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Sad, Perplexing What a sad and perplexing mess your 40th anniversary (Dec. 19) issue is.

A couple corrections: The name of the publication changed from The Paper to the Sonoma County Independent when purchased by your chain and then became the North Bay Bohemian consequently (“Long Live the Alt-Weekly”); and I’ve never uttered the word “scuttlebutt” in my life (“Fifteen-Year Spat”).

Altweeklies were founded to offer an

alternative to the traditional media of the day. They celebrate the f-word and the calendar section. But most of all, they exist to support, define, and reflect the community back to itself.

Yet the “Flashback” excerpts chosen were variously written by a nationally syndicated columnist, a syndicated arts writer, the former editor of the Metro Santa Cruz, contributors to the short-lived Metro SF, and one unsigned editorial.

Nowhere is mention of being picketed by professional misogynist Joe Manthey, losing offices to the flood of 1986,

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breaking coverage of Dianne Feinstein’s conflicts of interest, responding to Andy Lopez’s murder, uncovering Frank Riggs’ scandals, or other matters of local interest.

Altweeklies also exist to grow writers and create editors. Dating from The Paper forward, your publication was vigorously helmed by such talented folks as Jim Carroll, Greg Cahill, Davina Baum, myself, Gabe Meline and Stett Holbrook. We all deserve a big hug and a whiskey. We all deserve a mention.

North Bay bylines that were either introduced to our market or grown up

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from scratch by this publication include Alastair Bland, Dani Burlison, Peter Byrne, Leilani Clark, Daedalus Howell, Heather Irwin, Michele Anna Jordan, Gabe Meline, Sara Peyton, Bruce Robinson, David Sason, Michael Shapiro, Carey Sweet, David Templeton and Simone Wilson. They all deserve a mention.

You have a rare and delicate legacy in your possession, and that is a 40-year commitment to celebrating and informing our community. Please treat it with greater respect.

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Put Out the Fire Despite the recent outbreaks of deadly wildfires both here in California and in other parts of the world, there is still a large number of skeptics and climate change deniers. This sizable group of global warming doubters is calling for “more studies” and the gathering of “more facts.”

Climate change is an issue right now.

And it is quickly becoming a global catastrophe. There is no longer time to continue to procrastinate and “do more studies” and get “all the facts” before we decide that this terrifying threat to human life must be fought and arrested by a worldwide and co-operative effort.

And this global movement to stop climate change is desperately needed starting right now if there is any hope to prevent this environmental crisis from becoming irreparable and beyond our control.

The time for endless discussions and philosophizing is over!

When you find your house on fire, do you consult the encyclopedia to read more about the history and causes of fire and its likely effect on human life?

Do you start arguing with others in the burning house about who is most responsible for the fire’s existence? Of course not! You alert everyone else in the house and work together to get out and save your lives.

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Service Over Self We’re getting back to basics at SCSO BY SHERIFF MARK ESSICK

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s I take office as Sonoma County’s 34th sheriff since California became a state more than 165 years ago, I’m implementing some changes— building on our successes and addressing challenges along the way. We’re a team of more than 600 at the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, a team that is wholly committed to the concept of service above self, with a high level of integrity, and we’re ready to grow together.

So in the first few months of the New Year, we’re going to highlight some improvements.

We’re going to get back to the basics that Sheriff Rob Giordano has so effectively implemented this past year. Under tragic circumstances, he taught us all how to come together again as a community after the 2017 wildfires.

Public safety is our charge. That means delivering the highest level of law enforcement with a respect for the individual. We’ll be listening for your input, we’ll hear what you have to say, and we’ll treat all fairly. It’s a mission I set out as a candidate for this office, and one I take seriously.

We’re also going to highlight community policing. I want you to know our deputies through a robust program of outreach and regular community interaction. From social media to town halls, I want you to know them on a personal level.

Detention is critical—and we’ll focus on the causes of crime as well as the impacts. With a new behavioral management system in place, I know we can address the fact that more than 45 percent of those incarcerated have a mental-health issue that we can treat—that’s a cost savings to you the taxpayer, and a life-changing event for the person involved.

And we’ll make sure that our employees are representative of the people they serve. I want a healthy and happy team, and I’m committed to growing it.

Sonoma County is a unique and special place to live, work and play.

As these years unfold, I hope I can count on you as a partner in this effort to make Sonoma an even stronger community. I’m humbled by your trust, and look forward to this incredible effort ahead of us.

Mark Essick took office as Sonoma County sheriff on Jan. 1.

Open Mic is a weekly feature in the ‘Bohemian.’ We welcome your contribution. To have your topical essay of 350 words considered for publication, write openmic@bohemian.com.

