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Rent Control Rent control is a mandated lottery that results in a few winners and a lot more losers, including all taxpayers who must support yet another segment of city bureaucracy.

While the Santa Rosa City Council bleats about affordable housing out of one side of its mouth, the opposite side supports insanely costly building requirements and fees, through a bloated “planning” department that

would be better described as an “extortion” department.

If you want to control housing costs, you could start by adding up all the unnecessary costs and delays caused by the city planning department. Its attitude is, “It’s not our money, so we don’t care” and “We know better than all the engineers, architects and builders who actually have to make their livings by making intelligent, cost-effective decisions—those requirements don’t apply to us.”

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The costs and delays caused by the planning department drive up the costs of housing, and drive down the supply. These policies distort the market—an unintended consequence of the collective hubris of a city council that thinks it can repeal the laws of economics.

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For Noreen The late Bill Kortum, father of the California Coastal Act and Sonoma County’s champion in preventing a nuclear power plant at Bodega Head, used to talk about our “green mandate,” meaning that voters here approved a remarkable array of local environmental protections, including establishment of the open space district, urban growth boundaries, community separators, etc.

Sonoma County is a place where citizens revere their natural environment. The percentage of people here who consider themselves environmentalists is much higher than in the country as a whole.

And in western Sonoma County, the 5th Supervisorial District, the ethic of environmentalism is strongest.

For this reason, it’s important that there be no confusion about which of our supervisorial candidates represents our environmental ethic best. And that is Noreen Evans. Noreen has demonstrated commitment to west Sonoma County’s land and environmental justice for its diverse population all through her terms in the Santa Rosa City Council beginning in 1996, up through her service in the State Assembly and then the State Senate since 2004.

She has been endorsed by the Sierra Club and by Bill Kortum’s legacy group, Sonoma County Conservation Action.

Please do your personal best to keep West County in its pristine state and join me in casting your vote for Noreen Evans for 5th District Supervisor.

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Santa Rosa Community Baptist Church prepares youth for the world BY LENITA MARIE JOHNSON The 2016 Bridge to the Future Rites of Passage class at Santa Rosa’s Community Baptist Church is celebrating a decade of graduating local teenagers and preparing them for the future.

The program, created by late, longtime pastor James E. Coffee and Shirley Gordon, former vice president of operations for the North Bay regional State Farm office, is a unique and special celebration this year.

“Our keynote speaker, Chantal Jenkins, is an alumna of the very first class,” says Sue Sion, part of the coordinating team.

Jenkins, an attorney, was a graduate of the class of 2000 and now works for the Social Security Administration in San Francisco. Jenkins just won her first case.

The program “is keeping [Pastor Coffee’s] dream alive,” says Vivian Coffee, his widow. “The graduates are contributing members of the community.”

Coffee says her husband’s idea was to provide youth with life skills they aren’t taught in school. The workshops, which are held monthly, include time management, a team-building ropes course, financial awareness, self-esteem, cultural awareness and other classes.

Participants also perform service projects, in which they give back to the community. This year, the service projects included providing gifts for children of inmates incarcerated in the Sonoma County jail system.

The Rev. H. Lee Turner is celebrating five years as pastor of the Community Baptist Church, and notes how the program has grown. “These young people are remarkable,” he says.

“They learn abilities that they need in life, including selfconfidence. This program is a foundation-builder . . . it’s one of a kind.”

Lenita Marie Johnson lives in Sonoma County.

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DEBR IEFER Votesane Update Last wee,k the Bohemian published a story about a political action committee called Votesane, and the $35,500 it sent to Napa Rep. Mike Thompson’s 2016 re-election campaign.

The PAC, advertised as an online portal where so-called conduit contributions are collected and forwarded to candidates, jumped out because of the fact that the aggregate $35,500 that went to Thompson was all traced back to the real estate industry, via filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Let’s get under the hood of the conduit PAC phenomenon a little deeper, now that the Bohemian has heard from Votesane’s founder Rob Zimmer and the FEC after publication.

WORK FOR HIRE While homeowners can be sued by injured day laborers, the workers are the ones most at risk.

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ov. Jerry Brown signed the landmark Domestic Worker Bill of Rights into law in 2014, but there was some fine print: the law extended overtime benefits to a class of workers previously left out of wage-equity efforts, yet the rights will expire on Jan. 1, 2017, subject to renewal or rejection by the Legislature.

The many-thousands-strong state domestic-worker workforce is dominated by immigrant labor, much of it historically of the lowpay and often undocumented variety. The new bill was a great deal for those workers; it was always easy to rip off or underpay domestic workers, some of whom would just as soon stay in the shadows and not rock the immigration boat than fight with a chintzy employer over just compensation.

As the Jan. 1 sunset date looms, revisiting the 2014 law

raises another question about a class of workers left out of the final language enacted by the Legislature and signed by Brown.

Overtime reform is one thing, but how about worker protections for those who don’t work a whole lot of hours, the visible and casual workforce that does all kinds of work around the yard, grass cutters and yard-maintenance crews out in force as the fullness of spring unfurls?

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Under the law that created the conduit PAC, the donors who give through the PAC are subject to campaign-contribution limits, but the PAC itself is not. The conduit PAC, in its most benign form, exists to process a credit card on behalf of a contributor and forward the cash to the candidate, minus a small fee.

Under FEC rules, the board of any conduit PAC is not allowed to decide who gets a contribution; nor can the board send a contribution to a candidate other than the recipient earmarked by the donor.

If a conduit PAC was found to be endorsing a candidate or steering donations to one or another candidate, it would be subject to the same rules as any other advocacy PAC, including the most important of all: there would be annual limits on how much the PAC could donate to a particular candidate.

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Let me start by explaining the photo in this letter, I’m the guy in the middle, Dr. Taatjes.

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Twenty-seven years ago something happened to me that changed my life forever. Let me tell you my story.

I was studying pre-Med in college, in hopes of becoming a medical doctor. Things were looking up, and life was good, until things took a turn for the worse.

I began to have terrible back and stomach problems. For a young guy, I felt pretty rotten. My back hurt so badly that I had a hard time even concentrating in class. I was miserable. The medical doctors tried different drugs, but they only made me feel like I was in a “cloud.” I was just not getting better.

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The proposed language would have eliminated a section of state labor code, enforced under the aegis of the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA) that says short-term, casual employees are only eligible for workers’ compensation benefits after working a minimum of 52 hours over 90 days (workers have to make at least $100 in that time).

Casual workers and day laborers who fall below the line are not considered “employees” under state labor code. Under California insurance law, a homeowner’s insurance package has to include workers’ compensation protections for workers at the home who are deemed to be employees under state law.

The implications are obvious. If a casual worker who is not considered an “employee” under state law is injured on the job, the homeowner could be sued for whatever medical or other expenses ensue—even if such lawsuits are rare.

“The laws don’t match the daily phenomenon that has gone on for the past 20 years,” says Jesús Guzmán, lead organizer at the Graton Day Labor Center. The past two decades have seen the advent of a visible day-laborer economy dominated by immigrants, and the establishment of places such as Graton.

The day laborer workforce has expanded, but the coverage gap still exists, and Guzmán says the liability almost always falls on the worker’s shoulders.

He shares the story of an area day laborer who fell off a ladder and sued the homeowner, but because he hadn’t reached the 52 hour threshold, the homeowner’s insurance didn’t cover the injury, “so the worker carried the full brunt of the injury and couldn’t

work for two months.”

The original language in the Domestic Bill of Rights eliminated the 52-hour rule, and thus closed the gap in coverage that leaves workers unprotected and homeowners potentially on the hook for medical bills.

“Almost all of the risk and liability falls on the worker,” Guzmán says. There’s no indication that legislators will try and reinstate that language in a re-upped version of the bill.

‘Almost all of the risk and liability falls on the worker.’

The bottom line for homeowners? All the law firms that specialize in this kind of litigation say the same thing: As you tool around the home and garden, making the to-do list and looking for laborers, always work with a licensed contractor when one is required, and make sure that your homeowner’s insurance is up to date.

Guzmán says the Graton center will tell homeowners who call in looking for a worker that “if someone is injured, they are responsible for them. We make it clear that they are responsible for the worker. Homeowners can ask their agent about their coverage, but we don’t tell them that the insurance is covering them. It’s a challenge for us, because it exposes workers to a system where they are really vulnerable and they are the ones with the most to lose when they are injured.”

For its part, the Graton shape-up center goes the extra mile to keep its workers safe, Guzmán says. Before anyone goes on a job, “we communicate and do intensive training around health and worker safety,” he says.

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That’s the legal landscape. But what of the ethical one? Zimmer and the FEC both compared Votesane to another conduit PAC called ActBlue.

But the big difference there is that it’s pretty obvious what ActBlue’s purpose is: to funnel contributions from donors to Democratic Party candidates. The ActBlue board doesn’t endorse, they don’t pick the candidates who’ll get contributions— they just send the money.

There’s no language in the conduit PAC rule that addresses the business ethics of these newcomer PACs on the post–Citizens United American election scene.

It doesn’t address, for example, the phenomenon of a conduit PAC set up as an “anyone can give” site but which, within a year of its formation, is seeing business only from one industry—and whose founder comes out of that same industry.

Zimmer says that he has tried to drum up other business at Votesane from big labor and other industries, but has been unable to do so. He blames the absence of any non–real estate industry contributions after 2010 on an older citizenry who are still used to writing checks to candidates and who aren’t going online to participate in democracy.

“It’s fair to say that the realtor community has found it to be an efficient form of giving,” Zimmer says, adding, “I’m glad it happened.

The first big customer is always the hardest.”

As it stands, the only rule for customers seeking out a conduit PAC is caveat emptor.

And why should a buyer beware?

Well, let’s take an extreme hypothetical case. A white supremacist sets up a conduit PAC called the One Love PAC. It’s

advertised as open to everyone, but soon after the PAC gets off the ground, everyone donating through the site just happens to also be a white supremacist.

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Let’s say you stumble across a positive news story about One Love that calls it a bipartisan clearinghouse for anyone who wants to participate in the political process.

The website says the same thing.

Most of the money is going to Donald Trump, but you’d have to check the group’s FEC filings to know that.

So you sign up and send $500 to Nancy Pelosi—and now Pelosi just accepted $500 from an organization with ties to white supremacists.

