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The place [Depot Bookstore & Cafe] deserves a historical designation that keeps it just as it is for all time [‘Community Crisis,’ March 28]. It’s adored nationally and globally, it has resonance with beat poetry inside. It’s the beating heart of Mill Valley. —MJ, via pacificsun.com

‘Get a Grip’

The paradox of life is that change is the only constant, so deal with it [‘Community Crisis,’ March 28]. After living in Mill Valley from 1974-1994 and operating The Brown Bag Country Eatery in Old Brown’s Store, I saw many changes, and none of the things doomsayers predicted would happen, did. So get a grip, and go buy a book or a bowl of chili, if you really want to support this wonderful business. —Susan Miller, via pacificsun.com

Stormy Weather

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Daniels for her courage to initiate legal action to rescind a nondisclosure agreement regarding an extra-marital affair with Mr. Donald Trump by returning the hush money that she was paid to not go public with any information. Since her action, two other women have come forward with credible allegations of sexual misconduct on the part of Mr. Trump who, of course, denies any ‘wrongdoing.’ But, with respect to one of the women, his typical denigration of dissenters and accusers has triggered a defamation lawsuit against him. How many dark storm clouds have to gather above the head of Mr. Trump before the deluge of truth rains down upon and inundates him? —Raymond Bart Vespe

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1 What U.S. National Monument, managed by the National Park Service, is located in Marin County?

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2 What four-word phrase describes some unstressed people, so calm that they can be compared with the inside of a salad fruit? 3 Identify two U.S. states that each share a border with eight other states.

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4 Buddhists and Hindus consider what flower as sacred? 5 They shoot 6 to 10 feet, and can be smelled up to two miles away. What are they?

6 As baseball season arrives, name these San Francisco Giants, whose last names match the following:

a. U.S. Vice President b. Desperate Housewives actress c. A type of attack 7 What two informal names for a mentally unstable person come from the Latin

word for ‘moon,’ suggesting that the moon might be responsible for their behavior?

8 The Academy Award-winning Best Picture films from 2013 and 2016 had African-American themes. Give the movie titles.

9 This tropical plant is used for construction, clothing, skin care and food; it’s a fruit, a nut and a seed. What is it?

10 What is the area of a square whose four corner points are graphed at (6, 0), (0, 6), (-6,0) and (0, –6)? BONUS QUESTION: What is the smallest denomination of U.S. paper currency that does not display the image of a U.S. president? What person does it feature? What was his government position?

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This week, on top of hearing from the candidates for the Marin County District Attorney position, we hear from Antonio Villaraigosa, who is running for governor of California.

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Checking in with candidates for Marin County District Attorney By Tom Gogola

nlike the current occupant of the office, each of the three candidates for Marin County District Attorney this year supports a push to proactively expunge old misdemeanor pot laws—with some small degrees of shading. The issue was raised in the North Bay when, in December, San Francisco District Attorney George

Gascon said that his office was moving to expunge thousands of cases in that city. At the time, Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch initially said that she wouldn’t be following Gascon’s lead, but then reversed herself shortly thereafter and said her office would be doing so. She is up for reelection this year in a county which has seen a balky rollout of Proposition 64

despite vast interest in cashing in on legalization. In Marin County, which has not embraced legalization, outgoing District Attorney Ed Berberian is under no such political pressure and said last month that he didn’t have the staff or the resources to take on the expunging of cases the way Gascon said he would. Gascon, in making his announcement, said that he would

look at pot charges going all the way back to 1975, the year California reclassified cannabis possession of up to an ounce as a simple misdemeanor. Proposition 64 grants judicial latitude to expunge pot cases if the underlying rime that gave rise to the original charge is no longer a crime. The process allows for persons to file a petition to have the

A.J. Brady is also a currentlyserving assistant district attorney in Marin County and says that he, too, would push to proactively expunge misdemeanor pot charges. He says Prop 64 provides an opportunity to affirmatively call up data “rather than waiting for people to file petitions.” Brady noted that it would be easier to call up more recent cases, since the county has a mixed digital and analog system, and the digital system only goes back to the early 2000s. Anything before that, he said, exists as paper files and would be more labor- and time-intensive to review. “To go back through to the ’80s—that would be hard,” he says. “And the reality is that we’ll misplace some people in the ’90s. We were in paper files then. I couldn’t commit to something that would destroy our staffing, but we could make a spreadsheet. It’s the job of the Marin elected DA to do this.”Y

Take Two

In a field with six major candidates for governor of California, Antonio Villaraigosa, who once served as the state assembly speaker, is locked in a dead heat with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to the most recent polls. Last month we reported Villaraigosa’s views around housing. We recently caught up with him for a second conversation, this time on immigration, healthcare and ethics.

Pacific Sun: If you were governor right now, how would you respond to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ lawsuit against California over its immigration policies? Antonio Villaraigosa: I’d do what Gov. Brown did. I’d say that you’re not welcome in our state when you misrepresent what we’ve done in California. There’s nothing in the California Values Act that says if people commit violent crimes, they won’t go to jail. They will go to jail. They are going to jail. The biggest reason [Sessions] came to California is for almost a year now he has been under almost a weekly assault from Donald Trump, criticizing how he’s carried out his duties as an attorney general. He’s struggling, fighting to keep his job, so he came here to California to curry favor with his boss.

Sun: You’ve advocated for creating a public option for healthcare. How is that better than trying to build a single-payer system from scratch? Villaraigosa: First of all, I supported

universal healthcare my entire life. SB 562 is legislation that essentially articulates the goals of a state-paidfor healthcare system that would end Medicare and Medi-Cal as we know it: Eliminate all insurance-based healthcare plans, including Kaiser; require a federal waiver from Donald Trump, who wants to eviscerate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid; and cost at least $200 million, assuming you could suspend Prop 98. And you’d have to suspend it each year, and you’d have to pay back to community colleges the money that would have gone to them. So it’s really a $400 million price tag. So I’ve asked Gavin Newsom, who’s tripled down on SB 562, to debate me on this issue. The number one issue for the next government is to protect the ACA. In California, we need to do the following: One, restore the individual mandate at a state level. Two, we need to focus on prevention to a much greater degree. Three, we need to look at best practices here and around the country—Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser—where we can adopt cost-containment measures, to drive down the spiraling cost of healthcare. It’s not just a public option. It’s a public option, along with the exchange, along with what we currently have right now.

Sun: You paid fines in 2011 for ethics violations for accepting free tickets to high-profile events during your time as mayor. How can you convince voters that you have the ethical standards to be governor? Villaraigosa: Before I was mayor, everybody on the powerful commissions—the airport commission, the port commission, the planning commission, community redevelopment—mayors used to put people in those positions that raised money for them. I signed an executive directive my first day in office prohibiting my appointees on any commission, including those powerful ones, from being able to raise money or contribute to the mayor. What I was fined over was an issue that, prior to me, no one had ever been fined for, and I’ll tell you why. In my case, if I went to a game, a concert, and they gave me tickets, I would have to report them, and I always did. I was speaking at all these events. At every one of these events, I was speaking. Only once in a great while did I actually stay at those events.Y —Jacob Pierce

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charge removed from their record. According to the Judicial Branch portal, 2,700 citizens around the state had filed petitions from November 2016 to December 2017. Marin had fielded 19 of the requests over that time. Here’s what the three candidates had to say about it to the Pacific Sun: Anna Pletcher views the expungement issue through the lens of a failed war on drugs. She says that she would move to expunge misdemeanor pot cases and take the extra step of bringing the process out into the community—specifically, the community of Marin City. “This is a racial justice issue in my view,” says Pletcher, a former law professor at Berkeley who used to work for the Department of Justice. Pletcher stressed that job number one of the district attorney is to protect the public, as she said she would head to Marin City and set up a table with the public defender’s office. Around 40 percent of Marin City’s population is African-American. “The purpose in proactively expunging the cases is this: To undo the damage done by the war on drugs.” Candidate Lori Frugoli has worked for the Marin County District Attorney’s office for 27 years, and the deputy district attorney says that she, too, favors proactively taking a whack at prior cannabis convictions in the county. “Yes, I support the expungement of prior marijuana convictions, as do the DA’s in Sonoma and San Francisco,” relates Frugoli. She emphasized, “I would want to carefully review the cases to ensure they did not involve firearms or sophisticated sales operations involving large quantities of cash or proceeds. Those cases would require more scrutiny.” Berberian told us last month that his office didn’t have the budget or the staffing to conduct the reviews on a proactive basis. Frugoli says she would go to the Marin County Board of Supervisors to make sure she did have the staff. And she noted that the requests for expungement are starting to pile up as the public defender’s office calls up the cases. “Our public defender’s office has a robust expungement program with dedicated [staff ] who research cases and file expungements on a regular basis. Often we are unable to keep up with the motions’ response dates due to the number of requests.”

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The Indie Alley, a new co-working space in Fairfax, has attracted creative types from town, Point Reyes, San Rafael, San Francisco and more.

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The Indie Alley fosters creativity, community and connection By Flora Tsapovsky

hen you think of co-working spaces, artsy and free-thinking Fairfax might not come to mind as a natural home for one. And yet that’s exactly where Steph Harty, founder of The Indie Alley, decided to place hers. This will be the first time that the printed page mentions the new, quaint space—in true Fairfax fashion, the news about it has been spreading by word of mouth. Originally from the West Coast, Harty, a music industry veteran, moved to Marin with her family in 2014 and got situated in Fairfax. “I've lived all over the country,” Harty says. “Fairfax is the first time that I have felt at home.”

As Harty grew fonder of her creative community, she decided to honor the women in it by giving them a space to gather, work and wonder. The Indie Alley, for ‘women and allies,’ opened soon after. “It’s a place for us to grow and stretch out of what society might think we are,” Harty says. “When we know we are so much more.” Offering a library, cozy nooks and desks, The Indie Alley is full of bohemian touches that are every bit Fairfax. Lots of natural wood, vintage rugs, furs and colorful pillows adorn the wood-beamed rooms. “When you walk into the space, the warmth is different—there’s no glamour and glitz; it’s just a space where you feel welcome, and there’s

no pretence—just come in, have a cup of coffee or tea and get to doing whatever you’re doing,” says Harty, when asked what sets her passion project apart. “It was really important to us to make a space that felt like the kind of place we actually want to work in,” adds Claire Fitzsimmons, an employee who contributed to the design. “So often co-working spaces can feel very corporate; they can lack a personality, and we knew from the start we didn’t want to create just another office-y type space. We’re not about growing people as brands, but for supporting who people actually are and how they navigate their complex and messy lives.”

