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(Letters, July 27). We are not a joke, and we are not disguising ourselves to fool anyone. We are who we are. This is transphobia, and it’s bigotry, whether intentional or not. This has no place on the pages of your nominally progressive rag. This is no more appropriate than racist humor.

I hesitate to comment in the Bohemian, as it has over-edited my comments before, but I sure agree with Padi Selwyn (Open Mic, July 27). The current growth rate of permitting more wineries, especially in rural neighborhoods, needs to be reviewed more carefully. The one big industry in our county has for too long enjoyed the full support of our county supervisors. Their appointees to the planning commission have rubber stamped too many of their projects.

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Imbalance This rampant overdevelopment by the wine industry impacts not only Sonoma County but our neighbors in Napa, Mendocino, Lake, and more recently, Solano counties. I enjoy wine and there

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are certainly many good grape growers and winemakers in our region, to which the wine industry makes important contributions. However, given that wine is a boom-and-bust product, it has become a serious threat to our economy—too many eggs in the same basket. Ninety-six percent of the veggies and fruit sold in Sonoma County are imported from outside, according to Go Local, which means that we are no longer a food-ag county. In terms of food security, this is a dangerous imbalance that must be addressed.

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What Really Matters Let’s learn from native peoples before it’s too late BY GARY PACE

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am struggling to understand just what is going on: Russians hacking into email accounts, plagiarized First Lady speeches, “Make America Great Again,” deposed chairwoman . . .

Things are heating up! Literally. The temperature is going through the roof. New York is planning to build a wall around Manhattan to protect against sea level rise. Miami may be completely submerged within a few decades. Climatic shifts are coming more quickly than predicted, the ecological homeostasis is being changed for generations to come, and the campaigns are focused elsewhere.

Fortunately, I was able to turn to the Bohemian and read Will Parrish’s excellent article about the current battles to protect the redwoods in our area (“Last Stands,” July 27). Like a wise elder, he gives a sense of perspective that runs deeper than the tantalizing scandal of the moment.

Wisdom is embedded in Mr. Parrish’s article. He reports on the ignored counsel of the Karuk people who have lived in Northern California for 10,000 years (as have the Wappo, and later the Miwok and Pomo people). Sustainable cultures kept a balance in this region for millennia, before European contact led to the destruction of peoples and environment in less than 200 years. These folks are still here trying to figure out the way forward. Fortunately, the activists are also here. A new generation is showing up, reminding us that the forest is never saved, that the struggle is ongoing.

When contemplating the history, I feel a steely resolve to prevent a repeat of Charles Hurwitz’s strategy of extracting everything he could from the forest, all the while pitting environmentalists against loggers. He is long gone, we are still here, and the ecosystem has suffered greatly.

As the climate evolves to the next phase of “normal,” can we afford to ignore the advice of the original peoples to protect the life-support systems of our home? Given the key role trees play in protecting the land and the atmosphere, a decision to clear-cut redwoods at this critical time is almost incomprehensible.

Thank you, Bohemian, for keeping us focused on what really matters.

Gary Pace lives in Sebastopol.

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ON THE BEAT California lawmakers grapple with the intersection of police technology and accountability.

Eyes Wide Open State and county leaders seek to limit public access to police video BY TOM GOGOLA

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he ongoing national debate over police, videotapes and transparency—and particularly body-cams and dash-cam videos—roosted in Sonoma County last month.

District Attorney Jill Ravitch attempted to restrict defense attorneys’ use of videos via a “protective order” that they would have to sign before being granted access to dash- or body-

cam videos. In its initial iteration, which did not ultimately hold sway, defense attorneys would have been banned from using video from a criminal case as evidence in a civil case, and would have been compelled to return the videos to the district attorney once a case was adjudicated.

The ruling was met with stiff opposition from civil rights groups and local defense attorneys, and Ravitch ultimately backed down from the more onerous aspects of the protective-

order policy and returned with a less restrictive ruling that nevertheless was viewed as an unnecessary and duplicative gesture that would handcuff lawyers’ ability to properly defend their clients. The order was scaled down to a requirement that neither defense nor prosecuting attorneys could release any video unless they gave a 15-day notice to all parties in a legal proceeding.

Ravitch says her office was just trying to anticipate the intersection where modern

policing technology collides with rights of privacy—especially when videos capture persons who are not party to a crime.

And yet defense lawyers argued that disclosure rules are already in place to deal with exactly those issues, especially in cases involving sex offenders.

Santa Rosa defense attorney Izaak Schwaiger has spent a lot of time and energy on police and corrections-guard transparency and accountability, and says that when Ravitch revealed the new policy, a fellow attorney congratulated Schwaiger for having it essentially named after him.

Schwaiger has made a mark in local accountability circles for his relentless investigation into instances of alleged misconduct by law enforcement, especially at the Sonoma lockup. Those efforts often begin when public defenders approach him about their clients with claims that they were subjected to excessive force.

Recalling the controversy over the Ravitch ruling, Schwaiger notes that “it was interesting because I didn’t release a whole lot of videos.”

Once he’s contacted by the public defender, Schwaiger says, he contacts the police department, obtains the video and makes a determination about whether the officers’ treatment of the arrestee might be actionable.

His most high-profile case was a recent settlement with Sonoma County that involved a man being Tasered multiple times as officers tried to subdue him at the Main Adult Detention Facility. In-house video of that incident was recorded by Sonoma County corrections officials in order to show that the arrestee was highly intoxicated and unruly—a strategy that backfired when the county was forced to pay out $1.25 million in damages.

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that attorneys granted access to the videos in a criminal proceeding could not use them to pursue civil actions against the police—and that the attorneys had to return the videos once a case had closed. That’s not typically how public records are treated. As noted, the rationale was to protect innocent people who might be filmed in those encounters, but Schwaiger scoffs at that notion. “It was specifically and problematically crafted to deter lawsuits against the police.”

The ongoing debate over public access to police body- and dashcam videos can be viewed through the lens that sees a national tug-of-war over whether black lives or blue lives matter more. As numerous viral-video encounters have indicated over the past year, there’s a problem with the way some officers interact with communities of color.

And in this frustratingly binary construction around policing and accountability, there’s been a reaction from police departments around the country when it comes to limiting public access to body-cam and dash-cam videos, and aggressive posturing in legislatures focused on the rights of victims or their families, but which critics say are obvious attempts to shield the police from lawsuits by any means necessary.

In that sense, efforts to restrict public access to the videos seems to have taken a page from another ongoing national debate, over the right to access a voting booth, to the extent that restrictive voter-identification laws have been dismissed by one court after another in recent weeks as chasing after a problem that does not exist, or is otherwise dealt with in existing federal law.

To bring the analogy home, the California Public Records Act already includes exceptions and rules governing disclosure, says Jim Ewert, general counsel at the California Newspaper Publishers Association, which has lobbied vigorously against two such legislative efforts in Sacramento this year.

One bill, AB 2533, sought to

grant police officers the right to sue to prevent newspapers or the general public from accessing dash- or body-cam videos. That bill died, says Ewert, in large measure because of pressure from newspapers around the state that editorialized against the bill, “and those stories helped legislators understand how much of a threat this bill was to the Public Records Act, that anyone who is subject to a request—in this case it was police officers—could sue to prevent the release” of videos that would ordinarily be a part of the disclosure process in legal proceedings.

‘It was specifically crafted to deter lawsuits against the police’ The other body-cam video bill hits at a highly sensitive issue around videos that are taken when a police officer is killed in the line of duty, SB 2611. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports that four California law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Factor in the shootings of multiple police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge this year, and it’s not hard to see why law enforcement agencies are keen on protecting their own.

Yet Ewert notes that SB 2611 is not the answer, even as it works its way through the California Legislature.

“That’s on the Senate floor,” Ewert says, “and in some respects, 2611 poses an even greater threat to the Public Records Act than [AB 2533], because it absolutely prohibits the disclosure of any body-cam [information], whether audio or video, that shows an officer being killed in the line of duty, unless the officer’s family consents to its release.”

The bill may have a wellintentioned rationale of protecting

a family from watching the horror of a loved one killed on the local news, but Ewert notes that it is “problematic for several reasons.

First, it flat-out dismisses any public interest there might be in that footage. And more important— and even more dangerously—it hands the grieving family of the officer the veto power of the access to public records.

“And while it’s being spun as this mom-and-apple-pie bill that protects the families of slain officers, it really has the opposite effect. When you have incidents in communities, with the ubiquity of cameras, [the videos] are going to go absolutely viral, and the local agency will be totally unable to counter the notion that the officer was somehow at fault.

Instead of protecting the family, the entire focus is going to be on that family.”

Ewert adds that the bill’s defenders—it was introduced

by Silicon Valley Democrat Sen. Evan Low—have claimed that granting the veto power to the families of slain officers would “protect the families against having to see a video of their loved one over and over again.

Of course, it will have the exact opposite effect.” And, as with Ravitch’s attempt to limit access to video in Sonoma County, there are already limits on what can and what can’t be released.

Ewert notes that “current law already protects the family in a manner that doesn’t shift the burden to them.” The California Public Records Act already enshrines a balancingact methodology that would “probably favor nondisclosure most of the time.” But it also allows for the release of those videos if there is a demonstrated public interest in their release.

Ewert agrees with the general proposition that these efforts to limit disclosure can be seen as analogous to recent efforts to restrict voting rights on the spurious grounds of rampant voter fraud. “There is a broader energy at work here,” he notes.

“Law enforcement agencies in California just have to control the flow of information about themselves.”

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The Perfect BLT The fine minds behind Zazu roll out third iteration of pop-up sandwich shop BY FLORA TSAPOVSKY

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ike many allAmerican classics, a good BLT is more than meets the eye.

The seemingly simple combination of bacon, lettuce and tomato can range from the sublime to the deeply

disappointing. For Duskie Estes and John Stewart, the partners behind Zazu Kitchen + Farm, the perfect flavors aren’t the issue; it’s the logistics that make the road to the ideal BLT somewhat rocky.

As longtime BLT fans, the chefs took three summers to perfect

their summer BLT pop-up. “We’re known for our bacon,” says Estes, “and the best expression of it is in a BLT.” Year one found them in a shed in Healdsburg on the property of Davis Family Vineyards, which also happens to be one of Zazu’s

three farm sites. The pop-up, then named Zazu on the River, sold BLTs and poured wines, and was generally deemed a success. Year two, the pop-up relocated to the bocce court on the property and into a food truck, which broke down and had to be replaced. This year, equipped with a freshly built, fully functioning truck, the popup’s third reincarnation, Black Piglet, is back at Davis Family Vineyards.

“This time, it’s perfect,” gushes Estes. “The vineyard has a shaded deck, you’re the middle of the garden, you can have amazing wine and look at an amazing sculpture of a wine goddess.”

The 15-item menu matches up.

There’s the flagship BLT with the option to pick the tomato on your own, a pulled-pork sandwich, a vegetarian grilled-cheese rapini sandwich, a bacon hot dog, pies by Zazu pastry chef Jenny Malicki, and on the weekends, bacon-glazed doughnuts, pork belly poutine and a fresh farm salad. Sorbet from the vineyard’s wines is also available.

