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Biased This article (“No Pot on Purvine,” May 16) is amazingly one-sided, and exactly what Alexa Rae Wall and her followers want you to believe. “Oh, we are all organic and natural and one with the earth.” Not the case. If you want the truth about the commercial cannabis grows, ask the neighbors: they smell pot 24/7 for months; they listen to the fans to the point they can’t relax in their backyards; they look out their windows at fences akin to the local jail with bright security lights; they watch delivery trucks come

business and allow neighborhoods to be exclusion zones, just like they can with too many vacation rentals.

and go, see 15-plus employee cars come and go multiple times everyday down narrow, poorly maintained rural roads and wonder how long their well water will last with grow sites taking at least three gallons of water per plant, per day.

And I’m not just talking during a couple months in the fall like grapevines.

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Growers want you to believe that groups like No Pot on Purvine and Save Our Sonoma Neighborhoods have called for prohibition. They have merely said that these commercial operations do not belong where families live. Put them in commercial areas like every other

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We Need Reform I have been a Sonoma County resident for many years. I have seen local policing go from “Now, you go straight home” or “How about if I give you a ride home?” to the polar opposite, especially in our sheriff’s office. The resulting deaths and alleged jail beatings due to poor oversight and a lack of accountability have increased to an unacceptable level, causing unnecessary harm and incurring costly lawsuits.

Now, inexplicably, the brass at the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office have thrust a deeply polarizing conflict-based reality show, Cops, into our community (“Action!” May 2), making a very controversial patrol sergeant a potential TV star in the process. These bad decisions further divide our community and pour salt on as-yet unhealed wounds.

What is needed is a “sea change” within the sheriff’s office, including: hiring, training and retention; policy and procedure; and internal investigation and discipline. We need a sheriff who is an experienced reformer, who will work diligently to change the culture.

John Mutz has the experience and temperament (and none of the political baggage) for this tough undertaking.

Let’s bring the shine back to the unfairly tarnished badges of our fine men and women of the SCSO.

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Dumped On Republic Service’s union-busting tactics didn’t work BY MARTIN J. BENNETT

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n April 18, workers at the Sonoma County landfill and transfer stations voted to affiliate with Teamsters Local 665 in an election certified by the National Labor Relations Board. The landfill is operated by Republic Services, America’s second largest waste-management company with 190 landfills in 40 states. The union victory is important for the workers and the entire community.

When Sonoma County contracted out the landfills in 2013, Republic cut wages by $3 an hour and workers lost their pension benefits. After workers initiated an organizing drive, Republic countered with a classic anti-union campaign directed by the nation’s largest union-busting law firm, Littler Mendelson. Workers were required to attend 5:30am anti-union meetings even on their days off. Anti-union literature was distributed at the worksite and sent to workers’ homes.

Republic is a highly profitable company that reported $10 billion in revenue last year. Moreover, in Sonoma County the company raked in substantial revenue after the landfill was opened for extended hours to receive 1 million tons of debris from post-fire cleanup contractors.

Why the union busting then? The bottom line is corporate greed.

In 2017, an Economic Policy Institute report demonstrated that union workers are better paid and more likely to receive comprehensive benefits including affordable healthcare, paid vacation and sick leave, and retirement benefits. Health and safety standards are also higher in union workplaces.

Republic’s anti-union campaign violated not only federal labor law but an agreement with the county and the its “living wage law,” both of which required Republic to remain neutral if employees chose to organize. The public should be concerned.

Perhaps most importantly, union workers are protected against arbitrary discipline and are much more likely to speak out if waste materials are not properly disposed of, toxic materials and dangerous chemicals are dumped or trucks and heavy equipment are not adequately maintained.

Consequently, this union win at the landfill is good for workers, good for the community and good for the environment.

Martin J. Bennett is co-chair of North Bay Jobs with Justice and instructor emeritus of history at Santa Rosa Junior College.

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FRACK OFF, RIVAS An oil-industry law firm appears to be targeting Hollister’s Robert Rivas for his anti-fracking position.

Big Oil’s BFF San Rafael law firm attacks anti-fracking assembly candidate BY TOM GOGOLA

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San Rafael law firm is leading the state petroleum industry’s charge against regulation, and for the first time is targeting an individual candidate for higher office.

The firm, Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni, represents the state’s leading energy concerns and counts BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Phillips and Valero Energy

Corporation among its clients.

The law firm created a front group and has poured about $320,000 into an assembly race in San Benito County featuring a county supervisor, Robert Rivas, who was at the forefront of San Benito’s Measure J, which banned fracking in the rural county in 2014.

Measure J passed despite a $2 million push by Big Oil to defeat it. The controversial oil-extraction process would have been undertaken near the Pinnacles National Park.

Thanks to Rivas’ advocacy and a motivated local anti-fracking community, San Benito was the first county in the state to enact a fracking ban; a similar effort failed in Santa Barbara, thanks to efforts undertaken by the San Rafael law firm.

Monterey and Santa Clara counties both passed antifracking initiatives of their own in the wake of the San Benito success. This year, there’s a push in San Luis Obispo County to enact a similar ban.

Rivas is a Hollister resident who has been on the board of supervisors since 2010. He’s running for the 30th District Assembly seat currently occupied

by Anna Caballero, who is running for state senate this year.

Lobbying disclosure documents on file with the California Secretary of State indicate that Steven S. Lucas is the lobbyist for oil and gas interests at the firm. Having lost its fight against Measure J, according to public records, the firm has now funneled $320,000 into the antiRivas front group for campaign advertising, which the Rivas campaign decries as misleading, negative and personal. Among other things, the ads criticize Rivas on public safety. The full name of the front group is the Coalition to Restore California’s Middle Class, Opposing Robert Rivas for Assembly 2018.

Rivas is running against a fellow Democrat, and lawyer, Peter Leroe-Muñoz for the seat.

The primary is on June 5.

Rivas’ opponent is on the same page when it comes to the contentious extraction process. “I do not support fracking,” he says.

The petroleum industry’s pivot toward targeting candidates for higher office may have future implications for lawmakers across the North Bay who have taken a stand against fracking or against the energy industry. The organization is a subsidiary of front group the Coalition to Restore California’s Middle Class, Including Energy Companies who Produce Gas, Oil, Jobs and Pay Taxes.

The political action committee has been busy this year accruing contributions from the industry, and its latest filings show that it accepted $2.5 million in contributions between Jan. 1 and April 21. At the end of the reporting cycle, it had nearly $4.5 million on hand after making expenditures of more than $1 million. The organization will likely have several million dollars on hand beyond the June 5 primary this year—but so far, the anti-Rivas front group is the only one associated with Nielsen Merksamer that appears to be targeting a candidate critical of the oil industry. ) 12

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Rivas ( 10 In paperwork on file with California’s Secretary of State, the law firm’s phone number is listed as the point of contact for the coalition. The firm is located in an office building at 2350 Kerner Boulevard in San Rafael. Besides being the point-of-contact for its oil and gas clients, Steven S. Lucas is identified on the firm’s website as an attorney “who also represents numerous wealthy donors who are politically active in federal, state and local levels throughout the United States.”

Lucas did not respond to phone calls and an email seeking comment.

The Nielsen Mersamer website boasts numerous victories on behalf of its energy-industry clients. It has been the legal counsel for litigants involved in nearly 400 ballot measures and statewide referenda, and was instrumental in helping defeat Santa Barbara’s Measure P, which sought to ban fracking in that county in 2014. The firm opposed the 2006 California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), a landmark bill that aimed to reduce the state’s greenhousegas contributions to the climatechange crisis.

“We advise our ballot measure clients on all aspects of campaigning,” the firm’s website reads, “from initiative drafting and filing, contesting ballot language and other preelection litigation, observing and potentially contesting the final vote, and post-election substantive challenges.”

Rivas was on the campaign trail over the weekend and says he’s not surprised at the petroleum industry’s moves against him.

“That is unfortunately politics in 2018,” he says. “Being in this process for the first time, this Assembly seat is a regional office and it’s certainly been a unique experience, and it’s unfortunate that the oil companies have chosen to play dirty politics by attacking me personally with misleading attack ads and attempts to deceive voters. The fact that I took on the oil industry to protect the community against

fracking—that’s why I am the subject of these attacks.”

Rivas believes that the attacks on him will only serve to create bad blood in Sacramento in a political arena that’s already fraught with divisiveness. “The civility question—it plays to a larger concern as to why people have very little faith, have very little confidence, in elected officials and government in general,” he says, noting that the energy lobby never met with him during the Measure J push. “They viewed my position against fracking as against their interests.”

According to campaign materials, numerous officials, organizations and citizens have leapt to Rivas’ defense, including State Sen. Bill Monning, the Sierra Club and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta.

Their support was echoed this week by North Bay Assemblyman Marc Levine, who represents San Rafael in Sacramento and pushed for a failed statewide fracking moratorium in 2012. “I will continue to fight to protect our water quality and coast,” says Levine, “and prevent unnecessary and destructive fracking.

“Robert Rivas took a bold stand against fracking in San Benito County,” adds Levine, “and oil companies want him to pay a price. Fortunately, voters will have the last say.”

Rivas’ opponent also addressed the petroleum industry campaign against Rivas in an interview this week. “Obviously it’s an independent expenditure, so we have no coordination with them,” says Levoe-Muñoz, who is also a council member in the city of Gilroy and a former deputy district attorney. Citing his law enforcement background, he says, “I can’t speak to what their thoughts or motivations are, but I think that what is important is that they are raising an issue around public safety. That’s an issue that many residents have raised with me in the district.”

