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An uneasy journey Ultimately, it wasn’t the homophobic, misogynistic or other bigoted comments about Caitlyn Jenner that surprised me. Rather, it was those that dismissed her transition with the notion she’s had it easier than others thanks to wealth and privilege. The celebrity formerly known as Bruce Jenner, for those who somehow missed Vanity Fair magazine’s media blitz, debuted her transition via a cover-story spread accompanied by photographs from Annie Leibovitz. Even as many praised Jenner’s move, others delivered all-toopredictably with tasteless mockery, ignorance and hateful remarks. There were those, too, who viewed the whole thing as yet another Keeping up with the Kardashians-approved publicity stunt. Because obviously gender reassignment is a really easy way to guarantee blockbuster TV ratings. And then there were those who met the news with a disdainful shrug. Caitlyn Jenner wasn’t “brave,” they said, because unlike other transgender folks, she has abundant money, publicists and stylists. Sure, Jenner’s transition has been “easy” if you quantify it only by money and resources. Public scrutiny and reaction, on the other hand, have been unrelentingly brutal and intense. Not to mention whatever internal struggles she’s faced. You know what’s really easy? Thoughtlessly judging another person’s choice, even when it levies zero impact on your own life. Say what you will about the famehungry Kardashians but Caitlyn Jenner’s public revelation is a milestone moment. Jenner’s journey and her willingness to share this story will hopefully invite wider tolerance and important conversations that could, in turn, eventually lead to better resources, access and acceptance for others. That’s no easy feat.

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It was a friend. He was tall, dark and handsome. He was considerate and he could be kind. He was snuggly. Our maturity levels were different. Once you come to that realization, you think you are probably better off alone until each other matures. I have a lot to learn and to do before I can commit myself to someone else.

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his last year has seen a reawakening in the national conversation about race. And while this renewed attention is positive, there has been little change in the rampant racism that permeates both our institutions and culture. Julie Nelson, the Director of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, might have the reason why. “The vast majority of people, when you ask them, ‘Do you support equality?’ They will say, ‘Yes,’” she says. “But what we need to work on is the institutions and structures that create racial inequity.” In Seattle, Nelson worked to develop a tool to bring conversations about race into government. The Race Equity Toolkit “bakes equity into the decision-making process” by forcing policy makers to answer questions about race equity and the impacts of their policy on communities of color. When using the toolkit, policy makers involve members and stakeholders from impacted communities directly in the development of policy and legislation, and work to identify and fix problems before they even start. The Race Equity Toolkit may soon be implemented right here in Sacramento. A few weeks ago, Nelson met with Sacramento city council members and community leaders to educate them about the toolkit and its impacts across the country. The event was put on with the help of The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities initiative, which aims to create change in the laws, policies and systems that impact health for residents in communities facing inequities, including South Sacramento.

Currently only a handful of cities use the Race Equity Toolkit, but Nelson believes the best way to create race equity in this country is for that number to keep growing.

these very same communities, and were upset when presented with this disparity. But with small tweaks to route planning and practices, the problem was fixed.

“When looking at the history of government in the United States, government has played a key role in creating and maintaining racial inequities,” she says. “So for us to get to different outcomes, we have to work across the breadth and depth of government.”

“Every single job has a relationship to racial equity,” Nelson explains. “So this toolkit sort of calls out what that relationship is, and makes sure that instead of perpetuating inequities, we are advancing racial equity.”

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This may sound lofty in theory, but in practice it is surprisingly simple — and effective. For example, take garbage pickups in Seattle. Before analyzing its data, Seattle’s public utility hadn’t realized there were more missed garbage pickups in lowerincome communities of color than in others. But with the Race Equity Toolkit, this disparity became obvious, and policy makers began working to address it. They brought together all involved parties and found that the higher population density in lower-income communities of color meant the routes needed to be planned differently. Nelson emphasizes that this wasn’t a case of individual racism. Many of the garbage collectors lived in

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Keep arena art local The plan for public art at the new arena is moving in the right direction. The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission has upped its outreach game with locally-based artists vying for the remaining $1.3 million in public funds. There are a lot of Sacramento-based creatives with big ideas for downtown art, too (see our cover story from last month, “A different downtown vision,” here: http://bit.ly/1LXO5sA). It’s disappointing, however, that artists from 16 other counties, including Bay Area strongholds like San Francisco and Marin, are eligible to submit proposals for arena art. Normally, we’re all for ideas and inspiration outside of the Sacramento box. But the whole “Koonstroversy”—need we get into it?— changes things. It’s time for Sacramento to keep it local for the remaining four arena public-art projects. Let’s set up a system that prioritizes city of Sacramento residents— they’re the ones paying for the new Kings home. SMAC head Shelly Willis has stated that she hopes to weight local applicants over out-oftowners. That’s good news. We urge city council and SMAC to follow through on this. Ω

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Criminal charges for Kings? Re “Sacramento arena lawsuit unearths new emails, documents that suggest illegal collusion and gifts to the Kings” by Cosmo Garvin (SN&R News, May 21): Great writeup. Any prospects for criminal malfeasance in office, or other criminal or civil charges, against the mayor, city staff or Vivek Ranadive? Jan Bergeron Sacramento

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The numbers game Does the mayor’s downtown-housing plan actually bring new housing to the central city? This week, Mayor Kevin Johnson launches his “Think Downtown” housing initiative for Sacramento’s central city. The mayor’s policy initiatives are always branded to the hilt. This one is no exception; the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency has agreed to foot the bill for a public-relations campaign led by 3fold Communications. A lot of marketing can make it difficult to Arvin G tease out the actual substance of initiatives o sM Co by like these. But at bottom, the mayor’s houscosmog@ newsrev iew.c om ing proposal looks like a slightly downsized restatement of the vision city leaders have been kicking around for a long time. The gist is that the mayor wants to bring 10,000 housing units to the central city in the next 10 years. (Central city meaning that area of town between the American River and W Street, the Sacramento River and Alhambra Boulevard.) Johnson also wants to put policies in place that will make building downtown housing easier. And he wants to sell central-city living to suburbanites. What isn’t mentioned by the mayor and his surrogates is the fact that there are already 10,000 housing units or more planned for the central city. In fact, the current plan for the downtown rail yards alone includes 10,000 to 12,000 housing units. That plan dates back to a pre-Johnson time, when Sacramento’s stated goal was to become America’s “most livable city,” and when city leaders and developers dreamed of soaring condo towers downtown. Of course, that was before the recession. It was before the rail yards changed hands again, before we had to make room for a soccer stadium. Today, folks around City Hall say 5,000 to 6,000 homes in the rail yards is more likely. But nearby Township Nine is under construction, planned for 2,500 units. Add in the ancillary development around the Kings arena, another 500 units. The Sacramento Commons project at Seventh and N is proposed for 1,000. Start adding in smaller projects Ice Blocks and the Midtown Whole Foods (with apartments on top), and 10,000 units doesn’t seem so bold. So why the PR campaign? And why do developers need incentives to do what they already plan to do? “Just because 10,000 or 20,000 units are proposed, doesn’t mean that’s what will get built,” says Bill Burg, president of Preservation Sacramento. “City processes can be annoying and frustrating. There’s a lot of red tape,” says Burg, and that can put developers off. So, as the mayor’s initiative gels this summer, look for efforts to streamline the permitting process and make development easier. (There’s a reason that Region Builders was tapped to lead the steering committee for the mayor’s housing initiative.)

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There are few folks more committed to promoting the central city than Burg. He’s been a one-man marketing campaign, evangelizing grid living for years and talking about the “58,000.” That’s the number of residents the central city used to have back in 1950. Today, it’s around 30,000. But Burg says we also need to be careful about what kinds of incentives the city gives developers, and what rules it throws out. Burg is concerned that the mayor’s initiative will be presented fully formed with little input from community groups (a criticism aimed at many of the mayor’s policy initiatives). And he worries about streamlining the development process too much. “Is the process just going to get rid of rules that—though they may clog up the process—also protect neighborhoods?” For example, the controversial Sacramento Commons project would add hundreds of units, but would also demolish 200 existing historically important garden apartments, in what Burg calls the “missing middle” range of affordability.

What isn’t mentioned is that there are already 10,000 housing units or more planned for the central city. He says new housing shouldn’t come at the expense of historic buildings and affordable housing that exist now. “We could double the number of people living downtown now and not have to demolish a thing. We definitely need more housing, but there are ways to get it right.” The mayor has called for 6,000 “market rate” units, which would be attractive to wealthier residents, 2,500 of affordable “workforce” units, and 1,500 units for the very poor. Affordable-housing advocates have said that they are cautiously optimistic about the mayor’s plan, but there will almost certainly be debate about the meaning of “affordable,” and how much is enough. A recent article about the mayor’s housing initiative, printed in the Sacramento Business Journal, cited a study by the Midtown Business Association showing that 73 percent of housing in Midtown is affordable, and only 27 percent is market rate. But readers weren’t told that the study looked only at apartment buildings with 15 units or more. A lot of numbers will be thrown around as the mayor’s housing initiative moves forward. It’s important to look beyond the marketing and the talking points and ask what the numbers really mean. Ω

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Simon’s says no A beloved central city Chinese restaurant and bar emerges as ground zero of Sacramento’s urban-growth debate Rickety cocktail tables and red-leather upholstered barstools. A large banner reminding patrons to respect neighbors by keeping quiet and story and ramshackle ceiling fans. The back patio at photos Simon’s, the old-school bar and Chinese by Nick Miller restaurant on 16th Street, is dive-level unremarkable. Yet this past Monday night, a n i ck a m @ n e w s r e vi e w . com fascinating conversation between some of the city’s most influential denizens took place here. The topic: Whether Simon’s should be closing after 31 years in Midtown to make way for new apartments. Owner Simon Chow stood at the center of the patio with Councilman Steven Hansen to his left. The two were surrounded by more than two-dozen loyal customers, many of them sharply dressed Capitol types in seersucker suits and sporting intricate cuff links. The reason everyone showed up at Simon’s on a Monday is because, earlier that morning, the movers-and-shakers gathered on its patio had a major Toby “I Love This Bar” Keith moment. It all started with Sacramento Bee columnist Ryan Lillis and his weekly column, Citybeat. Lillis zeroed in on Simon’s 16th Street neighbors, the rows of market-rate luxury lofts popping up along the block. He reported that the Capital Area Development Authority, which owns the building that houses Simon’s, “envisions an apartment building one day replacing Simon’s, probably six stories tall,” this according to CADA executive director Wendy Saunders. Lillis’ column on Simon’s inevitable demise caught the eyes of Colin Sueyres, a political consultant who works downtown, that morning. He shared it with some friends—other loyal and longstanding Simon’s patrons including Laura Braden, Patrick Harbison, Adam Keigwin—and by around 9:30 a.m. a “Save Simon’s” Facebook page and Twitter account had gone live. Things blew up and, by the day’s end, they’d garnered more than a thousand likes and followers. So much for the perception of Simon’s as relic of a bygone era. “I’ve been seeing hundreds of people on social media, from the Central Valley and Southern California and Roseville,” Sueyres said of the response online. “This is an institution not just for the city, but for the region,” he argued. It’s true that Simon’s is one of the grid’s oldest destinations. Over the past three decades, it’s been a haunt for politicos and elbow-rubbers alike, welcoming Jerry Brown to Willie Brown and every single local politician worth his or her weight. They make appearances to nosh on brandy fried chicken, sip cocktails and chat with

owner Chow—and jockey for a framed photograph on the restaurant’s walls. Even the night doorman, Rod Tyler, who dons a wardrobe customary of a midnight cowboy, is a beloved regular on the Midtown scene. Founded in 1984, Chow opened the spot after a decade-long stint working at Frank Fat’s. He called the ’80s era a “bad time” for Midtown: The East End Project of statedepartment buildings had yet to land on Capitol Avenue and, instead, seedy motels dotted the corridor. There was crime, and even prostitution. Dressed in in a button-up shirt and plain-front slacks, Chow explained this past Monday about how he’s done a lot to activate the street and make it a better neighborhood. And that, because of this, he should have the “the first right of refusal to purchase the building” if CADA sells it, he says. “You cannot just have Morton’s and Chops and all the fancy places,” Chow said, adding that you need restaurants to serve folk who still want a meal for under $10. Sueyres says that his group’s goal is, when Simon’s time comes, to ensure that Chow gets “a fair shake” from CADA. “CADA is the state, a very large bureaucracy,” he reminded. CADA head Saunders says she was “totally taken off guard” by Lillis’ story. “There’s no bad blood between CADA and Simon’s,” she told the patio crowd. “There is no plan at foot, no wrecking ball.” Indeed, the controversy doesn’t pass the smell test. But the outrage is real, and Saunders did concede that there seems to be a “push and pull” when it comes to more density in the central city, and that—if Simon’s has to relocate—it could be a battleground for this urban-growth debate. CADA and the city say that the bigpicture needs of Sacramento, including density and housing, should be taken into account when discussing Simon’s fate. But this discussion appears to be one for a much later date. It’s unlikely that anything will happen to Simon’s, which is on a month-to-month lease, during the coming years. CADA needs to evaluate how toxic the land is underneath Simon’s before it sells and initiates any mixed-use redevelopment. And, if that does occur in the next five years, Chow received some assurances. “If this actually even happens, we’re going to make sure that you are taken care of,” Councilman Hansen told him. But with a caveat: “It’s probably not viable to keep the building as is.”

