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This week, a letter-writer acknowledges the women visionaries behind Downtown San Rafael’s recent designation as a cultural arts district by the California Arts Council.

Women Visionaries

Hats off to those involved in achieving this designation for Downtown San Rafael [‘Cultural Treasure,’ Nov. 29]! I would like to acknowledge three women visionaries who laid the groundwork for this: Ann Brebner (Smith Rafael Film Center), Phyllis Thelen (Art Works Downtown) and Margie Belrose (The Belrose). It was my pleasure to work alongside Phyllis Thelen on the “Culture and the Arts Element” of San Rafael’s General Plan 2020. She was a tenacious advocate for recognizing the arts as an economic as well as cultural force during the three years it took the Steering Committee to develop the plan.

—Kay Noguchi

Country in Peril

Republican senators rushed through their tax-cut bill faster, actually, than anyone could read the 534-page tome. Some changes were still being made, in longhand, while the votes

were being recorded. Republicans say that they believe giving tax breaks to the very rich will stimulate the economy and create more jobs.

That’s just plain wrong.

Corporations are currently holding over a trillion dollars in cash rather than investing in new products and jobs. The tax bonus will simply go to stockholder dividends, now to be taxed at lower rates. The $1.5 trillion benefit to the rich will be paid for by middle-class increases after the paltry tax-cut crumbs left on the table for middleclass taxpayers disappear in a few years, while corporate tax cuts will persist. That’s morally wrong and economically stupid. The economy grows when more money is in the hands of middle-class people who spend it rather than in the hands of the grabby rich who stash it in offshore banks.

Republicans have excavated a multi-trillion-dollar-deep debt just so their plutocratic benefactors can get even richer and more powerful. Our country is in peril. That’s wrong.

—Bruce Joffe

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By Howard Rachelson

1 The October 17, 1989 earthquake that rocked the San Francisco Bay Area is identified by what name, and measured what on the Richter scale?

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2 In the playing card deck, the king of hearts is the only king without what physical feature?

3 In what year ending with ‘2’ did the sales of music

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on CD (compact disc) first exceed those of cassettes and vinyl records combined?

4 What French artist is remembered for his use of brilliant colors in his paintings of Polynesian women? On what exotic Pacific island did he live and work? (He moved there from Paris.)

5 What three countries of Europe, all island nations, are members of the Commonwealth?

6 “Show me the money” was shouted excitedly by

NFL star Rod Tidwell, played by what actor, in what 1996 film?

7 Early Christian writers divided all people into world religions, consisting of Christians, Jews and what other collective name referring to heathens, infidels and the irreligious?

8 In the 1840s, Henry Wells (of Wells Fargo bank) helped establish a company to transport people and their valuables; today, it’s a well-known financial services corporation with what name?

9 Can you identify the last two presidential elections in which the candidate with more popular votes did not win the general election?

10 The first college football game was played in November of 1869 between what two schools about 20 miles apart, important universities today, located in the same small eastern state?

BONUS QUESTION: What land animals, in the search for food, can swim up to 400 miles and as long as 10 days, without stopping?

▲ We can’t stop praising our heroic firefighters. Last month, they delivered around 900 donated bikes to families affected by the North Bay wildfires. With financial support from a grant, firefighters from the Marin County Fire Department, Mill Valley Fire Department and Southern Marin Fire Protection District are at it again, this time giving out 210 new bicycles. “Even though the fires are out, the fire service family is not done supporting the relief efforts,” said Battalion Chief Bret McTigue of Marin County Fire. You can help by dropping off a bike at any Marin County, Mill Valley or Southern Marin Fire station. To donate dollars, visit:gofundme.com/raise-funds/ CAfirerelief. The fundraiser is off to a great start with a $5,000 matching pledge from Benjamin Franklin Plumbing in Novato.

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Howard Rachelson invites you to his next Trivia Café team contest on Tuesday, December 12 at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, 6:30pm; free, with prizes. Contact Howard at howard1@triviacafe.com, and visit triviacafe.com.

▼ An elderly gentleman entered the UPS Store in Sausalito and asked for his package. The clerk found none addressed to him. Ditto for an envelope. The man called someone on his mobile phone, which was on speaker, allowing everyone in the store to overhear the conversation between our fellow and an impatient-sounding man with a foreign accent. The item sent to the store was an email, which would prove that the man had won $1 million from Publishers Clearing House. The clerk and other customers reviewed the email and explained to him that it was a scam. “I play that game though,” he said, sounding uncertain. They advised him not to send money to claim the fake prize.

Swindlers targeting seniors almost deserve waterboarding. —Nikki Silverstein

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Upfront Tom Gogola

The county recently installed a portable traffic-light system, complete with solar panels, along Sir Francis Drake.

Drake News Alert How a minor road repair became a major pain in the asphalt By Tom Gogola

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t turns out that “Why didn’t you just fix the road?” is a more complicated question than it appears when it comes to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard (the Drake).

Toward the end of last winter, when multiple, wind-lashed rainstorms caused a state-leading $9 million in damage to Marin County roads, a small section of the Drake broke off the renowned roadway, on a winding part of the passage just east of the turnoff to the Platform Bridge Road.

The small chunk of asphalt that fell

down the banks of the parallel-running Lagunitas Creek meant that eastbound cars had to veer, ever so slightly, into the westbound lane, to avoid the jagged edge of broken asphalt. Marin County Department of Public Works (DPW) crews were quickly on hand after the partial road failure and installed street signs that warned of “changed conditions ahead.”

A determination was made at the county level that the partial collapse of the road did not rise to the level of an emergency, and therefore, the partial failure was not immediately repaired.

An emergency declaration would

have meant that the road would be repaired immediately and before all the necessary permits were filed to do the work next to the sensitive and well-tended Lagunitas Creek. The creek enjoys various environmental protections at the local, state and federal levels, mostly owing to the waterway’s status as one of, if not the hardiest coho salmon–hosting creeks in the state.

So they didn’t fix the road. It wasn’t that big of a deal.

Instead, the road breach got a little worse through the spring, and then got a little worse over the summer.

Over a period of months, eastbound drivers had to veer just a bit more into the westbound lane to avoid the space where the asphalt had been.

By autumn, the Drake had been undermined to such an extent that it effectively rendered that section of the well-travelled route a one-way road. Stop signs were then installed, in recognition that the non-emergency was emerging as something that sure looked like an emergency.

But Marin County Supervisor Dennis Rodoni says that the stop signs were not sufficient to allay DPW fears of a head-on collision at this winding section of road. And so the county just installed a portable traffic-light system, complete with solar panels, along Sir Francis Drake. The Drake is now a one-lane road at this chokepoint, complete with Jersey barricades that protect one of the actual traffic lights from getting hit by a car.

So why didn’t they just fix the road?

Well, it’s complicated, says Rodoni, and it’s hard to argue with that. An emergency declaration would have meant that the emergency roadwork would have been undertaken without permits from multiple agencies that have a stake in roads and salmon— state, federal, local agencies all have a hand in the permitting process.

Getting the permits after the fact, says Rodoni, is an expensive proposition.

More expensive than renting portable traffic lights and letting a nonemergency and slightly damaged road become a heavily damaged actual emergency, for a year?

Yes, he says. The issue is not academic in a region with scant few emergency routes into and out of West Marin, and one key road that’s already been knocked out of commission since the winter.

In the first year of his first term as a Marin County Supervisor, Rodoni acknowledges that the breach on the Drake “has gotten worse month by month.” He and the DPW didn’t expect the road to disintegrate to the extent it has, he says. “We were surprised it got worse in the dry weather.”

The county has been able to get some but not all of the permitting in place to fix the road. “At the end of the day, the constructions costs may be less because of not having an emergency declared and also the cost of the permits. It’s a balancing act.”

The road’s been secured for the winter, Rodoni says, and the portable traffic lights will be there until the repairs are undertaken in the spring. “There is no other alternative at this point,” he says, “but to make sure it stays safe, and maintain the single lane until spring.”Y

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Renee Sheppard’s jewelry is designed with a style angle in mind, which has made it popular in the fashion community.

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Holiday Charm

Local designers offer stylish gifts By Flora Tsapovsky

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ne way to support your community this holiday season is to shop local. We present two designers who make sure that you’ll find something special for your favorite people.

