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Tax Dodge This is in reply to Tom Gogola’s “Deplorable Dems” (Open Mic, Aug. 21).

He practically states that the reason California has required presidential

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candidates release their tax returns is simply to stop Donald Trump from putting his name on the ballot. That is and never was the reason.

Trump kept saying he was thinking of releasing his tax returns all the way up to the actual 2016 election, but never did and has fought all attempts since his election.

Sure, he is not legally obliged to release them, but all the other candidates had no legal requirements either, yet they did! We were then able to see just how wealthy—or not—they were. It

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appeared quite easily that Trump had something to hide. If he didn’t, then why not release them?

How, then, were the voters to know for certain that he was as successful as he claimed?

The New York Times printed Trump’s tax returns for an earlier period and showed that Trump had multiple bankruptcies, and didn’t pay any taxes due to them.

Many books have shown Trump was not a self-made man, as he claimed, as it was his father that bankrolled his success.

Mr. Gogola states that this requirement is to target a candidate, it makes it so that voters will be denied a choice if the candidate decides not to release their tax returns, but it is the candidate that is denying the voter a choice, as it gives the voter a chance to see that they are not hiding anything. That is the correct way to see that this requirement is needed.

It has nothing to do with Trump being called a racist, though his very actions and words have shown his true colors.

It has to do with him profiting from his position, which is against all the requirements for being in that office. It is suspicious to many people that his children appear to profit as well. Trump has never been open and honest about his business connections since being elected—that is at the heart of people’s distrust of him.

To call the Californian bill a “candidatesuppression law” is playing in to the hands of Republicans who say that this bill suppresses the “deplorables” votes.

That to me is ironic. Has Mr. Gogola seen all the voter-suppression laws that are being implemented in Republicanheld states? This is a law that makes it possible to see if a candidate is as truthful as they say.

Impeachment is a separate issue.

Again, the bill is not because Trump got elected. It is to see whether a candidate is as successful as they claim.

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No “I” In Dependent Independence of county police watchdog group in question BY TOM GOGOLA

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onoma County police accountability activists are up in arms this week over possible changes to the county’s Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach, the office established in the wake of 2013’s office-involved-shooting of Andy Lopez by Sonoma County Sherif Officer Erick Gelhaus.

The IOLERO’s new director, Karlene Navarro, will reportedly propose that the Community Advisory Council, a part of the IOLERO whose members are currently appointed by the IOLERO director, will now be appointed by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.

With that news, one activist wrote to the Bohemian to lament the death of the “I” in IOLERO. Navarro replaced San Francisco attorney Jerry Threet in March, with the backing of Sheriff Mark Essick and the board of supervisors. As the Bohemian reported at the time, Navarro’s husband was a prosecutor in Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch’s office while Ravitch was exonerating the officer, Gelhaus, whose actions helped give rise to the IOLERO. According to sources familiar with the IOLERO, Navarro recently told the CAC that on Sept. 10 she’d be recommending shifting appointments to CAC from her office to the supervisors.’ According to CAC members who recounted the meeting, the change would be immediate and would spell the end of the current CAC board—along with their labor.

The CAC as currently comprised has been working for months on proposed “use of force” recommendations for the sheriff’s office. That work is now in jeopardy, says CAC member Jim Duffy in an email he sent to other CAC members and that was forwarded to the Bohemian.

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that the county is working to cut IOLERO off at the knees. Late last year, the SCSO pushed the supervisors to end the IOLERO outright as it accused Threet of indulging his antipolice “bias” as its first director. Threet’s now in private practice.

In response to IOLERO’s annual report last year, the sheriff’s office called for the county get rid of Threet and hire an outside contractor to investigate cases of alleged police bias on a case-by-case basis.

For their part, Sonoma County supervisor David Rabbitt and Shirlee Zane have both echoed concerns about IOLERO raised by the SCSO in public remarks—even as the county has paid out millions of dollars in excessive-force lawsuits in recent years. The supervisors unanimously welcomed Navarro into her new post. Now it looks like they might be deciding who gets to be on the CAC, too.

So: Where did that “I” go?

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aced with an ongoing affordablehousing crisis and a severe waitlist for residents receiving government housing assistance, the Santa Rosa City Council is considering a policy to help some of the city’s most vulnerable renters find housing more quickly.

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The practice of not renting to voucher holders, known as “source of income” discrimination, is allowed under federal rules while other forms of housing discrimination—based on race, religion, sex and other factors— are illegal.

Still, discrimination against voucher users is widespread.

A 2018 report studying housing voucher discrimination in five American cities by the Urban Institute, a policy think tank, found that 76 percent of landlords in Los Angeles discriminated against voucher users.

Overall, the authors of the report responded to an average of 39 advertisements before identifying one advertised unit whose owner considered renting to a voucher recipient.

At the local level, voucher users and housing activists offered stories of their own during a council meeting last month.

“In the past month, we have had three clients who are disabled, senior veterans who are unable to use their vouchers because of this kind of discrimination,” says Shelley Clark, a housing policy attorney at Legal Aid. “Many other jurisdictions across the state have enacted this type of ordinance. The policy has been litigated and vetted [by those jurisdictions],” Beatrice Camacho, a tenant organizer with the North Bay Organizing Project who grew up in Section 8 housing, says passing the anti-discrimination law is “the right thing to do.”

“This is a personal issue for me,” Camacho says. “I was able to grow up in a safe environment.

But I think about what would have happened if my parents had been discriminated against because they were voucher holders.”

There are more than 1,400 Housing Choice Voucher users in Santa Rosa, according to Howard.

Because many people experiencing homelessness—87 percent in the latest county count— lived in Sonoma County before moving onto the streets, an improved

housing voucher pipeline could help decrease the homeless population.

This is not the first time the city has rejected source-of-income discrimination legislation.

In June 2015, the city council directed staff to study the proposed policy change but nothing came of it.

Councilmember Julie Combs, who backed both the 2015 and 2019 proposals, sees the legislation as part of an overarching effort to end discrimination against people living in poverty.