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Minimum wage counterstrike A couple-dozen influential loyal customers gathered on Simon’s back patio on Monday night (lower left) to discuss urban growth and the restaurant’s fate. New development, including the Eviva market-rate apartments (lower right) are popping up all around on 16th Street.

Although a local union leader denies preparing a November 2016 ballot measure to raise the city of Sacramento’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, one group is forging ahead with its own measure to prevent such a jump. Just in case. Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would erect an economic wall around Sacramento, claims Joshua Wood, executive director of Region Builders, the pro-development organization fighting the increase. If the city’s lowest-paid workers start earning 50 percent more than those outside Sacramento, Wood predicted local businesses would leave or close. The manufacturing jobs that stay, he conjectured, would be automated. In short, Wood said, the results would be “horrific.” Region Builders is preparing a “countermeasure” for the November 2016 ballot, which, if passed, would in effect cancel out any competing measure to raise the minimum wage. Sacramento Central Labor Council leader Fabrizio Sasso said his group isn’t preparing such a proposal for next year, but defended the practice in other communities as smart business. “Read the research,” he said, pointing to San Jose, which raised its minimum wage from $8 to $10 in 2013, with annual cost of living increases. According to several reports, the city has seen a decrease in unemployment and more money spent in the local economy. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles City Council recently approved a tiered increase to $15 an hour by 2020. Employers both big and small have an obligation to treat their workers fairly, Sasso said. He added that foreign trade policies destroy manufacturing jobs, not higher wages. “It’s scary to look inward and adjust your business model,” he said. “I get that.” Wood called raising the minimum wage an “important discussion,” but his group is still figuring out what it thinks a “reasonable” increase would be. The two leaders have yet to discuss the topic in person, but both say they’re hoping to work with the Sacramento City Council on the matter. (Brooke Purves)

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“There’s no bad blood between CADA and Simon’s. There is no plan at foot, no wrecking ball.” Wendy Saunders CADA executive director

Hansen also had some tough love for Chow’s supporters, who are networked in Sacramento, with ties to groups like the Sacramento Kings and Mercury Public Affairs. “When it comes to your watering hole, you care,” Hansen began. “I just want to be careful about setting a double-standard.” For instance, there’ve been many so-called Sacramento institutions in recent

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years that have disappeared, or moved, with little fanfare. When another old-time dive bar, the Monte Carlo, was purchased and shuttered on S and 15th streets last year, the predominately black clientele was ousted to make way for a hip new bar that will open later this year and be operated by the Shady Lady team. There was zero community outpouring over this (but, of course, there had been violence and a shooting near the former Monte Carlo site in recent years, and there are no pictures of governors on its walls). Landmark food and drink spots moving isn’t always a negative. Rick’s Dessert Diner, formerly in a Victorian on K Street, is doing huge business at its new J Street location. Ditto the Pre-Flite Lounge, which moved from the Downtown Plaza because of the arena— sans public outcry—but is enjoying steady business a few blocks away. Hansen, who has his own fond memories of Simon’s—it’s where he first met

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former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger— dropped some Spider-Man knowledge on the gathering of local power brokers. “If you’re going to use power in ways that are indiscriminate, know that there are other people who need help, and use it wisely,” he advised. If and when the time comes for Simon’s to move, for the building to be sold or razed for new development, there will be a notification to residents within a certain perimeter, Hansen assured. He left the group with these final words: “Just because there is change doesn’t mean it’s the end.” And then, after nearly an hour of talk, there were hugs and applause. And, of course, drinks. Lots of drinks—which continued well into the evening. Ω

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Despite a raging drought that has yellowed lawns and fallowed crops, forecasters expect one of California’s thirstiest nuts to boom in production. The drought has reduced California’s water supply to an all-time low, prompting officials to mandate strict cutbacks in urban communities. Farmers, who went unaffected by the regulations, say they have already made enough sacrifices by fallowing hundreds of thousands of acres of fields and uprooting almost countless fruit trees. But a crop forecast released last month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates better fortunes for the almond market. From 2014 to 2015, the area planted with bearing almond trees increased from 860,000 acres to 890,000. That’s more mature almond trees than ever before in California. The almond industry has of late been portrayed by the media as a water hog, though this may not be entirely fair. Almond farmers have dramatically increased their water-use efficiency, according to industry representatives, who say it now takes on average a third less water than 15 years ago to grow each almond. But critics say all the water the industry has saved has gone right back into new orchards. Each year the industry uses as much water as the city of Los Angeles would use in three years, according to a 2014 Mother Jones article. The crop has exceeded 2 billion pounds in recent years; though this year, in spite of booming acreage, the harvest is expected to dip slightly. About two thirds of California almonds—essentially all the almonds in America—leave the country, with the majority of the exports feeding China. The industry was worth about $5 billion in 2012 and has scored record harvests repeatedly in its past decade of explosive growth. (Alastair Bland)

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here’s a rock on Dawn Sumner’s desk: glossy, shimmering with swarms of floating black specks and strands. Just a few inches in diameter, it makes a pretty paperweight, albeit one that holds down just a fraction of the reports and notes cluttering the scientist’s desk.

“This rock is 2.5 billion years old, and all the black is little teeny bits of organic carbon that are encased in the rock,” Sumner says, holding the piece up to the light. “This was once a slimy mess at the bottom of the ocean, and it got captured and fossilized in the minerals.” Sumner, a geology professor at UC Davis, plucked the rock from a ridge formation in South Africa in 1992. But its epic history may hold clues to lake beds near the South Pole and even some approximately 600 light-years away.

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The living microorganisms contained in this fossil and others like it, she says, are useful in helping to find evidence of life on Mars. Sumner’s interest in the subject is legit. The professor and chair of UC Davis’ Earth and Planetary Sciences Department also counts “astrobiologist” as a professional title. As a member of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, she works with a team of scientists and engineers to guide the rover Curiosity’s journey as it explores the terrain and geological history of the distant red planet. This galaxy-based work has strong ties to Sumner’s work at UC Davis and the Antarctic. It’s also a marquee job that’s turned Sumner into something of a literal rock star. Still, despite the prestige, Sumner faces challenges. Mainly, she bemoans a lack of time. And, not unlike many of her female peers, says she hasn’t been immune to industry sexism. The latter is just one reason she’s made mentoring

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young women a cornerstone of her work. On this particular day, however, Sumner’s thoughts have drifted back into space. There’s been news lately about Mars One, the Netherlandsbased nonprofit project that aims to establish a human settlement on the planet. A Folsom woman has been tapped as a possible candidate for a one-way flight into space’s final frontier, and whenever a local media outlet reports on the story, it turns to the geologist for expert insight. Sumner gets the hype. “There’s a big part of me that’s an explorer,” she says. “And that is funneled into my science.” The Mars trip, of course, is oneway. No coming back, no coming home. It’s a true do-or-die adventure, she says with a smile. One that epitomizes a millenniums-old spirit of discovery. “For centuries people have been setting sail for parts unknown, not knowing if they would die.”

PHOTO s BY Da rIN sMI TH As a part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory team, Dawn Sumner plays a crucial role in guiding the Mars Curiosity rover in its trek across the fourth planet from the sun.

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Female scientists and engineers posted more than 17,000 pictures, posing with an array oF high-tech equipment and adding #girlswithtoys. Search for life on marS (and other galactic purSuitS) It’s mid-afternoon on a weekday in April as Sumner works in her thirdstory office inside the campus’ Earth and Planetary Sciences building. Today, she’s joined by two students: Marisol Juarez Rivera, a graduate student in geology, and Frances Rivera-Hernandez, a Ph.D. candidate in geology. In person, Sumner appears unassuming. She usually dresses in warm, natural tones—shades of earthy brown and mossy green—and boasts a warm smile. She tends to speak quietly, thoughtfully—a trait that seems to make those around her try even harder to take in her words. Such is the case today with her students, who’ve pulled up chairs to huddle closer to their professor. Sumner is set to dial into NASA for a LAPM—a Look Ahead Plan Meeting—the daily phone conference between the Curiosity mission’s various scientists and engineers. It’s a job nearly 15 years in the making. “I didn’t expect to work on other planets. But in 1999 or 2000, NASA decided they wanted to integrate the search for life into the Mars Exploration Program,” she says. At the time, Sumner, who was part of an astrobiology committee, was asked to co-lead a group and help redefine its goals. Her background studying early Earth and the link between microbial rocks and evolution pushed Sumner to take her research further. “I started working on how you would actually do the science on Mars when you’re looking for something that may or may not exist,” she says. Specifically, life or evidence of it.

After Sumner shared her group’s work with the Mars Science Laboratory, she was selected to work on a proposal for some of the hardware to build and operate its cameras. And when the rover finally launched in November 2011, Sumner played a key role in determining its landing site, pushing a recommendation for the Grand Canyon-esque Gale Crater. “When you’re choosing to land on another planet, you’re going somewhere no one has ever gone before,” she says. “The most important thing is to be safe enough to land, because if you crash, you’re done.” Sumner, along with her team, picked the crater for its topography and the answers it might hold. “[It has] layers and layers of rock,” Sumner says. “And each layer holds a little bit of climate history.” On paper, the job of planning the Curiosity’s travels might seem basic, mundane even. But each inch the rover moves proves critical. “When it’s traveling, it takes pictures,” Sumner says. “There can be rocks and the rover can slip.” Even a few stray rocks or loose sand can cause huge, troublesome delays. “You don’t want it to dig into the sand, [because] if it’s not moving forward when the wheels turn, then it stops—then the people on the ground have to try to figure it out.” Once everyone’s patched into this afternoon’s conference call, it mostly sounds like technical jargon and minutia to the untrained ear. “It’s like a foreign language, isn’t it?” Sumner says with a laugh. As Sumner chats with the rest of the crew, her students listen and observe, Rivera-Hernandez occasionally pausing to point out key details from the Rover’s latest images, comparing them to findings from a

Sumner, pictured here at age 15 working to rebuild an engine, says her parents always encouraged her to explore, experiment and ask questions.

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previous mission. “With some of the Mars Exploration rover, we had seen some sulfate veins, but not as extreme as we’ve seen at Gale Crater,” Rivera-Hernandez says. “At Gale Crater, we’d seen these veins everywhere and diversity—so it’s really a big deal.” “Why are they so important?” Juarez Rivera asks. “Because you need fluids. When we first found them … it was another piece of evidence that there had been moving fluids [on the planet].” In short, because they contain tiny bits of life. Ashwin R. Vasavada, the lead project scientist for the Curiosity rover, calls Sumner’s contributions crucial—not just for her extensive knowledge, but also for her efforts to expand the mission’s focus. “After we landed on the surface, she continued to lead efforts from a fundamental geological viewpoint

If we fInd evIdence of lIfe on Mars, It changes our vIew of ourselves: we are not alone. on how to better understand the story and history of Mars,” Vasavada explains on a call from his office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Sumner’s role has evolved in the decade they’ve worked together, Vasavada adds. She was initially brought in as a member of the mission’s instrument team, but her leadership, organization and foresight quickly placed her in an elite status. “It’s a select group of people—there’s only about a dozen of them—who really become the scientific brain trust and help guide the entire team in a strategic way,” he says. Back on earth, Sumner says the need to study this cold, rocky place that, for now, remains largely out of humankind’s reach touches on deeper universal questions. “One of the really fundamental questions people of all cultures ask is what their place in the universe is,” Sumner says. “Knowing if there is life elsewhere is really important to understanding our place,” she says. “If we find evidence of life on Mars, it changes our view of ourselves: We are not alone.”

