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Yes on C I have lived in Santa Rosa for over 30 years. I value this community for its diversity, livability, music and art. I am voting Yes on C because I want Santa Rosa to continue to be a vibrant community, not an enclave for the rich.

Stopping unjust evictions and steep rent increases will not prevent ethical property owners from making a profit, but it will keep students, working families and artists from being kicked out of their homes in the middle of a

housing crisis. Long-term residents are already being forced out of the area by the high cost of housing. Let’s choose to keep Santa Rosa a place where people can create, work, learn and grow. Yes on C!

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Wasteful You ungrateful dreamer (“A Dreamer’s Diary,” March 8). Spend all that money

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on that good education, and all you are is an artist. What a waste.

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Water Rights Sonoma County will be facing, in the next few weeks and months, important decisions about groundwater. It is vitally important that the public be given a voice in these determinations involving the composition and voting

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rights of new agencies regulating groundwater in Sonoma County under California’s new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

Over the past 18 months, working groups representing Sonoma County and other public entities have been meeting to consider these questions. These have not been public meetings, and little is known about them. It now appears, however, that the working group for the Santa Rosa Plain groundwater basin has determined that Sonoma County, the Sonoma County Water Agency, five cities including Santa Rosa, Windsor, Rohnert Park, Cotati and Sebastopol, the Sonoma Resources Conversation District and one representative for mutual water companies will be the only voting members on the board of the contemplated agency, even though 80 percent of groundwater users in Sonoma County are rural agricultural or rural residential users.

These water users have “overlying rights” to groundwater which can reasonably claim the highest priority of any class of groundwater users under the common law. Overlying rights are enjoyed by virtue of ownership of overlying real property. The fact that the proposed agency posits a nonvoting advisory committee of 18 representatives, two of which are rural, residential well owners and two of which represent agricultural interests, can offer little comfort to holders of overlying rights to groundwater in Sonoma County.

Sonoma County and other members of the SGMA working group for the Santa Rosa Plains basin should take steps to inform the public and provide representation to stakeholders commensurate with their legal and equitable rights.

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As the arts face cutbacks, local support is crucial BY LISA MICHAELS

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he Trump administration has threatened to cut all funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, which will save each American citizen less than 50 cents per year. Nevertheless, some people ask, why should I pay even 50 cents to support some kind of strange art form that I don't really like? Trump thinks art should be supported by private patrons. But that depends on people being generous, and being interested.

I don’t go out to theater or dance as much as I used to, but last year I saw a performance by UPside Dance, a modern dance troupe based in Healdsburg, that knocked my socks off. The dancing was incredible. Not just incredible as in, “Wow, look what the human body can do! And look what a whole bunch of human bodies can do together when they practice a lot!” Incredible in that the dances evoked a whole range of feelings: they were funny, they were touching, they were sad.

One was about addiction—an incredible duet between a character and her shadow, which somehow expressed the longing between addicts and the thing they crave. There was a dance about Post-It notes. (The theme and title of the whole show was “Paper.”) A soloist came out with her stack of yellow stickies and began to dance. At first she was mastering her life through these little pieces of paper, but soon the pieces of paper started to master her. They were peeling off and getting lost and she was chasing after them. I recognized myself in this person.

I felt silly that I didn't know more about UPside Dance. So I became a subscriber—a patron of the arts, if you will—and I have been following their doings ever since. I hope people will come out to support these artists who are making brave, beautiful, uplifting work, and I hope that we as a community can embrace them and show them, at a time when the arts are facing financial cutbacks, that we will arrive, in person, to show them we see their place in society. They are here to delight us. And that is priceless.

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WATCH THIS SPOT Plans are in the works to build a county park at the site of Andy Lopez’s shooting,

but it’s short of what some residents want.

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Sonoma County commits $3 million to Andy’s Unity Park, but where’s the unity? BY TOM GOGOLA

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he Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted last month to spend $3 million on a partial build-out of Andy’s Unity Park in Moorland—even as it has committed up to $2.35 million in legal fees to beat back a federal lawsuit brought by Andy Lopez’s parents. Lopez was killed by a sheriff’s deputy in 2013.

The park and the legal fees are driving a split narrative around the county’s posture in the postLopez Sonoma County political landscape, exacerbated by persistent officer-related lawsuits emerging from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

On the one hand, the board of supervisors and Sonoma County Counsel’s Office doggedly continue to pursue a legal strategy, using outside counsel, in a case that may eventually find its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

According to records reviewed by the Bohemian, the county has signed off on three legal services agreements with outside attorneys since November 2013, when the Lopez family sued the county and Sheriff’s Deputy Erick Gelhaus (now a sergeant), charging that the Oct. 22, 2013, shooting ran contrary to the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment provisions around reasonable force in policing.

Lopez was shot multiple times and died on the scene.

On the other hand, the board of supervisors clearly wants to be part of the county’s healing process, after the Lopez shooting ruptured public trust in policing in the county’s Latino neighborhoods—and in March approved a $3 million contract for a limited build-out of Andy’s Unity Park on Moorland Avenue, after rejecting a fully tricked-out proposal to build a park that included a skate park, a community garden and a basketball court.

The supervisors “agreed to move forward with the minimum level of development, which includes open turf, trees and a memorial area for Lopez,” reported the Press Democrat on March 31. “That excludes a wide range of additional amenities, including a skate spot, basketball court and community garden, which would cost an additional $564,500.”

In the meantime, how much has the county spent on the Lopez suit? Citing the ongoing litigation, now in its fourth year, the county counsel’s office couldn’t say. But current legal services contracts with the three law firms it’s hired indicate that the county is willing to spend up to (and perhaps more than) $2.35 million through next June to defeat the suit brought against Sonoma County and Gelhaus. By then, voters will be gearing up for a local election to replace Sheriff Steve Freitas, who recently announced he would retire after his term ends in 2018. Meanwhile, a citizen’s group began a campaign to recall Freitas last month.

According to legal services agreements reviewed by the Bohemian, the county currently has a $500,000 contract with the Santa Rosa firm of McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher, which runs through November. That contract began as a two-week, $25,000 deal signed by the county right after the Lopez shooting. It was extended by three years as of Dec. 1, 2014, to a not-to-exceed $500,000 agreement.

Similarly, after an initial June, 2015, $25,000 contract was

continued. “This information, including the aggregate amount spent, is exempt from public disclosure based on attorneyclient communication, attorney work product and pending litigation privileges.”

Bruggisser cautions against reading too much into the $2.35 million commitments.

“Please note that not-to-exceed amounts in legal services agreements are generally included to denote a ceiling limit. The actual fees and costs expended under these contracts

The park and the legal fees are driving a split narrative around the county’s posture in the post-Lopez landscape.

can be significantly lower.”

In a followup email, she said the fees and costs could also be higher than the original contract, and that those fees and costs would be reflected via amendments. Those are subject to approval by the board of supervisors. “Generally, legal service agreements include provisions that limit the term of the agreement and the maximum amount of fees and costs that can be expended under each agreement.”

Sonoma County lost its bid to

get the suit dismissed in early 2016. Instead, U.S. District Court judge Phyllis Hamilton ruled that the Fourth Amendment issue over the reasonableness of the shooting was a contestable issue.

In its pleadings, the county made the claim that Gelhaus was entitled to qualified immunity in the lawsuit. That claim was denied and the county appealed.

The appeal is pending in the Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco. There’s a hearing in Pasadena in May. Citing a federal gag order, Lopez family attorney Arnoldo Casillas could not comment for this story. According to media reports from the time, his L.A.based law firm, Casillas, Moreno & Associates, won a multimillion-dollar 2012 case that involved a 13-year-old who was shot and killed by a Los Angeles police officer while playing cops and robbers with a toy gun.

Lopez was killed while carrying a toy replica of an AK-47.

Fifth District Supervisor Lynda Hopkins is new to the board and represents the part of town where Andy’s Unity Park is located. The site is an overgrown field now with a shrine to Lopez.

Citing the pending litigation against the county, Hopkins couldn’t comment on the Lopezfamily lawsuit. She said that in the Moorland-Roseland area “there’s a tremendous amount of need to build trust and support the healing process.”

Hopkins says that coming in as a new supervisor means she isn’t embroiled in the tragedy.

She’d like to see a fully built park.

“We don’t want to be left with a half-built park,” she says. “The community will feel the same way as they have for decades.”

The push to make even a halffulfilled Andy’s Unity Park a reality is a good first step, says Francisco Saiz, as he notes the decades-long neglect that’s gone on in Moorland-Roseland.

“It’s amazing how Sonoma County would allow this sort of division to happen, to allow this sort of infrastructure to be so inferior to the rest of the county,” he says.

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Putting His Foot Down Art Brown isn’t taking this Donald Trump disaster lying down. Nope, he’s standing up and putting on his shoes and walking—clear the hell across the country, from Salt Point State Park on the Sonoma coast, all the way to New York City.

Brown plans to embark on his latest cross-country walking adventure in mid-April—he’s done this before, he says— and reports that he’s going to do a sort of trial run along the northern Sonoma Coast before lighting out east, and to Sacramento, where he hopes to be by April 30.

There he will honor an old friend who died last year. Michael Israel was killed by ISIS in November while he was fighting with the YPG (the People’s Protection Unit) against the ghoulish be-headers of Syria and elsewhere. “It’s a celebration of his life,” says Brown of his proposed journey and departed friend.

“I walked with Michael from Peoria to Washington, D.C., in 2007,” he recalls, to attend a big rally that called for the impeachment of George W. Bush.

Brown figures the journey will take six months and he plans to walk across the George Washington Bridge in Uptown Manhattan by Oct. 24.

“I’m doing this for the people of the world,” says Brown.

“I’d be lying through my teeth if I said there wasn’t a sense of adventure in it, but my primary motivation is in bringing awareness and helping people.”—Tom Gogola

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signed with the firm of Robinson & Wood, the county amended that agreement to a do-notexceed limit of $325,000 the following June. That contract expires at the end of May. The county has another $1.5 million contract with Geary, Shea, O’Donnell, Grattan & Mitchell that runs through June 2018. The firm had a previous $1.5 million retainer contract with the county which ran from 2010 through October 2013, and which was extended to the end of June 2015 following the Lopez shooting. In July 2015, the county signed a second $1.5 million contract with the firm (which, in fairness, could include legal work for the county outside the Lopez case). Steven Mitchell, a principal in that firm, committed suicide in June 2016, adding another tragedy to a case filled with them.

