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‘Programmed Automatons’

Regarding the U.S. airstrikes on Syria: It is tragic that we human beings are continuing to fight and kill each other, acting more as programmed automatons than as the creative and intelligent beings that we still can become.

What good can possibly come from the U.S. airstrikes on Syria?

After thousands of years of increasingly destructive wars, how can people still hope for peace

and happiness to come from our violence, hatred and revenge? It seems that humanity has learned nothing from our bitter sufferings and deaths that we have created in mechanical repetitions of the past.

Remember how many Americans died or lost their limbs and minds fighting in Vietnam in the ’60s and ’70s. And what was gained from our fighting and dying there? And again the United States went to war against Iraq. And again more death and misery. And still it seems that we are bent on continuing the same foolishness!

With the perilous continuation of the nuclear arms race and our allowance of global warming, we are facing the end of the road. If we human beings don’t become more conscious, our chances to grow up and live as sane and peaceful people will soon run out. Before this tragedy occurs—before it it too late and we all perish in either a nuclear war or from endless wildfires, droughts and heatwaves, we must see the nonsense that we are doing to ourselves: Building ever more powerful hydrogen bombs and continuing to hate each other.

If we can realize how our destructive passions are not “patriotic” but are simply suicidal, perhaps there is still time to change.

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▼ Whether or not Izell Lewis of San Rafael committed the crimes of which he is accused, we’re convicting him of being a huge loser. While in Marin County Superior Court last week, Lewis, 26, proclaimed that he’s not guilty of rape because, “I’m a good-looking guy,” and the alleged victim “is 300 pounds, no exaggeration.” Well, Lewis, you’re not all that. There’s also the question of your judgment after you called your judge a racist in open court and you decided to represent yourself for the purported rape last July at Corte Madera Town Center. Don’t forget your new charges stemming from allegedly masturbating in front of a female Uber driver last month in San Rafael. Good luck, Good-Lookin’.—Nikki Silverstein

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The California Growers Association filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Food and Agriculture in response to a regulatory loophole in the state’s cannabis laws that could take away protection from small-acre growers.

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CGA may drop lawsuit against over acreage limit flip-flop By Tom Gogola

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lawsuit filed against the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in January could be dropped by the California Growers Association (CGA)—but only if the state relents on a late-

season switcheroo around smallacre grows as it finalizes statewide cannabis regulations.

At issue, says California Growers Association Executive Director Hezekiah Allen, are emergency regulations put into place late last year as the California legalization experiment was approaching the

January 1, 2018 moment of retail liberation of cannabis. Part of Proposition 64 stipulated that small growers would be protected against a predicted onslaught of Big Pot seeking to gobble up acreage and create mega grow sites—and crush small growers in the process.

But in November, much

to the surprise of the CGA, which represents small growers throughout the state, the CDFA stepped in and opened up a regulatory loophole that would allow grow sites to eclipse a single acre by allowing larger-scale growers to buy up as many oneacre lots as they could.

Part of the driver behind any reluctant embrace of Prop 64 by organizations such as the CGA— which emerged as a lobbyist for the state’s medical cannabis community in 2015—was premised on the inclusion of a five-year window within which none of the “Walmarts of Weed” could come in and dominate the industry with massive fields of herb.

Thanks to pressure from a few dozen larger California grow operations, Allen surmises, the CDFA backed away from the tinyplot pledge to the so-called cottage scale who comprise the backbone of the California cannabis economy.

But the CDFA’s February 23 response to the suit, filed by attorneys for the California Department of Justice and the CDFA, does provide a measure of hope for those growers and the CGA. Allen now says that the association may drop the suit if the permanent CDFA regulations now being written adhere to the original legalization blueprint first sketched out by California Gov. Jerry Brown’s pot point person, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The CGA lawsuit provides a glimpse into high-stakes cannabis brinksmanship over the path forward for a roughly $5 billion state cannabis economy—since the CDFA is now arguing that any negative future outcomes proffered by the CGA in its lawsuit are purely speculative, given the absence of those very permanent regulations that the CDFA is now writing.

In its response, which was filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and two other lawyers, the state denies that, contrary to the CGA suit’s assertions, the CDFA regulations had served to “‘eviscerate’ any mandate of Proposition 64.”

In its seven-page response, the state goes on to argue that the CGA had made speculative assertions about the CDFA’s emergency regulations, as it denied that the regs would have a

“devastating effect on small and medium cannabis businesses, local economies throughout the state, and the environment,” as the CGA had argued in its January filing in California Superior Court.

In a nutshell: The CDFA is arguing that it shouldn’t be sued for the emergency regulations, since it is now in the process of writing permanent regulations— even though nobody knows what those might be. The CDFA offers no indication in the response as to whether it would honor the original framework of Proposition 64 and re-establish the grow limits that were undone via the emergency regs.

“The complaint should be dismissed as not ripe for adjudication,” the state argues, “because the regulations at issue in this action are emergency regulations that will expire, and will be replaced by final regulations, on which CDFA is currently working.”

Allen says he’s holding out hope that the CGA might be able to withdraw the suit and says his organization is in a holding pattern awaiting further clues from the CDFA. No trial date has been set.

“There is much to discuss with the judge,” he says, reflecting on the CDFA’s response to the suit.

There’s a lot in the government’s response that Allen disagrees with, but notes that they “made one good point” in highlighting that the regulations were not intended to be permanent. He’s going to hold them to that point, he says.

Allen hopefully offers that “CDFA is saying, ‘Let’s talk about this after we issue our permanent regulations.’”

The suggestion, he adds, “is that the agency might offer a different posture, and maybe we’d back off ” from the suit.

Or maybe it won’t. Until those regulations are released, he says, the CGA is in a holding pattern and is not happy with it.

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includes lots of support from procannabis community groups and media outlets that tuned into the CDFA flip-flop back in November.

“The general consensus is that the regulation is wrong and should be changed,” says Allen. One fact working in the CGA’s favor is that there were no public comments filed as the state hashed out the emergency regulations. Now Allen expects a torrent of public comments as the CDFA writes the permanent regulations, and he anticipates that most will support the five-year moratorium on mega grows and call for the end of the loophole.

With possibly thousands of letters of support for the CGA suit, he says, “it’s going to be a lot harder for them to say no.”

So how did this unfortunate turn of events come to pass in the first place? Did Jerry Brown—no fan of cannabis legalization—set out to sabotage the legalization regime?

Allen doesn’t think so and believes that “a staff member had a little more jurisdiction than they should have,” and made the controversial call in the absence of public comments on behalf of Gov. Brown.

Allen does say that it’s not particularly important to him who flip-flopped on the acreage limits, but he does rest the issue on the governor’s doorstop, “for failing to implement Proposition 64 as voters’ intended … The closest to a responsible party is the governor’s office,” he says. “That’s where this decision was made.”

In its court filing on Feb. 22, which sought to vacate the entire suit, the state noted that regardless of what the emergency regulations allowed, the past is not necessarily a prologue. The state says that any speculation around the CDFA’s rulemaking is wrong: “To the extent [the] plaintiff is inferring that CDFA is approving ‘large’ cultivation operations, CDFA denies such inference.”Y

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Jennifer Chapin (left) and Amanda Jones co-founded Kikoko, a cannabis-infused organic herbal tea company that caters to women and offers alternatives to pharmaceuticals.