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I wasn’t expecting much more than refreshments followed by a ceremonial swing of a hammer when I walked in the door of Windsor Brewing Company late last November to find a wild-eyed Jean-Charles Boisset gleefully wielding a hickory-handled sledgehammer backed by a hooting crowd. The demolition was already in full tilt.

“You’ve helped us save on our contractor’s bill,” Boisset later joked as he explained the brewery’s

future. Boisset (pictured, left, with Clay Fritz) heads up the Boisset Collection of wineries and tasting salons, including Buena Vista Winery and DeLoach Vineyards in Sonoma County, and he tied in the move to craft brew with the traditions of the Medieval monks of his native Burgundy, who also brewed beer when they weren’t tending to their walled vineyards.

Serving as master of the raucous ceremony, Boisset offered a hard hat and hammer to each new arrival and volunteer from the crowd, urging them to strike the wall that until that night separated the former Old Redwood Brewing Co. from a space that’s housed several winetasting rooms, none of them for very long, and then posing for pictures with every one of them.

With whimsical graffiti sprayed on the walls, insulation hanging in tatters from a hole in the wrecked wall and drywall dust sparkling in the lights, the scene was more reminiscent of some punk-rock move-out party of decades past than an international mogul’s wine country event—not likely in upscale Yountville, anyway, where Boisset originally filed plans for a brewery.

“Why should we be in Napa when we can be in Sonoma?”

Boisset said cheerfully. His partners in the brewery venture, which was inspired improbably by a dance floor conversation at an Oklahoma City event, include Dominic Foppoli, who owns Christopher Creek Winery and is mayor of Windsor, and Clay Fritz of Fritz Winery. Foppoli was a co-founder of Old Redwood, a one-and-a-half barrel business that opened in 2012.

With Boisset’s energy and style, the brewery, slated for actual renovations later in 2019, promises to be a compelling downtown anchor to this town’s beer scene, which now includes Russian River Brewing Company’s big new HQ off Shiloh Road, and craft outfits St. Florian’s and Barrel Brothers tucked away in nearby business parks. Stay tuned.

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Doctor’s Confession to Petaluma Dear Friend, I wanted to let everyone know what happened while I was in college. It was a moment that changed my life forever. But before I tell you about my experience, I wanted to tell you my story from the start.

Let me start by explaining the photo in this letter, I’m the guy in the middle, Dr. Taatjes.

You know when I meet people in town and they usually say, “Oh yeah, I know you, you’re Dr. Taatjes. You’ve been in Petaluma for years…” Well, that’s me.

Thirty years ago something happened to me that changed my life forever. Let me tell you my story.

I was studying pre-Med in college, in hopes of becoming a medical doctor. Things were looking up, and life was good, until things took a turn for the worse.

I began to have terrible back and stomach problems. For a young guy, I felt pretty rotten. My back hurt so badly that I had a hard time even concentrating in class. I was miserable. The medical doctors tried different drugs, but they only made me feel like I was in a “cloud.” I was just not getting better.

A friend of mine convinced me to give a chiropractor a try. The adjustment didn’t hurt, it actually felt good. I got relief, and I soon was off all medication. It worked so well that I decided, then and there, to become a chiropractor myself.

Now for my kids, Hayden and Henry.

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It’s strange how life is, because now people come to see me with their back problems and stomach problems. They come to me with their headaches, migraines, chronic pain, neck pain, shoulder/arm pain, whiplash from car accidents, asthma, allergies, numbness in limbs, athletic injuries, just to name a few.

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2018: The Year the President Broke

County news, national news, world news—and news from whatever nutty planet that guy in the White House lives on BY TOM GOGOLA JANUARY News of the World On Jan. 31, reported the BBC, a woman tried to bring her “emotional support peacock” onto a United Airlines flight. “The airline could not accept the animal due to its weight and size.” She had better luck with a dodo bird, according to the fake news National Enquirer.

Closer to Home Silver Screen Festival returns to Santa Rosa with a focus on the heroines of horror. Napa State Senator Bill Dodd agitates over fake news with a media-literacy bill. Jeff Sessions makes some loud noises about California’s horrible experiment with legal weed. Calistoga’s under construction, with 50 new homes

being framed out right where the Tubbs fire started.

Meanwhile, in Trumplandia On Jan. 1, Trump gets the year off with a bang when he tweets, per Kim Jong-un: “Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" On Jan. 12, the Wall Street Journal reports that Michael Cohen paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money.

