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By Howard Rachelson

1 The largest national park in the lower 48 states is which park in California?

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2 What are the two shortest words in the English language?

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5 A panda’s diet is 99 percent what?

6 From 1901 until 2017, the largest number of Nobel Prizes were awarded in what category?

7 Two baby boys born in 1767—one in Massachusetts and the other in the Carolinas—grew up to be U.S. presidents. Who were they?

8 Coptic is a Christian minority religion in what Islamic country?

9 What kind of oil, and what kind of fabric, come from the flax plant?

10 The sweet confection made from almonds, egg whites and sugar, often molded into decorative shapes, is known by what eight-letter word?

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George Taylor and his wife, Debra Chamberlin-Taylor, guide couples in mindfulness practices for loving relationships.

Joyful Partnership Teaching couples how to be more loving

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round Valentine’s Day, when everyone rushes to purchase love tokens and reserve tables for two, it’s easy to forget that relationships are, in essence, hard work. Who wants to work hard in the age of the smartphone and the dating app? Good question. Fairfaxbased couple’s therapist George Taylor wrote a book that’s meant to streamline the hard work and provide some workable exercises— the self-published A Path for Couples: Ten Practices for Love and Joy.

With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Taylor brings his own personal expertise to the book as well; together with wife and fellow therapist Debra ChamberlinTaylor, he teaches a recurring Spirit Rock Meditation Center workshop called Heart Practices for Couples (the next one is coming up on Saturday, February 17).

Chamberlin-Taylor herself is a longtime meditation educator at Spirit Rock, teaching chanting, Qigong and Awakening Joy workshops, among other things. In

the book, some of the workshop’s practices are expanded with 10 techniques that couples can implement to unlock better communication. Chapters include promising titles like Creativity, Collaboration and Joy, and Working with Intentions—Creating A Vision.

Before becoming a therapist, Taylor was a college teacher, and his passion for educating the community is evident in the book.

“I was interested in education, and started thinking about the book after 10 years of running meditation

and relationship workshops for couples,” he says. “There’s a big leap between exercises and a book—the book came out of the mission to teach couples how to be more loving, which naturally spills over to their children and extended family; it’s very gratifying.”

While the path for couples is his passion, having worked in publishing before, Taylor was disenchanted with the classic path to publishing. “I found it somewhat of a cold world,” he admits. “I’m a community person and believe the book will break out of the community—that’s the way I work.”

Indeed, in December a Kindle version followed the printed edition, ranking high among readers. In it, usefulness and practicality are key. “I wanted to create a book that’s workable, and the practices are meant to be done more than once,” Taylor says.

“The point is, people actually can embody the quality of love. When we ask at our workshops how many people think they could be more loving, more generous, people say ‘Yes, sure,’ and what better place than in your family?”

Having said that, Taylor is well aware of the many challenges and tribulations that couples in longterm relationships face. The most boring challenge, and perhaps the most devastating one, is of course boredom itself.

“There’s a cultural challenge,” Taylor says. “There’s a cultural myth that as relationships mature, they become less exciting, and that’s the only thing that can happen to romance. Indeed, couples can be careful about topics they discuss, and this carefulness lowers the vitality of the relationship, and it’s true that if couples don’t work on themselves, there can be a degree of productivity, friendliness, parenting, but not love.”

But, says Taylor, it doesn’t have to happen. “It takes attention to your communication patterns, the quality of your communications; it’s a work of art and discipline to preserve the loving quality.”

Another challenge? The everpresent stress level. “I’m old enough to see the incredible weight and burden of productivity on couples these days. There’s a fanatic pace in relationships, a great intensity at work, and people are used to disconnected lives while not realizing how it affects them.”

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—George Taylor what really matters, in an open way. “People can be really good at remodeling together, so they think everything’s OK in the relationship, as productivity is prioritized,” Taylor says. “But they don’t connect to the depth of love and the joyful feelings that stream from that.”

Enter the book, which teaches couples how to really talk, broach touchy topics and see each other beyond the computer and iPhone screens. Seeing clients from the affluent population of Marin County, does Taylor think that money matters when in comes to love? “It would be obvious that money concerns and beliefs are probably in the top five or 10 in relationships,” he says, “and what I noticed is that people get stuck in their money beliefs and that’s even more hurtful than the amount of money they actually have.”

Getting “stuck” over and over again is, in general, what Taylor perceives as a major problem for couples who can’t get beyond their “patterns.” The idea is hardly revolutionary, and he’ll be the first to admit that. “Most of us get into very specific patterns—attacking and defending, or pursuing and withdrawing,” he says. “It’s a pattern epidemic, and until you realize something about those patterns, you won’t be able to stop them repeating themselves. With money, for example, couples often use it as a test. Someone says something and the other person responds, and people get stuck because they can’t examine themselves, so they keep saying the same thing—these conversations are repetitive.”

The way out? Awareness, first and foremost. “It takes two people to create these patterns, and most arguments are about what the other person did wrong,” says

Taylor, who oftentimes teaches that hard-to-get component to 150 to 200 students at a time. “You have to begin asking yourself, ‘How have I started to create these stressful patterns, what did I learn from my parents, my other relationships?’ The final pattern is self-disclosure—self-disclosing authentic feelings about ourselves.

Most of us received pretty bad training in exposing these kinds of things.” Accordingly, Taylor mostly sees couples in their mid-to-late 30s, as this is when people start noticing their patterns.

The fact that Taylor has been married for 36 years is not a bad selling point for such couples, both when it comes to the book and when workshops are to be taken.

“My wife, Debra, and I have been followers of this path for 35 years,” writes Taylor upon advertising the upcoming workshop. “We were young when we met, and like many of you, we needed help to survive and to thrive in our relationship.

We immediately became more aware of our own reactions and patterns. Knowing we needed to change these painful habits, we followed our teachers’ instructions, and we adapted their wisdom to our own needs. We have done practices like the ones in my book hundreds of times.”

In real life, having to discuss their teaching and practices is “not without challenges,” he notes. “But there’s something iconic in being at Spirit Rock together, and being married longer than most couples under the moon. We’re having a good time.”Y Read more about the book at pathforcouples.com; read more about the upcoming workshop at spiritrock.org.

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For this year’s annual public art project Hearts in San Francisco, Marin-based painter and art educator Barbara Libby-Steinmann created a triptych of the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill.

ARTS

Share the Love North Bay artists leave their hearts in San Francisco

By Charlie Swanson

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or more than 50 years, the city of San Francisco has been synonymous with the heart, thanks to a certain Tony Bennett song.

In 2004, the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation used the image of the heart for Hearts in San Francisco, a fundraising public art project in which Bay Area artists designed and created a work of art on blank 3-dimensional heart sculptures in varying sizes.

Many of these heart sculptures can be seen throughout the city, and each year the foundation commissions new artists to participate in Hearts in San Francisco as an annual program that culminates in a Heroes

& Hearts luncheon, this year scheduled for February 15 at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Thirty-six new heart sculptures by 23 Bay Area artists will be displayed and auctioned to benefit Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, including works from several North Bay artists.

