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BY LUIS SANTOYO-MEJIA

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he day has finally come. After five years of public protests, city hall testimonies and lawsuits, the five members of the Rohnert Park City Council will decide next Tuesday whether to allow the corporate colossus that is Walmart to build the first supercenter in the North Bay, and so tighten its grip on the city and the region. Which side will our representatives be on, the people’s or big money’s?

At stake is more than the nominal number of mostly low-wage jobs the supercenter would bring to Rohnert Park and the low prices it would offer the public—two so-called benefits often peddled by supporters of expansion.

These superficial benefits pale in comparison to the retail behemoth’s many well-documented negative economic, environmental and fiscal impacts on its host communities and beyond. To name a few: • A supercenter will undermine local agriculture due to Walmart’s reliance on distant factory farms for its meat, dairy products, fruits and vegetables.

• A supercenter’s supply chain and operations, of which only a tiny percentage would come from clean energy sources, will thus increase greenhouse gas emissions and reduce air quality in the region.

• Walmart’s low prices are based on low employee compensation, which forces competitors to also slash wages and benefits.

• For every new job created by a supercenter, 1.4 jobs are lost elsewhere in the county’s grocery and retail sectors.

• Each new supercenter with 300 employees costs the taxpayers nearly $1 million annually in food stamps, rental assistance, Medicaid and other state-subsidized healthcare services.

If Black Friday protests at Walmart’s Rohnert Park store over the last three years are any indication, the number of North Bay residents aware of the retail giant’s role in the national—and global—race to the bottom is growing. If you’re among these folks, council members need to hear from you Jan. 13 at 5pm. We’ll save you a spot.

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

Open Mic is a weekly feature in the ‘Bohemian.’ We welcome your contribution. To have your topical essay of 350 words considered for publication, write openmic@bohemian.com.

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I doubt I’m the first, nor the last, to point out Richard von Busack’s boo-boo in identifying Danny Huston’s character in Big Eyes (“The Eyes Have It,” Dec. 31). Huston played San Francisco Examiner columnist Dick Nolan. Von Busack mistakenly cited James Bacon, longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. Not mentioning any names, but some movie reviewers ought to watch the credits before writing about the characters. Just sayin’.

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The Fine Print This Modern World is one of my favorite features. Now if only it were large enough to read! I’m aware of today’s proclivity for ever-shrinking comics and ever-expanding advertisements, but what you’ve done to Tom Tomorrow is ridiculous! I think the Dec. 31 issue reaches a new low. I have good eyesight and didn’t have to wear reading glasses till I was 60. I can still read without them if necessary. But even with glasses and a magnifying glass, I found it quite difficult to make out This Modern World this time. That’s a shame, because there’s a lot of wit and some information in the cartoon. I’m sure Tom Tomorrow puts a good bit of work into creating it.

May I suggest you put it on a page with narrower ads at the side, thus allowing more room? You can even put it at the back of the Bohemian, if ad-space is cheaper there. There simply has to be a way to give it more space! I’m sure people will find it no matter where you hide it, because others probably feel the way I do!

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Cuban American I read with interest the article on the Cuban food being served at Rumba in Windsor (“Vive Cuba,” Dec. 24). I happen to be an expert on the matter. I’m Cuban and left my beloved island at the age of 11, after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

I suspect I was a foodie since birth, as I remember very clearly all the fine food I ate there. Our cook, who left with us, was a superlative Cuban cook, and I enjoyed her fine cooking until her passing. I have eaten it on many continents, and have bemoaned that in the North Bay it was basically non-existent. I remember the Cuban sandwiches in Cuba, Puerto Rico (where we eventually settled) and Miami. It was difficult to achieve perfection, but some eating establishments got it right.

Too much mustard, lesser quality bread, mediocre Swiss cheese—it would all detract from a potential top score.

Not sure why Mr. Holbrook took the liberty of deeming the Cuban sandwich “Americanized” and wondering if it would be repatriated back to Cuba. A real Cuban sandwich remains . . . well, Cuban.

I’m sure that if the ingredients were abundant, the sandwich would be just as perfect and non-Americanized as it was when I left in ’61. A warm welcome to Rumba Cuban Café!

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If you demonstrate against these injustices, even doing as little as throwing rocks, you may get shot and maimed or killed. They may close your camp or village and surround it with tanks and snipers, cutting off food and medical supplies. If you get sick and need to go to the hospital, that’s too bad. Pregnant and about to deliver?

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OUT TO PASTURE If plans materialize, the Sebastopol Tractor Co. could be replaced with an upscale hotel.

Hotel Sebastopol?

Healdsburg developer explores new luxury project in West County town BY TOM GOGOLA

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plan is quietly afoot in Sebastopol to build a boutique hotel on what’s now the site of the Sebastopol Tractor Co. Local commercial real estate developer Ronald Basso and

the Piazza Hospitality Group, which owns the upscale Hotel Healdsburg and h2hotel (and the upcoming h3 Guest House in Healdsburg) have brought in an architect to design a hotel for the site.

If built, the hotel would be located right around the block from another hotel-in-the-works

located at the Barlow, an upscale retail complex. The area is a part of town that’s been subject to intense debate over development and the future character of Sebastopol.

Details on the hotel are scant.

“We have an idea,” says David Baker, the San Francisco–based architect who designed the Piazza hotel properties in Healdsburg.

Baker says Basso and Circe Sher, Piazza group’s sales and marketing executive, have been laying the groundwork for the proposed hotel, which, he says could house a restaurant, spa, gardens in the spirit of Luther Burbank and perhaps work space for artists. The property at 6828 Depot St. is 1.13 acres, according to real estate records.

The proposed hotel was news to James Saxson, who owns the 30-year-old tractor business but not the building it’s housed in, which had historically been the site of a lumberyard. Basso owns the building and the lot.

“I haven’t heard a word about that,” says Saxon.

He says Basso’s had the 1940sera building up for sale “since he’s owned it,” and the asking price is $3 million.

“As much as I’d love to, there isn’t much to talk about at this point,” says Basso. “At this point, everything is very preliminary.”

He says he would like to develop the property, but it’s an open question as to what form that will take. “There’s a desire on my part to develop the property, no question.”

But he says, “You’re way premature on this. Nothing has been submitted, not even as a concept.”

Basso says he is sympathetic to Saxson and his business.

“He’s a small businessman and he’s struggling, and I don’t want him to think he’s getting kicked out next week, before this is even going before the planning commission.”

Northeast Sebastopol is where highways 12 and 116 cut through the town, which provides a useful metaphor for a town at the crossroads. Sebastopol has worked to attract the tourist trade to the advantage of the town’s tax base, while possibly ushering out some of the last of the agricultural services economy in the process.

“The whole farm-support businesses that were out here are gone,” says Saxson. “Ninety percent of what used to be here has disappeared.”

Redevelopment-minded Sebastopol leaders had previously

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listening to the poetry of Rumi and other mystics? Well, who doesn’t?

Mark you calendar and get set for the return of Rumi’s Caravan. The rolling poetry ensemble, made up of poets from around the Bay Area, is coming to Santa Rosa Feb. 7 for a day of poetry and a Persian eats throwdown at the Glaser Center in Santa Rosa. The event even includes live music and whirling dervish dancers.

So how do you participate in this “Ultimate Foodie” contest, which runs through the end of the month?

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Go buy an Emerald 10’s scratchoff, take a picture of yourself with the ticket and then “send us that photo with the best caption you’ve ever written telling us who you’d share this exceptional dinner with and why.”

You’ve got a 500-character limit to convince the lottery that you’ve earned this 18-course tasting menu dinner. But here’s the thing we have to mention. State lotteries have long been criticized because of the income demographic of the typical scratch-off buyer; lottery tickets are generally the poorman’s gamble. It would be great if a couple of lesser means won this dinner, but we suspect a run on the $10 Emerald 10’s from all economic quarters this month, which is probably part of the idea.

The Lottery will pick a winner by Valentine’s Day. The California Lottery brags that it is a $5 billion operation, and “one of the few state agencies that is a revenue generator,” and, yes, sales from scratch-offs go to fund schools and other wholesome things.

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Downtown Santa Rosa has a significant presence of homeless persons, no question about it. The morning scene in front of Peet’s on Fourth Street, the homeless who hang around the library— there’s a down-and-out, nakedcity feel to these streets, and you don’t have to cock too much of an ear to hear the grumblings from local business owners about the situation.

Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Jonathon Coe sent around an email late last week to businesses in and around Downtown Santa Rosa. He writes, “During our meeting with many of you to discuss issues facing downtown as well as in the surveys we conducted, the topic of homelessness was mentioned a great deal.”

As the Bohemian was going to press on Jan. 6, the Santa Rosa City Council was meeting to discuss the issue, and what might be done about it.

What indeed. There’s a report from Santa Rosa city officials in the offing. We’ll keep you posted.

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put together the Northeast Area Redevelopment Plan for this part of town, historically the city’s industrial and commercial district.

It called for a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use new neighborhood of 55 acres, with retail outlets, a “civic space” (park) and other developments.

As a candidate for Sebastopol city council in 2010, Basso, who owns numerous commercial properties in town, answered a candidate questionnaire about the plan pretty bluntly: “The Northeast Plan is dead and buried.”

Five years later, it’s not so dead after all—even if the hotel proposal is in its infancy.

“The [hotel] proposal is unformed as yet,” Baker says, “because we’re going to be taking a lot of input from a lot of people.

We’re going to ask people, what do they want to see? Sebastopol’s a special place, and people will want to have a voice with what’s going on there.”

Baker hopes to see “workshops on the site” to talk about the proposed hotel, but none has yet been scheduled, and says the immediate task is to talk to the “various stakeholders and get their feedback on it.”

“We’re going to talk to the community first and not just say, ‘We’ve got the money, here’s the plan, if you don’t like it, go away.’”

Last June, city planners put on a workshop devoted to the fate of northeast Sebastopol. Saxson says he wasn’t invited to the workshop, but he went to it anyway. He says he didn’t hear anything about a hotel to replace his tractor store at the workshop, which Basso also attended.