This is an issue perhaps best addressed by best-practices business law, consumer law or even the Virginia Better Business Bureau, where Votesane is located. At the federal level, Congress would have to amend the law that created the conduit PACs in order to deal with the phenomenon of a conduit PAC whose founder comes out of the same industry as all of its donors.

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Zimmer was forthcoming about the difficulties in getting a start-up off the ground and insisted that the board is operating on the up-and-up.

“Success is not ordained,” he says.

Still, it’s a fair question to ask whether Votesane, and by extension, its advisory board, is the functional equivalent of a lobbyist, since every contribution that comes through the PAC is from the same industry (and Zimmer’s not the only one on the board with a background in real estate).

Speaking generally, the FEC’s deputy press officer Christian Hilland had this to say on the subject of Votesane and the aggregated contribution to realestate-friendly Thompson: “We are unable to comment on any particular committee’s financial activity for the potential for enforcement matters to come before the Commission.”

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welve years ago, during an extended layover in Seoul, Korea, I discovered the ancestors of the packaged seaweed snacks that kids have in their lunchboxes.

In the duty-free shopping zone, I wandered into a seaweed shop. The store was stocked, floor to ceiling, with colorful boxes and shiny packets of seaweed in myriad varieties

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and various flavors. Although I couldn’t understand a word that was said to me by the sales staff, the diversity and nuance of the offerings, and paramount importance of seaweed, were evident, and I ended up spending my last won on a few boxes of toasted nori packs: sesame, wasabi, kimchi, soy and salted.

They were extraordinary, transitioning seamlessly from crunchy to dissolved flavor in my mouth.

If only the rest of the planet shared the respect and reverence

for seaweed that they have in the far northeast of Asia, the world would probably be a happier, healthier place.

Seaweed can be found anywhere there is ocean coastline, and, seaweed fan that I am, I’m always curious to try the regional varieties.

Locally, Strong Arm Farm sources seaweed from the Sonoma County coast. Of the 3,500 or so species of seaweed, none is known to be poisonous, though some are less edible than others. It can be tough. It can be slimy. It needs to be prepared correctly.

The plant-like algae requires no land or fertilization, grows fast, and is awash with trace elements, minerals, vitamins and other useful materials, like the soluble fiber alginate, which is thought to stop the body’s absorption of fat from food. (British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver recently credited his 30-pound weight loss to seaweed.)

And, since seaweed contains up to 40 percent protein, by dry weight, it’s one of the best plant-based protein sources on earth.

A recent piece by Dana Goodyear in The New Yorker detailed the vast promise of seaweed as an abundant and ecofriendly food. Goodyear finds herself really wanting to like seaweed, but can only eat it in small doses. Alas, she is not alone.

The New Yorker story notes several people, a cook, a scientist and an entrepreneur, who are in a race for what’s become a holy grail in the seaweed community: making it taste like bacon. Many of these optimists believe they are close, or have already achieved this lofty goal, though Goodyear respectfully disagrees.

One of the reasons some seaweeds can be made to taste vaguely bacon-like has to do with the umami taste that bacon and seaweed both possess in abundance. Umami, recently declared an official taste, refers to the meaty, savory flavor of the amino acid glutamate. The flavor of glutamate was first discovered by the Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda, who then proceeded to isolate glutamate from kelp and ended up with a white powder that today is widely known as monosodium glutamate, or MSG. Although there probably never will be a seaweed product that can truly be mistaken for bacon, seaweed can nonetheless serve as a surprisingly effective substitute.

I would know, because when my kids clamor for bacon for breakfast, it is not good to be out of it. Offers to substitute broccoli or kale are not entertained, but at the suggestion of seaweed eggs, the morning harmony is restored.

Like bacon, seaweed makes the dish feel complete.

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

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

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

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

S O N OMA CO U N TY Eight Asian. $$-$$$.

Restaurant and wine bar specializing in Asian fusion, where Schezuan, Mongolian and Mu Shu come together with a modern twist. 7501 Healdsburg Ave, Sebastopol.

707.823.8189.

Himalayan Restaurant

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

707.838.6746.

Hole in the Wall

warm service in a spot whose menu is thick with local, organic ingredients. 14415 Hwy 1, Valley Ford. 707.876.1983.

SEA Thai Bistro Thai. $$.

The dishes of exotic Bangkok come to California with some truly soul-satisfying dishes.

2350 Sonoma Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.528.8333.

Seaside Metal Oyster Bar Seafood. $$-$$$. San Francisco’s popular Bar Crudo has created a West County version of itself in Guerneville.

Urbane spot serves signature crudo (think globally inspired sashimi) as well as delicious hot and cold items like grilled sardines and superb smoked fish. 16222 Main St, Guernville.

707.604.7250.

American. $$. Very casual comfort-food spot.

Sandwiches, pasta and the Cajun cornerstone, gumbo.

Breakfast is the show-stealer with gourmet omelets and a puffy Dutch pancake. 972 Gravenstein Hwy, Sebastopol.

707.861.3777.

American. $$-$$$. Always something surprising and delicious on the menu. Go for breakfast! 401 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7100.

La Gare French. $$$. Dine in

Tai Yuet Lau Chinese. $$.

an elegant atmosphere of Old World charm. 208 Wilson St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.4355.

Market Cafe California.

The Spinster Sisters

Atmosphere is nothing to write home about, but the food will bring you back. 941 Golf Course Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.545.2911.

$. Nestled in Sonoma’s Cornerstone Festival of Gardens, Market Cafe serves creative soups, salads and sandwiches. You can also shop for a picnic in the art and garden space. 23570 Hwy 121, Sonoma. 707.935.1681.

Toyo Japanese Grill Japanese. $$$. Well-crafted traditional Japanese with some modern extras like deep-fried mashed potato croquettes with mayo. 3082 Marlow Rd, Santa Rosa , CA. Lunch and dinner daily. 707.527.8871.

The Pullman Kitchen

Underwood Bar & Bistro European. $$. The

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

205 Fifth St, Santa Rosa.

707.545.4300.

Real Döner American.

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

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

Rocker Oysterfeller’s American. $$-$$$. Friendly,

Underwood’s classy bistro menu and impressive bar belie its rural setting 9113 Graton Rd, Graton. 707.823.7023.

MARIN CO U N T Y Finnegan’s Marin Brewpub. $$. Irish bar with the traditional stuff. 877 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.899.1516.

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The Garden

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

333 Enfrente Road, Novato.

415.883.9277.

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

Hilltop 1892 American. $$.

Casual dinning with panoramic Marin views and a Californiacuisine take on classic fare such as steaks, fresh seafood, and seasonal greens. Complete with custom cocktails.

850 Lamont Ave., Novato.

415.893.1892.

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

HopMonk Tavern

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

Great beers from far and wide and their own brews, too. 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

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

Il Piccolo Caffe Italian.

$$. Big, ample portions at this premier spot on Sausalito’s spirited waterfront. 660 Bridgeway, Ste 3, Sausalito.

415.289.1195.

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Insalata’s Mediterranean. $$$. Simple, high-impact dishes of exotic flavors. 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 415.457.7700.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Brewpub. $$.

Pub grub gets a pub-cuisine facelift 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax.

415.485.1005.

Left Bank French. $$-$$$.

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

Marin Brewing Company Brewpub. $-$$.

Excellent soups, salads, pub grub and award-winning porkbeer sausage 1809 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

415.461.4677.

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.

Mountain Home Inn American. $$$-$$$$.

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Fish Seafood. $$-$$$.

Incredibly fresh seafood in incredibly relaxed setting overlooking bay. (Cash only.)

350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.FISH.

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415.460.9883.

a view atop Mt Tamalpais 810 Panoramic Dr, Mill Valley.

415.381.9000.

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Nick’s Cove American.

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

23240 State Route 1, Marshall.

415.663.1033.

French Sourdough

123 Bolinas California.

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

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

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

3001 Bridgeway Ave, Sausalito.

415.332.5818.

County’s oldest saloon.

Casual and jovial atmosphere.

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

707.878.2403.

Yet Wah Chinese. $$.

Can’t go wrong here. Special Dungeness crab dishes for

$$$. “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.

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Robata Grill & Sushi

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

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

An authentic gem within the Hamilton Marketplace.

5800 Nave Drive, Novato.

415.883.6686.

Mustard’s Grill American.

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

California. $$$. Mediterraneaninflected, Bay Area farm-totable cooking. Don’t be afraid of the excellent rabbit-liver crostini, but the pork chops, chicken and ravioli are good as well. 39 Caledonia St., Sausalito. 415.887.9047.

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

$$$$. Upscale meets casual with a wide range of Asianinspired dishes from Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Cold and hot appetizers, great seafood options, and newcomer dishes such as Tuna Pizza. Perfect for the adventurous eater. 610 Main St, Napa. 707.252.1600.

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

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

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.

Tavola Italian Kitchen

Offering special winery discounts & additional tour times.

Garden tours: 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm Winery Tours: 11am, 12pm, 12:45pm, 1:30pm, 2:15 & 3pm, 3:45pm No reservations required.

Brix American. $$$.

Elegant but casual restaurant offers local, seasonal and sophisticated comfort foods.

The charcuterie platter is a hit. Don’t skip on dessert.

7377 St. Helena Hwy, Napa.

707.944.2749.

Morimoto Japanese.

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

Fumé Bistro & Bar

California cuisine. $$$.

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

707.257.1999.

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.

Napa Valley 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.

707.258.1516.

Red Rock Cafe & Backdoor BBQ American.

$-$$. Cafe specializing in barbecue and classic diner fare.

Messy, delicious. 1010 Lincoln Ave, Napa. 707.252.9250.

Redd California cuisine. $$$$$. Rich dishes balanced by subtle flavors and careful yet casual presentation. Brunch at Redd is exceptional. 6480 Washington St, Yountville.

707.944.2222.

Ristorante Allegria

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

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

707.254.8006.

Zuzu Spanish tapas. $$.

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

707.224.8555.

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

Wineries in these listings appear on a rotating basis.

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SONOMA COUNTY Lambert Bridge Winery On gloomy

afternoons, a string of lights and a curl of smoke from the stone chimney make this Dry Creek landmark all the more inviting. Chandelierilluminated redwood cellar is a warm setting to sample meticulously crafted Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Zin and claret paired with gourmet small plates. 4085 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg. Open 10:30am–4:30pm. Tasting fee $15; food pairing, $45.

707.431.9600.

