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Well I guess I rattled the cages of the Marin liberals [‘Grow a Pair,’ Letters, Aug. 30]. If nothing else, it may open a few willing minds that want to look at the world as it is—not through the rose-colored glasses of limo-liberalism.

In response to ‘Grow a Pair,’ I find this highly offensive to transgenderism and misogynistic/ sexist. It seems that Stanton’s letter has no proof of anything—just insults and statements that are a result of the dissonance that happened when his reality collided with the election reality.

Here are some facts: Trump’s daughter converted to Judaism, and he has Kushner and many more Jewish people working with him. Does that not make you think before calling him an anti-Semite? Guess not. To Stanton’s point that Obama needed a vacation with billionaires after working so hard for “the people,” I think he is missing the point; i.e., he is supposed to be a man of the people, not the 1 percenters.

Getting super rich looks funny on a $400,000 salary, not to mention

$85 million in vacation costs totaling 217 days. How many days off did you get?

Yes, Stanton, the Klan was a military force serving the Democratic Party; this lasted in various forms until the early 1960s.

Well documented. If you were beaten up by Mexican flag-waving people at the Burlingame Trump rally, you start to understand how it felt to confront Klansmen.

As to Larry Lack’s letter, in case you forgot, you are innocent until proven guilty in America; there was NO proven guilt in Trump’s FATHER’S companies being racist.

As to not publishing my name: Marin is like Stalin’s Russia; if you want to work or not live in fear, you have to carry the Communist Party card/i.e., Democratic card. I used to, and in fact have impeccable liberal credentials, but Democrats became corrupt and captured by elements trying to destroy our language, borders and culture. I, like the majority of Americans, could no longer watch the country disintegrate. U.S.A., U.S.A., U.S.A.!Y —Anonymously sent for safety reason

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nia in 1849, he found gold, cashed in and with his profits established a lumber- and paper-making company, later building a tourist resort in Marin County. A local state park is named for him. Who was he?

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2 What structure, built in London around 1078, attracts thousands of visitors every day?

3 Is the olive a fruit or a vegetable?

4 In a 1939 radio broadcast, Winston Churchill described what country as ‘a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma’?

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played the roles of Dorothy, and of the Scarecrow, in the 1978 film The Wiz?

6 The names of Ohio’s three largest cities all begin with the same letter. Name these cities in order of population.

7 What Major League Baseball team name is the same as the league in which it plays?

8 The battle cry of what medieval fighters was, ‘Jerusalem is fallen’ (‘Hierosoly-

ma est perdita’)?

9 2 + 2 = 2?

10 What branch of philosophy, with a name that begins with two vowels, 10

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BONUS QUESTION: The Shell Oil company was established in Britain in the 1830s as a trading company, originally importing what exotic objects from East Asia?

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Upfront Many towns in Marin have passed local laws to keep storefront cannabis out of their communities, but Fairfax is an exception.

The Deliverance Will Marin County puff-puff pass a delivery-only medical cannabis ordinance? By Tom Gogola

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fter public outcry nixed a plan that would have brought four brick-and-mortar cannabis dispensaries to unincorporated Marin, the Marin County Board of Supervisors are now pushing out an ordinance that would render the county’s cannabis business a delivery-only affair.

The revised cannabis ordinance is still not good enough to pass muster

with cannabis conservatives, says Amos Klausner, a resident of San Geronimo who opposed the dispensaries and is now opposed to the delivery-only matrix, which he says would bring crime, traffic and other potential public-safety issues to bear on the unincorporated parts of the county.

Among other issues, Klausner is concerned about cannabis warehouses, which he says would be a magnet for crime in a part of the county with

scant law enforcement resources.

“We don’t have a police force out here, we have a sheriff who rolls by once a day,” says Klausner, a 45-year-old native New Yorker who has lived in Marin County for two decades. “This is not why we moved here.” He cites rampant opposition to dispensaries and cannabis warehouses emerging from across multiple demographics and sensibilities in the county. It’s not

just a bunch of fuddy-duddies.

Klausner is himself a user of medical cannabis and says that he gets his product mostly from the Harborside dispensary in Oakland. He hopes and expects that the latest ordinance under consideration will have an ample airingout in public meetings, and makes no apology for his NIMBY-ist attitude toward cannabis in West Marin.

“We haven’t seen any opportunity yet for us to let the county know whether we want a marijuana warehouse in our community,” says Klausner, a graphic designer and author by trade, who has a school-age child in the local school district.

As he reads from the new ordinance during a phone interview, Klausner says his problem with the new delivery-only model is that it doesn’t define “delivery” adequately and leaves open a door, he says, for the sorts of legal loopholes exploited by a delivery service in San Rafael—and which he says he used on occasion. “There’s the need to have the medicine,” he says, “and then there’s the community.”

This service had a well-known system where a medical-marijuana customer would enter a room where all of the cannabis product was held, and place an order.

Then the cannabis would be “delivered” to a room across the hall.

“How do you police that?,” Klausner asks. He adds that if all of the cities and towns in Marin were allowing delivery warehouses, storefront dispensaries and recreational storefronts, “I wouldn’t be so bothered.”

The issue for him is that the county seems intent on shunting whatever cannabis businesses do develop in the post-Proposition 64 landscape into West Marin. “San Rafael has a robust police force,” he says, “and we have nothing. If everyone’s got it then I’m OK with it, but you can’t force it upon a small group of people.”

Many towns in Marin have passed local laws to keep storefront cannabis out of their communities.

The notable exception is Fairfax, which has an operating medicalcannabis storefront, the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana, which opened in 1996, was shut down by the feds in 2011 and reopened in June thanks to the tenacious efforts of medicalcannabis pioneer Lynette Shaw.

“Once this goes legal there are cities and towns in Marin that may reconsider,” says Klausner,

cannabis business for a decade, notes the irony of a self-identified “progressive” county that gave rise to the 420 movement and the Grateful Dead emerging as one of the more cannabis-wary counties in the region.

“Is it our population is a little different? The beliefs—we are maybe a little more conservative,” he says, but the bigger problem in Marin isn’t a conservative population, but a lack of public education and outreach. “Up north, further north, it’s more part of the cultural landscape. Santa Rosa is more up to date on education, but Marin hasn’t taken the time to educate the population or the county on how [medical cannabis] works.” (At press time on September 19, the supervisors had a public workshop on the ordinance scheduled.)

While Santa Rosa has been rolling out the red carpet and Sonoma County is falling over itself to extend the deadline for licensees, Bjork says that Marin is waiting for the Prop 64 state law to fully kick in next year and is not really taking a proactive approach to the potential tax (and health) bonanza that awaits.

In the meantime, the newest dispensary law, Bjork says, still leaves open the sticky question of the location of the eventual delivery-only businesses. It’s a sticking point for Klausner.

“I do think that this time around they are going to start issuing some licenses,” he says, “delivery, nonstorefront only, it will go through— but the location is going to be the problem again.” His suggestion is for the county to pick the four best available delivery services (he hopes his is one of them), and then tell those businesses where they’re allowed to set up shop. The proposals will be “scored” by the county using various metrics such as business viability and proposed location.

When it comes to location, Klausner says not in his backyard, under any circumstances. “While we are liberal in our politics, the county voted overwhelming to support recreational, I understand that.” But he says there’s a big chasm between support for legalization and the actual implications on localities as the roll-out ensues. “When I’m accused of NIMBYism,” he says, “I say, ‘Is it OK if I open up a nuclear waste facility in your backyard?”Y

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who highlights that towns and municipalities across Marin County have passed local laws outlawing storefront dispensaries. But with legalization underway, he adds, “you may find that the lure of the tax revenue is too great for San Rafael.

So why can’t the county just be patient and wait and see what the cities and towns do?”

The irony of Marin County’s general disposition of conservatism in the face of the cannabislegalization initiative, Prop 64, and the tax-glut cannabis playground unfolding to the north in Sonoma County and Santa Rosa—a de facto extension of the Emerald Triangle—is not lost on Klausner.

But neither is the associated crime that comes along with big grows, he adds, citing a raft of gruesome and pot-related crimes that have sprung up in Mendocino County in recent years.

One of the key tenets of the new cannabis legalization regime unfolding in the state is the imperative placed on law enforcement to crack down on illegal grows and make every effort to end the black market sale of cannabis.

But since most of the cannabis that grows in California is shipped out to states (such as New York) where it remains illegal, the black market isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, unless U.S. President Donald J. Trump orders Attorney General Jeff Sessions to drop the federal fatwa on weed, which seems unlikely.

Still, Klausner remains supportive of the push to legalize, since he says that it could serve to spread the cannabis business around the county and into cities that are better prepared to deal with whatever lawenforcement issues emerge.

Brian Bjork, director/partner of Marin Gardens, which delivers medical cannabis throughout the county, says, however, that “safety is not any more of an issue in delivery than in a storefront. Bjork would like to have a storefront operation, and says that the county should allow them, “but I don’t really blame them since 98 percent of the naysayers are OK with delivery.”

