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White Unconsciousness Thank you, Harry Duke, for calling out the lack of diversity in the artists performing for Transcendence (“Let’s Dance,” Aug. 8). I’ve been sitting on the fence as to whether to buy a ticket for their productions, hesitating not only because of the pricing, but also it’s a hike for me from Guerneville.

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very white Sonoma County (I am sure the audience reflected the dancers) do everything we can to create an inclusive environment in our various communities. White privilege is less the problem than white unconsciousness, the lack of recognition that we as a group hold the power of dominance. In this age of whites outrageously calling out people of color for invading their spaces, we can model the opposite with welcoming and celebrating any diversity we have. Duke’s comments register objection to perpetuating status quo and inappropriate casting of artists of

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Meat of the Matter With scorching heat and raging wildfires in the West and torrential downpours and massive flooding in the East, global warming is not just about a

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gentle sea rise any more. These tragic consequences of dumping greenhouse gases into our atmosphere call for drastic remedies.

For starters, we should rejoin the Paris Agreement and actually become a world leader in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. One of the most effective ways is by changing our diet.

Yes, that. Last Fall, Oxford University’s prestigious Food Climate Research Network concluded that solving the global warming catastrophe requires massive shift to a plant-based diet.

Carbon dioxide is emitted by burning forests to create animal pastures and by transporting animals. The more damaging methane and nitrous oxide are released from digestive tracts of cattle and from animal waste cesspools, respectively. In an environmentally sustainable world, we must replace meat and dairy products in our diet with vegetables, fruits and grains, just as we replace fossil fuels by wind, solar and other pollution-free energy sources.

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Defend Chanate Thank you for the in-depth article on the Chanate property (“The Fate of Chanate,” July 25). I am sickened to see voracious developers manipulating the system to build more homes for the wealthy. I’ll bet there are some significant kickbacks if the developers get the property at one-one hundredth of its value. Jeremy Nichols and Carol Vellutini need our support. Eighty-two acres could support lots of dense low-income housing and parks. Please have follow-up articles outlining how concerned citizens can support Jeremy and Carol.

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Labeling journalists “enemies of the people,” dismissing any story critical of him as fake news and jeering at reporters at his febrile rallies— that’s the stuff of dictators and despots. And with a fawning Congress and enabling Supreme Court, that’s what he aspires to be. He’s often expressed admiration for a host of thugs-in-chief (Vladimir Putin, Rodrigo Duterte, Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping, Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi). The only remaining checks on his power are the press and the Nov. 7 election.

We the people only get the chance to do our duty as citizens on election day, but journalists, the kind who put facts before party and follow them wherever they lead, do their duty every day—or every week as the case may be. But just as hate crimes have spiked under this president, so have Trump’s attacks on the press. It seems only a matter of time before some MAGA goon beats up a reporter. Oh, wait. That already happened. (See Corey Lewandowski and Greg Gianforte). It’s a deeply troubling state of affairs when the real enemy of the people is the man sitting in the Oval Office.

Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican, libertarian or socialist, Trump’s denigration of the press should strike you as an attack on America and its ideals, namely freedom of the press. There are not many professions whose duty and privilege is enshrined in the First Amendment. It’s first for a reason. A free press is critical to maintenance of a democracy. The reporters I know see that as a solemn duty. They’re sure not in it for the money.

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annabis industry workers, farmers and users donned green shirts and hats while red-laden members of the “Save Our Sonoma County Neighbors” group filled the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors chambers as the board voted on seven controversial amendments to the county’s cannabis laws on Aug. 7.

The amendments address zoning and land-use concerns and attempt to mitigate conflict between growers who face regulatory uncertainty and high fees, and citizens opposing the

operation of cannabis farms near their residences.

In the interest of helping growers get their businesses going—many of whom have made substantial investments despite ambiguous policies—the board voted to extend the permit period from one year to two or five years, depending on the type of permit.

“It’s a long and expensive process,” said Supervisor Shirlee Zane. “They should be given an extended term because we have enforcement. Let’s give them the carrot.”

Initial fees for cannabis cultivation permits range from $12,000 to $16,000, though that cost can go well above $100,000, as applicants must pay for a

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variety of investigations and reports, such as environmental and water use, and reimburse the county for any services rendered.

Zane also pointed out the generational differences between the two camps and praised the cannabis industry’s aura of inclusivity and opportunity, especially for young people.

The board also voted to restrict cultivation permits to parcels of land with at least 10 acres and to enact exclusion zones where cannabis cannot be grown—based on objective criteria that’s yet to be determined.

Conditional use permits, which are discretionary and provide flexibility amid broad regulations, may play a role in allowing ad

hoc exceptions to regulations, if, for instance, a nine-acre property exists in an area where cannabis cultivation is appropriate.

Dozens of community members submitted requests to speak during the public comments section, and board president James Gore progressively reduced allotted speaking time from three minutes to one as the clock neared 8pm.

Those in the “neighbor” camp cited the offensive odors, the lack of penalties and the perceived threats to safety. The county has received 664 cannabis-related complaints since recreational use became legal on Jan. 1, 2017.

Bennett Valley resident Craig Harrison criticized the county for encouraging criminal activity and for its penalty-relief program, which granted amnesty to noncompliant grow operations.

Bill Frank, sporting a red hat, told the board that his neighborhood and the Adobe Christian Church near Petaluma were affected by the odor of a cannabis grow 1,110 feet away, and that the 300-foot odor mitigation ordinance was ineffective.

“The odor is a severe issue.

You can smell it at the church, at the preschool, at the Adobe Elementary School and kind of over where our house is. We’re about 700 feet away, and it’s very offensive, so 300 feet is nothing.”

Shivawn Brady, 32, of the Bennett Valley Farmer’s Association, said some community members were using the cannabis program as a scapegoat and objected to the neighbors’ perceptions of growers as criminals.

“A lot of their concerns are coming from [a] drug war mentality and concerns of how this crop has been managed in the past under the umbrella of the black market—so it’s hard to address a lot of their concerns now because the ordinance is written specifically to address that,” Brady said. “There are so many requirements that hit those concerns that we’re not really sure how to respond. I don’t want to dismiss their concerns, but we’ve heard them for years now, which is why we’ve crafted one of the most conservative cannabis ordinances in the state.”

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Dining MOTHER LOAF Mama Mel’s founder Melissa Wenzel would love to be your neighborhood baker.

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A crusty encounter with Melissa Wenzel’s wonderful not-Wonder Bread BY AMELIA MALPAS

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top the presses and hold the wheat— there’s a new bakery in Petaluma.

And it’s a dedicated glutenfree, community-supported bakery (CSB).

Mama Mel’s, the fruit of a seven-years-long labor, “all started with a baguette pan,” says founder Melissa Wenzel.

Wenzel always suspected

she was gluten-intolerant, and baked quick breads for personal consumption for years—but it was the pan that inspired her to make artisan bread without wheat.

Wenzel has a background in art and naturopathic medicine, and unsurprisingly approaches her gluten-free baking as both an art and science. She insists she’s still perfecting her product, and came by her recipes through extensive research on different gluten-free

flours and blends—“and a lot of trial and error,” she says.