Ledson Winery & Vineyards What warlock,

many high-way travelers wondered, within those stone walls broods? Happily, Ledson’s wine-wizard is a Zinfandel zealot, making 10 from the zaftig grape. 7335 Sonoma Hwy., Kenwood. Open daily, 10am– 5pm. 707.537.3810.

Little Vineyards All of

the Little’s wines are made from their 15-acre estate vineyards, and they’re serious about their product. Zin and Syrah are stars here.

15188 Sonoma Hwy., Glen Ellen. By appointment.

707.996.2750.

Mercury Geyserville

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

Also pickled comestibles, jam, peppers–and pretty good Pinot, Cab, Cab Franc, and Merlot. 20120 Geyserville Ave., Geyserville. Open daily, 11am– 6pm. No fee. 707.857.9870.

Nalle Winery Rising

above the vineyards like some kind of New Age bunker, the rosemary-shrouded winery houses a down-toearth father-and-son team dedicated to low-alcohol Dry Creek Zinfandel. Greeters Lila and Pella present soggy tennis

balls. 2385 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg. Saturdays, noon– 5pm. No fee. 707.433.1040.

Thumbprint Cellars

Vegan wines named Arousal, Threesome and Four Play; but it all started out innocently enough. Downtown lounge offers curvaceous bar, hookah-den-styled booth, and seasonal nosh.

102 Matheson St., Healdsburg.

Open 11am to 6pm Sunday– Thursday, to 7pm Saturday.

Tastings $5–$10; with food pairing, $10–$20.

707.433.2393.

Topel Winery Hailing from Hopland, Topel offers estategrown Meritage and other wines in this well-appointed tasting room with casement windows open to the street, across from Oakville Grocery.

Cedar, chicory, chocolate and brown spice–makes one hungry for a portobellomushroom-on-focaccia sandwich. 125 Matheson St., Hopland. Open daily, 11am– 7pm. Tasting fees, $5–$12.

707.433.4116.

Wind Gap Wines One-

time vintner of big, opulent Pax Syrah refocuses on coolclimate locales that yield a more savory style. Plus, growlers! Arinto, Trousseau Gris or Rosé. At the Barlow, 6780 McKinley St #170, Sebastopol. Tasting fee, $12$24. 707.331.1393.

Wine Guerrilla Comrade,

it brings glory to the revolution to inform you that this artistic, quixotic all-Zinfandel brand now has its own spacious tasting room in downtown Forestville. I’d say that these screw-capped but definitely serious Zins are worthy of cellaring, but that would be so bourgeois. 6671 Front St., Forestville. Daily, 11am–5pm.

Tasting fee, $10. 707.887.1996.

NAPA COUNTY August Briggs Winery

Tasting room is a white barn lit

by skylights and often staffed by the owner’s wife or mother.

333 Silverado Trail, Calistoga.

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

Charles Krug Winery Founded 1861, and owned by the Peter Mondavi family since only 1943, Krug is among Napa’s most historic wineries. Taste award-winning Sauvignon Blanc and reserve Cab in the newly restored Redwood Cellar in the original stone winery. Ask about the Johannisberg Riesling.

2800 Main St., St. Helena.

Tasting daily, 10:30am to 5pm.

Fees vary; complimentary for “Napa neighbors.”

707.967.2229.

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

707.963.2784.

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars (WC) Their three estate-grown Cabs are among the most highly regarded in the world. 5766 Silverado Trail, Napa. By appointment.

707.944.2020.

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

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Buzz Kill A clover conundrum wrapped in an entomological enigma BY JAMES KNIGHT

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’ve been trying to grow a hardy stand of clover for years, having heard that it’s a good, organic way to enhance the fertility of the soil. As a perk, flowering clover looks a lot prettier than cover crops like bell beans. This year, success at last, thanks to winter rains.

The brilliant, crimson flowers are so nice-looking, in fact, it seems a shame to mow it all down.

And while crouching to admire it up close, I see there’s more. The clover is abuzz with bees: big, fuzzy bumblebees and European honeybees gorging on the coneshaped flowers. And even more: scores of big, gangly crane flies and tiny, quick wasps—if your imagination tends more toward science fiction than nature doc, it’s like a galactic supercity scene of lumbering freighters, speedy transports and nimble speeders zipping purposefully around their own little green world.

Now, I’ve heard that to be a good organic grower, I need to take that clover down. But is it fair to the bees to snatch away this lavish picnic of pollen I’ve laid out for them? And what about those little guys—are they those organically beneficial bugs I’ve heard about?

I called on Jeffery Landolt, estate vineyard manager at Benziger Family Winery, for advice.

Landolt affirms that I’ve got to mow that clover before it has bloomed 100 percent. “I shoot for about 75 percent,” says Landolt.

“That’s your best bang for the buck. If you let it go to seed, you kind of miss the window, and if you go too early, you don’t get the full potential.” After the clover is tilled into the soil, a process called mineralization slowly makes nitrogen available to the grapevines.

And some of those bugs are indeed good bugs. “Most of them are parasitoids,” Landolt says. “Those little wasps that you see?

They’re laying their eggs inside a ‘negative’ insect, and as those eggs develop, they kill that insect. They have this little stylet . . .”

And now we’re in sci-fi horror territory.

At Benziger, they help out the beneficial insects in their organically and biodynamically farmed estate vineyards by seeding every 10th row with a season-extending blend of wildflowers and other plants. Leaving 10 percent is sufficient, according to Landolt, and the insects will meanwhile move on to different flight patterns and life stages.

Benziger’s 2013 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon ($20) is made with grapes from sustainably certified growers, who incorporate some of the techniques developed at the estate. This tongue-coating, plush Cab would be great with a well-crusted steak—but I just might pour a splash on the freshly tilled ground, for my honeybees.

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or this week’s home and garden issue, we checked in with some of our favorite artisans, growers and craftsmen for fresh ideas and DIY know-how.

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The CurlyBurly Man Chuck Oakander dreams of waves intermingling with wood. The dreams will be so vivid that they’ll

wake the arborist-sculptor from his slumber and send him to his notebook, where he’ll scrawl out the vision—and then he’ll create it.

The Bolinas arborist makes functional, fun sculpture from tree

trunks, and one of his signature creations is the long, carved-out wave benches, rendered mostly from Monterey cypress. These designs are as sculptural as they are functional, and sync well with Oakander’s passion for surfing—where he’s strictly of the longboard persuasion. Oakander is all about the curls and the burls.

He has carved about a halfdozen of the benches in his 25

years working as an arboristsculpture. Oakander doesn’t get up in the trees much himself anymore, he says, leaving that work to a younger, more nimble crew—and sometimes he’ll leave the crew at a work-site and head home for a few hours of sanding and grinding his latest work. No matter how tired he is, Oakander marvels at how working on one of his sculptures is a kind of instant

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rejuvenator. He also sport-climbs redwood trees up on the Bolinas ridge, for kicks.

The 56-year-old is a friendly and ruddy-faced icon in Bolinas, known as much for his surfing skills as for the functional sculptures that populate his property—and at some homes around town—and which take many months to complete, from initial rough-out to the final, smooth and sculpted product.

Oakander looks for trunks and trees that speak to his swirlsand-curls aesthetic, adding that he’s not interested in standard woodworking conventions when he’s designing or dreaming up a piece. He’s not interested in milling wood, and hard-angled table corners seem to bore him— or at least he doesn’t dream of them.

“I am drawn to things with interesting curves,” says Oakander.

Asked to name an artistic inspiration, he immediately identifies his across-the-street neighbor, fisherman and clay sculptor Josh Churchman. Also his mom, Oakander adds, who was a night-owl, an art teacher and a maker herself, mostly of clothing.

The pieces he renders take many months to be fully realized, and there’s often a long waiting period before he even gets to work on a piece after he’s secured the tree. Depending on the wood and where it was growing (in the shade or in the sun—it makes a big difference in how the wood ages and decomposes), he will age the wood for between six months and six years before bringing the tools of his trade to bear on it.

But don’t call Oakander a chainsaw artist. The chainsaw comes out only at the very beginning of the process, when Oakander is roughing out his latest vision—for example, a massive and gored-out trunk that presents a tempting place to rest one’s head, and whole body, after a vigorous Bolinas ramble. After the rough-out and after the wood is aged, it’s on to various adzes and power grinders

and Oakander’s favorite tool of all, the gutter adze (it was once used to make wooden gutters, he explains), which he deploys and demonstrates with obvious glee.

Oakander is committed to using sections of wood that might otherwise wind up in the dump. When he started out as an arborist some 25 years ago, there were lots of people in West Marin who burned firewood for heat; that business has dropped off considerably in recent years because of county regulations and other factors.

“We used to burn a lot of this wood up,” says Oakander. “I feel some responsibility here, too, that the wood is not wasted.”

In addition to Monterey cypress, Oakander also uses bluegum and red-gum eucalyptus, black acacia, California bay laurel and coast live oak. “Each has sculptural qualities of its own,” Oakander says during a tour of his workshop and grounds. He’s still working with Monterey cypress trees that were downed in a storm about 10 years ago, and which he hauled to the shop from nearby Dogtown.

Oakander may have one of the more popular front-yard gawksites in the county. People pull up all the time, he says, out of curiosity and occasionally to make a purchase. He says that for every 50 or 60 who take an interest in his sculpture, one will follow through all the way to the end.

There’s a really cool carved-out chair in the garage that he’s been working on and that reminds me of Game of Thrones by way of an Ent-approved furniture store. The cutaway inside the flagellated trunk looks like it was burned out by a sculptor, a popular technique. But that’s all-natural damage to the wood, done by a fungus, Oakander explains. He fashioned a separate lift-off seat for the chair, which he says could sell for around $15,000. Oakander has also sold simpler hand-hewn pieces in the $1,000 range. He did carve his wife, Cass Hicks, a neat wooden spoon from a lemon-tree branch on the property—a labor of a different kind of love, and one that he’s not going to do for you.

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Oakander has also carved out some pieces on commission, but prospective clients should not expect him to sit down and draw out the specifications. This is an all-natural process, in an allnatural town, and Oakander has a dream for how this should go.

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Permaculture Artisan

“A landscape and garden isn’t just a landscape and garden,” says Sebastopol’s Erik Ohlsen. “It’s a place to resolve a lot of issues.”

At least it could be.

Ohlsen is something of a permaculture impresario. He runs five businesses from a five-acre plot off Gravenstein Highway South that houses offices for his Permaculture Artisans landscape business, the Permaculture Skills Center nonprofit, incubator farms, a digital mapping service and a new ecology-based children's’

book publishing company.

