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Little-known socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was outspent 10 to 1 by a powerful incumbent Democrat, won her New York primary with a progressive, peopleoriented message that attracted volunteers and brought new people to the polls. If she can do it, so can Dan Monte, a Democrat running against an incumbent Democrat for the California Assembly, and Veronica “Roni” Jacobi, another Democrat running against an incumbent Democrat for the California State Senate.

Both incumbents have large sums of campaign cash, much of it coming from corporate donors. The voting records of the incumbents reflect that. If you want a government that works for ordinary people, then choose the candidates that don’t take corporate cash.

Dan Monte entered the race because the incumbent was doing nothing to advance single-payer healthcare in California, even though a bill for single-payer healthcare had already passed in the State Senate. Dan’s primary goal is to get the bill passed.

But he is a true progressive on all issues. See his website at danmonteforassembly2018.org.

Roni Jacobi is in the race because she has a passion for reversing climate disruption. She has been working on this issue for years and, as an engineer, has technical knowhow that the incumbent lacks.

See her website at ronijacobi.com, especially what she says about the incumbent’s voting record.

I urge everyone to volunteer for and donate to Dan Monte and Roni Jacobi’s campaigns.

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By Howard Rachelson

1. Marin County’s most expensive house sale last year was for $14.5 million, in what city?

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2. Can you identify the two

neighboring Midwestern states whose two-letter abbreviation contains the letter ‘N’?

3. People with the same name. For example: Garcia, Brown and Lewis . . . ( Jerry).

Now you try these, all women: a. Jackson, Leigh and Reno b. Hudson, Lawrence and

Lopez

c. Mead, Thatcher and Cho 4. At the end of the 19th century, Cuba gained its independence from what country?

5. This modern southcentral European country was a Roman province in the second and third centuries, a monarchy from 1881 until 1947, a communist country until 1989, and today is an independent nation. What country is it?

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7. I’ll name some classic

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a. Pelé b. Diego Maradona c. Lionel Messi d. Cristiano Ronaldo e. George Best 8. Which human organ has the largest surface area?

9. An 8-by-10-inch photo is surrounded by a two-inch-wide picture frame,

which has what area?

10. We’re looking for words beginning with ‘s’ that describe ambulatory motion. For example: step, stroll, skip . . . Name a bunch more.

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Heroes &Zeroes

By Nikki Silverstein

It’s a nerve-wracking experience when your car dies at a busy intersection. Jerry Kaufman of Fairfax was on the way to the mechanic when his car gave up the ghost on the Nave Boulevard offramp from 101. AAA estimated a 50-minute wait, and cars piled up behind Jerry. With his flashers on, he attempted to wave traffic around him. Some drivers whizzed by, while others sat behind him and honked. Jerry’s mechanic, Bob, arrived and tried to get the car going. No luck. There they sat with cars swerving to the left and right of them. Seeing their distress, a man, 20ish, pulled onto the median, jumped out of his car and offered to help. Bob and the fellow pushed the car from the off-ramp to the bike lane on Nave Drive. Jerry breathed a sigh of relief and turned to thank the man. He was gone, departed without expectation of appreciation or a reward. Jerry wants you to know that you’re a fine young man, thoughtful and selfless. A hero, we’d say.

Most areas of Marin have strict signage restrictions. Look around. Not a billboard in sight.

Heck, Mill Valley was recently up in arms when a business owner painted her storefront turquoise.

Then there’s Corte Madera, which either hands out variances like candy or doesn’t care much about their own rules. Who can forget the apartment monstrosity at the old WinCup facility? Residents are now complaining about the new South County Marin auto dealership on the frontage road near the Tamalpais exit off 101. The eyesores include huge banners adorning most sides of the building; large graphic posters on the windows; a large permanent sign, at least 20 feet high, chock-full of logos; and a wrapped SUV. “It’s just too much,” said Kate, who lives a stone’s throw from the dealership.

We suggest that Corte Madera enforce its sign ordinances and the car company invest in advertising to announce its opening.

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Upfront Measure C was up in early electoral returns, but then went down to defeat last month.

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Napa after C: Nice environmentalists finish last By Jonah Raskin

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his spring, reporters from around the world descended on Napa County, not to write about Cabernet, Viognier and fine cuisine, but to track a volatile electoral campaign that divided the area.

Charlotte Simmonds at The Guardian nailed it when she wrote, “A local environmental initiative has sparked fierce debate.” By way of explaining the campaign she added, “Measure C would cap the amount of oak woodland that could be cleared for future vineyards—in effect limiting the growth of some of the world’s most famous wine brands.”

The “Yes on C” forces never put the stakes that bluntly during

the campaign. They talked about preserving woods and watersheds, even as many citizens rightly viewed Measure C as a battle cry to limit Big Wine’s growth and check the power of hotel-and-wine billionaires.

After the measure’s defeat, Napa County executive officer Minh Tran told the board of supervisors that in the wake of Measure C, he wanted “to harmonize the community.”

Harmony will be an uphill battle after a war of words, emotional wounds not yet healed and true believers among the Yes and No folk ready to do battle again.

The vote on C took place on June 5, but the Napa Registrar of Voters, John Tuteur, didn’t issue a certified

count until June 25. In its report on the vote, Forbes magazine scolded him for being “slow-paced,” but Teteur had a difficult job. Ballots were damaged or not signed; others arrived late to Teteur’s office. Mike Hackett, coauthor with Jim Wilson of Measure C, monitored the count and concluded that everything was lawful, though he was obviously disappointed by the outcome.

It seemed at first that “Yes on C” would prevail. Then the scales tipped, though not by much. 18,174 citizens voted against C; 17,533 voted for it. At least 7,000 eligible voters in Napa didn’t cast a ballot for or against. Many said that they couldn’t identify with either side.

Measure C won in four of the five Napa County cities, where much of the population resides: Calistoga, St. Helena, Yountville and Napa itself. The only urban area to vote overwhelmingly against C was American Canyon, where watersheds, wineries and groundwater are not (yet) an issue.

American Canyon, population 19,454, relies on the state of California for almost all of its water.

What next for Napa? The insurgent Napa Green Party called a meeting on July 14 at the Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists.

The Institute for Conservation, Advocacy, Research and Education co-sponsored the event that was attended by about 50 citizens on either side of the issue, and by elected officials such as county supervisor Ryan Gregory, a vocal opponent of C. Ryan managed to surprise the audience at the UU when he said, “The status quo is no longer acceptable.” Even in defeat, Measure C rocked the Napa boat. “There’s been a paradigm shift,” said the Green Party’s Chris Malan, who added that next time the advocates for watershed and woodland protections ought to “play hardball” and “expose political corruption.”

Ryan Klobas, policy director for

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The indefatigable Ellsworth, now a council member in St. Helena, hopes to be the city’s next mayor.

“I’m running for office, in part because Napa reservoirs are fragile,” he said. “We need to protect our water.”

That could be a winning slogan next time around.

Jonah Raskin is an occasional contributor to the ‘Bohemian.’

NEW S BR I EF Droning On As the 2018 wildfire season blazes across headlines and various hotspots in California—some a little close to home—officials in Marin County are ramping up efforts to deploy drones as a potential emergency service tool.

This week, the Marin Independent Journal offered a weighty feature on the Marin County Sheriff ’s Office bid to acquire unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for various law enforcement and emergency services uses. The Marin drone plan was outed by a citizen who raised privacy concerns about the incipient program at a recent supervisors meeting.

Bottom line from the IJ report: They’re just getting going on a drone program in Marin County, and any use there would require a policy put in place by the Marin County Board of Supervisors.

Sonoma County, by contrast, already has two drones in its possession, but can’t use them— because there’s no county policy in place governing their deployment.

“Our volunteer Search and Rescue team does own two UAVs,” says Sonoma County Sheriff ’s Office spokesman Sgt. Spencer Crum. “However, they have never been used in an operation, as we have never formally developed a policy on their use. We have not placed a priority on getting a policy completed.

However, if we ever do, we would seek public input.”

The process in Sonoma County would also include required buy-in from the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, says Crum.

As the IJ reported, a bill under consideration in Sacramento would require localities to have a written

policy in place governing the use of UAVs before any local agency could deploy them. Drones have been heavily criticized by opponents for their potential, for example, to conduct surveillance on unwitting citizens.

Sonoma County has been considering a UAV program since last year, and on Oct. 2, 2017—just a week before the catastrophic wildfires—hosted an open town meeting about their proposed deployment in the county.

The San Francisco–based Electronic Frontier Foundation has been an out-front critic of UAVs ever since 2012, when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) promulgated guidelines for the rapidly growing UAV industry, which first took flight in the public imagination as military drones blasted targets in the Middle East. The upgraded FAA regulations, notes the EFF on its website, “includes provisions to make the licensing easier and quicker for law enforcement” as it highlighted the issues with drones that have drawn fire from critics: “Surveillance drones raise significant issues for privacy and civil liberties.

Drones are capable of highly advanced surveillance and drones already in use by law enforcement can carry various types of equipment including live feed video cameras, infrared cameras, heat sensors and radar.”

The controversial devices are, however, also increasingly embraced by firefighters, especially when equipped with thermal-imaging cameras. Those pricey cameras, which according to numerous online sources can add more than $10,000 to the price of a $2,000– $3,000 drone, can detect the body heat of a fleeing perp inasmuch as they can detect a small fire before it becomes a big one.—Tom Gogola

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the Napa Valley Farm Bureau, which opposed C, didn’t attend the July 14 meeting, but he has told reporters that experts, not private citizens, ought to tackle complex matters. That attitude helps fuel the ire of the Green Party.

A critic of the “Yes on C” campaign, who had voted for the measure, pointed out that activists had sadly not reached out to Latinos and Filipinos, and that the language of the measure was confusing even to environmentalists.

Two activists, James Hinton and

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Cream Dreams How Straus Creamery stays afloat in the rocky dairy industry

By Jonah Raskin

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e’re not for sale,” says Albert Straus, as pints of soft, mushy coffee ice cream come down the conveyor belt at Petaluma’s Straus Family Creamery and are placed in a freezer at –20 degrees so they’ll harden almost instantly. “When companies go public, they often care less about values and more about the return on the investment.”

The creamery’s founder dips a spoon into one of the containers, before it’s sealed, and tastes it. In comparison to national brands that are available from coast to coast, Straus ice cream is sold largely in the Bay Area, and, as a privately held company, is not traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

“These are volatile times in the milk industry,” Straus says. “On the one hand, there’s overproduction of milk globally which has

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decreased income for dairy farmers.

On the other hand, consumers are demanding higher milk-fat products, which has created a shortage of cream and milk fat.”

Dairy farmers from Holland to Ireland and California are facing uncertain futures. Marin once boasted hundreds of dairies that stretched from Marshall to Novato and Petaluma. Today, there are less than 25 in the county.

So what does Straus Family Creamery do? Make more ice cream, in more flavors than ever before, and hope to save rural communities in the process.

Straus ice cream—which comes in 11 different flavors—is made in small batches and with minimal processing. The first flavors introduced were chocolate, vanilla and raspberry. Now they include raspberry chocolate chip, Dutch

chocolate, strawberry and lemon gingersnap. Straus soft serve, which have seen a 20 percent growth in sales in the past year, is available at a half-dozen outlets in Marin County, like Pizzeria Picco in Larkspur and Cibo in Sausalito.

The ingredients in Straus ice cream are milk, cream, sugar and eggs (as a stabilizer). No gums, thickeners, stabilizers, artificial ingredients or coloring agents are used. Straus cows graze on pesticidefree pastures in both Sonoma and Marin counties.

