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Rhapsodies Free Enterprise Triumph, disaster and crisis BY DON MONKERUD
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t’s time to recognize the current economic condition for what it is: the Bush Depression.
Naming the depression after Bush may be a little unfair, because he was not responsible for instituting all the policies that began with Ronald Reagan. But he did oversee the triumph of Republican policies, which along with assistance from procorporate Democrats and bipartisan corruption, led to the depression: low taxes, less regulation, a relentless push for the globalization of finance, loose money policies, shipping manufacturing to China and blind faith in “the market” and “free enterprise.” And then there’s the oil- and gas-industry-based Koch brothers. The Kochs and corporations pour money into think tanks, policy groups, universities, publications and right-wing religious cults to promote their free-enterprise agenda. Their money spent on shaping the public debate and public policy doesn’t include the $30.1 billion over the past 10 years that corporations spent to lobby Congress. Additionally, the upcoming 2012 elections will run over $8 billion, mostly donated by corporations. Corporations are sitting on $2 trillion in cash that they can’t invest because they can’t sell their products; people who borrowed too much and overleveraged during the Bush years simply don’t have any money. People are angry. The rich doubled their share of national income over the past 30 years, and the top 1 percent now own 83 percent of all U.S. stocks. The number of poor people is at a 15-year high, and the middle class is shrinking. Some 61 percent of Americans live from paycheck to paycheck, and the bottom 50 percent of income earners own less than 1 percent of the country’s wealth. Republicans oppose every Obama policy, downplay the central role they played in creating the depression and pursue the same policies that created the downturn: low taxes and no regulation. Economic uncertainty and hate-mongering politicians contribute to an atmosphere of fear. Others claim that empires fall when the disparity between the rich and poor grows to the extent it has in the United States today. Can violence be far behind? Don Monkerud is an Aptos, California–based writer who follows cultural issues and politics and writes occasional satire. We welcome your contribution. To have your topical essay of 350 words considered for publication, write openmic@bohemian.com.
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Oops! I hate to tell ya, but the Boho gang has been scammed. Well, maybe that’s too strong. But the “letter” from Glen Ellen reader Irv Sutley (“Rhapsodies & Rants,” Dec. 28) is bogus. Sutley might have sent it, but he didn’t write it. I’ve received this one several times in the past month or so in my inbox.
MICHAEL F. MCCAULEY Santa Rosa
Construction Time Again This last week, a lively rally to support the SMART train and bike pathway drew over a hundred folks at the San Rafael city hall. We were there to celebrate the sale of nearly $200 million in bonds that will permit construction to begin early next year, creating over 900 jobs. The train has now left the station. For more than two decades, the transit community has been working with local government to create a multi-modal, integrated transit system for the North Bay. The challenge of the 21st century will be to rationalize and regionalize our basic life-support systems: land, water, energy resources sustaining ecosystems, housing and transportation. SMART is the natural next step in building the transportation infrastructure for a sustainable future in the North Bay region. All around us we can see the effects and consequences of the Great Recession. It is not a surprise that the rollout of SMART has been delayed by the Wall Street crisis. The new SMART general manager, the estimable Farhad Mansourian, has pledged publicly that he will deliver this project in full. We will get the whole train line and the regional trail with it.
The SMART rail and trail is a classic example of a good long-term investment that will generate jobs and economic activity now, and will yield substantial benefits for generations to come. This is the exactly the kind of infrastructure investment that we need to get America back to work building for future generations.
BEN BOYCE Accountable Development Coalition Santa Rosa
Bad Meat Year Twenty-eleven has not been a good year for the meat industry. In May, the World Cancer Research Fund advised limiting meat consumption to reduce the risk of bowel cancer. In August, salmonella contamination forced the world’s largest meat processor Cargill to recall 36 million pounds of ground turkey. Then there were cruelty exposés. In March, an undercover investigation of the E6 Cattle Company in Texas showed workers bashing cows’ heads with pickaxes and hammers. In November, ABC News publicized atrocious conditions at Iowa’s Sparboe Farms. Every one of us can resolve to cut our meat consumption in 2012. Entering “live vegan” in our favorite search engine brings tons of useful information.
STEVEN ALDERSON Santa Rosa
Save the Tidal Slough Though I am a long-time resident of Petaluma and was born and raised in Napa, I am relatively new to the Dutra plant issue. I am not new to issues surrounding the effects that development has on water resources and the fragile habitats they support. Over the past years, I have been involved in efforts to facilitate responsible and sustainable development in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Donner Summit,
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the headwaters to major river systems that supply California with our precious water. The Petaluma “river system” is as fragile, if not more so, because it is actually not a “river” at all. It is a tidal slough that does not have a river flow to protect it from the damage and destruction the impact of development brings. In these times when water resource management / sustainability and wetlands habitat preservation is critical to the future of our community and beyond, it is imperative that we find sane, sustainable and responsible solutions to the issues of development along and among these fragile habitats. Our “tax dollars” should be used wisely and conscientiously in ways that benefit our community today and for generations to come.
TAMARA J. MILLER
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APOCALYPSE CALIFORNIA It’s endtimes indeed when a group of millionaires work to fix the state budget.
New Year, New Cuts
Can California’s government ever be repaired? BY KYLIE MENDONCA
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alifornia started this year off with a blast, as the state’s so-called trigger cuts went into effect Jan. 1.
School budgets face the biggest challenges. The CSU and UC systems will shoulder cuts of
$100 million each—on top of a combined $650 million from last year—and K–12 students could see a shorter school year as per-pupil spending falls $13. Cuts to schools and social programs could go even deeper yet in the next fiscal year. Gov. Jerry Brown will present his new budget proposal on Jan. 10.
Brown still has a $13 billion budget gap to cover next year. “We’ll have an opportunity in November for the people to vote additional revenue, almost $7 billion, or not,” Brown said at a recent press conference. “If they vote the revenue, then our taxes will be extended for a few years; if
they don’t, we’ll have even bigger cuts.” Brown’s proposal is one of a half dozen that aim to raise revenues for the state by taxing the wealthy, taxing oil companies or changing the property tax. If Brown’s initiative is passed by voters, sales tax would be raised by a half cent; individuals making more than $250,000 a year would see a 1 percent income tax hike; those making over $300,000 would pay another half percent; and people making over $500,000 would see their income taxes rise to 11.3 percent. Kris Vosburgh, executive director of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, points out that any tax initiative could be a hard sell right now. “There really isn’t a desire for higher taxes,” Vosburgh said. “We are one of the highest tax states, and we have the second highest unemployment.” New taxes might patch a budget gap, but they don’t get at the heart of California’s problems. Brown’s taxes would expire in 2017, and state legislators would continue to work on the budget with limited flexibility—think education spending minimums passed by voters and court-mandated prison overhaul. One of the more interesting proposals has come from the bipartisan Think Long Committee, a group of California political veterans including former governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Silicon Valley magnates like Google’s Eric Schmidt, and Condoleezza Rice. Their manifesto has been a year in the making, bankrolled by billionaire Nicolas Berggruen, who’s promised to personally fund an initiative to the tune of $20 million. In a report called “The Blueprint to Renew California,” the committee suggests initiative reform, education reform and, especially, tax reform. The group also hopes to facilitate qualification for ballot measures by lowering the number of required signatures and allowing for electronic signatures. In short, the 23page document has something for every interest group to love and hate. The plan promises to raise $10 billion a year in additional revenue while cutting income taxes across the board. Schools
Perhaps the real question is: why can’t the Legislature do this? the exiting sales tax on products. Critics have been quick to note that despite the income tax cuts, the proposed sales tax amounts to a higher tax on the poor and an overall lower rate for the rich. Because it eschews short-term ďŹ xes, the plan bears a striking resemblance to Repair California’s recently proposed constitutional convention, and, indeed, Think Long and Repair California share many of the same players. Jeffrey Lustig, retired Sacramento State professor and author of Remaking California, says, “The problem with Think Long and others like them, for me, is that they’re not addressing the fundamental crisis of the state’s politics, which for me is the crisis of representation.â€? In his book, Lustig points out that only 30 percent of California voters go to the polls, where decisions that affect funding and spending are made. This is the peculiar paradox surrounding the Think Long process, where a group of unelected political insiders- and billionaires write propositions and the voters make them law, completely circumventing the elected Legislature. Voters will decide this fall whether to tax or cut services, but behind the initiative process lies what is perhaps the real question: why can’t the Legislature do this?
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Das Capital The Occupy encampments may have disappeared from the North Bay as quickly as they appeared, but movement organizers are continuing to ďŹ nd other ways to engage the public in the debate about the haves and have-nots. Occupy Marin hosts Marxist economist and activist Richard Woolf at a rally called “Occupying Our Future: Cooperative Solutions to Tough Times.â€? In the ďŹ lm Capitalism Hits the Fan, Woolf describes 30 years of rising labor productivity and the resulting boon for CEOs. “Each year, the worker produces more. And what do you pay the worker each year? The same,â€? explains the Harvardand Stanford-educated author. “That is called proďŹ t. The last 30 years of at wages and rising productivity are the greatest proďŹ t boom in the history of American capitalism.â€? Woolf speaks on Saturday, Jan. 7, at Fourth Street Plaza, San Rafael. Rally, noon; talk, 2pm. Free. www.occupymarin.org.
Hitting the Trail Norman Solomon once again harnesses star power in his run for the second-district congressional seat by hosting daytime Emmy award–winner Phil Donahue on Jan. 8–11. The two bonded over a shared opposition of the Iraq War—a position that got Donahue’s nightly program on MSNBC canceled in 2003. Body of War, a documentary co-directed and executive-produced by Donahue, will screen at the Lark Theater on Sunday, Jan. 8, followed by conversation and public dialogue. The rest of the week brings a urry of screenings, open-house meet-and-greets and receptions in Petaluma, Sebastopol, Ukiah, Redway and Ukiah. For more information about speciďŹ c appearances and dates, see www.solomonforcongress.com. —Leilani Clark The Bohemian started as The Paper in 1978.
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ust in time for the new year, I received an email blast asking whether I was tired of toxic products. Sent from a “greenâ€? nonproďŹ t, the message described various battles with cleaningproducts manufacturers. I’m glad people are battling toxin hustlers, but I’d rather ask, “Aren’t you tired of letting someone else make your glass cleaner for you?â€? It’s easy to make cleaning products, and it’s an expression of love. Think back on the movie Like Water for Chocolate. It focused on passionate cooking to show how fantastically work and food are transformed by inspired and loving determination. But what about mundane chores that don’t result in mole sauce or lovemaking? Washing windows,
for example, is hardly the prelude to a kiss. Some may fear passionate housekeeping leads to rejection. “Being perceived as excessively domestic can get you ostracized,â€? claims Cheryl Mendelson in her 1999 tome Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House. Mendelson, an attorney, says she wrote her treatise in secret, for fear of ridicule. But the massive, 884-page reference book is a labor of love showing how one can clean house without ďŹ ling lawsuits against makers of toxic products. “You can make a good window cleaner yourself,â€? explains Mendelson on page 442, using “45 percent water, 45 percent rubbing alcohol and 10 percent ammonia.â€? Label the spray bottle you put it in, because there is no blue dye in the mix. And use a new, clean bottle so you don’t mix chemicals. About.com gives a simpler recipe, calling for one cup of rubbing alcohol, one cup of water and one tablespoon of vinegar. And Care2.com says to use onehalf teaspoon of liquid detergent, three tablespoons of vinegar and two cups of water, claiming that this homemade cleaner will cut the “wax residue from commercial brands you might have used in the past.â€? Whether or not any of these home recipes cleans up residues from commercial brands, using your own concoction for cleaning does something radical on a number of fronts: it puts you in charge of what’s in your cleaning agents, and what touches your skin and lungs; it saves money; and it restores an almost lost art—the transformation of a home, by inspired and loving determination. Whatever recipe works for you, making your own cleaners is liberating and sustainable. It’s also an act of passionate housekeeping that boots corporate inuence out of your home. Clean your windows with vinegar and sincerity. Maybe there’s no romantic payoff—but then again, you never know.