In an email, Sher said she was traveling and unavailable for comment. Sebastopol councilman Robert Jacob did not return a call for comment.

A spokesperson from the firm that represents the Piazza Hospitality Group, Glodow Nead Communications in San Francisco, said she “cannot confirm that this project is connected to the Piazza Hospitality Group.” Pressed, she would only say that Piazza is “investigating” the plan.

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Dining BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS Don’t throw those chips away. Put them in your eggs.

Eggs with Dregs Hunger—and potato chip crumbs—are mothers of invention BY ARI LEVAUX

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here was a brief, glorious period in my life when I thought I had invented a delicious breakfast dish, which, it turns out, has long existed.

Migas translates from Spanish into “crumbs.” In Portuguese, the word is migalhas. In both countries, “crumbs” are typically made with day-old bread and a varying mix of meat, veggies and seasonings. There’s also a Jewish

version that combines old matzo with eggs.

The migas that I thought I had invented is a Tex-Mex dish made with leftover tortilla chips, or tortillas, and eggs, along with regional ingredients like salsa, cheese, beans and avocado.

When my inspiration hit, I was standing in my kitchen, holding a nearly empty bag of corn chips, wondering what to do with them.

The chips were all too small for dipping, but I still hated to waste them. Instead of tossing the

tortilla crumbs to my deserving hens, I tossed them into a hot pan of bacon and grease.

A few moments later, when the bacon was done to my liking, I tossed in some raw garlic, stirred it around and then poured a couple of beaten eggs into the pan. After a couple of stirs, I turned off the heat, seasoned the dish with salt and pepper, adorned it with salsa, then christened it Eggs with Dregs.

By the time I first saw migas on a menu, in a northern New Mexico restaurant, I had already

experimented with the dish several times. I read the menu description of migas with a mixture of disappointment and excitement.

The fame I had assumed was coming my way for creating Eggs with Dregs vanished before my eyes, but still I couldn’t wait to taste what this New Mexican cook would do with my recipe.

It wasn’t much different, although being in Northern New Mexico, there was red chile mixed in. And being in a restaurant, whole chips were used, not dregs.

My propensity to experiment with chips and eggs reared its head again on a recent carcamping trip. This foray led to another version of migas that, after a spirited Google search, I feel I can legitimately call my own.

Instead of corn chips, this dish incorporates potato chips— preferably jalapeno cheddar potato chips. All one must remember to do is scramble some eggs and toss in the chips, or the crumbs thereof, when the eggs are nearly done. The outcome depends entirely on the quality of chip and your proficiency at scrambling eggs.

There should be enough oil to thoroughly coat the pan so the eggs float on top when first added.

We don’t want eggs touching bare pan, which can lead to them sticking and burning.

Before adding the eggs, you have the opportunity to toss in vegetables or spices, such as chopped garlic, garlic flower sections, asparagus or other egg-friendly goodies.

When these are properly done, pour in the beaten eggs.

Let the eggs set up briefly, then give it all one quick stir. If using cheese, add it now. Then add the potato chips, stir again briefly and arrange the eggs in a pile, where they will stay warm, while any remaining gooiness is cooked firm.

Your potato chip migas are ready for consumption. I hope you enjoy them. And if anyone has already heard of this dish, please don’t tell me. Unless the recipe is really interesting.

Left Bank French. $$-$$$.

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.

Benissimo Ristorante & Bar Italian. $$. Hearty and

M&G’s Burgers & Beverages American. $.

flavorful food in authentic neighborhood-style Italian restaurant. Lunch and dinner daily. 18 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera. 415.927.2316.

The ultimate in American cuisine.

Crispy fries, good burgers and friendly locals chowing down.

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

415.454.0655.

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.

Boca South American. $$$-

SONOMA COUNTY Cafe Zazzle Eclectic cafe. $-$$. Colorful, tasty food cooked Mexican-, Japanese-, Thai- and Italian-style.

Lunch and dinner daily.

121 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.762.1700.

Dierk’s Parkside Cafe American. $. Classic, fresh diner food in a comfortable diner setting. Ought to be in a movie.

Breakfast and lunch daily.

404 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.573.5955. Dierk’s Midtown Cafe, 1422 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.454.2233.

Haku Sushi. $-$$. Cleverly named rolls like “Jedi Mind Trick” and “Roll me a Fatty” are as flavorful as they are fun. Lunch and dinner daily.

518 Seventh St, Santa Rosa.

707.541.6359.

Jennie Low’s Chinese. $-$$. Light, healthy, and tasty Cantonese, Mandarin, Hunan, and Szechuan home-style cooking. Great selection, including vegetarian fare, seafood, and noodles. Lunch, Mon-Sat; dinner daily. Two locations: 140 Second St, Ste 120, Petaluma. 707.762.6888.

Vintage Oaks Shopping Center, Rowland Ave, Novato.

415.892.8838.

LoCoco’s Cucina Rustica Italian. $$-$$$.

Authentic rustic-style Italian with a touch of Northern California, and a favorite with those in the know. Get the cannoli! Lunch, Tues-Fri; dinner, Tues-Sun. 117 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.2227.

Parish Cafe Cafe. $$.

Authentic po’ boy sandwiches elicit the sound of a big brass marching band with every bite. Breakfast favorites include shrimp and grits, but don’t forget the beignets.

Breakfast and lunch, Wed-

Sun. 60-A Mill St, Healdsburg.

707.431.8474

Saddles Steakhouse. $$$$$$$. A steakhouse in the best American tradition, with top-quality grass-fed beef. Pies are made from fruit trees on restaurant property. Dinner daily.

29 E MacArthur St, Sonoma.

707.933.3191.

Willow Wood Market Cafe Mediterranean. $$.

Homey, eclectic foods. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat; brunch, Sun. 9020 Graton Rd, Graton. 707.823.0233.

Wolf House Californian. $$.

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

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

707.996.4401.

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.

M A R I N COUNTY Avatar’s Indian-plus. $.

Fantastic East-meets-West fusion of Indian, Mexican, Italian and American, with dishes customized to your palate. Lunch and dinner, MonSat. 2656 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.8083.

Bay Thai Thai. $. Fresh Thai food with curries that combine the regions classic sweet and tart elements. Some

$$$$. 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. $. 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.

Comforts Californian. $$.

The Chinese chicken salad is beyond rapturous. Excellent celebrity sightings. Eat in or takeout. Breakfast and lunch daily. 335 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.454.9840.

Hilltop 1892 American. $$-$$$$. Casual dining with panoramic Marin views and a California-cuisine take on such classic fare as steaks, fresh seafood and seasonal greens. Complete with custom cocktails. Lunch and dinner daily; Sunday brunch.

850 Lamont Ave, Novato.

415.893.1892.

Il Piccolo Caffe Italian. $$.

Big, ample portions at this premier spot on Sausalito’s spirited waterfront.

Breakfast and lunch daily.

660 Bridgeway, Ste 3, Sausalito. 415.289.1195.

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

415.457.7700.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Brewpub. $$.

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

Joe’s Taco Lounge & Salsaria Mexican. $. Mostly authentic Mexican menu with American standbys. Lunch and dinner daily; takeout, too.

382 Miller Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.8164.

Splendid, authentic French cuisine. Lunch and dinner daily.

507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

415.927.3331.

Marin Brewing Co Pub food. $-$$. Excellent soups, salads, pub grub and awardwinning pork-beer sausage.

Lunch and dinner daily.

1809 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.4677.

Mountain Home Inn American. $$-$$$$. Great summer sandwiches with a view atop Mt Tamalpais.

Breakfast, Sat-Sun; lunch and dinner, Wed-Sun. 810 Panoramic Dr, Mill Valley.

415.381.9000.

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.

Pizzeria Picco Pizza. $-$$.

The wood-fired oven keeps things cozy, and the organic ingredients and produce make it all tasty. Lunch and dinner, Sat-Sun; dinner only, Mon-Fri. 316 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.945.8900.

Poggio Italian. $$-$$$.

Truly transportive food, gives authentic flavor of the Old World. The cheaper way to travel Europe. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

777 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.7771.

Robata Grill & Sushi Japanese. $$. Mmm. With thick slices of fresh sashimi, Robata knows how to do it. The rolls are big winners. Lunch, MonFri; dinner daily. 591 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.381.8400.

Sushi Ran Japanese. $$$$. This beautiful restaurant attracts locals and tourists with its fresh catches. A wide selection of nigiri, depending on what’s fresh. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner, Fri-Sun. 107 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

415.332.3620.

Sushiholic Japanese. $$$$. A nice addition to the local lineup, with a lengthy and wellcrafted repertoire including uncommon dishes like nabeyaki udon, zaru soba, yosenabe and sea bass teriyaki.

Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Rowland Plaza, 112-C Vintage Way, Novato. 415.898.8500.

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

3001 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito.

415.332.5818.

The William Tell House American & Italian. $$. Marin County’s oldest saloon. Casual and jovial atmosphere. Steaks, pasta, chicken and fish all served with soup or salad. Lunch and dinner daily. 26955 Hwy 1, Tomales. 707.878.2403

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

707.224.0800.

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

707.254.9690.

Checkers California. $$.

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

Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen Eclectic. $$-$$$. As comfortable as it sounds, with a rich and varied melting pot of a menu. Lunch and dinner daily.

1327 Railroad Ave, St Helena.

707.963.1200.

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

707.257.5157.

Siena California-Tuscan. $$$$. Sophisticated, terroirinformed cooking celebrates the local and seasonal, with electric combinations like sorrel-wrapped ahi tuna puttanesca. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa.

707.251.1900.

Zuzu Spanish tapas. $$.

Graze your way through a selection of tasty tapas in a lively rustic chic setting with a popular wine bar. Bite-sized Spanish and Latin American specialties include sizzling prawns, Spanish tortilla, and Brazilian style steamed mussels. Lunch, Mon-Fri; dinner daily. 829 Main St, Napa.