Marin-based painter and art educator Barbara Libby-Steinmann’s entry in Hearts in San Francisco is a triptych of mini-hearts painted to depict the city’s famous wild parrots of Telegraph Hill. The colorful and playful art reflects LibbySteinmann’s work as a K-4th-grade art teacher at Bacich Elementary School in Kentfield. Last year, Libby-Steinmann was named

Marin Teacher of the Year, and for Hearts in San Francisco, she got her students involved.

“For the longest time, I kept my work totally separate from my teaching job,” Libby-Steinmann says.

“All of a sudden I realized, wait a minute, I’m an artist. I should make a real connection to [my students] about how artists work in today’s society and especially how artists can make a difference in their community.

“The Hearts in San Francisco project really interested me because it’s such a wonderful cause, raising money for the hospital foundation,” she continues. Once she was chosen to participate in this year’s project, she took it to her classrooms and showed her students the process

of designing and painting the three hearts. Libby-Steinmann also convinced the foundation to have her students collaborate on creating 25 2-dimensional heart paintings that will be online for purchase as part of the fundraiser. “It’s a full circle of my work,” Libby-Steinmann says.

Also based in Marin, artist John Kraft was chosen to create one of this year’s six largest sculptures, measuring 5 feet tall and 6 feet wide.

His colorful heart is done in the style of his ongoing mixed media “Secret Gardens” series, in which illustrations are assembled as vines, leaves and other floral patterns set over a bright red acrylic-painted background.

“The intent of the work is simply to create joyful, colorful work,” Kraft says.

Like a good musical melody, Kraft’s uncluttered and often symmetrically satisfying works are about the space in between the visuals, as much as the visuals themselves. “There’s many layers of love of the city,” Kraft says of his heart. “Hearts in San Francisco is always a mix of celebrating the arts, celebrating the people and community of San Francisco, and celebrating the spirit of giving.”

Mosaic artist and Santa Rosa native Angelina Duckett first got interested in Hearts in San Francisco after seeing the heart sculptures all over the city. “I just thought they were the coolest things,” she says. “Once I found out they were a way to create funds for the hospital, I decided I absolutely wanted to be involved.”

Duckett’s table-top-sized heart sculpture, “I<3 California,” which depicts a quail running through poppies, was inspired by a childhood memory. On October 8 of last year, her then-half-finished heart sculpture was with her when she was visiting her family in Santa Rosa.

When wildfires broke out that night, her brother lost his home and her entire family was evacuated from her parents’ house. “It was a really awful thing,” Duckett says. “But it was also heartwarming to see how much our community came together and supported each other.

“The original inspiration for my heart was the gratitude I have for being raised in such a beautiful place,” Duckett continues. “It ended up meaning so much more; all my love for my home, Santa Rosa and California as a whole.”Y Hearts in San Francisco, sfghf.org.

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Gripping Exposé ‘Skeleton Crew’ illustrates capitalism in Detroit By Charles Brousse

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ntil jarring developments happen in the final few minutes of its two-hour length (more about that later), Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew, currently being given a splendid production

by Marin Theatre Company (MTC), provides a gripping and insightful exposure of some of modern American capitalism’s most egregious shortcomings. In this regard, critics have hailed her as a worthy successor to Clifford Odets, Arthur Miller and August Wilson.

Morisseau’s factory floor drama has taken a while to get here. It has a Marin connection, having won MTC’s 2014 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize, but the debut production was in New York in

2016 and only now are Bay Area audiences getting their first viewing, presented in association with TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, where it will move following the local run.

Skeleton Crew is the third and final play of Morisseau’s Detroit Project, an endeavor that the author says she hopes will give her hometown some of the same attention, though on a lesser scale, that Pittsburgh received in August Wilson’s 10-play cycle.

For Pittsburgh it was the decline of steel and coal that shook the city’s economic foundations, especially for minority communities; in the Motor City it was the outsourcing of car manufacturing to low-wage countries, technological advances replacing people with machines and the impact of the country’s

sudden banking crisis that created a perfect storm in 2007-2008.

Hundreds of thousands of workers (a large percentage of whom were African-American), whose high wages and middle-class lifestyles were the result of a long union-led struggle, were suddenly faced with an existential crisis.

Scenic designer Ed Haynes’ set, the shabby breakroom of a small auto stamping plant, perfectly captures the gloomy atmosphere that its four inhabitants—the “skeleton crew” of the title—face when they come to work every day. Its spare furnishings and ubiquitous grey coloring under warehouse-style fluorescents (designer: Steven Mannshardt) provide the only respite from a work area, where giant machines are projected between

NOW PLAYING: Skeleton Crew runs through February 18 at Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley; 415/388-5208; marintheatre.org.

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Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Skeleton Crew,’ the third and final play of the director’s Detroit Project, explores the existential crisis faced by many car manufacturing workers in 2007-2008.

scenes on a rear scrim as shadowy silhouettes that noisily stamp and bend the resisting metal into the shape of next year’s shiny car models.

The combination is repulsive, even frightening for us as we sit in our comfortable theater chairs, but a vital lifeline for those who depend on it for their monthly paychecks.

As often happens in such situations, these laborers at the tail end of America’s Industrial Age find comfort in each other, and each has a different story to tell. Shanita (Tristan Cunningham) is an unwed but very pregnant mother-to-be. Good-hearted and free-spirited, she’s a secondgeneration factory worker who takes adversity in stride and cheers others with her presence. Dez (Christian Thompson) is a hot-blooded young man who is trying to figure out who he is and what he wants to do with himself. Reggie (Lance Gardner) is the by-the-book unit foreman who has worked his way into that position by following orders and now, with rumors of the plant’s closing flying about, fears for the future security of his wife and children.

Finally, we come to Faye (Margo Hall). While Jade King Carroll’s direction is spot-on and all of the aforementioned actors make strong contributions, it’s Hall who supplies much of the drama’s internal energy. Recognized as being among the Bay Area’s finest performers, she lights up the stage with her ability to portray a complex human being whose 29 years on the job permits her to have an authority that even Reggie’s obsession with rules can’t ignore. She’s homeless because of an ill-advised weakness for gambling.

She smokes, ignoring the health warnings and the “NO SMOKING” breakroom signs. She admits her foibles, and does the same for others as she cheerfully looks forward to the final year before she can retire with full benefits.

Sadly, that final year will never come, thanks to a last-minute Hollywood-style feel-good moral compromise that, along with an awkward romantic connection between Dez and Shanita, seems at variance with the clear-eyed realism of the play. Both are troubling, but definitely not fatal. Clearly, Skeleton Crew brands Dominique Morisseau as a playwright to watch.Y

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rowing up in Forest Knolls with a father who was an avid hunter and fisherman, Mariko “Ko” Wilkinson and her identical twin sister recall eating meals of wild boar sausage and pheasant while chewing carefully to avoid any buckshot residue.

“I think [home] is where the food thing all started happening for me,” says Wilkinson, who has been a chef at Hog Island Oyster Co. in Marshall for the last three years. Though she went to cooking school in Oregon and spent some time in San Diego, Wilkinson has returned to her hometown and now relishes her morning commute to Marshall. “Every morning is like a music video—it’s so beautiful; Mt. Vision and the fog are like nowhere else on Earth.”

The 31-year-old Marin native earned her culinary degree from the Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon, and went on to compete in an American Culinary Federation (ACF) competition

where her team won the state championship. In addition, she appeared on the television show Chopped. But it was under the tutelage of restaurateur Heidi Krahling, at Insalata’s, where Wilkinson really learned her craft.