The bacon, prepared in-house, is undoubtedly the star. The BLT often tempts creative young chefs to mess with its basic simplicity; Zazu’s is nothing but bread from Nightingale Breads in Forestville, Tabasco aioli, sliced tomato, either grown on the property or from Soda Rock Farms in Healdsburg, crunchy lettuce and bacon.

Explaining Zazu’s staunch lack of variation (there isn’t even a wedge of avocado in sight), Estes says, “We think it’s the best version. It’s less about what we did to it but more about taking the best ingredients and letting them do the talking.”

The bacon, according to Estes, is a whole different breed. “Our pigs are raised on pasture,” she says, “and the bacon is dry-cured, made with real applewood smoke, while most bacon is wet-cured and prepared on liquid smoke.”

When it comes to the bacon’s crucial role in the BLT, “because it comes from a happy pig, you can

‘Because it comes from a happy pig, you can really taste the balance of sweet and salty.’

True to Zazu’s strict seasonality, the BLT pop-up is only operational in the summer, when tomatoes are in season, although the season could potentially start early if fried green tomatoes are being used. Despite its short lifespan, the future for Black Piglet seems rosy. In addition to the food truck’s summer location on the vineyard, Estes and Stewart are planning to use it for catering private and public events, from weddings to corporate gatherings.

The Spanish clothing brand Zara treated all its regional staff to Black Piglet’s riches as part of an employee event at the Barlow, and a ticketed event is planned on Aug. 10 at Paradise Ridge Winery.

“We had to navigate a bunch of different health department regulations and to build the ideal truck, which took almost two years instead of half a year,” Estes says. “We’re trying to do a countback of how many BLTs we need to sell in order to cover the truck’s cost, and so far we have 3,485 more to go.”

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S O N O MA CO U N T Y Dierk’s Cafe Cafe. $.Classic, fresh diner food in a comfortable diner setting.

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

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

Midtown Cafe: 1422 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.2233

Giorgio’s Italian Restaurant Italian. $$.

Classic Italian-American food served in a classic setting. New York–style pizza, ravioli and lasagna. You know the stuff.

25 Grant Ave, Healdsburg.

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

Jackson’s Bar & Oven American. $$. A casual hotspot with a great comfort-foodinspired menu in a key Railroad Square location. Get “The Undecided” pizza, with surprise toppings that never disappoint.

135 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.545.6900.

Mac’s Delicatessen Diner. $. Best diner in downtown Santa Rosa. Large selection of Jewish-style sandwiches; excellent cole slaw. 630 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.3785.

Old Chicago Pizza Pizza. $$. Casual rustic dining with tremendous pizza, ranging from the deepest-dish to the crispiest-crust. Toppings galore and history aplenty; yes, the building used to be a whorehouse. 41 Petaluma Blvd.

N., Petaluma. 707.763.3897.

Osake Sushi Bar & Grill Japanese. $$$. Gourmet

sushi, exotic seasoned seaweed salad, robata grill specialties and premium sakes.

2446 Patio Ct, Santa Rosa.

707.542.8282.

Ricardo’s Bar & Grill

American. $$-$$$. A local Bennett Valley neighborhood hangout, where you can enjoy delicious American comfort food. 2700 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.545.7696.

Risibisi Pizza. $-$$. An

oasis of urbanity that will transport you to New York, Paris even. The menu keeps freshly seasonal and changes weekly. 154 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.766.7600.

Scopa Italian. $$. For true

Tuscan flavors. Can be crowded, but you get to see what the neighbors ordered. 109-A Plaza St, Healdsburg. 707.433.5282.

SEA Noodle Bar Thai.

$-$$. The best thing about the noodles are the deeply flavorful broths that borrow from Vietnam’s tradition of noodle soups like pho and bun bo hue. 268 Coddingtown Center, Santa Rosa. 707.521.9087.

Speakeasy Fusion. $-$$.

Small plates with a large vegetarian selection and an Asian fusion-leaning menu.

And they’re open until 2am!

139 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.776.4631.

Terrapin Creek Cafe

American. $$$. A casual Michelin-star cafe specializing in both local and international comfort foods. Fresh seafood dishes and inventive meat based menu items make for well-rounded fare. If they have the game hen, get it! 1580 Eastshore Road, Bodega Bay. 707.875.2700.

Tonayan Mexican Restaurant Mexican. $.

Truly wonderful Sonoranstyle classics at rock-bottom prices. The enormous El Jefe combination can’t be beat. 500

Raleys Towne Center, Rohnert Park . 707.588.0893.

MARIN CO U N T Y Cafe Arrivederci Italian. $$. Owners Pedro Ulloa and Carlo Scatena promise food enthusiasts a truly enjoyable dining experience. The atmosphere is sophisticated but still comfortable, and the service staff is friendly yet efficient.

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

415.453.6427.

Finnegan’s Marin Restaurant & Bar

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

Fish Seafood. $$-$$$.

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

350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.FISH. Jennie Low’s Chinese.

$$. Light, healthy, and tasty Cantonese, Mandarin, Hunan, and Szechuan home-style cooking. Great selection, including vegetarian fare, seafood, and noodles.

Vintage Oaks Shopping Center, Rowland Ave, Novato.

415.892.8838.

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

authentic Mexican menu with American standbys 382 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.892.8838.

Mountain Home Inn

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

415.381.9000.

Nick’s Cove American.

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

23240 State Route 1, Marshall.

415.663.1033.

123 Bolinas California.

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

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

Osteria Stellina Italian.

$$-$$$. Billed as “Point Reyes Italian with an unwavering

Pico American. $$-$$$.

Located in historic downtown Larkspur, Picco offers a full bar, private dining rooms and cozy booths in a brick and redwood setting. Menu features locally inspired, innovative cuisine like barbecued Wolf Ranch quail, kampachi crudo and roasted pumpkin agnolotti, black garlic and chanterelle mushrooms.

320 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

415.924.0300.

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.

Scoma’s Seafood. $$-$$$.

A Sausalito classic with a fantastic bay view, Scoma’s offers whole crab, hearty chowders and perfectly grilled fresh and seasonal fish. 588 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.9551.

Seafood Peddler Restaurant & Fish Market Seafood & Italian.

$$. The Peddler strives to use only the highest quality ingredients in the preparation of every dish. Only the best extra virgin olive oils, freshly grated Parmesano-Reggiano, De Cecco pasta from Italy, fresh farmers market vegetables or Marzano Italian tomatoes make it into the sauces.

303 Johnson St, Sausalito.

415.332.1492.

Sol Food Puerto Rican. $.

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

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

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 415.451.4765.

Sorella Caffe Italian.

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

Station House Cafe

California. $$. Innovative menu, fresh local seafood and range-

fed meats. Outdoor dining; full bar 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1515.

Yet Wah Restaurant

Chinese. $$. Can’t go wrong here. Special Dungeness crab dishes for dinner; dim sum for lunch. 1238 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.460.9883.

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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.

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commitment to local organic products,” and that’s pretty much what you get. The food is dependably inventive and delicious. Highly recommended.

11285 Hwy 1, Pt. Reyes Station.

415.663.9988.

Norman Rose Tavern

N A PA CO U N T Y Bounty Hunter Wine Bar. $$. Wine shop and bistro with maverick moxie for the wine cowboy. Premium bottles for sale too. 975 First St, Napa.

707.226.3976.

Brannan’s Grill California. $$-$$$. Creative cuisine in handsome Craftsman setting.

Unique dishes, such as rabbit ragu and grilled quail, join lamb shank and filet mignon, but don’t count out the great salads –or the call-aheadfor-it lava tort. 1374 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.2233.

Cole’s Chop House

American steakhouse. $$$$$. Handsome, upscale 1950s-era steakhouse serving chophouse classics like dryaged porterhouse steak and Black Angus filet mignon. Wash down the red meat with a “nostalgia” cocktail. 1122 Main St, Napa. 707.224.6328.

La Toque Restaurant

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

1314 McKinstry St, Napa.

707.257.5157.

Mango on Main Thai.

$$. Casual Thai, but with unexpected gems. The Thai iced tea–out of this world. The pad Thai–incredibly authentic and balanced. A must-try for all Thai lovers. 1142 Main St, Napa. 707.253.8880.

Morimoto Japanese.

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

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

707.258.1516.

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

Pizza Azzurro Italian. $.

Run by a former Tra Vigne and Lark Creek Inn alum, the pizza is simple and thin, and ranks as some of the best in the North Bay. 1260 Main St (at Clinton), Napa. 707.255.5552.

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

707.944.2222.

Ristorante Allegria

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

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

707.254.8006.

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.

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at sister winery Esterlina, orange cheese puffs are served for palate cleansing between sips of exclusive Cole Ranch Riesling and big, soft and fruity reds. Plus, inexpensive, solid and sassy “Diablita” rocks screw-capped bottles of Sonoma County Red, White, Pink and Zin. Dandy view can be enjoyed from the tasting room or the patio. 435 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg.

Open daily, 10am–5pm. Tasting fee, $15. 707.433.1637.

Kenwood Vineyards

Icon of 1970s wine boom remains more or less the same, a tidy but rambling barn with a modest L-shaped bar serving up ever-popular Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and exclusive Jack London Vineyard wines.

Prices also frozen in time: pick up a solid, Sonoma County wine without being left wearing nothing but a barrel.

9592 Sonoma Hwy., Kenwood.

10am–4:30pm daily; tasting fee, $5. 707.833.5891.

Mercury Geyserville

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

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

Pangloss New name from Audelssa crew, same rugged mountain Cab, plus Zin and Anderson Valley Pinot.

13750 Arnold Drive, Glen Ellen. Tasting room open daily, 10:30am–5pm. 707.933.8565.

Rochioli Vineyards & Winery White House

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wine. Tony Blair had a special relationship with the West Block Pinot. 6192 Westside Road, Healdsburg. Thursday– Monday 11am–4pm.

707.433.2305.

Sonoma Valley Portworks Although it’s

a small-time crime to call a wine “port” what wasn’t made in Portugal, it’s all on the level here at the home of DECO California Port. Everybody gets a button: “Lick my glass!”

613 Second St., Petaluma.

Thursday–Monday, noon to 5pm. No fee. 707.769.5203.

Truett-Hurst Newly

planted biodynamic estate features patio seating, gardens, steelhead habitat, plus frisky goats and sheep. Taste brambly Zin and “Burning Man” Petite Sirah in airy, barnlike house, furnished with rough-hewn recycled materials. 5610 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg.

Tasting, 11am–5pm daily, no fee. 707.433.9545.

Viansa Winery Large and filled with crosspromotional products, a deli and a pseudo-Italian marketplace. 25200 Arnold Drive, Sonoma. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 707.935.4700.

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

Tasting fee, $10. 707.887.1996.

NAPA COUNTY 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.

Casa Nuestra Winery Endearingly offbeat, with a dedicated staff and a collection of goats and dogs roaming freely. 3451 Silverado Trail N., St. Helena. Open daily, 10am– 5pm. 707.963.5783.