The contracts are subject to amendments to enhance payments and extend the term of the agreement. And the notto-exceed overall $2.35 million limit does not include reasonable expenses invoiced by the law firms. No trial date has been set.

“To this day, I have no idea why Sonoma County is being resistant to settling this,” says Francisco Saiz, a county resident who says he has gone to every supervisors meeting since the Oct. 2013 shooting with a photo of Lopez affixed to his chest.

Last week the counsel’s office turned back two Bohemian California Public Records Act requests for Lopez-related legal expenditures to date.

“The County understands and appreciates the public’s interest in knowing how much money the County spends for litigation related expenses,” wrote Deputy County Counsel Petra Bruggisser in her reply. The county has disclosed information before, she says, but not until cases are closed and not in active litigation.

“However, in order to maintain the integrity of the litigation process in active cases, the county does not disclose the amount of fees and costs spent in pending litigation matters,” she

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WELL WROUGHT Jeremy Sycip’s renown as a custom-bike builder has grown, along with Santa Rosa’s

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reputation as a cycling mecca, since he moved his business here in 2000.

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Santa Rosa bike builder Jeremy Sycip marks 25 years BY STETT HOLBROOK

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ike builder Jeremy Sycip and his wife moved here in 2000 to escape the rising cost of living in San Francisco, not for the city’s bike scene. “Back then, the dotcom thing was getting big and we didn’t want to get pushed out of our shop space and the cheap lease we had,” he says. “We looked at Marin but it was too expensive and eventually found Santa Rosa.”

Sycip (pronounced “SEEsip”) was used to driving up to Santa Rosa to have his frames painted, but living there was

an adjustment. “When we first moved to Santa Rosa, it kind of scared us a little bit,” he jokes.

“My first time mountain biking in Annadel [State Park], there was a big old truck with a Confederate flag sticking out. I was like, ‘Where did we just move to?’”

But 17 years later, the move proved to be a good one, as Sycip celebrates 25 years building some of the industry’s most soughtafter custom bike frames.

As Sycip’s reputation for elegant, highly functional road and mountain bikes grew, so did Santa Rosa’s reputation as a bike

lover’s town. “It’s just getting bigger and bigger, and it’s great to see that,” he says.

It was Ibis Cycles founder and Mountain Bike Hall of Famer Scot Nicol who first sold him on the area. Nicol, who started Ibis in Sebastopol before moving the business to Santa Rosa, was one of Sycip’s first cycling buddies in the area. (Ibis is now based in Santa Cruz).

“Scot said, ‘Santa Rosa seems like a small town but pretty much any direction you go there are beautiful cycling roads.’ And it’s true. And the mountain-biking is world-class.

Annadel is right in the middle of town. What other city has great mountain-bike trails in the middle of town? It’s pretty cool.”

Sycip makes about a hundred bikes a year from his 500-squarefoot shop behind his house in eastern Santa Rosa. He recently moved out of his 4,000-squarefoot shop in Railroad Square after restructuring the company. And he couldn’t be happier. While he misses some of the social aspects of his former space and the quick access to food and drink, the trade-off is no commute, no rent and easy access to Annadel and Hood Mountain.

The shop is exactly the kind of place you’d imagine it would be.

It’s loaded with hulking lathes, mills, jigs and other heavy metal machinery. Bike frames in various stages of construction hang from the ceiling while Sycip’s cat Violet wanders in and out.

Walk into a bike shop, and pricey carbon fiber bikes occupy prime floor space, but about 90 percent of the bikes Sycip makes are steel, an old-school material that he says is coming back into fashion as the tubing gets lighter, and riders appreciate its supple, forgiving feel. He also makes frames of aluminum and titanium. While he’s known for his classic designs and traditional materials, he continues to innovate and builds everything from cargo bikes to around-town cruisers.

Sycip is celebrating his 25th year as a frame builder with a limited run of 25 road bikes patterned after the first bike he built, with lots of geek-worthy details, like a sterling silver head badge and flowers hand-painted by his brother, Jay, who did the artwork on his first frame.

He jokes that it’s too late for him to change careers but he clearly loves what he does.

“Everything is done one at a time. It’s individual, for each person makes a big difference to me. It’s not a mass-produced thing.

I get to meet the people who order the bikes, build them what they want and see them riding off on it and enjoying the bike. It’s an art piece and very functional. That’s what’s appealing to me and why I keep on doing it.”

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Where is your favorite place to eat in Santa Rosa and why?

How does a true-blue Santa Rosan answer this but to say, “Here’s my favorite place given this occasion, and favorite for that . . .” When pushed on this one, it’s Simply Vietnam. We love supporting familyowned restaurants, especially ones that speak to a certain place and culture as expressed through cuisine and art. Simply Vietnam is what we aspire to be: it’s not fussy, it’s quick and to the point, healthy fare with various shades of taste and texture—soups or noodles, barbecued meats and enough basil and hot peppers to scare the devil. The staff is nice and it feels extra-positive now to support an establishment run by a family that broadens the weave of our cultural fabric, who we truly are as Americans.

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World Language Fair & World Heritage Day Things get international at the Santa Rosa Junior College this month when the school’s department of modern and classical languages hosts two separate days of bilingual presentations and entertainment, the World Language Fair and World Heritage Day. First, on April 18, the SRJC’s Emeritus Plaza welcomes an array of musicians, dancers and authors, such as Spanishborn and Los Angeles–based poet Mariano Zaro, to demonstrate their creative cultural expression in several languages. An international cafe will be serving food from around the world, and SRJC language department staff will be on hand to offer more information about their academic offerings. Next, on April 20, the SRJC’s World Heritage Day event takes over the student center for an interactive lecture by nationally syndicated cartoonist and satirist Lalo Alcaraz, who has

produced editorial cartoons for the LA Weekly since 1992. Both events begin at noon and are free to attend (campus parking is $4). 1501 Mendocino Ave. 707.527.4011.

9:30am. Earth Day On Stage kicks off at City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave. Noon to 4pm. srcity. org/earthday.

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It’s an idea that dates back decades, and a process that’s been over a year in construction, but Santa Rosa is finally close to completing the Old Courthouse Square reunification project. Just in time for summer days, the downtown outdoor plaza is set to open to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and festival on April 29. Santa Rosa mayor Chris Coursey will lead the opening ceremony, and local historian Gaye Lebaron will speak on the square’s historical roots and the cultural significance of the reunification. Once the site is dedicated, the festival boasts live music and dancing, art and history displays, a farmers market, beer and wine gardens, and lots of family-friendly activities. 12:30pm to 4pm.

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Santa Rosa’s eighth annual Earth Day On Stage event makes its debut at City Hall on April 22 for a day of inspiration and conservation.

The free, family-friendly event features a stellar lineup of multicultural entertainment, including VOENA children’s choir, Sonoma County Taiko drumming ensemble, the Native Youth Pomo Dance Group and martial arts demonstrations from the Redwood Empire Chinese Association. Accompanying the stage show are local vendors and experts who will show off their eco-friendly products and organize activities for the kids.

Delicious food and a positive environment compliment the event. Anyone looking to start Earth Day early in Santa Rosa can join the creek cleanup at Prince Memorial Greenway at

Courthouse Square Festival

VEG ED Vegetarian cooking doyenne Deborah Madison appears at one of the Spinster Sisters’ author events this month.

Bookish Banquet At Santa Rosa’s Spinster Sisters, literature is on the menu BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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ocated in the heart of Santa Rosa’s South of A arts district, the Spinster Sisters is a culinary destination that bolsters the artsy neighborhood with creative and delicious locally sourced menus.

Beyond the food, the Spinster Sisters—recently named Best Restaurant in Sonoma County in the Bohemian’s Best Of 2017 readers poll—is also making a name for its

food-friendly literary events.

This month, the Spinster Sisters hosts two literary dinners. First, acclaimed British mystery writer Ann Cleeves reads from her new novel, Cold Earth: A Shetland Island Mystery, in a Dinners to Die For event co-hosted with Copperfield’s Books on April 21.

The following week, famed vegetarian chef and author Deborah Madison is on hand to showcase her new book, In My Kitchen: A Collection of New and Favorite Vegetarian Recipes. The

dinner is a Cooks with Books event co-presented with Book Passage on April 27.

“We’re interested in doing more community-oriented events, not necessarily all food-related events,” says Spinster Sisters general manager Ela Jean Beedle.

The restaurant has already hosted events with Book Passage and recently reached out to Copperfield’s Books to collaborate with the North Bay bookseller. “For our author dinners, we include a three-course meal, and in the

Dinners to Die For with Ann Cleeves happens Friday, April 21, and Dinner with Deborah Madison happens Thursday, April 27, at the Spinster Sisters, 401 South A St., Santa Rosa. $105–$170 per couple. Register at copperfieldsbooks.com and bookpassage.com, respectively.

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case of any cookbook events, the menu is inspired directly from the books,” Beedle says.

For Madison’s appearance on April 27, the restaurant is preparing a three-course vegetarian meal using recipes from In My Kitchen, such as an artichoke scallion sauté and blood-orange almond cake. For Cleeves, the restaurant is going to take a more creative angle that will draw inspiration from both the novel’s United Kingdom location and mysterious subject matter.

Cold Earth is the latest in Cleeves’ ongoing Shetland Island Mystery series, now a British television drama. Following inspector Jimmy Perez, the series is praised internationally for Cleeves’ clever plots, witty dialogue and evocative action.

For the upcoming readings, the Spinster Sisters offers a familystyle dining experience. “We want to encourage conversation,” says Beedle. “We sell a lot of single tickets, and people may not know those they sit next to. That familystyle experience opens people up.”

The tickets to these events are limited at only 65 seats, though if you get your hands on one, it is an all-inclusive package that includes dining, wine pairings and a signed copy of the book.

Along with the casual atmosphere, these events are a way for literary fans to meet their favorite authors. “We let the author decide how they want to do it,” Beedle says. “Some will read excerpts, some will talk and tell their story about what inspired them.”

“I feel like this is an awesome opportunity to meet people you have a common interest with, and get an intimate, interactive experience over a great meal,” Beedle says. “And it’s a chance to meet these authors that are really inspiring characters.”

