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I wish to respond to L.K.’s statements in the letter “Too Buzzed” (April 26). The author states, with seeming authority, that marijuana use is not suitable because of its “strong effects on the liver.” Having been a liver patient at UCSF for nearly 27 years (because of a now cured hepatitis C infection) and having discussed any potentially deleterious effects of cannabis, or more specifically, THC, on the liver with

While some research has found no negative effects on the liver from THC, my doctor’s research has shown that in the absence of other health conditions, marijuana can be used safely by someone like me (I have mild cirrhosis and advanced fibrosis due to prolonged inflammation from the HCV virus), as long as it isn’t used every day. It can be used safely two or three times per week. To state with such

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Overstepping I believe it is time to retire the Independent Office of Law Enforcement

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Review and Outreach (IOLERO) or, at least, remove its executive director. The executive director has been unable to work well with other interested parties and provide transparency in the audit of the sheriff’s office. Despite a determined effort to provide a public accounting of Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office audits, the IOLERO’s executive director appears to be on a power grab. The recent dismissal of Alicia Roman appears to overstep the mandate of this office, diminishes the office specifically and undermines confidence in the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, as well as that of the governing body that created the IOLERO.

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Respect the Homeless To the business establishments of Guerneville, let me say one thing: homeless people are a problem, but they do not need to be chased up and down the street with buckets of cold, dirty water. That is not OK, especially when some of those individuals have diminished capacity. Now the police have to keep the homeless people on the move, disperse the congregations up and keep them moving. The homeless people I know in Guerneville are in extremely bad shape to be constantly asked to move. Hiding the homeless in parks or out of site for the tourist season is not the answer either. These people do not need to be sleeping on the streets or in parks. Falling asleep on wet lawns at night is not the solution either. People in general, regardless of race or class or status, need to be treated with respect.

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So to the question of whether or not our self-centered president ever even pondered the company of a pup he would need to kibble-feed I only can attempt to imagine the starved and wanting puppy explosively reminding the Donald about food, that one necessity required and craved, sustenance and attention withheld by the president playing golf in Scotland texting Kellyanne Conway, “Is that greedy little mutt still around?

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THE WEAPON Is this a real AK-47 or a toy replica?*

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lawsuit filed by the parents of Andy Lopez enters its next phase on May 10, when a three-judge panel at the U.S Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Pasadena will consider an appeal filed by defense attorneys on contract with Sonoma County.

At issue is the liability of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office employee involved in the 2013 shooting of the 13-year-old, and whether Sgt. Erick Gelhaus should be granted qualified immunity as the family seeks damages for the death of the boy.

Lopez was shot seven times and killed while carrying a replica AK-47 pellet gun and a replica handgun along Moorland Avenue

in Santa Rosa. The county has argued that Gelhaus’ use of deadly force was reasonable and constitutional under the rapidly unfolding circumstances.

One issue that the Pasadena court may confront as it hears arguments was highlighted by 9th District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton in a January 2016 ruling at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, and revolves around the

position of the barrel of the replica at the time Gelhaus fired his weapon at the boy. The court may consider whether the county’s version of events is consistent with what the officer himself told investigators with the Santa Rosa Police Department in the aftermath of the shooting.

Lawyers for the county asked for a multi-point summary judgment from Hamilton on the civil suit against the county and Gelhaus. Hamilton granted three of the county’s requests and denied two, and said the issue of whether the shooting was reasonable ought to be determined by a jury, which prompted the county’s appeal to the Pasadena district court.

Hamilton wrote that in asking for a summary judgment and dismissal, defendants never established that “Andy actually threatened the officers with the rifle that he was holding” and never pointed it at anyone.

She noted that Gelhaus, in his declaration, only said that as Lopez turned to face the officers, “the barrel of the weapon was coming up.”

In their appeal to the Hamilton ruling, the defendants’ attorneys stressed that Gelhaus, a military veteran, had confiscated actual AK-47s within blocks of the Lopez shooting, as they highlighted the weapon’s 30-round lethality and Lopez’s failure to comply with Gelhaus’ demand to “drop the gun.”

They wrote that he also “started to raise the gun up and towards the deputy and his partner.” Hamilton said the county oversold this argument in its request for a summary judgment with “carefully phrased language,” such as that Lopez “turned and began to point” the weapon and “that he was ‘in the process of pointing [it] at the deputies’” (Hamilton’s emphasis).

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Both sides in the case agree that the barrel was pointed downward as Lopez began to turn and face the deputies, but in her ruling Hamilton said there was no way the officers could have known he would continue to move the weapon up and in their direction. Nobody disputes that Lopez was shot within three seconds of Gelhaus’ exiting his patrol car driven by Deputy Michael Schemmel, who did not fire his weapon.

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The county has argued that Gelhaus’ use of force was reasonable and constitutional under the rapidly unfolding cirumstances.

In their appeal, the county’s lawyers said Hamilton had erred in allowing hindsight to guide her, rather than the totality of the circumstances that led to the shooting. Of course, they argued, if Gelhaus knew that Lopez was 13 years old and the weapon was a replica, he would not have shot him.

The Pasadena oral arguments begin at 9am, and Sonoma County residents can check the website for a live video and/or audio feed from the court at www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media. *It’s a replica.

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WOODWORK Petaluma’s Anthony Lane is one of about 25 master violin makers in the world.

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Cue the Violins Master instrument maker Anthony Lane coaxes sweet music from wood BY TOM GOGOLA

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iolin maker Anthony Lane and his twin brother were well on the way “to becoming successful hoodlums,” Lane says with a laugh, recalling his South Chicago upbringing as he leans back in his Petaluma workshop and reflects on the life of a master instrument-maker.

Lane comes from a family of musicians, craftsmen and all-around arty types, and was introduced to the work of legendary Chicago-based luthier Carl Becker. As a young man of 22, he says, “it never occurred to

me that people were still making instruments.” After considering a career in international business, “I decided I would do what I was most afraid of doing.”

Thirty eight years later, Lane is part of a select coterie of violin, viola and cello makers whose instruments wind up in top orchestras around the world. The violins and violas sell for $20,000; his cellos are double that.

He lives out in unincorporated Petaluma with his wife, Ruth, a cellist with the San Francisco Opera.

Makers like Lane are at something of a disadvantage in a world where players will be a lot more forgiving when it comes to old Stradivarius instruments, the standard-bearer and namesake family company

that’s been making violins for more than 300 years.

When players are assessing an instrument, he says, the counterintuitive fact is that “the value is never based on how the instrument sounds. That is subjective. They are interested in the condition of the instrument and its provenance—how it sounds is at the bottom. It’s an artifact that carries with it, and will continue to carry that whole social compact with it through time.”

He recounts stories of master violinists who didn’t like a Strad at first and had to learn how to play it, for three or four months sometimes, “until they are inseparable, they can’t live without it.”

Not so with his instruments.

“Players don’t let a modern instrument grow on them,” Lane says, adding that “for every person who says yes, 12 to 20 say no thanks, ‘I love it, but it’s not right for me.’

And I’m OK with that.” In 300 years, Lane says, he hopes people hold his instruments in the same high regard as Stradivarius.

Lane’s workshop is full of blanks and works-in-progress. He has a set of hand-hewn bridges on a windowsill that looks over a hilly Petaluma landscape. He’s one of a select coterie of master violin makers around the globe who work at the highest level of craftsmanship, where variances are measured in millimeters and sculpting the sound is an intricate dance of carving, bending and shaping the wood, mostly maple and spruce.

There’s a natural process that the instrument undergoes called “humidity cycling” which describes the way the wood expands and contracts, and how that process lends toward the sound of the instrument itself—a kind of “settling in” of the wood.

And it all starts with the wood, says Lane as he describes the three main keys to building a successful instrument. When it comes to the wood, you want an instrument that will resonate with the least amount of force— here’s where the actual physical properties of the wood, its density and its grain, are critical.

Then comes the arching of the instrument, which Lane describes as the “sculpting sound” part of the job. The arching is accomplished through carving the wood, which is then planed to between 2.3 and 3 millimeters. “Different parts of the instrument vibrate at different pitches,” Lane explains. “The amount of variability you can build into the instrument through the arch—it’s incredible.”

As he describes the laborintensive process, Lane breaks out a box filled with finger planes, including one he made himself from an old billiard ball and an antler. The tiny, hand-made plane is a work of art in itself.

(By the way, Lane’s twin brother turned out OK, too—he’s a pro flutist.)

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What do you know about Petaluma that others don’t?

I know the quirky historical stuff and information about the wild characters that preceded us. Some laid the blueprints for what the town would turn into. Some lived lives that make for great stories. Some of those stories we probably shouldn’t repeat, but that’s what makes them great. Some were protagonists. Some were antagonists. But they all make up the wild and weird lore of a town that’s been around for nearly 160 years now.

