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I’m glad that Pacific Sun is covering this (“Crappy Creek,” Nov. 6). It has indeed been an issue for the Petaluma River for decades. It was bad when I got to town (1987) and started looking at the inadequacies and failures of our old wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).

Surcharged sewer pipes overflowed to the river, all of which got worse with our major I&I (infiltration and inflows) problems from leaky collection and transmission pipes.

A Brown and Caldwell engineering report from ~1985 projected a $10 million fix to reduce I&I by over half, but that was not done at the time, since the council and city manager didn’t want to raise sewer fees to cover the costs.

They also illegally diverted several million dollars of sewer connection fees from new housing to subsidize rates, instead of putting the money into a WWTP capital funds.

RWQCB finally required a new WWTP—and thus was born the secret contracts to fully privatize a new WWTP with Waste Management / Wheelabrator with no bids or public hearings. That option

was dumped after we challenged it at the CPUC, and the CPUC unanimously ruled against the city’s efforts to complete that secret and corrupt deal. Ten years later we had a new, advanced WWTP, operated and owned by the city, along with the wetlands polishing ponds and wildlife area adjacent to Shollenberger Park.

Discharges of untreated or poorly treated wastewater were almost completely eliminated. Penngrove’s WWTP is still a problem.

A significant issue leading to the remaining concentrated contaminants is that during the dry part of the year, the Petaluma River is actually a slough—so that water never really is flushed out by runoff until it rains. Water is pushed back and forth by tidal action, but the flows necessary to actually send assorted contaminants downstream to the Bay don’t happen. While there is no excuse for contaminants reaching the river from polluted runoff and discharges in the first place, it does exacerbate the problems significantly in the dry season.

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By Anne Lupus, Director, Women, Infant, and Children’s Services, MarinHealth Medical Center, and Katharine Hatch, PhD & Gina Borelli Moore, MFT, Pathways Facilitators

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t’s probably safe to say that having a baby, especially if it’s your first, changes everything.

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he birth of a baby often brings emotions such as joy, wonderment, and excitement. Other feelings surface as well. Instead of feeling lighthearted and carefree, you may feel weighed down by the responsibility you now have for another human being, especially one as vulnerable as a new baby.

After giving birth, 80% of women respond to often sudden hormone changes with mood swings, feelings of sadness, irritability, and anxiety? Often called the “baby blues,” the occurrence of these feelings is quite common, usually peaking five days postpartum and resolving two weeks postpartum.

Other contributing factors may include a personal or family history of mood or anxiety disorders; a feeling of being socially isolated; lack of sleep; stress from navigating breastfeeding or other feeding challenges; healing emotionally or physically from a difficult or traumatic birth experience; or even caring for a colicky baby who won’t stop crying.

If these feelings of sadness, low mood, or intense worry and anxiety last more than two or three weeks, the cause could be postpartum depression or anxiety. Data shows that 15-20% of women will suffer from depression or anxiety while pregnant and approximately 20% of women experience postpartum depression or anxiety. About 10% of men experience depression or other mood or anxiety problems in the year after their baby’s birth, as well.

If a woman is still experiencing the symptoms of a mood or anxiety disorder two to three months after

birth, it should no longer be called the “baby blues,” but rather postpartum depression or anxiety.

Symptoms differ for everyone but typically include agitation, irritability, a loss of interest in once enjoyable activities, trouble concentrating or making decisions, experiencing a loss of appetite, crying frequently and reporting more sad days than good days. The new mother might experience feelings of shame, helplessness and even hopelessness, have difficulty bonding with the baby, or start withdrawing from family and friends.

A good place to start if a woman or her family becomes concerned about these symptoms is to connect with the new baby’s pediatrician or the woman’s OB. They are familiar with signs of postpartum depression or anxiety and can recommend treatment options and available resources.

Depression or anxiety in pregnancy or postpartum is treatable, no matter how severe the symptoms.

Women need to know that they are not alone, they are not to blame, and they can recover with a plan of self-care, healthcare, and support. Individual therapy, and sometimes a medication consultation, may be needed and appropriate, especially if the symptoms have continued past the “baby blues” stage of two to three weeks.

or at any time in the year after having a baby can find tools and support in Pathways: A Support Group for Postpartum Moms. Pathways, offered in conjunction with Women’s Care at MarinHealth Medical Center, is a six-week support group series led by a licensed therapist specializing in perinatal postpartum emotional health. A new Pathways series starts every two months.

Topics include how to handle changes in identity; mood issues such as worry, irritability, anxiety and other emotional challenges; and changes in relationships with partners or spouses. The group also talks about developing healthy expectations as well as how to develop self-care tools and work through depression or anxiety issues.

Women need not have delivered at MarinHealth Medical Center to be in the group. Moms can bring their pre-crawling babies, and are welcome to feed, change, and otherwise tend to their babies during the group.

No formal physician referral is needed. Participants can self-refer or be referred by family member, friend, or anyone else.

For Support Group & Registration Information, Visit:

Postpartum support groups also can be extremely beneficial to women experiencing postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, as they break isolation, allow support from peers, and provide accurate information.

Katharine Hatch, PhD: drkhatch@gmail.com

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During the period after birth, new parents experience not only changes in daily routines such as eating and sleeping, but changes to the roles, responsibilities and expectations that were part of life before the new baby.

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Mixed emotions after the birth of a baby: “baby blues” or postpartum depression?

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Heroes &Zeroes

By Nikki Silverstein

Got a Hero or a Zero? Please send submissions to nikki_silverstein@yahoo.com. Toss roses, hurl stones with more Heroes and Zeros at ›› pacificsun.com

Upfront Nery Zarate

There’s no hero today, because we need to fully examine our zero. I want to nix this ridiculous movement towards all-gender restrooms. Whoever came up with this idea wasn’t thinking clearly.

Good thing I am. To demonstrate the issues and proper solution, I present to you my experience at the Strawberry Village Starbucks.

The bathroom was disgusting, with dirty floors and pee on the toilet seats.

Adding insult to injury, my chosen stall was sans toilet paper. (Thank goodness for paper toilet-seat covers.)

Let me set the scene: The outer area has sinks and a mirror. The interior contains four small rooms, each with a toilet, but no urinal. As an aside, you can see the sink zone while seated in the café. (I checked with an architect on that one and he said it’s a big design no-no.)

The crux of the matter is that I don’t want to use the same bathroom as men. I don’t mean to offend anyone here, but men are pigs. Wait, I just disparaged pigs. Let me try this again. Men are slobs in the bathroom.

Believe me, women didn’t spray pee on the toilet seats. Women always inform a store employee when there’s no toilet paper. And, frankly, I don’t want men hanging around the sink area when I’m primping.

To fairly assess the situation, I went to Starbucks on Friday and Sunday. Unclean, with pee on the seat both times. The second time there was toilet paper.

But, back to this gender-neutral stuff. I understand that non-binary folks or people transitioning need to feel comfortable in the restroom, which leads me to my idea: separate restrooms for standers and sitters.

There’s no gender requirement; you simply choose based upon your bathroom behavior.

If you sit when you pee, come into my restroom. If you stand, go into the other one. The standers can make all the mess they want and the sitters won’t have a wet seat. Brilliant, if I do say so myself.

Waste from e-cigarette products can contain plastics, nicotine, heavy metals, other chemical toxins and hazardous lithium-ion batteries.

Smoking Garbage New study tracks tobacco waste at Bay Area schools By Will Carruthers

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arbology, the study of modern refuse, trash and the receptacles used to store it, became an academic pursuit in the 1970s due to the pioneering work of Dr. William Rathje.

A Harvard-educated anthropologist by training, Dr. Rathje reportedly believed that a thorough study of the contents of

a household trash can could reveal more than a lengthy interview with the humans filing the receptacle each week.

Dr. Rathje might have been proud of two UCSF researchers who spent much of last year scouring 12 Bay Area high schools for solid evidence about what students are smoking these days and, more important in this case,

the amount of garbage strewn around their schools as a result.

The authors of the study, Dr. Jeremiah Mock and Dr. Yogi H. Hendlin, chose public high schools in Marin, San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, and then listed all of the butts and bits they found in categories.

“At each school, researchers systematically scanned the student

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disposed of their butts properly nor, in the case of one wealthy high school the researchers studied, smokers who were assisted with waste clean-up by janitors.

Among their findings, the pair of scientists discovered that middleand upper-income students appear to have developed a taste for electronic smoking devices. Other students still prefer conventional cigarettes, while low-income students prefer cigarillos, according to the study.

All told, researchers found 893 pieces of trash across 12 campuses.

Twenty percent (172) were related to Juul devices, about 10 percent were from cigarillos (87) and nearly 70 percent (620) were tied to conventional cigarettes. A measly 14 pieces of trash were related to marijuana products, likely because of the challenges of functioning at school while high.

While the Juul products were a minority, they were more likely to be found in middle- and upper-income schools. According to the study, the vast majority of students using Juul products (99 percent) opted for flavored products rather than oldschool, tobacco-flavored pods.

While it’s not clear which of the public schools in the study are located in Marin County— the names aren’t listed in the study—the county has long been a leader in attempting to discourage tobacco use.

In its 2019 State of Tobacco Control report, the American Lung Association awarded Marin County and many of its cities high grades for their efforts to cut down on public smoking.

The high marks are due to regulatory pushes by local officials, spurred on by a group of advocates, the Smoke-Free Marin Coalition.

Bob Curry, who manages Marin County’s Tobacco Control Program, says Mock, the co-author of the study, has brought attention to the issue of tobacco product waste through decades of activism in Marin County and, more recently, other countries.