Renee Sheppard

Not to be confused with Chopard, the luxury powerhouse and celebrity darling, Renee Sheppard is a jewelry designer whose flagship store adorns not Rodeo Drive, but rather downtown Larkspur. Sheppard’s designs, however, are not only red carpet-worthy visually, but actually have been worn by Hollywood’s most stylish celebrities, from Elizabeth

Olsen and Hilary Duff to Jessica Biel.

Sheppard, who lives in Ross and grew up predominantly in Mill Valley, was selling to stores all over the country and online before becoming a ‘local’ store in May of 2016. “Originally, I just built a following and sold my jewelry throughout the country, and it really became popular in the fashion industry,” she says. The reason, according to Sheppard, that the jewelry was so well-received in the fashion community is because it’s designed with a style angle in mind, rather than the traditional aesthetic.

“It has an edgier feeling, especially since I started mixing pavé diamonds with precious stones to make it more everyday,” Sheppard adds.

Since opening her flagship boutique on Magnolia Avenue, Sheppard has established it as a hub of wellness and relaxed luxury, mixing high-end jewelry with a freshly added selection of healing serums, relaxing soaks, supplement dusts by the Los Angeles-based health guru Moon Juice, fragrant candles and other pampering products made by small, independent brands from California and beyond.

“I’ve been wanting to go on a path of healing since running into some health issues, so everything I put in my body is natural and organic,” she says, “so this innerbeauty-and-outer-glow-oriented line of products is a natural

development for the store, a part of my personal journey.”

The jewelry, first launched in 2010 online, shines the brightest; Sheppard’s signature handwriting is all about the angular, minimalistic and geometry-inspired, with a wild, earthy side added to a number of pieces. While some designs are triangular, rectangular and clearcut, others take cues from medieval and astrological symbols; earrings are shaped like stars, a trendy ‘open’ ring, hugging the finger, can feature a fleur-de-lis motif or trace the shape of a crown. Some designs—inspired by her travels to Sweden, Mexico and Hawaii—range from regal and elegant to beachy and nonchalant. All pieces, »10

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according to Sheppard, can fit any age group and occasion.

“I’m not a jeweler; I’m an interior designer initially and a branding expert,” she says. “I translated those skills into designing jewelry, and it’s produced in India, San Francisco and New York.”

Playing with black and white pavé diamonds, oxidized sterling silver, gold and natural stone beads, Sheppard is balancing trends and classics; being a mother to a teenage daughter clearly plays out in some of the looks, which, in turn, are favored by young stars on the red carpet. Other items, like cascading rose gold necklaces and lookat-me statement earrings, are more than fitting for a night out or a benefit.

There’s also an option for customdesigned jewelry for special occasions and once-in-a-lifetime celebrations.

Sheppard produces around three collections a year, emphasizing the timelessness of a piece.

In addition to her own designs, Sheppard’s boutique often features other talented jewelry-makers, turning the spotlight to talented female makers like Larkspur-based Ashley Morgan and Tura Sugden; both designers share the brand’s delicate, fresh aesthetic and fit in nicely with the boutique’s selection and reserved decor, and Morgan also does the custom orders—bridal and repurposing stones from family heirlooms. Speaking of fitting in, the boutique is not only a jewelry shopping destination, but also a community gathering spot; friends and customers are often featured on Sheppard’s Instagram account, and the store hosts champagne toasts, trunk shows, exhibitions by local artists and the occasional party, during which shopping, mingling and networking intertwine.

“It’s new to me, being local,” Sheppard says. “It allows me to be more connected to individual clients, and being in the store myself is very fulfilling. It’s been a really wonderful transition.”

To make things even more wonderful, Sheppard is doing a number of exciting holiday promotions: 15 percent off for the eight days of Hanukkah, and 40 percent off three days before Christmas. Right in time to get your bling on.Y Renee Sheppard, 270 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur; 415/578-2349; reneesheppard.com.

Lesley Evers

Textile and clothing designer Lesley Evers spent a good portion of her childhood in the Bay Area; she was born in Oakland to Berkeleynative parents, and, while the family moved to North Carolina before she could finish grade school, Evers came back after attending University of Pennsylvania, where she studied architecture and art history.

While she never went to fashion school, and started sewing as a hobby, Evers’ penchant for the artistic shines through her designs, which are currently sold in two stores; the flagship location in Oakland and the newer addition— the bright and welcoming boutique in Corte Madera’s Town Center.

Previous to dedicating herself to style, Evers was a painter; her husband Curtis, who isn’t a stranger to patterned pants and cool hats, is a maker, and a frequent collaborator on the brand’s photoshoots. Evers often models her designs herself, equipped with a light attitude and a sense of humor.

“Since starting my business in 2008, I’ve sold to over 100 boutiques across the country and even had a department store account,” she says. “Ultimately I decided I prefer to sell directly, opened my first store and stopped selling wholesale.”

She never regretted it. Talking to women, receiving feedback and finding the right outfit for the right customer has been Evers’ favorite thing ever since, aside from the creative process. “I like to do my own textiles, inspired by ’50s and ’60s prints,” she says. “In my late 30s I couldn’t find the pretty dresses I wanted to wear, so I just started a business, of comfortable printed cotton dresses.”

At the relatively new boutique, which adds understated charm to Corte Madera’s high-end appeal, customers find a range of easyto-wear, casual pieces with a funloving, colorful twist; flattering embroidered pants (“I think you will treasure these and find your own favorite way to wear them,” Evers advises on her website), cozy wrap dresses in grey and black, printed tunics and sweaters and a holiday-friendly selection of sparklier, more festive attire. The clothes may be designed and »12

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Advice Goddess

By Amy Alkon

Q: A:

I saw this gorgeous girl at the coffeehouse at the mall two months ago.

It was totally love at first sight. I keep hanging out there hoping to see her again. Am I nuts, or does love at first sight really exist?—Smitten

Courtesy of Lesley Evers

Textile and clothing designer Lesley Evers often chooses to model her own designs; this scarf is one of her creations.

produced in Oakland, but the vibe is very much Marin County—elegant yet comfortable, and bursting with individuality.

“We’re very pleased that Lesley Evers will open at Town Center as the location for her first Marin County store,” Town Center Corte Madera General Manager Stan Hoffman was quoted when the boutique first opened in 2015. “Her casual styles and unique designs will be well received with our Town Center customers.” He was on point; for the last two years, the boutique has been thriving among its chain store neighbors, building a loyal customer base.

“My business partner Janine Rogers lives in Kentfield and really wanted to open in Marin, and I loved that it’s driving distance, and I can visit the boutique a lot, so Janine is really managing it,” Evers says. When Evers visits the area, she likes to go to the beach or visit a local friend, “but really, I’m so busy with my business,” she adds.

Being a mother to two teenagers, as well as a pet mother to a large dog, Evers favors clothes that one

can move freely in. To make a point, if it’s not her showcasing the clothes on her website and Instagram, it’s her friends; shopping, attending a wedding, working and having fun on the weekends. This is all a part of the #LErealwomenProject that Evers launched, aiming to showcase her designs on busy, active, interesting women she likes and admires. There’s local plastic surgeon Dr. Karen Horton, real estate agent Caroline Nelson and even prominent Bay Area writer Ayelet Waldman and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf.

“At the risk of totally irritating my friends, sometimes I just ask my photographer to pop by for photos when we’re going out,” Evers writes on her blog. “Merging my personal life and work life is the only way to get everything done.” The models, says Evers, weren’t a representation of her customer base. So she did an open call, “and over 50 women came.

We put everyone on our website.”Y Lesley Evers, 211 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera; 415/924-2340; lesleyevers.com.

It’s so special when a man tells a woman that he’s deeply in love with her—except when her response is, “Excuse me, but have we met?”

Love at first sight sounds so romantic. There are those couples who claim they had it—causing mass nausea at dinner parties when they look into each other’s eyes and announce, “From the moment we saw each other, we just KNEW.” Uh, or did they? A Swiss psychology grad student, Florian Zsok, ran some experiments to see what love at first sight is actually made of.

Zsok and his colleagues were looking for the three elements that psychologist Robert Sternberg theorizes interact to produce love: Intimacy, commitment and passion. They surveyed participants online and in a lab setting—asking them how they felt about people in photographs—and in three dating events, getting their reactions to people they’d just met. Of the 396 participants, love at first sight “was indicated 49 times by 32 different individuals.” And here’s a shocker: “None of the instances of (love at first sight) was reciprocal.”

