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We Won’t Rest I am struggling to accept the magnitude of arrogance, ignorance and utter callousness on the part of the writer of the letter “Let It Rest” (May 10) regarding the tragic shooting death of 13-year-old Andy Lopez by Sheriff’s Deputy Erick Gelhaus in 2013.

First, the writer appears not to understand that the boy was carrying a plastic toy gun, not the real thing.

Furthermore, he is obviously unaware

outside attorney fees to prevent Gelhaus from facing trial, but it’s looking as though the 9th Circuit is leaning toward just that.

that Mr. Gelhaus has already testified that he actually wasn’t sure if the gun was pointed at him. According to 9th Circuit Judge Milan Smith, who recently heard the latest Gelhaus defense plea to kill the Lopez family wrongful death lawsuit, “There is no license for police to kill teenagers within three seconds when even that officer says that the gun was not pointing at him or even coming up to point at him, and others say the same thing.”

The county is talking about taking this case to the Supreme Court, but concerned residents here are calling for an immediate settlement with the family to help bring closure to them, as well as to save the county many millions more if the case isn’t settled soon.

Sonoma County has already spent or committed some $2.35 million to

I suggest that instead of blaming the victim—and his parents, to boot—that

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this gentlemen consider the real problem we have here: a sheriff who supports a toxic culture of “kill first, ask questions later” on the perceived basis that we the people are the enemy out there, not citizens whom law enforcement is supposed to serve and protect.

For this very reason, and myriad others—not the least of which is Sheriff Freitas’ continuing cooperation with the Trump-Sessions plan for ICE to deport 3 million Mexicans this year alone—this sheriff is facing a recall campaign right now. It deserves to succeed.

KATHLEEN FINIGAN Santa Rosa

We as a community cannot let this issue rest. Not sure if it’s made the news yet, but in the appeal courts it looks like the scale is tipping toward justice for Andy Lopez. The letter in defense of Sgt. Gelhaus relies on a skewed perspective of culpability and propaganda. You are demanding that a child should be held accountable for playing with a toy gun, while the adult, a trained professional— as you so aptly pointed out—should be coddled due to his job, which he voluntarily chose.

We will not rest until there is something done about the constant use of excessive force by our county sheriff deputies. Andy’s death is an example of why we cannot rest. If we rest, we risk the life of another child. Too many people are placated by a blanket of wineries and breweries. It’s time for Sonoma County to sober up and realize Andy Lopez’s death was not just one incident, and that we, as a county, have a serious problem in our sheriff’s department. You have no authority over who or how people grieve. Check your history books, some of the biggest changes have come from collective grief.

Andy did not die in vain.

PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER OF SONOMA COUNY Santa Rosa

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Indivisible Sonoma County confronts Trump BY STEVE HOGLE

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resident Trump’s words and action are a danger to our nation. That is one of the reasons I am part of Indivisible Sonoma County. There are nearly 6,000 Indivisible groups across the nation.

Indivisible uses local congressional advocacy to resist the capricious and dangerous Trump agenda. We meet regularly with members of Congress and their staff in order to thank them and hold them accountable. We support marches, protests and other visibility events in our community. We coordinate with several other Bay Area Indivisible groups, including San Francisco, Petaluma, Healdsburg, Sebastopol, Sonoma Valley and Windsor.

While we come from many different backgrounds, and we all have various issues that we care deeply about, our platform is to block Trump’s attacks on immigrants, people of color, working families, our healthcare and our environment. Essentially, we want to encourage our representatives to do what they can to stop the Trump administration from creating dangerous policies. Many of us are new to organizing like this, a sign of just how deeply people care about our democracy.

We believe we are making a difference.

The Department of Justice’s appointment of Robert Mueller, former head of the FBI, as special counsel on the Russia investigation would not have happened without the immense pressure from the public—and from Indivisible groups around the country. Mr. Mueller now must be allowed to conduct a truly independent investigation, without further interference from the Trump administration.

Unfortunately, even when faced with this constitutional crisis, the vast majority of Republicans in Congress choose to sit on their hands and evade their sworn duty to defend our democracy. They must be held accountable for their choice to stand with Trump over truth.

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DEBR IEFER Libel Update Back on Jan. 25, the Bohemian reported on a libel suit unfolding against the Press Democrat for its campaign coverage in 2016 that focused on contributions made to Santa Rosa city council races by the son-in-law of a big local developer, William Gallaher.

A Jan. 24 report in the Press Democrat scooped our story on the lawsuit. The suit was filed in Dec. 2016. The PD story concluded with comments from an expert who predicted the case would go nowhere.

“I’d say this lawsuit stands a good chance of being thrown out,” David Snyder of the First Amendment Coalition told the Press Democrat.

WHITE DEATH Five people in Sonoma County died last month with opioids in their system.

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eople start thinking about their legacy when they reach a certain age, and for most of us, ours will be the memories belonging to those who outlive us.

Honored people or those with means will put their names on libraries or skyscrapers. Some people, great artists, will have their work cherished until the end of human history. For one Santa Rosa resident who died last month, his

legacy is the security keypad on a Starbucks bathroom door.

One day in late April I spent my writing workday at the Coddingtown Mall Starbucks. As I packed up to leave, I was thinking about buying a Pliny at Whole Foods, but a visit to the bathroom came first. In the Coddingtown Mall Starbucks there are two restrooms side by side. A woman was walking ahead of me, and as she went for the left restroom, I went for the right. The door was locked. As I waited, I saw the

woman poke her head inside the other bathroom door.

“Are you alright?” she asked.

Given her tone I assumed she was talking to a little boy or girl, checking on her child.

“I don’t feel so good.” It was a man's voice. He sounded haggard and sick.

"Is it the drugs? Are you having a seizure?" She looked at me and said in a calm voice, "I'm sorry, but an ambulance is coming soon."

I apologized and went to find another restroom in the

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Fourth months later and despite Snyder’s prediction, the case has not yet been thrown out and is instead making its way through Sonoma Superior Court.

According to court calendars, parties in the suit met on May 17 before Hon. Peter Ottenweller—including Sonoma State University Professor David McCuan (who was quoted in at least one article at issue in the suit) Sonoma Media Investments, the Press-Democrat and reporter Kevin McCallum, all named in the libel suit from Gallaher and his son-in-law Scott Flater. The calendar also lists two upcoming hearings related to the suit, SVC259927: all parties are set to appear on June 2 at 3pm and again on July 13 before Ottenweller at 9:30am in Courtroom 17. We’d call the PD for comment, but don’t want to get scooped again.

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Opioids ( 10 mall. On my way to the parking lot a few minutes later, I passed by the Starbucks. An ambulance and fire truck had arrived, and a gurney was pushed up to the door of the restroom. I didn't hang around.

More than a week later I was thinking about what I had seen.

I figured I'd never find out what happened to the man. What did he take? Did he make it? A quick Google search: “Coroner: String of deaths in Santa Rosa may be linked to toxic heroin”(see sidebar).

The man died on that bathroom floor. I had heard what were likely his last words.

Cannabis has become the darling drug of Santa Rosa, but pills, powders, and needles are still very popular for those who live on the streets, in the parking lots behind the malls, and in the neighborhoods we don't go to, or even talk about.

It took me a few days before I

could return to the Coddingtown Mall Starbucks. By then the employees had pushed the condiments counter in front of the bathrooms. Little handwritten signs reported that Sorry, bathrooms closed. Please use bathrooms in the mall.

I asked the barista why.

She looked at me with tired eyes, and shrugged. “A guy died in there. They're still figuring out what to do with it.”

A week later the bathrooms were open again, but with the electronic keypads installed over the handles.

There are more keypads at coffee shops these days, or cafes where an employee has to unlock the door. At one of these places, I watched the same employee unlock the door for customers about 20 times in five minutes. I asked him why his store hadn’t installed electronic keypads.

“The code will get passed around in less than a day,” he huffed, as if what he was saying

was the real problem. But you can’t hang around in some coffee shops for more than an hour before someone needing a fix will come in asking for the key or code. “You have to buy something first,” the barista will say in a kind voice, using the coded language only the two of them understand.

What’s the solution? Should coffee shops store the heroin antidote Naloxone behind the counter? Should every barista, cashier and customer service representative in Santa Rosa learn life-saving measures if someone overdoses at their store?

I don’t pretend to have answers to those questions.

But if during your next trip to a coffee shop you discover that the staff has installed security locks, take the extra moment to reflect on why the locks are there. Think of the people whose only legacy is a lock on a door in a community gathering space and ask whether we as a city did enough to help them.

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Opioid Deaths on the Rise onoma County’s heroin and opioid problem hit the headlines in late April when five people died over 10 days. Meanwhile, an aggressive county drug court aims to stem a growing tide of death and misery that attends heroin addiction, a relatively new phenomenon in a county more identified with easygoing cannabis than the harsh realities of heroin.

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“We have more clients than ever before,” says Mike Perry, Chief Deputy Public Defender for Sonoma County, whose drug court program currently enrolls more than 100 citizens to beat their habit and stay out of jail.

The trajectory of drug charges at the county level has shifted in recent years from methamphetamine to opiates and heroin, Perry notes. Until about three-and-a-half years ago,

he says, kids were chopping up Oxycontin and Hydrocodone tablets and snorting them, but the pills have been altered so users can’t do that anymore.

At the same time, Perry says, a heroin crisis that was mostly an East Coast problem manifested in the Golden State. The potency of street-grade heroin went way up, he says, from an average purity range of between nine and 12 percent pure—to between 32 and 35 percent pure. The additional emergence of fentanyl on the streets, a quickacting opioid, has further spiked the danger level.

Opioid addiction is a national crisis and the problem has arrived in Sonoma County, where “there are more people in drug court than ever before,” Perry says. “And we are also seeing more opiate clients in drug court than we ever have in our 21 years.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in early 2016 that the number of overdose deaths per 100,000 population in Sonoma County went from 2 per

100,000 in 2002, to more than 20 per 100,000 in 2014.

Most participants in the county’s drug-court program are in intensive outpatient environments and subject to random drug-testing protocols as a condition of their program.

Seventy to 75 percent of participants complete the program, Perry adds, and he’d love to provide figures for recidivism rates among participants, there’s no budget for that sort of breakdown in the county.

Sgt. Spencer Crum at the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office sent along toxicology information from the coroner’s office about the five recent deaths: Two tested positive for heroin and cocaine; one is a confirmed heroin death; one was a cocaine overdose but the victim also tested positive for opiates, and the last fatality tested positive for methamphetamine and opiates.

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t’s one thing to know salt makes food taste better. It’s another to understand that every single bite of food, from oatmeal to steak, is a culinary opportunity to be optimized with the right amount of salt. There isn’t really any other food or flavor enhancer about which you could say that.

Which isn’t to say that salt must always be added, because some

food contains its own. But in the absence of salt, food would be relatively bland. Salt doesn't as much change or add flavor as make food taste more like itself. A tomato tastes more vivid. Corn is not only sweeter but more complex. Meat tastes not only richer but juicier.

When all you can taste is salt, on the other hand, something is wrong. Too much salt can obscure the flavor of the food. In the case of ingredients that are, in one way or another, inadequate, salt can help pick up the slack.

Restaurant and processed foods

BY ARI LEVAUX

are usually salted to the hilt, but all too often, home-cooked meals end up undersalted. This is not just a rookie move. Experienced cooks are guilty of this. I've been scolded for it myself, in fact, more times than I should admit in public.

As with most primary flavors, like acid, umami, sour or bitter, I'm usually looking to layer my salts in various forms, using the likes of capers, cheese, anchovies, soy or fish sauce, to name a few.

These add a wealth of flavors in addition to that salty sodium.

