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“It just got to me,” Rogers says. In a community divided by tragedy, he says, “there are actually some people who are trying to find common ground”— and the community can expect to see those voices in his film, along with those for whom the Lopez incident was a life-changing event they’re still struggling to get over.

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SCREEN TIME Ron Rogers’ documentary about Andy Lopez is slated for release in the fall.

Unwritten Legacy Filmmaker trains lens on the aftermath of Andy Lopez’s death BY TOM GOGOLA

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onoma County Sheriff Steve Freitas is on-screen on a video monitor set up in the Worth Your Weight cafe in Santa Rosa being interviewed by documentary filmmaker Ron Rogers.

It’s a Sunday evening in late January, and the cafe has been

given over to a fundraising event for Rogers’ documentary about the Roseland shooting of Andy Lopez by a sheriff’s deputy “Some people thought right away it was a bad shooting,” Freitas says, as the crowd looks on intently. “Some people thought right away that it wasn’t.”

It’s been more than three years since Lopez’s death on Oct. 22, 2013, and Freitas’ response characterizing a divided

community still rings true.

Gauging from the tenor and tone of the questions put to Rogers at the fundraiser, it was a bad shooting.

“When we held that fundraiser,” says the filmmaker, a Sonoma County resident and producer at Blue Coast Films, “I realized that emotions are still raw.” Rogers is aiming to release his film this fall and hopes for an airing on PBS. Besides Freitas, Ross interviewed

Law-enforcement reform took hold in Sonoma County in the wake of the Lopez shooting—but so too did a persistent belief that the subsequent investigation had been whitewashed by the Santa Rosa Police Department and by Sonoma County district attorney Jill Ravitch. Ravitch’s office cleared Erick Gelhaus, the sheriff’s deputy who shot Lopez, of any criminal wrongdoing. A civil lawsuit filed by the Lopez family is pending in the Fourth District U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Meanwhile, as the civil suit lingers, sheriff’s office reforms have taken root and include the creation of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO), headed by attorney Jerry Threet. The agency investigates complaints against sheriff deputies. Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies started wearing body cams about a year ago, but the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) says that didn’t stem from the shooting.

“There are clearly some opinions in the community that aren’t aligned with ours, and we accept that,” says SCSO spokesman Sgt. Spencer Crum.

He cited a number of steps Freitas has taken since the

complaints annually to the DOJ as required by law.”

Reading the Shards For SCSO officers on the beat, the Lopez shooting still casts a shadow, but the nuts-and-bolts work of policing work goes on outside the headlines and viralvideo outrages.

It’s gloomy and quiet in downtown Guerneville on a recent weekend morning as Deputy Sheriff Bryan Jensen contemplates a small pile of broken methpipe glass on the hood of his SUVstyle cruiser.

Jensen’s got a quizzical look as he sifts through the glass, removed from a coat pocket of a person he knows is not a meth user. He looks up and has a visible a-ha! moment. Turns out the garment belongs to someone else who does use meth, and Jensen knows that person too.

Jensen is a 38-year-old beat cop and a training officer at the SCSO substation in West County, and he’s interviewing a citizen who has already starting drinking and getting belligerent with another of the bedraggled souls who nod off or get nasty along the peestinking back streets of Guerneville.

As Jensen sifts through the blackened shards of glass, it’s like he is sifting through all of the gritty details of a life on the beat. It seems nearly every person out here in the river-andredwoods vacation mecca knows the officer—and they all seem to be violating the terms of their probation, subject to arrest and remand at his discretion.

The intoxicated citizen has a water bottle that’s half-filled with vodka. Jensen sniffs it and pours it out.

There will be a fight later on

today, Jensen figures. He’s seen this play out before, so this citizen is going to jail for violating a probation order that said no alcohol. On the drive to the Main Adult Detention Facility in Santa Rosa, he talks about some of the other shards of detail that go along with the job: dealing with the death of a child in an overturned car last summer; the fact that, despite all the fear in the community, the only immigration-related question he ever asks is, “Do you want to call the consulate?”

And he stresses, over and over again, that respect is a twoway street.

Over the course of a few hours Jensen interacts with numerous individuals. He tells a young man that it’s OK to dance in public, just don’t crank the music too loud or get too animated, we’ve been getting complaints.

He knocks on a tent-flap out at Vacation Beach along the Russian River, a big homeless encampment before the winter rains washed nearly everyone out, and gives a hello as a man emerges from the tent. People have been complaining, Jensen says, and gives some advice on the proper disposal of drug needles. The man thanks him and shakes his hand and returns to the tent. All in a day’s work.

One interviewee cast the shooting as a communitywide traumatic event involving a child at play.

The Weight

Readers of the Press Democrat woke up on Halloween 2013 to a front page that showcased a large, peaceful rally in Santa Rosa held after a grueling week of anger, bewilderment and raging sadness over Lopez’s death.

It was one of the worst weeks in Santa Rosa history, for law enforcement and citizens alike, and news of the Lopez shooting reverberated across the country

and into the hallways of the United States Department of Justice. The FBI announced on Oct. 25 that it had opened a “full investigation” into the shooting, and reporters around the region noted that it was the first time the FBI had involved itself in the criminal investigation of a Sonoma County police-involved shooting since the late ’90s.

Most news reports on the FBI’s pledge to fully investigate the shooting highlighted Lopez’s age.

The announcement prompted a media circus, even if Gelhaus had no way of knowing that Lopez was 13 years old when he shot him. Ted Nugent went nuts over the FBI’s decision to investigate a cop, as reported on Media Matters for America at the time. And it appears that the FBI may have followed the either-or Lopez script laid out by Freitas— and jumped to a provisional conclusion that it was likely a bad shooting, worthy of a full parallel criminal investigation. That would mean lots of manpower and FBI resources. But then the agency quietly shifted its prioritization of the shooting.

According to an unclassified FBI internal memo dated Oct. 30, 2013—less than a week after it opened the Lopez file on Oct. 25—the agency moved to deprioritize its involvement in the case from a “full investigation” to an “assessment,” the lowest order of priority. The letter reads, “The captioned case was inadvertently opened as a full investigation.

Per a conversation with executive management, the case will be closed and the matter will be opened as an assessment.”

Imagine the community’s reaction to a Oct. 31, 2013, headline reading, “FBI Backs Off from Pledge of Full Investigation of Lopez Shooting.”

San Francisco–based FBI spokesman Prentice Danner says that while the reclassification indicates that the investigation was put on the lowest tier of the FBI’s classification priorities, it didn’t represent a downgrading of the agency’s commitment to the case. “There is not a whole lot of difference” between ) 20 an assessment and an

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shooting—“numerous community healing meetings” and other outreach efforts that include radio appearances and neighborhood meetings. “We are looking for more opportunities like this to engage with the public whenever possible,” Crum says. As for the body cams, “it’s just another example of our efforts to be transparent, and [our] attempts at gaining public trust.”

The body cams were put to good use in a recent incident in Boyes Hot Springs that led to a felony assault charge against a deputy who no longer works for the SCSO. Body-cam footage was key in Freitas’ decision to push for a criminal investigation into the incident and to push the deputy off the force.

Civilian complaints are part of the job, but the sheriff’s office says they are pretty rare. “We deal with people in times of personal crisis,” Crum says. “We put them in jail, we write citations and enforce laws. These negative encounters will result in some complaints.”

How many? In 2013, Crum says the SCSO had contact with over 200,000 people “and had only 68 complaints.”

Short of termination, there’s a range of disciplinary actions that the SCSO can undertake with deputies: written admonishment, verbal admonishment, a requirement for additional training, time off without pay.

Threet, who meets monthly with Freitas, says he has encouraged the sheriff to consider a yearend summary of excessive-force complaints that protects the rights of deputies while also giving the public some sense of an accountability process that’s currently shielded by a state law that protects personnel records from public scrutiny.

Crum describes the relationship between the IOLERO and the sheriff’s office as “a collaborative effort that is continually evolving.

We have found that Mr. Threet takes his responsibility to the public very seriously.”

As for the summary proposed

by Threet, Crum says go for it: “It is our understanding that Mr. Threet is going to publish an annual report. We also report our

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investigation, he says.

The last local police-relatedshooting FBI investigation involved a shooting in Rohnert Park and a full criminal investigation of the incident by the FBI, parallel to the local investigation. The widespread media conflation of the FBI’s respective involvement in the two cases, Danner concedes, is an “interesting point.”

He couldn’t provide a timeline of the FBI’s involvement in the Lopez shooting. The Department of Justice didn’t complete its investigation until after the district attorney and the Santa Rosa Police Department concluded theirs—and as part of its assessment, the FBI was provided with the results of those agencies’ investigations. But Danner stressed that the FBI did not rely on their conclusions to reach its own. “We still do our due diligence,” he says, “we’re not in the business of taking another agency’s word for it. We owe it to the people and the communities that we serve—that is not how we do business.”

Eventually, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued a conclusion in the form of a letter to the SCSO and the Lopez family. The determination: Andy Lopez’s civil rights weren’t violated.

The FBI’s decision to reclassify its role raises some questions three years later. Did any Sonoma County officials know about the reclassification? “As far as the FBI’s involvement after the Lopez case,” Crum says, “we had no involvement with them whatsoever. They may have been in contact with [the Santa Rosa Police Department] or the DA’s office. We have no knowledge of an assessment versus an investigation.”

Lt. Mike Lazzarini of the Santa Rosa Police Department’s Investigations Bureau says their investigation was sent to the district attorney and shared with the FBI, but he couldn’t speak to “the FBI’s administrative handling or classification of that case.”

The district attorney’s press office did not respond to questions

about the Oct. 30 FBI memo, but in response to a public records request, the county counsel’s office says it has no record of any communication with the FBI by any county official, elected or otherwise, in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, including anyone at the district attorney’s or sheriff’s office.

Justice in the Weeds

It’s a hazy and warm sunny Saturday afternoon on Moorland Avenue at Andy’s Park, an unofficial memorial created at the site of Lopez’s death. The park is overgrown with weeds and empty except for a woman and her dog, who wade through the thigh-high growth to sit on a picnic bench.

An ice cream truck circles, but there are no kids chasing its music. Down Moorland toward Todd Avenue, a Latino man with a tattoo above his left eye walks up the road, carrying a case of beer.

A few doors down, children play with their parents in the driveway.

Along the edge of the park are a number of abandoned toddler’s walkers.

It’s not hard to imagine that the parents of these toddlers may have brought their kids here to take their first, tentative steps— hopeful if unsteady steps, down that same street where Lopez lost his life. Those baby steps provide a poignant metaphor for the ongoing efforts at police reform in Sonoma County. There’s also a sense that time has stopped here—and won’t start up again until some tangible measure of justice for Lopez is achieved.

His memorial is painted with the words, “Start Healing,” and it’s been over a thousand days since the shooting. But the sign that ticks off the days since the shooting cuts off at day 968, and the grass is so high now that the word “Justice” is blocked from view. This week, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors was moving forward on plans for Andy’s Unity Park, but for now there’s a sense that a community has been stunned into a kind of stasis by the tragedy. One interviewee in Rogers’ trailer recounts how a ) 100 traumatized friend of

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While we won’t be staging shows of miserable dancing elephants or bicycling bears, we intend to continue doing what we’ve done for years: showcasing what we think is the greatest place on earth.

And judging by the results of our 2017 Best Of readers poll, we’re not alone in our thinking. Thanks to your picks, the depth and breadth of Sonoma and Napa counties many attractions are plain

to see and we’re excited to share them in the pages that follow.

We’ve also got a heap of editor’s picks from Tom Gogola, Michael Hayes, James Knight, Charlie Swanson, David Templeton and Flora Tsapovsky to round out the list of winners, the people, places and things that make the area the spectacle it is.

This year we added to three new categories to Best Of: Health & Wellness, Home Improvement and Cannabis. Think of them as three new rings to the North Bay’s circus of attractions. Let the show begin!

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tep right up, waaay up, to the tips of your toes. You’ll have to crane your neck and squint into the sun if you want to glimpse the gargantuan, colossal, humongous hoopla of Sonoma County’s most massive maestros of hot- jazz hijinks, the Dixie Giants.

An ensemble that’s traversed the towns and cities of the North Bay and beyond for the past four years, the Dixie Giants are in fact a seven-headed hydra of infectious fun and enchanting entertainment, showing up at festivals, concert halls and various events that range from Mardi Gras meltdowns to the fields of another immense Bay Area institution, the San Francisco Giants.

Already acclaimed by enthusiasts of traditional New Orleans jazz, the Dixie Giants have recently expanded on their Crescent City sound with a new album that’s hot enough to boil the sizzling swamps of Louisiana with a fiery soul and cool enough to cheerily

charm the kindred crowds of their California roots.

Released last month, Dressed and Ready to Go is the third installment in the Dixie Giants’ ongoing crusade to keep Preservation Hall– inspired raucousness alive. But rather than interpreting century-old standards and flourishing on already well-trod territory, Dressed and Ready to Go finds the group collaboratively composing entirely original music throughout. Led by sky-scraping sousaphone player Nick Pulley, the Dixie Giants employ trad-jazz elements into 12 new “moopin’ and boopin’” instrumental barnburners.

With recent performances throughout the Bay Area, the Dixie Giants have already shared the new foot-stomping music with adoring fans.

Keep your eyes open for the mammoth music makers at your local soirée, and be ready to be overpowered by the group’s infectious, illuminating and incandescent jazz. thedixiegiants.com.—C.S.

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Terror comes to town every other Thursday when the ongoing CULT Film Series serves up a shocking, spine-tingling double feature of classic horror, science-fiction and comedy at the Roxy Stadium 14 Cinemas in downtown Santa Rosa. Founded by Santa Rosa Entertainment Group’s Neil Pearlmutter, a horror-film aficionado of the highest order, the CULT series— which stands for Classic Underground Lost Treasures—continuously offers older fan favorites and allows a new generation to discover gruesomely entertaining and long-forgotten gems of cinema. The series is a labor of love for Pearlmutter, whose dedication to the genre led to a partnership with Famous Monsters of Filmland, the longest running publication dedicated to horror and fantasy in the world of film. With Famous Monsters co-sponsoring the series, the CULT has grown in the last year since Santa Rosa became ground zero for 2016’s Silver Scream Film Festival, in which Hollywood heavyweights like John Landis and Robert Englund (known globally as the frightful Freddy Krueger) and independent filmmakers from all walks of life convened to show their new films and beloved blockbusters. Though Silver Scream was forced to sit out 2017 to retool the terror, the CULT Film Series is staying strong. This month, CULT-ists get a chance to see two beastly, New York City–smashing monsters when the series presents the 1976 remake of Hollywood’s most famous giant ape, King Kong, and the awesomely campy 1982 B-movie Q, in which David Carradine and Michael Moriarty discover an Aztec dragon nesting in the Chrysler Building and scooping up hapless New Yorkers. CULT films screen on Thursdays at the Roxy Stadium 14, 85 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa. 7pm. $10. 707.525.8909.—C.S.

BEST MAN BEHIND THE MIC WHO IS ALSO NAMED MIKE

Mike DeWald runs the board for The Drive with Steve Jaxon on KSRO,

a difficult enough job given Jaxon’s uneven personality and the frequent spillings of wine, which reminds us of a song called “Spill the Wine.” Legend has it that the song was inspired by a keyboardist for War, who spilled some wine on the mixing board. Why do we like Mike? The Bohemian does a weekly show on KSRO where we talk about the stories in the paper, and even when Jaxon is a grumpy, miserable shell of a host, Mike’s always got energy, a smile and an easy laugh at our dumb jokes made at Steve’s, or our own, expense.

DeWald keeps the show running smoothly and wrangles guests with ease. He’s an ace hand at the knobs who never misses a cue or a commercial break, and who adroitly handles Jaxon’s dark mutterings about his holiday plans, which usually involve loneliness and Spam. The only time you’ll hear dead air with DeWald on the board is when the subject arises, as it often does: When is Jaxon going to get a goddamned award for Best Radio Personality? For now, this is as close as it gets, and we look forward to DeWald lording over his award next time we’re on air with Jaxon, who’s actually an awesome guy, too, with a great sense of humor.—T.G.

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Snap, crackle and pop–artist Tony Speirs has never met a label he didn’t love. After studying illustration at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco (now the Academy of Art University), Speirs worked in oils that evoked his travels to Latin America and infused the mythos he encountered there. At the turn of the last century, Speirs’ imagination turned in a new direction when he embraced vintage logos, advertisement and mid20th-century design elements into his new acrylic works. Since then, Speirs, who now lives in Graton, has become one of the North Bay’s most inspired voices for mashed-up nostalgic narrative art and pop-culture curating. Whether

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he’s reimagining the Quaker Oats man painted up as a member of KISS; invoking Forbidden Planet icon Robby the Robot and other classic automatons in sensationalized spreads; or dressing up Batman in a pink knitted cap to support the women’s protest march from last January—his contribution to the recent “Art of Resistance” group show that exhibited at Santa Rosa’s Backstreet Gallery—Speirs ingeniously incorporates whimsical aesthetics that add levity to socially and politically motivated art.

Aside from his involvement with various group art shows in the North Bay, Speirs is also a longtime exhibiting artist in the annual Art at the Source and Sonoma County Art Trails events, which this year run June 3–4 and June 10–11, and Oct. 14–15 and Oct. 21–22, respectively. artatthesource.org, sonomacountyarttrails.org.—C.S.

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There are two places, actually.

First, Shakespeare in the Cannery (shakespeareinthecannery. com), presenting Shakespearean entertainments outdoors every summer in Santa Rosa, offers a slightly sinister, ethereal, urban-decay, post-apocalyptic experience. With a stage erected in the center of a vast field surrounded on two sides by the propped-up remains of a crumbling wall, Shakespeare in the Cannery really does take place in what is left of an old cannery. This year, the troupe presents a fairy-centric adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and a staging of Much Ado About Nothing, transposed to a USO camp in Italy during WWII, with big-band songs incorporated alongside the iambic pentameter and soliloquies. For a more bucolic variation of the theater-in-a-ruins experience, there’s always what’s left of Jack London’s historic winery (just

four stone walls and no roof), where Transcendence Theater Company (transcendencetheatre.org) annually stages Broadway Under the Stars.

Massively entertaining, with a drop-dead gorgeous backdrop of vineyards, hills and a star-filled sky, the series brings in professional Broadway performers to sing and dance their own variations of Broadway classics—right there in the ruins.—D.T.

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The daily route to work claws and curves through the valleys of the Hicks and Nicasio, and into Petaluma and onto the 101 for the last, desperate run to Santa Rosa. Most mornings, it’s also a ride through the Bay Area’s classic rock stations, from the Fog to the Bone to the River to the Bull—with cracked-voice death-metal tirades from Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman providing the occasional counterpoint—and as one station fades to static, another is always coming in loud and proud with the bloated old classics that are at once comforting and totally goony. So, the first rock album I ever owned was Boston’s “Don’t Look Back,” and for 10 straight, glorious days this winter, I was able to crank up radio-driven tracks from those overplayed bombast rockers on every ride to and from Marin to Santa Rosa. I just could not get away from the Boston, and so I embraced it, and now I crave it, like meth. And, to break up the ride, I like to roll in to the Petaluma 7-11 for a coffee and a nasty sausage biscuit, singing at top volume—it’s more than a feeling, methinks, it’s angina. Along the way to classic-rock salvation, I’ve also learned to love the Eagles all over again. I’m trying to take it easy, them wheels can drive you crazy. Steve Perry is telling me to don’t stop believin’—did Goodman just say the word “impeachment”?—T.G.

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Who coerces the Coercer? Nobody, that’s who. The punk-rock hero is the creation of cartoonist Johnny McCracken, who has been drawing his hardcore comic strip ‘The Coercer’ for nearly 20 years. Occupying a zone where Bevis & Butthead, Superman, punk rock and zine culture meet, the Coercer is the straight-edge hero this scene needs, one who persuades posers to adopt the punk-rock principles he holds dear while battling the forces of mediocrity. Stocked with steel-toed boots, cammo shorts and a cape made from a bed sheet, McCracken’s swaggering, stymied character revels in moshing to music and reminding today’s youth that punk is, in fact, not dead. By day, the Coercer is mild-mannered factory drone Joe Renassle, silently putting up with the hassle of everyday life. But on weekends, Renassle shaves his dome to straightedge sheen, straps on his gear and cleans up his town the only way he knows how: by calling bull where he sees it and hunting down ironic hippies and hipsters with glee.

Throughout the new collection of comic strips, McCracken envisions the Coercer as a everyman pushed to the brink through a series of soul-draining minutiae. Stylistically, McCracken excels at the furtive furrowing brows that signal the Coercer’s about to lose his cool, and in-your-face close-ups when the boots get to stomping and fists get to flying. This ain’t no Garfield strip, kids. The Coercer is here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and he’s all out of bubblegum. coercercomics.com.—C.S.

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ou can’t miss the spot where the vineyards meet the redwoods in Forestville. Westbound drivers on River Road are plunged into darkness like some Tunnel of Love on a narrow stretch of road that winds between towering, second-growth sequoias and squeezes in between vacation homes. Atmospheric, iconic and, if you’re doing it on a bicycle, a harrowing death-ride.

The smart way to cycle this route is Old River Road, a quiet residential lane that runs parallel to River and connects to scenic Martinelli Road.

And as soon as you’ve turned onto the lane, another cycling secret of the river unaccountably pops out of the woods: Russian River Cycle Service, billed as the smallest cycle shop in Sonoma County, and surely the most well hidden.

