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Pipe Down I think I must have missed the memo about how it’s now OK to talk during movies. This was considered the height of rudeness when I was younger, but now it’s the norm. I don’t think I’ve been to one single movie in the last several years where people haven’t been chatting continually through the whole thing. Any dramatic moment of on-screen silence is always, invariably interrupted by off-screen whispering.

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Prevailing Winds Local union prevails in disaster contract dustup with feds after October wildfires BY TOM GOGOLA

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n a victory for a local union force that lost some 30 homes to the North Bay fires, disasterrecovery officials in state and federal agencies hammered out a stop-gap contract on Jan. 12 to keep them working—and to ensure that the North Bay stays on track for debris clearing from the October wildfires.

At issue were recent contracts and emergency task orders undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) with three national companies: AshBritt Environmental, the Environmental Chemical Corporation (ECC) and Ceres Environmental Services—and a locally trained union workforce, Operating Engineers Local 3, based out of Rohnert Park.

On Dec. 29, contracts were

awarded to ECC to the tune of $475 million, and to Ceres for $160 million. The former contract, with ECC, was devoted entirely to the Sonoma County cleanup, while the latter was dedicated to similar efforts in Mendocino, Lake and Napa counties. The contracts would run through the completion of the debris-removal process, slated for February.

But the contract awards were protested by AshBritt, which was

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passed over in the big-dollar, longer-term contracts. In turn, the company filed a complaint with the Government Accounting Office that’s still being sorted out. That move forced the Corps to issue a suspension-of-work order for the two contracts just signed, which meant a potential shutdown of debris-recovery operations. In early January, the state Office of Emergency Services stepped in and signed a $200 million stop-gap contract with ECC, and work continued under a contract that honored the local prevailing wage for skilled workers.

Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore says that his understanding of the new ECC contract is that about $170 million is devoted to cleanup efforts in Sonoma County. He’s a big supporter, he says, of paying the prevailing wage to local workers.

The victory for the Engineers Local, he adds, “absolutely” signaled the power of a regional union workforce to leverage an outcome with ACOE, with the support of other local union shops, including the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 39. “Everyone has coalesced around the main idea,” he says, which is that the October fires represented the biggest cleanup effort in the region since the 1906 earthquake. “We are going to rebuild, and we’re going to rebuild capacity,” he says—which means, in part, “maximize local labor as much as possible.”

Chris Snyder, district representative for the Engineers Local, is obviously pleased that the local prevailed and that the state intervened to ensure that his workers were properly compensated and that their healthcare benefits were protected along the way.

Snyder’s view is that the best way to resolve any prevailing wage issue that may arise in the county is to pay it. The Engineers Local fields skilled local contractors who earn between $30 and $41 an hour, he says. Among other tasks, they run heavy equipment and deal with the removal of hazardous materials.

“It’s not bad money,” he says, “but

workforce ready to push through to a completion of the debris cleanup—and onward to the rebuilding of thousands of homes, businesses and civic buildings lost to the fires.

“We should not be pulling in and incentivizing workers from Timbuktu,” says Gore, “and paying them 15 bucks an hour and maybe have them wear the safety equipment or not.” To his mind, the local force of 300–500 hazmattrained workers is a stimulus hedge against any economic slowdown.

‘We did that even before the fires were out. When they were ready, we were ready.’

Under FEMA rules, once the dust settles on the cleanup, the state will likely seek to get the $200 million reimbursed from the agency. “The state issued the contract to ECC while we resolve the issue” with AshBritt, says Davis, adding that “state and federal contracts are different when it comes to wages.”

“This is far from over, unfortunately,” says Gore, given AshBritt’s pushback.

Snyder and other local labor leaders were very concerned back in December when it was unclear how worker safety and prevailingwage issues would play out in the recovery. He’s pleased that the

state and ACOE worked together to hash out the stop-gap contract.

“They want to use local workers and local contractors, and they want to do that in good faith,” he says of the ACOE and FEMA. “They’ve got a lot of balls to juggle and we’re just one, but when you put people to work, local people to work in the community, that’s better. They do want to put local workers and local contractors to work,” he says, “but it’s been stressful.”

And mostly because of the wages and benefits.

“This work has been done at these rates in Butte, the Valley fires, in the south right now, in Los Angeles—it’s always been done at those rates and it kind of threw us for a loop when they wanted to cut wages by 25 percent and basically take away the healthcare, the fringe benefits.”

When the state stepped in with the stop-gap contract, Snyder says it was able to implement what’s called the equity-adjustment metric, “to reflect the local labor market.”

The Engineers local was hit hard by the North Bay fires, he adds. More than 30 members of the local lost their homes, even as the union spent $500,000 to train workers in hazardous-materials remediation.

“We did that even before the fires were out” says Snyder.

“When they were ready, we were ready.”

In the meantime, the AshBritt dust-up appears to be winding down. Davis reports that AshBritt’s complaint against Ceres has been withdrawn, and the cleanup continues unabated in Lake, Mendocino and Napa counties.

How did a robust local labor movement factor into the favorable outcome for the local?

“I could not speak to that,” she says. “I would say that this is an emergency response situation.

We’re doing everything we can to award contracts and get crews working and get the debris removed,” says Allen. “We’re working with local laborers and local representatives, but we are bound by federal law.”

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remember, they are part-time,” he says. “We are kind of like Uber.”

Since the fires, the union has trained several hundred heavyequipment and hazmat-certified workers, he says, and there was grave concern back in December that they’d sit on the sidelines while a lesser-trained and underpaid workforce hired by outside companies arrived on the scene of one of the worst wildfires in state history.

“We’re doing what we can do to make sure we have a local workforce available,” says Snyder.

“So far, it’s been fairly successful.

We are trying to do what we can to support the Corps and their mission,” he adds.

The intersection between a strong local labor movement and large, national-disaster-recovery companies has been administered by the ACOE, which has standing contracts with those firms and operates as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

In this manner, the ACOE is prepared to issue emergency task orders after a disaster, which it did late last year. The Florida-based AshBritt and the Burlingame-based ECC were issued emergency task orders for two months last Oct. 27 under what’s called the Corps’ “advanced contracting initiative,” to jump-start the recovery process. Those task orders paid the prevailing wage.

Snyder chuckles when asked whether a robust regional labor presence—which has, for example, pushed for wage equity in the socalled Fight for $15—had anything to do with the favorable outcome.

“I don’t know if we have any sway over them,” he says. “There’s a saying: ‘There’s God, and then there’s the Corps.’ They have a huge amount of power. But my feeling is that the people at the Corps are trying to do the right thing.”

As 2017 wound down, the ACOE was working on longer-term contracts, which would eventually go to ECC and Ceres, says agency spokeswoman Nancy Allen.

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it kept genied inside the bottle, is a product of a living thing—it’s the bark of an oak tree that can live up to 300 years—and seems a shame to waste. Good news: instead of gluing endless corks to boards, cork hoarders can drop off their stash on their next visit to Whole Foods, which hosts a Cork Forest recycling program, or at winery locations like J Vineyards, which partners with Canada-based ReCORK. J will even hand over a box of corks to individuals whose arts and crafts projects scale beyond their ability to consume cork-stoppered wine. But while “recycle” and “reuse” are covered, “reduce” is not part of the program: no new wine corks are made out of recycled cork—not even the composites often used in less expensive wines.

It’s counterintuitive to the way we think about most recycling: instead of using less of the resource, we are encouraged to drink more.

“There is no cork shortage,” reads a bullet-point emblazoned on Cork Forest’s cardboard bins, along with the message, “Harvesting cork is just like shearing sheep,” under a cute sheep cartoon. Too much—is Big Cork behind this, or what?