Across the universe Sumner picks up a sliver of ancient stone from a table inside UC Davis’ cramped, airless rock laboratory. The piece, excavated from a lake bed in the Antarctic, is thin and jagged in places. “This one came by ship and arrived a month ago,” she says. “Now, we want to know what some of these complicated shapes look like in 3-D.” This process involves gluing the rock to a glass slide and then using a grinding wheel to shave off of a thin layer. Next, the specimen will be polished and scanned in to create a digital version. It’s mostly an undergraduate task, but Sumner still views the process with respect. “It’s a very good entree into scientific research,” she says. “It’s how I got started. Some students don’t like doing this; they don’t like the interpretation part. It takes work involving the brain, and it’s a good way to sort out the students who like his kind of work.”

Sumner has always loved studying rocks, interpreting their stories. The daughter of an artist and a physicist, her parents encouraged her to explore, to ask questions, to experiment. As a kid, Sumner says she knew she’d choose a scientific field of study, but it wasn’t until college that she found her path. “I was always interested in the universe and astronomy. But when I was trying to decide which way to go, the field trips and looking at rocks and spending days outside drew me away from the more physics/ astronomy side,” she says. In a way, Sumner’s choice mirrored her childhood. After her parents divorced, Sumner’s mother moved her and her younger brother to an Indian reservation. There, the preteen received a culture shock. “I came from Bellingham, a college town with advance-placement classes, and ended up in a school where the first week of seventh grade there was a girl bragging in the back of the classroom about how she might be pregnant.”

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To cope, Sumner set out to explore her surroundings. Her family’s house sat on 40 acres of land and she spent much time outside, alone. She now sees that as a good thing. “I developed some internal self-confidence and alliances in myself,” she says. “I made choices to do things the way I thought they should be done, as opposed to the way peer pressure was pushing things.” She carried that resilience to CalTech in Pasadena. There, drawn to the region’s diverse landscape, she enrolled in an introductory geology course. “I had done a lot of backpacking and thought that was a great way to see Southern California. Then I took another geology class, because they had field trips to Baja California.” A few classes evolved into a passion and doctoral study at the Massachusetts Institute

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of Technology. Later, an expedition to South Africa helped narrow the focus to rocks. Eventually, Sumner’s work led her to the end of the world, or more specifically the bottom of the globe. She embarked on her first expedition to Antarctica in 2009, with the goal to study microbial rocks found in lake beds there. Since then, Sumner’s returned four times with students. The journeys make for grueling two-month trips that usually transport a team first to New Zealand and then, after days of prep, via helicopter to a lakeside camp. Setup takes at least a week. And although there’s no real day or night, the explorers follow the region’s arc of natural light, working until the sun disappears behind a mountaintop and it becomes unbearably cold. The real work, however, starts back in the labs, where Sumner and her students pore over details that hold clues to the early evolution of bacteria. Specifically, Antarctica’s lakes could contain answers to Martian geography, she says. In the fall, Sumner and a student will study sediment deposited in the Antarctic lakes and how that might relate to other planets. “We’ve found evidence of lakes [on Mars] and we don’t know if those lakes were covered in ice,” she says. “But if you have ice-covered lakes, then you’re isolating liquid water from the atmosphere. And it really changes the climate implications.”

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Sumner’s studies of ancient rocks have taken her on numerous trips to South Africa and Antarctica.

Ultimately, she says, all these areas of study are linked. “Some of the things we’ve seen in Antarctica [are] giving us ideas about something we might be able to find on Mars,” she says. Those microbial rocks, for example. Like the one on her desk. “It formed in the ancient ocean,” she says. “Looking at the living bacteria in it, the more specific connection is with Antarctica, with rocks formed by microbial communities in the lakes there [but] the connection to Mars is that this type of rock with a clear microbial signature is what we’re looking for there, for evidence of life.” Such proof would obviously be a game changer. “That’s where the real science starts,” she says.

#GirlsWithtoys In May, Shrinivas Kulkarni, a male astronomy and planetary-science professor at the California Institute of Technology, gained notoriety for explaining to an NPR reporter that “many scientists, I think, secretly are what I call ‘boys with toys.’” Reaction was swift and viral: Female scientists and engineers around the world posted more than 17,000 pictures posing with an array of high-tech equipment and adding the hashtag #GirlsWithToys. Sumner joined in by posting a picture of herself standing in front of a giant, planet-crawling robot: “#GirlsWithToys Me at JPL with the

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engineering twin of the @MarsCuriosity rover, which I help drive on Mars.” Kulkarni’s sentiment, Sumner says, is hardly new. Sexism and exclusionary behavior and language have always been pervasive threads. At CalTech, a lack of female professors— she remembers taking only one class with a woman, in literature—left an indelible mark. Even now, she says, women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields struggle to earn the kind of respect more easily bestowed upon their male counterparts. Studies on this subject, she says, have demonstrated a quantifiable bias. Sumner’s hire at UC Davis made her the department’s third female professor. A fourth was hired soon after, and the resulting environment, she says, is “very different” than her own college experience. Nonetheless, Sumner makes a point to mentor female students, whether advising them how to get the most out of study groups or guiding them through the oft-thorny world of feedback, reports and peer review. Robert Zierenberg, a professor in geochemistry at UC Davis, says Sumner’s had a meaningful effect on young undergraduates, especially those who don’t initially see themselves as scientists. “She provides absolutely great mentorship to people who might have come in with different educational backgrounds. And she convinces them, ‘You can do this,’” he says. “She gets them excited and inspired.” Frances Rivera-Hernandez, the Ph.D. student, is one such student.

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“She’s affected me in thinking about how [I] want to be presented as a female in the sciences,” she says. “Traditionally, we’re brought up to think that we have to wear the makeup and wear the heels and be glamorous to be taken seriously. Working with her, I’m learning how to be professional without having to meet societal standards.” For Marisol Juarez Rivera, Sumner’s mentorship goes beyond gender. “I’m the first in my family to go to college. It’s kind of a weird transition being a grad student—my family has never been through this kind of experience,” says Juarez Rivera. “Dawn and I have talks about why it’s important for me to be a Chicana in STEM. She’s really encouraging.” As an adviser, Sumner is also largely hands-off. Mostly that’s a good thing, her students say. “She lets me be independent for research,” Juarez Rivera says. “My first year here, she was on sabbatical and not physically present, but she was still able to give guidance.” Still, it’s the one area where Sumner says she know she too often comes up lacking. “Time is my biggest challenge,” she says. There are weekly group meetings with graduate students, department-chair duties, the occasional geological expedition and, of course, the Curiosity rover mission. And when she’s not working, Sumner, who lives in Martinez and regularly takes the train to Davis, finds time for Capoeira dance lessons three times a week. She also collaborates on a video-art project with a friend. Sometimes, she even goes on vacation.

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If she did have more time, Sumner says her dream work would take her back to Antarctica. “There’s so many new ideas and new data to collect,” she says. Besides, it’s decidedly easier to reach than Mars. “It is like being on another planet, except you can breathe the air and your food is delivered.” But what about Mars? Is she envious of that still-in-the-fantasy-stage citizen flight? What if she was given the opportunity for space travel? “No. Absolutely not,” Sumner says. For starters, she says, there’s plenty of reason to doubt the Mars One voyage. “Since we first talked about it, it’s come out how badly that process is being run. Basically, it sounds like there is no way they will have the technology anywhere near ready. Which is not surprising.” It’s not just skepticism, however, that keeps Sumner firmly grounded on Earth. “I am not one of those people who is eager to explore just to explore,” she says. “I like doing things that are challenging, but I don’t like doing them just because they are challenging.” It’s like Mount Rainier, she explains. Her father, an avid mountaineer, has offered to make the climb with his daughter. No thanks to that, too. “I really enjoy being outdoors but I have no particular need to push myself physically to get to the top of a mountain. I’m not adrenaline motivated. I’m not physically motivated. I’m intellectually motivated.”

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et’s take “Things Your Mother Told You Never To Do While Running” for 500, Alex.

Even if you’ve never participated in a race before, it’s probably easy to guess a few things that one normally isn’t supposed to combine with long-distance running. Running after dark? Not a good idea. Running while people are chasing you and spraying you with substances? Best avoided. Oh, and running and drinking? Sorry, but that’s also usually frowned upon. Then again, we’re not talking about typical jogs in the park or prances in the promenade. This summer, Sacramento will be home to some unique and crazy races that shake up the idea of a “race,” combining running with paint, nightfall and, yes, even beer. Fleet Feet Sports’ Blood, Sweat, & Beers race (July 26), for example, combines two things that might seem like unlikely bedfellows: trail racing and drinking beer. “The scenery is incredible with a trail run,” says race director Kim Parrino of the event which traverses the American River Canyon trails. “It’s a completely different environment. You’re not in the middle of the city streets or with tall buildings and streets blocked off. You’re out in nature.” And well, if it’s pretty scenery to start with, just imagine how nice it will look a few beers in. See, drinking and running are actually an acceptable combination, no matter what your high school gym teacher tried telling you back in the day. The race gives those who may have never run trails a shorter-distance race, as opposed to the longer ultra-length races (roughly 26 miles) that are more common for trail running. That means if it’s your first time out, it’s OK to worry more about counting pints than miles. But, don’t worry. Sure, drinking gives you a tad case of the munchies. But for trail races, unlike road races, it’s OK to actually eat during the race, with food and aid stations set up along the trail to keep people fueled. “[Trail running] is tougher than going out and running a road race,” Parrino said. “You really work up an appetite.” And after the race, well, that’s where the beer comes in. “At the finish line, it’s a celebration,” Parrino said. “[The runners] actually hang 24 | SN&R | 06.04.15

out … for a couple hours, exchanging how their run was with their friends or watching other friends come in and celebrating with them together. They just make a day of it.” If beer isn’t enough to get you off the couch and out into the wilderness, well, this might be a lost cause. But if not, then maybe it’s time to answer the question that’s been in the back of your head ever since you stopped watching those Nickelodeon cartoons in the ‘90s: Are you afraid of the dark? Twilight Trail Adventure (August 8) challenges runners to tackle their fear of the dark feet forward, with a 5k and a 10k race that takes place under the stars. Here, runners aren’t trying to get home before the sun sets … the dark is main attraction of this event. If early morning races were never your thing, this could be up your alley: the 10k starts at 8:45 p.m. and the 5k starts at 9 p.m. It’s perfect for afternoon risers who find the idea of getting up on a weekend before noon the real terrifying part about physical exercise. Or people who would generally just like to avoid the hot summer sun. “Twilight creates kind of this safe haven,” says race director Julie Fingar. “People think: ‘Oh, well I can’t run in the dark, I can’t see.’” No problem. Participants won’t be playing a game of run-wild-in-the-dark or don’t-trip-over-someone-grab-ass. The race provides headlamps for all of the runners. The night may be dark and full of terrors … but no need to fall over them. Last year’s race even included a large turnout of younger kids, some even as little as 4. And if a 4-year-old can get out and run in the dark, there’s no reason you can’t at least pretend that the last time you willingly ran wasn’t when you were a toddler. “[The kids] were fearless of running in the dark,” Fingar said. “I think their parents were more afraid than they were.” Unlike other races, there’s some incentive offered for bling. The Twilight Trail Adventure will hand out the appropriately named Firefly awards to the three individuals with the Best-Lit Costume. “Standing at the start line looking at everybody with the orange and the pink and the blue and the yellow, it’s super fun,” Fingar said. “It puts a smile on your face. You kind of forget it’s a race.” There’s also a post-race festival, which last year included local food, a beer garden, and an ice cream sundae bar. “We have some of the greatest trails here in Sacramento [and] Auburn,” Fingar said. “It’s a way to showcase the trails in just a different light: dark, a different format, so to speak.” If running in the dark isn’t your thing, there’s another race that might brighten up the racing experience. With color.