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If you could change one thing about Petaluma, what would it be?

People are finding it hard to live here due to the high cost of housing. Some are folks who come from Petaluma families going back generations. Others have more recently discovered the town and would love to live here. This is a problem that’s much larger than Petaluma, obviously, and is fairly complicated. But regardless, it would be great if people who love this town and would like to live in it weren’t priced out of doing so.

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How would you spend your perfect day in Petaluma?

Surrounded by people that I love in a place that I love. And I love Petaluma. It feels like home. I have so many wonderful friends that live here. And what's nice about framing it that way is that it gives every day the potential of being a perfect one, or at least a happy one.

The community and roots here provide a great foundation for that.

And what more can a person ask for in the place that they live?

Where is your favorite place to eat in Petaluma and why?

Petaluma Market is my favorite place to eat in Petaluma. I’ve had the same sandwich from the market deli thousands of times—no exaggeration. It’s good. But beyond the meal, I enjoy the ritual of it.

It only takes a few minutes for the sandwich to be made, but in that time I always run into a handful of different people that I care about and want to catch up with. This is true of doing just about anything downtown after you’ve spent enough time here.

Where do you take first-time visitors to Petaluma?

Downtown. Maybe start by getting some food at the market then going to say hi to Tom [Gaffey] at the Phoenix Theater. Maybe coffee downtown while running into a dozen people on the way. Helen Putnam Park is a good place for people who like nature and beauty.

Walking the historic residential area nearby is a good backdrop for long conversations with friends. There is so much to see in this area, and it’s all within walking distance. A blessing.

Petaluma Film Alliance curates a world of cinema with its annual Film Fest Petaluma, showcasing shorts from several countries as well as locally made mini-films. This year’s ninth installment of the festival once again promises to pack the historic McNear’s Mystic Theatre in downtown Petaluma with a full day of screenings. Broken into four blocks of programming, Film Fest Petaluma kicks off with one of Alliance’s favorite North Bay filmmakers, SRJC student Miles Levin, who makes his fourth consecutive appearance with “Little Soldiers,” about a young boy who makes a puzzling discovery in the woods. Among the diverse lineup of films, including entries from New Zealand, Ethiopia, Argentina and other locales, several other North Bay talents make their mark.

Jarrod Wallace examines our final moments with the one-take short “The End.” Louie Poore follows a young boy who believes he can fly in the imaginative film “Lift.”

And Sonoma State University student Ken Davis’ short thriller “Labeled” features an online order that’s more than meets the eye. Film Fest Petaluma screens on Saturday, May 6, at the Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. Noon. $10–$30. filmfestpetaluma.com.

Cruisin’ the Boulevard

“Where were you in ’62?”

That’s the question that birthed George Lucas’ seminal 1973 film, American Graffiti, and the annual event Cruisin’ the Boulevard that salutes the

movie. Largely filmed in Petaluma and featuring a nostalgic blend of classic cars and adolescent craziness, American Graffiti is Lucas’ personal vision of growing up in Northern California, and much of downtown Petaluma still retains much of that classic, small-town appeal today. Founded in 2005, Cruisin’ the Boulevard recreates the scene and relives the excitement with three days of vintage fun. First, the Jump Start dinner at Cattleman’s Restaurant gets the weekend in gear on Thursday, May 18.

The following day, the Cruise-In and Kickoff Social invites everyone to show off their hot rods in a casual setting, with entertainment and activities.

The weekend wraps on Saturday, May 20, with the official classic car show that takes to the same streets seen in the film. Oldies will be playing on 88.1-FM, and local merchants and vendors add to the throwback theatrics.

Proceeds from the event will raise funds for local arts, education and welfare programs. For vehicle registration and other info, visit americangraffiti.net.

Art & Garden Festival

Since its inception 16 years ago, Petaluma’s Art & Garden Festival has blossomed from a simple street fair to an extravaganza that highlights hundreds of local vendors and live entertainment. Past years have featured performances from local favorites like Soul Section and Foxes in the Henhouse, blasting feel-good tunes while local restaurants, wineries and brewers offer

bites, wines and brews for tasting and North Bay artisans display crafts. With a focus on gardening, the event is the perfect place to shop for outdoor decorations and embellishments while a kids corner chock full of fun activities makes for a family-friendly day in the sun on July 9, Kentucky and Fourth streets, downtown Petaluma. Free admission. petalumadowntown.com.

Petaluma Music Festival The Petaluma Music Festival’s motto is “Keeping music in the schools,” and now in it’s 10th year, the fundraising event, which directly benefits music programs in Petaluma city schools, offers its most eclectic and impactful day of unforgettable performances yet when it returns on Aug. 5.

Featuring over a dozen bands on four stages spread across the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, the festival’s lineup includes first-time headliners the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, whose ramblin’ roots-rock has never been better than on their latest album, Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel. There’s also a gaggle of North Bay psychedelic jam masters, like Scott Law & Ross James’ Cosmic Twang, Stu Allen and Lebo. Performers like Poor Man’s Whiskey, Midnight North and Grateful Bluegrass Boys kick in a country-rock vibe, and harmonizing groups like T Sisters and Bootleg Honey soar to new folk heights. petalumamusicfestival.org.

Whiskey Business The taste of local spirit at Sonoma County Distilling Co

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What it doesn’t smell like is straight-up grain alcohol, which is the principle product of Sonoma County Distilling Company. All but hidden in a workaday warehouse behind other businesses, this distillery specializes in the brown booze—whiskey, which starts life as clear and fresh-looking as the Cobb

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Mountain spring water it’s made with. Like a slow spring, the spirit dribbles out a copper spigot into a steel drum flanked by a battery of direct-fired pot stills that run six days a week, their flamboyantly looping copper pipes feeding the drum, drop by drop.

It’s no accident that the alembic-style stills are fashioned in a distinctly Moorish style, says owner and distiller Adam Spiegel.

The design is straight out of the 11th century, but more often seen in cognac production today than American whiskey making.

Spiegel quietly amassed a cellar full of whiskey since the business was founded in 2010 as 1512 Spirits.

By 2013, he had bought out his business partner and rebranded as Sonoma County Distilling Company with a madrone tree logo. For Spiegel, although he commutes from San Francisco, it’s more than a name: he’s aiming to produce a signature “grain to glass” style, even inviting local yeasts to contribute to the fermentation, that can’t be reproduced elsewhere.

The fruity esters of all this effort are available to taste, five days a week, in another surprise: a furnished tasting room that looks kitted out for a whiskey party, complete with an out-of-tune old player piano. But it’s no “bar” bar, since state law limits each visitor’s imbibing to six quarterounce samples. If you like it, you may take three bottles to go—and some whiskeys are available at the tasting-room only, like the spicy, cask-strength, single-barrel Sonoma Straight Rye Whiskey ($50, 375ml) that they’re awfully proud of for taking home Best of Whiskey at the 2017 American Craft Spirits Association awards.

Tours are recommended, not only to glean a better understanding of why these craft whiskies cost more than some others, but for the souvenir Glencairn whiskey tasting glass you get to keep. It’s the proper way to appreciate the new smell of Sonoma whiskey.

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ot long ago, a Colorado-born farm boy named Verlyn Klinkenborg wrote a book titled Making Hay, which made him famous in certain literary circles. Klinkenborg went on to write and publish several other books that made him even more famous, including More Scenes from the Rural Life. He also became a columnist for the New York Times.

Not surprisingly, Making Hay didn’t make hay itself famous.

(For those who don’t know, hay is a cured grass not a grain, and it’s not straw either; it’s a many splendored thing unto itself.) Thirty-one years after Klinkenborg’s first book was published, the complex art of making hay is still largely a secret

known only to those who actually practice it.

Doug Mosel knows almost all of the secrets. Born in Nebraska in 1943, he came to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1994 and settled in Ukiah in 1999, where he founded the Mendocino Grain Project in 2009. More about Mosel at a later date. Here the focus is

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on his friend and partner Stuart Schroeder, who lives in Sonoma County, and who has never written a book about hay or about the rural life, though he could write volumes about both topics.

Schroeder grew up on a farm in the Midwest, where he was born in 1960 and where his family raised cattle, chickens and pigs. They also grew soybeans, corn, oats, sunflowers, alfalfa and tons of hay.

All across Iowa and Nebraska, diversified farming of that sort is now mostly a thing of the past.

These days, corn and soybeans are the big commercial crops.

