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A Clever Line—Any Clever Line If “a vote—any vote” was so important (“The California Front,” June 22), then why did every Democrat vote against the two bills Republicans offered in the U.S. Senate? Come up with a clever line to explain their craven hypocrisy. We’ll wait.

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Complete Joke What Congressman Jared Huffman says is a complete joke (“The California Front”). Gun control costs lives, it does not save them. Look at all the mass shootings. They took place in gun-free zones.

Additionally, he speaks highly of California and its ability to pass gun-control laws that Gov. Brown will sign. He simply neglected to mention that most of the laws passed in California violate our civil rights by violating the Constitution’s Second Amendment. These laws will do little but make criminals bolder knowing that average citizens will not be able to defend themselves. They also forgot some minor details about California. We are in debt to the tune of almost $2 trillion. The Democratic oligarchy that runs the state is kicking that figure down the road for now.

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Dirty Water Do you trust the Sonoma County tourism industry (“Toxic Redux?” June 8)? Do you remember last year’s outbreak and those that entered the river during the Russian River Blues and Jazz festival?

And the concurrent Valley Fire? Too many were not informed of the Russian River as non-potable and canine-deadly.

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Reborn on the 4th Remembering the ghosts of wars past on the nation’s birthday BY TOM GOGOLA

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ur cover story this week is an excerpt from William Scott Morrison’s novel The Luck of the Draw. He says he wrote the book so people might be reminded of the perils of engaging in unnecessary wars. It’s a well-timed reminder, as America celebrates its 240th anniversary this weekend, in a 2016 that will be remembered for its raging lies wrapped around a flag of proud intolerance.

I recently watched The Last Days of Vietnam, a documentary about the terror faced by Vietnamese citizens and military officials who had worked for the Americans as the Viet Cong rolled into Saigon in 1975—complete with that desperate helicopter-on-roof scene that came to characterize the rushed and chaotic evacuation. It was not a proud moment for America.

Yet it has always struck me how, just one year later, the fall of the American embassy in Vietnam was brushed aside to make way for the fireworks. Just a year later, there we were, celebrating the Bicentennial and finding all sorts of things to be proud of—especially Rocky Balboa.

Rocky was just one of many Hollywood classics released 40 years ago that framed a new narrative for an America eager to reclaim its place in the world through the magic of Hollywood. This trend would find its apotheosis four years later when a former movie star was elected president. While it wasn’t all escapist, 1976 films reveal a cultural repositioning and an urgency to wrap it up and move on.

We had red-white-and-blue Rocky at the top of the Oscar heap, and All the President’s Men to settle the Nixon score, along with WWII genre movies that included Midway, which looked back to a good war to rationalize the imperatives of a patriotic 1976. But ’76 also saw the release of Taxi Driver, whose anti-hero is a Vietnam vet struggling with a past he can’t shake, no matter how long he stares at the mirror talking to himself.

I think of Travis Bickle’s psychotic break with reality every time Congressman Trey Gowdy opens his mouth and starts talking about the American embassy in Benghazi. This week, Congress released its final report on Benghazi, but for Gowdy, there will never be a final reckoning. For Benghazi diehards, who insist on a narrative similar to Vietnam—the politicians lost the war—those helicopters are still hovering around out there somewhere, anxious to clutch victory from defeat, lest anyone remember the truth of the matter.

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MADAME PRESIDENT? Just because she’s a woman doesn’t mean Hillary Clinton has the feminist vote locked up.

But then again, what are the alternatives?

Feminist Fatale What are feminists to do come Election Day this November? BY CASEY DOBBERT

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s the presidential race comes down to a battle between the unpopular Hillary Clinton and far more unpopular Donald Trump—what are supporters of Bernie Sanders to do, especially those of a feminist mind?

Sanders drew a lot of feminist attention in the North Bay,

because his proposed policies would have assisted minority women and women in poverty much more than any of Clinton’s programs. The rhetoric around abortion and the ability to control one’s body is a debate that’s sure to intensify in coming weeks and months following the Supreme Court decision on Monday that voided some of Texas’ extremely restrictive anti-abortion policies.

Sanders has been fully pro-

choice his entire career and supports Planned Parenthood, as well as the right to access contraception with public money.

His fight for the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and his call to raise the minimum wage to $15 also demonstrate his more feminist tendencies, given the ongoing reality of a “glass ceiling” for wage-earning women. The “centrist” Democrats supporting Clinton recently fought to

exclude the Fight for $15 from the party platform at next month’s Democratic National Convention.

But Sanders is not likely to be the Democratic Party’s nominee.

Clinton has some solid feminist ideals and positions, and got an endorsement from Planned Parenthood over Sanders in January. Like Sanders, Clinton has been in the forefront of reproductive rights for decades.

She embraced the idea that abortions should be “rare, safe and legal” and also supports the repeal of the Hyde Amendment, which bans the use of federal funds for abortions. She says she plans half of her cabinet post to go to women, she famously told the United Nations that “women’s rights are human rights” in 1995, and she pushed women’s issues during her tenure as secretary of state. Yet the center-right Clinton is also considering the pro-choice but anti-abortion Virginia senator Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate.

Whatever else you think of her, Clinton has faced misogyny and sexism throughout her career, and while her white male counterpart is busily disrupting politics, flipflopping on his abortion views and dodging golf balls with swastikas painted on them, Hillary still faces critics likes Fox News’ Howard Kurtz saying she is too shrill—not to mention the torrent of hate from detractors who routinely call her a bitch and a criminal. She has been pulling knives out of her back throughout her career—some planted there by her philandering husband and herself (see: State Department emails, Wall Street speaking fees)—and yet she is still here, for better or worse.

Clinton is a feminist icon merely by being a woman in high public office, and her presidential candidacy gives a voice to women that previous generations did not have. So what are Berniesupporting feminists to do?

I talked to Liza Featherstone, author of False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Rodham Clinton. She’s a Sanders supporter for myriad reasons. “He was the

“As a Latina, I see [Clinton’s] background and support for urban communities as being very strong, including what she can do for unemployment and women of color. I’m very excited to see this historic moment and to see how far she’s come.”

‘I feel that our democracy is in jeopardy, and I feel that Hillary has the ability to get elected and get Congress flipped.’

Sonoma County’s primary vote was the outlier in the North Bay, a close contest with Clinton coming in at 50.7 percent and Bernie nabbing 48.2 percent of the vote. Marin County, which was putatively “Bernie Country,” went for Clinton by a big margin, 58 to 42 percent, despite ample signage and pro-Sanders agitation in places like Bolinas that decried Clinton as a faux-feminist Trojan Horse in the service of corporate liberalism, privately run prisons, a war with Syria and lots of fracking. Clinton also crushed Sanders like a grape in the more conservative Napa County, 60 to 39 percent.

Whether those primary numbers are an endorsement of Hillary-as-feminist is unclear. But it is clear that, given the widely held assumption that Sanders would dominate in the North Bay, there is a big bloc of women who see Clinton as the best candidate to advocate for their rights—while also avoiding a Trump presidency.

Tom Gogola contributed reporting to this article.

D EBRIEFER Flags of Our Führers Congressional Democrats took to the literal floor last week as they conducted a sit-in protest of legislative inaction on gun control, led by Civil Rights hero John Lewis. The House Republican majority responded in classic fashion: they sneakily rejected a funding-bill amendment during the sit-in, offered by Marin County Rep. Jared Huffman, that would have barred Confederate flags from flying at cemeteries run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Hey, at least they didn’t turn the water cannons and German shepherds loose on Lewis. For that, we’ll have to wait for a Trump presidency.

Bad Judge Bill Napa Assemblyman Bill Dodd co-sponsored a bill last week in response to the lenient sentencing of a Stanford University student who sexually assaulted a woman outside a frat party. The student was charged with a pile of felonies and was found guilty by a jury of all of them—which meant, under normal circumstances, a sentence of between two and 14 years in state prison.

Citing the negative impacts such a sentence would have on the clean-cut perpetrator, a potential Olympic swimmer, Judge Aaron Persky, Stanford grad, gently massaged Brock Turner’s wrist with a six-month sentence in county jail, followed by three year’s probation. Outraged ensued, and a trio of lawmakers that included Dodd and South Bay legislators Evan Low and Jerry Hill introduced AB 2888, which would “ensure that anyone convicted of sexual assault in California cannot be sentenced to probation.” Turner will likely be out of jail in September, and while he won’t be registering for classes at Stanford, he will be a registered sex offender for life.

Full Disclosure The California League of Conservation Voters is sponsoring a petition directed at the California State Senate that would require anyone who lobbies the California Coastal Commission to register with the state, as all other lobbyists are required to do. In a release, the organization notes that the recent firing of Coastal Commission executive director Charles Lester “has raised questions about transparency, and undermined the public’s trust in the commission and the public process.”

The state Assembly has already passed a measure, AB 2002, that would require lobbyists to register with the California secretary of state, notes the League, adding that bill also requires that lobbyists disclose their clientele and expenditures.—Tom Gogola

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first candidate in American politics advocating for social democracy,” she says, “and he has universal programs” that would be of special benefit to minority women and women struggling financially. Featherstone’s objection to Clinton is that she “dedicated her career to an agenda of austerity and militarism.”

The Brooklyn resident plans to vote for Green candidate Jill Stein, a safe bet in a nonswing state that Clinton is almost guaranteed to win, despite Trump’s claims to the contrary.

“We should not have a rightwing racist as our president, but it’s important to be clear that Hillary is not a good antidote,” Featherstone says. “The most important point here is that she has dedicated her life to representing the elite more than anything. Sure, some women are part of the elite, but most women are not.”

Sanders has said all along that defeating Donald Trump is essential, and local Sanders supporter Alice Chan is in agreement, even while she won’t say who she’ll be voting for in November.

“A vote for Jill Stein is a vote for Donald Trump,” says the Sebastopol resident and Democratic Party activist.

“We hope that Hillary will be influenced by the Sanders momentum and will realize that she needs our support.” Chan emphasizes that young women got behind Sanders “because they didn’t see a vision of the future in what Hillary was proposing.

