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This week, a letter-writer says that it’s ‘important to persist in bitching and moaning, because Donald Trump is completely unacceptable as a president.’

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According to the Associated Press on Friday, Donald Trump is considering 3:30 PM using the National Guard to round up illegal and banned immigrations.

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Dear Editor, Last week three of four “letter to the editor” contributors, A. Auger, T. Good and R. Vespe, bellyached about President Trump. Don’t they have anything better to do than squawk? Can’t they be constructive, hopeful, positive and patriotic?

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Marin County-based actor/director George Maguire once played Buffalo Bill Cody, along with a long list of other characters.

Time of His Life Actor/director George Maguire on starting anew

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just turned 70,” says actor/ producer George Maguire.

“But in many ways, as an artist particularly, I feel like I’m just starting out.”

After a lifetime appearing in other people’s plays and films, and

teaching others how to do the same, Maguire is finally venturing into the field of developing and producing his own projects.

“It had to happen eventually,” he says with a laugh.

Having appeared in dozens of

films and television shows, and hundreds of stage plays, Maguire is perhaps best known for the small, colorful, slightly off beat characters he’s played in such cult-hit films as David Fincher’s The Game and Fight Club, Clint Eastwood’s True

Crime, Finn Taylor’s Dream With the Fishes and the upcoming Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. He moved to California from New York City in 1984, initially finding work in Southern California, where he was an actor, teacher and board member of the acclaimed Pacific Conservatory Theatre. Maguire moved to the Bay Area in 1986, and soon became a frequent figure on local stages, racking up numerous appearances with the Marin Shakespeare Company, Marin Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre Company, Magic Theatre and more.

He eventually landed a gig teaching theater at Solano Community College, from which he just recently retired.

“I’d done New York and I’d done Broadway,” he says of his motivation for leaving his home state and becoming a permanent West Coaster. “I’d been onstage with Phil Silvers and Ginger Rogers, traveled around and done regional theaters. I’d done all the things an actor is supposed to do—but I was turning 40, and I wanted something new and different. Moving here turned out to be the very best thing, because I have been able to keep doing stage work, which I love, and to teach, which I love—and then, when the film work started coming, I was able to relax into that too, and my life has been endlessly wonderful ever since.”

For his stage work, Maguire has received numerous nominations from the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle. Asked what his favorite stage role has been, he instantly names the part of Kent in a 2006 production of King Lear, staged by Marin Shakespeare Company at Forest Meadows Amphitheatre in San Rafael.

“I loved doing Kent,” he says, of playing the mad king’s resourceful but banished counselor. “I liked doing him a lot because King Lear is such a good show and Kent is such a rich and juicy character. He’s a real ‘butch part,’ a manly man, and he was a discovery every single night.”

Maguire says that his string of parts at Marin Shakespeare Company was some of the most fun he’s ever had on stage—a run that included wearing a dress as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.

“The very first thing I did there was Brabantio in Othello, in 2004,” Maguire recalls. Brabantio, the father of doomed Desdemona,

appears in the first act, and is not heard from again until his death is mentioned in the fifth act.

“It doesn’t get better than that,” Maguire adds with a laugh.

“Brabantio is so fun because he’s fast and he’s fearless—he’s in and out of the play, and then he’s gone,” he says. “I also enjoyed playing the Emperor in Amadeus, for the same reason. It’s a small role, but he has some of the best lines in the show.”

Maguire acknowledges that many actors often want the lead part.

“They want a lot of stage time and they want the most lines,” he says.

“But it’s the small roles that really test an actor. It’s easy to do a lot when you have a lot to work with.

But doing a lot with very little— that’s when you really show your skill as an actor. And actors who can do that are golden in this business.

Directors love actors who give their all, no matter how small a part you put them in.”

Maguire says that he considers himself “mostly” retired from stage acting, but finds the film work, especially some of the independent short films he’s been acting in over the last few years, to be the perfect kind of project for his skill set.

“I don’t have to learn so many

lines,” he says, “and I get to do things on film that people never asked me to do on stage. I recently did a bedroom scene in a short film called Youth, which won the Casting Society of America’s 2017 Artios Award for short films. I’m the lead, and the first day out I meet the gorgeous Jessica Stroup, from Beverly Hills 90210, and the next day we’re shooting a bed scene together. ‘Hi, I’m George!’ ‘Hi, I’m Jessica!’ ‘Now, let’s eat mints, get naked and shoot a bedroom scene.’

I have to say, it was hilarious. And that’s the nature of the business.”

The other thing that Maguire likes about making movies, he admits, is the intensity of the process.

“The thing that’s so addictive about film work,” he explains, “is that, unlike stage work, where you slowly create a character over several weeks of rehearsal, in movies you have to make very, very strong choices, right at the top. It’s scary, and it’s intense and it’s intoxicating.”

Given that, in television work especially, actors with their own wardrobes are given a bonus, Maguire has collected a number of surprisingly specific costumes.

“I play a lot of priests, and a lot of funeral directors,” he says. “I just have that kind of face. So I have my own

priest outfit, my own funeral director outfit and sometimes it pays off in other ways. When I was shooting The Sweetest Thing with Cameron Diaz, I played an Irish priest, and because I wore the outfit to and from the set, I ended up getting free parking because everyone thought I was a real priest.”

Of his many film roles, Maguire counts his appearance in Fight Club—playing the morose group leader of a testicular cancer support group—as one of his all-time favorite movie-making experiences.

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of the parts I still get recognized for,” he says. “It was grand getting to work with Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter, and my old buddy Meatloaf, who I knew from back in my New York days. I never got to work with Jared Leto, unfortunately.

“But it was a blast, making that film,” he goes on. “David Fincher works very carefully and slowly, so a part that might have taken someone else a day to film, kept me on set for five days. I’d had a wonderful scene in Fincher’s The Game, working with Michael Douglas. But he’s a taskmaster, and he’s fascinating to work with. Clint Eastwood shoots one or two takes only, but David shoots take after take. And I had to be at the top of my game every single take. Artistically and intellectually, it was an amazing experience.”

Which brings Maguire to his current project, producing a short film based on his own original idea.

The film, to be titled Generations, is currently in pre-production, with the budget still being raised.

But Maguire says that it’s quickly become a passion project for him.

“You know, time ticks by and pretty soon you start thinking about how time is running out,” he muses, “and then you start thinking about all the things you haven’t done with your life. And the one thing I’d never done was produce a film.”

There was an idea that had been sticking in the back of his mind, a story about several generations of a single family coming to grips with a long-buried secret about their genetic heritage. The film, in which he will star, involves a man, his wife, his daughter and granddaughter, and a surgeon. Maguire declines to tell more, but says there are twists and surprises.

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“The story sprang from a conversation I had with one of my brothers,” he says. “So I commissioned a script from Candice Holdorf, and it turned out beautifully. I gave the script to a brilliant young director I know named Kourash Ahari, and he loved the story. And suddenly, there I was, producing a short film.

Which has been eye-opening and exhilarating—and we haven’t even started filming it yet.”

The film, which he hopes to shoot in Solano and Marin this May, will cost an estimated $40,000, about half of which has been raised through crowdsourcing sites and private fundraisers. He has high hopes that the film will play the film festival circuit, and based on the responses he’s received from the script, he believes that it will capture the attention of filmgoers all over the world.

“That’s what happens with these shorts, a lot of times,” Maguire says.

“Shorts are where it’s at right now.

Big stars are doing them. In Youth, the one where I do the bedroom scene, it’s actually played all over the place. My sister saw it at a film festival in Holland. She called

up and said, ‘I don’t know what was wilder, watching my brother play the lead in a sci-fi movie, or watching my brother make love to a woman half his age.’ I told her, ‘Well, pick one. They’re both funny.’”

As for Generations, Maguire says that he’s currently holding his breath, working to pull together the final funding and lock in the locations.

“We’ll be filming part of it on Mare Island, and possibly some of it outdoors at the Marin Art & Garden Center,” he says. “I’m a firsttime producer, so I’ve made a few mistakes, including launching our big fundraiser at Christmas time, last year. Evidently, that’s the worst time to ask people for money! We did OK, but we have a little ways to go.”

With a laugh, Maguire adds, “And who knows? If I don’t screw up really badly, there could be more films in the future I might produce. I’m really having the time of my life!”Y If you want to help fund ‘Generations,’ contact Mammoth Pictures at mammoth-pictures.com or write to George Maguire at gmaguire1204@ yahoo.com.

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Steele says. “Combining gardening with chickens is a yin-yang practice.

A happy and healthy chicken not only supports tastier eggs, but a bountiful veggie harvest as well.”

At her Maine kitchen garden, there are often leafy greens growing as big as salad plates, sunflowers that reach the second story and herbs so rich they sprout a woody stem.

The nitrogen-rich fertilizer that only chickens can provide brings big results to a backyard garden. I can attest to this magic. My good friend, Sue, brings me a large bag of chicken crap from her hens, on my birthday each year. Yes, only a gardener could appreciate this gift … anyone else would de-friend her.

Are you from New York City and too chicken to have chickens, like yours truly? No problem.