Schroeder left home many years ago to seek his fortune and explore the world beyond the Midwest, taking a few farming skills with him. Now, with his wife, Denise Cadman, he grows all kinds of heirloom beans and grains, along with organic melons, potatoes, tomatoes and broccoli at Stone Horse, a beautiful farm on the outskirts of Sebastopol and on the edge of the Laguna de Santa Rosa.

Schroeder grows hay by the ton. Indeed, one might describe him as a hay maven and a kind of hay apostle. “Making hay was a giant step forward in human history,” he says on an overcast spring morning. “It made the domestication of animals possible and provided a way to feed cows, sheep and goats during winter months when plants are dormant and grazing in fields isn’t possible.”

Not surprisingly, Schroeder encourages young farmers to grow hay and learn to love it as he does. Perhaps more to the point, he feeds his hay to his three workhorses—Ben, Bonnie and Baron—that he uses to plow and cultivate his fields. The hay that he grows also helps with soil conservation, no small matter on a parcel of land that slopes and where erosion can be a problem when there’s heavy rain and runoff, as was the case this winter.

All across northern California hay crops tend to be grown in winter when they don’t need irrigation. If a farmer wants a second or, rarely, a third cutting, then irrigation is usually necessary.

Schroeder keeps a close eye

HAY YOU! Stuart Schroeder rocks the tractor on the outskirts of Sebastopol.

on changing weather patterns and on the ever-shifting shape of the land. “If I see even a little soil moving, it freaks me out,” he says.

“Not on my soil! That’s my goal.”

Schroeder sells his melons and his vegetables at the Sebastopol Farmers Market, and he shows up at social functions in the county and drinks wine, mixes with the crowds and makes polite conversation. But he’d rather be on the farm making hay or tinkering with his tedder, a kind of mechanized pitchfork that allows cut hay to cure effectively and to look and smell much better than hay that develops mold. His goal is to make a palatable and nutritious product and to enjoy the whole haymaking process.

“The fact is, I don’t like to leave the farm,” Schroeder says. “If I have my druthers, I’d rather not

be out and about.”

One of the unsung heroes of Sonoma County agriculture, Schroeder doesn’t advertise his farm and doesn’t want it to be a destination for tourists from the city. He’s also a Jack of nearly all trades who has dozens of tools used to repair much of the farm machinery that he always keeps in good running condition.

Schroeder buys old, discarded equipment, fixes it and puts it to work. Yes, he uses a tractor—an old International—as well as his three horses, whom he treats like members of the family. The tractor saves time, but it’s noisy.

With the horses, he can hear the birds sing.

“I’m the welfare agent for my horses,” Schroeder says. “They get dental and medical attention and pedicures, too.” He added,

“Horses like to eat and go, and eat and go day and night. I supply that psychological need.”

Primitive agriculture of the sort that the pioneers practiced isn’t for Schroeder, though he likes to keep farming simple, to stay close to the earth and maintain what he calls a “quiet profile.”

But every now and then he enjoys going public and talking about hay, which rarely if ever receives as much attention as those two high-profile crops, grapes and marijuana.

Hay plays a big part in Sonoma County agriculture. Indeed, it’s a major crop all the way from Sears Point to Petaluma and Healdsburg, and from Valley Ford to the outskirts of Santa Rosa. Haymakers like Schroeder labor long hours in the hot sun and on windy, ) 20

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Hay ( 19 chilly days, too, especially when the skies threaten rain. They’re a kind of tribe known mostly to one another.

At 57, Schroeder still works like a man of 27. He and his fellow haymakers plant, cultivate, harvest, bale and then stack 50pound bales in barns that provide habitat for owls. On big farms, stacking machinery does the work quickly and efficiently. Schroeder, Doug Mosel and their friends don’t ask for applause, though the work they do ought to be applauded.

“Oh, goodness—any place you see livestock, you know that hay will be grown,” Mosel says. “It’s almost everywhere.”

Schroeder sells a good part of the hay he grows. It’s a good source of income. “People with horses always want good, clean, weed-free hay,” he says, adding, “I like to think I grow good hay.”

Indeed, Mosel gives Schroeder’s hay the highest marks.

Standing in a field that he’s recently seeded, Schroeder gazes at the red-winged black birds that dart overhead. He wears a red cap, a red jacket, jeans and high boots, and he looks as though he could be cast as the iconic farmer in a Hollywood movie about a heroic haymaker who battles the elements, survives floods and droughts, and comes out ahead of the game.

“Not everyone makes good hay,” Schroeder says without sounding competitive or boastful.

“You need to have the right balance of air and moisture. You need to know when to plant and when to harvest. You don’t want the hay to become brittle and dry out. When you open a bale, you want to see green inside.”

In Ukiah, 70 or so miles north of Schroeder’s Stone Horse Farm, Mosel adds his own observations.

“To grow good hay, you have to be a keen observer and read the fields,” he says. “You have to know grasses and harvest them when they’re young and tender and not tall and stemmy.” Mosel harvests most of the hay in Anderson Valley. “I also put almost all of it

up,” he says. “I cut it, rake it and bail it. Then the ranchers pick it up and store it.”

Not all of the hay that’s sold in Sonoma County is grown here, though it’s often advertised as Sonoma hay. There’s just not enough land here to grow the quantities of hay needed to support the livestock population, so much of the horse hay sold in Sonoma County comes from the Central Valley and Scott Valley in Siskiyou County.

Schroeder doesn’t advertise his farm and doesn’t want it to be a destination for tourists.

In fall when he’s harvesting, and in spring when he’s planting, Schroeder’s life gets hectic and even a bit crazy both outdoors and indoors. He and his wife do a huge amount of canning, bottling, preserving and pickling.

“A farmer eats what he can’t sell and a gardener sells what he can’t eat,” Schroeder says. He and Denise do a bit of both.

There’s almost nothing that feels better to him than a barn full of hay.

“It’s my larder,” Schroeder says.

‘It gives me a tremendous sense of security to see all those bales under my roof.”

The bales might also make Schroeder’s workhorses feel secure knowing they won’t go hungry in winter.

Jonah Raskin is the author of ‘Field Days: A Year of Farming, Eating and Drinking Wine in California.’

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The 19 women featured in the new photography exhibit ‘Aging with Attitude, Fearless Fashion at 60+’ all come from different backgrounds and professions, and have more in common than simply being over 60 years old.

They are all also brightly, confidently styled in one-ofa-kind clothes that they personally collected from lifetimes of consignment shopping.

Captured by John Martin, this collection of portraits highlight their colorful clothing and flea-market treasures with strong poses and dynamic focus.

The fearless exhibit opens on Friday, May 5, at Christie Marks Fine Art Gallery, 312 South A St., Ste. 7, Santa Rosa. 5pm. 707.695.1011.

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Shared Strength One in five people will deal with, or know someone dealing with, a diagnosable mental illness in any given year, though our society still struggles to openly talk about the subject. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Leadership Napa Valley and Mentis: Napa’s Center for Mental Health Services host This Is My Brave Napa Valley, to encourage dialogue through storytelling and performance. The event includes essays, comedy, poetry and music from individuals, and those closest to them, living with mental illness, and demonstrates the power of human connection and compassion on Saturday, May 6, at Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy., Napa. 4pm. $20; $100 VIP. thisismybrave.org.

When author and screenwriter Etgar Keret talks about “dark matter,” he’s not pondering the potential for unseen material in the depths of space. Rather, the acclaimed, Israeli-born wordsmith is speaking to the absurd elements that inhabit everyday life.

This weekend, Keret, best known for the short-story collection The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God and the memoir Seven Good Years, talks about ‘The Dark & the Surreal’ in an illuminating and in-depth conversation about his work and our world with New York FEEL THE RHYTHM Times–bestselling author Ayelet Percussionist and Latin jazz Waldman on Sunday, May 7, at legend Pete Escovedo leads Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro his orchestra for three nights Road, San Rafael. 7pm. $10–$25. of shows at Blue Note in 415.444.8000.

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Arts Ideas LAUGH LIKE AN EGYPTIAN Bassem Youssef channeled Jon Stewart to launch his comedy career.

Moving Pictures National film series opposing Islamophobia comes to Sebastopol BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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ot a term used much in the United States, cinema is sometimes called the seventh art in Europe and Latin America.

Coined by Italian writer Ricciotto Canudo in 1919, the designation puts film alongside architecture, sculpture, painting, music, poetry and dance as a tool for expression and storytelling.

Borrowing this nomenclature, a new nationwide film series, the Seventh Art Stand, is using film to stand against Islamophobia.

In cooperation with Rialto Cinemas, the Seventh Art Stand is hosting a screening of the 2016 documentary Tickling Giants, in Sebastopol on May 10, a documentary that offers a window into the Arab Spring democratic uprisings in 2011.

