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Move On Many thanks to Michele Linfante’s thoughtful, sensitive and sane contribution (Open Mic, Jan. 11). Her reference to “We Were Made for These Times” by Clarissa Pinkola Estés is powerfully poetic prose and an inspiring read.

To the conservatives who write in to say “Suck it up and move on” (Rochelle Torre and Chris Sholes): Do you understand how thoroughly we have

all been conned? A recent Huffington Post piece by Robert Weissman makes this crystal clear: “Nothing more plainly shows Trump’s complete cynicism and dishonesty than his absolute betrayal of the core claim of his campaign—to rid Washington of corruption, cronyism and insider dealing. The corporate interests who he properly alleged in the campaign buy politicians will now themselves be directly in charge of the government.”

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Yes, it can and did happen here. We must wake up and resist it—together.

Acting red/blue; liberal/conservative; black/white; rural working class/ elite intellectual; Beatles/Stones are distractions that help them oppress us.

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Indecent “Have you no decency, sir?” That statement was made by attorney Joseph Welch after Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin attempted to impugn the character and patriotism of a junior lawyer during the 1950s. Fed up with McCarthy’s deceitful lies and bluster, Welch’s statement ended a contentious hearing and hastened the end of McCarthy’s political career and a dark period in our history, where fiction overrode fact.

And now we have another man, Donald J. Trump, shouting and tweeting mistruths of events that did not happen, statements he never made, and character assassinations of individuals and institutions (the latest being his despicable attack on Congressman John Lewis of Georgia).

It is incumbent on our statesmen (who are too few to be found these days) and politicians (who are too numerous to be found), Democrats and Republicans, to not only distance themselves from such crass distortions but to question their elected leader and to hold him accountable for words and policies that represent and guide our nation.

Mr. Trump stated he would like to knock the heads of some people (i.e., political opponents, the print media, artists, etc.), who have spoken “disrespectfully” toward him. Fair enough. If he wants to “take off the gloves,” as he has said, maybe it’s time for the fourth estate to do the same, to do their work—to do what they are paid to do: ask the hard questions; dig deeper; separate fact from fiction; and refuse to go away or be blown off by boorish behavior.

And no less should be expected of our citizenry. It our responsibility to the democratic ideals of our country, for if we don’t rise to this challenge, we will have to face one another, eye to eye, and look within ourselves and ask, “Have we no decency?”

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Wake Up Call Insurance industry weighs in on climate change BY CHRIS WILDER

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e’ve all heard the arguments for and against the existence of human-caused climate change. Let’s look at climate change from the viewpoint of one of the most conservative institutions on the planet: insurance companies.

Articles and analyses from and about the insurance industry’s response to climate change paint a clear picture: it’s here. In 2013, the Smithsonian Institution published an essay titled “How the Insurance Industry Is Dealing with Climate Change.” The subtitle spoke volumes: “Rising chance of extreme weather is forcing insurance companies to adjust their models as they take on more risk”.

In 2014, the trade publication Insurance Journal ran an article with the headline “Insurance Industry Is Leader on Climate Change, Report Says.” The report mentioned was a white paper published by the Urban Land Institute, urging “real estate sector and government planners to take an active role in climate-change adaptation.”

The same year, in a Los Angeles Times op-ed article, “How the Insurance Industry Sees Climate Change,” author Eugene Linden recalled an interview 20 years ago with Frank Nutter, president of the Reinsurance Association of America, on the threat climate change posed to the insurance industry: “It is clear that climate change could bankrupt the industry,” Linden wrote. The article also cited nine class-action lawsuits filed by insurance company Illinois Farmers against cities and counties for failing to take steps to prevent losses related to climate change–related extreme storms in 2013.

“The Farmers suit tells the world that regardless of what the politicians and pundits say about climate change,” Linden wrote, “an insurer is going to try to avoid paying for losses that could have been foreseen and prevented.”

When apolitical, bottom-line-focused insurance companies see climate-change trouble ahead, it’s time for doubters to face the fact that the climate change is real and we need to respond to the threat we all face.

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Buds & Budgets Brown announces $1.6 billion deficit, but don’t count on pot tax bonanza to close it BY TOM GOGOLA

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ov. Jerry Brown released his $180 billion fiscal 2017 budget last week and identified a $1.6 billion deficit, the result, he said, of slower than anticipated growth in the California economy.

The deficit’s return—the first since 2012—comes in the aftermath of the state’s historic yes vote on Proposition 64, which legalizes adult use of recreational cannabis in the state.

State agencies that have studied the initiative, including the Board of Equalization, have reported that future excise taxes could funnel between $1 billion and $1.4 billion annually into the state coffers. But before you say “tax bonanza,” it’s important to underscore that the pot tax can’t be used to close a budget gap in this or any year, unless the Legislature revisits the issue.

“The state government would certainly like to do that,” says Hezekiah Allen of the California Growers Association, a cannabis industry group. But they are

hampered by the legally binding language in Proposition 64, which says that no taxes collected on cannabis sales can be directed into the state’s general fund.

Moving forward, “the real limiting factor here is going to be, how much wiggle room does the Legislature have?” Allen says.

Even if Brown could close the deficit with pot revenue, the state won’t have its new cannabis tax regime in place until next January, when licensed growers will pay a cultivation tax of $9.25 per ounce of buds and $2.75 per ounce of leaves. Another

15 percent sales tax will be applied to the retail price of all cannabis products, and localities, including Sonoma County, are cooking up local taxes of their own. There’s a special pot tax vote in Sonoma County in March.

One problem for localities with enforcement issues of their own to fund, says Allen, is that Proposition 64 set a higher rate of tax than was even contemplated by the Legislature, which will make it difficult for localities to add an additional levy. “There is no room for additional taxes,” Allen says.

Those taxes are mainly earmarked for law enforcement and anti-drug efforts in schools.

According to a statement from Brown, state pot taxes can be used for “regulatory costs, youth substance-use programs, environmental clean-up resulting from illegal cannabis growing, programs to reduce driving under the influence of cannabis and other drugs and to reduce negative impacts on public health or safety resulting from the legalization of recreational cannabis.”

In the short term, the emergent recreational cannabis industry may actually wind up contributing to a future deficit, as Brown’s budget would send $53 million to regulators to help square up the regulatory regime in the recreational and medical cannabis industries.

“Right now, there’s going to be a lot of pain before there is any gain,” says attorney Aaron Herzberg, a partner at CalCann, a California medical cannabis real estate investment firm. But Allen says the $53 million proposal “is an open question.” He notes that policymakers and the industry “are thinking that we should maybe move a little slower and take an incremental, balanced approach.”

The state envisions a single regulatory framework for recreational and medical cannabis.

Nate Bradley of the California Cannabis Industry Association says his organization was in a conference call with the governor’s office last week and that “they are pushing ahead with one system.”

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Brown’s office has reported that the $1.6 billion budget shortfall this year will be closed via a slowdown on planned outlays for K-12 education and on the elimination of some discretionary spending.

The governor has opposed legalized weed in California on the grounds that everyone would be getting high instead of working. Donald Trump basically makes the same argument.

Meanwhile, as Herzberg observes, most of the cannabis sold in the state is on the black market, and for every additional tax the state adds, the more likely it is that those growers will stay in the shadows and not participate in the licensing process. The more tax-heavy the recreational industry becomes, he says, the more likely it is that recreational users will get a medical card to beat the local or state sales tax.

There’s a lot of work to be done, and Herzberg is convinced that $53 million won’t cut it.

Meanwhile, Brown alludes to the uncertain federal-level issues: “The amount and timing of revenues generated from the new excise taxes are highly uncertain and will depend on various factors including state and local regulations, how cannabis prices and consumption change in a legal environment, and future federal policies and actions toward the cannabis industry.”

Allen believes the two-decadeold medical cannabis industry in California is probably safe from any attacks from anti-pot attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions, but notes that “there are a lot more questions about adult use moving forward. The governor’s proposal stuck with what we were expecting—combining the two systems and moving forward with one regulated marketplace.”

Herzberg says a pot crackdown in California is hard to imagine given the public support for legalization and that Trump adviser and PayPal founder Peter Thiel is “heavily invested in cannabis.”

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’ve seen enough overheated reviews of blockbuster Cabernets that end with the food pairing wisdom that goes something like this: “And it has the tannins to stand up to a thick, juicy steak.”

I’ve heard that some Mosel winemakers like their filet with Riesling, actually. And why not Chardonnay? With the contrarian hunch that food-pairing success might depend as much on the sauce, and the wine, as the cut of the main course, I matched up a New York steak—salt and pepper, nothing fancy; two minutes each side, eight in the oven—with creamy béarnaise sauce, a red wine and gravy sauce, and some wines I had on hand.