Steele will walk you through stepby-step. She grew up on a small farm right across the street from her grandparents’ chicken farm in central Massachusetts, where she raised chickens and rabbits.

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The book covers topics such as growing in raised beds, gardens for optimal egg production, gardening for healthy baby chicks (aww!), growing edible plants for you and your flock and creating a chickensafe yard.

“I find sitting outside in my garden, pulling weeds, trimming herbs or gathering bouquets of flowers so much more enjoyable when my chickens are roaming,” says the author. “Pampered, healthy chickens make hardworking gardeners.”

Just what do chickens do all day? They are natural tillers and aerators. They scratch for bugs, loosen dirt, eat weeds and provide free fertilizer. Free fertilizer? Tell me more! Chickens are master compost spreaders—they love to scratch and turn soil all day long. Steele calls them her own personal team of compact mobile composters, and describes three ways in which they can help. You can integrate chickens with a compost pile, let chickens act

as the go-between when it comes to food waste and the garden or help them along to create compost right inside the coop over winter. (Did I mention that you need a chicken coop and a fenced-in chicken run?

Well, yes you do. Breathe deeply, New Yorkers. You can do this.)

If you choose to compost right in your chicken coop, this sounds like a win-win plan. All winter long, you barely lift a finger, and then in the spring you clean the whole coop out and have beautiful compost for your garden.The droppings decompose and create heat to keep the coop warm.

“As it decomposes, beneficial microbes grow that actually help control pathogens and keep parasite eggs from developing, making your chickens less susceptible to disease,” writes Steele.

And, for you fellow fertilizer fanatics, Steele shares her recipe for making chicken manure tea.

This homemade concoction adds nutrients, enzymes, microorganisms and other good things to plants that might need a bit of a boost or for new transplants. You’ll never need to buy commercial fertilizer again.

Combining chickens and plants may sound like a lot of planning and integration, but Steele’s optimistic tone may just convince you to give it a try. “If you are just getting started with herbs and natural chicken keeping, I would suggest starting small, maybe with just a small patio planter with a few herbs planted in it that can be used for various applications in your chicken keeping.”

I agree. If you are new to gardening, herbs are the simplest way to go, especially if you have lots of sun in your growing space. In high school, I successfully grew basil and parsley on my 11th floor fire escape (adjacent to my big sister’s pot plant, which the neighbors eventually reported to our mom) before I became a California Master Gardener. Besides being the easiest plants to grow, herbs boost a chicken’s immune system, keeping them naturally healthy.

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he 10 stage plays of August Wilson are an American treasure,” actor/director Denzel Washington has repeatedly noted over the last few months. “Now that Fences has finally been put on screen, I plan to see all nine of the others made into films, too. That’s my life’s work, now.”

As “life’s works” go, transferring Wilson’s spectacular cannon from the live theater to the movie theater is one of the best one’s a fan of plays and films could ever imagine.

Commonly listed alongside Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee as one of America’s greatest playwrights, Wilson’s own life’s work was the Century Cycle, 10 plays about the African-American experience, each one set in a different decade of the 20th century. Wilson finished the last two plays in the cycle—Gem of the Ocean, set in 1904, and Radio Golf, set in 1997—in the final years of his life.

Smack in the middle of the cycle, set in 1957, is Fences, the first of two August Wilson plays to win the

Asked last year when Marin Theatre Company would be staging its next August Wilson play— having staged Fences in 2014 and Seven Guitars in 2011—Minadakis said, “Soon, very soon,” adding that producing a Wilson play is not something one does unless all of the right people are in place. Thus his remark about August Wilson’s plays not always being easy to present in their original stage form. So bringing all of the Century Cycle to the screen is certainly going to be a challenge, regardless of which order Washington ultimately chooses to make and release them in.

My hope for the next one to hit the screen? Gem of the Ocean. Not only will it set the stage for what’s to come, by introducing the character of Aunt Esther—a former slave who is reportedly close to 300 years old, and has the power to “wash men’s souls.” Esther only appears once, in Gem, but she is referred to in several of the plays that follow. In fact, Fences is one of the few plays in the Century Cycle that carries no references to Aunt Esther at all, or makes reference to her home at 1839 Wylie Avenue, in Pittsburgh, the focus of Wilson’s final play, Radio Golf, in which realtors debate demolishing Aunt Esther’s historic home to make way for apartments and chain stores.

So kicking off the next phase with Esther herself would make sense.

But more than that, I would argue that, for all of the challenges of putting that particular story on stage, Gem of the Ocean is the most potentially cinematic of all of Wilson’s works. Though the play is set entirely inside Esther’s home, there are constant references to action taking place outside, with stories of a man drowning under a bridge after stealing a bucket of nails from a nearby factory, a massive fire that at one point engulfs the factory, one or two hair’s-breadth escapes in a wagon and the remarkable moment when Aunt Esther takes the troubled Citizen Barlow on a trip to the City of Bones, at the bottom of the sea, where the remains of slaves tossed from ships are lain to rest.

In the play, it’s merely described.

But in a movie, the right director— and I’m putting my hopes on Washington—will finally be able to bring the City of Bones to aching, shimmering, heartbreaking life.

That, I have to say, is something I can’t wait to see.Y

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Actor/director Denzel Washington’s screen adaptation of the play ‘Fences’ is the first of 10 August Wilson productions to successfully make it to the big screen.

Pulitzer Prize. The other was The Piano Lesson, set in 1936.

Washington’s screen adaptation of Fences, it turns out, is the first of the 10 to successfully make it to the big screen, in part because of Wilson’s demand that only an African-American director be allowed to helm the project.

The critically acclaimed film has now been nominated for a 2017 Best Picture Oscar, along with nominations for Best Actor (Washington), Best Supporting Actress (Viola Davis) and Best Adapted Screenplay, which was written by August Wilson himself, several years before he died in 2005.

With the Oscars taking place this weekend, Washington is the odds-on favorite to win Best Actor, and though Damien Chazelle is expected to win Best Director for La La Land, some are predicting an upset victory of Washington in that category, too.

Either way, the success of Fences is an excellent kick-off to the plan of turning all of those other plays into movies. Washington insists that he will not appear in or direct all of them, but has recently inked a deal with HBO Films to executive produce the rest of the cycle. So he will most definitely be overseeing the epic project. No announcement has been made about which of Wilson’s plays will be the next to get the big-screen treatment, but given that Washington has started in the middle, it’s unlikely that he plans to bring them out in chronological order.

Another factor that Washington has yet to remark on is that not all of the plays appear to lend themselves to a cinematic treatment. In fact, the one recurring criticism of Fences, the movie, is that its “play nature” never gives way to the more opened-up demands of cinema. Wilson did not include a lot of scene changes in his plays, and every one of them is set in a single place—a living room, a backyard, a recording studio, a restaurant, a taxi station, etc.

“Wilson’s plays aren’t always that easy to stage … on the stage,” noted Jasson Minadakis, artistic director of Marin Theatre Company (MTC), following his company’s stellar stage production of Gem of the Ocean in January of 2016. That production was directed by Daniel Alexander Jones, and has been nominated for several awards by the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, with the awards being given out on March 27.

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Singer/songwriter/guitarist Ryan McCaffrey, who takes the Sweetwater stage on February 23 with his band, Go By Ocean, says that the venue has “started to feel a bit like home to us over the last couple years.”

MUSIC

Led by Light

Ryan McCaffrey crafts original music with Go By Ocean By Lily O’Brien

“I

’ve just been obsessed [with music] ever since I was a kid,” confesses singer/ songwriter/guitarist Ryan McCaffrey, as we chat over coffee in his woodsy Novato home. That “obsession” continues to shape his life today—he and his band, Go By Ocean, just finished recording their second album, Sun Machine, and will perform at the Sweetwater Music Hall on Thursday, February 23.

The band is tight, and plays eclectic, indie rock. McCaffrey, 36, writes all of the songs, which range from mellow grooves to percussive rock ’n’ roll rhythms. He sings with heart and sincerity in a soft and dreamy style that is distinctive, compelling and personal. “I want to have emotion in it,” McCaffrey says.

He grew up in Southern California, and started playing guitar in grade school. McCaffrey’s early musical influences included Guns N’ Roses, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Nirvana, which led to the formation of his first punk rock band. In high school, he began singing, and then discovered his true passion—songwriting. “I love songs and I love the craft of writing a

song,” he says. “I’m always on the hunt for the next song.”

McCaffrey moved to the Bay Area in 2000 to attend San Francisco State University, organized a band after graduating and started gigging around with a variety of players.

Having been through some dark times in his life, McCaffrey says that he’s much happier now, and “living by the light, rather than letting darkness lead the way.” He calls the band’s song “Ring Around the Sun” an “anthem” to a brighter future.

“Even in your darkest hour, it’s a song that says that even at your worst, you can look down the road to better days ahead,” McCaffrey says.

Juggling a full-time “day job,” McCaffrey says that music will always be the driving force in his life. “No matter what, this is just what I’m going to be doing. I signed up to play music a long, long time ago—and my soul requires it.”Y Go By Ocean, Thursday, February 23, Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley; 8pm; $12$14; gobyocean.com.