The petro front group paid for a recent mailer which “addressed that issue in particular around Robert and public safety and cuts that he made while he was on the board of supervisors,” says Levoe Muñoz.

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Castello di Amorosa 2017 Morning Dew Ranch Rosato ($39) I demand to speak with Castello winemaker Peter Velleno about

this outrage: a $39 rosé wine. And to call a Pinot Noir a “rosato,” of all things! Velleno just laughs, saying, “Well, we call it a rosato because, yeah, we call it whatever we like.” More seriously, Velleno explains that this, their first rosé effort from the Morning Dew Ranch, is more expensive than some others because it’s made from some of the best grapes on the property. The ranch was planted by Williams Selyem co-founder Burt Williams as a learning experiment in differing combinations of Pinot Noir clones and rootstocks.

Just opened and poured, the aroma is freshwater spray on a rocky coast—Superior, not Sonoma—along with bits of strawberry ensconced in ice cream, and maybe, if it’s not just the pale hue suggesting it, the aroma of a pale pink tea rose. Fermented and aged in concrete eggs, the wine suggests pink cotton candy—and good rosé Champagne—but is actually quite dry.

Stewart Cellars 2017 Sonoma Mountain Rosé ($28) There’s more than one way to skin a red grape.

There’s nothing wrong, officially, with making a rosé wine by adding a little red to white, and while that’s not how this wine is made, the technical sheet does state that it contains some Pinot Gris, a white grape variant of Pinot Noir. This mandarin orange–scented wine also evokes pink grapefruit with its tooth-lashing rations of zesty acidity. Too bad this crushable blush doesn’t come in cans, but they bottled a whole lot of 375s, so you can pick up picnic-size splits next time you’re in Yountville.

Sidebar 2017 Russian River Valley Syrah Rosé ($21) This Syrah rosé is just a slightly deeper pink than the Pinot rosés above.

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here’s nothing like a summer in the North Bay, as the warm weather drives folks out of the house to partake in one of the hundreds of community events, festivals, concerts, plays, parties and other activities that cover the region from Memorial Day to Labor Day. This year’s summer schedule includes lots of changes, debuts and special guests, so keep this guide close and get ready to enjoy all the fun the season has to offer.

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MAY Santa Rosa’s Montgomery Village Shopping Center offers several music lineups throughout the season. Look for rocking weekend afternoons and Thursday concerts under the stars with bands and performers like Pride & Joy, Super Diamond, Wonder Bread 5 and others. May 24 through September. 707.545.3844. Full lineup at mvshops.com.

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Square’s resident theater company offers several special events and productions this summer in the playhouse’s G.K. Hardt Theatre. A lineup of standup comedy, improvised sketches, magic, music and more come together for the Gentlemen Basterds’ Big-Ass Comedy Variety Show on May 25. The Sound of Music gets a sing-along screening with subtitles so the whole audience can sing “Do-Re-Mi” on June 2–3. Illyria, the modern musical version of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, completes 6th Street’s season with hilarity and heart on June 15–July 8.

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BottleRock Napa Valley The biggest concert festival to hit Napa has been long sold-out, so hopefully you already got your tickets to see headliners Muse, the Killers and Bruno Mars, and eat the best of Napa Valley food and wine. May 25–27 at the Napa Valley Expo Center. 575 Third St., Napa. bottlerocknapavalley.com.

Krush Backyard Concerts The

summer series turns 25 and continues to reflect the radio’s laidback, community-oriented vibe with a selection of North Bay stars of Americana and beyond.

On May 31, Rockabilly Roadhouse will start things off by presenting artists such as Jinx Jones, Derek Irving & His Combo and Hunka Hunka Hula Revue. Other performers this summer include Achilles Wheel and Misner & Smith on June 14, Sol Horizon on July 26 and Wee Willie Walker & the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra on Aug. 9. 3565 Standish Ave., Santa Rosa. Doors at 5:30pm. Free admission. Get the full schedule at krsh.com.

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Valley’s wine country public house is the perfect setting to see locals play on the lush patio. The summer series starts in June and continues each Sunday afternoon through September. 1245 Spring St., St. Helena. Goosegander.com.

bivalve by eating everything oyster, with a heavy bent on the cuisine of New Orleans. There are also plenty of drinks and live music from three bands.

May 27 at Rocker Oysterfeller’s.

14415 Hwy. 1, Valley Ford. Noon. $25. 707.876.1983.

Season of Wine & Lavender What began as a daylong celebration is now a two-month season–June 1 through July 31–of tastings, food pairings and tours of lavenderfilled fields. Special events include open-air painting sessions and photography safaris, and winemaker seminars elevate the palate at Matanzas Creek Winery.

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

Live at Lagunitas Everyone’s favorite Sonoma County brewery has lots of music on tap this summer at its Petaluma amphitheaterette. St. Paul & the Broken Bones are already sold-out for the opening for the series on

Funky Fridays The sixth annual weekly summer series brings popular North Bay bands like Levi Lloyd & Friends (June 1), the Funky Dozen (July 6) and Volker Strifler (Aug. 17) to the gorgeous lawn in front of the historic

Oysterpalooza Celebrate the

Hood Mansion, while raising money for Sonoma Valley parks every Friday through Aug. 31, Casa Manana Road, Santa Rosa.

Doors at 5:30pm. Show starts at 7pm. $10; kids under 18 are free. funkyfridays.info.

Sonoma County Pride Celebration

After nine years in Guerneville, Sonoma County Pride returns to the heart of the county with a parade and festival in downtown Santa Rosa’s Old Courthouse Square, anchoring a weekend of festivities. This year’s theme, “Together We Rise,” focuses on supporting people who feel threatened by the actions of the current administration and helping those affected by last October’s fires. The festivities also include a kick-off show at Laugh Cellar featuring actor and standup comedian Alec Mapa, a curated merchant and pub tour, OUTwatch LGBTQI film festival and more, all happening June 1–3 in or around downtown Santa Rosa. sonomacountypride.org.

Healdsburg Jazz Festival Sound

the trumpets and walk that bass right on up to Healdsburg for the 20th annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival. There are over a dozen concerts scheduled, and this year features Bill Frisell and the Julian Lage Duo, Myron Cohen Quartet, Adam Theis, Lorca Hart Trio and the John Santos Sextet among many others. Concerts take place June 1–10 at various locations in and around Healdsburg.

Prices vary. 707.433.4633. healdsburgjazzfestival.org.

SOMO Concerts Rohnert Park’s

grand outdoor venue, the SOMO Village Event Center, once again packs a powerhouse lineup of performers for their seasonal series. Legendary punk-rock band Social Distortion get things off to a loud start on June 2. The inaugural Rock & Wine Fest mixes heavy hitters Y&T and Dokken with plenty of vino on June 23.

California Roots presents the first of its Rebel Music Series concerts with Reggae stalwarts Toots and the Maytals on July 13, and two primo punk bands, the Psychedelic Furs and X,

co-headline a show on July 25.

1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park. somoconcerts.com.

Cotati Cabaret Summer Series The

historic building that now houses Congregation Ner Shalom will house performances throughout the season. Grammy Award nominee Barbara Higbie spends an evening with Sonoma County musicians Nancy Vogl and Suzanne Shanbaum on June 2.

N.Y.C.-based klezmer sextet Isle of Klezbos plays on July 8, and west Sonoma County–based THUGZ headline the 51st Summer of Love Anniversary Dance Party on Aug. 18. 85 La Plaza, Cotati. Single show and series tickets available at shalomevents.ticketleap.com.

Summer Event Series at Farmstead

St. Helena’s Long Meadow Ranch and its farm-to-table restaurant Farmstead are gearing up for a summer of guest chefs and live music that perfectly complement the views and dynamic culinary offerings. The Bluegrass-Fed Concert Series takes over the restaurant’s lawn and kicks off with Wisconsinbased progressive country band Horseshoes & Hand Grenades on June 3, followed by Tahoe’s own Dead Winter Carpenters for the July 4 show, with fireworks to follow. Over by the restaurant’s fire pit, the Live Fire Guest Chef Series welcomes chef Laurence Jossel of San Francisco’s Nopa restaurant to serve up a special meal on June 23. 738 Main St., St. Helena. 707.963.4555.

Uptown Theatre Downtown

Napa’s art deco concert venue welcomes an array of performers to its landmark stage. Veteran rocker Brian Setzer performs Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot! on June 6. Gifted musician and activist Ziggy Marley gives voice to the spirit of revolution through his Rebellion Rises 2018 Tour on June 8. Country music star Mary Chapin Carpenter sings from her acclaimed catalogue on June 30.

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Indie-pop artists Wild Child play on July 31. Songwriter King Tuff sings Aug. 28. 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.

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Napa Valley Jazz Getaway

event “where Napa makes music,” this family-friendly concert series offers a perfect view for local crowds to see and dance to their favorite North Bay bands and artists like Cripple Creek Band, Stax City, the Deadlies, the Hots and Tommy Odetto. Every Friday, June 8–Aug. 24. Veterans Memorial Park Amphitheater, Third and Main street, Napa.

6:30pm. Free admission. napacitynights.com.