FEBRUARY News of the World Bitcoin bit the cryptocurrency dust in February after a attaining a 2017 peak value of $20,000. “Common

sense and a realization that, well, you can’t really use Bitcoin in a lot of places,” dropped its value to around $5,900, according to CNET. Closer to Home Coffey Park celebrates completion of Dan Bradford’s rebuilt home—the first house to be rebuilt there after the 2017 wildfires.

Meanwhile, in Trumplandia On Feb. 5, Trump says Democrats committed treason by not applauding his speech at the State of the Union. White House official Rob Porter resigns two days later, after it’s revealed that he beat his wife. On Feb. 19, Trump Tweets, “Without more Republicans in Congress, we were forced to increase spending on

things we do not like or want in order to finally, after many years of depletion, take care of our Military. Sadly, we needed some Dem votes for passage. Must elect more Republicans in 2018 Election!”

MARCH News of the World Amid a year of senseless gun violence in schools and elsewhere, CNN reports on March 13 that a California teacher “accidentally fired off his gun, injuring one student” during a gun-safety demonstration. The injuries were minor, but the irony was not.

Closer to Home Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch reverses course and announces

Meanwhile, in Trumplandia On March 3, Trump says he wishes the United States were more like China, where Xi Jinping is president for life. “Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot some day.” On March 11, he declares that arming teachers is best way to stop mass shootings at schools. Two days later, he fires Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. Tillerson later recollects his interactions with Trump, which generally arced along these lines: “Mr. President, I understand what you want to do, but you can’t do it that way. It violates the law.”

On March 20, Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the White House, and two days after that, H. R. McMasters resigns as National Security Advisor.

APRIL News of the World Residents of Flint, Mich., were quite skeptical when elected leaders assured them that the water was safe to drink again, “and therefore the free bottled water program will end,” reported CNN. Closer to Home Bohemian reports that PG&E has hired Darius Anderson firm to lobby for it, as fire-related lawsuits pile up and Erin Brockovich howls on local radio.

Meanwhile, in Trumplandia Trump sends the National Guard to the Mexico border on April 4, and a few days later does his “Maybe I’ll fire Mueller, maybe I won’t” routine. On April 13, he pardons Bush-era felon Scooter Libby, and calls former FBI director James Comey a slimeball who belongs in jail.

MAY News of the World CNN reports that on May 12, Delaware “became the first U.S. state to fully ban child marriage,” as it

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banned any nuptials of under-18 lovebirds, even if the parents are cool with it.

Closer to Home Bohemian reports on state GOP’s struggles with a neo-Nazi challenger to Dianne Feinstein in Senate race ultimately won by Feinstein, of course. Meanwhile, a bunch of scary people from out of town engage in home invasions, seeking cannabis.

Meanwhile, in Trumplandia On May 8, the White House denies a New York Times report that claims Trump is pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal. That say day, Trump says in a speech that the U.S. is pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.

JUNE News of the World Reuters reports on June 25 that giant panda Mei Xiang “may be pregnant.” The Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo was hoping for a bun in the bear oven, but alas, it was not to be. CNN reports on California wingnuts’ latest attempt to divide the state into three. The ballot measure is thrown out before the November midterms.

Closer to Home Race for Sonoma County Sheriff ends when SCSO Capt. Mark Essick wins three-way primary in a landslide.

Meanwhile, in Trumplandia Trump declares that it’s time for a MAGA rally! He says some ridiculous things, and people cheer wildly.

JULY News of the World As Trump’s immigration policies tear children from their parents, CNN reports on a July 4 moment of glory when a woman “climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty” to protest the family separation policy. And in Texas, a shark is stolen from an aquarium, but Miss Helen (that’s the shark) is soon reunited with her fellow dead-eyed demons of the high seas, reports the BBC.

NOT DOING A GREAT JOB Panda preggers? Didn’t happen. Sad

Closer to Home Popular Napa Porchfest music event brings much joy to participants.

Residents throughout the North Bay worry about July 4 fireworks and fires.

Meanwhile, in Trumplandia Corrupt EPA administrator Scott Pruitt resigns on July 5, and a few days later, Trump nominates blackout college rapist Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. On July 13, Robert Mueller indicts a dozen Russian spooks over 2016 election-interference inquiry, and two days later Trump tweets, “Congratulations to President Putin and Russia for putting on a truly great World Cup Tournament—one of the best ever!” Next day, Trump is blasted for kissing Putin’s ass at the Helsinki summit. Former CIA director John Brennan: “Nothing short of treasonous.”

Later in the month, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani claims Cohen tapes actually exonerate Trump, Mueller subpoenas Roger Stone, Trump calls “this whole Russia

thing” a hoax, and says he’ll shut down the government if he doesn’t get his wall. Paul Manafort trial begins on July 31, while Trump defends voter ID laws, given that Americans have to show an ID to buy groceries.

