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Letters Wealth and power Dear Mr. Blum, Thank you so much for your candid letter [Letters, July 15] in defense of your investment portfolio. How awful of the proletariat classes to put into question the nature of your blind but well-intentioned investments and cast a shadow of a doubt on your good-natured profit motive.

“That said, the comments made about Colony American Homes and other investors in single family homes for rent are totally false and inflammatory. The investments are removing distressed inventory from the market, which has been depressing home prices. Many of these homes being purchased were foreclosed years ago, and had become a blight on neighborhoods.”

Forgive us Mr. Blum for daring to cast a pall over the good name of CAH and the fine work which your “passive” investing makes possible for humanity. Please forgive us for not being thankful enough for what you and your admirable fellow

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Rosemary Olson, publisher of the Bohemian and the Pacific Sun, joined Food & Wine Trails and Duckhorn Vineyards for a sponsored cruise to Rome, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia and Venice. She attended the world’s only culinary school at sea. She explored subterranean lakes in Greece. She talked and tasted wine with celebrated sommeliers and enjoyed plenty of Duckhorn wine. She wrote all about her food and wine adventures (“Food and Wine Odyssey”) under the Lifestyle section of pacificsun.com. Have a look. Ciao!—Stett Holbrook

capitalists do to help remove the blight from our neighborhoods!

Thank goodness these investments in Colony American Homes (and other schemes like it) focus on helping the hard-working families who would otherwise have to contend with a housing market in which prices are “depressed.” Instead we have the immense good fortune, thanks to you and your oligarch friends, of not being able to afford rents or take out mortgages on the artificially pumped-up prices of the speculative Bay Area real estate market!

“Instead, the investors rebuild communities and provide jobs. And they allow families who cannot buy or prefer not to, to stay in the communities they want. The average renter stays for five years.”

God bless the virtuous Captains of Enterprise and High Priests of Wall Street who, through their benevolence and care for the commoners, invest in good causes— like securities and derivatives and real estate—which profit not only the tycoons and multi-millionaires but the whole community as well (though obviously not in the same proportions; roughly 99 percent to 1 percent, shall we say?).

I truly appreciate the kindness and thoughtfulness of people like Mr. Blum, who show such empathy and deep understanding of ordinary individuals’ and families’ plights.

“Finally, the homes being purchased by CAH and other investors are typically all-cash investments so they are not crowding out other buyers; most homes purchased are not even on the open market.”

Finally, Mr. Blum’s statement à la Robert Durst, that investors put up “all-cash investments,” ergo “other buyers—presumably meaning those of us who have to qualify for a bank mortgage—are not crowded out, is splendidly impressive reasoning.

Moreover, Mr. Blum informs us that most of the homes CAH, and other corporately owned real estate investment and management firms like Blackstone/Invitation Homes and Waypoint Homes acquire, never even make it to the “open market.” Is there some black market

The kids of the Dixie School District.

The real story In one sense I strongly agree with, while in another sense I respectfully disagree with the “Zero” assessment of the Dixie School District in San Rafael [Hero and Zero, July 22].

I definitely agree in the strongest terms with the need for our societies to continue to discriminate against racism and other forms of personal and institutional bias in every way possible. If District officials are intentionally obfuscating the origin of the name of the District (or just plain wrong) they should be reprimanded and censored in the strongest terms, and (unless they are just plain wrong) should probably be dismissed from the District or forced to resign by the community. My hope, expectation, and presumption is that neither of these is the case.

But if as indicated in the Zero column and as apparently suggested

by District officials the true origin of the name is in fact a local Miwok family name, an entirely different story is created. In this case the District may want to clarify the official name publicly to include

the given (first) name of the person from which the District name derives.

The real story could be difficult to discover. Evidence presented in the column; that “ … the District was named during the time frame of the Civil War ... ” seems troubling.

I’m not an expert on history but I’m surprised if there were any public school districts created in that period; if that part of the story is true perhaps the District was created by a local church.

Either way, from what I think I know about California history it seems unlikely a public entity or a church in 1863 would name a school district after a Native American.

Nonetheless a notion that the District might have been named in 1863 in solidarity with Confederate States but that the origin of the name was obfuscated over time to be “politically correct” seems especially confusing.

As members of a global society we need to discriminate issues such as this carefully because to do otherwise reduces not only those we wish to protect and respect but ourselves and our global society as well. I am certainly encouraged that as members of society we are asking these questions and are willing to come to difficult conclusions.

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we don’t know about where this is happening? Oh, yes, that would be the Insider’s Trading Market conveniently located next to the NYSE there on Wall Street.

So thank you Mr. Blum for your outspoken and guileless explanation of the situation. And, quite frankly, thanks for giving us “non-investors” an insider's glimpse of how the oligarch thinks. For it is said in the billionaire's investment bible somewhere that “Might makes Right,” while Laws 1 and 4 in the Ten Commandments of Wealth Building respectively state: “Thou shalt put thyself before all others” and “Thou shalt not question.”

People, please remember to be respectful of your superiors’ wealth and power.

—Ivan Besack, San Rafael (read the full letter on pacificsun.com)

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The pushback in Marin against higher-density affordable housing has the effect of limiting affordable units in the county.

Remaking the suburbs

Is Marin the next stop in a federal government crusade?

By Peter Seidman

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recent U.S. Supreme Court fair-housing decision and new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules are either a significant step forward to promoting diverse communities or examples of government overreach aimed at destroying suburbia, depending on the observer.

Although the assertion that the feds and the high court are aiming big Washington guns at counties like Marin in an effort to dismantle single-family enclaves may rest at the wild end of a conspiracy spectrum, the court decision and the HUD rules unquestionably signal a “get

serious” approach to fair housing that could have significant impacts on counties like Marin.

The court upheld a key part of the 1968 Fair Housing Act called “disparate impact,” a kind of indirect discrimination. If a landlord says that all of the units in a complex must have just one person per bedroom and the landlord doesn’t mention any prohibition against any protected class covered by the Fair Housing Act but the action effectively excludes families with children, that’s disparate impact discrimination, and it’s illegal. The court case that went to the Supreme Court sought to negate disparate impact.

“The Supreme Court decision is an absolute victory for fair housing,” says Caroline Peattie, executive director at the nonprofit Fair Housing of Marin. “It expands housing opportunities to people across the country. Where you live has everything to do with the opportunities you have available to you. The decision underlines that fact by supporting what already was the premise of the Fair Housing Act—that everyone should have the opportunity to live in the housing of their choice free of discrimination.”

The court released its decision in late June. Shortly after, HUD announced new rules relating to fair housing. The rules could have

a significant impact on cities and counties. The rules underscore the Fair Housing Act that has been in place since 1968 but that has been a bit fuzzy. To clarify the situation, HUD now says, communities must analyze zoning and housing patterns to determine whether patterns exist that effectively discriminate and report findings to HUD. The rules go a step further and stipulate that communities must show HUD they have taken a proactive stance and taken actions and embraced policies aimed at reducing discrimination.

In the past, HUD took a relatively hands-off approach and allowed communities to investigate their housing patterns using a variety of data sources. Each community could use its own methods. Now, however, communities will be asked to develop a housing picture using similar data. Jurisdictions can use data HUD provides. Along with that kind of standardization, HUD will take a stricter look at the results. At stake are certain federal grants.

The Supreme Court decision and the HUD rules “are coming at the same issue of equal housing opportunities from different angles and in some ways coming into sync with each other,” Peattie says.

Opponents of fair housing cite these mechanisms as examples of excess government regulation and charge that the real goal is to aim anti-discrimination rules and regulations at eviscerating communities like Marin that have a preponderance of single-family homes.

The disparate impact court ruling and the new HUD rules clarify and strengthen the fair housing legislation. They enact no new regulations not included in the original Fair Housing Act. That’s unlikely to mollify opponents of Plan Bay Area, a state-mandated transportation, land-use and housing plan that will support a growing economy, and other programs aimed at regional planning. While Plan Bay Area covers nine local counties, the new HUD rules cover the entire country.

Hence the conspiracy theories.

Predominantly white Marin is a county in which only about 2 percent of its population is AfricanAmerican, according to U.S. Census data. People of Hispanic and Latino origin make up about 15 percent of the population.

In 2009, HUD initiated a review of Marin to determine whether the county was meeting fair housing

along the Highway 101 corridor is a possibility, though the bar will be set rather high. “You would have to show how not [building development in the corridor] would in a very specific way impact protected classes,” Peattie says.

The new HUD rules clarify how the agency will help local jurisdictions create fair housing assessments and the data HUD will provide. The rules do not set out a plan to decimate single-family homes in suburbs, says Peattie.

No part of the new HUD rules or the court decision stipulates anything about restricting singlefamily homes. Fair housing mandates, however, prohibit counties and cities from enacting zoning regulations across their entire jurisdictions that allow only singlefamily housing.

The new rules, rather than charting Armageddon for the suburbs, recognize that HUD is ready to, in Peattie's words, “step up to the plate,” and acknowledge that fair housing obligations have been in place since 1968 “and now we want to make sure that you fulfill them.”

Housing advocates recognize that Marin residents opposed to increasing the stock of affordable housing will continue to pressure politicians who sit between the feds and the electorate. Threats of recalls and campaigns to defeat reelection bids have become more common and more commonly based on housing issues.

There are ways to increase affordable housing without building monolithic projects. A county like Marin, with a pool of talented designers and architects, could become a showplace for innovative development sensitive to the environment. There is a middle ground.

“I understand that people want to preserve the beauty of Marin County,” Peattie says. “I am one of those people. There are ways that we can use land in this county in a way to address some of these issues. I want to retain the beauty of Marin.

But I also want all the wonderful things, the richness that comes with a diverse community. I mean diverse in every way, not just in race and national origin but the whole kit and caboodle: Different incomes, different ethnicities, different values.

That’s what I would love to see in the county I live in.”

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goals. Part of the county’s response to HUD involved updating a document called Analysis of Impediments To Fair Housing Choice, which identified barriers to fair housing.

The county, with the help of Fair Housing of Marin, drafted an updated Analysis of Impediments, which the Board of Supervisors approved. It included an analysis and an implementation plan.

Key findings in the investigation revealed some common knowledge: Marin City and the Canal area in San Rafael are home to a high percentage of minorities. Most communities in the rest of the county have a relatively low percentage of minorities. Why the disparity exists is of equal importance to the fact that it does exist. If zoning and planning decisions relegate a protected class to certain neighborhoods, that’s housing discrimination. But if market forces create a county in which housing prices are beyond the reach of protected classes, that in and of itself doesn’t amount to discrimination.

Opponents of housing actions like the HUD rules and the court decision say that groundwork is being laid that will result in lawsuits forcing communities to provide increased affordable housing to protected classes. They say that Marin is the next stop in the federal government’s crusade to remake the suburbs. The first stop, they assert, was Westchester County, New York.

It was in that county, often called a kind of “East Coast Marin,” that the Anti-Discrimination Center filed suit. The legal action led to a settlement in which the county agreed to build 750 units of “affordable and fair” housing and accompany the building with a marketing move.

The pushback in Marin against higher-density affordable housing has the effect of limiting affordable units in the county. But the county, its cities and interested residents are engaged in looking at ways to provide affordable units without resorting to multi-story complexes.

That situation separates Marin from Westchester.

Peattie notes that lower-income populations never have been a protected class under the Fair Housing Act. A lack of affordable housing still could be one element that contributes to a disparate impact. But the prospect of HUDrelated lawsuits filed against local jurisdictions because they’re not approving and building housing

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1 San Francisco recently became the first city to prohibit the consumption of what product— popular with baseball players, among others— in city sports fields?

2 What brass instrument uses a slide, rather than valves, to alter its pitch?

3 Today’s Republican Party evolved from

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4 A 2011 New York Times article called what TV series with a fractional title the “biggest hit comedy of the last decade”?

5 Two-thirds of a shark’s brain is dedicated to

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2 Trombone 3 The Whig Party 4 Two and a Half Men 5 Smell; sharks can detect a tiny

8 In 1889, American journalist Nellie Bly undertook a grueling 72-day challenge to do what (go where)?

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There is much ado about something in Inverness this summer. An overlooked outdoor amphitheater, overgrown with weeds and brush, is receiving a much needed makeover, just in time to host a production of Much Ado About Nothing. Although the 50-year-old amphitheater, located at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, was once home to frequent operas and concerts, it went to seed in 70s. When actress Sharron Drake, of West Marin, discovered the historic venue, she set the stage for its comeback. She coordinated work parties to clear the vegetation and rebuild the theater and created a Kickstarter campaign that raised almost $6,500. Much Ado About Nothing runs from August 29 through September 7. Bravo to Sharron Drake and her cast of merry helpers.

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Who is the biggest zero among thugs? The moron who pointed a semiautomatic gun at a woman pushing her child in a stroller. The armed robbery occurred last Friday morning on the Shoreline Park Pathway, between the Target store and Shoreline Park in San Rafael. The loser forced the mother to stop and extract her wallet from her bag. That wasn’t easy enough for the guy, because he hit her on the side of her neck before he grabbed the wallet and ran. Boy, he must have a small, uh, mind. If you have information about this white brute, 25 to 30 years old, medium build, cleanshaven, with short brown hair and skull tattoos on his left arm, call the San Rafael Police Department at 415/485-3000.—Nikki Silverstein

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Participants of a one-day Honoring the Path of the Warrior retreat meditate together at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.

Finding refuge

Honoring the Path of the Warrior steers veterans on path to peace

By Molly Oleson

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hen it comes time for Aaron Tozier to share with the group how nature has helped him heal, he admits that he doesn’t get out much. “I tend to isolate myself a lot,” says

the 6’4’’ 39-year-old U.S. Army infantry veteran who served from 2003 to 2009, including time in Iraq from 2005 to 2006. “I tend to sit around and feel sorry for myself.”

Today, a foggy morning in April, is not one of those days. He sits with other veterans and supporters of vets in a circle formation in a yurt nestled in a grove of tall eucalyptus trees at the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center near Muir Beach. A woodburning stove provides warmth. The chirping and wood-pecking of birds fills the silence between words.

They’ve come for a one-day retreat for veterans who have served since 1990—offered by Honoring the Path of the Warrior (HPW), a nonprofit organization sponsored by the San Francisco Zen Center.

The theme of the day is “the healing power of nature,” and one by one, the participants share their stories.

One veteran remembers »10 the bamboo plant that

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Lesser says, was stunning, sad and uncomfortable. But she says that she also understood it. “Because there’s a kind of intensity and vitality and awakeness, because everything depends on it,” she says. “And actually, that’s kind of the essence of practice that you should be alert because this moment matters.”

Lesser, who once lived at Tassajara Zen Buddhist Monastery and now describes the intensity of need for sensory awareness among vets, recalls formal chants that were practiced right before days off: You should practice as though your head is on fire. You should practice as though you were a fish in a puddle of water.

“I feel like so many veterans are coming back, and their heads are on fire,” she says. “And they’re looking so much for some kind of comfort and refuge and source of healing. So there’s that kind of kind of ripeness for soaking in practice.”

A Place of Healing Fortin, along with her husband Bruce Fortin, a psychotherapist and mediator in private practice, take turns leading the day’s mindfulness exercises with calmness and grace.

Green Gulch is a special place for them—it’s where they got married,

and where their son was born.

Honoring the Path of the Warrior, Chris says, aims to create a safe space in which to be held and witnessed. There’s never a push to make people feel something.

“There’s just a place to let yourself feel what’s there to be felt,” she says.

“Gently. Over time.”

The Fortins alternate taking the lead, introducing vets to Qigong— an ancient Chinese practice that integrates postures, breathing techniques and focused intention— walking meditation and breathing exercises. “Practice letting thoughts go,” Bruce instructs, as the veterans close their eyes.

He tells them that they can use visualization and breathing to call in energy and let it sweep through their bodies. “Let that healing energy come in, and let your heart receive it.”

“Moments of grace” can happen when the mind begins to quiet, he says. It’s painful to study ourselves sometimes, he acknowledges. “Be open to how the universe comes forward to support you.”

The group stands up to do a meditation exercise that involves walking around the room. “Every time your foot touches the ground,” Bruce says, “see if you can feel the

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helped her through her long deployment. “I knew that as long as it was alive, I could be alive,” she says.

Another veteran talks of spending hours below the deck of a ship during her six years in the Navy, and describes the calmness she felt when she came above deck. “Man, if the ocean can be still, why can’t I?”, she would ask herself.

Honoring the Path of the Warrior was founded in 2008 by Lee Klinger Lesser, who has been leading workshops in sensory awareness for more than 30 years, and Chris Fortin, a spiritual counselor and psychotherapist. Both women facilitate the retreats, drawing on their experiences with people of different ages and backgrounds.

Right before the U.S. went into Iraq, both protested the war.

“Here we were going into Iraq—and now these were people who were the age of my children,” Lesser says. “And I started thinking about—what would happen to my children if they were sent into war, and what would I wish for them when they were coming home? And I realized that I would wish for my kids some very safe, very safe, secure place where people knew how to hold a space to meet suffering.

Because I couldn’t imagine you could live through a situation in war and not meet suffering.”

Lesser says that there were many things about the war that she could not change. But she knew that she had something to offer: Sensory awareness, a mindfulness practice that had been a refuge for her from a young age.

“It’s a practice where you can literally come to your senses,” she says. “You can come into your own body, instead of feeling like this is something you ignore.”