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Super colorful. Literally. Spiritually. Ecumenically. Grammatically. “We wanted to create this nonthreatening running environment where you could get new runners and old runners coming together and celebrating the sport of running,” explains Jamie Miller, the race’s public relations manager. And then boom. Splat. Every kilometer there’s a color zone, where the runners are sprayed with a 100 percent safe, colored food starch. It makes for perfect selfietaking material, that’s for sure. “Your Instagram feed will love you after this race because it just brightens up everything,” Miller says. Although color is in the name, runners can also walk around the color zones, leaving it up to each participant to decide just how much he or she wants to get sprayed during the race. Better yet, this is a race but it also kind of isn’t. Last year, 8,000 people showed up to run but anyone worried about coming in 7,898 place shouldn’t sweat it. The Color Run doesn’t have any winners. No one keeps track of official times. No first place here. No last place. This is just about the colorful common core of the running world, but in a good way. “We want to be a gateway to people leading that healthy lifestyle,” Miller says. “I feel like there’s a little intimidation factor if they know that they are being timed or they have to finish under this time to be considered a good runner. That’s not really what we’re about.” Ω

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Dream beers The shouts crescendo as a countdown comes to an end—three, two, one!—and thousands at this year’s Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival blitz through the main gates. They’re careful not to full-on sprint to their favorite brewer, however. It’s more of a run-walk; in years past, videos of grown men hauling ass to guzzle down prized brew at festivals has gone viral, thus discouraging repeat offenders. Nevertheless, the run-walk is hilarious. If you’re into the still-exploding craft-beer scene but haven’t pilgrimaged to Firestone Invitational, it’s one of the premier beer gatherings on the planet. This past Saturday, more than four dozen of the world’s baddest brewers—from California’s The Bruery to Missouri’s Side Project Brewing, Cigar City in Florida and Jester King in Texas—converged on Paso Robles, a click over 260 miles southeast of Sacramento, for a five-hour crush of 3-ounce pours and grub from nearly two-dozen regional restaurants. Bands jam (local boy Jackie Greene headlined) and friendships are forged in malt, hops and yeast (the hotel afterparties are legendary). This fourth incarnation of Firestone sold out in minutes. There’s so much, but let’s just talk beer: Zombie Dust, the flagship pale ale from Three Floyds, is my first pour and tastes wildly fresh, with hop character that pops like fireworks. Never tasted it this alive. Three Floyds also poured six super-rare, barrel-aged variants of its Dark Lord stout—but I don’t do Disneyland or 500-person beer lines. Vinnie Cilurzo is the head brewer at Russian River, and he’s pouring the latest and unreleased batch of Beatification, a lambic style beer that is spontaneously fermented (which means no yeast pitch). This brew is bright with lemon character and should be remarkable when bottles drop (he says end of summer). Kern River Brewing Co. is east of Bakersfield and only releases its Citra, its double-IPA, twice a year—and you have to win a lottery to purchase bottles! But fresh pours abound this afternoon, and it’s dry, pine-y finish seals the hype deal. Michigan-based Founders toted in kegs of Canadian Breakfast Stout, a super-impossible-to-acquire coffeechocolate imperial aged in bourbon barrels that previously held maple syrup. Not my style—but it’s the beer I’m thinking about days later. Brewer John Kimmich of Alchemist in Vermont looks relaxed in a tight-fitting blue T-shirt and khaki shorts. He makes the most popular brew in the world, Heady Topper double IPA, but today is pouring two different beers. He’s also passing out stickers of the letters “DB” with a red cross through them. “What’s this mean?” I ask. “It means don’t be a douche bag,” he answers while handing a pour of Petit Mutant, a cherry sour with a uniquely spiced fruit profile. The foreigners nearly rule the day. Birrificio Italiano’s pilsner is so crushable that I could quit water. Birrificio del Ducato entire lineup is delicate, artful brewing. And Bridge Road Brewers out of Australia poured a pilsner with the new Enigma hop that was unlike any other light-bodied beer. Firestone’s wild ales, part of its sorta-new Barrelworks program, do sour beer right. And their Parabola aged with Intelligentsia coffee would be the best thing at Starbucks by far. Pours upon pours turn into slurs upon slurs, but thankfully Firestone—ever the host!—is serving barbecue plates and live music back at the brewer’s campground. The ribs and chicken disappear with the 89-degree sun. And after hours, of course, more brew—peach sours, cinnamon and ancho chili ales, port-inspired sippers and an endless flow of Pale 31. Then it’s three, two, one: You’re passed out, asleep.

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t’s not technically summer yet, but it sure feels like it in Sacramento. School’s out (or almost out), weather’s getting warmer and more and more interesting festivals are popping up, turning every weekend into a sort of community party. The following are three kind-of quirky, definitely “alternative” festivals—all with cool community-engagement aspects— happening this weekend. Sol Collective celebrated its 10th anniversary last month, and this Saturday, June 6, it hosts its fifth annual Piñata Festival (www.facebook.com/ PinataFestival). Aside from free-piñatamaking labs, the event features vendors, local artists, food and music. It’s free and happens at Sol Collective, 2574 21st Street, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival doubles as an opening reception

The Valley Ukulele Society is a group of like-minded souls that meets every Tuesday at the Folsom MUSIC Senior Center, and is open to players of all skill levels. If you’d like to give them a look-see before joining—or if you just like watching a roomful of people play ukuleles—check out this recital. Free, 10 a.m. at the Folsom Public Library, 411 Stafford Street; www.library.folsom.ca.us. of the Piñatas exhibition, which lasts through the month of June (gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.). The Sacramento Cyclefest (tinyurl. com/saccyclefest) bike show rolls into Fremont Park (1515 Q Street) this Sunday, June 7. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the public can view tricked-out motorized bikes, lowriders, BMX bikes, cruisers, kids’ bikes and more. It’s also a swap meet, so people can purchase various bike-related things from participating vendors. There’ll also be food and a post-show cruise starting at Suzie Burger (2820 P Street) at 4 p.m., and heading through Midtown.

—Aaron Carnes The two-day 57th Annual Kiwanis Art Fiesta (www.kiwanisartfiesta.org) takes place at Pavilions Shopping Center, located at 563 Pavilions Lane. The free family event features Sacramento artists of all kinds (sculptors, painters, photographers and more) selling their art on Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days). It also offers chances to speak with artists and see art created live throughout the weekend. Sponsored by the Sacramento Suburban Kiwanis club, the event is a fundraiser for several Sacramento-area children’s charities.

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Doggy Dash Saturday, June 6 What better way to get steps in than with your dog? The doggy dash is such an event, and there will be a ton of folks and a whole lot of dogs. After the 5k walk, there’s a bunch of fun activities for your dog at the Bark at the Park CANINE festival: agility contests, fashion shows, dog product vendors and more. $35 walk registration fee (Bark at the Park is free), 9 a.m. at William Land Park, 3800 South Land Park Drive; www.sspca.org/dash.

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U.S. Air Guitar Championships Sacramento Qualifier Saturday, June 6 Hey there, faux Joe Satriani: Get ready to whale on that air axe, because the U.S. Air Guitar Qualifier is about to go down for the first time in MUSIC Sacramento. The winner gets $100 cash and moves on to the next round in San Francisco— one step closer to a paid trip to the world championships in Oulu, Finland. $12, 8 p.m. at Starlite Lounge, 1517 21st Street; http://usairguitar.com.

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David Ligare: California Classicist Sunday, June 7, through Sunday, September 20 David Ligare is often considered a photorealist painter, but his work is rooted in the classical traditions of ancient Greece and often uses California’s Monterey region as its subject ART matter. This juxtaposition of styles, periods and locale creates an almost surreal view of the coast and its familiar shoreline. $5-$10, various times at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street; www.crockerartmuseum.org.

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Hey buuuddy little CACtus speCiAl At nopAlitos It’s easy to complain that Nopalitos only serves breakfast on weekdays. But don’t be a damn whiner. Instead, show up late to work at least once a month because you just had to have the classic East Sac spot’s Little Cactus Special. This plate, what with its copious cheesy goodness and unexpected tortillachip crunch, is like the blue meth of Sacramento Southwestern fare. Straight habit-forming. And simple: eggs mixed with corn and cactus, blanketed in cheese, ranchero or zingy verde sauces (or both, if you’re a pro). And that bed of fried tortilla crunch with every bite. Funny side note: I once saw Pauly Shore wheezing the cactus special at Nopalitos. 5530 H Street, (916) 452-8226, www.nopalitoscafe.com.

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Welcome to R Street: The new mixeduse building at R and 15th streets will hold a grand opening party on Sunday, June 14. A $25 ticket will get you appetizers and other small bites from the building’s three restaurants—Iron Horse Tavern, Dos Coyotes Border Cafe and Roxie Deli & Barbecue—as well as live music and other festivities. Roxie has been open for a while, but the party finally gives us a date for the other restaurants. Iron Horse Tavern is the latest concept from the Wong family, who also own Cafeteria 15L, Firestone Public House and a few other spots downtown. The cuisine? “Creative American,” according to Mason Wong. 28

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“We’ve been able to travel to a lot of cities and get ideas,” he said. “Our menu is going to be pretty unique, pretty different.” He wouldn’t elaborate too much more beyond that, but he did say there will be pizza—a thinner crust than his offerings at Firestone—and breakfast every day of the week. The beverage program will boast a lot of craft cocktails, whiskeys and 20 beers on tap. Price point should be similar to Cafeteria 15L. Wong said he’s especially excited for the design, which is supposed to resemble a European tavern of sorts. “It’s going to look pretty amazing—very cozy, comfortable inside,

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but still have an edge to it,” he said. “There’s not a lot of that happening in Sacramento right now.” Find tickets at www.event brite.com or more information at www.facebook.com/ ironhorsetavern916. About that Mexican gastronomy ...: East Sacramento’s Cielito Lindo Mexican Gastronomy (3672 J Street) is finally—hopefully—reopening after a fire shut the place down in April 2014. Chef and owner Ramiro Alarcon told SN&R he would be ready to open in May, but, clearly that didn’t happen. Anyway, things take time, and now he’s announced on social media that Cielito Lindo will—again, finally and hopefully—open its doors this week. Calling all Baagan fans: Roseville’s extremely popular vegan cafe Baagan (910 Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Suite 160) wants to move to a bigger location in the same neighborhood. Actually, it needs to move in order to keep selling its panini and other grilled items. The county is cracking down on the cafe, which has apparently been serving beyond its tiny kitchen’s capacity. Learn more at www.gofundme.com/baagan. Ω

I have a new addiction and it is the juice at Liquidology in East Sac. The shop is located dangerously close to my work, the juices are smartly packaged and with an arrangement of both mainstay and special seasonal products available, it feels like every time I have the need to juice they’ve got me creatively covered. My current addiction is called “The Alchemist” ($5 for a small, $8.75 for a large), a blend of coconut milk, vanilla, nutmeg and an intriguing dash of turmeric that results in a spicy and sweet beverage. The result leaves you feeling both energized and full. A must-notmiss drink. 4601 H Street, www.liquidologybar.com.

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Sweet, brief perfection Corn Corn stalks have shallow roots, so they’re not very drought-tolerant. In other words, you might see less sweet corn this summer. There is some now, though, so get it while you can. Sloughhouse is known for its corn—head on out Jackson Road and look for farm stands. The best way to eat it is right off the cob, either slathered with sour cream, a sprinkle of lime juice and chili powder (a la Mexican food stalls) or dipped in butter. Instructions: melt butter in a tall glass half-filled with water; hold a corn cob with tongs; dip it lavishly into butter. Perfection.

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A grape, escaped This Saturday’s Grape Escape was supposed to be this weekend’s Farm-to-Fork Taste of Summer’s main event. Instead, it was canceled partly due to last year’s vendor issues with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. No need to sit at home and cry into a glass of red wine, though. There are still three remaining Farm-to-Fork Taste of Summer (www.farmtofork. com/summer) events: Winemaker’s Dinner, Taste of Summer Happy Hour and Bubbles & Berries Brunch. The Winemaker’s Dinner ($125, 6 p.m. Friday, June 5, at Sutter Club, 1220 Ninth Street) features passed appetizers, a three-course meal and wine chosen by Sutter Club’s sommelier. The Taste of Summer Happy Hour (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 6) comprises happy-hour specials at Block Butcher Bar, Hook & Ladder, Hot Italian and LowBrau. And the Bubbles & Berries Brunch ($65, 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, on 13th Street between K and L Streets) features a made-to-order menu prepared by Dawson’s at the Hyatt Regency, and Preservation & Co. bloody marys available for purchase.