Charles Krug 2015 Carneros Napa Valley Chardonnay ($21)

Nothing musty about this cool, fresh-smelling Chardonnay— oak ice cream à la mode with sliced pear marinated in Meyer lemon juice—which is made by the granddaddy of Napa Valley wineries. Nothing “buttery” about it, either, until splashed in the wake of a morsel of unsauced steak, when streamers of caramelized pineapple and butterscotch candy light up the palate, playing off the salt and pepper of the rub. Béarnaise sauce sharpens the acidity nicely, while the wine-gravy concoction veers in a harsh, metallic direction. I might tire of sipping this rich but persistently woody wine by itself, but it seems custom-tailored for the béarnaise and steak pairing.

Hess Collection 2014 Napa Valley Chardonnay ($22) Another reasonably priced bottle from Napa Valley grapes, the slightly leesy (a yeast-derived aroma; sort of dairy, sort of dusty) and bakedapple-scented wine dances with roasted vegetables, and darn near turns into spicy Gewürztraminer with the béarnaise sauce—neutral Pinot Grigio with the wine sauce.

More supple than the Krug, it passes the test as well.

Baldacci 2014 Sorelle Carneros Napa Valley Chardonnay ($38) What I was looking for: the smell of the county fair, buttered popcorn and caramel candy apples, the flavor of oakroasted butterscotch cookie. Nice wine, but the cream sauce actually mutes the sweet caramel of the wine, ending up no better a pairing than the zippier Krug.

Beringer 2013 Private Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($170) A top cuvée from another Napa icon, the inky purple PR smells like an oak-black currant chimera in full bloom, raining blackberry pomace-infused graham cracker crumbs over a bed of soft velvet. Béarnaise sauce sweetens the first sip, before tongue-numbing tannins glom on and don’t let go. What a wine, but what a fail—for now. Put it back in the cellar. What coffee-encrusted, scorched, spit-roasted steak could stand up to this?

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ebel cities have long been laboratories for progressive policy experimentation.

Specifically, the small Bay Area city of Richmond has stood out for its boldness.

It’s now the subject of a new book by Steve Early, Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City.

A long-time labor activist and a frequent writer for In These Times, Early moved to Richmond five years ago. After “thirty-two Boston-area winters,” Early found the placid weather more of a draw than the city’s vibrant urban-reform movement,

he writes. But naturally he soon got involved and began taking notes, eventually producing a lively read—an intimate, wartsand-all look at how a small band of activists fought for and won a slightly better ) 12 world at home.

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Taking on Chevron Richmond was once home to factories that built warships and automobiles. Today, what’s left of local industry is a giant oil refinery owned by global superpower Chevron.

The de-industrialization of Richmond produced the usual urban problems: white flight, declining tax revenue, a corrupt government and a police force that behaved like an occupying army.

In 2004, an “unlikely group of Greens, Latinos, progressive Democrats, African Americans, and free spirits” formed the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA), and began to organize around environmental and goodgovernment causes. It grew into a political machine.

Party labels don’t appear on Richmond city ballots, and all city council seats are elected on a citywide basis—a structure that’s advantageous for insurgent minority efforts to gain representation and build a reputation in government.

In its first election, the RPA managed to win a city council seat for Gayle McLaughlin, a Green.

As councilwoman, McLaughlin championed city parks and pushed for more environmental regulation of the refinery. Two years later, she was elected mayor.

McLaughlin hired a good government city manager, who straightened out the city’s books, as well as a new police chief who retrained the city’s force to emphasize community relations and de-escalation.

The alliance also fought to make Chevron pay its fair share in taxes, eventually extracting an additional $114 million from the company. It helped negotiate a separate $90 million payout,

CIVIC ACTION Richmond’s progressives took on powerful corporations and won.

along with new safety regulations and investments for the plant. In turn, that money was invested in parks, youth jobs programs and expansion of the city’s workforce and services.

In spite of such successes, the RPA found itself under regular attack. Its members skewed older and whiter than Richmond’s diverse population.

Machine Democrats exploited this fact by running AfricanAmerican opponents against RPA-supported candidates. These hacks were routinely endorsed by state Democratic leaders like Dianne Feinstein, out of party loyalty. In a dynamic familiar to anyone who labors in urban union politics, the building trades and police and fire unions also opposed the progressive alliance.

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Richmond progressives also faced intense opposition from powerful real estate interests.

The city made national headlines with its Richmond Cares plan to use its powers of eminent domain to help homeowners whose loans exceeded the values of their homes in the wake of the mortgage crisis and Great Recession that followed.

“The banking and real estate industries,” writes Early, “wanted to strangle Richmond Cares in the cradle before it could become

a model and precedent for other cities.”

Corporations sued to block implementation, and inundated the local airwaves with broadsides against the mayor and progressive councilmembers. In essence, the banks threatened a capital strike, warning that “lending for new home buyers will dry up, home values will decline, and neighborhoods will be hurt,” Early writes. Ultimately, the mortgage industry successfully lobbied Congress to prevent the use of eminent domain to renegotiate private mortgages.

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Newcomers were soon pricing out longtime Richmond residents, as rents were raised by hundreds of dollars a month, with no warning.

Evictions spiked.

In July 2015, the city passed a package of rent-control measures.

They established a rent-control board, capped annual rent increases to the federal inflation rate and established a “just cause” standard for evictions.

The California landlord lobby responded by paying canvassers to mislead several thousand Richmond voters into forcing a referendum on the law. Although Early’s book went to press before the November election, the happy postscript is that Richmond’s rent-control law was one of the many progressive ballot initiatives that won.

The rent-control battle exposed a deepening rift between the RPA and the new mayor, Tom Butt.

Butt, whom the alliance backed at the end of McLaughlin’s two terms, favored a “supply side” solution to the city’s housing crunch and bitterly walked out on the council’s rent vote.

These kinds of political growing pains are being experienced in almost every city where progressive coalitions have won more power in city hall. In the transition from protest to policymaking, alliances contend with the rising expectations of left voters, on the one hand, and the dawning reality, on the other hand, that liberal allies may only be along for part of the ride.

‘What a little group of people could accomplish’

Appropriately, Refinery Town includes a foreword by Bernie Sanders. Before he became the de facto opposition leader against Trump, Sanders gave hope to a beleaguered and much tinier left during the Ronald Reagan years, as mayor of the small Vermont

city of Burlington. He’s now working with Our Revolution, the national organization that spun off from Sanders’ recent run for the presidency, and is focused on the recruitment and training of local activists for down-ballot races.

Community activists who are just starting out could find the Richmond example a bit daunting, which makes intimate, contemporary histories like Refinery Town so valuable. The first step, of course, is to find each other. The activists who would go on to form the Richmond Progressive Alliance first coalesced around a successful effort to block construction of an oil-fueled municipal power plant next to the Chevron refinery.

The next project they worked on was a year-long campaign to stop the police from harassing Latino day laborers at their morning meet-up spot outside a local Home Depot. This campaign was also a success, and led to the creation of a day-laborer association to improve safety and workers’ wages.

As Early writes, one founder recalled that organizing around these discrete winnable issues “showed what a little group of people could accomplish,” and inspired the shift into electoral work.

This story originally appeared in ‘In These Times.’

CHECK IT OUT The Sonoma County Library goes beyond books with its series of ‘healthy living’ classes, including a session on cooking winter veggies with Jill Nussinow.

Health Literacy

Sonoma County Library has your health in mind with comprehensive program BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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ant to kick off the new year on a healthy note, but don’t know where to start? Check out your local library.

The Sonoma County Library is currently hosting an ongoing series, “Healthy Living at Your Library,” at all 12 locations through May. Aimed at educating people on healthful eating and cooking as well as physical

fitness, the free classes range from cardio-focused kickboxing workouts to meditation and yoga to cooking demonstrations.

Headed by library division manager Jaime Anderson, the series is part of the library’s plan to create a much broader program that touches on more aspects of life. “Most people think of libraries as places to read books, and we have a literacy program where we teach people to read,” Anderson says. “But this idea of a

comprehensive services program goes beyond that.”

The healthy living series was designed around the 2016 Sonoma County Community Health Needs Assessment, which found that healthful eating and physical fitness are top priorities for county residents. The library also looked at the county’s recent Portrait of Sonoma report, which documented health and wellness needs in the county down to the neighborhood level. The report

found that these issues are largely preventable through education.

“We thought, ‘Wow, we could help with that, fill some of that gap,’” Anderson says.

Funded with a federal grant administered through the California State Library, the series is especially helpful for lowincome communities, Anderson says, who otherwise would not be able to afford gym memberships or who struggle to find nutritious food options.

The living series offers a cooking demonstration on winter vegetables hosted by Santa Rosa Junior College culinary teacher and author Jill Nussinow, better known as “the Veggie Queen,” that includes easy-to-make recipes.

