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Menopause: Why is it taboo?

By Dr. K. Jennifer Voss, chair, OB/GYN department, Marin General Hospital

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enopause is a normal life event all women experience, so why is it a taboo subject?

To start, let’s look at its definition because most are still unsure of what it is and what to expect.

rette smoke. But before you fully contemplate a life without chai lattes, rosé or lamb vindaloo, know that there are lifestyle modifications you can make to alleviate these symptoms:

Mostly experienced by women between ages 40 to 58 (the average age in the United States is 51), menopause is defined as the final menstrual period and is confirmed after a woman has missed her period for 12 consecutive months.

• Exercise (doing this is just as effective as any medication for treating hot flashes. I recommend to my patients that they get 20-30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise at least 5 days a week).

Menopause can occur at different ages.

Some women experience menopause earlier than usual before they are 42, also known as premature menopause.

Typically it takes one year of not getting your period to be considered menopausal. When a woman’s body is in the process of transitioning toward menopause, this stage is referred to as perimenopausal. Perimenopause occurs the 4-8 years before the last menstrual period, and lasts until one year after the final period. Embrace this time because it is coming, is completely normal and there are ways to get through it healthily, which I’d like to share here by listing the common symptoms and how to manage them.

• Weight loss.

Perimenopause is variable because different changes occur, such as hormone changes, changes in the menstrual cycle and physical changes in the body.

Symptoms include hot flashes, night sweats/sleep disturbance, changes in sexual function, weight gain and mood swings.

One of the most common symptoms I hear from patients in perimenopause are hot flashes. This symptom definitely has its triggers: stress, caffeine, alcohol, spicy foods/hot beverages/ soups, tight clothing, heat and ciga-

• Avoiding those hot flash triggers.

• Stop smoking.

• Relaxation techniques.

• Herbal options (black cohash, soy foods, flaxseed, evening primrose oil).

• Hormone replacement/modulation (this is because all symptoms relating to menopause are due to low estrogen levels (hypoestrogenism).

• Use of prescribed antidepressants.

Here are other ways to stave off those common symptoms of menopause: Night Sweats/sleep disturbance: night sweats are hot flashes that happen at night. Lessen the effect of these by dressing in light nightclothes, particularly in natural fiber materials that breathe, such as cotton. Layer your bedding so that you can easily lessen your load or add to it as per your comfort. Another tip is running a fan in the bedroom. To avoid experiencing insomnia steer clear of alcohol, caffeine and electronic screens about an hour before bed. Three good qualities for your sleeping environment are to keep it dark, quiet and cool. Sleep aids are also an option.

Changes in sexual function: namely a lower libido (contributed to by factors such as stress, too little sleep and anxieties about body changes linked to getting older). As we age, arousal may need to follow desire, not the other way around, and that is O.K. Engaging in the actions first may lead to the feelings of desire, and incorporating that change into your life, like planning for intimacy, may be necessary though beneficial.

Weight gain: at this time a woman’s metabolism is decreasing as is muscle mass. Simply put: eat less and move more.

Mood swings: reduce stress in your life to create a better sense of balance and reduce anxiety. Adopting a health lifestyle helps; this means getting good nutrition through the foods you eat, participating in daily exercise and enjoyable, self-nurturing activities and nabbing seven to nine hours of sleep each night.

My words of wisdom are to take actions to make your transition to menopause a positive experience. Although it is a time of great change there is also a sense of freedom and personal growth.

Take charge and find out what you really want in your life. Negative thoughts and attitudes actually make menopausal symptoms more intense, so instead focus on what you appreciate, keeping a journal for this exercise is helpful.

Laugh, exercise, eat well, meditate and incorporate relaxation techniques into your day, not only for a smoother sail through menopause but for an overall healthful, well-balanced life.

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Lama Lodü Rinpoche, at the request and invitation of the KDK Marin Dharma Study Group, has kindly agreed to teach at Open Secret Bookstore in San Rafael during the weekend of August 22-23, 2015. The general public is invited to receive teachings from this genuine master, who the 16th Karmapa described as “highly advanced in his inner practice.”

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Session in 2: Tibet 3 PMin–the 5 PM aphorisms formulated 12th century by Chekawa Yeshe Dorje. The practice involves refining and purifying one's motivations and23, attitudes. fifty-nine or to so slogans that form the root text of the mind training practice are Sunday, August 2015: The Introduction designed as a set of antidotes to undesired mental habits that cause suffering. They contain both methods to expand Vajrayana Technique: Deity Yoga and one's viewpoint towards absolute bodhicitta, and methods for relating to the world in a more constructive way with Creation and Completion Stage Practices relative bodhicitta.

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Sunday, August 23rd: Introduction to Vajrayana Technique: Deity Yoga and Lama Lodü Rinpoche, at the request and invitaCreation and Completion Stage tion of the KDK Marin Dharma Study Group, hasPractices

In the creation of tantra, practitioners visualize themselves in the form of buddhas and other enlightened beings. kindly agreedstage to teach at Open Secret Bookstore This meditation practicethe prepares the mind for engaging in San Rafael during weekend of August 22- in the completion stage, where one comes face to face with the ultimate nature of mind and reality.

This teaching will be useful for those interested in or already practicing Chenrezig, 23, 2015.

The general public is invited to receive Tara, and other deities used in tantric practice who are manifestations of one’s own intrinsically pure nature.

teachings from this genuine master, who the 16th Karmapa described as “highly advanced in Tuition is $25 per day. Dana to teacher in addition to tuition would be greatly appreciated. his inner practice.”

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Saturday, August 22nd: Seven Points of Mind Training Lojong (Wylie: blo sbyong) is a mind training practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition based on a set of aphorisms formulated in Tibet in the 12th century by Chekawa Yeshe Dorje. The practice involves refining and purifying one’s motivations and attitudes. The fifty-nine or so slogans that form the root text of the mind training practice are designed as a set of antidotes to undesired mental habits that cause suffering. They contain both methods to expand one’s viewpoint towards absolute bodhicitta, and methods for relating to the world in a more constructive way with relative bodhicitta.

Sunday, August 23rd: Introduction to Vajrayana Technique: Deity Yoga and Creation and Completion Stage Practices In the creation stage of tantra, practitioners visualize themselves in the form of buddhas and other enlightened beings. This meditation practice prepares the mind for engaging in the completion stage, where one comes face to face with the ultimate nature of mind and reality. This teaching will be useful for those interested in or already practicing Chenrezig, Tara, and other deities used in tantric practice who are manifestations of one’s own intrinsically pure nature.

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This week, a letter-writer says that when it comes to searching for extraterrestrial life, a reality check might be in order.

While we should be thrilled a Russian mogul has put up big euros to search for extraterrestrial life, a reality check might be in order.

This planet has been alive for a few hundred millions of years, if any observer from afar was to look. Only in the past few thousands of those years has any significant impact been made on this blue rock by its highest evolved life form. In an instant, in a continuum scientists can see evidence of stretching back billions of years into the past. Good luck seeking evidence of life in all that vastness of time and space. And if something was found—would it not be of a spark of life, extinct lightyears ago?

Which brings to mind an MTC request, sent out to transit advocates earlier this year, asking what they envision the Bay Area to look like in 2040, when 2 million more humans live here, working at 1.1 million more jobs. Sounds like ruination for a livable environment, as we have known it.

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Tesla’s original magnifying transmitter made generating electricity look a bit like science fiction.

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Tesla pushes latest ‘It’ gadget—but does the Powerwall live up to the hype? By Ann Hutchinson

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olar-power adopters are at the cutting edge of climate-change activism on the home front. In Sonoma County, they’re gaining in numbers, and now homeowners have a new (if costly) opportunity to maximize their clean-energy investment, with the Tesla Powerwall battery.

The Palo Alto–based electricvehicle giant unveiled the Powerpack for commercial use and the Powerwall for residential consumers earlier this year, and the pre-orders immediately flowed in.

The batteries store excess energy generated from rooftop solar; the power they store, Tesla claims, can

be used to keep the lights on during a power outage and to regulate energy that flows back into the grid.

The residential version of the Powerwall has dominated renewable-energy news, especially in electric-vehicle circles (EVs are even cleaner—and more economical—when powered with

your own solar energy). The hip prestige of the Tesla name, the sleek design and hint of independence from the grid all work together to make the Powerwall look sexy and utilitarian. It all sounds great, but is it what you need in a battery?

Not necessarily, says Joseph Marino, who owns the solar-battery business DC Power Systems in Healdsburg. Reliability is the more important issue when it comes to batteries, says Marino, who adds that the standard “forklift”-type batteries that dominate the market still fit the bill. Those batteries are also 100 percent recyclable, whereas lithium-battery recycling is still in its infancy; the Powerwall uses lithium batteries. Yet some kind of battery is the only solution for storage until there’s a greener way found to conserve excess energy generated by solar panels and get it to market.

Sonoma County gets greener by the day, and, indeed, the county was one of 16 communities recognized last December by the White House for its climate-protection leadership.

That’s in no small measure due to the creation of Sonoma Clean Power, a big step for the county as it heads in the direction of a power marketplace dominated by clean energy, some of it locally sourced.

The utility puts an emphasis on solar power as part of an evolving energy mix that also includes geothermal power produced locally.

The problem, says Sonoma Clean Power CEO Geof Syphers, is that “solar and wind do not make energy around the clock. These new technologies offer part of the answer. Battery storage combined with interruptible electric-vehicle charging will be necessary as we scale up our use of renewables.”

Sebastopol resident Alan Soule agrees. He has a rooftop solar system and owns two Tesla electric vehicles. “It just makes sense to put in solar when you have an electric vehicle, so you can make your own fuel,” says Soule. He pre-ordered a 10 kilowatt-hour (kWh) Powerwall when Tesla announced the new product. “It’s worth it to be able to use energy if the grid goes down.”

The Powerwall takes up less space and looks sexier than standard batteries, but it also costs four times as much as most batteries now in use. The Tesla 7 kWh Powerwall runs $3,000; the 10 kWh version is $3,500. That does not include the

when not much energy is being created or stored. There’s no point in having battery capacity to store energy if you can’t produce the energy in the first place.

Soule, in the meantime, has his eye on so-called micro-grids, which is a way for Sonoma County solar-power users to leverage solar-wrought savings across the community. Micro-grids are small co-ops in which residential solarpower users in a neighborhood feed

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(Most solar users are tied in to the PG&E grid.)

Whether the battery will justify its cost for the occasional outage is another matter. During a June shareholders meeting, Tesla CEO Elon Musk admitted that the emergency-storage benefit for grid-tied solar customers would only appeal to a small number of

Trivia Café 1 Considered the world’s largest living thing, what 2,500-year-old redwood in California’s Sequoia National Park is named after a U.S. Civil War general?

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To cry or not to cry? That is the question we’re asking. More specifically, is there crying in baseball? We’re on the fence and seek your input to identify the Hero and the Zero in this tale about America’s favorite pastime. First up is New York Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores. He wept during a recent game when he heard that he was being traded, and his tears made headlines around the country. San Rafael resident Bethany Ojalvo applauds the player for his willingness to “be real and show his feelings.” In fact, Ojalvo believes that he’s a Hero and a model for our next generation of men. Batting second is the San Rafael Pacifics baseball club. Along with Prandi Property Management, the Pacifics gave away

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Tom Killion’s ‘Point Reyes From Chimney Rock’ is featured on the cover of ‘California’s Wild Edge: The Coast in Poetry, Prints, and History,’ his new book with Gary Snyder.

Carving the song of the coast

Marin artist Tom Killion’s and poet Gary Snyder’s new masterwork explores ‘California’s wild edge’ By Steve Heilig

and we’d end up getting into the cold water, and then around a fire on the beach, as often as I could. And luckily I survived." And in the new book, he adds, “One of the things that baffles me a bit, is how was it I decided way back then that it was OK to go naked on a beach, even when there were other people there fully clothed that I didn’t even know?"