Wenzel has tried various combinations of sorghum, brown rice, millet, tapioca, potato and flax seed flours, and angles for veganity in as many breads as possible by not adding eggs or milk.

Store-bought gluten-free bread often lacks structural integrity or flavor, but Wenzel demonstrates that gluten-free bread and bagels don’t have to be like that. Mama

Mel’s bread is delicious—it rivals any and all glutenous counterloaves.

How does she do it?

“I treat it like regular bread,” says Wenzell. She doesn’t knead the dough, given the absence of gluten in it, but says the consistency changes after being handled. All Wenzel’s bread is then cold-fermented for at least 24 hours, which breaks down some of the starches and helps give the bread its remarkable consistency.

As Wenzel honed her talent for baking, friends clamored for her lovely loaves and asked to be on her “bread list.” About a year ago, she opened this service up to the public and now operates Mama Mel’s much like a CSA (community supported agriculture): customers sign up to receive the bread bimonthly or monthly, and pick it up at one of the local cafes that carry her products.

Community supported bakeries rely on sustained community support, and in order to flourish, embrace direct relationships between purveyors and consumers. Wenzel says the model works well since she is able to butter people up with her bread without a corporate investor—as long as her customers remember to pick up their orders. “It’s rustic, and in that way, simple,” she says, citing the ease and informality of the CSB business model.

Though Mama Mel’s, which consists of Wenzel, her husband and one employee, takes between 75 and 100 individual orders per month, Wenzel dreams of running a breadmobile—a bakery-like food truck—or opening a brick-andmortar storefront. For now, she remains hard at work finalizing her flour mixes, and aims to teach others how to go gluten-free.

“I would love to be the neighborhood gluten-free baker.”

Mama Mel’s bread and bagels (and, hopefully soon, the croissant recipe Wenzel’s working on) are available at Retrograde Coffee in Sebastopol, Brew Coffee & Beer House in Santa Rosa and, in Petaluma, Sarah’s Eats & Sweets, Bump City Bakery and the Petaluma Farmers Market.

Listen to Riesling Tasting the secret favorite varietal of winemakers

BY JAMES KNIGHT

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he last time I ran into Brian Maloney, director of winemaking for Boisset Collection’s DeLoach Vineyards and Buena Vista Winery, it was at a superexciting event.

We were standing, as Maloney informed me, in the former residence of wine legend Robert Mondavi, at the top of Wappo Hill with a bird’s eye view of Napa Valley, while current resident Jean-Charles Boisset was showing guests the stuffed tiger in a corner of this mega-California ranchhouse-turned-eclectic-ultra-lounge, prior to the debut of J’Noon, the first “luxury” Indian wine launched in the United States in partnership with Boisset.

But when we got to talking, what Maloney was excited to tell me about was a trivial amount

Chateau Montelena 2017 Potter Valley Riesling ($27) Montelena gained fame for Chardonnay, of course, but its Riesling has been an insider’s favorite for decades.

Winemaker Matt Crafton, in the winery’s notes, says, “I love sharing our Riesling when I travel.”

Typically, Crafton says, tasters beg off because they say they don’t drink sweet wine. But this wine isn’t sweet—in fact it’s hardly offdry, with juicy acidity, a leesy note buffering sweet honeysuckle and apricot aromas, then nectarine fruit flavor sings across the palate.

Imagery 2016 Pine MountainCloverdale Peak Riesling ($26) Imagine a vape flavor called “Rhineland,” kids, and you’ll get an idea of the classic notes of lime rind, honeycomb and white raspberry this Riesling displays in a subtle, ethereal way. Yet it’s got juicy presence on the palate. This is grown at high elevation.

Trefethen 2017 Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Dry Riesling ($26) Another early hero of Napa Chardonnay that dares not mess with its Riesling program. In fact, Trefethen has it dialed in quite well year to year, although this pale platinum gold wine feels more dialed-back than previous vintages.

The honey and lime aromas are muted, as if in a powdered sugarcoated confection and tasted on one of those forever foggy August days we used to have.

DeLoach 2017 Petaluma Gap Marin County Riesling ($30) This wine, softer than the others, has cool-climate, malic-influenced aromas of apple and pear cider, spiced with a pinch of cinnamon.

Still, it’s not like some kind of appletini-esque “unoaked” Chardonnay—on the finish, it shows class. It’s Riesling.

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Riesling gets a lot of respect among winemakers. Shouldn’t wine drinkers take notice?

Recently, I asked Bohemians to tell me what they thought of a few examples of this varietal, from high and low in the North Bay.

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Drake Detective Mill Valley’s Duane Van Dieman says English pirate discovered SF Bay BY STETT HOLBROOK

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ould Sir Francis Drake have discovered San Francisco Bay 190 years before history books say Gaspar de Portolá did? Amateur historian Duane Van Dieman has evidence— “a discovery,” he calls it—that he says may upend the accepted wisdom about Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe more than 400 years ago.

The location of Drake’s fateful landfall in 1579 has been debated for nearly years. The commonly accepted site is Drakes Estero in the Point Reyes National Seashore. The location was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 2012 as the “most likely” site of Drake’s California landing. But Van Dieman never bought the Drakes Estero location and spent 10 years researching other sites.

“Someone has got to find this,” he said as he began his quest in 2001. “Why not me?”

He said he stumbled on the location a decade ago after he had given up his search, but he kept it a secret as he tried to prove and disprove his theory.

But now he’s ready to go public. Van Dieman believes Drake landed in a tidy cove just east of Highway 101 in Mill Valley, making him the first European to enter San Francisco Bay. The jury is still out but, this much we know for sure. In 1579, Capt. Francis Drake, sometimes referred to as “the Queen’s pirate,” led his crew of the Golden Hind northwest from South America in search of a way back home to England. The ship was laden with 40 tons of silver and assorted booty, including 26 tons of silver stolen from a Spanish galleon nicknamed Cacafuego (a derogatory term that meant “braggart” or, literally, “fireshitter”) off the coast of Peru. Drake was apparently a polite pirate. After looting the ship, he invited the officers and first-class passengers on the Spanish ship to dinner and sent them off with parting gifts befitting

maritime archeologist, historian and president of the Drake Navigators Guild at the time, said the official recognition ended the debate. “Were there any scholarly debate, this would not have happened,” he was quoted as saying.

Mike Von der Porten, vice president of the guild and Edward Von der Porten’s son, says there are some 50 data points that indicate the mouth of Drakes Estero was where the privateer found safe harbor and peacefully interacted with the native Miwok Indians, making the expedition the first time English was spoken in what would become the United States.

“It all comes together,” says Mike Von der Porten.

He argues Drake could not have found San Francisco Bay because it was too foggy to see, and if he had, he would have explored it and told the world about it. He scoffed at Van Dieman’s theory.

Case closed? Not by a long shot.

In addition to the National Park Service’s hedge that Drakes Estero is “the most likely site” of the landing, the Press Democrat article quotes a National Parks spokesperson who says the designation “should not be interpreted as providing a definitive resolution of the discussion.”

(Mike Von der Porten says the spokesperson “wasn’t the most knowledgeable” and his quotes “continue to haunt us.”)

The Wikipedia entry for Nova Albion, the term that Drake gave to the region that means “New Britain,” lists 20 different “fringe theories” that locate Drake’s fateful landfall at different spots in San Francisco Bay, Bodega Bay and as far north as British Columbia. Some seem easily dismissed.