The site, with its interpretative gardens and designs, is open to the public.

“We wanted to make this totally accessible to everyone,” says Ohlsen.

The incubator farms help ease the problem of access to farmland, a costly commodity in the North Bay. The Permaculture Skills Center’s 10-week, farmer training program attracts students from all over the world. The current class has students from as far as Finland and South Africa.

“This place is really on the map for the global permaculture community,” Ohlsen says.

All of Ohlsen’s businesses and programs are based on permaculture, a school of agriculture and social movement created by Australia’s Bill Mollison in the 1970s. Put simply, permaculture is a method of design based on the principles and systems of nature. That sounds simple enough, but too

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often nature is seen as an obstacle rather than an ally. Instead of working with topography, water flow patterns and existing flora and fauna, we impose our plans on the land. In spite of how many chemicals or dams or bulldozers are used to make the round peg fit in the square hole, the garden, farm or economic system that isn’t integrated into the natural world will fail sooner or later.

Permaculture looks at all the pieces of the puzzle—water, soil health, energy use, plant type—and tries to weave them into a harmonious whole, says Ohlsen. Decisions about what to plant in permaculture begin with questions of utility.

“In a permaculture landscape, we always look for useful plants,” says Ohlsen.

What’s a useful plant? It’s one that smells nice and looks good, but also has other functions, such as fixing nitrogen in the soil, producing food or attracting beneficial insects.

One of Ohlsen’s favorite plants is comfrey. It’s a squat little flower that reseeds rather prolifically.

The roots have well-known healing properties. Cut off a pile of leaves and weigh them down in a bucket with a rock, like a batch of sauerkraut, and in a few months the smelly ferment can be used as fertilizer at a ratio of 25 to 1.

If a 10-week course is more than you need, Ohlsen has some basic spring gardening tips: • Grow food as close to your home as possible. Out of sight, out of mind doesn’t make a garden grow.

• Keep as much water on-site as possible. Using mulch, swales and “rain gardens” to hold moisture means your landscape needs less additional water and is droughtresistant.

• Instead of discarding yard clippings, pile them up to create mulch and compost. Chop and drop.

As much as it is an agricultural philosophy, Ohlsen says permaculture is a model for social change, and it’s one he’s eager to share. “We want to take our

(RE)MADE MAN ‘I’m the guy who, when we are taking apart a barn, talks with grandma and grandpa and finds out what

happened in that barn,’ says Michael Deakin.

model out into the community,” he says.—Stett Holbrook

Support Your Local Flower Farmer According to Modern Farmer magazine, we’re in the midst of a flower-industry boom, the biggest since the 1990s. As delightful as flowers are to smell and admire, in Sonoma County they are part of a timely conversation about local farming, commerce and community.

“A lot of people don’t realize around 80 percent of flowers sold in the U.S. are imported from other countries,” says Nichole Skalski, a floral designer and

member of the five-year-old North Bay Flower Collective.

More often than not, she says, “the imports come from farms that treat workers poorly, and use pesticides and chemicals not regulated by the U.S.” The collective of 15 local farmers, florists and floral designers living and working in Sonoma County calls its approach “slow flowers,” borrowed from the international Slow Food movement. Just as Slow Food underlines the importance of seasonality and locality, the flower collective strives for a deeper understanding of the flower market, its place in the community and its environmental impact. This focus flourishes when growers and designers are

brought together.

“I think it’s important for the designer to hear how the farmer tended those seeds until they were passed on to be included in an artistic design for a wedding ceremony or gift to a loved one, carefully selected and arranged,” Skalski says.

The collective also supports its members in what Skalski calls “an essentially tough industry” by providing educational, marketing, resources and business opportunities. The value of “local,” too often a marketing buzzword, is front and center with collective members.

“Locally grown flowers aren’t grown strictly for shelf life and sturdiness for air travel,” Skalski says, “so we see lots of heirloom,

Repurposed & Remade Michael Deakin’s nickname “Bug” is a mystery—even friends who’ve known him 35 years don’t know how he got it. What they do know is that the founder and owner of Heritage Salvage, Petaluma’s reclaimed buildingmaterials retailer and custom building company, can and will do anything with wood. A master builder, Deakin deftly puts his love of repurposing to use in outfitting everything from posh restaurants to rustic gardens.

Deakin first learned woodworking from his father.

“His motto,” says Deakin, “was, ‘If it’s broken, we can fix it, and if we don’t have one, we can build it.’”

Growing up in British Columbia, Deakin started working with reclaimed materials back in the 1970s in Vancouver, starting a collection of wood and steel while working in demolition.

“We took to what we considered stealth building,” says Deakin, whose first reclaimed building project was a four-bedroom house constructed in eight days.

Moving to Los Angeles in 1978, Deakin started building sets in the movie business, where he grew as a carpenter and designer.

He also spent seven years traveling the world and studying architecture, marveling at sights like 40-foot-high bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong.

He moved to Occidental in

1983, and started building custom homes in his neighborhood. In 1999, Deakin put an ad in the paper to take apart chicken barns in exchange for the material, and got 36 responses in two days, amassing a new collection of old material. “I have three acres out there, and my sister said, ‘Buggy, I’m glad you don’t have 10 acres.’”

These days, Heritage Salvage is half design and construction services, and half retail building material. “It is a very unique model in that respect,” Deakin says. “Very few companies like ours do design and build while also selling wood.”

Salvage, though, is Deakin’s true passion. “I love finding the stories and passing the stories on,” he says. “I’m the guy who, when we are taking apart a barn, talks with grandma and grandpa and finds out what happened in that barn.”

When Deakin is not out in the field finding long-forgotten pieces of lumber or claiming well-worn sheets of metal, he can be found on Heritage Salvage’s three-acre spread of land, working with the company’s resident art teacher Chris Cheek, head designer Heather Gallagher and an expert team that includes welder Dave Rawson and yard dog Chris Raby.

“They’re all artists and hardworking people,” Deakin says.

Heritage Salvage is also known for its creative projects in the community. Heritage regularly works with the Rivertown Revival festival to help the event achieve its rustic aesthetic, and donates wood to the nonprofit Petaluma Bounty for planter boxes and garden greenhouses. The company has also built custom pieces for the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Tolay Park and several local schools.

Deakin’s story can be found in his book Heritage Salvage: Reclaimed Stories, which chronicles the company’s process and philosophy alongside gorgeous photos of some of the more than 150 restaurants and countless homes Heritage has shined its light on.—Charlie Swanson

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Fresh bunches of those delicate varieties, and many more local blooms, can soon be smelled and purchased at Skalski and partner Kathy Green’s new flower shop, California Sister. Named after the butterfly Adelpha californica, the shop will open in Sebastopol’s Barlow shopping center later this month.

“Our mission is to grow and support our local flower farms, our local economy, and make locally grown flowers more accessible,” says Skalski.—Flora Tsapovsky

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Star Wows

If you hear people saying, ‘May the fourth be with you,’ rest assured they’re Star Wars fans, here for Santa Rosa’s fun, elaborate Star Wars variety show courtesy North Bay Cabaret’s intergalactic dancers, sideshow performers and spoken-word artists. There will be Boba Fett burlesque, Stormtrooper go-go dancing, C-3PO contortionism and Princess Leia belly dancing. The cabaret’s exciting lineup of acts also includes poetry readings, improv comedy, a themed art gallery and music from Funky Mando and Shifty Shifty. May the fourth be with you on Wednesday, May 4, at Annie O’s Music Hall, 120 Fifth St., Santa Rosa. 7pm. $10; 21 and over. 707.542.1455.

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Worldly Visuals

Entering its eighth year, the Petaluma Film Fest brings a global array of short films, both animated and live action, to the North Bay for a day of lively screenings and conversations with visiting filmmakers. The program opens with a local boy, as SRJC student Miles Levin shows his timely political satire The Berninator. From there, the lineup of shorts comes from locations like Switzerland, Spain, Bhutan, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and elsewhere. Tickets are available for matinee, afternoon or late-night blocks of films, or you can stay the whole day and take in a world of cinema on Saturday, May 7, at McNear’s Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. 707.765.2121. Noon. $10–$30. petalumafilmalliance.org.

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Born in Washington state and now living in west Sonoma County, painter and pop-culture enthusiast Tony Speirs displays his latest batch of vintage-meets-exotic paintings in a new show, ‘Unreliable Narrator.’

For the last 15 years, Speirs has painted dazzling and engaging pieces that fuse together his childhood love of comic books, classic advertising icons, vintage toys and even international art like Japanese anime, Mexican dia de los Muertos sugar skulls, Middle Eastern pattern work and more. Speirs shows off his playful, complex paintings through the month and celebrates with an opening reception on Saturday, May 7, at Kitty Hawk Gallery, 125 N. Main St., Sebastopol. 5pm. Free. 707.861.3904.

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With chapters in Point Reyes, Bolinas and Stinson Beach, the community choir and musical group Sound Orchard celebrate their first year of promoting local artists and musicians, as well as connecting Marin’s diverse musical communities through events and music programs.

Now Sound Orchard is throwing a benefit party that boasts an evening of food and music. While guests enjoy a prix fixe dinner, Sound Orchard’s signature Common Voice Choir will lead a sing-along, and executive and artistic directors Debbie Daly and Tim Weed play an acoustic show on Tuesday, May 10, at Saltwater Oyster Depot, 12781 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Inverness. 6pm. $75. soundorchard.org.

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Arts Ideas SHOOT TO KILL ‘Hitman: A Love Story’ was filmed in San Francisco and Santa Rosa—at Adel’s diner!

Strange Love

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contract killer at the end of his rope and a mysterious woman running from her abusive past make for unlikely allies in Hitman: A Love Story, the new short film from Santa Rosa writer and director Jared N. Wright.

Hitman gets a world premiere on May 12 in Healdsburg. The

benefit screening will include a pre-show reception and a post-show Q&A with Wright (pictured, at right) and his crew.

All proceeds go toward entering Hitman into film festivals across the country.

Growing up near Chico, Calif., Wright dabbled in everything from art to music to filmmaking.

“I like storytelling and visual storytelling,” Wright says. “I just fell in love with film.”

He moved to Sonoma County to

attend Sonoma State University in 2005 as an English major. But after a few film classes, Wright sat down with an advisor. “I told him, ‘I think I really want to make movies,’” he says. “He told me, ‘Anyone can learn to do the technical aspect to a degree, but do you want to study how a story is told?’ And, yes, that was intriguing to me.”

