ Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the fighting and loving that make it work.â&#x20AC;?

It might have something to do with the fact that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock n Roll Manâ&#x20AC;? is loosely based on Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband and guitarist, Tim Carroll. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are

pieces of it that are probably directly related and there are pieces of it that are artistic license,â&#x20AC;? she says. When I ask Carroll himself about the song, he laughs. (â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a lightning-bolt shaped earring,â&#x20AC;? he says.)

Cook and Carroll have been together on- and offstage since 1998.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a familiar arrangement for Cook, whose parents, Joyce and Tom, also toured together as country musicians, becoming known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Medicare Duoâ&#x20AC;? in later years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They really had a beautiful love affair that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start out that way,â&#x20AC;? says Cook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Daddy was a mad drunk with the kind of issues that he experienced in his childhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; sharecropping and terrible poverty.â&#x20AC;?

Eventually, however, he joined AA and began singing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say my mother was liberated,â&#x20AC;? says Cook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But because my dad was a musician he

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Men and women may not always get along on Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s albums, but when they do, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poignant as only a country ballad can be. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Follow You Like Smoke,â&#x20AC;? the doublewides and booze and greasy-fingered mechanics melt away like Appalachian mist. Cook chants quiet, steel-and-string-laden couplets: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d stick to you like glue, if I was able to/ Cling to you like vine, if you just say thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine/ Hold you in my arms and I would never tire/ Follow you like smoke from the fire.â&#x20AC;?

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The 27-year-old author, sex columnist and frequent TV guest is referring to a particularly entertaining anecdote from her 2006 book Hooking Up: A Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Out Guide to Sex and Sexuality. In a chapter about sexual pleasure, Madison describes stopping a guy midhookup, drawing a labeled diagram of the vagina, pointing to the clitoris and saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Touch me here.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could have done it more tactfully,â&#x20AC;? Madison admits over the phone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it worked, and he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t horrified. I think the lesson from that story is that no matter what you do to show a guy what you want, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be fine.â&#x20AC;?

Hooking Up, a slim pink volume with chapters entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vaginasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; What the Hell?â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sexually Transmitted Diseasesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Feel the Burn,â&#x20AC;? marries Madisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal anecdotes with medically accurate advice about everything from condoms to crabs. Her frank, funny approach to sexual education is a far cry from the abstinence-based sex ed most people receive in school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I talk about all the information you need to know as a college student about sex. I start out talking about vaginas, because I feel like thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something both guys and girls need to know about,â&#x20AC;? Madison says of her lectures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most people who come say they have a good time. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re laughing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh my God, freak out, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get herpes.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

She stresses that although her

book is written for girls, her talks, which cover a host of topics from sexual pleasure to STDs, are geared to both men and women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The vagina stuff at the beginning? That is damn good for guys to know. Unless you are a gay man, a vagina is a huge part of your sex life,â&#x20AC;? Madison says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a gay man, you should come to the lecture and just ignore the first 10 minutes about vaginas.

All the stuff about STDs, how to communicate with your partner about what feels good, that certainly applies to anybody. Gay relationships, straight relationships, they all go through the same crap.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No matter what you do to show a guy what you want, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be ďŹ neâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Madison grew up in Chapel Hill, N.C., and credits her parents, who came up with sexually explicit raps for birthdays and graduations, for giving her such an open attitude toward sex. While a sex columnist in college, she started writing Hooking Up the summer between junior and senior year in college, and published her second book, titled Talking Sex With Your Kids: Keeping Them Safe and You Saneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;By Knowing What Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Really Thinking, last year.

What resonates most with the people who come to her lectures, she says, arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the tidbits about masturbation, but relationship advice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I take questions at the end, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s either about the G-spot, squirting or relationships. For the most part, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m dating this guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m dating this girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and trying

A3;7</: B3FB Amber Madisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instruction manual for owners of va-jay-jays includes advice like keeping communication lines open. to navigate that part of it.â&#x20AC;?

Madisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next book, due in September, addresses what she sees as the biggest misconception people have about sex and relationships: that men and women have completely different, Mars-and-Venus priorities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not really that different,â&#x20AC;? she

insists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always try to say guys are like this, girls are like this. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make assumptions about people just because oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a guy and oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a girl.

Pretty much the only assumption Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say you can make [about a guy] is that he has a penis. Deep down, we pretty much all want the same thing.â&#x20AC;?

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B63/B3@ In 1955, a hip-swiveling, guitar-playing stranger (played Christopher Marcos) arrives in a small town and is pursued by a sweet young local girl who dreams of leaving her sleepy hometown for a more exciting life. A story of romance and dreams, inspired by Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Twelfth Night and based on the songs of Elvis Presley. Fri-Sun, 7:30pm and Sun, 2pm. Thru Feb 13. $7-$20. Golden Bough Theatre, Monte Verde between Eighth and Ninth streets, Carmel-by-the-Sea, 831.622.0100.

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A rollicking comedy of literary rivalry, thwarted love and Norwegian brooding.

The award-winning play

by Santa Cruz playwright Skot Davis has been seen in New York, Chicago and Frankfurt and is now coming to Santa Cruz.

Directed by Cabrilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robin Aronson and produced by Charlie Wallace of Walking Light Productions. Proceeds benefit Save Our Shores.

Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 3pm.

Thru Feb 27. $15-$20. West End Studio Theatre, 402 Ingalls St #3, Santa Cruz, 831.476.5643.

A Tribute to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; A live musical tribute loosely based on Homerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Odyssey, the story deals with the many adventures of Everett Ulysses McGill and his companions Delmar and Pete in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;30s Mississippi. Sprung from a chain gang and trying to reach Everettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home to recover the buried loot of a bank heist, they are confronted by sirens, a cyclops, a bank robber, a campaigning governor, his opponent, a KKK lynch mob and a blind prophet. Fri-Sat, 8pm. Thru Feb 26. $20-22.

Paper Wing Theater, 320 Hoffman Ave, Monterey, 831.905.5684.

The Vagina Monologues A performance of Eve Enslerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award-winning play, one of over 5400 VDay benefit events taking in the U.S. and around the world, to educate millions of people about the reality of violence against women and girls. Sat, Feb 12, 8pm. $15-$20. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz, 831.425.4480.

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Each catâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; you might see a cougar, king cheetah, Canada lynx, Siberian lynx, serval, Geoffroyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

cat or caracalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is shown on the stage as information about its habits, habitat and survival issues is shared with the audience. Attendees will learn what they can do to help save these magnificent animals from extinction.

Sun, Feb 13, 3pm. $5-$10.

Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz, 707.874.3176.

1=<13@BA Baroque Flute on Tour Featuring Greer Ellison on flute, Junghae Kim on harpsichord and Kevin Cooper on guitar. The trio will perform pieces by Corelli, Bach and Jean-Henri Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;anglebert among others.

Fri, Feb 11, 7:30pm. $8-$12.

UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

The Bee Eaters The folk quartet will perform music from their forthcoming album featuring six-time Grand National fiddle champions Tristan Clarridge (cellist with Crooked Still) and sister Tashina Clarridge, and hammer dulcimer and mandolin virtuosos Simon Chrisman and Dominick Leslie. Sat, Feb 12, 8pm. $10 adv/$15 door. St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, 125 Canterbury Dr, Aptos, 831.426.9155.

Celebrate Piano Ensemble Three grand pianos, eight pianists and a string quartet will be onstage to perform works by J.S. Bach and Antonin Dvorak and contemporary composers Witold Lutoslawski, Gabriela Lena Frank and William Bolcom. Proceeds benefit the Talent Bank Scholarship Fund. Sun, Feb 13, 2pm. $10.

UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.662.2315.

Endangered Crystal: The Glass Harmonica With featured artist William Wilde Zeitler (glass harmonica), with 18th-century flute, oboe, strings and organ. Sat, Feb 12, 7:30pm. $3-$23. UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.459.2159.