One of the entries cites Van Dieman. Van Dieman grew up in Mill Valley and is a longtime student of local history. He worked as a docent in the Mill Valley History Room for five years and became fascinated with the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway. He is also

a member of the Tazmanian Devils, a locally celebrated rock band from the 1970s and ’80s. The band still plays the occasional gig.

With his peaked, black leather duster hat, purple bandana and trim beard, Van Dieman, 66, looks like a slimmer Waylon Jennings.

For the past 10 years, what has really captured his interest is Sir Francis Drake and the mystery of Drake’s landing site.

“It’s always been an enigma,” he says. “It’s like trying to hug a ghost. There is no there there.”

After years of false starts, giving up and starting over again, Van Dieman says he discovered a spot he says fits perfectly with all the clues left

by Drake: Strawberry Cove, an inlet of Richardson Bay near Seminary Drive, now ringed with condominiums.

One of most tantalizing bits of evidence about Drake’s trip to California is the “Portus Plan of Nova Albion,” a drawing of the spot where Drake landed and repaired his ship. The image depicts a small cove surrounded by hills with a peninsula on one side flanked by what appears to be a flat island. Adherents of the Drakes Estero theory say the flat island is a sand spit that comes and goes with the tides. Using old nautical charts, historic photographs and other research materials, Van Dieman says the telltale landmark is actually a marsh island, now mostly covered by landfill. But there is a culvert that runs where the channel between the island and the peninsula would be, says Van Dieman. Lay the Portus Plan over a map of Strawberry Cove, and they line up quite well.

“You don’t have to be a Drake expert to say that it looks like match,” says Van Dieman.

Van Dieman runs through a list of other clues contained in Drake’s nephew’s account of their time in California that all check out. The details of his findings are on his website, sfdrakefoundation.org.

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their rank and notice of safe passage.

Drake was eager to present his treasure to Queen Elizabeth I and receive the fame and fortune that surely awaited him.

Having rounded the tip of South America through the Straights of Magellan on his way up the coast of the Americas, Drake was hoping to find the fabled Northwest Passage through Canada and back to the Atlantic Ocean. That was not to be.

Drake reportedly got as far north as British Colombia before deciding to turn around in icy weather, with a leaking hull to boot. He needed to find a safe harbor to make repairs for his return voyage. He would go on to be the first captain to circumnavigate the globe and return home. (Ferdinand Magellan was the first to circle the earth, but he never made it home; some of his crew did).

But first Drake had to fix his ship.

The coast of what is now Canada, Washington, Oregon and Northern California proved too rocky and dangerous to drop anchor. But according to an account compiled by Drake’s nephew in 1628, as the captain and company sailed south, they “fell with a convenient and fit harbor and June 17 came to anchor there.”

But where exactly Drake landed and spent the next five weeks is one of the world’s great riddles. Original maps and logs from Drake’s voyage burned in the Palace of Whitehall in 1698.

A map of the Marin County coast reveals the accepted wisdom in the place names Drakes Bay, Drakes Estero and Drakes Cove. The Drake Navigators Guild, a private research organization founded in 1949, spent years studying the Drakes Estero site and was instrumental in securing federal recognition of the site as a national landmark.

In a 2012 story in the Press Democrat following the dedication of the site by the U.S. Department of the Interior, the late Edward Von der Porten,

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He had long since given up on his quest to find the site and was out on a drive after recording a voice actor who happened to be reciting a famous speech by Queen Elizabeth I. “It was a magical day,” he says. He found himself on Richardson Bay, suddenly on the alert for landmarks and water features that might match the written and illustrated descriptions of Drake’s landing.

He rounded a corner and beheld Strawberry Cove. Everything added up: the shape of the cove, the hills, the flora and fauna, the weather, the peninsula.

“I knew if I found it,” he says, “it would have to be perfect.

And it was. I went into shock. I might have solved a 200-year-old mystery.”

After securing permits to search the area (archeological exploration is illegal without proper approval), Van Dieman admits he found no archeological evidence other than some decomposed iron. There may be artifacts under Seminary Road, he says. But he’s convinced he’s right and Drakes Estero is wrong.

“After years of dedicated historical and scientific research by myself and a team of experienced historians, archaeologists, geophysicists and geologists,” he writes on his website, “I can now say with confidence that the true location of this great chapter in British and American history is almost certainly a well-known southern Marin cove that many thousands of people look at every day.”

John Sugden, British author of Sir Francis Drake, the definitive biography of Drake, has taken an interest in Dieman’s investigation of the Strawberry Cove site. “Your theory ought to be up there with the others,” he wrote Dieman in an email in June.

Among other things, Van Dieman says Drakes Estero was unlikely to be Drake’s landing site because it would have been too visible to hostile Spanish ships, and the shallow, current-raked waters of the estuary would have not have accommodated the Golden Hind, a ship with a 13-foot draw.

ON DRAKE’S TRIAL Duane Van Dieman spent 10 years researching the Mill Valley cove he believes was Drake’s California landing site.

Van Dieman says he kept his discovery secret (but somehow not off Wikipedia), and now wants to share it with the world.

Before Edward Von Der Porten died earlier this year, Van Dieman presented his research to him.

Van Dieman says Von der Porten listened to his presentation and called it “quite interesting.”

Mike Von Der Porten, on the other hand, is irritated rather than interested in Van Dieman’s theory.

“It doesn’t hold water,” he says.

“If [Drake] had found the world’s best harbor, the world would have known about it.”

Van Dieman says Queen Elizabeth I forbade Drake and his crew from speaking about their trip, lest the Spanish learn of it.

Van der Porten says that’s true, but the gag order was lifted after the England defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588 and England because a naval superpower, thanks in part to Drake’s stolen treasure.

But Van Dieman isn’t backing down.

“I’m sure that the Drake Navigators Guild will have something to say about my claim,” he says. “However, I’m fully prepared to debate them and to show my compelling evidence that makes a very strong case for my discovery of Drake’s landing site location to both Drake historians and to the court of public opinion.”

THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A SELECTIVE GUIDE

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Essential Poetry For nearly five decades, North Bay poet and professor David Bromige was one of the region’s most celebrated writers, publishing dozens of poetry books, fiction, essays and more until his death in 2009 at age 75. Now the former Sonoma County Poet Laureate is being remembered in a new book, ‘If Wants to Be the Same As Is: The Essential Poetry of David Bromige,’ and the book’s editors and several local writers are on hand to read Bromige’s works and discuss his legacy on Friday, Aug. 17, at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St., Sebastopol. 5:30pm. $10. 707.829.4797.

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All season, Yountville’s Lincoln Theater has partnered with the Napa Valley Museum to present the inaugural Americana Series, with several headlining performers appearing in concerts and other events. This weekend, the series gets its biggest day under the sun yet, with the Reds, Whites and Bluegrass festival of music and wine at the CIA at Copia’s outdoor amphitheater. With several local wineries showing off their blancs and noirs, the evening boasts sets by acclaimed Bay Area Americana acts Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players, Muleskinner Stomp and Windy Hill on Saturday, Aug. 18, at CIA at Copia, 500 First St., Napa. 5pm. $20. 707.967.2530.