Getting on her case to see what our vision is is so important.”

Tiffany Renée, the former vice mayor of Petaluma, has been an unapologetic supporter of Clinton all along. She cites Clinton’s focus on families and children, and her history of being strongly prochoice as reasons for casting her vote for the first female president.

“I feel that our democracy is in jeopardy, and I feel that Hillary has the ability to get elected and get Congress flipped,” Renée says. Renée has been politically active in Sonoma County much of the 27 years she has lived here.

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New restaurant from the Chandi Group elevates Santa Rosa dining BY STETT HOLBROOK

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owntown Santa Rosa finally has the restaurant it deserves.

For a city surrounded by so many great wineries, farms and ranches, there hasn’t been a restaurant that really capitalizes on our local bounty. But now there’s the County Bench Kitchen and Bar, a long-gestating project from the Chandi Restaurant Group (Stout Brothers Pub, Bibi’s

Burger Bar) that does just that.

The place is a looker. The exposed brick walls, long and deep interior, modern furnishings and a glowing bar staffed by vestand-tie-wearing bartenders make the place feel more like Santa Monica than Santa Rosa.

The cuisine is straight-ahead Mediterranean-American. No deconstructed dishes, foams or high-concept fanciness. That probably wouldn’t fly in Santa Rosa, which, in spite of its wine

country location, isn’t Yountville or Healdsburg. The menu is simple and satisfying, with broad appeal. Executive chef Brad Frieseke and chef de cuisine Ben Davies, two talented veterans of Sonoma County’s restaurant scene, run the kitchen. The two have focused their vision into a relatively compact menu that’s made for sharing.

My favorite part of the menu is the list of starters and small plates. Because there are light

soups and salads and more substantial dishes like braised short ribs ($12) and chile-glazed chicken drumsticks ($8), it’s possible to create a full meal without ordering an entrée.

I bet the deviled Brussels sprouts ($4) become one of the most popular items on the menu.

Halved sprouts are dabbed with horseradish-spiked deviled eggs.

The richness of the eggs and heat of the horseradish are a great foil for the little cabbages.

If it’s still on the menu, try the chilled English pea soup ($9).

Topped with pistachios, chile oil and crème fraîche, it’s wonderfully creamy and refreshing on a hot summer night. The butter lettuce and arugula salad ($12) is another good opener. The peppery bite of the arugula plays well off the, well, buttery butter lettuce. Slices of Santa Rosa plums, shaved pecorino cheese, pistachios and a judiciously applied honey-chive vinaigrette make this a winner.

The Spanish-inspired chicken thigh, chorizo and garbanzo stew ($29) in a pimentón (smoked paprika) broth was one of my favorite entrées. It’s hearty and light at the same time.

I loved the simple grilled Pacific swordfish served with sautéed broccoli, citrus and hazelnuts ($24). The fish is moist and pleasantly smoky from the grill.

My only quibble is the outmoded presentation—Birds Eye broccoli crowns propping up the fish—that seems straight out of the 1980s.

The list of wines and cocktails is great. There are some hardto-find, highly allocated wines like local favorites Anthill and Littorai, and a refreshingly deep selection of racy German and Austrian wines. The inviting bar is a destination in its own right. It’s a beauty with creative cocktails to match.

For a restaurant without a pastry chef, desserts are quite good. The dense chocolate and cajeta bar ($7) sent me on my way with a sweet taste in my mouth.

County Bench Kitchen and Bar, 535 Fourth St., Santa Rosa.

707.535.0700.

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S O N OMA CO U N TY El Coqui Puerto Rican. $-$$.

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

Hana Japanese Restaurant Japanese. $$$-

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

Reservations on the weekend a must. 101 Golf Course Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.586.0270.

Kirin Chinese. $$.

Specializing in Mandarin, Szechuan and Peking styles.

Kirin’s pot stickers are the best in Sonoma County. 2700 Yulupa Ave #3, Santa Rosa.

707.525.1957.

La Fondita Mexican.

$. Hearty, filling, very tasty.

No glop or goop here. 816 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.526.0881.

Le Bistro French. $$. A tiny

space, simple menu, excellent food–and a reasonable price.

312 Petaluma Blvd S, Petaluma.

707.762.8292.

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

707.528.3278. 560 Hwy 116 N, Sebastopol. 707.823.7492.

Pho Crazy Vietnamese.

$. Pho Crazy uses only grassfed beef, free-range chicken, and organic vegetables.

320 W Third St, Santa Rosa.

707.595.4447.

Russian River Vineyards Restaurant

California. $$-$$$. The restaurant at Russian River Vineyards sits in a 19thcentury farmhouse, with food equally down-to-earth.

Comfort-food favorites are taken up a notch with attention to detail. 5700 Gravenstein Hwy N, Forestville.

707.887.3344.

Shiso Modern Asian Kitchen Sushi. $$-$$$. Chef

Ed Metcalfe offers extensive modern Asian menu with emphasis on sushi–sashinmi, nigiri and specialty rolls–made from local ingredients. Ask for the omakase. 19161 Hwy 12, Sonoma. 707.933.9331.

Sweet T’s Restaurant & Bar Comfort. $$. Hush puppies, fried chicken, cornbread, ribs, burgers, mac ’n’ cheese, the works. 2097 Stagecoach Road, Ste 100, Santa Rosa. 707.595.3935.

Trio Restuarant & Bar

Eclectic. $$. Home cooking using sustainable, seasonal local ingredients. Live music nightly. 16225 Main St, Guerneville. 707.604.7461.

Twist Eatery California.

$$. Quaint little spot in a quaint little town that serves satisfying, homemade plates from fresh ingredients.

The pulled pork sandwich and organic beet salad are standouts on this winning menu. 6536 Front St, Forestville. 707.820.8443.

Underwood Bar & Bistro European. $$. The

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

Zazu Kitchen & Farm

European. $$$. Perfectly executed dishes that sing with flavor. Zagat-rated with much of the produce from its own gardens. 6770 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.523.4814.

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

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

510 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo. 415.454.2942.

Finnegan’s Marin Restaurant & Bar

Brewpub. $$. Irish bar with the traditional stuff. 877 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.899.1516.

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Fish Seafood. $$-$$$.

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

350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.FISH. The Pelican Inn English.

$$. The Pelican Inn captures the spirit of a 16th-century English country inn and offers a lodging refuge between the ocean and Muir Woods with a bar, country cooking and a comfortable night’s sleep. 10 Pacific Way, Muir Beach. 415.383.6000.

Pig in a Pickle Barbecue. $$. Corte Madera’s barbecue hot spot, Pig in a Pickle specializes in fresh, local ingredients cooked long and slow. Everything is made from scratch, including buns, rubs, pickles and sauces. 341 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera. 415.717.7093.

Pizzeria Picco Pizza. $-$$.

The wood-fired oven keeps things cozy, and the organic ingredients and produce make it all tasty. 320 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.945.8900.

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The dishes are infused with international flavors to create distinctive tastes. Extensive wine list. 11 G St, San Rafael.

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N A PA CO U N T Y 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.

Buster’s Original Southern Barbecue

Barbecue. $. A very busy roadside destination–for a reason. It’s the hot sauce, available in two heats: regular and hot. And the hot, as the sign says, means “hot!”

1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga.

707.942.5606.

Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch

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. 707.963.4555.

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.

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

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

Also at Oxbow Public Market, 644 First St, Napa.

707.224.6900.

Morimoto Japanese.

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$$$$. 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

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Plum Job If you know anything about Luther Burbank, you know the famed local horticulturalist developed the Santa Rosa plum in his hometown. It’s summer, and last week’s heat wave means the plums are juicy and ripe right now.

Burbank developed his plums for a long shelf life as well as durability for transportation. The plum also has a very long season, which makes it a great varietal to grow in the North Bay if you love plums.

The Santa Rosa plum is a hybrid of Prunus triflora, Prunus simonii and Prunus americana. In 1914, Burbank declared the Santa Rosa plum to be among his four best.

His other favorites were the Formosa, beauty and Wickson plums.

When Burbank was developing his hybrid there were no plant patents, so in order to keep his intellectual property secret, he had a special way of recording which trees he used as parents when he was pollinating his fruit.

He would tap the pollen from the flower onto a glass watch face, then use a horsehair brush and brush the pollen onto the flower of the tree he wanted to cross-pollinate. He would then tie a piece of torn clothing around the tree that he got the pollen from, as well as the tree he pollinated, and in this way kept track of which tree was the parent to which fruit.

Burbank is also known for the development of the pluot and the plumcot, botanical achievements nay-sayers at the time told him couldn’t be done.—Casey Dobbert

for the adventurous eater. 610 Main St, Napa. 707.252.1600.

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

7399 St. Helena Hwy, Napa.

707.944.2424.

Siena California-Tuscan. $$$$. Sophisticated, terroirinformed cooking celebrates the local and seasonal, with electric combinations like sorrel-wrapped ahi tuna puttanesca. 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa. 707.251.1950.

Tarla Mediterranean Bar & Restaurant Greek/ Mediterranean. $$. Casual and trendy with a variety of Turkish and Greek options for any meal of the day. The lamb burger should not be missed. 1480 First St, Napa. 707.255.5599.

Zuzu Spanish tapas. $$.

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

707.224.8555.

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.

SONOMA COUNTY Claypool Cellars “They call me Mister Knowitall, I sup the aged wine.” Sup on Primus frontman’s Purple Pachyderm Pinot Noir and Rhône-style Fancí Blend in wine country’s cutest caboose, a must-see for rock and wine fans alike. 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. Open by appointment only.

707.861.9358.

Fort Ross Vineyard & Winery Pinot meets

Pinotage at the edge of the continent. Take the turnoff to Meyers Grade Road and don’t look back. 15725 Meyers Grade Road, Jenner. Open daily, 10am–6pm. Tasting fee, $10.

707.847.3460.

Kunde Estate Winery

(WC) Kunde is one of 12 wineries in Sonoma County to be distinguished with Second Level Green Business Certification. It also has beautiful wine caves carved into 5-million-year-old volcanic rock. 9825 Sonoma Hwy., Kenwood. Tasting room open daily, 10:30am–4:30pm.

