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Praise for Fulton Excellent article (“A New Purpose,” April 13).

Thank you for your neat perspective on a place that is putting Fulton on the map through the work and amazing talent of local Sonoma County artists.

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work. I so very much enjoy the simple yet sophisticated ambiance. The artwork is wonderful, and the furnishings are by far the best selections I have ever seen in Sonoma County.

million people are registered with the George Wallace–initiated American Independent Party, most probably falsely thinking it was an “independent” declaration.

and now it appears to be so in California as well.

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The fault lies with California. The solution lies with the press to expose this mistaken belief of registration. Urge people to check their registration and inform people of the rules by which Democrats and Republicans allow voters to participate in the primaries. This must be done immediately, as voting is in such shambles across the country,

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Start the Presses The press in California must write editorials explaining the primary voting requirements. Nearly half a

THIS MODERN WORLD

By Tom Tomorrow

STUART KIEHL Santa Rosa

As a parent of three, I am feeling an overwhelming responsibility to send each of my children into the world with all of my knowledge from my varied experiences. I’m sure this is a common sentiment. As a species, this is instinctual (or at least it should be). It’s quite a task, not only to gather and articulate this knowledge, but to impart it in such a way as to have an impact. Surely each being needs to accumulate his or her own experiences to truly learn what it means to be human, to be on this planet, to be conscious. But I can’t shake off the lack of tangible, physical experiences the new generations are missing. It’s happening faster than ever before.

Certainly people still know what it’s like to go outside, hike, bike, go out to eat, shop, go to a movie. But all of these things are quickly becoming something we do inside, in front of a screen, alone.

I can’t help but think of the frog in the pot of water that slowly comes to a boil.

What is this dependency on this new technology going to bring?

It’s clear that communication and access to information is unprecedented.

And yet I can’t help but think that even with all of the opportunity this technology affords us, we are losing something. Perhaps I’m becoming the older generation that scoffs at the new. But what happens, though, when the power goes out? For a whole day?

For a week? For good? We need to nurture our relationships, strengthen our bonds and learn how to rub two sticks together to make fire. Let’s go outside.

BRAD ALBERT Petaluma

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Not So Super Superdelegates are anti-democratic

BY ALICE CHAN

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houldn’t a political party with the word “democratic” in its name promote democracy internally? Looking at how the Democratic Party selects its presidential nominee, though, you have to wonder.

In late July at the Democratic National Convention, delegates will select the party’s presidential nominee. Out of the 4,765 delegates, 715 are superdelegates who can vote for whomever they choose.

Every Democratic member of the House and Senate is a superdelegate. Other superdelegates are appointed; many are lobbyists for companies like Verizon, Pfizer and Goldman Sachs.

Almost 500 have said they intend to cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton, while scarcely a couple of dozen say they plan to vote for Bernie Sanders. Those superdelegates are called “unpledged,” but a better word would be “bogus.”

A CNN reporter recently asked Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, “What do you tell voters who are new to the process who say this makes them feel like it’s all rigged?”

Wasserman Schultz replied, “Unpledged delegates exist, really, to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don’t have to be in a position where they are running against grass-roots activists.”

There it is: the opposite of democracy.

In the North Bay, so far, more than twice as many people donated to Sanders than Clinton. In Sonoma County, people donated to Sanders over Clinton nearly four-to-one. Numbers of contributions to campaigns are not votes, but they are an indication of how the people who contributed might vote.

North Bay Congressman and superdelegate Jared Huffman has endorsed Clinton. When he casts his vote at the Democratic National Convention, will he vote the will of the people in his district?

On the subject of superdelegates, the Bohemian recently reported that Huffman said he “does not think those voters are going to decide who the nominee is, ‘nor should they.’” He went on to say: “I am not going to go against the voters. . . . We’ll see how this plays out.”

Yes, we will.

Alice Chan is formerly the first vice-chair of the Sonoma County Democratic Party, was a delegate to the California State Democratic Central Committee for several terms and is co-chair of the Coalition for Grassroots Progress.

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NOT WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED Many parents looking to use cannabis to help their children are on their own. The legal landscape around pediatric cannabis can put parents at risk.

Chronic Youth

Pediatric cannabis gaining acceptance—but parents still risk losing their kids if they use it BY TOM GOGOLA

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he young boy was borderline autistic and suffered from anxiety and a learning disability when he went to see Dr. Jeffrey Hergenrather.

“He was like a raccoon in his office on that first visit,” says his mother, “Paula,” who requested anonymity for this story, as she described her son bouncing off the medical-office walls like a wild animal. “Literally—like we

brought a raccoon,” she repeats with a slight laugh.

That was about four years ago.

Hergenrather, a Sebastopol-based physician, has recommended cannabis to children who have come through his practice since

the state’s 1996 medical cannabis law was enacted. He recommends its use for medical conditions ranging from autism to epilepsy to cancer to genetic disorders and mental disabilities.

For autistic children and teenagers, cannabis “works so well for reducing anxiety, reducing pain and reducing agitation and anger,” Hergenrather says, especially as autistic children become adults. “The calming effect of cannabinoids has been a real plus for families.”

After her consultation with Hergenrather, Paula found a woman in Southern California who had developed an edible product, a brownie, especially for autistic kids.

“That was our first introduction,” she says, “and we started him on it two days before school started. He was just out of summer school and that had been a hot mess—he was miserable, they couldn’t get him to do anything. That was two days before. Then he went to school without any protest, and he did every single task they put in front of him,” Paula says, with another slight laugh.

The parents and teachers and occupational therapists were shocked at the sudden change.

“What the heck happened, what did you do?” Paula recalls them asking her, “and they were looking for me to say that we had put him on meds.”

But Paula played off the inquiries, given the sensitivity and stigma around pediatric cannabis. “I guess we are having a good week,” she told them. “I played dumb. No one put a finger on what happened, but it was a big success.”

Paula’s story is one of thousands involving pediatric cannabis in the state, in a grayarea legal world where the conditions being treated may not be as serious as childhood cancer, but are nonetheless devastating or debilitating to families.

The 1996 California law didn’t come with any age limits on who can or can’t access medical

‘What strain, what dosage, where to get it—it’s on the parents to figure it out.’

“Because it’s not fully legal here,” says Paula, “[Hergenrather] can’t tell us what strain, what dosage, where to get it—it’s on the parents to figure it out.”

She credits the work Hergenrather’s done on behalf of children in California , as she points out the twisted ironies of cannabis law and morality. “He treats so many kids that are so successful, but their parents are afraid to tell their doctors why.”

Paula and the doctor agree that the best medicine is wholeplant medicine that balances the compounds cannabidiol (CBD) and THC (the psychoactive compound in cannabis) and the terpene oils in the plant.

“CBD is a great physical healer,” Paula says, “but we are focused on cognition.” By itself, she says, CDB-only products “did absolutely nothing” for her son.

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D E B RI EF ER We’re No. 1, or 2 We’re very pleased to announce that the Bohemian has been awarded first- or second-place Better Newspaper Contest prizes for three stories we published last year, by the California Newspaper Publishers Association, a statewide press association based in Sacramento.

Arts Editor Charlie Swanson’s cover story, “Music on the Margins,” was a great feature on local iconoclast-musician John Trubee, author of the legendary non-hit-single “Blind Man’s Penis.” Swanson’s feature is a Best Writing winner, either first or second place. Go, Charlie!

Elsewhere, News Editor Tom Gogola took either first or second place for two stories from 2015: his “Land of the Lawson’s” from last July detailed the goings-on at Lawson’s Landing coastal campground in northernmost Marin County. That story is up for the Environmental Reporting award.

And Gogola’s “Short Term Solution” took either first or second place in the Coverage of Business News category. That story took a look at the real estate lobby’s interactions with an AirBnB-related bill offered by Healdsburg state senator Mike McGuire.

We’re also happy to announce that freelance feature writer’s Will Parrish’s “Coho Vs. Pinot” took either third- or fourth-place Blue Ribbon in the Environmental Reporting category, no disgrace there—that was an epic story.

We’d also like to give a big shout-out to Pacific Sun editor Molly Oleson, our colleague in Marin County, whose feature on veterans suffering with PTSD and their use of Buddhism to move on from their war wounds, “Finding Refuge,” was also a third- or fourth-place Blue Ribbon winner.

The awards ceremonies are at the end of April in Sacramento.

We’ll let readers know how we did, with our sincere thanks for reading these darn stories that we write.—Tom Gogola

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cannabis, but physicians are boxed in by an overarching federal scheduling of the drug that says marijuana has no medical benefits whatsoever, and the absence of a state law that would legalize cannabis outright.

Even as pediatric cannabis protocols and attitudes are in flux, parents in Paula’s situation are pretty much on their own, she says, and with the risk of a call to child protective services (CPS) if they are not careful with the cannabis they provide their children.

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to find the right medicine for him. Paula’s husband does the medicinal cooking, she says, after they’ve secured one of two strains of Kush, which is hard to come by because you have to grow it outdoors in order to be working with organic product. They use the Northern Lights variety for depression and the Blue Dream to treat their child’s anxiety, she says.

“We learned a lot about it cooking it on our own,” says Paula, who has been making cannabis capsules for her child for four years. She and her husband were open to cannabis treatment for their child all along, she says, unlike many parents who are equally desperate, but “who have this stigma, that this is a horrible drug. For them to have to figure it out on their own, that’s nearly impossible.”

But the government’s ban against children feeling any sort of euphoria has meant the advent of products such as Epidiolex, which comes from Great Britain and is “a federal investigational new drug which is 99 percent CBD and 1 percent non-THC cannabinoids,” Hergenrather says.

“The reason they took out the THC is purely political,” he adds.

“THC is a great anti-convulsant.

So when doctors in my specialty are trying to control seizures, sometimes they get access to Epidiolex, people qualify to use it, but if they are not getting as good control for seizures as they’d hope to, they’re bringing back more of the THC into the product that they are using.” Products that contain all the compounds, he says, “work better, you get better pain [relief], better anti-cancer, and it’s a better medication for treating seizures. Kids don’t seem to have a problem with more THC in the meds. It’s a fiction.”

Pediatric cannabis got a big boost from CNN’s resident physician Sanjay Gupta in 2013, when he reported on an extract made from a Colorado strain called Charlotte’s Web that

helped to control a young girl named Charlotte Figi’s grand mal seizures. Hergenrather noticed the difference a TV star can bring to a debate.

“I had a bell curve of my age distribution for a number of years,” he says. “And there were very few children and very few older people—the center of my bell curve was about 48 years old, and 99 percent of those people were using cannabis to start with. Over the past five years, that has changed drastically,” Hergenrather says. “I was treating kids for cancers and seizures prior to that time, but it really increased the number of patients that were seeking a recommendation. Parents got a lot more comfortable with it—if they see it on TV, hey, they can do it too.”

Charlotte’s Web is a strain with a high level of CBD but comparatively low levels of THC, about a 20–1 ratio, says Hergenrather. “It’s very low in THC, so the psychoactivity is markedly reduced.”

And also more socially acceptable. The Gupta broadcast and advent of Charlotte’s Web— Hergenrather likens the strain to California’s ACDC strain—led states like New Jersey and Florida to enact last-resort pediatric cannabis laws. But there’s the problem right there, Hergenrather says. “It’s a first resort.”

In the four years that she has used cannabis to treat her son’s borderline autism (but technically undiagnosed) and associated conditions, Paula has noticed the shift in public opinion, too.

“Parents are more open to it, now they are bringing it up. But there’s no step-by-step guide to treating your kid with cannabis in 2016. They need some guidance, and there isn’t anything. We want so bad to be that voice, be that support group, but it is so risky.