DOWN HOME Sam Adams’ quaint promotional photos would have one believe they’re not an enormous, lobbying company.
Liberty for All? Sam Adams and the hijacking of ‘craft beer’ BY ALASTAIR BLAND
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or years, the largest amount of beer that any company in America could produce in a year and still market as “craft” beer was 2 million barrels.
Then, in the last days of 2010, the Brewers Association, an industry group based in Boulder, Colo., officially tripled that limit to allow breweries to generate as many as 6 million barrels of beer annually and still be considered
“craft,” a term which may connote a down-home, mom-and-pop, hands-in-the-hop-kiln image that brewers know can generate sales. Not all in the beer industry are happy with the decision, which appears to be a move customtailored to accommodate one brewery, the Boston Beer Company, a growing giant behind the Sam Adams brand, which reported itself on a trajectory to surpass the 2 million barrel mark sometime in 2012. “The last thing Sam Adams
wanted was not to be seen as ‘craft’ anymore,” says Tony Magee, president and founder of Lagunitas Brewing Company, whose facility in Petaluma brewed 165,000 barrels of beer in 2011. “But at some point, they need to cherish their growth and their breakaway from the craft category, and accept that they’re a big regional brewery.” But size doesn’t matter to Jim Koch, president of Boston Beer. In 2010, he told the New York Times, “If we’re not a craft brewer, what
else are we? We’re certainly not Budweiser.” That’s true, though much of Boston Beer’s product has been contract-brewed by Miller, and for Magee, that’s enough to significantly differentiate Sam Adams from the little people. “Boston Beer is depending on the authenticity of all the little breweries, so that people can visit brewpubs and see the beer being made, then buy Sam Adams later when they’re thinking about craft beer,” Magee says. Brendan Moylan, a managing owner of Moylan’s and Marin brewing companies, recognizes the value of the word “craft,” an exploding category that now includes about 1,700 pint-sized beer companies across the nation. “If you’re successful, you grow, and at some point you can’t claim to be ‘small’ anymore, and the next best word is ‘craft,’” says Moylan, whose two brewpubs produce almost 7,000 barrels of beer per year. Maintaining craft status was important enough to Koch that he pleaded with politicians in 2010 to adjust federal law, but while Sen. John Kerry began drafting language that would bump the ceiling to 6 million barrels, the Brewers Association independently conceded to raise its own roof. Moylan thinks that Sam Adams has “manipulated the system to look small.” “The Brewers Association just changed the rules,” he says, “so the big guys could stay in the club.” The pending Senate bill that would give a tax break to all breweries of less than a 6-millionbarrel production now includes proposed tax breaks for many smaller craft breweries as well, and Magee feels that the Boston Beer Company, in requesting an easement on its own financial dues, has dragged hundreds of smaller companies into its own unsavory fiscal business. “I’m horrified to be painted with the same brush as them,” Magee says. “There are people out there who can’t find any jobs, and now I’m one of these guys asking for a federal tax break. I don’t need a tax break.”
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Indian food. Chicken tikka masala is indescribably good. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sun. 52 Mission Circle, Ste 10, Santa Rosa. 707.538.3367.
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Deli. $. A perennial favorite with the downtown lunch crowd. Breakfast and lunch, Mon-Sat. 701 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.1297.
Betty’s Fish & Chips Seafood. $-$$. Cheerful, bustling, totally informal eatery serving authentic Brit fare. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sun. 4046 Sonoma Hwy, Santa Rosa. 707.539.0899.
Bistro des Copains French. $$. Homey Provencal food prepared to near perfection. Desserts are house-made and stellar. 3782 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.2436.
Cape Cod Fish & Chips Fish and chips. $. A dingy hole in the wall–just like a real chippy! This popular lunch spot offers perfectly cooked fish and chips to eat in or take out. Open daily. 548 E Cotati Ave, Cotati. 707.792.0982.
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$-$$. Delectable New Havenstyle thin-crust pizzas with fresh ingredients and a dazzling array of toppings. Lunch and dinner daily. 529 First St W, Sonoma. 707.996.4103.
The Restaurant at Sonoma Mission Inn California cuisine. $$$. In this world-class spa setting sample Sonoma County-inspired dishes or an elegant traditional brunch. Dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 18140 Sonoma Hwy, Boyes Hot Springs. 707.939.2415.
Sal’s Bistro Italian. $$$$$. A nice neighborhood place for pizza, pasta and specials like cioppino. Lunch and dinner daily. 919 Lakeville Ave, Petaluma. 707.765.5900.
Stout Brothers Pub & Restaurant Irish. $$. Atmospheric, if a little faux, but a great ploughman’s lunch. Lunch and dinner daily. 527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.636.0240.
Chinese-dim sum. $. Low prices and good variety make it pleasing. Buffet-style quality and greasiness can be a letdown. Lunch and dinner daily. 2130 Armory Dr, Santa Rosa. 707.576.7873.
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This comfortable restaurant serves fine food with a friendly Sebastopol flair. Zagat-rated, consistently excellent and surprisingly innovative. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 119 S Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.6614.
wonderful Sonoran-style classics at rock-bottom prices. The enormous El Jefe combination can’t be beat. Lunch and dinner daily. 500 Raleys Towne Center, Rohnert Park. 707.588.0893.
Karma Bistro Indian. $$. A variety of flavorful regional specialties. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 7530 Commerce Blvd, Cotati. 707.795.1729. Pamposh Indian. $-$$. Clean, fresh, exciting traditional
$$. Popular sushi destination offers delightful treats. Dollar sushi night on Wed and Sat really packs ’em in. Lunch and dinner daily. 6930 Burnett St, Sebastopol. 707.823.3778.
Toyo Japanese Grill Japanese. $$$. Well-crafted traditional Japanese with some modern extras like deep-fried mashed potato croquettes with mayo. Lunch and dinner daily. 3082 Marlow Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.8871.
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$-$$. Excellent food in Petaluma’s Theater District, and a fun place to hang before or after a flick.Lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sat-Sun. 151 Petaluma Blvd S, Petaluma. 707.773.4500.
Truc Linh Vietnamese. $. Your basic Vietnamse fare, prepared to perfection. Great for light meals. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sat. 810 McClelland Dr, Windsor. 707.838.6746.
Underwood Bar & Bistro European bistro. $$. The Underwood’s classy bistro menu and impressive bar belie its rural setting. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sat; dinner only, Sun. 9113 Graton Rd, Graton. 707.823.7023.
Vineyards Inn Spanish. $$. Authentic foods from Spain, fresh fish off the fire broiler, extensive tapas, as well as paellas and more. Emphasis on organic. Open for lunch and dinner, Wed-Mon. 8445 Sonoma Hwy. (Highway 12), at Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood. 707.833.4500.
Yao-Kiku Japanese. $$-$$$. Fresh sushi with ingredients flown in from Japan steals the show in this popular neighborhood restaurant. Lunch and dinner daily. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8180.
Zazu Cal-Euro. $$$. Perfectly executed dishes that sing with flavor. Zagat-rated with much of the produce from its own gardens. Dinner, Wed-Sun; brunch, Sun. 3535 Guerneville Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4814.
M A R I N COUNTY Bay Thai Thai. $. Fresh Thai food with curries that combine the regions classic sweet and tart elements. Some of the best fried bananas to be found. Lunch and dinner, MonSat; dinner, Sun. (Cash only.) 809 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.458.8845.
Benissimo Ristorante & Bar Italian. $$. Hearty and flavorful food in authentic neighborhood-style Italian restaurant. Lunch and dinner daily. 18 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera. 415.927.2316.
Buckeye Roadhouse American. $$-$$$. A Marin
Cafe Gratitude Vegan. $$$. Mecca for vegans and raw foodists. Clean, light, refreshing food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 2200 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.824.4652. Easy Street Cafe American. $. Take a gander at the extensive list of Easy Street specials and get a spot by the window to watch Red Hill shoppers wander by. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 882 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 415.453.1984.
Nick’s Cove Seafood/ contemporary American. $$$$. Fresh from the bay oysters, upscale seafood, some steaks and a great burger. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 23240 State Route 1, Marshall. 415.663.1033.
Portelli Rossi Italian. $$. Tasty and affordable fare in a cozy setting. Lunch, Tues-Sat; dinner, Tues-Sun. 868 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.892.6100. Robata Grill & Sushi Japanese. $$. Mmm. With thick slices of fresh sashimi, Robata knows how to do it. The rolls are big winners. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat; dinner only, Sun. 591 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.381.8400.
Small Shed Flatbreads Pizza. $$. Slow Food-informed Marin Organics devotee with a cozy, relaxed family atmosphere and no BS approach to great food served simply for a fair price. 17 Madrona Ave, Mill Valley. Open for lunch and dinner daily. 415.383.4200.
Sol Food Puerto Rican. $. Flavorful, authentic and homestyle at this Puerto Rican eatery, which is as hole-inthe-wall as they come. Lunch and dinner daily. Two San Rafael locations: 732 Fourth St. 415.451.4765. 901 Lincoln Ave. 415.256.8903. Tommy’s Wok Chinese. $-$$. Tasty and filling Chinese fare without the greasy weigh-down. Nice vegetarian selections, too. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat; dinner only, Sun.3001 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito. 415.332.5818.
The William Tell House American & Italian. $$. Marin County’s oldest saloon. Casual and jovial atmosphere. Steaks, pasta, chicken and fish all served with soup or salad. Dinner daily. 26955 Hwy 1, Tomales. 707.878.2403
Yet Wah Chinese. $$. Can’t go wrong here. Special Dungeness crab dishes for dinner; dim sum for lunch. Lunch and dinner daily. 1238 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.460.9883.
N A P A COUNTY BarBersQ Barbecue/ California. $-$$. An upscale ’cue joint with a high-end chef and high-end ingredients. Gorgeous chipotle-braised short ribs and pulled pork. Lunch and dinner daily. 3900-D Bel Aire Plaza, Napa. 707.224.6600.
Brassica Mediterranean. $$-$$$. Cindy Pawlcyn’s newsest venture features creative tapas, Middle Eastinspired dishes and extensive by-the-glass wine list. Lunch and dinner daily. 641 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.0700.
C.C. Blue Japanese. $$-$$$. Eat Godzilla maki and hamachi carpaccio in aquarium-chic environs. Hearty portions. Dinner TuesSun; late-night dining, ThursSat. 1148 Main St, St Helena. 707.967.9100.
Checkers California. $$. Perfect casual spot for dinner before the movie. Try the panĂŠed chicken and butternut squash ravioli. Lunch and dinner daily. 1414 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.9300.
Fazerrati’s Pizza. $-$$. Great pie, cool brews, the game’s always on. Great place for post-Little League. Lunch and dinner daily. 1517 W Imola Ave, Napa. 707.255.1188.
Fujiya Japanese. $$-$$$. Good, solid sushi. The Fujiya Deluxe combo is a standout. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sat. 921 Factory Stores Dr, Napa. 707.257.0639.