707.833.5501.

Occidental Road Cellars High-end clients

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

707.874.9470.

Skewis Wines Since 1979, veteran winemaker Hank Skewis labored out of the limelight. Now, he’s got his own shack to showcase his etherial, bright style of Pinot Noir. 57 Front St., Healdsburg.

Saturday–Sunday, 11am– 4:30pm. $5. 707.431.2160.

Sojourn Cellars Complex but lissome Sonoma Valley Cab is the star at comfortable

tasting salon just off the Sonoma Plaza that’s as comfortable as a living room. No need to fear sit-down, appointment-only tastings; just focus on Sojourn’s lawn chair logo and relax. 141 E. Napa St., Sonoma.

Complimentary tasting by appointment. 707.938.7212.

Tricycle Wine Partners There’s more to terroir than the dirt that grapevines grow in—there’s the rock the oak for the barrels grows in.

23568 Arnold Drive, Sonoma.

In Cornerstone Sonoma. Open daily, 11am–5pm; weekends to 6pm. Tasting fee, $10.

707.255.4929.

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

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

707.935.3246.

MARIN COUNTY Bacchus & Venus A trendy place for beginners and tourists. Great place to learn the basics. 769 Bridgeway, Sausalito. Open daily, noon– 7pm. 415.331.2001.

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

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

12700 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes.

415.663.1011.

NAPA COUNTY 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.

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Beaulieu Vineyard

History in a glassful of dust– Rutherford dust. Somethingfor-everyone smorgasbord of solid varietal wines, plus library selections of flagship Georges de Latour Cab back to 1970. 1960 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Daily, 10am–5pm.

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

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Del Dotto Vineyards

(WC) Caves lined with Italian marble and ancient tiles, not to mention Venetian chandeliers and mosaic marble floors.

They host candle-lit tastings, replete with cheese and chocolate, Friday–Sunday.

1055 Atlas Peak Road, Napa.

By appointment. 707.963.2134.

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

Jericho Canyon Vineyard Oh boy, boutique

Napa Cab from celebrity consultant Michel Rolland and high-rollers who used to spend half the year in Hawaii? Well, yeah, but they’re super nice, work hard, and their wines are tops. 3322 Old Lawley Toll Road, Calistoga. Tour and tasting by appointment only, $30. 707.942.9665.

Sequoia Grove A diamond in the rough that’s all polished and ready to kick some booty— not that they’re competitive.

Once famed, now clawing back, Sequoia Grove offers shaded redwood picnicking—as you might expect—and wines to take notice of. 8338 St. Helena Hwy., Napa. Daily, 10:30am– 5pm. Tasting fee, $15–$30.

707.944.2945.

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Sauvignon Blanc, the actual mother of Cabernet, was let in the side door under an assumed name, Fumé Blanc. Now, especially among producers of Bordeauxstyle wines in Napa and northern Sonoma, a varietally labeled Sauvignon Blanc is almost the rule.

13 Celsius Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ($17) Hoping to calibrate my palate to the so-called New Zealand style, I find a newly launched wine (after careful test marketing) with a calibration of its own: the back label is supposed to turn blue when it reaches optimal serving temperature, 55 degrees Fahrenheit. I’m still waiting for the label to do anything but indicate that it may be a sign of market saturation that Savvy must now be sold with a gimmick. But it’s spot-on representing for the style: green apple Jolly Rancher, kiwi fruit and sour Pixy Stix acidity tickling a cool, fruity finish.

Captûre 2014 Tradition Sauvignon Blanc ($30) Must favorites always be priciest? This Lake County and Sonoma County cuvée zaps the palate with as much lemony zing as the following wines, but floats a little higher on the tongue, and recalls not just lemon, but those granola lemon bars once sold at a favorite cafe.

Salvestrin 2014 St. Helena Sauvignon Blanc ($25) From a family of longtime Napa growers, whose wines are perhaps best known for being “undiscovered,” this teases with lemon merengue pie aromas sweetening up herbal notes of just-dry hay. Creamy lemon pastry flavor adds appeal but not weight to a lean body. This is what I expect from the better examples of contemporary Napa SB. Captûre 2014 Les Pionniers Sauvignon Blanc ($45) I should have said pricier, not priciest—with more aggressively herbal character, citrus pith and bitter melon, this is also typical of the varietal, but I don’t prefer it to the Tradition—at least not today.

Clif Family 2015 Rte Blanc Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc ($28) Named for the “white roads” of Italy traversed by founder Gary Erickson. A little smoke, a bit of apricot, honeydew melon and pear, easy on the lemon in this juicy, soft Blanc. The label shows Erickson crushing a hill on his bike, suggesting that this screwcapped wine might come in handy if packed in your bike bag.

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The character McGill is a better version of himself, Morrison says.

“He is me if I was really cool.”

The central element of the book is the Vietnam War. The book’s title is taken from the lottery system used to induct draftees into the war.

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foreign conflicts that don’t serve our national interest “I wanted to get the truth out about Vietnam as I saw it,” Morrison says. “My goal was to get that into the public consciousness, at least a little bit.”

In this scene, a group of fraternity brothers gather around the TV to see who gets an unlucky number and goes to Vietnam.

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efore the drawing, the Pentagon had been publicizing the Army’s anticipated manpower needs for the coming year, so everybody knew what to expect. The official estimate was that the lucky males in the highest third, from about #240 to #366, were relatively safe and could get on with their lives; those in the middle third, from “about” #125 to #240, were in a sort of limbo and would “probably” not be drafted; and all healthy males in the lowest third who had no deferment were goners. The new system was good for freshmen

like Dawkins. If he kept a “gentleman’s C” for the next year, he would be off the hook and not have to worry about the draft unless things got so bad that Viet Cong war canoes came paddling up the Ohio River.

When Nixon’s big show began, the carpet in front of the TV was packed tight with guys sitting on the rug, beers in hand, like at a rock concert. The crowd behind the horseshoe of couches and chairs stood four and five deep, with guys in back standing up on radiators and tables and chairs brought in from the dining room to get a view of the tube.

When Nixon’s big show began, the carpet in front of the TV was packed tight with guys sitting on the rug, beers in hand, like at a rock concert.

The capsules would be picked at random, and the order in which your birthday came up was your very own draft number. Unlike most lotteries, the sooner your number came up, the bigger you lost.

When Nixon’s face appeared on the screen the house rocked to a cacophony of hisses and boos and shouts of “Asshole!” and “Motherfucker!” Just then McGill saw Rotsee Ross come in, carrying his white saucer hat in one hand and brushing snow off the shoulders of his navy blue ROTC overcoat with the other. He

grabbed a chair from the dining room and climbed up to be able to see the TV over the crowd in front. When he saw Nixon, he began shaking his white saucer hat at the TV and yelling “Motherfucker” louder than anybody.

The lottery began when a dour Republican congressman nobody had ever heard of stepped up to the jar to pick the first number.

The banter stopped, and the house became eerily silent. It must have been like that all across America, as millions of guys and their girlfriends and families gulped and held their collective breaths. The congressman seemed to be enjoying himself as he bent over and shoved his arm into the three-foot-deep jar, right up to his shoulder, to get his hand all the way to the bottom. He fished around for a few seconds, then pulled out a capsule and handed it to an official seated at a table. The official opened the capsule, removed the paper, read it, showed it to other officials sitting around and said, “September 14th.”

“September 14th,” Cronkite repeated in his most stentorian, anchorman tone. “September fourteenth is number one.”

Everybody looked around to see who would claim the first-place money, but no one did. Rhinebecker checked the calendar in case the winner wasn’t present, shook his head and said, “Nobody’s got it.”

A Little Sister wrote “1” next to 14 on the September poster with a marker and put a line through the space where a name would have gone.

After the first pick, instead of an official doing the picking, the remaining numbers were chosen by 365 young men of draft age from every state in the union who had been flown in to do the dirty work. A tall, cheery-faced boy with thick Buddy Holly glasses jumped up and stuck his arm in the jar, picked a capsule, and handed it to the official who announced, “April 24th,” followed by Cronkite who intoned, “Number two is April 24th.”

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“Hey, that’s me!” said somebody’s date, but girls didn’t count.

Rhinebecker checked his calendar. “Nobody’s got it.”

A Little Sister with a black marker wrote “2” next to 24 on the April poster, and another Little Sister used a pink marker to write in the name of the girl who didn’t count.

On the third pull the official said, “December 30th—” A plaintive “NOOO!” wailed out, and up from a couch jumped Baker, a ladies’ man who always seemed to have a different girl on his arm, just about the last guy you’d expect to see carrying a rifle. Like McGill, Baker was a senior and out of options. He hopped around, shaking his head, tugging at his blonde, Beatlesque hair and screaming, “NOOO! FUCKING NOOOOO!” The brotherhood offered him its sincerest condolences.

“Die, Baker, die!”

“Your ass is grass, Baker!”

“Dead meat, Baker!”

Somebody sang out, “Bake, Bake, Baker man, go to Nam, fast as you can,” and everybody joined in, chanting, “Bake, Bake, Baker man, go to Nam, fast as you can!”

A Little Sister using a red marker put a “3” next to 30 on the December poster, wrote in Baker’s name, drew a fat circle around it and put a big red star next to it.

Rhinebecker took out a 10 and a five to cover the second and third place “winners” and handed Baker the cigar box stuffed with cash.

“Congratulations, Brother Baker, sir!”

Baker opened the lid, peered in, then shaking his head in disbelief, slumped down in his seat on the couch and made a goofy show out of counting his winnings, one bill at a time, but his wide-eyed, shit-eating grin betrayed his utter despair.

With the big money out of the way, everybody relaxed, and the race was on for second. For a while it seemed nobody would take it until the official said, “September 26th—” “Holy shit!”

It was a freshman pledge,

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Sharrock. “Pledge Sharrock takes second,” Rhinebecker announced, and handed him the $10 prize.

McGill thought it unfair for a freshman to be in the money, since if he kept a 2.0 average for a year he would be safe unless Nixon changed the rules again.

On the 27th pick, the official said, “July 21st—” “Jesus fucking tits!”