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Bay Area accordion veteran Paul Rogers of Those Darn Accordions and the Christmas Jug Band is saluted as the honorary director and a cavalcade of performers take the stage at the 28th annual Cotati Accordion Festival, 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 Zydeco Flames, Culann’s Hounds, Oddjob Ensemble and the Mad Maggies. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18–19, in La Plaza Park, Old Redwood Highway, Cotati.

9:30am–8pm. $19–$29; kids 15 and under are free with adult. cotatifest.com.

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DOG’S BEST FRIEND Dog behavior specialist and television star Cesar Millan shows you how to build a healthy relationship with your pup on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Uptown Theatre in Napa. See Lectures, p22.

Take Action

For over 50 years, the Community Action Partnership (CAP) of Sonoma County has been helping low-income families and individuals achieve economic and social stability through several programs, including offering temporary housing to women and their children at the Sloan House and Harold's Home. To help fund these programs, CAP Sonoma hosts the annual CAPFest this week at Lagunitas Brewing Company’s headquarters. The family-friendly and fun-filled evening featuring live music from Petaluma blues band the Interpretations, catered paella dinner, silent auction and more on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Lagunitas Tap Room, 1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma.

5:30–8:30pm. $20–$40; kids five and under are free. capsonoma.org.

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elationships are front and center in two very different shows now running on North Bay stages through Aug. 19.

The Cloverdale Performing Arts Center is presenting Heroes, playwright Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of a 2003 French play about three World War I vets in a retirement home. Gustave (Robert Bauer), Henri (Peter Immordino) and Philippe (Dale Harriman) pass their days sitting on a terrace, annoying each other and plotting their escape from the veterans home. Convinced that the tyrannical nun in charge has it out for Philippe, their latest plan starts out with the goal of running to French Indo-China but ends on settling for a poplar grove within

view of their terrace. Now if they can just figure a way to take a 200pound statue of a dog with them . . .

An odd combination of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Waiting for Godot and The Golden Girls (with Gustave as Dorothy, Henri as Blanche and Philippe as Rose), Heroes is a slight piece with some amusing dialogue and geriatric slapstick.

Rating (out of 5): Healdsburg’s Raven Players have converted the cavernous Raven Theatre into an intimate black box performance space, and are presenting an updated version of 1996’s I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. The Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts musical revue holds the record as the second-longest running OffBroadway show.

The play consists of a series of comedic vignettes that follow the arc of human relationships from dating, sex and marriage through children and aging. Four versatile performers (Bohn Connor, Kelly Considine, Troy Evans and Tika Moon) sing and dance their way through 18 scenes with songs like “Better Things to Do,” “Single Man Drought” and “I Can Live with That.” Recent revisions include 21st-century additions like sexting (“A Picture of His . . .”) and samesex families (“The Baby Song”).

It’s a very entertaining show, helped immensely by the talented cast. All do well by the multiple roles they play, but the rubberfaced Connor really makes an impression with characters ranging from an incarcerated mass murderer giving dating tips to a hapless husband trying to put the kids to bed so he and the missus can get it on.

‘Heroes’ runs Friday–Sunday through Aug. 19 at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale. Friday–Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 2pm. $12–$25. 707.894.2214. cloverdaleperformingarts.com.

‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ runs Thursday–Sunday through Aug. 19 at the Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 North St., Healdsburg. Thursday–Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm. $10–$35. 707.433.6335. raventheater.org.

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lot of people don’t know, but the Bay Area has quite an extensive following of flamenco,” says veteran performer and educator Andrea La Canela. “In the United States, it’s one of the centers where a lot of guitarists and dancers and singers are. We’re really lucky that way.”

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Raised in Santa Cruz with a background in ballet and modern dance, La Canela began studying flamenco more than 30 years ago.

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Andrea La Canela performs at 8pm on Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Sausalito Seahorse (305 Harbor View Drive, Sausalito; $10; 415.331.2899) and leads her next flamenco class at 4:30pm on Sunday, Aug. 19, at Marin Ballet (100 Elm St., San Rafael; $15). For details and to register for classes, visit andrealacanela.webs.com.

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globe, including a two-year sailing journey to Spain in 2006.

“We took off for Spain and performed wherever we went,” says La Canela, who embarked on the trip with her musical partner at the time. The pair sailed down to Mexico and Costa Rica, crossed over to the Atlantic and made their way back up the eastern seaboard to New York, then shot across the Atlantic Ocean on a 19day sail before seeing land again.

Eventually, they settled in Rota, Spain, and immersed themselves in flamenco culture for over a year.

“Music is a wonderful way to travel,” La Canela says. “Everybody relates to music, if you don’t speak the same language.”

Describing the music of flamenco as both haunting and beautiful, La Canela brought her passion and lifetime of experiences with her when she returned to the Bay Area in 2008.

“Flamenco is very ancient, and it deals with all the emotional scale that a human being has. It’s the blues of Spain,” she says. “You don’t need a stage to do flamenco.

This is a lifestyle, and you can do it in the living room. It’s so accessible.”

In addition to performing at parties and wineries throughout the North Bay, La Canela hosts a regular flamenco show at the Sausalito Seahorse on the third Thursday of the month, and teaches dance classes at venues like Marin Ballet in San Rafael and Knights of Columbus Hall in San Anselmo, on her own and through Marin County’s Parks and Recreation department. Her next session of kids classes begins Sept. 19.

“The teaching has really started to take off,” she says. “Right now, I’m teaching Sevillana, a folk dance that has all the elements of flamenco in it. You can’t get past junior high school in Spain without dancing Sevillana. It’s a great beginner dance.”

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Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Amanda Shires

Renowned for her evocative alto voice and violin, the Texas folk artist tours in support of her new album, “To the Sunset,” with meet-and-greet available. Aug 19, 8:30pm. $18 and up. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048.

Boyz II Men

Iconic R&B group sings their biggest hits, with an optional sparkling wine party available.

Aug 16, 7:30pm. $25 and up.

Green Music Center Weill Hall, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Cotati Accordion Festival

Twenty-eighth annual fest is the “Woodstock of the Accordion World” with headliners from Finland, Italy and Germany, as well as local squeezebox stars.

Aug 18-19. $17-$19; kids 15 and under are free. La Plaza Park, Old Redwood Highway, Cotati. cotatifest.com.

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presents the up-and-coming pianist accompanied by established jazz guitarist Howard Paul and his trio. Aug 19, 4pm. $25-$45. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.880.2300.

Music in the Vineyards

Month-long, nationally acclaimed chamber music festival showcases the finest classical musicians in the picturesque settings of Napa’s wineries and venues.

Through Aug 26. Napa Valley, various locations, Napa. musicinthevineyards.org.

Reds, Whites & Bluegrass

Miro Sprague

Napa Valley Jazz Society

Flamingo Lounge

Aug 17, Stax City. Aug 18, the Hots. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Green Music Center Weill Hall

Aug 21, Korean music with Hanyang University. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Guerneville Plaza

Aug 16, Rockin’ the River with San Francisco Airship.

16201 First St, Guerneville. rockintheriver.org.

HopMonk Sebastopol

SONOMA COUNTY

Aug 17, 5pm, Museum Night Out with Gelber & Manning.

425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa.

