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ur state is drying up. We are currently experiencing one of the worst droughts in California’s history. Everywhere I go, there are street signs reminding people not to waste water.

There are programs to assist residents with replacing lawns with drought-resistant plants. There are daily newspaper articles and news clips on TV showing the effects of the drought in many areas.

The drought is likely to inflict $2.2 billion in losses on the agricultural industry, according to a July study from the UC Davis.

We will absorb the loss of this not only in our state economy but in the cost of our groceries.

Yet some people, who are aware of our current situation, seem to act with a sense of entitlement—washing cars that aren’t visibly dirty, daily watering of lawns to keep them green, etc. There seems to be an attitude among some that if you can pay for it, it’s yours to use. Unfortunately, rain does not come simply because you pad your water bill.

The reality is that we need to treat water as we do money—money on a budget. People would do well to develop a wider worldview in thinking about our water situation. The water we have is the water budget allotted to all of us in the state. We need to spend it carefully.

The water you waste washing your car could be the water your neighbors need to wash their dishes. Yes, we all have water coming out of our taps when we turn them on, but for how long?

Budget your water now. You won’t regret it later.

Bianca May is a graduate of Sonoma State University and a selfdescribed feather-ruffler living in Rohnert Park.

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Thank you for publishing such an inspiring and thorough article (“Community in Transition,” Sept. 3).

As the Center for Well-Being’s Promotoras de Salud/ Health Promoters coordinator, I would like to acknowledge the invaluable work that this group of volunteers does for our community. Promotores and promotoras are peer health educators; that is, people who have come forward voluntarily and received nutrition education training under the guidance of dietitian Nora Bulloch at our center with the goal of going back to their communities and sharing what they’ve learned.

With the new school year, parents’ attention is turning to school lunches.

Traditionally, the USDA had used the National School Lunch Program as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. Children consumed animal fat and sugary drinks to the point where one-third have become overweight or obese. Their early dietary flaws became lifelong addictions, raising their risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

Alejandrina Sarmiento was one of our 127 graduates from the five-session nutrition education series done at 10 different sites countywide (Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Sonoma). This work was a partnership between the AVANCE Parent-Child programs and the Center for Well-Being under the SNAPEd Champions for Change (nutrition education and obesity prevention). The curricula included topics such as “Re Think Your Drink,” “Eating More Fruits and Vegetables,” “Eating less Sugar, Salt and Fat,” “Preparing Meals with MyPlate” and “Eating Well on a Budget”.

As a presenter myself, I remember Alejandrina as one of the most interested and engaging participants, asking great questions and absorbing every bit of the information we brought.

It fills me with pleasure to see her featured in an article that brings hope to places where there isn’t much of it; it shows that we can change for the better, that a basic change in attitude can lead to more knowledge and, in turn, to behavior change in people and utlimately an empowered community.

Anyone interested in becoming a certified promotor(a) de salud/health promoter call 707.575.6043, ext. 18.

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In recent years, several State Legislatures asked their schools to offer daily vegetarian options, and 64 percent of U.S. school districts now do. Moreover, hundreds of schools and school districts, including Baltimore, Buffalo, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Dade, Oakland, Philadelphia and San Diego have implemented “Meatless Mondays.” A New York City school went all vegetarian last year. Current USDA school lunch guidelines, mandated by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, require doubling the servings of fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, less sodium and fat, and a meat-free breakfast. The challenge is to get students to eat the healthier foods.

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Missing Tanks Unfortunately, you seem to have missed Napa’s acquisition of an MRAP valued at $733,000 (“Spoils of War,” Aug. 27). I hope the rest of the math is right, because this throws serious doubt on the article at face value. Also, a vet who specialized in the aquisition and upkeep of these vehicles in Afghanistan called into a talk show on NPR and said that in his experience these vehicles have no purpose outside of a theater of war—they are designed not for active shooter operations, but for IEDs

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Tom Gogola responds: Thanks for your note and concerns about the piece. The spreadsheet database I was working from, which was dated May 2014, did not include any mention of the mineresistant vehicle in Napa. Since our story came out, I’ve gotten a response to a public records request from the California State OfďŹ ce of Emergency Services that has a more updated list of acquirements under the Department of Defense 1033 plan. The

updated, June 2014 list includes the MRAP vehicle as a standalone item that the city of Napa requested and received from the Department of Defense in March. The item is the only one listed on the OES database acquired by the Napa.

The state OES database comes with a cautionary note about the spreadsheets that should have been further ampliďŹ ed in my original piece. These databases are snapshots of what is in a municipalities’ possession at a given point of time. As such, notes OES, the spreadsheet “may not reect more recent transactions within the . . . dynamically changing database.â€?  We regret the omission of the Napa MRAP from the original story.

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DEBR IEFER Foreclosure Fallout “Racial disparities exist” is the troubling conclusion of a justreleased housing study that Fair Housing of Marin took part in, with the National Fair Housing Alliance.

Their findings? Banks and property preservation companies don’t keep up their foreclosed properties in black and Latino communities— and in these parts, that means Vallejo.

The report, released last week, details racial disparities in the maintenance of houses owned by banks after the financial crash. The study spanned 30 metro regions in the country and found that they don’t cut the grass or secure the windows or doors or remove the trash in black or Latino neighborhoods the way they do in the white ones.

WHALE OF A SEASON Whales, like this humpback, have been showing up in large numbers in Northern California waters.

Making a Splash The whale season to end all whale seasons has scientists searching for explanations BY SALLY NEAS

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ast year was a good one for whales and whale watchers.

That’s when the Monterey Bay and Northern California in general began to see an unprecedented amount of

whale activity, particularly from humpbacks. The trend hasn’t shown signs of slowing.

“Over the last couple of weeks there’s been a definite increase in whales, especially blue whales,” says Ashley Englehart, naturalist with SF Bay Whale Watching in Sausalito. “There are more

protections in place than ever before, including ships slowing down. The water has also been warmer, which increases the food in the water, so more whales have been coming up to eat.”

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The Marin County group studied shuttered and foreclosed homes in Vallejo and Richmond, and found a mess. “Neighbors are alternately furious and discouraged about the poor maintenance,” said Fair Housing of Marin executive director Caroline Peattie in a statement. “They found it peculiar that the same bank that foreclosed on the home next door was now dragging property values down on the entire block because the bank was not maintaining the property.”—Tom Gogola

Living Wage A coalition of labor, faith, environmental and other Sonoma County community groups presented a “living wage” ordinance at a Monday press conference that it plans to deliver to the county board of supervisors this fall. The groups also presented economic analysis of the wage hike.

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flocks of pelicans in the tens of thousands. All of this activity has led ocean watchers to wonder what the heck is going on. Is this normal? And is it going to continue? Unfortunately, as is often the case with science, there are no easy answers, but scientists do have some intriguing leads.

One of the reasons we are seeing more whales is simply that there are more whales in general.

“When I started doing this in the late ’80s, there were only 400 humpbacks,” says Nancy Black, a marine biologist and owner of the whale-watching company Monterey Bay Whale Watch. “But since they’ve been protected, their numbers have increased over the years by 6 percent a year.

There are about 2,500 [now].”

But what has been remarkable about this year is that the humpbacks have been sticking around for so long. Typically, they come into shallow waters, eat up what is here, then move on to other feeding spots. These past 12 months, the whales have been more concentrated and slower to move on.

That leads us to the next reason we have seen so many humpbacks: anchovies.

The last year has seen huge numbers of anchovies. The spawn of anchovies is likely related to a 25-year oscillation between anchovies and sardines, a phenomenon that has been catalogued by Francisco Chavez of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Every 25 years, the California coast fluxes between a “sardine regime” and an “anchovy regime.” During a “sardine regime,” there are historically tons of sardines, warmer ocean temperatures off the coast of California and fewer nutrients in the water.

An anchovy regime, which we entered at the beginning of the new millennium, is typified by the opposite: cooler water, more nutrients and tons of anchovies.

But in fact, the ocean hasn’t been cold. It’s actually been warmer than average. The warmer waters may be related to

a strange wind pattern. Starting in the spring, the winds usually blow from the northwest, causing an upwelling of deeper, colder waters. We had a windy spring, like normal, which likely began the upwelling of these colder waters. These northwest winds usually continue, but not this summer. Instead, we saw lots of south winds, which bring warmer water.

‘When I started doing this in the late ’80s, there were only 400 humpbacks.

There are about 2,500 [now].’

It’s hard to get a clear answer on why the southern winds blew during the summer, because no one really seems to know. “It’s incredibly complex,” said Santa Cruz–based researcher Jodi Fredi.

“What I do know is the scientists don’t fully understand it.”

The theory about wind patterns is speculation, and we are likely years away from really understanding what has been going on in the atmosphere.

Some scientists are even critical of Chavez’s theory about sardines and anchovies. His data goes back only a hundred years, and older records of marine sediments tracing back thousands of years suggest that there were times when both groups were in high populations.

It’s hard to say if any of this can really be considered “normal,” especially because populations of many marine animals are still recovering from being heavily hunted and fished.

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the proposed ordinance calls for boosting the pay of all workers employed by the county, county contractors and private employers receiving public funds to $15 an hour. If adopted, the ordinance would cover about 5,000 lowwage workers in the county.

“This has been coming for some time now,” says Marty Bennett, co-chair of North Bay Jobs With Justice. “We feel there are three votes on the board of supervisors, but we hope to get everyone.”

Three cities in the county— Petaluma, Sebastopol and Sonoma—have already adopted similar ordinances and, according to a study conducted by Political Economy Research Institute economist Jeannette Wicks-Lim, the increased wage would have a significant impact on the lives on county workers but a minimal one on county coffers and local businesses.

“The living wage ordinance will impose a relatively modest cost increase for covered businesses, typically in the range 0.2 percent to 4.5 percent of their total revenue, depending on their industry,” says the fiscal impact report. “Costs transmitted to the county will be smaller still, equal to less than 0.03 percent of the county’s total budget of $1.4 billion or 0.1 percent of the county’s general fund of $390 million for (fiscal year) 2014–15.”