It was Zovis, a junior whose GPA hovered dangerously close to 2.0, putting him at high risk if he got less than a “C” in any course.

Already overweight from his job as a fry cook at the Char-Pit, he often joked about eating his way into a medical out. He wasted no time, taking his $5 prize and yelling, “Sharrock, call Marino’s for a large pepperoni with mushrooms and extra cheese.”

Next up was fourth place, just out of the prize money, the biggest loser of all—the douchebag of the day. A few numbers went by and the official said, “March 17th,” followed by Cronkite intoning, “Saint Patrick’s Day is number 33.”

McGill was standing in the back, a cigarette in one hand, a beer in the other, totally dazed, an empty chill already sweeping through him as Rhinebecker yelled, “That’s Brother McGill!” and everybody rubbed it in, hooting, “DOOOOSSHH! DOOOOSSHH! DOOOOSSHH!”

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For its 75th anniversary, the Marin County Fair is adopting the theme “What a Ride!” to celebrate Marin’s history and the region’s forward-thinking culture. Striving to be a green and healthy event, the fair last year won an award–yes, fairs can win awards–for initiatives that included offering healthy food and drinks, water-refill stations, shuttle service and more. The entertainment this year is packed with chart-topping concerts by the Wallflowers, Sheila E, Foreigner, Plain White T’s and Kool & the Gang, and fireworks light up the sky every night.

The fair runs Thursday, June 30, to Monday, July 4, at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. Admission, $15–$20; concerts, $50. marinfair.org.

Summer in California isn’t complete without surfing, though not everyone gets out on the waves. For the landlocked surf enthusiast, there’s a new exhibit, Surf Craft, that highlights the design and culture of the board at the Sonoma Valley Museum. The exhibit opens this week with Surf Film Night when the museum screens the 2012 movie Chasing Mavericks, about Santa Cruz surfers taking on big waves. On hand for the screening is surf legend Frosty Hesson, played in the film by Gerard Butler, and Santa Cruz Surfshop owner Bob Pearson, who made the boards used in the film. The event happens on Saturday, July 2, at Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma. Reception at 6:30pm; film at 8pm. $20. 707.939.7862.

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Hailing from the musical land of Minneapolis, the Last Revel describe themselves as “front-porch Americana.”

Multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Ryan Acker, Lee Henke and Vincenzio Donatelle combine for stirring three-part harmonies and traditional folk melodies, and the band also moves into the realms of rockabilly and soul on their two full-length albums. Live, the trio can deliver arresting ballads and arousing ditties alike. Spending their summer touring the West Coast, the Last Revel roll into the North Bay for two shows, on Tuesday, July 5, at Bergamot Alley, 328 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg, at 8pm (707.433.8720) and Wednesday, July 6, at the Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, at 6:30pm (707.776.4631).

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Arts Ideas FILL IN THE BLANK More than a thousand of these art walls have been installed around the world. Now Sebastopol has one.

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‘Before I Die’ art project channels local bucket-list aspirations BY CASEY DOBBERT

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ost murals, when completed, are just that— completed. No more action is required for the artistic vision to become clear.

But for artist Candy Chang, completing her mural was just the beginning. Chang started a series of mural paintings called Before I Die, where she painted a wall with chalkboard paint and inscribed

the prompt, “Before I die I want to . . .” and left chalk for passersby to leave their answers.

Chang started by getting permission to paint over a wall in her neighborhood in New Orleans, allowing her to be a part of the community, albeit indirectly. She then set up a website, beforeidie. cc, to display the wall with instructions on how communities can create their own.

Now there are more than a thousand walls around the

world, in places such as Iraq, China, Denmark, Argentina and South Africa. Closer to home, Sebastopol is now on the map, with a wall erected at Toyworks toy store in the city’s downtown.

“We hope the community will gain inspiration to follow their life goals before it’s too late, and to help create a sense of security in us all when facing death” says Jessica Holcomb, local organizer behind the project.

Holcomb and a handful of

friends launched a crowdfunding campaign in support of a local Before I Die wall and raised $500, surpassing their goal within two hours. With this money, Holcomb and her crew built an eight-foottall timber frame that supports plywood made into chalkboards.

The words “Before I Die” were inscribed in large letters at the top of the wall, enticing anyone to come and write a response below in chalk.

Holcomb hopes that this will be a community outlet for those facing the deaths of loved ones, and a space for “triggering awareness of life, life goals and dream aspirations.”

The wall had its public debut on June 19. At the bottom of the installation, an inscription reads, “In loving memory of Peter W. Menuez,” Holcomb’s close friend who passed away last year; his death inspired her to build the wall.

Toyworks owner Jon Goehring offered space for the piece to be erected. “The wall itself, I think, really reflects the outlook and purity of kids,” he says. “Children see the world with unobstructed eyes.”

Goehring sees the wall as a representation of the imagination and dreamlike quality that children possess, but it also allows adults to revisit their childhood dreams as well.

As family and friends gathered around the wall at its debut, people were able to get a perspective into the lives and aspirations of their peers in a new way. Inscriptions such as “Go to Europe,” “Watch my daughter fall in love” and “Share the compassion that I have received” slowly accumulated on the chalkboard.

Construction of the wall allows it to be disassembled, and it may travel to other locations around town. Wherever it goes, the wall will remain a source of art, expression and inspiration.

Jenny Graham

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hen the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade in 1973—making most abortions legal in the United States for the first time—the decision marked the end of a very long road.

But in Lisa Loomer’s remarkable new play Roe, running through Oct. 29 at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, the playwright shows that the landmark Supreme Court decision is very definitely not the end of the story. Taking place just before the intermission, the Roe v. Wade decision is merely the first turning point for two real-life women whose names will forever be linked to the abortion question.

One is Texas lawyer Sarah

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Weddington (Sarah Jane Agnew, marvelous), the young, married attorney who, at the age of 26— in her very first court case of any kind—successfully argued the pro-choice case before the Supreme Court. The other woman is poor, undereducated, frequently pregnant Norma McCorvey (a magnificent Sara Bruner).

Better known as “Jane Roe,” McCorvey was the anonymous plaintiff whom Weddington recruited and then represented in the case. As played by Bruner, she’s also one of the most fascinating, complex, frustrating and hilarious characters to hit the OSF stage in a very long time.

On a spare, mechanized set of gleaming metal, the tale begins as Weddington and McCorvey address the audience, testily battling one another as each attempts to narrate the story. As a large cast portraying dozens of characters, the run-up to the case takes place with mounting drama, followed by the even more remarkable aftermath in which Weddington continues to battle to keep the Roe decision from being reversed or compromised, and McCorvey unexpectedly evolves from defender of choice to primary mouthpiece for the “right to life” movement.

The question becomes, at what point did McCorvey—clearly used by so many different people— finally start playing the system herself? Is she a victim or a con artist—or a little of both?

Directed with impressive reserve and invention by Bill Rauch—who will remount the show next year at Berkeley Repertory Theatre—Roe is surprisingly rich in humor and plot turns. Whatever you think you know about this most divisive of issues—an issue made freshly relevant given the Supreme Court’s ruling on Texas abortion law—you will leave Roe knowing much more, and possibly questioning your own conclusions.

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DOUBLE JEOPARDY Naomie Harris and Ewan McGregor dodge gangsters and government agents in this adaptation of a John le Carré novel.

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fter the Brexit vote, a fantasy of English intrepidness is welcome. It arrives in Susanne White’s adaptation of John le Carré Our Kind of Traitor.

We begin with betrayal. “The Prince” (Grigoriy Dobrygin), the new head of the vor, the Russian mafia, is supposedly going legit; part of the public effort to get respectable involves signing over his murky accounts into a bank being considered for the London exchanges.

The ink isn’t dry when the Prince’s former associate is ambushed in the snow by machine gunners.

Cut, Bond-movie style, from the snows to the sands. In Marrakesh, a bored lit professor named Perry Makepeace (Ewan McGregor) is trying to patch things up on a vacation with his furious wife, Gail (Naomie Harris).

After Gail stomps away from a restaurant where they’re dining, Perry is invited to join a reveling Russian named Dima. Sweden’s Stellan Skarsgaard plays the big-hearted Slavic stereotype with infectious pleasure.

When Perry punches a rapey guest at Dima’s party, the Russian sees a man he can trust. Dima, a wealthy money launderer, is next on the Prince’s hit list. He wants to defect to England. If Perry can kindly drop off a thumb-drive to British customs, MI:6 will have proof that Dima has lots more info for them, and he’ll be able to hide from the Russian mob in London. But Hector, the government agent handling the case—played by Damien Lewis—has bigger plans for the professor and his wife.

It’s a smooth adaptation for two-thirds the way in, with satisfying locations and loads of thugs in tuxes. But the film loses its tension, and Gail’s turnaround from pissed-off spouse to willing partner is seriously abrupt. “Maybe we’ve been better at looking after other people than looking after each other,” she tells Perry.

Maybe someone should have looked after the script.

‘Our Kind of Traitor’ opens Friday at Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa. 707.552.0719.

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ormed three years ago in Novato, Ridgway have made their mark with a groove-based blend of reggae, rock and hip-hop that’s a popular staple not only in their hometown, but also at fairs, festivals and venues throughout the Bay Area.

This weekend, the young and talented group caps off a yearlong project when they release their first full-length album, Brighter Days, with a show at HopMonk in Novato on July 2.

“Music was always around my house,” says Jordan Kulp, founding member and lead guitarist for Ridgway. His father is San Francisco radio personality Jack Kulp, and Jordan grew up listening to Motown,

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classic rock and reggae albums. He got his first guitar in fifth grade and immediately took to it.

Kulp met fellow guitarist Jack Buzian in middle school, and the two started jamming in the garage, at first playing a decidedly metal mix of songs inspired by the guitar-driven rock and punk of the ’90s.

Yet the reggae that Kulp grew up around stuck with him. “I had that childhood sentimental connection to it,” he says. By high school, Buzian and Kulp were playing a laidback sound more akin to Sublime than Slayer.

Still, Kulp says Ridgway wasn’t really born until friend and vocalist Forrest Bousquette joined them and added lyrics to the music.