We hold trauma in our bodies, she says, and the tightness and the experiences of our bodies have a lot to teach us. Through sensory awareness, we can find a sense of connectedness, calmness and a sense of ease to know that things can change.

“You get located in the present moment when you’re connected to your breath, to your sensations,” she says. “And that’s really helpful when you’re mind is spinning out and you’re caught in memory. And so you can just keep coming back to

being right here, and feeling what’s needed and how you respond.”

Whether the tools would be of interest to veterans, Lesser says that she had no idea. “But I trusted that if they were of interest, they would be helpful.”

Only one vet showed up to the first event that Lesser and Fortin offered. Over time, more and more found them, and helped them know how sharing the mindfulness practices could be accessible and meaningful to veterans. The words honor and warrior came up over and over again. Deep wounds— memories carried alone—were shared in intimate spaces.

“I’m learning all the time,” Fortin says of leading HPW. “My sense is that it is an active process, because returning vets are in an active process of trying to find meaning and grounding in what they carry for all of us.”

Mindfulness, it has been proven, has been effective in reducing stress, anxiety, depression, isolation and other difficult emotions that veterans struggle with.

A veteran who was involved in the beginning told Lesser, “You never feel more alive than when you’re at war.” The statement,

Aaron Tozier waits to lead the group of veterans on a walk through Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.

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A veteran takes time in nature to write a message that she’ll hang on a nearby tree.

energy—you’re giving energy and you’re receiving energy. As soon as you aren’t aware of your feet, it usually means the mind has kicked in.”

Most times, he says, we can’t receive energy because we’re in the past, or the future, or we’re worrying about something.

“The world has all the magic you need right here in this moment,” he tells them. “All you have to do is be open to it.”

An exercise stirs up difficult memories for one of the vets, and she shares her feelings, head down, with the group.

“That last visualization was painful,” she says. “It brought a memory up—some grief I’m trying to avoid right now.” Bringing her knees up to hug, she begins to cry.

Chris scoots over from her round cushion on the floor and places a supportive hand on the woman’s orange-and gray-striped sock. “But that’s probably why I’m here.”

Military Culture “You have to have a specific mentality to sustain that lifestyle,” Jasmine says of being in the military.

The 28-year-old Daly City native spent four years as a mechanical engineer aboard the USS Nimitz, the Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier. It was dangerous, she says, but she didn’t have time to think about that. “It’s very difficult to explain to people who haven’t been immersed in it.”

Jasmine, who recently moved to the Bay Area from Southern California, attended the Green Gulch retreat on the

recommendation of Veterans Affairs in San Francisco. She had heard about meditation before, but she hadn’t practiced it. “I joined out of curiosity,” she says. What she found was an opportunity to slow down.

“There’s a mentality in the military where you have to carry things with you,” she says. “And keep on going. It fosters the idea of not taking time for yourself. Keep pushing towards the mission, keep pushing towards the goal.”

The retreat taught her that it’s important—and OK—to breathe.

Since Green Gulch, Jasmine has participated in another HPW retreat—a five-day stay for women vets at Tassajara. “It was a huge turning point in my life,” she says of the rejuvenating experience.

“Some things I didn’t even know were there, were shared,” she says.

“If the space is open, it opens your mind up to things you’ve filed away.”

Dyan Ferguson, a South African immigrant who joined the National Guard right out of high school in 1985 and who now works for HPW, shares some of Jasmine’s sentiments about the military.

“The day I left the military, I wanted nothing to do with it ever again,” Ferguson says, noting that while in it, she lived with her bags packed by the door, and a sense that her name was high on the list to go to the Persian Gulf or Bosnia. “You just live with this pressure, “ she says. “They want you to think—they sort of teach you to think—that everything you do could have some life or death consequence.”

It’s hard to let that go when you leave the military, she says, when

But for Ferguson, one of the most amazing things about the military was the strong sense of belonging that she felt.

Although she says it took years to “unravel” the internal conflicts that she had about her time there, she was grateful for the sense of community, and for the commitment to service—something that has deeply inspired Chris and Lesser.

It’s a bond over a shared experience that HPW vets understand. The ongoing mindfulness practice builds a strong sense of community. And it’s a community, Lesser says, in which many veterans are proud of their service, and grateful for it.

“There’s a sense of continuity and refuge that people can really depend on,” Chris says.

And mindfulness has a cumulative effect, Ferguson says.

“The more you practice, the more effective it becomes.”

Bridging the Gap Chris tells the vets at the beginning of the day how HPW started from the idea of trying to find some way to smooth the transition from military to civilian life.

“We both knew how much our practices had helped us transform and ground our own hearts and minds and bodies,” she tells them, of she and Lesser wanting to share with veterans.

Chris tells them that her father was a veteran of World War II, who was awarded the Bronze Star. He never talked about his time in the war, she says, but she could feel it. “I knew he was carrying something,” she says. And then she thanks them.

“You’ve all helped me understand my own life and know him better.”

People can sit isolated in their lives, Lesser says, and not be touched by what veterans are left to carry.

There’s a gaping space between military and civilian life, where stereotypes and assumptions live.

People will sometimes approach veterans and ask them what the worst thing they saw was, and if they had killed anybody.

“I mean, just such a disconnect from what we’ve asked of human beings,” Lesser says. “And we’ve sent

folks over there, and then we’re leaving them as though it’s their problem when they come back. And to me, that’s pretty disgraceful.”

Lesser hopes to share an understanding, appreciation and respect for what veterans are living.

“We should all be carrying what they’re left with,” she says.

Every Moment is a Moment Tozier says that joining the military was probably the best decision that he’s ever made in his life. It taught him discipline, structure, integrity—all of the things he says that he was lacking at the time.

“I went there with my eyes wide open,” he says of Iraq. “I knew what I was getting into. But it has affected me. It has affected me a lot.”

When he returned from combat in 2009, Tozier coped with coming back by drinking. When he realized that alcohol wasn’t working to ease his pain, he checked himself into a 90-day program with Veterans Affairs for PTSD and alcohol abuse.

“Today, I choose to deal with life with healthier activities,” he says, noting that he joined HPW on a river rafting trip three years ago, and has since been a part of at least 10 of the veteran retreats. His first experience with meditation, the rafting trip opened him up to something that he was once skeptical of.

“I am the last person I would ever expect to say, ‘I do meditation,’” Tozier, a self-described adrenaline junkie, says. “I’m just a macho kind of guy. Infantry. You don’t talk about your feelings; you don’t show emotion.”

The first time that Tozier saw people express sadness in the military, he says, was when his good friend, 26 years old and a father, was killed in combat. “That shook everybody up,” he says. But he doesn’t remember anybody talking about it. “It was more … I could see people crying. Just emotion.”

He remembers that there were civilian people there for them, if they wanted to talk. He didn’t. “I just wanted to be left alone,” he says.

About a month ago, Tozier got together with some fellow veterans for a 10-year anniversary. He saw his late friend’s widow and the daughter who lost her father. “It hadn’t really hit me that

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“It’s OK,” he says, his voice cracking, of expressing sadness. “It’s good for me.”

Tozier has learned, over time and with practice, to let himself feel things; to be mindful of the present.

“I have a tendency to get stuck in the past or to worry about the future,” he says. “Sometimes being in the present sucks. I’m full of anxiety, fear … my mind is going crazy.”

Honoring the Path of the Warrior, Tozier says, has taught him to concentrate on his breath to find freedom in the moment. “They’ve taught me that everything is OK in this moment,” he says of Lee and Chris, emphasizing the huge impact they’ve had on his life. “You can’t change the past. You can work on the past and try to deal with the experiences that affected your life in a negative way.”

When anxiety creeps in, he says that he reminds himself that “every moment is a moment.”

Tozier, who was awarded the Purple Heart from wounds received during combat, says that just being there at Green Gulch resonated the most for him. “It’s kind of like a different world down there,” he says.

“It’s peaceful; it’s safe.”

He talks about lying down in the grass and looking up at the trees.

“There’s no other place that I feel comfortable lying down like that, except in my room.”

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and homelessness, where she chose to live in her truck because she liked the safety and the freedom that came with it.

“It’s hard,” she says. “I almost didn’t make it here today out of shame.”

She’s glad she did. Meditation, she says, is the one thing that keeps her sane. There’s a relief that comes with shedding the “cloak of anxiety.”

The woman she is paired with— who is not a veteran herself, but who was deeply affected by war when she was in the Peace Corps—

looks her straight in the eyes.

“You’re glowing,” she tells her.

“Thank you—I’m trying,” the vet says, nodding. Her smile is bigger than it’s been all day. “This feels like coming home.”

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Leaving it Behind In one of the last exercises, the vets walk to the gardens and stop frequently along the path to observe and to breathe. Before leaving the yurt, Chris says, “See what opening yourself up to nature teaches you about yourself.”

To a tree, they tie handwritten messages that read, Let go of expectations, level, judgment.

Walk toward fear, beside or behind, not blocking the way.

Happiness is a choice.

Light. Kindness. Loving. Laughing.

Living.

As the pieces of paper flap in the wind, the vets head back to the yurt. They place flower petals, tree branches and other offerings from nature on blanket in the middle of the room.

The last exercise of the day is about reflecting on what they’ve learned. They split off into groups of two and three.

“I’ve never been a war person,” one vet admits to her partner in a soft voice—almost a whisper. “And I’ve got a lot of war years in me.”

She wears a necklace with a round pendant on which ’Pace’— Italian for ‘Peace’—is engraved. She describes bouts of substance abuse

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“I always tell people, ‘You’re never going to be the same.’” Lesser says that a chaplain who had been in the military for decades and deployed to many combat zones, once came to an event and said that.

“And that was really important when he said that,” she says. “You are never going to take these experiences out of you and be the same as you were before. But to find how you live with them and how you use what you have lived through to create more peace and connection in our world and more healing for other veterans—that’s very meaningful.”

Tozier participated in an HPW training to become a veteran leader at retreats because he felt like he had a lot to offer other

vets, especially those coming in with skepticism of meditation and mindfulness, as he had. “If they’re open-minded enough, then it can help them as much as it’s helped me.”

Honoring the Path of the Warrior has plans to expand to other communities that have a desire to help veterans. Lesser and Chris hope to provide tools that veterans can use for the rest of their lives, and that they have a place to rest, to feel welcomed and seen as whole.

“Our paradigm has always been to meet each person where they are, with acceptance. Unconditional acceptance, and regard and love,” Chris says.

Dyan says that if she hadn’t come across HPW, she might never have been around veterans ever again.

“You know, because I rejected that so strongly when I left, it’s been great to be able to come back to it, and experience the good in it— which is that camaraderie and that fellowship and that loyalty and integrity of my fellow veterans,” she says. “That’s been really fun to just kind of reclaim that part of the experience--leave the rest behind.”

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e never called it foraging,” says Mia Andler, who describes growing up in Finland and eating plants and berries that she would find while exploring. “We just ate food from the forest.” When she moved to the United States 20 years ago, she was surprised to learn that few people did the same.

The Lagunitas resident teaches children a range of wilderness classes that include tracking, nature awareness and survival skills through her Vilda camps (named after a Finnish boat from her childhood—Vildanden, which translates to Wild Duck).

The soft-spoken naturalist moved from Tahoe to Marin In 2005 and enrolled in a naturalist training program called Kamana, taught

by Jon Young at the Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas. She describes the experience as lifechanging, and it was there that she learned to produce her own food in and outside the garden.

What once appeared to her as a wall of green is now familiar, she says, and she has even learned to predict what types of plants will grow in any particular spot throughout the Bay Area.

Through her work with Sustainable Fairfax, Andler explains how she accidentally began teaching adults about foraging. “I offered a wild-food walk and over 40 people showed up!” She has been leading

at least one walk a month ever since. With a deep commitment to sustainability, Andler is concerned that with the growing popularity of foraging, some might over-pick or harvest too much—not allowing plants to grow back and complete their natural cycle.

“The only way we are going to value plants is through education,” says Andler, who has co-authored a book titled, The Bay Area Forager: Your Guide to the Edible Wild Plants of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Andler has another book in the works that will focus on edible and useful gardens that don’t require a lot of “inputs.” She wants to show folks how to bring foraging to their homes, and offer tools for readers to create usable and purposeful gardens. For now, Andler will continue teaching her mindful brand of nature awareness. She hopes that folks will consider their interconnectedness to the land and only eat what they find on the trail—leaving some behind for others.

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Questioning stereotypes about believers and non-believers By David Templeton

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he problem with faithbased films is they kind of don’t play fair.”

This remark comes not from a film critic, or social activist, or anti-religious pundit, but from a teenage girl with blonde hair, engaged in a conversation about film at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center.

Last week, I was talking to a bunch of kids as part of the California Film Institute’s (CFI) annual Summerfilm youth program, a presentation of CFI’s ongoing educational efforts.

Each year, I talk to the students— usually between 15 and 30 teens recruited from around Marin County—sharing inside information about being a film writer, and the history of criticism as an art form.

Eventually the kids always ask me to list my favorite or least favorite films, or to explain why I might take issue with some particular genre of film. Last Thursday morning, in answer to that last question, I admitted that I find slasher films— particularly of the Saw and Hostel variety—along with faith-based films like God’s Not Dead and Christian Mingle, are not to my taste, primarily because they are so focused on a narrow audience desperate to see

images and messages that move them, that they often settle for a kind of artless mediocrity.

I did list a title or two in each genre that I believed were exceptions to that rule, and as I was finishing, the aforementioned young woman, sitting in the second row, raised her hand to tell me her opinion of God’s Not Dead, a 2013 film in which an atheist college professor (played by outspoken Christian actor Kevin Sorbo, of Hercules fame) challenges his students to prove that God is not, as he insists, dead.

“My problem with the movie,” she says, “is that it cheats. It’s not fair, because it makes all the believers seem wonderful, and the nonbelievers seem like really bad, awful people. That’s not the way it is in the world. So it makes its case, but it makes it based on a lie.”

Somebody hire this girl, because she’s a film critic waiting to happen.

After the workshop, I got to thinking about this exchange, and started asking myself a few questions.

She’s right, that many faithbased films use broadly sketched stereotypes to represent nonbelievers, but of course, mainstream movies have been turning believers into comic foils and stereotypical

villains for as long as there have been movies.

Eventually, I remembered one movie that worked miracles in turning all of these stereotypes back on each other: Robert Zemeckis’ 1997 science fiction brainteaser Contact.

When the film—starring Jodie Foster in one of her best performances—first came out, I took Dr. Eugenie Scott to see it, and now, with these thoughts fresh in my mind, I went and pulled out the recording I made of our conversation.

Scott is a physical anthropologist with a resumé full of distinguished teaching appointments, and at that time was the executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), a nonprofit watchdog group headquartered in the East Bay. Since 1981, the NCSE has monitored creation/evolution skirmishes in public schools. Scott, who now serves the NCSE on an advisory level, was a 1991 recipient of the Public Education in Science Award, given out by the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.

She is, by all definitions of the word, a non-believer.

And that label is part of what made me want to revisit the conversation.

“You know what I think?” Scott asked, early in the discussion. “I think we non-believers need to find a term other than ‘spiritual’ to describe many of our profound experiences. I wish we could find a word that means awe and wonder and excitement and love, without the supernatural twist that ‘spiritual’ has.”

We spent a bit of time dissecting Contact, a remarkably powerful drama based on the 1984 novel by the late scientist Carl Sagan. The film concerns a worldwide clash of values and ideas, mainly between science and religion, that occurs after radio signals from space are detected and identified as an invitation from an alien race. Foster plays the scientist who discovers the message, a practical woman and dedicated seeker of answers, whose intense empiricism becomes an issue when she volunteers to be the first emissary to the solar system from which the signals originated.

In one key scene, Foster is asked by an international selection committee if she is a ‘spiritual person,’ by which they mean, does she believe in God? She doesn’t, and, squirming uncomfortably, it is clear that she

doesn’t like the ambiguity of the word spiritual.

“It must have been terribly awkward,” Dr. Scott continued in her analysis of the scene. “I can certainly identify with her. How do I talk about something that is nonmaterial yet is also non-supernatural?

How do I talk about the awe that descends on me when I go to the top of a mountain? Or when I hear the Queen of the Night’s aria from The Magic Flute, and the hair goes up on the back of my neck?

“I don't think those feelings are supernatural, but they’re not exactly material either. So I wish I could come up with a term—one that wasn’t clunky—to express that.

‘Non-material non-supernaturalist’ doesn't exactly fall trippingly from the tongue, now does it?”

In movies like Contact and God’s Not Dead, whenever a character identifies himself or herself as an atheist or a believer in God, you can see the hackles rising on the characters who hold a different view.

Scott, for what it’s worth, suggested during the conversation that she prefers “agnostic” to “atheist,” as she is first and foremost a scientist.

“I would agree with good old Thomas Henry Huxley,” she continued, “who said, ‘The only reasonable attitude for a scientist to take would be agnosticism, because you really cannot know if God exists, so you shouldn't be an atheist.’

“For a scientist, ‘I don't know’ is a perfectly acceptable answer,” she added. “You don't accept the first explanation that comes along.

Somebody shows up and says, ‘Aunt Rosie can find water with a forked stick. She’s found it five times in the last 10 years.’

“OK. Is there another explanation?

To me the best thing we can do in our society—in terms of teaching people to think—is to get children trained immediately to say, ‘Is there a better explanation?’ And of these explanations, which is the better supported when I go to nature and look for the support?”