“Heidi was my true mentor,” she says.

With Hog Island’s focus on picnic fare, Wilkinson began pickling, smoking and curing meats to augment the oyster, charcuterie and cheese offerings. She now creates seasonal specials that have included a quinoa and sushi rice salad with pickled shiitakes, grilled pink scallops, smoked egg yolks over crudo, and d’Anjou pears with house-made pomegranate molasses and aged gouda.

Wilkinson’s inventive creations offer added incentive for making the trek out to Marshall. And don’t forget that oysters, with their reputation for being aphrodisiacs, make for perfect Valentine’s Day fare.Y Hog Island Oyster Co., 20215 Shoreline Highway, Marshall; hogislandoysters.com.

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Core Message Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir sings of relatable hardship By Tom Gogola

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he Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s (OIGC) Terrance Kelly is more interested in lifting hearts than saving souls as the legendary choir comes to the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley on February 11 and the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland on Feb. 16, in celebration of Black History Month.

Formed in 1986, the choir draws from persons of all races and faiths—or of no faith—to deliver a spiritualized message that’s powered by slave songs and gospel music.

They’ve recently come off of a tour with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, one of whose members lost a home to the recent and catastrophic North Bay fires.

“There were 287 Gay Men’s Chorus members and around 47 of us,” Kelly recalls. “When this guy found out he lost his home, everyone was crying. We asked him, ‘Do you need an emergency flight home?’ He said, ‘No thanks.’ We stayed out and finished the tour.”

It takes a lot of strength to hold

on sometimes, and to tour America today is to behold a divided land that’s brittle, angry and oversensitized about identity politics and cultural appropriation. Kelly is less concerned with questions of appropriation, he says, than with his choir singing black gospel the way it’s supposed to be sung. Many older, black audience members come to him after performances, amazed at the fidelity of the encounter with music forged in human suffering.

“When we get that response, we know we are singing authentically.”

All the more reason, says OIGC Executive Director Mark DeSaulnier, to embrace the music sung in Jesus’ name and created in the crucible of slavery. The administration in Washington, he says, “has created divisions, so to speak, of inclusion—no matter your skin color, socioeconomic situation, no matter your sexual orientation, we can stand together and we can celebrate our differences.”Y Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, oigc.org.

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Short Stories Oscar buzz at the Rafael

By Richard von Busack

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he less big-name awards on the upcoming Oscar lists provide some of the most interesting topics.

Among the best documentary shorts showing, in an event opening on Friday, February 9 at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Center, is Knife Skills.

Thomas Lennon profiles Edwins, a sort of haute-cuisine academy/working French restaurant in Cleveland’s Shaker Square. Students are recruited from the ranks of some of the 650,000 convicts released every year in the U.S. The program isn’t for everyone—the success rate of one class was about 35 out of 120. The equation that hard work builds self-esteem always has some variables in it.

Lennon is honest about the problems that impede the aspiring cooks and servers, even while working in a commercial-grade style of filmmaking: Despite the knife in the title, it has little cutting edge.

Edith+Eddie is about a 90ish couple in love, separated by relatives who are convinced that they’re unable to care for each other. But it kept the eyes dry even as it flaunted its sadness. Heaven is a Traffic Jam

on the 405 gives us the privilege of meeting Los Angeles artist Mindy Alper, whose ink drawings and paper-mache sculptures astonish— even more so when we hear about her terrible struggle with a series of mental illnesses.

The one to beat at the Oscars is Heroin(e), a knockout short funded

by The Center for Investigative Reporting. It’s set in the town of Huntington, West Virginia, where the OD rate is 10 times what it is in the rest of America. It profiles three women fighting against the crisis.

Director/producer Elaine McMillion Sheldon, a local, was extended a great deal of trust. But she has far too many good interviews here to write off this short film as the work of a lucky observer who was in the right place at the right time. McMillion displays a probing sensitivity here that credits the best traditions of documentary filmmaking.Y 2018 Oscar Nominated Short Films, opening Friday, February 9, Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael; rafaelfilm.cafilm.org.

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The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir is drawn from an American melting pot of faiths, from Bahaism to Buddhism and beyond.

Beginning on February 9, Oscar-nominated documentary shorts will be featured at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael.

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Movies

By Matthew Stafford

Friday, February 9 - Thursday, February 15

• New Movies This Week • •

“ONE OF THE GREAT DOCUMENTARIES OF RECENT YEARS.” David Poland, MOVIE CITY NEWS

“VETERAN DOCUMENTARY-MAKER STEVE JAMES (HOOP DREAMS ) IS BACK WITH AN ENGROSSING STORY:

THE EXTRAORDINARY FIASCO OF THE ABACUS BANK PROSECUTION...

A TALE OF HYPOCRISY, JUDICIAL BULLYING AND RACISM.” Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN

SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER PRESENTS:

STEVE JAMES: A RETROSPECTIVE ABACUS

Sunday, Feb 11 | 1:30pm STEVE JAMES IN PERSON AFTER SCREENING

LIFE ITSELF Tuesday, Feb 13 6:30pm

HOOP DREAMS Thursday, Feb 15 6:30pm

SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 4th St., San Rafael | 415.454.1222 | rafaeltheater@cafilm.org AMPAS MEMBERS: Your card will admit you and a guest to any performance according to individual theater policies.

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Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (Not Rated) Rafael: Sun 1:30 (filmmaker Steve James in person) Black Panther (PG-13) Fairfax: Thu 7, 7:15 Northgate: Thu 7:15, 9:45, 10:30; 3D showtime at 8:55 Playhouse: Thu 7 Rowland: Thu 7, 10; 3D showtimes at 7:30, 10:30 Coco (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:35, 4:15, 6:50, 9:30 • Comedie Francaise: The Misanthrope (Not Rated) Lark: Thu 7:30 Darkest Hour (PG-13) Lark: Fri 9:15; Sat 6:30; Sun 3:10; Mon 9; Tue 12:35; Wed 10:45; Thu 4:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:45; Sat-Sun 1, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:25, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15; Sun-Thu 10:30, 1:25, 4:25, 7:20 Den of Thieves (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10 The Disaster Artist (R) Lark: Sat 9; Sun 8:10; Tue 10:30; Thu 10:40 Faces Places (PG) Lark: Sat 4:30; Mon 1; Tue 3 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:40, 3, 5:25, 7:55 Rowland: Fri-Wed • The 15:17 to Paris (PG-13) 11:30, 2, 4:35, 7, 9:30 Rafael: Thu 6:30 • Hoop Dreams (PG-13) Hostiles (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:55, 4:05, 7:10, 10:20 The Insult (R) Rafael: Fri, Wed-Thu 3:30, 6, 8:30; Sat-Sun 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30; Mon-Tue 6, 8:30 Lady Bird (R) Lark: Fri 10:30, 4:40; Sat 12:30; Mon 5; Tue 7:05 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:15, 1:40, 4, 6:45, 9:15; Sun-Wed 11:15, 1:40, 4, 6:45; Thu 1:40, 4, 6:45 Rafael: Tue 6:30 • Life Itself (R) Loving Vincent (PG-13) Lark: Mon 7; Thu 2:45 Rafael: Wed 7 • A Matter of Life and Death (PG) Maze Runner: The Death Cure (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:25, 3:40, 7, 10:10 • The Metropolitan Opera: L’Elisir d’Amore (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 9am; Wed 6:30 Regency: Sat 9am; Wed 1, 6:30 Sequoia: Sat 9am; Wed 1, 6:30 • Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 6:15; Sat 12, 2, 6:15; Sun 2, 6:15 • Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael: Sat 2:15 • Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sun, Wed-Thu 4, 8:15; Mon-Tue 8:15 Paddington 2 (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:25, 2, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Padmaavat (Not Rated) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 6:20, 9:50; 3D showtime at 2:50 (in Hindi with English subtitles) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:55 • Peter Rabbit (PG) Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Phantom Thread (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:15, 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; Sun-Thu 10:15, 1:15, 4:10, 7:10 The Post (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:25, 7:15, 10:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:45, 1:35, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Roman J. Israel, Esq. (PG-13) Lark: Fri 6:45; Mon 10:30; Wed 3:30; Rafael: Sun 4:15 (filmmaker Haydn Reiss and musician Hani • Rumi: Poet of the Heart (Not Rated) Naser in person) Northgate: Thu 7, 9:35 • Samson (PG-13) The Shape of Water (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:10, 10; Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:40, 1:35, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; Sun-Thu 10:40, 1:35, 4:40, 7:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:15, 1:20, 4:25, 7:20, 10:10 Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10:05 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (R) Lark: Sun 5:45; Tue 9; Wed 1:15 Regency: Fri 11, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25; Sat 10:20, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25; Sun-Thu 11, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40 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

