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Just the Facts In reference to Alice Chan’s opinion piece (Open Mic, April 20), here are the facts. Hillary Clinton is, and will be, ahead in pledged delegates, by hundreds.

She has garnered more than 2.7 million more votes “by the people.”

She has overwhelmingly more endorsements and newspaper support.

All but one senator support Hillary, and here in Sonoma there has not been one poll, except in fundraising, that shows Bernie ahead. Hillary has a growing

group of staff and volunteers locally that have spoken to many, many proHillary voters who will help her win the California primary.

Superdelegates have always been guided by the will of the voter. Hillary’s superdelegates switched to Obama in 2008, when it was clear he was ahead.

Losing is not fun, but it’s not true that it’s a rigged system, no matter how much you whine and complain about it.

THIS MODERN WORLD

KIM ROTHSTEIN

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Whither the People?

Voter suppression and disenfranchisement are alive and well and doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing: keeping voters away from the polls. The Republicans have been using a variety of techniques for decades and have been quite successful, even if they used somewhat outdated strategies.

The Democrats, not to be undone by

By Tom Tomorrow

their comrades across the isle, have been using some tricks of their own. For example, the Wyoming caucus voted pretty convincingly for Bernie, 56 percent to Clinton’s 44 percent. He beat Hillary by 12 points.

Here’s the kicker, the delegate count was Clinton, 11; Sanders, 7. Now how does that happen? What a monumental waste of time for those who voted for Bernie. What a rigged system it is, leaning heavily on the side of the Democratic establishment!

Example number two: Bernie Sanders crushed Clinton in the Vermont primary, getting 86.1 percent of the vote, receiving all 16 pledged delegates and winning every single town in Vermont.

And yet regardless of this overwhelming mandate of Vermont voters, U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, Gov. Peter Shumlin, former governor and former DNC chair Howard Dean and Democratic National Committeewoman Billi Gosh, continue to pledge their support and their superdelegate status to Hillary Clinton.

Am I mistaken in my limited political understanding that all politicians are voted into office by their constituents, to serve the needs and will of said constituents? Sanders’ victory was nothing less then a clear and powerful message from the citizens of Vermont, that Sanders was their choice for president of the United States. To be a “government of the people, by the people, for the people,” our political leaders and elected officials must uphold the will of the people, especially when it is expressed so decisively through the ballot box.

What happened to the “Will of the People”? Do American voters have such an insignificant impact on the whole system of government that their votes mean nothing?

BAR PONNECK Windsor

Write to us at letters@bohemian.com.

Return to Sender Rep. Mike Thompson should heed his own counsel BY TOM GOGOLA

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ep. Mike Thompson is dominating the money race in his 10th run for Congress this year and does not need, nor should he accept, the $35,500 he has recently received from Votesane, an organization that is obviously—yet opaquely—fronting for real estate interests.

There’s a story in the news section this week (p8) that gets into the details behind Votesane’s bait-and-switch hustle on behalf of real estate organizations. Here’s the gist: Votesane is a political action committee that presents itself as a champion of nonpartisan political activism on its website, a place to go if you have a candidate or issue that you’d like to support. Votesane provides a portal for what are known as “conduit contributions,” but nearly every dollar that has come through the PAC since 2011 has come from the real estate industry. You’d never know that from the website but from reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

For all intents and purposes, Thompson is running unopposed in the race for the 5th Congressional District this year. The Congressman is sitting on about $1.5 million in his campaign war chest, according to campaign records at OpenSecrets. And while there are two nominal opponents to Thompson this year, they don’t have a chance against the powerful and popular incumbent.

Nils Palsson is a young Democrat who is seeking to dethrone Thompson, and Republican businessman Carlos Santamaria is also in the race. Between them, the candidates have secured less than $3,000 in contributions to their races, according to their most recent filings.

Thompson will likely win another term in Congress, but he is going to do it with the assistance of $35,500 that he doesn’t need, and which arrived like a thief in the night.

I recently reported on Thompson’s vote on a bill that sought to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s guidance on auto-loan discrimination. His office said that in voting to nullify the rule, Thompson only sought more openness and transparency in the way the bureau conducts its business.

In that spirit, Thompson should return the ill-begotten $35,500 from Votesane—the largest single contribution he’s ever received— or tell his constituents why he accepted money from a PAC that is clearly not as interested in transparency and openness as Thompson himself claims to be.

Tom Gogola is the news editor of the ‘Bohemian.’

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

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DEBR IEFER Trump Tree A signage war on the SonomaMarin county border on Red Hill Road reached a state of edgy ceasefire recently as competing pro– and anti–Donald Trump sentiments were eliminated from view. It was a terse battle that found symmetry in the escalating violence surrounding Trump and his supporters.

The first sign appeared about three months ago on a tree with a trunk that leaned into the road.

It read, in military-style stencil: “Vote Trump.” Not long after, the sign disappeared. Another sign appeared, higher up the tree, sturdier and yellow and sheathed in plastic. It read, “Trump 2016.”

The sign was a too-juicy target for anti-Trump sentiment, and soon thereafter—and right around the time Trump supporters were sucker-punching protesters—the middle of the sign was gouged out by what appeared to be a rock.

The embattled signage toughed it out for awhile, its gaping wound of victimhood there for the world to see—but was met with competing messages that appeared on retaining walls near the Trump Tree.

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Rep. Mike Thompson’s sub rosa real estate industry contributions revealed BY TOM GOGOLA

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hat is Votesane and why did the Virginia-based political action committee recenty contribute $35,500 to conservative Napa Democrat Mike Thompson’s 10th congressional race?

Thompson has described himself as a proud Blue Dog who does not toe the Democratic party line. That posture appears to line up with Votesane’s public mandate of sensible nonpartisanship. So maybe the $35,500 was a reward for Thompson’s recent and headlinegrabbing bipartisan gun-control

efforts? That’s surely an issue that could stand for some congressional sanity. Or maybe it was another “pop-up PAC” related to defeating Donald Trump. Who wouldn’t want to “vote sane” this year?

But a closer look at who actually contributes to the organization reveals that ) 10

“Trump = Hate” appeared one day and appeared to spark a reaction. “Vote Trump” returned and replaced the broken sign.

“Trump = Hate” was painted over, then the stencil-signage was gone, too. Now there’s just a blank rectangle of wood on the Trump Tree. “Fuck Trump” appeared on another nearby retaining wall; it too has since been painted over.

Trump is steamrolling toward victory in the GOP primary, and polls show he’s blowing Ted Cruz out of the water in California, whose primary is June 7. Whether Trump’s reluctant pivot to a “more presidential” posture will be rewarded with a new Trump Tree or even a Trump Stump, we’ll keep you posted.—Tom Gogola The Bohemian started as The Paper in 1978.

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Votesane ( 8 Votesane is fronting for real estate interests, which overwhelming dominate contributions sent to the PAC since 2011.

Votesane was founded in 2010 and offered itself to voters as a “non-partisan, one-stop portal to help you stay informed and get involved,” according to its website. Its founder, Rob Zimmer, is a former lobbyist for Freddie Mac, the private, but governmentsponsored, housing lender. The site claims to offer a unique platform that “enables you to donate directly to the candidates and issues you care about” by forwarding donations directly to candidates. Zimmer told Reuters in 2010 that he created the site because “citizens are tired of onesided stories. Votesane opens the doors to all sides and levels the playing field.”

That sounds pretty cool— so why do Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports clearly show a one-sided donor base? Donors from the real estate industry are the only apparent contributors to Votesane between 2011 and 2015.

Upon its founding in 2010, Politico and USA Today each offered profiles of the PAC that essentially parroted a Votesane press release and highlighted the user-friendly ease by which contributions could be directed at candidates or issues dear to individual voters. This was “political giving made easy,” reported a breathless Politico.

USA Today decreed it a “nonpartisan site that aims to streamline political giving.”

A review of the first set of contribution reports filed with the FEC filed in October 2010 bears out the Votesane claim: Francis Furrow, an Alaska retiree, sent 15 bucks that September; a Virginia homemaker sent $500, and individuals from various fields also sent in so-called conduit contributions as Votesane got off the ground.

But a review of FEC reports that detail contributions made to the organization after 2010— the organization has been a

conduit for some $6.8 million, according to the Votesane online money ticker—is an eye-opening encounter with opaque money in politics. A review of hundreds of pages of donation receipts in the FEC reports from 2011 through 2015 reveal that all of the donations came from the real estate industry.

The sub rosa real estate contributions that flowed into the organization’s coffers in 2011 didn’t stop the Washington Post from declaring, in April 2012, that the Votesane website “isn’t necessarily aimed at those who are already heavily involved in the process. Instead, it hopes to attract both moderates and political newcomers.”

Bob Woodward must have been on vacation that week, because an analysis of year-end FEC filings from 2011 would have driven home the fact that Votesane was attracting real estate industry money, above all else.

As recently as 2014, Thompson had commercial real-estate interests in his district. According to financial-disclosure reports from that year, where he is listed as a “general partner” and former owner of a 20 percent interest in a commercial real estate partnership called Travis Webb General Partnership. According to the reports, Thompson earned between $100,001 and $250,000 that year through his partnership with the commercial realtor.

Thompson ceased to be a partner in Travis Webb in 2014, according to information contained in the financial disclosure reports available at OpenSecrets, a project of the Center for Responsive Politics.

Unclear in the reports is whether Thompson earned that money through a particular sale, or if he sold his 20 percent share back to Travis Webb for that amount.

Asked to clarify the source of upwards of a quarter-million dollars, his spokesperson would only confirm what was already indicated on the disclosure reports: “The congressman is no longer a partner in Travis Webb,” says Megan Rabbitt via email.

The $35,500 Votesane

‘A group whose contributors have such a clear agenda should be more forthcoming about where its interests truly lie.’

Votesane appears to have gone to some effort to keep its emphasis on real estate contributions from the public eye.

The name itself is reminiscent of Vote Smart, a nonprofit founded in 1992 that “provides free, unbiased information” about candidates, issues and elected officials, according to its website.

The organizations may sound alike, but appear to share little in common. Votesane offers a public interface through its website that comes with all sorts of interactivity, red-white-andblue visuals and a big checkmark that denotes citizen participation in the electoral process. Spend a few moments tooling around on

the website, with its thumbnail candidate sketches and politically engaged Twitter feed, and you’ll be practically singing along to the old strains of “I’m Just a Bill” at the good-governance surface hustle.

