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Rhapsodies Money Talks Recent articles and blogs have totally mischaracterized my investment in Colony American Homes and the role the single-family-rental industry has on housing today (“Homewrecker,” July 8).

To be clear, I am a small limited partner in one CAH fund and, as such, I am a passive investor with no control over any of CAH’s business decisions.

That said, the comments made about Colony American Homes and other

investors in single-family homes for rent are totally false and inflammatory. The investments are removing distressed inventory from the market, which has been depressing home prices. Many of these homes being purchased were foreclosed years ago and had become a blight on neighborhoods. Instead, the investors rebuild communities and provide jobs. And they allow families who cannot buy, or prefer not to, to stay in the communities they want. The average renter stays for five years.

CAH and other investors are typically all-cash investments, so they are not crowding out other buyers; most homes purchased are not even on the open market.

Readers would be better served if the authors had bothered to check the facts about my investment and the positive role institutional investors are having on the housing market.

RICHARD BLUM San Francisco

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California is a community property state.

Feinstein owns exactly 50 percent of every dollar of Richard Blum’s many assets, including his lucrative deals with Saudi Arabian state terrorists. What a racket!

PETER BYRNE Via Bohemian.com

Help for the Homeless The homeless population (“Taking It to the Streets,” July 8) has increased because of the obvious reasons, but I can’t help but question if there aren’t people coming from other areas. The increase in encampments, drugs and unsupervised dogs is out of control.

JACQUELINE SMITH Via Bohemian.com

According to census figures, from 2000 to 2010 rents increased 28 percent in Sonoma County while family incomes only increased 7 percent. (See www. bayareacensus.ca.gov/counties/ SonomaCounty.htm). The gap has only widened in the past five years.

Mini houses are all well and good, but if Sonoma County truly wants to stop the increase of homelessness (not to mention crime), it has to muster up the political will to institute reasonable rent control measures. At the federal level, Congress needs to reevaluate Section 8 housing vouchers, funding a growing need. There is currently a six-year waiting list for assistance in Sonoma County.

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t’s so nice to see the vile Confederate flag coming down from government buildings. It has no place on public property.

But I’m troubled by the focus on one ugly flag to the exclusion of others. For instance, consider the American flag. The United States, like all countries founded on land stolen from natives, owes its existence to genocide. This country could not exist without the murder of millions of American Indians, along with the accompanying displacement, rape, discrimination and ongoing humiliation. Imagine how American Indians must feel when they see the hubbub over the Confederate flag while still being confronted by the American flag.

Ironically, the fact that slavery, that bloody stain upon the Confederate flag, also stains the American flag is ignored by nearly everyone who pontificates on the flag issue.

And colonial countries aren’t the only ones whose flags are stained with blood. Most national flags were adopted by regimes or royal families who had attained their power by being more successful at slavery, brutality and deceit than their competitors. Furthermore, the flags of subdivisions such as states and provinces share in the culpability.

Years ago I stopped saluting and pledging allegiance to the American flag. If someone comes up with a non-divisive flag, one that represents the whole human race, I’ll consider saluting that one.

We’d be wise to burn most of the ones that currently exist, so as not to infect our children with implicit acceptance of the perverted values of empire.

Perhaps we could rehabilitate the American flag by repudiating, as a country, the genocide and slavery that birthed us, and chiseling off the faces of genocidal slave owners from Mt. Rushmore, replacing them with the likenesses of real heroes, such as Sitting Bull, Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony.

As the Bible says, it’s easy to see the mote in someone else’s eye while ignoring the beam in our own. Surely, it’s hypocritical to attack the flag of one political entity while waving another that represents brutalities every bit as ugly.

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Paper CONDEMNED TO WAIT Death row inmates in the exercise yard at San Quentin Prison. They may never see the death chamber.

Lethal Rejection California capital punishment fight enters M. C. Escher territory BY TOM GOGOLA

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obyn Barbour was for the death penalty before she was against it. The Sacramento-area teacher used to support capital punishment in California, she says, “because my dad was in favor of it.”

Barbour had a change of heart when her grandmother was murdered in 1994. Her killer is now incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. That facility houses death row for

women—but her grandmother’s murderer got a life sentence.

Barbour recalls a district attorney “who needed to enhance his political stature” by pushing for the death penalty. She also noted the inherent racial bias in the system: white victim, white perpetrator. Her grandmother’s murderer was “a serial killer,” says Barbour, “and if she had been black, she would have been executed.”

Barbour now serves on the San Francisco–based Death Penalty Focus, an anti–death penalty group.

The state hasn’t executed anyone

since 2006 because of challenges to the constitutionality of the practice in California that have hit on the method and process of putting the condemned to death. The method is embodied in the state’s struggle to come up with an execution protocol that meets Eighth Amendment standards against cruel and unusual punishment.

The state said they were waiting for a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court before proceeding. There’s a lethal-injection chamber at San Quentin built in 2008 waiting for its first customer.

The ruling on the matter, Glossip v. Gross, came down June 29. The Roberts court said a three-drug injection, despite well-publicized “botches,” doesn’t violate the Constitution.

Then there’s the process. A U.S. District Court judge ruled in 2014 that the death penalty in California is unconstitutional, not because of the method, but because of delays that stem from a lack of attorneys for defendants.

State Attorney General Kamala Harris appealed the decision; it’s now in the hands of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Meanwhile, in 2006, a federal judge in California ruled that the three-drug cocktail then in use was unconstitutional. That ruling enacted a de facto moratorium on capital punishment.

“California is moving on two separate tracks,” says Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC), a Washington, D.C.–based clearinghouse for all things execution. “One is the abolition, and the second is reactivating it.

Obviously, those are internally contradictory tracks.”

Dunham says the state will submit its new protocol for comment, but that’s just the beginning. “It will be a matter of probably years before a protocol is in place and approved by the courts.”

State prison officials said they’d issue a new California protocol within three months of the Supreme Court’s decision.

“In order to comply with California’s capital punishment laws, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [CDCR] has been developing lethal-injection-protocol regulations,” says agency spokesman Jeffrey Callison via email.

The state is pursuing a one-shot lethal-injection protocol, says CDCR deputy press secretary Terry Thornton. The one-shot solution has generally entailed a lethal dose of sodium thiopental, but pharmaceutical companies no longer provide that drug to correctional facilities. Officials here and in other states have worked to shield the source of the

Delay of the Land July 8 was going to be a big day.

A high-flying state commission was planning to issue its report on legalizing cannabis, and the Sonoma County beach-fee fracas was going to be settled. But alas, delays have set in as we head into the dog days of summer.

First, cannabis. The final draft of a much-anticipated Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Marijuana Policy from Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was going to be released July 8. And yet here we are post-8/8 and there’s no report in our inbox.

Turns out the release of the report has been put off until July 20, says Abdi Soltani, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, who is on the steering committee of the commission.

In a quick chat with Debriefer, Soltani says the commission wanted to take a closer look at developments in states that have legalized cannabis before releasing the much-anticipated report.

As for beach access, the California Coastal Commission had its latest meeting July 8 in Ventura. There wasn’t a peep about a hotly contested plan to install “iron rangers,” self-pay fee stations at state-run beaches in Sonoma County.

You’ll recall that in April the commission stepped in to adjudicate a squabble between California Department of Parks and Recreation and Sonoma County. The state wants to install the rangers, and the county wants its people to have free access to the 14 state beaches along the coast.

The state appealed the county’s decision to nix the fee plan, and the appeal jumped the issue to the Coastal Commission, where it remains. And where it will likely remain for at least a year, unless people start, ya know, working together.

Sonoma County Supervisor Efren Carrillo says he’s hopeful the issue will get kicked back to the state and county to sort it out. He’d like to engage in a conversation with state parks, but says that hasn’t started. In the meantime, he says, “the commission’s interest is to find a way for the county and the state to find some common ground.”

“We’re still sitting on it,” says state parks spokesman Dennis Weber. “In the meantime, you’ve seen our arguments.”

The agency’s argument is basically that there are not many places left in the state where state parks is not collecting parking fees and they’re needed to maintain facilities. Access is free along the Sonoma and Mendocino coasts, but elsewhere, says Weber, “we’ve been charging for decades.”

Nancy Cave is the North Coast district manager for the Coastal Commission and says a resolution on the fees will take a year—if the decision isn’t wrested from their hands.

“We’d love it if the county and state can work it out, but we’re willing to do it,” she says.

In the meantime, Carrillo says Sonoma County has revised its own beach-fee collection system.

“We now offer regional parks passes for low-income individuals,” says Carrillo. It’s $5 for an annual pass for those who qualify.—Tom Gogola

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drug from public view.

The CDCR acknowledges that there’s been a problem with access to execution drugs, as it notes that there are currently 751 people on California’s death row as of July 7.

Depending on what happens with the case now before the Court of Appeals, this “two-track” standstill might be moot, says Dunham of the DPIC. The 2014 District Court ruling threw out the capital conviction of Ernest Dewayne Jones; it found that the death penalty is unconstitutional “because of California’s failure to provide timely counsel to death row inmates,” says Dunham.

“Much of the coverage of the Jones case has talked about the death penalty [being] declared unconstitutional because of the amount of time it takes while the appellate process is completed,” adds Dunham. “That’s true as far as it goes, but a lot of people are under the mistaken impression that it’s because of endless appeals filed by inmates.”

The California Legislature limits the pool of lawyers available to inmates in capital cases. “The district court found that the state, and not the defendants, were responsible” for the appellate delays, he says. “California has a conundrum because it doesn’t have a mechanism to move the cases through the appellate process, and once that is completed, it has no method of execution. Fixing one without fixing the other is not a solution.”

For now, capital punishment in California resembles an M. C. Escher drawing—a Möbius strip going endlessly nowhere.