I’m fortunate enough not to

have high blood pressure, so my thoughts on salt are all about flavor, taste and culinary success.

For those with healthy blood pressure, evidence is mounting that there is no correlation between sodium intake and cardiovascular disease or stroke.

This case has been pretty solid since about 2011, and support for it keeps growing. Nonetheless, organizations like the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association are still pushing for lower salt intake across the entire population.

Meanwhile, some recent studies have presented compelling evidence that other fundamental assumptions about salt are wrong as well. A team of cosmonauts was kept in isolation to simulate longdistance space travel, and their sodium intakes were monitored, as were their urine and blood sodium levels, as reported by the New York Times. To the researchers’ surprise, eating more salt made the cosmonauts less thirsty. They also ate more food under a high-salt diet, assuming that more was available. And if more food wasn’t available they complained, and lost weight.

It was expected that more dietary salt would compel the cosmonauts to drink more water, in order to dilute the extra salt and stabilize their salt levels. But instead the crew drank less water and without the extra water, their blood sodium levels remained steady.

The researchers, based in the U.S., Germany and Russia, eventually realized that the cosmonauts were diluting the extra sodium by producing their own water by burning fat. The process is identical to what a camel does in the absence of drinking water; its hump is full of fat, which breaks down to water when the animal is dehydrated. The cosmonaut study was followed up by a mouse study that found mice on a high salt diet had to eat 25 percent more to maintain their weight.

While this study didn’t investigate whether we eat too much salt, the evidence does continue to grow that people without high blood pressure don't need to watch their salt intake, and can season as they wish.

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Most reviews by James Knight. Note: Those listings marked ‘WC’ denote wineries with caves. These wineries are usually only open to the public by appointment.

Wineries in these listings appear on a rotating basis.

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Save the sit-down, threecourse food and wine pairing in the Bubble Room for a special occasion, like, “Hey, it’s Sunday.” Weekend program offers deceptively wee courses that change every six weeks to feature seasonal produce.

Diverse and intense flavors, matched with sparkling wine, Pinot and Chardonnay, sure to amuse anyone’s bouche. New: Legacy Lounge and Terrace Tasting.11447 Old Redwood Hwy., Healdsburg. Open daily 11am–5pm, regular tasting $20. Bubble Room, Friday– Sunday, 11am–3pm, $75.

888.594.6326.

Pellegrini Family Vineyards Why not take

Olivet, and find some of the area’s best Pinot Noir and old vine Zinfandel. Family-owned winery offers well-priced Pinot from its Olivet Lane vineyard in the barrel room; local St. George cheese yours for the munching. Tasting appointments can generally be arranged upon sticking one’s head through the cellar door.

4055 West Olivet Road, Santa Rosa. Open 10:30am–4:30pm by appointment. No fee.

707.545.8680.

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Animal labels abound at Peterson Winery’s expanded tasting room adjacent the cellar. Is that a Jackalope, or is that just the Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel? Also on hand is Papapietro-Perry and the six Family Wineries of Dry Creek.

Dashe Cellars crafts mainly powerful Zinfandels and other reds. At Kokomo Winery, it’s about the reds. Also look for Mietz Cellars, Lago di Merlo and Collier Falls. 4791 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg.

Tasting rooms generally open daily from around 11am to 4:30pm. 707.433.0100.

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Wine Guerrilla Comrade, it brings glory to the revolution

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

Tasting fee, $10. 707.887.1996.

MARIN COUNTY Bacchus & Venus A

trendy place for beginners and tourists. Great place to learn the basics. 769 Bridgeway, Sausalito. Open daily, noon– 7pm. 415.331.2001.

Heidrun Meadery This

is not your fæder’s mead: flower varietal, regional, méthode champenoise sparkling mead on a farm made for the bees. 11925 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes Station. By appointment only, Monday– Friday. 415.663.9122.

Point Reyes Vineyards

The tasting room features many varietals but the main reason to go is for the sparkling wines. Open Saturday–Sunday, 11am–5pm.

12700 Hwy. 1, Point Reyes.

415.663.1011.

NAPA COUNTY Bouchaine Vineyards

Venerable producer of estategrown Burgundian style wine in the rustic wind-scraped hills of Carneros. Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier with a coolclimate, cherry-skin crispness that nearly crunches in the mouth, and Chardonnay with a “mouth of butter.” Patio service in fair weather, cozy hearthside tasting in cooler days; good-humored hospitality throughout. 1075 Buchli Station Road, Napa. Open daily, 10:30am–4:30pm; tasting fee $20–$30. 707.252.9065.

Charles Krug Winery Founded 1861, and owned

by the Peter Mondavi family since only 1943, Krug is among Napa’s most historic wineries. Taste award-winning Sauvignon Blanc and reserve Cab in the newly restored Redwood Cellar in the original stone winery. Ask about the Johannisberg Riesling.

2800 Main St., St. Helena.

Tasting daily, 10:30am to 5pm.

Fees vary; complimentary for “Napa neighbors.”

707.967.2229.

Frog’s Leap Winery

A good story is nearly as important as good wine; Frog’s Leap does a neat job on both. As you wind through the vineyard, the frog pond and the rustic 1884 winery, your tour guide finds bottles along the way, like Easter eggs. Dry-farming, who knew, can produce a beverage more thirst-quenching than water.

8815 Conn Creek Road, Rutherford. Daily, 10am–4pm. Tastings, $20; tours Monday–Friday, $20.

707.963.4704.

Inglenook Vineyard

What’s new at Inglenook? Very little. The iconic stone building, robed in green vines, appears exactly as it did in 1890. But that’s news, and all thanks to owner Francis Ford Coppola.

Still living up to Gustave Niebaum’s dream of fine wine to rival France, the oncebeloved Inglenook is putting out the goods once again.

1991 St. Helena Hwy., Rutherford. Daily, 10am–5pm.

Reservations for tour and tasting ($50) recommended; none required for bistro and exhibits. 707.968.1161.

Trefethen Winery An estate winery that won fame in “the other Paris tasting” in the 1970s, and garnered sustainability honors in the 2010s, Trefethen is open for business despite damage suffered by their historic old winery building in the Napa earthquake. Cab, Chard, a nd superb Dry Riesling.

1160 Oak Knoll Ave., Napa.

Open daily by appointment.

Tasting fee, $25–$35. 866895-7696.

Side Show

Varietals are the spice of life at Sidebar Cellars

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f you know your top-shelf California Chardonnay, you may know the name Ramey. But if you want to know what a California Kerner tastes like, you’ll have to get to know the name Sidebar.

Sidebar Cellars is a “second wine” project from David Ramey.

Based in Healdsburg, Ramey is a career winemaker with 40 harvests to his credit, having helped to establish names such as Matanzas Creek, Chalk Hill, Dominus and Rudd before earning the good reputation of his eponymous label. He’s best known for his Chardonnay, which has been called a “hybrid” style—meaning it’s made similarly to classic, oakaged California Chardonnay, but reminds tasters of the brightness

Find Sidebar’s rosé at Baci Café & Wine Bar, SHED, Madrona Manor and Big John’s Market in Healdsburg, Cloverdale’s Savvy on First, Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa, and at the winery, 25 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg.

707.433.0870.

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of white Burgundy, and Cabernet Sauvignon. A little Syrah on the side is about as crazy as the conservatively packaged Ramey Wine Cellars label gets.

“Sometimes I joke that winemakers just want to have fun!”

Ramey says. “To make a rosé, to make a Kerner from Lodi, a Zinbased red field blend from 125-yearold vines—all that stuff is totally cool,” he explains, “but should have a different ‘umbrella’ than Ramey.”

In other words, the variety and price point offered by Sidebar, founded with the 2014 vintage, would dilute the image of the parent winery, which isn’t the sort of place where you walk up to the bar and choose your favorite flavor.

You order a bottle of Ramey for a special restaurant meal, while you bring Sidebar to the barbecue—as a bonus, wine-knowledgeable folks will note that you can forage a $25 wine with pedigree. See how it works?

Sourced from a rare planting of this German Riesling hybrid, the 2016 Mokelumne River Kerner ($25) hints at its parentage with a whiff of jasmine and pineapple. The lemon drop finish is not sweet, and, wow, it’s tart. Also dry, the 2016 Russian River Valley Rosé ($21) comes from a flagging vineyard that used to go to cult Syrah, but now ripens grapes just enough for fine, crisp rosé.

Everything you want from a barbecue-ready Zinfandel, Sidebar’s 2015 Russian River Valley Red Field Blend ($27) hits the spot with spicy, tangy red fruit smoothed out with milk chocolate undertones. Lean and zesty, layering thyme over citrus notes, the 2015 Ritchie Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc ($34) sits on the fence between an herbal and tropical style. Ramey has purchased Chardonnay from grower Kent Ritchie for years—with Sidebar, he couldn’t pass up a little Sauvignon Blanc: “Why not?”

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Hot Summer Guide 2017

BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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as it finally stopped raining?

Really? That must mean that summer is near and it wouldn’t be summer without our Hot Summer Guide, your official program to all the music, festivals, art shows and fun that summer in the North Bay has to offer.

MAY Season of Wine & Lavender What began as a daylong celebration is

now a three-month season—May through July 15—of tastings, food pairings and tours of lavenderfilled fields. Special events include plein air painting sessions and photography safaris, with winemaker seminars elevating the palate at Matanzas Creek Winery.

6097 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. matanzascreek.com.

Funky Fridays The weekly summer series brings popular North Bay bands like the Bruthas (May 26), Hour of Tower (June 23) and Frobeck (Aug. 4) to the gorgeous lawn in front of the historic Hood Mansion while raising money for Sonoma Valley

parks every Friday through Sept.

1. 1450 N. Pythian Road, Santa Rosa. Doors at 5:30pm. $10; kids under 18, free. funkyfridays.info.

BottleRock Napa Valley The biggest concert festival to hit Napa has been sold-out for months, so hopefully you already got your tickets to see headliners Maroon 5, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and Foo Fighters, and eat the best of Napa Valley food and wine. May 26–28 at the Napa Valley Expo Center. 575 Third St., Napa. bottlerocknapavalley.com.

Oysterpalooza Celebrate the

bivalve by eating everything oyster, with a heavy bent on the cuisine of New Orleans. There are also plenty of drinks and live music by the Sam Chase & the Untraditional, Dirty Cello and others. May 28 at Rocker Oysterfeller’s. 14415 Hwy. 1, Valley Ford. Noon. $10–$20 (does not include food). 707.876.1983.

JaM Cellars Ballroom The historic ballroom that sits above Blue Note Jazz Club in downtown Napa is now known as the JaM Cellars Ballroom, at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre, to be exact, but we’re more excited about the lineup than the title. After a

JUNE Concerts at Montgomery Village Santa Rosa’s Montgomery Village Shopping Center offers several music lineups throughout the season. Look for rocking weekend afternoon and Thursday-evening shows with bands and performers like Pride & Joy, Pete Escovedo’s Latin Jazz Ensemble and others. June 1 through October.

707.545.3844. Full lineup at mvshops.com.

Sonoma County Pride Celebration What’s not to love about 30 years of Russian River pride? This year’s festivities start on June 2, with a concert featuring Billy Gilman and Steve Grand at the Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park. On June 3, a Solidarity Rally and National LGTBQI March at Guerneville Lodge features speakers, music and food, and a film festival screens at Rio Theater in Monte Rio. A festival full of entertainment, exhibitors and more follows the annual unity march and parade on June 4. Downtown Guerneville. sonomacountypride.org.