Monterey Chamber Orchestra: Firecracker The Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra presents a contemporary oboe concerto composed by the American master, Michael Daugherty. Peter Lemberg will solo; Mr. Lemberg is a member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Ensemble Montereyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Principal Oboist.

Also featuring Mozartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beloved Kegelstatt Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Paul Hindemithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quintet

for Winds, Jan Bachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Four 2-Bit Contraptions and Ernst Tochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s humorous Geographical Fugue. Sun, Feb 13, 7pm. $20-$25. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.333.1283.

Monterey Hot Jazz Society Featuring guest band for the Black Tuesday Jazz Band, famous at venues throughout California and Nevada. The bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader, Hal Needham, says â&#x20AC;&#x153;trad to swing, fun music is our thing.â&#x20AC;? Sun, Feb 13. $5-$15.

Monterey Moose Lodge, 555 Canyon Del Rey Rd, Monterey.

Art ;CA3C;A 1=<B7<C7<5 Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Lawrie Brown: Photographs From the Trash Series. Santa Cruz-based photographer Brown says individually, images of garbage constitute a personal accounting of a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and collectively, a cultural history. Thru Mar 13. $2-$5. The Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California. A juried exhibition featuring 59 ceramists and glass artists, the majority of which have never exhibited at MAH before. Also featuring a display by Anne Morhauser of AnnieGlass. Thru Mar 13.

Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Bones: an Inside Look at Nature. Offering an â&#x20AC;&#x153;inside lookâ&#x20AC;? at adaptation and biodiversity, the exhibit features a display of skulls, teeth and bones from fishes, reptiles, mammals and birds.

Thru Feb 26. Tue-Sun, 10am5pm. 1305 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.420.6115.

5/::3@73A =>3<7<5 Masaoka Glass Design Bella Amore. The loveinspired exhibition will feature a unique selection of heartfelt paintings and art glass and includes the glass work of Alan Masaoka, Nick Leonoff, Nancy Francioli, Jennifer Horning, Eloise Cotton, Todd Moore, Mark Abildgaard and Chris Tedesco, with paintings

by Gerrica Connolly and Ellen Henrici. Feb 12-Mar 12. 13766 Center St, Carmel Valley.

1=<B7<C7<5 Cabrillo College Gallery Insistence of Memory. The art work of David Linger and Randy Hussong, screen printing on porcelain and mixed media. Reception Feb 17, 4:30-6pm, followed by an artists talk. Thru Mar 11.

Free. 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6308.

Davenport Gallery Figure Show. Davenport Gallery presents more than a dozen artists working with the human form in unique and beautiful ways. Opening reception Sat, Feb 12, 3-6 pm.

Thru Feb 27. Free. 450 Hwy 1, Davenport, 831.426.1199.

Felix Kulpa Gallery Gloria K. Alfordâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A Selected Retrospective, 1974-present.

A retrospective of the prolific 80-year-oldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work. Mixed media, acrylic and paper from the mid-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s to present day.

Thru Feb 27. Free. 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

Freedom Branch Library Freedom Exhibits Ageless Art. An exhibit featuring artwork created by the residents at care facilities throughout Santa Cruz county. Thru Feb 28. Free.

2021 Freedom Blvd, Freedom, 831.763.4141.

Many Hands Gallery Capitola Made With Love. A Valentines Jewelry show case with unique work by artists of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild. Pieces in a wide range of styles will be available for purchase, handcrafted using a variety of techniques ranging from traditional goldand silversmithing, forging, soldering and casting to enameling. Thru Feb 28. Free.

Daily 10am-6pm. 510 Bay Ave, Capitola, 831.475.2500.

Michaelangelo Gallery Close to Home. Local plein air painter Charles Prentiss puts his beautiful landscape and still life painting on display at Michaelangelo Gallery.

Prentissâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; painting celebrates the beauty of the good life in the Monterey Bay Area.

Thru Feb 28. Free. Sat-Sun, 11am-5pm; weekdays by appointment. 1111 River St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.5500.

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center In the Creative Spirit.

Mountain Art Center artists share their work with the community â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Creative Spirit.â&#x20AC;? Featuring pieces in a variety of mediums, from handmade scarves, jewelry, glass, ceramics, paintings, prints, baskets, sculpture, textiles. Thru Apr 26. Free.

Wed-Sun, noon-6pm. 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond. 831.336.3513.

Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios In Love With the Natural World. Plants and animals

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SantaCruzRehearsalStudios .com. 118 Coral St, Santa Cruz.

Sesnon Gallery Chip Lord: Public Spaces.

Chip Lord has dedicated much of his practice over the last 20 years to the changing landscape of urban and video projects including Awakening From the 20th Century, Movie Map and AirSpaces. Thru Mar 5. UCSC, Porter College, Santa Cruz, 831.459.2273.

Events /@=C<2 B=E< Community HU Chant Experience HU, a sacred sound that can help you meet lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges.

Chanting HU can help you: Conquer fear and rise above anger; experience greater spiritual freedom and joy; understand your dreams; Find answers to your deepest questions.

Join us in singing HU followed by refreshments and conversation. Fri, Feb 11, 7pm. Free. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.477.1041.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s About the Water Expect to be uplifted, moved and changed by musiciansongwriters, medicine women, artists and artisans, drawn to the same stage by 1000 Hummingbird Vision. A rocking, pulsing, joyous, empowering, utterly memorable evening featuring a concert and auction benefit for the waters. Sat, Feb 12, 7pm.

Suggested donation $25.

Inner Light Ministries, 5630 Soquel Dr, Soquel, 831.426.2366.

Natural Bridges Migration Festival A celebration to honor the journey of whales, butterflies, birds and the many creatures that travel.

Activities at the park will focus on the science and wonder of migratory animals from creatures

that travel far including gray whales and monarch butterflies, to those with an annual journey of less than a mile, like the California newt. Sat, Feb 12, 11am4pm. Free. Natural Bridges State Beach, 2531 W. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.423.4609.

Upgrade 2011 KUSP Gala KUSP listeners will be able to make purchases that both benefit the station and make wonderful gifts for St. Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. The event will include hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres from Main Street Garden CafĂŠ and wine from Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard. A silent auction will feature vineyard tours, gift certificates to local restaurants and romantic weekends away for two.

Thu, Feb 10. $30. Santa Cruz

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Santa Cruz Love Project The Santa Cruz Love Project, held on the Saturday before Valentines Day, is a portrait fundraiser for lovers and loved ones.

Couples, families, individuals and pets and their owners will be photographed for a donation and their images will be emailed at the end of the day. Donations this year will benefit the Safe Schools Project, a program initiated by the Queer Youth Task Force in Santa Cruz Schools. Sat, Feb 12, 11am3pm. RSP Studio, 2027 N Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz.

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The theme of the sixth annual performance fundraiser benefiting the 418 Project is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wet Dreams.â&#x20AC;? Featuring dance, song, poetry and silent physical theatre. All pieces are original and created by local artists, including Stefano Engle, Rosalee, Parker Mozee Baum, Misha Bonaventura and new on the performance scene, Ann Marlborough. Fri-Sat, 7:30pm and Sun, 6:30pm.

Thru Feb 20. $23-$30. 418 Project, 418 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.466.9770.

Join KUSPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rick Kleffel for another Agony Column Live, featuring novelists Matt Stewart (The French Revolution) and Joshua Mohr (Termite Parade) for a discussion of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Comedy, Redemption and Creating the Personal Apocalypse.â&#x20AC;? Sat, Feb 12, 6:30pm. Free. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.462.4415.

Young Adult Literature Community Book Group This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selection is Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Wed, Feb 9, 7pm.

Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

:31BC@3A The Art of Spiritual Dreaming Find keys to understanding your dreams, learn a simple technique for decoding your dreams and explore your personal dream symbols.

