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Rhapsodies My Neighbor, Myself The reward of reaching out to strangers BY MOLLY WOLF
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am one of those people who tends to attract crazy folks on the street. I make the mistake of making eye contact and being present as they babble about the voices in their head. I am still interested in my fellow humans after all these years of disappointment. On Tuesday, as I was about to enter a grocery store, a woman came toward me burdened by her grocery bags and a cane. She was unsteady on her feet, well-dressed and skinny, like me, pinched face looking down, shoulders hunched forward as if she carried the weight of the world. I asked her if I could help her with her groceries, and at first, she said no. I asked her if she was sure and she began to cry, still walking forward on legs that barely carried her. I joined her, and we moved toward her car. I listened as we walked and her pain, her grief, her trauma and her pasted-together self came spilling out. I had read about her family’s suffering in the Bohemian. Her pain was and is very real. Her story needs airing because it is her painful reality, tangible and the heart a family’s grief, not just the facts. I breathed and I listened and I offered a present, loving few moments of time. It did not take that much of me to offer compassion, understanding, presence or kindness to a stranger in my path. She needed someone, just someone in her community to listen. Just that. Listen and witness and offer kindness. A human connection without iPads, iPhones, emails, texts or any other distractions. Simple and loving. If we’re here together, in this moment, in this community and we cannot just look up and get off the damn phone, why are we even bothering to leave the house? I am honored to have crossed paths with someone for whom I could offer and receive the truth of human suffering with genuine concern. My neighbor, myself. Get off the phone, look up, and offer help. You’ll be amazed how good that feels. Molly Wolf is a dog walker, runner, writer and seeker living in Santa Rosa. Open Mic is a weekly op/ed feature in the Bohemian. We welcome your contribution. To have your topical essay of 350 words considered for publication, write openmic@bohemian.com.
Carrillo Should Resign
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Let me be among the first to call for Efren Carrillo’s immediate resignation as Fifth District Supervisor. Speaking for many of us in West County, we have had it. Carrillo no longer represents us. The last time he exhibited antisocial behavior like this all we got from him was a stone wall. Now his pal Erik Koenigshofer says that Carrillo is really a nice guy and just has a “drinking problem.” Well, he may have a drinking problem, but a drinking problem does not excuse his behavior, especially from a person in county government. I call for a coalition of county civic groups to come together to nominate a replacement for Carrillo as soon as possible.
I really enjoyed this article, especially for the attention to the situation of California artists (“Gone West,” July 3). There’s a typo in the caption for one of the photos—that’s not Sonoma County’s wonderful author and garlicgrower Chester Aaron (who is also worthy of a profile in your paper) but more likely the person you are quoting in the article, Chester Arnold.
PIETER S. MYERS Occidental
Women Targeted While I certainly share the upset and outrage being expressed over the verdict in the Zimmerman trial, I am puzzled by the silence over similar crimes that occur daily across the country. Thousands of victims are stalked, raped and murdered, targeted as belonging to an oppressed class in our culture. Yes, I’m taking about women. Violence against women is such an ingrained aspect of American life that it goes almost unnoticed, yet it goes on day after day. Women who resist and kill their attackers can be convicted and sent to prison. As a man who’s enjoyed an unconscious sense of entitlement over women from birth, I’m struggling to wake up to this bias and begin to resist the omnipresent messages to objectify and target women: “sexy” advertising, misogyny in “entertainment” and, of course, pornography. Where’s the outrage against this lethal profiling?
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CAROL SKLENICA Via online
Subtle Metal Boo Radley’s House delivers uncompromised attack on this album (“North Bay Noise,” July 10). As an ex–sound engineer for a few record labels, I find Eye to I to be one of the best pieces of work I’ve heard in a long time. Although it may not find its way into the mind of the masses due to its highly intelligent metal infrastructure, I encourage those with an appreciation for deviation from the norm to give this album a solid listen. It has so many time changes, explosive dynamics and subtle nuances, all seamlessly executed, that listeners will find themselves wanting to study each “chapter.”
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BottleRock Disaster Wow, this has to be one for the business books as a freeway pile up of the worst business practices in recent memory (“Empty Bottle,” July 10). Why on Earth would any business (much less practically all of the vendors) give credit to a concert promoter on the first year out? Why would a concert promoter allow a primary source of revenue to be managed by a contractor? Lord help any investor suckers lurking nearby.
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Bohemian Wins AAN Award At the annual convention on July 13 of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia in Miami, Fla., photographer Sara Sanger was awarded a third-place award for her work in the Bohemian throughout the calendar year 2012. AAN is comprised of 142 newspapers nationwide. This is the eighth national award that the Bohemian has received in the past five years. In April, the Bohemian won two CNPA awards from the California Newspaper Publisher’s Association. To Sara, we triumphantly raise a tall can of Modelo and a pair of the best gardening shears money can buy.
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Bohemia’s Gate The Bohemian Grove Action Network hijacked by conspiracy theorists again BY LEILANI CLARK
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h, what a difference one word makes. For more than 30 years, the Bohemian Grove Action Network has disseminated information about the summer meeting of the political and financial elite of the world. They’ve also held protests at the gates of the yearly
gathering, with a hiatus here and there. But the name has been hijacked, says longtime activist Mary Moore. A group that called themselves the Bohemian Grove Action and Resistance Network was at the gates of the Bohemian Grove this year, handing out flyers on so-called smart grids and Google technology. Sean Ackley, a Republican from Brentwood who helped the original protestors set
up a Facebook page, led the small gathering. “I had reservations from the start because [Ackley] did not hide the fact that he is an Alex Jones supporter,” Moore says, referring to the conspiracy theorist who snuck into the Grove (with Moore’s help, “against my better judgment,” she admits) in 2000 and came out with stories of satanic ritual and human sacrifice. Ackley ended up making
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himself an official administrator of the Facebook page, adding “Resistance” to the name and taking over the operations. Moore says that while “anyone has the right to protest,” they do not have the right to “appropriate the name we’ve had for 33 years,” and thus confuse the public. The Bohemian Grove Action Network has enlisted the help of a local attorney to help them trademark the name; they can then send a cease-and-desist letter to the Ackley-led group. “I hate the idea that we have to do this kind of establishment move,” says Moore of the trademarking and legal process. On July 12, the Facebook page name was changed to “Resist the Grove—Bohemian Grove Action and Resistance,” but BGAN’s Steve Schillinger says it’s still too similar. An emergency meeting on July 11 resulted in a collective decision to refocus Bohemian Grove Action Network efforts on research and education rather than direct action, such as protesting outside the gates of Bohemian Grove, for now. For example, two members have started to look at how many high-level energy officials involved with fracking belong to the Bohemian Club. Moore, 78, started the Bohemian Grove Action Network in 1980, and in recent years has expressed repeated desires to step down as the face of the protests, urging younger people to take over. “We’re going to be focusing more on education and research than on the annual protests, because we don’t want to fight with these Tea Party people,” Moore says, recalling actions by Doug Millar, another conspiracy theorist, to confuse the proceedings in 2012. At this point, the Facebook page issue has become “almost irrelevant,” Moore says, with the group refocusing on its longstanding goal of exposing the nature of the Bohemian Club and its inner workings as a backroom setting for elite collusion, rather than closing the place down. “No matter what the issue is that you are concerned with, somebody is making a profit from it,” Moore says, “and there’s a good chance that they are in the Bohemian Club.”
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fren Carrillo was sworn in as a county supervisor at the bright young age of 27, a promising political career ahead of him, smiling and shaking hands, never imagining that he would ever be arrested in his underwear and socks after trying to break into a woman’s bedroom at 3:40 in the morning.
Leaders cheered him. Colleagues liked him. Supporters funded him—boy, did they fund him. All of them repeated the same phrases: “rising star,� “career politician,� “promising future,� never imagining that he would ever be arrested in his underwear
and socks after trying to break into a woman’s bedroom at 3:40 in the morning. There was the incident in San Diego last year, where Carrillo knocked a guy unconscious outside a Too Short show. Carrillo evaded the press, answering no calls from reporters. Instead, he answered calls from his political mentor Doug Bosco, who knows scandal all too well. Carrillo left for Russia, with plans for damage control, and certainly not with plans for being arrested in his underwear and socks after trying to break into a woman’s bedroom at 3:40 in the morning. The excuse came: Carrillo was defending women from harassment. The charges were dropped. The man knocked unconscious, Jovan Will, would
conspicuously not tell his side of the story to the press, and Carrillo came out a hero instead of a bully. Surely, he would never be arrested in his underwear and socks after trying to break into a woman’s bedroom at 3:40 in the morning. But these are the facts: early Saturday morning, Carrillo was arrested in his underwear and socks after trying to break into a woman’s bedroom at 3:40 in the morning. Police say they believe his intent was sexual assault. There is a spin machine at work, even as you read these words, trying to obfuscate the events of that night. Carrillo’s lawyer insists the supervisor meant no harm, because he later introduced himself to the woman at her door as a neighbor, before running away. Carrillo, predictably, cited a problem with alcohol and checked into rehab. Doug Bosco went so far as to call it a tragedy for Carrillo himself, saying, in the Press Democrat, “I think the people who are close to Efren and like and respect him are focusing more on the tragedy that it is for him to have made this mistake.� Doug Bosco, who is a principal owner in the Press Democrat and who had raised a substantial amount of campaign funds for Carrillo, might want to consider what it is like to be a woman sleeping while a man rips the screen, opens the window and starts rustling the blinds at 3:40 in the morning, as police say Carrillo did. He might advise Carrillo, this time around, to apologize to his victim instead of his supporters. Instead, Carrillo issued a virtually empty emailed statement: “I realize that my behavior was embarrassing.� Maybe 27 was too young for Carrillo to get into politics. Maybe one’s 20s are supposed to be a little more fun than sitting on committees and going to water agency meetings. Maybe Carrillo grew up too fast, put on a game face and bottled up too much of that youth. Maybe it kept bottled up for so long that it fermented, and mutated, and next thing he knew, he was being arrested in his underwear and socks after trying to break into a woman’s bedroom at 3:40 in the morning.
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INVITATION TO INDULGE Chalkboard chef Shane McAnelly, working wonders with the old Cyrus kitchen.
