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That’s exactly what I would ask the numerous supposedly intelligent and obviously successful women who I see sporting ridiculously high-heeled, often pointy-toed shoes. I feel like the child in “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” I see ridiculousness all around me, yet none dares point it out. This phenomenon includes accomplished women in many fields—journalism, the arts, business, sports—and includes Katie Couric, J. K. Rowling, Gwyneth Paltrow, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. What explains the lemming-like nature of so many women subjecting themselves to ultra-high heels? What justifies their willingness to sacrifice stability, safety and long-term well being to a fashion whim? Walking behind a woman in high heels, you can observe her wobbly steps. In heels, one is hobbled. It would be quite difficult to run if necessary. And danger beckons. Just ask any of the highfashion models that have taken a dive on the catwalk. TV shows like Sex in the City have glorified overpriced versions of these torture chambers for feet. They are linked to designers with exotic names like Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin. And who hasn’t heard the mantra that high heels are sexy and they make your legs look longer? But alongside the literal price tag, which can reach several thousand dollars, there is another price to pay when attempting to fool with Mother Nature. The human body is a magnificently well-engineered creation that is designed to walk flat-footed, not on tip-toe. The negative effects of forcing one’s feet into high-heeled, pointy-toed shoes are many. They will take their toll on one’s posture, ankles, knees, hips, back and toes. We’ve all heard the lament from women wearing “fashionable” but impractical shoes: “My feet are killing me.” But in reality, it’s the reverse. They are killing their feet. Shoes should be shaped like feet, not the other way around. Do a Google image search for celebrity bunions. If those pictures don’t scare you, well, enjoy your plummet from the bridge! Susan Simon Corwin lives in Petaluma. Open Mic is a weekly feature in the Bohemian. We welcome your contribution. To have your topical essay of 350 words considered for publication, write openmic@bohemian.com.
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Thanks so much for Stett Holbrook’s article (“Traveling the Taco Trail,” Aug. 8). It was informative, accurate and inclusive. Rarely have the Springs’ history and wondrous food been so well represented.
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Chasing Them Out Despite Sebastopol City Council’s pastmidnight, contentious 3-2 decision to conditionally approve the controversial Chase/CVS development in our downtown commons, the struggle isn’t over. First, a lawsuit will follow that maintains the project violates the California Environmental Quality Act, especially regarding traffic. Of 80 California cities its size, Sebastopol has the second highest number of injury accidents. This suburban strip mall would add at least 2,000 car trips daily. Next, council elections happen Nov. 6, and two seats are open. Of four viable candidates, two oppose the development—Robert Jacob and John Eder. If either wins, he replaces outgoing councilmember Guy Wilson, who voted for the project, which then could potentially be voted down. Thank you Vice Mayor Michael Kyes and Councilmember Sarah Gurney for standing against Armstrong Development, the U.S.’ largest bank, Chase, and its 18th largest corporation, CVS Pharmacy. Your insistence on conditions that CVS/Chase may not accept could sink this development. Sebastopol’s brave design review board also deserves credit for repeatedly rejecting the project. A recent local editorial alleges there are no “good reasons” to reject Chase/CVS. Yet the applicant refused to cooperate,
used stalling tactics, manipulated the truth and bent the rules. The editorial also refers to Chase’s “management blunders.” This minimizes the epic scale of criminal activity that both Chase and CVS have engaged in while paying out hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements to make us forget. In Sebastopol, we’re not forgetting.
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Comic Relief I really enjoyed the article on comedy (“Laughing Matter,” Aug. 1) by Leilani Clark. It was spot-on with interviews from several local comics and the different venues offering comedy in Sonoma County. Mr. Tony Sparks offered his “perils of wisdom” to comics of all levels on the comedy scene, just one example why Tony is called the “godfather of comedy” in the Bay Area. I realize the article was about local comics and the huge comeback of comedy in the Santa Rosa area, which is great! I want to give a shout-out to the local clubs and businesses who support comedy by providing comics the venue or the “rooms” where locals can meet friends, have dinner and a martini of two and enjoy an evening of comedy without having to drive to San Francisco. I’d say it’s a win-win situation. Support the local businesses who support comedy and comedy grows! Thanks again for the wonderful article.
MARTY CARRION Santa Rosa
Segregated Spaces I was at the Veolia hearing (“Bad Bus Business,” Aug. 8). Photos were shown of Jews and Muslims crowded together on public transportation. Photos were shown of signs and schedules in English, Arabic and Hebrew. Frankly, it’s hard to pretend that these facilities are segregated when all the evidence indicates that they weren’t.
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Veolia’s buses aren’t for “Jews only�; however, they are instrumental and complicit in Israel’s system of apartheid and segregation. It is insulting to hear that people believe signs in three languages is enough to prove that a country is morally competent and does no harm. The fact that there were signs in English and Xhosa did not prove my experience with residents of Khayelitsha Camp, South Africa (2008), to be a joyous and celebrated occupation. Take a look at a Wall Street Journal article this year that focuses on the resistance of women in Israel who have been forced to the back of the bus. In Veolia’s case, although they may not directly segregate their own buses, they run a business that supports a racist, heinous, disgusting, unfathomable system oppressing the native Palestinian population.
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foundation and college over $1.8 million. But both the college and the foundation say they’re moving forward now with audits to get to the bottom of any financial issues and are working together to serve the students. “They’re doing their due diligence,” says College of Marin president David Wain Coon of the foundation. “They’ve expressed an interest in cooperation.”
Issues came to a head when Margaret Elliott, who was the College of Marin Foundation executive director for 19 years, stepped down in February after writing the foundation board a letter last fall decrying the “toxic atmosphere” that had been created. Her letter was accompanied by a letter from then-foundation secretary Nancy Faw, who said ) 11 the board had become
A legislative measure that would make it easier for students whose parents make less than $150,000 a year to attend college has passed through the California assembly by a 54–25 vote. Spearheaded by Assembly Speaker John Pérez, D-Los Angeles, the measure would help pay for college scholarships by eliminating a corporate tax break. Qualifying students at California’s state colleges and universities could see their tuition and fees drop by as much as two-thirds. If AB 1500 becomes a bill, businesses that keep most of their operations outof-state would have to calculate their California income tax liability based on California sales, instead of property and pay roll, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The money collected would then be put toward tuition breaks for middle-class students. Gov. Brown has vowed to sign the measure if he reaches his desk, but before that happens, it must make its way through the Senate.
Right to Nap For those who believe that the poor and homeless deserve to be treated with dignity, Dorothy Day is an American hero. One of the founders of the Catholic Worker movement, Day dedicated her life to socially just practices. Occupy Santa Rosa’s Dorothy Day Working Group honors Day’s legacy with a “Legalize Sleep” project, which seeks to end City Code 11.22, the law that criminalizes sleeping in public places for more than two hours. Find out more on Thursday, Aug. 16, at a free teach-in with Paul Boden of Western Regional Advocacy Project. Courthouse Square, Fourth and Mendocino, Santa Rosa. 7pm. 707.758.3521. —Leilani Clark
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cover administrative costs for a foundation that raises less than $65,000 per annum”? David Eastis, who replaced Elliot as foundation director, was also dismissed in April. And attorney Angela Alioto has said that Eastis will be seeking $777,000 for wrongful termination. Eastis, she has argued, was fired for blowing the whistle on the financial mismanagement at the foundation. All of this combined to alarm the college board of trustees. “At that point, we had lost confidence in their ability to manage our funds,” says college president Coon. The College of Marin board asked the foundation to cooperate with a college-wide audit conducted by Crowe Horwath and to hand over $1.8 million in bequests that the foundation manages. The foundation also announced in June that it is conducting its own forensic audit by KPMG. Initially, the foundation rejected the college’s demands. But in a letter from foundation attorney Rosemary Fei, the foundation now says it will cooperate with college auditors. Turning over the $1.8 million to the college, though, is complicated, Coon acknowledges, because it has to be done following donor wishes and fund restrictions. But, he says, they are moving forward with that process as well. “They can’t just send us a check,” says Coon. The foundation currently has no permanent executive director and is waiting for the KPMG audit to be finished to act on any recommendations it might make. No one from the foundation was willing to speak on the record for this article. Coon says he expects the Crowe Horwath audit to be completed by October. He’s also optimistic that the college and foundation are moving in the right direction toward serving students. “Until six months ago, it was a wonderful foundation. I hope they get straightened out and do what they’re supposed to do,” says Shiner.
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days and fundraising the Climate Ride minimum of $2,400. “I was going to do the ride last year but was intimidated by the fundraising aspect,” Granoff says. “But it’s been easier than I thought it would be, and I hope to exceed the goal.” Granoff also hopes to make those countless hill climbs, so she’s training with others through the Climate Protection Campaign in Santa Rosa, the nonprofit beneficiary of her ride. Climate Ride cyclists pay a $75 registration fee and pack their own gear, but the ride includes snacks, meals, a sag wagon and camping in beautiful places four nights: a Humboldt redwood forest, the Mendocino coast, the Russian River and the Marin Headlands. Riders hear nightly lectures on topics from climate to bicycle infrastructure. While live-to-bike types may relish the rider’s buzz, for Granoff it’s all about drawing attention to the climate crisis. “My personal feeling is the game is over. I don’t want to sound cynical, but even Bill McKibben, among the most optimistic, wrote a pretty depressing climate article for Rolling Stone recently,” says Granoff. “The truth is we’re too late to do what might have been possible if we’d acted sooner. Now the discussion has shifted from preventing to adapting to climate change, and that’s a far more costly option.” So why is Granoff giving up her free time to train for a demanding ride with people better trained and perhaps decades younger than she? “You can’t stop trying,” says Granoff. “It’s really important to raise awareness of climate change. It’s a serious problem, and the world is still responding to it like a deer in the headlights.” Granoff has a cheerful, selfeffacing attitude about her upcoming trip. “I don’t feel quite prepared, but it’s a tour, not a race, and people say it’s really fun,” says Granoff. “If I get into trouble,” she adds jokingly, “I’ll just ride the sag wagon!” For more, see www.climateride.org.
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RECESSIONARY When John and Francesca Vrattos were both laid off, they grabbed the KitchenAid and opened Yanni’s.
Totally Tubular Yanni’s Sausage Grill is small but packed with flavor BY STETT HOLBROOK
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anni’s Sausage Grill takes up just 270 square feet, but there’s a lot to love about the little Penngrove restaurant. Even before biting into one of John and Francesca Vrattos’ handmade sausages, it’s hard not be charmed.