Join us for a lively and enlightening workshop on the art of spiritual dreaming. Led by ECK Cleric, Gaeir Dietrich. Sat, Feb 12, 1:30pm. Free. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.477.1041.

Centennial Celebration of California Women Suffrage

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The public is invited to attend this centennial celebration of California women winning the right to vote. Author Robert P.J. Cooney, Jr., an authority on the history of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suffrage, will be the featured speaker at a buffet luncheon and silent auction sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Santa Cruz County Sat, Feb 12, 11am-2pm. $20. 83.

662.8845.

Red Cross Mobile Blood Drives

Daniel Hirsch Daniel O. Hirsch, distinguished Lecturer on Nuclear Policy at UC Santa Cruz and founder of the anti-nuclear group, Committee to Bridge the Gap, will bring WILPF and its guests up to date on Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuclear policy. Tue, Feb 15, 7pm. Free. Friends Quaker Meeting House, 225 Rooney St, Santa Cruz.

A Force More Powerful: Exploration of Active Nonviolence An exploration of the principles, methods and potential impact of active nonviolence in the spirit and tradition of Mohandas Gandhi to change people, build community and transform society. Tue Thru Feb 22. $5-$25. Resource Center for Nonviolence, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831.423.1626.

Drives occur at several locations countywide each month; for schedule and locations call 800.733.2767.

SC Diversity Center The Diversity Center provides services, support and socializing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning individuals and their allies.

Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.425.5422.

Stitchers-by-the-Sea Meeting The local chapter of Embroiderersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Guild of America meets and weaves yarns; public welcome. Second Wed of every month, 7pm. Free.

Dominican Hospital Rehab Center, 610 Frederick St, Santa Cruz, 831.475.1853.

Support and Recovery Groups Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Assn., 831.464.9982. Cancer: Katz Cancer Resource Center, 831.351.7770; WomenCARE, 831.457.2273.

Candida: 831.471.0737.

Chronic Pain: American Chronic Pain Association, 831.423.1385. Grief and Loss: Hospice, 831.430.3000. Lupus: Jeanette Miller,

831.566.0962. Men Overcoming Abusive Behavior: 831.464.3855.

SMART Recovery: 831.462.5470. Trans Latina women: Mariposas, 831.425.5422.

Trichotillomania: 831.457.1004. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bipolar/Depression Peer Support: 831.345.7190.

12-Step Programs: 831.454.HELP (4357).

Yoga Instruction Pacific Cultural Center: 35+ classes per week, 831.462.8893. SC Yoga: 45 classes per week, 831.227.2156. TriYoga: numerous weekly classes, 831.464.8100. Also: Yoga Within at Aptos Station, 831.687.0818; Om Room School of Yoga, 831.429.9355; Pacific Climbing Gym, 831.454.9254; Aptos Yoga Center, 831.688.1019; Twin Lotus Center, 831.239.3900.

Zen, Vipassana, Basic: Intro to Meditation Zen: SC Zen Center, Wed, 5:45pm, 831.457.0206.

Vipassana: Vipassana SC, Wed 6:30-8pm, 831.425.3431. Basic: Land of the Medicine Buddha, Wed, 5:30-6:30pm, 831.462.8383.

Zen: Ocean Gate Zendo, first Tue each month 6:307pm. All are free.

Actors and artists, socialites and sex workers, bankers and bikers: the objects of @=03@B ;/>>:3B6=@>3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portraits were rich, famous or just notorious denizens of the New York art world of the 1970s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s. They were used to the cameraâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as an extension of their ego, as witness to their performance of themselves. In sittings with Mapplethorpe, however, these performers look out beyond the footlights, as if in a mirror, with recognition, creating a similar response in the viewer.

He was one of them. An Irish Catholic boy from Queens propelled by a relentless quest to create something distinctly his own, Mapplethorpe lived hard on the extreme edge of a world that exalted edginess and extremity. He died from complications of AIDS in 1989 at age 42. By that time, on book covers, center spreads and billboards, many of his portraits had merged with the history of his subjects: a luminous Susan Sarandon with her daughter looking out with loving trust; a relaxed David Hockney sinking into his own composition; Annie Leibovitz uncomfortable on the other side of a camera; Andy Warhol, his white hands and trademark white fringe both shielding parts of himself. These images were part of the published texture of the decade.

Within the art world, Mapplethorpe was also celebrated for his much more dramatic images of flowers and erotic nudes, works exhibited and published worldwide. Shortly after his death, Mapplethorpe himself became notorious when the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., refused to hang the scheduled National Endowment of the Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;funded â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Momentâ&#x20AC;? due to the homoerotic and sado-masochistic content of the work. The incident ignited bitter controversy about publicly funded artwork, threatened the existence of the NEA and provoked countless discussions of censorship and the line between pornography and art. This is not the Mapplethorpe in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Portraits.â&#x20AC;?

Rather, curator Gordon Baldwin states, this is the body of work that is his most lasting legacy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robert Mapplethorpe: Portraitsâ&#x20AC;? continues at San Jose Museum of Art through June 5. Read more at KUSP.org/exhibitionist.

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Thursday, February 10 U 7 & 9 pm

BILL FRISELLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BEAUTIFUL DREAMERS FEATURING EYVIND KANG & RUDY ROYSTON $25/Adv $28/Door No Jazztix or Comps Monday, February 14 U 7 & 9 pm

VALENTINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EVENING WITH TUCK & PATTI 7 PM SOLD OUT! $25/Adv $28/Door Jazz & Dinner: $56.25 (advance only) No Jazztix or Comps Sponsored by Bob Jackson & Stuart Hurt Co-sponsored by Smoothjazz.com

Thursday, February 17 U 7 pm

BENNY GREEN TRIO WITH SPECIAL GUEST DONALD HARRISON MONKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DREAM 50 YEARS FRESH $22/Adv $25/Door Sponsored by Gordon and Teresa Pusser Swift Street ArtWorkSpace

Monday, February 21 U 7 pm

BOB JAMES & HOWARD PAUL Grammy winning pianist & seven string guitar wizard $22/Adv $25/Door Sponsored by Smoothjazz.com

Thursday, February 24 U 7 pm

JOHN DONALDSON QUINTET PLAYS THE MUSIC OF BHEKI MSELEKU Concert: $12/Adv $15/Door Jazz & Dinner: $24.60/Adv

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Monday, February 28 U 7 pm

Bingham of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Crazy Heartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fame plays the Rio this Thursday.

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Serving premium wines & microbrewed beers.

Snacks & desserts available all other nights. All age venue.

Advance tickets at Logos Books & Records and online at kuumbwajazz.org.

Tickets subject to service charge and 5% S.C. City Admissions Tax.

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WHITE ALBUM ENSEMBLE â&#x20AC;&#x153;UNPLUGGEDâ&#x20AC;?

VALENTINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WEEKEND! $25/Adv Special guests Tammi Brown, Alysha Antonino, Paul Revelli Tickets at Streetlight Records & tix.com 320-2 Cedar St s Santa Cruz 427-2227

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At the tender age of 25, Troy Sanders (a.k.a. Trombone Shorty) has already established himself as one of the most promising players in the business. A professional musician since he was 5, Sanders cut his teeth playing in brass band parades in New Orleansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Treme district, a background that has landed him appearances in David Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series by the same name. Backed by his robust outfit Orleans Avenue, Sanders blends funk, hip-hop and jazz with verve, turning out dynamic performances that share more with high-octane rock concerts than jazz recitals. Catalyst; $15 adv/$20 door; 8pm. (Paul M. Davis)

Take a pinch of Dylan, pour on a belt of Stones-esque swagger and add a heaping serving of outlaw country twang and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got Ryan Bingham, a photogenic urban cowboy with a songwriting voice beyond his years.