Frank Family Vineyards A media mogul imagineered a Napa Valley winery that’s surprisingly no-frills, friendly and free of charge, from the flute of bubbly welcome to the last sip of award-winning Cab. Emphasis is on the historic Larkmead winery, the wine and, natch, the guest at this popular tasting room set in the winery’s remodeled craftsman farmhouse. Frank Family Vineyards, 1091 Larkmead Lane, Calistoga. Tasting daily, 10am–4pm, $10; reserve, $25.

707.942.0753.

PlumpJack Winery Part of the huge empire in part helmed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. Syrah, Merlot and more. 620 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville. Open daily, 10am– 4pm. 707.945.1220.

RustRidge Ranch Down one of Napa’s less-traveled roads, the story began with thoroughbred horses. Bed and breakfast stays available in a rambling ranch house with wall-to-wall horse decor.

2910 Lower Chiles Valley Road, St. Helena. By appointment, 10am–4pm. Tasting fee, $20.

707.965.9353.

Trefethen Winery An estate winery that won fame in “the other Paris tasting” in the 1970s, and garnered sustainability honors in the 2010s, Trefethen is open for business despite damage suffered by their historic old winery building in the Napa earthquake. Cab, Chard, and superb Dry Riesling. 1160 Oak Knoll Ave., Napa. Open daily by appointment. Tasting fee, $25–$35. 866-895-7696.

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on’t blame winemakers Chris Condos and Suzanne Hagins for bringing yet more Pinot Noir to Sebastopol’s historic apple country.

Just relax under the apple trees at their new tasting room on Gravenstein Highway, and have a long, cold pour of their heirloom . . . apple cider.

The husband-and-wife team behind Horse & Plow Winery got into the cider business by happenstance, according to Hagins. For one thing, from the outset they committed to only buying grapes from certified organic properties, and those tend to support a diversity of crops, including apples. Then one year there was a bumper crop of apples at their son’s school down the road.

The cider they made from those apples was a success, and they decided to go for it, commercially.

Horse & Plow ciders and several wines are poured on tap in their “tasting barn,” a rustically styled building that fits right into the weathered promenade of old Gravenstein Highway apple sheds, but is new construction, with recycled wood accents from a barn that occupied the same footprint on this lot.

I wrote about Hagins for Swirl back in 2009, when she was making Lutea Pinot Noir. Now the Pinot program is folded in under “The Gardener” label of Horse & Plow. For all the critical attention they’ve received for Horse & Plow, the couple hasn’t yet made it their only job (Condos runs the 40,000-case Vinum Cellars in Napa), but their young son has. He’ll try to sell you a $3 squash from a “farm stand” he set up on an antique wagon in front of the tasting room.

On a recent weekday, two young women from a local business were overjoyed to unwind after work with a glass of fresh and fruity Beaujolais-style 2015 Carignane ($8 glass), while a dude who favors the bolder reds found the inky purple 2013 Old Vine Petite Sirah ($9 glass, $28 bottle) more his speed. Bright and spicy, the 2013 Horse & Plow Redwood Valley Grenache ($28) has hints of bay leaf and black olive, while the top Gardener barrel selection, the 2014 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir ($45), is as brooding as a blueberry cobbler could be.

The 2015 Hops & Honey Cider ($4 glass, $22 growler, $12 refill) is bottle- and keg-conditioned, meaning that a secondary fermentation produces the bubbles, not a CO2 injection. Only a little bit on the tastefully funky side, the Farmhouse Cider ($12) is Gravenstein-heavy, but also contains heirloom cider varieties.

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1272 Gravenstein Hwy. N., Sebastopol. Open Thursday–Monday, 11am–5pm. Tasting fee, $15; by the glass, $4–$10. 707.827.3486.

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Under the Prairie Sun Inside Sonoma County’s famed chicken ranch turned recording studio BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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othing says North Bay like a world-class, Grammy award–producing recording studio built on an old 10-acre chicken ranch. At Prairie Sun Recording Studio in Cotati, vintage analog gear and stateof-the-art digital equipment coexist in buildings that used to incubate chicks and store grain. Transformed by founder Mark “Mooka” Rennick in 1980, Prairie Sun has welcomed the biggest names in the industry to this ranch location and has become renowned in musical circles and mythologized by Sonoma County locals.

As a music fan and Sonoma County native, I had heard countless stories about the place and had to get a look at Prairie Sun for myself. After passing the driveway twice (there’s no sign on the rocky rural road advertising the studio’s location), I greet Rennick in the parking lot, a sly

smile on his face and two ranch dogs at his side. The 64-year-old’s silver hair sways in the breeze as he offers me his hand. “Welcome to Prairie Sun,” he says with a slight Midwestern drawl. “Ready for the tour?”

The rural site houses three separate studios and two

farmhouses where local and outof-town bands come to stay, like a music summer camp, while they work all hours of the day. In the last 30-plus years, Rennick and the staff have hosted performers of every conceivable genre, from Arlo Guthrie to Iggy Pop, and have recorded everything from Tibetan singing bowls to a Sonoma County forensics team.

Studio C Rennick brings me into Studio C first, an old egg-incubating room.

Now a large echo chamber largely used to track drums, the studio features a mural painted by Tubes’ drummer Prairie Prince that resembles the fields of

Rennick’s youth, where he grew up in Galesburg, Ill. “So this is the Prairie Room,” says Rennick, who took the name Prairie Sun from the student newspaper at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Prairie Grass Restoration Project, which Rennick worked for in his youth. “This is a prairie story in Sonoma County.”

Prairie Sun Studio manager Nate Nauseda meets us there.

With sandy blond hair and a Superman-cleft chin, the 27-year-old Nauseda doesn’t look like a guy who was up until 3am recording the night before, although that’s exactly what he was doing, nailing down a bass part for Sonoma County

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GEARHEADS Mark ‘Mooka’ Rennick and Nate Nauseda actually get really excited about all those sliders and knobs and blinky lights in Studio A.

trio Rainbow Girls. The two immediately start swapping stories with each other.

“We had Kiss’ drummer in here [in 1983],” Rennick says. “That was a big moment. Faith No More did their first record here. Testament did their first record here.”

“Stuff like Racer X, stuff on the Shrapnel [Records Group],” adds Nauseda. Formed in 1980, Shrapnel is a Bay Area label dedicated to heavy metal. Rennick guesses that Prairie Sun has done at least a hundred of their releases over the decades.

Other big names that have come through the studio include Van Morrison, Booker T. Jones, Carlos Santana, Dick Dale, the Doobie Brothers, Gregg Allman, Johnny Otis, the Melvins, Primus

and Les Claypool, Wu Tang Clan, the Mountain Goats, Delta Spirit and AFI. “You do this for 40 years,” Rennick says, “who hasn’t recorded here?

“We just had a reggae band here, Jah Sun and his backup band the Dubtonic Kru,” he continues. “So we had an entourage of, like, nine Jamaicans and an Italian production team and their wives, cooking Italian food and talking Rasta. It was fascinating.”

That’s the beauty of Prairie Sun. Bands from around the world come in, stay as long as they need and bask in the communal vibe of the place.

The studio also owns any and all gear one would need— dozens of guitars, drums, a 1914 Steinway grand piano and everything in between—as well as

both analog and digital recording equipment that’s run by a team of expert engineers, all in service of the artist.

The Waits Room “It’s a really interesting room, because it should not sound good,” says Prairie Sun chief engineer Matt Wright as we step into a barebones storage room just off Studio C, known as the Waits Room. “It’s a cube, which violates all the rules of acoustics. But something about the cement floor and the bare wood walls—they’re paper thin and not nailed down in very many spots, so it vibrates.”

In 1989, after relocating from Los Angeles to Sonoma County, songwriter Tom Waits was looking to do something new.

“Tom Waits wanted to do a record here, but he wanted something radically different, sonically,” Rennick says.

At first, Waits wanted to bring Prairie Sun’s gear to his own basement. Then he happened upon the room, little more than a closet and less than 200 square feet, which he stripped out, settled into and recorded in, most notably his critically acclaimed album Bone Machine. In a 1993 interview with Thrasher magazine, Waits said, “I found a great room to work in, it’s just a cement floor and a hot water heater. . . . It’s got some good echo.”

“It really serves acoustic music, anything that should feel organic,” Wright says. “It sounds like someone’s living room.”

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Prairie Sun ( 19 Machine,” Rennick says, “you can really hear this space.”

“It’s a character on those recordings,” Nauseda adds.

“And now it’s a shrine,” Rennick says.

Wright, nodding, says, “It’s a pilgrimage for a lot of musicians.”

These days, bands like Royal Jelly Jive and Brothers Comatose come to the Waits Room to record and pay homage. Royal Jelly Jive’s recent release, Stand Up, even features a song called “Dear Mr. Waits.”

Last year, Oklahoma’s Turnpike Troubadours stayed a month on the property and recorded their self-titled album largely in the Waits Room. That album reached No. 3 on the Billboard country chart. Critics praise the album for its intimate sound. In an interview with PopMatters last year, bassist RC Edwards said, “We’ve never had that kind of time in the studio before, just to get in there and feel like the pressure was off. We could take our time, try new ideas and just get really comfortable. That’s by far the most comfortable I think we’ve ever been in the studio.”

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“What it is, is we’re gear whores,” Rennick says, “and we’re not ashamed to say it.” He leads me over to a massive board, an early’70s Neve console, one of two on the property.

“It’s still the recording desk,” Wright says. “It’s bigger than life.”

Gearheads may know the name Rupert Neve, but the rest of us? Suffice to say he’s one of the most preeminent designers of recording equipment of the last century. He began his career building radar equipment during WWII and has spent a lifetime as an electronic engineer developing and evolving mixing boards and consoles. Neve just turned 90 and lives in Texas.

Other highlights of Prairie Sun’s gear list include the console that the Who recorded their 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia on and several vintage Studer two-inch,

24-track tape machines that are in good condition. The studio also has dozens of vintage guitar amps, four drum kits, 60 to 70 electric and acoustic guitars and a locker full of every kind of microphone under the sun.

“I think people are excited about working in recording studios again,” Wright says.

“People thought the DIY thing was a permanent shift, but it was a moment in time. And it wasn’t just music—people thought the way to do everything was to do it yourself.

“Now most of the bands I know hire professionals,” he continues.

“The bands are no longer trying to do it all themselves. And a lot of it has to with the fact that they don’t have time. If they’re serious about their music, they have to spend their time booking and performing. And they’re also excited about the craft of records—they’re record fans.

They’re excited about making albums as a piece of art, the way their heroes did, and they

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want to do it in the same type of environment.”

As we continue the tour, we move into Studio B, where Atlanta-based Americana duo Mouths of Babes is tracking vocals. Both members, Ty Greenstein and Ingrid Elizabeth, have called Sonoma County home for some years now; Elizabeth recorded with Wright at Prairie Sun in her old group, Coyote Grace.

