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Climate change is not a future problem for frontline communities. It is a now problem. As temperatures continue to rise, people of color are among communities hit first and worst by climate change. Now is the

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Frontline communities are often faced with inadequate and discriminatory emergency shelter systems in times of crisis.

While recognizing that frontline communities are vulnerable to climate change, the composition and narratives of the mainstream climate movement reflect the perspectives of middle/upper class, often leaving frontline communities out of the conversation.

Petaluma will have an opportunity to be an example for other cities in Sonoma County to mirror. Petaluma will get to choose who makes up this climate cabinet. Our community needs candidates who will be a voice for frontline communities, fight for environmental justice and represent the community it serves.

As climate chaos escalates, transitions away from fossil fuel are inevitable, but justice is not. Know that just as we hold our elected officials accountable, we will be watching who gets included in the city’s decision-making and policy-setting in its fight against climate change. After all, this is the survival of people and Mother Earth, and lives are at stake.

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n our fourth grade class, we have been studying energy. Energy is what makes things work and humans depend on it. We invited UC-Berkeley and public transportation experts from the program called Youth-Plan Learn Act Now (Y-PLAN) to help us build a model of Santa Rosa and understand our environment better. We began thinking about how we want Santa Rosa to be better in the future.

In our opinion, humans should not waste energy because our lives depend on it and not everyone has access to it. It’s easy to think that energy is unlimited and that global warming is not happening, but when you look at the facts, it is clear that humans depend on unsustainable sources of energy like fossil fuels, and that is creating global warming. Species are dying, and humans are also dying. We need to do something about it. Some ideas we have for humans to save energy are use less electricity, eat less meat and dairy and talk to politicians about this problem. We also want to see more solar panels being put up in all communities.

It is also our opinion that kids can make a difference. We believe kids can make a difference because we have seen many examples of it happening. We read about kids in Marin who also worked with Y-PLAN and were inspired to write to our community in this Open Mic. We have also learned about youth leaders like Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and Greta Thunberg who are taking action and motivating others to care about protecting our planet. We can write essays, we can make speeches and we have a lot of energy to inspire other people. We even started an Earth Club.

Some people might think we are too young to make a difference, but if we were too young to make a difference, we wouldn’t be writing this and you wouldn’t be reading it. In conclusion, we only have one planet and kids can help protect it by learning about energy and thinking about how we can make better decisions for the future.

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Capital Intensive Is small-donor activism the difference in California’s death penalty debate? BY TOM GOGOLA

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ollowing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on capital punishment via executive fiat in March, will California voters end the death penalty in 2020?

New research from the National Institute on Money in Politics indicates that, absent a robust grassroots anti–death penalty effort, it could be a tough sell.

That’s owing to the power and influence—and infrastructure—of statewide unions such as the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, whose smalldonor efforts in 2016 helped turn the public opinion tables on a capital punishment proposition twofer on that ballot that year.

Proposition 62 would have ended the death penalty outright; while prodeath penalty Proposition 66 sought to limit appeals in capital cases.

The institute’s research found that even as the state was trending

away from support for the death penalty, that pro–death penalty, 62/66-specific committees outspent opponents’ committees by $13.5 million to $9.7 million in 2016.

That year, “corrections officers represented the overwhelming majority of small donors rallying behind the death penalty,” reports the institute’s online research portal, followthemoney.com, adding that “thirty-five public sector unions collectively gave $3.3 million to the pro-death-penalty effort. . . . Almost half ($1.6 million) of the union total

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came from contributions from CCPOA and the Peace Officers Research Association of California.”

Twenty-eight-thousand CCPOA members contributed $287 each to 62/66-specific committees.

Small-donor anti-death penalty contributions were not nearly so robust, as the institute reports that “more than four-fifths of the antideath-penalty total ($7.9 million) came from just 35 donors that gave $50,000 or more.”

Contributions from opponents were made by George Soros’s Open Society Policy Center ($1 million), Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective ($600,000), “and more than $450,000 from the Northern California Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.”

The report further noted that Stanford professor Nick McKeown gave $1.5 million, “a 91 percent share of the total from education donors,” while Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings contributed $1 million of $1.2 million that came from the TV and film industry.

Lastly, it found that five people (including Tom Steyer) “accounted for more than 80 percent of $1.1 million from securities and investment donors.”

Small donor contributions from 1,700 opponents totaled $377,000, reports the institute as it recounted the run-up to the 2016 election. That year, opponents contributed an average of $4,750 to the committees; proponents of the death penalty contributed an average of $470.

On Sept. 21, 2016, the Sacramento Bee reported that polling to date indicated that a plurality of voters supported Prop 62, while only a third of voters supported Prop 66. It cited a joint study from the Field Poll and the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, that “found Proposition 62 ahead 48 to 37 percent, with 15 percent of likely voters undecided. Meanwhile, barely a third (35 percent) support Proposition 66, a competing initiative aimed at expediting the death-penalty process. With 42 percent undecided, it appears far less familiar to voters. Twenty-three percent are opposed.”

Then came a late-season, CCPOAled advertising blitz that raised public awareness of the initiatives.

education, lifting up the voices of impacted communities like victims' families and the wrongfully convicted, fostering new alliances with other criminal justice reform movements, and advocacy efforts at the local level. We rely on 'small' contributions from a broad base of donors to carry out this type of work, along with some funding from foundations and what nonprofits refer to as 'major gifts.’ As a nonprofit advocacy organization, gifts of any amount really do make a difference for us.”

Meanwhile, it looks as like the most recent polling is favoring capital punishment opponents, by large margins, notes DPF. Even as district attorneys and victims’ families have accused Newsom of thwarting the 2016 will of the voters, recent polling suggests that Californians favor lifewithout-parole over execution in first-

For-Profit Path A CNN investigation last week reported that the prison-healthcare giant Wellpath was the defendant in six federal lawsuits in recent years, most involving pregnant inmates.

The local upshot? Following a 2018 mega-merger, the for-profit Wellpath is now the heath-care provider at the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Center.

The Massachusetts-based company is, in turn, controlled by private-equity firm H.I.G. Capital.