Butter Heaven Healdsburg’s Chalkboard specializes in small plates and milk fat, hurrah! BY GRETCHEN GILES
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Our destination was Chalkboard, the latest incarnation of the space that once reverently held Cyrus, in the Hotel Les Mars. Cyrus, where the staff was hushed and the tables clothed. Cyrus, where the kitchen staff did gently spy on guests as their meals progressed, the better to prepare the next course. Cyrus, where there would never be a dirt-filled plant on a bare four-top or a community table or a merciless fruit fly . . . To the very good Chalkboard where milk fat regularly moistens
cheeks and lips and tongues and laps. Where we learned that gigli is not only a terrible Ben Affleck/J. Lo vehicle, but also a lily-shaped pasta that this kitchen likes to brighten with saffron. Chalkboard, where gnudi is not a spangled suit worn onstage by such deceased chaps as country star Porter Wagoner, but rather ravioli that’s lost its coat. Where radishes are stuffed with homemade butter, baby carrots are to be dredged through a wonderful concoction known as “leek dip,” and where
dark rye bread crumbs are crushed into “soil.” Where puny dietary vows die softly and the steak comes wrapped with bacon. To Chalkboard, where they tried to seat the reservationless in the back, in a corner by the kitchen. But the room was empty at 5pm on a Thursday evening, and we wanted to be by the bright summer windows and sip a Hendrick’s and tonic ($10), which you can damn well bet we did. Listening to a recording of this meal—which I did so that you never, ever think of doing this yourself (the pop of your lips greased and floppy, your awful timbre escalating with wine . . . )—I hear our sober delight as we settle in by the windows, order our drinks and immediately request a tray of crab tater tots ($9) and that veggie plate ($8) which would reveal the butter-stuffed and the leek-dipped nestled amid rye soil with a side of duck-fat-fried frites. (I shudder to learn that I evidently chanted “butter-stuffed-radishes” in a cheerleader’s rah, but a cheerleader would never have eaten them.) Chalkboard is a small-plate place with nothing priced over $17, as chef Shane McAnelly’s invitation to indulge. We didn’t need the invite, ordering the fresh corn ($7) immediately upon spying it as a special. Roasted on the cob, the kernels are sheared off and married in a bowl with cilantro, feta and a chipotle crema that is washed with a squeeze of roasted lime. The server invited us to mix it up. Mix it we did. We gobbled three plates before even deciding upon our main meal or wine. (The tater tots—formed into cubes, fried and topped with crème fraîche, chives and fresh crab lumps—were greedily consumed but needn’t be mentioned again.) We duly perused, learning that many of the veggies come from the restaurant’s dedicated three-acre patch situated on the Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards. Perhaps it was the Hendrick’s, but Leon ) 14
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calabrian chiles. The wine, as has been noted, was ballsy. I am pleased to report that we discussed abstract painting and the death of print journalism but soon moved shamefully on to kitchen products and why that friend we don’t like didn’t invite us to her party. With our next course came two glasses of Bluxome Street Pinot Noir ($12) recommended by our server and just right for my emphatically nontedious quail, dressed as it was with nasturtium greens, and Leon’s perfectly prepared three ounces of salmon. (He no longer wondered how it had made its way from the sea.) We mellowed, we flushed, my voice growing louder in inverse proportion to the excellence of my jokes. Of course we’d like dessert! Good God, man. We soon spooned up the creamy cold goodness of a salted balsamic vinegar and caramel gelato ($6). Over two hours had passed, and we knew Chalkboard. We forgave the friend we don’t like, we settled upon the kitchen items to buy, we didn’t say another word about painting or papers. We took a long walk around the evening-stained streets and into the car we went, headed south for an early night home. We’ll soon go north to that spot again. Chalkboard, 29 North St., Healdsburg. Open daily for dinner; lunch, Friday– Sunday. 707.473.8030.
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Boca South American. $$$-
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Rating indicates the low to average cost of a full dinner for one person, exclusive of desserts, beverages and tip.
S O N OMA CO U N TY Borolo’s Original Pizza Pizza $. Classic, California and European pizza combos beyond the ordinary. Borolo’s uses organic mozzarella, locally sourced produce and milled flour. Salads are made to order, with homemade dressings, and the pizza is baked in a stone oven. Takeout and delivery. Lunch and dinner daily. 500 Mission Blvd, Santa Rosa. 707.539.3937.
D’s Diner Diner. $. Classic diner serving a bevy of breakfast delights, as well as delights for other meals too. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. 7260 Healdsburg Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.8080.
Gary Chu’s Chinese. $$. Fine Chinese food in elegant setting. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sun. 611 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.526.5840.
JhanThong BanBua Thai. $-$$. Sophisticated and delicate Thai cuisine. Fresh ingredients, packed with flavor. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Fri; dinner, Sat-Sun. 2400 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.528.8048.
Pick’s Drive-In American. $. After 90 years, not much has changed at this old-school burger joint, especially the famous red relish. Lunch daily. 117 S Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.894.2962. Shige Sushi Japanese. $$$. Small space in downtown Cotati has big dreams. Lunch specials in bento format, of course, but try the nigiri for dinner. Lunch, Tues-Fri; dinner, Tues-Sun. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.9753.
Shiso Asian $$ Extensive modern Asian menu with emphasis on sushi–sashimi, nigiri and specialty rolls–made from local ingredients. Ask
$$$$. Enjoy flavorful and rich regional fare in the rustic décor of an Argentinean ranch. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 340 Ignacio Blvd, Novato. 415.833.0901.
Citrus & Spice Thai/ for the omakase. Dinner daily. 19161 Hwy 12, Sonoma. 707.933.9331.
Sushi Tozai Japanese. $$. Spare, clean ambiance and some of the freshest sushi you’ll ever eat. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sun. 7531 Healdsburg Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.9886. Thai Issan Thai. $$. Popular full-spectrum Thai restaurant. Lunch and dinner daily. 208 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.762.5966. Thai Orchid Thai. $-$$. Rich Thai food made with crisp, fresh ingredients, reasonably priced. Lunch, Mon-Sat; dinner daily. 1005 Vine St, Healdsburg. 707.433.0515. Vineyards Inn Spanish. $$. Authentic foods from Spain, fresh fish off the fire broiler, extensive tapas, as well as paellas and more. Emphasis on organic. Open for lunch and dinner, Wed-Mon. 8445 Sonoma Hwy. (Highway 12), at Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood. 707.833.4500.
Viva Cocolat Dessert. $. After dinner in downtown Petaluma, stopping at this quaint chocolate shop is very nearly required. Open late on weekends; closed Wednesdays. 110 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. 707.778.9888.
West Side Bar & Grill Sports Bar. $$. Home of the almost-famous bacon cheeseburger. Seventeen beers on tap (wine list available). Fourteen flat screen televisions to watch all of the hottest sports events. Two great pool tables. Lunch and dinner daily. 3082 Marlow Rd # B8, Santa Rosa. 707.573.9453.
Willi’s Seafood & Raw Bar Seafood. $$. Delicious preparations of the freshest fish and shellfish. Lunch and dinner daily; dinner, Mon-Sat. 403 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.9191.
Californian. $$. Thai meets California, with fresh fruit accents, light herbs and spices, and a great mango-duck summer roll. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 1444 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.455.0444.
Comforts Californian. $$. The Chinese chicken salad is beyond rapturous. Excellent celebrity sightings. Eat in or takeout. Breakfast and lunch daily. 335 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.454.9840. Copita Tequileria y Comida Mexican. $$. California-inspired preparation of traditional Mexican fare, including spit-roasted chicken, homemade tamales and “eight-hour” carnitas. Some ingredients are sourced from the restaurant’s own organic garden. Lunch and dinner daily. 739 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.331.7400.
Fradelizio’s Italian. $$. Locally sourced northern Italian dishes with a Californiacuisine touch. The house red is a custom blend from owner Paul Fradelizio. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch, Sat-Sun. 35 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1618.
Hilltop 1892 American. $$-$$$$. Casual dining with panoramic Marin views and a California-cuisine take on such classic fare as steaks, fresh seafood and seasonal greens. Complete with custom cocktails. Lunch and dinner daily; Sunday brunch. 850 Lamont Ave, Novato. 415.893.1892.
Il Piccolo Caffe Italian. $$. Big, ample portions at this premier spot on Sausalito’s spirited waterfront. Breakfast and lunch daily. 660 Bridgeway, Ste 3, Sausalito. 415.289.1195. Insalata’s Mediterranean. $$$. Simple, high-impact dishes of exotic flavors. Lunch and dinner daily. 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 415.457.7700.
Sushi Ran Japanese. $$$$. This beautiful restaurant attracts locals and tourists with its fresh catches. A wide selection of nigiri, depending on what’s fresh. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner, Fri-Sun. 107 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.332.3620. Sushiholic Japanese. $$$$. A nice addition to the local lineup, with a lengthy and wellcrafted repertoire including uncommon dishes like nabeyaki udon, zaru soba, yosenabe and sea bass teriyaki. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Rowland Plaza, 112-C Vintage Way, Novato. 415.898.8500. Yet Wah Chinese. $$. 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 PA CO U N T Y Brannan’s Grill California cuisine. $$-$$$. Creative cuisine in handsome Craftsman setting. Lunch and dinner daily. 1347 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.2233.
Buster’s Barbecue Barbecue. $. A very busy roadside destination–for a reason. It’s the hot sauce, available in two heats: regular and hot. And the hot, as the sign says, means “hot!” Lunch and dinner daily. 1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga. 707.942.5606.
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Pop-Up Veggies At first, I was drawn to the Handlebar Farm stand for the beautiful, fresh-looking summer veggies— carrots, tomatoes, green beans—displayed in smart-looking fashion. But I return each week for the low prices and consistent high quality of the no-spray lettuce and other greens produced on the Sebastopol-based farm, run by Emily Mendell and her husband, Ian Healy. The couple started the farm in 2012, a process documented on their lively Handlebar Farm blog; the young couple recently extended their reach from farmers markets to a pop-up veggie stand in Santa Rosa’s Courthouse Square. “There aren’t really any places in downtown to find fresh produce,” Healy says. “We wanted to create a place where people could buy vegetables after they get off of work.” Located on the northeast side of the square, the cart is chock-full of the farm’s bounty and provides a nice alternative to picking up a slice of pizza or a hamburger after work. Handlebar Farm can be found at the West End Farmers Market on Sundays from 10am to 20pm, at the Forestville Farmers Market on Tuesdays from 3pm to 7pm, and at their Downtown Santa Rosa Veggie Cart every Thursday from 2:30pm to 6:30pm. —Leilani Clark
Gilwoods Cafe Diner. $-$$. Classic hometown diner, specializes in the homemade. Breakfast and lunch daily. 1320 Napa Town Center, Napa. 707.253.0409. 1313 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.1788.
Gott’s Roadside Tray Gourmet Diner. $. Formerly Taylor’ Automatic Refresher. Lunch and dinner daily. 933 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.3486. Also at Oxbow Public Market, 644 First St, Napa. 707.224,6900.
La Toque Restaurant French-inspired. $$$$. Set in a comfortable elegantly rustic dining room reminiscent of a French lodge, with a stone fireplace centerpiece, La Toque makes for memorable special-occasion dining. The
elaborate wine pairing menus are luxuriously inspired. Dinner daily. 1314 McKinstry St, Napa. 707.257.5157.
