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local coalition of labor, faith, environmental and community organizations publicly recently unveiled a countywide living wage ordinance and an independent study of its costs and benefits. We plan to propose this ordinance to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors later this fall.

The proposed law will mandate an hourly wage of $15 for all workers employed by the county, county contractors and private employers receiving public subsidies or leasing property from the county. Our ordinance will benefit more than 5,000 low-wage workers, such as park aids, animal-care assistants, security guards and home-care providers. We believe this is a good first step in addressing inequality and working poverty in our county.

Last year, the bottom 41 percent of county households earned less than $50,000, and 28 percent—almost one-third—of county residents were working poor and belonged to a family that earned less than $44,100 a year, according to the report The State of Working Sonoma County 2013. And, as the same report points out, half of the jobs created in our county in the next four years will pay less than $15 an hour.

Our coalition—which includes North Bay Jobs with Justice, the North Bay Labor Council, the North Bay Organizing Project, the Sierra Club and Sonoma County Conservation Action—believes that the county government can turn us from this race to the bottom by utilizing taxpayer dollars to fund good, family-sustaining jobs here in our community.

More than 140 cities and counties around the country have already implemented living wage ordinances. That includes the cities of Sebastopol (in 2003), Sonoma (2004) and Petaluma (2006).

Our county can and should do the same.

That’s why we’re organizing town hall meetings in each supervisor’s district in early October, reaching out to a broad array of constituencies, and planning mass actions later in the fall. Join us.

Visit us at northbayjobswithjustice.org to learn more and endorse our ordinance.

Luis Santoyo-Mejía is lead organizer for North Bay Jobs with Justice.

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Omission beer (“Free Beer,” Sept. 17) is more than slightly controversial.

Despite the posted test results on the Omission website, the reason that it cannot be labeled gluten-free is because the gluten content cannot be verified; the test they use is not scientifically validated for this type of use. The regulatory agencies (FDA and TTB) have spent quite a bit of time researching the topic before coming to that conclusion. Scientists and doctors recommend that people with celiac disease avoid Omission beer.

However, media stories like this one give the impression that it’s just a regulatory quirk that it cannot be labeled glutenfree and that it’s actually safe for everyone. For more information, visit www.celiaccommunity.org/confusionover-omission.

The U.S. talks about promoting peace and freedom and democracy, while it’s occupying Afghanistan and Iraq and spreading democracy at gunpoint. One Western reporter said, “We haven’t brought democracy to Iraq. We’ve brought blood, killing and death!”

Another pointed out that “the United States is bringing ‘democracy’ to Iraq on the same terms that Russia imposed its mandate on Chechnya, a region which has Iraq’s future written in its rubble.”

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Maybe other nations would have a little more respect for the U.S. if they saw it promoting freedom and human rights and democracy among its allies. “Now listen up, you Saudis and Kuwaitis. You need to cut out the beheadings and the amputations, allow women to vote and permit more religious freedom. And you Israelis, you’ve been occupying Palestinian lands for more than 60 years now and your own Arab citizens are second-class slaves who live in poverty. You need to shape up and allow more human rights! And while you’re at it, we think you should get rid of some or all of your hundreds of nukes, because they’re a menace to peace in the region!”

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DEBR IEFER Tea Leaves It’s marijuana harvest season in the North Bay, and that comes with what’s now a ritualistic display in the local newspapers: images of police pulling marijuana plants out of the earth, as though the plant itself were some sort of criminal.

As our news story this week notes, Californians will have a chance in 2016 to legalize the herb via a statewide referendum. There was a brief flurry of pro-legalization activity this year, but that was just some activists getting antsy to legalize.

“Some groups started independent campaigns, to see if they could put something together for 2014,” says Dale Gieringer, director of California NORML, after a poll from late 2013 showed high support for a legalization initiative this year.

“They were all rush jobs,” he says.

“It was a seat-of-the-pants, sort of last-minute effort, which was obviously not coordinated with anybody.”

SIGN OF THINGS TO COME? Legalization activists say 2016 is the year California will join Colorado and Washington in

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est Marin medicalmarijuana activist Jacqueline Patterson was born with cerebral palsy and started using cannabis while she was still in her teens to help a severe stuttering problem.

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Kansas City about 15 years ago, got pregnant as a result of the rape and moved home to Iowa, where her mother lives. The plan was to stay with Mom, have the baby, put it up for adoption.

Then in her early 20s, Patterson started going to college to study rape, its causes and how to prevent it. Her discovery: “You have to end the drug war to prevent rape,” she says. “Cannabis makes for a less violent society.”

Vindication would come years later, as she watched

unfolding legalization dramas in Washington and Colorado— and the acceptance of medical cannabis in nearly half the country. Now California is set to vote on legalization in 2016 through a proposed referendum.

“Domestic violence rates are going down in states where cannabis is at least medically available,” says Patterson, citing a growing body of available research.

Years ago, the news wasn’t so rosy for Patterson. After giving

He says 2016 is the best time to put a legalization measure on the ballot. In the meantime, activists can watch the unfolding legalization scene in Colorado and Washington and address any unanticipated snafus that may arise.

California has led the way on numerous issues of great social importance, and in a screwy way, it’s done so with marijuana too. Having been the first state to legalize medical marijuana, via 1996’s Proposition 215, California then led the nation in revanchist federal crackdowns on dispensaries.

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her child up for adoption, she got married and had another child— only to lose custody over her medical-marijuana use.

California was a different story.

“It was really freeing to know that I was finally in a place where my human rights were respected,” she says. “I feel safe not only in my community but with the people in my community who are entrusted to keep the order.”

Part of Patterson’s work involves helping patients with severe medical conditions relocate to California, a sort of underground railroad. But as she learned, in California, some safe havens are safer from police harassment than others. She’s experienced different degrees of lawenforcement engagement as an approved medical marijuana user, disparities that state lawmakers have repeatedly failed to address.

This year, a dispensaries bill sponsored by the League of California Cities and the California Police Chiefs Association showed some promise—it would have created a set of medical marijuana regulations, until a flurry of last-minute tough-on-crime amendments tanked it.

“Police around the state are all over the map, and they don’t always correspond to what the public wants,” says Dale Gieringer, director of California NORML, the legalization advocacy group.

Bill Piper, director of national affairs for the Washington, D.C.– based Drug Policy Alliance says that the two biggest concerns raised by the public around marijuana are that it wastes police resources and creates a punishment regime that goes far beyond the crime.

Patterson has interacted with Santa Rosa city police, the Marin County Sheriff’s Department and California state police. The encounters, she says, range from pleasant to professional to rude.

“I’ve been pulled over in Santa Rosa, and I still feel like I’m being treated like a criminal because of that treatment,” says Patterson.

“Whereas I wrecked my car on Lucas Valley Road in Marin

County and the highway patrol officer who came to the scene was like, ‘Ma’am, I just want you to know that I can see the marijuana in your purse, and I don’t care.’”

Santa Rosa has had “irrationally tight medical marijuana restrictions every since [dispensaries] settled there,” says Gieringer.

Not so, says acting Santa Rosa Police Chief Hank Schreeder While there may be individual discrepancies in the way an officer treats a legal-weed user, he says “it’s important that we try to balance that against the reality of the really egregious illegal grows and the possessions for profit that are not in tune with the law. It’s a balancing act.”

For an exercise in contrast, see adjacent Sebastopol, he says, where the mayor owns the local dispensary. “If you have Robert Jacob in your city establishing a dispensary, it makes for much more alignment [between law enforcement and the public] than if you have some rogue pirate guy who doesn’t have roots in the area opening a dispensary in Santa Rosa,” says Gieringer.

Still, California stands at a tipping point. Several states have legalization on the ballot in 2015, but proponents say the real action is going to be the year after.

“I consider 2016 the potential game-over year because that’s when you are looking at California,” says Piper. “We’ve reached the tipping point.”

The proof, says Piper, is to be found, of all places, in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. This year, the House voted five times on bills that would keep the federal government from meddling with states’ pot policies.

Also this year, 18 congressmen (including North Bay representative Jared Huffman) sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking for his support in rescheduling or declassifying cannabis from its “schedule 1” status, which says the drug has no medical value.

Symbolic gestures, yes. Yet as Piper says, “Members of Congress like to jump in front of a parade, but first you have to build the parade. We’ve built it.”

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The state that was once at the forefront of marijuana reform is now playing catch-up.

The California Democratic Party supports legalization in its official party plank. But there’s this, too: the mirage of a Democratic supermajority in Sacramento.

“Even though the Democrats have a two-thirds majority,” says Gieringer, “a lot of them are in swing districts in the Central Valley, and they are very skittish about marijuana, medical or otherwise.’

As for the dispensary crackdown, the lesson for other states was that they could play a game of cannabis “chicken” with the feds and get away with it, given the torrent of bad press that met the crackdown.

But California has continued to drop the ball, says Tamar Todd, Berkeley-based director of marijuana law and policy with the Drug Policy Alliance. She highlights the ongoing “failure of the Legislature to create meaningful legislation in the aftermath of 215” that would create a proper regulatory framework for the dispensaries.

As California lawmakers fumbled on the medical regulatory front, the dispensary crackdown gave political space to other states to move in the direction of legalization. New York decriminalized pot, with a message to the feds: If you want to shut it down, go right ahead.

“They tried that in California,” says Bill Piper, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance.

In the last years of his failed presidency, “Bush went all out” to try and shut down the new world of legal medical weed, Piper says.

In the first years of his thenpromising presidency, he adds, “Obama really went all out.”

Time to go all in for legalization, Todd says. “Responsible policymakers need to realize that voters are on board.”—Tom Gogola

NOW YOU SEE IT . . . John-Paul Scirica serves delicious ice cream and tasty illusions at his new ice cream shop/magic theater.

Abracadabra Shuffles mixes ice cream and magic, naturally

BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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o you believe in magic?” is painted in large black letters against a white wall at the entrance to Shuffles Magical Ice Cream Shoppe.

These words are the first thing that’s visible upon entering the parlor, the latest establishment in a newly burgeoning Seventh Street food scene that’s blooming in the heart of downtown Santa Rosa. The words are just large

enough to be seen from the street, a bold invitation to passersby.

As I pull open the glass doors, I know that, surely, the message is there for the adults who enter Shuffles, as every kid young enough to know better bolts straight to the large central counter of flavorful ice cream offerings or to the adjacent area where they’ll find no shortage of sleight-of-hand surprises. Some of the kids don’t know what to enjoy first.