Bousquette coined the name Ridgway from the Santa Rosa neighborhood he grew up in. In fact, the band was originally called Ridgway Space Station, though they shortened the moniker soon after. They also recruited drummer Keelan Scarth and bassist Erik Trignani to fill out the rhythm section and released their first EP, The Extra Mile, in 2014.

For the last year, the band has been busy in the studio recording Brighter Days at NB Recording in Fulton, a small studio run by engineer Nick Botelho.

The new album incorporates a lot of Kulp and Buzian’s riff-based metal from the early days laid over a reggae beat, though the music is appropriately sunny and positive.

Kulp now attends the Berklee College of Music in Boston, studying music business and record production. Other members of Ridgway are also balancing work and classes at Santa Rosa Junior College while remaining involved in music.

“Balancing school is tough,” says Kulp. “We are trying to put our education first, but Ridgway is something we want to put as much time into as we can and eventually make a career of it.”

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Concerts SONOMA COUNTY All American Music Fest Full day of music features Timothy O’Neil Band, Tudo Bem, Kristen Pearce and others.

Jul 4, 11am. Murphy’s Irish Pub, 464 First St E, Sonoma.

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Green Music Center Fourth of July Spectacular Masterful vocalist Steve Tyrell and the Santa Rosa Symphony perform soulful renditions of classics from the American Songbook before fireworks light up the sky. Jul 4, 7:30pm. $25-$40. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Sebastopol Kiwanis Fireworks & Music Festival Family tradition features live music and dancing with Poor Man’s Whiskey and Jason Beard, food, games, kids activities and a fireworks show. Jul 3, 5:30pm. $5-$10/ kids under 5 are free. Analy High School, 6950 Analy Ave, Sebastopol.

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MARIN COUNTY John Wesley Payne Funk musician plays a tribute show honoring the legends he’s worked with, including Merl Saunders, Prince, George Clinton and Rick James. Jul 2, 9pm. $20-$22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.1100.

Peter Rowan’s Bluegrass Birthday Party Seventh annual bash features a performance by the Rowan Brothers and BBQ on the lawn.

Jul 3, 4pm. $25-$30. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

NAPA COUNTY American Authors Brooklyn-based indie rockers kick off Robert Mondavi’s long-running summer concert series, with a fireworks display following the show. Jul 2, 7pm. $70 and up. Robert Mondavi Winery, 7801 St Helena Hwy, Oakville. 707.968.2203.

Judy Collins Preeminent singer and folk songwriter returns to the North Bay for a dazzling performance. Jul 1, 8pm. $40$65. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Sierra Hull Bluegrass-Fed concert series opens with the talented songwriter and mandolin virtuoso performing her acoustic folk-pop. A view of the St Helena fireworks display follows. Jul 4, 5pm. $35-$45.

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Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY Annie O’s Music Hall Jun 30, Levi Lloyd and friends.

Jul 1, Synrgy and White Glove Service. Sun, 5pm, Sunday Dance Party with the Blues Defenders. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.542.1455.

Aqus Cafe Jun 30, flamenco gathering with Mark Berry. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille

Jul 4, Fourth of July extravaganza with DJ Cal and DJ Hi-C. 400 First St E, Sonoma. 707.938.7110.

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Jul 2, Lindalou with Michael Ryge and friends. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

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Jun 30, 6pm, Jeff Walters. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa.

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Jul 1, 6pm, the Peter Welker Sextet. 101 Second St, Petaluma. 707.765.4567.

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Jun 30, Real Estate. 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma.

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Healdsburg Plaza

Jul 5, 6pm, Tom Rigney and Flambeau. 217 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

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Jul 1, Funky Fridays with Funky Dozen. 1450 Pythian Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.833.6288. www. funkyfridays.info.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Jun 30, Songwriters in the Round. Jul 1, Soul Majestic and Pacific Vibrations. Jul 2, the Coffis Brothers and Hibbity Dibbity. Jul 3, 10pm, Sessions post-fireworks show. Jul 4, Monday Night Edutainment with Shashamani Sound. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

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HopMonk Sonoma

Jul 1, 5pm, Adam Traum. Jul 2, 1pm, Quiles & Cloud. Jul 2, 8pm, Wendy DeWitt. Jul 3, 1pm, Vardo. 691 Broadway, Sonoma.

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Jul 2, Mark McDonald. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

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Jul 2, 6:30pm, Kevin Fitzsimmons Trio with Chris Amberger, Aaron Garner and Francis Vanek. Jul 1, 6pm, Michael Hantman and Carol Shumate. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

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The Big Easy Jun 30, Old Century Blood with House of Mary. Jul 1, Earles of Newtown. Jul 2, Matt Jenson’s Mix Up Mix Up. Jul 3, 6:30pm, the Bootleg Honeys with the Hollows and Phil Pickens & the Astronauts. Jul 6, the Last Revel. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.

Jun 29, 5pm, Peacetown concert series with Danny Sorentino and Laughing Gravy.

Jul 6, 5pm, Peacetown concert series with Bootleg Honeys and SonoMusette. Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol.

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Jun 30, Dave Mac Nabb’s Summer Addition Jazz Lab. Jul 3, Sky Country and AfriCali.

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Juilliard Park Jul 3, 5pm, Live at Juilliard with the Lucky Losers. 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

Lagunitas Tap Room Jun 29, Steve James. Jun 30, Travis Hayes. Jul 1, Nate Lopez.

Jul 2, Fairfax Social Club. Jul 3, Ragtag Sullivan. Jul 6, If Birds Could Fly. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Main Street Bistro Jul 1, Levi Lloyd Trio. Jul 2, Yancie Taylor. Jul 3, Frankye Kelly. Jul 6, Willie Perez.

16280 Main St, Guerneville.

707.869.0501.

Montgomery Village Shopping Center Jun 30, 5:30pm, Foreverland.

Jul 2, 12pm, California Beach Boys. Jul 3, 12pm, Rick Lenzi & Roustabout. 911 Village Court, Santa Rosa.

Murphy’s Irish Pub Jul 1, J-Dub and Dino. Jul 2, Sean Carscadden Trio. Jul 3, 2pm, the Pine Needles.

464 First St E, Sonoma.

707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre Jun 30, Spawnbreezie and House of Shem. Jul 1, Jorge Santana. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Occidental Center for the Arts

SOMO Village Event Center

Jul 1, the Machiavelvets. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Jun 30, Allen Stone and the Monophonics. 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park.

Phoenix Theater

Sonoma Speakeasy

Jul 2, Snake Walk with Secret Cat and Rags (solo). 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Redwood Cafe Jun 29, Don Hall. Jun 30, None But the Righteous. Jul 3, 5pm, Gypsy Kisses. Jul 5, Rock Overtime student performance.

Jul 6, Irish set dancing. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

Rio Nido Roadhouse Jul 1, D’giin. Jul 3, Gator Nation.

14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido.

707.869.0821.

Rossi’s 1906 Wed, Paint Nite at Rossi’s.

Thurs, open mic night. Jul 1, T Luke & the Tight Suits. Jul 2, Sean Carscadden Quintet. Jul 3, 5pm, Second Street Band.

Jul 3, 9pm, Sunday Night Blues Jam. 401 Grove St, Sonoma.

707.343.0044.

Roth Estate Winery Jul 1, 4pm, the Beautiful Questions. with wine and outdoor games. 10309 Chalk Hill Rd, Healdsburg.

707.836.7030.

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Jul 1, Solid Air. Jul 2, 5pm, Full Circle with Bob Edmonson. Jul 2, 8pm, Freddie Hughes with Chris Burns and Calvin Dixon.

Jul 3, 5pm, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics. Jul 4, 11am, Bruce Gordon and Company.

Tues, New Orleans R&B night.

452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma.

707.996.1364.

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Jul 4, the Blues Defenders pro jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip Jul 1, Big Kitty. Jul 2, Deejay Trimz. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.

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Jun 29, pro blues jam with the Fenix Band. Jun 30, Ramana Vieira. Jul 1, Freddy Clarke & Wobbly World. Jul 2, Stephanie Teel Band. Jul 3, Special Request with Ray T. Jul 5, West Coast Songwriters Competition.

Jul 6, Pro Blues Jam with Dallis Craft. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

No Name Bar

Gabrielson Park

Panama Hotel Restaurant

Jul 1, 6:30pm, Jazz & Blues by the Bay with Bobbie “Spider” Webb. Anchor St, Sausalito.

George’s Nightclub

Tues, hip-hop open mic. Sun, Mexican Banda. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

Ghiringhelli Pizzeria Grill & Bar

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

415.878.4977.

Grazie Restaurant

Jul 2, Phil Lewis and Catherine Goldwyn. 823 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.897.5181.

HopMonk Novato

Jul 1, Blue Rock Country Club.

Jul 2, Ridgway. Jul 6, open mic night with W Dire Wolf.

224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery

Jun 29, Hide Tide Collective.

Jul 6, Parlor Parade.

765 Center Blvd, Fairfax.

415.485.1005.

Marin Country Mart

Jul 1, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz featuring Ami Molinelli & the Brazilian Jazz Collective. Jul 3, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with Ramshackle Palace.

2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

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17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

Jul 3, 5pm, Summer Sunday Concerts with Luke Strand Band. Redwood Ave and Corte Madera Ave, Corte Madera.

415.302.1160.

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Mon, open mic. Jun 29, the Sonic Steps. Jun 30, Deep Blue Jam with Lorin Rowan.

Jul 1, 5:30pm, Danny Montana and friends. Jul 1, 9pm, First Fridays Reggae Night with Broken Silence Sound System.

Jul 2, 5:30pm, Neck & Neck.

Jul 2, 9:30pm, the Shams with Israel Matos & the Outsiders.

Jul 3, 6pm, 19 Broadway Good Time Band. Jul 3, 9pm,

Jun 29, Friends with No Name.

Jun 30, Jazzitude. Jul 1, Michael Aragon Quartet. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Osteria Divino

Jun 29, Joan Getz with Chris Huson. Jun 30, Dan Zemelman Trio. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

415.331.9355.