The Santa Rosa Housing Authority only opens its wait list once every two years and applicants are on the list for an average of eight years.

While discrimination against voucher holders has been around for a long time, local ordinances to ban the practice picked up steam in the past year. Los Angeles and San Jose both passed similar policies over the summer.

All told, 16 Californian cities and counties have already passed similar ordinances, according to Howard’s presentation. If passed, Santa Rosa’s law would be the first banning “source of income” discrimination in Sonoma County.

At a state level, State Senator Holly Mitchell introduced legislation—Senate Bill 329— to ban source-of-income discrimination statewide. The bill passed the state Senate but still needs to pass the Assembly.

The California Apartment Association, which represents the state’s rental owners, opposes

SB 329, arguing the bill would be an unfair regulatory burden on apartment owners.

On Friday, Aug. 30, the bill was approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Combs says the city council will still consider a local ordinance, whether or not the state legislation is passed.

Among the roughly 25 public speakers at the council meeting, several landlords and property managers spoke against the item, asking for city council members to offer more incentives for landlords to support the legislation.

“The ordinance is bad at a very high level. The way it’s written, the incentives are not there for housing providers … the outreach was not there in any sort of significant measure,” Keith Becker, a local property manager, said at the meeting.

After over an hour of public comment, mostly in support of the policy as written, the council agreed to move the item to its Sept. 24 meeting, citing a lack of outreach to stakeholders.

“I don’t think win-win is possible all the time, but I think we can do more to make this work for renters and landlords,” Councilmember Combs said at the August meeting.

Councilmember Chris Rogers asked city staff to return in September with a “menu of options” to win support for the law from landlords.

Examples of such incentives can be found in Marin County.

In 2016, the Marin County Housing Authority launched the Landlord Partnership Program, which started as a two-year pilot program to increase the supply of homes available to voucherholders in part by providing incentives to landlords.

“With a vacancy rate of 2 percent, high rents and a negative perception of Section 8, [the Housing Authority’s] clients were losing their vouchers because they could not find a unit,” a report summarizing the program states.

The incentives in Marin’s program included providing security-deposit assistance for

voucher holders and compensation for landlords who were left with an empty apartment while waiting for a new Section 8 tenant, as well as reimbursements for landlords who claimed a voucher holder damaged their rental property.

Councilmember Combs says that, while she does not believe Section 8 voucher holders damage their rentals very often (if at all), she is still willing to consider setting up a Damage Mitigation Fund—a pool of money to reimburse landlords—in order to win broader support.

“I don’t anticipate that it will be needed,” says Combs, “but it doesn’t hurt to put some money aside.”

The Marin Housing Authority came to a similar conclusion.

“Although this is not a common occurrence, it is unfortunately a stigma our clients face,” the Marin Housing Authority report says about the perception that Section 8 tenants are more likely to trash rental properties.

The program could help increase the number of landlords renting to voucher recipients in Santa Rosa.

Between 2016 and 2018, the Marin Housing Authority was able to add 90 new landlords who rent to voucher holders.

Combs says she hopes to deal with this concern at the council’s Sept. 24 meeting, when the council will also consider overhauling the city’s rental inspection program. In addition to mandating regular rental inspections rather than inspections based on complaints, Combs hopes the changes will reduce the amount of time landlords need to wait for an inspection.

Section 8 discrimination is a vexing problem, says Marin County Supervisor Dennis Rodoni, and one his county has pledged to resolve with its landlord-protection ordinance that was just budgeted another $450,000. Not only does the Marin program provide backup for landlords, it also draws a page from the housing-first supportive-housing model: Section 8 tenants also get visits from case managers as part of the program. The county’s problems are not dissimilar to Sonoma’s: “People have the vouchers, but can’t find the housing,” Rodoni notes.

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“We are trying to bring that element of apertivo hour,” says Escamilla, “connection and conversation you find ont the streets of Italy before going home.”

The restaurant will offer handmade pastas, polenta and risottos as well as baked goods, sweet and savory. The dish Escamilla was most excited about what lasagna, made with layers and layers of thin, house-made pasta. They will also serve granita and gelato. Escamilla wants to serve a wine list drawn producers of Californian and Italian biodynamic producers.

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KITCHEN COUPLE Kat Escamilla and Paolo Pedrinazzi play to open Portico in

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Portico aims to bring the apertivo experience to Sebastopol BY STETT HOLBROOK

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or a small town, Sebastopol has a wide variety of restaurants. But Italian isn’t one of them.

Lowell’s serves a great menu of California-inspired Italian cuisine, but there is no place for straight-up Italian food.

Portico hopes to change that.

Kat Escamilla and Paolo Pedrinazzi plan to open their doors in October in the space formerly occupied by Mazzy’s Closet. The Main Street storefront was once a restaurant so converting it back to an eater isn’t as arduous as it could be. They are not installing a fully vented hood so buildout costs are less.

The concept of the place is

small plates and light snacks.

Think Italian tapas. Escamilla calls it “Italian social food.”

Pedrinazzi is from Bologna and the restaurant aims to capture the casual streetfront eateries, many of them found under porticos from which the restaurant takes its name. The duo is even installing a fountain with benches inside to replicate that street-

The restaurant will have 49 seats in the restaurant and it what I think is a smart move, the restaurant will feature grab and go take-out items like pasta and sacues for quick meals at home.

But don’t expect pizza. Portico will offer pizza and occasion special but it won’t be the thin crust, Neapolitan-style you might except. Instead Escamilla says they will prepare a square shape, thicker crusted “baker’s pizza.”

Escamilla and Pedrinazzi have lived in Sebastopol for 10 years and both come from a culinary background. Ecamilla said she considered the ideal location for her restaruant and says while she likes the Sebastolol’s Barlow shopping district, she wanted to locate the business on Main Street in an effort to appeal to locals more than tourists.

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I turn left at Mill Station, and soon find Cherry Ridge Road on the right. Now I’m slowly gaining elevation on a hill in Sebastopol, for sure—but the vineyards here, framed by redwood groves, are technically still in Green Valley.