The Seventh Art Stand was conceived and organized

by several filmmakers and distributors, and came together a bit randomly, in a good way, says Vivian Hua, a filmmaker, political activist and longtime editor-inchief at Redefine magazine.

“I had started writing a short film about a Syrian refugee family that visits an American Christian family’s home for Christmas dinner,” Hua says. “I thought because of the current political climate, it would be good to have a discussion series around it.”

Hua’s initial plan to gather faith leaders in a community setting to talk about her film happened at the exact time Donald Trump placed a travel ban on seven Middle Eastern countries, which many opponents decried as an Islamophobic order.

Hua shared her idea with Courtney Sheehan, executive director at Northwest Film Forum, and Richard Abramowitz, from theatrical distributor Abramorama, who agreed to show films from those seven banned countries.

“Initially, it started as a travelban series,” Hua says. “But the way that the policies [of the White House] have continued, we decided that the issue was Islamophobia.”

From there, the project took off, and now the Seventh Art Stand boasts an entire month of screenings at more than 50 theaters, museums and community centers in 25 states throughout May. The critically acclaimed Tickling Giants is certainly one of the Seventh Art Stand’s more light-hearted selections, though it is still a powerful look into a world many have never experienced.

The film follows Bassem Youssef’s transformation from heart surgeon to television star.

After watching Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, Youssef created Al Bernameg, the first political satire show in Egypt. The show attracted 30 million viewers every week it aired.

“What’s become really heartening with this series,” Hua says, “is the ways the theaters are getting people together and talking. Which is the way to make real change.”

‘Tickling Giants’ screens on Wednesday, May 10, at Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol. 7pm. $11. 707.525.4840.

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illian Hellman’s 73- year-old drama The Children’s Hour was considered shocking when it premiered in 1934, and not so much for its story, in which two female teachers are accused of being lovers by one of the students at a rural boarding school for girls. Perhaps worse, it dared to proclaim that innocent young children are not always quite so innocent.

The Children’s Hour is rarely staged these days, making 6th Street Playhouse’s choice to produce it either bold or baffling, or a bit of both. As directed by the ever-inventive Lennie Dean, this is an odd, frenetic production, with creepy musical interludes that

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sound like they’re coming from the music box of the damned— ominous sound effects more at home in a Friday the 13th sequel— and a key performance so unsubtle and one-note “Evil,” I wouldn’t have been surprised if levitation and green vomit followed.

Admittedly, I’ve never liked The Children’s Hour. I don’t care for Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, either, for similar reasons: its tone is too easily turned toward melodrama and overacting, definitely a problem with some of the supporting cast here. And its dated attitudes— strongly suggesting that physical love between two women would genuinely qualify as a disturbing moral aberration—are fairly troubling.

Yes, one could argue, as with Merchant, that The Children’s Hour is merely a product of its time, that it simply exposes how far we’ve come since 1934. Perhaps that’s true. But then, we’ve come a long way since minstrel shows, and I don’t see anyone doing blackface and contextualizing it with the same argument.

As for the production itself, it’s certainly entertaining, and Hellman’s writing still packs a wallop. The best thing about Dean’s staging—and a strong reason to see it, despite the above observations—are the superb, heartbreaking performances of Taylor Diffenderfer and Ivy Rose Miller as Karen and Martha, the accused teachers. Also excellent is Sheila Lichirie as the grandmother of Mary Tilford (Megan Fleischmann), the disturbed child whose calculated accusations bring a Crucible-like rain of fire down on Martha and Karen.

In a world where unfounded accusations have become cruel political tools, the most troubling thing about The Children’s Hour is the realization that, in some ways, we haven’t actually come that far at all.

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ash (voiced by Jason Schwartzman), the hero of the animated teen comedy My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea, is a hard-hitting reporter for the Tides High Gazette, the Xeroxed student newspaper.

The Gazette’s editor, Verti (Maya Rudolph), is trying to split up the friendship between Dash and his best pal, Assaf (Reggie Watts).

Verti, in turns out, is trying to get Assaf for herself. An upset Dash turns his attention to the new school auditorium and the apparent forged signature on the inspection permit. The place is dangerously unsound—built on a precarious cliff over the ocean and ready to collapse at the first small temblor.

When it strikes, 900 students are soon floating off to sea. Enraged by spilled blood-transfusion bags from the nurse’s office, man-eating sharks pick off the kind of kids no one can seem to remember and no one will miss. Meanwhile, Dash, Assaf, Verti and their new nodding acquaintance, Mary (voiced by Lena Dunham), make the torturous trip up to the higher levels, the inner sanctum where the seniors are cowering.

The school’s crisis produces a hero in Lunch Lady Lorraine (Susan Sarandon), a wise woman with cross-hatched hair net and a tragic back story. She bucks the kids up, nurses a jellyfish sting by boiling the stung kid’s elbow and kung-fus the school’s bullies when they try to push the bad situation into anarchy.

It’s a veritable Poseidon Adventure for a new century. The school may be wet, but director Dash Shaw’s writing style is dry, having the tang of brilliant, bored high-school-kid comedy. Tracing the outline of a disaster movie, as Shaw does, picks up the central messages of the genre: there is no such thing as a tragedy that isn’t the result of corner-cutting. Be stalwart, but be nice, the film says, and the wheel of fortune will render today’s shiniest and most important pig into tomorrow’s bacon.

‘My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea’ is screening at the Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa. 707.525.8909.

SAM I AM Songwriter and producer Sam Hollander stresses ‘shaping a song’ to new musicians.

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t last year’s inaugural Next Level Music Conference, Sonoma County’s wealth of musical talent was treated to a full day of keynote talks, panel discussions from music-industry veterans and info on grants aimed to enrich and empower local bands to take their craft to the “next level.”

Hosted by the county’s artistically minded, economic development outreach agency Creative Sonoma, the conference returns May 7 with engaging speakers and another round of grant offerings for Sonoma County musicians.

The conference’s lineup includes local luminaries like Lagunitas Brewing Company founder Tony Magee and North Bay talent buyer

The Next Level Conference returns on Sunday, May 7, at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 9:30am to 5:30pm. $20–$30. creativesonoma.org/ nextlevel.

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and booker Sheila Groves-Tracey.

In addition, Creative Sonoma is flying in professionals such as Glenn Lorbecki, a producer and engineer who has recorded everyone from White Stripes to Dave Matthews, and songwriter and producer Sam Hollander, whose résumé includes over 20 songs that hit the Top 40 pop charts.

“As a writer who’s dabbled in so many genres, there’s one unifying message that I want to get out there,” Hollander says, “and that is how important the shaping of a song is.”

Hollander grew up in an era of music that featured songwriting teams creating Motown and pop hits for other artists, and he says he always dreamed of pursuing that. However, he stepped into the music industry just as Nirvana changed the world, and suddenly no one was looking for songwriting teams.

Still, Hollander sweated away in the industry for a decade, and says things turned around when he worked with Carole King in 2001, co-writing the title track from her acclaimed album, Love Makes the World. Since then he’s worked with Katy Perry, Weezer, Tom Jones and Michael Franti, to name a few.

“My job shifts daily based on who I’m working with,” he says.

“The bulk of my time now is spent co-writing with artists, but that job is equal parts psychiatrist, editor or other heavy lifting.”

These days, Hollander excels at guiding the shapes of songs by knowing how to merge melody with lyrics, how to create sonic space and how to speak to diverse artists’ sensibilities.

He’ll share all of these tips and tricks with local musicians when he hosts a special pre-conference workshop on Saturday, May 6, and speaks at Next Level on Sunday.

“When I grew up, there was zero entryway into the music business,” Hollander says. “For me, any time I can go to a town where there’s all this undiscovered talent and inspire a dialogue is exciting.”

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Concerts SONOMA COUNTY David J

Acclaimed songwriter and Bauhaus bassist hits all the right notes when he plays from new “Vagabond Songs” album.

Emily Jane White opens. May 7, 8pm. $10-$12. HopMonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

North Bay Sinfonietta

Chamber orchestra presents “A Musical Potpourri” with conductor Cynthia Weichel and Healdsburg oboe phenom Chiara Rackerby. May 5, 8pm. $8. Church of the Incarnation, 550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.579.2604.