In Marin, dairy provides more revenue than any other single aspect of agriculture. In 2016, dairies brought in $43 million. In Sonoma, the figure was $147 million. Neither grapes nor cannabis are big money makers for Marin farmers, though they are in Sonoma County.

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Can Your Cell Phone Make You Healthier?

By Nicole Engler & Linda Siegel

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hen it comes to figuring out cell phones or tablets, we’ve all had that frustrating feeling of trying to follow “easy” instructions.

Usually the advice comes from a well-meaning friend or family member who is trying to be helpful. They make it seem so easy, but despite our best efforts, we press the wrong thing, our screen shifts directions, and we want to throw our innocent little phones out the window. When did our phones get so much smarter than us?

Part of the answer comes from understanding the lingo. Words like “tap” and “swipe” can mean different things to different people.

Sometimes people need a tech translator and that is where a hands-on class can be helpful.

Why should you bother with smartphones or computers? Research has shown that people who continue to learn as they age tend to enjoy better mental and emotional health. In 2012, the Rush Memory and Aging Project was conducted with more than 1,200 older (80+) adults. This study showed that increased cognitive

activity slowed the decline and decreased risk of mild impairment, and those who continued to learn were 2.6 times less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

It’s never too late to start learning!

There are many benefits to older adults embracing technology. You can do everything from Nicole Engler and Linda Siegel paying your bills, to learning a new language, to playing flying like they have secret an instrument. insight about smartphones.

Technology can also be It’s not that they know a useful tool to remain everything, but they healthy and active. There do have an advantage: are many types of wearable they’re not afraid to try. At devices, such as a Fitbit, Technology4Life, our goal is that help track your steps, to help you gain competence heart rate, and calories and confidence so you will burned. Some people even no longer fear your device. have adaptive cases that Technology4Life is work with their phones to a sponsored project of help monitor blood sugar MarinLink. We provide levels. To learn more about classes at Whistestop and how to improve your health other locations throughout with technology, look for a Marin County. We also new class at Whistlestop provide one-to-one help this fall, “Healthier Living in your home. Visit us at: www.technology4life.org or with Your SmartPhone.” call 415- 325-5790 to learn We’ve all seen kids more. walking around, thumbs

‘We jump right into using sentences.’

Marilyn Englander

By John Bowman

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f you were to peek into Marilyn Englander’s ESL class at Whistlestop, you might see her students playing kazoos or singing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Gently Down the Stream.”

Marilyn said that she

always works to tailor the classes to the needs and desires of her students.

She said that Laurence Suter-Gunn, Whistlestop’s Program Manager, said, “I’d like to see you jazz it up a bit.” Did they ever.

of the book Clear Speech.

Marilyn said the Gilbert style involves parroting back sentences to the teacher. “We jump right into using sentences,” she said.

“Much like the way they teach new volunteers in the Peace Corps.”

Her students speak many languages, including Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi and Spanish. One student, Vera, from Kazakhstan, is “enormously courageous” in her approach to learning. Her native language is Kazakh, and she also knows Russian, but Marilyn has observed Vera speaking to Iranian students in broken Farsi.

Marilyn, who learned French as a teenager, said she loves teaching ESL at Whistlestop. She started this summer, but before that taught here as a sub in the fall and winter classes.

She taught middle school for 20 years but is enjoying this experience even more.

“There are no slouching, sullen students in the back row. These students are really motivated.”

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Kazoos and Singing Help Her Teach ESL Class

Marilyn explained that the kazoos emphasize “the music of the English language.” She asks a question, “How are you?” and puts the emphasis on the word “are.” The students then play back that inflection on the kazoos. Marilyn also uses thick rubber bands, like the ones used to wrap broccoli stalks, to demonstrate the use of a long word. “I will hold up the rubber band and ask ‘How are you?’ and then stretch the rubber band longer to show that the word ‘you’ is the long word in that sentence.”

She said the students, most of them older adults, love singing songs in English, like “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” and “Make New Friends and Keep the Old.” She said, “We really had fun teaching them ‘ The Rain in Spain’ from My Fair Lady.”

She employs the pedagogical style of Judy Gilbert. Gilbert is an internationally known teacher of English pronunciation and author

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I feel bad about what you’ve been told…

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Balance comes from your brain. It comes, for the most part, from the cerebellum, the lower rear portion of the brain.

When there are problems in the spine, especially in the very top if the neck, just under the skull, the cerebellum can be affected. If that interference is corrected, your cerebellum is free to function better. You’re free to function better, to move better.

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Then there’s the problem of neuropathy. If your feet hurt so bad, or, worse, if you can hardly feel your feet, your cerebellum isn’t getting the right input to make the right moment-to-moment decisions to keep you upright. The word “neuropathy” just means “sick nerve.” How about we correct interference to the nerves to the feet? Doesn’t that make sense?

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nnemarie has been learning her entire life. She began in Germany, where she studied English and the trade of hairdressing, one of the few accepted work options for women at the time. Both her parents had died by the time she was 14 and her older sister, who had been living in the United States, returned to Germany to care for Annemarie and a younger sister.

Her aunt, who lived and worked as a private waitress in the San Francisco landmark Haas-Lilienthal House, sponsored Annemarie to come to the United States. The Haas family allowed Annemarie to stay with them until she found a position as a nanny and could pass the exam needed to practice her hairdressing trade again. Rather than take English classes, she decided to continue learning on her own. She asked coworkers to correct her English while she was working in the hair salon.

Annemarie met her husband through a connection of her aunt and they hit it off almost immediately. They had much in common, but he really loved the outdoors and he loved trains. As newlyweds, they purchased a home in Marin, raising their daughter and son, while commuting by Greyhound bus into San Francisco each day.

After her husband’s retirement, and then a long illness, Annemarie was a widow with an empty nest. Her children encouraged her to find something to do. In 2013, she saw an ad in the Whistlestop Express newsletter that volunteers were needed. Because the name was Whistlestop, and her husband loved trains, she decided to give it a try. She has been the Tuesday morning Center Host, greeting Whistlestop members, guests and volunteers ever since.

She loves coming in each week to her “community” away from home. One of her teachers long ago told her that remembering names was one of the most important things you can do. Everyone has a name and likes to be recognized. This is one of Annemarie’s specialties.

Annemarie continues to take classes to improve her mind and quality of life. She took a workshop on memory loss, has taken classes on how to use her Android and now, having just gotten an iPhone, will be taking a class to get up to speed on her new device. This will help her communicate better with her children and grandchildren.

Annemarie still helps a friend or two with their hair and she takes her 96-year-old friend shopping.

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KEEP LEARNING AND HAVE FUN AT WHISTLESTOP The following is a sampling of the events, workshops and classes at Whistlestop’s Active Aging Center. For a full list of classes, please see page 8. Visit us at whistlestop.org. For more information or to register, call 415-456-9062, ext. 100 or 101. Many of our classes are free or offered at a reduced rate, but donations are always welcome. Annual Membership is $20. you learn how fulfilling this class is, sign up for the Beginning Class on Thurs, Aug 2.

Beginning Writing Your Life Stories Thurs, Aug 2-Sept 20 (No class Aug 23); 3-4:50pm; 7 weeks; $35/45 non-members; Registration required Instructor Jean Stumpf will guide you as you write your life stories using themes and following the Birren process, where emphasis is on story writing and sharing. Exercises, discussion, weekly assignments and story sharing will keep you writing.

The Crystal and Dan Duo David MacLam, Tai Chi teacher

SPECIAL EVENTS WORKSHOPS Rollin’ Root, Mobile Farmers’ Market Every Thurs; 9am; Whistlestop Parking Lot

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It is official! Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of The Agricultural Institute of Marin’s (AIM): Rollin’ Root Mobile Farmers’ Market with a ribbon cutting at Whistlestop on Thurs, Aug 9 at 9am.

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The Rollin’ Root will be visiting Whistlestop this summer to offer fresh, local fruits and vegetables.

The Rollin’Root is a food truck with a mission: a farmers’ market on wheels, selling fresh produce sourced directly from local farmers. AIM’s mobile market unites small family farms and the community through a commitment to the local economy and sustainable farming.

Introductory Writing Your Life Stories

Mon, July 30; 2-4pm; $5; Registration required Instructor Jean Stumpf will discuss the structure of the Beginning Writing Your Life Stories class. Once

Thurs, Aug 2; 11am-Noon; Lounge; No fee; Drop-in Come enjoy the Crystal and Dan Duo in the Lounge before lunch. Feel free to sing along; they even take requests!

Memory Screenings in Partnership with Senior Access: English & Spanish Thurs, Aug 2; Screenings in English; 9am-Noon; Screenings in Spanish at 1pm; (45-minute appointments); No fee; Registration required Are you concerned about memory loss? Are you experiencing forgetfulness? If so, sign up for a confidential, one-on-one screening to receive a memory loss assessment.

Future screenings will be Dec 5.

Community Breakfast in the Jackson Café First Fri, Aug 3; 9-10am; $3/6 non-members; Drop-in Drop in for the best deal in town.

Join us in Whistlestop’s Jackson Café for a tasty, hot buffet breakfast, including a beverage of coffee, tea or juice

Healthy Aging Workshop Thurs, Aug 9; 2-3:30pm; No fee; Registration required Are you interested in evaluating

and improving your health? Join Wells Whitney, Board Member of the Buck Institute, for a presentation of his healthy aging scorecard. Dr. Whitney will help you evaluate and identify the areas where you can improve your health and your life.

Southwestern Luncheon Thurs, Aug 9; Lunch 11:30am2pm; Entertainment Noon-1pm; $6/10 non-members Lucina and her Cabaret of 1,000 Faces is back to wow us with her many costume changes as she transforms and performs the hits of Patsy Klein, Marlene Dietrich and Tina Turner during our special monthly luncheon in the Jackson Café.

The Truth about Sex & Seniors: The Seventy-Year Itch Tues, Aug 14; 11am-Noon; No fee; Registration required Sex and seniors – is it taboo? No, it is not. Join the discussion today with local Geropsychologist, Dr. Elizabeth Sutherland, as she starts an open conversation about mature sexuality and age-related sexual health issues.

Gain knowledge about the emotional, physical and safety concerns you may have for yourself and others about sex.

Nutrition Bites Workshop Thurs, Aug 16; 3-4 pm; No fee; Registration required Join Sophia Osotio, Whistlestop’s Nutrition Program Coordinator, and learn how to improve your health by modifying your diet. Discussion topics: pre-diabetes, hypertension, and weight loss.

Brain Fitness in Partnership with Senior Access Tues, Aug 21; 11am-Noon; No fee; Registration required Foggy brain? Join Senior Access instructor Dana Pepp for an hour of fun brain fitness exercises and memory activities. Then challenge yourself at home to complete these exercises and activities everyday to improve your brain fitness health.

Movement and Music for Older Adults: A Universal Language (in Partnership with the College of Marin’s ESCOM Program) Mon, Aug. 27- Oct 8; 11am-Noon; Instructor, Diane Hain: $61/ESCOM Members, $79/non-members; Register: 415-485-9305.

Chair exercise class is for older adults who have not been exercising regularly, or have arthritis-related problems. Move at a moderate and comfortable pace to meet individual needs focusing on flexibility, strength, balance, and deep breathing techniques.