The state’s current minimum wage is $9 an hour. At that rate, a full-time worker earns $18,720 annually. According to Wicks-Lim’s analysis, this leaves a gap of nearly $50,000 between what the worker earns and the $66,800 that the average threeperson family living in Sonoma County would need to cover its basic expenses. Increasing the hourly wage to $15 would come close to closing that gap, the report says.

Nationally, 140 cities and counties have implemented similar living wage ordinances.

—Stett Holbrook

FILL ‘ER UP SpiritWorks’ aged gin takes on flavors of vanilla and carmelized wood.

Cold, Old Gin SpiritWorks introduces barrel-aged gin

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andit knows the drill. When Timo and Ashby Marshall lead a tour of their Sebastopol distillery, their Boston terrier trots alongside, pausing for an explanation of the grain milling process with an expression of utter concentration, before dutifully moving on to the next feature in tandem with the shuffling shoes.

Perhaps Bandit thinks he’s

working, too, since everyone works on the production room floor at SpiritWorks, from the tasting-room manager to, on this day, the visitors.

The occasion is the distillery’s inaugural release of barrel-aged gin. SpiritWorks opened in 2013 in a reconditioned warehouse in Sebastopol’s Barlow center. It’s a “grain to glass” distillery, meaning that the process is controlled every step of the way, from receiving pallets of California-grown, organic red winter wheat to rectifying the final product in a column still.

The first job of SpiritWorks is

BY JAMES KNIGHT to produce gin, a spicy gin that’s fragrant with fresh-zested citrus, coriander and other herbs and spices that are displayed in jars on a table by the distillery sofa. “No vodka!” was their rallying cry, until they made the mistake of offering their grain-neutral spirit—only as an interesting contrast to the finished product—to a very large distributer with whom they’re thrilled to be associated, says Timo. “Great, we’ll take both,” said the very large distributer. So SpiritWorks makes both gin and vodka.

But it may have been sloe gin,

all along, that was the goal, the way that Timo Marshall waxes over the bitter, Eurasian berry of the blackthorn bush. Reared partly in Peru, Marshall speaks, with an international British accent, about his family’s passion for the sloe berry. Now back in Britain, his mother carries a walking stick on country strolls, not for balance but to craftily hook branches laden with berries over stone walls. SpiritWorks sloe gin, quite a different product from the treacly sweet product that older visitors may recall—and younger ones have never heard of—is made with macerated Bulgarian berries.

In 2014, SpiritWorks added a rickhouse for aging wheat and rye whiskey in barrels. Several of these have iPods and headphones attached to them, each matched to a control barrel, in a “why-not” bid to see whether ballet has a different effect on the aging spirit than rock, for instance.

The whiskey will rock on into 2015 before being bottled.

Meanwhile, SpiritWorks has just bottled its first batch of barrelaged gin. Unlike American whiskey, which is required by law to be aged in new, charred American oak barrels—if even for a matter of minutes, for some white whiskeys—this style of gin was a rarity outside the Netherlands, but it’s catching on with craft distillers.

Amber-hued in a clear bottle, hand-numbered with sparkly pen for “extra bling,” according to Timo, Batch 001 Barrel Gin (expect to pay about $50) is a highly aromatic product with citrus zest, juniper and coriander overwhelming the typical alcohol aroma of clear spirits. From its four-month sojourn in oak, it also picked up caramelized wood notes and sweet vanillin, so it can be tried in place of either gin or whiskey, for different takes on the martini or Manhattan. And it’s also meant for sipping neat.

SpiritWorks Distillery, 6790 McKinley St., Sebastopol. 707.634.479.3

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Comforting atmosphere and Southern-kissed California flavors. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, Sat-Sun; Mon-Tues and Fri, lunch and dinner; WedThurs, lunch. 25191 Hwy 116, Duncans Mills. 707.865.9246.

Wolf House Californian. $$.

Stick with the simple, classics dishes, as they always shine.

Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily; brunch, Sat-Sun. 13740 Arnold Dr, Glen Ellen. 707.996.4401.

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Popular brewpub and bistro, award-winning handcrafted beers, outdoor dining in summer and pork chops to die for. Lunch and dinner daily.

50 E Washington St, Petaluma.

707.765.9694.

Gypsy Cafe Diner. $$.

Breakfast all day and excellent lunch featuring eggs Benedict, chilaquiles and pulled-pork sandwiches. Friday night dinners feature signature fried chicken, fresh local fish, burgundy pot roast, Diestel turkey meatloaf and organic spinach ravioli. Breakfast and lunch, Wed-Mon; dinner, Fri. 162 N Main St, Sebastopol.

707.861.3825.

Kirin Chinese. $$.

Specializing in Mandarin, Szechuan and Peking styles.

Kirinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pot stickers are the best in Sonoma County. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sat; dinner, Sun. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.525.1957.

The Red Grape Pizza. $-$$. Delectable New Havenstyle thin-crust pizzas with fresh ingredients and a dazzling array of toppings.

Lunch and dinner daily.

529 First St W, Sonoma.

707.996.4103.

Russian River Brewing Co Eclectic. $. Decent pizza and excellent brews. Two words: beer bites! Lunch and dinner daily. 725 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.2337.

Sea Thai. $$. An oasis of

Yao-Kiku Japanese. $$-$$$. Fresh sushi with ingredients flown in from Japan steals the show in this popular neighborhood restaurant. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8180.

Zazu Cal-Euro. $$$. Perfectly executed dishes that sing with flavor. Zagat-rated with much of the produce from its own gardens. Dinner, Wed-Sun; brunch, Sun. 6770 McKinley St #150, Sebastopol. 707.523.4814.

MARIN CO U N T Y Arigatou Japanese Food to Go Japanese. $.

Cheap, delicious and ready to go.

Lunch and dinner daily. Miracle Mile Plaza, 2046 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.453.8990.

Cafe Reyes Pizza. $$. At the end of the main drag in West Marinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quintessential small town sits a wood-fired oven serving piping pizzas of perfection. Beer and oysters can be had as well. Lunch and dinner, Wedâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.9493.

Casa MaĂąana Mexican. $. Big burritos a stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw from the perfect picnic spot: Perri Park. The horchata is divine. Lunch and dinner daily. 85 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax.

415.454.2384.

Comforts Californian. $$.

The Chinese chicken salad is beyond rapturous. Excellent celebrity sightings. Eat in or

Fradelizioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian. $$.

M&Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burgers & Beverages American. $.

The ultimate in American cuisine.

Crispy fries, good burgers and friendly locals chowing down.

Lunch and dinner daily. 2017 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax.

415.454.0655.

Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cove Seafood/ contemporary American. $$$$.

Fresh from the bay oysters, upscale seafood, some steaks and a great burger. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

23240 State Route 1, Marshall.

415.663.1033.

Pier 15 American. $$. Fun, tucked-away old-fashioned spot overlooking hidden harbor.

Great place for breakfast at a bar, too. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily; brunch, SatSun. 15 Harbor St, San Rafael.

415.256.9121.

Sol Food Puerto Rican. $.

Flavorful, authentic and homestyle at this Puerto Rican eatery, which is as hole-in-thewall as they come. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. San Rafael locations: 811 Fourth St; 901 & 903 Lincoln Ave. 415.451.4765. Mill Valley location: 401 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.380.1986.

Tommyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wok Chinese. $-$$. Tasty and filling Chinese fare without the greasy weigh-down. Nice vegetarian selections, too. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat; dinner only, Sun; closed Tues.

3001 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito.

415.332.5818.

N A PA CO U N T Y Angèle Restaurant & Bar French. $$$. Thoroughly French, but not aggressively so. Lunch and dinner daily.

540 Main St, Napa. 707.252.8115.

BarBersQ Barbecue/ California. $-$$. An upscale â&#x20AC;&#x2122;cue joint with a high-end chef and high-end ingredients.

Bistro Jeanty French. $$$.

Rich, homey cuisine. A perfect choice when you can’t get a chance to do your Laundry.

Lunch and dinner daily.

6510 Washington St, Yountville.

707.944.4870.

Carpe Diem Wine Bar Californian. $-$$. Right in the heart of downtown Napa, Carpe Diem’s contemporary and innovative menu includes a variety of seasonal flatbreads, an ostrich burger, the famed short-rib sliders and much more. Over 45 wines by the glass, six draft beers and an impressive reserve wine list round out this warm, inviting space. Dinner daily. 1001 Second St., Napa.

707.224.0800.

Celadon Global comfort food. $$. Relaxed sophistication in intimate neighborhood bistro setting by the creek. Superior wine list. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 500 Main St, Ste G, Napa.

707.254.9690.

Checkers California. $$.

Perfect casual spot for dinner before the movie. Try the panéed chicken and butternut squash ravioli. Lunch and dinner daily. 1414 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.9300.

Fazerrati’s Pizza. $-$$.

Great pie, cool brews, the game’s always on. Great place for post-Little League. Lunch and dinner daily. 1517 W Imola Ave, Napa. 707.255.1188.

French Laundry Definitive California Cuisine. $$$$. What else is there to say? Chef Thomas Keller’s institution is among the very best restuarants in the country. 6640 Washington St., Yountville. 707.944.2380.

Fumé Bistro & Bar California cuisine. $$$.

California bistro fare that nearly always hits the mark.

Lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sat-Sun. 4050 Byway E, Napa.

707.257.1999.

Gillwoods Cafe Diner. $-$$. Classic hometown diner, specializes in the homemade.

Breakfast and lunch daily.

1313 Main St, St Helena.

707.963.1788.

Red Rock Cafe & Backdoor BBQ American.

SMALL BITES

Rainbows of Tomatoes Red ones, orange ones, yellow ones, green ones, blue ones, purple ones, even black and white ones—a complete rainbow of tomatoes are coming into season right now, and we are quite lucky for it.

The heirloom tomato is perhaps the most versatile fruit on the planet. Some are sweet enough to be eaten right off the vine like candy; others are sour and do well fermenting in jars with peppers. There are ones bigger than a fist, and some the size of a fingernail. And don’t even get started on the multicolored zebra-striped ones—those are a different animal all together.