Dunham recalls a print, “the one with the guy on the stairs, where you can be walking on the top and the bottom of the stairs at the same time.”

The method and the process, he says, “are two separate things, proceeding on two separate tracks that are oblivious to one another.”

Meanwhile, there are hundreds of condemned at San Quentin, and more on the way.

“You’d think,” says Barbour, “they would stop sending people there.”

D EBRIEF ER

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CHOCOLATE LAB Chris Kollar trained as a savory chef but became intrigued by chocolate and wine pairings.

Dark Arts Kollar Chocolates infuses wine country flavors into its next-generation sweets BY FLORA TSAPOVSKY

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odern, minimalist Kollar Chocolates is one of the new tenants in Yountville’s revamped V Marketplace.

The ivy-covered building was once known as Vintage 1870, and some locals still call it that.

New businesses set in venerable buildings always attract a bit of criticism from those nostalgic

for what was, but Kollar fuses the old with the new, and leaves most people happy.

In the small, neat space, futuristic neon-green truffles rub elbows with classic chocolate morsels, European “rochers” and old-school barks. Flavors range from the familiar to the exotic.

Everything is packaged in neutral, simple boxes—timeless, yet very of the moment. To complete the techinspired aesthetic, the kitchen features a “production lab” open to public viewing.

Atlanta native Chris Kollar is a new-generation chocolatier.

Trained as a savory chef, he worked in Denver, Seattle and the Cayman Islands before coming to Napa in 2001. A long list of gigs as executive chef followed, including stints at St. Helena’s Go Fish and Tra Vigne, during which time Kollar became infatuated with wine and chocolate pairing.

“It all started when I would make truffles to serve at the end of meals,” Kollar says.

There were no local chocolate

manufacturers in the area, so Kollar decided to open his own shop—but not until he’d mastered the art of chocolate. He embarked on a self-education tour of Europe, visiting Switzerland, France and Italy, and emerged with expertise— and a couple of unusual ideas for sweets.

His offerings include an awardwinning milk chocolate ganache infused with fennel pollen, a sunflower-seed praline, a truffle made with Earl Grey tea and new agey chocolate flavors like cardamom and lavender.

“Napa Valley residents live in a gastronomically rich area,” says Kollar. “This definitely makes them knowledgeable about food in general.”

There’s plenty of natural inspiration to draw from. “I came up with the idea for the fennelpollen truffle because it grows wild along the back roads that I frequently cycle through, and I would chew on it after long rides,” says Kollar.

The surroundings also inspired a truffle infused with Zinfandel, and ideas for fresh wine and truffle pairings.

“We’ve found that our Earl Grey truffle pairs with numerous Cabernet Sauvignons,” Kollar says, “and our passion-fruit truffle goes great with several Sauvignon Blancs.”

Kollar makes the chocolates and business partner Naomi Pasztor runs the front of the business, where barks and roasted and caramelized almond concoctions are sold in attractive, see-through packages.

It makes sense that a chocolatier who admits to loving Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups would be careful not to neglect the simpler, more traditional chocolates. Mixed together in a gift box, Kollar’s curious pollen experiments and old-school sweets satisfy traditionalists and chocolate adventurists alike.

Kollar Chocolates. 6525 Washington St., Yountville. 707.738.6750.

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Dining

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

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

Avatar’s Indian-plus. $.

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

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

S O N OM A CO U N T Y Casino Bar & Grill California. $. Chef Mark Malicki is a true Sonoma County star, serving up a changing menu of locally sourced, inspired creations. Unpretentious, creative and affordable, Casino is a whispered-about landmark among locals in the know.

Dinner nightly. 17000 Bodega Hwy, Bodega. 707.876.3185.

Epicurean Connection Cafe. $-$$. Extensive local and artisan cheese selection and other gourmet delights in convivial market. Cheese classes taught, too! 122 West Napa St, Sonoma. 707.935.7960.

Hamburger Ranch & Pasta Farm American. $.

Old-fashioned, informal mom’n’-pop roadhouse. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

31195 N Redwood Hwy, Cloverdale. 707.894.5616.

Hana Japanese. $$$-$$$$.

An oasis of cool tucked away in the atmosphereless Doubletree Hotel complex.

Reservations on the weekend a must. Lunch and dinner daily.

101 Golf Course Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.586.0270.

Kirin Chinese. $$.

Specializing in Mandarin, Szechuan and Peking styles.

Kirin’s pot stickers are the best in Sonoma County. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sat; dinner, Sun. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.525.1957.

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.

Mac’s Delicatessen Diner. $. Large selection of Jewish-style sandwiches; excellent cole slaw. Breakfast

and lunch, Mon-Sat. 630 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.545.3785.

Mai Vietnamese Cuisine Vietnamese. $. Fresh and authentic, with a warm and breezy atmosphere.

Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sun. 8492 Gravenstein Hwy (in Apple Valley Plaza), Cotati.

707.665.9628.

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

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

Spoonbar Regional cuisine. $$. Chef Louis Maldonado’s market-driven menu includes such creative dishes as chickpea-crusted avocado, slow-cooked beef petite tender, and Spanish octopus with bonito brioche, daikon radish, and jalapeno vinigrette.

Lunch, Thursday-Monday; dinner daily. 219 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.7222.

Tonayan Mexican. $ Truly wonderful Sonoran-style classics at rock-bottom prices. The enormous El Jefe combination can’t be beat. Lunch and dinner daily. 500 Raleys Towne Center, Rohnert Park. 707.588.0893.

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.

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.

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

809 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.458.8845.

1809 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.4677.

Mountain Home Inn

wine country cuisine. 1400 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.

707.942.9111.

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Nick’s Cove Seafood/

Brannan’s Grill

contemporary American. $$$$.

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

23240 State Route 1, Marshall.

415.663.1033.

California cuisine. $$-$$$.

Creative cuisine in handsome Craftsman setting. Lunch and dinner daily. 1374 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.2233.

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.

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La Toque Restaurant

country casual. $$. Wine shop and bistro with maverick moxie for the wine cowboy. Premium bottles for sale, also. Lunch and dinner daily. 975 First St, Napa.

707.226.3976.

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.

Fish Seafood. $$-$$$.

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

Cole’s Chop House

Incredibly fresh seafood in incredibly relaxed setting overlooking bay. Lunch and dinner daily. (Cash only.)

350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.FISH.

Hilltop 1892 American.

Sol Food Puerto Rican. $.

$$-$$$$. 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.

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

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.

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.

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

415.457.7700.

Piatti Italian. $$-$$$.Rustic, seasonal, Italian food. Kidfriendly. Lunch and dinner daily.

625 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley.

415.380.2525.

Robata Grill & Sushi

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Left Bank French. $$-$$$.

Alexis Baking Co

Splendid, authentic French cuisine. Lunch and dinner daily.

507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

415.927.3331.

Cafe. $-$$. Alexis excels at baked goods and offers killer breakfasts and sensible soup’n’-salad lunches. Breakfast and lunch daily. 1517 Third St, Napa. 707.258.1827.

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

Lunch and dinner daily.

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

Breakfast and lunch daily.

1313 Main St, St Helena.

707.963.1788.

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.

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.

Cafe Reyes Pizza. $$. At the end of the main drag in West Marin’s quintessential small town sits a wood-fired oven serving piping pizzas of perfection. Beer and oysters can be had as well. Lunch and dinner, Wed–Sun. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.9493.

Sat-Sun. 4050 Byway E, Napa.

707.257.1999.

All Seasons Californian. $$-$$$. A Calistoga institution specializing in fresh, seasonal

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.

Fazerrati’s Pizza. $-$$.

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

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

Fumé Bistro & Bar California cuisine. $$$.

California bistro fare that nearly always hits the mark.

Lunch and dinner daily; brunch,

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

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. Dinner daily. 1314 McKinstry St, Napa.

707.257.5157.

Pizza Azzurro Italian. $.

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

1260 Main St (at Clinton), Napa.

707.255.5552.

Red Rock Cafe & Backdoor BBQ American. $-$$. Cafe specializing in barbecue and classic diner fare.

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

Redd California cuisine. $$$$$. Rich dishes balanced by subtle flavors and careful yet casual presentation. Brunch at Redd is exceptional. Lunch, Mon-Sat; dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 6480 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.2222.

Siena California-Tuscan. $$$$. Sophisticated, terroirinformed cooking celebrates the local and seasonal, in electric combinations. 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.

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.

S O N OM A CO U N T Y Gloria Ferrer Winery (WC) Part of the international Freixenet wine empire, owner Jose Ferrer’s family has been in this business since the 13th century. Explore the Champagne caves on a guided tour. 23555 Carneros Hwy., Sonoma. Open daily, 10am– 5pm. Cave tours at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. 707.996.7256.

Inspiration Vineyards The colorful pastoral depicted on the label does exist, but this small, family-owned labor of love is sensibly located in the Pinecreek Business Park.

Stylish tasting room; Chard, Cab and Blanc. 3360 Coffey Lane, Ste. E, Santa Rosa. Daily 11am–4:30pm. $10 tasting fee.

707.237.4980.

Longboard Vineyards If serious surfers are said to anticipate an approaching wave with focused contemplation, then it only follows that they’d pursue winemaking with corresponding studiousness.

That’s the case at Longboard.

5 Fitch St., Healdsburg. Open Thursday–Saturday, 11am– 7pm; Sunday, 11am–5pm.

707.433.3473.

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

707.874.9470.

Quivira Winery Certified biodynamic producer that promotes creek stewardship and steelhead-salmon-habitat restoration. Dry Creek Zinfandel is a regular favorite; Mourvèdre and other Rhône varietals are outstanding. As the steelhead have lately rediscovered, Quivira is worth returning to year after year. 4900 Dry Creek

Road, Healdsburg. Open daily, 11am–5pm. 800.292.8339.