Also on the schedule are classes on yoga and ayurveda, a body science designed to treat symptoms naturally with remedies tailored to fit individual needs. Also look for health screenings presented in coordination with St. Joseph Health.

Though many of the classes require pre-registration due to limited space, all events repeat several times over the next four months.

The library has also created a Healthy Living Club in which participants can attend three classes, check out health or fitness books and DVDs, and complete a personal physical challenge to be entered into a prize drawing.

Prizes include Sonoma County Parks passes, Fitbit fitness trackers, yoga kits and more.

Beyond prizes, Anderson says a healthy life is reward enough in itself. “I think the community is ready for this.”

Healthy Living at Your Library continues through May at all Sonoma County Library locations.

For schedules and registration information, visit sonomalibrary.org.

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BEST OF NAPA & SONOMA 2016 Beauty, Cannabis, Health & Wellness, Fitness & Recreation

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BEST PLACE TO DANCE NAPA:Trancas Steakhouse; 999 Trancas St., Napa. 707.258.9990.

SONOMA: Flamingo Resort Hotel; 2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa.

707.545.8530.

BEST SNOW SPORTS SHOP NAPA: Boardgarden; 2740 Jefferson St., Napa. 707.253.7949. SONOMA: Santa Rosa Ski & Sports; 2875 Santa Rosa Ave. B2, Santa Rosa.

707.578.4754.

707.266.7534. SONOMA: Osmosis Day Spa; 209 Bohemian Hwy., Freestone. 707.823.8231.

BEST CHILDREN’S INDOOR SPORTS CENTER NAPA: Rockzilla; 849 Jackson St., Napa. 707.255.1500. SONOMA: Rebounderz; 555 Rohnert Park Expressway W., Rohnert Park.

707.416.4445.

BEST SKATE SHOP NAPA: Boardgarden; 2740 Jefferson St., Napa. 707.253.7949. SONOMA: Brotherhood Board Shop; 1240 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.546.0660.

BEST RESORT & SPA NAPA: Indian Springs Calistoga; 1712 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.

707.942.4913. SONOMA: Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa; 2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

BEST SURF SHOP NAPA: Boardgarden; 2740 Jefferson St., Napa. 707.253.7949.

SONOMA: Northern Light Surf Shop; 17191 Bodega Hwy., Bodega.

707.876.3032.

BEST MEDICAL DISPENSARY SONOMA: Peace in Medicine; 1061 N. Dutton Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.843.3227. 6771 Sebastopol Ave. #100, Sebastopol. 707.823.4206.

BEST FARMERS MARKET NAPA: Napa Farmers Market; 500 First St., Napa. 707.501.3087.

SONOMA: Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market; www. thesantarosafarmersmarket.com BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE NAPA: Be Love Farm; www. belovefarm.com. SONOMA: Laguna Farm; 1764 Cooper Road, Sebastopol. 707.823.0823.

BEST FOOD PRODUCER NAPA: Ca’ Momi; 1141 First St., Napa. 707.224.6664. SONOMA: Amy’s Kitchen; 1650 Corporate Circle, Petaluma. 707.568.4500.

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21 W 7th St. - Santa Rosa, CA www.westernfarmcenter.com

BEST BIKE SHOP NAPA: The Hub; 2500 Jefferson St., Napa. 707.253.2453. SONOMA: Trek Store of Santa Rosa; 512 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.546.8735.

BEST GYM NAPA: Exertec Health & Fitness Center; 1500 First St., Napa.

707.226.1842. SONOMA: Parkpoint; 1200 N. Dutton Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.578.1640.

BEST HEALTH CLUB NAPA: Synergy Medical Fitness Center; 3421 Villa Lane, Napa. 707.251.1395. SONOMA: Airport Health Club; www. parkpointhealthclub.com BEST PARK NAPA: Skyline Wilderness Park; 2201 Imola Ave., Napa.

707.252.0481. SONOMA: Howarth Park; 630 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3425.

Voted Best Yoga Studio 10 Years in a row!

BEST PILATES STUDIO

NAPA: Calistoga Pilates; 1336-B

Lincoln Ave., Second Floor, Calistoga. 707.396.2442. SONOMA: Tone; 545 Ross St., Santa Rosa.

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BEST YOGA STUDIO NAPA: Ekam Yoga & Wellness; 1115 Jordan Lane, Napa. 707.836.3526.

SONOMA: Bikram Yoga of Santa Rosa; 522 Wilson St., Santa Rosa.

707.545.9642.

BEST MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL NAPA: Red Dragon; 2000 W. Pueblo Ave., Napa. 707.255.5470.

SONOMA: ATA Martial Arts; 1415 Fulton Road, Ste. 225, Santa Rosa.

707.523.1144.

BEST STAYCATION NAPA: Solage Calistoga; 755 Silverado Trail N., Calistoga.

707.266.7534. SONOMA: Timber Cove Inn; 21780 North Coast Hwy. 1, Jenner. 707.847.3231.

BEST BOUTIQUE HOTEL

NAPA: The Blackbird Inn; 1755 First

St., Napa. 707.226.2450. SONOMA: Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant; 7871 River Road, Forestville.

707.887.3300.

BEST HYDROPONIC SUPPLY STORE NAPA: Endless Green; 55 Enterprise Court, Ste. 2, Napa. 707.254.0200.

SONOMA: Hydro Depot; www. hydrodepot.com BEST GROCERY STORE NAPA: Browns Valley Market; 3263 Browns Valley Road, Napa.

707.253.2480. SONOMA: Oliver’s Market; www.oliversmarket.com BEST NATURAL FOODS STORE NAPA: Nature Select Foods; 1080 Main St., St. Helena. 707.967.8545.

SONOMA: Community Market; 1899 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.546.1806. 6762 Sebastopol Ave., Ste. 100, Sebastopol. 707.407.4020.

BEST HAIR SALON

NAPA: Bloom Salon; 1146 Main

St., Napa. 707.251.8468. SONOMA: Leading Edge Salon; 1235 N. Dutton Ave., Ste. B., Santa Rosa.

707.575.5551.

BEST FULL SERVICE BEAUTY SALON NAPA: Hen House Salon; 705 School St., Napa. 707.927.3229.

SONOMA: Brush the Salon; 322 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg.

707.433.1400.

BEST SKIN CARE SPA

NAPA: Pure Skin Spa; 1401

Lincoln Ave., Napa. 707.738.9511.

SONOMA: Bliss Organic Day Spa;

186 N. Main St., Second Floor, Sebastopol. 707.861.3434.

BEST DAY SPA NAPA: Solage Calistoga; 755 Silverado Trail N., Calistoga.

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BEST HOLISTIC HERBAL SHOP SONOMA: Rosemary’s Garden; 132 N. Main St., Sebastopol.

707.829.2539.

BEST HOLISTIC PRACTITIONER SONOMA: Dr. Joshua Margolis, LAC, DAC, DOMTP, Farmacopia; 95 Montgomery Drive, Ste. 126, Santa Rosa. 707.861.0625.

BEST CHIROPRACTOR

NAPA: Napa Family Chiropractic;

2441 W. Imola Ave., Napa.

707.224.4160. SONOMA: Jacob Quihuis, the Chiropractic Center; 1819 Fourth St., Santa Rosa.

707.523.9850.

BEST ORTHODONTIST

NAPA: Michael Teichman,

DDS; 3020 Beard Road, Napa.

707.226.8542. SONOMA: Bernstein Orthodontics; 2245 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa. 707.575.0600.

BEST ESTHETIC DENTIST NAPA: Michael Young, DDS; 3150 Beard Road, Napa. 707.255.5545.

SONOMA: Sean Wilson, DDS; 98 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa.

707.578.7424.

BEST HOSPITAL/ HEALTHCARE CLINIC NAPA: Queen of the Valley Medical Center; 1000 Trancas St., Napa.

707.252.4411. SONOMA: Kaiser Permanente; 401 Bicentennial Way, Santa Rosa. 707.393.4000.

BEST OPTICAL STORE NAPA: Site for Sore Eyes; 1715 Trancas St., Ste. B, Napa.

707.224.7483. SONOMA: Sonoma Eyeworks; 534 Larkfield Shopping Center, Santa Rosa. 707.578.2020.

BEST LASER SURGERY CENTER NAPA: Walter Tom, MD, Aesthetic Laser & Vein Center; 1635 First St., Napa. 707.224.5347. SONOMA: Walter Tom, MD, Aesthetic Laser & Vein Center; 70 Stony Point Road, Ste. G, Santa Rosa. 707.542.8346.

BEST PLASTIC SURGEON SONOMA: David E. Marcus, MD; 1128 Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.575.1626.