‘Migh-tea’ Moment

Cannabis-infused organic herbal tea company born out of compassion

By Flora Tsapovsky

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n the morning of January 1 2018, California’s residents woke up to a new reality; marijuana products were no longer reserved just for people who have a medical marijuana card, but available for anyone over the age of 21, at an array of locales, out there for the wide population to discover. One way to celebrate? A nice cup of tea, infused with various levels of CBD and THC, courtesy of Kikoko. The women behind the cannabis-infused organic herbal tea company—travel writer Amanda Jones and self-declared ‘serial entrepreneur’ Jennifer Chapin— couldn’t be happier, as it means that more people can be exposed to their product’s medicinal, healing qualities.

Kikoko teas lean nicely on a game of words—Tranquili-tea (chamomile & lemon myrtle) assists with sleep and relaxation, Positivi-

tea (lemongrass mint green) brings joy and a great mood, Sympa-tea (ginger orange) aids anxiety and pain and Sensuali-tea (hibiscus cardamom rose) will “fire the desire.” The company’s packaging is colorful and full of humor (“Yes, it feels like you just had an awesome massage”; “Yes, it’s time to get your groove on”), its website is educational and its general tone is experiential and friendly.

While the product itself is produced in Emeryville, and Jones lives on the Peninsula, Chapin lives in Sausalito.

Furthermore, one of Kikoko’s most curious promotions, ‘high’ tea parties, started in the area and are still going strong. The concept?

Dressed-up, hat-clad ladies sipping infused teas, giggling and sharing stories. This is Kikoko’s essence—not necessarily getting epically high, but having a ‘migh-tea’ good time.

“When we first founded this company, we were told, and I quote, that we would be ‘laughed out of the dispensaries’ with our low doses,” Jones says. “This is proving not to be the case. In fact, quite the opposite— we placed a bet that women such as ourselves, many of whom are reliant upon pharmaceuticals with bad side effects, were looking for more natural alternatives but didn’t want to get so high they had a bad experience.”

“Our peers don’t like to smoke,” Chapin adds. “We’re giving people a viable alternative to smoking, in a way that’s discreet, a lovely delivery vehicle if you will. How about a nice cup of tea instead of wine?”

The two women met through friends several years ago, and discovered a mutual knack for activism and women’s issues; previous to Kikoko, they founded Cynthia’s Sisters, a nonprofit

helping Congolese women attend law school. “We discovered that we’re good at working together,” Chapin says with a laugh, “and that we’re both very passionate about helping marginalized communities.”

The new endeavor was born, partially, out of compassion for a mutual friend. “Three years ago, we had a friend with cancer,” Jones recalls. “It was terminal and she was using cannabis to help her with her pain, nausea and appetite.

She didn’t like smoking and she remarked that there were no edibles targeted for women. She mentioned that, ‘Someone ought to create a line of cannabis-infused products that women can trust.’”

Jones and Chapin did a career turn, and found themselves in line with the plant. “We had no intention of getting into the weed business,” Jones says. “Still to this day I shake my head

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On Kikoko’s website, at-home tea kits and instructions can be found for those who want to throw their own elevated bash, and materials are plentiful. The teas themselves can be delivered, or found at dispensaries. In Marin, options are not yet abundant, but Chapin reports active interest from her neighbors and friends in the area, and believes that more selling points are just a matter of time. The women are still building the brand, while being attentive to the market.

“We constantly ask our customers, ‘How else would you like to experience marijuana?’” Chapin says. “This is such an exciting time and opportunity for us.”Y

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Recently, there has been local buzz around ‘green banking’; according to a December 2017 L.A. Times article, talks have been taking place between the state, banks and federal regulators on a plan to allow banks to serve a marijuana market properly. Among the possible solutions is to designate one bank as a central hub that would hold accounts from other banks doing business with marijuana firms. Until that happens, Chapin and Jones are at least rejoicing in the growing knowledge about marijuana’s multifaceted and medicinal premises.

“We take education very seriously,” Chapin says. “Our parties are educational; we’re introducing cannabis in a way that’s both fun and educational, as a big part of the brand is giving people permission to try something new.”

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and laugh. But we are now oh-soglad we did join this movement.”

Kikoko, as you may have already sensed, emphasizes health benefits rather than the good old high. It is, the founders say, a matter of education and perception, which is slowly shifting towards the positive.

“It seems to me that some stuff has been underground and shut, and now people are seeing it everywhere—the more people are reading about it in the mainstream media, the more they realize it is a viable product and it goes towards legitimizing the industry, towards understanding that it’s a plant that’s very useful in aiding medicinal conditions,” Chapin says.

“I grew up in the culture of Nancy Reagan, of Just Say No. “I think that it’s similar to friends who have same-sex partners and come out to their families, who then become accepting. Similarly, when families see their loved ones getting help from medicinal marijuana, they start to understand. We truly think it’s a human rights violation that not all people have access to it.”

Jones highlights the historical significance of marijuana. “We are big believers in cannabis as medicine, which is not a new trend,” she says.

“In fact, the plant being used in recorded medical history dates back to 2900 B.C.E. in China. When grown wild, cannabis does not have high amounts of psychoactive cannabinoid—that has been bred into it by humans. There is a recent trend labeled “microdosing,” but in fact it is really just taking the amount of THC down closer to the amounts found naturally before the plant was selectively bred for high THC. Our products are low dose, and we plan to go even lower.”

According to Jones, the science behind Kikoko is precise; the human body has an endocannabinoid system that helps the body achieve homeostasis by regulating things like appetite, mood, libido, and awake and sleep states. Enter cannabis: “This system exists in the body in the form of CB1 and CB2 receptors, and those receptors receive cannabinoids perfectly as they mimic neurotransmitters we ourselves produce,” Jones says. “We have blended cannabinoids in ratios that scientific evidence suggests helps with each of these concerns. We are very serious about our ratios and blending products that don’t merely get you high, but that can offer healthier alternatives to pharmaceuticals.”

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Research out of Malaysia shows that Hericium erinaceus, known as the Lion’s Mane mushroom, possesses erinacines that stimulate nerve growth (neurogenesis).

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Synergy Mushrooms and CBD go together By Patrick Anderson

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n the eve of April 20—a global rite of spring spawned by the mystic Waldos and their quest for the secret garden of cannabinoid splendor—the embrace of legalization has ever so subtly shifted our celebration toward an understanding of the purpose and effect of the endocannabinoid system.

This system is the master regulator of human physiology. It turns out that there is another system emerging from the primordial ooze, one embraced by half of the planet while the rest cower in the grips of mycophobia. I’m referring to the realm of mushrooms.

Some mycologists theorize that humans and fungi shared a common ancestry 600 million years ago and that we evolved from them.

Besides a 20-minute Phish jam, where exactly do the mycelial and endocannabinoid systems connect?

They do so in two supremely

important areas: Immune system function and neurogenesis.

Viruses are well versed in the art of manipulating our immune system response to their benefit. As a result of an infection, cytokines, which are signaling molecules that promote inflammatory conditions, are stimulated to cascade in response to this intrusion.

These cascades create out-ofcontrol inflammatory situations that result in a viral takeover. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that Cordyceps, a genus of fungi, and cannabidiol (CBD) share similar abilities to down-regulate these cascades, thus promoting anti-inflammatory conditions that could hinder the progression of infections. Coupled with this anti-inflammatory response, cannabis and certain mushrooms possess immunestimulating properties that can upregulate certain immune responses, which can help the body adapt and

react accordingly to threats.