Based in Salem, Ore., Cork Forest caps industry funding at 1 percent, says Spencer, as they don’t want to appear to be lobbying for the industry. “Our primary purpose is not recycling the cork, but preserving the cork forest.”

Spencer explains that cork plantations rank highly in biodiversity—Cork Forest even runs eco tours to Spanish cork-producing regions.

Each cork absorbs nine grams of carbon “bark to bottle,” according to Spencer, who says the manufacture of alternative enclosures made from aluminum or plastic leads to more environmental cost than is acknowledged by those who tout them.

Just tossing that cork, and that stored carbon, in the kitchen trash isn’t the worst thing after all, Spencer allows. “It’s not a bad thing in the ground. It’s a piece of wood.”

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HEALTHY START Jim Goerlich (adjacent page) helped organize nurses at Petaluma Valley Hospital into a union that broke

away from the California Nurse’s Association. Now comes the hard part of negotiating a new contract.

Collective Action New union formed as Petaluma Valley Hospital faces uncertain future

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reaking away from the powerful California Nurses Association was a long and difficult road for the nurses at Petaluma Valley Hospital, but after a more than two-year battle, the healthcare providers overwhelmingly voted to form the Petaluma Staff Nurse Partnership union last month. The move marked a rare instance of a bargaining group decertifying their representation from the powerful nurses’ union. But the new union’s work is only beginning.

to agree on financial terms and preserving women’s reproductivehealth services. St. Joseph has agreed to stay on until September or until a new leasee is found.

Paladin Healthcare, a Southern California-based for-profit company, has expressed interest in leasing the hospital, but those talks foundered over the hospital’s information technology system. The district had hoped St. Joseph would leave its system behind to give Paladin a chance to transition to their system, but St. Joseph says it’s simply not technically feasible to decouple or leave the hospital’s technology behind.

Talks between Paladin and the

district appear to be breaking down, too, as neither party wants to take on undue risk. According to a Jan. 18 Petaluma ArgusCourier article, the district will explore all options, including selling the hospital and reopening negotiations with St. Joseph Health.

In the meantime, the new nurse’s union is in a state of limbo and alarm as nurses say the hospital’s staff is stretched too thin.

Jim Goerlich, president of the Petaluma Staff Nurse Partnership union, said the stress over the breakup with the California Nurses Association (CNA) and

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The 130-member, independent union finds itself advocating for investments in services and increased staffing from a hospital operator who may not be around much longer. While creating their own union means nurses can push for site-specific needs, will the novice organization be able to deliver a new contract for its members?

The Petaluma Health Care District owns the hospital and leases the 80-bed facility to St. Joseph Health. But St. Joseph’s 20-year contract expires this month. Negotiations between St. Joseph and the district broke down a year ago over a failure

the time it took to create a new union took a toll on nurses.

“The unrest caused a lot of nurses to go elsewhere,” he says.

That labor battle is over, but the nurses now face challenging negotiations with St. Joseph.

Goerlich says low wages and insufficient staff are still causing nurses to leave and could put patient care in jeopardy. He says nurse wages, which range from about $40 an hour for a new hire to $75 for senior nurses, are about 10 to 15 percent lower than other nearby hospitals.

“There are hospitals in either direction,” says Goerlich, “where they can make $10 to $20 more an hour than they are making now.”

Meanwhile, Goerlich says the hospital needs to hire about 30 nurses to meet demand. “The ER hardly has anyone to pull from,” he says. “It’s definitely having a big effect. You can’t do that day after day. At some point there will be a problem. The public has a right to know.”

It’s not just nurses who are raising the alarm. Earlier this month, a group of Petaluma Valley Hospital physicians went public with a letter that said St. Joseph’s failure to invest in the hospital is making it hard to retain doctors. The doctors said the hospital’s decline is “by neglect or by design to disable and cripple” the hospital prior to St. Joseph’s departure.

St. Joseph spokesperson Vanessa DeGier says the nurses who have left the hospital have done so because of the uncertainty of the hospital’s future operator, not due to pay or staffing issues.

“Jim [Goerlich] is entitled to his opinions, though his opinions should not be misconstrued as fact,” DeGier says in an email in response to questions about the hospital.

Nurse-to-patient ratios are set by the state, and DeGier says the hospital is fully compliant.

DeGier also points to St. Joseph’s $64 million investment in staff, infrastructure and services over the course of the lease, a figure she says is triple what the healthcare district asked of St. Joseph. While ) 14 those investments have

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been made over the past 20 years, St. Joseph purchased a new 3D mammography device last month for $950,000.

“We continue to invest in the hospital today,” DeGier says.

Goerlich isn’t buying it.

“What we want from St. Joseph is for them to do the right thing during the hospital’s transition period and our upcoming negotiations,” he says. “For the last 20-plus years, they have been deeply involved with the health and wellness of the community of Petaluma and with all of the employees of PVH. Between us and the rest of the neighboring communities who seek service here, we all expect St. Joseph to continue making decisions related to PVH as if they were looking at the beginning of another 20 years of stewardship, because no matter who ends up operating the hospital at the end of this transition, St. Joseph should, out of respect and a sense of decency, leave us all a valuable and viable hospital.”

If they are not willing to do that, says Goerlich, St. Joseph needs to acknowledge its responsibility in separating the IT system it installed to get ready to hand it over to the next operator.

“They designed this system knowing there was a good chance they would not be the future operators, and their refusal to do this is holding up the process.

Basically, they don’t want to pay to separate the system they installed.”

Ramona Faith, CEO of the Petaluma Health Care District, says that, while the agency cannot dictate nurse staffing, it does monitor the quality of patient care, which she says is impressive.

In spite of the labor battles and search for a new operator, the hospital gets high marks.

Last month, it received an A in the Hospital Safety Grade by the nonprofit Leapfrog Group. It was the highest-scoring community hospital in Northern California.

The hospital was recently awarded an advanced certification for stroke services

from the Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association, the first hospital in California to earn the national nod. Petaluma Valley Hospital also received recognition as a “baby-friendly” designated birth facility by BabyFriendly USA, a global initiative to promote breastfeeding. The hospital is the only one in Sonoma County to receive the designation.

While he says nurses are overloaded, Goerlich is proud of the work they perform, work that came into strong focus during October’s fires. Petaluma Valley Hospital treated about 35 patients affected by the disaster in its emergency department. The number of patients the hospital’s emergency department has treated has doubled since the wildfires started. Four patients were in active labor and delivered their babies at the hospital during the disaster.

St. Joseph and the health district officials say they are eager to enter into negotiations with the nurses. Goerlich says all options are on the table. “St. Joseph needs to decide if they are interested in continuing to operate, invest and grow the hospital based on what services the community and the board are insisting be offered there.”

While the new union won’t have the political clout of the CNA, a union that is focused only on one hospital can have its advantages for all parties, says Joanne Spetz, professor at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California in San Francisco. Engaging with management on quality of care outcomes and learning where the pressure points are will help the union, management and ultimately patients, she says.

“Where are the places where there might be some leverage and room to be creative? That’s something you are not going to hear the CNA do.”

Still, as newcomers to the world of healthcare finance, the new union has its work cut out for it, she says. “They are going to be on a steep learning curve.”

Tom Gogola contributed to this story.

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Grizzly History

It’s too bad that the only place you can see a grizzly bear in California today is on the state flag. Still, tales of encounters with grizzlies from 19th-century settlers and adventurers endure today thanks to people like educator and researcher Susan Snyder, whose book Bear in Mind: The California Grizzly has inspired an exhibit of the same name at the History Museum of Sonoma County. Snyder gives a lecture titled The California Grizzly: 19th Century Hero & Antagonist, which paints a rugged and thriving portrait of the grizzly, on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 425 Seventh St., Santa Rosa.