THEATER

Doctrinal Shift

A dramatic clash of ideas in ‘The Christians’ By Charles Brousse

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eligion and politics have always been the most common forbidden topics at American family gatherings. Perhaps it’s a tacit recognition that when it comes to matters depending on faith rather than factual verification, there is no easy way to avoid unbridgeable controversies that are bound to offend someone.

That being the case, it’s understandable why playwrights have also avoided these subjects, with occasional exceptions like Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and, more recently, John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt.

Now, along comes Lucas Hnath’s The Christians, which premiered at the

Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 2014 Humana Festival of New American Plays, and is currently enjoying wide circulation throughout the country. The local producer is the San Francisco Playhouse, whose artistic director, Bill English, saw it at Humana, fell in love with the script and quickly decided to include it in his “Empathy Gym” series.

The choice required some courage on English’s part. Hnath’s play doesn’t pull any punches as it takes on the born-again-Christian evangelical movement, particularly its tendency to be intolerant of any deviation from established doctrine.

In the opening scene, Pastor Paul (the perfectly cast Anthony Fusco),

addressing the audience as if we are his congregants, describes how the church has prospered since its humble beginnings. As they listen, the people onstage behind him—the choir, his devoted wife (Stephanie Prentice), the head Elder (Warren David Keith), who is the link to the church's governing board, and the dynamic associate pastor (Lance Gardner)— nod and smile at the joyous news.

Then, completely unexpectedly, Pastor Paul drops a bomb. After pausing for effect, he declares that there is a “crack” in this idyllic picture. In a powerful monologue, he relates how he had been talking with someone at a conference of evangelical missionaries who

NOW PLAYING: The Christians runs through March 11 at the San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post St., San Francisco; 415/677-9596; sfplayhouse.org.

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‘The Christians,’ now at the San Francisco Playhouse, takes on the born-again-Christian evangelical movement.

described how he witnessed a young boy try to rescue his sister from a burning building, only to lose his own life in the process. It was a heroic and unselfish act, but since the boy had not yet declared for Christ, his spirit could not be considered “saved.” He would have to pay for the oversight by being assigned to the fires of hell.

Listening to that, Pastor Paul says he underwent an epiphany. The loving God whom he worshipped and his church celebrated could not possibly be so cruel. It was hell that had to go. If God’s existence could not be questioned, the only alternative for Christians is to recognize that somewhere in history their faith took a wrong turn by adopting the Manichean view of human beings as suspended between heaven (those who have accepted Christ as their savior) and hell (those who haven’t).

Following a fascinating public debate with his fundamentalist associate pastor in which the two trade biblical references like rifle fire across opposing trenches, Pastor Paul tells the congregation that he’s sure they will follow him in reimagining heaven as a place where believers, sinners and those—like the boy in the fire, who was undeclared—sit in peace at the Lord’s table.

Unfortunately, this is a doctrinal shift that goes beyond the congregation’s capacity for tolerance. Attacked on all sides— most especially by a choir member (Millie Brooks) who testifies that she cares more about dogma than about the personal needs of his flock—Paul watches helplessly as his supporters peel away until he stands alone, like Shakespeare’s King Lear, abandoned on the edge of a cliff.

All of this is fascinating dramatic material, but it loses much of its impact by being squeezed into a 90-minute, one-act play that has little room for exploring the characters, their relationships and even the clash of ideas that is at its heart. The feeling you get is that the San Francisco showing is more a workshop than a finished product. Perhaps the deficiencies can be remedied as it moves on to other venues. It will be interesting to watch.Y

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Viola Davis has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ‘Fences,’ an August Wilson play that was adapted for the big screen.

FILM

Ogling Oscars 2017 Academy Award picks

By Mal Karman

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or the 89th time in filmmaking history, the Academy Awards sweep over us with the usual media blitz and the presumed importance of a presidential election. Company offices around Marin County and the city will be collecting money for the Oscar pool—a gamble that, we guess, has never paid off and has sometimes embarrassed you. That’s why we’ve spent the last several days researching the nominees to try to shine a klieg light on your entry form and give you a better shot at

bringing home a little bonus.

You may have heard that La La Land scooped up 14 nominations and that Moonlight was the bestreviewed film of the year. But did you know that no one could tell us with certainty whether Moonlight was an original screenplay or an adaptation?

Based on an unproduced play, the Writers Guild of America deems it original, while the Motion Picture Academy calls it an adaptation. It goes up against Lion, Hidden Figures, Fences and Arrival.

As for the original screenplay honors, we predict that Kenneth

Lonergan’s emotion-heavy Manchester by the Sea will garner the respect it deserves and overcome challenges from La La Land, The Lobster, 20th Century Women and Hell or High Water.

Quite often, logic will desert Academy voters, leaving the rest of us in a state of utter disbelief, as in 2010 when The King’s Speech won Best Picture over The Social Network, in 1998 when the fluffy Shakespeare in Love topped the very gritty Saving Private Ryan or in 1961 when The Alamo and Sons and Lovers were Best Picture nominees ahead of Spartacus.

La La Land is supposed to win everything under the Pacific sun, including best shoelaces, but one statuette that might end up elsewhere is the one for cinematography. We like Greig Fraser’ work in Lion.

Every nominee for visual effects deserves the prize this year: Deepwater Horizon for its sinking oil rig; Kubo and the Two Strings for its remarkable stop-motion animation; Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for a different kind of universe; Doctor Strange for an astral plane that is stunningly real.

None of them, however, created more than 200 computer graphic animals and melded them seamlessly with live action like that seen in Disney’s The Jungle Book. If it doesn’t win, the studio ought to let the snakes out on the Academy voters.

Denzel Washington and Casey Affleck are knotted in a tight race for Best Actor, and the same can be said for Emma Stone and Isabelle Huppert for Best Actress. But Washington essentially reprised the role in Fences that he did on stage—that of garbage man Troy Maxson, former Negro League baseball star, who truly believes that the world owes him something and that it is way past due.

Affleck also portrays someone hanging on the lower rung of life.

As depressed janitor Lee Chandler in Manchester by the Sea, he returns to the scene of a tragedy that still haunts him while dealing with the unexpected death of his older brother. Despite a sexual harassment settlement of a few years ago, Affleck, we think, will score a gold statuette.

Emma Stone is poised to snatch the Academy Award from the remarkable French actress Isabelle Huppert. Stone plays a dreamer on the fringes of Hollywood, singing, dancing, emoting to perfection in La La Land. In Elle, Huppert is a successful businesswoman who is raped and chooses not to report it—

only to be raped again and again. It’s a chilling performance recognized by her Golden Globe for dramatic film, while her chief competition (Stone) won the Screen Actors Guild award, a BAFTA from England and a Golden Globe for a musical role.

We hate to say it, but the Academy rarely awards Best Actress Oscars to older women. Though she looks 40, Huppert is 63. If voters were to split their selection between Stone and Huppert, it’s possible that Natalie Portman could sneak in for her impressive rendering of Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie.

You can bet the house that Viola Davis will take home the Best Supporting Actress award for her work in Fences as a wife and mom who puts up with more garbage than her garbage man-husband gathers in a month. There’s a scene in which her eyes are welling, her nose is running and her body is about to collapse, that will be remembered for a long, long time. Fellow noms Nicole Kidman, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris and Octavia Spencer will have to wait for another day.

We have a local rooting interest for Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, born in Oakland and raised in Hayward, he plays a drug dealer with a heart of silver in Moonlight, a journey through the life of a gay, black man.

Here we could make a case for each of the nominees: Jeff Bridges, who got his first nom 45 years ago in The Last Picture Show, as a sheriff on the hunt for bank robbers in Hell or High Water; Lucas Hedges as a teen dealing with the death of his dad in Manchester by the Sea; Michael Shannon as a sympathetic sheriff in Nocturnal Animals; and Dev Patel as the young man adopted by an Australian couple in Lion.

The filmmaker who the Directors Guild of America selects for Best Director usually captures the Academy Award for the same category, and that means that Damien Chazelle is about to become the youngest director to go home with an Oscar. Previously, Norman Taurog, at 32 years, 260 days, was the youngest for directing Jackie Cooper in 1931 in Skippy. If Chazelle wins, he’ll clock in at 32 years, 38 days.

It would be a shocker if La La Land didn’t land the la la prize for Best Picture. Moonlight has a shot, but it’s a long one—and 2017 doesn’t feel like a year of big upsets. Our 2016 presidential election took care of that.Y To see a list of our predictions, visit pacificsun.com.

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Sundial Concerts MARIN COUNTY El Radio Fantastique West Marin’s cabaret rock band welcomes back founding members Johnny Di Morente and June McCrory for a special show. Feb 24, 7pm. $10-$15. ink.paper.plate studio and shop, 11401 State Route 1, Point Reyes Station. 415.873.6008.

The Grateful Ball Travelin’ McCourys and Jeff Austin Band each performs a set of Grateful Dead classics.

Feb 25, 9pm. $35-$40. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

Conspiracy of Beards This 30-member male choir from San Francisco performs original a cappella arrangements of Leonard Cohen songs. Feb 26, 4-6pm, $25. Community Church of Mill Valley, 8 Olive St., Mill Valley. 415.388.5540.