Shuffles Ice Cream Shoppe presents an old-fashioned notion

with its hand-made ice cream and head-scratching illusions, like a welcomed return to classic vaudevillian fun. Housed in the former location of recent infamously trashy clubs like Seven UltraLounge and Society: Culture House, just off of the main drag of Mendocino Avenue, Shuffles is bringing a much-needed family element back to the neighborhood, and on a weekend night in Santa Rosa, there’s an enthusiastic crowd of young and old alike, buying up scoops and sundaes served

with attentive duty and enjoying the on-hand entertainment and supplies at the magic counter, where wands and white gloves invite curious customers to pick a card, any card.

Shuffles is owned and operated by husband-and-wife team JohnPaul and Cambria Scirica. JohnPaul is a professional magician who worked with the late John E. King, who was the original owner of the old Mostly Magic Shop in Santa Rosa.

When not crafting culinary delights and wowing customers with close-up illusions, Shuffles offers workshops and classes for young budding magicians, and will begin presenting monthly dinner shows that pair threecourse meals with magic, set to premiere on Nov. 8. Shuffles will also present weekly kids magic shows on Saturday mornings.

So what about the ice cream?

Made entirely on the premises and from local ingredients, it takes Scirica about half a day to complete each batch. In addition to the traditional flavors, he has been experimenting with unusual flavors and combinations.

I had a bright and tangy balsamic strawberry swirl, with chunks of berries complementing the rich complexities of the syrupy vinaigrette. I also tasted a very creamy double fudge and bacon scoop, with crispy, salty bites of bacon mixed into the well-balanced chocolate. Other standouts included a dizzyingly sweet pralines and cream and a bold black and tan flavor that pushed the envelope, with addictive results. There are also gluten-free baked goods, Italian ices and smoothies.

Perhaps most surprising about this magical ice cream shop is the level of sophistication being displayed within the seemingly simple, kid-friendly fun.

Shuffle’s Magical Ice Cream Shoppe, 528 Seventh St., Santa Rosa. Open Monday–Thursday, noon–10pm; Friday; noon–11pm; Saturday, noon– 11pm. 707.544.3535.

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Our selective list of North Bay restaurants is subject to menu, pricing and schedule changes. Call first for confirmation.

Restaurants in these listings appear on a rotating basis. For expanded listings, visit www.bohemian.com.

Boca South American. $$$-

COST: $ = Under $12; $$ = $13-$20; $$$ = $21-$26; $$$$ = Over $27

Rating indicates the low to average cost of a full dinner for one person, exclusive of desserts, beverages and tip.

S O N O MA CO U N T Y Cape Cod Fish & Chips Fish and chips. $. A dingy hole in the wall–just like a real chippy! This popular lunch spot offers perfectly cooked fish and chips to eat in or take out.

Open daily. 7530 Commerce Blvd, Cotati. 707.792.0982.

Dempsey’s Alehouse Gourmet pub fare. $-$$.

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.

The Girl & the Fig Bistro. $$$. Country food with a French passion. Great wine bar, great patio. Lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 110 W Spain St, Sonoma.

707.938.3634.

Gohan Japanese. $$-$$$.

Superb Japanese favorites with modern twists like greentea cheesecake and wakame snow-crab caviar salad in a martini glass. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Fri; dinner only, Sat-Sun. 1367 McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.789.9296.

JoJo Sushi Japanese. $-$$. Hip downtown eatery features fresh sushi, sashimi, teriyaki, and innovative specials. Lunch and dinner daily. 645 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.569.8588.

McNear’s Alehouse. $.

Sports bar: barbecue, big appetizers, burgers. Lunch and dinner daily. 21 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Ravenous Cafe & Lounge American. $$$$.

Returning to its original small, five-table location next to the Raven Theater, this Healdsburg mainstay continues to have inventive menus in a cozy setting. Lunch and dinner;

$$$$. Enjoy flavorful and rich regional fare in the rustic décor of an Argentinean ranch.

Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily.

340 Ignacio Blvd, Novato.

415.833.0901.

Casa Mañana Mexican. closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

117 North St, Healdsburg.

707.431.1302.

Shige Sushi Japanese. $-$$. Small space in downtown Cotati has big dreams. Lunch specials in bento format, of course, but try the nigiri for dinner. Lunch, Tues-Fri; dinner, Tues-Sun. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.9753.

Thai Issan Thai. $$. Popular full-spectrum Thai restaurant.

Lunch and dinner daily.

208 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.762.5966.

Thai Orchid Thai. $-$$.

Rich Thai food made with crisp, fresh ingredients, reasonably priced. Lunch, Mon-Sat; dinner daily. 1005 Vine St, Healdsburg.

707.433.0515.

Thai Pot Thai. $$. A local favorite for authentic Thai recipes with pad Thai, curries, exotic appetizers and entrées. Lunch and dinner daily. 2478 W Third St, Santa Rosa. 707.575.9296.

6961 Sebastopol Ave (across from West America Bank), Sebastopol. 707.829.8889.

Volpi’s Restaurant Italian. $$-$$$$. Festive atmosphere teams with great traditional Italian dishes at one of county’s oldest eateries.

Accordion in the speakeasy if you’re lucky. Dinner daily.

124 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.2371.

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.

$. Big burritos a stone’s throw from the perfect picnic spot: Perri Park. The horchata is divine. Lunch and dinner daily. 85 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax.

415.454.2384.

Insalata’s Mediterranean. $$$. Simple, high-impact dishes of exotic flavors. Lunch and dinner daily. 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo.

415.457.7700.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Brewpub. $$.

Pub grub gets a pub-cuisine facelift. Lunch, Wed-Sun; dinner daily. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

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.

Pine Cone Diner Eclectic. $$. Funky diner meets upscale bistro. Ambitious dishes, like cherry-wood-smoked pork loin with lavender gastrique, and steak au poivre with peppercorn brandy sauce are served in homey atmosphere.

Breakfast and lunch daily.

Closed Mon. 60 Fourth St, Pt Reyes. 415.663.1536.

Salito’s Crab House Seafood . $$$. Waterfront setting with extensive marine menu plus steak and other American staples. Lunch and dinner daily. 1200 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito. 415.331.3226.

Small Shed Flatbreads Pizza. $$. Slow Food-informed Marin Organics devotee with a cozy, relaxed family atmosphere and no BS approach to great food served simply for a fair price.

17 Madrona St, Mill Valley. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

415.383.4200.

The William Tell House American & Italian. $$. Marin County’s oldest saloon. Casual and jovial

Yet Wah Chinese. $$.

Can’t go wrong here. Special Dungeness crab dishes for dinner; dim sum for lunch.

Lunch and dinner daily.

1238 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.460.9883.

N A P A COUNTY Brannan’s Grill California cuisine. $$-$$$.

Creative cuisine in handsome Craftsman setting. Lunch and dinner daily. 1347 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.2233.

Buster’s Barbecue Barbecue. $. A very busy roadside destination–for a reason. It’s the hot sauce, available in two heats: regular and hot. And the hot, as the sign says, means “hot!”

Lunch and dinner daily.

1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga.

707.942.5606.

Cole’s Chop House American steakhouse. $$$$$. Handsome, upscale 1950s-era steakhouse serving chophouse classics like dryaged porterhouse steak and Black Angus filet mignon.

Wash down the red meat with a “nostalgia” cocktail. Dinner daily. 1122 Main St, Napa.

707.224.6328.

Compadres Rio Grille Western/Mexican. $-$$.

Contemporary food and outdoor dining with a Mexican flavor. Located on the river and serving authentic cocktails.

Nightly specials and an abiding love of the San Francisco Giants. 505 Lincoln Ave, Napa. Lunch and dinner daily.

707.253.1111.

Gott’s Roadside Tray Gourmet Diner. $-$$.

Formerly Taylor’ Automatic Refresher. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 933 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.3486. Also at Oxbow Public Market, 644 First St, Napa. 707.224,6900.

La Toque Restaurant French-inspired. $$$$. Set in a comfortable elegantly rustic dining room reminiscent of a French lodge, with a stone fireplace centerpiece, La Toque makes for memorable special-occasion dining. The

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Dinner Reading Dinner and a movie is a classic night out, but how about dinner and a book?

Santa Rosa’s excellent Spinster Sisters restaurant is hosting an ongoing series of prix fixe meals paired with authors reading from their books. The events are a partnership with Corte Madera’s Book Passage. The meals are inspired by the night’s featured cookbook, and the price of the meal ($95) includes tax, wine and a copy of the featured book. That’s a pretty good deal, and, not surprisingly, all previous events have sold out.

“It’s a pretty exciting proposition,” says Giovanni Cerrone, general manager and partner at the restaurant. “It’s more than a book presentation.”

The next three events look particularly good. Jean-Pierre and Denise Moullé will present their cookbook French Roots on Oct. 8. The book features French and California recipes from Moullé, longtime executive chef at Chez Panisse and his wife, both natives of France.

On Nov. 2, the restaurant will feature the authors of The Pollan Family Table—Corky, Tracy, Lori and Dana. The book features a forward by good food patriarch Michael Pollan.

Then on Nov. 12 chef Sean Brock will appear for a presentation and a talk about his new book, Heritage. Brock is a South Carolina–based chef who runs McCrady’s and Husk restaurants.

For reservations, call Book Passage at 415.927.0960. The Spinster Sisters is located at 401 S. A St., Santa Rosa. 707.528.7100.

—Stett Holbrook

elaborate wine pairing menus are luxuriously inspired. Dinner daily. 1314 McKinstry St, Napa.

707.257.5157.

Pizza Azzurro Italian. $.

Run by a former Tra Vigne and Lark Creek Inn alum, the pizza is simple and thin, and ranks as some of the best in the North Bay. Lunch and dinner daily.

1260 Main St (at Clinton), Napa.

707.255.5552.

Red Rock Cafe & Backdoor BBQ American.

$-$$. 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.

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Wineries in these listings appear on a rotating basis.

Always Organic.

SONOMA CO U N TY

Cold-pressed Juices Superfood Smoothies Artisanal Raw Foods Juice Cleanses

Benovia Winery Unfussy cellar tasting in barn-style winery, refined Chard and Pinot; but “ooh, have you had their Zinfandel?�

3339 Hartman Road, Santa Rosa. By appointment only, 10am–4pm daily. 707.526.4441.

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707.836.8822.