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Hidden from the main road, Tara Bella Winery is tucked into a neighborhood off a side road of a side road. The only kind of tasting offered includes a personalized tour, one group at a time, for a smaller fee than most wineries charge these days for a walk-in tasting. They make only one varietal of wine here in the heart of Pinot country—and it’s Cabernet Sauvignon. But this boutique bodega is just the right fit for the Olivet District. The association of

wineries hosts its seventh annual open house and winetasting this Saturday, April 8.

While the event still goes by the tagline “Follow the Olivet Road,” members voted to change the association name when outliers like Martinelli, Battaglini and Tara Bella joined a few years ago. Kevin and Wendy Morrow are the second owners of Tara Bella, taking over from their friends Rich and Tara Minnick. Rich had the big idea to plant Cabernet in the Russian River Valley, on what looks like mainly a north-facing slope, at that. The naysayers said it couldn’t be done, but the 2000 vintage landed a double gold at the San Francisco Chronicle’s 2003 wine competition.

After CNN ran a four-minute spot on prime time, wine went flying out the door. Still, production tops out at 600-plus cases, and the hatdonning winery basset hounds appear to have as many fans as the wines.

I’m told that little Tara Bella puts on the biggest party for “Follow the Olivet Road.” They’ll have their “house band” on a stage by the vineyard, and in the spirit of the event’s yellow-brick-road theme, eats will include “munchkin mushroom” soup shooters from Belly Left Coast Kitchen.

Further down the road, look for homemade pizza to pair with old-vine Zin at Battaglini, sausages and sliders from grill master Robert Pellegrini to go with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel—the classic varietal triad of this Russian River Valley neighborhood. Other participating wineries include Benovia, DeLoach, Gamba, Harvest Moon, Hook & Ladder and Martinelli. Don’t miss the Caribbean pizza truck parked outside Inspiration Vineyards, in a business park off Coffey Lane, where the afterparty may continue, says winemaker Jon Phillips, at Moonlight Brewing’s tap room across the way.

Taste of Olivet, Saturday, April 8, 11am–4pm. Tickets $45 (free for designated drivers) at Eventbrite or at the door. olivetroad.com. Tara Bella Winery, 3701 Viking Road, Santa Rosa.

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What a Trip Armando García-Dávila takes to the open road in debut novel

BY CHARLIE SWANSON

GOOD MILEAGE Looking for an experience to weave into fiction, Armando García-Dávila drew on a cross-country motorcycle trip he took nearly 50 years ago.

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n 1968, Armando García-Dávila joined his older brother and two friends on a crosscountry motorcycle ride that took 30 days and traversed over 7,000 miles. He was 19-years-old, just out of high school.

“We had real-life adventures,” says García-Dávila, who recounts

run-ins with Texas Rangers and Mississippi rednecks and shares memories of seeing the Grand Canyon and stealing corn out of fields in Nebraska when the money ran low.

That real-life adventure inspired García-Dávila’s debut novel, The Trip: Speeding Toward the Cliff at the End of the World, out now.

It’s a novel that’s been 10

years in the writing, according to García-Dávila, who’s known in the North Bay more for his poetry. After majoring in English at Sonoma State University in the mid-1970s, García-Dávila fell in love with the North Bay and made the region his home, working as a landscape contractor and writing in his spare time.

His writing has been published locally in magazines and

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16 The Trip ( 15 newspapers since 1990, and his short stories and chapbooks have sold well. His writing career has also included volunteer work with inmates of San Quentin State Prison and a year serving as literary laureate of Healdsburg in 2002.

“Finally, someone told me to write my memoir,” says GarcíaDávila. Growing up in a large Mexican-American family with a twin brother and Catholic upbringing, there was a lot for the

writer to explore. Yet the memoir didn’t hold his interest and ultimately didn’t go anywhere.

“I thought to myself, what could be something that I would be interested in writing about,” he says. “It was the motorcycle trip.”

Initially, The Trip began as a memoir, though García-Dávila evolved the book into a fantastical novel infused with creative license that he says is loosely based on the Odyssey.

“It’s the hero’s journey—a boy leaves on a long dangerous journey and a man returns,” says García-Dávila. “And along the way, he has to face his deepest fears.”

Several visual references to the Odyssey pop up throughout the book’s wild head-trips and unexpected adventures, and García-Dávila’s characters develop in a similar manner.

At one point in the novel, the main character, Tino Caballero,

goes through an out-of-body experience akin to Odysseus traveling to the underworld in Homer’s Greek epic.

When readers meet Tino in the following excerpt from The Trip, he’s just setting out on the open road, wide-eyed and naive. Get a taste of the adventure, and find García-Dávila at one of several readings he is holding in the North Bay, beginning April 23.

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air streamed gloriously through his dark wavy brown hair and whipped the sleeves of his nylon jacket. If he spread his arms, he’d fly.

Tino blasted through town after town. He had never gone on a trip without his family. Not even his twin was along. Tino had shared everything with Val: bedrooms, circle of friends, ball teams, they even shared their underwear. For eight years they’d made a daily mile-long trek to Saint Rita’s Catholic Grammar School. Their teachers, the nuns, called them “the Bookends.”

“Where’s Val?” people asked Tino when alone.

Val had made the responsible choice to register for junior college instead of taking this motorcycle odyssey to New York and back.

His father said, “No trip for you. You’re registering for school.” When Pa went to bed that afternoon to sleep before his graveyard shift at his job, Tino made his escape. Tino would pay a heavy price for his transgression on his return, maybe a beating. But he had planned this trip for a year with his older brother and friends.

He was not going to miss out.

Screw the consequences, I’ll pay ’em.

Tino and his bike ascended into the Laguna Mountains in East County and entered the Cleveland National Forest. The multilane highway had narrowed to a twolane road. Traffic, except for an occasional car or long-haul truck, was nonexistent. The air, cool with altitude and impregnated by the

scent of pine forests, soothed him from the summer heat. Smooth round boulders nestled into the landscape looked like eggs from a prehistoric age.

By the time he reached the foot of the eastern slope, night had folded over the land. He tripped the headlight switch and began the trek across the furnace-like Anza-Borrego Desert. He checked the odometer. Tino had only traveled seventy miles. So cool.

He had barely started—the month of freedom lay ahead.

sweat.” He hung the hose and reached for his wallet. Tino peeled out a dollar and handed it over.

The attendant inserted a key into a cash drawer. “You been riding long?”

“Not really. I’ve ridden my big brother’s bike a few times, and I just bought this bike today. I’m taking a trip around the country.”

“Long way for a beginner.”

“I can handle it.”

The attendant fingered coins from slots in the drawer. “I tried a cross-country trip on a bike.”

“Cool, how’d it go?”

“Fell.” The attendant extended his arm showing a nasty scar.

“Compound fracture. Wound up with this zipper.” Suture points on either side of the scar that ran palm to elbow. “Ended my trip right there.”

A dust-coated station wagon packed with adults and kids, roof rack loaded with baggage, windshield splattered with insects, pulled into the adjacent pump island.

The attendant grabbed paper towels, a squeegee. “Be careful.”

“Yeah, sure,” Tino said, disappointed he couldn’t say more about the trip. And who was this clown to tell him to be careful?

Tino swung a leg mounting the bike and gave the kick-starter a hearty jump. The engine roared.

He gave it gas and let go of the clutch. The bike’s front tire lifted a foot off of the ground. The rear tire screeched, leaving a black line of pulverized rubber on the concrete.

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“¡Ándale! (Charge!),” screamed Tino Caballero, speeding out of the driveway on his powerful new motorcycle. He bolted up Euclid Avenue glancing into the rearview mirror. Standing at the curb were his identical twin brother Val, his pregnant sister, and his mother.

She made the sign of the cross toward Tino, blessing him.

He shook his head. Pathetic how much faith she put in that invisible world of hers. Did her countless blessings and invocations to God, the saints, and her ancestors ever do any good?

He reached the Highway 94 on-ramp, narrowed his deep brown eyes, and raced down the incline toward the highway. Trees and shrubbery on either side of the on-ramp formed a darkened tunnel. He emerged into the light feeling as if he had shed his skin and could truly see—as if an entirely new world had just opened before him. He gunned the engine. The bike jumped with a burst of speed. He wove in and out of highway lanes, effortlessly passing car after car. A teenage boy sitting in a car stared at Tino on his bike loaded down with gear. That’s right kid, I’m on the trip of a lifetime!

The sun lay low behind him casting his shadow long to his front. He was leading himself, no one to tell him what to do. Warm

Rocinante An hour into the ride, Tino rolled out of the dark into a Chevron station in El Centro. His body tingled from the vibration of the engine. Without the air fanning him, the full intensity of the desert heat engulfed him. He stashed his jacket in his gear. A twentysomething attendant stepped up to the gas pump—white uniform shirt taut over his paunch—navy blue pants smudged with engine grime.

Tino set the gas nozzle into the tank. “Bitchin’. Bought it from an old guy who hardly rode it, in his garage most of the time.”

“Damn, no kiddin’. Looks like it’s fresh off the showroom floor. You sure it wasn’t an old lady who just rode it to church on Sundays?” He stepped back to get a good look.

“450 cc’s, plenty of power.”

“It carried me and my gear over the mountains without so much as a hiccup. If it were a horse, it wouldn’t have even broken a

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Gusts of hot wind rolled tumbleweeds across the road.

Tino leaned adroitly left dodging a tumbleweed then right dodging another. He laughed, skillfully zigzagging.

Damn, you’re a great bike.

Blink! Tino’s world turned black. The headlight had gone out. Panicked, Tino hit the brakes and skidded off of the road into the desert. He ran head on into a spindly creosote bush. The bike stopped dead.

Tino didn’t. “¡Ay!” He flew over the handlebars, through the bush, its stiff branches raked hard against Tino’s face. He slammed against the ground, tumbled over the loose grit of the desert floor and came to a dusty stop.

No hard pain anywhere but a wet sensation on his cheek. He put a hand to it. Blood. He walked unsteadily to the bike pressing a handkerchief against his cheek.

The bike stood held up by branches, engine softly puttering.

Tino tugged on the bumper. Stuck.

Pulled harder; maybe an inch of movement. A coyote’s howl. Tino had heard of javelinas that can slice a man open with razor tusks, and what man-eaters could be on the prowl for an easy meal?

He pulled with adrenaline-fueled strength, ripping his bike from the entanglement. He pushed on the handlebars, jogging it to the road.