Sebastiani The winery is charming and warm, with wines that are mostly straightforward, honest affairs.

One of the best picnic areas around. 389 Fourth St. E., Sonoma. Open daily, 10am– 5pm. 707.933.3230.

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.

Topel Winery Hailing from Hopland, Topel offers estate-grown Meritage and other wines in this wellappointed tasting room across from Oakville Grocery. Cedar, chicory, chocolate and brown spice–makes one hungry for a portobello-mushroomon-focaccia sandwich. 125 Matheson St., Hopland. Open daily, 11am–7pm. Tasting fees, $5–$12. 707.433.4116.

UPTick Vineyards It’s not all bull at this friendly, ticker-themed tasting room: crisp whites and a diverse portfolio of reds. American songbook piano, Saturdays. 779 Westside Road, Healdsburg.

Open daily, 11am–5pm. Tasting fee, $10. 707.395.0864.

Westwood Winery Tucked away in historic downtown Sonoma, the handsomely furnished tasting salon is a casual setting for a serious sit-down tasting of food-friendly Pinot Noir, and some of the most savory Rhône west of the Rhône, from the Annadel Estate vineyard.

11 E. Napa St., #3, Sonoma. By appointment; tasting fee $10.

707.935.3246.

N A PA CO U N T Y Beaulieu Vineyard History in a glassful of dust– Rutherford dust. Somethingfor-everyone smorgasbord

of solid varietal wines, plus library selections of flagship Georges de Latour Cab back to 1970. 1960 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Daily, 10am–5pm.

Tastings $15–$20; Reserve Room, $35. 707.967.5233.

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Grgich Hills Mike Grgich’s Chardonnays famously beat the competition at the 1976 “Judgment of Paris” and the allestate winery is solar-powered and practices organic and biodynamic. 1829 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Open daily, 9:30am–4:30pm. 707.963.2784.

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Louis M. Martini Winery Before Mondavi, Martini was the “King of Cab.” Famed Monte Rosso Cab is the key attraction at this traditional tasting room. 254 St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena. Daily, 10am–6pm. Tasting fee, $15– $20. 45-minute tour, $30.

707.968.3362.

Patz & Hall The spotlight is on the dirt farmers who make it all happen at this respected house of Pinot and Chardonnay. 21200 Eighth St. E., Sonoma. Thursday– Monday, 10am–4pm.

Appointment required for seated tastings, 10:30am, 1pm and 3pm; recommended for walk-up bar. Tasting fee, $25–$50. 707.265.7700.

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Stony Hill Vineyard In the 1940s, advisers from UC Davis told them, “Under no circumstances plant Chardonnay.” So they planted Chardonnay. Intimate tastings in the flagstone-studded, Eisenhower-era McCrea living room; Chardonnay and White Riesling are legends. 3331 St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena. By appointment, Monday through Friday, weekends when available. $25. 707.963.2636.

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Parsing Zin America’s summertime wine is far from monolithic BY JAMES KNIGHT

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merica’s unofficial wine of burgers and backyard barbecues, Zinfandel isn’t often thought of as a varietal that shows nuanced variations of regional character. But it often does. So if you enjoy Zin in all its quirks, and you don’t mind drinking wine out of a brown paper bag, what’s the harm in playing a guessing game?

Robert Rue 2012 Russian River Valley Zinfandel ($35) It’s been years since I had the Rue, but what else could it be? From vines planted in 1900 and farmed by a mom-and-pop operation just west of Santa Rosa, this purple beast shows how big Russian River Valley Zin can get without cracking up. Dark cocoa and ripe black fig meet whole-wheat cranberry bread, and the lush mouthful of boysenberry tastes like the juice from crushed berries, not syrup, thanks to insistent acidity. Substantially tannic and chewy, this Zin holds up for three days.

Kunde 2012 Sonoma Valley Zinfandel ($22) Smoky, like chile pepper sprinkles on chocolate, with murky, earthy fruit—organic dried plum and cherry. I expect the darker fruit aromas from a Sonoma Valley Zin—fruit that doesn’t pop out at you, but broods in the glass instead. On the palate, it’s a different story: a boysenberryplum-black-cherry joyride that ends without mishap—no heat, not too sweet.

Del Carlo 2012 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel ($32) There’s a high-toned spiciness to many Dry Creek Zins, a brambly suggestion of both the berry and the thorns. From the Teldeschi Home Ranch, this lighter-bodied wine shows the elegance of old-vine Zin— pepper, raspberry and strawberry jam finishing on the dry side.

Francis Ford Coppola 2012 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel ($27) Spicy aromas, like Mexican chocolate, with jammy raspberryblackberry flavor laced with vanilla—is it “DCV-ish�? Yes, it is.

Murphy-Goode 2012 Reserve Alexander Valley Zinfandel ($40) It’s tough to say what typifies an Alexander Valley Zin, other than that I guessed either DCV or Napa—and this is located right in between. Major tannin here.

Frank Family 2012 Napa Valley Zinfandel ($37) As with the renowned Cab, so goes the Zin: Napa rounds the edges off Zin. A raspberry pastille aroma, and classic cassis-like, blackberry liqueur flavors. Oh, and there’s 3 percent Cab in the blend.

Cline 2012 Lodi Zinfandel ($14) High-toned raspberry fruit makes me think first of Lodi. But strangely, both this and a Lange Twins 2012 Lodi Zinfandel ($13–$15) dove in a wet-lawn-clippings direction after being opened.

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Over-Oaked Theater Local theater groups confront a crowd-pleasing conundrum: the musical! BY DAVID TEMPLETON

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t started on my Facebook page.

Six little words, posted as a private message in response to a link about a show I’d recently seen. A musical, one of many I’d caught in the previous few weeks.

This one wasn’t particularly good.

Bing! In came the message.

“Musicals,” it read, “are destroying Sonoma County theater.”

Period. No exclamation point.

Just the cold, hard statement.

This declaration was, I should say, left by a very talented actordirector, a passionate local theater

artist who’s been conspicuously out of the spotlight on local stages lately.

He is also a straight talker who knows how to poke at the tender parts of his audience. For one thing, he happens to know I like musicals in addition to straight plays (theater-speak for nonmusical shows). But his was a provocative remark, pointing to a significant issue in the North Bay theater scene, one I’ve had numerous discussions about in recent years: the difficulty of building an audience for new and challenging theatrical works, and the financial necessity of feeding the tastes of

what audience there already is.

So I reposted the message as a question of my own, and asked it of 300 or so Facebooks friends who were involved in the theater: “Are musicals destroying Sonoma County theater?”

Mindful of how the theater community works in this area, I included artists from the entire North Bay, where an actor from Santa Rosa might take a part in a show in Napa or Marin County, and a director from San Rafael might take a gig helming a show in Sebastopol or Cloverdale.

The response was immediate— and all over the map.

Musicals vs. Plays “I don’t think it’s as serious as ‘musicals are ruining it,’” says actordirector Nicholas Christenson of Narrow Way Stage Company.

Narrow Stage has long been known for its willingness to tackle new, unknown and controversial plays, including the occasional musical, such as Stephen Sondheim’s polarizing Assassins, currently in rehearsals for a September opening in Sonoma.

“Musicals are extremely important to the overall picture of the theater scene,” ) 16 says Christenson. “They

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just shouldn’t be the only thing onstage.”

OK, so there’s one pro-musical voice.

Add to that Rohnert Park–based publicist and event marketer Karen Pierce-Gonzales, who has promoted both musicals and nonmusicals.

“Musicals are perhaps the most accessible all-age theater genre,” she says. “I wish we had more of them.”

So there’s another on the promusical side.

“To say that musicals are killing local theater is like saying Midsummer or Twelfth Night are doing the same,” says actor-director Matt Cadigan, who recently directed a piece for Tapas, Pegasus Theater’s New Short Play Festival.

“We see Shakespeare shows every year, every damn year, because they are well known and bring the money in. I think musicals have a very important place in theater, in that they make money for the big houses.”

So there’s another person on the pro-musical side. Or wait, is he?

Cadigan’s articulate and funny answer to my Facebook question (“Season ticket holders expect to see Cats!”) quickly moved on to address the problem of separate companies performing the same shows over and over, leading to duplication and a sense of staleness.

Indeed, there have been at least three productions of Fiddler on the Roof in the North Bay in the last two years and two productions of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men in Sonoma County within a year of each other. Sonoma Arts Live, in Sonoma, will be staging the mathematical drama Proof in August, just four months after it was staged at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center (though, for the record, even though both theaters are in Sonoma County, they serve different geographic audiences). Last Christmas, there were two productions of the play Other Desert Cities running simultaneously in Sebastopol and Rio Nido, less than 15 miles apart.

“The mixture of musicals clogging a season and what’s left

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WITHER THE THESPIANS? Can straight plays like Marin Theatre Company’s ‘Convert’ compete with crowd-pleasing musicals such as ‘Spamalot’ and ‘Cats’?

being so repetitive,” says Cardigan, “can choke out what is important about theater. We need to see more stories coming through that we don’t know. We need to capture different audiences to grow local theater. Is it growing right now? I don’t know.”

OK, Cardigan is pro-musical, but just barely—and with a bit of attitude.

Actor David Tice Allison, an admitted disliker of musicals— despite the fact that he recently played the larcenous Fagin in Lucky Penny’s Oliver (“A blessing and a fluke,” he says)—has always preferred serious drama, and the more disturbing the better.

“People leave plays like Sam Shepard’s Buried Child feeling weird and muttering, ‘Holy Jesus!’”