For Bjork, the problem with the new delivery ordinance is that it could open a floodgate of delivery operations from places other than Marin County, such as San Francisco, and put operations like his out of business in the process.

Bjork, a 35-year-old native of Marin County who has been in the medical

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The Altman family stands in front of the soon-to-be-opened San Rafael location of their Fairfax-based Iron Springs Pub & Brewery.

BEER ISSUE

‘Plank to Pint’

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery to open in downtown San Rafael By Tanya Henry

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t’s getting easier to experience a taste of Fairfax in San Rafael these days.

First, Taste Kitchen & Table brought their refined pastries and espresso drinks to Copperfield’s Books, and come late fall, Iron Springs Pub & Brewery plans to open a satellite taproom on the corner of Fourth Street and Lootens Place.

It’s hard to remember a time before Iron Springs, but 13 years

ago, Mike and Anne Altman arrived in Marin County from Boulder, Colorado and seemingly overnight wove their way into the fabric of Fairfax’s tight-knit community. Named after a popular mountain biking road, Iron Springs has been catering to everyone from cyclists, to families, to out-of-town hikers and diehard regulars who come in for their favorite brews and sports on the flatscreen TVs. On most

weekends, it’s common to see dogs, kids, couples and entire families enjoying the brewery’s outdoor picnic tables while nibbling on Iron Springs’ irresistible garlic French fries.

“We had been looking for another space in San Rafael for quite a while,” explains Anne, who along with holding down another job and caring for the couple’s two elementary school-aged boys, is very much involved in getting their

second brewpub up and running.

“I’m here everyday,” says Mike, who notes that the right location was critical for them, as they will be transporting kegs of beer between locations (there won’t be any beer production at the new site).

Conveniently, the Altmans are working closely with the nextdoor tenant and owner of the building, Crome Architecture.

Plans for an enclosed patio, seating for 69 and a stage for live music are all in the works for the 2,600foot gutted space that was most recently home to a Persian rug retailer. One entire wall that faces Lootens Place will boast floorto-ceiling windows, allowing for plenty of light to stream into the coveted corner spot.

“It’s great that we get to build the space out exactly the way we want it,” the two explain. “We also hope to eventually offer some outdoor seating along Lootens like we do in Fairfax.”

The Iron Springs taproom will serve up a similar menu that will be prepared onsite, so downtown San Rafael workers and residents can look forward to hot sandwiches, burgers and salads. And of course their wellcrafted and well-loved Casey Jones Imperial IPA, Kent Lake Kolsch and Epiphany Red Ale (among others) will also be on tap. Look for a commemorative brew to celebrate the late November or December opening—or as Mike says in reference to the ground-up buildout, “from plank to pint.”

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery has become synonymous with quality craft beer. The Altmans have built a strong team of brewers and have collected numerous awards along the way—including multiple Pacific Sun Best of Marin Best Microbrew awards. And five of the brewery’s most popular beers are now available in cans and bottles in several Bay Area stores.

Iron Springs’ winning combination of high-quality brews, a family-friendly vibe and a strong sense of community makes it a go-to favorite for locals. If the Altmans can achieve what they have in Fairfax, San Rafael folks are in for a treat.Y Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, 901 Fourth St. (at Lootens Place), San Rafael, opening soon; 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax; ironspringspub.com.

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Hop To It

Making the switch to organic beer

By James Knight

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he refrigerated beer aisle at this Whole Foods Market is so generous, it spills over into a refrigerated end cap around the corner, and is even bookended with a taproom. This, where America shops for healthy, wholesome and organic foods, is surely where the most comprehensive selection of certified organic craft beer can be found—so let’s start shopping.

After some searching, here it is: California’s Eel River Brewing Co. IPA bears a green and white USDA organic seal on the carton. And— that’s it. There are dozens, maybe hundreds of beers here: Fun, fruity beers, serious, traditional beers, bourbon barrel beers and light session beers. Corona and Coors Light are here. Where are the organic beers? Surely, the health-conscious and environmentally aware customers of this natural grocery

store chain, particularly in this Northern California market, must be asking the same question every day.

“Not so much,” says a beer department manager, while pointing out that there are, indeed, a few more organic beers in the end cap—Samuel Smith fruit ales and a porter, which are from England.

She says that people tend to shop by brand or style here, and they aren’t as concerned about organic beer as they are about gluten-free beer, which is prominently displayed with six brands.

Fine, so shoppers feel good just stepping in the door of a name-brand organic food chain but take a pass when it comes to purchasing organic—who knew? The selection is only marginally better at locally owned natural foods markets, however. And customers are not asking for more.

“Not as often as I would like,” laments Mandy Reilly, grocery buyer

demand for a farmer to convert 1,800 square feet to organic farming.

The beer itself doesn’t suffer for lack of choices. Del Grande says that today, he’s got plenty of certified organic malts, specialty malts and hops to choose from—like the beer, they just cost more. Should environmentally concerned beer drinkers make the money-to-mouth connection any time soon, says Del Grande, “I can triple my output tomorrow.”Y

Upcoming Marin County Beer Events

Tiburon Taps Beer Festival Saturday, September 23, 1-4pm General: $45 Designated Driver: $20 Shoreline Park, Tiburon tiburontaps.org

Tam Valley Oktoberfest Saturday, Sept. 23, 3-9pm $15/adult $10/kids (1-10) Tam Valley Community Center 203 Marin Ave., Mill Valley tcsd.us

Oktoberfest Corte Madera Saturday, Oct. 14, noon to 5pm Tasting: $30 General: $10 Kids under 12: Free Old Corte Madera Square Tamalpais Dr. & Corte Madera Ave., Corte Madera oktoberfestcortemadera.org

Biketoberfest

Saturday, Oct. 14, 11am to 5pm Free; sampling: $40 Fair Anselm Plaza, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax biketoberfestmarin.com

Novato Oktoberfest

Saturday, Oct. 21, 5:309:30pm $40 (includes dinner, no-host bar, music) Greek Orthodox Church 1110 Highland Dr., Novato novatosunriserotary.org

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There are local brewers ready to produce more organic beer—they just need more people to care about going organic first.

at Community Market in Sebastopol.

“But the organic options we have are some of our top-selling varieties, so that speaks to the customer base we have at our store.” Community Market carries organic beer from Eel River and Butte Creek, although distribution for the latter is spotty.

One of the reasons for the limited selection is somewhat circular, Reilly speculates: Unlike other grocery categories, which may display conventional and organic options sideby-side, the beer aisle doesn’t suggest the choice in the first place. “They really don’t think about it,” Reilly says, “because they don’t see an option.”

Consumers are more worried about GMO in their foods, according to Reilly. Thus far, the market for barley hasn’t been lucrative enough for the crop science industry to come up with approved GMO barley.

“It’s definitely something people should be aware of,” says Reilly,“if you’re concerned about where your food comes from. Alcohol is digested by your body more readily than anything else, so you’re getting maximum potency there.”

The struggle for market traction is clearly a frustration for Daniel Del Grande, owner and brewmaster of Bison Brewing in Berkeley.

“Consumers in Sonoma, Napa and Marin have been pretty price sensitive,” says Del Grande, who founded the organic brewery in 1997. “Once I get my beer on the shelf, they don’t seem to be willing to be paying for organic beer, so frankly it’s been rotated out because consumers don’t buy it.”

Del Grande sells his lineup (which includes a double Simcoe IPA called Kermit the Hop, a chocolate stout, and a red ale with rye and caraway) in at least eight states, and in Whole Foods in some markets, but other stores looked at the metrics recently—pre-Amazon sale—and decided to bump Bison. Not because they’re unsympathetic, but because they aren’t meeting the metrics.

The irony is that organic beer had a much greater impact on the environment than organic tomatoes, according to the brewer. “If people knew the impact of organic agriculture through organic beer, they wouldn’t pay extra for organic tomatoes; they’d shift all their money to organic beer.”

Besides the health aspects that drive so many consumers’ choices— who ever thinks about the pesticides used to control mites and mildew on hops?—Del Grande points to the environmental and ag system benefits when a household buys 52 six-packs of organic beer per year, creating

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Novato-based nanobrewery Indian Valley Brewing Company was born out of a hobby enjoyed with family; today, it supplies four different brews to local establishments.

BEER ISSUE

Big Dreams

Novato’s Indian Valley Brewing Company takes off

By Tanya Henry

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ovato is getting a reputation—for all things craft beer.

Brendan Moylan of Marin Brewing Company’s fame opened Moylan’s across from the Vintage Oaks shopping center in 1995. More recently, the likes of Baeltane Brewing (now closed), BeerCraft and J&M Brewing Supplies have all legitimately added to the slow, but steady influx. The newest addition to the scene is

4-month-old Indian Valley Brewing Company, which dubs itself a nanobrewery and is committed to “brew small and dream big.”