Not surprisingly, none of the participants who said they’d felt love at first sight had the elements of intimacy or commitment as part of their experience. The one element they did have? Passion—in the form of “physical attraction.” Basically, the researchers empirically confirmed what some of us intuitively understand: “Love at first sight” is just a classier way of expressing the sentiment yelled from passing cars: “Hey, miniskirt! You’re late for your visit to My Penis Avenue!”

As for couples who insist that they had love at first sight, the researchers believe that they could be retrospectively repainting their first meeting to make their relationship feel more special. The reality: “We just knew” is “we just got lucky.”

Reminding yourself that you just have the plain old hots for this girl is probably the best way for you to do what needs to be done—shift to some other activity when the impulse strikes to stake out Coffeeland. Getting stuck on a total stranger this way probably makes it impossible to behave normally in their presence—or want to look closely enough to see who they really are. As alluring a concept as love at first sight is, in practice it tends to work out best with inanimate objects— something that doesn’t take so long to text you back that you buy it a burial plot.

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My family enjoys your weekly column, but we’re wondering why you can't give advice without launching into evolutionary explanations. We aren't always instinct-driven animals like elk or migrating salmon.—Evolutionary Overkill

It isn’t so bad being a salmon. Salmon just wake up one day and swim like mad upstream. There’s no existential fretting, “What does it all mean?

What will I do with myself after grad school? Am I a bad fish if I sometimes long to put grain alcohol in the sippy cup of that brat screaming on the beach?”

Meanwhile, back in humanland, research in cognitive neuroscience (by Michael Gazzaniga, among others) and in social science finds that we humans aren’t the highly rational independent thinkers we like to believe we are.

In fact, as evolutionary psychologists Leda Cosmides and John Tooby put it, “our modern skulls house a stone age mind”—adapted to solve hunter-gatherer mating and survival problems. This 10-million-year-old psychology, still driving us right now, today, is often a mismatch with our modern environment. Take our sugar lust, for example. This made sense in an ancestral environment, where eating a couple of berries might have helped prevent malnutrition. Today, however, we can drive to Costco and have some guy load a pallet of doughnuts into our SUV while we burn .0003 of a calorie watching him.

Understanding the origins of our motivation is not “evolutionary overkill,” but our best shot for possibly controlling our behavior—or at least forgiving ourselves when we fail miserably. As my First Amendment lawyer friend Ken White (@ Popehat) tweeted about S’mores Girl Scout Cookies: “I thought they were kind of meh at first but by the third box I ate in the garage they were growing on me.”Y

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From a gingerbread house competition and tour to winter faires, Marin offers plenty of opportunities for holiday fun.

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Happy Holidays How to get in the spirit this season

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ith the holidays officially upon us, here are some tasty ways to celebrate the season.

Cavallo Point, the most beautiful cooking school in the Bay Area, is offering a Holiday Gifts: Candies & Truffles class on Thursday, December 7 from 6:30-9:30pm. Learn recipes for sweet treats, and take some home for gifts; $85 per person; cavallopoint.com.

Connect with your inner DIY self at Fairfax Backyard Farmer.

Part workshop, part retail store, the inviting business offers a roster of classes that includes everything from beer-making to mushroomforaging. Two classes in December include how to make homemade sourdough and how to make cheese; fairfaxbackyardfarmer.com.

Now in its 11th year, the inspiring Sausalito Gingerbread House Competition & Tour is underway and houses will be on display for the month of December. It’s a good way

to get people shopping in Sausalito, but in my mind, Caledonia Street, with its stellar restaurants and the best neighborhood market in Marin (Driver’s), is well worth visiting; sausalitogingerbread.com.

The annual Bolinas Winter Faire at the Bolinas Community Center, Dec. 8-10, offers eggnog, hot apple cider, food and plenty of handmade crafts, jewelry and art from West Marin artists; bocenter.org.

Here are three options that will give friends and family a true taste of Marin: A trek out to Marshall for oysters is always a good idea, but a meal at beautiful Nick’s Cove, right on the water, takes the experience up a few notches (nickscove.com); Bar Bocce in Sausalito serves up tasty sourdough pizzas, beer and wine, and features bocce ball courts—all just a stone’s throw from the bay (barbocce.com); For the best Mediterranean food in Marin, hearty Insalata’s in San Anselmo tops the list (insalatas.com).Y

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For & Against Two views of ‘Shakespeare in Love’ By Charles Brousse

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ike little boys and marriages, theater productions are rarely all bad, or all good. To illustrate, depending on one’s point of view there are at least two ways of looking at Shakespeare in Love, the stage version of the 1998 film, currently in performance at Mill Valley’s Marin Theatre Company (MTC).

THE CASE FOR: This adaptation of the popular film has a lot going for it. First, its illustrious provenance. The original Academy Award-winning screenplay on which it is based was co-written by a pair of respected veterans of the entertainment world: Marc Norman, who has worked extensively in TV, films, radio and live theater, and the

internationally known playwright Tom Stoppard, who has a similar background. The transfer to theater (which closely follows the original) is by Lee Hall, whose impressive biography includes many successful adaptations and original scripts. It’s hard to beat that combination.

Second, while making no claims to be historically accurate, the play conforms with our imagination’s view of what the lively, competitiondriven theater world of Elizabethan London might have been like.

Wheeling and dealing are common, along with treachery, lechery and occasional violence, as promoters and performers struggle for survival.

Meanwhile, the monarchy and its upper-class supporters enjoy a life of festive balls and banquets against a background of sprightly music of the

period (performed by the actors). All of these are vividly depicted in MTC’s production, directed with a sure hand by Jasson Minadakis.

Third, its 35 characters—some historical, others fictional—offer juicy rewards for the versatile and talented 13-member cast, many of whom double or triple to fill the roles. Among the most prominent: L. Peter Callender brings his stentorian voice and commanding presence to Richard Burbage, the leading actor of his time; Stacy Ross is a formidable Queen Elizabeth; Mark Anderson Phillips is the avaricious money lender, Fennyman, who makes everyone’s lives miserable. As for the others, there isn’t a weak member of the ensemble, which includes a little white dog named Spot, who steals every scene he pokes his tiny nose into.

NOW PLAYING: Shakespeare in Love runs through December 23 at Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley; 415/388-5208; marintheatre.org.

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In Marin Theatre Company’s production of ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ 13 actors perform 35 roles.

Finally, the play’s central narrative, an account of how Shakespeare (Adam Magill), then a footloose gallant pursuing the ladies, overcomes a severe writer’s block after his success with Two Gentlemen of Verona, by falling in love with Viola de Lesseps (Megan Trout), a fictional aspiring actress who became his muse. Her inventors speculate that this romance not only fostered his composition of the masterful Romeo and Juliet, but began the process of breaking the prohibition against female performers on stage. According to them, the emotional burst of energy that young Will experienced while wooing her inspired some of Romeo and Juliet’s most beautiful passages— including the famous balcony scene and the pair’s tragic death in the Capulet’s tomb—both of which are presented in the play, along with quotes from other works, as a reminder of just how much of a genius the author really was.

THE CASE AGAINST: While the strength of MTC’s production is probably indisputable, research shows that both the film and play have had a mixed critical response. Ben Brantley’s New York Times review ( July 23, 2014) of the London premiere typifies the skeptics’ view. To quote: “(The play) may be best described as Shakespeare-flavored, in the way that some soft drinks are advertised as fruit-flavored … ” He then goes on to bemoan what he calls the “twee factor”—too cute and precious for its own good, citing Spot’s gratuitous appearance as one example.

Another objection that might be raised, especially during this period of increased sensitivity about male/ female relationships, is Shakespeare’s casual treatment of the women in his life (until he meets Viola), including a wife whom he left to fend for herself and their children in Stratford while he frolicked among London’s ladies. As morals change, the talented playboy image is definitely no longer a fashionable icon.

Whatever the merits of these arguments, I think they miss the main point. Shakespeare in Love was never intended to be a realistic account of the famous author’s early days. It’s a completely fictional story that fills in gaps in what remains unknown about its subject with material that the authors hope will be entertaining. On that level, the play is a clear winner. Case closed.Y

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Drawing from multicultural influences, Gypsy Soul has found a dedicated fan base that has helped them stay DIY.

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Test of Time Gypsy Soul turns 20 By Charlie Swanson

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wenty years ago, when eclectic roots-rock duo Gypsy Soul was just starting out, husbandand-wife collaborators Roman Morykit and Cilette Swann moved to San Anselmo after a record deal in Los Angeles went south.

“All was going well [in Los Angeles],” Swann says. “We were charting on the Top 40, everything seemed great, and [the label] ran out of money.”