707.224.8555.

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of the best fried bananas to be found. Lunch and dinner, MonSat; dinner, Sun. (Cash only.)

809 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.458.8845.

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Wineries

Most reviews by James Knight. Note: Those listings marked ‘WC’ denote wineries with caves. These wineries are usually only open to the public by appointment.

Wineries in these listings appear on a rotating basis.

SONOMA COUNTY Clos du Bois With picnicking area, friendly staff and knickknacks galore, Clos Du Bois is a reliable outfit. 19410 Geyserville Ave., Geyserville. Open daily, 10am– 4:30pm. 800.222.3189.

Fort Ross Vineyard & Winery Pinot meets Pinotage at the edge of the continent. Take the turnoff to Meyers Grade Road and don’t look back. 15725 Meyers Grade Road, Jenner. Open daily, 10am–6pm. Tasting fee, $10.

707.847.3460.

La Follette Wines You’ve heard of the brands he’s helped to create or save— Flowers, La Crema—but do you know Greg La Follette?

Find out how the man behind “big-hair Pinot” has reinvented himself. 180 Morris St., Suite 160, Sebastopol. Daily, 11am– 6pm. Tasting fee, $10–$15.

Saturday Terroir Tour, $30.

707.827.4933.

Murphy-Goode Winery Value is a premium. Be sure to try the Brenda Block Cabernet and Fume Blanc.

The new tasting room is a classy, low-key experience.

20 Matheson St., Healdsburg.

Open daily, 10:30am–5:30pm.

800.499.7644.

Pellegrini Family Vineyards Why not take Olivet, and find some of the area’s best Pinot Noir and old vine Zinfandel. Family-owned winery offers well-priced Pinot from its Olivet Lane vineyard in the barrel room; local St. George cheese yours for the munching. Tasting appointments can generally be arranged upon sticking one’s head through the cellar door.

4055 West Olivet Road, Santa Rosa. Open 10:30am–4:30pm by appointment. No fee.

707.545.8680.

Healdsburg. Daily 11am–7pm.

707.922.6362.

Soda Rock Winery King suites, water tower room, and rustic barn—all perfect for weddings. Pair the Zinfandel with pancakes in the morning.

8015 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg.

Daily, 11am–5pm. Tasting fee, $5. 707.433.3303.

Trione Vineyards & Winery One-time owners of Geyser Peak Winery now wear all the different hats that a small winery requires. A popular stop along a well-liked cycling route, where you’re likely to be greeted with a glass of crisp Sauvignon Blanc, or Bubba the bulldog.

19550 Geyserville Ave., Geyserville. Thursday–Sunday, 10am–5pm. Tasting fee, $5–$15. 707.814.8100.

Woodenhead Damn good wine. Pinot, Zin–yum, yum, yum. 5700 River Road, Santa Rosa. Open Thursday– Monday, 10:30am–4:30pm.

707.887.2703.

MARIN COUNTY Heidrun Meadery This is not your fæder’s mead: flower varietal, regional, méthode champenoise sparkling mead on a farm made for the bees. 11925 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes Station. By appointment only, Monday– Friday. 415.663.9122.

Point Reyes Vineyards The tasting room features many varietals but the main reason to go is for the sparkling wines. Open Saturday–Sunday, 11am–5pm.

12700 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes.

415.663.1011.

NAPA COUNTY

Roadhouse Winery

August Briggs Winery

Dudes abide at this casual, fun spot. Pinot, Zin, Grenache are hot. 240 Center St.,

Tasting room is a white barn lit by skylights and often staffed by the owner’s wife or mother.

333 Silverado Trail, Calistoga.

Open Wednesday–Monday, 11am–5pm. 707.942.5854.

Robert Sinskey Vineyards In the lofty, barnlike hall–as elegant as a theater, as solid as a ski lodge–visitors can take in the tank room action; at least, the gleaming stainless steel, framed by wood and stonework and brewpubstyle chalkboard menus imbues the space with a sense of energetic immediacy.

“Gluttonous Flight” pairs savory munchables prepared in the gourmet demonstration kitchen with biodynamically farmed Carneros Pinot Noir and Bordeaux varietals. Not to worry: there’s no flight for ascetics offered, so go for it.

6320 Silverado Trail, Napa.

Open 10am–4:30pm daily.

707.944.9090.

Round Pond Estate Estate Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc served tableside on the terrace with scrumptious food pairings.

Who can’t imagine cozying up next to the big gas-burning hearth, watching the sun set and savoring that Rutherford dusk? 875 Rutherford Road, Rutherford. Tastings by appointment daily, 11am to 4pm. $25. 888.302.2575.

Trahan Winery In the fancy heart of downtown Napa, a low-budget “cellar” where wines are shelved, with clever economy, in stacks of wood pallets. Carneros Chardonnay and fruity but firm and focused Cab and Merlot from Suisun Valley, Napa’s much less popular stepsister to the east.

974 Franklin St., Napa. Open daily, noon–5:30pm. Tasting fee, $15. 707.257.7477.

Uncorked at Oxbow Across from the Public Market, this remodeled house in Napa’s historic “Little Italy” is a casual and unaffected joint. Ahnfeldt and Carducci wines include estate Merlot, Syrah, Cab, vinted by Paul Hobbs. Don’t ask about the horse. 605 First St., Napa. Open daily, noon–8pm; winter hours vary. Tasting fee, $10–$20. 707.927.5864.

Don Juan Was Here Three Sticks opens tasting room at a most antique address

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mazing what time will do for a hut built of mud and

straw.

The adobe at 143 West Spain St. in Sonoma is one of several constructed around 1842

by Salvador Vallejo, whose more famous brother floated him some land on the west side of Sonoma Plaza. Vallejo seems to have had a hard time unloading it. His first buyer, a certain Don Juan Casteñeda, sold it back to him after a year. Over the past 170 years it’s been a blacksmith’s shop, among other uses. Now that it’s one of the last adobes from the 1821–1846 Mexican period still standing, it’s getting some attention again. In 2014, it became home to Three Sticks Winery tasting room after an expensive seismic retrofit and redecorating job.

If you are looking for a lavishly designed tasting room, however, you might pass right by the inconspicuous Vallejo-Casteñada adobe, marked by a small plaque. All of the technical feats involved in stabilizing the building are invisible now, but you can see that no expense was spared on the interiors, a pastiche of period styles with contemporary flair by San Francisco design personality Ken Fulk. Winged leather chairs, for example, are a more comfortable interpretation of so-called cockfighting chairs from the mid-19th century. Spindly Zalto stemware adds style to the wine flight.

Three Sticks is the personal wine project of William S. Price III, who also heads Kosta Browne and Gary Farrell, owns several highprofile vineyards and clearly could have funded a vanity chateau instead of spiffing up this historic mud hut. Wines are made by Don Van Staaveren, formerly the winemaker at Chateau St. Jean.

To sip on during the tour of the grounds, we get a glass of 2012 Casteñeda Red ($48), a fruity blend of Durell Vineyard’s Rhône varieties.

The 2012 Durell Vineyard Chardonnay ($48) sports a madeleine-like aroma, not that it reminds me of anything—it’s a big Chard in its own way, rolling over the tongue like a lemon drop candy; the aroma of freshly split, dried oak suits it better than the usual roasty-toasty. From the school of big fruit, the plush 2012 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir ($60) was this group’s allaround favorite; the 2012 Gap’s Crown Pinot Noir ($65) is spicier and leaner. Right in between black olive and chocolate, the fruitforward yet savory 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($95) is in a pleasurable spot now, no aging needed.

Three Sticks Winery, 143 West Spain St., Sonoma. Open Mon– Sat, by appointment only. Tasting fee, $35; library tasting, $70.

707.996.3328.

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Funny Pages Comics remain both relevant and marginalized

BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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wish to make a complaint. There are exceptions, and I’ll try to name them, but most mainstream media coverage of comics sucks the air out of the room.

And this in a time when the lively medium needs all the help it can get.

One of the bigger comic-bookrelated stories of 2014 was a

copy of Action Comics #1 selling for $2.3 million on Ebay. Sadly, the monster price of this issue containing the first adventure of Superman doesn’t trickle down.

You-Store-It lockers, crowded with double cellophane-wrapped 1990s hologram collectable covers in varying colors, didn’t rise in value.

Right about the time of the San Diego Comic Con in midJuly came the news that Archie Andrews was going to catch a fatal

bullet for defending his gay friend in issue #36 of Life With Archie.

“We will not be retconning [sic], reversing or backtracking on this story,” Archie comics CEO Jon Goldwater told CNN reporter Henry Hanks.

Archie’s death was a side plot to something more exciting: the ongoing walking dead situation in Riverdale in After Life With Archie, a horror title that transports zombie infatuation to the Archie

universe. The hell vortex was opened by Sabrina the Teenage Witch, leading ultimately to her possible forced marriage with the Elder God, C’thulu. A huge improvement over Beth Broderick and the taxidermed cat puppet from the Sabrina TV show.

In the meantime, the news kept churning: Batwoman is a lesbian.

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women-identified (in an upcoming version by comic-book writer Grant Morrison), superhero Miles Morales is now a sometimes SpiderMan, the new Captain America will be the Falcon and ergo African American. And Thor is to be reincarnated as a dumb gurl.

Marvel Comics burned up the feminist goodwill it got from Thor’s sex change by leaking an alarming picture of SpiderWoman in an alternative cover for this fall’s Spider-Woman #1 by Italian cartoonist Milo Manara.

The heroine, decked out in a nigh painted-on costume, is posed in a splayed butt-thrust you wouldn’t see outside of the Catwalk Club.

“What Is Marvel’s Problem with Women?” shouted the headline in the Hollywood Reporter over this not atypical drawing by Manara.

You can count on ink or pixels any time Superman dies. The aforementioned Morrison recently killed him again, thoroughly and touchingly, in All Star Superman.

Incidentally, this was made into an animated film which beats Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel like a redheaded stepson.