Enkidu Wines Savage, dark RhĂ´ne-style wines and floral, seductive rosĂŠ star in this Sonoma winery named for a supporting actor in the epic of Gilgamesh. Enkidu, a hairy wild man who drank from watering holes with the animals, was domesticated by love and introduced to the pleasures of wine. Get introduced to toothsome Syrah and other pleasures at this comfortable tasting room located in genteel Kenwood.

8910 Sonoma Hwy., Kenwood.

Open 11amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;6pm, Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday. Tasting fee $10.

707.939.3930.

Francis Coppola Winery A Coney Island of the wine that candidly promises fun for the whole family, from Rosso table wine to Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cut Pinot Noir; from poolside cabanas to an Argentinean-Style grill, plus movie memorabilia from The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and more. 300 Via Archimedes, Geyserville. Tasting daily, 11amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;6pm; restaurant till 9pm. 707.857.1400.

Hanzell Vineyards The grand dame of Burgundian-

style Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, since 1957. The site of many California firsts; a visit is a pilgrimage. 18596 Lomita Ave., Sonoma. Tour and tasting by appointment only, $45.

707.996.3860.

Joseph Phelps Freestone Vineyards Casual, airy space furnished in whitewashed country French theme, on the road to the coast. Sit down at long tables for tasting or have a picnic.

Fogdog Pinot and Ovation Chardonnay will have you applauding. 12747 El Camino Bodega, Freestone. Daily, 11amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5pm. Tasting fee, $15.

707.874.1010.

Littorai Wines The future of integrated, sustainable wine farms may be glimpsed through a window darkly, while Sonoma Coast Pinot and Chard are brilliant in the glass. Tour and tasting by appointment.

In west Sebastopol, 707.823.9586.

Paul Mathew Vineyards Sunny, corner tasting room in downtown Graton offering a singular expression of ValdiguiĂŠ, progressively deeper and more aromatic Pinot Noir, and cushioned benches to sink into should you become lost in reverie as a result. 9060 Graton Road, Graton. Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday, 10:30amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30pm.

Tasting fee, $10. 707.865.2505.

N A PA CO U N TY Chimney Rock Winery International beverage man Sheldon S. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hackâ&#x20AC;? Wilson built this winery in a Cape Dutch style. Now owned by the Terlato Group, produces distinctive Bordeaux-style wines. 5350 Silverado Trail, Napa. Daily 10am to 5pm. $20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$30. 707.257.2641.

Domaine Carneros Inspired by Taittingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Château de la Marquetterie of Champagne, this house of premium sparkling wine is a hard-to-miss landmark on

the Carneros Highway. Enjoy a private Balcony Package for special occasions or taste sparkling and still wines paired with artisan cheese and caviar with the masses. Luxury bubbly Le RĂŞve offers a bouquet of hoary yeast and crème brĂťlĂŠe that just slips away like a dream. 1240 Duhig Road (at Highway 12/121), Napa. Wine flights $15; also available by the glass or bottle. Open 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:45pm. 800.716.2788.

Freemark Abbey In 1881, Josephine Tychson was the first woman to own and operate a winery in the valley.

Enjoy the Cabs. 3022 St. Helena Hwy. N. (at Lodi Lane), St. Helena. Open daily, 10am-5pm.

800.963.9698.

Grgich Hills Mike Grgichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chardonnays famously beat the competition at the 1976 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Judgment of Parisâ&#x20AC;? and the allestate winery is solar-powered and practices organic and biodynamic. 1829 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Open daily, 9:30amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30pm. 707.963.2784.

Hall Winery (WC) Craig and Kathryn Hall specialize in â&#x20AC;&#x153;beefyâ&#x20AC;? wines favored

by Robert Parker. Intensely modern art and all things Austrian. 401 St. Helena Hwy. S., St. Helena. Open daily, 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:30pm. 866.667.HALL..

Krupp Brothers Estates The story of Stagecoach Vineyards is of extremes: two miles end-toend. One billion pounds of rock extracted. Seventy wineries buy the fruit; the Krupps release 2,000 cases including Black Bart Marsanne.

3265 Soda Canyon Road, Napa.

Tours by appointment, $25.

707.260.0514. Tasting at A Dozen Vintners, 3000 Hwy. 29, St. Helena. Daily, 10am-5pm.

707.967.0666.

Quixote There is a sense of dignity to the colorful little castle that grows out of the landscape beneath the Stagâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leap palisades, commensurate with the architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s humanistic aspirations. 6126 Silverado Trail, Napa. By appointment.

707.944.2659.

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merica’s favorite flavor of wine just keeps gaining popularity, according to data mongers who should know.

But is Cabernet Sauvignon our prom king of wine because it really is superior across all price points, or because of superior name recognition—that is, because Cab’s popularity feeds on itself? Food for thought.

Some highlights from a recent tasting:

Jordan 2010 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($53) Often voted the king of America’s restaurant wines, Jordan Cab glad-hands the palate with a sweet, lush mouthfeel. Spicy aromas of quality oak take over from initial hints of chocolate shortbread cookie—the kind that grandmothers used to keep in tins, at the ready—and the flavor is characterized by plum and mixed berry sauce. Seems like this would not tax the tongue over the course of dinner.

Benziger 2011 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon ($20) If there’s a slight suggestion of the farmyard on the nose, it doesn’t come from Benziger’s adorable Scottish Highland cattle—while the estate is certified biodynamic, this tier of Cab comes from growers who meet Benziger’s rigorous sustainable farming standards.

Anyway, the aroma puts this head to head with a lot of 2011 Bordeaux I tasted earlier this year, and it’s hearty and black-fruity enough, if more bittering on the finish.

Courtney Benham 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($19.99) Smoky, like bits of bacon in green beans—isn’t that a classic? A little weedy, but a better bet with your average entrée than some.

Martin Ray 2010 Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ($30) Has that savor of iron filings and pencil shavings that connoisseurs love in a Cab (I like Riesling that smells like kerosene, so touché). Also blackberry jam stomped in adobe soil, plum and Oreo—the cookie part—and sweet-toned tannins. Agreeable.

Rodney Strong 2012 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($28) Candy cane, antique store furniture, while smoky guaiacol lurks in the background. Tannic, complex, a quality “feel” if uncertain near-term gratification.

Francis Ford Coppola 2011 Alexander Valley Archimedes Cabernet Sauvignon ($60) The label is fun to look at, and the wine has a heavy dose of the qualities that winemakers seem to like in their top-tier Cabs: smoky oak, shag tobacco, and a muddle of charred berries and palate-staining tannins. But it’s a bruiser that I can’t imagine pairing with any food but thought.

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“E “Everyone Ev veryone i very is secr etive. secretive.

They d on’t don’t lik ny yone likee an anyone new co ming g coming in to the into cir cle.” circle.”

“I actually actually got th ough u thee job thr through m ym otherr,” Casey Casey says. says. “My “My my mother,” p arents were were in th usiness e parents thee pot b business aass lon g aass I ccan an rremember. emember. M yd ad long My dad w as a de aler b ack in the the day, day, the tthe was dealer back ’7 0s–’80s. H out of it in th he ’70s–’80s.

Hee got out the eearly arlly ’90s ’ an dg ave it over over to to my my and gave m other. S he kn ew ‘‘Alex’ Alex’ fr om th mother.

She knew from thee b usiness, an dh told h er th att h business, and hee told her that hee n eeded trimmers. trimmers. I n eeded a job j at needed needed th time, so so I start ed trimmin g.” thee time, started trimming.”

Li sa m akes a quick exit exit through through Lisa makes th restaurant door route tto o thee restaurant doorss en route h er car. car. “Oh, “Oh, man, man, I’m so so fuck king her fucking gl ad that that is is over,” overr,” she she yells. yells. After Affter glad w hat turn ed out out to to be a busy busy night, n what turned Li sa iiss rready eady to to go home. home. She She Lisa open the car car door and and sinks sinks into into openss the th driver seat seat with a deep exhale. exhale. thee driver Li sa iiss y oung an d pretty, pretty, Lisa young and in spite spite of h er years years aass a her m ethamphetamine user. user. She’s She’s methamphetamine been cle an fr om meth meth ffor or more morre clean from th an ffour our y ears, b ut still in dullges than years, but indulges in a litt le w eed or ““wax wax pen” or o little weed

“dab,” a distillation “dab,” distillation n of marijuana’s mariijjuana’s ingredients. aactive ctive in gredients.. Tonight, Tonight, she she goes for for the the weed. weed. S She he p packs acks a small sm all pipe pipe with bud bud and and lights up. up.

Lisa Li sa iiss fr from om C California’s aliforrnia’s Central Central Valley V alley and and has has been beeen trimming trimming pot since sin ce she she was was 16. lived “It started started when when I li ved in Laytonville La ayton nv ville (Mendocino (Mendocin d oC County),” ounty),” Lisa and her sshe he says. says. Li sa an dh er friends friends ““trimmed trimmed weed weed ffor orr llunch, unch, free free weed and pocket w eed an d pock et ch cchange.” ange.” Now Now 27, 277, sshe he is is married married and and the the mother mother of six-year-old a sixyear-old special-needs speccial-needs child.

She S he trims trims to to ssupplement uppleement h her er li living. ving.

Lisa insists not Li sa in sists sshe he iiss n ot a tragic tr agic fig figure, ure, stuck in th thee ccog og that and th at perpetuates perpetuates welfare welfar e e an d government go vernment assistance. assistaance. She’s She’s worked thee rrestaurant over w orked at th estaur u ant ““for fo or o ver two years,” “but you tw oy ears,” sshe he ssays, ays, s “b ut aass y ou know, doesn’tt totally pay thee bill bills. kn ow, it doesn’ totaally p ay th s.

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“Everyone “E veryone is is very very secretive,” secretive,” she she “They ssays. ays. “Th ey don’t don’t like liike anyone an nyone new new thee cir circle. ccoming oming into into th rcle. I just go in and an d do my my job, job, then then come come home.” home.”

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“I started started doing doing it sporadically sporadically aabout bout 1990 1990 when when my my last last child was was in high school. school. I was was working working for for a friend taught frien d who who ta ught me me how. how. I would would get $15 and and hour, hourr, but but then then a couple couple learned of years years llater, aterr, I le arrned to to trim faster fa ster an and d started started making making more more money.” mo ney.”