Dig a little deeper, and you’ll be singing “Little Boxes” for hours.

Open-government advocates at the Washington, D.C.–based Sunlight Foundation say Votesane should come clean about its donor base.

“The group appears to be a conduit organization that allows donors to direct their contributions to any candidate they choose,” says Sunlight spokeswoman Jenn Topper, “but according to its FEC filings, the donors come almost exclusively from the real estate industry.”

She adds that “realtors traditionally spend heavily on both sides of the aisle, and with the ongoing deadlock in Congress, it’s no surprise that the industry might take this approach to encourage more bipartisanship. What is surprising is that this organization is a conduit for a particular set of interests, but doesn’t disclose that anywhere on its website or in its public communication. A group whose contributors have such a clear agenda should be more forthcoming about where its interests truly lie.”

Votesane did not respond to three emailed requests for comment. Thompson was asked whether he knew about the organization’s real estate emphasis; whether he would consider sending back the contribution, given the lack of transparency in Votesane’s public posturing; and for a more general explanation about the contribution and its timing, in light of the congressmen’s real estate interests in the home district.

After all, as Votesane’s own website observes, “an informed, educated electorate that donates and votes is very powerful.”

Thompson’s office didn’t directly address any of those questions. “He works closely with realtors on issues of importance to our district and is proud to have their support,” Rabbitt says via email.

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contribution to his 2016 campaign is a first for Thompson, who joined California Republicans Gary Miller and Kevin McCarthy on Votesane’s donor roll (Miller retired from Congress in 2015).

According to OpenSecrets, those Republicans were the top two recipients of Votesane’s largesse, racking up $101,000 and $91,000, respectively, in their congressional runs. The group has also sent campaign funds to other California Democrats, including Maxine Waters and Xavier Becerra. The $35,500 directed to Thompson’s reelection effort represents the single largest campaign contribution he has accepted in his nearly two decades in Congress.

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Dining PHO FOR YOU The classic beef noodle soup is one of the strongest items on the menu at Persimmon.

Of Rice and Mein Persimmon on the Square adds to Healdsburg’s culinary diversity BY STETT HOLBROOK

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n spite of the culinary riches around Healdsburg’s town square, Asian cuisine is not well represented. Fourmonth-old old Persimmon on the Square helps fill that gap, albeit with mixed results.

The menu draws on several cuisines—Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai. There’s even a quasi-Hawaiian dish.

Therein lies the problem. It’s difficult enough to master one

cuisine. Adding others in the spirit of comprehensiveness usually results in mediocrity.

Starters are excellent. The shrimp and pork dumplings ($9), served with slices of watermelon radish in a shallow pool of spicy soy sauce, are plump, juicy and delicious. The bulging spring rolls ($10), loaded with rice noodles, julienned carrots and avocado, are good. I loved the poke salad ($16), fresh greens and sliced English cucumbers tossed with avocado and ahi in a yuzu-soy

sauce vinaigrette. A sprinkling of caviar gives each bite a satisfying, briny pop.

Chef Danny Mai emigrated from Vietnam, and he remembers the flavors of his homeland well.

The pho ($16) is a classic version of the noodle soup and served with a flourish: the aromatic, staranise-spiked broth is poured from a silver pitcher over the noodles and thinly sliced brisket, cooking the raw beef in the process. Some of the beef remains on the chewy side, but the wonderful meatballs

that also populate the bowl make up for that.

My favorite dish is the banh mi ($14), another Vietnamese standard. The contents of the lunch-only sandwich change daily, and on my visit it was grilled pork. The juicy, expertly charred pork is a great counterpoint to the tangy, crunchy pickled carrots and daikon radish.

Those are the highlights.

Here’s the blooper reel. The Chinese chicken salad ($18) is more American than Chinese, but it’s got no identity here. Wanly dressed greens are paired with a few ragged hunks of sauteed chicken, as if they were tossed on as an afterthought.

The mapo tofu ($16) is a bigger disappointment. The dish is a classic of Sichuan cooking that’s known for the pleasing (to me) numbing heat of the peppercorns and the fiery chile sauce that lacquers the vegetables and tofu. Persimmon’s version has no detectable heat or Sichuan peppercorns. It’s bland, wok-fried vegetables and tofu. What it lacks in spiciness it makes up for with copious amounts of oil.

Service is well-meaning but amateur. Servers don’t remember who ordered what (“Who gets the chicken salad?”), and long waits ensue when the place is busy. When I complained about my insipid mapo tofu, my server said she’d pass my sentiments to the kitchen and then came back 10 minutes later to ask if I wanted the kitchen to redo it. Too late.

The restaurant is a good-looker.

Asian art blends with modern lighting and fixtures to create a comfortable, urbane dining room.

The small, open kitchen adds to the restaurant’s visual appeal.

There are also a few small tables out front on the sidewalk.

There’s a well-chosen wine list.

The sparkling wine and Riesling on the menu are ideal matches for Mai’s menu. Pick the right items, and you’ll enjoy this little panAsian outpost in an area crowded with pizza, Mexican food and Mediterranean cuisine.

Persimmon on the Square, 335 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg.

707.395.0318.

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

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Campo Fina Italian. $$.

More casual than its sister restaurant Scopa, Campo Fina is serving up Italian staples such as pizzas and woodfired meats. Dinner daily. 330 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

707.395.4640.

Dierk’s Cafe Cafe.

$.Classic, fresh diner food in a comfortable diner setting.

Hearty and filling omelets, sandwiches galore and the famous Dierk’s pull-apart.

Ought to be in a movie.

Parkside Cafe: 404 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.573.5955.

Midtown Cafe: 1422 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.2233

El Coqui Puerto Rican. $-$$.

Authentic and delicious Puerto Rican home cooking. Chuletas, Pollo al Horno, Jibarito–it’s all delicious. Plan on lunching early, because the place fills up fast. 400 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.542.8868.

Formosa Bistro Asian.

Kirin Chinese. $$.

Specializing in Mandarin, Szechuan and Peking styles.

Kirin’s pot stickers are the best in Sonoma County. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.525.1957.

Ricardo’s Restaurant & Bar American. $$-$$$.

A local Bennett Valley neighborhood hangout, where you can enjoy delicious American comfort food. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.545.7696.

Russian River Vineyards Restaurant

California. $$-$$$. Located at the Russian River Vineyards, the restaurant under chef Paul Scandura is a winerybased eatery, pairing dishes with their wines rather than the other way around. 5700 Gravenstein Hwy N, Forestville.

707.887.3344.

MARIN CO U N T Y Crepevine American. $. A casual spot with crepes both of the savory and sweet variety, sandwiches, scrambles, and salads, not to mention a few other categories. Delicious comfort food and a small price 908 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.257.8822.

$$. Chinese, Japanese and sushi done tastily and affordably, with no MSG and an accompanying solid vegetarian menu. 799 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 707.823.6688.

Fradelizio’s Italian. $$.

Hikuni Japnese. $$$. Terrific teppanyaki plus a full sushi bar, tonkatsu, udon and bento.

4100 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa. 707.539.9188.

Joe’s Taco Lounge & Salsaria Mexican. $. Mostly

Himalayan Restaurant

Indian. $-$$. A taste of Nepal in Sonoma County. Curries and Tandooris delight. 810 McClelland Drive, Windsor.

707.838.6746.

Locally sourced northern Italian dishes with a Californiacuisine touch. The house red is a custom blend from owner Paul Fradelizio. 35 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1618.

authentic Mexican menu with American standbys 382 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.8164.

Left Bank French. $$-$$$.

Brasserie Splendid, authentic French cuisine. 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.927.3331.

Marin Brewing Company Brewpub. $-$$.

Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet Sunday, May 8, 2016 ~ 10:00am to 3:00 pm

M&G’s Burgers & Beverages Hamburgers.

$. The ultimate in American cuisine. Crispy fries, good burgers and friendly locals chowing down. 2017 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax.

415.454.0655.

Salads Assorted Fresh Fruit | Spring Mix | Citrus Cous Cous | Grilled Vegetables Breakfast Station Omelets Made-To-Order | Classic Eggs Benedict | Fresh Sausage and Hobbs Apple Wood Smoked Bacon | Baked Brioche French Toast Freshly Made Belgian Waffles | Assorted Pastries

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.

Carving Station Honey Mustard Glazed Ham | Slow Roasted Prime Rib Seafood Station Poached Shrimp | Smoked Salmon Gravlax Pan Seared Seabass

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.

Accompaniments Crème Fraîche Mashed Potatoes | Sauteed Green and Yellow Beans Artisan Breads

Sweetwater Cafe

California. $$. A casual, musically influenced ambience with fresh and tasty food. A large menu includes favorites such as huevos rancheros, French toast, chicken and steak sliders and fried apple pie. 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 707.388.1700.

The William Tell House American. $$. Marin

County’s oldest saloon.

Casual and jovial atmosphere.

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

707.878.2403.

N A PA CO U N T Y Farmstead Restaurant

American. $$$. Gourmet home-style cooking with an emphasis on local and organic ingredients. Fresh soups and salads to start. Chicken, fish, and “cut of the day” grass-fed beef are only some of the entrée options. 738 Main St., St Helena. 707.963.9181.

Fazerrati’s Pizza. $-$$.

Great pie, cool brews, the game’s always on. Great place for post-Little League.

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California cuisine. $$$.

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

707.257.1999.

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

1313 Main St, St Helena.

707.963.1788. 707.253.0409.

Goose & Gander

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

1245 Spring St, St Helena.

707.967.8779.

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.

1457 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga.

707.942.5938.

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$$$. Part of a small explosion in upmarket Mexican dining in the region, this attractive location in the old Keller Bros.

Meats building on Main Street serves a creative yet accessible menu of regional delights and modern dishes. The zanahoria, the bife lento, the panza de puerco–it’s all very good.

1320 Main St., St. Helena .

707.967.8111.

La Toque Restaurant

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

1314 McKinstry St, Napa.

707.257.5157.

Mustard’s Grill American.

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Burger Bar It’s risky to open a burger joint.

I mean, aren’t there enough already?