British-born Morykit, an accomplished multi-instrumental musician, and Canadian-American Swann, a famed jazz singer and lyricist, decided then and there to pursue their musical aspirations independently.

“There are a lot of connections to Marin and northern California for us,” Morykit says. “It’s really where Gypsy Soul was born.”

In the last 20 years, the duo has self-released 13 well-received albums that cross the boundaries between jazz, soul, acoustic pop and melodic folk. “We’ve found a niche without support from labels, where people

are connecting with what we do,” says Swann. “That’s been the greatest thing along the way.”

To celebrate their 20th anniversary as Gypsy Soul, the duo recently released two compilation albums on their website, with remixed and remastered versions of songs from their past releases.

Currently living in southern Oregon, Gypsy Soul returns to Marin with a holiday concert, called “A Gift Within The Song,” featuring soulful medleys that mix together reworked holiday songs with pop covers, fan favorites and other surprises.

“There’s too much saccharin sweet in the versions I remember as a kid,” Morykit says, “so we really rearranged these things.”

“It creates a lot of audience engagement because they don’t know what’s going to happen next,” Swann adds. “We try to make it innovative and make it entertaining for people.”Y Gypsy Soul, Sunday, Dec. 10, Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael; 7pm; $15$18; 415/813-5600; gypsysoul.com.

Guillermo del Toro’s film ‘The Shape of Water’ is the fairy tale of a lonely woman working in a government laboratory.

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Beauty and intricacy in ‘The Shape of Water’

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emember that folk belief that you could put a book under your pillow and the learning would percolate up into your brain? Imagine what dreams would come if your apartment were directly above one of the old movie palaces. In the splendid The Shape of Water, the mute heroine, Elisa (Sally Hawkins), a Baltimore scrubwoman of 1963—has lodgings above the auditorium of a redvelvet-lined theater.

The film is about the passion Elisa develops while working the midnight shift at a government lab. One steel-lined tank of water contains a prisoner (Doug Jones) hauled up from Amazonia; he has webbed hands, blue terrapin stripes on his head, transparent eyelids like a frog and a quite kissable mouth.

The military wants this amphibian humanoid vivisected pronto, while the scientist on watch, Dr. Hoffstetler (Michael Stuhlbarg) tries to stall them.

Guillermo del Toro, of Pan’s

Labyrinth, and co-writer Vanessa Taylor show the familiar conflict between the army and the scientists—between destroying the enemy or letting it live long enough to study it—that’s been seen in hundreds of 1950s monster movies.

On her late-night shifts, Elisa uses sign language to communicate with this creature, a being so “beautiful and intricate,” as Hoffstetler judges it. At last Elisa decides to free the frogman, with the help of her gay artist neighbor Giles (Richard Jenkins) and her friend and coworker Zelda (Octavia Spencer).

The Shape of Water’s visual scheme is hypnotic. But to use the phrase from the Bible’s Book of Ruth, the movie approaches alien corn when the monster starts to show its magic powers as if he were E.T. And yet The Shape of Water has its own visual poetry in a story of love and violence. Hawkins, topping even her remarkable performance in Maudie, is captivating, sad and sensual.Y

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Friday December 8 - Thursday December 14 • American Yogi (1:19) Documentarian Steven Newmark chronicles his personal explorations into the Hinduism of ancient India.

• The Animation Show of Shows (1:30) Cool compendium of international animation features eye-filling short subjects from France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, England and the U.S. • Big Sonia (1:33) A 90-something émigré faces her harrowing past as a Holocaust survivor when she’s evicted from her tailor shop after 30 years.

• Black Clover (1:30) Yuki Tabata’s manga about two orphans who become pro- and anti-magic rivals hits the big screen under director Tatsuya Yoshihara.

• Comedie Francais: Romeo et Juliette (2:45) Paris’ top theatrical troupe plumbs the darker depths of Shakespeare’s tragedy with its ancient vendettas and sweltering passions.

• Darkest Hour (2:05) Gary Oldman delivers a career-defining performance as Winston Churchill, rallying the British citizenry to resist the Nazi menace in the early days of WWII. • The Disaster Artist (1:38) True story of how filmmaker un-extraordinaire Tommy Wiseau created the cult classic The Room, often considered the worst movie ever made; James Franco directs and stars.

• Faces Places (1:29) Documentary follows legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda and acclaimed muralist JR as they travel the French countryside, creating enormous portraits of the locals and posting them on barns and factories.

• Ferdinand (1:47) Munro Leaf ’s flowersniffing bull ambles onto the big screen with a troupe of merry misfits in tow; John Cena vocalizes.

• God’s Own Country (1:54) A dour Yorkshire farmer gets a new lease on life when a hunky Romanian migrant worker awakens heretofore unsuspected yearnings.

• Goodbye Christopher Robin (1:47) A.A. Milne biopic looks at how the author’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories helped heal the post-WWI English psyche even as they wounded his relationship with his young son.

• Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1:48) San Francisco liberals Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn have their progressive ideals tested when their daughter brings home new boyfriend Sidney Poitier.

• Justice League (1:50) Wonder Woman, Aquaman and The Flash join Batman to take on yet another threat of catastrophic proportions; Amy Adams is Lois Lane.

• Lady Bird (1:33) Greta Gerwig’s breakout comedy stars Laurie Metcalf and Saoirse Ronan as a blue-collar mother and daughter bonding in circa-2002 Sacramento.

• The Man Who Invented Christmas (1:44) Biopic offers up Charles Dickens in the throes of creating A Christmas Carol out of inspiration, real life and whole cloth; Christopher Plummer is Ebenezer Scrooge.

• The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel (2:35) Catch Humperdinck’s dark,

delicious fairy tale in gorgeous big-screen high definition.

• Miracle on 34th Street (1:36) Hollywood holiday fable about a department store Santa Claus who just might be the real deal; Edmund Gwenn and li’l Natalie Wood star.

• National Theatre London: Young Marx (2:35) Direct from the Bridge Theatre it’s Bean & Coleman’s rollicking new comedy about the concupiscent budding revolutionary, his buddy Engels and a raucous night out in 1850s London.

• No Maps on My Taps/About Tap (1:24) Double bill of fleet-footed documentaries features tapdancing legends Sandman Sims, Bunny Briggs, Jimmy Slyde and Gregory Hines at their most dazzling; George Nierenberg directs.

• Opening Night Fan Event: Star Wars (2:40) Complement your first-night fandom with special content, collectibles and concessions!

• The Other Side of Hope (1:38) Wry, bittersweet Finnish dramedy about the lucky convergence of a Syrian refugee, a middleaged salesman and a dilapidated restaurant.

• The Passion of Joan of Arc (1:22) Carl Dreyer’s silent masterpiece stars the great Renée Falconetti as the Maid of Orleans, facing scrutiny and death in intense, searching closeup.

• Professor Marston & The Wonder Women (1:48) Saucy look at what inspired 1940s Harvard psychologist William Marston to create the feminist superhero: His researcher wife Elizabeth and Olive Byrne, their mutual lover.

• Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2:09) Denzel Washington delivers an acclaimed performance as an aging activist lawyer recruited by a tony L.A. law firm; Colin Farrell co-stars.

• The Star (1:26) Holiday cartoon about a troupe of donkeys, sheep, camels and other critters who take part in the first Christmas; Christopher Plummer, Oprah Winfrey, Ving Rhames and Patricia Heaton lend voice.

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2:32) Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher return in yet another chapter of the popcorn space opera; Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro co-star.

• The Thin Yellow Line (1:35) Meditative tale of the deep and enduring truths five men experience in the course of slowly and painstakingly painting a line down the middle of a road.

• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (1:55) Raw, wrenching noir comedy stars Frances McDormand as a grieving mother and Woody Harrelson as the small-town cop she sets her sights on.

• Wonder (1:53) A brave youngster with a disfigured face inspires compassion and acceptance when he enters public school for the first time.

• Wonder Wheel (1:41) Woody Allen’s latest dramedy focuses on the dovetailing lives of four Coney Island habitués circa 1955; Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi and Justin Timberlake star.