6:30pm. $10–$15. 707.579.1500.

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Sentimental Rock

Not any band can go on hiatus for over a decade and return with a covers album that’s embraced by both fans and critics, but New York indie-pop veterans Luna are not any band. Led by esteemed songwriter Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500), the band’s new LP, A Sentimental Education, marks a return to music after 13 years and proves that the outfit is still as subtle and hypnotic as ever. This week, Wareham, who played last year’s Huichica Festival, and Luna are in the North Bay for a concert presented by (((folkYEAH!)))) on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St., Sonoma. 6:30pm. $37. 707.938.5277.

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Six-String Summit

Returning for a sixth year, the Sebastopol Guitar Festival celebrates all things guitars, from acoustic axes to steely sliders. In a full day of workshops and exhibits, the region’s top guitar crafters share their wares, and expert musicians offer instructions on guitar techniques for beginners and advanced players. Not a guitarist?

No worries, as a full lineup of performances by the likes of Solid Air, Farallons, Jim Nichols, Kevin Russell and headliner Volker Strifler give audiences an up-closeand-personal all-day concert experience on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St., Sebastopol, Noon to 10pm. $20–$32. 707.823.1511.

SAUSALITO KEEP FIGHTING Songwriter John Ondrasik’s Five for Fighting performs with a string quartet on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Uptown Theatre in Napa.

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Fishing for Fun

January in the North Bay fishing world means herring, and that means it’s time for the Sausalito Herring Celebration. In addition to a fish feast prepared by several local restaurants, live music entertainment and docents on hand for tours and information, this year’s celebration includes a screening of the award-winning film Sonic Sea, about the damage being done in our oceans from noise-polluting tankers and cruise ships. Hosted by the Sausalito Community Boating Center, this year’s event raises money for the center’s Cass Gidley Marina, undergoing renovations this winter.

Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 10:30am to 4pm. $40. 415.332.3871.

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Arts Ideas LEARNING TO LEARN As a boy, David Sortino didn’t do well in school. He has made a career of figuring out

why he and other kids have had trouble learning.

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avid Sortino has spent the last four decades becoming an expert in how young minds learn and grow. So it may come as a surprise when he says he had troubles in school himself.

“I didn’t do well, and I was always interested in why,” says

Sortino. “Basically, I’ve always been interested in why kids can’t learn in our schools.”

After a lifetime of research and observation, Sortino collects his wealth of knowledge into the new book, A Guide to How Your Child Learns: Understanding the Brain from Infancy to Young Adulthood, that offers readers a step-bystep breakdown of the brain’s development and gives practical, research-backed advice on how

to maximize your child’s learning poential.

Raised in Connecticut, Sortino earned a master’s degree in child development from Harvard and a doctorate in clinical psychology from Saybrook University before moving to Santa Barbara in 1974.

In 1989, Sortino and his wife relocated to Sonoma County.

“I was interviewing for a job at El Molino High School [in Forestville], and when I drove

Highway 116, it reminded me a lot of Connecticut with the apple orchards,” he says.

Since then, he has taught at Santa Rosa city schools and the Santa Rosa Junior College, served as a consultant to state and county programs for at-risk and special needs children, and worked directly with individuals and families through his private business, the Neurofeedback Institute in Graton.

Neurofeedback is a braintraining program, supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, in which Sortino observes brain function through sensors attached to the scalp that monitor brainwaves. Sortino can assess anxiety, attention deficit and behavioral disorders, and offer patients mental exercises to train their brains to function more efficiently without medication.

In the last decade, Sortino has also written extensively on learning on his blog, neurofeedbackinstitute.blogspot. com. Many of those are collected in his new book.

“It’s not theoretical; the research supports what I’m trying to say,” says Sortino. “I’m not reinventing the wheel. I’m just telling you what works and what doesn’t.”

A Guide to How Your Child Learns is the first in a series of three books that Sortino is calling the Brain Smart Series. “I’m giving the reader an idea, and they can take it from there.”

David Sortino reads from ‘A Guide to How Your Child Learns’ on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Barnes & Noble, 700 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. Noon. Free admission.

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he plight of the vanishing New England WASP is the subject matter of A. R. Gurney’s The Dining Room, running now at Sonoma Arts Live. No, it’s not a science lecture on the more annoying cousin of the honeybee, but a look at the cultural transformation of a specific component of 20th-century America: the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

Gurney, whose other works include Love Letters and Sylvia, uses 18 vignettes and about 50 characters to chart the rise and decline of upper middle-class America. The scenes all occur

‘The Dining Room’ runs through Feb. 4 at Andrews Hall, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma. Thursday–Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 2pm. $22–$37. 866.710.8942.

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in the titular location around a stately dining table. The table, once the center point of family life and special occasions, has been reduced over time to a place on which to fold laundry.

Wafting through the room over its two-hour running time are generations of unrelated characters, ages four to 90, all played by a company of six actors: Isabelle Grimm, Kit Grimm, Rhonda Guaraglia, Len Handeland, Trevor Hoffmann and Jill Wagoner. One actor goes from playing a stern, turn-of-the-century father lecturing his son on manners, to a young boy begging the family servant not to leave her job.

Another goes from playing a real estate agent eager to make a sale, to a young girl pleading to go to the movies instead of dance lessons.

Scenes overlap with characters from one era occupying the space at the same time as characters from another era. There are no blackouts, as the action is continual and the actors simply glide in and out of the room. This led to some confusion with a few audience members, so much so that there were a few more empty seats post-intermission.

But it’s really not that confusing once you acclimate yourself to the style and buy into the premise of veteran performers playing children. The scenes range from the poignant to the humorous, with the most effective being a conversation between an ailing father and his son about funeral plans and a laugh-outloud segment between an aunt and her nephew about a college photography project.

Director Joey Hoeber keeps his cast in check, and despite the range in characters, the show never veers into the cartoonish.

If you don’t enter the theater expecting a traditional linear narrative, you’ll find yourself enjoying a well-acted, acute observation of a slice of bygone American life.

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‘Phantom Thread’ is one of Paul Thomas Anderson’s best BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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f the job of a film is to immerse you into another world, its customs, its music, its glitter and its rottenness, Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Phantom Thread fulfills its mission beautifully.

It’s worth the journey to San Francisco to see The Phantom Thread in 70mm, to admire the texture of Anderson’s version of the past, using location work rather than digital images. There hasn’t been a film in a long time—Michael Caton-Jones’ Scandal from 1989 might be the last—that conjures up the underside of post-war English luxury. Here, England is a nation balanced between a pair of shocks: first, the trauma of WWII, and second, the youth rebellion of the early 1960s. Soon will come the Beatles and their kind, all refusing to take these stiff courtiers as seriously as they took themselves.

The antagonist, Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis), is the kind of arrogant solitary man they used to call a “confirmed bachelor.” He’s a celebrated but haunted designer who lives with his formidable sister Cyril (Lesley Manville), whose main attribute is a pair of half-glasses that she stares through at her social inferiors.

A waitress of mysterious Germanic heritage has her eyes on Woodcock. Charmingly clumsy, and with an uncontrollable blush, Alma (Vicky Krieps) notes Reynolds’ immense breakfast order. Then she gives up her requested phone number, dedicating the note “to my hungry boy.”

Phantom Thread isn’t as narratively sturdy as the great gothics. If Cyril, with her man’s name, is analogous to Judith Anderson’s Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca, and if Day-Lewis, with his aquiline profile and matinee-idol widow’s peak, recalls Laurence Olivier, it’s Alma who remains an attractive and underwritten mystery. She is, however, a fine, covert love object, and Alma does come up with a drastically crafty way of landing the man she loves. Despite Anderson’s distractingly clumsy tale-telling, the film is one of his best.