When Sonu Chandi purchased Flipside Burgers and Wings on Third Street in Santa Rosa late last year, he gambled on locals’ appetite for meat patties and buns. His new place, Bibi’s Burger Bar, doesn’t look a whole lot different from the former occupant, but so far so good.

It’s got a retro-cool vibe with clean lines and plush booth seating. And the burgers are good.

The place serves an extensive variety of burgers and seems to be drawing an appreciative crowd. And it succeeds on its simplicity: burgers, sandwiches, a few salads, soups, nachos, fat, crisp fries and thick milkshakes. There’s a full bar, too, so if you want bourbon in your shake, you can get it.

At $11–$13, the burgers are a step above fast food in price, quality and variety.

Classicist that I am, I tried the Classic Bacon Cheeseburger ($11). It’s just what it says it is. It wasn’t quite medium rare as I requested, but was still a very respectable, plump burger. If you want something less traditional, there are variations like the Thai burger with chile-lemon grass slaw and lime mayo ($11) and the Cabernet burger ($13), layered with Carmody cheese, a portobello mushroom, horseradish sour cream and whole-grain mustard. Too bad there’s not a grassfed-beef option.

Chandi co-owns Stout Brothers Irish Pub & Restaurant in Santa Rosa and six North Bay Mountain Mike’s pizza franchises. He’s also opening Craft 535 Kitchen & Bar on Fourth Street, the location of the former restaurant Portofino. That was supposed to open in January, but like every restaurant project, it’s taking much longer than planned to open. While you wait for that, wander over to Bibi’s for a burger. 630 Third St., Santa Rosa. 707.523.1400.—Stett Holbrook

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

7399 St. Helena Hwy, Napa.

707.944.2424.

and gravy, fried chicken, and chicken and waffle sliders. And they aren’t kidding when they say “sweet tea.” 1502 Main St., Napa. 707.265.8209.

Napa Valley Biscuits

Norman Rose Tavern

American. $$. A very casual diner serving up biscuits

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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Wineries

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SONOMA COUNTY Gamba Vineyards & Winery On Sundays, the

vintage vinyl spins and the old vine Zin flows at this highly regarded but off-thebeaten track little cellar.

2912 Woolsey Road, Windsor.

By appointment. 707.542.5892.

Landmark Vineyards

There’s more to Landmark than Chardonnay. Take in the view from Mission-style courtyard. 101 Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood. Open daily, 10am–4:30pm. 707.833.0053.

Occidental Road Cellars High-end clients

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

707.874.9470.

Raymond Burr Vineyards Unpretentious,

’70s-den-style room with loads of memorabilia, Emmies and miscellany that the late television great picked up in his travels. Weekends at 11am, greenhouse tour showcases hybridized orchids in all the colors of the rainbow.

8339 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg. Daily 11am to 5pm. No fee. 707.433.4365.

Valdez Family Winery Ulises Valdez toiled in the vineyard of Zinfandel for over 20 years. Rare St. Peter’s Church Zin. 113 Mill St., Healdsburg. Thursday– Sunday, 11am–5pm. Tasting fee, $10. 707.433.3710.

MARIN COUNTY Bacchus & Venus A trendy place for beginners and tourists. Great place to learn the basics. 769 Bridgeway,

Sausalito. Open daily, noon– 7pm. 415.331.2001.

4pm. Tasting fees $20–$35.

707.257.7555.

Heidrun Meadery This

Shafer Vineyards

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

Point Reyes Vineyards

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

12700 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes.

415.663.1011.

NAPA COUNTY Folie à Deux A good picnic

or party wine, the Ménage à Trois–white, red and rosé–are tasty blends. 3070 N. St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 1.800.473.4454.

Louis M. Martini Winery Before Mondavi,

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

707.968.3362.

Patz & Hall The spotlight

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

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

Robert Biale Vineyards Was it the high

scores that attracted the horde, or the excellence of the wine?

It’s a chicken-and-egg type of question, but “Black Chicken” is neither chicken nor egg; it’s a bottle of Zinfandel.

4038 Big Ranch Road, Napa.

By appointment daily, 10am–

Stags Leap District icon offers intimate group tastings. Psst, don’t ask how much Merlot is in the famed Hillside Select Cabernet. 6154 Silverado Trail, Napa. By appointment only, Monday–Friday, 10am and 2pm. $55 per person.

707.944.2877.

Storybook Mountain Vineyards (WC) Jerry

and Sigrid Seps and a few likeminded winemakers founded Zinfandel Advocates and Producers (ZAP), through which they continue to proselytize on behalf of “America’s heritage grape.”

3835 Hwy. 128, Calistoga. By appointment. 707.942.5310.

Taste at Oxbow Stylish

setting across from Oxbow Market offers a roster of popular flavors from Waterstone Wines.

708 First St., Napa. Generally, from noon to 6 or 7pm. Tasting fee $15. 707.265.9600.

Tres Sabores At the

end of a less-traveled lane, sheep bleat under picholine trees, and Julie Johnson is just as passionate about her pomegranate-infused balsamic as her estate Zinfandel. The setting and vibe is low-key, like a garden art studio. 1620 S. Whitehall Lane, St. Helena. Tours and tasting by appointment only, $25.

707.967.8027.

Vermeil Wines Pair the Chardonnay with baked brie en croute, if you’re having that kind of Super Bowl party.

Also rare Charbono from OnThEdge Winery, and late harvest Sémillon, perfect for potato chips. 1255 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. Sunday–Thursday, 10am–5:30pm; Friday– Saturday, 10am–8pm. Tasting fee, $12. 707.341.3054.

Vincent Arroyo Winery Small, tasting room is essentially a barn with a table near some barrels, but very friendly, with good wines.

2361 Greenwood Ave., Calistoga. Open daily, 10am– 4:30pm. 707.942.6995.

Pinot to Pine For Jumping the line at Williams Selyem

BY JAMES KNIGHT

B

eing a fan of Williams Selyem is an exercise in delayed gratification. It’s not that the wines require years of cellaring— being mostly Pinot Noir, they are reasonably drinkable upon release.

And it’s only partly that they are offered just twice a year. First, you must add your name to “the List” and wait, for more than half a year, until your name is called. This is why the words that most often follow “Williams” and “Selyem” and “iconic” are “highly allocated.”

To top that, the winery has no tasting room open to the public, so you cannot try before you buy. First, get in line. Recently, I jumped that line, to find out what this world-famous but locally secretive winery’s got tucked away off Westside Road in Healdsburg.

The first thing I do is overshoot the driveway by about a mile.

Point taken: Williams Selyem does not invite the casual visitor, and displays only a discreet address by a buzzer and a locked gate.

At the top of the drive looms a striking, glass-fronted building that seems to be bursting with wine barrels. They’re empty, decorative barrels, it turns out, each a tribute to vineyard sources they’ve worked with over the years.

This slick space, opened in 2010, is a place apart from the humble garage where founders Burt Williams and Ed Selyem made their first wines under the name “Hacienda del Rio” in the early 1980s. When I ask about that label, tasting salon host Jesse Hummel reaches over and plucks that very bottle off the wall to show me. This could be a magic moment for a long-waiting fan.

A dented, old stainless-steel dairy tank enhances the shrine-like experience—on a tight budget, Williams and Selyem bought these second-hand tanks to use as fermenters. But it’s more than a relic: fermentation is still done the same way in dozens of such tanks up the road at the old facility, ensuring, perhaps, that some subtle character of the wines does not change.

“You could say it’s self-created market scarcity,” Hummel suggests of the complex allocation scheme. “But do the prices reflect that?” Indeed, the cinnamon-spiced and pomegranate-andblood-orange-fruited 2013 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir ($60) is not crazy expensive for a coveted Pinot from this area.

The latest iteration of the California State Fair winner that got the winery noticed in 1987, the silky, demure 2012 Rochioli Riverblock Russian River Valley Pinot Noir ($89), is attentiongetting if you’re paying attention. A rare library release, the warm, earthy and strawberry-conserve-scented 2012 Bucher Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir ($69) is offered directly to visitors—hope for instant gratification after all.

Williams Selyem, 7227 Westside Road, Healdsburg. First, get on the list. 707.433.6425.

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Wineries in these listings appear on a rotating basis.

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Santa Rosa’s Waights Taylor Jr. publishes new detective novel

J

oe McGrath and Sam Rucker, the crimefighting, prejudicebattling duo from Alabama, are back in Waights Taylor Jr.’s Touch of Redemption. It’s an entertaining detective novel set in the Jim Crow south of the 1940s written

in the deadpan style of James M. Cain.

Taylor was born and raised in Birmingham, Ala., but now lives and writes in Santa Rosa.

Before becoming a writer, he worked for 24 years in the aviation industry and then 22 more years as a

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management consultant.

His first book, Alfons Mucha’s Slav Epic: An Artist’s History of the Slavic People, was published in 2008. His award-winning book, Our Southern Home: Scottsboro to Montgomery to Birmingham—The Transformation of the South

in the Twentieth Century, was published in October 2011. Next came more awards with his novel Kiss of Salvation: A Joe McGrath and Sam Rucker Detective Novel, published in 2014.

Enjoy this excerpt from Touch of Redemption.

—Stett Holbrook

Joe drove from Adam’s building back to his mother’s.

He wanted to see if he could get in touch with Archie Hamilton. He looked through the local phone directory and found his number.

“Shoal Creek Farms and Stables. Archie Hamilton speakin’.”

“Mr. Hamilton, this is Joe McGrath. I’m the son—” “Well, I’ll be goddamned. I knows who you are, Joe. Elizabeth and Peter’s son, right?”

“Yes, sir, that’s right.”

“Whatcha doin’ in Montevallo? No more sirs. Call me Archie.”

“I live in Birmingham, Archie, where I worked for years as a homicide detective with the police department. I recently left the department and opened a private detective agency.”

“Good plan. You don’t gotta work for that dimwit Big Bob Watson. What an asshole. You down this way workin’ on a case?”

I’m liking this guy already, Joe thought. “Yeah, and visiting my mother as well,” he said. “I’m trying to learn more about my dad’s murder years ago.”

Archie said nothing. Joe could hear him breathing.

Archie finally said, “Very interesting. Peter was one of my best friends. I was distraught over his death. Anything I can do to help you?”

Joe heard a distinct change in Archie’s speech. He no longer spoke with a pronounced Southern drawl, and his grammar was perfect.