What to do with the abundance of tomatoes, though? Aside from putting them on every sandwich, every pasta, every pizza and every salad, there are plenty of ways to keep the magic of tomato season going beyond the month of September.

How about drying them in the oven at 170 degrees? Ferment them in a jar with vinegar and chiles for a killer hot sauce? Blend them with Worcestershire and spices for bloody Mary mix? Or with chiles and cilantro for salsa? Tomato jam is a sweet treat from the cupboard. Or get inspired at the KendallJackson Heirloom Tomato Festival Sept. 27 in Fulton—almost 200 kinds of tomato are available to sample, and top-tier chefs will prepare special dishes featuring the most versatile of fruits.—Nicolas Grizzle

$-$$. Cafe specializing in barbecue and classic diner fare.

Messy, delicious. Lunch and dinner daily. 1010 Lincoln Ave, Napa. 707.252.9250.

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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Gorgeous chipotle-braised short ribs and pulled pork.

Lunch and dinner daily.

3900-D Bel Aire Plaza, Napa.

707.224.6600.

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Wineries

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 Annapolis Winery Decades before the cool Sonoma Coast became hot property, the Scalabrini family quietly planted their vineyards high above the coastal fog.

Small, family-run, and a popular wedding spot; the Gewürz sells out fast.

26055 Soda Springs Road, Annapolis. Open daily.

707.886.5460.

Christopher Creek The tasting room is a small, woodpaneled anteroom stocked with bins of wine. There are no fountains, Italian tiles or anything not having to do directly with the business of sampling wines made on the premises. Chard and Cab shine.

641 Limerick Lane, Healdsburg.

Open daily, 11am–5pm.

707.433.2001.

Graton Ridge Cellars Formerly an apple shed beloved by regular customers who drove up to get juice and apples, this tasting room is clean and contemporary, with a bit of wine country art on the walls, and an apple dessert wine. The apples are not gone after all. 3561 Gravenstein Hwy. N., Sebastopol. Daily, 10am– 4:30pm. $10. 707.823.3040.

Inman Family Wines Inman Family Wines Unique, single-vineyard Russian River Pinot Noir is a good reason to visit Inman Family Wine’s new winery and tasting room; you’ll crush on the “Endless Crush” sparkling Brut, too!

3900 Piner Road, Santa Rosa.

Open 11am–4pm, Thursday through Monday. 707.293.9576.

Locals Tasting Room Locals is a high-concept tasting room offering over 60 wines from nine wineries in varietal flights. Corner of Geyserville Avenue and Highway 128, Geyserville.

Open daily, 11am–6pm.

707.857.4900.

Meeker Vineyard You might expect Meeker to be

more slicked-out, what with its big-time Hollywood origins (co-owner Charlie Meeker is a former movie executive).

But that’s clearly not the case. 21035 Geyserville Ave., Geyserville. Open Monday– Saturday, 10:30am–6pm; Sunday, noon–5pm.

707.431.2148.

Occidental Road Cellars High-end clients like Schramsberg and RadioCoteau buy most of the Prathers’ grapes; just 5 percent are made into their own wine, and at a comparative “grower’s discount.” Chard, Pinot, and cool-climate Syrah at its very best. 2064 Gravenstein Hwy. N., Building 7, Sebastopol. By appointment, Saturday 1–4pm.

707.874.9470.

Portalupi Wine Husbandand-wife team went the distance, selecting Barbera cuttings from the Italian alps: their Barbera was named best in the world. You’ll also find Vermentino, Pinot, and rusticchic two-liter milk jugs of “vino di tavola” in comfortable downtown lounge; wine education classes for groups.

107 North St., Healdsburg.

Open daily, 10:30am–7pm.

Tasting fee, $5–$12.

707.395.0960.

Stephen & Walker The sign says, um, “cult wines,” but take another look: Local winemakers who have crawled up from the very trenches of the business are offering Howell Mountain Cab, a Pinot Noir triptych, Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel, and Muscat Canelli here. 243 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. Daily, 11am–7pm.

Tasting fee, $10. 707.431.8749.

N A PA CO U N TY Benessere Vineyards Super Tuscan with a side of Zin, on the site of the original Charles Shaw, for you history buffs. Super Sangiovese, puckery Pinot Grigio, and pretty, perfumed Aglianico, what the Romans enjoyed as

the legendary “falernum.”

1010 Big Tree Road, St. Helena.

Daily, 10am–5pm. Tasting fee, $20. 707.963.5853.

Castello di Amorosa Not only an “authentic Medieval Italian castle,” but authentically far more defensible than any other winery in Napa from legions of footmen in chain mail. In wine, there’s something for every taste, but don’t skip the tour of great halls, courtyards, cellars, and–naturally–an authentic dungeon. . 4045 N. St. Helena Hwy., Calistoga. 9:30am–5pm.

Tasting fees, $10–$15; tours, $25–$30. Napa Neighbor discounts. 707.967.6272.

Hess Collection Winery An intellectual outpost of art and wine housed in the century-old Christian Brother’s winery. Cab is the signature varietal. 4411 Redwood Road, Napa. Open daily, 10am–4pm. 707.255.1144.

Inglenook Vineyard What’s new at Inglenook? Very little. The iconic stone building, robed in green vines, appears exactly as it did in 1890. But that’s news, and all thanks to owner Francis Ford Coppola.

Still living up to Gustave Niebaum’s dream of fine wine to rival France, the oncebeloved Inglenook is putting out the goods once again.

1991 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Daily, 10am–5pm.

Reservations for tour and tasting ($50) recommended; none required for bistro and exhibits. 707.968.1161.

Smith-Madrone Riesling is Smith-Madrone’s main fame claim. Its Riesling has steadily gained fame while Napa Valley Riesling in general has become a rare antique. 4022 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena. By appointment. 707.963.2283.

Trefethen Winery Some critics claim Trefethen’s heyday was in the ’60s, but the winery proves them wrong with dependable, delicious wines. Trefethen is one of the oldest wineries in Napa.

1160 Oak Knoll Ave., Napa.

Open daily, 11:30am–4:30pm.

707.255.7700.

Against the Grain

A taste of Tokaj at Tricycle Wine Partners

BY JAMES KNIGHT

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here’s more to terroir than the dirt that grapevines grow in, even if that dirt is a particularly dramatic dirt, like the dirt in the picture on Arpad Molnar’s cell phone.

Molnar points to a foot-wide fissure that the South Napa Earthquake opened up in his family’s Poseidon Vineyard, which is situated directly above the quake’s epicenter. That’s crazy dirt, but in the Carneros, it’s the cool breeze from nearby San Pablo Bay that keeps the Poseidon Vineyard 2013 Estate Chardonnay ($26) bright with acidity. And where do those intriguing, spiced orange tea notes come from?

Molnar hands me a chunk of obsidian—weathered but sparkling blackly—from the family’s Lake County vineyard. Volcanic soils and high elevation intensify the juicy cassis flavors of the Obsidian Ridge 2010 “The Slope” Cabernet Sauvignon ($45), and contribute to the cool aromas of mint, fragrant eucalyptus and chewy, blueberry and blackberry fruit of the Obsidian Ridge 2011 Lake County Syrah ($30).

But that’s not the last word in terroir at Tricycle Wine Partners.

On the tasting room’s tree-shaded deck, Peter Molnar plunks a slab of light-colored rock on a table. It’s andesitic tuff, formed millions of years ago in what is now Hungary. Specifically, it underlies the forests of Tokaj, the source of all oak barrels that Poseidon and Obsidian Ridge wines are aged in.

Brothers Arpad and Peter Molnar, whose father escaped Hungary after the failed revolution of 1956, returned to their ancestral land in the early 1990s. “It was a really exciting time,” says Arpad, with a gleam in his eye. They soon developed a business venture with a co-op cooperage, one of the few employee-owned businesses that was not totally privatized. With capital from the Molnars, Kádár Hungary grew and is now partnered with French barrel biggie Taransaud.

Peter is unfazed when asked if Hungarian oak, which is less expensive than French oak, might be seen as second-best by consumers. After all, they’ve got 150 winery clients in the United States, and French and Hungarian oak barrels are made from the same species of tree, Quercus robur and Quercus petraea. Moreover, the slow-growing Tokaj forests—sustainably managed since a 1769 decree by the Holy Roman Empress—produce a tight-grained, spicy oak that was used centuries ago in Bordeaux, and is prized for its midpalate characteristics.

“Let’s put it this way,” Arpad interjects. “Winemakers are more adventurous than most consumers.” Indeed, there’s that orange spice again, cropping up in the Poseidon Vineyard 2013 Carneros Pinot Noir ($32). Light and lively, it’s a nice enough Pinot—and one with a whole world of terroir.

Tricycle Wine Partners, 23568 Arnold Drive, Sonoma. In Cornerstone Sonoma. Open daily, 11am–5pm (weekends to 6pm).

Tasting fee, $10. 707.255.4929.

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DELTA BLUES Proposition 1 and Brown’s tunnel project have shined a light on California’s all-important Sacramento River Delta.

without resorting to draconian conveyance measures.

The two initiatives together add up to an pivotal moment in California water politics: The groundwater management law sets the stage for state oversight of local water districts—and the bond helps municipalities better manage their water district.

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he groundwater law (see “Of Water and Wine,” July 23) requires that localities develop water-basin sustainability plans with the assistance of, and approval from, the state. Or else. Pump stations would be state-monitored and subject to takeover for water-use violations.

Levine says the combined legislative package represents the most significant California water-use reform in a century, but he opposes the tunnels out of environmental concerns for the Delta and its fisheries.

But Proposition 1 could be put to good use in the North Bay. “Water districts and nonprofits would make a pitch to the Department of Water Resources,” says department of spokeswoman Nancy Vogel, cautioning that “there’s always more proposals than actual money.”

The bond would send millions to programs and initiatives that promote safe drinking water, wastewater treatment and watershed restoration projects.

There’s $200 million to enhance stream-flow projects, $900 million for groundwater sustainability projects and other pots of money of potential benefit to the North Bay, says Vogel.

Local organizations and water districts would compete for a share of the bond, based on need and their compliance with the 2009 Water Act, which requires municipalities to come up with water-management plans or face state sanction. And, says Vogel,

the North Coast is eligible for part of the $2.7 billion big-ticket bond item for water storage.