Gilwoods Cafe Diner. $-$$. Classic hometown diner, specializes in the homemade. Breakfast and lunch daily.
1320 Napa Town Center, Napa. 707.253.0409. 1313 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.1788.
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County institution. Delightful food, friendly and seamless service, and a convivial atmosphere. Try one of the many exotic cocktails. Lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 15 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.331.2600.
Gott’s Roadside Tray Gourmet Diner. $. Formerly Taylor’ Automatic Refresher. Lunch and dinner daily. 933 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.3486. Also at Oxbow Public Market, 644 First St, Napa. 707.224,6900.
La Toque Restaurant French-inspired. $$$$. Set in a comfortable elegantly rustic dining room reminiscent of a French lodge, with a stone fireplace centerpiece, La Toque makes for memorable special-occasion dining. The elaborate wine pairing menus are luxuriously inspired. Dinner, Wed-Sun. 1314 McKinstry St, Napa. 707.257.5157.
Miguel’s MexicanCalifornian. $$. Ultracasual setting and laid-back service belies the delicious kitchen magic within; chilaquiles are legendary. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 1437 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.6868.
Pizza Azzurro Italian. $. Run by a former Tra Vigne and Lark Creek Inn alum, the pizza is simple and thin, and ranks as some of the best in the North Bay. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 1260 Main St (at Clinton), Napa. 707.255.5552.
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Zuzu Spanish tapas. $$. Graze your way through a selection of tasty tapas in a lively rustic chic setting with a popular wine bar. Bite-sized Spanish and Latin American specialties include sizzling prawns, Spanish tortilla, and Brazilian style steamed mussels. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 829 Main St, Napa. 707.224.8555.
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Most reviews by James Knight. Note: Those listings marked ‘WC’ denote wineries with caves. These wineries are usually only open to the public by appointment. Wineries in these listings appear on a rotating basis.
SONOMA COUNTY Benovia Winery Unfussy cellar tasting in barn-style winery, refined Chard and Pinot; but “ooh, have you had their Zinfandel?” 3339 Hartman Road, Santa Rosa. By appointment only, 10am–4pm daily. 707.526.4441.
Eric K. James Vineyards Venture down to an off-the-Plaza arcade to find refuge from the maddening crowds, day-brightening Pinot Noir and Syrah, plus the prettiest Rosé in the valley. A grower’s collective for several Carneros-area vineyards. 452 First St. E., Sonoma. Open Friday, noon–8pm; Saturday– Sunday, noon–5:30pm. No fee. 707.996.1364.
Eric Ross Winery Just friendly folks pouring Pinot, Zin and Marsanne-Roussane; don’t ask about the rooster. Ask about the rooster. 14300 Arnold Drive, Glen Ellen. Thursday-Monday 11am– 5pm.707.939.8525. Harvest Moon Winery Two paths diverged in a bramble, and the one lesstraveled leads here. Tart, taut, and enchanting loweralcohol Zinfandel in modest, comfortable tasting room in the middle of family-owned vineyards. Sparkling Gewürz, too. 2192 Olivet Road, Santa Rosa. Open daily, 10:30am– 5pm. 707.573.8711.
Iron Horse Despite the rustic tasting room, Iron Horse produces sparkling wine and Pinots for the elite. A brilliant view for winetasting. 209786 Ross Station Road, Sebastopol. Open daily, 10am–3:30pm. 707.887.1507.
Landmark Vineyards There’s more to Landmark than Chardonnay. 101 Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood. Open daily, 10am–4:30pm. 707.833.0053.
Larson Family Winery Barbecue wine alert! 23355 Millerick Road, Sonoma.
Open daily, 10am–5pm. 707.938.3031.
Martinelli Winery Only in the 1980s, after hiring a consultant, did Martinelli begin to make A-list wines, but it’s still a funky red-barn establishment at heart. Martinelli Winery, 3360 River Road, Windsor. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 707.525.0570. Matanzas Creek Winery Matanzas Creek Winery features a peaceful tasting room overlooking its famed acres of lavender. 6097 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. Open daily, 10am–4:30pm. 707.528.6464.
St. Francis Winery Simple but cozy, inspired by the monk St. Francis and styled as a California mission. Beautiful views and food pairings. 100 Pythian Road, Santa Rosa. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 800.543.7713, ext. 242.
Unti Vineyards Very friendly and casual with an emphasis on young Italianstyle wines. Yum. 4202 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg. By appointment. 707.433.5590.
NAPA COUNTY August Briggs Winery Tasting room is a white barn lit by skylights and often staffed by the owner’s wife or mother. 333 Silverado Trail, Calistoga. Open Thursday– Sunday, 11:30am–4:30pm. 707.942.5854.
Ceja Vineyards To Ceja Vineyards’ motto, “Vinum, Cantus, Amor,” and when there’s wine, song and love, there’s dance. Founded by one-time field workers, the Mexican-American-owned winery celebrates culture and wine at this sleek downtown lounge. Wine flights, light bites and one of the few full-bodied rosés “con huevos” in the county. On Saturdays, free salsa lessons and dance party spice up the night. Bailamos! 1248 First St., Napa. Sunday–
Friday, noon–6pm, Saturday, noon–10pm; free salsa class starts at 7:30pm. Tasting fees vary. 707.226.6445.
Grgich Hills Mike Grgich’s Chardonnays famously beat the competition at the 1976 “Judgment of Paris” and the allestate winery is solar-powered and practices organic and biodynamic. 1829 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Open daily, 9:30am–4:30pm. 707.963.2784. Mumm Cuvée Napa Californian-style fizz factory, all barn and no chateau, offers a robust account of how the bubbles get in the bottle. Sparkling winetastings offered on the patio, or take it to the next level in plush love seats on the Oak Terrace. Sparkling red is novel; DVX Brut among the best in the valley. Photography gallery includes Ansel Adams prints and other exhibits. 8445 Silverado Trail, Napa. Open 10am–5pm daily. Tasting $6–$20; Oak Terrace $30. 707.967.7700.
Raymond Vineyards Burgundy scion Jean-Charles Boisset has put his stamp on staid Napa producer. See the Theater of Nature, depicting biodynamics; feel the Corridor of the Senses; luxuriate in the members-only Red Room, party in the gold-plated JCB Room; or just taste good Cab in the club-like Crystal Cellar. 849 Zinfandel Lane, St. Helena. Daily, 10am– 4pm. Fees vary. 707.963.3141.
Vincent Arroyo Winery Small, tasting room is essentially a barn with a table near some barrels, but very friendly, with good wines. 2361 Greenwood Ave., Calistoga. Open daily, 10am– 4:30pm. 707.942.6995.
The Wine Garage Defunct filling station with a mandate: No wines over $25. Well chosen from Napa Valley and beyond, plus half-gallon house jugs for $29.99. 1020-C Foothill Blvd., Calistoga. Monday–Saturday 11am–6:30pm; Sunday to 4:30pm. Tasting fee $5–$10. 707.942.5332.
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f this little winery seems to buck the trends of today, consider this: there might have never been a day when Napa Valley wasn’t ruled by trends. In the 1940s, one of the most popular grapes was Riesling. Chardonnay was experimental. Fred and Eleanor McCrea bought their property in 1943, high above the east side of the valley on a narrow road that winds through oak woodland. Consummate urbanites, they stayed in San Francisco much of the time, and built their house in 1957. Advisers from UC Davis told them, “Under no circumstances plant Chardonnay.” So they planted Chardonnay.
Among a dozen or so wineries in the valley at the time, Stony Hill is mentioned several times in a recent book about the early days of the wine boom, David Darlington’s An Ideal Wine. Then-budding winemaker John Kongsgaard remembers his epiphany during a visit with Fred McCrea: “Elbow propped on his fireplace mantel, holding a glass of Chardonnay while listening to Parsifal, the younger man said to himself, ‘I want this guy’s life!’” Today, Peter and Willinda McCrea continue the family business, with winemaker Mike Chelini, who lives just down the road and has held that job since 1971. The tiny cellar holds barrels that look like they’ve had a similar stay, although a barrel sample of the 2011 Chardonnay shows a youthful verve of lychee and grapefruit, and a searing acidity that won’t be tamed soon—the house style forbids malolactic fermentation, and aims for the angular style of Chablis that Fred McCrea held dear. Tastings are held in a capacious, flagstone-studded, Eisenhower-era (or Madmen-era, for our readers from TV Land) living room. The 2009 Stony Hill Chardonnay ($42) has floral and vintage sparkling aromas, lychee flavor and a crisp finish; the 2010 White Riesling ($27) has subtle, powdered sugar, pear cotlet aromas, and is said to gain complexity with age. Some of the original vines planted in 1948 survive, and it’s labeled “White” Riesling because that once distinguished it from Gray Riesling, a more productive grape that filled untold gallons of “Rhine Wine.” The 2010 Gewürztraminer ($24) has spicy aromas of jasmine, pineapple and finishes absolutely dry; the 2009 Semillon de Soleil ($30) was dried on prune trays to concentrate the sugar, but is rather restrained for a dessert wine, with light, honeyed apricot flavor, like a well-made mead. For red wine drinkers, there’s a red blend and a nice Syrah from a half-acre in front of the house, too—if just to buck the trend. Stony Hill Vineyard, St. Helena. Tours and tastings by appointment, Monday through Friday, weekends when available. $25 per person, refunded with purchase. 707.963.2636. —James Knight
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The bucket list of the Mayan apocalypse
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o let’s get this straight: there’s some ancient calendar written a bajillion years ago, and it ends on Dec. 21, 2012, and that’s supposed to mean that the end of the world is nigh? Hell, if you’ll believe that, I’ve got a guy you should meet named Harold Camping. Though most of us know that the supposed 2012 Mayan apocalypse is basically the Y2K scare all over again, that hasn’t kept us from languidly pondering how we’d spend our final days. So we here at the Bohemian handed the idea to the community, and asked various public figures the same question: “Since Mayan prophecy says that 2012 marks the end of the world, how do you plan to spend your last year on Earth?”
Shawn E. Hall, Gypsy Cafe
Eat comfort food 24 hours a day; run for president because I won’t have to do the job; go to every concert and event mentioned in the Bohemian; jump onstage at Madonna’s Super Bowl show and vogue; stalk every sexiest man who ever made the cover of People; travel the world with only a carry-on bag; do a duet album with Dylan; enjoy the fact that reality TV is coming to an end; drink vodka cocktails after winning my Oscar. And the number one way to make the most of 2012: be the person who proves the Mayans were wrong.
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No! Gary Wysocky, Santa Rosa City Council
This skeptical CPA would recommend Goldman Sachs and cockroaches to clients, as they both have outstanding reputations for survivability. As for city finances in the last year on Earth, our unfunded pension debt will vanish as quickly as Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, as we’ll only have to pay one year of retirement benefits. This will allow us to open all fire stations everyday, as well as reduce water rates to levels not seen since Hugh Codding was building a home in a day. Would also amend my position and agree with the mayor and council majority that neighborhood leaders are not needed for future city planning. Lastly, agree to each and every request from my family, as only that which we give to each other is what truly matters.
