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own mortality, an improbable group of mostly HIV-positive young men and women broke the mold as radical warriors taking on Washington and the medical establishment. May 14, 7pm. $6-$10. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
Pink Skies Inspirational documentary about the empowerment of women. May 14, 7pm. $7. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.
The Trouble with the Truth Independent film starring Lea Thompson, John Shea and Danielle Harris. May 8, 7:30pm. $12. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! Live broadcast of NPR’s informative quiz show, featuring Peter Sagal and Carl Kassel. May 9, 7:30pm. $20. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.
Food & Drink
breakfast dishes. May 12, 10am. $32. Rocker Oysterfeller’s, 14415 Hwy 1, Valley Ford. 707.876.1983.
Richard Heinberg
Lectures Fire Ecology See evidence from the geysers fire that passed through the preserve in 2004. Led by Jennifed Potts. May 11, 9am. Free. Mayacamas Sanctuary, Pine Flat Road, off Highway 128, Healdsburg.
Moving Our Community Forward Sonoma County African Diaspora Cultural Committee presents this poetry and spoken word event. May 9, 7pm. $5. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
Open Forum with Petaluma Mayor Voice your concerns, ask questions or just listen and drink coffee. May 14, 7:30pm. Free. Aqus Cafe, 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.
Seaweed Ecology, Nutrition & Use Presentation with sustainable agriculture instructor and farmer, Heidi Herrmann. May 11, 3pm. $10. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.
Afternoon Tea Savor hot aromatic tea paired with rose-petal sandwiches, rose jam, rose sorbet and other rose-inspired delicacies. May 10-11, 2:30pm. $20. Russian River Rose Company, 1685 Magnolia Dr, Healdsburg. 707.575.6744.
Great Petaluma Chili Cookoff Who will take the chili crown? Who’s cuisine reigns supreme? Will there be enough beer to put out spicy mouth fires? Only one way to find out. May 11, 1-5pm. $10-$40. Herzog Hall, Petaluma Fairgrounds, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma.
Mother’s Day Barbecue Fiftieth annual gathering for a day of food and fun in the meadow of Volunteer Canyon. May 12, 11am. $12-$25. Martin Griffin Preserve, 4900 Shoreline Hwy 1, Stinson Beach. 415.868.9244.
Mother’s Day Brunch Prix Fixe menu of special
Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures” with Virginia Morell. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.
Readings Bolinas Library May 11, 6:30pm, Poetry Showcase Theater Night. Wharf Road, Bolinas. 415.868.1171.
Book Passage May 8, 1pm, “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena” with Anthony Marra. May 8, 7pm, “Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread Fifty Books You Haven’t Touched Since High School” with Kevin Smoker. May 9, 7pm, “The Cooked Seed” with Anchee Min. May 11, 1pm, “Mad Hungry Cravings” with Lucinda Scala Quinn. May 11, 4pm, “Paris to the Pyrenees: A Skeptic Pilgrim Walks the Way of Saint James” with David Downie. May 11, 7pm, “A Song for Bijou” with Josh Farrar. May 13, 7pm, “Who Owns the Future” with Jaron Lanier. May 14, 7pm, San Geronimo Valley School Poetry Reading. May 15, 7pm, “Animal Wise: The
May 8, 7pm, “The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality” with Richard Heinberg. $10. Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa 707.568.5381.
Hopmonk Sebastopol Second Sunday of every month, North Bay Poetry Slam, Monthly poetry performance and competition. May 12, Paulie Lipman. $5-$10. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol 707.829.7300.
Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books May 14, 6pm, “The Other Typist” with Suzzane Rindell. May 15, 4:30pm, “Inferno” with Dan Brown (web stream). 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8938.
Petaluma Copperfield’s Books May 9, 7pm, “Never. Say. Die.: The San Francisco Giants 2012 World Series Champions” with Brian Murphy and Brad Mangin. May 14, 7pm, “Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven’t Touched Since High School” with Kevin Smokler. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.762.0563.
Theater Carmen Georges Bizet’s classic opera in which a woman will risk everything, including her own life, to live the life she desires. Cinnabar premiere. Dates and times vary. Through Jun 16. $25-$35. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.
The Full Monty Will these husbands go the “full monty” for their ladies? Times vary. Thurs-Sun through May 19. $23-$35. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.
Hilarity ensues. Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through May 12. $10-$20. Dance Studio, College of Marin, 835 College Ave, Kentfield.
The Little Mermaid Sonoma County premiere of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr,” produced by the Apprentice Program of Roustabout Theater. Times vary. May 10-12. $10-$26. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
Petaluma: The Musical v.3 ‘Chickenstock’ The story of a group of politically active young people in the “Age of Aquarius” living in Petaluma. Fri-Sat, 7pm and Sun, 4pm. through May 12. $15$20. Petaluma Woman’s Club, 518 B St, Petaluma.
The Pirates of Penzance What constitutes the “model of a modern Major-General?” May 8, 8pm. $45-$65. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
The Shape of Things Neil LaBute’s funny, controversial exploration of morality and gender roles in modern America. Thurs-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 5pm. through May 19. $15-$25. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol.
True West Two adult brothers, opposite in philosophy and personality, take their rivalry to another level in Sam Shepard’s dark comedy. Thurs-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 3pm. through May 12. $12$25. St Vincent’s School, 1 St Vincent Dr, San Rafael.
Young Frankenstein: The Musical Mel Brooks’ hilarious 1974 film lives on as a Broadway musical in this North Bay premiere. FriSat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through May 19. $22-$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400.
Funny Girl Taylor Bartolucci as Fanny Brice reminds people that she’s the greatest star, so don’t rain on her parade. Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through May 19. $30-$35. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.
I Hate Hamlet A hot young TV star has been offered a role he despises.
CRITIC’S CHOICE
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Kristen Throop’s debu at Backstreet Galle
Kristen Throop still has a p herself at the age of three, at a wooden easel. But desp painting continuously for o years, the Santa Rosa artist staged a solo show of her w this week, when “Ruminati collection of 8-by-10-inch g paintings, is celebrated wit reception at Backstreet Ga
Throop might have kept painti quietude had it not been for a rec scare. “I just got really clear that if tomorrow, I’d be really disappoint I hadn’t given it my all with paint remembers thinking after returni the hospital. In a period of recupe self-reflection, she adds, “I spent f sitting around thinking, ‘Is that al Cows, calves and bulls are the the paintings in “Rumination”— initially came to Throop in a dre humankind’s long bond with co cultural imprint they bear, Thro inspired to complete 108 paintin which are in the show. “All the c of self-portraits, in a way,” she ex “They’re not bucolic cows out in there’s a certain emotional or ps component to all of the pieces.” “Rumination” opens with a re on Saturday, May 11, at Backstre Entrance on Art Alley (off of So Santa Rosa. 5–8pm. Free. 707.478 —Gabe Meline