Miguel’s MexicanCalifornian. $$. 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.
Redd California cuisine. $$$$$. Rich dishes balanced by subtle flavors and careful yet casual presentation. Brunch at Redd is exceptional. Lunch, Mon-Sat; dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 6480 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.2222.
Siena California-Tuscan. $$$$. Sophisticated, terroirinformed cooking celebrates the local and seasonal, with electric combinations like sorrel-wrapped ahi tuna puttanesca. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa. 707.251.1900. Zuzu Spanish tapas. $$. 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 CO U N TY Dutcher Crossing Winery Barnlike room offers fireplace to warm the mitts on winter days; owner Debra Mathy leads monthly bike rides in better weather. Try the Maple Vineyard Zinfandel; ask the well-informed staff about the Penny Farthing bicycle. 8533 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg. Open daily 11am– 5pm. Tasting fee $5–$10. 866.431.2711.
La Follette Wines You’ve heard of the brands he’s helped to create or save— Flowers, La Crema—but do you know Greg La Follette? Find out why the man behind “big-hair Pinot” is reinventing himself at intimate monthly tastings. “Terroir Tour with Greg,” select Fridays, 10:30am to 12pm. 4900 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg. $30; call for reservations. 707.395.3902. Red Car Wine Co. Lay some track to the “Gateway to Graton” and take your palate on a ride with Boxcar Syrah and Trolley Pinot from Sonoma Coast vineyards. Next stop: Côte-Rôtie on the way to Beaune. 8400 Graton Road, Sebastopol. Thursday-Monday 10am-4:30pm. Tasting fee $10. 707.829.8500.
Thomas George Estates Pinot pioneer Davis Bynum hung up the hose clamp and sold his estate, but the good wine still flows in remodeled tasting room featuring a long bar and vineyard videos. Russian River Chard, Pinot and Zin; sweet berry flavors and long-lasting finishes. Caves completed for tours in 2010. 8075 Westside Road, Healdsburg. 11am–5pm, daily. Tasting fee, $5. 707.431.8031.
Wine Tasting of Sonoma County A nice stop for a nibble and a sip on the way to the coast. Featured wines chosen from an eclectic local selection; prized allocations of Williams
Selyem Pinot also for sale. Cheese plates, deck seating, and a pellet stove for chilly afternoons. 25179 Hwy. 116, Duncans Mills. Open Wednesday–Monday noon to 6pm. Closing varies; call ahead. 707.865.0565.
MA R I N CO U N TY Bacchus & Venus A trendy place for beginners and tourists. Great place to learn the basics. 769 Bridgeway, Sausalito. Open daily, noon– 7pm. 415.331.2001.
Point Reyes Vineyards The tasting room features many varietals but the main reason to go is for the sparkling wines. Open Saturday–Sunday, 11am–5pm. 12700 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes. 415.663.1011.
Tam Cellars Spacious wine bar quietly distributes the soul-salve of the ages and, like its soul mate the coffee shop, passes the laptop test. Cheese plates, wine flights and comfortable seating arrangements make a nice place to convene with the companion or flat screen of one’s choice. Wine shop features international, eclectic selection at fair prices. 1803 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. Open Monday–Wednesday, 4–9pm; Thursday–Saturday, 4–10pm. 415.461.9463.
N A PA CO U N TY Chimney Rock Winery International beverage man Sheldon S. “Hack” Wilson built this winery in a Cape Dutch style. Now owned by the Terlato Group, produces distinctive Bordeaux-style wines. 5350 Silverado Trail, Napa. Daily 10am to 5pm. $20–$30. 707.257.2641.
Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards Napa Valley’s latest geotectonic
eruption on Highway 29 is a stylish place to explore famous Chardonnay, Meritage blend and winery-exclusive Italian varietals. Hip but not too cool, the 30-year-old family winery surely has a sense of humor as well as sense of place. 677 S. St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena. Open daily, 10am– 5pm. Tasting fees, $15–$25. 707.967.8032.
Madonna Estate Millennial contingent of multigenerational family winery, once known as Mount St. John, finds success running it old-school: touristy, oldfashioned, and wildly popular. Refreshing Gewürztraminer for summer picnics. 5400 Old Sonoma Road, Napa. Daily 10am to 5pm; $5–$10. 707.255.8864.
Robert Sinskey Vineyards In the lofty, barnlike hall–as elegant as a theater, as solid as a ski lodge–visitors can take in the tank room action; at least, the gleaming stainless steel, framed by wood and stonework and brewpub-style chalkboard menus imbues the space with a sense of energetic immediacy. “Gluttonous Flight” pairs savory munchables prepared in the gourmet demonstration kitchen with biodynamically farmed Careros Pinot Noir and Bordeaux varietals. Not to worry: there’s no flight for ascetics offered, so go for it. 6320 Silverado Trail, Napa. Open 10am–4:30pm daily. 707.944.9090.
Truchard Vineyards (WC) No matter how attentive you are to the directions, no matter how much you study the quaint, hand-drawn map found online, no matter how vigilantly you watch the street addresses numerically climb along Old Sonoma Road, you will inevitably miss Truchard Vineyards. What follows is a three-point turn on a blind, two-lane road, with a single thought in your head: “This wine had better be worth the insurance deductible.” But with Cabernet this good, it is. 3234 Old Sonoma Road, Napa. By appointment. 707.253.7153.
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Learn Cal-Ital at the red schoolhouse—yes, this is for the test BY JAMES KNIGHT
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he lure that brought me shambling back into this familiar old Kenwood wine shack was the big banner that all but shouts “Champagne!” You can see it from a mile away. I don’t mean the sign; I mean the un-flippin’-believably informative lecture that I now feel impelled to deliver about how one mustn’t call sparkling wine “champagne” that doesn’t originate from Champagne, France, because of the history, terroir and international law and this, that and the other—unless it’s Korbel, in which case, pop that California Champagne and drown some domestic Brie on French bread with it.
One explanation of how SL Cellars avoids the ire of the Brussels enforcers is that these wine and spirits veterans simply imported some champers from Dizy, France. It rests on a shelf; ergo, here’s Champagne on hand (the resourceful founder and namesake of Simon Levi Company, an immigrant who founded a wholesale mercantile empire in 19th-century Southern California, might have been proud). Another explanation is, who cares? Certainly not the mostly young fans of NV Framboise Sparkling Wine ($24), who will find its sweet, foamy palate and aroma an easy graduation from raspberry Crystal Geyser. The NV Almondine Pour La Vie ($24) could be the perfect foil for an almond Danish. Also made by Charmat method, not méthode champenoise—which is also now absolut verboten to say, mon frère—the Grand Cuvée ($24) is somewhat yeasty, dignified and comparatively dry. The latest tenant to share Simon Levi’s flophouse for itinerant vintners—following Smothers Brothers, Tandem and many others— Michael Muscardini Cellars complements his landlord’s sparklers with super-Tuscan-style reds, and the soft yet zippy, planter-boxfloral 2012 Sole Del Mattino Sonoma Valley Pinot Grigio ($24). The 2010 Monte Rosso Sangiovese ($36) is upfront with spicy red cherry fruit, while the 2010 Monte Rosso Vineyard Zinfandel ($42) plays it typical at first whiff, then tips off the palate to this vineyard’s “grand cru” status with layers of alluring pomegranate, olallieberry and dark liqueur flavors. There’s barrel tasting of the young 2012 Syrah just to the right of the bar, which is circled by the old model train. The joint is sparkling clean, packed with novelty art and Krave jerky nibbles. The staff is friendly, there are Baby Bells and Pinot Grigio in the cold case, and there’s also live music on Fridays. For unexplained reasons, a gumball machine dispenses used corks—a feature that no one but some kind of Euro-existentialist would find disturbing. SL Cellars, 9380 Sonoma Hwy., Kenwood. Daily, 11am–6pm. Tasting fee, $10. 707.833.5070.
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A Sense of Balance Among beloved state parks like Annadel, Jack London and Armstrong Woods, Sugarloaf—remote and beautiful—is Sonoma County’s forgotten gem BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE
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Leila-Anne Cavé practices yoga at the waterfall in Sugarloaf’s Sonoma Creek.
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as that a little motorcycle whizzing past my head? The loud buzz seems like it’s coming from inside my eardrum, but instinctively I pause and turn my head to follow the sound, where I’m half-expecting to see
the Great Gazoo in his little flying saucer giving me a raspberry. Luckily for my companions and me, there’s no little alien playing mind tricks, just a swath of large dragonflies, all different colors. Seemingly coming from nowhere, dozens of these stranger-than-fiction
creatures are now hovering, darting and fornicating all around us. Surrounded by manzanita trees, wildflowers, blue sky and fragrant bay trees and sage bushes, the serenity of the scene fills me with awe. My eyes get big and a little watery as the splendor of nature overwhelms my senses up here
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long with fellow volunteer docent Dave Chalk, Bill Meyers started leading hikes through the park 13 years ago. They now run Bill and Dave’s Hikes, which leads trips in Sugarloaf, San Francisco, Yosemite, Kunde Vineyards and other locations. The hikes became so popular that one year, for a hike on the Fourth of July, 212 hikers showed up. This year, the number was a more reasonable 80 or so, and the $50 per-person fee went straight to funding operations of the park, making the annual hike one of the park’s biggest fundraisers. And it needs the support. The 3,900-acre park closed in 2012 when California announced it couldn’t afford to keep it and 69 other state parks open. Public upheaval spread about shuttering Santa Rosa’s Annadel and Sonoma’s Jack London parks, but immense popularity and historical value saved those two. Less noise was made for Sugarloaf Ridge, however, which is something of a forgotten middle child of the “big three.” Still, this stunning park has a large support base of visitors, and within half a year, volunteers had the park open and running as smoothly as it ever did under state control. Ultimately, 65 of the 70 state parks slated for closure were kept open or reopened, but Sugarloaf’s story is particularly heartwarming. Team Sugarloaf is a consortium of five nonprofit groups that have banded together to run the park. The Sonoma Ecology Center is the lead group, negotiating with the state and overseeing general park management; the Valley of the
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Local State Parks operated by outside organizations and volunteers ANNADEL Taken over by Sonoma County Regional Parks in 2012, returned to state control July 1, 2013
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Moon Observatory Association operates the Robert Ferguson Observatory; United Camps, Conferences and Retreats operates the campground facilities; Valley of the Moon Natural History Association operates the visitor’s center and helps with volunteers; and the Sonoma County Trails Council maintains the park’s 25 miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails. “We all put our strengths together and our ideas together to manage a park,” says Richard Dale, executive director of the Sonoma Ecology Center. It takes about $285,000 annually to keep the park open, almost $50,000 less than it cost the state in 2011. Most of the money comes from campground fees, but Dale says at least $25,000 in fundraising is needed each year to make up the difference. So far, public support has been strong, and the state has been helpful. “They’ve been bending over backwards” to work with Team Sugarloaf,
says Dale, allowing events like docent-led fundraising hikes and a Friday-night summer concert series to take place in the park’s amphitheater. The concerts have drawn around a hundred people to the park each Friday, but the monthly stargazing nights at the Robert Ferguson Observatory routinely see 200 attendees staring at the sky, away from city lights, through one of the three high-powered telescopes at the observatory. One, nicknamed a “lightbucket,” was built by one of the park’s docents almost 20 years ago and uses a 24-inch reflector to gather light and condense it into an eyepiece, which is reached via ladder at the top of the scope. “The bigger the mirror, the more faint the objects you can see,” explains volunteer observatory docent and amateur astronomer Dixon Yeager. The observatory also hosts solar-viewing parties—but not using the lightbucket. “If you looked at the sun through that,” says Yeager, “your head
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you have? Sometimes you can get an AT&T signal on some of the trails.”) He’s the go-to guy, always happy to help out. It might seem strange that just one person handles all these duties, but then again, it might also seem strange that our state parks, such natural places of refuge, continually face funding shortfalls, budget cuts and threats of closure. Luckily for Sugarloaf, some dedicated fans are doing something about it.