John Vrattos grew up in a Greek family in Boston and greets customers in a warm, New England accent. “How are
yah?” he calls out to regulars and newcomers, making instant friends with everyone. The cubbyhole of a restaurant is painted blue and white with a bright orange door, the colors of Greece. Francesca works the register as her husband mans the grill. It’s a true mom-and-pop shop that started when John got laid off from his job of 30 years as a sales manager for a Bay Area bakery. His daughter had given him a KitchenAid mixer with which he’d been making sausage for
friends and family. When he lost his job, he decided to go pro. Then Francesca lost her job, too, so she joined him. “It’s just us,” John says. “We put all our money into this.” The restaurant got a boost recently when Jim Belushi paid a visit. John had heard the actor and musician was in town to perform at the Sonoma County Fair, and he told himself if there was ever a celebrity who would appreciate his sausage, it would be Belushi. “If someone would find this
place, it would be a Chicago boy,” John said. “But come on. It’s Penngrove.” A few days later, John was working his way through a thicket of orders at the grill when he looked up and there was Belushi, waiting in a line that stretched out the door. Belushi ducked into the Penngrove Pub next door for a beer; the Vrattoses sent his sausage over. A photograph of their encounter hangs on the wall among a fistful of medals from the Sonoma County Harvest Festival for their sausage, including Best Charcuterie in 2010 and 2011. Yanni’s offers a sausage of the month (this month it’s “the Aloha,” teriyaki pork sausage with grilled onions, jack cheese and a grilled pineapple). The standard flavors include spicy and sweet Italian sausage, Greek sausage and the excellent “gyro in a link” sausage, ground lamb shoulder with garlic and oregano and a thick tzatziki sauce. My favorite might be the loukaniko, pork sausage seasoned with anise, orange and lemon zest. The sausage ($5.95–$7) is served on a fresh baked roll from Penngrove’s excellent Full Circle Bakery. The sandwiches come with a choice of grilled onions, roasted peppers, Greek chili or pepperoncinis. Ketchup, mustard and mayo are not standard options. If you really want mustard or ketchup, they’ll probably give it to you—“We ask customers to take two or three bites first,” John says—but don’t ask for mayonnaise with the gyro sausage. “You’re not getting it,” he says. The menu also includes burgers ($5.95 or $6.95 with cheese), a Greek salad ($1.75 and $3.25), Greek fries ($2.50 and $4.50) and a Greek salad sandwich ($5.70) for nonsausage eaters. Yanni’s is small, but the Vrattoses are growing their business slowly. There are no plans to expand, but they are considering a food truck. “We’re thankful for what we’ve got,” says John. “We’re just trying to build from there.” Yanni’s Sausage Grill, 10007 Main St., Penngrove. 707.795.7088.
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make you a triple, if you dare. Great beer menu, too. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 7665 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.665.9999.
Cafe La Haye CaliforniaFrench. $$-$$$. The very best Sonoma ingredients are married with nouvelle French cooking styles at this comfortable bistro. Dinner, Tues-Sat. 140 E Napa St, Sonoma. 707.935.5994.
Old Chicago Pizza Pizza. $$. Extraordinary deep-dishstyle pizza with tasteful wine list in historic stretch of Petaluma. Delivery, too! 41 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.3897. Pick-up and delivery: 203 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.766.8600.
Chelino’s Mexican Restaurant Mexican. $. Standout generous taqueria fare with fresh ingredients daily. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 1079 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.571.7478.
Flavor California cuisine. $-$$. Fresh and organic white-tablecloth food at paper-napkin prices. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 96 Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa. 707.573.9695. Highland Dell Lodge German-Californian. $$. Newly renovated, beautiful setting at the Russian River; locals’ nights Mon and Thurs. Dinner, Thurs-Tues; brunch, Sun. 21050 River Blvd, Monte Rio. 707.865.2300.
JoJo Sushi Japanese. $-$$. Hip downtown eatery features fresh sushi, sashimi, teriyaki, and innovative specials. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 645 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.569.8588.
La Gare French. $$$. Dine in an elegant atmosphere of Old World charm. Dinner, Wed-Sun 208 Wilson St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.4355. Mac’s Delicatessen Diner. $. Large selection of Jewish-style sandwiches; excellent cole slaw. Breakfast and lunch, Mon-Sat. 630 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.3785.
Mike’s at the Crossroads Burgers. $. A top contender for best burger in the county. Mike’s will even
Pongo’s Kitchen & Tap Thai. $$. Family-owned and operated with superfresh ingredients and a full kids’ menu. Lunch and dinner daily. 701 Sonoma Mt Pkwy, Petaluma. 707.765.9800.
Saddles Steakhouse. $$$$$$$. A steakhouse in the best American tradition, with top-quality grass-fed beef. Pies are made from fruit trees on restaurant property. Dinner daily. 29 E MacArthur St, Sonoma. 707.933.3191.
Sizzling Tandoor II Indian. $-$$. Coastal gem offers a great view of the Sonoma Coast. Come for happy hour and stay through dinner. 9960 Hwy 1, Jenner. 707.865.0625.
Thai Pot Thai. $$. A local favorite for authentic Thai recipes with pad Thai, curries, exotic appetizers and entrées. Lunch and dinner daily. 2478 W Third St, Santa Rosa. 707.575.9296. 6961 Sebastopol Ave (across from West America Bank), Sebastopol. 707.829.8889.
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Californian. $$. Thai meets California, with fresh fruit accents, light herbs and spices, and a great mango-duck summer roll. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. 1444 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.455.0444.
Finnegan’s Marin Pub fare. $$. Irish bar with the traditional stuff. Lunch and dinner daily. 877 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.225.7495.
Fish Seafood. $$-$$$. Incredibly fresh seafood in incredibly relaxed setting overlooking bay. Lunch and dinner, Wed-Sat. (Cash only.) 350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito. 415.331.FISH.
Fradelizio’s Italian. $$. Locally sourced northern Italian dishes with a Californiacuisine touch. The house red is a custom blend from owner Paul Fradelizio. Lunch and dinner daily. 35 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1618.
Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Brewpub. $$. Pub grub gets a pub-cuisine facelift. Lunch, Sat-Sun; dinner daily. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax. 415.485.1005.
Joe’s Taco Lounge & Salsaria Mexican. $. Mostly authentic Mexican menu with American standbys. Lunch and dinner daily; takeout, too. 382 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.8164.
Marin Brewing Co Pub food. $-$$. Excellent soups, salads, pub grub and awardwinning pork-beer sausage. Lunch and dinner daily. 1809 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 415.461.4677. Pizzeria Picco Pizza. $-$$. The wood-fired oven keeps things cozy, and the organic ingredients and produce make it all tasty. Lunch and dinner, Sat-Sun; dinner only, Mon-Fri. 32o Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.945.8900. Sorella Caffe Italian. $$. The embodiment of Fairfax casual, with delicious, high-quality food that lacks pretension. Open for dinner daily. 107 Bolinas Rd, Farifax. 415.258.4520. Station House Cafe
Benissimo Ristorante & Bar Italian. $$. Hearty and flavorful food in authentic neighborhood-style Italian restaurant. Lunch and dinner daily. 18 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera. 415.927.2316.
American-California. $$. Innovative menu, fresh local seafood and range-fed meats. Outdoor dining; full bar. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes. 415.663.1515. )
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Ad Hoc American. $$-$$$. Thomas Keller’s quintessential neighborhood restaurant. Prix fixe dinner changes daily. Actually takes reservations. 6476 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.2487.
On Saturday, Aug. 18, at Sullivan Vineyards, 12 vintners and chefs pour it on thick at the Case for a Cause “FEASTival” benefiting 24 local and regional charities. The FEASTival (a play on words from Katie Hamilton Shaffer’s “Feast It Forward” pilot program that promotes philanthropic living for foodies and winos) unites local vintners and chefs who will cook and serve up their stuff for a very good cause. The event marks the official launch of the 12-month program, which will allocate a year’s worth of raised funds to affiliated charities including COPE Family Center, Enchanted Hills Camp/ LightHouse for the Blind and Clinic Ole. Participating Case for a Cause vintners will donate $36 of every case sold from now until June 2013. Snag culinary secrets during chef demos with Round Pond’s Eric Maczko and Eiko’s executive chef Jacob Rand, broadcast live via the ToutSuite Social Club. Snack, sip and socialize with local vintners and chefs while jiving to live tunes from the Bay Area’s Vinyl, and raise not just a glass but funds for local organizations in need on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Sullivan Vineyards. 1090 Galleron Road, Saint Helena. 1–4:30pm. $95. For full details, see caseforacausefeastival.eventbrite.com. —Christina Julian
Angèle Restaurant & Bar French. $$$. Thoroughly French, but not aggressively so. Lunch and dinner daily. 540 Main St, Napa. 707.252.8115.
Boonfly Cafe California cuisine. $-$$. Extraordinary food in an extraordinary setting. Perfect pasta and mussels. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 4080 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. 707.299.4900.
Bouchon French. $$$. A Keller brother creation with a distinctly Parisian bistro ambiance, offering French classics. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 6540 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.8037. Bounty Hunter Wine country casual. $$. Wine shop and bistro with maverick moxie for the wine cowboy. Premium bottles for sale, also. Lunch and dinner, Tues-Sun; open late, Thurs-Sat. 975 First St, Napa. 707.255.0622.
Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen Eclectic. $$-$$$. As comfortable as it sounds, with a rich and varied melting pot of a menu. Lunch and dinner daily. 1327 Railroad Ave, St Helena. 707.963.1200. SSanta a nta Rosa Rosa
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American steakhouse. $$$$$. Handsome, upscale 1950s-era steakhouse serving chophouse classics like dryaged porterhouse steak and Black Angus filet mignon. Wash down the red meat with a “nostalgia” cocktail. Dinner daily. 1122 Main St, Napa. 707.224.6328.
Compadres Rio Grille Western/Mexican. $-$$. Contemporary food and outdoor dining with a Mexican flavor. Located on the river and serving authentic cocktails. Nightly specials and an abiding love of the San Francisco Giants. 505 Lincoln Ave, Napa. Lunch and dinner daily. 707.253.1111.
Fazerrati’s Pizza. $-$$. Great pie, cool brews, the game’s always on. Great place for post-Little League. Lunch and dinner daily. 1517 W Imola Ave, Napa. 707.255.1188.
Fumé Bistro & Bar California cuisine. $$$. California bistro fare that nearly always hits the mark. Lunch and dinner daily. 4050 Byway E, Napa. 707.257.1999.
Gilwoods Cafe Diner. $-$$. Classic hometown diner, specializes in the homemade. Breakfast and lunch daily. 1320 Napa Town Center, Napa. 707.253.0409.
1313 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.1788.
Red Rock Cafe & Backdoor BBQ American. $-$$. Cafe specializing in barbecue and classic diner fare. Messy, delicious. Lunch and dinner daily. 1010 Lincoln Ave, Napa. 707.226.2633.
Redd California cuisine. $$-$$$. Rich dishes balanced by subtle flavors and careful yet casual presentation. Brunch at Redd is exceptional. Lunch, Mon-Sat; dinner daily; brunch, Sun. 6480 Washington St, Yountville. 707.944.2222.
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S O N OM A MA R I N CO U N T Y CO U N T Y Field Stone Winery (WC) Popular with hikers and bikers passing through, Field Stone Winery is an idyllic 85acre visit-nature. It was also one of the first underground wine cellars, carved into the hill in the 1970s. 10075 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 707.433.7266.
Gary Farrell The namesake is gone but the quality remains. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. 10701 Westside Road, Healdsburg. Open daily, 11am–4pm. 707.473.2900.
Hawley Winery Barrelfermented Viognier, kiwistyle Sauvignon Blanc, plus toothsome reds. Winemaker John Hawley helped to grow some of the big-name brands; now his sons have joined him in this small, Dry Creek Valley family business. 36 North St., Healdsburg. Open daily, 11am– 6pm; $5 fee. 707.473.9500. Martinelli Winery Only in the 1980s, after hiring a consultant, did Martinelli begin to make A-list wines, but it’s still a funky red-barn establishment at heart. Martinelli Winery, 3360 River Road, Windsor. Open daily, 10am–5pm. 707.525.0570. Tin Barn Vineyards Yes, it is located in a tin barn, of sorts–in the midst of a remote industrial park, home to “Eighth Street wineries.” From allspice to Jolly Rancher, coriander, fresh raspberry, jelly Danish and horsetail to a simply enjoyable claret style quaff, it’s all flavor and no frills in this friendly warehouse winery. 21692 Eighth St. E., Ste. 340, Sonoma. Saturday– Sunday, 11am–4pm. Tasting fee, $6. 707.938.5430.