Transformation and resurrection are essential to the comic-book legacy and its survival—it’s the Ovid built into them. But comic books—the mainstream ones—require regular

attention, not attention grabs. In the opinion of Kris Bartolome, owner of Santa Rosa’s Comics FTW, “One highly acclaimed comic series that doesn’t get enough attention from the rest of the world is Love and Rockets. It’s just really good storytelling, with some of the best characters in comics ever. It really expanded my interests in the medium, and art and storytelling in general.”

There is good regular writing about comics, beyond the parody of the tunnel-visioned fanboys on Tim Chamberlain’s “Our Valued Customers” blog. The Los Angeles Times’ intrepid “Hero Complex” section gives comics the respect

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creator Alan Moore wrote a comic in 1986 called “In Pictopia” about a city of cartoon characters experiencing gentrification.

Playful funny animals and debonair crime fighters were pushed out of their already crowded tenements by masked bruisers, scarcely recognizable in their stubble and Goliathsized muscles as the kid-friendly

swashbucklers of yesterday.

Frank Miller, today a crank responsible for the indescribably low Holy Terror, helped carry out the process Moore was parodying when he revived a dangerous Batman in the mid-1980s. The Dark Knight Returns kept Batman alive, just as the phantasmagorical but occasionally serious-as-cancer 1966 TV show did—now available on Blu-Ray or on delightful MeTV reruns. The show was an urbane joke, but it tended to go into nightmareland and take its audience with it. Frank Gorshin’s flawless imitation of noir idol Richard Widmark wasn't compromised by a green leotard.

Miller had arresting visual skills, taking the lessons of graphic artist Jim Steranko and Japanese manga in his use of negative space. It’s Miller who may be longer remembered. He not only created and directed the movie Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, but also inadvertently brought us the new Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles film, created long ago by a pair of fanboys pastiching Miller’s run of Marvel’s Daredevil. (Miller’s ninja “The Hand” becomes “The Foot,” the blind martial arts teacher “Stick” becomes “Splinter”—hey, this stuff writes itself!) Moore, sadly, is secluded from the comics world, coming forth infrequently to castigate a lousy prequelization of his work.

Three guesses as to how I know this. I used to make a stench out of myself, hanging around the comic-book shop near my college campus waiting for the newest X-Men, Daredevil, Peter Bagge’s Neat Stuff and Daniel Clowes’ Eightball. In writing about the various lives and deaths of DC and Marvel’s caped assets, I can never be against the idea of the format, never be blind to its beauty or potential.

“I think it’s subjective whether or not certain genres should be popular,” says Kris Bartolome.

“I’ve read a lot of bad superhero comics, but some of the best comics I’ve read were about superheroes. I do wish people were more adventurous with

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they deserve, as does Scott Mendelson’s comic coverage in Forbes. Various female bloggers who love comics maintain an uproar against the cheesecaking of the classics, as per DC’s titsand-ass-laden New 52 series, which in 2011 relaunched the company’s entire line of titles.

As payback, they get a good deal of squalid, sexually threatening outrage.

Marvel Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis created a kind of meme—WWCAD?—when in an interview with entertainment news site Vulture.com he said, “You love Captain America? You know what Captain America would never do? Go online anonymously and shit on a girl for having an opinion.”

The comic superstars of today are overshadowed by two writers.

Few if any comics have gotten deeper into the psychology of the masked vigilantes, even 30 years after the groundbreaking Watchmen graphic novel came out. The Watchmen’s prescient

comics, instead of sticking to what they already are familiar with. And I do think what gets an undeserved amount of attention are the marketing gimmicks commonly associated with making comics collectible. I think the focus of comics should always be good storytelling.”

My complaint is this: I want cartoonist Chris Ware’s Building Stories to get the attention Archie’s cadaver got. I want to see urban renewal for Pictopia, a place for autobiographical work, for comedy and the kind of wistfulness that curls up and wilts in any other medium except for words and pictures. I prefer Batman as detective to soldier. I prefer Superman wise and patient

instead of angry and emo. I think the purpose of Wonder Woman is to put a brake on human folly— and the folly is rich in so many shoddy cross-media adaptations.

It’s said that only computer games are interactive enough to survive deep into the next century.

Such games give the brain a challenge that it’s allegedly not receiving while passively sitting and taking in images. But the reader of comics has work to do—to imagine the leap between panels (as Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics points out). There is room for the unseen and indescribable in that invisible land. Dumb as the coverage was in this last year, the comic book is an old medium that never gets old.

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The week’s events: a selective guide

WILD WEST Violinist Mark O’Connor performs with the Santa Rosa Symphony at the Green Music Center, Jan. 10–12.

See Concerts, p20.

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Comedy Benefit

It’s a new year and you’ve made resolutions to help out more but don’t know where to start. How about with some laughs? That’s the plan this weekend, when the Sonoma County YMCA teams up with local standup comedians for their third annual comedy event, Stand Up for Kids. The show features North Bay headliner Steve Ausburne and everyone’s favorite “uncle” Charlie Adams, hosting and performing along with veteran funnyman Ricky Del Rosario and surprise guests. Best of all, the night benefits kids, providing financial help for camp, mentoring and even swim lessons. Cocktails open the night and the humor is geared toward adults, so only bring the big kids when you see Stand Up for Youth on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Odd Fellows Hall, 545 Pacific Ave., Santa Rosa. 7pm. $15–$20. 707.545.9622x3113.

Fuller presents a night of music from a classic American performer when she joins the Mike Greensill Quartet in Ella I Sing on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Silo’s, 530 Main St., Napa. 8pm. $15.

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Big Cats Live Formed 20 years ago in west Sonoma County, the Wild Cat Education and Conservation Fund is dedicated to educating people about the decreasing wild cat populations in the world and helping keep these beautiful animals safe. Every year, the fund averages 100 presentations, sharing their cats and their message with students around the greater Bay Area. Now the whole family can meet some big cats at the upcoming Wild Cat Adventure show. Five live wild cats will be on hand, and the presentation will show off their abilities in a safe and informational session.

Come see the fund’s cougar, cheetah and other big cats on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St., Sebastopol. 3pm. $5–$10. 707.874.3176.

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Songs of Ella Over the course of 40 millions album sales and 60 pioneering years as a vocal recording artist, Ella Fitzgerald is rightly referred to as the First Lady of Song. While no one will ever be able to top that voice, this week the songs of Fitzgerald are brought to life by beloved Napa singer Kellie Fuller. Fuller’s career is full of breaking through barriers with a soulful style and effortless power. Inspired by Fitzgerald in her phrasing and storytelling flair,

It’s as old as agriculture, though not everyone is aware that it’s still happening today. Gleaning is the act of harvesting surplus produce, like collecting “seconds” after the initial harvest, for needy members of the community. Local organization Farm to Pantry uses this method to offer fresh, healthy food to hungry families in Sonoma County, and this week they present award-winning documentary, ‘The Gleaners and I.’ French filmmaker Agnès Varda takes the title from the 1867 painting by Jean-Francois Millet depicting women in a field collecting kernels in a harvested field. The film explores gleaning as an expression of community and sustainability, and the event benefits Farm to Pantry. The Gleaners and I screens on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at SHED, 25 North St., Healdsburg. 6pm. By donation. 707.431.7433.

—Charlie Swanson

Eric Chazankin

MATTERS OF THE MIND Anthony Martinez and Alison Peltz reprise their roles in Pulitzer-winning musical.

Family Ties

‘Next to Normal’ returns to North Bay

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t never occurred to me, when we were doing Next to Normal last year, that we’d be doing it again in the future,” says director Kim Bromley, discussing this month’s resurrection of the critically acclaimed musical drama she helmed last April for Novato Theater Co. “And now here we are, all together again, getting ready to return to a show we put our hearts and souls into.”

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to show symptoms of the illness that once put her on a regimen of psychiatric treatments and medications. Fierce, funny, deeply moving and profoundly intelligent, the play itself is a knockout, and NTC’s production was a huge hit for the company.

When the show closed, Bromley’s directorial radar did not yet indicate that a revival—with the same cast and musical team in place—was on the horizon.

Through cast member Anthony Martinez, a frequent artist at Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park, a conversation was begin as to how Next to Normal might be brought north in early 2015.

Fortunately, Bromley and crew had had the foresight to hold on to the set pieces, props and costumes.

This is good, since rebuilding designer David Shirk’s gorgeous two-story set from scratch might have been a deal-killer.

“Starting last August, we’ve been getting together once a month or so, just gathering and singing the show through from beginning to end,” explains Bromley. “It’s sort of remarkable, how much of the show everyone remembered after all those months. The cast all still had it in them. Over the next few months, we had a rehearsal with our musical director to go over all the music and another with our choreographer to go over all the dancing, just to keep it all fresh.”

While the goal is to deliver the same show that earned them the remounted production, Bromley points out that the change of venue—from NTC’s relatively intimate space to Spreckels’ much larger theater—will have its own unpredictable effect on the production.

“Under all of the difficulties this family is facing,” notes Bromley, “these are people who truly love each other. Audiences felt that in Novato, and I believe they’re going to fall in love with this family all over again.”

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PEACE OUT Joaquin Phoenix plays a scruffy detective on the trail of bad guys.

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The mood of the ďŹ lm is far more important than its story. Inherent Vice serves as a threnody for the end of the 1960s, as the best defective-detective since Dude Lebowski tries to determine who is responsible for what.

Narration by a female psychic named Sortilège (NorCalharpist Joanna Newsom) provides a frame for the adventures of Doc Sportello, played by Joaquin Phoenix looking like a young muttonchopped, straw-hatted Neil Young. He’s sort of on the trail of a vanished developer named Wolfmann (Eric Roberts). The detective learns the real estate bigwig has connections to Shasta (Katherine Waterston), the lovely whom Doc said farewell to years before.

For a time, Doc’s nemesis seems to be the furious yet telegenic “Renaissance copâ€? Bigfoot Bjornsen (Josh Brolin). The way Anderson reveals a friendship between the hippie-hating attop and the passive stoner is one of the ďŹ lm’s surprises.