I recalled another remark Scott made, but had to skip to the end of the tape to find it. But I did, and my thanks to the young woman in the second row whose remarks sent me in search of it.

“I saw a bumper sticker the other day,” Scott said. “It read, ‘Thank God for Evolution.’ I can appreciate that. I wish we had more people with that kind of sense of humor. It would make my job a whole lot easier.”

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Joy, who volunteers in Jackson Café serving lunches, says, “Whistlestop is a good, healthy environment for me. There’s always someone here for me to talk with. That’s important to me. Volunteering makes me feel like I’m giving back to my community.”

Dave

“I get to meet with nice, friendly people all day long when I make Meals on Wheels deliveries. It makes me happy to see all of these wonderful people. I feel proud to be able to make such a contribution.”

Anne Marie

Anne Marie, who staffs the Information Desk on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, says, “I love Whistlestop. I get to get all dressed up and get out of the house. This is important to me, because without Whistlestop I’d probably be stuck at home all day long.”

VOLUNTEER ANNOUNCEMENTS Email volunteer@whistlestop.org or call 415-456-9062, ext. 117.

CarePool Volunteer Drivers Provide round trip rides to ambulatory older adults to the doctor or grocery store. Use your own car and receive ride requests through email. Drive on your own schedule.

Jackson Café Servers, Cashiers Jackson Café provides older adults nutritious meals at an affordable price. Café volunteers greet, serve and support social interaction.

Meals on Wheels Drivers Meals on Wheels volunteer drivers are needed to deliver meals to homebound older adults. A valid California Driver’s License and a clear DMV report, a reliable vehicle and current insurance certificate are needed.

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VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH

Janis Walsh

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anis was born in the beautiful state of Rhode Island but jumped at the chance to come out to California in 1977. Marin is where she raised her children and still lives happily with her husband, Lee. After 34 years of managing college bookstores, Janis retired from Contra Costa College in 2011. In January 2012, she began volunteering at Whistlestop. At first she delivered for the Meals of Marin program. After a realignment of shifts, she now delivers for the larger, Meals on Wheels program every Wednesday morning.

Many people living in Marin have a narrow view of the county. Janis finds it humbling to see another side of Marin, which is mostly invisible. The county has a significant and growing population of older adults living alone on fixed incomes, unable to drive or get out of their homes, who are in need of help.

Janis finds great pleasure doing something positive with her time. Delivering meals allows her to drive around to different neighborhoods and meet new people. Sometimes, the volunteer will be the only person the recipient will have contact with all day, and just asking how they are doing and giving a warm smile is all that is needed to make someone’s day.

Janis is also a loyal Whistlestop Home Delivered Grocery volunteer. Every Thursday she picks up a grocery order sent in by a homebound senior, shops with Whistlestop’s volunteer group at the local grocery store and delivers the groceries. This is a very personal interaction and some of the volunteers, Janis included, develop close bonds with the people they shop for.

In addition to volunteering at Whistlestop, Janis also volunteers for Experience Corps where she helps first grade teachers learn ways to teach literacy and reading skills. If this was not enough, when Janis’s husband retired recently, she “volunteered” him to drive on another Meals on Wheels route and also to join the newly formed CarePool volunteer driver program. Sometimes they drive and shop together.

Erika Vaughn, Meals on Wheels Coordinator says: “When I think of our volunteer Janis Walsh, the words which come to mind are ‘helping, caring, understanding’ -- someone who will always be there when you need them.

She is, without a doubt, one of the most giving individuals I have ever known.”

Second Annual Whistlestock Fast Approaching Renzetti Joins Whistlestop Management Team

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histlestop’s new Director of Program Innovation is Anita Renzetti, of San Rafael, who comes to Whistlestop from the American Society on Aging (ASA) where she served as Senior Director of Educational Programs for nearly seven years. Prior to the ASA, Anita served as Director of Academic Affairs for the University of Phoenix and Activities Director for Atria Senior Living Group.

Joe O’Hehir, Whistlestop CEO, said, “Anita will lead strategy, innovation and delivery of Whistlestop’s mission programs. These include our Active Aging Services and the multicultural department; the Nutrition Program, which includes Jackson Café, Meals on Wheels and the home-delivered grocery program; Mobility Program, including the CarePool volunteer drivers mobility management program; and Whistlestop’s Volunteer Services Program, which includes recruitment and coordination of our 190 volunteers.”

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an you imagine anything better than last year’s Whistlestock concert in Marin County? How about the second annual event planned for Sunday, Sept. 27, at Rancho Nicasio?

Whistlestock 2015, a benefit concert for Whistlestop, promises to be another day jammed with whimsy, nostalgia, rocking music and high energy dancing. And there’s more – the second annual costume contest and a delicious barbecue. Some of your favorite groups from the 60s will be playing music from 3 to 6pm. Gates will open at 2pm at 1 Old Rancherita Road in Nicasio.

Tickets are still available at whistlestock.com, but remember, lots of people attended the event a year ago. It was a rollicking soldout affair attended by what SFBAM magazine described as “grayhairs to grandkids.”

One of the day’s highlights came when the Ace of Cups, the legendary all-woman rock band from the Bay Area, performed an a capella jingle they composed especially for Whistlestop, including our website address at the end.

This is an exciting and carefree way to support the many ways that Whistlestop serves the older adult community in Marin, which has been its role since 1954.

The idea for the benefit originated in late 2013, when legendary music producer (and Whistlestop client) Pete Slauson contacted Development and Marketing Director Yvonne Roberts, and offered to organize a concert that would feature rock legends from the 1960s.

Over his more than 40year career in the music business, Slauson came to know dozens of Bay Area musicians, and was eager to help Whistlestop raise funds as his way of giving back to the organization that helps him remain independent despite illness. Bob Brown, owner of Rancho Nicasio, provided Whistlestop Rancho’s outdoor barbecue area for a show that included Big Brother & the Holding Company; Country Joe McDonald; Peter Kaukonen from Jefferson Starship; Linda & David LaFlamme, formerly of It’s a Beautiful Day; Sopwith Camel; and Ace of Cups and Friends.

Some of the performers this year will include Sal Valentino, Lester Chambers, Linda Imperial, David Freiberg and Barry Melton. Be sure to read the September issue of the Whistlestop Express for a complete lineup of the bands and performers who will appear this year.

Featuring rock legends to be announced!

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27 RANCHO NICASIO 2-6 PM

BBQ • Costume Contest • Dancing A Day of 60’s Music and Fun at Rancho Nicasio Gates open at 2pm Music 3pm – 6pm.

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Keep Learning at WHISTLESTOP

For a full list of classes and services, check out the monthly calendar online at whistlestop.org/

classes/calendar or pick one up at the Active Aging Center. Fees listed for classes show the member fee, followed by the non-member fee.

To become a member, pick up an application at the front desk at Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave., from 8:30am-5:30pm. To register or for information about any class or service, call 415-456-9062.

SPECIAL EVENTS Hawaiian Celebration Lunch Thurs, Aug 13 – Lunch: 11:30am-2 pm Music: 12-1 pm

Fee: Regular menu pricing with FREE entertainment. • To celebrate summer, we will have a special lunch with entertainers Lucina Tison and Sandy Bailey singing Hawaiian favorites, along with traditional dances from Hawaiian dancer Lela! You can choose your favorite dish off of our regular menu, or enjoy a Hawaiian-style entrée and lovely desserts.

Slavic Cultural Celebration Thurs, Aug 27 – Lunch: 11:30am-1pm Music: 12-1pm $8/$10 • Celebrate Eastern European cultures with a lunch of beef stroganoff and borscht, and listen to traditional Slavic songs. Tickets required; purchase by Aug 24.

HIGHLIGHTED CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Keep Your Mind Sharp Thursdays, Aug 6 & 20, 3:30-5pm

$3/5 • Crosswords, musical trivia, and more with Program Manager, Diana Gruhl.

Drop-in.

New – Online Bridge Mon, Aug 10, 1:30-3pm & Mon, Aug 24, 1:30-3pm

$3/$5, Pre-requisite: Knowledge of basic bridge. Instructor, Dave Ripp.

Bring your tablet or laptop.

Intermediate Italian Thursdays, Aug 20-Oct 22, 1-2:30pm

$15/$20 Instructor, Karen Raccanello. Pre-requisite: Basic Italian instruction.

Long-Term Care Workshop Mon, Aug 10, 2-3:30pm

Donations Appreciated. Register by Aug 6. • Learn the five most important questions about long-term care.

Don Maxon is a Certified Financial Planner and Registered Investment Advisor.

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New Cribbage Club Wednesdays, starting Aug 12, 2:30-4pm Donations Appreciated • New Cribbage Club for experienced cribbage players.

Chinese Brush Painting Fridays, Aug 14 & 24, 2-4 pm

$3/$5 • Meditative art of Chinese Brush Painting with Louisa Yee. No experience required; materials provided.

Beginning & Intermediate Ukelele Wednesdays, starting August 19 for six weeks, 12:30-1:30 pm Fee: $35 • Maximum 25 participantssign-up soon! • Bring your own ukulele or teacher Fred Riley will lend you one to try and you can also buy one at a discount!

Legal & Financial Workshop Tues, Aug 18, 3:30-5pm

Donations Appreciated • Registration required: Call 415-472-4340 Alzheimer’s Association’s elder law attorney Lisa Poncia, Marin County, covers living trusts, wills, durable powers for management, healthcare directives and special-needs trusts. For family members and caregivers of an elderly person with dementia.

Jewelry Class Wed, Aug 19, 1:30-2:45pm

$10 per class/includes materials Registration and payment required prior to class. • Local bead artist Maria Barsesat shows how to make earrings.

Zentangle Thurs, Aug 20, 1:30-3pm

$3/$5, Advanced registration required. • Zentangle is an easy-tolearn, relaxing way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.

Certified Zentangle teacher Paula Egan.

Salsa/Cuban Dance Tuesdays starting Aug 25, 3-4 pm

$10/12, Cash only/pay per class Learn beginning cha cha, mambo, and rumba with professional dancer Dale Louise Evje. Drop-in.

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NEW/HIGHLIGHTED HEALTH PROGRAMS Meditative Massage Mondays, 3:30-4:30pm

Free Legal Consultation Thursdays, 12:30-2:30pm at Whistlestop • 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 12:302:30pm, Mill Valley Community Center

$10/$12 • Self-massage and massaging with peaceful meditation, focusing on specific health issues. For singles or couples. Certified Massage Therapist Rabel Mangahas.

By appointment only: Call 415-4596700 for appointments at both locations. • Legal Aid of Marin provides free 30-minute legal consultations for Marin County residents 60 and older.

Tai Chi for Health & Well-Being Wednesdays, 9-10:15am

Victim-Witness Program 2nd & 4th Thursday, 9am-12pm

$5-10/$12 Tai Chi with Calvin Ahlgren. Drop-in.

Qigong for Health & Happiness Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm Fee: $5-$10 sliding scale (per class); $12 non-member • NOTICE: No classes in August. New classes start in September.

HIGHLIGHTED SUPPORT SERVICES

Yolanda Johnson, Advocate from the District Attorney’s office, answers questions, provides information, and connects you to resources. Call 415473-6450.

SENIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WITH LESLIE Call Leslie at 415-456-9062, ext. 132 for appointment or more information.

Homeshare Program

Citizenship Class Starts Wednesday, Aug 5, 3:30-5pm

$30/$35 per semester • This sixmonth class program prepares you for your naturalization test. Contact Marta Villela at 415-456-9062, ext.

131, for details.

Donations Appreciated • The Homeshare Program is a free referral service for older adults providing an affordable and alternative way of meeting housing needs with numerous benefits to renters and homeowners.

English as a Second Language

Phone Reassurance

Starts Sept 9. Mondays and Wednesdays, 2-3:30pm $20/$25 • Basic, Intermediate, Advanced Levels. • Learn English from experienced Canal Alliance teachers. Contact Marta Villela for information and to sign-up: 415-4569062, ext. 131.

Donations Appreciated • Live alone, or feel isolated? Trained volunteers will call you three mornings a week to check on you. We now also offer this service in Spanish.

Multi-Cultural Consultations By appointment: 415-456-9062

Drop-In Housing Consultations 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 2-3pm

Free • Assistance for English and non-English speakers in Spanish, Russian and Vietnamese. Help with applications for social services, healthcare management, citizenship, housing, employment, and federal assistance. Plus translations and referrals. (Possible small fee for translations.)

Rotary Home Team Work Day Sat, Aug 15, 9am-1pm

Make an appointment before Aug 7.

Individual housing consultations.

MARIN COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING No August Meeting

Whistlestop Weekly ACTIVITIES

This Month at Whistlestop Please view our most recent class schedule at www.whistlestop.org/classes/calendar/ or call 415-456-9062 for updates to the schedule.

TIME

MONDAYS

9:30–10:30AM

10–1PM

10:30AM–1:30PM 12:30–1:30PM 3:30–5PM 10–NOON

CLASS

INFO

FEE

Zumba Chair Massage Computer Lab Persian Social Group Russian Social Group Meditative Massage

Drop-in Y Drop-in Y Drop-in N 415-472-6020 N 415-456-9062 x138 N Drop-in Y

9:30–10:30 AM

Whistlesizers Drop-in Y 10–NOON Mah Jongg Drop-in N 10:30AM-12PM German Social Group Drop-in N 10:45–11:45AM Cardio/Yoga Exercise Class Drop-in Y 11AM–2PM Manicurist Appt. Req. N

11:30AM–12:30PM French Class Drop-in Y 1–2PM French Social Group Drop-in N 1–3PM Learn Spanish Drop-in Y 3–4PM Salsa Cuban Ballroom 8/25 Y

TUESDAYS

WEDNESDAYS

9–10:15AM Tai Chi 10–11:30AM 10–NOON

10:30AM–1:30PM

* 11AM–1PM

12:30 –1:30PM

THURSDAYS

2:30–4PM

9:30–10:30AM

10AM–1PM

11–NOON

12:15–3PM 2:45–3:45PM 3–4:30PM 3:30–4:30PM 3:30–5PM

FRIDAYS

8:30AM

Seniors’ Circle Computer Lab Persian Social Group Corazón Latino Beg. & Intermediate Ukelele Cribbage Club

Drop-in Y Drop-in N Drop-in N 415-472-6020 N 415-456-9062 x131 N Ends 8/5 Y Drop-in N

Zumba Chair Massage Whistlesizers Vietnamese Social Group Balance Class Watercolor Technique Qi Gong Keep Your Mind Sharp!

Drop-in Y Drop-in Y Drop-in Y 415-456-9062 x129 N Drop-in Y Y

Y 8/6 & 8/20 Y

Community Breakfast Brown Bag Pantry 1–3PM ACASA 2–3:30PM Practice Spanish 2–3:30PM Beginning German 2–4PM Ping-Pong 3–4PM Yoga 11:00–NOON

Drop-in Y 456-9062 x117 N Drop-in N Drop-in N Ends 10/2 Y 8/7 & 8/21 Y Drop-in Y

* Except for Corazon Latino Group, held weekly at Pickleweed Community Center, all classes are held at Whistlestop’s Active Aging Center, 930 Tamalpais Ave., San Rafael.

TECHNOLOGY

Pre-registration and payment required. To register, Call 415-456-9062. See details of classes online.

August and September COMPUTER CLASSES iPad/iPhone Basics 1: Getting to Know your Device Tuesdays, Aug 4 & 11, 10am-12pm (2 classes)

Fee: $48 Maximum 8 people • In this personalized, two-week course, you’ll be guided through how to make calls, send emails, send texts, and manage applications. A course for those new to the smart phone/wireless device world, each session provides one-on-one help and comes with instructional handouts so you can practice at home. (For Apple devices only)

iPad/iPhone Basics 2: Essential Built-in Applications Tuesdays, Sept 15 & 22, 10am-12pm (2 classes)

Fee: $48 Maximum 8 people • This course will review some of the basics of using your device. Learn how to get the most out of your built-in apps including Photo editing, iCloud, Calendar, Siri, E-mail, Texting, Facetime, Maps/GPS, and more! In this two week course, you will practice using these essential applications included with your iPad/iPhone. We’ll introduce the steps to find and install new apps, and show you how to update, delete and organize your apps for easy access. If you understand the basics of your device and are ready to see what else it can do, this is the course for you.

(For Apple devices only)

iPad/iPhone Basics 3: World of Applications Tuesdays, Sept 29 & Oct 6, 10am-12pm (2 classes)

Fee: $48 Maximum 8 people • In this two week course, we will focus on finding helpful, fun and interesting applications that you can download.

Discover how to use apps for shopping, brain training, fitness, internet radio, stock trackers, games, translation, travel, and much more! Learn how to re-arrange and organize apps — and how to get rid of unwanted apps. A perfect sequel to the “How to Use Your iPad/iPhone” and “Essential Built-in Applications” class. Don’t forget to bring your fully charged device, Apple ID, and Apple password to class. (For Apple devices only)

ONGOING Open Lab Every Monday and Wednesday, 10am-12pm

No Fee • Use our PCs for your own purposes, access internet, etc. Volunteer staff available for advice on problems with your electronic devices, laptops, and tablets who can help with software applications.