Gretchen Giles, O’Reilly Media (and former editor of the Bohemian)
If 2012 were guaranteed to be my last year on this good, green earth, I would not: quit smoking, as is so foolishly planned for Jan. 16; stop glugging as much good dead grape as I can hold; discontinue my avid consumption of triple crème cheese; avoid the daily, weekly, monthly pleasures of the bed, the floor, the couch; quit wandering the garden in raincoat and robe, wondering at dew caught on spider webs; stop telling the people I love that I love them every time I see them; discontinue the downward dog, the half pigeon, the detested camel; quit intending to read Proust; stop paying hundreds to remain a natural blonde; discontinue my desire for the stomach-flip feeling that a painting can
Chris Coursey, Press Democrat I’m going to quit my job, sell my house, jettison my personal belongings, buy a barrel of cheap whiskey and drink in the dark while I wait for the end to come. Wait a minute. That’s what I did in 2011. In 2012, I’m buying a barrel of expensive whiskey . . .
Paige Picard and Carl Patrick, Occupy Santa Rosa First off, we would like to thank Time for naming “the Protester” as its “2011 Person of the Year.” However, in 2012 we hope to accomplish what no other Person of the Year has yet to attain: the coveted “Person of the Last Year Ever!” It won’t be easy, but here’s our plan: We are going to team up with People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” Bradley Cooper (though we stress that we are outraged that Ryan Gosling got snubbed. I mean, c’mon!), and together we are going to combat the twin evils of Wall Street: corporate greed and systematic unsexiness. We will finally “get a job.” Our opponents have long advised us of the merits of employment, and in 2012 we will heed their wisdom and for once become equal contributors to society. We would have done this sooner, but there is a little-known provision in the Secret Activist Code that prohibits holding a job, or showering. We regret that the Occupy movement single-handedly led to an epidemic in homelessness,
rampant drug addiction, untreated mental illness and violent crime in urban city centers. We will try our best to take things back to the way they used to be, when everyone had a home, no one did drugs, everyone was happy and no one ever broke the law. We agree that the Occupy movement needs to have a more clear and concise message. To sum it up, basically we want an end to bad things and all that stuff, and we want the government to do only good things, like make justice and freedom. Also we want free ice cream now! We firmly believe that there is no such thing as bad press; therefore, we urge the Occupy movement to continue smoking weed in public, organizing 24-hour drum circles, crapping on police vehicles and killing small business. We think the Occupy movement needs to take a less confrontational approach in order to win over the masses. For example, sitting down and doing nothing (like UC Davis students), taking the day off of work (like the Oakland general strike) and sleeping in a tent (like Occupy in every city) are just too militant for most mainstream Americans. We think a much more effective strategy would be for everyone to put all their passion and energy into re-electing Barack Obama in 2012. We’ve heard that worked really well last time. And if all these things fail, then our last-ditch option is to spend our last year on Earth engaging in a serious campaign of organizing our neighborhoods, campuses and workplaces against the domination of the 1%, and to create a new society based on equality and direct democracy for future generations. Just kidding! That would be a total waste of time.
Steve Jaxon, ‘The Drive,’ KSRO 1. Liberate a monkey from the zoo and make him my sidekick. 2. Max out my credit cards on tattoos and clams (me like clams). 3. Say the word “fuck” on the air repeatedly.
Sheila Groves, Uptown Theatre I have my bags packed and
by the door, as I am the “always be prepared” type. I don’t want to miss the boat, so I’ll be ready for the journey to Planet Kibble 33x4squared on Dec. 21. I hope I get a front row seat in the rocket—I get nervous when I’m not driving. Come December, I won’t have to worry about bills anymore. In fact, I’m thinking this is a green light for reckless credit card usage. Hopefully, my husband won’t be reading this. He’s perfectly happy on Earth and has refused to come with me to the new planet, so if things don’t go as planned and Earth sticks around, he’ll be left holding the check. On the other hand, I am going to love bigger and better than I ever have, and with every sunset I will thank the universe for letting me inhabit this beautiful place awhile.
Greg Fisher, Bike Monkey Aside from the dietary and liver excesses, ill-advised bike purchases and marriage-straining “suggestions” in which many of us, including myself, would engage, much of what I’d end up doing would be the fulfillment of archived whimsy. The 28-day bike race across Africa? Followed immediately by the one that traverses the Silk Road? Done and done. That ’74 El Camino in pumpkin orange with the hydraulics and the Thunder Bass 3000 sound system, blaring Lionel Ritchie and getting three-wheel action on our West County roads? Yes, please. Dance lessons from the guy who taught Tom Cruise to boogie in Tropic Thunder? Booked. Renting the Wells Fargo Center just so I can dance those same routines in a huge empty room with spotlights? Absolutely. Should Mad Max–type, preapocalyptic bands of warriors come to roam our Sonoma countryside prior to the endtimes, my associates and I at Bike Monkey will finally get the chance to put on our yet-to-be-revealed cycling event: the Bike Biathlon. Except instead of .22s on a rifle range, it’ll be a bit more, you know, “real-time.” And lest this all come off as too pointless, let’s all remember the best byproduct from a decent party: an
appreciation of the relative peace that comes with being alone for a moment. By the time I’ve thrown myself out of that El Camino as it hurtles off Stewart’s Point, drank too much, eaten too much and indulged in every stupid impulse I’ve never had the guts to pull off, I hope I can look at the world-ending abyss, take a last deep breath, and carve a toothy grin as it swallows me and the rest of creation whole.
Douglas Keane, Cyrus Restaurant As I foresee a good amount of disposable income out there, I’m going to spend each of the first six months opening six different highend esoteric Asian restaurants that nobody will eat at. For the last five months, as I assume the need for euthanasia will drop drastically, nobody should object to me taking a pack of 40 dogs out to my house to feed them excessive amounts of Wagyu beef while I drink lots of Champagne swiped from Cyrus’ cellar. Two weeks before the big day, the dogs and I are going to start preparing for the final journey by fattening up on as much foie gras as we can get our paws on. I would also truly hope Newt Gingrich will win the White House in November, so I can finally prove to my father-in-law that I was right about the world ending if we elected a Republican again.
Jessica Felix, Healdsburg Jazz Festival I would sail the Caribbean on a large yacht; the skippers and other crew would be friends and musicians. As we sail from island to island, we would stop and play small concerts. On board would be a high-
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produce; avoid crisp, salted French fries eaten at the bar with extra aioli, please; quit flirting with babies; stop striving at my job, my career, my profession; discontinue my efforts to get my grown sons to sit on my lap; and avoid conflict when it heals, compromise when it’s wise and tyranny when appropriate. But I would move to Maui. Whether the calendar is fictive or real, half-done or complete, the Mayans probably knew the same thing as I: living every day as your last day is the only way to live your days at all.
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18 End of World ( 17 quality stereo system; for me, it would have to include Abbey Lincoln; Coltrane’s Olé, Ballads and With Johnny Hartman; Charles Lloyd; Charlie Haden; James Newton; and lots of Brazilian music with Leny Andrade, Baden Powell, Joao Gilberto and Jobim. Vijay Iyer and Jason Moran would also be included. The band would be George Cables, Craig Handy, Andy McKee and Billy Hart (even though he can’t swim). Their families would be on board. When the final day comes, I will be surrounded by music, friendship and lots of love.
Tony Magee, Lagunitas Brewing Co. My first and deepest felt response would be to commit myself to every effort possible to bring out all of the love and compassion that I can find in my own soul and use it to connect with my fellow human beings, doomed that we all may be . . . to dig deep to find the truth in the essence of what it is to be human, if only for the remaining 11 months . . . to express unconditional love in a veritable fountain of acceptance for all God’s creations, great and small . . . but, then again, I’ve been watching a lot of back episodes of Dexter over the holidays and . . . well . . . er . . .
Diane Evans, Sonoma County Museum I plan on spending my last year on earth with Sophia, Elizabeth, Sasha,
Adam, Tony and the guinea pig. The Sonoma County Museum will build two new museums and will not, at least at this point, be showing much in the way of Mayan artifacts.
Kelley Rajala, Share Exchange Cooperative Act like a squirrel. Each week I will bury a memento in a time capsule or hide a snack for life after the collapse. Each little memory or morsel will remind the survivors of the great fortune and riches we’ve enjoyed and plundered. How could our intelligent species be so silly and shortsighted? The first hidden treasure will be a petri dish packed with plankton. Maybe someone can start the food chain all over again.
Mark Malicki, Casino Bar & Grill When you’re a guy, you allow yourself to have those daydreams— you know the ones. Sinking the basket at the buzzer, catching the baby jumping out of the burning building, getting the girl of your dreams. You know, hero shit. I don’t think I can spin the world backwards like Superman in order to save it or make time stand still—like watching your two yearold on a merry-go-round and you don’t want it to end; or your mom is yelling at you to come in and eat dinner and you’re being a selfish little ass, pleading with her for 10 more minutes; or when the wrist of a waitress you work with brushes up against your forearm, and lingers a second longer then it should have, and you don’t want it to stop. Sorry Mayans, but I just can’t let it end yet. Maybe you dudes need a smart phone or a calculator.
Jon Lohne, Brotherhood Board Shop I met a strange man while on the road earlier this year. What first drew my attention was a very bizarre sound coming from a small boom box that was hanging from a fat gold chain around his neck. I approached him and asked “What you listening to, man? Sounds crazy.” He kept bobbing his head, white
buglike glasses reflecting the summer sun, and replied, “It’s the Karate Kid soundtrack played backwards. If you listen to it over and over it actually reverses time.” He explained that he had been on this program for over a year and was actually getting younger. He then pulled up his shirt exposing an abnormally muscular abdomen that resembled one of those plastic muscle suits you buy at a gag store. I said, “Damn!” The strange man replied, “This is what people are most impressed with. Before I started listening to the Karate Kid soundtrack backwards this was all flab.” So I started thinking to myself, if this could be true, and one could actually reverse time using the reverse Karate Kid soundtrack method, then what better time to use it than now? We could actually turn back the clock and save humanity. I mean, the worst thing that might happen is that the world will end and we’d all die with abnormally muscular abs.
Ellen Skagerberg, Copperfield’s Books When the economy tanked, we couldn’t keep our twice-monthly house cleaner. Over the years the house deteriorated, until I was greeting everyone except my sisters on the porch. “Hi, can I bring you a cup of tea? Sit here on the steps, and I’ll be right back. It’s not that cold, and the tea will really warm you up!” With only a year to live, our retirement savings have become moot. If I can find someone willing to clean house during their final year (which strikes me as unlikely), I’ll hire a spiff cleaning team. I won’t be saving anything for heirs or posterity, so the cleaners can have their way with my possessions. The teapot collection will go! The weird dolls will go! Our packets of wedding photos from 1987 will go! The Haruki Murakami first editions will not go, because I’m going to read them, damn it.
Jonah Raskin, Sonoma State University I want a room with a view in a hotel on a plaza with a bistro
downstairs that’s in the Michelin Guide and where I know the headwaiter and the chef and where the menu changes daily. There’ll be a library and a librarian, too, with rare books and manuscripts, a heated swimming pool and a mini theater that shows Hollywood classics such as Citizen Kane, The Big Sleep and The Godfather. In the room with a view, there’ll be room for friends, family, exstudents, ex-lovers, fellow writers, artists, and musicians, the ghosts of Jack Kerouac and Walt Whitman. There’ll be big, puffy pillows on the floor, paintings on the wall by Bob Hudson, Bill Allen, Bill Wiley, newly cut irises from the garden, sunlight at midday and shadows at dawn and dusk. No more of the shopping, cooking, washing, drying and dusting that I’ve done since I was a boy with chores all day long. After an espresso and a croissant in the morning, I’ll sit at my desk and work until late afternoon on my last book—on Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain—racing against the clock for real this time.