“That was the great debate in the Legislature,” says Vogel.

“Dams and reservoirs. But groundwater is storage as well— and that $2.7 billion can be used to improve groundwater storage.”

Shirlee Zane, Sonoma County Water Agency director and a Sonoma County supervisor, says those funds could be used to fund pilot projects that could help recharge groundwater levels.

Levine says the bond is a “huge win environmentally,” and highlights the millions dedicated to enhanced stream flows, of special benefit to hammered North Bay fisheries. “Two hundred million dollars is not enough, but it is a significant sum that can provide a great benefit,” he says, adding that the bond was supported by the two biggest fish organizations in the state: Trout Unlimited and California Trout.

Meanwhile, Brown is moving ahead with his project.

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fter an eight-month public comment period that ended in July, the Department of Water Resources is reviewing thousands of public comments to a draft environmental study and review, and has unspecified plans to adjust the overall Delta-restoration project based on those public comments.

“That plan is very much moving forward,” says Vogel. “Those comments and other things we’ve been hearing all along from the public make it clear that we need to go out and recirculate the plan again for public review. There will be changes, to the plans based on [environmental studies].”

Absent the tunnels, Brown warned, the Big One could bring with it a perilous mixing of fresh and seawater—disastrous to Big Ag and big city water authorities that rely on the Sacramento flow. ) 18

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Barrigan-Parrilla says that in the event of a Big One with an epicenter in the Delta, residents there would face â&#x20AC;&#x153;100 percent of the loss of life, and 80 percent of the economic losses. The tunnels wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything about that.â&#x20AC;?

In a fact sheet, the organization notes the â&#x20AC;&#x153;shock doctrineâ&#x20AC;? aspect of Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tunnel plan: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Powerful water interests control Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water resources and the message about the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water. Since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, these powerful forces have stoked fear of ďŹ&#x201A;ooding and earthquakes to make a case for transforming a unique, beautiful and productive Delta region into a permanent way station for water going somewhere else.â&#x20AC;?

The anti-Brown right-wing blogosphere took note of Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post-earthquake tunnel pronouncement with a spin of its own.

The lads at the high-proďŹ le, rightleaning breitbart.com wondered at the wisdom of building underground tunnels in the high-seismic activity zone, and of course compared Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan with Red Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s massive Three Gorges Dam project.

The issue is not so much whether the tunnels would be impervious to earthquakes. Two months before the quake, a panel of engineers assured the public that the tunnels would be built to speciďŹ cations far beyond the maximum predicted strength of whatever Big One is on its way.

The Delta Tunnels are part of Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broader Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which also highlights habitat restoration as a key goal. For Delta residents, the issues are the levees and what they say are Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indifference to their concerns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have never lost a levee in the Delta due to earthquakes,â&#x20AC;? says Barrigan-Parrilla, who opposes

Proposition 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The governor is putting habitat restoration above humanity when it comes to Delta residents,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The levees are in better shape than ever,â&#x20AC;? she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but they should spend money on reinforcing some of themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;there are a couple of hundred miles of levees that should be brought up to the highest standard. The funding in the water bond doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring them to the highest possible standard.â&#x20AC;?

Vogel says that levee restoration is part of an ongoing priority for the governor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The state has steadily invested in Delta levees,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether the [Bay Delta Conservation Plan] is implemented or not, that investment is needed. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to walk away from the Delta and the need to invest in the Delta this year.â&#x20AC;?

Vogel also defends the proposed tunnel-fund. Sixty-eight percent of the tab, she says, would be paid for by the public water districts that buy water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They will pay the bulk of the costs of it,â&#x20AC;? says Vogel. How those costs are then parlayed to ratepayers remains to be seen, but Vogel noted that boards of directors of the various water districts are in ongoing discussions about the plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The habitat conservation costs would be picked up by the state as a whole, and that goes toward endangered and threatened species,â&#x20AC;? she adds.

Vogel would not provide details on possible changes to the tunnel plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That remains to be seen,â&#x20AC;? she says, and says only that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;general categories are impacts to Delta residents and water quality. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking hard at the comments and at the plan and looking at ways to improve it.â&#x20AC;?

As for the bond actâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excision of tunnel funds? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need those funds in this water bond.

We assume there will be money down the road,â&#x20AC;? she adds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe another bond.â&#x20AC;?

Maybe not, says Levine: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lay the foundation for solving our water problems in a way that allows us to break away from the rigid thinking of the Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tunnel vision.â&#x20AC;?

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Arts Ideas A BEAUTIFUL MIND The Music Festival for Brain Health seeks to dispell the stigma that surrounds mental health issues.

Music for the Mind Annual music and health festival celebrates 20 years Sept. 13-14 BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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ineteen ninetyone was a year that changed everything for Garen and Shari Staglin.

That was when the couple, who worked in the financial and healthcare industries, respectively, and owned Rutherfiord’s Staglin Family Vineyards, watched their son suffer his first psychotic break due to schizophrenia. Medications and therapy were able to help get

him back on track, but the family knew they were facing a lifelong struggle.

“We realized that not everyone was that fortunate, and he was certainly a long way from being really cured,” says Garen Staglin in a phone interview. “So we decided to run toward the problem, instead of running away.”

In 1994, the Staglins founded One Mind, a nonprofit dedicated to funding mental-health research and raising awareness of brain illnesses. They also began their

first Music Festival for Brain Health. This weekend the festival celebrates its 20th year with live music, fine wine and food, and engaging discussions centered on the issues of mental health.

The Staglin Family Vineyard is once again the location for the first day of the festival. The day begins with a symposium featuring the brightest minds in brain research, including a keynote address from Eric S. Lander, one of the principal leaders of the Human Genome Project.

A winetasting featuring more than 80 wineries held in Staglin’s wine caves follows. Then the sounds of Vintage Trouble rock the vineyard. Hailing from Los Angeles, the funky, roots-rock outfit is perfect accompaniment for dancing and grooving.

Capping off the day is a VIP dinner created by six local chefs, including One Market’s Mark Dommen, Perbacco’s Stephen Terje and Farallon’s Terri Wu. Sunday is another packed day that takes place at Lincoln Theater, in Yountville. The “fStop Warrior Project Exhibit” will showcase photography from military veterans suffering from PTSD or having other mental issues, and a food truck outside will cater to the crowds before festival headliner Jewel performs. Jewel has maintained a steady output of critically acclaimed folk and pop for more than 20 years, and she brings her powerful voice to the intimate space of the theater.

One Mind brings a focus on stigmatized conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and depression. “I think we are seeing growing awareness that these are not diseases of character; they’re diseases of chemicals, and more people are willing to talk about it,” says Staglin.

“The festival,” Staglin adds, “is a way to get the science out there and get people to be hopeful about the fact that speaking out and getting treatment can improve conditions in the lives of people today, and ultimately cure their illnesses tomorrow.”

The Music Festival for Brain Health happens on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13–14, at Staglin Family Vineyards (1570 Bella Oaks Lane, Rutherford) and Lincoln Theater (100 California Drive, Yountville). $100 and up. www.music-festival.org

SHOWSTOPPERS Stephen Walsh

and Elly Lichenstein shine in ‘ Fiddler on the Roof.’ .

Fiddler Forever

The ever-popular musical celebrates 50 years this month

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ew American musicals inspire deeper sighs of love, affection, nostalgia and bliss than Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein’s 1964 masterpiece Fiddler on the Roof. Based on the writings of Sholem Aleichem, Fiddler is arguably the greatest American musical of all time.

Fiddler, the story of a Jewish father holding on to his faith and traditions in a rapidly changing world, stands apart form other shows through the sheer emotional power of its sweeping yet intimate story, and for the number of songs in the score that went on to stand alone as instantly recognizable American pop classics: “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,”

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ runs through Sept. 28 at Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma.

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“Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Miracle of Miracles,” “Far from the Home I Love” and “Tradition,” quite possibly the best show-starter of any musical.

In the joyously overstuffed production now playing at Cinnabar Theater—an already extended run designed to overlap with Fiddler’s official 50th anniversary on Sept. 22—director John Shillington has put the tiny Ukrainian village of Anatevka on Cinnabar’s compact stage, with a cast of 40 actors that give the town, and the show, a pleasantly bursting-at-the-seams quality.

In the opening song, as poor milkman Tevye (a wonderful Stephen Walsh) sings of the traditions that hold his community together, the stage rapidly fills with singing, dancing villagers, backed up by a first-rate orchestra under the direction of Mary Chun, and a fiddler (Tyler Lewis, alternating with Claire-Jeanne Martin) who is perched on a stylized rooftop at the edge of the stage, nearly stealing the show as the story plays on.

As Tevye, Walsh gives our amiable narrator and hero a charmingly cozy, intimate affability. Elly Lichenstein is perfect as Tevye’s vibrantly longsuffering wife, Golda, Dwayne Stincelli is a hoot as the lonely butcher Lazar Wolf, and as Yente, the village matchmaker, Madeleine Ashe is hilarious. As Tevye’s marriageable daughters Tzeitel, Hodel and Chava, Jennifer Mitchell, Molly Mahoney and Erin Ashe all deliver the goods with beautifully sung, heartfelt performances.

There are rough patches here and there, a not-unexpected byproduct of cramming a lot of action onto so small a stage, but Shillington dazzles the eye with so many clever moments and images—including a towering ghost puppet—that few in the happy, tune-humming audience are likely to notice the rough spots.

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TAKE ME HOME John Lithgow and Alfred Molina play a newly married couple enduring temporary homelessness in New York.

Strangers in New York Ira Sachs’ ‘Love Is Strange’ fails to connect

BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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he film Love Is Strange is undone by Manhattan chauvinism—the idea that leaving the island is a fate worse than death.

But we do get the second best thing in Love Is Strange, seeing John Lithgow, like Lear, shirtless, landless and surrounded by ungrateful relatives. Two great films, Leo McCarey’s Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) and Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story (1952) have done justice to this story of an old couple separated by homelessness—proof once again that the great movie is the enemy of the pretty good one.