707.579.1500.

NAPA COUNTY

Aug 17, 6:30pm, Friday Night Live at the Plaza with the Stone Foxes. 122 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.894.4410.

Clubs & Venues

Consort Chorale 25th Anniversary Concert

Americana all-stars offer an exciting evening of music, including a performance of the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” in its entirety. Aug 17, 8pm. $20. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

Cloverdale Plaza

Healdsburg Plaza

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San Geronimo

Aug 19, 2pm, Craig Corona. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg.

707.578.1826.

Outdoor party features Bay Area bluegrass bands Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players, Windy Hill and Muleskinner Stomp along with some of Napa Valley’s best red and white wines. Aug 18, 5pm. $20. CIA at Copia, 500 First St, Napa. 707.967.2530.

Musical wunderkind, who made his debut on “American Idol” in 2011, plays in the beer garden as part of KC Turner’s Cookout Concert Series. Aug 19, 5pm. $18-$23. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Allan Petker returns to Marin to lead 50 Bay Area singers and orchestra in a concert repertoire from multiple eras.

Aug 19, 7pm. $10-$25. First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo. consortchorale.org.

Cellars of Sonoma

Aug 17, Rough House. Aug 18, the Farallons. Aug 19, 2pm, Gary Vogensen & the Ramble Band. 189 H St, Petaluma.

707.778.6060.

Art Museum of Sonoma County

Aug 21, 5pm, Royal Jelly Jive. 217 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.431.3301.

Hood Mansion Lawn

Aug 17, 5:30pm, Funky Fridays with Volker Strifler. 389 Casa Manana Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.833.6288. funkyfridays.info.

Aug 17, Parsonsfield. Aug 18, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs. Aug 20, Dre Island and Yaadcore. Aug 21, Hearts & Bones with Ceni’s open mic.

230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma Aug 17, the Aqua Velvets.

Aug 18, Sean Carscadden.

Aug 19, 1pm, Matt Bolton.

691 Broadway, Sonoma.

707.935.9100.

Hudson Street Wineries

Aug 17, 5pm, Old Roma Stations presents wine & song with Ronnie Mills. 428 Hudson St, Healdsburg. 707.433.2364.

The Big Easy

Ives Park

BR Cohn Winery

Lagunitas Tap Room

Aug 19, Gunsafe. Aug 21, Smith/McKay All Day. Aug 22, Wednesday Night Big Band.

128 American Alley, Petaluma.

707.776.7163.

Aug 19, 2pm, Justin Brown.

15000 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen.

707.938.4064.

Brewsters Beer Garden

Aug 16, Festival Speed. Aug 17, Trainwreck Junction. Aug 18, 2 and 6pm, Dave Hamilton Trio and Gnarlyman. Aug 19, 3pm, Flytrap. 229 Water St N, Petaluma. 707.981.8330.

Aug 22, 5pm, “Peacetown” with Soul Fuse and Dirty Cello. Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol, peacetown.org.

Aug 15, the Royal Deuces. Aug 16, the Aqua Velvets. Aug 17, Mad Maggies. Aug 18, Jenny Kerr. Aug 19, Mangobus. Aug 22, Misner & Smith. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

707.778.8776.

Main Street Bistro

Aug 15, Dean Getch. Aug 16, Spyralites. Aug 17, the Fargo Brothers. Aug 18, Valtiera Latin

Orchestra. Aug 19, Ginetta M. 16280 Main St, Guerneville.

707.869.0501.

Aug 18, 12pm, David Martin’s House Party. Aug 19, 1pm, Urban Outlaws. 911 Village Court, Santa Rosa.

707.545.3844.

The Old Cotati Cabaret Aug 18, 8pm, “Summer of Love” 51st anniversary dance party with THUGZ. 85 La Plaza, Cotati. 707.664.8622.

The Phoenix Theater

Aug 18, Rude Intoxicant with Hardfail and Disciples of Icarus.

201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Ray’s Deli & Tavern

Aug 17, Judy and the Beast.

900 Western Ave, Petaluma.

707.762.9492.

Redwood Cafe

Aug 16, Faith Ako. Aug 17, 12pm, Stoll Vaughan. Aug 17, 8:30pm, the Sorentinos. Aug 18, Foxes in the Henhouse. Aug 19, 5pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati.

707.795.7868.

The Reel Fish Shop & Grill

Aug 17, Nicolay & the Hot at Nights. Aug 18, the Sidemen.

Aug 19, 12:30pm, FOG with Brian Melvin and Barry Sless. 401 Grove St, Sonoma.

707.343.0044.

Rio Nido Roadhouse

Aug 17, Ricky Ray Band. Aug 18, the Pulsators. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.

River Theater

Aug 18, Lady Bianca’s Leo Party. 16135 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.8022.

The Sandman Hotel

Aug 17, 6pm, Sandman Summer Nights with Pangea Futbol Club. 3421 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.490.5523.

SOMO Village Event Center

Aug 16, 5pm, Steel Pulse with Tribal Seeds and the Green.

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

Sonoma Speakeasy

Aug 16, Plan Be. Aug 17, Scarlett Letters. Aug 18, Loralee Christensen Combo. Aug 19, Sonoma blues jam. Aug 21, American roots night with Lou Rodriguez and friends. Aug 22, the Acrosonics. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.

The Star

Aug 18, Chrome Yellow with

Starling Bar

Aug 18, eNegative. 19380 Hwy 12, Sonoma. 707.938.7442.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Aug 15, honky-tonk night.

Aug 16, country line dancing.

Aug 17, Kevin Russell & Some Dangerous Friends. Aug 18, Sally Haggard. Aug 19, 6pm, backyard BBQ with the String Rays. Aug 20, the Blues Defenders pro jam. Aug 22, the Country Lips. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip

Aug 17, Weekend at Bernie’s.

Aug 18, Family Room silent disco. Aug 19, 2pm, Surfer Rosa acoustic music series. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.843.5535.

Windsor Town Green

Aug 16, 6pm, South Bay All-Stars. 701 McClelland Dr, Windsor. townofwindsor.com.

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Aug 15, Zak Fennie. Aug 18, John Vicino. Aug 22, David Ronconi. 1450 First St, Napa.

707.687.1234.

Beringer Vineyards Aug 18, Rich & FMC Trio.

2000 Main St, St Helena, 866.708.9463.

Blue Note Napa

Aug 15, FOG with Brian Melvin and Barry Sless. Aug 16-17, Damien Escobar. Aug 18, Kahulanui. 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.880.2300.

Buster’s Southern Barbecue

Aug 19, 3pm, Groovality with Paul Branin. 1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga. 707.942.5605.

Ca’ Momi Osteria

Aug 17, Latin Night with DJ Jose Miguel. Aug 18, Ryan McCaffrey. 1141 First St, Napa.

707.224.6664.

Deco Lounge at Capp Heritage Vineyards

Aug 18, Full Chizel. 1245 First St, Napa. 707.254.1922.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant

Aug 16, Wound Up Rooster and Loose with the Truth. Aug 17, Mustache Harbor. Aug 18, Stimuli album release show.

224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Aug 17, the Mystics. Aug 18, the Salty Dogs. Aug 19, DJ Aurelio. 902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

19 Broadway Nightclub

Aug 18, 2pm, Project 4 Band. 4550 Silverado Trail N, Calistoga, 877.840.6530.