“Well, it’s the back of my property, but it’s also a major thoroughfare for cyclists,” proprietor Brian Borchers explains. “I would see bike riders going by constantly, and I thought there might be people who needed help—and I wanted to help.”

With more than 25 years in the bicycle business, Borchers has done it all, from service to sales and building bikes. “And also, probably I’m unemployable by most standards,” he jokes, “so I had to figure out my own job.” Opened five years ago, at least “on paper,” Russian River Cycle Service is a one-man show and a one-stop shop, offering everything from repairs to rentals, hybrid and road, full builds and brand-new bikes.

His most distant customer was in South Africa, and initially seemed suspicious because he was asking for a $4,000 build by email, but turned out to have a family vacation house down the road in Guerneville.

Borchers also dispenses biking advice to tourists—a Texas couple thanked him for rerouting them from a busy road on a Sunday ride to Napa Valley.

Sometimes, people even find him when they just get a flat or other bike emergency. “That’s where I get so much of my satisfaction,” says Borchers. “They’re from out of state and just happened upon me—and they’re just so happy that they did.” 9806 Old River Road, Forestville.

707.887.2453.—J.K.

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THE HUB

2500 Jefferson St., Napa. 707.253.2453.

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THE BIKE PEDDLER 605 College Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.571.2428.

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TONE

545 Ross St., Santa Rosa. 707.526.3100.

BEST YOGA STUDIO NAPA

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1115 Jordan Lane, Napa. 707.836.3526.

EKAM YOGA AND WELLNESS

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522 Wilson St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.9642.

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3421 Villa Lane, Napa. 707.251.1395.

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RED DRAGON MARTIAL ARTS

1200 N. Dutton Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.578.1640.

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620 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. 707.778.1069.

PARKPOINT HEALTH CLUB

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3421 Villa Lane, Napa. 707.251.1395.

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432 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa. 707.528.2582.

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LEAH HEIL, HEALTH SPA NAPA VALLEY 1030 Main St., St. Helena. 707.967.8800.

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AMBER KENEALLY, VERTEX CLIMBING CENTER 3358-a Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa.

707.573.1608.

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BOARDGARDEN 2740 Jefferson St., Napa. 707.253.7949.

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2740 Jefferson St., Napa. 707.253.7949.

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1338 Pearl St., Napa. 707.257.7382.

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LEVI’S GRANFONDO

2740 Jefferson St., Napa. 707.253.7949.

BOARDGARDEN

17191 Bodega Hwy., Bodega.

707.876.3032.

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1422 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.546.0660.

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2000 W. Pueblo Ave., Napa. 707.255.5470.

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SKYLINE WILDERNESS PARK 2201 Imola Ave., Napa. 707.252.0481.

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HOWARTH PARK

630 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa.

707.543.3425.

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Imagine pedaling through stunning views and scenic backroads in Napa and Sonoma County and stopping to swirl a glass of vino. That’s the offering on the table when you sign up for any of several Sip ’n’ Cycle outdoor packages offered by Getaway Adventures. What started as a fortuitous day of bike riding and winetasting between Calistoga resident Randy Johnson and his uncle has become one of the North Bay’s most popular outdoor companies. Now a collection of wine country enthusiasts, Getaway Adventures is catching on with the locals and visitors alike. The group’s most popular Sip ’n’ Cycle offering traverses Calistoga, where participants get on a hybrid bike— with a helmet—and roam northern Napa Valley. An experienced and professional tour guide leads the pack, offering insights and secrets about the region even longtime residents may have missed. Along the mostly flat 12-mile tour, the group stops at four wineries, which can include Chateau Montelena, August Briggs, Frank Family and Clos Pegase, among others. Other packages travel to the far corners of the North Bay, with Sip ’n’ Cycle tours hitting up Healdsburg, crossing through the Carneros region and rolling through western Santa Rosa and Sebastopol. Prefer hops to grapes? Getaway Adventures has you covered with a Pints ’n’ Pedals tour that takes you to Russian River Brewing Company and HopMonk Tavern. For those looking to really

break a sweat, the intensive Velo ’n’ Vino tour takes you over hilly roads in a massive 20–30 mile ride in the morning, before you grab lunch and get chauffeured through Dry Creek Valley. getawayadventures.com.—C.S.

BEST BIKER BAR NOT FOR BIKERS (AT LEAST NOT THE KIND YOU’RE THINKING OF) Trail House is just like any other biker bar except that there are no leather jackets, menacing stares or furtive meth sales in the bathroom. And there are no motorcycles in the parking lot. Actually, Trail House is nothing like a biker bar. The well-fenestrated building is really a temple to nearby Annadel State Park, mountain bikes and the people who ride them in said park. Those people like good beer and strong coffee, and Trail House has both, as well as a small menu of quick bites for pre-and post-ride nutrition. The fleet of top-shelf demo bikes, helmets, shoes and tubes and other odds and ends for sale and the mechanic on duty make it clear this isn’t your typical beer bar. The clubhouse for fat-tire fanatics is the work of Shane Bresnyan and Glenn Fant. Fant owns Santa Rosa’s NorCal Sport and the Bike Peddler; Bresnyan was the manager at the Bike Peddler before opening Trail House.

The place has one other distinction from the typical biker bar: it’s clean and inviting enough to welcome noncyclists, too. 4036 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa. 707.843.4943.—S.H.

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Cyclists put a positive spin on the old “road to nowhere,” which gets a lot of bad press—they call it an “out and back.” This is an optional side trip to a full-circle route such as, say, cycling out from Healdsburg to West Dry Creek Road, crossing a bridge to Dry Creek Road and back to town, enjoying vineyard views and only moderate exertion all the way. For keener hill climbers, a short detour to the west leads to Warm Springs Dam and the bottom of a long, steady ascent to the gentle, 10-mile roller coaster of Rockpile Road. There’s something extraordinary about Rockpile that makes it the ideal thrill ride. With the mountain vistas, the Rockpile AVA vineyard views may be equal to dozens of other local roads, but this former horse track, now a broad and wide-shouldered carpet of asphalt that hardly sees half a dozen automobiles over the entire ride past the marina at Lake Sonoma, is a mind-boggling feat of public works that defies comparison—even in Napa County!—and puts most county roads to crying shame. What madness made this near-perfect one-way ride a reality?

When the Army Corps of Engineers built Warm Springs Dam, they were obligated to improve the roads that ran through the project area. Government regulation, ladies and gentlemen, the wonders of government regulation, created this motoring and cycling dreamscape.—J.K.

BEST WALK (OR WHEEZE) IN THE PARK Skyline Wilderness Park is a perennial winner in Napa owing to its rolling circus of various activities that can be pursued here: hiking, biking, camping, shooting—or wheezing in the dust of a nearby gravel pit that’s been in the news because of expansion plans that have divided the community and threaten to encroach on Skyline’s rolling reaches. For now,

one can wander for hours and encounter numerous visages and vantage points, or one can sit on a rock and listen to the wind and take in the view of near-off Napa City. Hey, is that an elephant in a tutu or a giant bulldozer scraping at the earth at the nearby gravel pit? skylinepark.org.—T.G.

BEST WAY TO DANGLE YOUR KIDS FROM A ROPE Astounding feats of aerial artistry await at the Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm as boys and girls of (mostly) all ages are invited to participate in the after-school antics of the beloved Circus Waldissima. The youth circus program takes youngsters ages nine to 18 and puts them on the fast track to high places, with an assortment of classes and programs designed to lift spirits with soaring skills learned in three-ring fashion. Founded in 1991, the circus’ mission is simple: to inspire students to reach new heights of excellence.

The instructors, often seasoned circus professionals, work with hundreds of kids each season. Trapeze work is highlighted in their offerings, though the circus boasts hand balancing, acrobatics, fire performances, bicycle stunt work and more. Circus Waldissima is a great alternative to macho, after-school sports, where football concussions come with the competitive territory. There are no losers at Circus Waldissima, as the kids learn to work in groups and create a tight-knit company full of collaboration and team-building. The students also get a good workout while feeling the pride of accomplishing feats they would previously have thought undoable. Each spring, the hundreds of students who participate in Circus Waldissima show off their dazzling skills with an annual showcase. This year’s show is split into a beginner’s performance based on The Wizard of Oz, and an advanced show titled Alchemy. Performances run April 1– 2 at the Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm, 655 Willowside Road, Santa Rosa. circuswaldissima.com.—C.S.

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BEST EPHEMERAL AQUATIC EXPERIENCE

This winter has been one for the record books. In addition to finally ending our endless drought, the constant downpours turned the Laguna de Santa Rosa into a paddling paradise. A few days after a good downpour, a lake pops up just north of where High School Road meets Occidental Road, beyond the blueberry bog.

“That’s the place where it really opens up,” says Brent Reed, ecology programs manager at the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation. The water level only lasts a few days before it drains away, but this winter the water level remained elevated for months. “I’d say it’s the best I’ve ever seen it—period,” says Reed.

For bird watchers and paddlers, the high water provided access to distant reaches of the Laguna inaccessible except by water. Sharp-eyed kayakers caught sight of bald eagles and rare visitors like common black hawks and black-headed vultures. While more rain will fall this spring, it’s unlikely the Laguna will rise to previous winter levels. But this week’s rain could provide one more chance to get out on the water before summer comes and you have to wait until next winter to experience this fleeting watery wonder. lagunafoundation.org.—S.H.

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sst. You, sir. Over here. Yes, you. Step this way. Come a little closer. There, we’re alone. Now then, can I interest you in a little magic dust? Wait, it’s not what you’re thinking. This is the good stuff. Homegrown even.

Look at this pinkish one. Know what this is? That’s purple sauerkraut that’s been dehydrated and turned into this intensely flavored seasoning. No, you don’t sniff it. Sprinkle a little on your scrambled eggs or, better yet, put it atop a pan-fried steak or grilled fish. Delicious.

Or look at this one: charred eggplant powder. I’m thinking a sprinkle of this over your babaganouj would be extraordinary. Or how about this tarragon-caper powder? I like a little of this on top of deviled eggs.

It’s like a secret weapon. People have no idea where all that flavor is coming from.

I’d like to take credit for these, but this is the work of chef Perry Hoffmann

and the good folks at Shed in Healdsburg. They’ve developed a whole line of the powders, seasoned salts and other kitchen pantry items. I’m fond of the green salt—bay leaves, thyme, parsley, rosemary and Jacobsen salt spread around the rim of a bloody Mary. It’s a great way to take a little Sonoma County with you wherever you go.

While it doesn’t fit inside my trench coat here, Shed also makes delicious pickled vegetables like carrots and chile peppers, savory shiitake mushrooms, eggplant conserve and even pickled kale.

There’s also a line of fruit preserves and shrubs. What’s a shrub?

It’s made with very ripe fruit and herbs and spiked with vinegar to preserve it. They’re great as a base for cocktails or a little sparkling water for a DIY soda. Just the thing after enjoying a rib-eye steak dusted with a little purple sauerkraut powder. 25 North St., Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.—S.H.

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BEST FARMERS MARKET NAPA

CALISTOGA FARMERS MARKET calistogafarmersmarket.org

6760 McKinley St., Ste. 150, Sebastopol.

707.829.8101.

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BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE SONOMA

LAGUNA FARM originalsuperburger.com

1501 4th Street Mon–Sun: 11–8 707.546.4016

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7981 Old Redwood Hwy. Sun–Thur: 11–8:30 • Fri & Sat 11–9 707.665.9790

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Savory & Sweet delights cafe • bakery • catering • pop-up dinners

3 yakitori & Izakaya Newly expanded patio and bar $

The Sonoma-County Style ramen is as delicious as ever.

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1141 First St., Napa. 707.224.6664.

NAPA

1401 First St., Napa. 707.258.1516.

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1650 Corporate Circle, Petaluma. 707.568.4500.

1501 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.546.4016.

BEST CHEESE SHOP NAPA

SUPERBURGER

BEST PIZZA NAPA

CICCIO

6770 Washington St., Yountville. 707.945.1000.

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380 Bohemian Hwy., Freestone. 707.874.1030.

1800 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.528.3278.

BEST BUTCHER SHOP NAPA

BROWNS VALLEY MEAT

3263 Browns Valley Road, Napa. 707.253.2480.

SONOMA

BEST BURGER

6505 Washington St., Yountville. 707.934.8237.

best tacos in town!

1207 Foothill Blvd., Calistoga. 707.942.5605.

BEST FOOD PRODUCER

FREESTONE ARTISAN CHEESE

Happy Hour 3:30-5:30

BUSTER’S SOUTHERN BBQ

2097 Stagecoach Road, Ste. 100, Santa Rosa. 707.595.3935.

ATELIER FINE FOODS BY JCB

Weds–Sun 7–4pm 4552 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol 95472 707.823.3122 ~ pascalinefinecatering.com

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1720 Cooper Road, Sebastopol. 707.823.0823

AMY’S KITCHEN

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VILLAGE BAKERY

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SONOMA COUNTY MEAT COMPANY

35 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.521.0121.

BEST BAKERY NAPA

MODEL BAKERY

644 First St., Bldg. B, Oxbow Market, Napa. 707.259.1128.

1357 Main St., St. Helena. 707.963.8192.

MOMBO’S PIZZA

560 Hwy. 116 N., Sebastopol. 707.823.7492.

BEST CHOCOLATIER NAPA

ANETTE’S CHOCOLATES 1321 First St., Napa. 707. 252.4228.

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SONOMA CHOCOLATIERS

6988 McKinley St., Sebastopol. 707.829.1181.

BEST CAFE/COFFEEHOUSE NAPA

MOLINARI CAFFE

828 Brown St., Napa. 707.927.3623.

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BIGGEST LITTLE CHEESE CASE

It’s fromagerie just for three, and that’s not counting the cow, the goat and the sheep. Four’s a crowd in the tiny Bohemian Creamery perched on a ridge overlooking green pastures that stretch out to the Laguna de Santa Rosa in rural Sebastopol. But it’s usually a patient and at times jovial crowd bunched up around a little cold case and studying a chalkboard menu of the day’s colorful titled offerings at $11 or $12 per half-pound. It’s a place where customers share samples and trade advice for pairing funky-rinded cheese with funky-nosed Pinot Noir. It’s the kind of place one used to have to travel a long ways in either space or time to find. Well-curated and many curded as the cheese case at better markets may be, there’s nothing quite like the little cheese case at Bohemian Creamery for variety and value from one single artisanal producer.

Many a regular comes in for the pollen-laced pyramids of FlowerPower or the goat milk caramel-core Cowabunga; others savor the stench of the Bomb, washed in Russian River Brewing’s Belgian-style ale. Boho Belle is made with jersey milk, Bo Peep with sheep; Twist & Shout mixes it up with both. Creamy but sliceable, Surf and Turf is dusted with toasted dulse seaweed, and don’t forget the water buffalo cheese—there’s even room in the biggest little cheese shop in the North Bay for the buffalo. 7380 Occidental Road, Sebastopol. bohemiancreamery.com.—J.K.

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ACRE COFFEE

21 Fourth St., Petaluma. 707.772.5117.

2365 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa.

707.595.5984.

BEST BREAKFAST

BRIX

4080 Sonoma Hwy., Napa. 707.299.4870.

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Sat & Wed 8:30–1pm at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts thesantarosafarmersmarket.com

404 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.573.5955.

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1401 First St., Napa. 707.258.1516.

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STARK’S STEAKHOUSE

DOWNTOWN JOE’S BREWERY & RESTAURANT SONOMA

NY PIE

65 Brookwood Ave., Ste. 1–2, Santa Rosa.

707.526.9743.

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PROTÉA RESTAURANT

6488 Washington St., Yountville. 707.415.5035.

521 Adams St., Santa Rosa. 707.546.5100.

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BEST DINER

6948 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. 707.827.3609.

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SORENSEN CATERING

2698 Fremont Drive, Sonoma. 707.938.7370.

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1122 First St., Napa. 707.812.6853.

THE FREMONT DINER

NAPA

677 St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena. 707.967.9022.

BEST SANDWICH SHOP

PREFERRED SONOMA CATERING

GENOVA DELICATESSEN

BEST CHEF

NAPA

1550 Trancas St., Napa. 707.253.8686.

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IKE’S PLACE

1780 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.293.9814.

700 grove street healdsburg, ca 707-433-3579 seghesio.com

BEST DINING AFTER 10PM 902 Main St., Napa. 707.258.2337.

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Open Daily 10:00am to 5:00pm

935 Gravenstein Hwy. S., Sebastopol.

707.827.3744.

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7377 St. Helena Hwy., Napa. 707.944.2749.

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2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

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OLDEST WINERY IN THE REGION THAT PREDATES PROHIBITION

Here’s an easy question for a person of taste and learning such as yourself, a connoisseur of the fine wines of this region. Try your luck! Take a guess: What is the oldest continuously operated family-owned winery in wine country? What’s that, young man?

Robert Mondavi Winery is a fine winery, indeed, and a fine guess—if not even close by half. Charles Krug, ma’am?

Clever indeed—owned by the Mondavi family, that’s the oldest winery in Napa, having been founded in 1861 . . . but by a different family. Indeed, sir, GundlachBundschu sports an even grayer beard than that, and their claim as “the oldest family-owned winery in California” is not entirely inaccurate, but does anyone recall a little hiccup called Prohibition?

You, way in the back, speak up! Yes! Clinging to a hillside way up above Napa Valley, Nichelini Family Winery celebrates its 127th consecutive vintage.

Why, they’re so old, they’ve got a Roman wine press! Even more astonishing, Nichelini is owned and operated by a huge extended family—that cooperates!

So what about all those other “oldest winery” claims? “It’s all true, they aren’t lying in any way,” says Doug Patterson, current president of the Nichelinis. “They just have positioned it with a category that would favor them—and there’s a lot of romance that goes back with the ‘old’ stuff.” Remarkably, the winery survived Prohibition by selling wine for vinegar and grapes to the Chicago market, and, thanks to a miracle, their regular deliveries in the Bay Area never got interrupted: one family member had a permit for delivering sacramental wine to churches. 2950 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena. 707.963.0717.—J.K.

BEST GYRO WITH A VIEW

You’ll wait longer for the gyro than any other lunch item at the popular and bustling 4th Street Market & Deli, and

when its components are finally folded into a glory of dense, spicy meatiness, you’ll pray for one of those three scant metal tables out front across from the new Old Courthouse Square. If you should luck out and score a table, it will be a long lunch and the view will never disappoint in its all-too-human glory of transit, full of “and to think I saw it on Fourth Street” moments, just like Seuss but with a rampant parade of wandering eyeballs, shaggy urban campers and three-legged cats on a leash. The construction on Courthouse Square is entertaining to behold, as you count the remaining trees and ponder redwood accountability and the advent of antihomeless benches. 300 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.573.9832.—T.G.

BEST BRUNCH IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

What makes a perfect brunch? Great dishes balancing sweet and salty?

Hefty portions and a cozy feel? Green surroundings channeling serenity and well-being? Boon Fly Cafe, adjacent to the Carneros Inn off Highway 12 in Napa, features all of the above for its weekend brunch service, plus seriously delicious menu items that successfully marry classic dishes with fresh touches.

It all starts with the bloody Mary, which arrives with a huge chunk of applewood smoked bacon and a celery salt rim.

It’s almost impossible to pass on the inventive flatbreads with toppings like salmon and fromage blanc, squash and smoked chicken. The classics—eggs Benedict, pancakes, BLTs, even the eggs in a hole—are all made with flair.

For dessert, the fluffy doughnuts are unbeatable. Plus, there’s the whole “in the middle of nowhere” charm. It’s one thing to go for brunch at your local cafe, something else entirely to find yourself surrounded by greenery, consuming decadent dishes in the company of weekend wine tasters. 4048 Sonoma Hwy., Napa. 707.299.4900.—F.T.

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6760 McKinley Street, Suite 150, Sebastopol • 707.829.8101 1445 Town & Country Dr, Santa Rosa • 707.527.7654 villagebakerywinecountry.com

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BEST SERVER

4404 Old Redwood Hwy., Santa Rosa.

707.526.3096.

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400 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa 707.542.8868 • www.elcoqui2eat.com

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INDIA ROBINSON, DOWNTOWN JOE’S BREWERY & RESTAURANT 902 Main St., Napa. 707.258.2337.

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BEST RESTAURANT

BEST CHINESE

SAM’S SOCIAL CLUB

SOO YUAN RESTAURANT

CHRIS SAWYER

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1712 Lincoln Ave., Napa. 707.942.4913.

1354 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. 707.942.9404.

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GOJI KITCHEN

401 South A St., Santa Rosa. 707.528.7100.

1965 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.523.3888.

BEST RESTAURANT WITH A VIEW

BEST FRENCH

RIVER’S END

11048 Hwy. 1, Jenner. 707.865.2484.

707.769.7208 www.SonomaCaterers.com

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MIMINASHI

821 Coombs St., Napa. 707.254.9464.

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CHRIS SAWYER

7385 Healdsburg Ave., Sebastopol. 707.829.1077.

180 Rutherford Hill Road, Rutherford.

707.963.1211.

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BEST CATERER!

BEST SOMMELIER

CHRIS WELLER, PETER LOWELL’S

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Best of the North Bay

WILLI’S WINE BAR

THE COUNTY BENCH

535 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.535.0700.

NAPA

ANGÈLE RESTAURANT & BAR 540 Main St., Napa. 707.252.8115.