While many think of cigarettes as mainly a health problem, Mock’s work has brought attention to the problem of cigarettes as poisonous litter.

The scale of the problem is mind-numbing. Humans smoked 5.6 trillion cigarettes in 2002

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parking lots and exterior school perimeter areas once during July 2018–April 2019 to collect all e-cigarette product waste, combustible tobacco product waste and cannabis product waste found on the ground,” the study states.

While most researchers studying teenagers’ smoking habits rely on questionnaires to gather information about trends, this study focused on a different problem: The toxic trash that results from the use of old-school and electronic smoking devices.

The study was published in October in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

E-cigarettes and other electronic smoking implements have garnered lots of negative attention this year largely due to their growing popularity among teenagers, a better understanding of the health problems related to them and the practice some companies have of actively marketing flavored products to teenagers.

Between 2017 and 2018, the portion of high school students using e-cigarettes nearly doubled from 11.7 to 20.8 percent of the total school population, according to a study by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Along with negative health effects, the new smoking devices seem to have ushered in a new era of garbage. While e-cigarette cartridges and other resultant waste may not pose as much fire risk as leftover cigarette butts, they do cause problems as garbage.

After all, once a cartridge is empty or a battery is dead, an e-cigarette is, essentially, e-waste.

“Waste from e-cigarette products can contain plastics, nicotine, heavy metals, other chemical toxins and hazardous lithium-ion batteries,” the study notes.

In an interview with the Pacific Sun, Mock cautioned against reading too much into the study’s data concerning the smoking habits of teens. While the data may show some information about the brands teenagers prefer, the researchers focused on directly tracking the amount of trash that enters the environment due to teen smoking.

For instance, a garbology study cannot capture the smokers who

Marin County has long been a leader in attempting to discourage tobacco use.

alone, according to the American Cancer Society. The same group expects humans to smoke 9 trillion cigarettes in 2025.

“It’s something people just don’t think about,” Curry told the Pacific Sun. For several decades Marin County activists have pushed lawmakers to discourage smoking. Recently, the county and its cities targeted vape products by instituting bans on the sale of flavored tobacco products.

The county’s efforts largely combine education and legislation, like the ban on flavored tobacco, Curry said.

To date, almost every city in Marin County has passed bans on

flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarette cartridges and menthol cigarettes. Curry expects Mill Valley, the straggler, to vote on the issue within the next few months.

While reducing teen smoking overall would likely help reduce the amount of waste, other specific approaches may be required, Curry says. The UCSF researchers suggest that teachers and students try garbology for themselves.

“Schools can engage students in garbology projects to identify existing and new use of [tobacco] products and to raise awareness about their hazardous health and environmental impacts,” the study concludes. Y

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A list of Tom Zimberoff’s celebrity photos reads like a who’s who of popular culture.

Flashback 50 Years Ago THIS

Went to see “Easy Rider” in Sausalito Saturday night. It’s a good, not great, movie. But it packs in younger people because of its blunt message: America is supposed to be the land of individual freedom.

WEEK But if you exercise this freedom and try to be an individual, with perhaps long hair and “your own thing in your own time,” Cracker America will plaster you with insults or blow your brains out with a shotgun, or something in between. Depressing, eh? Far more depressing was falling by the San Geronimo Valley on Sunday and finding, astoundingly, that some of the more uptight locals are trying to enact “Easy Rider” in real life. Kids with long hair and their own standards of individuality? Horrors! We’d better set up a secret group and clear ‘em out. One of the mind-bogglers is the assertion of the secret group, the CCC, that a main reason for its existence is violence in the Valley, such as the fire at Green’s restaurant and gunshots through the window of Kenny Burt’s real estate office. Good Lord!

Everybody in the Valley knows that it was the thug locals, not spaced-out hippies, who performed these acts.—Steve McNamara, 11/12/69

40Years Ago THIS

Marin’s voters have spoken loudly, if not very clearly, on the Hamilton issue. At Tuesday’s election they targeted aviation for the trash can and sent solar village back to the drawing board. Voters WEEK throughout the Bay Area hunkered down and voted No on nearly everything, from dam building restrictions in Sonoma to highrise limits in San Francisco. Marin was no exception with all four Hamilton measures failing to pass. The result is a clearcut mandate against commercial aviation but confusion on alternate issues.—Election ‘79, 11/9/79

30 Years Ago THIS

The stark black-and-white image of a disconsolate-looking [John] Lennon is just one of the celebrity portraits on display at the Hansen Gallery. The exhibit is a testimony to the often breathtaking work by WEEK [Tom Zimberoff], who distinguished himself in the Seventies as a topranked photojournalist for Time, Life, Look and Rolling Stone. But in recent years the 38-year-old Sausalito resident has trained his camera almost exclusively on the rich and famous. A list of his celebrity portraits reads like a who’s who of popular culture and includes Ronald Reagan, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Stewart, Paul Newman and Elvis Costello.—Greg Cahill, 11/10/89

20 Years Ago THIS

The Terra Linda High School student paper, Voice of Troy, generated startling results from a survey of student drug use. A total of 633 students responded. Claimed use among respondents ranged from WEEK 87 percent of seniors who had been drunk, 94 percent who had tried marijuana, 16 percent who had tried cocaine and 6 percent who had tried heroin.

Among freshman the figures were 51 percent drunk, 32 percent pot, 3 percent cocaine and none who had tried heroin.—Steve McNamara, 11/10/99

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Holiday Arts Guide Make a list and check it twice with our annual guide By Charlie Swanson

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hile the sun is setting earlier, the lights are coming out in Marin for the next two months, with holiday fun and cheer coming your way. To help navigate the season and keep your spirits bright, we present our select guide to holiday events, shopping, performances and other artsy offerings leading up to Christmas.

Events Marin Turkey Trot Work up an appetite with 1-mile, 5K and 10K runs. Proceeds benefit San

Francisco–Marin Food Bank. Packet pickup, Nov. 26 and 27; race, Nov. 28. Indian Valley College, 1800 Ignacio Blvd., Novato. $25–$55. marinturkeytrot.com.

San Rafael Parade of Lights & Winter Wonderland Fortiethannual event in the heart of Marin features a grand parade and treelighting ceremony, with snow sledding, kids activities, a holiday market and more. Festive window displays light up the scene while live music and holiday entertainment packs in families from around the Bay Area. Nov. 29–30. Fourth and B streets, San Rafael. Friday,

noon to 8pm; parade begins at 5:30pm; Saturday, 9am to noon. sresproductions.com.

Road, Bolinas. 8am registration, 9am trot. $15–$25; kids 9 and under are free. 415.868.0330.

Point Reyes Open Studios Spend part of Thanksgiving weekend with artists in their studios throughout West Marin during the free, selfguided tour. Includes displays and demonstrations. Nov. 29–Dec. 1, 11am–5pm. pointreyesart.com.

Sausalito Gingerbread House Competition & Tour Thirteenthannual citywide event features more than 30 businesses and merchants participating in creating festive and delicious gingerbread houses.

Most are on display within walking distance of each other, meaning this is a family-friendly diversion from the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping. Dec. 1–31. Downtown Sausalito. Maps are available at participating merchants or at »14 Sausalito.org.

Bolinas Museum Turkey Trot Tenth-annual family-friendly walk is a popular post-Thanksgiving tradition in West Marin. Prizes, treats and Bloody Marys await at the finish line. Nov. 30. 48 Wharf

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lighting ceremony. Dec. 8.

Downtown Plaza, 85 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 11am–5pm. enjoymillvalley.com.

Sausalito Winterfest Thirty-second annual event includes Saturday’s Lighted Boat Parade on the water with dozens of brightly decorated vessels and fireworks. Then, Sunday’s Jingle Bell 5K features a runner’s brunch and children’s fun run. Dec. 14–15. Sausalito Waterfront. Saturday, 6pm; Sunday, 8:30am. Winterfestsausalito.com.

Osher Marin Festival of Lights Marin’s biggest Hanukkah party includes festive foods, glow-inthe-dark dancing, live music, an artisan crafts marketplace and kids activities like Lego dreidel building, bouncy house hopping and cookie decorating. All are welcome. Dec. 15.

Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 11:30am–2pm.

Free admission. 415.444.8000.

Shopping Culinary delights from Navas Patisserie will be on hand for seasonal shopping events like the Spirited Marin Holiday Marketplace in Larkspur, Dec. 7–8.

Point Reyes Path of Lights Main Street in Point Reyes transforms into a festive avenue, with shops open, a tree-lighting ceremony, West Marin Choir performing traditional caroling, and barbecue and refreshments.

Dec. 6. Toby’s Feed Barn, 11250 Hwy 1, Point Reyes Station. 5pm. Free. soundorchard.org.

an online sign-up to eliminate the stress of waiting in a line, a sensory-friendly playground and activities, therapy dogs from Marin Humane Society and a professional photographer. Dec. 7. All Children’s Academics, 1665 Grand Ave., San Rafael. Free; $20 donation includes raffle ticket. 415.258.9572.

ICB’s Winter Open Studios More than 90 painters, sculptors, fabric artists, jewelers, photographers and other artists under one roof all open their doors for this long-running event to let you discover new and unique works of art where they are created. Dec. 6–8. Industrial Center Building, 480 Gate Five Road, Sausalito. 11am–6pm. Free admission. Icb-artists.com.

Breakfast with Santa at Sausalito Yacht Club Fun family event features breakfast prepared by elves and a visit from Santa.

Dec. 7. Sausalito Yacht Club, 100 Humboldt Ave., Sausalito. 8:30am and 10am. $15–$18; kids under 2 eat free. RSVP required. cityofsausalito. perfectmind.com.