CULTURE

FOUR ON THE FLOOR Redwood Arts Council presents the acclaimed Miró Quartet at the Occidental Center for the Arts on Jan. 20. See Concerts, p20.

N A PA

Get ‘Lucky’ Berkeley-based author Shanthi Sekaran’s second novel, Lucky Boy, is a deeply moving tale of two women in Northern California. One is an undocumented Mexican immigrant who loses her American-born son when she is arrested, and the other is an IndianAmerican woman who adopts the titular boy and raises him. Like Sekaran’s debut novel, Prayer Room, the newly published Lucky Boy speaks volumes about many interconnected social themes while taking an intimate look at individual lives. Sekaran makes the first of two North Bay appearances this month when she reads from Lucky Boy on Friday, Jan. 20, at Napa Bookmine, 964 Pearl St., Napa. 7pm. Free admission. 707.733.3199.

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Rock ’n’ Roll Kinship Two sides of the same musical coin, songwriters Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley are both left-of-center musicians who individually make avant folk and rock music, and together have collaborated in studio and on tour. Both Le Bon, born in Wales, and Presley, best known as the frontman of indie band White Fence, could find themselves on the soundtrack of a Wes Anderson film, with her sultry vocals and his jangly guitars akin to Nico and Lou Reed teaming up on those old Velvet Underground records. See the two perform on Friday, Jan. 20, at Atlas Coffee Company, 300 South A St., Ste. 4, Santa Rosa. 7pm. $10. 707.526.1085.

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Con Brio perfectly encapsulate the freespirited local vibe with their blend of funk and soul music. Taking a page from the likes of James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone, Con Brio approach music with a celebratory stance, uplifting audiences though magnetic live shows.

Since their formation in 2013, the Bay Area band has catapulted into the hearts of music lovers across the globe, playing at the biggest festivals in the world last year. This week, you can see the band up close and personal when Con Brio perform on Saturday, Jan. 21, at McNear’s Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. 8pm. $25. 707.765.2121.

The late saxophonist, composer and bandleader Michael Brecker is remembered as a pop and jazz innovator. He was a longtime fixture on Saturday Night Live and was featured on hundreds of albums. This month, Brecker gets a tribute from veteran Bay Area jazz trio Charged Particles and tenor saxophonist Tod Dickow. The show will highlight Brecker’s wide stylistic range and his place in jazz history through a selection of his most creative and longlasting works. Charged Particles and Tod Dickow get together on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Blue Note Jazz Club, 1030 Main St., Napa. 7pm and 9:30pm. $10–$20. 707.603.1258.

—Charlie Swanson

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The week’s events: a selective guide

Film

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THAT ’70S SHOW Annette Bening shines as a single mother trying to do right by her son in Mike Mills’ new film.

Lost World

Authentic ‘20th Century Women’ nails a bygone era BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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here is weight in the charming 20th Century Women and a seriousness that keeps it from blowing away like a load of styrofoam peanuts in the wind. That weight comes from the realization of how remote the seemingly near past actually is.

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This is Mike Mills’ third and best film (after Beginners and Thumbsucker), and honors the director’s mother as a woman whose Honorable 1/20–1/26 life is bound by the last century. The title isn’t too lofty, as the film 20th Century Women R commemorates the time’s ideals, fascinations and naiveté.

11:00-2:00-5:00-8:00 Dorothea (Annette Bening) owns an old house stuffed with ferns La La Land PG13 10:15-1:15-4:15-7:15 in Santa Barbara. Her son, Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann), has an easy time in school, though he’s occasionally bullied as an art fag because Lion PG13 10:45-1:45-4:45-7:45 he listens to Talking Heads; his life can be symbolized by the long, Hidden Figures PG lazy slaloms on his skateboard down oak-covered streets.

11:15-2:15-5:15-8:15 Boy children in single-mother homes used to be fretted over— Jackie R 10:30 without a paternal model, surely they’d turn gay? What one loves Elle R 1:30-7:30 about 20th Century Women is that the movie takes the opposite Sunday 1/22 only 7:30, Wednesday 1/25 only: 1:30pm pole, insisting that a young man can learn a lot from hanging Manchester by the Sea R around women. Jamie has a sleepover pal, Julie (Elle Fanning), 4:30, No show times Wednesday 1/25! who isn’t interested in him sexually. She gives him lessons to make The Stratford Festival: him cool, and advice like “Guys aren’t supposed to think about Antony & Cleopatra what they look like.”

Sunday 1/22 @1pm, Wednesday 1/25 @6:30pm Jamie is also friendly with twenty-something lodger Abbie, 551 SUMMERFIELD ROAD • SANTA ROSA played by the delightfully gawky Greta Gerwig. Abbie is the 707.522.0719 • SUMMERFIELDCINEMAS.COM patient zero of punk rock in Santa Barbara, a student in NYC who had to come back west with her LPs (the movie certainly earns its needle drops of Talking Heads, DEVO, Buzzcocks and the Clash) after a medical crisis.

Hidden Figures • La La Land • Lion The film is sweet on the past and the transition from hippie twilight Manchester by the Sea • Jackie to the kind-of, sort-of dancing at punk clubs. It may not be the movie Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra about the cusp of the ’80s, but it gets so much so right and serves as a • Paninis • Soups • Salads • Appetizers Bistro Menu Items,Bruschetta Beer & Wine bittersweet reminder of a lost world.

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‘20th Century Women’ opens Friday at Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa. 707.522.0719.

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MARIN MUSIC After making music

in the band Here We Go Magic, Luke Temple is playing solo.

Magical Folk

Luke Temple releases off-kilter new album

BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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here must be something in the waters of West Marin, for it seems lately a new wave of up-andcoming indie rock artists are arriving and returning to their folk roots among the region’s rolling hills and foggy coastline.

The latest transplant is Brooklyn singer-songwriter Luke Temple, who relocated to Pt. Reyes Station last year, and recently unveiled a stunning and eloquent folk album, A Hand Through the Cellar Door.

Temple performs from the new album on Jan. 21 at ink.paper.plate in Point Reyes Station.

Born in Massachusetts, Temple lived in Seattle briefly before moving to Brooklyn 10 years ago.

Luke Temple headlines on Saturday, Jan. 21, at ink.paper.plate studio and shop, 11401 State Route 1, Point Reyes Station. 6:30pm. $10–$15 donation.

415.873.6008.

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Johnny Mathis – The Voice of Romance Tour 2017

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Tue

Feb 14

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On the Town Square, Nicasio www.ranchonicasio.com

ANOVA presents

Keynote Speaker Dr. Temple Grandin

707.546.3600 lutherburbankcenter.org

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He already had two critically acclaimed folk albums under his belt when he switched gears in 2009 and formed indie pop band Here We Go Magic.

Temple’s rhythmic tunes and often stream-of-consciousness lyrics were a key feature in Here We Go Magic, and the band’s sound had crowds on their feet at festivals around the world. In the last few years, Here We Go Magic underwent some lineup changes, and while the band still performs occasionally, Temple’s main focus these days is his solo career.

Released last November, Cellar Door, finds Temple in full storyteller mode, crafting eight acoustic songs that explore family struggles. His hypnotic rhythms come through on tracks like opener “Estimated World,” on which a guitar riff and minimalist backing drums, bass and organ slowly build. That unfolding sound appears again in the cathartic “Maryanne Was Quiet.”

Other tracks, such as “The Birds of Late December,” feature Temple’s lilting voice taking on delicate falsettos and hushed tones that remind one of a blend between Nick Drake and Paul Simon. Elsewhere, Temple commands the listener’s attention with off-kilter elements, such as the cellos and almost spoken-word delivery of “The Complicated Men of the 1940s.”

Cellar Door isn’t background music; it’s a powerful amalgam of social lessons wrapped in personal stories.

Temple’s performance this weekend will also feature two other rising folk stars: MAITA, from Portland, Ore., whose debut EP Waterbearer comes out soon, and Petaluma’s own Ismay, a country-western singer who appeared at last year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco.

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Concerts

Thu 1/19 • Doors 7pm •$17 ADV / $20 DOS

Woods

The Range of Light Wilderness Fri 1/20 • Doors 8pm • $17 ADV / $20 DOS

The Sam Chase

with Royal Jelly Jive Sat 1/21 • Kids Show 5pm / Full Band Show 8pm $10 CHILD / $25 ADULT

LUCE

Sausalito Nursery School Benefit Sun 1/22 • Doors 7pm • $55 ADV / $60 DOS

Robert Earl Keen David Luning

Mon 1/23 • Doors 8pm • Free Open Mic Night with Austin DeLone Thu 1/26 • Doors 7pm •$17 ADV / $20 DOS

The Dustbowl Revival

Quiles & Cloud Fri 1/27 •Doors 8pm • $22 ADV /$24 DOS

Tim Flannery & The Lunatic Fringe Keith Greeninger Thu 2/2 •Doors 7pm / $28 ADV / $33 DOS

Bill Callahan

Richard Osborn Fri 2/3 & Sat 2/4•Doors 8pm•$27 ADV / $32 DOS

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Acclaimed hip-hop pioneers spin jams and party in Petaluma. Jan 19, 8:30pm. $40.

Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Cross the Line

8pm/$12 Adv/$15 DOS/18+

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The Miró Quartet

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Music and art crossover features punk rock favorites Brubaker, the Freak Accident, eNegative, Disclaimer and others, with live art and gallery show. Jan 21, 7pm. $15-$20.

Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

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Vintage Film Series

“THE GREAT ESCAPE” (1963) on April 1 “THELMA & LOUISE” (1991) on May 15; “GREAT EXPECTATIONS” (1946) June 12

Movies call 707.996.2020 Tickets call 707.996.9756 SONOMA sebastianitheatre.com

Off-kilter Brooklyn indie rockers perform off their latest album, “City Sun Eater in the River of Light.” Jan 19, 8pm. $17-$20. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

NAPA COUNTY Timothy B Schmit

The longtime Eagles bassist hits up the North Bay for a solo show of rock and roll favorites.

Jan 22, 8pm. $35-$85. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.

Clubs & Venues

Slaughter

Jan 18, West Coast Songwriters Competition. Jan 20, Hooper & Sloss. Jan 21, the Farallons.

Jan 22, 2pm, Allen Early. Jan 25, bluegrass and old time music jam. 189 H St, Petaluma.

707.778.6060.

Platinum-selling rock band takes the stage with Bay Area favorites Vain opening the show. Jan 20, 7:30pm. $55. Rock Star University House of Rock, 3410 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa.

MARIN COUNTY Texas troubadour adds another show to his tour after his upcoming appearance on Jan 28 sold out immediately.

Local songwriter David Luning opens. Jan 22, 8pm. $55-$60.

Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

“WAKING NED DEVINE” (1998) on March 13

Woods

Redwood Arts Council presents the acclaimed classical ensemble in a program of two Beethoven quartets. Jan 20, 7:30pm. $30. Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Robert Earl Keen

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957) Mon, Feb 13; $10

paper.plate studio and shop, 11401 State Route 1, Point Reyes Station. 415.873.6008.

Dave Stamey

Celebrated cowboy entertainer and Western Music Hall of Fame inductee performs in a benefit for Tomales Town Hall rejuvenation. Jan 20, 6:30pm. $18-$20. Tomales Town Hall, 27150 Hwy 1, Tomales.

707.878.2006.

Luke Temple

Co-founder of New York indie band Here We Go Magic and recent Marin transplant performs off his new folk album, with support from Petaluma songwriter Ismay and Portland rising star MAITA. Jan 21, 6:30pm. $10-$15. ink.

SONOMA COUNTY Aqus Cafe

Atlas Coffee Company Jan 20, Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.526.1085.

The Big Easy

Jan 18, For Pete’s Sake. Jan 19, Ian Scherer and friends.

Jan 20, Het Hat Club. Jan 21, Hillstomp and HUGElarge. Jan 22, Rivertown Skifflers. Jan 24, David Bialos Quartet. Jan 25, Wednesday Night Big Band.

128 American Alley, Petaluma.

707.776.4631.

Cinnabar Theater

Jan 22, Holly Near and friends.

3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.

Flamingo Lounge

Jan 20, No Doubt About It. Jan 21, UB707. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Forestville Club

Jan 25, PWRHAUS with Horders and Marienro. 6250 Front St, Forestville. 707.887.2594.

Glaser Center

Jan 21, Redwood Arts presents the Brubeck Brothers Quartet.

547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, redwoodarts.org.

Green Music Center

Jan 20, Emanuel Ax. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall

Jan 21, 8pm, “Electric Baroque” with Live Oak Baroque Orchestra. Jan 22, 3pm, Wei Luo. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Gypsy Cafe

Jan 21, French Oak. 162 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.861.3825.

HopMonk Sebastopol Jan 20, Govinda. Jan 21, Blue Summit. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

Jan 20, Matt Bolton. Jan 21, Smorgy. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg

Jan 21, 6:30pm, Anne Sajdera Trio. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

Jasper O’Farrell’s

Jan 19, Hoodoo. Jan 20, the NU Episode. Jan 21, Lucky Ol’ Bones and Thee Hobo Gobbelins. Jan 25, 6pm, jazz jam. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2062.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Jan 18, Jason Bodlovich. Jan 19, Galen Ash. Jan 20, the Compost Mountain Boys. Jan 21, Sweet Plot. Jan 22, Brothers Gadjo. Jan 25, Erica Sunshine Lee. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Main Street Bistro

Jan 19, Susan Sutton. Jan 20, Vernelle Anders. Jan 21, Rhythm Drivers. Jan 22, Willie Perez. Jan 24, Mac & Potter. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

Mc T’s Bullpen

Jan 21, Hillbilly Strike Force.

Jan 22, George Heagerty.

16246 First St, Guerneville.

707.869.3377.

Murphy’s Irish Pub

Jan 20, Jay Dub & Dino. Jan 21, Vintage Grass. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre

Jan 20, the Expendables. Jan 21, Con Brio. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Jan 22, 4pm, Grand Piano tribute to the Grateful Dead with Rob Catterton. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Phoenix Theater

Jan 21, Sage the Gemini. 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Jan 19, 6:30pm, Amy Hogan Trio. Jan 21, 6pm, Spike Sikes.

701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. 707.774.5226.

Redwood Cafe

Jan 20, Soul Fuse. Jan 21, the Sidemen featuring Peter Welker. Jan 22, 3pm, Old Time Music Fiddle Jam. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

Resurrection Parish

Jan 22, 3:30pm,Pianist John Boyajy. 303 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa. creativeartsseries.com.

Rio Nido Roadhouse

Jan 21, Dylan Black Project.

14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido.

707.869.0821.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub

Jan 21, Joe Valley Band.

131 E First St, Cloverdale.

707.894.9610.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Jan 21, 7:30pm, Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Showcase.

282 S High St, Sebastopol.

707.829.4797.

Sebastopol Community Center

Jan 22, Songwriters in the Round with Steve Seskin, Craig Carothers and Don Henry.

390 Morris St, Sebastopol.

707.823.1511.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse

Jan 19, Throwback Thursday.

Jan 20, the Beer Scouts. Jan 21, the Grain. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip

Jan 20, “The Fate of the Union” with North Bay Cabaret. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.843.5535.

MARIN COUNTY Fenix

Jan 19, the Madmen. Jan 20, Soul Power. Jan 21, Special Request featuring Rey T. Jan 22, 11:30am, Sunday Brunch with Diamond Jazz. Jan 22, 6:30pm, Yolandra Rhodes. Jan 24, Billy D and friends. Jan 25, pro blues jam. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

Grazie Restaurant

Jan 21, Twin Soles. 823 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.897.5181.

HopMonk Novato

Jan 19, Harmonic Law and

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery

Jan 18, Skillet Licorice. Jan 25, Funkschway. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

Mayflower Inn

Jan 25, 7:30pm, Marin Jazz Group’s 40th Anniversary. 1533 Fourth St, San Rafael.

19 Broadway Club

Jan 19, Koolwhip. Jan 20, 5:30pm, Todos Santos. Jan 20, 9pm, Breakin’ Bread. Jan 21, 5:30pm, the Clark Gable Coincidence. Jan 21, 9pm, Tommy Odetto Band. Jan 22, 5:30pm, Connie Ducey with Namely Us. Jan 23, open mic. Jan 25, Blonde Sided.

17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

Soundsystem reggae. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Jan 20, the Sam Chase with Royal Jelly Jive. Jan 21, LUCE. Jan 23, open mic with Austin DeLone. Jan 25, Barry Zito. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads Jan 18, the Terrapin Family Band. Jan 19, Cosmic Twang celebrates Janis Joplin. Jan 21, Merle Haggard tribute with Scott Law and friends. Jan 22, Lazyman with Scott Law. Jan 24, Warren Zevon birthday tribute. Jan 25, Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family play 1977.

100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Papermill Creek Saloon

Jarvis Conservatory

Peri’s Silver Dollar

Jan 18, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. Jan 20, Pocket Change.

Jan 21, El Radio Fantastique.

Jan 22, Tribulation. Jan 24, Sheet Metal. Jan 25, the New Sneakers. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio

Jan 20, Sugar Rush. Jan 21, Freddy Clarke & Wobbly World.

Jan 22, 4pm, Savannah Blu. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Rickey’s

Jan 20, Lady D. Jan 21, Andoni.