Even if it’s legal and there’s not necessarily an age limit, it just takes that one person to call child protective services. In the end, maybe you keep the kids, but who the hell needs that anxiety?”

SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE He doesn’t look happy here, but when Sunset’s Celebration Weekend rolls around May 14–15 you can bet star chef Ludo Lefebvre will be all smiles as he performs cooking demos on the event’s outdoor cooking stage.

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‘Sunset’ magazine holds Celebration Weekend at Cornerstone Sonoma BY TANYA HENRY

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here have been a lot of firsts lately for California’s venerable Sunset magazine, which, up until December, had been headquartered in Menlo Park since 1951.

Last year, a real estate investment firm bought the

seven-acre site that housed editorial offices, a test kitchen and expansive gardens, and Sunset got the boot. In February, “the magazine for Western living” relocated to a new 22,000-squarefoot space in Oakland’s Jack London Square. In May, it will host its 18th annual Celebration Weekend at Cornerstone Sonoma, where the magazine’s new main

test garden and outdoor kitchen will be viewed by guests for the first time.

With the steady demise of print publications, it’s encouraging to see this lifestyle publication keeping up with the 21st century and refusing to become irrelevant.

“We are at a very exciting moment in Sunset’s history, and the theme of this year’s

Celebration Weekend, ‘The New Sunset,’ reflects that,” says Irene Edwards, editor-in-chief of the magazine. “We’re injecting the Sunset experience with new life, so look for fresh faces, flavors and festivities at the event.”

For the uninitiated, Sunset’s Celebration Weekend takes a deep dive into all things food, wine and garden. Vintners, craft beer brewers and, of course, plenty of chefs—including Ludo Lefebvre, Tanya Holland and TV personality Ellie Krieger—will be offering demos and tastes from the event’s outdoor kitchen cooking stage. The magazine’s editors will also be presenting, and a garden stage will feature tree experts, florists and more.

It’s quite likely that anyone who has written about food in California has a Sunset story; I am no exception. Upon college graduation, one of my professors introduced me to then-editor Jerry DiVecchio, and arranged an interview.

I made a couple of trips from San Luis Obispo to the old Menlo Park address at 80 Willow Road, where I was eventually told that Lane Publishing was selling to Time Warner, and there was a hiring freeze. Hopes dashed, I moved to San Francisco and started working for the San Francisco Bay Guardian. And here I am today, still contributing to my favorite alternative weeklies.

Whether or not you have a Sunset story, it’s likely that you enjoy food, wine or both; there will plenty of that, along with truly West Coast experiences, at the upcoming Celebration Weekend.

Hopefully, it’ll be the first of many.

Sunset Celebration Weekend, Saturday– Sunday, May 14–15, 11am to 5pm, and a $125 Friday-night dinner, featuring a four-course meal and wine and beer pairings. General admission each day, $35. Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Drive, Sonoma. sunset.com/cw.

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The Girl & the Fig

Bistro. $$$. Country food with a French passion. Great wine bar, great patio. 110 W Spain St, Sonoma. 707.938.3634.

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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.

La Rosa Mexican. $$.

This Mexican restaurant is a luxurious upgrade from the location’s former party spot, the Cantina. It boasts over 160 tequilas, and has a tempting selection of classic Mexican dishes, all prepared with quality ingredients. 500 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.3663.

Maya Mexican. $-$$.

at the Tides

Colorful festive atmosphere featuring fun Yucataninspired food and some 130 tequilas available by the half shot. 101 E Napa St, Sonoma.

707.935.3500.

Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant Mexican. $.

Standout generous taqueria fare with fresh ingredients daily. Great breakfasts too. 1510 Sepastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.545.7425.

Peter Lowell’s California.

$-$$. Casual, organic cuisine with a healthy twist. Italianinspired cafe, deli, wine bar. All food offered as takeout. 7385 Healdsburg Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.1077.

River’s End Eclectic.

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$$$-$$$$. An eclectic spread of gourmet dishes with international influences.

Focusing on locally grown ingredients with a tremendous view of the ocean. 11048 Hwy 1, Jenner. 707.865.2484, ext 111.

Sazon Continental. $$.

Excellent, family-owned Peruvian restaurant with authentic recipes, innovative dishes and the to-diefor chicha morada. 1129 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa.

707.523.4346.

Thai Taste Thai. $-$$.

Restaurant Lovely ambiance and daily specials showcase authentic Thai flavors. A hidden gem in Santa Rosa’s Montecito neighborhood. 170 Farmers Lane #8, Santa Rosa.

707.526.3888.

Volpi’s Restaurant & Bar Italian. $$-$$$. Festive

atmosphere teams with great traditional Italian dishes at one of county’s oldest eateries.

Accordion in the speakeasy if you’re lucky. 124 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.565.0695.

Yao-Kiku Japanese.

$$-$$$. Fresh sushi with ingredients flown in from Japan steals the show in this popular neighborhood restaurant. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8180.

MARIN CO U N T Y Copita Tequeliera y Comida Mexican. $$. A

casual Mexican restaurant that’s much more than super burritos. California inspired preparation of traditional Mexican fare, including spitroasted chicken, homemade tamales, and “eight hour” carnitas. Some ingredients are sourced from the restaurant’s own organic garden. All dishes can be enjoyed with one of their tequila cocktails.

739 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.331.7400.

HopMonk Tavern

Pub fare. $$. More than serviceable tavern food with a menu that hops the globe.

Great beers from far and

wide and their own brews, too. 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

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Nick’s Cove American.

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

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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.

Paradise Bay American. $$. For tasty standards and vegetarian items. Also get a delicious curry here. 1200 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito.

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Phyllis’ Giant Burgers

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.

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Station House Cafe

California. $$. Innovative menu, fresh local seafood and rangefed meats. Outdoor dining; full bar 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1515.

Sushi Ran Japanese. $$$$.

This beautiful restaurant attracts locals and tourists with its fresh catches. A wide selection of nigiri, depending on what’s fresh. 107 Caledonia St., Sausalito. 415.332.3620.

Sushiholic Japanese.

$$-$$$. A nice addition to the local lineup, with a lengthy and well-crafted repertoire including uncommon dishes like nabeyaki udon, zaru soba, yosenabe and sea bass teriyaki Rowland Plaza, 112-C Vintage Way, Novato. 415.898.8500.

Tavola Italian Kitchen

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.

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Yet Wah Chinese. $$.

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

1238 Fourth St, San Rafael.

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California cuisine. $$$.

California bistro fare that nearly always hits the mark. 4050 Byway E, Napa. 707.257.1999.

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

Formerly Taylor’ Automatic Refresher. Famous! 933 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.3486.

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JoLe California. $$$. Casual familial vibes with adventurous interpretations of already loved dishes. Crab cocktail, pork shoulder, and a burger with truffle-flavored cheese.

Maximize your experience by trying the tasting menu.

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Mini Mango Thai.

$$. Casual Thai, but with unexpected gems. The Thai iced tea–out of this world. The pad Thai–incredibly authentic and balanced. A must-try for all Thai lovers. 1408 West Clay St, Napa. 707.226.8884.

Morimoto Japanese.

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.

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Norman Rose Tavern

American. $$. More than just suds ‘n’ grub–though that’s the name of the happy hour– this old-fashioned hangout with dark wood and rustic touches does pulled-pork nachos, wild boar burgers, osso bucco and crab-potato tots right. 1401 First St, Napa.

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Ristorante Allegria

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

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Regional variations of barbecue are defined by cooking style, the type of wood used for smoking and cuts (and kinds) of meat. But the real way to tell barbecue apart is the sauce.

Eastern North Carolina is the home of vinegar-based sauces, while western N.C. has more tomato paste in it. South Carolina is the land of mustard-based sauces. Kansas City’s sauces are tomato-based but generally sweeter than Texas sauce, where the stuff is a bit spicier. Alabama stands alone for its mayo-based white sauce. So what to make of the spicy sauce at Buster’s Barbecue in Calistoga?

Buster’s is a perennial Bohemian Best Of winner. I confess I’d never been, but driving through town at lunchtime recently, the smell of smoking meat wafting through the car window put my vehicle on autopilot and next thing I knew I was turning left into the parking lot.

I ordered the spicy sauce with my combo order of pulled pork and tri-tip. The meats were smoky and juicy, but it was the sauce that was most memorable. It reminded me of a good chile colorado, spicy, rich and perfectly emulsified. It’s tomato-based, with a touch of brown sugar and garlic, and more than a little heat from dried habañero chiles.

But somehow the sauce is more than the sum of its ingredients.

Owner Charles “Buster” Davis comes from a family of cooks in Louisiana, a state that’s more of a crossroads when it comes to barbecue and doesn’t have a readily identifiable style. He says his sauce is just a spicy barbecue sauce. No secret ingredients.

I’m not sure I believe him. I’ll be coming back to conduct more research.

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Breweries SONOMA CO U N TY Bear Republic Brewing Company

One of the originals on the North Bay craft-beer scene, this family-owned brewery only gets better with age.

Most famous for Racer 5, the Healdsburg location offers a surprisingly diverse selection of beers beyond the better-known names. 345 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 707.433.2337. www. bearrepublic.com.

Carneros Brewing Company The focus is on

flavor, not high ABV, with a Hispanic influence, at least on names of brews like Jefeweizen and Cervesa Pilsner. 22985 Burndale Road, Sonoma.

707.938.1880.

HopMonk Tavern

Founded by Dean Biersch of Gordon-Biersch, HopMonk offers house-brewed beers Kellerbiers and Dunkelweizens, in addition to an impressive rotating list of seasonal craft beers from California and beyond. 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol.

707.829.7300. 691 Broadway.

Sonoma. 707.935.9100. www. hopmonk.com.

Lagunitas Brewing If you haven’t hit up the beer garden at the North Bay’s most laid-back brewery, waste no time and get down there, preferably on one of the many nights of live music. Sip on a Little Sumpin,’ Hop Stoopid, Hairy Eyeball, Pils . . . you are getting verrrrrryyy thirsty . . . 1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. 707.778.8776. www. lagunitas.com.

Old Redwood Highway Brewery Now that they’ve

made the leap from the garage to an actual building, this Windsor-based brewery has really taken off. Part of the appeal, beyond delicious beers, is the focus on locally sourced ingredients. 9000-A Windsor Road, Windsor. 707.657.7624.

Petaluma Hills Brewing Co. Seeing

how it’s located across from Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma Hills Brewing Co. had to do something to distinguish

itself from the 500-pound gorilla. For one, Petaluma Hills has a friendly taproom where you can see beer being made and are encouraged to ask questions. And the brewery is known for great dark brews like the full bodied but balanced Porteluma. Petaluma Hills Brewing Company, 1333 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma.

707.766.4458.

brewery proudly produces artisanal ales specializing in Belgian, French and West Coast Ale styles. Enjoy a pint in the inviting tasting room featuring live music and absolutely zero TVs. 401-B Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato. 415.883.2040. www.baeltanebrewing.com.

Mill Valley Beerworks

and excellent—and worldfamous— brews. Two words: beer bites! 725 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.2337. www. russianriverbrewing.com.

If there is a beer heaven, it might look a little like this Mill Valley gem of a spot. An impressive draft list is well stocked with old and new favorites. 173 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 415.888.8218. www.millvalleybeerworks.com.

Ruth McGowan’s Brew Pub Straight outta

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Cloverdale, Ruth McGowan’s citrus wheat ale makes summer days fly by just right. During the colder days of winter, try the dry Irish stout. 131 E. First St., Cloverdale. 707.894.9610. www. ruthmcgowansbrewpub.com.