Dickens’ Family Victorian Holiday Party Hosted by characters from Charles Dickens’ works, this annual party boasts Victorian parlor games, dancing, crafts and light refreshments. Dec. 6. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. 6pm. $9–$12. falkirkculturalcenter.org.

Sensitive Santa Holiday event for children with special needs features

Sausalito Woman’s Club Holiday Open House Santa makes an appearance for this community event. Toys for Tots and Giving Tree donations are appreciated.

Dec. 8. Sausalito Women’s Club, 120 Central Ave., Sausalito. 3pm.

415.332.2700.

Mill Valley Winterfest Twentiethannual celebration includes snow-sledding, a visit from Santa, live entertainment, refreshments, children’s activities and a tree-

Marin Center’s Pop-Up Holiday Boutique Shop for locally produced original arts and crafts including jewelry, woodworks and fashion accessories. Dec. 12–22, Marin Center Bartolini Gallery, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

11am–7pm. Free. marincounty.org.

Dance Palace Artisan Craft & Holiday Market This 49th-annual event offers art and fine crafts from favorite local artisans and boasts an expanded holiday market with live entertainment, kids craft stations and gourmet food. Dec. 6–8. Dance Palace, 503 B St., Point Reyes Station. Friday, 4–9pm; Saturday, 10am–5pm; Sunday, 10am–4pm.

Free admission. dancepalace.org.

Mill Valley Holiday Craft Fair Fifteenth-annual fair features over 55 artists selling handmade arts and crafts, including jewelry, glasswork, fiber arts, ceramics and more. Dec. 7.

Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 10am– 4pm. Free. millvalleyrecreation.org.

Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society Holiday Art & Craft Sale Local artists bring a wide range of gifts and holiday items to browse in a farm-cottage setting. There will be jewelry, glass works, knitted items,

vintage books and baked goods, with door prizes and hot cider. Dec. 7, Landmarks Art & Garden Center, 841 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon. 10am– 4pm. Free. 415.435.1853.

Muir Beach Holiday Arts Fair Head to the coast for some holiday shopping that boasts unique and handmade fine art, crafts, jewelry, gourmet treats, holiday knickknacks and more. Dec. 7–8. Muir Beach Community Center, 19 Seacape Drive, Muir Beach. Saturday, 10am– 5pm; Sunday, 10am–4pm. Free admission. muirbeachartsfair.com.

Marin Indoor Antique Market Christmas Show Over 70 booths of antiques and collectibles features vintage and estate jewelry, furniture, Native American and Asian art and more. Dec. 7–8, Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. Saturday, 10am–6pm; Sunday, 10am–5pm. $8.

415.473.6800.

Spirited Marin Holiday Marketplace Festive shopping village features Marin-based sellers and raises money for local nonprofits, with a special Airstream photography exhibit, seasonal drinks, music and more. Dec. 7–8.

Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. Saturday, 10am–5pm; Sunday, 11am–5pm. spiritedmarin.org.

Performance Marin Center Just Dance Academy Winter Performance commences Nov. 24. 2pm. $22–$27. Home for the Holidays features veteran standups delivering holiday laughs Nov. 30. 8pm. $30. Stapleton Ballet performs The Nutcracker. Dec. 7–8.

1pm and 5pm. $26–$39. Performing Arts Academy of Marin’s Holiday Spectacular gets festive Dec. 7–8.

Saturday, 7pm; Sunday, 1pm. $25.

Mayflower Chorus presents Sounds of the Season Dec. 7–8. Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 2:30pm and 7:30pm. $8–$22. Marin Ballet’s Nutcracker returns Dec. 14–15. 1pm and 5pm. $25–$45; Candy Cane Party following each 1pm performance is $10. Sister’s Christmas Catechism offers holiday mystery Dec. 21. $60.

Marin Dance Theatre’s Sophie and the Enchanted Toyshop makes for a sweet treat Dec. 21. The Sewer Band’s »16 Holiday Concert returns for

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Dec 6 – Jan 12, 2020 Sat, Dec 7, Opening Reception 3-5pm Artist Talks @ 2:30 Isis Hockenos: To Dance Another Animal Xander Weaver-Scull: Ebb and Flow Aiyah Sibay: An Alternative to Martyrdom in Palestine VICKISA: I’m With the Band Think of GRO for your holiday shopping!

American fine craft in the Gift Shop, and small works by members in the Alcove.

Your purchase supports our exhibitions and programs.

San Rafael’s Just Dance Academy presents its annual winter performance at the Marin Center on Nov. 24.

the 62nd year Dec. 23. 7pm. Free.

10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

415.473.6800.

Sweetwater Music Hall Start the holidays with a post-Thanksgiving bash featuring rock band Petty Theft Nov. 29. 8pm. $27–$32. A Rat Pack Christmas pays tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Dec. 10.

8pm. $27. The Christmas Jug Band make their way back to town for two spirited shows including a Sunday night family show, Dec.15–16. Sunday, 7pm; Monday 8pm. $19–$27. A holiday tribute to Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack features live music by Jason Crosby and Magic in the Other Dec. 22. 7pm. $27–$32.

19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

Throckmorton Theatre Michelle Schmitt’s 12th Annual Holiday Concert benefits the community once again Dec. 5. 8pm. $25–$50. Deborah Winters and the Peter Welker All Star Band jazz up the holidays with

joy Dec. 6. 8pm. $28–$45. Narada Michael Walden Foundation’s Annual Holiday Jam returns for its 23rd year Dec. 14. 8pm. $125–$175.

142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

“Winter Solstice” MarinMOCA opens an exhibit that heralds the winter season with traditional landscape works and contemporary artworks that express the moodiness of the weather and the magic of the holidays. The show opens with a reception on Nov. 16. 500 Palm Dr., Novato. 5pm. Free. 415.506.0137.

Dominican Chorale Fall Concert Conducted by Francisco Ortiz, community choral ensemble sponsored by Dominican University of California sings Charles Gounod’s “St. Cecilia Mass” and Eric Whitacre’s “The Chelsea Carol.” Nov. 22. St. Raphael Church, 1104 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. 8pm. $15–$20. dominican.edu/chorale.

Holidays in Harmony Novato Music Association Chorus comes together in song for this annual,

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First Presbyterian San Anselmo Chancel Choir Daniel Canosa conducts and the choir, joined by community singers, orchestra and soloists, present Vivaldi’s “Gloria.”

Dec. 8. First Presbyterian Church, 72 Kensington Road, San Anselmo.

10am. Free. 415.456.3713.

family-friendly winter concert.

Dec. 6–8 and Dec. 14. St. Vincent’s Chapel, 1 St. Vincent Drive, San Rafael. Times vary. $5–$20. novatomusicassociationchorus.org.

Marin Symphony’s Holiday Concerts Spend the most wonderful time of the year with the acclaimed symphony orchestra, who present several concerts throughout the season. First, the chamber chorus shines in the Holiday Choral Concerts by Candlelight, Dec. 7–8, at the Church of Saint Raphael, 1104 Fifth Ave., San Rafael.

Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 4pm. $20–$32. Next, the symphony presents its annual Holiday Pops concert, led by musical director Alasdair Neale and featuring beloved classics and contemporary musical treats on Dec. 17, at the Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 7pm. $20–$25 and up. marinsymphony.org.

Kitka: Wintersongs The Oaklandbased women’s vocal ensemble

Mill Valley Philharmonic Marin volunteer orchestra continues its 20th season with a family-friendly program, Nutcracker & Other Holiday Favorites, that celebrates the season with selections from Handel’s Messiah and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker as well as Victor HelyHutchinson’s A Carol Symphony. Dec. 11–14. Open dress rehearsal on Dec. 11 and performance on Dec. 13 at Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore, Mill Valley.

Performance on Dec. 14 at First Presbyterian Church, 1510 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael. Times Vary. $20. millvalleyphilharmonic.org.

Stapleton Theatre Company The theater arts division of the Stapleton School of the Performing Arts celebrates its Silver Celebration, marking 25 years of inclusive, multi-generational theater. Dec. 14. The Playhouse, 27 Kensington Road, San Anselmo.

7:30pm. stapletonschool.org.

Marin Oratorio Boyd Jarrell directs the College of Marin choir’s performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor. Dec. 14–15, James Dunn Theatre, College of Marin, 835 College Ave., Kentfield. Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 3pm. $15–$20.

415.457.8811.

Singers Marin Group of adult choruses team up with the youth choruses from Stapleton School of Performing Arts for their annual holiday concert, Tis the Season ... Sharing Traditions. Dec. 21. St. Vincent's Chapel, 1 St. Vincent Dr., San Rafael. 4pm. $18–$35. singersmarin.org. Y

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channels Eastern European melodies with traditional vocal styling. Kitka perform a program of critically acclaimed, winterinspired music ranging from Slavic folk carols to Eastern Orthodox choral works, Yiddish, Sephardic and Hebrew songs for Hanukkah.

Dec. 7, the Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts, Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael.

8pm. $15–$42. 415.444.8000.

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Rock troubadour Shawn James brings ‘The Dark & The Light’ tour to Mill Valley with a show on Sunday, Nov. 17, at Sweetwater Music Hall. See clubs & venues, pg TK.

THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A SELECTIVE GUIDE SAN RAFAEL Crafted Rock

Los Angeles band Hunter & the Dirty Jacks are a handcrafted and homegrown ensemble playing California-inspired sounds that span country, folk and psychedelic rock. The band is a virtual all-star cast of veteran musicians fronted by lead singer and multiinstrumentalist Hunter Ackerman, and the group quickly garnered a reputation in Southern California for their high-energy shows and meticulously-produced albums like 2018’s Chase the Moonlight. Now, Hunter & the Dirty Jacks make their way to the North Bay for a show on Thursday, Nov. 14, at Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 7:30pm. Free. 415.524.2773.