Tried the light switch—nothing.

Lights from a distant town formed a faint halo on the horizon. His eyes, now adjusted to the dark, allowed him to differentiate between the black asphalt and the desert floor along the roadside. He rode slowly, pitched forward, eyeing the road for objects that might cause him another fall. He looked up at the halo, down to the road, checked his mirror for vehicles coming from behind. Up, down, mirror. A little more gas. The air pressed harder against him.

Bam! A jolt. He lost and regained control in a beat. What the hell?

Rock? Dead animal? He slowed to a nervous crawl.

Lights from approaching vehicles shimmered through

waves of heat rising off of the baked earth. A set of headlights riding high off the road closed in from behind. Tino pulled over.

A Greyhound bus sped past.

He hit the gas, caught up, and followed in a wake of hot diesel exhaust, resting his hand and foot on the brakes should the bus suddenly stop. They reached a town. A sign read “WELCOME TO HOLTVILLE—CARROT CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.”

The Wrath of Carrots Tino pulled into a Texaco station that serviced long-haul trucks.

Small clouds of insects hovered around the overhead fluorescent lights. He dismounted and inspected the wiring—nothing obvious. Better to wait until tomorrow when he would meet up with Sal. Tino’s neck muscles ached from keeping his head up against the constant push of air. He stretched and made for the bathroom. He washed the threads of dark dry blood from across his cheek. Cold water felt good against the heat. He then asked a clerk for directions to the town jail.

Tino parked at the Holtville Police Station and Detention Center, a single-story building, slightly bigger than a two-car garage.

He opened the station door. The policeman’s swivel chair squeaked as he swung around.

“Excuse me, sir. I’m on a trip and wonder if I could sleep in a cell.”

“Sgt. Wood,” read the officer’s nameplate. His dark hair was neatly combed, mustache trimmed, uniform starched. An ancient black fan on his desk begrudgingly oscillated side to side.

“Think we’re running a motel?”

“No, sir. My older brother told me that sometimes police will let a guy sleep in a cell if it’s empty.”

Wood looked to a cop at the opposite side of the room pouring cream into a mug. “Let him stay, Flattop?”

“I don’t know, Bobby. He fits the description on the guy that there’s an APB on.”

“I’ve never been in trouble in my life, sir.”

hills onto the cell wall. Relief— the long, hot night had come to an end; the air pleasantly cool.

Tino rose and caught the eye of the cop at the desk.

“Good morning,” Tino said.

The cop stared.

Tino put on his boots. “I’m ready to leave sir. The sergeant put my stuff in an envelope last night and—” “You think I don’t know the drill?”

“I’m sure you do, sir.”

The cop took the envelope out of the cabinet and walked in a deliberate gait toward Tino, waving the envelope in an ugly tease. “Is this what you want, August?”

“Y-yes, sir, but maybe it’s somebody else’s. My name is Augustino.”

The cop slapped the envelope against the bars. “Not here, it ain’t. You’re in America, Seenor Augustino Cabalero. I’ll let you out only because I have to. But first you become an American. We’re going to start by getting your name right.

Say, ‘My name is August Wetback.’”

He laughed mean.

Beads of sweat formed on Tino’s brow.

“You chicken? No. Not chicken, a yellowbellied taco bender. Ha! Ha!” The cop took the wallet from the envelope and peeled out a twenty. “City ordinance to cover costs.” He dropped the wallet into the envelope, went to the cell, and unlocked the door. He tossed the envelope, bouncing it off of Tino’s chest. Tino snagged it.

“Time to pick carrots.”

Tino made a wide arc around the cop to the door.

“If you people just came and worked and went back, but no.

You got to bring your damn music and put your kids in our schools, spreading head lice. Go on, get outta here before I cite you for vagrancy.”

Armando García-Dávila reads from ‘The Trip’ on Sunday, April 23, at Bean Affair (1270 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. 1:30pm), Thursday, April 27, at the Sebastopol Senior Center (167 N. High St., Sebastopol.

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Flattop took a sip. “That’s what they all say. It’s your call, Bobby.

Just don’t blame me if you wind up with a slit throat in the morning.”

“I’m going to lock you up,” Wood said. “You know, just in case.”

“Thank you, sir. You won’t have any trouble with me.”

“That’s what they all say.”

Wood took a clasp envelope from a desk drawer. “Empty your pockets.” A large patch riding high on the arm of his uniform had a graphic of the earth skewered by a carrot.

Tino handed over his bike key and coins, but hesitated letting go of his wallet, fat with bills. Wood tugged it away.

“Relax, it’ll be safe with me.” He placed Tino’s items in the envelope and into a file cabinet.

A tall, broad-chested policeman with beefy arms entered the station and pointed his chin toward Tino.

“Whadda we got here?”

Wood took a heavy black skeleton key off a hook on the wall behind his desk. “He wants to stay the night.”

Tino sat on the lower bunk and leaned over to unlace his boots and jumped when a black cockroach the size of his thumb scurried out between his feet.

“Don’t step on Fido!” Wood said.

Tino looked out the wire-mesh window and took comfort in seeing his bike parked alongside a police cruiser. A mutt meandering by stopped, sniffed a tire, and lifted his leg. Tino sighed and lay down.

The cotton-stuffed mat smelled moldy and had nasty dark stains in the middle. The wall radiated the day’s heat like an oven.

The cops played cards at the sergeant’s desk under a blue haze of cigarette smoke. Tino faced the wall and covered his eyes shielding them from the light.

Sleep came in sporadic naps through a string of disturbances: ringing phones, slamming doors, the acrid odor of tobacco smoke.

Tino awoke deep into the night confused then remembered where he was.

A different cop, alone, was lying back in Wood’s chair—feet on desk, hands on chest, hat over face. Tino rolled to his side and fell asleep.

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The West Coast’s best breweries are once again presenting their top beers for the 21st annual Battle of the Brews.

The day starts with the revered Craft Cup, a juried tasting event that also features the Sandwich Showdown, in which local chefs compete to make the tastiest concoctions between two slices of bread. The battle’s main event is a People’s Choice competition where you get to decide whose suds are studs.

Presented by the Active 20-30 Club of Santa Rosa, the event also benefits kids in need. Raise a glass on Saturday, April 8, at Sonoma County Fairgrounds’ Grace Pavilion, 1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. 1pm. $50–$95. battleofthebrews.com.

Napa Valley’s biggest concert event of the season welcomes more than 200 performers onstage for the La Notte Gala. Guest conductor Ragnar Bohlin, born in Sweden and the director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus since 2007, leads the Symphony Napa Valley and vocalists from Sing Napa Valley, St. Helena Chamber Singers and Napa Valley College Chorale, with soloists Marnie Breckenridge and Igor Vieira, in a performance of Brahms’ German Requiem, considered a masterpiece of classical music. A reception and VIP dinner are also available on Saturday, April 8, at Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Drive, Yountville. 5pm. $49 and up.

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Formed 10 years ago in Forestville, Sinkyone Animal Sanctuary has made it its mission to rescue animals ranging from cats to cows and help them live free onsite or at forever homes they help find. This week, Sinkyone is hosting a massive fundraising party, Freedom for All, with music and merriment galore.

Local singer Lester Chambers leads an all-star band, Humane Minds, which also features members of California Honeydrops, Dirty Red Barn, Stone Cold Mollie and more. A silent auction, raffle and vegan/vegetarian buffet completes the evening, taking place on Friday, April 7, at Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park. 6pm. $15– $25. sassonomacounty.com.

Writing Between the Vines is a program that offers writers of all kinds a chance to enjoy a residency in the most picturesque wineries in the world, giving them a relaxing environment to focus on works in progress or explore new ideas. This month, current Writing Between the Vines residents and alumni come together for a night of wine and stories. Journalist and essayist Grace Hwang Lynch, best known for her awardwinning blog HapaMama, is joined by writer and university writing professor Jacqueline Doyle and pop-culture reviewer and novelist Monica Nolan for illuminating readings on Monday, April 10, at Moshin Vineyards, 10295 Westside Road, Healdsburg.

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MEET AND GREET Students presenting their projects at the STEAM Showcase were evaluated

in part on how they were able to explain their work.

Head of STEAM Sonoma County showcases new multidisciplinary trend BY NELSON ‘BUZZ’ KELLOGG

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ere’s a question: Think back to your first years of school, from kindergarten through high school. What do you recall from, say, sixth grade?

Sure, maybe you remember your first crush. You might even recall a class bully or your teacher’s name.

Most people have vivid memories of coaches and athletic events, of musical performances, of friendships and everything

not part of a class. How do we make the learning experience memorable and a powerful inspiration for later life?

That is a major focus of an emerging direction in innovative education, STEAM. The acronym stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics, and the first major exhibition of K-12 student projects encompassing these fields was held last month at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa.

The Sonoma County Office of Education has held science fairs before. Typically they are

well-defined efforts in a single area of expertise done by a single student, with guidance from a faculty mentor, described in a triptych poster-board display.

They are judged and ranked by qualified evaluators, and if they score highly enough, move on to the next level.

But to what degree do these showcases inspire students to pursue investigations into the unknown, or perhaps into their own ability to express provocative ideas in novel ways for others?

Likely, the answer would be, not so much.

Now consider last month’s Synopsys Outreach FoundationSonoma County STEAM Showcase, where students explored any idea that caught their interest. This could have been a new idea for which students designed an experiment or exploration in a field of knowledge to which they applied their own creative talents.

It was not a competition with winners going on to the next level and losers left behind. Evaluators paid significant attention to students’ efforts in explaining and promoting their work, including how their project led to further interest and application, rather than just being a standalone project for the event.

One student presented her investigation into the environmental challenges that sea turtles face. Not too challenging, perhaps. But she included a 20-minute presentation to evaluators, complemented by a computer slideshow, flawlessly delivered without notes. The student also included several models of physical evidence, and even a beautiful sheet-metal sculpture that she welded using the hood of an old VW—she had her uncle first teach her how to weld. She also raised money for a sea turtle conservancy in South Carolina. And, oh yes, English was her second language.

Where might this all lead?

What if cross-disciplinary projects, begun in schools with curricula that encouraged STEAM-like projects, such as those on display at the Luther Burbank exhibition were to become the norm? We can only imagine the worlds our children might create.

Nelson ‘Buzz’ Kellogg is a humanities professor emeritus at Sonoma State University.