“We were thinking of places all over the country where we wanted to record,” Elizabeth says. “I had such fond memories of this place.

We wanted to work out here. It’s been great.”

As we watch the duo play a song, vocal harmonies swirling around the small room, Rennick’s smile widens. “That’s a moment.

This is what I dig, when you feel the vibe, listen to bands like that,” Rennick says. “That’s why I wanted to be a studio owner. It’s not the finished record; it’s the life experiences, and it’s being around

people being creative.”

“This place just has such a character and quality that really intrigues artists,” Nauseda says.

“Any place where you create art is going to reflect that art, and this place is wonderful for that reason.

It inherently imparts that quality on artists. Regardless of the acoustics, the gear, any of that—this place has a history, an iconoclastic history.

And I really think that history, that vibe, all flows into the records.”

The Engineers “There’s a really good quote, and I forget who said it,” Nauseda says, “but it goes, ‘A good engineer can’t make a bad band sound better, but they can make a great band sound greater.’ And I think that’s really true.”

Like everyone else working at Prairie Sun, Nauseda started as an intern, four years ago. A musician himself, Nauseda not only ) 22 understands the craft,

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Now the studio manager, Nauseda splits time between running the front office and recording bands in session.

“Everything we do is in service of the artist,” he says. “We’re all very dedicated people, dedicated to the music, the gear and the craft.

There’s such an art that goes into this. I came up here because I care about helping people make music.

It’s very fulfilling to help someone realize their dream.”

Wright also began his journey with Prairie Sun, in 2005, as an intern, learning under veteran Oz Fritz, whose credits include Tom Waits’ Mule Variations, Alice and Blood Money. Wright has been the studio’s chief engineer since 2009.

“Matt Wright is a badass,” Rennick says, “and you can quote me on that.”

The Ghost

Apparently, some love Prairie Sun so much, they never leave.

There are two farmhouses on the property where bands can stay while working, and Nauseda says he’s had multiple musicians tell him that a woman haunts one of them.

Residents claim that knocking can be heard each night at 11pm.

“It could be the water heater,” says Nauseda. “But I prefer to think of the more poetic version.”

Stories like that remind Nauseda that the history of the land dates back further than a studio, further even than the chicken ranch. “So many different chapters to this place. It’s evolved, and it still evolves.”

Our last stop on the tour is Studio A, at the top of the hill.

Studio A still has that new car smell, recently retrofitted with the help from designer Manny LaCarrubba. It also holds the studio’s largest mixing console, fitted with 80 inputs. The engineers can control any room from Studio A, aided by cabling that runs underground.

“Our digital system for mixing is as sophisticated as any in the Bay Area, and we’re really proud of that,” Rennick says. “We like to

do it analog, that’s what we really like. The idea is to be everything to everybody, literally.

“In the end, nobody sees us,” he adds. “Nobody knows the record they’re listening to was recorded on a funky old chicken farm.

They just listen and know, ‘That’s touching me.’”

‘This place has an iconic history. And I really think that flows into the records.’

Rennick relates a story he calls one of the studio’s great moments.

John Darnielle, lead singer of indie rock band the Mountain Goats, was recording in the Waits room for the band’s 2005 album The Sunset Tree.

“He said, ‘I need Mooka. I need Mooka [Rennick’s nickname],’” he says. “He’s singing a song about a wolf [“Up the Wolves”]. He pointed to the corner and said, ‘I want you to sit right over there.’ He made me sit in the room while he sang the lead vocal about five times, and he said, ‘I just want you to be here while I sing this.’ And that was a real honor for me. I knew that I was on the record in a certain sense.”

For Rennick and the crew at Prairie Sun, the camaraderie that comes from sharing in these experiences reminds them of the reason they chose a career in music to begin with.

“It’s a lot of work,” Nauseda says.

“But the work is rewarding. We’re doing something not only to help people; we’re doing something that’s good for us, good for the property and good for the gear.

There’s a whole lot of good.”

Musicians interested in recording at Prairie Sun can contact Nate Nauseda at 707.795.7011.

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Since photography was invented in the 1800s, one of the most popular subjects has been the female figure. This month, a broad range of provocative, humorous and surreal images are displayed in the new art show, ‘Exposure: The Female Nude in Photography.’ Pulled from a private collection, the images span the late 19th century to today, and many have never been seen publicly.

The exhibit also features some of the most prominent names in photography, including the pioneering Imogen Cunningham and the controversial Robert Mapplethorpe. Live music and refreshments accompany the photos when “Exposure” opens with a reception on Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Art Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St., Santa Rosa. 6pm. $15. 707.579.1500.

The 2015 documentary The Breach is a fascinating look into the perils facing wild Alaskan salmon, once an abundant species that suffered from overfishing in the mid-20th century and is now under federal management. Filmmaker Mark Titus explores the history and still-tenuous relationship between salmon and human beings. This weekend, Titus appears in person to present the film for the inaugural Wild Perspectives event in Napa Valley. After the screening, Titus leads a discussion, followed by a salmon soiree, featuring fine wine, craft beer and salmon prepared by specialty purveyor La Saison. The Breach screens on Sunday, Aug. 14, at Cameo Cinemas, 1340 Main St., St. Helena. 2:30pm. $100.

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The comedy also happens on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 8pm. $20–$40. desicomedyfest.com.

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Spanish for Punk Debuting last April, Sonoma County punk rock promoter Shock City, USA excels at ushering in nationally and internationally touring bands to Santa Rosa. This month, Shock City welcomes Barcelona post-punk band Belgrado, currently touring in support of their excellent new record, Obraz. Belgrado combines vintage bass and drum riffs, à la Joy Division, with the ethereal vocals of lead singer Patrycja Proniewska for a cool sound that’s straight out of 1979. Supporting Belgrado is Chain of Flowers, hailing from the U.K. and boasting densely packed punk and sublime shoegaze songwriting.

Oakland’s melodic punks Silent Era and Sonoma County rockers Service fill out the bill on Monday, Aug. 15, at the Beach Warehouse, Santa Rosa. 7pm. $10. Email shockcityusa@gmail.com for address.

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ohemian and Pacific Sun readers have voted, and now two bands will be featured at the upcoming NorBay music awards show on Aug. 14 at Juilliard Park in Santa Rosa.

Josh Windmiller leads the Crux on vocals and an assortment of instruments, the most eclectic of these being large metal chains.

Windmiller describes the band’s

sound as something between an energetic punk band and a cabaret show. The day before the NorBays, the Crux, consisting of Windmiller, Taylor Cuffie, Joshua James Jackson and Kalei Yamanoha, will debut their latest album, Crux Interpretem, when they headline the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Aug. 13.

The energetic and hard-hitting Crux Interpretem, recorded on four-track at Gremlintone

Studios in Santa Rosa, features accordions, electric guitar, banjo, drums and vocals.

While recording the first half of the album, “we kind of came unhinged in the studio a little bit,” Windmiller says. Yet this only furthered the band’s enthusiasm for experimentation, and allowed for a “devil-may-care, haphazard excitement,” according to Windmiller.

For their performance at the NorBay awards, Windmiller

and multi-instrumentalist Kalei Yamanoha will be playing as a duo. This will result in a more stripped-down acoustic show, with Yamanoha on guitar and accordion and Windmiller on vocals, guitar and chains.

The Rhythm Rangers, also performing, complement the Crux with their seasoned country-rock sounds. The Rhythm Rangers are a seven-piece band often referred to as “America’s jukebox” by fans as well as lead vocalist Kevin Russell.

“We can play many different types of music,” Russell says, “and if someone asks us to play a song, we can usually play it.” The band consists of Russell, Rick Cutler, Blair Hardman, Cori Wood, Bobby Lee and Russ Gauthier.

Each band member is involved in a myriad of other musical endeavors, and while this brings a broadly talented and experienced crowd to the table, rehearsals are infrequent. The band probably rehearses only around three to four times a year and performs 15 to 20 gigs annually.

“Audiences respond to the band because we’re having fun.

Everybody likes each other, and everybody is reliable. The primary objective is to have fun,” Russell says, citing the infectious energy that comes from the band’s chemistry and wide-ranging talent.

Unlike the Crux, who play primarily original music, the Rhythm Rangers play mostly covers, but “we aren’t a tribute band. We try to make covers our own,” says Russell. “People in this band are the cream of the crop of Sonoma County musicians.”

The Crux and the Rhythm Rangers play the NorBays Music Awards on Sunday, Aug 14, at Juilliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 5pm.

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of the play over the course of his career, but his first playing Sir Andrew, and his first appearance with Marin Shakespeare.

“I’ve known Robert and Lesley Currier forever,” he says. “But I’ve never been able to perform here because I’ve had a summer gig in Ashland since 1992.”

This year, however, Hume found himself with his first free summer season in two-and-a-half decades, after appearing in a production of Pericles at the renowned Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Committing to Pericles meant Hume would be unavailable for Ashland’s 2016 season, and when the Curriers learned he’d be gig-less this summer, Lesley immediately offered him the role of Sir Toby Belch.

Having played that part twice already—once as a youth at the American Conservatory Theater and six years ago at the Oregon festival—Hume said he’d rather take a crack at Sir Andrew, one of Shakespeare’s most complex comedic creations.

“I honestly had no idea how I’d play a character like Sir Andrew,” he says. “It actually scared me a little. Lesley said, ‘Michael, if Sir Andrew would make you happy, then you can play Sir Andrew.’”

Hume admits that, compared to the relative opulence of the Tonywinning Oregon festival, doing Twelfth Night on the Forest Meadows stage at Dominican University is a production that’s a bit less fancy than he’s become used to.

“At OSF,” Hume says with a laugh, “if my character needs a handkerchief, then wardrobe gives me 12 or 15 handkerchiefs.

At Marin Shakespeare, someone says, ‘Hey, Michael, do you have a handkerchief you can use?’ It’s a mom-and-pop operation . . . a bit rough-and-tumble.

“But as actors,” he adds, “we all come from rough and tumble.

Working here, doing this show, it’s a great reminder of what I got into theater to do in the first place—and it’s marvelous.”

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We open at the Verdi Club in Manhattan in 1944, where the welloff Ms. Jenkins (Meryl Streep) is entertaining the culture vultures in Manhattan. Her husband, St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), a former actor, massacres a little Hamlet as an entr’acte before his wife and patroness, Florence Foster Jenkins, assumes the stage. The hefty lady is the center of a playlet about the winged Angel of Inspiration visiting Stephen Foster to bestow “Oh, Susanna!” upon him.

Jenkins is a patron of the conductor Toscanini (John Kavanagh), who’d rather look the other way when Florence tries to get practice as a mezzo-soprano. She hires an accompanist, Cosmé McMoon (The Big Bang Theory’s Simon Helberg, the movie’s real standout). McMoon little realizes he will be playing for a singer so cataclysmically off-key.

Jenkins’ career soars, greased with the help of her own money. She trades small practice rooms for the largest stages in New York, and her rise is contrasted with McMoon’s terror, which ranges from Frenchwaiter simper to a hysteric requiring an immediate hypodermic of tranquilizer.