Certainly not the home of many office-y establishments, Fairfax is a favorite among creatives and artistic types; Harty admits that they are The Indie Alley’s main clientele. “Fairfax is definitely unique—when you’re surrounded by nature, the vibe is different from the next towns over—but people do work!” she says with a laugh. “Houses are often small, plus often you need a dual income to be able to live in Marin as a family, especially if you have kids, and often one of the parents works from home. He or she may work at coffee shops, but they come in and say, ‘Ahhh, thank you!’ because there are no distractions.” Along with a relaxed space, free WiFi and plenty of reading

Steph Harty, founder and owner of The Indie Alley, wanted to create a welcoming space where people and their passions are supported.

a staggering number of people who will have the freedom to choose when, how and where they work,” she says. “For women, specifically, this may mean the opportunity to enter or re-enter the workforce at a level that may not have been possible in the past.” But, Sheeren adds, on top of offering the possibility to do just that, The Indie Alley shows awareness of the hardships and challenges that constant connectivity brings. “In addition to our wellness room, just a place to sit in the calm and quiet, we also offer workshops and classes aimed at supporting the whole person, not just the professional, so while we may be riding the swelling coworking wave, we’re also set on carving out a unique and holistic path,” she says. While women’s issues, a holistic approach to wellness and the rise of the remote workplace are universal, some attributes set The Indie Alley apart as a ‘local’ hub: Currently boasting 30 members, the space is, according to Fitzsimmons, a growing community tailored for the specific needs of Fairfax.

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“We’re not WeWork,” Fitzsimmons says. “We’re not aiming for 1,000 members. We know each and every person who comes through the door and we can develop programs and benefits to meet their needs. “Marin is such an interesting context,” she continues. “This is one of the most affluent counties in the U.S., and yet there are some fascinating contradictions in being here: Issues around race, health, aging, substance abuse, teen depression and suicide. My hope is that The Indie Alley can be a place of active discussions around some of these issues and we can bring in great speakers and facilitators who can help us figure some of these things out.” Harty believes that the women behind The Indie Alley take the peoplecentered values of Fairfax into their space. “People here fundamentally care about other people,” she says. “It’s not a very showy place. There are already interesting conversations around living meaningful and creative lives, that hopefully The Indie Alley can contribute to.”Y The Indie Alley, 60 Bolinas Road, Fairfax; 773/454-7872; theindiealley.com.

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material, the place offers courses, events and meet-ups. There are crafting meetings, meditations, a book club and coaching sessions. There’s even a naming workshop with Bettina Ferrando, a member with a crucial role—she helped Harty come up with ‘The Indie Alley’ name. “It’s hilarious to look at options we had, some of them made no sense!” Harty says. “We had ‘indie,’ and you have to walk down an alley to walk into the building—there was the magical moment, an epiphany.” The focus is decidedly female, but men, says Harty, “also need to be a part of this project. We’ll be talking about feminism, but if men aren’t part of it, we’ll just be talking to ourselves.” Fitzsimmons, who does much of the programing, adds, “I think those are themes that run strong in our society at the moment and not necessarily just in co-working spaces. What we’re seeing is that coworking spaces orientate themselves around different ideas, and I don’t think they all take on feminism. Though some do, and we’re proud to be part of the community of spaces across the U.S. that are run by women for women.” What makes co-working spaces so compelling, in Fairfax and beyond? “I think that people are looking for a place to connect and find commonality,” Harty says. “I find so many of us have the need to feel the energy of others and to just get out of the house, and social media can only go so far in terms of keeping one connected to the outside, but there is an unmet need when only engaging through those platforms.” Fitzsimmons believes that it’s part of a global shift. “We work differently now—we are no longer tied in the same way to a single office location, we have portfolio careers, we work from home or remotely, we have tech tools available to us that mean we can work from anywhere, and we do. Co-working meets the needs that come with that shift. We may be able to work alone or at home, but we are also realizing that we still want to have other people around. We get lonely, or distracted or unfocused in those home offices!” Member Amanda Sheeren, who frequents The Indie Alley, says that it’s estimated that 40 percent of the workforce will be working remotely by the year 2020. “That is

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ne of my favorite foods is peanut butter. I have been chided over the years for continuing to eat the crunchy, salty spread long into my adult life—some (foolishly) think that peanut butter & jelly sandwiches are a childhood indulgence better left to the preschool and kindergarten set. Fortunately, Alan Turner likes the nutty goodness as much as I do—maybe more. While he was an Environmental Studies major at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he was eating a lot of peanut butter. In 2013 he started making his own and launched his business, Handsome Carver’s, with a tagline of Healthy. Tasty. Handsome. For those unfamiliar with peanut butter’s evolution, George Washington Carver is the name that’s most frequently associated with the beloved spread, despite the fact that he did not invent it. Turner sells his line of nut butters at the Marin Farmers’ Market at the Civic Center in San Rafael and

the Point Reyes Farmers’ Market in 9-ounce jars that sport labels of a mustachioed gentleman. He’s up to 10 different flavors that include versions of cashew, almond, hazelnut and six different peanut creations. Turner sources almonds from the Central Valley, but his peanuts come from the peanut capital, Georgia. “If I were just making these for myself, I’d probably have a lot more crazy flavors,” says Turner, who prefers savory notes over sweet. Turner, who lives in Sonoma County, rents a commercial kitchen in San Rafael and produces the butters, labels them, packs them and makes all of the deliveries. Driver’s Market in Sausalito and Toby’s Feed Barn in Point Reyes Station also carry Turner’s products, but online is where many of his customers find the inventive spreads. Turner plans to offer an online model much like wineries offer wine club memberships; for members, he’ll create special flavors that will only be available to them.Y Handsome Carver’s; handsomecarver.com.

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wo attractive young people have been selected to take part in a clinical trial of a new (and unnamed) anti-depressant drug developed by a fictitious pharmaceutical company. Connie Hall has signed on because she’s curious about the process and has had mild episodes of depression in the past. Tristan Fray is there because the pay is enough to cover expenses on a vacation trip he is planning. Dr. Lorna James is the project manager who administers the drug and reports results to her supervisor, Dr. Toby Sealy. The trial is double blind, meaning that neither the participants nor the staff know who is given the drug and who gets a placebo. Its

purpose is to test its efficacy prior to seeking governmental approval for manufacture and distribution. That, in a nutshell, is the setup for Lucy Prebble’s The Effect, currently receiving its West Coast premiere at the San Francisco Playhouse. From the description, one might expect that the play would be about drug-testing and the spread of medications for just about every ailment in today’s world, with maybe a dash of romance between the young volunteers who spend so much isolated time together. Turns out that Prebble has much more— or less, depending on your point of view—in mind. Let’s begin with the scientific content. Very little about either Prebble’s script or the Playhouse’s

production conforms with what we know actually takes place during human drug trials, which (in the United States) are closely regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Nina Ball’s sleek scenic design, starkly lit by Kurt Landisman with a ceiling chain of overhead LEDs, suggests a corporate meeting room rather than a testing lab, and sound designer Theodore J.H. Hulsker’s electronic blasts of sound between scenes contribute to the sense of unreality. Then there is the issue of a twoperson “trial.” What could possibly be learned from observing only two individuals, neither of whom has a history of clinical depression? Why would they be left alone with each other for such lengthy

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periods? Is it appropriate for the trial manager to interact with them on a personal basis, even sharing information about who is getting the placebo? And, finally, are the catastrophic events near the end of the play credible? (A statement included in the Playhouse press kit from Mavi Walther, recruitment and screening manager at the U.K.’s Hammersmith Medicines Research, says she’s never seen anything like the events on the stage in her 12 years on the job.) Questions, questions. OK, I get it. Theater is theater, not reality. You’re supposed to suspend your disbelief. Once I do that, things for Prebble and the Playhouse become distinctly sunnier. Under Bill English’s sensitive direction, the romance between Connie (Ayelet Firstenberg) and Tristan (Joe Estlack) develops gradually, allowing us to appreciate their divergent personalities and to care about them when disaster strikes. He’s an impulsive vagabond who’s quick to fall in love; she’s more reticent, but when she makes up her mind, watch out! Both actors handle these roles superbly. The relationship between the two doctors, Lorna (Susi Damilano) and Toby (Robert Parsons) is more problematic. It seems that they once had an affair and now are finding that the embers have not yet been extinguished. That makes the atmosphere rather tense as they are called upon to reconcile their divergent views as to how the trial should be conducted. Here the script becomes a bit melodramatic, especially at its abrupt conclusion, but Damilano and Parsons—both talented theatrical veterans—manage to generate considerable sympathy for what appears to be a lost cause. Looking over reviews of other productions of The Effect, I found that the critics almost universally ignored questions about its scientific accuracy, preferring instead to concentrate on whether what we call love is an emotional response that can be manipulated by brain-altering drugs. It’s an interesting and sexy issue—one that George Orwell dealt with beautifully in his novel Brave New World. I’d say we’re at least halfway there and running hard.Y

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efore he was a bluegrass legend, singer/songwriter Peter Rowan was a young man playing in a band with the iconic Bill Monroe in the 1960s. One day, Monroe asked Rowan to drive him to Clinch Mountain in Virginia to meet a friend. That experience would stay with Rowan for life. “He didn’t explain what we were going to do,” Rowan says. “We got to the top of a small rise, a cleared field. And there was Carter Stanley sitting on a log.” With his brother Ralph, Carter Stanley was as influential to bluegrass as Monroe was, playing as the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys for 20 years. In that brief encounter, Rowan says he got from Stanley an endorsement as a bluegrass boy. “It was totally memorable,” Rowan says. Now, more than 50 years later, Rowan revisits that meeting with the new album, Carter

Stanley’s Eyes, out on April 20. “Bluegrass was a musical innovation that is still developing today and most of the people that have been able to, have gone beyond bluegrass, people like Bela Fleck,” Rowan says. “But, you know, it’s good to come back to the roots. That’s why I wanted to make the record.” This week, Rowan shows off a different side of his musical personality when he performs in Marin with his outfit Twang & Groove, a collaboration with legendary pedal steel player Bobby Black, mandolin payer Sharon Gilchrist, bassist Paul Knight and drummer Ken Owen. “They’re all people I love to play with,” Rowan says. “We’re just trying to put together a good concert of songs, some we don’t normally do.”Y Twang & Groove, Saturday, April 7, Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd., San Rafael; 8pm; $25-$35; 415/444-8000.