Huichica Music Festival

Beerfest: The Good One 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 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 nonprofit Face to Face, whose mission is ending HIV in Sonoma County and supporting the health and wellbeing of people living with HIV/ AIDS. June 9. 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 1pm. $50–$60. beerfestthegoodone.com.

with shows featuring standup stars Brian Regan (June 9), Paula Poundstone (July 14) and Tig Notaro (July 28). 1350 Third St., Napa. 707.259.0123.

Musician and producer Brian Culbertson’s seventh annual event features an incredible lineup of jazz and R&B artists, including iconic group the Commodores, guitarist Norman Brown and singer Bobby Caldwell, in a show dubbed “Love & Soul,” R&B royalty Faith Evans, veteran comedian Sinbad and others. Wine receptions, dinner concerts and after-parties mix up the fun, June 6–10, at various locations throughout Napa Valley. jazzgetaway.com.

A refreshingly intimate and impressively curated take on the music festival format, Huichica (pronounced “wah-CHEE-ka”) features a music lineup that includes veteran stars like Jonathan Richman and Steve Gunn, as well as today’s hottest indie-rock auteurs, including Copenhagen-based post-rock band Iceage and a bevy of Bay Area favorites like Wooden Shjips, Vetiver and the Fresh & Onlys.

Amazing views, delectable culinary options and plenty of beer and wine round out the weekend.

June 8–9 at Gundlach Bundschu Winery. 2000 Denmark St., Sonoma. $46–$121; kids 12 and under are free. 707.938.5277.

Enchanted Forest Gathering

Eighth annual outing once again enchants audiences with three days of music, performance and visual art, workshops and other fairy-tale fun for the whole family. This year’s lineup boasts headlining acts like Beats Antique, Ozomatli and Dumpstaphunk, and the immersive natural environment includes a spa, crystal dome, art gallery and other wondrous experiences. June 8–10. Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville. enchantedforestmendo.com.

Napa City Nights Hailed as the

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, pin-up contest 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 9. cruiseforpeggysue.com.

Summer Drive-In Series The

Alexander Valley Film Society turns back the clock this summer for three drive-in movie nights that screen classic blockbusters with vintage flair. First up, the family favorite E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial plays outside on the big screen on June 9, followed by a showing of Back to the Future on July 21 and The Wizard of Oz on Aug. 18. You don’t want to get stranded at the drive-in, so get tickets early and pack the car.

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Car tickets, $40 ($100, full series); individual tickets, $12 ($30, full series). Prices go up at the door. avfilmsociety.org.

Russian River Festivals This

summer marks the centennial of the Russian River’s Johnson’s Beach in West Sonoma County, best known for its annual Jazz & Blues Festival. This year, the beach expands on the entertainment with three massive music festivals, beginning in June with the back-to-back Johnson’s Beach Feel-Good Beach Party and Russian River Blues Festival on June 9–10. Saturday’s party features headliners Goo Goo Dolls and Shaggy, alongside the California Honeydrops, Royal Jelly Jive, David Luning and Kingsborough. Sunday’s festival features Robert Cray, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Taj Mahal Trio, Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio and others. In September, the Russian River Jazz Festival fills out a full weekend, Sept. 8–9. russianriverfestivals.com.

Railroad Square Music Festival

North Bay Hootenanny hosts this fourth annual day of local music and community in the heart of Santa Rosa. Frankie Boots, Sol Horizon, the Highway Poets, Trebuchet and many others take several stages, with a shop party of local vendors, food, beer and wine, art and fun for all. June 10 at Railroad Square, Fourth and Wilson streets, Santa Rosa. Noon. Free admission. railroadsquaremusicfestival.com.

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 14, to Latin dance band Maya on July 19 and funk and soul songwriter Ricky Montijo on Aug. 2. Concerts in the park take place every Thursday, June 14–Aug. 16, Pioneer Park,

1308 Cedar St., Calistoga. 6:30pm.

Free admission. visitcalistoga.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 Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town, Toby Keith and many others. June 15–17, at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. $89 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. This summer’s schedule starts with “Stairway to Paradise” featuring songs from Broadway and beyond, June 15– July 1. The popular Fantastical Family Night dances to the beat of Broadway and Disney hits on July 13–14. “Shall We Dance,” showcasing an invigorating blend of movement and song, runs Aug. 3–19. The Gala Celebration caps the season with appropriate flair, Sept. 7–9. Jack London State Park. 2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen. Pre-show picnics at 5pm; concerts begin at 7:30pm.

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Cotati Music Festival After 37

years of the Cotati Jazz Festival, the small and spirited town of Cotati’s chamber of commerce is expanding on the musical offerings in this inaugural summer concert event. The Cotati Music Festival lineup includes local favorites like the John Courage Trio, Derek Irving & His Combo and Danny Sorentino, with food, beer and wine on hand.

June 16. Noon. Free admission. cotati.org.

Rockstar University’s House of Rock Santa Rosa’s recording space

and live-music venue celebrates two years this summer with a stellar lineup of new and returning favorites. The band Empty Spaces perform a

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British heavy metal band Union Jack & the Rippers rock the house on June 30. Platinumselling band L.A. Guns return for another round of rock on Aug. 11.

3410 Industrial Drive, Santa Rosa. rockstaruniversity.com.

Benedettiville Summer Art Camps

Sonoma County’s One and Only Music and Oyster Festival Featuring: The Texas 2, Hubbub Club, The HA Band, Coffis Brothers, Atta Kid $25 presale tickets and more info at: oysterpalooza.brownpapertickets.com

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Husband-and-wife team Gio and Jen Benedetti are masters of blending music, stories and more under the name Benedettiville in concert and every Sunday on KPCA 103.3-FM in Petaluma. Now Benedettiville is offering a series of summer arts camps, partnering with the Petaluma Arts Center for three sessions of imagination.

Future broadcasters ages 7 to 12 can spend a week creating a radio show June 18–21. Aspiring writers ages 10 to 14 can plant the seeds of their original stories July 23– 26, and highschool students can learn to make old-school zines July 30–Aug. 2. Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St., Petaluma. Times and costs vary. 707.762.5600.

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. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox transforms today’s biggest hits into a 1920s swing and jazz soiree on June 22. Bianca Del Rio, alter ego of comic Roy Haylock and former winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, offers a scathing night of laughs on June 30. The original Jersey Boys, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, sing their greatest hits on Aug. 5. Everyman standup star Jim Gaffigan appears for two shows on Aug. 9. 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600. lutherburbankcenter.org.

Mystic Theatre & Music Hall The

beloved downtown Petaluma venue has a packed schedule this summer with an eclectic array of events and concerts. Wavy Gravy hosts Seva Foundation’s 40th anniversary featuring Dark Star Orchestra on June 27. Indie-rock veteran and former Pavement

front man Stephen Malkmus leads his longtime band the Jicks on July 17. Soul music icon Booker T. Jones performs on July 27, and original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley plays a solo show on Aug. 5. Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma, 707.765.2121.

Sierra Nevada World Music Fest

The world is a big place, so a world-music festival, by default, must also be big. This year’s 25th annual SNWMF continues the festival’s legacy of offering dozens of musical acts from around the world. Artists this year include Jamaican crooner Beres Hammond, British reggae legends Steel Pulse, Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro and others. June 22–24 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Boonville. $70 and up. snwmf.com. di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art The innovative arts center

debuts a powerful new lineup of artists for the second installment of its socially-conscious exhibit “Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times.” See new experimental projects and bold art installations that address topics like immigration and healthcare when the exhibit opens with a reception on June 30.

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Sonoma-Marin Fair This year's

Sonoma-Marin Fair blasts off with a “Beyond the Milky Way” theme that is sure to delight all ages.

Headlining concerts, the world's ugliest dog contest, destruction derby, carnival rides, fair food and a galaxy of fun await June 20–24, at Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds & Event Center, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma. Gates open at noon each day; $10–$15 general admission. sonoma-marinfair.org.

Kate Wolf Music Festival This

festival, now in its 23rd year, always draws excellent musical acts to honor the work of the late singer-songwriter it’s named for, and this year’s lineup is one of the best yet. Confirmed performers include Los Lobos, Indigo Girls, Keb’ Mo’ and many others, with artists like ) 23

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Mondavi Winery Summer Concerts

After nearly five decades, this popular concert series is bigger than ever, with a lineup featuring Gavin DeGraw (June 30), Citizen Cope (July 7), Brandi Carlile (July 14), X Ambassadors (July 21) and Fitz and the Tantrums (July 28).

These shows are already selling out, so don’t wait to grab tickets.

Robert Mondavi Winery, 7801 St. Helena Hwy., Oakville. Dinner available. $70–$225. robertmondaviwinery.com.

JULY Green Music Center Summer at the Green 2018 Sonoma State

University’s superb Weill Hall hosts a season of concert events that spill out onto the lawn and span classical, jazz, country, Latin and spoken word. The season’s Fourth of July concert features Transcendence Theatre Company and the Santa Rosa Symphony, followed by fireworks. The annual Bluegrass & Craft Beer Festival returns on July 15 with headliners Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands.

Free movie screenings on the lawn happen all season, and other performers include Los Tucanes de Tijuana (July 21), Hunter Hayes (Aug. 10), Boyz II Men (Aug. 16) and the Punch Brothers (Aug. 23). 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040. gmc.sonoma.edu/Summer2018.

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 N. Oak St., Calistoga. napacountyfair.org.

Wine Country Big BBQ Eighth

annual barbecue competition features grill masters from around the area competing in big beef

and bold bean challenges.

World-class wines, award-winning brews, craft cider and spirits pair with the meats, and live music makes for a party atmosphere on July 7, Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma. 1pm. $20–$75. winecountrybigq.com.