Tice Allison says. “They exit musicals feeling like they’ve eaten half a bag of jelly beans.”

Dollars and Cents After several days, the online conversation heated up a bit, demonstrating a roughly equal level of support for both musicals and straight plays, with a larger number falling somewhere in between.

“What’s killing community theater,” says actor-director Larry Williams, whose production of the musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story is running at 6th Street Playhouse through July 19, “is the same thing that’s always killed community theater: lack of funding through fundraising, certainly not a lack of possibilities or ideas.”

“In this age of three-inch screens,” asks Gene Abravaya, of Spreckels Theater Company, which presents musicals and straight plays, “what will keep theater alive longer: maintaining the interest

of an adult who likes to attend thought-provoking dramas, or capturing the imagination of a youngster who has never attended a musical before?

“The answer is both,” he says, “as long as they are both done well.”

As long as they are done well.

“Do you know what really kills theater,” says Harry Duke, Santa Rosa actor and theater reviewer.

“Bad theater.”

It’s a point made painfully explicit by award-winning theater artist Conrad Bishop, of the Independent Eye. A lifelong supporter of the arts, Bishop applauds the efforts of North Bay artists who keep making watchable theater amid the hardest of hard times (“I’ve been very impressed with the quality of many productions I’ve seen here,” he says). Even after praising some local artists, Duke admits to getting

The Chardonnay Analogy “Have a glass of wine, and I’ll tell you exactly why musicals are ruining local theater,” says Adam Palafox.

Palafox is the founder of Sonoma County’s Actors Basement Theater Company, and the one who posted the original message on Facebook.

Though admitting to some concern that he might be targeted in the future as the guy who put a hit out

on the proverbial golden goose, he’s agreed to elaborate while taking a lunch break from his day job as hospitality and sales manager at Pellegrini Wine Company’s Olivet Lane Vineyards in Santa Rosa.

As an actor and director, Palafox—who interned and served as dramaturge with San Francisco’s acclaimed Campo Santo—has shown a strong interest in developing new works and putting fresh spins on classics. At Campo Santo, he worked on the development of new plays by Sam Shepard, Naomi Iizuka, Octavio Solis and others.

In his work with Actors Basement, a nomadic company that performs sporadically, usually in alternative spaces or “black box” theaters, Palafox produced and directed a number of original works, and hopes to bring a pair of developing projects—Ghosts of Santa Rosa and Conversations with Our Fathers—to the stage in the next year or two. Palafox has become discouraged lately with what he sees as an increasing lack of opportunities for artists eager to do something outside the mainstream.

To make the point, he pours me a glass of 2013 unoaked Chardonnay.

“Chardonnay is a perfect metaphor for what’s going on in the theater community in the North Bay, particularly Sonoma and probably Napa County,” says Palafox. “Years ago, when people were saying that Chardonnay was destroying the wine industry, they didn’t mean we should do away with all Chardonnays. They meant that the trend toward big, oaky, buttery, ridiculously overthe-top Chardonnay was closing the boundaries of what the wine industry had to offer and what wine drinkers knew about wine.

“Chardonnay,” he continues, “can run the gamut, from the crisp notes you have here to the superoaky, and neither is good or bad.

But when you have a majority of people focusing on producing what they consider to be the cash cow, then it hurts the overall industry because it shrinks the marketplace.

It leaves out the people trying to do something different.”

In Palafox’s view, ) 18 musicals, oaky and

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exasperated by the overall quality of theater in the North Bay, where the talent pool is stretched among so many companies.

“Despite having spent 45 years in professional theater,” Duke says, “I usually find it much cheaper, and usually much more satisfying, to just go to a movie.”

Ouch.

Bishop’s point mirrors Dukes’, suggesting that instead of being pro-musical or pro–straight play, perhaps the best thing a North Bay theater artist can do is to become staunchly pro-quality.

On the pro-quality and promusical side is Dan Monez, currently a board member of Napa’s Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, which this year has presented the musicals Oliver, Bonnie and Clyde and Cowgirls.

“Having been on the management/production side of two nonprofit theater companies, as well as an actor-singer for many years, I couldn’t disagree more with that statement,” Monez says of the charge that musicals are killing theater. “In fact,” he says, “one could argue that musicals are saving nonprofit theaters in small markets and communities.”

Monez believes that musicals are just as worthy of being called “theater” as are straight plays.

“Musicals draw diverse audiences and generate good buzz for a company,” he says, “not to mention the fact that they usually turn a profit. Some artists are so wrapped up in the ‘importance’ of what they do, they forget who they are doing it for: the customer, the business side of the house. The fact is, without some deep-pocket underwriting, you can’t make it work.”

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delicious, have not only become the big buttery Chardonnay of the North Bay’s theatrical tasting room, they’ve become so popular that theaters are becoming afraid to take chances with anything else. “I’m not suggesting that theaters stop doing musicals,� he says. “I’m saying let’s look at the boundaries we’ve created for ourselves by depending so much on musicals.

Let’s show the diversity of what theater really is, and put more energy into making theater everything it can be.�

He admits there are exceptions. “Main Stage West has been doing small, original works and challenging new plays, and they are doing it very well,� he says, “but they can do it because they have a small theater with relatively low overhead. Straight plays cost less to produce than musicals. And they’ve built an audience that is interested in what they have to offer. They’ve done it right.�

Petaluma’s Cinnabar Theater, which produces musicals and straight plays, has also found a way to make it work, having just closed the seventh in a string of consecutive sold-out shows that were extended due to audience demand. And in recent months, a new company devoted to small, nonmusical plays has emerged.

Left Edge Theater, founded by Argo Thompson, launches its inaugural season this September at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, with four straight plays, most of them premieres or relatively new works. “I believe there is an audience for new works, and unusual works,�

Palafox says. “But you have to reach them, and you have to earn their trust, and then you have to keep that trust. I think a lot of theaters in this area, excepting Cinnabar and Main Stage West and Marin Theatre Company, have forgotten what their audience is, or are just catering to the part of their audience that only wants the familiar and the safe.�

Spreckels Theater Company recently added encore performances of the musical Mary Poppins, one of the biggest

hits they’ve ever had. The crowdpleasing Poppins was staged in the 500-plus-seat auditorium, while Spreckels smaller 99-seat venue next door, where the company’s smaller musicals and straight plays are performed, rarely has a full house. Doesn’t that prove that the audience for small, original works is a fraction of what it is for musicals?

Isn’t it a theater’s responsibility to give the audience what it wants?

Palafox pours another glass of wine. “It’s a matter of return on investment,� he says. “At one time, Chardonnay was very accessible.

It was inexpensive to produce and affordable for the consumer. But the cost of producing it kept going up, so the cost of a bottle in stores went up, and what once started out as an approachable item started pricing out consumers. And then they went elsewhere.�

So the less affluent consumers were forced from the table, and wandered off to see what’s on tap at the brewhouse down the street? “Exactly,� Palafox says. “Musicals are popular, so companies do a lot of them because they have to pay the bills. They get addicted to those larger audiences. But musicals are also expensive. The return on investment is often lower, so they have to charge more, pushing away folks with less money to spend.

When the cost of doing those musicals becomes so expensive they can no longer afford to produce them at the same level of quality, then they lose their affluent audience too. And they’ve already lost their less-affluent audience. “And then,� Palafox says with a shrug, “they’re out of business, which is why I say that musicals are destroying local theater.

Musicals are an addiction, and we have to stage an intervention. I’m not saying we should have some prohibition on musicals. They are part of the landscape, and they have something to offer. Let’s deďŹ nitely do musicals. “I’m just saying,â€? Palafox concludes, sipping his wine, “that we need to do musicals responsibly.â€?

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Storytelling Returns

Last summer, the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center debuted Storytelling Chautauqua, a one-night-only variety show, as part of its Chautauqua series of performances, which hark back to a time when communities gathered to share tales and entertainment. The event was so successful that the center is at it again, presenting renowned performers like Oakland poet and jazz singer Joyce Lee and talks from local community members like Mike Johnson of Petaluma’s Committee on the Shelterless. These talks will make you laugh, make you think and may even make you share your own story. The Storytelling Chautauqua happens Friday, July 17, at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental. 7:30pm. $15–$20. 707.874.1557.

SA N R A FA E L

The Big One-Oh

Located among the colorful and bustling shops of downtown San Rafael is a quirky little store where the musty smell of used books mingles with the sight of local art and the murmur of friendly conversation. Voted “Best Used Bookstore” in Marin County for the last several years by Bohemian readers, Rebound Bookstore is celebrating its 10th anniversary all month, and this week they’re hosting a spoken-word event with writers from popular poetry rag Spillway Magazine. Surprise guests will be on hand when the “Party & Poetry” reading pops the Champagne on Saturday, July 18, at Rebound Bookstore, 1611 Fourth St., San Rafael.

4pm. Free. 415.482.0550.

SONOMA

Girls Guy

Enigmatic singer and songwriter Christopher Owens made a name for himself when he debuted his San Francisco indie group Girls in 2009. Owens gained national attention for his sunny pop hooks and raw emotional core. Though Girls is no more, Owens is busier than ever, releasing a similar style of music under his own name since 2013. His third solo album, 2015’s Chrissybaby Forever, is right up there with his best, giving throwback genre elements like ’60s surf and ’50s rock a postmodern bent. Owens performs on Saturday, July 18, in the historic Redwood Barn at Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St., Sonoma. 7pm. $28. 707.938.5277.

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Cultural Offerings

Dating back to before the Spanish arrived in the Americas, the Guelaguetza celebration began in Oaxaca, Mexico, and infuses traditional dance and music with food and crafts in a spirited display of community bonding. Now an annual tradition that combines indigenous culture with the Catholic pageantry introduced by European settlers, the event is celebrated across the Western Hemisphere. Sonoma County grassroots organization Oaxaca Tierra del Sol presents the North Bay’s own Guelaguetza festival with more than a hundred dancers and performers from across the state. The party gets going Sunday, July 19, on the grounds of the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 10am. $12–$15.