Brothers Joe and Matt Tachis come by their craft honestly. Their father Tom worked as a salesman for the Hamm’s Brewing Company, and the two fondly recall the building at 1550 Bryant Street in San Francisco with its iconic 20-by80-foot sign topped with a 13-foot 3-D beer chalice. It took years after

Tachis senior retired from the beer business, but eventually the three of them would begin home brewing in Joe’s garage in Novato in 2012.

Joe, 54, and Matt, 49, are all about growing organically and not getting ahead of themselves.

Neither has quit his day job—Joe is an insurance adjuster and Matt is an electrical contractor—though both admit to being “pretty good brewers.” They’ve set up their twobarrel operation near Joe’s business

in a 700 square-foot warehouse in Bel Marin Keys.

“We have already produced 70 barrels of beer,” says Joe, who notes that it puts them on track to beat their 200-gallon goal for the year. With a clear demand for their beers, they decided to bring on more experienced brewer Shawn Cochran, co-owner of J&M Brewing Supplies, who they hope will help them take the brewery to the next level.

Indian Valley Brewing Company currently offers four different brews, with the focus squarely on IPAs: Ship’s Mast New England IPA, Peace Gate Pale, Hazy Blonde IPA and a West Coast IPA. Though no taproom is in place as of yet, the brews can be found locally on tap at Bicycle Brüstop, BeerCraft, Finnegan’s Marin, Hilltop 1892, Rancho Nicasio, Extreme Pizza, Indian Valley Golf Club, Toast and Wildfox. San Anselmo’s Creekside, which plans to finally open this fall, will feature the Hazy Blonde IPA on tap.

Though Joe and Matt hope to continue to grow the business, they are realistic and cautious. “We want to be able to provide beer for the customers we already have,” says Joe, who is pleased with how well their beer has been received and hopes to open a taproom at the brewery, as well as one in downtown Novato.

Along with making their 92-year-old dad proud, the brothers come from a large extended family—12 kids in total—and have plenty of hands to help with events, fundraisers and festivals.

They’ve taken full advantage of social media and haven’t been shy about participating in “guest tap” opportunities at bars and restaurants throughout the county.

Given its auspicious beginnings, this young brewery seems poised for success. With dreams of a larger operation (more barrels), additional beer styles and a taproom or two, the brothers continue to take it one day at a time and heed their father’s early lessons: To make the best quality beer they possibly can, and to make their customers happy.

Bottoms up!Y Indian Valley Brewing Company, indianvalleybrewing.com.

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“Each show is an adventure,” says singer/songwriter Jesse Colin Young, who formed a new band with his son last year. “It’s a thrill.”

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Young Again Jesse Colin Young gets together a new band

By Lily O’Brien

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t’s the most rockin’ band I ever had!” says folk-rock icon Jesse Colin Young, 76, of his new touring band.

Best known for his work with The Youngbloods, and the sweet, pure tone of his voice, Young’s hit song “Get Together” became an anthem for the peace and love movement in the ’60s and ’70s.

After being diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2011, Young took a hiatus from touring. But seeing his bass player son Tristan’s senior recital at Boston’s Berklee School of Music last year inspired him.

“I’m confounded by it,” Young says by telephone from a tour rest stop in St. Louis. “I had no plans to start again. But the kids just blew me away, and all of a sudden this light came on in my heart.”

Tristan helped put the new band together with several of his Berklee friends, and they began touring last February. On Sunday, September

24, they’ll perform many of Young’s hits, along with new songs, for Whistlestop’s Whistlestock event at the Marin Center.

“They’re all brilliant kids and their energy is so pure at this point,” Young says. “They’ve come right out of a school that put them on such a high level of proficiency, and they all play and sing from their hearts.”

Young, who lived in Point Reyes for years, says that many of the band’s shows have sold out.

“I attribute that to the hunger,” he says. “These are dark times for those of us who love the earth and like to get along with others.

There’s a great hunger for this kind of loving and come-together music—and it’s real.”Y Jesse Colin Young, Whistlestock, Sept. 24, Fairgrounds Island, Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael; 4pm; $69-$129; 415/473-6800; whistlestop.org/whistlestock.

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h, Mother! Can this really be the end, to be stuck in J-Law’s earhole with the Messiah blues again?

Scene after scene, in tight closeups on Jennifer Lawrence’s face, we peer into her eyeballs as if we were ophthalmologists. Watching Mother! you’d suspect that Lawrence was wearing a mechanical camera rig to follow her as closely as possible.

She’s been accused of overacting, but with the camera this close, it’s Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) who imprisons her. Every bad thing that happens—rather, every thing that’s probably going to turn out bad— follows with a cut to Lawrence so she can react to it. We know exactly how she feels at every moment.

Some ambiguity would have spiced this Kaf ka-like fable that does a backflip into religious allegory.

It’s a Repulsion-style study of the walls closing in; Mother (Lawrence) is rebuilding a rambling farmhouse somewhere in the country. Her husband, twice her age, is called “Him” ( Javier Bardem)—a poet walled in by serious writer’s block.

One evening, a guest calls, unknown to Mother but slightly known

by Him. The man (Ed Harris) is a boorish orthopedic surgeon, a smirking bastard who smokes in the house, even after he’s been requested to stop. Him can’t get enough of the pushy man of medicine, and goes off hiking and talking with him. Later, the doctor’s unnamed wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) arrives. Some Feud-style amusement can be had in watching the reigning female star of 1980s cinema emotionally roughing up the reigning female star of today’s film.

For the first two thirds of Mother!, we watch Mother’s anxiety climb.

As she wards off hallucinations with glasses of pretty yellow fizzing medicine, crowds arrive to tear Mother’s home to pieces.

The movie’s best idea is the summing up of Him’s fantastically popular poem in a silent tableau of love and conflagration. We never hear it read aloud or understand its gist. But the tight camera overexposes Lawrence’s face. You’re reduced to spending an hour or so counting the moles on her neck.Y

American Assassin (R)

By Matthew Stafford

Fri. September 22 - Thu. September 28 • American Assassin (1:51) CIA agents Sanaa Lathan and Michael Keaton team up with a Turkish spy to take down a rogue spook itching to start a war in the Middle East.

• American Made (1:55) Rollicking period piece about a cocky airline pilot-turned-CIA agent who gets tangled up in the IranContra scandal; Tom Cruise stars.

• Brad’s Status (1:41) Suburban dad Ben Stiller questions his comfy, boring life when he reconnects with ridiculously successful college classmates Luke Wilson and Michael Sheen.

• Columbus (1:44) Minimalist mood piece eavesdrops on the developing relationship between an Ohio architecture student and a stranded Chinese tourist.

• Concerto: A Beethoven Journey (1:33) Documentary focuses on acclaimed pianist Leif Ove Andsnes as he explores Ludwig’s life and work and takes on his five piano concertos.

• Dalida (2:04) Sveva Alviti stars as the 1950s Egyptian superstar who sold 130 million records before she took her own life at the age of 54.

• Les Enfants du Paradis (3:09) Legendary French poetic-realist masterpiece of life among the actors, aristocrats, thieves and courtesans of 19th century Paris.

• The Fencer (1:38) Finnish drama about a haunted WWII vet who confronts his demons as a fencing instructor in a Sovietheld Estonian village.

• Friend Request (1:32) A Facebook nerd makes the mistake of liking something and before you know it her friends are getting croaked one-by-one.

• The LEGO Ninjago Movie (1:30) A troupe of modern-day ninjas band together to take down an evil warlord; Jackie Chan lends voice and gravitas.

• Logan Lucky (1:59) Steven Soderbergh comedy about an improbable speedway heist by inept amateur criminals Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Seth MacFarlane and Katie Holmes.

• Lucky (1:28) The late Harry Dean Stanton stars as a fiercely independent 90-year-old atheist who finds himself on an unexpected spiritual journey.

• Manhattan Short Film Festival (2:05) You’re invited to watch 10 unique short subjects and vote for your favorite. Finalists will be eligible for next year’s Oscars!

• Marjorie Prime (1:37) Lois Smith stars as a dying woman who uses artificial intelligence to piece together a not necessarily honest version of her late husband.

• Mother! (1:55) Darren Aronofsky horror inferno about the lethal nature of love and sacrifice stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Harris, Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence.

• My Journey Through French Cinema (3:15) Auteur extraordinaire Bertrand Tavernier illuminates the history of Gallic mise-en-scene with insights, observations and lots of great film clips.

• National Theatre London: Amadeus (3:00) Live from South Bank it’s Peter Shaffer’s vivid take on the rivalry between Viennese court composer Antonio Salieri and rowdy wunderkind Wolfgang A. Mozart.

• National Theatre London: Yerma (2:00) Billie Piper delivers a legendary performance as Federico García Lorca’s driven young woman pathologically desperate to bear a child.

• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Studio Ghibli Fest 2017 (2:20) Hayao Miyazaki anime about a young princess’ battle against environmental catastrophe; program includes short cartoons from around the world.

• The Purple Rose of Cairo (1:22) Woody Allen classic about a 1930s movie character who emerges from the screen and embraces the real world; Mia Farrow and Van Johnson star.

• Rebel in the Rye (1:49) Biopic stars Nicholas Hoult as J.D. Salinger, lover, fighter (in WWII) and famously reclusive author of Catcher in the Rye. • The Red Balloon (0:34)/White Mane (0:38) Double bill of Albert Lamorisse children’s classics about a Parisian boy’s friendship with a mischievous balloon, and a spirited stallion who refuses to be tamed.

• Spettacolo (1:31) Documentary spotlights the Tuscan hill town of the title where for half a century the villagers have staged a summertime al fresco drama by, about and starring themselves.

• Steve McQueen: An American Icon (2:00) Pastor Greg Laurie’s documentary focuses on the superstar’s late-in-life spiritual journey; Mel Gibson and others discuss.

• Tulip Fever (1:47) Alicia Vikander as a 17th century Dutch orphan trying to escape her loveless marriage by cornering the tulip market.

• Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (1:30) Fond documentary portrait of the Tales of the City author and gay rights pioneer; Amy Tan, Ian McKellen and Laura Linney share insights.

• Viceroy’s House (1:47) Sumptuous period piece about India’s 1947 transition from British rule to independence; Tanveer Ghani and Hugh Bonneville are Nehru and Mountbatten.

• Wall Street (2:06) Oliver Stone melodrama stars Charlie Sheen as a fledgling stockbroker torn between corporate raider Michael Douglas and mensch-papa Martin Sheen.

• Year by the Sea (1:54) An empty nester retreats to Cape Cod to find herself and discovers pleasure and purpose in life’s shoals and eddies; Karen Allen stars.

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

Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7:10, 9:55; Sun 4, 7:10; Mon-Wed 1, 4, 7:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:45, 9:25; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:25 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:15, 1:15, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Northgate: Thu 7, 9:40 • American Made (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:10, 4:55, 7:30, 10:10; Sun-Thu 11:30, • Brad’s Status (R) 2:10, 4:55, 7:30 Columbus (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sat 3:45; Mon-Wed 5:30 Concerto: A Beethoven Journey (Not Rated) Lark: Sun 1 Lark: Fri 3:45, 8:45; Sat 5:30; Tue 11 • Dalida (Not Rated) Lark: Tue 8; Wed 11; Thu 3:30 • Les Enfants du Paradis (Not Rated) The Fencer (Not Rated) Rafael: Sat-Sun 1:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:35, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50, 10:10 • Friend Request (R) Home Again (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:15, 9:40; Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:25, 2:50, 5:20, 7:55, 10:20 IT (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:35, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50; Sun-Wed 12:35, 3:40, 6:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:35; Sat-Sun 12, 3:15, 6:30, 9:35 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:30, 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10 Playhouse: Fri 3:45, 6:45, 9:45; Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45; Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:45; Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:45 Rowland: FriWed 10, 1, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20 The Last Dalai Lama? (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 11; Mon 3; Tue 6:10 Leap! (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:35 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:05, 1:05, 2:25, 3:25, 4:55, 5:50, 7:15, 8:30, • The LEGO Ninjago Movie (PG) 9:35; Sun, Tue 12:05, 1:05, 2:25, 3:25, 4:55, 5:50, 7:15; Mon, Wed 12:05, 1:05, 2:25, 3:25, 4:55, 7:15 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 9:30; Sat-Sun 11:30, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 3D showtime at 2 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:55, 4:45, 6:10, 7:35, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 12:30, 3:20, 8:45 Playhouse: Fri 3:30, 6:30, 9; Sat 1:15, 3:30, 6:30, 9; Sun 1:15, 3:30, 6:30; Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:30, 1:30, 4:20, 6:45, 9:30 Logan Lucky (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Lark: Sun 7, 9 • Lucky (Not Rated) • Manhattan Short Film Festival (Not Rated) Lark: Thu 11 Mother! (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:35, 1:35, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15; Sun-Thu 10:35, 1:35, 4:30, 7:20 • My Journey Through French Cinema (Not Rated) Lark: Sun 3; Wed 7 • National Theatre London: Amadeus (Not Rated) Lark: Thu 7:30 National Theatre London: Yerma (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 1 • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Studio Ghibli Fest 2017 (Not Rated) Fairfax: Sun 12:55; Mon, Wed 7 Rafael: 35mm showtimes Sun at 4:30, 7 • The Purple Rose of Cairo (PG) Rebel in the Rye (PG-13) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 5:45; Sat-Sun 1, 5:45 • The Red Balloon/White Mane (Not Rated) Lark: Sun 11 Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (Not Rated) Rafael: Sat 1:30 Lark: Fri 11:15; Sat 3:30; Wed 5:05; Thu 1:35 • Spettacolo (Not Rated) Spider-Man: Homecoming (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:55, 7:05, 10:05; 3D showtime at 4:05 • Steve McQueen: American Icon (Not Rated) Fairfax: Thu 7 Tulip Fever (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:45, 1:25, 4:05, 7, 9:50; Sun-Thu 10:45, 1:25, 4:05, 7 • The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (Not Rated) Rafael: Thu 7:15 (Armistead Maupin and filmmaker Jennifer M. Kroot in person) Viceroy’s House (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sun 3:15, 8; Mon-Thu 8 Regency: Sun, Wed 2, 7 • Wall Street (R) Wind River (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:20, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:20; Sun-Wed 11:20, 2:20, 5, 7:40; Thu 11:20, 2:20, 5 Rafael: Fri 3:30, 7 (director Alexander Janko in person at 7pm • Year by the Sea (Not Rated) show); Sat-Sun 3:30, 6, 8:30; Mon-Wed 6, 8:30; Thu 6 Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm.

CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-4862 Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6505 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 800-326-3264 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1234 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 800-326-3264

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Sundial Concerts MARIN COUNTY Leyla McCalla New Orleans musician performs Haitian and Creole infused indie-folk rock. Sep 26, 8pm. $17-$19. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

New Century Chamber Orchestra British violinist Daniel Hope leads the orchestra in “New Horizons,” a program that includes a world-premiere violin concerto by Alan Fletcher. Sep 24, 3pm. $29-$61. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, ncco.org.

Whistlestock Fourth annual benefit concert gets into a Summer of Love spirit with performances by Jesse Colin Young and Pure Prairie League. Sep 24, noon. $69-$129. Fairgrounds Island, Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

SONOMA COUNTY Earle Fest Los Angeles legend Los Lobos headlines the annual benefit for the Earle Baum Center of the Blind, with support from local favorites California Honeydrops, Tift Merritt, Timothy O’Neil Band and others.

Sep 23, 3pm. $55. SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, somoconcerts.com.

Lemolo Seattle dream-pop band fronted by songwriter and musician Meagan Grandall plays as part of their New Songs & Spaces tour. Sep 27, 6pm. Free. Sonoma Cider, 44-F Mill St, Healdsburg. 707.723.7018.

NAPA COUNTY Redhawk Western Swing Band Dance to the jump-jiving honky-tonk group made of veteran musicians Bobby Black, Mark Holzinger and others. Sep 23, 8pm. $20. JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre, 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.880.2300.

Sheila E Dine aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train before enjoying a headlining set of music from the famed percussionist and singer as part of the “Rock the Rails” music series.

Sep 21, 5pm. $99 and up. Grgich Hills Estate, 1829 St Helena Hwy, Rutherford, winetrain.com.

Clubs & Venues MARIN Fenix Sep 20, pro blues jam. Sep 21, Jimmy Smith Band. Sep 22, the Hot Licks. Sep 23, Carmen Jones. Sep 24, 11:30am, Sunday brunch with Diamond Jazz. Sep 24, 6:30pm, James Harman Band with MSA. Sep 27, the Fenix Band. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

George’s Nightclub Sat, DJ party. Sun, Banda Night. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.

HopMonk Novato Sep 24, 6pm, Poor Man’s Whiskey and Brian Belknap. 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Sep 20, Just Friends. Sep 27, Shaky Hand String Band. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax.

415.485.1005.

Marin Country Mart Sep 22, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with Lee Watermelon Sextet. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Sep 20, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. Sep 21, KZ & the Robbers. Sep 22, La Mandanga.

Sep 23, Junk Parlor. Sep 24, Chrissy Lynne and friends. Sep 25, open mic. Sep 26, Fresh Baked Blues. Sep 27, the New Sneakers. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Sep 22, the Beer Scouts. Sep 24, 4pm, Staggerwing. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Rickey’s Restaurant & Bar Sep 22, Lady D. Sep 23, Moonglow Trio.