Jackson Café LUNCH MENU

Monday-Friday • 11:30am-2pm Located in Whistlestop Active Aging Center • Open to the Public •

WHISTLESTAR MEMBER (LOWEST PRICE) / NON-MEMBER OVER 60 / UNDER 60. PRICES INCLUDE TAX Main Entrée $5.75/$6.90/$8.05 Sandwiches + Burgers $5.20/$6.10/$7.25 Soup du Jour $3.40/$4.35/$5.70 bowl Garden/Caesar Salads $4.05/$4.35/$5.20

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t Whistlestop’s Jackson Café, head Chef Luis Realpozo runs a tight kitchen, creating new menus and overseeing students who have graduated from Homeward Bound of Marin’s Fresh Starts Culinary Academy.

“The job is good,” he says. “I am happy to be here. These students are good people.”

Luis has been a chef for 23 years, starting after completing a three-year training program in his native Mexico.

For the budding chefs at Jackson Café, Chef Luis inspires them to create healthy, balanced meals, and gives them real-life experiences they can use in future jobs.

Jackson Café opened for lunch in 1976, and was extensively remodeled in 2007, thanks to the generosity of H.C. and Beverly Jackson.

Jackson Café, inside Whistlestop’s building across from the bus depot in central San Rafael, provides a warm atmosphere for people to socialize. And it is open to the public every weekday from 11:30am to 2pm.

Nutrition is a major component in Whistlestop’s mission of helping older adults age with dignity and grace.

Staying active and having a healthy diet are essential aspects of healthy aging. “In-

stead of reaching for a can of salty soup or going out for fast food,” says Anita Renzetti, “come to our Jackson Café or Brown Bag pantry or sign up for Meals on Wheels for healthy, well-balanced meals.”

Anita is Whistlestop’s new Director of Program Innovation. She oversees the team that manages the Meals on Wheels program, Jackson Café, Brown Bag Pantry, Meals of Marin, and the Home Delivered Grocery program. Read more about Anita, Page 5.

Whistlestop’s nutritional programs are specifically designed with older adults in mind. Whistlestop strives to make acquiring nutritious food affordable and accessible, while encouraging the socialization that helps older adults stay healthy and active.

Along with Jackson Café, open to the public for lunches, another nutrition program is the Brown Bag Pantry.

Volunteers distribute whole vegetables, grains and proteins every Friday from 11am to noon to low-income Marin adults 60 and older, helping them maintain their health and independence.

For those who are not able to leave their homes, we See NUTRITION on page 9

Whistlestop Activities: Enriching Life

By DIANA GRUHL, PROGRAM MANAGER

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histlestop’s mission is clear: To promote the independence, wellbeing, and quality of life for older adults and people living with disabilities in Marin County. We do this year round at our Active Aging Center through our many activities and services, including affordable meals, educational classes, activities, multicultural gatherings and events.

We appreciate the many positive comments we receive from members. “Thank you to Whistlestop for having programs for Russian-speaking seniors. After your Social Group my mother feels more energetic, has more desire to communicate and plans to attend the next meeting,” wrote the daughter of one of our members.

The family of another member told us, “Whistlestop is her lifeline; we wouldn’t know what she would do without it.” Another member said, “Thanks to Meals on Wheels I have meals to eat every day in my apartment. This service makes me happy since it is difficult for me to prepare food.”

We schedule classes and activities five days a week including the popular Zumba classes, as well as French, English, German and Italian classes, social groups, computer classes, consultation and much more..

Marta Villela, Whistlestop’s Hispanic Multicultural Coordinator, says her mother, Marta Morales, has participated in programs here for five years. She said, “I have benefitted from the ESL program because I have learned English to be able to communicate in this country. And the most important fact is that I am not alone.” When it comes to events at Whistlestop, another member said, “I just love the cultural lunch events. They are vibrant, exciting and make me want to sing and dance.”

“You provide a much needed service,” wrote another member. “Your volunteers are wonderful people. They take pride in the services they provide.” Our volunteers are wonderful, and you can read more about them in our Volunteer of the Month piece and Person on the Street comments on Page 4.

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Partnering with Doctors on Memory Loss

By MARTY ORGEL

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forget things all the time and usually think my memory is getting worse.

So I signed up for a comprehensive, free memory screening at Whistlestop, administered by Senior Access of Marin.

A specialist gave me the test, called a Montreal Cognitive Assessment. The easiest part of the test was when I was asked to name as many words as I could that began with the letter F. The hardest part was when I was asked to remember five words that I would be asked to repeat later.

After hearing the words, we moved on to other activities.

At the end of 10 minutes, I remembered four of the words, but not the fifth. The examiner had to give me a hint before I remembered that word. And I lost one point!

My specialist explained how we all forget things over time.

We are all overworked and multitasking. There’s no real cause for concern about forgetting where you left your keys, or even running a red light.

It doesn’t mean you’re losing your memory; it’s more like you are distracted and need to concentrate more on driving when you get behind the wheel. A bigger concern, the specialist said, would be for-

getting where you were going while driving.

Later, I called Dr. Matt Willis, Marin County public health officer. He was the keynote speaker at the recent Aging Healthy Symposium in San Rafael. “It’s normal to forget things like where you put your keys,” Dr. Willis said. “It’s also important that people not rush to get an MRI when you find yourself losing those keys.” Dr. Willis recommended bringing concerns about memory loss to your healthcare providers, and letting them partner with you.

Memory loss among elders is a major concern in the medical community. He cited a study of adults 60 and older, which found that only one in five people discuss memory loss with their doctor. He called that a “missed opportunity” in relationships between doctors and patients.

Two other opportunities not to be missed at Whistlestop: Brain Fitness Workshop – Fun and Games, Sept. 10, 9:30-10:30am and Memory Screenings, Sept. 16, 8:30am12:30pm, sponsored by Whistlestop and Senior Access.

Marty Orgel is Whistlestop’s Marketing and Communications Specialist, morgel@whistlestop.org. This column appeared in Marinscope Community Newspapers.

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wouldn’t have been able to go shopping this morning if it weren’t for CarePool,” Ruth said. Ruth is in United Markets picking out fresh vegetables. She got there with the help of her Whistlestop CarePool volunteer driver, Beth.

“Beth,” Ruth said, “is one of this outing’s added benefits.” It’s their second, so far.

CarePool is the newest addition to our transportation family. The program provides rides to adults 65 years and older who no longer drive. Volunteers from Marin communities take riders to the grocery store or medical appointments.

CarePool is up and running, yet we still need more volunteer drivers. You need to commit to a two or three hour ride, and you’ll be asked to help riders from their home to the car, and into the doctor’s office or grocery store. Our volunteer drivers can also assist if you want extra help, such as carrying grocery bags.

CarePool is funded through a New Freedom Grant from MTC, Measure B, and a grant from Marin General Hospital.

To use CarePool, call 415-454-0902 to enroll in the program as a rider. To volunteer as a driver email Laurie at volunteer@whistlestop.org.

Getting Older Shouldn’t Mean Leaving Your Comfort Zone

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A Great Way to Stay Connected

By RAPHAEL KRANTZ, TRAVEL NAVIGATOR

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hanks for the excellent service,” the thank-you note to Whistlestop reads. “I appreciate the efforts of all your drivers and dispatchers who coordinate travel for those of us who need help on our daily travels.”

These are the comments we like to hear at Whistlestop.

Our mission in transportation is to make it easier for our members to stay connected to the people, activities, and places they love. To make this happen, Whistlestop operates the Marin Access Travel Navigator Department. Our Navigators are a one-stop phone call for information about all things transportation. It’s one of the many ways we assist aging adults and people with disabilities in Marin.

“I wouldn’t have been able to go shopping this morning if it weren’t for CarePool,” is common praise we hear about our new service. Many riders now request the same drivers, as their relationship builds. CarePool is the latest addition to our transportation family.

Whistlestop partners with Marin Transit to provide transportation options to older citizens in Marin. During the 2015 fiscal year, Whistlestop provided more than 150,000 rides, operating 20 hours a day, 365 days a year for Marin Access and other nonprofit organizations. On a typical day, we handle more than 500 transportation-related calls, always greeting callers with a friendly voice ready to assist.

Marin Access Catch-a-Ride Catch-a-Ride is a taxi discount service ideally suited to short distance trips. An added benefit is that you can schedule same day trips with two hours advance notice. Most people will get a $14 discount off the cost of any ride; for example, if your taxi fare totaled $15, your cost is just $1 for this $15 trip.

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STAR Program “STAR” stands for Safe Transport and Reimbursement. If it would feel more comfortable asking a friend, neighbor, caregiver or family member for a ride if you could offer a reimbursement for their travel, then this program is for you.

STAR will reimburse your driver $.35 a mile, up to 100 miles a month.

“The service you provide allows my Dad to age with dignity,” wrote another member. This is the reaction we hope everyone has when they take a ride through Whistlestop. The Travel Navigator department is here to help you find the best transportation options for your needs. Call us at 415-4540902.

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two Whistlestar members brought in three Chihuahua puppies and watched other members cuddle with them.

“Nothing like a puppy to bring happiness,” was San Anselmo resident Rosemary Silva’s response to the puppy photos on Whistlestop’s Facebook page.

Or the poetry reading in Jackson Café, open to the public, the Father’s Day luncheon with music, the festive Cinco de Mayo lunch featuring music and dancing.

You may find folks sifting through the low-priced used books and CDs at the Whistlestop Bookies and Cookies, or a group sitting nearby discussing current events or playing mahjongg.

Whistlestop is a model citizen in Marin, teaming up with other organizations and agencies such as: • This year’s Multicultural Party at the Boro Center in Pickleweed Park along with the Marin County Division of Aging and the City of San Rafael

• Our class instructors leading free 30-minute exercise classes co-sponsored by the San Rafael Chamber’s Health and Wellness Resource Group • The Home Fire Safety Prevention workshop co-sponsored by the San Rafael Fire Department Whistlestop also has hosted document-shredding days, a seminar by a professional organizer on how to de-clutter homes and offices, a hearing awareness seminar and countless other free events designed to make life easier and healthier for older adults.

When you want a one-stop shop for healthy living, eating, education and socializing, you need look no further than the welcoming confines of Whistlestop, where we make taking care of your mind, body and emotional wellbeing an enjoyable experience.

To keep up with what’s going on, go to our website: www. whistlestop.org and “like” us on Facebook.

THEATER

The magic formula

interest of young Frederic (Cordell Wesselink), whose rebellion against his pirate comrades is the play’s main plotline, has a gorgeous, round-edged soprano to go along with her physical beauty. Her sisters (Kathryn McGeorge, Chloe Hunwick and Arden Kilzer), dressed in virginal white, join with her in several appealing ensembles. Their doting but rather addled father is played in fine style by Norman A. Hall. Phillip Percy Williams is a jolly Pirate King and both the Police and Pirate’s choruses provide some entertaining full-throated nonsense.

With a cast of 22 and a large production team, it isn’t possible to mention everyone, but they all contributed to the evening’s success.

One further observation: I doubt that this transformative version of Pirates could have occurred without the participation of Paul Smith, whose operatic background at the College of Marin, musical sensitivity and golden touch as the show’s piano accompanist gave fresh luster to what easily could have been just another production of a tired warhorse. Even if I never see another one like it, this will have been a lasting gift.

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Kathryn McGeorge, Dana Cherry, Katie Sorensen, Chloe Hunwick and Arden Kilzer in RVP’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance.’

a tradition that pursued laughs by keeping songs and dialogue moving at breakneck speed, accompanied by an ample helping of physical schtick. Under this approach, the importance of the score is greatly reduced and the show becomes a kind of wacky cartoon that happens to last (for the non-committed) a couple of tedious hours.

Dunn and Smith turn the equation backwards. Slowing everything down a notch results in improved diction during both solo and ensemble numbers, allowing the audience to engage more readily. It also has the unexpected effect of revealing the attractiveness of Sullivan’s melodies, which are too frequently dismissed as parodies.

The result is that for the first time ever in my experience with G&S, the production clearly links Sullivan to the grand tradition of European comic opera begun by Mozart, Donizetti and Rossini.

Finally, we come to that elusive ingredient which I have called ‘warmth.’ Too often, the performers—whipped along by metronome-driven directors— have seemed mechanical. This is definitely not the case at RVP. Christina Jaqua’s Ruth, the love

Ross Valley Players mix vital ingredients in ‘The Pirates of Penzance’

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show, I realized that, by luck or by design (I’m inclined to the latter), the artists involved in this local community theater effort found the vital ingredients that had largely been overlooked in the professional productions I had witnessed. And the really wondrous part was that it was taking place on the homely little stage of RVP’s Barn Theatre at a tiny fraction of the professionals’ cost.

So, what was the magic formula?

Three words: Tempo, clarity, warmth. Stage director James Dunn and music director Paul Smith share the credit for liberating Pirates from NOW PLAYING: The Pirates of Penzance runs through August 16 at The Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. For more information, call 415/456-9555, or visit rossvalleyplayers.com.

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ld prejudices, like old habits, are hard to change—so it comes as a big surprise when a single incident alters solidly established beliefs.

Over the years, I’ve seen a number of operettas written by the famous 19th century English team of librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan. They include The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe, and the subject of this review, The Pirates of Penzance (twice). With each viewing, my resistance to the G&S formula of silly plots, dated jokes, cartoonish characters and shrilly rendered patter songs grew, to the point that when the moment came to attend Ross Valley Players’ production of Pirates, I wondered if I was capable of giving it a fair appraisal.

It would not be an understatement to say that RVP’s rendering of this chestnut was a revelation. A few minutes into the

Phillip Percy Williams as The Pirate King in RVP’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance.’

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The band Insects vs Robots weaves together otherworldy, folksy and volcanic rock music to produce sounds that are always evolving.

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Fever dream

Insects vs Robots incite euphoria anywhere they go By Charlie Swanson

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hough the name conjures up an image of two unlikely enemies locked in eternal combat, Insects vs Robots aren’t a band of fighters; they’re a band of lovers, eliciting a joyful communal vibe wherever they show up with their exciting freak folk art rock.

As the band embarks on a West Coast summer tour, they play 19 Broadway Club in Fairfax on Thursday, July 30, and Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael next week, on Aug 6.

Speaking from the band’s hometown, Venice, Calif., bassist and founding member Jeff Smith recounts the band’s metamorphosis over their last eight years together.

“We all met either on the beach, the boardwalk, backyard jam sessions, coffee shops; and started jamming in an old band mate’s garage,” explains Smith. “We’ve had a natural evolution that’s gone through many different sounds and creative phases, but its all been one continuing journey.”

As their popularity and notoriety expanded in Southern California, the group branched out to an electrifying world fusion sound that encompasses instruments ranging from violin, charango, harp, banjo, harmonium, megaphone and sitar.

“We started off much more punk and metal-influenced,” Smith says.

“Now it’s quite different, but still in the same spirit. As we’ve gotten to know each other and as our musical

influences have evolved (the band) has grown with us.”

Insects vs Robots’ current roster of Smith, Micah Nelson, Tony Peluso, Milo Gonzalez and Nikita Sorokin have a reputation these days of getting the L.A. crowds to really move on the dance floor, a unique feature in the city’s “too cool” scene of hipsters; though Smith credits Venice’s anomalous and positive vibe for letting the group flourish and connect to audiences.

Each year, they take their act out on the road, and the band plans on using this tour to unveil a host of new material that they’ve recently recorded for a new album this past spring. “We’re the kind of band that gets tired of our own material pretty quickly, in that we want to write new stuff and evolve,” Smith says.

Insects vs Robots is also the kind of band that lets their songs naturally take shape for months or even years, says Smith. “I was actually thinking when we come back from the road we should record all the songs again,” he adds, only half joking. “The nature of our writing process, which is a lot of improvisation and finding new ideas; that happens when you’re in the moment performing. The more you do it in front of an audience, the more comes out of it.”

Insects vs Robots perform on Thursday, July 30 at 19 Broadway Club, Fairfax; 9pm; free; 415/459-1091, and on Thursday, Aug. 6 at Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael; 415/524-2773.

In ‘Mr. Holmes,’ a retired Sherlock Holmes is haunted by an unsolved, 50-year-old case.

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His last case

Sherlock faces his final foe in ‘Mr. Holmes’

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hen you see Sherlock Holmes’ name, you expect adventure and danger, not a memory piece, which is why there’s something disconcerting about Mr. Holmes. In director Bill Condon’s new film, the beloved detective faces his ultimate adversary, old age, and it’s one struggle he cannot win.

Based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin, Mr. Holmes is a reunion for Condon and Ian McKellen, who last worked together on 1998’s Gods and Monsters. Set in 1947, Mr. Holmes tells of Sherlock’s retirement in the country as a beekeeper. He’s tended by an impatient cook, Mrs. Munro (Laura Linney), and her brainy, fatherless son, Roger (Milo Parker).

Holmes has just returned from an arduous trip to Japan with some foul root called “prickly ash” that may fight the coming of senility.

He focuses his waning abilities on solving two final cases. One is the question of what is killing his bees.

The second is the account by his last

client of events that happened three decades earlier—a story fictionalized and given a happy ending by Dr. Watson. Holmes cannot recall the real outcome, despite certain sharp memories of a lady’s gray glove and the trilling of a glass harmonica.

McKellen is 76 and appears very hale in flashbacks to the 1920s, where we see him swinging his walking stick with brio. These scenes alternate with shots of the detective looking blank and ape-like as the vacancy of mind strikes him. This is an acute, bravely unsentimental portrait of decay that’s as tough to watch as it is impossible to turn away from.