Matter of Balance Class Workshop in partnership with the Marin General Hospital Tues, Aug 28; 11am-Noon; No fee (Introductory Workshop) Tues, Sept 11-Oct 30; 3-5pm; No fee (start of 8 Weekworkshop) Register with Beverly Winsor at 415-993-2557 Learn about the evidence-based Matter of Balance Program before signing up for the 8-week workshop. One hour will be devoted to information and the second hour to exercise. This program will teach you to gain confidence, manage falls and increase your activity levels.

Avoiding Scams, Fraud, & Identity Theft Wed, Aug 29; 10-11:15am Marin County’s Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) teaches about the many scams currently targeting older adults so you can avoid becoming a victim and receive resources to help you if you are a victim. Sponsored by Valley Memorial Park Cemetery and Funeral Home in Novato.

NEW and FEATURED CLASSES ESL Classes NEW! Intermediate and Advanced (3 levels) ESL: Mon & Wed, Sept 10-Dec 5; 2-3:30pm; Beginning ESL: Tues & Thurs, Sept 11-Dec 6; 2:30-4pm $40/45 non-members; Registration required Register at least one day before the first day of class and receive $5 off.

Join us for an innovative and interactive fall session of ESL (English as a Second Language).

Our dynamic and creative teachers will help you improve your English skills in a welcoming and low-stress environment.

Free parking available.

Tai Chi Mondays; 11am-Noon; $8/10 non-members; Drop-in Instructor David MacLam, teaches classic Yang Style Taiji, Qi Gong, and Taoist Style Meditation. David’s mission is to train the body, refine the spirit and foster peace in our lives.

Age Reversing Essentric Exercise Class Mondays, 12:45-1:45pm, $6/8 non-members; Instructor Elizabeth Lynn

Beginning Ukulele Wed, July 11-Aug 15 (6 weeks); 11:15am-12:15pm; $40/45 non-members; Registration required Strum your way to happiness!

Instructor Sandy Bailey has played at Carnegie Hall and all over Marin.

We are so lucky to have him teach Beginning Ukulele at Whistlestop.

There is also an Advanced Class offered from 12:30-1:30pm. Please bring your own ukulele.

Thursdays; 3:30-4:30pm; Suggested donation $5; Registration required Instructor, Andy McGuire offers practitioners immediate results: serenity, tranquility, and harmony.

No prior experience necessary. Join us and find inner peace.

Celebrate!

We’ve been doing that since 1972

Senior Circle in partnership with Center for Attitudinal Healing Wednesdays; 10-11:30am; No fee; Drop-in As you age, challenges come in many forms: from depression and poor health, to loss of independence and decreased activity. Senior Circle is a group for independent adults (55+).

Trained facilitators use Principles and Guidelines of Attitudinal Healing. Not a discussion group, but a sharing group. Participants share while the group listens, without receiving advice, criticism, or interruption.

HIGHLIGHTED SUPPORT SERVICES CalFresh Eligibility & Application Assistance Fri, Aug 3 & 17; 10am-Noon; No fee; Call CalFresh/SF Marin Food Bank for assistance: 415-697-7411 The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, CalFresh, provides qualified applicants with an EBT card to use at participating grocery stores and Farmers’ Markets.

Whistlesizers Tues, 9:30-10:30am and Thurs, 11am-Noon; $4/5 non-members Instructor Elizabeth Lynn uses breathing muscle exercises to improve posture and relieve pain. Leg exercises increase blood flow and provide knee protection. No registration required.

Students must sign a liability waiver in order to participate.

ACASA The HOPE Program, Senior Peer Counseling and ACASA is a group of volunteer Spanish speaking senior peer counselors (services also available in English). Trained counselors have supportive

A creative, affordable community that promotes good health, well-being and security for a diverse group of elders.

Schedule a Visit!

Thank You Marin!

Contact:Pam Bill 415.383.2741

pbill@theredwoods.org Voted Best Senior Living

40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley CA 94941 www.theredwoods.org counseling skills and provide weekly home visits to their clients, offering free and confidential emotional support. ACASA is currently looking for counselors. For questions or to sign up for a friendly visit, contact Laurie Hunt, 415-473-6802.

staffing solutions to families and businesses in Marin.

SF-Marin Food Bank’s Monthly Food Box

Legal Aid of Marin provides free 30-minute legal consultations for Marin County residents who are 60+. Local volunteer lawyers offer general advice, explain legal options and rights, and recommend referrals to attorneys who have expertise in your particular area of concern.

3rd Wed, Aug15; 9:30am12:30pm; Drop-in The SF-Marin Food Bank operates the Supplemental Food Program, providing a monthly box of quality U.S. Dept. of Agriculture food to low income seniors. To register, bring an ID, proof of income, and proof of residency.

One of the Food Bank specialists will determine your eligibility.

Bi-Weekly Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Screenings, & Medication Reviews Aug 10 & 24; 10:30am-Noon; No fee Bi-weekly blood pressure checks, cholesterol screenings, and medication reviews offered by BrightStar Care.

BrightStar is a local agency providing home care, caregivers, and medical

Free Legal Consultation Every Thursday (except 5th Thursday); by appointment only; call 415-459-6700

Covia’s Social Call Program (NEW) Are you a senior or a homebound or disabled individual who lives alone?

Register today for free, reassuring calls three mornings a week to say, “Good morning” and check in with you. Call 877-797-7299 to sign up.

Marin Commission on Aging No meeting in August

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This class is a gentle, slow-paced program of relaxed movement aimed at regaining mobility while building strength, reawakening the body’s balance reflexes and providing relief from pain and tension. Perfect for injury recovery and improved overall health.

Meditation NEW!

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Technology Aug-Oct 2018 Pre-registration & payment required: 415-456-9062

WHISTLESTOP WEEKLY ACTIVITIES Please view our most recent class schedule at www.whistlestop.org/classes/ calendar/ or call 415-456-9062 x100 or 101 for updates to the schedule.

TIME 9:30-10:30AM

Senior Connect Fee: $10 Maximum 10 people Priority for first-time students. (No device necessary) This workshop is for seniors who want to learn to use iPads and tablets and what they can do. We have iPads and tablets for you to try while we show you some basics and how to protect your privacy on the Internet. Learn with other beginners.

10:00AM–NOON

MONDAYS

Tues, Aug 14 & 21, 10am-Noon (2 classes)

iPad/iPhone Basics 2: Essential Built-in Applications Thurs, Sept 20 & 27, 10am-Noon (2 classes) Fee: $48 Maximum 8 people Review basics and learn about built-in apps, including photo editing, iCloud, Calendar, Siri, email, Texting, Facetime, and more! Bring your fully charged device, Apple ID, and Apple password to class. (For Apple devices only)

11:00AM-NOON

9:30–10:30AM

TUESDAYS

First-time computer users will learn how to turn the computer on and off, use the mouse and keyboard to perform basic computer tasks, how to create and print a document, identify the basic parts of a computer and their use, search the Internet and set up an email account.

11:00AM-NOON

12:45-1:45PM 10:00AM–NOON 10:00AM-1PM 11:30AM–12:30PM 1:00-2:00PM 1:00-2:00PM 10:00–11:30AM

WEDNESDAYS

Fee: $65 Maximum 6 people

10:30AM–1:30PM

12:30PM-1:45PM

Intro to Computers: Windows or Apple Tues, Sept 4, 11, 18 & 25, 1-3pm (4 classes)

10:30AM–NOON

Managing Your Photos

9:30AM-12:30PM 10:00AM–NOON 10:30AM–1:30PM 11:15AM-12:15PM 12:30PM-1:30PM 1:00PM-3:00PM 3:30PM-5:00PM

Tues, Oct 2 & 9, 10am-Noon (2 classes)

9:00AM

Fee: $48 Maximum 8 people

ANDROID Basics 1: Getting to Know Your Device

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11:00AM-NOON 12:30PM-1:30PM 1:00PM-2:00PM 1:00PM–2:30PM 1:00PM-2:50PM 2:00PM-3:00PM

Fee: $48 Maximum 8 people

3:00PM-4:50PM

We will show those new to Android smart phones and wireless devices how to make calls, send emails, take pictures, surf the Internet, download music and add applications. Get one-on-one help and handouts so you can practice at home. (For Android devices only, including Samsung and LG)

3:30PM-4:30PM

ONGOING Open Lab | No Fee

10:30AM-NOON 10:00AM-NOON

FRIDAYS

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Tues, Oct 23 & 30, 10am-Noon (2 classes)

THURSDAYS

Learn how to take and edit photos on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device (Samsung, LG, Motorola). Learn how to store, transfer, organize into folders and print photos. Bring your photos on a digital camera, smartphone, iPad or tablet, with all charging cords. If you have a laptop, bring that too.

9:30AM-10:30AM

11:00AM–NOON 1:00PM-2:30PM 1:30PM–3:00PM

Every Monday and Wednesday, 10am-Noon

2:00PM–4:00PM

Use our Apple and PC computers to access the Internet.

Volunteers can help with problems with your laptops, tablets and software applications. Apple product assistance available on Wednesdays from 11am-Noon.

3:00PM-4:00PM

CLASS

Zumba Gold Drop-in Computer Lab Drop-in German Social Group Drop-in Persian Social Group Drop-in Tai Chi No class 8/27 Drop-in Movement & Music 8/27-10/8 Register 415-485-9305 Russian Social Group Drop-in Age Reversing Essentrics Drop-in Whistlesizers Drop-in Mah-Jongg Drop-in Nail Polish Changes Register day of French All Levels Drop-in Advanced Spanish/Ernesto Drop-in French Social Group Drop-in Senior Circle Drop-in Sr. Food Box/SF Food Bank 8/15 Register Computer Lab Drop-in Persian Social Group Drop-in Beg. Ukulele 8/22-9/26 Register Inter. Ukulele 8/22-9/26 Register Knitting/Crocheting Group Drop-in Citizenship Exam Prep Class Ongoing reg.

Rollin’ Roots Farmer’s Market Drop-in Zumba Gold Drop-in Whistlesizers Drop-in Italian 3 Register Italian Study Group Drop-in Vietnamese Social Group Drop-in Advanced Write Your Life Stories * Register monthly Italian 2 Register Beg.Writing Your Life Stories *8/2-9/20 Register Meditation Drop-in BrightStar Health Check 8/10 & 8/24 Drop-in CalFresh Registration 8/3 & 8/17 Drop-in Brown Bag Pantry Reg. 11:30 am Movie Club Drop-in Spanish Social Group Drop-in Ping-Pong Drop-in Yoga No Class 8/24 Drop-in

ESL RESUMES INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED 9/11-12/5 ESL BEGINNING 9/12-12/6 Tuesday & Thursday 2-3:30PM *No class on 8/23

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Register early Register early

FEE $6/8

free free free $8/10 $61/79

free $6/8 $4/5

free free $3/5 $3/5

free free free free free $40/45 $40/45

free $30/45

$6/8 $4/5 $30/35

$2/4 free $10/20 $30/35 $30/40 $5

free free free free free $2/4 $3/5 $40/45 $40/45

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

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Anyone 50 years of age or older may join. After paying the Basic Membership Fee of $25 for each session, basic members pay individual fees for courses, workshops, and clubs.

Single Session Membership is available in the fall, winter, and spring sessions each academic year.

After paying the Session Membership Fee, members may register for up to four courses plus an unlimited number of clubs during the single session. Additional course fees are required for workshops and courses in excess of four. The New Premium Membership will be offered this fall. This offers discounts and other

creativity and energy to achieving quality in our curriculum, faculty, facilities, operations, and relationships with our OLLI member community.

For information about the fall schedule, call 415458-3763, or email olli@ dominican.edu.