AUGUST News of the World Reuters reports that an 11-year-old boy was able to hack into a replica of Florida’s voting website, in 10 minutes. “Once in, he was able to change the tallies and the names.”

Officials were . . . concerned . . . about the possibility of hacking “during nationwide elections.”

In November, voter suppression efforts in the Sunshine State throw the governor’s election to the Republican, while a 10-yearold American president cheers.

Closer to Home Bohemian rocks it at 2018 NorBay Music Awards Winners Party held at the Beer Baron in Santa Rosa. Also: big symposium in town plays ) 12 matchmaker for wine

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2018: The Year in Review ( 11 and weed businesses, highlights county divide over Wine Good, Pot Bad. Meanwhile, in Trumplandia On Aug. 2, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders doesn’t disavow Trump’s claim that the press is the enemy of the people.

Not long after, Trump calls Omarosa Manigault a dog, and revokes John Brennan’s security clearance. On Aug. 19, Giuliani declares that “truth isn’t truth,” while fake news pioneer David Pecker is granted immunity in porn-payoff plot on Aug. 23.

SEPTEMBER News of the World CNN reports that a Philadelphia museum “announced that someone had stolen thousands of live spiders, scorpions and other exotic insects.” Inside job, reports the network.

Closer to Home Napa Valley Snell fire burns 1,900 acres in wine country.

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Meanwhile, in Trumplandia On Sept. 11, Trump tweets: “Rudy Giuliani did a GREAT job as Mayor of NYC during the period of September 11th. His leadership, bravery and skill must never be forgotten. Rudy is a TRUE WARRIOR!” OCTOBER

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News of the World Reuters reports that Pennsylvania was poised to make hazing a felony, after some dumb college kids killed Timothy Piazza at Penn State.

Closer to Home Sonoma and Napa residents reflect on a year after the October 2017 wildfires with numerous events and discussions about why it happened, why it can never happen again, how it could definitely happen again and whether building 35,000 new homes—“affordable” or not—to replace 5,000 is really such a great idea.

Meanwhile, in Trumplandia On Oct. 4, Trump mocks Kavanaugh sexual-assault victim Christine Blasey Ford in Mississippi. Kavanaugh is confirmed by the Senate a few days later, and a few days after that, U.N. Ambassador Nicki Haley resigns. Trump expresses “concern” over the murder and dismemberment of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 11, but on Oct. 15, reassures his cult following via Twitter that he “Just spoke to the King of Saudi Arabia who denies any knowledge of whatever may have happened ‘to our Saudi Arabian citizen.’”

NOVEMBER News of the World Reuters reports on a Food and Drug Administration push to “curb the teenage vaping epidemic” by banning the sale of flavored vapes at convenience stores and gas stations. Also: the Pentagon is audited for the first time, and fails the audit. “The discrepancies could take years to resolve,” Reuters notes.

Closer to Home Gavin Newsom elected governor, as California’s GOP congressional delegation gets totally shellacked. Paradise fire breaks out on Nov. 8 and soon fills the region with smoke from the distant fire. Sonoma County homeless crisis reaches new levels of nightmare.

Meanwhile, in Trumplandia Republicans lose the House of Representatives on Nov. 6. The next day, Jim Acosta of CNN is banned from the White House.

Later in the week, Trump tweets, “There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor.

Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!” He visits Paradise shortly thereafter ) 14 and calls it Pleasure, and

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…“I’ve got to say WOW, what a fantastic eclectic mix of songs and artists, I’m blown away”…Cindy …“that was one of my favorite radio visits ever.

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soon thereafter tweet-exonerates the Saudis from complicity in the Khashoggi murder. On Nov. 27, he declares that the “Fake News Media builds Bob Mueller up as a Saint, when in actuality he is the exact opposite. He is doing TREMENDOUS damage to our Criminal Justice System, where he is only looking at one side and not the other. Heroes will come of this, and it won’t be Mueller.” Two days later, Cohen pleads guilty for lying to Congress.

DECEMBER News of the World Grammywinning torch-song singer Nancy Wilson dies. Not that Nancy Wilson, the other Nancy Wilson.

Closer to Home On Dec. 18, after a five-year legal battle, the Sonoma County Supervisors announce that a $3 million settlement has been reached stemming from the 2013 shooting

of 13-year-old Andy Lopez by a Sonoma County deputy sheriff.

Meanwhile, in Trumplandia On Dec. 6, the Senate rebukes Trump for lying to country about the Khashoggi murder.

Mueller files court docs related to sentencing of former national security advisor Michael Flynn.