Benjamin (Lithgow) and his partner of some 40 years, George (Alfred Molina), have married at long last. George loses his job teaching at a Catholic high school when the news gets out. The couple have to sell their co-op apartment and couch-surf while they look for a new home. George ends up with neighbors, a pair of hardpartying gay cops. Benjamin descends into the flat of his nephew Elliot (the unduly sinister Darren E. Burrows), his wife, (Marisa Tomei), and their troubled teenage son (Charlie Tahan).

No city-dweller over 50 is immune to the chill of these circumstances.

Lithgow and Molina easily have the chops to play lovers in winter, cuddling like bears in a tiny bunk bed. But we’re expected to believe that the two lived through four titanic decades of gay history—civil disobedience, legal and social discrimination, a terrible epidemic and then Sept. 11 on top of it all. How did these old gents end up as such babes in the woods?

We’re expected to weep at their gentleness and good breeding, and to feel there’s no other place they could possibly exist than New York. But director Ira Sachs’ very average cityscaping isn’t irresistible, either in the standard rooftop view with that same lone fluttering pigeon soaring past the wooden water tanks that’s in every Manhattan movie, or in the end scenes, when the city is enveloped in a sunlike glare of its own golden awesomeness.

‘Love Is Strange’ opens Sept. 19 at Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa. 707.522.0719.

CLEAN POWER ‘I chase the high of a beat that motivates or inspires me.’

Raw Energy MC Pure Powers finds a new source of inspiration

BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE

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hough he’s always been called “Pure,” the Santa Rosa MC known as Pure Powers took the name literally about four years ago, when he quit using drugs and alcohol. Now the 29-yearold, who began rapping in eighth grade, is about to release his first full-length album studded with guest MCs and turntablists from around the Bay Area.

“If I would’ve gained success at the height of my addiction, I’d be dead,” says Powers over burritos at a Santa Rosa taqueria. “I chase different highs now. I chase the high of a good crowd. I chase the high of a beat that motivates or inspires me.”

Pure Powers performs with Scarub of Living Legends Saturday, Sept. 13, at Aubergine. 755 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. 9pm. $5–$10. 707.829.2722.

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On paper, it’s easy to pigeonhole Pure Powers, whose “government name” is Brendan Powers, as a white rapper who looks and sounds a bit like Macklemore, last year’s Grammy winner for best rap album.

“It’s a compliment,” he says of the comparison, but quickly changes the subject. He’d rather talk about his own music than try to convince people he’s someone else.

Powers, a Sonoma County native, had to leave his home to find perspective. “I wanted to be a gangsta rapper from Occidental,” he says. “Growing up in Sonoma County, I wished I’d been living in the ghetto. I was upset that I always had two parents looking out for me.”

With a shrug he chalks it up to “the human nature of ‘the grass is always greener.’” Then he moved to Hawaii and found out what it’s like to be a minority (his high school was mostly Pacific Islanders), before living in Oakland, which he loved.

Powers came back to Sonoma County a few years ago and started making himself a fixture on the North Bay’s hip-hop scene.

Whether it’s writing lyrics, posting on social media or making copies of flyers for upcoming shows and taping them up around town, he’s literally a one-man band. “The days of someone just randomly finding you and investing a bunch of money into you, that’s over,” says Powers.

The work shows through on his album, which will be released Sept. 13 at his show a Aubergine in Sebastopol. Plenty of guest voices and turntablists provide a variety of sounds on the 19-song bonanza, titled My Album. Standouts are “Too Bad,” “Time Won’t Wait” and “Mystic Vibes,” the latter containing a sexy sax riff and a fun story about connecting with a woman on the dance floor.

Not one to sit back and relax, Powers is already working on his next two albums. And he’s feeling better than ever about his career.

“The name with Powers means now that I’m 100 percent me,” he says. “Pure human, ya know?

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Sep 14, 3pm, Juho Pohjonen.

1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

HopMonk Sebastopol Sep 12, Afrofunk Experience.

Sep 13, Kyle Martin Band with Heather Van Cleve. Sep 15, DJ Green B. Wed, Brainstorm EDM show. Tues, open mic night.

230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

Singer from Sugarland makes her Santa Rosa debut. Sep 11, 8pm. $45-$75. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Sep 10, open jazz jam. Sep 11, open mic night. Sep 12, Cygne.

Sep 13, La Guinguette Trio. Sep 14, 2pm, Sugar Moon. Sep 17, Jazz Roots. 189 H St, Petaluma.

707.778.6060.

Sep 12, Matt Bolton. Sep 13, Tom Rhodes. Sep 14, 1pm, Michael Bloch. Wed, Open Mic. 691 Broadway, Sonoma.

707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg

Old Grove Festival

Aubergine

Sep 13, Terry Henry Trio with Bill Fouty and Tony Johnson.

25 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

707.431.2800.

Jennifer Nettles

The Mother Hips and Midnight North play in the picturesque setting of the redwood grove. Sep 13, 4pm. $25. Redwood Forest Theater, 17000 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville.

Wed, open mic night. Sep 11, Supertaster with the North Point Travelers. Sep 12, Sol Horizon with Dysphunctional Species. 755 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2722.

Pure Powers

Sep 13, Spyglass. 16 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.766.8162.

The MC celebrates the release of his debut, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Album,â&#x20AC;? with special guest hip-hop veteran Scarub of Living Legends. Sep 13, 9pm. $5-$10. Aubergine, 755 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.2722.

The influential British punk rock band, formed in 1976, is still going strong. Sep 16, 8pm.

El Verano Inn, 705 Laurel Ave, El Verano.

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Green Music Center

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The Vibrators

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100 California Dr, Yountville.

707.226.8742.

Bodega Ave, Sebastopol.

707.824.2030.

MARIN COUNTY Carmen Returns The New Century Chamber Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season opens with Shchedrinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carmen Suite for strings and percussion and features guest clarinetist Derek Bermel. Sep 14, 5pm. $29-$61.

Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Hooray for Hollywood Marin Symphony presents this Waterfront Pops concert with classic movie music. Sep 13, 6:30pm. $35-$100. Lagoon Park, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael.

NAPA COUNTY Jewel The singer and songwriter appears as part of the Music Festival for Brain Health. Sep 14, 3pm. $95. Lincoln Theater,

Brixx Pizzeria

Burgers & Vine Sep 12, DJ Hi C. Sep 13, Central Station. 400 First St E, Sonoma.

707.938.7110.

Coffee Catz Sat, 2pm, bluegrass jam. Mon, open mic. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.

Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Argenzio Winery Sep 11, Groovy Judy. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.280.4658.

Downtown Guerneville Plaza

Jack London State Park Sep 14, 2pm, Harvest Piano Concert. 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216.

Lagunitas Amphitheaterette Sep 16, James McMurtry.

1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Lagunitas Tap Room Sep 10, Doug Adamz. Sep 11, Matt Lax & Nearly Beloved. Sep 12, Mercuryville. Sep 13, the Sorentinos. Sep 14, Disorderly House Band. Sep 17, Carl & Paul Green. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Long Meadow Ranch Winery

Sep 11, Petty Theft. 16201 First St, Guerneville.

Sep 14, 2pm, the Mother Hips. 738 Main St, St Helena.

707.963.4555.

Epicurean Connection

Main Street Station

Sep 10, Adam Von Possow.

Sep 12, Heather Van Cleve Band. Sep 13, Adam Traum and Jack Hines. Sep 14, T n T. Second Thursday of every month, open mic with Josh Windmiller.

122 West Napa St, Sonoma.

707.935.7960.

Sep 10, Wild Janie Roberts.

Sep 11, Susan Sutton Jazz Piano. Sep 12, Bruce Halbohm.

Sep 13-14, Lisa Sanders.

Sep 16, Wendy Dewitt. Mon, Gypsy Cafe. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery

Sep 12, the Hellhounds. Wed, trivia night. Sun, Vanguard Jazz Ensemble. Second Saturday of every month, Bluegrass Night. 464 First St E, Sonoma.

707.935.0660.

Sep 13, Shea Breaux Wells Trio.

8761 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg.

800.831.0381.

Flamingo Lounge

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Sep 12, Reckless In Vegas. Sep 13, the Daniel Castro Band.

2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.545.8530.

Mystic Theatre

French Garden

Occidental Center for the Arts

Sep 12, Da Puna Bruddas.

Sep 13, Out of the Blue. 8050

Sep 12, Greg Brown.

23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.765.2121.

Sep 12, Terri Hendrix with Lloyd

Maines. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.542.7143.

Phoenix Theater

Sep 12, Choppin Broccoli.

132 Keller St, Petaluma.

707.238.0158.

Spancky’s Thurs, Dj Tazzy Taz. Thurs, 7pm, Thursday Night Blues Jam. Sat, live music. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.664.0169.

R3 Hotel Piano Bar

Taft Street Winery

Sep 12-13, Joe Wicht. 16390 Fourth St, Guerneville.

707.869.8399.

Sep 14, 3pm, “A Little Street Music” with McKenna Faith Band. 2030 Barlow Lane, Sebastopol. 707.823.2049.

Raven Theater Sep 12, Lost Dog Found.

115 North St, Healdsburg.

707.433.3145.

Redwood Cafe Sep 10, Sound Kitchen. Sep 14, Irish jam session. Sep 15, Neil Buckley Octet. Sep 17, Prairie Sun. Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

Rio Nido Roadhouse Sep 13, the Pulsators. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido.

707.869.0821.

The Rocks Bar & Lounge Fri, Flaunt Fridays with DJ Stevie B. Sat, This Is the Remix with Will Styles. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.782.0592.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub Sep 12, Acoustamatics. Sep 13, Dave Hamilton. Sun, Evening Jazz with Gary Johnson.

131 E First St, Cloverdale.

707.894.9610.

Sebastopol Senior Center Sep 11, open mic. 167 High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.2440.

The Sonoma House at Patz & Hall

Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.773.7751.

MARIN COUNTY

Thurs, open mic night. Second Wednesday of every month, Ragtime jam. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. 415.454.6422.

Tradewinds

Elk’s Lodge

Twin Oaks Tavern Sep 10, Country Jam with Kevin Russell. Sep 11, Bootleg Honeys.