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Home Care Aide Services: Agency is employer; insured, bonded, Employees registered with the state

Celebrating 20 years of service

Geriatric Care Management:

Dignity • Respect • Personal Care • Safety

RN resource specialist and advocate for seniors and their families

All services managed by owner

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LLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at Dominican University engages people over 50 with intellectually stimulating lectures and workshops that promote informed thinking and intelligent discussion with social interaction.

Distinguished and dynamic faculty, creating meaningful learning experiences, teaches liberal arts and sciences courses. The majority of professors hold a PhD in their field. According to OLLI policy, homework cannot be required.

OLLI at Dominican is a membership-driven community of adult learners.

benefits. If you are new to OLLI you can take one four-, six- or eight-week course or workshop in the Fall 2018 session for halfprice, a savings of $48-$100.

The Core Values of the program include: Joy of Learning: Continuing to grow and learn new things is a deeply fulfilling lifelong priority.

Community: It is important to provide interaction with other members to share information, to expand our perspectives, question our assumptions, and make new friends. Accessibility: Classes, lectures, workshops, seminars and OLLI activities are affordable and accessible for all members. Excellence: We strive for excellence by committing our intelligence,

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Whistlestop Safety & Training Program

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PR and First Aid Certification is an integral component of the Whistlestop new driver-training program.

It prepares our drivers for those incidents that may occur suddenly, though rarely, on our buses or anywhere. Being prepared is always better than not being prepared, as most of us know from direct and sometimes difficult experience.

In this training, one of our three certified trainers presents instruction through video, interactive dialogue, and hands-on practice and simulation. Physical practice and simulation, which is

an immersive experience, remains vital to learning these or any practical skills.

Some of the skills new drivers learn are: assessing the scene of an emergency to decide what needs to be done and in what sequence, learning how to protect themselves while treating the injured, understanding when treatment needed is beyond the scope of training, knowing legal requirements and constraints, what to do if someone stops breathing, how to distinguish between a stroke and cardiac arrest, and bandaging and dressing wounds.

The Whistlestop Safety & Training team also offers this course to members of the community. If you’re interested in CPR/First Aid training, call us at 415-4569062 to sign up. We offer the course at our training facilities, onsite at your workplace or organization, or even in your home! The course typically runs four to five hours and is limited to 10 people per session. Once you complete the course, you will receive a certification card that is valid for two years. The Whistlestop Safety & Training team is pleased to offer this service to the community in the hopes of providing people with tools to respond in a self-sufficient way in minor injury events and a collaborative way with Emergency Services for more serious issues that can occur.

OUR ALWAYS ACTIVE AGING CENTER

The popular Zumba class

Learning Italian

Whistlestock V Saturday, Sept. 29

Trusted providers of compassionate in-home care for seniors. licensed • bonded • insured

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rising young stars Matt Jaffe and Bella B. The event will benefit the over 14,000 people Whistlestop helps every year.

Tickets are available at whistlestock.com

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Light Housekeeping & Laundry Meal Preparation & Clean Up Medication Reminders Personal Care • Respite Care Wardrobe, Dressing Assistance Help with Daily Grooming Bathing & Toileting Assistance Help with Ambulation

• Bed-bound Assistance • Protective Supervision for those with Impaired Judgment • Transportation & Errand Services • Companionship, Conversation • Meal Planning, Grocery Shopping • Help with Pets And much, much more…

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rammy award nominee Elvin Bishop and his Big Fun Trio will be performing Saturday, Sept. 29, at the fifth annual Whistlestock concert and party, sponsored

by At Home Caregivers.

The event will begin at noon at Fairgrounds Island, the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags in San Rafael. Whistlestock V is an Island of Blues in the Heart of Marin. It promises to be a fun day of rockin’ blues, dancing, food and giving.

The event also features BB King Entertainer of the Year Tommy Castro and the Pain Killers along with

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E PRESS Marin Senior Coordinating Council 930 Tamalpais Avenue San Rafael, CA 94901-3325

Learn how to Protect Yourself from Scams, Fraud, Identity Theft

At Home Caregivers Presents

By Serena D’Arcy Fisher

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ationally, older adults are the fastest growing age group in America. People over 50 control 70% of the total net worth in the US. It is estimated that in the next 20 years there will be a $10 billion transfer of wealth. This makes older adults a target of nefarious predatory behavior to defraud them through scams, fraud and identity theft.

Isolated or lonely older adults are more frequently targeted regardless of wealth, income and education.

According to the Marin County’s Financial Abuse Specialist Team, known as FAST, older adults are more vulnerable because they grew up in an era when they were taught to be polite and not to hang up the phone. They are also more trusting – a handshake was as good as your word.

Additionally, as we age we are more vulnerable due to poor memory, confusion and dementia, and to undue influence from loved ones or caregivers.

Perpetrators include family members, caregivers, helpers, neighbors, “new” friends and “sweethearts,” salesmen and brokers, telemarketers, con artists, thieves and opportunists.

Unfortunately, only 1 in 44 cases of financial abuse is reported. California ranked 4th in identity theft complaints and 10th in fraud and other complaints in 2016. Many older adults are too embarrassed to speak out, or may be fearful of losing their independence.

Many are depending on the abuser for care and may fear retaliation.

Some are unaware of the abuse due to dementia or undue influence.

Please join us at Whistlestop on Aug. 29 from 10-11:15am to learn from the FAST experts about the many scams currently making the rounds, so you can avoid being a victim and receive resources to help you if you become a victim.

This presentation is sponsored by Valley Memorial Park Cemetery and Funeral Home in Novato.

Please register at 415-456-9062. Attendees receive an estate planning binder.

Need help with your estate documents? Older adults may schedule free half-hour appointments at Whistlestop with Legal Aid of Marin. Call Whistlestop’s Information and Referral office: 415-456-9062. To learn more about making charitable gifts to Whistlestop, contact Serena D’Arcy-Fisher, CFRE at sfisher@whistlestop.org, or 415459-6700, ext.138.

A Fundraiser to Benefit Whistlestop Marin Center | San Rafael

AN ISLAND OF BLUES IN THE HEART OF MARIN FEATURING

11 Milk! A 10,000-Year Food Fracas, Mark Kurlansky explains that milk with a high percentage of fat has long been considered healthier than low-fat and skimmed milk.

The fat content of Jersey milk is 4.9 percent. The milk fat content of the Holstein, the most common U.S. dairy cow, is 3.7 percent fat, with a 3.2 percent protein level. Protein content for Jerseys is 3.8 percent.

Straus says that he came by his social conscience and his environmental awareness gradually.

His mother, Ellen, along with Phyllis Faber, founded the Marin Agricultural Land Trust and later the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin that has inspired at least two generations of ecologically minded citizens.

In high school, Albert started the recycling club. At Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, he majored in dairy science, took a class on ice cream making and served on a dairyjudging team.

“I always had the intention of making ice cream,” he says. But other projects took precedence. Ice cream production started small. It took years to develop an organic strawberry ice cream that Straus liked well enough to put on the market. Indeed, not everything has gone smoothly.

“In 1995, a Japanese company wanted us to export our ice cream,” Straus says, “but that fell through.”

In the next two to three years, Straus plans to build a larger, more technologically advanced creamery closer to major markets— somewhere not yet determined along the 101 corridor.

Relocating will mean more commuting time for Straus, but it will help many of the 85 employees at the creamery who drive long distances to get to Petaluma.

Straus also dreams about revitalizing the kinds of rural communities that were once the lifeblood of the North Bay but which have slowly withered.

“For us,” Straus says, “money is secondary to the quality of life for our family, for the surrounding community and for our employees.”

Jonah Raskin is the author of ‘Field Days: A Year of Farming, Eating and Drinking Wine in California’ and an occasional contributor to the ‘Bohemian.’

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anniversary of Straus Family Creamery ice cream. Next year is the 25th anniversary of the creamery itself, which Straus founded in 1994.

Today, he’s the CEO, and face and voice, of the company. His father, who was a refugee from Hitler’s Germany, started Straus Family Dairy Farm in 1941. Albert Straus transformed the farm into the first certified organic, non-GMO dairy west of the Mississippi River.

“We’re about the triple bottom line,” Straus says. “If you’re not supporting working families and you’re not protecting the environment, you’re not a sustainable business no matter how financially successful you are.”

At a time when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is loosening labeling rules, Straus has stayed true to his original mission to keep GMOs out of the company’s ice cream, milk, yogurt and sour cream. More than a year ago, the food industry—hard on the heels of Trump’s anti-regulation agenda— sought to end Obama-era rules governing the disclosure of calories, sugar, fiber and serving size.

The pace of deregulation has accelerated, though all Straus ice cream containers continue to provide a list of nutritional facts, including calories, cholesterol, carbs, sugars and protein.

Transparency has helped Straus sell its ice cream. So has hot weather. The company sells 50 percent more ice cream in the summer than during the rest of the year. Straus wouldn’t reveal annual sales figures, but the North Bay Business Journal last year estimated the figure between $30 million and $40 million.

By riding the consumer desire for organic, non-GMO food, Straus has found a niche in the crowded, competitive market dominated by giant corporations like Breyers that makes ice cream with corn syrup, powdered milk and whey.

Straus has collaborative relationships with eight other family farms in the North Bay. All boast the red and white Straus sign, which features a happy cow with a large udder. By cooperating, they’re able to survive and thrive in the crazy milk market.

Straus is phasing out Holsteins in favor of Jerseys, because Jerseys produce milk with a higher fat content. In his 2018 book,

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THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A SELECTIVE GUIDE

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Pedal for Preservation

A leading force in the protection of the natural landscapes of West Marin for almost 40 years, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) preserves familyrun farms and open spaces from development. You can see these farms if you participate in this weekend’s Tour de MALT bike ride, which is one of the most popular with Marin’s hub of adventurous cyclers. Featuring stops at picturesque locations like Jensen Ranch in Tomales and Gallagher North Bend Ranch in Point Reyes Station, the tour kicks off on Saturday, July 21, Nicasio Valley Farms, 5300 Nicasio Valley Road, Nicasio. 7am. $150. malt.org.

OLEMA

Big Time Fun Created in the 1970s as a tribute to Marin County’s indigenous people, Kule Loklo is a recreated Coast Miwok Native American village located a short walk from the visitor center of the Point Reyes National Seashore. This weekend, the village is the home of the 38th annual Big Time Festival, which celebrates Native American culture and crafts. Families are invited to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy demonstrations of basket weaving and bead making, take in traditional dances and peruse several informational booths and vendors on Saturday, July 21, at Kule Loklo, Point Reyes National Seashore, Olema. 10am to 4pm. Free admission.

415.464.5137.

PETALUMA

Old World Act New Orleans–based LadyBEAST Productions is a nationally touring circus troupe that offers inspiring takes on traditional acts and creates mind-bending stories in their live shows. This month, the company is in the Bay Area and stops in Sonoma County for a new production called ‘Levity.’ The show promises to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, opening with the simple act of sitting in a chair and transforming it into a collaborative journey that travels deep inside the human psyche with awe-inspiring acrobatics and stunning visuals. Experience Levity on Monday, July 23, at the Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma.

7:30pm. $10–$20. 707.762.3565.

MILL VALLEY

Music From the Heart A resident of Oahu, Hawaii, since he was four-years-old, songwriter Ron Artis II was one of 11 kids living in a musical home, where he learned to master several instruments in a paradisiacal setting. Today, Artis is heralded as the next generation of soul music, bringing that lifetime of artistry to his groovy, rip-roaring trio Ron Artis II & the Truth. The group’s latest album, 2018’s Soul Street, has been called a tropical blend of classic R&B and Delta Blues rock. Hear for yourself on Tuesday, July 24, at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 8pm. $20– $24. 415.388.3850. —Charlie Swanson

Roots rocker Paul Thorn makes his annual trek to Rancho Nicasio for a weekend residency featuring two shows on Saturday and Sunday, July 21–22.