MILL VALLEY Take the Journey

Popular Marin-based artist Tom Killion is best known for his landscape prints and woodcuts largely inspired by traditional Japanese styles, especially those of 19th-century artist Hokusai. Recently, Killion fulfilled a lifelong dream when he traveled to Japan to learn the traditional process under Kenji Takenaka, a fifth-generation master printer in Kyoto. Filmmaker Chikara Motomura captured it all in the new documentary, Journey to Hokusai, which screens with Killion and Motomura in attendance for a Q&A on Friday, Nov. 15, at O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley.

6:30pm. $15. 415.388.4331.

MILL VALLEY Cry Wolf

Bay Area actor, playwright, director and theater educator Tyler Null has made a name for himself as a creative champion for children and a creative producer who takes popular characters like Snow White and Sherlock Holmes and reimagines them in fun-filled theater pieces. Null does just that with the new play, Little Red Cries Wolf, which mixes Little Red Riding Hood and The Boy Who Cried Wolf into a new work that plays out onstage with shows from Little Throck young actors program on Friday, Nov. 15, through Sunday, Nov. 17, at Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. Times vary. $10.

415.383.9600.

SAN RAFAEL Artistic Labor

Born in North Carolina, educated in Massachusetts and now living and working in Marin County, sculptor and artist Sawyer Rose uses her work to explore social practices and expose gender inequality among other issues. Her latest installation, “For Neither Love Nor Money: Women's Invisible Labor” is an intense critique on that inequality, with sculpture, portraits and other multimedia works that visualize and spotlight the personal narratives of women of diverse ages, ethnicities, orientations, working roles and socio-economic statuses. The exhibit opens with a reception on Sunday, Nov. 17, in the Alemany Library at Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. 2pm. 415.485.3251.

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ward-winning conductor Laurie Cohen founded Mill Valley Philharmonic in the Fall of 2000, and for nearly two decades, the MVP has delighted Marin audiences at over 180 concerts, including more than a dozen world premieres of works by emerging composers and programs that run the gamut of classical

orchestral music, flamenco dance music and more.

Now, the MVP is embarking on a new chapter with recently appointed artistic director and conductor Dana Sadava, who leads the philharmonic in a holiday concert next month.

Trained as a pianist, Sadava began conducting in grad school when composer friends needed

conductors. “I fell in love with it,” Sadava says. “I fell in love with being able to look people in the eyes when you’re making music with them and help them play their best.”

Sadava’s resume includes serving on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s opera theatre department, directing the Community Women’s Orchestra in Oakland and Pasadena Opera, and more.

Mill Valley Philharmonic performs ‘Nutcracker & Other Holiday Favorites’ on Wednesday, Dec. 11 (dress rehearsal) and Friday, Dec. 13, at Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore, Mill Valley; and Saturday, Dec. 14, at First Presbyterian Church, 1510 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. Wed, 7pm; Fri, 7:30pm; Sat, 2pm. $20; dress rehearsal is free.

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Marin musician, conductor and educator Dana Sadava is the new artistic director of the Mill Valley Philharmonic.

“I do have a trajectory that’s firmly in both the orchestral and opera worlds,” Sadava says. “I really can’t give either one of them up, so I try to make time for everything.”

Sadava became a fan of the Mill Valley Philharmonic as soon as she moved to Marin five years ago.

“It’s so nice to have such a good orchestra as a Marin resident,” she says. “I go to Mill Valley Philharmonic concerts and Marin Symphony concerts and enjoy all of them.”

Sadava is also inspired by the Mill Valley Philharmonic’s history and growth over the last 19 years. “My ears always prick up when I hear that a dynamic female conductor started an orchestra that is thriving,” she says.

When the opportunity came up to audition for MVP artistic director, Sadava jumped at it. The entire hiring process took over a year, not unusual for an orchestra, and Sadava says each finalist got to work with the MVP for an entire concert.

“They knew what they were in for when they hired me,” she says. “By that time they really got to know each candidate very well.”

As the artistic director, Sadava wants to build on the MVP’s visibility in Marin County and the North Bay. “I like the idea of performing not just for our neighbors in Mill Valley but all over in Marin,” she says. In addition to a larger geographical reach, Sadava also wants to reach more families and young audiences and she sees the upcoming holiday concert as a chance to do just that.

“We want to reach out to anyone who wants to hear great holiday music and provide a place for people to relax and have fun,” Sadava says. “It’s been a pretty stressful fire season in the North Bay, and I’m hoping we can gather together at these concerts and look forward to a new year.”

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Regina King plays superhero Sister Night on HBO’s new ‘Watchmen’ series.

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Tick...Tock...Tick Who watches the ‘Watchmen’ on HBO? By Richard von Busack

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he Watchmen on HBO is perhaps the Age of Streaming’s most drastic departure from its source.

Showrunner Damon Lindlelof (Lost) defies the boy-lit stereotypes by making the most important figures in the show mature women: Regina King and Jean Smart.

It helps to know the original, anyway. The 1986 graphic novel and the 2009 film concerned a group of forcibly retired masked heroes. They learned that one of their number

was thrown out a high window.

Key to the investigation was a Krishna-blue atomic superman called Dr. Manhattan (as in “the Manhattan Project”). His presence assured American supremacy in the world, easing Nixon into his fourth term. But he slowly became a deity, uninterested in human affairs. And when he vanished, nuclear war with the USSR loomed.

The self-appointed investigator was an outlaw, the evil-smelling vigilante Rorschach. Among his

suspects was the supergenius Adrian Veidt, called Ozymandias, scheming a drastic act before the missiles fired: a severing of the Gordian knot tying the hands of the superpowers.

This was no mere superhero parody by the authors Alan Moore (who has taken his name off the series) and Dave Gibbons. It was speculative fiction about how our national art of masked-vigilante lore parallels the dark extralegal activities the USA carried out during the Cold War and

beyond … to say nothing of the development of the atomic bomb, which some might claim broke the laws of God and man.

There are fleeting references to the source all through the new show.

Seen in the graphic novel was some Bansky-ish art, the nuclear-burnt silhouette of vaporized lovers. It is glimpsed here in a Tulsa alley.

And throughout is the symbol of a watch—in the Watchmen, it clicked ever closer to midnight in honor of the Journal of Atomic Scientists’ clock.

(It’s currently set at two minutes to midnight—sleep tight!)

Thirty years after the original Watchmen’s events, we’re in Tulsa.

King—a formidable, yet sensitive actor—is Angela, a former cop who survived the “White Night” massacre in which dozens of police were murdered in their homes on Christmas Eve by a white supremacist group called “the Seventh Cavalry.”

President Robert Redford, now in his sixth term, grabbed all the guns, leaving “bitter clingers” to seethe in their trailer parks.

Along with Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross’s spine-chilling soundtrack, the background chatter includes a mega-event TV series showwithin-a-show, broadcast after loads of promotion and emblazoned with federal warnings to viewers triggered by everything this side of peanut allergies. It’ll trace the story all the way back to its roots in the Depression, when costumed vigilantes first began to ensure that justice was overserved.

Strange interludes include a nudist eccentric writer (Jeremy Irons, his voice toned by the years to a rich baritone) celebrating (daily) a mysterious anniversary, and performing savage experiments on human drones. An occasional comic book fight scene holds the show together. King is a handsome sight as the leather nun “Sister Night,” with airbrushed-on black mask like Pru in Blade Runner.

By the way, it sometimes rains alien calamari. This may account for the fishy smell of the characters’ stories; clearly everyone has a secret identity in this tantalizing opus. Amidst the high kicks and swirling capes, Watchmen is a puzzle with a paranoid contemporary side. Today political extremists make dark threats of Civil War 2; on the show, as in real life, the masks are coming off.

‘Watchmen’ airs on HBO.

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• New Movies This Week

By Matthew Stafford

Friday November 15-Thursday November 21 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (1:48) True tale of the friendship between children’s TV legend Fred Rogers and Esquire lapsed cynic Tom Junod; Tom Hanks stars.

Behind the Bullet (1:24) Documentary focuses on the enduring psychological effects an accidental or self-defensive shooting has on the shooter.

Bolshoi Ballet: Le Corsaire (3:35) Lavish production packs Byron’s classic tale with pirates, pashas, shipwrecks, odalisques and dazzling choreography.

Charlie’s Angels (1:59) Elizabeth Banks’ reboot of the ’70s TV classic finds Angels Naomi Scott, Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska righting wrongs with a little help from twin Bosleys Djimon Hounsou and Patrick Stewart.

Deconstructing The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper (1:35) Musicologist Scott Freiman discusses how the lads from Liverpool conceived and crafted their most famous LP. Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest (1:35) Catch the British synth-pop alternarockers in concert al fresco at Berlin’s open-air Waldbühne arena.

Doctor Sleep (2:31) Ewan McGregor as that extrasensory kid from The Shining, all grown up and helping a fellow shiner face down a band of ghouls.

Everybody’s Everything (1:56) Hard-hitting documentary portrait of Lil Peep, the genreexpanding punk-music icon who died of a drug overdose at 21.

First Rainbow Coalition (1:00) Documentary remembers the groundbreaking multiethnic alliance the Chicago Black Panthers forged with other activist groups in 1969.

Ford v Ferrari (2:32) Matt Damon and Christian Bale star as two rogue Ford Motor designers whose revolutionary race car took on Ferrari’s finest at Le Mans in 1966.