415.754.9079.

—Charlie Swanson

SONG & DANCE MAN Actor and crooner Kevin Spacey performs on July 18 at the Green Music Center in Rohnert Park before appearing at the sold-out Festival del Sole gala on July 19 in Napa. See Clubs & Venues, p25.

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Arts Ideas IT WILL ROT YOUR BRAIN The movie marathon is now something darker and more insidious: the binge-watch.

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recently joined the ranks of binge-watch America, via Netflix, and, like any good consumer-citizen, I kicked off my binge of binges with a marathon run through Breaking Bad. When it was over, five seasons later, I was a puddle of sloth in the easy chair, left only to wonder, “What is wrong with me?” What’s wrong is that we’re a nation of bingers, and I’m an idiot.

These days, the titans of mass culture are quite happy to custom-

tailor content to us, caught up, as we often are, in identity arbiters that involve pointless TV shows.

Binge-watching has a price and a context in a culture that’s gone beyond “on demand” to just sitting there, drooling, as the next episode fires up. Binge-watching is the manifestation of an accepted mass-delusion of ownership around cultural product —“my show”—and the ease of delivery to your screen.

Who owns it, and who goes to work tomorrow all bleary-eyed and post-binge heroic, yammering about “my shows” around the

BY TOM GOGOLA water cooler? Everyone!

A binge requires a purge, and by the time I got to that last scene in Breaking Bad, where Walter White dies smiling in the place he loves (a meth lab), I was ready to puke.

Viewed in the aftermath of a bingeing frenzy, Breaking Bad reveals itself to be very, very bad for you. There’s no redemption, just lots of ruined lives on White’s way to a kind of debased salvation. He’s not an anti-hero; he’s a scumbag, and taken in all at once, Breaking Bad is an overwhelmingly depressing commentary on the virtue of

selfishness. Just like meth itself, binge-watching Breaking Bad will age you prematurely.

Even worse is a binge-watch of House of Cards. The show features Kevin Spacey as the president of the United States (and, it appears, McCauley Culkin as the First Lady), and people seem to dig it.

Why? The sets are cheap, the plotlines ridiculous, and the bad faith in government is so raw you’d swear it was satire. Give it another episode, and you’ll just swear at yourself for looking for something beyond the abject amorality.

House of Cards requires a bingeantidote to all that murderous bad faith. And I used to like The West Wing, until I made the mistake of binge-watching it after bingewatching House of Cards, as a kind of counter-binge gesture. In the parlance of narcotics anonymous, I’m a binge-watch garbage-head.

But I couldn’t make it through three episodes of The West Wing.

Martin Sheen, as President Jed Bartlet, offers nuggets of downhome doofiness that prove to be digestible only in 30-minute blocks of time. That’s what made The West Wing enjoyable as a network show: you only had to listen to Sheen once a week.

I like “my shows” to actually go somewhere, to build to a finale that’s worthy of the bingeinvestment, which is where Friday Night Lights comes in, one of the most dangerous binge-watch temptations on the Netflix.

Dangerous because nostalgia is a powerful anti-motivator. And when it’s nostalgia about high school football and I never made it off of the junior varsity practice squad but I can watch the lovable antihero Tim Riggins kick ass on Friday Night Lights—and take me all the way to the Texas state championship?

Put me in, coach, I’m ready to binge. And I just rewatched the pilot. Uh-oh.

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Winehouse bit back. The documentary reveals the caustic side she turned on herself and others, as well as the drive that got her a recording contract before her teenage acne had cleared up.

Flogged half to death at outdoor festivals, this fragile talent was her most authentic self in a club. “No jazz artist wants to perform in front of 50,000 people,â€? Tony Bennett notes. Seen during a duet with Winehouse on “Body and Soul,â€? Bennett comes out like a gent in this story of wastrels, parasites and helpless friends. He’s one of the few people who could put some real light and clarity into Winehouse’s magniďŹ cent eyes.

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BRAND NEW SHINE Dave Pirner

slips sounds of New Orleans, his adopted hometown, into new Soul Asylum album.

Soul Man Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner looks back, thinks forward

BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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think I always kind of wanted to be a drummer,” says Dave

Pirner.

The frontman and songwriter behind platinum-selling alternative rock band Soul Asylum may have begun his career behind the kit, but he’s known the world over as the voice behind massive ’90s hits like “Runaway Train.”

With a new album in the works, Soul Asylum perform with longtime punk rock friends the Meat Puppets in Napa on July 26.

Speaking from his adopted hometown of New Orleans, Pirner talks about growing up in Minneapolis, where Soul Asylum first took shape in 1981.

“I started to realize there was music happening in the city,” Pirner says. “It was a revelation to me, like, ‘Wow, I could do this too.’

Soul Asylum share the bill with the Meat Puppets on Sunday, July 26, at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St., Napa. 8pm. $25–$50. 707.259.0123.

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I didn’t know you could do it just because you wanted to.”

By the time Soul Asylum released their iconic “Runaway Train” in 1992, the band was already a decade and six albums into their career. Pirner recalls that he was so deep in the trenches of touring and publicity then that he hardly had time to appreciate the moment. “[The song] has gone beyond music into popular culture in a way that I don’t think anybody was ready for,” he laughs.

For the past 15 years, Pirner has lived in the cultural melting pot of New Orleans, and the town has seeped into his psyche. “That can’t not become a part of you,” he says. “There’s a lot of syncopation and polyrhythms in New Orleans music. I was hearing this and feeling this, and said, ‘I need to be a part of this.’”

Pirner is in the midst of finalizing Soul Asylum’s 11th album, set for release in late August and tentatively titled Change of Fortune. “It’s really taken a big step forward,” Pirner says. “This record is pretty incredible to me, as far as what we can do with the band and how many different directions we can take it in.”

The album, he says, embraces music in the most open-minded way possible. “I think that’s what keeps it fresh and interesting.

There are some things on this record I’ve always wanted to do, and I finally get to write them into songs that are coming from a lot of different places, a lot of different kinds of music that are all important to me.”

The band’s upcoming concert will include plenty of new songs, but will also reach back to the band’s earliest days. “It’s probably the widest swath of Soul Asylum music that’s ever been presented, as far as handpicking songs from the entire canon.”

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Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Christopher Owens Former frontman of San Francisco indie-rock favorite Girls plays a solo set in the historic Redwood Barn. Jul 18, 7pm. $28. Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma. 707.938.5277.

Rivertown Revival Five stages of live music, circus acts, roaming revivalist preachers, the Whiskydrome, kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities and more all take place on the river. Jul 18, 11am. $10. David Yearsley River Heritage Center, 6 Copeland St, Petaluma. 707 290 6723.

MARIN COUNTY Dengue Fever Los Angeles-based band mixes Cambodian pop and world dance sound for energizing live experience. Jul 21, 8pm. $17$20. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.1100.

whole family. Kids under 15 get in free. Jul 19, 6pm. $10. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.260.1600.

Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY Annex Wine Bar Jul 15, Calvin Ross. Jul 16, MCM. Jul 17, Dawn Angelosante and Tony Gibson. Jul 18, Tsunami.

Jul 22, Calvin Ross. 865 W Napa St, Sonoma. 707.938.7779.

Aqus Cafe Jul 15, West Coast Songwriters Competition. Jul 17, Dictator Tots. Jul 18, Wild Green. Jul 19, 2pm, Jaz Linez. Jul 21, Whitherward. Jul 22, bluegrass open jam. 189 H St, Petaluma.

707.778.6060.

Barley & Hops Tavern Jul 16, Hilary Marckx. Jul 17, Jen Tucker. Jul 18, the Sticky Notes.

Jul 21, the Howling Coyote Tour. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

Father Son Orchestra

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Jul 17-18, 8pm. $25. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

Jul 15, Bruce Gordon and Nicky Otis. Jul 16, Second Line. Jul 17, Levi Lloyd. Jul 18, Rose City Band. Jul 19, MianoJazz Trio.

Jul 21, the American Alley Cats.

Jul 22, Tracy Rose and friends.

128 American Alley, Petaluma.

707.776.4631.

Joseph Israel & the Jerusalem Band Mendocino County musician has amassed a following with a sound that blends soul, world music, folk and reggae. Jul 15, 8pm. $15-$17. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.1100.

NAPA COUNTY El Sol de Verano Seattle-based flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes is joined by singing prodigy Jose Manuel Perez and guitarist Bobby de Sofia for her latest show.

Jul 15, 8pm. $8-$35. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa.

707.266.6305.

Judd Finkelstein & the Maikai Gents Hawaiian music, hula hoops, games, food, drinks and more all make for a fun night for the

Chroma Gallery Jul 18, 4pm, Markus James with Marlon Green. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Argenzio Winery Jul 16, Dustin Saylor. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.280.4658.

Downtown Guerneville Plaza Jul 16, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers. 16201 First St, Guerneville.

Epicurean Connection Jul 16, Kristen Pearce and company. Jul 17, Matthew Fay and Connor Ross. Jul 18, Jon Emery and Tatiana McPhee.

Jul 19, Feral. 122 West Napa St, Sonoma. 707.935.7960.

Forestville Club Jul 17, Blackhorse Blues Band.

6250 Front St, Forestville.

707.887.2594.

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Jul 17, New Skye Band. Jul 18, LaFlamme-Lawrence Ensemble. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

Gaiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden Jul 15, Celtic Session. Jul 16, Gaian String Trio. Jul 18, Wine Country Swing. Jul 22, Klezmer Creek. Third Sunday of every month, jazz jam. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.544.2491.