Concerts MARIN COUNTY A Mill Valley Philharmonic Valentine Romantic classical music, champagne, chocolates and a live auction all come together for a Valentine’s-themed concert.

Feb 11, 4pm. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. millvalleyphilharmonic.org.

Missing Persons Los Angeles-based New Wave outfit brings their biggest hits to the North Bay for two nights with support from the Hormones, an all-girl tribute to the Ramones. VIP experience available. Feb 9-10, 9pm. $25-$75.

19 Broadway Club, 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

415.459.1091.

Sweethearts of the Radio KWMR presents an evening of music from Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum, Jeanie and Chuck Poling and Kim and Ryan Hett. Feb 10, 8pm. $20. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075.

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

Fenix Feb 9, Last Call Troubadours album release show.

Feb 10,For the Love of You! Next Phase: Tribute to the Isley Brothers. Feb 11, Derek Rolando and the Latin PopRevue.Feb14,Valentine’sDayshowwith TopShelf.919 Fourth St,San Rafael.415.813.5600.

George’s Nightclub Feb 10, DJ party. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.226.0262.

HopMonk Novato Wed, open mic. Feb 9, Pop Rocks. Feb 10, the B Sharp Blues Band. Feb 11, 1pm, Natural Gas Jazz Band. 224 Vintage Way, Novato.

415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Feb 7, D’lilah Monroe & the Tom Cats. Feb 14, Jazzitude. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

Mt Tamalpais United Methodist Church Feb 7, A Mill Valley Philharmonic Valentine. 410 Sycamore Ave, Mill Valley. millvalleyphilharmonic.org.

19 Broadway Club Feb 7, Damon LeGall Band. Feb 8, Acoustically Speaking’s Grateful Jam. Feb 11, 4pm, Westside Jazz Club. Feb 12, open mic.

Feb 13, Jeb Brady Band. Feb 14, One Dollar Check with Honey B & the Cultivation. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

Osher Marin JCC Feb 10, Winter Nights with Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

Panama Hotel Restaurant Feb 7, Donna D’Acuti. Feb 8, John Hoy. Feb 13, Panama Jazz Trio. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.

Papermill Creek Saloon Feb 9, 5pm, Danny Montana. Feb 9, 9pm, Kelly Peterson Band. Feb 10, 5pm, Michael Brown and Amy Gervais. Feb 10, 9pm, Motorboat. Feb 11, Kevin Meade & the Highway One Band. Feb 13, Agents of Change. Feb 14, Judy Radiloff. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls. 415.488.9235.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Feb 8, Mark’s Jam Sammich. Feb 9, Barnyard Hammer. Feb 10, Jethro Jeremiah Band. Feb 11, the Reset Button. Feb 12, open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Feb 9, Beer Scouts. Feb 10, Zydeco Flames. Feb 11, 4pm, Misner & Smith. Feb 14, Le Jazz Hot. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Rickey’s Restaurant & Bar Feb 7, Andoni. Feb 13, James Harman & Ava Roche. Feb 14, Lady D. 250 Entrada Dr, Novato. 415.883.9477.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Feb 9, 6pm, the Guarneri Jazz Quartet. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.524.2800.

Sausalito Seahorse Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. Feb 8, Del Sol Jazz Band with Charity Goodin. Feb 9, Bait & Switch Blues Band. Feb 10, Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Feb 11, 4pm, Somos el Son with Braulio Barrera.

Feb 13, Noel Jewkes and friends. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Feb 8, Joanna Barbera. Feb 9, Salt Suns with Kit Center & the Hollow Bones and Desiree Cannon. Feb 10, MKC. Feb 11, Lydia Ramsey.

41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall Feb 8, Bob Marley birthday party with IrieFuse and Sol Horizon. Feb 9-10, the English Beat. Sold-out. Feb 11, Junior Reid & the One Blood Band. Feb 12, Adrianne Serna student concert. Feb 14, 8pm,

Valentine’s Day show with Tony Lindsay and Jimmy Dillon. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads Feb 8, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs. Feb 8, Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band in the Grate Room. Feb 9, Eric Krasno and friends. Feb 10, Experience CSNY with Midnight North. Feb 12, Grateful Mydland Monday with Scott Guberman and friends.

Feb 13, Fat Tuesday celebration with the Uptown Rulers. Feb 14, “Classic Country Love Songs” with Scott Law and friends. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

Throckmorton Theatre Feb 10,Richard Howell and Sudden Changes.142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Trek Winery Feb 9, Dennis Hagerty & Blind Date. 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. 415.899.9883.

Art OPENING MARIN Art Works Downtown Feb 9-Mar 6, “Journeys of Renewal,” professional photographer Cindy Pavlinac presents contemplative shots taken at sites of ancient wisdom and community in the Underground Gallery. Reception, Feb 9 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.

CALENDAR artwork that uses color to evoke, express or contemplate emotion exhibits in the 1337 Gallery. Reception, Feb 9 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5.

415.451.8119.

Bank of Marin Through Mar 18, “Unchained Artists,” thought-provoking show features artwork, poetry and handcrafted objects created by inmates in prisons from around the US and prisoners incarcerated on death row at San Quentin State Prison. 19 Sunnyside Ave, Mill Valley. Mon-Fri, 10 to 6. 415.380.4665.

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 handcrafted books. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. Daily, 9am to 9pm. 415.927.0960.

Corte Madera Library Through Mar 22, “Pauline Ivancovich Teller: An Artist’s Journey,” works from 1934 to 2008 represent the career of the noted Marin artist. Through Feb 12, “Holiday,” Mia Brown, a painter with a disability, displays her dynamic acrylic paintings, created with a brush or stylus attached to a helmet.

