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Tenants Unite Housing should be a right for all citizens, not a privilege based on one’s income level (Letters, March 23). Landlords and real estate speculators, aka “investors,” have treated renters in outrageously unfair ways, slapping down rent increases of $500 to $700 and throwing good tenants, who adhere to rules and pay their rent on time, out into the street so they can make a fast buck. The so-called market seems motivated by greed and lust for profit at all costs.

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As for the alleged travails of poor landlords, cry me a river.

Those who have enough disposable income to invest in real estate and property “flipping” to make a tidy profit are undeserving of any sympathy whatsoever, especially when many own multiple properties worth millions of dollars. Landowners have powerful organizations and lobbies working for their interests and bending the ear of politicians to keep regulations lax and renters at a disadvantage.

Some sort of control on rent increases along with a just-cause eviction law is the least the politicians who have looked the other way and done nothing the past 20 years in Santa Rosa and Sonoma County can do for the elderly, disabled and working poor, along with the struggling working middle classes, who make up a sizable percentage of the population in this area, and, at times, spend 40 to 60 percent of their income to keep a roof over their heads. Perhaps renters need their own lobby or union to press for their interests, as the landlords have their property owners associations and chambers of commerce.

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Ag Is Open Space Squandering our greatest tool in the fight against sprawl BY EVAN WIIG

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hile sometimes convenient, abbreviations of otherwise unwieldy titles can backfire.

Take the SCAPOSD, or the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, these days referred to by most as simply the Open Space District. Yet those few missing words are today jeopardizing the original intent of a public entity voters created in 1990, an omission that last week threatened to derail an innovative proposal to help prepare a new generation of local food producers and land stewards.

“Open space just means untouched land,” declared Rohnert Park mayor Gina Belforte before voting to oppose plans for an incubator farm on the 45-acre Young-Armos property just north of the city.

Nearly 20 years ago, SCAPOSD acquired the property and, with the UC Cooperative Extension, recently drafted a proposal to restore its native wetlands, while simultaneously establishing a program that would provide small, temporary parcels to beginning farmers, allowing them to develop skills to run a successful small-scale farm.

The proposal comes at a time when the average age of farmers in this county surpasses 60, a trend that threatens the viability of our local food system. Despite Rohnert Park councilman Joseph Callinan’s inability to equate agriculture with a business enterprise—a misperception thankfully corrected by the project’s lone supporter on the city council, Jake Mackenzie—it is precisely the refinement of business skills that agricultural aspirants need and the very aim of the incubator project.

While the city council is responding sympathetically to neighbors’ concerns over the project—ranging from obstruction of view to impact on wildlife—for the council to echo residents’ assumptions that the land would remain “untouched” attempts to redefine the original mission of the SCAPOSD: “to permanently protect the diverse agricultural, natural resource, and scenic open space lands of Sonoma County for future generations."

Not only are diversified farms scenic, while providing us life’s essentials, the support of beginning farmers is in fact an exponential investment in the preservation of even more open space. The greatest tool we have to prevent sprawl is the protection of healthy, working, bountiful lands. This will require a new crop of stewards.

Let’s start growing them.

Evan Wiig is director of the Farmers Guild.

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MOO WITH A VIEW The Drakes Bay oyster battle is over, but a confrontation over cattle is heating up at Point Reyes National Seashore.

Beef of Burden Lawsuit threatens future of cattle at Point Reyes National Seashore—or does it? BY TOM GOGOLA

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itigants in the battle over the future of cattle grazing on the Point Reyes National Seashore will head to federal court later this spring.

A lawsuit filed by a trio of environmental organizations in February is aimed at the National Park Service and Cicely Muldoon, superintendent of the park. Its stated purpose is to force the NPS to better manage the 18,000 acres of dairy and beef cattle that graze the park’s pastoral zone, along with

the not-so-occasional tule elk that wander into those lands, located in the southern end of the park.

But the stakes are potentially higher. A successful outcome for the plaintiffs, says Huey D. Johnson of the Mill Valley–based Resource Renewal Institute, could impact other cattle operations, including ranches located within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and beyond.

“Sure. It will transfer over to the nation,” says Johnson, a local titan of environmentalism and a former state resource secretary

under Gov. Jerry Brown in the 1970s. His organization is joined in the suit by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Western Watersheds Project.

“There are a number of national parks with cows,” says Johnson, “and powerful special interests that promote grazing in federal landscapes.”

The suit calls on the National Park Service (NPS) to update its Point Reyes documents, especially the 1980 General Management Plan to include, for example, an environmental

impact review of the ranches.

The lawsuit claims, among other negative impacts, that the cattle cause erosion and manure impacts salmon downstream.

Following hard on the hooves of a bad-blood lawsuit against the now-closed Drakes Bay Oyster Company, the latest Point Reyes lawsuit comes as the NPS is working on its Ranch Comprehensive Management Plan as part of its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act. On that front, the lawsuit appears to demand the NPS do what it is already doing—come up with a plan for managing the ranchlands—with the kicker that there are still too many cows (about 6,000). The park’s point-person on ranching issues, Melanie Gunn, couldn’t comment on the pending litigation, but NPS officials have stated publically that it is determined to keep the ranchers in the park.

While the battle to save Drakes Bay is over, those iconic “Save Drakes Bay” signs are still up all over the North Bay—as are signs along ranch fences around West Marin that call for more fencing in the park to keep the elk and cow herds separated.

The oyster and cattle suits appear similar—commercial activity undertaken with ad hoc leases on public land—but the potential elimination of cattle ranching in Point Reyes is on a higher order of magnitude when it comes to the potential economic impacts.

Ranching advocates highlight that the milk that flows from the Holsteins and Jerseys is some of the finest and that the ranches support numerous other jobs in the area—from truckers to veterinarians to graphic artists to the Marin Sun Farms restaurant and retail outpost on Highway 1 in Point Reyes Station. Marin Sun’s ranch is located in the park.

Johnson says he loves his beef and his ice cream, too, but that’s not the point. The point, he says, is to enforce accountability on an agency that’s mucked through its management of the cows (and the elks) for decades.

Johnson says that opposition to

originally zoned so that they could occupy it.

“We have to make our decisions based on the law and policy,” Patton says.

Johnson sees things a little differently when it comes to Salazar’s deal with the ranchers: “I want that land to be managed properly, I want there to be grass growing, and I don’t have time to fool around with their demands for longer leases and whatever.”

The Marin Agricultural Land Trust, also based in Point Reyes Station, fosters voluntary agricultural conservation easements aimed at preserving agricultural and keeping development at bay. Executive director Jamison Watts says the parkland ranches are a vital resource for the area and the world at large, providing not just superior organic, GMO-free products, but a model for how to do it on environmentally sensitive land. He readily acknowledges that park service management of cattle isn’t perfect, but says that’s exactly why they are working on a ranch-management plan.

A sustainability framework in the park would be economically viable (if not profitable to the ranchers), Watts says, not to mention “environmentally sustainable, and contributing to a high quality of life for the community.”

“We have a great opportunity to continue demonstrating sustainable ag in Point Reyes,” Watts adds, noting that the cattle in the seashore and in Golden Gate National Recreation Area comprises 20 percent of Marin County’s annual agricultural yield of about $100 million.

“We’re not saying anything about getting any cattle out of there,” Johnson says of the lawsuit. “We want the park service to do what they haven’t done,” he says, “because they are in the pocket of the dairy interests.”

In Johnson’s vision of a properly managed national park, Point Reyes National Seashore would resemble an English park in the plains, which often have, he says “a few cows grazing out there with the grass up to their belly.

Here, you see pictures of pastures

that are just mud and manure with no grass on them.”

He sees a future Point Reyes National Seashore with ranching continuing on a “much more reduced scale—they’ve got several times the number of cattle that should be on that land. The parks service should tell them to take care of the land, but they don’t.”

The lawsuit comes as the NPS’ management of the elk herd has itself been under a cloud of criticism. Johnson says his impetus was the plight of the reintroduced tule elk who also live and graze in the park; many dozens died during the drought.

“I was so upset that the parks service [said], ‘Yeah, we lost 250 elk, they died of thirst and hunger.’ What the hell kind of organization are they running when animals are dying of thirst?”

Anti-rancher activists have also raised concerns around the killing of elk that were culled by the NPS because they’d contracted Johne’s disease, an illness that leaves the animals emaciated.

Marin rancher and attorney Nicolette Hahn Niman has been speaking up on behalf of the Point Reyes ranchers and says that concerns for the elk and the culling of diseased animals have been conflated into accusations that the ranchers are themselves calling for the eradication of the elk, serving a cow-vs.-elk dynamic that’s convenient for the plaintiffs but isn’t backed up by the facts.

She cites a recent Wall Street Journal video that features one of the plaintiffs and “an almost exclusive focus on the elk. Is this what is actually motivating these individuals? Because I was really surprised at how central it is to their argument. Ranchers as a group are not advocating for the elimination of the elk and have repeatedly called for nonlethal methods to get rid of them when they have to.”

In a 2014 letter to Muldoon, the Point Reyes Seashore Ranchers Association said that the elk and cows ought to be kept apart from each other. There’s no mention in the letter of killing the elk to achieve that end. That letter also goes to lengths to talk about best management practices, including,

for example, “managing the rangelands in a fashion proven to sequester carbon.”

Properly managed, grazing animals can help trap climatechanging carbon in the soil. Hahn Niman says that while there is real concern about what the suit might mean for ranchers, she doesn’t anticipate that it will go anywhere—though as an attorney, she says you never know. “There is a distinct possibility that it will be dismissed fairly early on,” she says. “I know what the park’s been doing to update the management plan, and it’s a lot.”

Hahn Niman questioned the wisdom of filing a lawsuit about a particular set of concerns in Point Reyes National Seashore, while the plaintiffs concede that the suit, if successful, would create a precedent that could be applied elsewhere.

“If you read the lawsuit, it’s not that ambitious—manage it better, the park’s not keeping its management plan up to date— but when you understand that the plaintiff wants to get all the cattle out of all [public lands], the ranchers are right to be alarmed.”

Hahn Niman says she is only speaking for herself and her husband, sustainable livestock pioneer Bill Niman, as she notes that ranchers are “extremely concerned about this lawsuit and rightly alarmed because not only is [Johnson] making this statement, but the two other groups—that’s all they do is try to get grazing out of public lands, and there’s no question that’s what is motivating the lawsuit.”

Johnson is standing his ground.

He has an expert opinion on grazing, he says, which found Point Reyes National Seashore to be “the worst example of overgrazing that he has seen.”

The 83-year-old Johnson is looking forward to his day in court. “We obviously had such difficulty communicating with the parks service, given the interests and their special deal with the ranchers. There was no way to do this except to say, ‘Go talk to a federal judge.’ It’ll do them a world of good. I look forward to the process.”