Green Music Center Jul 18, Kevin Spacey in Concert.

Jul 21, Russian National Orchestra performs Beethoven 9. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol Jul 17, Dust in My Coffee with Buck Nickels and Loose Change. Jul 18, the Rough Riders. Jul 20, Monday Night Edutainment with Rocker-T. Tues, open mic night. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma Jul 17, Nathan Hinojosa. Jul 18, 1pm, Jimbo Scott. Jul 18, 8pm, Tom Heyman and Dan Stuart. Jul 19, 1pm, Jill Cohn.

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Jamisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roaring Donkey Jul 18, Rivertown Revival afterparty. Jul 20, Ethan J Perry and the Remedy Band. Wed, open mic night. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.

Jasper Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Farrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jul 16, Jacob Green. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.2062.

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227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

Lagunitas Amphitheaterette Jul 21, Pokey Lafarge. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

707.778.8776.

Lagunitas Tap Room Jul 15, Ragtag Sullivan. Jul 16, Patrolled by Radar. Jul 17, Lee Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Musical Universe.

Jul 18, the Sorentinos. Jul 19, Swoop Unit. Jul 22, Tim Snider. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

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Ray Band. 10056 Main St, Penngrove. 707.793.9480.

Main Street Bistro

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Rudy Colombini & The Unauthorized Rolling Stones Tribute to The Rolling Stones

www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley CafĂŠ 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

Jul 15, Pocket Canyon Ramblers. Jul 16, Susan Sutton Jazz Piano. Jul 17, Jess Petty.

Jul 18, Eddie Neon Blues Band.

Jul 21, Willie Perez. Jul 22, Greg Hester. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

Mc Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bullpen Jul 17, DJ Miguel. Jul 18, Wileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coyotes. Jul 19, DJ Prodkt. Jul 20, DJ Miguel. Tues, Thurs, karaoke with Country Dan. 16246 First St, Guerneville.

707.869.3377.

Medlock Amesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Alexander Valley Bar Jul 19, 5pm, Girls & Boys.

6487 Alexander Valley Rd, Healdsburg. 707.431.8845.

Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Pub Jul 16, J-Dub and Dino. Jul 17, Perfect Crime. Jul 18, Melissa Ruth and the Likely Stories.

Jul 19, 12pm, Jami Jamison Band. 464 First St E, Sonoma.

707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre Jul 18, Pride & Joy. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Occidental Center for the Arts Jul 18, Bastille Day with La Guinguette and Un Deux Trois. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

LIVE MUSIC & DANCING EVERY FRI & SAT NIGHT!

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Doors 8pm/Show 9:30/$10 Advâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;$12 Door

Jul 17, Bog Oak with Tree of Shame. Jul 18, Iamsu. 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

JUL 17 > Dance Band

Top Secret

JUL 18 > Classic Blues, R&B, and Soul

Redwood Cafe

JUL 24 > Party Band

Jul 17, Dream Farmers. Jul 18, Dgiin. Jul 19, 11am, Douglas Cross. Jul 19, 4pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band. Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

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The Unauthorized Rolling Stones

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Upstsairs at La Rosa 500 4th St, Santa Rosa

LaRosaLounge.com

DJ JMAG & DJ Don Dada 2777 4th Street | Santa Rosa flamingoresort.inticketing.com

Rio Nido Roadhouse Jul 17, Fleetwood Mask. Jul 18, the Pulsators. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.

Rocker Oysterfellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jul 19, Bearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Belly. 14415 Hwy 1, Valley Ford. 707.876.1983.

Rossiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1906 Jul 17, DJ Isak. Jul 18, Paulieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garage. Jul 19, the Tri Tip Trio.

Thurs, RT and the Slownoma Rythm Review. 401 Grove St, El Verano. 707.343.0044.

Spanckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jul 17, Double Standyrd. Jul 18, the Howling Coyote Tour. Thurs, 7pm, Thursday Night Blues

Jam. Thurs, 11pm, DJ Selecta Konnex. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.

Osher Marin JCC

Twin Oaks Tavern

Osteria Divino

Jul 15, Dirty Red Barn. Jul 16, Leviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Workshop with Levi Lloyd. Jul 17, Royal Jelly Jive.

Jul 18, 5pm, Petty Theft. Jul 18, 8pm, Michael Vann and the Movers. Jul 19, Bluegrass and BBQ with Foxes in the Hen House. Jul 22, Roadhouse Ramblers. Mon, Blues Defenders Pro Jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

707.795.5118.

Jul 15, Jonathan Poretz. Jul 16, Robert Overbury Trio. Jul 17, Eric Markowitz Trio. Jul 18, David Jeffreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Fourtet.

Jul 19, Jordan Samuels Trio. Jul 21, Brian Moran. Jul 22, Noel Jewkes Duo. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Zodiacs Jul 15, Train Wreck Junction.

Jul 16, Girls & Boys with EagleWolfSnake and Manzanita Falls. Jul 17, Gene Washington and the Ironsides.

Jul 22, Luciano. 256 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.773.7751.

MARIN COUNTY Fenix Jul 16, Pretending 2 Jett. Jul 17, Petty Theft. Jul 18, Greg Ballad.

Jul 19, 11:30am, Good Karma.

Jul 21, acoustic night with Amy Wigton, Tracy Blackman and Dallis Craft. Wed, Pro blues jam. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

HopMonk Novato Jul 15, open mic with Angela Cross. Jul 16, Wavez of Sound with Mitchell Thomas Experience. Jul 17, 6pm, the Howling Coyote Tour. Jul 17, 8pm, the Pulsators. Jul 18, Sunshine Garcia Band.

Jul 19, 5pm, Matt Jaffe and the Distractions with Greg Loiacono and Dan Lebo. Jul 22, open mic with Red House.

224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

19 Broadway Club Jul 15, Fun with Phonics. Jul 16, Tally Up. Jul 17, Mojo Green. Jul 18, the Bad Jones. Jul 19, 4pm, Erika Alstrom Jazz Society.

Jul 19, 9pm, the Stonies. Jul 21, Sergei and friends. Jul 22, Crosby Tyler and friends. Mon, open mic. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar Jul 15, Shawn Byron and friends. Jul 16, Michael Lamacchia Band. Jul 17, Michael Aragon Quartet. Jul 18, Vince Nash Band. Jul 19, 3pm, Flowtilla. Jul 19, 8:30pm, Migrant Pickers and Doug Nichols. Jul 20, Kimrea and the Dreamdogs. Jul 22, Rob Dietrich. Tues, open mic.

757 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.1392.

Jul 18, HAPA. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Jul 15, the Jazz Roots Band. Jul 16, Schuster and Bay. Jul 21, Swing Fever. Jul 22, Marianna August. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Periâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Silver Dollar Jul 15, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. Jul 16, Burnsyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sugar Shack. Jul 17, Achilles Wheel. Jul 18, Swoop Unit.

Jul 19, La Mandanga. Jul 21, Waldoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special. Jul 22, Twangfest. Mon, Billy Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Jul 17, Adrienne & Raphael. Jul 18, Buck Nickels and Loose Change. Jul 19, the Subdudes.

1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Sausalito Seahorse Jul 16, Gini Wilson Trio. Jul 17, Ruckatan. Jul 18, Havana Nights with Tito y su Son de Cuba. Jul 19, salsa with Mazacote. Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Tango with Marcello and Seth.

305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.2899.

Smileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Schooner Saloon Jul 16, Mount Vision. Jul 17, TV Mike and the Scarecrowes.

Jul 18, El Cajon. Sun, open mic.

Mon, reggae. Wed, Larryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s karaoke. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

Station House Cafe Jul 19, Kevin Russell. Third Monday of every month, Blue Monday with Paul Knight.

11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1515.

Sweetwater Music Hall Jul 17, Assembly of Dust. Jul 18, the Band of Heathens with Uncle Lucius. Jul 19, Rough Riders. Jul 20, EmiSunshine.

Jul 22, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr sings Sinatra. Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.1100.

Tennessee Valley Cabin Jul 17, Blithedale Canyon.

60 Tennessee Valley Rd, Mill Valley.

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Jul 15, Ross James’ Radio Galaxy. Jul 16, Phil Lesh and friends celebrate Grateful Dead 1978. Jul 17, Cold & In the Bay. Jul 18, Stu Allen and friends.

Jul 19, Michael Lamacchia Trio. Jul 20, Grateful Mondays.

Jul 21, Tim Bluhm & Greg Loiacono with the Terrapin All Stars. Jul 22, Amy Helm and the Handsome Strangers.

100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Town Center Corte Madera Jul 19, 2pm, David Correa and Cascada. 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera.

415.924.2961.

NAPA COUNTY City Winery Napa Jul 16, Laurie Lewis with Tom Rozum and Nina Gerber. Jul 17, Tainted Love. Jul 18, Petty Breakers. Jul 20, the Rat Pack Summit. Jul 21, Makana. Jul 22, Dan Ashley and the Push Band. 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.260.1600.

FARM at Carneros Inn Jul 15, Whiskey & Honey Trio. Jul 16, Dan Daniels Trio.

Jul 22, Carlos Herrera Trio.

4048 Sonoma Hwy, Napa.

888.400.9000.

Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch Jul 19, 2pm, Travelin’ McCourys.

738 Main St, St Helena.

707.963.4555.

Goose & Gander Jul 19, Kenya B Trio.

1245 Spring St, St Helena.

707.967.8779.

River Terrace Inn Jul 16, Jeff Walters. Jul 17, Salet. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa.

707.320.9000.

Silo’s Jul 15, Syria T Berry. Jul 16, Songwriters in the Round.