Thee sunlight Th sunlight g in Curtis’ Curtis’ trimmin trimming g rroom oom begins begins to to fa fade d an de and d th thee chill of evening evening ssets ets in. C Curtis urtis turn turnss on a light to to ill illuminate uminatte E Eva’s va’s work work area. ar ea. Because Because Curtis’ Curttis’ makeshift makeshift ssurroundings urroundings lack lack central central air and and heating, h eating, E Eva va places placess a ssweater weater over o ver her her shoulders. shoulders. s She She has has been working w orking for for seven seven h hours. ours.

The Risks s Because Bec ause th these ese w women omen don don’ don’tt work ffor work or gr growers owers in n th thee leg legal al ssector, ectorr, th there ere ccan an bee an elem element ent of paranoia paranoia atta attached ched e to to the the work. work.

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long day, long day, at least least 12 hours, hours, an and d sshe he prepared. ccomes omes pr epared.

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Upon U pon arriving arriving at work, work k, she she has has to to get out out of her her four-wheel four-wheel vehicle vehicle to to gates.

After thee ssecond open two two g ates. Aft err th econd gate, g ate, sshe he lets her her dog, dog g, Rosebud, Rosebud, out out thee lon long stretch that tto o run th g str etch h of rroad oad th at leads thee m main property. leads to to th ain pr op pertty.

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Curtis, th gtim me pr oprietor of th thee lon longtime proprietor thee ent erprise, sits comfortably comfortab bly in the the enterprise, ssunroom unroom sucking sucking rather rather fiercely fiercely on a llarge arge joint j attached to to a rroach oach attached cli p, itself itself atta ched tto o a lon g-stick; clip, attached long-stick; h looks a little little like like an aristocrat aristocrat hee looks sm oking from frrom a cigarette cigarette h older. smoking holder.

E va greets greeets Curtis Curtis and and assesses assesses Eva th work ahead ahead of her. her. She She pl aces thee work places h er Red Red Rooster Roost o er scissors scissors in a cl ay her clay jar filled with w ru bbing aalcohol, lcohol, rubbing p uts her her reading reading glasses glasses on and and puts sifts thr ough u th awn b ag of through thee llawn bag m arijuana b uds th at C urtis h as marijuana buds that Curtis has llaid aid before before her. her. Eva Eva needs needs to to make make at least least $2 00 tto o rreplace eplace two two sspent pent $200 tir es on h e ccar. er ar. S he look tires her She lookss at th thee clock behind behiind her, herr, which which rreads eads 9:10am. C u sp urti ays b y th ourr, Curtis pays by thee h hour, n ot th und. not thee po pound.

A rrecent ecentt article in High T imes Times li sted ““trimmer” trim mmer” aass th o. 1 job listed thee N No. in th ming pot in dustry. thee boo booming industry.

C onsidering th at m ariijjuana Considering that marijuana iiss now now legal legal in Colorado Colorado and and W ashington o stat e, an d leg al for for Washington state, and legal m edicinal use use in 2233 states states in medicinal aaddition ddition to to W ashington, D .C., Washington, D.C., it’ ot ssurprising urrprising th at th ere’s it’ss n not that there’s in creasing need need for for nimble nimble fingers fingers increasing tto o sshape hape w eeds int ob uds. weeds into buds.

“T rimmer iiss a v ery pop ular “Trimmer very popular job in th arijuana in dustry y, thee m marijuana industry, an d will be ecome eeven ven m ore and become more pop ular as as more more states states legalize legalize popular m arijuana ffor or m edical an d//o or marijuana medical and/or rrecreational ecreation nal use,” use,” says says C olby Colby A yres, m ark ketin ti g m anager ffor or Ayres, marketing manager H emp Am merican M edia Gr oup, Hemp American Media Group, w hich o wn ns an d oper ates on which owns and operates onee of th any y em eemployment ployment aagencies gencies thee m many th at li st le gal jobs in th that list legal thee pot b usiness. “Most “ ost dispensaries “M dispensaries an d business. and ccultivation ultivation n centers centers n eed multi ple need multiple trimm ers tto o pr operly trim th trimmers properly thee llarge arge quan ntities of m ariijjuana quantities marijuana bein g pr od duced.” being produced.”

A yres says says th lifications are are Ayres thee qua qualifications b asic: trimmers trim mmers must be 18 years years basic: or older r, must m p ass a b ackground older, pass background ch eck an d must n ot h ave an y check and not have any ffelonies. elonies. Some Some dispensaries dispensaries an d cultivation cultivation centers centers hir and hiree eexperienced xperienced trimmers trimmers only. only. While th an nd for for trimmers trimmers in th thee dem demand thee leg al and and medicinal medicinal sectors sectors is is legal

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“This one lady I trimmed with used to cut a few holes in a trash bag and wear that while she trimmed,” Eva says.

She drops her scissors in the alcohol solution and replaces them with another pair that have been soaking, thus dissolving the resin that develops through trimming the sometimes sticky buds. She changes scissors every 20 minutes.

“Curtis usually has really good weed.”

Eva laughs, takes a gulp of her yerba mate and continues trimming.

The Payoff

ON THE JOB Trimming is labor-intensive work not without hazards like fatigue and respiratory problems—and sticky fingers.

marijuana town east of Willits.

“There were a lot of robberies and break-ins from the locals,” she says. “Also, the police, if you had a certain amount of money, they would take your money and you’d have to go to court and explain where you got the money and why you had it. I stopped going up there for that reason.”

“I never really got scared,” Casey says. “I mean, there were a couple of instances where I felt a little paranoid. One time, I was alone in Alex’s house trimming and there was a knock at the door.

I looked through the peephole and didn’t recognize the guy standing there. Alex didn’t tell me there would be anyone stopping by, so I kind of hid in the corner until he went away. It was the first time I thought, ‘Wow, I am doing something illegal.’

“Also,” she continues, “[Alex] would have me deposit large sums

of money in his bank account. I couldn’t just put this wad in the ATM; I had to go into the bank with all of this cash and a deposit slip with the name of his fake business and hand it off to the teller. One time the teller just flat-out asked me what my boss did, and I told her this story about him owning a heating and cooling business.”

Laughing, she says, “God that was brutal!”

A fire forced Casey out of the business. One night, she says, the news ran a story “about a warehouse in San Francisco that just went up in flames, and a ‘bumper-crop’ of pot was found.

I didn’t really think anything of it until I got a call from my mom about 10 minutes later telling me not to go into work tomorrow. It was Alex’s warehouse that caught fire. So right then and there, I was out of a job.” Which may have been

a blessing in disguise, she adds. “It was nice not having to lie to people when they asked me what I did for a living.”

Given the growing trend toward legalization, the legal consequences may be minimal to none.

“The legal trouble trimmers could face is a difficult one for which to provide a concrete, onesize-fits-all answer,” says Christine Cook, assistant district attorney for Sonoma County. “Each case depends on all the facts and circumstances. The prosecution of marijuana cases by this office which have no violence or other egregious factors is a low-level priority.”

Aside from the legal implications, trimmers also can face occupational hazards. The work is fatiguing and can aggravate sinus infections. And, of course, you end up smelling like weed.

While growing and selling marijuana is big business, trimming is not. Eva remembers her work in Covelo. “It was a great gig! I worked 8 to 3, Monday through Friday, was paid cash under the table every day, and I had all this free time and was making more than enough money to live off of. But that was several years ago, and I was a single woman with little to no expenses, except my rent and a few bills. I couldn’t do it today.”

Lisa does it for supplemental income. “I’ll work as many hours as I can, usually six to eight hours.

I get paid about $200 a pound. I don’t really have any days off, but my husband and I make it work.

My son is happy and healthy,” she says, her voice trailing off.

Eva considers trimming her sole occupation, but not a very financially rewarding one. “It takes a lot just to make a few hundred dollars, and it does get harder and harder, especially when I have to take care of people.” She assists her 90-year-old mother, who also helps occasionally with Eva’s athome trimming jobs. “I am very low-income.”

Despite feeling exhaustion, Eva remains positive.

“There are a lot of people who would be on the street if they didn’t have these trimming jobs,” she says. “It’s nice that I don’t have to get dressed up to go to work, but I’ll only be doing it for as long as I have to.”

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The week’s events: a selective guide

SONOMA

Vintage Weekend The Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival is an annual weekend of art, music and wine. This year, the festival boasts more than 75 artists displaying their goods, local vendors and winetasting. The lineup of free music includes local legends like Blues Hall of Famer Charlie Musselwhite, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Frank Bey & the Anthony Paul Band and others. There’s an opening-night gala, parades and many more activities, and all proceeds benefit Sonoma Valley nonprofits.

The Vintage Festival takes place Friday to Sunday, Sept. 26–28, on the Sonoma Plaza, First Street East, Sonoma. Free. 707.996.2109.

YOUNTVILLE

Learn Anything Salman Khan was tutoring his cousin 10 years ago when the idea came to him. He started posting his tutorials online, for free, and shared his extensive knowledge with the world.

Now, the Khan Academy provides thousands of lectures and educational resources. Khan comes to Yountville for a live and thought-provoking presentation Friday, Sept.

26, at the Lincoln Theater, 100 California Drive, Yountville.

6pm. Free. 707.226.8742.

SA N R A FA E L

The Family Business Misak Pirinjian is one of the most beloved fixtures in Mill Valley. Taking over the family business from his father, Pirinjian has run Tony’s Shoe Service for over 25 years, and his popularity stems from his natural charm and engaging attitude as much as it does from his expert craftsmanship. Pirinjian was the subject of documentary filmmaker David Marks’ 2013 film ‘In the Cobbler’s Shoes.’ The doc was a favorite at the Mill Valley Film fest last year, and now Marks and Pirinjian will be on hand for a special screening and discussion on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 7pm. $7–$11. 415.454.1222.

P E TA L U M A

The Family Turns 30 Formed in Santa Rosa in 1984, Victim’s Family is a band that infused all the elements of the hardcore punk scene with an expansive and experimental edge that shifted into a jazzy, funky realm all their own. Their satirical lyrics and blistering instrumentals made them one of the most respected and challenging acts of the decade. Victim’s Family turn 30 this year, and they’re throwing a rocking shindig to celebrate. Joined by other local rock and punk bands, the band plays a career-spanning set of songs, voted on by the fans, when they take the stage on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma.

8pm. $12. 707.762.3565.

—Charlie Swanson

FAMILY TIES Carlene Carter carries on the Carter family tradition when she performs on Sept.

27 at City Winery Napa. See Concerts, p25.