See Concerts, p14.

Ant-Man and the Wasp (PG-13)

By Matthew Stafford

Friday, July 20–Thursday, July 26 Ant-Man and the Wasp (1:58) More Marvel superheroes go celluloid as Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly impersonate two very tiny world-savers.

Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake (2:40) Odette and Siegfried are more graceful than ever in the Bolshoi’s gorgeous production of the Tchaikovsky classic.

The Catcher Was a Spy (1:38) True tale of renaissance man Moe Berg, the erudite, multilingual major league catcher who spied for the OSS during WWII; Paul Rudd stars.

Deconstructing The Beatles: Birth of The Beatles (1:28) Filmed multimedia presentation by musicologist Scott Freiman focuses on the Fab Four’s prehistory from Liverpool teenhood to Hamburg near-stardom.

Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical! (2:25) Filmed performance of the hit musical about a band of turn-of-thecentury New York news kids who lead a strike against Hearst and Pulitzer.

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (1:53) Joaquin Phoenix stars as John Callahan, the real-life envelope-pushing paraplegic cartoonist; Gus Van Sant directs.

Equalizer 2 (2:09) Denzel Washington’s back as the moody and mysterious righter of wrongs; Melissa Leo costars.

The First Purge (1:37) Dystopian horror flick about a not-so-distant United States where rampant, violent lawlessness is celebrated one night per year.

The Gardener (1:28) Eye-filling documentary about Les Jardins de QuatreVents, an enchanted 20-acre English garden, and its creator, legendary horticulturalist Frank Cabot.

Hearts Beat Loud (1:37) Sweet-natured musical about an aging hipster who bonds with his teenage daughter when they start an indie rock band.

Hereditary (2:07) Escalatingly unsettling horror flick stars Toni Collette as an heiress who delves too deeply into her fraught family heritage; Ari Aster directs.

Hermitage Revealed (1:23) Take an eye-filling tour through the 250-year-old St. Petersburg museum and its priceless collection of everything from prehistoric artifacts to Old Masters to Catherine the Great’s private jewels.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (1:25) The monstrous cartoon innkeepers are back and looking for fun on a spookfilled ocean cruise; Mel Brooks, Steve Buscemi and Fran Drescher vocalize.

Incredibles 2 (1:58) The super-family is back with Mama Helen saving the world and Papa Bob staying home with the kids; Holly Hunter and Craig T. Nelson lend voice.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2:09) Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt head to Isla Nubar to rescue the local dinosaurs from a life-devouring volcano!

Leave No Trace (1:48) Poignant tale of a father and daughter’s idyllic life in the Oregon wilds and the encroaching urban Zeitgeist that threatens it.

Macbeth (2:33) Niamh Cusack stars as Lady Macbeth in the Royal Shakespeare

Company’s immersive contemporary production of the Bard’s horrific tragedy.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (1:50) Prequel/sequel mashup about young Donna’s lovers and Sophie’s impending motherhood reassembles Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Julie Walters and Amanda Seyfried.

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (1:55) Mari Okada anime about an eternally adolescent girl who dares to raise a child she knows she’ll outlive.

Mission: Impossible–Fallout (2:27) Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin and the rest of the IM crew return in an actionpacked, race-against-time summer frolic.

Mountain (1:14) Panoramic documentary celebrates the world’s most awesome alps and the climbers who scale their deathdefying heights.

OUT on Stage (1:30) Zach Noe Towers, A. B. Cassidy, Julian Michael, Janine Brito and a dozen other gay and lesbian comics discuss everything edgy in a no-boundaries comedy free-for-all.

Paddington 2 (1:45) The benevolent bear is back and going all Sherlock in foggy London town; Hugh Grant, Sally Hawkins and Julie Walters are among his posse.

The Rider (1:43) Neorealist modern Western about an Oglala Lakota Sioux rodeo rider and his family and friends features nonprofessional actors and the epic setting of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

The Sandlot (1:41) The new kid in town finds friendship with a posse of baseballplayin’ funsters; James Earl Jones and Karen Allen cameo.

Skyscraper (1:43) Security expert Dwayne Johnson goes all Die Hard when he finds himself in the world’s tallest skyscraper with a stem-to-stern inferno and several hundred people who want to kill him.

Sorry to Bother You (1:45) Boots Riley absurdist fantasy satire about an Oakland telemarketer striving his way through a netherworld of big-tech billionaires and anti-Zeitgeist revolutionaries.

Three Identical Strangers (1:36) Cascadingly astonishing documentary about identical triplets separated at birth, reunited decades later and . . .

Uncle Drew (1:43) Aging hoopsters round up a team of superstars and enter a Harlem street ball tournament; Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller and Nate Robinson star.

Unfriended: Dark Web (1:28) Horror flick for the Zuckerberg age as a doofus twenty-something realizes that an evil presence has been watching his every move through his laptop.

The Vatican Museums (1:45) Explore the Vatican’s dazzling collection of paintings, sculptures and frescoes by the likes of Michelangelo, da Vinci, van Gogh and Dali on a high-definition behind-the-scenes tour.

Won’t You Be My Neighbor (1:33) Loving tribute to Fred Rogers, the soft-spoken star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, features interviews and clips from the show’s 30year run.

Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 7, 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10, 1, 4, 7, 10 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30; Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45 Rowland: 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Regency: Mon 7 Lark: Sat 4:40; Mon 4:20; Tue 12:30, 8:40; Wed 10:20am; Thu 6:50 Rafael: Thu 7:30

• Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake (PG) The Catcher Was a Spy (R) • Deconstructing The Beatles: Birth of The Beatles (Not Rated) Northgate: Thu 7 • Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical! (PG) • Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (R) Rafael: Fri-Sun 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30; Mon-Thu 3:30, 6, 8:30 Equalizer 2 (R) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:55, 6:55, 9:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 9:55, 11, 12:45, 1:50, 3:35, 4:40, 6:25, 7:30, 9:20, 10:20 Rowland: 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 The First Purge (R) Northgate: Fri-Mon, Wed 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; Tue 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Rowland: 9:40, 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Lark: Fri 4:30; Sat 10:20am; Sun 8:45; Mon 6:30; Tue 2:30; Thu • First Reformed (R) 12:45 The Gardener (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sat 1:15 Lark: Fri 2:20; Sat 12:30; Sun 6:45; Mon 10:20; Tue 4:40; Wed 1:50 • Hearts Beat Loud (PG-13) Lark: Fri-Sat 9; Thu 10:20am • Hereditary (R) Lark: Wed 6:15 • Hermitage Revealed (Not Rated) Hotel Transylvania 3: Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12, 2:25, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed Summer Vacation (PG-13) 10:05, 11:15, 12:35, 1:55, 3:10, 4:35, 5:45, 7:15, 8:20, 9:45 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5, 7:30, 9:45; Sun-Wed 12:15, 2:45, 5, 7:30 Rowland: 9:50, 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:30 Incredibles 2 (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Rowland: 10:10, 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:25, 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Rowland: 10, 1, 4, 7, 10 Leave No Trace (PG) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:50, 2:10, 3:30, 5, 6:10, 7:40, 9, 10:20; Sun 11:30, 2:10, 5, 6:10, 7:40; Mon-Wed 11:30, 12:50, 2:10, 3:30, 5, 7:40; Thu 11:30, 12:50, 2:10, 3:30, 5, 6:10, 7:40 Rafael: Sun noon • Macbeth (Not Rated) • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:05, 6:45, 9:25 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:30, 11:35, 1:10, 2:15, 3:50, 5, 6:30, 7:45, 9:15, 10:30 Rowland: 9:20, 12, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:40; Sun-Wed 1:45, 4:20, 7; Thu 1:45, 4:20 Lark: Sun 4:20 • Maquia: Where the Promised Flower Blooms (PG-13) • Mission: Impossible—Fallout (PG-13) Cinema: Thu 10:25; 3D showtime at 7 Fairfax: Thu 7 Northgate: Thu 7, 10:20; 3D showtime at 8:10 Playhouse: Thu 4, 7 Rowland: Thu 7, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 7:30, 10:50 Lark: Fri 10:20am; Sun 2:40; Mon 2:30; Wed 12:15, 8:15; Thu 5:10 • Mountain (Not Rated) Ocean’s 8 (PG-13) Lark: Fri noon; Sat 6:45; Mon 8:50; Tue 10:20; Thu 3 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Regency: Tue 8 • OUT on Stage (R) Northgate: Tue 10am • Paddington 2 (PG) Fairfax: Sun 12:55; Mon, Wed 7 Regency: Mon, Wed 7 • Princess Mononoke (PG-13) RBG (PG) Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 3:45, 5:45, 8; Sun 5:45, 8; Thu 3:45 Lark: Fri 6:50; Sat 2:30; Sun 10:40am; Mon 12:20; Tue 6:45; • The Rider (R) Wed 3:50; Thu 8:50 Regency: Sun 1, 4; Tue 7 • The Sandlot (PG) Sicario: Day of the Soldado (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:35, 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10; Sun, Thu 10:35, 1:30, 4:20, 7:10; Mon-Tue 10:35, 1:30; Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 Skyscraper (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:40, 12:05, 2:45, 3:55, 5:20, 8, 9:10, 10:35; 3D showtimes at 1:15, 6:35 Rowland: 9:30, 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Sorry to Bother You (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:40, 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:40; Sun, Wed-Thu 10:40, 1:20, 4:10, 7; Mon-Tue 10:40, 1:20, 4:10, 7:10 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55; Sun-Wed 2:05, 4:40, 7:20; Thu 2:05, 4:40 Three Identical Strangers (PG-13)

Uncle Drew (PG-13) • Unfriended: Dark Web (R) • The Vatican Museums (Not Rated) Whitney (R) Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (PG-13)

Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20; Sun-Wed 12, 2:30, 4:45, 7 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50; Sun-Thu 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:55, 10:25 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:40, 3, 5:30, 7:50, 10:15 Lark: Sun 1 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:50, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15; Sun-Thu 10:50, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30 Rafael: Fri-Sun 1:30, 4, 6:15, 8:15; Mon-Thu 4, 6:15, 8:15

Because there were too many movies playing this week to list, we have omitted some of the movie summaries and times for those that have been playing for multiple weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm.

CinéArts Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-1190 Century Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6506 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 491-1314 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1251 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-6496 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 898-3385

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Sundial CALENDAR Concerts

Clubs &Venues

MARIN

Fenix Jul 19, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue and Derek Evans. Jul 20, Lenoris Pdub Louis.

Jul 21, the Unauthorized Rolling Stones.

Jul 22, tribute to Cole Porter with Lisa B. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

George Porter Jr & the Runnin’ Pardners Grammy lifetime achievement award winner and co-founder of the Meters plays with his latest ensemble. Jul 21-22, 8pm. $25-$30. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Matt the Electrician Working class indie-folk songwriter plays a special cookout concert with Ben Morrison of the Brothers Comatose opening. Jul 22, 5pm. $18-$23. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Paul Thorn Band Celebrated roots and soul rocker is back in Nicasio for a weekend of music, playing a Saturday dinner show and a Sunday BBQ on the lawn. Jul 21-22. $35-$40. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

NAPA Ry Cooder The unparalleled slide guitarist sits in for two nights of music accompanied by vocal trio the Hamiltones. Jul 21-22, 8pm. $55$75. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa.