SONOMA COUNTY Brigitte DeMeyer & Will Kimbrough Two Americana masters, both based in Nashville, perform together in a special seated show that benefits the Earle Baum Center for the Blind. Feb 25, 8pm. $22-$25.

HopMonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

Bret Michaels Frontman of Poison performs as part of a current solo tour before his forthcoming album is released this summer. Feb 24, 7:30pm. $99. Rock Star University House of Rock, 3410 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa.

The Spirit of Us Musical presentation celebrates Black History Month with a selection of music rooted in the African-American experience.

Feb 26, 2pm. $30-$40. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

Mike Watt San Pedro punk pioneer, who formed the Minutemen and played with the reunited Stooges, performs with his new band the Missingmen. LA punks Toys That Kill and local rockers Decent Criminal also play. Feb 23, 7pm. $10. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

NAPA COUNTY Passport Approved Dinner concert features an international

lineup, including Katéa (Finland), Ben Hazlewood (New Zealand) and Speaker First (Indonesia). Proceeds benefit Arts Council Napa Valley’s education alliance. Feb 28, 6pm. $25-$150. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

Dweezil Zappa Musician and progeny of Frank Zappa appears as part of the “Stories Beyond the Spotlight” series. Feb 26, 7pm. $65-$70. Silo’s, 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Clubs & Venues MARIN COUNTY Benissimo Ristorante & Bar Feb 23, the Manifesto Duo. 18 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera. 415.927.2316.

Fenix Feb 22, pro blues jam. Feb 23, Derick Hughes Superband with Karl Perazzo. Feb 24, Freddy Clarke & Wobbly World. Feb 25, Masterpiece. Feb 26, 11:30am, Sunday Brunch with Audrey Shimkas. Feb 26, 6:30pm, Mardi Gras celebration with Second Line. Feb 28, Marin School of the Arts Spring Showcase. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

George’s Nightclub Feb 24, Banda Pacifica. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

Grazie Restaurant Feb 25, Phil Lewis and Catherine Goldwyn.

823 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.897.5181.

HopMonk Novato Feb 23, Deadphish Orchestra. Feb 24, Lef Deppard. Feb 25, the Brian Travis Band. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Feb 22, Rowan Brothers. Mar 1, Lorin Rowan’s deep blue jam. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

Mt Tamalpais United Methodist Church Feb 26, 5pm, Mill Valley Chamber Music Society presents Daedalus Quartet. 410 Sycamore Ave, Mill Valley. 415.381.4453.

19 Broadway Club Feb 22, Shortwave. Feb 24, 5:30pm, Danny Uzi. Feb 24, 9pm, Tomas D and the Sundown Gang. Feb 25, 5:30pm, Damir & Derek. Feb 25, 9pm, Monroe Grisman’s 50th Birthday JAM-Boree. Feb 26, 5:30pm, Connie Ducey and friends. Feb 27, open mic. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

CALENDAR

No Name Bar Feb 22, Marshall Rhodes and friends. Feb 23, Home. Feb 24, Michael Aragon Quartet.

Feb 25, KC Filson Band. Feb 26, Timothy O & Co. Feb 27, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs.

Feb 28, open mic. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.1392.

Departed. Feb 27, open mic with Austin DeLone. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

Osteria Divino Feb 22, Cosmo Alleycats. Feb 23, Passion Habanera. Feb 24, Smith Dobson Trio. Feb 25, Ken Cook Trio. Feb 26, J Kevin Durkin with Grant Levin. Feb 28, Adam Shulman. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Terrapin Crossroads Feb 22, Danny Click & the Others. Feb 23, Ross James’ Cosmic Thursday. Feb 24, Top 40 Friday dance party. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Feb 22, Todos Santos. Feb 23, C-JAM with Connie Ducey. Feb 28, Lorin Rowan. Mar 1, the Jazz Roots Band. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Feb 22, the New Sneakers. Feb 23, Mark’s Jam Sammich. Feb 24, the Sam Chase. Feb 25, the Receders. Feb 27, Billy D’s open mic.

Feb 28, Sheet Metal. Mar 1, the Weissmen. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Feb 23, singer-songwriter showcase. Feb 24, the LoWatters. Feb 25, Lee Presson & the Nails. Feb 26, 4pm, the StadlerGibbons Band. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Rickey’s Feb 24, Joan Getz. Feb 25, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato.

415.883.9477.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Feb 24, 6pm, Harvey Wainapel and the Noel Jewkes Quartet. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.524.2800.

Sausalito Seahorse Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Feb 23, French Oak. Feb 24, Joe Tate & the Hippie Voices. Feb 25, City Swing Band. Feb 26, 5pm, Rumbache. Feb 28, Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Feb 24-25, Royal Jelly Jive with Matt Jaffe & the Distractions. Feb 26, Andrew Taetz and Jackie Myers. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

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

Sweetwater Music Hall Feb 22, Mardi Gras Mambofest. Feb 23, Go

by Ocean and San Geronimo. Feb 24, Super Diamond. Feb 26, Cody Canada and the

Taste of Rome Feb 24, the 7th Sons. 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.7660.

Travis Marina Feb 24, the Beer Scouts. Feb 25, Lucky Drive.

Fort Baker, Sausalito.

Trek Winery Feb 25, Domestic Harmony. 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.

SONOMA COUNTY A’Roma Roasters Feb 25, Blue Groove. 95 Fifth St, Santa Rosa.

707.576.7765.

Annie O’s Music Hall Feb 25, Joose cover band. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.542.1455.

Aqus Cafe Feb 22, bluegrass and old time music jam.

Feb 24, Noah Tretter. Feb 25, Ring of Truth.

Feb 26, 2pm, Kenneth Roy Berry. Feb 28, flamenco jam with Mark Berry. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

The Big Easy Feb 22, Wednesday Night Big Band. Feb 23, Feinstein & Lipp. Feb 24, Foxes in the Henhouse. Feb 25, Frobeck with Ryan Tatarian. Feb 28, 5:30pm, Mardi Gras street parade and party with Rhythmtown Jive. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.

Brew Feb 24, MedicineBow. 555 Healdsburg Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.303.7372.

Brixx Pizzeria Feb 25, Third Rail Band. 16 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.766.8162.

Corkscrew Wine Bar Feb 28, songwriter’s lounge with Lauralee Brown. 100 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.789.0505.

Green Music Center Feb 24, Zuckerman Trio. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040.

Green Music Center 1029 Feb 22, 1pm, SSU Jazz Forum with George Young. Mar 1, 1pm, SSU Jazz Forum with Ben Allison & Think Free. SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 707.664.2122.

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Conspiracy of Beards, a 30-member a cappella all-male choir that sings only Leonard Cohen songs, performs on February 26 at the Community Church of Mill Valley.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall Feb 23, Jonathan Dimmock and friends.

Feb 25, “Bach & the North Germans” organ recital with Rodney Gehrke. Feb 26, 3pm, Yu-Chien (Benny) Tseng. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040.

HopMonk Sebastopol Feb 23, Alejandro Escovedo with Jesse Malin. Feb 24, Marshall House Project and Soluzion. Feb 27, Monday Night Edutainment with Jah Yzer. Mar 1, Dirtwire.

230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma Feb 24, Matt Bolton. Feb 25, Ten Foot Tone.

Feb 26, Tim Flannery & the Lunatic Fringe.

691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.

Jamison’s Roaring Donkey Wed, open mic night. Feb 24, Oddjob Ensemble. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.772.5478.

Lagunitas Tap Room Feb 22, French Oak. Feb 23, Muncie. Feb 24, the Royal Deuces. Feb 25, McHugh and Devine. Feb 26, David Correa Trio. Feb 28, 5:30pm, Petaluma Music Festival Mardi Gras party with the Dixie Giants. Mar 1, JimBo Trout. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

707.778.8776.

Last Record Store Feb 25, 3pm, the Down House with Streetbreaker and Katey. 1899-A Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.525.1963.

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

Feb 23, Experience Hendrix. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

and 9pm, Steffen Kuehn. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

Mystic Theatre Feb 24, Eric Johnson. Feb 25, Moon Hooch with Jackson Whalan. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.

Ca’ Momi Osteria Feb 24, Jealous Zelig. Feb 25, Sean Carscadden. 1141 First St, Napa. 707.224.6664.

Deco Lounge at Capp Heritage Vineyards Feb 25, John Brazell. 1245 First St, Napa.

707.254.1922.

Phoenix Theater Feb 24, the Ghost Next Door with Cursed and Bill Decker Band. Feb 25, Off the Wall and Judas Thieves. Feb 26, Otep with the Convalescence and One Day Waiting. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

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DEADPHISH ORCHESTRA

Napa Valley Roasting Company Fri, jammin’ and java with Jeff Johnson. 948 Main St, Napa. 707.224.2233.

FRI 2/24 $1015 8PM DOORS / 9PM SHOW 21+

Resurrection Parish Feb 26, 3:30pm, Creative Arts Series with Cantiamo Sonoma. 303 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa, creativeartsseries.com.