Inherent Vice isn’t a lavish recreation of 1970 L.A.; it takes place in cars, offices and other interiors where the walls barely keep out the ambient paranoia. Understanding the way this time-honored genre makes its own gravy, Anderson has Doc knocked cold to wake up somewhere else, and sends strangers into the room holding weapons.

Many exotic women turn up to turn Doc around, including bad-girl Shasta, who whips up a memorable sex scene—in the end, what’s more erotic than a woman describing exactly what she wants?

A malign inuence on all is a mysterious organization called “the Golden Fang,â€? perhaps still at large. Inherent Vice is a light ďŹ lm, but it leaves an impression that heavy ďŹ lms can’t. ‘Inherent Vice’ opens Jan. 9 at Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa. Special advance show Jan. 8 at 7pm. 707.522.0718.

WITHOUT A DOUBT Gwen Stefani and band are only playing a few shows this year, and BottleRock is one of them.

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BottleRock announces 2015 lineup

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his time last year, BottleRock producer Dave Graham and the partners of Latitude 38 Entertainment were in a very different place.

Still negotiating the asset purchase of the popular yet financially strapped festival in Napa, Latitude 38 didn’t get a lineup in 2014 until almost April.

This year, the producers of the third annual music, wine and food festival, which takes place May 29–31, are ahead of the curve, and they have already announced BottleRock 2015’s three-day lineup of big name bands and emerging artists.

Headlining BottleRock Napa Valley this year is chart-topping indie rock band Imagine Dragons, recently reunited alternative megastars No Doubt (pictured) and rock legend Robert Plant.

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other festival,” says Graham. “The notion of having something for everyone applies to BottleRock.

You have bands that gear towards younger crowds as well as the older crowd.”

Imagine Dragons, which includes Forestville native Ben McKee on bass, came out of Las Vegas in 2012 with a succession of hits. No Doubt’s iconic frontwoman Gwen Stefani was recently well-received on NBC’s karaoke competition show, The Voice. Stefani and the gang are reportedly only performing a handful of dates this year, as is Robert Plant.

“Nuff said,” comments Graham, when asked about Plant. “He’s one of the biggest names in rock and roll history.” (For you kids, Plant sang in some band called Led Zeppelin). “To have him in Napa Valley is going to be so cool,” says Graham.

Joining these diverse headliners are a slew of indie darlings: the Avett Brothers, Foster the People, Cage the Elephant, Capital Cities and Portugal, the Man. Graham is also bringing in a slew of hip-hop acts like Snoop Dogg, Afrolicious and Public Enemy; jazz greats such as Preservation Hall Jazz Band and JJ Grey & Mofo; and international stars like Xavier Rudd & the United Nations and Courtney Barnett.

Graham is especially excited to welcome Michael Franti & Spearhead to BottleRock. “I love their music, but they’re just good people. They stepped it up for Napa after the earthquake and played a fundraising show for free.

Napa loves them,” says Graham.

Los Lobos, Gipsy Kings, Young the Giant, AWOLNATION, Trampled by Turtles, American Authors, ZZ Ward, Echosmith, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts, Brothers Comatose, Knox Hamilton, MoonAlice and many others are already booked. Tickets go on sale Thursday, Jan. 8, at 10am.

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John McCutcheon The famed folk troubadour returns to the North Bay for a night of insightful songs and versatile instrumentation.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Grateful Dead done differently, as the String Band is joined by Jacob Groopman from Front Country as well as guitarist David Gans. Jan 7, 8pm. Free. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Martin Taylor Admired and often imitated guitarist dazzles audiences with his finger-style playing.

Jan 9, 8pm. $23-$28.

142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

NAPA COUNTY Lisa Loeb Forever the fearless performer, Loeb is constantly exploring her creativity and telling original stories as a songwriter, author and actor. Jan 10, 8pm. $25-$35. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.260.1600.

Mozart in Napa Valley 20th annual event features violinist Jassen Todorov, pianist Kenn Gartner and soprano singer Anna CombsJohnson. Jan 11, 3pm. $20-$25.

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SONOMA COUNTY Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Roma Roasters Jan 9, Stylites. Jan 10, Mike Z and the Benders. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.576.7765.

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French Garden Jan 9, Haute Flash Quartet.

Jan 10, Laflamme-Lawrence Ensemble. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

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Jan 10, Black & White Jazz.

Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma.

707.938.4626.

Jan 9, Petty Theft. Jan 10, Girls + Boys. Jan 12, Monday Night Edutainment with DJ Jacques & DJ Guacamole. Tues, open mic night. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

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Jan 7, Shawna Miller. Jan 8, Celtic music session. Jan 9, Machiavelvets. Jan 10, Beatles sing-along. Jan 11, Blue Seven.

Jan 14, open jazz jam. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Jan 9, Kyle Williams. Jan 10, Sean Carscadden.

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Arlene Francis Center Jan 10, Take Jack. Wed, Open Mic. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

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Brixx Pizzeria Jan 10, Crosby Tyler. 16 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

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Christyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the Square Thurs, Throwback Thursdays with DJ Stevie B. Wed, Casa Rasta. 96 Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa.

707.528.8565.

Coffee Catz Jan 8, 3:30pm, Randall Collen and Todd Smith. Fri, 12pm, peaceful piano hour. Sat, 2pm, bluegrass jam. Mon, open mic. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.

Hotel Healdsburg Jan 10, David Udolf with Chris Amberger and Akira Tana. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

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Lagunitas Tap Room Jan 7, Tony Gagarian. Jan 8, Lowell Levinger. Jan 9, Jason Bodlovich. Jan 10, Cascada. Jan 11, Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Misbehavinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Jan 14, Vardo. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Pub Jan 8, the No Buenos. Jan 9, Deluxe. Jan 10, Mostly Simply Bluegrass. Jan 11, the Bumblinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bones. Second Tuesday of every month, open mic. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

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Jan 8, John Christian. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.280.4658.

Jan 9, Goliath and Aethere. Jan 10, Sepulchre with Hemotoxin.

Sun, 5pm, rock and blues jam.

Tues, 7pm, Acoustic Americana jam. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

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Jan 12, Jim Adams and Tom Shader. Jan 13, Carlos Henrique Pereira and Randy Vincent Duo. 317 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.431.0330.

Jan 10, Foxes in the Henhouse.

Jan 11, Irish jam session. Jan 14, Sound Kitchen. Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.

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Jan 10, Brittanya Razavi. 130 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa.

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Ruth McGowanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brewpub Jan 9, Wine Country Swing Band. Jan 10, Mark McDonald.

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Sebastiani Theatre Jan 10, Brothers Keeper with John Popper and Jono Manson.

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Jan 9, Sol Horizon. Jan 10, Snake Walk, Josh Windmiller and more. Jan 11, Bobby Hollywood and the Quitters.

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Thurs, DJ Tazzy Taz. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.

Toad in the Hole Pub Jan 11, the Gyspsy Jazz Trio.

116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa.

707.544.8623.

Tradewinds Thurs, DJ Dave. Tues, Jeremy’s Open Mic. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7878.

Twin Oaks Tavern Jan 7, the Dixie Giants. Jan 8, Levi’s Workshop with Levi Lloyd. Jan 9, the Honey Drippers. Jan 10, Third Rail.

Jan 11, Blues and BBQ with Ricky Alan Ray. Jan 12, the Blues Defenders Pro Jam. Jan 14, Kevin Russell’s Old School Country Band. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

707.795.5118.

Zodiacs Jan 7, David Thom Bluegrass with Riley Hill. Jan 8, Totally Dead. Jan 9, Royal Jelly Jive with Gigantis. Jan 10, James Harman Band with Rattlebox.

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MARIN COUNTY 142 Throckmorton Theatre Jan 10, Blame Sally. Jan 11, Eos Ensemble. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Fenix Wed, Pro blues jam. Jan 8, Eric Wiley. Jan 9, Rodney Gregory’s “Simply Amazing” Band. Jan 10, Terrie Odabi. Jan 11, Daria.

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Brothers Keeper tour with John Popper, Jono Manson Hailing from the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Brothers Keeper (Scott Rednor on guitar, Michael Jude on bass and John Michel on drums) play an exuberant style of Americana rock and roll. When they hit two North Bay stages this week, they’re joined by Blues Traveler frontman John Popper and New York City guitarist and songwriter Jono Manson, both accompanying the band on tour.

Popper has been involved off and on with the members of Brothers Keeper since meeting Rednor some 15 years ago, around the same time Rednor was opening up for Manson’s super-group High Plains Drifter.

It was a trip down that memory lane that inspired Popper and Manson to join Brothers Keeper in the studio last year for the band’s debut album, Todd Meadows. The record encompasses the wide range of musical influences and styles that make Brothers Keeper more than just another Americana band. Folk, blues and jam elements all come into play, and the power of the group is anchored in its multi-part harmonies and raucous live concerts.

Keeping those good times going into the new year, the band revels in the brotherly love on Friday, Jan. 9, at Sweetwater Music Hall (19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 9pm. $20–$22. 415.388.3850) and on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Sebastiani Theatre (476 First St. E., Sonoma. 8:30pm. $25. 707.996.9756).

—Charlie Swanson

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Wed, Jan 7 8:45–9:45am JAZZERCISE with PATTI JOHNSON 10:15am– SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE 12:40pm Youth and Family 5:45-6:45pm REGULAR JAZZERCISE 7–10pm SINGLES & PAIRS Square Dance Club Thur, Jan 8 8:45–9:45am JAZZERCISE with PATTI JOHNSON 5:45-6:45pm REGULAR JAZZERCISE 7:15–10pm CIRCLES N' SQUARES Square Dance Club Fri, Jan 9 8:45–9:45am JAZZERCISE with PATTI JOHNSON 7:30–10:30pm California Ballroom Sat, Jan 10 8:30–9:30am JAZZERCISE 10:30–12:30 SCOTTISH CHALLENGE Dance Class 7–10pm CIRCLE 'N SQUARES Hoedown Sun, Jan 11 8:30–9:30am JAZZERCISE 5–9:30pm Steve Luther DJ COUNTRY WESTERN LESSONS AND DANCING Mon, Jan 12 8:45–9:45am JAZZERCISE with PATTI JOHNSON 5:45-6:45pm REGULAR JAZZERCISE 7–9:30pm SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Tue, Jan 13 8:45–9:45am JAZZERCISE with PATTI JOHNSON 5:45-6:45pm REGULAR JAZZERCISE 7:30–9pm AFRICAN AND WORLD MUSIC & DANCE

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Jan 9, Midwinter Concert: Il Ragazzo.