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the suit is coming from a “funny little cabal of dairy lovers out there. They’ve gotten well-rooted, the local press often favors them, they are nice people and it seems like a good idea. . . . I would say that there’s been something of a public relations war, not really a war but an ongoing struggle, and a handful of well-meaning elderly environmentalists have long ago fallen in love with dairy cattle.”

But it’s not just the green elders of Inverness who are supporting new leases for the ranchers; the West Marin Environmental Action Committee was a driving force behind the Drakes Bay lawsuit, but is not onboard with the current litigation. The former executive director, Amy Trainer, moved on in October, and the current director, Morgan Patton, says the organization is supporting a pledge made to ranchers to grant longer leases made by then–secretary of the interior Ken Salazar as the Drakes Bay battle waged.

To ease the concerns of ranchers that they were next on the get-out list—including Kevin Lunny, who ran Drakes Bay and operates one of the cattle ranches in Point Reyes National Seashore—Salazar said he would work on securing 20-year leases for the ranchers.

“We support the decision,” says Patton of the Salazar pledge, in an interview at the Environmental Action Committee office in Point Reyes Station (which was vandalized during the Drakes Bay fight). The ranchers are now on ad hoc, year-to-year leases which can both foster financial insecurity and don’t provide a whole lot of incentive to properly manage one’s ranch.

The organization, says Patton, is working with the park and ranchers on the management plan. Patton notes that a key difference between the respective suits was that Drakes Bay Oyster Company was operating in an area with a wilderness zoning designation; the cattle are all on land zoned as pastoral in the enabling legislation that gave rise to the Point Reyes National Seashore in 1962. In other words, the cattle occupy land that was

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Dining GANG OF FOUR Ramen Gaijin has added an izakaya menu and great cocktails. Owners Matthew Williams, left, and Moishe

Hahn-Schuman, right, brougt on Gillian Tyrnauer and Scott Beatti, center, to oversee the excellent cocktail program.

Triple Shot

Ramen Gaijin ups its game with new look, drinks and menu BY STETT HOLBROOK

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f Ramen Gaijin left things the way they were, it would still be a great place. The ramen is superb, as is the menu of salads and starters. Friendly folks and cool vibes add to the appeal.

But owners Matthew Williams and Moishe Hahn-Schuman didn’t leave well enough alone. They closed for three months late last year and gutted the place. They

demolished the woodburning oven (it didn’t really fit in a Japanese restaurant). They ripped out the redwood-slab bar top and moved it to an adjacent counter space and built a new concrete bar. The addition of beautiful reclaimed barn-wood paneling, and new tables and chairs in the lounge area make the place look downright sexy.

But the restaurant got more than a makeover. Gaijin added an exciting izakaya (Japanese

tapas) menu and a cocktail program created by spirit wizard Scott Beattie, one of the prime movers behind the craft-cocktail movement. The menu he created runs with the Japanese theme, and the bar is now a destination in its own right.

The Japanese tea highballs, made with tea-infused Japanese whiskies, are great with a bowl of ramen; the bubbles in the seltzer cut through the rich broth of the soup. Gillian Tyrnauer, late of the

Healdsburg Shed, now manages the bar at Ramen Gaijin and brought her shrub-making skills.

The sweet and sour fermented creations appear in the changing list of seasonal “tonics” like the Winter Ball ($11)—Spirit Works gin, grapefruit-juniper shrub, lime and pickled juniper. Shrubs also appear in the ginger beer– based bucks and mules served in copper mugs like the eminently refreshing Mujina Mule (vodka, ginger-turmeric shrub, lime and nutmeg).

The list of Spirited Away drinks is a treat—lighter, stirred cocktails made with Japanese plum wines, Japanese spirits and aromatic bitters and essential oils. The drinks’ names are taken from Japanese pop culture and mythology, and refer to various phantoms and avenging ghosts.

The Teke Teke (El Dorado eight-year-old rum, St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram, Alessio Vermouth Chinato and honey umeshu; $11) is named after the ghost of a girl severed at the waist by a train who spends her days dragging her upper torso around looking to slice others in half.

I loved the refreshing Ashimagari ($11), a pale purple cocktail made with Torikai shochu, shiso/plum liqueur and an ethereal, floating sheet of purple nori seaweed. Ashimagari is a ghostly phenomenon said to feel like a kitten wrapping around your feet at night, impeding your ability to walk—a sensation akin to drinking too many of these.

In addition to the Japaneseinspired drinks there’s a list of a dozen classic cocktails.

Like Forchetta Bastoni, the restaurant that came before it, Ramen Gaijin is two restaurants in one, but this one is much more cohesive. There’s the ramen side of the restaurant, and the izakaya and bar side. The full izakaya menu is not available on the ramen side. And you can’t order ramen at the bar or in the lounge. The idea was to create two distinct dining experiences. That it is, with great drinks to boot.

Ramen Gaijin, 6948 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. 707.827.3609.

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S O N OMA CO U N TY De Schmire Continental. $$-$$$. Informal, with emphasis on seafood.

Generous portions, open kitchen, outside dining.

304 Bodega Ave, Petaluma.

707.762.1901.

Della Santina’s Italian.

$$. Casual chic, family-run combination trattoria/ rosticceria/pasticceria featuring traditional Tuscan fare and emphasizing spitroasted meats and housemade pastries. 133 E Napa St, Sonoma. 707.935.0576.

Earth’s Bounty Kitchen & Wine Bar

California. $-$$. Look for locally sourced dishes like the County Line Farm baby kale salad, bacon-wrapped local black cod and a Stemple Creek burger. Lots of pastries and deli items for take-out too. 5755 Mountain Hawk Way, Santa Rosa. 707.827.9700.

Glen Ellen Star

California. $$. A comfy-casual, farmhouse-style restaurant with classic American -nspired dishes. Wood-fired pizzas, roasted and grilled meats, and uniquely prepared seasonal vegetables. 13648 Arnold Dr., Glen Ellen. 707.343.1384.

Khoom Lanna

Outstanding Thai dishes and seasonal specialties with an authentic cooking style. Fresh ingredients, serene dining room. 107 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8424.

840 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.778.8222.

Mombo’s Pizza Pizza. $. The crust is thin and the toppings eclectic. Classic pizza joint. Delivery too. 1880 Mendocino Ave #B, Santa Rosa.

707.528.3278. 560 Hwy 116 N, Sebastopol. 707.823.7492.

The Pullman Kitchen American. $$. Distinctive gourmet eatery featuring locally sourced fish, dairy meats and fresh seasonal produce. Expert service.

205 Fifth St, Santa Rosa.

707.545.4300.

Real Döner American. $-$$. Casual, cafe-style ordering from a friendly staff.

Get the coffee and buibal yuvasi dessert.. 307 F St, Petaluma. 707.765.9555.

Shige Sushi Sushi. $-$$.

Small space in downtown Cotati has big dreams. Lunch specials in bento format, of course, but try the nigiri for dinner. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati 707.795.9753.

Thai House Thai. $-$$.

Classic dishes in fun setting (kick off your shoes for a more traditional experience) served by an always-friendly staff. The pumpkin curry and garlic catfish are standouts.

525 Fourth St., Santa Rosa.

707.526.3939.

Trattoria Lupo Italian. $$. Reliable home-style Italian cooking. 4776 Sonoma Hwy, Santa Rosa. 707.539.0260.

Willow Wood Market Cafe Mediterranean. $$.

Maguire’s Pub Pub grub.

Homey, eclectic food. Come for breakfast! 9020 Graton Rd, Graton. 707.823.0233.

Mike’s at the Crossroads American. $.

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$-$$. Burgers, fish and chips, hearty salads. 145 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.762.9800.

All kinds of burgers imaginable, all of them good–no, great!

7665 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.665.9999.

Arigatou Japanese Food to Go Japanese. $.

Cheap, delicious and ready

Bubba’s Diner Diner.

$-$$. Comforting Mommastyle food like fried green tomatoes, onion meatloaf and homey chicken-fried steak with red-eye gravy in a restaurant lined with cookbooks and knickknacks.

566 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.459.6862.

Buckeye Roadhouse

American. $$-$$$. A Marin County institution. Delightful food, friendly and seamless service, and a convivial atmosphere. Try one of the many exotic cocktails. 15 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley.

415.331.2600.

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Cucina Italian. $$. Small but

well-loved spot. Get the pizza from the wood-burning oven, the homemade pasta or the many meats and seafoods, but save room for tiramisu.

Also selling wine “out the back door” from their small shop.

510 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo. 415.454.2942.

Easy Street Cafe

American. $.Take a gander at the extensive list of Easy Street specials and get a spot by the window to watch Red Hill shoppers wander by 882 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 415.453.1984.

The Garden

Mediterranean. $$. Casual environment supplying dishes with Mediterranean and Italian flair. Pastas and salads seem to be a favorite among regulars.

333 Enfrente Road, Novato.

415.883.9277.

Mountain Home Inn

American. $$$-$$$$. Great summer sandwiches with a view atop Mt Tamalpais 810 Panoramic Dr, Mill Valley.

415.381.9000.

Nick’s Cove American.

$$$$. Fresh from the bay oysters, upscale seafood, some steaks and a great burger.

23240 State Route 1, Marshall.

415.663.1033.

Exhibit open daily.

Artist workshops Sundays at 10 a.m.

St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery • 8440 St. Helena Highway Rutherford, CA • stsupery.com/artsinapril • 707.963.4507

Thank You, Bohemian Readers, for Voting St. Supéry Best Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2016!

Affordable Vaccination Clinics

every Sunday 9:30–11:30am

Western Farm Center

21 West 7th Street Santa Rosa • 707.545.0721 www.westernfarmcenter.com

3AM EVERY DAY! DINE-IN OR DELIVERY

123 Bolinas California.

$$. Urban-moderne decor pairs with a locally sourced menu for a must-try highlight on the Fairfax dining scene.

Pizza, soups, local cheese and charcuterie, greens and a wine bar, all done well. 123 Bolinas St., Fairfax. 415.488.5123.

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415.453.8990.

The Bay View Restaurant welcomes

Dining ( 11 tasty standards and vegetarian items. Also get a delicious curry here. 1200 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito. 415.331.3226.

Phyllis’ Giant Burgers

Dinner with the Winemaker Friday, April 15, 2016

6:30 No-Host Reception ~ 7:00 Dinner $ 95 plus tax and gratuity

Special Guest Justin Seinfeld, Winemaker

800 Hwy One, Bodega Bay 707.875.2751 • www.InnattheTides.com

Hamburgers. $. Come with a hearty appetite for an oldfashioned patty. 924 Diablo Ave, Novato. 415.456.0866.