Frankie (1:38) Nine members of an extended European family gather in a Portuguese village for a day of reflection, regret, love and loss.

Frozen II (1:43) Anna, Olaf, Sven and the rest of the gang head to an enchanted forest in search of age-old wisdom; Kristen Bell and Alfred Molina vocalize.

The Good Liar (1:49) Suave grifter Ian McKellen sets his sights on rich widow Helen Mirren, but one damned thing leads to another…

Harriet (2:05) Cynthia Erivo stars as the legendary Harriet Tubman, the escaped slave who liberated hundreds of others and became a human-rights icon.

The Irishman (3:29) Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated cinematic epic stars Robert De Niro as a real-life mobster recalling past glories; Al Pacino is Jimmy Hoffa.

Jojo Rabbit (1:48) Edgy dramedy about a young boy in Nazi Germany confronting nationalism and antisemitism with input from doofus imaginary friend Adolf Hitler.

Last Christmas (1:42) Emma Thompson romcom stars Emilia Clarke as a department store elf falling in love in Yuletide London.

Lionel Richie at Glastonbury (1:40) The soulful singer-songwriter performs “All Night

Long,” “Dancing on the Ceiling” and other hits for 200,000 blissful Brit-fans.

The Metropolitan Opera: Manon (3:52) Direct from New York it’s Massenet’s torrid tale of an innocent-turned-courtesan and the chevalier who loves her.

Motherless Brooklyn (2:24) Jonathan Lethem’s prizewinning detective novel hits the big screen with Edward Norton as a noirera private eye with Tourette’s Syndrome; Norton writes and directs too.

Murderous Trance (1:42) Scandinavian thriller about a Copenhagen cop, a charismatic hypnotist and the mysteries of mental manipulation.

Neil Young Trunk Show (1:22) The legendary rocker performs “Cinnamon Girl,” “Mexico” and other hits with an all-star lineup; Jonathan Demme directs.

Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey (1:25) Documentary look at Rancho Olompali, a late-’60s north Marin hippie commune presided over by businessman-turneddropout Don McCoy; Peter Coyote narrates.

Pain and Glory (1:53) Pedro Almodóvar drama stars Antonio Banderas as an acclaimed film director reflecting on his past as he grapples with age and mortality.

Parasite (2:12) Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed dark dramedy about the symbiotic relationship between two Korean families, one wealthy, the other not so much.

Playing with Fire (1:36) A group of firefighters get more than they bargained for when they rescue three rambunctious kids and have to become babysitters too.

The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (1:35) Experience masterworks

by Greco, Goya, Vélazquez and Titian on the occasion of the Madrid museum’s 200th birthday.

Princess Mononoke (2:25) Hayao Miyakazi’s hand-painted anime epic about a spirited princess’s battle with rapacious miners.

Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins (1:31) Boisterous documentary focuses on the firebrand of a Texas journalist whose razor-sharp wit was feared by the rich and powerful and cherished by everyone else.

Terminator: Dark Fate (2:08) The Austrian automaton and his kickass compadre Sarah Connor are back and defending humankind against an even bigger, badder Terminator; Arnold stars, of course.

Thousand Pieces of Gold (1:45) True story of a young Chinese woman’s trials and triumphs in an Idaho mining town of the 1880s; Rosalind Chao stars.

To Be of Service (1:28) Documentary focuses on the amazing psychological benefits service dogs bring to veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

21 Bridges (1:39) Action thriller stars Chadwick Boseman as a New York cop searching for killers trapped in Manhattan after the island’s bridges are closed down.

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (1:44) Sweeping biopic of Rani Lakshmibai, the 19th century feminist icon who led an armed insurrection against the British Empire; Devika Bhise stars.

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG-13) Behind the Bullet (NR) The Biggest Little Farm (PG) • Bolshoi Ballet: La Corsaire (NR) Charlie’s Angels (PG-13)

Rowland: Thu 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 Rafael: Tue 7 (panel discussion follows the screening) Rafael: Wed 7 (filmmaker John Chester in person) Lark: Sun 12:55 Regency: Sun 12:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:30, 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 Rowland: FriWed 10:55, 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:35 Countdown (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Sun, Tue 7:40, 10:10; Mon, Wed 10:25pm The Current War: Director’s Cut (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 8, 10:30; Sun-Wed 10:20, 5:25, 8 Rafael: Sun 4:15 • Deconstructing The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper (NR) • Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest (NR) Rafael: Thu 7 Doctor Sleep (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:40, 9:05; Sat-Sun 11:05, 2:30, 5:55, 9:20; Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 3:20, 7:05, 10:35 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:30, 3, 6:30, 10 Downton Abbey (PG) Lark: Fri 6:45; Sat 4:20; Sun 10; Mon 2:10; Tue 4:45 Everybody’s Everything (NR) Lark: Sat 9:30; Mon 4:40 Rafael: Mon noon (free admission; ticket required; Q&A follows • The First Rainbow Coalition (NR) the screening) Ford v Ferrari (PG-13) Cinema: Fri-Wed 11:45, 3:20, 7, 10:35 Fairfax: Fri 11:45, 3:15, 6:45, 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:30, 12, 2, 3:30, 5:30, 7, 9, 10:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:50, 3:15, 7, 10:25; Sun-Wed 11:50, 3:15, 7 Rowland: 11:50, 3:25, 7, 10:25 daily Frankie (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Wed 1:10 Fairfax: Thu 6, 6:45 Northgate: Thu 7, 8:50, 9:50; 3D showtime • Frozen II (PG) at 6 Playhouse: Thu 6:01, 6:45 Rowland: Thu 6, 7:20, 10; 3D showtime at 8:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri 6:30, 9:25; Sat-Sun 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, • The Good Liar (R) 9:55; Mon-Wed 7, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:30, 10:15 Harriet (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:20, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10; Sun-Wed 10:30, 1:20, 4:15, 7:15 Sequoia: Fri 3:55, 6:45, 9:35; Sat 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35; Sun 1:05, 3:55, 6:45; Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:45; Thu 3:55 Playhouse: Fri 3:15, 7:30; Sat-Sun 2:30, 7; Mon-Wed 6:30 • The Irishman (R) Rafael: Fri 3:30, 7:30; Sat-Sun 11:30, 3:30, 7:30; Mon-Thu 6:30 Jojo Rabbit (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:20, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05; Sun-Wed 11:20, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30 Sequoia: Fri 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; Sat 1:45, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; Sun 1:45, 4:25, 7:15; Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:15; Thu 4:25 Judy (PG-13) Lark: Fri 4:10; Sun 8:15; Tue 9:15; Thu 2 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:20, 4, 6:50, 9:40; Sun, Wed 10:20, 4, 6:50; Mon-Tue 10:20, 4 Last Christmas (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri 7, 9:40; Sat-Sun 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10; Mon-Wed 6:40, 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:15, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (NR) Rafael: Fri 4:15, 6:15, 8:15; Sat 12:15, 2:15, 4:15, 6:15, 8:15; Sun 12:15, 2:15; Mon 6:15, 8:15; Tue-Thu 6:15 Regency: Tue 7 • Lionel Richie at Glastonbury (PG) Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:50, 1:50, 4:50, 7:55 • The Metropolitan Opera: Manon (NR) Lark: Wed 6:30 Midway (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri 6, 9:15; Sat-Sun 11:45, 3, 6:15, 9:30; Mon-Wed 6:20, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:35, 6:50, 10:05 Motherless Brooklyn (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:05, 3:25, 6:55, 10:20

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Murderous Trance (NR) Neil Young Trunk Show (NR) Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey (NR)

Lark: Mon 6:50; Wed 2:10 Lark: Tue 7:30 Lark: Tue noon (panel discussion follows; lunch options available) Rafael: Fri 6, 8:30; Sat-Sun 3, 5:30, 8; Mon 5:30, 8; Tue-Thu 8:15 Pain and Glory (NR) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:35, 4:40, 7:45, 10:45; Sun-Wed Parasite (R) 10:30, 1:35, 4:40, 7:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Rowland: Playing with Fire (PG) Fri-Wed 11:20, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 • The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (NR) Lark: Thu 6:30 Northgate: Sun 12:55; Mon, Wed 7 • Princess Mononoke (NR) Lark: Fri 2:10; Mon 8:50; Wed 4:15 Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins (NR) Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:25 Rowland: FriTerminator: Dark Fate (R) Wed 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, 10:25 Rafael: Fri 3:45; Sat-Sun 12:30 Thousand Pieces of Gold (NR) Lark: Sat 10; Thu 4:20 To Be of Service (NR) Northgate: Thu 7, 9:45 • 21 Bridges (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:25, 5:10, 7:50, 10:35 • The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (R) Lark: Fri 9:15; Tue 2:45; Thu 8:40 Where’s My Roy Cohn? (PG-13)

We have omitted some of the movie summaries and times for those that have been playing for multiple weeks.

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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STAGE

Call It Good acting carries bare-bones ‘Bluff’ By Harry Duke

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riters have dressed up the “boy meets girl, boy loses girl” trope for centuries now; from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to every Hallmark Channel movie. Playwright Jeffrey Sweet took his shot at it 20 years ago with Bluff, running now at The Belrose in San Rafael through Nov. 16.

Sweet, long connected with Chicago theater, is also an Emmynominated soap-opera writer and the author of Something Wonderful Right Away, a history of Chicago’s legendary improvisational theatre troupe The Second City. The influence of both is evident in this play.

It begins with an actor (Will

Livingston) and an actress (Anya Cherniss) hooking up. The fact that they hook up isn’t odd, but the fact that they announce every action they perform—à la the vocalization of stage directions—is odd and made odder by their direct communication with the audience. This “improv game” approach to the narrative, while original, rapidly wears thin.