‘The Phantom Thread’ is playing at Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa. 707.525.8909.

HEAVY DUTY Ernest Wuethrich has amassed a who’s who of local metal.

Gather the Horde New album highlights North Bay metal bands

BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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s a concert promoter with Gather Booking & Management and administrator of the social media group Sonoma County Metal & Hardcore, Ernest Wuethrich has made it his mission to bring the North Bay’s diverse underground metal scene to a larger audience in the Bay Area and beyond.

This month, he unveils his most ambitious project yet, the double-disc Sonoma County Metal & Hardcore 2018 Compilation, featuring 26 local bands showcasing mostly brand-new songs.

“The compilation is a way to try to grow a scene organically by reaching people that might be into heavy music without knowing that these bands actually exist,” says Wuethrich.

While the North Bay’s dedicated metalheads are already keenly

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aware of the array of talent that takes the stage at Wuethrich’s concerts, he knows there is a larger scene that would welcome these bands outside of Sonoma County.

“The idea came about because I work with other promoters in other markets and we like to do show trades, so I’ll give shows to bands based on friendly promoters recommending them,” says Wuethrich.

When he wanted to secure shows for local bands in other markets, Wuethrich found complications in promoting bands that had no recordings to show for their work.

“We had to get the bands as active as possible so they can grow past Sonoma County,” says Wuethrich. “It was a creative way to try to force bands to produce music.”

Wuethrich worked with engineer Kyle Rhine of Outer Heaven Recording in Santa Rosa to record a bulk of the band’s tracks. Rhine offered to give the group a discounted rate to make the endeavor affordable to the bands who self-financed their studio time.

Nearly 20 of the 26 bands on the album recorded new tracks specifically for the compilation, including speed metal band Trecelence, groovy progressive metal outfit Predation, death metal group Obelisk and thrash metal band Incredulous.

All 750 of the printed discs will be distributed for free at concerts and local spots like the Last Record Store in Santa Rosa. This week, the compilation is officially released in a massive concert that features many of the bands on the album, from Sonoma County’s longest running metal band, Skitzo, to hardcore act 4199, making their live debut.

“The fact that everyone was able to come together and pull it off was pretty cool,” says Wuethrich.

“I hope everyone gets something out of it.”

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Upcoming Concerts at Sebastopol Community Cultural Center

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Sonoma County Philharmonic

Music director Norman Gamboa leads the orchestra and guest cellist Hans Brightbill in a program of “Eternal Spirit.” Includes a pre-concert talk before each performance. Jan 27, 7:30pm and Jan 28, 2pm. $15/students are free. SRHS Performing Arts Auditorium, 1235 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, socophil.org.

MARIN COUNTY Marin Symphony

Pianist David Fung sits in with the symphony for its second Masterworks program of the season. Jan 28, 3pm and Jan 30, 7:30pm. $20-$43 and up. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

New Century Chamber Orchestra

Concertmaster Daniel Hope leads the orchestra, featuring pianist Sebastian Knauer in his New Century debut, for a Mozart birthday celebration.

Jan 28, 3pm. $29-$61. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Mikey Pauker

Berkeley folk, reggae and world artist releases his new instrumental album, “ASCENSION,” with a melodic

live show. Jan 25, 8pm. $10$20. Key Tea, 921 C St, San Rafael, 808.428.3233.

NAPA COUNTY Five for Fighting

Los Angeles singer and songwriter John Ondrasik performs his chart-topping hits with accompaniment from a string quartet. Jan 27, 8pm. $35-$55. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Katie Thiroux Trio

Napa Valley Jazz Society presents the rising star and stand up bassist who plays in the tradition of bebop. Jan 28, 3pm. $25-$45. Silo’s, 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Jody Watley

Grammy Award-winning pop, funk, R&B and jazz star performs a special birthday celebration. Jan 27, 7 and 9:30pm. $40-$95/$35 meet and greet. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY Aqus Cafe

27, Rowdy River Special. Jan 30, Michael Hantman. 25300 Steelhead Blvd, Duncans Mills.

707.865.2261.

Cellars of Sonoma

Jan 28, 2pm, Ricky Alan Ray. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg.

707.578.1826.

Cloverdale Performing Arts Center Jan 27, Dirty Cello. 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale.

707.829.2214.

Crooked Goat Brewing Jan 27, 3pm, John Courage. 120 Morris St, Ste 120, Sebastopol.

707.827.3893.

Elephant in the Room

Jan 26, the Lowest Pair. Jan 27, Crowbot. 177-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

Flamingo Lounge

Jan 26, Stereo Bounce. Jan 27, Stax City. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall

Jan 27, 3pm, Musicians from the Valley of the Moon. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Green Music Center Weill Hall

Jan 24, 6:30pm, Waldorf at Weill with Credo High School students. Jan 28, 3pm, “Green Eggs & Ham and Tubby the Tuba” with Santa Rosa Symphony. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Jan 25, the Larkdales. Jan 26, Rough House. Jan 27, the Tonewoods. Jan 28, 2pm, Jeff Pierce Jazz Combo. Jan 31, Greg Chorebanian. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Gundlach Bundschu Winery

Arlene Francis Center

Jan 26, Aly Rose Trio with Vive la Reve and Brassica California. Jan 27, Stylust Beats with Mihkal and Ini. Jan 29, Monday Night Edutainment with Jah Yzer. Jan 30, open mic with Ceni. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

Jan 26, 7pm, Slow Bloom and Brown Bags double album release show. Jan 27, Skitzo with Predation and Incredulous. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Barley & Hops Tavern Jan 27, House of Mary. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

707.874.9037.

The Big Easy

Jan 25, Orion’s Joy of Sextet.

Jan 26, French Oak. Jan 27, Stagefrite. Jan 28, Denise Morris with Harmonic Law. Jan 30, Old Time Travelers with Big Kitty. Jan 31, Zeena Quinn & the Swing Warriors. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.7163.

Blue Heron Restaurant & Tavern Jan 24, Mike & Patrick. Jan 26, Terri-Anne & Lane. Jan

Jan 27, 6:30pm, Luna with Shannon Lay. 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma. 707.938.5277.

HopMonk Sebastopol

HopMonk Sonoma

Jan 26, Roem Baur. Jan 27, Jeff Campbell. Jan 28, Peter Case. 691 Broadway, Sonoma.

707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg

Jan 27, “Tribute to the Masters of the Jazz Piano” with McCoy Tyner, George Cables and others. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

Jan 26, Timothy O’Neil Band.

146 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.772.5478.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Local Barrel

Jan 28, 5pm, Gypsy Trio. 490 Mendocino Ave #104, Santa Rosa. 707.890.5433.

Main Street Bistro

Jan 25, Susan Sutton. Jan 26, the Fargo Brothers. Jan 27, Rhythm Drivers. Jan 28, Eric Wiley. Jan 30, Mac & Potter.

16280 Main St, Guerneville.

707.869.0501.

Mc T’s Bullpen

Jan 29, 5pm, Lithium Jazz.

6246 First St, Guerneville.

707.869.3377.

Murphy’s Irish Pub

Jan 26, Jay Dub & Dino. Jan 27, Solid Air. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre & Music Hall

Jan 27, Royal Jelly Jive. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.775.6048.

Sebastopol Community Center

Jan 25, 6:30pm, Michael Doucet and Tom Rigney with Flambeau. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.823.1511.

Sonoma Cider

Jan 26, John Courage Trio.

44-F Mill St, Healdsburg.

707.723.7018.

Sonoma Speakeasy

Jan 26, the New Copasetics.