707.259.0123.

Salsa con Vino Dance, music and wine come together with salsa dance lessons and a performance from Rumbaché. Jul 21, 8pm. $20-$25. JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.

Trout Steak Revival Award-winning band from Colorado plays an outdoor show as part of the bluegrass-fed concert series at Farmstead. Jul 21, 7pm. $35$45. Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, 738 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.4555.

SONOMA Melissa Etheridge One of America’s favorite singer-songwriters for more than two decades performs as part of Rodney Strong’s summer concert series. Jul 22, 5pm. $89 and up. Rodney Strong Vineyards, 11455 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg. 707.431.1533.

The Psychedelic Furs Pioneering alternative rock band returns to the North Bay and welcomes special guests, Los Angeles punk icons X. Jul 25, 5:30pm. $46. SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park. somoconcerts.com.

Rio Nido Surf Music Festival Fifth annual fest features music from the Hiwatters, the Gnarly Men and others, with tiki drinks and luau grub. Jul 21, 5pm. $15; kids 12 and under are free. Rio Nido Roadhouse, 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido.

707.869.0821.

Gabrielson Park Jul 20, 6:30pm, Inferno Club. Anchor St, Sausalito. 415.289.4152.

HopMonk Novato Jul 19, No Future. Jul 20, Bill Kirchen & the Hounds of the Bakersfield. Jul 21, El Dub with Jras and Oso Cali. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Jul 25, HowellDevine. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

L’Appart Resto Jul 19, Todos Santos. 636 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.256.9884.

Marin Country Mart Jul 20, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with Jeff Derby. Jul 22, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with Ain’t Misbehavin. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700.

Marin Society of Artists Jul 24, “Violin & Voice: A Romance” with James and Madelaine Matej MacQueen. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. 415.464.9561.

19 Broadway Nightclub Jul 19, Koolwhip. Jul 20, Pardon the Interruption. Jul 21, the Blacklight & White Ball. Jul 22, Liquid Green. Jul 25, Captain Paisley. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

No Name Bar Jul 19, Michael LaMacchia Band. Jul 20, Michael Aragon Quartet. Jul 21, Harmonic Law. Jul 22, Pelpex and friends. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Novato Civic Green Jul 21, 5pm, Element Brass Band. De Long Ave & Sherman Ave, Novato.

Osher Marin JCC Jul 21, 6pm, Summer Nights Festival with Royal Jelly Jive. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Osteria Divino Jul 18, Nathan Swedlow Trio. Jul 19, Smith Dobson Trio. Jul 20, David Jeffries Jazz Fourtet. Jul 21, Nicholas Culp Trio. Jul 22, Greg Jacobs Duo. Jul 24, Michael Fecskes.

Jul 25, Jonathan Poretz. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Pacheco Plaza Jul 20, 6pm, Tom Rigney and Flambeau. 366 Ignacio Blvd, Novato. 415.883.4648.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Jul 18, Relatively Dead. Jul 19, Deborah Winters. Jul 24, Ricki Rush. Jul 25, Lorin Rowan. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Papermill Creek Saloon Jul 20, Swamp Thang. Jul 21, Motorboat. Jul

22, Papermill Gang. Jul 25, Judy Radiloff. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls. 415.488.9235.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Jul 19, Cosmic Mercy. Jul 20, Sabbath Lives. Jul 21, Aerocksmith and Joyride. Jul 22, Ancient Baby. 29 Broadway, Fairfax.

415.459.9910.

Piccolo Pavilion Jul 22, 5pm, Big Harp George & His Big Band. Redwood and Corte Madera avenues, Corte Madera. 415.302.1160.

Rancho Nicasio Jul 20, Robert M Powell and friends. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Rickey’s Restaurant & Bar Jul 20, 5:30pm, Erin Honeywell. Jul 21, 5:30pm, Andoni. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato.

415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse Jul 19, Toque Tercero. Jul 20, Reed Fromer Band. Jul 21, Amy Friedriks. Jul 22, 4pm, Candela. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito.

415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Jul 19, Matt Bradford. Jul 20, Paul Dehaven and Lake Mary. Jul 21, Tracorum. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall Jul 19, PSDSP with Luke Temple. Jul 20, Wild Child. Jul 24, Ron Artis II & the Truth with Doyle Bramhall II. Jul 25, Pato Banton. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Tam Valley Community Center Jul 20, Dead Again. 203 Marin Ave, Mill Valley.

The Tavern on Fourth Jul 21, Talley Up. 711 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.454.4044.

Terrapin Crossroads Jul 18, Colonel & the Mermaids. Jul 19, Mark Karan and friends. Jul 20, Top 40 Friday with Piet Dalmolen and friends. Jul 21, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs with Jaimee Harris. Jul 22, Steve Pile and friends. Jul 24, Jordan Feinstein and friends. Jul 25, the Jenny Kerr Band. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

Throckmorton Theatre Jul 19, 6:30pm, Anthony Blea Afro Cuban Quartet. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Town Center Corte Madera Jul 22, 12pm, the Fourth Son. 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera.

415.924.2961.

Trek Winery Jul 20, Todos Santos. Jul 21, Chime Travelers.

1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.

The Trident Jul 19, 6pm, Mindy Canter and Friends featuring Jules Broussard. 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.331.3232.

Galleries Art Works Downtown Through Aug 4, “Energy Uncovered,” paintings and sculpture from Nini Lion

displays in the Founders’ Gallery, while Rosario Sapienza shows work in the Underground Gallery, Jenny Snodgrass exhibits in the Donors’ Gallery and “Storytelling” continues in the 1337 Gallery.

Reception, Jul 13 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

Bolinas Museum Through Aug 12, “Devine Gardens,” Mayumi Oda and the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center is featured in the main gallery, with Linda Connor’s “In the Himalayas” photography and Patricia Yenawine’s “Fired Up!” ceramics.

Reception, Jun 16 at 2pm. 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri, 1 to 5; Sat-Sun, noon to 5; and by appointment. 415.868.0330.

Book Passage Through Nov 30, “Tom Killion Residency,” acclaimed Marin artist returns to Book Passage’s gallery for a year-long exhibition of his original prints and handcrafted books. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. Daily, 9am to 9pm. 415.927.0960.

Gallery Route One Through Aug 12, “Tell Tale,” members’ show offers an invitation to visit private worlds of imagination from 26 artists. Reception, Jul 7 at 2:30pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station.

Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

Headlands Center for the Arts Through Aug 23, “Gala Porras-Kim: Trials in Ancient Technologies,”Los Angeles-based artist investigates ancient methodologies of decay and documentation. Reception, Jul 15 at 4pm. 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. Sun-Fri, noon to 4. 415.331.2787.

The Image Flow Through Sep 7, “Process Photography Exhibition,” juried exhibition features 37 artists working with a wide variety of historical and analog photographic printing processes. Reception, Jul 14 at 7pm. 401 Miller Ave, Ste A, Mill Valley. 415.388.3569.

Marin Community Foundation Through Sep 20, “Human...Nature: A Guy Colwell Retrospect,” exhibition spans the artist’s figurative social surrealism from the 1970s to current day. Reception, May 30 at 6pm. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato.

Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.

Marin Society of Artists Through Jul 28, “On the Road,” juried art exhibit features depictions of highways and byways across America. Reception, Jul 13 at 5pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, Noon to 4pm. 415.464.9561.

MarinMOCA Through Jul 29, “Make Your Mark,” exhibition of work by artists who explore making marks in unique ways commemorates MarinMOCA’s 35th year.

Reception, Jun 16 at 5pm. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5.

415.506.0137.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Jul 26, “Tell Me a Story,” juried by Chester Arnold. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment.

415.388.4331.

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San Geronimo Valley Community Center Through Jul 29, “7th Annual Photographers Group Show,” highlighting the work of San Geronimo Valley and regional photographers. Reception, Jul 15 at 4pm.

6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo.

415.488.8888.

Seager Gray Gallery Through Jul 31, “Beyond Words,” view a collection of abstract works from local artists. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.384.8288.

Throckmorton Theatre Through Jul 31, “Sharon Paster & Robbie Sugg,” oil paintings inspired by coastal scenes and works that intersect painting and print media show. Reception, Jul 10 at 5pm. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Tiburon Town Hall Through Aug 30, “Celebrating Life,” featuring works by members of Marin Society of Artists. Reception, July 8 at 5pm.

1505 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon.

Comedy Team Trivia Contest “Jeopardy”-style questions, songs and visuals hosted by comedian Clark Peterson. Jul 20, 6:45pm. $3. The Club at McInnis Park, 350 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael. 415.492.1800.

Events Big Time Festival Native Americans of different tribes demonstrate skills like basketry, bead making and more. Jul 21, 10am. Free. Kule Loklo, Pt Reyes National Seashore, Olema.

415.464.5137.

Mill Valley Community Campout Participate in fun activities and games in this family-friendly event. Jul 21. $25 per person; kids 3 and under are free. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 415.383.1370.

Tour de MALT Bicycle ride through west Marin farms benefits the Marin Agricultural Land Trust.

Jul 21, 7am. $150. Nicasio Valley Farms, 5300 Nicasio Valley Rd, Nicasio. malt.org.

Field Trips Sunset Hike & Dine Great views and complimentary wine make for a memorable evening hike before dinner. Space is limited, RSVP required. Jul 21, 6pm. $20 plus dinner.

Pelican Inn, 10 Pacific Way, Muir Beach.

415.331.0100.

Film

Thu 7⁄19 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $12–$15 • All Ages

PSDSP (Physical Suicide Deterrent System Project)

Art & Architecture in Cinema See a most impressive collection of works of art in the film “The Vatican Museums.”

Jul 22, 6:15pm. $10-$18. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.

Food & Drink Off the Grid Food Trucks Eat your way through the largest gathering of mobile food trucks in Marin, listen to live music and take in great views. Sun, 11am.

Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700.

Beso Negro & New Monsoon

feat members of

+ Luke Temple (of Here We Go Magic) Fri 7⁄20 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $22–$24 • All Ages

Wild Child

A Live Re-Creation of a 1960s Doors Concert Sat 7⁄21 Doors 8pm + Sun 7⁄22 Doors 7pm ⁄ $25–$30 • All Ages

George Porter Jr. & the Runnin' Pardners w/ 7 Come 11 Tue 7⁄24 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $20–$24 • All Ages

Ron Artis II & The Truth

w/ very special guest Doyle Bramhall II Wed 7⁄25 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $20–$24 • All Ages International Reggae Star

For Kids

Pato Banton

Anime Your Way Animation drawing program by artist Carlos Nieto III is for students in grades 6-12; materials and refreshments provided. Jul 23, 4pm. Belvedere-Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon. 415.789.2665.

Summer Wednesdays for Kids Afternoon music for kids includes lemonade and cookies. Wed, Jul 25, 2:30pm. Free admission. Bon Air Center, 302 Bon Air Center, Greenbrae. bonair.com.