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Napa Craft Beer, Spirits & Oyster Festival In this case, the name

really does say it all. Choose from an afternoon or evening session, or stay all day and indulge in unlimited tastings from 35 craft brewers, pouring over 75 beers.

Resident mixologist Mcson Salicetti will be whipping up creative cocktails and the sommelier of oysters, Kevin Joseph (Empire Oyster, the OysterHood, Oysters Unlimited), curates an oyster bar on Saturday, July 7, at the Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St., Napa. 1pm. $44– $199. napacraftbeerfestival.com.

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 17th year. The vendor booths offer 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 8. Kentucky and Fourth Streets, Petaluma. 11am. petalumadowntown.com.

Rodney Strong Concert Series The wine-tastic annual live music series in the sunny grasslands behind Rodney Strong Vineyards always features adult contemporary favorites and music legends. This year’s lineup includes Michael McDonald on July 8, Melissa Etheridge on July 22, a double-bill of the Temptations and the Four Tops on Aug. 26 and Boz Scaggs on Sept. 9. Rodney Strong Vineyards, 11455 Old Redwood Hwy., Healdsburg. 5pm. $89–$129.

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June 28–July 1 at Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville. $75 and up. katewolfmusicfestival.com.

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to funk to rock, with local venues, shops, plazas, patios, restaurants and more hosting on July 8, Aug. 12, Sept. 9 and Oct. 15.

Noon to 6pm. Free admission.

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MidSummer MusiCamp Founded in 1990, the Napa Valley Music Associates aims to develop the artistic potential of Napa Valley students with year-round music instruction. Each summer for the past 24 years, the highlight of these lessons is the MidSummer MusiCamp, and this year’s series includes special programs for kids age 4 to 17. The strings program offers classes for violin, viola and cello July 9–13, and the woodwinds and brass program provides instruction on clarinet, saxophone and more July 16–20.

Both programs are for intermediate and advanced-level students, though kids with or without musical backgrounds are invited to the Joy & Fun: Creating Music program, July 23–27, that features special drumming and singing classes. Programs take place at Hillside Christian Church, 100 Anderson Road, Napa. Times and costs vary. 707.322.8402.

Shakespeare in the Cannery

Santa Rosa’s unique outdoor theater experience—set in the brick ruins of a former canning warehouse—returns for its fifth and reported final season. Lead by director David Lear, the company is planning to go out in style, presenting the comedic and heart-warming Shakespeare in Love at sunset on select dates, July 12–Aug 3. 3 W. Third St., Santa Rosa. Gates at 5pm, shows at 7pm. 707.528.3009.

Sonoma Arts Live Nonprofit theater company wraps up its season, themed “The Way We Were,” with the heartfelt musical Always . . . Patsy Cline, July 13–29.

Based on Cline’s true-life friendship with fan-turned-friend Louise Segar, the show features over two dozen classic hits. In the middle of that run, the company welcomes playwright and actor Del Shores to perform his hit oneman-show Six Characters in

Search of a Play, on July 22. The Rotary Stage in Andrews Hall at the Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma. sonomaartslive.org.

Rivertown Revival The Friends of the Petaluma River once again present the “Greatest Slough on Earth,” and this year’s outing aims to support the region’s regrowth after last year’s natural disasters. The event features local artists and bands like the King Street Giants, the Crux, T-Luke & the Tight Suits, and Big Kitty performing, interactive art installations, kids activities, local food vendors and more. The eco-friendly event even boasts a Nautical Mass commute by boat, led by a historical schooner.

Revive your summer on July 14 at the McNear Peninsula at D and Copeland streets, Petaluma. rivertownrevival.com.

Wine Country Comedy Fest

Local grape-stomping and funny-bone smashing company Crushers of Comedy hosts its third annual summer standup extravaganza with a diverse lineup of comedians, including Steve Ausburne, Jenny Yang, Josh Argyle and many others. A slew of craft beers, winetasting, live music and more come together July 19–22 at 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. Highlights include opening night’s Opera Under the Stars at Meadowwood with soprano Nadine Sierra, the Arts for All Gala in St. Helena with actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth, Joshua Bell performing the Academy Award–winning music from the film The Red Violin and a Leonard Bernstein centennial celebration. July 20–29, at various venues in the Napa Valley. festivalnapavalley.org.

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festival’s ensembles-in-residence and the all-star lineup includes big band leader Maria Schneider, guitarist David Leisner, violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama and pianist Michael Brown. Aug. 3–26, at winery venues in the Napa Valley. $55 and up. musicinthevineyards.org.

Napa Porchfest A music fest unlike any other, the annual Porchfest places Napa’s finest musicians on porches throughout the city’s historic homes for an afternoon of dozens of intimate performances within walking distance of each other.

Stroll through the Porchfest on July 29, in downtown Napa.

12:30pm to 5pm. Free admission. napaporchfest.org.

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your eyes on a world of visual art showing throughout the Healdsburg Plaza, presented by Healdsburg Center for the Arts in collaboration with the city. July 27–29. Downtown Healdsburg.

10am to 3pm. Free admission. healdsburgcenterforthearts.org.

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Sonoma County Fair This year’s signature summer fair presents a “Salute to Heroes” and honors first responders and those who saved lives and helped others throughout last October’s wildfires. In addition to the largest themed flower show in the country and horse racing, the annual affair once again offers rodeos, destruction derbys, carnival rides, local art and agriculture, and all your favorite fair cuisine. Separate admission is required for some events. The Sonoma County Fair runs Aug. 2–12. Horse racing happens Aug. 2–5 and Aug. 9–12. Sonoma County Fairgrounds.

1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa.

11am to 9pm; $7–$12; kids six and under are free. sonomacountyfair. com.

Music in the Vineyards

Now in its 24th season, this nationally acclaimed chambermusic festival welcomes renowned musicians from around the world to perform at the most picturesque locations in the Napa Valley. This year, the Escher, Pacifica and Miró quartets and the Trio Machiavelli perform as the

11th annual festival benefiting music programs in Petaluma schools features another massive lineup of North Bay favorites like headliners Railroad Earth, the Brothers Comatose, Melvin Seals and JGB, Royal Jelly Jive and many others.

Aug. 4 at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma. Noon. $55–$65 and up; students ages 13–17 can get limited $20 tickets at

Bianca del Rio performs at the LBC in Santa Rosa.

the door; kids 12 and under are free with adult admission. petalumamusicfestival.org.

Cotati Accordion Festival Bay Area accordion veteran Paul Rogers of Those Darn Accordions and the Christmas Jug Band is saluted as the honorary director, and an international cavalcade of stars takes the stage at this 28th annual squeezebox party, which this year offers two days of peace and music in a Woodstockthemed affair. International stars like Finland’s Netta Skog and Germany’s Matthias Matzke perform, as well as local favorites like the Zydeco Flames, Culann’s Hounds, Oddjob Ensemble and the Mad Maggies. Aug. 18–19 in La Plaza Park. Old Redwood Highway, Cotati. 9:30am–8pm. cotatifest.com.

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. 25 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 24th 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 the Highway Poets, Kevin Russell, Sang Matiz, Swing

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Gravenstein Apple Fair Billed as the “sweetest little fair in Sonoma County,” the 45th annual event, presented by Sonoma County Farm Trails, celebrates the locally found Gravenstein apples in all their delicious glory, with several food vendors, live music and local arts and crafts.

Look for the artisan tasting lounge, the farm life arena, kids activities and games and contests throughout. Aug. 11–12 at Ragle Ranch Park, 500 Ragle Road, Sebastopol. 10am to 6pm. $8–$15; kids five and under are free. gravensteinapplefair.com.

Fever and French Oak. Other entertainers, ranging from jugglers, magicians and other nonmusical acts, join in on the fun. And local art, food, wine and beer overflows Aug. 25–26 at Watts Ranch, 16855 Bodega Hwy. Saturday, 10am–6pm; Sunday, 10am–5pm. $15–$20; kids under 12 are free. bodegaseafoodfestival.com.

Cochon 555’s Heritage Fire Napa

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. 26 at Charles Krug Winery, 2800 Main St., St. Helena. 3pm. $150 and up. cochon555.com.

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Taste of Sonoma Labor Day

weekend belongs to wine at this signature event from the Sonoma County Vintners group. This year’s event makes the most of its home at Sonoma State University’s Green Music Center, gathering wineries from across the region to pour hundreds of wines that can be paired by bites from dozens of local chefs. The event also hosts seminars and demonstrations that cover a wide range of wine topics to tickle the intellect and stir the imagination. You can also upgrade the experience with an optional Club Reserve package that gets you in early and intimate with local winemakers. Sept. 1.

1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. Noon to 4pm. $180–$255. tasteofsonoma.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 24th year of science symposiums and charttopping songwriters. There’s also a winetasting reception featuring several top North Bay wineries, a VIP dinner and a special guest chef. Sept. 15 at Staglin Family Vineyard, 1570 Bella Oaks Lane, Rutherford. music-festival.org.

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Born in Hungary in 1926, Shari Kadar made her home in the North Bay in the late 1950s, where she expressed her creativity as a prolific artist and sculptor, graduating with an art degree from California College of the Arts at age 62.

Inspired by Hungarian traditions, Kadar’s ceramics, wooden eggs and paintings feature elaborate patterns and warm colors. Kadar died in February at age 91, but her work lives on, starting with a new memoriam exhibit, “Shari Kadar: A Retrospective,” opening on Thursday, May 24, at the Finley Community Center, 2060 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa. 5pm.