Santa Rosa Symphony Violinist Vadim Gluzman returns to the North Bay to perform on a 1690-made Stradivarius. May 6-8. $20 and up. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

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Grammy Nominated Nashville Mandolin Prodigy with Olivia Davis

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Ben Morrison of The Brothers Comatose Sat 5 ⁄13 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $24–$27

Jimmy Dillon Band

"Live At Sweetwater" Album Release Party Thu 5 ⁄18 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $18–$20

Dangermuffin

with Grahame Lesh & Elliott Peck (of Midnight North & Terrapin Family Band)

Sat 5 ⁄20 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $18–$20

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"Sometimes a Great Ocean" Album Release Party with Book of Birds www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

A prodigy on the mandolin and a Grammy-nominated songwriter, the Nashville star is back in the North Bay. May 5, 8pm. $27-$32. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

NAPA COUNTY Sherri Roberts

Jazzy vocalist performs two album-release shows for her new album, “Anybody’s Spring.”

May 10, 7 and 9:30pm. $10$20. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY A’Roma Roasters

May 6, Disclaimer. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.576.7765.

Arlene Francis Center

May 6, the Axiom Collapse with Aberration, Cyborg Octopus and Scrape the Earth. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Barley & Hops Tavern

May 4, Mark McDonald. May 5, Haute Flash Quartet. May 6, CatFish Jack. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

The Big Easy

May 6, Chick Jagger. 128 American Alley, Petaluma.

707.776.4631.

Brewsters Beer Garden May 5, 5pm, Hot Grubb. May 6, 3pm, Parlor Tricks. May 7, 3pm, Muncie. 229 Water Street N, Petaluma. 707.981.8330.

Cellars of Sonoma

May 7, 2pm, Craig Corona. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg.

707.578.1826.

Flamingo Lounge

May 5, the Hots. May 6, Konsept Party Band. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.545.8530.

Geyserville Gun Club Bar & Lounge

May 6, Broke in Stereo. 21025 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville.

707.814.0036.

Green Music Center

May 5, Richard Goode. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol

May 5, Louisiana Love Act with Melvin Seals. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

May 5, 5pm, Courtney Carroll.

May 5, 8pm, Timothy O’Neil.

May 6, 1pm, Dan Martin. May 6, 8pm, Adam Traum. May 7, 1pm, Matt Bolton. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg

May 6, Walter Savage Quartet.

25 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

707.431.2800.

Jasper O’Farrell’s

May 4, T-Rev and the Fossils.

6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2062.

Lagunitas Tap Room

May 3, Misner & Smith. May 4, Vandella. May 5, Divided Heaven. May 6, the Pine Needles. May 7, Foxes in the Henhouse. May 10, the Coffis Brothers. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Main Street Bistro

May 3, Matt Silva and Nikki Otis. May 4, Susan Sutton.

May 5, Barbara Onley and Jimmie Roberts. May 6, Yancie Taylor. May 7, Vernelle Anders.

May 9, Mac & Potter. May 10, Matt Silva and Nikki Otis.

16280 Main St, Guerneville.

707.869.0501.

Murphy’s Irish Pub

May 5, Ragtag Sullivan. May 6, Ten Foot Tone. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre

May 4, Keith Greeninger with Achilles Wheel and Joe Craven.

May 5, Mustache Harbor. May 7, Devin the Dude with MND. May 10, Todd Snider and Great American Taxi. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Newman Auditorium

May 10, 7:30pm, SRJC Jazz Combos. SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4372.

Occidental Center for the Arts

May 5, 7pm, Teresa Trull, Cris Williamson and Barbara Higbie reunion tour. May 6-7, the Occidental Community Choir Spring Concert. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Phoenix Theater

May 5, IamSu. May 6, Sinicle with X-Method and Niviane.

201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap May 4, the Beautiful Questions.

701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. 707.774.5226.

Redwood Cafe

May 3, Irish set dancing. May 4, De Colores. May 5, singersongwriter competition. May 6, the Casual Coalition with Pi Jacobs. May 7, 5pm, Gypsy Kisses. May 8, Open Mic with DJ Loisaida. May 10, Blue Doria.

8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

The Reel Fish Shop & Grill

May 5, Cinco de Mayo Party.

May 6, Tri Tip Trio. 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044.

Rio Nido Roadhouse

May 5, Poyntlyss Sistars.

14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido.

707.869.0821.

Sebastiani Theatre

May 8, 7:30pm, “Women Composers” with Vox Populi Choir. 476 First St E, Sonoma.

707.996.9756.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

May 5, the Two Lions Band.

282 S High St, Sebastopol.

707.829.4797.

SOMO Village Event Center

May 5, 6:30pm, Rotary Rocks

Sonoma Speakeasy

May 3, Acrosonics. May 4, Jon Shannon Williams. May 5, 6:30pm, Jim Caroompas. May 5, 8pm, doRian Mode. May 6, 6pm, Old Earth. May 6, 8pm, Three on a Match. May 7, 5pm, Jim Caroompas. May 7, 8:30pm, blues jam. May 9, R&B House Band. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.

May 7, 6pm, 19 Broadway Good Time Band. May 7, 9pm, Elvis Johnson’s blues jam. May 8, open mic. May 9, 6pm, Jeb Brady Band. May 9, 8:30pm, Guy and friends. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar

May 5, Michael Aragon Quartet.

May 7, 3pm, Flowtilla. May 8, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs.

757 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.1392.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

May 5, Featherwitch. May 6, Unbalanced. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.664.0169.

May 3, Relatively Dead. May 4, the Hippie Voices. May 9, Panama Jazz Trio. May 10, Ricky Ray. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael.

415.457.3993.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse

Papermill Creek Saloon

Spancky’s Bar

May 4, Levi’s Workshop. May 5, Sean Carscadden Trio. May 6, Moonlight Rodeo. May 7, 3pm, David Thom Invitational Bluegrass Jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip

May 4, “May the 4th Be with You” with North Bay Cabaret.

May 6, Girls Night Out: The Show. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.

MARIN COUNTY Fenix

May 4, Jeff Oster. May 5, ZEBOP! Tribute to Santana.

May 6, the Final Touch Band with Michael Skinner. May 7, 6pm, Miller Creek Jazz Band.

May 9, Kayla Gold Vocal Student Showcase. May 10, pro blues jam with Wayne “Guitar” Sanders. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

HopMonk Novato

May 4, Columbia Livia and Sonic Steps. May 5, Metal Shop.

May 6, Luvplanet. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery

May 3, Rowan Brothers.

May 10, Matt Jaffe & the Distractions. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

Mill Valley Community Church

May 7, 4pm, Blithedale Canyon and Rock the Ages Senior Chorus. 8 Olive St, Mill Valley, communitychurchmillvally.com.

19 Broadway Club

May 3, the Damon LeGall Band.

May 4, the Wonderment Project with Lender and Hot Start. May 5, 5:30pm, Danny Montana and friends. May 6, 5:30pm, Michael Brown and friends.

May 5, Jesse Brewster. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls. 415.488.9235.

Peri’s Silver Dollar

May 3, the Weissmen. May 4, Major Powers and the Lo Fi Symphony. May 5, 4:20pm, Otis Scarecroe with Tom Finch.

May 5, 9:30pm, Tommy Odetto with House of Mary. May 6, San Geronimo. May 7, West Coast Swing Party. May 9, Fresh Baked Blues. May 10, the New Sneakers. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio

May 5, Jerry Hannan. May 6, Frobeck. May 7, 5pm, Johnny Allair. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Rickey’s

May 5, SwingSet. May 6, Lilan Kane and James Harman.

250 Entrada Dr, Novato.

415.883.9477.

San Domenico School May 7, 2:30pm, Marin Music Chest Scholarship Winners Concert. 1500 Butterfield Rd, San Anselmo, marinmusicchest.org.

Sausalito Seahorse

May 4, College of Marin Jazz Ensemble. May 5, Cinco de Mayo with Comoloco. May 6, Boca de Rio Trio and Tika Morgan. May 7, 5pm, Julio Bravo & Salsabor. May 9, Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

Terrapin Crossroads

THURSDAY KEITH GREENINGER WITH

May 10-11, Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

WHEEL AND SPECIAL GUEST MAY 4 ACHILLES JOE CRAVEN REGGAE• DOORS 8:30PM • 21+

Throckmorton Theatre May 3, Tam High Broadway Revue. May 7, 5:30pm, Nathan Bickart Trio. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Rant, White & Blue Tour

SUN, MAY 14

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán

May 3, Barrio Manouche. May 4-6, Pete Escovedo Orchestra.

May 7, Sandy Cressman. May 9, Roem Baur. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

Mother’s Day Matinee!

FRI, JUNE 2 AN EVENING WITH INTERNATIONAL

Psychic Mediums Karen McCagh & Suzette Carlyle

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Jarvis Conservatory

May 6, It’s a Grand Night for Singers. 1711 Main St, Napa.

707.255.5445.

MAY 6

Lewis Black

Blue Note Napa

May 6, the AllwaysElvis Outta Rehab Show. 1403 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.9777.