Aug 16, Koolwhip. Aug 17, Junk Parlor album release show. Aug 18, Brightsilver album release show. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

Rancho Nicasio

Aug 17, Erica Sunshine Lee. Aug 19, 4pm, Asleep at the Wheel and LoWatters. Sold-out. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Sweetwater Music Hall Aug 16, Zach Gill. Aug 17, the Purple Ones. Aug 18, Grateful Shred and Mapache. Aug 19, Mystic Bowie’s Talking Dreads.

19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads

Aug 15, Incubators. Aug 16, Paige Clem Band. Aug 17, Top 40 Friday. Aug 19, 1pm, Back-to-school bash. Aug 19, 7:30pm, Elliott Peck and friends. Aug 20, Grateful Monday with Stu Allen and friends. Aug 21, Mark Karan and friends. Aug 22, Steve Pile and friends. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

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Fairwinds Estate Winery

Goose & Gander

Aug 19, 1pm, Marty O’Reilly.

1245 Spring St, St Helena.

707.967.8779.

Priest Ranch Tasting Room

Aug 16, 6pm, Sean Carscadden.

6490 Washington St, Yountville.

707.944.8200.

River Terrace Inn

Aug 16, Smorgy. Aug 17, Kyle Turner. Aug 18, Johnny Smith.

1600 Soscol Ave, Napa.

707.320.9000.

Silo’s

Aug 16, Mike Edel and John Brazell. Aug 17, Julius Melendez with Conjunto Seis de Montuno. Aug 18, Total Recall.

Aug 19, Garage Band 101 for Adults. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

Veterans Memorial Park

Aug 17, 6:30pm, Napa City Nights with the Big Fit and Skunk Funk. 850 Main St, Napa, napacitynights.com.

Thu 8⁄16 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $25–$30 • All Ages

An Evening with

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The Purple Ones

Insatiable Tribute to Prince Sat 8⁄18 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $17–$22 • All Ages

Grateful Shred

with very special guest Mapache Sun 8⁄19 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $15–$20 • All Ages

Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads Reggae Tribute to Talking Heads Thu 8⁄23 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $10–$12 • All Ages

Mark Mackay

Fri 8⁄24 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $32–$37 • 21+ Jamaican Reggae Legends

Black Uhuru

Sat 8⁄25 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $27–$32 • 21+

Tainted Love

The Best of the 80’s Live!

Sun 8⁄26 • Doors 10am ⁄ $17–$19 • All Ages

Little Folkies Family Band feat Irena Eide Sun 8⁄26 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $30–$35 • 21+

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Shane Rickerson. Aug 19, “BeatRockas” with DJ Loisaida and DJ KuDjo. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.634.6390.

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Aug 15-Sep 29, “New Landscape Paintings,” featured artist James Reynolds paints in pastels, acrylics and oils.

Reception, Aug 18 at 4pm. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6. 707.829.7200.

NAPA COUNTY Stonehedge Winery Aug 15-31, “Geoff Hansen Photography Exhibit,” Hansen’s shots of the Napa Valley and surrounding area include looks at several harvest seasons. Reception, Aug 17 at 5:30pm. 1004 Clinton St, Napa.

707.257.1068.

Comedy Charles Krug Comedy Series Oakland comedian Krista Fatka headlines a night of laughs and wine. Aug 17, 7:30pm. $28. Charles Krug Winery, 2800 Main St, St Helena.

707.967.3993.

Pet-A-Llama Comedy Festival Over a dozen standup, sketch and other hilarious live shows with national headlining comedians take over downtown Petaluma. Aug 1618. The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, petallama. com. Over a dozen standup, sketch and other hilarious live shows with national headlining comedians take over downtown Petaluma. Aug 1618. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. petallama.com.

North Coast Ballet California pre-professional ballet company presents their third annual season opener. $60$65, Aug 18, 6:30pm. Hotel Petaluma, 205 Kentucky St, Petaluma. northcoastballet.org.

Events Be Kind Napa

Second annual event aims to spread community kindness through a peaceful walk to Napa Valley Museum where music, art, treats and more await. Aug 18, 9:30am.

Yountville Community Center, 6516 Washington St, Yountville. bekindnapa.com.

Bodega Fire Big Event

Annual fundraiser for Bodega volunteer fire department includes entertainment and games for all ages, silent auction, local vendors, BBQ and drinks and live music by the Used Goods and Highway Poets. Aug 19, 10am. Free admission. Downtown Bodega, Bodega Hwy, Bodega.

CAPFest

Annual fundraiser for Sloan House and Harold’s Home women’s shelters features paella dinner, live music by the Interpretations, kids area, raffle and silent auction. Aug 21, 5:30pm. $20-$40; kids 5 and under are free. Lagunitas Brewing Company, 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. capsonoma.org.

Center for Visual Music Symposium

Three-day event features talks, screenings and receptions centered on exploring and preserving visual music.

Through Aug 16. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. centerforvisualmusic.org.

Happy Birthday, Snoopy!

Birthday party includes photo ops throughout the Museum and a sweet lollipop craft to take home. Aug 18, 10am.

Free with admission. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa.

707.579.4452.

Harvest Barn Dance

Musical artist Evie Ladin leads a fundraiser for the Tara Firma Farms Institute to help fund farm experiences for youth, with farm tours and BBQ dinner. Aug 18, 5pm. $20.

Tara Firma Farms, 3796 I St, Petaluma. 707.765.1202.

Legislate This!

North Bay

Variety show benefit for Planned Parenthood features bellydance, burlesque, magic and more from several talented North Bay performers. Aug 18, 7pm. $10-$20. Siren’s Studio, 234 Hutchins Avenue, Sebastopol. 707.239.7914.

The Magic of Art & Community

Art escape’s open house event features local art, live entertainment, food and drinks, silent auction, raffle and fun for all ages. Aug 19, 12pm. Free. Art Escape, 17474 Sonoma Hwy, Ste A, Sonoma. 707.938.5551.

Peace Roots Alliance Party

Annual fundraiser features live music by Ambuya Marimba Band, Jethro Jeremiah and the Farm Band, with poetry, art, food and drinks, raffle and silent auction. Aug 18, 12pm. $25; kids under 12 are free.

Ives Park, Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol. peaceroots.org.

Porfirio Gutiérrez & Family Trunk Show

The master weaver displays and sells his works. Aug 19, 4:30pm. West County Fiber Arts, 3787 Ross Rd, Sebastopol.

707.827.3315.

Restorative Voices

Benefit for Restorative Resources includes drumming, open mic and DJ entertainment, plus dancing, storytelling and a silent auction with items priced for almost any budget. Aug 17, 5:30pm. Free admission. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Rummage & Good Stuff Sale

Find antique, vintage and gently used household items, clothing, books, toys, plants and more at great prices. Aug 18, 9am. Sebastopol United Methodist Church, 500 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.7971.

Third Thursday at di Rosa

Field Trips Eagle Cycling Club Tour of Napa Valley

Sign up for one of four bike rides through the region for all skill levels, with a theme of “Pour It On.” Pre-registration required. Aug 19. $75-$95.