Sep 12, the Grain. Sep 13, the Stingrays. Sep 14, Blues and BBQ with Sky O’Banion Band.

Sep 16, Levi’s Workshop with Levi Lloyd. Sep 17, Biscuits and Gravy. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip Sep 12, Joe Con. Sep 13, Brubaker. Sep 14, 12pm, Sunday Bumps. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

Zodiacs Sep 11, the Rock Collection. Sep 12, Whitewater Ramble. Sep 13, the Unauthorized Rolling Stones. Sep 17, Rattlebox. 256

Gonzalo Bergara Quartet Latin jazz meets Django-inspired gypsy jazz

Saturday, September 13, 8 pm Main Hall

Belrose Theater

Sep 12, Backyard Summer Series. 21200 Eighth St E, Sonoma. 707.265.7700.

Thurs, DJ Dave. Mon, Blues Defenders Pro Jam. Tues, Jeremy’s Open Mic. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7878.

Sebastopol Community Cultural Center

142 Throckmorton Theatre Sep 10, Throckmorton Community Chorus. Sep 12, Mariah Parker’s Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble. Sep 13, Spark & Whisper. Sep 14, 3pm, September Community Jam. Sep 17, For Whom the Bridge Tolls. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

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Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac

Sep 14, 1pm, Deborah Winters & Peter Welker Big Band.

1312 Mission Ave, San Rafael, 773.755.4700.

Award winning Gaelic singer and fiddler

Friday, September 26, 8pm Annex Main Room

Fenix Sep 11, Linda Dorsey. Sep 12, Darryl Anders Agapesoul. Sep 13, Soul Divas: Sista Monica, Terrie Odabi & Ladee Bianca.

Sep 14, James Henry & Hands On Fire. Wed, Blues Night.

919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

Sebastopol

Also Coming Soon Richard Smith – Friday, October 3 Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca (Afro-Cuban dance band) Friday October 10

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George’s Nightclub Wed, Rock and R&B Jam. Sat, DJ night. Sun, Mexican Banda.

842 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.226.0262.

HopMonk Novato Sep 12, Elephant Listening Project. Sep 13, Moonalice.

Wed, Open Mic. 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

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Wed 9/10

Karaoke Night Sat 9/13

Brubaker with Rub Tha Buddha Wed 9/17

Karaoke Night Sonoma County’s Original Roadhouse Tavern

Shows: 21+ 8–11pm Great Food & Live Music

Fri 9/19

The Pine Box Boys Sat 9/20

WEEKNIGHT DINNER SPECIALS! 6–8pm Wed ~ Fried Chicken Dinner Thur ~ Chicken Pot Pie & Meat Loaf Wed 9⁄10 Country Jam Night with Kevin Russell Thu 9/11 The Bootleg Honeys 5:30–8 Karaoke Party with DJ Huey Dawg Fri 9/12 The Grain Sat 8⁄30 The String Rays plus Buzzy Martin plus Mari Mack and Livin' Like Kings 5–8 Sun 9/14 Blues & BBQ with Sky O'Banion 5–8

Lunch served Mon–Sat 11:30–2:30pm Rasta Dwight's BBQ Fri, Sat & Sun Night PURE MANIA Punk pioneers the Vibrators shake the joint Sept. 16 when they play the El Verano Inn in Sonoma Valley. See Concerts, adjacent page.

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Sep 12, Wonderland Syndrome.

Sep 13, the Phenomenauts.

Wed, 6pm, Jazz jam. Sun, 5pm, rock and blues jam. Tues, 7pm, Acoustic Americana jam. 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

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9/20 Colbie Caillat Gypsy Heart Tour with special guests Alex & Sierra

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Matt Bolton Band

9/26 Cheech & Chong Still Smokin’ Tour with special guest Shelby Chong

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9/27 San Francisco Comedy Competition 39 th Annual

Semi-Finals OCTOBER

10/3 Nick Offerman: Full Bush

Lunch & Dinner Sat & Sun Brunch Fri

10/15 Experience Hendrix 10/23 The Temptations & The Four Tops NOVEMBER

11/1 RODNEY STRONG VINEYARDS DANCE SERIES Alonzo

King LINES Ballet 11/2 The Price is Right Live 11/5 Tedeschi Trucks Band with special guest Greyhounds

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Osteria Divino Sep 10, Jonathan Poretz. Sep 11, Jay Sanders Trio. Sep 12, James Henry & Hands On Fire. Sep 13, Steph Johnson Jazz Trio. Sep 14, Passion Habanera. Sep 16, Con Quimba. Sep 17, J Kevin Durkin.

37 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Sep 10, Dale Polissar Trio. Sep 11, Wanda Stafford. Sep 16, Swing Fever Songs from the Silver Screen. Sep 17, Marianna August. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Sep 10, Silver Dollar Soul Snap.

Sep 11, Mark’s Jam Sammich.

Sep 12, Cole Tate Band. Sep 13, Josh McIntosh & Rattlesnakes in the Garden. Sep 16, Tommy Odetto and Tim Baker. Sep 17, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. Mon, Billy D’s open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Sep 12, Tommy Malone Band.

Sep 14, the Sons of Champlin.

1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Sausalito Cruising Club

Harmonious Vocals 8:00 R&B, Blues, Rock ‘n Roll

Sept 27 THE LEGENDARY RON THOMPSON Sat

8:30 Stomping Around Again

Mon, Blue Monday Jam Session. 300 Napa St, Sausalito.

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Sep 13, Deva Premal & Miten.

10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

Sep 10, Jeff Subaru Band. Sep 11, Steppin’ Up dance party.

Sep 12, Playground Live. Sep 13, the Fall Risk. Sep 14, Kuckaw.

Sep 16, Just Friends. Sep 17, Chrissy Lynne Band. Mon, 9pm, open mic. 19 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

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Sep 11, the Gini Wilson Trio. Sep 12, Dredgetown. Sep 13, Julio Bravo y Salsabor. Sep 14, Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Wed, Tango with Marcello and Seth. Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

Sleeping Lady Sep 11, Quadraphinx. Sat, Ukulele Jam Session. Sun, 2pm, Irish music. Mon, open mic with Simon Costa. Second Wednesday of every month, Acoustic Guitar Showcase. 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.485.1182.

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NAPA COUNTY

Sep 11, Rockit Science. Sep 12, PSDSP. Sep 13, Jerry Hannan Band. Wed, Larry’s karaoke.

Sun, open mic. Mon, reggae.

41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

Spitfire Lounge Second Thursday of every month, DJ Romestallion.

Second Friday of every month, DJ Beset. 848 B St, San Rafael.

415.454.5551.

Sweetwater Music Hall Sep 10, Jeffrey Marshall & the Foundation. Sep 11, Vicki Randle and friends. Sep 12, the Rock Collection. Sep 13, Foreverland. Sep 14, 1pm, Moonalice. Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Beringer Vineyards Sep 14, Trio Solea. 2000 Main St, St Helena, 866.708.9463.

City Winery Napa Sep 12, Allen Stone. Sep 13, David LaFlamme & It’s a Beautiful Day. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Sep 11, Jimmy James Trio. Sep 12, Levi Lloyd & the 501 Band.

Sep 13, Jinx Jones. Sep 17, the Sorry Lot. Wed, open mic. Sun, DJ Aurelio. 902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

Robert Mondavi Winery Sep 11, Robert B+.

7801 St Helena Hwy, Oakville.

707.968.2203.

Terrapin Crossroads

Silo’s

Sep 10, Terrapin Family Band.

Sep 11, Scott Law Band. Sep 12, San Geronimo. Sep 14, Midnight North. Sep 15, Ross James and friends. Sep 16, Stu Allen and friends. Fri, 4:20 Happy Hour with live music. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

Sep 11, Scott Pullman. Sep 12, Caravan of Allstars. Sep 13, Tribe of the Red Horse.

530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

Town Center Corte Madera Sep 14, Peter Best. 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera. 415.924.2961.

Uva Trattoria Sep 10, Bob Castell Blanch.

Sep 11, Nate Lopez. Sep 12, Davie’s Dukes. Sep 13, Jackie and friends. Sep 14, Bob Castell Blanch. Sep 17, James & Ted. 1040 Clinton St, Napa.

707.255.6646.

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Maya Beiser The minimalist virtuoso re-invents classic rock songs for the cello. Sept. 10 at Yoshi’s S.F.

Ferocious Few The rockabilly duo plays a gasoline-soaked blend of soul, blues and roots. Sept. 11 at Slim’s.

Mark Eitzel Celebrated sad-sack songwriter from San Francisco shows off his signature sonic expressions. Sept. 11 at the Chapel.

Fishbone After 25 years, the pioneering ska-punk fusion band is still bringing the noise. Sept. 13 at the Independent.

The Breeders Searing alternative band, founded by Pixies bassist Kim Deal, is recently reunited and rocking.

Sept. 13 at the Fillmore.

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RECEPTIONS Sep 11 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, “Big Ideas 1950-1970: Influences in Modern Ceramics,” historic works of ceramics and contemporary artists are displayed side by side. 6pm. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.4797.

Sep 12 Sonoma County Museum, “Artistry in Wood,” exhibits fine handcrafted works from regional artists. Displays in conjunction with pop-up exhibit “Academic Realism.”

6pm. 425 Seventh St. 707.579.1500.

Sep 13 Occidental Center for the Arts, “Folie a Deux,” pen and paint by Harley and Hamlet Mateo. 4pm. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.542.7143.

Riverfront Art Gallery, “Circles and Lines,” dramatic oils by Dominique is accompanied by “A Walk in the Park,” with photos

by Lance Kuehne. 5pm. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.775.4ART. Upstairs Art Gallery, “Textures in Landscape,”

Galleries SONOMA COUNTY Agrella Art Gallery Sep 15-Oct 16, “Sym.bi.osis,” shows the work of seven artists whose work is based on scientific inquiry. SRJC, Doyle Library, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Thurs, 10 to 4; Sat 12 to 4. 707.527.4298.

ARThouse Gallery Through Sep 30, “Harvest Heaven,” Sonoma County artists celebrate the grape harvest. 13758 Arnold Dr, Glen Ellen. 707.935.3513.