Free admission. 707.543.3737.

San Francisco cocktail, beer and wine writer Maggie Hoffman is an expert at taking fancy-schmancy drinks and making them accessible to the masses, and she does so in her new book, ‘The One-Bottle Cocktail.’ Broken down into chapters based on each spirit, Hoffman shows the reader a barful of delicious drinks that can be made quickly and easily. Sounds too good to be true? Then head to Napa this weekend, where Napa Bookmine hosts Hoffman and several skilled bartenders as they demonstrate recipes from the book for you to taste on Saturday, May 26, at Napa Valley Distillery, 2485 Stockton St., Napa.

7:30pm. $10–$22. napabookmine.com.

Vintage-car enthusiasts are a driven bunch, and they show off their beloved autos this weekend at the sixth annual Driven to Perfection Classic Car Show & Cruise. Cars, trucks and even some tractors from 1976 or earlier will pack the streets in the family-friendly throwback affair, which also boasts food trucks, beer and wine, a 1950s and ’60s-themed costume contest, a raffle and community awards. Benefiting the Sebastopol Senior Center, the cruise commences on Saturday, May 26, at the parking lot at O’Reilly Media, 1005 Gravenstein Hwy. N., Sebastopol.

10am–3pm. $7; free for kids 12 and under. $35 vehicle registration. sebastopolseniorcenter.org.

While bottles are rocking in Napa Valley, Fogbelt Brewing Company breaks out the barrels for its second annual BarrelRock music and beer mini-fest. BarrelRock is highlighted by the release of four new barrel-aged beers, including a sour beer that sat in Zinfandel wine barrels and a cinnamon-cream ale kept in peach brandy barrels. Barbecue complements the brews while you dance the day away with a diverse music lineup featuring laidback reggae rock from Clear Conscience, altpop licks from Lungs and Limbs and more.

Get a taste of the barrels on Sunday, May 27, at Fogbelt Brewing Company, 1305 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa. Noon to 9pm. Free admission. 707.978.3400.

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Since Jeeves’ first appearance in 1915, he’s been featured in films, television and an internet search engine. There was but a single theatrical venture until playwright Margaret Raether began writing a series of plays beginning with Jeeves Intervenes, running now at Sonoma Arts Live.

Jeeves (Randy St. Jean) is the unflappable valet to Bertram “Bertie” Wooster (Delaney Brummé), an upper-class twit whom Jeeves is constantly

‘Jeeves Intervenes’ runs through May 27 at Andrews Hall, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma. Thursday–Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 2pm. $22–$37. 866.710.8942.

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rescuing from troubles of his own making. Under pressure from his imperious Aunt Agatha (Jennie Brick), Bertie finds himself engaged to Gertrude Winklesworth-Bode (Libby Oberlin), with whom Bertie’s ne’erdo-well friend Eustace BassingtonBassington (Nick Moore) has fallen hopelessly in love. Other complications arise, but leave it to Jeeves to sort it all out.

It’s a snazzy production with nice costume and set design work.

Director James Jandak Wood has cast it well, with St. Jean perfect as the imperturbable Jeeves. There’s good work from the supporting players, but Jandak erred in having Brummé play Bertie with a voice that can best be described as annoying. How annoying? Well, he had me envisioning a sequel titled Jeeves Drowns Bertie in the Thames.

Rating (out of 5): Wodehouse published a collection of essays titled Louder and Funnier, which is the direction Jared Sakren must have given the cast of the 6th Street Playhouse production of The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged).

The hard-working and talented Nick Mandracchia, Zac Schuman and Erik Weiss expend significant energy in comically presenting 38 Shakespeare plays in two hours, but it needn’t be delivered almost entirely at a decibel level that rivals the nearby SMART train.

The show is a fast-paced series of jokes, bad puns, quick changes and audience interactions.

Some things work, others (like the attempts at topical humor) don’t. What comedy there is to be found is often drowned out by the vociferous cast.

C’mon, guys. If I wanted to spend two hours being yelled at, I could just go visit my mother.

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Co-scripted by Lawrence Kasdan, who co-wrote The Empire Strikes Back, this is certainly one of the most romantic of the 10 films so far. But it’s also spotted with doughy patches, heavy info dumps and battle scenes that aren’t quite coherent, even though opposing sides helpfully use different colored lasers so you can always tell who is shooting whom.

The young Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) is just one more thieving kid on a gray/blue shipbuilding planet. He and girlfriend Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke) escape from a life of crime in a hotwired flying convertible, chased by the authorities and their alligator/mastiff hybrids. Forcibly separated from Qi’ra, Han joins the military to escape and ends up in trench warfare on a mudball planet. He and his new Wookiee sidekick, Chewbacca, join a gang of deserters led by Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson), his wife, Val (Thandie Newton), and a quadruple-armed ape named Rio Durant (voiced by Jon Favreau).

Having one chance left, Han and his gang propose a Wages of Fear–style journey to ship back volatile superfuel. Part of the adventure involves recruiting the suave gambler Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover). But none of it is to be taken too seriously. The reliable gags include Han saying, “Wherever I go to, it can’t be worse than here”—a line as guaranteed of payoff as “At least it’s not raining.”

In a final shootout, Ehrenreich stands in a tense, wide-legged crouch, as if he’d been studying old Western movie duelists.

Howard has improved a bit since his stodgy, sentimental ’80s filmmaking. His new swiftness shows in percussive reaction shots, such as one of a tense Wookiee, white-knuckling it as the Millennium Falcon cruises by a moon-size, 120-eyed space creature. Chewy’s baleful growls are some of the best lines in the movie.

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FOR THE LOVE Michael Franti played at BottleRock’s three fire-relief shows last year.

Beyond the Rock Revisiting BottleRock’s place in the North Bay

BY CHARLIE SWANSON

W

hen Dave Graham, Justin Dragoo and Jason Scoggins attended the inaugural BottleRock Napa Valley music festival in 2013, the Napa natives didn’t know what to expect.

“We had a great a time, and we saw what was special about it if you took into consideration what people think of wine country,” says Graham.

The business partners also had no idea that the first BottleRock would end up millions of dollars in debt and that the organizers would file for bankruptcy.

When the annual event bottomed out, Graham, Dragoo and Scoggins bought the assets for the festival under their company Latitude 38 Entertainment, paid off several million dollars

of the outstanding debt and set about turning BottleRock into a showcase of Napa Valley.

Twenty eighteen marks the fifth year for BottleRock Napa Valley under Latitude 38’s direction, and tickets to the three-day music, food and wine experience–happening May 25–27 and featuring headliners Bruno Mars, the Killers and Muse–sold out faster this year than ever before.

But BottleRock is more than just a three-day party. Since 2014, Latitude 38 has supported several local organizations like Michael Franti’s Do It for the Love Foundation, through the BottleRock brand. Last fall, wildfires in Napa and Sonoma County prompted BottleRock to go into relief-fundraising mode.

“Prior to the fires happening, we were in the thick of planning the festival,” says Graham, whose family evacuated from his home in the middle of the night and stayed at the Napa River Inn. “We knew immediately that we needed to figure out how to help.”

In addition to donating supplies and promoting other fundraisers, BottleRock hosted three North Bay concerts at the end of 2017, featuring Franti at Robert Mondavi Winery in Oakville, Counting Crows at the Green Music Center in Rohnert Park and Train at the JaM Cellars Ballroom in Napa. Those shows raised $422,000 for the Napa Valley and Sonoma County community foundations, the North Bay Fire Relief Fund and NomaGives.

“BottleRock Napa Valley is their bread and butter, but their effort to make meaningful community contributions is their pride and joy,” Napa Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Travis Stanley writes in an email. “That was again on display immediately following the recent fires.”

“We’re all about our community,” says Graham. “What makes us most proud is that our community is proud to be associated with BottleRock.”

BottleRock Napa Valley happens Friday to Sunday, May 25–27, at the Napa Valley Exposition, 575 Third St., Napa. 11:30am to 10pm each day.

Sold-out. Get ticket exchange info at bottlerocknapavalley.com.

Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Anvil

Canadian heavy metal band, formed in 1981 and best known from the 2008 documentary “Anvil: The Story of Anvil,” hits the North Bay. May 30, 7pm. $20-$22. The Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Emmanuel

Considered by many as the king of Latin pop, the Spanishspeaking star sings the best from his 40-year musical career. May 25, 8pm. $91 and up. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

MARIN COUNTY Grateful Shred

Loose-knit circle of Los Angeles’ top studio session musicians convene for a Grateful Deadinspired night of music. May 26, 8pm. $20. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Shook Twins

Dreamy folk siblings perform in the first “Cookout Concert Series” show of summer 2018 with openers Rainbow Girls. May 27, 5pm. $18-$23.

HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

NAPA COUNTY Hamish Anderson

Australia native mixes influences like Keith Richards, Jeff Buckley and Tom Petty in blues-rock bliss. May 25, 6:30pm. $20$35. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

BottleRock Napa Valley

Bruno Mars, the Killers and Muse headline three-day music festival, with gourmet food, wine and beer also highlighted.

May 25-27. Sold-out. Napa Valley Exposition, 575 Third St, Napa. bottlerocknapavalley.com.

Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY A’Roma Roasters

May 25, Mandy Brooks Band.

May 26, Callie Watts. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.576.7765.