An Evening with David Sedaris

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Hydro Grill

MAY 5

707.546.3600 lutherburbankcenter.org

NOT behaving like a Wall St. bank for 56 years!

May 4, Insects vs Robots. May 5, Guarandinga. May 6, La Gente. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall

Uptown Theatre

May 5, the Speakeasy music session. 816 Vallejo St, Napa.

707.255.5591.

May 5, Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular. 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

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May 3, Syria T Berry. May 4, Shelby, Texas with Zak Fennie.

May 5, the Rhythm Method Four. May 6, Garage Band 101 for Adults. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

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May 5, “Hot Jazz” with the NVC Jazz Ensemble. May 7, 3pm, “Strings Sing” with NVC Orchestra. 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa. 707.256.7500.

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May 6, 7pm, VOENA: Voices of Now. 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900.

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SUNDAY

May 5, Hot Rod Jukebox. 679 Sommerville Rd, Sausalito.

415.332.2319.

May 5, Cinco de Mayo with DJ Tamayo. May 6, David Correa Trio. 1141 First St, Napa.

707.224.6664.

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May 4, Foreverland. May 7, the Ferocious Few and Paintbox.

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Chuck Prophet

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Magnetic Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist 8:30

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Arts Events May 4

EV Lounge, “Coffee, Oil & Water,” exhibition of paintings by Nancy Nichols, Nancy Cicchetti and Eileen Ormiston. 6pm. 500 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo.

415.419.2577.

The Studio Shop, “Alchemy,” artists Dominique Caron and Martine Jardel team up for a two person gallery show.

6pm. 244 Primrose Rd, Burlingame. 650.344.1378.

May 5

Arts Guild of Sonoma, “Small But Grand,” group show of small works. 5pm.

140 E Napa St, Sonoma.

707.996.3115.

Book Passage By-the-Bay, “The Art of Brendan T Kelly,” photographer excels at capturing visual stories in his work. 6pm. 100 Bay St, Sausalito. 415.339.1300.

Christie Marks Fine Art Gallery, “Aging with Attitude,” photography series by John Martin shows models ages 60 and over dressed in fearless fashion.

Galleries SONOMA COUNTY Charles M Schulz Museum

Through Jul 16, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” on the 50th anniversary of the stage show, retrospective exhibit features rare memorabilia from the production’s worldwide history. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Through May 14, “Art of Gastronomy II,” exhibit celebrates the bounty of Sonoma County food and its wine industry in the context of art. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg.

Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

IceHouse Gallery

Through May 10, “Daily Patterns,

5pm. 312 South A St, Ste 7, Santa Rosa. 707.695.1011.

Cooperage Brewing Co, “Faith Tattoo Art Show,” several tattoo artists from the Santa Rosa shop show recent works. 5pm. 981 Airway Ct, Santa Rosa.

707.293.9787.

May 6

Corte Madera Library, “Painting Music & More,” showing of exuberant abstracts by Guillermo Kelly and intimate landscapes by Heidi Hafer. 10:30am. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.

Upstairs Art Gallery, “Dreamscapes,” paintings by Dee Andreini possess ethereal qualities. 5pm. 306 Center St, Healdsburg.

707.431.4214.

May 8

The Art Wall at Shige Sushi, “Recent Paintings

by Suzanne Jacquot,” artist and MarinMOCA workshop instructor is known for her dynamic gestural paintings.

5pm. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.9753.

Daily Prayers,” solo exhibition of new art works by Tracey Rolandelli features watercolors, sketches, oil and acrylic paintings on a wide range of subject matter. 405 East D St, Petaluma. 707.778.2238.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Through May 14, “The Spring Equinox: When Day and Night Are Equal,” group exhibit honors the significance of the spring equinox with works that express the power and beauty of new beginnings. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Paul Mahder Gallery

Through May 21, “Natural Occurrence,” solo show by artist Barry Masteller features layered paintings that build upon themselves like geological formations. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

707.473.9150.

Petaluma Arts Center Through May 20, “theNeuwPolitic,” over 50 artists representing Northern and Central California explore the current political climate as each individual artist envisions it. 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. Tues-Sat, 11 to 5.

707.762.5600.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts Through May 7, “Let It Be Kids,” annual collaborative art exhibition by local students.

282 S High St, Sebastopol.

Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.

MARIN COUNTY Bay Model Visitor Center Through May 20, “Vanishing Species,” award-winning artist Rita Sklar explores the wonders of nature and the decline of many beautiful creatures. Beverly Mayeri’s art highlighting endangered species also shows. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.3871.

Desta Art & Tea Gallery Through May 18, “East West Rhythmical Harmony,” featuring mixed-media works by modern Chinese and French impressionism expert Anita Wong and acrylics by eclectic California artist Elizabeth Geisler. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. Mon-Sat, 10 to 6 415.524.8932.

Gallery Route One Through May 14, “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 mixedmedia sculptures in the annex. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5.

415.663.1347.

MarinMOCA Through May 20, “Altered Book & Book Arts Exhibition,” annual show displays the work of 150 Bay Area artists who reconstruct and rework books into unique pieces of art. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5.

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NAPA COUNTY Caldwell Snyder Gallery Through May 15, “Gregory Kondos: Recent Paintings,” the artist is considered one of the world’s foremost landscape painters. 1328 Main St, St Helena. Open daily, 10 to 6.

415.531.6755.

Rasmussen Art Gallery

Through May 7, “Student Art Exhibit,” visual arts department of Pacific Union College presents a multifaceted showing. Pacific Union College, 1 Angwin Ave, Angwin.

707.965.6303.

Events Asian Pacific Heritage Festival

Exciting program includes dance, martial arts, Japanese tea ceremony, Taiko drumming, fashion show and more. May 6, 11am. Free admission. Marin YMCA, 1500 Los Gamos Dr, San Rafael. 415.492.9622.

Astronaut Lullabies

Immersive live concert experience with Jim and Kathy Ocean, exploring inner and outer space, returns by popular demand. Sat, May 6, 7pm. $10-$15. SRJC Planetarium, Lark Hall, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4465.

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Standup headliner has been seen on Comedy Central. May 6, 8pm. $20-$25. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato.

415.899.9883.

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Actor and author Dan Goodman’s one-man show includes musical numbers, satirical reflections, stunning visuals and more. May 4, 7pm. $20-$30. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900.

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Several magicians perform sleight-of-hand and mind bending magic tricks with lots of zany comedy. May 6, 3 and 7:30pm. $7-$12. First United Methodist Church, 1551 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa.

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Cali Calmécac students mesmerize with their colorful costumes and beautiful choreography. May 10, 6:30pm. $6. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa 707.546.3600.

Dress in your PJs for a comfortable community talent showcase that features food, wine, live music, art and a raffle to benefit Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County. May 9, 6pm. $5. Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

Day Under the Oaks

May Day Celebration

Drumming circles, mediation, dancing and potluck feasting ushers in the summer season.

May 7, 2pm. $10-$20. Songbird Community Healing Center, 8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.2398.

Next Level Music Conference

Creative Sonoma hosts the second annual event for musicians and those interested in the industry, with keynote speakers and roundtable discussions. May 7, 9:30am. $20-$30. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

Petaluma Arts Association Open Studio Tour

See creative and inspiring work in the artist studios throughout Petaluma, and talk to them in an intimate and casual setting.

May 6-7. Free. Petaluma Home Studios, various locations, Petaluma. 707.762.2978.

Super Nice Social Healdsburg

The open house and educational fair features exhibits, demonstrations, food and activities for the whole family. May 7, 10am. Free. Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 1.800.564.SRJC.

Evening of super nice people, cider, beer, fun and entertainment is followed by a day of community service. May 5-6. Free admission. Sonoma Cider, 44F Mill St, Healdsburg.

707.723.7018.

di Rosa Exhibition Tour

Signature event brings together members of the public, healthcare agencies and community leaders for a live presentation of essays, music, comedy and poetry performed by individuals living with mental illness. May 6, 4pm. $20-$100. Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa.

707.256.7500.

Guided tour offers a deeper exploration of the many layers of storytelling within the gallery’s current exhibition.

Sat, May 6, 10:30am. $5. di Rosa, 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa.

707.226.5991.

I ♥Love Mom Spring Craft Market

Shop for mom with more than 40 artists selling their fine handmade arts and crafts.

May 6, 9am. Free admission.

Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley.

415.383.1370.

Iwakalua

Celebrate Hawaiian culture through oli (chant), mele (song), hula (dance) and Aloha in Marin. May 6, 1pm. $10. Hamilton Amphitheater Park, Main Gate Road, Novato, hulaon.org.