Rock Star University House of Rock Feb 25, the Mother Hips. 3410 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa.

RaeSet Feb 22, Howell Mountain Boys. Feb 24, Friday Night Blues with Gretschkat. Feb 25, open mic with Randy. Feb 27, jazz lab with Jeff Johnson. Feb 28, Mardi Gras with New Era Marching Ensemble. 3150 B Jefferson St, Napa. 707.666.9028.

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Stout Brothers Irish Pub Feb 24, DJ OnQue. Feb 25, StevieBoy Muziq.

527 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.636.0240.

Silo’s Feb 22, Scott Starr. Feb 23, John Lennon tribute with Drew Harrison. Feb 24, Luvplanet. Feb 25, Groove Dragon.

Mar 1, Syria T Berry. 530 Main St, Napa.

707.251.5833.

Whiskey Tip Feb 25, Used Goods. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.

NAPA COUNTY Blue Note Napa Feb 22, 6:30 and 9pm, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. Feb 24, 7 and 9:30pm, Dirty Cello. Feb 25, 7 and 9:30pm, Alvon Johnson. Feb 26, 7 and 9:30pm, Latin Jazz Sunday with Lisa Andrea. Mar 1, 6:30

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for celebratory moments by artist Carol Setterlund. 324 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

Thurs-Tues, 11 to 6. 707.431.7073.

Finley Community Center Through Mar 2, “Ed Dechant: Art Through 70 Years,” the Bay Area artist shows off a lifetime of passion and pleasure. Through Mar 31, “National Arts Program Exhibition,” 14th annual show and competition features local artists of all ages. Reception, Mar 5 at 3pm. 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. MonFri, 8 to 6; Sat, 9 to 11am. 707.543.3737.

Fulton Crossing Through Feb 28, “February Art Show,” featuring works by Richard Peden and Chelley Bondurant. 1200 River Rd, Fulton.

Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts Through Mar 12, “Young Artists Show,” annual exhibit features works by students from Sonoma County elementary schools.

Reception, Feb 24 at 4pm. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.

Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center Through Feb 28, “Birds of the Laguna,” exhibit features local artist Diana Majumdar’s mixed media and encaustic paintings of birds and landscapes of the Laguna de Santa Rosa. 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.527.9277.

Singer/songwriter Jennifer Berezan has gathered together more than 100 singers, songwriters and storytellers, who will perform at ‘Song for All Beings,’ a spiritually uplifting celebration of gratitude, at the Marin Civic Center on February 25-26.

Galleries MARIN COUNTY Art Works Downtown Through Mar 4, “Iceland: Blue,” Barbara Bryn Klare’s recent works on paper, inspired by the colors and textures of Iceland, show in the Underground Gallery, while Nathan Durfee’s whimsical pixelated art shows in the Founders’ Gallery. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael.

Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

Bay Model Visitor Center Through Feb 25, “Fixed Landscapes,” sculptor Brian Andrews works with wood, employing traditional techniques to explore contemporary cultural issues. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Belvedere-Tiburon Library Through Mar 9, “Abstract, Figure & Landscape Paintings,” artist Mary Valente displays a wide range of new works in this solo show. 1501 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon.

415.789.2665.

Falkirk Cultural Center Through Feb 25, “High School Arts Mashup,” local high school student poetry and art coordinated through the Arts Mashup exchange program. 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael. 415.485.3438.

Marin Center Through June 2, “Animalia Musicale: A

Chorus of Critters,” Artist Leslie Lakes paints images of animals over musical score sheets.

A portion of the proceeds benefits Enriching Lives through Music (ELM). Redwood Foyer Gallery, Marin Civic Center, 10 Ave of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

Marin Society of Artists Through Mar 4, “Two of a Kind,” members show explores artistic visions where two works are more than the sum of their parts.

1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, Noon to 4pm. 415.464.9561.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Feb 23, “Red,” group show features art centered around the striking color. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.

Osher Marin JCC Through Mar 10, “Traces of Sepharad,” etchings by New York-based artist Marc Shanker are based on Judeo-Spanish proverbs and densely layered with meaning and cultural connections. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

SONOMA COUNTY Arts Guild of Sonoma Through Feb 27, “Romance Month,” features the artisan jewelry of Nancy Martin. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. Wed-Thurs and Sun-Mon, 11 to 5; Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.996.3115.

BackStreet Gallery Through Mar 3, “The Art of Resistance,”

pop-up show includes powerful new work by 30 local artists, curated by Suzanne Edminster and Adrian Mendoza. Behind 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. Open by appointment. 707.568.4204.

Charles M. Schulz Museum Feb 23-Jul 16, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” on the 50th anniversary of the stage show, this retrospective exhibit features rare memorabilia from the production’s worldwide history. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5.

707.579.4452.

Chroma Gallery Through Mar 11, “Art of the Figure,” art celebrates the timeless tradition of drawing the human figure. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.293.6051.

City Hall Council Chambers Through Mar 9, “Hreint,” the Icelandic word for “pure” centers Santa Rosa photographer Collin Morrow’s new collection of photos from a summer tour of Iceland. 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Ste 10, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3010.

Daredevils & Queens Through Mar 12, “Cheryl Alterman Solo Show,” featuring rock ‘n’ roll photography and original oil paintings. 122 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.575.5123.

Erickson Fine Art Gallery Through Mar 2, “CANTOS: Songs for the New Year,” abstract paintings in the search

Occidental Center for the Arts Through Mar 12, “Onsite,” exhibition of plein air works featuring local artists Charles Beck, Dave Gordon and William Taylor. Reception, Mar 5 at 4pm. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.

Paradise Ridge Winery Through Apr 30, “Geometric Reflections,” sculpture by 10 renowned artists celebrates 10 years of the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation. 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr, Santa Rosa. Daily, 11 to 5. 707.528.9463.

Peace & Justice Center Through Feb 26, “Katie Ketchum Solo Show,” Sebastopol artist and songwriter is featured.

467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, 1 to 4pm. 707.575.8902.

Riverfront Art Gallery Through Mar 5, “Photoshopped or Not?” Riverfront Gallery co-owner and photographer Lance Kuehne shows new work that concentrates on magnificent and vibrant local landscapes. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. FriSat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART. The Spinster Sisters Restaurant Through Mar 5, “Clark Swarthout Drawings,” Santa Rosa artist presents an exhibit of intricate and imaginative pen and ink drawings. 401 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7100.

University Art Gallery Through Mar 12, “Black, White, Color, Life,” recent works on paper from nationally recognized, New York-based artists Laurie Fendrich and Peter Plagens.

Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. Tues-Fri, 11 to 4; SatSun, noon to 4. 707.664.2295.

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Comedy Mort Sahl Sahl takes the stage every week to deliver his legendary, take-no-prisoners wit.

Thurs, 7pm. $20. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Orchestra. Feb 25, 6pm. Vintners Inn Event Center, 4350 Barnes Rd, Santa Rosa. info@legalaidsc.com.

Hospital Volunteer Orientation Learn to feed, medicate and care for injured, ill and orphaned wild animals brought to WildCare’s Wildlife Hospital. Feb 25-26, noon. WildCare, 76 Albert Park Ln, San Rafael. 415.453.1000.

Mardi Gras Party Get down on Fat Tuesday with a cajun buffet dinner, authentic hurricane cocktails and live music by the Rotten Tomatoes. Feb 28, 5pm. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.665.0260.

Novato Comedy Festival Tons of standups and improvisers get together for five shows over three nights, benefiting Novato Theater Company. Feb 24-26. $25. Novato Theater Playhouse, 5420 Nave Dr, Novato. 415.883.4498.

Marin County Civil Grand Jury Open House Learn more about this independent citizens’ watchdog group that monitors local government, investigates problems and recommends solutions. Feb 28, 4pm. Free.

Creekside Room, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael.

Oscars Laughter Party Night of improvised comedy takes on cinematic proportions. Feb 25, 8pm. $10.

Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

Marin Single Mingle Meet new friends while enjoying a spectacular view of San Francisco, GG Bridge and the Bay. Feb 23, 7pm. $10. Spinnaker, 100 Spinnaker Dr, Sausalito. 415.332.1500.

Rudy Ortiz The standup performs as part of the Headline Comedy Series. Feb 25, 8pm. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park. 707.665.0260.

Mr Healdsburg Pageant Local lads vie for the crown in this fundraiser for the Raven. Feb 25, 7:30pm.

Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg.

707.433.3145.

Sonoma Laughfest The same funny folks behind the annual fest appear for a special dinner show. Feb 26, 8pm. $15-$17. The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.

Song for All Beings Communal celebration of gratitude and oneworld activism is a seamless collaboration woven by scores of musicians, dancers and storytellers. Feb 25, 7:30pm and Feb 26, 1:30pm. $49 and up. Marin Center’s Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

Events Black History Program Educational entertainment with participants from many cultures throughout Sonoma County features former 49er Bubba Paris.

Feb 24, 7:30pm. Petaluma Community Center, 320 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

Broadway Bash Benefit party for Cinnabar Theater’s Young Rep program includes cocktails, auctions and exciting performances. Feb 25, 6pm. $50. Carole L Ellis Auditorium, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. 415.392.5225.