May 23, Making Movies and Alex Cuba. May 28, DJ Doogie.

230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.7300.

Aqus Cafe

HopMonk Sonoma

May 24, And Then Came Humans. May 25, the Tonewoods. May 26, Punitive Percussion Performance. May 27, Terrain. 189 H St, Petaluma.

707.778.6060.

Arlene Francis Center

May 28, 5pm, Mr December and Banshee Tree. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Atlas Coffee Company May 27, Gun Outfit with the Lovebirds and Blues Lawye.

300 South A St, Santa Rosa.

707.526.1085.

The Big Easy

May 23, Wednesday Night Big Band. May 24, Dani Bell & the Tarantist with Ashley Allred. May 25, San Geronimo with Arizona & the Volunteers. May 26, Beso Negro and Spellbreakers. May 27, Tommy Alexander and Joshua Thomas. May 29, Elizabeth Boaz Quartet. May 30, Obstinate Ostinato. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.7163.

BR Cohn Winery

May 27, 2pm, Creatures of Habit. 15000 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen. 707.938.4064.

Brewsters Beer Garden May 24, the Hossettes. May 25, Double Denim. May 26, 2 and 6pm, Transistor Rodeo and the Dylan Black Project.

May 27, 3pm, Danny Montana.

229 Water St N, Petaluma.

707.981.8330.

Cellars of Sonoma

May 27, 2pm, Greg Yoder. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg.

707.578.1826.

Crooked Goat Brewing May 26, 3pm, John Courage.

120 Morris St, Ste 120, Sebastopol. 707.827.3893.

Elephant in the Room May 25, Steve Pile Trio. 177-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

Faith Lutheran Church May 26, 7pm and , May 27, 4pm, “Sing Out!” with MusicWorks!Sonoma. 19355 Arnold Dr, Santa Rosa.

Flamingo Lounge

May 25, Stax City. May 26, Super Cool Thangs. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Geyserville Gun Club Bar & Lounge May 26, Buck Thrifty. 21025

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May 25, Timothy O’Neil. May 26, Jeff Campbell. May 27, 1pm, Matt Bolton. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey

May 25, Hadley Hill and eNegative. May 26, DJ Ricki.

146 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.772.5478.

La Crema Estate at Saralee’s Vineyard

May 27, 12pm, Wonder Bread 5. 3575 Slusser Rd, Windsor.

707.525.6200.

Lagunitas Tap Room

May 23, Flowtilla. May 24, Matt Bolton. May 25, Devine & Co. May 26, the Pine Needles. May 27, Ragtag Sullivan Band. May 30, Second Street Band. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

707.778.8776.

Local Barrel

May 26, 8pm, the Aces. 490 Mendocino Ave #104, Santa Rosa. 707.890.5433.

Main Street Bistro

May 25, Wiley’s Coyotes. May 26, Levi Lloyd Blues Band.

May 27, the Rhythm Drivers.

16280 Main St, Guerneville.

707.869.0501.

Murphy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant

May 29, Laura Benitez & the Heartache. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.

Mystic Theatre & Music Hall

May 25, Trevor Hall. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.775.6048.

Petaluma Historical Library & Museum May 25, Jura Margulis.

20 Fourth St, Petaluma.

707.778.4398.

The Phoenix Theater

May 23, Fall Children and Rational Dads.

201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Redwood Cafe

May 24, Court ‘n’ Disaster.

May 25, Craig Caffall Band.

May 26, Play It Forward event. May 29, West County Coalition. May 30, Gailene Grillo’s students showcase.

8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

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May 25, Afrolicious. May 26, the Wailing Souls with Iriefuse and DJ Moses. May 27, Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra. 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044.

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May 26, Dgiin. May 27, Rudy Colombini & The Unauthorized Rolling Stones. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.

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May 27, 2pm, piano outside the box with Jason Farnham.

476 First St E, Sonoma.

707.996.9756.

Sebastopol Community Center

May 26, MaMuse albumrelease show. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.823.1511.

Sonoma Speakeasy

May 24, Aidan Ejumally & the Seared Whiskers. May 25, Scarlett Letters. May 26, Jim Holland with Gary Vogensen and friends. May 27, 5pm, Wildflower Weed. May 27, 8:30pm, Sonoma blues jam.

May 29, American roots night with Lou Rodriguez and friends. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.

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May 26, Jens Jarvie & the Heart Wide Open album-release show. 234 Hutchins Ave, Sebastopol. 707.823.1986.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse May 24, Levi’s Workshop.

May 25, French Oak. May 26, Miracle Mule. May 30, song lab with Alison Harris. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

707.795.5118.

Viansa Winery

May 26, 11am, Third Rail. May 27, 11am, Smorgy. 25200 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.935.4700.

Whiskey Tip

May 25, Northbass. May 26, the Roots Man Project. May 27, 3pm, Rich Rocka. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.843.5535.

Namely Us with Connie Ducey.

May 27, 9pm, Harrison Lee presents the hip-hop shop.

May 29, Agents of Change.

May 30, Dirty Red Barn.

17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

Osteria Divino

May 23, Jonathan Poretz. May 24, Chuchito Valdes. May 25, Marcos Sainz Trio. May 26, Walter Earl Trio. May 27, James Henry & Company. May 28, Nathan Bickart Trio. May 29, Greg Jacobs Duo. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant

May 23, Rivertown Trio. May 24, Donna D’Acuti. May 29, John Hoy. May 30, Lorin Rowan.

4 Bayview St, San Rafael.

415.457.3993.

Rancho Nicasio

May 25-26, Illeagles. May 27, 4pm, bbq on the lawn with Pablo Cruise. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Sausalito Seahorse

May 24, Gente da Cidade.

May 25, the 7th Sons. May 26, Ricardo Lemvo and Makino Loca. May 27, Candela with Edgardo Cambon. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

May 25, Ben Sparaco & the New Effect. May 26, Marshall House Project. May 27, Highway Poets. May 28, Epicenter Sound System. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

Station House Cafe May 27, 5pm, Left Coast Syncopators. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station.

415.663.1515.

Sweetwater Music Hall

May 23, Bob Dylan birthday show with Shakey Zimmerman and friends. May 25, the New Mastersounds. May 27, Amber Morris vocal showcase. May 28, the Motet. May 30, Nellie McKay. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads

HOUSE OF ROCK 3410 Industrial Drive

May 25, Jenz Jarvie and the Heart Wide Open. May 26, Serial Muse with Julie Voice. 921 C St, San Rafael, 808.428.3233.

May 23, Todd Snider. May 24, Ross James’ Cosmic Thursday.

May 25, Top 40 Friday dance party. May 26, the Casual Coalition. May 27, Jeremy D’Antonio and friends. May 30, Colonel & the Mermaids.

100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

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May 24, the Boom Box. May 25, Sunhunter. May 27, 5:30pm,

May 24, American Fingerstyle Guitar showcase with Peter

Janson, Tracy Moore, Steve Davison and Teja Gerken.

May 27, 5pm, Kimrea’s pro showcase with Joe Lococo. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

NAPA COUNTY Andaz Napa

May 23, Vince Costanza. May 26, Justin Diaz. May 30, David Ronconi. 1450 First St, Napa.

707.687.1234.

Blue Note Napa

May 23, Miles Davis birthday tribute with Jazz Mafia. May 29, JourneyDay and Belle. May 30, MOBtet. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

Buster’s Southern Barbecue

May 27, 3pm, Rob Watson and Groovality with Paul Branin.

1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga.

707.942.5605.

Ca’ Momi Osteria

May 25, the B-Side Players.

May 26, Ryan the Operator with Manas Itene and DJ Bulby York. May 27, Banda la Vinera del Valle de Napa. 1141 First St, Napa. 707.224.6664.

Deco Lounge at Capp Heritage Vineyards May 26, Jon Shannon Williams. 1245 First St, Napa.

707.254.1922.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant May 24, Ralph Woodson.

May 25, Road Eleven. May 26, Walter Hand & the Blue Hand Band. May 27, DJ Aurelio.

902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre

May 25, BottleRock aftershow with Bleachers. May 26, BottleRock aftershow with Thievery Corporation.

1030 Main St, Napa.

707.880.2300.

Silo’s

May 24, Julius Melendez & Conjunto Seis de Montuno.

May 25, BottleRock Aftershow with the Districts and Anchor & Bell. May 26, BottleRock Aftershow with Magic Giant and Flor. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

Susie’s Bar

May 26, Ricky Ray Band.

1365 Lincoln St, Calistoga.

707.942.6710.

Yao Family Wines

May 25, 6pm, Hit Waves Unplugged. 929 Main St, St Helena. 707.986.5874.

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PAUL THORN BAND Dinner Show 8:30pm $35 ⁄ $40 PAUL THORN BAND BBQ $35 ⁄ $40

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SONOMA COUNTY Finley Community Center

May 23-Jul 12, “Shari Kadar: A Retrospective,” memoriam show offers a breadth of works from the Hungary native who made Santa Rosa her home for 16 years. Reception, May 24 at 5pm. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 8 to 6; Sat, 9 to 11am. 707.543.3737.

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Galleries SONOMA COUNTY Arts Guild of Sonoma

Through May 28, “Still Becoming,” exhibit features works from students with Boys and Girls Club of Sonoma Valley. Reception, May 4 at 5pm. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma.

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

Graton Gallery

Through Jun 10, “Feathers & Fur,” animals are the focus of art works by Mylette Welch, Lauri Luck, Suki Diamond and others. Reception, May 12 at 2pm. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton.

Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4. 707.829.8912.

Hammerfriar Gallery

Through Jun 16, “Molly Perez Solo Exhibit,” leading Sonoma County artist presents mixed-media works created from salvaged materials and inspired by nature and daily life. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. Tues-Fri, 10 to 6.

Sat, 10 to 5. 707.473.9600.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Through Jun 3, “Purely Abstract,” several artists share their visions in abstract forms.

Reception, Apr 28 at 5pm. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

Petaluma Arts Center

Through Jun 16, “Art Shapes the World,” sixth annual youth arts show features various

works from local students. 230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. TuesSat, 11 to 5. 707.762.5600.

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Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Driven to Perfection Classic Car Show & Cruise

Through Jun 10, “Ship of Dreams,” exhibition surveys the spectrum of artists, poets and visionaries who lived in the decommissioned SS Vallejo ferry boat in Sausalito from 1949 to 1969. “Her View,” a solo retrospective of figure artist Gail Chadell Nanao, also displays. Reception, Apr 28 at 6pm. 551 Broadway, Sonoma.

Wed-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.939.SVMA.

Upstairs Art Gallery

Through May 31, “Flora & Fauna in Silver & Gold,” Dan Scannell’s highly stylized nature paintings and Marsha Connell’s small botanical paintings display. Reception, May 12 at 2pm. 306 Center St, Healdsburg. Sun-Thurs, 11 to 6; Fri-Sat, 11 to 9. 707.431.4214.

NAPA COUNTY di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

Through May 27, “Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times,” exhibit addresses the present social and political climate through a radical model of experimentation. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sun, 10 to 6. 707.226.5991.

Comedy Steve Bruner

Standup veteran has been seen on Showtime and “Evening at the Improv.” May 26, 8pm. $20$25. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.

The Gentlemen Basterds’ Big-Ass Comedy Variety Show

New show from local improv troupe features standup, magic, musical comedy and more. May 25, 7:30pm. $15. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

Tuesday Night Live

See standup comedians Nick Griffin, Johan Miranda, Jill Maragos, Drew Harmon, Grayson Morris and others.

May 29, 8pm. $17-$27.

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Includes music, food and costume contest with cars, trucks and tractors from pre1976. Benefits the Sebastopol Senior Center. May 26, 10am. $7/Free for kids 12 and under. O’Reilly Media, 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol.

707.827.7190.

French Flea Market

Chateau Sonoma’s annual market features unique collections of goods, live organ music, food and wine. May 26-27. Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma.

707.933.3010.

Memorial Day Ceremony at Santa Rosa Rural Cemetary Honor the day with special guests, refreshments, and tours of veterans’ graves in recognition of the 150th anniversary of Santa Rosa.

May 28, 12pm. Free. Santa Rosa Rural Cemetary, 1600 Franklin Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.543.3279.

Rancho Day at Petaluma Adobe

See the past come to life with cowboys and craftsmen on hand for a day of roping, branding and cooking outdoors. May 26, 10am. Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, 3325 Adobe Rd, Petaluma.

707.762.4871.

Spring Lawn Party

Family-friendly gathering will be held on the grounds of a recently renovated private property in at the edge of the Bolinas Lagoon. May 27, 4pm.

Bolinas Museum, 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.0330.

Field Trips Ales & Trails

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Ferns & Flowers Hike through redwoods, mixed evergreen forests and coastal scrub, and enjoy sweeping vistas of the Bolinas Lagoon and Pacific Coast.

May 26, 10am. Martin Griffin Preserve, 4900 Shoreline Hwy 1, Stinson Beach.

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Late Spring Nature Hike Guided hike finds an array of beautiful wildflowers that bloom as spring turns into summer. May 26, 10am. $10 plus parking. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen.

707.938.5216.

Meal & Heal Outdoor community potluck dinner and art workshop makes for a family-friendly outing. Registration requested.

May 25, 5:30pm. Bayer Farm, 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa, landpaths.org.

Memorial Day Family Hike Peaceful hike through the woods is good for all ages. May 28, 10am. Free/$8 parking.

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood. 707.833.5712.

Tomales Bay Kayak Tour Paddle toward Hog Island for a glimpse of local wildlife.

May 26-27, 10am. $89. Miller Park, Hwy 1, Tomales Bay, pointreyesoutdoors.com.

Film Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story Director Ashley Bell is in person for a screening of the heartwarming documentary about rescuing a 70-year-old elephant. May 27, 4:15pm.

Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.454.1222.

Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing Award-winning documentary screens as part of the Art & Architecture In Cinema series.

May 27, 1pm. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur.

415.924.5111.

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Mini festival unveils new barrel aged beers, with barbecue and live music from Clear Conscience, Lungs and Limbs, Vital Waves and others. May 27, 12pm. Free admission. Fogbelt Brewing, 1305 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.978.3400.

Celebrate the bivalve with Tomales Bay oysters, BBQ, gumbo and more, with live music, local beer and wine. May 27, 12pm. Rocker Oysterfeller’s, 14415 Hwy 1, Valley Ford.

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Enjoy an afternoon featuring three small production Chardonnays accompanied

by Drake’s Bay Baja Pacific Oysters. May 25, 3pm. $45.

Benovia Winery, 3339 Hartman Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.526.4441.

Sip on new Sauvignon Blanc, Rosé and other wines, with Hog Island oysters, housemade pizzas and more. May 26, 11am. $60. Pestoni Family Estate Winery, 1673 Saint Helena Hwy, St Helena. 707.963.0544.

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Enjoy a delicious locally sourced 4-course meal served by chef Gabriel Powers. May 25, 5pm. $75. Slide Ranch, 2025 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach.

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Growing & Appreciating Olive Oil

Workshop follows olives from orchard to table and is targeted towards small and mid-size growers. May 25, 9am. $425.

McEvoy Ranch, 5935 Red Hill Rd, Petaluma. 707.769.4138.

L’Appart Resto Eighth Anniversary

Paella party features a menu of Spanish food and wines with live music from Two Smooth.

May 24, 6pm. $75. L’Appart Resto, 636 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.256.9884.

Marin Greek Festival

Eat, drink and enjoy all things Greek with dancing, ethnic vendors, cooking demos, children’s activities and more.

May 25-27, 11am. $5. Nativity of Christ Greek Orthodox Church, 1110 Highland Rd, Novato.

Muir Beach Volunteer Firemen’s Barbecue

Fundraiser is packed with delicious food, activities for the kids and live music by local favorites Andre Pessis & His All-Stars and Soul Ska. May 27, 12pm. donations welcome; $20 parking. Santos Meadow, Mt Tamalpais State Park, Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley, planetarydance.org.

Off the Grid Food Trucks

Eat your way through the largest gathering of mobile food trucks in Marin, listen

Annual benefit for KGGV community radio station features strawberry drinks and desserts along with BBQ,s ilent auctions, raffle and live music from Highway Poets and others. May 26, 12pm.

Free admission. Guerneville Community Church, 14520 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.2514.

Tea & Memories

Take time this Memorial Day weekend to sip tea and relax in the rose garden. May 26-28. $4.

Russian River Rose Company, 1685 Magnolia Dr, Healdsburg.

707.575.6744.

For Kids Festival de Primavera

Cali Calmécac first through fourth grade students don colorful costumes and perform folkloric and modern dances from Mexico, South America, the Caribbean and Africa. May 23, 6:30pm. $6. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

Museum Monday for Little Ones

Stories, movement games, art and craft activities, and a movie for children ages one to five. May 28, 10am. $5.

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

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Historian and columnist Gaye LeBaron leads a discussion about Japanese and Italian American experiences during World War 2. May 24, 6:30pm. $10-$15. History Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. 707.579.1500.

Readings Book Passage

May 24, 7pm, “Two Breaths, One Step” with Sylvia Verange.

May 26, 1pm, “Dave Sheridan” with Mark Burstein. May 26, 4pm, “Last Equation of Isaac Severy” with Nova Jacobs.

May 26, 7pm, “Scissors, Paper, Stone” with Martha Davis.

May 27, 1pm, “California Field Atlas” with Obi Kaufmann. May 28, 7pm, “Hamlet” with Marin Shakespeare Company. May 29, 4pm, “The Spirit of Cattail County” with Victoria Piontek.

May 29, 7pm, “The Abundance of Less” with Andy Couturier.

May 30, 7pm, “The Summer I Met Jack” with Michelle Gable.

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May 23, 6:30pm, LitWings with Erin Byrne. May 29, 6pm, “Scone By Scone” with Deedie Runkel. 100 Bay St, Sausalito 415.339.1300.

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May 24, 7:30pm, “Exile in Paradise” with Pat Nolan. $5.

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Napa Valley Distillery May 26, 7:30pm, “The One-Bottle Cocktail” with Maggie Hoffman. $10-$22.

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Point Reyes Books

May 26, 7pm, “The Boatbuilder” with Daniel Gumbiner. May 29, 6:30pm, “Warlight” with Michael Ondaatje. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1542.

May 26, 2pm, “Soleful Hiking: A Beginner’s Guide to Mindful Hiking” with Paula Phillips Marks. 130 E Napa St, Sonoma 707.939.1779.

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May 24, 7pm, “The Ensemble” with Aja Gabel. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Theater The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)

Three actors offer a madcap mashup of Shakespeare’s works performed in less than two hours. Through Jun 3. $22$28. Studio Theatre, 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

Eurydice

Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s reimagining of the classic myth of Orpheus features contemporary characters taking a fresh look at a timeless love story. Through Jun 2. $15-$30. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.0177.