St. Florian’s Brewery

Started by local firefighter Aron Levin and his wife, Amy, St. Florian’s Brewery has exploded of late. The company has plans to expand its space, staff and line of beers. St. Florian’s also gives back, donating 5 percent of all profits to community and fire-related organizations.

7704-A Bell Road, Windsor. www.stfloriansbrewery.com.

Third Street Aleworks Third Street is sometimes overshadowed by a worldrenowned brewery just around the corner, but their Bombay rouge—a malty, drinkable IPA—can hold its own in a roomful of crowded beers. 610 Third St., Santa Rosa. 707.523.3060. www. thirdstreetaleworks.com.

Woodfour Brewing An

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MARIN CO U N TY Baeltane Brewing & Tasting Room Marin

M stands for malty. Hit up this Novato landmark for traditional ales that won’t fail the taste test.

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Pizza Orgasmica & Brewing Company What goes together better than beer and pizza? Not much. Wash down a hefty slice of pepperoni with an Orgasmica kolsch, a cold-aged ale with a crisp, refreshing finish. 812 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.457.BEER. www. pizzaorrgasmica.com.

N A PA CO U N TY Downtown Joe’s Restaurant & Brewery Boasts a brewery built by Chuck Ankeny—the great-grandson of Adolf Hamms—this Napa mainstay has serious historical chops. Try the palate-altering Golden Thistle Very Bitter ale, and prepare to be amazed. 902 Main St., Napa. 707.258.2337. www.downtownjoes.com.

Napa Smith Brewery Brewer Don Barkley was part of the revered New Albion Brewery, America’s first craft brewery since Prohibition, back in 1978. He’s now part of the team creating goldmedal winning IPAs, wheat beers, pilsners and more at Napa Valley’s only production brewery. 1 Executive Way, Napa. 707.254.7167. www. napasmithbrewery.com.

Resin D’etre Lagunitas pays tribute to the Waldos with dank ale BY JAMES KNIGHT

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here’s a sweet bit of brewing trivia wrapped inside the story of Lagunitas Brewing Company’s seasonal release Waldos’ Special Ale, and it’s not on the topic you might think it is upon learning that this especially aromatic and potent brew’s official release date is April 20, aka 4/20—although the label only mentions a certain 4:19 in the afternoon . . . um, what were we talking about?

If Lagunitas is playing it safe on the label, you can’t blame them. Ten years back, the brewery was busted and temporarily shuttered for running a “disorderly house” when their informal weekly get-togethers, scheduled at 4:20pm , got too . . . mellow. With a thumb-inthe-eye to match their characteristic tonguein-cheek, Lagunitas marked the ignominy with a beer called “Undercover Investigation ShutDown Ale.” No, wait, that’s not it, because, man, there’s something else.

In 2013, some hop-heads in Atlanta, Ga., threatened Lagunitas with legal action over their brewery’s trademarked “420” pale ale.

Lagunitas said whatever, and dropped any reference to 4:20.

According to this version of the story, the Waldos, a preternaturally punctual group of San Rafael High School stoners, met up a minute early, at 4:19pm, one day for an ultimately fruitless quest that nevertheless—and allegedly—spawned the 4:20 slang term for . . . Weren’t we talking about beer or something? (See our cover story for more on the Waldos, p15.)

Hitting stores a week early, the 2016 Waldos’ Special Ale release is available nationwide in six-packs and on tap for a limited time. “It’s the biggest, hoppiest beer we make, probably,” says Karen Hamilton, director of communications at Lagunitas Brewing Company. Back in 2011, according to Hamilton (“Was it 2011? Wow, time flies!”), the original Waldos met with Lagunitas’ brewmaster and selected a level of hops to match their mood, which is high, a high level of hops.

Waldos’ pours golden and foamy, and boasts a resinous, piney aroma that is, indeed, so distinctly dank that any fruity, malty character the beer has struggles to rise above a green fog of Humulus lupulus. At 11.5 percent alcohol by volume, this cottonmouth-inducing brew is no tutti-frutti triple IPA, gamely hiding its strength—if anything, it’s more gratuitous than your average IPA, which has long been a purely stylistic category since brewers learned to control microbial spoilage without the use of high alcohol and hops, thanks to the work of—dude, that’s it! The Waldos met at, let’s say 4:19pm, under a statue of Louis Pasteur, the father of fermentation science. Wow, I mean just, wow.

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Case Cracked The Waldos, originators of ‘420,’ find missing link to story BY MOLLY OLESON

SEARCH IS OVER The

origins of 420 begin in Point Reyes.

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o sooner has Waldo Dave settled into a corner table at Mill Valley’s Depot Bookstore & Cafe, his back to the windows that separate the indoor tables from the outdoor patio, when a loud thud! behind his left shoulder startles him. He whips around to see Waldo Steve’s face smooshed up against the glass. The two men—in their early 60s and friends for more than 45 years—laugh as Waldo Steve peels his face away and heads inside, leaving behind a drizzly April morning and a contorted imprint.

He grabs a chair, sits down and pats an envelope that contains 167 pages of officially embossed United States Coast Guard records. “This was the ultimate goal,” he says of the highly anticipated mail that arrived three weeks ago but which took years of searching to obtain.

“This is what slams the door shut on everyone who says that

our story is a bunch of bull,” Waldo Dave says.

As the story goes, in the fall of 1971, “five wise-cracking friends”—Steve, Dave, Mark, Larry and Jeff, who called themselves the Waldos after a wall they hung out on in between classes at Marin County’s San Rafael High School—were given a hand-drawn map to a secret patch of cannabis

in Point Reyes. The crop had been planted—and the map leading to it drawn—by a Coast Guard reservist by the name of Gary Newman. Newman, brother-inlaw of Bill McNulty, a friend of the Waldos who gave them the map, was said to have been paranoid about getting busted for planting the cannabis on federal property.

The Waldos were determined to find the patch. Week after week, they planned to meet at 4:20pm at a campus statue of Louis Pasteur.

They’d get high, jump in Waldo Steve’s 1966 Chevy Impala, listen to its “killer” eight-track stereo and head to the Point Reyes coast in search of the treasure. “It was always like Cub Scout field trips,” Waldo Steve says of the group’s Waldo Safaris. “Except we were stoned.”

The Waldos never found the patch. But “420 Louis”—and later, simply “420”—became their secret code for pot. Today, the Waldos’ three-digit code has become mainstream universal slang for all things cannabis. 420 (April 20) festivals. 420 races. 420 Olympics.

420 college campus “smokeouts.”

420 publications. 420 beers.

“420-friendly” real estate ads.

California Senate Bill 420. The list goes on.

The Waldos, who describe their high school selves as intelligent, fit guys who were “seekers” rather than “stupid, slacker stoners,” live throughout Marin and Sonoma counties and work in fields ranging from financial services to independent filmmaking to the wine industry. )

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Waldo Steve and Waldo Dave, the “talking heads” of the group, agreed to meet me prior to the April 20 worldwide pot holiday to share their story. It’s a busy time of year for them.

“By the way, the Huffington Post just called,” Waldo Steve tells Waldo Dave as he flips through a heavy-duty blue binder that contains hundreds of references to 420 culture in newspaper and magazine articles from the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, Time, Esquire and dozens more, records of dissertations on the sociological aspects of 420 and documented proof of conversations, handwritten eyewitness accounts, references to the marijuana map and copies of letters from the early ’70s—all supporting the Waldos’ claims that they were the very first people to use the term 420.

“Actually, we’re the centerfold in this one,” Waldo Dave jokes, pointing to a cover of Playboy.

The two men (who could be standup comedians) enthusiastically exchange inside jokes, noises, secret words, one-liners and impersonations.

Their banter is a glimpse into the wild, adventurous world of the Waldos—intertwined with the beauty and the freewheeling counterculture of Marin in the ’70s. A golden era, they call it.

The Waldos don’t know what became of the map that revealed the Point Reyes cannabis patch. But “everything else” is preserved in a high-security bank safety deposit vault in San Francisco’s Financial District. One letter, written by Waldo Dave and sent to Waldo Steve after he had left Marin for college, read, “My brother is Phil Lesh’s manager, and last weekend I had a job as a doorman backstage at a concert. I smoked out with David Crosby and Lesh. . . . p.s. A little 420 enclosed for your weekend.”

Another, from a friend who had also left Marin and was living in Israel, informs the Waldos that there’s no 420 here.

“It was an original little joke that turned into a worldwide phenomenon,” Waldo Dave says.

HAPPY ENDINGS Not only did members of the Waldos say they proved they originated the term 420, their search led them to former Coast Guardsman Gary Newman (center with beard), who was unknowingly the genesis for the stoner code number.

Cannabis Culture It’s 4:20pm in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, and puffs of smoke drift from groups of young people gathered on “Hippie Hill,” known among potheads as the place to light up. A drum circle provides a fast-paced, background beat, and an older guy dances, hands clapping above his head.

Next to a grove of eucalyptus trees, three friends pass a joint around. When asked what 420 means to them, the one with long, dark dreadlocks proves that he’s adopted the Waldos’ secret code as his own. “Usually means it’s time to smoke,” he says with a crooked smile.

Do they know where the term comes from?

“If I can remember correctly, it was a group of high school kids who would meet at 4:20 to smoke,” says another. “My mom told me that.”

“In about 1995 or so, we started seeing ‘420’ carved into benches and spray-painted on signs, and we said, ‘Hey, what’s happening here?’” Dave says. “This is

starting to evolve. We’ve gotta start looking into this thing, you know?”

Waldo Steve remembers Waldo Larry telling him that he was seeing more and more 420 paraphernalia—“more hats, more T-shirts, more everything.” “I better get the story straight,” he said to himself.

A late-’90s phone call to High Times magazine—“the definitive resource for all things marijuana”—resulted in the publication’s editor immediately flying to California to meet the Waldos and verify their claims.

Following the original 1998 article in High Times, the story of the origin of “420” spread to other publications, one by one. “I think after the internet became big around 2000, then it started snowballing,” Waldo Dave says.

Ever since, the Waldos have fiercely defended their story, agreeing to meet journalists at their vault, get on camera and trek out to Point Reyes.

When asked how many hours they’ve devoted to documenting

their story, Waldo Steve answers quickly and assuredly: “Thousands.”

“People keep trying to twist the story,” Waldo Steve says, noting the naysayers “come out of the woodwork” each year to attack and discredit the Waldos’ story, or claim to have coined the term “420” themselves.

“There’s so many of ’em you can’t keep track of ’em,” Waldo Dave says. “It’s pretty hilarious.

We’ve created a whole generation of 420 claimers now.”

“It’s such a fabled thing,” Waldo Steve adds. “People want to be part of a fable.”

“We’ve had people saying they thought our story was a fairy tale,” Waldo Dave says, noting their latest search for the Point Reyes Coast Guardsman. “So we said, ‘Hey, we’ll go find this guy. We may not be able to find him, but we’re gonna try.’”

The Missing Link

The search for Gary Newman began six years ago. It was never easy. There were false starts, dead

The Phone Call

Months after getting ahold of Carol but not hearing anything, Waldo Steve was traveling in a Texas ghost town near Big Bend National Park. “Big thunderstorms,” he says. “Cracks of lightning.”

He and his brother Norm were the only people in a little emptiedout Mexican restaurant and saloon. “And between cracks of thunder, I get a phone call.”

Who could be calling me in the middle of nowhere, he thought.

“This is Carol, I’m Gary’s caretaker,” the woman on the line said.