Jan 27, Mark Larson Trio. Jan 28, 5pm, JMB & the Big O. Jan 28, 8:30pm, Sonoma Blues Jam. Jan 30, American roots night with Lou Rodriguez and friends. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Jan 25, Levi’s Workshop. Jan 26, Kentucky Street Pioneers.

Jan 27, TSonoma. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip

Jan 26, San Quinn. Jan 27, Squeezebox and the Renovators. Jan 28, Washington Hill. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.

MARIN COUNTY

Occidental Center for the Arts

Fenix

Jan 27, Paul McCandless & Christian Foley-Beining Collaboration.. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Jan 25, Fenix 5th anniversary blues jam with Bobby Young Project. Jan 26, Rudi Colombini Band. Jan 27, Shana Morrison & Caledonia. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

The Phoenix Theater

19 Broadway Club

Jan 27, Sunhunter with Charley Peach and the Tahoes. Jan 28, Afroman. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

Remy’s Bar & Lounge Jan 27, Lil Debbie with DJ Cal and DJ Lazyboy. 130 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.578.1963.

Rio Nido Roadhouse

Jan 27, Dgiin. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.

Rock Star University House of Rock

Jan 27, the Aces with HUGElarge. 3410 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa. 707.791.3482.

Jan 24, Acoustically Speaking’s Grateful Jam. Jan 25, Dee Coco & Mixx Company. Jan 27, Roots Man Project. Jan 28, Starski. Jan 29, open mic. Jan 30, Paisley Project. Jan 31, Lolita with Burn River Burn.

17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

Old St Hilary’s Landmark

Jan 28, 4pm, Howard Alden with Kit Eakle & DjangoSphere.

201 Esperanza, Tiburon.

415.435.1853.

Osteria Divino

Jan 27, Crow’s Landing.

131 E First St, Cloverdale.

707.894.9610.

Jan 24, Jonathan Poretz. Jan 25, Dan Zemelman Trio. Jan 26, Ken Cook Trio. Jan 27, James Henry & Company. Jan 28, Lucia Lilikoi. Jan 30, Michael Fecskes.

37 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

415.331.9355.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Panama Hotel Restaurant

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub

Jan 26, Haute Flash Quartet.

Jan 28, 6pm, “Caña Dulce y Caña Brava” with Son Jarocho.

282 S High St, Sebastopol.

707.829.4797.

Jan 24, Lorin Rowan. Jan 25, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. Jan 30, Marianna August. Jan 31, Relatively Dead. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

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Peri’s Silver Dollar

Jan 25, Mark’s Jam Sammich.

Jan 26, Sucker MCs. Jan 27, the Receders. Jan 28, Chrissy Lynne and friends. Jan 29, open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio

Jan 26, LoWatters. Jan 27, the Annie Sampson Band. Jan 28, 4pm, SE Willis. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Sausalito Seahorse

Jan 25, Donna D’Acuti. Jan 26, Funky Nixons. Jan 27, Italian Folk Night with Sal DiMaggio and Sergio Catanzariti. Jan 28, Candela with Edgardo Cambon.

Jan 30, Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Sweetwater Music Hall Jan 24, Mild High Club and Jerry Paper. Jan 25, the Overcommitments. Jan 26-27, the New Orleans Suspects. Jan 28, Johnny A. Jan 29, Mattson 2 with Tommy Guerrero. Jan 31, Michael LaMacchia & Steve Gibson Birthday Bash. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads

Jan 24, Colonel & the Mermaids. Jan 25, Ross James’ Cosmic Thursday. Jan 26, Top 40 Friday dance party. Jan 27, the Stone Foxes. Jan 30, Stu Allen and friends. Jan 31, Deep Dark Woods. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

Throckmorton Theatre Jan 28, 5pm, Kimrea’s Pro Showcase. Jan 31, 12pm, Alphabet Baroque Club. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

NAPA COUNTY Andaz Napa

Jan 24, Austin Hicks. Jan 27, Vince Costanza. 1450 First St, Napa. 707.687.1234.

Blue Note Napa

Jan 24, Mark Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blowout. Jan 25, One Grass Two Grass. Jan 26, Keola Beamer and Henry Kapano. Jan 30, Serf & James with Alec Lee & First in Flight.

Jan 31, the Lowest Pair.

1030 Main St, Napa.

707.603.1258.

Ca’ Momi Osteria

Jan 27, IndiviDúo. 1141 First St, Napa. 707.224.6664.

River Terrace Inn

Jan 26, Johnny Smith. Jan 27, Syria T Berry. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa. 707.320.9000.

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Din n er & A Show

“West Marinicana” Jan 26 Lowatters Fri

High Lonesome Twang to Lowdown Roots 8:00 / No Cover

Annie Sampson Band Jan 27 The Rock, Blues, & R&B 8:00 / No Cover Sun Jan 28 S.E. Willis Sat

Piano, Accordian, Vocals, Harmonica 4:00 / No Cover

Jones Feb 2 Stompy 7:45 Swing Lessons with Joe Fri

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Dallis Craft and Tommy Rox & friends Feb 3 are King James The songs of James Taylor and Carole King 8:30

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Bring your sweetheart Wednesday night for a romantic evening with live music & fabulous food & drink!

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Jan 24, Codi Binkley and friends. Jan 25, Mendonesia.

Jan 26, Derek Irving & His Combo. Jan 27, the Mosswoods.

Jan 28, Third Rail Band. Jan 31, the Muddy Roses. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

707.778.8776.

Arts Events

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RECEPTIONS

Healdsburg. Thurs-Tues, 11 to 6.

707.431.7073.

Gallery One Jan 24

East West Cafe, “Katie Kruzic Solo Show,” local artist displays landscapes and scenes large and small. 4pm. 128 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.829.2822.

Healdsburg Museum, “She Persisted,” exhibition highlights notable women in Sonoma County’s local history. 5:30pm. 221 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

707.431.3325.

Marin Community Foundation, “Bond,” exhibit features art from three Bay Area couples, six individual artists, displayed side-byside with their partners.

6pm. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato.

Sebastopol Library, “Parched, Drenched & Scorched,” exhibit on northern California’s drought, floods and the fires of last October includes photos by Karen Preuss and text by Jonah Raskin.

7pm. 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. 707.823.7691.

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Workmix Cafe Lounge, “Venetian Bella Notte & Irish Sea Dancers,” Marissa Carlisle’s collection of images printed on metal and drawn patterns is on

display. 6pm. 950 Randolph St, Napa. 707.603.3986.

Jan 27

di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, “Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times,” exhibit addresses the present social and political climate through a radical model of experimentation. 4pm.

5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa.

707.226.5991.

Petaluma Coffee & Tea Company, “Primo Angeli,” designer and artist shows several works from his time in media branding and services. 5pm. 212 Second St, Petaluma. 707.763.2727.

Seager Gray Gallery, “Claudia Marseille: Urban Markings,” artist addresses urbanization and globalization in her raw, multicolored collages. 5:30pm. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.384.8288.

Jan 30

Redwood Cafe, “Redwood Cafe Art Show,” exhibit includes multimedia works from Sonoma County artists Kari Manwiller, Barbara Jacobs, Becki Willman and Pamela Heck. 6pm. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. Open daily. 707.795.7868.

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Graton Gallery

Through Jan 28, “From Clayton to Graton,” longtime local artists and old friends Fred Kling and Rik Olson display together. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4. 707.829.8912.

Hammerfriar Gallery

Through Jan 31, “428 Collective,” 11 Sonoma County artists bring awareness to innovative and boundarypushing art being produced in the area. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. Tues-Fri, 10 to 6.