CNN reported that Wellpath became the nation’s largest jail and prison healthcare provider in November 2018 when H.I.G. Capital merged Correct Care Solutions (which it bought last July) with the Correctional Medical Group Companies (CMGC). One of CMGC’s subsidiaries, the California Forensic Medical Group, is the contracted health-care provider at the MADF. The county signed its latest contract with CFMG in 2017, which paid about $4.6 million a year for the first two years of the contract. The contract runs through 2022, and it appears that Wellfleet is indeed on the scene:

degree murder cases, by a two-to-one ratio. A Public Policy Institute of California poll conducted two weeks after Newsom’s announcement found that 62 percent of voters “chose life in prison over the death penalty,” reported DPF. “The survey found that only 31 percent of adults—38 percent of whom are likely voters—favored the death penalty.”

It remains to be seen whether the polling holds, or whether it will matter. “If a future campaign were to take place,” says Crawford, “it would need to build on the successful aspects of the last campaign's fundraising strategy, while finding additional ways to raise money.

Public figures play a big role in spreading the word about the issues at the heart of a campaign, and perhaps the governor’s bold stance might facilitate additional ‘smalldonor’ contributions.”

Job sites such as Indeed.com have been reporting for months that Wellpath is hiring for positions at the jail that include mental health professionals, social workers, psychiatric nurses and other positions.

A report in Bloomberg last year reported that the H.I.G. buyout of Correct Care Services was designed to “help the company gain a bigger footprint into the largely untapped behavioral health segment, which include providing mental illness and addictions services.”

With the for-profit mega-merger, CNN reported that Wellpath was projected to bring in annual revenues of $1.5 billion from contracts with jails such as Sonoma County’s. The county is also in the midst of building a new Behavioral Health Unit for inmates struggling with mental illness.

The Wellpath lawsuits cited by CNN “allege that pregnant women have been subjected to inhumane and dangerous conditions and treatment that in some cases have allegedly led to miscarriages and infant deaths.”

One of the incidents occurred in Alameda County in 2018, where CFMG had a contract to provide health-care services. The county canceled the contract when a homeless woman allegedly gave birth while in solitary confinement. —Tom Gogola

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“In the end, 53 percent of voters rejected Proposition 62 and 51 percent okayed Proposition 66,” notes the institute.

In making his announcement, Newsom highlighted that the death penalty discriminates against minorities and poor people as he called the practice “ineffective, irreversible and immoral.” He pledged to give a reprieve to the 737 inmates currently on death row in California, close the death chamber at San Quentin (it was dismantled soon after his announcement), and end a yearslong controversy over the state’s execution protocols in the bargain.

Most of the 737 condemned in California are men held in one of three death row tiers at San Quentin. Women on death row are incarcerated at a facility in Chowchilla.

Marin Assemblyman Marc Levine has also introduced a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot that would ban the death penalty. In response, proponents have ramped up the grassroots activism in light of the renewed push to end capital punishment in the state.

Families of crime victims and local district attorneys have embarked on a “Victims of Murder Justice Tour.” In April, NBC Los Angeles reported that the organization would take the tour to each of the 80 Assembly and 40 Senate districts in the state.

Can opponents match the grassroots activism? Death Penalty Focus, a California nonprofit devoted to ending capital punishment in the state through public education and grassroots organizing, was unsurprisingly supportive of Newsom’s March move and says it might spur grassroots activism at the local level, should Levine’s measure wind up on the ballot in 2020.

"As it stands right now, it's a bit premature to speculate about an initiative in 2020,” says David Crawford, senior advocacy director at DPF, “although the moratorium does raise questions about the movement's endgame and whether the moment is right. My organization has many priorities at the moment, including public

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Prefer a brisk jog through the vineyard? Notre Vue Estate Winery invites guests to jog, too, at their fourth annual outdoors adventure event, Tour de Cru. Notre Vue is the resident winery (along with sister brand, Balverne) of Windsor Oaks Vineyards, a 210-acre

patchwork of vineyard blocks that sprawl across the hills just north of Windsor. Many wineries buy their 16 varieties of wine grapes, but an additional 350 acres is designated “Forever Wild” by agreement with the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District. Connecting it all is a network of dirt and gravel roads wending through oak woodlands and cresting hills to reveal million dollar views—it’s like a fine regional park, with wine.

I showed up for last year’s Tour de Cru with my hybrid city bike, and 32mm tires, ready to tackle the gravel. This was folly. I knew I shouldn’t have bothered when I saw the initial ascent to where the trails begin. Luckily, Windsor Bike Center was on hand to offer me a more appropriate setup, sporting suspension, fat, knobby tires, the works, for no extra charge. The winery is “95 percent sure” the bike store will return on June 29. For your heel-pounding pleasure, Fleet Feet Sports returns to provide shoefitting and warm-up advice.

Don’t expect a special kind of lanyard to hold your glass of wine and your cheese and charcuterie plate. But here’s a pro tip: Balverne Pinot Noir rosé is just as refreshing from a sports bottle.

I chose the 2-mile Red Tail Trail, getting mixed up with the 5.4-mile Summit Trail along the way. At the top of the dam, some lollygaggers are enjoying a tranquil pond scene from a gazebo—lollygagging is allowed. After an easy spin down a tree-shaded road, the marked trail has me climbing between vineyard rows uphill. Further on, I confer with a fellow biker about the route, and pass a group of hikers taking in the view. On a steep downhill in the dirt, those disc brakes really saved me. Then I rounded a corner—hark, the wildlife! Well, turkeys.

Back at the winery, the Healdsburg burger-and-sausage joint the Wurst serves lunch, a couple of local vendors offer samples of fresh juice and yerba mate, and this year’s musical guest is Ragtag Sullivan.

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ake your average girls’ getaway. Pair it with a booze-induced romp through Napa Valley. Wrangle some of Saturday Night Live’s finest comedians and put Parks and Rec star and SNL alum Amy Poehler at the helm: Enter the recently released Netflix film, Wine Country. Muumuus are worn, wine is guzzled and DUI playlists take over the dance party airwaves in the ultimate weekend-long birthday bash.