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American Yogi (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 6; Sat-Sun 2, 6 Animation Show of Shows (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sat, Wed-Thu 4:15, 8:30; Sun-Tue 8:30; Big Sonia (Not Rated) Lark: Tue noon (filmmaker Leah Warshawski and Holocaust survivor Herb Heller in person) Lark: Sat 4 • Black Clover (PG-13) Coco (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Sun-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:15, 9:45; Sat-Sun 11, 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 11:45, 12:35, 1:30, 2:25, 3:20, 4:15, 5:10, 6:10, 7, 7:55, 9:45, 10:25; 3D showtime at 8:50 Playhouse: Fri 4, 6:45, 9:30; Sat 1, 4, 6:45, 9:30; Sun 1, 4, 6:45; Mon-Wed 4, 6:45 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10, 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45pm • Comedie Francaise: Romeo et Juliette (Not Rated) Lark: Thu 7:30 Daddy’s Home 2 (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:05, 1:20, 2:35, 3:50, 5:05, 6:20, 7:35, 8:55, 10:05 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 2, 5, 7:40, 10:05 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:15, 1:10, 4:05, 7, 10; Sun-Thu 10:15, 1:10, • Darkest Hour (PG-13) 4:05, 7 Sequoia: Fri 4:10, 7, 9:55; Sat 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:55; Sun 1:20, 4:10, 7; Mon-Wed 4:10, 7; Thu 4:10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:45, 10:20 • The Disaster Artist (R) Faces Places (PG) Lark: Fri 4; Mon 1:10; Wed 4 Northgate: Thu 5, 10:10; 3D showtime at 7:35 • Ferdinand (PG) Genesis: Paradise Lost (PG) Fairfax: Mon 7 God’s Own Country (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sun, Wed-Thu 4, 8; Mon-Tue 8 Goodbye Christopher Robin (PG) Lark: Fri 11:40, 6; Sun 4; Mon 5:30; Wed 1:45; Thu 4:45 • Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Not Rated) Regency: Sun, Wed 2, 7 Jane (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sun 3:45, 5:45; Mon-Tue 5:45; Wed-Thu 3:45 Lady Bird (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:10, 2:35, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50; Sun-Wed 12:10, 2:35, 4:55, 7:25 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 9:20; Sat-Sun 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:20 Playhouse: Fri 3:45, 7, 9:25; Sat 12:45, 3:45, 7, 9:25; Sun 12:45, 3:45, 7; Mon-Wed 3:45, 7 Regency: FriSat 10:30, 11:35, 12:55, 2, 3:20, 4:30, 5:45, 7:10, 8:10, 9:35, 10:30; Sun-Tue 10:30, 11:35, 12:55, 2, 3:20, 4:30, 5:45, 7:10; Wed-Thu 11:35, 12:55, 2, 3:20, 4:30, 5:45, 7:10 The Man Who Invented Christmas (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10:10 • The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel und Gretel (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 11; Wed 6:30 Regency: Sat 12:55 Lark: Sat 2; Sun 10:45 • Miracle on 34th Street (Not Rated) Murder on the Orient Express (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:45, 6:50, 9:40; Sun-Wed 12:50, 3:45, 6:50 Playhouse: Fri 3:30, 6:30, 9:15; Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15; Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30; Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:30 Regency: Fri 10:50, 1:40, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20; Sat 4:40, 7:35, 10:20; Sun, Wed 10:50; Mon-Tue, Thu 10:50, 1:40, 4:40, 7:35 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:45, 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 • National Theatre London: Young Marx (Not Rated) Lark: Sun 1 • No Maps on My Taps/About Tap (Not Rated) Rafael: Sun 4:15 • Opening Night Fan Event: Star Wars (PG-13) Cinema: Thu 6 Northgate: Thu 6 Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 6:15; Sat-Sun 1:30, 6:15 • The Other Side of Hope (Not Rated) • The Passion of Joan of Arc (Not Rated) Rafael: Thu 7 Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (R) Rafael: Wed 7:30 (director Angela Robinson in person) Roman J. Israel, Esq. (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 7:05, 10 The Star (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:30, 4:45 Cinema: Thu 3D showtime at 9:50 Fairfax: Thu 7, 7:15, 7:45; • Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13) 3D showtime at 7:30 Northgate: Thu 7, 7:40, 10:30, 11:10; 3D showtimes at 8:20, 9:40 Playhouse: Thu 7, 7:15, 7:30, 10 Rowland: Thu 7, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 7:30, 11 Lark: Sun 6:15; Mon 11; Tue 3 • The Thin Yellow Line (Not Rated) Thor: Ragnarok (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:25; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 9:25 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:40, 4:10, 5:40, 8:40, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 1:10, 7:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:30, 1:40, 4:40, 8 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:30; Sun-Wed 1:15, 4, 6:45 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:40, 1:30, 4:20, 7:25, 10:10; Sun-Wed 10:40, 1:30, 4:20, 7:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 Sequoia: Fri 4:40, 7:30, 10:05; Sat 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:05; Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:30; Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30; Thu 4:40 Wonder (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:40; Sun-Wed 1:25, 4:10, 6:55 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:45, 9:30; Sat-Sun 1, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:45, 2:20, 5:05, 7:45, 10:15; Sun-Thu 11:45, • Wonder Wheel (PG-13) 2:20, 5:05, 7:45 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.

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

CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito, 331-0255 CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-4862 Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6505 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 800-326-3264 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1234 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 800-326-3264

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Due to limited space this week, most Sonoma and Napa listings have been cut from the calendar. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Concerts MARIN COUNTY A Broadway Cabaret Marin Musical Theatre Company presents a song and dance revue from classic and contemporary Broadway shows, with wine, beer and a silent auction. Dec 8-9, 8pm. $30$50. The Playhouse, 27 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo. marinmusicals.org.

Kitka Internationally renowned women’s vocal ensemble performs its beloved Wintersongs program and celebrates the release of their latest holiday album. Dec 9, 8pm. $10-$55.

Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Sound Orchard Winter Fest Ramblin’ Jack Elliott headlines a musical variety show with the West Marin Choir, Point Reyes Children’s Choir and a singalong.

Dec 10, 4pm. $25-$30/kids under 12 are $5.

Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station.

415.663.1075.

SONOMA COUNTY Holly Jolly Pops Annual holiday pops show features maestro Michael Berkowitz with the Santa Rosa Symphony and special guests. Dec 10, 3pm. $37 and up. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.546.3600.

Olivia O’Brien North Bay native and accomplished singersongwriter performs a fire relief benefit show to cap off her U.S. tour. Dec 11, 7pm. $15. Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma. 707.938.5277.

NAPA COUNTY The Pixies Immensely influential alternative band is in town for two nights of bona fide rock. Dec 8-9, 8pm. $75 and up. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

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

Fenix Dec 8, King James. Dec 9, Illeagles. Dec 10, Gypsy Soul holiday concert. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.

George’s Nightclub Dec 8, Pride & Joy. Dec 9, DJ party. Dec 10, Banda Night. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.226.0262.

HopMonk Novato Dec 7, M6. Dec 8, Hot Grubb. Dec 9, Reisender with the Fell Swoop and John Courage. 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Dec 6, Aaron Redner and friends. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

Marin Center Showcase Theatre Dec 8, 8pm and Dec 9, 2:30 and 7:30pm, “A Wonderful World: Songs of Peace, Love & Joy” with Mayflower Chorus. Dec 10, An Evening of Sacred Song & Devotional Pop Music with Donna De Lory. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium Dec 12, 7pm, Marin Symphony Holiday Pops. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

415.473.6800.

19 Broadway Club Dec 6, Damon LeGall Band. Dec 7, Small Change Romeos. Dec 8, 5:30pm, No Filler.

Dec 8, 9pm, DJ Rick Lee. Dec 9, 5:30pm, the Restless Sons. Dec 9, 9:30pm, Hotter than Helga and the Blind Venetians. Dec 10, 4pm, North Bay Allstars. Dec 10, 8:30pm, the River City Band. Dec 11, open mic. Dec 12, 6pm, Jeb Brady Band. Dec 12, 8:30pm, Guy and friends. Dec 13, Soulbillies. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

No Name Bar Dec 8, Michael Aragon Quartet. Dec 11, Kimrea. Dec 12, open mic. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.

Old St Hilary’s Landmark Dec 10, 1 and 4pm, “Queen of Heaven” with Musae. 201 Esperanza, Tiburon. musae.org.

Osteria Divino Dec 8, Barrio Manouche. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Dec 6, Arthur Javier. Dec 7, J Kevin Durkin.

Dec 12, Panama Jazz Trio. Dec 13, the Buzz. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Dec 6, the Weissmen. Dec 7, the Cleanup. Dec 8, Ann Halen. Dec 9, Tom Finch Trio. Dec 10, Dr Montgomery. Dec 11, Billy D’s open mic.