The Texas-reared Bingham earned his stripes competing in Southwestern border town rodeos, a symbol of the quickly-fading rural West that suffuses his music. Bingham is best known for his turn in the 2009 Jeff Bridges film Crazy Heart, for which he co-wrote two songs, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely to change with time as he continues to turn out tracks that are both memorable and effortlessly timeless. Rio Theatre; $21; 7:30pm. (PMD)

In comparison to Derek Fudescoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous band, the angular post-punk outfit Pretty Girls Make Graves, the Cave Singers are quietly revelatory: lush, organic and most of all, acoustic. The bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indie folk-rock sits comfortably alongside the likes of Ryan Adams and the Cardinals but has a strong identity that distinguishes it from most indie rock pastoralists. On the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third album, No Witch, the Cave Singers get right with the Lord and explore their spirituality in a way that even nonbelievers can appreciate. Songs of spiritual exploration are often hackneyed, but the trio approaches the subject with a deft touch.

Brookdale Lodge; $12.50; 8pm. (PMD)

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Jazz Mills, Daniel James and actor Jesse Plemons (of TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Friday Night Lights) have been rolling through the underground music scene, making a name for themselves with their artsyAmericana appearance and simple songs about tears, leaving and love.

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Crepe Place; $8; 9pm. (CJ)

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MATT McHUGHES of the Beautiful Girls $12 Adv./ $12 Drs. â&#x20AC;¢ Drs. 8:30 p.m./ Show 9 p.m.

Friday, February 11 Â&#x2039; In the Atrium Â&#x2039; AGES 21+ FRIDAY NIGHT FUNCTION: DJ Aspect DJ Tone Sol, Nima Fadavi NO COVER â&#x20AC;¢ 9 p.m./ 9 p.m. :H[\YKH` -LIY\HY` Â&#x2039; AGES 16+

KY-MANI MARLEY

$20 Adv./$24 Drs. â&#x20AC;¢ Drs. 8 p.m. / Show 9 p.m.

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SMOOV-E plus DJ Nima Fadavi $20 Adv./ $20 Drs. â&#x20AC;¢ Drs. 8:30 p.m./ Show 9 p.m.

Tuesday, February 15 Â&#x2039; In the Atrium Â&#x2039; AGES 21+

RASTA CRUZ REGGAE TUESDAYZ with DJs Don-ette G & Lion-S + weekly guests DJs Models/Dancers No Cover â&#x20AC;¢ Show 9 p.m.

Feb 19 Y & T (Ages 21+) Feb 19 Sista Monica Atrium (Ages 21+) Feb 22 Less Than Jake (Ages 16+) Feb 23 B.B. King (Ages 21+) Feb 24 Pepper (Ages 16+) Feb 25 Streetlight Manifesto (Ages 16+) Feb 26 Robin Trower (Ages 21+) Mar 5 Porter Robinson (Ages 18+) Mar 9 Andre Nickatina (Ages 16+) Mar 11 Vital SC: Excision (Ages 18+) Mar 12 Iration (Ages 16+) Mar 19 State Radio (Ages 16+) Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.

Tickets subject to city tax & service charge by phone 866-384-3060 & online

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The 10 Best Breakup Movies Sweet cinematic choices for embittered former lovers 0G @716/@2 D=< 0CA/19

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AM the man who thought it would be a dandy idea to take a shy, ballet-loving high school girl to Papillon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Butterflyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;! A charming Gallic farce!â&#x20AC;?

By the time the film was over, she was not on speaking terms with me, since she had just witnessed a really bloody guillotining, a truckload of Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island prison atrocities and other stuff you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to think about when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re nibbling chocolates.

Here are 10 suggestions to make sure your postâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day weekends will be wide open. I have chosen to ignore the usual muchvaunted trio of recent breakup moviesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;500 Days of Summer, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Why? Simple. All three are about footypajama-wearing pre-adolescents who are, for some commercial reason, played by actors who are 20, 30â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and in Jim Carreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case, 42â&#x20AC;&#x201D;years old. The films below have adults in them. Messed-up adults. Mean adults.

And theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make you so, so happy to be newly single. /4B3@ 6=C@A (1985) Just take a look at the poster: a manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head being twisted by a 50-foot womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s painted fingers. Tell me thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not romantic. From dusk until dawn, a fleeing singleton (Griffin Dunne) in Manhattan, trying to get a date: such seriously tempting â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s actresses

1@/HG :7BB:3 B67<5 1/::32 :=D3 Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor go a round in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; a movie that makes a compelling argument for the single life. as Teri Garr and Catherine Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara only add to his persecution in one of Martin Scorseseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most excruciating films.

E6=¸A /4@/72 =4 D7@57<7/ E==:4- (1966) An American

couple with the significant names George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) hit the booze to endure the boredom of living at a cow college. Fortunately, they have a pair of callow young bores to sharpen their claws upon. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking, taunting, braying, airing of grievances, rounds of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get the Guestsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hump the Hostess.â&#x20AC;?

Inform that special someone that this is where you hope the two of you will be in 20 years.

1:=A3@ (2004) Named after a Joy Division album that makes people want to kill themselves, Closer stars a quartet of vicious Londoners, including Natalie Portman as a lying

exotic dancer, Julia Roberts (showing levels of wrath only her personal assistant had witnessed previously) and Clive Owen as a physician who says comforting things like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have you ever seen a human heart? It looks like a fist wrapped in blood!â&#x20AC;? (Make it a Mike Nichols evening for your soonto-be-dumped companion: program a quadruple bill of this, Nicholsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Heartburn and Carnal Knowledge. Nichols has been married four times, says the IMBD. Well, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a surprise.) /<B716@7AB (2009) A howling triple-X shocker, with really fussy surfaces, made by a Scandinavian director (see Shame, below) who said he shot the film as a cure for two years of depression. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;? (Willem â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m being skinned alive againâ&#x20AC;?

Dafoe) meets â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;? (Charlotte Gainsbourg). After the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toddler commits suicide they head

out to the forest of mutant critters for loads of really bad sex. Chaos reigns; it certainly will in your car on the way back home.

4/B/: /BB@/1B7=< (1987) Ultimately, who is more reprehensible: lousy, no-good, cheating husbands?

Or bunny-boiling hookups who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have temporary brains to understand what the three initials â&#x20AC;&#x153;NSAâ&#x20AC;? mean?

Answer: both! â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow you treat me like some slut you can just bang a couple of times and throw in the garbage!â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one moodsettling line (from Glenn Close, of course) thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ready that special someone for a night of canoodling.

The moral of the story: You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trust anyone or anything, except maybe your cat, your electric blanket and that half-read Patti Smith memoir on the nightstand.

7@@3D3@A70:3 (2003) Director Gaspar NoĂŠ said that he wanted to

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put â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vengeance Is Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rightâ&#x20AC;? on the poster. The middle of the movie is a now-famous 15-minute rape scene. Topic for discussion while your soon-to-be-ex flees the multiplex: â&#x20AC;&#x153;How about NoĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mise-en-scène? Is, then, vengeance a manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right? Can I call you? How about next weekend?â&#x20AC;? >=@9G¸A (1982) Bob Clarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedy about the wackiest bunch of teens who ever scored a chick separates the men from the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; right there in the theater. Why isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t she laughing at the scene where the gang drills a hole to spy on the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; locker room? What is she, a virgin?

A/:= =@ B63 2/GA =4 A=2=; (1975) One of the many

promoters of the Pasolini film on the Internet asks: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A work of rigorous moral intelligence or a descent into a nightmare of cruelty and lust?â&#x20AC;? Take the high road: tell your date that anyone who changes the channel on this infamous film is collaborating with the fascists.

A=173BG (1989) Some 20 years later after, the old gorge rises recalling the punchline of Brian Yuznaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dark class-conscious comedy about a group of wealthy Beverly Hills perverts. Guaranteed instant breakup, especially if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re involved with someone who cherishes John Hughes comedies.