Wind Gap Wines Onetime vintner of big, opulent Pax Syrah refocuses on coolclimate locales that yield a more savory, European style. 6450 First St., Forestville. By appointment only. 707.887.9100.
Bacchus & Venus A trendy place for beginners and tourists. Great place to learn the basics. 769 Bridgeway, Sausalito. Open daily, noon– 7pm. 415.331.2001. Pey-Marin Vineyards A Marin wine adventure where cow country meets conifer forest, at the historic, hospitable Olema Inn. Discover razor-lean “Shell Mound” Marin County Riesling, opaquely purple, yet eminently food-friendly “Punchdown” Syrah, and more. 10000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Olema. Open daily from noon to 4pm. $12 fee. 415.663.9559.
Ross Valley Winery In existence since 1987, the Ross Valley Winery produces Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Zin port wines. 343 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo. Open Tuesday–Sunday, 1–7pm. 415.457.5157.
Tam Cellars Spacious wine bar quietly distributes the soul-salve of the ages and, like its soul mate the coffee shop, passes the laptop test. Cheese plates, wine flights and comfortable seating arrangements make a nice place to convene with the companion or flat screen of one’s choice. Wine shop features international, eclectic selection at fair prices. 1803 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. Open Monday–Wednesday, 4–9pm; Thursday–Saturday, 4–10pm. 415.461.9463.
N A PA CO U N T Y Castello di Amorosa Not only an “authentic Medieval Italian castle,” but authentically far more defensible than any other winery in Napa from legions of footmen in chain mail. In wine, there’s something for every
taste, but don’t skip the tour of great halls, courtyards, cellars, and–naturally–an authentic dungeon. . 4045 N. St. Helena Hwy., Calistoga. 9:30am–5pm. Tasting fees, $10–$15; tours, $25–$30. Napa Neighbor discounts. 707.967.6272.
Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards Napa Valley’s latest geotectonic eruption on Highway 29 is a stylish place to explore famous Chardonnay, Meritage blend and wineryexclusive Italian varietals. Hip but not too cool, the 30year-old family winery surely has a sense of humor as well as sense of place. 677 S. St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena. Open daily, 10am– 5pm. Tasting fees, $15–$25. 707.967.8032.
Krupp Brothers Estates The story of Stagecoach Vineyards is of extremes: two miles end-toend. One billion pounds of rock extracted. Seventy wineries buy the fruit; the Krupps release 2,000 cases including Black Bart Marsanne. 3265 Soda Canyon Road, Napa. Tours by appointment, $25. 707.260.0514. Tasting at A Dozen Vintners, 3000 Hwy. 29, St. Helena. Daily, 10am-5pm. 707.967.0666.
Nichelini Winery Take a joyride in the Napa backcountry and discover this rustic little winery that’s been in the family for generations. See the only Roman wine press in the Western Hemisphere. 2950 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena. Saturday and Sunday, 10am–5pm. No fee. 707.963.0717.
Stony Hill Vineyard In the 1940s, advisers from UC Davis told them, “Under no circumstances plant Chardonnay.” So they planted Chardonnay. Intimate tastings in the flagstone-studded, Eisenhower-era McCrea living room; Chardonnay and White Riesling are legends. 3331 St. Helena Hwy., St. Helena. By appointment, Monday through Friday, weekends when available. $25. 707.963.2636.
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Kenwood’s own little Italy BY JAMES KNIGHT
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f this looks like just the latest faux Italian villa to pop up in wine country, step inside and take a closer look. A gelato shop, pizza oven and soon-to-be pasta company fill the nooks of the stonework courtyard, where the first person I meet is an authentic Italian craftsman, putting the finishing touches on the doors and windows, all imported from Italy. If Il postino rode his bicycle straight through the courtyard, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised.
“We hope that you’ve walked into a place that you consider a little village,” says proprietor Henry Belmonte, “reminiscent of some travels that you may have had.” Henry’s parents emigrated from Italy in the 1960s, landing in Boston. After moving to Kenwood, the elder Belmonte, a carpenter, became disenchanted with the lack of craftsmanship during the 1970s housing boom, so they opened a deli (now Cafe Citti). In the 1980s, sons Henry and Victor helped to run the white-tablecloth Caffè Portofino in Santa Rosa. In 1999, they got the idea to make a bit of wine for their patrons, but the following year Victor passed away unexpectedly. VJB is named in his memory. “I don’t have any desire to be back in the restaurant business,” Belmonte says while striding through the little piazza, breaking away to chat up a trio of women sitting at a table and make them feel welcome with a pour of Prosecco. The deli is overflowing with local and imported cheeses, ready-made panini and grab-and-go salads. “But the beautiful thing is,” Belmonte says, his vowels still bowed with a Boston-Italian note, “if you say, gosh, Henry, I love what you’ve got, but I’m staring at that hot coppa over there, would you mind slicing me off half a dozen slices . . . or would you mind getting me another roll and making me a sandwich? No problem.” The whole point is to entice visitors into the comfortable tasting room, of course, where Italian varietal wines like Aglianico, Nero d’Avola and the 2010 Mendocino County Barbera ($30), with fresh, earthy aromas and chewy black cherry fruit, may be tasted, along with Chardonnay and nicely finessed Cab blends like the 2008 Dante ($36). If wine isn’t your thing, particularly on your morning commute down Sonoma Highway, stop by anyway. Vittorio (pictured), our Italian craftsman from the beginning of this story, mans the espresso bar from six in the morning weekdays, seven on weekends. “And he’d he happy to make you what he considers the best coffee,” says his son Henry. VJB Estate, 60 Shaw Ave., Kenwood. Marketplace open daily, 10am–5pm. Saturdays and Sundays through harvest, the Sonoma Valley Tenors sing from the balcony at 2pm. Tastings $5–$10. 707.833.2300.
Student loan debt has now surpassed credit card debt in the U.S., with job prospects bleak even for graduates with degrees. As defaults increase, can anything be done? BY LEILANI CLARK
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s a single mother working toward a master’s degree and a teaching credential at Sonoma State University, Tegan Henry, like many students, paid her tuition fees and living expenses with federal
student loans. Last year, she graduated with $75,000 in debt. Excited to start a career, Henry interviewed for nine teaching jobs, but in a tough job market, she was offered only one position—as a part-time teacher–reading specialist at a Santa Rosa
elementary school with no health benefits or job security. Henry, 35 and raising a child, brings home $2,100 a month after taxes, almost half of which is spent on an $800 a month student loan payment. She and her husband were able to “buy” a house last summer, but only because it was
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f someone in Henry’s situation hit on hard times, they could forget about applying to have the student loans discharged. Unlike gambling and credit card debt, education debt is virtually impossible to cancel through bankruptcy. “We live in a country that values consumerism over education, which is why I could discharge my considerable debt in bankruptcy if I had spent the money on shoes, travel and restaurant meals,” writes Ann Nichols on her Forest Street Kitchen blog, after confessing that she’d gone into default for law school debt. “Because I spent the money on an education, it is not dischargeable.” Robert Applebaum, ) 20
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purchased under her father-inlaw’s name; the bank wouldn’t approve the newlywed couple for a loan. Henry’s story is one of millions in the United States. The numbers are astounding; as of May 2012, total student loan debt has reached $1 trillion, far surpassing credit card and auto loan debt. The average undergrad leaves school owing about $24,000. As a result, graduates are putting off buying cars, houses and even starting families to afford monthly loan payments that for many surpass the amount of the average mortgage. In an interview on the “Bloomberg Surveillance,” Neil Soss, chief economist at Credit Suisse in New York, confirmed that rising student loan debt is preventing potential buyers from entering the housing market. Henry hopes to eventually qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student debt for public service professionals who work for 10 years, full-time, in underserved communities. “I have it figured out with the loan people that if I pay this $800 a month for 10 years, then, at that point, if I’m still a teacher, I would be finished with my payments,” says Henry, chuckling ironically at the long time frame. But Henry isn’t working full-time. “And,” she adds, “I would have to have continuous employment.”
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20 We Owe ( 19 founder of the website and movement Forgive Student Loan Debt (newly rebranded as StudentDebtCrisis.com), says that hearing stories like these— and not to mention worse stories, since “student loan suicides” are tragically becoming more common— are the norm in his work. “Those stories have been my education into the injustices that exist with student loans,” he says. “As time has gone by, I’ve pretty much heard every story you can imagine. I get frustrated by the number of people who are suffering.” Applebaum’s activism began soon after he wrote an essay titled “Forgive Student Loan Debt to Stimulate the Economy” and posted it to a Facebook group that he formed in 2009. After the essay was written up on the Huffington Post and recieved mention in the New York Times and The Economist, the group reached 300,000 members. Subsequently, Applebaum became the leader of a movement to forgive student loan debt as a way to resuscitate the economy. “This is a problem that we can address proactively, for a change, or reactively, like we did with the housing market crash,” he says. In July of 2011, Applebaum reposted a video of Rep. Hansen Clarke, D-Mich., calling for student loan forgiveness as a means of economic stimulus. By the end of the day, the two men were on the phone, talking about how they could “work together to address this crisis.” The result, HR 4170, the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012, currently has 1.1 million petition signatures. The act calls for federal student loan debt to be forgiven after 10 years of income-based payments. It would ensure that interest rates on federal loans are capped at 3.4 percent. Future borrowers would be subject to a maximum forgiven amount of $45,520. According to the authors, student loan forgiveness would “free many of these Americans to invest, buy homes and start businesses.”
Applebaum says that the plan would also benefit people without student loan debt. “If it worked to stimulate economic growth, then everybody benefits,” he says. “If they do nothing, in five years or so we’re going to be talking about $2 trillion in student loan debt. We’re on this unsustainable path, and the taxpayers are footing the bill because of federal guarantees on these loans.”
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itt Romney introduced his own solution to the crisis during a campaign speech before the Latino Coalition. The extremely wealthy Republican presidential candidate proposed the reintroduction of private competition as a way to solve the debt crisis. Since 2010, private companies have been eliminated as intermediaries in the federal loan process; they can still offer student loans, but without government backing. Romney’s plan would “welcome” private-sector participation in providing “information, financing and education itself.” If you look at Romney’s support base and where he makes his money, this is no surprise. The student-lending industry has donated almost $30,000 to Romney’s campaign, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. And when Romney was chief executive, Bain Capital invested in EduServ Technologies, which processed student loans for repayment. But it was the private lenders that helped students get into this mess in the first place. As with the subprime mortgage fiasco, these lenders handed out loans left and right, especially in the for-profit college industry, without enough attention to whether borrowers would have the ability to make loan payments after graduation. According to the Department of Education, 25 percent of borrowers who went to for-profit
colleges default within three years. Compare this to 10.8 percent at public institutions. “Subprime-style lending went to college, and now students are paying the price,” said Education Secretary Arne Duncan after the July 20 release of a scathing report on the private lending industry. A joint effort between the Department of Education and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—a one-year-old agency that’s been tasked with the responsibility of educating consumers on credit, mortgage and student debt—the report paints an unsettling picture in which private lenders practiced risky lending at the expense of students’ well being. Since 2008, lenders have tightened up underwriting practices, but that still leaves borrowers from 2005 to 2008 with unresolved debt issues. Rising debt, skyrocketing tuition, decreased job prospects and increased default will lead the United States into even more financial disarray, asserts Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee, in his new book The Higher Education Bubble. “College is getting more expensive, a lot more expensive,” writes Reynolds. “At an annual growth rate of 7.4 percent a year, tuition has vastly outstripped the consumer price index of 3.8 percent. It’s skyrocketed past spiraling health care increases of 5.8 percent. Even the housing bubble at its runaway peak pales in comparison.”