Democracy Cafe Explore contemporary social and political issues using the framework of Socratic inquiry. Feb 23, 7:30pm. $5. Many Rivers Books & Tea, 130 S Main St, Sebastopol.

707.829.8871.

Dying to Celebrate Fundraising party for local nonprofit Final Passages includes humorous death education films, silent auction, dancing and music. Feb 26, 6pm. $10-$20. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.

Hearts for Justice Gala Legal Aid’s annual fundraiser features Sen Mike McGuire as master of ceremonies, catering by John Ash & Co and entertainment by the Dick Bright

Tattoos & Blues Exhibits, tattoos, piercings, live music, food, booths, art, contests and prizes. Feb 24-26. $10-$35. Flamingo Lounge, 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Young Artist Showcase The first in a series of shows features visual art, spoken word, hip-hop and rap by local artists of color in celebration of Black History Month. Feb 25, 7pm. $8. Gaia’s Garden, 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.544.2491.

empowerment among African American communities. Feb 24, 6pm. Free. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station.

415.663.1075.

Awards Night at Smith Rafael Film Center Watch the Oscars in a fun, casual setting and enjoy champagne, games, prizes and popcorn. Feb 26, 3:30pm. $25-$40. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Catching the Sun Second film of the “Social Action Goes to the Movies” documentary film series focuses on solar power and how it can fight climate change and create jobs. Followed by panel discussion. Feb 25, 7pm. By donation.

Congregation Shomrei Torah, 2600 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.578.5519.

Cinema & Psyche Watch and discuss eight masterful movies with folklore and fairy-tale motifs in this ongoing series. Mon, 2pm. Through Apr 24. $165. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael, cinemaandpsyche.com.

Deconstructing Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Composer, musician and expert Scott Freiman looks at the classic Beatles album from multiple angles, exploring the history behind the music. Sat, Feb 25, 1pm and Wed, Mar 1, 6:30pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Disturbing the Peace Documentary captures the human potential that happens when someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for the dream of a free and secure world. Feb 23, 1 and 7pm. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840.

The Envelope Please Watch the Academy Awards on the big screen while enjoying bubbly, bites, raffles and door prizes galore. Feb 26, 4pm. $60.

Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.773.3190.

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Petaluma Film Alliance Spring Cinema Series Featuring recent award-winning favorites and top Oscar contenders as well as classic and local films, with pre-screening lectures and post-film discussions. Wednesdays through May 17. Carole L Ellis Auditorium, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma.

415.392.5225.

Academy Awards Party at Lark Theater San Francisco film critic Jan Wahl hosts an Oscars party, with a telecast on the big screen, delicious food, costumes and door prizes.

Feb 26, 4pm. $80-$85. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.

Robeson: Songs of Freedom Entertainer, athlete and activist Paul Robeson’s fight against fascism is featured in this film. Feb 23, 7pm. Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.575.8902.

Academy Night at Rialto Food for Thought present the Oscars on the big screen with prizes and plenty of local color on hand. Feb 26, 4:30pm. $30. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol.

707.525.4840.

The Salesman Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film is the story of a couple whose relationship begins to turn sour during their performance of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” Feb 25, 4 and 7pm. $10. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa. 707.255.5445.

Arc of Justice Filmmakers Helen S Cohen and Mark Lipman present their film about the struggle for racial justice and economic

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West County Museum Through Mar 5, “The Hippies,” memorabilia recreates the environment of rebellion against consumerism and conformity built in the forests of Graton and Occidental in the 1960s and ‘70s. 261 S Main St, Sebastopol. Thurs-Sun, 1 to 4.

707.829.6711.

relates to machines more than people, with mechanical engineer Evan Atherton presenting his comical short film “Artoo in Love.” Feb 23, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

with the band. Feb 25, 7pm. $20. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael. 415.479.4131.

Improve Your Brain Health An interactive, therapeutic and energizing experience to improve your brain function.

Feb 24, 2pm. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael. 415.485.3323.

You’re Killing Me, Susana Director Roberto Sneider appears and presents his recent fish-out-of-water romance.

Feb 25, 4pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Love in an Age of Anger Michael Nagler speaks on celebrating nonviolence. Feb 23, 6pm. Aqus Cafe, 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Food & Drink

Monet: The Early Years An illustrated lecture by museum docent Alfred Escoffier. Feb 28, 7pm. Free. Corte Madera Library. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444.

Eighth Street Wineries Annual Open House Stroll through the cellars of some of Sonoma County’s premier local artisan wineries. Feb 25, noon. $40-$45. Eighth Street Wineries, 21481 Eighth St E, Sonoma. 707.939.3930.

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Guess the Grape Blind tasting of five wines challenges your palate. Feb 23, 5pm. $10. Back Room Wines, 1000 Main St, Napa. 707.226.1378.

Jazz on the Menu Various restaurants in Healdsburg feature a signature dish and live music, to support Healdsburg Jazz Festival. After party and dessert bar held at Costeaux Bakery. Feb 23.

Costeaux French Bakery, 417 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, healdsburgjazzfestival.org.

The Journey of Chocolate Hear how chocolate has gone from guilty pleasure to healthy treat. Feb 23, 6pm. Free.

Petaluma Seed Bank, 199 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.773.1336.

Meet the Makers Local food entrepreneurs discuss their origins, with tastings. Space is limited, RSVP recommended. Feb 23, 6:30pm. Free.

Driver’s Market, 200 Caledonia St, Sausalito. driversmarket.com.

A Taste of Russia Katia of Katia’s Russian Tea Room in San Francisco shares her knowledge of Russian cuisine and provides a sampling of sweets and savories. Registration required. Feb 27, 7pm. Free. Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St, Marin City. 415.332.6157.

For Kids All About Bats!

Learn about and see bats up close and personal.

Feb 26, 1pm. Free. Petaluma Seed Bank, 199 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.773.1336.

Hare & Tortoise Aesop’s classic is retold as part of the MTC family series. Feb 25-Mar 5. $18-$22. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

Josh McIntosh & Rattlesnakes Enjoy stories, songs and sing along in this engaging, live and interactive American roots performance. Feb 26, 11am. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael.

415.444.8000.

Sonoma State Symphony Orchestra Family concert features Bay Area marionette performance group Fratello Marionettes, followed by an instrument petting zoo for kids. Feb 26, 2pm. $8. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Dennis McNally (shown here with his wife), a Grateful Dead historian and publicist who wrote the book ‘A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead,’ will be speaking about his experiences on February 25 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin in San Rafael.

Lectures African Americans in Higher Education As part of Black History Month, this panel discussion features personal stories and perspectives. Feb 23, 12pm. Bertolini Student Center, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4011.

Beginning Free Motion Quilting Mt Tam Quilt Guild hosts accomplished quilter Nancy Sumner. Feb 25, 10am. $45.

Aldersgate Methodist Church, #1 Wellbrock Heights, San Rafael.

Biology Colloquium Dr Anneliese Hettinger talks on the challenges and approaches toward understanding ocean acidification. Feb 28, 12pm. Darwin 103, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 707.664.2880.

The Development of an Idea Artist talk explores approaches to develop a personal point of view about pottery.

With potluck lunch and roundtable discussion. Feb 23, 12:30pm. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma.

707.938.4626.

Exploring Light Learn creative techniques for photographing with natural light. Feb 23, 7pm. The Image Flow, 401 Miller Ave, Ste A, Mill Valley.

415.388.3569.

The Grateful Dead: An Inside Look Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally and backstage photographer Susana Millman talk about their years traveling

My Life, My Choices Lecture on planning for future healthcare decisions. Feb 24, 12pm. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael.

415.473.6058.

Nonviolence in the Holy Land Talk by Palestinian activist Ali Abu Awwad.

Feb 22, 7pm. $25. Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati. 707.664.8622.

Organic Modernist Architecture in Santa Rosa & Sonoma County Join architectural historian and photographer Darren Bradley as he gives a presentation on the Central Library’s architectural design. Feb 22, 6pm. Free. Santa Rosa Central Library, 211 E St, Santa Rosa.

707.545.0831.

Our Economic Futures Economics professor, author and radio host Richard D Wolff explores alternatives to capitalism. Feb 27, 7:30pm. $15. Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

866.955.6040.

Talking to Your Kids About Ethics & Sex Training for parents looks at the new landscape in which teens are navigating sex and intimacy and offers concrete ways to talk to teens about these issues. Feb 28, 7pm. $45. Center for Domestic Peace, 734 A St, San Rafael. 415.457.2464.

Wildlife of Western Sonoma County Learn about local fauna from the banana slug to the mountain lion. Feb 26, 1pm. $20. Armstrong Volunteer Center, 17000 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville.

Readings Book Passage Feb 22, 7pm, “The Weight of Him” with Ethel Rohan. Feb 23, 5pm, “Garden of Lamentations” with Deborah Crombie. Feb 23, 7pm, “Brat Pack America” with Kevin Smokler. Feb 24, 7pm, “Clownfish Blues” with Tim Dorsey. Feb 25, 1pm, “Amazing Women” with Sigrid Carter. Feb 25, 4pm, “Setting Free the Kites” with Alex George.