“If you have time today, I’d like to meet and talk,” Joe said.

“After I finish the morning chores, I have to come into town on business. Do you know Julie’s Café on Main Street?”

“I’ve seen it.”

“How about eleven?” Archie asked.

“I’ll be there. Thanks.”

Joe got to Julie’s Café just before eleven. A few patrons gave him a hard look, as they did most strangers. No one seemed interested in talking to him.

He ordered a cup of coffee and was sipping it when a man you couldn’t ignore walked into the cafe. Probably in his fifties. But it was his height, about six-foot-four, which first caught Joe’s eye. Solid as a rock, he reminded Joe of Sam. He wore clean but well-used blue coveralls over a collarless cotton workman’s shirt, and a pair of scruffy boots. His gray hair fell loose from a sweat-stained straw hat around a sun-creased face, not handsome but pleasing, except for the obvious chaw of tobacco in his jaw.

“Archie Hamilton?” Joe asked.

“Hiya, Joe. Figured that was you. Look like your dad.”

He grabbed a chair at the table and swung his leg over the top as if mounting a horse. “Say, do you know Stanford Ramsey? Bigwig in Birmingham. He’s bought several horses from me. Haven’t seen him in a few years. Does he still run the city?”

“Pretty much, and he’s the city’s biggest wig. Yeah, I know him. He doesn’t realize it, but he helped me solve a murder case recently.” ) 18

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“I reckon Stanford can’t help you down here. So you’ve come to town to nose around concernin’ Peter’s murder? Long time ago.”

“Yep, most folks won’t talk or have little to say.”

Archie turned his head to the left and leaned over a spittoon, and let loose with some tobacco juice. “Not surprised. Probably more skeletons in the closet than we can imagine.”

“What do you remember about it?”

“Mostly how much I miss your father. Like I told you, he was a good friend. Honest and trustworthy to a fault. But he didn’t realize the hatred that swirled around him.”

“Did you attend any of his last days in court?”

“Yes, a few.”

“Dad tried to call a hostile witness his last day in court. Were you there?”

“Yes.” “Do you know who the hostile witness was?”

“No. But mighta been Karl Merkel or Wilson Riley. Both are dead. Karl was the Piggly Wiggly store manager. Maybe Klan.

Wilson, a service station owner, had a racist chip on his shoulder as big as an oak tree.”

Joe couldn’t help laughing.

“Nice metaphor.” His gut told him that Archie was holding back, just throwing him crumbs. He decided it best not to press him.

Maybe later. Continuing to make light of the situation, Joe smiled and added, “So the identity of the hostile witness is a big mystery?”

Archie smiled back. “Yep. I guess you got a mystery to solve, private detective,” he said, emphasizing the word private.

“Excuse me, I gotta go to my next appointment.”

Archie stood, took a few steps toward the door, and looked back.

“Call me if you wanna talk some more.”

Joe sipped his coffee. Hmmm, is that an invitation to talk in

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After lunch in a colored cafe, Sam and Hank walked along Main Street in Montevallo’s sixblock white business district.

Earlier in the day, they had toured the colored district. As they approached the only movie theater in town, they could read the marquee, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

“I want to see that film. I like Humphrey Bogart. Tough guy,” Hank said.

Sam paused, looked at the twostory theater, and said, “I like Bogart too. Colored people sit upstairs, I suppose?”

“That’s the way it is,” Hank said, as a white man walked up to them.

Sam looked him over: forties, unshaven, long unkempt hair, and a vivid red scar two-inches long just below his right eye. He wore filthy blue jeans covered with patches.

“Who da big darkie with you, Hank? I bet ya boys up to no

good,” the white man said.

“This is my friend, Sam, Mr. Dwayne. He’s from Birmingham.”

“I don’t give a shit whar he’s from. Y’all get outta here, now,” Dwayne said as he stepped toward Hank and gestured with his fist.

Sam moved between Hank and Dwayne, who jumped back in fright. Sam glared at Dwayne, when he saw a tall, older white man approaching. He wore coveralls and a soiled, straw farmer’s hat.

Sam thought, Goddamn, here comes another redneck.

“Hey, Hank. Everythin’ all right?” the white man asked.

“Mr. Dwayne just stopped to have a little conversation with us, Mr. Archie,” Hank said.

“Looks like more’n that to me. Whatcha doin’ over here, Dwayne? Can’t find enough coloreds to harass over in Columbiana?”

“I be over here on bidness, and it ain’t none of your bidness,” Dwayne said.

“It’s my business what goes on in my town. You over here workin’ a new still in west county?”

“Ain’t got no new stills, Mr. Hamilton. I jus’ wants these colored boys to get off this here white sidewalk. They knows bettah than to walk along here.”

“Well, how the hell they s’posed to get to the theater or the stores?”

“They oughtta use the alleyway and side entrances what’s for coloreds.”

Archie stared hard at Dwayne and spit a load of tobacco juice near his feet. “Dwayne, take your sorry ass back to Columbiana where you belong. We’ll take care of Montevallo.”

Sam thought there was going to be more trouble when Dwayne glared at the three men as if he was going to say something.

Instead he stomped away.

“Good riddance,” Archie mumbled. He turned to Sam and looked him in the eyes, something few men could do. “Don’t believe I’ve seen you in town before. I’m Archie Hamilton,” he said, offering his hand.

Sam shook his hand.

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“Sam Rucker, Mr. Hamilton.

Thanks for the help.”

“You from around here, Sam?” “No, sir. I live in Birmingham.

Down for a few days to see Hank and some friends.”

“Welcome to Montevallo, Sam.”

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Just before six o’clock, Joe parked in front of Hank’s home, a twostory Craftsman-style house in a well-kept colored residential neighborhood in Montevallo.

Hank and Sam were sitting in a swing on the porch.

As they walked toward his car, Joe asked, “Did Sam behave himself, Hank?”

“He did just fine, ’til we had a run-in with a white moonshine operator and redneck,” Hank said.

“He tried to chase us off a downtown sidewalk. He’s a real asshole. He and his brother operate stills and sell white lightning all over the county. They can’t hold down a regular job, but I’m told their hooch is pretty good stuff. Some of their best customers are colored. So they take our money with one hand, then punch us in the face with the other.”

“What was the guy’s name?”

Joe asked.

“Dwayne Pidd,” Hank said.

Joe couldn’t believe it. “How old was he?”

“Not sure. Maybe fifty, sixty,” Hank said.

“He’s probably not that old,” Sam said. “A lot of racist rednecks look like hell but aren’t as old as they appear.”

“Is his brother named Dwight?”

Joe asked.

“Yep, cracker number two, his twin brother,” Hank said.

“Goddamn, my dad’s colored client in 1923 was accused of killing Darryl. He was Dwayne and Dwight’s older brother.

The colored guy testified he saw Dwayne shoot his brother.

Christ, if any more ‘D’ names were involved in this, who the shit would know what was going on? So

what happened today?” Joe asked.

Hank laughed. “You tell him, Sam.” “Not much.”

Sam grinned.

SOUTHERN MAN “Just when Santa Rosa author it looked Waights Taylor Jr. like it might get nasty, an older white man walked up. Nice guy named Archie Hamilton. He told—” “You’re kidding? I just talked to him this morning,” Joe said.

“Well, about one o’clock, he told Dwayne to get his ass back to Columbiana,” Sam said.

“Did you talk to Archie?”

“He introduced himself. Asked where I was from. Told him Birmingham.”

“Is that all?” Joe asked.

“Christ, Joe, this sounds like an interrogation. What gives?”

“Sorry. Trying to figure out if he’s put us together.”

“Doubt it. But it’ll happen soon enough in this small town, especially if we’re seen driving around together.”

“You’re right. But let’s go now.

It’s almost dark. Hank, I won’t keep him out late. Us youngsters gotta get our sleep.”

It was less than a mile from Hank’s house to Elizabeth’s, but as in all Southern towns, it was a short leap from one world to another. Joe drove at a modest speed in hopes of avoiding attention. For several blocks, his was the only car on the road until he noticed another car pull out behind them from an intersection and continue to follow them at a discreet distance.

“A car’s been following us for several blocks,” Joe said. “Help me keep an eye on it.”

Sam looked back. “Yeah, I got it.

Only one headlight working.”

They were two blocks from Elizabeth’s house when the car turned.

“Car turned right,” Sam said.

“Black Ford sedan. Looks like shit.

Couldn’t read the license plate.

Probably two white guys.”

“Okay. Mom’s house is on the next block.”

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Sonoma County’s 42-year-old nonprofit Verity is a service for anyone directly or indirectly affected by sexual violence or trauma. As April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Verity is holding a timely benefit show this week with several local bands and educational outreach. Headlining is Santa Rosa folk pop group the Dollhouses, led by the multitalented Heather Castle Van Cleave.

Petaluma songwriter Emily Whitehurst’s solo project Survival Guide is also on the bill, along with Oakland dream pop outfit Snow Angel (performing an acoustic set) and songwriter Kristen Pearce. The show happens on Friday, April 29, at Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa. 7pm. $15– $20. Veritybenefit.brownpapertickets.com.

This weekend is the last chance to experience Napa Valley’s Arts in April program. Luckily, the Engage Art Fair is the biggest showing of the month, immersing guests in the works of dozens of artists and makers in every media, who will be on hand for a weekend that boasts fine food and wine along with paintings, photography and live performances from musicians like Shelby Lanterman and Kristen Van Dyke.

Art demonstrations and talks will also give patrons an insight into the process and offer an interactive experience. The Engage Art Fair takes place on Saturday and Sunday, April 30–May 1, at the Napa County Fairgrounds, 1435 N. Oak St., Calistoga. 10am to 4pm both days. Free admission. engageartfair.org.

The homegrown professionals behind Studio Space Santa Rosa recently teamed up with national nonprofit organization the Greenhouse Project, a group that focuses on offering artistic and educational resources to those in need and engaging local communities to help establish a place where elders enjoy a higher quality of care. This weekend, Studio Space opens its gallery for a special fundraising art show, where guests can enter a raffle to win artwork by over 20 talented local artists and photographers. There will be live music too. The doors open on Saturday, April 30, at Studio Space Santa Rosa, 840 Piner Road #14, Santa Rosa. 6pm. $10 admission. studiospacesantarosa.com.