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Sweet idealism and pies by Shoka There are not enough cupcakes, pies and brownies in the world—for vegans, that is. The Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale on Saturday, June 13, comes to the rescue to satiate the sweet tooth of plant eaters while also raising funds for Youth Empowered Action Camp—which, for short, is enthusiastically called YEA Camp. It’s a sweet pairing, actually, since many people choose veganism as a form of delicious activism, and young people are often

inclined to be idealistic, and at the camp, teenagers learn how to turn their idealism into action. So, withdraw a handful of cash from the ATM for an armful of treats made by about a dozen local bakeries— Baagan and Shine included—from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tower Bridge Bistro inside the Embassy Suites Sacramento (100 Capitol Mall), and grab a cupcake or two or four. Do it for the children, right?

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LION SONGS Writer Banning Eyre tells the story of his longtime friend Zimbabwe-born musical legend Thomas Mapfumo and his fight against the corrupt government that led to his eventual, self-imposed exile. (Mapfumo now BOOK resides with his family in Eugene, Oregon). Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe (Duke University Press, $34.95) chronicles how Mapfumo founded chimurenga, or “struggle music,” an uplifting style of music characterized by odd, oft-repeating guitar and bass phrasing against a similar juxtaposing drum beat. His lyrical content, however, was what helped land him in jail and made authorities consider him a threat. —Eddie Jorgensen

Listen to Vlade WAZE Annoyed by Siri’s robotically calm voice? It’s time to up your smart phone’s GPS playing style. The free Waze app (available for the iPhone, Android and APP Windows phones) allows users to pick a voice that directs them from one place to another. Your new list of potential navigation friends include Elvis Presley, a One Direction-styled boy band, Golden State Warriors guard Leandro Barbosa and Vlade Divac, the former Sacramento Kings center and team’s current Vice President of Basketball and Franchise Operations. The Serbian big man seems to relish the task, too. Directions are available in either English or Serbian and, in addition to the usual left-right-left commands, Divac also advises drivers that they’re “a long way from Serbia,” while doling cautions such as “cops ahead, watch out for the blockshot.” Dude’s got good car game. www.waze.com. —Rachel Leibrock

Reading toward equality SACRAMENTO BLACK BOOK FAIR The second annual three-day Sacramento Black Book Fair kicks off on Friday, June 5, at eight different venues in Oak Park. With BOOK FAIR the current state of relations between black communities and law enforcement at a pivotal moment, it seems a vital time as any to hear from writers, artists and thinkers such as Marvin X, Dianne M. Pinderhughes, local author Terris McMahan Grimes, among others. Friday June 5, to Sunday, June 7, free. Various locations; www.sacramentoblackbookfair.com.

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Hilarious homecoming Sacramento actress Katie Rubin returns from Los Angeles to perform comedy Actress and comedienne Katie Rubin—whose sometimes outrageous performances brightened shows at the B Street Theatre, Capital Stage and by Jeff Hudson elsewhere a few years ago—is back in town. She’s performing twice on Saturday, June 6—at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Big Idea Theatre, 1616 Del Paso Boulevard—as part of Big Idea’s Weekend of Comedy event. Tickets are $20 in advance (or $25 at the door) and can be purchased at www.bigideatheatre.org. Rubin will also be teaching an improv comedy class at Big Idea on Sunday, June 7 ($45, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.).

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Capital Stage production of the Tony-nominated In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), Rubin played a late Victorian-era woman being treated for “hysteria.” Rubin also toured with solo shows including Why I Died, a Comedy, and one with a title you can’t say on radio, Dick So Big.

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Rubin’s 90-minute stand-up show called Something Different talks about everything from sex and dating to scented “hippie soaps” and homeless people. “I make a lot of jokes about meditation, spirituality and addiction recovery. It’s kind of like if you’ve read a self-help book, or been in a self-help seminar, or been in therapy, this show will make fun of all that, in a playful way,” she says. “If we can’t laugh at the things we’re going through, we aren’t really going to get through the day.” She added that after five years based in Los Angeles, she found “I kept having to leave town to write”—so she moved back to Sacramento. Rubin’s specialty on stage is playing irreverent, impulsive characters. Her one-woman show Insides OUT ran at the Sacramento Theatre Co. and the (late, lamented) Foothill Theatre Co. She was a standout as the hedonistic (and pregnant) sister Izzy in the B Street’s production of the Pulitzer-winning script Rabbit Hole. In the

Sometimes, really strong performances make up for a weak play. That’s exactly what happens with Celebration Arts’ production of Levee James, by playwright S.M. ShephardMassat. The two main actors—Alexandra Barthel (seen locally onstage at Folsom’s Falcon’s Eye Theatre and Capital Stage) and James R. Ellison III (Celebration Arts)— elevate a muddled storyline and manage to thoroughly engage the audience throughout this production. It’s a frustrating endeavor, because Levee James does explore an interesting time and place: Georgia in 1923, where AfricanAmerican farmers were struggling to make a living and a place for themselves in the local community and economy. It’s also about hidden secrets, and both backcountry and bigcity prejudice and violence. But the storyline is a confusing one and the dialogue a bit stilted, so even though the two main characters—Georgia farmer Wesley (Ellison) and his sister-in-law Lily (Barthel)— face social and racial pressures, most the time it’s not quite clear what’s happening or where the danger is coming from. In a nutshell, a frustrated Lily returns from being a maid in the big city back to the farm country she grew up in, making a surprise visit to her recently widowed brother-in-law Wesley, and bringing with her the knowledge that cities aren’t any more welcoming to African-Americans than the local white farmers. Barthel and Ellison breathe life into their characters while also dealing with Southern accents and backcountry dialogue. Their strong performances, along with a third minor character Fizhugh (nicely portrayed by Nathan Marlow), make us care what happens to these two—despite the script and story challenges. —Patti Roberts

Levee James; 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; $8-$15. Celebration Arts, 4469 D Street; (916) 455-2787; www.celebrationarts.net. Through June 28.

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County & Other Stories

Mark Twain (played by Greg Alexander in a wig) emcees this omnibus production drawing on seven of his tales. Topics vary from a stolen elephant to barbers to little boys (good and bad). Lots of costume changes, sound effects and jokes in this fastmoving family production, with four Actors’ Equity Association actors. Sa, Su 1pm & 4pm. Through 6/6. $15-$20. B Street Theatre, 2711 B St.; (916) 443-5300; www.bstreettheatre.org. J.H.

The Jacksonian

This is a violent, unsettling play that, while compelling and intriguing at times, unfortunately loses its way. Part of the problem lies in the jumpy and uneven storyline and characters, while the other problem is fluctuating tone and genres. It’s a Southern Gothic murder mystery—part film noir, part dark comedy, part social commentary.

Tu 6:30pm; W 2pm & 6:30pm; Th, F 7pm; Sa 5pm & 9pm; Su 2pm. Through 6/7. $23-$35. B Street

Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Veteran pro Ed Claudio and four members of his Actor’s Workshop of Sacramento assay Eugene O’Neill’s monumental family drama—and they do a pretty respectable job getting this classic on its feet. You can feel the Tyrone clan disintegrating. It’s all here: alcoholism, morphine and above all, selfdeception and proud denial. The production values are strictly “no frills,” but the acting ranges from “worthy yeoman” to “high caliber.” The script has been trimmed a bit (the show still runs three hours). Kudos to Claudio for being the only guy in town to stage this American landmark in recent years. F, Sa 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 6/7. $15-$17. The Actor’s Workshop of Sacramento at Three Penny Theatre in the R25 Arts Complex, 1721 25th St.; (916) 583-4880; www.actinsac.com. J.H.

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Singer-songwriter, socialist activist Some artists were always destined to be hidden in the annals of music history. Some, however, come to public light through the hard work and perseverance of people who they influenced. Such is the case of Joe Hill, who will be honored this Friday by folk great John McCutcheon in a show appropriately dubbed Joe Hill’s Last Will. For the uninitiated, Joe Hill was an American activist and songwriter who wrote songs about worker’s rights, immigration, war, religion, home life and everything in between. This show was adapted from a play written by Si Kahn that debuted in 2011 and is now finally memorialized on record as John McCutcheon’s 37th release. McCutcheon, who realized he could do pretty much anything at this point in his career, chose wisely this time, and the fruits of his labor of love for Hill’s music is wholly and utterly evident and there for all to reap. Joe Hill’s Last Will, 8 p.m. Friday; $25. Palms Playhouse, 13 Main Street in Winters; www.folkmusic.com.

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Sally drag her to a speed-dating event, where she meets several nice men—and a couple of losers—none of whom interest her. “I lived a long, healthy life for that? What the hell was I doing in there?” Sally and the others want Carol to come out of her shell, but she isn’t really in one. Nor is she particularly reclusive. When she sees a black rat skittering across her spotless hardwood floor, it unnerves her enough to spend the night on the wicker sofa on her patio, and that’s how she meets Lloyd (Martin Starr), the new maintenance man with her pool service. She prevails upon him to join her in a fruitless search for the rat, then she offers him a glass of wine for his trouble. Two bottles and some easy conversation later, he takes his leave, telling Carol that she’s “a good drinking buddy.” Carol’s comfortable life opens up enough to include an unforced friendship with this much younger man; when he learns that she was a band singer way back when, before marriage and a long career in teaching, he invites her out for karaoke some night—and “some night” eventually arrives. (Danner favors viewers with a sublimely soothing rendition of “Cry Me a River” that makes one wish she’d sing more often.) Romance arrives as well when Carol meets Bill (Sam Elliott). Their paths first cross when he sidles up to her in the vitamin aisle at the pharmacy; “You don’t need all that,” he mutters to her. “Just right the way you are.” They catch each other’s eye after Carol and Sally finish a round of golf, he approaches her in the parking lot and she impulsively lets him have her phone number.

Finally, at the age of 72, Blythe Danner gets a movie almost entirely to herself. I’ll See You in My Dreams is only Brett Haley’s second theatrical feature, after a handful of shorts and one direct-to-video slasher flick. His first feature was The New Year, an indie quickie shot in 12 days for $8,000 that got some positive buzz at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival. There’s an undercurrent to I’ll See You that suggests Haley and his co-writer Marc Basch know this could be their ticket to the big time and they’re determined not to blow it. Haley may even have visions of becoming another Woody Allen, and maybe he will—although Allen almost never makes movies about people who are as comfortable in their own skins as Carol Petersen and the others in her circle. Ω

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An aging married couple (Morgan Freeman, Diane Keaton) run the gauntlet of selling their Brooklyn apartment, finding a better one and dealing with their beloved dog’s health crisis, even as all of New York is paralyzed by a possible terrorist incident. The script by Charlie Peters (from Jill Ciment’s novel Heroic Measures) is lightweight; with any two other stars it might be downright forgettable, but Freeman and Keaton couldn’t be forgettable if they tried, and they lift the movie into something tender and almost moving. Adding a dash of urban frenzy is Cynthia Nixon as their niece and real estate agent, while flashbacks sketch in their past, with Korey Jackson and Claire van der Boom flawlessly cast as Freeman and Keaton’s younger selves. Richard Loncraine’s sure-handed direction is another plus. J.L.

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Mad Max: Fury Road

The first Mad Max movie in 30 years has Tom Hardy stepping in for Mel Gibson as the cop-turned-vigilante-loner roving a postapocalyptic world. Here our antihero teams up cautiously with a female warrior (Charlize Theron) as the two seek to escape from a savage warlord (Hugh Keays-Byrne), taking the tyrant’s five wives with them to freedom. The script by Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris and director George Miller wastes little time on subtlety—or dialogue, for that matter; its few words are often mumbled or bellowed into unintelligibility. But it hardly matters; the movie is one long-running battle scene expertly staged and paced by Miller, with a judicious use of CGI that doesn’t insult us with the blatantly impossible. All we really need to know is who the good guys are, and Miller gives us that. J.L.

Pitch Perfect 2

The original Pitch Perfect was a surprise hit—and, though trivial, pleasant enough. But in three years, writer Kay Cannon could think of nowhere to take this gang of one-dimensional stereotypes than to toss them into yet another variation on the old underdogs-at-the-world-competition story. The result, under the arrhythmic direction of the otherwise talented Elizabeth Banks, is a near-disaster—a comedy that isn’t funny and a musical that isn’t tuneful (and once again, this supposed a capella group doesn’t sing unaccompanied). The net effect is wincing sympathy for Anna Kendrick and Hailee Steinfeld, who deserve better. Most of the rest of the cast, having no discernible talent, can count their blessings to be working at all. (And what’s with Rebel Wilson? Aren’t her 15 minutes about ready to run out?) J.L.