Mr. Holmes is a touching and elegant film with a deep, pellucid poignancy softened by Carter Burwell’s soundtrack.

There’s nothing pandering about McKellen’s foxy yet affecting performances, both as the sage in his 60s, who fails to see a clue in plain sight, and the 90-year-old recluse with a crumbling mind.

By Matthew Stafford

Friday July 31-Thursday August 6 Amy (2:08) In-depth documentary look at the troubled life of late legendary British pop chanteuse Amy Winehouse.

Ant-Man (1:55) Yet another comic book superhero hits the big screen, this one a master thief who can shrink in size and increase in strength at the same time.

Batkid Begins (1:27) Dana Nachman’s documentary captures the day 5-year-old Miles Scott got his wish and saved 21st century San Francisco from the evils of cynicism and selfishness.

A Borrowed Identity (1:44) Acclaimed drama about a Palestinian-Israeli boy whose identity crisis is intensified when he attends a Jerusalem university during the first Gulf War. Cartel Land (1:38) Hard-hitting documentary looks at two vigilante groups (one in Michoacan, one in Arizona) using extralegal means to take down a powerful Mexican drug cartel.

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (2:00) The Japanese sci-fi cartoon TV series returns to the big screen with the super-evil Frieza present and accounted for.

Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary (1:35) Documentary examines the ongoing legacy of the two 1960s Harvard profs-turned-counterculture icons; Robert Redford narrates.

Fantastic Four (1:46) The Marvel Comics quartet of reluctant superheroes returns rebooted with Kate Mara as The Invisible Woman, Miles Teller as Mr. Fantastic, M.B. Jordan as The Human Torch and Jamie Bell as The Thing.

Far from the Madding Crowd (1:59) Thomas Vinterberg directs a sumptuous new version of the earthy Thomas Hardy novel; Carey Mulligan stars as headstrong, passionate Bathsheba Everdene.

I’ll See You in My Dreams (1:32) Widow Blythe Danner begins a new life with friends old and new, a newly disestranged daughter and hunky beau Sam Elliott; Mary Kay Place co-stars.

Inside Out (1:42) Pixar cartoon about the five conflicting emotions guiding a young girl through the vagaries of life; Lewis Black voices Anger.

Irrational Man (1:34) Woody Allen’s latest dramedy stars Joaquin Phoenix as a burnedout college professor caught in a romantic tangle between Parker Posey and Emma Stone.

Jurassic World (2:04) As gate receipts at the dino DNA amusement park peter, backers cook up a new (less cuddly) attraction … uh-oh.

A Little Chaos (1:53) Sumptuous period piece stars Kate Winslet as a 17th century landscape architect and Alan Rickman as Louis XIV, her number-one client.

Minions (1:31) The lemon-colored henchmen search the world from Australia to 1960s Swinging London in search of a new master; Sandra Bullock lends voice to super-villain Scarlet Overkill.

Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation (2:10) IM agent Tom Cruise is back and taking on The Syndicate, an international organization

of rogues, evildoers and meanies; Ving Rhames costars.

Mr. Holmes (1:44) Ian McKellen stars as an elderly Sherlock Holmes dealing with his diminished faculties after witnessing the destruction of Hiroshima.

The Nut Job (1:26) Cartoon caper comedy about two rascally rodents and their plan to heist a nut store; Liam Neeson and Brendan Fraser vocalize.

Paper Towns (1:49) Mystery comedy about a missing teen, a trail of cryptic clues and the posse of friends who try to track her down.

Pixels (1:46) Video arcade vets Josh Gad, Kevin James, Adam Sandler and Peter Dinklage are pressed into service when the Earth is attacked by real-life Pac-Men, Donkey Kongs and Space Invaders.

Southpaw (2:03) Down-and-out boxer Jake Gyllenhaal starts the long climb back to greatness with plenty of help from trainer Forest Whitaker; Antoine Fuqua directs.

Spy (2:00) Comedy thriller stars Melissa McCarthy as a CIA analyst who has to go undercover when top agents Jude Law and Jason Statham go missing.

The Stanford Prison Experiment (2:00) Harrowing re-creation of Stanford University’s psychology-of-imprisonment experiments of the 1970s; Billy Crudup stars.

Summertime: Pure Gershwin Celebrate America’s premier tunesmith with a live performance of songs from “Porgy and Bess” by Othello Jefferson, Hope Briggs and Frederick Matthews and a screening of the 1945 biopic “Rhapsody in Blue.”

Reception included!

Terminator Genisys (2:02) With future forces converging on beleaguered A.D. 1984, it’s up to a humble sergeant to reset a dangerously fractured time-space continuum; Arnold Schwarzenegger stars, of course.

Testament of Youth (2:09) Vera Brittain’s classic memoir of WWI hits the big screen with Alicia Vikander as the shattered, lovelorn heroine.

Trainwreck (2:02) Judd Apatow comedy stars Amy Schumer as an uninhibited, foulmouthed commitment-phobe who falls in love with doctor Bill Hader against her better judgment.

Vacation (1:39) The next generation of the Griswold clan heads to Walley World for a bonding family experience and instead finds crude language, sexual content and graphic nudity.

The Vatican Tapes (1:30) Horror flick about a hapless woman who’s possessed by a demon that’s so evil, only the Vatican’s top exorcist can stop it.

The World of Apu (1:45) The climax of Satyajit Ray’s acclaimed trilogy finds Apu making his way in the world as writer, father and bewildered husband.

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (1:45) A 10-year-old science savant hops a freight train to Washington after his perpetual motion machine wins the Smithsonian’s Baird Prize.

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Lark: Mon, Thu 8:30; Wed 5:35 Marin: Fri-Sat 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 Sun 1:05, 3:55, 6:45 Mon-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7 Regency: 1, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10 (showtimes may change Tue-Wed) Ant-Man (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Mon 1:10, 4, 7, 9:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:35, 1:25, 4:10, 7:05, 9:55; 3D showtimes at 5:35, 8:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:25 Batkid Begins (PG) Lark: Fri, Mon 6:15; Thu 4 A Borrowed Identity (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sat, Wed-Thu 2, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 Sun, Tue 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 Mon 4:15, 8:45 Cartel Land (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 5, 10:25 • Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (PG) Regency: Tue-Wed 7 Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sat, Wed Thu 1:45, 4; Sun 1:45; Mon-Tue 4 • Fantastic Four (PG-13) Northgate: Thu 8, 10:30 Rowland: Thu 8, 10:30 Far from the Madding Crowd (PG-13) Lark: Tue 2:50 I’ll See You in My Dreams (PG-13) Lark: Sat 2:45; Sun 4; Mon 3:50; Thu 6:10 Inside Out (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:40, 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:25 • Irrational Man (R) Regency: 10:35, 1:10, 4, 7, 9:40 (showtimes may change Tue-Wed) Sequoia: Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Sun-Thu 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 Jurassic World (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:45, 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05 A Little Chaos (R) Lark: Sun 6:15; Wed 2:50 Minions (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Mon noon, 2:20 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2, 4:20, 6:40, 9; 3D showtimes at 10:30, 12:50, 3:10 Playhouse: Fri-Tue noon, 2:10 Mission: Impossible— Cinema: Fri-Wed 10, 1:05, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20 Fairfax: Fri-Mon 12:30, 3:45, 6:55, Rogue Nation (PG-13) 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 7:15, 9:55; Sun-Tue 12:45, 3:45, 7:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:50, 7, 10:10; Sun-Thu 12:40, 3:50, 7 Mr. Holmes (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Mon 12:45, 3:50, 6:45, 9:20 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4, 6:40, 9:25; Sun-Tue 1:15, 4, 6:40 Regency: 11:30, 2:15, 4:55, 7:40, 10:15 (showtimes may change Tue-Wed) • The Nut Job (PG) Rowland: Tue, Thu 10am Paper Towns (PG-13) Marin: Fri-Sat 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50 Sun 1:35, 4:25, 7:15 Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:30 Regency: 10:25, 11:25, 2:10, 4:50, 7:50, 10:25 (showtimes may change Tue-Wed) Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 Pixels (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Mon 1:20, 4:05, 7:10, 9:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 1:40, 4:15, 7, 9:40; 3D showtimes at 12:20, 3, 5:40, 8:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 1:30, 7; 3D showtimes at 10:45, 4:25, 9:35 Southpaw (R) Regency: 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 (showtimes may change Tue-Wed) Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:55, 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35 Spy (R) Lark: Fri, Tue, Wed 8:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:55, 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 • The Stanford Prison Experiment (R) Rafael: Fri-Sun, Wed-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30; Mon-Tue 4:30, 7:30 • Summertime: Pure Gershwin (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 7:30 Terminator Genisys (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:55, 7:35 Testament of Youth (PG-13) Lark: Fri 3:20; Sun 1; Tue 5:25 Trainwreck (R) Fairfax: Fri-Mon 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 Marin: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:45; Sun 1:20, 4:10, 7 Mon-Wed 1:35, 4:25, 7:15 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 4:20, 7, 9:45; Sun-Tue 4:20, 7 Regency: 10:25, 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10:25 (showtimes may change Tue-Wed) Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:35, 1:40, 4:55, 7:50, 10:40 Vacation (R) Fairfax: Fri-Mon 1:45, 4:15, 7:05, 9:35 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:50, 12:15, 1:25, 2:45, 3:55, 5:15, 6:25, 7:45, 8:55, 10:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30 The Vatican Tapes (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:40, 1, 3:20, 5:45, 8, 10:20 • The World of Apu (Not Rated) Rafael: Sun 4:30, 7 • The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (PG) Rafael: Fri, Sat, Thu 6:15, 8:30 (in 3D); Sun 2:15; Mon 6:30; Tue-Wed 6:15, 8:30

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

CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito, 331-0255 CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-4862 Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6505 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, 800-326-3264 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1234 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 800-326-3264

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Sundial Concerts MARIN Painbirds Featuring Tom Luce of LUCE, former members of Train and popular Bay Area drummer Kyle Caprista. Aug 1, 9pm. $17$20. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

Woody Allen & His New Orleans Jazz Band The director and clarinet player brings his band to the North Bay and performs traditional tunes with improvisational flair.

Aug 4-5, 8pm. $150 and up. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

SONOMA Natalie Cole The singer continues to carry the family dynasty with hits in pop, jazz and even Latin music circles. Aug 1, 7:30pm. $25 and up.

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

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Celebrated rock duo performs as part of their 35th Anniversary Tour. Jul 31, 8pm. $45-$65. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Petaluma Music Festival Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performs Friday evening. Nahko and Medicine for the People, the Wood Brothers, ALO and many others play all day Saturday. All funds help keep music in the schools. Jul 31-Aug 1.

Petaluma Fairgrounds, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma.

Valley of the Moon Music Festival First US festival entirely devoted to Romantic music performed on original instruments wraps up with a weekend of classical works. Aug 1-2, 4pm. $20-$40. Hanna Boys Center, 17000 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, 888.596.1027.

NAPA Gary Lightbody The songwriter behind indie projects Snow Patrol and Tired Pony performs a special acoustic set. Aug 5, 8pm. $18-$22.

City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.260.1600.

Mary Chapin Carpenter Beloved Nashville songwriter performs a special acoustic set of her biggest hits. Aug 1, 8pm. $35-$65. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123.

Music In the Vineyards Month-long, nationally-acclaimed chamber music festival showcases the finest classical musicians in the picturesque settings of Napa’s wineries and venues. musicinthevineyards.org Jul 31-Aug 23. $60 and up. Napa Valley, various locations, Napa.

Uke-A-Palooza Polynesian themed evening with the Maikai Giants performing on the patio, food and clothing sale and an open invitation to bring your own Ukelele and join in the fun. Jul 31, 6pm. Free. Oxbow Public Market, 610 First St, Napa.

Clubs&Venues MARIN Belrose Theater Thurs, open mic night. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, 415.454.6422.

Creek Park Aug 2, Royal Jelly Jive. Hub Intersection, Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo.

Downtown Tiburon Jul 31, La Dolce Vita. Main St, Tiburon.

Fenix Jul 30, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary Benefit Concert. Jul 31, 1st Avenue Revue. Aug 1, Merl & Laura.

Aug 2, Mo Betta Jazz. Aug 4, West Coast Songwriters Competition. Wed, Pro blues jam. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

Gabrielson Park Jul 31, Annie Sampson. Anchor St, Sausalito.

George’s Nightclub Jul 31, Dos Four. Sat, DJ night. Sun, Mexican Banda. Wed, Rock and R&B Jam. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.226.0262.

Ghiringhelli Pizzeria Grill & Bar First Sunday of every month, 5pm, Erika Alstrom with Dale Alstrom’s Jazz Society. 1535 South Novato Blvd, Novato, 415.878.4977.

HopMonk Novato Jul 29, open mic with Matt Moller Group.

Aug 1, Points North. Aug 2, 5pm, Dan Bern and Jerry Hannan. Aug 2, 9pm, Sacred Sundayz with Iriefuse. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Marin Art & Garden Center Jul 30, 5pm, the Schrammtastics. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.

Marin Civic Center Library Jul 30, 7pm, Joseph Bacon and Helene

Zindarsian. 3501 Civic Center Dr #414, San Rafael, 415-473-6058.

Marin Country Mart Jul 31, Ami Molinelli Quartet. Aug 2, 12:30pm, the Lemon Hammer. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

CALENDAR Spitfire Lounge Last Thursday of every month, the North Bass DJ night. 848 B St, San Rafael, 415.454.5551.

Menke Park Aug 2, 5pm, Lucky Losers Band. Redwood Ave and Corte Madera Ave, Corte Madera.

Sweetwater Music Hall Jul 29, Alerta Kamarada. Jul 30, Go by Ocean. Jul 31, Wild Child. Aug 2, Highway Poets. Aug 5, POA (Planet of the Abts).

Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

Mill Valley Community Church Aug 2, 4pm, Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet. 8 Olive St, Mill Valley.

Tennessee Valley Cabin Jul 31, the Van Animals. 60 Tennessee Valley Rd, Mill Valley.

Mill Valley Depot Plaza Aug 2, 2pm, Todd Morgan & The Emblems with the Tik Tax. 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Terrapin Crossroads Jul 29, Scott Law Theme Night. Jul 30, Lebo and friends. Jul 31, tribute to BB King. Aug 1, Stu Allen and Mars Hotel. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

19 Broadway Club Jul 29, Fistful of Scandal. Jul 30, Insects vs Robots. Jul 31, Rusty Evans and the Ring of Fire. Mon, open mic. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar Jul 29, Saphyre and Stone Pony. Jul 30, R Moon and Jimi James. Jul 31, Michael Aragon Quartet. Tues, open mic. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392.

Osher Marin JCC Aug 1, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

Osteria Divino Jul 29, Jonathan Poretz. Jul 30, Sandra Aran.

Jul 31, Joe Warner Trio. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito, 415.331.9355.

Town Center Corte Madera Aug 2, 2pm, Audrey Shimkas. 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, 415.924.2961.

True North Pizza Tues-Sun, live music. 638 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo, 415.453.1238.

Unity in Marin Jul 29, drumming cirlce with Steve Listug.

600 Palm Dr, Novato.

SONOMA A’Roma Roasters Jul 31, Disclaimer. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.576.7765.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Jul 29, DownLow Duo. Jul 30, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. Aug 4, Swing Fever. Aug 5, Robin DuBois. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael, 415.457.3993.

Annex Wine Bar Jul 29, Calvin Ross. Jul 31, Calvin Ross and friends. Aug 1, King Daddy Murr and friends. 865 W Napa St, Sonoma, 707.938.7779.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Jul 30, Dr Mojo. Jul 31, Sucker MCs. Aug 1, Tommy Odetto Band. Aug 2, Whiskey Pills Fiasco. Aug 4, Waldo’s Special. Aug 5, the Weissmen. Mon, Billy D’s open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910.

Aqus Cafe Jul 30, Windshield Cowboys. Jul 31, sing along with Barry Bisson. 189 H St, Petaluma, 707.778.6060.

Presidio Yacht Club Jul 31, Koala Tea. Fort Baker, Sommerville Rd, Sausalito, 415.332.2319.

Sausalito Seahorse Jul 30, Marianna August. Jul 31, Firewheel.

Aug 1, Wobbly World with Freddy Clarke.

Aug 2, salsa with Orquesta la Moderna Tradicion. Tues, Jazz with Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Tango with Marcello and Seth. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Sun, open mic. Mon, reggae. Wed, Larry’s karaoke. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Arlene Francis Center Aug 2, Frances Wolfe. Tues, Open Didgeridoo Clinic. Wed, Open Mic. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.528.3009.

Barley & Hops Tavern Jul 30, Kyle Martin. Jul 31, Jen Tucker. Aug 1, Dave Hamilton. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, 707.874.9037.

Bergamot Alley Aug 4, the Grease Traps. 328-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707.433.8720.

The Big Easy Jul 29, Brothers Gadjo. Jul 30, Lisa Stano Band. Jul 31, P Butta Funk. Aug 1, Eric Wiley Trio. 128 American Alley, Petaluma, 707.776.4631.

Brixx Pizzeria Aug 1, Arizona and the Volunteers. 16 Kentucky St, Petaluma, 707.766.8162.

Coffee Catz Jul 30, 4:30pm, DJ Kudjo. Mon, open mic.

Tues, 12pm, Jerry Green’s Peaceful Piano Hour. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.6600.

D’Argenzio Winery Jul 30, Susan Comstock Swingtet. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.280.4658.