Nearly 40 years after its release, 1978’s Grease is still the word. This weekend, the Alexander Film Society presents a special Grease Sing-Along at the Drive-In. Cloverdale’s fairgrounds turn into a retroparty with your favorite Pink Ladies and T-Birds on the big screen, and everyone is invited to sing and dance along with classic hits like “Summer Nights” and “Greased Lightnin’.” You won’t be branded a fool. Food and drinks will be available and proceeds go to the film society. Gates open at 6:30pm on Saturday, April 30, at the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Drive, Cloverdale. $15 per individual; $50 per car. avfilmsociety.org.

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DEAR DIARY Amanda Janik, seen here in a 2015 performance, never expected her teen angst to become entertainment.

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Mortified puts the spotlight on your horribly embarrassing past BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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manda Janik was first mortified in 2011. That’s when she started performing on stages in San Francisco and Oakland, reading from her teenage diaries and reciting angstridden poetry as part of the international storytelling event Mortified.

Now Janik, a social media manager and event producer living in Santa Rosa, is bringing Mortified to Sonoma County for an evening of funny and poignant

stories and songs on April 30 at Annie O’s Music Hall in downtown Santa Rosa.

For the uninitiated, Mortified is a long-running show that hits stages in major cities around the world, including New York, Paris, Austin and Los Angeles.

The acclaimed event showcases regular folks reading from their actual teenage writings— hyperbolic drama, intimate secrets and all. A regular segment on This American Life, and now a weekly podcast, Mortified is beloved for offering entertainment that everyone can cringe along with.

Janik describes the experience of sharing her personal past with a roomful of strangers as cathartic and liberating. She knew right away that she wanted to stage the show in Sonoma County.

“In this area, there’s a lot of art happening, music, performances,” she says. “But I think people really want more, and they don’t have anything like Mortified up here.”

Though it took time for the head organizers to agree to bring the event to Sonoma County, Mortified made a pilot-program appearance at Christy’s on the Square in Santa Rosa early last year. The event sold out quickly.

“The audience just loved it, and we got a lot of great feedback,” Janik says.

With that success, Janik got the green light to begin working on organizing an official Sonoma County chapter of Mortified from the event’s top producers, based in Los Angeles. This weekend, Janik unveils the first official show of the new Sonoma County incarnation, and she looks forward to watching it grow locally.

“I’m a very enthusiastic lover of Mortified,” she says. “It’s nice to look back at that older version of yourself. Like they say, it’s part therapy. I think it’s true.”

While it can be initially embarrassing to revisit teenage angst, Janik explains that once the performers get past that nerve-wracking vulnerability, and once they hear the audience laughing (and commiserating) along with them, there’s an element of self-forgiveness that comes with sharing the stories.

For the audience, the experience can be similarly cleansing. “When I started going and stood in the audience, I would hear things that I could completely identify with,” Janik says. “Hearing these things sort of validated me, knowing I wasn’t the only one who felt or acted or dressed this way, whatever the case may be.”

Even when Janik couldn’t directly relate to the performers, she always admired the courage it took to share a part of themselves.

“I think, as an audience member, it’s really rewarding to share in that embarrassment and also support the person up onstage,” she says. “You feel gratitude for them, but you also feel protective.

You want them to win.”

Mortified gets personal on Saturday, April 30, at Annie O’s Music Hall, 120 Fifth St., Santa Rosa. 7:30pm. $12– $18; 21 and over. getmortified.com/live.

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he Bible, as anyone knows who’s ever opened it, is fairly bursting with sex. From Old Testament stories of kings and concubines, to New Testament tales of reformed prostitutes and virgin mothers, sex is pretty much everywhere. But who knew how big a role sex played in the creation of the longest lasting and best-loved English translation of the Bible to ever be published?

Anne Boleyn knew, evidently.

Little is known about the infamously short-lived second wife of King Henry VIII, largely because her husband all but erased her name and memory— after first removing her head, or course. In Howard Brenton’s

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perceptive and audacious comedydrama Anne Boleyn, running through May 7 at Marin Theatre Company, the author indulges his own meticulously researched suspicions about the collision of sex, politics and religion.

Directed with astonishing confidence and creativity by Jasson Minadakis, Brenton’s play fills in the missing history with gutsy glee, as Anne Boleyn returns from the dead, bloody but unbowed, to tell her side of the story. Bouncing between the 16th-century court of King Henry VIII (a brilliant Craig Marker) and that of the 17thcentury King James I (also Marker), Brenton suggests that the world might not have the King James Bible had not a deeply religious Boleyn (Liz Sklar, magnificent) employed her sexual charms to force a break between her king and the pope.

Thus did one of history’s most notorious home-wreckers purposefully pave the way for the Protestant reformation—of which she was a kind of freelance secret agent—to gain a foothold in a staunchly Catholic England. Years later, having discovered Boleyn’s forbidden Protestant Bible, the recently crowned King James hits on a way to unify his fractured kingdom—by commissioning a new translation of the word of God, a Bible that will ultimately bear his name.

Aided by a jaw-dropping set

by Nina Ball and era-blurring fashions from Ashley Holvick, the energetic cast swap costumes and characters almost as frequently as Henry swapped wives.

Anne Boleyn, while overlong and crammed with arcane historical detail, is often great fun, starting with the opening scene, in which Boleyn appears, clutching a bloody bag, teasing the audience with the cheeky question, “You want to see it?” What happens next is a bit of a surprise, the first of many in Brenton’s clever, intelligent tale of blood, sex and faith.

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After inheriting her father’s fortune in the early 1900s, Jenkins, a former piano teacher, built up a fashionable social circle and pursued her dream of a career in music, despite possessing zero talent. Like Jenkins, the Baroness Marguerite Dumont (the agreeably sweet Catherine Frot) has an unkillable ambition to perform opera in public, though her voice is like that of a tortured screech owl.

With the connivance of Mandelbos, her butler and photographer (Denis Mpunga in a part modeled after Erich von Stroheim’s Max in Sunset Boulevard), the neglected wife assembles a group of freakish supporters to encourage her as she heads for the stage where, dressed in angel wings (like Jenkins), she massacres the classic arias.

It’s likely that Giannoli named his heroine after actress Margaret Dumont, the superbly oblivious matron so often needled by Groucho in the Marx Brothers’ movies. If only this Marguerite had the real Dumont’s ability to tune the world out; the assumption is that Marguerite’s passion for music is simply the tragedy of a woman seeking the attention of her disaffected husband—a sentimental approach to the Jenkins legend.

Barely sketched in: the romantic subplot of a critic and a young singer of genuine talent, as well as a Dadaist backdrop that never pays off. (In the film’s single best scene, Marguerite causes a riot in an avant-garde cabaret with her key-free performance of the French national anthem.) But this movie is in no position to mock, since it never finds its own key and flounders its way to a haywire finale.

‘Marguerite’ opens April 29 and Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa. 707.522.0719.

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‘Coven’ soundtrack gets a remaster 20 years after the film was released.

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Local horror fans release cult score

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his story starts in 1999, the year the acclaimed documentary American Movie introduced audiences to the idiosyncratic brilliance of independent Milwaukee filmmaker Mark Borchardt.

The funny and inspiring film followed Borchardt as he worked to complete his short, low-budget horror film Coven (which Borchardt pronounces to rhyme with “woven”) while facing financial and personal hardships.

American Movie painted Borchardt and his associates in a humorous light, but the fact is Coven is an intense and visceral achievement, shot in stark blackand-white and featuring a creepy synthesizer score composed by Milwaukee musician Patrick Nettesheim.

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It was that score that hooked Sonoma County musician and podcaster Josh Staples. Since 2013, Staples, Jef Overn and Brian Henderson have hosted the horror podcast Forever Midnight, described as a joyful discussion of horror in cinema. Last week, the Forever Midnight crew went from enthusiasts to entrepreneurs by releasing the official Coven soundtrack on vinyl, nearly 20 years after the film’s release.

“I love putting out records,” says Staples, who’s been producing albums as a member of Sonoma County bands the Velvet Teen and the New Trust for two decades.

“I’ve also been a horror-movie music collector since I’ve had records. The music is so intense.”

Two years ago, Staples introduced Overn and Henderson to American Movie and Coven.

Soon, the group was addictively watching and rewatching Borchardt’s film, about a struggling, alcoholic writer who joins a support group that appears to have demonic motivations.

“To me, Coven is a symbol of artistic struggle, but the movie turns out to be great,” says Staples.

Coven is regarded by fans as the quintessential cult classic, and its ominous, dreamlike score is one of its strongest elements.

Staples reached out to both Borchardt and Nettesheim about releasing a soundtrack, and was happy to find both were excited to work on the project. From there, the Forever Midnight crew collected Nettesheim’s original recordings, remastered the tracks and worked with Borchardt to assemble a high-quality vinyl package that includes handpainted artwork, liner notes by Borchardt and Nettesheim, and an original Coven movie poster. With a pressing of 500 copies, this first run of the soundtrack also includes a digital download of the film and a page from the screenplay.

“We went as far as we could with it,” says Staples. “It felt like what the movie deserved.”

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Tortoise

Veteran Chicago indie rockers play off their new album, “The Catastrophist,” in the historic redwood barn. Apr 30, 8pm. $35-$40. Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma. 707.938.5277.

Paula West

Bay Area singer and artist shares her interpretations of songs ranging from jazz standards to cabaret classics.

Apr 30, 7:30pm. $30. Green Music Center Schroeder Hall, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

MARIN COUNTY Neil Berg’s 106 Years of Broadway

Back by popular demand, this celebration of Broadway’s musical history returns with an all new show. May 1, 3pm. $25-$65. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

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The compelling and versatile Bay Area artist celebrates the release of his new self-titled album. Apr 29, 8pm. $30-$45.

142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

NAPA COUNTY Brandon Heath

The young Nashville musician and storyteller performs a benefit concert to support children in foster care. Apr 28, 8pm. $45$75. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Todd Rundgren

An evening with the multitalented songwriter, producer and artist. Apr 27, 8pm. $45-$85. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY A’Roma Roasters

Apr 29, Hank Levine. Apr 30,

Annie O’s Music Hall

Aqus Cafe

Apr 29, Greenhouse. Apr 30, Tyler Allen. 189 H St, Petaluma.