Barry Lazarus, Red Devil Records I’d close my store and take my wife and kids traveling. But first I’d listen to my favorite records for a week, then sell them and our house, and then off to some of my favorite places: the national parks in Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Arizona, Eastern Sierras, Patagonia. And to my dream places: Nepal Himalaya, Turkey, Japan, Yucatan, Cuba, Thailand, Angel Falls, the Deep South, Vanuatu, Arctic Alaska. And spend the last week eating until we’re about to burst in Italy, but spending the last day with a picnic on a mountaintop meadow.
Tim O’Reilly, O’Reilly Media: I haven’t given it a moment’s thought. I will say, though, that anyone who isn’t living as though the world might end tomorrow has forgotten one of life’s key lessons. None of us has been promised tomorrow, so make each day be something you’d be proud to have as your last day.
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You know the feeling. It’s that excited feeling you get walking into the lobby of your favorite theater, loading up produce from your favorite farmer’s market or finding just the right title at your favorite bookstore. It may come daily at the cafe, weekly at the nightclub or even just once a year at the framing shop. It can happen anywhere, from the bank to the feed store, from the yoga studio to the park. It’s a feeling that says you absolutely need to tell the entire world about how wonderful this one perfectly divine little thing is right now. We know. We get that same feeling pretty much constantly, and each week we get the chance to get the giddiness off our chest in print. But once a year, it’s your turn. Dear readers, it’s time to channel all those good feelings about
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Though she’ll always be known for the hit “Midnight Train to Georgia”—even showing up on a 30 Rock performance of the song—there are plenty of other great tunes one can expect Gladys Knight to sing at her Santa Rosa show this week. “If I Were Your Woman,” the insistent “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination” and the beautiful “I Don’t Want to Do Wrong” are all songs the casual fan who got tickets as a stocking stuffer should study up on before witnessing Ms. Knight live. She’s a Mormon these days, so maybe she’ll even sing “I Hope They Call Me on a Mission” on Friday, Jan. 6, at the Wells Fargo Center. 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 8pm. $46–$88. 707.546.3600.
In 2009, the local music community was shocked at the news that the great musician Johnny Downer died unexpectedly while vacationing in Mexico. To many, it still doesn’t seem real. Every year since, there has been a Johnny Downer Tribute at Hopmonk Tavern, where Downer performed
often, either with his band Free Peoples or with any configuration of other musicians. In his memory, his mother has set up a fund benefiting music in Sebastopol schools, and previous benefits have helped carry on the thing Downer loved almost more than his fellow man—music. Keep his spirit alive on Saturday, Jan. 7, at Hopmonk Tavern. 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. 2pm. Free. 707.829.7300.
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Little Things A few weeks ago in the pages of this paper, our own Rachel Dovey spotlighted Tom Cooper, a man fascinated with chronicling in book form the tankhouses of Sonoma County. We are enamored of those with idiosyncratic relationships to the minute details of their own terrain, and consequently we love Robert Sandberg and his single-focus book ‘Steps, Lanes and Paths of Mill Valley.’ Of course, these are no ordinary steps, lanes and paths; created around the turn of the century as shortcuts in town, they were abandoned with the advent of car travel, only to be unearthed and rebuilt in the 1990s. Sandberg is the premier authority on these small thoroughfares; he appears on Saturday, Jan. 7, at Book Passage. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 2pm. Free. 415.927.0960.
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Funk Royalty When everyone from James Brown to Parliament to Prince to De La Soul wants you in their band, you know you’re doing something right. The great saxophonist Maceo Parker is synonymous with soul music. Say just the first name—“Maceo”—and everyone knows there’s gonna be a riot goin’ on. Parker is 68 but looks 40, and still blows his horn like a teenager. He also brings with him one of the meanest bands in the business, with Rodney “Skeet” Curtis as a secret weapon on bass. It’s always a dance party when Maceo plays, and something tells me the seating chart isn’t going to be able to constrain the groove on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Napa Valley Opera House. 1030 Main St., Napa. 8pm. $35–$40. 707.226.7372.
All That Jazz BUST THIS! The Mythbusters guys do their thing on Jan. 7 at the Wells Fargo Center. See Events, p32.
With a supper-club setting, it only makes sense that the recently reopened George’s Nightclub would host a jazz series. This year, that idea comes true with Jazz at George’s, happening every first and third Thursday of the month. Upcoming artists in the series include the versatile bassist Marcus Shelby and guitarist Ray Obiedo, while the opening honors are given to Roberta Donnay. A backup singer with Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Donnay was mentored in recording jazz by the legendary producer Orin Keepnews, who helped nurture the careers of Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. She must be doing something right; see her on Thursday, Jan. 5, at George’s Nightclub. 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 9pm. $12–$15. 415.226.0262.
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HEAD SPACE Sometimes, Michael Gazzaniga says, the conscious mind takes credit for decisions and actions of the unconscious mind.
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euroscience has not been kind to the concept of free will. In recent years, the ďŹ eld has given us a picture of the conscious mind that isn’t very attering; it’s often an underachiever compared to the unconscious mind, and it’s also disturbingly willing to take credit for work it didn’t do. Neuroscience shows us a brain that is determined by its physical characteristics, a brain that can be
understood as a very complicated mechanism. Can a mechanism be said to have free will? And if there is no free will, what happens to the concept of personal responsibility? “When you go through a whole journey of 50 years in brain science, you start wondering about that,� author Michael S. Gazzaniga tells me in a recent phone interview. In his new book, Who’s in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain, he explores these questions in depth. Gazzaniga has been involved in studies that clash dramatically with instinctive notions about how
our minds work. He once worked with people who’d had such severe epilepsy that the only solution was a surgery to sever the connections between the left and right hemispheres of the brain. The curious thing about this surgery is that patients did not notice any difference, and never reported anything unusual. Gazzaniga tested these patients by feeding different information to the two hemispheres, and the results are fascinating. “It’s really a multi-agent system in there,� he explained. “There’s a bazillion control systems in there running our lives. And which one
is sort of in our conscious mind at any moment is the result of a competition that goes on with these agents.� But when the hemispheres are severed, the agents on one side can’t share information with the agents on the other side. The left hemisphere handles language, so initially, it’s the side that answers questions. And when asked, it’s happy to explain and take responsibility for actions initiated by the right hemisphere in response to information not at all available to the left. How? It just makes something up and believes that it is true. This is due to a part of the brain called the interpreter, and though it may seem a little dishonest, it’s just doing its job. The interpreter is what gives you your personal narrative, and sometimes, as Gazzaniga’s experiments show, it is wildly incorrect about what’s happening in the brain. Other experiments have shown that often the interpreter will give the conscious mind credit for decisions and actions that actually originated in the unconscious mind. This has given some reason to think that consciousness might be nothing more than an afterthe-fact explainer, a device to rationalize and take credit. But late in the book, Gazzaniga sticks up for conscious decision-making, will power and restraint. These things do exist, he shows us, and he describes their importance in how the mind operates. So does this mean he believes in free will? “The idea of free will seems antiquated and out-of-date,� he says, “and not very helpful to understanding what we humans are all about.� Michael Gazzaniga appears on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Book Passage. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 7pm. Free. 415.927.0960.
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o people still listen to records together? There was a time, back in the vinyl days, when you would put on a new record and everyone would sit on the couch or the floor and just listen. Together. And if it was a record by Tom Lehrer, everybody listening would also end up laughing their butts off. Tomfoolery, the peppy new musical revue at Petaluma’s Cinnabar Theater, is the theatrical equivalent of hanging out and taking in the hilarious songwriting brilliance of a Tom Lehrer box set. Directed by Michael Fontaine, who also performs in the show, and with crisp musical direction by Stuart Rabinowitsh, Tomfoolery is a plotless but cleverly written
celebration of the man who gave us the scandalous “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,” “The Vatican Rag,” “We Will All Go Together When We Go” and other subversive, twisted tunes. Early on, following a show-opening, four-person romp through the naughty Boy Scout anthem “Be Prepared,” Fontaine sets the tone with a lithe performance of “The Elements,” a clever recitation of the entire periodic table of the elements sung to the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Modern Major General.” Other highlights include Eric Morris’ sweet crooning of the gory dismemberment-themed love song “I Hold Your Hand in Mine” and the equally whackedout “My Home Town”; Krista Wigle’s impressive belting of the politically incorrect “Wiener Schnitzel Waltz”; and Elly Lichenstein’s side-splittingly straight-faced rendition of “The Irish Ballad,” nailing the song’s nonchalant sense of murderous glee:“About Sinéad I’ll sing a song / Who didn’t have her family long / Not only did she do them wrong / She did ev’ryone of them in.” The big crowd pleaser, not surprisingly, is the entire foursome’s spirited song-anddance performance of the aforementioned “Vatican Rag,” performed, appropriately enough, in Catholic nun drag. The spoken song-linking material drops sly snippets of detail about Lehrer’s life and career, with the occasional cynical quote from the man himself. Fontaine fills the stage (a nicely designed set by Sharlyn Klein, recalling Laugh-In) with visual flash and simple but entertaining choreography. Though a few favorites are not included (what, no “Hunting Song”?), there is plenty to tickle the taste of longtime Lehrer fans. For those heretofore unexposed to Lehrer, the wickedly inappropriate charm of lyrics and the palpable joy of the bemused cast will undoubtedly make many converts. ‘Tomfoolery’ runs Friday–Sunday through Jan. 22 at Cinnabar Theater. 3333 N. Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma. Friday–Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm. $25–$35. 707.763.8920.
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Gary Oldman in chilly ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ BY RICHARD VON BUSACK
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abits of secrecy and arrogance breed monstrous behavior in the stunning new version of John le Carré’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The story unfolds in the early 1970s. The Cold War still has England frozen. The Secret Service is the most paranoid place in this war, and its denizens face news that a toplevel mole is pipelining secrets to the U.S.S.R. Director Tomas Alfredson (of the original Let the Right One In) creates a thick impasto of early-1970s British despair. His spies are men dripping in athletic-club shower rooms or swimming in a crowded pond of cold water. Such is the world of George Smiley (Gary Oldman), the man once next in line for control of the British Secret Service until he and his boss (John Hurt) were forced to resign after a particularly bad fiasco in Budapest; there, British agent Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong) was shot in the back by the KGB. The mole suspects include one of the most baleful actors alive, Ciarán Hinds, as Roy Bland; Colin Firth as an icon of condescension; Toby Jones; David Dencik as a downy Toby Esterhase, last seen wailing for his life; and Benedict Cumberbatch as the too-natty Peter Guillam. And out in the cold: the ominous Tom Hardy as polyesterswathed leg breaker Ricki Tarr. The director keeps the deepest cause of Smiley’s solitude offcamera, his straying wife, Ann. Oldman is startling here, even after years of superb supporting work. The sordid job of spying excites him internally—he has a fetishist’s gleam—and his performance is dark and vivid, even if it’s superficially quiet. His Smiley (naturally not a smiler) is a man who radiates authority, even while fulfilling le Carré’s description of someone who makes a room emptier every time he enters. ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ is playing at Summerfield Cinemas.