“And I could hear Gary goin’, ‘I can remember everything about the Coast Guard!’” Waldo Steve says, imitating Newman’s raspy voice. “It was like, ‘Whoahh!’”

“Major breakthrough,” Waldo Dave says. “He’s aliiive!”

But what seemed to be a hot trail led to months of more unreturned phone calls, unanswered letters and no-show meetings. And then, suddenly, everything changed. There was a date, a meeting spot and a time.

Gary showed up.

“Gary, we’ve been looking for you for so long!” Waldo Dave yelled when he first saw him.

As it turned out, the Coast Guardsman who had played such a large role in the Waldos’ past, and in what developed in following years, was homeless and living on the streets of San Jose. The Waldos paid for their new friend to stay in a San Jose hotel during the Super Bowl, so he could watch the game. There, they interviewed him to make sure that all records and accounts matched up.

‘We’re just doing this to set the record straight.’

“Gary had no idea what he started,” Waldo Steve says. “I thought it’d be better for him to show us everything.” He rounded up the Waldos, Gary, Carol, Jackson, Patrick McNulty (brother of the late Bill McNulty), and headed out to the Point Reyes Lighthouse, where Gary had been stationed. In a short video made by Waldo Dave, Gary talks passionately about his time there.

The official Coast Guard records that the Waldos received three weeks before we met in Mill Valley describe a decorated, life-saving Guardsman. Finally meeting him after 45 years, the Waldos say, was like a reunion with a relative they never knew.

And through the kindness of someone whom Waldo Dave describes as “having a heart of gold,” Gary is no longer homeless. ) 18

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“I was getting worried,” Waldo Steve says. “I was thinking, ‘God, this guy could die, and I’ll never get his side of the story.’”

More searching led to piles and piles of databases. More dead ends. Finally, the Waldos received a reply from Gary’s friend Carol, and found out that Gary most likely did not have a permanent residence.

“Somebody had to get into the streets,” Waldo Steve says of the search. For a reasonable price, he hired Bay Area private investigator Julie Jackson.

“He said he needed to find a guy that was basically homeless,” Jackson says of Waldo Steve in a recorded interview. “It was like a needle in a haystack.”

Jackson says that although she had little information to go on, she was fascinated by the history of the Waldos that was presented to her. She let the San Jose Police Department know what she was up to in case she needed backup, created a perimeter map of where Gary might be located and started reaching out to people who might know him.

“Usually, I don’t take cases like that,” Jackson says, “but this one was too good to pass up.”

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San Rafael High School.

“And now we’re like some big, happy family,” Waldo Steve says.

The Fun Never Stops

Waldo Steve says that with Gary Newman’s official Coast Guard records in hand, and an eyewitness account of his time at Point Reyes, the 420 naysayers of the internet will hopefully be silenced.

“I don’t think it’ll be finished,” Waldo Dave says. “There’ll still be people saying, ‘Oh, that’s not true.’

But you know, they’re entitled to their own opinions; we have the facts.”

Are the Waldos done searching for more proof of their claims?

At some point, Waldo Steve says, he may take some of the evidence to a museum or an auction house that offers forensics, to get an approximate date of creation.

“That’d probably be the last thing we can come up with, right?” Waldo Dave says.

“I don’t know,” Waldo Steve says with a laugh.

“I guess we could find that missing roach from 1971,” Waldo Dave jokes. “Underneath the seat [of the Impala].” He motions that he’s holding up a roach. “This is proof!”

The Waldos say that in 45 years they haven’t made a penny off of their story. But that was never their intention anyway—they were just a bunch of hippies running around, oblivious to the idea that their secret code would one day have such far-reaching ripples.

They’re regular, working guys, Waldo Steve says, noting that they have wives, kids, jobs, commitments and bills to pay.

“We’re not doing this to be celebrities, “Waldo Dave says.

“We’re just doing this to set the record straight.”

“We don’t look too deep,” Waldo Steve says. “We just think it’s funny. And we think it’s funny when people do look deep.”

“It’s like when they tried to find out what the Beatles were saying by turning records backwards and things like that,” Waldo Dave says, laughing.

After the excitement surrounding April 20, they’ll sit back, watch how their secret code—and all things cannabis— evolves, and keep on laughing.

“Sometimes,” Waldo Steve says, “I’ll get a message from Dave, and it’ll just be a bunch of wild screaming and antics. We remind each other that we’re all kinda nutty-crazy, that we’re all there for each other in this crazy, mixed-up world.”

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A popular sight in the North Bay since forming in 2011, the psychedelic rock and roll family that is the Chris Robinson Brotherhood recently put the finishing touches on their latest album, Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel, due out in July and recorded somewhere in the wilds of Marin County that Robinson dubbed “Unicorn, Calif.”

The band brings new jams to the North Bay for two nights this week, and tickets are going fast, so don’t wait on grabbing spots to the shows, happening Thursday and Friday, April 21–22, at McNear’s Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. 8:30pm. $35–$39. 21 and over. 707.765.2121.

This year’s Healdsburg Jazz Festival, taking place the first week of June, will feature two special events that honor jazz drummer Billy Hart. Best known as a member of Herbie Hancock’s sextet, Hart continues as a bandleader and educator.

This week, jazz fans get a chance to meet and learn from Hart in advance of the concerts. In two programs titled “The Many Facets of Billy Hart,” the drummer shares stories and techniques. Hart keeps the beat on Friday, April 22, at the Green Music Center (1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park; 6pm; free) and on Saturday, April 23, at Healdsburg Junior High School (315 Grant Ave., Healdsburg; 1pm; free). Register at info@healdsburgjazz.org.

Actors, artists and industry insiders will gather this weekend at the inaugural Wine Country Comic Con to celebrate comic books, anime, video games, toys and more. Special guests include Stan Lee’s daughter, JC Lee, actor Steve Cardenas (best known from the popular ’90s show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and many others. The best part is that all of the proceeds will be donated to the construction of the Early Learning Center for Autistic Children. Wine Country Comic Con gets into all things awesome on Saturday and Sunday, April 23–24, at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 13550 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. 11am to 6pm. $25–$35; kids under 10 are free. winecountrycomiccon.com.

If you’ve got a garden, chances are good you’re growing one of the hundreds of varieties of tomatoes out there. And if you’re growing tomatoes, chances are you don’t want to miss this year’s Tomatomania! event at Cornerstone Sonoma. Packed with a selection of seedlings to get your garden started, the event also boasts delicious food, wine and a ton of tomato maniacs eager to share everything from their favorite fertilizer tips to their beloved outdoor designs. You won’t leave empty-handed or hungry when you visit Tomatomania on Saturday and Sunday, April 23–24, at Cornerstone, 23570 Arnold Drive, Sonoma. 10am–4pm. Free.

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Takes a Village An Earth Day roundup for the ecologically and artistically minded BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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t’s no surprise that when Earth Day comes around—this time falling on Friday, April 22—North Bay activists committed to stewardship and conservation go above and beyond to celebrate and protect our greatest resources. This year, special guests, new views of the land and more will all be a part of the region’s biggest eco-party.

Already under way, the 10-day Sebastopol Village Building Convergence runs through April 24 and leads several projects, classes, networking events and discussions on how to better reclaim public spaces and build a tight-knit community.

On April 22, the Convergence hosts a special Earth Day event with permaculture guru Penny Livingston-Stark at the Sebastopol Grange.

Livingston-Stark is internationally recognized for her work in

designing natural and environmentally sustainable ecosystems. Based at the Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas, she often collaborates with the Marin Community Development Agency, and recently started working with tribal leaders and members of the Paiute Nation in Bishop, Calif. She leads a night of songs and stories centered on her work in permaculture that features a “Women in the Soil” panel and a discussion on the legalization of cannabis.

On April 23, the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation proclaims its love for the land by opening its newest space, the Laguna Discovery Trail, with a grand celebration. With the recent rains, the Laguna, which floods the plains between Santa Rosa and Sebastopol annually, is looking as spectacular as ever, and the environmental center’s docent staff will lead visitors through the new trail, part of the 30-acre southern laguna restoration project undertaken in collaboration with the Sonoma County Water Agency.

Starting at 8am and again at 10am, guide-led walks along the Discovery Trail offer a chance to view more than 4,000 native plants and take in the birds and other wildlife that call the Laguna home. Registration is required, so sign up at lagunafoundation.org.

Over in Napa, the Environmental Education Coalition of Napa County takes over the newly opened Oxbow Commons for its Earth Day party on April 23. The Commons, a quarter-mile-long strip of land built along the Napa River, serves a dual function as a bypass for floodwaters and a 10-acre public park space.

For the spiritually minded, don’t miss the Reverend Billy, a New York City–based eco-activist and performance artist who leads the Stop Shopping Choir in radical anticorporate actions that include sit-in concerts and sidewalk sermons. The Reverend Billy reads from his new motivational handbook, The Earth Wants YOU, April 23 at Point Reyes Community Presbyterian Church and on April 25 at Sebastopol’s Many Rivers Books & Tea. For full details, see Arts & Events, p27.

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It was in the early 1990s, when Hoop, who describes herself as a less-than-overachieving student, found an unexpected place of acceptance at SRHS. “That spot outside of Mr. Craven’s theater, the Loner Stoop, that was where I spent a lot of my time during my senior year. It was kind of my safe space,” remembers Hoop, calling from New York City, where she’s been promoting her

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just-released sixth record. Titled Love Letter for Fire, it’s an album of love songs written and performed with folk singer Sam Beam.

Next week, Hoop will be returning to Sonoma County for an intimate concert at Main Stage West Theater, in Sebastopol. The rare, small-house performance is a benefit for Main Stage, where John Craven, who still teaches at SRHS, frequently directs and acts.

The concert, Hoop says, is one way of repaying the kindness and support she received 23 years ago, when few could have predicted she’d someday appear as a backup singer for Peter Gabriel or that she’d open for Mark Knopfler, the Punch Brothers, Andrew Bird and the Ditty Bops. It was long before Tom Waits compared her music to a four-sided coin, saying, “She is an old soul, like a black pearl, a good witch or a red moon. Her music is like going swimming in a lake at night.”

“I really do have to thank John [Craven]—and also Dan Earl, who was with the choral department at the high school—for giving a misfit like me a safe haven where I could believe I might someday excel in something,” Hoop says. “There wasn’t a thread of ambition in me back then. I was singing and acting nonstop, and I was skateboarding nonstop, but I had no focus, no goals, no orientation. John was part of the process that showed me I was wasting my gifts, and led me back to what I was supposed to be doing, which was, of course, writing and singing songs.”

Though now a resident of England, Hoop admits her Santa Rosa roots—and her days out on the Loner Stoop—remain a big part of who she is as an artist.

“I’m a true California girl, through and through,” she says, “and I’ll always be proud of that.”

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airfax’s Christopher Dienstag calls his film The Moneytree “30 years in the making.” It played at the Mill Valley Film Festival in October 1991, after some six years of work. Back for a one-day screening April 23 at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, the film depicts pot growing on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais.

Now that his film has awakened from its long sleep, Dienstag is launching a crowdfunding campaign to remaster and re-record the soundtrack into Dolby and add new tunes. He also plans to add narration to contextualize what he describes as “the Wild West days” of pot growing. The eventual plan is to share profits with the Cannabis Prisoners Project.

The audience will see the 35mm print Dienstag owns; he didn’t even have a VHS of the film that he made with his father, now 86.

“My mom’s in it, my grandpa’s in it, and my old girlfriend’s in it,” Dienstag says. “My father and I agreed that a film like this had not been done before. If you make a film about a bank robber, you usually don’t actually rob a bank. We broke the law before your very eyes.”