1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040.

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Mexican Banda. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

HopMonk Novato Jan 7, open mic night with Ian Franklin & Infinite Frequency.

Jan 9, the Cheeseballs. Jan 10, the Zins. Jan 14, open mic night with the Superunknown.

224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

19 Broadway Club Jan 7, Tam Valley All Stars. Jan 8, Selecta Konnex & Morristone.

Jan 9, Playground DJ sessions.

Jan 10, El Radio Fantastique and Junk Parlor. Jan 11, Love Rockit. Jan 13, Jeb Brady Band.

Jan 14, Fenton Coolfoot & the Right Time. Mon, open mic.

17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

Osteria Divino Jan 7, Con Quimba. Jan 8, Jay Sanders Trio. Jan 9, Ken Cook Trio. Jan 10, Lilan Kane. Jan 11, Noel Jewkes. Jan 13, Michael Fecskes. Jan 14, Jonathan Poretz. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Jan 7, Jazz Roots Band. Jan 8, Wanda Stafford. Jan 11, Wisps and Willows. Jan 13, James Moseley. Jan 14, Natalie John with James Harman.

4 Bayview St, San Rafael.

415.457.3993.

Ukulele Jam Session. Sun, 2pm, traditional Irish music jam.

Mon, open mic with Simon Costa. 23 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.485.1182.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

Midnight North featuring Scott Law. Jan 12, Ross James’ Radio Galaxy. Jan 13, 4:30pm, Rowan Bros. Jan 14, Terrapin Family Band with Jason Crosby.

100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Wed, Larry’s karaoke. Jan 10, Tom Lander. Sun, open mic.

Mon, reggae. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Travis Marina

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True North Pizza

Second Thursday of every month, DJ Romestallion.

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

415.454.5551.

Station House Cafe Jan 11, the Educated Fools featuring Charlie Hickox. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station.

415.663.1515.

Sweetwater Music Hall

Second Sunday of every month, the Lonestar Retrobates. Fort Baker, Sausalito.

Tues-Sun, live music. 638 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo.

415.453.1238.

NAPA COUNTY City Winery Napa Jan 7, Marc Cohn. Jan 9, Larry Coryell. Jan 11, Sinatra songbook. 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.260.1600.

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Jan 8, CRYPTICAL with Stu Allen. Jan 9, Brothers Keeper with Jon Popper and Jono Manson. Jan 10, Reckless In Vegas. Jan 13, the Great Spirit Band. Jan 14, the Over Overs. Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads Jan 7, Terrapin Family Band.

Jan 8, San Geronimo. Jan 11,

Jan 8, Tommy Hill. Jan 9, Kingsborough. Jan 10, Kellie Fuller and the Mike Greensill Quartet. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

Uva Trattoria Jan 7, Justin Diaz. Jan 8, Trio Soleá. Jan 9, Tony Macaroni Trio.

Jan 10, Jack Pollard and Dan Daniels. Jan 11, Trio Soleá.

1040 Clinton St, Napa.

707.255.6646.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Jan 7, the Weissmen.

Jan 8, Mark’s Jam Sammich.

Jan 9, Feather Witch.

Jan 13, Tommy Odetto and Tim Baker. Mon, Billy D’s open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

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Jan 11, Avance. Mon, open mic with Marty Atkinson and April May. Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends.

305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

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Jan 8, Danny Uzilevsky. Jan 9, Kelly Peterson Band. Jan 10, Winterland Groove Room.

Jan 11, Junk Parlor. Jan 13, North Shore Railroad. Jan 14, acoustic guitar showcase. Sat,

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Pharoah Sanders Legendary tenor sax player embodies spiritual foundation of avant-garde jazz. Jan 8-11 at SF JAZZ Center.

Ian Hunter & the Rant Band Mott the Hoople founder and British rock icon is joined by Steve Wynn. Jan 9 at the Fillmore.

Motez The Baghdad-born, Australian-based artist is living up to the hype with his fresh beats. Jan 9 at 1015 Folsom.

O Presidente S.F.’s own self-described “tropicalia” indie rockers celebrate the release of their new album. Jan 10 at Bottom of the Hill.

Anthony Green Indie-rock songwriter, known for singing in post-hardcore band Circa Survive, heads out on his own.

Jan 14 at Regency Ballroom.

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Galleries RECEPTIONS Jan 9 Occidental Center for the Arts. Through Feb 3, “What We Do Now,” well known women artists of Sonoma County present their most recent works. 5pm. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.542.7143.

Jan 10 Riverfront Art Gallery, “Winter Invitational,” showcases a variety of metal, wood, ceramic and other art. 5pm.

132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.4ART.

Jan 11 Gallery Route One, “Reaction,” the gallery’s 30th annual juried show features dozens of artists. 3pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station.

415.663.1347.

SONOMA COUNTY Calabi Gallery Through Jan 17, “Postwar Modernism of the West,” exhibits under appreciated though vitally influential Western postwar artists. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.

Charles M. Schulz Museum Through Apr 13, “Juxtapositions,” from Lucy’s psychiatric advice to Charlie Brown’s apprehensions, this exhibition follows the sophistication of Schulz’s writing in over 70 comic strips.

Through Apr 26, “Peanuts in Wonderland,” a Peanuts-style tribute to the classic Lewis Carroll tale, including Snoopy masquerading as the Cheshire Beagle. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.

Chroma Gallery Through Jan 29, “Art of the Figure,” art from members of the Thursday Night Drawing Group celebrates the timeless

tradition of drawing the human figure. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

Dutton-Goldfield Winery Through Jan 13, “Victoria Kochergen Exhibit,” showing the artists detailed botanical drawings. 3100 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol. Daily, 10am to 4:30pm. 707.827.3600.

Eggen & Lance Chapel Through Jan 8, “Unplug– Enlighten–Protect,” art by Olivia Boyd. 1540 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.545.3747.

Finley Community Center Through Jan 29, “Unseen,” the wellness and advocacy center exhibits the creative side of those dealing with mental or emotional disabilities.

2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 7; Sat, 9 to 1 707.543.3737.

Fulton X Gallery Through Jan 11, “Urban | Suburban | Rural,” dozens of artists examine the environments we live and thrive in, and how they shape our lives. 1200 River Rd, Fulton.

707.477.0657.

Gallery One Jan 12-Feb 26, “New Beginnings,” open juried exhibit rings in the new year.

209 Western Ave, Petaluma.

707.778.8277.

Graton Gallery Through Jan 11, “Fun & Games,” works by Mylette Welch, Cynthia Jackson, Ann Sete and others. Jan 13-Feb 23, “Anything Goes,” the theme is the same as the name.

9048 Graton Rd, Graton. TuesSun, 10:30 to 6. 707.829.8912.

Repose Gallery Through Jan 31, “Pamela Williams Photography Exhibit,” award-winning photographer is known for her black-andwhite images of classic European sculpture. 130 S Main St, Sebastopol. Mon-Fri, 7am to 6pm; Sat, 8am to 6pm; Sun, 8am to 4pm 707.861.9050.

Sonoma County Museum Through Jan 11, “Roseland: Stories from the Community,” members of the community have developed content around various questions

concerning the neighborhood.

Through Feb 9, “Hole in the Head,” exhibition chronicles the battle for Bodega Bay and the birth of the environmental movement. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 4.

707.579.1500.

The Sonoma House at Patz & Hall Jan 9-Apr 5, “Art Harvest,” the gallery’s ongoing series of quarterly shows continues with the art of Erin Parish.

21200 Eighth St E, Sonoma.

Thurs-Mon; 10am to 4pm 707.265.7700.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Through Jan 25, “Eleanor Coppola: Quiet, Creative Force,” a retrospective exhibit that spans the career of the conceptual artist, documentary filmmaker and writer. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.939.SVMA.

Steele Lane Community Center Through Feb 16, “Drawing Sonoma” Barbara White Perry exhibits her ink and charcoal drawings of historical properties. 5pm. 415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Thurs, 8 to 7; Fri, 8 to 5. 707.543.3282.

MARIN COUNTY Bolinas Museum Through Jun 14, “40 Years of the Hearsay News,” exhibit includes more than 50,000 pages bound in volumes to peruse. 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

Fri, 1 to 5; Sat-Sun, noon to 5; and by appointment.

415.868.0330.

Marin Civic Center Through Jan 8, “The View from Marin,” artwork by members of Marin MOCA is on display. 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael.

415.499.6400.

Marin Community Foundation Through Jan 9, “Inner Worlds: Conscious Unconscious,” exhibits five artists who lived in the North Bay since the 1950s; features post-surrealism, Beat culture and abstract expressionism. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.

Marin MOCA Through Jan 11, “Irregularities

Marty Knapp Photo Gallery Through Jan 11, “Glass,” photographer Marty Knapp shows his 20th annual Thanksgiving Holiday exhibit, featuring the manipulated effects of light as it passes through glass. 11245 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station.

415.663.8670.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Jan 22, “Sight & Insight,” a group exhibit of sculpture, paintings, photography and much more.

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

Seager Gray Gallery Through Jan 30, “All in the Family,” group exhibition by gallery members is filled with holiday cheer. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

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Comedy Night Queenie T T headlines a night of laughs. Every other Thurs, 7pm. Bui Bistro, 976 Pearl St, Napa. 707.225.5417.