Dec 12, Fresh Baked Blues. Dec 13, the New

Sneakers. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Dec 8, Beer Scouts. Dec 9, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs. Dec 10, 4pm, Mark Hummel’s Deep Basement Shakers with HowellDevine. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Rickey’s Restaurant & Bar Dec 8, Charged Particles. Dec 9, Matt Kizer Band. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato. 415.883.9477.

Sausalito Seahorse Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Dec 7, Kitt Weagant. Dec 8, Bait and Switch Blues Band with Carrie Souza. Dec 9, Italian Folk Night with Sal DiMaggio and Sergio Catanzariti. Dec 10, 5pm, Orquesta la Moderna Tradición. Dec 12, Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Dec 7, Ali Handal. Dec 8, Night Animals.

Dec 9, the Dixie Giants. Dec 10, Vanessa Silberman. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas.

415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall Dec 7, Mike Cooley. Dec 9, Sons of Champlin. Dec 10, 2pm, MY AMP student showcase. Dec 12, the Coffis & the Mountain Men holiday concert. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads Dec 7, New Monsoon’s winter harvest show.

Dec 9, “Dead Blues” with Phil Lesh and friends. Dec 10, David Nelson Band. Dec 1314, John Kadlecik Band. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

Throckmorton Theatre Dec 6, noon, Ian Scarfe. Dec 7, Michelle Schmitt’s Holiday Concert. Dec 8, Jazzin’ Up Joys of the Season with Deborah Winters and Peter Welker Bay Area All Stars. Dec 9, Blame Sally. Dec 10, 5pm, Sunday Sessions Songwriter’s Circle. Dec 10, 7pm, Sironka Dance Troupe. Dec 13, noon, Amaranth Quartet. Dec 13, 8pm, Throckmorton Chorus Winter Concert.

142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Trek Winery Dec 9, Chime Travelers. 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.

SONOMA Green Music Center Weill Hall Dec 8, SSU Latin Band and SSU Jazz Orchestra. Dec 9, “Hosannas” with SSU Concert Band and SSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Dec 10, 3pm, “Handel’s Messiah”

with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

866.955.6040.

NAPA Uptown Theatre Dec 7, Chris Isaak Holiday Tour. 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Art OPENING MARIN Robert Allen Fine Art Dec 7-Jan 31, “Nature Abstracted,” group show features works on canvas by Amy Donaldson, Beatrice Findlay and John Maxon. Reception, Dec 7 at 5:30pm. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5.

415.331.2800.

CONTINUING THIS WEEK MARIN Art Works Downtown Through Dec 23, “Small Works Exhibition,” annual show offers affordable, quality artwork for the holiday gift-giving season.

Reception, Dec 8 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

Book Passage Through Nov 30, “Tom Killion Residency,” acclaimed Marin artist returns to Book Passage’s gallery for a year-long exhibition of his original prints and hand-crafted books. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. Daily, 9am to 9pm. 415.927.0960.

Bubble Street Gallery Through Dec 31, “Calling on the Muse,” artist and gallery owner Daniel Merriam premieres paintings, sculpture and graphics created before and after the Tubbs fire, in which his home and studio were destroyed.

565 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.339.0506.

Dominican University Through Dec 15, “Nigel Poor: The San Quentin Project,” archive mapping and typology project displays alongside sculptures by Andrea Bacigalupo. 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael. 415.457.4440.

Gallery Route One Through Dec 17, “Latino Photography Project,” GRO’s project displays scenes from

Marin Community Foundation Through Jan 12, “Hypercosmos des Songes (Supercosmos of Dreams),” the first major exhibition in the United States for Frenchborn and Marin-based artist Jean-Marc Brugeilles includes over 80 artworks. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.

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MarinMOCA Through Jan 7, “Contemporary Landscape,” exhibit features works by artists from across the country, chosen by juror Chester Arnold while he was evacuated from his home during the recent North Bay fires.

500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; SatSun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137.

Rebound Bookstore Through Jan 1, “Steven Hurst: Treasures from My Dreams,” artist retrospective show includes paintings, illustrations, sculpture and surreal clocks. 1611 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.482.0550.

Comedy Tuesday Night Live See standup comedians Shazia Mirza, Matt Fulchiron, Jill Maragos and others. Dec 12, 8pm. $17-$27. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.383.9600.

Dance Alma del Tango Studio Tuesdays, Lindy Hop & East Coast Swing Dance. Wednesdays, Tango 1 & 2. 167 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo. 415.459.8966.

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Devotional music diva and former backup singer for Madonna, Donna De Lory, presents ‘An Evening of Sacred Song and Devotional Pop Music’ on Dec. 10 at the Marin Center Showcase Theatre in San Rafael.

visiting on the first three Saturdays of December. Through Dec 24. Bon Air Center, 302 Bon Air Center, Greenbrae, bonair.com.

Hanukkah at the Mart Celebration of the first night of Hanukkah includes music, food and activities for the whole family. Dec 12, 4:30pm. Free. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium Dec 9-10, 1 and 5pm, Marin Ballet’s Nutcracker, full-length ballet classic comes to life. $28-$44. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

Hawaiian Holiday Craft & Bake Sale Shop for unique Hawaiian holiday gifts and enjoy mini-plate lunches, with raffles and live music by Kani’olu band and hula dances throughout the day. Dec 9, 10am.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael, 415.479.4131.

Raven Theater Dec 9, 7pm and Dec 10, 2pm, “A Frozen Ballet,” Teresa Lubarsky’s Healdsburg Ballet premieres a brand-new show based on the beloved fairy tale “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen. $15-$20, 115 North St, Healdsburg. healdsburgballet.com.

Club Mud Holiday Ceramics Sale Hundreds of handcrafted pieces of pottery and sculptures by students and professors will be available for sale on Dec 7, noon to 6, Dec 9, 10 to 4 and Dec 10, noon to 6 at College of Marin, Ceramics Studio, Fine Arts Bldg, room 131, 835 College Ave, Kentfield.

Events

Larkspur Chamber of Commerce Progressive Mixer Enjoy an evening of networking, bubbles, small bites, trunk shows and shopping fun.

Dec 7, 5pm. Free. Bon Air Center, 302 Bon Air Center, Greenbrae, bonair.com.

Crafty Kettu Trunk Show Ten percent of sales go to the Sonoma County Resilience Fund to support victims of the North Bay fires. Dec 8, 10am. San Rafael Copperfield’s Books, 850 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.524.2800.

Gather & Give Bon Air Center hosts a holiday food drive with the SF-Marin Food Bank, the Pronzini Christmas Tree Lot and Santa

Marin Sensitive Santa Children with sensory issues can enjoy a Santa experience in a calm environment, with therapy dogs and a sensory playground. Dec 9, 9am. By donation. All Children Academics, 1665 Grand Ave, San Rafael, 415.258.9572.

Second Fridays Art Walk Anchored by Art Works Downtown galleries and artist studios, the art walk links venues throughout downtown San Rafael with receptions and entertainment.

Second Fri of every month, 5pm. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.451.8119.

Worldwide Candlelighting Ceremony Twenty-first annual global event commemorates children of all ages gone before their time, hosted by the Marin chapter of the Compassionate Friends. Dec 10, 7pm. Free. Unity of Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato, tcfmarin.org.

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Field Trips In Times Like These Partake in an interactive, guided walk through Muir Woods aimed at millennials.

Dec 9, 10am. $10. Muir Woods National Monument, 1 Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley.

The Moon & Stars Gaze at our celestial satellite, learn about the moon and the stars and enjoy a campfire. Dec 9, 5:30pm. $15. NatureBridge at Golden Gate, 1033 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito, naturebridge.org/golden-gate.

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West Marin through stunning photos, with member artists Mimi Abers and Marj Stone also exhibiting. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station.

Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.