A6/;3 (Skammen) (1968) Ingmar Bergmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speculative-fiction drama of a near-future civil war affecting liberal cultured types. Eva (Liv Ullmann), already the kind of selfpossessed Viking specimen that makes men curl up and want to hide, gets ever-more seething. Her man, Jan (Max von Sydow), becomes more spineless and accommodating to the powers that be. What youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got is one unforgettable, beautifully conceived horror story about how a dictatorship cuckolds every man and whores every woman. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that one date movie youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want when you only want one date. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have it? How about Godardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Contempt?

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N THE PRESS notes for Biutiful, Alfonso GonzĂĄlez Iùårritu (Babel, etc.) sounds like that beer-commercial character Montaigne, the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Interesting Man: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern society suffers, among many things, from a profound thanatophobia.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually fear of life, not death, that audiences are accused of.

In Barcelonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rugged Santa Coloma district, Uxbal (Javier Bardem) has learned that he has stage four prostate cancer. He has rather a lot on his insufficiently washed plate: his estranged wife, Marambra (Maricel Ă lvarez), is a promiscuous bipolar case who is too close to Uxbalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, Tito (Eduard FernĂĄndez). And his two children are growing up neglected.

Seeing the end in sight, Uxbal works night and day; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a liaison man between the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teeming illegal immigrants and the cut-rate employers who hire them. Since Uxbal is psychicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;more specifically, he sees dead peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the moribund man makes some money on the side, transcribing parting words from the newly deceased. Ă lvarez has a beguiling nose, and when she puts hers next to Bardemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Roman beak, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visual harmony at work. She has the dread charm

of someone in the manic stage, all lit up like a Christmas tree with bad chemicals. But Iùårritu makes the decision to let us know how out of control Marambra is too early on: when she wakes up Tito by dancing topless on his back and spilling red wine over him. The wine cascade is meant to be a visual rhyme with the bloody urine Uxbal keeps spouting.

The beauty of anything but rot is either missing or bruised. Barcelonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coast might as well be as far away as Borneo; eventually, we see one sunset over the water, and the sun is diffracted into the shape of a mushroom cloud.

The only beach we see washes up cadavers. There is no fun for the poor in a neighborhood IĂąarritu rhapsodizes about (â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has the DNA of a perfect U.N.â&#x20AC;?), neither in color itself (everything in queasy neon and shiny with grease) nor in sex. At a strip club, with mutant dancers decorated with extra nipples on their asses, Biutiful goes beyond its belabored world-is-a-ghetto point right into straight disgustorama.

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Film Capsules <3E 1/>A THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (1994) The cult classic about two drag queens who accept an offer to do a fourweek run of their show in Alice Springs, a town in the middle of the Australian desert.

They road-trip from Sydney in a â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50S tour bus christened Priscilla, picking up a bereaved transsexual and a few new friends along the way. The film, starring a young Guy Pearce, won the academy award for

costume design the year of its release. (Plays Fri and Sat midnight at Del Mar.)

THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) Katharine Hepburn is a Methodist missionary in German East Africa when World War I breaks out. After Germans torch her village she is forced to take refuge on the supply riverboat the African Queen, captained by a rough-andtumble Canadian (Humphrey Bogart). Together they hatch a plan to convert the riverboat into a torpedo ship and destroy a German gunboat stationed

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downriver. (Plays Sat-Sun 10:30am at Aptos.)

THE EAGLE (PG-13; 114 min.)

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the year 140 B.C.E. and in Roman-ruled Britain a young officer named Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) is on a mission to find the truth about the fate of his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infantry regiment 20 years prior. With his trusty slave Esca (Jamie Bell), Aquila must venture past Hadrianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wall into Caledonia (present day Scotland) and the land of a fierce tribe of warriors to learn about the disappearance of the 5,000-

Movie reviews by Tessa Stuart and Richard von Busack

man legion and restore his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. Also starring Donald Sutherland. (Opens Fri at Santa Cruz 9 and Green Valley.)

GNOMEO AND JULIET (G; 84 min.) Add to the canon of Shakespeare adaptations this animated feature about the forbidden love of two pieces of lawn furniture, voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt.

Gnomeo and Juliet must keep their relationship hidden from their rival clans (the blue hats and their sworn enemies the red hats, respectively). Also

featuring the vocal talents of Michael Caine and Ozzy Osborne, plus music from Elton John, Nelly Furtado and Lady Gaga. (Opens Fri at Aptos, Scotts Valley and Green Valley.)

JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER (G; 105 min.) The biopic charts the rise of the 16-yearold YouTube sensation-turnedinternational superstarâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in 3D. Featuring footage from his 2010 world tour. (Opens Friday at 41st Ave, Santa Cruz 9, Scotts Valley and Green Valley.)

JUST GO WITH IT (PG-13; 116 min.) Danny (Adam Sandler)

Showtimes are for Wednesday, Feb. 9, through Wednesday, Feb. 16, unless otherwise indicated.

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OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS, ANIMATED (Unrated; 85 min.) A screening of the five films in contention for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academy Award for Best Short Film, Animated.

(Opens Fri at Del Mar.) OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS, LIVE ACTION (Unrated; 106 min.) A screening of the five films in contention for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action.

(Opens Fri at Del Mar.)

@3D73EA ANOTHER YEAR (PG-13; 129 min.) As suffused with harmony as a great work of Asian art, alive with the wit and compassion that have made Mike Leigh a master director of comedies. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a study in dichotomy: an aging, hard-working couple (Ruth Sheen, Jim Broadbent) in the suburbs of London contrasted with the life of their highmaintenance friend Mary (Lesley Manville). If Another Year is a four-paneled study instead of a wide canvas like Secrets and Lies, the figures are deep and well conceived, perhaps idealized but not sweetened. Manvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acting, absolutely wounding to watch, shows what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to be an exile from the world.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s genuine horror in her desperation. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like watching a woman freeze to death in front of us. (RvB) BIUTIFUL (R; 147 min.) In See review, page 41.

BLACK SWAN (R; 103 min.)

Facing the dual role in a production of Swan Lake, a virginal ballerina (Natalie Portman) cracks. On one side sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s muscled by her heartless, sexually harassing director (a convincing Vincent Cassel); on the other, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smothered by her mother (Barbara Hershey). And then a new dancer (Mila Kunis)

arrives from San Francisco to inspire sexual panic and precipitate disaster. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ballet as murderous ordeal. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only when the music starts up that Black Swan starts to feel like a great movie. Director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler) takes this 1940ish plot about a frigid woman going nuts so very seriously that he probably should have done without the borrowings from Cronenberg and De Palma. Terrific color, anyway. (RvB)

BLUE VALENTINE (R; 114 min.)

Cindy (Michelle Williams) is a nurse married to Dean (Ryan Gosling), a housepainter; the two are seen on their first dates and years later at what may be the end of their marriage. Director Derek Cianfranceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intimate and frighteningly close study of the bad side of love has problems: confusing time frames and some bits of info that seem to have been left in the directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head during the harrowingly long preproduction. What we start to see, thanks to Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; acting, is something bigger than this coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feud. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more like the war of the body and the soul. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too much challenge to the average insipid romcom for this film to be ignored. As for Williams: she gives the single best female performance of the year. (RvB) THE DILEMMA (PG-13; 118 min.) Vince Vaughn plays a man who discovers his best friend (played by Kevin James of TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The King of Queens) has been made a cuckold by his cheatinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wife (Winona Ryder). As Vaughnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character struggles with whether or not to reveal the information to his friend, he suffers a series of comical trials.

THE FIGHTER (R; 114 min.)