The 25 years since the first screening of The Moneytree has seen a national change in opinion on marijuana. In 1991, distributors such as Warner Brothers and New Line worried about the legal ramifications of a film in which we watch the grass grow. The Moneytree was apparently jinxed in its cradle; Dienstag “four walled” (i.e., rented) a theater in Los Angeles to show the movie and lined up interviews with Peter Travers and Howard Stern. But the movie was pre-empted and the theater shuttered during the Rodney King riots.

Watching it now, audiences will enjoy the rebellious nature of the film, Dienstag says. “We learned to make the film as we went along, and it has a very endearing quality. I feel like the audience for this film was born after it was made, and now they’ve grown up. Now it’s time.”

‘The Moneytree’ plays April 23 at 12:30pm at the Christopher B. Smith Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

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ven if you don’t know the name Billy Joe Shaver, you’ve heard his songs sung by legends like Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. At age 76, Shaver brings his outlaw country band to Mill Valley on April 27 for a show at Sweetwater Music Hall.

“God gave me a gift, and I’ve been doing the best I can with it,” says Shaver from his home in Waco, Texas.

Born in 1939 and raised by his grandmother in Corsicana, Texas, Shaver began playing guitar and writing songs when he was a kid.

Even though he lost two fingers in a sawmill accident in 1960, Shaver went to Nashville in ’66 with a handful of songs and a heart full

Billy Joe Shaver performs on Wednesday, April 27, at Sweetwater Music hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 8pm. $30–$35. 415.388.1100.

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of determination. “My best songs I already had written before I got there,” he says.

Kris Kristofferson was one of the first artists to notice him and cover his work, scoring a hit with Shaver’s “Good Christian Soldier” in 1971. His country-western tunes have seen success with artists like Waylon Jennings, whose 1973 album Honky Tonk Heroes is comprised almost entirely of Shaver’s works. Even Bob Dylan sings Shaver’s songs in concert and mentions him in his own 2009 song “I Feel a Change Comin’ On.” “I have never met [Dylan],” says Shaver. “I’d like to before I close the door on everything.”

Shaver has also been a close friend of Willie Nelson since the 1950s. Nelson appears on Shaver’s 2014 album, Long in the Tooth, singing on the opening track, “Hard to Be an Outlaw.”

After more than 20 albums, Long in the Tooth is Shaver’s first record to chart in Billboard’s Top Country Albums. Yet for Shaver, it’s the songwriting that matters most. “That’s what keeps me going,” he says.

“What I do is I take [the lyrics] and treat [them] like a letter that I’d write to someone that I love,” Shaver says. “Got to make sure every word counts, almost like a soldier writing to his sweetheart back home while he’s in battle.”

Though Shaver only received an eighth-grade education, he writes poetic lyrics with a focus on simplicity and a personal perspective.

“The best way for me is to just write about myself,” says Shaver.

“I’m pretty sure my life is almost like everybody else’s.”

Currently working on a new record, Shaver says songwriting is also a form of therapy. “It’s the cheapest psychiatrist there is, and probably the best,” he says. “You can’t lie to yourself, you just can’t do it.”

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The symphony and chorus performs Ravel’s iconic Boléro in the season finale. Apr 24, 3pm and Apr 26, 7:30pm. $40-$80. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

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Aqus Cafe

Apr 20, West Coast Songwriters Competition. Apr 22, Side Dish. Apr 23, La Guinguette.

Apr 24, 2pm, Kenneth Roy. Apr 27, Bluegrass & old time music jam. 189 H St, Petaluma.

707.778.6060.

Carole L Ellis Auditorium

Apr 22, “The Future Is Now” with San Francisco Opera’s Adler Fellow Program. 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. 415.392.5225.

Cellars of Sonoma

Apr 21, Ricky Alan Ray. Apr 22, John Pita. Apr 23, Falcon Christopher. 133 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.578.1826.

Coffee Catz

Apr 21, 5pm, DJ Kudjo. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.6600.

D’Argenzio Winery

Apr 21, 6pm, Luvplanet. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.280.4658.

First United Methodist Church

Apr 23, 3pm, the Etude Women’s Chorus. 1551 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa.

Flamingo Lounge

Apr 22, SugarFoot. Apr 23, Matt Applin and the Midnite Band.

2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.545.8530.

French Garden

Apr 22, Americas with Horders and Hizi. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Apr 22, Tone Bent Duo. Apr 23, French Oak Quartet. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol.

707.824.2030.

Barley & Hops Tavern

Gaia’s Garden

Apr 21, Hilary Markx. Apr 22, Clark Williams. Apr 23, Robby-Neal Gordon. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

707.874.9037.

Apr 20, El Tocte. Apr 22, Activists Lounge. Apr 27, Klezmer Creek. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.544.2491.

The Barn at Tyge William Cellars

Glaser Center

Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Green Music Center

Arlene Francis Center

Apr 21, 6pm, the Kathy Kallick Band and the Grateful Bluegrass Duo. 150 Wagner Rd, Sonoma. 707.721.8846.

Apr 22, 8pm, “Stage, Screen & More” with the California Redwood Chorale. 1300 St Francis Rd, Santa Rosa, californiaredwoodchorale.org.

The Big Easy

Apr 20, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics. Apr 21, the Dylan Black Project. Apr 22, the Pulsators. Apr 23, Maria Muldaur & Her Red Hot Blusiana Band. Apr 26, American Alley Cats. Apr 27, Certified Organic.

128 American Alley, Petaluma.

707.776.4631.

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille

Apr 22, DJ Lionize with Persistence, Moses Jee and Donny Buddz. 400 First St E, Sonoma. 707.938.7110.

Apr 23, 8pm, “Stage, Screen & More” with the California Redwood Chorale. 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, californiaredwoodchorale.org.

Apr 21, Chick Corea & Béla Fleck. Apr 23, Midori. Apr 24, Matthias Goerne. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol Apr 20, Lafa Taylor. Apr 21, the Brothers Comatose. Apr 22, Lynx with the Dogon Lights and Feral Fauna. Apr 23, Sessions hip-hop showcase.

Apr 24, Igor & the Red Elvises.

Apr 25, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

Apr 22, 5pm, Sean Carscadden.

Apr 22, 8pm, Thomas Thomsen.

Apr 23, 1pm, Matt Bolton. Apr 23, 8pm, the Mosey Boys. Apr 24, 1pm, Dawn Angelosante and Tony Gibson. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

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Hotel Healdsburg

Apr 23, the Lorca Hart Trio with Josh Nelson and Sam Bevan.

25 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

707.431.2800.

Jacuzzi Family Vineyards

Timothy O’Neil Band. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre

Apr 24, Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Apr 24, 3pm, “Stage, Screen & More” with the California Redwood Chorale.

24724 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, californiaredwoodchorale.org.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

Phoenix Theater

Apr 23, the Haggards. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.772.5478.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Apr 20, Hop Sauce. Apr 21, Hot Grubb. Apr 22, the Good Bad Band. Apr 23, the Stu Tails. Apr 24, Kingsborough.

Apr 27, Lipbone Redding. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

707.778.8776.

Main Street Bistro

Apr 22, Blythe Klein Streetwise.

Apr 23, Pat Wilder. Apr 24, Pocket Canyon Ramblers.

16280 Main St, Guerneville.

707.869.0501.

Mc T’s Bullpen

Apr 23, Hot Zone Band. Apr 24, George Heagerty & Never the Same. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.

Monroe Dance Hall

Apr 22, DJ Steve Luther hosts Motown & Disco Dance. Apr 23, Mark St. Mary Zydeco Band.

1400 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.529.5450.

Murphy’s Irish Pub

Apr 22, the Tonewoods. Apr 23, An American Forrest. Apr 24,

Apr 24, Stephane Wrembel.

3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Apr 23, Nipsey Hussle. 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Redwood Cafe

Apr 20, the Bloodstones. Apr 21, Trinity Rayne and Kaya Weber. Apr 22, Reggae at the Redwood with Black Slate. Apr 23, Foxes in the Henhouse.

8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

Rincon Valley Library

Apr 23, 2pm, Rua Samba. 6959 Montecito Blvd, Santa Rosa.

707.537.0162.

Rossi’s 1906

Apr 20, dance lessons with Rovetti & Meatballs. Apr 22, the Tri Tip Trio. Apr 23, Lee Presson & the Nails. Apr 24, 6:30pm, Earles of Newtown. 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub

Apr 23, John Roy Zat. 131 E First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.9610.

Songbird Community Healing Center

Apr 22, Full Moon Sound Journey.

8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, alchemicalsounds.net.

Sonoma Community Center

Apr 24, 6:30pm, kitchen concert with Kathleen Corbin and Larry Peck. 276 E Napa St, Sonoma. 707.938.4626.

Spancky’s Bar

Apr 21, Timothy O’Neil Band.

Apr 23, the Mentors with Skitzo and Ancestors Wrath.

8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.664.0169.

Subud Hall

Apr 22, Kirtan with Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda with the Saraswati Dream Band. 234 Hutchins Ave, Sebastopol.

Toad in the Hole Pub

Apr 22, Girls & Boys. Apr 23, Clark Williams. Sun, live music.

116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa.

707.544.8623.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Apr 21, Levi’s Workshop with Levi Lloyd. Apr 22, the Bruthas.

Apr 23, Paulie’s Garage. Apr 25, the Blues Defenders pro jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

Whiskey Tip

Apr 23, the Restless Sons and House of Mary. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.843.5535.

Shock City, USA

Apr 24, Sheer Mag with Creative Adult and Flesh World.

Location given upon RSVP, Santa Rosa, facebook.com/ shockcity.santarosa.

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415.383.9600.

Dance Palace

Apr 24, 10 x 10 Performance Lab. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station.

415.663.1075.

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Apr 20, Bob Marley tribute with Chris Makonnen. Apr 21, Two of Us. Apr 22, the 415’s. Apr 23, Revolver. Apr 26, Caroluna.

Apr 27, Michael Warren & Larry Vann. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

HopMonk Novato

Apr 20, Synergy with the Happy’s and Hot Start.

Apr 21, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers. Apr 22, Pop Rocks. Apr 23, Casey Abrams.

Apr 27, open mic night with Seaplane. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery

Apr 20, the Kate Gaffney Band.

Apr 27, the Cherry Pickers.

765 Center Blvd, Fairfax.

415.485.1005.

Marin Center Showcase Theatre

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Apr 22, the Best of the IJ Lobby Lounge. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

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Apr 22, the Lorca Hart Trio with Josh Nelson. Apr 24, 12:30pm, folkish festival with Today’s Special. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

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Apr 21, Koolwhip. Apr 22, Sunshine Daydream. Apr 23, Honeydust. Apr 24, 2pm, Irish jam session. Apr 24, 6pm, Gutter Swan. Apr 24, 8:30pm, Blue Situation with Emerson Caruso. Apr 26, Donna Eagle’s singer-songwriter night.

17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

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Apr 20, Barnyard Hammer and friends. Apr 21, Michael LaMacchia Band. Apr 22, Michael Aragon Quartet. Apr 23, KC Filson Band. Apr 24, Hurricane Gulch. Apr 25, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Apr 27, Mike Ehlers Band. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Osteria Divino

Apr 20, Jonathan Poretz. Apr 21, Jeff Denson’s Open Sky. Apr 22, Jay Sanders Trio. Apr 23, Hippopotamus Trio. Apr 24,

Emma Callister. Apr 26, Casey Cameron. Apr 27, Noel Jewkes Duo. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

Apr 20, Paul VornHagen. Apr 21, Deborah Winters. Apr 26, Panama Jazz Trio. Apr 27, Joan Getz Trio. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar

Apr 20, Elvis Johnson’s Soul Revue. Apr 21, Burnsy’s Sugar Shack. Apr 22, Afroholix. Apr 23, Vinyl. Apr 26, Sheet Metal.