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ctor-humorist Nick Offerman rattles off a list of North Bay spots he and his wife, actor Megan Mullally, like to visit when they’re in the area: Canoe trips in the Russian River, dinner at Peter Lowell’s in Sebastopol, a drive along the coast. “My wife and I are very big fans of the area,” he says. “We are crazy about the whole coastline.”

A North Bay visit for the couple always involves “some sort of intoxicant” says the co-star of NBC’s hit sitcom Parks and Recreation. “We like to renew our vows whenever we get the chance.”

And those North Bay adventures are all undertaken in the nude, correct?

“Absolutely,” Offerman says.

“Full nudity” is one of the many entendres on display in Full Bush, his one-man show coming to the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa on Oct. 3.

“If we can learn to cast off the oppressive social norms we’ve been brought up with, it leads to a happy and successful life,” Offerman says. “Don’t be

embarrassed, go into things full bush. Sure, you’re going to be in a compromising position at times, but you’ll get a whole lot more done.”

A follow-up to his American Ham show, Full Bush, says Offerman, will offer audiences songs of ribaldry, “rife with chuckles and chortles.”

Offerman, a skilled woodworker, will be playing those songs on a ukulele he made himself.

“I am taking the opportunity to talk to the American audience about the things we can all be doing a better job of to try and keep ourselves ahead of those rascally Chinese,” he says.

This involves “promoting good manners, and a rather natural lifestyle.”

Offerman’s had a busy few years, starting with his 2009 breakout role on NBC’s Parks and Recreation as Ron Swanson. He published a book earlier this year, Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man’s Fundamentals for Delicious Living, and is working on another one.

Parks and Recreaction placed Ron Swanson into the pantheon of super-memorable sitcom

BEARD & LOATHING Nick Offerman is fed up with the American political scene.

characters for the ages: the hilarious hyper-libertarian with the outsized moustache and woodworking obsession.

The 44-year-old, farm-raised humorist from the Midwest might be thought of as a grungegeneration Garrison Keillor.

“I’m not wild man,” he says.

“I grew up in the country, and we loved to spend time in the outdoors, and I love the woods,

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Offerman says he tries to maintain his survivalist edge by cooking “a lot of meat on the open fire, and I let the beard grow.”

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wisdom that can be as biting as it is wistful. Some of it’s corny, but when he brings the dirty, that can be pretty corny too.

Offerman has, in previous shows, mined matrimonial turf for territory, a comedic tradition that runs from Henny Youngman to Howard Stern to Louis CK and beyond. Yet there’s nothing degrading or weird about his wiferelated material.

“I tried to mine some comedy from how much I enjoy my marriage and how much I worship my wife,” says Offerman. “And that always goes over very well, because it’s sincere, but I don’t want to come across as saccharine.”

Offerman’s “Rainbow Song,” for example, “is a pretty, lovely song, but there’s a little bit of anal sex in it.”

Mullally and Offerman have onagain, off-again plans to tour with their Summer of 69, No Apostrophe show. It got put off this year when Mullally joined Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in Terrence McNally’s It’s Only a Play, now on Broadway.

“I’m on my own for the fall,” says Offerman.

In the meantime, there’s his tour and his next book, where Offerman says he plans to address the “consumerist polarization of political practices.”

“The channels are steering us to purchase their products and consume everything from morning to night,” he says. The list extends from food, clothes and cars “to the president we choose.”

“I’m really fed up with the rut our nation has found itself in,” he says. Everyone’s comfortable, soft and tuned in to their affinity channel.

“I’m as guilty as anybody,” he says. “I tune in to Colbert or Jon Stewart to find out what I think, and I think the other side, such as they are, tune in to Limbaugh for what they think, who to vote for, who they think is an asshole.”

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Now playing at Spreckels Performing Arts Center, the show has undergone a bit of a shapeshift, thanks to director Thomas Chapman. Keeping the central characters and story, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excised

most of the offending language and taken a swipe at updating the material, moving the tale from 1950s New York to the modern day.

The updates, however, seem a little too little, and are often confusing, placing cell phones in the hands of characters who still, when forced to use a land line, end up calling the operator to ask to be connected.

References to the Kinsey Reports and HUAAC stick out distractingly as leftovers from the 1950s and call attention to the fact that the script is overlong (it was originally performed in three acts), overwritten and undercooked.

What makes it more than watchable is a strong cast and an energetic production that has amped up the magic effects, working on a magniďŹ cent set in the intimate Condiotti theater. Gillian (Liz Jahren, a gale-level force of nature here) is an emotionally stormy but extremely powerful witch whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learned to use her powers more discreetly than her eccentric aunt, Queenie (Mary Gannon Graham, a frothy, giddy delight), and her morally ďŹ&#x201A;exible brother, Nicky (Peter Warden, blending hamminess with an edge of danger).

To help capture the amorous attentions of upstairs neighbor Shep Henderson (Larry Williams, bringing a nicely grounded energy to a relatively straight role), Gillian summons the witch-chasing anthropologist Sidney RedlitchFong (a hysterical David Yen), whom Shep hopes to sign to a lucrative publication deal.

The further Gillian falls for Shep the more complicated her family relationships become, resulting in a series of semimadcap shenanigansâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and a big choice for Gillian. Though the thin, long, unwieldy script does cut into the fun, the cast has a blast turning it all into something magicalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and magic, it turns out, in the right hands, can be seriously contagious.

Rating (out of 5): â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bell, Book and Candleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; runs Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sunday through Oct. 12 at Spreckels Performing Arts Center.

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Thurs. at 7:30; Fri.-Sat. at 8:00pm.

2pm matinees on Sunday. $16â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$26.

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SIBLING REVIVAL Best known as comics, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig get

dramatic in Craig Johnson’s new film.

Doubly Good

‘SNL’ stars shine in excellent ‘Skeleton Twins’

BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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raig Johnson’s pretty-much-perfect The Skeleton Twins is about the reunion of a brother and sister.

When they were young, their father committed suicide. Shortly afterward, their mother (Joanna Gleason) fled the wreckage to become a New Age charlatan in Sedona, Ariz.

Milo (Bill Hader) has just returned from Los Angeles for the first time in 10 years, hopelessly concealing his career as an actor-turned-waiter.

Maggie (Kristen Wiig) is trying to keep a lid on her personal problems— mainly, a tendency to be a pushover for other men, even though she’s married to the too-nice Lance (Luke Wilson), who’s counting the days until she gets pregnant and he can become a dad.

The two lead performers have been on each other’s wavelength for years on SNL. And director Johnson gives them luxurious amounts of time to show what they can do. Just as Wiig and Hader’s rapport is marvelous to watch, it’s surprising how much the cinematographer Reed Morano excels on what must be a low budget.

The locations here are suffused with slight mist—it’s Nyack, N.Y., sitting in for upstate, college-town New Hampshire. You have it both ways, enjoying the hundred little quaintnesses of the town, while registering the ambient disenchantment.

And Wiig is stunning. The small, wry mouth twists beautifully with embarrassment, drunkenness and remorse. No one now—maybe no one ever—is as good with the big wince as Wiig.

In most markets, The Skeleton Twins will share its opening day with the almost look-alike This Is Where I Leave You. But there, the emphasis is on foaling the next generation.

The trailer’s big laugh about a couple overheard having sex: “Put a baby in me!” Moral: no matter how dysfunctional the milieu, a woman’s one road to happiness is getting her eggs fertilized pronto.

Accept no substitutes: The Skeleton Twins has the feeling and humor and the heart.

‘The Skeleton Twins’ opens Thursday, Sept. 25, at Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Rd. Santa Rosa. 707.522-0719.

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BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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he inspiration for Karl Densonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest album, New Ammo, came from a seemingly unlikely source: an early ďŹ lm from grindhouse director Russ Meyer.

The San Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;based saxophonist and songwriter was turned on to the soundtrack for Meyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largely unknown exploitation ďŹ lm Cherry, Harry & Raquel! by his vinylcollecting bassist Chris Stillwell, and was intrigued by the funky, dirty jazz of the score. Working a bombastic arrangement of the song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grenadiers,â&#x20AC;? Denson and his band, the Tiny Universe, transformed the playfully steamy tune into the opening track of the record. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been interested in old things to cover,â&#x20AC;? says Denson in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really depended on Chris [Stilwell] to ďŹ nd these tunes, since heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a record

hunter. In doing this, I also realized big orchestration was something I wanted to do more of.â&#x20AC;?

To that effect, Denson went big for New Ammo, enlisting a troupe of horn players to attach a big band sound to these gritty grooves culled from the past. Other tracks from cult ďŹ lm scores pop up on New Ammo, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Duel,â&#x20AC;? a densely layered melody from the 1970 biker ďŹ lm C.C. & Company.

New Ammo also features a slew of more current pop covers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure Shot,â&#x20AC;? originally a Beastie Boys track, is treated to a funky, ďŹ&#x201A;ute-powered performance.

Songs by Cold War Kids and the White Stripes also get the Denson treatment, along with a host of original tunes.

Released in February of this year, New Ammo is a record heralded for its compelling new formulas on Densonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s routinely roots and jazz music. For the past 30 years, Denson has performed in a variety of outďŹ ts, including Lenny Kravitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band, and recently has appeared alongside reggae funk band Slightly Stoopid, who insisted on releasing New Ammo on their own label, Stoopid Records.

With Densonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own longstanding project, Tiny Universe, he gets the chance to switch things up at his whim, and this week Denson comes to North Bay with a new set of music and featured players for two nights at Sweetwater Music Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started playing guitar a couple of years ago,â&#x20AC;? says Denson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In that process, I decided to bring more strings to the band, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing more stuff thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pointed toward the blues.â&#x20AC;?

With that in mind, Denson has recruited master slide guitar player Roosevelt Collier to accompany the band. Collier, a Florida native, is renowned for his lightning-fast work in his own family band, the Lee Boys, and this week he puts the pedal steel to the metal when he joins the Tiny Universe for a contagious feel-good time.

Karl Densonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tiny Universe appears on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 24â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25, at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley.

8pm. $25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$27. 415.388.1100.

Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Trace Adkins Country music star and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Celebrity Apprenticeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; winner plays. Sep 26, 7:30pm. $25$35. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Chappell & Dave Holt Album release show for the duo who deliver jazzy Americana, with master harpist and violinist Carlos Reyes.

Sep 26, 8pm. $10-$15.

Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.542.7143.

EarleFest Todd Snider, the Brothers Comatose, the Blues Broads and the Great Idea Band all perform this day-long benefit concert. Sep 27, 11am. $35$40. Earle Baum Center for the Blind, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa.