Sep 24, Lilan Kane and James Harman. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato. 415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Sep 21, Toque Tercero flamenco night. Sep 22, MSA Jazz night with Remy LeBeouf. Sep 23, Benefit for Texas with Jesse Kincaid Band and Harmonic Law. Sep 23, 12:30pm, Lau and friends. Sep 24, 5pm, Candela with Edgardo Cambon. Sep 26, Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Sep 21, Mike Sopko and Ryan Scott Long. Sep 22, Divided Heaven. Sep 23, Pamela Parker’s Fantastic Machine. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

19 Broadway Club Sep 20, songwriters in the round with Danny Uzi. Sep 21, Koolwhip. Sep 22, 5:30pm, Damir & Derek. Sep 22, 9:30pm, LMO-415 birthday bash with the Stonies and Nugget King. Sep 24, 2pm, Connie Ducey and friends. Sep 24, 8pm, the River City Band. Sep 25, open mic.

Sep 26, Eddie Neon blues jam. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

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

No Name Bar Sep 20, singer-songwriter showcase. Sep 21, Michael LaMacchia Band. Sep 22, Michael Aragon Quartet. Sep 23, Joe Tate & the Blue Monday Band. Sep 24, Timothy O & Co. Sep 25, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Sep 26, open mic. Sep 27, Wabi Sabi and friends. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Terrapin Crossroads Sep 20, Nathan Moore Band. Sep 21, Ross James’ Cosmic Thursday. Sep 22, Top 40 Friday dance party with the Rowan Brothers.

Sep 23, Merriewood’s Men. Sep 24, 3:30pm, “Stories & Songs” with Phil Lesh and friends.

Sep 24, 7:30pm, Mark Karan and friends. Sep 26, Rattlebox. Sep 27, Magic in the Other. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

Osteria Divino Sep 20, Con Quimba. Sep 22, Eric Markowitz Trio. Sep 23, Marcos Sainz Trio. Sep 24, Jeff Denson’s Open Sky Trio. Sep 26, Ken Cook.

Sep 27, Jonathan Poretz. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Sep 20, J Kevin Durkin. Sep 21, Deborah Winters. Sep 26, Wanda Stafford. Sep 27, Lorin Rowan. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael.

415.457.3993.

Sweetwater Music Hall Sep 21-22, Petty Theft. Sep 24, 11am, Redwood Rodeo. Sep 24, 8pm, Willie Watson and Bedouine. Sep 25, Y La Bamba. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

Throckmorton Theatre Sep 20, noon, Ian Scarfe. Sep 22, Peter & Will Anderson Jazz Trio. Sep 23, 3pm, Music Beyond Borders with Ian Dogole.

Sep 23, 8pm, Richard Howell & Sudden Changes. Sep 24, 3pm, Larry Vuckovich’s Vince Guaraldi Tribute Quintet. Sep 24, 5pm, Kimrea’s Pro Showcase. Sep 27, noon, Friedrich Edelman and friends.

142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

CALENDAR Trek Winery Sep 22, Todos Santos. 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.

SONOMA Lagunitas Tap Room Sep 20, Ragtag Sullivan. Sep 21, Friends the Band. Sep 22, the String Rays. Sep 23, Brothers Prince. Sep 24, Parlor Tricks. Sep 27, Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

Mystic Theatre & Music Hall Sep 21, Jim Avett with the Highway Sisters.

Sep 22, Agent Orange with the Happys and Year Zero. Sep 23, the Grain and Avocado Sundae. Sep 24, Los Amigos Invisibles with La Misa Negra. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048.

The Phoenix Theater Sep 22, the Honey Toads and the Blind Bandits. Sep 23, Jimmy Eat World and Man with a Mission. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

NAPA Blue Note Napa Sep 20-21, Nicolas Bearde. Sep 22, Sammy Miller & the Congregation. Sep 23, Rivvrs.

Sep 26, Michael Kaeshammer. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.

Art OPENING MARIN The Studio Shop Sep 22-Oct 15, “Six Decades of Painting,” Roland Petersen shows works from his long and celebrated career in art. Reception, Sep 22 at 6pm. 244 Primrose Rd, Burlingame.

Mon-Fri, 10 to 6; Sat, 10 to 5:30. 650.344.1378.

Comedy Stephen B Standup star has been seen on Comedy Central. Sep 23, 8pm. $20. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato, 415.899.9883.

Tuesday Night Live See comedians Betsy Salkind, Yohan Miranda and others. Sep 26, 8pm. $17-$27.

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

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COUNTRY LINE DANCING WITH DJ JEFFREY GOODWIN EVERY 2ND & 4TH THURSDAY!

Aiding an Odyssey Hear firsthand accounts from local residents on their work to support refugees from Middle Eastern and African countries stranded in Greece. Includes dinner, drinks and exhibits. Sep 20, 6:30pm. $20. Fairfax Community Church, 2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, 415.454.6085.

Blackie’s Hay Day Fun, country-fair-style community event includes live entertainment, bake off, kids activities, beer and wine tent and more. Sep 23, 10am. $15. Blackie’s Pasture, Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, 415.526.2543.

Celebrate Theater Gala Marin Onstage hosts a high-energy celebration of local theater communities with music, dancing, auctions, wine and more. Sep 22, 7pm. $40-$50. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael, 415.448.6152.

Fairfax Art Walk Artists, musicians, poets and makers are showcased in this family-friendly event. Sep 22, 5pm. Free. Downtown Fairfax, Bolinas Road, Fairfax.

Farm-to-Table Teaching Center Grand Opening Outdoor educational farm opens new center with concert featuring David Benoit, Moonalice and others, with delectable gourmet lunch, drinks and a tour. Sep 24, 12:30pm. $50-$175 and up. Slide Ranch, 2025 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach, 415.381.6155.

Golf in the Kingdom Marathon Play the links with champion tour players in this fundraising event. Sep 27. Peacock Gap Country Club, 333 Biscayne Dr, San Rafael, 415.453.4940.

Half-Price Book Sale Browse over 4,000 books, CDs, DVDs and more. Sep 21-24. Town Books, 411 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo, 415.526.3791.

Indivisible Marin Community Forum Marin-based activists and local officials are on hand for a networking afternoon featuring talks, demonstrations and socializing. Sep 24, 2:30pm. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael, indivisiblemarin.org.

Marin Singles Art & Wine Party Meet new friends who appreciate fine art and fine wine. Sep 26, 7pm. $10. Zinz Wine Bar, 207 Corte Madera Ave, Corte Madera.

Sundays on Sherman Enjoy live music and lots of food and family activities by local restaurants and organizations. Sep 24, 11am. Free. City Green, 901 Sherman Ave, Novato, novato.org.

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+ HARMONIC LAW, INTERSECTION Talons Hungry Owl Project presents an exciting festival for the family with several different species of owls and hawks on hand, beer and wine, art, guest speakers and more. Sep 24, noon. $10-$40. Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.455.5260.

Tam Valley Oktoberfest German beer, German music, free rides and family fun games are featured at this annual event. Sep 23, 3-9pm. Tasting: $30; General: $10; Kids under 12: Free; Old Corte Madera Square, Tamalpais Dr. & Corte Madera Ave., Corte Madera, oktoberfestcortemadera.org.

Tiburon Taps Sample more than 25 craft brews, enjoy great food and a concert by NEON VELVET at this popular annual festival. Sep 23, 1-4pm, Tasting: $45; $25 for designated driver.

Shoreline Park, Tiburon, tiburontaps.org.

Field Trips Alcatraz Island Tour Narrated tours by local experts cruises around Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge. Sat, 2:30pm. Through Sep 30. Angel Island Tiburon Ferry, 21 Main St, Tiburon, 415.435.2131.

Bird Walk in Bodega Bay Search the harbor, adjacent seas and woodlands for birds, including Doran County Park. Led by Madrone Audubon Society. Sep 20, 8:30am. Bodega Bay Harbor, East Shore Rd, Bodega Bay, madroneaudubon.org.

Hike the Headlands Bring family and friends for a day of discovery and learning in nature. Sep 24, 10am. $12-$25. NatureBridge at Golden Gate, 1033 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito, naturebridge. org/golden-gate.

Sunset & Bay Cruises Pack a picnic dinner and bring the whole family for a summer evening on the waters of the bay. Fri-Sat, 6:30pm. Through Oct 28. Angel Island Tiburon Ferry, 21 Main St, Tiburon, 415.435.2131.

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Film Art House Theater Day Full schedule of films includes advance screening of “Revolting Rhymes,” Beethoven concerto on screen, the documentary “My Journey Through French Cinema” and exclusive preview of “Lucky.” Sep 24.

Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

Italian Film Festival The fest offers great films, both comedy and drama, from Italy. Sat, Sep 23, 5:30 and 7:45pm and Sun, Sep 24, 4 and 6:30pm. $16/$120 full series. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, italianfilm.com.

Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen’s homage to movie-going screens as part of Art House Theater Day. Sep 24, 4:30 and 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

A Thousand Mothers See the short documentary on girls and women at a rural Buddhist nunnery in Myanmar, meet the filmmakers and engage in a meditation.

Sep 24, 6pm. Free. St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, 10 Bay View, San Rafael, 415.497.3751.

Year by the Sea Director Alexander Janko is on hand to introduce and discuss his new drama. Sep 22, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

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Keeping The Living Music Alive

Sep 23 • Sat • 7:30pm • Grace Cathedral

Simrit Kaur in San Francisco Fall 2017 West Coast Tour

Sep 29 • Fri • 7:30pm •Throckmorton Theater

Jeff Oster in Mill Valley

All-Star Band Live and On Fire!

Oct 22 • Sun • 7pm • Unity in Marin

Girish – Kirtan Concert

Music, Mantras & Sacred Chant Oct 29 • Sun • 7pm • Showcase Theater

Jai Uttal – 1st time ever!

An Intimate Solo Evening with Jai Nov 11 • Sat • 8pm • Showcase Theater

Jennifer Berezan

An Intimate Solo Evening with Julie Wolf, Jami Sieber, Geoff Pearlman Dec 10 • Sun • Showcase Theater

Donna De Lory

Sacred Chant & Devotional Pop Music

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Rock It Out! 8:00 / No Cover Deb

Sep 22 The Beer Scouts Fri

Staggerwing Sep 24 Americana/Roots Rock 4:00 / No Cover Sun Fri

“West Marinicana” Sep 29

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High lonesome twang to Lowdown dirty roots 8:00 / No Cover Sat

Dallas Craft and Tommy Rox & Friends Oct 7 King James

The Songs of James Taylor and Carol King 8:30 ncho Fri Sharp Blues Band RDaeb ut!

Oct 13 B 8:00 / No Cover

Oct 14 Revolver Beatles and More! 8:30 Sat Fri

7:45 Swing Dance Lessons with Oct 20 Joe & Mirabai

Stompy Jones 8:00 Oct 21 Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys Sat

Western Swing, Rockabilly Traditional Country 8:30 The Legendary

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Oct 22 Commander Cody

A Rare Touring Performance 7:00 Reservations Advised

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Thu 9⁄21+Fri 9/22 • Doors 7-8pm ⁄ $27-$32 • All Ages Petty Theft Tom Petty Tribute Sun 9/24 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $20-$25 • All Ages Willie Watson + Bedouine Mon 9/25 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $10-$12 • All Ages Y La Bamba + Lila Blue Tue 9/26 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $17-$19 • All Ages Leyla McCalla + Olivia Davis Thu 9/28 • Doors 7pm ⁄ FREE • All Ages

FREE Show with Koolerator Jon Korty (of Vinyl & Soul Ska)

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with Special Guests Fri 9/29 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $27-$32 • 21+

Foreverland

14 Piece Tribute to Michael Jackson

Sat 9/30 • Doors 10am ⁄ $12-$22 • All Ages

Little Folkies Family Band featuring

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Sun 10/1 • Doors 4pm ⁄ $10-$15 • All Ages

Moonalice

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Robert Earl Keen

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with Jazz Mafia Horns 2nd Annual Dumpstaween Celebration www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

Food & Drink MAGC’s Annual Harvest Dinner Celebrate the autumn season and harvest bounty with cocktails and dining under the stars.

Sep 22, 6pm. $150. Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.455.5260.

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Tiburon Taps Beer Festival Fourth annual festival features over 70 craft brews, local restaurant food samplings and live music. Sep 23, 1pm. $20-$45. Shoreline Park, 311 Paradise Dr, Tiburon, tiburontaps.org.

Lectures Altered Books Learn about altered books from the past and the present. Sep 23, 2pm. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, 415.927.0960.

Curious About Travel to Antarctica?

Diana Saint James, owner of Dimensions in Travel Discover, gives options for experiencing the continent. Sep 25, 10:30am.

Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, 707.924.6444.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Twelve-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia. Sat, 8am. All Saints Lutheran Church, 2 San Marin Dr, Novato, 781.932.6300.

Learn Bridge in a Day Patty Tucker leads beginners, those returning to bridge and those who want to see what all the fuss is about. Sep 23, 9:30am. $15-$30.

Belvedere Community Center, 450 San Rafael Ave, Belvedere, marinbridge.com.

Marin by the Numbers Get an economist’s views on local real estate, jobs, transportation and more. Sep 20, 6:30pm. Free. St Mary Star of the Sea, 180 Harrison Ave, Sausalito, 415.332.1765.

Marin Speaker Series The best of today’s thought leaders appear in this annual subscription-based series running through April. Sep 25. Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.473.6800.

Mt Tam Astronomy Program Family-friendly evening includes talks and telescope viewing.Sat,Sep 23,8pm.Free.Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre, 3801 Panoramic Hwy, Mill Valley, friendsofmttam.org.

Otis Taylor Jr Taylor, who covers East Bay events for the “San Francisco Chronicle,” leads a conversation about free speech, diversity, culture and politics in our communities.

Sep 24, 4pm. Free. Mill Valley Community Church, 8 Olive St, Mill Valley, 415.388.5540.

Raptors of Marin Talk focuses on the natural history, migration, breeding biology, food habits and the specializations of local raptors. Sep 27, noon. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 415.473.6058.

ReVivement: Having a Life After Making a Living Talk looks to maximize retirement and find fulfillment and longevity. Sep 21, noon. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, 415.473.6058.

The Lark Theater in Larkspur presents Art House Theater Day on Sept. 24, which will feature the film ‘Concerto: A Beethoven Journey.’

Spiritual Healing Weekly meeting covers various topics, with meditation and individual healing treatment.

Fri, 7pm. Spiritist Society Towards the Light, 1 Simms St, San Rafael, 707.225.5762.

Sunlight Chair Yoga Learn yoga at all ages and levels of health and mobility. Wed, 12:15pm. BodyVibe Studio, 999 Anderson Dr, Ste 170, San Rafael, 415.689.6428.

Readings Book Passage Sep 20, 1pm,“The Twelve Mile Straight”with Eleanor Henderson. Sep 20, 7pm,“The Best of Us”with Joyce Maynard. Sep 21, 7pm,“Big Love” with Scott Stabile. Sep 23, 11am,“It’s Your Body...

Ask!” with William Goodson. Sep 23, 4pm, “Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World” with Anna Gatmon. Sep 23, 5pm,“Stolen Secrets” with LB Schulman. Sep 24, 1pm,“The 30-Day Vegan Challenge” with Colleen PatrickGoudreau. Sep 24, 4pm,“He’s Always Been My Son” with Janna Barkin. Sep 24, 7pm,“Get Savvy” with Kathleen Buckstaff. Sep 25, 7pm, “The Energy Medicine Yoga Prescription” with Lauren Walker. Sep 26, noon,“Forest Dark” with Nicole Krauss, a literary lunch event. $55.

Sep 26, 4pm,“The Antlered Ship” with Dashka Slater. Sep 26, 7pm,“Young Jane Young” with Gabrielle Zevin. Sep 27, 7pm,“The Far Away Brothers”with Lauren Markham. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay Sep 20, 6:30pm, LitWings Event Series.

Sep 24, 2pm, Shel Silverstein birthday reading. Sep 26, 6pm, “Venetian Blood” with Christine Evelyn Volker. 100 Bay St, Sausalito. 415.339.1300.

College of Marin Library Sep 27, 1pm, “Chief Marin: Leader, Rebel & Legend” with Betty Goerke. 835

College Ave, Kentfield. 415.485.9475.

Corte Madera Library Sep 21, 7pm, International Peace Day Community Poetry Reading. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera.

707.924.6444.

Outdoor Art Club Sep 21, 1pm, “The Wrong Dog” with David Elliot Cohen. Free. 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.2582.

Point Reyes Books Sep 20, 7pm, “A Loving, Faithful Animal” with Josephine Rowe. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1542.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Sep 24, 2pm, “Solitary” with Terry Allen Kupers. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.524.2800.

Theater Cabaret Ross Valley Players present the rollicking Broadway musical, directed by Mountain Play veteran James Dunn. Sep 21-Oct 22. $16-$32.

Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555.

Love’s Labour’s Lost Marin Shakespeare Company’s 28th annual summer festival offers a masterpiece of wordplay set at Oxford at the turn of the century. Through Sep 24. $10-$37.

Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael, marinshakespeare.org.

Rumors Neil Simon’s classic farce follows four couples who hear wildly different versions of the same event. Through Sep 24. $21-$27. Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato, 415.883.4498.

Seminars&Workshops To include your seminar or workshop, call 415.485.6700.