Catching my breath at Grandview Road, I see that it lives up to its title. Watching my downhill speed, I glide to a brief rendezvous with Bodega Highway.

A jog to the west and then south again at Sexton Road, and I’m climbing again. But this time, I feel cooler despite the exertion. In this area, low clouds are still moving in from the coast. Winding up the hill, I catch a glimpse of Balletto’s Sexton Hill Vineyard, followed by Pratt Sexton Road. There’s a scent of south county eucalyptus.

I pause at Cider Ridge, then chase shadows of clouds down Burnside Road to Watertrough.

There are several routes back from here; I take bumpy little Elphick Road to 116, where the lunch options start.

Inman Family Wines Endless Crush Pratt Sexton Road Rosé of Pinot Noir ($38) My favorite of Inman’s single-vineyard rosé series, this shows chalky, saline notes of crushed sea shells, plus strawberries and a cool scoop of fresh cream.

Light strawberry-raspberry flavors belie a fair bit of body.

Balletto 2017 Sexton Hill Pinot Noir ($46) This starts to say, “classic Russian River Valley” with rich aromas and flavors of mixed berries, strawberry jelly, milk chocolate and cinnamon, but a tart core of lingonberry fruit and hibiscus tea flavors ultimately say something more “coastal,” and keep the palate from feeling too lush or jammy.

Balletto 2016 Cider Ridge Pinot Noir ($44) Maybe it’s the name that’s got me thinking hot apple cider and mulled wine, but I did write “clove, cinnamon and allspice” in my tasting notes, followed by “a heady hint of balsam.” The leaner of the duo, Cider Ridge’s cranberry and lingonberry flavors slip away on a silky note. Both wines are great values—for this neighborhood.

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It’s nice to start this 14-mile ride at the Balletto Vineyards tasting room on Occidental Road, west of Santa Rosa, but only the most steely-nerved cyclists might want to power up the poorly maintained “bike lane” that I take, alongside heavy traffic, to Highway 116.

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Back to the Future Sebastopol’s escape room is a real trip BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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uring the Cold War, as you may be aware, the United States was involved in a very public space race with the Soviet Union,” says Galen Forrest.

“Behind the scenes, however, a time race was taking place. The United States’ effort in this time race was known as the Kronos Initiative.”

According to Forrest, unbeknownst to most Sebastopol residents, the Kronos Initiative had a laboratory right in town, off the main drag. Today, that lab is the home of the Spacetime

Travel Agency, a science-fiction themed escape room that’s become a popular immersive play experience for all ages.

Conceived, created and run by Sebastopol natives Galen and

Aidan Forrest, the Spacetime Travel Agency opened in early 2019, and has already welcomed over a thousand groups, who partake in solving a series of puzzles over the course of an hour aimed at uncovering the secrets of the Kronos Initiative.

New Game For a generation that grew up traversing video game dungeons,

escape rooms have caught on in the last decade as a physical alternative to staring at screens for fun.

“It’s interesting that we ended up running an experience that comes out of video games, because we only played video games at friends’ houses,” says Galen Forrest. “The emphasis was on doing things outdoors, making things by hand.”

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attended Santa Rosa High School, where Galen studied video arts and Aidan attended drama classes as part of the school’s ArtQuest program. Eventually, Aidan got into welding and robotics, while Galen pursued a film degree at UC Santa Cruz and worked in various art departments in Los Angeles.

For the Forrest brothers, escape rooms became an obsession after they played their first one three years ago.

“We were actually late to the game,” says Galen. “We had heard about it, but then didn’t play one for awhile.”

It was on a family trip in London that the brothers finally made their way into their first escape room, and they were immediately hooked.

“We booked another one before the end of the day and from there we quickly started knocking around ideas of what if we made one, what would it be?”

Outside the Box The origins of escape room games date back to the late 2000s, though the exact history is a bit murky; some enthusiasts claim that escape rooms were born in East Asia while others maintain their genesis was in Eastern Europe. Escape room owners and fans, however, unanimously agree that the United States was the last country to catch on. One of the very first stateside escape rooms came by way of Japan, making landfall in San Francisco in 2011.

The concept of escape rooms has grown so popular in the Bay Area that an entire blog is now dedicated to reviewing and ranking the best rooms across the region—escaperoomtips.com.

“In terms of the industry as a whole, escape rooms in America are still in the infant stages—a lot of mom-and-pop investments by hobbyists and enthusiasts,” says

Space & Time “We knew we wanted to do it in Sonoma County,” says Galen Forrest of the SpaceTime Travel Agency. “We thought about how much we would have liked something like this growing up.”

Originally the brothers were looking at warehouses in Santa Rosa, then a space became available on South High Street near the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, and they jumped at the chance to operate the escape room in Sebastopol.

“It’s more central than a lot of escape rooms,” he says. “Santa Rosa wanted us to be in industrial (area) if we were doing it, because it’s treated the same as a bowling alley or an arcade in terms of

zoning. The Sebastopol head planner understood we’re weren’t a bowling alley. So, that was really nice to be able to be so central.”

For the science-fiction theme of the escape room, the brothers decided to build on a single time travel-based narrative that was told through the completion of the puzzles, and the mission of the room extends beyond simply trying to get out of it. Along the way, a helpful robot named Otto guides the groups of three-to-five players in their quest, which features several puzzle mechanisms that are both challenging and engaging.

“In general, people approach puzzles differently, so everyone is going to have their strengths and weaknesses,” says Galen Forrest.

“Playing as a team rounds that out and each player is able to contribute when it makes sense.”

Keen-eyed players may find puzzles that pull inspiration from various science-fiction movie tropes, though the narrative behind the escape room is a welcomed array of original characters, concepts and adventures that are accessible to anyone who loves a good mystery.

“It’s been across the board,” says Galen Forrest about the groups who come to experience the escape room.

“There have certainly been more families than we expected, which has been great. In a day, we’ll have families with pre-teen kids, groups of millennials, groups of older people, some groups who don’t always know what they’re getting into.”