David O. Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s account of pugilists Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale) is juicy, touchingly acted and rich with atmosphere. Ward, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been training all his life with his half-brother Dicky, is in a career lull as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;stepping-stoneâ&#x20AC;? fighter, used as a boxer for other boxers to leapfrog over. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s divorced, with a kid; one night he meets a weary bartender, Charlene (Amy Adams), whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough enough to fight off Wardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overprotective family, a gaggle of seven high-haired, sharp-nailed sisters and scary chain-smoking mom Alice (Melissa Leo). All put pressure on Micky to keep Dicky as

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thinks he has a fail-proof strategy for picking up women: pretending he is a married man. It works fine until he meet the first woman (Sportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Illustrated Swimsuit Issue regular Brooklyn Decker) he thinks he could marry. In a bout of karmatic payback, he must enlist the help of his coworker (Jennifer Aniston) and her children to perpetuate the lie long enough to make a clean (fake) break.

Featuring cameos by Dave Matthews and Nicole Kidman.

(Opens Friday at 41st Ave, the Riverfront Twin, Scotts Valley and Green Valley.)

his trainer. One little problem with the elder half-siblingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work: heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hopeless crack addict. (RvB)

FROM PRADA TO NADA (PG-13; 107 min.) Billed as a Hispanic take on Jane Austenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sense and Sensibility, two teenage sisters lose everything when their wealthy father passes away suddenly, leaving them with nothing.

Orphaned Mary and Nora Dominguez (played by Alexa Vega of Spy Kids and Camilla Belle) are banished from Beverly Hills and sent to live with their estranged aunt in east Los Angeles, where they get in touch with their longlost Latin roots.

THE KINGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SPEECH (R; 118 min.) Colin Firth gives a deeply affecting portrayal of a shame-wracked man born and bred to be a spokesman, yet who is handicapped with a crippling stammer. In the 1930s, Firth is the Duke of York, a family man with two daughters and a wife named Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter). The stammering Duke, known to his family as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bertie,â&#x20AC;? is the official spare to the heir, next in line to the Prince of Wales. A superlatively cast Guy Pearce embodies this Edwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upper-class shadiness and monstrous entitlement. The Prince is the love slave of a twice-married American named Simpson; his affair and his indifference to world troubles are pushing events to a constitutional crisis.

The man tapped to solve it is Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), an Australian speech therapist tasked with helping the Duke find his voice on the eve of Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entry into World War II. Rushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wit and nimbleness counterpoints this story of majesty, which is almost exactly as tragic as it is comic. (RvB) NO STRINGS ATTACHED (R; 108 min.) Street credless but not so bad romcom is a strong comeback for Ivan Reitman, despite how he stalls it out with delays and uncomfortable slang (crunk jokes? Really?). Can we believe that Natalie Portman is a beautiful L.A. physician who works like a maniac and wants a sex life with no demands? Why not. Can Ashton Kutcher play Adam, a likable but not brilliant aspiring TV scriptwriter who lucks into meeting the demands of the abovementioned Emma? Naturally.

Can both of these status-

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127 HOURS (R; 94 min.) 127 Hours is director Danny Boyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of the true-life story of climber Aron Ralston.

In spring 2003, Ralston was pinned under a half-ton boulder in a remote Utah canyon; what he did to survive became worldwide news. 127 Hours records an ordeal so singular, Poe couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t improve on it. Unfortunately, Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) tries to blow up the storyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elemental horror through pyrotechnics.

He starts with a burst of relentless motion, as in his Trainspotting. Unfortunately, this ADD style has been thoroughly appropriated for sports-drink commercials.

James Francoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visceral acting in the service of this horror story probably should be praised, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a pleasure to watch. (RvB)

(Anthony Hopkins). Director Mikhal Halfstrom doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so much direct as he sics Hopkins at the part. Hopkins gives approximately 1,400 percent of his talent in the possession scenes (this is a man after all who played both Van Helsing and the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most evil human); heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perhaps even more delicious when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not horsing the devil and just emitting abstract Pinterian sighs at the slipperiness of Satan. The movie doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t parse: Satan wants us to not believe he exists, ergo he causes people to talk like death-metal musicians and crow that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to eat the maggots off of dead flesh. Make up your mind, Beelzebub! The best effects are the simplest: a moment of nasty shock as Lucas strikes a child or when he sits half-dressed in the rain: indeed, Hopkins adds Lear to this. Nothing like a Welshman if you want to beat the devil, as per Exorcist II: The Heretic. See at a bargain matinee and marvel at the richness of this ageless, virile yet feline actor, and damnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be him who cries hold, enough. (RvB)

THE RITE (PG-13; 127 min.)

Based, lightly one suspects, on Father Gary Thomas of San Joseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own career, as recorded in Matt Baglioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nonfiction book. In Rome, a skeptical Midwestern priest (Colin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donoghue) apprentices with Father Lucas, a cracked male cat-lady of an exorcist

THE ROOMMATE (PG-13; 93 min.) Sara (Minka Kelly of TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Friday Night Lights) arrives on campus excited for her freshman year of college. She starts off as friends with her roommate Rebecca (Leighton Meester of TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gossip Girl) but things take a sinister turn when Rebecca begins

crossed lovers be linked by issues about their respective fathers, which would give them a lack of trust?

Simplicity itself; Alvinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad here is a former â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s sitcom star played ably and wickedly

by Kevin Kline. Reitman cast half the under-30 standup comedians in L.A. to show up in bit parts. (RvB)

to develop an unhealthy obsession with Sara.

SANCTUM (R; 109 min.) James Cameronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-D thriller about a cave diving team on an expedition to the most remote system of subterranean caves in the world. When a flash flood scraps their exit plan, the team, led by fearless leader Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh), are forced to plot a new course through the treacherous terrain before supplies run out and the cave becomes their crypt.

TRUE GRIT (PG-13; 128 min.)

Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), a self-assured 14-year-old, arrives in Fort Smith, Ark., in the early 1880s to track down Tom Cheney (Josh Brolin), the hired hand who murdered her father. The sheriff lists some U.S. marshals who could track him. Mattie chooses Reuben â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roosterâ&#x20AC;? Cogburn (Jeff Bridges): ruthless and dead to fear, if often dead to the world. Mattie offers the marshal a $50 reward to cross into the Choctaw lands to retrieve Cheney.

While waiting for his decision, Mattie encounters LaBoeuf (Matt Damon), a fancy, buckskin-covered ranger who is seeking Cheney for a previous murder down in Texas. The three, reluctantly matched, draw closer to the killer but feud along the way.

Bridges lulls us with his take on the part, doing things that John Wayne wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t capable of as an actor, expressing the desperate underside of a bluff,

a rowdier level of buffoonery and a quitterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s despair. The Coens have the bravery to deliver the downbeat coda to this story left out in 1969. It increases the stature of this film, its depth, beauty and sadness. (RvB)

THE WAY BACK (PG-13; 133 min.) Peter Weirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first film in seven years is based on the true story of an escape from one of Stalinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gulags during the 1940s. The prisoners fled on foot from Siberia to the Himalayas (and beyond). Colin Farrell is the standout as a tattooed Russian criminal who forces his way into the escape attempt; he revs up this film with an ingratiating accent and hard-bitten mottos: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grateful is for dogs!â&#x20AC;?

The film excels in passages and images; the frost of white whiskers on Ed Harrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chin makes him look like an old but still dangerous lion. When the prisoners are coal mining, amid mechanical roars and belching steam hoses, Weir shows us how to film confusion without making it look confused. And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a death scene in the desert performed with such grace that it is an instant classic.