Wright switched majors and graduated from SSU with a degree in art history that included

an emphasis in film. From there, he found work at Santa Rosa’s Videobrite, a production company on West College Avenue that does everything from DVD transfers of old media to full-blown video shoots and commercial work.

Over the course of eight years, Wright learned the ins and outs of production. He liked working at Videobrite so much, in fact, that he bought the company two years ago. Since then, he’s been bringing it into the new era of digital media while working on his own film work.

For Hitman, Wright assembled a local crew of 15 people and hired Screen Actors Guild members for his cast. Starring in the titular role of the tormented hitman who puts a contract out on his own life is Tyler Dawson, who burst onto the Sundance scene in 2011 with the indie-hit Bellflower. Ashley Peoples, best known for the 2013 drama Locomotive, stars opposite Dawson. Wright also recruited veteran character actor Andrew Sensenig (Upstream Color, We Are Still Here) to play Dawson’s handler.

Set in San Francisco, Hitman was shot entirely on-location, both in the city and in Santa Rosa. Discerning viewers will recognize downtown Santa Rosa diner Adel’s as the location where Dawson and Peoples first meet, and the Palms Motel on Santa Rosa Avenue is also a prominent location.

Hitman is a striking and well-told short film that’s as entertaining as it is enigmatic.

Watching the movie, it’s clear that Wright possesses a clear vision of the story he wants to tell, and the skill to pull it off.

‘Hitman: A Love Story’ premieres on Thursday, May 12, at the Raven Film Center, 415 Center St., Healdsburg.

7:30pm. $10. 707.525.8909.

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PANTLESS Mark Bradbury, seen here

in 6th Street’s ‘Rocky Horror,’ plays another character who loses his pants.

‘Bob’ Tale Mark Bradbury finds inspiration in new role

BY DAVID TEMPLETON

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ometimes,” muses actor Mark Bradbury, “you play a character you just don’t like very much.”

Over the last 12 years, he says, after appearing in more than 30 shows, Bradbury has portrayed his share of unlikable people. “With those guys,” he notes, “you have to work extra hard to find something you connect with. Then there are the characters that are written without much depth or detail.

They’re thinly drawn, so you have to insert your own ideals, and your own meat, to make them feel real.”

But then, Bradbury adds, there is Bob. “I’ve never encountered a role like this,” he says of the title character in Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s surreal comedy-drama Bob: A Life

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in Five Acts, opening this weekend at Main Stage West in Sebastopol.

“Bob is the kind of character that makes me wish I was more like him. Bob inspires me to become a better person.”

Beginning with Bob’s birth in a restroom at a White Castle restaurant, the play follows the character from infancy to old age, as he crisscrosses America on his quest to become a great man.

Along the way, he encounters an array of odd denizens, including his mother, a disgraced circusanimal trainer who abandoned him at the White Castle, but returns to steal his pants. Except for Bob, all characters are portrayed by a chorus of four— Laura Levin, Sam Coughlin, Gina Alvarado and Nick Sholley—all shape-shifting into tramps, travelers, truck stop waitresses, circus folk, socialites, girl scouts, even a pack of angry wolves.

Directed by Sheri Lee Miller, Bob is easily the most collaborative project Bradbury has ever done.

“I’ve really never had an experience quite like this,” he says.

“We’ve built this play together, as a team. Everyone in the cast gets to share their own ideas, then Sheri picks the best one. We give her a lot to choose from.”

The result, Bradbury admits, is pretty weird.

“It’s also super-emotional,” he says. “It’s inspiring how unconventional this play is. It’s the kind of thing that makes you want to run outside and break rules and try new things.”

But will it make its audience want to become better people?

“It might,” laughs Bradbury. “It’s definitely had that effect on me.

I’m not sure I’m a better person yet—but I think, maybe, I’m at least a better actor now.”

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eanu, the new movie from sublime comedy team Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, plays something like a Quentin Tarantino version of That Darn Cat. In good comedy-team fashion, the film upholds the tradition of a straight player trying to keep order beside a partner whose grip has long since gone.

The protean Key, facially bland enough to portray dozens of characters, as he did for five seasons of the Key & Peele sketch comedy show, plays Clarence, an anxious suburban family man in a madras shirt. When Clarence’s wife and kids go away for the weekend, this exec is finally given a chance to stretch his legs—then he gets a call from his cousin Rell (Peele).

Rell has just been dumped by his girlfriend, who told him he wasn’t going anywhere in life. (“I don’t even know what that means!” he whines through a mouthful of bong smoke.) One day, heaven sends Rell a stray, silver tabby, scratching at his door. The cat completes him—they share milk from a saucer.

The cat, the titular Keanu, is the lone survivor of a bloodbath, when two gangsters from Allentown (also Key and Peele) shoot and carve up a lair full of drug-dealing rivals in the best John Woo style. After burglars strike Rell’s house, the kitty vanishes. Clues lead to a gangsta named Cheddar (Method Man). To impress this downtown criminal and his cohorts, the cousins pose as the deadly Allentowners.

Like the baby in Raising Arizona, Keanu stirs up everyone’s emotions without having any of its own. Wearing a bitty do-rag and tiny bling around its neck, the little mite is a symbol of fragile, finer feelings threatened by the heavy boots of the urban world. The subject gives these two prime comedians something to sink their teeth into.

‘Keanu’ is playing in wide release in the North Bay.

Wave of Sound

Rogue Wave rolls ashore in Marin

BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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ormed by Bay Area songwriter Zach Rogue in 2002, Rogue Wave have become an indie rock institution known for emotional and experimental music.

After five albums, Rogue and longtime collaborator Pat Spurgeon went in a new direction, setting up a home studio to record their excellent new album, Delusions of Grand Fur, the band’s first album in three years.

“Like a lot of things in music, it was born out of necessity,” Rogue says of the home-recording process. Rogue wanted to stay closer to his children and to explore his musical impulses.

“I wanted to trust my first instincts, because if you trust your instincts, it’s not a refined emotional response, it’s very raw,

Rogue Wave play on Friday, May 6, at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 9pm. $25– $27. 415.388.1100.

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SWING ALONG Zach Rogue recorded his latest album at home to stay close to his family.

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and I wanted raw,” Rogue says.

Rogue also liked all of the happy accidents, the bizarre sounds that came with recording and experimentation, and he wanted to include that on the album.

“I wanted it to be really what we are,” he says. “I’m very much a seat-of-my-pants kind of artist, and I don’t want the album to be anything that I’m not. I feel like if I can have an honest relationship with people that listen to our music, that will make me happier.”

Thematically, Delusions of Grand Fur balances Rogue’s sentimental side with his angst.

The album contains two of the band’s most distinctive love songs to date, “Falling” and “Curious Me.” On the flip side, Rogue’s penchant for disgruntlement appears on songs like “Endless Supply,” where he ponders the question of living a life in a music business that’s fraught with stress.

Still, in spite of his frustrations, Rogue has thrived in the business for over 15 years. He credits his success to his relationship with Spurgeon, who acted as producer and engineer on the album, as well as Rogue’s musical collaborator.

“I’ve always said he has the patience of Job. He’ll hear something that’s not even a song, and he has the will to let it sound like a mess and work with me until it becomes a song,” Rogue says.

Spurgeon’s ability to deconstruct Rogue’s acoustic foundation and add musical elements like piano and even tape delay transforms the album into an expansive palette of sound that encompasses new wave and Krautrock.

“I can be really vulnerable with him, and he allows me to express that. I could never do that on my own,” says Rogue. “And when that energy and openness [spreads] throughout the band, it just feels worth it.”

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Music Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Yuja Wang

Twenty-seven-year-old Chinese pianist displays an unmatched level of technical brilliance and interpretive insight. Wine reception available. May 6, 7:30pm. $40. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

MARIN COUNTY New Century Chamber Orchestra

The Orchestra performs a program titled “Delight in Dancing,” with a Stravinsky ballet and the world premiere of a commissioned dance suite by featured composer Jennifer Higdon. May 8, 5pm. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Rogue Wave

Longtime Bay Area indie-rock outfit fronted by Zach Rogue performs with support by breakout San Francisco band Sea Knight. May 6, 9pm. $25$27. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.1100.

NAPA COUNTY The California Symphony

You” Star Wars Variety Show.

May 6, Disrupted Continuum.

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

120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa.

707.542.1455.

Arlene Francis Center

May 5, Bucc Nyfe with Sharkmouth, Gazelle(s) and the Fighting Weight. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

May 4, “May the 4th Be with

Gaia’s Garden

May 4, Judith Lerner’s Hand Pans. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.544.2491.

Glaser Center

First Thursday of every month, 5:30pm, Music for Enjoyment and Pleasure. 402 Moore Ln, Healdsburg. 707.433.9199.

Main Street Bistro

Green Music Center

Mc T’s Bullpen

May 6, Leftover Cuties. 328-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

707.433.8720.

The Big Easy

May 4, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics. May 5, Quarto de Fantastique. May 7, Hot Grubb.

May 8, the LoWatters. May 10, American Alley Cats. 128 American Alley, Petaluma.

707.776.4631.

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille

May 6, Cinco de Drinko with DJ Cal. May 7, DJ Hi C. 400 First St E, Sonoma. 707.938.7110.

Cellars of Sonoma

Tues, Wavelength. May 5, Craig Corona. May 6, Clay Bell. May 7, John Pita. 133 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.578.1826.

May 6, 8pm, North Bay Sinfonietta with Mariachi Barragan. 550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.579.2604.

Coffee Catz

Tues, 12pm, Jerry Green’s Peaceful Piano Hour. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.6600.

May 6, Domestic Harmony.

May 7, Ain’t Misbehavin’.

May 10, Staggerwing. 100 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.789.0505.

D’Argenzio Winery

May 5, 6pm, Mimi & Gabe. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.280.4658.

Finley Community Center

Mon, 11am, Proud Mary’s ukulele jam and lessons. First Friday of every month, Larry Broderick Trio. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3737.

May 7-9, “Jazzy Impressions” with Santa Rosa Symphony.

May 11, Jazz Orchestra. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall

May 4, Percussion and Improvisation Ensemble.

May 6, Guitar Ensemble. May 9, Rock Collegium. May 10, Concert Jazz Ensembles. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol

May 5, the Mads Tolling Quartet and Dave McNab. May 6, Sambada. May 7, Moonalice with Dream Farmers. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

May 6, 5pm, Adam Traum.