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Reggae: Ridgway We recently fawned over Novato-based Ridgway, who blend hot guitar licks and laidback grooves on their new album, Brighter Days.

Blues/R&B: Twice As Good The father/son duo (pictured) pull from two lifetimes of music when they play in their weekly residency at Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park and throughout the North Bay.

Jazz: Lost Dog Found This last spring, Lost Dog Found frontman Chris Hudlow suffered a stroke, a scare for fans of the wailing jive-swing jazz band he formed in 2010. But you can’t keep a good dog down, and the band is back on the road, performing around Northern California.

Hip-Hop/Electronic: Pure Powers Sonoma County’s Pure Powers performs an awesome exhibition of fast rhymes, fat beats and positive energy. He recently worked with Rockwell Foundation and the Vans Warped Tour on the H2Flow project aiming to provide clean water to those in need.

DJ (live): DJ Beset Holding down the turntables at nightclubs near and far, DJ Beset is one of the most indemand DJs in the North Bay today.

DJ (Radio): Bill Bowker The beloved KRSH personality just curated the Sonoma County Blues Festival and continues to host the best new music during his weekly Blues with Bowker radio show.

Folk/Acoustic: The Crux Led by Josh Windmiller, the chain-rattling folk revivalists celebrate their new release this week. (See Arts, p24.)

Promoter: Josh Windmiller Aside from his work with the Crux, Windmiller is dedicated to putting the North Bay on many musical maps, and has made his mark as the founder of the North Bay Hootenanny and the organizer of the Railroad Square Music Festival in Santa Rosa.

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Country/Americana: Rhythm Rangers Led by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Russell, the Rhythm Rangers play timeless Americana. (See Arts, p24.)

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Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

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25 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

707.431.2800.

Corkscrew Wine Bar

Ives Park

Aug 12, Saffell. Aug 13, Obstinate Ostinato. Aug 16, Danny Montana. 100 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.789.0505.

Concerts

Ranch, 738 Main St, St Helena.

707.963.4555.

SONOMA COUNTY

The six-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer with a humanitarian heart performs in Napa. Aug 11, 8pm. $41 and up. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa.

707.259.0123.

Cornerstone Sonoma

Clubs & Venues

Aug 11, 6pm, Ricky Alan Ray. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.280.4658.

Belgrado

Local punk-rock promoter Shock City, USA hosts postpunk heavyweights from Spain, with support by UK shoegazers Chain of Flowers and others. Aug 15, 7pm. $10.

The Beach Warehouse, address given upon RSVP, Santa Rosa. shockcityusa@gmail.com.

Dave Koz & David Sanborn

The two jazz saxophone greats share the stage for the first time as part of their Side-bySide tour. Aug 13, 5pm. $89 and up. Rodney Strong Vineyards, 11455 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg. 707.431.1533.

Global Guitar Summit

Indian nylon-string guitarist Konarak Reddy, American scalloped fretboard guitar pioneer Matthew Montfort and German fingerstyle guitarist Teja Gerken perform solo and ensemble pieces. Aug 12, 8pm. $20-$23. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol.

707.874.3176.

Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy Two of the world’s most renowned guitarists tear it up together onstage. Aug 17, 8pm. $79 and up. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

MARIN COUNTY Return to Aquarius

Day of peace, love and music celebrating Woodstock features Phil Lesh and a rotating cast of friends performing a set dedicated to the memory of Jerry Garcia.

Aug 13, 12pm. $65. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

NAPA COUNTY Fruition

The harmonic Portland, Ore, band belts out their roots-rock with chef Stephen Barber cooking up Southern-inspired dishes over the live fire pit. Aug 13, 8pm. $35-$45.

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Aug 12, Mike Z & the Benders.

Aug 13, Now & Zen. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.576.7765.

Annie O’s Music Hall

Aug 13, the Shams with Culann’s Hounds and Lucky Ol’ Bones. 20 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.542.1455.

Aqus Cafe

Aug 11, Sonoma Strings. Aug 12, Tito & the Harmonic Three.

Aug 13, Wisps & Willow. Aug 14, 2pm, Gypsy Jazz Guitars. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Barley & Hops Tavern

Aug 12, Jacob Green. Aug 13, Gypsy Cafe. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

Bergamot Alley

Aug 16, Dirty Cello. 328-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

707.433.8720.

The Big Easy

Aug 11, T Luke & the Tight Suits with Run Boy Run. Aug 12, the Reverend Shawn Amos. Aug 13, Second Line. Aug 14, B3B4 Organ Trio. Aug 16, American Alley Cats. Aug 17, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics. 128 American Alley, Petaluma.

707.776.4631.

Aug 13, 1pm, Stewart Degner solo. Aug 14, 1pm, Dawn Angelosante Duo. 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma.

707.933.3010.

D’Argenzio Winery

Flamingo Lounge

Aug 12, the Zins. Aug 13, Salsa Band. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Forestville Club

Aug 12, Frankie Boots & the City Limits with Bucc Nyfe and Sharkmouth. Aug 13, Hearts and Bones Band. 6250 Front St, Forestville. 707.887.2594.

Francis Ford Coppola Winery

Aug 13, 6pm, Lost Dog Found. 300 Via Archemides, Geyserville. 707.857.1400.

Green Music Center

Aug 11, Lindsey Stirling. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Guerneville Community Church

Aug 10, 7pm and , Aug 14, 5pm, “Sing Me a River” with the River Choir. Free.

14520 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.0516.

Healdsburg Plaza

Aug 16, 6pm, the Mother Truckers. 217 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.431.3301.

Hood Mansion

Aug 12, Funky Fridays with Full Steem. 1450 Pythian Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.833.6288. www. funkyfridays.info.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Aug 11, John Pita. Aug 12, Clay Bell. Aug 13, Greg Yoder.

133 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.578.1826.

Aug 11, the Iguanas. Aug 13, the John Brothers Piano Company. Aug 17, David Shaw.

230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.7300.

Cinnabar Theater

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Cellars of Sonoma

Aug 13, Men of Worth Celtic Duo. 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.

Coffee Catz

Aug 12, 3:30pm, PR Jazz Duo. Tues, 12pm, Jerry Green’s Peaceful Piano Hour. Aug 11, 3:30pm, Randall Collen & Todd Smith Jazz Duet. 6761

Aug 12, David Thom. Aug 13, Jaydub & Dino. Aug 14, 1pm, Anthony Presti. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg

Aug 13, 6:30pm, Anne Sajdera with Gary Brown and Deszon Claiborn. Aug 12, 6pm, Michael Hantman and Carol Shumate.

Aug 10, 5pm, Onye & the Messengers and the Harvest Band. Aug 17, 5pm, Pulsators and the Bruthas. Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

Aug 12, Domenic Bianco.

146 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.772.5478.

Juilliard Park

Aug 14, 5pm, the Norbays Music Awards with the Crux (duo) and the Rhythm Rangers.

227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

KRSH

Aug 11, 6pm, Reverend Shawn Amos and the Tall Toad Experience. 3565 Standish Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.588.0707.

Lagunitas Amphitheaterette

Aug 15, 4:20pm, Blind Pilot.

1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

ON A MISSION FROM GOD The official Blues

Brothers Revue rolls into Santa Rosa on Friday, Aug. 12, to the House of Rock. See Clubs & Venues, below.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Aug 10, Puff Puff Beer. Aug 11, Lipbone Redding. Aug 12, Go

by Ocean. Aug 13, the Stu Tails.

Aug 14, Junk Parlor. Aug 17, the Sextones. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Main Street Bistro

Aug 11, Susan Sutton jazz piano.

Aug 12, Blyth Klein Streetwise.

Aug 13, Levi Lloyd & the 501 Blues Band. Aug 14, Tia Carroll.

Aug 16, Mac & Potter. Aug 17, Willie Perez. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

Mc T’s Bullpen

Mon, Wed, Fri, DJ Miguel.

16246 First St, Guerneville.

707.869.3377.

Montgomery Village Shopping Center Aug 11, 5:30pm, Kalimba. 911 Village Court, Santa Rosa.

Murphy’s Irish Pub

Aug 12, Deluxe. Aug 13, Mostly Simply Bluegrass. Aug 14, 2pm, Stadler Gibbons Band. Aug 16, Evening Bell. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre

Aug 11, 10,000 Maniacs. Aug 12, Rhett Miller. Aug 16, Scott Stapp. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Aug 12, 8pm, “Journeys Beyond the Border” with David Helfand and Justin Lader. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Rio Nido Roadhouse Aug 13, the Hot Zone. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido.

707.869.0821.

Rock Star University House of Rock

Aug 12, the Official Blues Brothers Revue. 3410 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa.

Rossi’s 1906

Wed, Paint Nite at Rossi’s.

Thurs, open mic night. Aug 13, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs. Aug 14, 5pm, Brandon & the Bee’s Knees. Aug 14, 9pm, Sunday Night Blues Jam. 401 Grove St, Sonoma.

707.343.0044.

Seasons of the Vineyard

Aug 13, 4pm, Sandy Cressman’s Homenagem Brasileira.

113 Plaza St, Healdsburg.

707.431.2222.

Spoonbar

Wed, 6pm, Michael Hantman.

219 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.7222.

Taft Street Winery

Aug 14, 3pm, the Thugz. 2030 Barlow Lane, Sebastopol.

707.823.2049.

Toad in the Hole Pub Sun, live music. 116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.544.8623.

The Tradewinds Bar

Tues, Open Mic. Wed, Sonoma County Blues Society. Aug

13, Elvis Outta Rehab. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7878.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Aug 12, Stax City. Aug 13, Train Wreck Junction. Aug 14, 4pm, Sunday Funday BBQ with Hibbity Dibbity. Aug 15, the Blues Defenders pro jam.

Aug 16, open mic night with Rojo. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip

Aug 13, DJ Crisp. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.843.5535.

MARIN COUNTY Angel Island State Park

Aug 13, 2pm, Blithedale Canyon.

Aug 14, 2pm, Savannah Blu. 1 Main St, Tiburon. 415.435.3972.

The Club at McInnis Park

Aug 12, the 7th Sons. 350 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael.

415.492.1800.

Fenix

Aug 11, Dyson & Special Occasion. Aug 12, Kahulanui.

Aug 16, Brian Travis Band.

Aug 17, pro blues jam with the Marinfidels. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

George’s Nightclub

Aug 13, DJ Marlo. Aug 14, Mexican Banda. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

Grazie Restaurant

Aug 13, Doug Adamz. 823 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.897.5181.

Aug 12, Wonderbread 5. Aug 13, Hunter & the Dirty Jacks with Luke Erickson. Aug 14, 5pm, Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono with Korby Lenker. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery

Aug 10, Bermuda Grass. Aug 17, Todos Santos. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

Lagoon Park

Aug 14, Festival Gastronomico Salvadoreno with Alvaro Torres.

Marin Civic Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

Marin Country Mart

Aug 12, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with the Joshua Smith Trio. Aug 14, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with the Larkdales.