SONOMA

BISTRO 29

620 Fifth St., Santa Rosa. 707.546.2929.

BEST JAPANESE/SUSHI NAPA

MORIMOTO

610 Main St., Napa. 707.252.1600.

SONOMA

HANA

101 Golf Course Drive, Rohnert Park.

707.586.0270.

BEST INDIAN NAPA

BEST WINE LIST

AROMA INDIAN CUISINE

PRESS RESTAURANT

YETI INDIAN RESTAURANT

3012 Jefferson St., Napa. 707.927.3347.

NAPA

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587 St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena. 707.967.0550.

190 Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.521.9608.

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Best French Restaurant SONOMA COUNTY

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Yo el Rey ROASTING & ARTHOUSE

Featuring Monthly Art Exhibitions

620 Fifth Street, Santa Rosa 707.546.2929 | www.bistro29.com

BEST ODE TO THE CALIFORNIA DREAM

Handline does many things and does them well. The restaurant, which was built around a former Foster’s Freeze and retains some of its mid-century architectural design elements, offers best-in-class renditions of dishes that define California’s West Coast: Mexican- and Italian-inspired seafood (fish tacos, tostadas, ceviche, cioppino) and classics like fresh shucked oysters, al pastor tacos (with excellent house-made tortillas) and burgers with great local beer and wine to match. Hardest of all to pull off—given its lack of an ocean view—is how Handline manages to capture the look and feel of coastal California: breezy, casual, light and fun. It’s where you want to be with a cold beer on a warm day. 935 Gravenstein Ave., Sebastopol 707.827.3744.—S.H.

andwiches • Mediterranean • Curry Chicken • Ham & Brie Melt • Tuna Nicoise • Club Chloé

Best Curator in Napa

3883 Airway Drive Ste 145, Santa Rosa 707.528.3095 www.chloesco.com M–F, 8am–5pm

1217 Washington St Downtown Calistoga

Full Catering Menu Available

707.321.7901

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CA’ MOMI OSTERIA

1141 First St., Napa. 707.224.6664.

SONOMA

LOCOCO’S CUCINA RUSTICA 117 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.523.2227.

BEST LATIN AMERICAN NAPA

LA TABERNA NAPA

815 Main St., Napa. 707.224.5551.

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EL COQUI

400 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.542.8868.

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TARLA MEDITERRANEAN BAR & GRILL 1480 First St., Napa. 707.255.5599 SONOMA

EAST WEST CAFE

128 N. Main St, Sebastopol. 707.829.2822.

BEST MEXICAN NAPA

PACIFICO RESTAURANTE MEXICANO

1237 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. 707.942.4400.

SONOMA

EL MOLINO CENTRAL

11 Central Ave., Boyes Hot Springs. 707.939.1010.

BEST SEAFOOD NAPA

BOUCHON

6540 Washington St., Yountville. 707.944.8037.

535 4th Street, Santa Rosa, Ca 95401, (707) 535-0700

SEA THAI BISTRO

2350 Midway Drive, Santa Rosa.

707.528.3293.

BEST VIETNAMESE NAPA

BUI BISTRO

976 Pearl St., Napa. 707.225.5417.

SONOMA

SIMPLY VIETNAM

966 N. Dutton Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.566.8910.

BEST VEGETARIAN NAPA

AROMA INDIAN CUISINE 3012 Jefferson St., Napa. 707.927.3347.

SONOMA

AMY’S DRIVE-THRU

58 Golf Course Drive W., Rohnert Park.

707.755.3629.

BEST BAR NAPA

DOWNTOWN JOE’S BREWERY & RESTAURANT 902 Main St., Napa. 707.258.2337.

SONOMA

UNDERWOOD BAR & BISTRO 9113 Graton Road, Graton. 707.823.7023.

BEST BARTENDER NAPA

BIG JOHN, DOWNTOWN JOE’S BREWERY & RESTAURANT 902 Main St., Napa. 707.258.2337.

SONOMA

WILLI’S SEAFOOD & RAW BAR

FRANK DICE, UNDERWOOD BAR & BISTRO

BEST THAI

BEST HAPPY HOUR

MINI MANGO THAI BISTRO

NAPKINS BAR & GRILL

SONOMA

2017 BEST NEW RESTAURANT

SONOMA

403 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 707.433.9191.

NAPA

1142 Main St., Napa. 707.253.8880.

9113 Graton Road, Graton. 707.823.7023.

NAPA

1001 Second St., Napa. 707.927.5333.

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MOST BUBBLY BEER

BEST UP-ANDCOMING FOODIE TOWN

With its posh hotels and boutique-lined boulevards, Healdsburg has long been the locus of Sonoma County’s culinary scene. Upscale newcomer Single Thread restaurant joins an excellent lineup of restaurants that includes Shed, Willi’s Seafood & Raw Bar, Campo Vida, Spoonbar, Mateo’s, Persimmon, Dry Creek Kitchen, Chalkboard, Barndiva, Kinsmoke, Bravas Bar de Tapas and Valette. That’s a lot of culinary firepower, but look out: Petaluma is coming in hot. While many of Healdsburg’s highend restaurants cater to well-heeled weekend visitors who are staying in those posh hotels, Petaluma’s new restaurants are geared for locals. The latest and greatest is the Drawing Board, an eclectic restaurant that’s as adept at

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slow-cooked meats as creative vegan cuisine. The Shuckery was an instant hit when it opened last year, and continues to pack them in with their sexy, seafoodcentric menu. Newcomers Slamburger, Crocodile Restaurant and Quinua Cocina join stalwarts like Central Market and Thistle Meats, a first-rate butcher shop that features an always delicious sandwich of the day. Healdsburg’s restaurant scene isn’t going anywhere, but it’s good to see Petaluma giving it some competition.—S.H.

There are cult wines, and there are highly allocated wines, but none is as rare as the rarest wine from the rarest grape in this bottle right here. Cult Cabernet it is certainly not—nor some supposedly smuggled clone of pedigreed Pinot Noir.

Look at this bottle, see how it shines with its secret—look for the vines, hidden in the vineyards. “I like to tell of the time in 1986 when I was planting four acres of the very rare Charbono,” says Calistoga grape grower Vince Tofanelli. “A Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon producer told me, ‘Are you eff-ing nuts? Planting that dying breed in Cabernet country?’ Well, 30 years later, our Tofanelli Charbono is on the wine list at French Laundry. And his Cabernet? It is not . . .” Cult, indeed, but not as rare as the wine Tofanelli makes for family and friends from 42 vines of Burger, a once-ubiquitous white that’s fallen far, far from grace and does not even register above “0” on the Grape Crush Report’s North Bay wine country tallies. But wait—even more exquisite are the Muscadelle, Palomino, Traminer and “Portagee Blue” vines that live in refugia, like Tofanelli’s old blocks of Zinfandel, along with “the lone vine my grandmother used to call GeeGee’s grape.” A-ha—and the rarest bottle? (A flash, a puff of smoke.) Sorry, I don’t see a bottle. Tofanelli Wines, 1001Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga. 707.942.6504.—J.K.

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But surely this is a philosophical poser, you protest—like how many angels can dance on a Consecration tap handle?

Or is the answer something technical, like North Bay beers that are poured on nitro—because the bubbles are smaller? No, no—it’s much simpler than all that, and it’s also a trick question: it’s the beer with bubblegum in it.

Crooked Goat Brewing’s Bazooka Joe was a one-off, one-keg beer that brewer Will Erickson made with a skillful blend of water, barley, hops and—did you see this coming?—Bazooka Joe bubblegum, resulting in a frothy brew with a Muscat-like aroma and the distinct “pop” of bubblegum on the nose. One of six owners of this fresh, new brewery, Erickson delights in adding berries, citrus, spices and orange blossom honey to the brewery’s IPA, stout and wheat beer offerings. Who dares to drink these cherry tarted-up, fruity, sometimes literally bubblegum beers? Lots of young folks whose first experiences with beer weren’t dominated by Bud-Miller-Coors.

“Now, the 30-somethings,” says Erickson, “they skipped that. They could care less about those beers.” 120 Morris St. #120, Sebastopol.—J.K.

FRANCO AMERICAN BAKERY YOUR LOCAL BAKERY

202 W. 7th Street, Santa Rosa 707.545.7528 • M, Tu, Th, F8:30–4:00 Sat 8:00–2:30 • Closed Wed & Sun

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380 Bohemian Hwy Freestone 707.874.1030 freestoneartisan.com

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Asian specialty food store for home chefs and restaurateurs

Asia Mart 2481 Guerneville Road Santa Rosa • 707.542.3513

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STARK’S STEAKHOUSE

521 Adams St., Santa Rosa. 707.546.5100.

NAPA

BEST CRAFT BREW EVENT

1365 Lincoln St., Calistoga. 707.942.6710.

BLUES, BREWS & BBQ

BEST DIVE BAR catering available— casual to elegant

707•545•6900 135 fourth street, santa rosa jacksonsbarandoven.com

SUSIE’S

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440 CLUB

434 College Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.542.2550.

BEST COCKTAILS

Craft Beer!

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BEST MICRODISTILLERY NAPA

NAPA VALLEY DISTILLERY 610 First St., Ste. 8, Napa. 707.226.9269.

SONOMA

SPIRIT WORKS DISTILLERY 6790 McKinley St. #100, Sebastopol.

707.634.4793.

BEST BREWPUB NAPA

NAPA PALISADES SALOON

• Full Bar

1000 Main St., Ste.100, Napa. 707.296.1552.

• Happy Hour Twice Daily

SONOMA

3pm–6pm & 9:30pm–11pm

• laTe nigHT Bar menu • oysTer Bar • ouTDoor HeaTeD paTio

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SONOMA CIDER

111 Plaza St., Healdsburg. 707.431.1105.

www.jordanwinery.com

LAGUNITAS BEER CIRCUS

1245 Spring St., St. Helena. 707.967.8779.

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800.801.3378.

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RUSSIAN RIVER BREWING CO. 725 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.2337.

BEST MICROBREW

SONOMA

44-F Mill St., Healdsburg. 707.723.7018.

BEST EMERGING WINERY NAPA

BRASSWOOD ESTATE

3111 St. Helena Hwy. N., St. Helena. 707.968.5434.

SONOMA

REEVE WINES

4551 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg. 707.235.6345.

BEST WINETASTING ROOM NAPA

RAYMOND VINEYARDS

849 Zinfandel Lane, St. Helena. 707.963.3141.

SONOMA

KENDALL-JACKSON WINE ESTATE & GARDENS 5007 Fulton Road, Fulton. 866.287.9818.

BEST WINEMAKER NAPA

MAD FRITZ

• BruncH 11am–4pm, sat & sun

393 La Fata, St. Helena. 707.968.5058.

LAURA BARRETT, CLIF FAMILY WINERY

• open Daily 11am–11pm

SONOMA

SONOMA

725 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.2337.

52 Front St., Healdsburg. 866.338.9463.

• Dog FrienDly

119 South Ma in Street | SebaStopol, Ca 707.823.6614 | klbiStro.CoM

NAPA

PLINY THE ELDER, RUSSIAN RIVER BREWING CO.

709 Main St., St. Helena. 707.968.0625.

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Best Place for Singles to Meet Best Bar Best Bartender: Big John Best Dining After 10pm Best Server/ Restaurant: India Robinson

The “Cheers” of Napa!

Fantastic Single, Double & Triple IPA’s Anchoring Downtown Napa’s Riverfront since 1994 Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Hours 8:30am–2am Come in and enjoy an award winning, hand-crafted ale by brewmaster Colin Kaminski.

Exceptional Pub Fare, Burgers, Fish & Chips & Bangers & Mash 9 0 2 M A I N S T, N A PA 707-258 - BEER

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BARBECUE | CATERING | OUTDOOR PATIO TIO 1207 FOOTHILL blvd, CALISTOGA, CA 707-942-5605 /busterssouthernbbq

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FARMSTEAD AT LONG MEADOW RANCH

738 Main St., St Helena. 707.963.4555.

SONOMA

2017 Bohemian Best

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BEST SAUVIGNON BLANC

1474 Alexander Valley Road, Healdsburg. 800.654.1213.

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NAPA

1200 Orchard Ave., Napa. 707.252.8463.

SONOMA

HANNA WINERY

MINER FAMILY WINES 7850 Silverado Trail, Napa. 707.944.9500.

SONOMA

BEST CHARDONNAY SONOMA

LA CREMA

235 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg.

707.431.9400.

BEST SPARKLING WINE NAPA

SCHRAMSBERG VINEYARDS

BEST PINOT NOIR NAPA

HESS COLLECTION WINERY 4411 Redwood Road, Napa. 707.255.1144.

SONOMA

LA CREMA 235 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 707.431.9400.

BEST ZINFANDEL NAPA

1400 Schramsberg Road, Calistoga.

707.942.4558.

ROBERT BIALE VINEYARDS

SONOMA

SONOMA

IRON HORSE VINEYARDS 9786 Ross Station Road, Sebastopol.

707.887.1507.

BEST ROSÉ WINE NAPA

4038 Big Ranch Road., Napa. 707.257.7555.

SEGHESIO FAMILY VINEYARDS 700 Grove St., Healdsburg. 707.433.3579.

BEST PORT NAPA

ROMEO VINEYARDS & CELLARS

PRAGER WINERY & PORT WORKS

1224 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. 707.942.8238.

1281 Lewelling Lane, St. Helena. 707.963.7678.

SONOMA

SONOMA

8400 Graton Road, Sebastopol. 707.829.8500.

613 Second St., Petaluma. 707.769.5203.

RED CAR WINE COMPANY 190 Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa • 707.521.9608 14301 Arnold Dr, Glen Ellen • 707.996.9930 yeticuisine.com

BEST SYRAH

52 Front St., Healdsburg. 866.338.9463.

3522 Silverado Trail N., St. Helena. 707.963.5170.

Best Indian Restaurant in Sonoma County

JORDAN VINEYARD & WINERY

DAVIS FAMILY VINEYARDS

ROMBAUER VINEYARDS

Thank you to our loyal customers!

SONOMA

9280 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg. 800.854.3987.

NAPA

Namaste!

RAYMOND VINEYARDS 849 Zinfandel Lane, St. Helena. 707. 963.3141.

NAPA (707) 829-1181 SonomaChocolatiers.com

NAPA

SONOMA WINE COUNTRY WEEKEND

sonomawinecountryweekend.com

6988 McKinley Ave, 95472 Sebastopol, CA

BEST CABERNET

SONOMA PORTWORKS

Lo Coco’s

Voted Best Italian restaurant of the North Bay.

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—North Bay Bohemian

LoCoco’s is everything an Italian restaurant should be—boisterous, busy, fun, with excellent authentic food of the best quality: fresh seafood, meats and pasta.

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It was a pretty good year for local restaurants, from Petaluma to St. Helena.

New casual eateries and chef-owned establishments joined the already crowded dining scene. How do you stand out among this crowded field?

Opening a top-notch Japanese emporium with a high-low theme is one way.

Miminashi is Napa’s newest contribution to Northern California’s Japaneserestaurant boom of late. Chef and owner Curtis Di Fede, a co-founder of Napa’s excellent Oenotri, has created a perfect blend of these two ends of the spectrum—comforting yet fresh, approachable yet sophisticated. The ceilings are high and the colors are calming. The open grill adds warmth, and the secluded booths are perfect for a private meeting. The diverse menu is respectful of Japanese classics, but has a sense of humor, too. The yakitoriheavy menu lists knee cartilage alongside pork belly, grilled leeks with ginger-cod mayo next to the shoyu ramen. And how about some soft-serve ice cream? With flavors like Asian pear and miso, topped with anything from caramelized white chocolate to black sesame, it’s a sweet end to a perfect meal in a sweet new restaurant. 821 Coombs St., Napa. 707.254.9464.—F.T.

Many thanks to our loyal customers!

We treat our customers like family.

Healthy cooking standards include organic tofu, NO MSG, NON-GMO rice oil, use of steamers.

Best Chinese Restaurant Sonoma County

GOJI

1965 Mendocino Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95404 707.523.3888 gojikitchen.com

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Summer Camps Best Summer Camp

Summer camps at Connolly Ranch offer kids a chance to unplug and tune in to the natural world while experiencing all the joys of a working farm in the heart of Napa.

We offer multiple one-week camp options for ages 3-13 with new topics each week.

From goat milking to farmto-table cooking, campers will grow, learn and play through creative, hands-on play and developmentally appropriate activities.

Celebrate your child’s next birthday with us!

Visit www.cmosc.org/parties.html This organization is funded, in part, by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.

3141 Browns Valley Road Napa, CA 94558 connollyranch.org 707.224.1894

THANK YOU for over 25 years of business. Closing our doors soon, come see us!

* Pet Food * Toys &Treats

* Animal Feed & Supplies * Gardening Supplies * Beekeeping Equipment

(707)545-0721

21 W 7th St. - Santa Rosa, CA www.westernfarmcenter.com Proud To Have Been Voted Best Pet / Feed Store

BEST PET BOUTIQUE Debbie’s appreciates you the customer. Thank you for sharing our growth and success at Debbie’s Pet Boutique 10333 Old Redwood Hwy #111 Windsor 707.838.1896 431 Center St Healdsburg 707.395.4410 debbiespetboutique.com

1007 A West College Ave, Santa Rosa www.WeeT hreeChildrensStore.com 707.525.9333

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t’s a toss up (that’s a juggling joke, folks!), an even split between three first-rate Sonoma County–based clowns, two associated with a vey famous circus, the other connected to an equally famous fast-food chain (and, no, we don’t mean the one with the clown named Jack).

First up is Reed Martin of Sonoma, a longtime performer and show-creator for the Reduced Shakespeare Company. Prior to his decades-long stint with the aforementioned comedy troupe (known for taking very big things—Shakespeare’s canon, the Bible, the history of America—and turning them into very funny shows), Martin was a hardworking clown with the Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Now that that American institution has announced its impending closure, he’s expressed a strong sense of sadness at the news. “I guess I always thought the Ringling Brothers Circus would never die,” he says.

“It’s always been ‘death, taxes and Ringling,’ you know?”

Believe it or not, Martin is not the only Sonoma County veteran of the

Ringling Bros. Circus. Second up is LaRena Iocco, a Sonoma County native and graduate of SSU and SRJC, who learned the art of clowning at San Francisco’s Circus Center and did a stint with “the Greatest Show on Earth.” She also founded the Naked Clown Calendar—a fundraising effort that is every bit as funny, silly and sexy as it sounds—and is now clowning around with the Awaji Art Circus in Japan.

Third up is winemaker Squire Fridell, co-owner and operator of GlenLyon Vineyards in Glen Ellen. Before settling down to his current existence as benevolent wine baron, he established himself as a dependably exuberant star of television commercials, appearing in more than 3,000 ads. And for six years, he appeared in perhaps his most famous series of television commercials, thwarting greedy Hamburglers and purple Grimaces as the world’s best-known, fast-food clown. Yep. Squire Fridell was Ronald McDonald. But his wines are delicious.—D.T.

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BEST BABY GIFT STORE 6525 Washington St., Yountville. 707.947.7057.

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CUPCAKE

641 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.579.2165.

107 Plaza St., Healdsburg. 707.433.3800.

BEST TOY STORE NAPA

TOY B VILLE

1343 Main St., Napa. 707.253.1024.

SONOMA

THE TOYWORKS

6940 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. 707.829.2003.

BEST CHILDREN’S CLOTHING STORE NAPA

LEMONDROPS CHILDREN’S BOUTIQUE & TOYS

6525 Washington St., Yountville. 707.947.7057.

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CUPCAKE

641 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.579.2165.

107 Plaza St., Healdsburg. 707.433.3800.

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WEE THREE CHILDREN’S STORE

1007 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.525.9333.

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CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SONOMA COUNTY

1835 W. Steele Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.546.4069.

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NAPA VALLEY NURSERY SCHOOL

641 Randolph St., Napa. 707.224.3319.

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707.546.4069.

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DIVE INTO COLOR

1757 Tanen St., Napa. 707.251.9883.

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SNOOPY’S HOME ICE 1667 W. Steele Lane, Santa Rosa.

707.546.7147.

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SALVADOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1850 Salvador Ave., Napa. 707.253.3476.

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ANALY HIGH SCHOOL

6950 Analy Ave., Sebastopol. 707.824.2300.

BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL NAPA

SUNRISE MONTESSORI OF NAPA VALLEY

1226 Salvador Ave., Napa. 707.253.1105.

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SUMMERFIELD WALDORF SCHOOL AND FARM 655 Willowside Road, Santa Rosa.

707.575.7194.

BEST CHILDREN’S INDOOR SPORTS CENTER NAPA

GYMNASTICS ZONE

253-A Walnut St., Napa. 707.257.2053.

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EPICENTER SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.708.3742.

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CAMP WA-TAM AT HOWARTH PARK

630 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa.

707.543.3010.

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BONNY DOONE KENNEL 1003 Los Carneros Ave., Napa. 707.226.1200.

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FOUR PAWS PET RANCH 3410 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa.

707.542.3766.

BEST ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER

3163 Juniper Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.322.3272.

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BEST DOGGIE DAY CARE

1224 Adams St., St. Helena. 707.815.8153.

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RUFF DOG DAYCARE & HOTEL 49 Enterprise Court, Napa. 707. 258.2020.

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PARADISE PET RESORTS 5800 Commerce Blvd., Rohnert Park.

707.206.9000.

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ALSTON PARK

2099 Dry Creek Road., Napa. 707.257.9529.

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RAGLE RANCH DOG PARK 500 Ragle Ranch Road, Sebastopol.