May 6, 8pm, Nathan Hinojosa.

May 7, 1pm, Quiles & Cloud.

May 7, 8pm, Billy Manzik.

May 8, 1pm, Craig Corona.

691 Broadway, Sonoma.

707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg

May 7, Anne Sajdera Trio with Gary Brown and Deszon Claiborne. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

Jack London State Park

May 8, 2pm, Mother’s Day Piano Concert. 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

May 6, Miracle Mule. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.772.5478.

Jasper O’Farrell’s

Tues, Sessions hip-hop and reggae night. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.2062.

CRITIC’S CHOICE

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Bergamot Alley

Corkscrew Wine Bar

Annie O’s Music Hall

May 6, the Ruminators. May 7, the Missing Man Quartet.

8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol.

707.824.2030.

May 4, Nathan Hinojosa. May 5, Wicked Man. May 6, the Rhythm Rangers. May 7, the String Rays. May 8, Quiet Life.

May 11, Steep Ravine. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

707.778.8776.

May 6, Jen Tucker. May 7, Mark McDonald. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

Barley & Hops Tavern

Marshall Tucker Band

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French Garden

Lagunitas Tap Room

May 4, Songwriters Showcase Nite. May 5, Eric Wiley. May 6, Susan Sutton Jazz Trio. May 7, Bruce Halbohm’s Blue Jazz Trio. May 8, Levi Lloyd Trio. May 11, Willie Perez. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

Church of the Incarnation

Clubs & Venues

May 6, Ricky Ray Band. May 7, Funky Dozen. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

May 7, Unitarian Universalist musical showcase and benefit.

May 8, 3pm, Occidental Community Choir Spring Concert. 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.568.5381.

Symphony returns with Brahms’ second symphony and the world premiere of the “Young American Composer in Residence” commission with Grammy Award-winner Jason Vieaux. May 6, 7:30pm. $35$100. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville.

707.944.9900.

Iconic Southern rock group plays as part of their national “Long Hard Ride” Tour, with Moonalice opening. May 6, 8pm. $30-$50. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa.

707.259.0123.

Flamingo Lounge

May 7, Levi Lloyd. May 8, 4pm, Robby-Neal Gordon. May 8, 8pm, George Heagerty & Never the Same. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.

Mystic Theatre

May 6, Duran Duran Duran.

May 11, Blake Lewis and Elliott Yamin. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Newman Auditorium

May 4, 7:30pm, Ian Carey with the SRJC Jazz Combo. SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4372.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Through May 7, Occidental Community Choir Spring Concert. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Penngrove Community Clubhouse May 7, 8pm, “On the Wing” with Circa 1600. 397 Oak St, Penngrove.

Redwood Cafe

May 4, Irish set dancing. May 5, Colossal Squid. May 6, the Thugz. May 7, Tito. May 8, 3pm, Celtic Fiddle Music. May 8, 6pm, Irish jam session. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

Rio Nido Roadhouse May 7, Miracle Mule. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido.

707.869.0821.

Rossi’s 1906

May 5, Cinco de Mayo Party.

May 6, the Gravel Spreaders.

May 7, Trainwreck Junction. May 8, 5pm, the Good Ol Boys. May 8, 9pm, Sunday Night Blues Jam. 401 Grove St, Sonoma.

707.343.0044.

Saturday Afternoon Club

May 8, 3pm, “On the Wing”

A Little Light Music Pianist Vadim Neselovskyi and bassist Jeff Denson pair up Concertgoers who enjoy classical fare with a contemporary twist should know pianist and Ukraine native Vadim Neselovskyi, who will be holding court at Silo’s in Napa this week.

Whether you’re well-versed in Vadim’s work, especially his 2013 release Music for September, or have never heard his name is of little consequence. His skills make him a must-see.

While studying classical music and honing his chops by playing in jazz clubs in Germany in 2003, Neselovskyi (pictured) earned a full scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music. After graduating, he began touring internationally, as well as teaching piano at his alma mater.

This concert is the first of a new series presented by Berkeley-based nonprofit group Ridgeway Arts, founded last year and dedicated to developing cultural and educational directives throughout the Bay Area.

Also included on the ticket is Bay Area– based bassist and composer Jeff Denson, whose work in a duo setting on record (and live, both in a trio or quartet) is well documented and revered. The duo will perform new compositions and original arrangements in addition to select solo classical piano pieces. Vadim Neselovskyi and Jeff Denson play Friday, May 6, at Silo’s, 530 Main St., Napa. 8pm. $20 advance; $25 at the door. All ages. 707.251.5833.—Eddie Jorgensen

with Circa 1600. 430 10th St, Santa Rosa. 707.575.8436.

Sebastiani Theatre

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

May 6, Sol Flamenco. 282 S High St, Sebastopol.

707.829.4797.

Sebastopol Community Center May 6, 6pm, Teen open mic night. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.874.3176.

Songbird Community Healing Center

May 11, Festival Speed.

765 Center Blvd, Fairfax.

415.485.1005.

Avanche. May 9, Judy Hall and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

May 5, 6pm, Amanda Addleman & Lee Dynes.

636 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.256.9884.

May 5, Liam Kyle Cahill. May 6, 5 Cent Coffee. May 7, La Mixta Criolla. May 8, Scratchdog Stringband. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Marin Country Mart

Sweetwater Music Hall

L’appart Resto

May 6, 6pm, the Kristen Strom Quartet. May 8, 12:30pm, folkish festival with the Easy Leaves. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

19 Broadway Club

May 5, Scott Pemberton. May 8, Hal Ketchum. May 10, Menew and Foxtails Brigade. May 11, a tribute to Merle Haggard. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.1100.

Terrapin Crossroads

May 7, the Hots. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7878.

Mon, open mic. May 4, Walt the Dog. May 6, 5:30pm, Danny Montana and friends. May 6, 9pm, First Fridays Reggae Night with Broken Silence Sound System. May 7, 5:30pm, Dire Wolf and Johnny Rock.

May 8, 6pm, Blithedale Canyon.

May 8, 9pm, Marcus Machado.

May 10, 6pm, Jeb Brady Band. May 10, 9pm, Barnyard Hammer. May 11, Walt the Dog. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse

No Name Bar

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant

May 6, Soul Illuminations drum circle with Neal Grace and Sahar. 8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.2398.

Subud Hall

May 7, the GuruGanesha Band.

234 Hutchins Ave, Sebastopol, brightstarevents.com.

The Tradewinds Bar

May 5, Levi’s Workshop with Levi Lloyd. May 6, the Hots.

May 7, Weekend at Bernie’s.

May 9, the Blues Defenders pro jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

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May 6, Michael Aragon Quartet. May 9, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Open Secret

May 6, the GuruGanesha Band. 923 C St, San Rafael, brightstarevents.com.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

May 7, Tommy Igoe Groove Conspiracy. May 11, Throckappella spring concert.

142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

May 4, Brian Byrnes. May 5, Donna D’Acuti. May 10, Panama Jazz Trio. May 11, Moonglow Trio. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael.

415.457.3993.

Dance Palace

Peri’s Silver Dollar

May 7, Jim Page with Jeff Manson. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075.

Fenix

May 4, Pro Blues Jam with Craig Caffall. May 5, the Bobby Young Project. May 7, Zebop.

May 8, 11am, Mother’s Day Brunch with Belinda Blair.

May 8, 6:30pm, Mother’s Day Show with Lee Waterman & Jazz Caliente. May 11, Michael Warren & Larry Vann.

919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

HopMonk Novato

May 4, open mic night with Madera Marin. May 5, Tito & the Harmonic Three. May 6, Urban Outlaws. May 7, Sambada.

May 11, open mic night with James Gusse. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

May 4, the Weissmen. May 5, Burnsy’s Sugar Shack.

May 6, Crooked Members.

May 7, Ann Halen. May 8, Matt Bolton. May 10, Fresh Baked Blues. May 11, the New Sneakers. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio

May 6, Jerry Hannan. May 7, Foxes in the Henhouse. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books

May 6, 6pm, the Ruth Davies Blues Band. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.524.2800.

Sausalito Seahorse

May 5, Cinco de Mayo Fiesta with DJ Carlitos. May 6, the 7th Sons. May 7, Los Clasicos de Cuba Quintet. May 8, 5pm,

May 5, Cinco de Mayo Bash with Lebo and friends. May 6-7, Melvin Seals & JGB. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Wu Wei Tea House

May 6, 7pm, guitar conversations with Teja Gerken and Teja Bell. 1820 Sir Francis Drake, Fairfax. 415.457.4754.

NAPA COUNTY May 6, Charles Wheal Band.

May 7, Midnight Harvest.

902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

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Jarvis Conservatory May 7, It’s a Grand Night for Singers. 1711 Main St, Napa.

707.255.5445.

Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center May 7, Napa Valley College Voice Recital. 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa.

707.256.7500.

RaeSet

May 7, Manaleo Hawaiian Band.

May 8, 1pm, Jeffery McFarland Johnson. 3150 B Jefferson St, Napa. 707.666.9028.

Silo’s

May 4, Syria T Berry. May 5, Doug Houser. May 6, Ridgeway Arts Presents Vadim Neselovskyi. May 7, Cedric Curtis and John Wheeler. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Uva Trattoria

May 4, Tom Duarte. May 5, Dan & Margarita. May 6, Nicky DePaola. May 7, Party of 3.

May 8, Gentlemen of Jazz.

1040 Clinton St, Napa.

707.255.6646.

White Barn

May 8, Vinifera Trio. 2727 Sulphur Springs Ave, St Helena.

707.987.8225.

Thur 5/5 • Doors 7pm • ADV $12 / DOS $14

Scott Pemberton

Fri 5/6 • Doors 8pm • ADV $25 / DOS $27

Rogue Wave with Sea Knight

Sun 5/8 • Doors 7pm • ADV $30 / DOS $50

Hal Ketchum

Tue 5/10 • Doors 7pm • ADV $12 / DOS $14

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Joseph Jewell Wines, “Wizardsky at the Jewell,” figure painter and visionary artist Richard Wizardsky displays reverse engineered glass paintings on repurposed windows and glass. 5:30pm. 6542 Front St, Forestville. 707.975.4927.

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Guerneville Library, “Art All the Time” inaugural celebration includes the opening of the New River Friends of the Library Book Shop. 6pm. 14107 Armstrong

Galleries 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.

Woods Rd, Guerneville.

707.869.9004.