A longtime homesteading resident of the Sierra foothills and poet of nature, Snyder has done very few collaborative books or other projects.

But Killion’s woodblocks immediately won him over. “I had first met Tom in the 1960s I think, and he had given me a gift of his early book 28 Views of Mount Tamalpais,” Snyder says. “He’d become a passionate print artist fairly early on. After some years he got hold of me to do a book on the high Sierra, which was a wonderful project. And we’ve kept at it.” When reminded of his own status as a literary icon—a poetic signpost to countless readers, first immortalized—very inaccurately, he insists—in Jack Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums, he shrugs, demurs and says of working with Killion, “Really, the honor is all mine.”

This trilogy of landmark books is published by Berkeley’s Heyday Books, a longtime nonprofit printer of works focused on anything to do with California. Founder Malcolm Margolin is a hero to many western writers and readers, and is himself a longtime fan of both Killion and Snyder. "When I first met Tom, he brought with him what might very well have been the most beautiful book I’ve ever seen, his hand-printed, luxurious edition of High Sierra of

California,” Margolin recalls. "It was a limited edition—something on the order of 100 or so copies—printed on paper so sensuous I couldn’t stop myself from running my hand over it and turning the pages for the joy of feeling these heavy pages settle into one another. These pages were interleafed with translucent rice paper that had patterns embedded in them. The printing, the binding, the size: It was stunning. He wanted to know if Heyday would do a trade edition. This may have been the most terrifying moment in my 40 years of publishing. He had brought us something of great, even transcendent beauty, and we were going to make it uglier."

Obviously Margolin and Heyday did not make the book "uglier."

Margolin explains why: "I’m struck by the huge amount of time that goes into any one of Tom’s fullyrendered, multi-colored woodblock compositions—as much as 300 hours of what seems to me to be the most exacting, even tedious work imaginable. The miracle of these compositions is that the result of these efforts, rather than anything that looks overworked, are depictions of a world utterly alive, as fresh and vibrant as the earth on the first day of creation. He could have cut corners and gotten away with a lot less. His generosity of spirit is reflected in his rejoicing in the beauty and abundance of the world and his appreciation of the work of other artists. He brings out the best in everything and everyone he touches."

The artist himself, long a West Marin resident with his

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Marin woodcut artist Tom Killion would reject such comparisons with a self-deprecating laugh, but for many, he is one such artist—you know a Killion when you see it. And with a big and beautiful new book out showcasing much of his best work, we can now see a lot more.

Killion grew up in Mill Valley.

He “never took any art classes” and is largely self-taught. His earliest woodcuts date from the ’60s, when he was a teenager making holiday cards for his family or working on similar projects. After much education and world travel, he settled in Inverness, where his woodblock printmaking studio is a productive source of the many colorful prints that have graced numerous books and countless walls and exhibits.

In not much more than the past decade, he has become especially renowned for a trilogy of large coffee table books that he has produced with iconic and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder, melding his art, Snyder’s poetry and essays to portray certain regions in a graphic and literary manner never accomplished before. Killion first collaborated with Snyder on their book The High Sierra of California in 2002; in 2009, they produced Tamalpais Walking: Poetry, History, and Prints.

The third such collaborative work might well be the best yet. California’s Wild Edge: The Coast in Poetry, Prints, and History is, like the previous two, first a showcase for Killion’s striking, colorful and interpretive pieces, produced over four decades and portraying beautiful locales along the vast California coast. It also contains Gary Snyder’s poetic prose, always welcome in any form to a wide readership, and carefully selected work from a stellar roster of California poets both living and gone, including Robinson Jeffers and Marin’s Joanne Kyger, Robert Hass and Jane Hirshfield, among other departed poetic local legends such as Kenneth Rexroth, Lew Welch and Jack Kerouac. The work of J. Smeaton Chase and Jaime de Angelo— wonderful if underexposed California writers—is also spotlighted. Chase rode his horse all the way up the coast more than a century ago, and de

Angelo, a doctor and anthropologist who settled in Big Sur, wrote wonderful poetry inspired by deep Native American contacts.

But especially prominent in this book is the re-emergence in print of Killion’s original vocation as historian, in the form of a detailed yet sweeping history of the discovery of the coast by Spanish explorers, the oral traditions of Native American coastal dwellers and much more. It’s an illuminating, user-friendly narrative that even those who think they know coastal history will learn from, and that anyone can easily enjoy along with the images and poems.

Gary Snyder, 85, is a longtime California history buff as well, as his revered poetry has long evidenced.

He’s spent a lot of time on the coast, too, from his early days in the 1950s Bay Area to now, even though he has long lived in the Sierra foothills. At a recent, large and sold-out dinner event in Point Reyes Station to "launch" this new book, he reflected not only on his own lifetime of loving the coast, but went much further back—and forward—in time.

"We actually live on the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean," Snyder noted. "The western coast of the United States is physically inhospitable compared to many others—it’s not surprising that it has taken so long for a real poetic consciousness to take hold there. It’s foggy and windy and chilly much of the time. Tom really knows what it took for early ships to find a decent place to berth—many of them sailed right by the Golden Gate in the fog.

And in fact we are still learning our way around this part of the world.

Human culture here is still fairly new, only 500-600 years old. There’s also no doubt that Chinese and Japanese fishing boats made it over here before the Westerners, and many probably never made it back. Our poems in this new book are really still the beginning—I’d like to see what they will be writing in 1,000 years."

Snyder, born in San Francisco and a Mill Valley resident in the 1950s and 1960s, also recalls his own early forays to the Marin coast—"When I was living in Berkeley in the 1950s, I found that I could ride my bike to Richmond, put myself on the old ferry to Marin, and ride up and over Mount Tamalpais. When I was teaching grad students, drinking in a bar at night afterwards, I would sometimes say, ’Let’s go out to Point Reyes!’ I needed a ride, you know. And usually somebody would go for it

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ome artists’ work is immediately recognizable— “That must be a Picasso” or, “That’s Dali,” or “Look—a Banksy.”

Gary Snyder (left) and Tom Killion have collaborated on three books together. In June, they spoke in front of a sold-out crowd at Point Reyes Books.

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in it. And I worked on new prints specifically for this book over the past couple years, and I think some of those came out really nice—‘Muir Beach,’ ‘Tennessee Cove,’ and some little ones of areas I hadn’t explored that much before. This is probably the last one of this series, although I am going to work on a "treescapes of California" book for the next 10 years, and Gary of course has many poems about trees—his early book Myths and Texts, for just one example, is full of them.

And your own text in this new book, rather than adolescent poetry, is very different—you exhumed your inner historian for a full historical survey.

Tom Killion’s ‘Muir Beach’ is one of more than 80 full-color prints in the 208-page ‘California’s Wild Edge.’

family, is an engaging and youthful man who does not seem to seek the limelight but who, once he gets going, becomes eager to share his thoughts and work. He says that his new book is an attempt to "find the song of the California coast."

YYY Steve Heilig: Is this new book a new version of your early one, 1979’s The Coast of California?

Tom Killion: Well, yes and no. It has a lot of the pictures from that book but many, many more done since then. That book started as a hand-printed book with just a few images and my own poetry. It went through more editions and each time got a little more colorful with new prints. And then this time, after doing the first couple of books with Gary Snyder for Heyday books, Malcolm Margolin there said, "Let’s do another; what do you think you could put together in just a couple of years?" And I thought about it and told him I’d like to do another

version of my coast book. And he just kind of mumbled into his beard about the poetry—and I don’t feel too good about that poetry either; it was, you know, kind of adolescent.

So I said I knew Gary had some good stuff about the coast, and that I’d like to include some Robinson Jeffers and some other coastal poets.

Did you pick the poets and poems or have help?

Well, once we agreed this could be a good project, Malcolm sent out a query to all his literary friends about who they might pick for the best California coastal poetry. And they all came back saying Robinson Jeffers is the man. So I kinda concentrated on Jeffers, and went up to Gary’s place in the summers of 2013 and 2014, just sitting out under the ramada in the heat with him, just talking about this poetry. I learned so much from that and got ideas for poems to include, so while Gary himself doesn’t feature as prominently in this book as the previous two, he is still a big presence

Yeah, that’s one of my other hats I used to wear—I was a history professor, focused on African history, but I did other work, too. At SF State I taught in the late 1990s classes on California and San Francisco history and culture. And I got some of my ideas about poems from teaching, and went off on two particular tangents that are in this book—Jaime de Angulo and J. Smeaton Chase, as well as the original journals of Juan Crespi, which were just translated and published in the early 2000s.

Everybody knew about the Portola expedition through the rewritten and redacted older versions, with lots of interesting stuff cut out, such as their first encounters with coastal Native Americans.

This is the third volume in your series with Gary Snyder. How did you first wind up meeting and working with him?

Like many people of my generation, he was a hero of my teenage years.

And I got to know him through some mutual friends in Mill Valley, and was first able to visit him in the Sierras when I was 21, and brought my first, handmade book along. I wanted his sage wisdom about his take on a big walkabout journey around the world I was planning. He just said, "Take along plenty of Kaopectate"—an old remedy for diarrhea!

Good advice. So, you grew up in Mill Valley, and went to UC Santa Cruz and were on the path to becoming a certified historian, but then got diverted into becoming an artist.

Yes, I did. After Santa Cruz I went to Stanford for a Ph.D. in African History—on a full financial ride,

I like to say, as Stanford sounds hoity-toity but they actually paid me to do it. Then I went off and worked for a couple years in Africa in a refugee camp, and got very interested in Eritrean history, and wound up going with the Eritrean rebels and was with them when they won the big battle that got them independence from Ethiopia. After all that I got a teaching job back east at Bowdoin College, and then a Fulbright Fellowship to go back and teach in Eritrea for a year. By then I was married with a 1-year-old son, and we wanted to come back to California and I got a part-time lecturing job at SF State and started to do more art. Then Gary and I started in on the High Sierra book project in the mid-1990s and I had to get really serious, and this turned into a wonderful hand-printed folio book at first. That led to Malcolm Margolin getting interested in it and wanting to publish it.

The color prints you do seem very labor-intensive. What goes into them?

The big multi-colored prints can take upwards of 300 hours. The majority of that time is spent carving the wood block. I do a sketch out in the field, and then carve the first or key block, which becomes almost like a template as it has all the detail of the sketch, and the outline of where the different colors are going to go. I print that block onto acetate and use that to reverse the image onto as many color blocks as I’m going to need— sometimes I do as many as 15 or 20 different colors for one of these prints.

I don’t have to have that many blocks though as I can print one block a lighter color, and then a darker color, carving away each time so that the blocks get destroyed in the process.

Each block reduction print takes a whole day of printing, so as many colors as there are in the print means it takes that many days of printing.

So I can end up spending three or four months on a big—color print.

Actually one of the most elaborate prints I ever did is the opening diptych or two-page spread of this new book, called ’Carmel Bay.’ It’s sort of a view from Robinson Jeffers’ Tor House as it might have been in 1915 when he was first starting to build his stone tower on Carmel Point, facing Point Lobos. It has 32 layers of colors and took me much of 2014 to do that one, along with writing the text.

Can you estimate how many images you’ve done?

The older, black-and-white ones must have taken much less time, right?

Oh yeah, but the funny thing is, when I was first starting, as a teenager, they could take longer, as I was much slower at carving. I wouldn’t want to have tackled these big multi-color ones until I was quite fast at it. I did it the right way, by chance.

Some of your prints are so detailed—you start with a sketch but do you take photos, too?

Well that would be part of the real art of it, right?

Yes, and it’s kind of the traditional Japanese way of dealing with color prints—they didn’t have photographs in Hokusai’s day, and I’ve said, If Hokusai didn’t do it, I don’t do it.

That’s kind of bull, but it is also why I don’t use photographs.

So the Japanese woodblock artists were a prime influence?

Certainly in the beginning that was my big interest. But the truth is I am much more interested in the Japanese stuff now than I was back then, as I was using linoleum and didn’t have all the Japanese carving tools I do now and couldn’t afford the really good Japanese heavy paper. Now I do use Japanese tools, paper and wood.