Before the actor (whose name we learn is Neal) and the actress (whose name we never learn) get much further than the removal of their shirts, an altercation outside Neal’s apartment draws his attention. He breaks up a gay bashing but is then mistaken for a gay basher by a passing woman whose name we learn is Emily

(Isabelle Grimm). It’s a pretty damn dark “meet cute,” and soon the original hookup is out of the scene (literally, much to the actress’s consternation) and Emily is in. In less than a New York minute, they are cohabitating.

That cohabitation gets complicated fast, as Emily has longdistance issues with her alcoholic mother (Tamara Chandler) and her mother’s husband Gene (Cameron Stuckey). Emily has had a strained relationship with Gene, a traveling dental supply salesman, for years.

The relationship, full of threats and bluffs (hence the title), may have finally reached a breaking point.

Co-directors Joey Hoeber and Dianne Harrison put up a bare-bones

production that relies entirely on its cast to find, and run with, the few nuggets in Sweet’s ultra-meta script.

Stuckey comes off best, first with a very funny riff on Hollywood’s treatment of dentists and then with a darker look at the realities of living with an alcoholic.

Other than its wrapping, there’s not much new in this package and you can see where it’s going long before its 90 intermission-less minutes conclude.

Despite good performances, I’m not sure this is a Bluff worth calling.

‘Bluff’ runs Friday & Saturday through Nov. 16 at The Belrose, 1415 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. Friday, 7:30pm; Saturday, 2pm & 7:30pm. $25–$27. 415.654.1957. thebelrose.com.

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Cameron Stuckey and Anya Cherniss try to call each other’s ‘Bluff’ in San Rafael.

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A fruit and nut bar as interpreted by Sausalito-based Patagonia Provisions.

DINING

Brand Expands Outdoors retailer serves Patagonia Provisions By Tanya Henry

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ou may have noticed the handsomely packaged white cans of Long Root Pale Ale and sleek planks of wild sockeye salmon in your local, upscale grocery or sporting goods store. That’s right—Patagonia, the outdoor

company known for all things camping and hiking—has put a tent stake into the billion-dollar food and beverage sector. You can now find over 25 food items among the company’s down jackets and backpacks, including energy bars, organic dried bean soup and

buffalo jerky.

“We saw an urgent need for positive change in the food industry,” said Birgit Cameron, managing director of Sausalitobased Patagonia Provisions. Along with Yvon Chouinard (the founder of Patagonia) and Rose Marcario,

Cameron launched their first item in 2013—wild sockeye salmon that is sourced from a community-based fishery and caught in reef nets in the Situk River in Alaska.

“We are in the business of saving our planet,” Cameron explains.

“Our idea is that with every product we make, we are solving a problem—not just creating a trend.”

Cameron, who lives in Mill Valley, brings a design background to her role and loans her creative talents to the packaging, look and feel of the product line. In addition, the growing team (they currently have 20 employees) are beginning to focus on partners closer to home including organic farmers, food banks and folks employing regenerative and biodynamic farming techniques.

Their Long Root Ale was made with kernza, a perennial grain that originated from a forage grass grown using regenerative agriculture practices. Likewise, their buffalo jerky comes from the South Dakota–based Wild Idea Buffalo Co. that raises freeroaming, grass-fed buffalo that ultimately help the native grasses— and all the species that depend on them—to recover. A partnership with the Breadfruit Institute of Kauai that aims to tackle food security issues is even in the works.

Along with sourcing ethically and sustainably produced products, Patagonia Provisions has much bigger ambitions in mind. It’s no accident the venerable outdoor company chose to headquarters their food-focused venture in Marin, given the region’s longtime cutting-edge and forward-thinking agricultural practices. Patagonia Provisions aims to identify and partner with producers that utilize best practices and employ the same ethos and awareness of environmental issues that Patagonia has championed for almost 50 years.

It appears the well-established brand is making inroads into an industry that many would agree is in dire need of reform. I can’t think of a better company to do the job.

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but very slight—spritz (I’m told that canned wine benefits from a tiny addition of CO2—uh oh, did someone mention greenhouse gas?).

Gary Farrell 2016 Hallberg Russian River Valley Pinot Noir ($55): This wine passes the cranberries right to your palate.

The spice aromas are on the woody side of cinnamon, and the sweet cranberry preserve flavor is balanced with a puckery, cranberry crunch on the finish. Holiday-ready.

Dutcher Crossing 2017 Terra de Promissio Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir ($52): This should manifest a good Merlot-drinker conversion rate. Leaning on toasty wood and chocolate notes, it’s nuanced with clove oil spice and graham cracker, but delivers crowd-pleasing, raspberry-shake flavor.

LaRue 2017 Thorn Ridge Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir ($70): This real nice turkey wine still goes strong a few days after opening, for that turkey sandwich snack.

Sandalwood incense, raspberry candy, chocolate liqueur and cranberry liqueur tease the nose, and a tangy smack of acidity brightens a silky palate.

Masut 2016 Mendocino Pinot Noir ($40): From the brothers Fetzer, this savory, meaty Mendo Pinot, with smoky, Syrah-like qualities, is one for the barbecued-turkey club. How do wine writers find these notes of mixed berry jam, secchi salami, green peppercorn and garam masala in plain old wine? Discuss.

Clos Pegase 2018 Mitsuko’s Vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir ($40): Here’s a wine to please flying horse fans, architecture buffs and wine drinkers, alike. An alternative to some of the ponderous Pinots out there, this lighter-bodied wine is likely to match the holiday menu with wood-spice, coriander and dried-fennel aromas; and red-cherry flavor. The front label features Pegasus from wineryfounder Jan Shrem’s art collection, while the back label reminds us that the facility was designed by postmodernist architect Michael Graves. Is it just me, or is anyone else fed up with the long date-expired, watered-down postmodernism that adorns every new strip mall with a useless, symbolic portico that doesn’t shelter from the rain? A topic of discussion for the highbrow end of the table. But also: If horses had wings, would we roast them for our holiday meal? Discuss. Y

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Concerts Alejandro Escovedo Mexican-American rock icon returns to the North Bay. Nov 17, 7pm. $30-$35. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Soul Ska Marin ensemble celebrates five years with a concert party featuring Fishbone member Angelo Moore. Nov 15, 9pm. $25. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850.

Zigaboo Modeliste & The New Aahkesstra Innovative rhythm master leads his ensemble in an evening of New Orleans funk. Nov 16, 8pm. $20. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Point Reyes Presbyterian Church Nov 15, 7pm, Natural Rhythms featuring Terry Garthwaite. 11445 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station, 415.663.1349.

Rancho Nicasio Nov 15, Matt Jaffe. Nov 16, Stompy Jones with Annette Moreno. Nov 17, 4pm, Blackout Cowboys. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219.

Sausalito Seahorse Nov 15, Reed Fromer Band. Nov 16, Generation Esmeralda. Nov 17, 4pm, Louie Romero and Mazacote. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Nov 15, Musica Records’ DJ Showcase. Nov 16, the Live Oaks. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Clubs & Venues

Sweetwater Music Hall Nov 14, Bread & Roses Fall Benefit Concert.

Nov 16, Tim Reynolds & TR3. Nov 17, Shawn James with Sam Houston & Blk Odyssey. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850.

HopMonk Novato Nov 15, the Unauthorized Rolling Stones and the Atomic Beatles. Nov 16, Hot Buttered Rum. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

The Tavern on Fourth Nov 15, Oakadelic. Nov 16, Johnny & the “B” Goodes. 711 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.4044.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Nov 20, Tom Finch’s Youth Showcase. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax, 415.485.1005.

Iron Springs Public House Nov 14, Jack Pribble and Gary Bauman. 901 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.457.6258.

Mantra Wines Nov 16, Mac & Bru. 881 Grant Ave, Novato, 415.892.5151.

19 Broadway Nightclub Nov 14, Rhythms & Rhymes. Nov 15, Hotbox Hi-Fi. Nov 16, Disastroid with PSDSP. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar Nov 14, Home. Nov 15, Michael Aragon Quartet. Nov 16, Chris Saunders Band.

Nov 17, Super High Right Now. Nov 18, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Nov 20, Braden Towne and friends. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392.

Old St Hilary’s Landmark Nov 17, 4pm, Hiroya Tsukamoto. 201 Esperanza, Tiburon, 415.435.1853.

Osteria Divino Nov 15, Greg Jacobs Trio. Nov 16, Tammy Hall Trio. Nov 17, Parker Grant Trio. Nov 20, Jonathan Poretz. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito, 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Nov 14, Pardon the Interruption. Nov 19, Wanda Stafford. Nov 20, C-Jam with Connie Ducey. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael, 415.457.3993.

Papermill Creek Saloon Nov 15, Sticky’s Backyard. Nov 16, Roadside Honey. Nov 17, 6pm, Charley Paul and friends. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls, 415.488.9235.

Terrapin Crossroads Nov 14, Hunter & the Dirty Jacks. Nov 15, Top 40 Friday with Jeff Miller and friends.

Nov 16, Dusty Green Bones Band. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Art Opening Alemany Library Gallery Nov 13-Jan 17, “For Neither Love Nor Money,” exhibit features works by the Marin-based artist Sawyer Rose. Reception, Nov 17 at 2pm.

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Book Passage Nov 17-Jan 31, “Nathan Wirth Photography Exhibit,” images are attempts to photograph silence. Reception, Nov 17 at 5pm. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.