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Calabi Gallery, “James Ford Grant Solo Show,” exhibit features sculptures, acrylic paintings with mixed-media materials on canvas and panels, digital monoprints and photographs. 4pm. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. 707.781.7070.

Kitty Hawk Gallery, “Unreliable Narrator,” solo exhibit by local artist Tony Speirs. 5pm. 125 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.861.3904.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

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

707.431.1970.

History Museum of Sonoma County

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

707.579.1500.

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Kitty Hawk Gallery

Steele Lane Community Center, “Coastal West,” colorful plein air pantings by Vanessa Hadady celebrates the coastal waters from California to Oregon. 4pm.

415 Steele Ln, Santa Rosa.

707.543.3282.

at 5pm. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

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

Fulton Crossing

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.

Chroma Gallery

Graton Gallery

Through May 29, “Simmon Factor: Live on the Walls,” a solo show of narrative and surreal artwork from the artist and former owner of Village Art Supply. Reception, May 6

Through Jun 25, “Grace,” fine art photography exhibit by Elisabeth Sunday reveal the inspiring interplay of her muse, Africa. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. Tues-Fri, 10 to 6.

Sat, 10 to 5. 707.473.9600.

Sebastopol Gallery, “Treen,” woodturner Kalia Kliban’s new show exhibits works made from walnut, alder, birch and other fine woods. 5pm. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.829.7200.

Through May 31, “May Art Showing,” displaying new works by studio artists and visiting artists including Christie Marks and Hillary Younglove. Reception, May 20 at 5pm. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

Charles M. Schulz Museum

Hammerfriar Gallery

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

707.829.8912.

Through May 29, “Unreliable Narrator,” solo exhibit by local artist Tony Speirs. Reception, May 7 at 5pm. 125 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.861.3904.

Prince Gallery

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

Riverfront Art Gallery

Through May 8, “Juried Photography Show,” 48 photographers will show their work along with member artists.

132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. FriSat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART.

University Art Gallery Through May 21, “2016 BFA Exhibition,” featuring work from students graduating this year with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. Tues-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, noon to 4.

707.664.2295.

MARIN COUNTY 142 Throckmorton Theatre

Through May 29, “Moved by Faith,” paintings, ceramics and photography created by

Horse Expo

In Celebration of Mothers Luncheon

Fundraiser for Center for Domestic Peace features keynote address from bestselling author Peggy Orenstein.

Reservations required. May 6, 10:30am. Peacock Gap Country Club, 333 Biscayne Dr, San Rafael, mhedlund@c4dp.org.

Landmark Spring Festival

Enjoy local fare, taste through current Landmark releases, and listen to live music on the patio. May 7, 11am. Landmark Vineyards, 101 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.0216.

Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival EASTERN FEAST The Matsuri festival celebrates traditional Japanese music, dance, art and food on Saturday, May 7, at Juilliard Park in

Santa Rosa. See Events, below. student artists from Marin Catholic High School. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Aroma Cafe

Through May 6, “Images of China Camp,” Marin photographers Osher Levi and Brian Byrnes exhibit their photos of the state park and local treasure. 1122 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.459.4340.

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.

First & Third Floor Galleries

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.

Gallery Route One

Through May 8, “Joy of Man’s Desiring,” artist Dorothy Nissen explores the the union of dreams and the creative process in daily drawings, as part of the Lucid Art residency program. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5.

415.663.1347.

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

May 7-8, It’s all the buzz as artists throughout the county open their studios to the public in this 23rd annual event. marinopenstudios.org. Various Locations, Marin.

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.

MarinMOCA

Through Jun 4, “Altered Book &

Book Arts Exhibition,” seventh annual show displays the work of 150 Bay Area artists who reconstruct and rework books into unique pieces of art. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. WedFri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5.

415.506.0137.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through May 21, “Young Artists at Work,” showing the work of students from Bayside Martin Luther King Jr. Academy in Marin City. Reception, May 3 at 6pm. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment.

415.388.4331.

Osher Marin JCC 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.

Robert Allen Fine Art 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.

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Through Oct 2, “Equilibrium,” exhibition explores the work of Paul Kos and reflects on the San Francisco-based artist’s longstanding engagement with the Western landscape. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sun, 10 to 6. 707.226.5991.

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.

Comedy Kathleen Madigan

The standup star brings her funny new show, “The Mermaid Lady Tour,” to Sonoma County.

May 6, 8pm. $35. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

David Sedaris

One of America’s top humor writers delivers sardonic wit and incisive social critiques.

May 5, 7:30pm. $59. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa.

707.259.0123. May 7, 8pm. $35-$60. Marin Center’s

Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

Events Bay Area Human Race Support nonprofits and schools by sponsoring or participating in this fun 5k. Run or walk as you enjoy live music, food and community fun. May 7, 7am. Marin Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael.

415.499.6400.

Chris Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience Furry four-legged performers show off such stunning tricks as high jump challenges, flying disc stunts and more. May 8, 2 and 6pm. $33. Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa.

707.256.7500.

Day at the Derby Wage bets on races shown on the big screen, enjoy live music, sip mint juleps, wine, beer and sweet tea, dine on a southern inspired menu and dress in your best hat for this West County Community Services fundraiser. May 7, 12pm. $75. Rio Theater, 20396 Bohemian Hwy, Monte Rio. 707.865.0913.

Enjoy the showcase of Japanese art exhibits, clothing, food, origami, crafts, kids activity table, demonstrations of taiko drumming, folk dance and music, traditional music ensemble, martial arts and more. May 7, 11am-5pm.

Free. Juilliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.332.6892.

Mothers Matter 2016

Gilead House, Novato’s family and community builder, holds its eighth annual fundraiser with supper and speakers. May 7, 5:30pm.

Free admission. Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, 201 Seminary Dr, Mill Valley.

415.895.5575.

Museum of International Propaganda Opening Join in the opening celebration of the museum, one of the most comprehensive collections of 20th century visual propaganda on the West Coast. May 7, 10am. Free.

The Museum Of International Propaganda, 1000 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. 415.310.1173.

Nerdapalooza

Coinciding with free comic book day, Saturday features in-store rummage sale and flea market. Sunday includes a customer appreciation BBQ and potluck along with a cosplay competition.

May 7-8. Outer Planes Comics and Games, 519 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. ) 707.546.2000.

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Watch horse demos, get information from experts and shop from a variety of local businesses. May 7, 9am. Free admission. Novato Horsemen, 600 Bugeia Ln, Novato, 530.680.7518.

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Spring Studio Sale

Get something great for Mother’s Day, yourself or your garden from Sonoma Ceramics during their spring sale. May 7, 9am. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma.

707.938.4626.

Field Trips Mother’s Day Walk

A family outing includes activities. May 8, 10am. Free.

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

Nestward Migration

Laguna Docents will lead informative walks along the Laguna trails to the nesting site. Registration required. May 7, 8 and 8:45am. $15. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.

Woods to Waves

Walk, run or mountain-bike from the redwood hills of western Sonoma County down to Shell Beach in this fundraiser for hospital camp programs. The path is moderately strenuous for the first two miles. Registration required. May 7, 8:30am. $25.

St. Dorothy’s Rest, 160 St. Dorothy Ave, Camp Meeker, stdorothysrest.org.

Workshop Series: Serpentine Botany

Join botanist Aaron Arthur and ecologist Tanner Harris for a walk on the land to explore the unique plants of the Bohemia Preserve. Registration required. May 6, 10am. $20$30. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, 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.

Film Fest Petaluma

Short films and documentaries from around the world. May 7. $10-$30. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.765.2121.

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.

The Mountain Calls

Visual storytelling artist Gary Yost shares short films and celebrated poet Jane Hirshfield reads in an evening hosted by Tomales Bay Miwok descendent Sky Road Webb and television host Doug McConnell. May 5, 7pm. $30. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Sonoma County Youth Film Festival

Seventh annual event showcases student-made films from local high schoolers. May 5, 7pm. $5. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol.

707.525.4840.

Food & Drink Cinco de Mayo Lunch Fiesta

A celebration of Mexican pride with a special lunch and entertainment from the Corazon Latino Social Group and music from Bread & Roses.

May 5, 11:30am. $8-$10.

Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael. 415.456.9062.

Cooking from the Spring Garden

Celebrate the fresh flavors of spring in the garden at this hands-on culinary experience with chef Anne Cornell. May 7, 4pm. $125. Relish Culinary Center, 14 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.9999.

Discussion & Derby Party

Raise a glass to the new releases of Discussion and Three Palms Merlot in a Kentucky Derby-themed party. May 7, 1pm. $75-$110.

Duckhorn Vineyards, 1000 Lodi Lane, St Helena. 707.967.2030.

An Evening of Food & Music from This Land Celebrate Sound Orchard’s first year with a festive feast featuring food sourced from the landscape and seascape of West Marin. Join the singalong with Common Voice Choir and enjoy live acoustic music with Tim Weed, Debbie Daly and friends. May 10, 6pm. $75. Saltwater Oyster Depot, 12781 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Inverness, saltwater. soundorchard.org.

Great Petaluma Chili Cookoff

Homemade chili, salsa and beer tasting commences at this 19th annual event benefitting Cinnabar Theater’s young rep program. May 7, 1pm. $10-$45. Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.

Kombucha & Vinegar Making Class

Learn all about how to handle these two popular fermented products, with tasting. Space is limited, reservations required. Sat, May 7, 1pm. $30.

The Beverage People, 1845 Piner Rd, Ste D, Santa Rosa.

707.544.2520.

Mother’s Day Brunch at Chateau St Jean

Treat Mom to a brunch with Chateau St Jean wine pairings on the grand lawn overlooking the vineyards. Reservations required. May 8, 11am. $60.

Chateau St Jean, 8555 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood. 707.257.5784.

Mother’s Day at John Ash & Co Special brunch and dinner options are available. May 8.

John Ash & Co, Vintners Inn, 4350 Barnes Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.527.7687.

Mother’s Day Brunch at Sally Tomatoes

Full-service brunch includes fresh carved meats, eggs Benedict, unlimited Champagne and a dessert pastry station. May 8, 10am. $26. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park.

707.665.0260.

Mother’s Day Celebration at Left Bank

Bring Mom to a fun meal with specials and more. May 8. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.927.3331.

Mother’s Day Roses & Rosé

Five wineries in Alexander valley offer new release wines and complimentary Rosé and

olive oil tastings, accompanied by a beautiful rose to show Mom just how special she is.