Downtown Guerneville Plaza Jul 30, Midnight Sun Massive. 16201 First St, Guerneville.

Epicurean Connection Jul 29, Joshua James Esterline. Jul 30, Jill Heart Strings. Jul 31, Shawn Cahoon and Jon Emery. Aug 1, Luke Erickson and Georgie Scheblich. Aug 2, 1pm, Sally Haggard. 122 West Napa St, Sonoma, 707.935.7960.

Juilliard Park Aug 2, 5pm, the Honey Dippers. 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

Lagunitas Tap Room Jul 29, Gabe & Mimi. Jul 30, the Deadlies acoustic. Jul 31, High Tide Collective. Aug 1, Curt Yagi. Aug 2, Coahoma to Sonoma County BluesFest with Ray Wylie Hubbard.

Aug 5, Snake Juices. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

Madrone Family Vineyards Estate Aug 2, Tom Duarte acoustic. 777 Madrone Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.996.6941.

Main Street Bistro Jul 29, Wild Janie Roberts. Jul 30, Susan Sutton Jazz Trio. Jul 31, Frankye Kelly. Aug 1, Yancie Taylor. Aug 2, Eddie Neon Blues Band. Aug 4, Anna Troy. Aug 5, Greg Hester.

16280 Main St, Guerneville, 707.869.0501.

Finley Community Center Mon, 11am, Proud Mary’s ukulele jam and lessons. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.543.3737.

Mc T’s Bullpen Jul 31, Hillbilly Strike Force. Aug 1, Levi Lloyd. Aug 2, George Heagerty & Never the Same. Mon, DJ Miguel. Tues, Thurs, karaoke with Country Dan. 16246 First St, Guerneville, 707.869.3377.

Flamingo Lounge Jul 31, Metal Shop. Aug 1, the Unauthorized Rolling Stones. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8530.

Medlock Ames’ Alexander Valley Bar Jul 30, Reclamation Road. Aug 2, 5pm, Sons of Doug. 6487 Alexander Valley Rd, Healdsburg, 707.431.8845.

Forestville Club Jul 31, Blackhorse Blues Band. 6250 Front St, Forestville, 707.887.2594.

Phoenix Theater Jul 31, Disrupted Continuum. Aug 1, the Honey Toads and One Armed Joey. 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

French Garden Jul 31, Un Deux Trois. Aug 1, Shake the Blues Trio. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol, 707.824.2030.

Quincy’s Wed, open mic. 6590 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park, 707.585.1079.

Gaia’s Garden First Sunday of every month, jazz jam. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.544.2491.

Redwood Cafe Jul 31, Second Line. Aug 1, the Theory.

Aug 2, 11am, Andrew Corbett with Bob Lindley. Aug 4, Rock Overtime student performance. Aug 5, Donny Mederos.

Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Healdsburg Plaza Aug 4, Highway Poets. 217 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

HopMonk Sebastopol Jul 30, Rainbow Girls. Jul 31, Free Peoples.

Aug 1, Sherrie Phillips. Aug 3, Reggae on the River after-party. Tues, open mic night. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma Jul 31, 5pm, Vardo. Jul 31, 8pm, Girls & Boys.

Aug 1, 1pm, Justin Purtill. Aug 1, 8pm, Dawn Angelosante and Tony Gibson. Aug 2, 1pm, Chris Hanlin. 691 Broadway, Sonoma, 707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg Aug 1, Robb Fisher Trio with Keith Saunders and Ron Marabuto. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg, 707.431.2800.

Ives Park Jul 29, 5pm, Bottle Shock with Smilin’ Iguanas. Aug 5, 5pm, Tom Rigney & Flambeau. Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol.

House Project. Aug 1, 5pm, Mr Blackwell and the MBA. Aug 1, 8pm, the Sorentinos.

Aug 2, 5pm, Blues and BBQ with Bluexbox Bayou. Aug 5, Kyle Martin Band. Mon, Blues Defenders Pro Jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, 707.795.5118.

Stout Brothers Jul 29, Dustin Saylor Band. Fri, Sat, DJ Rule 62. Aug 5, Clear Conscience. 527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.636.0240.

Whiskey Tip Aug 1, Jon Emery and the Good Ol Fashion Trouble Band. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.843.5535.

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Jul 31, Sugarfoot. 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.5712.

Zodiacs Jul 29, Insects vs Robots. Jul 30, Mystery Dance. Jul 31, Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons. Aug 1, Fishbone. 256 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.773.7751.

Taps Aug 2, 3pm, 707 band. 54 E Washington St, Petaluma, 707.763.6700.

Toad in the Hole Pub Aug 2, Marshall House Project. 116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.544.8623.

Tradewinds Jul 31, DJ Ron Sicat and the Cowtown Girls.

Aug 1, Occult Wisdom. Tues, Open Mic. Wed, Sonoma County Blues Society. Thurs, DJ Dave. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7878.

Twin Oaks Tavern Jul 29, Arizona and the Volunteers. Jul 30, Back In Black Open Mic. Jul 31, Marshall

NAPA Beringer Vineyards Aug 1, Steel Jam. 2000 Main St, St Helena, 866.708.9463.

City Winery Napa Jul 29, Stephen Stills. Sold-out. Jul 30, Todd Rundgren. Jul 31, Foreverland. Aug 3, Hot Club of Cowtown with Shelby Lanterman.

Aug 4, Zongo Junction. 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.260.1600.

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Pub Republic Aug 1, Roseberry Jam. 3120 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma, 707.782.9090.

Friar Tuck’s Fri, DJ Night. Wed, Sat, karaoke. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.792.9847.

Green Music Center Aug 2, piano, Sonoma. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Spancky’s Jul 31, the Soul Section. Aug 1, Tommy Odetto Band. Thurs, 7pm, Thursday Night Blues Jam. Thurs, 11pm, DJ Selecta Konnex. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.664.0169.

Rio Nido Roadhouse Aug 1, Petty Theft. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido, 707.869.0821.

Rocker Oysterfeller’s Aug 2, Mr December. 14415 Hwy 1, Valley Ford, 707.876.1983.

Rossi’s 1906 Jul 31, Tuba Skinny with the Dixie Giants.

Aug 1, the Cork Pullers. Aug 2, the Tri Tip Trio. Thurs, RT and the Slownoma Rythm Review. 401 Grove St, El Verano, 707.343.0044.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub Aug 1, the Sticky Notes. Sun, Evening Jazz with Gary Johnson. 131 E First St, Cloverdale, 707.894.9610.

Sally Tomatoes Jul 31, the Spyralites. 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.665.0260.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall Through Jul 30, pianoSonoma. Aug 4-6, pianoSonoma. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Points North delivers melodic instrumental power.

Points North hails from the Bay Area and Sonoma County, but point of origin shouldn’t be an issue. Guitarist Eric Barnett, bassist Uriah Duffy (of reformed Whitesnake fame) and drummer Kevin Aiello sound as big as another immensely popular Canadian trio who just played their 40th anniversary tour.

Besides opening for nearly every guitar hero, including Michael Schenker, Eric Johnson, Al Di Meola and Pat Travers, the band has become a headliner in these parts. Their second, self-titled album was released earlier this year on Magna Carta Records, and, aside from awesome rocker “Colorblind,” is totally instrumental.

If guitar and bass calisthenics are your thing, the band’s melodic ditties like “Child’s Play” and intricate barnburners like “Ignition” will get you jumping. Like many of their Magna Carta label mates, the band caters to those who like their melodies delivered with technical prowess and, of course, just the right amount of power.

Barnett holds his own against any of the aforementioned guitarists he’s opened for and the rhythm section of Duffy and Aiello are great players, too. Prepare to rock when Points North comes to HopMonk Tavern in Novato on August 1, with openers the Devil in California and Flanelhed.—Eddie Jorgensen HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato; 9pm; $10; 415/892-6200.

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BV Whiskey Bar & Grille Jul 30, DJ Hi-C. Aug 2, King Daddy Murr and friends. Tues, “Reggae Market” DJ night.

400 First St E, Sonoma, 707.938.7110.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey Jul 31, Saffell with the Grain. Aug 1, the Hots. Wed, open mic night. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma, 707.772.5478.

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Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Jul 30, Ricky Ray. Jul 31, Hard Travelin.

Aug 1, Stealing Shakespeare. Tues, the Used Blues Band. Sun, DJ Aurelio. 902 Main St, Napa, 707.258.2337.

FARM at Carneros Inn Jul 29, Whiskey & Honey Trio. Jul 30, Dan Daniels Trio. Aug 5, Whiskey & Honey Trio.

4048 Sonoma Hwy, Napa, 888.400.9000.

Goose & Gander Aug 2, Lil’ Smokies. 1245 Spring St, St Helena, 707.967.8779.

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Methode Bubble Bar and Restaurant Fri, Sat, David Ruane. 1400 First St, Napa, 707.254.8888.

River Terrace Inn Jul 30, Dave Badilla. Jul 31, Nate Lopez. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa, 707.320.9000.

Silo’s Jul 30, Brian Coutch. Jul 31, Purple Haze.

Aug 1, Steve Sage and friends. 530 Main St, Napa, 707.251.5833.

Uva Trattoria Jul 29, Tom Duarte. Jul 30, Trio Solea. Jul 31, Nicky DePaola. Aug 1, Jackie and friends.

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O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Jul 30-Aug 20, “Bay Area Women Artists,” celebratory group show is juried by Donna Seager and Suzanne Gray. Reception, Aug 4 at 6pm. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10am to 2pm; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

Seager Gray Gallery Aug 1-30, “Embodiment,” presents the figure in various forms exploring our special relationship to the human in art. Reception, Aug 8 at 5:30pm. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

SONOMA Christie Marks Fine Art Jul 31-Aug 30, “Mi Valle (My Valley), a California Journey” features photographs by former Modesto Bee staff photographer, Adrian Mendoza. Reception, Aug 7 at 5pm. 312 South A St. #7, Santa Rosa.

Thursday - Sunday, 12 PM to 5 PM and by appointment. 707-695-1011.

artist Chris Grassano’s paintings capture the wildlife of west Sonoma County. Reception, Aug 1 at 3pm. 25193 Hwy 116, Duncans Mills.

707.865.0243.

photography exhibit is both realistic and imaginative. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.

Mon-Thurs, 11am to 4pm; Sat-Sun, noon to 4pm. 415.454.9561.

Sebastopol Library Aug 4-29, “Picture A Story,” calling children of all ages to enjoy a roomful of books and illustrations by talented local authors and artists. Reception, Aug 12 at 6pm. 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol. Mon-Tues, 1 to 5 and 6 to 9; Wed-Sat, 1 to 5. 707.823.7691.

MarinMOCA Through Aug 16, “Collaboration,” unpredictable exhibit features MarinMOCA members working together and getting out of their comfort zone. Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. WedSun, 11 to 4, 415.506.0137.

Upstairs Art Gallery Jul 29-Aug 30, “As I See It,” new works by artist Tony Mininno push the boundaries of oils with a vibrant and expressive style.

Reception, Aug 1 at 3pm. 306 Center St, Healdsburg. Sun-Thurs, 10 to 6; Fri-Sat, 10 to 9. 707.431.4214.

Mill Valley Library Through Jul 29, “Birds of Bothin Marsh,” an exhibit by Mill Valley photographer Michael Arrighi. 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.389.4292.

NAPA di Rosa Aug 1-Sep 27, “Body Talk,” performance, sculpture, video and multimedia installations by six emerging artists explores being human in a technological age.

Reception, Aug 1 at 6pm. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sun, 10am to 6pm.

707.226.5991.

CONTINUING THIS WEEK MARIN Art by the Bay Weekend Gallery Through Aug 9, “Ever Changing Earth,” artworks inspired by the beauty of West Marin. 18856 Hwy 1, Marshall. Fri-Sun 415.663.1006.

Bank of Marin Through Jul 31, “Flora, Fauna, Mythological Creatures & More,” inmates at San Quentin present artwork of natural landscapes and imaginary creatures. 19 Sunnyside Ave, Mill Valley. 415.380.4665.

Seager Gray Gallery Through Jul 30, “Terra Cognita,” presents artist’s observations and their expressions of the natural world, both literal interpretations and abstract. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Bay Model Visitor Center Through Aug 23, “Connections: Women Environmental Artists,” 12 artists present their hopes for the endangered wildlife of the Marin Coast. Reception, July 26 at 2pm.

2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Stinson Beach Gallery Through Sep 1, “Speaking in Dreams,” featuring the works of Cheryl Maeder and Julie B Montgomery. 3445 Shoreline Hwy, Stinson Beach. Fri-Sun, Noon to 5pm And by appointment 415.729.4489.

Desta Art & Tea Gallery Through Aug 9, “Line, Form and Texture,” summer exhibit features paintings and ceramic sculptures from local Bay Area artists. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo.

Gallery Route One Through Sep 12, “Box Show,” annual exhibit offers several artists re-defining the box. Reception, Jul 26 at 3pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5.

415.663.1347.

The Image Flow Through Sep 11, “Doug Ethridge & Ann Pallesen,” the photographer shows his recent work from Cuba and the artist displays her California landscapes.

Reception, Jul 25 at 7pm. 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley. 415.388.3569.

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Marin Community Foundation Through Sep 25, “Black Artists on Art,” legacy exhibition features over 40 African American fine artists, spanning three generations. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.

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Quercia Gallery Jul 31-Sep 28, “The River Runs Through It,”

Marin Society of Artists Gallery Through Aug 1, “Exposed,” open juried

AN EVENING WITH

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Robert Allen Fine Art Through Jul 30, “Realism: Architecture and Landscape,” group show features Everett Jensen, Davis Perkins, Victoria Ryan and others. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito.

415.331.2800.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center Through Jul 30, “Matt Tasley’s Marin Landscapes,” the local artist and educator offers his views of the surrounding area in this solo show. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.

Gallery One Aug 2-Sep 15, “Abstractions,” works by Mandy Bankson, Else Gonella, Marilyn Jennings and others display. Reception, Aug 8 at 5pm. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma.

707.778.8277.

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O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Aug 20, “Bay Area Women Artists,” celebratory group show is juried by Donna Seager and Suzanne Gray. Reception, Aug 4 at 6pm. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. TuesSat, 10am to 2pm; also by appointment.

415.388.4331.

SONOMA Art Museum of Sonoma County Through Sep 20, “SLANG Aesthetics: The Art of Robert Williams,” brings together a collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture from the godfather of surreal pop art. 505 B St, Santa Rosa. 707.579.1500.

Arts Guild of Sonoma Through Aug 3, “William’s Pond Series,” artist Jennifer Whitfield’s metaphorical, multi-media works highlight the Guild’s July exhibit. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. WedThurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8.

707.996.3115.

Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery Through Sep 27, “I Dreamt I Was Painting” landscapes by pioneering animator and Disney director Joshua Meador are imaginative and distinct. 1785 Coast Hwy 1, Bodega Bay. Wed-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.875.2911.

BV Whiskey Bar & Grille Through Aug 31, “Gil Kofman: Surfers,” famed photographer displays. 400 First St E, Sonoma. We are currently open for lunch from 12 Noon to 3pm, with dinner service

starting at 5pm until 9pm. Our bar is open from 12 noon to 12 midnight. 707.938.7110.

Charles M. Schulz Museum Through Oct 18, “Animating Comics,” exhibition celebrates the art of bringing comics to life and features rarely displayed production cels from award-winning animated comics, including “Peanuts.” 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.

EoMega Grove Through Aug 30, “Photography & Jewelry Group Show,” renowned photographer Bo Svenson and master jewelers Joanne Quirino and Dianne Collins display.

7327 Occidental Rd, Sebastopol. Various 707.824.5632.

Gaia’s Garden Through Jul 31, “Force of Life,” mixedmedia artist Kimberly McCartney utilizes discarded and found objects in her expressive works. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 707.544.2491.

Gallery One Through Sep 2, “California Colors,” with featured artists Laura Culver, Judy Klausenstock, Alan Plisskin and Terry Sauve. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma.

707.778.8277.

Graton Gallery Through Aug 9, “Chiaroscuro,” works

by Marylu Downing with guests Patrick Fanning and others. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sun, 10:30 to 6. 707.829.8912.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts Through Aug 16, “Clay & Glass,” sculpture works by more than a dozen artists display.

130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6.

707.431.1970.

History Museum of Sonoma County Through Aug 30, “I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story” traveling Smithsonian exhibit comes to Santa Rosa. Through Aug 30, “LIFE, Labor, and Purpose,” the renowned photography of of Hansel Mieth and Otto Hagel displays. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa.

Tues-Sun, 11am to 4pm. 707.579.1500.

Occidental Center for the Arts Through Aug 23, “Holes,” group exhibit by members of the Pointless Sisters, an art quilt group. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Opera House Collective Through Jul 31, “Tan-Ta-Mount,” inaugural exhibit features art from Beth Hibbard and Kory Vanderpool that explore the human condition. 145 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 7 days per week from 11-5pm 707.774.6576.

Paradise Ridge Winery Through Apr 30, “Conversations in Sculpture,” eleven artists provide an artistic statement that introduces a conversational topic. 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr, Santa Rosa. Daily, 11am-5pm 707.528.9463.