2202 Fourth St, San Rafael.

Lunch and dinner daily.

415.456.0866.

Piatti’s Ristorante & Bar Italian. $$-$$$. Rustic,

seasonal, Italian food. Kidfriendly. 625 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.380.2525.

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Portelli Rossi Italian. $$.

Tasty and affordable fare in a cozy setting. 868 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.892.6100.

Robata Grill & Sushi

Japanese. $$. Mmm. With thick slices of fresh sashimi, Robata knows how to do it. The rolls are big winners. 591 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley. 415.381.8400.

Sol Food Puerto Rican. $.

Flavorful, authentic and homestyle at this Puerto Rican eatery, which is as hole-in-thewall as they come. 401 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.380.1986.

811 Fourth St; 901 Lincoln Ave; 903 Lincoln Ave, San Rafael.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 415.451.4765.

Sorella Caffe Italian.

Dr. Lisa Pesch • Dr. Ilsi Medearis 5430 Commerce Blvd., Suite 1K, Rohnert Park AnimalHealingArts.net • 707.584.PETS (7387)

$$. The embodiment of Fairfax casual, with delicious, high-quality food that lacks pretension. 107 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax. 415.258.4520.

Tavola Italian Kitchen

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Italian. $$. Cozy-casual dining within a stucco-clad strip mall.

Thin crust pizzas, homemade pasta and sausage, meat and fish entrees, and crisp greens.

An authentic gem within the Hamilton Marketplace.

5800 Nave Drive, Novato.

415.883.6686.

Tommy’s Wok Chinese. $-$$. Tasty and filling Chinese fare without the greasy weigh-down. Nice vegetarian selections, too. 3001 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito. 415.332.5818.

The William Tell House American. $$. Marin

County’s oldest saloon.

Casual and jovial atmosphere.

Steaks, pasta, chicken and fish all served with soup or salad. 26955 Hwy 1, Tomales.

707.878.2403.

Yet Wah Chinese. $$.

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

1238 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.460.9883.

with dark wood and rustic touches does pulled-pork nachos, wild boar burgers, osso bucco and crab-potato tots right. 1401 First St, Napa.

707.258.1516.

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Oenotri Italian. $$$. A casual eatery with the three P’s of Italian: pizza, pasta, and panini. Delicate pizza and pasta dishes, and they butcher their own meat. These guys do simplicity well. 1425 First St, Napa. 707.252.1022.

Ca’ Momi Enoteca

Pizza. $$. Great Pizzas and pastas are the stock in trade for this Oxbow standout, but the secret weapon are its bignès. Traditional regional Italian with organic ingredients and a welcoming, casual atmosphere. 610 First St, Napa.

707.257.4992.

Cielito Lindo Mexican. $$. Two words: octopus tacos.

If that doesn’t tell you what you need to know about this bright spot on Napa’s dining scene, then try your luck with the bigger dishes like the chile relleno and the pan-roasted halibut—but know that the tacos are the stars here. 1142 Main St., Napa. 707.252.2300.

Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen Eclectic. $$-$$$. As comfortable as it sounds, with a rich and varied melting pot of a menu. 1327 Railroad Ave, St Helena. 707.963.1200.

Goose & Gander

American. $$. Cozy steakhouse vibes, but with a much more generous menu. Fish, pasta and steak are some of the standard dishes, but the G&G burger should not be overlooked. Interesting charcuterie and cheese lists.

1245 Spring St, St Helena.

707.967.8779.

Mustard’s Grill American. $$$. “Deluxe truck stop classics” include Dungeness crab cakes with chipotle aioli, grilled Laotian quail with cucumber-scallion salad and a bacon-wrapped rabbit roulade.

7399 St. Helena Hwy, Napa.

707.944.2424.

Napa Valley Biscuits

American. $$. A very casual diner serving up biscuits and gravy, fried chicken, and chicken and waffle sliders. And they aren’t kidding when they say “sweet tea.” 1502 Main St., Napa. 707.265.8209.

Norman Rose Tavern

American. $$. More than just suds ‘n’ grub–though that’s the name of the happy hour– this old-fashioned hangout

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. 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. 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. 6480 Washington St, Yountville.

707.944.2222.

Ristorante Allegria

Italian. $$. Inside a historic 1916 building lies this Italian restaurant with music, candlelight and a robust menu.

Full bar, wine list and special dining in “the Vault”–more romantic than it sounds, believe us. 1026 First St, Napa.

707.254.8006.

Siena California-Tuscan. $$$$. Sophisticated, terroirinformed cooking celebrates the local and seasonal, with electric combinations like sorrel-wrapped ahi tuna puttanesca. 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa. 707.251.1900.

Tarla Mediterranean Grill Greek/Mediterranean.

$$. Casual and trendy with a variety of Turkish and Greek options for any meal of the day.

The lamb burger should not be missed. 1480 First St, Napa.

707.255.5599.

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. 829 Main St, Napa.

707.224.8555.

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SONOMA COUNTY D’Argenzio Winery Much like the family-run, backstreet bodegas of the old country that the decor invokes.

Sangiovese, Moscato di Fresco, and Randy Rhoads Cab. 1301 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa. Daily 11am–5pm. $10 tasting fee. 707.280.4658.

Envolve Winery One of these days, you’ll forget about the show that made a celebrity of out cofounder Ben Flajnik and just enjoy his broadly appealing Epilogue wines and zippy Envolve Sauvignon Blanc. Wait, who?

Girls scream over the rosé. 27 East Napa St., Ste. A, Sonoma.

Daily, 11am–6pm. Tasting fee, $5–$15. 707.939.5385.

Fritz Underground Winery Partly underground tasting room overlooks the hill country north of Dry Creek Valley at this familyowned estate. Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon plus Lost Canyon wines (formerly of Oakland).

24691 Dutcher Creek Road, Cloverdale. Tasting 10:30–4:30 daily; $5 fee. 707.894.3389.

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

Fogdog Pinot and Ovation Chardonnay will have you applauding. 12747 El Camino Bodega, Freestone. Daily, 11am–5pm. Tasting fee, $15.

707.874.1010.

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

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

Saturday Terroir Tour, $30.

707.827.4933.

Mercury Geyserville

No fee, 20 percent discount for Sonoma County residents and 12-pack wooden crates of mini-jug wine; two turntables, an LP record player–put on your winged shoes, it’s time to party in sleepy Geyserville!

Also pickled comestibles, jam, peppers–and pretty good Pinot, Cab, Cab Franc, and Merlot. 20120 Geyserville Ave., Geyserville. Open daily, 11am–6pm. No fee.

707.857.9870.

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.

Pellegrini Family Vineyards Why not take

Olivet, and find some of the area’s best Pinot Noir and old vine Zinfandel. Family-owned winery offers well-priced Pinot from its Olivet Lane vineyard in the barrel room; local St. George cheese yours for the munching. Tasting appointments can generally be arranged upon sticking one’s head through the cellar door.

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

707.545.8680.

SL Cellars & Muscardini Cellars

Cal-Ital wines at the old red schoolhouse—yes, this is for the test. Framboise Sparkling Wine for the bubbly set, Monte Rosso Zinfandel for the rest.

9380 Sonoma Hwy., Kenwood.

Daily, 11am–6pm. Tasting fee, $10. 707.833.5070.

Stonestreet Late wine magnate Jess Jackson took to the hills in a big way. Eight hundred acres, 400 blocks, at elevations up to 2,000 feet. Tasting room is a fewfrills affair, while “mountain excursions” offer views plus Cab and Chardonnay,

plus lunch. 7111 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg. Daily, 11am to 4:30pm. $12, $15 and $25; Mountain excursion, $75.

707.433.9463.

NAPA COUNTY Frenchie Winery Every

winery has a story: this one goes “bow wow wow.” It’s really just a bulldog-themed shed set amid Raymond Vineyard’s biodynamic gardens. While dogs snooze inside their own private wine barrels, or cavort with others in the gated kennel, their humans can keep an eye on them via video link. 849 Zinfandel Lane, St. Helena.

Daily, 10am–4pm. Tasting fees vary. 707.963.3141.

Monticello Vineyards

Thomas Jefferson had no success growing wine grapes; happily, the Corley family has made a go of it. Although winetasting is not conducted in the handsome reproduction building itself, there’s a shaded picnic area adjacent. 4242 Big Ranch Rd., Napa. Open daily, 10am–4:30pm. $15.

707.253.2802, ext. 18.

Prager Winery & Port Works Legend among the

underdog wineries of Napa features fortified wines in funky, fun tasting room. Check out the arachnid-developed “web site.” 1281 Lewelling Lane, St. Helena. Daily, 10:30am–4:30pm (from 11am Wednesday and Sunday). Tasting fee, $20.

707.963.7678.

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.

Breeze In Zip up that windbreaker and take a closer look at Carneros BY JAMES KNIGHT

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have been attending the Carneros Wine Alliance’s annual barrel tasting for several years now, only partly because of the high-quality commemorative coffee mugs they hand out at the end of the event. I’m also trying to answer a question: Is there such a thing as a Carneros style?

But let’s back up for a minute—I realize that, if you aren’t familiar with the wines from this region, Carneros does sound a bit like an optional filling for your burrito.

Taking a historical name for the region, Spanish for “the rams,” Los Carneros was established as an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in 1983. The region is unusual in that it’s shared between Napa Valley and Sonoma County, and was the first AVA to be defined mostly by its cool, windy climate rather than arbitrary boundaries— resulting in the ugliest mug on the map. I think it resembles the head and shoulders of a dragon, with whiplash.

The wines are much prettier. Carneros may seem dominated by sparkling wine producers, but most of the wines on offer recently at an intimate tasting at Cornerstone Sonoma were Pinot Noir and Chardonnay table wines. Sparkling wine producer Domaine Carneros offered a 2015 White Pinot Noir, a surprisingly fleshy, toasty wine infused with red fruit notes in the way a mineral water might be—with hardly more hue. After all, Pinot Noir is a major ingredient in traditional sparkling wines, and it represents 44 percent of the grape varieties grown in Carneros.

Chardonnay trumps Pinot at 46 percent of the appellation’s 8,000 vineyard acres. The 2015 Chardonnays I tasted were extraordinarily lean and refreshing, with the sweet tang of pink grapefruit and crisp apple; they were barrel-fermented but saw little if any malolactic fermentation. Is that what you can expect from Carneros Chardonnay? Not at all. Carneros is a top source of Chardonnay for Napa Valley’s butterball leaders—it’s all in the winemaking.