But I still use a little hand-cranked printing press when I put the ink on with rubber rollers, and it’s oil-based ink, mostly from Europe.

Yes, people have always thought of me as Mr. Outdoors, but the only time I get out there is when I go backpacking on vacation or something. Because it is very timeconsuming to make the prints, and I also have a lot of time researching and writing to do these books. There was a lot of material made available to me, about places like Big Sur and so forth, that was never used before in writing about California history, so there is original information in this new book.

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As you said, you focused much on Robinson Jeffers’ poetry. Was there really anything new to say about him?

I found him fascinating to study; there’s a tremendous sort of fan club in the Tor House Foundation, and scholars still devoted to him. And I was happy to find how well-respected he is now among people I respect.

One thing you find is that every Californian of note has read Jeffers, and many have to write some kind of take on him—some pro, some less so.

Some of his poems are just fantastic— “He hit the old nail on the head,” as Gary says.

Jeffers’ reputation truly has been an up and down one; he was reviled during WWII when people thought he sided with America’s enemies.

Yeah ... people misunderstood him. They thought he was a fascist, too, when really he was trying to get inside the head of some of the Nazis and such, and some people misconstrued that as sympathy for them.

Your book is about the whole California coast but you really focus more on the north. Is that just since it is so much better up here?

Umm, [laughs], yes, well, I put in a sentence about why that is—it’s just not my coast down there. It’s beautiful in places, no denying that.

But it’s mostly so urbanized, and a lot of the poetry I could find was urban too, and I guess I just wasn’t that interested in that. I like the wild, and that’s why I called the book California’s Wild Edge.

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You know, I’m really interested in that, as that is part of my own family’s history. My great grandparents came to the Eureka area in the early 1860s and were part of the logging there, and I lived up in Fort Bragg for a year and worked on a fishing boat—a dangerous job I quit pretty quick, as I was too worried about losing my right hand, I guess. But what a forbidden, impossible coast to try to take big resources from. But that’s what they did, from a wall of cliffs with a few openings in little coves they called ’dogholes.’ They took huge lumber down the cliffs to the boats using these crazy iron rigs, some of which you can still see. I loved exploring that area when I was young, riding up and down Highway 1 on a motorcycle, and even by bicycle.

Here’s my toughest question for you: What are your three favorite spots of all on the Marin and Sonoma Coast?

Well, the short answer is ... I’m not gonna tell you. But people already know these places, and most are portrayed in the book. The very end of Point Reyes is just wonderful, and it’s so well-traveled now you have to take a bus out there during a lot of the year. It’s spectacular. And around Muir Beach, the whole stretch between there and Stinson. Wildcat Beach, Alamere Falls and Double Point. On the Sonoma Coast, I think the way the mountains rise to the north of the Russian River north of Jenner is amazing, and the best place to see that of course is Goat Rock.

Salmon Creek by Bodega Bay, and Fort Ross—I camped with both my kids there as part of a school trip and it was great. Basically, if there’s a print of it in the book, that means I really like it!

I recently did a Pacific Sun interview with Peter Coyote, who has lived in Mill Valley for decades and is now leaving due to both crowding and attitudes. You’re a Marin native, and while West Marin hasn’t changed nearly as much—thanks to some foresighted people—you must have seen some changes too?

‘Bolinas Ridge Sunset’ by Tom Killion, is just one of countless prints that the artist has created of his native Marin.

There certainly are more people, and, as Coyote lamented, more traffic.

Listen, we grew up here in a golden age, and it’s over. Nobody wants it to end yet, but there is just no way our world can support so many humans.

We’re preserving some things, but change is coming, and it’s driven by overpopulation—one thing people still don’t want to talk about. We’re still in these crazy debates about abortion and sex education and saving every human life no matter what. As Gary says, we’re not really domesticated, we’re still a wild species, who if left to it, will create as many progeny as we want. People who are conscious of this have less children, but wild animals actually do better than us in controlling population for their environment.

But most people here certainly don’t want to leave if they can help it.

Things are still nicer here than most places, that’s for sure. And we can complain about how Marin has changed, but the people who did such an incredible job of preserving this place also made it so that, of course, the rich people who want to live here can live here. And some come with their own ideas of entitlement and their own obsessions, and those change a community. I just feel so blessed that by total chance I wound up growing up and living here.

I worked in refugee camps and I

couldn’t change anything—I never thought I could—and just learned from people there. So much of the world is just unbelievably hard to live in, urban shanty towns are growing all over much of the world. But still I never feel guilty about being here and just say, gosh, I was one of the lucky ones and I guess I just try to give back in some way, to celebrate it and remind people how much beauty there is. That’s about it.Y See more of Killion’s work at tomkillion.com, and read more about his new book at heydeybooks.com.

Point Reyes Sandpipers at the margin in the moon— Bright fan of the flat creek On dark sea sand, rock boom beyond: The work of centuries and wars a car, Is parked a mile above where the dirt road ends.

In naked gritty sand, Eye-stinging salty driftwood campfire smoke, out far, It all begins again.

Sandpipers chasing the shiny surf in the moonlight — By a fire at the beach.

—Gary Snyder

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owgirl Creamery doesn’t really need an introduction.

The Petaluma-based staple already has solid representation in San Francisco’s Ferry Building Marketplace, and weekend getaway routes are unimaginable without a decadent stop at the Point Reyes Station shop and creamery in Tomales Bay Foods. As of June 27 and until November 7, cheesebuying tourists and supportive locals can spend more than a few minutes at the busy Marin location, thanks to a new, Saturdays-only breakfast menu. Cheese is a central breakfast ingredient, so this makes perfect sense.

On a typical cloudy Point Reyes Station morning, this felt like an exciting addition to the creamery’s

Cowgirl Cantina, which now opens

an hour earlier on Saturday, at 9am sharp. An hour into the service, the kitchen was already running out of items—it certainly hit the right spot with the sleepy weekenders.

The reason for the limited-edition appeal is the active months of the weekend Point Reyes Station Farmers’ Market—the Creamery clearly wants to support the buzz and the movement around the organic happenings.

The menu is short and sweet— or rather savory—and all items are made with Cowgirl’s excellent cheeses. Skipping the heavier Eggs and Grits and the banal Granola Yogurt duo, we started with a cold snack: Smoked Salmon Bite with Cowgirl Fromage Blanc ($7.95).

The two ‘bites’ turned out to be crispy, buttery toast points, covered

with small mountains of tangy, soft creamy cheese and topped with bits of cured salmon. If the IKEA salmon bagel underwent a Northern California gourmet upgrade, this would be it—a classic, elegant morning treat.

We also managed to order the very last Baked Egg Sandwich with Sautéed Mushrooms, Gruyere and Herbs ($7.25, which was another upscale take on a well-known combo). The creamery’s Gruyere is smoky and nuanced, and the mingling with mushrooms and thyme only flattered its deep flavor, resulting in a comforting, almost sweet ciabatta heaven. As for the egg, it wasn’t as wet as I normally like it, but I’m sure runny-egg-haters will be very pleased.

The best of the lot was a sleeper item, humbly hiding under a golden

crust of melted cheese. The menu read, ‘Cheese toasties: open-faced grilled cheese with Cabot Cheddar, Caramelized Onions and Maple Mustard ($7.95).’ One bite and we were hopelessly hooked—the gooey, rich onion and the sharp cheddar are a perfect match, and the spicy mustard gave the whole thing an unexpected, exotic twist. It was utterly delicious, and, thanks to the reasonable size, there was no food coma ahead.

The delicate, scented Lavender Crème Fraîche Scone ($3.95) was packed to go, and later eaten, with great pleasure, on the highway.

Unlike occasional fellow scones, it didn’t crumble to make a mess and had a soft, cookie-like texture.

It wasn’t too sweet either, and I can easily imagine it in a pairing with rich Brie or some kind of blue cheese.

In this cheesy joy, only one thing was missing—plates. The breakfast items, for some reason, were packed in recyclable carton to-go boxes, and although we ate on the patio, a slightly less picnic-like setting could be nice. Sure, the Creamery people are used to hordes of folks buying their goods to nibble on later, but the breakfast is worth lingering.Y Learn more about Cowgirl Creamery at cowgirlcreamery.com.

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Ever!”

Whispered just loud enough to be heard over the end-credit music now blaring merrily from the vicinity of the movie theater screen, my 20-something son Andy succinctly puts his indelible stamp of approval on Paper Towns, the latest film adaptation of a book by Young Adult (YA) novelist John Green. The movie, an enjoyably off beat love story, of sorts, involves a nerdy high school senior named Quentin (Nat Wolff), who hits the road with a robust van-full of friends, to follow clues possibly left behind by the hero’s mysterious love object, Margo (Cara Delevingne), who might not actually have intended Quentin to pursue her when she suddenly dropped out of school and skipped town.

The film was good. Very good, actually.

Personally, I have observed that YA novels are yielding some of the best and freshest literature of the current age. Furthermore, the movies made from these books (everything from Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games to last year’s The Fault in Our Stars, also by John

Green) are often, but not always, filled with impressively accurate depictions of teenagers, be they young cancer survivors in love, hormonal combatants in a futuristic gladiator spectacle, or a poor geeky guy in love with a girl who may or may not be the love of his life but who has awesome eyebrows.

Andy agrees.

Not about the eyebrows, a subject on which he expressed no opinion.

But he does agree that YA novels often make the best movies. Actually, Andy’s views do not figure into this column beyond his original statement, which handed me a great opening line with which to launch a series of my own personal thoughts on the allure of “teen road movies,” which, come to think of it, there actually aren’t very many.

Beyond Paper Towns, I can think of only two others—The Sure Thing, a 1985 comedy starring John Cusack, and the 1979 Diane Lane debut A Little Romance. Like Paper Towns, The Sure Thing follows a teenager driving cross-country in a quest for a girl, though in the Cusack film, he just wants to get laid. In Paper Towns, the quest is all about true love, and the lengths to which our hero goes to find it, with the help of some

charmingly faithful friends who are eager to help their lovesick buddy win the heart of the mysterious runaway with a penchant for leaving cryptic clues.

In A Little Romance, two 13-yearolds in Paris—one American, the other French—travel by car, train and gondola in order to kiss beneath the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, believing local legends saying that any two people who kiss under the bridge at sunset will love each other forever.

I haven’t thought of that movie in years, but I remember the first time I saw it because I saw it with a girl named Pinky.

More on her later.

In these films, the protagonist is often inspired by fictional stories of romance and adventure, inspired to their quest for love because … well, that’s what fictional guys do. Since seeing Paper Towns with Andy—a somewhat hilarious father-son bonding experience, given that the theater was otherwise packed with females, most of them teens, and only one other male, who appeared to be a on first date—I have been thinking about the films that inspired my own beliefs about love and life, back when I was a senior in high school.

One such film was American Graffiti—which might qualify as a road movie, given that so much of it takes place in cars—a movie about the early ’60s that was released in the early ’70s, but managed to capture the strange blend of innocence and cynicism that teens often feel when hovering on the precipice of adulthood.

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guy never actually ends up with the girl. Or not for long, anyway. In most of those films, the most the hero gets is one kiss; then it’s goodbye, sorry, you’re not my type—but in a good way. And in American Graffiti, Curt never manages to do more than talk to the Blonde in the White T-Bird for two minutes on a pay phone.

I identified with Curt, having become similarly smitten with the aforementioned Pinky. She drove a Toyota, not a T-Bird. We lived in a Los Angeles suburb, not Modesto.

My clumsy but highly creative pursuit of her was assisted, just like in Paper Towns, by a band of friends with nothing else to do. In high YA fashion, they helped me send Pinky on a Lord of the Rings-style treasure hunt that concluded with me rescuing her, knight-in-shiningarmor-style, from a band of swordfighting orcs and Ringwraiths.

Talk about being inspired by fiction.