707.433.1625.

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SONOMA HUMANE SOCIETY 5345 Hwy. 12 W., Santa Rosa. 707.542.0882.

BEST ANIMAL HOSPITAL NAPA

NAPA SMALL ANIMAL HOSPITAL 517 Lincoln Ave., Napa. 707.257.8866.

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PETCARE VETERINARY HOSPITAL 2425 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.579.3900.

1370 Fulton Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.579.5900.

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1312 Main St., St. Helena. 707.967.9935.

DEBBIE’S PET BOUTIQUE

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10333 Old Redwood Hwy., Windsor.

707.838.1896.

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431 Center St., Healdsburg. 707.395.4410.

2035 Silverado Trail, Napa. 707.224.7953.

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WILSON’S FEED & SUPPLY

2425 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.579.3900.

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BEST PLACE TO SEE DEAD ANIMALS

If you live in Sonoma County, and you’re one of those folks who get all tingly for taxidermy, then you are in luck, because there is no better place to see large, dead, stuffed animals than in the city of Petaluma. In a single day, you could visit Petaluma High School’s very cool Wildlife Museum (pictured; petalumawildlifemuseum.org), where you can witness the stiff, steely spectacle of dozens of stuffed lions, bears, leopards, wolves, rabbits and baboons—a few of which are frozen in the act of eating each other. It’s awesome. You might even take a moment to peer into one of the many terrariums rife with snakes, lizards and other live reptiles. All done? Then take a walk downtown to say hello to Rex the Wonder Bear, a certified Petaluma landmark. Rex is a large, rather imposing polar bear, permanently posed in the window of Tomasini’s Rex Ace Hardware & Country Store (313 B St.), where, over the years, he’s dazzled and surprised generations of children and unsuspecting passersby. Need a drink now? Then go have a stiff one at the wildly atmospheric Andresen’s Bar (19 Western Ave.), where a vast number of taxidermy heads hang on the walls of the historic watering hole—along with the guns, crossbows and other weapons that (presumably) actually killed them.—D.T.

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BEST PLACE TO SEE LIVE ANIMALS

For those who prefer their wild animals to be walking and talking (or squawking), Safari West wildlife preserve in Santa Rosa has a vast, Animal Planet–sized array of critters, many roaming about on the multi-acre sanctuary. There are gentle vegetarian creatures (zebras, giraffes, bongos, elands, bonteboks); dangerous creatures who eat other creatures (hyenas, cheetahs, servals, caracals, fennec foxes); and even some dangerous vegetarians (Cape buffalo, rhinos, Watusi cattle, wildebeests). You can also find monkeys and lemurs, ostriches and flamingos, porcupines and crested screamers (that last one is a bird). Since many of the residents are not readily accessible, visitors board a jeep and go on a drive-by photo safari, rumbling past the buffalo wallowing in mud, or perhaps driving behind a herd of scampering zebras. Be warned, though— zebras are extremely gassy. No, really.

Ask the tour-guide. It’s something about their digestive systems being designed to unload extra weight in case they suddenly need to run from a predator. Or, you know, a jeep. safariwest.com.—D.T.

BEST BEACH WHERE YOU CAN WORRY JUST A LITTLE LESS ABOUT THE KIDS

Sonoma County beaches are far from kidfriendly. Powerful surf, wicked currents and cold water do not make for a family day the beach, at least if you want your kids to get wet and splash about. The risk of drowning, even on calm days, is no joke. But that doesn’t mean you have to stay away from the ocean if you’re looking to bring the kids to the beach.

The water at Doran Park State Beach can look gentle, but even on small days the waves break hard on shallow water.

But if you continue to the tip of the beach where it starts to bend to the east and butts up against the jetty at the harbor entrance, you’ll find the calmest beach in Sonoma County. Because the beach is tucked into a corner and faces east and away from the ocean, it’s protected from all but the biggest swells. Come summer,

it’s lake-like. While you still can’t take your eyes off your kids when they’re in the water, the parental fear factor ratchets down a few notches. As a bonus, because it’s relatively shallow and calm, it’s a few degrees warmer than other nearby beaches. On warm days, make sure you get there early, because the parking lots do fill up. 201 Doran Beach Road, Bodega Bay. 707.875.3540.—S.H.

BEST SLIGHTLY CREEPY FRENCH CIRCUS (FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY) Cirque de Bohème, founded by French circus performer Michel Michelis, has been putting up its colorful tent each November at Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma for the last few years. Recruiting performers from around the Bay Area and beyond, Cirque de Bohème creates a differently themed show for the holiday season. Trapeze artists, jugglers, clowns, contortionists and more dazzle local thrill-seekers with acts that are part musical theater, part Cirque du Soleil and part eerie dream world—and wholly original and entertaining. Inspired by the “nouveau circus” troupes of 1920s Paris, the shows have a storyline, of sorts, merging the various acts together. Often, that storyline involves Michelis himself, as a mysterious master of ceremonies or tour-guide, often called simply “the Bohemian.” Cool name. Michelis’ grandfather was an original founder of the Cirque de Bohème, over a hundred years ago. A veteran of WWI, Gabriel Michelis and a circus-loving friend named Armand first introduced their own brightly colored tent to the streets of Montmartre. Then came WWII, when the Nazi occupation of France turned the tent into a kind of underground safe haven for the resistance movement and meeting place for American servicemen after the liberation of France—Cirque de Bohème was known as a place of magic and beauty and happy (if momentary) dreams. A century later, thanks to Michelis, and his grandfather’s legacy, those dreams continue in Sonoma County. cirquedeboheme.com.—D.T.

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BEST TASTEFULLY RAUNCHY MARRIED COUPLE

t began over nine years ago during the 2008 presidential campaign. Petaluma musicians Sandy and Richard Riccardi, inspired by their candidate, tossed off a little ditty called “Soccer Mama for Obama,” videotaped Sandy singing it as Richard accompanied on piano, and uploaded it to YouTube. It was an instant hit.

Since then, the married couple have written and recorded dozens of humorous songs, following the same trajectory as “Soccer Mama,” using the inter-webs to spread their voices, their wicked sense of humor and their gleefully progressive values. To date, “Soccer Mama” has received more than a million-and-a-half views. Other hits include “Menopause,” a parody of the song “Meadowlark,” from The Baker’s Wife; “My Stickman Family,” a tribute to the complicated familial structures of modern parenting and twisty ex-spousal arrangements;

“Unfriend Me,” a saucy exploration of Facebook relationships; “I Want a Gay Son,” and many more.

Along the way, they’ve developed a popular cabaret act, with a show and accompanying CD titled Tastefully Raunchy. They’ve performed that show from California to New York City, and the CD—crammed with comedic, political and socially lampooning tunes—continues to sell well. The Riccardis recently recorded a new live album, and will be releasing it sometime in the near future. On April 4, they will be performing (along with many others) at Sonoma Portworks in Petaluma, as part of a fundraiser to support redistricting efforts. Called “Standing Against Gerrymandering,” the event will feature an array of local musicians and performers. No doubt, the Riccardis will come up with a song that fits the theme, and is at least a little bit raunchy.

Tastefully, of course. partyriccardi.com.—D.T.

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HOTEL HEALDSBURG

25 Matheson St., Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

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MILK & HONEY

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1457 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.

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KEVIN RUSSELL, MFT 1030 Second St., Santa Rosa.

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BEST EVENT PRODUCTION SERVICES NAPA

UPSTAGE PRODUCTIONS 1834 Soscol Ave., Napa. 707.226.1413.

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CLEMENTINE ECO EVENTS 40 Fourth St. #215, Petaluma.

707.290.6723.

BEST WEDDING RECEPTION VENUE

123 N. Main St., Sebastopol. 707.824.1155.

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320 10th St. #302, Santa Rosa. 707.535.9650.

18000 Old Winery Road, Sonoma.

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looking for a more secluded spot to show your feeling for your significant other, there are few better local getaways than Hideaway Cottages in Calistoga. Set among shady trees and surrounded by two acres of lush gardens, the collection of cozy cottages feels a world away from the hustle of the Bay Area, yet it’s minutes away from the best shops and restaurants in the northern Napa Valley. Built between the 1920s and ’40s, the bungalows scattered throughout the property are each uniquely designed to fit your style.

Some cottages have a full living room and kitchen for those looking to make a stay of it. Some offer attached decks with mountain views for those who enjoy a nice sunset or sunrise with their romantic getaway. All the rooms come with access to the mineral water pool and hot tub, where you can rejuvenate in Calistoga’s famed geothermal waters.

The ambiance at Hideaway is one of

complete serenity; they don’t even have telephones in the rooms. The quiet and private environment lets couples young and old kindle or rekindle their romance at their own pace. In addition to Hideway’s charm, the sister property is home to Dr. Wilkinson's Hot Springs Resort, an institution in Calistoga since it was founded in 1952 by San Francisco chiropractor and health enthusiast Dr. John Wilkinson. A man obsessed with Calistoga’s abundance of natural minerals, Wilkinson developed a secretrecipe mud bath made of volcanic ash from Mount St. Helens and the mineral water from local geysers that’s still a closely guarded secret. Once you’ve sat in mud and fallen in love, Calistoga’s historic main street is a mere two blocks from Hideaway Cottages, where shopping and restaurants await to further indulge you. 1412 Fair Way, Calistoga. 707.942.4108.—C.S.

WRITERS PICKS BEST WAY TO SAY ‘I LOVE YOU’ WITH LAUGHTER

You’ve seen them in Sonoma, you’ve wowed at their quick wits and hilarious antics, you’ve demanded more, and now you’ve got it. The funny-bonebreaking folks behind the breakout Sonoma Laughfest are spreading their silly, endearing comedy throughout the county with their Sonoma Laughnights series, wrapping this weekend in Guerneville and Petaluma. Date night has never been so sidesplitting, as Sonoma Laughnights brings together a slew of talented performers for intimate and playfully irreverent shows. Los Angeles comedy band and YouTube sensations Erin & MeLissa will be performing a set of never-before-seenin–Sonoma-County songs peppered

with a couple of audience favorites. Also performing is Dope Town 3000, another much-beloved Los Angeles comedy rap group, featuring Healdsburg native Zora Bikangaga. Both of these groups were audience favorites at last year’s Sonoma Laughfest, and they’re back to keep the good times rolling. Looking ahead, Sonoma Laughfest is set to wildly expand its offerings this fall when the festival returns for a third year in October. Meanwhile, Sonoma Laughfest is taking the show on the road. Look for it on Saturday, March 25, at Pat’s Bar in Guerneville and again on Sunday, March 26, at the Big Easy in Petaluma. sonomalaughfest.com.—C.S.

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Champagne and oysters may seem like a cliché, but at the year-old Shuckery, the combo feels sexy and new. The seafood-centric restaurant, opened by the excellent Oysters Girls catering company, is situated in Hotel Petaluma, a sexy place in its own right. The atmosphere is intimate but welcoming.

The drinks menu offers a rotating list of craft brews on tap and half a dozen sparkling wines. But it’s the seafood that shines brightest. From the freshly shucked miyagi oysters to the buttery mussels with grilled baguette, everything is shareable and almost impossible to finish on your own. Come here for a special night out or for a casual evening, and walk out significantly in love—with your partner or the stuffed squid. 100 Washington St., Petaluma.

707.981.7891.—F.T.

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BEST HOLISTIC CARE FOR THOSE WHO REALLY NEED IT

ealthcare, you might have heard, has a lot of people feeling quite nervous, especially now that the Republicans have moved ahead with a plan that the Congressional Budget Office says will leave 24 million people without health insurance. That’s why the Community Holistic Clinic is such a valuable community resource.

Founded by chiropractor Laura Polak, the clinic provides chiropractics, massage therapy, acupuncture and herbal medicine to low-income Sonoma County residents. The clinic is held once a week

at Colgan Meadows community center, a Burbank Housing apartment complex in western Santa Rosa. It’s open to residents and the public at large. Holistic medicine is meant to treat the whole patient on a systemic level rather than focusing on individual symptoms.

It’s a worthy goal, but in spite of its efforts of inclusiveness, holistic care often serves a narrow clientele because of its cost. Insurance often doesn’t cover the kind of alternative therapies Polak provides at her Sebastopol clinic, Radiant Health. That’s where the Community Holistic Clinic comes in. communityholistichealth.com.—S.H.

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KIMBERLY HOFFMAN, MD, MMD, TRU HEALTH MEDICINE 1160 N. Dutton Ave. #250, Santa Rosa.

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BEST DENTIST NAPA

ANGIE RING, DDS, NAPA PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY 3425 Valle Verde Drive, Napa.

707.265.8389.

HOME BIRTH MIDWIFERY

KathRyn Barry, LM & Lisa Todd, LM • Family-centered full-scope pregnancy and birth care • Water birth • 6 weeks of postpartum and breastfeeding support • 24/7 availability to clients • Free 1-hour initial consultation • 18 years of experience 490 Pitt Avenue, Sebastopol • 707.293.6612 / 707.486.5275 • SonomaCountyMidwives.com

BEST ESTHETIC DENTIST

3883 Airway Drive, Ste. 165, Santa Rosa.

707.521.7799.

NAPA

CECIL LAMBERTON, DDS, COSMETIC DENTISTRY OF NAPA

3434 Villa Lane, Ste. 12, Napa. 707.257.7771.

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SEAN WILSON, DDS

98 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa.

707.578.7424.

BEST CHIROPRACTOR NAPA

BLOSSOM PRECISION CHIROPRACTIC 305 Post St., Napa. 707.257.1011.

SONOMA

JACOB QUIHUIS, THE CHIROPRACTIC CENTER

BEST ORTHODONTIST JORDAN LAMBERTON, DDS, MSD

SONOMA

3720 Beard Road, Napa. 707.226.5555.

BEST ENDODONTIST

BEST UROLOGIST ROBERT E. JAMES, MD

1701 Fourth St., Ste. 200, Santa Rosa.

707.525.4051.

BEST ACUPUNCTURIST NAPA

LESLIE SILVER ACUPUNCTURE SERVICES 901 Trancas, Napa. 707.363.1384.

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1820 Sonoma Ave., Ste. 110, Santa Rosa.

707.546.2887.

431 Humboldt St., Studio A, Santa Rosa.

707.205.1224.

BRIAN BOZEMAN, DDS

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BRIANT SMITH, MD

1819 Fourth St., Santa Rosa.

707.523.9850.

2245 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa.

707.575.0600.

Mindi Levine “Drive Time Mindi”Weekdays 3pm – 7pm

DR. JASON T. HUFFMAN, MD

SONOMA

BERNSTEIN ORTHODONTICS

Rick Stuart “Middays with Big Rick Stuart” Weekdays 10am – 3pm

NAPA

4655 Hoen Ave., Ste. 5, Santa Rosa.

707.544.2696.

SONOMA

Bob St. Laurent “Good Morning Bob” Weekdays 6am – 10am

BEST ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON 3273 Claremont Way, Ste. 100, Napa.

707.254.7117.

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JAMES J. FORNI, DDS

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BEST WAY TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU CAN’T PARTY LIKE YOU USED TO

Parties are a socially invigorating experience, though they rarely translate to physical health. Any time old friends get together for carousing, they run the risk of reveling in fatty foods, alcohol and other risky behavior. That plays well in college years, where recovery times are quick the next morning. As the decades progress, however, so do the effects of hangovers and exhaustion.

There’s got to be a better way!

In Napa, there is. Located in a calm, quiet Victorian house right in the heart of the downtown district, Napa Valley Massage & Wellness Spa is a house of health and relaxation developed by owner April Rose, a registered nurse who opened the spa in 2010. Specializing in traditional treatments like aromatherapy and heat compression, the spa boasts a selection of classic products and packages that ease the mind and heal the body. And, yes, they throw parties. Not the kind one might remember from frat-house days long gone by. This is a spa, after all.

Though the center welcomes groups of up to seven to partake in customizable therapeutic packages ranging from facials and waxing to massages and various “feet treats,” it can also host groups larger than seven, and they’ll help cater and accommodate your party to your needs. The spa party is an especially enticing option for bridal parties, with extra treatments like an herbal pedicure and neck wrap offered to help the bride get ready for the big day.

If winetasting or oyster shucking is a must-do on your party list, then think of Napa Valley Massage & Wellness Spa as a great way to get the party started on a relaxing vibe. Once you’ve enjoyed a few hours of treatment, you can take your serene attitude, effervescent glow and herbal aroma to downtown Napa, only a short walk away. 1227 Coombs St., Napa. 707.363.1641.—C.S.

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HEALTHIEST WAY TO GET HIGH

Coffee is already plenty good for you.

Research has found that coffee helps your heart and protects against Type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and liver cancer. But Alaya Babineau and Sunali Sikand have made a good thing even better with Healthy High, a superfoodinfused coffee. The Valley Ford–based company starts with spray-dried coffee and adds an apothecary’s worth of beneficial ingredients, like maca root, mesquite flour, turmeric, reishi mushrooms, ashwagandha powder, cardamom oil and a whole bunch of other goodness. And as an added bonus, it tastes really good too, kinda like dirty chai. A six-ounce can will make about 30 cups of coffee. Available at Community Market in Sebastopol. 6762 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. 707.407.4020. healthyhighdrinks.com.—S.H.

BEST THROWBACK MYSTICAL SWIM

Hollywood loves its spas. In Gore Verbinski’s Cure for Wellness, the spa retreat is a mystical, terrifying place where nothing is the way it seems. In The Road to Wellville, with Jane Fonda and Matthew Broderick, similar aesthetics are paired with absurd comedy. In both cases, the kooky spa scenes are fun to watch. To experience a similar old-timey wellness atmosphere, minus the scares and embarrassments, head to Indian Springs in Calistoga. The historic resort’s pool just underwent a major renovation, but the vibe remains the same: eerie, vintage, enchanted. The mystical effect might be due to mineralrich, spring feed waters. Or maybe I watch too many movies. On a cloudy day, the steam coming up on the surface of the pool makes for a magical soak, especially if paired with light rain and a minimum of other guests. To complete the experience, a mud bath and post-mud soak in a retro claw-foot tub is a must.

The resort, with its striped towels and quiet but attentive staff, makes it easy to travel back in time and get on the road to wellness—or at least relaxation.

1712 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.

707.942.4913.—F.T.

BEST MIND-BODY STEAM CLEANING

It’s been a tough week. You worked several late nights and ended up skipping a few dinners, subsisting on coffee and a few energy bars, when what you really need is a big salad and a tall glass of water. In your stressed-out state, you snapped at a few people you love.

In spite of all your anxious energy, you probably weren’t performing at your best. And given how busy you were, there was no time for the cleansing reset that comes from exercise. Thankfully, the weekend offers redemption. Thrive Yoga’s weekend morning classes cut through all the physical and psychic crud that’s been clogging your terrestrial body and give you the chance to connect with something infinitely larger. And you’ll sweat. Oh, will you sweat. The tiny studio is heated to a drippy 90 degrees or so, but given the small size of the studio space and all those Lululemon-wrapped bodies, the yogis squeezed on to all available floor space would probably raise the temperature that high anyway.

With the release of all that sweat and effort comes a sense of renewal and the feeling that everything is going to be OK. Just breathe. 6914 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. 707.303.6980.—S.H.

BEST REASON TO SEND SEN. MIKE MCGUIRE A CONTRIBUTION THAT RHYMES WITH...

State Sen. Mike McGuire—he’s on fire! The Healdsburg Hammer recently kicked out a prickly and confrontational

press release that read, “Senator McGuire clashes with Pres. Trump over feeding CA's hungriest kids.” He’s clashing with Trump! Not directly, though that would be cool. Trump recently offered an “America First” budget that cuts everything from the National Endowment for the Arts, to senior Meals on Wheels programs, to free-lunch programs for kids—and that last one really got McGuire’s goat, especially after Trump’s budget director, Mick Mulvaney, made the ridiculous claim that there’s no connection between well-nourished students and their

academic performance. Classic. You try and find the square root of 47 on an empty stomach. McGuire heralded in his missive the recent Senate Education Committee passage of SB 138, which moves to expand, by some 500,000 students, California’s commitment to school nutrition programs. If the bill passes, 13 schools in Sonoma County (among others in the North Bay) would qualify for 100 percent federal reimbursement for free-lunch programs—if only the alternative-fact administration would reject the mularkey from Mulvaney. —T.G.

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BEST HOLISTIC PRACTITIONER SONOMA

JOSHUA MARGOLIS, LAC, DOMTP, FARMACOPIA

95 Montgomery Drive, Ste. 126, Santa Rosa.

707.861.0625.

BEST PSYCHOLOGIST SONOMA

ADAM SMITH, MA, LMFT 1212 College Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.531.4507.

BEST HOLISTIC HERBAL SHOP

BEST RETREAT CENTER

FARMACOPIA

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS RETREAT & CONFERENCE CENTER

BEST PHYSICAL THERAPIST

4401 Redwood Road, Napa.

SONOMA

95 Montgomery Drive, Ste. 90, Santa Rosa.

707.528.4372.

NAPA

707.252.3810.

SONOMA

NAPA

DR. MCDOUGALL’S HEALTH & MEDICAL CENTER

935 Trancas Ave., Ste. 4C, Napa. 707.255.1212.

2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 800.941.7111.

ERIC EWIG PHYSICAL THERAPY SONOMA

DAVID W. TOWNSEND, MPT, SANTA ROSA PHYSICAL THERAPY 2255 Challenger Way, Ste. 104, Santa Rosa.

707.545.1419.