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in Sugarloaf. But when I pick up my feet to move along the trail, the serotonin in my brain turns to lactic acid in my thighs, and I’m pushed off the ethereal plain back to reality. During the 3.5-mile, 1,500-footelevation hike to Bald Mountain in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, the park can feel like a different world, a thousand miles from everywhere. But it’s just half an hour from Santa Rosa—a little off the beaten path, is all. No wonder it’s sometimes forgotten. “It’s a well-kept secret,” says volunteer docent Bill Myers, leading my trek through heaven and hell. “It’s one of the coolest parks around.” A few days later, I’m tackling rugged terrain and crossing shallow creeks in a trickedout electric golf cart with park manager John Roney, who stops to say hello to each visitor he sees. After passing huge thickets of blackberry, which line the trails with fruit ready to be picked, we come to a stop at an overlook with what appear to be remnants of a brick foundation. Roney explains that this is the former site of the cookhouse for the Sonoma Developmental Center’s campers in the 1940s. Before Sugarloaf became a state park in 1964, it was used by the center for camping, picnicking and scouting. It was originally purchased by the state in 1920 to dam Sonoma Creek as a water supply for Sonoma State Hospital, but after local landowners voiced their opposition, those plans were canceled. It’s plain to see why locals wouldn’t want to change a thing about this place. The serenity of birds calling to each other, wind rustling through the trees and clouds gently flowing overhead makes me want to get out and walk the rest of the way, but the two-mile trip would probably keep Roney away from the visitors center too long. When he’s not in, the gift shop and nature center are closed. There’s also no one else to answer questions like “Which hike should I take?” (“Well, how much energy and time do you have?”) or “Is there cell phone reception in the park?” (“What service do
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would catch on ďŹ re. I mean literally, it would catch on ďŹ re.â€? “Yeah,â€? agrees fellow volunteer observatory docent Jim DeManche. “Have you seen those survival shows where they take a parabolic mirror and put a cup of water [under it] and it boils it? That’s your brain.â€? The solar viewing, he explains, is done with a 14-inch telescope that can take photos of distant galaxies. It uses a computer program to clean up and ďŹ lter images, allowing viewers to safely see an image of the sun’s surface, with sunspots and even solar ares sometimes visible. Together with the iconic telescope here in the big white dome, this trio of telescopes and collection of dedicated and knowledgeable volunteers make the observatory a standout of the park system. “This [observatory] is most accessible and most active,â€? says DeManche, noting that Santa Rosa Junior College, Sonoma State University and Pepperwood Preserve also have observatories. The observatory is popular, and even more so during a meteor shower. (DeManche points out that there will be a shower during the next public viewing night, on Aug. 10.) “The thing is, this was all done without public funds,â€? says
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s of now, Team Sugarloaf wouldn’t mind running the park past its ďŹ ve-year contract with the state. It draws in volunteers and keeps the future of the park separate from the state’s funding woes, says Dale. Having the state â€œďŹ ndâ€? almost $60 million in missing funds, $20 million of which was designated for state parks, doesn’t encourage public trust. But Dale doesn’t think government shouldn’t be involved. “I ďŹ rmly believe the state needs to be the owner of the land, resources, cultural objects,â€? he says. “We need to have that kind of public trust of ownership.â€? If things keep going as well as they have in Team Sugarloaf’s ďŹ rst year, it might become a model for other parks. “I’m not hearing about anything else like this,â€? says Dale, “where state parks are closing and people are stepping up.â€? Yeager, who was a docent even before Team Sugarloaf came to be, says the funding crisis has brought a new sense of ownership to the park’s volunteers. “This place is just so much more alive than when the state was running it,â€? he says. “It’s incredible.â€?
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CULTURE
The week’s events: a selective guide HEALDSBURG
Howdy & Arigato A yodeling Japanese cowboy who sings tribute songs to the late Jimmie Rodgers? I reckon we’re not in Kansas anymore, ya’ll. Toshio Hirano has risen to fame through his yodeling tributes to Rodgers, considered the first real star of country music. As a teenager in Japan, Hirano grew attached to American folk music; listening to songs like “Blue Yodel No. 9” and “Peach Picking Time” kick-started Hirano’s passion. He performs a show at one of our favorite little joints on Sunday, July 21, at Bergamot Alley. 328-A Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. Free. 5:30pm. 707.433.8720.
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Loop-de-Loop You know that popular joke about Stephenie Meyer slamming her head on her computer keyboard and producing the Twilight novels? Well, Zoë Keating can make better music by putting her feet on her keyboard while playing the cello. And that’s no joke. Fans have built a cult following around one-woman-orchestra Keating, who makes terrific music and speaks regularly on artist empowerment. Set the weekend off right when Keating performs on Friday, July 19, at the Napa Valley Opera House. 1030 Main St., Napa. $25–$30. 8pm. 707.226.7372.
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Sweet Soul Music In 1972, there was no better way to spend a weekend than getting stoned, rocking bell-bottoms and grooving to the Main Ingredient’s soul-filled tune “Everybody Plays the Fool.” Today, frontman Cuba Gooding Sr. keeps the music playing. When the father of Oscarwinning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. performs, expect his big hit, along with “Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love),” “I’m So Proud” and more. There’s no exception to the rule on Friday, July 19, at George’s Nightclub. 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. $20–$35. 9pm. 415.226.0262.
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24-Hour Everything Surely taking a cue from the Bohemian’s 24-Hour Band Contest, Festival del Sole presents The 24 Hour Plays. In an evening of “extreme theater,” the players, writers and directors must create, write, rehearse and perform four 10-minute plays in 24 hours. Stars involved include Law & Order: SVU’s Christopher Meloni, The View’s Star Jones, The West Wing’s Allison Janney, The Newsroom’s Thomas Sadoski, four-time Emmy award winner Alfre Woodard and Ally McBeal herself, Calista Flockhart. Witness the results of spontaneous collaboration on Saturday, July 20, at Lincoln Theater. 100 California Drive, Yountville. $45–$75. 5:30pm. 707.944.9910.
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Jazz pianist Noam Lemish returns from Bhutan for album release concert BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE
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oam Lemish was sitting on the oor of his unfurnished apartment in Bhutan eating dinner when the text message arrived on his simple, cheap cell phone. “The king really enjoys listening to your radio show,â€? it read. Needless to say, Lemish was taken aback. “It came out of
nowhere,� he says today, recalling the news. “I was quite thrilled.� Having started his life and musical career in Israel, continuing in the Bay Area at Sonoma State University and then teaching and performing in Bhutan for a year before moving to Toronto, Lemish has certainly been around in his 31 years. The global traveler shows the same kind of range in his music, and Lemish, a tremendous jazz pianist, is about to release his second album of original compositions
with drummer and SSU music professor George Marsh. But saying Lemish is a jazz pianist is like saying a multifunction Swiss army knife is just a knife. Lemish has credits as an arranger, a composer for ďŹ lm, theater and dance, and a performer in styles ranging from jazz to classical to the eclectic style of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, with whom he toured in 2003. When he was not yet 30 years old, Lemish was asked to teach at the landlocked Himalayan
country’s only music school in 2010 (there are now two). After a few months, Lemish had his own radio show playing classical, world and jazz music. The text message about the king’s appreciation came from one of the station’s owners, and in the conversations that followed, Lemish was asked to compose a piece for the king’s upcoming 30th birthday. Lemish’s reaction, he says today, was “Why didn’t I think of that?â€? The only problem was that after only a few months in the country, Lemish wasn’t intimately familiar with the culture, let alone the native music. And he certainly didn’t want to offend the king. “I decided to make it an homage to Bhutanese culture and share a part of myself,â€? says Lemish. Limiting himself to the ďŹ ve-note pentatonic scale, a staple of Bhutanese music, Lemish awoke each morning and wrote down the ďŹ rst tune that popped into his head every day for two weeks. He used those melodies to sketch a ďŹ ve-movement, 30-minute suite. The result is The People’s King, combining a little Western avor with Bhutanese tradition, using four traditional Bhutanese instruments and a recording of monks chanting a mantra for long life. He’s since rearranged it into a jazzy version, which debuted at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival in 2011.
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form. Some songs feature mallet percussion ostinato punctuated by gong crashes and ominous piano chords at odd intervals, such as “Cosmic Pulse.” Some, like “Cape Town,” are catchy melodies wrapped in drum phrases that feel like a Fred Astaire dance number. Even with music jumping, sidestepping, twirling and sliding around, everything stays together; it’s a dance that is at once choreographed to perfection while improvised on the spot by two minds with one vision. “Waltz for Pamela” is the album’s only song not written by Marsh or Lemish, composed by former SSU jazz professor and bassist Mel Graves. When it’s brought up, Lemish begins rummaging through his backpack. “I went to visit him, a couple months before he passed away,” he says, pulling out a photocopy of a hand-written piece of music. “This was on the piano at his house, and he asked me to play it. It’s stunningly beautiful.” It was also the last piece Graves ever wrote. Lemish and Marsh recorded it in 2009, just months after Graves’ death. Fittingly, the album is dedicated to his memory. The duo began playing together while Lemish was still a student at Sonoma State. Their first album, Yes And, came out in 2008. Nightfall is more mature, structured and polished, even though most of it was recorded four years ago. “Collaborating with George has been a huge blessing and a gift,” says Lemish. “I learn so much playing music with him.” The ability to listen is the mark of a great musician. Listening to this album amplifies that truth. Marsh and Lemish exist musically as ageless beings. When they’re playing together, the only time that exists is the present. “Musical connection has nothing to do with age,” says Lemish. “It has everything to do with the kind of listening and presence a person brings.”