Healdsburg Jazz Festival Sound the trumpets and walk that bass right on up to Healdsburg for the 19th annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival. There are over a dozen concerts scheduled, and this year features the Heath Brothers, Bobby Hutcherson Tribute Band, Henry Butler, Joe Lovano Quartet and the Kenny Garrett Quintet among many others. Concerts take place

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June 2–11 at various locations in and around Healdsburg.

Prices vary. 707.433.4633. healdsburgjazzfestival.org.

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slew of BottleRock after-parties featuring performers like Bob Moses and House of Pain, the ballroom hosts performers that range from Jazz Getaway founder Brian Culbertson (June 10) and laidback songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter (June 16), to events like the community dance event Salsa con Vino (June 17) and a benefit for the Schoolbox Project with the Brothers Comatose and others (July 7). 1030 Main St., Napa. Full lineup at bluenotenapa. com and jamcellarsballroom.com.

Uptown Theatre’s Summer Lineup Downtown Napa’s art deco concert venue welcomes an array of performers to its landmark stage. Veteran Bay Area rockers Y&T perform on June 2. Gifted guitarists Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ team up for Taj Mo on June 15.

Celebrity-biting comedian Kathy Griffin takes the mic on June 17.

Songwriters Aimee Mann (July 13) and Judy Collins (July 21) dazzle, and Robert Cray brings the band on July 23. 1350 Third St., Napa. 707.259.0123. See full lineup at uptowntheatrenapa.com.

Curtain Call Theatre The company takes on the hilarious play-within-a-play Noises Off June 2–24, including a fundraising Champagne buffet gala closing night, and later in the summer, the company dreams up an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Salome Sept 1–23 at the Russian River Hall, 20347 Hwy. 116, Monte Rio. $15–$20; $50 gala.

707.524.8739.

Art at the Source More than 160 artists in dozens of studios throughout western Sonoma County open their space to the public for an interactive art experience over two weekends, June 3–4 and June 10–11. Maps can be found at artatthesource.org or at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, the home of the event’s preview exhibit, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. Free. 707.829.4797.

Napa Live: Inside & Out Last year’s debut music crawl through Napa was so popular it’s back for three days this summer. Thirty locations inside and out once again offer music by more than 40 live bands and performers, with local venues, shops, plazas, patios, restaurants and more hosting Serf & James, Full Chizel, Craig Corona, Lo Watters, the Deadlies and many others throughout downtown Napa on June 4, Sept.

3 and Oct. 1. Noon to 6pm. Free admission. 707.257.0322.

Goose & Gander Music Series

SIR LAUGH A LOT Bill Murray appears at Festival Napa Valley in July.

Napa Valley’s wine country public house is the perfect setting to see locals play on the lush patio.

The summer series opens with Lonesome Locomotive on June 4 and continues each Sunday afternoon through Sept. 24.

1245 Spring St., St. Helena. 1pm. goosegander.com.

Live at Lagunitas Everyone’s favorite Sonoma County brewery has lots of music on tap this summer in its Petaluma amphitheaterette. High-energy rock band Low Cut Connie open the series on June 6. Soulful hip-hop group Tank & the Bangas perform June 27. Indie rockers Whitney play on July 25. Songwriter James McMurtry croons Aug. 7. Free tickets are limited and go on sale three weeks before each show on the bands’ websites, so set your calendars accordingly. 1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. For the

full lineup, visit lagunitas.com/ live.

Napa Valley Jazz Getaway Musician and producer Brian Culbertson’s sixth annual event features an incredible lineup of jazz and R&B artists, including guitarist Marcus Miller, funky frontwoman Candy Dulfer, legendary group the Whispers and more. Wine receptions, dinner concerts and after-parties mix up the fun, June 7–11, at various locations throughout Napa Valley. jazzgetaway.com.

KRUSH Backyard Concerts The summer series reflects the radio’s laidback, community-oriented vibe with a selection of North Bay stars of Americana and beyond.

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arts group Nimbus hosts this seventh annual day of art and entertainment for kids and the kid in us all. Local artists are on hand to lead a variety of projects, and performers like renowned puppet troupe Magical Moonshine Theatre dazzle audiences of any age on June 11 at di Rosa art galleries and grounds, 5200 Sonoma Hwy., Napa. 11am to 3pm. $5–$10; kids under three, free. dirosaart.org.

Railroad Square Music Festival North Bay Hootenanny hosts this third annual day of local music and community in the heart of Santa Rosa. David Luning Band, John Courage, La Gente, Lungs and Limbs, Black Sheep Brass Band and many others take several stages, with a shop party of local vendors, food, beer and wine, art and fun for all. June 11 at Railroad Square, Fourth and Wilson streets, Santa Rosa. Noon. Free admission. railroadsquaremusicfestival.com.

BROTHERLY LOVE Popular Bay Area siblings the Brothers Comatose sound as good as they look when they

play in Napa in August.

Allred. Other performers this summer include Keller Williams (June 29), Sang Matiz (July 27) and Kingsborough (Aug. 10). 3565 Standish Ave., Santa Rosa. Doors at5:30pm. Free admission. Get the full schedule at krsh.com.

Huichica Music Festival Sonoma’s top two days of music, food and wine features a lineup that includes veteran stars like Robyn Hitchcock, the Mother Hips’ Greg Loiacono and Galaxie 500’s Dean Wareham, and indie stars like Allah Las, Beachwood Sparks, Cave Singers and Two Sheds. Amazing culinary options like Zuzu and Ippuku, and plenty of beer and wine round out the weekend. June 9–10 at Gundlach Bundschu Winery. 2000 Denmark St., Sonoma. $40–$95; kids 12 and under, free. 707.938.5277.

Sonoma Arts Live Communityproduced musicals and plays take center stage at this series of performances. Playwright Steven

Dietz’s thoughtful comedy Becky’s New Car stars Melissa Claire as a mid-life woman considering big changes, June 9–25. Then the 1920s world of vaudeville comes alive when the classic musical Gypsy runs July 14–30.

The Rotary Stage in Andrews Hall at the Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma. sonomaartslive.org.

Beerfest: The Good One Personally, I think all beerfests are good, but this one gets the title for its combination of good brews and a good cause.

Whether you prefer hoppy IPAs, sour beers or even ciders, you’ll find old favorites and new loves at this massive tasting event featuring nearly 50 pouring stops and awesome food vendors. The day also benefits local nonproft Face to Face, whose mission is ending HIV in Sonoma County and supporting the health and well-being of people living with

HIV/AIDS. June 10. 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 1pm. $50–$60. beerfestthegoodone. com.

Peggy Sue's All-American Cruise Hundreds of classic, stock and custom All-American Cars roar into Santa Rosa for the annual cruise, and will be on display with live music and awards at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds throughout the day. Then those classic cars roam downtown Santa Rosa in the evening to show off for families and car lovers. June 10. cruiseforpeggysue.com.

Stumptown Daze Parade Join the friends of Stumptown Brewery and the Russian River Chamber of Commerce for a time-honored tradition that celebrates the opening of the summer season on the river. June 10, downtown Guerneville. 11am. russianriver. com.

Creativity Jam Napa’s nonprofit

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts The performing arts center brings some of the biggest events and names in music and comedy to the stage this summer. Popular mom bloggers #IMOMSOHARD share their hilarious outlook on life on June 14. Mexico’s pop sensations Reik perform on June 23. Comedians Brian Regan (July 14) and Jim Jefferies (July 15) split a weekend of standup.

NPR host Ira Glass engages the audience on Aug. 26, and classic rockers Kansas (Sept. 8) and Steve Winwood (Sept. 11) keep the music alive. 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

Third Thursday Festivals at the Barlow Sebastopol’s artisan center of merchants and restaurants is adding live music to its repertoire for select dates throughout the summer. Adult beverages and kids’ activities keep everyone happy, and popular bands and a silent disco get the groove going. The Highway Poets bring the rock on June 15, and the series features new acts ) 22

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WED NIGHT: 5-7p

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Stuffed Shells for $5 Meatballs for $1 ea.

Sun. May 28 Gospel & Blues with THE BLUES BROADS featuring Tracy Nelson, Dorothy Morrison, Annie Sampson & Angela Strehli plus THE SONS OF THE SOUL REVIVERS $25/$30 Mon. May 29 Family Fun with the WONDER BREAD 5 $25 ($15 kids under 10)

★ Father's Day Sun. June 18 “Blues and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer” ELVIN BISHOP & Special Guest Master Soul Man JOHNNY RAWLS $30/$35 Sun. June 25

TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS

Special Guests RON THOMPSON & THE RESISTORS $20/$25

★ 4th of July weekend Sun. July 2

Our Annual Beatle Q with THE SUN KINGS $20/$25

Tue. July 4

THE ZYDECO FLAMES (of course!) $15/$20 PETER ROWAN’S ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH

Sun. July 9 Sun. July 16

with THE ROWAN BROTHERS $25

RUTHIE FOSTER FAMILY BAND

plus VOLKER STRIFLER $25/$30

★ Paul Thorn weekend Sat. July 22

PAUL THORN BAND (Hammer & Nail’s 20th Anniversary Show) 8:30pm dinner show $35/$40

Sun. July 23

PAUL THORN BAND & FRIENDS $35/$40 DANNY CLICK & THE HELL YEAHS! RARE ANGELA STREHLI BAND REUNION

Sun. July 30 Americana/ Blues Fest Sun. Aug 6 Sun. Aug 13 Sun. Aug 20 Sun. Aug 27

featuring “Mighty Mike Schermer” $20/$25

the subdudes $35/$40 ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL plus LIPBONE REDDING $40

PETTY THEFT $20 ($10 kids under 10) PABLO CRUISE celebrating

DAVE JENKIN’S 70TH BIRTHDAY!!! $30/$35

★ labor Day weekend Sun. Sept 3 Mon. Sept 4

CHUCK PROPHET & The Mission Express

plus MAURICE TANI $25

THE SONS OF CHAMPLIN

an annual Marin Celebration! $30/$35

Sun. Sept 10 “Uncle” WILLIE K $30/35 Sun. Sept 17 World Music Day

SOUL SKA / BESO NEGRO

$15/$20 ($10 kids under 10)

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Detailed map and artist information:

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each third Thursday of the month through October. 6770 McKinley St., Sebastopol. 4pm. thebarlow. net.

Calistoga Concerts in the Park Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, picnic dinners and friends and family to enjoy these weekly concerts in a gorgeous natural setting. Each week’s show offers something different, from rock and rollers Kingsborough on June 15, jazz band Swing 7 on July 6, outlaw country jammers Poor Man’s Whiskey on Aug 17 and others. Concerts in the park take place every Thursday, June 15–Aug. 17, Pioneer Park, 1308 Cedar St., Calistoga. 6:30pm. Free admission. visitcalistoga.com.

SRJC Summer Rep Classic musicals like West Side Story and Chicago anchor this season’s theatrical offerings from the Santa Rosa Junior College. June 16–Aug. 5. 1501 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. summerrep.com.

Country Summer The biggest country music event in the North Bay also features Western-themed

attractions, country-inspired culinary delights and an array of libations. Headliners this year include Darius Rucker, Thomas Rhett, Justin Moore and many more. June 16–18, at Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. $79 and up. 707.543.0100. countrysummer. com.

Broadway Under the Stars Presented each year by Transcendence Theatre Company, some of the brightest stars in Hollywood and on Broadway come to perform in the Sonoma County night air. On the schedule this year is Another Openin’ Another Show, which opens the season with a tribute to some of the most powerful songs and shows ever written (June 16–July 2). Fantastical Family Night (July 14–15), Fascinating Rhythm (Aug. 4–20) and the Gala Celebration (Sept. 8–10) feature an invigorating blend of movement and song, and also transcend theater in the outdoor winery ruins at Jack London ) 24 State Park. 2400 London

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Kathy Mattea and the Santa Rosa Symphony, followed by fireworks. The GMC Bluegrass Festival returns on July 9 with Del & Dawg, Mark O’Connor & the O’Connor Family Band and Sierra Hull. Other highlights include Gloria Estefan (Jul 15), Diana Krall (Aug 4), Dr. John & the Nite Trippers (Aug. 13) and Common (Sept. 16). 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040.