That story, for what it’s worth, was the basis of my 2012 play Pinky, which I have recently learned is set to be staged in Marin County in the fall of 2016.

But where was I? Oh, right.

Fiction. The thing is, as a one-time teen myself, I can see that my ideas of the world were partially derived from whatever I saw in front of me— and I saw a whole lot of movies. In half of them, true love always wins out. In the others, love crashes and burns in a flaming ball of teenage angst and bad timing.

Like in Zeffirelli’s 1968 Romeo and Juliet.

I saw that one at a drive-in movie when I was 8.

In most of those films, the most the hero gets is one kiss; then it’s goodbye, sorry, you’re not my type—but in a good way.

Like the heroes of the aforementioned films, Richard Dreyfuss’ Curt is on a quest to find a particular girl, the elusive Blonde in the White T-Bird. After spying her driving down the street one long night, frustrated with the choices his life seems to be offering him, Curt falls instantly in love, convinced that the girl in the T-Bird holds the answers he’s found nowhere else.

I see a pattern here.

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From Romeo and Juliet I learned that Olivia Hussey was the most beautiful girl in the world, and that love, even when it crashes and burns, is more or less worth the trouble— because it’s love.

Which, more or less, is what Quentin and his friends finally learn in Paper Towns, even if the happy ending they eventually arrive at requires a somewhat different definition of “happy” than the one they all learned at the movies.Y

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‘Listen to Me Marlon,’ a documentary about the life and career of Marlon Brando, includes more than 200 hours of the actor’s private audiotapes.

Musical fusion Brando Mads Tolling blends jazz and classical confidential FILM

By Lily O’Brien

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azz and classical music might seem like a strange combination to some, but if you listen to it, the result is quite provocative. And Mads Tolling, a classically trained violinist who has earned international recognition for his work as a jazz/classical/rock fusion performer, is currently at the forefront of this innovative and everexpanding genre.

“I think in classical and jazz, as opposed to a lot of other styles, you are really taking the instrument and playing it to the extreme—as far as what’s possible technically,” Tolling, 35, says by phone. “Certainly there is very much of a different aesthetic when it comes to the written note— in jazz you are supposed to mess with that and in classical the written note is kind of gospel and you don't mess with it—so in that way they are different, but I think that’s kind of the fascination between the two sides.”

Tolling, who moved from his native Denmark to study at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, began playing violin at age 6; after hearing Miles Davis at 15, he was hooked on jazz. Listening to jazz violinists like Stéphane Grappelli and Svend Asmussen inspired Tolling’s direction, and he grabbed the attention of jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.

Tolling has since worked and recorded with an impressive roster

of jazz musicians, including the groundbreaking jazz fusion group Turtle Island Quartet, which earned two Grammy Awards in ’06 and ’08 for Best Classical Crossover album.

These days, Tolling performs with his own group—The Mads Tolling Quartet—and with another version of it, the Mads Men, which puts a new spin on ’60s TV show and movie theme songs. “It was a great period of time in music history when everything changed—music kind of became art and it moved to another place,” Tolling says of the Mad Men era.

The musician, who says that many people have a hard time connecting with jazz, feels that crossover music can help them understand it better. “[ Jazz is] a bit too cerebral for them and it’s a little bit intimidating, too, because they don’t understand what’s going on, and I think some of these tunes provide the right kind of vehicle for an exchange to go on with the audience that would otherwise be a little tougher to have.”Y The Mads Tolling Quartet performs Friday, August 14 at the Marin Country Mart’s Friday Night Jazz Concerts; 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur; 6-9pm; free. For more information, call 415/461-5700, or visit marincountrymart.com/calendar.

‘Listen to Me Marlon’ provides intimate look at famed actor By Richard von Busack

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arlon Brando once said, “An actor’s a guy who, if you ain’t talking about him,

ain’t listening.”

Compiled from a basket of cassette tapes Brando made as personal therapy, Stevan Riley’s Listen to Me Marlon gives us the night thoughts of the greatest American actor of the 20th century. The visuals are a combination of news footage, interviews and impressionist camera views of the Southern California compound where Brando hid from the world. Also supplementing the narration is an early 3-D animated sampling of Brando’s head as he speaks, a leftover from some digital experiment made years ago.

Brando had a battering father and a sensitive mother who was, he claims, the town drunk. His own children’s lives were colored with tragedy. One son, Christian, killed the boyfriend of his half-sister, who later hanged herself. Brando’s contempt for the demands of his profession added to his strain—he hated being thought of as a “mechanical doll.”

The deadly paternal rumble of Don Corleone in The Godfather or the slurred, psychedelic muttering

of Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now were Brando’s strange gifts to the world. He brought an utterly masculine attack to Last Tango in Paris, and feline, mincing diction to Mutiny on the Bounty and Superman.

In odd parts, he’d sweeten up this feminine side, just to shock the machos.

As he tells it to himself, Brando’s success seems a blur, compared to places that seemed real to him, such as the American West and Tahiti.

Brando was a vessel for elements so corrosive (gangster, mutineer, street tough, pervert) that it’s not surprising that there was some cracking.

We still have Brando’s influence to thank for how fine screen acting is today. To be an actor, you don’t have to be well-born or well-read; it’s the gift for observation and intuition and fearlessness that matter. What Brando had, and what young actors are still trying to grasp, was both aloofness and need.Y ‘Listen to Me Marlon’ is playing at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael; 415/454-5813.

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Last February, Mads Tolling performed ‘Begestring,’ a jazz violin concerto he composed, with the Oakland East Bay Symphony.

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Movies

By Matthew Stafford and Haley Bollinger

Friday August 14-Thursday August 20 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.

Aparajito (1:48) The second of Indian director Satyajit Ray’s “Apu Trilogy.” Apu returns home.

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. Dying to Know: Ram Dass and Timothy Leary (1:39) Discover psychology professors Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert experiments with LSD and how they impacted a global counter-culture movement of exploring consciousness.

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.

The Gift (1:48) A newlywed couple’s idyllic existence is upended when a spooky high school classmate reappears in their lives.

Infinitely Polar Bear (1:28) Bipolar single dad Mark Ruffalo and his two precocious daughters struggle and support one another as they form a cohesive family.

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.

Listen to Me Marlon (1:37) Bio-doc combines rarely heard audiotapes and seldom-seen footage and photographs into an intimate portrait of the iconoclastic acting icon.

Love & Mercy (2:00) Biopic stars Paul Dano and John Cusack as mercurial Beach Boy extraordinaire Brian Wilson; Elizabeth Banks costars.

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 supervillain Scarlet Overkill.

Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation (2:10) IMF 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.

Panther Panchali (2:05) Part one of Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy focuses on young Apu and his life in rural Bengal; music by Ravi Shankar.

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.

Ricki and The Flash (1:41) Meryl Streep stars as an aging rock icon who tries to make peace with her conventional family; Jonathan Demme directs.

Shaun the Sheep (1:26) The rambunctious ruminant finds himself, his flock and various hangers-on in a scary city far from the green grass of home.

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

Srimanthdu (2:40) An Indian millionaire in search of a better life adopts a beleaguered village and its poverty-stricken inhabitants.

Tangerine (1:28) A working girl goes on a mission through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve in search of the pimp who broke her heart.

Testament of Youth ( 2:09) A story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.(1:56) Set in the height of the Cold War, two CIA agents team up to stop an international criminal organization from using nuclear weapons.

The World of Apu (1:43) The third and final part of Satyajit Ray’s “Apu Trilogy.”

Straight Outta Compton (2:17) The story of the rise and fall of N.W.A. Exploring how the rap group changed pop culture by uncovering the truth about life in the California cities hood.

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.

Due to circumstances out of our control, the movie showtimes were unavailable by press time this week.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Film Night in the Park presents Pixar’s original ‘Toy Story,’ Friday at dusk in San Anselmo’s Creek Park.

Donations accepted; snacks available for purchase. Info: filmnight.org

Concerts MARIN

Consort Chorale Presenting their 22nd annual concert of contemporary and classical choral music, led by renowned conductor and composer Allan Robert Petker, the program this year includes Vesperae Solennes K.V. 339 by Mozart, Requiem Canticorum for Chorus, Organ and Soprano Saxophone by James Whitbourn and several works by acclaimed California composer Kevin Memley. Aug. 16, 7pm. $10-$20. First Presbyterian Church, 72 Kensington Rd., San Anselmo.

The Motet Terrapin debut of Colorado-based, worldclass improvisational funk band with a reputation for throwing infectious dance parties. Aug 15, 8pm. $20-$25. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Nepal FREED Benefit aimed at rebuilding Nepal features Marin musicans Bryan Kehoe, Tal Morris, April Grisman, Tommy Odetto and others.

Aug 13, 8pm. $20. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta Indian musician, considered a master of the lute-like instrument called a Sarod, returns to the North Bay after many years.

Aug 15, 7:30pm. $25-$30. Ali Akbar College of Music, 215 West End Ave, San Rafael, 415.454.6372.

SONOMA AnnaBananza Fundraising festival includes live music by Moonalice, Dorothy Lane and others, with local food, beer and wine, all benefiting local shelters and food programs. Aug 16, 12pm. Free. La Plaza Park, Old Redwood Highway, Cotati.

Michael Franti & Spearhead With a humanitarian outlook and hugely energetic live shows, Franti is a consummate North Bay favorite. Aug 16, 6pm. $48.

SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park.

Randy Newman The famed songwriter and composer, beloved for his humorous and heartfelt

Too Short One of the West Coast’s first hip-hop stars, the platinum-selling Oakland rapper plays an all ages show. Aug 14, 8pm. $30. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

The Young Dubliners The hardest working band in Celtic rock hits the stage as part of their latest world tour. Aug 14, 8pm. Annie O’s Music Hall, 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.484.1331.

NAPA Creed Bratton The actor who portrayed the mysterious Creed in NBC’s “The Office” proves himself a music man, performing with Dirty Cello.

Aug 12, 8pm. $19. City Winery Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.260.1600.

Jerry Jeff Walker Texas outlaw country singer, now living part time in the North Bay, hosts his Napa Summer Camp concert once again. Aug 15, 8pm. $65-$75. 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. Through Aug 23. $60 and up. Napa Valley, various locations, Napa.

Clubs&Venues MARIN Belrose Theater Thurs, open mic night. Second Wednesday of every month, Ragtime jam. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, 415.454.6422.

Belvedere Community Park Aug 16, 4pm, Sonoma County Philharmonic Orchestra. 450 San Rafael Ave, Belvedere.

Creek Park Aug 16, Todos Santos. Hub Intersection, Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo.

Creekside Bakery Aug 15, 6pm, Lee Dynes Trio with Amanda Addleman Band. 1719 Grant Ave, Novato.

Fenix Aug 14, the Pulsators. Aug 15, Swing Fever.

Aug 16, Schuster and Bay. Aug 18, Lisa Lindsley and Her Tiny Little Trio. Wed,

Pro blues jam. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

Gabrielson Park Aug 14, Work in Progress. Anchor St, Sausalito.

George’s Nightclub Aug 14, Carlos Xavier’s Band. Wed, Rock and R&B Jam. Sat, DJ night. Sun, Mexican Banda. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.226.0262.

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American Aquarium Alternative country band from Raleigh, NC, shows off their latest roots-rock album, Wolves. Aug 15, 9pm. $14-$17. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

tunes, makes a rare appearance in Sonoma County. Aug 15, 5pm. $75-$100. Rodney Strong Vineyards, 11455 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg, 707.431.1533.

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Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Aug 12, Jazz in the Neighborhood jam. Aug 19, Rusty Evans & Ring of Fire. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax, 415.485.1005.

Marin Art & Garden Center Aug 13, 5pm, the Highway Poets. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.

Marin Country Mart Aug 14, the Mads Tolling Quartet. Aug 16, 12:30pm, the Dried Up Bones. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

Menke Park Aug 16, 5pm, Great Spirit Band. Redwood Ave and Corte Madera Ave, Corte Madera.