Mort Sahl Social Satire from Sahl. Thurs. $15-$20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Open Mic Comedy Wed. Spancky’s, 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.664.0169.

Open Mic Comedy Night Second Thurs of every month, 8pm. $5. Guayakí Maté Bar, 6782 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.6644.

Stand Up at Rack & Cue Live comedy from headliner Larry “Bubbles” Brown, Jabari Davis and many others. Hosted

by Juan Carlos. Jan 10, 8pm. $10. Rack and Cue Billiards, 8492 Gravenstein Hwy, Cotati.

707.792.2515.

Second Sunday Comedy Show Up-and-coming stand up comic David Studebaker headlines. Jan 11, 8pm. $15.

HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

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Through Jan 25, “The Presence of the Present,” explores new work by three accomplished Bay Area artists with seemingly disparate approaches to the painted surface. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sun, 10am to 6pm. 707.226.5991.

Hosted by local comics Steve Ausburne and Uncle Charlie Adams with special guest comics. All proceeds benefit Sonoma County financial assistance for youth programs.

Jan 10, 7pm. $15-$20. Odd Fellows Hall, 545 Pacific Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.545.9622x3113.

Napa Valley Museum Through Jan 25, “The Wonderful World of LEGO,” models and artwork are on display, highlighting the wealth of creativity that starts with a single brick and a lot of imagination. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Tues-Sun, 10am to 4pm. 707.944.0500.

Tuesday Night Comedy Mark Pitta hosts ongoing evenings with established comics and up-and-comers. $15-$20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Comedy Dance Adult Content Hosted by Helen Pachynski.

Second Fri of every month, 9pm. $4. Gaia’s Garden, 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.544.2491.

Love2Dance Broadway Sound

Marin Center Showcase Theatre. Jan 11, 1pm and 3pm.

10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.499.6800.

Baby Boomer Comedy Show

Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Comedian and comedy writer Jan McInnis headlines. Jan 8, 8pm. $20-$28. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.260.1600.

Jan 10, 4pm, Love2Dance Razzle, Dazzle, Broadway. $18-$25. Jan 11, 3pm, Tango Buenos Aires, the world’s most acclaimed and authentic

tango company. $20-$40. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.499.6800.

Events Center Literary Cafe Meeting of poets, writers and artists with rotating speakers and readings. Second Wed of every month, 7pm. Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

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.

Drop-In Meditation Classes for all levels include guided meditation and brief commentary. Kids welcome.

Ongoing. $10. Mahakaruna Buddhist Center, 304 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.766.7720.

Learning Through Art Program for fourth and fifth graders to visually explore art through their own interpretations. Second Sat of every month-noon. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 707.944.0500.

Meditation Group for Mothers Mindful meditation and sharing experiences for benefit of mothers and their children.

Wed, 8:30am. $10. Shambhala Meditation Center, 255 West Napa St, Ste G, Sonoma.

Open House Take a self-guided nature walk or a guide-led tour of the historic house and barn. This month’s theme is “River Otter Recovery in Local Watersheds.”

Second Sat of every month.

Free. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.527.9277.

San Rafael Art Walk Second Fri monthly, 5 to 8, galleries and retailers host artists and artwork, receptions and entertainment. Second Fri of every month, 6-8pm.

Downtown San Rafael, Fifth and A streets, San Rafael.

Wellness Center Open House Meet the therapists of the center and enjoy tasty food and drink, discount coupons, mini-sessions and a raffle.

Jan 11, 1pm. ) Free. Sebastopol

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of Attention,” artist Deborah Sullivan bridges past and present and explores concepts such as home, technology, nature and spirituality. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4. 415.506.0137.

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Wellness Center, 555 Petaluma Ave, Suite 517, Sebastopol.

707.829.3747.

Wild Cat Adventure Rob and Barbara Dicely and 5 live wild cats from around the world thrill audiences of all ages. Jan 11, 3pm. $5-$10.

Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol.

707.874.3176.

Field Trips Marin Moonshiners Hike Monthly three-mile hike to experience sunset, moonrise, picnic and spectacular views.

Pack your own picnic. Second Tues monthly at 7:30. $15.

Pelican Inn, 10 Pacific Way, Muir Beach, RSVP. 415.331.0100.

A Path Appears Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and dedicated actor/advocates travel to Colombia, Haiti, Kenya and the United States, uncovering the devastating impact of poverty and the ripple effects that follow. Jan 12-13. Free. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.

She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry This historical documentary resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971. Jan 7-8.

Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.3946.

States of Grace Powerful documentary screens with filmmakers Helen Cohen and Mark Lipman in person alongside the film’s subjects Dr Grace Dammann and Fu Schroeder. Jan 8, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Sanctuary Bird Walk Led by experienced staff of volunteers. Second Thurs of every month, 10am. Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon.

415.388.2524.

Food & Drink Ballroom & Dining Room

Film Across the Universe The rock musical screens in the tasting room, with snacks and wine available. Jan 10, 5:30pm. $6. Orpheus Wines Tasting Room, 8910 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood. 707.282.9231.

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Capra Classics: You Can’t Take it with You The series of beloved Frank Capra films wraps up. Jan 11, 4 and 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

The Gleaners & I Award-winning doc from French filmmaker Agnes Varda explores the process of picking up surplus crops, inspired by the famous painting. Jan 14, 6pm. Free. SHED, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

Mind Reels

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Weekly series presents notable documentary films as well as guest speakers and performers bringing the film’s ideas to life. Tues-noon. $25-$30. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.

demonstrations. Sat-noon. $75.

Hall Winery, 401 St Helena Hwy S, St Helena. 707.967.2620.

Forestville Farmers Market Year-round. Tues, 3pm. Russian River Vineyards, 5700 Hwy 116, Forestville. 707.887.3344.

French Garden Farm Market Enjoy produce from restaurant’s farm, along with freshly baked breads and pastries from their kitchen.

Every Sun, 10 to 2. Free. French Garden, 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

Harvest Market Selling local and seasonal fruit, flowers, vegetables and eggs. Sat, 9am. Harvest Market, 19996 Seventh St E, Sonoma.

707.996.0712.

How to De-Bitter Olives Don Landis shows you how to cure and de-bitter the best olives in the world. Jan 11, 11am. $20. BR Cohn Winery, 15000 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen.

707.938.4064.

Indian Valley Farmers Market Organic farm and garden produce stand where you bring your own bag. Wed, 10am.

College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato. 415.454.4554.

One-hour dance lessons followed by a special threecourse menu created by chef Aaron Wright. Second Mon of every month. $40. Lark Creek Inn, 234 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

Locals Night

Civic Center Farmers Market

Jan 13, 7pm. $55. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

Sun at 10am, “Eat Local 101” provides walking tour with information, cooking advice and ideas inspired by locally grown foods. Year-round. Thurs, 8am and Sun, 8am. Marin Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael. 800.897.3276.

Corte Madera Farmers Market Year-round. Wed-noon. Town Center, Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera. 415.382.7846.

Crab Feed Lagunitas and Cinnabar Theter team up for delicious crab and beer feast. Jan 13, 5:30pm. $55.

Lagunitas Brewing Company, 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707-769-4495.

Demystifying Wine & Food Interactive discussions on pairings with delectable

Special menu items, musical performances and activities.

Tues, 5pm. Free. Oxbow Public Market, 610 First St, Napa.

Chef Gator Prix Fixe Dinner

Post-Holiday Blue Experience the pleasure pairing of port and blue cheese.

Sat-Sun-noon through Jan 31. Sonoma Valley Portworks, 613 Second St, Petaluma.

707.769.5203.

Redwood Empire Farmers Market Sat, 8:30am and Wed, 8:30am.

Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa Farmers Market First Wed of every month.

Oakmont Farmers Market, Oakmont Drive and White Oak Drive, Santa Rosa.

707.538.7023.

Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market Sat, 9am and Wed, 9am.

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

707.522.8629.

Local produce, meat and artisan goods. Sun, 10am.

Sebastopol Plaza, McKinley St, Sebastopol.

Totally Truckin’ Thursdays Four food trucks park in the O’Reilly parking lot, provide you with local goodness and donate 10 percent of sales to a monthly selected nonprofit.

Thurs. O’Reilly & Associates, 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol. 707.827.7190.

eBook Workshop Come with your library card and set up free accounts and apps on your mobile device to enjoy Sonoma County’s e-books and audiobooks. Jan 10, 11am. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9004.

Staying True to You

Three Myths That Are Causing Your Back Pain Posture method workshop led by instructor Dana Davis. Tues, Jan 13, 7pm. Sonoma Body Balance, 210 Vallejo St, Ste C, Petaluma. 707.658.2599.

iEngage: The Tribes of Israel

Why You Don’t Need an Agent

Tastings and tunes come together in the tap bar and restaurant. Mon, 6:30pm. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.260.1600.

A series of lectures and discussions open to the community about Israel and the people who live there. Wed, 7pm. through Mar 25. $36$50. Congregation B’nai Israel, 740 Western Ave, Petaluma.

707.762.0340.

Windsor Certified Farmers Market

iPhone Movie Making Made Easy

Dynamic speaker and successful agent Laurie McLean will share insights from the trenches on the revolution going on in publishing. Jan 11, 3pm. $5$8. Flamingo Resort Hotel, 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.545.8530.

Sun, 10am and Thurs, 5pm. Old Downtown Windsor, Market St, Windsor.

This practical and entertaining session covers planning, shooting, and editing on your iPhone. Jan 8, 1pm. $100.

Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075.

Vintner Vinyl

Wine Down Friday Wine and live music to wind down after the week. Second Fri of every month. $10.

Muscardini Cellars Tasting Room, 9380 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood. 707.933.9305.

Wine Up Award-winning wines and delicious food make for a perfect combination. Sat. Free.

Stephen & Walker Trust Winery Tasting Room, 243 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

Winter in the Wineries Tour, taste wine and meet winemakers at 14 heralded wineries, both large and small, in and around the town at the top of Napa Valley. Through Feb 8. $50. Calistoga wineries, various locations, Calistoga.