So what’s the point of an AVA designation, if not to guarantee a style of wine? An AVA is more of a signpost. To my eyes—or nose, rather—the Carneros signpost points mostly to a style of Pinot: waxy aromas of Christmas candle, cinnamon, dried rose petals and fruits—a smoky, sensuous potpourri.

While this impression held up for some of the member wineries’ exciting 2015 Pinots, consistency was, unfortunately, elusive, even for the most iconic of Carneros Pinot Noir vineyards. Case in point, Garnet Vineyards’ bright, lively, red-cherry-toned Pinot from Stanly Ranch, which dates from the 1950s, reminiscent of Jayson Woodbridge’s Cherry Pie Pinot from that same vineyard. So, aha?

Not according to Starmont Winery’s lush, darkly fruited 2015 Stanly Pinot Noir. More study required.

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

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BUZZING Grace Kraaijvanger’s Hivery in Mill Valley offers coworking to an all-female clientele.

Female Retail Women-owned, creative collaborations thrive in the North Bay

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he value of Women’s History Month (which concludes March 31) is up for debate depending on how you approach it. Some believe it only serves to highlight the gender gap; others advocate for its importance in balancing the scale. But regardless of the angle, risktaking women who support each other is always worth celebrating.

A GEM Edition Local’s Marion McKee incorporates found objects into her art and jewelry.

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emale entrepreneurship— in fields ranging from the arts to tech—has seen steady growth in recent years, in big cities and rural areas alike. Success can be especially challenging when the business is based away from central hubs.

Being a female business owner in the North Bay often means cultivating community support and joining forces with other like-minded women. A number of such female-powered ventures are sprouting up across Northern California, and they deserve recognition—whether it’s Women’s History Month or not. From a chic co-working space to a knitting haven, here is a sampling of businesses that make sure local woman power is alive and kicking all year long.

Jam Jar, Santa Rosa The best collaborations are often multidisciplinary. Jam Jar, located in Santa Rosa’s SOFA district, is a great example. Artist Molly Perez and jewelry designer Jamie Jean Wilson decided to join forces, and opened the colorful, chic Jam Jar. “We’ve known each other for 15 years and often talked about going into business together,” Perez says. “I couldn’t handle it all by myself.”

Inside, you can find quirky collages and paintings by Perez, earrings and necklaces by Wilson and guests designers, vintage finds and décor items. Jam Jar is a decidedly “neighborhood” shop— one of the two owners will usually greet you with a big smile, and the store is an active participant in all of SOFA’s happenings and events.

320 South A St., Santa Rosa.

707.480.8506. mollyperezstudio.com.

428 Collective, Healdsburg An allwomen arts collective, 428 organizes art events and presentations and serves as a marketplace for some of the area’s most cutting-edge artists.

Among them are multimedia artists Alice Sutro and Jessica Martin, photographer Caitlin McCaffrey, filmmaker Flora Skivington, painter Christina Hobbs and six other creative women. In addition to art-themed parties and lectures in the Healdsburg headquarters, the collective keeps an online art store and supports its individual members by promoting new shows and exhibits on their Facebook page.

“We all bring something different to the table in terms of our experiences, vision,

The Soap Cauldron and Three Sisters Apothecary, Sebastopol Soap, family and female friendship: sounds like a recipe for a Hallmark mini-series—or the story behind the Soap Cauldron.

Emma Mann began her small soap venture with her daughter, now a student at UC Berkeley, who manages the company’s social media accounts. Located in the Barlow since 2013, the Soap Cauldron is a family business that happens to employ all women, and the theme thrives in Three Sisters Apothecary, a line of beauty and soap products that the Cauldron produces.

“I named it for my sisters and I, who are all two years apart,” Mann says. “My sister Marlo was killed in her home back in 2010, which mobilized me on many fronts. My sister Pandora is a payroll and [human resources] specialist, and weighs in on our business structure. Her daughter Roxanne and my daughter all work actively in the business with me.”

Together, the group of women makes herbal bar soaps, body butters, shampoo and salves, all packaged in simple, retroinspired tins. 6780 McKinley Ave., Ste. 120, Sebastopol. 707.888.5659. soapcauldron.com.

Cast Away & Folk, Santa Rosa For lovers of all things yarn, Cast Away & Folk must feel like heaven on earth. Leslee Fiorella, a textile designer, Isla Corbett, wool artist extraordinaire and Justine Malone, an entrepreneur with a passion for knitting, came together in this adorable Railroad Square space to ) 16

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circumstance and general outlook, having a deep respect for one another and an unwavering belief in art’s ability to educate, enhance and unite us in the human condition,” says collective member Victoria Wagner.

“There was no presumption or foresight regarding gender; it had much more to do with a sense of community that we naturally formed around having really high regard for one another.”

428 Moore Lane, Healdsburg.

707.433.6842. 428collective.com.

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JAMMIN’ Jam Jar’s Molly Perez, left, and Jamie Jeane Wilson are part of Santa Rosa’s SOFA district arts scene.

establish a crafty empire. Along with an elaborate shop that sells fabrics, yarn, crafting and weaving supplies, the bright, cozy spot offers knitting, weaving, crochet and tapestry workshops—for absolute beginners to ambitious knitters— led by the three ladies. “We strive to support each other in running a successful retail store,” says Corbett, who rightfully calls the store’s merchandise “inspiring goods.” 100 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.546.927. castawayandfolk.com.

Farmers Jane Wine Company, Napa The collaborative effort of two female winemakers, Farmers Jane is a refreshing voice in the local wine industry.

Angela Osborne, the woman behind A Tribute to Grace Wine Co., a Southern California label, and Faith Armstrong Foster, who’s based in Napa and makes Onward Wines, have known each other since working a Healdsburg harvest together in 2002. Their joint label produces rosé, field white and field red wines, craftily constructed from a variety of California grapes. The logo alone—two free-spirited ladies balancing on a wine barrel—is worth some kind of an award; the wine is an instant favorite. 707.812.1456. farmersjanewine.com.

The Hivery, Mill Valley Breathtakingly beautiful and welcoming, this brand-

new coworking space and “inspiration lab” is owned by Grace Kraaijvanger, a woman of many talents. A former ballet dancer, Kraaijvanger has worked in marketing and consulting, and now pours her heart into the Hivery. Catering to an all-women clientele, the space offers a peaceful, creative environment in the best traditions of coworking spaces. There are personal and professional development events and a focus on empowering women—whether they’re going back to work after a long break or starting a fresh business.

“I started the Hivery because of a deep conviction that every woman has unique gifts that are meant to be brought forth in this world,” Kraaijvanger says “I believe that women have an instinctual desire to support each other, and that creativity flourishes when women feel connected.”

The Hivery encourages women to use their skills, expertise, wisdom and passions in different ways while exploring new phases in their lives, such as childbirth, and starting a new business.

“Navigating these new chapters alone can feel isolating and depleting,” Kraaijvanger says.

“Acting on them together is invigorating and inspiring.”

38 Miller Ave., Ste. 20 Mill Valley.

415.569.7760. thehivery.com.

Rikshaw Design, Greenbrae Looking at this brand’s impressive, globally inspired website, it’s hard to believe that the business is practically right here in our own backyard.

Rikshaw Design founder Catherine Hedrick was motivated by her love for Indian textiles when she launched the brand’s first collection in 2008. Since then, the business has grown and has started manufacturing children’s clothing and women’s collections, adorned in colorful Indian prints and made out of 100 percent cotton. Although Rikshaw Design is based in Marin, the brand’s activity takes place mainly in its online store, and through a series of

trunk shows that anyone can apply to host—so be on the lookout. 243 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae. 877.474.5742. rikshawdesign.com.

Flourish and Thrive Academy, Sausalito “Supportive” and “nourishing” are accurate attributes of many femaleowned businesses, and Tracy Matthews and Robin Kramer turned them into a business.

Matthews, a jewelry designer, and Kramer, a marketing expert based in Sausalito, joined forces over their love of jewelry and launched a virtual “academy” of tools and materials for budding designers and entrepreneurs in the accessories industry.

Together, the women craft online courses with promising names like “Multiply Your Profits” and “Dream Client Intensive,” and help women (and men) across the country realize their dream venture. The Flourish and Thrive website offers a variety of complimentary materials—podcasts, short lectures and 101 videos led by the witty, fast-paced duo. flourishthriveacademy.com.

Edition Local Shop & Outpost, West Marin Although not exclusively female, this collective of artists and makers includes quite a few talented ladies— jewelry maker Marion McKee, soapmaker Olivia Johnson of Fat + Fallow (whose products are made of tallow), felter extraordinaire Patricia Briceño of Raw Felt, indigo artisan Carrie Crawford of Mineral Workshop and woodworker Gwen Gunheim of Hendley Hard Goods. The collective gathers its members on one beautiful website, where goods by each maker can be purchased, and it “strives to build resilient local economies and champion neighborliness.” While you can find each artisan in his or her own studio, the “power of many” makes Edition Local a real local gem. 9940-A Hwy. 1, Olema.

844.326.3260. editionlocal.com.

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Celebrated singer-songwriter Patty Griffin is taking her act in a new, powerful direction with a national tour featuring performers Sara Watkins and Anaïs Mitchell. Springing from the darkly political inspiration of her 2015 album, Servant of Love, Griffin is striking out with a musical message of voter engagement in conjunction with the League of Women Voters, banging the drum of democracy while strumming her folk, country and gospel music.

Griffin shares the stage with Watkins and Mitchell in a special songwritersin-the-round-style show that will see the three performers sharing songs and accompanying each other on Thursday, March 31, at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St., Napa. 8pm. $40–$70. 707.259.0123.

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Art Hunters

If you find yourself walking the streets anywhere in Sonoma County this week, keep your eyes open, or you might miss the art. For the first 10 days in April, Pie Eyed Studio is hosting the second annual Big Art Treasure Hunt, boasting 50 pieces of original art hidden throughout the area. The rule is: if you find it, you keep it, meaning that this hunt is the perfect time to bolster your collection. Pie Eyed will be releasing cryptic clues on its Facebook page between April 1 and April 9, and the studio wraps up the hunt with a party on Sunday, April 10, at 2371 Gravenstein Hwy. S., Sebastopol. Noon. Free.

707.477.9442. facebook.com/pieeyedstudio.

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Local Lit

North Bay bookworms will be in literary heaven this weekend, as the Sonoma County Local Authors Showcase and Symposium welcomes writers and readers for an informative and fun gathering. Fans of poetry, fiction, children’s literature and history will have the chance to put faces to their favorite writers.

Founded by novelist Sabrina Rawson, the event includes talks from nearly 20 wordsmiths, including transformative self-help writer Tina Azaria, detective novelist Waights Taylor Jr. and Bohemian contributor David Templeton.