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ast weekend, two Neil Simon plays opened in the North Bay, each a demonstration of the legendary playwright’s mastery of rat-a-tat dialogue, skillful one-liners and flawed but relatable characters.

At San Rafael’s Belrose Theater, Marin Onstage presents The Sunshine Boys, Simon’s 1972 hit about a long-feuding former vaudeville duo lured into reuniting for a television special. Directed with obvious affection by Ron Nash, the production boasts an agreeably likeable cast, headlined

by Grey Wolf as the irascible, grudge-carrying comedian Willie Clark and Michael Walraven as Al Lewis, clearly wary of his old partner but game to give the reunion a try.

In supporting roles are Richard Kerrigan as Willie’s devoted

nephew, Ben, and Christina Jaqua as an exhibitionist actress and a sassy registered nurse, with director Nash appearing as a television producer.

This kind of comedy, it should be stated, is not easy. To work, it requires metronome-perfect pacing. Wolf and Walraven do occasionally rise to that challenge, though their funniest moment is a nearly silent scene in which the two do nothing but move furniture around. Unfortunately, the poky pace of the production— possibly fueled by openingnight tentativeness and some conspicuous line bobbles—is far too slow and riddled with pauses for Simon’s language to truly sing.

Rating (out of 5): Preceding Sunshine Boys by seven years was Simon’s early masterpiece, The Odd Couple, another tale of mismatched men.

Now playing at Cinnabar Theater, the play gets a delightfully spot-on, perfectly paced production, directed with genuine warmth and slapstick-savvy by Jennifer King.

Oscar (Nathan Cummings, superb in every way) is a messy, undisciplined sportswriter who impulsively offers a room to his freshly separated, compulsively tidy best friend Felix (Aaron Wilton, perhaps a bit young for the part, but every bit as excellent). It does not take long for the fragile Felix— constantly chasing around with ashtrays and coasters—to start driving the laidback Oscar nuts.

The supporting cast—Oscar’s Friday-night poker buddies and the neighborly twins, the Pigeon sisters (Samantha Dakin and Morgan Harrington)—are all extremely good, mining the text for laughs without losing sight of the characters’ inherent humanity.

But ultimately, it’s the gracefully winning chemistry between Wilton and Cummings that makes this hilarious Odd Couple so fun and so emotionally satisfying.

‘The Sunshine Boys’ runs Friday– Saturdays through April 15 at Belrose Theater, 1415 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. $10–$25. 415.448.6152. ‘The Odd Couple’ runs Friday–Sunday through April 23 at Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. $15–$30.

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rammy-winning bluegrass and folk songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Brien grew up in the mill and steel town of Wheeling, W.V., along the Ohio River.

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O’Brien returns to his roots with his new album, Where the River Meets the Road, inspired by his home state. O’Brien performs off the new record April 8 at he Sebastopol Community Center.

“When I sang bluegrass and country music, people took me more seriously because I was from West Virginia,” O’Brien says. “The love of the music kept going, but I kept viewing it from afar.”

West Virginia’s long musical heritage includes eclectic popular artists like Bill Withers, Blind Alfred Reed and Billy Edd Wheeler, as well as traditional mountain music from the likes of the Lilly Brothers and the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers.

O’Brien rediscovered these artists and learned about many others when he became a board member of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame several years ago. He was also inducted in 2013.

Where the River Meets the Road is the culmination of O’Brien’s rekindled interest in West Virginia music. Ten of the 12 tracks on the new record are covers of songs written by the state’s diverse array of native talent, including bluegrass singer Hazel J. Dickens.

“A lot of them are old favorites,” says O’Brien of the songs he chose to record. “I tried to make the best set of songs that would show some of the breadth of the music.”

O’Brien’s two original tunes on the album are among his most personal songs. The title track is the story of his family’s arrival in West Virginia from Ireland in the 1850s, and “Guardian Angel” is the heartbreaking story of the death of O’Brien’s older sister when he was just a toddler.

“If I look at it one way, I’ve been spending my whole artistic life getting ready to make this record,” O’Brien says. “It’s a reflection of where I’m at and what I’ve experienced.”

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Canadian musician Tom Wilson brings his self-described “acid folk” rock and roll persona to the North Bay. Apr 9, 7:30pm. $12. HopMonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

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Sonoma County Philharmonic

Pianist Leyla Kabuli joins the philharmonic to perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no 2. Mahler’s Symphony no 1 with the rediscovered “Blumine” movement follows. Apr 8, 7:30pm and Apr 9, 2pm. $10-$15. SRHS Performing Arts Auditorium, 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

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MARIN COUNTY Marin Symphony

A program titled “The Majesty of Mahler” and featuring Gustav Mahler’s Symphony no 5 wraps up the current masterworks series. Apr 9, 3pm and Apr 11, 7:30pm. $20-$80. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

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Songwriters Olivia Davis, Matt Jaffe, HowellDevine and Todd Morgan perform. Apr 9, 7:30pm. $17-$20. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

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Powerhouse percussionist, singer and songwriter talks about her epic career as part of the “Stories Beyond the Spotlight” series. Apr 9, 5pm. $30-$35. Silo’s, 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Chris Isaak

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Symphony Napa Valley

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Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY A’Roma Roasters

Apr 8, Rachel Efron and Paul Fifield. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa.

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Annie O’s Music Hall

Apr 8, Know with Slandyr and the Quitters. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.542.1455.

Arlene Francis Center Apr 8, Characters with Hizi, Rob Ford Explorer and Slender Blossom. Wed, Open Mic. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

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Barley & Hops Tavern

Apr 6, Mark McDonald. Apr 7, Amha Selassie Baraka. Apr 8, Ian Franklin & the Infinite Frequency. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

The Big Easy

Apr 5, Wednesday Night Big Band. Apr 6, Dictator Tots. Apr 7, Junk Parlor and Rikkha. Apr 8, the Grain and Timothy O’Neil.

Apr 9, Total Rex. Apr 11, Ill Eagles.

Apr 12, Cygne. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.

Cinnabar Theater

Apr 9, SonoMusette. 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

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Forestville Club

Apr 8, the Interpretations.

6250 Front St, Forestville.

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Geyserville Gun Club Bar & Lounge

Apr 8, the Rusty String Express. 21025 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville. 707.814.0036.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Apr 5, Science Buzz Cafe. Apr 6, Climbing Poetree with DJ Delphi and Dakini Star. Apr 7, Monophonics with Marshall House Project. Apr 8, Lady Abstract album release listening party. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

Apr 7, Clay Bell. Apr 8, Michael on Fire. 691 Broadway, Sonoma.

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Hotel Healdsburg

Apr 8, Harvey Wainapel Trio.

25 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

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Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

Wed, open mic night. Apr 7, LIFE with Sasquatch Josh and the Nugget King. Apr 8, Pacific Soundrise. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.

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Apr 8, Carly D and Gabriel Francisco. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2062.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Apr 5, Osito. Apr 6, New Skye.

Apr 7, the Oakland Stroke. Apr 8, Fog Swamp. Apr 9, Swoop Unit. Apr 12, Jason Bodlovich.

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Main Stage West

Apr 12, “Players on the Stage” with David T Carter, Jon Gonzales, Doug Jayne and Katie Phillips. 104 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.0177.

Main Street Bistro

Apr 6, Susan Sutton. Apr 7, Vernelle Anders. Apr 8, Levi Lloyd & the 501 Blues Band. Apr 9, Mac & Potter.

16280 Main St, Guerneville.

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Mc T’s Bullpen

Apr 7, DJ MGB. Apr 9, 4pm, Barbara Olney and friends.

Apr 10, DJ MGB. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.

Murphy’s Irish Pub

Apr 7, Timothy O’Neil Band. Apr 8, Blithedale Canyon. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre

Apr 5, the Wind & the Wave.

Apr 7, the London Souls with People’s Blues of Richmond.

Apr 8, That 1 Guy. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Occidental Center for the Arts Apr 8, Laughing Gravy plays Gram Parsons and beyond.

Apr 9, 4pm, Four Shillings Short. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Paul Mahder Gallery

Apr 9, the David Berkman Quartet. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.473.9150.

Apr 10, Musical Mondays with Kayleen Asbo. 20 Fourth St, Petaluma. 707.778.4398.

Phoenix Theater

Apr 7, Broke in Stereo and Silas Fermoy. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap Apr 6, Justin Brown. Apr 8, Don DeBaggis. 701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma.

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Redwood Cafe

Apr 7, Relay for Life event. Apr 8, the Blues Defenders. Apr 9, 3pm, Celtic Fiddle Music. Apr 9, 6pm, Irish jam session. Apr 10, Open Mic with DJ Loisaida.

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707.795.7868.

Rio Nido Roadhouse

Apr 8, the Thugz. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.

Sebastopol Community Center

Apr 8, Tim O’Brien. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.823.1511.

Sonoma Speakeasy

Apr 5, the Acrosonics. Apr 6, open mic with Glenn McNulty and Steve Della Maggiora. Apr 7, 6:30pm, Jim Caroompas.

Apr 7, 8pm, Magic Band. Apr 8, 5:30pm, the Marks Brothers.

Apr 8, 8pm, Grey Stripes with John Allair and Julia Herrell.

Apr 9, 5pm, Wine Country Blues Band. Apr 11, R&B House Band.

452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma.

707.996.1364.

Stout Brothers Irish Pub

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery

Apr 5, Rattlebox. Apr 12, Michael LaMacchia and April Grisman. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

JB Piano Company

Apr 8, Ian Dogole & Music Beyond Borders. 540 Irwin St, San Rafael. 415.456.9280.

Marin Country Mart

Apr 9, 12:30pm, folkish festival with the Lemonhammer.

2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

19 Broadway Club

Apr 5, the Damon LeGall Band.

Apr 6, Festival Speed. Apr 7, 5:30pm, Danny Montana and friends. Apr 7, 9pm, First Friday reggae with Broken Silence Sound System. Apr 8, 5:30pm, Judy Hall Trio. Apr 8, 9pm, the Pulsators. Apr 9, the Jazz Roots Band. Apr 10, open mic. Apr 11, 6pm, Jeb Brady Band. Apr 11, 8:30pm, Guy and friends.