Napa County Fair & Fireworks Farm fun, rides, clowns and food— this fair’s got it all, in one svelte day of blistering excitement.

Culminating in a fireworks spectacular in the evening, the fun starts with a parade at noon through downtown Calistoga.

July 4 at the Napa County Fair.

1435 North Oak St., Calistoga. napacountyfair.org.

NEW ORLEANS SOUL Offbeat R&B outfit Tank & the Bongas turn it up at Live at Lagunitas in June.

Ranch Road, Glen Ellen. Pre-show picnics at 5pm; concerts begin at 7:30pm. 877.424.1414.

too (seriously!) on June 17, at the Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd.

N., Petaluma, 707.765.2121.

Cotati Jazz Festival Share in an afternoon of music, food, beer and dancing in the town’s 37th annual festival. This event encompasses several venues in downtown Cotati with main acts slated for La Plaza Park, Downtown Cotati.

June 17. Noon. Free admission. cotatijazz.com.

Sonoma-Marin Fair This year’s music lineup features Tower of Power (June 21), Jana Kramer (June 22), Loverboy (June 23) and John Michael Montgomery (June 24). Don’t forget the classics too: the world's ugliest dog contest, destruction derby, carnival rides, fair food and livestock.

The fair runs June 21–25, at Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma. sonoma-marinfair.org.

Mystic Theatre Summer Concert Lineup The downtown Petaluma venue has a packed schedule this summer with an eclectic array of acts ranging from electronic dance pioneers the Crystal Method (June 20), songwriter Trevor Hall (July 21) and legendary funk group George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic (Aug. 4). Oh yeah, actor Corey Feldman is playing

JULY Mondavi Winery Summer Concerts After nearly five decades, this popular concert series shows no sign of slowing down, kicking off this year with a

fireworks-worthy show by indiepop pianist Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and songwriter Allen Stone on July 1. Blues vocalist Patti LaBelle (July 8), soul band the Revivalists (July 15), socially conscious songwriter Michael Franti & Spearhead (July 22) and Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals (July 29) also appear. Tickets are already selling fast, so don’t wait. Robert Mondavi Winery. 7801 St. Helena Hwy., Oakville. Dinner available. $70–$225. 888.766.6328. robertmondaviwinery.com.

Green Music Center Summer 2017 Sonoma State University’s superb Weill Hall hosts a season of concert events that spill out on the lawn and span classical, jazz, country, Latin and spokenword. The season kicks off with a Fourth of July concert featuring Grammy-winning vocalist

Flynn Creek Circus The boundary-pushing ensemble of performers flies, tumbles and juggles its way into the North Bay with stops at several towns throughout the month. This year’s show, “Inter-Active,” mixes up the circus magic with improvised comedy that’s led by audience suggestions, meaning no two shows will be the same. See the circus in Santa Rosa July 7–9, Sausalito July 13–16, Calistoga July 20–23 and Windsor July 27–30. Get details about locations and times at flynncreekcircus. com.

Wine Country Big Q Seventh annual barbecue competition features grill masters from around the area competing in big beef and bold bean challenges. Worldclass wines, award-winning brews, craft cider and spirits pair with the meats, and live music makes for a party atmosphere on July 8, Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma.

1pm. $20–$75. winecountrybigq. com.

Sonoma County Yoga Festival With over 30 classes and workshops scheduled, this new community event puts the spotlight on yoga with local studios, food, music, art and

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Petaluma Art & Garden Festival Presented by the Petaluma Downtown Association, the fest brings local eats, beer and wine and plenty of music to town for a 16th year. The vendor booths offer unique and charming items for the home and garden, plus animal mobiles and fun fairy clothing for the wee ones. The event also includes the annual chalk art competition. July 9. Kentucky and Fourth streets, Petaluma. 11am. petalumadowntown.com.

SOMO Concerts Rohnert Park’s grand outdoor venue, the SOMO Village Event Center, once again packs a powerhouse lineup of performers for its seasonal series.

California Roots presents reggaeinfused hip-hop groups Dirty Heads and SOJA on July 11. The good vibes continue with Reggae Sunsplash, featuring Third World, Sol Horizon and others on July 29. Then things turn blue when harmonica master and North Bay–based Blues Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Musselwhite headlines the Sonoma County Blues Festival on Aug. 19. 1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park. somoconcerts.com.

Shakespeare in the Cannery Santa Rosa’s outdoor theater experience, set in the brick ruins of a former canning warehouse, returns for an experimental season of works. First, David Lear directs In the Mood, a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, July

Sonoma County Comedy Fest Local grape-stomping and funny-bone-smashing company Crushers of Comedy host a threeday standup extravaganza with a diverse lineup of comedians, including Desi Comedy Fest co-founder Samson Koletkar, West Coast alternative comedian Priyanka Wali and veteran standup and television writer Ronn Vigh. A slew of craft beers, winetasting, live music and more come together July 13–15 at the Crushers of Comedy’s own brandnew lounge, the Laugh Cellar, 5755 Mountain Hawk Way, Santa Rosa. crushersofcomedy.com.

Festival Napa Valley Formerly called the Festival del Sole, this annual event offers more than 60 events over 10 days, ranging from concerts and dance performances to vintner-led luncheons and free community events. Opening night’s gala features Danielle de Niese and Paulo Szot. Other performers include Joshua Bell, Gloria Estefan and Bill Murray’s new touring project. Special events like the fundraising Arts for All Gala and Taste of Napa also highlight the festival, July 14–23, at various venues in the Napa Valley. festivalnapavalley. org.

Rivertown Revival The Friends of the Petaluma River once again present the “Greatest Slough on Earth,” with live music, boat races, local food and drinks, crafty vendors and family fun. As in past years, this summer event also boasts local color and is one of the most eco-friendly fests in the North Bay, happening on July 22 at the McNear Peninsula at D and Copeland streets, Petaluma. rivertownrevival.com. ) 26

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AUGUST Reggae on the River Presented by the Mateel Community Center, the 33rd annual incarnation of this laid-back, family-friendly festival features Slightly Stoopid, Sly & Robbie with Marcia Griffiths, Walshy Fire with Kabaka Pyramid, J Boog and many others.

Aug. 3–6 at French's Camp. 657 Hwy. 101, Garberville. Camping is included in the price of your event ticket. reggaeontheriver.com.

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Sonoma County Fair This year, it’s a celebration of “Holidaze at the Fair” with the largest themed flower show in the country, and horse racing, rodeo, destruction derby, carnival rides, local art and agriculture. Separate admission is required for some events. Fair runs Aug. 3–13. Horse racing happens Aug. 3–6, 10–13, and 18– 20. Sonoma County Fairgrounds.

1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. 11am to 9pm; closed Mondays. $6–$12; children under six are free.

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Trio perform as the festival’s ensembles-in-residence and special guest performers joining in on the music, Aug. 4–27, at a dozen winery venues in the Napa Valley. $55 and up. musicinthevineyards.org.

Petaluma Music Festival The 10th annual festival benefiting music programs in Petaluma schools features its biggest and best lineup yet. Headlining are North Bay favorites the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, with Scott Law & Ross James’ Cosmic Twang, T Sisters, Royal Jelly Jive and many others. Aug. 5 at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma. Noon. $50. petalumamusicfestival.org.

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Blues, Brews & BBQ Mixing together live music, microbrews and enough barbecue to fill a pickup truck, this summertime party is not to be missed. There’s a rib-eating contest, kids’ area and, of course, blues artists all along the streets. Aug. 26 at First and Main streets, Napa. Noon– 6pm. Free admission, beer tasting tickets available for purchase. donapa.com.

Bodega Seafood Art & Wine Festival Dozens of culinary companies come together to offer delicious seafood specialties at the 23rd annual event. Aside from the art and the eats, there are four stages of entertainment. The Main Stage features blues, jazz, swing, bluegrass and more from the likes of David Luning, Lost Dog Found, Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings and LoCura.

Other entertainers ranging from jugglers, magicians and other non-musical acts join in on the fun, and local art, food, wine and beer overflows Aug. 26–27 at Watts Ranch, 16855 Bodega Hwy. Saturday, 10am–6pm; Sunday, 10am–5pm. bodegaseafoodfestival.com.

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Cochon 555’s Heritage Fire Dozens of grills light their fire to roast and cook responsibly raised meats ranging from pig to rabbit and duck. Over 50 chefs and butchers offer up the succulent creations, paired with wine from several small wineries and artisan cheeses and other bites. The outdoor banquet commences on Aug. 27 at Charles Krug Winery, 2800 Main St., St. Helena. 4pm. $125 and up. cochon555.com.

SEPTEMBER Sonoma Wine Country Weekend’s Taste of Sonoma Labor Day weekend belongs to wine at this signature event from the Sonoma County Vintners group. This year’s offerings find a new home in Sonoma State University’s Green Music Center, as Taste of Sonoma gathers over 200 wineries and 60 local chefs

Sept. 2–3. As you taste thousands of wines and pair them with delicious concoctions, seminars and demonstrations that cover a wide range of wine topics tickle the intellect and tips gleaned from chefs stir the imagination. You can also upgrade the experience with and optional VIP package.

In addition to Taste of Sonoma, wine tours, talks, lunches and other events dot the county Sept.

1–3. sonomawinecountryweekend. com.

Russian River Jazz & Blues Festival The summer’s biggest party on the river celebrates 41 years with legendary artists and bands, sizzling food vendors, an indulgent wine garden and more. And if the music gets too hot, just take a dip in the water, sit in the shade of a beach umbrella or rent a canoe or kayak to paddle down the river.

Sept. 9–10 at Johnson's Beach, 16215 First St., Guerneville. russianriverfestivals.com.

Music Festival for Brain Health The most successful mentalhealth event in the country, in terms of raising both money and awareness, returns for a 23rd year of science symposiums and chart-topping songwriters.

There’s also a winetasting reception featuring several top North Bay wineries and VIP dinner and a special guest chef. Sept 16, at Staglin Family Vineyard, 1570 Bella Oaks Lane, Rutherford. music-festival.org.

Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival One of the oldest and biggest parties in the Sonoma Valley is back for its 120th year with live music, amazing food, spectacular wines and family activities like the traditional grape stomp, a light-up parade and more. With a focus on local culture and community, this vintage fest is organized by local volunteers and benefits several Sonoma County nonprofits and projects. Sept. 22–24 at Sonoma Plaza, First St. E., Sonoma. valleyofthemoonvintagefestival. com.

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Trinchero Family Estates presents a weekend of family-friendly screenings and kids’ activities for the Family Film Festival of Napa Valley. The event opens with a screening of the soon-to-be-released animated feature Leap! The adventurous movie—about a girl in an 1884 Parisian ballet school—is followed by a Q&A with dancers from Bandaloop. Other highlights include the animated adaptation of The Little Prince, a robot demonstration accompanying the documentary Underwater Dreams and student short films. Workshops ranging from Lego car races to star viewing parties also bring families together Friday, May 26, through Monday, May 29, at Cameo Cinemas, 1340 Main St., St. Helena. Free admission. 707.963.9779.