As for neurological health and well-being, the degradation of the neurological system is the hallmark of aging, overall health decline, traumatic injury, such as repeat concussions, and specific conditions like Alzheimer’s and dementia. Research out of Malaysia shows that Hericium erinaceus, known as the Lion’s Mane mushroom (pictured), possesses erinacines that stimulate nerve growth (neurogenesis) and help rebuild myelin, the sheath that insulates nerve fibers.

Pairing with the antioxidant and neuroprotectant properties of CBD and THC could hold promise for mediating neurological damage after trauma and possibly serve as a preventative for neurodegenerative diseases. That’s worth celebrating.Y Patrick Anderson is lead educator with Project CBD. He will be celebrating Earth Day IV:XX at Emerald Pharms in Hopland from noon to 11pm.

Although the fever dream of a blown-out boutique-cannabis craft scene in the North Bay is likely years off, there’s indica incrementalism afoot in Sacramento to begin to pave the way forward to a full-on tourist-economy embrace of the holy plant that connects the cannabis back to its maker.

To that end, enter AB-2641, sponsored by grow-country Assemblymember Jim Wood. His bill, introduced in Sacramento in February, is making its way through committee and would authorize the Bureau of Cannabis Control to issue a “state temporary event license,” which would give licensed cannabis manufacturers and cultivators the opportunity to sell their wares in retail settings such as county fairs, farmers’ markets and the like, up to four times a year.

The bill’s been enthusiastically embraced by the California Growers Association, which represents small growers in Sacramento, and whose executive director, Hezekiah Allen, says that it would build on the success of small-farm retail already underway and “help farmers and consumers maintain a relationship with one another.”

These sorts of events were undertaken under the medicalcannabis collective model, which has now been supplanted by the new legalization regime under Proposition 64 and its enabling legislation.

Under that model, says Allen, “they could do events that looked like farmers’ markets that were for adults, and do direct marketing.” Wood’s bill would expand the opportunity beyond cannabis retailers to the growers and manufacturers themselves, he says, while not going down the road of an unregulated pop-up pot economy. “It’s cool, its cultural, we’ve always had these events and festivals,” says Allen, whose organization has signed on in support of the bill (nobody’s come out against it). “Bringing that into the regulated marketplace is a big priority for us.”

OK, let’s not get too excited just yet. There are no plans afoot as of yet for a Courthouse Square Cannabis Festival in Santa Rosa. Or for a Bolinas Bud Fair in that West Marin redoubt of cannabis liberation. The children have to be protected, law enforcement has to have its say and the Wood bill tracks with regulations already in place that leave it to the localities to decide whether they’d go along with the new permits.Y —Tom Gogola

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Personality Type Ross Valley Players’ musical based on Myers-Briggs

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ew plays and musicals that are in their development stage have always reminded me of infant birds that must remain safely in the nest, attended by solicitous parents, until they grow the feathers that enable them to fly and forage for themselves. If the launch is premature, disaster (or something close to it) is the likely outcome. Even if the not-quitefledged chick survives the fall, its future is threatened by the dangers that lurk below.

The accuracy of this analogy was re-confirmed last weekend as I watched Ross Valley Players’ (RVP) production of Just My Type: The

Musical. The show, which is part of the 2018 Ross Alternative Works (RAW) festival, runs through April 29 at the group’s Barn Theatre.

In recent years, new play development has become an increasingly important focus for America’s theaters. It’s a trend that benefits emerging playwrights, while others involved in the creative process also enjoy an expanded opportunity to work on fresh material. The downside is diminished attention to the classical repertoire, both American and international, and a proliferation of plays that blaze across the sky for a short period and then disappear.

Since development, if done

right, is a costly process, it’s only natural that the larger professional companies should be the trendsetters. Lately, however, small niche groups with dedicated followers have jumped on the bandwagon, as have community theaters, like RVP. In 2004, RAW’s founding producer Tinka Ross began to upgrade the program, and in 2015-2016 for the first time a RAW project was included in the regular season.

Despite its title, Just My Type isn’t really a musical. It’s a two-character musical revue consisting of more than 18 songs and a finale by composer/lyricist Rita Abrams grouped around

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a central theme—in this case, how clashing personality types affect intimate relationships. Kate (Charlotte Jacobs, described by the program as “a well-known couples therapist”) and Ben (Michael Sally, “a distinguished psychologist”) are having marital troubles stemming from their dissimilar outlooks on life. To explore the problem, they resolve to write a book together based on their observations of four pairs of clients, using tests derived from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), which drew heavily on Carl Jung’s theory that human behavior generally reflects the influence of sensation, intuition, feeling and thinking.

Jacobs and Sally portray all of the characters in vignettes punctuated by one or more of Abrams’ songs and accompanied by a five-piece, onstage band led by Jack Prendergast.

With its many moving parts, this is more than RVP’s resources can handle, especially since limited rehearsal time, casting issues and other concerns required that everyone involved take on multiple roles. (Michael Sally is co-author, codirector and performer; Charlotte Jacobs is co-author and performer; Rita Abrams is composer/lyricist, music director and member of the band, etc.) The result is a tangle of elements—some good, some cringeworthy—that is just as difficult to judge as the relationships that are depicted on stage.

To further complicate matters, the story’s throughline—a throwback to the late days of the past century, when men were typed as being from Mars and women from Venus in a popular book—feels archaic today. Still, Just My Type’s overall message, encapsulated in Abrams’ haunting song, “Keep Your Heart Open,” remains as relevant as ever.

Although I usually don’t hand out advice, I will break the rule one time. If RAW productions are essentially workshops, treat them as such. Make it simple.

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The Tiburon International Film Festival, opening on Friday, April 20, honors Italian poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini with a tribute.

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World View Tiburon International Film Festival returns By David Templeton

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his, in case you were wondering, is what subtitles were invented for. Motivated by a dynamic mission of understanding the world through the art of cinema, the Tiburon International Film Festival returns this week to the tiny town on the bay, for yet another eye-opening seven-day bacchanalia of movies, meetups and global filmmaking inspiration.

With movies from dozens of countries, filmed in a veritable United Nations of languages, the yearly event in downtown Tiburon draws movie artists and cinema fans from around the world.

This year, with international tensions more strained than they have been in decades, the notion of folks from different cultures

bonding over movies and popcorn seems innocent and a little quaint— but also vital and necessary.

Featuring a lyrical tribute to the late Italian filmmaker-poet Pier Paolo Pasolini (Saturday, April 21, 3:45pm), the other major highlights this year include a new documentary about legendary actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper, Iranian filmmaker Hossein Shahabi’s feature about a parolee desperately avoiding a return to prison (Conditional Release, Tuesday, April 24, 8pm), a number of films about Russian hackers, a colorful program of short films by Marin County filmmakers and a new UK documentary (The Beatles, Hippies, and Hells Angels, Thursday, April 26, 6pm), about the outlandish investment and philanthropic

practices of Apple Corps, the Beatles’ own business corporation, founded in the late 1960s.

It all begins—appropriately enough, given that the festival opens on 4/20—with Hopper: In His Words (Friday, April 20, 4pm). That’s a nice bit of synchronicity, given that Hopper’s connection with marijuana was well established. In Easy Rider, his character smoked plenty of weed.