Thu 7⁄26 Doors 7pm + Fri 7⁄27 Doors 8pm ⁄ $37–$42 • 21+

The California Honeydrops Sat 7⁄28 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $17–$20 • 21+

Shinyribs

FRI 7/20 $2530 7PM DOORS / 8PM SHOW SEATED SHOW

(seated show) with

Plage Boys

www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

21+

BILL KIRCHEN AND THE HOUNDS OF THE BAKERSFIELD + BLACKIE FARRELL

SAT 7/21 $1015 8PM DOORS / 9PM SHOW

EL DUB

21+

+ JRAS, OSO CALI SUN 7/22 $1823 5PM DOORS / 6PM SHOW ALL AGES

MATT THE ELECTRICIAN + BEN MORRISON

(THE BROTHERS COMATOSE)

MON 7/23 FREE 7PM DOORSHOW

WONDERFEST

ALL AGES

(MUSK VS. ZUCK)

THU 7/26 $10 6PM DOORS / 7PM LESSON

ALL AGES

EVERY 2ND & 4TH THURSDAY!

WITH DJ JEFFREY GOODWIN

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July 21 Funky Soul Jive ROYAL JELLY JIVE Dinners by Epicurean Group

Liberty Ships & the Lesser Known Facts Learn about the WWII icons in a talk and tour. Jul 21, 3pm. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

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NO FUTURE!, REVENANT, THE ROLE MODELS

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet

2 Time Grammy Award Winning Cajun Legends

Is There Life After Death?

Shawna Ristic, who spent four weeks in a coma following a car accidents and claims to receive messages from the other side, describes his experience. Jul 20, 7:30pm. $20$25. Unity of Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato.

415.475.5000.

Mini-Succulent Gardens Learn how to incorporate these versatile plants into mini-gardens using common household objects as containers. Jul

THU 7/19 $10 6:30PM DOORS / 7PM SHOW ALL AGES

COUNTRY LINE DANCING

Coming into Flower All-day women’s workshop is a sacred space to nourish the feminine side with creative play, intimacy with nature, and inner life images. Jul 21. $175. Heart Space Studios, 12 School St, Suite D, Fairfax, 917.416.4440.

Meditation at Whistlestop Learn how to lower stress levels, reduce anxiety and depression, and restore healthy sleep patterns. Thurs, 3:30pm. $5.

Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael.

415.456.9062.

EVERY WEDNESDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH DENNIS HANEDA EVERY TUESDAY TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JOSH WINDMILLER

Sun 7⁄29 • Doors 6pm ⁄ $30–$35 • All Ages

Lectures

Love & Wisdom Sufi master Ali Kianfar presents a series of classes throughout the afternoon on understanding the Koran, the Bible and more. Sun, Jul 22, 1pm. $60 and up. Institute for Sufi Studies, 14 Commercial Blvd, Ste 101, Novato. 415.382.7834.

224 VINTAGE WAY NOVATO

July 28 Americana Folk Pop Starts at 8:30pm on the FIRST FRIDAY of EVERY MONTH! Seating is “First Come First Served” basis in the Bar JULY 6 & AUG 3

KUINKA + RAINBOW GIRLS Dinners by Farm Burger

Aug 4 Latin Big Band PACIFIC MAMBO ORCHESTRA Dinners by El Huarache Loco

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Robert Allen Fine Art Through Jul 31, “Landscapes & Cityscapes,” group exhibition of works on canvas. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5.

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Din ner & A Show

M. Powell & Friends Jul 20 Robert Singer-Songerwriter-Producer Fri

Multi-instrumentalist 8:00/ No Cover

Thorn Band Jul 21 Paul Dinner Show 8:30 Fri Jul 27 Stompy Jones Sat

with Glen Walters and Annette Moreno 8:00 Sat Dallis Craft and Tommy Rox Aug 4

King James

Songs of Carole King and James Taylor Happy Birthday, Dallis! 8:00/ No Cover

Willie K Aug 11 “Uncle” Intimate Dinner Show, Special Menu 8:30 Sat

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Jul 22 Paul Thorn Band S Ol D Sun Sun

the subdudes Prophet Aug 5 Chuck & the Mission Express Jul 29 Sun Sun

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“Uncle” Willie K Aug 19 Asleep at the Wheel Sun Aug 26 Petty Theft Sun

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On the Town Square, Nicasio www.ranchonicasio.com

21, 11am. San Anselmo Library, 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo. 415.258.4656.

Senior Circle Share the challenges of aging in a safe and supportive environment in partnership with the Center for Attitudinal Healing. Wed, 10am. Free. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael. 415.456.9062.

Tai Chi Class David Mac Lam teaches classic Yang-style and Taoist-style meditation. Mon, 11am. $8-$10.

Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael.

415.456.9062.

Words with Wings Writing workshop explores ways to open your creative imagination and let go of limited thinking. Jul 25, 5pm. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael. 415.485.3323.

Readings Book Passage Jul 19, 7pm, “The Last Cruise” with Kate Christensen. Jul 20, 7pm, “You Bet Your Life” with Spencer Christian. Jul 21, 11am, “Getting Ready for the Big One” with Jim and Janelle Fazackerly. Jul 21, 1pm, “Follow the Money” with Riva Enteen. Jul 21, 4pm, “The Romanov Empress” with CW Gortner.

Jul 22, 4pm, “Connections” with Marlene Cullen. Jul 22, 7pm, “The Soul of America” with Jon Meacham. Jul 24, 7pm, “Stay With Me” with Ayobami Adebayo. Jul 25, 7pm, “All Your Perfects” with Colleen Hoover. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay Jul 24, 6pm, “Beauty in the Breakup” with Julie Tuton. 100 Bay St, Sausalito 415.339.1300.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Jul 21, 7pm, “Broad Strokes” with Bridget Quinn. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley 415.388.4331.

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Lectures

Always, Patsy Cline The country music star’s life is told through song, presented by Sonoma Arts Live. Through Jul 29. $22-$43. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma.

707.938.4626.

The Art Is Medicine Show The Imaginists’ 10th annual bilingual, bicycle-powered summer tour visits several local parks with an all-new show inspired by Homer’s “Odyssey.” See website for details. Through Jul 22. Free.

Santa Rosa parks, various locations, Santa Rosa. theimaginists.org.

Cosmos: Planet Home Fairfax Theatre Company’s original production uses special effects, dance and music to tell the story of the universe.

Through Jul 21. $10-$20. Fairfax Pavilion, 142 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax. 415.779.8382.

Flynn Creek Circus New production, “Adrift,” is full of incredible stunts and surprising twists. Jul 19-22. $12-$50. Marinship Park, Marinship Way, Sausalito. 415.331.3757.

Guys & Dolls Marin Musical Theatre Company presents the iconic, rollicking musical. Jul 19-28. $25-

The San Anselmo Library hosts a class on July 21 on using succulents in minigardens with household objects as clever containers. See Lectures, this page.

$50. The Playhouse, 27 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo. marinmusicals.org.

Levity See a show conceived by New Orleans-based circus company, LadyBEAST Productions. Jul 23, 8pm. $10-$20. The Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

The Lion King Jr Local youth from Pied Piper Productions bring the world of Simba and friends to life. Jul 20-21. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

415.499.6800.

Pericles Marin Shakespeare Company presents the bard’s exciting adventure story full of comedy and romance. Through Aug 5. $10$38. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael.

Private Lives Private Lies LGBTQ play navigates relationship discord, family rejection, addiction, and discrimination in a way that’s educational, therapeutic and entertaining. Jul 21-22. $20$25. Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati. 707.664.8622.

The Savannah Sipping Society Ross Valley Players presents a laugh-a-minute comedy about four Southern women trying escape their day-to-day routines. Through

Aug 12. $22-$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.456.9555.

Shakespeare in Love Fifth and final season of Shakespeare in the Cannery presents the romantic comedy based on the Academy Award-winning film. Through Aug 5. $30. Shakespeare in the Cannery, 3 West Third St, Santa Rosa. shakespeareinthecannery.com.

Why We Get the Town We Get: A Cautionary Tale The Know Before Your Grow players present a spirited, sometimes cynical, always funny one-act play. Jul 18, 7pm. Free.

Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma. 707.763.9801.

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Seminars&Workshops

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RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES? Tired of endless relationship or marital challenges? Or, single and sick of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join coed Intimacy Group, Single’s Group or Women’s Group to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships or life to create success.

Weekly, ongoing groups or 9-week groups starting the week of July 23rd.

Evenings in Central San Rafael. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT#35255 at 415-453-8117 GROUP FOR MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS, women who have lost their mothers through death, illness, separation, or estrangement in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. A safe place to grieve and to explore many influences of mother loss in relationships, parenting, individual goals, trust, etc. Facilitated & developed by Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP, since 1997.

Group for Former Members of High Demand Groups, “spiritual,” “religious,” “philosophical,” “Eastern,” “Coaching/Improvement,” etc. Safety and trust in discussing experiences and coercive influence in groups and families with leaders who claim special status and who use unethical, manipulative methods to recruit and indoctrinate with increasing demands on personal lives. Facilitated and developed by Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP, since 2003.

Contact: Colleen Russell, LMFT, GCP.Individual, Couple, Family & Group Therapy. 415-785-3513; crussell@colleenrussellmft.com

Community Spanish Language Learning Center In Downtown San Rafael www.spanishindowntown sanrafael.com

BRE #01219375. Christine Champion, BRE# 00829362.

GARDENING/LANDSCAPING GARDEN MAINTENANCE OSCAR 415-505-3606

PIANO & VOICE LESSONS Julia Padilla . 415.479.8786

Home Office Yard Construction Sites Garages Same Day Service Immediate Response 24/7 • 415-454-8675

Mind&Body HYPNOTHERAPY Thea Donnelly, M.A. Hypnosis, Counseling, All Issues. 25 yrs. experience.

415-459-0449.

Real Estate HOMES/CONDOS FOR SALE AFFORDABLE MARIN? I can show you 60 homes under $600,000. Call Cindy Halverson 415-902-2729,

Landscape & Gardening Services Yard Work Tree Trimming Maintenance & Hauling Concrete, Brick & Stonework Fencing & Decking Irrigation & Drainage

View Video on YouTube: “Landscaper in Marin County” youtu.be/ukzGo0iLwXg 415-927-3510

LARKSPUR, CA 94939: TABLA FOODS LLC, 140 BUENA VISTA AVE, STINSON BEACH, CA 94970. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on June 5, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File—No: 144692. The following individual(s) are doing business: NU BODY MASSAGE, 200 BROADWAY AVE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: BRANDON FLOYD MARSH, 33 MERWIN AVE APT 3, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. This business is being conducted by

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CLEANING SERVICES

FURNITURE DOCTOR Ph/Fax: 415-383-2697

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 144735. The following individual(s) are doing business: TABLE FOODS, 1167 MAGNOLIA AVE,

1. Belvedere 2. North Dakota (ND) and

Home Services All Marin House Cleaning Licensed, Bonded, Insured.

Will do Windows. O’felia 415-717-7157.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File—No: 144794 The following individual(s) are doing business: SUMMIT AT SKYWALKER RANCH, 3838 LUCAS VALLEY ROAD, NICASIO, CA 94946: 3838 LVR HOSPITALITY, LLC, ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING A, STE. 3700, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 12, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 144686. The following individual(s) are doing business: SKY UNLIMITED, 107 BIRCH WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SKY UNLIMITED LLC, 107 BIRCH WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 29, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018)

3a. Janet b. Jennifer c. Margaret (Thanks to Stanton

Klose from Terra Linda for the question.)

4. Spain 5. Romania 6. Benny Goodman 7a. Brazil b. Argentina

c. Argentina d. Portugal e. Northern Ireland 8. Skin 9. 88 square inches =

(12 x 14) – (8 x 10)

10. Stride, scoot, saunter,

shamble, sidle, stomp, sashay, strut, stumble, stagger, swagger, slouch, slog, shuffle . . . and how about swim? (Thanks to Paul Goessling and Jocelyn Fried from San Rafael for the great question.)