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Can’t get into the long-sold-out BottleRock Napa Valley? Trade in the bottles for barrels and make your way to the free BarrelRock mini music festival at Fogbelt Brewing Company. Several barrel-aged beers make their 2017 unveiling, including the super-limited Methuselah Wild Ale, Golden Milk Stout, High Spire Golden Sour and Hazelnut Rye. While you sip on these sophisticated suds, barbecue and live music from the Restless Sons, Pat Jordan and Free Peoples open Fogbelt’s newly expanded outdoor beer garden. Saturday, May 27, at Fogbelt Brewing Co., 1305 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa. Noon to 8pm. Free admission. 707.978.3400.

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The strawberries in west Sonoma County are at peak juiciness and flavor right now, and West County community radio station KGGV the Bridge 95.1-FM marks the occasion for a 12th straight year with the Strawberry Festival. Bring your appetite and start the day with a strawberry mimosa before chomping down on succulent barbecue and tasty strawberry desserts. While you’re filling up on berries, enjoy live music by Buck Thirty, Token Girl and others, bid on a silent auction and buy into a raffle to support KGGV. Saturday, May 27, at Guerneville Community Church, 14520 Armstrong Woods Road, Guerneville. Noon to 5pm. Free admission. kggv.fm.

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True pioneers in their homeland, Kabul Dreams are called Afghanistan’s first rock band. Certainly, amid the country’s ongoing conflicts, the trio sounded unlike anything else in the region when they formed in 2008.

After releasing an acclaimed debut album, Plastic Words, in 2013, the band relocated to Oakland, where they continue to evolve their sound today. This weekend, Kabul Dreams headline an eclectic concert that also includes Santa Rosa alternative band Osito and singer-songwriter Jimmy Cramer.

Local artists will also display new work in a gallery on Saturday, May 27, at Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa. 8pm. $10. 707.528.3009.

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JAMMIN’ IN NAPA Acoustic roots songwriter Ethan Tucker plays with friend Michael Franti at Auberge Du Soleil on May 25 and at Ca’ Momi Osteria on May 26. See Concerts and Clubs & Venues, p36 and 44.

BEST SHOT A guilt-ridden cop (Sam

Coughlin), left, confronts the man he shot (Chris Ginesi) in ‘From Both Hips.’

Playing It Cruel

Two new comedies skewer modern-day selfishness

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eople are scumbags.

They are shallow, selfish, racist, sexist, homophobic and casually cruel. But when such attributes are represented on stage— ever-so-slightly exaggerated—such scumbags can appear as hilarious. A pair of prime representatives is now running at two of the North Bay’s most adventurous small theater companies.

Irish playwright Mark O’Rowe’s From Both Hips (Main Stage West, through June 4) is a cleverly structured farce in which a monumentally self-absorbed man named Paul (Christ Ginesi, marvelous) comes home after having been accidentally shot in the hip by Willy, a contrite, guilt-wracked policeman (Sam Coughlin, also excellent).

Paul has issues beyond just recuperating from his injury. His timid, fearful wife Adele (Nora Roberts, heartbreaking) is about

What Neil LaBute’s The Money Shot (Left Edge Theater, through June 4), lacks in dimensionality and plot structure it gains in its sharp-witted barrage of laugh-out-loud lines that serves as a scathing indictment of Hollywood banality and self-regard, Steve (Dodds Delzell, perfect) is an aging movie star with a young trophy wife (a first-rate Heather Gordon) whom he bullies into self-starvation while bonding over a similar sense of prejudiced entitlement. They’ve gathered at the home of documentary editor Bev (also Sandra Ish) and her girlfriend Karen (Laurie Gaughuin), also a fading star, with whom Steve is about to shoot a love scene the following morning, the details of which they’ve gathered to discuss.

LaBute’s writing is basically just a series of I-can’t-believe-they-justsaid-that zingers and one-liners, increasingly proving the point that Hollywood might seem glamorous on screen, but under the skin, can often be just plain ugly.

Rating (out of 5): ‘From Both Hips’ runs Thursday– Sunday through June 4 at Main Stage West, 104 N. Main St., Sebastopol.

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to discover he’s been sleeping with their lonely upstairs neighbor (Ilana Niernberger, strikingly vulnerable) and Adele’s scandalhungry best friend (Lydia Revelos) is on hand to keep things hopping.

Paul’s only respite appears to be making threatening phone calls to the man who shot him.

When Willy unexpectedly arrives, with his worried wife (Alanna Weatherby) in his wake, the overlapping tensions threaten to boil over. Then Willy proposes an unconventional way to balance the ledgers, a plot-turn that is as funny as it is unnerving. Some fine direction

by John Craven, emphasizing the three-dimensional fallibility of the characters, keeps the emotions real and potent.

Rating (out of 5):

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Emily Dickinson comes alive in Terence Davies film BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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he title of A Quiet Passion is kind of lethal.

“Quiet” is a risky word in the movie biz. The film’s pace is very deliberate—the first impression is of a game that’s gone into extra innings. When it’s over, it’s clear that eminent director Terence Davies, a master of moody, immersive cinema, needed time to contrast the body and soul of his subject.

Davies (Distant Voices, Still Lives) focuses on Emily Dickinson (Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon) as a lady of solitude and physical sufferings—“the Queen of Calvary,” as she called herself, tortured to an early grave at 55 by Bright’s disease. She was the middle daughter of a family of three in Amherst, Mass.

This anchoress saint of poetry only published a few poems in her lifetime, and hand-stitched her verse into little chapbooks. The apparent lightness of the lines disguise their tensile strength; her telegraphic bursts of words, connected by dashes, are as light as a feather and as dense as a $6 loaf of bread. Dickinson capitalizes nouns and ideas like a German, but she didn’t address herself to Great Themes, at least not in the 19th-century understanding of what great themes were.

What was seen of her poetry was dismissed, as by one editor, as “Childish, like nursery rhymes.” When a few admirers turn up, later in life, she treats them with arrogance. She’s particularly disapproving of a newspaper editor who repunctuated her verse for “clarity.”

Dickinson’s struggle against lifelong underestimation had its light side; she wasn’t always a hermit, and Davies shows her among friends and in her family circle as a sharp woman eager to defend herself.

Sometimes wrenchingly sad, A Quiet Passion is Davies’ funniest film.

The director of moving, solemn stories of the working class life seems freed by the idea of an unmarried woman who does as she pleases.

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“When we started the festival, we knew there was a ticking time bomb,” Windmiller says. “If we didn’t get the flow moving fast enough, there would an inherent drag.”

Windmiller is happy to proclaim that this festival has passed that threshold, and in its third year, he sees the Railroad Square Music Festival moving with everincreasing momentum.“There are a lot of people in the community that are excited about it and want to make it possible,” he says. “And that’s the only way that this is

going to happen, if it is close to the hearts of the community.”

Aided by an outpouring of volunteer help, private donations and business and city sponsorships, this year’s festival will once again present a diverse swath of the North Bay’s best music and art.

“This is a one-day example of what the North Bay is and can be in the heart of Sonoma County,” Windmiller says.

This year’s headliner is Forestville’s rising Americana star David Luning and his band. Santa Rosa songwriter John Courage returns for his third appearance.

Making their debut at the festival, Bay Area world-music ensemble La Gente blend high energy and grooving melodies.

Other acts include punk-folk fellows the Timothy O’Neil Band, indie-pop outfit Lungs and Limbs, and the street-wise Black Sheep Brass Band.

The festival had been set at Santa Rosa’s Welcome Center and Depot Park on Wilson street. Yet with the SMART train’s immient arrival (next month?), the event is expanding to take over Fourth and Fifth streets between Wilson and Davis, moving the stages away from the tracks. Windmiller notes that the SMART train was an initial inspiration for setting the festival in the square. “I don’t know of any other festival that you can take the train directly to,” he says.

Windmiller’s enthusiasm and unwavering energy propels the attitude of the entire festival, which for the past two years has been one of the most vibrant days of local music in Sonoma County. The event also offers arts activities for kids and local artisan crafters. Lagunitas beer, Virginia Dare wines and North Bay food purveyors fuel the festival’s sunny disposition, as do the multitasking volunteers who assist the vendors, art team, stage crew and more.

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Mini music fest unveils new barrel aged beers, expanded beer garden and outdoor BBQ, with music from Free Peoples, Pat Jordan, the Restless Sons and others. May 27, 12pm. Free admission. Fogbelt Brewing, 1305 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.978.3400.

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Afghanistan’s first rock band, now based in Oakland, reflects universal lyrics and experiences. Local songwriters Osito and Jimmy Cramer open, and local visual artists display in a gallery. May 27, 7:30pm. $7-$10. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

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Barley & Hops Tavern May 25, Two of a Kind. May 26, Aidan Eljumaily. May 27, THAT. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

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TURNING HEADS Los Angeles indie-pop darlings WILD make the most of their

time in Napa with an intimate set at Yao Family Wines in St. Helena on May 27 to pair with their BottleRock appearance. See Concerts, pg 36.

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201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Main Street Bistro

Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap

May 24, Matt Silva and Nikki Otis. May 25, Susan Sutton.

May 26, Greg Hester Jazz Trio.

May 27, Frankye Kelly. May 28, Pat Wilder. May 30, Mac & Potter. May 31, Carl Hendel & Eddie Meisse. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.

Mc T’s Bullpen

May 26, DJ MGB. May 27-28, George Heagerty. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.

Murphy’s Irish Pub

SATURDAY

SAVED BY THE 90S ROCK• DOORS 8PM • 21+

May 26, Tony & Dawn. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

SATURDAY

OZOMATLI

Muscardini Cellars Tasting Room

JUL 14 JUL 15 FRIDAY

JUL 21 WEDNESDAY

JUL 26 FRIDAY

JUL 28 JUL 29

May 27, 5:30pm, the Cork Pullers. 9380 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood. 707.933.9305.

TREVOR HALL

ROCK• DOORS 7:30PM • 21+

Mystic Theatre

COLIN HAY

May 25, Robin Trower and Strange Vine. May 26, Alborosie and Yellowman. May 27, Miguel Mateos. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

ROCK• DOORS 7:30PM • 21+

JONATHAN RICHMAN ROCK• DOORS 7:30PM • 21+

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GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT AUG 4 FUNKADELIC FRIDAY

FUNK• DOORS 7:30PM • 21+

8 ⁄19 IrieFuse, Clear Conscience, Dollar Short, DJ Jaques, 8 ⁄31 Talking Dreads, , 9 ⁄1 Akae Beka, 9 ⁄2 Martin Barre of Jethro Tull, 9 ⁄8 Hell's Belles, 9 ⁄10 Shaggy, 9 ⁄14 Ottmar Liebert, 9 ⁄23 The Grain, Avocado Sundae, 9 ⁄29 The Soul Section, The Hots

WWW.MYSTICTHEATRE.COM 23 PETALUMA BLVD N. PETALUMA, CA 94952

GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946) Monday, June 12

Doors 6:30pm | Movie 7:00pm

Movies call 707.996.2020 Tickets call 707.996.9756 SONOMA sebastianitheatre.com

Occidental Center for the Arts

May 27, “Around the World” with French Oak Gypsy Band. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

May 25, 6:30pm, Buzz Unplugged. 701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma.

707.774.5226.

Ray’s Deli & Tavern Wed, 6pm, Levi Lloyd and friends. 900 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.762.9492.

Redwood Cafe

May 25, Hour of Tower. May 26, Dylan Black Project. May 27, 3pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band.

May 27, 8:30pm, Levi Lloyd. May 28, 3pm, Old Time Music Fiddle Jam. May 28, 6pm, Irish jam session. May 29, open mic with DJ Loisaida. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.

The Reel Fish Shop & Grill

May 27, Rubber Soul. 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044.

Rio Nido Roadhouse

May 27, Stax City.

14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido.

707.869.0821.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub

May 27, the Beautiful Questions. 131 E First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.9610.