Trump nominates Fox alum Heather Nauert as Ambassador to the U.N. on Dec. 7 and two days later declares that “The Trump Administration has accomplished more than any other U.S. Administration in its first two (not even) years of existence, & we are having a great time doing it! All of this despite the Fake News Media, which has gone totally out of its mind—truly the Enemy of the People!” On Dec. 18, Trump shuts down Trump Foundation as New York Attorney General reports of a “shocking pattering of illegality.”

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Domoic acid be damned, the Dungeness crab is the undisputed king of the West Coast, and locals flock to Bodega Bay each winter to get the freshest crab available. Get your hands on the good stuff at the Tasty Crab Feed series at the Tides Wharf Restaurant, who serve chilled crab, clam chowder and more with all the fixings. After the feed, attendees can extend the weekend on the coast with reduced room rates at the nearby Inn at the Tides. Friday, Jan. 4, 835 Hwy. 1, Bodega Bay. 5pm to 9pm. $60 plus tax and tip.

Reservations recommended. 707.875.3652.

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Artistic Insight With a focus on inspiring and supporting artists in the region, Healdsburg Center for the Arts wastes no time in kicking off their year of art with the HCA Annual Members’ Exhibit. This year, going under the theme of “Perspective & Insight,” the group show welcomes includes painting, photography, printmaking, mixed media and the written word. The exhibit runs through Jan. 27 and kicks off with a reception on Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 130 Plaza St., Healdsburg. 5pm.

Free. 707.431.1970.

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Bay of Bands Bridging the gap between venues, artists and music lovers, Napa Live Music—a group of professionals passionate about live music in the Napa Valley— showcases local live acts in the upcoming Bands in the Bay concert.

Discover new music from the likes of Risky Biscuits, Van Goat, DJ Scotty Fox and Napa’s own Serf & James, who use the occasion to release a new original tune, “Stay in my Head.” Saturday, Jan. 5, at Blue Note Jazz Club, 1030 Main St, Napa. 7pm. napalivemusic.com

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Survivor Story Bay Area congresswoman Jackie Speier began her life in politics as a staffer for U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan. In late 1978, she and Ryan were in Guyana to investigate Jim Jones and his cult followers at Jonestown. It ended badly. Ryan was assassinated in the notorious mass murder-suicide; Speier survived five gunshot wounds. Not surprisingly, the event forever shaped Speier’s perspectives, as she went on to persevere in the world of American politics.

Speier shares all in her new memoir, Undaunted, which she’ll read from on Jan. 7, at Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma, 7pm. Free. 707.762.0563.

—Charlie Swanson

LOOKING UP Bay Area comedian Chad Opitz has a busy week hosting Comedy Night at Griffo Distillery in Petaluma on Jan. 4 and riffing on ‘Footloose’ for the ‘Down in Front!’ screening with live comedy in Sonoma on Jan 7. See Comedy & Film, p20.

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op ten films of 2018: Roma, Active Measures, Black KkKlansman, Black Panther, Cold War, First Reformed, The Other Side of the Wind, Sorry to Bother You, Support the Girls, Suspiria.

Runners up: Active Measures, Blindspotting, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Leave No Trace, Shirkers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, First Man. Roma, top of the list, created a buzz through the old way of word of mouth. And all honor for exhibitors such as 3Below, taking a gamble that people would want to see a real movie in a real theater even while it played on Netflix.

Yet some of these names will be unfamiliar. The documentary Active Measures took the spot reserved for Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Tender and moving as that profile of Mr. Rogers was, you ought to give primacy to the kind of documentary filmmaking that could get a reporter killed. The analysis of Putin skullduggery was as menacing as supervillainy in any Marvel epic.

Black KkKlansman and Black Panther are forever linked by titles. The first is a New York film

school–style attack on a wild tale, based on a true story the way a cube of bouillon is based on an ox. It’s a reminder of how much infuriating fun Spike Lee can be— there’s still a point on that Spike.

As for Black Panther, it just may be another Wizard of Oz someday.

In Sorry to Bother You, Boots Riley uses comedy to cut up racism, matching the vigor, ferment and outlandishness seen in lastcentury counterculture satire, from the Firesign Theater to Lindsay Anderson’s Candide story O Lucky Man! (1973).

Viva Support the Girls, one of the best yet least known on this list.

Andrew Bujalski’s study of a tittiesand-beer bar in suburban Texas honors the ingenuity of a sharp middle manager (an endearing Regina King) intervening between the friendly young imbeciles she employs and her swine of a boss.

Luca Guadagnino’s deeply frightening 1970s-set Suspiria remake is my idea of a solstice movie, since a season of darkness is perfect for tales of death and night and blood.