‘Even the housing bubble at its runaway peak pales in comparison.’
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pplebaum says there’s probably a “zero” chance of the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 actually being passed by Congress, given current Republican congressional leanings. But it could make all the difference for someone like Angelina Rodrigues, a 31-year-old SSU undergrad. Rodrigues’ story is typical for many suffering under the weight of student loan debt. Born
in Lake County to a lower-middleclass family and raised by a single mother, Rodrigues saw college as a way to move up in the world. After attending community college, she transferred to San Francisco State University for one semester before being accepted to Mills College in Oakland. With an average yearly tuition of $38,000 per year (not counting room and board), the school may have presented a financial challenge, but Rodrigues saw it as a smart move for her future career. She took out a private loan for $20,000 from Bank of America to pay for living expenses. “If you’re going to learn something and get a proper education, than it’s really hard to work,” says Rodrigues. But the financial strain proved too much, and she left Mills after one year, deciding that she was done with school. The private loan originated at $21,000; a few years later, she owes more on the loan than before, even after making payments. This can be partially attributed to interest rates that fluctuate at the will of the private lender. Currently, Rodrigues owes about $40,000 total in student loans and interest. She decided to return to school last year and is working toward her bachelor’s degree. With an ultimate goal of getting a master’s degree or a teaching credential, Rodrigues is looking at many thousands more tacked on to her original debt. “It’s scary. The feeling of that kind of debt cripples you,” says Rodrigues, who lives in Santa Rosa with her partner and their fouryear-old son. She says her once “amazing” credit has been affected by late payments on her student loan debt, which has made it hard to rent a decent living space. In the end, Rodrigues worries her degree will end up as more of a ball-and-chain than a liberator, and that, like so many others, she won’t be able to find a job in her field. “I’m just thinking of survival,” she says. “It’s like you get into this game and know you have to play it their way. OK, I have to take out loans to do this. I stopped playing it after I realized how ridiculous it was for a minute, and then I got stuck. I got trapped in it.”
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A Cheating Situation With online courses and overcrowded classes, cheating in college is easier than ever BY HOLLY ABRAHAMS Note: For what should be obvious reasons, students’ names have been changed for this piece.
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ane” was elated when she received her admissions letter to her firstchoice college. She’d been working toward this moment for the better part of her high school years, and now the reward was in her hands. When she arrived at her dorm, and as her parents tearfully said goodbye, Jane vowed to work hard to get
the most out of her college experience. But just three weeks into her first semester, Jane became overwhelmed with assignments, upcoming tests, her part-time job and getting around in her new town. One night, when even breaking down in tears seemed too mentally taxing, a ding sounded from Jane’s email. Upon opening the email, like a beacon of hope, she found the answers to her first online biology quiz. Without so much as an ethical question mark popping over her head, Jane used the answers for the quiz and
received a more than passing grade. That night she slept better than ever since starting college, and by the end of her first semester, she not only passed all of her classes but learned all about the dirty secret of cheating. Before you ask, the answer is no, I am not Jane. When I started college, cheating was merely a concept to me, and not an attractive one. If the ethical questions surrounding cheating weren’t enough, the threatened consequences were. Yet coming to the end of my college career, I’ve learned a thing or two about how a good majority of my fellow
students survive college. They drink a lot of caffeine. They pull all-nighters around finals week—sometimes with chemical help. They beg for extra-credit assignments when panic sinks in a couple weeks before the end of the semester. And sometimes they cheat on a test. At this point, with the spread of information online, cheating is almost as traditional to the college experience as fall football games or your first kegger at Phi Sigma Kappa. “Technology has restructured the way courses are ) 22 taught,” says “Austin,” a
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22 Cheating ( 21 former Santa Rosa Junior College student who will be going to Berkeley in the fall. Students no longer have to go to school to go to school. Online classes, exams and lectures make creating a schedule easier—and render cheating rampant. Austin, who objects to a heavy reliance on online education, nonetheless makes no qualms about cutting corners in these classes. “I took an online class in high school, and on exams I could just pull up another tab,” he says, “and look up the answer.”
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he news that cheating occurs on college campuses isn’t groundbreaking. But the ways in which students are cheating is. “I’ve caught students looking up test answers on their smartphones,” says “Diane,” a Santa Rosa Junior College professor. “As an instructor, you have to constantly be monitoring it.” “Jenna,” a San Francisco State University senior, recalls getting her first smartphone and how it got her through a challenging class. “My best friend had taken chemistry the semester before me, passed the class with an A and saved all of his tests and worksheets,” Jenna says. “I would take pictures with my phone of the tests and diagrams, then I would just slide my finger over the photos and draw them exactly how they were. Needless to say, I aced all my tests, had no idea what the hell I was doing and never got caught.” “I’ve seen students use PDF smartphone applications to cheat,” says “Sarah,” a San Francisco State University junior. “They can search, or find, certain keywords or sentences, which help students search their notes fairly quickly.” These applications are readily available and cheap. iCheat, a smartphone app offering a toolbox of cheating aids, is less than $4. “We are much more reliant on uploaded lecture Powerpoints, multiple quiz attempts online and online group tests than ever before,” says “Justin,” a San Francisco State University senior.
“While cheating a decade ago meant copying answers off of your neighbor’s paper,” Justin says, “I think it has recently evolved into something much more complex and planned out.” Justin has seen forum sites for sharing test answers, and sites that sell research papers or the answers to multiple-choice tests. But while technology assists cheating, it also helps fight it. “Technology can actually help you catch people who are cheating. I know a lot of professors use turnitin.com, which pre-scans for plagiarism,” Diane says. Turnitin.com, along with similar websites, compares a student’s written work with a database of over 20 billion pages found online, resulting in an easy detection for rampant cut-and-pasting plagiarism.
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find that neither student nor teacher is doing their job when everything is online,” says “Jake,” a Sonoma State University junior. “Online, you are a name on a paper, and when you are in class they don’t have any association with who you are. The whole system seems to be facilitating cheating.” The relationships that are formed within a classroom often provoke critical thinking and deter cheating; online, this is lost. “It’s different if you are in a class with 250 students and the teacher doesn’t even know your name. I think having a rapport keeps students from cheating,” Diane says. “I try to establish a rapport with each student. I think that goes a long way.” Technology aside, students deem the pressures of an increasingly competitive world to be, in part, the reason for dishonest academics. “Considering the amount of academic success and work experience expected from students post-graduation, there is an immense amount
of pressure for our generation to succeed in multiple environments,” Justin says. Justin is an accomplished student completing both a major and a minor—maintaining a 4.0 GPA, working two part-time jobs during the semester and getting up before dawn three times a week for an unpaid internship. “I think my opinion of cheating has completely changed since entering college,” Justin says. “While I was completely against it in high school, I have come to realize its unfortunate place in academia.”
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hy do students cheat? “Paul” is a betterthan-average senior at San Francisco State University with a 3.8 GPA and, in his view, the Western grading system is justification for cheating. “There is a problem with our system,” Paul says. “We are ranked by our GPA, which is not an accurate assessment of our knowledge. Just because one student has a GPA of 2.0 does not mean that they are less driven, hard-working or intelligent than a student with a 4.0.” This way of thinking is shared by many and leads to a “cheat where it doesn’t count” way of thinking. “There is definitely a hierarchy of cheating; it’s not a zero tolerance game,” Austin says. “I had no problem cheating on my traffic school quizzes because it was basic information that lacked relevance.” This type of cheating is more about maneuvering red tape and less about educating oneself. Some even rank certain types of cheating differently. “I would never plagiarize. That is where I draw the line,” Jenna says. “Plagiarism is stupid. It’s the easiest and sloppiest way to get caught.” And while getting caught is definitely a factor, there are long-term effects, too. “If you get caught plagiarizing as a professional in the field, not
‘On exams, I could just pull up another tab and look up the answer.’
only do you lose your job but you pretty much end your career,” Diane says. For a generation facing high levels of unemployment and college debt, the educational climate is tougher than ever. “The economy is making it very hard for students to find jobs and internships. Sometimes cheating seems like the only way,” Sarah says. “However, I find in most cases the best advice is to do the work and have confidence in yourself.” “For me, cheating isn’t a way to succeed,” Jake says, “but it is a way to get me through certain situations. I think your time at school and what you do after are separate.” Students who cheat not only cut the workload in hopes of self-preservation, but they may actually be the more “conscientious” students, according to Diane. “Those who don’t care as much about their grades don’t seem to bother about cheating,” Diane says. This may suggest that cheaters, in some ways, are making the smart decision for their future.
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ou are only cheating yourself” is the theme of a lecture given to all students. But cheating is justified by promising to do better, to try harder and to be more honest in your next endeavor. Maybe middle school and high school didn’t matter, so you cheated. And maybe freshman year was irrelevant to your major, so you cheated. And maybe you want to go to grad school—where things will really count— so you cheat until you get there. At what point will our best be good enough and honesty count? As much as the temptation to cheat may be human nature, so is the moral question of integrity. Today’s students seem to differentiate between the decisions they make in school and the decisions they believe they will make once in the “real world.” Maybe we’ll live up to being the lazy generation our parents and grandparents have feared us to be, and maybe we won’t. But to not have faith in ourselves? That cheats us in an entirely different way.
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California native Matt Costa might skip his breakfast, but he doesn’t need cereal to get up in the morning— he thrives on imagination. Finding inspiration everywhere, from his treasured belongings on a shelf to an agave plant that saved his life after a drunken fall from a balcony, it’s no wonder he’s already put out five independent releases. His captivating storytelling comes out in his music; Costa has become such a prolific songwriter that his girlfriend once resorted to burying his tape recorders in the backyard to keep him in town. Flip to the B-side and discover a whole new side of talent on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Long Meadow Ranch Winery. 738 Main St., St. Helena. 4pm. $25–$35. 707.963.4555.
Despite her small stature, she is one of the largest names in contemporary jazz, with over 20 albums to credit. Japanese native Keiko Matsui (pictured) fuses East and West between her piano-playing fingers—her style a mesh of classical, New Age, jazz, R&B and ambience. Powerful and introspective, she describes her composing very ethereally, “catching notes from the silence and then simply placing them together.” Her most recent album, The Road . . . , captures her essence in a medley of sharp yet soothing chords and heart-swaying melodies. She pours her spirit to a small, very privileged audience on Friday, Aug. 17, at George’s. 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 7pm–10pm. $35–$50. 415.226.0262.