Exhibitors like cookbook guru Michele Anna Jordan and a panel discussion on the business of writing will also inspire on Saturday, April 2, at the Rohnert Park Cotati Regional Library, 6250 Lynne Conde Way, Rohnert Park. 10am. Free. sonomalibrary.org.

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Seasonal Sensation

The dark days of winter are finally in the past, and the North Bay is basking in the sun with its Spring into Art event. Featured artists include live painter and poet Kaija Sabbah, stencil artist and cartoonist Last Ruby, tattoo artist Quinn Brown and Urban Pilgrim Photography’s Gina Lopez. For the music lover, San Francisco’s soulful shoegaze girl group Future Twin headline a slate of acts that also features Santa Rosa rockers Faulty Lockets and young punks Kitten Drunk.

Live comedy and DJ sets round out the night, which happens on Saturday, April 2, at the Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa. 7pm. $10. 707.528.3009.

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Glamorous Bay Area rockers Midori & Ezra Boy get loud on Saturday, April 2, at HopMonk in Sebastopol. See Clubs & Venues, p21.

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BRING THE KIDS The West End Farmers Market offers a family-friendly atmosphere and fresh local produce.

West End Wonder Santa Rosa’s grassroots Farmers Market moves to Railroad Square BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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hen Allen Thomas moved to Santa Rosa from San Francisco in 1990, he settled in the West End neighborhood, the block of houses and businesses that stretches from the west side of Highway 101 to Dutton Avenue, and from West Third Street up to West College.

The urban setting in a small community appealed to him,

though at the time, West End was considered the wrong side of the tracks for many living in Santa Rosa. Much has changed there in the last 26 years, thanks in part to the many community events that Thomas and others have initiated, most visibly the West End Farmers Market, which Thomas co-founded in 2012.

Previously located on Donahue Street near the historic DeTurk Round Barn, the West End Farmers Market is moving this year to Railroad Square at Wilson and West Fourth streets, offering more space

and more vendors for the weekly event that takes place every Sunday morning starting April 3.

“When I moved in, many homes were considered undesirable, but through the years, things have changed for the better,” says Thomas of the West End. Thomas says local businesses like Franco American Bakery and Western Farm Center and the city itself have all been involved in the neighborhood’s transformation.

“It’s not just one person; it’s a whole group that have moved the neighborhood in the right direction.”

The West End Farmers Market is a culmination of many of those efforts, says Thomas.

“We’ve always tried to make this a positive place for families and kids, with picnics, bike parades, things like that,” he says. “So a farmers market just seemed like the right thing for the neighborhood and the whole community.

“The whole market has been a labor of love for a lot of people,” Thomas said. “There was a whole group of people that came out to help and volunteer, and I think they all cherish having this market in an area that’s within walking distance of their homes.”

The market also offers patrons with low income a chance to enjoy the offerings with a special EBT program that matches funds for those with food stamps. By collecting donations from various businesses, the market allows food-stamp users to swipe their cards at the market in exchange for tokens, and the market will match up to $20 of what the user spends, meaning that $20 spent yields $40 worth of purchases.

This way, those with less can still take advantage of the fresh, locally grown produce and foods at the market and the farmers can still make a profit on their goods.

Now, with the farmers’ market moving to Railroad Square, Thomas hopes the larger community will join in on the fun, and he anticipates a day when the SMART train will drop folks off right at the market’s doorstep.

“It’s been a dream of mine,” he says, “and of many in the community to have something by the new station that celebrates the agricultural ties of Sonoma County to the whole Bay Area and makes Santa Rosa a focal point.”

The West End Farmers Market commences on Sunday, April 3, at Railroad Square, 9:30am to 2pm. www.wefm.co.

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FACE OFF Ron Severdia, left, Melissa Claire and Nick Sholley duke it out in ‘God of Carnage.‘

Take Two New plays, mixed results

BY DAVID TEMPLETON

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he foundation of any theatrical production is the script. True, it is possible to conjure a firstrate show from a secondrate play, but it’s never easy.

Currently, two shows I’ve never liked are running in the North Bay. One production ultimately fails to overcome the inherent problems of the script, despite some excellent acting and directing, while the other show comes closer, mainly by ably tricking us into believing there is more going on than there actually is.

First, there is Left Edge Theatre’s rambunctious new staging of Yasmina Reza’s perplexingly popular comedy God of Carnage, playing one more weekend at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. The play follows two married couples who meet to discuss a playground scuffle between their sons. Faster than you can say

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“People are basically animals,” the convivial confab devolves into pouting, shrieking, name-calling, some vigorous vomiting and general suburban mayhem.

Featuring a stellar cast of North Bay veterans (Heather Gordon, Melissa Claire, Ron Severdia and Nick Sholley) and directed by Argo Thompson with minimal fussiness and a smart emphasis on physical humor, the play still suffers from its aimless storytelling, the assaulting unpleasantness of the story and an overall absence of anything fresh or truly engaging to say. And, no, graphic onstage vomiting does not qualify as a social statement.

Rating (out of 5): The essential failure of Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles—the story of an angry cyclist and his passiveaggressive relationship with his testy, suspicious grandmother—is its lack of direction and absence of coherent plotting, along with characters who, with one exception, start off being largely unlikable and reveal themselves so slowly that by the time we see something admirable, it’s too late.

So credit must be given to director Norman Hall for casting an intrinsically appealing cast for the play’s run at the Novato Theater Company: Shirley Nilsen Hall and Jesse Lumb as the grandmother and grandson, and Emily Radosevich and Courtney Yuen in supporting roles. Hall allows them to show their vulnerable sides even in the midst of some offputting, occasionally repellant behavior, and they prove expert at mining laughs from the long, uncomfortable silences that often hang between their halting words.

I still don’t think much of the play itself, but this amiable and occasionally moving production definitely makes me dislike it less.

‘God of Carnage’ runs Friday– Saturday through April 2 at Wells Fargo Center for the Performing Arts.

50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. $30–$40. 707.546.3600. ‘4000 Miles’ runs Friday–Sunday through April 17 at the Novato Theater Company Playhouse. 5420 Nave Drive, Novato. $15–$25. 415.226.9353.

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This weekend, El Radio Fantastique unveil their new EP, Shine, with a raucous release show on April 2 at McNear’s Mystic Theatre in Petaluma that also features San Francisco’s animated Extra Action Marching Band.

Di Morente, a Point Reyes Station native, grew up on a steady stream of Sinatra before discovering the Sex Pistols and playing punk rock. “We were out in the woods, and I was just left to

my own devices,” says Di Morente.

“I had no boundaries musically, and punk got me delving into Old World music—Gypsy, Brazilian songwriters—all these paths that I took with open ears.”

In the mid-’80s, Di Morente moved to Los Angeles and, under the pseudonym Johnny Dollar, was part of the one-hit wonder pop group Times Two, whose single, “Strange but True” peaked at number 21 on the pop charts in 1988. Yet he compares the experience to selling his soul. He spent the next decade depressed and being bounced around from label to label.

Finally, Di Morente left L.A. for New Orleans, working as a gravedigger by day and playing jazz and blues clubs by night.

Newly inspired, Di Morente formed his first incarnation of El Radio Fantastique in 2002. “I felt redeemed,” he says.

Originally a darkly classical take on New Orleans jazz, the band expanded its sound to encompass all of Di Morente’s musical influences, from the Beatles to Bowie to the Sex Pistols and beyond. “With El Radio Fantastique, I felt like I was able to put everything I love together,” he says.

After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2006, Di Morente moved back to Point Reyes Station and started up the band anew. Currently, El Radio Fantastique is a seven-piece outfit, with Di Morente sharing songwriting duties alongside bassist Colin Schlitt and pianist Robin Livingston.

Shine, the first EP in a planned series of five releases expected over the next two years, is a perfect example. The five tracks encompass Space Oddity–era Bowie, baroque pop, sizzling zydeco jazz, growling punk rock and even Persian-inspired orchestration.

“I really want to write pop songs,” Di Morente says. “But in my own fashion.”

El Radio Fantastique parties on Saturday, April 2, at the Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. 8pm. $17–$20. 21 and over.

707.765.2121.

Concerts Clubs & SONOMA COUNTY Venues Leftover Salmon Tasty bluegrass string band performs with support from Victor Krummenacher. Mar 31, 9pm. $26. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.765.2121.

Santa Rosa Symphony Cellist Zuill Bailey returns to wow audiences, performing with the symphony in its latest offering, “Rhythmic Vitality.”

Apr 2-4. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

MARIN COUNTY Golden Gate Wingmen A three-night residency by powerhouse four-piece band that features John Kadlecik, Jeff Chimenti, Reed Mathis and Jay Lane. Mar 31-Apr 2. $22-$26. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

The Pimps of Joytime Swaggering psychedelic funk band plays two joyous nights with support from Memphis rock duo Greyhounds. Mar 31-Apr 1, 8pm. $20-$24.

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

415.388.1100.

NAPA COUNTY Patty Griffin Grammy Award-winner joins forces with Sara Watkins and Anaïs Mitchell in a celebratory night of American songwriting.

Mar 31, 8pm. $40-$70. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa.

707.259.0123.

Symphony Napa Valley Actor Ronald Guttman joins his brother, music director Michael Guttman to narrate a performance of the ancient, gripping and rarely heard orchestral poem “Genesis.”

Apr 3, 3pm. $30-$70. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville.

707.944.9900.

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Apr 3, 1pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band. 3535 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa. 707.545.6150.

Finley Community Center

Mon, 11am, Proud Mary’s ukulele jam and lessons.

First Friday of every month, Larry Broderick Trio. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.543.3737.

Aqus Cafe

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Green Music Center

Apr 1, André Watts. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

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Tues, “Reggae Market” DJ night. 400 First St E, Sonoma.

707.938.7110.

Cellars of Sonoma

Tues, Wavelength. Mar 31, Greg Yoder. Apr 1, John Pita.

Apr 2, Craig Corona.

133 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.578.1826.

Coffee Catz

Tues, 12pm, Jerry Green’s Peaceful Piano Hour. Mar 31, 5pm, DJ Kudjo and friends. Apr 3, Blues and R&B jam. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.6600.

Corkscrew Wine Bar Apr 2, Staggerwing. Apr 5, the Rivertown Trio. 100 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

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Mar 30, Certified Organic.

Mar 31, Cabbagehead and Zanzibar. Apr 1, the Grain with Dixie Giants and the Incubators. Apr 2, Derek Irving Combo with Luke Erickson.

Apr 3, Miano Jazz Trio. Apr 5, American Alley Cats. Apr 6, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics.

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Tues, Open Didgeridoo Clinic.

Wed, Open Mic. Mar 31, Songwriters Cirlce.