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nyone addicted to silliness should stay clear of Sebastopol’s Ives Park for the next couple of weeks. There, a 260-yearold comedy has landed, packed with pop-culture references (The Wizard of Oz, The Princess Bride), outrageous plot twists (a man dies after falling on a chopstick—13 times), and ridiculous, slightly raunchy dialogue (a woman, disguised as a man, asks for money by saying, “I’m at busted—so to speakâ€?). The 18th-century Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni wrote over 150 plays during his lifetime, the most popular being Servant of Two Masters. Kicking off this year’s Sebastopol Shakespeare Festival is a new version by Thomas Chapman of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Loosely based on the 1928 English translation by Edward Dent, Chapman’s approach (he also
directs) resembles the more-isless, cram-it-to-the-max, no-laughis-too-cheap comedy of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, Saturday Night Live and, most deďŹ nitely, Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The convoluted, twisty-turny plot involves a hungry servant named Truffaldino (David Yen, for whom Chapman fashioned the role), who accidentally ends up employed by two different people at once. Unbeknownst to him (and everyone else), his ďŹ rst employer, the presumed-dead aristocrat Federigo Rasponi, is actually Beatrice (Allison Rae Baker), Federigo’s sister, in disguise as her dead brother. Truffaldino’s other master is the fugitive Florindo (Peter Warden), Beatrice’s secret lover, who’s been wrongly accused of Federigo’s murder. To raise the money for Florindo’s defense, Beatrice, in disguise, hopes to claim the dowry promised to her brother by Pantalone (Larry Williams), whose daughter, Clarice (Jessica Wysocky), was engaged to Federigo, but actually wants to marry Silvio (Chris Sword), the son of the quackish Dr. Lombardi (Nancy Prebilich), alarmed to learn that Federigo is no longer dead (cue zombie jokes). Adding spice to the mix is the potentially cannibalistic innkeeper Brighella (Brandon Wilson) and the lovehungry maid Smeraldina (Denise Elia-Yen), with whom Truffaldino is instantly smitten. In Chapman’s hands, the raucous plot is a mere conveyance for a series of outlandish jokes, bits, inspired wordplay and supremely goofy lines (“I don’t like being frightened! It scares me!â€?), with each and every member of the clownish, committed cast pitching their highly physical performances at maximum over-the-topness. Though a tad overlong and a bit overstuffed, this Servant keeps the laughs coming—with plenty of pratfalls, funny faces and snot jokes—right to the giddy, ridiculous end. Rating (out of 5): ++++ ‘The Servant of Two Masters’ runs Thursdays-Sundays, July 12–28, at Ives Park. 154 Jewell Ave., Sebastopol. 7pm. $7-$20. 707.823.0177.
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HARD LESSONS Ben Brown, of Santa Rosa’s Phas3, trains with a Muay Thai master in the film.
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nown as “the Art of Eight Limbs,” Muay Thai is an ancient Thai combat sport that’s seen a huge growth in popularity in the United States over the past few years, and a new, locally produced documentary explores one man’s journey to learn the art of the fight.
Directed by Mer Aldao, Win. Lose. Forgive. is produced by Kurt Hoffman, a student of Phas3 Martial Arts owner Ben Brown, whose work to become a Muay Thai trainer, under the tutelage of champion fighter Jongsanan “Woodenman” from the El Niño Mixed Martial Arts Training Center in San Francisco, forms the core of the 27minute documentary. Win. Lose. Forgive. offers a glimpse into the heart of Muay Thai, as much a spiritual discipline as a sport, in which the hands, feet, elbows and knees are used to brutal effect. “Muay Thai is an open art,” Jongsanan says, one in which it’s important to listen first, and “don’t
question-mark yourself at all.” One of the film’s most powerful moments arrives when Brown tells of the first time he trained with Monlit Sitpohdaeng, voted Thailand’s top Muay Thai trainer in 2010, and how excited he was to show off his skills to the master. Instead, Brown receives a swift lesson in humility when Sitpohdaeng parks him in front of a mirror for an hour after pointing out everything he’s doing incorrectly. “Finally, I figured it out,” Brown recounts for camera in his earnest, urgent manner. “Who the hell am I to come in here and show him how good I’ve gotten? I’m gonna come in here and show him how great I am? There’s no great. I don’t know anything.” It’s just one of the many lessons learned in a film loaded with musings on fighting, discipline and the beginner’s mind and life. ‘Win. Lose. Forgive.’ premieres on Saturday, July 20 at Third Street Cinemas. 620 Third St., Santa Rosa. 5:30pm. $5. www.winloseforgive.com.
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24-Hour Mania! Winners of the 2013 NorBays and 24-Hour Band Contest BY GABE MELINE
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eith Gerriot walked to the center of the stage, assumed a half-squat, tilted his guitar skyward and let loose on a lightning-fast solo. Artemis, in red leather hot pants and lace, stood up from her chair and mangled her cello’s strings while yelling along. While Alex Kouninos laid down the bass and Matthew Wilson played ukulele, singer Jeremy McCarten drew out a final “Come ahhhn!” with his head tilted back. Behind the kit, Devon Rumrill thundered out a massive drum roll and clobbered the cymbals, bringing the whole thing to a crashing halt. In that glorious finale, who would have believed the band had only been together for 24 hours? Up went the judges scores, all
9s and 10s, and with that, a new champion of the Bohemian’s 24Hour Band Contest was crowned. That was just one of the many high points in the packed Arlene Francis Center last Saturday night, as we carried on last year’s crazy idea—to assemble musicians into random bands with other strangers and force them to write two original songs and learn one cover song in just one day. Each performance was like opening a living, breathing Christmas present. A trombonefueled version of “Psycho Killer.” A Spanish-English hybrid of “Rebel Yell,” complete with hubcap percussion. A “Taxman” singalong. Hell, the energy was so high that at the end of the night, people started breakdancing. Ultimately, the panel of judges—comprising Bill Bowker, Leilani Clark, Heather Irwin, Steve Jaxon and Jacquelynne Ocaña—chose the band cheekily calling themselves Wonder Wench as most worthy of top honors.
Making their success even more special was the fact that McCarten, in hospital scrubs, was called in to work at the emergency room the night before; he’d missed five hours of rehearsal. (The “special circumstances” award, though, goes to bassist Huck Reason, from a different band, whose fiveday-old daughter Nyah Willow watched from the crowd, wrapped in blankets and held by her mother.) Not to be outdone, our ninth annual NorBay Awards conferred plenty of honors throughout the night, too. Your voting made it happen—we had 1,047 preliminary write-in voters, and 3,411 finalist voters! Gold record awards were given, speeches both touching and funny delivered, and our commitment to supporting and cultivating local music was strengthened yet again. The award was especially timely for Lester Chambers, winner in the Blues / R&B category. In accepting the award on behalf of his father, Chambers’ son Dylan explained that Lester had been assaulted onstage by a woman earlier that same day at the Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival after dedicating “People Get Ready” to Trayvon Martin. (Video later released showed Dinalynn Andrews Potter climbing onstage, shoving the 73-year-old Chambers to the ground; she was arrested for battery, and Chambers was taken to the hospital.) “I can’t tell you how proud he’ll be having this,” Dylan said, clutching the award. “He works very, very hard at what he does.” Without further ado, the winners of the 2013 NorBays: BLUES / R&B: Lester Chambers COUNTRY / AMERICANA:
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Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Andy T & Nick Nixon Band
Tendrils and the Rusty Maples open. Jul 19, 8pm. $8. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
Noam Lemish & George Marsh
Blues champions from Nashville. Jul 21, 2pm. Free. Barley & Hops Tavern, 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.
Album release concert of avant-garde jazz pianist and drummer duo. Jul 21, 2pm. $10$15. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.
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Poet Gary Turchin joins songwriter Ken Risling in an unusual collaborative concert. Jul 20, 7:30pm. $15-$18. Youth Annex, 425 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.874.3571.
Jul 17, Nick Gravenites. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.4797.
E-40 & Too $hort The rap genius that made people want to “go dumb” performs with the one who wrote the book on “pimpology.” Jul 20, 8pm. $35. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
Friday Night Live Weekly music series in conjunction with farmers market. Jul 19, Lost Dog Found. Free. Cloverdale Plaza, Cloverdale Boulevard between First and Second streets, Cloverdale.
Funky Fridays Live music in the park’s outdoor amphitheater. Proceeds support Team Sugarloaf. Jul 19, A Case of the Willys. 6:30pm. $10. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood.
Hip-Hop for Kids Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and DJ Noah D lead a fun hiphop show for kids. Jul 20 at noon. Live Musician’s Co-op, 925 Piner Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.8845.
Toshio Hirano The Japanese cowboy of acclaimed fame, singing his country heart out. Jul 21, 5:30pm. Free. Bergamot Alley, 328-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.8720.
Jazz It Up Concert Series Jul 20, Greg Hester Quartert. 4pm. Free. Seasons of the Vineyard, 113 Plaza St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2222.
John Courage & the Great Plains Album Release party for “Gems.” Manzanita Falls,
Qui Featuring David Yow of the Jesus Lizard. With CCR Headcleaner, Yogurt Brain and the Videos. Jul 21 at 7pm. 630 Summerfield Rd, Santa Rosa.
Rockin’ Concerts Series Jul 20, Unauthorized Rolling Stones. Noon. Free. Montgomery Village Shopping Center, Village Court, Santa Rosa.
US Air Force Band of the Golden West Military marches, jazz arrangements, Broadway tunes and patriotic standards from this high caliber 40-piece ensemble. Jul 24, 1pm. Free. Cline Cellars, 24737 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.940.4025.
MARIN COUNTY Vaud & the Villains Americana noir meets Moulin Rouge in this 19-piece 1930s New Orleans orchestra and cabaret. Jul 20, 9pm. $22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
NAPA COUNTY Festival del Sole Opera Gala Singers Ekaterina Scherbachenko and Raymond Aceto, pianist Vadym Kholodenko and the Russian National Orchestra perform favorite arias. Jul 21, 5pm. $45-$75. Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.226.8742.
Festival Del Sole Young Artist Concert Series Jul 17, violinist Benjamin Penzner; Jul 18, soprano Erika Baikoff; Jul 19, pianist Marika Bournaki. Jul 17-19, 11am. Free.
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Jewel Admit it: you were meant for Jewel, and Jewel was meant for you. Jul 18, 8pm and Jul 19, 8pm. $65. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
Zoë Keating One-woman orchestra uses a cello and looper pedal to layer her music into a rich, haunting sound. Jul 19, 8pm. $25-$30. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.