Mill Valley Depot Plaza Aug 16, 2pm, Swing Fever with Til Dawn. 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

Mill Valley Golf Clubhouse Aug 16, 10:30am, Little Fokies Summer Family Concert Series. 267 Buena Vista, Mill Valley.

19 Broadway Club Aug 12, Tam Valley All Stars. Aug 13, Karamo Susso. Aug 14, Zion-I. Aug 15, Fenton Coolfoot & the Right Time. Aug 16, 4pm, Erika Alstrom Jazz Society. Aug 16, 9pm, Buddy Owen Band. Aug 18, Walt the Dawg. Aug 19, Fiver Brown. Mon, open mic.

17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar Aug 12, Faust & Fox. Aug 13, Jimmy and Ray Ray All Stars. Aug 14, Michael Aragon Quartet. Aug 15, Four and More. Aug 16, 3pm, Flowtilla. Aug 16, 8:30pm, Migrant Pickers and friends. Aug 17, Kimrea and the Dreamdogs. Aug 19, Rick Hardin and friends. Tues, open mic. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392.

Oak Plaza at Northgate Aug 14, Boys of Summer. 5800 Northgate Mall, San Rafael.

Old St Hilary’s Landmark Aug 16, 4pm, New West Guitar Group with Sara Gazarek. 201 Esperanza, Tiburon.

Osteria Divino Aug 12, Jonathan Poretz. Aug 13, J Kevin Durkin. Aug 14, Parker Grant Trio. Aug 15, Grant Levin Trio. Aug 16, Jeff Denson’s

Allan Robert Petker, founder-director of Consort Chorale conducts their 22nd annual concert on Sunday night.

Open Sky Trio. Aug 18, Pedro Rosales Con Quimba. Aug 19, Deborah Winters. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito, 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Aug 12, Kurt Huget and friends. Aug 13, Wanda Stafford. Aug 18, Swing Fever. Aug 19, Donna D’Acuti. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael, 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Aug 12, Sticky’s Backyard. Aug 13, Mark’s Jam Sammich. Aug 15, Soul Mechanix. Aug 16, La Mandanga. Aug 18, Waldo’s Special.

Aug 19, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. Mon, Billy D’s open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910.

Presidio Yacht Club Aug 14, the 7th Sons. Fort Baker, Sommerville Rd, Sausalito, 415.332.2319.

Rancho Nicasio Aug 14, Gary Vogensen’s Ramble. Aug 16, Leon Russell. Sold-out. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219.

Sausalito Seahorse Mon, Marco Sainz Trio. Aug 13, Judy Hall Sextet and Connie Deucey. Aug 14, La Mixta Criolla with Hector Lugo. Aug 15, Havanna Nights with Los Boleros. Aug 16, Mazacote with Louis Romero. 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 Aug 13, Phil Cody. Aug 14, Sun Hop Fat. Aug 15, Harry and the Hitmen. Sun, open mic. Mon, reggae. Wed, Larry’s karaoke. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Spitfire Lounge Second Thursday of every month, DJ Romestallion. Second Friday of every month, DJ Beset. 848 B St, San Rafael, 415.454.5551.

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SambaDá, a Brazilian band based in Santa Cruz, brings their special blend of Afro-Samba-Funk dance music to the Sweetwater on Friday, Aug. 14 at 9pm.

Station House Cafe Aug 16, the DoRiAn Mode. Third Monday of every month, Blue Monday with Paul Knight and friends. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1515.

Sweetwater Music Hall Aug 12, Buck Nickels & Loose Change with Miracle Mule. Aug 13, Vaud & the Villains.

Aug 14, SambaDá. Aug 16, Sean Lehe & the Family Practice. Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.1100.

Tennessee Valley Cabin Aug 14, Tam Valley All Stars. 60 Tennessee Valley Rd, Mill Valley.

BV Whiskey Bar & Grille Aug 14, Gold Minor. Aug 15, Tilted Halos.

Aug 16, 2pm, Train Wreck Junction. Tues, “Reggae Market” DJ night. 400 First St E, Sonoma, 707.938.7110.

Ives Park Aug 12, 5pm, MaMuse and Teresa Tudury.

Aug 19, 5pm, David Luning and the Bootleg Honeys. Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol.

Cellars of Sonoma Aug 13, John Pita. Aug 14, 5pm, Ray Wild.

Aug 14, 7:30pm, Craig Corona. Aug 15, Ricky Alan Ray. 133 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.578.1826.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey Aug 15, the Wild Brothers with Justin Brown. Wed, open mic night. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma, 707.772.5478.

Chateau St Jean Aug 15, 12pm, Smokin Js. 8555 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood, 707.833.4134.

Chroma Gallery Aug 15, 4pm, Kevin Russell and His SoCalled Friends. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa, 707.293.6051.

Coffee Catz Aug 13, 3:30pm, Jazz Duet with Randall Colleen and Todd Smith. Mon, open mic.

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

D’Argenzio Winery Aug 13, Ricky Ray. 1301 Cleveland Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.280.4658.

Downtown Guerneville Plaza Aug 13, the Sun Kings. 16201 First St, Guerneville.

Jasper O’Farrell’s Second Friday of every month, DJ Konnex and DJ Jaclyn JacaLioness. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.2062.

Lagunitas Tap Room Aug 12, JimBo Trout. Aug 13, Machiavelvets.

Aug 14, Dennis Johnson & the Mississippi Ramblers. Aug 15, HowellDevine. Aug 19, Whiskey Shivers. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

Main Street Bistro Aug 12, Greg Hester. Aug 13, Susan Sutton.

Aug 14, Blyth Klein StreetWise. Aug 15, T Jackson Trio. Aug 16, Tom and Sara Finn.

Aug 18, Levi Lloyd and friends. Aug 19, Pocket Canyon Ramblers. 16280 Main St, Guerneville, 707.869.0501.

Town Center Corte Madera Aug 16, 2pm, Lovin’ Harmony. 100 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, 415.924.2961.

Forestville Club Aug 14, Lion Club. 6250 Front St, Forestville, 707.887.2594.

Mystic Theatre Aug 14, Duran Duran Duran. Aug 15, Dubbest California Tour. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.765.2121.

French Garden Aug 14, the Ruminators. Aug 15, LaFlammeLawrence Ensemble. 8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol, 707.824.2030.

Pellegrini Wine Company Aug 15, 12pm, “Summer music series” with MT and the Wolves. 4055 West Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.545.8680.

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

Phoenix Theater Aug 13, Duane Peters Gunfight. Aug 18, Diamond Lane with Delta Rose and Sweet Addiction. 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

Arlene Francis Center Aug 13, NorthBay Performance Espresso Show with Sticky Eyelids and Boilermaker.

Tues, Open Didgeridoo Clinic. Wed, Open Mic. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.528.3009.

Barley & Hops Tavern Aug 14, Kyle Martin. Aug 15, Earstu. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, 707.874.9037.

The Big Easy Aug 12, Tracy Rose and friends. Aug 13, the Incubators. Aug 14, Glass Brick Boulevard.

Aug 15, Lucky Losers. Aug 16, Miano Jazz Trio. Aug 18, the American Alley Cats.

Aug 19, Bruce Gordon and Nicky Otis. 128 American Alley, Petaluma, 707.776.4631.

BR Cohn Winery Aug 16, 1pm, Beso Negro. 15000 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen, 707.938.4064.

Green Music Center Aug 16, Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club.

Aug 18, Chris Isaak. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol Aug 13, Novalima. Aug 14, La Mandanga with Lumanation. Aug 15, Kyle Martin Band. Aug 17, Monday Night Edutainment.

Tues, open mic night. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma Aug 14, 5pm, Greg Lamboy. Aug 14, 8pm, Adam Traum & the Mosey Boys. Aug 15, 1pm, Ricky Ray. Aug 15, 8pm, Deluxe.

Aug 16, 1pm, Jimbo Scott. 691 Broadway, Sonoma, 707.935.9100.

Spancky’s Thurs, 7pm, Thursday Night Blues Jam. Thurs, 11pm, DJ Selecta Konnex. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.664.0169.

Stout Brothers Aug 12, Kyle Martin Band. Aug 19, Falcon Christopher Band. Fri, Sat, DJ Rule 62. 527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa, 707.636.0240.

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Aug 14, Volker Strifler. 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.5712.

Tradewinds Aug 14, DJ Ron Sicat and the Cowtown Girls. Tues, Open Mic. Wed, Sonoma County Blues Society. Thurs, DJ Dave. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7878.

Finley Community Center Mon, 11am, Proud Mary’s ukulele jam and lessons. Second Friday of every month, Tom Shader Trio. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.543.3737.

Gaia’s Garden Aug 12, French Session. Aug 13, Gypsy Jazz Jam. Aug 14, Virgil Elliott. Aug 15, Daoda Traore. Aug 16, Steve Sanchez. Aug 19, Celtic Session. Third Sunday of every month, jazz jam. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.544.2491.

SOMO Village Event Center Aug 12, Ziggy Marley with Steel Pulse. 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park.

Medlock Ames’ Alexander Valley Bar Aug 16, 5pm, the Beautiful Questions with Chris Herrod. 6487 Alexander Valley Rd, Healdsburg, 707.431.8845.

Throckmorton Theatre Aug 12, Juanito Pascual and New Flamenco Trio. Aug 13, Narada Michael Walden Band. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Aqus Cafe Aug 12, open jazz jam. Aug 14, Funktopus.

Aug 15, the Tonewoods. Aug 16, 2pm, the Jazz Roots. 189 H St, Petaluma, 707.778.6060.

SHED Aug 13, Christian Foley-Beining Jazz Trio. 25 North St, Healdsburg, 707.431.7433.

Taps Aug 16, 3pm, 707 band. 54 E Washington St, Petaluma, 707.763.6700.

Epicurean Connection Aug 12, Katie Garibaldi. Aug 13, Rusty String Express. Aug 14, Deluxe. Aug 15, Arizona and the Volunteers. Aug 16, 1pm, Jon Otis.

Aug 19, Kalei Solo Piano Bar. 122 West Napa St, Sonoma, 707.935.7960.

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Sebastopol Center for the Arts Aug 16, 5pm, dinner concert with Gypsy Kisses. 282 S High St, Sebastopol, 707.829.4797.

Mc T’s Bullpen Aug 14, DJ Miguel. Aug 15, the Real Diehl and Hot Zone Band. Aug 16, George Heagerty & Never the Same. Mon, DJ Miguel. Tues, Thurs, karaoke with Country Dan. 16246 First St, Guerneville, 707.869.3377.

Terrapin Crossroads Aug 12, Terrapin Family Band. Aug 13, Los Hermanos de la Muerte. Aug 14, Cochrane and friends. Aug 15, Stu Allen and friends.

100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

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

Sebastiani Theatre Aug 17, Cynthia Carr & the Cartunes. 476 First St E, Sonoma, 707.996.9756.

Murphy’s Irish Pub Aug 14, Michael Mullen. Aug 15, Mostly Simply Bluegrass. Aug 18, Tudo Bem. 464 First St E, Sonoma, 707.935.0660.

Redwood Cafe Aug 12, 6pm, the Rivereens. Aug 15, Mighty Groove. Aug 16, 11am, Keith Lovett. Aug 16, 4pm, Gold Coast Jazz Band. Aug 19, Gypsy Kisses. Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Rio Nido Roadhouse Aug 15, Weekend at Bernies. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido, 707.869.0821.

Rocker Oysterfeller’s Aug 16, Bear’s Belly. 14415 Hwy 1, Valley Ford, 707.876.1983.

Rossi’s 1906 Aug 14, Vaud & the Villians. Aug 15, Gator Nation. Aug 16, the Tri Tip Trio. Thurs, RT and the Slownoma Rythm Review. 401 Grove St, El Verano, 707.343.0044.

Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub Aug 15, Ruby Mountain String Band. Sun, Evening Jazz with Gary Johnson. 131 E First St, Cloverdale, 707.894.9610.

Toad in the Hole Pub Aug 16, Yerba Buena Brothers. 116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa, 707.544.8623.