Director Cass Warner and co-producer and co-writer Susan Morgan Cooper will be in attendance. Accompanying the feature-length Hopper documentary is Joao Canziani’s Pehelwani, a documentary short about the ancient sport of mud wrestling in India, focusing on the men who devote their lives to

its continuation, and the almost spiritual connection they feel with the wet, mucky soil they wrestle in.

The Marin Filmmakers program (Monday, April 23, 8pm) is always a popular event, a kind of ‘Marin Filmmakers Have Talent’ showcase of narrative and documentary shorts made by artists who live and work in Marin County. This year’s array of shorts looks as vibrant as ever.

Girl Code, 10 minutes long, by Casey Gates (director), shows what happens when two ex-friends meet up, accidentally, at the gym—what they say to each other, and what they are really saying beneath the surface.

Director Elizabeth Archer’s Jail Bird, 13 minutes long, is a fictional film taking place on the 10th anniversary of a missing girl’s disappearance. Paradise Cove, 21 minutes long, is Charlotte Lobdell and Jack Flynn’s drama about a young girl who, while staying at a rundown motel, makes tenuous friends with a pink-haired teenager who insists that she is a mermaid.

Directed by S. Kramer Herzog and Leonard Marcel, the 17-minute documentary Spark Plug Cowboys is a high-octane exploration of America’s youth-fueled “car culture” of the 1950s. Return of Harbor Porpoises to SF Bay, nine minutes long, is a straightforwardly titled documentary by Jim Sugar, taking a look at the Save the Bay Foundation, formed in 1961, and its efforts to lure dolphins and other sealife back to San Francisco Bay after years of polluted waters and a World War II effort to keep enemy submarines away. Sugar will be there for the screening.

The 15-minute comedy D for DOCs, by Joe Sikoryak, follows a professor of documentary filmmaking on the day that his students—whom he believes to be his worst ever—screen their class projects for the department chair. Finally, Olivia, 10 minutes,

by Nicolas Collins, is a narrative drama-comedy about a lonely 20-something woman from West Oakland, who is about to get two new roommates she’s never met, a couple who arrive in the midst of an epic argument. According to director Collins, the film is about overcoming loss “while letting strangers fill the physical and emotional void.”Y Tiburon International Film Festival, April 20-26; tiburonfilmfestival.com.

By Matthew Stafford

Friday April 20 - Thursday April 26

• New Movies This Week •

Avengers: Infinity War (PG-13)

Cinema: Thu 9:45pm Fairfax: Thu 7, 7:15, 8, 9 Northgate: Thu 7:15, 9:30, 11, 11:45; 3D showtimes at 8, 10:15 Playhouse: Thu 7, 7:15 Rowland: Thu 10:30pm; 3D showtime at 8 Back to Burgundy (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri, Sun, Wed 4:15; Sat 12:15, 4:15 Beirut (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05; Sun-Thu 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:20 Northgate: Fri 9:55pm (in Telugu with English subtitles) • Bharat Ane Nenu (Not Rated) Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:10, 5:05, 8, 10:30 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 7; Mon 10:30am; Wed 1:45, 8:30 Lark: Wed 6:15 • Botticelli Inferno (Not Rated) Fairfax: Sun 12:55; Mon, Wed 7 Regency: Mon, Wed 7 • The Cat Returns (G) Chappaquiddick (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45; Sun-Thu 11, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10 The Death of Stalin (R) Playhouse: Fri 3:40, 6:40, 9:40; Sat 1, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40; Sun 1, 3:40, 6:40; Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:40 Rafael: Fri, Wed-Thu 3:30, 6, 8:40; Sat-Sun 1, 3:30, 6, 8:40; Mon-Tue 6, 8:40 • Do You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 10:20am; Sun 8:15 Finding Your Feet (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10; Sun, Tue, Thu 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30; Mon, Wed 11:30, 2:10 Foxtrot (R) Rafael: Fri, Tue, Wed 8:30; Sat-Sun 12, 8:30; Thu 8:45 Lark: Thu 7 (with live piano accompaniment by Frederick • The General (G) Hodges) Rafael: Thu 6:30 • The Great White Hoax (Not Rated) Hitler vs. Picasso and the Others (Not Rated) Lark: Sun 1 Lark: Mon 6:30 • House of Tomorrow (Not Rated) Lark: Fri 6; Sun 5:30; Wed 11; Thu 12:40 • Ismael’s Ghosts (R) Itzhak (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri, Sun, Tue, Wed 6:30; Sat 2:30, 6:30; Thu 3:45 Regency: Wed 7 (plus two episodes of the Cobra Kai TV series) • The Karate Kid (PG-13) Leaning Into the Wind (PG) Lark: Fri 4; Mon 2:30; Tue 10:20am; Thu 3:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50; Sun-Thu 10:30, • Lean on Pete (R) 1:20, 4:10, 7 The Leisure Seeker (R) Lark: Sun 3; Mon 12:20; Tue 2:10 Love, Simon (PG-13) Lark: Fri 8:45; Sat 4:30; Mon 8:45; Thu 10:20am Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:30 The Miracle Season (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:30, 4:55, 7:35, 10 Lark: Fri 11; Mon 4:40; Tue 12:20 • My Letter to the World (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri, Wed, Thu 4, 6:15, 8:15; Sat-Sun 2, 4, 6:15, 8:15; • 1945 (Not Rated) Mon-Tue 6:15, 8:15 Oh Lucy! (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 8:50; Tue 4:15; Wed 4 • Opening Night Fan Event: Avengers Infinity War (PG-13) Cinema: Thu 6 A Quiet Place (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:20, 9:50; Sun-Wed 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:30, 9:45; Sat-Sun 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:10, 12:15, 1:35, 2:40, 3:55, 5, 6:15, 7:25, 8:35, 9:40 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10, 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15 • The Royal Opera: Carmen (Not Rated) Rafael: Sun noon Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9 Sherlock Gnomes (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:20, 3:35, 5:50, 8:05, 10:25 • Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 1 Super Troopers 2 (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 • Tiburon International Film Festival (Not Rated) runs April 20-27 at the Playhouse; call 251-8433 or visit tiburonfilmfestival.com for schedule Regency: Fri-Sat 10:50, 1:05, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 10:15; Sun-Thu • You Were Never Really Here (R) 10:50, 1:05, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40 Sequoia: Fri 4:55, 7:15, 9:20; Sat 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:20; Sun 2:35, 4:55, 7:15; Mon-Wed 4:55, 7:15; Thu 4:55 Because there were too many movies playing this week to list, we have omitted some of the movie summaries and times for those that have been playing for multiple weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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NAPA

Cool Crooner Known for his ethereal, countertenor voice, and for his long and fruitful collaboration with singer/songwriter Paul Simon, Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame member and multiple Grammy Award-winner Art Garfunkel has also enjoyed a solo career as a singer and an actor. He’s currently on tour with guitarist Tab Laven, singing a mix of songs that include Simon & Garfunkel hits, and reading “poetic bits” from his new autobiography, What Is It All But Luminous. Saturday, April 21, Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St., Napa. 8pm. $60 to $100. 707.259.0123.