Mantra Wines Nov 17-Feb 9, “Love is a Rebellious Bird,” exhibit features contemporary art inspired by symbolic references to freedom and flight.

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MarinMOCA Nov 16-Dec 22, “Uncovered,” exhibition by artist members Beryl Miller and Kerith Lisi creates a dynamic visual experience, with a ”Winter Solstice” show and exhibit by Ellie Fritz also on display. Reception, Nov 16 at 5pm. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. 415.506.0137.

Comedy The Great American Sh*t Show Performers Brian Copeland and Charlie Varon join forces in a show about life in

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Kellen Erskine Comedian seen on “America’s Got Talent!” headlines a standup showcase. Nov 16, 8pm. $20. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato, 415.899.9883.

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Nov 14, 6pm. $60-$120. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato, 415.475.5000.

Fibershed Symposium Annual event focuses on wool, fiber systems and functional use of garments. Nov 16. $20$40. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1075.

Indigenous People’s Month Event Museum of the American Indian leads an exploration of the Coast Miwok people with storytelling, songs and games. Reservations required. Nov 16, 12pm. China Camp State Park, 100 China Camp Village Rd, San Rafael, 415.456.0766.

Marin Arts & Crafts Show Find jewelry, clothing and other handcrafted items designed, made and sold by independent artisans and small workshops.

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Seaweed Soiree Learn about the secret lives of seaweeds and enjoy fine art photography, beverages and discussions. Space is limited. Nov 16, 7pm. $20. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.3871.

Wine, Women & Wellness Connect with holistic practitioners and check out the latest natural wellness products. Nov 16, 4:30pm. Free. Jillie’s Wine Bar & Shop, 906 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, 415.521.5500.

Women in Tech Social Networking evening is for local women who work in tech or tech-related fields.

Registration required. Nov 14, 6:30pm.

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Lectures Home-Hardening Workshop FIRESafe MARIN, in partnership with CSAA Insurance Group, hosts a workshop on home-hardening concepts. Nov 19, 6pm.

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In Conversation with Tim Porter & Lori Barra Marin-based photographers discuss their work currently on display in “Our Oaxaca.”

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Karen Peterson: An Afterlife Experience Nationally-known psychic and medium connects with departed loved ones and talks about the afterlife. Nov 16, 1pm. $63. Marin

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WonderFest Science lecture series looks at genetically engineered crops. Nov 18, 6pm. Free.

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Readings Book Passage Nov 14, 7pm, “Acts of Omission” with James Bostwick. Nov 15, 6pm, “Brave the Page” with Grant Faulkner. Nov 16, 4pm, “Late Harvest” with Keven Bellows. Nov 16, 7pm, “Taken to the Grave” with MM Chouinard. Nov 17, 4pm, Poets Laureate on Social Justice. Nov 18, 7pm, “A Beginner’s Guide to the End” with BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger. Nov 19, 7pm, “The Seine” with Elaine Sciolino.

Nov 20, 7pm, “Kerouac: The Last Quarter Century” with Gerald Nicosia. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Marin Art & Garden Center Nov 20, 6pm, “Burn the Ice” with Kevin Alexander. $15. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross 415.455.5260.

Osher Marin JCC Nov 14, 7pm, “The Restless Hungarian” with Tom Weidlinger. $7. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael 415.444.8000.

Point Reyes Books Nov 14, 7pm, “Wherever There’s a Fight” with Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1542.

Studio 333 Nov 14, 7pm, Why There Are Words. 333 Caledonia St, Sausalito 415.331.8272.

Terrapin Crossroads Nov 17, 6:30pm, “Jerry Garcia: Secret Space of Dreams” with Jay Blakesberg, book-release party includes live music. Free. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael 415.524.2773.

Theater Little Red Cries Wolf Little Throck performance of local playwright Tyler Null offers a fun, familyfriendly take on a classic tale. Nov 15-17.

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

She Loves Me Mountain Play and Ross Valley Players coproduction is a delightful musical treat. Nov 13-Dec 22. $25-$40. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, mountainplay.org.

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94801. 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 17, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147629. The following individual(s) are doing business: ZEN & BROWS, 1001 LOOTENS PL, SUITE 300, STUDIO 29, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ZAIRA P QUINTAL., 135 HARVARD AVE, VALLEJO, CA 94589. 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 19, 2019.

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OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147742. The following individual(s) are doing business: SHANGRI-LA ORGANIC KITCHEN, 869 4TH STREET STE C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94960: SHANGRI-LA ORGANIC KITCHEN LLC., 869 4TH STREET STE C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94960. 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 OCTOBER 11, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147599. The following individual(s) are doing business: FAST GOPHER SERVICE, 1825 LINCOLN AVE.

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Seven colors, from red (outermost) to violet.

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Musee D’Orsay, in the former Gare d’Orsay.

4 Bats 5 Hail Mary 6 Basketball

7 Alexander the Great, who founded a new Greek City in Egypt called Alexandria

8 Catalina 9 Rocketman; Taron Egerton

sings and plays Elton John

10 Austria / United Kingdom BONUS ANSWERS: a. CORKS; b. CURLS; c. CARBS; d. CERES

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 147724. The following individual(s) are doing business: LILY’S PLAYGROUND, 35 BAYVIEW STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901:

4040 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE SUITE 200, SAN RAFAEL, CA, 94903. 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 16, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019)

CERTIFICATE OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTIOUS BUSINESS NAME COUNTY OF MARIN—File No: 304895. The following individual(s)/registrant(s) has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): LILY’S PLAYGROUND, 1446 LINCOLN AVE. #5, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: CARLOS ERNESTO FLORES QUEZADA., 35 BAYVIEW STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. Date of abandonment 10/4/2019.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 08, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147726. The following individual(s) are doing business: ATELIER CONSTRUCTION, 225 FLAMINGO RD, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: ATELIER CONSTRUCTION INC., 225 FLAMINGO RD, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. 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 OCTOBER 9, 2019. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - File No: 2019147763.

The following individual(s) are doing business: FAMILY FIRST SURROGACY AGENCY, 4040 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 200, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: ASHLEY N FREITAS.,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147771. The following individual(s) are doing business: LUCAS VALLEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, 18 MT. SUSITUA COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: FERMAIN FRANK LAHORGUE., 18 MT. SUSITUA COURT,

SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. 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 OCTOBER 18, 2019. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147775. The following individual(s) are doing business: BLOOMING V STUDIO, 160 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, UPSTAIRS UNIT, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: BRITTANY EVANS., 117 HAWTHORN WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. 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 OCTOBER 18, 2019. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147691. The following individual(s) are doing business: CHIMAL’S FIRE PREVENTION LANDSCAPING, 185 BAHIA CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ANTONIO CHIMAL HAU., 185 BAHIA CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901., EDUARDO

CHIMAL CHAN., 189 BAHIA CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 This business is being conducted

by AN GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. 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 OCTOBER 01, 2019. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147834. The following individual(s) are doing business: PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, 506 DE CARLO AVE, N. RICHMOND, CA 94801: COMSEECO, INC., 506 DE CARLO AVE, N. RICHMOND, CA 94801. 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 01, 2019.

(Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 13, 20, 27 DECEMBER 4 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147781. The following individual(s) are doing business: REAL MARIN GROUP, 300 DRAKES LANDING STE 120, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: CATHERINE YOUNGLING., 302 DURANT WAY, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.,

TRACI THIERCOF., 300 DRAKES LANDING STE 120, GREENBRAE, CA 94904., MICHELLE DODD., 300 DRAKES LANDING STE 120, GREENBRAE, CA 94904., CHRISTINE FLECHSIG., 300 DRAKES LANDING STE 120, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by AN UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OTHER THAN A 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 OCTOBER 21, 2019.

(Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 13, 20, 27, DECEMBER 4 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147738. The following individual(s) are doing business: MARIN CANINE ADVENTURES, 745 SUN LANE, NOVATO, CA 94947: SHAUNNA L ANDERSON., 745 SUN LANE, NOVATO, CA 94947. 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 11, 2019.

(Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 13, 20, 27, DECEMBER 4 of 2019)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019-147659.

The following individual(s) are doing business: JASON’S RESTAURANT, 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, LARKSPUR, CA 94904: DRAKES LANDING RESTAURANT, LLC., 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, LARKSPUR, CA 94904. 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 SEPTEMBER 24, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019)

MAYA LONCHARL., 35 BAYVIEW STREET, 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 08, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019)

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APT 321, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: FERNANDO ORTIZ HERNANDEZ, 1825 LINCOLN AVE. APT 321, 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 17, 2019.

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PublicNotices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147829. The following individual(s) are doing business: F.M.G CABINETRY, 25 GELDERT DR, TIBURON, CA 94920: FRANÇOIS MARIE GOUNARD., 25 GELDERT DR, TIBURON, CA 94920. 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 31, 2019.

(Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 13, 20, 27, DECEMBER 4 of 2019) OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1903863 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1.

Petitioner (name of each): GRETCHEN HARRINGTON, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: SARAH EVELYN HARRINGTON CLANCY to Proposed Name: SARAH EVELYN HARRINGTON CLANCY 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: 12/02/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: 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: OCTOBER 09, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (October 23, 30, November 6, 13 as of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1903960 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Caren Carrero, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as

follows: Present Name: Sophia Isabel Carrero to Proposed Name: Sophia Isabel Fewell 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: 12/11/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: 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: September 19, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (October 23, 30, November 6, 13 as of 2019)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1904094 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): DIEGO RODRIGO ALONZO KROELL, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: DIEGO RODRIGO ALONZO KROELL to Proposed Name: DIEGO RODRIGO KROELL 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: 12/30/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: 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: NOVEMBER 06, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (November 13, 20, 27 December 4 as of 2019).