SINGLE MEN WANTED. SINGLE GROUP STARTS 9/26/17! Single & Dissatisfied? Tired of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join with other singles to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships. NINE-WEEK GROUP. Advance sign-up required; space limited. Also offering: ongoing coed (emotional) INTIMACY GROUPS (married/partnered or single), WOMEN’S GROUP and INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY & COUPLES THERAPY. Central San Rafael. Possible financial assistance (health/flex savings accounts or insurance). Call (415) 453-8117 for more info. Renée Owen, LMFT#35255. www.therapists. psychologytoday. com/183422 Open House with Pema Chodron. Please join our meditation group Tamalpais Shambhala as we watch an hour of Buddhist nun, author, speaker, Pema Chodron share on topics such as loving-kindness, compassion, loss, and impermanence. We meditate, watch a DVD, and discuss the topics presented by this wise, insightful, and humorous, wellknown Buddhist teacher. Join us every 3rd Tuesday from 7pm to 9 for Pema Night or join us any time Sunday morning at 10 am for Meditation, or Tuesday at 7 pm for Open House. 734 A Street, Suite 1, San Rafael, CA 94901. For more information visit our website tamalpais.shambhala.org Do you need help launching your struggling young adult into adulthood? Is your son or daughter age 18 to 30 having a difficult time finding their path in life and how to get there? LAUNCH™ can help.

Our workshops and individual consultations have helped over 100 parents guide their young people to finish school, find meaningful work, and become independent adults. We can create a method that will lead to success for your young person and relieve you as well. Call or text us to set up an initial phone consultation: Mary Ann Maggiore (415) 577- 6627.

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For more information please contact justin.smith@gmail.com

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

415-459-0449.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142864. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: THE BOOK FOREST, 59 LARKSPUR STREET UNIT 5, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: FOREST CHAMBLISS, 59 LARKSPUR STREET UNIT 5, 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 August 22, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 06, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142866. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: FLOWERFIELD WALKS, 52 ROBBINHOOD DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ANANDA FLOWERFIELD, 52 ROBBINHOOD DR., 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 August 22, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 06, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142828. The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-

ness: MARIN OPTOMETRY, 158 THROCKMORTON AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: JEAN S. BRENNAN O.D., A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION158 THROCKMORTON AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. 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 August 17, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 06, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142846. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: THE SECRET GARDEN, 180 BON AIR CENTER, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: FORT POINT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 40 CORTE REAL #5, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant is renewing filing with no 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 August 21, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 06, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142911. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: DMY BUSINESS CONSULTING, 7250 REDWOOD BLVD, SUITE

300, NOVATO, CA 94945: DMLSS VENTURES, LLC, 7250 REDWOOD BLVD, SUITE 300, NOVATO, CA 94945. The business is being conducted

by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 30, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 06, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142825. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: PUAKO PARTNERS, 47 MANOR VIEW DRIVE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: A SEAN AGUILAR, 47 MANOR VIEW DRIVE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 16, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 06, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142905. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: UNCLE JANE, 69 BOLINAS ROAD, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: JANE A BROOKS, 69 BOLINAS ROAD, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business

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Trivia answers «5 1 Samuel Penfield Taylor (Samuel

P. Taylor State Park, where he set up Camp Taylor, is named after him)

2 The Tower of London 3 Although the olive is eaten

as a vegetable, from a botanical point of view, it is a fruit

4 Russia 5 Diana Ross; Michael Jackson 6 Columbus (860,000);

Cleveland (390,000); Cincinnati (300,000)

7 The Washington Nationals, who play in the National League 8 The Crusaders (11-12th century) 9 (2 ) * (2 ) = 2 10 Aesthetics 10

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PublicNotices under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on August 29, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 06, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142957. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HERWERK TALENT MANAGEMENT, 33 COTTONWOOD DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MADELINE CLARK COHEN, 33 COTTONWOOD DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Sept 08, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 04 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017142941. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: NOR CAL WOOD RESTORATION AND PAINTING, 34 DELUCA PL, SUITE E., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ROBLES ENTERPRISES INC, 125 SHORELINE CT, RICHMOND, CA 94804. 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 ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Sept 06, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 04 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142966. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CLEANPOL, 965 MAGNOLIA AVE SUITE 25, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: OLGA PAWLOWICZ, 965 MAGNOLIA AVE SUITE 25, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. 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 Sept 11, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 04 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142990. The fol-

lowing individual(s) is (are) doing business: ARTI INDIAN ORGANIC NATURAL CAFÉ, 7282 SIR FRANCES DRAKE BLVD, LAGUNITAS, CA 94938: ARTI INDIAN CAFÉ INC, 7282 SIR FRANCES DRAKE BLVD, LAGUNITAS, CA 94938.

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 Sept 13, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 04, Oct 11 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-142993. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MK ULTRA PRODUCTIONS, 25 TAURUS DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94947: STEPHEN DOLDEN, 25 TAURUS DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94947. 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 Sept 14, 2017. (Publication Dates: Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 04, Oct 11 of 2017)

OTHER NOTICES STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT FROM USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No: 304785. 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 July 25, 2016, Under File No: 2016140320. Fictitious Business name(s) ROSS NAIL SPA, 32 ROSS COMMON STE 100, ROSS, CA 94957: THUY THANH THI PHAM, 547 HERITAGE CIRCLE, SAN LORENZO, CA 94580.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on August 29, 2017 (Publication Dates: Sept 06, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27 of 2017) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1703301. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ROOHOLLAH DELSIM HASHEMI filed a

petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ROOHOLLAH DELSIM HASHEMI to ASHKAN DELSIM ARYA. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 10/27/2017 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT: C, ROOM: C 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: Sept 08, 2017 (Publication Dates: Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 04 of 2017) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1703075. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JAVIER FRANCISCO MARTELL, CATHERINE SHEILA LECONTE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JAVIER FRANCISCO MARTELL to JAVIER FRANCISCO MARTINEZ, SEBASTIAN GERARD MARTELL to SEBASTIAN GERARD MARTINEZ LECONTE, NICHOLAS JORGE MARTELL to NICHOLAS JORGE MARTINEZ LECONTE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition

without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 10/13/2017 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT: E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: Sept 08, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 04, Oct 11 of 2017) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: HERMAN JOSEPH BERLANDT; Case No. PR-1703277 filed on SEPTEMBER 06, 2017. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of HERMAN JOSEPH BERLANDT, HERMAN BERLANDT, HERMAN J. BERLANDT. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN by GENE MARCHI. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GENE MARCHI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action). The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: OCTOBER 16, 2017 at 9:00 am. In Dept. J, Superior Court of California, Marin County, located at Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94913. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or

file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or A CONTINGENT CREDITOR OF THE DECEDENT, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California Statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: LAW OFFICE OF NANCY D. RASCH, 165 SOUTH PARK, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107.

Telephone: 415-440-4947.

(Publication Dates: Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 04 of 2017) Notice Content SUMMONS - FAMILY LAW CASE NUMBER: FL 1702973.

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: ANTONIO VELAZQUEZ. You have been sued.

PETITIONER’S NAME: MARILYN ARAGON. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-220 or FL-270) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner.

A letter, phone call or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your right to custody of your children. You may also be ordered to pay child support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center ([ http://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp ]www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website http://www. lawhelpca.org, or by contact-

ing your local bar association.

NOTICE—THE RESTRAINING ORDERS ON PAGE 2 remains in effect against each parent until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. The name and address of the court are: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORINA, COUNTY OF MARIN, 3501 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, P.O. BOX 4988, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: MARILYN ARAGON, 1725 MARION AVENUE #M17, NOVATO, CA 94945.Tel:415-8273217. Clerk, by /s/ J.CHEN, Clerk, Marin County Superior Court,

By JAMES M.KIM, Deputy.

Date: Aug 10, 2017. STANDARD RESTRAINING ORDERS. Starting immediately, you and every other party are restrained from removing from the state, or applying for a passport for, the minor child or children for whom this action seeks to establish a parent- child relationship or a custody order without the prior written consent of every other party or an order of the court. This restraining order takes effect against the petitioner when he or she files the petition and against the respondent when he or she is personally served with the summons and petition OR when he if she waives and accepts service.

This restraining order remains in effect until the judgement is entered, the petition is dismissed, or the court makes other orders. This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it. NOTICE-- ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit [ http://www. coveredca.com/ ]www.coveredca. com. Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506. (Publication Dates: Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 04, Oct 11 of 2017)

By Amy Alkon

Q:

My boyfriend who dumped me says he wants to be friends (talk to me, see me sometimes), but I’m not ready for that because I’m still in love with him. A female co-worker said that if he can be friends, he was never in love with me to begin with—that if he’d really loved me, he’d hate me now. Is this true?—Feeling Worse

A:

According to your office Socrates, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways” should be answered with, “I slashed your tires. I sprinkled a strong laxative in your latte. And I’m looking forward to chasing you down the street while waving highly realistic replicas of scary medieval weapons … ” Romantic love actually comes in two flavors—“passionate” and “companionate”— explains social psychologist Elaine Hatfield. Passionate love is the initial “wildly emotional,” lusty kind that wanes over time. Companionate love, on the other hand, involves “friendly affection and deep attachment,” and tends to have more staying power.