Marin Open Studios

This well-loved, self-guided event spans two weekends and features over 250 artists in their studios. Guides available at marinopenstudios.org. May 6-7. Marin County, various locations, Marin.

This Is My Brave

The Wonder of Birth

Event focuses on the hard work of women, their midwives and doctors. May 7, 1pm. Free. 33 Arts, 3840 Finley Ave, Bldg 33, Santa Rosa. 415.601.5323.

Film Crazy Wise

Documentary explores what can be learned from people around the world who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience.

Screening is followed by conversation. May 4, 7:30pm. by donation. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.528.3009.

Film Fest Petaluma

John F Kennedy Centennary

Four films shown over two nights offers intimate, behind-closed-doors looks at Kennedy’s short presidency.

Fri, May 5, 7pm and Sun, May 7, 4pm. Sonoma Film Institute, Warren Auditorium, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

707.664.2606.

The S Word

Screening of new film that addresses suicide is hosted by the Real Mental Health Initiative at Congregation Rodef Sholom. May 4, 7pm.

Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.

San Francisco Cable Cars

Bay Area filmmaker Strephon Taylor’s new documentary is about one of San Francisco’s most recognizable icons. May 7, 1pm. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma.

707.996.9756.

13th

Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s documentary on the 13th Amendment screens.

May 8, 1 and 7pm. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.

Tickling Giants

Documentary on one man’s comedic turn during Arab Spring events in Egypt is presented by Seventh Art Stand, a nationwide act of cinematic solidarity against Islamophobia. May 10. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.

A Will for the Woods

Documentary follows musician and psychiatrist Clark Wang as he prepares for his own green burial. Followed by discussion.

May 10, 6:30pm. $10.

Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

Food & Drink Discussion Derby Party Raise a glass to the new releases of Discussion and Three Palms Merlot in a Kentucky Derby-themed party. May 6, 1pm. $75-$125.

Duckhorn Vineyards, 1000 Lodi Lane, St Helena. 707.967.2030.

W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.2582.

The Great Petaluma Chili Cook-Off

Biodynamic Approach to Cannabis Cultivation

Massive tasting event turns 20 years old with 40 chili teams, 20 breweries, and 15 salsa teams all competing for your vote. May 6, 1pm. $10-$55.

Petaluma Fairgrounds, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, greatchilicookoff.com.

Guacamole Contest

Register in advance to show off your homemade guacamole, and compete for prizes. May 6, 12pm. Calistoga Library, 1108 Myrtle St, Calistoga.

707.942.4833.

Interfaith Prayer Breakfast

Marin Interfaith Council’s event features talks on the topic of praying in the new political reality. May 3, 8am.

Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Dr, Tiburon.

415.388.1818.

Magical Mystery Tours Mysterious tours to magical wineries along the Wine Road includes food pairings and other goodies. Sat, May 6. $125. Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River valleys, various locations, Healdsburg, wineroad.com.

Salsa Challenge

Sample salsa and other goodies and vote for your favorite contestant. May 4, 6pm. American Canyon Library, 300 Crawford Way, American Canyon. 707.644.1136.

Vintner Dinner Series Three-course meal is paired with Alysian Wines selections chosen by winemaker Woody Hambrecht. May 4, 6pm. $95 and up. Studio Barndiva, 237 Center St, Healdsburg.

707.431.7404.

Yoga & Beer

Beginner-friendly Vinyasa style yoga class goes well with drinking fine craft beer. Sun, May 7, noon. $12. Cooperage Brewing Co, 981 Airway Ct, Santa Rosa. 707.293.9787.

Lectures Antonio Sausys

Hear the author, somatic psychotherapist and yoga teacher speak about the link between modern bodyoriented psychotherapy and ancient yogic teaching. May 4, 1pm. Free. Outdoor Art Club, 1

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Close to 40 short films from countries across the world screen at the ninth annual festival. May 6. $10-$15. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. filmfestpetaluma.com.

Expert panel discusses the merits of growing certified Biodynamic cannabis. May 7, 1pm. $15. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg.

707.431.7433.

California Seaweed 101 Workshop covers the history and culinary usage of local seaweed. May 4, 7:30pm. $35.

Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.

Civil Liberties in 2017 George Pegelow of the Marin Chapter of the ACLU guides a discussion of our Constitutionally protected rights. May 8, 4:15pm. Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St, Marin City. 415.332.6157.

Climate Change & the Gardener

Learn how climate affects our gardens and best practices we can employ to adapt. May 6, 10:30am. Free. Point Reyes Station Library, 11435 CA Route 1, Point Reyes Station.

The Dark & the Surreal Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret talks with New York Times-bestselling author Ayelet Waldman about absurd and surreal elements found in daily life. May 7, 7pm. $10$25. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael.

415.444.8000.

David Sedaris

The master of satire speaks.

May 7, 7pm. $35-$45. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Galvanized in Defense of Liberty

Talk focuses on the roles African Americans and Native Americans played in World War I. May 4, 6pm. $10-$15. History Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa.

707.579.1500.

Ghost Ship

An illustrated talk on the wreck of the Manila Galleon San Juanillo off the coast of Baja California. May 4, 12pm.

Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael.

415.473.6058.

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Docent talk revisits the art, fashion and music of 1967. May 9, 12pm. San Anselmo Council Chamber, 525 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo.

Readings

gossip and lies is a tightly constructed parable about truth, compassion and mercy.

Through May 7. $15-$33. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 West Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

Napa Bookmine at Oxbow

Santa Rosa Junior College theatre arts department presents Lin-Manuel Miranda’s debut musical hit about New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood. Through May 7. Burbank Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4307.

May 6, 12pm, “OH! The Things You Can See in the Dark!” with Cathleen Francisco. May 7, 12pm, “Splotch” with Gianna Marino. 610 First St, Shop 4, Napa. 707.726.6575.

Napa Main Library Book Passage

May 3, 7pm, “Shattered” with Jon Allen and Amie Parnes.

May 4, 7pm, “How to Be Married” with Jo Piazza. May 5, 7pm, “Oola” with Brittany Newell. May 6, 1pm, “Dog As My Doctor, Cat As My Nurse” with Carlyn Montes de Oca, cosponsored by Marin Humane.

May 6, 4pm, “Changing Our Minds” with Don Lattin. May 6, 7:30pm, “Cravings” with Judy Collins, co-sponsored by Green Light Clinic $30. May 7, 11am, “Small Homes” with Lloyd Kahn. May 7, 1pm, “If I Could Keep You Little “ with Marianne Richmond. May 7, 4pm, “Last Things” with Marissa Moss.

May 7, 7pm, “Watching Their Dance” with Therese CrutcherMarin. May 8, 7pm, “King of Doubt” with Peter Gibb. May 10, 1pm, “Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage” with Dani Shapiro.

May 10, 7pm, poetry with José Gutiérrez and Dean Rader. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay

May 7, 11am, “Toucans, Too” with Bethanie Murguia. 100 Bay St, Sausalito 415.339.1300.

May 6, 2:30pm, “Hunted: The Zodiac Murders” with Mark Hewitt. 580 Coombs St, Napa 707.253.4070.

Paul Mahder Gallery

May 7, 2pm, “Seeking Engagement” with Richard Kamler, includes a lively conversation. RSVP requested.

Free. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg 707.473.9150.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

May 3, 4pm, “A Unicorn Named Sparkle” with Amy Young. May 6, 2pm, “Elephant and Piggie Biggie!” with Mo Williams. May 10, 4pm, “The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre” with Gail Carson Levine. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

May 10, 7pm, “Pantsuit Nation” with various authors. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa.

707.578.8938.

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

May 3, 7pm, “In the Darkroom”

Stapleton Theatre Company celebrates 10 years with resident director Bruce Vieira reprising his first show. May 5-14. $16-$22. The Playhouse, 27 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo. 415.258.4640.

Power Lines

Songs for a New World

The Chaotic Art of Life

May 6, 12pm, “Tartine All Day” with Elisabeth Prueitt, a Cooks with Books event. $115 and up.

120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo 415.457.7700.

The Music Man

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Insalata’s

Intriguing comedy concerns a community of burned-out professionals and nostalgic suburbanites who collectively turn back the clock to the 1950s. Through May 7. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa.

707.266.6305. Intriguing comedy concerns a community of burned-out professionals and nostalgic suburbanites who collectively turn back the clock to the 1950s. May 5-21. $10-$20. College of Marin Kentfield Campus, 835 College Ave, Kentfield. 415.457.8811.

Theater

May 4, 7pm, “The Secrets of My Life” with Caitlyn Jenner, in conversation with coauthor Buzz Bissinger. $40.

835 College Ave, Kentfield 415.485.9385.

May 7, 4pm, “The Songs of Trees” with David Haskell.