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707.528.3009.

Apr 1, New Skye. Apr 2, Mark McDonald. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

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Sun, 5pm, Sunday Dance Party with the Blues Defenders.

120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa.

707.542.1455.

Mar 31, Elizabeth Boaz.

Apr 1, Hot Grubb. Apr 2, Sugar Moon. Apr 3, 2pm, Alan Early.

Apr 5, 6:30pm, science salon.

Apr 6, student open mic.

189 H St, Petaluma.

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Apr 3, 2pm, Navarro Trio. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Apr 1, 6pm, Jazz in the neighborhood with Randy Vincent Quartet.

104 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

707.433.9270.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Tues, open mic night. Mar 30, Vibesquad with Nastynasty.

Mar 31, Steep Ravine and the Coffis Brothers. Apr 1, Sonny Landreth and Volker Strifler.

Apr 2, Midori & Ezra Boy. Apr 4, Monday Night Edutainment with DJ Jacques and DJ Guacamole. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

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Tues, Sessions hip-hop and reggae night. Mar 31, Thought Vomit with the Business End and Antiphony. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

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Mc T’s Bullpen

Mon, Wed, Fri, DJ Miguel.

Apr 2, Levi Lloyd. Apr 3, 3pm, Jimi James.

16246 First St, Guerneville.

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Murphy’s Irish Pub Apr 1, Tudo Bem. Apr 2, Andrew Freeman.

Apr 3, Ain’t Misbehavin’.

464 First St E, Sonoma.

707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre

Apr 2, El Radio Fantastique album release party. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.765.2121.

Paul Mahder Gallery

Mar 30, Borealis String Quartet. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

Phoenix Theater

Apr 1, the Millards and Secure the Sun. 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Redwood Cafe

Mar 31, Tito. Apr 1, the Thugz.

Apr 2, Rocky Rohwedder Field Band. Apr 3, 5pm, Gypsy Kisses. Apr 4, Open Belly Dance. Apr 5, Rock Overtime Student Performance. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

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First Friday of every month, Jay Fresco. 130 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.578.1963.

Rossi’s 1906

Mar 30, dance lessons with Now & Zen. Apr 1, April Foolery fundraiser with Royal Jelly Jive, Lost Dog Found and Wendy DeWitt with Kirk Harwood. Apr 2, Aqua Nett.

Apr 3, 5pm, Fanora Jones School spring concert. Apr 3, 9pm, Sunday Night Blues Jam. 401 Grove St, Sonoma.

707.343.0044.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub

Apr 1, Kevin Russell & His So-Called Friends.

Apr 2, the Cherry Pickers.

131 E First St, Cloverdale.

707.894.9610.

Sonoma Speakeasy

Tues, New Orleans R&B night.

Thurs, R&B classics. Fri, Sat, R&B party. Sun, R&B diva night.

452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma.

707.996.1364.

Spancky’s Bar

Thurs, 7pm, Thursday Night Blues Jam. Thurs, 11pm, DJ Selecta Konnex. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.664.0169.

Toad in the Hole Pub Sun, live music.

116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa.

707.544.8623.

The Tradewinds Bar

Tues, Open Mic. Wed, Sonoma County Blues Society. Apr 2, Pacific Sunrise. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7878.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Mar 31, the Timothy O’Neil Band. Apr 1, the Sorentinos.

Apr 2, the Poyntlyss Sistars.

Apr 4, the Blues Defenders pro jam. Apr 6, open mic night. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

MARIN COUNTY 142 Throckmorton Theatre

Wed, 12pm, Noon concert series. Apr 1, Tim Weed Band.

Apr 3, 5:30pm, Nathan Bickart Trio. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Belrose Theater

Thurs, open mic night.

1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael.

415.454.6422.

Benissimo Ristorante & Bar

Thurs, Fri, live music. 18 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera.

415.927.2316.

Fenix

Wed, Pro blues jam. Mar 31, Delta Wires. Apr 1, Special Request featuring Rey T. Apr 2, Frankie Beverly tribute with Lionel Burns. Apr 3, 11am, the Sons of the Soul Revivers.

Apr 3, 6:30pm, Lehcats with Norbert Satchel.

Apr 5, West Coast Songwriters Competition. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

Ghiringhelli Pizzeria Grill & Bar

First Sunday of every month, 5pm, Erika Alstrom with Dale Alstrom’s Jazz Society. 1535 South Novato Blvd, Novato.

415.878.4977.

HopMonk Novato

Mar 30, Open Mic Night with Alex & Sons. Mar 31, Rewind and Restless Natives. Apr 1, Notorious. Apr 2, Gamblers Mark. 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Marin Country Mart

Apr 1, Times 4. Apr 3, 12:30pm, Blithedale Canyon. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

19 Broadway Club

Mon, open mic. Mar 31, Miles Ahead. Apr 1, Duran Duran Duran. Apr 2, the Right Time and Liquid Green. Apr 3, 6pm, 19 Broadway Good Time Band.

Apr 3, 9pm, Elvis Johnson’s blues jam. Apr 5, Lee Dynes Trio. Apr 6, Walt the Dog. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

No Name Bar

Tues, open mic. Mar 30, Barnyard Hammer and friends. Mar 31, Remedy with Clem & Them. Apr 1, Michael Aragon Quartet.

757 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.1392.

Osteria Divino

Truthlive. 848 B St, San Rafael.

415.454.5551.

Sweetwater Music Hall Mon, Open Mic. Mar 30, the Lil’ Smokies and Trout Steak Revival. Apr 2, the Stone Foxes.

Apr 3, Grateful Dead tribute with the China Cats and Sunshine Garcia Becker. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.1100.

NAPA COUNTY Billco’s Billiards

Thurs, live music. 1234 Third St, Napa. 707.226.7506.

Ca’ Momi Osteria

Apr 1, Nate Lopez. Apr 2, Throwdown at the Hoedown with the LoWatters.

1141 First St, Napa.

707.224.6664.

Yountville Live brings headliners to Napa Valley

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant

From intimate dinners to gala events, the second annual Yountville Live once again pairs platinumselling musicians with Napa’s finest restaurants and wineries for a weekend of tasteful must-see events.

Sat, live music. 1245 First St, Napa. 707.254.1922.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

Mar 31, People of Earth.

902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

Peri’s Silver Dollar

Mon, Billy D’s open mic. Mar 30, Fitz & Pieces. Mar 31, Dr Mojo. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Presidio Yacht Club Apr 2, Void Where Prohibited. Fort Baker, Sommerville Rd, Sausalito.

415.332.2319.

Sausalito Seahorse

Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Tango with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Mar 31, Marcos Sainz Jazz Trio. Apr 1, Swing Fever with Bryan Gould and Denise Perrier. Apr 2, Los Classicos de Cuba Quintet.

Apr 3, 5pm, Orquesta la Moderna Tradicion. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

Mon, Epicenter Soundsystem reggaae. Mar 31, Emily Zisman. Apr 1, Something Like Seduction. Apr 2, Steven Graves Band. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

Spitfire Lounge

Last Thursday of every month, the North Bass DJ night.

First Friday of every month,

Off the Charts

Deco Lounge at Capp Heritage Vineyards

Mar 30, Joan Getz.

Mar 31, J Kevin Durkin.

37 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

415.331.9355.

Mar 30, Rusty String Express.

Mar 31, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. Apr 5, Swing Fever. A pr 6, Dale Polissar Duo. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael.

415.457.3993.

CRITIC’S CHOICE

Hydro Grill

First Saturday of every month, Always Elvis.

1403 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga.

707.942.9777.

Molinari Caffe

Thurs, Open Mic. 828 Brown St, Napa. 707.927.3623.

Napa Valley Roasting Company

Fri, jammin’ and java with Jeffrey McFarland Johnson. 948 Main St, Napa.

707.224.2233.

RaeSet

Sat, Saturday Night Stars with Shelby Lanterman. Fri, 7:30pm, Friday Night Blues with Gretschkat. Sun, 12pm, Aloha Brunch with Jimmy Duhig.

3150 B Jefferson St, Napa.

707.666.9028.

Silo’s

Mar 30, Tom Duarte.

Mar 31, Babzmatazz. Apr 1, Kevin Herig. Apr 2, Forejour.

Apr 3, Garage Band 101 for Kids. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

Uncorked at Oxbow

Thurs, open mic night. Fri, Sat, live music. 605 First St, Napa.

707.927.5864.

Uva Trattoria

Mar 30, Bob Castell. Mar 31, Trio Solea. Apr 1, Nicky DePaola. Apr 2, Jackie and friends. Apr 3, Tom Duarte. 1040 Clinton St, Napa.

707.255.6646.

March 31, day one, kicks off the festivities with a reception at Napa’s contemporary French-inspired Brix Restaurant and Gardens. Chicago-based pop rock outfit Plain White T’s, best known for their massive 2005 ballad “Hey There Delilah,” complement dishes from executive chef Cary Delbridge in an acoustic afternoon.

Day two, April 1, is a chic way to spend April Fools’ Day with Yountville Live’s Red Carpet Gala. Bottega’s chef Michael Chiarello, Stella Artois chef ambassador Grant MacPherson and James Beard Award– winning pastry chef Gale Gand rub elbows and show off their stuff while the Goo Goo Dolls play their biggest hits in a strippeddown fashion. A duo since 2013, songwriters Robby Takac and John Rzeznik (pictured) are still writing new material in addition to celebrating the 20th anniversary of their double-platinum album, A Boy Named Goo. April 2 is a full day of foodie-centric events featuring chef demonstrations and tastings before a VIP after-party that sees Grammynominated soul singer Mayer Hawthorne offering up a DJ set. April 3 finishes off the weekend with a bubbly brunch boasting mimosas and American Idol winner Kris Allen.

Yountville Live goes live on March 31 at various locations. $75 and up. yountvillelive. com.—Charlie Swanson

Arts Events RECEPTIONS Mar 30

Calabi Gallery

Through Apr 30, “3/16th Off,” gallery artists group show includes discounted sale of select works from the vintage collection. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.781.7070.

University Art Gallery, “Juried Student Show,” exhibition is selected by two jurors from the art world who visit the campus to view the work and talk to the students about their careers and ideas about art. 5pm. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

707.664.2295.

Charles M. Schulz Museum

Apr 2

Christie Marks Fine Art Gallery

Seager Gray Gallery, “Gwaltney,” the artist’s paintings reflect the sunlit open sky along the beautiful coastline of Laguna Beach. 5:30pm. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.384.8288.

Apr 3

Gallery Route One, “Joy of Man’s Desiring,” artist Dorothy Nissen explores the the union of dreams and the creative process in daily drawings, as part of the Lucid Art residency program. 3pm.