Herb Heller. Dec 12, noon. $20-$29. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

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Tue 12⁄12 • Doors 7pm ⁄ FREE • All Ages

The Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men FREE Holiday Concert Thu 12⁄14 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $25–$30 • 21+ Allah-Las + Big Light Sat 12⁄16 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $22–$25 • 21+

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Little Folkies Family Band Holiday Celebration feat Irena Eide

Sun 12⁄17 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $25–$30 • All Ages

Country Joe McDonald Last Mill Valley Show featuring the Electric Music Band

50th Anniversary Show Celebrating Electric Music for the Mind & Body Mon 12⁄18 • Doors 6pm ⁄ $17–$27 • All Ages

The Christmas Jug Band Family Night

Tue 12⁄19 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $24–$27 • All Ages The Christmas Jug Band special guest Bonnie Hayes Fri, Sat, Sun 12⁄29-31 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $42–$97 • 21+

LUCERO three night New Years Bash www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

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Danny Click’s Birthday Party with The Hell Yeahs! 8:30

“Blue Christmas Show” Dec 10 Mark Hummel’s

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Deep Basement Shakers and Howelldevine 4:00 Fri Rivertown Trio Dec 15 The featuring Julie Bernard

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Sat

North Bay Fire Relief Fundraiser Dec 16 M.C. Bill Bowker & KRSH Radio present

The Angela Strehli Band with Mighty Mike Schermer

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No Maps on My Taps Landmark music documentary that helped revive tap dancing in the 1980s has been recently restored from the original negatives. Thurs, Dec 7, 7pm and Sun, Dec 10, 4:15pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

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Food & Drink Sausalito Gingerbread House Tour & Competition Stroll the shops around Sausalito and view elaborate, festively decorated gingerbread houses galore. Through Dec 31. Downtown Sausalito, Caledonia Street, Sausalito.

For Kids Holiday Festival at the Mart Bring the kids for cookies, hot chocolate, fairy tales and more. Dec 9. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

Lectures Elaine Petrocelli Book Talk Co-founder of Book Passage highlights new literature and suggest books for holiday gift-giving. Dec 7, 1pm. Free.

Outdoor Art Club, 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.2582.

Learn about the rich history of tap dancing in the film that helped to revive it, ‘No Maps on My Taps,’ at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael on Dec. 7 and 10.

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.

Larkspur, eloquent.toastmastersclubs.org.

Gifts from the Garden Turn the bounty of your garden into culinary treasures with master gardener Anne-Marie Walker. Dec 7, 7pm. Free.

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

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.

Love & Wisdom through the Qur’an, the Hadiths & the Bible Series of classes provide a resource for people of all religious backgrounds to deepen their own spiritual practice. RSVP required. Sun, Dec 10, 1pm. $60-$175.

Institute for Sufi Studies, 14 Commercial Blvd, Ste 101, Novato, 415.382.7834.

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.

Methods & Defense Against Russian Propaganda & Cyber-war Political lecture is followed by a discussion, led by analyst and author Zarina Zabrisky.

Dec 6, 7pm. Free. Rebound Bookstore, 1611 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.482.0550.

Mini-Succulent Gardens: The Perfect Gift Incorporate versatile plants and common household objects into mini-gardens with master gardener Diane Lynch. Dec 8, 2pm.

Free. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael, 415.485.3323.

Southern Marin Toastmasters Improve your public speaking skills at the weekly meeting. Wed, 6:45pm. Free.

Larkspur Recreation, 240 Doherty Dr,

Speed Learn Conversational Spanish Ongoing class offers the basics to help you learn the language. Mon, 1pm through Dec 18. Free. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael, 415.485.3323.

Readings Angelico Hall Dec 6, 7pm, “What Unites Us” with Dan Rather. $40. Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael. 415.457.4440.

Book Passage Dec 7, 7pm, “Troublemakers” with Leslie Berlin. Dec 9, 7pm, “Oracle of the Song” with Gail Strickland, in conversation with Peter S Beagle. Dec 10, 4pm, “Meditations on Menopause” with JK Collins. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay Dec 6, 6pm, “Marinship” with Eric Torney. Dec 10, 11am, “Ninja! Claus” with Arree Chung. Dec 12, 6pm, “The California Field Atlas” with Obi

Kaufmann. 100 Bay St, Sausalito.

415.339.1300.

Diesel Bookstore Dec 6, 7pm, “The Gourmands’ Way” with Justin Spring. 2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.785.8177.

Mill Valley Community Church Dec 10, 4pm, “The Best of Us” with Joyce Maynard. Free. 8 Olive St, Mill Valley.

415.388.5540.

Theater The Game’s Afoot The danger and hilarity are nonstop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays, presented by Ross Valley Players. Through Dec 10. $15-$27.

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

The Government Inspector The College of Marin drama department presents the classic, yet timely, Russian comedy, written by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed

by Lisa Morse. Through Dec 10. $10-$20.

College of Marin Kentfield Campus, 835 College Ave, Kentfield, 415.485.9385.

Shakespeare in Love Stage adaptation of the beloved film written by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman makes its Bay Area premiere.

Through Dec 13. $25-$49. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208.

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

RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES? Tired of endless relationship or marital challenges? Or single and sick of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join coed Intimacy Group, Single’s Group, or Women’s Group to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships and life. Weekly, ongoing groups. Evenings in Central San Rafael. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT#35255 at 415-453-8117.

GROUP FOR MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS, women who have lost their mothers through death, illness, separation, or estrangement in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. Motivated women discuss and explore relevant issues in their lives, current or past, in a supportive group with opportunities for healing and change. Facilitated and developed since 1997 by COLLEEN RUSSELL, LMFT, CGP, with 25 years experience serving individuals, couples, families, groups. Kentfield. 415-785-3513; crussell@colleenrussellmft.com; www.colleenrussellmft.com

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

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The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HELLAJUICY, 16 MONTEZUMA, FOREST KNOLLS, CA 94933: GEO HART, 16 MONTEZUMA, FOREST KNOLLS, CA 94933. 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 Nov 08, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143316. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: GUTTER DOCTORS, 8 RICE LN APT #2, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: ISAAC JABORSKI, 8 RICE LN APT #2, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. 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 Nov 08, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143318. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1. HAPPY EVENTS, 2. DREAM EVENTS, 33 B OLIVA DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94947: ANTONY JOE CHRYSOSTOM, 33 B OLIVA DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94947, CECILY S JOSSE, 33 B OLIVA DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94947. The business is being conducted by A 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 Nov 08, 2017. (Publication Dates: Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2017-143322. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: P & S PROPERTIES, 28 LAURELWOOD DR, NOVATO, CA 94949: PETER J. MIGALE, 28 LAURELWOOD DR, NOVATO, CA 94949, STACEY BRUNO MIGALE, 28 LAURELWOOD DR, NOVATO, CA 94949. The business is being conducted

by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 08, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2017-143328. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TRAVELERS MAILBAG, 19 DORIAN WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DENIS J FASSERO, 19 DORIAN WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901, LISA B BROWNE, 19 DORIAN WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 09, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143355. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: FAIRFAX FRENCH LAUNDRY + CLEANERS, 101 BOLINAS RD, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: KI HYUNG OH, 31 RUSTIC WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. 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 Nov 15, 2017. (Publication Dates: Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143339. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: THROUGH THE BARS, 1 MAIN STREET, SAN QUENTIN, CA 94964: THROUGH THE BARS FOUNDATION, 1 MAIN STREET, SAN QUENTIN, CA 94964. 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 Nov 14, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2017-143305. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS LAW GROUP, 332 SAN ANSELMO AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: LAWRENCE A. ORGAN, 58 LAUREL AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960, SUSAN ORGAN, 58 LAUREL AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. The business is being conducted

by A 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 ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Nov 07, 2017. (Publication Dates: Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143391. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: THANIA’S HAIR STUDIO, 1368 LINCOLN AVE. #11, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: THANIA KAREN SOLANO TEJADA, 520 5TH AVE. STE A, 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 Nov 21, 2017. (Publication Dates: Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143376. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TINKER TECH, 118 CYPRESS AVENUE, KENTFIELD, CA 94904: KIDS CONTENT LLC, 118 CYPRESS AVENUE, KENTFIELD, CA 94904: 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 Nov 17, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143380. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CELADON INCORPORATED, 500 TAMAL PLAZA SUITE 500, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: RETZLAFF INCORPORATED, 500 TAMAL PLAZA SUITE 500, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 20, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143370. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: COVE INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS, 401 PINE STREET UNIT D, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: SEPTEMBER WILLIAMS, 401 PINE STREET UNIT D, 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 Nov 16, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20. Dec 27 of 2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2017-143368 . The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CYNTHIA KILROY CONSULTING, 822 SPRING STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: CYNTHIA KILROY, 822 SPRING STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 16, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20, Dec 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2017-143381. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CALROD TRUCKING, 45 VIA BELORDO #1, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: EMERSON CALDERON, 45 VIA BELORDO #1, GREENBRAE, CA 94904, ADELSO RODAS, 488 BAHIA WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by A GENREAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 20, 2017. . (Publication Dates: Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20, Dec 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2017-143388.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: LYNN ERVIN PSYCHOTHERAPY, 1368 LINCOLN AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: LYNN ERVIN, 938 BEL MARIN KEYS LVD, NOVATO, CA 94949. 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 Nov 21, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Dec

06, Dec 13, Dec 20, Dec 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2017-143396.