The problem is that The Way Back sometimes looks like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missing reels, even as it goes overlong Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an almost masterpiece, dampened

by Weirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s straight-forward tale-telling when he might well have shaded this filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s burning suns with a shadow of a doubt. (RvB)

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lipstick-red vintage sawâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and crew are putting the finishing touches on the gleaming interior of 3Z AOZQVWQVS`], slated to burst forth with handcrafted charcuterie this Friday, Feb. 11. Vowing to cater to â&#x20AC;&#x153;all your meat needs,â&#x20AC;? sausage maestro LaVeque revealed his starting lineup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fresh and smoked sausages, all seasonal. Soppressata, bresaola, prosciutto, coppacolla, saucisson sec,â&#x20AC;? LaVeque intoned without taking a breath. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pancetta, ham, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m working on some maple-syrup-and-bourbon-cured bacon right now.â&#x20AC;? LaVeque has a local source for lamb and goat, his beef comes from < 0O` / @O\QV, â&#x20AC;&#x153;less than a mile away,â&#x20AC;? and the rabbits are from Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gulch. Mmm: rabbit rillettes. Look for house-made condiments and pickled specialties too. Only a few more days . . . /:: <3E 7;>@=D32 @3/::G 075 AB/44 =4 :743 A week before the start of the Big Move, I took a behind-the-scenes tour of the new AbOTT ]T :WTS with co-owner 5O`g 0OaQ]c, who along with @WQVO`R 8]aS^Va]\

founded the pioneering natural foods market 40 years ago. The sprawling new facility, replete with a spacious patio, is more than 5,000 square feet bigger and 125 parking spaces more accessible than the old Water Street landmark.

The eco-friendly design by innovative grocery genius John Sutti has already won a Santa Cruz Green Award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the skylights function to help recycle energy,â&#x20AC;? Bascou explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The store is its own ecosystemâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;everything feeds everything.â&#x20AC;? Additionally, Bascou & Co. have planted fruit trees and an herb garden out front and will have an outdoor produce market, fresh flowers by Flower Shack and an espresso and juice bar under the awning. Bascou also plans to add a 1947 International tractor for that authentic touch. More choice stats: The produce department will double in size, vitamins/cosmetics will have its own quadrant and the fish and meat area will line one entire wall of the building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When people think of fresh fish, I want them to think of Staff of Life,â&#x20AC;?

Bascou grinned. Given the long and close relationship between the store and local fishing fleets, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably a done deal. Congratulations to Bascou and Josephson, who took a huge risk in a tight economy. See you there on Feb. 15. . . . Over the arugula at AV]^^S`¸a 1]`\S` I ran into AO`OV 9\WUVb, a longtime employee of @Wab]`O\bS /dO\bW who is now manager at :O >]abO. Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband, chef 0S\ AW[a, continues to create popular seasonal cuisine at Avanti. Imagine having insider access to those two kitchens!

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Dinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide

Our selective list of area restaurants includes those that have been favorably reviewed in print by Santa Cruz Weekly food critics and others that have been sampled but not reviewed in print. All visits by our writers are made anonymously, and all expenses are paid by Metro Santa Cruz.

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Indian. Authentic Indian dishes and specialties served in a comfortable dining room. Lunch buffet daily 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner daily 5pm to close. www.ambrosiaib.com American and specialty dishes from the British and Emerald Isles. Full bar. Children welcome. Happy hour Mon-Fri 2-6pm.

Open daily 11am to 2am.

Italian. Ambience reminiscent of a small trattoria in the streets of Italy, serving handmade lasagna, pasta dishes, gnocchi and fresh fish. Wed-Sun, Lunch 11am-2pm, Dinner 5-9pm.

Continental California cuisine. Breakfast all week 6:30-11am, lunch all week 11am-2pm; dinner Fri-Sat 5-10pm, Sun-Thu 5-9pm. www.seacliffinn.com.

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7528 Soquel Dr, 831.688.4465

meat and vegetarian kebabs, gyros, falafel, healthy salads and Mediterranean flatbread pizzas. Beer and wine. Dine in or take out. Tue-Sun 11am-8pm.

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All day breakfast. Burgers, gyros, sandwiches and 45 flavors of Marianneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Polar Bear ice cream. Open 8am daily.

>/@/27A3 ACA67 Japanese. This pretty and welcoming sushi bar serves 200 Monterey Ave, 831.464.3328 superfresh fish in unusual but well-executed sushi combinations. Wed-Mon 11:30am-9pm.

California Continental. Swordfish and other seafood specials.

Dinner Mon-Thu 5:30-9:30pm; Fri 5-10pm; Sat 4-10:30pm; Sun 4-9pm.

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1750 Wharf Rd, 831.475.1511

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231 Esplanade, 831.464.1933

international wine list and outdoor dining with terrific views in the heart of Capitola Village. Open daily.

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203 Esplanade, 831.475.4900

California cuisine. Nightly specials include prime rib and lobster. Daily 7am-2am.

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221 Cathcart St, 831.426.4852

Mexican/Seafood/American. Traditional Mexican favorites. Best fajitas, chicken mole, coconut prawns, blackened prime rib!

Fresh seafood. Over 50 premium tequilas, daily happy hour w/ half-price appetizers. Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm.

California organic meets Southeast Asian street food. Organic noodle & rice bowls, vegan menu, fish & meat options, Vietnamese style sandwiches, eat-in or to-go. Consistent winner â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Cheap Eats.â&#x20AC;? Open daily 11am-11pm American, California-style. With a great bar scene, casually glamorous setting and attentive waitstaff. Full bar. Mon-Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 1-10pm.

Crepes and more. Featuring the spinach crepe and Tunisian donut. Full bar. Mon-Thu 11am-midnight, Fri 11am-1am, Sat 10am-1am, Sun 10am-midnight.

Seafood. Fresh seafood, shellfish, Midwestern aged beef, pasta specialties, abundant salad bar. Kids menu and nightly entertainment. Harbor and Bay views. Lunch and dinner daily.

Mexican. Serving breakfast all day. Popular for our street tacos and handmade Salvadorian pupusas. Vegetarian options made w/ local fresh vegetables & organic tofu. Daily 9: 30am-9:30pm.

Americana. Ribs, steaks and burgers are definitely the stars.

Full bar. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner Sun-Thu 5:30-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30-10pm.

California/full-service bakery. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Eggs Benedict in Town.â&#x20AC;? Happy Hour Mon-Fri 5-6pm. Halfprice appetizers; wines by the glass. Daily 8am-9pm. â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s Vegas meets â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s Waikiki. Amazing dining experience in kitchy yet swanky tropical setting. Fresh fish, great steaks,

vegetarian. Full-service tiki bar. Happy-hour tiki drinks. Aloha Fri, Sat lunch 11:30am-5pm. Dinner nightly 5pm-close.

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Seafood/California. Fresh catch made your way! Plus many other wonderful menu items. Great view. Full bar. Happy hour Mon-Fri. Brunch Sat-Sun 10am-2pm. Open daily.

Italian. La Posta serves Italian food made in the old styleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; simple and delicious. Wed-Thu 5-9pm, Fri-Sat 5-9:30pm and Sun 5-8pm.

Fine Mexican cuisine. Opening daily at noon.

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Japanese Fusion. Sushi bar, sake bar, vegetarian, seafood, steak in fun atmosphere; kids play area; karaoke every night. Open seven days 5-10pm; Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm.

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710 Front St, 831.427.4444

Thai. Individually prepared with the freshest ingredients, Santa plus ambrosia bubble teas, shakes. Mon-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri 11:30am-10pm, Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-9:30pm.

Italian-American. Mouthwatering, generous portions, friendly service and the best patio in town. Full bar. Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am, dinner nightly at 5pm.

Irish pub and restaurant. Informal pub fare with reliable execution. Lunch and dinner all day, open Mon-Fri 11:30ammidnight, Sat-Sun 11:30am-1:30am.

Wine bar with menu. Flawless plates of great character and flavor; sexy menu listings and wines to match. Lunch Wed-Sat noon2pm; dinner Mon-Thu 5-10pm, Fri-Sat 5-11pm, Sun 4-10pm; retail shop Mon 5pm-close, Tue-Sat noon-close, Sun 4pm-close.

Pizza. Specializing in authentic Sicilian and square pizza. Santa Homemade pasta, fresh sandwiches, soups, salads and more. Hot slices always ready. Sun-Thu 10am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm.