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Tuxedo Junction After a long, hard fight battling cancer, Cheryl Bentyne rejoins Manhattan Transfer for their summer tour, her jazz-and-swing voice still as magnificent as ever. The quartet also includes rock-and-roll-influenced Tim Hauser, doo-wopping since he was 15 with an extensive discography of his own; Alan Paul, part of the original Broadway cast of Grease; and folksinger Janis Siegel, fusing jazz and pop in perfect pitch. Truly timeless even after 40 years, the Transfer are still releasing top-selling, Grammy-winning material. Bask in hits like “Birdland,” “Java Jive” and others on Friday, Aug. 17, at Uptown Theatre. 1350 Third St., Napa. 7pm. $50. 707.259.0123.
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Thunder Thighs If seeing those Olympic thigh muscles hasn’t inspired you to pump pedal yet, then the Sonoma County Bicycle Expo will. Featuring BMX stunt performances, well-fashioned art bikes, street musicians and bike-building workshops, this athletic celebration is nothing to drive past! Get a rare opportunity to see local elected officials in their bike wear during the annual Ride About Town and race down Second Street in the Small World Fat Tire event by Bike Monkey. This all-day fest might tire you, but no worries—New Belgium Brewing hosts a “chill space,” complete with comfy chairs and a giant Connect Four game. Skip the steroids and throw up those kickstands on Sunday, Aug. 19, at Juilliard Park. 329 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa. 10am–4pm. Free. 707.545.0153.
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Wild Blue Yonder It’s more than a bird, it’s more than a plane—it’s the Wings Over Wine County Air Show. Draw your attention upward as fighter jets turn the sky into an epic gymnasium, with vertical takeoffs, diving ground attacks, tumultuous flips through the clouds and supersonic accelerations that would scare even the toughest speed demon. Julie Clark’s T-34 dances with fireworks, Spencer Suderman paints the air with smoke and a Globemaster (one of the military’s largest planes) opens up for public viewing. Get higher off the ground on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18–19, at the Charles M. Schulz Airport. 2200 Airport Blvd., Santa Rosa. 9am–4pm. $20– $120. 707.566.8380.
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nnie Baker is not interested in writing the kind of plays everyone else is writing. As a result, her plays are at least as interesting for the way she tells them as for what actually takes place among the characters she puts onstage. This is good. It’s also maddening, confusing, uncomfortable and strange. In Circle Mirror Transformation, now playing at Mill Valley’s Marin Theatre Company, Baker’s best instincts and most frustrating quirks all collide. First appearing in 2009, Circle Mirror Transformation ignores conventions while packing in plenty of tiny little pleasures: rich, recognizable characters, complexly layered dialogue, big laughs that come sewn together with gasps of discomfort and dread—all of it wrapped up in a package aggressively designed to feel real. Unfortunately, reality is
‘Circle Mirror Transformation’ runs Tuesday–Sunday through Aug. 26 at Marin Theatre Company. 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. Showtimes vary. $36–$57. 415.388.5208.
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often baffling, uneven, unsettling and awkward. Welcome to Circle Mirror Transformation. In a windowless dance studio in the basement of a slightly dingy community arts center in Vermont (great set by Andrew Boyce), five strangers meet for a sixweek theater class, the kind that Baker cut her teeth on as a young aspiring writer. The instructor, Marty (Julia Brothers), has dubious qualifications for teaching the class, which is made up almost entirely of odd acting exercises. Recent New Yorker Theresa (Arwen Anderson) takes turns acting out scenes from her life with three fellow students: fragile divorcé Schultz (Robert Parsons), sullen teenager Lauren (Marissa Keltie) and articulate hippieturned-administrator James (L. Peter Callender), who we learn is married to Marty. When not lying on the carpet counting to 10, sitting in a circle passing funny facial expressions from person to person or posing other students into tableaux resembling their most painful memories, the students try desperately to connect with one another, and in some cases, not. Baker is a fan of long silences, and here, in director Kip Fagan’s hands, those silences almost become additional characters. The acting, across the board, is brilliant, and Fagan keeps the action, such as it is, moving through a series of brief scenes linked by sound-filled blackouts. But it takes far too long to figure out how all of these people relate to each other, a major fault. And the “transformations” that eventually take place among these motley characters are infinitesimal by most dramatic standards. Of course, life seldom follows the rules. Life, like Marty’s exercises, rarely makes much sense. That’s part of the reality that Baker is showing us in her flawed but fascinating Mirror.
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LEGEND Sixto Rodriguez is an icon in South Africa, where he was once presumed dead.
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‘Searching for Sugar Man’ traces the rise, fall and return of singer Sixto Rodriguez BY RICHARD VON BUSACK
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alik Bendjelloul’s thrilling documentary Searching for Sugar Man is a tale of two cities 8,000 miles apart. One is sunlit Capetown, South Africa; the other is Detroit, shot in winter with dirty snowdrifts littered with abandoned furniture.
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In 1970, a folk-rocker named Sixto Rodriguez performed in a Motor City bar, a joint actually named “the Sewer.” Rodriguez was shy and used Miles Davis’ trick of playing with his back to the crowd. Nevertheless, he got noticed by producers Dennis Coffey and Mike Theodore, who recorded two albums with Rodriguez. The records tanked, and then, we’re told, the singer apparently vanished. By some trick of fame, Rodriguez’s two albums—Cold Fact and Coming from Reality—were brought by a tourist to South Africa during the worst of the apartheid era. They became more than big hits in South Africa, these albums. In fact, they became wrapped up with the struggle against apartheid; white Afrikaners pored over Rodriguez in the same way rebellious young white Americans listened to Bob Dylan. Lacking the truth of what happened to this musician, South Africans told each other myths of Rodriguez’s supposed public suicide. Searching for Sugar Man’s director appears to plump history a bit, as if a smoke machine were haloing the figure of Rodriguez. While Rodriguez didn’t record a studio album after 1971, he did release a live album in Australia in 1979. His rapt Afrikaner fans cite Dylan when talking about the man, but his vocals and autobiographical lyrics actually sound more like Donovan at his best. Still, Searching for Sugar Man is a hell of a comeback story, and the documentary is handsomely done. The story of Rodriguez’s music, heard so far away from the man who made it, is an endearing lesson that a work of art lives a life of its own. It’s easy to admire this musician’s plainness and independence. Equally admirable is the faith of the distant fans who stayed true to him. ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ opens Friday, Aug. 17, at Regency 6 in San Rafael.
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The search ended at Petaluma’s Lagunitas Brewing Company, which, along with Bowker Family Productions and KRSH Radio, presents “The Coahoma to Sonoma County Blues Festival: A Mississippi Blues Experience� running Aug. 19–20. Coahoma County, commonly accepted as the “birthplace of the blues,� is situated in the fertile Mississippi Delta, which sprouted such blues greats as John Lee Hooker, Sam Cooke and Ike Turner. Muddy Waters was raised there, and it’s the site of the crossroad
The Coahoma to Sonoma County Blues Festival runs Sunday-Monday, Aug. 19–20, at Lagunitas Brewing Co. 1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma. Tickets for Monday’s show are soldout, but Sunday’s show is free, allages, and does not require tickets. 707.588.0707.
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Wed, Aug 15 8:45–9:45am; 4:30–5:30pm Jazzercise 5:45–6:45pm Jazzercise 10am–12:15pm Scottish Country Dance Youth & Family 7–10pm Singles & Pairs Square Dance Club Thur, Aug 16 8:45–9:45am; 5:45–6:45pm Jazzercise 7:15–10pm Circles N’ Squares Square Dance Club Fri, Aug 17 8–11pm
Coahoma to Sonoma County Blues Festival Lightnin’ Malcom, Watermelon Slim, David Jacobs-Strain & the Crunk Mountain Boys, the Coahoma to Sonoma All Star Band and Coyote Slim. Aug 19, noon-8pm and Aug 20, 4:209pm. Free (tickets required, and sold out, for Aug 19). Lagunitas Tap Room, 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.
Cotati Accordion Festival Headliners include Dick Contino (both days), Polkacide, THAT Damned Band, Gator Beat, the Great Morgani (both days) and many others. Aug 18-19, 9:30am-8:30pm. $15-$25. La Plaza Park, Old Redwood Highway, Cotati.
Too Short, Philthy Rich Hopefully nobody will “Blow the Whistle” on this show before it’s over. Aug 17, 8pm. $25. Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
Tuesdays on the Plaza
Featuring Michael Thomason Band on Aug 16. 6:30pm. Free. Pioneer Park, Cedar and Elm streets, Calistoga.
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies Inducted in 2009 to the Oregon Music Hall of Fame, these swingsters appear with Deke Dickerson and Kit & the Branded Men. Aug 18, 7pm. $35. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
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Summer concert series in Healdsburg plaza features Blues Defenders on Aug 21. 6pm. Free. Downtown Plaza, Healdsburg Avenue and Matheson Street, Healdsburg.
Singer-songwriter of “Mr Pitiful” touring in support of his third album, Mobile Chateau. Aug 18, 3pm. $25$35. Long Meadow Ranch Winery, 738 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.4555.
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Deborah Winters with the Peter Welker All-Star Band. Aug 18, 6pm. $35. SonomaCutrer Vineyards, 4401 Slusser Rd, Windsor. 707.528.1181.
Touring in support of their new greatest hits album. With Kellie Fuller. Aug 17, 8pm. $50. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
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Beso Negro, Djiin, the Easy Leaves & the Machiavelvets. Aug 18, noon-7pm. $12-$15. Aqus Cafe, 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.
The sharp-dressed, bearded bikers’ first appearance in Santa Rosa. Aug 15, 8pm. $69$129. Wells Fargo Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
Clubs & Venues
Cloverdale’s summer-long series features T Bird & the Breaks on Aug 17. 7pm. Free. Cloverdale Plaza, Cloverdale Boulevard between First and Second streets, Cloverdale.
Summer Nights on the Green Outdoor summer shows in
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Aug 17, Nights Like These. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
Aubergine Aug 16, Herb In Movement & Counter Culture. Aug 18, Chervona. Aug 19, the Moonbeams. Aug 21, Panhandlin’ Slim.
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CRITIC’S CHOICE
Doc Holliday’s Saloon Aug 18, Crossfire. Mon, DJ Mixxxa. Tues, Family Karaoke. Wed, Country Music Wednesdays. 138 Calistoga Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.623.5453.
Downtown Guerneville Plaza Aug 16, Fargo Brothers. 16201 First Street, Guerneville.
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Coup d’Accordion Cotati overtaken by fellows with bellows If there’s one place you can be guaranteed to hear “Lady of Spain” on a wheezing accordion once a year, it’s Cotati—renowned for its annual Cotati Accordion Festival, in which portable keyboards take over the tiny city. Pop culture doesn’t affect the celebration here. The wax and wane of this traditional instrument is well-respected among accordionistas, who don’t necessarily think of the large-stomached windbox as dorky. Even the beloved concertina can be heard playing renditions of today’s overplayed radio tunes, folksy polka melodies, bayou beats and zesty tango rhythms. This year’s lineup includes punk-playing Polkacide, “Goblincore”-jamming THAT Damned Band, zydeco-performing Gator Beat and classical-improvising Golden State Accordion Club Band. As ever, the great Dick Contino (pictured), who pumped his way to national radio and had a hit single with the bellow-box in 1949, returns and pushes keys for the public ear among dance workshops, educational films and a slew of booths displaying “box candy.” Pick up your squeezeboxes (you might want to skip the vest though—it’s gonna be hot) on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18–19, at La Plaza Park. 60 West Cotati Ave., Cotati. 9am– 9pm. $15–$25. 707.664.0444.—Catherine Zaw
Third Thursday of every month, words, strings and wild things open mic. 18812 Sonoma Hwy, Ste C, Sonoma. 707.935.7960.