The difference between the two is best illustrated in relation to what we’ll call “car trouble.” Passionate love is what leads to the physics problem of how to have sex in a Porsche in your driveway. Companionate love likewise gets two people working out a physics problem in a car; however, it’s trying to collectively muster the NASA-level intelligence required to install an infant car seat.

Companionate love does sometimes lead to, “I hate you! I hate you”-style loathing, but typically just when there’s been a betrayal. But sometimes what people call love is really an unhealthy dependency with sparkly hearts painted on it—one person using the other as a sort of human grout, to fill the empty spaces in themselves so they can take a shortcut to feeling whole.

However, real love doesn’t suddenly curdle into hate. If the respect and the, “Wow, you’re an amazeballs person” and all the rest was there, that remains as a base—even when the relationship tanks. Even so, this doesn’t necessarily mean that you should convert your ex into your BFF. What you should do with respect to your ex, now and in the future, is whatever works for you, when it works for you. This may mean never seeing or speaking to your ex again—despite any, “Love becomes hate!” urging from your co-worker that you owe him a scolding phone call: “If you’d ever really loved me, you'd want the best for me now—the best undetectable poison money can buy!”

Q:

Not to brag, but I’m a very intelligent woman with probably too many degrees. I’m always thrilled when a guy says he’s seeking “a smart woman.” However, a guy who initially said that just stopped dating me because he finds my intelligence “emasculating.” Do all men feel this way? Am I supposed to dumb it down to find a partner?—Smarts

A:

Men don’t mind being corrected by a woman if it’s, “Oooh, yes … a little more to the right”—not, “I think you meant ‘whom,’ but hey, no judgments.”

The reality is, intellectually average women tend to have an easier time finding a partner. In research by social psychologist Lora E. Park, men imagining their hypothetical ideal partner expressed interest in a woman of high intelligence— even higher than their own. However, when they were in the same room with a woman and they were told that she scored far better on a math test (getting 90 percent correct versus their 60 percent), the men were less interested in exchanging contact info or planning a date with her.

Park and her colleagues speculate—per research by evolutionary psychologists reflecting women’s preference for male partners who are higher-achieving than they are—that being intellectually “outperformed” by women leads men to experience “diminished feelings of masculinity.”

The answer for you, as a very smart woman, isn’t dumbing down; it’s being selective about the men you date (while recognizing that there are brainiacs working as, say, cabinetmakers). Assuming that you aren’t chasing guys away by lording over them—“Well, hello … intellectual earthworm!”—it’s probably best to narrow your search parameters to the highly intelligent: Men who won’t feel like their IQ test results, in comparison with yours, would read something like,“Water every other day and place in indirect sunlight.”Y Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com.

Astrology

For the week of September 20

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Psychologists say

that most people need a scapegoat—a personification of wickedness and ignorance onto which they can project the unacknowledged darkness in their own hearts. That’s the bad news. Here’s the good news: The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to neutralize that reflex and at least partially divest yourself of the need for scapegoats. How? The first thing to do is identify your own darkness with courageous clarity. Get to know it better. Converse with it. Negotiate with it. The more conscientiously you deal with that shadowy stuff within you, the less likely you’ll be to demonize other people.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If the weather turns bad, or your allies get sad or the news of the world grows even crazier, you will thrive. I’m not exaggerating or flattering you. It’s exactly when events threaten to demoralize you that you’ll have maximum power to redouble your fortitude and effectiveness. Developments that other people regard as daunting will trigger breakthroughs for you. Your allies’ confusion will mobilize you to manifest your unique visions of what it takes to live a good life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “If at first you

don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried,” declared comedian Steven Wright. My Great Uncle Ned had a different perspective. “If at first you don’t succeed,” he told me, “redefine the meaning of success.” I’m not a fan of Wright’s advice, but Ned’s counsel has served me well. I recommend that you try it out, Gemini. Here’s another bit of folk wisdom that might be helpful. Psychotherapist Dick Olney said that what a good therapist does is help her clients wake up from the delusion that they are the image they have of themselves.

By Rob Brezsny

“something worthy and noble.” So which of these two views is correct? Is fate aligned against us, working hard to prevent us from knowing and showing our authentic self ? Or is fate forever conspiring in our behalf, seducing us to master our fullest expression?

I’m not sure if there’s a final, definitive answer, but I can tell you this, Libra: In the coming months, Thoreau’s view will be your predominant truth.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “When you do your best, you’re depending to a large extent on your unconscious, because you’re waiting for the thing you can’t think of.” So said Scorpio director Mike Nichols in describing his process of making films.

Now I’m conveying this idea to you just in time for the beginning of a phase I call “Eruptions from Your Unconscious.” In the coming weeks, you will be ripe to receive and make good use of messages from the depths of your psyche. At any other time, these simmering bits of brilliance might remain below the threshold of your awareness, but for the foreseeable future they’ll be bursting through and making themselves available to be plucked.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Barbara Ehrenreich has done extensive research on the annals of partying. She says that modern historians are astounded by the prodigious amount of time that medieval Europeans spent having fun together. “People feasted, drank and danced for days on end,” she writes. Seventeenth-century Spaniards celebrated festivals five months of each year. In 16th-century France, peasants devoted an average of one day out of every four to “carnival revelry.” In accordance with current astrological omens, you Sagittarians are authorized to match those levels of conviviality in the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): What is home?

The poet Elizabeth Corn pondered that question.

She then told her lover that home was “the stars on the tip of your tongue, the flowers sprouting from your mouth, the roots entwined in the gaps between your fingers, the ocean echoing inside of your ribcage.” I offer this as inspiration, Cancerian, since now is a perfect time to dream up your own poetic testimonial about home. What experiences make you love yourself best? What situations bring out your most natural exuberance? What influences feel like gifts and blessings? Those are all clues to the beloved riddle “What is home?”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Kittens made French Emperor Napoleon III lose his composure. He shook and screamed around them.

Butterflies scare actress Nicole Kidman. My friend Allie is frightened by photos of Donald Trump.

As for me, I have an unnatural fear of watching reality TV. What about you, Capricorn? Are you susceptible to any odd anxieties or nervous fantasies that provoke agitation? If so, the coming weeks will be a perfect time to overcome them.

Why? Because you’ll be host to an unprecedented slow-motion outbreak of courage that you can use to free yourself from long-standing worries.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re most likely to

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “The brain is wider than the sky,” wrote Emily Dickinson.

“The brain is deeper than the sea.” I hope that you cultivate a vivid awareness of those truths in the coming days, Aquarius. In order to accomplish the improbable tasks you have ahead of you, you’ve got to unleash your imagination, allowing it to bloom to its full power so it can encompass vast expanses and delve down into hidden abysses. Try this visualization exercise: Picture yourself bigger than the planet Earth, holding it tenderly in your hands.

thrive if you weave together a variety of styles and methods. The coming weeks will be a highly miscellaneous time, and you can’t afford to get stuck in any single persona or approach. As an example of how to proceed, I invite you to borrow from both the thoughtful wisdom of the ancient Greek poet Homer and the silly wisdom of the cartoon character Homer Simpson. First, the poet: “As we learn, we must daily unlearn something which it has cost us no small labor and anxiety to acquire.” Now here’s Homer Simpson: “Every time I learn something new, it pushes out something old.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Filmmakers often

have test audiences evaluate their products before releasing it to the masses. If a lot of viewers express a particular critique, the filmmaker may make changes, even cutting out certain scenes or altering the ending.

You might want to try a similar tack in the coming weeks, Virgo. Solicit feedback on the new projects and trends you’ve been working on—not just from anyone, of course, but rather from smart people who respect you. And be sure they’re not inclined to tell you only what you want to hear. Get yourself in the mood to treasure honesty and objectivity.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The poet E. E. Cummings said, “To be nobody-but-yourself—in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else—means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” On the other hand, naturalist and writer Henry David Thoreau declared that, “We are constantly invited to be who we are,” to become

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I got an email

from a fan of Piscean singer Rihanna. He complained that my horoscopes rarely mention celebrities.

“People love astrological predictions about big stars,” he wrote. “So what’s your problem? Are you too ‘cultured’ to give us what we the people really want? Get off your high horse and ‘lower’ yourself to writing about our heroes. You could start with the lovely, talented and very rich Rihanna.” I told Rihanna’s fan that my advice for mega-stars is sometimes different from what it is for average folks.

For Piscean mega-stars like Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Ellen Page and Bryan Cranston, for example, the coming weeks will be a time to lay low, chill out and recharge. But non-famous Pisceans will have prime opportunities to boost their reputation, expand their reach and wield a stronger-than-usual influence in the domains they frequent.Y

Homework: Imagine what your life would be like if you licked your worst fear. Describe this new world to me: Truthrooster@gmail.com.

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