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BEST WELLNESS RETREAT

BEST PSYCHIATRIST

NAPA

DR. MICHAEL S. LOOSE

707.942.5127.

NAPA

1763 Second St., Napa. 707.256.3550.

MAYACAMAS RANCH 3975 Mountain Home Ranch Road, Calistoga.

SONOMA

SONOMA

OSMOSIS DAY SPA

101 H St. N, Petaluma. 707.523.9423 .

707.823.8231.

ORREN PERLMAN, MD

209 Bohemian Hwy., Freestone.

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t’s an idea so revolutionary, and yet so straightforward, that a child could conceive of it. In fact, one did. Well, a teenager anyway.

Rohnert Park’s Steven McDowell was only 15 years old when he developed the WaterFence, an ingeniously inconspicuous way to collect roof rainwater runoff that can put thousands of gallons of fresh water at your disposal.

McDowell originally showed his design, a structure one-foot wide and six-feet tall, as a science-fair project, though it wasn’t long before investors came calling. At the time of his invention, California was in a historic drought, and local governments were encouraging people to not water their lawns. McDowell’s fence provided a way for homeowners to store tens of thousands of gallons of rainwater, when

the rains sparingly came, to use as lawn irrigation.

Even now that the North Bay has seen reservoirs fill up with a wet and rainy season, the principle stays the same. Public utilities are great for tap water, but the WaterFence is still a handy and stylishly sustainable way to hold on to your hydration for landscaping.

Here’s how it works: Rainwater flowing from the roof is collected in the fence system, made up of interconnecting sections that hold over 200 gallons each. The recycled polyethylene sections are built to withstand natural and seismic elements, and are closed to prevent mold or critters from contaminating the water. On the outside, a customizable wood, brick, bamboo or stone finish completes the disguise. No one will know the difference—except for you, of course. waterfence.com.—C.S.

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BEST REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE NAPA

COLDWELL BANKER BROKERS OF THE VALLEY cbnapavalley.com SONOMA

LIZ URIBE, BETTER HOMES & GARDENS REAL ESTATE

7300 Healdsburg Ave., Ste. B, Sebastopol.

707.829.2011.

BEST MOVING & STORAGE SONOMA

REDWOOD MOVING & STORAGE

SONOMA

EARTHTONE CONSTRUCTION

6932 Sebastopol Ave., Ste. A, Sebastopol.

707.823.6118.

BEST RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR NAPA

WILLOUGHBY CONSTRUCTION 1325 Orchard Ave., Napa.

707.337.2916.

SONOMA

KARMA DOG CONSTRUCTION

karmadogconstruction.com

BEST SELF-STORAGE

GOLDEN GATE ROOFING SERVICES

1135 Golden Gate Drive, Napa. 707.224.8400.

SONOMA

SOUTHPOINT SELF STORAGE

6905 Southpoint Ave., Sebastopol. 707.329.0817.

BEST ARCHITECT NAPA

BACKEN, GILLAM & KROEGER ARCHITECTS 1421 Main St., St. Helena. 707.967.1920.

SONOMA

PAUL GILGER, HEDGPETH ARCHITECTS 2321 Bethards Drive #B, Santa Rosa.

707.523.7010.

BEST COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR NAPA

WILLOUGHBY CONSTRUCTION 1325 Orchard Ave., Napa. 707.337.2916.

ABBEY CARPETS UNLIMITED

CLAUDIA SCHMIDT LANDSCAPE DESIGN

NAPA

1145 Jordan Lane, Napa. 707.261.8000.

EMPIRE FLOORS

BEST ROOFER

STORAGE BY GEORGE!

BEST LANDSCAPE DESIGN

SONOMA

190 Foss Creek Circle, Ste. K, Healdsburg.

707.433.2240.

NAPA

BEST CARPETING/ FLOORING

NAPA

4225 Solano Ave., Napa. 707.294.2145.

SONOMA

RIDGELINE ROOFING ridgelineroofingco.com

1735 Piner Road, Santa Rosa. 707.524.2594.

BEST PAINTING CONTRACTOR NAPA

NAPCO PAINTING CONTRACTORS

2310 Laurel St., Ste. 7, Napa. 707.255.4359.

SONOMA

COY BROWN PAINTING coybrownpainting.com

BEST ELECTRICIAN NAPA

UP VALLEY ELECTRIC upvalleyelectric.com SONOMA

SPYRKA ELECTRIC

NAPA KITCHEN & BATH 477 Walnut St., Napa. 707.226.6063.

SONOMA

TEEVAX HOME APPLIANCE & KITCHEN CENTER 422 Wilson St., Santa Rosa.

707.545.1195.

permacultureartisans.com

BEST NURSERY/ GARDEN CENTER NAPA

VAN WINDEN’S GARDEN CENTER

1805 Pueblo Ave., Napa. 707.255.8400.

SONOMA

HARMONY FARM SUPPLY 3244 Gravenstein Hwy. N., Sebastopol.

707.823.9125.

BEST TREE SERVICE NAPA

PACIFIC TREE CARE pacifictreecare.com

sandborntree.com

NAPA

STEVE SILVA PLUMBING stevesilvaplumbing.com SONOMA

JOE’S PLUMBING

HORTON’S LOCK & KEY SHOP

NAPA

PERMACULTURE ARTISANS

BEST PLUMBER

SOLAR WORKS

BEST KITCHEN/BATH REMODELER

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SONOMA

BEST SOLAR SUPPLIER 400 Morris St., Ste. C, Sebastopol.

707.829.8282.

claudiaschmidtlandscape.com

380 Morris St., Ste. G, Sebastopol. 707.523.3155.

joesplumbing.us

SONOMA

NAPA

BEST LOCKSMITH NAPA

1602 Yajome St., Napa. 707.224.2640.

SONOMA

BILL’S LOCK & SAFE SERVICE 860 Piner Road, Santa Rosa. 707.544.7355.

BEST DECK & FENCING NAPA

NIX CONSTRUCTION

1144 Rimrock Drive, Napa. 707.337.1168.

SONOMA

DECKMASTER FINE DECKS

SANDBORN TREE SERVICE INC.

BEST HAULING SONOMA

JUNK-A-HAULICS junk-a-haulics.com

BEST APPLIANCE REPAIR NAPA

CLARK’S ACE HARDWARE 325 Lincoln Ave., Napa. 707.255.4272.

SONOMA

ASIEN’S APPLIANCE 1801 Piner Road, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3749.

BEST HOME FURNISHINGS NAPA

POOR HOUSE

835-A Lincoln Ave., Napa. 707.294.2066.

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BEST END-OF-THE-WORLD HARDWARE STORE

Attention DIY-ers, survivalists, metal fabricators, sculptors, value shoppers and Mad Max fans. Have we got the place for you. Friedman’s Home Improvement will take care of most of your hardware and building supply needs, but across the street, down Mountain View Avenue, Bataeff Salvage has all the stuff you didn’t think you needed or didn’t know existed—much at end-of-the-world prices. Look over there! It’s a stack of industrial-grade coffee makers. Over there is a row of plastic drums that once held kalamata olives, perfect for your rainwater-catchment project. And here’s a bin loaded with hundreds of belt buckles. And don’t miss the pallet of ammo cans, just the thing for your zombieapocalypse preparation needs. How about a giant boiler for the backyard?

Got a Burning Man project? Start here. Inside the wonky, open-air, barnlike buildings you’ll find Sawzall blades, titanium drill bits and buckets upon buckets of screws and nails. Bataeff also sells perfectly new items like rakes, shovels and gloves, but the fun part of coming here is roaming the yard looking at the rusted odds and ends that wind up here among the skulking cats and scrap-metal scavengers. 244 Mountain View Road, Santa Rosa. 707.584.8401.—S.H.

Celebrating 37 Years of serving Sonoma County!

Coy Brown & Aaron Blair

707.874.2749

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Best Tree Service in Sonoma County ®

sandborntree.com | 707.823.9144 CCL 694407

If your visions of a well-manicured lawn are thwarted by gophers and weeds, it’s temping to reach for the big guns to beat your yard into submission with fertilizers, pesticides and a carpet of sod armored with varmint-proof wire.

But gardening and landscaping need not be combat. Permaculture offers a method of landscape and building design that works with natural systems and principles. Go with the flow, man.

Sebastopol’s Permaculture Artisans serves as a hub for spreading the word.

The site on Gravenstein Highway South offers interpretative gardens open to the public and training programs for new farmers, as well as landscape services for those who want someone else to set it up. 2185 Gravenstein Hwy. S., Sebastopol.

707.824.0836. permacultureartisans. com.—S.H.

BEST WAY TO ADD A ROOM WITHOUT ADDING A ROOM

We’re all looking for a little more space.

Rising housing costs aren’t going away any time soon, and the expense and time it takes to add a room on to a home is a staggering ordeal. But what if there was a better way, you ask? As stupefying as it is simple, the ingenious Roll in a Room is really on the move. The concept comes in the midst of a housing market that encourages people to live in tiny houses that are little more than mere holding pods on wheels, and where turning a room into a for-rent studio is a necessary step many residential suburbanites take to cover mortgages. Roll in a Room covers both bases. Developed by former Occidental family man Terry King, Roll in a Room is a one-unit wonder that easily fits in a garage and provides kitchen and bathroom facilities all ready to hook up to your existing plumbing and sewer. It can help you convert a garage into a rental studio or simply add another place for your ever-growing

family to find relief in the morning.

Imagine, no more fighting for the shower and being late to the office, no more kids pounding on the door while you take care of business, no more stacking dishes to the ceiling in your modest kitchenette as you prepare dinner. Made of recycled fiberglass, the room is also a sustainable, and durable, way to add-on to the house.

In addition, a stable, movable foundation with leveling feet at the four corners means the unit can be leveled on a sloped floor. It’s amazing what a little extra room can do. rollinaroom.com.—C.S.

BEST TREE FARM— SIMPLY PUT

This is an easy claim to make, because there is no place quite like Fulton’s Urban Tree Farm Nursery. Shade trees, fruit trees, nut trees, evergreen and deciduous trees—they’ve got just about every tree you can imagine, spread out over 20 acres. I like to go there even if I’m not shopping for a tree and walk around.

And they sell more than trees—seeds, shrubs, grasses, vines. If it grows, they’ve probably got it. Tell the helpful folks what you’re looking for, and they’ll offer you a seat in a golf cart and then motor over to inspect a few specimens. It’s like going on a vegetarian safari. 3010 Fulton Road, Fulton. 707.544.4446.—S.H.

BEST WAY TO KEEP YOUR HOME FROM LOOKING LIKE YOU’VE GONE TOTAL TOBACCO ROAD

The car was wrecked and sitting in the driveway for a couple of months, out in the hinterlands of coastal Marin County.

I couldn’t get anyone to come and get it as a charitable tax-writeoff. I tried to donate it to the Polly Klass Foundation and also to nonprofit community radio station KWMR. But those folks weren’t interested—the wrecked Grand Marquis

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was way too far out in the boonies, and their respective, contracted towing companies wouldn’t make the trip. Not worth their time. Hmm. Now what? The landlords are getting a little cranky about the car, but they’re tolerant people. Can you please deal with the car, man? Acme Salvage to the rescue! Acme’s contracted tow-guy made the special

50-mile trip down the coast one morning and removed the eyesore, hauled it up to the Santa Rosa Acme Salvage yard for parts. The payment was a free tow job in exchange for the relief of not having to look at the car anymore—a total square deal. Acme Salvage, 1885 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa. 707.545.9075.—T.G.

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COKAS DIKO

1125 W. Steel Lane, Santa Rosa.

707.568.4044.

BEST HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE SONOMA

FRIEDMAN’S HOME IMPROVEMENT

4055 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.584.7811.

429 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. 707.774.8400.

1360 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.939.8811.

BEST PAINT SUPPLIER NAPA

DEVINE PAINT CENTER 971 Lincoln Ave., Napa. 707.226.5211.

SONOMA

PETERSON’S PAINT

800 Lindberg Lane, Ste. 140, Petaluma.

707.763.1901.

BEST CARPET CLEANING NAPA

EXTREME STEAM extremesteamnv.com SONOMA

ESTEAM CARPET & TILE CARE

Bohemian’s Best Of 2017 Celebrates Our Partners:

1814 Empire Industrial Court, Ste. 1, Santa Rosa. 707.575.4939.

BEST WINDOW CLEANERS NAPA

Attorneys At Law

ABSOLUTELY CLEAR WINDOW CLEANING

absolutelyclearwindowcleaning.com SONOMA

OASIS WINDOW CLEANING oasispros.com

BEST HOME ORGANIZER

BEST CLEANING SERVICE

NAPA

CRYSTAL CLEAR HOME

RUTH HANSELL, CLUTTER DEMOLITION

ANGELA HOXSEY, HOUSE IN ORDER houseinorder.com

SONOMA

SONOMA

6741 Sebastopol Ave., Ste. 110, Sebastopol.

707.827.3316.

clutterdemolition.com

Jon Lohne Photography TNT Productions Oyster Girls Lagunitas Brewing Kendall Jackson Winery La Crema Winery Davis Family Vineyards

Jordan Winery Seghesio Winery Raymond Winery Clif Family Winery O’Brien Estate Winery Robert Mondavi Winery Speed Of Sound Music

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his is it, the main event, the best of the best. The Emerald Cup has gone from obscure county fair to the cannabis World’s Fair. Somehow, Tim Blake and company were able to transform a broken-down Tilt-a-Whirl held together with duct table and Gorilla Glue to the most badass roller coaster on the planet. To push the circus metaphor to the breaking point, the Emerald Cup is a Ferris wheel as designed by Buddhist monks (not surprising, as chief visionary Tim Blake is a Buddhist).

dabbing grifters. Instead, you have chemists, biologists, horticultural specialists and genomics experts discussing the latest advances in lab techniques and breeding. Even serious pediatricians looking at cannabis-based treatments for intractable epilepsy or glioblastomas and sports figures looking for natural ways to cope with a lifetime of workout injuries.

There are soil experts, reggae artists, investments bankers and dogs kissing cats.

For the first 10 years or so, the Emerald Cup was an underground nomad, couch-surfing in various Mendocino County locations. Going to the Emerald Cup meant you had to know someone who knew someone. Now it’s a public event, and even grandma is invited.

Yeah, sure the Emerald Cup still has a little dirt under it fingers.

That’s the way it should be; if there is no dirt, there is no life. Literally and metaphorically. Sonoma County loves dirt. Just be forewarned, the cotton candy is a little different there. So is the popcorn. theemeraldcup.com.—M.H.

There are no charlatans or ne’er-do-wells here, no endlessly

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BEST MEDICAL DISPENSARY NAPA

WINE COUNTRY CANNASSEURS

winecountrycollective.com

BEST GROWER

SONOMA

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101 N. Dutton Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.834.3227.

CANNALUMA cannaluma.org

6771 Sebastopol Ave. #100, Sebastopol.

707.823.4206.

BEST HYDROPONIC SUPPLY STORE NAPA

ENDLESS GREEN

55 Enterprise Court, Ste. 2, Napa.

707.254.0200.

SONOMA

THE GROWBIZ

13 W. Third St., Santa Rosa.

707.542.3866.

5665 Redwood Drive, Rohnert Park.

707.584.2384.

6731 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol.

707.829.1510.

PEACE IN MEDICINE

BEST PIPE SHOP NAPA

MIGHTY QUINN

110 Soscol Ave., Napa. 707.226.7420.

SONOMA

BEST THERAPEUTIC PRODUCT

MIGHTY QUINN

SONOMA

BEST MOBILE DELIVERY

naturalcannabis.com

CANNALUMA

NAPA

cannaluma.org

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CBD without feeling stoned. While there are high-CBD strains of cannabis, it’s far easier to dial in the ratio that’s right for you with carefully formatted drops, sprays, vape pens or gel capsules. Santa Rosa’s pioneering Care by Design has been out front in offering something more than cannabis for the masses. Their products come in ratios that range from yes-you-will-feel-high 1:1 to a barely there dose of 18:1. And it’s all made right here in Santa Rosa. cbd.org.—S.H.

outdoor growers, but not residential growers, who can grow up to six plants under Proposition 64. Not to be outdone, Sonoma Clean Power followed PG&E’s announcement that it, too, would offer reduced rates to cannabis operations.

That seems only fair. If cannabis is going to be treated like an agricultural crop with all the attendant regulations and taxes, the industry should enjoy the same benefits as other agricultural industries.

Like, say, grapes.—S.H.

BEST EXAMPLE OF DRUG PEER PRESSURE

BEST HIGH TIME

3372 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.545.4975.

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GOLDEN LEAF SPORTS RUB, NATURAL CANNABIS COMPANY

BEST STRAIN

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GRANDADDY PURPLE (GDP)

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CANNABIS GUMMIES, NATURAL CANNABIS COMPANY naturalcannabis.com

BEST CANNABIS EVENT SONOMA

THE EMERALD CUP theemeraldcup.com

BEST CANNABIS LAWYER SONOMA

LAW OFFICES OF OMAR FIGUEROA 7770 Healdsburg Ave., Ste. A, Sebastopol.

707.829.0215; 415.215.0469.

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One of the most exciting aspects of marijuana legalization under Proposition 64 is not that adults can get high without fear of getting busted, but that it may expand the use of cannabidiol (CBD) as an alternative to overpriced pharmaceuticals. While CBD is sometimes overhyped as a cure-all, the research on CBD’s benefits are pretty compelling. Cannabidiol is the second most prevalent cannabinoid in cannabis after THC; THC gets you high, CBD does not. A growing body of research has shown that CBD is effective in treating a host of conditions, including epilepsy, depression, acne, PTSD, insomnia and even multiple sclerosis. The trick with CBD, though, is that it works best in conjunction with THC and the right CBD-to-THC ratio depends on what ails you. Some people want the benefit of

Earlier this month, PG&E announced it would offer agricultural rates to cannabis growers. PG&E customers are eligible for the discounted rates if they have local permits for growing marijuana and at least 70 percent of their metered energy use is for cannabis cultivation.

The program applies to indoor and

With a 4.5/5 rating on Yelp, Mercy Wellness in Cotati is the Cirque du Soleil of Sonoma County dispensaries.

No sad lions, dreary elephants or spiteful popcorn vendors here—just imagination, creativity, full-service offerings and knowledgeable budtenders. Mercy features competitive prices, freebies for new patients, edibles, pre-rolls and high CBD products—not to mention a

complete line of vape-pen cartridges, in case you need a conversational icebreaker with Jiggles the clown. “Ooh, I love the polka dots and floppy shoes!

Want some Pineapple Afghani, grease face?” The new patient experience at Mercy is one of the best. No matter if you walk in the door with a serious case of malaise or have suddenly been overcome with “the vapors,” the Mercy staff can suggest something that will make you right as rain. Conveniently located near highways 116 and 101, Mercy is easily accessible to most county residents whether you travel by unicycle, pogo stick, flying trapeze or have been shot out of the cannon. So with excellent product selection and a super-conscientious ringmaster/proprietor (Brandon L) who care enough to make each customer experience memorable, this makes Mercy Wellness the best of the big-top dispensaries in Sonoma County.

7950 Redwood Drive #8, Cotati.

707.795.1600.—M.H.

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Nearly two decades of Experience in Cannabis Defense Cannabis counsel focusing on freedom defense, legal compliance, and medical cannabis licenses & permits.

707.829.0215 / 415.489.0420

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7770 Healdsburg Ave., Suite A, Sebastopol, CA 95472

www.omarfigueroa.com

LIFETIME MEMBER, NORML LEGAL COMMITTEE Omar habla español

BEST GIFT BOX FOR STONERS

One day we may soon see bud and breakfast inns and tours of local cannabis farms that tout their terroir and sustainable growing techniques. Until then, there’s the Natural Cannabis Company’s Harvest Box. The box features 28 strains of cannabis in little one-gram canisters. That’s one ounce of well-curated weed. The package matches each strain with blurbs about the small farm that produced it. The box represents the company’s work with more than 200 small-scale cultivators in Sonoma and Mendocino counties, famers like Zsa Zsa Gardens, Utopia Farm and Glentucky Family Farm. The Harvest Box sells for $190 and is available at Natural Cannabis Company locations in Santa Rosa, Hopland and Oakland. naturalcannabis.com.—S.H.

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e want to thank all of the North Bay residents who have supported us for 38 years. We are a local, family-owned business, whose goal is to bring the best selection of toys at the best prices to the people of this area.

We pride ourselves on being part of the diversity of local businesses that sustain the quality of life in the North Bay. We look forward to continuing the excitement of The Toyworks by offering:

Last 21 Years

• Best & largest selection of safe, quality toys north of the Golden Gate • Best help choosing the perfect toy or gift • Best environment for kids • Best selection of non–violent, creative toys • Best customers anywhere!!!

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WHERE THE EXPERIENCE WILL LEAD TO MEMORIES AT OUR EXPANDED FLAGSHIP STORE CENTRALIZED IN SEBASTOPOL’S VIBRANT DOWNTOWN PLAZA

Sebastopol • On the Plaza across from Whole Foods • 707.829.2003 • sonomatoyworks.com

AnAly HigH ScHool Thank you for voting us BEST Public School in Sonoma County!

Analy offers a rich learning environment with personalized instruction from caring and supportive faculty and staff.