More on its satanic powers later when Amazon decides to “drop” it for streaming (the word is significant, somehow—it can mean either “bestow” or “get rid of”).

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Looking back on the concerts and musical adventures in Sonoma and Napa counties, it’s clear the scene is strong. Here, we revisit some music highlights of 2018.

Last January, veteran hardcore punk band Ceremony, who formed in 2005 in Rohnert Park and are today a nationally touring band, returned to the North Bay to headline the inaugural Home Sick Festival at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma with a variety of

bands representing all aspects of underground music.

“I’m really proud to bring this level of music to the place that showed us the ropes,” said Ceremony guitarist Anthony Anzaldo at the time. The festival was such a success that Ceremony will return to the Phoenix on Jan. 19 for Home Sick 2019, featuring acts like synth-pop outfit Cold Cave, post-punk performer Tamaryn, hardcore punk duo Iron lung, and others.

On the other side of the musical spectrum, the Santa Rosa Symphony made headlines last year when it selected 30-year-old Francesco Lecce-Chong as musical director and conductor, only the fifth to hold that title in the symphony’s 90-plus years.

“I’m passionate about making sure that people of all ages and all backgrounds have a chance to experience what we do,” LecceChong said when he accepted the position.

This month, he leads the Santa Rosa Symphony in a new program, “Tiers of Heaven,” which will be performed on Jan. 12–14 at Green Music Center’s Weill Hall at Sonoma State University.

In Napa, the biggest musical event of 2018 was once again BottleRock Napa Valley, the undisputed king of North Bay music festivals.

Boasting headliners like Bruno Mars, the annual three-day festival welcomed over 120,000 attendees last Memorial Day weekend. Last year’s event was a chance to shine a light on festival organizers Latitude 38 Entertainment, Napa natives who raised nearly a half a million dollars for relief in the wake of 2017’s wildfires.

“BottleRock Napa Valley is their bread and butter, but their effort to make meaningful community contributions is their pride and joy,” said Napa Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Travis Stanley about Latitude 38 last May. This year’s BottleRock is again slated for Memorial Day weekend, and will take place in downtown Napa on May 24– 26. The 2019 musical lineup will be announced on Jan. 7 and three-day tickets go on sale Jan. 8. Don’t wait to get your tickets, last year’s festival sold out faster than ever!

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Concerts SONOMA Aenimus Progressive metal band out of San Francisco previews their forthcoming album, “Dreamcatcher,” with support from hardcore acts like Wastewalker and 4199. Jan 4, 7pm. $12. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.528.3009.

MARIN Green Leaf Rustlers All-star country and folk outfit feature Marin icons Chris Robinson, Greg Loiacono, Barry Sless, John Molo and Pete Sears. Jan 4-5, 9pm. $45-$50.

Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

NAPA It’s a Grand Night for Singers Music Director Richard B Evans accompanies Bay Area singers for an engaging evening of classical songs and musical theater selections. Jan 5, 7pm. $20.

Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa. 707.255.5445.

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Aqus Cafe Jan 4, the Rivertown Trio. Jan 5, the Musers. Jan 6, 2pm, Jesse Loren Strickman. Jan 9, Cory Norris. 189 H St, Petaluma.

707.778.6060.

Arlene Francis Center Jan 5, benefit for Butte County with Sky Eyes and Marshall House Project.

99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa.

707.528.3009.

Flamingo Lounge Jan 4, Super Cool Thangs. Jan 5, Stax City. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Geyserville Gun Club Bar & Lounge

Jan 5, Bassanova Duo. 21025 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville.

707.814.0036.

HopMonk Sebastopol Jan 5, Petty Theft. Jan 7, DJ Smoky. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Jan 2, Steve Taylor-Ramirez.

Jan 3, Jesse Loren Strickman Duo. Jan 4, Rusty String Express. Jan 5, Ragtag Sullivan. Jan 6, Trevor McSpadden. Jan 9, Dustin Saylor. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

The Phoenix Theater

Jan 5, Stone Salad and Kurupi.

201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap Jan 3, 6:30pm, Elizabeth Boaz Quartet. 701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma.

707.774.5226.

Harbor. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

NAPA Blue Note Napa Jan 4, Stealing Shakespeare.

Jan 5, Bands in the Bay with Risky Biscuits and Van Goat. Jan 8, JourneyDay and Belle. 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.880.2300.

Art Opening Healdsburg Center for the Arts Jan 5-27, “HCA Members’ Exhibition,” see an extraordinary array of art in several mediums shown without constraints of a theme. Reception, Jan 5 at 5pm. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6.

707.431.1970.