707.778.6060.

Arlene Francis Center

Apr 29, Verity benefit with Kristen Pearce, Survival Guide, the Dollhouses and others.

99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.528.3009.

Barley & Hops Tavern Apr 29, New Skye. Apr 30, Brothers Gadjo. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

707.874.9037.

The Big Easy

Apr 27, Certified Organic. Apr 28, the Melt. Apr 29, the Mighty Groove. Apr 30, the doRian Mode. May 1, Miano Jazz Trio.

May 3, American Alley Cats.

May 4, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.

Brixx Pizzeria

Apr 30, Third Rail Band.

16 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.766.8162.

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille

Tues, “Reggae Market” DJ night. Apr 29, DJ Cal. Apr 30, DJ Hi C. 400 First St E, Sonoma.

707.938.7110.

Cellars of Sonoma

Apr 28, Greg Yoder. Apr 29, Clay Bell. Apr 30, John Pita.

133 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.578.1826.

Corkscrew Wine Bar Apr 29, Carrie Jackson Revival. Apr 30, Brooke & the Caterpillar. May 3, the Rivertown Trio. 100 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.789.0505.

D’Argenzio Winery

Apr 28, 6pm, Jeff Walters. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.280.4658.

dhyana Center

Apr 28, 7pm, Willa Mamet and Paul Miller. 186 N Main St, Sebastopol. 800.796.6863.

Flamingo Lounge

Apr 29, Electric Avenue. Apr 30, UB707. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

French Garden

Apr 29, Solid Air. Apr 30, Dave Hamilton Trio. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.2030.

Friar Tuck’s

Wed, Sat, karaoke. Fri, DJ Night.

8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.792.9847.

Gaia’s Garden

Apr 27, Klezmer Creek. Apr 28, Le Hot Club Swing. May 4, Judith Lerner’s Hand Pans.

1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.544.2491.

Green Music Center

May 1, SSU Symphony Orchestra. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall

Apr 28, Brass Ensemble: Heroes & Villains. Apr 29, Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Singers.

May 1, 3pm, Margaret Leng Tan. May 3, Instrumental Repertory Recital. May 4, Percussion and Improvisation Ensemble. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Apr 28, Songwriters in the Rounds series. Apr 29, Pete Stringfellow and the Pat Jordan Band. Apr 30, Jon Gonzalez and family. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

Apr 29, 5pm, Anthony Presti.

Apr 29, 8pm, Chris Hanlin.

Apr 30, 1pm, Matt Bolton.

Apr 30, 8pm, Garrin Benfield.

691 Broadway, Sonoma.

707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg

Apr 30, Carlitos Medranos with Antonio Cortada and Julio Cesar. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

Apr 29, the Best Mates with the Flyover States. Apr 30, 6pm, Danielle and Anna.

146 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.772.5478.

Jasper O’Farrell’s

Apr 29, Dgiin. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2062.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Apr 27, Lipbone Redding.

Apr 28, TV Mike and the Scarecrowes. Apr 29, Guitarzilla. Apr 30, the Nickel Slots. May 4, Nathan Hinojosa.

1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

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Apr 27, Willie Perez. Apr 28, Twin Soles. Apr 29, Rhythm Drivers. Apr 30, Yancie Taylor. May 4, Songwriters Showcase Nite. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

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Occidental Center for the Arts

Apr 29, Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio. Apr 30, Occidental Community Choir Spring Concert. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Redwood Cafe

Apr 27, Irish set dancing. Apr 28, Tule Lazule. Apr 29, Chime Travelers. Apr 30, Prince tribute. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.

Rossi’s 1906

Apr 29, Nova Zone. Apr 30, Sonoma Charter School fundraiser with Transcendence Theater. May 1, 5pm, the Second Street Band. May 1, 9pm, Sunday Night Blues Jam. 401 Grove St, Sonoma.

707.343.0044.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub

Apr 30, 3pm, Valley Vibes Orchestra presents FriendRaising Concert. 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

May 1, 3pm, Occidental Community Choir Spring Concert & Family Singalong.

282 S High St, Sebastopol.

707.829.4797.

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This weekend, Chicago instrumental rock band Tortoise (pictured) make their way to the winery’s redwood barn for a show in support of their seventh album (and first in seven years), The Catastrophist, released in January. The band surprised fans by adding lyrics, sung by guest vocalists, to their instrumental compositions.

Gun Bun hosts its annual Huichica Music Festival featuring two days of music, food trucks, beer and wine on June 10–11.

Headlining the festival are Los Angeles psychedelic rockers Mystic Braves and popular party troupe Dengue Fever.

Other Huichica acts include co-organizer Eric D Johnson’s newly reformed rock band Fruit Bats, San Francisco favorites like Kelley Stoltz and Vetiver, and old-school outfits like Arizona roots-rock band Giant Sand and New York electronica act Silver Apples.

Later this summer, Gun Bun will bring back East Coast dream-pop ensemble Real Estate and welcomes resonant Los Angeles songwriter Julia Holter.

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May 2, “Magnificat” by Dominican Chorale. 35 Liberty St, Petaluma.

The Tradewinds Bar

Apr 30, Johnny Tsunami & the Hurricanes. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7878.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Apr 28, One Grass Two Grass.

Apr 29, Delta Brew. Apr 30, the Soul Section. May 2, the Blues Defenders pro jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

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Apr 29, Stone Cold Mollie. Apr 30, Pacific Soundrise. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

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MARIN COUNTY 142 Throckmorton Theatre

Apr 30, Mariah Parker’s Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble. May 1, 5:30pm, Nathan Bickart Trio.

142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Church of Saint Raphael

Apr 29, “Magnificat” by Dominican Chorale. 1104 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael.

Corte Madera Community Center

Apr 29, 7:30pm, Corte Madera Town Band’s annual spring concert and 20th birthday party. 498 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera. 415.203.5307.

Fenix

Apr 27, Michael Warren and Larry Vann. Apr 28, Good Karma. Apr 29, Greg Ballad presents a tribute to Chaka Khan. Apr 30, PaPa’s BaG: a James Brown Experience.

May 1, 11am, Southern Gospel Brunch. May 3, Kayla Gold Vocal Student Showcase. May 4, Pro Blues Jam with Craig Caffall.

919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

George’s Nightclub

Apr 29, Flaming O’s. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

HopMonk Novato

Apr 29, Fleetwood Mask. Apr 30, Beso and Junk Parlor. May 4, open mic night with Madera Marin. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Apr 27, the Cherry Pickers.

765 Center Blvd, Fairfax.

415.485.1005.

Marin Country Mart

Apr 29, 6pm, the Susan Sutton Trio. May 1, 12:30pm, folkish festival with Red Meat. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

Trio. Apr 29, City Swing Big Band. Apr 30, International Jazz Day jam. May 1, Orquesta la Moderna Tradicion. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.2899.

Mill Valley Community Church

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

May 1, 4pm, Rock the Ages Senior Chorus. 8 Olive St, Mill Valley.

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Apr 28, Sissy Brown. Apr 29, the Rusty String Express. Apr 30, Deborah Crooks Band. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Apr 28, the Pine Needles. Apr 29, El Cajon. Apr 30, Fistful of Scandal with Old School Kids and the Soulbillies. May 1, 6pm, 19 Broadway Goodtime Band.

May 1, 9pm, Elvis Johnson’s blues jam. May 4, Walt the Dog. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

Sweetwater Music Hall

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Terrapin Crossroads

Apr 27, Mike Ehlers Band. Apr 28, Snake Plissken Band. Apr 29, Michael Aragon Quartet.

Apr 30, Fuzzy Slippers. May 2, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs.

757 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.1392.

Apr 27, Electric Sherpa and the Terrapin All-Stars. Apr 28, San Geronimo. Apr 29, Top 40 Friday with Ezra Lipp and friends.

Apr 30, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

Osteria Divino

Tomales Town Hall

Apr 27, Noel Jewkes Duo. Apr 28, Passion Habanera. Apr 29, Ken Cook Trio. Apr 30, Nicholas Culp Trio. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

Apr 27, Joan Getz Trio. Apr 28, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. May 3, Swing Fever. May 4, Brian Byrnes. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar

Mon, Billy D’s open mic. Apr 27, the New Sneakers. Apr 28, Mark’s Jamm Sammich. Apr 29, La Manadanga. Apr 30, Culann’s Hounds. May 1, the Milestone. May 3, Waldo’s Special. May 4, the Weissmen.

29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Point Reyes Presbyterian Church

May 1, 4pm, Common Voice Spring Concert & Talent Show.

11445 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station. 415.663.1349.

Rancho Nicasio

Apr 29, the Rivertown Trio. Apr 30, Frobeck. May 1, 5pm, the Jones Gang. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

San Anselmo Library

Apr 29, 3:30pm, San Francisco Opera presents “Sing a Story” Cinderella program. 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo.

415.258.4656.

Sausalito Seahorse Apr 28, Marcos Sainz Jazz

Apr 27, Billy Joe Shaver with Ashleigh Flynn. Apr 28, Verst and Marble Party. Apr 30, Wonderbread 5. May 1, 12pm, Charity and the JAMband.

May 1, 8pm, Carlene Carter. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.1100.

Apr 30, Attila Viola & the Bakersfield Boys. 27150 Hwy 1, Tomales. 707.878.2006.

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Apr 29, David Correa and Tommy Hill. Apr 30, Sweet Hayah. 1141 First St, Napa.

707.224.6664.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant

Apr 28, Ordinary Sons. Apr 29, West Coast Blues Society Caravan of All-Stars. Apr 30, Tilted Halos. 902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

RaeSet

Apr 30, Brian Coutch solo acoustic. 3150 B Jefferson St, Napa. 707.666.9028.

River Terrace Inn

Apr 29, Isaac Carter. Apr 30, Nate Lopez. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa. 707.320.9000.

Silo’s

Apr 27, David Kelleher. Apr 28, Amber Snider & Ladies of Song.

Apr 29, Lyndsey Elm. Apr 30, Silo’s Got Talent semifinals. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Uptown Theatre

Apr 29, Crystal Bowersox. 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Uva Trattoria

Apr 27, Nate Lopez. Apr 28, Gentlemen of Jazz. Apr 29, Party of Three. Apr 30, Nicky DePaola. 1040 Clinton St, Napa.