707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera.

707.924.6444.

Gallery Route One Through Feb 25, “Road Maps,” Gallery Route One’s 33rd annual group show is juried by San Francisco art writer and curator DeWitt Cheng. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5.

415.663.1347.

Marin Society of Artists Feb 8-Mar 3, “The Winter Show,” MSA member artists present works of all of styles, ideas and visions in this unjuried exhibition.

Reception, Feb 9 at 5pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, Noon to 4. 415.464.9561.

Marin Art & Garden Center Through Feb 25, “Presidio Tunnel Tops,” exhibition traces landscape architect Michael Painter’s Presidio Parkway, a nearly complete parkland that will reconnect the Presidio’s waterfront to its historic core. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.455.5260.

Robert Allen Fine Art Feb 8-Mar 30, “Works on Paper,” group exhibit features drawings and mixed media works by Susan Adame, Tracey Adams, Aleah Koury, Victoria Ryan and others.

Reception, Feb 8 at 5:30pm. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5. 415.331.2800.

Marin Community Foundation Through May 18, “Bond,” exhibit features art from three Bay Area couples, six individual artists, displayed side-by-side with their partners. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.

CONTINUING THIS WEEK MARIN Art Works Downtown Through Feb 23, “Color Emotion,”

MarinMOCA Through Feb 25, “InnerScapes” get a glimpse into several artists’ subconscious in this revealing show. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. WedFri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Feb 22, “Flowers,” conceptual artist Eun Lee takes on the floral subject.

616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

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415.388.4331.

Seager Gray Gallery Through Feb 28, “Claudia Marseille: Urban Markings,” artist addresses urbanization and globalization in her raw, multicolored collages. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.384.8288.

For Kids

waffles. Feb 10, 10am. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

Lectures Basic Principles of Pruning Come and learn the basic principles of pruning. Feb 9, 11am. Free. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael, 415.485.3323.

Toby’s Feed Barn Through Feb 28, “Unseen Point Reyes,” Richard Blair and Kathleen Goodwin exhibit photographs and paintings of West Marin’s most picturesque places off the beaten trails. 11250 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station.

Mon-Sat, 9 to 5; Sun, 9:30 to 4. 415.663.1223.

Casanova: The Seduction of Europe Docent from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco shares paintings, sculptures, costumes and more to bring the historical figure’s world to life. Feb 13, noon. San Anselmo Library, 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo, 415.258.4656.

Comedy

Creative Writing Workshop Explore the theory and practice of creative writing. Space is limited, registration recommended. Feb 8, 6:30pm. Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, 707.924.6444.

Bill Maher Highly charged political standup star dishes on the state of the union. Feb 11, 7:30pm. $50 and up. Marin Center Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.473.6800.

Johnny Steele San Francisco standup staple takes the stage in Marin. Feb 10, 8pm. $20. Trek Winery, 1026 Machin Ave, Novato. marincomedyshow.com.

MarINSANITY Some of the Bay Area’s top standup comics will tape for a new TV show and are in need of a live studio audience. Space is limited.

Feb 12, 6:30pm. Free. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael.

415.721.0636.

Will Durst Standup veteran presents his one-man show, “BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG.” Feb 11, 3pm. $43. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

415.499.6800.

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

Dance Palace Feb 9, 4:30pm, Old Style Belly Dancing & Folkloric Dances. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station.

415.663.1075.

San Anselmo Library Feb 9, 7:30pm, Tango: A Romantic Ritual, Alma del Tango Dance Studio and the local tango community present an evocative show and lecture. 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo. 415.258.4656.

Events

At the St. Valentine’s Festival at the Marin Country Mart on February 10, kids can make their own cards, take old-timey photos and enjoy heart-shaped waffles.

Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

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.

Tamalpa Runners’ Annual Couples Relay Grab a partner and get ready to run on the beautiful waterfront course. Feb 11, 8am. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

Field Trips Pollinator Workshop Help sort, identify and prepare bees as part of a surveying project on Mt Tam. Feb 10, 9am. Marin Water District Office, 220 Nellen Ave, Corte Madera, marinwater.org.

Film A Matter of Life & Death Originally released in the US as “Stairway to Heaven,” this newly restored 1946 British romantic fantasy gets a special Valentine’s Day screening. Feb 14, 7pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Crafty Kettu Trunk Show Longtime friends and crafters Carrie Wickman-Dorn and Jenica Bedford-Pugh lead a Valentine card creation workshop.

Feb 10, 2pm. Novato Copperfield’s Books, 999 Grant Ave, Novato, craftykettu.com.

Once My Mother Tiburon Film Society screens documentary in which Australian filmmaker Sophia Turkiewicz reconnects with the mother who abandoned her in childhood. Feb 8, 6:30pm. Free. Belvedere-Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon, 415.789.2665.

Love Out Loud at Marin Country Mart Evening includes dancing, dinner, cocktails, poetry readings and romance. Feb 14, 7pm. $25. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur

Rumi: Poet of the Heart Pre-Valentine’s Day event screens the joyous film about the ancient poet, with director Haydn Reiss on hand for discussion and a

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.

musical set from percussionist Hani Naser preceding the film. Feb 11, 4:15pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222.

Gardening for Butterflies Learn how to attract butterflies to your garden.

Feb 14, 7pm. $5. Hamilton Community Center, 503 B South Palm Dr, Novato.

Food & Drink

Going Solar Talk Educational evening shows you how solar energy is easy and affordable to attain. Feb 13, 6:30pm. Free. Cotati Room, 201 West Sierra Ave, Cotati, 707.789.9664.

Cabernet 2018 Afternoon of wine, cheese, music and other treats supports Sustainable Community Theatre Foundation. Feb 11, 3pm. $50.

Incavo Wine Tasting & Collective, 1099 Fourth St, Ste F, San Rafael, 415.259.4939.

Fresh Starts Chef Event Chef Luis Realpozo demonstrates recipes and shows guests how to make a simple chocolate ganache. Feb 13, 6:30pm. $60. The Key Room, 1385 N Hamilton Pkwy, Novato, 415.382.3363, ext 215.

Off the Grid Food Trucks Eat your way through the largest gathering of mobile food trucks in Marin, listen to live music and take in great views. Sun, 11am. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

Valentine’s Day at Left Bank Offering brunch, lunch and dinner menus plus à la carte dinner specials in the spirit of the occasion. Feb 14. $65. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.927.3331.

For Kids Introduction to Self-Defense Workshop for Teens Teens in grades 8-12 can learn to use awareness, body language and voice as tools of self-defense.

Feb 9, 4pm. Free. Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, 707.924.6444.

St. Valentine’s Festival Kids can make Valentine’s cards, take old-timey photos and enjoy heart-shaped

Meal Plan Your Heart Out “Lunch-n-Learn” series serves up information to help manage diabetes. Feb 14, 11:30am. Marin General Hospital, 250 Bon Air Rd, Greenbrae, 415.925.7000.

Preparing a Spring & Summer Vegetable Garden Learn to prepare your garden for growing vegetables. Feb 13, 7pm. Free. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, 415.383.1370.

Romancing Your Cells & Your Self Explore how to communicate with your cells through guided visualization. Feb 9, 7pm. Unity of Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato, 415.475.5000.