SAN RAFAEL

Serving Community Now in its 28th year, the Great Chefs and Wineries gala is a benefit for Lifehouse, a Marin-based nonprofit that serves the needs of developmentally disabled people in the community. This year, supporter and veteran rocker Huey Lewis will serve as honorary chair and host the event, which will feature cuisine and wines from more than 50 Bay Area chefs and wineries. Saturday, April 21, Peacock Gap Country Club, 333 Biscayne Dr., San Rafael. 5:30pm. $350 and up. 415.526.5300.

NICASIO

CD Celebration Starting with the Sons of Champlin in 1967, a popular band that made six recordings before they disbanded, acclaimed singer/songwriter Bill Champlin began a long career that would lead him to work as a session vocalist with such luminaries as Elton John, Donna Summer, Neil Diamond and Boz Scaggs, record numerous albums, co-write award-winning tunes and win two Grammy Awards. Join Bill Champlin’s Wunderground at their CD release party for Bleeding Secrets on Saturday, April 21.

Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 8:30pm. $30 to $35. 415.662.2219.

STINSON BEACH

Beachy Clean Celebrate Earth Day at “Restore and Create: Earth Day Celebration at Stinson Beach.” Now in its 14th year, this event gives everyone the opportunity to give back to Mother Earth in a multitude of ways, including a beach cleanup and creek restoration. But it’s not all work. Participants can collaborate with one of the dozen participating artists and learn sculpture-making with natural materials, how to make sand globes and how to make music using sticks, rocks and seaweed.

Bring a picnic and join the festivities on Sunday, April 22. 10am to 3pm. Free.

Earthdaystinsonbeach.org.

—Lily O’Brien

THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A SELECTIVE GUIDE

Sundial CALENDAR MARIN COUNTY Narada Michael Walden & Friends Percussionist and producer leads an evening of live music featuring the hits from his celebrated career. Apr 20, 8pm. $30-$35. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

Dominican Chorale Celebrates 60!

Community choral ensemble sponsored

by Dominican University celebrates its 60th year with a concert featuring works

by Mozart, Thompson, Viadana and Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.” April 20, 8pm.

Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael; April 22, 5pm. St. Vincent de Paul Church, 35 Liberty St, Petaluma. 415.457.4440 Bill Champlin & the WunderGround Longtime Marin musician has a new project and hosts an album release party for their new album, “Bleeding Secrets.” Apr 21, 8:30pm. $30-$35. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Vince Delgado’s Mid-East Tapestry Ensemble Intimate acoustic concert features classical and folk music from Egypt, Turkey and Persia, plus original compositions. Apr 21, 7:30pm. $20. Sukhasiddhi Foundation, 771 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.462.0127.

SONOMA COUNTY Play It Forward “Guitar Player Magazine” hosts benefit and guitar giveaway for musicians affected by the North Bay fires with headliner Andy Summers of The Police and many others.

Apr 20, 8pm. $55 and up. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.

NAPA COUNTY Art Garfunkel Folk hero plays his solo hits, Simon & Garfunkel songs and cuts from his favorite songwriters in an intimate performance. Apr 21, 8pm. $60-$100. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Clubs & Venues MARIN Fenix Apr 21, the Delfonics Revue featuring Greg Hill. Apr 22, Miller Creek Jazz BandSpring Concert. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.813.5600.

HopMonk Novato Wed, open mic. Apr 19, Tempest with MSG and Fantasia SF. Apr 20, Flock of Seagirls with Ann Halen. Apr 21, Domenic Bianco & the SoulShake with Hot Start. 224 Vintage

Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Apr 18, Amber Snider. Apr 25, Bay Station Band. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.

Key Tea Apr 20, MC See and the Reggae Funk All-Stars. Apr 22, 4pm, Earth Day & Key Tea House One-Year Anniversary.

Apr 24, Michael Zeligs & Sophia Ocean album release show. 921 C St, San Rafael, 808.428.3233.

Marin Country Mart Apr 20, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with the Piro Patton Trio. Apr 22, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with Blaine Sprouse. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.5700.

19 Broadway Club Apr 18, songwriters in the round with Danny Uzi. Apr 19, the Stick Shifts. Apr 20-21, the English Beat with King Schascha and DJ Dr. Wood. Apr 22, 5:30pm, Connie Ducey and the Judy Hall Quartet. Apr 22, 9pm, the hiphop shop with Harrison Lee. Apr 23, open mic. Apr 24, Eddie Neon blues jam. Apr 25, Joe Gore with Teja Gerken and Erik Smyth.

17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

Rancho Nicasio

Universalist Unitarian Church of Marin Apr 22, 3:30pm, We Three Trio, with Linda Amari, cello, Richard D. James, clarinet and Nancy Lyle Bennett, piano. 240 Channing Way, San Rafael.

FRI 4/20 $1015 8PM DOORS / 9PM SHOW

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Outdoor Art Club Apr 20-21, “Marin Masters Art Show,” nationally acclaimed artists display their work in a benefit for Mill Valley Philharmonic and Wildcare. 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.2582.

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Tuesday Night Live See standup comedians Sheng Wang, Wanjiko Eke, Michael Cella, Richard Sarvarte and others. Apr 24, 8pm. $17-$27.

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

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

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American Cancer Society & Relay for Life of Marin Fundraiser All-day event features raffles, giveaways, family bingo, drink specials and a late-night adult dance party. Apr 21. Finnegan’s Marin, 877 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.899.1516.

Throckmorton Theatre Apr 18, noon, Angela Lee & the Telegraph Quartet. Apr 20, Tim Weed and friends. Apr 21, Tim Kliphuis & Alfonso Ponticelli with Simon Planting. Apr 22, 5pm, Sakura Cello Quintet.

Apr 25, noon, Tom Rose and Miles Graber. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

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San Geronimo Valley Community Center Apr 20, Dirty Cello album release show.

6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo.

415.488.8888.

Terrapin Crossroads Apr 18, Cochrane McMillan and friends. Apr 19, Abbey Bowed String Quartet. Apr 20, Irie Top 40 Friday with Mark Karan and others.

Apr 20, Monophonics. Apr 21, Lonesome Locomotive. Apr 22, Jeremy D’Antonio and friends. Apr 23, Grateful Monday with Ross James and others. Apr 24, the Casual Coalition. Apr 25, Black. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael. 415.524.2773.

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Sweetwater Music Hall Apr 20, 2Tone Records tribute with Soul Ska and DJ Adam 12. Apr 21, Roy Rogers & Delta Rhythm Kings. Apr 22, noon, Roger McNamee solo acoustic. Apr 22, 8pm, Glen Campbell tribute with Tim Bluhm and others. Apr 23, Grateful Bluegrass Boys. Apr 24, Jesse Colin Young. Apr 25, Vieux Farka Touré acoustic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.

EVERY WEDNESDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH DENNIS HANEDA EVERY TUESDAY TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JOSH WINDMILLER

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Art OPENING

Apr 20, the Staehely Brothers. Apr 22, 5pm, Tim Weed and friends. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.

Sausalito Seahorse Apr 19, Gini Wilson Trio. Apr 20, Reed Fromer Band. Apr 21, Pizzicali. Apr 22, 4pm, Edgardo y Candela. Mon, DJ GEI. Tues, Noel Jewkes and friends. Wed, Milonga with Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.2899.

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Candidates Endorsement Night Marin Women’s Political Action Committee hosts a reception at Incavo Wine Tasting Collective before covering several primary elections at San Rafael’s city hall. Apr 23, 5:30pm. $20 reception/free program. Incavo, 1099 Fourth St, San Rafael; City Hall San Rafael, 1400 Fifth Ave, San Rafael.