Jun 29, Todos Santos. Jun 30, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. Jul 5, Swing Fever. Jul 6, Amanda Denny. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar

Jun 30, Fog Swamp. Jul 1, Matt Bolton. Jul 2, 3pm, Soul Saturdays. Jul 3, the Milestone.

Jul 5, Waldo’s Special. Jul 6, the Weissmen. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

James’ Cosmic Twang with Tim Bluhm. Jun 30, CMac & the Casual Coalition. Jul 5-6, Phil Lesh and friends. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Town Center Corte Madera Jul 3, 12pm, Cynthia Renee Brown. 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera.

415.924.2961.

NAPA COUNTY Deco Lounge at Capp Heritage Vineyards Jul 2, Justin Diaz. 1245 First St, Napa. 707.254.1922.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Jun 30, White Glove Service.

Jul 1, Charles Wheal Band. Jul 2, Midnight Harvest. Jul 5, West Coast Blues Society Caravan of All-Stars. 902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

Rancho Nicasio

Goose & Gander

Jul 4, July 4th BBQ with the Zydeco Flames. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Jul 3, 1pm, Marty O’Reilly.

1245 Spring St, St Helena.

707.967.8779.

Sausalito Seahorse

Jarvis Conservatory

Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Jun 30, Taluna. Jul 1, Salsa with Jimmy Arhon.

Jul 2, Los Clasicos de Cuba Quintet. Jul 3, 5pm, Orquesta la Moderna Tradicion. Jul 4, 6pm, holiday celebration with M6 Band. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Servino Ristorante

Jul 1, Lady D. Jul 2, Dominic Quin-Harkin. 9 Main St, Tiburon. 415.435.2676.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

Jun 30, TV Heads and Sam Vega. Jul 1, Archer Monk. Jul 2, Hide Tide Collective. Jul 3, Soul Ska. Mon, Epicenter Soundsystem reggaae.

41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

Spitfire Lounge

Jul 2, It’s a Grand Night for Singers. 1711 Main St, Napa.

707.255.5445.

Pioneer Park Jun 30, 6:30pm, Rosetown Soul. Free. 1308 Cedar St, Calistoga. 707.942.2838.

RaeSet Jul 1, 7pm, Gretschkat. Jul 2, 7pm, Fork & KimChee.

3150 B Jefferson St, Napa.

707.666.9028.

Silo’s Jun 29, David Kelleher. Jun 30, Coffee House featuring Howell Mountain Boys. Jul 1, Beaufunk with Michael Jeffries.

Jul 2, Rudy Colombini and the Unauthorized Rolling Stones.

Jul 3, Disco Revolution. Jul 4, Fireworks viewing party with the Brian Cline Trio. Jul 6, Joe Kaplow. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

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

First Friday of every month, Truthlive. 848 B St, San Rafael.

415.454.5551.

Uptown Theatre

Sweetwater Music Hall

Jun 29, Justin Diaz. Jun 30, Le Hot Jazz. 1040 Clinton St, Napa.

707.255.6646.

Jun 29, Ari Hest. Jun 30, the New Mastersounds. Jul 1, Pop Fiction. Jul 3, Caroline de Lone with Joe Endoso. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.1100.

Terrapin Crossroads Jun 29, Scott Law & Ross

Jul 6, Lyle Lovett & His Large Band. 1350 Third St, Napa.

707.259.0123.

Uva Trattoria

Veterans Memorial Park Jul 1, 6:30pm, Napa City Nights with Girls & Boys and others.

Third and Main St, Napa. www. napacitynights.com.

Galleries RECEPTIONS Jun 30

Redmetal Barn, “Tribal Art from India,” discover the work of forestbased artists of the Warli and Gond tribes of western and central India. 5pm. 26960 River Rd, Cloverdale.

Jul 2–3

Red Barn Gallery, “The Epic West,” fine art photographer Darby Hayes exhibits dozens of large format photographs celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service.

11am. 415.464.5218. Bear Valley Road, Olema.

Jul 5

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, “Bold,” juried show explores bold use of color in vibrant expressionist and abstract works. 4pm. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.4331.

Room Art Gallery, “Laurel Shear Solo Show,” the artist’s large, lush oil paintings of abstract expressionism are on display. 6pm. 86 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.380.7940.

SONOMA COUNTY Arts Guild of Sonoma Through Jul 4, “The Invitational,” artworks by local community artists, showing in all mediums. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and SunMon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8.

707.996.3115.

Atlas Coffee Company Through Jul 3, “Gary Paintin Solo Art Show,” see robot babes, sneakers, animals wearing hats with sneakers and more. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.526.1085.

Calabi Gallery Through Jul 2, “James Ford Grant Solo Show,” exhibit

features sculptures, acrylic paintings with mixed-media material on canvas and panels, digital monoprints and photographs. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.781.7070.

Charles M. Schulz Museum

Jun 30-Feb 19, “Lucky Dogs & Presidential Pets,” learn more about the lives of presidential pets, and how Snoopy himself handles being elected to high office. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5.

707.579.4452. Through Jul 25, “It’s Football, Charlie Brown,” selection of Peanuts comic strips highlights the Gang’s gridiron efforts.

Chroma Gallery

Through Jul 24, “The Art of Music,” group show is inspired by the sounds, emotions and sights of music and musicians.

312 South A St, Santa Rosa.

707.293.6051.

Dallas A Saunders Artisan Textiles

Through Jul 4, “Magnolia Editions Contemporary Tapestries,” exhibit of woven works by several American artists including Squeak Carnwath and Chuck Close.

275 Hwy 128, Geyserville.

Fri-Sun, 11am to 6pm.

707.708.9065.

Dutton-Goldfield Winery

environmental and existential dissonance in an urban context. 16190 Main St, Guerneville. Thurs-Sun, noon to 6pm 707.239.0518.

Gallery One

Through Jul 23, “Lens Point of View,” features four unique photographers with their unusual perspective.

209 Western Ave, Petaluma.

707.778.8277.

Graton Gallery

Through Jul 3, “Angles & Curves,” architect Ken Berman’s angular art is contrasted with the mixedmedia fluidity of painter Marylu Downing. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4.

707.829.8912.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Through Jul 17, “Clay & Glass Exhibit,” fifth annual show features 13 artists working in the creative mediums with diverse techniques and styles.

130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

Joseph Jewell Wines

Through Jul 30, “Wizardsky at the Jewell,” figure painter and visionary artist Richard Wizardsky displays reverseengineered glass paintings on repurposed windows and glass. 6542 Front St, Forestville. Thurs-Mon, 11 to 5.

707.975.4927.

Through Jul 19, “Jill KellerPeters Solo Show,” colorful paintings from the artist display. 3100 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol. Daily, 10am to 4:30pm. 707.827.3600.

Kitty Hawk Gallery

Finley Community Center

Occidental Center for the Arts

Through Jul 14, “Walls,” mother-son duo Kathy White and Jess Lee display art that’s both joyful and bold. Shown in conjunction with “Case,” a solo show by oil and watercolor artist Aaron Edmondson. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa.

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

707.543.3737.

Gallery 32

Through Jul 31, “Walking Sideways,” artists Daniel Stingle and Richard Nyhagen show assemblage ceramic sculptures and screen printed imagery examining

Through Jul 26, “The North Bay Letterpress Show,” group exhibit features new works.

125 N Main St, Sebastopol.

707.861.3904.

Through Jul 10, “Songs from the Sea,” juried show celebrates the magnificence of the sea with visual expressions in all media. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Paradise Ridge Winery

Through Apr 30, “Geometric Reflections,” sculptures by ten renowned artists celebrates ten years of the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation. 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr, Santa Rosa. Daily, 11 to 5.

707.528.9463.

Through Jul 12, “Lynn Hennessy Solo Show,” Sonoma County artist displays acrylic abstract paintings. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. Open daily.

707.795.7868.

Santa Rosa City Hall

Through Jul 28, “The Vagabond Soul,” Jenner chef-turnedartist Robert von Kepner shows his chiaroscuro-styled drawings of the human form, done with intricate graphite pencil on paper. 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.789.9664.

Sculpturesite Gallery

Through Jul 9, “La Vie,” French artist Claude Roux’s first exhibit in the US features profoundly humanist depictions of men, women and children. 14301 Arnold Dr, Ste 8, Glen Ellen. ThursMon, 10:30am to 5:30pm.

707.933.1300.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Through Jul 27, “The Art of the Book,” juried exhibit shows altered books, printmaking and book-like objects. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.

Sonoma Community Center

Through Jul 1, “intro | Spectate,” display of works

by Sonoma Ceramics resident artist Brittany Rea. 276 E Napa St, Sonoma. Daily, 7:30am to 11pm. 707.938.4626.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Jul 2-Sep 25, “Surf Craft,” exhibit looks at varied surfboard designs and the culture that surrounds them.

551 Broadway, Sonoma.

Wed-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.939.SVMA.

MARIN COUNTY Art Works Downtown Through Aug 5, “Phases,” featuring recent work

by Raylene Gorum that contemplates the various passages of time. Reception, Jul 8 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5.

415.451.8119.

Bay Model Visitor Center

Through Jul 30, “Transformation,” Bibby Gignillit’s collage works feature bold colors and whimsical geometric shapes.

2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.3871.

Corte Madera Library

Through Jul 7, “Found Sculpture,” photography exhibit by Joseph Bacon draws inspiration from the familiar and reveals the beauty in the everyday. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.

Gallery Route One

Through Jul 31, “Points of Departure,” a group show by gallery members emphasizes the variety of each artist’s unique point of view, concept or idea. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5.

415.663.1347.

The Image Flow

Through Jul 29, “As the Allure Fades,” photographs by Jay Ruland. 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley. 415.388.3569.

Marin Society of Artists

Through Jul 9, “Relationships,” juried member show explores all aspects of relationships.

1515 Third St, San Rafael.

Wed-Sun, noon to 4 pm 415.464.9561.

MarinMOCA

Through Jul 17, “Summer National Juried Exhibition,” features contemporary artists from around the nation and includes sculpture, paintings and photography with a strong emphasis on abstract explorations. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; SatSun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137.