Veterans Home of California, 100 California Dr, Yountville.

Early Birds

Enjoy a leisurely stroll along the Santa Rosa Creek Trail and look for the more than 200 species of birds found in the watershed. Pre-registration required. Aug 18, 7:30am. $10. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.527.9277.

Vineyard Star Gazing Experience Two experienced guides and two powerful telescopes offer guests amazing views of the night sky with wine on hand. Sat, Aug 18, 9pm. $85. Bouchaine Vineyards, 1075 Buchli Station Rd, Napa.

800.252.9065.

Guests are invited to dress in the theme of the classic 1967 comedy, with wine available.

Aug 20, 7pm. $10. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma.

707.996.9756.

Summer Drive-In Series Turn back the clock with Alexander Valley Film Society’s outdoor big-screen showing of “The Wizard of Oz,” with live music, beer, wine and concessions on hand.

Aug 18, 6:30pm. $12-$14 individual/$40-$45 per car.

Citrus Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Dr, Cloverdale. 707.894.3992.

Food & Drink Bear Republic Lakeside One Year Anniversary Luau

Enjoy an Aloha welcome, with cocktail hour, roasted pig buffet dinner and an authentic Hawaiian ceremony and live show. Aug 21, 5:30pm. $50-$60. Bear Republic Brew Company Lakeside, 5000 Roberts Lake Rd, Rohnert Park.

707.585.2722.

Dinner at the Ranch

Fresh off its centennial Connolly Ranch looks to the next 100 years at their annual benefit featuring dinner under the stars, wine reception, auctions and more. Aug 18, 5pm. $250 and up. Connolly Ranch, 3141 Browns Valley Rd, Napa. 707.224.1894.

Harvest Party at Sbragia

Film CULT Film Series

Murky monsters rule the day when classic horror flicks “Swamp Thing” and “Humanoids from the Deep” screen together on a double bill. Aug 16, 7pm. $10. Third Street Cinema Six, 620 Third St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.8770.

KRSH Backyard Movies Wine Country radio station screens “The Blues Brothers” at dusk. Aug 16, 7:30pm. KRSH, 3565 Standish Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.588.0707.

Movies in the Park

Bring a picnic and the family for a screening of the animated favorite “Toy Story.” Aug 17, 7:30pm. Free. Howarth Park, 630 Summerfield Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3425.

Enjoy a special wine flight, food and wine by the glass specials, with tours of the vineyards and live music. Aug 18, 10:30am. $30. Sbragia Family Vineyards, 9990 Dry Creek Rd, Geyserville.

707.473.2992.

Jewell Box

Joseph Jewell wines hosts a special seated tasting of their entire 2011 vintage, paired with small bites from a local restaurant. Aug 18, 5:30pm. $48. Joseph Jewell Wines, 6542 Front St, Forestville.

707.975.4927.

Knife Skills Workshop You’ll be slicing and dicing in the kitchen after this class.

Aug 18, 1pm. $35. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg.

707.431.7433.

Luau at Black Stallion WInery

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Mexican-American Vintner’s Association Harvest Party

Taste wines from local Mexican-American vintners, savor appetizers by Latino chefs, enjoy live music and entertainment and more. Aug 18, 2pm. $100-$125. Oxbow Commons, McKinstry St, Napa.

707.257.9529.

Russian River Beer Revival & BBQ Cook-off Held this year on the Monte Rio beach, the event boasts over 30 breweries and 30 BBQ teams competing, with live music. Advance tickets required. Aug 18, 1pm. $75. Stumptown Brewery, 15045 River Rd, Guerneville.

707.869.0705.

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Seghesio Summer Supper

Pride & Joy

Dine al fresco on a Tuscan terrace and enjoy a familystyle meal. Space is limited.

Thurs, Aug 16, 5:30pm. $30.

Seghesio Family Vineyards, 700 Grove St, Healdsburg.

707.433.3579.

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Sonoma County VegFest

Fifth annual celebration of compassionate, healthy and environmentally responsible living features food and drink, dozens of vendors, cooking demonstrations, free samples and entertainemnt. Aug 18, 10am. $5. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

Stocking the Seasonal Pantry

McVicker Pickles founder Kelly McVicker leads a hands-on class where attendees make and take home three pantry items based on seasonal market ingredients. Aug 19, 10am. $85. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg.

707.431.7433.

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Live music, readings, libations, bites and art activities commence in the art center’s Gatehouse Gallery. Aug 16, 5pm. $5. di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa.

707.226.5991.

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Aug 18, 11am. $45. Alexander Valley Vineyards, 8644 Hwy 128, Healdsburg. 707.433.7209.

For Kids Family Fun Night

Children’s Museum stays open until 7pm with interactive exhibits and pizza. Fri, Aug 17. $12. Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, 1835 W Steele Lane, Santa Rosa.

707.546.4069.

Read to a Dog

For all ages. Sat, Aug 18, 10am. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9004.

Lectures Cesar Millan

Dog-behavior specialist shares his secrets on how to transform dogs and their owners in this unique live event. Aug 18, 8pm. $70 and up. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Conserving the Rare Ghost Cat of the Himalaya & Beyond

Rodney Jackson, acclaimed scientist and founder of the Sonoma-based Snow Leopard Conservancy, discusses his work as part of the Peter H Raven Lecture Series. Aug 18, 5pm. $45. Quarryhill Botanical Gardens, 12841 Hwy 12, Glen Ellen. 707.996.3166.

Crash Course in Computer Audio

Informal session covers all the way to make computers and portable devices to sound great. Aug 16, 5:30pm. Free.

Lavish HiFi, 1044 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.595.2020.

Writers Forum

Christine Falcon-Daigle talks about writing as a tool for transformation. Aug 16, 6:30pm. Free. Petaluma Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.762.0563.

Zapotec Natural Dyes

Join master Zapotec dyer and weaver Porfirio Gutiérrez to learn about the history of natural dyes in Oaxaca and to make a range of richly colored dyes. Aug 18-19, 10am.

$260. West County Fiber Arts, 3787 Ross Rd, Sebastopol.

707.827.3315.

Readings Charles M Schulz Museum

Aug 16, 5pm, “Kid Beowulf: The Rise of El Cid” with Lex Fajardo, includes ice cream cake to celebrate the Schulz Museum’s 16th anniversary. Free admission. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa 707.579.4452.

Napa Main Library

Aug 18, 2pm, “Deeper Learning” with Monica Martinez. 580 Coombs St, Napa 707.253.4070.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

Aug 18, 7pm, “My Life as a Goddess” with Guy Branum, part of the Pet-A-Llama Comedy Festival. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Readers’ Books

Aug 17, 6:30pm, “The Art of the Wasted Day” with Patricia Hampl. 130 E Napa St, Sonoma 707.939.1779.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

Aug 15, 7pm, “Good Luck with That” with Kristan Higgins. Aug 22, 7pm, “Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding” with Rhys Bowen. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Aug 17, 6pm, “If Wants to Be the Same As Is: The Essential Poetry of David Bromige” with editors Jack Krick, Ron Silliman and Bob Perelman. 282 S High St, Sebastopol 707.829.4797.

Theater Being Salmon, Being Human

Unique storytelling performance from Norway combines traditional tales, original music and contemporary philosophy to explore the extraordinary lives of wild salmon. Aug 15, 7pm. $15. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental.