2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

Menke Park

Aug 14, 5pm, Summer Sunday Concerts with Bubba’s Taxi.

Redwood and Corte Madera avenues, Corte Madera.

415.302.1160.

19 Broadway Club

Aug 10, Diamond Lung and DJ Brycon. Aug 11, Dance/ House at Club 19. Aug 12, 5:30pm, Jump to It. Aug 12, 9pm, Bradford and Hurricane Gulch. Aug 13, 5:30pm, Donna Eagle. Aug 13, 9pm, Plasticsoul with the Armoires and Tomas D. Aug 14, 2pm, the Jazz Roots Band. Aug 14, 5pm, the Little Bit Show. Aug 17, the Hubcap Stealers. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar

Aug 11, Gail Muldrow Blues Band. Aug 12, Michael Aragon Quartet. Aug 13, Art Khu Trio.

Aug 14, Doug Nichols and friends. Aug 15, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Aug 17, Robert Elmond Stone and friends.

757 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.1392.

Osteria Divino

Aug 11, Passion Habanera. Aug 12, Nicholas Culp Trio. Aug 13, James Henry’s Hands on Fire.

Aug 14, Brian Moran Duo. Aug 16, Gabrielle Cavassa with Keith Saunders. Aug 17, Jonathan Poretz. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

Aug 10, EMK. Aug 11, Wanda Stafford. Aug 16, Swing Fever.

Aug 17, Martha Crawford and

Madera Town Center, Corte Madera. 415.924.2961.

Peri’s Silver Dollar

The Trident

Aug 10, the New Sneakers.

Aug 11, Mark’s Jam Sammich.

Aug 12, Matt Bolton. Aug 13, Tom Finch Trio. Aug 16, Waldo’s Special. Aug 17, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue.

29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio

Aug 12, Jesse Brewster. Aug 13, Bluesiana dance party with Maria Muldaur. Aug 14, 4pm, Zulu Spear and Soul Ska. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Rickey’s

Aug 13, Moonglow Trio. Aug 13, Vince Charming. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato. 415.883.9477.

San Anselmo Town Hall

Aug 12, 5pm, the Jazz Roots Band. 525 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.258.4600.

Sausalito Seahorse

Aug 11, Marin Jazz Trio. Aug 12, salsa with DJ Jose Ruiz. Aug 13, Marinfidels. Aug 14, 5pm, Karabali with Karl Perrazo and Michael Spiro. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Servino Ristorante

Aug 12, Liza Silva & Voz do Brazil. Aug 13, Harmonica Jazz. 9 Main St, Tiburon.

415.435.2676.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

Aug 12, French Oak Gypsy Band.

Aug 13, Just Friends. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall

Aug 13, 6:30pm, Audrey Moira Shimkas Jazz Trio.

558 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.331.3232.

NAPA COUNTY Beringer Vineyards

Aug 13, 12:30pm, Twang Ditty.

Aug 14, 12:30pm, Jazz Mirage.

2000 Main St, St Helena, 866.708.9463.

Billco’s Billiards

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

Ca’ Momi Osteria

Aug 12, David Correa and Tommy Hill. Aug 13, Travis Hayes. 1141 First St, Napa.

707.224.6664.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Aug 11, Jimi James. Aug 12, Levi Lloyd & the 501 Blues Band. Aug 13, Jinx Jones & the King Tones. Aug 14, DJ Aurelio. Aug 16, Blues Caravan of AllStars. 902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

Goose & Gander

Aug 14, 1pm, Kenya B Trio.

1245 Spring St, St Helena.

707.967.8779.

Markham Vineyards

Aug 10, 6:30pm, “Music in the Vineyards” with the Jupiter Quartet. 2812 St Helena Hwy N, St Helena. 707.963.5292.

Pioneer Park

Aug 11, 6:30pm, Saint Ashbury.

Free. 1308 Cedar St, Calistoga.

707.942.2838.

Aug 10, Rhett Miller and Jackie Bristow. Aug 11, Darrell Scott and Mark Nelson. Aug 12, Futurebirds. Aug 13, Nigel Hall. Aug 14, Fog Swamp. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.1100.

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Terrapin Crossroads

Aug 11, Dan Martin. Aug 12, Craig Corona. Aug 13, Dawn & Tony. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa.

707.320.9000.

Aug 11, San Geronimo. Aug 12, Top 40 dance party with the Terrapin All-Stars. Aug 14, 4pm, “Stories & Songs” with Phil Lesh & the Camp Terrapin Family Band. Aug 14, 7:30pm, Midnight North with Scott Law. Aug 15, Grateful Mondays with Scott Law, Grahame Lesh and friends. Aug 16, Stu Allen and friends. Aug 17, Cochrane McMillan and friends. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Town Center Corte Madera

Aug 14, 12pm, Audrey Moira Shimkas & Infinity. 100 Corte

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Aug 10, jazz night. Aug 11, Zak Fennie. Aug 12, Dr L Zone. Aug 13, Gretschkat.

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Aug 10, Jonie Marie. Aug 11, Doug Houser. Aug 12, N2L. Aug 13, Garratt Wilkin & the Parrotheads. Aug 17, David Kelleher. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

Uva Trattoria

Aug 10, Tom Duarte. Aug 11, Le Hot Jazz. Aug 12, Gentlemen of Jazz. Aug 13, Party of Three.

Aug 14, Nate Lopez. Aug 17, Trio Solea. 1040 Clinton St, Napa.

707.255.6646.

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Art Works Downtown, “Musical,” a showcase of artwork relating to the art of music through subject matter, medium or composition. 5pm.

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Art Museum of Sonoma County, “Exposure,” femininity in photographic portraiture is explored through works

by Imogen Cunningham, Helmut Newton, Nobuyoshi Araki, Robert Mapplethorpe and others.

6pm. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. 707.579.1500.

Aug 14

Headlands Center for the Arts, “Summer Project Space Exhibitions,” witness and engage with the artist-in-residence space both as working studios and complete exhibitions. 3pm. 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito.

415.331.2787.

Marin Society of Artists, “The Abstract Eye,” featuring abstract or semi-abstract artwork

by MSA artists with paintings, photography and 3D work and jewelry.

2pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. 415.464.9561.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center, “Brian McLachlan (19442015),” a retrospective sampling of artist and woodworker’s fifty-year career. 4pm.

6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo.

415.488.8888.

Aug 17

Rohnert Park-Cotati Library, “Highlight of Photography,” displaying the work of 10 outstanding Sonoma County photographers.

6pm. 6250 Lynne Conde Way, Rohnert Park.

707.584.9121.

SONOMA COUNTY Alchemia Gallery

Through Aug 28, “Earth, Wind & Fiber,” mixed-media collection featuring works of art from three distinct mediums: ceramics, glass mosaics and fiber arts. 111 Kentucky St, Petaluma. Mon-Tues, Fri, 10 to 5; Wed-Thurs, Sat, 10 to 4; Sun, 11 to 4. 707.775.3794.

The Art Wall at Shige Sushi

Through Oct 31, “Marsha Balian Solo Show,” the artist’s representational collages offer a sense of mystery, invention and narrative. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. Hours vary. 707.795.9753.

Arts Guild of Sonoma

Through Aug 29, “August Art Exhibition,” spotlighting all 30 guild artists, new works in all mediums offer something for everyone to enjoy. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.

BackStreet Gallery

Through Sep 2, “Implied,” painter Suzanne Edminster and sculptor Chris Beards present a pop-up art installation. Art Alley off South A St, Santa Rosa. Sat-Sun, 11 to 5.

Calabi Gallery

Through Sep 10, “Summer Show,” featuring works by three Sonoma County artists, Terry Holleman, Bernadette Howard and Bambi Waterman, who share a sensibility of revering and preserving the natural world. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.781.7070.

Cutting Edge Salon

Through Aug 31, “Sightings,” seven photographers reveal gorgeous, though not often noticed, details of our world. 7773 Healdsburg Ave, Sebastopol. 707.823.3307.

Dutton-Goldfield Winery

Through Sep 13, “James Reynolds Solo Show,” local artist works with pastels and focuses on landscapes, wildlife and portraits. 3100 Gravenstein

Through Aug 31, “August Art Show” working artist studios are open for viewing. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

Gallery One

Through Sep 4, “New Work,” invited artists Isis Hockenos, Joyce Kelly, Judy Klausenstock, Sandra Speidel and Joanne Tepper show their latest multimedia works. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma.

707.778.8277.

Graton Gallery

Through Aug 14, “Don’t Make Me Laugh,” featuring works

by Mylette Welch and Maria Ester Sund with guest artists including Tim Dixon. Showing in conjunction with the juried Cigar Box show. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4. 707.829.8912.

Hammerfriar Gallery

Through Sep 3, “Joey Enos: Sculpture,” Oakland-based sculptor uses simple materials to create overexaggerated pieces of planks and cartoonish columns. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg.

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

707.473.9600.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Through Aug 28, “Reflections | Shadows,” regional juried exhibit presents a diverse selection of works based on the theme. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6.

707.431.1970.

History Museum of Sonoma County

Through Sep 4, “Medieval to Metal,” traveling exhibit on the art and evolution of the guitar comes to Santa Rosa. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. TuesSun, 11 to 4. 707.579.1500.

IceHouse Gallery

Through Aug 22, “Past Tense, Present Tense,” a vibrant career-spanning exhibit of paintings by Jack Stuppin.

405 East D St, Petaluma.

707.778.2238.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Through Sep 10, “Leaf & Petal, Root & Seed,” juried show with each artist displaying four

pieces that explore ways that plants nourish and sustain human life. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Through Aug 21, “A Fine Line,” a selection of over 35 works by living masters of the art of drawing. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.473.9150.

Petaluma Historical Library & Museum

Through Aug 28, “Tribal Voices,” historical Native American artifacts and contemporary artwork from Becky Olvera Schultz and Christine Cobaugh. 20 Fourth St, Petaluma. Wed-Sat, 10 to 4; Sun, noon to 3; tours by appointment on Mon-Tues.

707.778.4398.

Pie Eyed Open Studio

Aug 13-14, “Friends of the Duck,” featuring the work of 10 diverse artists’ who have had studios at the Giant Yellow Duck in Sebastopol. 2371 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol.

Sat-Sun, 12pm to 4pm 707.477.9442.

Riverfront Art Gallery

Through Sep 4, “Showin’ on the River,” juried fine art show features over 40 artists showing works in all medium.

132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

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

Sculpturesite Gallery

Through Aug 20, “Frank Morbillo: New Works,” displays a selection of recently completed abstract sculptures ranging from pedestal size to garden scale. 23588 Arnold Dr, Sonoma.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Through Sep 4, “Boundaries,” juried show features engaging art related to geographical, emotional or physical boundaries. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.

Sebastopol Library

Through Aug 30, “Don de Vivieros & the Art of North America,” featuring imaginative and skillful works from the late artists and professor. 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. Mon-Tues, 1 to 5 and 6 to 9; Wed-Sat, 1 to 5.

707.823.7691.