Sonoma Cider

Sonoma Speakeasy

May 26, 6:30pm, Acoustic Soul.

May 26, 8pm, Bobby Cochran with Steve Willis and Ruth Davies. May 27, 8:30pm, Mark Larson Band. May 28, 5pm, Wildflower Weed. May 28, 8:30pm, acoustic blues jam.

452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma.

707.996.1364.

Stout Brothers Irish Pub May 24, Gray Tolhurst. 527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.

707.636.0240.

Taft Street Winery

May 28, 2pm, Lazyman. 2030 Barlow Lane, Sebastopol.

707.823.2049.

The Tradewinds Bar

May 28, Weekend at Bernie’s.

8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7878.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse

May 26, Dirty Red Barn. May 27, Third Rail Band. May 30, open mic. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip

May 26, the Restless Sons. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.843.5535.

MARIN COUNTY Don Antonio’s Trattoria

Petaluma Historical Library & Museum

May 26, the Blind Barbers and Lazyman. May 28, 5pm, Dancin’ for Democracy with Cahoots.

44F Mill St, Healdsburg.

707.723.7018.

Tues, 6pm, star night jam with pianist Ricardo Scales.

455 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

415.924.3332.

Phoenix Theater

Sonoma Community Center

May 24, pro blues jam with the Fenix Band. May 26, Amy Winehouse tribute with Victoria Wasserman. May 27, Masterpiece. May 28, 11:30am,

May 27, 7:30pm, Jura Margulis piano concert. 20 Fourth St, Petaluma. 707.778.4398.

May 26, One Armed Joey with Legal Disaster and Ridgway.

May 27, the Honey Toads with Columba Livia and Parcivillian.

May 27, 7:30pm, the Free Spirits Gospel Choir. 276 East Napa Street, Sonoma. 707.938.4626.

Fenix

George’s Nightclub

May 27, Los Ranas. May 28, Banda Night. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

HopMonk Novato

May 25, Country Line Dancing.

May 26, Beer Drinkerz & Hell Raiserz with Jett Black Band.

224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery

May 24, Koolerator. May 31, Aaron Redner and friends.

765 Center Blvd, Fairfax.

415.485.1005.

L’appart Resto

May 25, 6pm, Milo Horstman.

636 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.256.9884.

Lighthouse Bar & Grill May 27, the 7th Sons. 475 E Strawberry Dr, Mill Valley.

415.381.4400.

Marin Country Mart

May 26, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with Pamela Rose. May 28, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with Ain’t Misbehavin’. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700.

Mill Valley Community Center May 26, Jai Uttal. 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 415.383.1370.

19 Broadway Club

May 25, the Brian Travis Band.

May 26, Tommy Odetto. May 27, Lender with Tomas D & theSundown Gang. May 28, 5:30pm, Connie Ducey and friends. May 28, 8:30pm, Shortwave. May 29, open mic.

May 30, the Jazz Roots Band.

May 31, Hot Start. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar

May 24, No Room for Zeus.

May 25, Jazzitude. May 26, Michael Aragon Quartet. May 27, KC Filson Band. May 28, 3pm, Flowtilla. May 28, 8:30pm, Hurricane Gulch. May 29, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. May 30, open mic. May 31, SlimJim. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.1392.

Osteria Divino

May 24, Jonathan Poretz. May 25, Eric Markowitz Trio. May 26, Ian McArdle Trio. May 27, Ken Cook Trio. May 28, Passion Habanera. May 29, Walter Earl Trio. May 30, Josh McClain. May 31, Emily Day. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

May 24, the Buzz. May 25, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. May 30, Donna D’Acuti. May 31, Lorin Rowan. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar

May 24, the New Sneakers.

May 25, Mark’s Jam Sammich.

May 26, Beso Negro. May 27, Lumanation. May 29, open mic.

May 30, the Bad Hombres. May 31, Fitz & Pieces. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio

May 25, singer-songwriter showcase with Mark Nichol.

May 26, the LoWatters. May 27, Marica Ball. May 28, 4pm, the Blues Broads and the Sons of Soul Revivers. May 29, 4pm, Wonderbread 5. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads

May 25, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs. May 26, San Geronimo plays “Dark Side of the Moon”.

May 27, Three on the Tree with Scott Law and friends. May 28, 12:30pm, Brunch with Scott Law Bluegrass Dimension.

May 30, Scott Metzger and friends. May 31, Lazyman.

100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Throckmorton Theatre

May 24, 12pm, noon concert with Patrick Galvin and friends.

May 28, 5pm, Kimrea’s pro showcase with Joyce Grant. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Trek Winery

May 27, Chime Travelers.

1026 Machin Ave, Novato.

415.899.9883.

Rickey’s

May 26, Andoni. May 27, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato. 415.883.9477.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books

May 26, 6pm, Leon Joyce Trio.

850 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.524.2800.

Sausalito Seahorse

Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. May 25, Toque Tercero flamenco night. May 26, Greg Johnson and MSA Jazz Bands. May 27, Wobbly World with Freddy Clarke. May 28, 5pm, Candela with Edgardo Cambon. May 30, Noel Jewkes and friends.

305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

May 25, Jesse Cotton Stone.

May 26, Dirty Cello. May 27, John Brothers Piano Company.

May 28, RKS. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Spitfire Lounge

Last Thursday of every month, the North Bass DJ night. Fourth Friday of every month, DJ Beset. 848 B St, San Rafael.

415.454.5551.

Sweetwater Music Hall

May 24, Bob Dylan’s birthday with Shakey Zimmerman and James Nash. May 25, JJ Grey & Mofro. Sold-out. May 26, Rush vs Yes with Fred Barchetta and Shine Delirious. May 27, Sarah Jarosz and Jordan Tice. May 28, David Lindley and Cindy Lee Berryhill. May 29, open mic with Austin DeLone. May 3031, MY AMP student showcase.

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NAPA COUNTY Blue Note Napa

May 24, Foreign Frontiers. May 25, Alvon Johnson. May 26, the Sextones. May 27, Royal Jelly Jive. May 28, Funk Revival Orchestra. May 30, Sean Carscadden. May 31, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.603.1258.

Ca’ Momi Osteria

May 26, BottleRock afterparty with Ethan Tucker with DJ J Bowman. May 27, BottleRock afterparty with Afrolicious and DJ Bulby York. 1141 First St, Napa. 707.224.6664.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant May 27, C4 Inc. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.

JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre

May 24, JJ Grey & Mofro. May 25, Dirty Heads with HIRIE. May 26, Bob Moses and Day Wave.

May 27, St. Lucia with ARIZONA. May 28, House of Pain. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.

River Terrace Inn

May 24, Sean Carscadden.

May 25, Johnny Smith. May 30, Smorgy. May 31, Timothy O’Neil. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa.

707.320.9000.

Silo’s

May 25, Otis & the Smokestacks. May 26, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas with DREAMERS. May 27, the Shelters with Run River North.

May 28, 2pm, Doug Houser. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

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Sunday Brunch with Diamond Jazz. May 28, 6:30pm, Chanel Gouveia. May 30, KiANA. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

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Galleries RECEPTIONS June 4

LONESOME LOCOMOTIVE June 11

Montanna Belle by Roy De Forest, 1952

456 Tenth St, Santa Rosa • Tue–Sat 11–5 707.781.7070 • calabigallery.com

BIG STICKY MESS June 18

THE DIVA KINGS June 25

SAN GERONIMO

Thank You Bohemians!

Treasures & Pleasures of the Goddess Best Psychic

July 2

THE SEXTONES July 9

ORDINARY SONS July 16

Best Erotica Store

THE GOOD BAD July 23

THE DIXIE GIANTS

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

July 30

GROOVE SESSION August 6

KENYA B TRIO August 13

PA FURNACE

May 26

Desta Art & Tea Gallery, “Horizon Lines,” featuring contemporary artist Alan Mazzetti, who specializes in abstracted landscapes and cityscapes. 6pm. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.524.8932.

Finley Community Center, “An Exploration in Cloth,” several art quilts from Pointless Sisters display. 5pm.

2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.543.3737.

May 27

Paul Mahder Gallery, “And After,” new works by award-winning Sonoma County mixed-media artist Chris Beards displays in the north gallery.

6pm. 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

707.473.9150.

May 28

Marin Society of Artists, “Dodging the Status Quo,” all forms of original art are welcome in this oneof-a-kind show. 2pm.

1515 Third St, San Rafael.

415.464.9561.

August 20

LONESOME LOCOMOTIVE August 27

MARTY O'REILLY September 3

THE DIVA KINGS September 10

FREE PEOPLES

SONOMA COUNTY

September 17

SAN GERONIMO SCOTT

September 24 THOMAS FROM RINGSIDE

1–4pm Every Sunday this Summer thru 9/24 NO COVER Live music, cocktails & food outside in the garden @goosegandernapa

1245 Spring St, St. Helena 707.967.8779

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Together, we can catch your dream.

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Suzanne Wandrei

cell: 707.292.9414 www.suzannewandrei.com

Eco Green Certified

Through May 30, “In Honor of Motherhood,” local nonprofit Better Beginnings hosts a mixed-media art show dedicated to mom. 3840 Finley Ave, Bldg 33, Santa Rosa.

415.601.5323.

Art Museum of Sonoma County

Through Aug 27, “Eye Fruit: The Art of Franklin Williams,” show of unconventional art from the introspective and innovative 20th century artist is curated by noted art historian Susan Landauer. 425 Seventh St,

Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.579.1500.

noon to 5, and by appointment.

707.695.1011.

The Art Wall at Shige Sushi

Chroma Gallery

Through Jul 2, “Recent Paintings by Suzanne Jacquot,” artist and MarinMOCA workshop instructor is known for her dynamic gestural paintings. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. Hours vary.

707.795.9753.

Arts Guild of Sonoma

Through May 29, “Small But Grand,” group show of small works. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma.

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

BackStreet Gallery

Through May 28, “A Search for a Road & a Search for Freedom,” artist Kristen Throop collects all six of her various artistic series’ for a deeper exploration. behind 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm and by appointment.

707.568.4204.

Calabi Gallery

Through Jun 17, “Retrospective of Robert P McChesney,” the Bay Area-based master of abstract art gets a showing that spans his 60-year career.

456 10th St, Santa Rosa. TuesSun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.

Charles M Schulz Museum

Through Nov 6, “A Friendship Like Ours,” rediscover enduring duos, from Peppermint Patty and Marcie to Snoopy and Woodstock, featured in “Peanuts” in this exhibition of original comic strips. Through Sep 10, “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night,” explores the theme of writing in “Peanuts” through original cartoons and family-friendly activities.

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.

Christie Marks Fine Art Gallery

Through Jun 10, “Aging with Attitude,” photography series

by John Martin shows models ages 60 and over dressed in fearless fashion. 312 South A St, Ste 7, Santa Rosa. Thurs-Sun,

Through May 27, “Nature Unbound,” juried exhibit of a wide range of art interprets and reacts to the awesome powers of nature. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

City Hall Council Chambers

Through Jun 29, “Art at the Edge,” works by artists from ArtFlare Gallery. Reception, May 19 at 5pm. 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Ste 10, Santa Rosa.

707.543.3010.

Fulton Crossing

Through May 31, “May Art Show,” several artists open their studios to the public to show their creative work.

Reception, May 19 at 5pm.

1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

Gallery 300

Through Jun 17, “Hineni (Here I Am),” new works by Jennifer Hirshfield focus on women’s issues during these political times, including actual images painted from the recent Women’s March in San Francisco. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa. Sat, 12 to 5; and by appointment. 707.332.1212.