Escape rooms have also become popular as corporate teambuilding exercises. “It is good for team building because it requires teamwork in communication, critical thinking and creative problem-solving,” says Forrest.

Yet, at its core, Forrest says that their escape room is an opportunity for adult play. “Being presented with the unexpected and playful is something people don’t normally get to experience,” he says. “And they get a kick out of it.”

The Spacetime Travel Agency is open Wednesday-Sunday by appointment.

Book a mission at spacetimetravelagency.com. Avi Salem contributed to reporting for this story.

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Nick Schilbe, entrepreneur and CEO of Off the Couch Games in Santa Clara. “What we’re seeing now in the industry is that to become extremely popular and profitable—and what I think we will see in the future—is massively increasing the quality of escape rooms. The technology to make high production rooms is available; it simply costs more.”

In the next five years, Schilbe predicts that escape rooms will not only take over as a main source of entertainment, but will also transform many of the modern marketing tactics employed by media companies and the entertainment industry as a whole.

As entertainment providers like Netflix and Hulu continue to compete in an increasingly saturated and content-heavy industry, escape rooms will become the next vehicle to help promote new films, TV shows and consumer goods in general, he says.

“My forecast is that there will be a diversification in movie budgets—whether its marketing or production—for entertainment that we can’t reproduce in our own homes,” Schilbe says. “We can reproduce movies and video games, but not escape rooms. I think they’ll become the de facto form of entertainment in the future, especially with the higher production quality that we’re seeing with games out there.”

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The long-running Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Nevada features ranchers, cowboys and artists offering poems, stories and music about their lives and the culture of the rural West. For the last five years, the gathering has brought those same storytellers to Napa Valley for the North Bay’s version of the Cowboy Music & Poetry Gathering, which includes cowboy songwriter Gail Steiger, farmer and poet Olivia Romo and solo artist Mike Beck all performing on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr., Yountville. 7pm. $20; kids are free. lincolntheater.com.

Nonprofit group Daily Acts understands the urgency of the climate crisis, and knows immediate action is required, so they are engaging the community in a new approach to inspiration with the Daily Acts Matter! Rising Up for Climate Change festival. The festival features live music from popular local acts including Rupa & the April Fishes, Highway Poets, Dusty Green Bones and others, paired with sustainability and green-living presentations and demos, local craft and food vendors, a kids area, a silent auction and more. Learn how to take action on Sunday, Sept. 8, at SOMO Village, 1100 Valley House Dr., Rohnert Park. 1pm. $20 and up. Dailyacts.org.

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he massive floods of this past winter surprised no one on the Russian River, but The Barlow, Sebastopol’s relatively new lifestyle-and-shopping compound, was caught off guard. Massive damage to stores and business led to disputes over floodgate policies with the Barlow owners, eventually resulting in closures of such prominent business as the restaurant Zazu and Tamarind, the stylish boutique on the edge of the property, that has since capitalized on its second location in Healdsburg.

Some businesses weathered the storm while others arrived in the Barlow after the floods.

One such new business is Rust, a clothing store that relocated to the retail zone in July. Featuring the signature Nor-Cal mix of breezy dresses, straw hats and graphic tees, the boutique, owned by Alice Briggs, infuses a light-hearted,

feminine vibe into the area’s upscale mix of businesses.

Across the street, the recently opened Scout West County is a larger, more lucrative reincarnation of Kitty Hawk Gallery, a store and gallery that operated in downtown Sebastopol until a year ago. Grace ) 20 and Oliver Estrada, the

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husband and wife duo behind the business, opened their boutique in June, taking over a large space previously occupied by a furniture gallery.

“We feel as though the Barlow has become a destination more recently,” says Grace Estrada.

“We’ve noticed large groups and families from far and wide coming to spend the day to eat, shop, drink and explore this area.”

Estrada ambutuiously calls her boutique “ the new modern general store. We now sell women’s clothing, men’s clothing, furniture, home accessories, jewelry and beyond.” The store’s tagline, “a few good things” is purposefully vague—anything and everything for the home and wardrobe, as long as it’s tasteful.

As for the tough winter, Estrada says “an honest statement is that overall, it has been extremely challenging after the flood. We are trying to stay strong and remain optimistic, but it is difficult because the foot traffic we had previously has not yet returned. Many assume because we did not have actual water damage we are fine, but the reality is our business is struggling immensely and we hope customers from afar will return.”

Another newcomer adding to Sebastopol’s fashion scene is Indigo Denim Bar. The store opened nine months ago in downtown Sebastopol after relocating from Garberville shortly before the floods hit. Bignon was not directly affected by the flooding because of her Main Street location.

The shop offers a collection of jeans, as the name suggests, by brands including Sam Edelman and Etica Denim, alongside accessories, tops and shoes.

“I was drawn to the area by the wonderful small-town feel and confident that the success the Barlow was having was revitalizing Sebastopol,” says owner Annie Bignon. “My soul is in a historic space, so I sought out a period building with soul, which you will see reflected in my boutique. I’m a juxtaposition between between classic historical and modern contemporary.”

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Commissioned and produced by Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre Company in 2018, Oakland-based playwright Spector’s look at how the leaders of a Berkeley Charter School deal

with an outbreak of the mumps won that year’s Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Original Script. Not really a debate on the issue of vaccinations (it’s clear in the play where Spector stands), it’s more a look at how the attempt to find common ground on certain issues is an exercise in futility.

Everything you need to know about the school becomes clear in the first few minutes. Gathered in the school library, the members of the school’s executive committee are discussing whether to add “Transracial Adoptee” as an option for prospective parents on the school website. As everything at Eureka Day is decided by consensus, a lengthy debate ensues between Head of School Don (Jeff Coté), and parents Suzanne (Sarah McKereghan), Carina (Val Sinckler), Meiko (Eiko Yamamoto), and Eli (Rick Eldrege).

This debate and its various amusing sidetracks set you up for the evenlarger debate to follow.

The school is notified that one of their students contracted the mumps and the County Health Department is prohibiting students with no documentation of immunity from returning to school. How will the consensus-minded board and the parents deal with an issue that has no consensus?