Voted Best Real Estate Broker in Sonoma County

Liz Uribe Wine Country Group Realtors

By Better Homes and Gardens 707.481.0311 lizuribe@sonic.net www.lizuribe.com

• Rigorous Academic Curriculum • Variety of Outstanding Advanced Placement Courses • Award Winning FFA • Distinguished Visual and Performing Arts Program • Top Ranked Athletic Program • Unparalleled Community Support

Accepting Enrollment for the 2017–2018 School Year

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$ 200 Classic Set $ 250 Volume Set

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BEST RECORD/ CD STORE 707.525.1963

6950 Analy Avenue Sebastopol CA 95472 • 707.824.2300

707.287.3023

1899a Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa CA 95401 www.thelastrecordstore.com

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ave you seen the amazing, appearing staff at Western Farm Center? The level of staffing at this family-owned pet and feed store simply must be seen to be believed.

Drive—right up to the parking lot, tucked just a block off the railroad tracks in between rustic old warehouses, and see staff members appear before your very eyes, lugging hay for equestrian enthusiasts and carting bags of kibble for canine custodians. Walk—right into the store, and be greeted by yet more staff members with nothing better to do than help you with something! Wait—for not much time at all, before a cashier beckons you to the counter to ring up your sundry items. All this in the time it would take to walk from one end of a big-box chain store to the other and back again, searching for an employee.

By what magic are these persons called forth in such number, in the age of the understaffed megastore, staff and customer alike at heel to powerful forces of global capital? It’s just good old customer service, says

Western Farm Center’s Trevor Frampton. He and his wife, Maria, are only the second co-owners of the store after her father, Lou Bertolini, and his brother Larry passed on two years ago. “It was something they instituted a long time ago,” Frampton says of the customer-service ethos. “And that’s what we continue today.”

It does help that the store owns the block-wide property on which it was founded in 1967, and they’ve made a few technological upgrades—until quite recently, clerks hand-wrote receipts; now they’ve got scanning guns and a rewards card, to boot. But even more important is that there are actual people there to answer questions about the myriad animal-care products they offer, which cover much more than dogs and cats (don’t forget adorable peeping chicks and ducklings).

“We try desperately,” Frampton says, “to make sure the person that walks into the store is leaving as happy—or more happy—when they leave.”

21 W. Seventh St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.0721.—J.K.

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BEST ANTIQUE SHOP NAPA

ANTIQUES ON SECOND 1370 Second St., Napa. 707.252.6353.

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WHISTLESTOP ANTIQUES 130 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.361.4824.

BEST RESALE STORE NAPA

LOLO’S CONSIGNMENT

1120 Main St., St. Helena. 707.963.7972.

SONOMA

Silk Moon thanks the Bohemian Readers for voting us Best Womens Clothing Store for 4 years!

RESTYLE MARKETPLACE

1001 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.284.1700.

BEST ART SUPPLY STORE NAPA

NAPA VALLEY ART SUPPLIES 3250 California Blvd., Napa. 707.224.2775.

SONOMA

RILEYSTREET ART SUPPLY

103 Maxwell Court, Santa Rosa. 707.526.2416.

BEST FRAMING SHOP NAPA

Best Phone Repair West County's Local iDoctor and Computer Repair

FERRINI CUSTOM FRAMING DESIGN & UNIQUE FINDS 2007 Main St., Napa. 707.255.7511.

SONOMA

MY DAUGHTER THE FRAMER IN CORRICK’S 637 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.542.3599.

BEST LOCALLY MADE RETAIL PRODUCT NAPA

CA’ MOMI SPICY OLIVE OIL 1141 First St., Napa. 707.224.6664.

SONOMA

AMY’S KITCHEN amys.com

301 N Main St, Sebastopol | 707.861.9403 | MacDaddyRepairs.com

BEST NEW RETAIL BUSINESS NAPA

LINCOLN STREET MARKET

1117-B Lincoln Ave., Calistoga. 707.346.0913.

SONOMA

CALIFORNIA SISTER FLORAL DESIGN & SUPPLY 6790 McKinley St. #190, Sebastopol.

707.827.8090.

BEST BOOKSTORE—NEW NAPA

COPPERFIELD’S BOOKS copperfieldsbooks.com SONOMA

COPPERFIELD’S BOOKS copperfieldsbooks.com

BEST BOOKSTORE—USED NAPA

NAPA BOOKMINE

964 Pearl St., Napa. 707.733.3199.

610 First St., Napa. 707.726.6575.

SONOMA

COPPERFIELD’S BOOKS copperfieldsbooks.com

BEST RECORD/CD STORE SONOMA

LAST RECORD STORE

1899-A Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.525.1963.

BEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS STORE SONOMA

STANROY’S MUSIC

850 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.4827.

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BEST HOLISTIC HERBAL SHOP BEST HOLISTIC PRACTITIONER Come see us for: • All-natural Vitamins & Herbs • Herbal Tincture Bar & Body Bar • B-Shot Clinic Mondays • Herbal & NutriƟonal ConsultaƟons • Acupuncture + Sports Injury • Seaonal Cleanses • Low-cost Acupuncture Happy Hour OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY 10-6 SATURDAY 11-5 www.farmacopia.net Santa Rosa 707.528.HERB

Congrats to our four Bohemian Best of 2017 Sonoma County Winners!

Village Bakery Community Market Spirit Works Distillery California Sister

Proud to be your Best Fine Jewelry Store.

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MIYAMO

208 Davis St., Santa Rosa. 707.546.4021

NAPA

1128 First St., Napa. 707.251.9058.

SONOMA

ARTISANA

146 N. Main St., Sebastopol.

707.829.3036.

BEST FINE JEWELRY STORE NAPA

CREATIONS FINE JEWELERS 3341 Solano Ave., Napa. 707.252.8131.

SONOMA

SKIRT CHASER VINTAGE

BEST SHOE STORE NAPA

SOLE DESIRE soledesire.com SONOMA

SOLE DESIRE soledesire.com

BEST COSTUME/ FESTIVE APPAREL SHOP

E.R. SAWYER JEWELERS

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BEST CLOTHING STORE—MEN’S

810 Randolph St., Napa. 707.224.3162.

638 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.546.0372.

NAPA

A MAN’S STORE

1343 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga.

707.942.2280.

SONOMA

KALIBER

315 D St., Santa Rosa. 707.528.0182.

BEST CLOTHING STORE—WOMEN’S NAPA

BOHO LIFESTYLE

1012 First St., Napa. 707.337.5870.

SONOMA

SILK MOON

195 N. Main St., Sebastopol.

707.824.4300.

WILDCAT VINTAGE CLOTHING SONOMA

DISGUISE THE LIMIT

129 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.575.1477.

BEST FURNITURE NAPA

VONSAAL DESIGN BUILD 101 S. Coombs St., Napa. 707.257.7733.

SONOMA

COKAS DIKO

1125 W. Steel Lane, Santa Rosa.

707.568.4044.

BEST HOME AUDIO SONOMA

LAVISH HI-FI

1044 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.595.2020.

BEST VINTAGE CLOTHING STORE

BEST DIGITAL CREATIVE SERVICES

WILDCAT VINTAGE CLOTHING

ZDCA DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

NAPA

SONOMA

810 Randolph St., Napa. 707.224.3162.

751 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 800.985.ZDCA.

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BEST PLACE TO STRUM ‘STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN’ ON YOUR LUNCH BREAK A couple of years after the move up Fourth Street, Stanroy Music Center is still the king of the hill when it comes to purchasing or repairing your instrument—or for getting lessons on how to play Katy Perry songs on a mandolin. The customer service here is aces-up, and go ahead and thrum that bongo on your lunch break looking at the fun Orange Amps and racks of brass and stringed instruments. Yes, the Guitar Center is going to field an orgy of choices and deals that places like Stanroy often can’t compete with, but we love them anyway. There’s a well-curated selection of high-quality instruments for every budget and musical persuasion— and regular sales, too. 850 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.4827.—T.G.

BEST WAY TO MAKE GAME NIGHT POLITICAL It’s starting to feel like every day we wake up in this Trump era is a roll of the dice. The billionaire prez and his gaggle of swampy cronies have been throwing up roadblocks for everything from immigration to insurance, and now it looks like it’s “game over” for anyone looking to get their hands on arts, social services and healthcare. While lots of North Bay folks are wringing hands and sweating the details, San Rafael lawyer David Pullman is crafting a creative way to get your angst out with the help of his old-school board game Basket of Deplorables. Laid out a lot like Milton Bradley’s classic Game of Life, Pullman’s game lets you play as Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren or Barack Obama. Your figure navigates a trivia-laced trek through a campaign trail set in 2020 as you try to overcome Trump’s “reign of error.” Along the way, players encounter cardboard cutouts of Steve Bannon, Betsy DeVos, Vladimir Putin and other Trump associates, and attempt to collect them in the basket they belong in. Pullman, a San Rafael

defense attorney who works primarily in criminal marijuana cases, is still in the manufacturing stages of the game, though he’s been testing it locally and is already seeing its therapeutic results. Pullman is hosting a Kickstarter campaign to mass-produce the board game, and he’s looking for a September release. Pullman also notes that 10 percent of profits go to organizations fighting Trump. Right now, Kickstarter campaign backers can print-and-play at home. Just don’t be surprised if the game tears your family apart like a high-stakes session of Monopoly. basketofdeplorables.games.—C.S.

MOST ADORABLE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

A great feat of endurance, strength and resolve to make tomorrow another day is going almost unnoticed in the midst of urban Napa, after torrential rains burst dams and washed away homes, leaving some of its most vulnerable residents homeless, shivering in the cold. Not so much human residents, but the beaver residents of Tulocay Creek. “It has been a wild winter at the beaver pond,” says Robin Ellison, a Napa wildlife watcher who’s kept a close watch on the beavers since they made a short stretch of this humble, urban creek channel their home several years ago. During the drought, the beavers set to work on a simple stick dam, creating habitat for birds and other wildlife, rebuilding after a storm in January 2016 flooded their home. Then, in 2017, winter turned on the beaver family like some White Witch, unleashing three damn-blowing storms in a row. “Tulocay Creek came within a foot of spilling its banks, and the magnificent beaver lodge was swept away,” Ellison reports. “The poor beavers were homeless and befuddled the following week, out in daylight trying hard to stay awake.” Ellison’s photo of a beaver that had worked so hard to build

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BEST COMPUTER REPAIR NAPA

CALISTOGA COMPUTER TECH calistogacomputertech.com SONOMA

MACADVANTAGE

1549 Magnolia Ave., Rohnert Park. 707.664.0400.

Thank you for making us your financial partner and voting us Best Credit Union!

BEST PHONE REPAIR SONOMA

MAC DADDY

301 N. Main St., Ste. C, Sebastopol. 707.331.1685.

1 (800) 479-7928 | redwoodcu.org Yes! You can open an account and save with Redwood Credit Union (RCU) if you live or work in the greater North Bay or San Francisco. Some restrictions may apply.

Federally insured by NCUA.

BEST AUTO DEALER

Sonoma & Napa Counties

SONOMA

BEST MOTORCYCLE/ SCOOTER SHOP NAPA

SONOMA

GREG’S TIRES

2800 Gravenstein Hwy. S., Sebastopol.

707.829.8408.

BEST CAR AUDIO NAPA

AUDIO HOUSE

645 Soscol Ave., Napa. 707.252.1141.

KUSTOM KAR AUDIO

BEST LIMO/TAXI TRANSPORTATION SONOMA

PURE LUXURY TRANSPORTATION

4246 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma.

707.775.2920.

SONOMA

BEST GROCERY STORE

518 College Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.523.2371.

NAPA

BEST AUTO DETAILING

3385 Solano Ave., Napa. 707.253.2621.

NEW LIFE AUTO SALON

684 Lincoln Ave., Napa. 707.254.0223.

SONOMA

AUTO SPORT DETAILING

1945 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.579.3710.

BEST AUTO REPAIR NAPA

VALLERGAS MARKET SONOMA

OLIVER’S MARKET oliversmarket.com

BEST NATURAL FOOD STORE NAPA

NATURE SELECT FOODS

1080 Main St., St. Helena. 707.967.8545.

NAPA AUTOWERKE

SONOMA

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1899 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.546.1806.

321 Second St., Petaluma. 707.769.0162.

6762 Sebastopol Ave., Ste 100, Sebastopol.

707.407.4020.

1690 Yajome, Napa. 707.255.1922.

Family Owned and Operated Since 1991

686 Lincoln Ave., Napa. 707.252.0533.

NAPA VALLEY MOTO

NAPA

Visit us at Soledesire.com

B&G TIRE

1390 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.527.5000.

REVOLUTION MOTO

Two Montgomery Village locations— 710 Farmers Lane and 2411 Magowan Drive, Santa Rosa Petaluma • Sebastopol • Sonoma • Napa • San Rafael • Greenbrae • Burlingame • Los Gatos • Menlo Park • Alameda • Danville • Pleasanton • Davis • Sacramento • Roseville • Folsom • Placerville

NAPA

570 Soscol Ave., Napa. 707.255.2580.

820 Third St., Napa. 707.253.8185.

Spring Forward in Style

BEST TIRE SHOP

SONOMA

NAPA FORD LINCOLN

3075 Corby Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.762.1191.

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HONDA T OYO T A M AZ DA NI S SAN SUBARU

Tues–Fri 7:30–6:00 321 Second Street ◆ Petaluma 707.769.0162

Best Resale Store

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Thank You to Sonoma County Voters 1001 W College Avenue • in the G&G Shopping Center • Santa Rosa

10am–6pm Mon–Sat Closed Sunday 707.284.1700

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You’ll find Treasures for All Ages!

Whistlestop Antiques 707.542.9474 Est. 1974

Open daily til 5:30pm, Sun 11–5pm • 130 4th Street, Santa Rosa • Historic Railroad Square • www.Whistlestop-Antiques.com

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1009 Foothill Blvd., Calistoga. 707.942.8664.

BEST HAIR SALON

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ASIA MART

2481 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa. 707.542.3513.

BEST LOCAL FOOD PRODUCT NAPA

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, NAPA VALLEY NATURALS

1st Consultation Complimentary

707.523.4160

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Kevin Russell, MFT Psychotherapy for couples, families, individuals and groups 818 Cherry Street, Santa Rosa

SONOMA

KOZLOWSKI FARMS 645 Main St., Sebastopol 707.823.3720

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BEST CULINARY STORE NAPA

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VOTED BEST FRAME SHOP

SHACKFORD’S KITCHEN STORE

BRUSH SALON

322 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 707.433.1400.

BEST FULL-SERVICE BEAUTY SALON NAPA

SALON ELEVEN

700 Central Ave., Ste. B, Napa. 707.258.1901.

SONOMA

LEADING EDGE SALON

1235 N. Dutton Ave., Ste. B, Santa Rosa.

707.575.5551.

BEST OPTICAL STORE NAPA

THE EYE WORKS OPTOMETRY

…and Art Gallery

NAPA

BEST SKIN CARE SPA

3371 Old California Way, Napa. 707.225.7441.

GREENHAUS DAY SPA

Voted Best Framer

Now Sonoma insideCounty Corrick’s 637707.542.3599 4th St, Santa Rosa 707.542.3599 1617 Terrance Way, Santa Rosa

SONOMA

CULTIVATE HOME

186 N. Main St., Sebastopol. 707.824.1400.

BEST VAPE SHOP VAPE THE GRAPE SONOMA

DIGITAL CIGGZ

2750 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa.

707.843.3047.

10th Anniversary

March 24, 25, & 26

SISTERS don't let Sisters pay retail!

BEST BARBER NAPA

CHATEAU BARBER SHOP 1521 Third St., Napa. 707.255.7662.

SONOMA

CHRIS LANDS, DAREDEVILS & QUEENS

122 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.575.5123.

707.963.7972

SONOMA

1350 Main St., Napa. 707.226.2132.

Sale & Celebration Fabulous New and Recycled Clothing for Women and Men

1146 Main St., Napa. 707.251.8468.

Sonoma County’s Premier Frame Shop for over 30 years

450 College Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.541.6290.

We thank you, Boho Readers and Locals, for all the good years!!

NAPA

2700 Yulupa Ave Santa Rosa 707.543.8422 | Mon-Sat 11-6 | Sun 12-5 sonomaconsignment.com

1328 Pearl St., Napa. 707.254.2020.

SONOMA

SONOMA EYEWORKS 534 Larkfield Shopping Center, Santa Rosa. 707.578.2020.

NAPA

1300 Pearl St., Napa. 707.257.8837 SONOMA

BLISS ORGANIC DAY SPA

186 N. Main St. #230, Sebastopol. 707.861.3434.

BEST EYELASH EXTENSIONS/ BROW ENHANCEMENTS NAPA

SKIN BY TIFFANY KAISER 594 Lincoln Ave., Napa. 707.287.3023.

SONOMA

LASHEYLADY STUDIO

645 S. Main St., Sebastopol. 707.827.3720.

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We are honored to be recognized as your favorite salon in Sonoma County.

1235 North Dutton Avenue Santa Rosa 707.575.5551 leadingedgesalon.com

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Treasures & Pleasures of the Goddess Best Psychic

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123 North Main St. Sebastopol, CA 95472 www.milk-and-honey.com

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FAR WEST RESTORATION & CONSTRUCTION 707.280.4891 • FarWestConstr.com Jim Kennedy CA License #751689

RevolutionMoto.com

REVOLUTION MOTO INC. 518 College Ave, Santa Rosa 707.523.2371

Thank you Bohemians!

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Best Erotica Store

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BELLA NAILS SPA

2032 Redwood Road, Napa. 707.255.1175.

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ZEN NAILS & DAY SPA

760 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.545.5341.

BEST BODY-ART PLACE Thank you clients and friends!

Best Civil Attorney Jarin Beck www.becklaw.net

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GOLDEN OWL TATTOO & GALLERY

3369 Old California Way, Napa. 707.266.2454.

SONOMA

BUDDHA’S PALM TATTOO GALLERY

313 N. Main St., Sebastopol. 707.829.7256

BEST PIERCING SPECIALIST SONOMA

LOOPS AND PIERCES

530 McConnell Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.546.6559.

BEST DAY SPA

LOTUS BEAUTY BAR

307 D St., Santa Rosa. 707.575.7940.

BEST MASSAGE SERVICES NAPA

GREENHAUS DAY SPA 1300 Pearl St., Napa. 707.257.8837.

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As so-called President Trump continues to inflict his unique combination of ignorance and arrogance on the country, the popular vote loser is inspiring new and entertaining forms of resistance, like Snoop Dogg’s “Lavender” video, pussy hats and the homemade residential signs along Highway 12 between Santa Rosa and Sebastopol. The first one I saw go up was “Guard Your Cat So Trump Can’t Grab It.” Part of the joke here may be that the sign is near the Sonoma County Humane Society. That sign went up in the long-ago days before Russia helped Trump get elected. Since then, the rhyming homeowner came up with a few more ditties like “America Took a ‘Great’ Dump and Out Came Trump.” It’s high time he (or she) put up a new one. I’d offer a few rhyming couplets for the sign maker’s consideration, but I can’t think of anything clever that rhymes with “fascism,” “I still can’t believe he’s really president” or “death of democracy.” But I’ll be watching the spot to see what comes next.—S.H.

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a new dam for its family that it fell asleep on the branch it was gnawing, would surely affect even the heart of someone who regards nature’s hydrologic engineers as mere pesky rodents. At last report, the rebuilt lodge has an impressive foyer entrance.—J.K.

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While there’s plenty of excellent coffee to go around in these parts, the people watching is particular good at Petaluma’s Acre Coffee. The cafe is nice enough—good lattes, decent sandwiches, never annoying music, rotating art on the walls—but the people-watching is top-notch. Perhaps it’s due to its central location and Petaluma’s ever-changing demographic, but sitting at Acre feels like a visit to Brooklyn, Berlin or any other hipster hub, especially on the weekends. Adorable, smartly dressed couples sip cappuccinos with their perfect, bonnet-clad babies. Students with pink hair and septum rings work on their homework. Freelance techies, in casual plaid and glasses, code away while locals in Birkenstocks and Patagonia fleece read the paper. The eclectic mix of digital nomads, local moms and dads, hip young things and old-school Sonoma County denizens is as much a treat for the senses as the coffee. 21 Fourth St., Petaluma. 707.772.5117.—F.T.

BEST PLACE TO FIND SOMETHING KINKY IN THE CUPBOARD

Sonoma County has no shortage of vintage stores and boutiques, but Guerneville’s Sonoma Nesting Co. stands out for its off-the-beaten-path offerings. Encompassing a couple of large rooms and a garden (where a Champagne bar is in the making, scheduled to open this summer), the Sonoma Nesting Company welcomes the shopper with cabaret music, artworks of the abstract and nude variety, and

a plethora of odd, funny and colorful objects, small and large. Pay attention to the vintage furniture the friendly owners restore and especially to what gets stashed in the cabinets; they’ve been known to hold obscene china, creepy dolls and naughty statues. The locals who hang out the store are as eclectic as the merchandise. It’s all part of the quirky fun. 16151 Main St., Guerneville.

707.869.3434.—F.T.

BEST VERY LARGE MAN MADE OF FIBERGLASS

They are known to certain pophistorians and sleepy truckers from the 1960s as ‘Muffler Men.’ Their numbers have dwindled, but they once dotted the country. Muffler Men are massive fiberglass statues, generally measuring 18 to 25 feet tall, towering figures representing icons like Paul Bunyan and Chicken Boy. Never heard of Chicken Boy? Then you’ve obviously never been to Highland Park, Calif.