11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1347.

SONOMA COUNTY Art Museum of Sonoma County Through Apr 17, “Running Fence: 40 Years Post,” exhibit displays works by Christo and JeanneClaude, the renowned artists behind large-scale art projects like “Running Fence,” donated to the museum in 2001 by the late Tom Golden. 425 Seventh Street, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.579.1500.

The Art Wall at Shige Sushi Through Apr 3, “Facets,” collage and paintings by Lisa Beerntsen and Deborah Salomon takes a faceted approach to space. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. hours vary 707.795.9753.

Through Apr 24, “Snoopy and the Red Baron,” learn about the real Red Baron and Schulz’s attention to historical detail through rare artifacts, original artworks, and an expansive selection of cartoons showcasing Snoopy’s famous alter-ego. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.

Through Apr 16, “Translations,” exhibition of stunning fine photography by Sonoma County artist Don Van Amerongen features digitally painted photos taken in Myanmar, India and Tibet. 312 South A St, Ste 7, Santa Rosa.

Thurs-Sun, noon to 5, and by appointment. 707.695.1011.

Chroma Gallery

Through Apr 22, “Art of the Figure,” exhibiting artwork by participating members of Sonoma County figure drawing groups. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

City Hall Council Chambers

Through Apr 7, “Teri Sloat: Beyond My Window,” showing imaginative landscapes from the children’s book author and illustrator. 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Ste 10, Santa Rosa.

707.543.3010.

East West Cafe

Through Mar 31, “Fish, Food & More,” eight local artists exhibit art quilts. 128 N Main St, Sebastopol. Mon-Sat, 8am to 9pm; Sun, 8am to 8pm 707.829.2822.

Finley Community Center

Through Apr 28, “Debbie Van Dyke: The Fine Art of Fiber,” tactile works from the collage and fiber artist are thoughtprovoking and unexpected.

Through Apr 1, “National Arts Program Exhibit,” annual show celebrates 13 years of displaying Santa Rosa’s wide

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Mon-Fri, 8 to 6; Sat, 9 to 11am.

707.543.3737.

Gallery 300

Through Apr 24, “Visualization: Seeing Through the Eyes of Two Women Artists,” exhibition of new work by Jennifer Hirshfield and C.K.Itamura highlights differences between and commonalities of their approaches and materials. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa. Sat, 12 to 5; and by appointment.

707.332.1212.

Graton Gallery

Through Apr 10, “Nine Artists - Nine Perspectives,” featuring works by Sally Baker, Susan R Ball, Marylu Downing, Tim Haworth and others. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4.

707.829.8912.

Hammerfriar Gallery

Through Apr 9, “Moving Target: American Dream,” mixedmedia showing from sculptor and educator Ryan Carrington reflects on the public perspective of blue-collar workers in the United States.

132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg.

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

707.473.9600.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Through Apr 10, “Full Circle: Pond Farm Revisited,” an exhibition of eclectic pottery works by alumni of Pond Farm Pottery. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6.

707.431.1970.

Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center

Through Apr 24, “California Flora,” Northern California artist Nina Antze shows botanical paintings done in colored pencil. 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.

Pansy Creations Studio

Apr 3, 12pm, “Pansy Creations Studio Open House,” artist Julia Pozsgai channels her autism into artistic expression and opens her creative space to the public. 430 W Napa St, Ste F, Sonoma. pansycreations.com.

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707.528.9463.

Moments,” featuring works of Ann Bernauer and Claire Smith. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. Mon-Sat, 10 to 6 415.524.8932.

Falkirk Cultural Center

Through Mar 31, “Annual Group Exhibit,” a wide selection from over 40 local and international artists. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

Through Apr 30, “Two Views,” married artists Steve Emery and Kathleen Lipinski show their individual and collaborative works. 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael.

415.485.3438.

Prince Gallery

Marin Society of Artists

Paul Mahder Gallery

Through Apr 3, “Inversion of Control,” a solo show by Jay Hill feature pixelated-looking paintings that explore the evolution emerging artificial intelligence and its effect on humanity. 122 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.889.0371.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Through Apr 10, “Passion for the Arts,” juried exhibition for young artists and art students.

282 S High St, Sebastopol.

Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat, 1 to 4.

707.829.4797.

MARIN COUNTY Alemany Library Gallery

Through Apr 9, “Summer’s Lease,” artist Lynn Sondag’s expressive watercolors show in conjunction with another exhibit, “Twilight,” featuring Pamela Wilson-Ryckman’s found photos turned into artistic explorations. Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael. 415.485.3251.

Bay Model Visitor Center

Through Apr 23, “The Mooring Series,” collection of watercolors by Nelson W Hee is full of meditative detail.

2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.3871.

Bolinas Gallery

Through Apr 3, “Colorists of Northern California,” featuring over 60 paintings by 11 painters working in the colorist tradition, using vibrant colors to interpret the warm and cool effects of sunlight. 52 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri-Sun, 11am to 6pm 415.868.0782.

Community Media Center of Marin

Through Mar 31, “Wear & Tear: Living Woman,” artist Sheri Park’s exhibit features poetry, biology, fact, fantasy, dance and drama. 819 A St, San Rafael.

415.721.0636.

Desta Art & Tea Gallery Through Apr 19, “Atmospheric

Through Apr 2, “Outside the Line,” sculpture and craft show offers something for everyone with 90 pieces on display. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, noon to 4 pm 415.464.9561.

MarinMOCA

Through Apr 10, “Travels with Phil,” expansive exhibit of cartoonist Phil Frank’s strips includes the San Franciscobased “Farley” and nationally syndicated “Elderberries.” Also showing, “Dark World,” Bolinas photographer Ken Botto utilizes collected miniatures, bones and found objects to create tiny dioramas. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137.

Novato City Offices

Through Apr 26, “MarinMOCA Artists on Exhibit,” paintings

by Tania Walters and Jane Liston display. 922 Machin Ave, Novato.

Robert Allen Fine Art

Through Mar 31, “Works on Paper,” group exhibit features prints, drawings and mixed media from Susan Adame, Tracey Adams, Aleah Koury and others. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5.

415.331.2800.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center

Through Mar 30, “Natural Abstracts, Fantasies & Digital Manipulations,” showing the eclectic photography of Michel Kotski. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo.

415.488.8888.

Tiburon Town Hall

Through Apr 28, “Vibrant Colors,” exhibit of works from the Marin County Watercolor Society is bold and beautiful.

1505 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon.

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Through Apr 3, “Radical Landscapes,” exhibition explores the natural environment through a contemporary lens with works

by Bay Area-based artists.

5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa.

Wed-Sun, 10 to 6. 707.226.5991.

Napa Valley Museum

Through Mar 30, “Recognition,” Chris Thorson’s sculpture deceives the eye by mimicking everyday objects, from keys to fruit, that often evade everyday regard. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4.

707.944.0500.

Robert Mondavi Winery Through Apr 24, “GENERATE: One Family’s Painting, Photography and Music” features the paintings of John Bonick, the photography of Dona Kopol Bonick, and the work of their sons, Dylan and Max. 7801 St Helena Hwy, Oakville. Daily, 10 to 5.

707.968.2203.

Comedy An Evening with Groucho

Frank Ferrante’s critically acclaimed one-man show packed with quips, jokes and improvised fun in the Marx Brothers tradition. Apr 2, 8pm. $22-$40. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael.

415.444.8000.

TAKE FLIGHT A show of drawings by Dorothy Nissen exploring the creative process through dreamlike imagery opens Sunday, April 3, at Gallery Route One in Pt. Reyes Station. See Receptions, p23. $10-$15. SRJC Planetarium, Lark Hall, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4465.

1:30pm. Guide Dogs for the Blind, 350 Los Ranchitos Rd, San Rafael. 415.499.4000.

Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito.

415.331.2787.

Jamie Kilstein

Autism Awesomeness Day

A Shakespeare Cabaret

Film

Hilarious rising star in standup hits the stage. Apr 2, 8pm. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Laugh Sabbath

Oakland-born comic Sammy Obeid, best known for his 1,001 day streak of consecutive comedy performances, headlines. Apr 3, 8pm. $10.

HopMonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.7300.

Taking the High Road

Award-winning comedian Sherry Glaser will perform a humorous rendition of her adventures into the new world of legal and medical cannabis. Apr 1, 8pm. $25.

Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.543.3737.

Events Astronaut Lullabies

Immersive live concert experience with Jim and Kathy Ocean, exploring inner and outer space, returns by popular demand. Sun, Apr 3, 3pm.

Twenty plus programs that serve children, teens and adults on the spectrum are coming together to celebrate with performances, art and showcases. Apr 2, 1pm. Free.

St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, 10 Bay View, San Rafael.

415.497.3751.

The Director’s Tour

Get a guided tour of the art currently on display with director, Paul Mahder. Learn about specific art pieces, personal stories about the artists and more. First Wed of every month, 1pm. Free. Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

Fool For Art

Mischief abounds as over 20 artists and SOFA’s galleries, businesses and eateries open their doors for family fun. Apr 1, 4pm. Free. SOFA Arts District, 312 South A St, Santa Rosa.

Guide Dogs for the Blind Graduation Ceremony

Family fun abounds when guide dogs and those who raise them celebrate graduation. Every other Sat,

SRJC theatre students perform a collection of scenes, songs and comedy suitable for both the Shakespeare devoted and novice. Apr 4, 5:30 and 8pm.

Newman Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4372.

Yountville Live

Annual wine, food and music celebration features entertainment from the Goo Goo Dolls, Mayr Hawthorne, Plain White Ts and others with the valley’s finest restaurants and vintners providing intimate culinary experiences. Mar 31-Apr 3. Napa Valley, various locations, Napa.

Field Trips Text/ile: Weaving Climate Data

Learn how to use a small frame loom to make place-specific, natural fiber weavings with interdisciplinary textile artist Tali Weinberg. Apr 3, 2pm. $80$130. Headlands Center for the

The Hunting Ground

Screening of the staggering documentary on college campus rape culture is followed by discussion with SRJC instructors. Mar 30, 1pm.

Bertolini Student Center, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4266.

LunaFest Marin

Features six diverse, awardwinning short films that will compel discussion, make you laugh, tug at your heartstrings and motivate you to make a difference in your community.

Apr 5, 5:30pm. $15-$50. Sir Francis Drake High School, 1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo.

Red Lines

Tiburon Film Society presents a rare window into the Syrian conflict, from the trenches to geopolitical jockeying, and a searing exposé of the ongoing crisis. Apr 5, 6pm. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Sonoma International Film Festival Celebrating its 19th year, the

Stories from Petaluma’s history.