707.255.6646.

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Arlene Francis Center, “And So It Goes,” exhibit of ArtQuest advanced photography students.

6pm. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Art Museum of Sonoma County, “Tom Holland: Five Decades of Art” retrospective exhibit celebrates the painting and sculpture by the popular Bay Area artist. 5pm. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa.

707.579.1500.

Marin Open Studios Gallery, “Marin Open Studios Preview,” get a glimpse at the vibrant collection of art that will be on display during the 23rd annual Marin Open Studios event in May. 5pm. 302 Bon Air Center, Greenbrae. 415.343.5667.

Studio Space Santa Rosa, “The Greenhouse Project Benefit Art Show,” several local artists come together for a benefit for the nonprofit organization focused on providing artistic, musical and educational resources for those in need. 6pm.

840 Piner Rd, Ste 14, Santa Rosa.

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.

Arts Guild of Sonoma

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 May 30, “The Peanuts Movie,” exhibit traces Peanuts from Schulz’s pen to the new big-screen feature. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa.

Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.

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

Gaia’s Garden

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.

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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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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707.431.1970.

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Galleries

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.

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Vintage Film Series: May 16: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1956)

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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.

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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.

Corte Madera Library

Through May 26, “Winsome Watercolors,” solo show from artist jan White features landscapes and still-life studies in beautiful watercolors.

707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.

Falkirk Cultural Center

SRJC THEATRE ARTS

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.

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Through May 31, “Celebrating Colors,” eight local longtime artists carry distinctly individual styles to explore the visual power of colors. Marin Civic Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

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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.

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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 Community Foundation

Through May 20, “Tony King: 50 Years of Paintings,” retrospective exhibit includes paintings, drawings, watercolors and prints King made in New York City and following his move to Sonoma County in 1992. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.

Marin Open Studios Gallery

Through May 15, “Marin Open Studios Preview,” get a glimpse at the vibrant collection of art that will be on display during the 23rd annual Marin Open Studios event in May. 302 Bon Air Center, Greenbrae. TuesSun; 11am to 6pm 415.343.5667.

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.

Osher Marin JCC

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.

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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.

Comedy The Bad Aunties

Comedic dream team of Judi Nihei, Diane Amos and Debi Durst bring laughter to the stage. May 1, 6:30pm. $15$18. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

Through May 31, “Rescue, Relief & Renewal,” exhibit of rare archival photographs from Poland, originally presented at the Galicia Jewish Museum Krakow in 2014. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael.

415.444.8000.

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Through May 27, “Abstract Landscapes & Cityscapes,” group exhibit of works on canvas features art from Heather Capen, Nick Coley and others. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5.

415.331.2800.

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.

Headlining standup, seen on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam,” comes to Sonoma County. Apr 29, 8pm. $13. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.665.0260.

Cleaning Up Myths About Homelessness

San Rafael Chamber of Commerce carries out a clean-up project with 20 downtown streets team members throughout east San Rafael. Apr 29. Marin Health and Wellness Center, 3240 Kerner Blvd, San Rafael. www. srchamber.com.

Day on the Green at the Village

A day of art and family activities throughout the Village’s shops and restaurants with live music and dancing. Apr 30, 11am. Free.

Montgomery Village Shopping Center, Village Court, Santa Rosa.

Day Under the Oaks The open house and

ENGAGE Art Fair

Art in April’s signature event gathers some of the Bay Area’s best artists, craftspeople and performers to meet, create and engage with the public.

Apr 30-May 1. Napa County Fairgrounds, 1435 N Oak St, Calistoga, engageartfair.org.

Guide Dogs for the Blind Graduation Ceremony

Family fun abounds when guide dogs and those who raise them celebrate graduation. Every other Sat, 1:30pm. Guide Dogs for the Blind, 350 Los Ranchitos Rd, San Rafael. 415.499.4000.

Napa Valley Arts in April

A month of events aims to foster a unique sense of place through locally produced art paired with Napa Valley’s best wine and culinary offerings.

Through Apr 30. Napa Valley, various locations, Napa, artscouncilnapavalley.org.

Raise a Glass to Raise Hope

Annual fundraiser hosted by Tangible Hope Foundation includes luncheon and silent auction, and aims to raise money for new Adu Darara center for girls. May 1, 1pm. $100. Frantoio Ristorante, 152 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley.

415.289.5777.

Windsor Day Festival & Parade

Entertainment by the Poyntlyss Sistars Band, food vendors, kids activities and a car show. Apr 30, 10am. Windsor Town Green, Market Street and McClelland Drive, Windsor.

Field Trips

Laguna watershed. Apr 30, 10am. Free. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.527.9277. Join in a family friendly, outdoor education event reminiscent of Art Trails or Farm Trails. Apr 30, 10am.

Free. Rancho Mark West Farm, 7125 St Helena Rd, Santa Rosa, landpaths.org.

Film Baseball in the Movies 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.

Cinema Paradiso

Italian film classic is shown in its original theatrical version as part of the SRJC Italian film series. Apr 29, 6pm. $5.

SRJC Petaluma Campus, 680 Sonoma Mtn Pkwy, Petaluma.

707.778.3974.

Grease Sing-Along at the Drive-In

Bring your poodle skirts, leather jackets and pomade and sing along with a screening of “Grease,” presented by the Alexander Valley Film Society. Apr 30, 6:30pm. $15-$50. Cloverdale Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Fair Dr, Cloverdale.

La Jaula De Oro (the Golden Dream)

This fictional drama with a documentary feel follows three teenagers from the slums of Guatemala on their way to the United States. With a postscreening discussion. May 4, 7pm. $7-$11. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael.. 415.454.1222.

Life Is Waiting

Tiburon Film Society presents the 2015 documentary on the conflict over selfdetermination in Western Sahara. May 4, 6pm. Free.

Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.3871.

Arbor Day Celebration Includes the planting of a seedling from Jack’s Heritage Oak. Apr 29-30. Montini Open Space Preserve, First St West, Sonoma, jacklondonpark.com.

Day of the Child

Bring the whole family for fun, hands-on activities about wetlands and the plants and animals of the

Food & Drink Healing Foods Essentials Class

Delve deeper into antiinflammatory foods, managing

blood sugar and more. Apr 27, 6pm. $10-$35. Ceres Community Project, 7351 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.8295.

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Russian River Valley Paulée Dinner

Ultimate winemaker dinner offers unmatched tastings with more than 15 Russian River wineries. Apr 30, 5pm. $250.

Arista Winery, 7015 Westside Rd, Healdsburg. 707.473.0606.

Spring Cheese

Make Ricotta with “Planet Cheese” publisher Janet Fletcher. May 1, 1pm. $65.

Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

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.

The Creative Eye

National Geographic photographer Catherine Karnow talks about her creative process and shares images and anecdotes from her recent assignment in Switzerland. Apr 27, 7pm. Free.

The Image Flow, 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley. 415.388.3569.

Every Name Tells a Story

Botanist Peter Warner offers an introduction to plant identification, with a mini-workshop highlighting Laguna-related wetland flora.

Pre-registration required. Apr 28, 6:30pm. $15. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.

How the Ears Can Talk Come see how disease can be detected and treated to improve health through the ear with a live demonstration.

Sat, Apr 30, 9am. Free.

Transcendental Acupuncture, 820 Fifth St, San Rafael.

415.686.1193.

Science & Spirituality Explore the nature of complexity science and Chinese philosophy in ways that translate to living well in today’s evolving

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educational fair features exhibits, demonstrations, food and activities for the whole family. May 1, 10am. Free. Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 1.800.564.SRJC.

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consciousness. Apr 29-30. $85$100. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato.

Talking Veggies with Marin Master Gardeners Learn the basics of planting, watering and maintaining your plants, find out which varieties grow well in our area and get helpful drought management strategies. Apr 28, 7pm.

Free. Corte Madera Library.

707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.

TEDx Napa Valley

Popular speakers explore the expansive concept of “the figure” which reaches into almost every area of contemporary life. Apr 30May 1. $95-$125. Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa. www.tedxnapavalley.org.

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.

Readings 142 Throckmorton Theatre

Apr 28, 7:30pm, “Going Sane in San Francisco” with Roger Silver. $15. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley 415.383.9600.

Annie O’s Music Hall

Apr 30, 7:30pm, Mortified Sonoma County!, locals read aloud their most embarrassing teenage diary entries, poems, love letters, lyrics and notes in front of total strangers. $12$18. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa 707.542.1455.

Aqus Cafe

May 2, 6pm, A-Muse-ing Monday with Rivertown Poets, featuring poets Iris Jamahl Dunkle and Patti Trimble, with open mic. 189 H St, Petaluma 707.778.6060.

Book Passage

Apr 27, 7pm, “Negotiating the Nonnegotiable” with Daniel Shapiro. Apr 28, 7pm, “Jungle of Stone” with William Carlsen.

Apr 29, 1pm, “What Comes Next and How to Like It” with Abigail Thomas. Apr 29, 6pm, “The Humane Economy” with Wayne

Pacelle. Apr 30, Independent Bookstore Day celebration. May 1, 1pm, “Every Moment of a Fall” with Carol Miller. May 1, 4pm, “Deskbound” with Kelly Starret.

May 1, 7pm, an evening of readings with Nina Lindsay and Rosa Lane. May 3, 7pm, “Beer Money” with Frances Stroh.

May 4, 1pm, “The Excellent Lombards” with Jane Hamilton.

51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

College of Marin Kentfield Campus

Apr 29, 1pm, “The Circle of Thirteen” with William Petrocelli, hosted by Book Passage. 835 College Ave, Kentfield.

WORDS SPOKEN OUT, with poets Rebecca Foust, Roy Mash and Robin Lee. Apr 30, 7:30pm, Slam Jam, teen and young writer’s event. 1611 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.482.0550.

Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce

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

May 4, 7pm, “The Excellent Lombards” with Jane Hamilton, in conversation with Joyce Maynard. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Copperfield’s Books

Apr 30, Independent Bookstore Day celebration, special guests and readings take place at every store. all locations, various Locations.

Diesel Bookstore

Apr 30, 2pm, “All the Birds in the Sky” and “Where Futures End” with Charlie Jane Anders and Parker Peevyhouse. 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 415.785.8177.