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‘Ready Player One’ is a semi-live-action version of ‘The Lego Movie,’ and thus Batman turns up in glimpses.

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A gamer becomes savior in ‘Ready Player One’ By Richard von Busack

s the official bard to the court of King Reagan, Steven Spielberg may well look back at the 1980s as happy times. The 1980s-filia of Ready Player One is unsettling to those who don’t consider that decade a paradise lost. From the numerous references in Ready Player One to Back to the Future, released in 1985, it’s clear that Spielberg considers this a particularly evocative film, a nostalgia trip that ends in the rewriting of history to make for a stronger, richer suburbia. Others would consider the definitive piece of 1980s zeitgeist as the 1989 Batman, summing up the grief, squalor and expressionistic horror of the cities. Such are the conditions in the OASIS of the year 2044, a virtual reality Imaginationland. Mechagodzilla battles Brad Bird’s Iron Giant from the 1999 movie, the stabby doll Chucky bursts through a windshield and King Kong attacks. Before the game-master James Halliday (Mark Rylance) died, he deeded the OASIS to whoever could

find three hidden keys—“invisible keys in a dark room.” This Willy Wonka-like challenge attracted Ohio’s Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan), an orphan in an Ohio trailer park. Wade named his avatar Parzifal in honor of the seeker of the Holy Grail. Inside the OASIS’ games he encounters a famous avatar—an unnaturally big-eyed living anime called Artemis, actually a shy girl named Samantha (Olivia Cooke). The OASIS is under danger of takeover by the much-loathed Innovative Online Industries, chaired by the evil capitalist Nolan Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn). He’s aided by his hulking enforcer I-R0k (T. J. Miller) and his glamorous henchwoman F’Nale Zandor (the half-Norwegian halfNigerian Hannah John-Kamen). These evildoers operate a debtor’s prison/slave labor colony for those who’ve lost their money wagering on these games. It’s all based on Ernest Cline’s popular novel of ideas—a few of the ideas are even Cline’s own. The quest is said to be about love, but it’s more plausibly about gain and career. Y

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Movies

• New Movies This Week Acrimony (R)

By Matthew Stafford

Friday April 6 - Thursday April 12 • Acrimony (2:00) Tyler Perry thriller stars Taraji P. Henson as a doting wife who goes rogue when her husband betrays her. • All the Queen’s Horses (1:10) Documentary focuses on the case of Rita Crundwell, a small-town comptroller who used public funds to grow a personal fortune while slashing the city budget. • Back to Burgundy (1:53) A year in the life of a family vineyard as three siblings return to the soil, harvest their grapes, bottle their wine and bond. • Berkeley in the Sixties (1:57) Mark Kitchell’s vivid documentary evokes the era of the Free Speech movement, the Black Panthers, feminism, civil rights and anti-war activism. • Black Panther (2:14) Chadwick Boseman stars as the African superhero in a comic-book movie with an actual beating heart. • Blockers (1:42) Three protective parents launch an all-out assault on prom night to keep their daughters from losing their virginity. • Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare (1:40) An unbidden ghoul turns a casual game of Truth or Dare into a spookfest of violence, retribution and passive-aggressive behavior. • Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle (2:20) The renowned Moscow ballet troupe presents Adolphe Adam’s timeless terpsichorean tale of love and betrayal. • Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (1:29) Eye-opening documentary focuses on the dazzling movie star’s night job as a genius inventor; Mel Brooks and Robert Osborne pay tribute. • Chappaquiddick (1:41) Docudrama about the mysterious death of Mary Jo Kopechne and its ongoing effect on American politics; Jason Clarke stars as Ted Kennedy. • The Death of Stalin (1:47) Absurdist screwball satire stars Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin and Steve Buscemi as three top Soviet ministers jockeying for position as the feared dictator flirts with death. • Distant Sky (2:24) Direct from Copenhagen’s Royal Arena it’s Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds performing their essential hits, plus cuts from their newish album Skeleton Trees. • Final Portrait (1:30) Chamber piece fixes upon painter Alberto Giacometti’s longaborning portrait of author James Lord; Geoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer star. • Finding Your Feet (1:51) Sixtysomething divorcee Imelda Staunton gets a new lease on life when she joins a community dance class peopled by the likes of Timothy Spall and Joanna Lumley. • Foxtrot (1:48) Award-winning Israeli drama about a bereaved couple’s grief and anger over their soldier son’s death at a remote military checkpoint. • Game Night (1:40) Comedy thriller about a couples game night gone awry in a murder-and-espionage sort of way; Rachel McAdams stars.

• The Globe Theatre: King Lear (3:00) Kevin McNally delivers an acclaimed performance as the Bard’s tragic, aging, delusional monarch. • Grease (1:50) The retro-’50s Broadway musical hits the big screen with bad boy John Travolta falling for sweet-16 Olivia Newton-John; Tam High’s Eve Arden co-stars. • I Can Only Imagine (1:50) Behind-thescenes drama about MercyMe’s charttopping Christian ode to inspiration and forgiveness. • Isle of Dogs (1:41) Stop-motion Wes Anderson fantasy about a vast garbage dump and its canine habitués; Harvey Keitel, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Yoko Ono and Scarlett Johansson lend voice. • Itzhak (1:23) Affectionate documentary portrait of Itzhak Perlman, who overcame childhood polio to become the world’s most acclaimed classical violinist. • Love, Simon (1:50) Coming-of-age dramedy about a gay teen on the verge of uncloseting himself and his crush on an online pen pal. • Midnight Sun (1:31) A winsome teen with a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight embraces the night with a sweet-natured soulmate. • The Miracle Season (1:39) True tale of Kathy Bresnahan, the tough-love high school volleyball coach who led her team to glory; Helen Hunt stars. • National Theatre London: Julius Caesar (2:15) Direct from London’s Bridge Theatre it’s Shakespeare’s gripping political drama about a popular quasi-fascist and the charismatic charlatan who succeeds him. • Pacific Rim: Uprising (1:51) A troupe of fighter pilots take on global baddies out to extinctify the human race. • A Quiet Place (1:35) Yet another allAmerican family finds itself in an isolated old house besieged by spooks and goblins. • Ready Player One (2:18) Spielberg popcorn flick about a futuristic world where fantasy is the new reality … until it isn’t; Mark Rylance stars. • Red Sparrow (2:20) Prima ballerina Jennifer Lawrence is recruited and trained by top-secret government goons and turned into a seductive, soulless secret agent. • Roberto Bolle: The Art of Dance (1:40) Catch the ballet superstar on a concert tour through Verona, Pompeii and bella Roma. • Sherlock Gnomes (1:26) Cartoon about a brilliant detective dedicated to protecting London’s garden gnomes from harm features the voices of Michael Caine, Maggie Smith and Chiwetel Ejiofor. • Tomb Raider (1:58) Lara Croft is back in a prequel about her first archaeological exploits on a mythical Japanese island; Alicia Vikander stars. • A Wrinkle in Time (1:49) Madeleine L’Engle’s children’s classic about three kids who travel through time and space in search of their physicist father.

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All the Queen’s Horses (Not Rated) Back to Burgundy (Not Rated) • Berkeley in the Sixties (Not Rated) Black Panther (PG-13)

Blockers (R)

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Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare (PG-13) Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle (Not Rated) Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (Not Rated) • Chappaquiddick (PG-13) The Death of Stalin (R)

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Distant Sky (Not Rated) Final Portrait (R)

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Finding Your Feet (PG-13)

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Foxtrot (R)

Game Night (R) The Globe Theatre: King Lear (Not Rated) • Grease (PG) I Can Only Imagine (PG) Isle of Dogs (PG-13)

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Itzhak (Not Rated)

Love, Simon (PG-13) Midnight Sun (PG-13) The Miracle Season (PG) National Theatre London: Julius Caesar (Not Rated) Pacific Rim: Uprising (PG-13)

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Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:15, 2:10, 4:55, 7:45, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:45, 2, 5:10, 8, 10:45 Rafael: Sun 4:15 Rafael: Sat-Sun noon Rafael: Thu 7:15 (filmmaker Mark Kitchell in person) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 3D showtime at 9:30; Sat-Sun 12:30, 6:30; 3D showtimes at 3:30, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:50, 7, 10:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 9:45, 1, 4:20, 7:30, 10:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:10, 9:40; Sat-Sun 2, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:05 Playhouse: Fri 4:20, 7:20, 9:45; Sat 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45; Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:20; Mon-Thu 4:20, 7:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:30, 1:30, 4:40, 7:40, 10:25 Northgate: Thu 7:10, 9:40 Lark: Sun 12:55; Tue 7:30 Regency: Sun 12:55 Rafael: Sat-Sun 12:15; Mon-Wed 8:15 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45; Sun-Tue 11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10 Rafael: Fri, Wed-Thu 3:30, 6, 8:30; Sat-Sun 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30; Mon-Tue 6, 8:30 Lark: Thu 7:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:55; Sun-Tue 10:30, 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40; Sun-Tue 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7 Rafael: Fri, Wed-Thu 4:15, 6:30, 8:45; Sat-Sun 2, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45; Mon-Tue 6:30, 8:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:20; Sat-Sun 1:30, 4, 6:50, 9:20 Lark: Sat 1 Fairfax: Sat 9:55am; Wed 6:30 Regency: Sun, Wed 2, 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:25, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:40, 11:50, 1:10, 2:20, 3:40, 4:50, 6:10, 7:20, 8:40, 10; Sun 10:40, 11:30, 1:10, 3:40, 4:50, 6:10, 7:20; Mon-Tue 10:40, 11:50, 1:10, 2:20, 3:40, 4:50, 6:10, 7:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:15, 1:15, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Sequoia: Fri 4:25, 6:55, 10:20; Sat 1:20, 4:25, 6:55, 10:20; Sun 1:20, 4:25, 6:55; Mon-Wed 4:25, 6:55 Rafael: Fri 4, 6:15, 8:15; Sat 2:15, 4, 6:15, 8:15; Sun 2:15, 6:15, 8:15; Mon-Tue 6:15; Wed 4, 6:15; Thu 5 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:55, 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:50, 10:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:55, 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:40

Lark: Thu 1 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:55, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 1:45, 4:35, 7:10, 10 A Quiet Place (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:30, 9:50; Sat-Sun 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 1:45, 3, 4:15, 5:30, 6:45, 8, 9:15, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10, 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15 Ready Player One (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:45, 2:55, 4, 7:15, 9:25, 10:25; 3D showtimes at 1:50, 5:05, 8:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 9:30, 12:45, 7:20, 10:30; 3D showtime at 4 Sequoia: Fri 4:10, 7:15, 9:20; Sat 1:05, 4:10, 7:15, 9:20; Sun 1:05, 4:10, 7:15; Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:15 Red Sparrow (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:35; Mon-Tue 12:10, 3:20, 6:30 • Roberto Bolle: The Art of Dance (Not Rated) Lark: Wed 6:30 Sherlock Gnomes (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:20, 3:35, 5:50, 8:05, 10:20 Tomb Raider (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:55, 1:40, 4:35, 7:20, 10:10 A Wrinkle in Time (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 4:30, 7:10

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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Anniversary Concert Singer/songwriter Danny O’Keefe’s songs have been recorded by well-known musicians including Jackson Browne, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt and more. A performer in his own right with many albums to his credit, O’Keefe offers a rare performance as part of the 41st anniversary of the Save the Whales Japan Concert film (in which he appears) on Tuesday, April 10 at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 7pm. $22. 415.388.3850.