Comedy

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Wrap up the year with a night of laughs featuring the Bay Area’s best comedians. Jan 4, 8pm. $25. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma.

707.996.9756. Wrap up the year with a night of laughs featuring the Bay Area’s best comedians. Jan 5, 8pm. $30$40. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3145.

Jan 3, Seventh AvenU. Jan 4, the Poyntlyss Sistars. Jan 5, Don Forbes and the Reckless.

101 Second St, Petaluma.

707.765.4567.

Jan 3, Detroit Disciples.

Jan 4, Funksway. Jan 5, Rockin’ Johnny Burgin. Jan 6, 4pm, the Easy Winners. Jan 7, 6:30pm, West Coast Songwriters. Jan 8, 6:30pm, Play it Forward student showcase. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.

Stout Brothers Irish Pub

Jan 2, Blues Defenders. Jan 9, Ricky Ray Band. 527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.636.0240.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Jan 2, honky-tonk night. Jan 3, Country Line Dancing. Jan 4, Court n’ Disaster. Jan 5, Fog Swamp. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

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Jan 5, the Blues Mothers. Jan 6, 6:30pm, Jazz Jam with SF Jazz Quintet. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

HopMonk Novato

Jan 3, Blondiva. Jan 4, Jeffrey Foucault. Jan 5, Mustache

The Book of Moron Fast-paced, hilarious production helmed by actor, writer and director Robert Dubac combines satire and theater. Jan 5, 4 and 8pm. $60. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

415.499.6800.

Comedy Night at Griffo with Maronzio Vance Low-key comic has been seen on Comedy Central and “Lopez.” ALso appearing is Ed Greer, Emily Catalano and host Chad Opitz, with cocktails and spirits before the show. Jan 4, 7pm. $20.

Griffo Distillery, 1320 Scott St, Petaluma. 707.879.8755.

Frank Olivier’s Tricks to Happiness Unique and very funny show

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Laugh hard and win big in this unique comedy show.

Jan 5, 6pm. $20. Flamingo Lounge, 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Events Bowl Turning Demonstration

Master craftsman Hugh Buttrum makes a bowl and answers questions. Jan 5, 1pm. Free with admission.

History Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. 707.579.1500.

‘A Matter of Balance’ Volunteer Coach Training

Become a certified coach for the nationally recognized fall prevention program offered free of charge to Sonoma County seniors. Jan 7, 8:30am. Adult & Aging Division of Human Services Dept., County of Sonoma, 3725 Westwind Blvd, Santa Rosa. 707.565.5936.

Phoenix Pro Wrestling Popular all-ages professional wrestling is back in the North Bay. Jan 4, 8pm. $2-$10.

The Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma.

707.762.3565.

Santa Rosa Gem Faire

Over 70 vendors exhibit and offer fine jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, beads, crystals, minerals and more. Jan 4-6. $7. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa. gemfaire.com.

Film CULT Film Series

Robert De Niro plays a pair of villains in CULT’s double feature screening of “Angel Heart” and “Cape Fear.” Jan 3, 7pm. $10. Roxy Stadium 14 Cinemas, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.525.8909.

Down in Front!

Several funny comedians talk over a screening of the ‘80s teen dance classic “Footloose.”

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

707.996.9756.

For Your Consideration

Poetry Book Club

See a selection of Academy Award submissions from around the world. Jan 4-10.

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

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Led by Napa County Poet Laureate Jeremy Benson, the club discusses one must-read poem, this month covering “The Rape of Lucrece” by William Shakespeare. Jan 8, 6:30pm. Napa Bookmine, 964 Pearl St, Napa. 707.733.3199.

History & Healing After the Fires Listening for a Change screens a compilation of video stories from ten diverse households from across Sonoma County’s burned areas. Jan 6, 2pm. Free with admission. History Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. 707.579.1500.

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Lectures American Arts & Crafts Masters Learn about the decorative arts movement that developed from the 1880s through 1920 with a focus on Gustav Stickley and Charles and Henry Greene, the best known American masters of this style. Jan 5, 11am.

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Long-secret phenomena will no longer be secret. A missing link will re-emerge.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Millions of years ago, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica and North and South America were smooshed together. Earth had a single land mass, the supercontinent Pangea.

Stretching across its breadth was a colossal feature, the Central Pangean Mountains. Eventually, though, Europe and America split apart, making room for the Atlantic Ocean and dividing the Central Pangean range.