250 Entrada Dr, Novato.

415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse

Jan 19, Toque Tercero. Jan 20, Joe Tate & the Hippie Voices.

Jan 21, Havana Nights with Tito y su Son de Cuba. Jan 22, 5pm, Candela. Jan 24, Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Servino Ristorante Jan 21, Janet Lee and Dan McGee Three. 9 Main St, Tiburon. 415.435.2676.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Jan 20, Sky Country. Jan 21, RKS. Jan 23, Epicenter

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Blue Note Napa

Jan 18, Marianna August. Jan 19, Deborah Winters. Jan 24, Lorin Rowan. Jan 25, Charlie Docherty. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Jan 20, Ned Endless & the Allnighters. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls. 415.488.9235.

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THIS FRIDAY

NAPA COUNTY Jan 18-19, 6:30 and 9pm, Amendola vs Blades with Scott Amendola and Wil Blades. Jan 20-21, 6:30 and 9pm, Michael Lington. Jan 25, 7 and 9:30pm, tribute to Michael Brecker with Charged Particles. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

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ZEPPARELLA

Jan 21, Napa Youth Chamber Ensemble. 1711 Main St, Napa.

707.255.5445.

THEAllMOTHER HIPS Female Led Zep Powerhouse

Napa Valley Opera House

ORIGINAL LINEUP

Jan 23, Jesse Cook. Jan 25, Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

1030 Main St, Napa.

707.226.7372.

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Jan 21, HipPOPS! Concert for kids. 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900.

RaeSet Jan 20, Delta Blues with GretschKat. Jan 25, Howell Mountain Boys. 3150 B Jefferson St, Napa. 707.666.9028.

Marilyn Hulter M.D. Medical Cannabis Evaluation Clinic

Silo’s Jan 18, Craig Corona. Wed, 5pm, Mike Greensill’s evening jazz. Jan 19, Katy, Dell & John.

Jan 20, Rubicon. Jan 21, Rudy Colombini & the Unauthorized Rolling Stones. Jan 22, 4pm, Howard Alden & Warren Vaché Duo. Jan 25, Scott Pullman. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

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Uva Trattoria Jan 18, Trio Solea. Jan 19, Three on a Match. Jan 20, Fundz Jazz.

Jan 21, Juke Joint Band. Jan 22, Gentlemen of Jazz. Jan 25, Tom Duarte. 1040 Clinton St, Napa.

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Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap

Corporeal. Jan 20, Notorious.

Jan 21, Mosswoods. Jan 25, open mic night with Last Exit.

224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

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RECEPTIONS Jan 20

Falkirk Cultural Center, “High School Arts Mashup,” local high school student poetry and art coordinated through the Arts Mashup exchange program. 5:30pm.

1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael. 415.485.3438.

Fulton Crossing, “January Art Show,” several artists open their working studios for a showing of their latest art. 5pm. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. 707.536.3305.

Jan 21

Feb 24, 25 & 26

Reservations:

The Flamingo Resort Hotel Info: Izzy 2777 4th St, Santa Rosa CA 95405 tattoosandblues@gmail.com 707.545.8530 253.306.0170 www.santarosatattoosandblues.com

Bay Model Visitor Center, “Fixed Landscapes,” sculptor Brian Andrews works with wood, employing traditional techniques to explore contemporary cultural issues. 1pm. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.3871.

Napa Valley Museum, “Embracing Imperfection: Contemporary Expressions of Wabi Sabi,” exhibition explores contemporary artists Adam Chapman, Jim Melchert and Leah Rosenberg through the lens of traditional Japanese aesthetic and philosophy of Wabi Sabi. 5pm. 55

Galleries

Presidents Circle, Yountville.

707.944.0500.

Occidental Center for the Arts, “Onsite,” exhibition of plein air works featuring local artists Charles Beck, Dave Gordon and William Taylor. 4pm. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Petaluma Arts Center, “Discovered: Emerging Visual Artists,” five Sonoma County artists are recognized through the fourth annual ‘Discovered’ program, produced by Creative Sonoma and the Petaluma Arts Center. 5pm. 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. .

707.762.5600.

Jan 22

Marin Society of Artists, “Roadside Attractions,” a showing of unique 2D and 3D works. 2pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. 415.464.9561.

Jan 25

Finley Community Center, “Ed Dechant: Art Through 70 Years,” the Bay Area artist shows off a lifetime of passion and pleasure. 5pm.

2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3737.

425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa.

Tues-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.579.1500.

Arts Guild of Sonoma

SONOMA COUNTY Area Arts Gallery Through Jan 18, “Beatles Cartoon Pop Art Show,” animator Ron Campbell, director of the 1960’s Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon series and the film “Yellow Submarine,” appears, exhibits and talks cartoons. . 105 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.541.6521.

Art Museum of Sonoma County

52 W. 6th Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Through Jan 29, “Faith Ringgold: An American Artist,” features storyquilts, works on paper, tankas, soft sculpture and original illustrations from the African-American artist.

Through Jan 31, “Annual Invitational Exhibition,” Arts Guild of Sonoma kicks off its 40th anniversary year with this popular show. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma.

Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.

Graton Gallery Through Jan 29, “New Paintings by Sandra Rubin & Thea Goldstine,” with several guest artists also displaying.

9048 Graton Rd, Graton. TuesSat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4.

707.829.8912.

Hammerfriar Gallery Through Jan 28, “Small Works Show,” eight artists display a variety of small paintings, sculptures and multimedia

works to deck your walls and tables. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. Tues-Fri, 10 to 6.

Sat, 10 to 5. 707.473.9600.

Sebastopol Gallery

Through Jan 29, “An Invitation to Imagine,” new folkloric paintings from artist Teri Sloat. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6.

707.829.7200.

Steele Lane Community Center

Through Feb 2, “Santa Rosa Photographic Society Members’ Show,” featuring photographs in a wide variety of styles and subjects.

415 Steele Ln, Santa Rosa.

Mon-Thurs, 8 to 7; Fri, 8 to 5.

707.543.3282.

Upstairs Art Gallery

Through Jan 29, “Sunrise in Sonoma County,” artist Laura Roney’s landscape paintings capture the first light of the day. 306 Center St, Healdsburg.

Sun-Thurs, 11 to 6; Fri-Sat, 11 to 9. 707.431.4214.

MARIN COUNTY Gallery Route One

Through Jan 22, “Tell Tales,” Madeline Nieto Hope’s repurposed art shows in the Center Gallery, while “The Inverness Almanac: Collective Retrospective” shows in the project space and Isis Hockenos’ “She Said She Said” shows in the annex. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Through Jan 26, “Annual Members’ Show,” O’Hanlon Gallery presents their members’ show with a special auxiliary show at the Mill Valley Community Center. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

Robert Allen Fine Art Through Jan 27, “Abstract Works on Canvas,” group exhibition features Beatrice Findlay, Jeffrey Long, Michael Moon, Richard Saba and Geoffrey Williams. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. MonFri, 10 to 5. 415.331.2800.

Rustic Bakery

Through Jan 31, “California Colors,” plein air oil paintings

by Laura Culver boast vibrant colors and light. 2017 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larksput.

415.461.9900.

Through Jan 31, Mary Black & Millicent Tomkins,” the two artists share wall pace and present their latest abstract encaustics and magical realism works of art. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Comedy My Favorite Comedy Show

Fresh off an appearance on Comedy Central, Ellis Rodriguez headlines at the new weekly standup show. Jan 24, 9pm.

George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

Zipline Improv Theater Delightful improvised scenes and stories are inspired by your suggestions. Jan 21, 8pm. $15. Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Events Avanti Award 10th Anniversary Celebration

A dinner performance featuring winners from the past decade and recipients of the 2016 award demonstrates the accomplishments of the Avanti artists. Jan 20, 5:30pm. $150. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, avantiaward.com.

Harlem Globetrotters

The world-famous basketball ambassadors of good will play two exhibition games in Santa Rosa on the heels of setting nine Guinness world records.

Wed, Jan 18. $32 and up. Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 866.777.8932.

Inauguration Day March & Rally

Peaceful coalition Resistance Napa Valley leads a protest event and healing ceremony.

Jan 20, 5:30pm. Veteran’s Park, Third and Main streets, Napa.

Garrison Keillor

Longtime host of ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ shares hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest. Jan 20, 7:30pm. $40 and up. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

The popular and familyfriendly live wrestling series presents a Tag Team Championship full of exciting action. Jan 20, 8pm. $2$10. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Roe V Wade Birthday Party

Celebrate the 44th anniversary of the supreme court decision with live music, art for sale, letters to elected officials and birthday cake. All proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood.

Jan 22, 2pm. $10-$25. Brew, 555 Healdsburg Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.303.7372.