The Shuckery Seafood Restaurant Petaluma

Earth Day at Tam High Afternoon event features art float unveiling, music and talks on how we can all take care of mother earth. Apr 22, 2pm. Tamalpais High School, 700 Miller Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3292.

Earth Day at the Bay Model Enjoy live music, environmental films, hands-on activities and refreshments throughout the day.

Apr 22, 9am. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Finders & Makers Market Enjoy an outdoor display of curated vintage collectors and local makers, plus refreshments and tours of the new femalefocused co-working space. Sat, Apr 21, 11am.

The Indie Alley, 69 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax. theindiealley.com.

Marin Earth Day Event includes filmmaker Mark Kitchell, Swami Beyondananda, Charlie Siler Trio and more. Apr 22, 11am. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael. 415.721.0636.

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Soul Ska's tribute to 2Tone Records with special guest DJ Adam 12 Sat 4⁄21 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $25–$30 • All Ages

Roy Rogers

& Delta Rhythm Kings Sun 4⁄22 • Doors 11:30pm ⁄ FREE • All Ages FREE Show with

Roger McNamee of Moonalice (solo) Sun 4⁄22 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $22–$24 • All Ages

A Glen Campbell Birthday Celebration & Tribute Show

feat Tim Bluhm (Mother Hips), Coffis Brothers, San Geronimo, Willy Tea Taylor, Andrew Kahrs Band & More Mon 4⁄23 • Doors 6pm ⁄ $15–$20 • All Ages

Grateful Bluegrass Boys

feat Aaron Redner, James Nash, Isaac

Cantor, Bryan Horne, Ben Jacobs & Special Guests – Kiddo!

Benefit with The Mill Valley Middle School Bluegrass Club Tue 4⁄24 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $50–$75 • 21+

Jesse Colin Young

Lunch & Dinner Sat & Sun Brunch

Fireside Dining 7 Days a Week

Din ner & A Show Fri

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Apr 27

“Much More than a Banjo Virtuoso” Tim Weed & Friends 5:00

The Lowatters

8:00 / No Cover Sat Bluesiana Dance Party!

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Maria Muldaur 8:00 cho Ran Sun Debut!

Apr 29 Leon Bristow & Freeway Frank Bohan 5:00 / No Cover Sat Haggards May 5 The From Buck Owens to Led Zeppelin! 8:30 Sat May 12 King James

Songs of James Taylor and Carole King 8:30 Join us May 13th for our

Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet 10-3pm also serving Mother’s Day Dinner 5-8pm BBQs on the Lawn are Back!

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Concerts

StoryNights Hear true tales from storytellers Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, Jeff Hanson, DNA, Josh Cereghino and others. Apr 18, 7:30pm. $18.

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

Film Art & Architecture in Cinema Series screens the documentary “Hitler vs Picasso & the Others,” about the Nazi obsession for art. Thurs, Apr 19, 6:15pm and Sun, Apr 22, 1pm. $10-$18. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.

A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet Bay Area filmmaker Mark Kitchell appears to screen and discuss his epic environmental documentary. Apr 19, 7:15pm. $9-$13. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Tiburon International Film Festival The United Nations of film fests returns with selections from 27 countries as well as a Marin filmmakers program. Apr 20-27.

Playhouse Theater, 40 Main St, Tiburon. tiburonfilmfestival.com.

Food & Drink Fresh Starts Chef Event Sebastopol chefs Duskie Estes and John Stewart, who operate Zazu Kitchen + Farm, team up with longtime butcher David Budworth to celebrate the pig. Apr 19, 6:30pm. $60. The Key Room, 1385 N Hamilton Pkwy, Novato. 415.382.3363, ext 215.

Great Chefs & Wineries Rock legend Huey Lewis hosts this year’s gala fundraiser for the Marin-based nonprofit Lifehouse, which features more than 50 renowned Bay Area chefs and wineries.

Apr 21, 5:30pm. $350 and up. Peacock Gap Country Club, 333 Biscayne Dr, San Rafael.

415.526.5300.

Sunday Supper at Headlands Enjoy a meal crafted by chef Damon Little and served family-style in a historic, artistrenovated mess hall. Apr 22, 6:30pm. $30.

Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. 415.331.2787.

Lectures Healthcare Decisions to Make When You’re Healthy Plan ahead for your health in this presentation from Marin General Hospital.

Apr 23, 10:30am. Corte Madera Library.

707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera.

707.924.6444.

Leatherback Sea Turtles in the California Current Presentation covers the biology and ecology of leatherback turtles, the current status of the population, challenges to recovery and the actions we can take to help. Apr 24, 7pm.

Middle Eastern instruments and music from Turkey, Greece, Armenia, Persia and Egypt are featured in Vince Delgado’s Mid-East Tapestry Ensemble, performing on April 21 at Sukhasiddhi Foundation in Fairfax.

Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Protecting our Oceans: Perils & Progress in California Program addresses threats to our oceans and solutions being implemented in California, focusing on ocean food webs, marine sanctuaries and more. Apr 25, 6:30pm. $10.

Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.455.5260.

WonderFest World-class scientists illuminate the universe’s biggest mysteries in this lecture series. Apr 22, 6pm. Free. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Readings Book Passage Apr 19, 7pm, “An American Marriage” with Tayari Jones. Apr 21, 11am, “That Which Doesn’t Kill Us” with Charlie and Linda Bloom. Apr 21, 1pm, “Grow What You Love” with Emily Murphy. Apr 21, 4pm, “What’s Making Our Children Sick?” with Dr Vincanne Adams and Dr Michelle Perro. Apr 21, 5pm, “Russian Roulette” with Michael Isikoff and David Corn. Apr 22, 7pm, “Skyjack” with KJ Howe. Apr 23, 7pm, “The House of Broken Angels” with Luis Urrea. Apr 24, 6:30pm, Marin Poets in the Schools with Terri Glass. Apr

25, 7pm, “Future Presence” with Peter Rubin. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera.

415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay Apr 19, 6pm, “Dinner in Camelot” with Joe Esposito. Apr 21, 4pm, National Poetry Month Celebration. Apr 25, 6pm, “The Corporation” with TJ English. 100 Bay St, Sausalito. 415.339.1300.

Theater The Fantasticks With the record for longest American theatrical run, the musical comes to Novato, where this timeless classic is presented in an inventive fashion. Through Apr 29. $12-$27.

Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato. 415.883.4498.

Just My Type: The Musical Ross Valley Players present the engaging new musical comedy based on the Myer-Briggs Indicator personality test. Through Apr 29. $25. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. rossvalleyplayers.com.

Playback Theatre Experience a unique form of improvisational theater, where stories or dreams are brought to life on the spot. Apr 21, 7:30pm. $10. Key Tea, 921 C St, San Rafael. 808.428.3233.

Courtesy of Vince Delgado

(Seated Show)

www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

Restore & Create: Earth Day at Stinson Beach Fourteenth annual event combines stewardship for the environment with arts activities for all ages. Apr 22, 10am.

Stinson Beach, Calle del Mar and Highway 1, Stinson Beach.

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

SINGLE MEN WANTED. Single & Dissatisfied? Tired of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join with other single women to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships and learn how to manifest your dreams. Nine-week Single’s Group starts April 24. Also, coed INTIMACY GROUPS, WOMEN’S GROUPS, and INDIVIDUAL and COUPLES sessions. Spacelimited.