Lectures Art Rising Workshop Local artists Gayle Madison and Lorrie Ragozzino lead.

Thurs, 4pm. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

CityZen Evening of sitting meditation, tea and dharma talk. All are welcome. Mon, 7pm. Free.

Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.568.5381.

Divorce Options Workshop An informational session open

Kayaking & Hiking the Laguna Learn how to get around the Laguna by foot or by boat with Laguna Foundation executive director David Bannister. Jan 10, 3pm. $10. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.527.9277.

Learn to Meditate Learn about the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of meditation. Jan 11, 1pm. $15.

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Pleasures of the Heart First Monday, women’s salon. Second Monday, coed discussion group. Second Mon of every month, 7pm. Pleasures of the Heart, 1310 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.482.9899.

Redwood Writers: Plot & Character Joshua Mohr leads. Jan 11, 9:30am. $40. Flamingo Resort Hotel, 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

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Janet Caliri helps you discover tools for self-care, based on her book “Me with Me.” Jan 9, 7:30pm. Songbird Community Healing Center, 8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

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Readings Aqus Cafe Jan 12, 6pm, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, B.A.R.D.S. presents a reading of the play. 189 H St, Petaluma 707.778.6060.

FIRST TANGO IN MARIN Tango Buenos Aires company does the dance of love at the Marin Center Jan. 11. See Dance, p23.

Book Passage Jan 7, 7pm, “Spiritual Democracy” with Steven Herrmann. Jan 8, 7pm, “The Italian Letters” with Linda Lambert. Jan 9, 7pm, “Night Train to Shanghai” with Gerald Nicosia. Jan 10, 7pm, “Sisterhood in Sports” with Joan Steidinger. Jan 12, 7pm, “America’s Bitter Pill” with Steven Brill. Jan 13, 7pm, “A String of Beads” with Thomas Perry. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books Jan 9, 7pm, “Descent” with Tim Johnston. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Healdsburg Library Second Tuesday of every month, 6:30pm, Center Literary Cafe, an evening of shared song, prose, poetry and drama with three-minute open mic presentations. Free.

139 Piper St, Healdsburg 707.433.3772.

Napa Bookmine Jan 13, 6pm, Writing Workshop: “Branching OutBrainstorming”, limited to 10 participants, pre-registration is suggested. $25. Wednesdays,

11am, Read Aloud for the Young’uns! 964 Pearl St, Napa.

Point Reyes Books Second Monday of every month, 7pm, Knit Lit group. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1542.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Jan 10, 7pm, “Fail Fast, Fail Often” with Ryan Babineaux.

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Sebastopol Center for the Arts Second Sunday of every month, 4pm, Westword Salon. $1. 282 S High St, Sebastopol.

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Studio 333 Second Thursday of every month, 7pm, “Why There Are Words,” reading series presents various writers on a theme. $5. 333 Caledonia St, Sausalito 415.331.8272.

West End Cafe First Wednesday of every month, 7pm, open mic poetry evening.

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See Paris through Piaf’s eyes with this world premiere presentation. Through Jan 18. $25-$35. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.

Around the World in 80 Days This charming adaption of the globetrotting tale is played intimately and imaginatively.

Jan 10-18. $18-$22.

Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.5208.

Clybourne Park This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play explodes in two outrageous acts set fifty years apart. Jan 9-25. $20$32. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

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Next to Normal This acclaimed rock musical is packed with soaring melodies and an emotionally charged score. Jan 9-18. $22-$26.

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For the week of January 7

ARIES (March 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;April 19) In his novel Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut describes a character, Ned Lingamon, who â&#x20AC;&#x153;had a penis eight hundred miles long and two hundred and ten miles in diameter, but practically all of it was in the fourth dimension.â&#x20AC;? If there is any part of you that metaphorically resembles Lingamon, Aries, the coming months will be a favorable time to ďŹ x the problem. You ďŹ nally have sufďŹ cient power and wisdom and feistiness to start expressing your latent capacities in practical ways . . . to manifest your hidden beauty in a tangible form . . . to bring your purely fourth-dimensional aspects all the way into the third dimension.

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

Novelist E. L. Doctorow says that the art of writing â&#x20AC;&#x153;is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.â&#x20AC;?

This realistic yet hopeful assessment is true of many challenges, not just writing. The big picture of what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to accomplish is often obscure. You wish you had the comfort of knowing exactly what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing every step of the way, but it seems that all youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re allowed to know is the next step. Every now and then, however, you are blessed with an exception to the rule.

Suddenly you get a glimpse of the whole story youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re embedded in. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re standing on a mountaintop drinking in the vast view of what lies behind you and before you. I suspect that this is one of those times for you, Taurus.

GEMINI (May 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 20) Most people have numerous items in their closet that they never wear.

Is that true for you? Why? Do you think you will eventually come to like them again, even though you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t now? Are you hoping that by keeping them around you can avoid feeling remorse about having wasted money? Do you fantasize that the uncool stuff will come back into fashion? In accordance with the astrological omens, Gemini, I invite you to stage an all-out purge. Admit the truth to yourself about what clothes no longer work for you, and get rid of them.

While youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at it, why not carry out a similar cleanup in other areas of your life?

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

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing was ever created by two men,â&#x20AC;? wrote John Steinbeck in his novel East of Eden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are no good collaborations, whether in music, in art, in poetry, in mathematics, in philosophy. Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely mind of a man.â&#x20AC;? In my view, this statement is delusional nonsense. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s especially inapt for you in the coming weeks. In fact, the only success that will have any lasting impact will be the kind that you instigate in tandem with an ally or allies you respect.

LEO (July 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;August 22) After the drought led to water-rationing for much of 2014, a series of downpours arrived to replenish the parched landscape in December. Now bursts of white wildďŹ&#x201A;owers have erupted along my favorite hiking trails. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re called shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purse. Herbalists say this useful weed can be made into an ointment that eases pain and heals wounds. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to give you a metaphorical version of this good stuff. You could use some support in alleviating the psychic aches and pangs youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling. Any ideas about how to get it? Brainstorm. Ask questions. Seek help.

VIRGO (August 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;September 22) Actress Uzo Adubaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s formal ďŹ rst name is Uzoamaka. She tells the story about how she wanted to change it when she was a kid. One day she came home and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mommy, can you call me Zoe?â&#x20AC;? Her mother asked her why, and she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because no one can say Uzoamaka.â&#x20AC;? Mom was quick to respond: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they can learn to say Tchaikovsky, Dostoevsky and Michelangelo, they can learn to say Uzoamaka.â&#x20AC;? The moral of the story, as far as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re concerned: This is no time to suppress your quirks and idiosyncrasies. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rarely a good idea, but especially now. Say NO to making yourself more generic.

LIBRA (September 23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;October 22) Doug Von Koss leads groups of people in sing-alongs. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be an accomplished vocalist to be part of his

events, nor is it crucial that you know the lyrics and melodies to a large repertoire of songs. He strives to foster a â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfection-free zone.â&#x20AC;? I encourage you to dwell in the midst of your own personal perfectionfree zone everywhere you go this week, Libra. You need a break from the pressure to be smooth, sleek, and savvy. You have a poetic license to be innocent, loose, and a bit messy. At least temporarily, allow yourself the deep pleasure of ignoring everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expectations and demands.

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

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I dream of lost vocabularies that might express some of what we no longer can,â&#x20AC;? wrote Jack Gilbert in his poem â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Forgotten Dialects of the Heart.â&#x20AC;? Judging from the current astrological omens, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say that you are close to accessing some of those lost vocabularies. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more eloquent than usual. You have an enhanced power to ďŹ nd the right words to describe mysterious feelings and subtle thoughts. As a result of your expanded facility with language, you may be able to grasp truths that have been out of reach before now.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;December 21) â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you have built castles in the air,â&#x20AC;? said philosopher Henry David Thoreau, â&#x20AC;&#x153;your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.â&#x20AC;? That may seem like a backward way to approach the building process: erecting the top of the structure ďŹ rst, and later the bottom. But I think this approach is more likely to work for you than it is for any other sign of the zodiac. And now is an excellent time to attend to such a task.

CAPRICORN (December 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;January 19) Songwriter RB Morris wrote a fanciful poem in which he imagines a smart mockingbird hearing rock and roll music for the ďŹ rst time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Mockingbird ďŹ rst heard rock / He cocked his head and crapped / What in the hell is that? / It sounded like a train wreck / Someone was screaming / Someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s banging on garbage cans.â&#x20AC;? Despite his initial alienation, Mockingbird couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drag himself away. He stayed to listen. Soon he was spellbound. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His blood pounded and rolled.â&#x20AC;?

Next thing you know, Mockingbird and his friends are making raucous music themselvesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x153;all for the love of that joyful noise.â&#x20AC;? I foresee a comparable progression for you in the coming weeks, Capricorn. What initially disturbs you may ultimately excite youâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;maybe even fulďŹ ll you.

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

Do you recall the opening scene of Lewis Carrollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adventures in Wonderland? Alice is sitting outside on a hot day, feeling bored, when a white rabbit scurries by. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wearing a coat and consulting a watch as he talks to himself. She follows him, even when he jumps into a hole in the ground. Her descent takes a long time. On the way down, she passes cupboards and bookshelves and other odd sights. Not once does she feel fear. Instead, she makes careful observations and thinks reasonably about her unexpected trip. Finally she lands safely. As you do your personal equivalent of falling down the rabbit hole, Aquarius, be as poised and calm as Alice. Think of it as an adventure, not a crisis, and an adventure it will be.

PISCES (February 19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;March 20) You are positively oceanic these days. You are vast and deep, restless and boundless, unruly and unstoppable. As much as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible for a human being to be, you are ageless and fantastical. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised if you could communicate telepathically and remember your past lives and observe the invisible world in great detail. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m tempted to think of you as omnidirectional and omniscient, as well as polyrhythmic and polymorphously perverse. Dream big, you crazy wise dreamer.

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