By Amy Alkon

Q: A:

I’ve been with my boyfriend for nine years, and I’m still pissed off about stuff from five years ago. I’d like to get rid of these resentments. I know it’s not healthy for me or our relationship, but I don’t know how to let them go.—Stuck

So, basically, this is you: “I wish they allowed dogs in my building, but no biggie. I’ll take this thing you did in 2006 and make it my special pet. I’ll feed it raw food and buy it artisanally made toys and take it around in a stroller.”

On the other end of the spectrum from re-prosecuting relationship misdemeanors is forgiveness. Evolutionary psychologist Michael McCullough explains in “Beyond Revenge” that “forgiveness is an internal process of getting over your ill will” for somebody who’s wronged you and then “experiencing a return of goodwill” and “opening yourself up to the possibility of a renewed positive relationship” with the person.

Forgiveness appears to have evolved to preserve valuable relationships, but it seems contingent on our not being made repeated patsies, meaning we need to see that the offender won’t trample our interests again.

In line with this, research by social psychologist Ian Williamson and his colleagues finds that a reluctance to forgive can come out fear, including concerns by the victim “about how offenders will interpret forgiveness.” Basically, there’s a worry that forgiving could send a message that it’s open season for repeat offending.

Consider whether there’s reason to believe your boyfriend doesn’t have your best interests in mind. If you stack up his behavior toward you, does it suggest he doesn’t care about you? If this is old stuff and he isn’t repeating the behavior, maybe it serves you best to let it go. McCullough notes that a “lack of forgiveness for close, valuable relationship partners who harmed us in the past is associated with more anxiety, tension and physiological arousal. Know forgiveness, know peace. No forgiveness, no peace.”

If you feel your boyfriend’s a good guy but needs of yours aren’t being met, talk to him about it. That could improve things, or you could decide to leave if things don’t change sufficiently. That said, his changing may take more than one discussion.

If you see he’s making an effort, cut him some slack. Laugh at his human fallibility instead of taking it personally when he again leaves his toenail clippings in a tiny pile on the bathroom floor, as if they’ll magically float over to the trash can and fling themselves over the rim: “Goodbye cruel world!”

Q:

I’ve been dating a guy for just over a month. He’s asked me to go with him to an out-of-state wedding several weeks from now, but he didn’t mention buying me a plane ticket. I think he should buy it because he invited me. Am I expecting too much?—Unsure

A:

Chances are he doesn’t expect you to mail yourself in a really big crate or saddle up Hortense the limping mule and meet him there—just in time for the divorce party.

Should you pick up the tab for your ticket? I don’t think so—and not just because he invited you as his guest. Destination weddings in exotic places (or simply faraway weddings in dull and unglamorous locales) are not vacations. They are social obligations, big life events that are reinforced by the presence of witnesses.

Having the community as an “audience” to a marriage ceremony is thought

by Matthijs Kalmijn and other sociologists to help reinforce a couple’s lifelong commitment. The ceremony is typically followed by an open bar, some fancy grub and a Beyonce cover band so the wedding is attended by more than the bride and groom’s teary-eyed relatives and a homeless guy who snuck in looking for free hooch.

Don’t let this question fester in your mind to the point that you’re tempted to snarl at the guy, “Hey, tightwad, you planning to pay for my ticket or what?!” Ask right away, something like: “What’s the transportation situation? How are we getting to the wedding?” There’s a good chance he’s planning to buy your ticket but didn’t think to make it clear. There are a number of reasons a person spends hundreds of dollars on a plane ticket, and it’s generally not so they can eat free cake with a bunch of strangers on the other side of the country.

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email adviceamy@aol.com. @amyalkon on Twitter. Weekly radio show, blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon

Astrology

For the week of November 13

By Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): If there are any

feel but usually hide. That’s now! To egg you on, read this mischievous rant by Libran blogger Clary Gay (claryfightwood.tumblr.com): “We Libras are constantly thinking about how to make everyone else comfortable and happy. There’s not a minute going by when we’re not worrying about radiating a soothing and comforting aura so everyone can have a good time. If a Libra is cranky, it’s because they snapped! Because of some non-Libra who doesn’t appreciate them! If a Libra is mean to people, it’s their own damn fault!”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’re entering

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Poet Robert

potential Aries heroes or leaders or saviors out there, the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to fully bloom and assert your practical magnificence. The lessons you have learned while improvising workable solutions for yourself are ripe to be applied to the riddles that are puzzling your tribe or group or gang. I want to let you know, however, that to achieve maximum effectiveness, you should be willing to do good deeds for people who may not be able to pay you back.

a phase of your astrological cycle when it’s crucial that your receptivity be as robust as possible. To guide you in this delightful but perhaps challenging work, here are good questions for you to pose. 1. Do you know what help and support you need most, and are you brave and forthright enough to ask for it? 2. Is there any part of you, perhaps unconscious, that believes you don’t deserve gifts and blessings?

3. Do you diligently cultivate your capacity to be refreshed and restored? 4. Are you eagerly responsive when life surprises you with learning experiences and inspirations?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Many people will not be honest because they fear loss of intimacy and togetherness,” writes self-help author Henry Cloud. But the truth, he adds, is that “honesty brings people closer together,” because it “strengthens their identities.” Therein lies the tender paradox: “The more you realize your separate identities, the closer you can become.”

Living according to this principle may not be as easy or convenient as being deceptive and covert, but it’s ultimately more gratifying. Henry Cloud concludes, “Telling loved ones what is really on your mind and telling others what you really think is the foundation of love.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Maturity is having the ability to escape categorization,” said poet Kenneth Rexroth. That’s the opposite of the conventional wisdom. For many people, the process of growing up and becoming a seasoned adult means trying to fit in, to find one’s category, to be serious and steady and stable. Rexroth, on the other hand, suggested that when you fully ripen into your potentials, you transcend standard definitions; you don’t adhere to others’ expectations; you are uniquely yourself, outside and beyond all pigeonholes and classifications.

The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to practice and cultivate this sacred art.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Is there an event from

your past that would be empowering for you to remember in detail? Is there a neglected but still viable dream you could resurrect, thereby energizing your enthusiasm for the future? Are there old allies you’ve lost touch with but who, if you called on them, could provide you with just the boost you need? Is there a familiar pleasure you’ve grown numb to but could reinvigorate by visualizing the original reasons you loved it? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to meditate on these questions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Catholic saint St. Francis (1181–1226) loved animals and the natural world. According to one folkloric tale, he was once traveling on foot with several companions when they came upon a place where the trees were filled with birds. Francis said, “Wait for me while I go preach to my sisters the birds.” He proceeded to do just that. The birds were an attentive audience for the duration of his sermon, apparently captivated by his tender tones.

Seven centuries later, author Rebecca West offered a critique of the bird-whisperer. “Did St. Francis preach to the birds?” she asked. “Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats.” In the coming weeks, Virgo, I encourage you to do the metaphorical equivalent of preaching to both the birds and the cats.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Every now and then

I authorize you Libras to shed your polite, tactful personas and express the angst you sometimes

Bly tells us that the door to the soul is unlocked.

You don’t have to struggle through any special machinations to open it or go through it.

Furthermore, the realm of the soul is always ready for you. Always! It harbors the precise treasure you need in order to be replenished and empowered.

I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I think that during the next two weeks, you should abide as much as possible in the soul’s realm—the cornucopia of holy truths and ever-fresh riches.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In my estimation, what you’ve experienced lately has been akin to a fermentation process. It’s as if you’re undergoing a transformation with resemblances to the way that grapes turn into wine or milk becomes yogurt or dough rises before being baked into bread. You may have had to endure some discomfort, which is the case for anything in the midst of substantial change. But I think you’ll ultimately be quite pleased with the results, which I expect will be ready no later than 10 days after your birthday—and quite possibly sooner.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Many books have been written about Joan of Arc, a 15th-century teenage peasant girl whose improbable ascent to military leadership, under the guidance of her divine visions, was crucial in France’s victory over the English.

Among the many miraculous elements of her story was the fact that less than a year before she led troops into battle on horseback, she didn’t know how to ride a horse. She learned by riding around her father’s farm astride his cows. I foresee an equivalent marvel in your future, Capricorn. By this time next year, you will have developed an aptitude that might seem unimaginable now. (P.S. There’s evidence Joan was a Capricorn.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Divine

Comedy is one of history’s greatest literary works.

Its author, Dante Alighieri, was 43 when he began writing the Inferno, the first part of his three-part masterpiece. Up until that time, he had published just one book and a few poems, and had also abandoned work on two unfinished books. Early on in the Inferno, the not-yet-renowned author presents a fictional scene in which he meets with the spirits of antiquity’s most famous authors: Virgil, Homer, Horace, Ovid and Lucan. Those illustrious five tell Dante he is such an important writer that he ranks sixth, after them, in his excellence. I’m going to encourage you to dare indulging in behavior like Dante’s: to visualize and extol—and yes, even brag about—the virtues and skills that will ultimately be your signature contribution to this world.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Latin word

for sea is mare. Flustra is the calm sea. Undisonus means “resounding with waves.” Caeruleus is the sea’s deep shade of blue, aestus is the tide, and aequoreus means “connected with the sea.” My hope is that as you meditate on these lyrical terms, you’ll be moved to remember the first lakes, rivers and oceans you ever swam in. You’ll recall your time floating in your mother’s womb and your most joyous immersions in warm baths and hot springs.

Why? It’s a favorable time to seek the healing and rejuvenating powers of primal waters—both metaphorically and literally.

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.

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