Sausalito Woman’s Club Scholarship Recognition Fund Applications Permanent residents living in the Sausalito or Marin City School District planning to initiate or continue education at an accredited college, graduate school,vocational or art school are eligible to apply.Through Mar 1.Sausalito Woman’s Club, 120 Central Ave,Sausalito,swcsrf.org/applications.

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

Larkspur Recreation, 240 Doherty Dr, Larkspur, eloquent.toastmastersclubs.org.

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.

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Din n er & A Show

February 16 • Fri • 8pm Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Jai Uttal “Valentine’s Day Concert”

World Music Pioneer with José Neto, Prajna Vieira, Ben Leinbach, Michelle Goerlitz, Greg Barnett

Feb 15 • Thu • 8pm • Fenix Supper Club, San Rafael

Jeff Oster “Live with All-Star Band”

Scouts Feb 9 Beer Rock it Out! 8:00 / No Cover Fri

West Coast’s Premier Zydeco Band 8:30

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Le Jazz Hot Bring your sweetheart Wednesday night for a romantic evening with live music & fabulous food & drink!

Merging Poetry and Stunning World-beat Music Mar 25 • Sun • 7pm • Unity in Marin, Novato

Adey Bell “Silver Wheel CD Release Concert”

Petty Theft Weekend

An intimate evening w/“Shadow Shaman” singersongwriter w/ soulful, angelic voice, unreal pianist!

Global Ethnic Grooves with Native American flutes

Fri Feb 16 & Sat Feb 17

Smith’s Feb 24 Lavay “Speakeasy Supper Club”

May 12 • Sat • 7:30pm • Marin Center Auditorium

Featuring the Music of Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Count Basie 8:30

Jones Gang Feb 25 The High Octane Americana 4:00 Sun

Fresh Take on Universal Truths: Genius improvisation & Dharma Talk Humor—unpredictable & moving

POP ROCKS

AN EVENING WITH 2 SETS! SAT 2/10 $10 8PM DOORS / 9PM SHOW 21+

THE B SHARP BLUES BAND SUN 2/11 FREE 1PM DOORS / 1PM SHOW ALL AGES

NATURAL GAS JAZZ BAND EVERY 2ND SUNDAY!

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THU 2/15 $10 7PM DOORS / 7:30PM SHOW 21+

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Nina Wise and Vinny Ferraro “Wild Wisdom: SOUL-O”

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Jami Sieber & Kim Rosen “Only Breath”

R. Carlos Nakai Quartet “Live in Concert”

EVERY WEDNESDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH DENNIS HANEDA

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Nutrition 101 Educational Event Saturday Feb 10 2pm–3pm

Discover what your pet really needs for healthy living Special guest speaker will discuss biological nutrition and how to choose the correct diet.

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

Wildlife Picture Index Project Come to this training and learn how to contribute to the volunteer project by helping maintain wildlife cameras and processing photos. Feb 8, 1pm. Marin Water District Office, 220 Nellen Ave, Corte Madera, onetam.org.

Your Brain on Art: Thinking Like an Artist Gain insight into the creative process, learn how to develop artist habits of mind, and jump start your imagination with arts educator and docent Ruby Ming. Feb 10, 2pm.

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

Readings Book Passage Feb 7, 1pm, “The Most Dangerous Man in America” with Bill Minutaglio and Steve Davis. Feb 7, 7pm, “Tell Me More!” with Kelly Corrigan, features musician Matt Nathan.

Feb 8, 7pm, “To Heal a Wounded Heart” with Dr Pilar Jennings. Feb 9, 11:30am, “If I Had a Horse” with Gianna Marino. Feb 9, 7pm, “The Clubhouse Thief ” with James Janko, in conversation with Judy Halebsky. Feb 10, 1pm, “The Art of Screen Time” with Anya Kamenetz. Feb 10, 4pm, “Goddess of Power” with Isabella Price. Feb 11, 1pm, “I Wrote This Book Because I Love You” with Timothy Kreider. Feb 11, 4pm, “Inside the Star Wars Empire” with Bill Kimberlin. Feb 12, 7pm, “How to Stop Time” with Matt Haig. Feb 13, 7pm, “Song of a Captive Bird” with Jasmin Darznik, includes traditional Persian bites and beverages. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay Feb 7, 6pm, “The Night Child” with Anna Quinn. Feb 8, 6pm, “At the Feet of the Spiritual Master” with Gerald Sheinfeld.

Feb 10, 5pm, “If I Had a Horse” with Gianna Marino. Feb 11, 11am, “Hello from Sammi!” with Suzanne Mirviss. 100 Bay St, Sausalito.

415.339.1300.

Dance Palace Feb 11, 4pm, “West Marin Review Volume 8” release party. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station.

415.663.1075.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Feb 11, 2pm, “When It’s Over” with Barbara Ridley. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.524.2800.

Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books Feb 9, 7pm, “The Collected Letters of Alan Watts & Zen Odyssey” with Anne Watts and Janica Towne Anderson. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.2618.

Theater Jack Victor • Ibiza • Haupt • Tommy Bahama

Open every day 150 Kentucky St. Petaluma 707.765.1715 212 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera 415.924.1715 • louisthomas.com

Buried Child Pulitzer Prize-winning drama written by Sam Shepard is a gothic tale of family secrets and lost inheritance in the tradition of epic Greek drama and Shakespeare tragedies.

Through Feb 25. $15-$30. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol, 707.823.0177.

The Children’s Hour Ross Valley Players present the vital contemporary play, banned from stages in London and Boston when it first debuted in 1934. Through Feb 11. $12-$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555.

Cow Pie Bingo Award-winning playwright Larissa FastHorse’s drama, about four socially awkward humans and a cow navigating an increasingly immoral world while staying true to a moral compass, makes its world premiere. Through Feb 18.

AlterTheater Storefront, 1344 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.2787.

Death of a Salesman Playwright Arthur Miller’s drama about an aging salesman and his family is a tense examination of the American Dream. Through Feb 18. $12-$27. Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato, 415.883.4498.

Disgraced Left Edge Theatre presents the social drama about a Pakistani-American lawyer and his wife caught in an escalating dinner party argument. Through Feb 18. $25-$40. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Equus Award-winning play about a psychiatrist’s journey into the mind of a 17-year-old is performed in an intimate setting. Includes mature content.

Feb 9-25. Studio Theatre, 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.523.4185.

Good People Set in south Boston, this humorous work explores everyday struggles and unshakable hopes of living down and out in America.

Through Feb 18. $15-$35. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.763.8920.

November David Mamet’s Oval Office satire depicts one day in the life of a beleaguered American commander-in-chief. Feb 9-17. $12-$25.

Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, 707.829.2214.

Rapture, Blister, Burn Raven Players present the thoughtful and funny look at 21st-century gender politics.

Through Feb 11. $10-$25. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg, 707.433.3145.

Richard II Birdbath Theatre presents William Shakespeare’s epic. Through Feb 18. $20-$24.

Key Tea, 921 C St, San Rafael, 415.426.0269.

Skeleton Crew The third of Dominique Morisseau’s Detroit cycle trilogy is a tense drama about an auto plant at the start of the Great Recession. Through Feb 18. $10-$37. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208.

South Pacific Set in an island paradise during World War II, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s popular musical mixes romance, duty and prejudice in a classic story that still rings true today. Feb 9-25. $28.

Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, 707.588.3400.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang are featured in this charming revue of vignettes and songs. Through Feb 11. $10-$17.

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

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

SINGLES WANTED! 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 SINGLE’S GROUP. Advance sign-up required; space limited. Groups starting 2/12/18. 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 or email reneeowen@sbcglobal.net for more information. Renée Owen, LMFT#35255. https://therapists.psychologytoday.com GROUP FOR FORMER MEMBERS OF HIGH DEMAND GROUPS OR “CULTS”, “spiritual,” “religious,” “philosophical,” “Eastern,” “Coaching/Improvement,” etc. Safety and trust in discussing experiences and coercive influence in groups and families with leaders who claim special status and who use unethical, manipulative methods to recruit and indoctrinate with increasing demands on personal lives. Facilitated and developed by Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP, since 2003. GROUP FOR MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS, women who have lost their mothers through death, illness, separation, or estrangement in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. A safe place to grieve and to explore many influences of mother loss in relationships, parenting, individual goals, trust, etc. Facilitated and developed by Colleen Russell, LMFT, GCP, since 1997. Kentfield. Individual, Couple, Family & Group Therapy. 415-785-3513; crussell@ colleenrussellmft.com, http://www.colleenrussellmft.com.

“Launch Your Millennial” a workshop to share information on jobs, education, and mentorships that will lead Millennials to success. Come find out how you can launch your Millennial into new opportunities.

We have helped hundreds of young people. Both parents & Millennials welcome. Thursday, February 22, 6pm - 7pm at VenturePad, 1020 B St, San Rafael. Wine, soft drinks, and appetizers will be served. $20 for one person,$25 for 2. Text or phone Mary Ann Maggiore, at tel: 415-577-6627 or maggiore@five4five.org.

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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, well-known Buddhist teacher. Join us every 3rd Tuesday from 7pm to 9 for Pema Night or join us anytime 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

Community Spanish Language Learning Center In Downtown San Rafael www.spanishindowntown sanrafael.com

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

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143708. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: WH SERVICES HANDYAN, 757 LINCOLN ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: WALTER HERNANDEZ GODOY, 757 LINCOLN ST., 26, 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 Jan 10, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan 31, Feb 7 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143700. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: RF CONSTRUCTION, 15 WEST CRESCENT DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: RAMIREZ FLORES FELIX, 15 WEST CRESCENT DR., 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 Jan 9, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan 31, Feb 7 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2017-143532. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MARIN SF ELECTRIC, 1382 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94910: AUTO CHARGE ELECTRIC INC., 1302 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94910. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Dec 14, 2017.

(Publication Dates: Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan 31, Feb 7 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143701. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: FLOORTEX DESIGN, 5768 PARADISE DR., CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: RUDY HASSID, 288 OLIVE AVE., NOVATO, CA 94945. 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 Dec 14, 2017. (Publication Dates: Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan 31, Feb 7, of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143768.The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MUD ‘N BISCUITS

CERAMICS, 101 MEADOW WAY, SAN GERONIMO, CA 94963: LINDA M PETERSON, 101 MEADOW WAY, SAN GERONIMO, CA 94963-0117.

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 Jan 19, 2018. (Publication Dates: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143742. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: RGG BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, 314 BAYVIEW ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DARREN RACUSEN, 314 BAYVIEW ST, 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 Jan 16, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143749. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: PING’S MANDARIN RESTAURANT, 817 FRANCISCO BLVD W, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: WEIAN CHEN,1331 STOCKTON STREET, APT. 408, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. 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 herin. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 17, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143721. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ETA-MARIN, 955 DEL GANADO ROAD, STE. A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SHERVIN TAJBAKSH ARCHITECTURE, INC. 955 DEL GANADO ROAD, STE. A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 11, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143702. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MIRACLE MILE CAFE, 2130 4TH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: FERNANDO LOPEZ, 330 CANAL ST., #100, 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 Jan 10, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143763. The following indi-

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PublicNotices vidual(s) is (are) doing business: CLOUDVIEW CONSULTING, 301 CLOUD VIEW TRAIL, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: MELANIE CHANCELLOR, 301 CLOUD VIEW TRAIL, 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 ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Jan 19, 2018. (Publication Dates: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143797. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CARDENAS/CARDENAS MARKET/CARDENA MARKETS/CARDENAS RESTAURANT, 330 BELLAM BLVD., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MI PUEBLO NEWCO, LLC., 2501 E. GUASTI ROAD, ONTARIO, CA 91761 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 Jan 23, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143774. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 01 AURUM LEADERSHIP, 21A ROWLAND CT, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: DEVI CAVITT RAZO COACHING AND CONSULTING, LLC, 21A ROWLAND CT, SAN ALSELMO, CA 94960. 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 Jan 19, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-143840. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: THE SOURCE REAL ESTATE COMPANY, 209 SPRUCE CT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: I STAR PROPERTIES, INC., 209 SPRUCE CT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 29, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 of 2018)

OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1800183. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Maha Hussein Saleh Al Naseri filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: MAHA HUSSEIN SALEH AL NASERI to MAHA NASERI EIDE. 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: 03/16/2018 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT A, ROOM A. Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JAN 18, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14 of 2018) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1800182. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Nancy Lee Malloy filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: NANCY LEE MALLOY to MICAH LEE MALLOY. 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: 03/09/2018 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: JAN 18, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14 of 2018) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1800175. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Amanda Alcazar filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: TOBIAS JULIO RIVERA to TOBIAS JULIO ALCAZAR. 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: 03/09/2018 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT B. Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JAN 18, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14 of 2018) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILLIAM HUEY; Case No. PR-1800202 filed on Jan 19, 2018.. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WILLIAM HUEY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN by ELSIE HUEY. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ELSIE HUEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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: MAR 26, 2018 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, 94901. 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: MILTON K. LOW, 4550 KEARNY VILLA RD, STE 212, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123. 858.268.8701.

Publication Dates: Jan 24, 31 and Feb 7 of 2018) SUMMONS - FAMILY LAW CASE NUMBER: FL 1301889 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: JOSHUA SAMUEL SINGERMAN. You have been sued. PETITIONERíS NAME IS: KRISTIN ANN SINGERMAN. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition

are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) 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 marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center www. courts.ca.gov/self help), at the California Legal Services website www.lawhelpca. org, or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders.

They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. NOTE- If a judgement or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees. The name and address of the court are: MARIN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORINA, COUNTY OF MARIN, HALL OF JUSTICE, CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 949134988. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitionerís attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: EDITH KELLY POLITIS (BAR # 115150), 1101 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 200, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901, (415) 453-3055. Clerk, by /s/ KIM TURNER, Court Executive Officer, Marin County Superior Court, By J. DALE Deputy. Date: MAY 1, 2013. NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual.

STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. removing the minor children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or chang-

ing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor children; 3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court.

Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be files and served on the other party. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

WARNING IMPORTANT INFORMATION . California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property.