Highland Park is all about Chicken Boy. But where were we? Oh, right. Muffler Men. The first known Muffler Man was Paul Bunyan himself, custom-made for the Paul Bunyan Cafe in Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1962. Paul was very tall, and he carried a mighty axe, made with care

by International Fiberglass, of Venice, Calif., where owner Bob Prewitt took that order, hardly suspecting he’d just started an American phenomenon. So popular was this fiberglass man that soon other enormous men were ordered. They did not become known as Muffler Men until much later, after some enterprising autoparts store ordered up a Paul Bunyan with the axe replaced by . . . a muffler.

More Muffler Men were ordered from International Fiberglass. Then a man with a hot dog. Then a bunch of other things. The rest is history. Chicken Boy. The Gemini Giant. The Uniroyal Gal. What does any of this have to do with Sonoma County? As fate would have it, the only official Muffler Man to reside in Sonoma County is the beloved

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Big Bert, currently towering above the River Bend Resort in Forestville. He looks like Paul Bunyan, but in his arms is a canoe paddle. Little else is known about him. But who cares? He’s tall, he’s scary, and he’s awesome. Why? Because he’s a Muffler Man.—11820 River Road, Forestville. 707.887.7662.—D.T.

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Who can ever go to a car wash again without memories of Walter White? Not me. Splash is a colorful and always-

jumping car wash with all the old-time funny brushes and scrubber wheels and those mauve canvas fronds that lap at your car like an octopus as they slither across the windshield. It’s an adventure just like when I was a kid, except I no longer leave the rear window open a crack to see what happens. During the drought, I stuck to Irish car washes for the wheels—swabbed the exterior with a clean rag in the light occasional rain—but I got a 10-wash Splash-pack and have been hitting the Santa Rosa outpost on a nearly weekly basis with the return of a true mud season. Splash has the post-wash vacuums lined up and ready to suck the filth out of the interior, and a menu of various exterior cleansing options that will leave you feeling all sparkly and clean—until the next mud puddle. Or episode of Breaking Bad. 1245 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa.

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BEST SHOE-SOCK COMBO ON A LOCAL POLITICIAN

Jared Huffman joined some other eco-warrior lawyers for a confab at Santa Rosa Junior College in Rohnert Park this winter—the subject was Trump, the environment and what can be done. The North Coast congressman’s blue-state striped socks were striking and emerged from his slacks as he took a seat for the panel discussion. It’s quite a shoe-sock combo, revealing as well that the man’s got some pretty darn jumbo footsies. Huffman’s pretty tall, too, so everything’s in proportion. But look at those black shoes: they are worn, they are scuffed, they are a hard-working congressman’s shoes, and they are made for walking the walk.—T.G.

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Wine and food enthusiasts have reason to be excited this week, when the five-day Flavor! Napa Valley returns to showcase local winemakers and chefs and support scholarship programs for the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena and Napa. This year’s schedule of events honors iconic figures like Heidi Barrett, the woman behind several 100-point rated wines, and celebrates the region’s range of terrific terroirs at wineries like Paraduxx and St. Supéry Estate Vineyards.

Throughout the week, tastings and classes help expand palates and heighten culinary experiences. Wednesday through Sunday, March 22–26, throughout Napa Valley.

For more information and tickets, visit flavornapavalley.com.

Last summer, roots-folk duo Mouths of Babes got themselves on the cover of the Bohemian when we found them recording their debut full-length album at Prairie Sun Studios in Cotati. Made up of Ty Greenstein (Girlyman) and Ingrid Elizabeth (Coyote Grace), the pair have history in Sonoma County, though they were based in Atlanta last year.

Well, Mouths of Babes are back, having recently relocated to Sebastopol. This week, the duo unveils their new record, the soulfully harmonic stunner Brighter in the Dark, with a proper hometown show on Friday, March 24, at McNear’s Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. 8:30pm. $17. 707.765.2121.

From busking in the Bay Area to touring nationally, folk outfit Steep Ravine are making their mark on bluegrass with a decidedly Californian sound. Whether it’s incorporating classic rock riffs, jazzy jams, or soul signatures, Steep Ravine have helped bring about the era of “newgrass.”

This spring, Steep Ravine are releasing their third album, Turning of the Fall, on April 7, through their DIY label Stormy Deep Records. Fans who don’t want to wait until next month to hear the new tunes are in luck, as Steep Ravine joins San Francisco favorites the Sam Chase for a show on Saturday, March 25, at HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. 9pm. $15.

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Trash and fashion are not the best bedfellows—unless you ask the artists, designers and ecologists behind the Trashion Fashion Week. Look closely around Sonoma Plaza and you’ll see dozens of recycled garments currently on display.

There’s also an art show of cast-off Barbie dolls in trash-made dresses exhibiting at the Sonoma Community Center’s gallery. All this leads up to the Trashion Fashion runway show on Saturday, March 25, which boasts live models in the trendy and trashy dresses.

The show also goes to the dogs with a pet-friendly fashion show on Sunday, March 26. The runway show happens at Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, 126 First St. W., Sonoma. 1pm and 5pm. $25–$75. sonomacommunitycenter.org.

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Cloverdale native and renowned soprano opera star has conquered the most demanding roles with sensational portrayals. Mar 24, 7:30pm. $30. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale.

707.894.3222.

Indigo Girls

Grammy-winning duo brings their signature blend of folk and rock to Santa Rosa. Mar 23, 8pm. $39-$49. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

Planned Parenthood Benefit Olivia Davis, Matt Jaffe, HowellDevine & Todd Morgan

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Collaboration from Melvin Seals, Greg Anton, Stu Allen, Dan “LEBO” Lebowitz and John-Paul McLean. Mar 25, 8pm. $20. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Vince Gill & Lyle Lovett Acclaimed songwriters team up for a “Songs & Stories” tour with intimate solo and duo performances and lots of witty banter. Mar 27, 7:30pm. $45 and up. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

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local • organic • seb-mex 915 gravenstein hwy s. sebastopol 707.829.9037

Marin Baroque Chamber Choir and San Francisco Renaissance Dancers performs an enchanting program of joyous music. Mar 25, 8pm. $25-$30.

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo. 415.497.6634.

NAPA COUNTY Kenny G

Grammy Award-winning musician’s hands are for one thing only: playing sax. Mar 2628, 7 and 9:30pm. $79 and up.

Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

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Napa Valley Music Associates presents a music salon with the unique chamber jazz duo of bassoonist Paul Hanson and

bassist Ariane Cap. Seating is limited. Mar 26, 2pm. $25. Napa Design Center, 605 Coombs St, Napa. 707294.2319.

Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY A’Roma Roasters Mar 25, Now & Zen. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa.

707.576.7765.

Aqus Cafe

Mar 24, Desi & the Mish. Mar 29, Matt Bednarsky. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Arlene Francis Center

Mar 25, Of Ardent Resolve and Black Poison Viper. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Atlas Coffee Company

Mar 24, Allison Crutchfield with Vagabon and Bad Thoughts.

Mar 25, Oddjob Ensemble with Jet Black Pearl and Strangely.

300 South A St, Santa Rosa.

707.526.1085.

Barley & Hops Tavern

Duo. 317 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.431.0330.

Flamingo Lounge

Mar 24, the Igniters. Mar 25, Funky Dozen. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Green Music Center

Mar 24, Arturo Sandoval and Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band. Mar 25-27, “Bring on the Strings” with the Santa Rosa Symphony. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall

Mar 25, 3pm, “Moments of Water” with WomenSing. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol Mar 24, Native Elements with DJ Jacques. Mar 25, the Sam Chase and Steep Ravine. Mar 26, Goodnight Moonshine.

Mar 28, Dumpstaphunk. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma Mar 24, Sean Carscadden.

Mar 25, Wendy DeWitt.

691 Broadway, Sonoma.

707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg

Mar 25, Roberta Donnay Quartet. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

Mar 23, the Narwhal Family Experience. Mar 24, Feisty Females. Mar 25, Mark McDonald. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

The Big Easy

Jasper O’Farrell’s

Mar 22, Wednesday Night Big Band. Mar 23, T Luke & the Tight Suits. Mar 24, the Incubators with Mike Saliani.

Mar 25, Domenic Bianco and Fontaine Classic. Mar 28, the Black Market Trust. Mar 29, Jenna & the Charmers. 128 American Alley, Petaluma.

707.776.4631.

Brixx Pizzeria

Mar 25, Arizona & the Volunteers. 16 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.766.8162.

Cellars of Sonoma

Mar 26, 2pm, Dustin Saylor. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg.

707.578.1826.

Corkscrew Wine Bar

Mar 28, songwriter’s lounge with Lauralee Brown. 100 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.789.0505.

Dry Creek Kitchen

Mar 27, Susan Sutton and Joel Kruzic Duo. Mar 28, Walter Savage and Chris Amberger

Mar 24, Big Kitty. Mar 25, Denielle & Anna. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.

Mar 25, DJ Soules with Gabriel Francisco. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.2062.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Mar 22, the Deer. Mar 23, Grayson. Mar 24, the Royal Deuces. Mar 25, Pacific Drive.

Mar 26, Sideline Bluegrass.

Mar 29, Ragtag Sullivan. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

707.778.8776.

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

Mar 29, Graham Nash. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

Main Street Bistro

Mar 23, Susan Sutton. Mar 24, Wild Janie Roberts Jazz Band.

Mar 25, Brulee. Mar 26, Karen Gallinger. Mar 28, Mac & Potter.

16280 Main St, Guerneville.

707.869.0501.

Mc T’s Bullpen

Mar 24, DJ MGB. Mar 25, George Heagerty. )

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Music ( 94 Mar 26, 4pm, Barbara Olney and 94. Mar 26, 9pm, DJ MGB. 16246 First St, Guerneville.

707.869.3377.

Mystic Theatre

St Seraphim O rthodox Church

Mar 22, Donavon Frankenreiter and Grant-Lee Phillips. Mar 24, Mouths of Babes. Mar 25, the Tazmanian Devils with Deep Blue Jam. Mar 28, STRFKR and Psychic Twin. Mar 29, Badfish.

23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.765.2121.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Mar 25, Sarah Baker with Nina Gerber and Mona Gnader. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Petaluma Historical Library & Museum

Mar 27, Musical Mondays with Kayleen Asbo. 20 Fourth St, Petaluma. 707.778.4398.

Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap

Mar 23, Alec Fuhrman. Mar 25, Awesome Hotcakes. 701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. 707.774.5226.

Redwood Cafe

Treatment Pro a s o R gr a ta n a m S GET YOUR LIFE BACK! Do you or someone you care about rely on prescription or opioid pain medication or heroin to get through the day? Ask the following questions: • Have they ever given up activities to use them?

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If the answer to any of these questions was YES, they may have unintentionally become opioid dependent.

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Spancky’s Bar

Mar 25, Ann Halen and the Gray Coats. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.

Mar 24, Dawn & Tony. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mar 24, Fantasia. 6590 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park.

707.585.1079.

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Mar 24, Greg Brown and Bo Ramsey. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.823.1511.

Murphy’s Irish Pub

Quincy’s

rcmfest.org • 707-445-3378

Sebastopol Community Center

Mar 23, Buzzy Martin. Mar 24, Soul Fuse. Mar 25, 3pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band. Mar 25, 7:30pm, Foxes in the Henhouse. Mar 26, 3pm, old time music jam. Mar 26, 6pm, Irish jam session. Mar 27, open mic with DJ Loisaida. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

The Reel Fish Shop & Grill

Mar 24, the Dan Martin Band. 401 Grove St, Sonoma.

707.343.0044.

Resurrection Parish

Mar 26, 3:30pm, Creative Arts Series with violinist Robert Simonds. 303 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa, creativeartsseries. com.

Mar 25-26, “Sacred Realms” with the Green Mountain Consort. 90 Mountain View Ave, Santa Rosa.

No Name Bar

Mar 24, Saffell. Mar 25, the Rhythm Rangers with Bobby Black. Mar 27, the Blues Defenders pro jam. Mar 28, open mic. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip

Osteria Divino

Twin Oaks Roadhouse

Mar 25, Prodkt with Jordan Wolf and MND. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.

MARIN COUNTY Corte Madera Community Center

Mar 25, 5pm, San Francisco Symphony’s Spring Fling.

498 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera.

Fenix

Mar 22, pro blues jam. Mar 23, Big Blu Soul Revue. Mar 24, Reed Fromer Band. Mar 25, tribute to Frankie Beverly with Lionel Burns. Mar 26, 11:30am, Sunday brunch with Midnight Watch. Mar 26, 6:30pm, Pat Wilder. Mar 28, Lisa Lindsley & Her Tiny Little Trio. Mar 29, the Fenix Band. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

George’s Nightclub

Mar 24, Pride & Joy. Mar 25, DJ Marroquien. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

HopMonk Novato

Mar 28, the Blasters and Clownvis Presley. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery

Mar 22, Jason Beard & the Whiskey Family Band.

Mar 29, Kate Gaffney Band.

765 Center Blvd, Fairfax.

415.485.1005.

Marin Country Mart

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub

Mill Valley Community Church

Mar 25, Megan McLaughlin.

131 E First St, Cloverdale.

707.894.9610.

Mar 23, Super Nasty. Mar 24, Koolwhip with Miracle Mule.

Mar 25, Soulbillies and DJ ADM. Mar 26, 5:30pm, C-JAM jazz quartet. Mar 26, 8pm, Matt Bolton. Mar 27, open mic.

Mar 28, Eddie Neon Band.

Mar 29, the Hubcap Stealers.

17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

Mar 22, Wabi Sabi and friends. Mar 23, Home. Mar 24, Michael Aragon Quartet.

Mar 25, Michael Lamacchia and Crossroads. Mar 26, 3pm, Flowtilla. Mar 26, 8:30pm, Timothy O & Co. Mar 27, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Mar 28, open mic. Mar 29, Marshall Rhodes and friends. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Rio Nido Roadhouse Mar 25, Levi Lloyd. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido.

707.869.0821.

19 Broadway Club

Mar 24, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with Jeff Derby. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

Mar 26, 4pm, songs of Leonard Cohen with Conspiracy of Beards. 8 Olive St, Mill Valley.

Mar 22, Smith Dobson Trio. Mar 23, Passion Habanera. Mar 24, Ken Cook Trio. Mar 25, Ian McArdle Trio. Mar 26, Belinda Blair. Mar 29, Jonathan Poretz.

37 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

Mar 22, Marianna August. Mar 23, Moonglow Trio. Mar 28, Lorin Rowan. Mar 29, Joan Getz Trio. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael.

415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar

Mar 22, the New Sneakers.

Mar 23, Mark’s Jam Sammich.

Mar 24, Attila Viola & the Bakersfield Boys. Mar 25, benefit for San Anselmo Co-Op. Mar 27, Billy D’s open mic. Mar 28, Sheet Metal. Mar 29, Fitz & Pieces. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio

Mar 24, the LoWatters. Mar 25, Lavay Smith’s 1940s Supper Club show. Mar 26, 5pm, Emily Bonn & the Vivants. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Rickey’s

Mar 24, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Mar 25, Tracy Rose Trio. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato.

415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse

Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Mar 23, benefit for Edna Maguire School with the Marinfidels.

Mar 24, Cole Tate Band. Mar 25, Rolando Morales and Carlos Reyes. Mar 26, 5pm, Candela with Edgardo Cambon. Mar 28, Noel Jewkes and friends.

305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.2899.

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debut album, ‘Tourist in This Town,’ on Friday, March 24, at Atlas Coffee Company in Santa Rosa. See Clubs & Venues, p94.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

Mar 23, DJ Samir Neffati.

Mar 24, the Ha. Mar 25, San Geronimo. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall

Mar 22, Adrian Belew Power Trio and Saul Zonana. Mar 2426, Jackie Greene Band. Mar 27, Crossroads Music School concert. Mar 28, Davy Knowles.

19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads

Mar 22, Colonel & the Mermaids. Mar 23, Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band play 1977. Mar 26, 6pm, an evening with the Dead featuring Thomas John and Phil Lesh.

Mar 26, 7:30pm, Rattlebox. Mar 27, Grateful Mondays with Stu Allen. Mar 28, Stu Allen and friends. Mar 29, Neil Young night with the Casual Coalition.

100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Throckmorton Theatre Mar 25, Mongolian folk music with Khusugtun. Mar 26, 5pm,

pro showcase with Kimrea and friends. Mar 29, Jon Stickley Trio. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

25, the Incubators. 1141 First St, Napa. 707.224.6664.

Travis Marina

Mar 25, Jon Shannon Williams. 1245 First St, Napa.

707.254.1922.

Mar 24, Beatlesque. 679 Sommerville Rd, Sausalito.

415.332.2319.

Trek Winery

Deco Lounge at Capp Heritage Vineyards

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant

Lunch & Dinner Sat & Sun Brunch

Din n er & A Show

Lowatters Mar 24 The High lonesome twang to Low down Fri

dirty roots 8:00 / No Cover

Duke Ellington, Count Basie 8:30

Mar 24, People of Earth.

Mar 25, the Special Guests.

902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

Sun

Unity in Marin

Napa Valley Opera House

Fri

Mar 26, 2pm, US Air Force Band of the Golden West woodwind quintet. 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.226.7372.

Silo’s

NAPA COUNTY Blue Note Napa

Mar 22, Tommy Igoe Band.

Mar 23-24, the Ray Obiedo Group. Mar 25, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn. Mar 29, Davy Knowles. 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.603.1258.

Ca’ Momi Osteria

Mar 24, Secure the Sun. Mar

Mar 22, Delphi Freeman Trio.

Mar 23, Matt Jaffe. Mar 24, Lumberyard. Mar 25, the Reunion. Mar 29, Audrey Moira Shimkas. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

Uptown Theatre

Mar 25, tribute to the Rolling Stones with Satisfaction.

1350 Third St, Napa.

707.259.0123.

er Lavay Smith’s Su ppClub

“1940’s Supper Club” Mar 25 Featuring the Music of Billie Holiday, Sat

Mar 24, Void Where Prohibited.

Mar 25, Amy Wigton.

1026 Machin Ave, Novato.

415.899.9883.

Mar 23, Karen Drucker w ith Jan Garrett and JD Martin.

Mar 29, drumming circle.

600 Palm Dr, Novato.

415.475.5000.

Fireside Dining 7 Days a Week

Mar 26 Emily Bonn & The Vivants Old Time Swing to Honky Tonk 5:00 / No Cover

Mar 31

& Tommy Castro & The Painkillers 8:30 Apr 1 Sat

Sun

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Gospel Dinner Show

The Sons of the Soul Revivers

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An Evening with Graham Nash This Path Tonight Tour

FRI, APRIL 7

Brain Candy Live!

Starring Adam Savage and Michael Stevens

WED, APRIL 26

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Southern Soul Food Menu 7:30 Thu

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Arts Events Galleries SONOMA COUNTY Arts Guild of Sonoma

Through Apr 3, “Guild Founders Exhibition,” a celebration of the guild’s 40th anniversary of art and community. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.

Calabi Gallery

Through Apr 1, “We Shall Overcome,” showing art of defiance and resistance to power. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.781.7070.

Chroma Gallery

Through Apr 2, “Jacques Bartels: Paintings & Drawings,” solo show from the New Yorkborn, European-traveled and now Santa Rosa-based artist.

312 South A St, Santa Rosa.

707.293.6051.

East West Cafe

Through Apr 2, “Rick Herbert Photography Exhibit,” showing 40-plus years of work in a relaxed setting. 128 N Main St, Sebastopol. Mon-Sat, 8am to 9pm; Sun, 8am to 8pm 707.829.2822.

Finley Community Center

Through Mar 31, “National Arts Program Exhibition,” 14th annual show and competition features local artists of all ages. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa.

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

707.543.3737.

Fulton Crossing

Through Mar 31, “March Art Show,” features several artists in their studios. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

Gallery One

Through Apr 2, “Spring Invitational,” featured artists include Diana Bradley, Bernard Healey, Isis Hockenos, Donna McGinnis and Alan Plisskin.

209 Western Ave, Petaluma.

707.778.8277.

Graton Gallery

Through Apr 16, “Spaces Retraced,” featuring works by Susan Ball, Tim Haworth and several guest artists. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat,

10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4.

707.829.8912.

History Museum of Sonoma County

Through Apr 2, “The Beat Goes On,” exhibit looks back on peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll in the North Bay. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 4.

707.579.1500.

Petaluma Historical Library & Museum

Through Mar 26, “Women’s History Month Exhibit,” celebrate pioneering and trailblazing women. 20 Fourth St, Petaluma. Wed-Sat, 10 to 4; Sun, noon to 3; tours by appointment on Mon-Tues.

707.778.4398.

Riverfront Art Gallery

Through Apr 2, “Showin’ on the River,” juried photography show.

132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

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

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Through Mar 26, “Reflections & Shadows,” juried exhibition focuses on the duality of light and dark, and reflections of every kind. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4.

707.829.4797.

Sebastopol Gallery

Through Mar 26, “A Walk in the Forest,” botanical paintings by Lucy Martin explore beautiful and surprising life forms found in forests. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6.

707.829.7200.

Sebastopol Library

Through Mar 28, “Dedicated,” four local artists use repurposed materials in numerous ways and methods that focus on community enrichment and beauty. 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. MonTues, 1 to 5 and 6 to 9; WedSat, 1 to 5. 707.823.7691.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Through Apr 2, “Eye of the Beholder & Graphic Knowledge,” dual exhibits feature the sculpture and early prints of post-war artist Nathan Oliveira and the prints of Karl Kasten. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.939.SVMA.