Heart Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sister act of Nancy and Anne Wilson return to the North Bay. Sep 25, 8pm. $65-$115.

Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

Sonoma County Philharmonic The orchestra presents â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Petersburg Passion,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; a program of works by Russian masters. Sep 27-28. $10-$15. www.socophil.org. SRHS Performing Arts Auditorium, 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.206.6775.

Victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Formed in Santa Rosa in 1984, Victims Family made an indelible mark on punk music.

Sep 27, 8pm. $12. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

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Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

unleashes his latest album, with support from Sol Doc & the Optimystics. Sep 27, 9pm. $17-$20. 19 Broadway Club, 19 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

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Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery Sep 27, Batacha Quartet.

8761 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg.

800.831.0381.

Finley Community Center Fourth Friday of every month, Manny Gutierrez. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.543.3737.

Carlene Carter

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The singer continues the tradition of the Carter familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s country hits. Sep 27, 8pm. $15$25. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.

Sep 26, Journeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge. Sep 27, Lumberyard. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Robert Earl Keen Texas-born songwriter comes to Napa to celebrate twenty five years of his iconic and well-known single, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Road Goes on Forever.â&#x20AC;? Oct 1, 8pm. $30-$40. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa.

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Steve Nieve Elvis Costelloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keyboardist performs. Sep 24, 8pm. $20$25. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.

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Green Music Center Sep 28, Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Project. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol Sep 25, Songwriter-in-theRound. Sep 26, Frankie Boots & the County Line. Sep 27, Pat Jordan Band. Sep 29, Monday Night Edutainment with DJ Jacques and DJ Guacamole.

Sep 30, Polish Ambassador.

Wed, Brainstorm EDM show.

Tues, open mic night. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.7300.

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SONOMA COUNTY Aqus Cafe Sep 24, bluegrass jam. Sep 26, Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bunchovus. Sep 27, Acoustamatics. Sep 28, Jaz Linez. 189 H St, Petaluma.

707.778.6060.

Arlene Francis Center Sep 27, Heather Van Cleve and friends. Wed, Open Mic. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.528.3009.

Aubergine Sep 25, Propensity with Boilermaker. Sep 26, Green Jelly with Verbal Abuse. Sep 27, Uncle Wiggly. Wed, open mic night. 755 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2722.

Sep 26, Wendy Dewitt. Sep 27, Dawn Angelosante. Sep 28, 1pm, Matt Bolton. Wed, Open Mic. 691 Broadway, Sonoma.

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Hotel Healdsburg Sep 27, Robb Fisher Trio with Matt Clark and Ron Marabuto.

25 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

707.431.2800.

Lagunitas Tap Room Sep 24, JimBo Trout. Sep 25, Jason Bodlovich. Sep 26, Cascada. Sep 27, Big Blue Soul Revue. Sep 28, Kingsborough.

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Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Pub

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Sep 26, Timothy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil Band. Wed, trivia night. Sun, Vanguard Jazz Ensemble.

464 First St E, Sonoma.

707.935.0660.

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Sep 25, Dustin Saylor. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.280.4658.

Sep 25, Rising Appalachia.

23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.765.2121.

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Ray’s Deli & Tavern Sep 27, Spyglass. 900 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.762.9492.

Sep 24, Mexican Connection with Jose Arnulfo. Sep 26, Reggae at the Redwood. Sep 27, Kuckaw. Sep 28, Irish jam session. Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

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Sep 26, Tommy Thomsen Band. 401 Grove St, El Verano.

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707.762.3565.

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415.662.2219

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Sep 26, the Sixth Amendment.

Sep 27, PolkaNomics. Sun, Evening Jazz with Gary Johnson. 131 E First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.9610.

Sally Tomatoes Sep 26, Punk Rock Elvis. 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park.

707.665.0260.

Sonoma Community Center Sep 28, Kitchen Concert with Micaelia Randolph. 276 E Napa St, Sonoma. 707.579.2787.

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Sep 26, Flashback Friday. Sep 27, Amnesia. Thurs, DJ Dave.

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

707.795.7878.

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Whiskey Tip Sep 25, North Bay Cabaret. Sep 26, the Grain & Kingsborough.

Sep 27, Winstrong. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

Wells Fargo Center Sep 30, O.A.R.. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

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Great Music, Great Cause Todd Snider headlines EarleFest Now in its seventh year, EarleFest returns for an afternoon of spirited Americana music performed on the family-farm property where the Earle Baum Center resides.

Serving people with sight loss, the center has packed its annual benefit with a blend of local musicians and nationally touring acts, and this year, Portland troubadour Todd Snider headlines the event.

A popular singer-songwriter since his emergence in the ’90s, Snider has recently expanded on his witty, crowd-pleasing tunes by fronting the newly formed jam-band supergroup Hard Working Americans. The band also features cult folk heroes like Neal Casal of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Dave Schools of Widespread Panic, and their self-titled debut album, released January of this year, hit the top spot on iTunes. This fall, the band takes the show on the road, but not before Snider comes to Earle Fest for an intimate and freewheeling set.

Also at EarleFest this year is a new collection of North Bay folk musicians assembled especially for the event. The Great Idea Band speaks for itself, featuring Frankie Boots, John Courage, David Luning, Corinne West and others sharing the stage.

The Brothers Comatose and the Blues Broads also play the main stage, while Spark & Whisper and One Grass, Two Grass, Red Grass, Bluegrass take up the second stage, ensuring a nonstop afternoon of tunes.

EarleFest happens on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Road, Santa Rosa. Doors open at 11am. $35–$40. 707.523.3222.—Charlie Swanson

26, Tony Furtado Duo with the Grateful Bluegrass Boys. 256 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.773.7751.

142 Throckmorton Theatre Sep 25, Grove Valve Orchestra.

142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Fenix Sep 25, Dave Haskell Group.

Sep 26, Beso Negro. Sep 27, Aja Vu. Sep 28, Stephanie Teel Band. Wed, Blues Night.

919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

HopMonk Novato Sep 26, Sol Seed. Sep 27, James Moseley Band. Sep 28, 5pm, Dan Bern. Wed, Open Mic. 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium Sep 28-30, Marin Symphony: French Reverie. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

415.499.6800.

19 Broadway Club Sep 24, the KRUW. Sep 25, Lovelight Blues Band. Sep 26, Zigaboo Modeliste & the New Aahkesstra. Sep 28, the Brothers Bailey. Sep 30, Shut Yer Von Traap Family. Mon, 9pm, open mic. 19 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

Sleeping Lady Sep 29, Namely Us. Sat, Ukulele Jam Session. Sun, 2pm, Irish music. Mon, open mic with Simon Costa. 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.485.1182.

Smiley’s Sep 25, Karmen Kimball & Alex Lasner. Sep 26, Tom Finch Group. Sep 27, Jenny Kerr Band.

Wed, Larry’s karaoke. Sun, open mic. Mon, reggae. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall Sep 26, Petty Theft. Sep 27, Stu Allen and Mars Hotel. Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads Sep 24, Terrapin Family Band.

Sep 25, San Geronimo. Sep 27, Go by Ocean. Sep 28, 5pm, Jeff Derby Quartet. Sep 29, Ross James’ Radio Galaxy. Sep 30, Stu Allen and friends. Oct 1, Terrapin Family Band. Fri, 4:20 Happy Hour with live music.

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415.924.2961.

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26, Wobbly World with Freddy Clarke. Sep 27, ‘N Rumba with DJ Ian. Sep 28, Candela with Edgardo Cambon. Wed, Tango with Marcello and Seth. Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

NAPA COUNTY Beringer Vineyards Sep 27, Steel Jam. Sep 28, Sweet Burgundy. 2000 Main St, St Helena, 866.708.9463.

City Winery Napa Sep 25, David Grisman Folk Jazz Trio. Sep 26, Justin Nozuka.

Sep 29, Raul Midon. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Sep 25, Mike Hall. Sep 26, Highwater Blues. Sep 27, Marshall Law Band. Wed, open mic. Sun, DJ Aurelio. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.

Silo’s Sep 25, Michael Belair. Sep 27, Grass Child. Sep 28, David Landon. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

Uva Trattoria Sep 24, Bob Castell Blanch.

Sep 25, Dan & Margarita. Sep 26, the Hellhounds. Sep 27, Jack Pollard and Dan Daniels. Sep 28, James & Ted. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.

Osteria Divino Sep 24, Jonathan Poretz. Sep 25, Passion Habanera. Sep 26, Ken Cook Trio. Sep 27, Suzanna Smith. Sep 28, Hippopotamus Trio. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

Mark Turner Quartet

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The tenor saxophonist and his band play intimately expressive jazz arrangements. Sep 24 at Yoshi’s S.F.

Sep 24, Joan Getz Quartet.

Sep 25, C-JAM. Sep 30, Del Sol. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael.

415.457.3993.

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Peri’s Silver Dollar Sep 24, the Substitutes. Sep 25, Mark’s Jam Sammich. Sep 26, Swoop Unit. Sep 27, Beso Negro. Sep 28, Junk Parlor.

Sep 30, Tommy Odetto and Tim Baker. Mon, Billy D’s open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Presidio Yacht Club Sep 26, the 7th Sons. Fort Baker, Sausalito. 415.332.2319.

Rancho Nicasio Sep 26, King & Ace. Sep 27, Ron Thompson & the Resistors.

1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Sausalito Seahorse Sep 25, Donna D’acuti. Sep

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Member of the dream-pop duo Azure Ray explores new rhythms in her solo career. Sep 25 at Hemlock Tavern.

Kyle Hollingsworth Band From his involvement in the String Cheese Incident to his own band, Hollingsworth jams with a style all his own.

Sep 26 at the Independent.

Bob Mould Indie-punk pioneer still packs an emotional rock-and-roll punch four decades into his career. Sep 26 at the Fillmore.

Wu-Tang Clan The Rza, the Gza and the rest of the clan come to the city for a night that ain’t nothing to mess with. Sep 27 at the Warfield.

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RECEPTIONS Sep 26 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, “Sonoma County Art Trails Preview,” displays the work of ll participating artists. 6pm. 282 S High St, Sebastopol.

707.829.4797.

Sep 27 Graton Gallery, “Double Feature,” works by Bruce K Hopkins and Susan Shore with guest artists Florence Bass and Larry SteFL. 2pm.

9048 Graton Rd, Graton.

707.829.8912.