SAN RAFAEL

Organic Movement Filmmaker Mark Kitchell, who grew up in Bolinas, chronicles the history of the organic movement in his new film Evolution of Organic. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the film includes interviews, archival footage and a look at the future of urban farms, carbon farming and more. A panel discussion at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center includes Warren Weber of Star Route Farms, Wendy Johnson of Green Gulch Farm and John Wick of the Marin Carbon Project. Get the green facts on Thursday, April 5 at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 7:15pm. $13. rafaelfilm.cafilm.org.

SAN RAFAEL

Debut Tome Join Academy Award-winning actor, filmmaker, author and political activist Sean Penn in a discussion and Q & A about his first novel, Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff, with KQED’s Michael Krasny. The book follows the life of a modern American man, Bob Honey, who is an entrepreneur—and part-time assassin. Tuesday, April 10, Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 7:30pm. $42/ single, $60/companion (includes a book). 415.444.8000.

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Mind-Reader Filmmaker Marina Zenovich has become known for her celebrity documentaries, which include spotlights on Roman Polanski and Richard Pryor. Her latest film, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, reveals the life of one of Marin’s very own beloved comedians. Including archival footage and interviews with family and close friends of Williams, the film documents everything from the actor’s early school days to his tragic end. Laugh and cry at the SF International Film Festival on Saturday, April 7 at the Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., San Francisco. 2pm. $15-$16. sffilm.org. —Lily O’Brien

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Clubs & Venues

Anders Osborne & Todd Park Mohr Swedish-born Americana and blues singer-songwriter, and Colorado rocker and frontman of Big Head Todd and the Monsters share an evening featuring two sets of music. Apr 6, 7 and 10pm. $30. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773. Danny O’Keefe Celebrated songwriter performs a rare concert as part of the 41st anniversary of the Save the Whales Japan Concert, with concert film screening and panel discussion featuring Wavy Gravy. Apr 10, 7pm. $22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850. Peter Rowan’s Twang & Groove Legendary Grammy-winning guitarist and songwriter fronts a band featuring bluegrass luminary Bobby Black on pedal steel. Apr 7, 8pm. $10-$35. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

SONOMA COUNTY April Foolery Fourth annual extravaganza features Wendy DeWitt with Kirk Harwood and Nancy Wright, the Rhythm Drivers and Johnny Tsunami & the Hurricanes. Apr 8, 2pm. $10-$30. The Old Cotati Cabaret, 85 La Plaza, Cotati. socodancebeat.com.

MARIN The Belrose Thurs, open mic night. 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. 415.454.6422. Book Passage Apr 5, noon, “Alternate Side” with Anna Quindlen. Literary Lunch event includes signed book and a meal. $55. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960. Fenix Apr 5, Pro Blues Jam with R Moone and Jimi James. Apr 6, Farzad Arjmand & his Fabulous Band. Apr 7, Nzuri Soul Band. Apr 8, French Oak. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600. George’s Nightclub Apr 7, DJ Party. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262. HopMonk Novato Wed, open mic. Apr 6, Rock Candy with the Butlers. Apr 8, 1pm, Natural Gas Jazz Band. 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200. Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Apr 4, Chris and Lorin Rowan with Ken Emerson. Apr 11, Matt Jaffe. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

Santa Rosa Symphony Symphony conductor Bruno Ferrandis returns to the podium to lead the orchestra and electric violinist Tracy Silverman in “Ode to California.” Apr 7-9. $29 and up. Green Music Center Weill Hall, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040.

Key Tea Apr 6, the Levoná Ensemble. 921 C St, San Rafael. 808.428.3233.

Jack Tempchin The songwriter for many Eagles and Glenn Frey solo hits, including “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” visits the North Bay as part of a tour. Apr 6, 8pm. $22-$25. Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol. 707.823.1511.

Marin Country Mart Apr 6, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with Jeff Denson. Apr 8, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with Steve Canal St Music. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700.

NAPA COUNTY It’s a Grand Night for Singers Music Director Richard B Evans accompanies singers from all over the Bay Area for an engaging evening of classical and musical theater selections. Apr 7, 7pm. $20. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa. 707.255.5445. The Reverend Shawn Amos Chart-topping Los Angeles-based bluesman is back in the North Bay and performs in an intimate jazz club setting. Apr 11, 7:30 and 9:30pm. $10-$25. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Unique concert experience reimagines contemporary pop, rock and R&B hits in vintage musical styles like swing, doo-wop,

Marin Center Showcase Theatre Apr 8, 7pm, R Carlos Nakai Quartet. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

19 Broadway Club Apr 4, Damon LeGall Band. Apr 5, Small Change Romeos. Apr 6, 5:30pm, Danny Montana and friends. Apr 6, 9pm, First Friday reggae with Broken Silence Sound System. Apr 7, 5pm, Michael Brown and friends. Apr 7, 9pm, Blacklight & White Party. Apr 8, 4pm, Zeena Quinn. Apr 8, 9pm, Cascade Canyon Band. Apr 9, open mic. Apr 10, Guy & the Ghosts. Apr 11, Parts & Labor. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091. Panama Hotel Restaurant Apr 4, Ricky Ray. Apr 5, Lady D & the Tramps. Apr 10, Panama 3. Apr 11, EMK. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993. Peri’s Silver Dollar Apr 5, Afroholix. Apr 6, Merle Haggard tribute with Atilla Viola & the Bakersfield Boys. Apr 7, Koolerator. Apr 8, Fog Holler. Apr 9, open mic. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Apr 6, Buck Nickels & Loose Change. Apr 7, Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express. Apr 8, 5pm, Mike Lipskin and Dinah Lee. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219. Sausalito Seahorse Apr 5, Edgardo Cambon y su Conjunto Latido. Apr 6, the 7th Sons. Apr 7, Last Call Troubadours. Apr 8, 4pm, Rumbache. Mon, DJ GEI. Tues, Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Apr 5, Speakeasy. Apr 6, Muncie. Apr 7, Epicenter Sound System. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311. Sweetwater Music Hall Apr 5, Five Alarm Funk. Apr 6, House of Floyd. Apr 7, 1:30pm, Lucinda Williams tribute with Lake Charlatans. Apr 7, 9pm, Wonder Bread 5. Apr 8, 11am, the Plage Boys. Apr 8, 8pm, Jerry Joseph. Apr 11, Go by Ocean. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850. Terrapin Crossroads Apr 5, Ross James’ Cosmic Thursday. Apr 6, Top 40 Friday dance party. Apr 7, Zigaboo Modeliste and the New Aahkesstra. Apr 8, 12:30pm, Scott Law Bluegrass Dimension. Apr 8, 7:30pm, Midnight North and Scott Law. Apr 9, Grateful Mondays. Apr 10, Avi Vinocur and friends. Apr 11, the Casual Coalition. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773. Unitarian Universalist Congregation Apr 7, 4pm, “Celebrating Women Composers” with Amanda Morando and Milton Wong. 240 Channing Way, San Rafael. 415.479.4131.

SONOMA Aqus Cafe Apr 4, Aqus blues jam. Apr 5, Celtic Music session. Apr 6, Smith & Tegio. Apr 7, Now & Zen. Apr 8, 2pm, Alan Early. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060. Arlene Francis Center Apr 6, Sharkmouth/Oddjob Ensemble/the Crux superset with Nasalrod and Hawai’fi. Tues, Didgeridoo Clinic. Wed, open mic. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009. The Big Easy Apr 5, the Honey Toads and Tin Whiskers. Apr 6, Foxes in the Henhouse. Apr 7, the Melt and Mike Saliani. Apr 8, Dollar $hort and Skyler Lutes Band. Apr 11, Wednesday Night Big Band. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.7163. Brewsters Beer Garden Apr 5, Emily Bonn & the Vivants. Apr 6, Z & the Benders. Apr 7, 2 and 6pm, Blues Bottle Band and Mr Chuffy. Apr 8, 3pm, the Fabulous Biotones. 229 Water St N, Petaluma. 707.981.8330. Cellars of Sonoma Apr 8, 2pm, Craig Corona. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg. 707.578.1826.

Coffee Catz Wed, 3:30pm, Randall Collen and Hal Forman Jazz Duo. Thurs, 3:30pm, PR Jazz Duo. Fri, 1pm, Jerry Green. Apr 8, 2pm, Gypsy Jazz. Apr 9, 6pm, open mic. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600. Crooked Goat Brewing Apr 7, 3pm, JP Soden. 120 Morris St, Ste 120, Sebastopol. 707.827.3893. Elephant in the Room Apr 6, Matt Silva and Nick Otis. Apr 7, Reverend Hylton and Oddjob Ensemble. Apr 8, 6pm, Paul Riley and friends. 177-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. Green Music Center Schroeder Hall Apr 6, Pulsoptional Band of Composers. Apr 7, 2pm, Seawolf Day Sampler Concert. Apr 8, 2pm, Navarro Trio. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 866.955.6040. Gundlach Bundschu Winery Apr 7, the Residents. 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma. 707.938.5277. HopMonk Sebastopol Apr 6-7, members of Little Feat with Megan Slankard. Apr 10, open mic. Apr 11, Jerry Douglas and Amber Cross. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300. HopMonk Sonoma Wed, open mic. Apr 6, Aki Kumar and Jon Lawton. Apr 7, Shelby, Texas. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100. Lagunitas Tap Room Apr 4, the Fourth Son. Apr 5, Solid Air. Apr 6, Thrown Out Bones. Apr 7, Jenny Kerr Band. Apr 8, Rusty String Express. Apr 11, New Skye Band. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776. Last Record Store Apr 7, 2pm, Laura Benitez and the Heartache Duo. 1899-A Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.525.1963. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Apr 4, I’m With Her. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall Apr 5, the Devil Makes Three. Sold-out. Apr 7, Super Diamond. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048. Newman Auditorium Apr 6, Bennett Friedman Quartet. SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4372. Occidental Center for the Arts Apr 7, “Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments & Wondrous Stories” with Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392. The Phoenix Theater Apr 6, Iamsu! and JT the 4th. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565. Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap Apr 5, 6:30pm, Kevin Durkin. Apr 7, 6:30pm, Pongo’s Lucky 7th Anniversary Party. 701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. 707.774.5226. Redwood Cafe Apr 5, Jami Jamison Band. Apr 6,

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Gordon, Michael Moon and others. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. Mon-Fri, 10 to 5. 415.331.2800.