Sat, 10 to 5. 707.473.9600.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Through Feb 4, “Expressions,” HCA’s annual members’ group show includes creative paintings, photographs, printmaking and more. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

Riverfront Art Gallery

Through Feb 28, “Heaven & Earth & the Space Between,” featuring paintings by Marilee Ford and Sharon Feissel. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

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

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

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

Through Feb 19, “Emerging Artists,” get a look at seven diverse artists who are on the rise in the North Bay. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma.

707.778.8277.

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Charles M Schulz Museum

Through Mar 11, “Mud Pies & Jelly Beans: The Flavor of Peanuts,” new exhibit covers the culinary side of the famous

comic strip. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5.

707.579.4452.

Chroma Gallery Through Feb 4, “Art of the Figure,” fourth annual group show features works by members of Sonoma County and Bay Area figure drawing group. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

Erickson Fine Art Gallery Through Feb 13, “Bob Nugent: Brazil,” artist’s recent paintings are inspired by the power and delicacy of the Amazon rainforests and rivers. 324 Healdsburg Ave,

Through Feb 11, “Year of the Dog,” it’s the Chinese Year of the Dog, and several artists present their distinctive look at man’s best friend. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.

Sebastopol Gallery

Through Jan 27, “… Creatures Big & Small,” assemblage artist Rebeca Trevino and oils painter Jeff Watts display new works as Sebastopol Gallery celebrates a decade in in the community. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6.

707.829.7200.

NAPA COUNTY Caldwell Snyder Gallery Through Jan 31, “Caldwell

Napa Main Library

Through Jan 31, “French Life,” photographer Karen Eberwein’s works look at traditional, charming images of day-to-day life from her year in France. 580 Coombs St, Napa. Mon-Thurs, 10 to 9; FriSat, 10 to 6. 707.253.4070.

to the North Bay. Jan 28, 7pm. $39-$59. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

Dance Pilobolus

International dance ensemble explores new visual and musical planes. Jan 31, 8pm. $20-$50. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa 707.546.3600.

Napa Valley Museum Through Feb 18, “France Is a Feast,” world-premiere exhibit is a photographic journey of Paul and Julia Child with rarely seen images from Paris in the mid-20th century. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4.

707.944.0500.

Comedy Don Friesen

The only two-time winner of the San Francisco International Comedy Competition takes the stage. Jan 25, 7:30pm. $20$25. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.

Guerra de Chistes

Irreverent Latin comedy group performs as part of “The Adios Tour,” saying goodbye after 10 years of laughs. Jan 27, 7pm. $41-$66. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

Jill Maragos

Comedian records her comedy album with opener Phil Griffiths. Jan 27, 7pm. $28. The Laugh Cellar, 5755 Mountain Hawk Way, Santa Rosa.

707.843.3824.

Sonoma Cider Comedy Night

Several local standups come together for a night full of laughter, beer, wine, cocktails and cider. Jan 27, 9pm. $15.

Sonoma Cider, 44-F Mill St, Healdsburg. 707.723.7018.

Candice Thompson

Headlining comedy returns to Sally Tomatoes with the edgy standup star. Jan 26, 8pm. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.665.0260.

Whose Live Anyway?

Improvised comedy from the masters who made “Whose Line Is It, Anyway?” returns

Events Celebrating Alan Watts Philosopher who popularized Zen Buddhism and other Eastern philosophies for the counterculture movement is discussed by his daughters, Joan and Anne Watts, and publisher Janica Anderson.

Jan 27, 4pm. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera.

415.927.0960.

Changing Channels Workshop reviews and discusses the science of stream restoration in the Russian River Watershed.

Jan 26, 8:30am. $20. Citrus Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Dr, Cloverdale. 707.253.1226.

Healdsburg Jazz Festival 20th Anniversary Gala

Meet Your Valentine Mixer

Passion & Compassion A workshop for caregivers, therapists and anyone wishing to deeply explore healing.

Jan 27-28, 9am. $270. Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa.

415.456.3915.

Rebuilding Together

If you were affected by the fires, this home-design seminar will empower yourself during the rebuilding phase.

Thurs, Jan 25, 6:30pm and Sat, Jan 27, 10am. Free. Oxford Suites, 67 Golf Course Dr West, Rohnert Park. 707.545.7191.

Wine Country Affordable Housing Raffle

Hawks Wine holds several online raffles for vacation and travel experiences, private dinners and more to support victims of October’s wildfires. Through Mar 10.

Hawkes Tasting Room, 6738 Hwy 128, Healdsburg, winecountryhousing.org.

Field Trips

Roar into the spirit of the 1920s with an evening of music and dancing featuring the Marcus Shelby Quintet, Kenny Washington and Tiffany Austin, with four-course dinner and auction. Jan 27, 6pm. $150. Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

707.473.9150.

Fire Fund Donation Hike

LitWings Event Series

Oceans Aglow

Writer Erin Byrne hosts a evening of filmmakers, photographers and authors sharing uplifting stories about art illuminating travel. Jan 24, 6:30pm. Book Passage Bythe-Bay, 100 Bay St, Sausalito.

415.339.1300.

LumaCon Comics Convention

Fourth annual convention highlights reading, art, crafts and imagination, with authors, illustrators, cosplay and larping.

Jan 27, 10am. Free. Lucchesi Community Center, 320 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, lumacon.net.

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Single adults are invited to attend, with mixer games, drinks and appetizers. Jan 28, 4pm. $10. Doubletree Hotel, 1 Double Tree Dr, Rohnert Park.

707.584.5466.

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Snyder Ten-Year Anniversary Show,” the gallery marks a decade in Napa Valley and displays works by Deladier Almeida, Siddharth Parasnis, Eva Navarro and others. 1328 Main St, St Helena. Open daily, 10 to 6. 415.531.6755.

Lend support for programs to mitigate fire dangers, meet like-minded hikers and find rejuvenation in the outdoors.

Jan 27, 10am. $25. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen.

707.938.5216.

ANIMAL HEALING ARTS

A family night hike and campfire is led by environmental science educators. Sat, Jan 27, 5:30pm. $15. NatureBridge at Golden Gate, 1033 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito, naturebridge.org/ golden-gate.

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Join George Riner from SOMA for an exploration of the magnificent, moldy world of fungi. RSVP required. Jan 27, 9am. $25. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, ) landpaths.org.

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Integrative Wellness Care

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Film Arrangiarsi

Fresh from sold-out screenings at the recent Mill Valley Film Festival, this exploration of pizza and the art of living screens with director Matteo Troncone in attendance for a Q&A. Jan 27, 6:30pm. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.

Before the Flood

Woody Hastings of the Center for Climate Protection hosts a screening and discussion addressing climate change. Jan 25, 6:30pm. $6-$10. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.

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David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition on Screen Series screens the documentary on the popular British artist with in-depth and intimate interviews. Wed, Jan 24, 1 and 7pm. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol.

707.525.4840.

The Divine Order

A hit at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film is set in Switzerland in 1971 where, despite the worldwide social upheavals of the previous decade, women were still denied the right to vote. Jan 27, 4 and 7pm. $10. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa. 707.255.5445.

The Interrupters

Marin City Health & Wellness Center hosts a screening of the documentary about a group trying protect their Chicago communities from violence, with filmmaker Alex Kotlowitz on hand for Q&A. Jan 25, 5:30pm. $25-$100. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

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Buckelew Programs partners with filmmaker Kiki Goshay and teen advocates in a screening of her film and community discussion of teen suicide prevention. Jan 31, 7pm. $25. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 415.491.5705.

Social Action Goes to the Movies

“Women’s March,” a powerful short film about democracy and human rights, screens with a panel

of experts in discussion. Jan 27, 7pm. donations welcome.