If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property. (Publication Dates: JAN 24, 31, FEB 7, 14 of 2018) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1800280. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Claudia Eklof filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: CLAUDIA EKLOF to CLAUDIA GHIRALDINIEKLOF. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated

CHANGE OF NAME: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1800147. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Xenia Orellana filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: FERNANDO JOSUE ORELLANA to FERNANDO NICOLAS HERNANDEZ. 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: 03/09/2018 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT A. Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JAN 16, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21 of 2018) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RANDALL G. TOM AKA RANDALL TOM; Case No. PR-1800372 filed on Jan 31, 2018. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RANDALL G. TOM AKA RANDALL TOM. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN

by WALTER TOM. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WALTER TOM be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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: MARCH 12, 2018 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, 94901. 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: ROBERT I. SIMON, 45 BELDEN PLACE, 2ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104.

415.434.3608. Publication Dates: Feb 07, 14, 21 of 2018) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PHYLLIS M. ONGARO; Case No. PR-1800278 filed on Jan 23, 2018. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PHYLLIS MARIE ONGARO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE

has been filed in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN by DOUGLAS ONGARO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DOUGLAS ONGARO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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: MARCH 05, 2018 at 9:00 am. in Dept. L, Superior Court of California, Marin County, located at Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94901. 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: CICELY T. RAY, 4740 GREEN RIVER ROAD, SUITE 314, CORONA, CA 92880. 951.735.2488.

Publication Dates: Feb 07, 14, 21 of 2018)

Astrology FREE WILL

For the week of February 7

ARIES (March 21-April 19): British athlete

Liam Collins is an accomplished hurdler. In 2017, he won two medals at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in South Korea. Collins is also a stuntman and street performer who does shows in which he hurdles over barriers made of chainsaws and leaps blindfolded through flaming hoops. For the foreseeable future, you may have a dual capacity with some resemblances to his. You could reach a high point in expressing your skills in your chosen field, and also branch out into extraordinary or flamboyant variations on your specialty.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When he

was 32, the man who would later be known as Dr. Seuss wrote his first kid’s book, And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. His efforts to find a readership went badly at first. Twenty-seven publishers rejected his manuscript. On the verge of abandoning his quest, he ran into an old college classmate on the street. The friend, who had recently begun working at Vanguard Press, expressed interest in the book. Voila! Mulberry Street got published. Dr. Seuss later said that if, on that lucky day, he had been strolling on the other side of the street, his career as an author of children’s books might never have happened. I’m telling you this tale, Taurus, because I suspect that your chances at experiencing a comparable stroke of luck in the coming weeks will be extra high. Be alert!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A survey of British Christians found that most are loyal to just six of the Ten Commandments. While they still think that it’s bad to, say, steal and kill and lie, they don’t regard it as a sin to revere idols, work on the Sabbath, worship other gods or use the Lord’s name in a curse. In accordance with the astrological omens, I encourage you to be inspired by their rebellion. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to re-evaluate your old traditions and belief systems, and then discard anything that no longer suits the new person you’ve become.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): While serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Don Karkos lost the sight in his right eye after being hit by shrapnel. Sixty-four years later, he regained his vision when he got butted in the head by a horse he was grooming. Based on the upcoming astrological omens, I’m wondering if you’ll soon experience a metaphorically comparable restoration. My analysis suggests that you’ll undergo a healing in which something you lost will return or be returned.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The candy cap

mushroom, whose scientific name is Lactarius rubidus, is a burnt orange color. It’s small- to medium-sized and has a convex cap. But there its resemblance to other mushrooms ends. When dried out, it tastes and smells like maple syrup. You can grind it into a powder and use it to sweeten cakes, cookies and custards. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, this unusual member of the fungus family can serve as an apt metaphor for you right now. You, too, have access to a resource or influence that is deceptive, but in a good way: Offering a charm and good flavor different from what its outer appearance might indicate.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A grandfather from New Jersey decided to check the pockets of an old shirt he didn’t wear very often. There Jimmie Smith found a lottery ticket he had stashed away months previously. When he realized that it had a winning number, he cashed it in for $24.1 million—just two days before it was set to expire. I suspect that there may be a comparable development in your near future, although the reward would be more modest. Is there any potential valuable that you have forgotten about or neglected? It’s not too late to claim it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The U.S. Geological Survey recently announced that it had come up with improved maps of the planet’s agricultural regions. Better satellite imagery helped, as did more thorough analysis of the imagery. The

By Rob Brezsny

new data show that the Earth is covered with 618 million more acres of croplands than had previously been thought. That’s 15 percent higher than earlier assessments! In the coming months, Libra, I’m predicting a comparable expansion in your awareness of how many resources you have available. I bet you will also discover that you’re more fertile than you have imagined.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1939, Scorpio

comic book writer Bob Kane co-created the fictional science-fiction superhero Batman. The “Caped Crusader” eventually went on to become an icon, appearing in blockbuster movies as well as TV shows and comic books. Kane said one of his inspirations for Batman was a flying machine envisioned by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century. The Italian artist and inventor drew an image of a winged glider that he proposed to build for a human being to wear. I bring this up, Scorpio, because I think you’re in a phase when you, like Kane, can draw inspiration from the past. Go scavenging through history for good ideas!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I was watching a four-player poker game on TV. The folksy commentator said that the assortment of cards belonging to the player named Mike was “like Anna Kournikova,” because “it looks great but it never wins.”

He was referring to the fact that during her career as a professional tennis player, Anna Kournikova was feted for her physical beauty but never actually won a singles title. This remark happens to be a useful admonishment for you Sagittarians in the coming weeks. You should avoid relying on anything that looks good but never wins. Put your trust in influences that are a bit homely or unassuming but far more apt to contribute to your success.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A Chinese

man named Wang Kaiyu bought two black-furred puppies from a stranger and took them home to his farm. As the months passed by, Wang noticed that his pets seemed unusually hungry and aggressive.

They would sometimes eat his chickens. When they were two years old, he finally figured out that they weren’t dogs, but rather Asian black bears. He turned them over to a local animal rescue center. I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because I suspect that it may have a resemblance to your experience. A case of mistaken identity? A surprise revealed in the course of a ripening process? A misunderstanding about what you’re taking care of ? Now is a good time to make adjustments and corrections.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Charles Nelson Reilly was a famous American actor, director and drama teacher. He appeared in or directed numerous films, plays and TV shows. But in the 1970s, when he was in his 40s, he also spent quality time impersonating a banana in a series of commercials for Bic Banana Ink Crayons. So apparently he wasn’t overly attached to his dignity. Pride didn’t interfere with his ability to experiment. In his pursuit of creative expression, he valued the arts of playing and having fun. I encourage you to be inspired by his example during the coming weeks, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): According to ancient Greek writer Herodotus, Persians didn’t hesitate to deliberate about important matters while drunk.

However, they wouldn’t finalize any intoxicated decision until they had a chance to re-evaluate it while sober. The reverse was also true. Choices they made while sober had to be reassessed while they were under the influence of alcohol. I bring this to your attention not because I think you should adhere to similar guidelines in the coming weeks. I would never give you an oracle that required you to be buzzed. But I do think you’ll be wise to consider key decisions from not just a coolly rational mindset, but also from a frisky intuitive perspective.

To arrive at a wise verdict, you need both.Y Homework: Describe how you plan to shake off some of your tame and overly civilized behavior. Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

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below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 03/12/2018 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT A. Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: JAN 24, 2018.

(Publication Dates: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21 of 2018)

*Valid until 2/28/18