Charles M Schulz Museum Sep 11-Jan 4, “Journey to the Reuben: The Early Years,” rarely

Daniele Todaro’s prints capture Sonoma County’s beauty and grandeur. 2pm.

306 Center Ave, Healdsburg.

707.431.4214.

Sep 14 Coddingtown Mall, “Aqua Areas,” the largest all watercolor and water media show in the North Bay. 4pm. Cleveland Avenue and Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa. 707.527.5377.

Marin Society of Artists Gallery, “Fresh Art 2014,” features artists from around the country present in this juried show. 2pm. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.

415.454.9561.

Sep 16 Marin Civic Center, “The View from Marin,” artwork by members of MarinMOCA is on display. 4pm. 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael.

415.499.6400.

Sprint Copy Center, “The Hole Shebang,” Pointless Sisters Quilted Fiber arts exhibit includes pieces from the 2014 quilt challenge “Holes” and more. 6pm.

175 N Main St, Sebastopol.

707.823.3900.

exhibited original Peanuts strips and early pre-Peanuts cartoons are featured. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa.

Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.

performance art. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

Dutton-Goldfield Winery Through Sep 14, “David Meirik Exhibit,” the artist revels in juxtaposition in his mixedmaterials artwork. 3100 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol.

Daily, 10am to 4:30pm.

707.827.3600.

Finley Community Center Through Sep 12, “Art Quilts,” presented by Santa Rosa Quilt Guild. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 7; Sat, 9 to 1 707.543.3737.

Fulton X Gallery Through Sep 28, “Human/ Nature,” artist Michael Francis Ramos explores our relationship to nature in this solo show, along with a juried exhibition. 1200 River Rd, Fulton.

Gallery 300 Through Sep 30, “Raw,” latest works by Jennifer Hirshfield, CK Itamura and Alejandro Salazar in their raw studio form. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa. Open Sat, 12 to 5, and by appointment. 707.332.1212.

Graton Gallery Through Sep 21, “Teachers and Influences,” featuring paintings

by Sandra Rubin alongside works by artists who have influenced and inspired her.

9048 Graton Rd, Graton.

Tues-Sun, 10:30 to 6.

707.829.8912.

Guerneville Library Through Sep 20, “Library Art Show,” 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9004.

Christie Marks Fine Art Gallery

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Through Sep 29, “Incessant Beauty,” Artist Ben Lastufka’s haunting paintings and mixed media works explore the themes of generation, erosion and regeneration. 322 Healdsburg Ave, Second Floor, Healdsburg. Thurs-Sun, 1pm to 5:30pm and by appointment.

707.695.1011.

Through Sep 14, “Clay & Glass,” exhibits the works of artists Bill Abright, Terry Ow-Wing and many others. Sep 17-Nov 9, “Eight X Eight,” exhibits works that are no larger than 8-by-8 inches. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6.

707.431.1970.

Chroma Gallery

Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center

Through Sep 23, “Raptors Live,” features the art of bird activist/artist Jonqui Albin, with weekly classes, demonstrations and

Through Sep 28, “Our Countryside,” watercolor exhibit shows in Heron Hall.

900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.527.9277.

Through Oct 2, “Connections and Collaborations,” hand made art books. SRJC, 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Petaluma. Mon-Thurs, 8 to 9; Fri, 9 to 1; Sat, 10 to 3.

707.778.3974.

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Petaluma Arts Center Through Sep 14, “(n) Collage,” new works in mixed-media collage art. 230 Lakeville St at East Washington, Petaluma.

707.762.5600.

Redwood Cafe Through Sep 16, “August Exhibit,” paintings by Christine Kierstead and Carole Barlas, with photos by Rita Salluzzi and sculptures by Rick Butler.

8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

Sebastopol Gallery Through Sep 27, “Form and Color,” explorations by ceramicist Chris Boyd and painter Paula Matzinger.

150 N Main St, Sebastopol.

Open daily, 11 to 6.

707.829.7200.

Stranger Than Fiction The unlikely pairing of Duran Duran and David Lynch

Thumbprint Cellars Through Sep 11, “New Works

by Molly Perez,” displaying expressive images from the Sonoma County artist. 102 Matheson St, Headlsburg. 11 to 6, daily 707.433.2393.

MARIN COUNTY Black Mountain Artisans Through Sep 14, “Contemporary Hooked Rugs Show,” featuring rugs by Laura Pierce, internationally known rug hooking artist and teacher. 11245 Main St, Point Reyes Station. Thurs-Mon 707.762.2595.

Gallery Route One Through Sep 14, “The Box Show,” annual exhibit features 150 artists creations from a plain wood box. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

Marin MOCA Through Oct 5, “Fall National Juried Exhibition,” features established and emerging artists from all over the country working in steel, plastic, acrylic and fabric.

Through Oct 5, “Rising Tides: Shifting Boundaries,” an artistic response to global warming and climate changes.

Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato.

Wed-Sun, 11 to 4.

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One is a group of musical superstars from Birmingham, England; the other is a Boy Scout from Missoula, Mont., turned surrealist auteur.

For the last 30 years, rock band Duran Duran and filmmaker David Lynch have both excelled in their arts, though the two couldn’t be more different.

It was a surprise, then, when news came that the British rockers had brought in the cult hero to direct their latest concert documentary. Recorded in 2011 at Los Angeles’ Mayan Theatre, Duran Duran: Unstaged is a one-of-a-kind film experience, as the band’s live show is mixed with abstract images, done in Lynch’s interpretive style, superimposed over the footage; the film is being shown in theaters across the country for one night only.

This film is part of the “American Express Unstaged” series, which pairs up other seemingly unrelated powerhouses, such as rock band the Killers and German director Werner Herzog.

For Lynch, this is his first full-length film since his 2006 ultra-weird epic Inland Empire. For Duran Duran, the concert coincides with their 2011 album, All You Need Is Now. For fans of both Lynch and Duran Duran, this film is a radically original and unexpected work that needs to be seen to be believed.

Duran Duran: Unstaged screens on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa.

7pm. $10. 707.522.0719.—Charlie Swanson

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Red Barn Gallery Through Sep 28, â&#x20AC;&#x153;West Marin Views,â&#x20AC;? the photos of Art Rogers. Through Sep 30, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Point Reyes Wild,â&#x20AC;? an exhibition and sale of landscape paintings of Point Reyes National Seashore

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Through Sep 28, â&#x20AC;&#x153;By Nature,â&#x20AC;? photographer Michael Schaer displays black-and-white shots of vistas and landscapes from the Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe regions. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Tues-Sun, 10am to 4pm. 707.944.0500.

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Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Chautauqua Revue

Screens as part of the Vintage Film Series. Sep 15, 7pm.

Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.

Acrobats, dancers, singers and more perform in this revue.

Sep 11-13. $23-$45. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental.

707.874.1557.

Fiesta de Independencia Celebrate Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s independence with authentic music, food and family fun. Sep 13, 1pm. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Much Ado About Sebastopol A very Shakespearean Renaissance festival complete with costumes, food and drinks, fencing and workshops.

Sep 13-14. $8-$25. Ives Park, Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol.

Never Mind the Bollocks, Shake Your Bundschu Gundlach Bundschuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual harvest dance party is going punk this year, featuring live music from Extra Classic.

Sep 13, 7pm. $15-$20.

Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma.

707.938.5277.

Comedy W. Kamau Bell Socio-political comedian performs from his new â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, Everything!â&#x20AC;? tour. Sep 11, 8pm. $15. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

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Duran Duran: Unstaged Live concert film, directed by avant-garde auteur David Lynch, plays for one night only.

Sep 10, 7pm. $10. Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.528.4222.

Pocket Full of Soul Benefit event screens definitive documentary on the harmonica, followed by live performance by Mark Hummel and friends. Sep 10, 7:30pm. $30. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

415.924.5111.

Searching for Sugar Man Documentary screens as part of the Rock Cinema Series.

Sep 10, 7pm. $5. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.226.7372.

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A ribbon cutting outside the shop is followed by familyfriendly mini-magic shows, balloon animal twisters, face painters and jugglers with prizes and discounts. Sep 13, 10am. Free. Shuffleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Magical Ice Cream Shoppe, 528 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. 707.544.3535.

Join in on the fun when the Bounty farm opens for a potluck with live music and more. Sep 14, 10am. Free.

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Guerneville Lodge, 15905 River Rd, Guerneville.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weekend 2.0 A weekend of music, dancing and comedy with winetasting, crafts fair and more. Sep 12-14. $15-$50. Monte Rio Amphitheater, 9925 Main Street, Monte Rio.

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Sep 12, 8:30pm. $25. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

Alec Guinness at 100 Weekly screenings of classic Alec Guiness films. Sun through Sep 28. Smith Rafael

Cellar Party The sixth annual party offers preview tastings of Bear Republicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entries to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Great American Beer Festival, rare beers from off the shelf and food. Sep 14, 2pm. $65. Bear Republic Brewing Company, 345 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.2337.

Dinner Concert Eliza Gilkyson and Nina Gerber perform. Sep 10, 5pm. $20-$25.

French Garden, 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

In Conversation with Chad Robertson Tartineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s esteemed baker talks with chef Lora Zarubin and shares a tasting of his bread. Sep 14, 1pm. $20. SHED, 25 North St, Healdsburg.

707.431.7433.

Petaluma Craft Beer Festival Music by the Fossils and Petaluma Pete goes well with

Lectures Mid-East Tapestry: A Musical Magic Carpet Ride Lecture and demonstration of Arabic and Turkish music. Sep 11, 7pm. Free. Corte Madera Library. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.

Sustainable Revolution Juliana Birnbaum and Louis Fox give a presentation on urban farms and permaculture in Ecovillages. Sep 11, 7:30pm.

Free. Point Reyes Station Presbyterian Church, 11445 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station. 415.663.1349.

The Yoga of Food Marcella Friel presents guidelines for conscious eating and stress management. Sep 13, 2pm. $30. Yoga Community, 577 Fifth St W, Sonoma.

707.935.8600.