707.874.1557.

Broadway Under the Stars

Transcendence Theatre Company’s summer-long series of performances continues with “Shall We Dance,” featuring music

from Broadway and beyond in an incredible showcase.

Through Aug 19. $45 and up.

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

707.938.5216.

The Comedy of Errors

Bring a picnic dinner and watch this comical Shakespeare play outdoors in the nearby Cannery ruins. Through Sep 2. $18-$36. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.523.4185.

Henry IV, Part 1

Curtain Theatre celebrates its 19th summer with one of Shakespeare’s most enduringly popular plays, full of comedy, action and memorable characters. Aug 18-Sep 9, 2pm. Free. Old Mill Park, Throckmorton and Cascade, Mill Valley. curtaintheatre.org.

Heroes

Gentle comedy looks into the hidden world of three retired survivors of World War I who attempt to escape from a French military hospital in 1959. Through Aug 19. $12-$25.

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

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

The classic comic musical revue about relationships gets an update and features four actors playing multiple roles.

Through Aug 19. $10-$35.

Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3145.

Lucky Shorts

Short stories written by local authors are performed by Lucky Penny actors. Aug 19, 2pm. $15; kids under 16 are free. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa. 707.266.6305.

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Enjoy Shakespeare under the stars with picnic tables and patio seating available.

Through Aug 19. Buena Vista Winery, 18000 Old Winery Rd, Sonoma. 800.926.1266.

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Author and theologian Thomas Merton thought that the most debilitating human temptation is to settle for too little; to live a comfortable life rather than an interesting one.

I wouldn’t say that’s always true about you, Taurus.

But I do suspect that in the coming weeks, a tendency to settle for less could be the single most devitalizing temptation you’ll be susceptible to. That’s why I encourage you to resist the appeal to accept a smaller blessing or punier adventure than you deserve. Hold out for the best and brightest.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) “I’ve learned quite a lot, over the years, by avoiding what I was supposed to be learning.” So says the wise and well-educated novelist Margaret Atwood. Judging by your current astrological omens, I think this is an excellent clue for you to contemplate right now. What do you think?

Have you been half-avoiding any teaching that you or someone else thinks you’re “supposed” to be learning?

If so, I suggest you avoid it even stronger. Avoid it with cheerful rebelliousness. Doing so may lead you to what you really need to learn about next.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) Sometimes you make it difficult for me to reach you. You act like you’re listening but you’re not really listening. You semiconsciously decide that you don’t want to be influenced by anyone except yourself. When you lock me out like that, I become a bit dumb. My advice isn’t as good or helpful. The magic between us languishes. Please don’t do that to me now. And don’t do it to anyone who cares about you. I realize that you may need to protect yourself from people who aren’t sufficiently careful with you. But your true allies have important influences to offer, and I think you’ll be wise to open yourself to them.

LEO (July 23–August 22) “Whoever does not visit Paris regularly will never really be elegant,” wrote French author Honoré de Balzac. I think that’s an exaggeration, but it does trigger a worthwhile meditation. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re in a phase of your cycle when you have maximum power to raise your appreciation of elegance, understand how it could beautify your soul, and add more of it to your repertoire. So here are your homework meditations: What does elegance mean to you? Why might it be valuable to cultivate elegance, not just to enhance your self-presentation, but also to upgrade your relationship with your deep self?

(P.S.: Fashion designer Christian Dior said, “Elegance must be the right combination of distinction, naturalness, care and simplicity.”)

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Many of us imagine medieval Europe to have been drab and dreary. But historian Jacques Le Goff tells us that the people of that age adored luminous hues: “big jewels inserted into book-bindings, glowing gold objects, brightly painted sculpture, paintings covering the walls of churches, and the colored magic of stained glass.”

Maybe you’ll be inspired by this revelation, Virgo. I hope so. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you can activate sleeping wisdom and awaken dormant energy by treating your eyes to lots of vivid reds, greens, yellows, blues, browns, oranges, purples, golds, blacks, coppers and pinks.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) An astrologer on Tumblr named Sebastian says this about your sign: “Libras can be boring people when they don’t trust you enough to fully reveal themselves. But they can be just as exciting as any fire sign and just as weird as any Aquarius and just as talkative as a Gemini and just as empathetic as a Pisces. Really, Librans are some of

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the most eccentric people you’ll ever meet, but you might not know it unless they trust you enough to take their masks off around you.” Spurred by Sebastian’s analysis, here’s my advice to you: I hope you’ll spend a lot of time with people you trust in the coming weeks, because for the sake of your mental and physical and spiritual health, you’ll need to express your full eccentricity. (Sebastian’s at http://venuspapi.tumblr. com.)

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

A blogger who calls herself Wistful Giselle has named the phenomena that make her “believe in magic.” They include the following: “illuminated dust in the air; the moments when a seedling sprouts; the intelligence gazing back at me from a crow’s eyes; being awaken by the early morning sun; the energy of storms; old buildings overgrown with plants; the ever-changing grey green blue moods of the sea; the shimmering moon on a cool, clear night.” I invite you to compile your own list, Scorpio. You’re entering a time when you will be the beneficiary of magic in direct proportion to how much you believe in and are alert for magic. Why not go for the maximum?

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December

21) Since 1969, eight-foot-two-inch-tall Big Bird has been the star of the kids’ TV show Sesame Street.

He’s a yellow bird puppet who can talk, write poetry, dance and roller skate. In the early years of the show, our hero had a good friend who no one else saw or believed in: Mr. Snuffleupagus. After 17 years, there came a happy day when everyone else in the Sesame Street neighborhood realized that Snuffy was indeed real, not just a figment of Big Bird’s imagination. I’m foreseeing a comparable event in your life sometime soon, Sagittarius. You’ll finally be able to share a secret truth or private pleasure or unappreciated asset.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) Activist and author Simone de Beauvoir was one of those Capricorns whose lust for life was both lush and intricate. “I am awfully greedy,” she wrote. “I want to be a woman and to be a man, to have many friends and to have loneliness, to work much and write good books, to travel and enjoy myself, to be selfish and to be unselfish.” Even if your longings are not always as lavish and ravenous as hers, Capricorn, you now have license to explore the mysterious state she described.

I dare you to find out how voracious you can be if you grant yourself permission.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) According to my reading of the astrological omens, the coming weeks will be prime time to vividly express your appreciation for and understanding of the people you care about most. I urge you to show them why you love them. Reveal the depths of your insights about their true beauty. Make it clear how their presence in your life has had a beneficent or healing influence on you. And if you really want to get dramatic, you could take them to an inspiring outdoor spot and sing them a tender song or two.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

In her book Yarn: Remembering the Way Home, Piscean knitter Kyoko Mori writes, “The folklore among knitters is that everything handmade should have at least one mistake so an evil sprit will not become trapped in the maze of perfect stitches.” The idea is that the mistake “is a crack left open to let in the light.” Mori goes on to testify about the evil spirit she wants to be free of.

“It’s that little voice in my head that says, ‘I won’t even try this because it doesn’t come naturally to me and I won’t be very good at it.’” I’ve quoted Mori at length, Pisces, because I think her insights are the exact tonic you need right now.

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