Mar 30, 7pm. Aqus Cafe, 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Readings Book Passage

Food & Drink Taste of Yountville

The annual event–including the town’s signature street party and the Napa Valley Open Studio Art Show–pulls out all the stops for tasty fun all weekend. Apr 2, 12pm. $85.

Yountville Community Center, 6516 Washington St, Yountville.

For Kids Kids’ Pajama Party with Michael Slack

Read bedtime stories with the illustrator of “Race Car Count.”

Apr 1, 6pm. Diesel Bookstore, 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.785.8177.

‘Your Song My Song’ with Jaime Currier

Apr 3, 11am. Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.389.4292.

Lectures Faces of Honduras

Teri Mattson, executive director of the Task Force on the Americas, discusses findings of an emergency response delegation that followed the March 3 assassination of Lenca leader, social-justice advocate.

Mar 31, 7:30pm. $10-$20.

Redwoods Presbyterian Church, 110 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

Los Otros Dreamers

Panel discussion looks at first hand accounts of those who came to the US from Mexico but were forced or chose to return. Apr 4, 4pm. SSU Student Center, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 707.664.2382.

Nerd Nite

Enjoy three talks on everything from eels to curveballs. Apr 5, 7pm. $5. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Mar 30, 1pm, “Listen, Liberal” with Thomas Frank. Mar 30, 7pm, “Journey to Munich” with Jacqueline Winspear. Mar 31, 7pm, “How to Raise an Adult” with Julie Lythcott-Haims.

Apr 1, 7pm, “All the Wild That Remains” with David Gessner.

Apr 2, 4pm, “The Secret Wisdom of the Earth” with Christopher Scotton. Apr 2, 7pm, “ River of Flesh” with Dr. Ruchira Gupta.

Apr 3, 1pm, “A Blistered Kind of Love” with Duffy and Angela Ballard. Apr 3, 2pm, “The Big Book of Kombucha” with Hannah Crum and Alex LaGory.

Apr 3, 4pm, “America’s War for the Greater Middle East” with Andrew J Bacevich. Apr 4, 7pm, Left Coast Writers with Debbie Goelz. Apr 6, 5pm, “The Nest” with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney.

Apr 6, 7pm, San Geronimo Valley School poetry reading. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Calistoga Copperfield’s Books

Apr 3, 2pm, “The Secret Wisdom of the Earth” with Christopher Scotton. 1330 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga 707.942.1616.

Diesel Bookstore

Apr 6, 6:30pm, “All Tomorrow’s Parties” with Rob Spillman, in conversation with Dorothy Allison. 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 415.785.8177.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

Apr 2, 7pm, “Under the Influence” with Joyce Maynard.

140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

Mar 30, 6pm, “Something in Stone” with Linda Loveland Reid. Apr 1, 7pm, “Because of Miss Bridgerton” with Julia Quinn. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Theater The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Marin Onstage presents the popular, Tony award-winning musical comedy. Through Apr

2. $12-$25. Belrose Theater, 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael.

415.448.6152.

Carnage

Left Edge Theatre takes on the acclaimed drama where two couples meeting to resolve a playground dispute between their kids turn into a no holdsbarred confrontation. Through Apr 2. $30-$40. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

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Sidesplitting comedy about women determined to overcome obstacles and enjoy life is presented by the North bay Stage Company. Through Apr 3. $26. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

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Murder at Sea

Get a Clue Productions’ new mystery dinner theater show is a Caribbean cruise who-dunnit, with audience participation and island-themed attire encouraged. Fri, Apr 1, 7pm. $68. Charlie’s Restaurant, Windsor Golf Club, 1320 19th Hole Dr, Windsor. 707.837.0019.

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Full of dark humor and poetic prose, playwright John Patrick Shanley’s tender portrait reminds us it’s never too late to take a chance on love.

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Playwright Dianna L Grayer presents an original play about the struggles and joys of eight LGBTQ characters. Apr 1-3. $20.

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Wait Until Dark

The classical Broadway suspense thriller about a blind woman pursued by a sinister con man is a pulse pounding game of cat and mouse. Through Apr 3. $16-$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400.

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ARIES (March 21–April 19) According to my astrological analysis, you would benefit profoundly from taking a ride in a jet fighter plane 70,000 feet above the earth. In fact, I think you really need to experience weightlessness as you soar faster than the speed of sound. Luckily, there’s an organization, MiGFlug (migflug.com), that can provide you with this healing thrill. (I just hope you can afford the $18,000 price tag.)

APRIL FOOL! I do in fact think you should treat yourself to unprecedented thrills and transcendent adventures.

But I bet you can accomplish that without being quite so extravagant.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) “People only get

really interesting when they start to rattle the bars of their cages,” says philosopher Alain de Botton. If that’s true, Taurus, you must be on the verge of becoming very interesting. Metaphorically speaking, you’re not just rattling the bars of your cage. You’re also smacking your tin cup against the bars and trying to saw through them with your plastic knife. APRIL FOOL! I lied. You’re not literally in a prison cell. And I got a bit carried away with the metaphor. But there is a grain of truth to what I said. You are getting close to breaking free of at least some of your mind-forged manacles. And it’s making you more attractive and intriguing.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) If I had to decide what natural phenomenon you most closely resemble right now, I’d consider comparing you to a warm, restless breeze or a busily playful dolphin. But my first choice would be the mushrooms known as Schizophyllum commune. They’re highly adaptable: able to go dormant when the weather’s dry and spring to life when rain comes. They really get around, too, making their homes on every continent except Antarctica. But the main reason I’d link you with them is that they come in over 28,000 different sexes. Their versatility is unprecedented. APRIL FOOL! I exaggerated a bit. It’s true that these days you’re polymorphous and multifaceted and well-rounded. But you’re probably not capable of expressing 28,000 varieties of anything.

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CANCER (June 21–July 22) “Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting,” warns Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. If that’s true, why bother? Why expend all your precious yearning if the net result won’t even satisfy your yearning? That’s why I advise you to abandon your beloved plans! Save your energy for trivial wishes. That way you won’t be disappointed when they are fulfilled in unanticipated ways. APRIL FOOL! I was messing with you. It’s true that what you want won’t arrive in the form you’re expecting. But I bet the result will be even better than what you expected.

LEO (July 23–August 22) You’re due to make a pilgrimage, aren’t you? It might be time to shave your head, sell your possessions and head out on a long trek to a holy place where you can get back in touch with what the hell you’re doing here on this planet.

APRIL FOOL! I was kidding about the head-shaving and possessions-dumping. On the other hand, there might be value in embarking on a less melodramatic pilgrimage. I think you’re ready to seek radical bliss of a higher order—and get back in touch with what the hell you’re doing here on this planet.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Are you ready to fight the monster? Do you have the courage and strength and stamina and guile to overcome the ugly beast that’s blocking the path to the treasure? If not, turn around and head back to your comfort zone until you’re better prepared. APRIL FOOL! I lied. There is a monster, but it’s not the literal embodiment of a beastly adversary. Rather, it’s inside you. It’s an unripe part of yourself that needs to be taught and tamed and cared for. Until you develop a better relationship with it, it will just keep testing you. (P.S.: Now would be a good time to develop a better relationship with it.)

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) Your advice for

the near future comes from poet Stephen Dunn. “If the Devil sits down,” he says, “offer companionship, tell her you’ve always admired her magnificent, false moves.” I think that’s an excellent plan, Libra! Maybe you’ll even be lucky enough to make the acquaintance of many

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different devils with a wide variety of magnificent, false moves. APRIL FOOL! I lied. In fact, I think you should avoid contact with all devils, no matter how enticing they might be. Now is a key time to surround yourself with positive influences.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

In 1841, a British medical journal prescribed the following remedy for the common cold: “Nail a hat on the wall near the foot of your bed, then retire to that bed, and drink spirits until you see two hats.” My expert astrological analysis reveals that this treatment is likely to cure not just the sniffles, but also any other discomforts you’re suffering from, whether physical or emotional or spiritual. So I hope you own a hat, hammer and nails. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The method I suggested probably won’t help alleviate what ails you.

But here’s a strategy that might: Get rid of anything that’s superfluous, rotten, outdated or burdensome.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) To begin your oracle, I’ll borrow the words of author Ray Bradbury: “May you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days, and out of that love, remake a world.” I have reason to believe that this optimistic projection has a good chance of coming true for you.

Imagine it, Sagittarius: daily swoons of delight and rapture from now until the year 2071. APRIL FOOL! I lied, sort of. It would be foolish to predict that you’ll be giddy with amorous feelings nonstop for the next 54 years and 10 months. On the other hand, I don’t think it’s unrealistic for you to expect a lot of that sweet stuff over the course of the next three weeks.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) “I am tired of being brave,” groaned Anne Sexton in one of her poems. “I’m sick of following my dreams,” moaned comedian Mitch Hedberg, adding, “I’m just going to ask my dreams where they’re going and hook up with them later.” In my opinion, Capricorn, you have every right to unleash grumbles similar to Hedberg’s and Sexton’s. APRIL FOOL! The advice I just gave you is only half-correct. It’s true that you need and deserve a respite from your earnest struggles. Now is indeed a good time to take a break so you can recharge your spiritual batteries. But don’t you dare feel sorry for yourself.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) In 1991, hikers in the Italian Alps discovered the wellpreserved corpse of a Bronze Age hunter. Buried in the frigid terrain, the man who came to be known as Otzi the Iceman had been there for 5,000 years. Soon the museum that claimed his body began receiving inquiries from women who wanted to be impregnated with Otzi’s sperm. I think this is an apt metaphor for you, Aquarius. Consider the possibility that you might benefit from being fertilized by an influence from long ago. APRIL FOOL! I was just messing with you. It’s true you can generate good mojo by engaging with inspirational influences from the past. But I’d never urge you to be guided by a vulgar metaphor related to Otzi’s sperm.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

Caligula was an eccentric Roman emperor who had a physical resemblance to a goat. He was sensitive about it.

That’s why he made it illegal for anyone to refer to goats in his company. I mention this, Pisces, because I’d like to propose a list of words you should forbid to be used in your presence during the coming weeks: “money,” “cash,” “finances,” “loot,” “savings” or “investments.” Why? Because I’m afraid it would be distracting, even confusing or embarrassing, for you to think about these sore subjects right now. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is, now is a perfect time for you to be focused on getting richer quicker.

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In the 1980’s San Francisco Bay Area chefs challenged him to produce a chicken that had the “old-fashioned” chicken flavor reminiscent of their culinary training in Europe. Shainsky spent months in France researching poultry husbandry and returned to implement back to basics growing techniques like, an all vegetarian diet with no animal byproducts and no antibiotics, artificial hormones or steroids. A change in the chickens’ environment that allowed them more room to roam naturally.

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