Graton Gallery

Through May 28, “Transparency,” group show is all about glass. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4. 707.829.8912.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Through Jul 16, “POP! The Power of Printmaking,” juried exhibition explores the ability of printmakers to express concerns about the world around them and share thoughts, ideas and visions.

Reception, May 20 at 5pm. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

History Museum of Sonoma County

Through Jul 9, “Home & Abroad: Sonoma County & World War I,” marking the 100th anniversary of US entry into the Great War, the exhibition explores how the war touched so many lives locally and internationally. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. TuesSun, 11 to 4. 707.579.1500.

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Journey Center

Jupiter Moon Art & Gifts

Through Jun 24, “It’s All Good,” artist Deni Marrone presents mixed-media paintings in a retrospective art show that draws from a lifetime of inspiration. 507 S Main St, Sebastopol. hours vary 707.634.6304.

Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center Through Aug 29, “FAUNA,” paintings and mosaics by Stacey Schuett display in Heron Hall. Reception, May 20 at 3pm. 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.

Mahoney Library Gallery

Through May 31, “Faces of SRJC,” photographs highlight the unique identities, voices and stories of the SRJC community. SRJC, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma.

Mon-Thurs, 8 to 9; Fri, 9 to 1; Sat, 10 to 3. 707.778.3974.

Paradise Ridge Winery Through Jun 11, “Over the Threshold: the Continuum,” recent abstract paintings

by Sonoma County artist Bernadette Howard connect life experiences and emotional responses. Reception, May 20 at 2pm. 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr, Santa Rosa. Daily, 11 to 5. 707.528.9463.

ReFrame Gallery

Through Aug 13, “Hidden in Plain Sight,” photographer Sara Downing’s debut solo exhibit charts her unconventional path towards expression.

6790 McKinley St Suite 180, Sebastopol.

Riverfront Art Gallery

Through Jul 2, “The Road Home & Beauties of Spring,” dual show by featured artists Janet Doto and Philip Wilkinson. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

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

Sculpturesite Gallery

Through Aug 4, “Kinetic Sculpture in 4 Movements,” new sculptures by artists Jeff Kahn, Jeffery Laudenslager, Troy Pillow and John Tyler.

14301 Arnold Dr, Ste 8, Glen Ellen. Thurs-Mon, 10:30am to 5:30pm. 707.933.1300.

KEEPSAKE Artist and sculptor Chris Beards explores perception and memory in solo show opening May 27 at Paul Mahder Gallery. See Receptions, p40.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Through Jun 11, “Art at the Source Preview Exhibition” features work from artists participating in the upcoming Art at the Source open studios weekends. Reception, May 18 at 6pm. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.

Sebastopol Gallery

Through May 28, “Windows Round Robin,” Sebastopol Gallery celebrates its 10th anniversary with a rotating exhibit of members’ works in the window. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6.

707.829.7200.

Sebastopol Library

Through Jun 17, “Collage in Three Acts,” mixed-media collage artist Cynthia Poten creates three sequences tracing human history from early consciousness to our present crises. 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. Mon-Tues, 1 to 5 and 6 to 9; Wed-Sat, 1 to 5.

707.823.7691.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Through Jun 18, “Memory

& Resistance: The Work of Joseph DeLappe,” several key works from the artist cross the realms of protest art, gaming, technology and new media.

551 Broadway, Sonoma. WedSun, 11 to 5. 707.939.SVMA.

The Spinster Sisters Restaurant

Through Jun 5, “s+oryprobl=m :: alternate route,” installation from mixed-media artist CK Itamura turns fragile objects into emboldened beacons of encouragement. 401 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7100.

Upstairs Art Gallery

Through May 28, “Dreamscapes,” paintings by Dee Andreini possess ethereal qualities. 306 Center St, Healdsburg. Sun-Thurs, 11 to 6; Fri-Sat, 11 to 9. 707.431.4214.

West County Museum

Through Sep 3, “The Hippies,” memorabilia recreates the environment of rebellion against consumerism and conformity built in the forests of Graton and Occidental in the 1960s and ‘70s. 261 S Main St, Sebastopol. Thurs-Sun, 1 to 4.

707.829.6711.

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Through Jun 30, “Root2Bloom,” local artist Alana Ciena Tillman displays vibrant botanical and wildlife art. 1601 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 9 to 5; weekend hours by appointment. 707.578.2121.

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Through Jun 3, “Abstracticum,” San Rafael artist Mark Olson experiments with color and time in the Underground Gallery, and “Stories to Tell, features art installation by Cynthia Tom in the Founders Gallery. Through Jun 2, “Paper as Voice,” Bay Area artists use innovative techniques, concepts and compositions to feature paper as the prominent “voice” of their work in the 1337 Gallery.

1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. TuesSat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

Corte Madera Library

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Through Jun 1, “Painting Music & More,” showing of exuberant abstracts by Guillermo Kelly and intimate landscapes by Heidi Hafer. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.

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Through Jun 25, “Real / Abstract,” Geraldine LiaBraaten’s photos challenge their subject’s context in the center gallery, with a memorial retrospective of Betty Woolfolk and Andrew Romanoff’s paintings also showing.

Reception, May 20 at 3pm.

11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station.

Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

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Art & Garden Center

Through Jun 25, “The Way Home,” tapestries by Sue Weil colorfully conjure places and people. Reception, May 19 at 5pm. 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. Proceeds benefit Enriching Lives through Music.

10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

Marin Society of Artists

Through Jun 10, “Dodging the Status Quo,” all forms of original art are welcome in this one-of-a-kind show.

Reception, May 28 at 2pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, Noon to 4pm. 415.464.9561.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

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Through May 25, “Luminosity,” artwork by Jeremy Thornton explores light and space in nature. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10

to 2; also by appointment.

415.388.4331.

Robert Allen Fine Art

Through May 31, “Landscapes Reimagined,” works on canvas

by Amy Donaldson, Beatrice Findlay, William Leidenthal and John Maxon. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5.

415.331.2800.

Dance Color the World with Dance

Spring performance from Love2Dance students. May 28, 4pm. $19-$25. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.473.6800.

The Room Art Gallery

Through May 31, “Modern Masters,” the gallery that houses works by Picasso, Matisse, Dalí and more paints the walls black and display contemporary artists in a significant showing. 86 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Mon-Fri, 10 to 6; Sat, 10 to 4.

415.380.7940.

Tricia George Studio & Gallery

Through May 28, “For the Sake of Wildlife,” acrylic and mixed-media artist tunes into the spirituality of local animals and birds. 122 Paul Dr, B1, San Rafael. 415.577.5595.

NAPA COUNTY Napa Main Library

Through May 31, “The World of Lady M,” Karen Nagano exhibits pieces from her ongoing body of work, a visual representation to her Japanese culture. 580 Coombs St, Napa.

Mon-Thurs, 10 to 9; Fri-Sat, 10 to 6. 707.253.4070.

Napa Valley Museum

Through Jun 11, “Like Mother Like Son,” Napa Valley motherson duo of artists Phoebe and Geoff Ellsworth display in the spotlight gallery. Reception, Jun 10 at 4pm. Through Aug 11, “Sound Maze,” interactive installation created by composer and inventor Paul Dresher includes a dozen original musical instruments to experience. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4. 707.944.0500.

Comedy Comedy Marathon

Competition and dinner show brings laughs to the club. May 28, 6:30pm. $10. The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma.

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Robert Duchaine

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

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Events Avenue of the Flags

Memorial Day event includes more than 1000 burial flags, a P-51 Mustang flyover and benefit BBQ. May 29, 10am.

Free admission. Santa Rosa Memorial Park, 1900 Franklin Ave, Santa Rosa.

Creative Future Orchestra

Fundraiser for the music program at TLC Child & Family Services includes original art pieces and live music from students at Journey High School. May 26, 6:30pm. by donation. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.823.1511.

Driven to Perfection

Car show and cruise includes food trucks, music and awards with cars, trucks and farm tractors from 1976 and earlier. Proceeds benefit the Sebastopol Area Senior Center. May 27, 10am. $7.

O’Reilly & Associates, 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol.

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Karmic Beads & Gems Show

View treasured gems from around the world and bring your beads in to be appraised.

May 26-28. Cloverdale Historic Society, 215 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale.

Locals’ Day at the Barlow

Jam-packed with discounts, two-for-one-tastings, freebies and other offerings from nearly 30 makers and merchants.

Thurs. Barlow Event Center, 6770 McKinley St, Sebastopol.

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Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade

Includes a pre-parade flag raising and a post-parade party. May 29, 10:30am.

Downtown, Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Pamper for a Purpose Get your glam on and join Anova for a day of generous

with a 5K walk/run and youth tracks happening too. May 29, 6:30am. College of Marin Kentfield Campus, 835 College Ave, Kentfield, marinraces.com.

Riverboat Captains & Mansions Tour

Walking tour goes through the oldest neighborhood in Napa, along the river, with historical information. May 27, 10am. $10.

Hatt Building, 500 Main St, Napa. 707.251.8500.

Five-mile round trip loop includes Upper Fallen Bridge Trail, a stop at the ancient redwood and a return on Quarry Trail. May 29, 10am. $15.

Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen.

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Spring Art Market

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Support art making and find your one-of-a kind inspiration from local artists and craftspeople showing fine art, jewelry and more. May 27, 11am. Free. Calistoga Art Center, 1435 North Oak St, Calistoga.

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Spring Home & Garden Tour

Visit a range of private homes and properties with lovely, diverse gardens throughout Western Sonoma County.

Proceeds benefit Food for Thought. May 28, 10am. $50. Food for Thought, 6550 Railroad Ave, Forestville.

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Walk into History

Daylong series of guided walks in Mill Valley honors the small town’s heroes and peeks into its colorful past. May 28. $10-$20. Outdoor Art Club, 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.2582.

Field Trips ArtBus

Meet in Petaluma and bus down to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco to tour the student showcase, with lunch in the Dogpatch neighborhood. May 31, 9am. $30. Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma.

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iRead in the Forest

Outdoor literary adventure geared towards young children and their families/caregivers features hike, nature gamed and reading aloud. May 31, 10am. Healdsburg Ridge, Arabian Way, Healdsburg, landpaths.org.

Marin Memorial Day Races

Put your training to the test and run one of the fastest 10K courses in the Bay Area,

Memorial Day Hike

Walk through the forest acts as therapy. May 27, 9:30am. $20. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.5712.

The Sounds & Feel of Spring

Docent-guided saunter through the preserve and experience all the signs of the coming of spring.

Registration required. May 31, 9am. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

Film Family Film Festival of the Napa Valley Presented by Trinchro Family Estates, this weekend-long event showcases films, discussions with filmmakers, kids activities and special guests. May 26-29. Free.

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

The Healthcare Movie

Documentary compares Canada’s health care system to that of the U.S. May 25, 7pm. by donation. Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.575.8902.

Not in Our Town

Film’s executive producer Patrice O’Neill, local leaders and partner organizations are on hand to talk about this nation-wide movement to stop hate and build safe, inclusive communities. May 25, 7pm. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael.

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Seventh Art Stand

Selections from the nationwide act of cinematic solidarity against Islamophobia. Mon, May 29. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

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Sonoma County Youth Film Festival Now in its eighth year, this

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festival showcases student films from El Molino, Analy, Rancho Cotati, Montgomery, Windsor, and Casa Grande. May 25, 7pm. $5-$10. Third Street Cinema Six, 620 Third St, Santa Rosa.

Food & Drink La Vie en Rose

Dress in pink as the dining destination turns seven years old and celebrates with a rosé tasting, buffet-style meal and live music from Rusty String Express. May 24. $75. L’appart Resto, 636 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.256.9884.