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BATEN EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL, 805 4RTH STREET, SUITE 5, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DIEGO E BATEN PEREZ, 9 LAUREL PLACE, #9, 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 Nov 22, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20, Dec 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143404. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CREATIVE BUILDERS, 33 NOKOMIS AVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: DANIEL M. DEFFNER, 33 NOKOMIS AVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. 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 Nov 27, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20, Dec 27 of 2017) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143402. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: VOCAL MOTION, 308 C ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MONICA NORCIA, 308 C ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Nov 27, 2017. (Publication Dates: Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20.

Dec 27 of 2017)

Summons (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case Number (Numero del Caso): CIV 1604306 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) ANTHONY AGPAOA; MIRANDA AGPAOA; and DOES 1 to 50, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this~summons~and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect

you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you.

If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web Site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado.

Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decider en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presenter una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas.

Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. The name

and address of the court are: MARIN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORINA, 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: CHRISTOPHER THOMAS, FIDELITY NATIONAL LAW GROUP, THE LAW DIVISION OF FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC., 1550 PARKSIDE DRIVE, SUITE 300, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596.Tel:925-817-3718. Clerk, by /s/ JAMES M.KIM, Court Executive Officer, Marin County Superior Court, By E.CHAIS, Deputy. Date: Nov 30, 2016. (Publication Dates: Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13 of 2017) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1704392.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner TAN UYSALOGLU filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: TAN UYSALOGLU to TAN UYSALOGLU KENNEDY. 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: 01/18/2018 at 09:00 AM, DEPT: B, ROOM B, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive Room 113, 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: Nov 29, 2017. (Publication Dates: Dec 06, Dec 13, Dec 20, Dec 27 of 2017)

Astrology FREE WILL

For the week of December 6

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may get richer quicker in 2018, Aries—especially if you refuse to sell out. You may accumulate more clout— especially if you treat everyone as your equal and always wield your power responsibly. I bet you will also experience deeper, richer emotions—especially if you avoid people who have low levels of emotional intelligence. Finally, I predict that you will get the best sex of your life in the next 12 months— especially if you cultivate the kind of peace of mind in which you’ll feel fine about yourself if you don’t get any sex at all. P.S. You’d be wise to start working on these projects immediately.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The members of the fungus family, like mushrooms and molds, lack chlorophyll, so they can’t make food from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. To get the energy they need, they “eat” plants. That’s lucky for us. The fungi keep the earth fresh. Without them to decompose fallen leaves, piles of compost would continue to accumulate forever. Some forests would be so choked with dead matter that they couldn’t thrive. I invite you to take your inspiration from the heroic fungi, Taurus. Expedite the decay and dissolution of the worn-out and obsolete parts of your life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I’m guessing that you have been hungrier than usual. At times you may have felt voracious, even insatiable. What’s going on? I don’t think this intense yearning is simply about food, although it’s possible that your body is trying to compensate for a nutritional deficiency. At the very least, you’re also experiencing a heightened desire to be understood and appreciated. You may be aching for a particular quality of love that you haven’t been able to give or get. Here’s my theory: Your soul is famished for experiences that your ego doesn’t sufficiently value or seek out. If I’m correct, you should meditate on what your soul craves but isn’t getting enough of.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The brightly colored birds known as bee-eaters are especially fond of eating bees and wasps. How do they avoid getting stung? They snatch their prey in mid-air and then knock them repeatedly against a tree branch until the stinger falls off and the venom is flushed out. In the coming weeks, Cancerian, you could perhaps draw inspiration from the bee-eaters’ determination to get what they want. How might you be able to draw nourishment from sources that aren’t entirely benign? How could you extract value from influences that you have to be careful with?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The coming months

will be a ripe time to revise and rework your past—to reconfigure the consequences that emerged from what happened once upon a time. I’ll trust you to make the ultimate decisions about the best ways to do that, but here are some suggestions: 1. Revisit a memory that has haunted you, and do a ritual that resolves it and brings you peace. 2. Go back and finally do a crucial duty you left unfinished. 3. Return to a dream you wandered away from prematurely, and either recommit yourself to it, or else put it to rest for good.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The astrological omens suggest that now is a favorable time to deepen your roots, bolster your foundations and revitalize traditions that have nourished you.

Oddly enough, the current planetary rhythms are also conducive to you and your family and friends playing soccer in the living room with a ball made from rolled-up socks, pretending to be fortune-telling psychics and giving each other past-life readings and gathering around the kitchen table to formulate a conspiracy to achieve world domination. And no, the two sets of advice I just gave you are not contradictory.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In accordance with the long-term astrological omens, I invite you to make five long-term promises to yourself. They were formulated by the teacher Shannen Davis. Say them aloud a few times to get a feel for them: 1. “I will make myself eminently teachable through the cultivation

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of openness and humility.” 2. “I won’t wait around hoping that people will give me what I can give myself.” 3. “I’ll be a good sport about the consequences of my actions, whether they’re good, bad or misunderstood.” 4. “As I walk out of a room where there are many people who know me, I won’t worry about what anyone will say about me.” 5. “I will only pray for the things I’m willing to be the answer to.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): To discuss a

problem is not the same as doing something practical to correct it. Many people don’t seem to realize this.

They devote a great deal of energy to describing and analyzing their difficulties, and may even imagine possible solutions, but then neglect to follow through.

And so nothing changes. The sad or bad situation persists. Of all the signs in the zodiac, you Scorpios are among the least prone to this disability. You specialize in taking action to fulfill your proposed fixes. Just this once, however, I urge you to engage in more inquiry and conversation than usual. Just talking about the problem could cure it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As far back as ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece, people staged ceremonies to mark the embarkation of a new ship. The intention was to bestow a blessing for the maiden voyage and ever thereafter. Good luck!

Safe travels! Beginning in 18th century Britain and America, such rituals often featured the smashing of a wine bottle on the ship’s bow. Later, a glass container of champagne became standard. In accordance with the current astrological indicators, I suggest that you come up with your own version of this celebratory gesture. It will soon be time for your launch.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may

feel quite sure that you’ve gotten as tall as you’re ever going to be. But that may not be true. If you were ever going to add another half-inch or more to your height, the near future would be the time for it. You are in the midst of what we in the consciousness industry call a “growth spurt.” The blooming and ripening could occur in other ways, as well. Your hair and fingernails may become longer faster than usual, and even your breasts or penis might undergo spontaneous augmentation. There’s no doubt that new brain cells will propagate at a higher rate, and so will the white blood cells that guard your physical health. Four weeks from now, I bet you’ll be noticeably smarter, wiser and more robust.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You come into a delicatessen where you have to take a numbered ticket in order to get waited on. Oops.

You draw 37 and the counter clerk has just called out number 17. That means 20 more people will have their turns before you. Damn! You settle in for a tedious vigil, putting down your bag and crossing your arms across your chest. But then what’s this?

Two minutes later, the clerk calls out 37. That’s you!

You go up to the counter and hand in your number, and amazingly enough, the clerk writes down your order. A few minutes later, you’ve got your food.

Maybe it was a mistake, but who cares? All that matters is that your opportunity came earlier than you thought it would. Now apply this vignette as a metaphor for your life in the coming days.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s one of those

bizarre times when what feels really good is in close alignment with what’s really good for you, and when taking the course of action that benefits you personally is probably what’s best for everyone else, too. I realize the onslaught of this strange grace may be difficult to believe. But it’s real and true, so don’t waste time questioning it. Relish and indulge in the freedom it offers you. Use it to shush the meddling voice in your head that informs you about what you supposedly SHOULD be doing instead of what you’re actually doing.Y

Homework: In your imagination, visit the person you’ll be in four years. What key messages do you have to convey?

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1704055. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SULMA LORENA FLORES MARTINEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JEI ISAI DE LEON FLORES to JAY ISAI DE LEON FLORES. 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: 12/28/2017 at 09:00 AM, DEPT: C, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive Room 113, 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: Nov 02, 2017. (Publication Dates: Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13 of 2017)

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