CONTINUING THIS WEEK MARIN Art Works Downtown Through Apr 13,“What It Feels Like for a Girl,” Bay Area artist Serena Cole presents work based on the appropriation and reconstruction of found imagery from fashion, art history, and current events. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119. Bay Model Visitor Center Through Apr 28, “The Night Sky Above Point Reyes & Joshua Tree,” celestial photography by Marty Knapp adorns the Bay Model’s lobby. Reception, Mar 24 at 1pm. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

The Youth Poster Contest returns for its second year, and graphic designer Arlene Owseichik conducts a free poster workshop for kids at Rileystreet Art Supply in San Rafael on Saturday, April 7.

noon, KRSH presents Family Crest. Apr 6, 8:30pm, Volker Strifler. Apr 7, Uncle Wiggly. Apr 8, Celtic fiddle and Irish jam session. Apr 9, open mic with DJ Loisaida. Apr 11, singer-songwriter competition. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868. The Reel Fish Shop & Grill Apr 5, Grateful Bluegrass Boys. 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044. Rio Nido Roadhouse Apr 7, Misner & Smith. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821. Sebastiani Theatre Apr 7, “One Night in Paris” with Rue Manouche. 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756. Sonoma Speakeasy Apr 4, the Acrosonics. Apr 7, the Sidemen. Apr 8, Sonoma blues jam. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364. The Star Apr 7, Trebuchet with Commissure, Scarlet Pumps and Manzanita Falls. Apr 8, American roots night. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.634.6390. Twin Oaks Roadhouse Apr 4, honky-tonk night. Apr 5, Country Line Dancing. Apr 6, Johnny Tsunami & the Hurricanes. Apr 7, Jesse Lee Kincaid Band. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.

NAPA Andaz Napa Apr 5, Austin Hicks. Apr 8, John Vicino. 1450 First St, Napa. 707.687.1234. Blue Note Napa Apr 5, The Oakland Crush. Apr 6-7, Edwin

McCain. Apr 10, Jealous Zelig. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258. Ca’ Momi Osteria Apr 6, Latin Nights with DJ Tamayo. Apr 7, Noema. 1141 First St, Napa. 707.224.6664. JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre Apr 4, 6pm, Festival Napa Valley’s springboard series with Wé McDonald. $10$20. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300. River Terrace Inn Apr 6, 4pm, Johnny Smith. Apr 7, 5:30pm, Douglas Houser. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa. 707.320.9000. Silo’s Apr 5, 5pm, Mike Greensill evening jazz. Apr 6, Tony Lindsay’s Soul Soldiers. Apr 7, Guitarzilla. Apr 8, 4pm, Mads Tolling & the Mads Men. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833. Uptown Theatre Apr 5-6, Boz Scaggs (rescheduled from last October). 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Art OPENING MARIN Marin Society of Artists Apr 5-28, “Dreams & Nightmares,” MSA members’ show features works inspired by sweet dreams and darker visions. Reception, Apr 13 at 5pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. WedSun, Noon to 4. 415.464.9561. Robert Allen Fine Art Apr 5-May 30, “Abstract Works on Canvas,” group exhibit features art from Heather

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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. Claudia Chapline Gallery Through May 30, “Contemporary Prints & Drawings,” see works from over a dozen artists on display as part of the gallery’s collection. 3445 Shoreline Hwy, Stinson Beach. Sat-Sun, noon to 5, and by appointment. 415.868.2308. Dance Palace Through Apr 26, “Art as Medicine,” artist Patricia Marina displays mixed-media collages that reflect her joy of nature. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075. Desta Art & Tea Gallery Through May 4, “Varying Degrees,” a new exhibition featuring works by Paul D Gibson, shifts perspectives of ordinary objects through light, shadow and settings. Reception, Mar 23 at 6pm. 417 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. Mon-Sat, 10 to 6. 415.524.8932. Gallery Route One Through Apr 8, “Painting on Cardboard,” new series of mixed-media paintings by artist Will Thoms displays, with “Speaking Out: Nine Myanmar Artists” in the project space and “The Atlas of Decivilization” installation in the annex. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347. Headlands Center for the Arts Through May 3, “Lucas Foglia: Human Nature,” San Francisco photographer delves into the relationship between people and the environment. Reception, Apr 22 at 4pm. 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. Sun-Fri, noon to 4. 415.331.2787. Marin Art & Garden Center Through Apr 29, “Gathering Distance,” recent paintings by Christopher Evans capture the exquisite mystery and splendor of an untouched earthly paradise. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.455.5260. Marin Center Bartolini Gallery Through Apr 12, “Found in Our Own Backyard,” works by six Marin County artists are inspired by their surroundings. 10 Avenue

of the Flags, San Rafael. marincounty.org. 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. MarinMOCA Through Apr 22, “Nathan Oliveira: The Figure Over Time,” Bay Area artist and Stanford professor explores the human experience through his art. Through May 9, “Now & Then,” paintings by MarinMOCA artist member Bill Otton leap off the wall with their vibrant hues. 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Fri, 11 to 4; Sat-Sun, 11 to 5. 415.506.0137. Mill Valley Community Center Through Apr 29, “Dark + Light,” the rock ‘n’ roll photography of Jay Blakesberg shows. Reception, Apr 3 at 5:30pm. 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 415.383.1370. Throckmorton Theatre Through Apr 30, “The Transcendental Power of Nature,” photographs by Mike Noir that transcend reality display in Throckmorton’s theatre gallery, with paintings by Mehri Dadgar showing in the crescendo gallery. Reception, Apr 3 at 5pm. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Comedy Durst Case Scenario Veteran comedian Will Durst offers his hilarious show live onstage. Apr 7, 7:30pm. $20-$25. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111. 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. Apr 9, 7pm. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael. cmcm.tv/ marinsanity. Roy Zimmerman World-renowned musical satirist brings his sharp humor and bright wit to a benefit for KOWS Community Radio. Apr 8, 7:30pm. $20. dhyana Center, 186 N Main St, Sebastopol. 800.796.6863. Scott Capurro Veteran San Francisco standup comedian spends the evening in Novato. Apr 7, 8pm. $20. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Dance Knights of Columbus Hall Apr 5, 10:45am, Beginner Flamenco Class with Andrea La Canela. $15. 167 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo. 807.708.2621. The Laugh Cellar Apr 6, 7pm, Just DANCE LGBTQ! dance party. $10. 5755 Mountain Hawk Way, Santa Rosa. 707.843.3824. Marin Center Showcase Theatre Apr 6-7, 8pm, Evolution of Hip Hop Dance. $15-$20. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

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admission. Art Association Napa Valley, 1520 Behrens St, Napa. 707.254.2085.

Chimera Anniversary Party Maker space celebrates two years in its new location with an open house featuring food, drinks, live music, art, maker demos and more. Apr 7, noon. Free admission. Chimera Arts & Maker Space, 6791 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. chimeraarts.org.

Library Spring Book Faire Support the Sonoma County Library while browsing though gently used books, CDs, DVDs and other media. Apr 6-9. Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa.

CleanTech Summit Get a glimpse of the future and find relevant innovations in the tech industry. Apr 6, 8am. VenturePad, 1020 B St, San Rafael. 415.309.0331. Coyolxauhqui Ceremonia All-night vigil and dance ceremony features Danza groups and Aztec dancers. Apr 6-7. Courthouse Square, Third Street and Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa. 707.701.3620. ENGAGE Art Fair Arts in April event gathers an eclectic array of art curated to create an immersive sensory and interactive experience with the Bay Area’s best professional artists, craftspeople and performers. Fri, Apr 6, 6pm and Apr 7-8, noon. Free/ $80 preview party. Napa County Fairgrounds, 1435 N Oak St, Calistoga. engageartfair.org. Exploring the Depths of our Summer Sky Planetarium show looks at celestial bodies and stars that come out in the summer nights. Fri-Sat through Apr 28. $5-$8. SRJC Planetarium, Lark Hall, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4465. Festival Napa Valley’s Sun Run Participants can run, jog, or walk the 5k and 10k course along the Vine Trail, through charming downtown Yountville and surrounding vineyards. Apr 8, 9am. $35. Yountville Community Center, 6516 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.2959. Festival of Carousel Animals Tour gardens populated with fantastical creatures crafted for carousels around the world. Sat-Sun through Apr 8. Garden Valley Ranch, 498 Pepper Rd, Petaluma. gardenvalley.com. The French Market Outdoor antique market features vintage, retro and antique furniture, decor, clothing, jewelry, housewares and more. Crepes and live music add to the ambiance. Second Sun of every month, 9am. Through Oct 14. Free admission. Marin Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael. goldengateshows.com. Gentle With Myself: Self Care Saturday Musician, speaker and author Karen Drucker facilitates a nurturing one-day women’s retreat. Apr 7. Community Congregational Church, 145 Rock Hill Dr, Tiburon. karendrucker.com. Hidden Treasures Art & Gift Sale Nine local artists present a showcase of paintings, photography, glass, wood, fiber art, cards and unique gifts. Apr 7, 10am. Free

Locals’ Day at the Barlow Every Thursday nearly 30 makers and merchants offer discounts, two-for-onetastings, freebies and other offerings for locals only. Thurs. Barlow Event Center, 6770 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.824.5600. Marin Conservation League’s 2018 Dinner & Meeting Join MCL for dinner and no-host bar, with election of directors and officers, presentation of awards for environmental achievement, raffle, and guest speakers. Preregistration required. Apr 6, 5:30pm. $85. The Key Room, 1385 N Hamilton Pkwy, Novato. 415.382.3363, ext 215. Marin Toastmasters Open House Event introduces prospective new members to Toastmasters and welcomes the return of past members to visit the new meeting venue. Apr 10, 6:30pm. BioMarin, 750 Lindaro St, San Rafael. 415.506.6700. Novato Sustainability & Climate Action Community Forum Community conversation about our changing climate. Apr 7, 10am. Novato City Hall, 901 Sherman Ave, Novato. 415.899.8900. Omiyali Obabunmi Celebration A celebration for the eternal Stream Goddess, Omiyale Obabunmi. Apr 7, 2pm. Free. Center for Spiritual Living, 2075 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.4543. Pacific Discovery School Open House New TK-8th grade school hosts a day full of fun activities for kids while the parents meet the staff and explore the campus. RSVP required. Apr 7, 1pm. Free. Pacific Discovery School, 70 Lomita Dr, Mill Valley. 415.310.7351. Peace in Process Relax deeply with a morning spiritual event. Sun, 9:30am. By donation. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009. Youth Poster Contest Poster Workshop Join Arlene Owseichik, graphic artist and poster designer and former creative director at Bill Graham Presents for 20 years, in a poster design and conceptualization workshop. Sat, April 7, 2-4pm. Free. Rileystreet Art Supply, 1138 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.457.2787. Riverboat Captains & Mansions Tour Walking tour goes through the oldest neighborhood in Napa, along the river, with historical information. Apr 7, 10am. $10. Hatt Building, 500 Main St, Napa. napacountylandmarks.org.