Made in the USA

Discover the cheeses of America with award-winning Laura Werlin, who samples recipes and signs copies of her cheese-centric cookbooks.

RSVP recommended. May 25, 7pm. Free. Driver’s Market, 200 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

Muir Beach Volunteer Firemen’s Barbecue A fun event for the whole family with delicious food, activities for the kids, live music and dancing. May 28, 12pm. $20 per vehicle. Santos Meadow, Mt Tamalpais State Park, Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley. 415.381.8793.

OysterFest

It’s a San Rafael staycation, as oysters and cold beer go hand in hand with fun activities and live music from Lazyman, Scott Law and Phil Lesh. May 29, 1pm. $10. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

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Oysterpalooza

Eat oysters any way you like ‘em, enjoy local microbrews, wines and dance to live music from the Sam Chase, Dirty Cello and others. May 28, 12pm. $10-$20. Rocker Oysterfeller’s, 14415 Hwy 1, Valley Ford.

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Strawberry Festival

Annual fest features strawberry drinks and desserts along with BBQ, ilent auctions, raffle and live music from Buck Thrifty and others. May 27, 12pm. Free admission.

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Disney’s the Lion King Experience featuring young performers from Katia & Company dance and acting classes. May 2427. $13-$15. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

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Zero Net Energy

Sean Armstrong from Redwood Energy speaks about designing and delivering energy efficient construction and retrofits.

May 25, 1:30pm. $10-$30.

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

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Lectures Readings Celebrate CTE

SRJC’s career and technical education department hosts paralympian and motivational speaker Josh Sundquist for a keynote talk. May 26, 5pm.

Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 1.800.564.SRJC.

Compost 101

It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it. Learn how from soil scientist Doug Lipton. May 27, 10am. $30. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg.

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Cycling 1890s Marin

Imagine riding Marin’s back roads 120 years ago with this illustrated history talk by local cyclist Joe Breeze. May 24, 7pm. $10. Marin Museum of Bicycling, 1966 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax. 415.450.8000.

Habitat Gardening for Pollinators

Learn from local experts on how to build habitat in our gardens to support pollinators and other wildlife. May 24, 5:30pm. by donation. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.

Meet the Makers

Tour and learn about the incredible artisans that make up the Barlow market district.

Fri, 1pm. Barlow Event Center, 6770 McKinley St, Sebastopol.

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Optimal Health in an Unhealthy World

Learn the steps to achieve optimal health and the secrets of healthy people.

May 25, 6:30pm. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael.

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Process: The Sketchbooks

Artist Kristen Throop shows her sketchbooks and speaks on how raw ideas germinate

Book Passage

May 24, 7pm, “Crooked” with Cathryn Jakobson Ramin. May 25, 7pm, “No Time Like the Present” with Jack Kornfield.

May 26, 7pm, “The Big Fact Activity Book for Pregnant People” with Jordan Reid and Erin Williams. May 30, 7pm, “Second Chance” with Thais Derich. May 31, 7pm, “Are We There Yet?” with Marcie Anderson. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay

May 24, 6:30pm, LitWings Event Series. May 25, 6pm, “You’re the Only One I Can Tell” with Deborah Tannen. 100 Bay St, Sausalito 415.339.1300.

Charles M Schulz Museum

May 27, 2pm, Bookshelf Author Series With Jean Hegland.

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From Both Hips

The dark comedy about a revenge plan turned on its head makes its American premiere.

Through Jun 4. $15-$30. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.0177.

A Masterpiece of Comic…Timing

Bay Area premiere of playwright Robert Caisley’s newest and funniest work to date. Through May 28. Studio Theatre, 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

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Karen and Steve are glamorous movie stars in desperate times in this comedy from Neil LaBute, performed by Left Edge Theatre. Through Jun 4. $25$40. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Private Lives

Sparks fly and hilarity ensues in this charming comedy, presented by Ross Valley Players. Through Jun 18. $15$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.456.9555.

Sing Me a Murder

May 25, 1pm, “Natural Color” with Sasha Duerr. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross 415.455.5260.

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May 25, 7pm, “The Push” with Tommy Caldwell. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa.

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Theater August: Osage County

Long-held secrets shape a family reunion that would make Tennessee Williams cringe.

Through Jun 4. $12-$27. Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato. 415.883.4498.

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See and sing in the newest dinner show from Get a Clue Productions, a fully functioning karaoke bar with deadly competition. Reservations required. Fri, May 26, 7pm. $68.

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Marin Onstage presents two one-act plays from major writers that explore relationships when love is in the air. May 26-Jun 10. $12-$24.

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Change Agents Cannabis collectives are on the way out

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he medical cannabis collective model is about to change dramatically.

The first reason has been extensively written about: one year after licensing becomes available, collectives will be abolished.

One will either be permitted and licensed as a retail business, or be illegal. The second reason, however, is trickier.

After licensing, cannabis operators will be allowed to operate for profit. One question is whether all members of that former collective will demand a share of that profit. I don’t think so.

Collectives, as noted above, will be abolished by statute in any event. There will be no collective entity left from which to demand a share of profit. Remember that profit is only allowed after licensing. But what if the members

of the collective demand a share of profit of the licensed entity?

Having written many collective agreements and represented hundreds of folks in every part of the industry, I doubt this will be a serious problem for most collectives.

People came to me to form a collective because it was a legal requirement. I never saw, not even once, a collective that was truly operated by the membership.

Most collectives were, in reality, a partnership using the collective to avoid criminal liability. Even large and well-established collectives like dispensaries generally have an “owner” or “owners.”

Most collective are passive.

Many members joined at cannabis events just to get a free sample.

Many collectives gathered the recommendations of friends and family who, in reality, had nothing to do with the collective. I cannot see those folks stepping forward to demand their share of profits. I’m not seeing members demand their share of money now, and I doubt we will in the future.

I also suspect that an entity that applies for a license will be a new legal entity (such as an limited liability corporation) rather than an existing collective. The collective will then simply cease stop doing business.

I do, however, encourage collectives to start thinking about these issues. There continues to be a grave misperception among most people that the cannabis industry is awash in cash. This misperception could lead to people coming out of the woodwork demanding a share. Even if it is not warranted, these demands could be time-consuming and expensive for collectives that are not prepared.

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

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GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Generation Kill is an HBO miniseries based on the experiences of a reporter embedded with American Marines fighting in Iraq. Early on, before the troops have been exposed to any serious combat, they’re overflowing with trash talk. A commanding officer scolds them: “Gentlemen, from now on we’re going to have to earn our stories.”

Although you are in a much less volatile situation right now, Gemini, my advice to you is the same: in the coming weeks, you’ll have to earn your stories. You can’t afford to talk big unless you’re geared up to act big, too. You shouldn’t make promises and entertain dares and issue challenges unless you’re fully prepared to be a hero. Now here’s my prophecy: I think you will be a hero.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) In your mind’s eye, drift back in time to a turning point in your past that didn’t go the way you’d hoped. But don’t dwell on the disappointment. Instead, change the memory.

Visualize yourself then and there, but imagine you’re in possession of all the wisdom you have gathered since then. Next, picture an alternative ending to the old story—a finale in which you manage to pull off a much better result. Bask in this transformed state of mind for five minutes. Repeat the whole exercise at least once a day for the next two weeks. It will generate good medicine that will produce a creative breakthrough no later than mid-June.

LEO (July 23–August 22) You’re being invited to boost your commitment to life and become a more vivid version of yourself. If you refuse the invitation, it will later return as a challenge. If you avoid that challenge, it will eventually circle back around to you as a demand. So I encourage you to respond now, while it’s still an invitation. To gather the information you’ll need, ask yourself these questions: What types of self-development are you “saving for later”? Are you harboring any mediocre goals or desires that dampen your lust for life? Do you tone down or hold back your ambitions for fear they would hurt or offend people you care about?

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) “Dear Dream Doctor: I dreamed that a crowd of people had decided to break through a locked door using a long, thick wooden plank as a battering ram. The only problem was, I was lying on top of the plank, half-asleep. By the time I realized what was up, the agitated crowd was already at work smashing at the door. Luckily for me, it went well. The door got bashed in and I wasn’t hurt.

What does my dream mean?—Nervous Virgo.” Dear Virgo: Here’s my interpretation: It’s time to knock down a barrier, but you’re not convinced you’re ready or can do it all by yourself. Luckily, there are forces in your life that are conspiring to help make sure you do it.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) As long as you keep Syria, South Sudan, and North Korea off your itinerary, traveling would be food for your soul during

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the next 28 days. It would also be balm for your primal worries and medicine for your outworn dogmas and an antidote for your comfortable illusions. Do you have the time and money necessary to make a pilgrimage to a place you regard as holy? How about a jaunt to a rousing sanctuary? Or an excursion to an exotic refuge that will shock you in friendly, healing ways? I hope that you will at least read a book about the territory that you may one day call your home away from home.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

By now I’m sure you have tuned in to the rumblings in your deep self. Should you be concerned? Maybe a little, but I think the more reasonable attitude is curiosity. Even though the shaking is getting stronger and louder, it’s also becoming more melodic. The power that’s being unleashed will almost certainly turn out to be far more curative than destructive. The light it emits may at first look murky but will eventually bloom like a thousand moons. Maintain your sweet poise. Keep the graceful faith.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) Life is inviting you to decode riddles about togetherness that could boost your emotional intelligence and earn you the right to enjoy lyrical new expressions of intimacy. Will you accept the invitation?

Are you willing to transcend your habitual responses for the sake of your growth-inducing relationships?

Are you interested in developing a greater capacity for collaboration and synergy? Would you be open to making a vulnerable fool of yourself if it helped your important alliances to fulfill their dormant potential?

Be brave and empathetic, Sagittarius. Be creative and humble and affectionate.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) “In youth, we feel richer for every new illusion,” wrote author Anne Sophie Swetchine. “In maturer years, for every one we lose.” While that may be generally true, I think that even twenty-something Capricorns are likely to fall into the latter category in the coming weeks. Whatever your age, I foresee you shouting something akin to “Hallelujah!” or “Thank God!” or “Boomshakalaka flashbang!” as you purge disempowering fantasies that have kept you in bondage and naive beliefs that have led you astray.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) “There are no green thumbs or black thumbs,” wrote horticulturalist Henry Mitchell in a message you were destined to hear at this exact moment. “There are only gardeners and non-gardeners. Gardeners are the ones who get on with the high defiance of nature herself, creating, in the very face of her chaos and tornado, the bower of roses and the pride of irises. It sounds very well to garden a ‘natural way.’ You may see the natural way in any desert, any swamp, any leech-filled laurel hell. Defiance, on the other hand, is what makes gardeners.” Happy Defiance Time to you, Aquarius! In the coming weeks, I hope you will express the most determined and disciplined fertility ever!

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

I believe it may be the right time to tinker with or repair a foundation, to dig down to the bottom of an old resource and consider transforming it at its roots. Why? After all this time, that foundation or resource needs your fresh attention. It could be lacking a nutrient that has gradually disappeared. Maybe it would flourish better if it got the benefit of the wisdom you have gained since it first became useful for you. Only you have the power to discern the real reasons, Pisces—and they may not be immediately apparent. Be tender and patient and candid as you explore.

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Following one of the bloodiest battles of World War 1, the soil around the trenches & graves of Flanders Field was churned and aerated by the soldiers’ boots. This activated the dormant seeds of the red poppy, which sprouted abundantly, scarlet red, bringing forth new life from death. Once the war was over, the poppy was one of the only plants to grow on the otherwise barren battlefields.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) sell red “Buddy Poppies” each Memorial Day to support veterans in need and honor those who have died fighting for our freedom. The red poppy was adopted as their official memorial flower in 1922.

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