Riverfront Art Gallery Through Sep 6, “Showin’ on the River,” eclectic exhibit features works from over 40

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Sculpturesite Gallery Through Aug 23, “Vernissage,” inaugural show in the galleries new location debuts new work from Arizona artist Judith Stewart, Southern California’s Jon Krawczyk and others. 14301 Arnold Dr, Ste 8, Glen Ellen. Daily, 10 to 5. 707.933.1300.

Jay Leno Long time host of ‘The Tonight Show’ appears for an intimate evening of standup comedy in Weill Hall. Jul 31, 7:30pm. $55 and up. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts Through Jul 31, “Mainly Black and White,” showing varied, multimedia artwork, in mainly black and white or with tolerance for a minimal sidestep of color. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat, 1 to 4.

707.829.4797.

Sebastopol Gallery Through Aug 15, “A Couple of Artists,” featuring works from pastel painter Bert Kaplan and glass artist Susanna Kaplan. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6.

707.829.7200.

Shige Sushi Through Aug 2, “Seiko Tachibana: Elements,” the artist distinctively balances Asian tradition with minimalist modernity.

8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. hours vary 707.795.9753.

Slaughterhouse Space Through Aug 15, “The Battle of Mara,” new paintings from artist Laine Justice. 280 Chiquita Rd, Healdsburg. Sat, noon to 5, and by appointment. 707.431.1514.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Through Aug 23, “The Intimate Diebenkorn,” presents works from artist Richard Diebenkorn’s career, from abstractions to landscapes. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.939.SVMA. The Sonoma House at Patz & Hall Through Oct 5, “Art Harvest No. 5,” artists Yvette Gellis and Jeff Long display in the final installment in a series of quarterly art exhibitions at Patz & Hall. Reception, Jul 25 at 5pm. 21200 Eighth St E, Sonoma. ThursMon; 10am to 4pm 707.265.7700.

Thumbprint Cellars Through Aug 18, “Northern California Landscapes,” photography exhibit by Sonoma County artist Alexis Greenberg.

102 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 11 to 6, daily 707.433.2393.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Through Aug 30, “Root 101,” new outdoor Sculpture Garden and Art Walk opens with a show featuring redwood sculptures by highly acclaimed local artist Bruce Johnson.

50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. Daily, noon-6pm 707.546.3600.

NAPA Napa Valley Museum Through Aug 16, “Forms of Fragmentation,” creative collages by Thomas Morphis display in the Spotlight Gallery. Through Aug 30, “do it” Traveling exhibit is a conceptual and interactive experience built upon enacting artists’ written and drawn instructions. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Tues-Sun, 10am to 4pm. 707.944.0500.

Laughing Tomato Comedy Showcase Local and Bay Area comics, hosted by Tony Sparks. First Tues of every month, 8pm.

Free. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.665.0260.

Mort Sahl Social Satire from Sahl. Thurs. $15-$20.

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

Tuesday Night Comedy Mark Pitta hosts ongoing evenings with established comics and up-andcomers. $15-$20. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Dance Belrose Theater Sundays, 4pm, Argentine Dance. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael 415.454.6422.

Club 101 Wednesdays, 8:20pm, salsa dancing with lessons. 815 W Francisco Blvd, San Rafael 415.460.0101.

Dance Palace Sundays, 10am, Ecstatic Dance Point Reyes, Explore different rhythms with no experience necessary. $15. First Wednesday of every month, 6pm, First Wednesday Line Dancing, with Carol Friedman.

Wednesdays, 6pm, Women’s Collaborative Dance. $5 / $15 per month. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1075.

Ellington Hall Fridays, Friday Night Swing. 3535 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa 707.545.6150.

Finnish American Home Association Wednesdays, 5:30pm, African dance and drum workshop, all ages and skill levels are welcome to move and groove with Sandor Diabankouezi, world-class Congolese master drummer. $15. 191 W Verano Ave, Sonoma.

Flamingo Lounge Sundays, 7pm, salsa with lessons. Tuesdays, swing dancing with lessons. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa 707.545.8530.

followed by sound healing. $15-$20, 415.454.2490. 1001 Fourth St, San Rafael.

Monroe Dance Hall Jul 31, West Coast Swing Party. Sundays, Country-Western dancing and lessons.

Mondays, Scottish Country Dancing.

Tuesdays, Razzmataz folk dance club.

Wednesdays, Singles and Pairs Square Dance Club. Thursdays, Circles ‘n Squares Dance Club. 1400 W College Ave, Santa Rosa 707.529.5450.

Events The Barlow Street Fair The Barlow takes over McKinley Street every Thursday this summer with local food, beer and wine, as well as live music and family-friendly activities. Thurs, 5pm. through Sep 24. Barlow Event Center, 6770 McKinley Ave, Sebastopol.

Beginning Tai Chi Classes Learn the relaxing techniques that increase energy, flexibility and balance. Mon, 10:30am. Christ Church United Methodist, 1717 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa.

Calistoga Art Walk Follow the signs and view art with strolling tour of shops and galleries. First Wed-Thurs of every month, 5pm. Free. Downtown Calistoga, Lincoln Ave, Calistoga, 707.225.1003.

Community Meditation Practice Sitting and walking meditation with free instruction. Followed by tea and snacks.

Sun, 9am. Free. Santa Rosa Shambhala Meditation Center, 709 Davis St, Santa Rosa, 707.545.4907.

Drop-In Meditation Classes for all levels include guided meditation and brief commentary. Kids welcome. Ongoing. $10. Mahakaruna Buddhist Center, 304 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.766.7720.

Entrepreneurs’ Happy Hour Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres while socializing with local innovators, service providers and investors. First Tues of every month, 5pm. Free. Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster, 1300 Valley House Dr, Ste 100, Rohnert Park, 707.794.1240.

Fiber Arts Forum Informal gathering of fiber artists for idea sharing. All disciplines and experience levels, ages 15 and up. Last Fri each month, 1 to 3. $5 donation. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, 707.829.4797.

George’s Nightclub Thursdays, 8pm, Salsa y Sabor Thursday, lessons followed by DJs spinning the best of salsa and jazz tunes. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.226.0262.

First Sunday Open Studios Walk through the studios of over 40 artists and view their latest works, including those still in progress. First Sun of every month, 11am. Novato Arts Center, 500 Palm Drive, Novato.

Hermann Sons Hall Mondays, 7pm. through Aug 3, Summer Folk Dancing, all are welcome to get together for weekly dances that explore worldly styles from Serbia, Turkey, Israel and others. $5. 860 Western Ave, Petaluma 707.762.9962.

Game Tournaments Various card and role-playing games including Yu-Gi-Oh, Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering.

Mon-Thurs-Sun. Outer Planes Comics and Games, 526 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, 707.546.2000.

Meridian Sports Club Monthly, last Fri at 7, Elemental Dance, Constantine Darling leads conscious movement dance using earth’s alchemy

A Garden Party Afternoon of wine and hors d’ oeuvres, music by Stephanie Ozer, silent auction and diamond jewelry raffle benefits homeless

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Calabi Gallery Through Aug 2, “Summer Selection,” featuring works by Douglas Ballou, Eva Belishova and Bob Dreier, as well as other gallery artists. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa. TuesSun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.

artists in all mediums. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. FriSat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART.

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women and children. Aug 2, 2pm. $100.

Pythian House, 100 Pythian Rd, Kenwood, 707.579.0138.

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Heirloom Craft Hub Each evening includes instruction for a specific craft. Last Thurs of every month. $5.

Marin History Museum, Boyd Gate House, 1125 B St, San Rafael, 415.454.8538.

Kundalini Meditation Tues, 7pm. Free. Keene Acupuncture, 7 Fourth St, Ste 50, Petaluma.

Low-Cost Physicals Family physicals for adults and children by appointment. Ongoing. $20-$65. Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 707.664.2880.

Lyme Support Group First Tues of every month, 1:30pm. Lydia’s Sunflower Center, 1435 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.792.5300.

Meditation Group for Mothers Mindful meditation and sharing experiences for benefit of mothers and their children. Wed, 8:30am. $10. Shambhala Meditation Center, 255 West Napa St, Ste G, Sonoma.

Mill Valley Art Walk Downtown area galleries and businesses showcase local artists. First Tues of every month, 6pm. Free. Downtown Mill Valley, Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, 415.721.1856.

Napa Valley Writers’ Conference Local literary institution celebrates 35 years with public readings and lectures throughout Napa County. Late cofounder Jack Leggett to be remembered at the opening ceremony. Full schedule at napawritersconference.org. Through Jul 31.

Napa Valley College, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St Helena.

Ping-Pong & Right-Brain Exploration Table tennis takes on a whole new light.

Mon, 7:30pm. $15 per month. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1075.

Plant Nursery Work Day Volunteer at the Sonoma Garden Park.

Thurs, 9am. Sonoma Ecology Center, 20 E Spain St, Sonoma, 707.996.0712.

Radiant Presence With Peter Brown. Every other Tues. Open Secret, 923 C St, San Rafael, 415.457.4191.

Resource Clinic Get info on housing, transit, food stamps and Medi-Cal. Wed, 11am. Free. Petaluma Health Center, 1301 Southpoint Blvd, Petaluma, 707.559.7500.

Santa Rosa Stamp Club Open to all stamp collectors and anyone interested in collecting stamps. First Tues of every month. Free. The Lodge at Paulin Creek, 2375 Range Ave, Santa Rosa.

Senior Bridge Meet up and play a few hands, no partner required. Fri. Napa Senior Center, 1500 Jefferson St, Napa, 707.224.2055.

SOFA Santa Rosa ArtWalk Open studios and galleries will showcase 25 local artists showing new works and works in progress. Aug 1-2, 11am. Free. SOFA, South of A, Santa Rosa.

Sonoma County Fair Two weeks of “Down on the Farm” fun

returns as the popular fair features live animals, entertainment, carnival rides and the hall of flowers. Through Aug 9. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.545.4200.

Sonoma’s City Party There’ll be dancing in the plaza as some of the area’s most exciting live musicians boogy down together in the Sonoma Blues Review. Jul 30, 5:30pm. Free. Sonoma Plaza, First St E, Sonoma.

Sprenger’s Golf Tournament Four-person teams hit the links, with food and drink, raffles, awards and more to benefit Greenacre Homes & School. Aug 3, 1pm. $150. Fountaingrove Country Club, 1525 Fountaingrove Pkwy, Santa Rosa, 707.888.0890.

Summertime on Main Sidewalk sale and family entertainment with live music. Wed, 10:30am. through Aug 12. Downtown Tiburon, Main St, Tiburon.

Weaving Camp Spend a week with Silvia Schroeder creating magical treasures from nature. Through Aug 7. $265. Circle of Hands, 6780 McKinley St, Ste 120, Sebastopol, 707.634.6140.

Zucchini Car Races Custom-build a race car out of a zucchini and race it against others. With wine and food trucks, sponsored by Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers’ Market. Jul 31, 5:30pm.

Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery, 389 Fourth St E, Sonoma, 707.933.3232.

Field Trips Afternoon Community Service Participate in center restoration projects.

First Wed of every month. Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, 415.388.2524.

Community Nursery Volunteering Take a stroll and help germinate seeds while learning what it takes to care for native plants. RSVP to Preston Brown at preston@ tirn.net. Fri, Jul 31, 10am. Turtle Island Restoration Network HQ, 9255 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Olema.

Full Moon Hike at McCormick Addition Bring a flashlight and your sense of wonder as you explore the amazing McCormick addition of Sugarloaf in this 5 mile moderate hike. Jul 31, 6:30pm. $5 plus parking. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.5712.

way. RSVP required. Sat, Aug 1, 9am. $30.

Kunde Family Estate, 9825 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood, 707-833-2204.

Marin Moonshiners Hike & Picnic Moderate two mile hike from sunset till the Full Blue Moon rises over SF Bay with mid hike picnic. Flashlights provided. Jul 31, 7:30pm. $15. Safeway Parking Lot, 1 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, 415.331.0100.

MPA Watch Survey Training Get some field training to become a volunteer for Marin Marine Protected Areas. Info at marinmpawatch.org. Aug 3, 9am. Free. Drakes Beach, Pt Reyes National Seashore, Pt Reyes Station.

Nature Nights Summer Campout Enjoy the preserve after dark and pitch a tent for a weekend filled with story-telling, night hikes, stargazing and potluck meals.

Registration required. Jul 31-Aug 2. $25$50. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

Riparian Restoration Join in restoring stream-side habitat at the San Geronimo Golf Course. RSVP to Preston Brown at preston@tirn.net.

Sat, Aug 1, 10am. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo, 415.488.8888.

Volunteer Nature Guide Orientation Volunteering as a Nature Guide will introduce you to some of Marin and Sonoma counties’ most beautiful hikes and expand your knowledge. Aug 1, 11am.

WildCare, 76 Albert Park Ln, San Rafael, 415.453.1000.

Film The Apu Trilogy Weekly showings of the three films credited with bringing India into the golden age of international art-house film-making. Sun through Aug 2. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Beetlejuice Tim Burton’s classic after-life comedy screens outdoors, with food trucks and wine. Aug 1, 7pm. Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma, 707.938.5277.

Bitter Honey: Polygamy in Bali Tiburon Film Society presents an emotionally charged portrait of three polygamous Balinese families. Aug 4, 6pm.

Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.3871.

Garden Volunteer Day Sink your hands into the beautiful, rich soil at the Center’s garden and learn from the diversity of plant life. Wed. Free. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707.874.1557.

CULT Film Series Revisiting the best flicks of 1985 all month, the series presents a double bill of The Breakfast Club and Better Off Dead. Jul 30, 7pm. $10. Roxy Stadium 14, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

Glen Ellen Green Tour In cooperation with Quarryhill Botanical Gardens and Benziger Winery, the park offers a day-long tour of all three properties with food and wine tastings included.

Reservations required two weeks in advance. Ongoing. $59. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.938.5216.

Dinner & Movie Night Scrumptious food is paired with the soulful documentary Born In Chicago. Aug 5, 7pm. $40. BV Whiskey Bar & Grille, 400 First St E, Sonoma, 707.938.7110.

Hike & Taste A fun, casual and up-close hike through the 1,850-acre estate, with winetasting along the

Family Forest Movie Night The first film night features documentary Raccoon Nation with the Wildlife Rescue’s resident raccoons on hand. Aug 1, 5pm. $20 per family. Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue, 403 Mecham Rd, Petaluma, 707.992.0274.

Footloose Classic 1980s Kevin Bacon movie screens, with a dance party at the San Rafael Farmers’ Market following. Jul 30, 6:30pm. $7-$11. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

From Here to Eternity: The Musical A select screening of Sir Tim Rice’s epic new musical adapted from one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Wed, Jul 29, 6:30pm. Raven Film Center, 415 Center St, Healdsburg, 707.823.4410.

Mind Reels Weekly series presents notable documentary films as well as guest speakers and performers bringing the film’s ideas to life. Tues-noon. $25-$30. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

Movie Night Patio screening of “Gladiator” features drinks from Sonoma County Distillery. Jul 30, 9pm. Whiskey Tip, 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.843.5535.

One Small Hitch Napa Valley Film Festival screens the funny fest favorite. NVFF staff will be on hand to meet and greet in their new space.

Jul 30, 7:30pm. $20. NVFF Production Warehouse, 401 Gateway Rd, #443, Napa.

Food&Drink August Farmers’ Market Tour & Lunch Take an insider’s tour of SHED on the most exciting day of the week: Farmers’ Market Day. Aug 1, 10am. $85. SHED, 25 North St, Healdsburg, 707.431.7433.

Bodega Bay Community Certified Farmers Market Sun, 10am. through Oct 25. Bodega Bay Community Center, 2255 California 1, Bodega Bay, 707.875.9609.

Calistoga Farmers Market Sat, 9am. Sharpsteen Museum Plaza, 1235 Washington St, Calistoga.

Cloverdale Certified Farmers Market Fri, 5:30pm. through Aug 28. Cloverdale Plaza, Cloverdale Blvd between First and Second St, Cloverdale, 707.893.7211.

Cochon Heritage Fire Over 50 chefs, 20 wineries and a ton of wood-fired meat on hand to satisfy all cravings. Aug 2, 3pm. $105 and up. Charles Krug Winery, 2800 Main St, St Helena, 707.967.3993.

Corte Madera Farmers Market Year-round. Wed-noon. Town Center, Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, 415.382.7846. Wed-noon. Town Center Corte Madera, 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, 415.382.7846.

Cotati Community Farmers Market Thurs, 4:30pm. through Aug 27. La Plaza Park, Old Redwood Highway, Cotati, 415.999.5635.

Crystal Anniversary 21st Amendment Brewing Company celebrates 15 years at their pub with the tapping of an Krystal Weizen beer dubbed “Crystal Anniversary Ale.” Aug 1-2. 21st Amendment Brewery, 563 2nd St, San Francisco, (415) 369-0900.

Downtown Napa Farmers Market Tues-Sat, 8am. through Oct 31. Oxbow parking lot, 500 First St, Napa, 707.501.3087.

Downtown Novato Community Farmers Market Tues, 4pm. through Sep 29. Downtown Novato, Grant Ave, Novato, 415.999.5635.

Downtown San Rafael Farmers Market Thurs, 5:30pm. through Oct 1. Downtown San Rafael, Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.492.8007.

Earthquake Relief Fundraiser for Nepal An afternoon at the winery offers wine, food, live music and silent auction to help those affected by the disaster in Nepal. Aug 2, 3pm. $25-$30. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato, 415.899.9883.

Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5715.