Left Bank Brasserie

Apr 28, 6:30pm, “Home Cooking 101” with Sara Moulton, hosted by Book Passage. $125.

507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur 415.927.3331.

Many Rivers Books & Tea

Apr 28, 7:30pm, “The Moontime Harmony Workbook” with Donna Wolper. 130 S Main St, Sebastopol 707.829.8871.

Napa Copperfield’s Books

May 4, 7pm, “Fade to Blue” with Bill Moody. 3740 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa 707.252.8002.

Osher Marin JCC

May 1, 4:30pm, “A Deadly Wandering” with Matt Richtel.

200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael 415.444.8000.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

May 1, 3pm, “Whatever After #9: Genie in a Bottle” with Sarah Mlynowski. May 4, 4pm, “Wishing Day” with Lauren Myracle. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Readers’ Books

Apr 28, 7pm, “Opinel” with Rebecca Kaiser Gibson. Apr 30, Independent Bookstore Day celebration. 130 E Napa St, Sonoma 707.939.1779.

Rebound Bookstore

Apr 27, 7pm, Hand to Mouth/

Theater 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, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, rossvalleyplayers.com.

Disney’s the Little Mermaid

Production of the Broadway musical based on the popular Disney film brings the magical underwater world to the North Bay. Apr 29-May 22. $16-$26.

Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400.

Hamlet

Something is rotten in Denmark as SSU presents Shakespeare’s epic drama. May 4-8. $5-$17.

Evert B. Person Theater, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

King Lear

College of Marin alumnus Mark Rasmussen plays King Lear, and is joined by many other well-

A WAY WITH WHEY James Beard Award winner Janet Fletcher’s series of cheese workshops debuts at Healdsburg Shed with a ricotta-making class on Sunday, May 1. See Food & Drink, p31. known actors from the Bay Area. Apr 29-May 22. $10-$20.

College of Marin Studio Theatre, 835 College Avenue, Kentfield.

415.485.9385.

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. Sat, Apr 30, 7pm. $68. Charlie’s Restaurant, Windsor Golf Club, 1320 19th Hole Dr, Windsor. 707.837.0019.

Murder on the Nile Agatha Christie’s murder mystery is presented by the North Bay Stage Company. Apr 29-May 15. $28. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

The Music Man

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

The Soap Myth

Marin Theatre Company participates in the Jewish Theater Foundation’s Holocaust Theater day of Remembrance Readings. May 2, 7pm. Free.

Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.5208.

Twelfth Night

SRJC theatre arts department stages Shakespeare’s most popular comedy with a true to the period, all-male cast.

Through May 7. Burbank

Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.527.4307.

A Very Potter Sequel Join the students of Music to My Ears as they present a comedy satire musical of Harry Potter. Apr 29-May 1. $20. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

The BOHEMIAN’s calendar is produced as a service to the community. If you have an item for the calendar, send it to calendar@bohemian. com, or mail it to: NORTH BAY BOHEMIAN, 847 Fifth St, Santa Rosa CA 95404. Events costing more than $65 may be withheld.

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As in all industries, there are bad actors looking out more for their bottom line than in being a good neighbor. The temptation for lax and exploitative practices and a quick buck can be hard to resist.

Even our North Bay’s beloved wine industry continues to discharge fertilizers and pesticides into the groundwater and pull water

Tawnie Logan is the executive director of the Sonoma County Growers Alliance, and has been active in the cannabis industry for over 15 years. Go to scgalliance.com for more info. Send comments to comments@scgalliance.com.

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But just as there are conscientious winegrowers, there are cannabis farmers who are concerned about the impacts of artificial fertilizers, water usage, soil biology, recycling and composting of waste products.

These folks show us that it is possible to cultivate sustainably and responsibly.

Education is the first step in remedying unhealthy practices, but that’s only the beginning. We must create support systems to encourage this shift to support an industry-wide transition to best practices.

Sonoma County is home to a plethora of ancillary products— from liquid fertilizers and soil amendments to compost tea brewers and microbiology labs— that aid in sustainable farming.

Local mentoring programs are available to help green your grow through biodynamic farming techniques. Yet every hydroponic store has shelves packed with synthetic, salt-heavy liquid fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. Without any incentive or requirement to operate within standards, many cultivators opt for the cheaper and easier systems.

Through its lack of oversight, the cannabis industry has created a system in which it is possible for back actors to thrive, and prohibition has prevented many master growers from fully sharing their experiences and years of honed techniques.

Still, sustainability is already in practice on many farms. A larger move toward regenerative farming techniques should be a conversation across the agricultural industry as a whole, not one forced solely on the cannabis industry as it emerges from behind the green curtain.

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ARIES (March 21–April 19) The oracle I’m about to present may be controversial. It contains advice that most astrologers would never dare to offer an Aries.

But I believe you are more receptive than usual to this challenge, and I am also convinced that you especially need it right now. Are you ready to be pushed further than I have ever pushed you? Study this quote from novelist Mark Z. Danielewski: “Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, passion comes from the same Latin root: pati.”

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) You’re in a phase of

your cycle when you’ll be rewarded for your freshness and originality. The more you cultivate a “beginner’s mind,” the smarter you will be. What you want will become more possible to the degree that you shed everything you think you know about what you want.

As the artist Henri Matisse said, if a truly creative painter hopes to paint a rose, he or she “first has to forget all the roses that were ever painted.” What would be the equivalent type of forgetting in your own life?

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only person I save is myself?” asks poet B. Damani. If you posed that question to me right now, I would reply, “Yes, Gemini. You are still a hero if the only person you save is yourself.” If you asked me to elaborate, I’d say, “In fact, saving yourself is the only way you can be a hero right now. You can’t rescue or fix or rehabilitate anyone else unless and until you can rescue and fix and rehabilitate yourself.” If you pushed me to provide you with a hint about how you should approach this challenge, I’d be bold and finish with a flourish: “Now I dare you to be the kind of hero you have always feared was beyond your capacity.”

CANCER (June 21–July 22) “We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible,” declares psychotherapist Thomas Moore. I agree.

Our mental health thrives when we can have candid conversations with free spirits who don’t censor themselves and don’t expect us to water down what we say. This is always true, of course, but it will be an absolute necessity for you in the coming weeks. So I suggest that you do everything you can to put yourself in the company of curious minds that love to hear and tell the truth. Look for opportunities to express yourself with extra clarity and depth. “To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion,” says Moore, “but it involves courage and risk.”

LEO (July 23–August 22) I watched a video of a helicopter pilot as he descended from the sky and tried to land his vehicle on the small deck of a Danish ship patrolling the North Sea. The weather was blustery and the seas were choppy. The task looked at best strenuous, at worst impossible. The pilot hovered patiently as the ship pitched wildly. Finally there was a brief calm, and he seized on that moment to settle down safely. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you may have a metaphorically similar challenge in the coming days. To be successful, all you have to do is be alert for the brief calm, and then act with swift, relaxed decisiveness.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) “Show me a man who isn’t a slave,” wrote the Roman philosopher Seneca. “One is a slave to sex, another to money, another to ambition; all are slaves to hope or fear.”

Commenting on Seneca’s thought, blogger Ryan Holiday says, “I’m disappointed in my enslavement to self-doubt, to my resentment towards those that I dislike, to the power that the favor and approval of certain people hold over me.” What about you, Virgo?

Are there any emotional states or bedeviling thoughts or addictive desires that you’re a slave to? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to emancipate yourself.

As you do, remember this: There’s a difference between being compulsively driven by a delusion and lovingly devoted to a worthy goal.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) “Everyone who has ever built a new heaven first found the power to do so in his own hell.” That noble truth was uttered

by Libran philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, and I bet it

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will be especially meaningful for most of you during the rest of 2016. The bad news is that in the past few months you’ve had to reconnoiter your own hell a little more than you would have liked, even if it has been pretty damn interesting. The good news is that these explorations will soon be winding down. The fantastic news is that you are already getting glimpses of how to use what you’ve been learning. You’ll be wellprepared when the time comes to start constructing a new heaven.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

“Zugzwang” is a German-derived word used in chess and other games. It refers to a predicament in which a player cannot possible make a good move. Every available option will weaken his or her position. I propose that we coin a new word that means the opposite of zugzwang: “zugfrei,” which shall hereafter signify a situation in which every choice you have in front of you is a positive or constructive one; you cannot make a wrong move. I think this captures the essence of the coming days for you, Scorpio.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)

“We have to learn how to live with our frailties,” poet Stanley Kunitz told The Paris Review. “The best people I know are inadequate and unashamed.” That’s the keynote I hope you will adopt in the coming weeks. No matter how strong and capable you are, no matter how hard you try to be your best, there are ways you fall short of perfection. And now is a special phase of your astrological cycle when you can learn a lot about how to feel at peace with that fact.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) How do plants reproduce? They generate seeds that are designed to travel. Dandelion and orchid seeds are so light they can drift long distances through the air. Milkweed seeds are a bit heavier, but are easily carried by the wind. Foxglove and sycamore seeds are so buoyant they can float on flowing water.

Birds and other animals serve as transportation for burdock seeds, which hook onto feather and fur. Fruit seeds may be eaten by animals and later excreted, fully intact, far from their original homes. I hope this meditation stimulates you to think creatively about dispersing your own metaphorical seeds, Capricorn. It’s time for you to vividly express your essence, make your mark, spread your influence.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) “It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves,” said philosopher Simone Weil. I hope that prod makes you feel a bit uncomfortable, Aquarius. I hope it motivates you to get busy investigating some of your vague ideas and fuzzy self-images and confused intentions. It will soon be high time for you to ask for more empathy and acknowledgment from those whose opinions matter to you. You’re overdue to be more appreciated, to be seen for who you really are. But before any of that good stuff can happen, you will have to engage in a flurry of introspection. You’ve got to clarify and deepen your relationship with yourself.

PISCES (February 19–March 20) “I have never

let my schooling interfere with my education,” said writer Mark Twain. That’s excellent advice for you to apply and explore in the coming weeks. Much of the time, the knowledge you have accumulated and the skills you have developed are supreme assets. But for the immediate future, they could obstruct you from learning the lessons you need most. For instance, they might trick you into thinking you are smarter than you really are. Or they could cause you to miss simple and seemingly obvious truths that your sophisticated perspective is too proud to notice. Be a humble student, my dear.

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