The film was born out of a reallife trip Poehler took to Napa to celebrate Rachel Dratch’s (who stars alongside Poehler) 50th birthday. The cast boasts other SNL alums including

Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey (who also co-wrote the screenplay) and Maya Rudolph, who plays weary mom Naomi, and delivers one of the first spityour-wine-out lines of the movie,

“Mama needs to rock out with her cock out.” The scene perfectly sets the table for this boozy ballad about womanhood and friendship; aimed at anyone who has ever fought to figure her life out; and done so, surrounded by girlfriends who swear, fight and swill in the name of friendship.

Prior to a wide release on Netflix May 10, Wine Country screened May 5 at the Cameo Cinema in St. Helena, part of the Napa Valley Film Festival’s (NVFF) year-round programming slate. The event was preceded by a VIP reception

at Martin Showroom, where wine flowed and food from the film was featured, including the “lavender popping corn” on a stick, which was the butt of a snarky joke in the film.

“This is our first event of the season,” says Whitney Haskin, director of programming for the NVFF. “We have plans for future events as part of our partnership with Netflix.” After the screening, Whitney offered this about the film: “It had this really beautiful arc about being a woman, in your 40s, 50s, 60s, and what that means to still be friends.”

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Poehler shot in several locations throughout Napa Valley, including Baldacci Family Vineyards, Quintessa, Artesa Estate Winery and downtown Calistoga.

Tina Fey floats in and out of the film as the bawdy Airbnb host Tammy, who delivers classic oneliners like, “Whatever gets said, it’s probably what the person has always felt and the alcohol just let it out.”

Jason Schwartzman fills the token-dude slot, as a hilarious girl Friday who acts as the houseboy, chef and bus-driving tour guide who “comes” with the house—in more ways than one.

Hilarity ensues when Pell’s character test drives her new set of knees by cartwheeling down the main drag in Calistoga.

Other scenes in the town were filmed last May, when Lincoln Avenue was shut down to accommodate the shoot. “It was an absolutely great experience,” says Calistoga Chamber of Commerce marketing and communications director (and occasional Bohemian contributor) Charlene Peters. “The film will give a lot of exposure to Calistoga which is a really great thing. As a destination we are absolutely thrilled this movie is coming out and hope it sparks an interest for people to come to the top of the Napa Valley,” says Peters, “where the legend began.”

In another Calistoga scene, Poehler and her pack roll through

town bedecked in Welcome Center swag, with gigantic wine goblets in hand. “They were wearing those wine glass sunglasses and all the other goofy gear that every tourist who comes here has to have,” says local resident Christy FitzpatrickWebb, an extra in the film. “They were a hoot and a holler.”

The film parodies the tasting room experience to high comedic effect, including a bit that was shot at Artesa Winery in Napa.

A techno-wine-geek-speaking tasting room guy plies Poehler’s inattentive crew with wine country factoids and invites them to comment on the wine. Dratch’s character Rebecca says, “It tastes like canned peaches.” Rudolph’s Naomi tastes lemon and jasmine.

The tasting pro is quick to correct.

“You don’t taste that. You smell it.” Poehler lobs back, “All they ever want to do is talk about wine.” This theme of getting past the tasting lingo in favor of the wine-guzzling repeats throughout the film with each situation upping the next.

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Another scene that pokes at tasting-room experiences takes place at a property adjacent to Baldacci’s public tasting room.

Rudolph, as seen in the film trailer, belts out a boozy rendition of the Bangles’ Eternal Flame before falling off the piano.

The tasting unravels when the hospitality person, played by an amusing Liz Cackowski (who co-wrote the screenplay with Spivey), asks if anybody notices the sediment in their wine glass.

An impatient Poehler deadpans, “Would you just tell us,” furthering the notion that some tourists care little about wine nuances and more about cramming in as many tastings in as possible.

Cackowski’s sunny character, Lisa, remains undeterred as she continues with a dissertation on tartrates and wine diamonds, before she politely insists that nobody walk through the organic vineyards. This prompts Rudolph and Dratch to do just that.

Kellie Duckhorn, general manager at Baldacci, had reservations about being one of the Napa Valley locations, due to concerns over how the region might be portrayed in the film.

“We’ve all worked very hard to make the valley approachable,” she says. “But a lot of times it comes off as being inaccessible or pretentious, and that is not the Napa Valley we know and love.”

Despite her initial hesitancy, the experience was a positive one, says Duckhorn. “We were so impressed by the level of professionalism of the production crew. And the shoot was really fun,” she says.

“Our location was made in to this crunchy granola–type winery, which suited us just fine and went along with our value set. We make spectacular wines, but don’t take ourselves too seriously.”

Comedic situations continue to unfold as the film bounces between several over-the-top moments, some that stray from the truth. Once such scene comes when everyone files in from a less-than-abundant

dinner with fistfuls of food from McDonalds. Let the record show there are no golden arches along the rural routes of Napa Valley.

In other tomfoolery, Schwartzman’s character chases down a rogue cuttlefish that ultimately lands in a massive trough of paella, which he stirs with a canoe paddle. This humor hits a high note when Schwartzman beds Poehler’s character, who sports a CPAP machine during and after sex. He awakens with a flourish and says, “I would love to snuggle, but I have to stir the paella,” which he does, for the duration of the movie.

The film doesn’t stop with playful pokes at Napa Valley. It taps everything from aging and unemployment to cancer and generational battles, including an epic showdown between a middleaged posse led by Poehler, and a pack of millennials.

The film’s denouement comes when Rudolph’s character is bitten by what may (or may not) have been a snake. The encounter sends everyone rolling down a hill to escape. It’s in this scene that the true heart of the story unfolds. Tears are tossed, cliffside confessions unfurl and the realization comes that the bonds of female friendship can never be broken.

If the crowd at the NVFF screening is any indication, the movie will resonate with and entertain locals. One who shared her impressions following the film says, “I thought it was terrific and really fun with some good meaning behind it.”

As for the portrayal of Napa Valley, she says, “It was perfect.

The location stood out as being the really cool place that it is. I haven’t heard an audience laugh that much in forever.” Someone else added, “It made me miss my girlfriends.”

Beyond the gags and boozy tirades and tumbles, Wine Country is, at its core, a love letter to women, lifelong friendships— and the Napa Valley, which plays one hell of a sidekick.