Feb 26, 1pm, “The Girl Behind the Door” with John Brooks. Feb 28, 7pm, “Make Your Kid a Money Genius” with Beth Kobliner.

Mar 1, 7pm, “Wonderland” with Steve Johnson. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay Feb 25, 1pm, “San Quentin Quail” with Margery McAleer. 100 Bay St, Sausalito.

Novato Copperfield’s Books Feb 24, 7pm, “Garden of Lamentations” with Deborah Crombie. 999 Grant Ave, Novato.

415.763.3052.

Petaluma Copperfield’s Books Feb 23, 4pm, “Hilo #3: The Great Big Boom” with Judd Winick. Feb 24, 7pm, “Pachinko” with Min Jin Lee. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma.

707.762.0563.

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books Feb 23, 7pm, “Creating Peace” with SRJC students. Feb 25, 7pm, “Clownfish Blues” with Tim Dorsey. Feb 28, 6pm, “What They Don’t Know” with Jo-Anne Rosen. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8938.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books Feb 25, 7pm, “Girls Gone Astray” with Susan Isa Efros. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol.

707.823.2618.

Theater 1776: The Musical Spreckels Theatre Company presents this Tony Award-winning musical that brings history to life as it recalls America’s contentious Founding Fathers. Through Feb 26. $16-$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park.

707.588.3400.

Airport Bar Participatory public performance speaks out against the recent attempt at a travel ban with conceptual flair. Feb 24, 7pm. La Dolce Vita Wine Lounge, 151 Petaluma Blvd S, Petaluma. 707.763.6363.

Hay Fever Noel Coward’s delicious comedy bubbles with wit in Roustabout Theater’s production. Feb 24-Mar 5. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

A Little Night Music Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical about new romances and second chances is entrancing entertainment. Feb 24-Mar 19. $15-$38. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 West Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

The Magic Flute Mozart’s fantastical opera is performed by Sonoma State University departments of music and theatre arts. Feb 23-Mar 5. $5-$17.

Evert B. Person Theater, SSU, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 707.664.4246.

Murder at Joe’s Speakeasy Get a Clue Productions presents an interactive murder-mystery dinner theater show set in the Roaring Twenties. Fri, Feb 24, 7pm. $68. Charlie’s Restaurant, Windsor Golf Club, 1320 19th Hole Dr, Windsor. getaclueproductions.com.

Rumors Neil Simon’s comic masterpiece is a tale of how a dinner party goes deliciously awry. Through Feb 26. $12-$22. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.894.3222.

You Got Older Left Edge Theatre performs the quirky, darkly comic new play about family and illness. Through Feb 26. $25-$40. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

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Single Men Wanted for nine-week group for Singles. Room for another single woman as well. Starts Feb. 27 (with no meeting on 3/7). A psychoeducational, experiential class/group for those desiring more success in relationships (romantic, friendships, family, work, social life). Great opportunity to explore obstacles, learn new skills and create more fulfilling relationships. Also offering 4 long-term, process groups (three coed Intimacy Groups and Women’s Group). Call or email Renée for more information about this group.

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5 Carly Simon; Warren Beatty 6 Plato, in his dialogue, The Republic

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PublicNotices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—FFile No: 2017141437 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: OCEANS WAX STUDIO, 1206 THIRD STREET, SUITE 1, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: CECELIA R. STRAWN, 256 RICHARDSON DRIVE, 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 Jan 23, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141385.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MONTARE, 55 NELSON AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: TODD GRAHAM WYNNE-PARRY, 55 NELSON AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. 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 ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Jan 13, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141465.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: F.J. DRYWALL, 612 CHANSLOR AVENUE, RICHMOND, CA 94801: FRANCISCO JAVIER PENUNURI NAVARRO, 612 CHANSLOR AVENUE, 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 27, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141515.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: XANADU ENTERTAINMENT, 15 INDIAN ROAD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: 1) CYNTHIA PEPPER, 15 INDIAN ROAD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903 2) MELINDA DARLINGTONBACH, 31 MANZANITA AVE, 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 ClerkRecorder of Marin County on FEB 02, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141522.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: WOMEN ACTIVIST TOPS, 1 CHANNING WAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: 4TH HORSE FITNESS, INC, 1 CHANNING WAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. 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 FEB 02, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141345.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) PRESTON POINT LAMB 2) PRESTON POINT FARM 3 ) MARIN MEAT COMPANY 4) POZZI RANCH 5) MARIN LAMB 6) PRESTON POINT RANCH 7) POZZI RANCH TRUCKING 8) PRESTON POINT, 1775 DILLON BEACH ROAD, TOMALES, CA 94971: 1) MARTIN POZZI, 851 CLEVELAND LANE, PETALUMA, CA 94952 2) SALLY POZZI, 851 CLEVELAND LANE, PETALUMA, CA 94952.The business is being conducted

by MARRIED COUPLE. 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 Jan 09, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141520.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HOUSE OF BAGELS, 640 4TH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: PAOLAY LENG, 175 VISTA DEL MAR, 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEB 02, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141539.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) SIDECAR 2) TEMPEST, 1560 4TH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: GESSIKA RYAN McCANN, 320 MESA VERDE WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

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 FEB 06, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141558.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) AKASHIC INDUSTRIES 2) AKASHIC BOOKS & RECORDS, 6 SCHOOL ST, STE 240, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: JASON WITHERSPOON, 132 TAMALPAIS RD, FAIRFAX, CA 94930.

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 FEB 08, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141588.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CREATIVE CUSTOM PAINTING, 1323 LINCOLN AVE #1, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: 1) LEONCIO ESPINOZA ORDOÑEZ, 1323 LINCOLN AVE # 1, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901; 2) OLIVA ZARRO BAUTISTA, 1323 LINCOLN AVE # 1, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted

by MARRIED COUPLE. 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 FEB 10, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141564.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS, 316 MESA VERDE WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: LUIS LUCIANO, 316 MESA VERDE WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

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 FEB 09, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141601.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: LUCAS VALLEY CLEANERS, 4460 REDWOOD HWY #17, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: LINDA CHEON, 2500 DEER VALLEY RD #127, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. 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 FEB 14, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141501.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MARTY’S WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES, 90 NORTH AVE #1D, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: 1) HENRY MARTINEZ, 90 NORTH AVE #1D, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903 2) JULIA MARTINEZ, 90 NORTH AVE #1D, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The business is being conducted by MARRIED COUPLE. 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 FEB 01, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141478.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CHRIS THEOFEL INNOVATIONS, 1464 GRAND AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: PANACHE KITCHEN INNOVATIONS, INC., 1464 GRAND AVE, 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 Jan 30, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-141629.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TWENTY-FOUR SEVEN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 3 CLUB VIEW DR, NOVATO, CA 94949: SUE GILLIAM, 3 CLUB VIEW DR, NOVATO, CA 94949. 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 Feb 17, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15 of 2017)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT FROM USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No: 304750. 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 Clerk-Recorder’s Office on April 10, 2014, Under File No: 2014134564. Fictitious Business name(s) HOUSE OF BAGELS, 640 4TH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HAY YOU, 175 VISTA DEL MAR, SAN RAFAEL,CA 94901.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Feb 10, 2017 (Publication Dates: Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15 of 2017)

OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1700151. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ALISON KEANY GALLO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ALISON KEANY GALLO to HUNTER BENNETT. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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: 03/06/2017 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT L, ROOM L, 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: JAN 17, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22 of 2017)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1700269. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SHIRIN MICHELLE MOYNIHAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: SHIRIN MICHELLE MOYNIHAN to SHERRY MICHELLE MOYNIHAN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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: 03/07/2017 AT 08:30 AM, ROOM B, 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: JAN 24, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22 of 2017)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1700369. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ANGELA RATTO CHECK filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ANGELA RATTO CHECK to ANGELA BETH RATTO. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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: 04/04/2017 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT B, ROOM B, 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: JAN 31, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1 of 2017)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1700349. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JUAN VELASQUEZ HERNANDEZ & MARIA PEREZ HERNANDEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: AIDA MARGARTIA VELASQUEZ PEREZ to AIDA SOPHIA VELASQUEZ PEREZ. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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: 04/04/2017 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT B, ROOM B, 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: JAN 30, 2017. (Publication Dates: Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1 of 2017)

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By Amy Alkon

Q:

The 40-year-old guy I’m dating swivels his head to check out ladies everywhere. He even comments on those he finds attractive. I’ve mentioned that it bugs me. He contends that it’s my insecurities that are really the issue here. I can see how lower self-esteem might lend itself to an offended reaction, as opposed to just a shrug or an eye roll, but is this really on me?—Blamed

A:

Yes, of course your insecurities are the real issue here. Because what woman wouldn’t feel great when her boyfriend’s all, “Whoa, boobs are out tonight!”?

That said, it is normal that he’s driven to look. Men evolved to have their eyeballs all up in every hot woman’s business because the features considered beautiful in a woman correlate with health and fertility. Ancestral men who passed on their genes (and mating psychology) are those who went for the fertile young hotties, not the 70-year-old ladies with a lot of personality.