Hysterically, it turns out, as the first act ends with a brilliantly scripted and gut-bustingly funny “Community Activated Conversation” (their term for a Facebook Live session) between the executive committee and the parents.

So yes, a play about vaccines can be a laughing matter. The second act shows that it can also be somber, serious and enlightening.

Director Elizabeth Craven and her pitch-perfect cast give life to Spector’s infuriating, moving and completely recognizable characters who manage to illuminate us as to why some people choose to believe what they believe without validating those choices.

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Still, After the Wedding defeats Moore. She gives this stodgy adoption melodrama a good fight, with sudden surprising moves and pivots. It’s a remake of a Oscar-nominated 2006 Danish film by Susanne Bier. Freundlich switches the genders. It’s not Mads Mikkleson who’s running an orphanage in India this time, but Michelle Williams’ Isabel, veiled like the Virgin Mary and leading a group of a dozen kids in meditation.

News comes from New York that a grant Isabel’s been seeking may be withheld. She junkets out to NYC to personally meet with self-made media tycoon Theresa (Moore), thereby missing the birthday of her favorite orphan.

Isabel is further baffled by being invited—or rather, commanded—to attend the expensive, lakeside wedding of Theresa’s young callow daughter Grace (Abby Quinn).

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film. Working at the end of the Dogme 95 era, Bier was showing off the possibilities of using small digital cameras to bring immediacy to traditional movie drama. This remake has both a budget and standard movie-camera work.

A shift of colors during the unimpressive photography by cinematographer Julio Macat particularly dramatizes the gulf between the wretchedly wealthy excess of Manhattan and the poverty of India, however genteel it looks here.

Moore has remarkable moments, moments of ruined tenderness and a fire that can’t be smothered with hidden secrets and hugs. When she lays into Oscar for lying to her by omission, it’s a distant echo of one of her greatest scenes: the incident in 1993’s Short Cuts when, half-dressed, she dropped her ironing to shut up her insinuating, accusatory husband (Matthew Modine). Good as she is, Moore can’t make this only-connect drama work; it seeks to unite the striving of the dirt poor with the emotional woes of the very rich.

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it up, it was 38 strings,” says McLaughlin. Kuhn also contributes some mouth-persuasion and bass slapping.

The group took shape when McLaughlin moved to Sebastopol from Oakland two years back and met Sandwina (Spark & Whisper).

Shortly thereafter, Kuhn, a longtime Sebastopol resident and musician was recruited and together the group bonded over creating fun, original folk tunes marked by harmonies and lots of laughter.

“We have a lot of fun together,” says Kuhn. “We all get along, and we do stuff that has nothing to do with music—running or bicycling together.”

“We also have a great mix of strengths that we all are able to make room for,” Kuhn continues.

“Anita works a lot on intuition, I’m analytical, so I have the spreadsheet on tour. Megan is a great salesperson, she’ll approach [someone] and ask them to come see our show or book us.”

Musically, Sandwina’s Appalachian roots and McLaughlin’s Celtic background let the group indulge in several influences for a folk sound that also incorporates funk, swing, jazz and bluegrass vibes.

As heard on their two releases— 2018’s self-titled debut LP and 2019’s follow-up, Love Will See You Through—the group showcases their boot-stomping sound to great effect, though it’s in the live setting where the jovial trio shines, whether it be at the local farmers’ market or large North Bay music festivals. Still, the Musers’ favorite place is West Sonoma County.

“I love being in Sebastopol,” Kuhn says. “It’s amazing how many good musicians there are in the Sebastopol area, for a relatively small community.”

“When I moved here, I felt so embraced by the songwriting community,” McLaughlin says. “I don’t think you can find a more supportive community for the arts.”

ASSEMBLY OF STRINGS The

Musers specialize in acoustic folk that’s uplifting and fun.

Folk Dreams The Musers go with the flow

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ince forming two years ago, Sebastopol’s selfdescribed “free-range folk” trio the Musers have spread their cheerful, light-hearted music throughout Sonoma County and beyond.

With two albums under their belt and a recent West Coast tour that took them to Oregon and Washington, the Musers wrap up their summer schedule with a show on Sept. 14 at the Occidental Center for the Arts alongside San Francisco string band Late for the Train.

The trio is made up of kindred musical spirits Anita Bear Sandwina on fiddle, mandolin, guitar and Banjolin, Megan McLaughlin on guitar and mandolin, and Tom Kuhn on upright bass.

“I think the other day I counted

The Musers perform on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 7:30pm. $15-$19. occidentalcenterforthearts.org.

Concerts SONOMA Andy Grammer

Vocalist has taken the music world by storm with a succession of anthemic pop hits. Sep 6, 7:30pm. $25 and up.

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

The Beach Boys

Iconic band, led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, plays a late summer show in the North Bay. Sep 7, 5pm. $94 and up. Rodney Strong Vineyards, 11455 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg, 707.431.1533.

Cafe Tacvba

Mexico City’s innovative quartet marks 30 years of indie rock, electronic music, musique concrète, cumbia, norteña and more. Sep 10, 8pm. $49-$69.

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

NAPA David Crosby & Friends

Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and cofounder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash performs with friends he calls the Skytrails Band. Sep 6, 8pm. $61-$96. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123.

It’s a Grand Night for Singers

Music Director Richard B Evans accompanies singers from all over the Bay Area. Sep 7, 7pm. $20. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa, 707.255.5445.

Marc Antoine

Classically trained jazz guitarist has been entertaining audiences around the world for three decades. Sep 6-7, 6:30 and 9pm. $27-$49. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.880.2300.

Clubs & Venues SONOMA Aqus Cafe

Sep 6, David Landon. Sep 7,

Barry Bisson and friends. Sep 8, 2pm, Alan Early. 189 H St, Petaluma, 707.778.6060.

The Big Easy

Sep 5, Francesco-Echo and Schlee. Sep 6, Awesome Hotcakes and Hannah JernMiller. Sep 7, Loving Dead. Sep 8, Los Blue Notes with Anna Moreno. 128 American Alley, Petaluma, 707.776.7163.