The Spinster Sisters Restaurant

Through Apr 3, “Clark Swarthout Drawings,” Santa Rosa artist presents an exhibit of intricate and imaginative pen and ink drawings. 401 South A St, Santa Rosa.

707.528.7100.

MARIN COUNTY Art Works Downtown

Robert Allen Fine Art Through Mar 31, “Works on Paper,” group exhibit features prints, drawings and mixedmedia pieces from several artists. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5.

415.331.2800.

Throckmorton Theatre Through Apr 1, “The Sustainability of Beauty,” Marlene Sinicki’s art centers on ideals of sustainability and the course of the environmental crisis. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Through Apr 8, “Asleep in the Tanning Bed,” Nathan Lynch and Em Meine display abstract 2D and 3D works in 1337 gallery, visual art students tackle identity and ideals in the underground gallery and Jonathan Eden shows enchanted landscapes in the founders’ gallery. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5.

415.451.8119.

Comedy

Fairfax Library Gallery

SheCan Comedy Show

Through Mar 30, “For the Love of Art,” annual group show features oil and acrylic paintings by local artists. 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax.

Mon-Thurs, 10 to 9; Fri, 12-5; Sat, 10 to 6 415.453.8151.

Gallery Route One

Through Apr 2, “Through Stone,” artist Afton Love’s large-scale drawings of rocky landscapes explores geographic time and our place within it. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5.

415.663.1347.

Marin Society of Artists Through Apr 1, “Atmospheric Wonders,” juried members’ show interprets interactions between earth and sky. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, Noon to 4pm. 415.464.9561.

MarinMOCA

Through Apr 2, “This Is for You,” exhibit by established Bay Area artist Raymond Saunders includes over 50 selected works spanning the past two decades. 500 Palm Dr, Novato.

Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Through Mar 23, “Printmaking: Impressions,” juried show features a diverse selection of works. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment.

415.388.4331.

Doug Stanhope The popular outspoken, adultonly comedian makes his way back to the North Bay and brings some funny friends with him. Mar 24, 8pm. $35 and up. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.665.0260.

Standup star Nick Hoffman and several other comedians take the stage to support the nonprofit resource center for pregnant and parenting teens. Mar 25, 8pm. $15-$20.

Saturday Afternoon Club, 430 10th St, Santa Rosa, 707.575.8436.

Sonoma Laughnights The same funny folks behind the annual Sonoma Laughfest host a special pop-up show featuring Los Angeles comedy band Erin & MeLissa. Mar 25, 7 and 9pm. #15-$16. Pat’s Restaurant & Bar, 16236 Main St, Guerneville. The same funny folks behind the annual Sonoma Laughfest host a special pop-up show featuring Los Angeles comedy band Erin & MeLissa. Mar 26, 8pm. $15$17. The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, 707.776.4631.

Dance College of Marin James Dunn Theatre Mar 25, 7pm, Stapleton Ballet’s Spring Concert, featuring a variety of repertory works. $18$24. 835 College Ave, Kentfield 415.485.9385.

Monroe Dance Hall Mar 24, Motown & Disco Dance. Mar 25, Scottish Dance Fundraiser. 1400 W College Ave, Santa Rosa 707.529.5450.

Events The Amazing Bubble Man

Bubbles have never been so breath-taking as they are in this performance. Mar 25, 1 and 3:30pm. $25-$35. Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa, 707.256.7500.

The Amazing Max

Magician Max Darwin shows off his extraordinary skills. Mar 26, 1 and 3:30pm. $25-$35.

Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa, 707.256.7500.

Trashion Fashion Show Local designers, artists, ecologists and dumpster divas showcase outrageous and humorous fashions created from recycled materials. Mar 25, 1 and 4pm. $50 and up.

Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, 126 First St W, Sonoma, 707.938.4105.

Field Trips Bat Potluck & Hike

Late afternoon and evening walk explores bats and other nighttime critters, with a potluck dinner and optional campout. Registration required.

Mar 25, 4:30pm. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, landpaths.org.

Film (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies

Documentary explores what causes people to lie and how it drives people apart. Mar 22, 7pm. $10-$12. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

Homes for the Homeless

Final film of the “Social Action Goes to the Movies” series explores innovative options for housing. Mar 25, 7pm.

Congregation Shomrei Torah, 2600 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.578.5519.

Petaluma Film Alliance Spring Cinema Series

Featuring recent awardwinning favorites and top Oscar contenders as well as classic and local films, with

pre-screening lectures and post-film discussions. Wed through May 17. Carole L Ellis Auditorium, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma, 415.392.5225.

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Studio Ghibli’s animated underwater masterpiece screens with climate change expert Will Travis speaking on the film’s ecological message.

Mar 28, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival

Tenth annual festival showcases diverse and compelling documentaries from local and international filmmakers. Mar 23-26.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, sebastopolfilmfestival.org.

The Secret World of Arrietty

Animated feature screens with physicist and Dreamworks consultant Alejandro Garcia, who takes the audience behind the scenes. Mar 28, 5:45pm.

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

Sonoma International Film Festival

Celebrating its 20th year, the festival features a slew of upcoming A-list, independent and documentary films from around the globe, all screening at various venues within walking distance. Mar 29-Apr 2. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, sonomafilmfest.org.

Food & Drink Backyard Mushroom Workshop

Learn to grow mushrooms in this beginners class. Mar 26, 9am. The Fairfax Backyard Farmer, 135 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, 415.342.5092.

California Artisan Cheese Festival

Annual event includes top cheesemakers, chefs, authors and artisans with tastings and classes over three days. Mar 24-26. $20$150. Petaluma Sheraton, 745 Baywood Dr, Petaluma, artisancheesefestival.com.

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Over a dozen downtown Napa restaurants showcase their favorite dishes, while 40 wineries pour amidst live entertainment and silent auction. Mar 22, 6pm. $95. The Culinary Institute of America at Copia, 500 First St, Napa, 707.967.2530.

Flavor! Napa Valley

Food and wine festival featuring guest chefs includes winemaker workshops, cooking demonstrations and other exclusive activities. Mar 22-26.

Culinary Institute of America Greystone Campus, 2555 Main St, St Helena, FlavorNapaValley.com.

Hops Growing Workshop

Learn how to grow a sustainable hops farm, with samples and a tour. Mar 25, 8am. $65. Shone Farm, 7450 Steve Olson Ln, Forestville, 707.565.2621.

Lexus Culinary Classic Exclusive three-day fest features six distinct culinary events with multi-course menus and fine wines selected by renowned sommeliers. Mar 24-26. Cavallo Point Lodge, 601 Murray Circle, Sausalito, lexusculinaryclassic.com.

Spring Foods & Herbs to Recharge Your Health

Traditional healer Daniela Freda discusses. Space is limited. Mar 23, 7pm. Free.

Driver’s Market, 200 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

Lectures Build With Carbon

Presentation by author and structural engineer Bruce King is followed by dinner and a tour of BamCore’s bamboobased manufacturing facility.

Mar 23, 5:30pm. $25. BamCore, 5900 Pruitt Ave, Ste 110, Windsor, usgbc.org.

Celebrating Women of Petaluma’s Past Historian Katherine Rinehart shares stories of five remarkable Petaluma women and the roles they played in the community. Mar 25, 2:30pm. Free. Helen Putnam Community Room, Petaluma

Climate Change Reality in the Arctic

Photos and stories illuminate about climate change in the Arctic and the effort to create an institute for education and research in Alaska. Mar 22, 7pm. $10. Corte Madera Community Center, 498 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera.

Healthy Living Series

Learn the basic principles of Ayurveda, a body science designed to treat symptoms naturally by tailoring remedies to fitr individual needs. Mar 25, 1pm. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707.869.9004.

Is Climate Disruption Happening to Us or for Us?

Occupy Sonoma County hosts a presentation on global climate change and opportunities to reject fossil fuels. Mar 27, 7pm. by donation. Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.575.8902.

Skinny Lines

Mt Tam Quilt Guild hosts Suzanne Logan, who teaches how to insert skinny lines into the quilt top to add another dimension. Mar 25, 10am. $45$55. Aldersgate Methodist Church, #1 Wellbrock Heights, San Rafael, 415.453.5393.

Water: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Talk about water conservation is full of information and advice. Mar 23, 12pm. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 415.473.6058.

Readings Angelico Hall

Mar 28, 1pm, “A Colony in a Nation” with Chris Hayes. $35. Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael 415.457.4440.

Book Passage

Mar 22, 7pm, An Evening with Red Hen Press. Mar 23, 7pm, “The Stranger in the Woods” with Michel Finkel.

Mar 24, 12pm, “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” with Lisa See, a literary lunch event. $55.

Mar 24, 7pm, “Revivement” with Gloria Dunn-Violin. Mar 25, 1pm, “The Natives Are Restless” with Constance Hale.

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Mar 29, 7pm, “All the News I Need” with Joan Frank. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay

Mar 25, 4pm, “The Day I Died” with Carole Petiet. 100 Bay St, Sausalito 415.339.1300.

Calistoga Copperfield’s Books

Mar 25, 7pm, “A Head in Cambodia” with Nancy Tingley.

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Corte Madera Library

Mar 28, 7pm, “How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen” with Julie King. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera 707.924.6444.

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Mar 25, 4pm, “Welcome to Painterland” with Anastasia Aukeman. $10. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. 707.226.5991.

Healdsburg Copperfield’s Books Mar 22, 6pm, “The OneEyed Man” with Ron Currie, followed by wine reception at Thumbprint Cellars. 104 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.

Left Bank Brasserie

Mar 26, 11:30am, “La Vie Rustic” with Georgeanne Brennan, a Cooks with Book event. $115 and up. 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur 415.927.3331.

Napa Bookmine

Mar 22, 7pm, “On Someone Else’s Nickel” with Tim Ryan.

Mar 29, 7pm, “Freebird” with Jon Raymond. 964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

Mar 25, 7pm, “The Wrong Dead Guy” with Richard Kadrey. Mar 26, 2pm, “West Marin Review VII” with various authors.

140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Rebound Bookstore

Mar 29, 7pm, Sci-fi Writers’ Night. 1611 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.482.0550.

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Mar 28, 6pm, “The C Factor” with DA Ramirez. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa.

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STATE OF THE UNION Bestselling author and MSNBC news anchor Chris Hayes reads from his new book, ‘A Colony in a Nation,’ on Tuesday, March 28, at Dominican University in San Rafael. See Readings, below.

Sebastopol Grange Hall

Mar 24, 6pm, “Herbalism, Now and Then” with Rosemary Gladstar. 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

Theater Bondage

Award-winning playwright Star Finch’s surreal ghost story follows a mixed-race girl who dares to chart her own path to womanhood on an island plantation. Mar 24-Apr 16. $25. AlterTheater Storefront, 1155 Magnolia Dr, Larkspur, 415.454.2787.

Bus Stop

Ross Valley Players present the compassionate comedy about eight lonely people stranded at a diner in the middle of a snowstorm. Through Mar 26. $15-$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555.

Company

A single man weighs the pros and cons of married life in a series of hilarious musical vignettes. Mar 24-Apr 16. $12$27. Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato, 415.883.4498.

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Get a Clue Productions

presents an interactive murder-mystery dinner theater show set in the Roaring Twenties. Sat, Mar 25, 7pm. $68. Charlie’s Restaurant, Windsor Golf Club, 1320 19th Hole Dr, Windsor, getaclueproductions.com.

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Curtain Call Theatre present the edge-of-your-seat smash hit. Through Mar 25. $15-$20.

Russian River Hall, 20347 Hwy 116, Monte Rio, 707.849.4873.

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Dark comedy twist on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is directed by New York-based theater veteran Margot Bordelon, who directed the play’s world premiere in 2015.

Through Apr 2. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208.

Race

David Mamet’s controversial new tale of sex, guilt and bold accusations is presented by Left Edge Theatre. Contains adult content. Through Mar 26. $25-$40. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Sister Act

Justin-Siena Theatre presents the feel-good musical comedy.

Mar 24-Apr 2. $20-$25.

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

The quirky comedy involves romance, murder and alien abduction. Through Apr 9. $16-$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, 707.588.3400.

North Bay Stage Company presents Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning play about the middle class, immigrants and family secrets. Through Apr 2. $28. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Visiting Mr Green Moving from comedy to drama, this intimate play centers on two men forced into each other’s company. Through Apr 2. Studio Theatre, 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.523.4185.

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Lopez ( 20 Lopez, the boy whose Airsoft rifle was in his hands when he was shot, still hasn’t been back to school.

Another of Rogers’ interviewees is Santa Rosa pediatrician Meredith Kieschnick, who has worked with at-risk children for decades.

Her voice softly rose as she cast the shooting as a communitywide traumatic event involving a child at play, and emphasized “restorative justice” as the way forward for the community— police and citizens alike. In that model, victims and perpetrators come together in a spirit of healing.

Kieschnick observes with quiet passion that kids in Lopez’s part of the county have a tough road to walk already. Many live in poverty, some have family immigration issues, others face gangs and crime, and lack “the basic things that young people need to do well”—especially “an attachment to a kind, caring adult.”

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A troubled man sits in a local cafe in Guerneville hovering over a notebook. He made a threatening comment to a patron and is still seated at his table when Jensen enters with two other deputies.

They’ve never seen him before.

Amid a national convulsion over viral-video police shootings, much of the job of 21st century policing involves street-level interactions at the front-line of a society that has failed to account for its most vulnerable citizens. There’s a basic low-level constancy of petty crime, mentalhealth issues and addiction—and discretion and patience and good humor—that animates much of an officer’s day, and where decisions have to be made that can have an enormous impact on someone’s life. For example, committing someone on a psychiatric hold is not a step to be taken lightly—and Jensen doesn’t. “I’m taking away your civil rights if I do that.”

The young man is wearing an A’s hat, and Jensen—a die-hard Giants fan—gently teases him for the hat and tells him to stay

out of the cafe. Nobody wants to press charges—not the cafe or the person who was the subject of the threat. Jensen shakes the man’s hand and sends him off, and the man seems genuinely surprised at the gesture of respect.

Jensen says the No. 1 misperception that the public has about his profession is that “one deputy is just like the next.” He takes issue with a media-fueled notion that the SCSO agency is aloof and disengaged and doesn’t know, or care to know, the communities it serves. Jensen worked in Roseland for five years and engaged with countless citizens on the beat there, he says— but even still, it’s impossible to know everyone. And even if you do, Jensen recalls an incident right after the Lopez shooting where a child was with his parents and Jensen knew them and rolled up in his cruiser with a hello. The kid flipped him off.

The Aftermath This is the still-raw dynamic that Rogers has chosen to explore in his film. He’s planning two more fundraisers to raise the cash necessary to edit the movie. One is in Oakland at 1611 Telegraph Ave. on May 7 at 6pm; the other is in Petaluma on April 25 at 6:30pm at Aqus Cafe. Rogers will be showing his trailer, and attendees can consider their own views of the shooting in light of Freitas’ observation about a divided community. The other option is to “face the heart-breaking potential of the same tragedy happening again,” Rogers says.

It’s heartbreaking to imagine how things might have played out differently back on Oct. 22, 2013. In the alternative scenario on Moorland Avenue, a deputy drives down the street and sees a familiar person and yells out the car window, “Hey, Andy, what’s going on?”

It’s too late for that storyline to play out. But Lopez’s ultimate legacy remains to be written in a county forever changed by his death. What will his legacy be?

Rogers asks.

“Surely it is worthwhile to find out.”

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ARIES (March 21–April 19) Of course you want to get the best of everything. But that doesn’t mean you should disdain cheap thrills that are more interesting and gratifying than the expensive kind. And of course you enjoy taking risks. But there’s a big difference between gambling that’s spurred by superstitious hunches and gambling rooted in smart research. And of course you’re galvanized by competition. But why fritter away your competitive fire on efforts to impress people? A better use of that fire is to use it to hone your talents and integrity.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20)

If you own an untamable animal like a bull, the best way to manage it is to provide a fenced but spacious meadow where it can roam freely. So said famous Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki, using a metaphor to address how we might deal with the unruly beasts in our own psyches. This is excellent advice for you right now, Taurus. I’d hate to see you try to quash or punish your inner wild thing. You need its boisterous power! It will be a fine ally if you can both keep it happy and make it work for you.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) If I were to provide a strict interpretation of the astrological omens, I’d advise you to PARTY HARDY AND ROWDY AND STRONG AND OFTEN! I’d suggest that you attend a raging bash or convivial festivity once every day. And if that were logistically impossible, I’d advise you to stage your own daily celebrations, hopefully stocked with the most vivacious and stimulating people you can find. But I recognize that this counsel may be too extreme for you to honor. So I will simply invite you to PARTY HARDY AND ROWDY AND STRONG at least twice a week for the next four weeks. It’s the medicine you need.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) You are on the verge of achieving a sly victory over the part of you that is unduly meek and passive. I believe that in the coming weeks you will rise up like a resourceful hero and at least half-conquer a chronic fear. A rumbling streak of warrior luck will flow through you, enabling you to kill off any temptation you might have to take the easy way out. Congratulations in advance, my fellow Cancerian! I have rarely seen our tribe have so much power to triumph over our unconscious attraction to the victim role.

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Leo journal entry, Thursday: Am too settled and stale and entrenched.

Feeling urges to get cheeky and tousled. Friday: So what if I slept a little longer and arrived late? Who cares if the dishes are piling up in the sink? I hereby refuse law and order. Saturday: I’m fantasizing about doing dirty deeds. I’m thinking about breaking the taboos.

Sunday: Found the strangest freshness in a place I didn’t expect to. Sometimes chaos is kind of cute and friendly. Monday: The nagging voice of the taskmaster in my head is gone. Ding-dong. Let freedom ring!

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) William Boyd writes novels, which require him to do copious research about the real-world milieus he wants his fictional characters to inhabit. For example, to ensure the authenticity of his book Waiting for Sunrise, he found out what it was like to live in Vienna in 1913. He compares his process of searching for juicy facts to the feeding habits of a blue whale: engorging huge amounts of seawater to strain out the plankton that are good to eat. Ninety percent of the information he wades through is irrelevant, but the rest is tasty and nourishing. I suspect you’ll thrive on a similar approach in the coming weeks, Virgo. Be patient as you search for what’s useful.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) Here’s a new word for you: “enantiodromia.” It’s what happens when something turns into its opposite. It’s nature’s attempt to create equilibrium where there has been imbalance. Too much NO becomes YES, for example.

A superabundance of yin mutates into yang, or an overemphasis on control generates chaos. Flip-flops like these tend to be messy if we resist them, but interesting if we cooperate. I figure that’s your choice right now. Which will it be? The latter, I hope. (P.S.: The reversals that you consciously co-create may not be

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SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

When I was 24, I lived in rural North Carolina and had a job washing dishes in a city four miles away. I was too poor to own a bicycle, let alone a car. To get to work, I had to trudge down backroads where hostile dogs and drunk men in pick-up trucks roamed freely. Luckily, I discovered the art of psychic protection. At first I simply envisioned a golden force field surrounding me.

Later I added visualizations of guardian animals to accompany me: two friendly lions and two sheltering wolves. Maybe it was just the placebo effect, but the experiment worked. My allies made me brave and kept me safe. You’re welcome to borrow them, Scorpio, or conjure up your own version of spirit protectors. You’re not in physical danger, but I suspect you need an extra layer of protection against other people’s bad moods, manipulative ploys, and unconscious agendas.

SAGITTARIUS (November22–December 21) I’m not suggesting you should listen to your heart with rapt attention every waking minute for the next four weeks. I don’t expect you to neglect the insights your mind has to offer. But I would love to see you boost your attunement to the intelligent organ at the center of your chest. You’re going to need its specific type of guidance more than ever in the coming months. And at this particular moment, it is beginning to overflow with wisdom that’s so rich and raw that it could unleash a series of spiritual orgasms.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) The empty space at the end of this sentence has intentionally been left blank.

The serene hiatus you just glided through comes to you courtesy of Healing Silence, an ancient form of do-it-yourself therapy. Healing Silence is based on the underappreciated truth that now and then it’s restorative to just SHUT UP and abstain from activity for a while. (As you know, the world is crammed with so much noise and frenzy that it can be hard to hear yourself think—or even feel.) With Healing Silence, you bask in a sanctuary of sweet nothingness for as long as you need to. Please try it sometime soon. Wrap yourself in the luxurious void of Healing Silence.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) I hope you won’t feel the need to say any of these things: 1.

“I’m sorry I gave you everything I had without making sure you wanted it.” 2. “Will you please just stop asking me to be so real.” 3. “I long for the part of you that you’ll never give me.” Now here are things I hope you will say sometime soon: 1. “I thrived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.” (This declaration is lifted from novelist Joshua Graham.) 2. “I’m having fun, even though it’s not the same kind of fun everyone else is having.” (Borrowed from author C. S. Lewis.) 3. “I’m not searching for who I am. I’m searching for the person I aspire to be.” (Stolen from author Robert Brault.)

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

Are you fantasizing more about what you don’t have and can’t do than what you do have and can do? If so, please raise the “do have” and “can do” up to at least 51 percent. (Eighty percent would be better.) Have you been harshly critiquing yourself more than you have been gently taking care of yourself? If so, get your selfcare level up to at least 51 percent. (Eight-five percent is better.) Are you flirting with a backward type of courage that makes you nervous about what everyone thinks of you and expects from you? If so, I invite you to cultivate a different kind of courage at least 51 percent of the time: courage to do what’s right for you no matter what anyone thinks or expects. (Ninety percent is better.)

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