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Wonder Dog Rescue Adoption Event Find out about the good work of WDR and fall in love with a new furry friend. Apr 7, noon. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

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Nature Journaling Spend a day with docent and naturalist-intraining Kate Williams connecting to nature with creative writing and art techniques. Registration required. Apr 7, 10am. $30. Bohemia Ecological Preserve, 8759 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental.

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Pond Farm Tour Docent-led talk and tour gives visitors an inside look at the pottery studio and historical site. Reservations required. Apr 9, 9:30am. Armstrong Volunteer Center, 17000 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. stewardscr.org. Quarryhill Docent Training An open call for volunteers to train as adult tour docents to guide groups through the garden. Wed, 9:30am. Through Apr 11. Quarryhill Botanical Gardens, 12841 Hwy 12, Glen Ellen. 707.996.6027. Wednesday Wellness Walks Join a healing walk through the redwoods. Wed, 10am. Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, 17000 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. stewardscr.org.

Film All the Queen’s Horses Documentary tells the story of Rita Crundwell, who stole a fortune of public funds to build one of the nation’s leading quarter horse breeding empires. Apr 8, 4:15pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222. André: The Voice of Wine Lincoln Theater and Festival Napa Valley co-present Napa Valley’s gala premiere screening the feature-length documentary on the “Dean of American Winemakers,” André Tchelistcheff. Apr 7, 3pm. $20/$95 VIP. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. 707.944.9900. CULT Film Series Michael Paré stars in a rock ‘n’ roll double-bill when ‘80s flicks “Streets of Fire” and “Eddie & The Cruisers” screen. Apr 5, 7pm. $10. Roxy Stadium 14 Cinemas, 85 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.525.8909. Evolution of Organic Bay Area filmmaker Mark Kitchell is on hand to present and discuss his new documentary on organic agriculture. Apr 5, 7:15pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

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Cannabis Town Hall Get info on specific cannabis businesses, potential taxing and other administrative issues. Apr 11, 6:30pm. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma. 707.938.4626.

KQED Forum on the Road Live radio broadcast includes discussions on the the North Bay fires. Advanced ticket required. Apr 6, 8:30am. Free. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. forsantarosa. eventbrite.com.

Sonoma County Festival of Peace, Love & Unity Inaugural event features several different artists, bands and vendors throughout Sonoma County area and benefits local volunteer firefighters. Apr 7, 2pm. $15-$25. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

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First Friday Film Series Enjoy 1957 Best Picture Oscar nominee “12 Angry Men,” starring Henry Fonda as a jury holdout trying to prevent injustice. Apr 6, 7pm. $5. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452. In Search of Mozart Documentary screens in a benefit for the Santa Rosa Symphony League. Apr 5, 1 and 7pm. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840. Indie Lens Pop-Up Series hosts screening of “Look & See,” about several residents of Henry County, Kentucky who face difficult choices in their relationship with the land and their community. Apr 9, 1 and 7pm. Free. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840. Keep the Change Alexander Valley Film Society hosts a screening of director Rachel Israel’s feature film debut as part of a series featuring female directors. Apr 7, 1pm. Clover Theater, 121 East First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.6347. Let’s Talk About Death Monthly series features the film “What Dreams May Come” and a discussion with Jerrigrace Lyons, a leader in the conscious dying and home funeral movement. Apr 11, 6:30pm. $5-$15. Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. finalpassages.org. The Mask You Live In Verity and the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women present a screening of the new film with a discussion. Apr 11, 7pm. Free. Boulevard 14 Cinemas, 200 C St, Petaluma. 707.762.SHOW. Petaluma Cinema Series Petaluma Film Alliance presents significant classic and modern films with guests, lectures and discussions. This week, Ireland’s entry in the 2018 Oscars, “Song of Granite,” screens. Apr 11, 6pm. $6/$45 season pass. Carole L Ellis Auditorium, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma. petalumafilmalliance.org. Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Filmmaker Marina Zenovich captures the life of beloved Bay Area comedian Robin Williams in an honest and deeply researched documentary, showing at the SF International Film Fest. Sat, April 7, 2pm. $8-$16. Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St, San Francisco. sffilm.org. Sunset Boulevard Film-noir classic is ready for its close-up in the Vintage Film Series. Apr 9, 7pm. $10. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756. The Theory of Everything Recent biopic about late astrophysicist Stephen Hawking gets a special screening. Apr 6, 8pm. $8. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.775.6048.

Food & Drink The Art of Dessert Thirty pastry artists from North Bay bakeries, restaurants and catering companies participate in the 15th annual confection competition that raises funds for

the Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation. Apr 7, 5:30pm. $250. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600. Dine with Local Authors Literary salon features different authors in conversation over a meal. Apr 9, 6pm. Gaia’s Garden, 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.544.2491. Foodie Destination Marin Chef Ron Siegel appears in conversation with Carolyn Jung. Apr 4, 7pm. Outdoor Art Club, 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.2582. Hands-On Cheesemaking Class Learn to craft fresh ricotta with awardwinning cheesemaker Sheana Davis. Apr 8, 1pm. $75. The General’s Daughter, 400 W Spain St, Sonoma. 707.933.0450. Marin Master Gardeners Tomato Market Find tomato varieties selected for their taste, superior growth, disease resistance and performance in Marin’s microclimates. Apr 7, 9am. Free admission. Bon Air Center, 302 Bon Air Center, Greenbrae. bonair.com. 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. Pick of the Vine Annual event lets you taste from 30 local wineries and breweries, and sample local bites from 15 local chefs while supporting local seniors. Apr 7, 6pm. $75. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sonoma Wine Country, 1 DoubleTree Dr, Rohnert Park. pickofthevine.org. Printmaking & Chocolates A delicious day of artmaking with chef Wendy Sherwood. Apr 8, 9:30am and 2pm. $115-$200. Nancy Willis Studio, 1830 Soscol Ave, Napa. nancywillis.com. Signature Sonoma Valley Second annual event offers three days of immersive winetasting activities among the valley’s most acclaimed vineyards and a pop-up lounge in Sonoma plaza. Apr 6-8. $65-$175 and up. Sonoma Valley wineries, various locations, Kenwood. sonomavalleywine.com. Sonoma County Fire Relief Beer Event The folks behind Battle of the Brews host a fundraiser featuring dozens of breweries and brewmasters in a competition, followed by tastings, live music and food vendors. Apr 7, noon and 3pm. $50-$100. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa. FireReliefBeerEvent.com. The Spinster Sisters Spotlight Series Meet, chat and sip with a local winemaker. Reservations recommended. Fri, Apr 6, 5pm. The Spinster Sisters, 401 South A St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7100. Tartan Day Whisky Tasting Evening includes curated tasting of five whiskies, winetasting by Scottish-themed Stewart Cellars, food pairings and admission to “France Is a Feast” exhibit. Apr 7, 5:30pm. $50-$75. Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 707.944.0500.

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recover from the brink of collapse. Apr 4, 6pm. Bay Conference Center, 3152 Paradise Dr, Tiburon. 415.338.3543.

All About Bonds Financial planner Kathleen Nemetz discusses deriving income and stability from bonds for investment portfolios. Coffee and pastries served. Reservations requested. Apr 7, 10am. Free. VenturePad, 1020 B St, San Rafael. lifeas-planned.com.

Look to the Skies Learn to become a cloudspotter in this entertaining and revealing talk by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the international Cloud Appreciation Society. Apr 11, 7pm. $10-$15. Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3737.

Conquering Gophers & Moles Learn to fight garden theft in this talk. Apr 7, 10:30am. Windsor Town Green Community Garden, Windsor Rd & Joe Rodota Way, Windsor. 707-931-4796.

Marin’s Dilemma: Service Cuts or Tax Hikes Get information on upcoming Marin ballot measures. Apr 4, 11am. $35. The Club at McInnis Park, 350 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael. 415.492.1800.