Robert Allen Fine Art Through Jul 29, “Selected Realism,” group exhibition of works on canvas featuring Regina Case, Jon Francis and others. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5.

415.331.2800.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center Through Jun 30, “Shadowcatcher,” collection of photogravure images by Edward S Curtis from the collection of Neil C Schauf. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo.

415.488.8888.

Thompson Dorfman Partners

Through Jun 30, “Quartet,” group exhibit of oil paintings, mixed-media work and digital abstracts. 39 Forrest St, Mill Valley. Weekdays, 10 to 5.

Toby’s Gallery

Through Jun 30, “Latino Photography Project,” presented by Gallery Route One’s artists in the schools

program. 11250 Hwy 1, Point Reyes Station.

NAPA COUNTY Napa Valley Museum

Through Jul 31, “Abuzz,” solo exhibition of Amber ImrieSitunayake’s fiber-based installations allows visitors to step inside her hanging cocoon works. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4.

707.944.0500.

Comedy Will Durst

Popular comedian presents his “Elect to Laugh” one-man show. Jul 2, 7:30pm. $30.

Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.829.2214.

Events Community Media Center of Marin Orientation

Get answers to your media questions and learn how to produce digital media at the center. Tues, Jul 5, 7pm. Free.

Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael.

415.721.0636.

Critique Night

Artists are invited to bring work in for feedback, critique or processing among other artists in a friendly communal atmosphere.. First Wed of every month, 6pm. Free. Prince Gallery, 122 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.889.0371.

Food Lover’s Book Group

Tackle the history, philosophy and politics of food by discussing Wendell Berry’s “The Unsettling of America.”

Jun 29, 5:30pm. Free.

Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg.

707.431.7433.

Marin County Fair

Art, agriculture and community come together in this 75th annual fair, themed “What a Ride!” and featuring concerts by the Wallflowers, Kool & the Gang and many others. Each day is capped with a fireworks display every night. Jun 30-Jul 4. $15-$20 at the gate. Marin Fairgrounds, Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. ) 415.473.6800.

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Napa County Fair

One of the oldest July 4th parades and celebrations in Northern California, this tradition returns with rides, attractions, live music and delicious food. Jul 4, 12pm. $15 and up/kids under 5 are free.

Napa County Fairgrounds, 1435 N Oak St, Calistoga.

Native Youth Employment Training Program

Learn over 20 crucial work-readiness soft skills for interviews, job search preps, skill development and workplace success. Tues-Thurs through Aug 18. California Indian Museum & Cultural Center, 5250 Aero Dr, Santa Rosa. 707.579.3004.

Novato Fourth of July Parade

Boasting more than 100 entries, the large and colorful parade moves through Old Town with festive floats, classic cars and live music. Jul 4, 10am.

Downtown Novato, Grant Ave, Novato.

Peace in Process

Relax deeply within a gentle immersion into ancient modalities to help realign with balance and strength. First Sun of every month, 10:30am. by donation. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.528.3009.

Penngrove Parade & BBQ

Annual parade is followed by live music, delicious food for sale in the park, kids activities and raffle. Jul 3, 12pm. Free.

Penngrove Community Park, 11800 Main St, Penngrove.

Red, White & Boom!

Day-long event features music by McKenna Faith, Kingsborough and others.

The family fun is capped off with spectacular fireworks.

VIP packages available. Jul 4, 4pm. $5-$10. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, srboom. com.

Rock & Rockets

Fourth annual event features music from local bands, food, family activities and a fireworks display after dark.

Jul 4, 5pm. $5. Petaluma Fairgrounds, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma.

Sausalito Fourth of July Parade & Party A parade of floats, bands,

classic cars, local officials and organizations is followed by live music, food, games and fireworks. Jul 4, 10am. Dunphy Park, Napa and Bridgeway Blvd, Sausalito.

Food & Drink

Uncle Sam’s River Dance

Ongoing happy hour event with treats for you and your pup benefits Napa Humane and includes special guests discussing healthy dog lifestyles. First Tues of every month, 5pm. through Oct 4. $25. Bardessono Hotel & Spa, 6525 Yount St, Yountville.

707.204.6000.

Independence Day celebration features food trucks, wine, beer, cocktails, festive music and a July 4th-themed laser show. Jul 2, 8pm. Downtown Guerneville, Main St, Guerneville.

Field Trips July Fourth Fireworks Hike

Climb the tallest point in Sonoma County to get a view of more than a dozen different fireworks displays happening in the surrounding area. Jul 4, 6:30pm. $50/$10 kids. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.5712.

Film CULT Film Series

The series revisits two of 1986’s best sci-fi comedies, screening “Short Circuit” and “Howard the Duck” back to back. Jun 30, 7pm. $10. Roxy Stadium 14 Cinemas, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.525.8909.

Marin Country Mart Movie Night

Gather friends and family to enjoy a classic film on the green throughout the summer.

Wed, 6pm. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Sneak Preview

Get a peek at the most exciting and innovative films from this summer’s 36th annual fest.

Jun 29, 7pm. Free. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

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Independence Day BBQ & Mercantile Artisan Day

Find unique handcrafted good from Bay Area artisans while enjoying delicious food and live music. Jul 3, 12pm. Free admission. Cavallo Point Lodge, 601 Murray Circle, Sausalito.

415.339.4700.

Patriotic Lunch Celebration

Jackson Cafe gets decked out with red, white and blue food, music and more. Jul 1, 11:30am. $8-$10. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael.

415.456.9062.

Rancho Adobe Fire Department Pancake Breakfast The firemen cook up a sumptuous breakfast in this fundraising event. Jul 2, 7am. $6-$8. Rancho Adobe Fire Station, 11000 Main St, Penngrove. 707.795.6011.

Sonoma Springs Brewing Company Dinner

A five-course dinner with five beer tastings from Sonoma Springs Brewing. Jun 30, 6pm. $65. HopMonk Sonoma, 691 Broadway, Sonoma.

707.935.9100.

Spoonbar’s Fourth of July Celebration Groove to music by the Easy Leaves and enjoy a familystyle spread of classic picnic offerings paired up with American cocktails. Jul 4, 5pm. $25-$59. Spoonbar, 219 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.7222.

Surf Film Night

In conjunction with its “Surf Craft” exhibit, the museum screens 2012 film “Chasing Mavericks” with surfer Frosty Hesson-portrayed by Gerard Butler-and Bob Pearson of Arrow Surfshop. Jul 2, 6:30pm.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma.

707.939.SVMA.

For Kids Bay Area Discovery Museum Ongoing, “Animal Secrets.”

Hands-on art, science and theater camps, art studio, tot spot and lookout cove

adventure area. Wed-Thurs at 10 and 11, music with Miss Kitty. $5-$6. Fri at 11, aquarium feeding. Ongoing. Admission, $8-$10. Bay Area Discovery Museum, Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Rd., Sausalito..

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Benedettiville Songs & Stories

Jun 29, 10:30am. Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books, 138 N Main St, Sebastopol.

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Chops Teen Club

Hang-out spot for Santa Rosa teens ages 12 to 20 offers art studio and class, open gym, tech lounge, cafe, recording studio and film club. Hours for high schoolers: Mon-Thurs, 3 to 9; Fri, 3 to 11; Sat and school holidays, noon to 11. For middle school kids: Mon-Fri, 3 to 7; Sat and school holidays, noon to 7. Film club meets Tues at 4. Ongoing. Membership, $5$10 per year. Chops Teen Club, 509 Adams St, Santa Rosa.

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Eth-Noh-Tec Storytelling Theater

Hear myths and folktales from Asia. Jul 6, 3:30pm. Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.389.4292.

iRead in the Forest

Outdoor literary adventure is geared towards young children up ages 2-6 and their families/ caregivers. Jun 29, 10am.

Healdsburg Ridge, Arabian Way, Healdsburg.

Kids Sewing Camp

Kids can get creative, improve sewing skills and meet new friends. Through Jun 30. $425. littlefour Handmade Goods & Studio, 120 Morris St, Ste 100, Sebastopol.

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Magic Show with Brian Scott

Jul 6, 11am. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9004.

Marin Theatre Summer Camp

For grades K through 12, spend the summer developing your passion for theater.

Through Aug 12. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

Summer Classes for Kids

Take classes in cartooning, art, iPad moviemaking, LEGO animation, and even ice skating. Also features a Youth Volunteer Program for children ages 12 and 13. Pre-registration

Sparkle & Pop

Fourth of July events abound in the North Bay Celebrate Independence Day with these exciting community and concert events.

In Sebastopol, 2016 marks the Kiwanis Club’s 43rd annual fireworks display. Prior to the sky explosions, there will be a variety of live music, games, raffles and more, topped off with a flag ceremony. The fireworks begin once the sky is dark on Sunday, July 3, at Analy High School Football Stadium, 6950 Analy Ave. 6pm. $5–$10; kids under five are free.

Novato’s patriotic parade is one of the largest Fourth of July events in the Bay Area. World War II vehicles, classic cars and horses add to the traditional American celebration, and floats and marching bands complete the festivities on July 4, Grant Avenue between Reichert and Seventh Avenue, at 10am. Free admission.

At the Napa County Fair, activities range from picnicking, games, a classic parade in downtown Calistoga and a full fireworks show on the Fourth. 1435 N. Oak St., Calistoga. Noon to 11pm. $15–$20 and up.

At Sonoma State, Weill Hall and its lawn hosts vocalist Steve Tyrell and the Santa Rosa Symphony performing classic songs from the American Songbook. The afternoon boasts carnival games, face painting and food. Fireworks follow the music on July 4 at 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Gates at 4:30pm; music at 7:30pm. $25–$40. 866.955.6040.

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required. Through Aug 12. $32 and up. Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.

Summer Photography Camp for Kids A digital photography camp designed especially for kids

The Trombonist Andy Strain

Storytelling and music. Jun 29, 3:30pm. Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.389.4292.

Twinkling Starlets

Summer singing class for kids ages 3-5are lively fun. Tues, 3:30pm. through Jul 12. $25 per session. Singers Marin, 1038 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley.