Far from the Madding Crowd

Thomas Vinterberg directed half a dozen features, a few TV movies and a handful of music videos in between the time he made his 1998 breakthrough The Celebration and his 2012 “comeback” The Hunt, but he’s gained such a stern, quiet confidence since then that his new stuff feels like the work of a changed man. The Hunt was a study in cruel suspicion in which a small-town schoolteacher’s life and reputation are destroyed by the innocent lie of a child, and Vinterberg tills similar soil in his adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s 1874 serial Far from the Madding Crowd, creating another small-town hothouse where propriety is chal-

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Bill Pohlad’s biopic about Brian Wilson takes a fairly bold approach, concurrently telling two stories of the Beach Boy’s troubled genius in two different eras, covering both his 1960s meltdown and his 1980s recovery. It’s especially bold in that the two actors playing Wilson—Paul Dano in his youth and John Cusack in middle age—look absolutely nothing like each other, and yet they mesh seamlessly, like two instruments playing in different keys making an unexpectedly beautiful sound. Dano’s entire career of affected oddballs now feels like a mere warmup to playing the socially awkward young Wilson, and the scenes of Wilson crafting Pet Sounds, creating a masterpiece out of the sound collage of his subconscious, are utterly riveting. The 1980s scenes aren’t quite as successful, but Cusack perfectly captures the ghostly sincerity of Wilson from that era, and there are fine supporting turns from Paul Giamatti and Elizabeth Banks. D.B.

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A military contractor (Bradley Cooper) lands in Hawaii with his career under some unspecified cloud; now he’s serving as liaison between NASA, an eccentric billionaire (Bill Murray) and local natives, while being distracted by an old girlfriend (Rachel McAdams) and his gung-ho Air Force minder (Emma Stone). Writer-director Cameron Crowe pounds another nail in the coffin lid of his career, with a story that (like the dismal Elizabethtown) takes place on some strange planet that exists only in his head. The movie is a lumpy, half-baked mix of Hawaiian mythology, soggy soap opera, strained magic realism and hard-nosed politics. A decent cast (John Krasinski and Alec Baldwin also get stuck in the goo) gamely goes along, but little rings true, and suddenly Jerry Maguire is looking like a very long time ago. J.L.

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On the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a Los Angeles theater director (Simon Abkarian) prepares a play commemorating the horror, but is beset by demonstrators, literally on all sides: Turks denying that the atrocity ever happened, and Armenians outraged that the play shows an Armenian woman (Angela Sarafyan) surviving by abandoning her family for a Turkish soldier. Worse yet, a series of eerie accidents suggests the presence of ghostly protesters. First-time writer-directors Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian grapple valiantly with their theme, but it seems too vast for their fledgling talents and their limited budget. There are many solemnly striking images, thanks in large part to the haunting faces of the actors, but the story is muddled, unfocused and pounded across with sledgehammers. J.L.

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This Swedish offering is about as lighthearted and inconsequential as a dark comedy dealing with mass murder and nihilistic destruction can possibly get. While escaping both the police and a cartoonish biker gang, centenarian Allan Karlsson (50-year-old Robert Gustafsson) flashes back to his youthful discovery of “how good it feels to blow things up,” a proclivity that led him to fateful meetings with Franco, Stalin and Robert Oppenheimer, and into inadvertently becoming the architect of the Cold War. If that’s not weird and wacky enough: oompah music! In the flashback scenes, director Felix Herngren seems to be going for a Forrest Gump-like historical fable, but in the more manic present-day scenes, Herngren leans on glib violence and weak screenwriting clichés. It’s an unusual ride to say the least, a mouthful of a title and several fistfuls of ideas, often quite inventive and funny, but a little too flippant to fully recommend. D.B.

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neighborhood, and finds that their home is haunted by an angry presence that takes the youngest child hostage. In almost every sense, Gil Kenan’s version falls short of Hooper’s, and doesn’t do enough to differentiate itself, other than updating the technology and changing the parents (Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt) from hippie sellouts into credit cardwielding Gen X-ers hit hard by the recession. But for all of the script’s tentativeness, Kenan (Monster House) brings a high level of craft to his haunted house film, matching recent overhyped ghost stories like The Conjuring and Insidious. D.B.

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the fucking past 10 years, nothing has even come close to this,” said guitarist Shann. It’s not that bandmembers didn’t have faith in their creation. After all, they spent loads of time and effort hammering out the finer details. Church started writing and rehearsing in late 2013, but they didn’t play a single show until almost a year later. “[Most bands] will just get some songs together and say, ‘Let’s go play some shows, let’s go do this,’ whereas we actually spent a lot of fucking time putting these songs together, making sure that we didn’t look like assholes when we came out,” Shann said. That attention to detail is why Church only had two songs ready for its first show, guitarist and vocalist Chris said. Of course, it’s worth noting that those songs both easily breezed past the 10-minute mark. Before long, the band— comprising Chris, Shann, Ben (bass), Matt (drums) and Eva—started opening for widely known masters, like crossover thrashers Iron Reagan and NOLA sludge deities Eyehategod at a Halloween show. After that, they played a spectacular show with local legends Will Haven and the almighty Yob, not just surviving but outright thrilling a crowd that clearly had high expectations.

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looping, droning, crushing and sometimes soaring songs that journey from low despair to heightened redemption. Their music, like much in the doom genre, excels in hypnotizing and entrancing listeners, entrapping them in weighty fuzz and sludge. And it’s OK if you’re not able to pick up the lyrics; the entire package is intended to be felt viscerally. “All of it’s like a feeling. It’s more important for people to connect with it on their own,” said Church’s vocalist, Eva. (Members of the band asked to remain on a first-name basis.) Church has been playing shows since the fall of 2014, never taking the top of a local bill, but always gaining certainty and strength in their performances. The band recently released its first album, Unanswered Hymns, and its emergence in April arguably shook the world of underground doom metal, gaining universally glowing praise from publications like Metal Injection and SN&R’s own blog. CVLT Nation even named the record its doom release of the month. The band was stunned by its reception and widespread notice. “It’s really weird how fast it’s starting to progress. Out of every band I’ve ever been in

Church’s music excels in hypnotizing and entrancing listeners, entrapping them in weighty fuzz and sludge. Church continues to move up in profile as the band sets out on its first tour, a six-stop trip through the northwest. It starts Thursday, June 4, at Press Club—the release show for their album on tape, released through Transylvanian Tapes out of Oakland. Unanswered Hymns will also see a vinyl release on the late side of this year, through Battleground Records in Arizona. And if you’re not into analog, you can download the album from Bandcamp for $6.66—a fitting price for such a religious experience. Ω

BottleRock’s high heels, derby hats and ’90s vibe Rocking Napa: After two questionable years, BottleRock Napa Valley seems to have found its groove. The first edition was too massive, racking up $8 million in debt that festival organizers are still trying to repay. The second year’s lineup was a little lackluster, a little too ’90s. But last weekend, roughly 100,000 people came out to Napa’s fairgrounds to see heavy hitters Imagine Dragons, Robert Plant, No Doubt and Snoop Dogg. All right, so the festival is still catering to that ’90s nostalgia pretty hard—but it worked. Sunday, which featured the latter two acts, completely sold out. Buildings that had been knocked to pieces during last August’s 6.0-magnitude earthquake actually created more spacious grounds for this year’s festival-goers, who enjoyed shady lounge areas, art installations previously seen at Burning Man and a generally easy-to-navigate setup. It was family-friendly—there were a lot of families—with four stages, a luxurious wine selection and some great food. The audience leaned older—evidence of the lack of any electronic dance music acts—and fancier, with more high heels and billowing derby hats than I’ve ever seen at a dusty music festival. New this year was a culinary stage built to compete with Outside Lands’ Gastromagic—and compete it did. It paired rock star chefs with actual rock stars in an emceed, entertaining and tight format. Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav

Best outfit of the weekend definitely goes to No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani, who came out in a green silk track suit dotted with tigers, patent black combat boots and her platinum-blonde hair dipped in black. Her voice was as strong as ever, her dance moves admirably wild. Fans sung along to radio hits like “Hella Good,” “It’s My Life” and “Just A Girl” while horns blazed and Stefani took selfies with fans in the front row. Toward the end of the set, the big screens went black—a huge bummer for fans way out in the distance. Many left quickly, but many also stayed, not seeming to notice at all. While Stefani literally dropped the mic at one point, Cage the Elephant’s Matthew Shultz threw his mic into the crowd on Friday. Such was his style. Shultz flew and flailed across the stage, exhibited mad hops—at one point hopping onto his guitarist’s back—and skipped around shirtless with the childlike joy. “I feel like a warrior princess,” he squealed before diving into the crowd. Even without Shultz’s antics, Cage delivered the most energetic, memorable set of the weekend. Powerhouse alt-rock band Young the Giant impressed as well, uniting thousands on one of the group’s oldest-ever songs, “Cough Syrup,” as well as its absurdly catchy single “My Body.” Newer songs off the sophomore record still haven’t seemed to stick too well, though. Over on one of the smaller stages, those who didn’t care for the synthy stylings of Foster the People, Capital Cities and Passion Pit still found excellent, old-school sounds—longstanding funksters Lettuce, psychedelic rock band Chris Robinson Brotherhood and spirited soulful rockers Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds all delighted. But they didn’t delight quite as much as New Orleans’ legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band—because honestly, who could? The only jazz act all weekend brought out a formidable crowd with formidable, feel-good dance moves. And finally, Australia’s Courtney Barnett was a personal fave for her charming, deadpan delivery of smart, biting lyrics. She didn’t go over too well with the relatively sparse audience, though. Remember those heels and derby hats?

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on the art of fried chicken—which Voltaggio then paired with hot sauce ice cream made with liquid nitrogen, of course—and Snoop Dogg learned how to roll sushi from Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. “I’m a great roller but I’ve never rolled this way,” Snoop said. Ha! Because cannabis! The jokes continued. An absurd number of people huddled around the stage long before Snoop showed up—probably more than BottleRock organizers ever expected—which meant anyone who showed up late couldn’t see a thing and couldn’t hear a thing. Sound issues, sadly, plagued the culinary area all weekend. Snoop’s own set moved through hits like “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Who Am I (What’s My Name?),” lots of covers—Katy Perry’s “California Gurls,” Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll,” House of Pain’s “Jump Around”—and even more weed references. Bob Marley’s “Jammin’” filled the festival as he walked off stage. BEFORE | NEWS

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Teenage Bottlerocket

Joni Morris

Agalloch

The Boardwalk, 6:30 p.m., $13 Formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, Teenage Bottlerocket celebrates just over a decade as a punk-rock quartet. PUNK Its sixth studio album, Tales From Wyoming, was released in late March on Rise Records and quickly kicked open the doors to the Billboard Charts— claiming No. 4 on the Heatseekers chart, No. 10 on the Hard Rock Albums chart and No. 22 on the Independent Albums chart. Influenced by groups like Screeching Weasel, Bouncing Souls and the Ramones, Teenage Bottlerocket remains true to its loud, poppunk appeal and repetitive choruses that continue to play in your head for days. The Copyrights, Bastards of Young and the Moans will also perform. 9426 Greenback Lane, www.teenagebottlerocket.com.

Harris Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m., $19-$39 Nashville is over for the season. How ever will you get your fill of country-music drama? Rest easy; Joni Morris and her band After Midnight are sure to bring plenty of honky-tonk heartbreak to the stage with four performances of Legendary Ladies of Country Music. Morris’ specialty is Patsy Cline, whose specialty is the most lovelorn songs you can imagine (“I Cried All the Way to the Altar” and “Why Can’t He Be You” to cite just a few), but she’ll be bringing out all the stops with tributes to Kitty Wells, Loretta COUNTRY Lynne and Tammy Wynette, too. After Friday, she performs three more shows across Saturday and Sunday as well. 10 College Parkway in Folsom, www.jonimorris.com.

—Deena Drewis

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06SAT Tyson Graf Trio

Midtown Barfly, 8 p.m., $15 Portland’s Agalloch will make Sacramento the second stop of its tour of the greater West Coast area. It’s a testament to the many devoted talent buyers locally (which include Shuffle Six) that shows of this magnitude and ilk even get routed here. METAL/FOLK Once a pass-through city for touring acts, Sacramento has seen a healthy resurgence of headlining acts not only coming to the area, but returning after successful shows. Agalloch mixed elements of folk, black metal, doom and even post-rock on the fabulous The Serpent & The Sphere in 2014 and its back-catalog is equally impressive. Joining Agalloch on this trek is Helen Money. 1119 21st Street, www.agalloch.org.