Pizza. Pizza, fresh salads, sandwiches, wings, desserts, beers on tap. Patio dining, sports on HDTV and free WiFi. Large groups and catering. Open and delivering Fri-Sat 11am-2am, Mon-Thu 11am-1am, Sun 11am-midnight.

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Organic Pizza. Everything organic: pizza, lasagna, soup, salad, beer and local wine. Always organic, local produce. Party room seats 32. Weeknights 4-9pm (closed Tue), Fri 4-10pm, Sat 1-10pm, Sun 1-9pm. See menu at www.redwoodpizza.com.

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Cambodian. Fresh kebabs, seafood dishes, soups and noodle bowls with a unique Southeast Asian flair. Beer and wine available. Patio dining. Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm.

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Mexican. Open for breakfast. We use no lard in our menu and make your food fresh daily. We are famous for our authentic ingredients such as traditional mole from Oaxaca. Lots of vegetarian options. Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, weekends 8am-9pm.

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For the week of February 9 ARIES (March 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;April 19): â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before I loved you, nothing was my own,â&#x20AC;? wrote Pablo Neruda to his lover in one of his sonnets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It all belonged to someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to no one.â&#x20AC;? Have you ever experienced a sense of being dispossessed like that, Aries? A sense of there being nowhere and nothing in the world that you can call your own? And have you ever fantasized that your emptiness could be remedied by the intimate presence of a special companion? I wish for you to have that consoling experience in the coming week. In fact, I predict it. Happy Valentine Daze!

TAURUS (April 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 20): Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very familiar with the inexhaustible longings that you harbor in your depths. Your primal hungers for love and connection are never far from your awareness. But the sad thing is that you often regard this as a problemâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as a vulnerability that disempowers you. This Valentine season Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m asking you to change all that. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m urging you to see your enormous yearnings as strengths . . . to celebrate them as essential fuel for your vitality . . . to treat them as crucial ingredients in your lust for life.

Take it from someone who has seen too many people crippled by their lack of passion: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lucky to be so well-endowed with desire.

GEMINI (May 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 20): Happy Valentine Daze, Gemini! Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my prescription for making best use of the current cosmic currents: Be enchanting, but in an understated way. Be slyly charismatic and innocently flirtatious and serenely wild. Show how sexy it is to be sublimely relaxed. Make judicious use of small acts of friendly mischief. Be affectionately unpredictable, always in the service of showing how much you care.

CANCER (June 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 22): Your love story has

lengthy, ravenous kiss, Ricardo lapping and sucking at Felicityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mouth as if she were a giant cage-mounted water bottle and he were the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thirstiest gerbil.â&#x20AC;?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Nov. 21): This Valentine season, you have considerable potential to bring more lyricism into your close relationships. To stimulate you in that noble effort, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m borrowing from the poetry of Andre Breton. See if you can adopt this style of expressing yourself (or steal the actual words) as you reach out to a person youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to be closer to: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your neck is pearled barley. Your hair is a wood fire. Your mouth is a bouquet of stars. Your eyelashes are a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first stroke of writing. Your eyebrows are the edge of a swallowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nest. Your shoulders are dolphinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; heads under the ice. Your fingers? The ace of hearts. Your armpits? Beechnut and midsummer night. Your arms are the sea foam and flood gate foam. Your feet are bunches of keys.â&#x20AC;?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Dec. 21): â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love that stammers, that stutters, is apt to be the love that loves best,â&#x20AC;? wrote poet Gabriela Mistral. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an important theme to keep in mind during the season of amour.

Your job as a lover is not to be inflated with the perfect knowledge of how to proceed, not to stride forcefully into each romantic nuance with your confidence exploding . . . but rather to stumble along humbly, waging experiment after experiment, striving to kindle the spark, unleash the deluge, conjure the whirlwind, burrow into the dirty, sacred depthsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or whatever the idiosyncratic truth of the moment calls for. Happy Valentine Daze, Sagittarius!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jan. 19): Happy Valentine

elements of a farce mixed with a soap opera, fairy tale and ghost story. For a normal human being, it might be too intense and convoluted to deal with; it requires so much willing suspension of disbelief and involves so much letting go of certainty that no one in their right mind would agree to its demands. Luckily, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not a normal human being these days, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not particularly in your right mind. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I say unto you: Ride this snaky tale for all itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth. Enjoy every plot twist and riddle as if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been given an epic myth you can ponder and learn from for the next ten years. Happy Valentine Daze, Cancerian!

Daze, Capricorn! Borrowing words from poet Amy Lowell, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve created the nucleus of a love note for you to use as your own. Feel free to give these words (and others you write yourself) to a person whose destiny needs to be woven more intimately together with yours. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your shadow is moonlight on a plate of silver; your footsteps, the seeding-place of lilies; the mystery of your voice, a chime of bells across the windless river air. The movement of your hands is the long golden running of light from a rising sun. Young horses are not more limber than your thoughts. Your laughs are bees buzzing around a pear tree. I dare to reach to you.

I dare to touch the rim of your brightness.â&#x20AC;?

LEO (July 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Aug. 22): â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think, therefore I am,â&#x20AC;?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Feb. 18): When some

declared the philosopher Descartes. Couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t he have equally said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel, therefore I amâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sense, therefore I amâ&#x20AC;?? During this Valentine season, I suggest that you put the emphasis on those other proofs of identity, not Descartesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. From what I can tell, intimacy is most likely to thrive if you liberate it from excessive thinking and lubricate it with generous amounts of trans-rational contact. For loveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sake, empty your head of abstractions, opinions, and theories. Make lots of room for the aroma of freshly washed hair, the shimmer of peaceful excitement, the shuddering solace of moist skin, the zing of poignant empathy, the wisdom of wandering hands and the telepathy of shared perceptions.

Westerners hear the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;tantra,â&#x20AC;? they think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a New Age codeword for lavish sex. But in its original form, tantra is a philosophy that advocates spiritual union with all of creation, not just erotic union with an attractive partner. Tantric practitioners might engage in metaphorical â&#x20AC;&#x153;love-makingâ&#x20AC;? with lizards, birch trees, clouds, toasters, rivers and quirky friends, among other wonders. I recommend that you experiment with this perspective, Aquarius. I bet youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find that cultivating lusty compassion for the entire world will enhance your personal intimacy with the people you care about.

Happy Valentine Daze!

VIRGO (Aug. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sept. 22): Happy Valentine Daze, Virgo! Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best way for you to celebrate the season of love? In accordance with the astrological omens, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good suggestion: Write haiku-like poems on scraps of red paper and leave them around for a special someone to find. You can borrow the following samples, adopted from the work of Raymond Roseliep. 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;mist on my mouthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;air you touched.â&#x20AC;?

2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried to bring you that one cloud in this cup of water.â&#x20AC;? 3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;black raspberriesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;your name breaking in the soft burst.â&#x20AC;? 4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;love song: I enter your mirror.â&#x20AC;? To get more inspiration, check at tinyurl.com/brisk88.

LIBRA (Sept. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oct. 22): Happy Valentine Daze, Libra. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my astrological opinion that you need more jokes, comedy, and humor in your romantic adventures.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re too serious about seeking the pleasures of love, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get what you want. To inspire your efforts, I present the winning entry from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. It was judged the worst possible opening line for a novel, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfect fodder for the project Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve assigned you: â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the first month of Ricardo and Felicityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affair, they greeted one another at every stolen rendezvous with a kissâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a

PISCES (Feb. 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;March 20): In many of the weddings Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to as a guest, the love birds have sealed their vows with a chaste kissâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a formal gesture that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imbued with much spontaneous passion. But in a recent marriage ceremony I attended, the new husband and wife showed little inhibition at the climax. They French-kissed in a prolonged embrace that also included ample groping. In the coming week, I urge you to put yourself as much as possible in situations where you can express that kind of freewheeling spirit. Happy Valentine Daze, Pisces!

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