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LET’S GO FLY A KITE the popular ‘Castles & Kites’ day of family activity returns to Doran Beach on Saturday, May 18.

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Natural Art Splitting her time between her Occidental home and Oakland where she teaches at the California College of the Arts, mixed media artist Victoria Wagner is known primarily for her “woodrocks,” gemlike sculptures that she creates from the scavenged wood of the forest surrounding her home. Wagner also works with wood panels covered in materials like aluminum, walnut and paint to explore the interplay between the human, animal and environmental world and her new mixed-media exhibit opens with a reception on Saturday, May 18, at Hammerfriar Gallery, 132 Mill St., Suite 101, Healdsburg. 6pm. Free.

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Inclusive Entertainment Last year, Sonoma County educator Emily Parker took her classroom training model of full inclusion and transformed it into the Inclusion Festival, giving the community a day of live music, interactive art and other fun with all the necessary sensory accommodations. Now the festival is back with a new location and an expanded schedule of activities and entertainment from performers like the Drama Spectrum improv comedy group, Sky Topia performer Amanda Grace, music from DJ Konnex and others on Saturday, May 18, at Cypress School, 3880 Cypress Dr, Petaluma. Noon. facebook.com/FestivalInclusion.

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Plow Down Back in the day, the work done in the fields and on the ranches of the North Bay was horsepowered, literally. This weekend, the 36th annual Plowing Day at the former home of Jack London gives visitors an insight into farming life from the 1800s. The family event includes plowing demonstrations and horse-drawn wagon rides and features an array of Blacksmithing, horseshoeing and other throwback practices in action on Sunday, May 19, at Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen. 10am. Free admission; $10 per vehicle parking. 707.938.5216.

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Against All Odds At the age of 19, London-born Stanford University student Lara Prior-Palmer discovered the Mongol Derby, an annual competition of endurance and skill that involves dozens of riders racing a series of twenty five wild ponies across a thousand kilometers of Mongolian grassland. On a whim, she decided to give it a try. Her story of competing in the grueling race is collected in Rough Magic, her suspenseful and soulful memoir, which she reads from on Sunday, May 19, at Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma.

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MOVE TO THE BEAT Drumming, dancing, food and fun are all part of the Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival in Santa Rosa.

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ain or shine, it’s the season to step out and get fresh North Bay. From hiking challenges to community arts festivals, here’s a backpack full of family-friendly outdoor activities to partake in this weekend.

Alaska Native Day: Though it was officially established by the Russian American Company, Fort Ross on the Sonoma Coast was built

by many diverse people, including Alaska native sea hunters from many Alaskan tribes originating on Kodiak Island and eventually the Aleutian Islands and Alaskan Peninsula.

This year, that heritage is honored in the sixth annual Alaska Native Day at Fort Ross State Historic Park. In addition to traditional activities like the annual John Sperry memorial qayag (sealskin) kayak boat race and the walk to the nearby cemetery for remembrance and

blessing, this year’s festival boasts an international lineup of talent with the Anchorage Unangax Dancers sharing their traditional dancing from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, vocalist Saina Singer, of the Sakha Republic, performing her songs and sharing Siberian native history and Haida and Welsh artist Rachel Langford leading a metal etching project.

Kids’ arts and crafts activities, history and ecology exhibits and more celebrate Alaskan culture on

Saturday, May 18, at 19005 Hwy 1, Jenner. 10am. Free admission; $8 per car parking. Fortross.org.

Napa Open Space District Spring Trail Challenge: Aside from touring vineyards and tasting rooms, Napa County is a haven for those who love to hike, bike or ride horses in wide open spaces, and the Napa Open Space District is the best place to find out when and where to get outdoors. Each spring, the district offers a trail challenge that invites adventurous participants to take on any five of 11 trails throughout the county. Each completed trail earns points, and bonus points are awarded for additional parkrelated activities, such as this weekend’s Flower Hike at Moore Creek Park. The hike features views of unique and interesting flora, including Monkeyflower, Baby Blue Eyes, Canyon Larkspur and other native plants, while covering the basics of flower identification. Once on the hike, be sure to take photos and add the right captions when uploading to social media to enter to win prizes like a Tahoe getaway, complimentary winetasting at Olabasi, bike tune-up from Calistoga bike shop and more.

The trail challenge continues until June 21 and the Flower Hike commences on Saturday, May 18, at 2607 Chiles Pope Valley Rd., St. Helena. 10am. napaoutdoors.org.

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this weekend presents a rare opportunity to tour the 3,300-acre site during the Skaggs Island Bike Ride. Adults and children are invited, and participants can walk the route as well, which comprises a seven-mile loop and optional offshoot trails. You might see wildlife like deer, foxes, coyotes and birds of prey, and you’ll definitely enjoy complimentary ice cream from Straus Family Creamery and chocolate milk from Clover (while supplies last).

Registration is required for the Saturday, May 18 ride at Skaggs Island Road and Highway 37, Sonoma. 10am. Free. fws.gov/ refuge/san_pablo_bay.

Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival: Started in 2009 by Sonoma County artist Mario Uribe, whose art and career has long celebrated a love for Japanese arts and culture, Sonoma County Matsuri (the word translates into festival) is a nonprofit educational arts organization dedicated to sharing and promoting Japanese culture through educating intercultural understanding at events like the annual Matsuri!

Japanese Arts Festival. The event turns 10 this weekend and returns to Juilliard Park in Santa Rosa.

At first, the festival was little more than a tea ceremony, but as Sonoma Matsuri expanded, so did its vision. Now the festival has become one of the signature cultural events in the North Bay with taiko drumming, calligraphy, martial arts, food, exhibitors and more. Festival-goers are invited to join in the fun and try their hand at drumming, mochitsuki (the pounding of sweet rice into cakes), and learning dance steps on the lawn. In addition to the daylong festival, this year’s events include a Saturday night of music featuring the shakuhachi (a Japanese bamboo flute), on May 18, at the Church of the One Tree (492, Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa.

7pm. $20). The festival commences on Sunday, May 19, at 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 11am. Free admission. sonomamatsuri.com.

For more information on these and other outdoor events, see Calendar, pg 16.

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The connections that people have, make, or miss are the focal point of this pleasant collection of vignettes featuring pairs of characters.