Brewsters Beer Garden Sep 5, Bloomfield Bluegrass Band. Sep 6, House of Mary.

Sep 7, Dr Mojo. Sep 8, 1pm, Z & the Benders. 229 Water St N, Petaluma, 707.981.8330.

Elephant in the Room

Sep 6, Sakoyana. Sep 7, Farrow and the Peach Leaves. Sep 8, Bronze Medal Hopefuls. 177-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, elephantintheroompub.com.

Flamingo Lounge

Sep 6, the Boys of Summer.

Sep 7, Konsept Party Band.

2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8530.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall

Sep 5, 6:30pm, Jewish Music Series with Sharon Bernstein.

1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Sep 6, Con Brio. Sep 7, Diego’s Umbrella. Sep 8, 5pm, Burnside.

230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

KRSH

Sep 5, 5:30pm, Sonoma County Super Jam. 3565 Standish Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.588.0707.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Sep 5, Jeff Crosby and the Refugees. Sep 6, the Soulshine Band. Sep 7, Fog Swamp. Sep 8, Blue Radio.

1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

Main Street Bistro

Sep 5, Susan Sutton. Sep 6, Levi Lloyd. Sep 7, Dean Grech Jazz Combo. 16280 Main St, Guerneville, 707.869.0501.

The Ranch at Lake Sonoma Sep 8, 4pm, the Easy Leaves.

100 Marina Rd, Lot A, Geyserville, 707.494.4449.

Redwood Cafe Sep 5, Mark Karan and friends. Sep 6, Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s. Sep 7, the Pulsators. Sep 8, Irish Jam Session. Sep 9, the Blues Defenders pro jam. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Reel & Brand Sep 6, Deja Blue. Sep 7, Southbound. 401 Grove St, Sonoma, 707.343.0044.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Sep 5, Country Line Dancing.

Sep 6, Bloomfield Bluegrass Band. Sep 7, Luvplanet. Sep 8, 4pm, Heartwood Crossing.

5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, 707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip Sep 7, Hangman’s Daughter with Velvet Chamber and Beebout. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.843.5535.

NAPA Blue Note Napa Sep 5, the Boys of Summer. Sep 11, “High Standards” with Mike Greensill. 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.880.2300.

Buster’s Southern Barbecue Sep 8, 3pm, Rob Watson and Friends featuring Vernon Black.

1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga, 707.942.5605.

CIA at Copia Sep 6, 6pm, T-Luke & the Tight Suits. Sep 7, 6pm, Cosmos Percussion Ensemble. 500 First St, Napa, 707.967.2530.

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Art Opening SONOMA Chateau Sonoma

Sep 7, “Beyond Borders,” see the latest paintings

by Cuban-American artist, author, graphic designer and educator Veronica Napoles.

Reception, Sep 7 at 6pm. $25.

23588 Arnold Dr, Sonoma.

707.935.8553.

Graton Gallery

Sep 4-Oct 6, “Paintings ~ Sculpture,” exhibit features the work of Susan Proehl, Susan Stover and guest artists. Reception, Sep 7 at 2pm. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton.

707.829.8912.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Sep 6-Oct 27, “Barriers,” juried exhibition of artwork created

by Sonoma County artists revolves around the theme of obstruction. Reception, Sep 7 at 3pm. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Cloverdale Car & Motorcycle Show

Friday night cruise and Saturday festival features over 250 classic cars and motorcycles, and family fun. Sep 6-7. Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, cloverdalecarshow.com.

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Rising Up for Climate Change

See standup headliners Charlene Mae, Laura Hayden and Maria Herman. Sep 7, 7pm. $20-$28. Flamingo Resort Hotel, 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8530.

Jay Leno

Late-night TV host and comedian takes the stage.

Sep 8, 5pm. Rodney Strong Vineyards, 11455 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg, 707.431.1533.

Whiskey Tip Summer Comedy Jam Five of the best Bay Area comedians come together for one packed night. Sep 6, 8pm. $15. Whiskey Tip, 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.843.5535.

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Occidental Center for the Arts

Sep 6, Monica da Silva. Sep 7, JourneyDay Rhorer. 1351 Main St, St Helena, 707.302.5130.

Sep 6, the Dream Farmers.

Acrobats, dancers, singers and others perform in this variety show that’s fun for the whole family. Sep 4-7. $25-$35. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707.874.1557.

Headliners Comedy Night

Sep 7, the Billie Holiday Project. Sep 11, Wade Bowen with Dalton Domino. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.775.6048.

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Sep 6, Rusty String Express.

3020 St Helena Hwy N, St Helena, 707.302.3777.

Annual showcase includes youth projects and Native vendors selling artwork, beadwork and other creations.

Sep 7, 11am. Free admission.

California Indian Museum & Cultural Center, 5250 Aero Dr, Santa Rosa, 707.579.3004.

Musicians, poets and storytellers regale the audience with their experiences of hard work, heartbreak and hilarity in the West. Sep 7, 7pm. $20; kids are free. Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

Sep 8, 5pm, Sow Belly Trio.

1245 Spring St, St Helena, 707.967.8779.

Mystic Theatre & Music Hall

California Indian Day Celebration

Pick up a map at the visitor’s center and hit up several locations to collect cards, then return to the center to play your hand. Pre-registration required.

Sep 7-8. $25. Sonoma Coast Visitor Center, 913 Hwy 1, Bodega Bay, visitbodegabayca.com.

Festival includes live music by Rupa and the April Fishes, the Coffis Brothers and others, with climate action presentations, green demos, beer, wine and more. Sep 8, 1pm. $30. SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, somoconcerts.com.

Greek & Middle Eastern Festival

Eat, drink and dance to traditional Mediterranean food and music in this family-friendly festival. Sep 7-8, noon. Free admission. St. George Orthodox Church, 7311 College View Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.793.9355.

National Heirloom Exposition

Celebration of pure and local food movements features guest speakers, chef demos, exhibitors and displays of heritage produce. Sep 10-12. $15-$30. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, theheirloomexpo.com.