Apr 27, the New Sneakers.

29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio

Apr 22, John Maxwell. Apr 24, HowellDevine and Lady Bianca.

1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books

Apr 22, 6pm, Glen Pearson Trio. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.524.2800.

Sausalito Seahorse

Apr 21, Fiesta Total flamenco show. Apr 22, Firewheel. Apr 23, 12:30pm, Lady D. Apr 23, 9pm, Marinfidels. Apr 24, 5pm, Candela with Edgardo Cambon.

305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

Apr 21, RKS. Apr 22, Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts. Apr 23, PSDSP. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall Apr 20, Prezident Brown 4/20 Party with Reggae Angels. Apr 21, House of Cash with John Carter Cash, Ana Cristina and Bill Miller. Apr 22, Joshua Radin and Allison Pierce. Apr 23, WiId Child. Apr 24, Indigenous.

Apr 26, David Nelson & Eric Thompson. Apr 27, Billy Joe Shaver with Ashleigh Flynn. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.1100.

Taste of Rome

Apr 22, the Jazz Roots Band Duo. Apr 23, the 7th Sons.

1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.7660.

Terrapin Crossroads

Apr 20, Greg Loiacono & the Teal Leaf Trio. Apr 21, Rattlebox with Lorin Rowan, Barry Sless and Doug Harmon. Apr 22, Benefit for Tim Bluhm with Phil Lesh and the Terrapin All-Stars.

Apr 22, Top 40 Friday with Knights of Saturn. Apr 23, Free Peoples. Apr 24, 4pm, “Stories & Songs” with Phil Lesh & the

Camp Terrapin Family Band.

Apr 24, 8:30pm, Elliot Peck and friends. Apr 25, Grateful Mondays with Stu Allen and the Terrapin All-Stars. Apr 26, Colonel & the Mermaids.

Apr 27, Electric Sherpa and the Terrapin All-Stars. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

NAPA COUNTY Ca’ Momi Osteria

Apr 22, Mike Annuzzi. Apr 23, Three on a Match. 1141 First St, Napa. 707.224.6664.

Deco Lounge at Capp Heritage Vineyards Sat, live music. 1245 First St, Napa. 707.254.1922.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Apr 21, the Big Jangle. Apr 22, the Special Guests. Apr 23, C4 Inc. Apr 24, DJ Aurelio. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.

Jarvis Conservatory

Apr 23, Napa Youth Chamber Ensemble. 1711 Main St, Napa.

707.255.5445.

Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center

Apr 24, 3pm, “Timbres & Textures” with North Bay Wind Ensemble Concert.

2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa.

707.256.7500.

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater

Apr 23, San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers. Apr 24, 9:30 and 11am, LolliPOPS chamber music concert. 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900.

RaeSet

Fri, 7:30pm, Friday Night Blues with Gretschkat.

3150 B Jefferson St, Napa.

707.666.9028.

River Terrace Inn

Apr 22, Timothy O’Neil. Apr 23, Johnny Smith. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa. 707.320.9000.

Silo’s

Apr 20, Mike Greensill’s All Jazzed Up. Apr 21, Silo’s Got Talent tryouts. Apr 22, Jackson Stone Band. Apr 23, Aqua Nett.

Apr 27, David Kelleher. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Uva Trattoria

Apr 20, Justin Diaz. Apr 21, Three on a Match. Apr 22, Tony Macaroni Trio. Apr 23, Party of Three. Apr 24, Tom Duarte. Apr 27, Nate Lopez. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.

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Corte Madera Library, “Winsome Watercolors,” solo show from artist jan White features landscapes and still-life studies in beautiful watercolors. 10am. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444. di Rosa, “Equilibrium,” exhibition explores the work of Paul Kos and reflects on the San Francisco-based artist’s longstanding engagement with the Western landscape.

4pm. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. 707.226.5991.

Hammerfriar Gallery, “Grace,” fine art photography exhibit

by Elisabeth Sunday reveal the inspiring interplay of her muse, Africa. 6pm. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg.

707.473.9600.

MarinMOCA, “Altered Book & Book Arts Exhibition,” seventh annual show displays the work of 150 Bay Area artists who reconstruct and rework books into unique pieces of art. 5pm.

500 Palm Dr, Novato.

415.506.0137.

Apr 24

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, “Spring into Nature,” gigantic collaborative art installation by and for Sonoma County students shows concurrently with “Stolen Moments”

by Beth Changstrom.

2pm. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.4797.

SONOMA COUNTY The Art Wall at Shige Sushi

Through May 29, “Lewis Bodecker Exhibit,” featuring

paintings and drawings by the late artist. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. hours vary 707.795.9753.

Bogovich, Michael Ramos and Mylette Welch. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

Arts Guild of Sonoma

Gaia’s Garden

Through Apr 30, “Small but Grand,” Sonoma Valley students show the works they created with canvases donated to them by the Arts Guild. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.

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.

Charles M. Schulz Museum

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.

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.

Dutton-Goldfield Winery

Through May 17, “Tim Brody Solo Show,” Sonoma County artist shows his collection of predominantly pastel paintings. 3100 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol. Daily, 10am to 4:30pm. 707.827.3600.

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.

2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 6; Sat, 9 to 11am. 707.543.3737.

Fulton Crossing

Through Apr 30, “April Art Showing,” displaying new works by visiting artists and studio artists including Grave Levine, Linda Guzzetta, Carol

Through May 1, “The Art of Timothy Dixon,” 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

Lunch and dinner, MonSat; lunch and brunch, Sun. 707.544.2491.

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.

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Graton Gallery

Through May 22, “What Was I Thinking?” new prints by Rik Olson and guest artists. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4.

707.829.8912.

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707.765.2121

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Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Through May 22, “Look! Book Arts,” curated exhibition provides a look at diverse forms of bookbinding, printing, calligraphy, paper marbling and other arts and crafts. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6.

707.431.1970.

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Galleries

History Museum of Sonoma County

Through May 15, “Building the American Dream: Sonoma County After the War ,” exhibit looks at Sonoma County in the post-WWII era. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 4.

707.579.1500.

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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.

Paradise Ridge Winery Through Apr 30, “Conversations in Sculpture,” 11 artists provide an artistic statement that introduces a conversational topic. 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr, Santa Rosa. Daily, 11 to 5. ) 707.528.9463.

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Vintage, Upcycled, Mid-Century Modern Furniture & Decor Handmade, Unique Gifts 430 Larkfield Center, Santa Rosa 707.595.1967

Affordable Vaccination Clinics

every Sunday 9:30–11:30am

Western Farm Center

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

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Through Apr 30, “Ann Wolff & Gurpran Rau,” a double exhibit displays glass sculpture, pastel drawing and paintings by the two artists. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

Petaluma Arts Center

Through May 1, “Metalworks: Cast, Forged & Welded,” featuring more than 35 works that explore the properties of metal and the trends in modern-day sculpture. 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. ThursMon, 11 to 5. 707.762.5600.

Petaluma Mail Depot

Through May 1, “Petaluma Postcard Project,” a series of limited-edition postcards featuring the work of local artists. 40 Fourth St, Petaluma.

707.762.8150.

Prince Gallery

Through May 8, “Floresta,” solo show by Chelsea Rogoff envisions the youthful fascination with world exploration in paintings and drawings. 122 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.889.0371.

Riverfront Art Gallery Through May 8, “Juried Photography Show,” 48 photographers will show their work along with member artists. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. Fri-Sat, 11 to 8.

707.775.4ART.

Sebastopol Gallery

Through May 1, “Sebastopol Gallery Group Show,” comes see the newly redecorated space and meet new gallery artist Lucy Martin. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6. 707.829.7200.

University Art Gallery

OPEN STUDIO EVENT May 20, 5-8pm

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Through Apr 24, “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.

Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

Tues-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, noon to 4. 707.664.2295.

MARIN COUNTY Aroma Cafe

Through May 6, “Images of China Camp,” Marin photographers Osher Levi and Brian Byrnes exhibit their photos of the state park and

local treasure. 1122 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.459.4340.

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.

Falkirk Cultural Center 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.

Gallery Route One

Through May 8, “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. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5.

415.663.1347.

Headlands Center for the Arts

Through Apr 28, “Spring Project Space Exhibitions,” Bay Area artist Cybele Lyle’s architectural rooms-withinrooms and LA-based artist Sarah Rara’s video projections and paintings are on display in the Project Space gallery. 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. Sun-Fri, noon to 4. 415.331.2787.

The Image Flow

Through May 5, “Library of Congress Photographs,” images by Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans and Russell Lee are on display, curated by Stuart Schwartz. 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley. 415.388.3569.

Marin Society of Artists

Through Apr 30, 2pm, “Spring Has Sprung,” juried member show. 1515 Third St, San Rafael.

Wed-Sun, noon to 4 pm 415.464.9561.

Novato City Offices

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

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

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Through Apr 21, “Collage/ Assemblage,” featuring artwork from over 20 artists.

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

San Geronimo Valley Community Center

Through Apr 30, “Brian Frank

Carter Solo Show,” paintings by the North Bay native and longtime illustrator are on display. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo.

415.488.8888.

Seager Gray Gallery

Through May 1, “Gwaltney,” the artist’s paintings reflect the sunlit open sky along the beautiful coastline of Laguna Beach. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.384.8288.

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.

NAPA COUNTY Downtown Napa

Through May 31, “Napa ARTwalk,” rotating exhibition of original, high-quality sculpture is showcased in public areas around Downtown Napa and the Oxbow District. First Street and Town Center, Napa.

Mumm Napa

Through May 1, “Jim Marshall Seen Through the Eyes of Carlos Santana,” an exhibit of photographs by Marshall, curated by Santana, show Marshall’s genius as a photographer, a chronicler of history and portraitist of no equal. 8445 Silverado Trail, Napa. Daily, 10am to 4:45pm.

707.967.7700.

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 Caffeinated Confessions of Mormon Comics Comics from around the world come together for a night of bare-knuckled laughs. Apr 24, 7:30pm. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Night of Comedy with Myles Webber An evening of laughter, wine and fun with the young standup star and special guests Nick Hoffman, Jill

Nick Swardson

Standup star and actor hits the stage and dishes on his wild adventures in Hollywood.

Apr 26, 7:30pm. $25 and up.

Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Events Bernie, Blues & BBQ

A political rally with all the trimmings boasts talks, food by Tri Tip Trolley and music by the Junior Boogie Band and others.

Apr 24, 2pm. $10 admission.

Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, 126 First St W, Sonoma.

707.938.4105.

(Book) Talk & Walk

New parents are invited to load up the stroller and converse on books, current events and parental topics. Third Thurs of every month, 10am. through Jun 16. Free. Napa Main Library, 580 Coombs St, Napa.

707.253.4070.

Butter & Egg Days Parade & Festival

Petaluma tradition marks 35 years with food, arts, a historic parade and antique faire. Apr 23, 10am. Downtown Petaluma, Fourth and Kentucky St, Petaluma.

Chimera Grand Opening

The art space celebrates their newly expanded space with live music, a pig roast and more. Apr 23. Chimera Arts & Maker Space, 6791 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. chimeraarts.org.