Sonoma County Inauguration Day Protest

Community Action Coalition of Sonoma County leads a march from the Santa Rosa Junior College campus to downtown.

Jan 20, 3pm. Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 1.800.564.SRJC.

Sonoma County Stands Together for Women

Unite for a non-violent rally in support of the Women’s March on Washington. Jan 21, 12pm. Santa Rosa City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.789.9664.

Treasure Artist of the Year

Public is invited to Sonoma Cultural & Fine Arts Commission’s honoring of teacher and filmmaker Peter Hansen. RSVP required. Jan 25, 5:30pm. $20. Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.933.2218.

Field Trips Bald Eagle Viewing & Photography

Join long-time eagle watchers and photographers for the chance at an early morning glimpse of the bald eagles in Jenner. Jan 22, 7am. $16-$20.

Sonoma Coast State Park Visitors Center, 10451 Hwy 1, Jenner. 707.865.9757.

Animal Film Festival

Third annual event, featuring award-winning films, supports projects and programs that promote animal welfare. Jan 21, 7pm. $10-$15. Marin Humane Society, 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato. 415.883.4621.

CULT Film Series

Watch Patrick Swayze kick all kinds of butt when “Point Break” and “Roadhouse” screen back to back. Jan 19, 7pm. $10.

Roxy Stadium 14 Cinemas, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.525.8909.

IZ: The Man & His Music

Documentary about the Hawai’ian star gets a screening followed by discussion with Hawaiʻian culture scholar Constance Hale. Jan 18, 6:30pm. Free. Diesel Bookstore, 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.785.8177.

STAGE KISS by

Sarah Ruhl

Let’s Talk About Death Screening of the film “Mortal is followed by a discussion that helps us live in the moment.

Benefits local nonprofit Final Passages. Jan 25, 6:30pm. $10.

Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

Food & Drink Calistoga’s Winter in the Wineries

Purchase a passport to tour, taste wine and meet winemakers at several heralded wineries, both large and small, in and around the town at the top of Napa Valley.

Through Feb 5. $50. Calistoga wineries, various locations, Calistoga, visitcalistoga.com.

The Great Grape Study Study Cabernet Sauvignon and taste five fine examples from near and far. Jan 19, 5pm. $15.

Back Room Wines, 1000 Main St, Napa. 707.226.1378.

Japanese Farm Dinner

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Nancy Singleton Hachisu hosts a dinner inspired by her life on a Japanese farm and her books. Jan 18, 6pm. $75-$95.

Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

A Taste Tour of France

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Jan 20, 5pm. $15. Back Room Wines, 1000 Main St, Napa.

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Lectures Discover Iran

Join Rea Franjetic of Cosmopolitan Adventure Tours as she guides us through a visual presentation of Iran’s history and travel opportunities. Jan 21, 11am.

San Anselmo Library, 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo.

415.258.4656.

Herbal Wellness for the New Year

Hands-on workshop with herbalist Trinity Ava teaches participants how to use herbs to create effective and delicious herbal self care remedies. Jan 22, 1pm. $65.

Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

John Reber: The Man with Grand Ideas

Join Ranger Linda for a stroll and learn about how Reber visualized and developed the massive civil works that constructed highways and dams around the bay. Jan 21, 1:30pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

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Marin Real Estate in Trump Administration Rob Chrisman, a leading national mortgage economist and pundit. gives a talk. Space is limited, RSVP requested.

Jan 19, 6:30pm. Domain Marin, 350 Bon Air Center, Ste 100, Greenbrae, Jenn@ DomainMarin.com.

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Hands-on, interdisciplinary workshop provides background knowledge and skills to help teach about the coast redwoods. Jan 21, 9am. $16$20. Armstrong Woods State Reserve, Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville.

Remarkable Journeys: Mexico 1953 Roger Hagan speaks of his experiences in Mexico and shows photos from his travels.

Jan 19, 7pm. Free. Napa Main Library, 580 Coombs St, Napa.

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Readings Book Passage

Jan 18, 7pm, “The Art of Play” with Joan Staford. Jan 19, 7pm, “The Portable Veblen” with Elizabeth McKenzie. Jan 20, 7pm, “The Most Dangerous Place on Earth” with Lindsey Lee Johnson. Jan 21, 4pm, “Indivisible” with Christine Marie Mason. Jan 21, 7pm, “Little House in the Hollywood Hills” with Charlotte Stewart.

Jan 22, 4pm, “Books for Living” with Will Schwalbe. Jan 23, 7pm, “Storm Camp” with John Hart. Jan 24, 7pm, “A New Map for Relationships” with Martin & Dorothie Hellman. Jan 25, 7pm, “If Our Bodies Could Talk” with James Hamblin. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Cloverdale Performing Arts Center Jan 19, 7pm, “World of Made and Unmade” with Jane Mead, presented by Copperfield’s Books. 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale 707.829.2214.

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Jan 18, 7pm, “Welcome to Painterland” with Anastasia Aukeman, talk and signing happens in conjunction with the currently showing “Based on a True Story” exhibit. $10.

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Jan 21, 11am, “Know Yourself” with Dr. Bonyfide, kids party includes fun activities for kids and parents too. 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 415.785.8177.

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Jan 25, 5:30pm, Shed Book Group, Meet with other readers and discuss “The Third Plate”

by Dan Barber. 25 North St, Healdsburg 707.431.7433.

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Jan 19, 6:30pm, “Cooking Wild” with John Ash. $115 and up.

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Jan 19, 7:30pm, “Magick

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Jan 20, 7pm, “Lucky Boy” with Shanthi Sekaran. Jan 21, 7pm, “Hunted: The Zodiac Murders” with Mark Hewitt. 964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.

Novato Copperfield’s Books

Jan 21, 7pm, “Books For Living” with Will Schwalbe. 999 Grant Ave, Novato 415.763.3052.

Osher Marin JCC

Jan 22, 5pm, “Doomed to Succeed” with Ambassador Dennis Ross, co-presented with Copperfield’s Books. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael 415.444.8000.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

Jan 22, 1:30pm, “Unconditional: Older Dogs, Deeper Love” with Jane Sobel Klonsky. Jan 24, 4pm, “Undefeated” with Steve Sheinkin. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Readers’ Books

Jan 19, 7pm, “The Aging Boomer” with Frank Samson.

130 E Napa St, Sonoma 707.939.1779.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books

Jan 22, 2pm, “The Dark Room” with Jonathan Moore.

850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

Jan 24, 6pm, “Cooking For Ghosts” with Patricia V Davis.

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Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books

Jan 21, 7pm, “Make Peace with Your Mind” with Mark Coleman.

138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

Theater Becoming Dr. Ruth

Humorous and life-affirming one-woman play starring Ann Woodhead tells the story of Dr Ruth, America’s most famous sex therapist. Through Jan 22. $15-$30. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol.

707.823.0177.

Emilie

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noblewoman Emilie du Châtelet to life in a night of theater you won’t soon forget.

Through Feb 5. $10 and up.

Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.456.9555.

Evita

Sonoma Arts Live opens a season dedicated to “Women Who Dare” with a performance of the Broadway sensation about Eva Peron. Jan 20-Feb 5. $22-$32. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, sonomaartslive.org.

Family Matters

Off the Page Readers Theater presents its winter show all about families. Fri, Jan 20, 7pm. $10-$15. Mockingbird Books, 6932 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.824.0389.

In the Shadow of the Mountain

An original student musical about living in a county not unlike Marin. Jan 25-28. $5$10. Sir Francis Drake High School, 1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo.

Native Son

Stage adaptation of Richard Wright’s famous protest novel gets a West Coast premiere.

Jan 19-Feb 12. $22-$60. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

Red Hot Mama

The acclaimed one-woman musical biography of entertainment legend Sophie Tucker comes alive with the sights and sounds of Broadway, vaudeville and Las Vegas nightclubs. Through Jan 29. $25-$40. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.

Stage Kiss

The charming and funny play about two actors with an amorous history cast as romantic leads in a 1930s melodrama makes its North Bay premiere. Through Feb 5. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 West Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.523.4185.

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Tomorrow’s Art Local artists emerge in ‘Discovered’

Opening this weekend at the Petaluma Arts Center, “Discovered: Emerging Visual Artists” exhibits the work of five diversely talented artists living and working in Sonoma County.

Creative Sonoma, the county’s arts outlet of the economic development board, presents the show as part of a program funded by the Artist Awards Endowment Fund of the Community Foundation Sonoma County. The purpose of the program is to focus on relatively unknown local artists to help propel them into the community’s consciousness.

This year’s “Discovered” show includes the work of Santa Rosa artists Jenny Harp and Dayana Leon, Occidental’s Catherine Sieck, Sonoma’s Kala Stein and Petaluma’s Jaynee Watson.