Russian River Pride Friday night pre-party and Saturday parade and festive main event featuring music,

dancing, food, cocktails and love.

Sep 6-7. Main St, Guerneville, russianriverpride.org.

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Annual fundraiser is a gypsy jazz cabaret featuring music by Dgiin and Un Deux Trois, with bites, wines, cocktails and desserts.

An after-party follows. Sep 7, 5:30pm. $125; $65 after-party only. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, 707.829.4797.

Sonoma Ready Day

Emergency preparedness event features information and more, hosted by first responders, community leaders, health and wellness professionals and others. Sep 8, 10am. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.545.4200.

Taste & Toast L’Chaim Harvest Celebration

Jewish Community Free Clinic hosts an afternoon fest featuring local wine and beer, wood-fired pizza, paella and more, with activities and live music by T Sisters and Ben Morrison. Sep 8, 2pm. $36; $18 students, kids 12 and under are free. Shone Farm, 7450 Steve Olson Ln, Forestville, 707.585.7780.

Field Trips Bill & Dave Hikes

Join a moderate hike through northern part of Hood Mountain Regional Park. Sep 7, 9:45am. $7. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, billandavehikes.com.

Redwood Fitness Hike

Experience Jack London Park’s Redwoods while enjoying exercise and stunning scenery.

Sep 7, 10am. Free; parking fees apply. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.938.5216.

Water Bark

The swimming lagoon at Spring Lake once again opens for dogs to swim and play off-leash. Sep 7-8. $7 per dog, plus parking.

Spring Lake Park, 5585 Newanga Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.565.1355.

Film American Graffiti

Turn back the clock and see the classic film at the drive-in, with food and drinks for ) sale. Sep 7, 6pm.

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Citrus Fairgrounds, 1 Citrus Dr, Cloverdale, avfilmsociety.org.

Asako I & II

Recent Japanese mystery takes a cue from “Vertigo” and switches gender roles. Fri, Sep 6, 7pm and Sun, Sep 8, 4pm.

Free; $5 donation suggested.

Sonoma Film Institute, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 707.664.2606.

Beautiful Boy

The film adaptation of David Sheff’s struggle to help his son overcome drug addiction screens with pre-film lecture and post-film discussion.

Sep 11, 6pm. $6. Petaluma Film Alliance, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma, petalumafilmalliance.org.

CULT Film Series

The series pays tribute to late actor Rutger Hauer with a double-bill of “The Hitcher” and “Night Hawks.” Sep 5, 7pm. $10. Roxy Stadium 14 Cinemas, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.525.8909.

Let’s Talk About Death Local nonprofit Final Passages screens 2017 documentary “Living While Dying,” with discussion. Sep 11, 6:30pm. $5-$15. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.573.6049.

Oscillation Transia Film Festival

Nonprofit traveling event explores the intersection of solar energy application and environmental awareness through the art of film. Sep 10, 6:30pm. Free. Reeve Wines, 4551 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, avfilmsociety.org.

Food & Drink Calistoga Wine Experience

Taste premium wines, enjoy delicious food from local chefs and dance to live music. Sep 7, 4pm. $75. Pioneer Park, 1308 Cedar St, Calistoga, calistogawinegrowers.com.

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Event features delicious food, live music, dancing and HALL Cabernet Sauvignon. Sep 7, 12pm. $90. HALL Winery, 401 St Helena Hwy S, St Helena, 707.967.2626.

Sauvignon Blanc Flavor Camp

Work up an appetite by harvesting grapes, then enjoy brunch in the vineyard. Sep 7, 9:30am. $55. HANNA Slusser Vineyards, 3510 Slusser Rd, Windsor, hannawinery.com.

Taste of Mount Veeder Taste wines from 28 regional wineries, with food pairings by executive chef Chad Hendrickson and live music. Sep 7, 1pm. $125.

Hess Collection Winery, 4411 Redwood Rd, Napa, 707.255.1144.

Lectures Conversations at Copia: Culture & Cuisine Join Andrew Zimmern and a distinguished panel of chefs and food experts as they discuss what it means to cook culturally authentic cuisine. Sep 7, 4:30pm. $95. CIA at Copia, 500 First St, Napa, 707.967.2530.

“A Way of Life” Artist Talk

This panel discussion features local artists from “A Way of Life” exhibition. Sep 5, 6:30pm. $10-$15. Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, 707.579.1500.

Readings Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center

Sep 6, 4:30pm, “Limitless Mind” with Jo Boaler, includes a wine reception and a book signing. $10-$45. 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa 707.256.7000.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Sep 8, 3pm, Booklore with Kathleen Harrison, featuring Mazatec folktales of magic and spirit. $50. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental 707.874.9392.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books

Sep 6, 7pm, “Bottle Grove” with Daniel Handler, in conversation with John Vanderslice. Sep 10, 4pm, “At the Heels of History: Filigree’s Midnight Ride” with Pam Berkman and Dorothy Hearst. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma 707.762.0563.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books Sep 11, 7pm, “The Last Train To London” with Meg White Clayton. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol 707.823.2618.

Theater 9 to 5: The Musical

Three working girls plot revenge on their boss in this comedy based on the 1980 movie, with music by Dolly Parton. Sep 6-22. $30-$40.

Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa, 707.266.6305.

Body Awareness

A couple deal with their adult son, who may have Asperger’s Syndrome, awakening to his own body with humorous and heartbreaking results.

Sep 6-22. $15-$30. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707.823.0177.

The Book Club Play

Endearing comedy is about five book-loving friends who become the subject of a documentary film. Through Sep 15. $18-$29. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.523.4185.

Broadway Under the Stars Gala Celebration Transcendence Theatre’s final show of the summer is a stunning musical mix of popular songs and Broadway hits. Sep 6-8. $49 and up. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 877.424.1414.

Eureka Day

New comedy about a progressive charter school makes its North Bay premiere.

Through Sep 22. $12-$36.

Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, 707.588.3400.

Little Shop of Horrors

Beloved Broadway musical about a meek floral assistant and his killer plant is out of this world. Through Sep 22. $30-$45.

Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.763.8920.

Nuts

Left Edge Theater opens their season with the courtroom drama that became a Broadway hit. Sep 6-29. $28-$42; $15 Thursdays.

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

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): John Muir (1838-1914) was skilled at creating and using machinery. In his 20s, he diligently expressed those aptitudes. But at age 27, while working in a carriage-parts factory, he suffered an accident that blinded him. For several months, he lay in bed, hoping to recuperate. During that time, Muir decided that if his sight returned, he would thereafter devote it to exploring the beauty of the natural world.

The miracle came to pass, and for the rest of his life he traveled and explored the wilds of North America, becoming an influential naturalist, author and early environmentalist. I’d love to see you respond to one of your smaller setbacks—much less dramatic than Muir’s!—with comparable panache, Aries.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Of all the children

on the planet, 3 percent live in the U.S. And yet American children are in possession of 40 percent of the world’s toys. In accordance with astrological omens, I hereby invite you to be like an extravagant American child in the coming weeks. You have cosmic permission to seek maximum fun and treat yourself to zesty entertainment and lose yourself in uninhibited laughter and wow yourself with beguiling games and delightful gizmos. It’s playtime!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The ama are Japanese women whose job it is to dive to the sea bottom and fetch oysters bearing pearls. The water is usually cold, and the workers use no breathing apparatus, depending instead on specialized techniques to hold their breath. I propose we make them your inspirational role models. The next few weeks will be a favorable time, metaphorically speaking, for you to descend into the depths in quest of valuables and inspirations.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Renowned Cancerian neurologist Oliver Sacks believed music and gardens could be vital curative agents, as therapeutic as pharmaceuticals. My personal view is that walking in nature can be as medicinal as working and lolling in a garden. As for music, I would extend his prescription to include singing and dancing as well as listening. I’m also surprised Sacks didn’t give equal recognition to the healing power of touch, which can be wondrously rejuvenating, in either its erotic or non-erotic forms. I bring these thoughts to your attention because I suspect the coming weeks will be a Golden Age of non-pharmaceutical healing for you. I’m not suggesting you stop taking the drugs you need to stay healthy; I simply mean that music, nature and touch will have an extra-sublime impact on your well-being.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you visualize what ancient Rome looked like, it’s possible you draw on memories of scenes you’ve seen portrayed in movies. The blockbuster film Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott, may be one of those templates. The weird thing is that Gladiator, as well as many other such movies, were inspired by the grandiose paintings of the ancient world done by Dutch artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912).

And in many ways, his depictions were not at all factual. I bring this to your attention, Leo, in the hope that it will prod you to question the accuracy and authenticity of your mental pictures. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get fuzzy and incorrect memories into closer alignment with the truth, and to shed any illusions that might be distorting your understanding of reality.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I don’t know if the coming weeks will be an Anais Nin phase for you.

But they could be if you want them to. It’s up to you whether you’ll dare to be as lyrical, sensual, deep, expressive and emotionally rich as she was. In case you decide that YES, you will, here are quotes from Nin that might serve you well: 1. It is easy to love and there are so many ways to do it. 2. My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. 3. I am so thirsty for the marvelous, that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I cannot transform into something marvelous, I let go. 4. Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. 5. It was while helping others to be free that I gained my own freedom.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “When you’re nailing a custard pie to the wall, and it starts to wilt, it doesn’t

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do any good to hammer in more nails.” So advised novelist Wallace Stegner. I hope I’m delivering his counsel in time to dissuade you from even trying to nail a custard pie to the wall—or an omelet or a potato chip or a taco, for that matter. What might be a better use of your energy? You could use the nails to build something that will actually be useful to you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I hid my deepest

feelings so well I forgot where I placed them,” wrote author Amy Tan. My Scorpio friend Audrey once made a similar confession: “I buried my secrets so completely from the prying curiosity of other people that I lost track of them myself.” If either of those descriptions apply to you, Scorpio, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to secure a remedy. You’ll have extra power and luck if you commune with, and celebrate, your hidden feelings and buried secrets.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “No Eden

valid without serpent.” Novelist Wallace Stegner wrote that pithy riff. I think it’s a good motto for you to use in the immediate future. How do you interpret it? Here’s what I think: As you nourish your robust vision of paradise on Earth, and as you carry out the practical actions that enable you to manifest that vision, it’s wise to have some creative irritant in the midst of it. That bug, that question, that tantalizing mystery is the key to keeping you honest and discerning. It gives credibility and gravitas to your idealistic striving.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The coco de mer is a palm tree that grows in the Seychelles.

Its seed is huge, weighing as much as 40 pounds and having a diameter of 19 inches. The seed takes seven years to grow into its mature form, then takes an additional two years to germinate. Everything I just said about the coco de mer seed reminds me of you, Capricorn. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’ve been working on ripening an awesome seed for a long time, and are now in the final phase before it sprouts. The Majestic Budding may not fully kick in until 2020, but I bet you’re already feeling the enjoyable, mysterious pressure.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you throw a pool ball or a bronze Buddha statue at a window, the glass will break. In fact, the speed at which it fractures could reach 3,000 miles per hour.

Metaphorically speaking, your mental blocks and emotional obstacles are typically not as crackable.

You may smack them with your angry probes and bash them with your desperate pleas, yet have little or no effect. But I suspect that in the coming weeks, you’ll have much more power than usual to shatter those vexations. So I hereby invite you to hurl your strongest blasts at your mental blocks and emotional obstacles. Don’t be surprised if they collapse at unexpectedly rapid speeds.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the 13th century, the Italian city of Bologna was serious about guarding the integrity of its cuisine. In 1250, the cheese guild issued a decree proclaiming, “If you make fake mortadella . . . your body will be stretched on the rack three times, you will be fined 200 gold coins and all the food you make will be destroyed.” I appreciate such devotion to purity and authenticity and factualness. And I recommend that in the coming weeks, you commit to comparable standards in your own sphere. Don’t let your own offerings be compromised or corrupted. The same goes with the offerings you receive from other people. Be impeccable.

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