May 8, 10am. Alexander Valley, various locations, Healdsburg. www.tastedestination128.com.

Pancake Breakfast

Enjoy the scenery and the flapjacks for a Mother’s Day breakfast near the top of Mt Tam. May 8, 9am. $10. West Point Inn, 100 Old Railroad Grade Fire Rd, Mill Valley.

415.388.9955.

Sunday Supper

New weekly dinner series and etiquette class celebrates classic French cuisine that reflecst the season. Sun, 4pm. $30-$45. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

415.927.3331.

For Kids Chris Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience

Chris Perondi’s cast of performers and dogs will delight audiences of all ages, sure to guarantee howls of sheer delight from beginning to end. May 8, 2 and 6pm. $30.

Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa. 707.501.8567.

Lectures Carbon Farming Workshop

Get the educational tools to start on-farm composting. May 7, 9am. $20-$25. Live Oak Farm, 1030 Lohrman Ln, Petaluma, usgbc.org.

Fascia in Motion

Learn about recent discoveries regarding Fascia-focused movement, a revolutionary approach to integrating the physical and energetic body.

May 6, 7pm. $20. Academy of Intuition Medicine, 2400 Bridgeway Suite 290, Sausalito.

415.381.1010.

What’s Wrong with This Plant?

Hint: it’s not bugs. Learn how soil, water, herbicides, improper care, wind, temperature, chemicals or other issues may cause plant problems.

May 9, 11:30am. $5. Hamilton Community Center, 503 B South Palm Dr, Novato.

Readings Book Passage

May 4, 1pm, “The Excellent

Lombards” with Jane Hamilton.

May 5, 7pm, “It Didn’t Start with You” with Mark Wolynn.

May 6, 7pm, “Everyone Brave Is Forgiven” with Chris Cleave.

May 7, 7pm, “Maestra” with L.S. Hilton. May 9, 1pm, “The Only Street in Paris” with Elaine Sciolino. May 9, 7pm, “Brilliant Beacons” with Eric Jay Dolin.

May 10, 1pm, “A Different Kind of Daughter” with Maria Toorpakai. May 10, 7pm, “The Love Diet” with Connie Guttersen. May 11, 7pm, “I Am Not I” with Jacob Needleman. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Healdsburg Copperfield’s Books

May 6, 7pm, “The Assistants” with Camille Perri. 104 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.

Left Bank Brasserie

May 5, 6:30pm, “Bistronomy” with Jane Sigal, hosted by Book Passage. $120 and up.

507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur 415.927.3331.

Napa Copperfield’s Books

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

Napa County Historical Society

May 7, 1pm, “Appellation Napa Valley” with Richard Mendelson, preceded by the historical society’s annual meeting.

Goodman Library, 1219 First St, Napa 707.224.1739.

Novato Copperfield’s Books

May 7, 7pm, “Happily Ever After … and 39 Other Myths about Love” with Linda and Charlie Bloom. 999 Grant Ave, Novato 415.763.3052.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

May 4, 4pm, “Wishing Day” with Lauren Myracle. May 6, 4pm, “Genius: The Game” with Leopoldo Gout. May 6, 7pm, “Steal the Sky” with Megan E O’Keefe. May 7, 3pm, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary” with Pablo Hidalgo.

140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Santa Rosa Central Library

May 7, 10am, Redwood Writers Library Open Mic, readings, themed “Stolen Light,” are open to the public. 211 E St, Santa Rosa 707.545.0831x539.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books May 4, 7pm, “The Excellent

Lombards” with Jane Hamilton, in conversation with Joyce Maynard. May 6, 7pm, “Why American Soccer Isn’t There Yet” with Shane Stay. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books

May 6, 7pm, “Every Moment of a Fall” with Carol Miller.

May 7, 7pm, “Prosper!” with Adam Taggart. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

Theater 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 15. $10-$58. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

Deep Improv

Bay Area Playback performs improvised theater from audience stories and suggestions. May 6, 8pm. $12-$20. Move Me Studio, 1320 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.289.0799.

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.

Murder on the Nile

Agatha Christie’s murder mystery is presented by the North Bay Stage Company.

Through May 15. $28. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

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.

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BY ROB BREZSNY

For the week of May 4

ARIES (March 21–April 19) “Silence is not silence, but a limit of hearing,” writes Jane Hirshfield in her poem “Everything Has Two Endings.” This observation is apropos for you right now. There are potentially important messages you’re not registering and catalytic influences you can’t detect. But their apparent absence is due to a blank spot in your awareness, or maybe a willful ignorance left over from the old days.

Now here’s the good news: You are primed to expand your listening field. You have an enhanced ability to open certain doors of perception that have been closed.

If you capitalize on this opportunity, silence will give way to revelation.

Auntie Meme tells us that many commonly held ideas about history are wrong. There were no such things as chastity belts in the Middle Ages, for example.

Napoleon’s soldiers didn’t shoot off the nose of the Sphinx when they were stationed in Egypt. In regards to starving peasants, Marie Antoinette never derisively said, “Let them eat cake.” And no Christians ever became meals for lions in ancient Rome’s Colosseum.

(More: tinyurl.com/historicaljive.) In the spirit of Auntie Meme’s exposé, and in alignment with the astrological omens, I invite you to uncover and correct at least three fabrications, fables and lies about your own past.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) Your ability to

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

accomplish magic is at a peak, and will continue to soar for at least two more weeks. And when I use that word “magic,” I’m not referring to the hocus-pocus performed by illusionists like Criss Angel or Harry Houdini. I’m talking about real feats of transformation that will generate practical benefits in your day-today life. Now study the following definitions by writer Somerset Maugham, and have faith in your ability to embody them: “Magic is no more than the art of employing consciously invisible means to produce visible effects. Will, love, and imagination are magic powers that everyone possesses; and whoever knows how to develop them to their fullest extent is a magician.”

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) According to author Vladimir Nabokov, the Russian word toska means “a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness.” Linguist Anna Wierzbicka says it conveys an emotion that blends melancholy, boredom and yearning. Journalist Nick Ashdown suggests that for someone experiencing toska, the thing that’s yearned for may be “intangible and impossible to actually obtain.” How are doing with your own toska, Gemini? Is it conceivable that you could escape it—maybe even heal it? I think you can. I think you will. Before you do, though, I hope you’ll take time to explore it further. Toska has more to teach you about the previously hidden meaning of your life.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) “Gandhi’s autobiography is on my pillow,” writes Cancerian poet Buddy Wakefield. “I put it there every morning after making my bed so I’ll remember to read it before falling asleep. I’ve been reading it for 6 years. I’m on Chapter 2.” What’s the equivalent phenomenon in your world, my fellow Crab? What good deed or righteous activity have you been pursuing with glacial diligence? Is there a healthy change you’ve been thinking about forever, but not making much progress on? The mood and the sway of the coming days will bring you a good chance to expedite the process. In Wakefield’s case, he could get up to Chapter 17.

LEO (July 23–August 22) In the 16th century, European explorers searched South America in quest of a mythical city of gold known as El Dorado. Tibetan Buddhist tradition speaks of Shambhala, a magical holy kingdom where only enlightened beings live. In the legends of ancient Greece, Hyperborea was a sunny paradise where the average human life span was a thousand years and happiness was normal. Now is an excellent time for you to fantasize about your own version of utopia, Leo. Why? First, your imagination is primed to expand. Second, dreaming big will be good for your mental and physical health. There’s another reason, too: By envisioning the most beautiful world possible, you will mobilize your idealism and boost your ability to create the best life for yourself in the coming months.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) “Anytime you’re going to grow, you’re going to lose something,” said psychologist James Hillman. “You’re losing what you’re hanging on to to keep safe. You’re losing habits that you’re comfortable with, you’re losing familiarity.” I nominate these thoughts to serve as your words of wisdom in the coming weeks, Virgo. From an astrological perspective, you are in a phase when luxuriant growth is possible. To harvest the fullness of the lush opportunities, you should be willing to shed outworn stuff that might interfere.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22)

On Cracked.com,

Poet Charles Wright marvels at the hummingbird, “who has to eat 60 times his own weight a day just to stay alive. Now that’s a life on the edge.” In the coming weeks, Scorpio, your modus operandi may have resemblances to the hummingbird’s approach. I don’t mean to suggest that you will be in a manic survival mode. Rather, I expect you’ll feel called to nourish your soul with more intensity than usual. You’ll need to continuously fill yourself up with experiences that inspire, teach and transform you.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)

“Anybody can become angry,” said Greek philosopher Aristotle. “That is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” I’m pleased to inform you, Sagittarius, that now is a time when you have an exceptional capacity for meeting Aristotle’s high standards. In fact, I encourage you to honor and learn all you can from your finely honed and wellexpressed anger. Make it work wonders for you. Use it so constructively that no one can complain.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) To celebrate your arrival at the height of your sex appeal, I’m resurrecting the old-fashioned word “vavoom.” Feel free to use it as your nickname. Pepper it into your conversations in place of terms like “awesome,” “wow,” or “yikes.” Use a felt-tip marker to make a temporary “VAVOOM” tattoo on your beautiful body. Here are other enchanted words you should take charge of and make an intimate part of your daily presentation: verve, vim, vivid, vitality, vigor, voracious, vivacious, visceral, valor, victory and viva!

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) When he was a boy, Mayan poet Humberto Ak’ab’al asked his mother, “What are those things that shine in the sky?” “Bees,” she answered mischievously. “Every night since then,” Humberto writes, “my eyes eat honey.” In response to this lyrical play, the logical part of our brains might rise up and say, “What a load of nonsense!” But I will ask you to set aside the logical part of your brain for now, Aquarius. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, the coming days will be a time when you need a big dose of sweet fantasies, dreamy stories and maybe even beautiful nonsense. What are your equivalents of seeing bees making honey in the night sky’s pinpoints of light?

PISCES (February 19–March 20) “Sometimes, a

seemingly insignificant detail reveals a whole world,” says artist Pierre Cordier. “Like the messages hidden by spies in the dot of an i.” These are precisely the minutiae that you should be extra alert for in the coming days, Pisces. Major revelations may emerge from what at first seems trivial. Generous insights could ignite in response to small acts of beauty and subtle shifts of tone. Do you want glimpses of the big picture and the long-range future? Then be reverent toward the fine points and modest specifics.

Go to REALASTROLOGY.COM to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1.877.873.4888 or 1.900.950.7700.

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