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NEW MOVIES The Artist (PG-13; 100 min.) French romance and homage to silent film, The Artist stars Jean Dujardin (OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies) as a silent-film star in love with an aspiring actress during the rise of the talkies. In black-andwhite with French subtitles. (GB)
A Dangerous Method (R; 94 min.) David Cronenberg directs the adaptation of John Kerr’s ’93 book about Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender), his mentor, Freud (Viggo Mortensen), and patient Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), who became one of the first female psychoanalysts. (GB) The Darkest Hour (PG-13; 89 min.) A handful of people stuck in Moscow during an alien invasion must get to a nuclear sub with the secret to destroying the invaders. Produced by George Lucas. (GB)
ALSO PLAYING The Adventures of Tintin (PG; 107 min.) Directed by Steven Spielberg (produced by Peter Jackson) and presented in not always glorious CG. But RVB liked it. (GB) Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G; 87 min.) Hawaiian shirts get digitized in this third installment of the Chipmunks franchise, when Alvin and co. find themselves on a desert island after too much partying on a cruise ship. Good subtitle. With Jason Lee and David Cross. (GB)
Arthur Christmas (PG; 97 min.) Santa’s second son, Arthur, comes to the rescue when the Claus crew neglect to deliver a gift in this animated film from producers of Wallace & Gromit series. With the voices of Jim Broadbent, James McAvoy and Hugh Laurie. (GB)
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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (R; 158 min.) David Fincher directs the Englishlanguage version of the hit 2009 Swedish film, based on the first in Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium series.” Co-stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, as Lisbeth. (GB)
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My Week with Marilyn (R; 106 min.) An assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl in 1956 recounts his week spent with the bombshell while her husband Arthur Miller is out of town. Stars Michelle Williams as Marilyn. (GB)
New Year’s Eve (PG-13; 118 min.) Like his previous film, Valentine’s Day, Garry Marshall’s latest depicts through a series of vignette’s the various states of the union of a group of couples in New York on New Year’s Eve. With Halle Berry, Robert De Niro, Abigail Breslin, Hilary Swank et al. (GB)
Shame (NC-17; 101 min.) The world of a young New Yorker with a sex addiction starts unraveling when his troubled younger sister moves in. At the Rafael Center and Summerfield Cinemas. See review, p25. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13; 128 min.) Guy Ritchie directs the sequel to his 2009 hit, with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law reprising their roles. Holmes’ archenemy Moriarty’s here, played by the excellent Jared Harris. Also stars Rachel McAdams and Stephen Fry. (GB)
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Gladys Knight Soul great performs memorable hits from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Jan 6, 8pm. $46-$88. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
Racism Sucks Invalids, Slandyr, Puke N Rally, Manchus and Kenny Wilson play to raise money for Kellen Malone, who was attacked by people describing themselves as Nazis in Petaluma last Halloween. Jan 6, 8pm. $8. Phoenix Theater, 201 E Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
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Funk great and former member of James Brown’s band causes a dance party. Jan 10, 8pm. $35-$40. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.
Roy Rogers Grammy-winning slide guitarist and renowned producer performs. Jan 6, 8pm. $20. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.
SONOMA COUNTY
Lagunitas Tap Room Jan 4, Matt Lax and Nearly Beloved. Jan 6, Nate Lopez. Jan 7, Moonlight Rodeo. Jan 8, Slowpoke. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.
Last Day Saloon Mon, karaoke. Wed, 7pm, North Bay Hootenanny’s Pick-MeUp Revue. Thurs, Live Pro Jam. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.2343.
Aubergine
Main Street Station
Jan 5, Acorn Project. Jan 6, Brothers of Siren, Blisses B. Jan 7, Saffel, Driftwood. Tues, 7pm, ladies’ limelight open mic with Tawnie. Wed, 7pm, open mic. 755 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2722.
Jan 6, Jessie Simpson. Sun, Sun, Kit Mariah’s open mic. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.
Mc T’s Bullpen
Fri, Jen Tucker. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.
Jan 7, Hit and Run. Wed, open mic with Angelina. Thurs, 9pm, karaoke with Country Dan. Fri, DJ Alexander. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.
Chrome Lotus
Monroe Dance Hall
Jan 5, Loca. Jan 6, Ladies Night. Jan 7, Swag. 501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. www.chromelotussr.com.
Thurs and Sun, Circles ‘n Squares Dance Club. Jan 7, Tom Rigney with Flambeau. 1400 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.529.5450.
Barley & Hops Tavern
Coffee Catz Sat, 2pm, Bluegrass jam. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.
Murphy’s Irish Pub
Tues, swing night with lessons. Wed and Thurs, karaoke. Jan 6-7, Crossfire. Sun, 7pm, salsa with lessons. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.
Jan 5, Dan Martin and Friends. Jan 6, Sonoma Mountain Band. Jan 7, Andrew Freeman. Jan 8, Sean Carscadden & Marty O’Reilly. Every other Monday, knitting night. Every second Tues, open mic. Wed, 7:30pm, trivia night. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.
Friar Tuck’s
My Friend Joe
Flamingo Lounge
Fri, DJ Mike. Wed and Sat, karaoke. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.792.9847.
Gaia’s Garden Jan 4, Shade Jazz. Jan 5, Hand Me Down. Jan 7, Ruminators. Tues, Jim Adams. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.544.2491.
Hopmonk Tavern Jan 5, Juke Joint with Neon DJs Paul Timberman, Truthlive, Domo. Jan 6, English Beat. Jan 7, Johnny Downer Tribute. Mon, Monday Night Edutainment. Tues, 7:30pm, open mic night. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.
Hotel Healdsburg Fri and Sat, Jazz in the Lobby. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.
Inn at the Tides Sat, Maple Profant. Bay View Restaurant. 800 Hwy 1, Bodega Bay. 800.541.7788.
Jasper O’Farrell’s Wed, Brainstorm. Sun, open mic. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2062.
Thurs, 7:30pm, Rubber Chicken Open Mic. 1810 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.829.3403.
Nonni’s Ristorante Italiano Mon, 6pm, Steve Swan’s Sinatra croonings. Wed, 6:30pm, Don Giovannis. 420 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.0222.
North Light Books & Cafe Jan 8, Down Dirty Shake. Thurs, 5:30pm, open mic. 550 E Cotati Ave, Cotati. 707.792.4300.
Northwood Restaurant Thurs, 7pm,Thugz. 19400 Hwy 116, Monte Rio. 707.865.2454.
Papa’s Taverna Fri, 7pm, live music. Sat, 7pm and Sun, 4pm, Kefi. Sun, 1:30 and 3:30pm, Greek dance lessons, live music and bellydance show. 5688 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma. 707.769.8545.
Phoenix Theater Jan 5, Sexual Receptacle, Hoarders, TSA and Headlands.
CRITIC’S CHOICE
The Rocks Bar & Lounge Fri and Sat, Top 40 DJs hosted by DJ Stevie B. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.782.0592.
Society: Culture House
California Gold Tim and Nicki Bluhm’s hazy, vintage-sounding duets In 1966, a young author was leaving a party in Carmel Village. At an S-turn the motorcycle he was riding on lost control, and the author was killed instantly. His book, Been Down So Long it Looks Like up to Me, had been out for only two days. In fact, the author, named Richard Fariña, was better known for his music. With his wife, Mimi, he recorded politically laden folk music, and the two even presaged Dylan’s electric revolution with a track recorded on electric guitar, “Reno, Nevada.” Tim and Nicki Bluhm are a husbandand-wife duo living not far from the site of Fariña’s accident, who 45 years later have included “Reno, Nevada” on their recent EP, Duets. Most all of the songs are originals which outshine the Fariña-penned track. Conjuring breezy days spent in the West Coast outdoors, the duo’s voices blend perfectly in songs about love, life and memories. “Unforgetaboutable” is like a lost George Jones and Melba Montgomery B-side, and “Think About the Two of Us” has a tinge of classic-country sweetness. Tim Bluhm is known for his work with the Mother Hips, but Duets captures his unique vision of a freer 1970s California. Catch the two opening for Victoria George on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 142 Throckmorton Theatre. 142 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 8:30pm. $20–$30. 415.383.9600.—Gabe Meline
Jan 6, Anti-Racism show and benefit for Kellen Malone’s medical bills with Invalids, Slandyr, Puke N Rally, Manchus and Kenny Wilson (see Concerts). Jan 7, Forever’s End, Fantasia, Flannelhed and Trecelence. Mon, 7pm,
Wed, Gallery Wednesday. DJs and art curated by Jared Powell. Thurs, Sultry Salsa and Casa Rasta. Jan 6, Neon with DJ Paul Timberman and guests Chango B, Zack Darling and Malarkey. Sun, Rock ‘n’ Roll Sunday School. 528 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, No phone.
Spancky’s Thurs, 9pm, DJ Dray Lopez. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.
Toad in the Hole Pub Mon, open mic with Phil the Security Guard. Second Sunday of every month, Ian Scherer. 116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.544.8623.
Tradewinds Mon, Donny Maderos’ Pro Jam. Thurs, DJ Dave. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7878.
Transient Lounge Jan 6, Mr. P Chill and Trunk of Funk. Jan 8, State Faults, Innards, Reptilian, Adobe Homes and For Want Of. Jan 10, Dead End Winter, Isolated and Being as an Ocean. 400 Todd Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.583.9080.
Wells Fargo Center Jan 6, Gladys Knight (see Concerts). 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
MARIN COUNTY
Mon, open mic with KC Turner. 877 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.225.7495.
George’s Nightclub Jan 5, Roberta Donnay Jazz Quartet. Jan 6, Uncle Buffett. Jan 7, Moonalice. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.
Redwood Cafe
Fri, DJ Ken and Alton. 1535 S Novato Blvd, Novato. 415.892.5051.
Sausalito Seahorse
Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Jan 6, Ralph Woodson. Jan 7, Captain Crunch. Mon, Monday Night Football with Big John. 902 Main Street, Napa.
Schoenberg Guitars
Sat, 11am, Frederick Nighthawk. Sun, 11am, Carolyn Dahl. 387 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3261.
Jan 7, Frank Vignola. 106 Main St, Tiburon. 415.789.0846.
Marin Center
Mon, 8pm, open mic with Simon Costa. Thurs, 9pm, Texas Blues. Sat, 2pm, juke jam. Sun, 2pm, Irish music. 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.485.1182.
Silo’s
Jan 7, Love2Dance: Mixin’ It Motown (see Concerts). 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.
Moylan’s Brewery
Smiley’s
Thurs, 8:30pm, Jam session. 15 Rowland Way, Novato. 415.898.HOPS.
Jan 5, RadCLoud. Jan 6, Beam. Jan 7, Cochise. Mon, reggae. Wed, Larry’s karaoke. Sun, open mic. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.
Fri and Sat, Hall 1. 1600 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa. 707.257.0200.
Nickel Rose Mon and Wed-Sun, DJ dance. 848 B St, San Rafael. 415.454.5551.
19 Broadway Club Jan 4 at 6, Buddy Owen; at 9, OOH! Jan 5, DJ DB Dance Party. Jan 7, Burn it Down Fridays with Soundprrof Intl. Jan 7, Front Street Band with Stu Allen. Jan 8 at 4, Natural Gas Jazz Band; at 9, Buddy Owen. Mon, 9pm, open mic. Jan 10 at 6, Jeb Brady Band; at 9, Uzilevsky Korty Duo with special guests. 19 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.
No Name Bar Tues, 8:30pm, open mic with Damir. Fri, 9pm, Michael Aragon Quartet. Sun, 3pm, Mal Sharpe’s Dixieland. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.
Jan 10, James Moseley Quartet. Tues, 7pm, Swing Fever. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.
DeSilva’s
Jan 6, Miracle Mule. Jan 7, Rubber Souldiers. Jan 8, Offshoots. Town Square, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.
Mama’s Royal Cafe
Jan 5, Carrie Brandon with Devon Lawrence, Danielle Bowen, Ian Johnston and Daniel Lavezzo. Jan 7, Victoria George with Tim and Nicki Bluhm (see Critic’s Choice, adjacent). 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600. Wed, 8:20pm, salsa dancing with lessons. 815 W Francisco Blvd, San Rafael. 415.460.0101.