17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

Apr 5, Dale Polissar with Bart Hopkin. Apr 6, Ann Brewer. Apr 11, Blonde Sided. Apr 12, Paul VornHagen. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar

Apr 5, the Weissmen. Apr 6, Barnyard Hammer. Apr 7, Swoop Unit. Apr 8, Ann Halen.

Apr 9, Chrissy Lynne Band. Apr 10, Billy D’s open mic. Apr 11, Fresh Baked Blues. Apr 12, the New Sneakers. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Presidio Yacht Club

Apr 6, Fly by Train. 527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.636.0240.

Apr 7, the 7th Sons. 600 Sommerville Rd, Sausalito.

415.332.2319.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse

Rancho Nicasio

Apr 6, Levi’s Workshop with Mz Dee. Apr 7, Frankie Bourne.

Apr 8, the Incidentals. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

707.795.5118.

MARIN COUNTY Fenix

Apr 6, Shelby, Texas. Apr 8, James Henry & Hands on Fire. Apr 9, 11:30am, Sunday Brunch with Sam Peoples and Lynne Billig. Apr 9, 6:30pm, the Rivertown Trio. Apr 12, pro blues jam. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

HopMonk Novato

Apr 6, Funkschway and Relevancy. Apr 7, Pop Rocks.

Apr 7, Jerry Hannan. Apr 8, the Overcommitments. Apr 9, 5pm, Jeffrey Halford & the Healers.

1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Rickey’s

Apr 7, SwingSet. Apr 8, Tracy Rose Trio. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato. 415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse

Apr 6, Judy Hall Quartet.

Apr 7, MSA Jazz with Alan Pasqua and Aarón Serfaty.

Apr 9, 5pm, Rumbache. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

Apr 6, Cygne. Apr 7, French

Oak. Apr 8, Future Twin. Apr 9, Major Powers and the Lo Fi Symphony. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

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

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

415.454.5551.

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Kip Moore

Apr 6, Greg Loiacono & His Band. Apr 7-8, the Funkin Truth with Leo Nocentelli and Melvin Seals. Apr 10, open mic with Austin DeLone. Apr 12, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

special guest Levi Hummon

SUN, MAY 7

An Evening with David Sedaris

Throckmorton Theatre Apr 7, Will Ackerman with Todd Boston, Matthew Schoening and Jeff Oster. Apr 9, Sunday Sessions Songwriter’s Circle.

142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

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Apr 7, Chime Travelers.

1026 Machin Ave, Novato.

415.899.9883.

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Blue Note Napa

Through Apr 6, Laith Al-Saadi.

Apr 7-9, Ravi Coltrane. Apr 12, Kellie Fuller & the Mike Greensill Quartet. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

Ca’ Momi Osteria

Apr 8, the Novelists. 1141 First St, Napa. 707.224.6664.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Apr 8, Jinx Jones & the KingTones. 902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater

Apr 11, 7pm, Semi-Toned presents Sing Theory. 100 California Dr, Yountville.

707.944.9900.

Napa Valley Roasting Company

Fri, jammin’ and java with Jeff Johnson. 948 Main St, Napa.

707.224.2233.

Silo’s

Apr 5, Syria T Berry. Apr 6, the Deadlies. Apr 7, the Boys of Summer. Apr 8, Fleetwood Mask. Apr 12, David Kelleher. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

St. Clair Brown Winery Apr 7, the Speakeasy music session. 816 Vallejo St, Napa.

707.255.5591.

Thu 4 ⁄ 6 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $17–$19

Greg Loiacono (The Mother Hips) & His Band feat: Scot Thunes (Mother

Hips, Frank Zappa) Todd Roper (Cake), Alex Koford (Phil Lesh & Friends) & Dave Zirbel with Victoria George

Fri 4 ⁄ 7 & Sat 4⁄8 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $27–$30

The Funkin Truth

feat Leo Nocentelli of the Meters with Special Guest Melvin Seals of JG B Sun 4 ⁄9 • Doors 6:30pm ⁄ $17–$20

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

Wed 4 ⁄12 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $20–$22

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HTK Trio feat Howard Wales (Hooteroll with Jerry Garcia), Terry Haggerty (Sons of Champlin) & Kevin Hayes (Roy Rogers)

Fri 4 ⁄14 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $22–$24

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224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

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Robert Allen Fine Art, “Landscapes Reimagined,” works on canvas by Amy Donaldson, Beatrice Findlay, William Leidenthal and John Maxon. 5:30pm. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

415.331.2800.

B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille, “Photographic Show,” featuring works by Steven Krause, Mark Stupich and Tom Deininger. 5pm.

400 First St E, Sonoma.

707.938.7110.

Chroma Gallery, “Nature Unbound,” juried exhibit of a wide range of art interprets and reacts to the awesome powers of nature.

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

Desta Art & Tea Gallery “East West Rhythmical Harmony,” featuring mixed-media works by Modern Chinese and French Impressionism expert Anita Wong and acrylics by eclectic California artist

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Gaia’s Garden Apr 6

Arts Guild of Sonoma, “Pets Lifeline Fundraiser Exhibition,” Sonoma students draw, paint, collage or otherwise assemble a picture of their special pet. 5pm. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. 707.996.3115.

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Through Apr 30, “Habitat,” collaboration between the Alchemia visual arts studio and guest installation artist Emile Rosewater transforms the gallery into a lush alternative dimension. 111 Kentucky St, Petaluma. Mon-Tues, Fri, 10 to 5; Wed-Thurs, Sat, 10 to 4; Sun, 11 to 4. 707.775.3794.

Art Museum of Sonoma County Through Apr 30, “Outside

Elizabeth Geisler. 6pm.

417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.524.8932.

Jessel Gallery, “Arts in April at Jessel,” the gallery gets in the spirit with an eclectic show and artist demonstrations each weekend. 5pm. 1019 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa. 707.257.2350.

Apr 8

Gallery Route One, “Rising to the Surface,” Inverness artist Zea Morvitz exhibits large-scale drawings of found objects in the center gallery, with a Lucid Art Residency and Mary Mountcastle Eubank’s mixed-media sculptures in the annex. 3pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station.

415.663.1347.

Markham Vineyards, “Selected Works/Animals Among Us,” Harold Francis shows acrylic paintings on canvas, board and ceramic tile, while Peggy Francis celebrates Napa’s bounty of livestock and wildlife. 1pm.

2812 St Helena Hwy N, St Helena. 707.963.5292.

Upstairs Art Gallery, “Yellow,” a color-themed collection of paintings from dry Creek Valley artist Donna Schaffer. 5pm. 306 Center St, Healdsburg.

707.431.4214.

Voice,” painter Marc Katano debuts his recent series of abstract works, done on massive canvas tarps. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. TuesSun, 11 to 5. 707.579.1500.

The Art Wall at Shige Sushi Through Apr 30, “Contemporary Bay Area Photography,” features works

by Bob Cornelis, Janis Crystal Lipzin, Michael Maggid, Colin Talcroft and others. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. Hours vary. 707.795.9753.

Calabi Gallery

Through Apr 15, “We Shall Overcome,” showing art of defiance and resistance to

Through Apr 30, “Food, Flowers and Beyond,” featuring paintings by Riley Street Art students and instructor Donna DeLaBriandais. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.

Lunch and dinner, MonSat; lunch and brunch, Sun. 707.544.2491.

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.

Guerneville Bank Club Through Apr 30, “Glory Days,” exhibit by Russian River Historical Society is a tribute to Clare Harris, who helped turn Rio Nido into the town it is today. 16290 Main Street, Guerneville. Daily, 11am to 9pm 707.666.9411.

IceHouse Gallery

Through Apr 22, “Body Language,” five artists offer diverse interpretations on the figure. 405 East D St, Petaluma.

707.778.2238.

Paradise Ridge Winery Through Apr 30, “Geometric Reflections,” sculpture by 10 renowned artists celebrates 10 years of the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation. 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr, Santa Rosa. Daily, 11 to 5.

707.528.9463.

The Reel Fish Shop & Grill

Through Apr 30, “Fine Art Collage,” longtime Sonoma artist Augustus Manly shows many of his works. 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044.

Ren Brown Collection

Through Apr 30, “Robert DeVee Memorial Exhibit,” the late artist and gallery owner’s paintings, silkscreens, monoprints and 3-D photographs are on display in a celebration of his life in art.

1781 Hwy 1, Bodega Bay. WedSun, 10 to 5. 707.875.2922.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Through Apr 16, “Exhibition 60+,” celebrate artists over 60 and see their perspective on

life and the world. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.

Through Apr 23, “Juried Student Exhibition,” artist Randy Colosky and SRJC art instructor Claudia Morales McCain juror the group show featuring over 40 works in all mediums. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. Tues-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, noon to 4.

707.664.2295.

MARIN COUNTY Art Works Downtown

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.

Marin Art & Garden Center

Through Apr 16, “Between Nature & Technology,” multimedia artworks by New Orleans-based Courtney Egan and David Sullivan criss-cross the two realms. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.455.5260.

Marin Center Redwood Foyer Gallery Through Jun 2, “Animalia Musicale: A Chorus of Critters,” artist Leslie Lakes paints images of animals over musical score sheets. A portion of the proceeds benefits Enriching Lives through Music (ELM).

10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Through Apr 20, “Landscapes: Real or Imagined,” the creatively interpreted group show is juried by Marin landscape artist Kathleen Lipinski. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment.

415.388.4331.

Throckmorton Theatre

Through Apr 30, “Gardens Markets Landscapes,” Muriel Schmalberg Ullman’s garden paintings show with Laurie Curtis’ watercolors and Kathryn Strietmann’s silkscreens. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Tiburon Town Hall

Through Apr 30, “The Creative

NAPA COUNTY Caldwell Snyder Gallery

Through Apr 30, “Kenton Nelson Solo Show,” the artist idolizes the ordinary in his illuminating paintings of figures and landscapes. 1328 Main St, St Helena. Open daily, 10 to 6. 415.531.6755.

Napa Valley Museum

Through Apr 30, “Ebb & Flow,” artist Ryan Reynolds visualizes the concept of historical ecology, the interactions between man and nature over time. Through Apr 30, “Embracing Imperfection: Contemporary Expressions of Wabi Sabi,” exhibition explores contemporary artists Adam Chapman, Jim Melchert and Leah Rosenberg through the lens of traditional Japanese aesthetic and philosophy of Wabi Sabi. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4.

707.944.0500.

Comedy

East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park 866.955.6040.