Twin Oaks Tavern Aug 12, Old School Country Band. Aug 13, the Movers. Aug 14, Pat Jordan Band. Aug 15, 5pm, the Soul Section. Aug 15, 8pm, Diamond Ridge. Aug 16, 5pm, Blues and BBQ with 62 Blues Band. Aug 19, Dallis Craft Band. Mon, Blues Defenders Pro Jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, 707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip Aug 14, Blueshift. Aug 15, Family Room Silent Disco. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.843.5535.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Aug 18, Diana Krall. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

West End Farmers Market Aug 16, 10:30am, Homebrew. 817 Donahue St, Santa Rosa.

Zodiacs Aug 14, the Stone Foxes and the Grain. Aug 15, Zigaboo Modeliste. Aug 19, BernieFest with Bobby Jo Valentine. 256 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.773.7751.

NAPA Beringer Vineyards Aug 15, Jazz Mirage. 2000 Main St, St Helena, 866.708.9463.

City Winery Napa Aug 13, Hip Shake with Full Chizel. Aug 14, Marc Cohn with Phil Cody. Sold-out. Aug 16, Vaud & the Villains. Aug 18, Kristen Van Dyke & the Bunnies with the Amber Snider Band. Aug 19, Richie Furay with Empty Pockets. 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.260.1600.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts Aug 19-Oct 4, “Pairings,” exhibit displays collaborative works by two or more artists.

Reception, Aug 22 at 5pm. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Aug 13, Jeff Fetter with Levi Lloyd. Aug 14, the Humdingers. Aug 15, David M’ore.

Aug 17, the Sorry Lot. Tues, the Used Blues Band. Sun, DJ Aurelio. 902 Main St, Napa, 707.258.2337.

Mahoney Library Gallery Aug 17-Sep 20, “Amazonia: The History of Nature,” collaborative works from Bob and Lynada Nugent takes inspriation from the Amazon Basin of Brazil and Peru. Reception, Sep 17 at 4pm. SRJC, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma.

Mon-Thurs, 8 to 9; Fri, 9 to 1; Sat, 10 to 3.

707.778.3974.

Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch Aug 16, 2pm, Hot Buttered Rum with the Easy Leaves. 738 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.4555.

Petaluma Arts Center Aug 15-Sep 27, “All That Glitters,” a look at wondrous modern glass art and jewelery is presented in this collaborative exhibit with IceHouse Gallery. Reception, Aug 15 at 5pm.

230 Lakeville St, Petaluma. Thurs-Mon, 11am to 5pm 707.762.5600.

Hydro Grill Sun, 7pm, Swing Seven. Fri, Sat, blues. 1403 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga, 707.942.9777.

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater Aug 14, Speakeasy Series: OPUS- Rat Pack Party. Sold-out. Aug 15, Villalobos Brothers.

100 California Dr, Yountville, 707.944.9900.

Pie Eyed Open Studio Aug 15-16, “Clay Works by Asa Pritchet,” the artist combines unique shapes and materials into functional sculptures and objects. 2371 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol. Sat-Sun, 12pm to 4pm 707.477.9442.

River Terrace Inn Aug 13, Dave Badilla. Aug 14, Lorn Leber.

Aug 15, Johnny Smith. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa, 707.320.9000.

Silo’s Aug 12, Mike Greensill jazz. Aug 13, John Brazell. Aug 14, HowellDevine. Aug 19, Mike Annuzzi. 530 Main St, Napa, 707.251.5833.

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Veterans Memorial Park Aug 14, 6:30pm, Harvey & the Wallbangers with Skunk Funk. Third and Main St, Napa.

Bay Model Visitor Center Through Aug 23, “Connections: Women Environmental Artists,” 12 artists present their hopes for the endangered wildlife of the Marin Coast. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.3871.

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Falkirk Cultural Center Through Sep 30, “The Creative Spirit,” 2D and 3D works by the eighteen members of the Golden Gate Marin Artists group.

Reception, Aug 14 at 5pm. 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael. 415.485.3438.

OPENING MARIN Desta Art & Tea Gallery Aug 15-Oct 1, “Illusion of Depth,” artwork by renowned painter Fritz Rauh and sculptor Gary Marsh is kinetic and curious.

Reception, Sep 4 at 6pm. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo.

Gallery Route One Through Sep 12, “Box Show,” annual exhibit offers several artists re-defining the box.

11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

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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. 401 Miller Ave, Ste. A, Mill Valley. 415.388.3569.

ArtFlare Gallery Aug 14-30, “Words & Images: Poets & Artists,” SoCo Women’s Art Group presents works by Batja Cates, Barbara Goodman and others with poetry readings every Friday night. 3840 Finley Ave, Bldg 33, Santa Rosa. Fri-Sun.

Marin Center Showcase Theatre Through Sep 23, “Life in Full Bloom,” a celebration of flowers in watercolor.

10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

415.499.6800.

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‘Fluidity’ by Fritz Rauh is one of the oil paintings featured in the ‘Illusion of Depth’ exhibit opening on August 15 at the Desta Gallery in San Anselmo.

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.

Marin Society of Artists Gallery Through Aug 30, “Fall Rental Show,” popular exhibit features original artworks which are for rent. Works may be rented during the show, or later directly from the artist. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. MonThurs, 11am to 4pm; Sat-Sun, noon to 4pm.

415.454.9561.

MarinMOCA Through Aug 16, “Ambassadors of Hope & Opportunity,” panel mural organization and designed by youth, for the future of youth who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness.

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.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Aug 20, “Bay Area Women Artists,” celebratory group show is juried

by Donna Seager and Suzanne Gray. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. TuesSat, 10am to 2pm; also by appointment.

415.388.4331.

Robert Allen Fine Art Through Sep 30, “Abstract Works on Canvas & Paper,” group exhibitin featuring Suzie Buchholz, Jeffrey Long and others. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.2800.

San Geronimo Valley Community Center Through Aug 27, “Photographers Group Show,” local works include landscapes, still life, nature and abstract images. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo.

415.488.8888.

Seager Gray Gallery Through Aug 30, “Embodiment,” presents the figure in various forms exploring our special relationship to the human in art. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

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.

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Comedy Adult Content Hosted by Helen Pachynski. Second Fri of every month, 9pm. $4. Gaia’s Garden, 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.544.2491.

Laughing Tomato Comedy Showcase Local and Bay Area comics, hosted by Tony Sparks. Third 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.

Open Mic Comedy Night Second Thurs of every month, 8pm. $5.

Guayakí Maté Bar, 6782 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.824.6644.

Rachel Feinstein The actress and standup, who has been seen on “Last Comic Standing” and “Inside Amy Schumer,” performs at the James Dunn Theatre. Aug 15, 7pm. $15-$50. College of Marin Kentfield Campus, 835 College Ave, Kentfield, step-on-it-presents.com.

Tuesday Night Live Comedians at the top of their game, both brand-new rising stars and names known world-wide, are featured in another special lineup of laughs. Tues, 8pm. $17-$27.

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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 Wednesdays, 6pm, Women’s Collaborative Dance. $5 / $15 per month. Sundays, 10am, Ecstatic Dance Point Reyes, Explore different rhythms with no experience necessary. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1075.

Embassy Suites Hotel Aug 15, 8pm, Hot August Nights Dance, Single professionals of all ages are invited to dance to your favorite hits. $10. 101 McInnis Pkwy, San Rafael.

Flamingo Lounge Tuesdays, swing dancing with lessons.

Sundays, 7pm, salsa with lessons. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa 707.545.8530.

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.

Lucchesi Community Center Aug 15, 6:30pm, ‘50s & ‘60s Dinner Dance, Petaluma Sons of Italy present the event, with music by the Boogie Aces. $25, 707.588.2719. 320 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

Monroe Dance Hall Aug 14, California Ballroom Dance. Aug 15, Disco and Motown Party. Mondays, Scottish Country Dancing. Tuesdays, Razzmataz folk dance club. Wednesdays, Singles and Pairs Square Dance Club. Thursdays, Circles ‘n Squares Dance Club. Sundays, CountryWestern dancing and lessons. 1400 W College Ave, Santa Rosa 707.529.5450.

Events Book Sale Friends of Mill Valley Library holds monthly sale of all genres of literature and reference books, CDs and videos.

Third Sat of every month, 9am. Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.389.4292.

Community Healing Festival Participate in hands-on and aura healing as well as clairvoyant readings. Third Sun of every month, 6pm. Yoga One Petaluma, 110 Kentucky St, Petaluma, 707.782.9642.

Didgeridoo & Native Flutes Sound Healing Tap into this ancestral wisdom and community connection with ceremonial sound practitioner René Jenkins. Aug 12, 7pm. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato.

Fall Organic Plant Sale Sale focuses on the fall and winter crops such as heirloom brassicas and edible flowers. Aug 15-16. Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707.874.1557.

Galley Tour Discover the art, history and environment of the Napa Valley. Third Sat of every month, 11am. Free. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, 707.944.0500.

Linked Local Marin Mixer Networking event is an invaluable resource for entrepreneurs and employees seeking expert, affordable advice, support and training to navigate today’s workplace. Aug 19, 5pm. Free. Renaissance Center, 1115 Third St, San Rafael, 415.348.6300.

Marin Bonsai Club Auction Bargain bonsai, pre-bonsai, pots, tools, books, stands and more are up for sale at the annual auction. Aug 18, 7pm. Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.

Mother’s Kirtan Second Thurs of every month. Open Secret, 923 C St, San Rafael, 415.457.4191.

My Painting Party Join in an evening of painting with a theme of Wine & Roses. No experience necessary.

Aug 16, 2pm. $30. Oakmont Golf Club, 7025 Oakmont Dr, Santa Rosa, 707.332.2474.

Pacific Coast Air Museum Third weekend of every month from 10 to 4, folks are invited to play pilot in a featured aircraft. Third Sat of every month and Third Sun of every month. $5. Pacific Coast Air Museum, 2330 Airport Blvd, Santa Rosa, 707.575.7900.

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.

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

River Friends Book & Bake Sale Aug 19-22. Guerneville Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, 707.869.9004.

Second Fridays Art Walk Anchored by Art Works Downtown galleries and artist studios, the art walk links venues throughout downtown San Rafael with receptions and entertainment. Second Fri of every month. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.451.8119.

Social Sketch Come draw with others and enjoy game night. Aug 17, 6:30pm. Aqus Cafe, 189 H St, Petaluma, 707.778.6060.

Summer Music Series Wander through food trucks, set up a picnic, listen to live bands, and sip on a glass (or a bottle) of signature wine. Aug 15, 12pm. $10 tasting fee. Pelligrini Family Vineyards, 4055 West Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa, 1.800.891.0244.

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

Vital Alchemy Fermentation Workshop Wed, Aug 19, 7pm. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

Field Trips Afternoon Community Service Participate in center restoration projects.

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

Bohemia Hiker Series Bohemia docents share the beauty of this property through the changing seasons.

Registration is required. Third Sat of every month, 10:30am. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

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, Aug 14, 10am. Turtle Island Restoration Network HQ, 9255 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Olema.

Dog Days of Summer Bring your furry best friends for a morning vineyard hike, hot dogs for lunch provided

by Palooza and a doggy-kiddie pool dip. Aug 16, 10am. Madrone Family Vineyards Estate, 777 Madrone Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.996.6941.

Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing With favorable conditions forecast, this year’s annual meteor shower event is sure to light up the skies. Aug 12, 9pm. $8 per auto.

Robert Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.6979.

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

Sat, Aug 15, 10am. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo, 415.488.8888.

Sanctuary Bird Walk Led by experienced staff of volunteers.

Second Thurs of every month, 10am.

Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon, 415.388.2524.

Spanish Language Nature Hike La caminata tendrá una duración de una hora y media. Nos reuniremos en el centro de visitantes a la derecha de la entrada. Aug 15, 10am. $8 per auto. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.5712.