Earth Day at Oxbow Commons

Recently opened park near adjacent to Oxbow Preserve will host a day full of environmental exhibitors, Napa Valley vendors, live music, family activities and more. Apr 23, 11am. Oxbow Commons, McKinstry St, Napa, napaenvironmentaled.org.

Earth Day at the Bay Model

Guest artist George Sumner and his Whale Bus join live music, environmental films, hands-on activities and refreshments throughout the day. Apr 23, 10am. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Girlfriends & Game Night

Ladies are invited to enjoy the opportunity to play Sparked, the game for women filled with inspiration, heart and hilarity.

Hear from Lisa Rueff Schneider, the founder of the game, and author Shasta Nelson. Apr 26, 7:30pm. $20. New Om World, 67 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.891.3764.

Irish Proclamation of Independence

Informal gathering commemorates the centennial of proclamation originally read in front of the Dublin Post Office a century ago. Apr 24, 12pm. Free. Santa Rosa Post Office, 730 2nd St, Santa Rosa.

707.694.1988.

Luther Burbank Rides Again

A celebration of the botanist includes the unveiling of a new metal sculpture by local artist Patrick Amoit. Apr 23, 1pm. Free. Burbank Heights & Orchards, 7777 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol.

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Earth Day at Sugarloaf Daylong series of events includes morning walk around the park, afternoon BBQ and sunset hike in the evening.

Apr 23. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.5712.

Earth Day Hike

Docent-led hike is perfect for all ages. Apr 22, 9:30am.

Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

‘Magnifique’ Rose Tours Tour the rose gardens in full bloom and get information on growing, training and pruning.

Apr 23-24. Free. Russian River Rose Company, 1685 Magnolia Dr, Healdsburg. 707.575.6744.

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Baseball in the Movies

Antique and collectable lovers are welcome to come, browse and shop in this 30th annual event. Apr 24, 8am. Downtown Petaluma, Fourth and Kentucky St, Petaluma.

A series of popular and classic movies about America’s pastime screens over the course of a month. Sun through May 29. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael.. 415.454.1222.

Santa Rosa Earth Day Festival

Dancing in the Flames

Food, live entertainment, local and earth friendly products, environmental organizations and eco-friendly crafts and activities for kids. Apr 23, 12pm.

Free. Old Courthouse Square, Mendocino Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets, Santa Rosa.

Shakespeare 400 Celebration

NapaShakes presents a weekend commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with live events and productions. Apr 22-23. $45-$65. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.

Wine Country Comic Con

Inaugural comic book showcase and convention gathers artists, actors and other guests for signings, panels and more to benefit Roseland Lions Club building fund. Apr 23-24, 11am. $25$35/ kids free. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.545.4200.

Intimate documentary into the life of Jungian Analyst Marion Woodman, known for groundbreaking work on feminine psychology and addiction. Apr 20, 7pm. Free.

Wild Hare Studio, 2371 S Gravenstein Hwy, Sebastopol.

415.515.7995.

East Side Sushi

CinemaBites events screens the award-winning film about a single mother discovering cuisine and culture through working in a Japanese restaurant, accompanied by treats from chef Hiro Sone of Terra Restaurant. Apr 25, 5pm. $45. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.9779.

Grumpier Old Men

Watch the Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon comedy and enter to win a fishing trip in this Rianda House benefit. Apr 23, 12pm. $15. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena.

707.963.9779.

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Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

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cinematic journey through the beauty and intimacy of man’s relationship with the natural world. Followed by Q&A. Apr 22, 6:30pm. $7-$11. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111. Awardwinning film narrated by Liam Neeson takes viewers on a cinematic journey through the beauty and intimacy of man’s relationship with the natural world. Apr 26, 1, 3, 5 and 7pm. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol.

707.525.4840.

Normal Is Over

Filmmaker Renée Scheltema presents a special screening of her new documentary in anticipation of Earth Day. Apr 21, 7pm. $7-$11. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael.. 415.454.1222.

Peace Officer

A community screening of the doc about officer-involved shootings is presented by CFI education and Indie Lens Pop-Up. Apr 25, 12pm. Free/ ticket required. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael.. 415.454.1222.

Pee Wee’s Big Holiday

A family fun screening event of the new Pee-Wee movie raises funds for the forthcoming Novato Theater’s construction.

Apr 23, 6pm. $15. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato.

415.899.9883.

Twelfth Night

NapaShakes celebrates 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with a screening of this “Globe on Screen” film. Apr 24, 2pm. $20. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena.

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Last of syndicated film columnist Gil Mansergh’s popular film appreciation series brings Academy Award winners to town to speak on their insider views of the film industry. Apr 24, 3pm.

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

707.829.4797.

Women on the Land

Film by award-winning filmmakers Laurie York and Carmen Goodyear screens. Apr 22-23, 8pm. $9. Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

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Food & Drink Beringer Vineyards Founders’ Day

Come celebrate Beringer’s 140th birthday with tastings, seminars, live music and food and wine. Apr 24, 11am. $25-$35. Beringer Vineyards, 2000 Main St, St Helena.

707.257.5771.

Bridal Brunch

Mix and mingle with wedding vendors in an elegant, relaxed, boutique-style layout. Apr 24, 12pm. $40. Chateau St Jean, 8555 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood.

707.833.4134.

Calistoga Food & Wine Event

Three-day epicurean adventure features MichelinStar cuisine from invited and local culinary talent, paired with over 30 premier Calistoga wineries. Apr 22-24. $65 and up. Solage Calistoga, 755 Silverado Trail N, Calistoga, calistogafoodandwine.com.

Community Passover Seder

Feast on a gourmet Passover dinner, with kosher wine, songs, stories and more. Apr 22, 7:30pm. $36. Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma, 1970 Rainier Circle, Petaluma.

707-559-8585.

Fresh Starts Chef Event

Michelle Tam presents a menu from her award-winning blog, Nom Nom Paleo. Apr 21, 6:30pm. $60. The Key Room, 1385 N Hamilton Pkwy, Novato.

415.382.3363, ext 215.

Lunch & Learn

Monthly resource for Napa Valley seniors includes lively educational activity and healthy lunch. Reservations required. Third Wed of every month, 11am. Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington St, Calistoga.

707.341.3185.

Pancake Breakfast & Open House

Enjoy breakfast prepared by volunteers and listen to live music by Tim Cain. Apr 23, 8am. $6-$11. San Geronimo Preschool, 6001 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo.

Taste of Place with Front Porch Farm

Dining series features Healdsburg’s producers. Apr 21, 6:30pm. $115. Healdsburg

Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg.

707.431.7433.

Tomatomania

Check out the selection of tomato seedlings that are sure to make this summer’s harvest your best ever, with tastings, shopping and more on hand.

Apr 23-24. Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.933.3010.

Wine Country Chefs of Tomorrow

High school culinary arts programs and Sonoma County chefs pair for an evening fired up with a tasty appetizer competition and auction filled with travel opportunities.

Apr 21, 5:30pm. $85. Hyatt Vineyard Creek, 170 Railroad St, Santa Rosa.

For Kids The Magic of Poetry/ Poetry of Magic

A Playshop for Kids 7 and up with Marin Poet Laureate Prartho Sereno & Magician Ethan Swope. Apr 23, 11am.

Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St, Marin City. 415.332.6157.

Lectures Adapting to Surprise

Public forum event is a discussion on ecology, archaeology and indigenous knowledge with Dr Anne Salomon. Registration required. Apr 27, 6:30pm.

Free. Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, 3150 Paradise Dr, Tiburon.

415.338.3757.

Marco Breuer

Recipient of the Larry Sultan Photography Award speaks to his radical approach to the photographic medium and his camera-less process of capturing images. Apr 21, 7pm.

Free. Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito.

415.331.2787.

Business & Growth in Post-WWII Sonoma County Local treasure Gaye LeBaron talks about the county’s mid-20th century shift from a series of farm towns to a series of cities with a panel of historical experts. Apr 21, 6:30pm. $10-$15. History Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa.

707.579.1500.

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Lecture by Penny Wolin examines American photographers of Jewish Ancestry. Apr 20, 7pm. Free. The Image Flow, 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley. 415.388.3569.

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Jazz drummer Billy Hart offers an oral history where he shares his stories, insights and lessons learned from his life in jazz during a 50-year career. Apr 22, 6pm. Free. Green Music Center 1029, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, info@ healdsburgjazz.org. Apr 23, 1pm.

Free. Healdsburg Jr High School, 315 Grant Ave, Healdsburg, info@healdsburgjazz.org.

Saving the Bay from Climate Change

Find out how you can and why you should do your part to meet the challenge of climate change. Apr 25, 7pm. $10. San Rafael Community Center, 618 B St, San Rafael.

Structure & Function: Explore Native Flowers & Pollinators

Staff from the Marin Municipal Water District talk about the different techniques and growth patterns that native plants use to seduce, manipulate and advertise to pollinators. Apr 20, 12pm. Lake Lagunitas, Sky Oaks Rd, Fairfax.

What the Heck Is Citizen Science & Why Is It So Important Learn about the revolutionary science movement and how you can get involved. Apr 27, 6pm. $10-$15. Corte Madera Community Center, 498 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera.

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Local stages celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare We treat your pets like family!

On April 23, William Shakespeare will have been dead for exactly four full centuries.

“This is so exciting!” says Leslie McCauley.

The director of Santa Rosa Junior College’s upcoming presentation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night admits that her enthusiasm has less to do with 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death than with the fact that Twelfth Night will be staged the way its author intended—with a cast of men playing all the roles, including donning corsets and “bum rolls” to play the women.

“It’s sweet revenge,” laughs McCauley, adding that all of the production crew and tech artists on the show are women. “That is how Shakespeare wrote it. With men in the roles, it makes the play make more sense. It pains me to say that, because we do need more female roles for women. But Shakespeare wrote jokes into the play that don’t work as well when women play women.”

McCauley is integrating other Shakespearean elements into the production as well, from chandelier lighting to music played on authentic Elizabethan instruments (ever hear a sackbut?), to the inclusion of traditional “orange girls.”

“Orange girls were women who worked at the theaters selling nuts, oysters and oranges, which were a delicacy,” McCauley says. “Ours will be selling chocolate-covered orange slices. Sadly, we won’t be allowing our audience to relieve themselves in the theater the way they did in Shakespeare’s time.”

Twelfth Night runs April 22–May 7 at Burbank Auditorium, 1501 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. Thursday–Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm. $8–$22. 707.527.4343.—David Templeton

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Discussion on how sea lions and porpoises are able to optimize the amount of oxygen they take on a dive, and how the management of the oxygen differs depending on dive duration. Apr 26, 7pm. $5. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

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shows how we can honor the losses in our lives through poetry and conversation. Apr 20, 5:30pm. Memorial Hospice, 439 College Avenue, Santa Rosa. 707.568.1094. Apr 21, 7:30pm. Many Rivers Books & Tea, 130 S Main St, Sebastopol.

707.829.8871.

Women & Envy

Women’s group explores the energies of female envy and female competition to learn how these are the energies that are holding women back. Apr 20, 7pm. $45. Crystal-Rose, 210 Vallejo St, Suite C, Petaluma.

707-260-2310.

Readings Book Passage

Apr 20, 7pm, “The Great Spring” with Natalie Goldberg.

Apr 21, 6:30pm, Marin Poets in the Schools. Apr 21, 7pm, Shakespeare Celebration with Barry Kraft. Apr 24, 1pm, “My Journey Through War and Peace” with Melissa Burch.