MARIN COUNTY Bay Model Visitor Center

Through Aug 17, “The Periphery Project: Walking the Bay,”

Corte Madera Library

Through Aug 18, “Commitment to Creativity,” group show by Golden Gate Marin Artists celebrates women in the visual arts. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.

Desta Art & Tea Gallery Through Aug 15, “Shifting Tides,” encaustics painter Robin Denevan’s imagined landscapes and scultpor Phyllis Thelen’s telling forms display.

417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. Mon-Sat, 10 to 6 415.524.8932.

Falkirk Cultural Center Through Sep 7, “Unleashed,” Terra Linda Ceramic Artists present a show that explores the concept of each artist’s idea of what it means to be unleashed, untethered, released or free. Free. 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael.

415.485.3438.

Marin Society of Artists

Through Aug 10, “Sparks,” juried photography exhibit features works from guest artists as well as MSA members. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, noon to 4pm 415.464.9561.

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Paul Mahder Gallery

photographer and artists Lisa Kairos’ encaustic paintings, drawings, water media and photo prints are inspired by her walks on shorelines of San Francisco Bay. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Room Art Gallery

Through Aug 28, “Laurel Shear Solo Show,” the artist’s large, lush oil paintings of abstract expressionism are on display.

86 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Mon-Fri, 10 to 6; Sat, 10 to 4. 415.380.7940.

Throckmorton Theatre

Through Aug 31, “Oceans Art Exhibit,” group show is inspired by our magnificent oceans and sea creatures and our desire to understand and protect them.

142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Toby’s Gallery

Through Aug 30, “Bay Area Painting 2016,” showing experimental media and nontraditional artists as well as traditional art forms. 11250 Hwy 1, Point Reyes Station.

NAPA COUNTY Caldwell Snyder Gallery

Through Aug 31, “Joshua Jensen-Nagle & Emily Filler: Recent Photographs & Paintings,” Toronto-based artists display aerial-view beach-scene photos and large abstract flower-arrangement paintings that walk the line of imagination and reality. 1328 Main St, St Helena. Open daily, 10 to 6. 415.531.6755.

MarinMOCA

Through Aug 28, “Artists of MarinMOCA,” juried group show features a diverse selection of works by over 70 Bay Area artists. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; SatSun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137.

Marinwood Community Center

Through Sep 11, “Slugs, Bugs, Wings, Fins,” solo exhibit

by Marin artist Lucy Arnold shos watercolors featuring butterflies, birds and other colorful creatures. 775 Miller Creek Rd, San Rafael.

415.479.0775.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Through Aug 25, “Bay Area Women Artists,” a collection of the latest from several talented artists. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment.

415.388.4331.

Osher Marin JCC

Through Aug 21, “Not Forgotten,” exhibition of

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Fresh and funny faces of the Bay Area standup scene appear, with host Howard Johnson. Aug 14, 7pm. $15.

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Desi Comedy Fest

Bay Area-based Indian-born comedians, Samson Koletkar and Abhay Nadkarni, host third annual showcase of comedians from South Asian communities. Aug 13, 7pm. $20-$40. Muscardini Cellars Tasting Room, 9380 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood,

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Rocky LaPorte

Headlining comedian, seen on “The Tonight Show” and Comedy Central, takes the stage, presented by MarinComedyShow. Aug 17, 8pm. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato, $20-$25.

Events Artisan’s Bazaar & Cosmic Cowboy Fashion Show

An all-day market with local artisans vending artwork, clothing, jewelry, and other wares includes live music, local brews and face painting.

Followed by an evening warehouse party and fashion show. Aug 13, 10am. Free/$10.

Chimera Arts & Maker Space, 6791 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. www.chimeraarts.org.

A Day on the Farm

An intimate vineyard tour features gondola ride, screening of documentary “From Grapes to Apples to Grapes” and al fresco Italian meal with locally sourced ingredients and Russian River Valley Zinfandel and Pinot Noir.

Reservations required. Sun, Aug 14. $165. Marcucci Farms, 2308 Laguna Rd, Santa Rosa. www.marcuccifarms.com.

Gravenstein Apple Fair

The apple of Sebastopol’s eye offers live music, arts and crafts vendors, local food, wine, cider and beer, contests, children’s corner and more.

Aug 13-14. $10-$15. Ragle Ranch Park, 500 Ragle Rd, Sebastopol.

Greek & Middle Eastern Festival

Eat, drink and dance to traditional Mediterranean food and music in this 10th annual festival. Aug 13-14. Free admission. St. George Orthodox Church, 7311 College View Dr, Rohnert Park.

IMCF 15th Anniversary Celebration Meet the clinic’s practitioners, sample a session, have a bite to eat, pick-up a free sample, listen to music and more.

Aug 17, 6pm. Free. Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation, 175

Concourse Blvd, Santa Rosa.

707.284.9225.

Loud & Clear Music Gear Experience

Meet the pros and check out musical gear from manufacturers such as Yamaha, D’addario, Shure and Kala Ukuleles with demos, giveaways and more. Aug 13, 10am. Free admission. Loud and Clear Audio Visual, 7886 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.665.5650.

Marin Bonsai Club Annual Auction

Bonsai, pre-bonsai, pots, books, stands and more will be available. Aug 16, 7pm.

Free admission. San Rafael Corporate Center, 750 Lindaro St, San Rafael. 415.454.3077.

Pongapalooza

Third annual table tennis extravaganza includes food and drinks and the old school hip hop of DJ Samala to accompany the paddle action. Aug 13. Rio Theater, 20396 Bohemian Hwy, Monte Rio. 707.865.0913.

Top Hats Art Show

Fundraiser for Phoenix Theater’s health clinic features paintings, photography and interactive hat-making art. Aug 14, 5pm. by donation. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

Tour d’Organics

Spit, long utilized by thousands of birds and seals on their daily and seasonal migrations.

Aug 13, 11am. $40-$60. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, ptreyes.org.

Film Dark Side of Oz

Screening of Hollywood classic “The Wizard of Oz” is paired with Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon.” Aug 12, 7:30pm.

Free. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

A Family Undertaking Documentary about the growing home-funeral movement is followed by an insightful discussion. Aug 11, 7pm. $10. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 415.713.1477.

Making a Killing: Guns Greed & the NRA The center’s Film Night presents the documentary that looks at gun culture in America, with post-screening discussion. Aug 11, 7pm.

Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.575.8902.

Movie Night at Gun Bun

Annual West Sonoma County recreational bicycle ride with four routes and stops at local organic farms ends with a communal meal and live music.

Aug 14. $45-$99. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.823.1511.

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” with a screening on the lawn.

Music by DJ Golden Gram and retro concessions are also on hand. Aug 13, 7pm. $15.

Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma.

707.938.5277.

Water Carnival

The Taming of the Shrew

An old-fashioned water party on the Russian River includes water slide, rubber duck race and barrels of fun for all ages.

Aug 13, 11am. Free admission.

Veterans Memorial Beach, 13839 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg.

Field Trips It All Flows Here

Russian River paddling trip is hosted by Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation, LandPaths and the Russian Riverkeeper. Aug 12, 8:30am.

Free. Russian River, Hwy 128, Geyserville.

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The 1967 classic film starring ELizabeth Taylor screens. Aug 15, 7pm. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma.

707.996.9756.

Wild Perspectives

Free. Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma, 1970 Rainier Circle, Petaluma. 707-559-8585.

Women Are the Answer

Tiburon Film Society presents the Australian/Indian produced documentary on attempts at achieving population control in developing countries without coercion. Aug 13, 1:30pm.

Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.3871.

Food & Drink Cidermaking Tips & Tricks

Get your cider-making skills on point with this class. RSVP requested. Aug 13, 2pm. $20.

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

707.544.2520.

Living Foods

Get a taste of Headlands chef Damon Little’s kitchen. Aug 14, 5:30pm. $30-$40. Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. 415.331.2787.

Lunch & Learn

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

707.341.3185.

Seven % Solutions Tasting Series

Compare California and Old World wines with educational tastings. Wed, 7pm. through Sep 14. $50. Bergamot Alley, 328-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.8720.

Join filmmaker Mark Titus for a screening of his award winning film, “The Breach,” about the plight of wild salmon. Followed by a discussion and a soiree next door at the Odd Fellows Lodge. Aug 14, 2:30pm. $100.

Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.9779.

Simply Summer Celebration

With My Whole Broken Heart

Sourdough at Home

Emotionally gripping film features heart-wrenching stories of parents whose children’s lives were claimed by terror and their inspiring responses to those horrific experiences. Aug 14, 7pm.

CRITIC’S CHOICE

It’s a Zinfandel party with top food purveyors, local winemakers and more on hand. Aug 14, 1pm. $35-$55.

Trentadue Winery, 19170 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville.

707.433.2768.

Learn how to make delicious sourdough breads at home, from starter to perfectly baked oven loaf with author and baker Stephen Yafa. Aug 13, 1pm. $20. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg.

707.431.7433.

Pies, Cider, Fun Gravenstein Apple Fair is sweet

They’re crisp, they’re sweet, they’re tart and they’re falling from trees in west Sonoma County right now.

The Gravenstein apple was once a ubiquitous treat throughout Sebastopol orchards before grapes became the dominant cash crop. But the apples still prosper, and the Gravenstein Apple Fair, entering its 43rd year this weekend with two days of food, drinks, live music, arts and crafts, contests and fun, puts the fruit front and center.

Highlights include the pie-baking contest, in which locals are invited to whip up their best apple pie for the lucky judges to sample.

For the rest of us, fritters, caramel apples and pies aplenty go well with barbecue, Indian cuisine, tacos, teriyaki, paella and popsicles from celebrated local food vendors. Craft ciders, beer and wine will help the food go down, and a chef’s tent features masterful dishes from John Ash & Co. chef Thomas Schmidt, Michele Anna Jordan and others.

Kids will love the various farm-life activities, and adults can groove to music by David Luning, Bootleg Honeys, Tommy Thomsen, Dgiin and others.

The Gravenstein Apple Fair happens on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13–14, at Ragle Ranch Park, 500 Ragle Road, Sebastopol.

10am–6pm. $10–$15; kids five and under are free. www.gravensteinapplefair.com.

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‘Taste Destination 128’ Wine & BBQ Open House Hosted at the five family wineries under the Taste

Destination 128 group’s umbrella. Aug 13, 11am.

Alexander Valley, various locations, Healdsburg. www. tastedestination128.com.

Wags, Whiskers & Wine Gala

Lectures Curiosity Comes First

Education innovator Dr Ramsey Musallam shares insights on creating learning environments fueled by student curiosity. Aug 12, 7pm. Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.389.4292.

Olompali in the 1960s

A talk about excavating the Burdell Mansion at Olompali State Historic Park, once home to the Grateful Dead and the Chosen Family commune. Aug 17, 7pm. Free. Novato Library, 1720 Novato Blvd, Novato.

415.898.4623.

Readings Book Passage

Aug 10, 7pm, “On the Nose” with Jayme Moye and Hans Florine.

Aug 10, 7pm, “The River in My Backyard” with Mikkel Aaland.