Events Art Is You MixedMedia Retreat

Dozens of art classes from masterful instructors appeals to any art enthusiast. Apr 5-9. Hyatt Vineyard Creek, 170 Railroad St, Santa Rosa, eatcakecreate.com.

Astronaut Lullabies

Immersive live concert experience with Jim and Kathy Ocean, exploring inner and outer space, returns by popular demand. Sun, Apr 9, 3pm. $10-$15. SRJC Planetarium, Lark Hall, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4465.

BAM Gala

Brain health, art and music come together in Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery’s sixth annual fundraiser with buffet dinner, live entertainment, auctions and a gallery of art by brain injury survivors. Apr 8, 5:30pm. $200. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael.

415.461.6771.

Bodega Bay Fisherman’s Festival

Comedy variety show features magic, juggling, stilt-walking, fire-eating, unicycling and more. Apr 8, 8pm. $23-$40.

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Celebration of local fishermen returns with a theme of “A Wish for Fish.” Wooden boat-building competition, winetasting, food, crafts for all ages, live music and entertainment is included. Apr 8-9. $10-$20. Westside Park, Westshore Road, Bodega Bay, bbfishfest.org.

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Brain Candy Live!

Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret

Popular standup comedian takes the stage. Apr 8, 8pm. $20-$25. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Dance Por la Luz de la Luna

Epic Mexican-American ballet is presented by Sonoma Conservatory of Dance.

Sebastiani Theatre. Apr 8-9, 1pm. $12-$25. 476 First St E, Sonoma 707.996.9756.

Son of the Wind

Leela Dance, world’s leading Kathak artists present the premiere of their latest work of classical Indian dance. Green Music Center.

Apr 8, 7:30pm. $35. 1801

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“Mythbuster” Adam Savage and YouTube star Michael Stevens team up for a night of mind-blowing science experiments and interactive theatrics. Apr 7, 8pm. $49 and up. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Cuvaison Kite Flying Day

The whole family is invited for a day of kites and wines, with adorable and adoptable animals from Napa Humane and Napa County Animal Shelter. RSVP required. Apr 9, 11am. $50. Cuvaison Carneros Tasting Room, 1221 Duhig Rd, Napa. 707.942.2455.

The French Market

Outdoor antique market features vintage, retro and antique furniture, decor,

EASTERN EPIC Leela Dance collective premieres ‘Son of the Wind’ as part of a weekend celebrating Indian culture at the Green Music Center in Rohnert Park. See Dance, below.

clothing, jewelry, housewares and more. Crepes and live music add to the ambiance.

Sun, Apr 9, 9am. Free admission. Marin Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, goldengateshows.com.

Napa Valley Arts in April A month of events aims to foster a unique sense of place through locally produced art paired with Napa Valley’s best wine and culinary offerings.

Through Apr 30. Napa Valley, various locations, Napa, artscouncilnapavalley.org.

Roller Derby Two local teams, Resurrection Roller Girls and Sonoma County Roller Derby, go head-to-head in a rolling bout of action. Apr 8, 6:45pm. $10-$12. Cal Skate, 6100 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park.

Slow Art Day A mindful morning of yoga puts you in a meditative mood to view and discuss the current exhibit of art. Apr 8, 10am. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville.

707.944.0500.

Sonoma County BunFest Inaugural event celebrates bunnies and their friends with educational speakers, local rescue organizations and vendors offering the latest in bunny toys and food.

Apr 8, 11am. Free admission.

Burton Recreation Center, 7421 Burton Ave, Rohnert Park.

707.588.3456.

Field Trips Habitat Hike

Naturalist Michael Sheffield leads a leisurely exploration of the flora and fauna along the Meadow Trail. Apr 9, 10am. $10. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.5712.

Sapling Chavurah Hike

Welcome the Jewish holiday of Passover in a family-friendly walk through nature, with stories and song. Apr 8, 10am.

Helen Putnam Regional Park, 411 Chileno Valley Rd, Petaluma, nershalom.org.

Spring Hike at Indian Valley

Ascend a steep trail and view local critters and flowers. Apr 9, 10am. College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato. 415.893.9527.

Film Cinema & Psyche

Watch and discuss eight masterful movies with folklore and fairy-tale motifs. Mon, 2pm. through Apr 24. $165. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael, cinemaandpsyche.com. Watch and discuss six masterful movies with folklore and fairytale motifs. Thurs through Apr 13. $125. Santa Rosa Junior

College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, cinemaandpsyche. com.

CinemaBites

Foodie film series presents the documentary “Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table,” about the matriarch of a New Orleans restaurant family, paired with food from Evangeline in Calistoga and wines from Mad Hatter. Apr 10, 5:45pm. $45.

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

Father Goose

The Cary Grant-starring movie screens as part of the museum’s First Friday Film series. Apr 7, 7pm. $5. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa.

707.579.4452.

Gender Revolution

National Geographic documentary narrated by Katie Couric explores the complexities of gender identity throughout the US. A panel discussion follows. Apr 8, 7pm.

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

The Great Escape

Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and an all-star cast attempt to ditch a German camp during WWII in this 1963 classic. Apr 10, 7pm. $10.

Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.

Kalpana

Vibrant drama from 1948 is the only film by celebrated Indian dancer Uday ) Shankar, brother

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Spark,” the Golden Gate/ Marin Artists group shows with unique art, gifts and cards on hand. Reception, Apr 9 at 4pm.

1505 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon.

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Apr 7, 7pm. $20. Green Music Center Schroeder Hall, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

National Bird

Documentary about whistleblowers breaking the silence around the US drone war screens with whistleblower Lisa Ling and producer Ines Hoffman Kana on hand to discuss the film.

Apr 10, 1 and 7pm. Free. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.

Normal Is Over

Award-winning documentary chronicles the way humans have inadvertently imperiled our planet. Screening is followed by Q & A with filmmaker Renée Scheltema.

Apr 12, 7pm. $18. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

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Not Your Typical Home Movie Short Film Festival Two-part program of short films spans a 50 year period.

Apr 9, 12pm. Free. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

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.

Pollyanna

Filmed in Santa Rosa, the classic movie is screened along with Historical Society of Santa Rosa’s short doc on the city.

Apr 11, 6pm. $5. Roxy Stadium 14 Cinemas, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.525.8909.

San Francisco Cable Cars

Bay Area filmmaker Strephon Taylor presents and discusses his new documentary about one of San Francisco’s most recognizable icons. Apr 9, 4:15pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Sonoma County Student Film Festival Ninth annual fest features winning short films from Sonoma County students.

Apr 7, 6pm. Free. Carole L Ellis Auditorium, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma.

415.392.5225.

Food & Drink Backyard Cheese Workshop

Learn about alternatives to dairy cheeses, including almond, hemp and soy cheese.

Apr 9, 5pm. The Fairfax Backyard Farmer, 135 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax. 415.342.5092.

Battle of the Brews

The popular brewing competition turns 21 and celebrates with craft beers and premium food. Apr 8, 1pm. $50-$95. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, battleofthebrews.com.

Beginning Cheesemaking

Learn to make chevre, mozzarella, burrata and ricotta at home Apr 8, 1pm. $60.

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

707.544.2520.

Community Passover Seder

Feast on a gourmet Passover dinner, with kosher wine, songs, stories and more. Apr 10, 7:30pm. $36. Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma, 1970 Rainier Circle, Petaluma.

707-559-8585.

Fresh Starts Chef Event Chef Charles Phan of San Francisco’s Slanted Door demonstrates his awardwinning, modern Vietnamese cooking. Apr 6, 6:30pm. $60. The Key Room, 1385 N Hamilton Pkwy, Novato.

415.382.3363, ext 215.

Signature Sonoma Valley

Inaugural event offers two days of immersive winetasting activities among the valley’s most acclaimed vineyards. Apr 7-8. $175 and up. Sonoma Valley wineries, various locations, Kenwood, sonomavalleywine.com.

Spring Fever

Workshop features chef Sarah Scott, Author of “Wild Table,” creating a meal paired with 2014 Bergfeld Cabernet Sauvignon. Apr 9, 12pm. $150.

Hall Winery, 401 St Helena Hwy S, St Helena. 707.967.2620.

For Kids A Year with Frog & Toad

Based on Arnold Lobel’s wellloved books, this whimsical performance is part of Clover Sonoma’s family fun series. Apr 9, 3pm. $5-$21. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

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Lectures The Enemy of the American People

Sonoma Speaker Series explores the Trump administration and its media relations, with Brooke Gladstone, host of public radio’s On the Media, and Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M Unruh Institute of Politics at USC. Apr 10, 7:30pm. $35-$75. Hanna Boys Center, 17000 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. sonomaspeakerseries.com.

Inclusion, Community & Equity

Keynote speakers address pressing fair housing issues affecting Marin and the Bay Area. Apr 5, 9:30am. $35. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

The Journal as Source of Prose, Poetry & Performance

Free write using prompts and sensory details to capture a moment, then expand those passages to publicationworthy works. Wed, 6:30pm. through May 17. $95. College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, marincommunityed.com.

The Largest Possible Life

New School host Irwin Keller talks with poet and playwright Alison Luterman about how we live our lives to the fullest.

Registration requested.

Apr 6, 7pm. by donation.

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Ocean Acidification

Talk looks at the impact on the California Coast. Apr 5, 6:30pm.

Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, 3150 Paradise Dr, Tiburon.

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Redwood Writers Meeting

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Sailing, Surfing & Swimming with Sharks John McCosker, former director of Steinhart Aquarium and California Academy of Sciences speaks from his extensive knowledge of sharks. Apr 6, 1pm. Outdoor Art Club, 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley.

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Wildlife & Habitat Connectivity Explore the concepts of habitat connectivity and learn what you can do to be a good neighbor to local wildlife. Apr 12, 7pm. First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, 1510 Fifth St, San Rafael.

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Apr 5, 2:30pm, “Thirteen Reasons Why” with Jay Asher.

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Healdsburg Copperfield’s Books

Apr 6, 6pm, “Be Frank with Me” with Julia Claiborne Johnson, followed by wine reception at Thumbprint Cellars. 104 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.

Jack London State Park

Apr 8, 4pm, Jack London Short Story Read Aloud with Jeff Falconer. 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen 707.938.5216.

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Apr 10, 5:30pm, Writing Between the Vines, featuring Grace Hwang Lynch, Jacqueline Doyle and Monica Nolan reading. 10295 Westside Rd, Healdsburg 707.433.5499.