415.383.3712.

Lectures The ABCs of Audio

Audio engineer and video producer Lloyd Minthorne covers the fundamental principles of achieving great audio for most any application. Jun 29, 6:30pm.

Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael.

415.721.0636.

The Book: From Creation to Curation

Award-winning author Moira Johnston Block and librarian Greg Lucas discuss the creative process of writing nonfiction and how libraries support writers. Jun 30, 7pm. Free. Napa Main Library, 580 Coombs St, Napa. 707.253.4070.

Intro to Bird Language

Learn the skills to understand the constant bird conversation going on in the wilds of the North Bay. Jul 2, 8:30am. $80. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station.

415.663.1200x307.

Mammals of Marin

Marin County parks naturalist David Herlocker provides an overview of the many species of mammals found in Marin. Jul 6, 6:30pm. Free. Novato Library, 1720 Novato Blvd, Novato.

415.898.4623.

The Mystical Seeker Series

Monthly lecture series covers mystical topics like reincarnation, kabbalah, alchemy, astrology, meditation and more. First Tues of every month, 8pm. through Apr 4.

Free. Scottish Rite Center, 600 Acacia Ln, Santa Rosa.

707.782.0592.

Readings Book Passage

Jun 29, 7pm, “Falling” with Elisha Cooper. Jun 29, 7pm, “We Could Be Beautiful” with Swan Huntley. Jun 30, 1pm, “Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching” with Mychal Denzel Smith. Jun 30, 7pm, “Sacred America, Sacred World” with Stephen Dinan. Jul 5, 7pm, “Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder” with Claudia Kalb. Jul 5, 7pm, “The Village of Bones” with Mary Mackey. Jul 6, 7pm, “Living with a Dead Language” with Ann Patty. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

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Jun 30, 5pm, “My Stylish French Girlfriends” with Sharon Santoni. 23588 Arnold Dr, Sonoma 707.935.8553.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

Jun 29, 7pm, “Hardpan” with Marilyn Skinner Lanier. Jul 5, 7pm, Hot Summer Nights With Redwood Writers, featuring several authors reading from their works.

775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Theater Broadway Under the Stars

Transcendence Theatre Company’s award-winning series kicks off with “This Magic Moment,” featuring stage and screen stars performing classic Broadway tunes and contemporary hits. Includes pre-show music and food and wine vendors. Through Jul 3. $42 and up. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 877.424.1414.

Bye Bye Birdie

Classic musical about hipshaking star Conrad Birdie and the kids of a small town comes to life in a joyous production.

Through Jul 10. $15-$30.

Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3145.

Helen of Egypt

Sonoma Arts Live performs the lively new musical adaptation that puts a twist on the classic Greek myth of Helen of Troy. Jun 30-Jul 17. $15-$22.

Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma. www. sonomaartslive.org.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar’s provocative drama examines how fanatical devotion can have devastating consequences. Through Jul 3. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.5208.

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ages 11 – 14, where having fun and challenging your creativity comes first. Through Jun 30. The Image Flow, 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley.

415.388.3569.

Macbeth Shakespeare’s medieval drama full of kings, witches and tragedy is performed in the unique ruins of the former Santa Rosa cannery. Jul 1-23. $5-$28. Shakespeare in the Cannery, 3 West Third St, Santa Rosa.

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

707.837.0019.

Relativity! The Musical Fairfax Theatre Company presents another run of the inspiring original musical, back by popular demand, that follows a high school student’s scientifically-sound fantasy.

Jun 30-Jul 23. $10-$20. Fairfax Pavilion, 142 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax.

415.779.8382.

Rose in America A quasi-realistic, semi-serious comedy about the collision of four generations of activists is presented by San Francisco’s AlterTheater. Through Jul 3.

West Coast Arts Foundation, 1554 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.453.0552.

The Taming A modern political farce dishes up liberty, justice and comedy for all. Through Jul 17. $10-$35.

Marin Shakespeare Company, 890 Bella Avenue, San Rafael.

415.499.4488.

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Astrology For the week of June 29

ARIES (March 21–April 19) During winter, some bears spend months hibernating. Their body temperatures and heart rates drop. They breathe drowsily. Their movements are minimal. Many hummingbirds engage in a similar slow-down—but they do it every single night. By day they are among the most manic creatures on earth, flapping their wings and gathering sustenance with heroic zeal. When the sun slips below the horizon, they rest with equal intensity. In my estimation, Aries, you don’t need a full-on immersion in idleness like the bears. But you’d benefit from a shorter stint, akin to the hummingbird’s period of dormancy.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) “Dear Dr. Brezsny:

A psychic predicted that sometime this year I will fall in love with a convenience-store clerk who’s secretly a down-on-his-luck prince of a small African country.

She said that he and I have a unique destiny. Together we will break the world’s record for dancing without getting bitten in a pit of cobras while drunk on absinthe on our honeymoon. But there’s a problem. I didn’t have time to ask the psychic how I’ll meet my soul mate, and I can’t afford to pay $250 for another reading. Can you help?—Mopey Taurus.” Dear Mopey: The psychic lied.

Neither she nor anyone else can see what the future will bring you. Why? Because what happens will be largely determined by your own actions. I suggest you celebrate this fact. It’s the perfect time to do so: July is Feed Your Willpower Month.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Of all the concert pianos in the world, 80 percent of them are made by Steinway. A former president of the company once remarked that in each piano, “243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 pounds on an iron frame.” He said it was “proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.” That will be a potential talent of yours in the coming weeks, Gemini. Like a Steinway piano, you will have the power to turn tension into beauty. But will you actually accomplish this noble goal, or will your efforts be less melodious? It all depends on how much poised self-discipline you summon.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) Once upon a time, weren’t you the master builder who never finished building your castle? Weren’t you the exile who wandered aimlessly while fantasizing about the perfect sanctuary of the past or the sweet safety zone of the future? Didn’t you perversely nurture the ache that arose from your sense of not feeling at home in the world? I hope that by now you have renounced all of those kinky inclinations. If you haven’t, this would be an excellent time to do so. How might you reinvest the mojo that will be liberated by the demise of those bad habits?

LEO (July 23–August 22) In accordance with the astrological omens, I have selected three aphorisms by poet James Richardson to guide you. Aphorism #1: “The worst helplessness is forgetting there is help.”

My commentary: You have the power to avoid that fate. Start by identifying the sources of healing and assistance that are available to you. Aphorism #2: “You do not have to be a fire to keep one burning.” My commentary: Generate all the heat and light you can, yes, but don’t torch yourself. Aphorism #3: “Patience is not very different from courage. It just takes longer.”

My commentary: But it may not take a whole lot longer.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) You may not know this, but I am the founder and CEO of Proud to Be Humble, an acclaimed organization devoted to minimizing vanity. It is my sworn duty to protest any ego that exceeds the acceptable limits as defined by the Geneva Convention on Narcissism. However, I now find myself conflicted. Because of the lyrical beauty and bighearted charisma that are currently emanating from your ego, I am unable, in good conscience, to ask you to tone yourself down. In fact, I hereby grant you a license to expand your self-love to unprecedented proportions. You may also feel free to unleash a series of lovely brags.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) The next 28 days will not be a favorable period to sit around passively wishing to be noticed. Nor will it be a good time to wait to be rescued or to trust in others to

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instigate desirable actions. On the other hand, it will be an excellent phase to be an initiator: to decide what needs to be done, to state your intentions concisely and to carry out your master plan with alacrity and efficiency. To help ensure your success during the next 28 days, make this declaration each morning before breakfast: “I don’t want to observe the show. I want to be the show.”

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) “In life,

as in bicycling, pedal when you have to, coast when you can.” So says author James Lough, and now I’m passing on his advice to you—just in time for your transition from the heavy-pedaling season to the coasting-is-fun phase. I suspect that at this juncture in your life story you may be a bit addicted to the heavy pedaling. You could be so accustomed to the intensity that you’re inclined to be suspicious of an opportunity to enjoy ease and grace. Don’t be like that. Accept the gift with innocent gratitude.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) “When a jet flies low overhead, every glass in the cupboard sings,” writes aphorist James Richardson.

“Feelings are like that: choral, not single; mixed, never pure.” That’s always true, but it will be intensely true for you in the coming weeks. I hope you can find a way to tolerate, even thrive on, the flood of ambiguous complexity. I hope you won’t chicken out and try to pretend that your feelings are one-dimensional and easily understandable. In my opinion, you are ripe to receive rich lessons in the beauty and power of mysterious emotions.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Pop artist Andy Warhol said that in the future, everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. His idea had a resonance with the phrase “nine days’ wonder,” which as far back as Elizabethan times referred to a person or event that captured the public’s fascination for a while. You Capricorns are entering a phase when you’re far more likely than usual to bask in the spotlight.

Between now and September 2017, I bet you’ll garner at least a short burst of glory, acclaim or stardom— perhaps much more. Are you ready for your close-up?

Have you prepped for the influx of attention that may be coming your way?

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) One of my readers, Jay O’Dell, told me this story: “After my cancer surgery, a nurse said to me, ‘You may as well try magical thinking. Regular thinking hasn’t helped.’

I said to the nurse, ‘Well, why the hell not?’ That was seven years ago.” In bringing O’Dell’s testimony to your attention, I don’t mean to suggest you will have any health problems that warrant a strong dose of magical thinking. Not at all. But you may get wrapped up in a psychological twist or a spiritual riddle that would benefit from magical thinking. And what exactly is magical thinking? Here’s one definition: The stories that unfold in your imagination have important effects on what actually happens to you.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

Let’s talk about X-factors and wild cards and strange attractors.

By their very nature, they are unpredictable and ephemeral, even when they offer benevolent breakthroughs. So you may not even notice their arrival if you’re entranced by your expectations and stuck in your habitual ways. But here’s the good news, Pisces: right now you are not unduly entranced by your expectations or stuck in your habits. Odds are high that you will spy the sweet twists of fate—the X-factors and wild cards and strange attractors—as they float into view. You will pounce on them and put them to work while they’re still fresh. And then they will help you hike your ratings or get the funding you need or animate the kind of love that heals.

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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