Marinwood Farmers Market Sat, 9am. Marinwood Plaza, Marinwood Ave & Miller Creek Rd, San Rafael, 415.999.5635.

Mill Valley Farmers Market Fri, 9:30am. CVS parking lot, 759 E Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.382.7846.

Oakmont Certified Farmers Market Sat, 9am. Berger Center, 6575 Oakmont Dr, Santa Rosa, 707.538.7023.

Occidental Bohemian Certified Farmers Market Fri, 4pm. through Oct 30. Occidental Farmer’s Market, 3611 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, 707.874.8478.

Petaluma Certified Farmers Market Sat, 2pm. through Nov 21. Walnut Park, Petaluma Blvd and D St, Petaluma, 707.762.0344.

Fairfax Community Farmers Market Wed, 4pm. through Sep 30. Peri Park, 124 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, 415.999.5635.

Petaluma East Side Certified Farmers Market Tues, 10am. Petaluma Community Center, 320 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 415.999.5635.

Farmers Market at Long Meadow Ranch Fri, 9am and Sat-Sun, 11am. Long Meadow Ranch Winery, 738 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.4555.

Petaluma Evening Certified Farmers Market Wed, 4:30pm. through Aug 12. farmers market, Second Street between B and D streets, Petaluma, 707.762.0344.

Forestville Certified Farmers Market Tues, 4pm. through Oct 27. Corks Restaurant, 5700 Gravenstein Hwy N, Forestville, 707.887.3344.

Pt Reyes Farmers Market Sat, 9am. through Nov 21. Toby’s Feed Barn, 11250 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station, 415.456.0147.

Friday Night Live Enjoy delicious themed buffet dinners with live music on hand. Fri. $7-$14. San Geronimo Golf Course, 5800 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo, 415.488.4030.

Harvest Market Selling local and seasonal fruit, flowers, vegetables and eggs. Sat, 9am. Harvest Market, 19996 Seventh St E, Sonoma, 707.996.0712.

Healdsburg Certified Farmers Market Sat, 9am and Wed, 3:30pm. through Oct 7.

Healdsburg Farmers Market, North & Vine St, Healdsburg, 707.431.1956.

Healing Foods Essentials Basic Class Make the connection between your health and the food and lifestyle factors that influence it. Jul 29, 6pm. $10-$35. Hanna Boys Center, 17000 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, 707.996.6767.

Indian Valley Farm Stand Organic farm and garden produce stand where you bring your own bag. Wed, 10am.

College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, 415.454.4554.

Kenwood Community Certified Farmers Market Sun-noon through Sep 13. Kenwood Plaza Park, 200 Warm Springs Rd, Kenwood, 415.999.5635.

Locals Night Special menu items, musical performances and activities. Tues, 5pm. Free. Oxbow Public Market, 610 First St, Napa.

Marin Country Mart Sat, 9am. Marin Country Mart, 2257

Redwood Empire Farmers Market Sat, 8:30am and Wed, 8:30am. Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa.

Rohnert Park Certified Farmers Market Fri, 5pm. through Aug 28. City Center Plaza, 500 City Center Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.581.8282.

Rose Rendezvous Gold Medal-winning Rose wines are matched with great food and live music

by Full Chizel. Aug 1, 2pm. $35. Simi Winery, 16275 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707.433.3686.

Sebastopol Certified Farmers Market Sun, 10am. Sebastopol Plaza, Weeks Way, Sebastopol, 707.522.9305.

Sonoma Mountain Marketplace Certified Farmers Market Sat-Sun, 10am. SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.588.9388.

Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market Fri, 9am. Arnold Field parking lot, 241 First St W, Sonoma, 707.538.7023.

St. Helena Farmers Market Fri, 7:30am. through Oct 30. Crane Park, Crane Ave and Grayson Ave, St Helena.

Summer Wine Affair Premier event boasts over 30 eclectic Windsor businesses hosting wine tastings and bites. windsorswa.com. Aug 2, 2pm. $45. Old Downtown Windsor, Market St, Windsor.

Sunday San Rafael Farmers Market Sun, 8am. Marin Farmers Market, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, 415.472.6100.

Tam Valley Farmers Market Tues, 3pm. through Nov 24. Shoreline Shopping Center, 219 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley, 415.382.7846.

Thursday San Rafael Farmers Market Thurs, 8am. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.472.6100.

Totally Truckin’ Thursdays Four food trucks park in the O’Reilly parking lot, provide you with local goodness and donate 10 percent of sales to a monthly selected nonprofit. Thurs. O’Reilly & Associates, 1005 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol, 707.827.7190.

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Vintner Vinyl Tastings and tunes come together in the tap bar and restaurant. Mon, 6:30pm.

City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.260.1600.

Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market Tues, 5:30pm. through Oct 27. Sonoma Plaza, First St E, Sonoma, 707.694.3611.

Roseland Lions Certified Farmers Market Sat-Sun, 10am. through Nov 1. Roseland Plaza, 665 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 415.215.5599.

Wednesday Night Market Vendors, wine garden, live music and family activities happen every week through the summer. Wed, 5pm. through Aug 19.

Downtown Santa Rosa, Fourth and B streets, Santa Rosa.

Ross Valley Farmers Market Thurs, 3pm. through Oct 1. Downtown Ross Post Office, Ross Commons & Lagunitas, Ross, 415.382.7846.

West End Wednesdays West End merchants offer wine, coffee and food tastings. Wed, 5pm. Free. Downtown Napa, First Street and Town Center, Napa.

Russian River Certified Farmers Market Thurs, 3pm. through Sep 24. Sonoma Nesting Company, 16151 Main St, Guerneville, 707.953.1104.

Whiskey Trip Go around the world of whiskey with flights, tastings and educational offerings.

Aug 4, 7pm. Whiskey Tip, 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.843.5535.

Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market Sat, 9am and Wed, 9am. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.522.8629.

Windsor Certified Farmers Market Sun, 10am and Thurs, 5pm. through Aug 27. Windsor Town Green, Market St and McClelland Dr, Windsor, 707.838.5947.

Santa Rosa West End Certified Farmers Market Sun, 9am. through Dec 13. West End Farmers Market, 817 Donahue St, Santa Rosa, 707.477.8422.

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Wine Up Award-winning wines and delicious food make for a perfect combination. Sat. Free.

Stephen & Walker Trust Winery Tasting Room, 243 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

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FREE All Ages Show with Alerta Kamarada – Colombia's #1 Reggae Band with Upful Purpose Thurs 7/30 • Doors 7pm • ADV $13 / DOS $15

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Wild Child - A Live Re-Creation of a 1960s Doors Concert Sat 8/01 • Doors 8pm • ADV $17 / DOS $20

Painbirds feat Tom Luce of LUCE, former members of Train & the Bay Area's Kyle Caprista on drums Sun 8/02 • Doors 6pm

FREE Show with The Highway Poets Wed 8/05 • Doors 7pm • ADV $17 / DOS $20

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Demystifying Wine & Food Interactive discussions on pairings with delectable demonstrations. Sat-noon. $75.

Hall Winery, 401 St Helena Hwy S, St Helena, 707.967.2620.

Winemaker Dinner Special dinner event features Marimar Torres Estates. Jul 30, 6pm. $125. French Garden, 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol, 707.824.2030.

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banned from city sports fields, including AT&T Park.

2 Trombone 3 The Whig Party 4 Two and a Half Men 5 Smell; sharks can detect a tiny drop of blood from a mile away.

6 Ferdinand Magellan, who

named the ocean Pacific, which means ‘peaceful sea.’

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Wines, Vines & Canines Bring your favorite dog and support the Sonoma Humane Society with a relaxed walk through Alexander Valley Vineyards’ historic grounds. Taste delicious estate wines and let your special pups enjoy the scenery.

Aug 1, 10am. $25 for two. Alexander Valley Vineyards, 8644 Hwy 128, Healdsburg, 707.433.7209x113.

For Kids Bay Area Discovery Museum Ongoing, “Animal Secrets.” Hands-on art, science and theater camps, art studio, tot spot and lookout cove adventure area. WedThurs at 10 and 11, music with Miss Kitty. $5-$6. Fri at 11, aquarium feeding. Ongoing.

Admission, $8-$10. Bay Area Discovery Museum, Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Rd, Sausalito, 415.339.3900.

Belvedere-Tiburon Library Mon at 10:30 and 11, songs and fingerplays for kids under two. Wed at 11, toddler storytime; at 4, read-along program for ages seven and up. Mon. Belvedere-Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon, 415.789.2665.

Breakfast with Enzo Bring clapping hands, singing voices, dancing feet and breakfast for weekly family music show. Sun at 10 and 11. Mill Valley Golf Clubhouse, 267 Buena Vista, Mill Valley, 415.652.2474.

Corte Madera Library Preschool storytime. Wed, 11am. Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, 707.924.6444.

Fairfax Library Tues at Sat at 11, storytime for ages three and up. Tues-Sat, 11am. Fairfax Library, 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, 415.453.8092.

Final Fridays: Young Talent Showcase Monthly music and poetry mash-up features talented young performers. Fri, Jul 31, 6pm. Free. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, 707.874.3176.

Lectures Ask a Historian Research Advisory Council tackles tough questions posed by moderator, first Sun monthly at 2:30. First Sun of every month.

Free. Napa County Historical Society, Goodman Library, 1219 First St, Napa, 707.224.1739.

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Dharma Study & Discussion The Rev Ron Kobata leads a Dharma study and discussion class on a variety of Buddhist topics. Jul 30, 7:30pm. Buddhist Temple of Marin, 390 Miller Ave, Mill Valley.

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Jane Kelly Monthly Petaluma Arts Association meeting features the artist demonstrating and discussing the art of making mosaics.

Aug 4, 7pm. United Church of Christ, 825 Middlefield Dr, Petaluma.

Ohio River.

O’Hanlon Roundtable Continuing parade of experienced artists share thoughts on creative process. All artists welcome. First Tues each month, 4 to 6. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.4331.

Pleasures of the Heart First Monday, women’s salon. Second Monday, coed discussion group. First Mon of every month, 7pm. Pleasures of the Heart, 1310 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.482.9899.

Ship Operations in the Bay Join Captain Craig Thomas of Agile Marine as he provides a better understanding of commercial shipping operations and movements in the Bay. Aug 1, 1:30pm. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.3871.

REI Corte Madera Aug 5, 7pm, “Natural History of the Golden State” with Jeff Hart. 213 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera 415.927.1938.

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By Amy Alkon

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I just broke up with my girlfriend of seven months. We fought constantly, but the sex was amazing. Reviewing my relationships, it seems I have the best sex in the volatile ones—those where we argue all the time and really don’t get along.

I’m wondering whether there’s a connection between anger and sex.—Just Curious

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Sex can be a form of peacekeeping, since your girlfriend can’t be screaming that you loaded the dishwasher wrong if she’s screaming, “OHGOD! OHGOD! OHGOD!” But is there a thin line between longing and longing to throttle someone? Justin Garcia, an evolutionary biologist at The Kinsey Institute, told me that “in general, relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction seem to correlate.” In other words, when your love life is in the toilet, your sex life is quick to join it for a swim.

That said, Garcia says there’s some evidence for a “subgroup of people who can have very volatile relationships but very passionate sexual lives together.” This seems to have something to do with the body’s response to stress. (Researchers call this stress response “arousal”—which is cute, because it’s erotic on the level of having a condominium placed on your chest.)

Sex researcher Cindy Meston and evolutionary psychologist David Buss explain in Why Women Have Sex that a stressful situation activates a “fight or flight” reaction in the sympathetic nervous system, making your heart race and your blood pressure zoom, and leading your brain to release norepinephrine, a brain chemical that, molecularly, is the first cousin of speed.

This helps explain why prolonged activation of the sympathetic nervous system—as in, prolonged stress or anxiety with no physical outlet—can be physically unbearable. Many who regularly experience this sort of stress-athon take antianxiety drugs like Xanax to calm down. But in Meston’s research on female arousal, some women found sex to be a substitute chill pill (and, depending on the partner, far less tedious than climbing six tall buildings on the StairMaster). Some women even reported that stress makes them feel turned on. Which makes stress sound like it has its sexy points—that is, unless you’re a man, because sympathetic nervous system over-arousal is the body’s little erection-killer.

Seeing as this doesn’t seem to be a problem for you, when you’re in one of those boringly healthy relationships, sure, you could pick fights and hope that this leads to more exciting sex and not less sex, no sex, or no more girlfriend. Or … you could opt for a more positively energizing activity, like paintball, Super Soaker tag, or an intense pillow fight. Aerobic exercise and competition both boost testosterone—a libido picker-upper in both men and women. They also increase energy and arousal—and probably more so if you add a little playful goading and teasing to the mix. But, as Meston and Buss point out, what you should definitely avoid is the advice of many self-help books to “romance” a woman with soothing music, a bubble bath or a massage. Remember, you’re trying to get a woman in the mood, not put her in a coma: “Oh, baby, you make me so—wait … are you snoring?”

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My boyfriend of six months lives an hour away. We’ve had weekend overnights, but now he wants to come visit for an entire week. I’m superexcited but—don’t laugh—worried about his seeing me in my shower cap. (My hair takes 45 minutes to blow-dry, so I wash it only once a week.) My ex-husband used to make fun of me for wearing it, telling me how unsexy and stupid-looking it was.

How do I introduce my boyfriend to this thing?—Embarrassed

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Introducing your boyfriend to your plastic shower hat? Easy: “Hi, meet the end of your erections.”

Consider that there are lots of hot sex scenes in movies that take place in showers.

Note that no woman in any of them is wearing a shower cap. This is not an accident or omission on the part of countless movie directors. Male sexuality evolved to be visually driven—and no, not by the sort of visuals that scare a man into thinking that he’s walked in on Aunt Bea. (And—nice try, shower cap manufacturers! Calling it “Bath Diva” or making it in an animal print doesn’t change that.)

Yeah, I know, it’s what’s on the inside that counts—but not if a guy doesn’t want to have sex with what’s on the outside. And by the way, it’s hard enough to find a romantic partner attractive over time. Do you really want to give your boyfriend a visual obstacle course? Instead, be open about your deepest hopes, fears and dreams—right before you lock yourself in the bathroom with the elasticized stepsister of the plastic grocery sack.

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By Leona Moon

For the week of July 29

Aries

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) Feeling

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) The

(May 21 - June 20) Trying to skip town, Gemini? Looks like you’re going to be having a few problems leaving the country on July 31.

If you’re hoping to score a last-minute trip to Mexico or the Bahamas, think again. You’re ducks weren’t aligned, and neither were the planets. Do a little more planning if you’re hoping to enjoy some international R&R.

Gemini

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 -

out your bank statement and put your feet up, Cancer! Hunker down and take a close look at your finances on July 31.

The full moon will share its friendly warmth—so this isn’t about paying off your credit cards and collections. Take the time to create a logical budget for you to stick to.

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Pay up, Capricorn! The full moon wants you to park yourself in your office and stay there until you’ve sorted out your finances. Do you have additional expenses this month that you’re not so eager to deal with? Like the cost of that slip ’n’ slide and bouncy house last weekend? Now’s the time to balance your checkbook.

(March 21 - April 19) Thinking of going skydiving, Aries?

Now’s the time for a little adventure— you’re overdue for some living on the edge. The July 31 full moon will have you surrounded by loved ones with a hint danger of and a once-in-a-lifetime vibe. Sign up for life insurance on July 30.

You’re finally getting a new cubicle, Taurus! We know, you got the reject cube and everyone who walks by can see your computer screen. It sucks, but you endured, and the July 31 full moon brings a work matter to fruition.

Enjoy the new view, and your new cube neighbors!

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Pull

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) Your

relationship is on display when the full moon comes out to play, Leo! It’s time to get down to business and talk about the future. What do you two want out of your lives? Set goals and work together to achieve them. What could be more romantic than folding your laundry together on Sunday nights?

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Does

it feel like your latest project weighs 700 pounds, Virgo? And, no, it’s not just those paperweights sitting on top of your dissertation. The full moon on July 31 has you finishing up a project that you’ve spent a significant amount of time on, but it will take a little extra effort on your part.

a little emotional lately, Libra? Hate to break the news, but you’re pregnant!

You’ll find yourself emoting all types of sentimental feelings with the full moon on July 31. Even if you’re not expecting a mini-you, the planets want you to align yourself with your inner feelings.

Prep the tissues!

price is right, Scorpio! If you’ve been waiting to hear back if you were the highest bidder, prepare yourself for the good news! Looks like you’re moving— you got the home! The full moon will bring closure to a property matter. Just remember to throw the planets a little credit, and throw a housewarming party on Aug. 2.

Dec. 21) You’re an adventurous one, Sagittarius. While you may need to fly to an exotic island or scuba dive to a shipwreck to deem any amount of time away from home a vacation, you’re going to have to adjust your definition on July 31. The stars want you to relax, so a staycation is in order. Maybe try scuba diving under the Golden Gate Bridge?

Capricorn

Aquarius

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) This one’s for you, Aquarius! The full moon on July 31 will be in your sign— anything you ask for is within an arm’s reach. Find a quiet place and do some meditating on July 30 to pregame. It’ll be best to meet the full moon’s energy with an agenda.

Pisces

(Feb. 19 - March 20) It’s you, yourself and I this weekend, Pisces!

Who has time for friends when you have so much reflecting to do? Take the time to get a little meditative and contemplate your biggest life decisions within the past six months.

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