First Edition Aug 17, Alligator & Rhythm Outlaws. Sun, Open Mic Night hosted by Carl and Paul Green. 1420 E Washington Ave, Petaluma. 707.775.3200.
Flamingo Lounge Aug 17, Sugarfoot. Aug 18, Jeff Edwin’s Dance Band. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.
Gaia’s Garden Aug 16, the Skerries. Aug 17, De Corazon a Son. Aug 22, Celtic Jam. 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.544.2491.
Hopmonk Tavern Aug 16, Random Rab. Aug 17, Michael Bolivar. Aug 18, Peter Goetz. Mon, Monday Night Edutainment. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.
Hotel Healdsburg Aug 17, John Simon and Rob Wright. Aug 18, David Udolf Trio. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.
Lagunitas Tap Room Aug 15, Blue Merle. Aug 16, Hand Me Down. Aug 17, Steve Pile Band. Aug 18, Ron Thompson. Aug 19-20, Mississppi Blues Experience. Aug 22, Grandpa Banana. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.
Last Day Saloon Aug 16, Steve Sutherby Band. Aug 17, the Dean-O-Holics. Aug 18, Tainted Love. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.2343.
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Aug 17, Bruce Halbohm & Blue Jazz. Aug 18, Yancy Taylor. Aug 19, Jess Petty. Aug 22, Phat Chance. Aug 16, Susan Sutton. Mon, Greg Hester. 16280 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.0501.
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CRITIC’S CHOICE
Murphy’s Irish Pub Aug 16, Elaine Dempsey. Aug 17, the Cork Pullers. Aug 18, Perfect Crime. Aug 19, Thick Soup. Every other Monday, knitting night. Wed, trivia night. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.
Northwood Restaurant Thurs, 7pm, Thugz. 19400 Hwy 116, Monte Rio. 707.865.2454.
Occidental Center for the Arts Aug 18, the Farallons. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.
Olive & Vine Cafe Every other Sunday, Songwriter Sessions. 14301 Arnold St, Glen Ellen. 707.996.9150.
Papa’s Taverna Aug 17, Country Train Wrecks. Fri, 7pm, live music. Sat, 7pm and Sun, 4pm, Kefi. Sun, 1:30 and 3:30pm, Greek dance lessons, live music and bellydance show. 5688 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma. 707.769.8545.
Phoenix Theater Aug 17, Too Short, Philthy Rich. Mon, 7pm, young people’s AA. Tues, 7pm, Acoustic Americana jam. Wed, 6pm, Jazz jam. Sun, 5pm, rock and blues jam. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
Quincy’s Aug 17, Scorched-Earth Policy. 6590 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park. 707.585.1079.
Redwood Cafe Aug 15, the Junkyard Academy. Thurs, Open Mic. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.
River Reader Aug 19, Jim Ocean. 16355 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.2242.
Forever Young Jonathan Demme making sense with Neil Young Jonathan Demme once made Stop Making Sense, among the best rock concert films ever. Neil Young Journeys, a film of Young’s 2011 Le Noise concert performance in Toronto, is up there with that film. Demme contrasts the baker’s dozen songs with a road trip, an 84-mile journey between Young’s childhood home in Omemee, Ontario, and the brick Massey Hall in Toronto, where Young performs. The Massey stage is dressed like a hippie living room, with a row of amps in frayed yellow tweed, a fringed lamp with glass cabochons and a cigar-store wooden Indian. We also see a bare-entrailed upright piano, a painted-up grand and a Gothic pump organ. Seated at the latter, with a harmonica holder on his chin, Young plays a knockout version of “After the Gold Rush,” with its spine-chilling, Bradburian last verse: “Flying Mother Nature’s / silver seed to a new home.” This collaboration demonstrates a remarkable trust between performer and documentary-maker. Neil Young Journeys doesn’t just sound like art, it looks like it, too. Neil Young Journeys opens Friday, Aug. 17, at Summerfield Cinemas.—Richard von Busack
Riverside Bistro Fri, Jazz on the River with the Peter Welker Sextet. 54 E Washington St, Petaluma. 707.773.3200.
Russian River Brewing Co Aug 19, De Corazon a Son. 725 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.BEER.
Sebastopol Grange Hall Aug 17, Medicine for the People. 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol.
Society: Culture House Wed, Gallery Wednesday. DJs and art curated by Jared Powell. Thurs, Casa Rasta. Sun, Rock ‘n’ Roll Sunday School. 528 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, No phone.
Spancky’s Aug 17, Train Wreck Junction. Thurs, 9pm, DJ Dray Lopez. 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.664.0169.
Toad in the Hole Pub Mon, open mic with Phil the Security Guard. Third Sunday of every month, Robert Herrera, Brianna Lee, Josh Barrett. 116 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.544.8623.
Tradewinds Aug 15, Nothing to Lose. Aug 17, the Bobby Young Project. Aug 18, Reed Fromer Band. Aug 19, Kerouac. Aug 22, Timothy O’Neil Band.
Vino di Amore Aug 18, Nahara. 105 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.894.6166.
Wells Fargo Center Aug 15, ZZ Top. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
MARIN COUNTY 142 Throckmorton Theatre Aug 16, Willie and the Locos. Mon, Open Mic with Derek Smith. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Club 101 Wed, 8:20pm, salsa dancing with lessons. 815 W Francisco Blvd, San Rafael. 415.460.0101.
Dance Palace Aug 18, Darol Anger and the Furies. Fifth and B streets, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075.
Finnegan’s Marin Mon, open mic with KC Turner. 877 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.225.7495.
George’s Nightclub Aug 17, Keiko Matsui. Aug 18,
the Cheeseballs. 842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.
19 Broadway Club Aug 15, Miles Schon Band. Aug 16, Soul Pie. Aug 17, IAMSU and the HBK Gang. Aug 18, English Beat. Aug 19, Lonestar Retrobates. Aug 22, La Fiva, Major Powers & the Lo-Fi Symphony, Peck The Town Crier. Mon, 9pm, open mic. 19 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.
No Name Bar Tues, 8:30pm, open mic with Damir. Fri, 9pm, Michael Aragon Quartet. Sun, 3pm, Mal Sharpe’s Dixieland. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.
Old Western Saloon Aug 17, Dirt Floor Band. Aug 18, Eldon Brown Band. Main Street, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1661.
Rancho Nicasio Aug 16, Singer-Songwriter Series. Aug 17, Jeb Brady’s Band. Aug 18, the Rancho All Stars Featuring Mike Duke. Aug 19, New Monsoon, Dead Winter Carpenters. Town Square, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.
talent onstage. Tues, jazz jam. Wed, Marcello and Seth. Fri, Julio Bravo. Sun, salsa class. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito. Aug 16, Steve Wolf. Aug 17, Ray Obiedo. Aug 18, Makuru. Aug 21, Amanda Addleman. Aug 22, John Molloy. 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.485.1182.
Smiley’s Aug 17, Swoop Unit. Aug 18, Black Water Gold. Mon, reggae. Wed, Larry’s karaoke. Sun, open mic. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.
Station House Cafe Aug 17, James Harman Trio. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1515.
Sweetwater Music Hall Aug 17, Vinyl. Aug 21, SSV Trio. Aug 22, James Nash and the Nomads. Mon, Open Mic. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
Terrapin Crossroads Aug 22, Gary Vogensen & Austin deLone. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.
Sausalito Seahorse Aug 16, Daria. Aug 17, Wendy DeWitt. Aug 18, David & John. Aug 19, Mazacote. Mon, local
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RZA Master producer behind Wu-Tang and “Ghost Dog� soundtrack plays with full live band. Aug 16 at Mezzanine.
Charli XCX 1980s synthesisers, 1980s wardrobe, 1980s production, 1980s, 1980s, 1980s. Aug 16 at the Rickshaw Stop.
Twin Shadow George Lewis Jr., whose new album recalls a motorcycle crash. Aug. 16-17 at the Great American Music Hall.
Three Mile Pilot Seminal San Diego band that inspired an entire scene plays late show with Dramady. Aug 18 at the Bottom of the Hill.
Lee Fields & the Expressions Proper soul done right from top-notch Daptone recording artist and Sharon Jones collaborator. Aug 18 at the Independent.
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Mon, Tues, Alvon. Wed, Fri, Tom Duarte. Thurs, Taylor Brown. Sat, Sun, Lloyd Gregory. 1250 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga. 707.942.4101.
Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Aug 16, Mike Hall. Aug 17, Jim James Trio. Aug 18, High Water Blues. Sun, DJ Night. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.
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Aug 18, Matt Costa. 738 Main St, St Helena. 707.963.4555.
Napa Valley Opera House Aug 17, Benedetto Players. Aug 18, Benny Green. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.226.7372.
Silo’s Aug 16, Steve Oliver. Aug 17, Daline Jones and Diego. Aug 18, Tribute to Soul Train Dance Party. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.
Uptown Theatre Aug 17, Manhattan Transfer. Aug 18, Cherry Poppin Daddies. 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
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At 4pm. Quicksilver Mine Co., “Threads of Illusion,� small-scale weavings by Adela Akers. 6671 Front St, Forestville. Thurs-Mon, 11 to 6. 707.887.0799.
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Gallery of Sea & Heaven Through Oct 16, “Culture Shock!� with works by Becoming Independent and community artists. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. Thurs-Sat, noon to 5 and by appointment. 707.578.9123.
Gallery One Through Sep 2, “Paint to the Music,� juried show open to all artists. 209 Western Ave, Petaluma. 707.778.8277.
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SONOMA COUNTY Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery Through Sep 3, “Songs of the Earth: The Joy of Color,� featuring iconic landscapes by Jack Stuppin. 1785 Coast Hwy 1, Bodega Bay. Wed-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.875.2911.
Calabi Gallery Through Aug 19, “Art Inspired by the Natural World� with work from Fran Hardy, Alexander Loemans and others. 144 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.
Through Sep 1, “Shadow of the Ego,� mixed media by Cat Kaufman. 300 South A St, Santa Rosa. Open Sat, 12 to 5, and by appointment. 707.332.1212.
Guerneville Library Through Aug 18, Sonoma County artists featured in this show. 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville. 707.869.9004.
Hammerfriar Gallery
230 Lakeville St at East Washington, Petaluma. 707.762.5600.
Quicksilver Mine Company Aug 17-Sep 23, “Threads of Illusion,� small-scale weavings by Adela Akers. Reception, Aug 18, 4pm. 6671 Front St, Forestville. Thurs-Mon, 11 to 6. 707.887.0799.
Riverfront Art Gallery Through Sep 9, “Showin’ on the River,� juried fine art featuring 25 artists. 132 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Wed, Thurs and Sun, 11 to 6. Fri-Sat, 11 to 8. 707.775.4ART.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Through Sep 1, “Face Me� captures the likeness, the personality or even the mood of a person in a self-portrait or portrait. Ninety-one pieces. 6780 Depot St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.