Their pieces represent a wide range of styles. Harp makes colorful, mixed-media art that has been shown in downtown Santa Rosa; Leon creates hypnotizing paintings that explore identity in a society of physical enhancements; Sieck’s cutout paper assemblages depict life in bygone eras that are as detailed as they are imaginative; Stein makes ceramics with innovative mold and casting techniques; and Watson’s mixedmedia installations defy explanation.

This year’s artists were selected from over 40 applications, and in addition to having their work shown, each artist receives a $2,000 stipend. “Discovered: Emerging Visual Artists” is on display through March 18, and opens with a reception on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St., Petaluma. Reception at 5pm.

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BY BEN ADAMS

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hile it’s possible that Sonoma County’s new land-use ordinance for cannabis growers will be modified, it’s time to prepare for compliance with the new rules.

But first I suggest a step back. Do you want to stay in the industry? Do you have a handle on what it will take to get a license?

Are you prepared for substantial market volatility over the next few years? What are your human and financial resources?

If you decide to stick it out, I recommend that you determine your zoning. Does your property qualify for a license? Do you have any obvious setback issues?

Are you currently having any issues with county permits?

Have you made any unpermitted improvements? What kinds of properties surround you? Have you considered the possibility of

rezoning or acquiring neighboring land to meet minimum parcel size?

If you think your property may qualify for a growing license (you may need the assistance of an attorney or land-use expert to be sure), you now have a twopronged, and simultaneous, approach to take. You need to get through 2017, and you need to prepare for licensing.

With regard to 2017, you need to make sure that you are in compliance with both land-use and criminal-law issues. Do you have a collective? Are you in compliance with the county’s best management practices? Do you have someone to give you advice on what these mean and to do compliance checks if necessary?

Who will deal with county regulators on your behalf?

As for 2018 and beyond, what kind of license are you going to apply for? Do you know all the prerequisites? Have you read the new land-use ordinance, and the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act? I constantly remind people that the new system will be much more complex than the current one. Most commercial cannabis operations will require a conditional-use permit.

The point of this article is to shake people out of their complacency. Next year, everyone in the cannabis industry will need a county permit and state license.

You need to start thinking about issues like taxation. Track and trace. Water engineers. Attorneys.

Accountants. Security. Pesticides and many other issues.

Please do not wait until 2018 to begin thinking about how you will get the licenses and permits.

Everything is changing, and it is time to figure out a game plan.

Ben Adams is a local attorney who concentrates his practice on cannabis compliance and defense.

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Astrology For the week of January 18

BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21–April 19) Are you more attracted to honing group dynamics or liberating group dynamics? Do you have more aptitude as a director who organizes people or as a sparkplug who inspires people? Would you rather be a chief executive officer or a chief imagination officer? Questions like these will be fertile for you to meditate on in the coming weeks.

The astrological omens suggest it’s time to explore and activate more of your potential as a leader or catalyst.

It streams from the mouth of the narrator, who is an older man bent on telling all the big stories of his life.

If there were ever to come a time when you, too, would have cosmic permission and a poetic license to deliver a one-sentence, 117-page soliloquy, Libra, it would be in the coming weeks. Reveal your truths! Break through your inhibitions! Celebrate your epic tales!

(P.S.: Show this horoscope to the people you’d like as your listeners.)

TAURUS (April 20–May 20)

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

An eccentric Frenchman named Laurent Aigon grew up near an airport, and always daydreamed of becoming a commercial pilot. Sadly, he didn’t do well enough in school to fulfill his wish. Yet he was smart and ambitious enough to accomplish the next best thing: assembling a realistic version of a Boeing 737 cockpit in his home. With the help of Google, he gathered the information he needed, and ordered most of the necessary parts over the internet. The resulting masterpiece has enabled him to replicate the experiences of being a pilot. It’s such a convincing copy that he has been sought as a consultant by organizations that specialize in aircraft maintenance.

I suggest you attempt a comparable feat, Taurus: creating a simulated version of what you want. I bet it will eventually lead you to the real thing.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) The weather may

be inclement where you live, so you may be resistant to my counsel. But I must tell you the meanings of the planetary omens as I understand them, and not fret about whether you’ll act on them. Here’s my prescription, lifted from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden: “We need the tonic of wildness, to wade sometimes in marshes where the bittern and the meadow-hen lurk, and hear the booming of the snipe; to smell the whispering sedge where only some wilder and more solitary fowl builds her nest, and the mink crawls with its belly close to the ground.” And why does Thoreau say we need such experiences? “We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, to witness our own limits transgressed.”

CANCER (June 21–July 22) Welcome to the most deliciously enigmatic, sensually mysterious phase of your astrological cycle. To provide you with the proper nonrational guidance, I have stolen scraps of dusky advice from the poet Dansk Jävlarna (danskjavlarna. tumblr.com). Please read between the lines: 1. Navigate the ocean that roars within the seashell. 2. Carry the key, even if the lock has been temporarily lost. 3. Search through the deepest shadows for the bright light that cast them. 4. Delve into the unfathomable in wordless awe of the inexplicable.

LEO (July 23–August 22) What exactly would a bolt of lightning taste like? I mean, if you could somehow manage to roll it around in your mouth without having to endure the white-hot shock. There’s a booze manufacturer that claims to provide this sensation.

The company known as Oddka has created “Electricity Vodka,” hard liquor with an extra fizzy jolt. But if any sign of the zodiac could safely approximate eating a streak of lightning without the help of Electricity Vodka, it would be you Leos. These days you have a special talent for absorbing and enjoying and integrating fiery inspiration.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Eighteenthcentury painter Joshua Reynolds said that a “disposition to abstractions, to generalizing and classification, is the great glory of the human mind.”

To that lofty sentiment, his fellow artist William Blake responded, “To generalize is to be an idiot; to particularize is the alone distinction of merit.” So I may be an idiot when I make the following generalization, but I think I’m right: In the coming weeks, it will be in your best interests to rely on crafty generalizations to guide your decisions. Getting bogged down in details at the expense of the big picture—missing the forest for the trees—is a potential pitfall that you can and should avoid.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal penned the novel Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age. It consists of one sentence.

But it’s a long, rambling sentence—117 pages’ worth.

When Pluto was discovered in 1930, astronomers called it the ninth planet. But 76 years later, they changed their mind. In accordance with shifting definitions, they demoted Pluto to the status of a mere “dwarf planet.”

But in recent years, two renowned astronomers at Caltech have found convincing evidence for a new ninth planet. Konstantin Batygin and Michael E. Brown are tracking an object that is much larger than Earth.

Its orbit is so far beyond Neptune’s that it takes 15,000 years to circle the sun. As yet it doesn’t have an official name, but Batygin and Brown informally refer to it as “Phattie.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I suspect that you, too, are on the verge of locating a monumental new addition to your universe.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)

The tomato and potato are both nightshades, a family of flowering plants. Taking advantage of this commonality, botanists have used the technique of grafting to produce a pomato plant. Its roots yield potatoes, while its vines grow cherry tomatoes. Now would be a good time for you to experiment with a metaphorically similar creation, Sagittarius. Can you think of how you might generate two useful influences from a single source?

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Some guy I don’t know keeps sending me emails about great job opportunities he thinks I’d like to apply for: a technical writer for a solar energy company, for example, and a social media intern for a business that offers travel programs. His messages are not spam.

The gigs are legitimate. And yet I’m not in the least interested. I already have several jobs I enjoy, like writing these horoscopes. I suspect that you, too, may receive worthy but ultimately irrelevant invitations in the coming days, Capricorn. My advice: If you remain faithful to your true needs and desires, more apropos offers will eventually flow your way.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) The word “naysayer” describes a person who’s addicted to expressing negativity. A “yeasayer,” on the other hand, is a person who is prone to expressing optimism.

According to my assessment of the astrological omens, you can and should be a creative yeasayer in the coming days—both for the sake of your own well-being and that of everyone whose life you touch.

For inspiration, study Upton Sinclair’s passage about Beethoven: He was “the defier of fate, the great yea-sayer.” His music is “like the wind running over a meadow of flowers, superlative happiness infinitely multiplied.”

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

If I’m feeling prosaic, I might refer to a group of flamingos as a flock. But one of the more colorful and equally correct terms is a “flamboyance” of flamingos. Similarly, a bunch of pretty insects with clubbed antennae and big fluttery wings may be called a kaleidoscope of butterflies. The collective noun for zebras can be a dazzle, for pheasants a bouquet, for larks an exaltation and for finches a charm. In accordance with current astrological omens, I’m borrowing these nouns to describe members of your tribe. A flamboyance or kaleidoscope of Pisceans? Yes! A dazzle or bouquet or exaltation or charm of Pisceans? Yes! All of the above.

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