Creating a Fire-Safe Landscape Learn how to manage the landscapes to protect homes and keep fire susceptibility to a minimum. Apr 8, 9:30am. Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.933.3010. Cult of the Machine Docent Julia Geist explores the connections between past and present through the masterworks of American Precisionism artists. Apr 10, noon. San Anselmo Library, 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo. 415.258.4656. Diabetes Prevention 101 Learn the steps you can take today to actually prevent type 2 diabetes. Wed, Apr 11, 2pm. Marin General Hospital, 250 Bon Air Rd, Greenbrae. 415.925.7000. Emily Dvorin’s Transordinary Vessels Sculptural basket maker and fine artist discusses and displays her work. Apr 5, 1pm. Outdoor Art Club, 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.2582. Essential Oils Class Learn how to use essential oils to improve your health and add more vibrancy to your life. Sat, 10am. Free. Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600. Facilitated Women’s Support Group Explore what is holding you back from having the life you desire. Thurs, 6:30pm. Empowering Change, 130 Petaluma Ave, Ste 2C, Sebastopol. 707.494.3216. 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. Gardening for Pollinators Start attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard. Apr 7, 10:30am. Rohnert Park-Cotati Library, 6250 Lynne Conde Way, Rohnert Park. 707.584.9121. Great Decisions Discussion Group Foreign Affairs Council hosts informal talks on pre-chosen topics. Mon, Apr 9. Petaluma Senior Center, 211 Novak Dr, Petaluma. 707.778.4399. Herbal Workshop Learn how to prepare your body and mind for spring with medicinal herbs. Apr 7, 1pm. $65. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433. Improving the Prognosis for the World’s Coral Reefs Learn about the complex biological ecosystems of reefs and how to help them

Media Mixer The public is invited to a mixer that features a behind-the-scenes look at Marin TV’s LIVE weekly series, “The People’s Environmental News.” Apr 4, 7pm. Free. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael. 415.721.0636. Native American Baskets of the Bay Area Author and professor Ralph Shanks offers an illustrated presentation. Apr 5, 7pm. Free. Corte Madera Library. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444. The Option of Straw Bale Gardening Get information about the alternative gardening space. Apr 7, 10:30am. Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma. 707.763.9801. Refuge Recovery Join a Buddhist-based recovery group. Sat, 9:30am. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009. Ship Operations in the Bay Join Captain Craig Thomas of Agile Marine as he provides a better understanding of commercial shipping operations and movements in the Bay. Apr 7, 1pm. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871. Socially Conscious Investing Learn to align your faith and values with your portfolio investments from certified financial planner Kathleen Nemetz. Sat, Apr 7, 10am. Donations welcome. VenturePad, 1020 B St, San Rafael. 415.309.0331. 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. 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. TEDxMarin Salon talk promotes thoughtful inquiry, broadened points of view, and discussion between featured speakers and the audience. Apr 5, 7pm. Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.455.5260.

Death of a Salesman Veteran character actor Charles Siebert stars in a new intimate production of the classic drama from playwright Arthur Miller. Through Apr 22. $18-$28. Studio Theatre, 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185. The Fantasticks With the record for longest American theatrical run, the musical comes to Novato, where timeless classics are presented in an inventive fashion. Apr 5-29. $12-$27. Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato. 415.883.4498. The Gumshoe Murders Get a Clue Productions presents a new murder-mystery dinner theater show about a 1940s detective caught in a web of deception. Reservations required. Fri, Apr 6, 7pm. $68. Charlie’s Restaurant, Windsor Golf Club, 1320 19th Hole Dr, Windsor. getaclueproductions.com.

Scott Capurro, a regular on the Bay Area comedy circuit, presents his special brand of humor at HopMonk Novato on Saturday, April 7.

Valley of the Moon Garden Club Meeting The public is invited to a discussion with restoration ecologist Garland Lamb and Sonoma Ecology Center project manager Mark Newhouser. Apr 5, 6:30pm. $5. Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, 126 First St W, Sonoma. 707.938.4105.

Readings Book Passage Apr 4, 7pm, “The Punishment She Deserves” with Elizabeth George. Apr 5, 7pm, “The Son Does Shine” with Anthony Ray Hinton. Apr 6, 7pm, “Orphic Paris” with Henri Cole. Apr 7, 1pm, “Battle for Beverly Hills” with Nancie Clare. Apr 7, 4pm, “Love, Mom and Dad” with Noelle Barton, in conversation with Peter Coyote. Apr 7, 7pm, “City of Sharks” with Kelli Stanley. Apr 8, 1:30pm, “The Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas” with Aaron Blabey. Apr 8, 4pm, “Fear Less” with Dean Sluyter. Apr 10, 7pm, “Sophia of Silicon Valley” with Anna Yen. Apr 11, 7pm, “Baboons for Lunch” with James Dorsey. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960. Corte Madera Library Apr 10, 7pm, “Writing as a Path to Awakening” with Albert Flynn DeSilver. 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera. 707.924.6444. Guerneville Library Sat, Apr 7, 2pm, Readers Theatre. 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9004. Newman Auditorium Apr 9, noon, “White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son” with Tim Wise. SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4372.

Osher Marin JCC Apr 10, 7:30pm, “Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff: A Novel” with Sean Penn. 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000. Petaluma Veterans Memorial Hall Apr 8, 4pm, “The Common Good” with Robert B Reich, in conversation with former US Representative Lynn Woolsey. Co-hosted by LiteracyWorks and Copperfield’s Books.$10-$40. 1094 Petaluma Blvd S, Petaluma. 707.762.8928. Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books Apr 7, 7:30pm, “500 Days” with Off the Page Readers Theatre, the ensemble presents the works of Iris Jamahl Dunkle. $5. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8938. Sebastopol Copperfield’s Books Apr 7, 7pm, “The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit” with Michael Finkel. 138 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.2618.

Theater Amadeus Dramatic biographical look at musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is as provocative today as when it premiered nearly 40 years ago. Through Apr 15. $15-$55. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920. Bay Area Playback Theater Improv Group Experience a unique form of improvisational theater, where stories or dreams from the audience are brought to life on the spot. Apr 6, 2pm. $5. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael. 415.456.9062. By the Water Hurricane Sandy has just ravaged the lifelong Staten Island home of a family with a dark

Left Edge Theatre Season Showcase Surprise, suspense and spectacle are featured in excerpts from 10 plays read by an ensemble loaded with Left Edge Theatre vets, with reception, auction and audience voting for favorite play. Apr 7, 8pm and Apr 8, 2pm. $45. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. leftedgetheatre.com. Lost in Yonkers Raven Players presents Neil Simon’s Pulitzerwinning family drama. Through Apr 15. $15$25. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3145. Magic Circle Cycle In-development collaboration with composer and musician Kalei Yamanoha and the Imaginists continues to evolve into a new hybrid form of storytelling. Apr 4-5, 8pm. $5-$20 and up. The Imaginists, 461 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.528.7554. “The Spy Who Killed Me” Murder Mystery Dinner Enjoy a lovely three-course meal and interactive entertainment. Apr 7, 7pm. $75. Tudor Rose English Tea Room, 733 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.535.2045. Scream Queens: The Musical Musical revue sets six voluptuous B-movie “Scream Queens” at a science fiction and horror film convention full of mayhem. Through Apr 14. $28-$39. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa. 707.266.6305. The Time of Your Life Set in a San Francisco saloon, this heartfelt character study is the first play to win both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award. Apr 5-15. $12-$25. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.829.2214. The Wolves Powerful play that uses a girls’ soccer team as a portrait of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness makes its West Coast premiere. Through Apr 15. $10-$37. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-144143. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TAMALPAIS CHARTERS, 21 MAIN STREET, TIBURON, CA 94920: ANGEL ISLANDTIBURON FERRY INC., 21 MAIN STREET, TIBURON, CA 94920. 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 MARCH 08, 2018. (Publication Dates: March 21, 28, April 04, 11 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018-144196. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: S.C. PRODUCTION, 10 SAN PABLO AVE, #3562, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SERGIO FERRUFINO C., 10 SAN PABLO AVE., #3562, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 14, 2018. (Publication Dates: March 21, 28, April 04, 11 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-144137. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: PANDA ROOM, 770 TAMALPAIS DR., #127, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: MICHELLE L. STUART, #1 HICKORY RD.,

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018-144276The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ON BOARD EXPERIENTIAL, 85 LIBERTY SHIP WY, #114, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: OBE WORLDWIDE, LLC, 85 LIBERTY SHIP WY, #114, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP. 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 MARCH 23, 2018. (Publication Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-144264. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SK8 GYM, 420 MADRONE AVENUE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: MARKO KOSTA, 420 MADRONE AVENUE, LARKSPUR, CA 94937. 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 MAR 22, 2018. (Publication Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018 - 143851. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BELLISIMA SALON/SPA, 1113 FOURTH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ALICIA M. REID, 311 FIRST 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 29, 2018. (Publication Dates: March 7, 14, 28, April 4 of 2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018-144167. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 01 NEW CHINA VILLA RESTAURANT, 340 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: HUIPING LEI, 1764 SUNNYDALE AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134. 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 MARCH 12, 2018. (Publication Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018-144170. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: AD. PAINTING, 117 LANSDALE AVE., FAIRFAX, CA 94930: ANDREW DAVID DESCHLER, 117 LANSDALE AVE., FAIRFAX, CA 94930. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing filing with no changes and is trans-

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-144071. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CARAGENTS, 523 4TH ST. #226, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: AMIR MIRZAZADEH, 523 4TH ST. #226, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting busi-

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018-144158. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CELADON INCORPORATED, 58 PAUL DRIVE, STE D., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: RETZLAFF INCORPORATED, 58 PAUL DRIVE, STE D., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. 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 MAR 09, 2018. (Publication Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25 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 1800666. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Josephine A. Jones filed a petition with this court for a decree

changing names as follows: JOSEPHINE A. JONES TO ANGIE JONES. 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: 04/16/2018 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: FEB 26, 2018. (Publication Dates: MAR 14, 21, 28, APRIL 04 of 2018) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OR TRUST OF DECEDENT Roland William Hinners. CASE NO. PES-14-297695. To all heirs, beneficiaries creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of decedent: Roland William Hinners. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Billy R. Hinners, Co-executor, in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN FRANCISCO. The Petition for Probate requests that: Billy R. Hinners, Co-executor, of SAN FRANCISCO County 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 represen-

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DAVID A. MURRAY, 2170 LAS GALLINAS AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. 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 MARCH 02, 2018. (Publication Dates: March 14, 21, 28, April 04 of 2018)