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

Tahoe Adventure Film Festival Road Tour High-energy evening of film shows off the best of adventure sports stars and breathtaking outdoor action.

Jan 26, 7:30pm. $14. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

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West Marin Film Fest

Inaugural event is a weekend of films either about West Marin or created by regional filmmakers. Jan 26-28. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075.

Food & Drink Bodega Bay Chowder Day

Sample the chowders at various restaurants in town and vote for your favorites.

Advance tickets required. Jan 27, 10am. $12. Bodega Bay Harbor, East Shore Rd, Bodega Bay. 707.347.9645.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Napa Valley Crab Feed Twenty-sixth annual feed features king crab, silent auction, DJs and dancing and more. Jan 27, 5:30pm. $75.

Napa Valley Exposition, 575 Third St, Napa. 707.255.8866.

Napa Valley Brewing Company Brewer’s Dinner

Enjoy delicious, winter cuisine paired with handcrafted beers. Plus, get to know your neighbors with community table seating. Jan 25, 6pm. $36. Calistoga Inn & Brewery, 1250 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga.

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Napa Valley Restaurant Week

Locals and visitors are invited to dine throughout the valley and experience the legendary food and wine culture. Through Jan 28. Napa Valley, various locations, Napa. visitnapavalley. com.

Off the Grid Food Trucks Eat your way through the largest gathering of mobile food trucks in Marin, listen to live music and take in great views. Sun, Jan 28, 11am. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur

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Perfect Pairing: Wisdom & Wine

Delicious afternoon of Jewish learning, Sonoma wines and gorgeous landscapes features cheese pairings, and conversation. Jan 28, 2pm. $20. Fog Crest Vineyard, 7602 Occidental Rd, Sebastopol.

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Robert Burns Whisky Supper

Celebrate Scotland’s poet laureate with four-course dinner, single malt scotch whisky, bagpipes, poems and dance performance. Jan 25, 7pm. $65.

Jack and Tony’s Restaurant & Whisky Bar, 115 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.526.4347.

Sausalito Herring Celebration

Annual fish fest celebrates Sausalito’s maritime history and showcases food, beverages, live music, film screenings and more on the waterfront. Jan 28, 10:30am. $40. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

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‘Year of the Dog’ Art & Wine Party

Create a one of a kind collage/assemblage under the guidance of artist Rebeca Treviño while tasting awardwinning wines by Mutt Lynch Winery. Jan 25, 6pm. $50.

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

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For Kids Art & Adventure Sleepover with Snoopy Girls Scouts of Northern California are invited to a sleepover at the museum, with pizza, crafts and more. Jan 27.

Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa.

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Jam Session with SoCo Music Coalition For ages 8 to 17. Jan 27, 11am. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9004.

‘Little Sid’ with Ian Lendler

Spirit Rock family-meditation expert Dawn Scott joins the author to talk about the picture-book account of Buddha. Jan 27, 2pm.

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“In Our Hands” with Wilford Welch. 100 Bay St, Sausalito 415.339.1300.

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Public meeting focuses on recommendations for improving the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. Jan 24, 6pm.

Free. Healdsburg Community Center, 1557 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.431.3303.

California Grizzly

Hear tales of the state’s symbol from teacher and illustrator Susan Snyder. Jan 25, 6:30pm. $10-$15. History Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa.

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A Conversation with Journalist Kaya Oakes

Oakes discusses her recent reporting on liberal Christianity and its response to the politics of Donald Trump. Jan 28, 4pm. Donations welcome.

Mill Valley Community Church, 8 Olive St, Mill Valley.

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Gulf of the Farallones

Learn about the whale and marine life hotspot just off our coast. Jan 31, 6pm. $15.

Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.

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Readings Barnes & Noble

Jan 27, 12pm, “A Guide to How Your Child Learns” with David Sortino. 700 Fourth St, Santa Rosa 707.576.7494.

Book Passage

Jan 24, 7pm, “Rebel” with Nick Nolte, acclaimed actor reads from his intimate memoir.

Ticket includes signed book. $32. Jan 25, 7pm, “Immortal Life” with Stanley Bing. Jan 26, 7pm, “The 7 Principles of Stress” with Ori Hofmekler. Jan 27, 1pm, “Work That Matters” with Maia Duerr. Jan 28, 11am, “Hippie Food” with Jonathan Kauffman. Jan 28, 1pm, “Unmedicated” with Madisyn Taylor. Jan 28, 4pm, “New York: Stories” with Terence Clarke.

Jan 30, 7pm, “Himalaya Bound” with Michael Benanav. Jan 31, 7pm, “Following Fifi” with John Crocker. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

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Jan 29, 6pm, “Handmade” with Gary Rogowski. Jan 31, 6pm,

Jan 27, 1pm, “Unforgettable” with Emily Kaiser Thelin. $15. 500 First St, Napa 707.967.2530.

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Jan 27, 11am, Book & Zine Fair, readings, demos and books on sale from local authors.

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Jan 30, 7pm, “The Long Hangover” with Shaun Walker.

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Driver’s Market

Jan 25, 7pm, “Sausalito Wooden Boat Tours” with Victoria Colella, space is limited, RSVP recommended.

Free. 200 Caledonia St, Sausalito 415.729.9582.

Napa Bookmine

Jan 30, 7pm, “Unleash Your Inner Tudor” with Andy Demsky. 964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.

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Jan 25, 7pm, “Slow Medicine” with Victoria Sweet. Jan 27, 2pm, “Don’t Feed the Monkey Mind” with Jennifer Shannon. 580 Coombs St, Napa 707.253.4070.

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Jan 24, 5pm, “Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn” with Daniel Gordis. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael 415.444.8000.

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Jan 28, 2pm, “Pep Talks for Writers” with Grant Faulkner, in conversation with Ellen Sussman. Jan 30, 4pm, “Fancy Nancy: Oodles of Kittens” with Robin Preiss Glasser. Jan 31, 4pm, “Lola Dutch” with Sarah Jane and Kenneth Wright.

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Rebound Bookstore

Jan 31, 7pm, Hand to Mouth/ WORDS SPOKEN OUT, readings

by Albert Flynn DeSilver and Kathy Evans, plus open mic. donations welcome.

1611 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.482.0550.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

Jan 26-27, 7pm, “Connections” with Off the Page Readers Theater, with 12 local writers and music by Pi Jacobs. $10$15. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8938.

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Jan 26, 7pm, “Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World” with

Theater 8x10 Play Festival

Lucky Penny’s annual showcase of short plays packs eight original 10-minute works into one eclectic program.

Through Feb 4. $22-$32. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa.

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The Dining Room

Six actors change roles, personalities and ages with virtuoso skill to create a mosaic of interrelated scenes in this Sonoma Arts Live production. Through Feb 4. $22-$37. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma.

707.938.4626.

Honky Tonk Angels

Three gutsy gals sing their way to stardom in this Nashvillebased revue featuring country music classics. Through Feb 4. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.523.4185.

The Music Man Jr

Spreckels Youth in Arts presents the iconic show with wit, warmth and good old-fashioned romance. Jan 26-Feb 3. $10-$15. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park.

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D

ale Gieringer is the director of California’s National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, the oldest cannabis lobbying organization in the world.

He has been at the heart of the cannabis legalization movement for decades.

Gieringer’s sharpest memories are about the campaigns to decriminalize and legalize marijuana.

“I was surprised by how many friends of mine who had been longtime pot smokers suddenly came out of the closet with the passage of Proposition 215—the Compassionate Use Act—that legalized medical marijuana 21 years ago,” Gieringer says. “Suddenly, healthy people had all kinds of health issues. I never regarded myself as a medical marijuana user, and I resisted going their way.”