Advance sign-up required. Central San Rafael Victorian. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT #35255 at 415/453-8117.

GROUP FOR FORMER MEMBERS OF HIGH DEMAND GROUPS OR “CULTS”, “spiritual,” “religious,” “philosophical,” “Eastern,” “Coaching/Improvement,” etc. Safety and trust in discussing experiences and coercive influence in groups and families with leaders who claim special status and who use unethical, manipulative methods to recruit and indoctrinate with increasing demands on personal lives. Facilitated and developed by Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP, since 2003. GROUP FOR MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS, women who have lost their mothers through death, illness, separation, or estrangement in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. A safe place to grieve and to explore many influences of mother loss in relationships, parenting, individual goals, trust, etc. Facilitated and developed by Colleen Russell, LMFT, GCP, since 1997. Kentfield. Individual, Couple, Family & Group Therapy. 415-785-3513; crussell@colleenrussellmft.com, http://www.colleenrussellmft.com.

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

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

415-459-0449.

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The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on MARCH 12, 2018. (Publication Dates: March 28, April 4, 11, 18 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-144235. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: PRIORI PARTNERS, 250 CAZNEAU AVE., SAUSALITO, CA 94965: DARIA STOROJEV, 250 CAZNEAU AVE., SAUSALITO, CA 94965. The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on MARCH 19, 2018. (Publication Dates: March 28, April 4, 11, 18 of 2018)

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following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BAYLINE PAINTING, INC., 40 BELVEDERE ST., #4, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: BAYLINE PAINTING INC., 40 BELVEDERE ST., #4, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 19, 2018. (Publication Dates: March 28, April 4, 11, 18 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 transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on MARCH 12, 2018. (Publication Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018) 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 Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 23, 2018. (Publication Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25 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: 2018-144071. 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.

Trivia answers «5 1 Grant Avenue, named after Ulysses S. Grant 2 The South Pole 3 Desperately Seeking Susan 4 Amstel 5 Florida 6 Anwar el-Sadat and Men-

achem Begin, for the Egypt-Israel peace treaty. Three years later, el-Sadat was assassinated.

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BONUS ANSWER: Google, named after the number called googol, 10 to the 100th power.

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PublicNotices Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEB 27, 2018.

(Publication Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018144264. 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: 2018-144158. 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) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-144314. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ALL FORMAL, 5800 NORTHGATE DR., STE #80, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: JENNIFER RAMOS WILLIS, 1201 GLEN COVE PKWY., STE #1508, VALLEJO, CA 94591-7177.

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 29, 2018. (Publication Dates: April 11, 18, 25, MAY 02 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-144179. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MARIN WALKIES,

17 TAYLOR DR., FAIRFAX, CA 94930: CLAUDIA ALEXANDER, 17 TAYLOR DR., FAIRFAX, CA 94930: CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER, 17 TAYLOR DR., FAIRFAX, CA 94930. The business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registration expired more than 40 days ago and is renewing under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 13, 2018. (Publication Dates: April 11, 18, 25, MAY 02 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-144394. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ELEVENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT/ ELEVENT/ELEVENT DEVELOPMENT/ELEVENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT, LLC, 72 OAKMONT AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. The business is being conducted

by A LIMITED LIABILITY 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 April 10, 2018. (Publication Dates: April 18, 25, MAY 02, 09 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2018-144280. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: VITAL SOLUTIONS, IV, INC., 351 MAGELLAN AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA.: VITAL SOLUTIONS, IV, INC., 351 MAGELLAN AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 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 March 26, 2018. (Publication Dates: April 18, 25, MAY 02, 09 of 2018) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT— File No: 2018-144213. The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: LEWIS-HALL COMPANY, 81 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: HAROLD SHERLEY, 81 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960 . 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 15, 2018.

(Publication Dates: April 18, 25, MAY 02, 09 of 2018) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No: CIV 1801196. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner REILLY AMBER HUGHES filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: REILLY AMBER HUGHES TO REILLY TORI AMBER. 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: 06/06/2018 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT E, ROOM E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date of filing: APRIL 10, 2018 (Publication Dates: April 18, 25, MAY 02, 09 of 2018)

OTHER NOTICES 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 above-named 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 encouraged 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 CROSS-COMPLAINANT: 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 SelfHelp Center ([ http://www. courtinfo.ca.gov/self help) should ]www.courtinfo. ca.gov/self help)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/self help), 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/ self help/espanol/ ]www. courtinfo.ca.gov/self help/ 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) NOTICE OF PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF REPRESENTATIVE AND SUSPENSION OF POWERS PENDING HEARING in the estate 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 Removal of Representative and Suspension of Powers Pending Hearing has been filed by: Bonny Hinners-Krucik, Co-executor, in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN FRANCISCO. The Petition for Removal of Representative and Suspension of Powers Pending Hearing requests that: Billy R. Hinners, Co-executor, of SAN FRANCISCO County is cited and required to appear at a hearing 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: April 18, 25, May 2, 9 of 2018)

By Amy Alkon

Q:

I’m a 45-year-old single guy seeking a long-term relationship. My problem is that when I’m interacting with a woman I’m attracted to, my ability to read whether she’s interested in me goes out the window. I suspect I’ve missed out on some great women because I couldn’t read their signals quickly enough.—Disappointed

A:

Where you go wrong is in taking the hesitant approach to asking a woman out—waiting for her to give you some unambiguous indication of interest (ideally, in large red letters on a lighted billboard).

That said, you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself. The psychological operating system now driving you (and all of us) evolved to solve ancestral mating and survival problems, and what was adaptive back then can be maladaptive today.

Take how we evolved to be deeply concerned about safeguarding our reputation. Reputation is essentially our social report card—others’ evaluation of the sort of person we are. It matters today, of course, but not in the life-or-death way it often did in an ancestral environment, where—per anthropologist Irven DeVore’s estimate—many people were with the same band of about 25 others for much of their life. Back then, if a guy got snubbed by a girl, it would be front-cave news; everybody would know and be laughing behind his back in short order.

Flash-forward to today. You’re in a bar. Some woman you hit on spurns you.

Well, that blows—and more so if there are witnesses. But there are countless other bars—which means that you can erase the embarrassing stain on your social rap sheet simply by trotting down the block to the next happy hour.

Ultimately, recognizing the mismatch between our evolved emotions and modern life helps you understand when the emotions driving you are counterproductively outdated—and basically stupid. In short, assuming that a woman you’re chatting up isn’t giving you a hate glare, ask her out. If she isn’t interested, she’ll let you know with some brushoff like, “Actually, I have a boyfriend.”

Q:

I just accompanied my best friend on this extremely stressful trip to put her mom into assisted living. My friend vapes, and I started vaping, too, after being off nicotine for years. I bought a vape, but I’m hiding it from my wife because she’s so judgmental about it. I’m not ready to stop yet, but I feel awful hiding it.—Hooked

A:

What’s worse than the crime? The cover-up—when your wife asks, “How was your day, honey?” and you just nod as vape smoke leaks out of your

nostrils.