There’s an over-achieving sister (Heather Gordon) and her underachieving brother (Zane Walters at the performance I attended, Anthony Martinez at all others) bickering over the writing of an obituary. There’s a couple (Paige Picard, Ariel Zuckerman) who

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are dissolving their relationship from across the table at a bad restaurant. There’s an elderly woman (Trish DeBaun) and her caregiver (Rosie Frater) who travel the world and spend each morning looking at the sunrise. There’s also a funeral home receptionist (Chandler Parrott-Thomas) and a gentleman (Norman Hall) who makes a late appearance.

How these characters connect (or don’t) is something that the audience gets to discover — even if the characters never do — as the show progresses through its 90 intermission-less minutes. No point in ruining that for you now.

The play hopscotches around from such places as a living room to a mortuary to an airport to Nepal to a hospital waiting room—and accomplishes this in Left Edge’s intimate theater with a combination of great technical elements. Argo Thompson’s minimalist set and vibrant projection design are enhanced by April George’s lighting and Joe Winkler’s sound design.

Director Phoebe Moyer has an excellent ensemble at work here with Dietz’s characters (with one exception) pretty much sharing the stage for equal amounts of time and each getting opportunities to shine in both comedic and dramatic moments. As the initial pairings of characters splinter off, each actor gets to display real range as their stories develop. All are excellent, with Gordon in particular exhibiting why she’s one of the best comedic talents around and DeBaun providing the wisdom, strength and weary regret at the center of this World.

This show has humor and heart.

What it’s missing is an ending.

After 85 minutes of somewhat exaggerated but nevertheless relatable humanity, this smoothrunning express train of storytelling inexplicably derails. Dietz’s script has a natural ending point, but he runs right over it.

There’s random, and then there’s random.

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aba Zumbi of Zion-I, known originally as Steve Gaines, creates music that expands hiphop as a genre, stretching it out by blending elements of reggae, trance and melodic rapping to produce colorful sounds that mix together seamlessly. His multi-dimensional sound is a reflection of his varied exposure to music during his childhood and his openness to experimentation.

Originally from Philadelphia, Zumbi lived in Texas, New Jersey, Georgia and elsewhere before landing in the Bay Area.

“My experience with hip-hop was like that, too,” he says. “Varied, because I grew up in so many different states and experienced so many different types of people.”

Zumbi’s nuanced understanding of hip-hop contributed to his experimentation with the genre later in life.

“For me, hip-hop has always been a gumbo. African drums, rock, jazz...it has always been a mixture of different things coming together,” Zumbi says. “I vacillate with all these different things at

different points of my life, and I love trying new things.”

Hip-hop also acts as a vessel to deepening Zumbi’s understanding of his own identity.

Lyrically, Zumbi delves into the deepest parts of his identity, exploring themes of racism, spirituality and vulnerability to name a few. He hopes by divulging the most intimate parts of himself, his audience will be moved to selfreflect as well.

“This music for me is a spiritual process. Like I am doing psycho therapy on myself, processing all my emotions in a healthy way. It lets me get in touch with myself, a sort of calibration, like going to acupuncture and getting realigned,” Zumbi says.

In the song “Meditation,” off his most recent album Ritual Mystic, Zumbi begins with a quote by the poet Rumi: “The wound is where the light comes in.”

This perfectly summarizes Zumbi’s mission: sharing his vulnerabilities to illuminate the shared experiences we all go through, regardless of race, social status, backgrounds.

Zion-I performs on Friday, May 17, at Reel & Brand, 401 Grove St., Sonoma.

9pm. $20. 707.343.0044.

Concerts SONOMA Keb’ Mo’

Master of American roots music performs with guest Jontavious Willis. May 16, 7:30pm. $39 and up. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Robyn Hitchcock

Spend the evening with one of England’s most enduring contemporary singersongwriters. May 21, 8pm. $30.

HopMonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

The Space Orchestra

North Bay big band performs a tribute to Joe Cocker’s “Mad Dogs & Englishmen,” with the Soul Section opening. May 17, 8:30pm. $25-$30. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.775.6048.

MARIN Mill Valley Philharmonic

Philharmonic’s final program of the year features Brahms’ Symphony No 2 and includes a pre-concert talk. May 17, 8pm and May 18, 4pm. Free; donations welcomed. Mt Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore Ave, Mill Valley, millvalleyphilharmonic.org.

Music Heals International Benefit Concert

Sixth annual fundraiser features David Nelson and several musical friends. May 20, 8pm. $65-$75. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850.

The Rock Collection

Supergroup features Melvin Seals, Greg Anton, Stu Allen, Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, JohnPaul McLean and Stephanie Salva. May 17, 8pm. $25-$30.

Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

NAPA Taj Mahal Quartet

Iconic bluesman returns to the North Bay with his band. May

20, 8pm. $49-$69. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

VOENA Children’s Choir

Choir alumni and current members celebrate 25 years of music with a rhythmicallycharged vocal production.

May 19, 4pm. $30-$40. JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre, 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.880.2300.

May 16, jazz night with Michael Price & Co. May 17, Aly Rose Trio. May 18, DJ night. May 19, David Pascoe and friends. May 20, Jim Adams and John Potter Duo. 6780 Depot St, Suite 120, Sebastopol, 707.861.9603.

Flamingo Lounge

May 17, DJ Sir Julio. May 18, Konsept Party Band.

2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8530.

Geyserville Gun Club Bar & Lounge May 18, John Courage Trio.

21025 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville, 707.814.0036.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Clubs & Venues SONOMA A’Roma Roasters

May 17, Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra. May 18, Hot Buttered Rum. May 19, 1pm, School of Rock. May 20, DJ Shortkut. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

May 17, Levi Lloyd. May 18, Solid Air. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.576.7765.

May 17, Jimbo Scott. May 18, Straw Wattles. May 19, 1pm, Francesca Lee. 691 Broadway, Sonoma, 707.935.9100.

Aqus Cafe

Hotel Healdsburg

May 17, Samurai Wolf. May 18, the Tonewoods. May 19, 2pm, Gary Vogensen and the Ramble Band. 189 H St, Petaluma, 707.778.6060.

The Big Easy

May 15, Rockville Roadkill Big Band.