Today, the Scottish Highlands and the Appalachian Mountains are thousands of miles apart, but once upon a time they were joined. In 2019, Gemini, I propose that you look for metaphorical equivalents in your own life. What disparate parts of your world had the same origin? What elements that are now divided used to be together? Reestablish their connection. Get them back in touch with each other. Be a specialist in cultivating unity.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) Twenty nineteen will be an excellent time to swim in unpolluted rivers, utter sacred oaths near beautiful fountains and enjoy leisurely saunas that help purify your mind and body.

You are also likely to attract cosmic favor if you cry more than usual, seek experiences that enhance your emotional intelligence and ensure that your head respectfully consults with your heart before making decisions. Here’s another way to get on life’s good side: cultivate duties that consistently encourage you to act out of love and joy rather than out of guilt and obligation.

LEO (July 23–August 22) Here are four key questions I hope you’ll meditate on throughout 2019: 1. What is love? 2. What kind of love do you want to receive? 3. What kind of love do you want to give?

4. How could you transform yourself in order to give and receive more of the love you value most? To spur your efforts, I offer you these thoughts from teacher David R. Hawkins: “Love is misunderstood to be an emotion; actually, it is a state of awareness, a way of being in the world, a way of seeing oneself and others.”

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) “Most living things begin in the absence of light,” writes Virgo author Nancy Holder. “The vine is rooted in the earth; the fawn takes form in the womb of the doe.” I’ll remind you that your original gestation also took place in the dark. And I foresee a metaphorically comparable process unfolding for you in 2019. You’ll undergo an incubation period that may feel cloaked and mysterious. That’s just as it should be: the best possible circumstances for the vital new part of your life that will be growing. So be patient. You’ll see the tangible results in 2020.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22)

Many plants that modern Americans regard as weeds were regarded as tasty food by Native Americans. A prime example is the cattail, which grows wild in wetlands. Indigenous people ate the rootstock, stem, leaves and flower spike. I propose that we use this scenario to serve as a

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metaphor for some of your potential opportunities in 2019. Things you’ve regarded as useless or irrelevant or inconvenient could be revealed as assets. Be alert for the possibility of such shifts. Here’s advice from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.”

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) The slow,

gradual, incremental approach will be your magic strategy in 2019. Being persistent and thorough as you take one step at a time will provide you with the power to accomplish wonders. Now and then, you may be tempted to seek dramatic breakthroughs or flashy leaps of faith; and there may indeed be one or two such events mixed in with your steady rhythms. But for the most part, your glory will come through tenacity.

Now study this advice from mystic Meister Eckhart: “Wisdom consists in doing the next thing you have to do, doing it with your whole heart, and finding delight in doing it.”

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)

Sagittarian polymath Piet Hein wrote a poem in which he named the central riddle of his existence. “A bit beyond perception’s reach, / I sometimes believe I see / That life is two locked boxes / Each containing the other’s key.” I propose that we adopt this scenario to symbolize one of the central riddles of your existence.

I’ll go further and speculate that in 2019 one of those boxes will open as if through a magical fluke, without a need for the key. This mysterious blessing won’t really be a magical fluke, but rather a stroke of well-deserved and hard-earned luck that is the result of the work you’ve been doing to transform and improve yourself.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) What themes and instruments do people least want to hear in a piece of music? Composer Dave Solder determined that the worst song ever made would contain bagpipes, cowboy music, tubas, advertising jingles, operatic rapping and children crooning about holidays. Then he collaborated with other musicians to record such a song. I suspect that as you head into 2019, it’ll be helpful to imagine a metaphorically comparable monstrosity: a fantastic mess that sums up all the influences you’d like to avoid. With that as a vivid symbol, you’ll hopefully be inspired to avoid allowing any of it to sneak into your life in the coming months.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) In Canada, it’s illegal to pretend to practice witchcraft.

It’s fine to actually do witchcraft, however. With that as our inspiration, I advise you to be rigorous about embodying your authentic self in 2019. Make sure you never lapse into merely imitating who you are or who you used to be. Don’t fall into the trap of caring more about your image than about your actual output. Focus on standing up for what you really mean rather than what you imagine people expect from you. The coming months will be a time when you can summon pure and authoritative expressions of your kaleidoscopic soul.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

In the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father who played a key role in getting the United States up and running. He wasn’t happy that the fledgling nation chose the bald eagle as its animal symbol.

The supposedly majestic raptor is lazy, he wrote. It doesn’t hunt for its own food, but steals grub obtained by smaller birds of prey. Furthermore, bald eagles are cowardly, Franklin believed. Even sparrows may intimidate them. With that as our theme, Pisces, I invite you to select a proper creature to be your symbolic ally in 2019. Since you will be building a new system and establishing a fresh power base, you shouldn’t pick a critter that’s merely glamorous.

Choose one that excites your ambition and animates your willpower.

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