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Apr 5, 7pm, “Hidden Biscuits” with Audrey Ward. 964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.

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Apr 5, 12pm, “The Nest” with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, a literary luncheon. $55. Apr 5, 7pm, “The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley “ with Hannah Tinti. Apr 6, 7pm, “The Empath’s Survival Guide” with Judith Orloff. Apr 7, 7pm, “The Ayurveda Way” with Ananta Ripa Ajmera. Apr 8, 11am, “A Year Right Here” with Jess Thomson. Apr 8, 1pm, “It Takes One to Tango” with Winifred Reilly. Apr 8, 4pm, “Life After Diagnosis” with DR Steve Pantilat. Apr 8, 7pm, “Red Fire” with Wei Yang Chao. Apr 9, 1pm, “White Tears” with Hari Kunzru.

Apr 11, 7pm, “Mozart’s Starling” with Lyanda Lynn Haupt. Apr 12, 7pm, “A Fine Mess” TR Reid. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay Apr 8, 4pm, “Nicaragua Way” with Nina Serrano. 100 Bay St, Sausalito 415.339.1300.

Diesel Bookstore Apr 7, 6pm, “Ready, Set, Build!” with Meg Fleming. Apr 9, 2pm, “Smarty Marty Steps Up Her Game” with Amy Gutierrez, includes fun and games.

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Gaia’s Garden Mon, Apr 10, 6pm, Dine with Local Authors. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa 707.544.2491.

Apr 8, 12pm, “Back Pocket Pasta” with Colu Henry.

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Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

Apr 5, 7pm, “Lust and Wonder” with Augusten Burroughs. Free.

Apr 8, 7pm, “Smarty Marty Steps Up Her Game” with Amy Gutierrez. Apr 11, 4pm, “Rocket and Groot: Keep On Truckin’” with Tom Angleberger.

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Readers’ Books

Apr 6, 6:30pm, “Sonoma Writers Alliance Anthology” with various authors. 130 E Napa St, Sonoma 707.939.1779.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books

Apr 7, 7pm, “Small Homes: The Right Size” with Lloyd Khan.

138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

Theater The Birds

The gripping theatrical version of the short story that inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s film gets a North Bay premiere. Apr 7-23. $15-$30. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol.

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Iris Jamahl Dunkle talks about how Jack London changed her life and inspired her to become a writer. Apr 9, 2pm. $10. Flamingo Resort Hotel, 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.545.8530.

Company

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

415.883.4498.

The Diary of Anne Frank

The gripping new adaptation of the book creates a contemporary, impassioned story of the lives of people persecuted under Nazi rule. Apr 7-23. $10-$25. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg.

707.433.3145.

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

The light-hearted comedy of vignettes comes to the North Bay. Apr 7-8. $60. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

415.499.6800.

The Odd Couple

Neil Simon’s Tony-winning comedy pits a clean-freak and a slob who share an apartment with hilarious results. Through Apr 23. $9-$25. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.

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The Sugar Bean Sisters

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.

The Sunshine Boys

Neil Simon’s hilarious love letter to Vaudeville is presented

by Marin Onstage. Through Apr 15. $12-$24. The Belrose, 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael.

415.454.6422.

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The basis of this review of last year is the Eaze “State of Cannabis” 2016 report. Eaze is a Californiabased cannabis-delivery service with virtually statewide coverage.

Eaze did approximately 350,000 deliveries last year. Using its sales data and a survey of 5,000 members, this is what Eaze reported: The top strains of the year were Gorilla Glue #4, Jack Herer, Bubba Kush, Girl Scout Cookies and Headband. The cleverly named Berry White is a rising star at No. 8. A quick look at the terpene profiles of the above strains shows a strong presence of humulene in five out of the six. Humulene, also found in sage and ginseng, is reported to have anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, nonproliferative properties (inhibits cancer cell

growth), and is known as an appetite suppressant similar to THCV, a cannabis compound with a number of potential health benefits.

In other findings, 2015 vape cartridges represented 6 percent of Eaze sales, which in 2016 rose to 24 percent. The utility, immediacy and comparative stealthiness of vape cartridges is rapidly winning over the most hardened flower smoker.

The top cannabis holidays were 4/20, Green Wednesday and Halloween. Green Wednesday is the day before Thanksgiving.

Apparently, spending time with the family requires significant premedication. Forget the baked yams, go with the Girl Scout Cookies.

Want to know why the alcohol industry and Big Pharma are afraid of the cannabis industry?

Cannabis is replacing opioids for pain management, according to the Eaze report. Ninety-five percent of survey respondents reported using less opioids for pain management. Ninety-five percent!

With respect to alcohol, Eaze reports that 82 percent of its customer base has reduced alcohol consumption, with 11 percent quitting altogether. On a personal level, I find myself less interested in alcohol these days, and, on a related note, find that consuming 20mg of CBD prior to any drinking virtually eliminates hangovers.

Awareness of the benefits of CBD continues to grow—there was a 38 percent increase in CBD dominant products from 2015 to 2016, says Eaze. Specifically, patients were using CBD to reduce anxiety and inflammation.

Well, let’s see: California cannabis consumers are using fewer painkillers, drinking less, reducing anxiety and (perhaps unknowingly) managing appetite.

And these aren’t alternative facts.

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GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Now is an excellent time to FREE YOUR MEMORIES. What comes to mind when I suggest that? Here are my thoughts on the subject. To FREE YOUR MEMORIES, you could change the way you talk and feel about your past. Reexamine your assumptions about your old stories, and dream up fresh interpretations to explain how and why they happened. Here’s another way to FREE YOUR MEMORIES: If you’re holding on to an insult someone hurled at you once upon a time, let it go. In fact, declare a general amnesty for everyone who ever did you wrong. By the way, the coming weeks will also be a favorable phase to FREE YOURSELF OF MEMORIES that hold you back. Are there any tales you tell yourself about the past that undermine your dreams about the future? Stop telling yourself those tales.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) How big is your vocabulary? Twenty thousand words? Thirty thousand?

Whatever size it is, the coming weeks will be prime time to expand it. Life will be conspiring to enhance your creative use of language . . . to deepen your enjoyment of the verbal flow . . . to help you become more articulate in rendering the mysterious feelings and complex thoughts that rumble around inside you.

If you pay attention to the signals coming from your unconscious mind, you will be shown how to speak and write more effectively. You may not turn into a silvertongued persuader, but you could become a more eloquent spokesperson for your own interests.

LEO (July 23–August 22) We all need more breaks from the routine—more holidays, more vacations, more days off from work. We should all play and dance and sing more, and guiltlessly practice the arts of leisure and relaxation, and celebrate freedom in regular boisterous rituals. And I’m nominating you to show us the way in the coming weeks, Leo. Be a cheerleader who exemplifies how it’s done. Be a ringleader who springs all of us inmates out of our mental prisons. Be the imaginative escape artist who demonstrates how to relieve tension and lose inhibitions.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) People in your vicinity may be preoccupied with trivial questions.

What’s more nutritious, corn chips or potato chips?

Could Godzilla kick King Kong’s ass? Is it harder to hop forward on one foot or backward with both feet? I suspect you will also encounter folks who are embroiled in meaningless decisions and petty emotions. So how should you navigate your way through this energydraining muddle? Here’s my advice: Identify the issues that are most worthy of your attention. Stay focused on them with disciplined devotion. Be selfish in your rapt determination to serve your clearest and noblest and holiest agendas.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22)

I hope that

by mid-May you will be qualified to teach a workshop called “Sweet Secrets of Tender Intimacy” or “Dirty Secrets of Raw Intimacy” or maybe even “Sweet and Dirty Secrets of Raw and Tender Intimacy.” In other words, Libra, I suspect that you will be adding substantially to your understanding of the art of togetherness. Along the way, you may also have experiences that would enable you to write an essay entitled “How to Act Like You Have Nothing to Lose When You Have Everything to Gain.”

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

If you have a dream of eating soup with a fork, it might mean that in your waking life you’re using the wrong approach to getting nourished. If you have a dream of entering through an exit, it might mean that in your waking life you’re trying to start at the end rather than the beginning. And if you dream of singing nursery rhymes at a karaoke bar with unlikable people from high school, it might mean that in your waking life you should seek more fulfilling ways to express your wild side and your creative energies. (P.S.: You’ll be wise to do these things even if you don’t have the dreams I described.)

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)

If you’re a Quixotic lover, you’re more in love with love itself than with any person. If you’re a Cryptic lover, the best way to stay in love with a particular partner is to keep him or her guessing. If you’re a Harlequin, your steady lover must provide as much variety as three lovers. If you’re a Buddy, your specialties are having friendly sex and having sex with friends. If you’re a Histrionic, you’re addicted to confounding, disorienting love. It’s also possible that you’re none of the above. I hope so, because now is an excellent time to have a beginner’s mind about what kind of love you really need and want to cultivate in the future.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Your new vocabulary word is “adytum.” It refers to the most sacred place within a sacred place—the inner shrine at the heart of a sublime sanctuary. Is there such a spot in your world? A location that embodies all you hold precious about your journey on planet Earth? It might be in a church or temple or synagogue or mosque, or it could be a magic zone in nature or a corner of your bedroom. Here you feel an intimate connection with the divine or a sense of awe and reverence for the privilege of being alive. If you don’t have a personal adytum, Capricorn, find or create one.

You need the refreshment that comes from dwelling in the midst of the numinous.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) You could defy gravity a little, but not a lot. You can’t move a mountain, but you may be able to budge a hill. Luck won’t miraculously enable you to win a contest, but it might help you seize a hard-earned perk or privilege.

A bit of voraciousness may be good for your soul, but a big blast of greed would be bad for both your soul and your ego. Being savvy and feisty will energize your collaborators and attract new allies; being a smart-ass show-off would alienate and repel people.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

Here are activities that will be especially favorable for you to initiate in the near future: 1. Pay someone to perform a service for you that will ease your suffering.

2. Question one of your fixed opinions if that will lead to you receiving a fun invitation you wouldn’t get otherwise. 3. Dole out sincere praise or practical help to a person who could help you overcome one of your limitations. 4. Get clear about how one of your collaborations would need to change in order to serve both of you better. Then tell your collaborator about the proposed improvement with light-hearted compassion.

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