Apr 24, 4pm, “My Journey at the Nuclear Brink” with William Perry. Apr 25, 7pm, “Shelter” with Jung Yun. Apr 26, 7pm, “Spain in Our Hearts” with Adam Hochschild. Apr 27, 7pm, “Negotiating the Nonnegotiable” with Daniel Shapiro. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Gospel Flat Farm

Apr 24, 2pm, “Farmsteads of the California Coast” with Sarah Henry, book launch party. 140 Olema-Bolinas Rd, Bolinas.

Insalata’s

Apr 21, 6:30pm, “Flavorwalla” with Floyd Cardoz, hosted

by Book Passage, includes dinner and a book. $120. 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo 415.457.7700.

Many Rivers Books & Tea

Apr 25, 7pm, “The Earth Wants YOU” with Reverend Billy.

130 S Main St, Sebastopol 707.829.8871.

Napa Copperfield’s Books

Apr 20, 3pm, “Into the Waves” with Kiki Thorpe. 3740 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa 707.252.8002.

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Apr 22, 7pm, “All the Birds in the Sky” with Charlie Jane Anders.

Apr 23, 7pm, “The Everything

Box” with Richard Kadrey.

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Point Reyes Presbyterian Church

North Bay Stage Company presents the madcap situation served up with plenty of food and laughter. Through Apr 24. $24. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Apr 23, 7pm, “The Earth Wants YOU” with Reverend Billy. 11445 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station 415.663.1349.

Rebound Bookstore

Apr 27, 7pm, Hand to Mouth/ WORDS SPOKEN OUT, with poets Rebecca Foust, Roy Mash and Robin Lee. 1611 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.482.0550.

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Apr 27, 8am, “Negotiating the Nonnegotiable” with Daniel Shapiro, hosted by Copperfield’s Books. 50 Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

Apr 22, 7pm, “The Great Spring” with Natalie Goldberg. Apr 26, 6pm, “The Marvelous Journals of Miss Virginia Pettingill” with Gil Mansergh. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books

Apr 23, 7pm, “What Is Zen?” with Norman Fisher. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

Theater All My Sons

The Raven Players present the heady exploration of greed, love, deceit and the fragility of the American dream. Through Apr 24. $12-$25. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg.

707.433.3145.

The Andrews Brothers

Lucky Penny puts on a boogiewoogie USO show with a twist.

Through May 1. $27-$38. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa. 707266-6305.

Anne Boleyn

West Coast premiere of the smart historical play examines how a woman with convictions navigates a world of royal ambition, lusty affairs and shifting allegiances. Through May 8. $10-$58. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

Boeing Boeing

Ross Valley Players presents the Tony Award-winning farce about a playboy living in Paris and juggling love affairs with three stewardesses. Through May 1. $25-$29. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center,

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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 22, 7pm. $68. Charlie’s Restaurant, Windsor Golf Club, 1320 19th Hole Dr, Windsor. 707.837.0019.

The Music Man

Marilyn Izdebski Productions presents the classic musical performed by young people throughout Marin County. Apr 23-May 1. $15. The Playhouse, 27 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo, marilynizdebskiproductions.com.

P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!

Curtain Call Theatre presents the rollicking comedy with claws. Through Apr 23. $15.

Russian River Hall, 20347 Hwy 116, Monte Rio. 707.524.8739.

Shakespeare Sonnet Celebration

Marin Shakespeare Company observes the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death with presentations, readings, song and dance and more. Apr 23, 11am. Free. San Rafael City Plaza, Fourth and Court streets, San Rafael.

Twelfth Night

SRJC theatre arts department stages Shakespeare’s most popular comedy with a true to the period, all-male cast. Apr 22-May 7. Burbank Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4307.

The Umpteenth MAW Showcase

Terry McGovern’s Marin Actors’ Workshop presents a showcase of scenes from his acting class.

Apr 23, 2 and 8pm. $15. West End Studio Theatre, 1554 Fourth St, San Rafael.

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appy 4/20, and welcome to the Nugget, a weekly column focusing on all things cannabis, conveniently rolled up within the safety of a free local newspaper.

I hope you’ll turn here for authoritative reports on everything from legislative updates to sustainable cultivation trade secrets and why I love compost tea. Get the dirt on beneficial microbes and how to feed your soil. Find out what our local officials are up to and get the lowdown on becoming compliant with the changing legal landscape.

Regardless of which side of the industry you find yourself, this era of prohibition has created an industry gone wild.

But now a newly regulated industry is opening the pathway to education, legal protections

and new health and safety standards. I will regularly seek to dismantle stereotypes and myths while talking about the real-life opportunities and pitfalls that face this emerging new industry.

A bit about me: I’m the executive director of the nonprofit Sonoma County Growers Alliance. We are a hub for collective cannabis knowledge and expertise in Sonoma County and beyond. In March, the SCGA celebrated its one-year anniversary. Stemming from its grassroots origins in this lovely agriculturally rich county, the SCGA has been focused on developing cannabis regulations at the state, county and city levels.

We seek to be a voice and a source of information with the aim of ensuring that the new policies are both fair and balanced.

Concerned that new legislation could open our local markets to giant, out-of-state corporations that would squeeze out cottage industries, the alliance began organizing the local community in 2015. The scope of work has since expanded as we develop allies across many sectors. These new relationships have resulted in environmental cleanups and participation in events like the Sustainable Enterprise Conference and Elevated Cannabis Compliance Conference.

This new world of cannabis is unfolding right now, making this a phenomenal time of transition, innovation and creation. We are all in this journey together, cultivators, consumers and citizens alike. The evolution of this industry will have broad and lasting impacts. In the spirit of collaboration toward a mutually beneficial future, we say cheers to thriving craft farmers, sustainable yields and safe medicine.

Tawnie Logan has been active in the cannabis industry for over 15 years. For more info, go to scgalliance.com.

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ARIES (March 21–April 19) “The writer should never be ashamed of staring,” said Aries writer Flannery O’Connor. “There is nothing that does not require his attention.” This is also true for all of you Aries folks, not just the writers among you. And the coming weeks will be an especially important time for you to cultivate a piercing gaze that sees deeply and shrewdly. You will thrive to the degree that you notice details you might normally miss or regard as unimportant. What you believe and what you think won’t be as important as what you perceive. Trust your eyes.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) The ancient Greek

geographer Pausanias told a story about how the famous poet Pindar got his start. One summer day, young Pindar decided to walk from his home in Thebes to a city 20 miles away. During his trek, he got tired and lay down to take a nap by the side of the road. As he slept, bees swarmed around him and coated his lips with wax. He didn’t wake up until one of the bees stung him. For anyone else, this might have been a bother.

But Pindar took it as an omen that he should become a lyric poet, a composer of honeyed verses. And that’s exactly what he did in the ensuing years. I foresee you having an experience comparable to Pindar’s sometime soon, Taurus. How you interpret it will be crucial.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) “I measure the strength of a spirit by how much truth it can take,” said philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Measured by that standard, your strength of spirit has been growing— and may be poised to reach an all-time high. In my estimation, you now have an unusually expansive capacity to hold surprising, effervescent, catalytic truths. Do you dare invite all these insights and revelations to come pouring toward you? I hope so. I’ll be cheering you on, praying for you to be brave enough to ask for as much as you can possibly accommodate.

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CANCER (June 21–July 22) Göbekli Tepe was a monumental religious sanctuary built 11,600 years ago in the place we now call Turkey. Modern archaeologists are confounded by the skill and artistry with which its massive stone pillars were arranged and carved.

According to conventional wisdom, humans of that era were primitive nomads who hunted animals and foraged for plants. So it’s hard to understand how they could have constructed such an impressive structure 7,000 years before the Great Pyramid of Giza. Writing in National Geographic, science journalist Charles C. Mann said, “Discovering that hunter-gatherers had constructed Göbekli Tepe was like finding that someone had built a 747 in a basement with an X-Acto knife.” In that spirit, Cancerian, I make the following prediction: In the coming months, you can accomplish a marvel that may have seemed beyond your capacity.

LEO (July 23–August 22) In myths and folklore, the ember is a symbol of coiled-up power. The fire within it is controlled. It provides warmth and glow even as its raw force is contained. There are no unruly flames.

How much energy is stored within? It’s a reservoir of untapped light, a promise of verve and radiance.

Now please ruminate further about the ember, Leo. According to my reading of the astrological omens, it’s your core motif right now.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Uh-oh.

Or maybe I should instead say “Hooray!” You are slipping into the Raw Hearty Vivid Untamed Phase of your astrological cycle. The universe is nudging you in the direction of high adventure, sweet intensity and rigorous stimulation. If you choose to resist the nudges, odds are that you’ll have more of an “uh-oh” experience. If you decide to play along, “hooray!” is the likely outcome. To help you get in the proper mood, make the following declaration: “I like to think that my bones are made from oak, my blood from a waterfall, and my heart from wild daisies.” (That’s a quote from the poet McKenzie Stauffer.)

LIBRA (September 23–October 22)

In many cultures, the butterfly is a symbol of transformation and rebirth. In its original state as a caterpillar, it is homely and slow-moving. After its resurrection time in the chrysalis, it becomes a lithe and lovely creature capable of flight. The mythic meaning of the moth is

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quite different, however. Enchanted by the flame, it’s driven so strongly toward the light that it risks burning its wings. So it’s a symbol of intense longing that may go too far. In the coming weeks, Libra, your life could turn either way. You may even vacillate between being moth-like and butterfly-like. For best results, set an intention. What exactly do you want?

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) “I gladly

abandon dreary tasks, rational scruples, reactive undertakings imposed by the world,” wrote Scorpio philosopher Roland Barthes. Why did he do this? For the sake of love, he said—even though he knew it might cause him to act like a lunatic as it freed up tremendous energy. Would you consider pursuing a course like that in the coming weeks, Scorpio? In my astrological opinion, you have earned some time off from the grind. You need a break from the numbing procession of the usual daily rhythms. Is there any captivating person, animal, adventure, or idea that might so thoroughly incite your imagination that you’d be open to acting like a lunatic lover with boundless vigor?

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) “Difficulties illuminate existence,” says novelist Tom Robbins, “but they must be fresh and of high quality.”

Your assignment, Sagittarius, is to go out in search of the freshest and highest quality difficulties you can track down. You’re slipping into a magical phase of your astrological cycle when you will have exceptional skill at rounding up useful dilemmas and exciting riddles. Please take full advantage! Welcome this rich opportunity to outgrow and escape boring old problems.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) “When I grow up, I want to be a little boy,” wrote novelist Joseph Heller in his book Something Happened. You have cosmic permission to make a comparable declaration in the coming days. In fact, you have a poetic license and a spiritual mandate to utter battle cries like that as often as the mood strikes. Feel free to embellish and improvise, as well: “When I grow up, I want to be a riot girl with a big brash attitude,” for example, or “When I grow up, I want to be a beautiful playful monster with lots of toys and fascinating friends who constantly amaze me.”

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) In one of his diaries, author Franz Kafka made this declaration: “Life’s splendor forever lies in wait around each one of us in all of its fullness—but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come.”

I’m bringing this promise to your attention, Aquarius, because you have more power than usual to call forth a command performance of life’s hidden splendor. You can coax it to the surface and bid it to spill over into your daily rhythm. For best results, be magnificent as you invoke the magnificence.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

I’ve got a controversial message for you, Pisces. If you’re addicted to your problems or if you’re convinced that cynicism is a supreme mark of intelligence, what I’ll say may be offensive. Nevertheless, it’s my duty as your oracle to inform you of the cosmic tendencies, and so I will proceed. For the sake of your mental health and the future of your relationship with love, consider the possibility that the following counsel from French author André Gide is just what you need to hear right now: “Know that joy is rarer, more difficult and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.”

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