BONUS ANSWER: Algeria

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PublicNotices AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MAY 29, 2018. (Publication Dates: July 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE— No: 2018144755. The following individual(s) are doing business: THE PILGRIMAGE, 387 MILLER AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: NEW FOOD GROUP LLC, 67 CALIFORNIA AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on June 7, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018144916. The following individual(s) are doing business:

LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT J. WILLIAMS, 135 TAMAL VISTA DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ROBERT J. WILLIAMS, 135 TAMAL VISTA DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on July 5, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 11, 18, 25, August 1 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 144848. The following individual(s) are doing business: TRAVEL PARTNERS, 150 BELLAM BLVD SUITE 200, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HOLLY CLESS, 88 SCENIC, FAIRFAX, CA 94930, JUNGHEE FLORA, 9 MT. BURNEY CT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted

by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed

herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 21, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 18, 25, August 1, 8 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018144951.

The following individual(s) are doing business: MILL VALLEY PHYSICAL THERAPY, MILL VALLEY PHYSICAL THERAPY & SPORTS REHABILITATION, 619 E. BLITHEDALE AVENUE, BLDG. B, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: MVJBP PHYSICAL THERAPY CORPORATION, 6413 GWIN COURT, OAKLAND, CA 94611. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on July 5, 2018.

(Publication Dates: July 18, 25, August 1, 8 of 2018)

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OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1802150 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Laurinda Hampton has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Alexander Stephen Ocean Archacki to Proposed Name: Alexandr Ocean Hampton 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if

any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed,the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 8/17/2018, Time: 9:00am, Dept: A, Room: A b. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San

Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin.

DATED: JUN 21, 2018 Stephen P. Freccero Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Clerk MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By C Lucchesi, Deputy No. 854 (Publication Dates: July 18, 25, August 1, 8 of 2018)

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By Amy Alkon

Q:

I’m a 34-year-old woman in a two-year relationship with a guy. I’ve never been the jealous type. Yet I do feel oddly possessive and jealous in this relationship, especially lately. My friends say this a sign I need to “work on” myself. Really? If so, how? What do I need to do?—Worried

A:

“Hey, where’s the boyfriend?” your friend asks as she plops down on the couch next to you. You look at your phone: “Well, according to my tracking device, he’s at the end of Main, turning right onto Slauson.”

Jealousy gets a bad rap. Sure, it’s sometimes a sign that your self-worth is in the toilet. But it can also be a sign that your boyfriend has been sneaking off to the toilet at work with his boss’s busty assistant. Evolutionary psychologist David Buss notes that sexual jealousy appears to be one of the “mate-guarding adaptations” that evolved over human history—a sort of police dog of emotions to protect us from being cheated on. Buss observes that sexual jealousy is activated by “threats to mate retention,” including “the presence of mate poachers” (rivals trying to lure your partner away), “cues to infidelity, or even subtle signals that suggest that a partner might be dissatisfied with the current relationship.”

But there are signals, and then there are meaningful signals. A possibly helpful thing to recognize is that we have overprotective defense systems. “Defense expression is often excessive,” observes psychiatrist and evolutionary psychologist Randolph Nesse. This isn’t an accident or a design flaw. It’s evolution saying, “Hey, hon, let’s be on the safe side here.” Consider the smoke alarm that’s a little oversensitive. This can be annoying when it screams for the hook and ladders whenever the neighbor lights incense next to her tub. But it’s far less annoying than waking up to your toes being crisped by your flaming bedroom rug.

Figure out the source of your feelings so you can address it. Is there something amiss in your psychology that leads you to be overly sensitive—to see a threat where it doesn’t really exist—or are you sensing some meaningful danger to your relationship? It’s one thing to follow the person you love with your eyes as he walks off; it’s another thing entirely to do it with a pair of high-powered binoculars and a bug sewn into his laptop bag.

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My boyfriend and I have a TV ritual—watching our favorite show together every week. Yesterday, I had a dinner meeting, and I asked him to wait to watch it with me, but he didn’t. There’s so much other stuff on TV. Did he really need to watch “our show”? He doesn’t understand what the big deal is and told me to just watch the episode myself and get caught up. Grrr.—Mad

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To be fair, it probably seems like a TV show is just a TV show. What is the big deal if he watches ahead? But it turns out that context matters. This is a TV show you watch together—or, as my boyfriend describes it, it’s a “relationship show.”

It turns out that the fictional social world couples share through their “relationship shows” can be important to their partnership. According to research by social psychologist Sarah Gomillion and her colleagues, it works like sharing a social network of real live friends and family members, fostering a “shared identity.” In fact, their research suggests that sharing a fictional social world “predicts greater relationship quality.” This was especially true among couples who “reported sharing fewer mutual friends with partners.” For those partners, “sharing media more frequently was associated with greater interdependence, closeness and confidence in the relationship.”

As for why you feel hurt, your boyfriend basically sent you the message, “I want to watch this show now more than I want to watch it with you.” But look to how he is in general. Is he loving? Does he usually, or at least often, prioritize your happiness and well-being? If so, you can probably get him to mend his episode-straying ways, simply by explaining why your collective fictional friends are important to your relationship.

This is likely to fire up his empathy, or, at the very least, his dread of a brand-new recurring argument: “How can I ever trust you if you can’t—for a single evening— resist the seductive nature of the balding, annoying Larry David?”

Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com.

Astrology

For the week of July 18

ARIES (March 21–April 19) “Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic.” Whenever that quote appears on the internet, it’s falsely attributed to painter Frida Kahlo. In fact, it was originally composed by poet Marty McConnell.

In any case, I’ll recommend that you heed it in the coming weeks. You really do need to focus on associating with allies who see the mysterious and lyrical best in you. I will also suggest that you get inspired by a line that Frida Kahlo actually wrote: “Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are a bourbon biscuit.” (If you don’t know what a bourbon biscuit is, I’ll tell you: chocolate buttercream stuffed between two thin rectangular chocolate biscuits.)

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) Here’s what

By Rob Brezsny

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) A reader asked Libran blogger Ana-Sofia Cardelle, “How does one become more sensual?” I’ll ask you to meditate on the same question. Why? Because it’s a good time to enrich and deepen your sensuality.

For inspiration, here are some ideas that blend my words with Cardelle’s: “Laugh easily and freely.

Tune in to the rhythm of your holy animal body as you walk. Sing songs that remind you why you’re here on earth. Give yourself the luxury of reading books that thrill your imagination and fill you with fresh questions. Eat food with your fingers. Allow sweet melancholy to snake through you. Listen innocently to people, being warm-hearted and slyly wild. Soak up colors with your eager eyes. Whisper grateful prayers to the sun as you exult in its gifts.”

author Franz Kafka wrote in his diary on Aug. 2, 1914: “Germany has declared war on Russia. I went swimming in the afternoon.” We could possibly interpret his nonchalance about world events to be a sign of callous self-absorption. But I recommend that you cultivate a similar attitude in the coming weeks.

In accordance with astrological omens, you have the right and the need to shelter yourself from the vulgar insanity of politics and the pathological mediocrity of mainstream culture. So feel free to spend extra time focusing on your own well-being. (P.S.: Kafka’s biographer says swimming served this role for him.

It enabled him to access deep unconscious reserves of pleasurable power that renewed his spirit.)

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) “If

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Am I delusional to advise a perky, talkative Gemini like yourself to enhance your communication skills? How dare I even hint that you’re not quite perfect at a skill you were obviously born to excel at? But that’s exactly what I’m here to convey. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to take inventory of how you could more fully develop your natural ability to exchange information. You’ll be in robust alignment with cosmic rhythms if you take action to refine the way you express your own messages and receive and respond to other people’s messages.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22– December 21) This mini-chapter in your epic life story is symbolically ruled by the fluttering flights of butterflies, the whirring hum of hummingbird wings, the soft cool light of fireflies, and the dawn dances of seahorses. To take maximum advantage of the blessings life will tease you with in the coming weeks, I suggest you align yourself with phenomena like those. You will tend to be alert and receptive in just the right ways if you cultivate a love of fragile marvels, subtle beauty, and amazing grace.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) Self-described skeptics sometimes say to me, “How can any intelligent person believe in astrology? You must be suffering from a brain dysfunction if you imagine that the movements of planets can reveal any useful clues about our lives.” If the “skeptic” is truly openminded, as an authentic skeptic should be, I offer a mini-lecture to correct his misunderstandings. If he’s not (which is the usual case), I say that I don’t need to “believe” in astrology; I use astrology because it works. For instance, I have a working hypothesis that Cancerians like myself enjoy better-than-average insight and luck with money every year from late July through the month of August. It’s irrelevant whether there’s a “scientific” theory to explain why this might be. I simply undertake efforts to improve my financial situation at this time, and I’m often successful.

LEO (July 23–August 22) Here are some of the

fine gifts you’re eligible for and even likely to receive during the next four weeks: a more constructive and fluid relationship with obsession; a panoramic look at what lies below the tip of the metaphorical iceberg; a tear-jerking joyride that cracks open your sleeping sense of wonder; erasure of at least 20 percent of your self-doubt; vivid demonstrations of the excitement available from slowing down and taking your sweet time; and a surprising and useful truth delivered to your soul by your body.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) During the last three months of 2018, I suspect you will dismantle or outgrow a foundation. Why? So as to prepare the way for building or finding a new foundation in 2019. From next January onward, I predict you will re-imagine the meaning of home. You’ll grow fresh roots and come to novel conclusions about the influences that enable you to feel secure and stable. The reason I’m revealing these clues ahead of time is because now is a good time to get a foreshadowing of how to proceed. You can glean insights on where to begin your work.

people aren’t laughing at your goals, your goals are too small.” So says bodybuilder Kai Greene. I don’t know if I would personally make such a brazen declaration, but I do think it’s worth considering— especially for you right now. You’re entering into the Big Bold Vision time of your astrological cycle. It’s a phase when you’ll be wise to boost the intensity of your hopes for yourself, and get closer to knowing the ultimate form of what you want, and be daring enough to imagine the most sublime possible outcomes for your future. If you do all that with the proper chutzpah, some people may indeed laugh at your audacity. That’s OK!

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) I

swear the astrological omens are telling me to tell you that you have license to make the following requests: 1. People from your past who say they’d like to be part of your future have to prove their earnestness by forgiving your debts to them and asking your forgiveness for their debts to you. 2. People who are pushing for you to be influenced by them must agree to be influenced by you. 3. People who want to deepen their collaborations with you must promise to deepen their commitment to wrestling with their own darkness. 4. People who say they care for you must prove their love in a small but meaningful way.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) You will never find an advertisement for Nike or Apple within the sacred vessel of this horoscope column.

But you may come across plugs for soul-nourishing commodities like creative freedom, psychosexual bliss and playful generosity. Like everyone else, I’m a salesperson—although I believe that the wares I peddle are unambiguously good for you. In this spirit, I invite you to hone your own sales pitch. It’s an excellent time to interest people in the fine products and ideas and services that you have to offer.

PISCES (February 19–March 20) Would you

do me a favor, please? Would you do your friends and loved ones and the whole world a favor? Don’t pretend you’re less powerful and beautiful than you are. Don’t downplay or neglect the magic you have at your disposal. Don’t act as if your unique genius is nothing special. OK? Are you willing to grant us these small indulgences? Your specific talents, perspectives and gifts are indispensable right now. The rest of us need you to be bold and brazen about expressing them.

Go to realastrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1.877.873.4888 or 1.800.350.7700.

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