The Zen of Weeding Join a meditative day of habitat restoration with naturalists and other volunteers.

RSVP to Nancy Hanson at nphanson@ comcast.net. Fri, Aug 14, 12:30pm. Samuel P Taylor State Park, Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Lagunitas, 415.488.9897.

Film The Amazing You A breathtaking journey to personal fulfillment with leaders, visionaries, entrepreneurs, authors, rock stars and polar explorers. Aug 14, 7pm. $20. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato.

Catharsis Special screening of the new film, about two time travelers who witness a geocataclysmic event, includes Q&A with film makers following the feature. Aug 12, 8pm.

Roxy Stadium 14, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa.

Exhibition on Screen: The Impressionists Screening event lets you view an exhibition focusing on the 19th-century Parisian art of Cezanne, Monet, Degas, Renoir and others.

Aug 13, 6pm. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

Film & Fork The recent drama “Mr Holmes” is paired with dinner at Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen.

Aug 19, 5:30pm. $50. Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.3946.

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.

Pilot Error Drama follows a woman investigating the disappearance of Air France flight 447. Screening includes Q&A with cast member and veteran actor Richard Riehle and a wine reception. Aug 17, 8pm. $20.

Cameo Cinema, 1340 Main St, St Helena, 707.963.3946.

Food & Drink 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.

Clay with Your Food: The Art of the Plate Join Louis Maldonado, former “Top Chef ” star and executive chef of Spoonbar, and Jered Nelson, handcrafter of exquisite dinnerware, for a discussion and demonstration on the art of plating. Aug 16, 3pm. $50. Spoonbar, 219 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707.433.7222.

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.

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.

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.

Eat, Drink & Be Vegan!

Benefit for Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch includes four-course meal and wine pairing from Napa Valley Vegan’s founder Tonia Brow and City Winery’s executive chef Joseph Panarello. Aug 15, 5:30pm. $85.

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

Essential Wine Analysis Learn wine laboratory analysis choices and techniques led by Toua Doherty from Signature Wine Labs. Aug 19, 6pm. Free.

The Beverage People, 1845 Piner Rd, Ste D, Santa Rosa, 707.544.2520.

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

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

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.

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 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5715.

Marinwood Farmers Market Sat, 9am. Marinwood Plaza, Marinwood Avenue and Miller Creek Road, 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 Boulevard and D Sreet, Petaluma, 707.762.0344.

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

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

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

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

Renaissance Tea Treat the belly with specialty teas, sandwiches, scones and sweets. RSVP; ages 12 and up. Third Sun of every month, 3pm. $35. Cedar Gables Inn, 486 Coombs St, Napa, 707.224.7969.

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

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.

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.

Wags, Whiskers & Wine Gala Enjoy wine, food, live music, silent and live auction and adoptable animals. Aug 14, 5:30pm. $175. Trentadue Winery, 19170 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville, 707.542.0882 ext. 203.

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 and 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.

Windsor Certified Farmers Market Sun, 10am and Thurs, 5pm. through Aug 27.

Windsor Town Green, Market Street and McClelland Drive, Windsor, 707.838.5947.

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.

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

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

Sonoma County VegFest Celebration of compassionate eating includes dozens of vendors, authors and experts, cooking demos, kids area and more. Aug 15, 10am. $5. Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.543.3737.

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.

Wine Down Friday Wine and live music to wind down after the week. Second Fri of every month. $10.

Muscardini Cellars Tasting Room, 9380 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood, 707.933.9305.

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.

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

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The Dark Side of Oz A live screening of the urban legend that pairs Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” with classic film “The Wizard of Oz.” Aug 12, 7pm. 755 After Dark (Aubergine), 755 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.2722.

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

Golf Clubhouse, 267 Buena Vista, Mill Valley, 415.652.2474.

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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.

Voyage Seaward Hands-on 5 day program completely immerses you in the world of crewing a ship with sailing, navigation and more.

Ages 12-17. Through Aug 14. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.3871.

Lectures 1960s Folk & Folk Rock Rock historian Richie Unterberger celebrates and reminisces about “that oldtime rock ’n’ roll” and how it merged with folk traditions in the ‘60s. Aug 14, 12pm.

Free. Marin Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 415.499.6400.

Aquarium of the Bay Conversational program brings the bay, its animals and their habitats to you. Sat, Aug 15, 11:30am. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.3871.

Artist Talk with William Underhill Underhill shares memories about his times with artist Richard O’Hanlon, and gives a visual presentation of his own work as a sculptor and craftsman. Aug 18, 7pm. $10. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.4331.

Backpacking Basics for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Overview of planning, preparing and gear.

Learn how to choose a pack, select proper clothing and footwear. Aug 15, 9am. REI Corte Madera, 213 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, 415.927.1938.

Bike Skills Class & Beginner’s Ride Workshops for beginning cyclists and those who want to hone their skills is followed by ride on trails around town. Registration required. Fri-noon. Sebastopol Bike Center, 6731 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.2688.

CityZen Evening of sitting meditation, tea and dharma talk. All are welcome. Mon, 7pm.

Free. Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.568.5381.

Community Tour & Green Cart Composting Class Get a behind the scenes look at Marin Sanitary Service and get all your recycling questions answered. Aug 15, 10am. Marin Recycling Center, 535 Jacoby St, San Rafael, 415.458.5530.

Kevin Jorgeson & Tommy Caldwell Hear Caldwell and Santa Rosa native Jorgeson share stories of their historic free ascent of the El Capitan’s Dawn Wall that gained them international fame. Aug 16, 8pm. $30-$40. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Kicking Facebook A serio-comic talk from Margery Kreitman discusses what it means to be a part of the digital world. Aug 15, 7pm. $15. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.4331.

Let’s Ride Bicycle workshop and safety clinic is geared to putting new riders safely onto the roads.

Aug 15, 9am. Free. Mini of Marin, 5880 Paradise Dr, Corte Madera, 877.665.1492.

Lucid Dreaming Meditation Learn about the intentional experiences of Kundalini with Ted Esser. Aug 12, 7pm. First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, 1510 Fifth St, San Rafael.

Theater Charlotte’s Web Heartwarming tale of friendship between Wilbur the pig and his wise friend Charlotte the spider comes to life in a fresh family show. Through Aug 16. $18-$22. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208.

Don Quixote Marin Shakespeare Company presents a new adaption of the classic story that features award-winning actor Ron Campbell in his first appearance with MSC. Through Aug 30. $10-$35. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael, 415.499.4488.

Trivia Café Psychic Medium Sandra O’Hara Internationally renowned medium from Ireland is known for her natural ability to bring through evidential messages from those in the Spirit world. Aug 14, 7pm. Open Secret, 923 C St, San Rafael, 415.457.4191.

The Last 5 YearsBy Howard Rachelson This musical about the life and death of young love has been embraced by new generations of musical theater lovers. Aug Considered the world’s largest living thing,13-15, 7pm. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main what 2,500-year-old redwood in California’s St, Napa, 707.255.5445. This musical about Sequoia National Park is named after a U.S. the life and death of young love has been embraced by new generations of musical Civil War general? theater lovers. Aug 13-15, 8pm. $30. Raven Book Passage Bill tweeted becomes Aug 12,Clinton 7pm, “The Book of‘44 Roads” with 54,’ in Theater Windsor, 195 Windsor River Rd, Windsor, 707.433.6335.

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Aug 19, 7pm, Marin What’s the only U.S. state that borders Off to the Cloud Shakespeare Company discussion “Don Broadway meets Silicon Valley in this one neighboring state and oneofneighboring Quixote.” 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera virtual vaudeville performance from Mark country?

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PublicNotices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT — File No. 137690 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: XURUS, 21 TAMAL VISTA BLVD, STE #174 , CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: SANAM LLC, 21 TAMAL VISTA BLVD, STE # 174, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925.

The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JuL 07,2015. (Publication Dates: Jul 22,29,Aug 5, 12 of 2015) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No:304635 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County ClerkRecorder’s Office on Jun 14,2015 Under File No:137552. Fictitious Business name(s) INDIGENOUS CULTURAL CONCEPTS, 701 DELONG AVE # J, NOVATO, CA 94945: LOUISE BENALLY, 143

LEUPP RD, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA86004.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Jul 14, 2015. (Publication Dates: Jul 22,29, Aug 5, 12 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015137778 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ROHDE’S PROFESSIONAL PAINTING, 1142 MISSION AVE #B, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: KEVIN C ROHDE, 1142 MISSION AVE #B, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JUL 21,2015. (Publication Dates: Jul 29,Aug 5,12,19 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137629 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: L.D. CONSTRUCTION, 1224 CHANSLOR AVE, RICHMOND, CA 94801: BENITO SABINO, 1224 CHANSLOR AVE, RICHMOND,

CA 94801.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JUN 25,2015. (Publication Dates: Jul 29,Aug 5,12,19 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137800 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SOUL!, 10 BOLINAS , FAIRFAX, CA 94930 : 1) TIM WELDON , 8 WESTBRAE DR, FAIRFAX, CA 94930 2) BILL HAMMOND, 63 YOLANDA DRIVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.

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business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder’s Office on January 04,2013. Under File No:2013131107.

Fictitious Business name(s) LEVEL 4 MEDIA, 17 RAVEN ROAD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: THOMAS VOLOTTA, 17 RAVEN ROAD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Jul 21, 2015. (Publication Dates: Jul 29,Aug 5,12,19 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137819 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: LIFE ON THE WATER, 37 EDWARDS AVE, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: 1) KATHLEEN E.LUSHER, 37 EDWARDS AVE, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 2) OLEG HARENCAR, 37 EDWARDS AVE, SAUSALTIO, CA 94965.The business is being conducted as JOINT VENTURE. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUL 27,2015. (Publication Dates: Jul 29,Aug 5,12,19 of 2015 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137826 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: JOHNNY’S LEATHER, 100 HICKORY RD, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: JOHN M. UMPHREY, 100 HICKORY RD, FAIRFAX, CA 94930.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUL 27,2015. (Publication Dates: Jul 29,Aug 5,12,19 of 2015 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No. 2015137742 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: JENEEN’S SKIN AND BODY CARE, 161 EAST BLITHEDALE AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: JENEEN M

KHATTAR, 161 EAST CLITHDALE AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUL 15,2015. (Publication Dates: Aug 5,12,19,26 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137834 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SUPilates/ CABfineArt, 19 A EDWARD AVE, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: CLAUDIA BREUER, 19 A EDWARD AVE, SAUSALITO, CA 94965.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUL 28,2015.

(Publication Dates: Aug 5,12,19,26 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137852 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: DONE YESTERDAY PRESS, 36 WOODOAKS DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: DONE YESTERDAY INC., 36 WOODOAKS DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUL 30,2015.(Publication Dates: Aug 5,12,19,26 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137859 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business:1) BROWNFORMAN BRANDS 2) JACK DANIEL DISTILLERY, 4040 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SUITE #528, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: JACK DANIELS’ PROPERTIES, INC., 4040 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SUITE # 528, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94908.The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registration expired more than 40

days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUL 31,2015. (Publication Dates: Aug 5,12,19,26 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015137763 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TAMAL VISTA FAMILY DENTISTRY, 1447 FOURTH ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JAMES MCDOWELL DDS INC., 1447 FOURTH ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUL 17,2015. (Publication Dates: Aug 5,12,19,26 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137860 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: PACIFIC SUN, 1200 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE #200, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: METROSA INC, 380 S. FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE, CA 95113.The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jul 31,2015.

(Publication Dates: Aug 5,12,19,26 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015137780 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ANTONES EAST COAST SUB SHOP, 558 MILLER AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: TROPHY SUBS LLC, 558 MILLER AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JUL 21,2015. (Publication Dates: Aug 5,12,19,26 of 2015)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015137886 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TOMALES BAY CREAMERY, 27 ROBINHOOD DR, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: 1) JEANNE SIBLEY, 27 ROBINHOOD DR, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 2) FRANK GOLLOP, 27 ROBINHOOD DR, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by CO-PARTNERS. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on AUG 4,2015. (Publication Dates: Aug 12,19,26, Sep 2 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137858 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: LISA KRISTINE FINA ART, 4316 REDWOOD HWY # 100, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: LISA KRISTINE, 410 VIEWPARK CT, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUL 30,2015.