503 B St, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1075.

Maple & Vine

Three short plays debut in this festival. May 4-13. Ives Hall room 119, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

Valley Players presents the madcap comedy about three actresses navigating their show biz dreams in a wonderland of American theater. May 9-11. $20. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, valleyplayers.com.

College of Marin James Dunn Theatre

In the Heights

A controversial piece of art is the catalyst for conflict between roommates in this new play by local playwright James Jandak Wood, presented

by Sonoma Arts Live. Through May 7. $18-$37. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, sonomaartslive. org.

The Children’s Hour

Classic drama about a school for girls overrun with

Musical from Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown is a moving exploration of life, love and the choices that we make presented in a collection of songs ranging from gospel to funk and rock. Through May 7. $16-$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park.

707.588.3400.

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Harborside Farms, Oakland’s heavyweight cannabis dispensary, also operates a 47-acre farm in the Salinas Valley alongside more traditional lettuce and flower crops. The farm, much of it under greenhouse glass, has about 360,000 square feet of growing space and the capacity to produce 100,000 plants.

“Harborside takes grief for being the 800-pound gorilla,” says Jeff Brothers, chief executive of Harborside Farms’ parent company in an interview with the New York Times last month. “But if we want cannabis to be widely accepted, we need it to be cheap.”

Is that true? Big farms and cheap pot sends chills down the spines of Northern California’s cottage-scale growers who fear the rise of industrial-scale cannabis.

But third-party certification and branded, boutique farms may help small-scale growers compete.

Single-vineyard-designated wines have found a lucrative niche. Why not artisanal pot?

A small but growing number of biodynamic certified farmers are adding cannabis to their crops. Biodynamic agriculture is a holistic method of farming that goes beyond organic standards and draws esoteric concepts developed by Rudolf Steiner in the early 1920s. Among other things, certified biodynamic marijuana has to be grown outdoors without light deprivation. (Cannabis farms cannot be certified organic under the U.S. Department of Agriculture because of federal marijuana prohibition.)

Elizabeth Candelario, managing director of the biodynamic certification nonprofit Demeter USA, says California wineries were early adopters of biodynamics because of the superior wine it produces and the ecological benefits. “Those of us who worked in the wine industry need look no further to see where cannabis is going to go,” she says. “The only difference is this a plant that can really help heal people.”

Mike Benziger is a nationally recognized expert in biodynamic viticulture whose small plot of medical cannabis was certified by Demeter in 2015. He’s also a twotime cancer surviror, thanks in part to pot, he says.

“I want to raise the level of respect for the land and farming practices,” Benzier says. “My dream for Sonoma County is, of course, for a vibrant wine industry, but also a vibrant farm industry with some medical marijuana to help with the income stream.”

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Astrology For the week of May 3

ARIES (March 21–April 19) Beware of feeling sorry for sharks that yell for help. Beware of trusting coyotes that act like sheep and sheep that act like coyotes. Beware of nibbling food from jars whose contents are different from what their labels suggest.

But wait! “Beware” is not my only message for you.

I have these additional announcements: Welcome interlopers if they’re humble and look you in the eyes.

Learn all you can from predators and pretenders without imitating them. Take advantage of any change that’s set in motion by agitators who shake up the status quo, even if you don’t like them.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20)

When poet Wislawa Szymborska delivered her speech for winning the Nobel Prize, she said that “whatever else we might think of this world—it is astonishing.” She added that for a poet, there really is no such thing as the “ordinary world,” “ordinary life” and “the ordinary course of events.” In fact, “Nothing is usual or normal. Not a single stone and not a single cloud above it. Not a single day and not a single night after it. And above all, not a single existence, not anyone’s existence in this world.” I offer you her thoughts, Taurus, because I believe that in the next two weeks you will have an extraordinary potential to feel and act on these truths.

You are hereby granted a license to be astonished on a regular basis.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Would you consider enrolling in my Self-Pity Seminar? If so, you would learn that obsessing on self-pity is a means to an end, not a morass to get lost in. You would feel sorry for yourself for brief, intense periods so that you could feel proud and brave the rest of the time. For a given period— let’s say three days—you would indulge and indulge and indulge in self-pity until you entirely exhausted that emotion. Then you’d be free to engage in an orgy of self-healing, self-nurturing and self-celebration.

Ready to get started? Ruminate about the ways that people don’t fully appreciate you.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) In a typical conversation, most of us utter too many uhs, likes, I means and you knows. I mean, I’m sure that . . . uh . . . you’ll agree that, like, what’s the purpose of, you know, all that pointless noise? But I have some good news to deliver about your personal use of language in the coming weeks, Cancerian. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’ll have the potential to dramatically lower your reliance on needless filler. But wait, there’s more: clear thinking and precise speech just might be your superpowers. As a result, your powers of persuasion should intensify. Your ability to advocate for your favorite causes may zoom.

LEO (July 23–August 22) In 1668, England named John Dryden its first poet laureate. His literary influence was so monumental that the era in which he published was known as the Age of Dryden. Twentieth-century poetry great T. S. Eliot said he was “the ancestor of nearly all that is best in the poetry of the eighteenth century.” Curiously, Dryden had a low opinion of Shakespeare. “Scarcely intelligible,” he called the Bard, adding, “His whole style is so pestered with figurative expressions that it is as affected as it is coarse.” I foresee a comparable clash of titans in your sphere, Leo. Two major influences may fight it out for supremacy. One embodiment of beauty may be in competition with another. One powerful and persuasive force could oppose another. What will your role be?

Mediator? Judge? Neutral observer? Whatever it is, be cagey.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Just this once, and for a limited time only, you have cosmic clearance to load up on sugary treats, leave an empty beer can in the woods, watch stupid TV shows and act uncool in front of the Beautiful People. Why? Because being totally well-behaved and perfectly composed and strictly pure would compromise your mental health more than being naughty. Besides, if you want to figure out what you are on the road to becoming, you will need to know more about what you’re not.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) In addition to fashion tips, advice for the broken-hearted, midlife-

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What I want to tell you is that the metaphor of resurrection is your featured theme. You should assume that it’s somehow the answer to every question. Rejoice in the knowledge that although a part of you has died, it will be reborn in a fresh guise.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

“Are you ready for the genie’s favors? Don’t rub the magic lamp unless you are.” That’s the message I saw on an Instagram meme. I immediately thought of you. The truth is that up until recently, you have not been fully prepared for the useful but demanding gifts the genie could offer you. You haven’t had the self-mastery necessary to use the gifts as they’re meant to be used, and therefore they were a bit dangerous to you. But that situation has changed. Although you may still not be fully primed, you’re as ready as you can be. That’s why I say: RUB THE MAGIC LAMP!

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)

You may have heard the exhortation “Follow your bliss,” which was popularized by mythologist Joseph Campbell. After studying the archetypal stories of many cultures throughout history, he concluded that it was the most important principle driving the success of most heroes. Here’s another way to say it: Identify the job or activity that deeply excites you, and find a way to make it the center of your life. In his later years, Campbell worried that too many people had misinterpreted “Follow your bliss” to mean “Do what comes easily.” That’s all wrong, he said. Anything worth doing takes work and struggle. “Maybe I should have said, ‘Follow your blisters,’” he laughed. I bring this up, Sagittarius, because you are now in an intense “Follow your blisters” phase of following your bliss.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) The versatile artist Melvin Van Peebles has enjoyed working as a filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, composer and novelist. One of his more recent efforts was a collaboration with the experimental band the Heliocentrics. Together they created a science-fictionthemed spoken-word poetry album titled The Last Transmission. Peebles told NPR, “I haven’t had so much fun with clothes on in years.” If I’m reading the planetary omens correctly Capricorn, you’re either experiencing that level of fun, or will soon be doing so.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) In what ways do you most resemble your mother? Now is a good time to take inventory. Once you identify any momlike qualities that tend to limit your freedom or lead you away from your dreams, devise a plan to transform them. You may never be able to defuse them entirely, but there’s a lot you can do to minimize the mischief they cause. Be calm but calculating in setting your intention, Aquarius! P.S.: In the course of your inventory, you may also find there are ways you are like your mother that are of great value to you. Is there anything you could do to more fully develop their potential?

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

“We are what we imagine,” writes Piscean author N. Scott Momaday.

“Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves. Our best destiny is to imagine who and what we are. The greatest tragedy that can befall us is to go unimagined.” Let’s make this passage your inspirational keynote for the coming weeks. It’s a perfect time to realize how much power you have to create yourself through the intelligent and purposeful use of your vivid imagination. (P.S.: Here’s a further tip, this time from Cher: “All of us invent ourselves. Some of us just have more imagination than others.”)

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