Five Tellers Dancing in the Rain

Sass, tears and charm add up in this comedy about five bank tellers speaking their hearts amidst lots of coffee. May 24-Jun 10. $15-$27. Novato Theater Playhouse, 5420 Nave Dr, Novato. 415.883.4498.

Hamlet

Marin Shakespeare Company presents the epic drama in a contemporary setting in this production directed by Robert Currier. May 25-Jul 8. $12-$38.

Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael, marinshakespeare.org.

May 27. $22-$35. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

The Last Five Years

Marin Onstage presents an innovative production of the musical about a 5-year relationship told from different directions. Through May 27. $12-$25. The Indie Alley, 69 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, marinonstage.org.

Mamma Mia!

Mountain Play presents the ABBA-fueled musical in a unique outdoor setting. Sun, 2pm. through Jun 17. Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre, 3801 Panoramic Hwy, Mill Valley.

415.383.1100.

Marjorie Prime

In a future age of artificial intelligence, 85-year-old Marjorie has a handsome new companion feed the story of her life back to her. Through May 27. $10-$44. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

The Tin Woman

Ross Valley Players presents the true-life heart transplant comedy that uses humor and pathos to explore loss, family bonds and what it means to be given new life. Through Jun 10. $12-$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, rossvalleyplayers.com.

True West

Classic American drama written by Sam Shepard follows two brothers clashing over a Western film script.

Through May 27. $12-$25.

Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.829.2214.

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Jeeves Intervenes

Left Edge Theatre presents the comedy about two divorcées who are suspicious of their friend’s new boyfriend.

Through May 27. $25-$40.

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

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Sonoma Arts Live presents the British comedy about two 1920’s high-society playboys duping their relatives to escape an unwanted marriage and unwanted employment.

Through May 27. $22-$37.

Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma.

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Code for America, a San Francisco nonprofit, is now working with San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón as his office sifts through thousands of felony and misdemeanor pot convictions with an eye toward clearing residents’ criminal records when they can.

Under Proposition 64, persons convicted on pot charges can apply to have their cases expunged.

On May 15, the district attorney and Code for America announced they’d help to ease they way for applicants, as they announced “cutting-edge partnership to

use technology to clear eligible convictions.”

“California has decriminalized recreational cannabis use,” says Gascón in a statement, “but a marijuana conviction continues to serve as a barrier to employment, housing, student loans and more. . . . Until we clear these records, it’s government that is effectively holding these people back and impeding public safety. I’m hopeful that this partnership will inspire many prosecutors who have cited resource constraints to join this common-sense effort and provide this relief.”

Gascón’s move did eventually inspire Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch to reverse course on her initial opposition to the pro-active expungement process initiated by her big-city peer.

All three candidates running to replace outgoing Marin County District Attorney Edward Berberian this year support the pro-active expungement move undertaken by Gascón and have pledged to undertake a similar process in Marin County.

Now they’ve got a method to ease the way, thanks to Code for America, whose various corporate funders include Google, the Knight Foundation, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Elizabeth Smith, head of marketing at Code for America, says that the hope is to “get it to the point where we are working with enough counties this year that we could clear up to 250,000 convictions.”

So how does the algorithm work?

Code for America and Gascón’s office have agreed to let the nonprofit “pilot a product that allows a government agency, like a district attorney’s office, to determine eligibility for record clearance under state law, automatically fill out the required forms and generate a completed motion in PDF format. SFDA will then proceed to file the completed motion with the court. The process will be applied to all 4,940 felony marijuana convictions dating back to 1975.”

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Not what your friends and enemies think you’re worth, nor the authority figures you deal with, nor the bad listeners who act like they’ve figured out the game of life. When I ask you if you have an objective understanding of your real value, Taurus, I’m not referring to what your illusions or fears or wishes might tell you. I’m talking about an honest, accurate appraisal of the gifts you have to offer the world. If you do indeed possess this insight, hallelujah and congratulations! If you don’t, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to work on getting it.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Now is a favorable time to worship at the shrine of your own intuition. It’s a ripe moment to boost your faith in your intuition’s wild and holy powers. To an extraordinary degree, you can harness this alternate mode of intelligence to gather insights that are beyond the power of your rational mind to access by itself. So be bold about calling on your gut wisdom, Gemini. Use it to track down the tricky, elusive truths that have previously been unavailable to you.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) “A poem is never finished; it is only abandoned,” wrote poet W. H. Auden, paraphrasing poet Paul Valéry. I think the same can be said about many other kinds of work. We may wish we could continue tinkering and refining forever so as to bring a beloved project to a state of absolute perfection. But what’s more likely is that it will always fall at least a bit short of that ideal. It will never be totally polished and complete to our satisfaction.

And we’ve got to accept that. I suggest you meditate on these ideas in the coming weeks, Cancerian.

Paradoxically, they may help you be content with how you finish up the current phase of your beloved project.

LEO (July 23–August 22) I highly recommend that you spend the next three weeks hanging out on a beach every day, dividing your time between playing games with friends, sipping cool drinks, reading books you’ve always wanted to read and floating dreamily in warm water. To indulge in this relaxing extravaganza would be in maximum alignment with the current cosmic rhythms. If you can’t manage such a luxurious break from routine, please at least give yourself the gift of some other form of recreation that will renew and refresh you all the way down to the core of your destiny.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Contemporaries of the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras told colorful stories about the man. Some believed he was the son of a god and that one of his thighs was made of gold. When he crossed the Casas River, numerous witnesses testified that the river called out his name and welcomed him. Once a snake bit him, but he suffered no injury, and killed the snake by biting it in return. On another occasion, Pythagoras supposedly coaxed a dangerous bear to stop committing violent acts. These are the kinds of legends I expect you to spread about yourself in the coming days, Virgo. It’s time to boost your reputation to a higher level.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) My counsel may seem extreme, but I really think you should avoid mildness and meekness and modesty. For the immediate future, you have a mandate to roar and cavort and exult. It’s your sacred duty to be daring and experimental and exploratory. The cosmos and I want to enjoy the show as you act like you have the right to express your soul’s code with brazen confidence

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SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

French novelist Honoré de Balzac periodically endured intense outbreaks of creativity. “Sometimes it seems that my brain is on fire,” he testified after a 26-day spell when he never left his writing room. I’m not predicting anything quite as manic as that for you, Scorpio. But I do suspect you will soon be blessed (and maybe a tiny bit cursed) by a prolonged bout of fervent inspiration. To ensure that you make the best use of this challenging gift, get clear about how you want it to work for you. Don’t let it boss you. Be its boss.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December

21) Ancient civilizations waged war constantly. From Mesopotamia to China to Africa, groups of people rarely went very long without fighting other groups of people. There was one exception: the Harappan culture that thrived for about 2,000 years in the Indus River Valley, which in the present day stretches through Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Archaeologists have found little evidence of warfare there. Signs of mass destruction and heavy armaments are non-existent.

Art from that era and area does not depict military conflict. One conclusion we might be tempted to draw from this data is that human beings are not inherently combative and violent. In any case, I want to use the Harappan civilization’s extended time of peace as a metaphor for your life in the next eight weeks. I believe (and hope!) you’re entering into a phase of very low conflict.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Every human being I’ve ever known, me included, has to wage a continuous struggle between these pairs of opposites: bad habits that waste their vitality and good habits that harness their vitality; and demoralizing addictions that keep them enslaved to the past and invigorating addictions that inspire them to create their best possible future. How’s your own struggle going? I suspect you’re in the midst of a turning point.

Here’s a tip that could prove useful: feeding the good habits and invigorating addictions may cause the bad habits and demoralizing addictions to lose some of their power over you.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) “Some books seem like a key to unfamiliar rooms in one’s own castle,” said author Franz Kafka. I suspect this idea will be especially relevant to you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. And more than that: In addition to books, other influences may also serve as keys to unfamiliar rooms in your inner castle. Certain people, for instance, may do and say things that give you access to secrets you’ve been keeping from yourself.

A new song or natural wonderland may open doors to understandings that will transform your relationship with yourself. To prep you for these epiphanies, I’ll ask you to imagine having a dream at night in which you’re wandering through a house you know very well.

But this time, you discover there’s a whole new wing of the place that you never knew existed.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

Just for now, let’s say it’s fine to fuel yourself with comfort food and sweet diversions. Let’s proceed on the hypothesis that the guardians of your future want you to treat yourself like a beloved animal who needs extra love and attention. So go right ahead and spend a whole day (or two) in bed reading and ruminating and listening to soul-beguiling music. Take a tour through your favorite memories. Move extra slowly. Do whatever makes you feel most stable and secure. Imagine you’re like a battery in the process of getting recharged.

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ARIES (March 21–April 19) The Aries poet Anna Kamieńska described the process of writing as akin to “the backbreaking work of hacking a footpath, as in a coal mine; in total darkness, beneath the earth.”

Whether or not you’re a writer, I’m guessing that your life might have felt like that recently. Your progress has been slow and the mood has been dense and the light has been dim. That’s the tough news. The good news is that I suspect you will soon be blessed with flashes of illumination and a semi-divine intervention or two.

After that, your work will proceed with more ease. The mood will be softer and brighter.

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We Are Grateful This Memorial Day… For the sacrifice that makes it possible to celebrate our freedom

Why the Red Poppy?

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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