“The net result of 215 was positive,” he adds. “It helped

reduce arrests, and it made many Americans feel comfortable with the sale of pot to adults.”

For Gieringer, the cause of marijuana has always been about personal freedom and the unconstitutionally of the drug wars.

Moreover, Northern California was, for him, the place to be. “I fell in love with the wilderness, and thought that raids with helicopters and troops were desecrating it.”

The way Gieringer sees it, the tipping point for legalization came in 2008 right before Obama moved into the White House. “Under Bush, people thought the cause was hopeless,” he says. “Then, with Obama’s victory, they started to say, ‘We can do it.’ Indeed, we legalized adult use in Colorado, Oregon, Washington and California.

Sometimes you have to wait for the wave to come before you can ride it.”

Gieringer’s pot prognosis was upended when Trump won the 2016 election. “I expected that Hillary would win and that her victory at the polls would lead to a change in the federal government,” he says. “If someone had said in 1996 that federal law would be the same 21 years later, I would have been dumbfounded.”

Where do we stand now? “I believe [Attorney General Jeff Sessions] would like a crackdown on marijuana, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the feds initiate lawsuits against the industry,” Gieringer says. “They can arrest California growers who are shipping out of state, but thousands of growers are doing that. They can’t stop them all. As I see it, the California cannabis industry will continue full speed ahead in the next year or so, with the black market as strong as ever.”

Gieringer expects to be around for the battles yet to come. “The feds can’t put the genie back in the bottle,” he saysd. “Marijuana use is so widespread and so widely accepted, we can’t go back to the days of reefer madness.”

Jonah Raskin is the author of ‘Marijuanaland: Dispatches from an American War.’

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ARIES (March 21–April 19) Anders Haugen competed for the United States as a ski jumper in the 1924 Winter Olympics. Although he was an accomplished athlete who had previously set a world record for distance, he won no medals at the games.

But wait! Fifty years later, a sports historian discovered that there had a been a scoring mistake back in 1924. In fact, Haugen had done well enough to win the bronze medal. The mistake was rectified, and he finally got his long-postponed award. I foresee a comparable development happening in your life, Aries. Recognition or appreciation you deserved to have received some time ago will finally come your way.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20)

In 1899, Sobhuza II became King of Swaziland even though he was less than five months old. He kept his job for the next 82 years, and along the way managed to play an important role when his nation gained independence from the colonial rule of the United Kingdom. These days, you may feel a bit like Sobhuza did when he was still in diapers, Taurus: not sufficiently prepared or mature for the greater responsibilities that are coming your way.

But just as he received competent help in his early years from his uncle and grandmother, I suspect you’ll receive the support you’ll need to ripen.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) In my ideal world, dancing and singing wouldn’t be luxuries practiced primarily by professionals. They would be regular occurrences in our daily routines. We’d dance and sing whenever we needed a break from the numbing trance.

We’d whirl and hum to pass the time. We would greet each other with an interpretative movement and a little tune. In schools, dance and song would be a standard part of the curriculum—as important as math and history. That’s my utopian dream, Gemini. What’s yours?

In accordance with the astrological omens, I urge you to identify the soul medicine you’d love to incorporate into your everyday regimen. Then go ahead and incorporate it! It’s time for you to get more aggressive about creating the world you want to live in.

CANCER (June 21—July 22) Psychology pioneer Carl Jung believed that most of our big problems can never be fully solved. And that’s actually a good thing.

Working on them keeps us lively, in a state of constant transformation. It ensures we don’t stagnate. I generally agree with Jung’s high opinion of our problems. We should indeed be grateful for the way they impel us to grow. However, I think that’s irrelevant for you right now. Why? Because you have an unprecedented opportunity to solve and graduate from a major longrunning problem. So, no, don’t be grateful for it. Get rid of it. Say goodbye to it forever.

LEO (July 23–August 22) Between now and March 21, you will be invited, encouraged and pushed to deepen your understanding of intimate relationships.

You will have the chance to learn much, much more about how to create the kind of togetherness that both comforts and inspires you. Will you take advantage of this eight-week opportunity? I hope so. You may imagine that you have more pressing matters to attend to. But the fact is that cultivating your relationship skills would transform you in ways that would best serve those other pressing matters.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) In December, mass protests broke out in Mashhad, Iran’s secondlargest city. Why? The economy had been gradually worsening. Inflation was slowly but surely exacting a toll. Unemployment was increasing. But one of the immediate triggers for the uprising was a 40 percent hike in the price of eggs. It focused the Iranian people’s collective angst and galvanized a dramatic response.

I’m predicting a comparable sequence in your personal future, Virgo. A specific irritant will emerge, motivating you to stop putting up with trends that have been subtly bothering you.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) In the late 1980s, Budweiser used a Bull Terrier to promote its Bud Light beer in commercials. The dog, who became mega-famous, was presented as a rich macho party animal named Spuds MacKenzie. The ad campaign was successful, boosting sales 20 percent. But the truth was that the actor playing Spuds was a female

BY ROB BREZSNY

dog whose owners called her Evie. To earn money, the poor creature, who was born under the sign of Libra, was forced to assume a false identity. To honor Evie’s memory, and in alignment with current astrological omens, I urge you human Libras to strip away any layers of false identity you’ve been pressured to acquire. Be your Real Self—to the max.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) The giant

panda is a bear native to China. In the wild, its diet is 99 percent bamboo. But bamboo is not an energy-rich food, which means the creature has to compensate by consuming 20 to 30 pounds of the stuff every day. Because it’s so busy gathering its sustenance, the panda doesn’t have time to do much socializing.

I mention this, Scorpio, because I want to offer up the panda as your anti-power animal for the coming weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you should have a diversified approach to getting your needs met—not just in regards to food, but in every other way as well. Variety is not just the spice of life; it’s the essence.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)

You’re the star of the “movie” that endlessly unfolds in your imagination. There may be a number of other lead actors and actresses, but few if any have your luster and stature. You also have a supporting cast, as well as a full complement of extras. To generate all the adventure you need, your story needs a lot of dramatis personae. In the coming weeks, I suggest that you be alert for certain minor characters who are primed to start playing a bigger role in your narrative. Consider the possibility of inviting them to say and do more to advance the plot.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Thirty-five miles per hour is typically the highest speed attained by the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. That’s not very fast. On the other hand, each ship’s engine generates 190 megawatts, enough to provide the energy needs of 140,000 houses, and can go more than 20 years without refueling. If you don’t mind, I’m going to compare you to one of those aircraft carriers during the next four weeks. You may not be moving fast, but you will have maximum stamina and power.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) The pawpaw is a tasty fruit that blends the flavors of mango, banana and melon. But you rarely find it in grocery stores. One reason is that the fruit ripens very fast after being picked. Another is that the pollination process is complicated. In response to these issues, a plant scientist named Neal Peterson has been trying to breed the pawpaw to be more commercially viable.

Because of his work, cultivated crops have finally begun showing up at some farmers markets. I’d like to see you undertake metaphorically similar labors in 2018, Aquarius. I think you’ll have good luck at developing rough potentials into more mature forms of expression. You’ll have skill at turning unruly raw materials into more useful resources. Now is a great time to begin.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

An iceberg is a huge chunk of ice that has cracked away from a glacier and drifted off into the open sea. Only 9 percent of it is visible above the waterline. The underwater part, which is most of the iceberg, is basically invisible. You can’t know much about it just by looking at the top. This is an apt metaphor for life itself. Most everyone and everything we encounter is 91 percent mysterious or hidden or inaccessible to our conscious understanding.

That’s the weird news, Pisces. The good news is that during the next three weeks you will have an unprecedented ability to get better acquainted with the other 91 percent of anything or anyone you choose to explore.

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