Rancho Nicasio
DJ night. Fri, old-school DJ night. Sat, DJ night. 1250 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.4101.
Jan 7, Cozy Winter Music Series with Aaron Redner and Friends. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.
Panama Hotel Restaurant
Club 101
mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.
Jan 4, Tangonero. Jan 6, Macy Blackman. Jan 7, Doc Kraft. Jan 8, Julio Bravo. Jan 10, Seahorse Jazz Night. Mon, local talent onstage. Tues, jazz jam. Sun, salsa class. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.
Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
142 Throckmorton Theatre
young people’s AA. Tues, 7pm, Acoustic Americana jam. Wed, 6pm, Jazz jam. Sun, 5pm, Rock and blues jam. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565. Tues, 6:30pm, SSU night open mic and poetry reading.
Finnegan’s Marin
Papermill Creek Saloon Wed, Kevin McConnell, Dan Dickson and Phil Wood. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls. 415.488.9235.
Peri’s Silver Dollar Jan 4, Gabe Diamond Trio. Jan 5, Acacia. Jan 6, Beso Negro. Jan 7, Slim Jenkins. Jan 8, Sexy Sunday. Jan 10, Tara Tinsley. Mon, acoustic open
Napa Valley Opera House Jan 6, Roy Rogers (see Concerts). Jan 10, Maceo Parker (see Concerts). 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.
Rainbow Room Fri and Sat, 10pm, DJ dancing. Sun, salsa Sun. 806 Fourth St, Napa. 707.252.4471.
Sleeping Lady
NAPA COUNTY Calistoga Inn Wed, open mic. Thurs, reggae
Wed, 7pm, jam session. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.
Silverado Resort
Uva Trattoria Wed, Gentlemen of Jazz. Jan 5, Dan and Margarita. Jan 6, Tommy Hill and Rhumba Tribe. Jan 7, Bernard Anderson and TOB. Sun, James and Ted. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.
San Francisco’s City Guide
Shen Yun Performing Arts Costumes and dance of ancient Chinese culture with live orchestra. Jan 3-8 at War Memorial Opera House.
Idle Warship Talib Kweli and Res team up with live band for a soulful, modern-electro project. Jan 6 and 7 at Yoshi’s SF.
Meshell Ndegeocello Long-running soul composer, singer and bassist tours with new album, “Weather.” Jan 7 at Great American Music Hall.
Battlehooch Quirky, arithmetic-addled post-rock courtesy of analog instruments and wild imagination. Jan 7 at Slim’s.
Phonte & 9th Wonder Two members of beloved hip-hop group Little Brother lay down a tight vibe. Jan 7 at New Parish.
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Apocalypse. Syncopated blips and bells texture an otherwise simple melody on “Daylight.” Scattered handclaps confuse the rhythm of “Boat Cruise.” “Mystery Machine (The Golden Age)” is little more than a looped chord amid a dense fog of feedback. But where Ellison dabbles in sonic chaos, Bruner shapes his combo of bass, keys and drums into something strongly resembling form. Aside from their mystical flourishes, “Boat Cruise” and “Daylight” both circle a handful of repetitive phrases. A brisk rhythm guides “Fleer Ultra” through riotous bass improvisation. “Walkin’” is a neo-funk breeze-along anchored by a steady beat that breaks into a peppy chorus of la-la’s. If you know your end-of-theworld lore, you’ll realize that Cosmogramma is the natural prequel to Apocalypse’s postdisaster arcadia. Violent and extravagant, Ellison’s album is the doomsday Bruner glances back at, from its Dante-esque title—an arcane word about the study of heaven and hell—to the music itself, a blast of voices, lasers and drums that scatter like shards of shrapnel. Ellison’s heady outbursts are likely glorious live. But blaring from a plastic disc (or, let’s be honest, a 13-inch screen), the compositions border on grandiose. They’re interesting, jarring and even at times moving. But between the artist’s dense philosophizing and musical iconoclasm, one gets the feeling he wants to transport listeners to the postworld plane that obsesses him—and sheer noise, however complex, simply won’t do the trick (although another goldfish might). But where Cosmogramma gets lost in some timeless future-place, Apocalypse exists partly in the present, where people buy groceries and where time signatures mean something. With his many nods to funk, jazz fusion and good old-fashioned beats, Bruner’s playing is grounded in the familiar, while Ellison’s layers allow listeners to glimpse, briefly, his imagined future. Like Cosmogramma, Thundercat’s Apocalypse doesn’t do away with time, but in quiet, scattered moments, it conjures the duo’s timeless golden age.
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Galleries OPENINGS Jan 4 At 4pm. Steele Lane Community Center, paintings by Kathy Cia White. R415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3282.
Jan 5 At 5pm. Finley Center, historical birdhouses; also, “Honoring the Pomo Youth Dancers” with photographs by Christine Cobaugh. 2060 W College Avenue, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3737.
Jan 7 At 2pm. Local Color Gallery, “Watercolor Festival,” work by Sally Cataldo, Mara Farnworth and Ned Luzmoor. 1580 Eastshore Rd, Bodega Bay. 707.875.2744.
of Schulz’s Art: More Than Peanuts,” original drawings by Charles Schulz. $5-$8. Through Apr 2, “Hit the Road, Snoopy!” featuring the beagle’s most famous road trips. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.
1580 Eastshore Rd, Bodega Bay. Daily, 10 to 5. Closed Wednesdays. 707.875.2744.
City Hall Council Chambers
Petaluma Mail Depot
Jan 10-Mar 1, Obie G Bowman’s pen, brush and ink works on display. 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Ste 10, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3010.
Finley Community Center Jan 5-31, historical birdhouses on display. Reception, Jan 5 at 5pm. Jan 5-Feb 2, “Honoring the Pomo Youth Dancers” with photographs by Christine Cobaugh. 2060 W College Avenue, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 7; Sat, 9 to 1. 707.543.3737.
Glass Beetle Tattoo Jan 8, 6-9pm, reception for photography exhibit of local photographer Brisa Aceves. 1700 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.579.8862.
Jan 8
Graton Gallery
At 2pm. Marin Society of Artists, “Where in the World,” unjuried exhibit working in all media. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.454.9561.
Through Jan 16, “A Picture Is Worth 500 Words (or Less),” watercolors by Sally Baker paired with poetry and prose. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. TuesSun, 10:30 to 6. 707.829.8912.
From 6 to 9pm. Glass Beetle Tattoo, photography by Brisa Aceves. 1700 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.579.8862.
Hammerfriar Gallery
SONOMA COUNTY Branscomb Gallery Ongoing oils by Ralph Beyer, collages by Edmund Dechant, sculptures by Sharyn Desideri and watercolors and etchings by James D Mayhew. 1588 Eastshore Rd, Bodega Bay. Daily, 11 to 4. 707.875.3388.
Buddha’s Palm Tattoo Gallery Through Jan 6 “Down the Rabbit Hole,” with works by Ricky Watts. 313 Main St, Sebastopol. Tues-Wed and FriSat, noon to 8; Sun, noon to 4. 707.829.7256.
Charles M Schulz Museum Through Jan 29, “The Flipside
Through Feb 2, “Group Show,” with new works by Andre Cisernos-Galido, Jerry Cohen and others. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. Tues-Fri, 10 to 6. Sat, 10 to 5. 707.473.9600.
Institute of Noetic Sciences Through Jan 12, “Errant Horizons,” an exhibition of paintings by Catherine J Richardson sponsored by Lucid Art Foundation. 415.669.7585. 101 San Antonio Rd, Petaluma.
Llewellyn Current Show features bronze sculpture, figurative nudes by Bruce Wolfe, paintings by Carol Tarzier and lithograph prints by Sandra Oseguera. 707.887.2373. 6525-A First St, Forestville.
Local Color Gallery Jan 7-Feb 12, “Watercolor Festival,” work by Sally Cataldo, Mara Farnworth and Ned Luzmoor. Reception, Jan 7 at 2.
Occidental Center for the Arts Through Jan 7, “Inside/Out Gallery Show” with various artists. Graton Road and Bohemian Highway, Occidental. Through Jan 10, “The Year in Review,” featuring portraits by Murray Rockowitz. 40 Fourth St, Petaluma. 707.762.8150.
Riverfront Art Gallery Through Jan 8, “Patagonia and Atacama Desert,” with photographs by Lance Kuehne. Also through Jan 8, “Weaver’s Dream,” featuring paintings and scarves by Karen Spratt. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. FriSat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART.
Rohnert Park Community Center Through Jan 27, Collective art exhibit by sisters Ann Marie Torrez and Lisa DeMartini. 5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. Mon-Thurs, 8 to 9; Fri, 8 to 5. 707.584.7357.
Sonoma County Museum Through Jan 22, “Singgalot,” Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition on history of Filipino immigrants in America. Through Feb 5 “Customized: The Art and History of the Bicycle,” with bicycle innovations, art bikes, regional history and more. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 4. 707.579.1500.
BRUSH-OFF Watercolors by Sally Cataldo (above), Mara Farnworth and Ned
Luzmoor open Jan. 7 at Local Color Gallery in Bodega Bay. See Openings, adjacent.
Olompali” features history of State Park; also, “Growing the Future: Farming Families of Marin.” Boyd Gate House, 1125 B St, San Rafael. TuesFri, plus second and third Sat monthly, 11 to 4. 415.454.8538.
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Through Feb 11, “Looking at You Looking at Me,” featuring photography, video and other media selected from di Rosa collection by curator Robert Wuilfe. 5200 Carneros Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sat, 9:30am to 3pm. 707.226.5991.
Jan 8-28, “Where in the World,” unjuried exhibit open to MSA members working in all media. Reception, Jan 8 at 2. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. MonThurs, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 12 to 4. 415.454.9561.
Jan 4-Feb 23, paintings by Kathy Cia White. Reception, Jan 4 at 4. 415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Thurs, 8 to 7; Fri, 8 to 5. 707.543.3282.
Through Jan 31, “Members Show,” featuring sculpture, painting, photography and more. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.
Painters Place
Through Jan 31, “Winter Group Show,” featuring works by gallery artists Bryn Craig, Willam DeBilzan and others. 483 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.945.9454.
Through Jan 14, “Painters Place,” paintings by Christin Coy and Richard Lindenberg. 1139 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.461.0351.
Marin History Museum
Through Jan 6, “Grounded: A California Indian Life,” art by Miwok/Pomo artist Kathleen Rose Smith. 1 Bear Valley Rd, Pt Reyes Station. 415.464.5125.
Ongoing “Treasures from the Vault,” local artifacts; also, “Ranching and Rockin’ at
Through Jan 30, “Napa Valley: The People and the Landscapes,” featuring photographs of Vi Bottaro. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Wed-Mon, 10 to 5. 707.944.0500.
Ca’Toga Galleria D’Arte
O’Hanlon Center f or the Arts
Gallery Bergelli
Napa Valley Museum
Through Jan 14, “New Paintings,” featuring the work of Leslie Allen. 23 Sunnyside Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 11 to 6, Friday-Saturday 11 to 7,. Sunday 12 to 5. 415.384.8288.
Through Jan 15, “Agent of Change” featuring work of late Bay Area sculptor and activist Mary Tuthill Lindheim. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4. 415.899.8200.
Steele Lane Community Center
MARIN COUNTY
Seager Gray Gallery
Red Barn Gallery
Ongoing murals, ceramics and wood sculptures by Carlo Marchiori. 1206 Cedar St, Calistoga. Thurs-Mon, 11 to 6. 707.942.3900.