Fox & Goose, 9 p.m., $5 You may remember Tyson Graf from his instrumental rock band Modifyde back in the early 2000s. More likely, you’ve seen his name month after month on Shady Lady Saloon’s jazz calendar. So why pay $5 to see him at the Fox & Goose? We expect the Berklee College of Music grad’s trio to let loose and get even funkier. Expect long, raw improvisations with an experimental rock JAZZ twist, all based on sweet grooves. On guitar, Graf melds jazz with progressive-rock—intense riffs, surprising chord changes, the occasional detection of blues roots—and he does so with speed. Let’s just say he’s got mad skills. 1001 R Street, http://tysongraf.com.

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Sleep Train Arena, 7:30 p.m., $94.45-$788.67

Mike Diaz is a bit of a local psych-rock, punkrock legend with his groups Majesty, the Pretty Girls and Red Tyger Church. His latest outfit is Removed, and they rock hard with meaty riffs and driving, high-energy beats. They lean heavily into proto-punk territory (a la the Stooges and MC5), but they have a bit of a soulful groove. The group has gone through some lineup changes, but are currently a lean rock ’n’ roll three-piece with Lloyd Benjamin and Garrett Hawkins backing Diaz. Seattle indie-rockers Little Fixtures, ROCK who blast moody, heavy riffs, open the show. 2030 P Street, (916) 444-7914; www.facebook.com/Removedmusic.

—Aaron Carnes

Andrea Bocelli’s hair has grayed and his face has realized new lines, but his voice has never faltered. His 1994 debut album, Il Mare OPERA Calmo della Sera, went gold, and he quickly became an international superstar. His second album, Bocelli, was certified platinum, and Sogno, his fifth album, was certified gold and platinum in the United States and Europe. He later released Manon Lescaut, the complete Puccini opera featuring Ana Maria Martinez and Placido Domingo. Bocelli’s sung Christmas night at the Vatican and performed at the Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty. At this show in Sacramento, he’ll be joined by the Sacramento Opera chorus. 1 Sports Parkway, www.andreabocelli.com.

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Psychosomatic

Crest Theatre, 8 p.m., $35-$40

Press Club, 8 p.m., $10

It’s kind of amazing that Neutral Milk Hotel is playing again. After just one EP and a record in the ’90s, NMH broke up. They became one of the most influential indie rock bands of its era, though not as highly recognized as Radiohead or Pavement. Leader Jeff Magnum’s combo of surreal psychedelicfolk and indie-rock—mixed with sadness, honesty, and dream-like imagery—inspired a ton of singer-songwriters. Magnum has ROCK remained elusive, and rarely even played solo. The group miraculously reunited in 2013, and this might be the last chance for people to see it; NMH announced this 2015 tour will be its last. Get tickets to the sold-out show by any means necessary. 1013 K Street, www.walkingwallofwords.com.

—Trina L. Drotar

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—Aaron Carnes

Jeff Salgado and his cohorts in Psychosomatic can play on virtually any metal or punk bill and go over like gangbusters. The band toes the line between furious and spurious heavy metal fare and METAL/PUNK breakneck punk rock. Salgado, who at times resembles a younger Tom Araya (Slayer)— while simultaneously playing bass and belting out vicious lyric schemes—doesn’t let you stand still at his shows. Since 1988, this band has been opening for many big-name national acts including (but certainly not limited to) Exodus, M.O.D., Fang, Attitude Adjustment and Hirax. Also on this raucous bill are punk legends Dr. Know, Kill the Precedent and the Strange Party. 2030 P Street, http://officialpsychosomatic.com.

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Saturday Boom, 9pm, call for cover

Sin Sunday, 8pm, call for cover

Mad Mondays, 9pm M, call for cover

CHRISTIAN DEWILD, 9:30pm, no cover

DAVE ADAMS PROJECT, 9:30pm, no cover

RUBY JAYE, 2-5pm, call for cover

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BLUE LAMP

1400 Alhambra, (916) 455-3400

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314 W. Main St., Grass Valley; (530) 274-8384

KOTTONMOUTH KINGS, HEDPE, THE FAMILY RUIN, SCARE DON’T FEAR; 6pm, $20

BARWICK & SIEGFRIED, 8pm, $15-$18

An evening of magic with Nick Fedoroff, 8pm, $22-$25

JOHN MCCUTCHEON, 7:30pm, $20-$35

CASH PROPHETS, 9pm-12:30am, no cover

THE COZMIC CAFÉ

Open-mic, 7:30pm, no cover

JONNY MOJO, 8pm, $8

CANCELLIERI, JON EMERY, PATRICK DUNN; 8pm, $7

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GENIX, SUNNY LAX, 10pm, call for cover

JULIAN JORDAN, 10pm, call for cover

DIVE BAR

Deuling Pianos, 9pm, no cover

1022 K St., (916) 737-5999

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MARTY COHEN & THE SIDEKICKS, 8pm, no cover

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DANK OCEAN, BIG STICKY MESS, 10pm, call for cover

1001 R St., (916) 443-8825

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SAMMY J, TENELLE, FINN GRUVA, PIETER T; 8pm, $20

BOB WOODS, 5-9pm, no cover; DANE DREWIS, 9pm-1am, no cover

594 Main St., Placerville; (530) 642-8481

228 G St., Davis; (530) 756-9227

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Social And Environmental Movie Night, 6:30pm W, $3

PATRICK WALSH, 9pm Tu; ISLAND OF BLACK & WHITE, EGG; 9pm W, no cover DELTA CITY RAMBLERS, 9pm, $5

Open-mic, 7:30pm M; Pub Quiz, 7pm Tu; Northern Soul and Cornhole, 8pm W

TYSON GRAF TRIO, 9pm, $5 SORTA LIKE HEAVEN, 10pm, call for cover

1603 J St., (916) 476-5076

BIG TROUBLE, ASHLEY BARRON; 9pm, no cover

HALFTIME BAR & GRILL

FUNK ROCKERS, 9pm-midnight, $5

CALIFORNIA GROOVE, 9pm-midnight, $5

THE BROTHERS COMATOSE, MERRYGOLD; 9pm, $15

SPARE PARTS, THE TAYLOR CHICKS; 6pm, $8; MASSIVE DELICIOUS, 10pm, $8-$10

5681 Lonetree Blvd., Rocklin; (916) 626-6366

HARLOW’S

2708 J St., (916) 441-4693

ZOSO THE ULTIMATE LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE, 8pm, $15-$18

THE HIDEAWAY BAR & GRILL

Trash Rock Thursdays, 9pm, no cover

2565 Franklin Blvd., (916) 455-1331

LUNA’S CAFÉ & JUICE BAR 1414 16th St., (916) 441-3931

Joe Montoya’s Poetry Unplugged, 8pm, $2

MIDTOWN BARFLY

1119 21st St., (916) 549-2779

NAKED LOUNGE DOWNTOWN 1111 H St., (916) 443-1927

SOUND UNDERGROUND, BRYAN MCALLISTER QUINTET; 8:30pm, $5

CITY OF VAIN, RIOT RADIO, THE WEST LORDS, THE SCRATCH OUTS; 8pm, $10 DON BEAMONT & THE SPIRIT MOLECULES, KATE SPRAWKA; 8pm, $5

PENNY HARDING, JEFF SEARS, KATHY BARWICK, KRISTI MATAL; 8pm, $9

That Thing on Friday, EDM, 10pm-2am, $5

AGALLOCH, HELEN MONEY; 8pm, $15

COUNTER CULTURE, ST. X, RED LANTERNS, WILDWOODS, 8:30pm, $5

KEVIN SECONDS, 8:30pm, $5

ACE OF SpADES Friday, June 5

NICO & VINZ

JaSon French - SebaStian MikaeL Saturday, June 6

VEIL OF MAYA revocation – oceano GiFt Giver - entheoS - FLub

CALI AGENTS, DURAG DYNASTY, REPLACEMENT KILLERS; 9pm W, $15-$18 Metal Mass Brunch, noon, no cover; Sunday Sinema, 8pm, no cover

Jazz, 8pm M; JON EMERY, ABRAHAM AND THE OLD GODS; 8:30pm W, $5

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Friday, June 26

ROBIN TROWER

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Roger Carpio, Tim Matranga, 9pm M; Cactus Pete, 8pm Tu; Twisted Trivia, 8pm Nebraska Mondays, 7:30pm M, $5-$20; Open-mic comedy, 8pm Tu, no cover

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THE STORY SO FAR

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 6/8-6/10

MEG MYERS, WILD PARTY; 8pm, $12

’80s music, 9pm, no cover

4007 Taylor Rd., Loomis; (916) 652-4007

SUNDAY 6/7

MOXY & THE INFLUENCE, CARBONINE, JU- Open mic, 8pm M; MONEYPENNY, BEHIND LIET COMPANY, GRAVY NATION; 8pm, $8 THE FALLEN, CEMETERY SUN; 7pm Tu, $10

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1016 K St., (916) 737-5770

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1901 10th St., (916) 442-3504

Karaoke w/ Sac City Entertainment, 9pm, no cover

SAGES, SURVIVING THE ERA, SKYLIS, TIGER CHRIST; 9pm, $5

Lipstick!, 9pm, $5

ON THE Y

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

Movie Night, 6pm, no cover

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

JOHN MCCUTCHEON, 8pm, $25

HOUSTON JONES, SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND; 8pm, $20

GRAVESHADOW, BURN RIVER, SOLANUM; 9:30pm, $5

THE BONEDRIVERS, 9pm, $5

DIRK LANG BAND, 9pm, call for cover

POINTDEXTER, GIGANTIS; 9pm, call for cover

ASHLEY BARRON, 10pm, call for cover

THE DEADLIES, 10pm, call for cover

SUPERLICIOUS, 10pm, call for cover

CAFE R&B, 3pm, call for cover

2030 P St., (916) 444-7914

UFOMAMMUT, USNEA, LYCUS, CHURCH; 8pm, $12

Top 40 w/ DJ Rue, 9pm, $5

Top 40 w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9pm, $5

Sunday Night Soul Party, 9pm, $5

SHADY LADY SALOON

TESSIE MARIE, 9pm, no cover

CRESCENT KATZ, 9pm, no cover

ZORELLI, 9pm, no cover

ALEX JENKINS, 9pm, no cover

OLD IRONSIDES

670 Fulton Ave., (916) 487-3731

THE PALMS PLAYHOUSE

13 Main St., Winters; (530) 795-1825

PISTOL PETE’S

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

140 Harrison Ave., Auburn; (530) 885-5093

PJ’S ROADHOUSE

5461 Mother Lode, Placerville; (530) 626-0336

POWERHOUSE PUB

614 Sutter St., Folsom; (916) 355-8586

THE PRESS CLUB

1409 R St., (916) 231-9121

SOPHIA’S THAI KITCHEN

SATURDAY 6/6

HILLSTOMP, BEN LEWIS & BRIAN MORGAN; 9pm, $5

129 E St., Davis; (530) 758-4333

STARLITE LOUNGE

1517 21st St., (916) 704-0711

STONEY INN/ROCKIN’ RODEO

THE CHAD BUSHNELL BAND, 8pm, no cover

1320 Del Paso Blvd., (916) 927-6023

SWABBIES

5871 Garden Hwy, (916) 920-8088

TORCH CLUB

X TRIO, 5pm, no cover; THE RESPONDERS, DAVID SAUL LEE; 9pm, $6

904 15th St., (916) 443-2797

SUNDAY 6/7

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 6/8-6/10 Karaoke, 9pm Tu, no cover; Open-mic, 9pm W, no cover

Open-mic comedy, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke, 9pm Tu, no cover

Karaoke, 9pm Tu, W, no cover

REMOVED, LITTLE FIXTURES, WHITE BIKE; 8pm M; JAPHY’S DESCENT, 8pm Tu

BOCA DO RIO, 9:30pm, $5

Trivia Night, 9:30pm Tu, call for cover; Open-mic, 8pm W, call for cover

JAKE NIELSEN’S TRIPLE THREAT, THE CASH CARTELL BAND; 8pm, $7

Air-guitar competition, 8pm, $6 ($12 to compete)