Mary Chapin Carpenter & Marc Cohn Two top-notch songwriters share the stage. Jul 20, 7pm. $55. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
RockNapa Music Festival Featuring the Xceptional Classic Rock Show (members of Guns n’ Roses & Edgar Winter) on Thursday and Cherry Poppin’ Daddies on Friday. Taimane Gardener and Erick Macek open. Jul 18, 4:30pm and Jul 19, 4:30pm. $39-$104. Charles Krug, 2800 Main St, St Helena. 707.967.3993.
TOM RIGNEY with FLAMBEAU Saturday, July 20
8:45–9:45am; 5:45-6:45pm Jazzercise SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE Youth and Family Singles & Pairs Square Dance Club 8:45–9:45am; 5:45–6:45pm Jazzercise CIRCLES N’ SQUARES Square Dance Club Fri, Jul 19 8:45–9:45am Jazzercise 7:30–10:30pm North Bay Country Dance Society/ Contra Dance Sat, Jul 20 8:30–9:30am Jazzercise 7–11pm Steve Luther presents TOM RIGNEY WITH FLAMBEAU Sun, Jul 21 8:30–9:30am Jazzercise 5–9:25pm DJ Steve Luther COUNTRY WESTERN LESSONS & DANCING Mon, Jul 22 8:45–9:45am;5:45–6:45pm Jazzercise 7–10pm NORTH WEST PACIFIC RAILROAD MEETING Tues, Jul 23 8:45–9:45am Jazzercise 7:30pm–9pm AFRICAN AND WORLD MUSIC & DANCE Wed, Jul 17 10:15am– 12:45pm 7–10pm Thur, Jul 18 7:15–10pm
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Yemen Blues Mix of Yemen and West African contemporary grooves with singer Ravid Kahalani. Jul 18, 8pm. $25-$30. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.
Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY Aqus Cafe Jul 19, Billy Love. Jul 20, Gordon & D’Orozi. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.
Arlene Francis Center Jul 18, Deadly Remains (Misfits set), M Section, Flesh Gordo, Decent Criminal, Harmless People, the Wants, Victim of Society, Shadow of Progress. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
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Jul 21, Toshio Hirano. Jul 23, Coyote Bandits. 328-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.8720.
Jul 19, Wonderbread 5. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.
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Jul 19, T-Shirt Tuxedo, Antonette Paviera, Just2FreshIJV, Kendyl Sta Rosa, Mary Artille, Victor C, #onlyfortonite. Jul 20, E-40, Too $hort. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
Jul 20, Mama Loshn. 85 La Plaza, Cotati.
Epicurean Connection Jul 19, Karen Joy Brown. Jul 21, Kyle Martin. 122 West Napa St, Sonoma. 707.935.7960.
Flamingo Lounge Jul 19, Koncept. Jul 20, UB707. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.
Forestville Club Jul 20, Koobi Fora. 6250 Front St, Forestville. 707.887.2594.
French Garden Jul 18, Bear’s Belly. Jul 19, Prismova Trova. Jul 20, Maria Bija and Sebastian Link. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.
Heritage Public House Jul 20, Molly Konzen. 1901 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.540.0395.
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Jul 17, Rudebrat, Labrat. Jul 18, Krafty Kuts, Malarkey, Ini, Arun. Jul 19, Nova Albion. Jul 20, Sambada. Jul 24, Ini, Dr Dylon, Mose. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.
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Redwood Cafe Jul 20, Bonnie Brooks. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.
of Dorothy’s Slippers. 8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.2398.
Sprenger’s Tap Room Jul 18 and , Jul 19, Terry Savastano. Jul 20, Stylites. 446 B St, Santa Rosa. 707.544.8277.
Sunflower Center Jul 22, Music for Kangu Mamas. 1435 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.792.5300.
Tradewinds Jul 17, Nothing to Lose. Jul 19, the Honey Wilders. Jul 20, Rockhounds. Jul 24, Clean Slate. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7878.
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Jul 20, HugeLarge. Jul 21, Walking Spanish. 725 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.BEER.
Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub Jul 20, 6:30pm, the Sticky Notes. 131 E First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.9610.
Society: Culture House Jul 17, Soulshine Blues Band. Jul 24, Johnny Tsunami & the Hurricanes. 528 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, No phone.
Songbird Community Healing Center Jul 20, the Secret Passion
Fenix Jul 18, Buck Nickels & Loose Change. Jul 19, Lloyd Gregory. Jul 20, AgapeSoul. Jul 21, Justin Brown. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.
George’s Nightclub Jul 19, Cuba Gooding Sr. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.
Hopmonk Novato Jul 19, Sambada. Jul 20, Vinyl. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.
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Hopmonk Sonoma Jul 19, Tony Gibson. Jul 20, the Welcome Matt. Jul 21, Kyle Swan & Honeybrew. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.
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Wolfmother Australia’s heavy rockers play last-minute small club show. Jul 21 at the Independent.
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Jul 17, Slowpoke. Jul 18, Royal Deuces. Jul 19, Brothers of Siren. Jul 20, Ten Ton Chicken. Jul 21, Johnny Vegas & the High Rollers. Jul 24, Misner & Smith. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776. Jul 17, Pocket Canyon Ramblers. Jul 18, , Jul 19 and , Jul 24, Susan Sutton. Jul 20, Wendy DeWitt. Jul 22, Gypsy Cafe. Jul 23, Maple Profant. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.
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Jul 20, Perfect Crime. Jul 21, Sean Carscadden. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.
Muscardini Cellars Tasting Room Jul 20, Tommy’s Thomsen’s All
David Byrne & St. Vincent The Talking Head and the guitar shredder play from their album “Love This Giant.� Jul 21 at the Fox Theater.
London art-rock band storms through San Francisco in free in-store performance. July 22 at Amoeba SF.
Peter Murphy Singer who singlehandedly boosted sales of Wet ‘n’ Wild black eyeliner celebrates 35 years of Bauhaus. Jul 23 at the Fillmore.
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with Jay Tablet. 19 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.1091. Jul 17, Jonathan Poretz. Jul 18, Groupo Buongiorno. Jul 19, David Jeffrey’s Jazz Fourtet. Jul 20, Open Sky. Jul 21, Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Jul 23, Chris Huson. Jul 24, Noel Jewkes Duo. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito.
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Jul 17, the M-Tet. Jul 18, Deborah Winters. Jul 23, Lorin Rowan. Jul 24, EmK. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.
E-40 and Too $hort, together at last In my spare time, I play a game called “What If E-40 Wrote It?�
Rancho Nicasio Jul 19, Tom Finch Group. Jul 20, Bonnie Hayes. Jul 21, Petty Theft. Town Square, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.
Sleeping Lady Jul 18, Lucia Comnes. Jul 19, Fat Opie. 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.485.1182.
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Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts Jul 20, Rupa & the April Fishes, Classical Revolution. Osher Marin JCC, 200 No San Pedro Rd,
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Station House Cafe Jul 21, the Easy Leaves. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1515.
Sweetwater Music Hall Jul 17, Ian McLagan. Jul 18, Spencer Day & New West Guitar Group. Jul 19, Foreverland. Jul 20, Vaud & the Villains. Jul 21, Moonalice. Jul 22, Crosby Tyler. Jul 24, Naive Melodies. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
Terrapin Crossroads Jul 17, Shannon McNally. Jul 20, the Mars Hotel. Jul 21, Midnight North. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.
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Jul 19, Jimmy Smith Band. Jul 20, Savoy with Justin Pyne. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.
Jul 17, Bakers Dozen. Jul 18, Doe the Unknown, Flo J Simpson, Jmauzarotti, WILL, Freejack. Jul 20, Silkie Berlinn. Jul 21, Erika Alstrom with Dale Altrom’s Jazz Society. Jul 23, Kytami
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Jul 19, David M’ore. Jul 20, Al Von. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337. Jul 17, Buck Nickels & Loose Change. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.
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Peri’s Silver Dollar Jul 18, ZZ Topless. Jul 19, the Incubators. Jul 20, Slim Jenkins. Jul 21, La Mandanga. Jul 24, the Pickups. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.
Take the Second Amendment, for example. In E-40’s hands, it’d turn into something like: “A booliyooni militia of regulatorial necessariness brangin’ the hurryupness to the security of states in the free box, no locks, frocks or stocks, the righthand trippin’ of the pop-you-lace scarlet drippin’ in armchair armoires shall not, like skirtastic hemslastic, be infringed. Smell me?� The king of slang from Vallejo, born Earl Stevens, is now 45. He should be slowing down. Instead, he released five albums last year, filled with dizzying linguistics and hardslapping hooks. Live and onstage, he’s been rocking the same set list for the last seven years, but not without impeccable style and plenty of humorous touches. (Last time he was in town, his manager got paid in cash, onstage, and openly counted thousands of dollars in front of everybody.) A headlining bill this week also boasts Oakland legend Too $hort, who’s put out 20 albums and continues to go strong. E-40 and Too $hort appearing onstage together is basically the Bay Area rap game version of Monk and Coltrane at the Five Spot, a rare teaming of two innovators. Or, as 40 might say, bossalinis and fooliyonis get ballin’ and sprinklin’ on Saturday, July 20, at the Phoenix Theater. 201 E. Washington St., Petaluma. 8pm. $35. 707.762.3565.—Gabe Meline
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Rockin’ Dentistry
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Rick Lane, DDS
Gallery of Sea & Heaven
Sonoma Academy
Gallery One
At 5pm. Gallery One, “Scapes, Scapes & Scapes,” hand-colored photos by Laura Culver and oil scapes by Robin Burgert. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.778.8277.
Through Aug 31, “Scapes, Scapes & Scapes,” handcolored photos by Laura Culver and oil scapes by Robin Burgert. Reception, Jul 19, 5pm. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.778.8277.
Through Aug 18, “Margins to Mainstream,” seven contemporary artists with disabilities. Through Aug 18, Rodger Warnecke, Oakland artist, displays paintings after a 25-year hiatus from art. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 4. 707.579.1500.
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Through Aug 31, “Pieces,” art by Cat Kaufman and Mary Vaughan. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa. Open Sat, 12 to 5, and by appointment. 707.332.1212.
At 5pm. Towers Gallery, “Hidden Treasures,” variety of styles from local artists. 240 N Cloverdale Blvd, Ste 2, Cloverdale. 707.894.4331.
SONOMA COUNTY Arts Guild of Sonoma Through Jul 30, Carol Larson, new to the gallery, shows her textile art. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and SunMon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.
Calabi Gallery Through Aug 31, “Summer Selection,” new selection of works by gallery artists as well as vintage art. 144 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.