Readings Andrews Hall Through Sep 10, 7pm, Daddies, a staged reading of the play

by Douglas Gower. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma.

Book Passage Sep 10, 7pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Cup of Water Under My Bedâ&#x20AC;? with Daisy HernĂĄndez. Sep 11, 7pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lewis Manâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Blackhouseâ&#x20AC;? with Peter May. Sep 12, 7pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plant-Powered for Lifeâ&#x20AC;? with Sharon Palmer.

Sep 13, 4pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Portrait of a Woman in Whiteâ&#x20AC;? with Susan Winkler. Sep 14, 7pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dogs Rule Nonchalantlyâ&#x20AC;? with Mark Ulriksen. Sep 15, 7pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mathematicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shivaâ&#x20AC;? with Stuart Rojstaczer. Sep 16, 7pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fâ&#x20AC;? with Daniel Kehlmann. Sep 17, 7pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dogâ&#x20AC;? with Jack Livings. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Petaluma Copperfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Books Sep 12, 7pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Wedding in Provenceâ&#x20AC;? with Ellen Sussman.

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Sebastopol Copperfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Books Sep 12, 7pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who Am I, Who

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HopMonk Sebastopol Sep 17, 6pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Are Not Ourselvesâ&#x20AC;? with Matthew Thomas, part of the Debut Brews series. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol 707.829.7300.

Many Rivers Books & Tea Sep 11, 7:30pm, Taurean Horn Press celebration with poets Bill Vartnaw and Avotcja.

130 S Main St, Sebastopol 707.829.8871.

Marin Center Showcase Theatre Sep 13, 7:30pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saxumâ&#x20AC;? with John Coverdale, the author speaks on his new book, with brief documentary on the life of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo also showing. $5-$10. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.499.6800.

Napa Bookmine Sep 11, 7pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Further Out Than You Thoughtâ&#x20AC;? with Michaela Carter. Sep 13, 10am, One Year Anniversary Party. 964 Pearl St, Napa.

Occidental Center for the Arts Sep 14, 3pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;She Was an American Spy in World War IIâ&#x20AC;? with Jeane Sloane. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental 707.542.7143.

Point Reyes Station Presbyterian Church Sep 13, 2pm, Poet-orio for Mother Earth, composer and multi-instrumentalist Joyce Kouffman presents an afternoon of poems and music.

11445 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station 415.663.1349.

San Rafael Copperfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Books Sep 10, 6pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Harmonyâ&#x20AC;? with Ryan Winfield. Sep 13, 1pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How Do You Pray?â&#x20AC;? with Celeste Yacoboni. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.

SHED Sep 12, 5:30pm, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Search of the Perfect Loafâ&#x20AC;? with Samuel Fromartz, the author appears, with others. $10. 25 North St, Healdsburg 707.431.7433.

Theater A Modern Encounter An original play, presented in a unique multimedia format, focusing on the world of relationships in the internet era. Written by James Wood.

Presented by eTc. Through Sep 21. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma.

707.579.2787.

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Funny Girl The musical story of Fanny Brice, star of Ziegfeld Follies, radio and film. Through Sep 14. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.523.4185.

Geezer Geoff Hoyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one man show benefits the Dance Palace, with gala dinner available. Sep 13, 8pm. $40-$100. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station.

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Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael.

Lost & Found: One Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journey in Getting There One woman show is the poignant tale of a journey through family, love, marriage and sexual exploration. Sep 1214. $10-$15. Clear Heart Gallery, 90 Jessie Lane, Petaluma.

707.322.0009.

Romeo & Juliet Presented by the Marin Shakespeare Company. Through Sep 28. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael.

WarCircus The Imaginists investigate Euripidesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trojan Womenâ&#x20AC;? to re-imagine a new world. Sep 12-28. $15-20. the Imaginists, 461 Sebastopol Avenue, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7554.

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BY ROB BREZSNY

For the week of September 10

ARIES (March 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;April 19) In the 2000 ďŹ lm Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays an American FedEx executive who is stranded alone on a remote PaciďŹ c island after he survives a plane crash. A few items from the plane wash up on shore, including a volleyball. He draws a face on it and names it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wilson,â&#x20AC;? creating a companion who becomes his conďŹ dant for the next four years. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to see you enlist an ally like Wilson in the coming week, Aries. There are some deep, messy, beautiful mysteries you need to talk about. At least for now, the only listener capable of drawing them out of you in the proper spirit might be a compassionate inanimate object that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t judge you or interrupt you.

TAURUS (April 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 20) As far as I know, there has been only one battleship in history that was named after a poet. A hundred years ago, the Italian navy manufactured a dreadnought with triple-gun turrets and called it Dante Alighieri, after the Medieval genius who wrote the Divine Comedy. Other than that, most warships have been more likely to receive names like Invincible, Vengeance, Hercules or Colossus. But it would be ďŹ ne if you drew some inspiration from the battleship Dante Alighieri in the coming weeks. I think you will beneďŹ t from bringing a lyrical spirit and soulful passion to your expression of the warrior archetype.

GEMINI (May 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 20)

If you go to a 7-Eleven convenience store and order a Double Big Gulp drink, you must be prepared to absorb 40 teaspoons of sugar. But what will be an even greater challenge to your body is the sheer amount of ďŹ&#x201A;uid you will have to digest: 50 ounces. The fact is, your stomach canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easily accommodate more than 32 ounces at a time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that if you sip the Double Big Gulp very slowlyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like for a period of three and a half hoursâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the strain on your system will be less. But after the ďŹ rst half hour, as the beverage warms up, its taste will decline steeply. Everything Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just said should serve as a useful metaphor for you in the coming week. Even if you are very sure that the stuff you want to introduce into your life is healthier for you than a Double Big Gulp, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get more of it than you can comfortably hold.

CANCER (June 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 22)

If you surrender to the passive part of your personality, you will be whipped around by mood swings in the coming days. You will hem and haw, snivel and procrastinate, communicate ineptly and be confused about what you really feel.

If, on the other hand, you animate the proactive side of your personality, you are likely to correct sloppy arrangements that have kept you off-balance. You will heal rifts and come up with bright ideas about how to get the help you need. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also quite possible you will strike a blow for justice and equality, and ďŹ nally get the fair share you were cheated out of in the past.

LEO (July 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;August 22) In his 1982 martial arts ďŹ lm Dragon Lord, Jackie Chan experimented with more complex stunts than he had tried in his previous ďŹ lms.

The choreography was elaborate and intricate. In one famous sequence, he had to do 2,900 takes of a single ďŹ ght sequence to get the footage he wanted. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kind of focused attention and commitment to detail I recommend to you in the coming weeks, Leoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially if you are learning new tricks and attempting novel approaches.

VIRGO (August 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;September 22) In 1786, Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard were the ďŹ rst explorers to reach the top of 15,781-foot Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border. They were hailed as heroes.

One observer wrote that the ascent was â&#x20AC;&#x153;an astounding achievement of courage and determination, one of the greatest in the annals of mountaineering. It was accomplished by men who were not only on unexplored ground but on a route that all the guides believed impossible.â&#x20AC;? And yet today, 228 years later, the climb is considered relatively easy for anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reasonably prepared. In a typical year, 20,000 people make it to the summit. Why am I bringing this to your attention?

Because I suspect that you are beginning to master a skill that will initially require you to be like Balmat and Paccard, but will eventually be almost routine.

LIBRA (September 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;October 22) Those who invoke the old metaphor about the caterpillar that transforms into the butterďŹ&#x201A;y often omit an important detail: the graceful winged creature is helpless and weak when it ďŹ rst wriggles free of its chrysalis. For a while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not ready to take up its full destiny. As you get ready for your own metamorphosis, Libra, keep that in mind. Have plans to lay low and be selfprotective in the days following your emergence into your new form. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to do loop-the-loops right away.

SCORPIO (October 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;November 21)

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you Scorpios are currently the sign of the zodiac that is least likely to be clumsy, vulgar, awkward or prone to dumb mistakes. On the other hand, you are the most likely to derisively accuse others of being clumsy, vulgar, awkward or prone to dumb mistakes. I recommend that you resist that temptation, however. In the coming week, it is in your selďŹ sh interests to be especially tactful and diplomatic. Forgive and quietly adjust for everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mistakes. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t call undue attention to them or make them worse. Continue to build your likability and ďŹ ne-tune your support system.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;December 21) You have cosmic permission to be bigger than life and wilder than sin. You have a poetic license to be more wise than clever. And you should feel free to laugh longer than might seem polite and make no apologies as you spill drinks while telling your brash stories. This phase of your astrological cycle does not require you to rein yourself in or tone yourself down or be a wellbehaved model citizen. In fact, I think it will be best for everyone concerned if you experiment with benevolent mischief and unpredictable healing and ingenious gambles.

CAPRICORN (December 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;January 19) For over 2,000 years, Chinese astronomers have understood the science of eclipses. And yet as late as the 1800s, sailors in the Chinese navy shot cannonballs in the direction of lunar eclipses, hoping to chase away the dragons they imagined were devouring the moon.

I have a theory that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a similar discrepancy in your psyche, Capricorn. A fearful part of you has an irrational fantasy that a wiser part of you knows is a delusion. So how can we arrange for the wiser part to gain ascendancy? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an urgent need for you to stop wasting time and energy by indulging in that mistaken perspective.

AQUARIUS (January 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;February 18) Squirrels donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a perfect memory of where they bury their nuts. They mean to go back and dig them all up later, but they lose track of many. Sometimes trees sprout from those forgotten nuts. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conceivable that on occasion a squirrel may climb a tree it planted years earlier. I see this as a useful metaphor for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. You are on the verge of encountering grown-up versions of seeds you sowed once upon a time and then forgot about.

PISCES (February 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;March 20)

On a German TV show, martial artist Jackie Chan performed a tough trick. While holding a raw egg in his right hand, he used that hand to smash through three separate sets of four concrete blocks. When he was ďŹ nished, the egg was still intact. I see your next task as having some resemblances to that feat, Pisces. You must remain relaxed, protective and even tender as you destroy an obstruction that has been holding you back. Can you maintain this dual perspective long enough to complete the job? I think you can.

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