Through Sep 8, “Second Nature,� paintings and collages of Jenny Honnert Abell, reflects on the abundance of the natural world. 132 Mill St, Ste 101, Healdsburg. Tues-Fri, 10 to 6. Sat, 10 to 5. 707.473.9600.
Sebastopol Gallery
Aug 18, 1pm, Otani, accompanied by Japanese Taiko drummer Rin Matoba, will draw a 10-by-13-foot Japanese kanji with a giant brush and “simu.� Free. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.
Healdsburg Center for the Arts
Sonoma County Museum
City Hall Council Chambers
Through Nov 8, “Ancestors of Mexico,� artifacts, photos and more. Free. 221 Matheson St, Healdsburg. Tues-Sun, 11 to 4. 707.431.3325.
Through Aug 22, “The Abstract in Reality,� paintings by Dana Vallarino. Dynamic abstracts are full of rich color and texture. 100 Santa Rosa Ave, Ste 10, Santa Rosa. 707.543.3010.
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Through Aug 27, “Go Figure,� an exploration of body image, self reference, emotion and imagination. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.
Healdsburg Museum
Montgomery Village Shopping Center
Through Sep 30, “Wild Prayer: Listening to Nature,� acrylic paintings by Sandy Eastoak. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6. 707.829.7200.
Through Sep 9, “Trees� featuring the large-scale oil paintings of Chester Arnold. Through Sep 9, “Sonoma Oaks: Points of View� featuring Hugh Livingston’s multimedia installations on the patterns and sounds of California oak habitats. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. Tues-Sun, 11 to 4. 707.579.1500.
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Aug 18-19, 11am, Fine art sale with live smooth jazz. Free. Village Court, Santa Rosa.
Through Sep 13, “Cross Pollination,� the art of painter Lawrence Ferlinghetti. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. WedSun, 11 to 5. 707.939.SVMA.
Through Sep 30, “Heads Up,� the human head interpreted by seven sculptors in different mediums. 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. Daily 10 to 4 707.933.3010.
Occidental Center for the Arts
Steele Lane Community Center
Through Oct 14, “Body of Art,� figurative art from local artists. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.
DeTurk Round Barn
Petaluma Arts Center
Through Aug 16, “Chance Encounters,� photographs by Don Kelsey. 415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Thurs, 8 to 7; Fri, 8 to 5. 707.543.3282.
Aug 19, 2pm, “Kentucky Derby Style� features action and art party. $40. Decker and Prince streets, Santa Rosa.
Through Sep 9, Local artists present altered (Photoshopped) photos combined with mixed media.
Cornerstone Sonoma
T Barny Gallery & Sculpture Gardens Aug 18, 4pm, the Mobius is the visual manifestation of
exhibit. Boyd Gate House, 1125 B St, San Rafael. Tues-Fri, plus second and third Sat monthly, 11 to 4. 415.454.8538.
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Marin MOCA Through Aug 19, “Horizons,” an artist members exhibition runs concurrent with “Jeffrey Sully: Poetic Contours.” Novato Arts Center, Hamilton Field, 500 Palm Dr, Novato. Wed-Sun, 11 to 4. 415.506.0137.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Through Aug 29, “Bay Area Women Artists,” group show juried by Donna Seager. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.
San Geronimo Valley Community Center Through Aug 29, “Have a Look-See,” the photography of Andrew Spalding, shows the hidden wonders of Marin County. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 415.488.8888.
‘BROKEN CIRCLE’ Adela Akers uses horsehair,
linen and other materials in ‘Threads of Illusion,’ opening Aug. 17 at Quicksilver Mine Co.
the geometric formula which describes an object with one side and one surface; here it is created out of stone. Free. 4370 Pine Flat Rd, Healdsburg. 707.431.8378.
Towers Gallery Through Sep 30, Frank Oravetz, photography and Melissa Cox, watercolors, celebrate the summer. 240 N Cloverdale Blvd, Ste 2, Cloverdale. 707.894.4331.
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Through Aug 22, “Duende: Junkyard Melodies,” paintings by Tim Weldon. 483 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.945.9454.
Through Sep 23, “Entering the Wild” featuring the work of Trish Carney, Adriane Colburn and others. 5200 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. Wed-Sun, 10am to 6pm 707.226.5991.
Gallery Route One Through Sep 30, 150 artists each receive a small wooden box to create something amazing. Nothing living, though. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. Wed-Mon, 11 to 5. 415.663.1347.
Marin Community Foundation
Through Aug 31, “California Visions,” paintings by Sherrill Miller. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Through Sep 28, “Beyond Landscape” features artwork focused on sustaining nature and taking care of the planet. 5 Hamilton Landing, Ste 200, Novato. Open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.
Through Sep 28, “Organic Intentions,” dynamic sculptural works by Bay Area artists Mari Andrews, Mary Button Durell & Patricia Lyons Stroud. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.
Through Aug 31, Seven artists show their paintings in this summer salon. 23 Sunnyside Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat; 11 to 6. FriSat, 11 to 7; Sun, 12 to 5. 415.384.8288.
Gallery Bergelli
142 Throckmorton Theatre
Art Works Downtown
Seager Gray Gallery
Marin Civic Center Aug 20-Dec 10, “Marin Society of Artists: 85 years,” a non juried member show. 3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael. 415.499.6400.
Falkirk Cultural Center
Marin History Museum
Through Aug 18, “Journeys: Chronicles in Clay,” featuring the work of Terra Linda ceramic
Through Sep 1, “The Golden Gate Bridge, an Icon That Changed the World,” historical
Downtown Napa Oct 19-April 2013, “Momentum: Art that Moves (Us),” second annual interactive public art exhibition ARTwalk. Free.. 707.257.2117. First Street and Town Center, Napa.
Napa Valley Museum Through Sep 23, “Memory Bank II: An Exhibition of Place and People” captures people and places of Napa’s history during an era of transition in photos and film. Panel discussion, Aug 18, 2pm. Through Sep 29, “Secret Life of Paper,” celebrating paper as an art medium. Includes work by Patti Brown, Deborah Donahower and others. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. Wed-Mon, 10 to 5. 707.944.0500.
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Book Sale Books, audio books, DVDs, CDs and more. Wed, Aug 15, 3:307:30pm, Aug 16-17, 10am-5:30pm and Sat, Aug 18, 10am-3:30pm. Sonoma Valley Regional Library, 755 W Napa St, Sonoma. 707.939.0379.
Enchanted Dharma Food and wine followed by interwoven meditation, gentle movement, dharma talk and chanting. Aug 16, 6pm. $25. Osmosis Day Spa, 209 Bohemian Hwy, Freestone. 707.823.8231.
Forgotten Felines Mobile Adoptions Altered, vaccinated, healthy cats and kittens ready to take home. Sat, 10am-3pm. $60. Oliver’s Market, 560 Montecito Ctr, Santa Rosa. 707.537.7123.
( 33 Gala of Hope Fun-filled, sophisticated and festive evening with live entertainment, decadent food, a silent and live auction. Aug 18, 5pm. $110. Silverado Country Club, 1600 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa.
The Great Petaluma Treasure Hunt Maps, clues and sturdy shoes are all the tools you need. The strongest minds and local ties will surely take the lead. Aug 18, 1pm. $20-$25. Theatre Square, 151 Petaluma Blvd, Petaluma. 888.918.4868.
Green Drinks Sustainability field meet-up and networking session. Drinks and snacks provided. Aug 16, 5:30pm. Free. Share Exchange, 531 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.393.1431.
and exciting performances presented by the Pacific Coast Air Museum. Aug 18-19, 9am-4pm. $5-$20. Charles M Schulz Sonoma County Airport, 2290 Airport Blvd, Santa Rosa. 707.565.7243.
Yoga in the Park Todd Boston provides live music for this outdoor yoga class. Aug 19, 9:30am. Free. Bolinas Park, 124 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax.
Film The Big Night Dine while watching one of the greatest food movies of all time. Aug 16, 8:30pm. Free. Oxbow Public Market, 610 First St, Napa.
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Watches, clocks, phonographs–if it’s old, it’s here. Aug 18-19, 10am-5pm. $6. Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.
What if you could harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality? Aug 16, 7pm. Free. Sonoma Valley Grange Hall, 18627 Sonoma Hwy, Boyes Hot Springs.
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Chance to win 50 bottles of wine, proceeds benefit Sharpsteen Museum. Aug 17, 6pm. $5. Sharpsteen Museum, 1311 Washington St, Calistoga. 707.942.5911.
Mini Renaissance Faire
Film night in the park featuring the animated story of a Jack Black-voiced martial artist panda. Aug 18, 8pm. Donation. Creek Park, Hub Intersection, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Anselmo.
Life Cycles
Ye olde Sebastopol Education Foundation hosts this dinner for adults and kids. Aug 19, 4-7pm. $10-$25. Sonoma Wine Shop, 2295 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol. 707.827.1832.
Movie night in the park featuring a documentary on mountain biking. Aug 17, 8pm. Donation. Creek Park, Hub Intersection, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Anselmo.
Sonoma County Bicycle Expo
Documentary focuses specifically on events in the Bay Area and the Occupy movement’s influence here. Aug 17, 7:30pm. $5-$10. First United Methodist Church, 9 Ross Valley Dr, San Rafael.
A celebration of everything bike, including demonstrations, a swap meet, BMX performers, and, of course, a ride about town. Aug 19, 10am-4pm. Free. Downtown Santa Rosa, Fourth and B streets, Santa Rosa.
Wags, Whiskers & Wine Sonoma Humane Society gala featuring auctions, live music and an animal kissing booth. Aug 17, 5:30pm. $125. Trentadue Winery, 19170 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville. 707.433.3104.
Wings Over Wine Country Air Show Old planes, rare planes,
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Perfect Sense A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions. Aug 18, 7pm. $10. Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main St, Napa. 707.255.5445.
360 Dramatic thriller, part of Sonoma International Film Festival. Aug 20, 5:30pm. Murphy’s Irish Pub, 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.
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chocolate egg creams, noodle kugel and more! Aug 19, 10am-3pm. Free. Congregation Shomrei Torah, 2600 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.578.5519.
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Series of wood-fired meals paired with wine. Themes vary. Sat, Aug 18, 5:30pm. $65. Lynmar Winery, 3909 Frei Rd, Sebastopol. 707.829.3374.
Street Search How well do you know Petaluma? Here’s another opportunity to use that old eye patch from last Halloween— no true pirate can resist the promise of great treasure! Mastermind Treasure Hunts hosts this year’s fourth annual Great Petaluma Treasure Hunt, an information-based scavenger hunt that will get you scratching your heads and scouring the streets for clues. This hybrid between The Da Vinci Code and The Amazing Race takes its competitors on a wild goose chase through parks, landmarks and often overlooked common spots. Dyslexia can be an asset: perarpe for wdrolpay, tviira, mtheaicmatal pzzules and epeisallcy agranams. Two heads are deďŹ nitely better than one on this complex excursion around town, so bring a friend. Costumes are encouraged—prizes will be awarded for well-dressed and best-named teams, so make sure to go fashionably as well as knowledgeably. A sense of adventure and knowledge of local lore will help competitors, but everyone ends a winner—a fun-ďŹ lled day follows with live music at Theatre Square. Team up with your local know-it-alls and read up on Petaluma’s history before accepting the challenge on Saturday, Aug. 18, throughout downtown Petaluma. 2–5pm; check-in at 1pm. $20. 707.762.9348.—Catherine Zaw
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and feast on barbecue from Larry Vito. Aug 18, 4pm. $85. Richard’s Grove and Saralee’s Vineyard, 3575 Slusser Rd, Windsor.