May 16, Ricky Ray Band. May 17, the Pulsators. May 18, Awesome Hotcakes. May 22, Wednesday Night Big Band. 128 American Alley, Petaluma, 707.776.7163.

Bluewater Bistro

May 16, Twin Soles. 21301 Heron Dr, Bodega Bay, 707.875.3513.

BR Cohn Winery

May 18, 6:30pm, Anne Sajdera Trio. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg, 707.431.2800.

Hudson Street Wineries

May 17, 5pm, Youngblood & Company. 428 Hudson St, Healdsburg, 707.433.2364.

Lagunitas Tap Room

May 16, Robert M Powell & the Rolling Bobs. May 17, the Tahoes. May 18, Hop Sauce.

May 19, the RevTones. May 20, KPCA benefit with the Grain and DJ Sais. May 22, the Aqua Velvets. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

May 18, 12pm, James Marshall Berry & the Big O. May 19, 12pm, Rhyme & Reason. 15000 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen, 707.938.4064.

Murphy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant

Brewsters Beer Garden

Mystic Theatre & Music Hall

May 16, Festival Speed. May 17, Trace Repeat. May 18, Just Friends. May 19, 1pm, Fog Swamp. 229 Water St N, Petaluma, 707.981.8330.

Coyote Sonoma

May 17, Rock & Roll Rhythm Revue. May 18, Joose. 44F Mill St, Healdsburg, 707.385.9133.

Elephant in the Room May 16, Bow Thayer. May 17, Nick Otis and Matt Silva.

May 18, Brother Spell Binder.

May 19, Kerry Kathleen. 177-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, elephantintheroompub.com.

May 17, Full Circle. May 18, Rich Little Band. 464 First St E, Sonoma, 707.935.0660.

May 18, the Hip Abduction.

May 19, Monophonics with Jesse Ray Smith. May 22, Lemonheads with Tommy Stinson. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.775.6048.

The Phoenix Theater

May 17, Osmium with Makeshift Happy and Arm the Valkyrie.

May 18, Simple Revenge and Anhedonia. 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

Redwood Cafe

May 16, Anita Lofton Project.

May 17, Mick Martin Band. May

18, Bohemian Highway. May 19, 5pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band. May 20, Benefit for Jerry Knight’s River Theater with Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Reel & Brand

May 17, Zion I. 401 Grove St, Sonoma, 707.343.0044.

Rock Star University House of Rock

May 17, Faster Pussycat with Dead Fervor. 3410 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa, 707.791.3482.

Songbird Community Healing Center

May 17, Sound Healing Harmony with Jesse Stark.

8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.2398.

Spancky’s Bar

May 18, Uncle Mercy. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.664.0169.

Starling Bar

May 18, Blonde Toledo. May 19, 3pm, Acrosonics. 19380 Hwy 12, Sonoma, 707.938.7442.

Stout Brothers Irish Pub

May 22, Timothy O’Neil Band.

527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.636.0240.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse May 16, Country Line Dancing.

May 17, Bloomfield Bluegrass Boys. May 18, the Well Known Strangers. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, 707.795.5118.

Valley of the Moon at Madrone Estate

May 19, 5:30pm, Valley of the Moon Music Festival Preview Concert. 777 Madrone Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.939.4500.

MARIN Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium

May 18, Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival National Finals. May 21, Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District NonMarching Band. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.473.6800.

Sweetwater Music Hall

May 16, Akae Beka and IrieFuse. May 17, Spin Doctors’ 30th anniversary show. May 19, 5pm, Bloom Music Festival with Pardon the Interruption and Marble Party. May 22-23, John Craigie performs the Beatles’ “Abbey Road.” 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads

May 16, Colonel & the Mermaids.

May 17, Top 40 Friday with the Pamela Parker Band. May 19, Stu Allen and friends. May 20, Grateful Monday with Stu Allen and friends. May 21, OMEN. May 22, Go by Ocean. May 22, Scott Law & Ross James’ Cosmic Twang in the Grate Room. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

NAPA Andaz Napa

May 15, John Vicino. May 18, Kyle Turner. May 22, Monica da Silva. 1450 First St, Napa, 707.687.1234.

Blue Note Napa

May 15, Big Blu Soul Revue.

May 16, Zoso. May 17-19, Willie K. May 21, Mix It Up pro jam. 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.880.2300.

Buster’s Southern Barbecue

May 19, 3pm, Rob Watson and friends featuring Vernon Black.

1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga, 707.942.5605.

Ca’ Momi Osteria

May 17, La Noche Latina dance party. May 18, Yuppie Liberation Front. 1141 First St, Napa, 707.224.6664.

Peter Kassebaum highlights open studio event. Reception, May 17 at 5pm. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. 707.536.3305.

Hammerfriar Gallery

May 18-Jul 20, “Victoria Wagner: Mixed Media,” Occidental artist and educator creates gem-like sculptures from scavenged wood of the forest surrounding her home. Reception, May 18 at 6pm. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. 707.473.9600.

Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center

May 19-Jun 2, “Into the Fold,” oils and acrylics by Angela Zocco Sturr on display in Heron Hall. Reception, May 19 at 3pm.

900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.527.9277.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

May 16-Jun 9, Art at the Source Preview Exhibition features work from artists participating in the upcoming open studios weekends. Reception, May 16 at 6pm. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.4797.

Upstairs Art Gallery

CIA at Copia

May 18-26, Brush with Nature, artist Ron Sumner presents an exhibit of realistic watercolor paintings of animals and birds.

Reception, May 18 at 2pm.

306 Center St, Healdsburg.

707.431.4214.

JaM Cellars

Comedy

May 17, Cosmos Percussion Ensemble. May 18, T-Luke & the Tight Suits. 500 First St, Napa, 707.967.2530.

May 16, Noema. May 17, Zak Fennie. 1460 First St, Napa, 707.265.7577.

Larry “Bubbles” Brown

May 17, Mark Harold. May 18, Smorgy. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa, 707.320.9000.

Veteran comedian headlines a night of standup fun. May 18, 8:30pm. Reel & Brand, 401 Grove St, Sonoma, 707.343.0044.