Jul 17, Five AM. Jul 18, Fleetwood Mask. Jul 22, Shelby Lanternman. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Uptown Theatre Jul 17, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers. 1350 Third St, Napa.

707.259.0123.

Uva Trattoria Jul 15, Bob Castell Blanch. Jul 16, 3 on a Match. Jul 17, Justin and David. Jul 18, Jackie and friends. Jul 19, Collaboration. Jul 22, Nate Lopez. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.

Call of the Wild Southwest songwriters charm the North Bay Located within the Bradshaw Mountains in central Arizona is the small town of Prescott. (Locals pronounce it “press-kit.”) From a flyover in a jumbo jet, it may not look like much, but this mile-high cowboy town has a flair for producing amazing music, and downtown Prescott’s famed Whiskey Row draws singers and songwriters of all kinds to its many clubs and venues.

Jim Sobo (pictured) was drawn there over a decade ago. Sobo grew up in Los Angeles, but left for Prescott’s vibrant DIY atmosphere. He soon realized the music in town was just too good to keep a secret.

So for the past decade, Sobo has spent his summer vacations curating and leading the Howling Coyote Tour. This year’s 10th anniversary tour of Northern California begins at HopMonk in Novato, and hits other spots in the North Bay. Each tour is a little different, and for this one Sobo is bringing back veteran guitarist Kenny James and introducing up-andcoming bandleader Wes Williams. James is a San Francisco native who, like Sobo, found Prescott’s scene irresistible. Williams, a Baton Rouge local, brings a fresh and funky vibe to Prescott’s Western scene.

The Howling Coyote Tour hits the Novato HopMonk Tavern on Friday, July 17.

224 Vintage Way, Novato. 6pm. free.

415.892.6200. The tour stops in Cotati on July 18, Napa on July 23, Petaluma on July 25 and Sebastopol on July 26. See Clubs & Venues, p25, for details.—Charlie Swanson

Rockin’ Dentistry

Rick Lane, DDS

PETALUMA REFUSE & RECYCLING

Anniversary Tour Howling Coyotes 10th

Welcome the return of The Howling Coyote Tour celebrating it’s 10th anniversary back to the North Bay, an independent Singer-Songwriter Showcase with a different artist every year, this year featuring Kenny James (www.kennyjames.net) and Wes Williams (www.facebook.com/weswilliamsband)

FRI JULY 17 • 6–9 • Hopmonk, Novato SAT JULY 18 • 7–10 • Spancky’s, Cotati SUN JULY 19 • 5–8 • Pyramid Alehouse, Walnut Creek MON JULY 20 • 6–9 • Quincy's, Rohnert Park TUES JULY 21 • 6–9 • Barley and Hops, Occidental WED JULY 22 • 6–9 • Flipside Bar & Burgers, Santa Rosa THURS JULY 23 • 10am • KRSH Live on-air performance / 7–10 • Downtown Joe’s, Napa FRI JULY 24 • 4–7 • Beach Chalet, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park SAT JULY 25 • 7–10 • Brixx, Petaluma SUN JULY 26 • 7–10 • Rocker Oysterfellers, Valley Ford

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Arts Events Galleries RECEPTIONS Jul 15 Repose Gallery, “Les Fleurs Botanique,” group botanical show featuring locals artists.

Nina Antze, Nancy Wheeler Klippert, Elizabeth Peyton and Vi Strain. 3pm. 130 S Main St, Sebastopol.

707.861.9050.

SONOMA COUNTY Arts Guild of Sonoma Through Aug 3, “William’s Pond Series,” artist Jennifer Whitfield’s metaphorical, multi-media works highlight the Guild’s July exhibit. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.

Calabi Gallery Through Aug 2, “Summer Selection,” featuring works by Douglas Ballou, Eva Belishova and Bob Dreier, as well as other gallery artists. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.781.7070.

Gaia’s Garden Through Jul 31, “Force of Life,” mixed-media artist Kimberly McCartney utilizes discarded and found objects in her expressive works. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 707.544.2491.

Graton Gallery Through Aug 9, “Chiaroscuro,” works by Marylu Downing with guests Patrick Fanning and others. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sun, 10:30 to 6.

707.829.8912.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

her found images re-imagined with original art. 16290 Main Street, Guerneville. 11am-9pm, seven days a week 415.640.8882.

Chiquita Rd, Healdsburg. Sat, noon to 5, and by appointment.

707.431.1514.

Opera House Collective

Through Jul 26, “Vines & Vistas,” paintings by Laura Roney display the vivid wine country landscapes she knows so well. 306 Center St, Healdsburg. Sun-Thurs, 10 to 6; Fri-Sat, 10 to 9. 707.431.4214.

Through Jul 31, “Tan-TaMount,” inaugural exhibit features art from Beth Hibbard and Kory Vanderpool that explore the human condition.

145 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 7 days per week from 11-5pm 707.774.6576.

Petaluma Arts Center Through Jul 26, “Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist,” works on paper by the artist and his circle. 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. 707.762.5600.

Upstairs Art Gallery

MARIN COUNTY Art by the Bay Weekend Gallery Through Aug 9, “Ever Changing Earth,” artworks inspired by the beauty of West Marin.

18856 Hwy 1, Marshall. Fri-Sun 415.663.1006.

Pie Eyed Open Studio

Art Works Downtown

Jul 18-19, “3D-Edddy,” popular sculptor re-imagines everyday and found objects into a delightful array of raw and quirky tableaus and figures.

2371 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol. Sat-Sun, 12pm to 4pm 707.477.9442.

Through Jul 24, “The Art of Rock Legends,” works by Jerry Garcia, Grace Slick, Carlos Santana and others are on display. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5.

415.451.8119.

Redwood Cafe Jul 15-Sep 15, “Three New Artists,” Henry White, Christine DeMao and Sarah Maxon vary from paintings to photography.

8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

Through Jul 31, “Flora, Fauna, Mythological Creatures & More,” inmates at San Quentin present artwork of natural landscapes and imaginary creatures. 19 Sunnyside Ave, Mill Valley. 415.380.4665.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Desta Art & Tea Gallery

Through Jul 31, “Mainly Black and White,” showing varied, multimedia artwork, in mainly black and white or with tolerance for a minimal sidestep of color. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.

Through Aug 9, “Line, Form and Texture,” summer exhibit features paintings and ceramic sculptures from local Bay Area artists. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo.

Sebastopol Gallery Through Aug 15, “A Couple of Artists,” featuring works from pastel painter Bert Kaplan and glass artist Susanna Kaplan. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6.

707.829.7200.

Shige Sushi

Through Aug 16, “Clay & Glass,” sculpture works by more than a dozen artists display. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

Through Aug 2, “Seiko Tachibana: Elements,” the artists work distinctively balances Asian tradition with minimalist modernity. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. hours vary 707.795.9753.

Look Up Gallery

Slaughterhouse Space

Through Jul 25, “Genesis Outlet,” Ariana Papademetropoulos extracts multiple meanings from

Through Aug 15, “The Battle of Mara,” new paintings from artist Laine Justice. 280

Bank of Marin

Gallery Route One Through Jul 19, “Art Works!” art by the gallery’s artist members.

11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station.

Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

Marin Society of Artists Gallery Through Aug 1, “Exposed,” open juried photography exhibit is both realistic and imaginative. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. Mon-Thurs, 11am to 4pm; Sat-Sun, noon to 4pm. 415.454.9561.

MarinMOCA Through Aug 16, “Collaboration,” unpredictable exhibit features MarinMOCA members working together and getting out of their comfort zone. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500

Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4, 415.506.0137.

Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Mill Valley Library

Paul Ogata

Through Jul 29, “Birds of Bothin Marsh,” an exhibit by Mill Valley photographer Michael Arrighi.

375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.389.4292.

Marincomedyshow presents hilarious comic and special guests. Jul 18, 8pm. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato, 415.899.9883.

Osher Marin JCC

The Wonder Bread Years

Through Jul 26, “China Camp: A Photographic Journey,” solo exhibit by artist, musician and Marin County resident Osher Levi. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Starring former Seinfeld writer Pat Hazell, this funny, fast-paced production walks the line between standup and theater. Jul 18, 8pm. $25-$38.

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

Robert Allen Fine Art Through Jul 30, “Realism: Architecture and Landscape,” group show features Everett Jensen, Davis Perkins, Victoria Ryan and others. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.2800.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center Through Jul 30, “Matt Tasley’s Marin Landscapes,” the local artist and educator offers his views of the surrounding area in this solo show. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.

Seager Gray Gallery Through Jul 30, “Terra Cognita,” presents artist’s observations and their expressions of the natural world, both literal interpretations and abstract. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

NAPA COUNTY di Rosa Through Jul 19, “Tongue-inCheek,” group show employ humor as a critical tool to explore complex social themes and illuminate the follies of daily life. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sun, 10am to 6pm.

707.226.5991.

Napa Valley Museum Through Aug 16, “Forms of Fragmentation,” creative collages by Thomas Morphis display in the Spotlight Gallery. Through Aug 30, “do it” Traveling exhibit is a conceptual and interactive experience built upon enacting artists’ written and drawn instructions. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Tues-Sun, 10am to 4pm. 707.944.0500.

Comedy

Events Festival del Sole Celebrating its 10th year, the festival brings renowned classical, jazz, opera, theater and dance artists like Deborah Voigt, Kevin Spacey and the Russian National Orchestra to Napa, with curated culinary, wine and fitness pursuits. Jul 17-26. Various locations, Napa Valley, Napa, 888.337.6272.