Open-mic w/ Sam Bruno, 8pm W, call for cover

Country dancing, 7:30pm, no cover; $5 after 8pm

BIG STICKY MESS, JOY & MADNESS, AFROFUNK EXPERIENCE; 5-10pm, $8

AFROFUNK EXPERIENCE, GROOVEINCIBLE, IN THE NO; 3-10pm, $8

PAILER AND FRATIS, 5:30-7:30pm, no cover; THE ROUTINE, 9pm, $10

BLACK STAR SAFARI, WOUNDED KNEE; 9pm, $10-$12

Country dance party, 8pm, no cover

Comedy open-mic, 8pm M; Bluebird Lounge open-mic, 5pm Tu, no cover

CHRIS DUARTE, TWO TONE STEINY; 3pm, $12-$15

BILL MYLAR, 5:30pm Tu; MICHAEL RAY, BILLY MANZIK; 8pm Tu; Open-mic, W

Cali Agents with Durag Dynasty, Replacement Killers, Lyric Jones, Blozart, Lurkavelly, DJ Lahn and Penny 9pm Wednesday, $15-$18. Harlow’s Hip-hop

All ages, all the time ACE OF SPADES

NICO & VINZ, JASON FRENCH, SEBASTIAN MIKAEL; 7pm, $20

VEIL OF MAYA, REVOCATION, OCEANO, GIFT GIVER, ENTHEOS, FLUB; 6pm, $16

CAFÉ COLONIAL

TY THOMAS, ARTYFACTZ, FLOTIVATION, SAUCYMZPROPHET; 9pm, $5

BRAVE SEASON, MEET ME IN MONTAUK, STREETLIGHT FIRE, SASTWDUST; 7pm, $5

1417 R St., (916) 448-3300 3520 Stockton Blvd., (916) 718-7055

Retrogen916 game night, 6pm Tu; Six Degrees of Rumination podcast, 7pm W

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Persian

scholar Avicenna was so well-rounded in his knowledge that he wrote two different encyclopedias. Even as a teenager he was obsessed with learning all he could. He got especially consumed with trying to master Aristotle’s Metaphysics, which did not easily yield its secrets to him. He read it 40 times, memorizing every word. When he finally understood it, he was so excited he celebrated by giving out money and gifts to destitute strangers. I suspect you will soon be having an equivalent breakthrough, Aries. At last you will grasp a truth that has eluded you for a long time. Congratulations in advance!

rush hour in Tokyo, unwieldy crowds of commuters board the trains and subways. They often need help at squeezing in. Railway workers known as oshiya, or pushers, provide the necessary force. Wearing crisp uniforms, white gloves and neat hats, they cram the last stragglers into each car. I foresee the possibility of you being called on to perform a metaphorical version of the service these pushers provide. Is there a polite and respectful way for you to be indelicate in a worthy cause? Could you bring lighthearted tact to bear as you seek an outcome that encourages everyone to compromise?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I love to

watch an evolved Scorpio get his or her needs met by helping other people get their needs met. It’s thrilling to behold the paradoxical Scorpio assets in action: the combination of manipulativeness and generosity; the animal magnetism working in service to the greater good; the resourceful willpower that carries out hidden agendas and complex strategies designed to make the world a better place. I expect to see a lot of this idiosyncratic wisdom from you in the coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

“Would that life were like the shadow cast by a wall or a tree,” says the Talmud. “But it is like the shadow of a bird in flight.” That’s a lyrical sentiment, but I don’t agree with it. I’ve come to prefer the shimmering dance over the static stance. The ever-shifting play of light and dark is more interesting to me than the illusion of stability. I feel more at home in the unpredictable flow than in the stagnant trance of certainty. What about you, Sagittarius? I suggest that in the immediate future you cultivate an appreciation for the joys and challenges of the shimmering dance.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Nobel

Prize-winning physicists Wolfgang Pauli and Niels Bohr were both amused at how counterintuitive their innovative theories seemed. Once Pauli was lecturing a group of eminent scientists about a radical new hypothesis. Bohr got out of his seat in the audience and walked up to the front to interrupt his colleague. “We all agree that your theory is crazy,” Bohr told Pauli. “The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough.” Pauli defended himself. “It is crazy enough!” he said. But Bohr was insistent. “It’s not crazy enough!” he argued. I’m going to pose a comparable query to you, Gemini. Are your new ideas and possibilities crazy enough to be true? Make sure they are.

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

core of your horoscope comes from the poem “A Color of the Sky” by Tony Hoagland. Imagine that you are the “I” who is saying the following: “What I thought was an end turned out to be a middle. / What I thought was a brick wall turned out to be a tunnel. / What I thought was an injustice turned out to be a color of the sky.” Please understand, Capricorn, that speaking these words might not make total sense to you yet. You may have to take them on faith until you gather further evidence. But I urge you to speak them anyway. Doing so will help generate the transformations you need in order to make them come true.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ve

wandered into an awkward phase of your cycle. Missed connections have aroused confusion. Disjointed events have led to weirdness. I’ve got a suggestion for how you might be able to restore clarity and confidence: Make a foray into a borderland and risk imaginative acts of heroism. Does that sound too cryptic or spooky? How about if I say it like this: Go on an unpredictable quest that will free your trapped vitality, or try a mysterious experiment that will awaken your sleeping magic. P.S. For best results, ask for help every step of the way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Lessons in luck are coming your way. Will they help you attract more luck? Maybe. Will they show you how to make better use of your luck? Maybe. A lot depends on your ability to understand and love the paradox of luck. I’ve assembled a few enigmatic teachings to prepare you. (1) “Luck is believing you’re lucky,” Tennessee Williams, (2) “It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it,” Baltasar Gracián, (3) “Sometimes not getting what you want is a brilliant stroke of luck,” Lorii Myers, (4) “The harder I work, the luckier I get,” Samuel Goldwyn, (5) “You’ve got to try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it,” Jimmy Dean, and (6) “Go and wake up your luck,” Persian proverb.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Gesamtkunstwerk

is a German word that can be translated as “total art work” or “all-embracing art form.” It refers to a creative masterpiece that makes use of several genres. The 19th-century composer Richard Wagner had this in mind when he produced his opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, which included orchestral music, singing, theater and literature. I’m invoking the spirit of Gesamtkunstwerk for your use, Leo. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to synthesize and coordinate all the things you do best, and express them with a flourish.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The word

“boudoir” means a woman’s bedroom. But hundreds of years ago, it had a more specific definition. It was a room where a well-bred girl was sent when she was pouting. “Boudoir” is derived from the French verb bouder, which means “to sulk.” If it were in my power, Pisces, I would send you to the sulking room right now. In fact, I would encourage you to sulk. In my opinion, a good, long sulk would be just the right prescription for you. It would trigger brainstorms about how to change the soggy, foggy conditions that warranted your sulking in the first place.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Defender was a popular video game that young people played in video arcades during the 1980s. Fifteen-year-old Steve Juraszek was profiled in Time magazine after he racked up a record-breaking 16 million points while playing the game for 16 hours straight. But when his high school principal found out that Juraszek had skipped classes to be at the arcade, he was suspended. I’m wondering if there may soon be a similar development in your own life, Virgo. Will you have to pay a small price for your success? You should at least be prepared to risk an acceptable loss in order to accomplish an important goal.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): People I

meet are sometimes taken aback by the probing questions I ask them. Recently an acquaintance said to me, “Why don’t you

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When it’s

You can call Rob Brezsny for your Expanded Weekly Horoscope: (900) 950-7700. $1.99 per minute. Must be 18+. Touchtone phone required. Customer service (612) 373-9785. And don’t forget to check out Rob’s website at www.realastrology.com.

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Coffee and equality Like many raised in Seattle, Mollie Moisan grew up on coffee. Her habit started forming at age 12; her first job was pouring cappuccinos. But she actually came to Sacramento’s Pachamama Coffee Cooperative from a food co-op background—it’s a funny story she’ll share later—and says “the only reason I’m working in coffee is because it’s a cooperative.” Pachamama is basically a co-op of co-ops in Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico and Ethiopia. Why does that matter? The hundreds of thousands of small-scale farmers who grow Pachamama’s coffee actually own the company—and the company’s growing fast. It started in 2001, entered the market via Davis Food Co-op in 2006, launched its Midtown headquarters in 2012 and opened a cafe in Davis in 2014. We sat down with Moisan to talk gender equality and tasting notes.

Looking around at Sacramento’s major coffee players, they’re pretty much all men, right? It’s all men, and that’s not unusual. Coffee in general is all men. It’s kind of an old boys’ club sort of thing; the men would do the traveling. I’m the Director of Outreach at Pachamama, so I’m No. 2. On the retail side of it, there’s Edie Baker [of Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters] who has been buying direct from several farmers, and they’ve been putting out some amazing products. There’s also Rina Paguaga: she’s from Nicaragua, she has a farm, her brother has a farm, her nephew is a roaster in Miami. She sells coffee to Insight and Old Soul. And there’s Mery Santos working for Boyd Coffee based out of Portland, and she’s the vice president of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance. That’s four women doing totally different things in the coffee industry, and they’re not baristas. I think women in coffee are often relegated to baristas or cafe managers and there are some women in town doing big things to further the knowledge of specialty coffee.

Why do you think coffee is so male-dominated? I think coffee is somewhat aggressive. It’s the second-highest commodity traded besides oil. I think it’s just historically been that way. There’s this glass ceiling for women, not just with coffee but large businesses in general. It’s really intimidating. I think it takes a certain kind of woman to be able to take that on. Sometimes you get emotional about something—you have things going on at home, someone says something offensive—but you can’t cry at work. You can’t. You gotta be able to man up in some respects. I think that’s why I’m so excited to see women in coffee in Sacramento. We’re getting this great coffee scene—it’s cool to be part of it now and I think it’s still young—but it’s also exciting to see women in bigger positions. And we’re better at it, to be honest. We’re |

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nicer. I have really great relationships with the other women in coffee. I watch a lot of other coffee companies—they’re male-dominated, they’re highly competitive, aggressive—and I don’t think that [behavior] is necessary.

coffees is an Ethiopian because I like the fruit flavors that come through. I like it hot, I like it cold, I like it lukewarm. When we bring in new coffees, we’re smelling beans, we’re chewing the beans, we’re brewing it hot, having it tepid—I try it every way.

How did you wind up at Pachamama?

Always black?

I’ve worked on a lot of co-op boards. I’m just really committed to cooperation, and I guess socialism [laughs]. At the food co-op, we had a series of coffee buyers in the bulk department who didn’t drink coffee, and that drove me crazy. Finally someone was leaving and I was like, “I’m doing coffee”… That was when Pachamama had first started selling coffee, so they had a sales guy come in. It was really funny. I told my boss, “if that guy had come in and talked to anyone else at the store, they would have shooed him away.” He was a suit and we had a pretty activist co-op. Anyway, we started carrying Pachamama and the coffee was excellent, owned by coffee farmers—everything about it spoke to me. I tell this story because—no joke, it was one of those universal intention sort of things—I’m standing there talking to the guy and I’m thinking in the back of my head, “I’d like this guy’s job. It’s coffee and co-ops.” Four years later, I’m moving to Sacramento.

What do you look for in a cup of coffee? Something that has a full mouthfeel, that has several layers of flavors. I’m not a dark roast person, but I don’t particularly like something super light-roasted either. I don’t want tea, I want coffee. I’m a taster, and what I like in my coffee is what I like in my wine: depth and a variety of flavors. One of my favorite |

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What do you find annoying about current coffee trends? I’m annoyed by hype marketing. Not just in Sacramento, but coffee in general tells a lot of stories that aren’t necessarily true. I don’t like that, I don’t like brainwashing … I’m annoyed by how much people make off coffee, because it’s a lot. And it’s not like it’s not valuable, but the finances are maldistributed. To be honest, even grocery stores make a killing. Think about how much the farmer is getting, then the exporter is getting some money off of that, the warehouse in Oakland is getting some money off of that, then you’re going to buy it. If you’re a roaster, you’re going to roast it and then you’re going to make a lot of money off it. Then if you send it to a distributor—they’re going to put 25 percent on top of that. Then the grocery store is going to mark it up 35 to 40 percent just to put it on the shelves. The grocery store is making like $4 or $5 per pound just for selling it. If somebody along the chain stopped what they were doing, things would stumble forward. Ω Visit Pachamama Coffee Cooperative at 919 20th Street or www.pacha.coop.

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