Roadhouse 29

Paula Poundstone

River Terrace Inn

May 17, Ali & Mark Band. 3020 St Helena Hwy N, St Helena, 707.302.3777.

The Saint

May 17, Monica da Silva. May 18, Kyle Turner. 1351 Main St, St Helena, 707.302.5130.

Uptown Theatre

May 17, Tusk: the Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute. 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123.

Art Opening SONOMA Fulton Crossing

May 17, “Abstractions: A Series of Landscapes,” new works by Petaluma multimedia artist

Veteran comedian is known for her clever humor and spontaneous wit. May 18, 8pm. $29-$45. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Dance Flamingo Lounge

Thursdays, Bachata dance lessons. Sundays, Salsa dancing and lessons. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa 707.545.8530.

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater

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ARTISTRY, featuring classical and contemporary works and choreography from the Young Artist program. $23.

100 California Dr, Yountville 707.944.9900.

Roses fill the streets with themed parade saluting the event’s 125year history. May 18, 9am. Free.

Courthouse Square, Third Street and Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, 707.701.3620.

Raven Theater

Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival

May 18, 7pm and May 19, 2pm, Dances Through Time, experience the magic of live dance by the young artists of Healdsburg Ballet. $15-$22.

115 North St, Healdsburg 707.433.3145.

Events Alaska Native Day

Celebrate Alaska Native history and culture at Fort Ross and beyond with performances, demonstrations, kids activities, arts and crafts and more. May 18, 10am. $10. Fort Ross State Historic Park, 19005 Hwy 1, Jenner, 707.847.3437.

Cruisin’ the Boulevard

Petaluma’s annual salute to “American Graffiti” celebrates classic cars and family fun.

May 16-18. Free. Downtown Petaluma, Petaluma Blvd, Petaluma, americangraffiti.net.

Fireside Dining Sat & Sun Brunch 11–3

Lunch & Dinner 7 Days a Week

HAPPY HOUR M–F 3–6 ALL DAY SUN

Din ner & A Show

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Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs May 17 Fri

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Guitar Slinger/ Songwriter 8:00

Tom Rigney & Flambeauance

May 18 Cajun Orkestra 8:00

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Foxes In The Henhouse May 19 It Don’t Mean a Thang If It Ain’t Got Sun

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Tommy Castro Jun 16 & The Painkillers Sun

Special Guest Lipbone Redding

Our First “All Irish” BBQ Jun 23 Shana Morrison and Sun

Jerry Hannan with The Mad Hannans

Our Annual Beatle Q with Jun 30 The Sun Kings Sun

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ELECTRIC FUNERAL

SAT, MAY 25, 8–10pm

KOWS RADIO FUNDRAISER

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PRXZM EP RELEASE PARTY

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Luther Burbank Rose Parade & Festival

Hessel Guild Plant & Craft Sale

Showcases include Japanese art exhibits, clothing, origami and crafts, with taiko drumming, folk dance and music, martial arts, food and more. May 19, 11am. Free. Juilliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, sonomamatsuri.com.

Plowing Day

Popular family event features historic farming reenactments, demonstrations and horsedrawn wagon rides. May 19, 10am. Free admission; parking fee applies. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.938.5216.

Roller Derby

Get ready for family-friendly action when the Resurrection Roller Derby host Peninsula Roller Girls. May 18, 7:30pm. $5-$12. Cal Skate, 6100 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park, 707.585.0500.

St. Michael’s Celtic Festival

Local items are available for sale with beverages and food on hand. May 18, 8am. Free.

Hessel Guild, 5400 Blank Rd, Sebastopol, 707.579.9788.

Live music, dancing (with lessons), games, traditional food and tea are all part of the fun. May 18, 12pm. $3. Holy Dormition Church, 1521 Rose Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.545.5688.

Inclusion Festival

To the Moon, Snoopy

Second annual festival for people with special needs and their families, friends and allies features live music, silent disco, food and drinks, sensory buffet and more. May 18, 12pm.

Cypress School, 3880 Cypress Dr, Petaluma, facebook.com/ FestivalInclusion.

Event features space-themed activities and presentations, guests from NASA and the Space Station Museum and an appearance by Snoopy himself. May 18, 1pm. Free with admission. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707.579.4452.

Laird Luau

Wild Collections: Expeditions for Education Fundraiser

Winery celebrates its 20th anniversary Hawaiian-style with Caribbean music, dancing and drums as well as Polynesianfusion feast, tons of wine and more. May 18, 1pm. $115. Laird Family Estate Winery, 5055 Solano Ave, Napa, 707.257.0360.

Loving the Living Room

Family-style dinner, wine, auction and other festivities to raise funds for the Living Room’s programs for homeless women and children. May 16, 5:30pm. $125. Wild Oak Saddle Club, 550 White Oak Dr, Santa Rosa, thelivingroomsc.org.

Be part of an immersive garden experience with cuisine and live music to support student scientists. May 18, 5:30pm. $145. Quarryhill Botanical Gardens, 12841 Hwy 12, Glen Ellen, 707.996.3166.

Windsor Run & Wine

Race in a half-marathon, 10K or 5K run with expo and festival open to the public May 19. Windsor Town Green, 701 McClelland Dr, Windsor, runwinecountry.com.

Wine & Sunset

Fundraiser for the Museum of

Sonoma County is filled with music, wine, art and stunning views. May 16, 5:30pm. $20. Love Court at Paradise Ridge Winery, 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr, Santa Rosa, museumsc.org.

Field Trips Bat Walk & Talk

Family-friendly and educational walk is all about bats.

Reservations required. May 18, 7pm. $20 per person; $30 per family. Armstrong Volunteer Center, 17000 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, stewardscr.org.

Castles & Kites

Sandcastle building and kiteflying event is perfect for the whole family. May 18, 11am.

Doran Regional Park, 201 Doran Beach Rd, Bodega Bay, 707.565.3955.

Crepuscular Critters

Take a trip into the world of nighttime creatures, with potluck dinner and optional overnight camping.

Registration required. May 18, 4:30pm. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, landpaths.org.

Family Hike at Spring Lake

Explore the park in your own backyard while learning about local plants and animals. May 18, 1pm. Spring Lake Park, 391 Violetti Dr, Santa Rosa, 707.527.4465.