Charles M Schulz Museum
3 time Grammy Award Winning jazz pianist Tickets $50
August 17 Bill Champlin with Special Friends 2 time Grammy Award Winner Tickets $50
Information and Tickets: shop.sonomacutrer.com 707.237.3489 Concerts start at 6pNtTerrace opens at 5pm
Through Sep 8, “Juried Fine Art Show,” works from North Bay residents. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART.
Through Aug 10, “Hodge Podge,” mixed-media exhibit by artists from Becoming Independent and the Barracks Studio. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. Thurs-Sat, noon to 5 and by appointment. 707.578.9123.
Gallery 300
Hammerfriar Gallery Through Aug 11, “The Summer of 2013,” featuring pieces by Harley, Bill Shelley, Brian Wilson and Hugh Livingston. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. Tues-Fri, 10 to 6. Sat, 10 to 5. 707.473.9600.
Local Color Gallery
July 20 Alan Pasqua Trio
Riverfront Art Gallery
At 7pm. ECHO Gallery, Jul 19-Aug 31, “Sum Sum Summer,” art by John Casey, Shawn Wisenhunt, Emma Higgens and Kim Ford Kitz. 1348 A Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.812.2201.
At 5pm. Marin MOCA, “Out of Order,” a MarinMOCA member exhibition. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. 415.506.0137. petersonsfarm.com
of prominent post-war-era decorative, textile and furniture designers. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.
Through Sep 1, “Art of the Line,” describing Schulz’s process, from the tools he used to the research he undertook. Through Oct 14, “Barking Up the Family Tree,” featuring comic strips with Snoopy’s siblings. Through Oct 27, “Mid-Century Modern,” works
Through Aug 11, “Horizons,” paintings and drawings by Pamela Wallace and Linda Gamble. 1580 Eastshore Rd, Bodega Bay. Daily, 10 to 5. 707.875.2744.
Petaluma Arts Center Through Sep 15, “Undercover Genius: The Creative Lives of Artists with Disabilities,” curated by Janet Moore and Geri Olson. 230 Lakeville St at East Washington, Petaluma. 707.762.5600.
Quercia Gallery Through Jul 29, “Our Natures,” paintings, drawings and prints inspired by nature by Sandra Rubin and Alan Johnson. 25193 Hwy 116, Duncans Mills. 707.865.0243.
RiskPress Gallery Through Jul 28, “Words Fall Away,” paintings, drawings and monotypes by Claude Smith. 7345 Healdsburg Ave, Sebastopol. No phone.
Through Jul 31, “Identidades,” paintings by Crystal Galindo. 2500 Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.545.1770.
Sonoma County Museum
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Through Aug 25, “Akin,” pieces by photographer Nicole Katano and painter Marc Katano. Through Aug 25, “Stand by Me,” photographs by Nicole Katano of the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. WedSun, 11 to 5. 707.939.SVMA.
Towers Gallery Through Oct 6, “Hidden Treasures,” variety of styles from local artists. Reception, Jul 20, 5pm. 240 N Cloverdale Blvd, Ste 2, Cloverdale. 707.894.4331.
MARIN COUNTY 142 Throckmorton Theatre Through Jul 31, “Devil Moon,” paintings by Robert Gumpertz. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Art Works Downtown Through Aug 23, “Transitions,” photography-based imagery from 32 Bay Area artists. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.
Bolinas Museum Through Aug 25, “Birds of the Sierra Nevada,” paintings by Keith Hansen. Through Aug 25, “Celebrating 30 years,” featuring historical pieces from the museum’s past. Through Aug 25, “Constructed Surfaces,” color photographs by Andy Rappaport. Through Aug 25, “Consuelo Kanaga,” pieces by
Gallery Route One Through Jul 21, “GRO Artist Member Exhibition.” Salon, Jul 21, 4pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.
Marin MOCA Jul 20-Aug 25, “Out of Order,” a MarinMOCA member exhibition. Reception, Jul 20, 5pm. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4. 415.506.0137.
Marin Society of Artists Through Aug 3, “Fresh Art,” paintings by local artists. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. Mon-Thurs, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 12 to 4. 415.454.9561.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Jul 30, “Viewpoints II,” group show of photographs by O’Hanlon Center members and artists. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.
Osher Marin JCC Through Sep 2, “Nurture,” photos and stories midlife mothers with their families, written and created by Cyma Shapiro with photos by Shana Sureck and Tracy Cianflone. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.
NAPA COUNTY Blackbird of Calistoga
1348 A Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.812.2201.
2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216.
Gordon Huether Gallery
Poetry & Music on Fire
Through Jul 31, “Norcal Modern,” new paintings by Grace Slick. 1465 First St, Napa. 707.255.5954.
Storyteller Chris Chandler gives a multimedia musical performance, with hip-hop from Narayan From Zion, poetry by Jordan Ranft and slide guitar by Paul Benoit. Jul 22, 7pm. $5-$10. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
Napa Valley Museum Through Jul 28, “Miles Davis,” sketches and oil paintings by jazz pioneer Miles Davis. Through Jul 31, “Paganini A Ballet by Rachmaninoff and Fokine,” photos, designs and music from the 1939 Russian premiere. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Tues-Sun, 10am to 4pm. 707.944.0500.
Brandon Revels hosts this evening of standup comedy featuring local talent. Third Fri of every month, 9pm. $10. Jasper O’Farrell’s, 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2062.
Comedy Night Presented by Active 20-30 Club 656. Third Thurs of every month, 8:30pm. Free. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.665.0260.
Rick Overton Writer for “Dennis Miller Live” has been doing standup comedy for over 35 years. Dick Bright Band provides music for the evening. Jul 19, 8pm. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
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Jul 19-Aug 31, “Sum Sum Summer,” art by John Casey, Shawn Wisenhunt, Emma Higgens and Kim Ford Kitz. Reception, Jul 19, 7pm.
Follow clues to find the treasure. Jul 20, 10am. Free. Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, 1490 Library Lane, St Helena. 707.963.3757.
Below the Belt
Events
ECHO Gallery
Treasure Hunt
Comedy Field Trips
Through Aug 31, “Vegetable Portraits,” photography by Lynn Karlin. 1347 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. Through Sep 22, “External Combustion,” pieces by Sacramento sculptors Nathan Cordero, Julia Couzens, Chris Daubert and Dave Lane. Artist panel discussion, Aug 14, 7pm, $10. Through Dec 31, Largest collection of contemporary Bay Area art. Tours daily. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sun, 10am to 6pm 707.226.5991.
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the American photographer from the collection of Susie Tompkins Buell. 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri, 1 to 5; Sat-Sun, noon to 5; and by appointment. 415.868.0330.
Featuring music by the Pat Jordan Band, food and fun. Jul 21, 1pm. $7-$12. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.
Love of the Land Banquet honoring agriculture leaders. Jul 18, 5pm. $65. Richard’s Grove and Saralee’s Vineyard, 3575 Slusser Rd, Windsor.
Picnic til Sundown Park stays open late with live music and guided hikes. Third Thurs of every month. Free. Jack London State Park,
Laguna Trail Walk Learn what makes the Laguna de Santa Rosa special. Location sent upon registration. Jul 17, 6:30pm. $5. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.
Sunset Hike Watch the sun fall and the full moon rise. Jul 20, 6:30pm. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.
Film
Woman-Owned Woman-Owned Family-Friendly Family-Friendly
Film Night Jul 19, “School of Rock”; Jul 20, “Brave.” 8pm. Free. Creek Park, Hub Intersection, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Anselmo.
Girl Rising Film spotlights the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change a girl and the world. Jul 22, 7pm. $10. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.
Hook Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman square off for control of Neverland. Prizes awarded for best costume. Jul 21, 12pm. Free. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.3946.
Live at the Met Opera Series Jul 20, “La Traviata.” Fri, 10am. $10-$14. ) Lark Theater,
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The Magic Flute Mozart’s classic opera recorded at the Salzburg Festival. Jul 20, 7pm. $20. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa. 707.255.5445.
Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? An alternative look at the global bee crisis. Jul 19, 7:30pm. $10. Fairfax Women’s Center, 46 Park Rd, Fairfax.
Shift Change Documentary tells stories of employee-owned businesses that competes successfully in today’s economy. Jul 24, 7:30pm. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
Thin Ice Documentary on the realities of climate change. Jul 19, 7pm. Free. Sonoma Valley Grange Hall, 18627 Sonoma Hwy, Boyes Hot Springs.
Under Our Skin Film exposes the hidden story of Lyme disease. Jul 19, 7:30pm. Donation. Songbird Community Healing Center, 8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.2398.
Win. Lose. Forgive. Santa Rosa-produced short documentary offers a glimpse into the world of Muay Thai and the lessons it teaches. Jul 20, 5:30pm. $5. Third Street Cinema Six, 620 Third St, Santa Rosa.
Yellow Submarine Celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Beatles’ animated film. Jul 17, 6:30pm. $5. West County Herb Company Annex, 3641 Main St, Occidental. 707.495.4860.
Lectures Backyard Beekeeping Bonnie Bolienger Morse talks about hive management and harvesting honey. Jul 20, 9:30am. $35. Fairfax Women’s Center, 46 Park Rd, Fairfax.
Tom di Maria Creative Growth Art Center’s director talks about the center’s 40-year history. Jul 18, 7:30pm. Sonoma County Museum, 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. 707.579.1500.
Foster Parent Orientation Learn about foster care or fost-adoption. Thurs, Jul 18, 7pm. Free. Marin Health and Wellness Center, 3240 Kerner Blvd, San Rafael.
Anne Jordan Author talks about the structure of story. Presented by Writers Forum of Petaluma. Jul 18, 7pm. $15. Petaluma Community Center, 320 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.
Masters of Venice Renaissance painters from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, presented by Rita Dunlay from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Jul 20. Free. Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma. 707.763.9801.
Questing Workshop Questing is a treasure hunt that celebrates community, natural history and the land on which it is created. Jul 20, 9am. $20. Sonoma Garden Park, 19990 Seventh St E, Sonoma.
Science Buzz Cafe Jul 18, economics of education part II: culture as an economic category. Thurs, Jul 18, 7pm. $5. Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.
Race, the America’s Cup” with Julian Guthrie. Jul 20, 7pm, “A Killing at Cotton Hill: A Samuel Craddock Mystery” with Terry Shames. Jul 21, 11am, “Awesome Adventures at the Smithsonian: The Official Kids Guide to the Smithsonian Institution” with Emily Korrell. Jul 21, 4pm, “Coyote Winds” with Helen Sedwick. Jul 22, 7pm, “The Spanish Tregedy” with Marin Shakespeare Company. Jul 23, 7pm, “Terrorist Next Door: A David Gold Novel” with Sheldon Siegel. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.
Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books Jul 17, 7pm, Redwood Writers Author Panel. Jul 19, 7pm, “Saving the Season: A Cook’s Guide to Home Canning, Pickling and Preserving” with Kevin West. Jul 22, 7pm, “Yosemite” with Ann Marie Brown. Jul 24, 7pm, Redwood Writers Nonfiction Panel. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8938.
Petaluma Copperfield’s Books Jul 17, 6pm, “The Wednesday Daughters” with Meg Waite Clayton. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.762.0563.
Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books
Readings 142 Throckmorton Theatre Jul 17, 7:30pm, No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Parenthood. $12-$15. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley 415.383.9600.
Book Passage Jul 17, 1pm, “The Wednesday Daughters” with Meg Waite Clayton. Jul 17, 7pm, “The Translator” with Nina Schulyer. Jul 18, 12pm, “Sisterland” with Curtis Sittenfeld, includes lunch and book $55. Jul 18, 7pm, “The Global Heart Awakens: Humanity’s Rite of Passage from the Love of Power to the Power of Love” with Anodea Judith. Jul 19, 12pm, “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves” with Karen Joy Fowler, includes lunch and book $55. Jul 19, 7pm, “The Never List” with Koethi Zan. Jul 20, 1pm, “Jasmine Dogs Mystic Adventures in Big Sur” with JW Winslow. Jul 20, 4pm, “The Billionaire and the Mechanic: How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed Up to Win Sailing’s Greatest
Jul 23, 7pm, “Secrets of Your Cells: Discovering Your Body’s Inner Intelligence” with Sondra Barrett. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.2618.
French Garden Jul 18, 7pm, “Uncivil Liberties: Deconstructing Libertarianism,” with Praxis Peace Institute authors. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.
Main Street Station Jul 20, 11am, Black Bart Poetry Society Open Mic. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.
Many Rivers Books & Tea Jul 18, 7:30pm, “A Daoist Practice Journal: Come Laugh with Me” with Michael Rinaldini. 130 S Main St, Sebastopol. 707.829.8871.
Theater Brian Copeland’s Waiting Period Acclaimed one-man show. Jul 20, 8pm. $38-$50. 142 Throckmorton Theatre,
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Celebration.” Through Jul 20, 5pm. $29-$117. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216.
Cabaret Experiential Theatre Company presents the beloved musical featuring favorite songs like “Life Is a Cabaret.” Thurs-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. through Jul 28. $28. Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma.
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Life Is a Cabaret Sexy cabaret shows honk and grind in Marin Scouring the internet for a place I can really be myself is a lonely venture. But what’s this? Not one, but two sexy cabaret shows in . . . Marin County? Finally, a place where catcalls and fedoras are not only allowed, but encouraged! It’s my time to shine! Starting this week, Séduction Féroce Deux cabaret comes to George’s in San Rafael on a monthly basis, complete with standup comedy, vaudeville acts, interactive games and, of course, burlesque dancing. Host Jamie DeWolf is the creator of the monthly Oakland variety show Tourettes Without Regrets (and subject of a recent Bohemian cover story); his slam poetry and other talents underscore an approach of holding nothing back. Burlesque is sexy mostly because at least some clothing is kept on, but we’re guessing nothing will be out of bounds. At Sweetwater in Mill Valley, Vaud & the Villains brings a 19-piece 1930s New Orleans orchestra and cabaret show for a one-nightonly performance on July 20. The horn section alone is worth the price of admission, and a full-stage, sexed-up performance is just the icing on top—or is that whipped cream? Séduction Féroce Deux hits the stage Thursday, July 18, at George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 6pm. $10. 877.568.2726. Vaud & the Villains play Saturday, July 20 at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 9pm. $22. 415.388.3850.—Nicolas Grizzle
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Players, writers and directors must create, write, rehearse and perform four 10-minute plays in the space of 24 hours. Hollywood stars include Calista Flockhart, Allison Janney, Star Jones, Chris Meloni and others. Jul 20, 5:30pm. $45-$75. Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.226.8742.
The Merry Wives of Windsor Shakespeare’s comedy presented by Pocket Opera. Jul 21, 2pm. $39. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.
Servant of Two Masters Mayhem erupts when Truffaldino tries to double his wages by serving two masters at once. in this Carlo Goldoni comedy. Thurs-Sun, 7pm. through Jul 28. $7-$20. Ives Park, Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol.
The Spanish Tragedy Marin Shakespeare Company opens summer season with the play credited as the inspiration for “Hamlet.” Sun, 4pm and Fri-Sun, 8pm. through Aug 11. $20-$38. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael.
Victoria Goring Storyteller gives an improvised, interactive performance for children. Jul 21, 11am, 1 and 3pm. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.
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For the week of July 17
ARIES (March 21–April 19) The 19th-century Italian composer Gioachino Rossini was a proliďŹ c creator who produced 39 operas. Renowned for his lyrical melodies, he was sometimes referred to as the “Italian Mozart.â€? So conďŹ dent was he in his abilities that he bragged he could set a laundry list to music. I trust you will have comparable aplomb in the coming weeks, Aries, since you will be asked to do the equivalent of composing an opera using a laundry list for inspiration. This will be a different challenge than making lemonade out of lemons, but it could be even more fun and interesting. TAURUS (April 20–May 20) Is the grass really greener on the other side of the fence? Or is its more vivid hue just an optical illusion caused by your inability to see the situation objectively? Judging from my analysis of your current astrological omens, I suspect that you’re not deluded. The grass really is greener. But it’s important to note the reason why this is true, which is that there’s more manure over on the other side of the fence. So your next question becomes: Are you willing to put up with more crap in order to get the beneďŹ ts of the greener grass? GEMINI (May 21–June 20) You know the voice in your head that’s kind of a sneaky bastard? The voice that sometimes feeds you questionable advice and unreliable theories? Well, I suspect that this voice might be extra active in the coming week. But here’s the weird thing: It might actually have a sound idea or two for you to consider acting on. For once, its counsel may be based on accurate intuition. So don’t completely lower your guard, Gemini. Maintain a high degree of discernment toward the sneaky bastard’s pronouncements. But also be willing to consider the possibility that this generator of so much mischief could at least temporarily be a source of wisdom. CANCER (June 21–July 22)
We keep milliondollar works of art in well-guarded museums. Paintings created hundreds of years ago are treated with reverence and protected as if they were magical treasures. Meanwhile, beautiful creatures that took nature eons to produce don’t get the same care. At least 5,000 animal and plant species are going extinct every year, in large part due to human activities. Among the recently lost works of art are the Madeiran large white buttery, West African black rhinoceros, Formosan clouded leopard, golden toad and Tecopa pupďŹ sh. I’m asking you to not allow a similar discrepancy in your own life, Cancerian. The astrological omens say that now is a perfect moment to intensify your love for the natural world. I urge you to meditate on how crucial it is to nurture your interconnectedness with all of life, not just the civilized part.
LEO (July 23–August 22) Hurry up, please. It’s time. No more wafing or procrastinating. You really need to ďŹ nish up the old business that has dragged on too long. You really should come to deďŹ nitive decisions about ambiguous situations, even if they show no sign of resolution. As for those nagging questions that have yielded no useful answers, I suggest you replace them with different questions. And how about those connections that have been draining your energy? Reevaluate whether they are worth trying to ďŹ x. VIRGO (August 23–September 22) “This morning I walked to the place where the street-cleaners dump the rubbish,â€? wrote painter Vincent van Gogh in one his letters. “My God, it was beautiful.â€? Was he being ironic or sarcastic? Not at all. He was sincere. As an artist, he had trained himself to be intrigued by scenes that other people dismissed as ugly or irrelevant. His sense of wonder was fully awake. He could ďŹ nd meaning and even enchantment anywhere. Your next assignment, Virgo—should you choose to accept it—is to experiment with seeing the world as van Gogh did. LIBRA (September 23–October 22)
I believe you will undergo a kind of graduation in the next four weeks, Libra. Graduation from what? Maybe from a life lesson you’ve been studying for a while or from an institution that has given you all it can. Perhaps you will climax your involvement with a situation that has made
big demands on you. I suspect that during this time of completion you will have major mixed feelings, ranging from sadness that a chapter of your story is coming to an end to profound gratiďŹ cation at how much you have grown during this chapter.
SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)
What’s your favorite sin, Scorpio? I’m talking about the mischievous vice or rebel tendency or excessive behavior that has taught you a lot. It may be the case that now and then this transgressive departure from normalcy has had redeeming value, and has even generated some interesting fun. Perhaps it puts you in touch with a magic that generates important changes, even if it also exacts a toll on you. Whatever your “favorite sin� is, I’m guessing that you need to develop a more conscious and mature relationship with it. The time has come for it to evolve.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) The Sagittarian writer and artist William Blake (1757– 1827) made drawings of many eminent people who had died before he was born. Julius Caesar was the subject of one of his portraits. Others included Dante, Shakespeare and Moses. How did Blake manage to capture their likenesses in such great detail? He said their spirits visited him in the form of apparitions. Really? I suppose that’s possible. But it’s also important to note that he had a robust and exquisite imagination. I suspect that in the coming weeks you, too, will have an exceptional ability to visualize things in your mind’s eye. Maybe not with the gaudy skill of Blake, but potent nevertheless. What would be the best use of this magic power? CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) How close do you really want to be to the people you care about? I invite you to think about this with unsentimental candor. Do you prefer there to be some distance between you? Are you secretly glad there’s a buffer zone that prevents you from being too profoundly engaged? I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. It might be correct for who you are right now. I merely want to suggest that it’s important for you to know the exact nature of your need for intimacy. If you ďŹ nd that you actually do want to be closer, spend the next four weeks making that happen. Ask your precious allies to collaborate with you in going deeper. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18)
I love your big, energetic thoughts. I enjoy watching as your wild intuitive leaps lead you to understandings that mere logic could never produce. I have beneďŹ ted many times from the Aquarian tribe’s ability to see angles no one else can discern. In the immediate future, though, I hope you will be a specialist in analyzing the details and mastering mundane mysteries. I’ll be rooting for you to think small and be precise. Can you manage that? I expect there’ll be a sweet reward. You will generate good fortune for yourself by being practical, sensible and earthy.
PISCES (February 19–March 20)
Is it a river or a creek? Is it a mountain or a hill? It’s important for you to decide questions like these—preferably on the basis of the actual evidence rather than on wishful thinking. I’m not saying that the river is better than the creek or that the mountain is better than the hill. I simply want you to know that it’s important to be clear about which it is. The same principle applies to other experiences you’ll soon have. Is the catalytic person you’re dealing with a temporary friend or a loyal ally? Is the creation you’re nurturing just a healthy diversion or is it potentially a pivotal element in transforming your relationship with yourself? Is the love that’s blooming a transient pleasure or a powerful upgrade that’s worth working on with all your ingenuity?
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 or 1.900.950.7700.
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