Your hiding your vaping is an “instrumental lie.” This kind of deceit, explains deception researcher Bella DePaulo, is a self-serving lie used as an “instrument” to unfairly influence other people’s behavior—allowing the liar to get what they want, do what they want or avoid punishment. Chances are, the “punishment” you’re avoiding is the rotten feelings you’d have in the wake of your wife’s dismay that your old BFF, nicotine, is back. However, DePaulo’s research on people duped by those close to them suggests that covering up the truth is ultimately more costly.

It makes sense that the betrayal is the bigger deal because it socks the duped person right in the ego, telling them that they were a sucker for being so trusting. In romantic situations, a duped person’s notion of the relationship as a safe space gets shaken or shattered when reality turns out to be “reality” in a fake nose and glasses.

Telling the truth, on the other hand—leaving your wife feeling disappointed, but not deceived—sets the stage for a discussion instead of a prosecution. This allows your wife the emotional space to see the real you. Compassion from your wife should mean more leeway for you to set the behavioral agenda—to tell her that you want to stop but ask that she let you do it on your own timetable.

This isn’t to say that you should always be perfectly or immediately honest. For example, if you prefer your wife with longer hair, that’s something she needs to know—eventually. But at that moment when she walks in with an “edgy” new haircut, “Helloo, beautiful!” is actually the best policy—as opposed to the more honest, “Whoa! Did Stevie Wonder attack you with a pair of garden shears?”Y Worship the goddess—or sacrifice her at the altar at adviceamy@aol.com.

Astrology

For the week of April 18

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the early

history of the automobile, electric engines were more popular and common than gasoline-powered engines. They were less noisy, dirty, smelly and difficult to operate. It’s too bad that thereafter the technology for gasoline cars developed at a faster rate than the technology for electric cars. By the end of the first decade of the 20th century, the petroleumsuckers were in ascendance. They have remained so ever since, playing a significant role in our world’s ongoing environmental degradation. Moral of the story: Sometimes the original idea, the early model or the first try is better. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you should consider applying this hypothesis to your current state of affairs.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Chesapeake Bay is a fertile estuary that teems with life. It’s 200 miles long and holds 18 trillion gallons of water. More than 150 streams and rivers course into its drainage basin. And yet it’s relatively shallow. If you’re six feet tall, you could wade through over a thousand square miles of its mix of fresh and salt water without getting your hat wet. I see this place as an apt metaphor for your life in the coming weeks: An expanse of flowing fecundity that is vast but not so deep that you’ll get overwhelmed.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll soon arrive at a pressure-packed turning point. You’ll stand poised at a pivotal twist of fate where you must trust your intuition to reveal the differences between smart risks and careless gambles. Are you willing to let your half-naked emotions show? Will you have the courage to be brazenly loyal to your deepest values? I won’t wish you luck, because how the story evolves will be fueled solely by your determination, not by accident or happenstance.

You will know that you’re in a good position to solve the Big Riddles if they feel both scary and fun.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Strong softness is one of your specialties. So are empathetic rigor, creative responsiveness and daring acts of nurturing. Now is a perfect time to summon and express all of these qualities with extra flair. If you do, your influence will exceed its normal quotas.

Your ability to heal and inspire your favorite people will be at a peak. So I hereby invite you to explore the frontiers of aggressive receptivity. Wield your courage and power with a fierce vulnerability. Be tenderly sensitive as an antidote to any headstrong lovelessness you encounter.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1973, Pink Floyd

released the album The Dark Side of the Moon. Since then, it has been on various Billboard charts for more than 1,700 weeks, and has sold more than 45 million copies. Judging from the astrological aspects coming to bear on you, Leo, I suspect that you could create or produce a beautiful thing with a similar staying power in the next five months.

What vitalizing influence would you like to have in your life for at least the next 30 years?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I beg you to take a break sometime soon. Give yourself permission to indulge in a vacation, recess or sabbatical. Wander away on a leave of absence. Explore the mysteries of a siesta blended with a fiesta. If you don’t grant yourself this favor, I may be forced to bark, “Chill out, dammit!” at you until you do. Please don’t misunderstand my intention here. The rest of us appreciate the way you’ve been attending to the complicated details that are too exacting for us. But we can also see that if you don’t ease up, there will soon be diminishing returns. It’s time to return to your studies of relaxing freedom.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Singer-songwriter Roy Orbison achieved great success in the 1960s, charting 22 songs on the Billboard Top 40. But his career declined after that. Years later, in 1986, filmmaker David Lynch asked him for the right to use his tune “In Dreams” for the movie Blue Velvet. Orbison denied the request, but Lynch

By Rob Brezsny

incorporated the tune anyway. Surprise! Blue Velvet was nominated for an Academy Award and played a big role in reviving Orbison’s fame. Later the singer came to appreciate not only the career boost, but also Lynch’s unusual aesthetic, testifying that the film gave his song an “otherworldly quality that added a whole new dimension.” Now let’s meditate on how this story might serve as a parable for your life. Was there an opportunity that you once turned down but will benefit from anyway?

Or is there a current opportunity that maybe you shouldn’t turn down, even if it seems odd?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ve been

to the Land of No Return and back more than anyone. But soon you’ll be visiting a remote enclave in this realm that you’re not very familiar with. I call it the Mother Lode of Sexy Truth. It’s where tender explorers go when they must transform outworn aspects of their approach to partnership and togetherness. On the eve of your quest, shall we conduct an inventory of your capacity to outgrow your habitual assumptions about relationships? No, let’s not. That sounds too stiff and formal. Instead, I’ll simply ask you to strip away any falseness that interferes with vivacious and catalytic intimacy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 1824, two British explorers climbed a mountain in southwestern Australia. They were hoping to get a sweeping view of Port Phillip Bay, on which the present-day city of Melbourne is located. But when they reached the top, their view was largely obstructed by trees. Out of perverse spite, they decided to call the peak Mount Disappointment, a name it retains to this day. I suspect that you may soon have your own personal version of an adventure that falls short of your expectations.

I hope—and also predict—that your experience won’t demoralize you, but will rather mobilize you to attempt a new experiment that ultimately surpasses your original expectations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn

rock musician Lemmy Kilmister bragged that he swigged a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey every day from 1975 to 2013. While I admire his dedication to inducing altered states of consciousness, I can’t recommend such a strategy for you. But I will love it if you undertake a more disciplined crusade to escape numbing routines and irrelevant habits in the next four weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will have a special knack for this practical art.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Germany was one of the big losers of World War I, which ended in 1919. By accepting the terms of the Versailles Treaty, it agreed to pay reparations equivalent to 96,000 tons of gold. Not until 2010, decades after the war, did Germany finally settle its bill and fulfill its obligation. I’m sure your own big, long-running debt is nowhere near as big or as long-running as that one, Aquarius. But you will nonetheless have reason to be ecstatic when you finally discharge it.

And according to my reading of the astrological omens, that could and should happen sometime soon. (P.S. The “debt” could be emotional or spiritual rather than financial.)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I would rather have a drop of luck than a barrel of brains,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes. Fortunately, that’s not a choice that you will have to face in the coming weeks, Pisces. According to my reading of the cosmic signs, your brain will be working with even greater efficiency and ingenuity than it usually does.

Meanwhile, a stronger-than-expected flow of luck will be swirling around in your vicinity. One of your main tasks will be to harness your enhanced intelligence to take shrewd advantage of the good fortune.Y Homework: It’s easy to see fanaticism, rigidity and intolerance in other people, but harder to acknowledge them in yourself. Do you dare? Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

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