(Publication Dates: Aug 12,19,26, Sep 2 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137853 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SAN ANSELMO CHIROPRACTIC, 130 GREENFILED AVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: NEIL KRAUS, 7 ACACIA ROAD, FAIRFAX, CA 94930.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUL 30,2015. (Publication Dates: Aug 12,19,26, Sep 2 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 137913 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ORGANIZE THIS, 55 MARINE DRIVE, SAN RAFEL, CA 94901: ELLEN JANE KUTTEN, 55 MARINE DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Aug 10,2015.

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OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1502707. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner DAWN ATHENA HORWITZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: DAWN ATHENA HORWITZ to DAWN ATHENA GRACE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court

at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 09/03/2015 AT 09:00 AM, ROOM A, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date OF FILING: JUL 23, 2015 (Publication Dates: Jul 29,Aug 5,12,19 of 2015) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1502685. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MONIQUE DONELDA SANDLIN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: MONIQUE DONELDA SANDLIN to CLAIRUN AHILARISGNEIOUUS THEALWY, 2 ) a.k.a. MONIQUE DONELDA MOLES to CLAIRUN AHILARISGNEIOUUS THEALWY 3) a.k.a CLAIRUN PEHERROUS THEALWY to CLAIRUN AHILARISGNEIOUUS THEALWAY. The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 09/24/2015 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT E, ROOM E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date OF FILING: Jul 22, 2015.

(Publication Dates: Aug 5,12,19,26 of 2015) NOTICE CONTENT JOSE HERRERA, 195 LOS ROBLES RD #205, NOVATO, CA 94949.

707-712-0082 : In the Matter of the Petition of JOSE HERRERA , on behalf of EMERLIN BRIANA CERVANTES CABRERA. CASE NUMBER FL 1501732. AMENDED ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF CITATION . On reading the Declaration of JOSE HERRERA on file herein and it satisfactorily appearing to me that the residence of RAUL CERVANTES, the

FATHER of the child who is the subject of the petition filed herein, is unknown to the Petitioner. IT IS ORDERED, that service of the citation in this matter be made upon RAUL CERVANTES by publication in Pacific Sun , which is hereby designated as the newspaper of general circulation published at San Rafael, CA most likely to give notice to RAUL CERVANTES. Publication is to be made at least once each week for four successive weeks. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of the citation be mailes to citee if citee’s address is ascertained before the expiration of the time prescribed for publication of the citation. Date; July 30, 2015 James M. Kim, Court Executive Officer,MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT. CASE NUMBER FL 1501732. CITATION TO APPEAR: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA To RAUL CERVANTES. By order of this court you are hereby cited to appear before the judge presiding in courtroom H of this court on Sept 22, 2015 at 08:30 A.M, to show cause, if you have any, why the petition of JOSE HERRERA for the adoption of EMERLIN BRIANA CERVANTES CABRERA, your minor child, should not be granted. Date: July 30, 2015. Court Executive Officer, Marin County Superior Court, By L.Chen, Deputy.

(Publication Dates: Aug 12,19,26, Sep 2 of 2015) NOTICE CONTENT DANIEL STURM ( SBN 83960) 4302 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 100, SAN RAFAEL , CA 94903.Telephone: (415) 4920200 Facsimile: (415) 492-0451 Attorney for Trustee SUZANNE BEAUCHAMP SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. Case No. PR 1502950 ,In Re the Kala Lyons Revocable, Inter- Vivos Trustcreated May 26, 2015 by KALA LYONS (decedent). NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF KALA LYONS Probate Code: 19040 . Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the abovenamed decedent, KALA LYONS, that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court of California-County of Marin, at 3501 Civic Center Dr Room 113, San Rafael, CA 94903, and mail a copy to Suzanne Beauchamp, as trustee of the trust dates May 26, 2015, wherein the decedent was the settlor, at the Law Offices of Daniel Sturm, 4302 Redwood Highway, Suite 100, San Rafael, CA 94903, within the later of four (4) months after Aug 12, the date of the first publication of notice to creditors or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, sixty (60) days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you. A claim form may be obtained from the Marin County court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested.

DATED: 08/10/15 By: /s/ DANIEL STURM, Attorney for SUZANNE BEAUCHAMP, TRUSTEE OF THE KALA LYONS, REVOCABLE INTER- VIVOS TRUST, 4302 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 100, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

(Publication Dates: Aug 12,19,26 of 2015)

Q:

Goddess

My new boyfriend travels a lot for work. Before he left on this trip, he gave me his weird onesie lounging garment. It’s this disturbing “As Seen On TV” thing called a Forever Lazy. It’s like a fleece blanket, but with legs, a hood and a … um … back flap for easy bathroom access. I was hesitant about taking it, but he said, “Take it! It’s so comfy! It’s the bomb!” Of course, I don’t wear this weird thing, but it smells just like him. I’ve found myself cuddling up with it and sniffing it. Like, a lot. And it’s not just about missing him; it’s about the smell. I feel like a serial killer!

What is wrong with me?!—I’m Weird

A:

Welcome to the decline of civilization playing out in a single garment. If a grown man who wears one of these things says something like, “Let me slip into something more comfortable,” you’ve got to think, “What, the womb?”

What seems weird to me is that you’re able to have sex with a man who wears a giant romper. What doesn’t seem weird is your sniffing Mr. Baby’s onesie. This suggests that you two might be a pretty good match, at least genetically—which isn’t to say your genes and his have lots in common. Studies by Swiss biologist Claus Wedekind and others have found that women seem to prefer the body odor of men whose genes are dissimilar to theirs. Which sounds so hot: “Hey, baby, I love how genetically dissimilar you smell in the morning.”

It’s a set of immune system genes that matter. They’re called the Major Histocompatibility Complex, or MHC. “Histocompatibility” is a mouthful, yes, but it’s really just the Greek word for tissue—“histo”—bumming a ride on “compatibility.” Molecules of MHC are basically immune system security guards that sound the alarm on incompatible stuff in our bodies—icky infectious microorganisms that don’t belong in our “tissue” (really, our cells). If you and a genetically similar man have kids, your combined MHC genes will only be able to recognize a very similar, limited set of trespassers. But with a genetically dissimilar man, the immune systems of any kids you have will have a much larger force of security guards, able to recognize a much broader group of icky invaders.

Regarding your onesie sniffing, the most interesting, relevant finding on MHC is by experimental psychologist Christine Garver-Apgar and evolutionary psychologist Steven Gangestad. Instead of just testing individuals as previous studies did, they tested couples. They found that as the proportion of MHC genes that couples shared increased, women were less turned on by their partner, cheated with more men, and were more attracted to men other than their partner, especially during their most fertile time of the month.

In other words, it’s a very good thing that you’re into how this guy smells—so much so that you can overlook the fact that he’s a grown man who wears a onesie made from some fabric cousin of the airline blanket. Here’s to your living fleecily ever after with your new man. But should this not work out, remember that smell is important, and look for a man who also smells good to you—maybe even one who isn’t afraid of hard work, like the agonizing chore of pulling on both sweatpants and a sweatshirt.

Q:

I’m an in-shape, intelligent, funny 35-year-old guy with a good job. I went on a date with a beautiful woman. We had a terrific time—wonderful conversation over a nice dinner. When I asked her out again, she said she thinks I am a “super-nice guy” but she just wasn’t feeling the “chemistry.” Well, it was only one date. Can chemistry grow? I’d like to see her again. I’m convinced I could sweep her off her feet if given the chance.—Ambitious

A:

You didn’t get the job. Picketing the office isn’t going to change that.

Not feeling the “chemistry” is polite code for, “I’m not physically attracted to you” (or, in really dire cases, “I’d chew through rope to avoid having sex with you.”)

Unfortunately, there’s no sweeping a woman off her lack of chemistry with you, though you might sweep a lesser woman off her integrity by inviting her out for a slew of free dinners. Over time, you might even charm the woman into loving you— kind of like she loves her grandma. But keep in mind that biological anthropologist Helen Fisher and other researchers find that physical attraction comes out of a person’s look, smell and manner. In other words, persisting when a woman lets you know she isn’t attracted to you is ultimately a big ol’ losing proposition. (You can try harder, but you can’t, say, try taller.)

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WHAT’S YOUR

Sign?

By Leona Moon

For the week of August 12

Aries (March 21 - April 19) True

love is in the sky, Aries! The new moon in fellow fire sign Leo on August 14 will have you getting down on one knee and making it known who your dearly beloved is. It’s the day to sign up for Match.com, linger a little longer at a local dive bar or text the hottie who works in the office building next to you.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)

Tired of paying double the rent that all of your friends are paying, Taurus?

The stars have some helpful hints this month that comes with the new moon on August 14. Break your lease and find a new spot! It’s likely that your new surroundings will lead to some excellent housewarming parties and might even introduce you to some better-looking and more emotionally available neighbors.

Gemini

(May 21 - June 20) Call 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Gemini! It’s time to clear out the clutter: Emotional and physical. After all, your spare bedroom is full of “As Seen On TV” trinkets. Grab a few garbage bags on August 14, call up your best friends and make a dent selling some of your useless belongings on eBay. You never know who will want that Robin Thicke dartboard.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

Craving cash, Cancer? The new moon on August 14 is here to help. It’s time to sell your baseball card or Beanie Baby collection. You’re sitting on a gold mine, but you can’t seem to pay your rent.

Do the responsible thing and let go of your childhood obsession that also happens to double as an extremely rare collectible item. You’ll thank the stars— or at least your landlord will.

Leo (July 23 - August 22) Your

wish is the new moon’s command, Leo! The new moon on August 14 is in your sign! What does that mean, fiery one?

Set a list of intentions, check it twice and manifest it! Anything you scribble down on a napkin, notebook or in your iPhone will be your main focus for the next six months. Careful what you wish for—that girl or boy next door might turn out to be more of a nightmare than significant other material.

Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22) Rest

up, Virgo! If you didn’t get the memo: Jupiter, the planet of luck, is making a 13-month tour in your sign as of August 12. So, in order to get up to speed, you’re going to need to rest. Take it slow while you can—you’ve got a lot of

potential around the corner. New loves, new jobs, new apartments—heck, even new pets.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) You’re so

popular, Libra! You’re not an octopus— there’s only one of you to go around.

The new moon on August 14 will be pulling you in a million directions— your book club, chess club, housing association committee and BFF will all want a piece of you. Your best bet is faking an illness. We hear strep throat will be going around sometime next week—give that one a try to make it more believable.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)

Check your email, Scorpio! Your inbox is full of messages from your boss. Your next meeting, on or around August 14, will prompt the discussion for a raise.

Put your game face on and practice some charming one-liners for your boss.

Money is in your future!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Get out of town, Sagittarius! A lastminute trip never looked so good. Hop in your car and drive as far away from the 101 as possible. New scenery will open up a new perspective on a homerelated issue that’s been causing you some grief.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Your settlement is on its way, Capricorn! If you’ve been waiting for a court case to finish up, or for your financial aid to go through—the new moon on August 14 will bring you to the bank. Do your best not to splurge on a new pair of sunglasses or patio furniture—it’s time to channel your frugal side!

Aquarius

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Can’t stop staring at your reflection, Aquarius? Is that really you? That’s what your friends are wondering.

You’re about to embark on a journey of self-discovery. The new moon on August 14 will have you questioning your path’s progress and manifesting destinations you’d like to reach. Buy some incense and sage on August 13 to prepare.

Pisces

(Feb. 19 - March 20) Feeling ill, Pisces? If an undisclosed health concern has you down and you’re starting to feel like Joni Mitchell, make an appointment with a new doctor on August 14. The new moon will offer resolutions and treatments that didn’t seem possible prior to the lunar revelations.Y

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