Aug 11, 7:30pm, “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena” with Anthony Marra, in conversation with Don George. Aug 15, 7pm, “The Immigrant Princess” with Variny Yim. Aug 16, 7pm, “American Heiress” with Jeffrey Toobin. Aug 17, 7pm, “Girl in the Afternoon” with Serena Burdick.

51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Cloverdale Performing Arts Center Aug 11, 7pm, Books on Stage, featuring award-winning novelist Peter Rock, with postshow literary salon at Plank Coffee. $10. 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale 707.829.2214.

Commonweal

Aug 17, 3pm, “The Biology of Wonder” with Andreas Weber, registration requested. Free. 451 Mesa Rd, Bolinas.

Guerneville Library

Aug 11, 12:30pm, Book Discussion Group, read and be ready to discuss “Just Kids” by Patti Smith. 14107 Armstrong

2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 877.424.1414.

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Murder at Sea

Aug 10, 5:30pm, Food Lover’s Book Group, read and be ready to discuss “The World on a Plate” by Mina Holland.

Free. 25 North St, Healdsburg 707.431.7433.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

Aug 12, 7pm, “The Hike” with Drew Magary, hosted

by Copperfield’s Books.

146 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.772.5478.

Novato Copperfield’s Books Aug 13, 7pm, “The Art of Opportunity” with Parker Lee. 999 Grant Ave, Novato 415.763.3052.

Peace & Justice Center

Aug 12, 7pm, “Tales from the Perpetual Oppositional Culture” with Rebel Fagin, book launch includes music by Hoytus and One Heart. Free. 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa 707.575.8902.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books Aug 14, 2pm, “Adnan’s Story” with Rabia Chaudry.

140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Point Reyes Presbyterian Church

Aug 12, 7pm, “A Way to God” with Matthew Fox. by donation.

11445 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station 415.663.1349.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

Aug 12, 7pm, “America’s Social Arsonist” with Gabriel Thompson. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Theater Big Fish

Larger-than-life Broadway musical version of the film about a father’s tall tales told to a skeptical son is directed

by Gene Abravaya. Aug 12-28. $26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 707.588.3400.

Broadway Under the Stars

Transcendence Theatre Company’s award-winning series invites you to “Dance the Night Away” as a star-studded cast performs show-stopping numbers from Broadway and beyond. Includes pre-show music and food and wine vendors. Through Aug 21. $42 and up. Jack London State Park,

Get a Clue Productions’ new mystery dinner theater show is a Caribbean cruise who-dunnit, with audience participation and island-themed attire encouraged. Sat, Aug 13, 7pm. $68. Charlie’s Restaurant, Windsor Golf Club, 1320 19th Hole Dr, Windsor. 707.837.0019.

The Plot Against Shakespeare

Debut production of the play

by Sonoma County playwright David Beckman that finds the Bard suffering from writer’s block when his characters come to life to help him, or kill him trying. Aug 12-27. $5-$28.

Shakespeare in the Cannery, 3 West Third St, Santa Rosa.

Robin Hood

Ross Valley Players presents the family favorite tale of the merry band who rob from the rich and give to the poor.

Through Aug 14. $25-$29. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.456.9555.

Romeo & Juliet

Shakespeare’s tales of starcrossed lovers comes alive in the natural settings of the state park, presented by We Players.

Aug 12-Sep 25. Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, 3325 Adobe Rd, Petaluma. www.weplayers.org.

Sneak Peek at ‘The Blues Is a Woman’

Get a look at this work in development theater piece with an all-star cast of female singers and musicians celebrating the contributions women gave to the blues. Aug 11-12, 7pm. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.4331.

The Taming of the Shrew Raven Players present Shakespeare’s comical battle of the sexes at Bear Republic’s outdoor courtyard. Aug 1127. $10-$25. Bear Republic Brewing Company, 345 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

707.433.2337.

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Celebrate the power of unconditional love and second chances. Enjoy fine local wines and beer, a gourmet dinner, auctions, live music and lots of animals from Sonoma Humane Society. Aug 12, 5:30pm. $175.

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They don’t make the list, but places like these deserve honorable mention: Alaska’s North Coast (14.93 percent), Northern California (13.97 percent), southeastern Maine (13.29 percent) and northern New Hampshire (12.40 percent).

Denver, 14.84 percent The Mile High City certainly lives up to its reputation as it basks in the glow of legalized weed and enjoys the benefits of marijuana tourism.

Seattle, 14.31 percent Another high-use city in another legalization state.

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Portland, Ore., 13.32 percent The City of Roses is developing a reputation as a city that has a real yen for another kind of flower.

Boston, 13.12 percent Bostonians are toking up like they’ve already legalized cannabis, but that won’t happen until November.

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Anchorage, 12.37 percent The Alaska Supreme Court legalized possession in 1979, but prohibitionists managed to undo that a few years later. The wheel has turned again as the state ended prohibition in 2014, and Alaskans are taking full advantage.

Olympia, Wash., 12.01 percent It’s just down the I-5 corridor from Seattle, and the pot-friendliness of the state’s largest city extends to the state capital.

Albuquerque, 12 percent You see why they call New Mexico the Land of Enchantment.

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Astrology For the week of August 10

ARIES (March 21–April 19) Using scissors, snip off a strand of your hair. As you do, sing a beloved song with uplifting lyrics. Seal the hair in an envelope on which you have written the following: “I am attracting divine prods and unpredictable nudges that will enlighten me about a personal puzzle that I am ready to solve.” On each of the next five nights, kiss this package five times and place it beneath your pillow as you sing a beloved song with uplifting lyrics. Then observe your dreams closely. Keep a pen and notebook or audio recorder near your bed to capture any clues that might arrive. On the morning after the fifth night, go to your kitchen sink and burn the envelope and hair in the flame of a white candle. Chant the words of power: “Catalytic revelations and insights are arriving.”

The magic you need will appear within 15 days.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) This would be a

good time to have a master craftsperson decorate your headquarters with stained glass windows that depict the creation stories of your favorite indigenous culture. You might also benefit from hiring a feng shui consultant to help you design a more harmonious home environment. Here are some cheaper but equally effective ways to promote domestic bliss: Put images of your heroes on your walls. Throw out stuff that makes you feel cramped. Add new potted plants to calm your eyes and nurture your lungs. If you’re feeling especially experimental, build a shrine devoted to the Goddess of Ecstatic Nesting.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) You Geminis are as full of longings as any other sign, but you have a tendency to downplay their intensity. How often do you use your charm and wit to cloak your burning, churning yearnings? Please don’t misunderstand me; I appreciate your refined expressions of deep feelings—as long as that’s not a way to hide your deep feelings from yourself. This will be an especially fun and useful issue for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. I advise you to be in very close touch with your primal urges.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) Be vulnerable and sensitive as well as insatiable and irreverent. Cultivate your rigorous skepticism, but expect the arrival of at least two freaking miracles. Be extra nurturing to allies who help you and sustain you, but also be alert for those moments when they may benefit from your rebellious provocations. Don’t take anything too personally or literally or seriously, even as you treat the world as a bountiful source of gifts and blessings. Be sure to regard love as your highest law, and laugh at fear at least three times every day.

LEO (July 23–August 22) Let’s assume, for the sake of fun argument, that you do indeed have a guardian angel. Even if you have steadfastly ignored this divine helper in the past, I’m asking you to strike up a close alliance in the coming weeks. If you need to engage in an elaborate game of imaginative pretending to make it happen, so be it. Now let me offer a few tips about your guardian angel’s potential purposes in your life: providing sly guidance about how to take good care of yourself; quietly reminding you where your next liberation may lie; keeping you on track to consistently shed the past and head toward the future; and kicking your ass so as to steer you away from questionable influences. OK? Now go claim your sublime assistance!

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Although you may not yet be fully aware of your good fortune, your “rescue” is already underway. Furthermore, the so-called hardship you’ve been lamenting will soon lead you to a trick you can use to overcome one of your limitations. Maybe best of all, Virgo, a painful memory you have coddled for a long time has so thoroughly decayed that there’s almost nothing left to cling to. Time to release it! So what comes next?

Here’s what I recommend: Throw a going-away party for everything you no longer need. Give thanks to the secret intelligence within you that has guided you to this turning point.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) Here comes a special occasion—a radical exemption that is so rare as to be almost impossible. Are you ready to explore

BY ROB BREZSNY

a blessing you have perhaps never experienced?

For a brief grace period, you can be free from your pressing obsessions. Your habitual attachments and unquenchable desires will leave you in peace. You will be relieved of the drive to acquire more possessions or gather further proof of your attractiveness. You may even arrive at the relaxing realization that you don’t require as many props and accessories as you imagined you needed to be happy and whole. Is enlightenment nigh? At the very least, you will learn how to derive more joy out of what you already have.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

In the coming weeks, I suspect that life will attempt to move you away from any influences that interfere with your ability to discern and express your soul’s code. You know what I’m talking about when I use that term “soul’s code,” right? It’s your sacred calling, the blueprint of your destiny, the mission you came to earth to fulfill. So what does it mean if higher powers and mysterious forces are clearing away obstacles that have been preventing you from a more complete embodiment of your soul’s code? Expect a breakthrough that initially resembles a breakdown.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)

Maybe you know people who flee from the kind of Big Bold Blankness that’s visiting you, but I hope you won’t be tempted to do that. Here’s my counsel: Welcome your temporary engagement with emptiness. Celebrate this opening into the unknown. Ease into the absence.

Commune with the vacuum. Ask the nothingness to be your teacher. What’s the payoff? This is an opportunity to access valuable secrets about the meaning of your life that aren’t available when you’re feeling full. Be gratefully receptive to what you don’t understand and can’t control.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) I placed a wager down at the astrology pool. I bet that sometime in the next three weeks you Capricorns will shed at least some of the heavy emotional baggage that you’ve been lugging around; you will transition from ponderous plodding to curious-hearted sauntering. Why am I so sure this will occur? Because I have detected a shift in attitude by one of the most talkative little voices in your head. It seems ready to stop tormenting you with cranky reminders of all the chores you should be doing but aren’t—and start motivating you with sunny prompts about all the fun adventures you could be pursuing.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) What you are most afraid of right now could become what fuels you this fall. Please note that I used the word “could.” In the style of astrology I employ, there is no such thing as predestination. So if you prefer, you may refuse to access the rich fuel that’s available. You can keep your scary feelings tucked inside your secret hiding place, where they will continue to fester. You are not obligated to deal with them squarely, let alone find a way to use them as motivation. But if you are intrigued by the possibility that those murky worries might become a source of inspiration, dive in and investigate.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

Are you ready for your mid-term exam? Luckily I’m here to help get you into the proper frame of mind to do well. Now study the following incitements with an air of amused rebelliousness. 1. You may have to act a bit wild or unruly in order to do the right thing. 2. Loving your enemies could motivate your allies to give you more of what you need. 3. Are you sufficiently audacious to explore the quirky happiness that can come from cultivating intriguing problems? 4. If you want people to change, try this: Change yourself in the precise way you want them to change.

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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