Not surprisingly, brain imaging studies by evolutionary psychologist Steven Platek and his colleagues find that when men see pictures of curvalicious women, there’s “activation” in (most notably) the nucleus accumbens. This is part of the brain’s reward circuitry and “the seat of addictive behavior.” Regarding their findings, Platek told me, “We think that this is why men quite literally find it challenging to look away from a highly attractive female body.”

No, not “impossible” to look away. “Challenging.” Like it may sometimes be for you to keep from stabbing your boyfriend in the thigh with a fork when he rubbernecks at a passing pair of Wonderbreasts. However, feeling disturbed by his girl-gawking isn’t a sign that you’re emotionally defective. Psychiatrist and evolutionary psychologist Randolph Nesse explains that emotions have a job to do—to motivate us to “respond adaptively” to threats and opportunities.

If your insecurity is tripping you up, it’s in how you seem to be second-guessing the emotions yelling at you, “Do something! HELLO?! Are you in a coma?” The thing is, you don’t have to feel assertive to be assertive. You just have to (gulp!) stand up for yourself as an assertive person would.

Again, the problem isn’t that your boyfriend’s looking; it’s that he’s looking (and commenting) while you’re standing right there, feelings and all. Be honest with him: This doesn’t just “bug” you; it hurts your feelings. It makes you feel disrespected. And it needs to stop. Now. Because you want to feel loved, respected, and happy—either with him or with some guy you meet at his funeral, after his tragic but inevitable death from drowning in a pool of his own drool.

Q:

For two years, I’ve been in the best relationship of my life, after years of really bad ones. I’m thinking that maybe the key to a happy relationship is having two people who think they aren’t good enough for each other. Not that we feel that in a pathetic way. We each just feel really grateful and lucky to be with the other person, and it makes a difference in how we treat each other. Thoughts?—Happy at Last

A:

Astrology

For the week of February 22

ARIES (March 21-April 19): My astrological

radar suggests that there’s a space-time anomaly looming just ahead of you. Is it a fun and exotic limbo where the rules are flexible and everything’s an experiment? That might be cool. Or is it more like an alien labyrinth where nothing is as it seems, you can hear howling in the distance and you barely recognize yourself ? That might be weird. What do you think? Is it worth the gamble? If so, full speed ahead. If not, I suggest a course correction.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Someone on

Reddit.com asked readers to respond to the question, “What is the most liberating thought you’ve ever had?” Among the replies were the following six: 1.

“If new evidence presents itself, it’s OK to change my beliefs.” 2. “I get to choose who’s in my life and who isn’t.” 3. “I am not my history.” 4. “You can’t change something that has already happened, so stop worrying about it.” 5. “I am not, nor will I ever be, conventionally beautiful.” 6. “I don’t have to respond to people when they say stupid s--- to me.” I hope these testimonies inspire you to come up with several of your own, Taurus. It’s a perfect time to formulate liberating intentions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It has been a while since I told you that I love you. So I’m doing it now. I LOVE YOU. More than you could ever imagine. And that’s why I continue to offer these horoscopes to you free of charge, with no strings attached. That’s why I work so hard to be a playful therapist and an edgy mentor for you. That’s why I am so tenacious in my efforts to serve you as a feminist father figure and a kindly devil’s advocate and a sacred cheerleader. Again, I don’t expect anything in return from you. But if you would like to express your appreciation, you could do so by offering a similar type of well-crafted care to people in your own sphere. Now would be an excellent time to give such gifts.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I like the word ‘bewilderment’ because it has both ‘be’ and ‘wild’ in it,” says poet Peter Gizzi. I propose that you go even further, Cancerian: Express a fondness for the actual experience of bewilderment as well as the word.

In fact, be willing to not just tolerate, but actually embrace the fuzzy blessings of bewilderment. In the coming weeks, that’s your ticket to being wild in the healthiest (and wealthiest) ways. As you wander innocently through the perplexing mysteries that make themselves available, you’ll be inspired to escape formalities and needless rules that have kept you overly tame.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you familiar with

psychologist Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow?

It’s the unflattering or uncomfortable part of you that you would prefer to ignore or suppress. It’s the source of behavior about which you later say, “I wasn’t acting like myself.” Jungians say that the shadow hounds you and wounds you to the degree that you refuse to deal with it. But if you negotiate with it, it leads you to beautiful surprises. It prods you to uncover riches you’ve hidden from yourself.

I mention this, Leo, because any shadow work you do in the coming weeks could generate rather spectacular breakthroughs.

Sometimes the thing we tell ourselves is that love is really “the thing I got into because I was scared I’d die alone—surrounded by empty single-serving zinfandel bottles.”

What seems key this time around, in how happy you two are, is the gratitude you feel. Gratitude for your partner comes out of noticing the sweet, thoughtful things they do—like taking out the trash without needing to be “asked” at gunpoint.

However, what you’re grateful for isn’t so much the garbage relocation as what it shows—what social psychologist Kaska Kubacka describes as your partner’s “responsiveness to (your) needs.” This, in turn, tells you that your happiness is important to them, which tells you that they value you and the relationship. Awww.

Seeing that you’re loved and cared for like this motivates you to do sweet, loving things for your partner. Which motivates them … which motivates you … (think of it as love on the Ping-Pong model.) This helps create and maintain the kind of relationship where, when your partner blurts out, “I love you so much!” your inclination is to respond in kind—instead of turning around to see who the hell they’re talking to. Y

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You could make a vow like this: “Between now and April 15, I will be relentless in getting my needs met. I will harbor a steely resolve to call on every ploy necessary to ensure that my deepest requirements are not just gratified, but satiated to the max. I will be a dogged and ferocious seeker of absolute fulfillment.” If you want to swear an oath like that, Virgo, I understand. But I hope that you will try a softer approach—more like the following: “Between now and April 15, I will be imaginative and ingenious in getting my needs met. I will have fun calling on every trick necessary to ensure that my deepest requirements are playfully addressed.

I will be a sweet seeker of unpredictable fulfillment.”

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

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): How would

Buddha ask for a raise or promotion? How

By Rob Brezsny

would Jesus tinker with his career plans as he took into consideration large-scale shifts in the economy? How would Confucius try to infuse new approaches and ideas into the status quo of his work environment? Ruminate deeply on these matters, dear Libra. Your yearning to be more satisfyingly employed may soon be rewarded— especially if you infuse your ambitions with holy insight. How would Joan of Arc break through the glass ceiling? How would Harriet Tubman deal with the inefficiencies caused by excess testosterone? How would Hildegard of Bingen seek more emotional richness on the job?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I suspect that you would benefit from acquiring a new bedroom name, my dear. But should I be the one to give it to you? I’m not sure. Maybe you could invite a practical dreamer you adore to provide you with this crazy sweet new moniker. If there is no such person to do the job (although given the current astrological omens, I bet there is), I’ll offer the following array of amorous aliases for you to choose from: Wild Face; Kiss Genius; Thrill Witch; Freaky Nectar; Boink Master; Lust Moxie; Pearly Thunder; Peach Licker; Painkiller; Silky Bliss; Slippery Diver; Swoon Craver.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Soon I’ll be off on my first vacation in 18 months. At first glance it might seem odd for an astrologer like myself to have selected two Sagittarians to be my housesitters. Members of your sign are reputed to be among the least home-nurturing people in the zodiac. But I’m confident that by the time I return, raccoons won’t be living in my kitchen, nor will my plants be dead or my snail-mail stolen or my TV broken. The current astrological omens suggest that most of you Centaurs, at least for the foreseeable future, will display an uncommon aptitude for the domestic arts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The near

future will be mutable, whimsical and fluky. It’ll be serendipitous, mercurial and extemporaneous. You should expect happy accidents and lucky breaks. Your ability to improvise will be quite valuable. Do you believe in lucky numbers? Even if you don’t, yours will be 333. Your sacred password will be “quirky plucky.”

The cartoon characters with whom you will have most in common are Bugs Bunny and Road Runner. The place where you’re most likely to encounter a crucial teaching is a threshold or thrift shop. Your colors of destiny will be flecked and dappled. (P.S. I suspect that an as-yet-undiscovered talisman of power is crammed in a drawer full of junk.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Treat your body like a sublime temple, please. And regard your imagination as a treasured sanctuary. Be very choosy about what you allow to enter into both of those holy places. This strategy is always a wise idea, of course, but it’s especially so now, when you are extra sensitive to the influences you absorb. It’s crucial that you express maximum discernment as you determine which foods, drinks, drugs, images, sounds and ideas are likely to foster your maximum well-being—and which aren’t. Be a masterful caretaker of your health and sanity.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What would

your best mother do in a situation like this? Please note that I’m not asking, “What would your mother do?” I’m not suggesting that you call on the counsel of your actual mother. When I use the term “your best mother,” I’m referring to the archetype of your perfect mother. Imagine a wise older woman who understands you telepathically, loves you unconditionally and wants you to live your life according to your own inner necessity, not hers or anyone else’s. Visualize her. Call on her. Seek her blessings. Y

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