Sep 28 Gallery Route One, “Orangeland,” artist Candace Loheed meditates on color and light, with works

by Annalisa Vobis and Will Thomas also showing. 3pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station.

415.663.1347.

SONOMA COUNTY Agrella Art Gallery Through 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.

Calabi Gallery Through Nov 2, “Beyond Borders,” art made outside the US, by foreign born artists working in the US, and any artists working outside of the mainstream. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.781.7070.

Carport Gallery Through Oct 19, “Jazzed,” celebrating the vibrant and

Countryside,” watercolor exhibit shows in Heron Hall.

900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.527.9277.

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.

Mahoney Library Gallery

Dutton-Goldfield Winery

Occidental Center for the Arts

Through Nov 11, “Mary Fassbinder Exhibit,” plein air paintings are on display in the tasting room. 3100 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol. Daily, 10am to 4:30pm. 707.827.3600.

Through Nov 2, “Folie a Deux,” pen and paint by Harley and Hamlet Mateo. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.542.7143.

Ehlers Estate

Through Nov 2, “Circles and Lines,” dramatic oils by Dominique is accompanied by “A Walk in the Park,” with photos by Lance Kuehne. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. FriSat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART.

Through Nov 30, “Joie de Vivre” presented by Sue Bradford and Nancy Willis. 3222 Ehlers Lane, St Helena. 707.963.6045.

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 One Through Oct 30, “Something Bold,” anniversary exhibit features mixed-media from several artists. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.778.8277.

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.

Hammerfriar Gallery Through Oct 25, “Britta Kathmeyer: Drawings,” the German-born artist offers a showing of her ink drawings.

132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg.

Tues-Fri, 10 to 6. Sat, 10 to 5.

707.473.9600.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts Through 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.

Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center Through Sep 28, “Our

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.

Riverfront Art Gallery

Sebastopol Center for the Arts Through Oct 25, “Big Ideas 1950-1970: Influences in Modern Ceramics,” historic works of ceramics and contemporary artists are displayed side by side. Through Oct 25, “The Legacy of Luther Burbank,” paintings of plants from Burbank’s home are on display. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.

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.

Sonoma County Museum Through Oct 20, “Artistry in Wood,” exhibits fine handcrafted works from regional artists. Displays in conjunction with pop-up exhibit “Academic Realism.”

425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa.

Tues-Sun, 11 to 4. 707.579.1500.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Through Oct 26, “Realism, Really?” showcases contemporary realist art from a diverse group of artists. 551

Broadway, Sonoma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.939.SVMA.

Sprint Copy Center Through Oct 31, “The Hole Shebang,” Pointless Sisters Quilted Fiber arts exhibit includes pieces from the 2014 quilt challenge “Holes” and more. 175 N Main St, Sebastopol. “MondaysThursdays, 8:30 to 8; Fridays, 8:30 to 5; Saturdays, 10 to 4” 707.823.3900.

Upstairs Art Gallery Through Sep 25, “Textures in Landscape,” Daniele Todaro’s prints capture Sonoma County’s beauty and grandeur.

306 Center Ave, Healdsburg.

Sun-Thurs, 10 to 6; Fri-Sat, 10 to 9. 707.431.4214.

MARIN COUNTY Claudia Chapline Gallery Through Sep 28, Opens with a cocktail party, concludes with a live auction party. 3445 Shoreline Hwy, Stinson Beach.

Sat-Sun, noon to 5, and by appointment. 415.868.2308.

Gallery Bergelli Through Oct 16, “Endless Summer,” four artists convey the summer heat, expressed through hot hues and fluorescent palettes.

483 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

415.945.9454.

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. 415.506.0137.

Marin Society of Artists Gallery

juried photography show features dramatic images showcasing the power of illumination.

616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

Red Barn Gallery Through Sep 28, “West Marin Views,” the photos of Art Rogers. Through Sep 30, “Point Reyes Wild,” an exhibition and sale of landscape paintings of Point Reyes National Seashore

by Marin County’s BayWood artists. 1 Bear Valley Rd, Pt Reyes Station. 415.464.5125.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center Sep 29, “Photographers Group Show” highlights the work of 18 San Geronimo Valley and regional photographers. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.

Seager Gray Gallery Through Sep 30, “Time is...” displays the art of Chris Gwaltney at the new gallery location. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

NAPA COUNTY di Rosa Through Sep 28, “Ones and Zeros,” group exhibition explores the digital age and the impact of new media on present-day culture. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sun, 10am to 6pm. 707.226.5991.

Napa Valley Museum Through Sep 28, “By Nature,” 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.

Comedy Cheech & Chong

Through Oct 12, “Fresh Art 2014,” features artists from around the country present in this juried show. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. Mon-Thurs, 11am to 4pm; Sat-Sun, noon to 4pm. 415.454.9561.

The iconic duo are back on their Sill Smokin’ Tour, packed with their hilarious, irreverent styling. Sep 26, 8pm. $49-$69.

Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

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Steve Mittleman

Through Oct 19, “Early Fall 2014: New Works Worth Seeing,” presenting the latest from a bevy of local talent.

1820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax.

Standup comedian has been around since Johnny Carson hosted “The Tonight Show.”

Sep 27, 8:30pm. $20-$25.

Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

San Francisco Comedy Competition Semi-Finals

Through Sep 25, “Capturing Light,”

Sep 27, 8pm. $45. Wells Fargo

Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Events Attack of the 50-Foot Jammer The Resurrection Roller Girls take on the Shasta Hit Squad with raffle prizes and full bar.

Sep 27, 7:30pm. $12-$15. Cal Skate, 6100 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park.

Bamboo Wellness Lounge Fri-noon. Lydia’s Sunflower Center, 1435 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.792.5300.

Bayer Farm Tending All ages welcome to join LandPaths for garden care.

Wed, 1pm and Fri, 1pm. Bayer Farm, 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.524.9318.

Calistoga Art Walk Follow the signs and view art with strolling tour of shops and galleries. First Wed-Thurs of every month, 5pm. Free.

Downtown Calistoga, Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.225.1003.

Community Heals Share wisdom and gifts of healing. Last Sun of every month. Dhyana Center Lofts, 186 N Main St, Sebastopol.

800.796.6863.

Community Meditation Practice Sitting and walking meditation with free instruction. Followed by tea and snacks. Sun, 9am.

Free. Santa Rosa Shambhala Meditation Center, 709 Davis St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.4907.

Crystal-Rose Community Healing Festival Last Mon of every month.

Lydia’s Sunflower Center, 1435 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.792.5300.

Divorce Options Workshop Volunteer group of attorneys, financial specialists and mental-health professionals offer four-hour workshops on divorce. Last Sat of every month, 9am. $45. Family Service Agency, 555 Northgate Dr, San Rafael. 415.492.9444.

Mill Valley Community Block Party The 16th annual event features live music, food and beer gardens, kids games and a fashion show.

Sep 28, 1pm. Free. Downtown Mill Valley, Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley.

Dutton-Goldfield Winery, 3100 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol.

707.827.3600.

Chairs as Sculpture & Sculpture as Chairs Artist Michael Cooper talks, with a reception and viewing.

Sep 25, 6pm. $8-$13. Sonoma County Museum, 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. 707.579.1500.

Cognitive Nutrition BLACK GOLD ‘The Overnighters,’ a new documentary profiling the men working in

the North Dakota oil boom, screens with filmmaker Jesse Moss in person Sept. 26 in Point Reyes Station. See Film, below.

Oktoberfest & Car Show Classic cars and traditional Oktoberfest food, beer and music come together in this museum fundraiser. Sep 27, 12pm. $15-$20. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 707.944.0500.

Progressive Festival Live music entertains and featured speakers inform on crucial issues surrounding social justice, environment and community. Sep 28, 12pm. Free.

Walnut Park, Petaluma Blvd & D St, Petaluma.

The Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival

11am. Olive Park, 105 Orange St, Santa Rosa.

Hippies in Sugarloaf A walk and talk event exploring the hippie culture. Sep 27, 10am. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.5712.

Film Alec Guinness at 100

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Weekly screenings of classic Alec Guiness films. Sun through Sep 28. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Italian Film Festival

Whistlestock Benefit & BBQ

Documentary about Misak Pirinjian, who took up his father’s shoe repair shop in Mill Valley, screens with Pirinjian and filmmaker David Marks in person. Sep 27, 7pm.

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

415.454.1222.

Field Trips Aquatic Insect Exploration Family friendly event is part of Santa Rosa’s creek week.

Registration is required. Sep 27,

The Overnighters Documentary on the North Dakota oil fields is shown, with film maker Jesse Moss in person. Sep 26, 7:30pm. $10. Point Reyes Station Presbyterian Church, 11445 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station. 415.663.1349.

Friday night gala and weekend of music and family-fun activities features Charlie Musselwhite, Lydia Pense, Danny Click and others, with artists displaying their works, beer and wine garden and more. Sep 26-28. Sonoma Plaza, First St E, Sonoma.

Big Brother & the Holding Company and others perform, gourmet BBQ is served and Whistlesop celebrates sixty years in this event. Sep 28, 1pm. $100. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

stars of the park. Sep 26, 7pm.

Yountville Community Park, 6516 Washington St, Yountville.

The classic noir film is hosted

by Richard Miami. Sep 30, 7pm. $7. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.226.7372.

Eight feature films are presented over two months brings Italian movies to the North Bay. Sat-Sun through Nov 8. $14/$104. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

Food & Drink

In the Cobbler’s Shoes

Find out why figs partner so well with bacon. Sep 27, 12pm. $50. Quivira Vineyards, 4900 W Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg. 707.431.8333.

Last Days in Vietnam documentary on the frenzied evacuation of Saigon plays like a thriller, followed by Q&A with filmmaker Rory Kennedy Sep 26, 5:30pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Napa Valley Film Festival Sneak Preview Catch a peek at films for the upcoming festival under the

Figs & Pigs Festival

Heirloom Tomato Festival Enjoy the flavors of hundreds heritage varieties of tomatoes grown in Kendall-Jackson’s gardens, along with tours, wine and food pairings, seminars, the chef’s challenge and music. Sep 27, 11am. $95.

Kendall-Jackson Wine Center, 5007 Fulton Rd., Fulton.

707.576.3810.

Riedel Tasting Does glassware affect the taste of wine? Come find out at this educational tasting with experts from glassmaker Riedel. Sep 27, 3:30pm. $85.

Talk on the latest clinical data from the world’s leading cognitive nutrition researchers and scientists. Sep 29, 1pm.