Guelaguetza Festival

100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

Film The Apu Trilogy Weekly showings of the three films credited with bringing India into the golden age of international art-house filmmaking. Sun through Aug 2. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

CULT Film Series Revisiting the best flicks of 1985 all month, the series presents a double bill of “Day of the Dead” and “The Return of the Living Dead.” Jul 16, 7pm. $10. Roxy Stadium 14, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

Manglehorn Art film directed by David Gordon Green stars Al Pacino as a lonely locksmith involved in a magical love story. Jul 18, 7pm. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa, 707.255.5445.

Mimi & Dona

Daylong celebration features traditional Oaxaca cultural folklore, music and craft food with over 100 dancers and musicians from across the state. Jul 19, 10am. $12-$15.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 415.754.9079.

Poignant documentary looks at issues surrounding family relations and care giving between a woman and her intellectually disabled daughter. Jul 17, 7pm. $10.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, 707.829.4797.

Nepal Earthquake Benefit Dinner & Concert

Murder on the Orient Express

International plant-based buffet is accompanied by a performance by the talented Serendipity Trio; includes a raffle. All proceeds benefit ongoing relief efforts in Nepal.

Jul 19, 5:30pm. $35. Gaia’s Garden, 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.544.2491.

Storytelling Chautauqua From the irreverent to the poignant, this popular variety show will make you laugh, make you think and may even call you to action on social and ecological issues. Jul 17, 7:30pm. $15-$20. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707.874.1557.

Jim Gaffigan

Suscol Intertribal Pow Wow

The popular comedian espouses on family and food with hilarious results. Jul 22, 7 and 9:30pm. Sold-out. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50

Annual event features Native American dancing and drumming, as well as art and crafts for sale. Jul 18-19, 11am. Free. Lincoln Theater,

Vintage Film Series presentation encourages dressing up in your themed costumes to enjoy this suspenseful classic starring detective Poirot. Jul 20, 7pm.

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

Food & Drink ABC Dinner With master sommelier Evan Goldstein. Jul 21, 6pm. $60. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.260.1600.

The Breastfest Beer Festival Fundraiser has endless eats and bottomless cups from more than 40 of the best California Breweries while you listen to live music and support a great cause. Jul 18, 12pm. $55-$65. Marin Center,

Pizza, Pig & Pints

For Kids Kids Cook!

Children will meet their local farmers, learn about the growing seasons of California, and become empowered to be healthy eaters. Wed, Jul 15, 3pm. $60-$150. SHED, 25 North St, Healdsburg, 707.431.7433.

MidSummer Broadway MusiCamp Registration For boys and girls K-college with interest in singing, dancing, acting. Led by Anna Combs Johnson, top professional performing artist and voice teacher for Napa Valley Music Associates.

Registration ends July 3. Through Jul 31. $450.

Napa Christian Campus of Education, 2201 Pine St, Napa, 707.322.8402.

Soar into Summer Kids Camp Aerial skills and trapeze camp for kids, ages 8-13. Jul 20-24, 10am. 415.895.8032. San Rafael Gymnastics, 129 Carlos Dr, San Rafael, $225.

Lectures

Book of Tomatoes” and more with Michele Anna Jordan.

1330 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga 707.942.1616.

Readings

Dance Palace

Book Passage Jul 15, 7pm, “Pirate Hunters” with Robert Kurson. Jul 16, 7pm, “The Achievement Habit” with Bernard Roth.

Jul 18, 4pm, “Moon Cuba” and “Moon Havana” with Christopher P Baker. Jul 18, 7pm, “The Millionaires Cruise” with Donald McPhail. Jul 19, 1pm, “Coming Forth by Day” with Kakwasi Somadhi. Jul 19, 7pm, “Love in Every Stitch” with Lee Gant. Jul 20, 7pm, “The Mindful Golfer” with Stephen Altschuler. Jul 21, 7pm, “Tantra for the West” with Marc Allen. Jul 22, 7pm, “The Gods of Tango” with Carolina De Robertis. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Cloverdale Performing Arts Center Jul 16, 7pm, Books on Stage, with poet Jodi Hottel and sci-fi writer Stefanie Freele.

Free. 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale 707.829.2214.

Coffee Catz Jul 19, 12:30pm, Poetry Open Mic with Sher and John Christian. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol 707.829.6600.

Commonweal Jul 19, 2pm, “The Rainman’s Third Cure” with Peter Coyote.

Free / donations accepted. 451 Mesa Rd, Bolinas.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

Attend an intro workshop, then sign up for a two-hour printing session at the library. Wed, Jul 15, 6pm. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707.869.9004.

Jul 21, 7pm, Hot Summer Nights with the Redwood Writers, featuring authors of fiction. Jul 22, 7pm, “Cry of the Nightbird: Writers Against Domestic Violence” with various authors.

775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

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Information about efforts to hold the nuclear-power industry legally responsible the Fukushima incident includes guest speakers directly affected by the disaster. Jul 17, 6:30pm. Free. Cross & Crown Lutheran Church, 5475 Snyder Ln, Rohnert Park, 707.775.8617.

Writers Forum with Tina Folsom Folsom gives a talk titled, “All You Ever Wanted to Know about Self-Publishing and Didn’t Dare to Ask.” Jul

Jul 17, 6pm, “Land of Stories #4: Beyond the Kingdoms” with Chris Colfer. Jul 18, 7pm, “The Unnoticeables” with Robert Brockway. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books Jul 22, 7pm, “Pieces of My Mother: A Memoir” with Melissa Cistaro. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

Calistoga Copperfield’s Books Jul 17, 7pm, “The Good Cook’s

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Jul 18, 7:30pm, “From Formless to Form,” a night of rhythm and poetry. $25. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1075.

Jack London State Park Jul 19, 1pm, “ Jack London State Historic Park Images of America Series” with Elisa Stancil Levine. 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen 707.938.5216.

Open Secret Jul 16, 7:30pm, “The Essence of Enlightenment” with James Swartz. 923 C St, San Rafael 415.457.4191.

Point Reyes Books Jul 21, 6:30pm, Contemporary Classics, Patricia Holt’s monthly book discussion group examines “People in the Trees”

by Hanya Yanagihara $20.

Third Tuesday of every month, 7pm, women’s book group.

11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1542.

Rebound Bookstore Jul 18, 4pm, Tenth Anniversary Party & Poetry Reading, Rebound celebrates 10 years with surprise guests giving spoken-word performances and more. 1611 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.482.0550.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Jul 15, 7pm, “A Shot of Malaria “ with Charles Souby. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.

Theater Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story The true story of the singer’s meteoric rise to fame features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits. Through Jul 19. $25-$37. Sixth Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.523.4185.

The Butterfly’s Evil Spell Bilingual, bicycle-powered theater returns to Sonoma County with this classic Federico Garcia Lorca play, kicking off at the Imaginsists before pedaling around town to perform at local parks.

Info at www.theimaginists. org/2015tour. Through Jul 26.

The Imaginists, 461 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.528.7554.

Cymbeline Marin Shakespeare Company’s

LIVING HISTORY Cannons, horses and hundreds of uniformed participants make Duncans Mills’ Civil War Days the largest reenactment in Northern California, July 18–19 . See Events, adjacent page.

awarding-winning outdoor summer festival begins with this magical, romantic comedy which follows a pair of lovers on a Medieval adventure.

Through Jul 26. $10-$35.

Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael, 415.499.4488.

Mother Jones in Heaven

Fantastical Family Night

The Pirates of Penzance

Transcendence Theatre’s “Broadway Under the Stars” presents this family show filled with Broadway, Disney and everything in between. Jul 17-18. $29 and up. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 877.424.1414.

Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance A razzle-dazzle musical revue from the Kut-Ups of Rohnert Park. Through Jul 18. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, 707.588.3400.

Jake’s Women Neil Simon’s poignant comedy about Jake, a writer, and the women in his life is presented

by Sonoma Arts Live. Through Jul 26. $12-$26. Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, 707.974.1932.

Jane Austen’s Emma SRJC Summer Rep takes on the classic play, which continues to delight audiences both as a coming-of-age tale and a lively satire. Through Jul 29. $15-$25. Newman Auditorium, Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.527.4372.

Critically acclaimed onewoman musical about the life of labor leader Mother Jones makes a comeback following last year’s sold-out run. Jul 1626. $15-$27. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707.823.0177.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s ribald musical comedy is presented by the Ross Valley Players.

Jul 17-Aug 16. $29-$33. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555.

Rent Marilyn Izdebski Productions and the Redwood High Community Education Program present the hit musical as part of their Summer musicaltheatre workshop program.

Jul 22-25. $15. Redwood High School, 395 Doherty Dr, Larkspur, 800.838.3006.

South Pacific Set in a tropical island paradise, this beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is presented by SRJC Summer Rep. Through Aug 8. $15-$25.

Burbank Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

Tartuffe SRJC Summer Rep presents the devilish comedy about the art of deception and the price of misplaced faith. Through Aug 2. $15-$25. Newman Auditorium, Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.527.4372.

Twelfth Night Directed by David Lear,

Shakespeare’s delightful comedy is performed under the stars and in the ruins of the Cannery, presented by Vacant Lot Productions and the Arlene Francis Center. Through Aug 15. $5-$25. Shakespeare in the Cannery, 3 West Third St, Santa Rosa.

West Side Story The Jets and Sharks dance it out in this North Bay Stage Company production. Jul 17Aug 2. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

William a la Shakespeare Fairfax Theatre Company’s summer play is a smorgasbord of Shakespeare’s selected works. Through Jul 25. $10-$15.

Fairfax Pavilion, 142 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax.

Youth in Revolt: The Adventures of Nick Twisp The Raven hosts an Odyssey Theater production of the hilarious, take-no-prisoners play about a cynical, sexobsessed teenager who falls for the smart girl. Jul 16-25. $15. Raven Theater Windsor, 195 Windsor River Rd, Windsor.

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