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tative to take many action 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: NOV 15, 2017 at 9 a.m. in Dept. 204, located at 400 MCALISTER STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. Date of filing: NOV 13, 2017. (Publication Dates: MAR 14, 21, 28, APRIL 04 of 2018) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PAUL LUCHETA; Case No. PR-1800711 filed on MAR 01, 2018. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PAUL LUCHETA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN by SHARON LUCHETA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SHARON LUCHETA 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: APRIL 09, 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: MICHAEL C. FERGUSON, 1816 FIFTH STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94710. 510.548.9005. Publication Dates: MARCH 21, 28, APRIL 04 of 2018) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF CLAIRE ANNE CHRISTENSEN. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE AND TRUST, MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the abovenamed decedent, that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Administrator of the Estate of Claire Anne Christensen/Trustee of the Claire A. Christensen Survivorís Trust: Lynne Elizabeth Curtin Gilles, 26 Rowe Ranch Way, Novato, CA 94949, within the later of four months after April 04, 2018, or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you. For your protection, you are encour-

aged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. Jean Lewis Jacques, Attorney for Administrator/Trustee. 185 Winterhaven Circle, Palm Desert, CA 92260 (Publication Dates: April 04, 11, 18 of 2018) SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER: SC 125882 NOTICE TO CROSS DEFENDANT: Global Funding (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., et al. Cross Complainant YOU ARE BEING SUED BY CROSSCOMPLAINANT: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Global Funding, an unknown entity: 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 ([ http:// www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp)should ]www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp)should be, 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 ([ http:// www.lawhelpcalifornia.org ]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. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia at demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no to 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 (http://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 Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar (a un servicio de remission a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, ([ http://www.lawhelpcalifornia.org ]www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, ([ http://www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/ espanol/ ]www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tien derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por

imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil, Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Los Angeles County Superior Court, Santa Monica Courthouse. 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, Ca 90401. The name, address, and telephone number of Defendant’s attorney, or Defendant without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del DEMANDADO, o del DEMANDADO que no tiene abogado, es): Ashley Fickel(SBN 237111) / Christopher Lee (SBN 280738) DYKEMA GOSSETT LLP, 333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071 DATE: Feb. 28, 2018 Jacqueline Morgan, Deputy Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer and Clerk Mitchell L. Beckloff, Judge of the Superior Court Publish in Pacific Sun (Publication Dates: April 04, 11, 18, 25 of 2018)

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By Amy Alkon

I’m a 57-year-old lesbian, and I’m only attracted to much younger women (very early 20s). We’re obviously in very different places in our lives, and these “relationships” don’t last very long. I also get a lot of grief from my friends. I can’t change who I’m attracted to, but I would like a longterm relationship.—Seeking

Your previous girlfriend probably remembers prom like it was yesterday—because, for her, it kinda was. Making matters worse, millennials and post-millennials (generally speaking) are the most overprotected, overparented generations ever—to the point where university administrators probably have stern talks with at least a few parents: “Your son is a freshman in college. You can’t be sneaking into the dining hall to cut his food for him.” Sure, there are probably some precociously mature 20-somethings out there. However, it usually takes a chunk of life experience—and relationship experience—for a person to grow into who they are and figure out what they want in a partner. So, as a 57-year-old woman, you’re probably as well-paired with the average 22-year-old as you are with the average head of lettuce or desk lamp. But say—one day while you’re cruising the aisles at Forever 21—you find the 20-something lady Socrates. There’s still a problem, and it’s the way society sneers at a big age gap between partners. The thumbs-downing comes both from a couple’s “own social networks” and from “society at large,” finds social psychologist Justin Lehmiller. However, “perceived marginalization by one’s social network” appears to be most damaging—“significantly” predicting breakups. Granted, it’s possible that you have some rigid age cutoff in the regions of your brain that do the “hot or not?” calculations. If that’s the case, simply finding a woman who’s young-looking is a no-go. But ask yourself whether you simply prefer the springier chickens and are actually just afraid of the emotional risks required in being with somebody closer to your age. That’s something you can work to correct. Ultimately, if you want a relationship, the answer to your, “Hey, babe … where have you been all my life?” shouldn’t be, “Um … waiting for my parents to meet so I could do the fun stuff fetuses do, like kickboxing in the womb and giving my mom gestational diabetes.”

I’m a 36-year-old single woman. I’ve noticed that the more I like a guy, the more nervous I get, and the louder, more irreverent and more inappropriate I become. I’m actually a really sweet girl. How can I stop doing this?—Unintentionally Brash

Your cocktail party conversation shouldn’t translate to, “I mean, come on … do I really seem like a danger to myself and society?!” To calm down so you can talk like a person instead of a scary person, it helps to understand—as I explain in my new “science-help” book, Unf *ckology—that “emotions aren’t just thinky things.” They have a basis in the body. The human brain is a marvel, but we can take advantage of how it’s also about as easily tricked as my dog. Take the bodily reaction of fear—pounding heart and all—which also happens to be the bodily reaction of being excited. Research by Harvard Business School’s Alison Wood Brooks finds that you can “reappraise” your fear as excitement—by repeatedly saying aloud to yourself, “I am excited”—and actually shift yourself from a “‘threat’ mind-set” to an “‘opportunity’ mind-set.” Also, some dude you’re flirting with probably isn’t the last man on the continent. Keeping that in mind, reframe your interaction as a mere opportunity for something to happen with him—and an opportunity to figure out whether it’s a good idea. You do that not by selling yourself like it’s 4:56pm on Sunday at a yard sale, but by asking him about himself. Counterintuitively, you’ll probably be at your most attractive by leaving a man guessing about you—as opposed to leaping to conclusions, like that you were the little girl who beheaded all the other little girls’ Barbies.Y Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com.

Astrology

For the week of April 4

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Eighty-three-

year-old author Harlan Ellison has had a long and successful career. In the course of publishing hundreds of literary works in seven different genres, he has won numerous awards. But when he was in his 30s, there was an interruption in the upward arc of his career. The film production company Walt Disney Studios hired him as a writer. During his first day on the job, Roy Disney overheard Ellison joking with a co-worker about using Disney characters in an animated pornographic movie. Ellison was fired on the spot. I am by no means predicting a comparable event in your life, Aries. On the contrary. By giving you this heads-up, I’m hoping that you’ll be scrupulous and adroit in how you act in the early stages of a new project—so scrupulous and adroit that you will sail on to the next stages.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you an

evolving Taurus or an unevolving Taurus? Are you an aspiring master of gradual, incremental progress or a complacent excuse-maker who secretly welcomes inertia? Will the theme of your next social media post be “The Smart Art of Compromise” or “The Stingy Glory of Stubbornness”? I’m hoping that you will opt for the former rather than the latter in each of the three choices I just offered. Your behavior in the coming weeks will be pivotal in your long-term ability to animate your highest self and avoid lapsing into your mediocre self.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you fly in a passenger jet from New York to London, the trip usually takes more than six hours. But on January 8, 2015, a powerful jet stream surging across the North Atlantic reduced that time significantly. With the wind’s extra push, several flights completed the trip in five hours and 20 minutes. I suspect that you’ll have comparable assistance in the course of your upcoming journeys and projects, Gemini. You’ll feel like the wind is at your back. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Actor Keanu Reeves’ career ascended to a higher level when he appeared as a lead character in the film Speed. It was the first time he had been a headliner in a big-budget production. But he turned down an offer to reprise his starring role in the sequel, Speed 2. Instead he toured with his grunge band Dogstar and played the role of Hamlet in a production staged by a local theater company in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I admire him for being motivated more by love and passion than by fame and fortune. In my estimation, Cancerian, you face a choice that in some ways resembles Keanu’s, but in other ways doesn’t. You shouldn’t automatically assume that what your ego craves is opposed to what your heart yearns for and your soul needs. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A Leo sculptor I know is working on a 40-foot-long statue of a lion. Another Leo friend borrowed $30,000 to build a recording studio in her garage so she can pursue her quixotic dream of a music career. Of my other Leo acquaintances, one is writing a memoir of her time as a black-market orchid smuggler, another just did four skydives in three days and another embarked on a long-postponed pilgrimage to Slovenia, land of her ancestors. What about you? Are there any breathtaking challenges or smart gambles you’re considering? I trust that you can surf the same astrological wave.

By Rob Brezsny

levels also seem to be increasing. Why is that? Do you assume that having more power requires you to endure higher tension? Do you unconsciously believe that being more worried is the price of being more responsible? If so, banish that nonsense. The truth is this: The best way to manage your growing clout is to relax into it. The best way to express your growing clout is to relax into it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The immediate future will challenge you to revisit several fundamental Scorpio struggles. For best results, welcome these seeming intrusions as blessings and opportunities, and follow these guidelines: 1. Your control over external circumstances will increase in direct proportion to your control over your inner demons. 2. Your ability to do what you want will thrive to the degree that you stop focusing on what you don’t want. 3. Your skill at regulating and triumphing over chaos will be invincible if you’re not engrossed in blaming others. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I’m about to say things that sound extraordinary. And it’s possible that they are in fact a bit overblown. But even if that’s the case, I trust that there is a core of truth in them. So rejoice in their oracular radiance. First, if you have been hoping for a miracle cure, the next four weeks will be a time when you’re more likely than usual to find it or generate it. Second, if you have fantasized about getting help to address a seemingly irremediable problem, asking aggressively for that help now will lead to at least a partial fix. Third, if you have wondered whether you could ever retrieve a lost or missing part of your soul, the odds are more in your favor than they’ve been in a long time. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The

French government defines books as an “essential good,” along with water, bread and electricity. Would you add anything to that list of life’s basics? Companionship? Stories? Deep sleep? Pleasurable exercise and movement? Once you identify your “essential goods,” I invite you to raise the level of reverence and care you give them. Take an oath to treat them as holy treasures. Boost your determination and ability to get all you need of their blessings. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to enhance your appreciation of the fundamentals you sometimes take for granted.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Buckingham Palace is the home and office of the Queen of England. It has been the main royal residence since Queen Victoria took the throne in 1837. But in earlier times, the site served other purposes. The 17th century English lawyer Clement Walker described the building occupying that land as a brothel, a hotbed of “debauchery.” Before that, the space was a mulberry garden where silkworms turned mulberry leaves into raw material for silk fabrics. I see the potential for an almost equally dramatic transformation of a certain place in your life, Aquarius. Start dreaming and scheming about the possibilities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): How sexy is it possible for you to be? I’m referring to authentic soul-stirring sexiness, not the contrived, glitzy, counterfeit version. I’m alluding to the irresistible magnetism that wells up in you when you tap into your core self and summon a reverent devotion to your life’s mission. However sexy it is possible for you to be, Virgo, I suggest that you unleash that magic in the coming weeks. It’s the most reliable strategy for attracting the spiritual experiences, material resources and psychological support you need.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Poet Carolyn Forché is a role model for how to leave one’s comfort zone. In her early career, she earned writing degrees at placid universities near her childhood home in the American Midwest. Her first book mined material about her family; its first poem is addressed to her grandmother. But then she relocated to El Salvador, where she served as a human rights advocate during that country’s civil war. Later she lived and wrote in Lebanon at the height of its political strife. Her drive to expand her range of experience invigorated her poetry and widened her audience. Would you consider drawing inspiration from Forché in the coming weeks and months, Pisces? I don’t necessarily recommend quite so dramatic a departure for you, but even a mild version will be well rewarded.Y

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to my analysis of the cosmic omens, your impact is rising. You’re gaining influence. More people are tuning in to what you have to offer. And yet your stress

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