Sebastopol Senior Center, 167 High St, Sebastopol.

707.829.2440.

Extrava-CAN-za!

Learn how to store the harvest for the fall season in this special weekend retreat, with all meals included. Sep 26-28. $250-$350. Rancho Mark West Farm, 7125 St Helena Rd, Santa Rosa.

Prerequisite for a World Beyond War Kathy Kelly will speak out against notion that U.S. wars are protecting and defending people in the U.S. Sep 27, 7pm.

St John’s Episcopal Church, 40 Fifth St, Petaluma.

Ray McGovern

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books Sep 27, 7pm, “City of Ghosts” with Kelli Stanley. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books Sep 25, 7pm, “Della Fattoria Bread” with Kathleen Weber.

Sep 27, 7pm, “The Witch with No Name” & “The Getaway God” with Kim Harrison and Richard Kadrey. Sep 29, 7pm, “Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned From a Little Golden Book” with Diane Muldrow.

140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Healdsburg Copperfield’s Books Sep 26, 7pm, “Gutenberg’s Apprentice” with Alix Christie.

104 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.

Gaia’s Garden Sep 27, 2pm, Redwoods Writers open mic. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa 707.544.2491.

The former CIA analyst speaks about how intelligence is falsely justifying the war in Iraq. Sep 24, 7pm. $10. Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.568.5381.

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This thought-provoking presentation by the founder of Khan Academy is perfect for students and adults alike. Sep 26, 6pm. Free. Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville.

707.226.8742.

Sep 25, 7:30pm, “Turning Fear Into Power” with Linda Sartor.

130 S Main St, Sebastopol 707.829.8871.

Sep 30, 8:30pm, Slamazon Poetry Slam. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati 707.795.7868.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Sep 27, 1pm, “On Sal Mal Lane” with Ru Freeman. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.

Readings

Santa Rosa Central Library

Arlene Francis Center

Sep 27, 12pm, Redwoods Writers open mic, this week’s theme is “Who am I?” 211 E St, Santa Rosa 707.545.0831x539.

Sep 25, 6:30pm, “Another Way of Seeing” with Peter Gabel. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa 707.528.3009.

Book Passage Sep 24, 12pm, “The Bone Clocks” with David Mitchell, part of the literary lunch series $55. Sep 24, 7pm, “Mr. Tall” with Tony Earley. Sep 25, 7pm, “Blackboard” with Lewis Buzbee. Sep 26, 7pm,

Theater Bell, Book and Candle The beguiling comedy concerned with toil and trouble is directed by Tom Chapman.

Through Oct 12. $22-$26.

Spreckels Performing Arts

Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400.

The Fox on the Fairway Ross Valley Players present this madcap comedy of classic farcical fun. Through Oct 12. $25-$29. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.

415.456.9555.

Hedda Gabler Master playwright Brian Friel reinvents Ibsen’s tale of a bored housewife manipulating those around her to devastating effect. Through Oct 5. $15-$25. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol.

An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde’s witty play is performed by the Marin Shakespeare Company.

Through Sep 27. $12-$35.

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

Oleanna This play is a searing examination of sexual politics and political correctness written by David Mamet.

Through Oct 5. $10-$25. Raven Theater Windsor, 195 Windsor River Rd, Windsor.

Romeo & Juliet Presented by the Marin Shakespeare Company.

Through Sep 28. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael.

Tapas This collection of short plays is a mix of comedy, tragedy, fantasy, farce and more. Through Oct 12. $15. Pegasus Theater Company, Rio Nido Lodge, Canyon Two Rd, Rio Nido.

WarCircus The Imaginists investigate Euripides’ the “Trojan Women” to re-imagine a new world. Through Sep 28. $15-20. the Imaginists, 461 Sebastopol Avenue, Santa Rosa.

707.528.7554.

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For the week of September 24

ARIES (March 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;April 19) Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no secret. The wealthy 1 percent of the population have been getting progressively wealthier. Meanwhile, the poor are becoming steadily poorer. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m worried there is a metaphorically similar trend in your life. Am I right? If so, please do all you can to reverse it. Borrow energy from the rich and abundant parts of your life so as to lift up the neglected and underendowed parts. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one example of how you could proceed: For a while, be less concerned with people who think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a star, and give more attention to those who accept and love your shadow side.

TAURUS (April 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 20)

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I choose a lazy person to do a hard job,â&#x20AC;? says Bill Gates, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-richest man, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because a lazy person will ďŹ nd an easy way to do it.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good counsel for you right now, Taurus. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be wise to get in touch with your inner lazy bum. Let the slacker within you uncover the least stressful way to accomplish your difďŹ cult task.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, there is no need for you to suffer and strain as you deal with your dilemma.

GEMINI (May 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 20) If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t identify and express your conscious desires, your unconscious desires will dominate your life. I will say that again in different language, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crucial you understand the principle. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to be very clear about what you really want, and install a shining vision of what you really want at the core of your everyday life. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that, you will end up being controlled by your habits and old programming. So be imperious, Gemini. DeďŹ ne your dearest, strongest longing, and be ruthlessly devoted to it.

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

Henri CartierBresson (1908â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2004) was an inďŹ&#x201A;uential French photographer, a pioneer of photojournalism who helped transform photography into an art form. In 1986 he was invited to Palermo, Sicily, to accept a prize for his work.

The hotel he stayed in seemed oddly familiar to him, although he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand why. It was only later he discovered that the hotel had been the place at which his mother and father stayed on their honeymoon. It was where he was conceived. I foresee a comparable development on the horizon for you, Cancerian: a return to origins, perhaps inadvertent; an evocative encounter with your roots; a reuniďŹ cation with an inďŹ&#x201A;uence that helped make you who you are today.

LEO (July 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;August 22) With expert execution, musician Ben Lee can play 15 notes per second on his violin. Superstar eater Pete Czerwinski needs just 34 seconds to devour a 12-inch pizza. When Jerry Miculek is holding his riďŹ&#x201A;e, he can get off eight crack shots at four targets in a little more than one second. While upside-down, Aichi Ono is capable of doing 135 perfect head spins in a minute. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect you to be quite so lightning fast and utterly ďŹ&#x201A;awless as these people in the coming weeks, Leo, but I do think you will be unusually quick and skillful. For the foreseeable future, speed and efďŹ ciency are your specialties.

SCORPIO (October 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;November 21) The English verb â&#x20AC;&#x153;cicurateâ&#x20AC;? is deďŹ ned as â&#x20AC;&#x153;to tame or domesticateâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;to make mild or innocuous.â&#x20AC;? But it once had an additional sense: â&#x20AC;&#x153;to reclaim from wildness.â&#x20AC;? It was derived from the Latin word cicurare, which meant â&#x20AC;&#x153;to bring back from madness, to draw out of the wilderness.â&#x20AC;? For your purposes, Scorpio, we will make cicurate your theme, but concentrate on these deďŹ nitions: â&#x20AC;&#x153;to reclaim from wildness, to bring back from madness, to draw out of the wilderness.â&#x20AC;? In the coming weeks, you will be exploring rough, luxuriant areas of unknown territory. You will be wrangling with primitive, sometimes turbulent energy. I urge you to extract the raw vitality you ďŹ nd there, and harness it to serve your daily rhythm and your long-term goals.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;December 21) â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can exert no inďŹ&#x201A;uence if you are not susceptible to inďŹ&#x201A;uence,â&#x20AC;? said psychologist Carl Jung. Extrapolating from that idea, we can hypothesize that the more willing and able you are to be inďŹ&#x201A;uenced, the greater your inďŹ&#x201A;uence might be. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s make this your key theme in the coming weeks. It will be an excellent time to increase your clout, wield more authority and claim more of a say in the creation of your shared environments. For best results, you should open your mind, be very receptive and listen well.

CAPRICORN (December 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;January 19) Congratulations, Capricorn. Your current dilemmas are more useful and interesting than any that you have had for a long time. If you can even partially solve them, the changes you set in motion will improve your entire life, not just the circumstances they immediately affect. Of the several dividends you may reap, one of my favorites is this: You could liberate yourself from a messed-up kind of beauty and become available for a more soothing and delightful kind. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another potential beneďŹ t: You may transform yourself in ways that will help you attract more useful and interesting dilemmas in the future.

AQUARIUS (January 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;February 18)

Alan Moore is the British author who wrote the graphic novels Watchmen and V for Vendetta. He is now nearing completion of Jerusalem, a novel he has been working on for six years. It will be more than a million words long, almost double the size of Tolstoyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s War and Peace, and 200,000 words bigger than the Bible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any editor worth their salt would tell me to cut two-thirds of this book,â&#x20AC;? Moore told the New Statesman, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to happen.â&#x20AC;? Referring to the author of Moby Dick, Moore adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I doubt that Herman Melville had an editor. If he had, that editor would have told him to get rid of all that boring stuff about whaling: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Cut to the chase, Herman.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s make Moore and Melville your role models in the coming week, Aquarius. You have permission to sprawl, ramble and expand. Do not cut to the chase.

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

As the makeup artist for the ďŹ lm Dallas Buyers Club, Robin Mathews had a daunting task. During the 23 days of shooting, she had to constantly transform lead actors Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto so that they appeared either deathly ill or relatively healthy. Sometimes she had to switch them back and forth ďŹ ve times a day. She was so skillful in accomplishing this feat that she won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Her budget? A meager $250. The ďŹ lm was a shoestring indie production. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m naming her your inspirational role model for the next few weeks, Virgo. I believe that you, too, can create magic without a wealth of resources.

For a long time, an Illinois writer named ArLynn Leiber Presser didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go out much. She had 325 friends on Facebook and was content to get her social needs met in the virtual realm. But then she embarked on a year-long project in which she sought face-to-face meetings with all of her online buddies. The experiment yielded sometimes complicated but mostly interesting results. It took her to 51 cities around the world. I suggest we make her your inspirational role model for the coming weeks, Pisces. In at least one way, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for you to move out of your imagination and into the real world. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re primed to turn fantasies into actions, dreams into practical pursuits.

LIBRA (September 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;October 22) â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am a seed about to break,â&#x20AC;? wrote Sylvia Plath in her poem â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three Women.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how I see you right now, Libra. You are teeming with the buoyant energy that throbs when a seed is ready to sprout. You have been biding your time, gathering the nourishment you need, waiting for the right circumstances to burst open with your new ďŹ&#x201A;avor.

And now that nervous, hopeful, ecstatic moment is about to arrive. Be brave!

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