Jewish Food Fest Grape to Glass PreHarvest Party Taste wines in the vineyard
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Wine Library Association Winetasting Napa Valley Wine Library Association celebrates 50th anniversary with winetasting featuring 100 wineries pouring two vintner-select wines. Aug 19, 4pm. $75. Silverado Country Club, 1600 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa.
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Digital Mixed Media Workshop Workshop includes demonstration of several different image transfer techniques using DASS transfer film. Aug 18, 9:30am. $65. Burdell Building, 405 East D St, Petaluma.
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Morphing Snoopy & the Peanuts Tile Wall Yoshiteru Otani will speak about his works “Morphing Snoopy� and the “Peanuts Tile Wall,� both created exclusively for the Museum. Aug 19, 2pm. Free. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.
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Sonoma County Pagan Network Gathering Discussion with Thermal of the differences and similarities between the Freefolk tradition and the current publicly known Pagan traditions. Aug 17, 7pm. Donation. Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa.
( 35 Napa County Historical Society Gallery Aug 18, 2pm, “The Napa River” with Nancy McEnery. Goodman Library, 1219 First St, Napa 707.224.1739.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Thursdays, 7pm, through Aug 23, Local Women Writers Series, Three readers per night in this series celebrating female writers based in Marin County. $10. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.4331.
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Readings Arlene Francis Theater Aug 19, 7:30pm, Poetry Slam. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
Bean Affair Aug 19, Sonoma County Poet Laureate Bill Vartnaw. Free. 1270 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.395.0177.
Book Passage Aug 17, 7pm, “And When She Was Good” with Laura Lippman. Aug 18, 12pm, Literary Luncheon with Gail Tsukiyama. $55. Aug 19, 4pm, Fault Lines group poetry reading. Aug 20, 7pm, “Lost Prince” with Selden Edwards. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.
Coffee Catz Third Sunday of every month, 12:30pm, poetry open mic, Apr 15, reading of “A Theater of Karma,” with Kooch Daniels. $5. 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.6600.
Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books Aug 21, 1pm, “The Lost Prince” with Selden Edwards. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa. 707.578.8938.
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Aug 18, 7:30pm, “The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World of Wild Places” with Bernie Krause. 11445 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1349.
River Reader Aug 22, 7pm, “Surrounded by Water” with Stefanie Freele. 16355 Main St, Guerneville 707.869.2242.
Theater Circle Mirror Transformation During a six-week adult creative drama class, four strangers and their teacher learn more about themselves than they do about acting. Dates and times vary. Through Aug 26. $36-$57. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.
Love Letters Two-person reading of A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer-nominated play, starring Mary Clay and Bob Dwyer. Sat, 8:30pm. through Aug 25. Free. Indian Springs Art Gallery, 1506 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Aug 21, 7pm, “Wake” with Amanda Hocking. 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.762.0563.
Kate Kennedy directs Avalon Players for Shakespeare under the stars. Thurs-Sun, 7pm. through Aug 25. $25. Buena Vista Carneros, 18000 Old Winery Rd, Sonoma.
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Aug 15, 7pm, Vignettes & Postcards, Writings From the Evening Workshop at Shakespeare and Company, Paris. Rebound Bookstore, 1611 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.482.0550.
Robert Currier directs outdoor production set in Hawaii where the scent of hibiscus and twang of ukuleles will permeate Shakespeare’s story of lunatics, lovers and poets. Dates and times vary. Through Sep 30.
$20-$35. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, Dominican University, San Rafael.
110 in the Shade Musical set in a 1930s Texas heat wave. Directed by Mary Chun (music) and Elly Lichenstein (stage). Dates and times vary. Aug 17-Sep 2. $25$35. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.763.8920.
Our Country’s Good Porchlight Theatre Company presents the historical fiction about a British lieutenant who puts on a play starring prisoners. Times vary. ThursSat through Sep 8. $15-$30. Marin Society of Artists, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.454.9561.
Sister Cities Dark comedy written by Colette Freedman, directed by Jacquelyn Wells. Dates and times vary. Fri-Sun through Aug 19. $15. Pegasus Theater Company, Rio Nido Lodge, Canyon Two Rd, Rio Nido.
Sweet Charity This tender, poignant and funny look at the adventures in the ways of love features songs like “Hey Big Spender.” Dates and times vary. Through Aug 19. $15-$25. Burbank Auditorium, SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.
What a Wonderful World Picnic in the park while Broadway performers belt tunes from your favorite musicals. Dates vary through Aug 26. Aug 16, 5pm. $25-$35. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen. 707.938.5216.
Winnie the Pooh When Piglet gets roped into Kanga’s household Pooh goes to the rescue, but his appetite for honey gets him stuck in the door. Sat, 11am, through Aug 25. $7. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.829.2214.
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Astrology
FREE WILL BY ROB BREZSNY
For the week of August 15
ARIES (March 21–April 19) These days you have a knack for reclamation and redemption, Aries. If anyone can put fun into what’s dysfunctional, it’s you. You may even be able to infuse neurotic cluelessness with a dose of erotic playfulness. So be confident in your ability to perform real magic in tight spots. Be alert for opportunities to transform messy irrelevancy into sparkly intrigue. By the way, how do you feel about the term “resurrection”? I suggest you strip away any previous associations you might have had, and be open to the possibility that you can find new meanings for it. TAURUS (April 20–May 20) The game of tictac-toe is simple. Even young children can manage it. And yet there are 255,168 different ways for any single match to play out. The game of life has far more variables than tic-tac-toe, of course. I think that’ll be good for you to keep in mind in the coming weeks. You may be tempted to believe that each situation you’re dealing with can have only one or two possible outcomes, when in fact it probably has at least 255,168. Keep your options wide open. Brainstorm about unexpected possibilities.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20)
Let’s turn our attention to the word “mortar.” I propose that we use it to point out three influences you could benefit from calling on. Here are the definitions of “mortar”: (1) a kind of cannon; (2) the plaster employed for binding bricks together; (3) a bowl where healing herbs are ground into powder. Now please meditate, Gemini, on anything you could do that might: (1) deflect your adversaries; (2) cement new unions; (3) make a container—in other words, create a specific time and place—where you will work on a cure for your suffering.
CANCER (June 21–July 22)
Nirvana’s song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was a mega-hit that sold well and garnered critical acclaim. But it had a difficult birth. When the band’s leader Kurt Cobain first presented the raw tune to the band, bassist Krist Novoselic disliked it and called it “ridiculous.” Cobain pushed back, forcing Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl to play it over and over again for an hour and a half. In the course of the ordeal, the early resistance dissolved. Novoselic and Grohl even added their own touches to the song’s riffs. I foresee a similar process for you in the coming week, Cancerian. Give a long listen to an unfamiliar idea that doesn’t grab you at first.
LEO (July 23–August 22) One of history’s most notorious trials took place in Athens, Greece in 399 BCE. A majority of 501 jurors convicted the philosopher Socrates of impiety and of being a bad influence on young people. What were the impious things he did? “Failing to acknowledge the gods that the city acknowledges” and “introducing new deities.” And so the great man was sentenced to death. This is a good reminder that just because many people believe something is true or valuable or important doesn’t mean it is. That’s especially crucial for you to keep in mind. You are in a phase when it might be wise and healthy to evade at least one popular trend. Groupthink is not your friend. VIRGO (August 23–September 22)
With all the homework you’ve done lately, you’ve earned a lot of extra credit. So I’m thinking you’ll get a decent grade in your unofficial “crash course” even if you’re a bit sleepy during your final exam. But just in case, I’ll provide you with a mini-cheat sheet. Here are the right answers to five of the most challenging test questions. 1. People who never break anything will never learn how to make lasting creations. 2. A mirror is not just an excellent tool for self-defense, but also a tremendous asset in your quest for power over yourself. 3. The less you hide the truth, the smarter you’ll be. 4. The well-disciplined shall inherit the earth. 5. You often meet your destiny on the road you took to avoid it.
LIBRA (September 23–October 22) The Hubble Space Telescope has taken 700,000 photos of deep space. Because it’s able to record details that are impossible to capture from the earth’s surface, it has dramatically enhanced astronomers’ understanding of stars and galaxies. This miraculous technology got off to a rough start, however. Soon after its
launch, scientists realized that there was a major flaw in its main mirror. Fortunately, astronauts were eventually able to correct the problem in a series of complex repair jobs. It’s quite possible, Libra, that you will benefit from a Hubble-like augmentation of your vision in the next nine months. Right from the beginning, make sure there are no significant defects in the fundamentals of your big expansion.
SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)
To some people, sweating is regarded as an indelicate act that should be avoided or hidden. But there are others for whom sweating is a sign of health and vigor. In Egyptian culture, for example, “How do you sweat?” is a common salutation. In the coming weeks, Scorpio, I encourage you to align yourself with the latter attitude. It won’t be a time to try to impress anyone with how cool and dignified you are. Rather, success is more likely to be yours if you’re not only eager to sweat but also willing to let people see you sweat. Exert yourself. Extend yourself. Show how much you care.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) “Whatever I take, I take too much or too little; I do not take the exact amount,” wrote poet Antonio Porchia. “The exact amount is no use to me.” I suggest you try adopting that bad-ass attitude in the coming days, Sagittarius. Be a bit contrarian, but with humor and style. Doing so would, I think, put you in sweet alignment with the impish nature of the vibes swirling in your vicinity. If you summon just the right amount of devil-may-care jauntiness, you’ll be likely to get the most out of the cosmic jokes that will unfold. CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) What is the longest-running lie in your life? Maybe it’s a deception you’ve worked long and hard to hide. Maybe it’s a delusion you’ve insisted on believing in. Or perhaps it’s just a wish you keep thinking will come true one day even though there’s scant evidence it ever will. Whatever that big drain on your energy is, Capricorn, now would be a good time to try changing your relationship with it. I can’t say for sure that you’ll be able to completely transform it overnight. But if you marshal a strong intention, you will be able to get the process underway. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) You may have heard the theory that somewhere there is a special person who is your other half—the missing part of you. In D. H. Lawrence’s version of this fantasy, the two of you were a single angel that divided in two before you were born. Personally, I don’t buy it. The experiences of everyone I’ve ever known suggest there are many possible soul mates for each of us. So here’s my variation on the idea: Any good intimate relationship generates an “angel,” a spirit that the two partners create together. This is an excellent time for you to try out this hypothesis, Aquarius. As you interact with your closest ally, imagine that a third party is with you—your mutual angel. PISCES (February 19–March 20)
In the coming weeks, you’ll be wise to shed your emotional baggage and purge your useless worries and liberate yourself from your attachments to the old days and the old ways. In other words, clear out a lot of free, fresh space. And when you’re finished doing that, Pisces, don’t hide away in a dark corner feeing vulnerable and sensitive and stripped bare. Rather, situate yourself in the middle of a fertile hub and prepare to consort with new playmates, unexpected adventures and interesting blessings. One of my readers, Reya Mellicker, sums up the right approach: “Be empty, not like the bowl put away in the cupboard, but like the bowl on the counter, cereal box above, waiting to receive.”
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