Full Moon Hike: Caminando Con La Luna

Bilingual outing explores woodlands under the moonlight sky. May 18, 8pm. Foothill Regional Park, 1351 Arata Lane, Windsor, 707.565.2041.

Planting the Seeds of Wellness

Activities include workshops on soil health, cooking demonstration with native foods, kids games and more.

Registration required. May 19, 11am. Bayer Farm, 1632 West Ave, Santa Rosa, landpaths.org.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to humorist Dave Barry, "The method of learning Japanese recommended by experts is to be born as a Japanese baby and raised by a Japanese family, in Japan." As you enter an intensely educational phase of your astrological cycle, I suggest you adopt a similar strategy toward learning new skills and mastering unfamiliar knowledge and absorbing fresh information. Immerse yourself in environments that will efficiently and effectively fill you with the teachings you need. A more casual, slapdash approach just won't enable you to take thorough advantage of your current opportunities to expand your repertoire. sacred celebration: a blow-out extravaganza filled with reverence and revelry, singing and dancing, sensual delights and spiritual blessings. What is the occasion?

After all these eons, your lost love has finally returned.

And who exactly is your lost love? You! You are your own lost love! Having weaved and wobbled through countless adventures full of rich lessons, the missing part of you has finally wandered back. So give yourself a flurry of hugs and kisses. Start planning the jubilant hoopla. And exchange ardent vows, swearing that you'll never be parted again.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Louvre in Paris is the world's biggest art museum. Over 35,000 works are on display, packed into 15 acres. If you wanted to see every piece, devoting just a minute to each, you would have to spend eight hours a day there for many weeks.

I bring this to your attention, Gemini, because I suspect that now would be a good time for you to treat yourself to a marathon gaze-fest of art in the Louvre—or any other museum. For that matter, it's a favorable phase to gorge yourself on any beauty anywhere that will make your soul freer and smarter and happier. You will thrive to the degree that you absorb a profusion of grace, elegance, and loveliness.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): In my astrological opinion, you now have a mandate to exercise your rights to free speech with acute vigor. It's time to articulate all the important insights you've been waiting for the right moment to call to everyone's attention. It's time to unearth the buried truths and veiled agendas and ripening mysteries. It's time to be the catalyst that helps your allies to realize what's real and important, what's fake and irrelevant. I'm not saying you should be rude, but I do encourage you to be as candid as is necessary to nudge people in the direction of authenticity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): During summers in the far northern land of Alaska, many days have twenty hours of sunlight. Farmers take advantage of the extra photosynthesis by growing vegetables and fruits that are bigger and sweeter than crops grown further south.

During the Alaska State Fair every August, you can find prodigies like 130-pound cabbages and 65-pound cantaloupes. I suspect you'll express a comparable fertility and productiveness during the coming weeks, Leo. You're primed to grow and create with extra verve.

So let me ask you a key question: to which part of your life do you want to dedicate that bonus power?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It's time for you to reach higher and dig deeper. So don't be a mere tinkerer nursing a lukewarm interest in mediocre stories and trivial games. Be a strategic adventurer in the service of exalted stories and meaningful games. In fact, I feel strongly that if you're not prepared to go all the way, you shouldn't go at all. Either give everything you've got or else keep it contained for now. Can you handle one further piece of strenuous advice, my dear? I think you will thrive as long as you don't settle for business as usual or pleasure as usual. To claim the maximum vitality that's available, you'll need to make exceptions to at least some of your rules.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful," wrote author Flannery O'Connor.

I think that's an observation worth considering. But I've also seen numerous exceptions to her rule. I know people who have eagerly welcomed grace into their lives even though they know that its arrival will change them forever. And amazingly, many of those people have experienced the resulting change as tonic and interesting, not primarily painful. In fact, I've come to

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believe that the act of eagerly welcoming changeinducing grace makes it more likely that the changes will be tonic and interesting. Everything I've just said will especially apply to you in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There's a certain

problem that has in my opinion occupied too much of your attention. It's really rather trivial in the big picture of your life, and doesn't deserve to suck up so much of your attention. I suspect you will soon see things my way, and take measures to move on from this energy sink. Then you'll be free to focus on a more interesting and potentially productive dilemma—a twisty riddle that truly warrants your loving attention. As you work to solve it, you will reap rewards that will be useful and enduring.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author

Hélène Cixous articulated a poetically rigorous approach to love. I'll tell you about it, since in my astrological opinion you're entering a phase when you'll be wise to upgrade and refine your definitions of love, even as you upgrade and refine your practice of love. Here's Cixous: "I want to love a person freely, including all her secrets. I want to love in this person someone she doesn't know. I want to love outside the law: without judgment. Without imposed preference.

Does that mean outside morality? No. Only this: without fault. Without false, without true. I want to meet her between the words, beneath language."

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Henry Miller wrote that his master plan was "to remain what I am and to become more and more only what I am—that is, to become more miraculous." This is an excellent strategy for your use. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to renounce any tendency you might have to compare yourself to anyone else. You'll attract blessings as you wean yourself from imagining that you should live up to the expectations of others or follow a path that resembles theirs. So here's my challenge: I dare you to become more and more only what you are—that is, to become more miraculous.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): London's British Museum holds a compendium of artifacts from the civilizations of many different eras and locations.

Author Jonathan Stroud writes that it's "home to a million antiquities, several dozen of which were legitimately come by." Why does he say that? Because so many of the museum's antiquities were pilfered from other cultures. In accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to fantasize about a scenario in which the British Museum's administrators return these treasures to their original owners. When you're done with that imaginative exercise, move on to the next one, which is to envision scenarios in which you recover the personal treasures and goodies and powers that you have been separated from over the years.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "I hate it when people tell me that I should 'get out of my comfort zone,'" writes Piscean blogger Rosespell. "I don't even have a comfort zone. My discomfort zone is pretty much everywhere." I have good news for Rosespell and all of you Pisceans who might be inclined to utter similar testimony;. tThe coming weeks will feature conditions that make it far more likely than usual that you will locate or create a real comfort zone you can rely on. For best results, cultivate a vivid expectation that such a sweet development is indeed possible.

Go to REALASTROLOGY.COM to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1.877.873.4888.

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