Di Rosa
Downtown Napa Through April 2013, “Momentum: Art that Moves (Us),” second annual interactive public art exhibition ARTwalk. Free. First Street and Town Center, Napa. 707.257.2117.
Gallery 1870 Ongoing, works by various artists, currently highlighting Imre Buvary, Kay Geis and Takayuki Harada. 6525 Washington St, Yountville. 800.322.1870.
Gordon Gallery Ongoing, original landscape paintings and limited-edition prints by Steven Gordon. 6484 Washington St, Yountville. Wed-Sun, 10:30 to 5:30. 707.944.0823.
Wildcat Clothing First Friday of every month, “Virgin-a-Go-Go,” featuring Virgin de la Guadalupe art by 25 artists. 1210 First St, Napa.
Comedy Tuesday Evening Comedy Tues at 8, Mark Pitta hosts ongoing evenings with established comics and up-and-comers $15-$20. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Events Bayer Farm Tending Every Fri, 3 to 6, all ages welcome to join LandPaths for garden care. Fri, 3-6pm. Bayer Farm, 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.524.9318.
Calistoga Art Walk Follow the signs and view art with strolling tour of shops and galleries. First Wed-Thu of every month, 5-7pm. Free. Downtown Calistoga, Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.225.1003.
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John Cardinale leads fundraiser for Gastric Cancer Fund. Sat, Jan 7, 8am. Infineon Raceway, Highways 37 and 121, Sonoma, 800.870.RACE.
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An evening of onstage experiments, audience participation and behindthe-scenes stories with Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series ‘MythBusters.’ Jan 7, 8pm. $45-$85. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
Field Trips French Garden Farm Tour First Sat monthly, 10 to noon, join Dan Smith for practical tips on growing your own garden. First Sat of every month. Free. French Garden Farm, 11031 Cherry Ridge Rd, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.
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Join monthly three-mile hike to experience sunset, moonrise, picnic and spectacular views. Pack your own picnic. Second Tues monthly at 7:30. $15. Pelican Inn, 10 Pacific Way, Muir Beach, RSVP. 415.331.0100.
Film First Friday Film Series Watch Schulz’ favorite films. First Fri of every month. Jan 6 at 7pm, “The Sting.” $5. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.
Live Theater Broadcasts Classic ballet and opera broadcast live from around the globe.Jan 8 at 10, “Swan Lake.” Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.528.4222.
Food & Drink Ballroom & Dining Room One-hour dance lessons followed by a special threecourse menu created by chef Aaron Wright. Second Mon of every month. $40. Lark Creek Inn, 234 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.
Civic Center Farmers Market Sun at 10am, “Eat Local 101” provides walking tour with information, cooking advice and ideas inspired by locally grown foods. Thu, 8am-1pm and Sun, 8am-1pm. Marin Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 800.897.3276.
Friday Night Bites Interactive classes with tastes every Fri at 6. $75. Fri. Cavallo Point, 601 Murray Circle, Fort Baker, Sausalito, 888.651.2003.
Goosecross Cellars Enjoy themed food and wine pairings Tues-Wed, noon to 3. $10. Tue-Wed. Goosecross Cellars, 1119 State Lane, Yountville. 707.944.1986.
Healdsburg Farmers Market Sat, 9am-12pm. Healdsburg Farmers Market, North and Vine streets, Healdsburg. 707.431.1956.
Santa Rosa Farmers Markets Oakmont Drive and White Oak, Santa Rosa. 707.538.7023. Sat, 9am-12pm. Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.522.8629.
Sonoma Farmers Market Depot Park, First St W, Sonoma. Fri, 9am-12pm. Sonoma Plaza, First St E, Sonoma. 707.538.7023.
For Kids American Canyon Library Preschool storytime. Tue, 10:30am. Free. American Canyon Library, 3421 Broadway (Highway 29), American Canyon. 707.644.1136.
Bay Area Discovery Museum FACE TIME Photography by Brisa Aceves shows at
Glass Beetle Tattoo starting Jan. 8. See Openings, p31.
Ongoing, “Animal Secrets.” Hands-on art, science and theater camps, art studio, tot spot and lookout cove
adventure area. Wed-Thurs at 10 and 11, music with Miss Kitty. $5-$6. Fri at 11, aquarium feeding. Ongoing. Admission: $8-$10. Bay Area Discovery Museum, Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Rd, Sausalito. 415.339.3900.
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Buddy Club Children’s Shows Featuring Boswick the Clown: juggler, magician and comedian. Sun, Jan 8, 1pm. $7-$8. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.
Chops Teen Club Hang-out spot for Santa Rosa teens ages 12 to 20 offers art studio and class, open gym, tech lounge, cafe, recording studio and film club. Hours for high schoolers: Mon-Thurs, 3 to 9; Fri, 3 to 11; Sat and school holidays, noon to 11. For middle school kids: Mon-Fri, 3 to 7; Sat and school holidays, noon to 7. Film club meets Tues at 4. Ongoing. Membership, $5$10 per year. Chops Teen Club, 509 Adams St, Santa Rosa. 707.284.2467.
Petaluma Library Tues at 10, storytime for ages three to five; at 3, read to a specially trained dog from PAWS for Healing. Wed at 10, babytime; at 7, evening pajama storytime in Spanish and English. Fri at 10, storytime for toddlers. Sat at 4, parentchild reading group for second- and third-graders. Tue-Wed-Fri. Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma. 707.763.9801.
Lectures Science Buzz Cafe Part 2 of BBC video about Chinese ships visited America around 1421. Jan 5 at 6:30. $3 donation. French Garden, 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.
Self-Defense & Personal Safety Seminar Learn how to assess a potentially violent situation and overcome the freeze response that blocks you from defending yourself. Sat, Jan 7, noon. $55-$75. Meridian Rolling Hills Club, 351 San Andreas Dr, Novato.
Keena Turner The A-List Series presents conversational interviews with authors, athletes, adventurers, academics and anarchists.
What Next? Otherworldly connections with psychic John Edward The most anticipated year of the century has begun. It could be the end of the world as we know it, or it may be an exciting new beginning. If we are, in fact, facing the afterlife, John Edward may be the key to finding out what happens next. Using his supposed innate abilities to connect with those who have already crossed over, Edward, in his live show, informs audience members of communications by their deceased friends and relatives. Told by a psychic medium when he was just 15 that he would achieve great renown for his psychic abilities through books, lectures, radio and television, Edward was initially skeptical. But due to the accuracy of the medium’s other predictions, Edward decided to explore the notion while continuing college, working in other jobs and starting his family. He finally surrendered to his fate as a psychic when his first book, One Last Time, was published in 1998. This lead to interviews and his first television show, Crossing Over with John Edward, and the rest, as they say, is history. John Edward puts everyone in a feel-good 2012 apocalypse mood on Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Wells Fargo Center. 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 3:30pm. $54–$94. 707.546.3600.—Anna Freeman
Jan. 11, Former 49er Keena Turner in conversation with sportscaster Bruce Magowan on the 30th Anniversary of ‘The Catch.’ $12-$15. 7:30pm. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
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Book Passage Wed, Jan 4, “Who’s In Charge” with Michael Gazzaniga. Wed, Jan 4, 2 and 8pm, Travel through history in southern France with Kerrin Meis. Thurs, Jan 5, 7pm, “Saving San Francisco: Relief and Recovery After the 1906 Disaster” with Andrea Rees Davies. Fri, Jan 6, 7pm, “The Hunter” with John Lescroart. Sat, Jan 7, noon, “Who’s Talking Now? The Owl or the Crocodile” with Seymour Boorstein. Sat, Jan 7, 2pm, “Steps, Lanes and Paths of Mill Valley” with Robert Sandberg. Sat, Jan 7, 4pm, “Dream Life” with Victoria Casto. Sat, Jan 7, 6pm “Stations of the Sufi Path” with Nahid Angha. Sat, Jan 7, 7pm, “Just Trust Me: Finding the Truth in a World of Spin” with Randy Kasten. Sun, Jan 8, 1pm, “Me I Found a Journey” with Margie Belrose. Sun, Jan 8, 2pm, “Jealous Mistress” with Susan Alexander. Sun, Jan 8, 4pm, “Way You Say It: Becoming Articulate, Well-Spoken and Clear” with Carol Fleming. Sun, Jan 8, 6pm, “All Indians Do Not Live in Teepees (or Casinos)”
( 32 with Cathy Robbins. Sun, Jan 8, 7pm, “Dead Man’s Switch” with Tammy Kaehler. Mon, Jan 9, 10am, Spanish II class with Graciela Pera. Mon, Jan 9, 10:30am, Advanced French with Anne Bishop. Mon, Jan 9, 2:30pm, Sixth year Italian class with Gisella Petrone. Mon, Jan 9, 5:30pm, Travel writing class with Don George. Mon, Jan 9, 7pm, “Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life” with Patricia Evans. Tues, Jan 10, 10am, Beginning Spanish class with Graciela Pera. Tue, Jan 10, 10:30am, Cours de perfectionnement class with Anne Bishop. Tues, Jan 10, 1pm, French literature and grammar class with Genevieve Blaise-Sullivan. Tues, Jan 10, 1pm, German conversation class with Hamid Emami .Tue, Jan 10, 7pm, “Wabi Sabi Love: The Ancient Art of Finding Perfect Love in Imperfect Relationships” with Arielle Ford. Sundays, 10am, “Beyond Asana: The Inner Voyage of Yoga and SelfTransformation” class with Lewis Hamady. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.
Healdsburg Library Second Tuesday of every month, 6:30pm ‘Center Literary Cafe,’ an evening of shared song, prose, poetry and drama with 3-minute open mic presentations. Free. 139 Piper St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3772.
Northpoint Coffee House First Wednesday of every month at 7pm, Sunset Poetry by the Sea open mic and readings 1250 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.331.0777.
Poetry Night Join Andrew Mayer and friends for evening of poetry on the first Sat of every month, 7 to 9. Free. 1015 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.527.6434.
Point Reyes Books Second Monday of every month, 7pm, Knit Lit group. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1542.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Second Sun at 4, Westword Salon open reading and discussion. $1 donation. 707.829.1549. 6780 Depot St, Sebastopol.
Theater The 39 Steps Hitchcock’s fast-paced Tony and Drama Desk awardwinning whodunit. $10-$25. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.
Tomfoolery Musical revue of witty, clever songwriter and mathmatician Tom Lehrer, who was very subversive for his time. Through Jan 22. Fri-Sat at 8, Sun at 2. $25-$35. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd.
GOLDEN ERA Keena Turner appears with Bruce Magowan to mark the 30th anniversary of ‘The Catch’ on Jan. 11 at 142 Throckmorton. See Lectures, p32.
The BOHEMIAN’s calendar is produced as a service to the community. If you have an item for the calendar, send it to calendar@bohemian. com, or mail it to: NORTH BAY BOHEMIAN, 847 Fifth St, Santa Rosa CA 95404. Events costing more than $65 may be withheld. Deadline is two weeks prior to desired publication date.
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NEW! Writing the Sacred: A Psalm-Inspired Path (Workshop) Express emotions, and experiment with forms of language inspired by the words of the Psalms. Sat, Jan. 21, 10am–4pm, Journey Center, 707.578.2121, www.journeycenter.org.
The Enneagram: A Tool for Transformation Free introduction to an ancient tool for personal and relational transformation. Wed, Jan. 25, 6:30–9pm, Journey Center, 707.578.2121, www.journeycenter.org.
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